Streats, 24 January 2002

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  • 17 1 STREATS THURSDAY 24 January 2002 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • 336 1 Wire services MANILA Police have launched a manhunt for militants with suspected links to Osama bin Laden’s A 1 Qaeda network who may have fled from Singapore, a senior police official yesterday. The official, who asked not to be identified, said the eight
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  • 111 1 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR -TWenty-two people among the 47 arrested by Malaysia on internal security charges are members of the militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), a government source said yesterday. Authorities are also hunting for five university teachers in Johor, said the source, who asked
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  • morning rush
    • 120 1 PEOPLE who perform ought to be rewarded, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday, and to do this income taxes could come down. He said that to spur entrepreneurship, Singapore’s tax system must be conducive to people who do well and make it big. Singapore’s
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    • 96 1 -AFP THE Monetary Authority of Singapore, the de facto central bank, is to be merged with the Board of Commissioners of Currency (BCCS), the Ministry of Finance said yesterday. It said the merger, due for completion by the end of March and which is subject to parliamentary approval,
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    • 150 1 INVESTMENTS under the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme (CPFIS) totalled $25.4 billion at the end of fourth-quarter 2001, up 2.8 per cent from $24.7 billion at the end of the third quarter, according to the latest figures from the CPF. The amount was 35.5 per cent higher than
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  • LOCAL
    • 415 2  -  by SARAH NG THE arrest of 13 suspected terrorists has once again put the Internal Security Act (ISA) under the spotlight and the reaction has been positive. But does this mean misgivings about the ISA have
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    • 180 2 THE ISA continues to draw flak from opposition party leaders and civil rights activists who say detainees deserve open trials. Said Singapore Democratic Alliance chief Chiam See Tong: “We are not against the punishment of people who are doing harm to the
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    • 427 2  -  by SONNY PHUA CAREGIVER Madam Hamidah Ariffin, 44, considers herself lucky. Even though she was retrenched in September, she was working again by November. Thanks to NTUC, Madam Hamidah and 250 others were successfully matched with job vacancies. They were among the 4,400 union members
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    • 529 3  -  by WINSTON CHONG EIGHT detectives and 93 hours that’s what it took to amass enough evidence to charge Anthony Ler with the most talked-about murder last year. Special Investigation Section (SIS) Team “A” supervisor Asst Supt
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    • 367 4  -  reports by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER A MAN was jailed yesterday for his part in a crime four years ago that was half sting and half violent robbery. A court heard yesterday how Loh Bak Chua (right), 39, was captured by
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    • 200 4 FIVE marine surveyors were fined yesterday for taking bribes to falsely declare the quantity and quality of marine oil they supplied. The case was the first of its kind, but the Corrupt Practices Investigation Department (CPIB) is also reported to be investigating 37 other surveyors
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    • 422 4  -  by KAREN CHEN HOW far would you go to avoid paying 50 cents? Would you risk a $l3O fine? Motorists perform some ridiculous antics to justify being in front of an Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantry just before the “in operation” lights are switched off. Some
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    • 190 10 I REFER to “Let ‘single couples’ buy HDB flats” (Streats, Jan 23), a letter by “Still waiting at 43”. While it’s true that the HDB has 17,500 unsold flats in new towns, I believe that the writer is mistaken in thinking that married couples are
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    • 216 10 I REFER to “When can we use Medisave?” (Streats, Jan 17), a letter by Lisa Tan. Medisave is primarily intended to help individuals meet their personal or immediate family’s hospitalisation expenses, especially during old age. Subject to withdrawal limits, Medisave can be used for hospitalisation
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    • 99 10 I WOULD like to bring to the attention of the relevant authority the dangerous way that foreign labourers were working at the linkway between Queenstown MRT station and Blk 181 Stirling Road on Tuesday. Sparks from welding already presented a danger to pedestrians when I noticed that
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    • 93 10 AS a woman who has gone through three pregnancies, I would like to advise pregnant women that they should not always expect someone to give up a seat on the train to them. In the past, I have always managed to complete
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    • 29 4 I do lurve a hot dish for breakfast! ...And, ooh la la, Petrina has whet my appetite! I can 'ardly wait till next Monday's Morning Express on Class 95FM!
