Streats, 27 October 2001
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Title Section22 2001-10-27 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets SATURDAY 27 October 2001 Another quality publication of gra Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/200122 words
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Article145 2001-10-27 1 Goodies i NEEDY Ang Mo Kio and Cheng San residents will receive a $1.3 million package in the form of three new aid schemes. The Helping Hand Relief Fund offers a one-off handout of up to $2OO per family where the sole breadwinner has a145 words
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Article69 2001-10-27 1 Goodies I IT'S about jobs. And Singapore’s top unionist Lim Boon Heng and his GRC team have set up a Job Matching Service Centre in Jurong GRC even before taking the ward. The centre will open its doors to residents from 9am to 10pm daily, starting69 words
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Article106 2001-10-27 1 GoodiA 2j A LIFT on every floor. That’s what 620 flats in five Housing Board blocks at Bukit Batok Street 31 will have if they want it. Hong Kah GRC, led by Minister for Communications and Information Technology Yeo CheowTong, held the first polling exercise106 words
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Article459 2001-10-27 1 PETER SIOW - It's NTUC vs opposition as five union chiefs do battle by PETER SIOW A MAJOR slice of the GE 2001 action is being billed as a battle between the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the opposition. Or unionised workers against the opposition, with NTUC chief Lim Boon459 words
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Article76 2001-10-27 1 cut thrust PMGohChokTong,on the possibility of a shadow cabinet to sharpen PAP MPs if the PAP retains all but two of the seats in this GE: instead of just GPC (Government Parliamentary Committee) chairman asking questions, I say you function as though you are the shadow cabinet. So you have76 words
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Advertisement57 2001-10-27 1 .Union.chiefs inaction Lim Boon Heng 50, NTUC secretary-general (Jurong GRC) VS iiĔĔĔ Matthias Yao 45, NTUC deputy secretary-general (MacPherson SMC) vs O FP Heng Chee How 40, NTUC deputy secretary-general (Jalan Besar GRC) VS SDA Halimah Yacob 47, NTUC assistant secretary-general (Jurong GRC) VS SDP Ong Ah Heng 57, NTUC57 words
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GE 2001
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Article, Illustration301 2001-10-27 2 KHUSHWANT SINGH - by KHUSHWANT SINGH HE is an ace number-cruncher. Now, he’s proving to be a seasoned campaigner. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, 44, the former managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, went on a two-hour walkabout at Bukit Batok Central yesterday. Did he warm up to the301 words
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Article298 2001-10-27 2 SARAH NG - by SARAH NG AT Nee Soon East, the battle will be fought on two Rs: record and resources. The People’s Action Party candidate for the single-seat ward, Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee, will fight with 10 years of grassroots work under his belt. Said298 words
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Article, Illustration40 2001-10-27 2 ba llot box 2001 GE-JURONG Number of voters: 7 15,052 Lim Boon Heng, 53, cabinet minister Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, 51, CDC mayor Ong Chit Chung, 52, company director Tharman Shanmugaratnam, 44, former civil servant Halimah Yacob, 47, NTUC assistant secretary-general40 words
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Article220 2001-10-27 2 DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM - by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM THE pressure-cooker education system not only takes its toll on students, it convinced Ms Chee Siok Chin, 35, to leave teaching after 12 years of service. Ms Chee, the sister of Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan, is the only single woman among220 words
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Article153 2001-10-27 2 IF the PAP doesn’t lose more than two seats in this election, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will consider making Government Parliamentary Committee chairmen shadow ministers. The reason: He still sees the need for PAP MPs to challenge one another because of the lack of153 words
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Article, Illustration37 2001-10-27 2 2001 GE-JURONG Number of voters: 115,052 Chee Soon Juan, 39, psychologist Gandhi Karuppiah Ambalan, 57, research associate Vincent Yeo Boon Keng, 48, managing director Mohamed Isa Abdul Aziz, 43, businessman Chee Siok Chin, 35, supervisor37 words
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Article, Illustration57 2001-10-27 2 IN yesterday’s “fold and keep” pull-out of the constituencies being contested in GE2OOI, we mistakenly used Brig-Gen George Yeo’s photo next to Mr Yeo Cheow Tong’s name under PAP’s team for Hong Kah GRC. Mr Yeo (right) is contesting at Hong Kah GRC. BG Yeo has been returned unopposed57 words
