Streats, 9 May 2002
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Title Section12 2002-05-09 1 Streats THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/200112 words
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Article625 2002-05-09 1 2 die, 30 murdered, peace hopes devastated Wire services TWO men embraced death to murder 30 people yesterday, trading their lives to devastating effect against hopes of peace. I There was a third attempt, in Haifa, which ended in a single casualty that of the suicide– Wire services - 625 words
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Article124 2002-05-09 1 THE HDB has learnt from its past walk-in selection exercise and has made changes for the latest offerings in Choa Chu Kang. There will be only one queue, at the on-site sales office. There will also be more four-room flats available 380. From tomorrow,124 words
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Article102 2002-05-09 1 AFP US Federal Reserve policymakers refused to abandon low interest rates on Tuesday, citing doubts over the durability of an economic growth spurt. The unanimous decision to leave the key rate at 1.75 per cent its lowest since July 1961 had been widely expected. Markets barely reacted.– AFP - 102 words
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Advertisement33 2002-05-09 1 Ringing Ann-dorsement Twin assets aside, she does have talent Why did Indonesian Vice-President Hamzah Haz go to jail to visit a militant Muslim leader accused of massacring Christians? HAMZAH’S POLITICAL PUZZLE PAGE 2433 words
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STREATS local
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Article, Illustration133 2002-05-09 2 Cara van Miriah - By Cara van Miriah THIS year’s National Day Parade will seek to rally Singaporeans in the face of new challenges ahead. Local star Stefanie Sun will call on Singaporeans to soldier on, with the theme song We Will Get There, composed by singer/songwriter Dick133 words
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Article318 2002-05-09 2 Wendy Tan - Industry regulator sues telco giant to get back s3BBm By Wendy Tan BATTLE lines were drawn yesterday at the start of a 12-day trial involving telco giant Sing Tel and industry regulator the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA). The IDA is suing Sing Tel for $3BB318 words
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Article96 2002-05-09 2 FORMER communications minister Mah Bow Tan leads a cast of high-powered witnesses in the IDA camp, which includes Mr Teo Ming Kian, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communications and chairman of TAS in 1996. Mr Teo is now chairman of the Economic Development Board96 words
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Article73 2002-05-09 2 Glen Vincent Sprudzans - ONE KIND ACT Glen Vincent Sprudzans A big thank you to those policemen who made a great effort to help me, an Australian, and my colleague when our car wouldn’t start at Fort Canning Park after midnight on April 18. If you wish to highlight a73 words
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Article, Illustration431 2002-05-09 3 i ZubaidahNazeer; Yvonne Kwok - Operation’s over, but dangers still there By i ZubaidahNazeer Yvonne Kwok THE next few days will be crucial for actress Andrea De Cruz and her actor boyfriend Pierre Png as they recover from the liver transplant surgery in Gleneagles Hospital. Andrea, who received nearly half431 words
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174 2002-05-09 3 Khushwant Singh - By_ Khushwant Singh A THAI prostitute clad only in a towel chased a customer to the lobby of a hotel after she discovered he had stolen her handbag. Ms Thanawadee Treekul, 28, had taken the bag into the bathroom with her after having sex174 words
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Article437 2002-05-09 4 Khushwant Singh - Boat Quay murder of footballer By Khushwant Singh A MAN on trial for the murder a national youth footballer in Boat Quay last May changed his mind yesterday to plead guilty to a lesser charge: Culpable homicide not amounting to murder. So instead of the hangman’s noose,437 words
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Article, Illustration165 2002-05-09 4 SonnyPhua - By, SonnyPhua THE rear seat belt ruling, on the books since 1993 and last enforced in 1998, was dusted off and brought out again yesterday when the police booked motorists island-wide for having unrestrained passengers. One day after issuing a reminder, the police were outST - 165 words
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295 2002-05-09 4 SarahNg - By SarahNg SINGAPORE yesterday denied Malaysian media reports that it had banned the entry of vegetables from across the Causeway. The reports had interpreted this alleged ban as Singapore’s retaliation for criticisms in Malaysia over the land reclamation works at Tuas, Pulau Tekong and295 words
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Article165 2002-05-09 4 – Khushwant Singh - Khushwant Singh INSTEAD of becoming a police officer, Eugene Seah Kwan Leong, 22, is a convict all because of a prank that went wrong. At 10pm on Sept 6 last year, a group of trainees from Squad 7 of the Police Training Command were celebrating165 words
