Streats, 25 January 2002
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Title Section17 2002-01-25 1 Streats FRIDAY 25 January 2002 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/200117 words
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Article, Illustration477 2002-01-25 1 P PARAMESWARAN - Govts team up to fight terror rings by P PARAMESWARAN -AFP MANILA South-east Asian governments after having fought traditional insurgencies for decades are coming to grips with a more potent form of terrorism unleashed by Osama bin Laden’s “multinational” A 1 Qaeda network. Through intelligence sharing and cooperation,-AFP; Pic:APH - 477 words
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229 2002-01-25 1 INVESTIGATORS have found more evidence of a “clear link” between 13 suspected Islamic militants arrested last month and Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network. The new evidence is a videotape containing the footage of Yishun MRT the target of a bomb229 words
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LOCAL
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362 2002-01-25 2 MOSQUE leaders took exception yesterday to an e-mail that suggested that mosques were places associated with recruiting people for holy war in Afghanistan. Mosques, they said, were places for praying and politics had no place there. Several362 words
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146 2002-01-25 2 understands that the action taken by the authorities was a preventive measure to safeguard the nation's security. In our view this is not opposed to an Islamic principle regarding harm and destruction. The Islamic principle even gives it greater priority for the prevention of146 words
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Article159 2002-01-25 2 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will increase flights to Kuala Lumpur and Penang to cater to the traditionally high demand for seats during the Chinese New Year period. There will be 10 more flights to KL between Feb 7 and 17, and 6,058 more seats will be added159 words
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Article31 2002-01-25 2 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore will merge with the Board of Commissioners of Currency by March 2003 and not this year, as reported yesterday. We are sorry for the error.31 words
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192 2002-01-25 2 A NUMBER of closed-door sessions are being held to address concerns over the recent arrests of 15 people under the Internal Security Act. At the meetings, Government leaders discuss the impact of the arrests with community, religious and business leaders. Prime Minister Goh Chok192 words
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Article, Illustration433 2002-01-25 3 ZUBAIDAH NAZEER - 25-year-old man stabs teen in gang attack reports by /ZUBAIDAH NAZEER A MINOR incident during a school recess period escalated into an attack at a void deck in which a teenager was stabbed by a 25-year-old man. Wong Han Wah, 16, got into a row433 words
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Article, Illustration36 2002-01-25 3 FESTIVE FLAIR: South Bridge Road reflects the spirit of the season with the attractive decorations put up for Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb 12 and 13 Pic: Wu Lifen Pic: Wu LifenPic: Wu Lifen - 36 words
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146 2002-01-25 3 A VIETNAMESE business administration student was jailed yesterday for using a knife and brandishing a cleaver during a row over unpaid rent. Tran Hai Binh, 19, became upset when Ms Nguyen Vu Tu Uyen, 19, brought along a friend, Mr Gn Chiang Sing,146 words
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Article, Illustration263 2002-01-25 3 A 20-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to 18 years in jail and the maximum 18 strokes of the cane yes 7 terday for his part in beatings and murders as a section head of the “369” secret society. Balachandran Bernard, who had263 words
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Article, Illustration513 2002-01-25 4 WINSTON CHONG - PAdi's oldest volunteer at 72 by WINSTON CHONG HE knows how to fix his own CD-Rom and hard drive, knows what HTML, HTTP and URL stand for and has a wealth of interesting websites at his fingertips. He’s no teenage geek but a 72-year-old grandfatherPic: Wu Lifen - 513 words
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Article78 2002-01-25 4 onekindact. Joanna I removed one of my new shoes as I rode an MRT train because it was making my foot so sore. I had just gingerly put it back on to alight at Yishun when an elderly Chinese lady asked, "Would you like a plaster?"78 words
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Article247 2002-01-25 8 AFTER reading the recent exchange of views in your newspaper about how one should treat one’s maid, I would like to relate my own experiences and present an employer’s perspective in cases where a maid is given too much leeway. I am a good example of247 words
