Streats, 11 January 2002

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  • 18 1 Streats FRIDAY 11 January 2002 Another quality publication of. w Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • 207 1 mmmrush.. IT should be all systems go for the $3OO million ez-link smart card system in March. Once that is in place, it doesn’t matter if you don’t know the fare to your destination. When you board the bus, the maximum fare is deducted. Tap
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  • 359 1  -  by ROBIN GANGULY GENERAL Pervez Musharraf’s address to Pakistan this weekend is so important that war or peace in the subcontinent could depend on it. India will be watching to see if the Pakistani president denounces terrorism or again
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  • LOCAL
    • 257 2  -  by SONNY PHUA A SNATCH thief grabbed a carrier bag that a 38-year-old accounts executive was holding and escaped with $37,000 in cash and two crossed cheques totalling $500,000. The incident happened at about 12.15 pm on Wednesday after the woman and another female friend
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    • 55 2 If you intend to cash large amounts of money, the police advise to to take the following precautions: Have someone accompany you. If you cash cheques regularly, you should vary your routes and times of travel to the bank. Clasp the bag containing the money tightly or sling
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    • 261 2  -  by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER A NEW testing method will screen people for 10 types of cancer at a time, its Chinese developers said yesterday. Shanghai Health Digit researchers have invented a new device the Protein Chip System which can detect proteins indicative of
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    • news scan
      • 85 2 TWO men and a woman were caught trying to sneak out of Singapore on Wednesday night. At 11.25 pm, immigration officers at Woodlands Checkpoint stopped a Malaysian-registered car for checks. When the boot of the Proton Wira was opened, three people were found inside. They
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      • 84 2 POLICE raided a flat at Merpati Road early Wednesday morning and seized $28,000 worth of goods after getting a tip-off that the flat was used as a distribution centre for illegal VCDs. A total of 5,065 VCDs were seized, along with 42 cartons of cigarettes. Eight Chinese
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      • 148 2 VCDs of ex-Taipei city councillor Chu Mei-feng which sparked a scandal in Taiwan have surfaced here. About 200 copies have been seized. In raids conducted in Woodlands, Jurong and MacPherson since the beginning of this year, the Films and Publications Department (FPD) and police have arrested
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    • 77 2 onekindact Dennis Q Canlas I lost my wallet in a cinema at Causeway Point on Jan 5. But the wallet and all its contents miraculously turned up in our mailbox later the same day. I wish I could personally thank the mystery good Samaritan. If you
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    • 483 3  -  by SONNY PHUA THE man found murdered with an unidentified woman in the carpark of Orchard Towers appeared to have had an unusual relationship with his boss. Although employed as
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    • 423 4  -  by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER THE funeral is over. Now comes the waiting and the endless questions as the Ministry of the Environment (ENV) tries to pinpoint what caused the food poisoning death of Madam Fong
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    • 184 4 Precautions against acddental contact with pesticide: Read the label and heed its directions. Keep children, their toys and pets away during application and until the pesticide has dried or for as long as recommended. Store pesticides out of children's reach, in a locked cabinet or
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    • 389 4  -  by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM THE couple were made for each other in a Bonnie-and-Clyde way. Like a shorter-lived version of the infamous lovers’ crime spree, which was depicted by Hollywood, Ng Beng San, 29, and girlfriend Ng Hong Eng, 3s, committed a string of offences over three days
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    • 186 8 I REFER to “Get witchcraft out of our schools” (Streats, Jan 10), a letter by 24 concerned parents and educators. It is difficult enough to raise children these days because of all the unhealthy content on the Internet, in newspapers and magazines, on the broadcast media and
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    • 84 8 I FOUND it very disturbing to read that a passage about witchcraft, including information about casting spells, is included in a Primary 2 English textbook and activity book. I agree with the 24 concerned parents and educators who wrote the letter “Get witchcraft out of
