Streats, 19 December 2001

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  • 18 1 STREATS WEDNESDAY 19 December 2001 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001 Another quality publication of _Au> Singapore Press Holdings
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  • 558 1  -  by SARAH NG THE next time you sign on the dotted line for a new job, be kiasu check the retrenchment conditions. With economic and employment cycles becoming shorter, such checks could save you from being laid off without the
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  • morning rush
    • 114 1 -AFP WASHINGTON Asian economies are set for a grindingly slow recovery in 2002 and the outlook is clouded by uncertainty over demand for exports, the IMF said in a revised report yesterday. The slowdown had spread to include domestic demand and tourism, which was
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    • 65 1 -AFP NON-OIL domestic exports (NODX) fell by over a fifth (21.1 per cent) last month from a year ago, the Government said yesterday, blaming weak global demand, especially in electronics. It was the ninth monthly fall in a row for the NODX. The fall compared to
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  • LOCAL
    • 246 2 THE Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has launched a new training programme to equip Singaporeans with skills to plan their careers, search for jobs and deal positively with job losses or job changes. MOM will invest $4 million to
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    • 152 2  -  by I KHUSHWANT SINGH FIVE teenagers were charged yesterday morning in a district court for allegedly being part of an unlawful assembly to attack Wing Wei En, 15, and four friends, aged between 13 and 16, with pallets and a knife on Saturday. The incident was
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    • 205 2 DO not despair if your N level results are only good enough for an ITE education. The good news is that more Institute of Technical Education graduates are going on to tertiary education, reported Lianhe Zaobao. This year, a record 1,408 ITE students
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    • 197 2 EVEN students are hit directly by the economic downturn. Some companies are now accepting fewer interns while others are sending the interns to departments not affected by the downturn, reported Lianhe Zaobao. Murata Electronics Singapore is one example. Reduced production has forced the company to
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    • 141 2  -  by I EIKTHA MURLI KHEMLANI THE Singapore Police Force signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nanyang Technological University’s School of Computer Engineering yesterday to better equip itself for the growing influence of technology on crime trends. Staff and students from NTU’s
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    • 63 3 Nine vehicles were involved in a pile-up at the junction of River Valley Road and Hill Street yesterday afternoon. An eye-witness said a private bus and an 565 bus, both crossing the junction, veered into on-coming traffic and hit a lamp post before ramming into the other vehicles.
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    • 390 3  -  by SONNYPHUA ONE week after United Overseas Bank (UOB) reached an agreement with Singapore Bank Employees’ Union (SBEU) and Singapore Bank Officers’ Association (SBOA), the unions are divided over the deal. While SBOA says the agreement, brokered by the Ministry of
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    • 187 3 SINGAPOREAN workers generally get similar retrenchment benefits as their counterparts in Hongkong and South Korea. According to a report in The Business Times (Nov 7), quoting data from consultancy firm William M Mercer, laid-off workers in these countries get: HONGKONG: Two-thirds of the
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    • 576 4  -  reports by I KHUSHWANT SINGH IN a real-life courtroom drama, a Malaysian bookmaker’s runner walked free yesterday after being cleared of conspiracy in an extortion case. Mr Chin Gon Chang, 40, was acquitted by District
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    • 92 4 NSMAN Quek Peng Liang, 19, who was posted to Khalsa Rehabilitation Centre, called in sick at about 6pm on March 21. He got a medical certificate giving him leave till 8.30 pm on March 22. But, at 9pm that day, Quek realised he should have started night
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    • 251 4 JEMIMA Pushavathy loved children and had dedicated her career to them, a court heard yesterday. But she will now be unable to care for even her own 14-month-old daughter while she serves a prison term. Jemima was sentenced to 21 months’ jail yesterday after pleading guilty to
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    • 80 4 onekindact. Benjamin Urn I lost my wallet earlier this year at Lot 1 shopping mall. I had given up all hope of getting it back when security staff at the mall and I failed to find it But it was hand-delivered to me by a Malay gentleman
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    • 89 7 I WAS appalled by the behaviour of drivers, including a bus driver, I witnessed today 1 (Dec 10). As I crossed the road at the Zebra crossing between the Copthome Harbour View Hotel and 76 Shenton Way, a bus driver and other drivers were
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    • 191 7 I AM writing in response to “US must speak out against Sharon” (Streats, Dec 18), a letter by Mr Vusuff Woozeer. Even after Sept 11, the US has not learnt a lesson about its own misguided foreign policy. The US simply and blindly supports Israel.