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  • FINANCIAL
    • 159 6 AS AT 9AM Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 0.9490 0.9670 Canadian dollar 1.1310 1.1550 Euro 1.6270 1.6520 NZ dollar 0.7830 0.8050 Sterling pound 2.6190 2.6460 US dollar 1.8320 1.8450 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian
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    • 275 6 -AFP DESPITE the bullish outlook of some analysts, Singapore remains cautious about economic growth this year. This is because of the uncertainty of global conditions especially in its major market, the US, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry
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    • 460 6 STI: 1,666.36 >3.18 Reuters SHARES recovered from initial falls to end slightly higher yesterday as anticipation of a Wall Street rebound boosted some technology stocks. “There is an exhaustion of news drivers. That is overlayed with negative sentiment from weakness on Wall Street and
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    • money scan
      • 97 6 Reuters UNITED Industrial Corporation (UIC) Ltd said yesterday it would report a loss for 2001 after a $213 million write-down of assets. The group said the write-down exceeded its revaluation reserve of $134 million, leaving a balance of $79 million to be charged to
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      • 77 6 -AP TIME Warner sued Microsoft in federal court on Tuesday seeking damages for harm done to AOL’s Netscape Internet browser, which had ruled computer desktops until Microsoft began giving its competing browser away. Many of Microsoft’s business practices, including ones in which the company
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      • 68 6 -AFP TWO Malaysian tycoons have revived plans to form a new media group by taking over two English-language newspapers in a deal worth RMS 4 million ($26 million), analysts said yesterday. Nexnews Bhd, jointly controlled by Tong Kooi Ong and Vincent Tan CheeYioun, announced
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      • 81 6 -AFP THAILAND is launching a 283million baht ($l2 million) tourism promotion campaign in a bid to halt the decline in arrivals since Sept 11. The campaign, which will promote Thailand under the slogan “Be My Guest”, is designed to create an image of the country
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  • MEDICAL
    • 394 8 They can help you slim, cure acne, cut periods to 4 a year LONDON The age of the designer Pill is almost upon us, and the next generation of contraceptives promises to do much more than prevent pregnancy. The Independent reported on Tuesday that the new contraceptive pills
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    • 179 8 A HERBAL product serbuk jarem (encok) used to treat ailments including rheumatism and muscle pain, has been found to contain the controlled substance phenylbutazone. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has advised people not to use it as it can cause gastric bleeding, serious skin reactions
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    • 174 8  -  by WENDY TAN SAFETY concerns have led to Cidex, a disinfecting agent used to clean delicate medical instruments, being withdrawn from most hospitals in Britain. According to an AP report, its manufacturer, Johnson Johnson, said it would stop selling Cidex in Britain from May 1.
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    • 128 8 Q: Is it true that people with gastric pain should not take cold drinks? A l There may be some truth in that. Some people with gastric pain not due to peptic ulcer disease have a more sensitive stomach. They are more sensitive to temperature and pressure changes
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    • 50 8 healthfact. The behaviour disorder ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is five to seven times more common in boys than girls. It may affect up to 5 per cent of school-age children. Children with ADHD are typically impulsive, inattentive, hyperactive, easily distracted, talkative, tantrum prone and have learning disabilities.
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    • 38 10 Interchange have your say Streets is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streatsfrsph.com,sg or write to The Editor, Streats, WO ToaPayoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number.
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    • 295 12 O I r\LHI o JdllUdl V 4UU4 ENTER the prestigious UNIVERSITY OF LONDON degree at STANSFIELD SIC 2 of 3 Singapore Institutions permitted by LONDON SCHOOL of ECONOMICS to teach the Diploma in Economics v j v y« Vv JgCk X i V 1 4’Y,>«\v; ,>T*. X, ajß# At Stansfield
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  • REGIONAL
    • 396 13 Washington cautions China on Xinjiang crackdown -AFP WASHINGTON The US has cautioned China that the battle against terrorism should not be used as an excuse for political repression, after Beijing sought to justify a crackdown on Muslim separatists. A month before US President George W
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    • 334 13 -AP JAKARTA Indonesian troops shot dead the military commander of the separatist Free Aceh Movement, Abdullah Syafei, in a raid on his jungle base. A military official said Mr Syafei was shot in the chest onlliesday during fighting in Pidie district, northern Aceh. “Abdullah
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    • 171 13 Reuters SYDNEY A top Australian government adviser on immigration resigned yesterday over Australia’s hardline treatment of refugees, dealing Canberra an embarrassing blow as protests and hunger strikes by detained asylum seekers escalated. Neville Roach resigned as chairman of the governmentappointed Council for Multicultural Australia, saying the
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    • 177 13 -AFP SEOUL South Korean President Kim Dae Jung yesterday signed a special law making the South Korean island of Jeju an international free city. This law is to let it become a rival to Asian neighbours Singapore and Hongkong. Special tax breaks
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    • 102 13 Reuters SYDNEY Failed airline Ansett Australia’s 2.6 million frequent flyers are still waiting to discover the fate of their 67 billion Global Rewards points worth Asl4o million ($134 million). That’s enough points to fly round the world more than 600,000 times, or take the short