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Article104 2001-10-27 3 IF the PAP takes over Hougang from WP’s Low Thia Kiang, it will merge the town council of the single-seat ward with that of Aljunied GRC, said Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo last night. Opposition-held Hougang is presently completely surrounded by Aljunied GRC, where Brig-Gen Yeo and104 words
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Article136 2001-10-27 3 – Sonny Phua - Sonny Phua 'Senior Minister../ "MY family and 1...” Those words were all that a cleancut, bespectacled, 30-something man in a long-sleeved shirt could get in at the Workers’ Party rally last night in Yishun. At 9.25 pm, WP Secretary-General Low Thia Kiang was trying to rally the136 words
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Article128 2001-10-27 3 ZubaidahNazeer - -ZubaidahNazeer THE evening calm at Jalan Tenteram (Malay for “serenity”) was broken last night when Mr Sin Kek Tong broke out in song before 2,500 people who were waiting for the Singapore Democratic Alliance’s rally to begin. “You have a dream, we will have to work.128 words
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Article131 2001-10-27 3 – Deepa Vijiyasingam - Deepa Vijiyasingam Silent Lion OVER at the Singapore Democratic Party’s rally at Jurong East Stadium, Mr Mohd Isa Addul Aziz was speaking when the MC interjected and announced: “The Lion of Singapore is here.” The more than 2,000-strong crowd turned their attention from the stage to a131 words
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Article128 2001-10-27 3 cut thrust Low's Hougang I think (in) Hougang i, realistically speakingi, Low Thia Kiang should win. I will not want to pretend that we'll win. Eric Low may be able to trim his margin. The incumbent has an advantage. And Low Thia Kiang has worked hard. He has contributed by128 words
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Article, Illustration204 2001-10-27 3 The guide cut keep JURONG GRC 7pm-10pnr Jurong East Stadium, 21 Jurong East St 31 Take SBS service 335 or Tibs service 180 from Chinese Garden MRT station. Alight at Blk 350 at Boon Lay Way. POTONG PASIR SMC 7pm-10pm Open field bounded by Upper Serangoon Rd, Meyappa Chettiar Rd204 words
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Article, Illustration71 2001-10-27 3 The weather will be perfect this evening if you are planning on attending a rally. But showers are expected in the late morning and afternoon over many areas of the island. Temperatures will reach a high of 32°C. High tide will hit 2.3 m at 9.01Pic: Francis Lee - 71 words
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Article104 2001-10-27 3 Traffic: As road traffic is expected to be heavy at the rally venues and parking spaces are limited, you are strongly advised to take public transport. Supporters and members of the public are not allowed to carry any object, implement or device (like sticks, rods, bottles, cans, hi-fi104 words
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Article, Illustration441 2001-10-27 4 PETER SIOW - by PETER SIOW Bit we need radicals at this specific moment or should we unite as one people to secure our future...? Mr Lim Boon Heng RADICAL politics has no place in Singapore. Not when the security as well as the economicPic: Francis Lee - 441 words
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Article, Illustration219 2001-10-27 4 THOUSANDS of foreign workers milling around the Serangoon Road area especially on Sundays have long been a grouse of residents there. But there could be relief soon. Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang told reporters after his walkabout at Jalan Besar GRC yesterday that219 words
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Article147 2001-10-27 4 rallyissue. tell them (the Government): Don't collect too much money. Stop collecting the GST for at least one year during these hard times. If you tell them to do it they will not do it but you have to put pressure on them-vote for SDA (Singapore Democratic Alliance).147 words
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Article, Illustration447 2001-10-27 5 Peter Siow - by Peter Siow THEY are my secret friends. Secret because, until two days ago, I had no idea what they did in their spare time. But I know now, thanks to the Nomination Day rally at Shenton Way on Thursday. There were four of them Sam the magazinePic: Francis Lee - 447 words
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Article, Illustration350 2001-10-27 6 IT is going to be almost as good to give as it is to receive. To help the cause of charity, there will be double tax deduction for all donations made to Institutions of Public Character, announced Prime Minister Goh Chok TongPic: Wu Lifen - 350 words
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151 2001-10-27 6 THE contents of a letter from an organisation calling itself “The Economic Newspaper Ltd of Singapore” to an Indian Army officer have tested positive for anthrax, preliminary tests showed. But the letter did not contain a Singapore postmark and is believed to have been151 words