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    • 136 8 I REFER to the letter by MRT traveller (Streats, Jan 9). The writer suggests that a “Don’t spread your diseases” notice should be posted in MRT trains to tell passengers that they should cover their mouths or noses when they cough or sneeze. I
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    • 177 8 I REFER to “Cabbies, please keep it private” (Streats, Jan 8), a letter by Ms Jasmine. I would like to point out to Ms Jaspiine that a cab is like a cabby’s office. A cabby is just like any other worker who
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  • FINANCIAL
    • 163 6 AS AT 9AM Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies 1 Bid j Offer Australian dollar 0.9630 0.9810 Canadian dollar 1.1450 1.1690 Euro 1.6420 1.6660 NZ dollar 0.7850 0.8080 Sterling pound 2.6460 2.6730 US dollar 1.8430 1.8550 Local dollars to WO units of foreign
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    • 361 6 -AFP SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is trying its best to avoid posting its first-ever loss, said chairman Koh Boon Hwee yesterday. Mr Koh said the Sept 11 attacks exacerbated the problems faced by the carrier, which was already squeezed by a decline
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    • 496 6 STI: 1,706.64 20.44 -AFP SINGAPORE shares ended at a sixmonth high yesterday with technology stocts hogging the spotlight as a wave of liquidity drove prices on. Stocks closed 1.2 per cent higher with the key Straits Times Index (STI) ending up 20.44 points at
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      • 64 6 Reuters CHANGI Airport’s electronics and telecommunications cargo traffic fell 53.2 per cent to 568 tonnes in November from year ago, according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. Food, beverages and tobacco were the most actively handled cargo, accounting for 14.2 per
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      • 81 6 Reuters GKGOH Research raised its ratings on Allgreen Properties and First Capital Corp Ltd (FCC), but maintained a neutral call on the property sector. “We are still neutral on the sector, as valuations generally look stretched after the recent run-up in property stock prices,” said
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      • 80 6 -AFP MRTSUNEKAZU Matsudaira, a Japanese executive with extensive experience in the telecom sector, has been named the chief executive of C2C, the submarine cable subsidiary of Sing Tel. Mr Matsudaira will oversee C2C’s operations in the AsiaPacific region from his base at the company’s
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      • 92 6 Reuters WASHINGTON The US recession’s days are numbered, an influential panel of economists predicted yesterday. Blue Chip Economic Indicators, a monthly newsletter, said that more than 90 per cent of the private economists it surveyed for its January issue pegged the end of
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  • MEDICAL
    • 386 10 Wire services PARIS American doctors are trying out ultrasound vasectomies. These take just a couple of minutes and need no cut. They may even need no surgeon, which would make it handy for developing countries. With the new technique, the vas deferens (the tubes
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    • 160 10 Xinhua BEIJING A Chinese scientist has developed a non-drug therapy to help drug addicts kick the habit. Dr Han Jisheng, who is also a scientific consultant for the World Health Organisation, has invented a device called Han’s Acupoint Nerve Stimulator (Hans) which can stop
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    • 72 10 healthfact If you have a mildly curved penis that has always been so, you're normal and don't need treatment. If it appears twisted as well, this again is natural. But if your penis has only recently begun curving, you may have Peyronie's disease, says a 1997 Journal of
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    • 168 10 How can I stop hiccups? Al Hiccups are usually brought about by irritation of the muscle layer between the chest and the abdomen the diaphragm. You will need to consult a doctor if you have persistent hiccups. A good history-taking by the doctor and some investigations may be
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    • 675 11 gWWtMNMWNWNOM nompiinri hij liis? iir iniciinnr Acmiomu of Snnlni infniiinnnnn. Which of the following animals do you most relate to? A The dog. B The snake. C The monkey. D The owl. When you arrive at a party, do you... A Look for someone you know. B Nothing. You don't
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  • REGIONAL
