Streats, 14 March 2002

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  • 12 1 Streats THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg IVUTA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • 606 1 Spore to be lit worse than Hongkong by China growth, say analysts JUST when you think the worst will soon be over comes the frightening prospect of a future fraught with inequality. First, a future Singapore in which the chasm between rich and poor will be wider and
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  • 201 1 MORNING RUSH -AFP JERUSALEM The UN Security Council has for the first time passed a resolution calling for a Palestinian state. Tel Aviv yesterday welcomed the “balanced” US-sponsored resolution 1397, which was also praised by the Palestinians. The document, “affirming a vision” of a Palestinian state,
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    • 35 1 Swim hunk Leslie Kwok trades his trunks for bikinis This Afghan refugee went under the veil and disappeared after gracing the cover of National Geographic. See her 17 years later A BEAUTIFUL FIND PAGE 22
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  • STEEATS local
    • 278 2 CAN religious beliefs be rationalised? Or is blind faith and rigid observance of old doctrines and dogmas something unchangeable? It is a dilemma. If a Muslim woman should go to see a male doctor, would it be all right for him to touch her? Minister of
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    • 135 2 EVEN as Dr Yaacob Ibrahim spoke at the Nanyang Technical University yesterday, a similar exhibition was taking place at the National University of Singapore, organised by Muslim undergraduates there. Hundreds of students and other visitors showed up at the two exhibitions They snapped up
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    • 278 2 THE quotas for foreign construction workers from non-traditional sources have been cut by 5 to 10 per cent, the Ministry of Manpower said yesterday. The Man Year Entitlement (MYE) reductions for this year are: 5 per cent per project volume for all upgrading and civil engineering
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    • 66 2 ONE KIND ACT Happy researcher I was very happy with the way that Singapore Post went the extra mile to help me with my research when I was doing an assignment. Sing Post wasn’t like some organisations, which I know just ignore e-mails from student researchers. Thank you
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    • 482 3  -  By By Zubaidah Nazeer and Sarah Ng DEDICATION, initiative and passion, sincerity and the desire to place society above self. These are the traits good leaders should have, said four undergraduates selected out of 700 to represent Singapore at the fifth
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    • 287 4  -  Anthrax-scare woman didn’t read papers By Khushwant Singh EILEEN YONG YUET MEI, 42, paid no attention to current affairs, did not watch news programmes, and kept to herself, her husband, Mr Yip Shee Shum, told the court yesterday in her defence. Yong stands accused of criminal intimidation for
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    • 166 4  -  Khushwant Singh SIVARAMAN REDDY SIVAKUMAR was more fearful and anxious about the consequences of his actions than he was remorseful, Judicial Commissioner (JC) Tay Yong Kwang concluded yesterday. He sentenced Sivaraman to 10 years’ jail and 15 strokes of the cane. Sivaraman, 26, an Indian national,
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    • 211 4  -  By Deepa Vijiyasingam COME year end, you’ll be able to pay for your Internet purchases from local merchants through direct deductions off your bank account, regardless of which bank you have an account with. All you will need is an Internet banking user ID and PIN
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    • 232 4 THESE conmen are high-tech. Tricksters, mainly from Nigeria, are conning victims by e-mail, posing as asylum seekers and asking for help to get their money out of their countries. Police received 80 such complaints in the first 10 weeks of this year. These are three versions
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  • STREATS vocal
    • 299 5 GROSS domestic product (GDP) is the total value of all finished goods and services churned out by a national economy. GDP is widely viewed as the measure of a country’s wealth. The theory is that GDP growth means we are getting wealthier. But that
