Streats, 20 March 2002

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  • 12 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • 219 1 ROGUE TRADER’S STORE FRIEND FIRED IT A SINGAPORE-BASED Citibank employee who dealt with rogue trader John Rusnak has been sacked, the bank told Streats yesterday. Mr Joseph Craven, a Briton who joined the bank in 2000, was fired on Monday for “improperly entertaining” Rusnak. The dismissal, along with
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  • 488 1  -  S’pore businessmen in China lose from being capable but too quiet, says TDB study By 1 Sarah Ng THE Singapore businessman in China is getting a bad rap. First he was labelled a rabbit lacking savvy and easily slaughtered. Now, he has been likened to a
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    • 38 1 Maggie Me Russell Koh lands role in Ah Girl PAGE 20 The world’s most wanted man is an adoring mama’s boy. But, says Osama bin Laden’s half-brother Sheildi Ahmad (left), God comes first MUM’S THE WORLD PAGE 17
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  • STREATS local
    • 351 2 Engines for growth: 2 DPMs and the 2Es EXPAND the export of Singapore’s goods and services. Enhance homegrown entrepreneurship. These are the two Es Singapore’s two Deputy Prime Ministers identified yesterday as the engines which can help boost the country’s economic growth in the age of
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    • 363 2  -  By Wendy Tan PARENTS who are actively involved in schools now have another platform to air their views. Parent support groups (PSG) and parent-teacher associations (PTA) will now be included in Compass’ (Community and Parents in Support of Schools) quarterly meetings, said Minister of
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    • 74 2 THERE is to be no begging in mosques Yesterday, Muis called on mosques to ensure that begging does not take place on their premises. The directive comes in the wake of an increase in foreigners arrested for begging. Out of the 16 people arrested for begging in
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    • 54 2 ONE KIND ACT Jenny I would like to thank the three National University Hospital staff members and a couple who came to the assistance of my husband after he collapsed near the hospital’s emergency department. He was saved in the nick of time by Dr
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    • 306 3  -  By Sarah Ng OVERSEAS internships are good for the Republic’s students, Singapore businessmen in China told Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister of State (Trade and Industry and Education) during his visit to Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hongkong last week. This is a pertinent proposal
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    • 237 3  -  By Karen Chen A WOMAN found her elderly husband naked, bleeding from the mouth, gagged and trussed up when she returned home from work one afternoon. But the worst blow for Madam Papathy Kaliappan, 54, who works as a gardener, was learning a half hour later
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    • 263 4  -  B y Karen Chen ON May 25 last year, Quek Chih Wee and another motorcyclist were spotted speeding down Hougang Ave 2 by a police patrol car at 11.35 pm. Quek tried to outrun the police after being motioned
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    • 101 4 LAST year, Singapore roads were the safest in nearly three decades, thanks to police action on speeding and drink drinking. Road fatalities last year stood at 197, a 7.9 per cent drop from 214 cases in 2000 and the lowest in 28 years. Pedestrian casualties decreased from 60
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    • 244 4 THE Indonesian maid who lost a nipple as a result of eight months of torture and abuse said that she had believed her employer might be mad. “She scolded and beat me from the start. “I didn’t know why she did it, even
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    • 145 4  -  By. Khushwant Singh A SENIOR officer with the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) stole a substance to detect the deadly salmonella bacteria in chickens and sold it to a Malaysian farm anxious to export chickens to Singapore. Teo Thiam Peng, 53, who wanted a
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    • 272 4 DANIEL Tan, 21, was so upset his Counterstrike character had been killed in the popular LAN (Local-Area-Network) game, he got up and stabbed the player who killed his character. His real-life victim, Ng Qiyong, 16, survived. But Yan got six strokes of the cane
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    • 336 4  -  By Kkushwant Singh HE BROKE into 72 apartments in a year and each time managed to escape the notice of the security guards. Burglar Lum Yew Leong, 37, entered the flats during the day and hauled away a total of more than $463,000 in cash,
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  • STREATS financial
