Streats, 15 April 2002
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Article587 2002-04-15 1 Zubaidah Nazeer - Ugly and kiasu Singaporeans surface again By. Zubaidah Nazeer IT has happened again. The Ugly Singaporean and his kiasu cousin surfaced during the scramble for ez-link transit cards over the weekend. The kiasu ones wanted to be the first to own these convenient train-bus cards now sold at587 words
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Article110 2002-04-15 1 Commuters have until Sept 30 to buy the ez-link cards at the introductory price of $l3, after which they’ll cost $l5. Transit Link expects the long queues to continue today and will open some of its 56 offices earlier. Pamphlets on how to use the card110 words
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Article190 2002-04-15 1 MORNING RUSH Wire services US Secretary of State Colin Powell heads for Lebanon and Syria today in a bid to prevent the escalation of a border conflict between Israeli troops and Hizbollah guerillas in Lebanon. His meeting with Mr Yasser Arafat yesterday saw the formerWire services - 190 words
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Advertisement28 2002-04-15 1 Singapore love affair with pets has become a deadly romance. They abandon at least 13,000 man m. after 48 if no one adopts them. rrs«N PUPPY PAGE 328 words
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STREATS local
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Article, Illustration72 2002-04-15 2 Ugly and kiasu Singaporeans surfaced over trie weekend as hundreds queued to he the first to get their ez-link cards at several MRT and bus stations. AtAngMoKio station, the queue stretched out of the doors onto the pavement yesterday as people waited for their turn.I - 72 words
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Article291 2002-04-15 2 Sonny Phua - Downtrend slowing, but wait for a bounce: Lee Boon Yang By- Sonny Phua WORKERS feeling insecure in the face of ongoing retrenchments might take some comfort from the words of Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang, who said yesterday that such job cuts would ease a bit291 words
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266 2002-04-15 2 SINGAPORE will not abandon its traditional sources of water even though it will have more choices by 2005, said Environment Minister Lim Swee Say. When NeWater and desalination plants go into full operation next year and in 2005 respectively, Singapore will have four sources266 words
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Article101 2002-04-15 2 ONE KIND ACT Girl in pink shirt and jeans AS I walked towards a pet farm at Lorong Halus on April 7, a guy pulled alongside me in his car and asked me if I wanted a lift. I was so taken aback that I refused and101 words
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Article, Illustration312 2002-04-15 3 Cara van Miriah - B v Cara van Miriah A HUGE question mark hangs over whether Singaporean pet owners really love their pets. There is strong evidence that many don’t. Last year, these owners surrendered nearly 13,000 pets to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsClarence Chan - 312 words
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Article178 2002-04-15 3 Course will train and certify tutors TUTORS will soon have to attend some classes before they can teach one. Training institution PSB Academy, a division of PSB Corporation, and Sky Media, an education-services provider that offers multimedia-based tuition to students, will introduce a training and178 words
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Article, Illustration285 2002-04-15 4 Kkushwant Singh - Timid accused in anthrax case failed to move judge By Kkushwant Singh DURING her trial, housewife Yong Yuet Mei, 42, portrayed herself as a timid, simple-minded, harmless person. During the four-day trial, which ended last month, she tried to show herself as ignorant about current and285 words
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Article143 2002-04-15 4 AN aquarium shop at Joo Chiat Road was broken into on Saturday night and about 200 Flower Horn fishes worth close to $30,000 were stolen. The loss was a blow to owner H C Teo, 45, who opened the shop less than a month143 words
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Article, Illustration334 2002-04-15 4 Cara van Miriah - By Cara van Miriah ARTISAN Teoh Veoh Seng, 67, can probably relate the tales of the Ten Courts of Hell better than anyone else. That’s because he has been working at Haw Par Villa since he was 13. Mr Teoh lived in the well-known Chinese mythology themeFrancis lee - 334 words
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STREATS financial