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    • 80 5 IN response to Mr Law Yew Hung’s rejection of my proposal for mandatory insurance in his letter, “Mandatory insurance? No thanks” (Streats, March 13), I would like to confess that I do have an ulterior motive: I would like Singaporeans to remember me as
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    • 303 5 I REFER to “HDB slow to react to interest-rate cuts” (Streats, March 12), a letter by Mr James Yip. We would like to assure Mr Yip that HDB’s mortgage interest rates are reviewed regularly and adjusted accordingly. HDB offers two types of interest
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    • 103 5 AS a Singaporean and a mother, I felt insulted by the comments of Taiwanese businesswoman Ms Jennifer Liu, who was quoted in “Are Singaporeans bored or deprived” (Streats, March 12) as saying that Singaporeans’ “poor” upbringing and lack of understanding of
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    • 62 5 THE charitable organisations referred to in “Charities snub Chu’s money” (Streats, March 13) apparently believe that accepting Ms Chu’s money would be beneath their standards. What has happened to our society? The promoter or Ms Chu should donate to Chi-Ji, one of the biggest Buddhist organisations in
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    • 37 5 I REFER to “Charities snub Chu’s money” (Streats, March 13). Why drag charities into this? If Ms Chu Mei-feng wanted to donate, why didn’t she do it anonymously instead of seeking publicity? Tan Say Chiong
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    • 120 5 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. t Want to know more about health issues? 1313 Call HEALTHLINE for
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  • STREATS financial
    • 418 6 STI: 1,785.67 M 2.35 Reuters SHARES closed a shade higher yesterday as tech shares erased early Nasdaq-led losses and offset declines in some blue chips but, with the index briefly breaching a key support level, the outlook was cloudy. The Straits Times Index (STI) finished
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    • 447 6 MAS wants banks to change auditors every 5 years Reuters SINGAPORE A ruling by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) requiring banks to change auditors every five years is set to break the stranglehold PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has on providing audit services to the big three
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    • 208 6 Reuters PARKWAY Holdings Ltd yesterday posted a 91 per cent fall in net profit for the year to Dec 31 of $12.5 million. Parkway, which runs a chain of hospitals in the region including the Gleneagles and Mount Elizabeth hospitals, had seen its 2000 net profit
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    • 27 6 •'V" A v w f < US$: 551.824 552.576 EURO: $1,595 Ss: DM1.226 Ss: 70.93 YEN Ss: RM2.084 Ss: HK54.277 Ss: 23.74 BAHT Ss: 5,476 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
      • 85 6 Reuters ELECTRONICS components distributor Achieva Ltd yesterday posted a sharp drop in net profit for 2001 due to lower margins from deteriorating conditions in the telecoms and data communications industry. Achieva said that net profit fell to $3.9 million in the year to Dec 31, compared with
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      • 98 6 Reuters STEEL trader HG Metal Manufacturing Ltd said yesterday it is offering 17 million new shares at 20 cents each in an initial public offering for listing on the second board of the Singapore Exchange. The firm said the offer representing 22 per cent of its
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      • 49 6 Reuters HONGKONG’S stock and futures exchange said yesterday evening it planned to extend its trading hours this year in a bid to boost trading volumes. The Hongkong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx) said its board would make a final decision in the next tWO months. Reuters
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    • 467 8 At US$24 a barrel, prices return to pre-September levels -afp LONDON Opec energy chiefs will be in a relaxed, back-slapping mood as they meet in Vienna this week to roll over output curbs that have helped rescue crude prices from a steep post-Sept 11 slump.
