Streats, 1 March 2002

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  • 12 1 Streats FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • 546 1  -  Recovery on the cards, say MTlfigures. Retrenchment on the rise, says MOM By j By Deepa Vijiyasingam and Sonny Phua THE big picture from trade figures suggests a celebration. But the devils in the detail point to a dull, throbbing hangover. First the good
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  • MORNING RUSH
    • 151 1 FOREIGN Affairs Minister Prof S Jayakumar yesterday said that peoplesmuggling should be squeezed from two sides. “We tackled the drug problem at the supply side and at the demand side (addicts),” Prof Jayakumar told delegates at the Regional Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling and
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    • 152 1 MORE O-level students performed better last year than in 2000 with the star gainers coming from neighbourhood schools. Eight in every 10 of 33,512 students scored five or more passes, compared with 77.8 per cent in 2000, while 99.9 per cent will get their certificates, up from
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  • STREATS local
    • 179 2  -  School dropout makes it to JC By Wendy Tan IN PRIMARY 1, Lim Cheng How started to play truant. He would run home during recess only to have his mum drag him back. Somehow, he survived the PSLE and was put in the Express stream in Sec
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    • 210 2 EM3 no obstacle to poly or JC WU MAO FEN, 16, is proof that being in the EM3 stream does not mean no hope for entry into a JC or a polytechnic. The Henderson Secondary student, scored two As and three Bs in her O levels and
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    • CLASS ACTS
      • 96 2 THEY each had perfect scores in their O-level exams. But they didn’t bum the midnight oil to score 10 Als each. Raffles Institution student Colin Tan Weiyu, Nicholas Zeng Hongde and Tan Xuan Rong, all 16, are from the gifted stream. Colin, who plays a number
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      • 104 2 FOUR years ago, his father had to beg some schools to enrol him. He had, after all, only an average 211 score in his PSLE. From such an ignominious start, Dave Ong went on to become the top student of Greenridge Secondary, the school in Bukit Panjang
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    • 310 3  -  By_ Zubaidah Nazeer IF you had seen the axe-wielding security guard Rahmat Paiman, 61, chasing a woman around the tables at Blk 79 Circuit Road hawker centre, you could have been forgiven if you thought an action movie was being filmed. Although Rahmat and his ex-wife,
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    • 143 3 THEY met on a phone chatline, courted and had sex over a fortnight in July 1998. In January 1999, the 12-year-old girl gave birth to a stillborn child. Yesterday, Pang Yen Faye, now 18, Was charged with having sex with
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    • 183 3  -  Zubaidah Nazeer Malaysian Tan Ken Kok, 35, played the part of an avid golfer to the hilt, touring the best clubs in Singapore suitably attired in white polos, golf cap, shoes and gloves. But instead of watching his swing, he kept his eye on the men’s
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    • 151 3  -  Zubaidah Nazeer IN about 30 minutes, two sisters in crime tried to clean out over $275 worth of seafood goodies from a Tampines supermarket last July 14. Pushing their children in prams at Shop ’N Save supermarket, it looked like housewives Norzalizah Ahmad (right), 29 and Widayanti Ahmad,
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  • STREATS medical
    • 368 4 UP to six babies in 1,000 bom here may have grown up with hearing problems which could have been prevented. Since the defect can’t be spotted, a correction isn’t done until it is too late. But not anymore from next month, every baby bom
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    • 166 4  -  Karen Chen SINGAPOREANS aged 65 and above, whose household members earn less than $7OO each, are now entitled to subsidised medical or dental services. From today, the Ministry of Health (MOH) will expand its Primary Care Partnership Scheme (PCPS) to: Provide subsidised dental care to
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    • 406 4  -  Serving foreigners will improve healthcare By Karen Chen THE courting of foreign patients doesn’t mean that the quality of healthcare for Singaporeans will deteriorate. On the contrary, it will improve, Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang wrote in response to a letter published in The Straits
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    • 94 4 Life Medic Pte Ltd Presents "Forever Young the Truth about Aging" Date Saturday, 2 March 2002 Time 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm Venue Venus Ballroom, Level 3 Novotel Apollo Singapore, 405 Havelock Road 5(*****3) I would like to reserve Name: Mr Ms Mrs. Contact No.: seats. Amount: Ss. Pis fax
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    • 181 5 I MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS 1 I: m A i i v mu mm -cu 4W W- f Every day, 4 million of us live in security. Simply because over 17,000 Home Team members are committed to making Singapore safe and secure. To find out more about the Home Team,
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  • STREATS financial