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122 2002-01-25 8 I REFER to “Ostracised at CC event” (Streats, Jan 22), a letter by Noor Hasnah bte Adam, in which the writer said that the People’s Association and community centres should be friendlier to young people. I recently went to Ulu Pandan CC122 words
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Article136 2002-01-25 8 IT was heartening to note that the new contactless smart card system on buses seemed to have got off to a good start and that the LTA said “more than 18,000 cards have been sold and the system is coping well” (Streats, Jan 22).136 words
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Article83 2002-01-25 8 AS a woman who is 36 weeks pregnant, I would like to respond to “Pregnant women, stand on your own two feet” (Streats, Jan 24, a letter by June. I resent the writer’s comment that pregnant women put pressure on other commuters to83 words
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MEDICAL
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Article104 2002-01-25 5 healthfact- Asthma is a chronic disease of u oversensitivity" of the airways, or breathing passages. When you have an asthma attack, your airways narrow in response to some form of irritation, or "trigger" making breathing difficult Asthma attacks range from mild to life-threatening; in most cases, treating your104 words
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Article228 2002-01-25 5 IT IS the innocent sleep, sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleave of care, sore labour’s bath, balm of hurt minds”. Good stuff, Macbeth. Now how do we get enough of it? Tuning in to your natural rhythms may do it, experts say. Some people design228 words
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Article158 2002-01-25 5 1. Avoid caffeine, nicotine and alcohol for at least four hours before you go to bed. 2. Go to bed around the same time every night. 3. Don’t toss and turn. If you can’t sleep after 20 minutes, get out of bed and do something else. 4.158 words
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Article137 2002-01-25 5 Q' My 11-week-old son screams and fusses when I put him to sleep on his back. He calms down when I roll him onto his tummy. What's wrong? A: One possibility is that he may havecolk. This is when the baby cries fora while, quietens, and then cries137 words
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FINANCIAL
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Article159 2002-01-25 6 AS AT 9AM Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 0.9470 0.9640 Canadian dollar 1.1370 1.1610 Euro 1.6080 1.6320 NZ dollar 0.7770 0.8000 Sterling pound 2.6050 2.6320 US dollar 1.8330 1.8450 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian159 words
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Article334 2002-01-25 6 $48.3 million profit after three loss-making quarters -AFP COMPUTER soundcard maker Creative Technology Ltd turned round three quarters of losses to post a U 5526.3 million ($48.3 million) net profit in the final three months of 2001, the company said yesterday. Brisk sales during the Christmas-AFP - 334 words
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Article472 2002-01-25 6 STI: 1,662.98 «3.38 SHARES ended lower in mixed trade yesterday as profit-taking in blue chips ate into tentative gains. But Creative Technology saw active interest after strong second quarter results. The Straits Times Index (STI) slipped 3.38 points to close at 1,662.98 points. “There is some472 words
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money scan
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Article74 2002-01-25 6 Reuters KEPPEL Hitachi Zosen Ltd yesterday reported a higher-than-expected net profit of $35.11 million versus $8.57 million in the previous year. The firm said it will “at least maintain its performance in 2002”. KepCorp has offered 60 cents per share to privatise Keppel Hitachi. Keppel– Reuters - 74 words
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Article83 2002-01-25 6 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) has deployed 55 of the 72 staff from delisted Internet subsidiary SPH Asia One to divisions within the parent company. The staff of Asia One, which was delisted yesterday, will be deployed mainly to the marketing and IT divisions in the group. “Given83 words
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113 2002-01-25 6 METRO Holdings’ 50,000-sq ft store at Far East Plaza will be closed in June when the lease ends. Property-owner Far East Organisation (FEO) will break up the space into smaller units to generate better rental returns. FEO group general manager and113 words