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    • Article, Illustration
      65 8 Technology companies were out in fullforce yesterday at the opening of this year’s CeBIT in Hannover, Germany. Among the gadgets on display is a Nokia 7650 (right), with built-in camera, full-colour screen and multimedia message service. Not to be outdone, Siemens showed off a prototype of a wrist
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    • 253 8 AP NEW YORK Arthur Andersen is rushing to show that it’s serious about reforming itself in the wake of the Enron Corp scandal. But for some, it’s too little, too late. Mr Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman who is overseeing the board
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  • STREATS medical
    • 375 10 Tobacco companies’ light’ gimmick exposed Reuters NEW YORK -Using US tobacco company documents and other sources, researchers have detected a concentrated effort to deceive smokers about health risks from “Light” and “Ultra-Light” cigarettes. Tobacco companies were concerned that growing evidence linking tobacco with lung cancer would result
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    • 157 10 QMy husband is sufferingfrom obstructive sleep apnoea, How can I help him overcome this? A Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) occurs due to narrowing of the air passage. Patients stop breathing several times while they sleep. Reducing weight is effective, as in heavier patients, the disorder is worse. Your
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    • 149 10 Reuters LONDON Air travellers’ health is being put at risk as airlines reduce air quality to cut costs, according to a report. British consumer rights magazine Holiday Which? said passengers face dangers from recycled cabin air that can carry airborne diseases and dangerous engine
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    • 97 10 HEALTH FACT OBESITY increases your risk of heart disease. Check your body mass index by taking your weight in kgs and dividing it by the square of your height in metres. Aim for a BMI of 20-25. Obesity is defined as a BMI of above 30. Some studies indicate
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    • 301 10 Reuters LOS ANGELES Obesity exacts a higher toll on health than either smoking or drinking, according to a study released this week. “Smoking and drinking, which are on the decline, have been the focus of research and policy work for years. “Yet obesity, which can have
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  • STREATS regional
    • 444 12 Jaffar denies his radio station’s attacks on Maluku pact -AFP JAKARTA Laskar Jihad chief JafFar Umar Thalib, who has waged “holy war” against Christians in Maluku islands, denied that his group’s radio broadcasts are aimed at destroying a recent peace pact. Mr JafFar said his group’s station
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    • 184 12 Reuters JAKARTA An Indonesian court has sentenced central bank governor Sjahril Sabirin to three years in jail for corruption over a long-running banking scandal. “Defendant Sjahril Sabirin is legally proven guilty of corruption crimes,” presiding judge Subardi said delivering the verdict at the
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    • 251 12 Wire services COTABATO, Philippines The government and Muslim rebels held talks yesterday to avoid renewed fighting amid allegations linking local Islamic guerillas with Osama bin Laden’s A 1 Qaeda network. The talks, which took place in a Cotabato city hotel on southern Mindanao
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    • 288 15 Army duties to include anti-terrorism BEIJING President Jiang Zemin has called on China’s military to remain loyal during upcoming leadership changes and to use the country’s entry to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to help modernise the armed forces. In an apparent reference to expected
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    • Article, Illustration
      32 15 Japan’s three-month-old Princess Aiko, held by Crown Princess Masako, was taken to three shrines in Imperial Palace grounds yesterday for a traditional ritual of prayers for good health AP
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    • 93 15 AP CANBERRA A prominent government lawmaker has accused one of Australia’s most senior judges of picking up young male prostitutes and of being unfit to hear child sex cases. In a late night speech to Parliament, Senator Bill Heffeman claimed that High Court Justice Michael Kirby had
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    • 91 15 DARWIN A Former state employee spafked a security uproar when he admitted to having sex in the speaker’s chair in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly on his last day at work. Former press secretary Andrew Kilvert and his girlfriend sneaked into the chamber last Friday
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    • 647 16  -  Comment Bti Bii STEVEN C CLEMONS WHY should Goldman Sachs and George Bush expect Japan to reconcile its financial accounts and non-performing loans when it is clear that Japan’s political architecture inhibits accountability on any front, particularly in matters of Japan’s historical memory? Official Japan
