Streats, 24 May 2002

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  • 12 1 Streats FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/2002
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  • 718 1  -  PAS visit: Minister says Zulfikar playing with fire By Philip Lee Sonny Phua MR ZULFIKAR Mohamad Shariff, the former head of the Fateha Muslim group here, is “playing with fire” by hosting a visiting Malaysian political party delegation. And in doing so, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, the Minister-in-Charge
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  • MORNING RUSH
    • 121 1 THE Government is to relax slightly its tight control of share ownership of newspaper and broadcasting companies. It plans to allow companies or individuals to own up to 5 per cent of the shares in these organisations. The limit now is 3 per cent.
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    • 104 1 MUSLIM parents who wish to engage private religious teachers for their children will soon be able to check the website of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) for a list of qualified teachers. Making the announcement in Parliament yesterday, Acting Minister for Community
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    • 66 1 CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) prices fell on Wednesday. The biggest drop of $2,000 was for cars above 1,600 cc Their COE price is now $38,001. The prices for the other categories are: $33,401 for cars 1.6 litre and below (down by $1,599), $38,399 for open category (down
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  • STREATS local
    • 354 2  -  s33Bm clearly for taxes and not as a gift, says regulator By Wendy Tan THE Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS) made an “honest mistake”, resulting in the “unjust enrichment” of Sing Tel and the money should be returned. So argued senior counsel Davinder Singh, representing the
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    • 242 2  -  B y Soraya Salim INCREASES in parking fees and ERP charges were hotly debated on Wednesday at the Feedback Unit’s dialogue for English-speaking heartlanders meant to discuss the Budget Statement. An issue raised at the twohour session chaired by MP Halimah Yacob (Jurong GRC) and Mr
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    • 74 2 AN off-duty plainclothes policeman shot himself in the head with his service revolver after an argument with his wife at her office yesterday. Staff Sergeant Chan Chung Hwa, 28, went to the Central Manpower Base in Depot Road at 6.45 pm to meet his 26-year-old wife. A
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    • 424 3  -  By Sonny Phua THIS heatwave has claimed one life of Bebe, a dog. He died after finishing The New Paper Big Walk in Sunday’s blistering heat. Bebe’s picture appeared on Monday’s issue of The New Papers, wearing a snazzy pair of sunglasses,
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    • 158 3  -  By Cara van Miriah MONTHS before actress Andrea De Cruz, 27, suffered liver failure, she was selected to be an emcee for the National Day Parade on Aug 9, along with other celebrities Gurmit Singh, Sharon Au, Adrian Pang and Haney Alhadad. But because Andrea
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    • 304 4 THE Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) wants the Government to delay the introduction of a higher goods and services tax (GST) rate. So far it has failed to persuade the authorities of the merit of its case. But now, the association is looking to
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    • 68 4 Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and former US president Bill Clinton share a light moment last night at the Fullerton Hotel. The Prime Minister was hosting a dinner for Mr Clinton at the hotel’s Jade Restaurant With them is Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo. Mr
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    • 157 4 AT least three of eight former Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) are not seeking another term. Former NMPs unionist Thomas Thomas, businessman Tay Beng Chuan and tax consultant Noris Ong are bowing out. Four of the other five have confirmed that they are in
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    • 345 4  -  Remittance agent faces 62 new charges By Khushwant Singh FORMER remittance agent Lam Chen Fong, 29, was hit with 62 new dishonesty charges yesterday and his case has been moved to the High Court. Lam now faces a total of 1,216 charges involving criminal
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    • 154 4 IT was 5.30 am, but the driver of a Malaysian-registered MPV arrived at the Tuas checkpoint dressed in office attire. This alerted Customs officers, who were on the lookout for a VCD smuggler who fitted his description. His female passenger, dressed like a housewife, further
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    • 28 2 DrMMedicine Man ‘I know many people want to know what pills I take...' Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 75. talking about the secret behind his stamina PAGE 26
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  • STREATS parliament
