Streats, 19 April 2002

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    11 1 Streats FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2002 Hotline: 1800*844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA 429/03/2001
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  • Article
    Lock icon Now: TelePay, TeleCab Next: TeleEverything
    461 1  -  Ride a taxi, buy stuff and pay by cellphone B y Deepa Vijiyasingam JUNK the wallet. Bank the cash. Soon, all you may need is your cellphone. With it, a world of goods and services will be available to you, thanks to Telemoney, a new
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  • MORNING RUSH
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      Lock icon OIL PRICE HIKE FEARS
      72 1 IF oil prices rise to US$3O a barrel, the world’s economic recovery will be in trouble, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said at a joint press conference with the Spanish president yesterday. Mr Goh, who is on his first official visit to Spain, also told Europe
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      Lock icon FIRST PERAK, NOW KEDAH
      75 1 KEDAH said yesterday it would match Perak’s offer of industrial land to attract Singapore companies. Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo, who is leading a business delegation to Malaysia’s northern states, welcomed the keen competition between the states. Earlier, when asked whether Singapore was worried
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      Lock icon NEW CHECKPOINTS
      30 1 TWO new checkpoints for Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) clearance have been set up at Clifford Pier and the West Coast Ferry Terminal They started operating on Monday.
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    Lock icon Money is a keystroke away
    193 1 LOG on to www.telemoneyworld.com to do a one-time free registration. Your preferred payment method (credit card, debit card or Giro) and cellphone number will be kept in TeleMoney’s system, which is as secure as those used by banks. You will be given a PIN, which
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  • STREATS local
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      Lock icon Community of Excellence
      364 2  -  Education, self-reliance, thinking globally and creativity key to transforming Malays B v Zubaidah Nazeer THE Muslim community in Singapore must transform itself with the same zeal as Singapore is now remaking itself. And this task, the Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs said yesterday, is a multi-faceted one which
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      Lock icon Speaking good English gives S’pore the edge
      293 2 SPEAK good English it gets you ahead. A better command of English here is the reason why foreigners prefer to conduct their business in Singapore than in Hongkong. Education Minister and Second Minister for Defence Rear-Admiral (NS) Teo Chee Hean revealed this at
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      Lock icon Alarms, CCTVs to deter voyeurs
      235 3 WHEN an alarm goes off in Hall 8 of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), it might not mean a fire has broken out. Instead, it could signal that a peeping Tom is lurking about a women’s toilet. Should a student detect a peeping Tom, all
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      Lock icon Get CDCs in on the act
      223 3 Unionists suggest way to check profiteering in wake of proposed GST hike COMMUNITY Development Councils (CDCs) have been urged to help check unfair price hikes at coffeeshops and hawker stalls. The call came from unionists who sought measures to prevent prices being unfairly raised
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      Lock icon Fined for living off prostitutes' earnings
      223 4  -  Khushwant Singh ERIC Wong Meng Cheong, 24, was a regular at the pubs in Orchard Towers. In January, he got to know a vice operator who offered him a job managing Thai prostitutes. Wong accepted. Yesterday, he was fined $32,000 on four charges of
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      Lock icon Snatch victim bites thieves
      216 4  -  Plucky woman foils attack By Khushwant Singh A CHEF, Tay Eng Hock, 30, and his girlfriend, wanted some fast cash on Feb 15. So they decided to rob someone. But picked the wrong person. Their victim, Ms Chee Fong Yen, 29, put up such a fierce
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      Lock icon Riot action
      152 4  -  ZubaidahNazeer HOW will the police deal with workers rioting at a construction site? One way to find put is to simulate such a situation. And that was when a 50-strong police team shot water jets and mock teargas at 100 ‘agitated workers’. This happened at the Police Tactical
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      Lock icon Phone theft boy gets probation
      174 4  -  Khushwant Singh FOR stealing a cellphone from a 16-year-old Indonesian student, Samuel Lee Ci’en, 17, was yesterday sentenced to two years’ probation and to serve 150 hours of community service. He committed the theft on May 23 last year, with the help of two friends,
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      Lock icon Tourism awards
      72 4 FOR nominating retail and service businesses under the Singapore Tourism Awards 2002, Singaporeans and visitors can win prizes worth up to $4,000 each. From now till May 31, customers can put forward retail outlets, tourist attractions, hotels, nightspots, restaurants, tour companies, transport companies and shopping centres in 15
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      Lock icon REUNITED WITH REX
      65 4 ONE KIND ACT Roy I lost my dogs, Rex and Kitty, but a lady recognised Rex from a poster I had put up. She called me and I was reunited with Rex. If you wish to highlight a kind act, no matter how small, write in to
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  • STREATS financial