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    • 194 7 I READ the views ofYvonne Kwok in Streats (yesterday) and felt compelled to air mine. She was rather scathing of poor Ann Poh’s recruitment onto the Channel U network based on her “assets” but said nothing about Ms Poh’s performance on the show.
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  • FINANCIAL
    • 153 5 AS AT 9AM Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 0.9460 0.9710 Canadian dollar 1.1600 1.1840 NZ dollar 0.7600 0.7810 Sterling pound 2.6670. 2.6940 US dollar 1.8310 1.8430 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 11.92 12.17
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    • 319 5 -AP TOKYO Japan completed an ambitious plan to overhaul its money-bleed-ing public sector yesterday. The plan to abolish 19 state corporations and privatise 45 others is being seen as a victory for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s economic revival programme. Overcoming
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    • 459 5 STI: 1,583.60 -AFP SINGAPORE stocks rose 1.6 per cent yesterday, buoyed by interest in property, banking shares and a firmer Wall Street. The Straits Times Index gained 25.15 points to 1,583.60, while the broader AllSingapore Equities Index was 3.71 points higher at 417.87. November non-oil
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    • money scan
      • 72 5 -AFP TOKYO Japan’s economy will post zero growth till March 2003 after shrinking 0.9 per cent in the current year, State Minister for Economic and Eiscal Policy Heizo Takenaka said yesterday. But he declined to comment on widespread expectations among private sector economists that
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      • 77 5 -AFP BEIJING China’s economic growth is expected to touch 7.3 per cent next year. The forecast, which stands out against an official 2002 growth target of just 7 per cent, appeared in the Outlook Weekly magazine. “We believe that spurred by rising foreign investment,
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      • 59 5 -AFP SYDNEY Two US investors have joined an Australian-based partnership in a consortium aiming to rebuild Ansett. Mr David Bonderman, chairman of European budget carrier Ryanair, and Mr Bill Franke, former chief executive of America West Airlines, have signed an agreement to become equity
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      • 51 5 AFP WASHINGTON US biotechnology titan Amgen will take over its rival Immunex for US$l6 billion ($3O million), gaining control of blockbuster arthritis drug Enbrel. The deal is the biggest ever in the biotechnology industry. Immunex has been unable to make Enbrel fast enough to meet demand.
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      • 49 5 -AFP SALES of liquid crystal display computer monitors in the Asia-Pacific region rocketed nearly sevenfold in September from a year earlier. International Data Corp said the rise, which resulted in the sales of 574,255 units in the third quarter, is likely to continue. -afp
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  • MEDICAL
    • 403 6 SAN DIEGO-Body piercings can carry serious risks, and experts are concerned that with piercing becoming popular, once rare reports of serious complications may become more common. The US website abc.com reported that Yale University physicians, for example, recently reported the case of
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    • 83 6 healthfact WITH the festive season already upon us, it is worthwhile remembering how that extra glass of soft drink or slice of kueh can derail your best intentions in keeping trim and healthy. The fact remains: Losing weight means both eating less and exercising more.
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    • 199 6 LOS ANGELES Two medicines are being developed that may cure the common cold. The US website abc.com reported that the drugs, one of which may be available within the next few months, stop the cold viruses instead of merely masking symptoms like current remedies do.