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Article70 2002-01-25 6 Reuters FLEXTRONICS International Ltd reported a 21 per cent rise in third quarter net profits, on lower costs and a seasonal recovery in consumer electronics sales. Flextronics reported net earnings in the quarter ended Dec 31 of US$B2 million ($150.7 million), or 16 cents per– Reuters - 70 words
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REGIONAL
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Article467 2002-01-25 10 Washington says its anti-terror laws not similar to KL's Reuters KUALA LUMPUR The US, criticised over its treatment of A 1 Qaeda prisoners, says its new anti-terror laws are dif-. ferent from Malaysia’s controversial Internal Security Act (ISA). “It is fashionable in this country– Reuters - 467 words
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Article234 2002-01-25 10 -AFP ZAMBOANGA Owners and managers of karaoke lounges, nightclubs and cabarets are hoping for a bonanza next month, when hundreds of US troops will be based here for what are billed as training exercises. Many of these establishments are planning fresh acts or are thinking of-AFP - 234 words
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Article, Illustration45 2002-01-25 10 WORK AND PLEASURE: American soldiers gathering for a briefing at the Edward Andrew's Air Base in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines yesterday. Owners of karaoke lounges, nightclubs and cabarets here are anticipating big business with the arrival of the Americans PicAP PicAPPicAP - 45 words
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Article, Illustration407 2002-01-25 12 -AP KUALA LUMPUR In a condo overlooking a golf course, two Sept 11 hijackers told men to kill. In January, 2000, Yazid Sufaat, 37, a former Malaysian army captain, hosted Saudi hijackers Khalid A 1 Mihdhar and Nawaf AlHazmi, and other-AP; Pic: Reuten - 407 words
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168 2002-01-25 12 -AFP BANDA ACEH Separatist rebels in Aceh yesterday accused Indonesian authorities of tracking their slain military commander by inserting a microchip into an invitation for peace talks. The Swedish-exiled leadership of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) said in a statement the-AFP - 168 words
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350 2002-01-25 15 Ban meant to save women from 'indignity and abuse', says PAS official -AP KUALA LUMPUR Under pressure to soften its fundamentalist Islamic stance, Malaysia’s largest opposition Party has reversed a policy banning women from standing as candidates in general elections. The Parti Islam SeMalaysia’s-AP - 350 words
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313 2002-01-25 15 SYDNEY More than 300 people across Sydney have been targeted by a ruthless gang Mio prey on their victims through classified advertising. The gang, connected to the Asian crime gang Big Circle, bas 600 mem- bers. It has been m operation for four months and313 words
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Article152 2002-01-25 15 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR All 200,000 undergraduates at Malaysia’s public universities will be required to sign a pledge of good conduct when the new academic session begins in May. University staff and lecturers would also have to sign the “Akujanji”(l Pledge) agreement to remind them of their-AFP - 152 words
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GLOBAL
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Article, Illustration358 2002-01-25 16 Indon police quiz Muslim cleric on Al Qaeda link Reuters JAKARTA A Muslim cleric being questioned by Indonesian police for alleged links to regional terrorism said he worshipped Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network. But he maintained he did not belong– Reuters - 358 words
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Article, Illustration62 2002-01-25 16 CALLING ALL TECHIES: From next month, Handpring's new PDA the Treo 180 which sports a built-in cellphone, an Internet browser, e-mail features and a small keyboard, will be available on its website www.handspring.com. Handspring is pushing back the US retail release of the PDA to March. ItPic:AP - 62 words
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Article71 2002-01-25 16 -AFP ALEXANDRIA, Virginia John Walker Lindh, the American accused of fighting for theTaleban in Afghanistan against US-backed troops, arrived in the US on Wednesday, to face criminal charges. A plane carrying Mr Walker landed at Dulles International Airport outside Washington. He was then transported to the-AFP - 71 words
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139 2002-01-25 16 AFP TOKYO Japanese researchers said yesterday they had combined meat and vegetable on the hoof rather than the plate with the world’s first successful implant of a spinach gene into a pig to produce healthier pork. Professor Akira Iritani, at Kinki University near Osaka,– AFP - 139 words