    • 416 6 STI: 1,715.58 13.21 Reuters SHARES struggled to a higher close for the third straight day yesterday in sluggish and cautious trade despite fresh signs of recovery in Singapore’s economy. The Straits Times Index (STI) ended up 0.78 per cent or 13.21 points at 1,715.58,
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    • 487 6  -  US slump played small role in recession: MTI By Deepa Vijiyasingam CONTRARY to popular belief, the recession Singapore is facing, is not largely due to the collapse of the US economy. Instead, the main culprit seems to be semiconductor industry, which saw a drastic decline in sales
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    • 125 6 Singapore Composite leading index which forecasts growth and turning points in the economy one or two quarters ahead: Grew by 4.5% in Q 4. Business expectations surveys: More businesses expect an improvement over the next six months. Index of manufacturing production: January’s figure showing a 4.7% increase, its
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    • 22 6 US$: 551.833 552.601 EURO: $1,585 Ss: DM1.234 Ss: 72.97 YEN Ss: RM2.073 Ss: HK54.254 Ss: 23.84 BAHT Ss: 5,542 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
      • 94 6 Reuters SGX yesterday said its first-half net profit was $21.72 million versus $18.76 million a year earlier. For the fiscal second quarter to December, its net profit came in at a lower than expected $7.23 million, after a sharp jump in depreciation charges, against $14.49 million in
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      • 63 6 Reuters SINGTEL said yesterday it formed a marketing alliance with an Indonesian firm to offer hosting and other services Sing Tel said the collaboration with PT Supra Primatama Nusantara (BiZNET) would enable them to resell each other’s services in Indonesia and other countries in the region. BiZNET is
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      • 74 6 -AP A MERGER between Star Hub Pte. Ltd and Singapore Cable Vision (SCV), initially expected to be completed last year, will be delayed until July or August, Star Hub said yesterday. Star Hub also said it has formally asked for more time to launch third-generation mobile phone services
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    • 162 8 -AFP SINGAPORE DBS Group yesterday said its acquisition of Dao Heng Bank in Hongkong marked a turning point in its efforts to become a regional player. The $9.8 billion paid for the bank nearly a year ago has been criticised by analysts as too
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    • 389 8 Former Global Crossing executive: I was fired after expose Reuters LOS ANGELES Former Global Crossing Ltd executive Roy Olofson, who claims he was fired after blowing the whistle on the firm’s accounting practices, sued company officers and directors on Wednesday for defamation and interference with his contract.
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    • 342 8 AFP SINGAPORE Asia’s banking sector was told yesterday to step up consolidation if it wants to grab a slice of the projected rise in demand for financial products by an increasingly affluent upper-middle class. Although significant improvements have taken place since the 1997-1998
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    • 63 8 Discover how to Refresh Your Life over a Cup of Coffee! Coffee/tea will be served! Date s 3 Mar 2002 (Sunday) Time 9.30 am -11.15 am (English Service) 11.30 am Ipm (with Mandarin interpretation) Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 2, Ocean 3 ’astor: Rev. Dr John Lim Online Sermon: www.thelivingfaith.org
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  • STREATS vocal
    • 342 10 I REFER to “Long hours, stress turn you on” (Streats, Feb 28). The survey conducted by global recruitment company Business Trends is highly suspect. First, what are the sample numbers of people polled and who are the respondents? The survey gave percentages which suggest that
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    • 94 10 I WOULD like to suggest that we launch “National Solutions Hunt”, a contest that would be based on TV shows but whose aim would be to come up with solutions for national problems. Traffic congestion could be the first problem for the contest, which
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    • 391 10 IT has been reported that the US government might take over auditing of public firms in the wake of Enron Corporation’s collapse. I applaud such a move. In “When integrity is absent, even the best auditors may fail” (The Straits Times, Feb 15,
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    • 98 10 I REFER to “Early condo buyers lose out”, a letter by Macaroni Ho. I sympathise with those early buyers of condo units who subsidised a later price cut by the developer, Allgreen Properties. I registered to buy an HDB flat in Punggol two years
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    • 94 10 STUDY* U.SA AEO Singapore Sunday, March 3 Exhibition 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Oriental Singapore 5 Raffles Ave, Marina Square J 1 States Represented Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, lowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin State Universities, Private Universities,
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    • 38 10 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@sphcom.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number.