    • 314 12 -AP HONGKONG Hongkong’s top court said yesterday that 5,000 China migrants suing to stay must leave. In its final verdict, the Court of Final Appeal said the right to stay applied only to
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    • 109 12 Reuters TOKYO A former top tax man suspected of evading taxes was arrested yesterday. Tsunekichi Hamada, 64, former chief of a regional tax office, is suspected of hiding 730 million yen ($lO million) in taxable corporate income, mainly in the form of commissions from firms
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    • 185 12 -AP TAIPEI Hackers linked to terrorists used Taiwan to deface US military and government websites, Taiwan police said yesterday. The hackers first broke into computers in Taiwan and then launched their attacks on the US, Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau said. The FBI asked
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    • weird world
      • 82 12 A WHISKY-SPITTING chair has been invented by a Dutch furniture company. The Original Whisky Chair spurts whisky from a lion’s head at the end of an arm rest, Ananova.com reported. The chair has a two-litre supply and will be unveiled next week at a trade fair
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      • 109 12 ELDERLY Englishman Cyril Pacey has received a letter from his local hospital telling him that he’s several months pregnant. Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital wrote to Mr Pacey, 75, saying he could not be admitted for his planned operation because of his condition, the Sun reported
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      • 68 12 LUMPIER sauces could soon be back on European supermarket shelves. Bowing to pressure from sauce-making companies, the European Union is set to make a decision on whether to ease its “lumpiness test” for sauces, The Times reported. Currently, any tinned sauce deemed to contain more than
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    • 262 15 CHRISTMAS ISLAND Reports of sex attacks, nude romps, indecent acts and theft by sailors aboard an Australian navy ship would be investigated, the Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday. The newspaper said that military police confirmed they are investigating allegations of
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    • 214 15 SYDNEY Vandals and shoplifters here may pay on-the-spot fines in the future. Under a proposed scheme, New South Wales police would have the choice of issuing a fine to an offender or sending them through the courts, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Wednesday. If fines
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    • 66 15 Boys of the Ami aboriginal tribe helping one another put on their festive headdresses during their new year festival recently in the village of Rui Liang, near Taipei. Taiwan might soon end a five-decade ban on tourist visits from China, and Chinese travellers will likely be eager to
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    • 92 15 -AP JAKARTA A former minister and close friend of former president Suharto has been arrested, police said yesterday. Bustanil Arifin, 76, is suspected of stealing 10 billion rupiah ($l.B million) from the state food distribution agency in 1990, said police spokesman Maj Alex Mandalika. Mr Suharto appointed
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  • GLOBAL
    • 508 16 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR A man detained during a crackdown on Islamic militants in Malaysia met two of the Sept 11 suicide hijackers, a report said yesterday. The man, a Malaysian, and one of 13 suspects arrested between Dec
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    • 215 16 -AP ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico his Malaysian wife vanished in 1999. He was jailed for life on Wednesday. In a deal with prosecutors, Diazien Hossencofft pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping and tampering with evidence. Had he been convicted of murder, Hossencofft,
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    • 52 16 LOOK WHO'S TALKING: A third-generation (3g) cellphone by Sanyo simulates a three-way video conference call at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday. The slide-style phone can also send instant messages and short video clips or digital still photos from a built-in camera. Pic: Reuters
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    • 192 16 Wire services KANDAHAR US forces were yesterday finding it difficult to recover the bodies of seven Marines killed wher their KC-130 tanker plane crashed intc a mountain in Pakistan on Wednesday. The crash site is on a steep slope anc inaccessible to any type
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    • 168 16 -Al OTTAWA Gory photographs of diseases caused by cigarettes are discouraging smoking, a Canadian survey suggests. Ninety per cent of smokers polled noticed the warnings on the cigarette packaging and 44 per cent said the graphic photos increased their motivation to quit, the Canadian Cancer