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weird world
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Article101 2002-01-25 16 Reuters A TRAVELLER was so fed up when the train buffet ran out of food that he used his cellphone to get a “curry in a hurry” delivered to his carriage. Deke Primo had a brainwave on the Edinburgh-to-London express after he had queued in vain for a– Reuters - 101 words
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Article62 2002-01-25 16 -AFP RUSSIA'S military bases in the Pacific had their electricity cut yesterday due to unpaid debts, officials said. “All electricity and heat had been cut off from all bases of the Pacific Fleet, air force and air defence corps, which are our worst debtors,” said Dalenergo deputy head Mikhail-AFP - 62 words
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Article107 2002-01-25 16 SHEEP don’t help you drop off after all. “An engaging scene takes up more brain space than the same dirty old sheep,” Oxford University sleep expert Allison Harvey told New Scientist. Ms Harvey and a colleague asked 50 insomniacs to try different distraction techniques to see which helped107 words
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PEOPLE
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Article, Illustration313 2002-01-25 19 Reuters HOUSTON Kenneth Lay, who resigned as chairman and chief executive of the bankrupt Enron Corp yesterday, was once hailed as a visionary of the energy business, but more recently vilified as a callous profiteer. Often credited with almost single-handed-ly creating the new industry of– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 313 words
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Article, Illustration176 2002-01-25 19 Reuters SYDNEY Even the ground that Australia’s richest man Kerry Packer walks on seems to turn to gold. Or in this case, rubies. Prospectors “accidentally” stumbled on a rich deposit of high-grade rubies on the billionaire media mogul’s lush Hunter Valley spread, around 150 km– Reuters; Pic: Reuters - 176 words
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Article, Illustration156 2002-01-25 19 -AFP TAIPEI China Airlines (CAL) president Christine Tsung Tsai-yi was named yesterday Taiwan’s first woman economics minister. New premier Yu Shyi-kun appointed MsTsung, 53, to succeed Mr Lin Hsin-i, who was named vice-premier. A long-term supporter of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Ms Tsung-AFP; Pic: AFPj; - 156 words
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easy STREATS
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Article, Illustration545 2002-01-25 21 f DIANA SER - by f DIANA SER For a man who hasn't had to speak Mandarin for 16 years, Adrian Pang has just landed his most challenging role yet: Host and act in Mandarin ON his TV debut in a Chinese programme, actor Adrian Pang did not mince hisA - 545 words
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Article191 2002-01-25 21 YOU either love them or hate them. Most of the time, you just feel like punching them because of their strange accents. Television has seen many crossovers from Englishlanguage programmes to Chinese-language ones. Here is our verdict on the recent few. KohChiengMun Role: A jaded opera singer in191 words
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Article, Illustration637 2002-01-25 22 YVONNE KWOK - by /YVONNE KWOK I BARELY a year into her I career at Channel U, singerI actress Celest Chong is finding herself in a mini-controversy. I The squall began three weeks ago when Media Corp entertainment magazine 8 Days reported that Media Corp Music’s artiste and repertoire directorPic: Choo Chwee Hua - 637 words
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Article, Illustration193 2002-01-25 24 WILEEN CHANG - foodieTWO-SHOES by WILEEN CHANG TONKATSU lovers should try the food at Romankan Yokohama, a tonkatsu specialist from Yokohama, Japan. The pork is imported from the US and free from animal odour otherwise known as “that porky smell”. The cutlets are coated with breadcrumbs and deep-fried tillPic: Wileen Chang - 193 words
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Article, Illustration144 2002-01-25 24 YANGZHOU has more to offer than just fried rice. The region’s cuisine is known in China and abroad for its delicate taste and attractive presentation. Seven renowned chefs from the city have been flown in to show us what they can do, during this special promotion, on until144 words
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Article, Illustration329 2002-01-25 25 SO will it be raining men when Geri Halliwell pops into town on Feb 19 for an exclusive show? Take along your umbrella and dust out that dinner suit if you’re willing to fork out $l,OOO to wine and dine as the ex-Spice Girl entertainsPicAP - 329 words
