Streats, 19 February 2002

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    10 1 Streats E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (P) 429/03/2001 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2002
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  • Article
    Lock icon Q:Why involve M’sia?' A: For S’pore Muslims
    556 1  -  Zulfikar takes tudung issue across the Causeway By Sonny Phua MR Zulfikar Mohd Shariff simply refuses to lie low, keep quiet or stay still. Pressured to resign as chief ofFateha.com on Jan 24 following his criticism of Singapore’s support for the US in
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    Lock icon M’sians free to comment, says Albar
    122 1 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians will not be prevented from criticising Singapore’s ban on Islamic headscarves in schools, Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday. His remark follows a statement by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong urging citizens to reject foreign interference in the matter.
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  • MORNING RUSH
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      Lock icon CANCER 1st FOR STORE
      67 1 DOCTORS offered new hope for cancer patients while claiming yet another world medical first for Singapore The successful unrelated cord blood transplants for two patients without the use of chemotherapy. The two operations, which took place in November and December at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH),
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      Lock icon 2002,2002,2002 TOMORROW
      65 1 TOMORROW night will see a historic moment that will never happen again in our lifetime. At two minutes past Bpm, your digital time display will read: 20:02, 20.02, 2002. This rare palindromic moment with numbers that read exactly the same backwards and forwards will not occur again until
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  • STREATS local
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      Lock icon Marrow cancer man gets cord blood transplant
      287 2  -  New procedure spells hope for blood disorder patients By Sonny Phua SINGAPORE General Hospital (SGH) has scored a world first. SGH doctors successfully transplanted cord blood from two unrelated donors into a leukaemia patient without destroying his bone marrow or making use of
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      Lock icon Justice Thean to retire Join private sector
      251 2 AFTER 18 years on the Supreme Court Bench, Justice LP Thean, 69, will retire on Sunday. Since he turned 65 the statutory age of retirement he has been reappointed twice for two-year periods. From March 1, he will join Khattar Wong as a
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      Lock icon Volunteering is child’s play
      105 2 A PLAY commissioned by the National Volunteer Centre premiered yesterday at Naval Base Secondary School. The idea behind The V In You is to get students to think of ways they can volunteer. Four actors dressed as teens play a variety of roles in the 25-minute
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      Lock icon Up for 4th straight month: Non-oil exports
      353 3  -  By Deepa Vijiyasingam THE latest trade figures from the Trade Development Board (TDB) confirmed sentiments that a flicker of light is appearing at the end of the tunnel. Singapore’s key non-oil domestic exports (NODX) fell 4.1 per cent in January from a year
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      Lock icon PM Goh Steers Thai ties to new high
      246 3 IT’S a marriage. And marriages must have children. That’s how Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday described Singapore’s relationship with Thailand and the good that will come out of it. Mr Goh and Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday announced a new
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      Lock icon Bride’s photo-shoot turns into molest case. But photographer claims... ‘I was just being professional’
      414 4  -  B u Khushwant Singh THE bride blushed, but for all the wrong reasons. Being the focus of her photographer’s lewd attention turned the 27-year-old’s wedding day into a nightmare, when he molested her six times during
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      Lock icon Parachutist drops in
      187 4 IT would have been a good jump for parachutist Ms Caroline Chok last Saturday morning. She did a five second free-fall as planned after jumping from 1,500 m. Her parachute opened successfully and she was approaching her landing target the 800-metre long airstrip at the Segamat Country
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      Lock icon Blinded by passion
      210 4  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH HE met her at a dance class and, within a month, got her in his bed. The problem was: She was just 14. Rahmat Jalil, 19, a Civil Defence NSman, yesterday pleaded guilty to having sex with an underaged girl. The girl, who can’t be
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      Lock icon Slow service gets chopper response
      411 4  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH INFURIATED that the service was less than “chop chop”, a man picked up a chopper from the kitchen and unleashed 15 minutes of terror at a Yio Chu Kang restaurant. It left one man slashed in the arm and another traumatised at having
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      Lock icon Streats’ new look: Your verdict Easy, neat, quick, serious
      410 6  -  By Cara van Miriah SERIOUS does not mean boring. And Streats, with its new look, seems to have struck the right balance. So said readers reacting to the revamped free daily snapped up at train stations and interchanges yesterday morning. While
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      Lock icon Singapore Power to build $280m plant in Australia
      274 6 SINGAPORE POWER (SPI) will build a $2BO-million power plant in Australia, company vice-president Chris Brown said yesterday. The natural gas-fired plant will be located on land SPI already owns in Victoria state, Mr Brown told Dow Jones newswires. The station will “monetise
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      Lock icon YOUR E-MAIL COMMENTS
      107 6 The revamped version enhances credibility Streats has matured. There must be twice as much news text now. This makes Streats more serious reading. Keep up the good work. Lawrence Ho Good job on the new look. Kudos to your team. We readers applaud thefruits of your labour.