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159 2002-05-09 4 THEY were cheated out of $1.9 million a few months ago. Now 170 workers are set to get some of their hard-earned savings back. Yesterday, an appeal by Ho Sook Tin, 75, against an order to refund the Chinese workers159 words
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Advertisement107 2002-05-09 2 PSA won't go private The public stock offering for port operator PSA Corporation has been cancelled PACE 6 Women a big burden What we have in excess is women... So if you want we can give a few of those to you some tens of thousands. They will create disasters.107 words
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404 2002-05-09 6 STI: 1,735.43 14.45 Reuters SHARES closed higher yesterday, reversing two straight sessions of losses, as Cisco Systems’ upbeat results powered local technology stocks. Cisco reported that its third quarter profits more than tripled from last year’s weak results. The Straits Times Index ended up– Reuters - 404 words
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Article389 2002-05-09 6 ‘Privatisation possible when market more conducive’ Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore said yesterday it would not launch a public stock offering for port operator PSA Corporation in the immediate future. A statement from government investment holding company Temasek Holdings said it will review the possibility of a privatisation– Reuters - 389 words
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260 2002-05-09 6 THE idea of using HDB flats as mortgages for loans has found one bank supporter. UOB Bank is open to the idea. But two other local banks OCBC Bank and DBS were cautious. The banks were responding to the idea from the260 words
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Article26 2002-05-09 6 •AS AT MAY 9 US$: 551.809 552.646 EURO: 551.647 Ss: DM1.225 Ss: 70.97 YEN Ss: RM2.100 Ss: HK54.310 Ss: 23.72 BAHT Ss: 5,137 RUPIAH26 words
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MONEY SCAN
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Article82 2002-05-09 6 AP HEWLETT-PACKARD Co may decide by the end of July how many jobs to cut in Asia following its recently completed US$l9 billion ($34 billion) merger with Compaq Computer Corp, Mr Paul Chan, Hewlett-Packard’s managing director for the Asia Pacific region, said yesterday. He was speaking at– AP - 82 words
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Article61 2002-05-09 6 AP THE Dutch banking group ING may be moving its Asia-based trading operation for Group of Seven currencie: from Hongkong to Singapore, a bank spokesman said yesterday. The bank is expected to announce plans to move the operation, which trades currencies of the G-7, or Group– AP - 61 words
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Article76 2002-05-09 6 Reuters MALAYSIA’S industrial output fell 3.5 per cent in March on the year and was down 0.2 per cent from February, with analysts saying the export-driven manufacturing sector was chilled by a drop in US orders. A strong performance in February had raised hopes Malaysia had put– Reuters - 76 words
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Article, Illustration330 2002-05-09 8 Wire services SHANGHAI South Korea is now growing faster than most of its neighbours because, like Malaysia, it had made good progress nursing its banks and big corporations back to health after Asia’s 1997 financial crisis. South Korea’s recovery has caught the eye of economists because it– Wire services; jljbuters - 330 words
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STREATS medical
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360 2002-05-09 10 Sarah Ng - Test can only detect bugs, not ulcers or cancer, say local experts Sarah Ng A BREATH test may effectively detect bacteria which cause stomach ulcers, but shouldn’t replace endoscopy. Scottish researchers said last month that the urea breath test could replace endoscopy for detecting Helicobacter360 words
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Article142 2002-05-09 10 Reuters NEW YORK Two new studies into how circumcision affects sexual function present opposite findings. University of North Carolina researchers led by Dr Kenneth Fink showed that adult men who underwent circumcision reported a decrease in both erectile functioning and penile sensitivity after the procedure. But– Reuters - 142 words
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Article, Illustration125 2002-05-09 10 Reuters NEW YORK Adults who were breast-fed as babies tend to have higher IQs, a new study suggests. The findings are the first to show a link between breast-feeding and adult intelligence, said Copenhagen University’s Dr Erik Lykke Mortensen, the study’s lead author. Breast milk– Reuters - 125 words
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Article113 2002-05-09 10 QMy scalp has tiny bumps that look like pimples. How do I get rid of them? A These bumps could be pimples or folliculitis, an infection of the hair follicles caused by bacteria or a fungus. You need topical anti-microbials, normally prescribed by doctors. Shampoo twice a day113 words
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STREATS vocal
