Streats, 17 April 2002

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  • Title Section
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    12 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • Article
    Lock icon For kid’s sake, train the maid
    457 1  -  6,000 in hospital each year for injuries during maid’s watch Sarah Ng IF YOU want to create a safe home for your young child, here is the secret train your maid. Your child is less at risk from maladjusted or abusive maids than he
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    Lock icon Ignorance kills
    116 1 February 2002: Two Indonesian maids were jailed for nine months for forcefeeding a 21-month-old boy, causing him to choke and die. One of them would pinch the boy’s nose so that he would open his mouth. The other would then pour his meal down his throat. Chief Justice
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  • MORNING RUSH
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      Lock icon HAMAS THREATENS TO KILL SHARON
      127 1 Wire services JERUSALEM The Hamas militant group yesterday threatened to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for the arrest of Fatah leader Marwan Barghouthi. “We tell Sharon and his government and the cadres of his army: You have opened the gates of hell for yourselves
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      Lock icon PAY MORE TO CLEAR YOUR RUBBISH
      133 1 FROM May 1, it will cost you more to dump your rubbish. Collection fees levied by waste collectors such as Altvater Jakob, Colex Holdings and Semac will go up by between 90 cents and 1.25 for flats and landed property. Fees for hawker stalls
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      Lock icon PARLIAMENT TO SIT ON MAY 3
      33 1 PARLIAMENT will meet on May 3 at 12.30 pm. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lee Hsien Loong will deliver his Budget statement at the sitting.
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  • STREATS local
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      Lock icon Father’s anguished cry: Why them?
      361 2 FOR 18 hours after Sunday’s drowning tragedy at Tanjung Buloh, Mr Ling Siew Siong locked himself in the bedroom of his Woodlands flat, refusing to eat and unable to sleep while rescue forces searched the sea for his missing wife and two young children. He
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      Lock icon Convictions dip, but more maid employers blacklisted
      345 2  -  B v Zubaidah Nazeer THE number of convicted maid abusers may have fallen over the past five years, but more have been blacklisted, according to figures provided by the Manpower Ministry (MOM). Forty one employers were convicted last year for maid abuse, a
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      Lock icon Air China crash: President Nathan sends condolences
      159 2 PRESIDENT SR Nathan, who is on a state visit to South Korea, sent a letter of condolence yesterday to President Kim Dae Jung on the Air China crash. The letter, which was sent before his departure from Singapore, said: “I am greatly saddened
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      Lock icon Fresh pair of ‘eyes’
      311 3  -  X-ray machine will help spot illegals at Causeway By_ Zubaidah Nazeer ALL the tricks people smugglers have used in the past to avoid detection will be useless against the authorities’ newly acquired power of X-ray vision. Singapore Immigration and Registration (SIR) hasn’t taken on Superman, but
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      Lock icon Ernst & Young ends hiring freeze
      267 3  - Ernst Young ends hiring freeze By Deepa Vijiyasingam “WE’RE hiring,” accounting firm Ernst Young said when all around was gloom. The company, one of the big five global accounting firms, that sent out a circular to its audit staff in Singapore announcing that it would lift its hiring freeze and
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      Lock icon Longer jail term for ketamine offences
      199 4 THE writing’s on the wall for dealers in and users of so-called club drugs. Synthetic drug abusers and traffickers were yesterday served notice by Chief Justice Yong Pung How that they are in for heavier sentences. CJ Yong increased the sentence of sales promoter
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      Lock icon Teens in $100k phonecard scam
      217 4  -  5 staff steal, sell shop’s goods Reports by Khushwant Singh FIVE teenage sales assistants conspired to cheat their boss by selling about $lOO,OOO worth of phone cards and International Calling Cards (ICCs) belonging to his trading firm. Mr Ng Wee Loong, 35, the owner of
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      Lock icon Plea that fell flat