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    • 110 6 MONTREAL Canadian researchers are developing a spray-on aphrodisiac that may give Viagra a punch in the nose the US website abc.com reported yesterday. Scientists at Concordia University here say the synthetic chemical PT-141 delivered by nasal spray would help trigger desire in both men
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    • 120 6 Q' 1 brush my teeth three times a day, use mouth wash and dental floss. But I still get mouth ulcers every other day. What are the causes of ulcers? How can I prevent them Ben A: Brushing, flossing and the use of mouth wash will not prevent
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  • REGIONAL
    • 425 9 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesian police escorted the favourite son of former President Suharto to his ailing father’s hospital bed yesterday, a sign that Suharto was in critical condition. Dozens of police jostled with hordes of journalists as they led the former
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    • 204 9 SYDNEY Someone has finally listened to TV viewers’ complaints about noisy ads. After a multitude of complaints, as well as a private member’s bill on the subject, the Australian Broadcasting Authority will investigate loud commercials. Its chairman, Professor David Flint, was reported as saying
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    • 240 9 -Reuters ADELAIDE Rioting asylum seekers set fire to an Outback detention camp and drove out staff, officials said yesterday. An Immigration Department spokesman said the first fire was started at about 11pm on Monday (8.30 pm Singapore time) at the Woomera detention centre, Australia’s largest
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    • 109 9 -AP KUALA LUMPUR One hundred people in Malaysia died in road accidents over the Hari Raya holiday, police said yesterday. More than 4,000 officers have been deployed on Malaysian motorways during the three-day Hari Raya holiday, which began on Sunday, marking the end
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    • weird world
      • 102 9 Reuters SANTA Claus has been arrested on the grounds that he had a beard, was behaving suspiciously and belonged to a underground cell. Pro-democracy activists, who staged the “arrest” in Ottawa, said that new Canadian legislation would destroy many civil liberties. “Santa has been put on the list
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      • 87 9 Reuters ONE in four Britons enjoys sex in a car park at Christmas, according to a survey, which said more than four in five British people admitted to enjoying in-car sex. The survey by MSN Carview, an international network of car websites, said that one
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      • 94 9 Reuters ASTRONAUT -WANNABES who spent three months of training in bed have been allowed to get up, scientists said. The volunteers, all men, were confined to their slightly-tilted beds for 90 days for Operation Bedrest, during which they were banned from sitting up. They even had to
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      • 69 9 AN Englishman faces charges of dangerous driving and theft after trying to outrun police in a three-wheel car like Mr Bean’s. An employee at a roadside restaurant in Wiltshire, England told police that four charity collection boxes were stolen by a man who made his getaway in
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  • GLOBAL
    • 296 11 -AP NEW DELHI India’s home minister said yesterday that last week’s attack on Parliament was sponsored by Pakistan and aimed at wiping out India’s leadership. “It could have been an utter catastrophe,” Mr Lai Krishna Advani said in
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    • 88 11 KOLKATA Lovers in Calcutta have petitioned their mayor to set up love zones in the city’s parks, reports said yesterday. The Indian Express reported that amorous couples in the city have come together under the banner of the Lovers Organisation for Voluntary Exhibition (LOVE) and asked the
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    • 156 11 Reuters JERUSALEM Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is facing mounting pressure to prevent militant groups attacking Israelis. His call to militants to end suicide bombings has been challenged by the Israeli government, which said it wants to see action, not words. Israeli troops shot dead three Palestinians
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    • 293 12 KANDAHAR US forces yesterday stopped airstrikes on Tora Bora to allow Afghan fighters to comb the cave complex and surrounding forests for Osama bin Laden and his followers. Anti-Taleban commanders pledged to press forward cave by cave to track them
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    • war diary
      • 81 12 -AFP SEVERAL countries are rushing to offer troops for peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan. Yesterday Greece’s army chief offered 150 soldiers to the British-led multinational security force. Spain also offered yesterday to send in the next two weeks a battalion of 700 troops. Defence Minister Federico Trillo announced the
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      • 94 12 Reuters US Marines yesterday raised an American flag at the Kandahar airport bearing scrawled messages of vengeance and anguish, which flew briefly at the World Trade Center ruins in New York. It was a gift from the New York Police Department, which lost 23 officers in the
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    • 259 12 -AP WASHINGTON It’s a blacklist of the world’s most notorious terrorists. The US wants all these A 1 Qaeda members dead or captured. Get them, and you hurt A 1 Qaeda, US officials say. Here are some that are still at large: Ayman A 1