    • 422 6 STI: 1,808.41 22.11 THE Straits Times Index (STI) closed at a new 12-month high yesterday, after being ranged for two weeks, as blue chips like SIA and the banks rose on hopes of a US-led economic turnaround. “People are re-assessing the gains. The moves suggest that
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    • 445 6 Reuters SINGAPORE further relaxed the tight leash on its dollar yesterday in a bid to boost activity in its financial markets, knocking the currency lower as traders judged the authorities would tolerate more volatility. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is
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    • 221 6 Reuters LONDON Andersen’s non-US operations intensified their battle for survival yesterday as talks began with rival KPMG. The indicted Chicago-based accounting firm announced that its Asian units were holed up for talks with KPMG in a Singapore hotel and that European units were also in
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    • 22 6 US$: 551.828 552.606 EURO: $1,612 Ss: DM1.213 Ss: 71.91 YEN Ss: RM2.079 Ss: HK54.267 Ss: 23.78 BAHT Ss: 5,450 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
      • 87 6 Reuters INVESTMENT group BIL International Ltd yesterday reported a net profit of US$5.l million ($9.3 million), compared to a loss of US$2O.B million previously, due to good gains from the sale of two Australian investments. BIL also announced the appointment of a new group managing director, Mr
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      • 92 6 Reuters ROBINSON and Co Ltd yesterday reported a one per cent drop in halfyear net profit to 11.09 million, and said it did not expect to perform as well in the second half of the year. “Retail operating profit for the second half year is not likely
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      • 68 6 Reuters A BANK of Thailand (BOT) unit said yesterday it chose not to exercise an option of buying new shares offered by UOB Radanasin Bank through a one-for-5.6 rights issue. BOT governor Pridiyathom Devakula said its Financial Institutions Development Fund unit decided not to subscribe to the
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    • 390 8  -  B y Deepa Vijiyasingam AS competition in the home loans market intensifies, DBS has fired the latest salvo a call centre dedicated to loans. Called the Personal Finance Centre and located at the Haw Par Centre along Clemenceau Ave, it brings
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    • 326 8 Reuters HONGKONG China’s economy is growing at a far slower pace than Chinese official data indicates, a US economist said yesterday. Professor Lester Thurow, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said economic data released by Beijing was unbelievable and did not reflect the nation’s
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    • 204 8 JAPAN’S Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) will shift its regional hub operations to Singapore. K-Line, Japan’s third largest listed shipping group and also the world’s 11th largest liner company, has expanded its operations here, from that of ship agency and shipowning, to include ship operations. It
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    • 337 7 Vi W' iSi OQ .4.5.:. «> 1111» Kife?; 31 r a OF THE YEAR MM j| A jj P P Mk I 07 March 31 March 2002 A smile, a chuckle or even a tear. All babies are adorable; especially if they are yours. And now your little pride and
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    • 38 8 ss? v I*:.: v VS Are the Reds or Champions League Hotline. 1800-7 33 44 55 e-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg BE > urn o David Urn Minister on feng Chu Mei and Jack Neo 4S VjK HA t/m v. 11 rri'i’
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    • 208 9 'L& Jf3 Stuzaxittg, tyoce Often#, *7n&ufte fisie&e*tt4. Date: 23.3.02 to 31.3.02 Venue: Golden Theatre, Beach Road Time: 7.45 pm Nightly Tickets available at Sistic Tel: 6348 5555 or log on to www.sistic.com.sg $42, $32, $22,517 Enquiries: 6323 5528 *****512 «+3ls*» M ith hinese/ljiglish Subtitles) s v ca m. sti f
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  • STREATS medical
    • 133 10 Qfm worried about the size of my granddaughter’s head, small for an 18-month-old. She has uet to utter simple words, while a 16-month-old neighbour already says “hello”and ‘bye-bye”. A Many small-headed children have normal intelligence, but it’s worrying that your grandaughter still can’t say a word. Ask your
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    • 90 10 Reuters WASHINGTON The first drug to attack a major cause of colds faces a key test review on its way to US approval. Picovir, made by ViroPharma and co-developed with Aventis, takes aim at the viruses responsible for most colds. Over-the-counter remedies can mask symptoms such as
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    • 350 10 AP BARCELONA The World Health Organisation has concluded that mammograms can prevent breast cancer deaths in one in 500 women aged 50 to 69. The findings, released yesterday, are being hailed as definitive. The report, produced by