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Article494 2002-04-15 6 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts foliowing the stock. There is a total of 29 brokets submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a lto 5 points scale and average494 words
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Article26 2002-04-15 6 •AS AT APRIL 12 US$: Ssl_B3B 552.639 EURO: $1,620 Ss: DM1.206 Ss: 71.82 YEN Ss: RM2.068 Ss: HK54.244 Ss: 23.70 BAHT Ss: 5,176 RUPIAH26 words
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Article, Illustration337 2002-04-15 6 Doubts cast doubts over PTP’s low-costs strategy -AFP SINGAPORE A young Malaysian upstart has put a dent in Singapore’s dominance of the regional container trade business, wrestling away two of its biggest shipping clients in less than two years. But industry watchers said it-AFP - 337 words
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Article176 2002-04-15 6 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia now plans to poach Japanese shipping line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) from Singapore, officials and industry players said. “We are in contact with all liners,” an official with the Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) said when asked if it wasAFP - 176 words
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Article277 2002-04-15 6 AFP HONGKONG Singapore has fired a shot across Hongkong’s bows by announcing a plan to reduce personal and corporate taxes but economists do not expect this to improve its competitive position against its regional rival in the short term. With the focus of globalAFP - 277 words
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STREATS medical
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Article, Illustration485 2002-04-15 8 Wendy Tan - It is only useful in some types of cancer By Wendy Tan AN EARLY test for a childhood cancer has been proven fruitless, raising doubts about the thinking that the earlier cancer is detected, the better, The New York Times reported last week. Neuroblastoma isAP - 485 words
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Article135 2002-04-15 8 QI have white spots on my body. They are flat and not itchy. I’ve ignored them and now almost all areas covered by clothes are affected. What should I do? A These could be due to the fungal infection pityriasis versicolor, or a serious but non-life-threatening skin disease135 words
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333 2002-04-15 8 LAT-WP DAYTON, Ohio About half the people who have heart attacks have normal cholesterol levels. Nearly two-thirds of heart-disease deaths are sudden 63 per cent of victims don’t survive emergency-room treatment, and 47 per cent don’t reach the ER alive. Medical science still has– LAT-WP - 333 words
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Article187 2002-04-15 8 ap BRASILIA Brazilian scientists say they have developed a bacteria-based product to eradicate larvae of the mosquito that transmits dengue fever. Brazil’s agriculture research institute, Embrapa, said the product had been created as an alternative to chemicals. It is expected to be on sale byap - 187 words
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Advertisement318 2002-04-15 10 “Getting an Honours degree in only a year? 0 Makes business sense to me. m Jessica Yong THAMES S i UDEN I, 6A (Honsj in Accountancy Studies University of Portsmouth Walk the direct path to a degree in Accountancy. At Thames, we have mapped the shortest and most direct path318 words
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STREATS vocal
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214 2002-04-15 11 MANY of us will understand why it’s necessary to raise goods and services tax (GST) and cut direct taxes. In the global economy, reducing direct taxes has become commonplace as a means to compete for talent and investment. As competition will intensify214 words
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254 2002-04-15 11 WE refer to “MOM adjudication scope too narrow” (Streats, April 2), a letter by Carine Chin. We would like to clarify that the Commissioner for Labour can adjudicate salary disputes which relate to statutory or contractual benefits of employees, regardless of their254 words
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Article115 2002-04-15 11 I AM surprised that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) did not anticipate die long queues of people who wanted to buy the ez-link card on Saturday. Implementation of the ez-link system has been inefficient. I wonder why it couldn’t have been implemented in stages.115 words
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Article90 2002-04-15 11 V RAJINI suggested in her letter, “Give us another public holiday” (Streats, April 12), that Thaipusam should be made a public holiday. Thaipusam is celebrated only by Tamils, so it would be considered unfair to declare Thaipusam a public holiday. If the Government were really to consider90 words