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Article88 2001-10-27 6 SINGAPORE Airlines Ltd (SIA) yesterday reported an 88.2 per cent year-on-year decline in net profits to $134.8 million for the six months to September. Turnover fell to $4,769 billion, down 4.8 per cent from $5,007 billion. Dr Cheong Choong Kong, SIA chief executive officer and deputy88 words
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Article101 2001-10-27 6 -AFP SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output fell by a record 22.3 per cent year-on-year in September. It was the sixth consecutive month that manufacturing output had declined, eclipsing the 21.1 per cent fall in August and 13.2 per cent drop in July. “Overall, manufacturing output was constrained by cutbacks-AFP - 101 words
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Article67 2001-10-27 6 THE Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT) have been rescheduled from Nov 3 to Nov 10 due to the General Election. But all test venues, reporting and test times remain unchanged. Candidates will receive new admission tickets bearing the new date which they should take to their test venues. Candidates67 words
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Article62 2001-10-27 6 SHE returned home to find her main door closed but unlocked on Thursday. Marie Linda Wong, 42, found that her apartment at Orchid Park Condominium on Yishun Street 81 had been broken into when she reached home at 8.05 pm. She lost jewellery worth about $4,500. The burglar62 words
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Article68 2001-10-27 6 onekindact. Dee Thank you to Madam Lee Chooi Har, a staff member at Toa Pay oh Library, who went out of her way to locate the nearest branch of our favourite chain restaurant on Oct 16. If you wish to Highlight a kind act, no matter how68 words
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Article160 2001-10-27 7 Opposition can't come up with answers to issues they raise I REFER to “A question of answers” (Streats, Oct 22). It would be great if the opposition could come up with solutions every time they raise an issue. But they can’t, because being160 words
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Article182 2001-10-27 7 I REFER to “Owners of big homes also hurting” (Streats, Oct 22), a letter by Ms Chu Siew Hoon. The Government has worked out rebates and the allocation of New Singapore Shares (NSS) in the off-budget package in such a way that low-paid people will get182 words
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Article81 2001-10-27 7 I REFER to “Reward the work of homemakers” (Streats, Oct 22), a letter by Ms Poo Lay Peng. Full-time homemakers are allotted New Singapore Shares (NSS) according to housing type, provided tney open a CPF account with a minimum $5O contribution before Dec 31. If they81 words
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Article96 2001-10-27 7 SBS has been very quiet about whether or not it will cut bus fares. This subject that has been brought to the fore by the Government’s decision to cut fuel taxes. SBS now has an opportunity to do its share for the people96 words
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Article72 2001-10-27 7 IT really pains me to see all the free newspapers landing in MRT station rubbish bins. Something must be done about this. Either people must be encouraged to put the papers back in the standees or recycling points should be set up. Then the free newspapers72 words
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WAR
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Article76 2001-10-27 8 -AP Faint amid the bombs and the answering artillery, a forgotten sound is coming from the skies over Kabul these days. A tinny, distant voice, crooning tunefully each day around dawn. In frivolity-unfriendly Afghanistan, the sound is striking a chord unheard in the Afghan capital for-AP - 76 words
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Article, Illustration435 2001-10-27 8 Tricks, cunning and help from old friends keep militia fighting fit QUETTA Twenty days of sustained US airstrikes have failed to cripple the Taleban. US soldiers in last Friday’s raids inside Afghanistan found that out the hard way when they were forced to retreat from Taleban troops “fightingPic: Reuters - 435 words
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war diary
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Article83 2001-10-27 8 Wire services KABUL Britain yesterday announced that 200 commandos are ready to be deployed against the Taleban. The British soldiers are part of a 4,200strong task force in the Persian Gulf. Meanwhile, US jets continued bombing Kabul, reportedly hitting Red Cross compound for the second time this– Wire services - 83 words
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Article49 2001-10-27 8 RUSSIA has begun delivering 40 T-55 tanks to aid the Northern Alliance, CNN said yesterday. The aid package also includes 80 BMP-1 and BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, several dozen armoured personnel carriers, up to 10 Grad multiple rocket launchers, and anti-air-craft rockets and light arms.49 words