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    • 81 10 HEALTH FACT ACCORDING to the 1998 National Health Survey, only a third of Singaporean women aged 50-69 had ever undergone mammography. Most lumps detected are not cancerous. Mammography involves radiation, but the risk of harm arising from this is small, and the chances of early detection of breast
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  • STREATS vocal
    • 84 13 IN response to “Where can an exaddict get help” (Streats, March 18), a letter by Suryanah Ikhsan, I would like to inform the writer that there are several organisations which help ex-addicts. She could go to Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association, Singapore After-Care Association (Saca), churches or other
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    • 157 13 FURTHER to comments by Mr Lim Boon Hee in his letter “React to KL media attacks with dignity” (Streats, March 19), I would like to add that Singapore should also give serious consideration to Malaysia’s views and concerns. Land reclamation and bridge building is Singapore’s
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    • 498 13 WE refer to “Make young people save more for the future” (Streats, March 12), a letter by Mr Jonathan Chee Fook Heng. Mr Chee said that young Singaporeans do not save enough for their retirement and made suggestions as to how to
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    • 56 13 I REFER to “Motorists switch to cheaper SPC” (Streats, March 18). It’s true that SPC didn’t raise pump prices like other petrol companies, but its prices were already higher than the others and its 98 per cent octane fuel would still be more expensive if
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    • 78 13 IN “We’re making progress” (Streats, March 18), a letter by Mr Stephen Loke of the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case), Mr Loke states that he feels my previous criticism of Case was unfair. I think that if Case wants to avoid being dubbed ineffective, it must
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    • 52 13 I HAVE suggestions for how we might be able to fight back against cellphone thieves. Could service providers cooperateto block the unique International Mobile Equipment Identity (Imei) codes of stolen phones? Or could they track the phones down through their SIM cards so that the police could nab
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    • 131 13 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. m ill |i when you could Cash it help the environment to
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  • STREATS regional
    • 351 15 Wire services BANGKOK Six key Thai ambassadors have been told to promote their country effectively or face the sack. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told the ambassadors to Washington, Tokyo, Brussels, Beijing, Vientiane and New Delhi that they face stringent
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    • 266 15 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia’s parliament yesterday came under fire for shelving a decision on whether to investigate Speaker Akbar Tandjung for alleged corruption. After a day of horse-trading between various parties, legislators on Monday agreed to delay any decision till early May. Commentators say that this
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    • 154 15 KUALA LUMPUR Miss Malaysia/Universe 2001 Tung Mei Chin has been stripped of her title, The Star reported yesterday, but no one had told her. Miss Tung, who had complained that she did not receive the full prize money of RM30,000 ($14,400), was accused of
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
      • 90 15 Reuters MYANMAR is too busy to meet UN envoy Razali Ismail, who was to reach Yangoon yesterday. The reason? The country is preoccupied with investigations into an alleged coup plot. Mr Razali, a Malaysian diplomat, was asked to postpone his trip at the last minute. The
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      • 83 15 AFP FOUR Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels were killed and a Filipino soldier was wounded in a clash in the southern Philippine island of Basilan yesterday. Government forces, aided by unmanned US spy planes, caught up with Abu Sayyaf guerillas on a riverbed near the town of
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      • 78 15 -AFP JAPAN has urged Indonesian police to crack down on sex attacks against Japanese tourists in Bali. Mr Kaoru Hata, Tokyo’s consul in Jakarta, warned that Japan may have to issue travel warnings to its citizens if the situation worsened. He said his consulate knew about
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    • 305 15 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Rich foreign seniors will find it easy to enter Malaysia, but all African visitors will face extra scrutiny. Deputy Malaysian Home Affairs Minister Chor Chee Heung told Parliament yesterday that the government has removed the age limit on
