Streats, 11 July 2002

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    12 1 Streats THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/2002
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Fare hike debate: Cheow Tong replies
    271 1 Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong spent more than hour in Parliament yesterday explaining the rationale behind the July 1 public transport fare hike. He dealt with the most contentious issues: COST: Commuters are getting the best value for money. And while service improvements do
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  • MORNING RUSH
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      Lock icon 3.2% Q2 GDP GROWTH; RECESSION OVER, TECHNICALLY
      264 1 GOVERNMENT flash estimates of Singapore’s second-quarter GDP shows that the country may have pulled out of the recession. The preliminary figure of a 3.2 per cent rise year-on-year in the April-June period is the economy’s first rise in five quarters. The figure, which
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  • Article
    Lock icon Thanks for trying, Mr MP
    516 1  -  By_ Zubaidah Nazeer A “MOTION” has been raised among Singaporeans to thank their Member of Parliament for their vigorous debate on the transport fare hike. The Streats mailbox was flooded with more than 40 responses from readers after Day One .of the debate. But unlike
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  • STREATS local
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      Lock icon Why S’pore workers like...
      290 2  -  HP People-oriented culture makes the difference SIA It delivered on vow to restore pay cuts By_ Gary Lim THE commuter with the contented smile sitting next to you may be headed for work at Hewlett-Packard (HP), Singapore Airlines (SIA) or IBM. These three companies topped the
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      Lock icon Durian seeker's mystery death
      146 2 HIS family members think that he had ventured into a forested area off Lim Chu Kang Road in search of wild durians. For there, in a small ditch, was where the body of excavator driver Goh Chin Hong was found at 6.30 pm on Tuesday, which
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    • Article
      Lock icon Get your flight details by SMS
      73 2 AFP TRAVELLERS using Changi Airport can have flight details sent to their mobile phones by SMS, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said yesterday. This information is already available through the Internet, telephone or teletext on TV Sing Tel cellphone subscribers, or visitors whose
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    • Article
      Lock icon Burning cigarette sparks fight
      145 2  -  By Khushwant Singh A CIGARETTE sparked off a fight between two elderly security guards at a Bukit Timah condominium. It ended with Mr Sng Ah Haw, 60, suffering permanent eye damage and Osman Abdullah, 59, sentenced to three years’jail after pleading guilty yesterday to causing grievous
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      Lock icon Cute, furry and thrown out
      163 3 THEY’RE small, cute and fluffy. But their attraction didn’t last long and rabbits are being given up in increasing numbers to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). The SPCA noticed this about two years ago. Of the 60 to 70 rabbits
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      Lock icon S’pore’s love affair with NDP
      308 3  -  By_ Cara van Miriah THERE seems to be no bigger trigger for queues than the National Day Parade. But why? Reason No 1: It is a family ritual. Twenty of 50 Singaporeans polled while queuing for tickets said the parade is an annual family fixture.
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      Lock icon Stake expected to be bigger than Stanchart’s HK tycoon to take BoC stake
      251 8 Reuters HONGKONG Hongkong tycoon Li Ka-shing, known for his deft deal-making and friendly relations with Beijing, revealed yesterday that he will invest more than US$5O million (SsBB million) in the initial public offering of Bank of China
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      Lock icon Permission for TV stake needed
      89 8 Reuters HONGKONG -Mr Li Ka-shing’s multimedia firm Tom.com will need a special exemption from Hongkong’s Chief Executive before it can proceed to buy a stake in broadcaster Asia Television, Commerce Secretary Henry Tang told Cable TV yesterday. The tycoon already controls local radio station Metro
      – Reuters  -  89 words
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      Lock icon Investors snapping up CK Life shares
      129 8 AP HONGKONG Investors are snapping up shares in CK Life Sciences International, the biotech venture of tycoon Li Ka-shing, but the response was nothing like the stampede seen during the initial public offering of his Internet venture, Tom.com, two years ago. CK Life said
      – AP  -  129 words
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  • STREATS parliament
    • FARE HIKE DEBATE
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        Lock icon Cheow Tong, the commuter and the 5Cs
        181 4 Why would any self-respecting individual want to serve on the PTC if the considered view of the PTC is subject to parliamentary review, executive review, public opinion review and so on, and then they are forced to recant Where is the credibility when
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      • Article
        Lock icon Cheap tickets, costly operation
        191 4  -  COSTS COMMUNICATION By Deepa Vijiyasingam IN the end, it all boiled down to the force of logic and the logic of cost and how to explain that clearly to the people. After almost nine hours of impassioned, robust debate, over two days, with 32 MPs rising
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        Lock icon ‘Yes, well relook PTC make-up but...’