      117 4 HE STOOD before the judge and announced: “I have never shoplifted before.” This mitigation plea from Berabaharan Mani, 43, unemployed, might have been worth something for a charge of stealing a packet of M&M chocolates worth $2.05. But it fell flat when the judge reminded him
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      Lock icon Merlion move postponed
      140 4 THE 30-year-old Merlion will have to stay put at Merlion Park until next week. A source said that the 70-tonne icon which was to have been moved today was not being shifted as the new site was not ready. The part-fish part-lion statue was to have been
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      214 2 Motor ‘Quality Plan’ enjoy comprehensive coverage with special benefits Tel: 6788 5255, website: streats.income.com.sg, email: mkquot@income.com.sg Our motor insurance 'Quality Plan' now offers you 2 options: Option 1 the excess for first two accident repairs will be waived free use of courtesy car or daily transport allowance of $5O will
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      127 3 4 o Experience the difference NOW National I.T. Literacy Program (NITLP) IT POWER BASIC IT POWER 21 Only $8.05 per module (inclusive of GSTI after government subsidy of BQ%* Only $48.30 per course (inclusive of GST) NITLP Course Structure Module 1e Data Conditions apply Power Basic Cour structure 11 rower
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      340 4 UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Lead College: London School of Economics BSc (Hons) Management Accounting Finance Banking Finance Economics Management Full-time Part-time Classes Entry Requirement: ‘O’ levels Classes ‘A’ levels Commencing Polytechnic 14 Ma Y 2002 Other Diplomas TRIDENT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY The 2000 Technology Training Resources survey of more than 70
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  • STREATS financial
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      Lock icon Tech sector drives shares higher
      417 6 STI: 1,770.05 Hi 12.51 Reuters SHARES closed higher for the fourth day in a row yesterday as the technology sector rose on hopes of better earnings, while spectacular gains in newly launched Dayen Environmental raised eyebrows. “There has been buying in anticipation of better (tech)
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      Lock icon Dayen triples in two days
      459 6 Share either cornered or underpriced: traders Reuters SHARES in newly listed Dayen Environmental Ltd have tripled in value in just two days of heavy trading, leading to suggestions by traders yesterday that the issue was either underpriced or the stock had been cornered. Dayen, which
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      Lock icon Poor QI figures expected from Chartered
      263 6 Reuters LOW chip prices are likely to cause deeper losses for Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world’s third largest contract maker of computer chips, when it reports first quarter figures later this week. Analysts said yesterday they expect the Q 1 loss to be wider
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      26 6 •AS AT APRIL 16 Uss: 551.835 $52,636 EURO: $1,615 ss: DM1.207 Ss: 71.71 YEN Ss: RM2.070 Ss: HK54.250 Ss: 23.68 BAHT Ss: 5,121 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
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        Lock icon SEIKO EPSON CUTS BACK
        67 6 -AFP SEIKO Epson Corp, an affiliate of Japanese watch maker Seiko Corp, yesterday said it would stop producing scanners in Singapore and lay off 700 local employees to cut costs. The company will transfer its Singapore scanner production, which represents the firm’s entire scanner output, to
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        Lock icon TREK HOPES TO DO WELL
        85 6 Reuters SINGAPORE technology solutions provider Trek 2000 International said yesterday it has received patent approval for its portable storage device, Thumb Drive, and expects strong growth in net profit this year. “We expect at least double-digit growth for net profit in 2002,” Mr Henn Tan,
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        Lock icon VIRGIN 'IMPROVING’
        67 6 VIRGIN 'IMPROVING Reuters MELBOURNE British billionaire Richard Branson said yesterday Virgin Mobile’s operations in Singapore were showing signs of improving. “I think initially we didn’t get the proposition right in Singapore. It seems sales are now doing very well,” Mr Branson told reporters in Melbourne. Mr Branson said he might
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      Lock icon Red alert in China
      255 8 Reuters BEIJING China’s Finance Minister yesterday warned of a “grim” fiscal situation, even as he reported that Asia’s second-largest economy grew 7.6 per cent in the first quarter. “I believe the fiscal situation is rather grim,” Mr Xiang Huaicheng said at a press conference in Beijing.