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  • STREATS regional
    • 299 11 Tough action against terror needed: Indon spy chief Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia needs to show the world it’s serious about fighting terrorism, the country’s intelligence chief A M Hendropriyono said. The comments by him follow criticism from abroad that Jakarta is not doing enough to fight
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    • 268 11 -AFP DENPASAR Malaysia said yesterday it was reviewing its policy of granting visa-free entry to some countries after people-smugglers took advantage of the policy. “We have started to look at it but we have not come up with any final decision,” said Foreign
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    • 69 11 In Hongkong’s first naked demonstration yesterday, animal rights activists Lisa Franzetta (left) and Kristie Phelds sported painted leopard spots and panties as they stood in a busy street to campaign against the hosting of an International Fur ana Fashion Fair later this year. The protest by the Peoplefor
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    • 116 11 AP KUALA LUMPUR Twelve Malaysian students, detained during a sweep of foreign students at Islamic religious schools in Yemen, have been freed. “They were not involved in any political activity or activities linked to terrorists,” a government statement said yesterday. They were handed over to
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    • 265 11 Wire services DUA, Indonesia Malaysia has defended its crackdown on illegal immigrants from Indonesia and Philippines, saying they are a burden on the country. Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar yesterday revealed that Malaysia has about one million illegal immigrants, or 5 per cent
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  • STREATS global
    • 244 13 111 tell my son his dad was a hero: Pearl’s widow -AFP ISLAMABAD A brave widow left Pakistan yesterday after an agonising wait that turned up neither her husband nor his body. But Mrs Mariane Pearl, widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter
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    • 315 15 Bush reacts to poll: US not getting message across to Muslims -AFP CHARLOTTE, North Carolina The stark facts that emerged from a Gallup poll conducted in nine Muslim countries have prompted US President George W Bush to accept that the US is unpopular in
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    • 152 15 -AFP CHICAGO The threat from nuclear weapons is greater today than it was 20 years ago, an influential group of US academics and scientists said yesterday. The group, which makes up the board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, raised its nuclear-danger warning yesterday, citing
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    • 284 15 -afp TBILISI Washington opened a new front in its war on terrorism yesterday W sending military experts into Georgia to help local troops flush out A 1 Qaeda fighters thought to be hiding °n the Chechen border. A high-ranking US defence official met Georgian President Eduard
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    • 140 15 -afp NEW DELHI Twenty people were killed as riots erupted in western India yesterday with Hindu youths stoning mosques and torching Muslim shops and residences in revenge for a train massacre of Hindu activists. In an attempt to contain the unrest, the authorities clamped indefinite curfews
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    • GLOBAL DEBRIEF
      • 97 15 AP ON Wednesday night, an English literature student blew herself to pieces at an Israeli checkpoint, wounding three Israeli policemen Turned down as a potential suicide bomber by a militant group because she was a woman, Dareen Abu Aisheh, 21, turned to a militia linked to
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      • 107 15 Reuters FORENSIC scientists have developed a test that can determine whether a woman has been attacked days after the crime, even if no sperm is present. Instead of the standard rape test, which looks for microscopic traces of sperm which may not always be present in
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      • 100 15 -AFP DNA samples from Osama bin Laden’s family could be used to determine whether he was killed by a CIA missile in Afghanistan. “Efforts are underway to get DNA samples,” said a top US defence official this week. He said that Saudi Arabia had been asked to
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      • 71 15 Reuters EMBARRASSED Britons are queuing up for an unusual operation. Anthony Mitra, a director at Highgate Private Hospital in London, said one person a day was going under the surgeon’s knife to stop blushing. “There are a large number of people in high-powered jobs who feel disabled
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    • 30 13 Final Clearance Sale Valuebookshop 3 March, Sunday, 10am 7pm Eastpoint Mall, level 6 erson A Joint Community Project of v JVL N T u c liK U INCOME IUH NLB
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  • easy STREATS
    • 379 16  -  By- Stephanie Goh Yummy King debuts on Channel U on Sunday at 9pm SIT down for lunch with Media Works star Michelle Chia and you might wonder why the food show she’s co-hosting with Adrian Pang is called Yummy King, not Yummy Queen. “I’m very happy!”