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175 2002-05-09 12 THE police will begin enforcing strictly the law that requires children aged seven or younger to be secured in child seats when travelling in cars. Although the regulation was introduced with good intention, enforcing it hits some drivers in the pocket. I have175 words
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Article285 2002-05-09 12 WE refer to Mr David Soh’s letter, “Ez tested? You owe us an explanation” (Streats, May 6). The error messages encountered by commuters using the ez-link card on buses could be due to a few possible causes. A card with zero or negative value at285 words
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Article121 2002-05-09 12 AFTER reading Mr David Soh’s letter, “Ez-tested? You owe us an explanation” (Streats, May 6), I would like to point out that if I were overcharged by the ez-link system, I would expect to be fully compensated. I would expect the transportation companies to pay for my121 words
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Article218 2002-05-09 12 I AM happy to see disagreeing responses to my letter “Don’t tax us for working hard” (Streats, May 3). But the respondents are not those whom my message was directed at. I would like to point out that I do not come from a rich218 words
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Article86 2002-05-09 12 IN “Andrea in critical condition” (Streats, May 7), it was reported that National University Hospital (NUH) said Ms De Cruz was in its Intensive Care Unit. NUH said that it only confirmed she was warded at the hosipital after Streats asked about this. Other sources had informe Streats that86 words
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STREATS regional
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Article, Illustration319 2002-05-09 14 No hope of survivors, say rescuers Wire services DALIAN, China Over 60 bodies were recovered yesterday as rescue workers continued looking for survivors of Tuesday night’s China Northern Airlines plane crash. Rescuers said, however, that there is little hope of finding any of– Wire services; AFk - 319 words
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Article, Illustration273 2002-05-09 14 -AFP TUNIS Egyptian and US aviation experts flew to Tunisia yesterday to investigate Tuesday night’s Egypt Air plane crash. Fifteen people were killed when the Boeing 737-500 flew into hills near the country’s main airport. Forty-nine people survived. The plane was trying to make an emergency-AFP; <. AFP - 273 words
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REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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Article82 2002-05-09 14 AFP SEVEN North Koreans entered foreign consulates in Shenyang yesterday seeking asylum in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported. Two 41-year-old men entered the US consulate and stayed there. Meanwhile, five entered Japan’s consulate. Three were caught by Chinese security guards and the two who got in. – AFP - 82 words
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Article77 2002-05-09 14 Reuters TWO men accused of killing the judge who convicted Tommy Suharto were sentenced to life in jail yesterday. Indonesian prosecutors said Noval Hadad and Maulawarman had planned and conducted the murder of Supreme Court judge Syafiuddin Kartasasmita in a Jakarta street in July. “The defendants are– Reuters - 77 words
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Article74 2002-05-09 14 -AFP INTERNET Service Providers threatened to shut down most of Indonesia’s cyber traffic till Saturday to protest against raids on some operators. The shutdown of the Indonesian Internet Exchange would slow down the country’s Internet traffic but users would still be able to access websites, said Heru-AFP - 74 words
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117 2002-05-09 14 KUALA LUMPUR The former Masjid Negar Imam Besar, Taib Azamudden Mohd Taib, has said he knows of the sexual misconduct of several Umno politicians and business leaders, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. They were referred to him for counselling when he was in office117 words
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Article316 2002-05-09 17 Indon police raid West Java house -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian police said yesterday they have arrested three alleged members of a radical group which is campaigning to set up an Islamic state. The three were held during a raid on a house in the West Java town of-AFP - 316 words
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144 2002-05-09 17 Xinhua BANGKOK Thailand will have to clarify the definition of “terrorism” before joining the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia in signing a regional treaty against terrorism, the state-owned radio reported yesterday. Thai Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ratthakit Manathat was quoted as saying that Thailand is going– Xinhua - 144 words
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Article, Illustration46 2002-05-09 17 A South Korean dog butcher torching a dead dog to remove its hair, at a dog butchery in Incheon near Seoul. Scenes like these were telecast last night bu Australia’s national broadcaster, The Australian Broadcasting Corp on the programme Foreign Correspondent Af;PAf;P - 46 words
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STREATS global