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  • GLOBAL
    • 360 14 -AFP RIYADH Saudi Arabia’s religious police warned yesterday that the kingdom’s dress code applies to all women after the US said female soldiers were excused from the strict requirement to cover up. The law
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    • 304 14 -AP WASHINGTON US President George W Bush’s mother-in-law lost about US$B,lOO ($14,900) in the Enron collapse. “My own mother-in-law bought stock last summer and it’s not worth anything now,” Mr Bush said on Tuesday. He didn’t say how much stock Mrs Jenna Welch bought,
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    • 69 14 I'D LIKE TO THANK MY VET: Phoenix, a year-old cockatiel who suffers from stress and has been put on the anti-depressant Prozac, being held by Capetown vet Rina Cotton on Tuesday. Dr Cotton, who has used the treatment successfully on a number of animals,
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    • 256 14 -AFP WASHINGTON The US is unsure if American interests were the target of the attack on the American Centre in Calcutta. US Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh and Pakistan’s President Perrez Musharraf hours after the attack, officials
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    • weird world
      • 69 14 Reuters VOLCANO was the name Muhima Mungo chose for her new-born baby. He was among the first to to be born in Goma after a volcano erupted last week, sending lava through the city. “We’re going to call him Volcano,” said Mungo, 37, sitting in a
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      • 99 14 Reuters WOMEN in Britain’s biggest trade union want cannabis legalised, because it offers women a caloriefree way to relax. Women members of Unison said legalising cannabis is a “women’s issue” because it presents a healthier and less fattening way to chill out. “Cannabis can be used for women
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      • 98 14 A SPINSTER has hired a taxi for a 16,000 km sightseeing tour of the US. Ms Patricia Agness, 55, who has negotiated a US$l.6O ($2.94) per km fare, set off from Gator City, Florida last week. Two drivers are working eight-hour shifts to complete the
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      • 92 14 A BLONDE student who bared her breasts at the New Orleans Mardi Gras is suing the producers of Girls Gone Wild for featuring them in their videos. Becky Lynn Gritzke admits she removed her top, but says MRA Holdings invaded her privacy. The producers say those
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  • easy STREATS
    • 552 17  -  stephanie@theMOVlES by STEPHANIE GOH Shallow Hal Directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander, Anthony Bobbins IN what can only be explained as a paranormal mystery, the reigning kings of toilet humour go preachy, and shocker of shockers embrace
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    • 173 17 Does the shallow tale about inner beauty work? Reviewers takes about inner beauty and true love, it's hardly what you'd expect from the kings of caca comedy and, needless to say, they are way out of their league. Washington Post reviewer Pita Kempley No rating available fi mmpv
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    • 246 18  -  reports by STEPHANIE GOH A COMEDY about a Hollywood director who travels to China to make an epic has smashed box office records in China in less than four weeks of release. Big Shot’s Funeral (left), directed by one of China’s hottest commercial
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    • 154 18 GURMIT Singh and his on-screen football kakis (companions) have kicked their way to the top in Malaysia. One Leg Kicking is now the biggest Singaporean English film there. The flick opened in Malaysia in December and was shown on 15 screens nationwide. It has
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    • 193 20 Books on Faye fact or fantasy? AS every celebrity knows, what they do between the sheets whether fact or fiction ends up between book covers. Two recent books on Hongkong diva Faye Wong were snapped up the moment they hit the shelves, said Oriental Daily yesterday. One, on her love
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    • 114 20 -Reuters LONDON British music group EMI Group pic said yesterday its Virgin Records label was paying US pop diva Mariah Carey US$2B million ($51.5 million) to end her recording contract. EMI said the cost, together with £18.5 million ($48.6 million) of balance sheet and
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    • 127 20 SINCE J-pop princess Ayumi Hamasaki made known that she was contemplating retirement, her loyal subjects have been dropping by the wayside. Her hairstylist, Chika, resigned in November to set up his own salon. Her manicurist, who has been with Ayumi since the start of her career, has
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    • Article, Illustration
      178 20 BEING romantically linked to heavenly king Aaron Kwok may not be a good thing after all, as Russian-Taiwanese model Lucy Leston has found out. Following rumours that Aaron was smitten by her, his tough manager Xiaomei has put her foot down, reported Hongkong’s Oriental Daily yesterday. Rumour
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    • Article, Illustration
      510 22 Wire services PARIS Hours before unveiling his last ever fashion collection on Tuesday, innovative designer Yves Saint Laurent said his love affair with women was not over and hinted he had other cards up his sleeve. “My life has been a love affair with women,” Saint Laurent told
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    • 93 24 It will be cold, dark and wet today with occasional showers expected in the late morning and afternoon across an overcast and windy island. But you can still beat the blues by thinking about your favourite things, like raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, or
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    • Happenin'
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        47 24 VOCAL JAM WITH NANU library@orchard Thursday, 7.30 pm Free Relaxed, fun and totally spontaneous. How else can you describe an evening of music and jamming with all-girl quintet, Nanu' Who knows, you may just discover a hidden talent when you join in the a cappella singing!