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      Lock icon Trust a business hurdle
      187 8 -AFP BEIJING A lack of trust in doing business is one of the biggest headaches for Chinese managers, with over 90 per cent saying they have been engaged in at least one contract dispute in the last year, according to survey findings published here. In the
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  • WORKING money
    • A financial series on matters close to your heart. Brought to you by ABN AMRO Bank
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        Lock icon Credit card ≠ cash
        381 7  - Credit card cash By Deepa Vijiyasingam OPEN your postbox and chances are you’ll see a mailer asking you to sign up for the latest credit card in town. A mailer that will probably create the illusion that you, the man-in-the-street, can live the high life with a little piece of
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        Lock icon Some ways to manage your card debt
        219 7 Revolving lines of credit THESE are a cheaper alternative to credit cards. Most interest rates for revolving lines are typically set at around 12 to 16 per cent per annum and can be even lower if you transfer your existing balances. Holding both
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        Lock icon MONEY TALK
        243 7 What percentage of my 1 1 monthly income can he allocated to debt? If I have extra cash, should I pay off my debtfirst or invest the money? A As a rule of thumb, your monthly debt servicing should not exceed 45 per cent of your gross monthly
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  • STREATS vocal
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      Lock icon Ease up on GST rate hike
      260 10 WE refer to the recommendation by the Economic Review Committee (ERC) for a 2003 hike in the goods and services tax (GST) rate. We, the Socratic Circle, support raising the GST rate only when the economy is in better shape and the retrenched are
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      Lock icon Cut costs, not taxes
      88 10 PUBLIC opinion should be sought before the Economic Review Committee’s recommendations are implemented. We should take into consideration that the main business costs are logistics and utilities, not tax. So cutting taxes may do little to draw more business and talent to our shores. Raising the
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      Lock icon Net users have chokes: SBA
      264 10 WE refer to “Block lewd Internet material” (Streats, April 11) and “No more cyber-policing” (Streats, April 12), letters by Francis Chan and Samuel Cheah respectively. We thank both writers for their views, and would like to highlight measures taken to address undesirable Internet content. All
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      375 10 'N', 'O' 'A' LEVEL HOLDERS MEAN At SALEM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, 78% of our faculty members are Doctorate professionals W' US -I V L X Baccalaureate available via INFORMATICS Associate ot Science in Information Technology Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (IT) Associate of Science in Business Management Bachelor of Science
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      55 10 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@sph,comsg 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 other
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  • STREATS medical
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      Lock icon Exercise no help for smokers
      314 13 Cancer risk remains, study shows Reuters NEW YORK It’s the smoking that gets you, and exercising does not help, a new study says. Male smokers who think walking, swimming or other physical activity will lower their risk of lung cancer are wrong, researchers say. “The
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      Lock icon How to quit
      78 13 HEALTH FACT YOU MAY have tried to quit smoking before, and it didn’t work. Did you have these 10 points to help you? Try it again. 1. Admit you have a problem 2. Make up your mind 3. Set your date 4. Get rid of temptation 5.