        137 5 COMPOSITION THEY are dedicated men and women doing a job which few want, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said of the Public Transport Council yesterday. But because the council has been the subject of much criticism, he told Parliament he would see how the
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        Lock icon ‘No, more players does not mean better service’
        199 5 COMPETITION OPEN competition in the public transport sector is unlikely to lead to cheaper bus fares. Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong used the examples of SBS and Tibs to illustrate his point. “Because SBS enjoys economies of scale, they have lower operating
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        Lock icon ‘Yes, the Govt does care and listen’
        108 5 COMPASSION THE Government doesn’t listen to the people and it doesn’t care, critics complained. But Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong contended yesterday that the Government not only listens, but listens “very carefully”. “The Government also has a big, caring heart about the welfare
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        Lock icon GWEE’S WORRY
        85 5 I can assure you that the PTC’sjob is a very difficult one. I know, because each time I meet the chairman (Mr Eric Gwee) after he has finalised his decision, I can see the worry lines on his forehead. 1 I He and the other council members certainly
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        Lock icon PTC should take pains to explain more and tell it better
        429 5 revision, explaining it well to the people, and dispelling wrong notions, said Mr Yeo. Commuters in Singapore were getting value for their money, with minimal fare increases over the last 15 years. “In 1987, an Bkm bus ride cost
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  • STREATS financial
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      Lock icon Wall Street worries haunt market
      410 6 STI: 1,631.94 13.2 Reuters SHARES closed lower yesterday as Wall Street’s slide offset positive economic data, hitting stocks like Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and Sing Tel. The Straits Times Index finished 0.81 per cent or 13.32 points lower at 1,631.94. It had gained 1.5 percent on
      – Reuters  -  410 words
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      Lock icon Out of recession, but...
      565 6 Weak export markets could reverse 3.2% Q 2 growth: analysts Wire services SINGAPORE Singapore bounced out of recession in the second quarter as new industries supported by chemicals and biomedical sciences helped plug the gap left by the electronics sector, but weak exports could be a
      – Wire services  -  565 words
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      24 6 *AS AT JULY 10 US$: 551.750 552.715 EURO: 551.742 Ss: 67.29 YEN Ss: RM2.171 Ss: HK54.456 Ss: 23.50 BAHT Ss: 5,092 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
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        Lock icon SG FUND LAUNCHED
        70 6 SG Asset Management has just launched its SGAM Global Guarantee Fund. The fund offers a 100 per cent capital guarantee and a guaranteed return of at least 8 per cent after five years. Investors can also enjoy any potential upside accruing from the fund’s participation in both
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        Lock icon $5B WORLDCOM LOAN?
        71 6 -AFP WORLDCOM Inc’s lenders are considering a US$3 billion (555.2 billion) secured credit line for the troubled telecommunications firm, The Wall Street Journal said yesterday. The negotiations are the first sign that World Com and its lenders have a specific dollar amount in mind to fund continuing
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        Lock icon SPOOF ON ANDERSEN
        86 6 Reuters DOCUMENT shredders, “inflated earnings” placards and fake ticket stubs will be part of the scene on “Arthur Andersen Appreciation Night” when the Portland Beavers, a minor league baseball team in Oregon, take on rival Edmonton on July 18. Fans can bring their own documents to be
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  • STREATS vocal
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      Lock icon What about social considerations?