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      Lock icon STI dips as heavyweights fall
      398 6 STI: 1,747.54 23.80 Reuters SHARES deepened losses at the close yesterday, with index-linked issues leading the falls ahead of first-quarter results by local heavyweights and on Wall Street’s weakness. “After the strong run in the fourth quarter last year and the first quarter, the market
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      Lock icon Stanchart joins Nets bandwagon
      313 6 Other foreign banks set to follow suit STANDARD Chartered has become the first foreign bank to join Nets an electronic debit network a move analysts said was likely to spur similar tie-ups by its rivals and heat up competition. Meanwhile, other foreign banks with qualifying full
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    • Article
      Lock icon Marine arm, lower taxes double Keppel’s Q1 profits
      299 6 Reuters KEPPEL CORP yesterday posted first-quarter earnings of $82.08 million more than double the $38.78 million that it chalked up over the same period last year. The conglomerate’s bottom line this quarter was boosted by its marine arm and a substantially lower
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      26 6 "AS AT APRIL 18 US$: 551.824 552.639 EURO: $1,624 Ss: DM1.215 Ss: 71.51 YEN Ss: RM2.083 Ss: HK54.276 Ss: 23.73 BAHT Ss: 5,143 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
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        Lock icon NEW SIA FLIGHTS TO NZ
        76 6 AP SIA is to have two new weekly flights to New Zealand. The two new flights, both to Christchurch, will run on Mondays and Wednesdays from Sept 2 and will use Airbus A-340 jetliners, SIA said yesterday. The new flights will continue until the end
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        Lock icon NOKIA CUTS FORECAST
        77 6 Reuters NOKIA cut its sales growth forecast for 2002 yesterday, sending its shares 7 per cent lower. The sales warning overshadowed better than expected first-quarter profits. Nokia warned group sales would grow only between 4 and 9 per cent in 2002 after earlier saying it expected sales
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        Lock icon LG PROFITS UP 79%
        69 6 Reuters SOUTH Korea’s LG Electronics Inc posted a 79 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit yesterday as a brisk economy fanned sales for the world’s top maker of air conditioners. The home appliance giant reported 219.8 billion won ($306 million) in net profit, up from
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      Lock icon US demand seen driving M’sian growth to 4.5%
      171 8 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s economy will latch onto recovering world trade and US demand to grow 4.5 per cent this year and 5.7 per cent next, after a dismal 2001, Malaysia’s leading independent think-tank said yesterday. Aside from its economic outlook, the
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    • Article
      Lock icon OECD blacklists seven tax havens
      130 8 -AFP PARIS The OECD published a new list yesterday of seven states or territories it considers uncooperative tax havens: Andorra, Liberia, Liechtenstein, the Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru and Vanuatu. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development threatens to take sanctions or “defensive measures” against jurisdictions
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      Lock icon Guarded outlook keeps Asia on edge
      254 8 Reuters SINGAPORE US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan’s cautious US economic outlook suggests exportdependent Asia faces an uncertain few months. Countries benefiting from strong domestic demand, such as South Korea, look set to fare best after Mr Greenspan signalled on Wednesday that the Fed
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      514 9 «sisPsi* 4 x. beauty of investing in smaller companies. 'Mk c 1 -V. J ms Smaller companies represent one of the most exciting asset classes today. In fact, over the past 3 years, smaller companies have outperformed large companies by an average of 11% p.a. 1 Another interesting fact is
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  • STREATS medical
    • Matter of timing
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        Lock icon Pregnancy a risky period for work
        153 10 Reuters LONDON Working during pregnancy may increase a woman’s risk of developing dangerously high blood pressure which can endanger the lives of the mother and child, researchers say. A study of nearly 1,000 pregnant women by doctors at University College Cork in Ireland showed
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        Lock icon Spring and autumn stroke seasons
        125 10 Reuters WASHINGTON The Weather has been implicated as a possible villain in strokes. A 14-year study in France has found that thousands of first-time victims were more likely to have the attack in the spring or autumn when weather conditions change, French researchers report. Dr
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      Lock icon HEALTH FORUM
      140 10 I I I have suffered nosebleeds since my teenage years. I have read that they are one symptom of nose cancer. A Unprovoked nosebleeds or bloodstained sputum in adults would warrant further examination to exclude nose cancer. There is a high incidence of nose cancer in adults of
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  • STREATS vocal
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      Lock icon Build more 4-room flats
      156 12 THERE has been keen demand for four-room and larger HDB flats in nonmature estates in the latest phase of the walk-in selection system (WIS). People have been queueing overnight at the Sengkang Housing Board Area Office to get the flats of their choice when they become
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      Lock icon Reason for rubbish fee hike?