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166 2002-05-09 19 -AFP SAN FRANCISCO-A chubby US aerobics instructor has struck a blow for those who argue that fat can be fit. After being rebuffed by exercise chain Jazzercise, 140 kg Jennifer Portnick, 38, went to the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. And Jazzercise announced-AFP - 166 words
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308 2002-05-09 19 Offer revealed in Nixon papers THE founder of Chinese communism, Mao Zedong, told US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1973 that his country had a surplus of women that he would gladly pass on to the US. “China is a very poor308 words
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Article, Illustration31 2002-05-09 19 Just as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth was passing in her car on the way to unveil a statue in Newcastle, this man decided to give Her Majesty an eyeful afpafp - 31 words
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Article130 2002-05-09 19 LONDON An Italian-born Londoner, Franko B, is being backed by part of £65,000 ($170,000) of taxpayers’ money to bleed in public in the name of art. He will appear in Fierce, the annual festival of performance art, in Britain’s West Midlands this month, The Times130 words
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Article, Illustration545 2002-05-09 21 Wire services RISHON LETZION, Israel One minute it was a typical night of beer and billiards at the popular Sheffield Club in the heart of this working-class Israeli city. The next, customers found themselves thrust into a nightmare of blood, screams and destruction on Tuesday night when– Wire services; reuters; AP; } - 545 words
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Article316 2002-05-09 22 Gujarat security adviser wants commandos Wire services AHMADABAD, India There seems to be no end to the blood-letting in the Indian state of Gujarat even after the appointment of India’s retired supercop KPS Gill as security adviser. Yesterday, Hindus and Muslims continued their attacks on one– Wire services - 316 words
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Article, Illustration123 2002-05-09 22 Reuters RENO, Nevada A clean-cut 21 year-old college student was arrested yesterday and charged with involvement in a string of 18 pipe bombs left in rural mailboxes across the US. Police said Luke John Helder who was described as possibly armed and dangerous by the– Reuters; AP | - 123 words
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Article, Illustration30 2002-05-09 22 Animal rights activist Volkert van der Graaf (on ground), the alleged killer of Dutch far-right leader Pim Fortuyn, being arrested by police on Monday in Hilversum, Netherlands APAP - 30 words
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242 2002-05-09 22 Reuters KATHMANDU Maoist guerillas and government forces in Nepal fought a pitched battle that killed 140 army personnel in the western rebel stronghold of Rolpa yesterday. This attack took place after troops killed around 400 guerillas last week in the remote village of Gam– Reuters - 242 words
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Article, Illustration448 2002-05-09 24 Indon VP’s jail visit raises questions -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian Vice-President Hamzah Haz, who visited an Islamic militia chief in jail on Tuesday, said yesterday that he had struck no deals at the meeting. Mr Hamzah has drawn criticism for the 90-minute meeting with Laskar Jihad-AFP; ap - 448 words
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Article246 2002-05-09 24 Reuters LOS ANGELES, Vanity Fair magazine has dubbed Chelsea Clinton “the new JFK Jr” in an article tracing the transformation of America’s former “first daughter” from a miserable student at England’s Oxford University to a celebrity with a very public love life. The June issue– Reuters - 246 words
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Article, Illustration531 2002-05-09 26 Diana Ser - Ann Poh wants you to focus less on her bosom and more on her true asset: jewellery design By Diana Ser GOODBYE tight tops with eye-popping necklines. Yes, the very ones which turned Ann Poh and her twin assets into overnight stars after she won a ChannelClare new Chan - 531 words
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Article, Illustration328 2002-05-09 28 STEPHANIE GOH - Stephanie® the movies B,j STEPHANIE GOH 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS Directed by Michael Lehmann Starring Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Vinessa Shaw SEX sells. And sex, it seems, is a laughing matter. Folks here find plenty to snigger about. Show them bare breasts and you’ll328 words
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144 2002-05-09 28 A base guy flick that’s clueless about women, relationships and emotion, and even flirts with sacrilege.’ Houston Chronicle reviewer Bruce Westbrook Rating: D After being simultanmusly besieged by this picture’s idiocies and ravished by its eye candy, you may feel like taking144 words
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Article, Illustration379 2002-05-09 30 LOOKING slim on camera is a big issue with celebrities, and many resort to various methods to ensure they do so, Shin Min Daily News reported yesterday. MecliaWorks artiste Quan Yifeng The Taiwanese admits that dieting has become a part of her life; name any379 words