    • 278 5  -  Childcare help to ease parents’ load Reports by Deepa Vijiyasingam PARENTING will be easier with plans for more childcare centres, flexible funding, training programmes for people such as maids and even a babysitting scheme. From next year, the Government will introduce a scheme that will allow
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    • 145 5 SINGAPOREANS are generally satisfied with race relations and comfortable with neighbours of different races, according to a survey by the Ministry of Community Development and Sports (MCDS) between January and June last year. Nine out of 10 Singaporeans were generally satisfied with race relations. t
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    • 144 5  -  WHY NOT... Sarah Ng SINGAPORE POOLS should be the long-term financial provider for sports promotion here. With its large earning capacity $l4O million before tax last year the company could do more than it currently does for sports, MP Tan Soo Khoon (East
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    • 318 5 Funds for co-ops serving the aged CO-OPERATIVES running daycare centres or home-help services for the elderly will soon receive funding from the Government. From July, co-ops running such services will be eligible for government subsidies to cover part of their operating costs. Currently, these subsidies are
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    • PARLIAMENT DEBRIEF
      • 75 5 A CODE of conduct will be drawn up for voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs). The Ministry of Community Development and Sports is working with the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) on the code of good governance. NCSS is also developing guidelines and organising workshops for VWOs, on
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      • 85 5 YOU will soon be able to make donations to your favourite charity online through a portal on the e-Citizen website. The website, to be launched by the end of this year, will also have information about the charities. Charities and Instituitions of Public Character (IPCs) may also soon
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      • 97 5 THE Infocomm Development Authority is re-examining the implications of allowing cellphone users to retain their number when they switch networks. Replying to a question from MP Tan Soo Khoon (East Coast GRC), Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts David Lim said full portability of numbers would
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  • STREATS financial
    • 423 6 STI: 1,717.78 W 19.72 Reuters SHARES closed lower yesterday as blue chips eased in thin volume on worries about economic recovery and the global security situation, but Wes Tech Electronics made a spectacular debut. “You have a technical picture that’s not friendly and a
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    • 367 6 Share doubles in first day’s trading Reuters SHARES of Wes Tech Electronics almost doubled in huge volumes in the first day of trade yesterday, reigniting concerns of a speculative bubble surrounding the debut of smaller stocks. Mr Samuel Wong, vice-president of sales at Man Financial, said
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    • 308 6 Reuters SINGAPORE’S latest regulatory changes to raise disclosure levels for new share offers, easing rules governing debt issues and sales of foreign funds will boost its capital markets, analysts said yesterday. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday it would allow fund managers
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    • 26 6 'AS AT MAY 23 US$: 551.795 552.616 EURO: 551.659 Ss: DM1.234 Ss: 69.19 YEN Ss: RM2.117 Ss: HK54.344 Ss: 23.84 BAHT Ss: 5,013 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
      • 99 6 Reuters JAPAN’S trade surplus with the rest of Asia shot up 93.1 per cent year-on-year in April, boosted by fierce demand for industrial raw materials and strong car exports to China, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. The surplus with Asia reached 318.8 billion yen (554.5 billion) in
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      • 67 6 Reuters KEPPEL Telecommunications and Transportation said yestersday it planned to raise as much as $9OO million from the sale of non-core assets to focus on network engineering and to pay off its debt. KepTel, a unit of conglomerate Keppel Corp, said it expects to divest its shipping
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      • 74 6 Reuters SINGAPORE’S consumer price index (CPI) dropped 1.1 per cent in April versus a year ago due mainly to lower housing and transportation costs, but falls are likely to narrow going forward, analysts said yesterday. A lower base in the second half last year and higher
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  • STREATS medical
    • 82 8 Reuters SYDNEY Despite rectal bleeding being a sign of possible colon cancer, three-quarters of adults with the symptom don’t go to the doctor, researchers in Sydney reported this week. “It’s a worry that people aren’t consulting their doctors to find out the cause of rectal bleeding,”
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    • 38 8 HEALTH FACT THIS is Singapore’s most common cancer, affecting both sexes alike. Between 1993 and 1997, some 5,000 cases were diagnosed here, most in people above 45. Those under 20 tend to have a hereditary form.