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      • 46 24 MOST SOUGHT AFTER JOBS BY WOMEN Sembawang Community Library Today, 7pm Free Women make up half the workforce here. What are the jobs that challenge them the most? Which jobs are most hotly pursued by women? Find out what women really want from their careers.
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      • 46 24 SHADOWHOUSES Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Friday and Saturday, Bpm $26, $2l Call Sistic at 348-5555 This is a dance theatre piece that recalls memories of lost innocence, the loneliness of self-confinement, and the tedium and routine of modern living. Presented by the Arts Fission Company.
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      • 75 24 SHAOLIN KUNG FU MASTERS -THE LEGEND Majlis Bandaraya Indoor Stadium, Johor Baru Saturday and Sunday, 8.30 pm For tickets, visit www.axcesstickets.com or call their KL office at 0203-7491-9999 The Chinese Songshan and Shaolin Wushu Centre brings you the power and grace of the centuries-old Shaolin gongfu. The martial arts
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        77 24 MTV ASIA AWARDS Singapore Indoor Stadium Feb 3,7 pm It’s stars galore at the first-ever MTV Asia Awards! Meet Ronan Keating, Mandy Moore, Sammi Cheng, Pink and Westlife for free. Simply watch TV Works’ Everyday Movies or tune in to Channel U during prime time (7pm-10pm). Look out for
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    • 163 24 1 lust .U minute You can go for an anonymous Aids screening at the DSC Clinic at 81k31,#01-16 Kelantan Lane on Saturdays from Ipm-4pm. Your results will be ready in 30 minutes and there are experienced counsellors on hand to provide pre and post-test counselling. The test costs $2O.
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    • Tune in TV & Movie news
      • 64 25 10pm, TV Works Starring Russell Crowe, Heaven’s Burning is a madcap comedy where a disheartened Japanese bride stages her own kidnapping to avoid a lifetime of connubial humdrum. Trouble arises, however, when a gang of robbers really abducts her and their driver takes a shine to the hostage.
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      • 58 25 Bpm, Channel U When the value of PP Island shares plunges, many people lose their savings. Ren feels he’s partly to blame for the debacle. Qin had bought a large number of the shares, and is fretting over how to pay the huge debt when he discovers
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      • 73 25 ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS THE COLLECTION: PATSY 10pm, Central If you haven’t caught one of the best comedies of the 90s, then switch on right now. Jennifer Saunders is a Past-her-prime PR agent who, along with her bad-girl best friend Patsy (Joanna Lumley), stumbles from one champagne-fuelled soiree to the next. The
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      • 54 25 THE BEE GEES THIS IS WHERE I CAME IN 9pm, STAR World (SCV 18) The Bee Gees’ personal story as told in their own words. From singing in their living room to their status in Rock ’n’ Roll’s Hall Of Fame find out what it’s like being the second best-selling
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      • 154 25 (*Coming soon) GOOD news for Indiana Jones fans a fourth instalment has been confirmed. In an interview with FoxNews.com, Steven Spielberg said that he will produce the fourth movie starring Harrison Ford and Kate Capshaw, Spielberg’s wife. The movie, he said, will be his
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    • Chill out
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        115 25 OLA 30 Victoria Street #01-15/15A/18 T el: 837-3760 SICK of smoky bars? Head down to Ola at Chijmes and chill under the stars. This 1,500 sq m alfresco wine bar is reminiscent of the rustic bars along the Mediterranean coast. You can sip your wine as you listen to some
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 501 24 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com Streats reader Adelene Koh Outfit Top Shop Make-up Angela Choo @*****422 Pic Francis Lee rom surrogate employers. Call CDCs at 1800-344-1234 or visit www.cdc.org.sg AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 The liberating effect of the Gemini moon can be a turn-on. Unsuspecting friends or likely strangers become
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  • Sports
    • 68 26 •SOCCER Reuters MANCHESTER Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan joined Manchester United from Argentine club Independiente on a contract until 2006. The 22-year-old player agreed a £7.5 million ($19.5m) deal on Tuesday for four-and-a-half years, United chief executive Peter Kenyon said at a news conference. Forlan, who is
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    • 124 26 •VOLLEYBALL -AFP PALERMO, Italy Eva Henger, a Hungarian pom star, came to the aid of Italian women’s volleyball team Palermo by sponsoring its forthcoming game with Modena on Sunday, Ansa news agency reported. The announcement on Tuesday will raise eyebrows as it comes at
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    • 105 26 •SWIMMING Reuters STOCKHOLM American Ed Moses cracked two world records at a World Cup swimming meeting on Tuesday. Moses, who had broken one of his own world records only five days earlier, lowered the 50 and 200 metres breaststroke world marks in one extraordinary session.