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  • STREATS global
    • 465 17 Terror chief is alive and well, says half-brother JEDDAH Osama bin Laden is alive and well, and is missing his mum. Reports that the terrorist may have died or has a kidney disease are wrong, said half-brother Sheikh Ahmad, who didn’t want his family
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    • 207 17 THE attacks of Sept 11 struck terror throughout the world... and spawned a new teen language. US students are beginning to use phrases like “Osama Yo Mama” as an insult picked up from an Internet game. “If you’re weird, people might call you ‘Taleban’
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    • 277 17 Wire services BETHLEHEM Israel withdrew troops early yesterday from recently occupied Palestinian areas in the West Bank, raising hopes for a US-brokered peace. Palestinian police replaced Israeli forces in key posts in and around Bethlehem. The Israeli army said it also withdrew from
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    • 121 17 Reuters NEW YORK Israel’s recent military operation in Palestine resembled “allout conventional warfare”, according to UN secretary-general Kofi Annan. He wrote to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, saying that the offensive resulted in illegitimate attacks on civilians, ambulances and schools. The blunt letter was sent to
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    • GLOBAL DEBRIEF
      • 52 17 SUNDAY’S grenade attack on a church in Islamabad may have been part of a broader campaign coordinated by banned militant groups, the Washington Post reported yesterday. Police said that they believe elements from at least five militant groups recently banned by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf are planning more
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      • 51 17 Reuter: LONDON Thieves hijacked a security van at London’s Heathrow airport yesterday and fled with about US$3 million ($5.5 million) in cash that had arrived on a South African Airways flight. The daylight heist was the second multi-million dollar robbery in less than two months at Heathrow.
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      • 89 17 THE word “fabulous” is getting common in US President George W Bush’s speeches, the New York Times reported yesterday. He recently said that the US has a “fabulous military”. He has also proclaimed himself proud of such a fabulous country, and of his fabulous cabinet. “Laura Bush is
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  • STREATS people
    • 476 18 Can Zinni make an offer Sharon, Arafat cant refuse? Wire services LONDON The US envoy leading the ceasefire mission in Israel is nicknamed The Godfather. Mr Anthony Zinni got his nickname because of his Italian heritage, reported BBC Online. He was the youngest of four children bom
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    • 133 18 AP TOKYO Ms Makiko Tanaka, the popular politician who was fired as Japan’s first female foreign minister, launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday, saying he is a prisoner of his own political enemies and was driven by “jealousy” to dismiss her. Ms
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 151 19 CHANNEL CHANNEL FOH From the producer a realit I EVERY DAY! m? uryivor comes s hk w i f Join Ivan Swee Lin as they continue the search for the things that are REALLY SOMETHING! fW -afeiMi .iBHr The most physically challenging. emotionally gruelling and action-packed team challenge in television
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  • easy STREATS
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      787 20  -  By_ Yvonne Kwok Russell Koh moves in, Lina Ng speaks ‘English’ and Ah Girl might get breast cancer. This, in a nutshell, is the new season of Ah Girl, returning to Channel i next week ARRIVING on the set of Ah Girl at the former Singapore
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    • 376 24  -  By Diana Ser AT first, it was the “J” factor which led Ben Yeo, 24, to be discovered by Channel U host Bryan Wong. Bryan was scouting for the ultimate J-pop follower at The Heeren for the weekly game show, Snap, when Ben caught his attention.
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    • 57 26 Don’t put that umbrella away just yet. Thunderstorms will continue in the northern, western and central regions in the afternoon. The temperature will range from 25°C to 33°C and the tide will reach 2.4 m at 2.52 pm. March's weather girl Streats reader Shika Rashid Outfit
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    • Just a minute
      • 52 26 Make yourself indispensable at your job, acquire some new skills. Find out how to get paid for learning a new skill and what sort of retraining opportunities are available at a talk by JobStreet.com tomorrow. At Toa Payoh Community Library (6 Toa Payoh Central, tel: 6332-3255), 7-Bpm.
