Streats, 29 January 2002

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    17 1 STREATS TUESDAY 29 January 2002 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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    Lock icon Different, disgruntled, deadly
    662 1  -  Were 911 terrorists driven to death and murder by prejudice in Europe? by CALVIN LOW the suicidal, mass-murderering pilots of Sept 11 were well-to-do outcasts in Europe. And so they became downcast, deadly and suicidal. They turned agaihst reason and, ironically, even against the tenets of Islam,
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  • morning rush
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      Lock icon Open Bidding System starts in April
      101 1 THE Certificate of Entitlement (COE) Open Bidding System will replace the Closed Bidding System in April. The last closed bidding exercise will be from March 1-7. Under the Open Bidding System, two tender exercises will be held each month on alternate fortnights. The exercises
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      Lock icon No M'sia connection: Dr Mahathir
      85 1 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamad has denied a Newsweek report that Malaysia was used as a launchpad for the Sept 11 terror attacks “As far as we know, there is no Malaysian connection in the attacks in the US,” Dr Mahathir
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  • LOCAL
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      Lock icon New MPs, new ideas My MP, my innovator my lawyer,
      402 2  -  by DIANA SER THE largest legal clinic at the constituency level that’s what residents in the TanglinCairnhill area have been enjoying since last month. Under their new MP, Miss IndraneeThurai Rajah (Tanjong Pagar GRC), those who earn too much to
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      Lock icon The resident is king
      171 2  -  comment by DIANA SER YOU can call them poli-nova-tors politicians who come up with innovative ideas to aid and engage their constituents. Last week, Dr Amy Khor (Hong Kah GRC) launched a scheme for residents in Hong Kah North to exchange trash for rice. Last December,
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      Lock icon Officers and gentlemen
      76 2 onekindact Idy I would like to thank officers Salleh and Salehan oftheJurong West Neighbourhood Police Centre who helped me to change the wheel on my car. My car got a flat tyre as I drove on the Ayer Rajah Expressway on Jan 6 morning. If you wish
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      Lock icon Dr M's flip flop: Why now? Strategy, *wayang kulit or...
      351 3  -  Shadow play by SARAH NG IT was sealed with the clink of glasses of water. So thought Singaporeans who hailed the new water deal, albeit a verbal one, reached between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Senior Minister Lee Kuan
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      Lock icon 'Water issue won't hurt ties'
      109 3 afp M KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s ties with Singapore will not be damaged by the current water spat, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. Asked if the issue would sour bilateral relations, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir said: “I don’t think so. Our relations can be
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      Lock icon Cheaper abalone and mushrooms
      152 3 PRICES of most Lunar New Year food items are down this year. In some cases, mushrooms and abalone are as much as 15 per cent cheaper than last year. For a can of Mexican Calmex, the most expensive brand of abalone, you’ll pay about $93. Last
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      Lock icon Let's mix, Singapore
      372 4  -  Grassroots move to foster understanding Leaders welcome idea of mixed seating at grassroots functions reports by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER WHY sit apart? Let’s share a table. Yes, it’s a small gesture. But it contributes to greater understanding. The sit-and-eat-together idea is just one of the grassroots initiatives to
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      Lock icon 120 officials turn up at Haj send-off for 12
      199 4 THE number of non-Muslim grassroots officials who turned out to send off Haj pilgrims at an event on Sunday was “heartwarming”, Joo Chiat MP Mr Chan Soo Sen told Streats. About 120 of the officials sent off the 12 pilgrims at
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      Lock icon Serial rapist hid behind a mask
      274 4 THE rapist had his face covered with a piece of cloth. He wore a cap. Only his eyes could be seen. And he forced two 14-year-old Sec 3 girls into performing oral sex on him. He raped one of them. He will spend the
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      Lock icon Chee pulls Mediacorp, SPH into legal tangle
      88 4 AN application to name Singapore’s top media firms as third parties in a tussle between politicians has been accepted by the High Court. Singapore Democratic Party chief Dr Chee Soon Juan made the application on Friday. He wants Singapore Press Holdings and Mediacorp
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      Lock icon Goldfish massacre
      97 4 TWENTY or more goldfish were killed when six fish were snatched by clumsy burglars from a pet shop on Sunday night. When David Guan, 50, arrived at work yesterday, the goldfish were floating belly up in their tanks, and six Flower Horn fish, worth almost $2,000, were gone.