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      Lock icon HEALTH FORUM
      220 13 I am 31, male, and have had gout for three years. What causes gout? What food should I take to help my condition? Gout is a defect in the body chemistry characterised JL ,by the periodic and sudden appearance of painful swollen joints. It is non-contagious, often hereditary
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      306 13 Our treats will make every secretary feel like a boss. SWSSt&a -ml rtnett 1 Celebrate Secretaries’ Week at The Pan Pacific Singapore between 22 to 26 April and treat her to a full course of delights at any of our fine dining establishments.There’s excellent Cantonese cuisine at Hai Tien Lo,
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  • STREATS regional
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      Lock icon Tensions upset businessmen
      396 14 S pore, M’sian trade ministers allay fears over row KUALA LUMPUR Singaporean businessmen expressed concern yesterday over tensions with Malaysia, but politicians from both sides sought to allay their fears. The businessmen spoke out at a meeting here between Malaysia’s Trade Minister Rafidah Aziz and her visting
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    • Article
      Lock icon Only two civilians at lighthouse, says S’pore
      228 14 SINGAPORE only has two civilians working at the lighthouse in Pulau Pisang. A spokesman for the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said: “It is not true that policemen and soldiers are stationed there. We only have two civilians working at the
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      Lock icon ‘Movie-star looks helped Arroyo rise’
      224 14 -afp MANILA Philippines President Gloria Arroyo owes part of her success as a politician to her striking resemblance to a popular Filipina actress, Mrs Arroyo’s publicist said yesterday. Dante Ang, a newspaper publisher and public relations expert, said he decided on an image for Mrs
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon HUNT FOR BOMBER
        83 14 POLICE in Manila were hot on the trail of an engineer suspected of being behind a series of bomb scares in Manila last month. “Tracker teams are now searching for 41-year-old civil engineer Rogelio Adamat,” national police chief Director General Leandro Mendoza said yesterday. Fingerprints found on
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        Lock icon INDON ARMY INVOLVED
        82 14 ap INDONESIA’S military said that three officers had been arrested in connection with the killing of Theys Eluay, a Papuan independence leader who advocated dialogue instead of violence. Major General Sulaiman Ahmad Basir said the three were part of a special forces group based in Papua. Separatists
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      • Article
        Lock icon HK TWINS CAN STAY
        106 14 AFP IN a last-minute change of heart, Chinese authorities were set to grant an identical twin permission to live in Hongkong with her sister and family. The decision by authorities in southern Guangdong to grant Lin Yeung-ming a one-way permit to resettle permanently with her family
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      • Article
        Lock icon DESIGNER BABIES
        85 14 -AFP THREE Australian couples have been given approval to try to save the lives of their terminally-ill children by creating designer babies with cells types matching their siblings. The in-vitro fertilisation procedure will first be used to screen embryos to find a perfect tissue match for those of
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  • STREATS global
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      Lock icon Israelis use ‘decibels’ in Bethlehem
      292 17 -AFP BETHLEHEM The Israeli army has resorted to broadcasting ear-splitting screeches and wails at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the site traditionally believed to be birthplace of Jesus, to drive out 200 Palestinians holed up there. Troops brought in a crane to hoist
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      Lock icon Pope calls US cardinals for summit on sex scandal
      206 17 Wire services VATICAN The Pope summoned America’s eight most senior cardinals to Rome yesterday for an emergency summit on the paedophile scandal sweeping the Roman Catholic Church in the US. Amid mounting criticism of his prolonged inaction, the Pope moved to
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      Lock icon Battle weary
      432 17 Jenin refugees speak of Israeli devastation JENIN, West Bank Lukea Tomei could only watch through a peephole as one neighbour was shot, his arms in the air. She cried out when she saw an elderly woman blasted by a sniper. But she could stay still no longer when
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    • GLOBAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon STRIKE PARALYSES INDIA
        68 17 Reuters NEARLY 10 million employees of India’s state-run firms and financial sector launched a one-day nationwide strike yesterday against the government economic reforms. The strike followed Cabinet approval of changes to a 55-year-old labour law making it easier to lay off employees. Unions are also angered by
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        Lock icon WAR OF THE SUPER ANTS