      392 10 CONCERNING yesterday’s reports about public transport fare increases, I don’t understand the explanations of SBS Transit and SMRT. What do terms such as “reduction in revenue”, “return on equity” and “change in accounting standards” mean to the average man on the street? What we’re talking about
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      Lock icon It’s simple: We have no choice but to pay
      281 10 ECONOMICS. It’s as simple as that. How else can we explain why people grumble but still go on taking buses and MRT trains after the recent increases in fares? Transport operators can raise fares and there is little the consumer can
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    • Article
      Lock icon Keep up the good work, LTA
      89 10 I AM puzzled by all the negative comments about the ez-link system and recent fare increases. I think it is time to appreciate our world-class transport system by giving support and constructive feedback. We should give the Land Transport Authority time to iron out
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    • Article
      Lock icon Online service upgrade due: UOB
      100 10 WE refer to “Why limit online banking?” (Streats, July 3), a letter by Ms Kerri. Our inter-bank funds transfer service was launched recently, on June 7, and is available from 7am to 9.30 pm daily. We are currently considering an extension of operating hours for
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    • Article
      Lock icon Oops
      41 10 IN our article “SBS, SMRT deny profiteering” (Streats, July 10), the return on equity for SBS Transit last year was 17.9 per cent, not $17.9 million The $14.3 million under the old accounting system should have been 14.3 per cent.
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      Lock icon Open up public transport sector
      175 10 IF our current public transport companies feel that operating costs are too high for them, why not let other companies see if they can manage? I wonder why the public transport sector is not opened up to more competition. Everyone would agree to pay a
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      54 10 Have\bur Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@spkcom.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. Contributions should comprise no more than 200 words. Letters sent to other publications
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  • STREATS medical
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      Lock icon Asians’ fat standards queried Thin on the outside, fat on the inside
      276 13 Wire services SINGAPORE Asians may look thinner than Caucasians but they carry relatively more fat, health experts meeting here said this week. “We are fatter, even though we look slim,” said Ms Mabel Yap, a research scientist working
      – Wire services  -  276 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Work overload linked to heart attacks
      233 13 TOKYO If you work for more than 60 hours a week and sleep too little, you’re at higher risk of heart attacks, a new study shows. The Japanese-British study says that the combination could raise blood pressure and heart rate and trigger an attack,
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    • Article
      Lock icon Online safe sex game attracts 125,000
      183 13 Reuters RUSHDEN, England An online safe sex game featuring saucy noises has introduced 125,000 youngsters to safe sex facts, a British charity said this week. In www.SuperShagLand.com, a man or woman chases the teen of their dreams, gaining points for each condom gathered and
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    • Article
      Lock icon HEALTH FORUM
      149 13 Q. Is it safe to hit the treadmill first thing in the morning? I have heard that many heart attacks happen in the morning A Heart attacks tend to occur in the early hours. This is due in part to the increase in blood pressure and clotting properties
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  • STREATS regional
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      Lock icon Osama planned to move base to Aceh
      368 15 Al Qaeda next door MANILA Osama bin Laden wanted to move his Al Qaeda headquarters from Afghanistan to Aceh in 2000, CNN reported yesterday. It said intelligence officials in the region revealed that the plan was to move the base to the Indonesian
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    • Article
      Lock icon KL on alert against JI plot
      161 15 KUALA LUMPUR Police are on the alert following intelligence that the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) is plotting possible attacks on targets in the country and Singapore. The Star reported yesterday that Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Jamil Johari said his officers were verifying
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    • Article
      Lock icon $24,000 fee for HK kindergarten
      114 15 Reuters HONGKONG Some kindergartens here are charging more in fees than the territory’s top universities as anxious parents try to give their children the best start that money can buy. Parents may pay HK$ 107,340 (5524,000) a year to put their child through kindergarten at
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    • Article
      Lock icon Hudud hue and cry
      380 17 Barisan Nasional parties slam PAS plan KUALA LUMPUR Parties constituting the ruling Barisan Nasional have called the decision of the Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) to impose the hudud law (Islamic law) on non-Muslims “as unconstitutional”. Malaysian Indian Congress president S Sarny Vellu said though PAS knew
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon KL BANS DIET PILLS
        54 17 AP MALAYSIA’S Health Ministry has banned four brands of slimming products after finding they contained prohibited substances, including one blamed for causing liver damage and death here. Health Minister Chua Jui Meng said that 33 products, in the form of pills and tea leaves, had been
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      • Article
        Lock icon RAT POISON NOODLE
        63 17 -afp A CHINESE rice noodle shop owner has been arrested for pouring rat poison into soup sold by a rival next door, poisoning 57 people, the China Daily has reported. The shop owner, Weng Changwei, of Quanshui in Guangxi, opted for the drastic business move after the
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      • Article
        Lock icon KIM’S SON CHARGED