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  • STREATS financial
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      Lock icon SingTel flirts with all-time low
      431 8 STI: 1,760.74 7.53 Reuters SHARES finished lower yesterday with bank, airline and technology stocks easing. Sentiment was also weighed down by sharp falls in US markets on Friday as accounting concerns flared up. US markets was shut yesterday for President’s Day. The Straits Times Index
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      Lock icon Results below expectations
      507 8 DBS profit down 28% to $999m on bad debts, lower asset values Reuters SINGAPORE DBS Group, South -east Asia’s largest bank, posted a worse-than-expected 28 per cent fall in 2001 net profit to $999 million yesterday due to sharply higher provisions for loans and lower asset values.
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      Lock icon SembCorp Marine upbeat on 2002 earnings
      195 8 Reuters SINGAPORE SembCorp Marine said yesterday it expects earnings in 2002 to improve, buoyed by the completion of a higher number of shipbuilding orders, and more ship conversion and offshore jobs. “For 2002, we are expecting a higher turnover and targeting a corresponding improvement
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      22 8 US$: 551.829 552.620 EURO: $1,598 Ss: DM1.224 Ss: 72.55 YEN Ss: RM2.078 Ss: HK54.265 Ss: 23.84 BAHT Ss: 5,602 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
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        Lock icon ALSTOM WINS MRT DEAL
        103 8 -AFP THE Land Transport Authority has awarded a $663 million contract to build an extension to the MRT to the French group Alstom and ST Elect. Alstom’s share of the contract is $471 million and its Singapore partner gets the remaining $192 million. Under the contract
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        Lock icon PUBLIC BANK EARNINGS
        71 8 Reuters MALAYSIA’S fourth-largest banking group Public Bank yesterday reported flat yearly earnings as a 10 per cent rise in revenue was offset by higher provisions for loan losses and operating expenses. The group posted a net profit of RM717.22 million ($344.5 million) for the year ended Dec
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        Lock icon JAYA HI PROFIT UP 47%
        83 8 Reuters JAYA Holdings has reported a 47 per cent jump in net profit for the six months ended Dec 31. It reported a profit of $11.3 million on a turnover of $37.27 million. Profits for the previous six months were $7.59 million on a turnover
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      Lock icon M’sia Airlines file police report
      225 11 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Airline System (MAS) said yesterday it had asked police to investigate allegations of management irregularities. MAS lodged a police report on Jan 9 and said it focused on possible contraventions of the Companies Act when former chairman Tajudin Ramli was in
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    • Article
      Lock icon ‘Enron can’t happen here
      114 11 AP KUALA LUMPUR -An Enron-type situation will not occur in Malaysia because its accounting standards are more stringent than those in the US. This is what Mr Ali Abdul Kadir, chairman of the Securities Commission, believes. He said that Malaysia’s existing checks on accounting and audit
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      Lock icon Payday Mayday
      314 11 Morgan Stanley chief Philip Purcell’s pay: From s4om in 2001 to s23m last year HUGE pay cuts have begun to sweep London and Wall Street. And they start at the top. The chief executive of US investment bank Morgan Stanley has had his pay almost halved. Mr Philip
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      Lock icon OOPS! He did it again
      189 11 Reuters TOKYO The yen dipped briefly yesterday after gaffeprone US President George W Bush opened his mouth. Mr Bush caused some consternation in the foreign exchange markets by saying he had discussed “devaluation” with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Replying to questions at a joint
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  • STREATS vocal
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      Lock icon Whose headscarf is it anyway?