        74 17 BILLIONS of ants from Italy, France, Spain and Portugal have united to wage war against a smaller, separatist colony in eastern Spain that refuses to be assimilated into their supercolony. The level of cooperative behaviour has surprised animal behaviourists who suspect that overcrowding and an
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        Lock icon SUPPORT FOR BRA FENCE
        99 17 A FARMER in New Zealand is being inundated with bras to decorate a fence. Mr John Lee, 66, began putting bras on his farm fence as a joke. Now the word has spread and he is receiving underwear from world over. Passing women motorists get out
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      Lock icon Colombo mulls lifting Tiger ban
      125 17 -AFP BENTOTA, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka may consider lifting the ban on Tamil Tiger rebels to clear the way for the Norwegian-backed peace talks to be held in Thailand shortly. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the government was prepared to press ahead with the peace
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  • STREATS people
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      Lock icon Hugo Chavez, a true survivor
      176 20 Reuters CARACAS Venezuela’s firebrand leader Hugo Chavez, who leapt to fame a decade ago by heading a failed coup, showed yesterday he could also survive one as he bounced back just two days after brother officers pushed him out. The former paratrooper turned president returned
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      Lock icon Intifada man
      496 20 Marwan Barghouthi no ordinary activist Reuters RAMALLAH Palestinian intifada leader Marwan Barghouthi, captured by Israel on Monday, is accused of leading militants who carried out scores of attacks on Israelis and is regarded by Israel as the top militant in the West Bank. Israel had been hunting Barghouthi,
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      Lock icon Arafat’s wife praises suicide bombings
      191 20 SUHA Taweel Arafat, the wife of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, feels that suicide bombing is a legitimate resistance against Israeli occupation, the New York Times reported yesterday. It said that she made the remark to the Londonbased, Saudi-owned, Arabic magazine Al Majalla in an interview
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      414 21 TO At P>B Academy, it j about your success. 'V YOUR Advanced Diploma Programmes 1 Advanced Diploma in Business Studies 2 Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management 3 Advanced Diploma in International Marketing Diploma Programmes 4 Diploma in Business Administration 5 Diploma in Human Resource Management 6 Diploma in Industrial
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      441 22 STOP PIRACY. Help protect intellectual property. lJ mkS-” V. i LIVE FOR REAL! Ideas are precious. To the creators of books, movies, songs, computer software, mobile devices or fashion apparel, original ideas combined with hard work to become valuable intellectual property. Respect originality. Protect intellectual property. Live for Real! For
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  • easy STREATS
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      Lock icon Fann breezes in
      813 23  -  By Yvonne Kwok Farm Wong returns to Singapore after a month of filming in Praguefor her first major Hollywood movie, Shanghai Knights And if the Img queue of reporters waiting to interview her is any indication, this is her biggest year yet IF YOU thought Media Corp
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      Lock icon Nick’s roving eye
      211 24 BAD boy of Canto-pop Nicholas Tse just can’t seem to get enough of a fast car. Soon after the accident with his black Ferrari last month, the singer test drove a limited-edition HK$4.4 million ($l.l million) Pagani Zonda CI2S sports car, reported the Hongkong press. Launched in
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      Lock icon VegaS star Urich dies
      126 24 AP TV TOUGH guy Robert Urich, an Emmy-winning actor best known for his starring roles in sleuth series such as VegaS and Spenser: For Hire, died yesterday of cancer. He was 55. Urich died at a hospital in Thousand Oaks surrounded by family members and friends,
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      Lock icon Missing You stars ‘missing’
      256 24 IT IS to be a Singapore-India collaboration initiated by the private sector. But even before the movie Missing You starts filming, a minor controversy is already brewing. At a press conference to announce the $3 million romantic comedy yesterday, only one of a long list of
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      64 26 It’s the same old thing, with thunderstorms in all areas except the south, where the outlook is merely for “showers”. Temperatures will range between 25°C and 33°C. High tides are at 1.03 am (2.8 m) and 2.11 pm (2.5 m). April’s weather girl Streats reader Jacqueline
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    • Just a minute
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        Lock icon Remember...
        64 26 This is your absolute last chance. If you haven’t filed your income tax returns by mail, do it by phone or the Internet. The e-filing deadline has been extended till tomorrow. If you have mislaid your EF-PIN, you can use your CPF PAL PIN to e-file. You can e-file
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        Lock icon Check this out...