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 34 16 V FROM THE BEST-SELUHBfi. NOVEL S H MANDY MOO E WEST yxv -W-' «»■•> ytfe, j ■'>*. i M&ĔiĔmiĔ? V/ v v 11 pjtTTsunderstood ange himforevej domes or >• HP i f&£lm 4*sfa** THIS WEEKEND SB PREVIE
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  • STREATS global
    • 215 17 -afp PARIS Adult stem cells, touted as the raw material for the organ farms of the future, are proving to be far more disappointing than their defenders claim, two new studies warn. Scientists have already discovered that stem cells taken from embryos at their
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    • GLOBAL DEBRIEF
      • 85 17 Reuters TOP Greek boy band, the monks of St Augustine and Seraphim Sarof, have released their first album containing both Greek and English songs. By Your Side, the group’s third CD in two years, includes a club remix of their charttopping I Learned to Live Free. “We
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      • 90 17 Reuters JAPANESE men are the world’s best dodgers of housework, a new survey said this week. The University of Michigan study showed Japanese men v spend only a quarter of the time that US men spend on household chores. Japanese men do only four hours of cooking, cleaning
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      • 89 17 A MONTANA woman stabbed her boyfriend because he was washing the dishes too slowly, police said. Elizabeth Holt plunged a 15 cm kitchen knife into James Demontiney’s back as he washed up. Holt, 23, wanted to go to her parents, the Billings Gazette reported this week. She
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    • 252 19 Allies slam government as court bans temple rite -AFP NEW DELHI India’s Supreme Court yesterday banned hardline Hindus from holding a controversial religious ceremony in the northern town of Ayodhya. Allies of Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s ruling coalition have slammed the government for backing
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    • 638 19  -  Comment By ROBIN GANGULY AMERICAN soldiers can’t fight. Their survival skills have dimmed they need mineral water, good food and modem toilets. In Kosovo, a US encampment even had a Burger King outlet and a movie theatre. Hardly necessities for a fighting army in the field.
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    • 394 22 Washington backs resolution for first time Wire services NEW YORK In a historic move, the US on Tuesday endorsed the Palestinian demand for a separate state for the first time in the Security Council. The resolution also calls for a ceasefire in the escalating Middle
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    • 268 22 JERUSALEM The timing of Israel’s offensive has puzzled analysts. Why did Prime Minister Ariel Sharon order such a huge military operation when US envoy General Anthony Zinni was slated to make another attempt at peace? The violence had already begun when US President George
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    • 225 22 AP TEL AVIV Palestinians mark funerals in a very different way than do Israelis. Marching in noisy processions, waving flags and firing rifles in the air, Palestinians proudly call their dead in the clashes with Israel “martyrs”. In contrast, as the toll of their soldiers and
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    • 208 22 AP HOUSTON Andrea Yates, who admitted drowning her five children in a bathtub, has been convicted of murder. Her plea of insanity was rejected by a jury in just over three hours on Tuesday. Yates, 37, was found guilty on two counts
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    • 121 19 Study in New Zealand New Zealand Universities Education Fair Date/Time 16 th &l7 th March 2002 at 12pm spm Venue Grand Plaza Hotel 10 Coleman Street s.c.c.c Bldg Ca itol SG Sa insula Pe Plaza Co Ex Isior /W 4/ I y St. Andrew’s Cathedral HO el/ Shopping Ctr tot/
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  • STREATS people
    • 337 21 Reuters BEIJING Former carpenter Li Ruihuan, who now heads China’s top advisory body, has used his image as a man of the people to secure a high place in the Communist Party. And, as the annual Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) drew to a
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    • 228 21 AP WASHINGTON Seventeen years ago the picture of an Afghan girl orphaned and living in a refugee camp appeared on the cover of National Geographic, her eyes big and green, a red scarf draped loosely over her hair. Now, seemingly a lifetime later and after
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    • 123 21 NEW YORK The American tycoon Jack Welch, who had an affair with a journalist, is being divorced by his second wife. The British Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that Mrs Jane Welch, who married thethen chief executive of General Electric in 1989, has decided to leave him.