        41 17 -AFP PROSECUTORS have indicted Kim Hong Up, 53, the middle son of South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, on charges of corruption and tax evasion as the older Kim apologised afresh over the scandal engulfing his family. afp
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    • Article
      Lock icon BN veterans versus PAS professionals
      182 17 KUALA LUMPUR While the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) is fielding seasoned politicians, the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has opted for young professionals in the battle for the Pendang and Anak Bukit by-elections. State BN chairman Syed Razak Syed Zain on Tuesday announced Mr Othman
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      Lock icon Anwar loses appeal, blasts PM, judges
      184 17 Wire services KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim lost his final appeal yesterday against a conviction and six-year prison term for corruption. The three-judge panel of Malaysia’s highest court ruled unanimously against Anwar, who has long claimed that he was the
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  • STREATS global
    • GLOBAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon PASTOR, TWIN CANED BOY
        66 18 AP A PASTOR and his twin face charges of beating an 11-year-old with a stick for cheating during Bible studies, police said. They said that Joshua Thompson, 22, beat Louie Guerrero for an hour on July 3, while his twin Caleb held him down. A nurse
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      • Article
        Lock icon ARAFAT ‘DUPED’ WORLD
        54 18 A member of the Palestinian Legislative Council has accused Yasser Arafat of sheltering corrupt officials and setting his people on a path to “hell”, the Telegraph reported. Mr Hossam Khader, told Israeli radio that Mr Arafat was trying to hoodwink the world by claiming to implement reforms
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        Lock icon ‘CHARGE TEEN-BEATING COP’
        52 18 -afp CIVIC leaders in Los Angeles have demanded that a white policeman accused of beating a black teen face criminal charges, as the clash reignited racial tensions in the city. The officer allegedly slammed a handcuffed Donovan Jackson, 16, against a police car on Saturday before hitting
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      Lock icon Terrorists’ Net-work
      301 18 Websites used to broadcast attack plans, spread hate messages ISLAMABAD While the US is hunting the A 1 Qaeda in primitive cave dwellings, the terrorists are using hi-tech tools to spread their message. USA Today reported that Osama bin Laden’s network, the Palestinian Hamas and dozens of other
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      Lock icon MUD BATH
      47 18 Nine-year-old Kourtney Harris trying to clear mud from her eyes during the Wayne County Mud Day at the Hines Park in Westland, Michigan, on Tuesday. The park mixes more than 200 tonnes of topsoil and 4,4001 of water for the annual free event for children
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    • Article
      Lock icon Backside to the future
      174 18 Reuters BERLIN Forget palm-reading. A blind German psychic claimed on Tuesday he could read people’s futures by feeling their naked buttocks. Clairvoyant Ulf Buck, 39, claims that people’s backsides have lines like those on the palm of the hand, which can be read to reveal much
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    • Article
      Lock icon Critics slam Bush speech as hot air
      149 18 Wire services NEW YORK US President George W Bush’s corporate reform initiatives will do little to restore confidence in America’s battered business culture, whether by shoring up investor trust or discouraging genuinely fraudulent behavior in the executive suite, according to business experts and
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      Lock icon Cheney in a spot
      71 18 Wire services MIAMI A watchdog group has said that it would file a shareholders lawsuit against US Vice-President Dick Cheney and his former employer, Halliburton Co, claiming they engaged in accounting fraud. Mr Cheney was chairman of the oil giant from 1995 to 2000. Halliburton announced
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  • easySTREATS
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      Lock icon The man HK stars love to hate
      533 20 Hongkong's maverick media tycoon, Jimmy Lai, is at the helm of a publishing empire that thrives on sleaze and muck-raking Hongkong and Taiwanese stars are very, very afraid. DIANA SER traces the paparazzi kings claim to infamy HEAVENLY king Leon Lai splurged $194,000
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      Lock icon Local artistes on local media
      210 20 EVELYN TAN ‘At one point the media were very curious about my relationship with Darren (Lim). ‘ln the heginnning it was outrageous. I guess it was the pressure and the attention. ‘lt was very stressful as we were really justfriends then. But... I guess I
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      Lock icon Crass, but with a certain class
      474 22  -  Stephanie@ the movies b, j STEPHANIE GOH ALIGINDAHOUSE Directed by Mark Mylod Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Kellie Bright, Michael Gambon, Charles Dance, Naomi Campbell, Orlando Bloom HE’S juvenile, crude and downright silly. Not surprisingly, Ali G’s crossover to the big screen inspires the same
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      Lock icon Anita’s $2.3m wardrobe
      120 22 A WHOPPING 52.3 million that’s how much the outfits for Anita Mui’s one-night concert here have been insured for. Not surprising, really. The 10 designer outfits the Cantopop Queen will bring with her include a $l.l million diamond-studded gown, Shin Min Daily News reported yesterday. There’s also
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    • Article
      Lock icon M’sian women rap breasts contest
      98 22 GIMMICKY, tasteless and pandering to men’s fantasies. That what Channel U’s Biggest Boobs contest in Kuala Lumpur has been described as by four Malaysian women’s groups. One representative told Tuesday’s Sin Chew Daily that the show “insulted the dignity of women”. The hosts of Snap
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      122 24 SEEMS it was raining words for people bom on this day. In 1754 English literary censor Thomas Bowdler was bom. He was a medical doctor, but best known for “bowdlerising” removing words “which cannot with propriety be read aloud in a family”. The pmde, who bowdlerised
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    • Just a minute
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        Lock icon Remember...