        93 26 speak and you shall find. If you want to know the postal code of an address in Singapore, dial a helpline number and say the street name out loud. Speech recognition technology has arrived at Singapore Post. The number to call 1800-842-7678. Calls are free within Singapore.
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    • Happenin’
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        Lock icon CONCERT
        56 26 ARTS IN THE CITY: THE GROOVE Raffles City, City Square Friday, lpm Free Mambo, latin jazz and cha-cha not quite your typical lunch fare. But the seven performers who make up The Groove will whet your appetite for life with their international flavoured repertoire. The group has performed in
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        Lock icon EXHIBITION
        66 26 THE FLYING ZONE Chateau d’Arts (Stamford House, #O3-01) Till April 28, noon-6pm Free Artist Enrique Castanon from the US is showing his collection of paintings, mainly oils, from the past 10 years. The theme is An Urban Exploration in Colour, Texture and Movement. The artist held a solo exhibition
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        74 26 GOLDEN MELODIES NIGHT Escape Theme Park (1 Pasir Ris Close) Friday, 7-30 pm $lO (adults), $5 (senior citizens), $4 (children) The swinging 60s, Singapore-style, is just a few MRT stations away. Be serenaded by Ling Ying, the “Zhou Xuan of the South”. Then, check out the mean-looking Flying Whip
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        267 26 THE LIFE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA, AN ORIGINAL STAGE PLAY University Cultural Centre Friday and Saturday, 2.30 pm and Bpm Tickets at $Bl, $7l, $66, $56, $5l, $46, $36 and $3l Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 Why do we grow old? Why do we fall ill? What happens when we
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        76 27 10pm, Central The scene is Mexico in 1910, with the Revolution raging all around. Lovers Pedro and Tita are forbidden by Tita’s stem mother to be together because as the youngest daughter, family tradition dictates that Tita must stay at home to care for her mother
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        61 27 llpm, Channel 5 This new drama series is one of the highest rated in the US. It is about the work of forensic scientists whose speciality is recreating crime scenes. In the pilot episode, the unit investigates the apparent suicide, a shooting death that may or may not have
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        98 27 Reuters LOS ANGELES Changing Lanes, a road-rage thriller starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L Jackson, ended Jodie Foster’s two-week reign at the North American weekend box office on Sunday, grossing an estimated US$l7.6 million (5532.3 million) in its first three days. The Paramount Pictures film,
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      147 27 HED KANDI Beach House 2 Website: www.hedkandi.com A COOL club sound is one of Hed Kandi’s signature ingredients. It’s nothing short of expectations and listeners can chill out and groove to a spectrum of stylish downtempo (jazz-infused tunes), club beats and street soul in several compilations. Whether it
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      475 27 AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You could be totally self-gratifying, but you also have a lot to give. Creative communication carries added value. Lovers recognise their duty to the world at large. Amazement motivates you. by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com A PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 For now it’s best to toe
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      601 29  -  Pilot project targets neglected majority By, Lira Han Ming SCHOOL is over. You want to have a kickaround with your buddies on the school’s football field. But the school team is having its weekly practice. You go home disappointed. That was probably your only chance in the
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      321 29  -  By Tan Kim Han HOCKEY and netball are out of next year’s South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Vietnam, but the door is not closed on sailing and bowling. This was revealed by Singapore National Olympic Council secretarygeneral Chris Chan yesterday. He attended a
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      52 29 Athletics, aquatics (swimming, waterpolo, synchronised swimming, diving) badminton, basketball, canoeing, road-cycling, football, gymnastics, bodybuilding, handball, karate, sepak takraw, shooting, table-tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, wrestling, wushu, silat, judo Under consideration (15 sports): Archery, boxing, billiards/ snooker, fencing, rowing, petanque, weightlifting, sailing, squash, bowling, traditional boat-race, golf, shuttlecock, fin
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      287 31 Wire services LONDON Liverpool striker Michael Owen was yesterday named as stand-in England captain for the international friendly against fellow World Cup qualifier Paraguay at Anfield. Owen, 22, replaces England coach Sven Goran Eriksson’s regular skipper David Beckham, who broke a bone during the Champions
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      306 31 LIVERPOOL As England limps, lop-sided and depleted into its farewell international on home soil before leaving for the World Cup, sympathy for coach Sven Goran Eriksson was not exactly coming in a deluge. “Welcome to the job,” said Newcastle manager Bobby Robson,
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      447 31 Injuiy-ravaged England banks on reserves to deliver Wire services INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY England v Paraguay LIVERPOOL Sven Goran Eriksson will dig deep into his reserves for England’s World Cup warm-up match against fellow qualifier Paraguay today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) after injuries robbed him of several key players.