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    • 189 12 WASHINGTON The Sept 11 attacks and the Afghan war have generated huge interest in Islam in the US. Schools, publishers and the media are scrambling to meet the new demand. The American Muslim Council this month sent to government agencies about
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    • 314 12 -AP WASHINGTON Pakistan is the likely place to run to for Osama bin Laden and his A 1 Qaeda fighters. It’s close, the 2,000-km border is largely unpatrolled and it offers hideouts and sympathetic tribesmen. If the terrorists manage to escape to
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  • VOCAL
    • 507 13  -  by i CHRISTOPHE de ROQUEFEUIL -AFP WASHINGTON Strengthened by its success in Afghanistan, and less worried about upsetting its Arab partners, the US is becoming more supportive of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and more critical of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in
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  • PEOPLE
    • 638 14 Reuters LONDON An Iranian groom chokes to death on his bride’s fingernail. At London’s elegant Royal Opera House, about 2,000 ballet fans are evacuated after a baked potato exploded in a backstage microwave and triggered the fire alarm. Filipino cuts off penis in
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  • easy STREATS
    • Article, Illustration
      548 15  -  STEPHANIE GOH fr Was a surreal hour or so. Not because Hollywood’s favourite inning son was just a few metres flashing his high wattage smile s he talked on and on about his latest /°vie, Vanilla Sky. I Nah. Tom Cruise, aka the biggest A-lister D grace our
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    • 305 15 "TOM you are so sexy!” screamed three little spicy girls who couldn’t be a day over 14. As megastar Tom Cruise strolled down the 150 m red carpet lined by hormonally-charged fans and curious onlookers, he heard numerous other variations of such spontaneous outbursts. There was
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    • Article, Illustration
      417 17  -  witch'sHOUß CARAVAN MIRAH IN these hard times, consumers are tightening their belts and cutting down on their visits to nightspots. But that’s not to say that they are going dry. Instead, more people are getting their drinks from convenience stores and supermarkets where they are cheaper. As a
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    • Just a minute
      • 64 18 The Singapore Cambridge GCE N-Level examination I results will be released at 11 am today. Being able to render help at an accident scene is a matter of life and death. Learn first-aid and CPR at these places: i SGH Life Support I Training Centre, I Tel: 326-6883/4 f
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      • 72 18 Got time on your hands? Why not be a volunteer tutor to kids? You have to have A levels at least and be above 21. Or become a Befriender and provide emotional support to children with chronic illnesses. Go to www.clubrainbow.org.sg for details. Choral performance of Christmas
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    • 67 18 It's going to be a bright sunny morning, so why not leave home a little earlier. The afternoon will be wet and gloomy as showers with thunder are expected over many areas. Temperatures will range between 24°C and 32°C with high tide reaching 2.9 m at
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    • Happenin'
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        66 18 CHRISTMAS CHARITY TEDDY Trader's Hotel, Cuscaden Road Till 5 Jan 2002, $lO for a charity Sasha teddy bear Tel: 738-2222 Buy a charity Sasha bear for $lO, al stand a chance to win a collector’s bear. Donors can also write their names on a card and hang them on
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      • 37 18 POP BUDDHA ART IndoChine's Prasat Life Gallery, 49 Club Street Till 31 Dec, free (Sunday by appointment only) See images of Buddha from a uniqU perspective. American artist Jay’s presentation has been described as “Andy Warhol-meets-Buddha”.
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      • 59 18 NEW MESSENGER (PART OF NOKIA SINGAPORE ART 2000) G@llery Evason Hotel, Robertson Quay Till Jan 15,10am-Bpm Free Tel: 9385-8956 Have a look at photos taken by adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow and other photographers. This all-Singaporean photographic exhibition includes photos by Tay Kay Chin, Ernest Goh, Daveson Ong, Candice Koh,
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      • 56 18 THE INITESTAND COMEDY CLUBANYWHERE MUSIC PUB Tanglin Shopping Centre Today till 21 Dec Tickets at $5O from Ticket Charge, tel 296-2929 or www.ticketcharge.com.sg Comedy routine by madcap Australian duo John Fleming and Rusty Berther. These award-winning comedians have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and are a regular feature
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      • 52 18 THE SENTOSA ARTISTS VILLAGE ANNUAL SHOW 2001 Sentosa Artists Village, 7 Artillery Road, Sentosa Till Dec 31,1 lam-6pm daily Free (but usual island entry applies) Tel: 1800-736-8672 The five resident artists Milenko Prvracki,Tay Bak Koi,Tan Kay Nguan, Teh Chan Kerk and Max Kong Kum Chuen display their diverse styles
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      • Article, Illustration
        34 18 MALE FERTILITY PROBLEMS: THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE APPROACH LIBRARY @OrchardToday, 7pm, free Infertility is not always a woman’s problem. Find out more at this information talk about howTCM can help the infertile man.
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    • Tune in TV & Movie news
      • 49 19 km, TV Works Peking up where the 1985 film left Pff, Doc Brown whisks Marty and his girlfriend to 2015 and they must save heir future children from going to Nil. Calamity results when Marty’s Nmesis Biff gets hold of their time Ravelling device.