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Article99 2001-10-27 8 Reuters WASHINGTON The Pen tagon is asking all Americans for ideas to thwart terrorism. The Defence Department is seeking help in“defeating difficult targets, conducting protracted operations in remote areas and developing countermeasures to weapons of mass destruction”. The goal is to find concepts that can– Reuters - 99 words
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Article, Illustration253 2001-10-27 8 -AFP WASHINGTON The US has for years been indifferent to its image in the Islamic world, General Colin Powell said on Thursday. The poor public relations has allowed radical Arab groups and interests to portray the US as an infidel nation at-AFP - 253 words
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187 2001-10-27 9 Reuters LONDON Osama bin Laden, the suspect behind the Sept 11 terror attacks, has obtained nuclear material which could be used in follow-up attacks, The Times of London reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted Western intelligence sources as saying that the Saudi-born dissident had obtained– Reuters - 187 words
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Article73 2001-10-27 9 PAKISTANI authorities have interrogated another leading nuclear scientist about possible contacts with theTaleban. Officials told CNN that Mr Chaud Abdul Majeed, a former Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission scientist, was detained yesterday for questioning. On Saturday, Mr Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, Pakistan’s top nuclear scientist, was whisked away for73 words
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Article, Illustration299 2001-10-27 9 -AFP KABUL Former Afghan resistance commander Abdul Haq (right) was executed here after his capture yesterday, a Taleban spokesman said. “He was shot with a Kalashnikov automatic rifle around Ipm,” Mr Abdul Hanan Hemat, head of the Taleban’s Bakhter information agency, said. Mr Hemat said two-AFP; Pic Reuters - 299 words
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Article78 2001-10-27 9 WASHINGTON Traces of anthrax were found at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) building in Langley, Virginia, where incoming mail is sorted. The amount of anthrax detected at the building was “medically insignificant”, an official said. The building has been closed for further testing. Officials said 3178 words
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175 2001-10-27 9 WASHINGTON US military strategists say that India may destroy Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal by a pre-emp-tive action, if it appeared that the stockpile would fall into extremist hands. Recently, the Washington Post quoted the strategists as saying that India’s action could provoke a new war on175 words
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Article82 2001-10-27 9 -AP An autobiography by Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant is expected to be published soon. Ay man AlZawahri's book has found an unnamed publisher and could appear early next month. In Knights Under the Prophet's Banner, Ayman traces both his own life and the recent history-AP - 82 words
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265 2001-10-27 10 -AFP SHANGHAI Despite a downturn in the global economy, the rich in China are getting richer, a Forbes survey shows. Those listed this year have racked up a combined wealth of 150 billion yuan ($33.13 billion), with-AFP - 265 words
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Article, Illustration188 2001-10-27 10 -AP Mr Chen: Beijing may link Taiwan issue with anti-terror campaign PicAP TAIPEI China hopes to use the war on terrorism to advance plans to take over Taiwan, the Taiwanese president said yesterday. Since the Sept 11 attacks, USChina relations have been warming as-AP - 188 words
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Article72 2001-10-27 10 -AFP AUCKLAND Smoking has blinded more than 1,300 New Zealanders, medical research published yesterday says. The findings in the New Zealand Medical Journal called for tobacco packets to carry warnings on smoking and blindness. In the study Wellington public health physician Nick Wilson said the-AFP - 72 words
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Article, Illustration30 2001-10-27 10 Popular Indian model Rahul Dev posing as a cheetah for an anticaptivity advertising campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in Bombay on Thursday Pic: ReutersPic: Reuters - 30 words
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weird world
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Article94 2001-10-27 10 HALF of Britain spends summer nights in the nude, Ananova.com reported. But only a third of their counterparts across the globe sleep with nothing on. A Sleep Council survey, which compared British sleeping habits with the rest of the world, also revealed sex was mentioned as a sleeping94 words