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  • easy STREATS
    • 703 24  -  Reports by Karen Chen COOL, confident and courteous, former Taipei city councillor-turned entertainer Chu Mei-feng was definitely the leading lady when she faced the media yesterday. Composed, articulate and, at times, philosophical, she was fully in charge at a half-hour press conference at the Golden Theatre auditorium in
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    • 638 25 THEIR denial is just like sex everyone does it but no one wants to admit it. There they were, more than 100 of them, all waiting expectantly at the arrival gate in Changi Airport yesterday afternoon. When asked if they were there to catch a glimpse of
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    • 369 26  -  Stephanie@ the movies STEPHANIE GOH A BEAUTIFUL MIND Directed by Ron Howard Starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris YOU have to give it to Russell Crowe for not missing a twitch in his first tryout of a disabled person/genius role. He mumbles and jerks and
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    • 172 26 4 There is more to admire in A Beautiful Mind than you might suspect, but less than its creators believe.’ -Los Angeles Times reviewer Kenneth Turan No rating available Very moving, and well-acted. Especially Russell Crowe and the actress who plays his wife (Jennifer Connelly). I’m
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    • 500 28  -  By_ Cara van Miriah A group of students organise a Swinging 60s fair, complete with the twist and a flea market THE Swinging Sixties are coming back. Rendezvous 60s is being held at the Singapore History Museum this Saturday. There’s going to be a vintage flea
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    • 66 32 It will be fair, warm and slightly hazy today with temperatures at a minimum of 25°C and a maximum of 33°C. If you want to cool off with a swim, the tide will reach 2.8 m at 11.37 am. March's weather girl Streats reader Shika Rashid
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    • Just a minute
      • 113 32 Running out of steam for what to do with the kids the rest of the school holidays? Get them to read a Chinese book and they could win some attractive prizes. The National Chinese Creative Reading Competition is open to all primary and secondary school students. Participants
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      • 25 32 The online career fair for poly grad at www.Singaporejobfair.com ends tomorrow. Job-seekers can log on and apply for openings advertised by some 50 employers.
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    • Happenin’
      • 49 32 ARTS IN THE CITY: THE FINGER PLAYERS Tomorrow, lpm Free A double bill presented by puppeteers from The Finger Players. Using traditional puppets, they present The White Crane and The Tortoise and Heroes of Mount Liang. There will also be a live demonstration of how puppets are manipulated.
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      • Article, Illustration
        62 32 Ml YOUTH CONNECTION 2002: DRAMA CAMP AND WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE The Necessary Stage Black Box (Marine Parade Community Building) Saturday, Bpm Tickets at $5 Call TNS at 6440-9876f0r bookings A group of teenagers are put through a week of workshop and creative exploration after watching Macbeth: As Told By The
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      • 239 32 STREATS SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL LATIN FESTIVAL 2002 Fort Canning Park April 6, spm-lam, and April 7, spm-llpm Tickets at $25 (single), $2O (concessions), $6O (family of two adults and two children aged seven to 12) from all Ticket Charge outlets Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 Are you ready to load
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      • 76 32 University of Southern Queensland Bachelor of Science Psychology) Preview When: Today, 7pm Venue: Plaza by the Park, Level 1 Informatics Grp Centre for Open Learning Degree Marathon Bash When: March 15-16,9 am to noon Venue: Plaza by the Park, Level 1 Microsoft Certifications When: Today, 7pm Venue: Informatics Computer
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 51 33 10.30 pm, Channel U Rong, in a bid to restore his fortune, steals the Necklace ofTears from Li. Li discovers the theft and Rong is pursued by guards. Rong tries to pass the blame, claiming that Li is the real thief and that he snatched the necklace from
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      • 48 33 Midnight, Channel i Notch takes on a colossal tsunami with help from his dead father’s spirit. Will he survive? Meanwhile, Chip tells BJ that he is her secret admirer. Will the two hit it off? More salacious fun and action in this crazy sitcom.
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      • 58 33 9pm, Cinemax (SCV 59) When you’ve narrowly escaped death, what does the rest of your life mean to you? That’s the question confronting Jeff Bridges. After walking away from a harrowing airplane crash, he withdraws from his wife and family. Soon, his only connection is with a fellow survivor.