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    • 368 26 TysonLewis bout in doubt owing to brawl -AFP NEW YORK Mike Tyson might have knocked out any chance to regain the world heavyweight boxing title by starting a brawl with champion Lennox Lewis here. Tyson instigated a melee with the British boxer at a news conference on Tuesday to announce
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    • 293 26 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Denver 107 LA Lakers 91 j LOS ANGELES Shaquille O’Neal returned from a three-match suspension, and did what he normally does rake up the points. He made 17 of 22 shots and scored 40 points on Tuesday, yet Lakers lost to one
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    • 492 29  -  Discus champion to stay home for family's sake by LIM HAN MING JAMES WONG will not be huffing and puffing at the Asian Games in September even though he has qualified for the discus event. The 33-year-old strongman had earned his ticket to the Busan Asiad
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    • 193 29  -  by TAN KIM HAN GOALKEEPER Mu Jun (above), who played for the China Olympic team 10 years ago, may be the second Chinese to feature in the S-League this season. The 33-year-old Tianjin native is now undergoing trials at Woodlands Wellington. The northern club
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    • 78 29 BANGKOK Singapore led briefly before crashing 1-5 to Thailand in the opening Group A match of the Asean Football Federation under-20 championship here yesterday. The Cubs went in front after just two minutes through striker Muhammad Ridhuan Muhamad and held the Thais back until the second-half.
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    • 281 30 -AFP LONDON Blackburn Rovers booked a place in the League Cup final on Tuesday after a comfortable 4-2 semi-final, second-leg win over First Division struggler Sheffield Wednesday. Rovers, which won the tie 6-3 on aggregate following its 2-1 away win in the
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    • 578 30 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester United 0 Liverpool 1 LONDON As the most enthralling title race in years took another extraordinary twist, the problems that so undermined Manchester United’s efforts earlier in the season returned in timely fashion. This was far more
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    • 176 30 I Team P WD L F A Pts 1 I l.Man United 24 14 *****4 45 j I 2.Newcastle 23 13 4 642 29 43 1 3.Liverpool 24 12 7 533 24 43 f I 4±eeds 23 11 9 3 35 21 42 I s.Arsenal 22 11 8
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    • Australian Open
      • 223 31 Melbourne Both Monica Seles and Martina Hingis (below) are determined to rekindle the love affair they once had with the Australian Open and will vie for the fans’ hearts in the semi-finals today. Seles who has won here three times before will be the
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      • 59 31 Tommy Haas bt Marcelo Rios 7-6 (7-216-4,6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-5) Marat Safin bt Wayne Ferreira 5-2 (retired) Women's quarter-finals Kim Clysters bt Justine Henin 6-2, 6-3 Jennifer Capriati bt Amelie Mauresmo 6-2,6-2 Men's semi-final line-up Thomas Johansson vJiri Novak Marat Safin v Tommy Haas Women's semi-final line-up: Martina
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      • 324 31 -AFP MELBOURNE Jennifer Capriati (above) says she has the same winning feeling going into today’s semi-final with Kim Clijsters as she did last year on the way to winning the Australian Open final. The American top seed dismissed error-strewn French opponent
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      • 165 31 -AFP MELBOURNE Marat Safin credits Swedish great Mats Wilander for the turnaround in his fortunes after he reached the sem-finals. His opponent,South African Wayne Ferreira retired with a stomach muscle injury while trailing 2-5 in the first set. Safin and Wilander teamed in March last
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