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175 2002-04-15 11 MY view on the proposed new taxation system is that the rich will get richer, and the poor will get poorer. And it is not wise to rush into raising goods and services tax (GST) to 5 per cent by as early175 words
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Advertisement55 2002-04-15 11 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@spkcom.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. Contributions should comprise no more than 200 words. Letters sent to other55 words
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STREATS regional
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Article384 2002-04-15 12 Johor ex-MB’s recollection sparks fresh S pore-bashing KUALA LUMPUR The recent angry exchanges across the Johor Strait have deep roots and will not go away soon, a comment piece in the New Sunday Times suggested yesterday. The reminder by former Johor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin384 words
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222 2002-04-15 12 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that KL has given Singapore the right of passage to Pulau Pisang in the Johor Straits to man the lighthouse there. He said that it was difficult to say that Singapore had encroached into the222 words
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Article81 2002-04-15 12 THE matter came to light last week when former Johor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that Singapore had once indicated it was willing to go to war for water. Tan Sri Muhyiddin, who is also Umno vice-president, said SM Lee Kuan Yew81 words
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Article, Illustration233 2002-04-15 12 Wire services HONGKONG Identical twin sisters Lin Yeung-ming (above right) and Lin Yuk-oi share the same hopes and dreams but one of them faces being sent back to China in just a few days, while the other gets to stay in Hongkong. The case of– Wire services; AFP - 233 words
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REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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Article98 2002-04-15 12 AFP TAIWAN considered using small nuclear weapons against China in the 1960 s but did not go through with it after the US rejected the idea. Quoting a recently declassified military document, the United Evening News said that the former Kuomintang government had commissioned a study on AprilAFP - 98 words
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Article81 2002-04-15 12 Wire services MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday launched the KL City Air Terminal (CAT) and the KLIA Express high-speed rail service. He said the new service allowed passengers to plan their travelling time to the airport better and hoped that the KLIA Express would become a– Wire services - 81 words
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Article110 2002-04-15 12 -AFP NEW ZEALAND Prime Minister Helen Clark has landed in hot water for having signed her name on a piece of art she never painted, that she donated for an animal charity auction. Ms Clark has admitted that she misled the animal welfare group Save-AFP - 110 words
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Article70 2002-04-15 12 AFP CHINA has given impoverished North Korea a US$6 million ($ll mill ion) grant to mark the anniversary of its late founding leader, Kim II Sung. The “grant-in-aid” donation was reported by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA said the money was a gift forAFP - 70 words
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STREATS global
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Article427 2002-04-15 13 Wire services RAM ALL AH US Secretary of State Colin Powell called his meeting with Yasser Arafat “useful and constructive” yesterday but indicated no progress towards a ceasefire. The Palestinian leader remains under. – Wire services - 427 words
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Article, Illustration52 2002-04-15 13 A Palestinian woman looking at corpses in a hoiLse in the refugee camp in the West Bank town of Jenin on Saturday. Jenin was one of the towns that took the brunt of the Israeli army attacks. More than 200 Palestinians have been reportedly killed in the Israeli52 words
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Article136 2002-04-15 13 Wire sevices NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and his coalition government is facing a serious crisis. The crisis was sparked as the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which rules the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, met to reconsider support to Mr Vajpayee’s National Democratic– Wire sevices - 136 words