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    • 269 16 IF you’re a fan of all things Latin, you’re in for a treat. Get ready for some sizzling action on the hill when Singapore’s biggest outdoor Latin Party returns to Fort Canning Park next month. Can’t wait? Don’t. Hop on down to Chijmes this Sunday and
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    • 33 16 March 3, Chijmes Lawn (5.30pm-9-30pm) Half-price festival tickets available on March 3 only, with copy of today’s Streats limited to 2 tickets a reader. Available at Chijmes Visitors Centre (spm-Bpm)
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    • 31 16 Fort Canning Park. April 6, 6pm-llpm, and April 7, spm-10pm. Tickets at $25 (single), $2O (concessions), $6O (family of two adults and two children aged 7-12)
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    • 301 18  -  Foodie two-shoes WILEEN CHANG IF you have visited Sentosa recently, you could not have missed a Mississippi-style riverboat anchored between the Causeway Bridge and the Ferry Terminal. But if you thought that it offered a boat ride around Sentosa, sorry to disappoint you. The boat Stewards
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    • 184 18 THEY have laid low since the Chu Mei-feng sex scandal broke three months ago. But Shih Chinfang, the wife of Tseng Chungming, the man seen in the sexromp video, has now surfaced to air her views. In an interview with Taiwan’s Times Weekly magazine, fashion designer Shih
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    • 580 20 Newcomer Alicia sweeps the Grammys -AFP LOS ANGELES Upstart R&B queen Alicia Keys and the underdog film soundtrack of O Brother Where Art Thou? roared to victory yesterday in music’s highest awards the Grammys scooping up five honours each. Singer-songwriter Keys, 21, was nominated in six
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    • Article, Illustration
      50 20 THEY’RE blonde, they’re former Mouseketeers. And when they broke onto the music scene in 1999, they quickly became belly-button-baring rivals for the title of teen queen. But yesterday Britney Spears (right), 20 looked like Olivia Newton-John in Grease, and Christina Aquilera, 21, dressed like Marilyn Monroe in hotpants.