        108 24 Phase 2A2 of registration of children for admission to Primary 1 next year begins today and ends tomorrow. This phrase is for children whose parents or siblings have studied in the school of choice or whose parent is a staff at the school. All primary schools will be open
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    • Happenin’
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        Lock icon PERFORMANCE
        77 24 ORANG ORANG Sculpture Square Tomorrow and Saturday, Bpm Tickets at $l6 and $ll (concession) Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 Zai Kuning is the main man in this three-part performance that focuses on vocal and drumming improvisation. Based loosely on a mixture of Malay, Korean and Japanese rhythms, Zai found
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        Lock icon MOVIE
        76 24 INGAPORE CHINA FILM FESTIVAL GV Grand Saturday till July 19, various times Tickets at $lO Visit www.chinafilmfest.com for more information This inaugural festival of China-made films will showcase a selection of 10 animated, epic and contemporary movies. These include the Mongolian epic, Genghis Khan and The Gua Sha Treatment,
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        68 24 AWARE GODDESS WALK Haw Par Villa Sunday, spm-7.30pm $lO, $5 (senior citizens) and $25 (family) Call Aware at 6779-7137 or e-mail aware@pacific.net.sg Take part in a charity walk that aims to raise funds for Aware, a non-governmental advocacy group that works for women’s rights and gender parity. The walk
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        122 24 PHOTOGRAPHY: SEVEN FIVE NINE ARTrium@Mita July 10 to 15, llam-Bpm Free The people who bring you news pictures in Singapore Press Holdings’ newspapers every day have got together for this exhibition. It will showcase 49 full-frame photographs that nine photographers took over a period of two years. Rediscover places
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        74 26 10.30 pm, Channel 8 Deyong and Yuanqiao overhear the president saying the problems with Manfan’s share price will be solved if they can sign on a certain German client. Unfortunately, Qianxia answers the phone for Youjing and chases the client away. Youjing flies to Germany to
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        48 26 9pm, Channel U A repentant Biao ends his feud with Tian and chooses to be with Xin. But Biao is killed and Xin becomes the prime suspect. Yi’s killer bribes the pathologist handling the case into giving evidence that incriminates Xin. i
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        43 26 9pm, Star Movies (SCVSB) Samantha (Courteney Cox), a travel writer suffering from romance-related phobias, impersonates her psychologist, who is away in hospital. Samantha takes over and plays love doctor with two new patients (David James Elliott and David Arquette).