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    • 257 8 ‘Sterne water may contain microbes Reuters EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin Just because water comes in a bottle doesn’t mean it’s sterile, a US expert cautioned this week. “There is a misconception that bottled water is free from microbes. It is not,” said Dr Fred Rosenberg of the California Lutheran
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    • 151 8 QHow can cervical cancer be prevented? A The risk of cervical cancer can be reduced if a woman has only one partner, who also remains faithful to her. In cases of multiple partners, viral infections can be passed on, putting partners at higher risk. Viral infections like human
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    • 106 10 TRILOGY RIN< NOW Q 'i rs m a In conjunction with the Great Singapore Sale, spend a minimum of $3OO nett and get a $250 discount voucher from Star Cruises redeemable on Super Star Virgo and also enjoy up to $2BO savings on Fly Cruise package. .JMik TUSEN TRAVEL wEm
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  • STREATS vocal
    • 122 12 THE opening of the Toa Payoh air-conditioned bus interchange could not have come at a better time now that temperatures are soaring. With this new bus interchange and two more to be completed later, in Sengkang and Ang Mo Kio estates, noise and air pollution
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    • 206 12 I DISAGREE with Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong’s assessment that evening traffic exceeds the capacity of the Central Expressway (CTE). Other drivers and I who use the CTE every evening will contend that the congestion on the artery during peak hours is due simply
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    • 184 12 UNLIKE others, I have had very few problems with the ez-link system. I bought my $l5 card from the booth at the MRT access gates a week after they were introduced. I did not queue or show any form of identification. The convenience was easily
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    • 34 12 IN our report “What a crush!” (Streats, May 6), we identified the two men with stars Apple Hong, Gabby Lee, Michelle Chia and Irin Gan as Turkish. The two men are actually Persian.
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    • 54 12 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 publications
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  • STREATS regional
    • 126 14 AFP MANILA An Abu Sayyaf gangleader has been captured, Philippine security forces said yesterday. Noor Muhamad Umog was nabbed while leaving a restaurant on Wednesday in a joint police-military operation, military spokesman Colonel Noel Detoyato and regional police chief Senior Superintendent Bartolome Baluyot said. Umog is
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    • 392 14 A 1 Qfleda has toehold in Indonesia: US official Reuters CANBERRA Osama bin Laden’s A 1 Qaeda terror network is searching for a new haven, a US counter-terrorism expert said yesterday. It may have already found prospects of a new home in Singapore’s closest neighbour
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
      • 52 14 AP A JAPAN Airlines jet with 216 passengers flew so close to Hongkong’s highest mountain that air traffic control had to warn the pilot to change course, officials said yesterday. The DC-10 came within 3.7 km of fog-covered Tai Mo Shan, said a Civil Aviation Department
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      • 65 14 AP SEVEN firecrackers found in the toilet of a United Airlines jet that flew in to Hongkong from Chicago with 335 people aboard were too small to have caused major damage, officials said yesterday. They were found during a routine inspection after the Boeing 747-400 landed on Tuesday
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    • 38 14 Angel Enga Lokey soaring above the Melbourne skyline yesterday as part of the city’s Next Wave Festival. The event will feature an Angel Colony which will spend 10 days 150 m above the ground
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    • 40 19 What began as a bid to seek asylum by Kim Han Mi’s North Korean family (left) at the Japanese consulate in Shenyang, China, on May 8 ended happily at Seoul airport yesterday in the arms of her grandfather
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    • 368 19 PAS backs speaker’s wedding KOTA BAKU The uncertainty over the future of Kelantan State Assembly Speaker Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah due to his marriage has blown over. Last month he was sentenced by the Syariah court in Kelantan to three days in jail and fined RM 1,800
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    • 182 19 JOHOR BARU Singapore’s Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has agreed to set up a green lane for fruits and vegetables imported from Malaysian farms accredited with the Agriculture Ministry. This will allow the produce to enter Singapore without undergoing further checks at the republic’s entry
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    • 95 19 AP SEOUL At least 2,000 hospital workers yesterday joined a walkout by metal, chemical and other industry workers who are demanding wage hikes and better working conditions. However, transport and other services around the country operated normally, and there was a wide divergence in government and
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    • 117 19 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has extended an amnesty for illegal immigrants to give them more time to arrange passage home before new laws and punishments, including whipping, come into effect, government officials said yesterday. A campaign since March to drive out an estimated 600,000 illegals
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  • STREATS global
    • 212 20 Two killed; fuel truck bombed AP TEL AVIV Two civilians were killed and 27 wounded in two separate terrorist bombings in Israel yesterday. The first attack, in Israel’s Rishon Letzion city, was by a Palestinian suicide bomber who struck in a public garden full of chess
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    • 245 20 Wire services WASHINGTON The body of intern Chandra Levy (right), who had a close relationship with US Republican congressman Gary Condit (left) before she vanished more than a year ago, was found on Wednesday in a park where she jogged. Police said the skeletal remains, clothing
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    • Article, Illustration
      40 21 Police removing protesters trying to block a street during a demonstration against US President George WBush’s visit to Berlin yesterday. Mr Bush appealed for unity between the US and its European allies to fight global terrorism jdr