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    • 255 21 Winners of major awards -AFP Album Of The Year: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Soundtrack by various artistes) Record Of The Year: Walk On (U 2) Song Of The Year (awarded to the songwriter): Failin’ (Alicia Keys) Best New Artist: Alicia Keys Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: I’m
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    • 93 22 HI, I’m Shika, your new weather girl. Have Plan B ready if you’re going to spend the weekend outdoors as afternoon showers with thunder can be expected in the next two days. There will be thunderstorms in the north and west today, with showers in the
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    • Just a minute
      • 74 22 All fixed-lined telephone and fax numbers now have eight digits. Just add a “6” in front of every existing telephone/fax number. But mobile and pager numbers, emergency call numbers, numbers beginning with “0” and “1”, 1-800 toll-free numbers, 1-900 premium service numbers and international direct dial access codes
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      • 50 22 This is the Chinese Cultural Festival month. Culture buffs can look forward to Chinese opera, modem drama, cross talk, sketches, calligraphy and art exhibitions, dance, musical performances and a traditional food fair. Look out for the festival programme in the newspapers, radio or television and on www.zaobao.com
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    • Happenin'
      • 54 22 REMINISCING SINGAPORE SCENES Tanjong Pagar Community Club AH Gallery Till March 7,12pm-Bpm Free Artist Koeh Sia Yong has been recording Singapore’s progress since 1960 on canvas. Get nostaglic with this collection of his work, featuring scenes of Chinatown, Singapore River, Kallang River and the vegetable farms that used to
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      • Article, Illustration
        51 22 A SPECIAL WITH SITI NURHALIZA IMM, Concourse Stage Area, Level 1 Saturday and Sunday, 2pm Free One of the best-known faces in Malay pop, Siti is now taking her music regional. She recently recorded a Mandarin song with Malaysian singer, Candy Chia. Fall for her charms at this special
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      • 76 22 TOKYO WONDERLAND NgeeAnn City Civic Plaza Saturday and Sunday, spm This is the closest you’ll get to J-pop culture without flying six hours to Tokyo. This two-day J-mania fair will feature fashion shows, a local band jamming J-pop tunes and a Para Para dance competition. While you’re there, check
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      • 66 22 AMERICA: 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Singapore International Exhibition Convention Centre, Suntec City, Level 6, Hall 602 Saturday, Bpm $lOl, $7l, $5l Call Sistic at 6348-5555 or visit www.sistic.com Still find yourself humming tunes like A Horse With No Name and You Can Do Magic whenever they come on the radio?
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      • 69 22 WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION SMACKDOWN! TOUR 2002 Singapore Indoor Stadium Sunday, 3pm $4Ol (VIP package), $341, $251, $l6l, $Bl, $5l Call Sistic at 6348-5555 There is no business like the wrestling business. Catch the drama, comedy and controlled punches of the World Wrestling Federation superstars such as Chris Benoit, Torrie
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      • 116 22 Invitation to all GCE N, 0 A-level students Celebrate your graduation! When: March 6-1, lpm-spm Venue: Planet Hollywood, Liat Towers Meet lecturers and course reps and stand to win Siemens handphone, Palm Mloo and course vouchers worth up to $1,000! First 200 participants get a free movie ticket. Free
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 60 23 10pm, TV Works Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley star in this romantic comedy about a well-to-do Manhattan couple who are outwardly affectionate, but at each other’s throats in reality. But they re-discover their love for each another when they are forced to hide in an Amish
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      • 69 23 9pm, Channel U Lan misses Fei, but because she has been raped by Fu, she feels that she does not deserve him. Feng briefly regains consciousness and urges Lan to accept Fei again. When Fei learns that Lan has decided to become a nun, he
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      • 58 23 9pm, HBO (SCV 60) To the world, it’s a normal farm, circa 1950. But to the chickens in the farm, it’s a place of death. Rocky Rooster and Ginger have had enough of being oppressed and decide to lead the chickens in an attempt to liberate themselves. Featuring
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      • 99 23 GET pudgy for Bridget Jones again? No way, says svelte-again Renee Zellweger. She has confirmed that she will not put on that extra weight in the Bridget Jones’s Diary sequel. The squinty-eyed Texan went on a high-fat diet to plump up for her performance