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        340 26 Reuters ACTOR Rod Steiger, an intense and versatile performer who won an Academy Award for his role as a bigoted small-town sheriff in the racially charged 1967 film In the Heat of the Night, died on Tuesday at age 77. Steiger, who brought a burly,
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      112 26 IGORS THE MAIN EVENT 01-02 A Oasis 50 Stadium Boulevard Tel: 6440-2725 www.igors.com STARTING today, Igors, a horror themed theatre and restaurant, will present the Vampira and The Fountain of Youth show. This musical comedy is a journal of Vampira’s adventures with the many wacky characters she meets
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      681 21  -  Getting blemish-free skin is easier than you think Here are some tips to develop a rigorous yet simple beauty regime By- Diana Ser YOU step into a department store and are confounded by the range of beauty and skincare products available. They are all slickly packaged, each
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      408 21 Ask Clinique anything you want about anti-blemish solutions. E-mail your questions to streats@sph.com.sg QI have dry and sensitive skin with lots of white and black heads. It is so sensitive that I can’t use any toner, even alcohol free types. They also make my skin red, painful and
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      472 24 dance and tap dancers. AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You’re working awfully hard, and for what? Maybe you could borrow or recycle instead of starting from scratch every time. By conserving now, you’ll have more to use later on. by Kelli Fox at Astrology .com j I 'M If today’s your
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      123 27 GOOD MUSIC DOESN'T NEB) A FACE. ALBUM OF THE YEAR NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONALLY US Billboard magazine Top 10 in the Annual Top-10 List of US Billboard magazine Annual MTV Japan Awards The Whole World Is Listening... Japan's Most Talked-About New Pop/Rock Band LOVE PSYCHBiaiCO ft S LOVE
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      203 28 ‘Jaslee Hatta, (21, defender) andAsnol As’at (20, striker) are automatic choices for the national under-23 team, hut they need to play more in the S-League for experience! SAFFC team manager Kok Wai Leong, on the young players in his
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      588 28  -  By ’Adam Hashidy IS there a dearth of young football talent in Singapore? Yes, said several S-League club officials. The question was raised following national coach Jan Poulsen’s no-surprise announcement on Tuesday of his squad to face Malaysia in a friendly international next week. There was not
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      450 29  -  Kwang among 17 athletes to be awarded SSC’s excellence grant By Lim Han Ming NATIONAL bowler Michelle Kwang (above) had no reason to smile for the past month. First, she was one of two bowlers dropped from the Asian Games in Pusan in September after
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      231 29 ap CHATEAU-THIERRY, France Spanish team Once won the fourth stage of the Tour de France yesterday, a team time-trial through the heart of Champagne country. Once’s Igor Gonzalez Galdeano of Spain took the overall leader’s yellow jersey. The team finished the 67.5 km
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      168 29 Reuters MILAN Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni wants captain Paolo Maldini to postpone his plans to retire from the national team at least for a year. Maldini, Italy’s most capped player with 126 appearances, has said on several occasions that he intended to quit the “Azzurri” after
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      323 31 Reuters LEEDS England defender Rio Ferdinand said the appointment of Terry Venables at Leeds to replace sacked manager David O’Leary was good news for the club. After an impressive World Cup, the 23-year-old Londoner has been linked to a £35 million (Ss94 million)
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      518 31 Venables wants to raise cash to keep Ferdinand LONDON Terry Venables looks certain to sanction the £Bmillion (Ss2l million) sale of controversial midfielder Lee Bowyer (above right) to Liverpool as his first major act in charge of Leeds. Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier hopes to pin down
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        115 31 SOCCER AP ROME Several top Italian clubs including Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Lazio will carry out secret tests on their players for illegal performance-enhancing substances this season, a medical institute conducting the tests said on Tuesday. The independent checks aim to safeguard the health of
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        94 31 MOTOR RACING LONDON Juan Pablo Montoya will stay with the Williams Formula One -team at least until the end of 2004 after it extended his contract, according to a report yesterday. Montoya will be paid £4.5m (Ssl2 million) a year, according to The Guardian. Montoya’s deal puts
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        91 31 TENNIS AP SYDNEY Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt plans to play an Australian Rules football match instead of his reverse singles match in Davis Cup against India on Sept 22 if the Australians secure the best-of-five tie going into the final day. Davis Cup coach Wally Masur said
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      107 30 There are two TV rating systems in Singapore. Channel OWH* wst. *.<► mt m 56% m wm jEJc"'/' r. ..•V--:2%: 70 63 30% 56% 55% 55% 54% 52% 48% 45% 45% 44% Channel 8 30 20 DEC TOE MAY JUN JUL LAUNCH 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 V:
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      25 31 IN THE LIVING ROOM GOLF: EPGA Barclays Scottish Open, Day 1 (Super Sports Ch22,lopm). DELAYED TELECAST CYCLING: Tour de France highlights: Stage 4 (ESPN Ch23,12.30pm).
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