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      Lock icon What your CPF is for
      219 7 WE refer to “In debt, but CPF earns interest”, a letter by Mr Danny Peh (Streats, Jan 15) in which he suggested that CPF members be allowed to use their CPF savings to pay off business loans. CPF was created to help all Singaporeans save
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      Lock icon Changi airport, make me proud of you
      155 7 CHANGI airport has repeatedly been judged the world’s best, but what goes °n behind the scenes makes me wonder Whether it deserves that reputation. I had a minor brush with a Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) staff member about his rude behaviour
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      Lock icon Let's talk about water
      95 7 'Was far from impressed by Malaysia’s attitude in talks and its baseless complaint that Singapore makes a hefty profit out of reselling its w ater back after it has been purified. I think Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad should have the grace, as the c ountry’s
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      56 7 a letter from the Ministry of Health and the Central Provident Fund Board published in Yesterday’s Streats, it was reported that the dependants’ Protection Scheme will be further r eviewed over the next two years...” It should have read: “Medishield will be further reviewed over the next two years...”.
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      Lock icon How much for an ez-exit from front?
      112 7 AS a participant in pilot tests for the ez-link card, I enjoyed the ease of boarding buses and accessing MRT platforms. But as more buses join the system, I have begun to wonder if it really is working well particularly in the case
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  • FINANCIAL
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      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      159 6 AS AT 9AM Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currendes Bid Offer Australian dollar 0.9430 0.9600 Canadian dollar 1.1270 1.1500 Euro 1.5800 1.6030 NZ dollar 0.7720 0.7940 Sterling pound 2.5730 2.6000 US dollar 1.8280 1.8410 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian
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      Lock icon Thailand challenges S'pore's hub status
      353 6 Tax breaks to lure firms to set up RHQs Reuters BANGKOK Thailand plans to replace Singapore as South-east Asia’s business hub. To achieve this it is dangling new tax breaks before foreign firms in a bid to snag their regional headquarters. Corporate tax will fall
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      Lock icon STI at 10-month high as funds target blue chips
      459 6 STI: 1,772.90 42.07 Reuters SHARES powered ahead for the second straight session yesterday, lifting the main share index to its highest level since March of last year. “I continue to see money shifting into this region. Part of the reason why
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    • money scan
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        Lock icon Keppel Land posts $366m loss
        102 6 -Reuters KEPPEL Land Ltd, Singapore’s fourth largest listed property group, said yesterday that it suffered a net loss of $366.5 million for 2001, following a writedown of $455 million of its land bank value. The loss, which was at the higher end of analysts’ expectations,
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        Lock icon Singapore Food profit up to $27.2m
        93 6 Reuters SINGAPORE Food Industries Ltd said yesterday it posted a net profit of $27.2 million for 2001, compared with $22.8 million in the previous year, thanks to better operating margins and lower costs. The rise came on the back of a 6.8 per cent
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        Lock icon M1 sees 10-15% profit growth this year
        79 6 -AFP Ml expects net profit growth of 10 to 15 per cent this year despite the economic woes. Ml’s chief executive officer, Neil Montefiore, said that final figures for 2001 were not yet available, but estimated growth at 15 to 20 per cent
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        Lock icon MAS to delist shares
        65 6 Reuters MALAYSIAN Airline System said yesterday it will delist from the KL stock exchange and transfer its listing status to a new unit, which will operate all its international flights. The pricing of the listing transfer deal will be determined later, said managing director Md NorYusof.
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      41 7 Interchange have your say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@sph.comjg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore i ***** You should include your name, address and contact number. EmpText
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  • MEDICAL
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      Lock icon Wonder stent
      274 8 It's all in the coating THREE in 10 heart surgery patients who have a stent placed in their hearts have to have them replaced when the tubes re-narrow, most likely through build-up of scar tissue. For diabetics, the figure is seven in 10. A new device, the Sirolimus
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      Lock icon health forum
      148 8 Q* My father nearly died from a heart attack. Am I at risk? I'm in my late 20s, have a deskbound job and exercise infrequently. Al Since you are young, it is highly unlikely that you will suffer the same fate as your father. However, you should know
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      Lock icon health fact
      60 8 Tingling hands Marked by numbness and tingling in the hand and wrist and pain that can go up to the shoulder, carpal tunnel syndrome may be caused repetitive arm motions. Swelling in the wrist compresses nerves that travel from the forearm to the hand through a "tunnel" in
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    • health scan
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        Lock icon $50 breast screening
        46 8 ALL places for the $3O subsidised breast screening test have been filled, the Health Promotion Board said yesterday. It advised women over 40 to book themselves for the $5O subsidised screening. Call 1-800-333-3030 for information on Breastscreen Singapore, and to make the appointment.