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Article96 2001-10-27 10 Reuters TEN of New Zealand’s 44 million sheep have their own websites, after being adopted by Japanese schoolchildren. The lambs are the cyber-pets of children from Amagase, on Kyushu, adopted through website www.lambsonline.co.nz The lambs are“fostered”by New Zealand children from Amagase’s sister city, Westport on New Zealand’s South– Reuters - 96 words
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Article88 2001-10-27 10 AN obsessed Dutchman put bags in toilets to collect women’s urine, Ananova.com reported. His girlfriend told a court Nicholas G didn’t want sex but was excited by women’s urine. He said: “Normally I wouldn’t have the nerve to walk into the ladies and insert the bags. But after88 words
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Article74 2001-10-27 10 Reuters IT'S a stressful job, living in a fish tank and waiting to be grilled. But a Greek university is getting fish to relax and, according to researchers, taste better. Sofronios Papoutsoglou, Professor of Applied Hydrobiology at Athens’ Geoponic University, has come up with a number– Reuters - 74 words
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Article90 2001-10-27 10 -AP A MAN appeared in a Brisbane court yesterday charged with trying to murder two backpackers after they woke him with their loud romping. Lucas Sambai attacked the young couple with a rock after they began having sex near where he slept in a lane. The-AP - 90 words
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Article, Illustration559 2001-10-27 11 ■ CARA van MIRIAH - Sex sells, so it's no wonder that the few F&B outlets who employ buxom women are doing good business by CARA van MIRIAH WHAT do boobs and food have in common? Well, for one, most men drool just thinking about them. So maybe that’s why more food and559 words
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Article, Illustration422 2001-10-27 12 YVONNE KWOK - by YVONNE KWOK POOR Bryan Wong. The Channel U artiste spent yesterday afternoon going about Suntec City with a red face. And who could blame the guy? He had to go up to strange women and ask them to join the hunt for thej||P/c: Lianhe Wanbao | - 422 words
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Article, Illustration258 2001-10-27 12 ENGLISH rose Helena Bonham Carter has swiped director Tim Burton from long-time girlfriend Lisa Marie. The last time Bonham Carter did that in 1996, she was said to have caused the break-up of the marriage of fellow Brit thespians Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh. Tim258 words
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Article80 2001-10-27 12 Saturday, 10.30 pm, TV Works An evil archbishop of the Catholic Church summons a demon to try and destroy the world. The archbishop is killed, but the demon escapes to hunt down its needed victim. The victim turns out to be a child who has the potential to80 words
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Article, Illustration46 2001-10-27 12 Saturday, 1 pm, Channel 5 If you liked the three nerds from The X-Files J who always helped Mulder, this show is i for you. In this episode, the gunmen' help an inventor’s daughter retrieve stolen invention a car that powered solely by water.46 words
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Article, Illustration109 2001-10-27 12 Saturday, 9pm, HBO (SCV 60) This HBO miniseries will kick off with a two-hour premiere. Tom Hanks (Oscar winner, Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, Saving Private Ryan) and Steven i Spielberg (Oscar winner, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan) join forces to executive co-produce the most expensive miniseries ever made,109 words
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Article, Illustration103 2001-10-27 12 Sunday, 7.30 pm, Channel U The Protector was one of Jackie Chan’s earlier attempts to break into Hollywood. Billy Wong (Jackie), a New York cop, and his new partner, Danny Garoni (Danny Aiello), are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man’s daughter, Laura Shapiro, is103 words
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Article, Illustration568 2001-10-27 13 STEPHANIE GOH - by STEPHANIE GOH THE Shu Qi on the line was a muted, mellow one. Not one prima donna antic. Even when probed on rumours about her patching things up with ex-beau Leon Lai. “The entire thing was created by the Hongkong press.” No blown fuses, just a568 words
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Article162 2001-10-27 13 NEXT month, you’ll be seeing stars literally as a parade of celebrities hit our shores to promote their new albums. For starters, up-and-coming Taiwanese pop group F 4 will be in town next Friday, promising to make close contact with their fans. Two weeks later, you can expect162 words
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Article, Illustration182 2001-10-27 13 FORMER Streats weather girl and Miss Chinatown Singapore 2000 Calista Ng has taken her first step into the Hongkong film market. The 23-year-old, nicknamed the “Singapore Missile” when she participated in Miss Chinese International 2001 in Hongkong earlier A this year, is currently negotiatingPic: Froncm§ĕe - 182 words