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    • 315 21 No talks with Pakistan, but... Wire services NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has stepped back from the strong military posturing that has marked his stance on the disputed state of Kashmir. Yesterday he ended his visit to Kashmir on a note of
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    • GLOBAL DEBRIEF
      • 30 21 ap NEW information shows that the hijackers of a plane which crashed on Sept 11 planned to slam the jet into the White House, US sources said. ap
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      • 29 21 Reuters HANS Rausing, Britain’s second richest man, blew £l2 million ($31.5 million) on a party for 600 guests on a cruise ship, reports said yesterday. Reuters
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      • 21 21 -afp NEPAL’S King Gyanendra has disbanded the 205member parliament on the orders of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. afp
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    • 867 23 India-Pakistan war clouds Reuters LONDON Faced with crushing defeat by an army twice the size of its own, might Pakistan resort to a nuclear strike against India? Unlikely, said Western defence analysts. Despite warlike rhetoric and a huge military build-up, the chances of such an escalation from
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  • STREATS people
    • 167 26 AP KUALA LUMPUR At 75, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad boasts admirable stamina. From visiting Antarctica to gruelling diplomatic tours he can take the rough with the smooth. What is the secret behind his energy? Vitamins and not smoking, says Dr Mahathir, have helped
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    • 124 26 Reuters BAKU, Azerbaijan Pope John Paul has vowed to fight for peace to his last breath. This statement, the papal spokesman said, was a pledge never to resign. “As long as I have breath within me I shall cry out: ‘Peace in
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  • easy STREATS
    • 577 28 Celebrities don’t go to sales. They get special discounts anyway or that’s the common perception. But, as DIANA SER finds out, when celebs go shopping, they often bag some trouble as well Patricia Mok, plays Haolian aka Hao Leanne in Mr Kiasu She found I WAS walking
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    • Article, Illustration
      381 28  -  Themed shows to put fun into the B v Cara van Miriah IT’S here again: The chance to shop till you drop. The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) opens today, offering discounts of up to 70 per cent at thousands of stores until July 7. Organisers Singapore Retailers Association
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    • 251 29 HONGKONG actress Cecilia Cheung turns 22 today. Among her birthday presents which doubtless, will be aplenty will be a limited edition Mini Cooper imported from Japan. The gift comes from Nicholas Tse. Reports from Hongkong said that the car has been done up in a factory in
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    • 178 29 BLINK and you might have missed it. You read a few days earlier about how Britney couldn’t live without Justin Timberlake. About how the time apart was “a living nightmare”. Well, she’s “totally over him now”, The Sun reported yesterday. Britney was furious after finding
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    • Article, Illustration
      465 30  -  Stylish eating on a shoestring JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Low’s recipes for stylish, nutritions, yummy meals that are easy to make and cost $lO or less for four servings will see you through these tough times MASHED potato is a
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    • 533 32  -  From today, the Lion City becomes Lelong City with the launch of the sixweek long Great Singapore Sale. In the cool and chic interior of Raffles City, we sniffed out the hottest hays By Diana Ser RECESSION or not, one thing you have to admit: It
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    • 98 35 School holidays start this weekend. As we madly SMS our friends to swap plans, it’s good to remember that on this day, in 1844, Mr Samuel Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message over a line from Washington DC, to Baltimore. In Singapore it’s thunderstorms everywhere except
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    • Just a minute
      • 134 35 Visit 16 museums all in one place. Museum Fest from today to Sunday at Suntec City atrium outside Carrefour has mini-exhibitions displaying Singapore’s heritage, history, culture and the arts. Entry to the Singapore History Museum, Singapore Art Museum, Asian Civilisations Museum and the Singapore Philatelic Museum will
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    • Happenin’
      • 74 35 THE SECOND CITY DBS Arts Centre Till Sunday, Bpm Tickets at $55, $45, $4O and $35 Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 Get an insight to one of the finest comedic traditions in North America. The Second City is an eight-member ensemble known for its irreverent and hilarious satire and
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      • Article, Illustration
        177 35 PUPPET SHOW: NE ZHA Drama Centre Today till Sunday, 3pm (Sat and Sun) and 8pm Tickets at $18, $15 and $12 (children and senior citizens) Call TicketCharge at 6296-2929 Arts group The Finger Players are known for transforming everyday objects into puppets. In this colourful tale of Ne Zha,
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      • 61 35 FUSION 2002 Nanyang Polytechnic (180, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8) Today and tomorrow, 10am Visit www.fusion2oo2.nyp.edu.sg Graduating students from the Nanyang Polytechnic’s School of Design showcase their creative portfolios in animation, games design, interactive media and industrial design. Those keen for some action can try your hands at the
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        120 35 SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON Singapore Zoological Gardens Theatrette Lawn Tomorrow, 6.30 pm Tickets at $2l and $ll (includes entry to the zoo and Night Safari) Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Enjoy an animated film about horses, among horses. The makers of last year’s wildly popular Shrek which clinched an
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 55 36 10pm, Channel 5 It’s all over the Internet and the papers so we won’t be spoiling anything by saying that V for Vecepia is also V for victory. But watch this three-hour special (which includes the finale and a two-hour reunion) anyway, if only for the comments from
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      • 87 36 10pm, Central This Akira Kurosawa classic has been cited by George Lucas as a key inspiration for his Star Wars saga. The distance is surprisingly small between the galaxy far, far away and Akira’s depiction of mediaeval Japan. His Princess Yuki is the model for Queen Amidala.