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Article, Illustration319 2002-01-25 26 STEPHANIE GOH - by STEPHANIE GOH JACK NEO is one busy man. The affable everyman does seemingly everything. He writes, acts, sings and directs. And that’s only when he’s not busy playing sifu (teacher) to Mark Lee and the rest of the wacky J-Team. And now, he’s been turning hisPic: Wu Lifen - 319 words
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185 2002-01-25 26 WILL we be able to laugh at ourselves when watching a movie which pokes fun at Singaporeans for being overly obedient? Bubbly Selena Tan, who plays an always togged-in-white mother whose catchphrase is “You don’t know how lucky you are to have a good185 words
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Article, Illustration234 2002-01-25 26 THIS is something most Jennifer Lopez fans would find unbelievable. But it happened during the shoot of the movie Angel Eyes. Co-star Jim Caviezel (left) insisted she covered herself up during a sex scene. Jim said he refused to shoot it with her top- less becausePic: Reuters - 234 words
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Article, Illustration94 2002-01-25 28 For a thousand dollars, guess where you can stay dry today? No lifeline, no phones and no 50/50. If you are smart enough to guess that it will be raining islandwide in the morning and afternoon, then you should pick up that phone and try yourPic Francis Lee - 94 words
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Just a minute
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Article97 2002-01-25 28 Due to the Thaipusam Festival next Monday, roads will be closed for the day-long religious procession. They are: Veerasamy Rd between Kampong Kapor Rd and Serangoon Rd from Sunday 6pm to Tuesday 2am. Tank Rd from Sunday 9pm to Tuesday 2am. The following roads will close from Sunday 11pm97 words
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Article53 2002-01-25 28 Learn more about Chinese art this Sunday at the Singapore Art Museum with the Life Art Society. Leading members will give painting demonstrations on subjects such as small fish, bamboo and lotus. Sunday, 3.45-spm, 71 Bras Basah Road (tel: 332-3222). It's free. Call Kiat Sing at 837-953753 words
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Happenin'
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Article, Illustration135 2002-01-25 28 THE PUNCHLINE COMEDY CLUB Bar None Jan 29 and 30,9pm $46 Call Sistic at 348-5555 You don’t need to fly to London to enjoy a slice of British humour. Mark Billingham and Paul Thorne are two familiar faces from London’s Comedy Circuit, and you can catch them here. Described135 words
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Article, Illustration165 2002-01-25 28 JAY CHOU FANTASY TOUR 2002 Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre (SICEC), Suntec City Feb 10,8pm $125, $95, $65 Currently one of the hottest young stars in Mandarin pop, Jay Chou cannot seem to do wrong. Tickets are fast running out, so act soon. F4 IN CONCERT 2002 Singapore International165 words
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TV & Movie news
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37 2002-01-25 30 1 Ipm, TV Works The trial of an accused child molester is jeopardised when a piano teacher is arrested for paedophilia and the prime witness has difficulty dealing with his past.37 words
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Article41 2002-01-25 30 5.30 pm, Channel U Long decides to leave Yixing and asks his other colleagues to leave with him However, he realises that he is not experienced enough to become a full fledged director and finally understands Huo’s good intentions.41 words
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Article69 2002-01-25 30 8.30 pm, Channel 5 Charles treats a pregnant woman who shows signs of being physically abused by her husband. The couple have four daughters and the husband blames her for not providing him with a male heir. Charles steps in to stop the husband from further abusing her.69 words
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Article, Illustration141 2002-01-25 30 ROLLERGIRL fans have reason to smile: The sexy skater will be back on the big screen for Boogie Nights 2 soon. Heather Graham, who shot to stardom after her role as pom star Rollergirl in the 1997 hit, Boogie Nights, will strip again to reprise her role in141 words
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Article, Illustration140 2002-01-25 30 CENTRO One Fullerton #01-06 Tel: 220-***** www.slice.co.uk IF you are an acid jazz fan, head down to Centro tomorrow and check out the outfit named A Man Called Adam. A Man Called Adam are a woman named Sally Rodgers and a man called Steve Jones. Song writers and music140 words