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      • 68 26 If you own a Trium Mars, Trium Neptune or Trium Eclipse cellphone, don’t use the charger. The manufacturers are recalling the chargers as the top casing of some may separate from its three-pin base when pulled from the socket. If you have one of these chargers, call Trium Telecom
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    • Happenin’
      • 95 26 DREAMING UP A PRINCE The Necessary Stage Black Box (Marine Parade Community Building) Today to Saturday, 3pm and Bpm Tickets at $l9 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 This is an interactive play about boy-girl relationships and underage sex. It toured many secondary schools in 2000 and this is your chance
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      • 103 26 LEARN THE SALSA! Chijmes March 31, 3-4 pm, 4-spm E-mail jelita @caldwellarts. com.sg How about learning some sizzling salsa moves in time for the Streats Singapore International Latin Festival on April 6 and 7? All you have to do is to be one of the first 200 readers to
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      • Article, Illustration
        72 26 ROSS NOBLE: SLACKERS PLAYTIME Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Tomorrow to Saturday, Bpm Tickets at $36 (weekend only), $3l, $26, $2l (weekday only) Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Funnyman Ross Noble is winner of UK’s Best Comedian List Readers Poll 2000 and the Time Out Award in 1999. His show is
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      • 56 26 THE MAGICAL VOYAGE OF ULYSSES Drama Centre Tomorrow to Saturday, 3pm and Bpm Tickets at $lO Call Dramaplus Arts at 6336-8984 This is based on John Wiles’ interpretation of Homer’s classic. A 20-member cast uses a combination of dance, music, mime, puppetry and mask work to make a popular
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      • Article, Illustration
        41 26 SAMMI CHENG SHOCKING COLOURS CONCERT 2002 Singapore Indoor Stadium March 22, Bpm Tickets at $136, $96, $56 Catch the Cantopop queen in the flesh as she attempts to wow the crowd with her slinky moves and shocking sartorial colour combinations.
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      • 45 26 IMBOSIMA YMS Auditorium, YMS Arts Centre, 54 Waterloo Street March 27, B.olpm Tickets at $lO As part of the after eight series, Imbosima, an Australian percussion group whose music is tinged with African and Latin American influences, will perform their unique brand of music.
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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        57 27 10pm, Channel i Damon Wayans plays a selfappointed neighbourhood crimestopper who thinks that he can make a difference. Of course, when you have no real superpowers, you fight crime in your underwear, and use homemade gadgets and your grandmother’s housecoat as your cape. Not exactly orthodox, but never
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      • 72 27 Bpm, Channel U An arranges a family dinner and invites Bing. Hao uses the chance to see how the Ren family will take to Bing. Yin starts bleeding in the middle of the night and Qin sends her to hospital. He feels guilty when Yin urges him
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      • 68 27 10pm, Central A salaryman wakes up in a posh hotel room, totally clueless as to how he got there. Slowly, he recalls what happened the day before attending a funeral, dating but annoying his girlfriend, getting drunk in a pub and getting to know a yakuza and his beautiful
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      • 285 27 -AFP MOVIE titans Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe are locked in a desperate race for the best actor Oscar after scandal, race issues and a celebrity support campaign upset Crowe’s early lead. Less than a week ahead of Hollywood’s top awards, the statuette which
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    • Article, Illustration
      128 27 PENANG HAWKERS FARE White Rose Cafe York Hotel 21 Mount Elizabeth Tel: 6737-0511 ext 1156 [enquiries only] NOW into its 17th year, the annual Penang Hawkers Fare at York Hotel is an event foodies regularly look forward to. This time around, 20 hawkers from Penang have been flown
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 52 21 T„o Fun To c >£ f > ‘‘t'r Rated Ah ha ha ha! m**m 1 Adrian Pang is Russell Koh, the ex-pirated VCD salesman who claims to Know women best Lina Ng is May the new shop assistant Ah (y-irl s job hazard H XV l\l INI E L_ WEfSj
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    • 302 24 Streats WW Trip t© Jipaifii International Lafln^ I Ya Learn the Salsa! Exclusive dance workshop for Streats readers on 31 March for the first 200 to register. Simply email your Name, Address, NRIC and Contact numbers to jelita@caldwellarts.com.sg under the title “Streats Salsa Workshop”. Festival details: Fort Canning Park Saturday,