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Article, Illustration469 2001-10-27 14 YVONNE KWOK - Ce lest's challenge by YVONNE KWOK FOR Singer-actress Celest Chong, this assignment means a number of firsts. Her maiden effort for Channel U will see her in a period (gu juang) role for the first time. She is to act in ATV’s production of All’s Well Ends Well (Hua TianP‘C L anhe Wanbao - 469 words
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Article, Illustration236 2001-10-27 14 STEPHANIE GOH - by STEPHANIE GOH SHE was looking forward to going on stage with her daughter to receive a merit award from her constituency tomorrow. Both were to be honoured for their community work at Radin Mas Constituency. But Madam Yau Chung Chii, the sprightly grandmother seen in236 words
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easyStreats sports
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Article, Illustration379 2001-10-27 17 LIM HAN MING - by I LIM HAN MING THE global economic crisis, it seems, has not spared the S-League clubs either. That probably explains why sponsor-less Jurong FC has asked its players to take a pay cut for the next season. It is379 words
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Article, Illustration307 2001-10-27 17 Reuters LONDON Uefa will meet next month to decide whether any action will be taken against Portuguese side Boavista after racial abuse was aimed at Liverpool striker Emile Heskey (right) during its Champions League match this week. The England international was taunted by– Reuters - 307 words
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Article143 2001-10-27 17 BASKETBALL TORONTO The Michael Jordan pre-season comeback tour moved north of the border on Thursday when the returning basketball legend shared the floor with “Air” apparent Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors. The high-flying Carter, known as “Air Canada” a play on the “Air” Jordan nickname143 words
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Article192 2001-10-27 17 -AFP LONDON Stricken Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier was told on Thursday by club chairman David Moores to “take things a lot easier” when he returns to the Anfield hotseat. Moores was adamant that the 54-year-old Frenchman would be back in charge of the current Uefa, Super, FA-AFP - 192 words
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Article42 2001-10-27 17 GOMBAK United will be holding trials for its under-16 team tomorrow afternoon from 3pm at the Bukit Gombak Stadium. Players must be born in the years 1986 and 1987, and can be from any zone. For more information call 564-9601.42 words
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Article, Illustration604 2001-10-27 18 Tan Kim Han - by /Tan Kim Han THEY have raised countless goose bumps over the past 33 weeks of a nerve-wrecking and pulsating S-League. They are the foreign imports who not only cause a buzz with every touch of the ball, but also strike fear in their opponents’604 words
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Article, Illustration607 2001-10-27 19 TAN KIM HAN - by TAN KIM HAN THE government’s new criteria for hiring foreign talent should apply to the S-League as well. That could help cash-strapped clubs save money on air-tickets and other expenses when they fly in players. They can do a better job of quality control.607 words
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Article, Illustration547 2001-10-27 20 LIM HAN MING - r ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Man United v Leeds United ;<C I cD i I o ion by LIM HAN MING FRANKLY, does anybody believe that Leeds United can upset Manchester United at the Theatre of Dreams? One of my Sunday soccer mates, Mark, a Leeds 1 fanPic: Reuters - 547 words
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Article416 2001-10-27 20 "today Aston Villa v 801t0n........................ Head-to-head: Villa won 53, Bolton won 51. Draws; 31 Previous meetings: April 2,2000: Bolton 0 Villa 0 Team news: Villa Mellberg out; Bolton Jaaskelainen, Whitlow suspended Last six league matches: Villa DWWWLW; Bolton -LDDLLW Verdict: Villa to win Charlton v Liverp001........................ Head-to-head: Charlton416 words
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Miscellaneous481 2001-10-27 16 mm w yuurJiL Your Daily Horoscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com JAN 20-FEB 18 Ready or not, you’re involved. Aquarius swims in the human stew of all that’s terrific and terrible. When you care, your first response is to help. Use the experience that you’ve earned from solving your own481 words
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Miscellaneous73 2001-10-27 17 Inthelivingroom SOCCER: EPL: Manchester United v Leeds United (ESPN Ch23,6.50pm), Sunderland v Arsenal (ESPN Ch23,9.50pm), Charlton Athletic v Liverpool (Star Sports Ch24,9.50pm) Italian Serie A: Juventus v Inter Milan (Exclusive on Super Sports Ch 22, tomorrow, 2.25 am), Spanish League: (Espn Ch 23, tomorrow, 3.30 am). DELAYED TELECAST COLE: USA73 words
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