      73 12 WHY do we have to pay more for rubbish collection? The reason given was the increased cost of disposal, but I’d like the Environment Ministry to clarify by being more specific. Is it machinery upgrade, labour costs or something else? The ministry should consider absorbing
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      Lock icon No extra public hol: MOM
      253 12 IN his letter “Give us another public holiday” (Streats, April 12), V Rajini called for an extra public holiday. In 1968, the Government decided to cut the number of public holidays from 16 to 11 so that Singapore would be more economically competitive. The prime
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      55 12 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@sph.am3g 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 regional
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      Lock icon America’s about-face
      659 14 Reuters The US’priorities in Asia have been transformed since the Sept 11 attacks when it revamped its foreign policy objectives ZAMBOANGA A US soldier hefting an M-16 rifle almost half her size and her blonde hair tucked into a cap stands guard at the entrance to a military
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      Lock icon Jailed: Al Qaeda bomb expert
      132 17 -AFP GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines An Indonesian alleged bomb expert for A 1 Qaeda was yesterday sentenced to a long jail term in the Philippines. Fathur Rohman A 1 Ghozi, 30, is believed to work for Jemaah Islamiah, a group that has been linked with Osama
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      Lock icon Indonesia may arrest Abu Bakar
      391 17 Police produce 17-year-old conviction JAKARTA Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, whom Singapore and Malaysia have accused of helping to lead a terrorist group, may face arrest but over a 17-year-old conviction. Abu Bakar fled to Malaysia before the Indonesia Supreme Court sentenced him to
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon PM GOH SENDS WISHES
        48 17 PRIME MINISTER Goh ChokTong yesterday congratulated East Timor leader Xanana Gusmao for his landslide victory in the presidential polls. PM Goh expressed confidence that Mr Gusmao’s resolve and leadership would facilitate East Timor’s entry into the international community when it attains independence next month.
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        Lock icon BOTCHED HIJACK
        53 17 Reuters CHINESE armed police stormed a plane at an airport in the north-eastern city of Shenyang and dragged away a man after a bungled hijack attempt. The unidentified man tried to hijack China Northern Airlines flight CJ6621 on Wednesday as it flew from Dalian to Shenyang, an airline
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      Lock icon Intelligence from China would help
      223 17 -AP HONGKONG The war on terrorism would be easier if China shared more detailed intelligence information with the American military, the chief of the US Pacific Command said yesterday. Defeating shadowy, secretive terror groups requires unprecedented pooling of information, and although progress is being made
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      Lock icon World’s first casino university in the Philippines
      126 17 -AFP MANILA Philippine gambling chiefs are planning to set up what is believed to be the world’s first casino university to spread the art of dealing cards and spinning a roulette wheel. Pending approval from educational authorities, the state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming
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      Lock icon Arrested: Wife of Al Qaeda suspect
      108 17 AP KUALA LUMPUR The wife of a jailed Malaysian former army officer linked to terrorism was among 14 people arrested as suspected members of an Al Qaeda-linked Islamic extremist group. Sejahratul Dursina is married to Yazid Sufaat, who has been jailed since December on
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      254 14 Read, write and speak better English to improve your learning ability. Thames offers full and part-time English courses to prepare you for higher learning. Our experienced native-speaking lecturers lead our ‘Proficiency in English’ programme so you’ll gain the competence you need for many other courses. And for those who are
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  • STREATS global
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      Lock icon Bush’s war update: Fight against terror far from over 'We’re tough, we’re determined, we’re relentless'
      337 19 Reuters LEXINGTON, Virginia The war against terror is far from over. That’s the message US President George W Bush delivered to cadets at the Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday. He said that the “cells of
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      Lock icon SQUIRT ALERT