      376 12 THREE Malaysian bodies the Persatuan Ulama Malaysia (PUM), Persatuan Ulama Kedah (PUK) and Teras Pengupayaan Melayu (Teras) have submitted a memorandum to the Singapore government on the tudung ban. The ulamas insist women should cover their heads. They call this the hijab, purdah or the
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      Lock icon Discipline yourselves before crying foul
      201 12 EVEN though a Muslim, I am neither for nor against the tudung controversy. What concerns me is the growing number of women, mostly teenagers, who wear the tudung and yet don’t behave respectably. Recently, I saw four teenagers at an isolated public place. Two girls,
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      Lock icon We’re on the green path, but walking real slow
      145 12 I AGREE with the Ministry of Environment, “We’re firmly on the green path: ENV” (Streats, Feb 15). But we are only strolling along. Where I live, there is no fortnightly collection of recycelable waste, contrary to the ENV reply. I have
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      Lock icon Not very Comfort-able
      77 12 ON Feb 2, after the MTV Asia Awards, I called for a Comfort taxi at 11,50 pm. The taxi arrived, but he picked up some celebrities. I called Comfort again and complained. They said they would send another taxi. I waited till 12.15 am, but no cab
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      71 12 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@sph.com.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. HOME.WORK Beat the recession blues. Life! brings you a guide to coping
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  • STREATS medical
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      Lock icon Blood check may help predict Alzheimer’s
      403 14 Reuters WASHINGTON High levels of a blood molecule linked to heart disease may indicate a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers said people who had high homocysteine levels had twice the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia. This could mean
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      Lock icon HEALTH FORUM
      156 14 QMy nipples itch terribly before and during my periods. Is this normal? A SOME women have skin changes associated with the hormonal change that occurs with the menstrual cycle. The cause of the itch is basically due to dryness of the skin, and the use of moisturisers is
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      Lock icon Mutant bugs to save your teeth
      210 14 BOSTON A mouthwash of genetically modified bugs may stop tooth decay. US researchers who have developed the spray hope clinical trials will begin this year, BBC News Online reported. The GM mouthwash, which they claim lasts a lifetime, would be squirted in the mouth
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    • HEALTH SCAN
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        Lock icon ESSENTIAL OILS HEAL
        105 14 Reuters DALLAS A pair of orthopaedic surgeons report that two essential oils eucalyptus and tea-tree oils are effective at treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. Dr Eugene Sherry of the University of Sydney in Australia said that when applied to the skin of infected wounds, an antibacterial
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        Lock icon RETRAIN BRAIN
        78 14 Reuters WASHINGTON Older people who have trouble learning new things and who forget quickly can be re-trained to use their brains more efficiently. Brain scans show that standard memory techniques, such as making associations, work, said Randy Buckner, a neuroscientist at Washington University in St Louis who led
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        Lock icon LEUKAEMIA LINK
        90 14 Reuters NEW YORK The risk of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer, may be greater in children of older mothers and fathers, a study in New Zealand suggests. Researchers also found that the risk is affected by parity, the number of children live or stillborn
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      Lock icon HEALTH FACT
      100 14 Something in the blood LEUKAEMIA (literally “white blood”) cancers begin in the blood-forming cells of bone marrow. White blood cells evolve from immature cells called “blasts”. Normally, blasts constitute 5 per cent of bone marrow. In leukaemia, these blasts remain abnormally immature and multiply all the time, eventually
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  • STREATS regional
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      Lock icon Aussie PM denies hand in propaganda against aslyum seekers 'I didn't pick photos'
      344 15 -afp CANBERRA Prime Minister John Howard said he was not involved in selecting photos to back government claims that asylum seekers had thrown children into the sea from a people smuggling boat. The photos actually depicted an
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    • Article
      Lock icon 'When time is right well tell'
      134 15 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will name the former minister said to have given US$lO million ($18.3 million) to radical Muslim groups in the US when the time is right, an official said. The government would get more information from Islamic Supreme Council of America