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Article167 2002-05-09 30 THE former driver of Hongkong’s Emperor Group who covered for singeractor Nicholas Tse when he crashed his car was sentenced to four months’ jail yesterday. A Hongkong court found Seng Kok Ting guilty of obstructing justice and wanted to send him to jail for eight months.167 words
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Article, Illustration93 2002-05-09 32 It’s Europe Day today, but sorry, in this part of the world it’s going to rain on their parade. The forecast is for thunderstorms all round. On May 9,1950, Robert Schuman presented his “Schuman declaration”, a proposal on the creation of an organised Europe, the beginning93 words
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Article64 2002-05-09 32 If you’re seeing a specialist at Changi General Hospital, you won’t forget your doctor’s appointment again. Patients will receive electronic reminders three days before their appointment date through e-mail, pager or SMS. The next time you make an appointment, tell any of the patient service assistants that you want64 words
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Article27 2002-05-09 32 Give the gift of life. Contribute to the blood donation drive at Cheng San Community Centre (6 Ang Mo Kio Street 53). Today, 4-Bpm.27 words
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Article, Illustration55 2002-05-09 32 FLAMENCO VIVO Kallang Theatre Saturday, Bpm Tickets at $lOl, $76, $66, $5l, $4l, $3l, $26 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Flamenco guitarist Miguel de la Bastide and flamenco dancer Carmen Romero team up for this fiery showcase. Experience flamenco that will transport you from 18th century gypsy cries to the55 words
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Article, Illustration85 2002-05-09 32 SHAKIRA E-mailJh77@Tnsn.com Closing date is this Friday, 12pm Have your Laundry Service on Shakira. Stand a chance to win a copy of the Colombian bombshell’s debut English-language album entitled Laundry Service. All you have to do is e-mail your name, IC number and telephone number to the above address.85 words
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Article118 2002-05-09 32 DEEP PURPLE SOUTHEAST ASIAN TOUR 2002 Fort Canning Park Thursday, Bpm Tickets at $6l, $56, $5O Call Sistic at 6348-5555 The band from the 70s will hit town with their brand of hard rock. Expect the familiar riffs from hits like Smoke On The Water, Black Night, Child In118 words
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Article, Illustration139 2002-05-09 32 WILDERNESS Drama Centre Tomorrow to Thursday, 8pm Tickets at $15, $12 and $8 Wilderness is the representative work of modem Chinese playwright, Cao Yu. It is a story of love and revenge set in Northern China in the 1930s. Presented by the graduating class of the Nanyang Academy of139 words
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Article33 2002-05-09 33 7pm, Channel U Nan is upset after Gao asks Zihao to take over his job. Li Sheng is injured while rescuing Jing from a potential rape-robbery and their relationship deepens.33 words
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Article63 2002-05-09 33 7.30 pm, Channel 5 Christine and Kim plan a trip to their parents’ house. Jimmy agrees to please his wife, but Greg doesn’t want to go that far to please Kim, and weasels his way out. Greg goes to the airport to help Kim with the luggage and63 words
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Article, Illustration63 2002-05-09 33 10pm, Channel i Play Pals Toy Company re-releases its Good Guys line, feeling that the bad publicity caused by the Chucky doll must have died down by now. As they re-use old materials, the spirit of notorious serial killer Charles Lee Ray once again comes to life.63 words
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Article, Illustration255 2002-05-09 33 WHAT do the Lake District, Windsor Castle, Blenheim Palace and Big Ben have in common? They’re settings for Bollywood movies. Around eight Bollywood hits a year are shot in Britain. And they’re no longer restricted to song and dance sequences in front of a British landmark.255 words
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Article, Illustration142 2002-05-09 33 ULTIMATE MANILOW Barry Manilow SINGER, songwriter, musician, entertainer, superstar that more or less wraps up Barry Manilow, whose career has spanned recording, songwriting, television, film and stage. Based on industry charts, he soars as the undisputed number one adult contemporary artist of all time. His record sales have142 words
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Miscellaneous427 2002-05-09 32 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at AstTology.com If today’s your birthday, you share it with... Billy Joel j AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Favourable events unfold in record time. You lust after the real thing and have no patience for anything less. Luckily for you, most of those nearby want you to427 words