      64 19 Two teenagers squirting French Premier Minister Lionel Jospin in the face with tomato ketchup during his presidential poll campaign in the city of Rennes. Mr Jospin, whose stem demeanour has not always been an electoral asset, took the youths aside and gave them a talking to. They were
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      Lock icon UN says Jenin camp ‘horrific beyond belief
      298 19 Wire services JERUSALEM Just as US Secretary Colin Powell reached home after his failed Middle East peace mission, the UN took stock of the Israeli devastation of the Jenin refugee camp yesterday. “It is totally destroyed, it looks like an earthquake has hit
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    • Article
      Lock icon ‘Friendly fire’ kills four Canadians
      125 19 -afp KABUL Four Canadian soldiers were killed and eight wounded, when a US military plane accidentally dropped bombs during a training exercise on Wednesday. Besides the soldiers with lifethreatening injuries, “one with very serious injuries, and five with serious injuries”, a Canadian defence ministry statement
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    • GLOBAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon MORE LEGROOM RULE
        69 19 AIR passengers should be given at least 86cm of legroom on long-haul flights, a judge in Manchester said yesterday. The ruling came after a businessman won compensation for sitting in a “straitjacket” seat on a holiday jet, reported the Independent newspaper. Tour operator JMC was told by
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        Lock icon MISGUIDED TOURISTS
        82 19 Reuters TWO Japanese tourists, eager to visit Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, were so engrossed in their guide book they did not notice they had wandered into a war zone. It was only when news photographers in flak jackets pointed out the military hardware around them that they
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        Lock icon DIRTY OLD MAN
        60 19 AP POLICE have accused a man, 75, of impregnating a girl, 10, he met at his senior centre in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Jimmy Kave admitted having sex with the girl several times. The girl, now 11 and six months pregnant, apparently intends to have the baby. Her mother
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  • easy STREATS
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      Lock icon Bagging Britain
      660 21 She counts Kylie Minogue, Elk Macpherson and Yasmin Le Bon as her fans, but Singaporean designer Lilly Nguyen-Warwick was blissfully unaware of who they were. She tells DIANA SER what it was like starting her fashion design business at the age of 43 WHEN the photographer asked Lilly
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      Lock icon Pretty petty
      159 22 NO talent? Never mind. You only need to look good to take part in the Jacky Jack Show, a talent quest hosted by veteran Taiwanese compere Jacky Wu and Singaporean compere-actor Jack Neo. It doesn’t matter that you’d have to pass five stages singing, dancing, acting, hosting and
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      Lock icon Drug talk resurfaces
      187 22 WHY would an intelligent man like Nicholas Tse risk his reputation by getting someone else to take the fall for his car crash? Theories abound. One was that he didn’t want his relationship with Cecilia Cheung to be made public. The other was that he wanted to
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      Lock icon Goodbye, Ally
      123 22 Los Angeles Times ALLY MCBEAL will end its five-year run next month, Fox network announced late on Wednesday. The move means that News Corp’s television operation will see the departure this spring of two of its biggest hit series as The X-Files takes its final bow in May
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      Lock icon The doc’s a pop
      95 22 ER star Noah Wyle and his wife, Tracy, are expecting their first child, the actor’s publicist announced on Wednesday. The baby is due to make his appearance in November, reported E! online. Wyle, 30, and his wife, a 34-year-old makeup artist, will celebrate their second wedding
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      Lock icon Once in a Blue Spoon
      385 26  -  Foodie two-shoes By WILEEN CHANG TO borrow a thought from Forrest Gump, having a meal at Blue Spoon is like a box of chocolates you never know what you’re going to get. The menu here varies, depending on the chef’s mood. You might get a
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    • TIDBITS
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        Lock icon SWENSEN’S NEW MENU
        44 26 THE black pepper seafood pasta features stir-fried fish fillets, clams and crabsticks in black pepper sauce. You may ask for extra black pepper. Other new items include breaded chicken with butter lemon sauce, clam chowder, vegetarian napolitaine pasta and rodeo wings.