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    • Article
      Lock icon Secret M’sian report links Yazid to JI
      226 15 AP KUALA LUMPUR Yazid Sufaat, a former Malaysian army captain, donated cash to buy guns for Islamic rebels in the Philippines and bought bomb-making materials for Muslims fighting Christians on Indonesia’s Ambon island, a secret government document alleges. It also accuses Yazid of
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      Lock icon Soldier seeks revenge for lost love
      252 15 -AFP BASILAN Joel Abrenica first learned of love and loss in Basilan. The Filipino Army corporal returned to duty from vacation to find the southern Philippine island abuzz with American Special Forces troops, ready to lend a hand in his personal battle against the
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      Lock icon Jail her, says sex star’s dad
      131 15 AFP MANILA The father of a rising Filipina movie starlet wants her jailed for appearing in two sex films, reports said yesterday. Aurelio Tambis, father of 17-year-old actress Aleck Bovick, has filed a complaint against her and her managers, accusing them of violating a
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  • STREATS global
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      Lock icon Western media paint bleak future for Japan, but... Bush calls PM ‘great reformer’
      489 16  -  By Pradeep Rajan WHAT a coincidence! The Western world’s two most respected magazines The Economist and Time had almost identical covers. They also had identical stories on the downslide of the world’s second largest economy Japan. The
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      Lock icon US must take the lead in courting China
      518 16  -  Comment RONALD BROWNSTEIN Los Angeles Times AMERICA’S complex engagement with China defies flat conclusions and bright lines. The two nations connect and collide on so many different fronts that the relationship is never moving solely in one direction. Almost always, it is
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      Lock icon Marwan could be Arafat’s successor
      406 16 JERUSALEM The Intifada has produced a rising star: Marwan Barghouti, the head of the Tanzim, Fatah’s armed West Bank militia. Some members of the Israeli defence establishment believe he will be a major player in the post-Arafat era, the Jerusalem Post reported. Some see him
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  • STREATS people
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      Lock icon Executive disorder
      548 18 Business culture lets sleaze thrive as China opens up ONE moment Wang Xuebing, 49, is a reform-minded banker on the way up; the next, he finds himself fired from the job and subjected to a round-the-clock investigation for fraud. Now suffering from diabetes, Wang, the youngest president of
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      Lock icon How honest is Blair?
      345 18 LONDON The British press yesterday raised questions about the honesty of Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has failed to shrug off allegations of sleaze in connection with government aid to an Indian tycoon. “The opposition is right to call for an inquiry so that clarity can
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      37 19 Streats has been upgraded? A brand new layout for an even wider coverage of local, foreign and business news! Get your copy now and see the difference we are making to your morning! Prime time. prime news
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  • easy STREATS
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      Lock icon On the block
      678 20  -  By Yvonne Kwok Ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is in town to perform at a charity fund-raising dinner organised by Caltex Golfers with Heart, to be held tonight And she’ll be auctioning off bits of her spicy past to help raise funds THE MOMENT the press saw the
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      Lock icon The unusual suspects
      529 21 They are models-tumed-singers. Thai boyband Dragon 5 may seem like the usual suspects for a ditzy bubblegum pop group. But as DIANA SER found out, they are more than that IT IS easy to write off Thai boyband Dragon 5 as just another bunch of himbos who
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      Lock icon Farewell and hello
      675 21  -  Tellytubby 2L YVONNE KWOK I HAVE two things to say. But before that, a moment of silence for Felicity who has passed away in the US. Rumours are rife that Warner Brothers will can the series about the lives and loves of a bunch of college kids
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      Lock icon TODAY:
      73 22 J J FAIR ***** 1# HIGH TIDE TODAY SUNRBE/SET MOONRISE/SET 2.54 am: 2.6 m 7.17 am 12.03 pm 3.09 pm: 2.4 m 7.21 pm Forecast details in at 4.59 pm TODAY: Generally fair and windy. OUTLOOK: North -east winds and isolated showers in the late afternoon for the next
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    • Just a minute
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        Lock icon From today...