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    • 144 16 -neuter BORDEAUX A French woman and her son are being investigated after she was caught buying bread with a fake 50-euro note. The note was forged by her son on his home computer, a prosecutor in the southwestern town of Marmande said. The woman,
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  • PEOPLE
    • 339 17 Reuters NEW DELHI A hardliner, a hawk and a wily politician who could one day lead the world’s second-most populous nation. That’s how Indian Home Minister Lai Krishna Advani (below) has been described by various political commentators. Currently on a six-day visit to
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  • VOCAL
    • 873 19  -  by SHINICHI KISHIMA Reuters JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s battle over structural reform has always been with the enemy within. And the deteriorating economy is giving the old guard in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) plenty of ammunition. The LDP’s general meeting on Jan 18 and internal
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    • 297 20 mm I! sTOr '/f l Great news for Sharon Persimmon lovers! A recent US study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry states that the Sharon Persimmon is nourishing for the body. In another study led by Israeli professor, Shela Gorinstein, it was found to have double the
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  • easy Streats
    • 603 21  -  To most of us, downs are just a barrel of laughs. To one man, it's a vocation to make people happy by SONNY PHUA WHILE some young men pump iron to gain confidence, Joseph Tay, 21, goes to the other extreme he puts on make-up. Donning his
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    • 105 21 IF proof is required that entertainment is a recessionproof business, just take a look at Zephydom, a local entertainment company set up by 25-year-old entrepreneur Vivien Goh. "Business is still all right because companies have to promote their products or services more during the recession,"said Ms Goh,
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    • 90 22 Pop/Rock Male artist: Lenny Kravitz Female artist: Janet Jackson Band, duo or group: TV Sync Album: Survivor (Destiny's Child) New artist: Alicia Keys (right) Soul/R&B Male trtist: Luther Vandross Female artist: Aaliyah Band, duo or group: Destiny's Child i Album: Aaliyah (Aaliyah) New artist: Alicia Keys
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    • 144 22 Reuters LOS ANGELES Five young ladies of soul swept the American Music Awards on Wednesday, while Michael Jackson received an anti-climactic award for “artist of the century”. Newcomer Alicia Keys, R&B trio Destiny’s Child and late singer Aaliyah each won two prizes during the ceremony
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    • Article, Illustration
      89 22  -  fiatiastetianma by STEPHANIE GOH Directed by Alejandro Amenabar Starring Nicole Kidman, Flonauia Flanagan, Afakina Mann, James Bentley This might be one of 'em haunted house flicks, but don't go expecting digitalised phantoms in this film. An understated, yet strikingly stylish movie, Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar shuns big-budget effects
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    • 48 22 Golaugh. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet Starring Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Dominique Pinon The Parisian answer to Ally Mcßeal, Amelie from Montmartre oozes deliberate offbeat charm and wide-eyed girlishness. As she decides to play guardian angel to the city's lost and lonely souls, laughs ensue.
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    • 63 22 GothrilL Directed by Peter Jackson Starring Elijah Wood, lan McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean Be prepared for three of the most spell-binding hours you'll have in the cinema this year as you journey into fantastical realms where elves
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    • 45 22 Gocry. Directed by Kwak Kyung- Taek Starring Yoo Oh-Sung, Jang Dong-gun The story of the bond between four childhood pals. Not quite as unforgettable as 1986's Stand By Me, but be prepared for some serious male bonding and occasional moments of heartwrenching Korean melodrama.
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    • 48 22 Goromance. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Starring Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Takeshi Naitou, Yasuko Sawaguchi Lovable kid Chihiro gets lost in an fantastical world of weary gods and fearsome sorceresses, but meets and falls for faithful dragon Haku. What can I say? These Japanese kids start young.