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Article, Illustration543 2002-05-09 35 [ Lim Han Ming - B y Lim Han Ming Be arole model. Reach out and help mentor budding young athletes... That was the call SNOC president Rear-Admiral Teo Chee Hean made during the Sports Awards ceremony last week. Today, Streats highlights four athletes who are doing just that. JAMESfrancis lee - 543 words
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251 2002-05-09 37 Tan Kim Han - By_ Tan Kim Han SINGAPORE is set to play neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia in two warmup matches before December’s Tiger Cup. Both friendly matches will present excellent opportunities for national coach Jan Poulsen to assess the strengths and weaknesses of Singapore’s rivals. They would251 words
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Article, Illustration458 2002-05-09 37 Adam Hashidy - Former central striker has scored twice in his new role on the right Ba < Adam Hashidy AHMAD Latiff Khamaruddin is reinventing himself. He used to tease and taunt defenders in his role as central striker. Today, the 22-year-old torments the backline from the right flank.458 words
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Article60 2002-05-09 37 TODAY Sengkang Marine v Gombak United (Hougang Stadium) Jurong FC v Sembawang Rangers (Jurong East Stadium) TOMORROW Tampines Rovers v SAFFC (Tampines Stadium) Balestier Central v Clementi Khalsa (Toa Payoh Stadium) SATURDAY Home United v Geylang United (Bishan Stadium) Woodlands v Tanjong Pagar (Woodlands Stadium) All matches at60 words
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Article, Illustration331 2002-05-09 37 Lim Han Ming - By_ Lim Han Ming YES, we are in arrears. But, no, we don’t have “missing funds” in our accounts. That was what Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress secretary-general S S Dhillon (above) said after yesterday’s monthly council meeting that lasted more than three hours. Said Dhillon:ft - 331 words
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Article, Illustration583 2002-05-09 38 Eriksson’s squad could be the youngest among 32 finalists LONDON When Sven Goran Eriksson announces his 23-member World Cup squad today, it will most likely be the youngest of the 32 teams in Japan and South Korea. The team’s average age will be 24 yearsReuters I - 583 words
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Article101 2002-05-09 38 England’s World Cup ages (selected) 1966: Total average age with goalkeepers: 26 years 8 months. Average age of squad without goalkeepers: 26 years 6 months. 1970: With keepers: 27 years. Without keepers: 26 years 11 months. 1982: With keepers: 28 years. Without keepers: 27 years 3 months. 1986:101 words
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Article, Illustration184 2002-05-09 38 -AFP TOKYO A Japanese lingerie maker has scored a success with a novelty brassiere cashing in on Japan’s World Cup fever. A spokeswoman for Triumph Intematioiial (Japan) Inc said yesterday the company’s head office had been deluged with enquiries after the “Hat Trick Bra” was unveiled a-AFP; afp - 184 words
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Article, Illustration431 2002-05-09 39 Baggio out as Trapattoni springs no surprise in World Cup squad -AFP ROME Fiorentina midfielder Angelo Di Livio (right) claimed the final berth in Giovanni Trapattoni’s World Cup squad with no surprises revealed by the Italy coach in his 23-man list. Di Livio won the-AFP; AFP - 431 words
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278 2002-05-09 39 -AFP NBA SEMI-FINAL PLAY-OFF Western Conference Lakers 85 San Antonio 88 (Seven-game series tied 1-1) LOS ANGELES Tim Duncan, who is expected to be named the National Basketball Association’s Most Valuable Player, collected 27 points and 17 rebounds as visiting San Antonio Spurs surprised-AFP - 278 words
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Article91 2002-05-09 39 Wire services RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil forward Rivaldo may only play a bit-part in the World Cup, according to Barcelona doctor Ricard Pruna. The former World Player of the Year has been troubled by a knee injury, yet has been named in the Brazil squad. But any– Wire services - 91 words
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Article107 2002-05-09 39 -AFP LONDON English Premiership struggler Fulham reacted angrily yesterday over United States coach Bruce Arena calling its manager Jean Tigana a “jerk” because he refused to release a player for the country’s World Cup preparations. Arena’s comments came after Tigana refused to release winger Eddie Lewis until-AFP - 107 words
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Article104 2002-05-09 39 AFP TOKYO Big Brother will be watching for any drug cheats during the World Cup finals in Japan, a medical official of the football’s world governing body Fifa warned yesterday. In addition to conventional urine analyses, Fifa will for the first time test players for EPO (erythropoietin), a.- AFP - 104 words
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Miscellaneous36 2002-05-09 39 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs Eastern Conference s-final, Game 3: New Jersey Nets v Charlotte Hornets (ESPN Ch 23, tomorrow, 7am). DELAYED TELECAST GOLF: EPGA Benson Hedges International Open, Day 2 (Super Sports Ch22,10.30pm).36 words
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