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255 2002-04-15 13 TEL AVIV It was nothing unusual when US Secretary of State Colin Powell sat down for breakfast with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the cavernous reception room at the prime minister’s Jerusalem residence. As they surveyed the spread of freshly baked bread, olives, salad,255 words
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GLOBAL DEBRIEF
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Article65 2002-04-15 13 afp A TEARY-EYED Hugo Chavez returned to the presidency of Venezuela in a ceremony at the presidential palace yesterday after a two-day sojourn as a leader ousted in a coup d’etat. “I am still stupefied. I am still trying to assimilate the process,” he said speakingafp - 65 words
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Article96 2002-04-15 13 AFP BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered 16 million doses of the smallpox vaccine after US VicePresident Dick Cheney warned that Iraq could counter military action with a biological terror onslaught on Britain, the Sunday Telegraph said. When the two leaders met at Downing Street on MarchAFP - 96 words
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Article79 2002-04-15 13 -AP A WOMAN died in the Mount Hood National Forest in Portaland, Oregon, after falling 45m from a tree she was trying to protect from logging. In a sad twist, the sale of timber the unidentified “tree-sitter” was protesting had been cancelled three days before her death on-AP - 79 words
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Two Hongkong stars breezed into town over the weekend and faced a barrage of questions about their private lives
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Article, Illustration421 2002-04-15 14 Diana Ser - Diana Ser HONGKONG actor Wong Hei turned up for this interview in a surfer’s shirt and newly-dyed pale blond hair. A diamond stud earring that looked at least half a carat glistened in his left ear. He looked quite the part of a young surfer dude421 words
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Article, Illustration421 2002-04-15 14 Yvonne Kwok - Yvonne Kwok JUST grit your teeth, grin and bear with it. That seems to be Hongkong singer Gigi Leung’s strategy to handle press queries about her relationship with fellow Hongkong celeb, Ekin Cheng. The 26-year-old was speaking to reporters after her half-hour performance at'the TVBB TVBJ421 words
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Article, Illustration462 2002-04-15 16 JUDI LOW - Stylish eating on a shoestring By JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Low’s recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to do and cost $lO or less for four servings, will see you through these tough times ANCHOVIESClarence Chan - 462 words
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Article, Illustration391 2002-04-15 16 IT could be game over for Hongkong pop star Nicholas Tse. His popularity and career have suffered drastically after he was detained over the weekend by Hongkong’s anti-graft agency for corruption and perverting the course of justice in relation to a traffic accident. Tse’s advertising rates391 words
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Article, Illustration104 2002-04-15 18 Midnight tonight is the deadline for posting your income tax paperwork. Watch out for huddled raincoated figures rushing up to the various mailboxes all over the country, dodging raindrops from the thunderstorms that are expected all over the island. So if the IRAS gets a sackful? Pic Clarence Chan - 104 words
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Happenin’
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Article72 2002-04-15 18 SCF MASTER LECTURE SERIES: scon HICKS GV Grand Cinema 5 Tomorrow, 7pm Tickets at $15.95 Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 or visit www.filmfest.org.sg Listen to Oscar nominated Australian director, Scott Hicks, who will be in town for the Singapore premiere of Hearts In Atlantis. Hicks is probably best known72 words
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Article, Illustration57 2002-04-15 18 SHERYL CROW LIVE CHAT Tomorrow, sam www.chat.msn.com/msnlive_feature.ms nw ?id=artist/sherylcrow Here is your chance to ask Sheryl Crow anything you want. The singer will take questions from fans all over the world to promote her new album C’mon C’mon. You can also ask her about Emmylou Harris and Lenny Kravitz,57 words
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Article92 2002-04-15 18 AUTUMN TOMYAM DBS Arts Centre (20 Merbau Rd) April 18 to 25, 3pm (weekends) and Bpm Tickets at $4l, $36, $3l, $26 and $2l Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 Singaporeans love Thai, especially when it comes in tight shorts and a buffed physique. Action Theatre’s well-received play about a92 words