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    • 319 24  -  by WILEEN CHANG The folks at Lilly Pilly at Circular Road have gone fur- j ther. At this WHAT'S being put between two slices of bread nowadays? Certainly more than just ham and cheese or tuna and mayonnaise. These days you’re hardpressed to choose
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    • 274 25  -  by STEPHANIE GOH IS there really something different about TV Works’ spanking new series on Singapore? Highly-charged Energizer bunnies Ivan Heng and Neo Swee Lin, aka hosts of new local magazine programme Really Something, are convinced there is. “I think there is something very charming
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    • Article, Illustration
      281 25  -  by DIANA SER IT'S a wonder that Hongkong actress Ada Choi’s eyes are not criss-crossed with laugh lines by now. The 27-year-old former Miss Hongkong finds so many things funny. k Such as her Cantonese- accented Mandarin “You want me to speak Mandarin? giWill that be too hard
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    • 153 26 IF things turn out as planned, Singapore songbird Stefanie Sun may soon be seen on the big screen. Well-known Taiwanese producer Xu Ligong has said that he is keen to cast the singer as a young pianist in his new film, First Love, which may
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    • 147 26 FANS of hearthrobs Andy Lau and Edison Chen will be delighted to know that they will be cast as father and son in a HK$6O million (sl4million) flick produced by Jackie Chan. The action film, Initial D, is based on the wellread Japanese manga
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    • 91 28 /Vo prizes for guessing what today's weather will be like. It will be just like yesterday. And the day before windy, with occasional passing showers. And it will continue that way throughout the weekend. There will be passing showers in the late morning today, as well
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    • 197 28 Check this out Just .a minute Interested to learn more about Wing Chun Kuen a close-range method of combat that the late Bruce Lee practised? Then let Master Chua Kah Joo and his disciples from Wing Chun Kuen Training Centre show you the gongfu that emphasises economy of movement, directness
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    • Happenin'
      • 82 28 RIVER HONGBAO KARAOKE COMPETITION Closing date for registration: Tomorrow Call 354-4078 or visit the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations' website at www.sfcca.org.sg It may not be Talentime but at least you won’t be “sabotaged” by the stylist. This year, the River Hongbao adds a new feature to its
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        53 28 GOOD LIVING VILLAGE@ORCHARD Carpark space at the junction of Grange Road and Somerset Road (opposite Cineleisure) Tomorrow, 10am-Wpm The cool weather is perfect for browsing this street market That offers exotic local and foreign crafts and merchandise. Featuring over 70 stalls, it opens on the second and last weekend
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      • 53 28 VOICES IN THE PARK Pasir Ris Park (next to PA bungalows) Sunday, 5.30-7 pm Free Bring the picnic mats, chicken curry and bee hoon. Local a cappella groups Budak Pantai, Nanu and Key Elements are treating you to an evening of contemporary, classical and pop songs. Time for a
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      • 134 28 WHAT WOMEN WANT... TO KNOW FROM THEIR GYNAES Raffles Hospital, 585 North Bridge Road Sunday, 12-3pm $10 Tel: 311-1111 or e-mail public_forum@raffleshospital.com For only $10, you can find out from specialists on matters such as abnormal pap smears and when you are most fertile. Doetors from the hospital will
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    • Tune in TV & Movie news
      • 29 30 7pm, TV Works Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez star in this film about two garbage collectors who discover a corpse and get into some serious trouble.
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      • 48 30 10.30 pm, Channel U Meng quickly masters Wuxin’s teachings. Yingtai’s many traps to snare Feng all fail. Because of Meng’s change of attitude, Feng falls in love with him again. But Meng’s romantic travails do not end there as Mei implores him not to accept Feng’s love.
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      • 71 30 Midnight, Central Laurence Olivier starred, directed and produced this film version of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. The King of Denmark dies suddenly, leaving Claudius, the king’s brother, the throne. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, suspects his father was murdered. Claudius’ hasty marriage to Hamlet’s mother arouses his suspicion and when his
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      • 114 30 TWO of Kevin Spacey’s leading ladies became pregnant while on the set of his latest film and the smooth-talker is taking credit for it. Both Cate Blanchett and Julianne Moore conceived while The Shipping News was in production in Newfoundland, Canada, last year and their co-star
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    • Article, Illustration
      107 30 ZOUK 17 Jiak Kim Street Singapore *****0 Tel: 738-2988 www.zoukclub.com ARTISTE Dave Lee is known for his many pseudonyms. The inventor of disco-house doesn’t want to be discriminated for his genre of music despite having lent his expertise to heavyweight chart-toppers such as Brand New Heavies, Simply Red,
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