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        Lock icon KFC’S WAIKIKI BURGER
        50 26 KFC’S new Waikiki burger is a Hawaiian-inspired recipe of a crisp chicken fillet, a pineapple ring and a leaf of lettuce. The best thing about this f burger is the refreshing lime mayonnaise that goes with it. It will be on sale until May 7 for $2.
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      96 28 More rain on the way, with thunderstorms in the north and west and showers in the central zone. The south and east will be partly cloudy. And tomorrow is the anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s birthday April 20, 1889. In countries with extreme weather, perhaps it might...
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    • Just a minute
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        Lock icon Remember...
        128 28 It’s a long green weekend as Car Free Day this year extends over two days this Sunday and the following Monday. Register your support on www.sec.org.sg by pledging either day as the day you’ll do without your wheels. In conjunction with Earth Day, Ubin Day on Saturday will be
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    • Happenin’
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        Lock icon CONCERT
        43 28 CORRINE MAY SHOWCASE Gloria Jeans Holland Village Today, Bpm Free This 29-year-old Singapore girl will perform songs from her debut album, Fly Away. A singer-songwriter, Corrine May’s vocals have been compared to Sarah McLachlan. All 12 tracks on her album were self-composed.
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        60 28 NAC-SHELL COMMUNITY ARTS SERIES: INVITATION TO DANCE Open area at Block 340, Choa Chu Kang Loop (opposite Lot 1 Shopping Mall) Tomorrow, 7-30 pm Free Enjoy the Singapore Dance Theatre without paying. SDT will perform excerpts from its three major productions: the romantic love story of Giselle, the emotional
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        74 28 GOLDEN MELODIES NIGHT Escape Theme Park (1 Pasir Ris Close) Today, 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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        52 28 AMERICAN JAMBOREE Suntec City (outside Carrefour) Today, spm-10pm Saturday and Sunday, 10am-10pm Free Go west with a jamboree of American food, the Singapore Line Dancing Championship and a Wild Wild West show. This is the third in a series of weekend events in conjunction with the Singapore
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        55 28 ARTS IN THE CITY: THE GROOVE Raffles City, City Square Today, 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 Japan,
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        55 28 THE PUNCHLINE COMEDY CLUB Bar None (Marriot Hotel) April 23 and 24, 9pm Tickets at $46 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Noel Britten and Pierre Hollins are both veterans of the UK comedy circuit. Noel executes his fast-paced one-liners with razor sharp precision. Pierre is not only a brilliant stand-up,
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        79 30 10pm, Channel i Andrew Sterling (Samuel L Jackson) is mistaken for a thief on the first day he enters his new resort home because of his skin colour. Police chief Tolliver (Dabney Coleman) asks convict Amos Odell (Nicolas Cage) to pretend to hold Sterling hostage and then
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        46 30 10.30 pm, Channel U Xiaoshan escapes from the palace but is brought back by Princess Duoluo, whom he met in the city. Qingqing and Xiaoshan use the princess and Huo Yugui to help Guangxu and Concubine Zhen to elope. Yugui uncovers their plot.