        55 22 To help SCV MaxTV subscribers navigate the channels, the company has been re-assigning 12 channel numbers in a progressive exercise from January to March. From today, the channel for Cartoon Network will be changed from 17 to 35. If you have any queries or problems about the conversion,
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        Lock icon Check this out...
        69 22 Even cleaners can go for training. The Southeast CDC is conducting a free eight-day training course in laundry care, home hygiene, cleaning techniques and the basics of using different detergents and chemicals for various cleaning jobs. The CDC will also match them to jobs in homes or
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    • Happenin’
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        Lock icon SHOW
        140 22 DISNEY ON ICE CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF WALT DISNEY MAGIC Singapore Indoor Stadium March 8 till 17, various times $81 (rinkside seats), $50, $36, $21 Visit www.sistic.com.sg or call 348 5555 Mickey, Minnie, Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket, Buzz Lightyear, Woody and the Mouseketeers these characters and more come together in
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        Lock icon CONCERT
        188 22 BOND ‘LIVE’ IN SINGAPORE Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, Suntec City March 18, 8pm $101, $81, $61, $41 Call Sistic at 348-5555 or visit www.sistic.com.sg These four girls have a special bond with Singapore. Seen recently at the MTV Asia Awards, Bond is back for a one-night concert. You
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        Lock icon Happenin@Informatics
        105 22 Happenin @Informatics UK Universities Seminar 19 Feb 2002 7pm Informatics Funan Degree Centre, Funan Centre O5-01 Highlights on University of Portmouth “One of the top New Universities in UK” (Times Good University Guide 2000) and Oxford Brookes University “Best New University for 6 years running since 1996” (By Times Good
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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        Lock icon BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
        61 23 10pm, Channel 5 A vampire has attacked the passengers on a train. With the thought that Spike is in love with her, Buffy has a tough time concentrating on the investigation Meanwhile, Drusilla barges back into Spike’s life and tries to get him to feed off
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        Lock icon LEGEND OF THE MUMMY
        76 23 10pm, TV Works Famed Egyptologist Abel Trelawny is found in a coma, his right arm savagely torn with seven strange cuts. Soon afterwards, several mysterious deaths strike the Trelawny mansion. His beautiful daughter, Margaret, together with her companion, Robert, tries to solve the mystery. They find
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        Lock icon Bloody and Spirited sweep
        138 23 POPULAR Japanese animated film Spirited Away (picture below) shared the Golden Bear top prize at the Berlin Film Festival with controversial British docudrama Bloody Sunday. The all-time top grosser at the Japanese box office, Spirited is about a young girl who stumbles onto a world of
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      Lock icon Chill out
      97 23 JENNIFER LOPEZ JToThaL-O! THIS 11 -track remix album has hit the number one spot on the Billboard Top 200. It’s the first remix title to reach Billboard’s top spot. And no wonder, as it has been remixed by heavyweights P Diddy, Irv Gotti, Rodney Jerkins, Fat Joe and
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      251 22 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 319-8191 CALLING ALL GCE ‘NTO'/A' LEVEL STUDENTS! Thames Preferential Entry Scheme You can now use your Preliminary Examination Results to enrol for Thames programmes and obtain a prestigious degree in 3 years! Enjoy a
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
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      454 23 by Kelli I ox at Astrology.cam AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Your imagination is triggered by the smallest suggestion. Intuition is a far better teacher than some dry textbook. Let anxious or pushy individuals get ahead of you while you leisurely develop new ideas. IX PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 Now that
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  • STREATS sports
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      115 24 ONTHES-LEAGUE We must be realistic and accept that the S-League...is not going to compete with more established leagues like 1 the English Premiership. (But) that is what we must aim for, the S-League thriving side-by-side with the more well-known leagues. ON PROFESSIONALISM I urge all of you