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Article85 2002-04-15 18 ANIMAL FARM Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel April 18 to May 4, Bpm and 3pm (weekends only) Tickets at $46, $39, $36, $29 and $27 Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 Some of Singapore’s top stage actors get down on all fours to bring you George Orwell’s 1945 book, Animal Farm.85 words
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Article, Illustration78 2002-04-15 18 GOLDEN MELODIES NIGHT Escape Theme Park (1 Pasir Ris Close) Friday, 7-30 pm $lO (adults), $5 (senior citizens), $4 (children) The swinging sixties, Singapore-style, is just a few MRT stations away. Be serenaded by Ling Ying, who is known as “Zhou Xuan of the South”. Then, check out the78 words
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Article69 2002-04-15 18 Donate to charity and have a good laugh while you’re at it. Buy a ticket to Friday’s charity premiere of Talking Cock The Movie. Proceeds go to Action for Aids. Block-bookings of 20 seats or more will get a limited edition poster upon presentation of the receipt.69 words
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Article68 2002-04-15 18 The internal slip road in front of the World Trade Centre (WTC) will be closed from 1 lam onwards. This is to align it with the road in front of the new developments next to WTC and to facilitate construction of the new Circle Line MRT. Traffic to68 words
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Article56 2002-04-15 19 10.30 pm, Channel U Yun takes Chu to Jian Shan Mansion to get the invincible sword. Lang and Jiantan are at the mansion too, attending a ceremony. The three warriors fight, and their blood helps to create the sword. But will it be used for good or56 words
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Article44 2002-04-15 19 Bpm, V VDrama (SCV 55) Lu Fu Ming is a young widow, a Customs superintendent dedicated to her career. She meets Ling Shan, who is being blackmailed into trafficking drugs Hongkong drama starring Wang Xi, Jessica Hsuan and Lisa Wang.44 words
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Article, Illustration107 2002-04-15 19 7.30 pm, Channel 5 Samantha Caine, homemaker, is the ideal mom to her small daughter, lives in an ideal New England small town, has a job teaching school and makes the best Rice Krispie treats. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to107 words
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Article, Illustration284 2002-04-15 19 AP THE Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rebuked one of Hollywood’s most powerful talent agencies for exaggerating the number of Oscar nominations its clients received. The Creative Artists Agency placed congratulatory ads in trade papers on March 22 two days before the Academy Awards sayingAP - 284 words
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Article, Illustration174 2002-04-15 19 ICE COLD BEER 9 Emerald, Hill Road Tel: 6735-9929 Website: www.emerald-hill.com Nearest MRT station: Somerset ICY cold beers, hot dogs, football, pool tables and rock music are the main ingredients of Ice Cold Beer. Just as its name suggests, Ice Cold Beer stocks beer. Lots of beer. With174 words
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Advertisement17 2002-04-15 18 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-819117 words
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Miscellaneous466 2002-04-15 18 AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Your wishes may not actually shape reality, but this time you’re lucky enough to desire the inevitable. Every so often the Universe slips you something extra. a LEO JUL23-AUG22 Ar fy° u the only grown-up around here, or what? Being annoyed can motivate you to handle466 words
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STREATS sports
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Article, Illustration560 2002-04-15 20 German world champion opens 14-point lead over brother Ralf AFP IMOLA, Italy Four-time world champion Michael Schumacher won the San Marino Grand Prix here yesterday to clock his 56th career win in what was his record 97th drive for Ferrari. Team-mate Rubens Barrichello finished 18sec behind as heAFP - 560 words
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Article, Illustration301 2002-04-15 20 AFP AUGUSTA, Georgia On the fifth anniversary of his epic first Major triumph, Tiger Woods (above) made another record-setting charge at the Masters. The defending champion fired nine birdies and only one bogey over 26 holes on Saturday to tie with reigning US Open champion– AFP - 301 words