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Miscellaneous472 2002-01-25 30 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 "he creativity flows and the passion continues. Of all the Air signs, Aquarius is the one breathing the most astrological fire. Love, in its many forms, is too powerful to be scared away. PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 Sincerity and artifice are472 words
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Article, Illustration308 2002-01-25 32 -Wire services NEW YORK Michael Jordan’s marriage collapsed after the outraged husband of one of his sexual conquests sent a shocking letter to Jordan’s wife Juanita. Juanita received the letter last month and learnt that Jordan had carried on a 16-year relationship with Pam Jones-Mercer that began before-Wire services - 308 words
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Article139 2002-01-25 32 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP ~LA Clippers 95 LA Lakers 90 -AP LOS ANGELES It was as dull as your average morning shoot-around. Well, maybe not an average Los Angeles Clipper shootaround, but you get the idea. Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers played such polite basketball on Wednesday that-AP - 139 words
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Article, Illustration376 2002-01-25 35 TAN KIM HAN - Pools'EPL betting move sparks concern by TAN KIM HAN SINGAPORE Pools plans to introduce football betting for the English Premier League (EPL) in future to curb illegal punting. But two S-League club managers Home United manager Noordin Rahman andTanjong Pagar general manager Richard Woon expressed concern thatPic: AFP - 376 words
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Article, Illustration498 2002-01-25 36 LIM HAN MING - SoccerSMART by LIM HAN MING IF ONLY Liverpool’s opponent in the FA Cup fourth round this Sunday is Manchester United and not Arsenal. I mean, who would bet against the Reds of Liverpool notching another victory over bitter arch-rival United? Especially after Pool’s 1-0 win over thePic Reuters - 498 words
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Article, Illustration463 2002-01-25 37 Title chase turning out to be a straight fight ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Leicester 7 Arsenal 3 k. LONDON Arsenal is sitting at the shoulder of Manchester United with its flamboyant Gallic hit-men preparing for a final assault on the territory Alex Ferguson’s team had begun to stake out.Pk: Reuters - 463 words
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Article, Illustration216 2002-01-25 37 -Reuters MANCHESTER Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon has admitted that a growing frustration over contract talks with David Beckham (left) has led the club to seriously consider selling its most valuable player. i According to newspaper reports yesterday, the Old Trafford board is-Reuters; ® Pic: Reuters - 216 words
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Article168 2002-01-25 37 Team P W D L F A Pts 1.Man United 24 14 3 7 56 34 45 2.Arsenal 23 12 8 3 46 27 44 3.Newcastle 23 13 4 6 42 29 43 4±iverpool 24 12 7 5 33 24 43 5.Leeds 23 11 9 3 35 21168 words
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276 2002-01-25 37 Wire services CUP SEMI-FINAL- 1 Tottenham 5 Chelsea 1 i (Tottenham wins 6-3 on aggregate) 1 LONDON Tottenham manager Glenn Hoddle was delighted with his team’s “magnificent” 5-1 demolition of Chelsea in the English League Cup semi-final on Wednesday, and is now looking– Wire services - 276 words
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213 2002-01-25 39 -AFP Melbourne Russian Marat Safin is tying his best to disguise his growing e lief that he can win the men’s crown. He is afraid of falling into the same ra P as when he won the US Open two ear s ago. A-AFP - 213 words
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Article90 2002-01-25 39 BANGKOK Singapore’s under-20 Lion Cubs were thrashed 1-7 by Myanmar in its second Asean Football Federation youth championship group match yesterday. Yan Paing, who scored the winner when its under-23 team defeated Singapore in the South-east Asian Games last year, was the hero again as he90 words
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Article125 2002-01-25 39 -AFP PORTO, Portugal Sven-Goran Eriksson’s transformation of an England side from shambolic mess to World Cup contender has come too late to impress the great and the good of European football. When the draw for the qualifying rounds of Euro 2004 is made here-AFP - 125 words
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Article74 2002-01-25 39 Reuters MADRID Second-half goals from Joseba Etxeberria and Ismael Urzaiz earned Athletic Bilbao a fighting 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the opening leg of the King’s Cup semi-final at San Mames on Wednesday. Real gave itself the perfect platform as Zinedine Zidane opened the– Reuters - 74 words
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