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      Lock icon Cash control
      427 24  -  No help for sinking clubs, warns FAS boss Mah Bn iAdam Hajihixly THE Football Association of Singapore (FAS) will not bail out S-League clubs which are in financial difficulties. The warning came from FAS president Mah Bow Tan yesterday at a luncheon to mark the kick-off of the
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      268 24  -  Bjl iAdam Hashidy HEADS were seen nodding in agreement yesterday when Football Association of Singapore president Mah Bow Tan singled out Tan Kim Leng (below) as the model professional at yesterday’s luncheon. Said Mr Mah: “Players like Tan Kim Leng should be
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      196 24  -  Bp Tan Kim Han ONE million dollars a year. That is the amount The Sumeet Group, a company specialising in manufacturing grinders and food machinery among others, has pledged to S-League club Sembawang Rangers. The two parties are said to be close to signing
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      485 25 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Beyer Leverkusen v Arsenal LONDON Having summoned its Three Musketeers to secure safe passage in the FA Cup, Arsenal has called upon the nonflying Dutchman to aid its Champions League hopes. Sylvain Wiltord, Thierry Henry and Robert Pires
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      61 25 RESULTS i Newcastle 1 (Solano 59) Manchester City 0 Chelsea 3 Gudjohnsen 16, Hasselbalnk 26, Forssell 90) Preston 1 (Macken 9) Everton 0 Crewe 0 Tottenham 4 (Zlege 9, Poyet 36, 90, Sheringham 64) Tranmere 0 DRAW (QUARTER-FINALS) Arsenal v Newcastle West Brom v Fulham Tottenham
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      272 25 Wire services LONDON Newcastle manager Bobby Robson criticised some of his players following Newcastle’s 1-0 FA Cup fifth round win over Manchester City for tiring themselves out by playing 90 minutes for their countries on Wednesday. Robson was angry with Nikos Dabizas in particular who picked up
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        146 25 BASKETBALL SACRAMENTO, California Gary Payton was the star of the show as Seattle Super Sonics halted Sacramento Kings’ home winning streak with a 126-116 victory on Sunday. Payton had 31 points and 13 assists as Kings lost at home for the first time in 20 games. Super
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          100 25 Reuters MILAN AS Roma was held to a goalless draw at lowly Brescia on Sunday, allowing rival Juventus to stay top of Serie A. Roma slipped to third place, with Inter Milan moving above it on goal difference after Christian Vieri scored twice in a 3-0 win
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          89 25 -AFP BUENOS AIRES One fan was left dead and several wounded when fans from Argentinian league rivals Racing Club and Independiente clashed on Sunday. The dead fan was named as Gustavo Rivero, 24, who died in the Fiorito Hospital after undergoing emergency surgery for stab wounds suffered
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      852 26  -  Isay THE S-League kicks off tomorrow after a three-month break. Streatsjournalists brush the dust offtheir crystal balls to get an insight into the future. They differ in picking their winners. As the saying goes: To each his own. TO give readers a clearer picture ofthe
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      150 26  -  By Tan Kim Han THE title seems to be going Home. At first glance, the 1999 champion has its Singapore Cup-winning machine intact, while it is no exaggeration to say that other title-contenders have seen a mass exodus. Home United’s national team backline of Adi Saleh,
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      156 27  -  Bp Adam Hashidy IT might have been a dark and gloomy S-League season for Singapore Armed Forces FC last year, but I’m still prepared to cast my vote into its pot. It was uncharacteristic for SAFFC not to add any silverware to its crowded trophy cabinet.
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      225 27  -  Hit Lim Han Ming FORGET Home United or Singapore Armed Forces FC. This year’s S-League title will end up in the East. But it won’t be defending champion Geylang United which will be popping champagne in October. Instead, my money is on Tampines Rovers. Why?
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      37 25 IN THE LIVING ROOM SOCCER: Champions League: Juventus v Deportivo La Coruna (ESPN Ch23, tomorrow, 3.30am), Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal (Ch 5, tomorrow, 3.30am). DELAYED TELECAST SOCCER: Champions League: Real Madrid v Porto (ESPN Ch23, tomorrow, 6am).
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