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        Lock icon Hear, hear for ear study
        64 8 Reuters NEW YORK -It used to be thought that children under two were too small and too prone to ear infections to take cochlear implants. But a new British study of 12 children with the implants showed that generally all did well. The implants are
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        Lock icon Mind over magnet
        72 8 Reuters NEW YORK A study that wanted to know if magnets could really relieve pain tried them on people with carpal tunnel syndrome and found that users felt some relief, even if the device was fake. Researchers in Oklahoma, who gave the patients real and fake magnets
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  • REGIONAL
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      Lock icon 'Good place for Arabs to lie low'
      311 10 M'sia was launchpad for Sept 11 attack: FBI report AFP WASHINGTON A secret FBI report obtained by Newsweek says that Malaysia was a “primary operational launchpad for the Sept 11 attacks”. It also said that former Malaysian army captain Yazid Sufaat’s suspected involvement
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      Lock icon Peeping Toms go green
      151 10 SEREMBAN Peeping Toms in Seremban’s Lake Garden have taken to hiding in trees and disguising themselves as plants to spy on courting couples. This was following a crackdown by enforcement officers and the police, who tore down their hideouts in Jalan Datuk Aminuddin Baki a few
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      Lock icon S-E Asia needs clear focus
      138 10 betweenthelines Al Qaeda and its allies seem to retain breathing space in South-east Asia that no longer exists in Afghanistan or Pakistan... A more menacing threat seems to be emerging in a network known as Jemaah Islamiah, an Al Qaeda branch in the region... The
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      Lock icon STINGER OF A POTION:
      44 10 A Thai drinking a glass of rice wine with a scorpion in the village ofßaan Niyomchai in Lopburi province. Villagers here are fond of wine fermented with scorpions, believing the arachnids can cure various diseases and improve sexual potency Reuters
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      Lock icon Refugee kids planning suicide: lawyer
      232 10 -AP SYDNEY A group of 11 teenagers being held in a remote Outback detention centre have made a pact to commit suicide unless they are released, a lawyer representing protesting detainees said yesterday. “Their condition is very stressed, very wound up, they are wanting an
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      Lock icon Taking the road to Vietnam
      375 11 America may get bogged down in Philippines SINGAPORE The southern Philippines may become America’s new Vietnam. In fact some analysts are warning that the operation currently a joint exercise involving US troops and the Philippine army could become bigger and messier, and could last longer
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      Lock icon KL move will worsen Indon jobs crisis: expert
      194 11 -AFP JAKARTA Malaysia’s decision to halve its intake of Indonesian Workers will worsen Jakarta’s already acute unemployment crisis, an expert said yesterday. Malaysian officials on Sunday announced plans to gradually reduce the number of legal Indonesian workers from 900,000 to around 450,000
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      Lock icon Power from prisoners' poo
      122 11 Reuters Bangkok Power-hungry Thailand plans to get the most out of its prison population by turning their excrement into gas. After a successful nationwide campaign to turn pig dung into gas, authorities here are now looking for new sources of energy. “We have been very successful
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      Lock icon First Palestinian female suicide attacker surfaces The guitar bomber
      360 12 Wire services JERUSALEM For the first time a woman bomber has carried out a fatal bomb attack against Israel. On Sunday, a woman blew herself up in Jerusalem’s main shopping street, killing herself and an old man. A Palestinian woman thought
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      Lock icon US reporter seized by Pakistani group
      166 12 -AFP NEW YORK A Pakistani group said it had seized Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, the paper said. The National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty emailed US news organisations pictures of Mr Pearl, including one with a gun pointed at his
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      Lock icon L'affaire Enron
      237 12 HOUSTON Enron was a company in love with itself, the Electronic Telegraph reported yesterday. Office affairs were rampant, divorce among senior executives epidemic, and stories of couples steaming up glasswalled offices after late-night meetings were the talk of Houston. “It was insane,” said a former energy trader, soothing