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      • 71 36 10pm, Channel i Disenchanted by life, three buddies go on a cattle drive in the wild west together to sort out their problems. When they have to deal with the unexpected death of their trail leader, the destruction of the food wagon and the desertion of
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      • 343 36 AP HE’S depressed, he’s repressed, he’s bored, he’s boring, he hates his wife and he hates his life. That, basically, is the lot of Warren Schmidt, the Nebraska retiree played by Jack Nicholson in Alexander Payne’s dark new comedy, About Schmidt. It ranks among the least
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      • 203 38 Wire services LONDON England’s World Cup campaign was on the verge of chaos last night. It was revealed on Wednesday that David Beckham was behind schedule in his recovery from a broken foot. He is almost certain to miss the opening match against Sweden
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      • 651 38 Midfielder pays price for outbursts -AFP LONDON Ireland captain Roy Keane has been sensationally sent home from the World Cup following a scathing attack on his country’s preparations for the tournament, Irish football officials said. Keane left Ireland’s training camp on Saipan island in
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      • Countdown to World Cup 2002 6 days to go
        • 522 43 Team officials switch training sites thrice, demand more facilities -AP KUALA LUMPUR Brazil has trained on three different fields this week. And two more facilities are on standby for the demanding, four-time World Cup champion. Despite the changes, one thing is constant: nagging injuries keep popping
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        • 195 43 -AFP SEOUL Fifa president Sepp Blatter made a new plea for top players to get fewer matches and protection from fouls yesterday as England and other top nations nursed a growing World Cup injury list. England’s injury jinx struck again when Danny Murphy became
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          230 45 JAPAN RUSSIA TUNISIA BELGIUM days to go In the last of the series on World Cup countdown, Streats focuses on Belgium, the team which could push Russia to second spot in Group H. It has got past thefirst round in all hut one of the last five World
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        • 698 44 No big stars, but Belgium confident it can make the knockout stage from ordinary group Wire services BRUSSELS Injuries to key players and a dearth of truly world-class players have not dented Belgium’s hopes of maintaining a proud record at the World Cup. While no one
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            131 45 LIKE the US, Russia may be an Olympic powerhouse. But when it comes to football, the Russians are poor cousins to their European counterparts France, Italy and Spain. With days to go before the finals, they are sweating on the fitness of their most influential player, Alexander Mostovoi, who
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            139 45 ASIAN Cup winner, World Youth Cup runner-up and Confederations Cup finalist. World Cup champion? Ever since the “white witch doctor” Philippe Troussier took over, the Japanese have become one of the most improved teams over the last decade. Their first World Cup was in 1998, but they returned to
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            131 45 THE “Eagles of Carthage”, as the Tunisians are known, had the easiest qualifying campaign compared to the four other African finalists. The luck of the draw again favoured them as they find themselves with European lightweights Belgium, Russia and host Japan. Still, they are likely first round casualties, following
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    • 292 47  -  From 19 before last month’s launch, figure climbs to 30 Tan Kim Han MORE schools are taking part in the Streats-NTUC Income S-League Schools Outreach programme. It involves S-League players conducting coaching sessions for their neighbouring primary schools as part of community bonding. It started
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    • 125 47 VETERAN Rafi Ali has left bottom club Gombak United, which yesterday welcomed new coach Jimmy Pearson of Australia. Rafi, the national vice-captain last year, gave personal reasons for his resignation. Pearson’s arrival ends the Bulls’ search for a coach since Croatian Ivan Raznevich’s resignation in late February.
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