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 451 26 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 As the moon sails through Gemini, your destination becomes more fluid. Artists change their strategy midway through the artwork. Dare to let your imagination run away with you. PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 You might still profit from this experience if you
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  • STREATS sports
    • 726 28  - SSC raises annual funding from 8 million to 24 million NSAs’ triple jump By Tan Kim Han NATIONAL Sports Associations (NSAs) will enjoy a three-fold increase in funding from $8 million to $24 million a year. The much-anticipated good news was announced by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) in its
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    • 288 29  -  By 'Adam Hashidy NTUC Income Singapore Cup Home United 3 Sembawang 1 A BLISTERING six-minute spell. That was all it took for Home United to see off the high-flying Stallions from Sembawang. The man in the thick of action for the Protectors was Brazilian
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    • 538 29  -  Squash chief, who will leave in June, cool over demotion By Adam Hashidy DAVID TAN, president of the Singapore Squash Rackets Association, will be stepping down from the helm in June. But he is not throwing in the towel because squash has been dropped
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    • 71 29 Mirko Grabovac and gang turned out in full force at Yew Tee Primary School yesterday as part of the Singapore Armed Forces FC’s community bonding programme. The Warriors were locked in battle with the school’s team before more than 200 vociferous students. Said coach Fandi Ahmad: “The
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    • 569 30 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Juventus v Arsenal Wire services TURIN Arsenal needs all the help it can get to reach the quarter-finals from Group D, and the Juventus team-sheet will make welcome reading tonight (tomorrow, Singapore time). With qualification for the last
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    • 103 30 Group C w Panathinaikos v Real Madrid m Sparta Prague v FC Porto Group D Deportivo La Coruna v Bayer Leverkusen Juventus v Arsenal GROUP C P W D L F A Pts Real Madrid 5 5 0 0 12 3 15 Panathinaikos 5 2 1 2 5
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    • 396 30 Wire services ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Tottenham Hotspur 0 Charlton 1 LONDON Tottenham Hotspur manager Glenn Hoddle criticised centre-back Ledley King for the “stupid” goal which cost it the game against Charlton. A tight contest was decided in the 70th minute when defender Chris Powell scored
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    • 447 31 Beckham talks about his tumultuous relationship with the manager MANCHESTER When dressing-room banter at Old Trafford often turns to debating David Beckham’s parentage, the standing joke is that Alex Ferguson must be his father. Their relationship has had its ups and downs, but over the years the
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    • 241 31 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Boston 91 Portland 100 BOSTON Bonzi Wells led six players in double figures with 20 points as Portland Trail Blazers notched its 15th victory in 16 games, a 100-91 triumph over Boston Celtics. After Damon Stoudamire hit a threepointer with 5:50
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        • 104 31 Wire services LONDON Andy Cole may quit Premiership struggler Blackburn Rovers at the end of the season just five months after his £7million 18 million) move from Manchester United. Reports said that the 30-year-old striker is growing increasingly unhappy with Blackburn’s fight to avoid relegation. Blackburn manager
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        • 77 31 Reuters LONDON Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has been offered a two-year extension to his existing contract that would keep him at the English Premier League club until 2005. “Chairman Ken Bates has offered me a further two years,” former Valencia and Atletico Madrid coach Ranieri told British newspapers
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      • 99 31 BOXING WASHINGTON Representatives of Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis were in Memphis on Monday to discuss a possible June fight at The Pyramid. Tyson adviser Shelly Finkel and Gary Shaw of Main Events, Lewis’ New Jersey-based promoter, met with officials of the 20,500-seat arena, which is leaving
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 56 31 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: NBA: Milwaukee Bucks v Orlando Magic (ESPN Ch 23, 9am). SOCCER: Champions League: Juventus v Arsenal (ESPN Ch 23 and Chs, tomorrow, 3.30 am). DELAYED TELECAST SOCCER: EPL Highlights (Channel i, 7 pm). Champions League: Galatasaray v Barcelona (ESPN Ch 23, 6am). Panathinaikos v Real
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