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      Lock icon Cheney ready to fight Congress
      129 12 WASHINGTON -The White House and Congress are headed for a showdown. Vice-President Cheney has rejected demands that he release information about industry consultations by his energy taskforce, USA Today reported yesterday. David Walker, head of the General Accounting Office of Congress, said on Sunday that
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    • weird world
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        Lock icon Sex, law, videotape
        80 12 AFP 1 A LAW professor is in an embarrassing position after a thief stole videotapes of him having sex with his students and gave them to police, an Italian newspaper reported. Ezio Capizzano, 66, head of law at Italy’s Camerino University defended himself by saying the sex
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        Lock icon Freemasons' outing
        104 12 Reuters FREEMASONS will hold a charity run through London wearing Tshirts printed with the words: “I am a freemason.” And from April they will be able to read their own glossy magazine called MQ (Masonic Quarterly). “I am keen to get freemasons to talk openly and with pride
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        Lock icon Prickly situation
        65 12 A SAWING sound coming from a New Zealand house before dawn led neighbours to call the police, www.stuff.co.nz reported. Eight police officers with dogs swooped on the Christchurch house at 4.30 am yesterday. Senior Sergeant lan Freeman said the culprits were apprehended on the job. “They were described
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        Lock icon Smell gave bum away
        103 12 A BLIND man has identified a thief by his smell. Romanian Gheorghe Gruia, 70, gave a note worth $26 to the man to get him some food. The thief came back empty handed but handed back a note worth only $5.20 Gruia went to police describing
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      136 10 EmpText isr 1 IBWMfe mm 300 pairs of parade tickets up for grabs! A pair of coveted tickets could be yours if you can name the float of the day from 28 Jan to 1 Feb. Just watch out for Streats for entry coupons and Channel U for clues during
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  • easy STREATS
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      Lock icon Still looking for Mr Right
      475 13 She has plenty of studs in her ears and even her nose. But there's no stud in Irin Gan's heart right now SHE'S into body piercing and has 10 piercings all over six on her left ear, two on her right, one on her belly
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      Lock icon News in briefs? NO WAY
      481 14  -  teIIvTUBBY by YVONNE KWOK Salacious news presentations are popping up on TV and the Net. But local TV stations won't compromise credibility by sexing up news programmes to draw more viewers IF you’ve read reports about Canada’s NakedNews.com, Russia’s Ml TV’s Naked Truth and now
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      Lock icon Ex-NYPD Blue star on drink-driving charge
      149 14 KIM DELANEY, the former NYPD Blue actress and star of legal series Philly, was arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of drink driving near her home in Malibu, California. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies said that Delaney, 40, was taken into custody when a
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      79 16 If you've got quite a bit to do in the late afternoon, be careful as you rush around. There will be passing showers in the northern and western areas and it will be windy in the rest of Singapore. Temperatures will range between 25°C and 32°C,
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    • Just a minute
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        Lock icon Check this out...
        60 16 Want to find out more about Singapore's economic situation and your employment prospects? Get it from the Manpower Minister himself. Dr Lee Boon Yang will take questions for the online chat Tackling the Economic Crisis: Manpower and Other Strategies organised by the Singapore International Foundation (SIF). 7-Bpm
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        Lock icon From today...
        98 16 You can hop on a specially decorated express shuttle bus to Chinatown. There are five different routes around Singapore, originating from Pasirßis Drive 1 (bus stop at Pasir Ris West Plaza); Punggol Road (818 bus stop); Chua Chu Kang (Lot 1 Shopping Centre bus stop); Pioneer Road North
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        Lock icon Remember...
        43 16 Family violence is on the rise and counsellors attribute it to the stress of job losses due to the economic downturn. If you need help dealing with an abusive family member, call: Promoting Alternatives to Violence (Pave): 454-6678. National FSC Helpline: 1800-838-0100.