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    • Article, Illustration
      122 23 J BAR Level 9 M Hotel 81 Anson Road Tel: 6421-6232 J BAR is the latest addition to the handful of jazz bars in Singapore. Unwind with melodic jazz standards from Marina Xavier and her three-piece band. They perform from 8.30 pm to lam. But music is not
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
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    • 202 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 ‘N'/'O'/'A 1 LEVEL STUDENTS! lake the Educational Leap IP University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate OCJ London Chamber of j Commerce and Industry Institute of Administrative Management (I*m The Chartered
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 457 23 Yourdail AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Danger and fear are nowhere in this picture. Aquarius has too much energy to bother with the little things. Your search for knowledge is a new form of conquest, and soon you’ll be richer than ever. by Kelli Fox at Astroloyy.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20
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  • STREATS sports
    • 391 24  -  Clementi Khalsas Cherif is head and shoulders above others By_ Tan Kim Han IF I wake up this morning with a neck strain, Clementi Khalsa’s latest signing Abdelkadous Cherif will have to shoulder the blame. For I had to look up to him throughout yesterday’s interview
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    • 51 24 1 Abdelkadous Cherif (1.94 m, Clementi Khalsa striker) 2 R Sasikumar (1.93 m, Jurong FC defender) 3 Daniel Hill (1.92 m, Sengkang Marine defender) 4 Sinkaram Kumaran (1.92 m, Woodlands Wellington defender) 5 Aieksandar Duric (1.91 m, Geylang United striker) 6 Mohd Zulfazdli Abdullah (1.90 m, Clementi Khalsa
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    • 270 24  -  By. Adam Hashidy NTUC INCOME S-LEAGUE Jurong FC 2 SAFFC3 MIRKO Grabovac has done it. Yesterday, the Croatian striker hit the 100-goal mark in the S-League. He joins Home United’s Egmar Goncalves, who breached the century barrier last year. The difference is: Goncalves took six seasons
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    • 572 25  -  Soccer Smart By LIM HAN MING IF Newcastle hopes to win its first championship since 1927, it has to start beating the top teams. Starting with Arsenal tomorrow. A victory will take the Magpies above league leader Manchester United, which plays on Sunday. Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given, who
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    • 458 25 TOMORROW Aston Villa v West Ham Head-to-head: Villa won 29, West Ham 34. Draws: 25 Previous meetings: Dec 5 West Ham 1 Villa 1; April 7 Villa 2 West Ham 2 Last six league matches: Villa WWDDDL; West Ham WLLWLW Team news: Villa Alpay injured; West Ham Hutchison,
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    • 560 27 Post-Leverkusen, Wenger confident Arsenal can go all the way Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Arsenal 4 Bayer Leverkusen 1 LONDON In searching for the secret of European Cup success, Arsenal would appear to have it at least half-right this season. Arsene Wenger’s side has become a formidable force at
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    • 308 27 AP WASHINGTON Washington Wizards got a bit of good luck on Wednesday when it turned out that the injury to Michael Jordan’s right knee wasn’t as serious as it could have been. An arthroscopic procedure performed on Jordan on Wednesday revealed that the 39-year-old
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    • 126 27 GROUPC Porto (Por) 1 (Capucho 28) Real Madrid 2 (Spa) (Solari 7, Helguera 20} Panathinaikos (Gre) 2 (Konstantinou 15, 47) Sparta Prague 1 (Cze) (Klein 90) Arsenal (Eng) 4 (Pires 5, Henry 7, Vieira 48, Bergkamp 83) Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) 1 (Sebescen 86) Deportivo La Coruna (Spa) 2
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    • 177 27 Reuters OPORTO, Portugal Real Madrid became the first side to secure its place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 2-1 win at Porto on Wednesday. The Portuguese side’s fate was sealed when it made two howling defensive errors in the first half. Real
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    • 272 26 FERRARI Michael Schumacher (Ger) Age: 33, Wins: 53 World Champ: ‘94, ‘95, ‘OO, ‘Ol First GP: 1991 (Spa, Belgium) Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Age: 29, Wins: 1 First GP: 1993 (Kyalami, SA) McLaren David Coulthard (Brit) Age: 30, Wins: 11 First GP: 1995 (Barcelona) Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Age:
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    • 50 27 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: NBA: Miami Heat v New York Knicks (ESPN Ch 23, 9am), Minnesota v San Antonio Spurs (Star Sports Ch 24, tomorrow, 2am). DELAYED TELECAST SOCCER: EPL Preview (TV Works, 12mn). Uefa Cup 4th rd, 2nd leg: Borussia Dortmund v Lille (Super Sports Ch 22, 6am).
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