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      514 32 Despite injury concerns, former World Cup champions look at positives -AFP INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Germany v Argentina STUTTGART, Germany Germany and Argentina go into a pre-World Cup friendly here today (tomorrow, Singapore time) with both countries counting the cost of wear and tear of club football.
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      240 32 LISBON FC Barcelona’s medical chief Ricard Prana has pleaded with Brazil not to field Rivaldo (right) in today’s (tomorrow, Singapore time) friendly against Portugal as the forward is exhausted after several matches in quick succession. “Would you be so kind to bear in mind our
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      241 32 -AFP PARIS Youri Djorkaeffhas one foot at the door of France’s World Cup squad but Nicolas Anelka (right) is still trying to barge his way in as the world champion prepares to face Russia here today (tomorrow, Singapore time). Bolton midfielder Djorkaeff and Liverpool striker
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      504 35  -  Hongkong Sevens champion has no plans to rest on its laurels By. Adam Hashidy BASED on current form, England should be the hot favourite for the Singapore Sevens. It won the Hongkong Sevens, the IRB World Sevens Series’ most prestigious tournament, last month against all odds. But
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      239 35 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Lakers 111 Sonicslo4 LOS ANGELES Fatigue was not a factor as Los Angeles Lakers staked its claim for the third seed in the Western Conference. Shaquille O’Neal had 41 points and 11 rebounds as Lakers bounced back from a double-overtime setback to cruise
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        77 35 MARATHON -AFP BOSTON Rodgers Rop, who didn’t run his first marathon until last year, led a Kenyan sweep in the Boston Marathon as he won in a personal best time of 2hr 09min 02sec here on Monday. Rop, 26, held off the challenge of Kenyan compatriot Christopher Cheboiboch
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        93 35 ATHLETICS -AFP SYDNEY Injured Olympic champion Cathy Freeman has been given a tough challenge to run for Australia in the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in July. Australian athletics selectors yesterday named her in the relay squad, but left open a spot for the Olympic 400 metre champion in
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        68 35 SOCCER THE ASIAN Football Confederation’s (AFC) inaugural under-19 women’s championship kicks off on Friday in Goa, India. Singapore’s 20-strong squad, which is coached by Buhari Sarwan and managed by Julie Teo, will face China, Chinese Taipei and Hongkong in Group B. Twelve teams are divided into the three
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      104 33 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002 ft# mm B m 'Hf I f mn are Watch the giants of rugby between 20th 21st April 2002 in some sweat-slinging, teeth-rattling, bone-crushing action. Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the latest champion on the circuit England, will all be there at the National Stadium.
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      83 35 wmmmmmammmmmmmm IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: NBA: Toronto Raptors v Milwaukee Bucks (ESPN Ch 23, Bam). SOCCER: Pre-World Cup friendlies: Germany v Argentina (Super Sports Plus Ch2l, tomorrow, 2.40 am), England v Paraguay (Super Sports Ch 22, tomorrow, 2.55 am), Portugal v Brazil (Channel i, tomorrow, 4am). DELAYED TELECAST SOCCER:
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