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      • Article, Illustration
        139 33 ACADEMY Awards nominee Russell Crowe thinks he’s the best actor around. Working with Insider director Michael Mann was difficult, he said, because of his famed perfectionism. But the director let up when he realised how skilled an actor Russell was. “I remember the first shot we did was
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    • Article, Illustration
      124 33 PURVIS STREET Marmalade (tel: 6837-2123) La Smorfia (tel: 6338-4322) Rossi Ristorante and Enoteca (tel: 6333-0135) Nearest MRT: City Hall LONG before fine dining places such as Centro (One Fullerton), Asian (Old Thong Chai Building) and 8 on The Bay (The Oasis) came on the scene, connoisseurs of good
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
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    • 253 28 ENTRY COUPON Strea Singapore International !atm F 2002 Complete this coupon and submit it by 19 March 2002. Name the different Latin dances featured at the Festival Name: Address: ,(S). NRIC:. Tel: Age: Sex: Email: Send your entries to: Streats Singapore International Latin Festival 2002, Locked Bag 005, MacPherson Road
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    • 524 30  -  B y Diana Ser A rare foray into a fitting session for this weekend’s Fashion In The City revealed a lot of skin and some rufikdfeathers. MODELS. A bevy of them. Sexy, glamourous. And daring. On Monday night, some of Singapore’s hottest models nonchalantly stripped down to
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    • 189 32 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191 Make Your Future... IT Degrees from Top Australian Universities The universities below are members of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), a recognition criteria accepted by the Public Services Commission in Singapore in
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    • 191 33 nappcn riGr©* SPECIAL SEMINAR Curtin University of Technology RMIT University 18 Mar, Mon, 7pm Carlton Hotel, Level 2 UNLIMITED AMOUNT 0% Study loan Seminar Highlights Financial consultations on various interest-free study loans Exhibition of courseware, student projects and certifications display Refreshments provided For reservations, please e-mail to icsmcd@informaticsgroup.com or call
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    • 452 33 Yourdail AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You always find the quickest answer and the best food. Attracted strangers strike up a friendship by unspoken mutual decision. Recognise the pattern’s next step before it actually happens. by Kelli Fox at AstrOlogy.com FEB 19-MAR 20 The exclusive find themselves excluded. Although you don’t
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    • 491 34 PRIFYSGOL CYMRU UNIVERSITY OF WALES Established in 1893, the University of Wales has established itself as one of UK’s foremost centres for scholarship and scientific research with nearly 80,000 students. University of Wales is the second largest University in the Great Britain. Universityof Portsmouth The University of Portsmouth has a
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    • 463 35  -  50m freestyle specialist targets next SEA Games for comeback By Lim Han Ming NATIONAL swimmer Leslie Kwok has decided to take a year off competitive swimming to concentrate on his business ventures. The 28-year-old swimmer-model currently runs two bikini shops called Tannlines in Orchard Road
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    • 74 35 THERE was to be no sweet revenge for Ang Peng Siong at the National Age-Group and Open Swimming Championships at Toa Payoh Swimming Complex yesterday. The former international lost again to his younger national team-mate Mark Chay in the 50m freestyle. He clocked 24.885ec to finish o.los
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    • 353 35  -  By Tan Kim Han AFC U-20 C'SHIP QUALIFIER Singapore O Myanmar 1 IF you were at Bishan Stadium last night, you would have been forgiven for thinking that you were in Yangon. Deafening strains of the Myanmar national anthem followed by vociferous
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      • 99 36 SOCCER Wire services LONDON Everton sacked manager Walter Smith on Tuesday, and launched an immediate move to install Preston’s David Moyes as its new manager. As Smith’s four-year reign was brought to an end after a run of results that has left Everton just one point clear of