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        70 30 9pm, HBO (SCV 60) This is just Samuel L Jackson’s night, isn’t it? In this incarnation, he is New York city police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970 detective), and he has just arrested Walter Wade Jr for a racially motivated murder. Shaft goes on a personal
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        227 30 AP ANGELINA Jolie began filming her new romantic adventure movie in northern Thailand yesterday. The movie, Beyond Borders, is about idealistic relief workers. It is directed by Martin Campbell, whose previous films include GoldenEye and Vertical Limit. Clive Owen, who most recently appeared in
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      173 30 ZOUK 17 Jiak Kim Street Tel: 6738-2988 www.zoukclub. com T.KOLAI is a collaborative effort between disc jockey Taha and flute musician Kolai aka Nicolas Laget. This African duo’s signature sound is that of funky grooves mixed with a traditional instrumental melody a winning blend that has never failed
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      317 23 Broadband connections take you where you want to go at a faster pace than the modem. It’s just the thing for time-conscious Singaporeans MUSHRAFIQ, 17, learnt about the advantages of broadband from his friends. It took him a year to convince his father. Last month, Mr Mohd
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      466 23 Adding Sparkle to Children’s lives Sparkle Pals is an educational website where children can play, achieve, learn and share. There’s Sparkle Workbook Ito guide Primary 3 to 6 students in English, Maths, Science, Chinese. Besides up-to-date report cards, there is a ranking of the top 20 students
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      490 28 AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Although you want to quit, you’re not in this alone. Find a creative solution, even if it’s a compromise or a thinly veiled clone. Put a project to bed for the weekend, and see how you both wake up on Monday. by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com
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      688 32  -  With world ranking points at stake, fascinating contests are in store By_ Adam, Hashidy THE inaugural Singapore Sevens promises to be an explosive affair when it kicks off tomorrow at the National Stadium. Expect a nail-biting finish as the teams grapple with each other in
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      60 32 CALLING all rugby fans! Watch the Singapore Sevens this weekend dressed in the wackiest way possible. If spotted you stand a chance of winning great Heineken prizes. Up for grabs are six sets of Heineken-Singapore Sevens rugby goodies worth $l7O each. 1 Photos of the six m
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      199 32 SINGAPORE has improved by leaps and bounds in the last year. So said Sevens coach Marcus Blackburn yesterday ahead of the Republic’s opening group game against Samoa at the National Stadium tomorrow. The difference lies in the players’ attitude, added Blackburn. He said: “Now, they have
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      634 34 After impressive displays, Swede faces tough task to pick squad Reuters INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY England 4 Paraguay 0 LIVERPOOL England manager Sven Goran Eriksson was left sifting an embarrassment of riches after his side demolished Paraguay in its last home match before the World Cup finals. Even without captain
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      276 34 Reuters LISBON Brazil’s coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said that he was “70 per cent satisfied” with the team’s 1-1 draw against Portugal, its first draw in 16 matches. He said: “We still have some work to do, but at this stage I am
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      119 34 Selected results k Poland 1 (Hajto 86) Romania 2 (Ganea 30, Mutu 36) k Denmark 3 (Heintze 3, Tomasson 13, Rommedahl 36) Israel 1 (Nimny 90) k Republic of Ireland 2 (Kinsella 6, Doherty 83) USA 1 (Pope 34) k Germany 0 Argentina 1 (Sorin 48) k
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      257 34 Wire services LIVERPOOL Captain Michael Owen saluted man of the match Steven Gerrard for his impressive display. The Liverpool midfielder adapted to the new position on the right with relative ease in front of the Anfield crowd. Said Owen: “It was a good result, and
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      537 37  -  Soccer smart LIM HAN MING DID anyone miss David Beckham (above) in England’s convincing 4-0 victory over Paraguay on Wednesday? Maybe a few of his female admirers did. But the rest of the England supporters were probably too busy celebrating their country’s first win in four matches
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      466 37 TOMORROW Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur Head-to-head: Bolton won 28, Spurs 36. Draws: 14 Previous meetings; Feb 5: FA Cup Spurs 4 Bolton 0; Dec 3 Spurs 3 Bolton 2 Last six league matches: Bolton LLWWLW; Spurs LWDWLD Team news: Bolton Konstantinidis suspended; Spurs Richards, Freund, Ferdinand, Bunjevcevic,
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      476 39  -  Tampines records first home win of season BiT Tan Kim Han NTUC INCOME S-LEAGUE Tampines Rovers 2 Gombak United 1 FORGET Luciano de Oliveira. Tampines Rovers showed for the second match in a row that it can score goals and win matches without the injured Brazilian
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      238 39 -AFP NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Lakers 109 Kings 95 LOS ANGELES The league-best Sacramento Kings rested top scorer Chris Webber and other regulars in a 95-109 loss to Los Angeles Lakers. The victory helped Lakers wrap up the third seed in the Western Conference on Wednesday. Shaquille
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      205 39  -  By_ Tan Kim Han HE does not get paid a cent for his hard work. As a volunteer sailing coach, Edward Yow, 52, spends his free time on Sundays coaching more than 40 disabled sailors at the Changi Sailing Club. He has been doing
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        91 39 BOXING Reuters NEW YORK Former heavyweight champions Evander Holyfield and Hasim Rahman announced on Wednesday that they would clash in a June 1 bout when boxing makes its long-awaited return to Atlantic City. The bout will kick off one of the biggest weeks in boxing history, serving
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