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    • Happenin'
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        Lock icon EXHIBITION
        81 16 DIY AROMATHERAPY SLIMMING BEAUTY EXHIBITION Novena Square, Level 1 Atrium Till Jan 31,11am-9pm Free Call 733-8387 Thinking of pampering yourself but don’t know where to start? Check out this exhibition which features the latest range of European aromatherapy slimming and DIY beauty products. Find out which DIY method allows
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        58 16 JUDAH BEN-HUR University Cultural Centre (NUS) Till Feb 9 From $4l Call Ticket Charge at 296-2929 As that little phrase goes, the legend has now come to the stage. Be enchanted by an award-winning international cast as they tell a turbulent story of mystery, adventure, romance and comedy set
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        Lock icon ART
        47 16 SLICES OF SENTIMENT Substation gallery Feb 2-B,llam-9pm Free Call Substation at 337-7535 See the beauty of nature through the eyes of artist Lim Poh Lai. The highlight of his first solo exhibition is easily his rich landscape series where he presents his representational interpretations of nature.
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        Lock icon FASHION
        68 16 VIBRANT PEONY/SPRING COMES ALIVE IN THE CITY Raffles City Shopping Centre Till Feb 2; I pm, 7pm (Tue-Fri); 1pm, 4pm, 7pm (Sat, Sun) Free Flowers and fashion come together in a showcase of casual and classy togs designed by Wei Ronghui. But you won’t be seeing familiar orchid-motif outfits
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        Lock icon CRUISE
        83 16 THE CRUISE OF WEALTH 2002 Marina Bay Feb 8-17 $l5 (Adult), $9 (Children) Call Singapore Explorer at 339-6833 Fancy an atmospheric and auspicious-auguring cruise around Marina Bay and the Waterfront? Set off from the Bay along with 135 other passengers for some festive merrymaking. You’ll sail away in a
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    • Tune in TV & Movie news
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        Lock icon REALLY SOMETHING
        44 17 8.30 pm, TV Works Kick the evening off with Ivan Heng and Neo Swee Lin as they go in search of balls. Delicious fishballs, stunning ballroom dancers and exciting ball games are all part of a day’s work for this dynamic duo.
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        Lock icon HAPPY RULES!
        49 17 Bpm, Channel U BaoYin (Michelle Chong) moves in with Madam Ng (Lina Ng), but the two can’t see eye to eye. The focus this Week is on environmentally friendly cars, while in Extreme Limits, watch celebrities Irin Gan, Ericia Lee and Cynthia Lee challenge their balancing capabilities.
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        Lock icon MY LIFE AS A DOG
        67 17 10pm, Central From the director of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and The Cider House Rules comes this 1988 Golden Globe winner about a boy who’s sent to live with his uncle, leaving behind his brother, his terminally ill mother and his dog. There, he meets
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        Lock icon CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST
        51 17 10pm, V V Entertainment (SCV 56) Hur Jin-Ho makes his directorial debut in this low-key Korean drama about Jung-Wan, a photographer who falls in love with a young meter-maid. However, Jung-Wan is terminally ill and only his immediate family knows about this. Stars Han Suk-Kyu and Shim
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        Lock icon Casablanca incurs Sean Penn's wrath
        109 17 OUTSPOKEN Sean Penn has no qualms about slamming the beloved movies of yesteryear. Gone with the Wind? Despised it The Grapes of Wrath? Can’t stand it. The actor-director thinks Casablanca is “an abominable fraud of a movie”. All old movies, he says, should be burned.
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      Lock icon Chill out
      130 17 maryjblige Wo More Drama YOU won’t go wrong with this hip-hop and R&B diva who has built her reputation on her power vocals and song-writing skills. For this 17-track collection, Blige has enlisted the expertise of the best names in the music industry Dr Dre, Missy Elliott, Lenny
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  • Sports
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      Lock icon First blow
      437 18 Iverson stands tall against man-mountain O'Neal NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Philadelphia 76ers 93 LA Lakers 87 PHILADELPHIA Allen Iverson (right) scored 14 of his 29 points in the last period to help Philadelphia 76ers sink Los Angeles Lakers in its first game here since last June’s NBA finals. The 76ers
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      Lock icon Staying alive
      382 21 Second Division club gives Newcastle a scare -Reuters FA CUP FOURTH ROUND Peterborough 2 Newcastle 4 LONDON Alan Shearer believes the FA Cup remains the best competition in the world and one he is still desperate to win. The Newcastle striker’s penalty at Peterborough helped send Newcastle through
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      Lock icon Keegan's emotional return to Newcastle
      346 21 LONDON Kevin Keegan hopes the winner of the fifth round FA Cup clash between his team Manchester City and Newcastle go on to lift the trophy. An emotional tie at St James Park was set up as Keegan’s First Division leader City trounced Premier League
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