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      • 36 19 10.30 pm, Channel U Shi tries to talk to Shan about her I r esignation but, hearing that she 1 blight be in trouble, rushes to her s ide to help.
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      • 30 19 7 opm, Central After WW 11, a Robin Hood-like character emerges to help the Poor and the police try to hunt him down. Thai film with English Subtitles.
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      • 32 19 7 opm, V V Entertainment (SCV 56) A. superstar falls in love 1 'vith the undercover cop hired to protect her. Stars Sammi Cheng, Leon Lai and Sandra Ng.
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      • 166 19 REPORTERS in Singapore were yesterday warned three times to switch off their pagers and cellphones at the Tom Cruise press conference. This was because the star was upset by cellphones going off at a press conference in Taiwan recently. Cruise merely looked annoyed the first time
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    • Article, Illustration
      160 19 Lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring Original Motion Picture Soundtrack this is perhaps one of the most brilliant scores of 2001 and is no doubt Oscar material. Canadian Howard Shore, famed for his soundtracks for Seven, Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia, spent nine gruelling
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    • 257 21 Edison's Xmas eve bash in doubt Sometimes, being too Popular might not be i J i.l- 1 good thing. At least, that what Emperor I Group’s artistes Edi- *on Chen and the Evins found out. v They trio might be *anned by the Hong- kong police
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    • 128 21 SOUTH KOREAN actress Li Young Ae was recently voted “My Favourite Advertising Star” in her homeland. The actress-singer-writer, of drama Fireworks’ fame, is doing so well that there are green-eyed monsters lurking around. So it’s no wonder that recently stories were cir- f culated on the
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 496 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 As the sun races towards solstice, Aquarius rides high on a unique power surge. You’re transparent for those eyes that can track your own rapid movement. There’s no reason to hide your passions now. b treats reader micnene Ang Outfit Top
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    • 324 19 West Virginia, USA Founded in 1888, Salem International University is a private, independent, nonprofit American institution with a wide array of major field programmes that attract students across United States and over 20 other nations each year. In July 2001, the University entered into a partnership with Informatics and started
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  • Sports
    • 424 23 Reuters MBA Championship Sixers')') Celtics 83 I Philadelphia Alien Iverson (above) scored 37 points and Dikembe Mutombo made his presence felt with 17 points and 14 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers rolled to a 99-83 victory over Boston Celtics in the
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    • 408 24  -  by ADAM HASHIDY NO more excuses. Hendra Wijaya aims to go for gold at the Singapore Youth Badminton Championships starting today at the Singapore Badminton Hall. The 16-year-old Indonesianborn southpaw, who is seeded No lin the under-17 category, believes he has
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    • 513 25 Wire services MILAN -Chievo may have surpassed all expectations in its debut season, but the side from Verona must see off a rare combined offensive from the city of Rome today, as it defends the top I spot it shares with AS
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    • 239 25 -AP ZURICH Led by Luis Figo Real Madrid players stole the spotlight, sweeping three of the top four places at Zifa’s Player of the Year awards this year. The 29-year-old Figo the hrst Portuguese player to take s occer’s No 1 player award since its inception
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    • 282 26 LONDON-It is not much of a trophy. Kevin Keegan discovered it was worth around £lO ($26). But for Michael Owen, European Footballer of the Year, it is priceless for the prestige it confers on its holder. The 22-year-old joins a list that includes such legends as
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    • 160 26 -AFP LONDON Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel returned to the Aston Mila line-up on Tuesday and notched two goals as the midlanders trounced bot-tom-dog Ipswich Town 2-1. Angel’s strikes enabled Mila to over turn a Finidi George goal, and join the growing pack of clubs
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    • 589 26 LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger delivered a rousing message of belief in its title bid. He also rubbished the mind games and kidology of his rival bosses. He told Alex Ferguson and Claudio Ranieri that neither of them
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    • 416 27  -  by TAN KIM HAN TOUGHER and longer training sessions. That’s the route S-League champion Geylang United plans to take during its pre-season training. From Jan 7, it aims to step up training from two to three times a day
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    • SOCCER
      • 129 27 LONDON Manchester United has approached former Dutch coach Louis van Gaal about the possibility of becoming its new coach, according to reports. Van Gaal, 50, resigned as manager of Holland three weeks ago following its failure to qualify for the World Cup. United
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