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Article, Illustration493 2002-04-15 21 ADAM HASHIDY - S-League reflections By ADAM HASHIDY THE happenings at Tampines Rovers during the past two weeks could have been aptly titled “A tale of two coaches”. Under former coach Jita Singh, who resigned last week, the Stags of Tampines were listless in the 1 -3 loss to Balestier493 words
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272 2002-04-15 21 ■AFP NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Seattle 99 Dallas 116 SEATTLE Two days after blowing a 20-point lead and losing at home to lowly Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks crushed playoff-bound Seattle Super Sonics on the road, 116-99, to match a 15-year-old franchise record with 55 wins. Michael■AFP - 272 words
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SOCCER
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Article104 2002-04-15 21 LONDON Patrick Vieira is set to reject an offer of a one-year extension to his contract with Arsenal, according to his agent. The France midfielder wants a fiveyear deal worth £lOO,OOO ($260,000) a week after tax, reports the News of the World. Vieira has been repeatedly104 words
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Article115 2002-04-15 21 Reuters MADRID Valencia missed the chance to step up the pressure on Real Madrid at the top of the table after being held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Real Mallorca in the only match played in the Spanish First Division on Saturday. The draw leaves Valencia aReuters - 115 words
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Article70 2002-04-15 21 MARATHON AP LONDON Khalid Khannouchi set a new world record in the London Marathon yesterday, clocking 2:05:385ec to break his own record set three years ago in Chicago. The old mark was 2:05:42. Khannouchi, the Moroccan-born American, pulled away from Paul Tergat and Haile Gebrselassie over the lastAP - 70 words
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Article, Illustration488 2002-04-15 22 TAN KIM HAN - Soccer talk By TAN KIM HAN LITTLE was known about Jerzy Dudek when he signed for Liverpool from Feyenoord Rotterdam last August. But the £4.5 million ($11.93 million) Polish goalkeeper has since established a name for himself in the Premiership with some heroic performances for the Reds.AFP - 488 words
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Article244 2002-04-15 22 Aston Villa 0 I Leeds 1 (Viduka 29) Charlton 1 (Rufus 17) Southampton 1 (El Khalej 85) Derby 2 (Christie 46, Morris 53) Newcastle 3 (Robert 73, Dyer 76, Lua Lua 90) Everton 2 (Chadwick 64, r Ferguson 86) Leicester 2 (Deane 18, 27) Sunderland 0 Liverpool 1244 words
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236 2002-04-15 22 LONDON Gerard Houllier was delighted by the way Liverpool bounced back from its Champions League defeat to Bayer Leverkusen to beat Sunderland by a lone goal. The manager said: “A good team is one that doesn’t lose twice in a row and the players236 words
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333 2002-04-15 23 Wire services LONDON David Beckham is back on course to play in the World Cup according to both Alex Ferguson and the Football Association (FA). After being sceptical initially, the Manchester United manager now feels that the captain is certainly not outWire services - 333 words
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Article, Illustration497 2002-04-15 23 Adam Hashidy - Bullet pace makes 19-year-old All-Black a force to reckon with By 'Adam Hashidy HE is just 19 years old, yet he is ever willing to grasp the baton and conduct the orchestra. All Black Joe Rokocoko was still in school last year when the SOS call came fromReuters - 497 words
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Article112 2002-04-15 23 NO Waisale Serevi. No Vili Satala. The Fijian team landed here for the Singapore Sevens last weekend without the two stars, who are busy with their clubs in France. They will also miss the Malaysia Sevens later this month. Said coach Ratu Kitione Vesikula: “Experience112 words
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Article306 2002-04-15 23 Reuters LONDON Blackburn Rovers’ striker Matt Jansen won his first England call-up when manager Sven-Goran Eriksson named him in the squad to face Paraguay. Jansen, who scored in Rovers’ League Cup final win over Tottenham Hotspur, will play at least part of Wednesday’s friendly atReuters - 306 words
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Miscellaneous56 2002-04-15 21 IN THE LIVING ROOM DELAYED TELECAST GOLF: Augusta Masters: The Masters: Rnal day highlights (Star Sports Ch 24, 4.30 pm). SOCCER: Spanish League: Osasuna v Real Madrid (Star Sports Ch 24, spm). FA Cup s-final highlights (Super Sports Ch 22, 9pm). Football Salsa: The Latin Road to The World Cup56 words
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