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      • 89 36 BOXING -AP WASHINGTON Mike Tyson got unanimous support from the Washington DC Boxing and Wrestling Commission. After a two-hour meeting, the commission voted 3-0 on Tuesday night to grant the controversial heavyweight a licence to box in Washington. The vote makes the city’s MCI Center the favourite
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      • 117 36 MOTOR RACING AFP KUALA LUMPUR Jaguar will use a modified version of its 2002 car in the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, but may revert to last year’s model for later races, the team said yesterday. Team boss Niki Lauda said modifications had been made to the
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    • 483 36  -  Chinese soccer captain credits coaches for success By_ Tan Kim Han THE Chinese have a revered saying: “A teacher for a day is forever a father.” No wonder China captain Fan Zhiyi (below), the first Chinese footballer to I play in England and who has won almost everything
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    • 485 37  -  All-win Sengkang Marine under no pressure against no-win Tampines By 'A dam Hashidy NTUC INCOME S-LEAGUE Tampines v Sengkang Marine UNDERESTIMATE us at your own peril. That was the warning issued by former Malaysia Cup star Steven Tan following table-topper Sengkang Marine’s three straight wins. Said
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    • 63 37 TONIGHT dementi Khalsa v Sembawang Rangers (dementi Stadium) SAFFC v Gombak United (Choa Chu Kang Stadium) TOMORROW Balestier Central v Jurong FC (Toa Payoh Stadium) Woodlands Wellington v Home United FC (Woodlands Stadium) SATURDAY Tampines Rovers v Sengkang Marine (Tampines Stadium) Tanjong Pagar v Geylang United (Queenstown Stadium)
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    • 425 37 Wire services BANGKOK Former world champion Brazil plans to use Thailand as a training ground to sharpen its fancy footwork ahead of this summer’s World Cup in Japan and South Korea, sports officials said yesterday. The South American giant could also play
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    • 546 38 Arsenal’s quarter-final hopes rest on factors more than soccer Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Arsenal 0 Deportivo La Coruna 2 LONDON Mathematics rather than football dominated the post-match thoughts of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after his side crashed 0-2 at Highbury in Group D. Because
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    • 128 38 Group C Real Madrid (Spa) 3 (Solari 60, Guti 64, Savio 71) Sparta Prague (Cze) 0 Porto (Por) 2 (Deco 12, Pena 54) Panathinaikos (Gre) 1 (Kolkka 65) Group D Arsenal (Eng) 0 Deportivo La Coruna (Spa) 2 (Valeron 30, Naybet 40) Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) 3 (Butt 24,
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    • 28 38 %If Arsenal and Leverkusen win and finish with 10 points with Deportivo, Arsenal is out as it has the worst tiebreak record among the three
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    • 32 38 If Arsenal and Leverkusen lose, Arsenal goes through because of better head-to-head record. Leverkusen can either top group or go out; Deportivo is through either as winner or runner-up
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    • 478 39 Dutch striker’s success far exceeds his expectations Reuters MANCHESTER Ruud van Nistelrooy says he is amazed that he has been an instant success with Manchester United. The Dutch international striker spearheads the English Premier League champion’s attack, and is one goal away from surpassing Dwight Yorke’s club record
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    • 270 39 Wire services NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Lakers 107 Hornets 66 LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Lakers set a franchise record for fewest points allowed, taking advantage of a tired team to rout Charlotte Hornets 107-66. Lakers’ previous record for points allowed was 67 in a victory
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    • 65 36 IN THE LIVING ROOM SOCCER: Uefa Cup q-fmal, Ist leg: PSV Eindhoven v Feyenord Rotterdam (Super Sports Ch 22, tomorrow, 3.10 am), Hapoel Te! Aviv v AC Milan (Super Sports Plus Ch2l, tomorrow, 2.55 am). DELAYED TELECASTrSOCCER: Champions League: Man United v Bayern Munich (ESPN Ch 23, 6am). Uefa Cup
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