Streats, 19 July 2002

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  • 12 1 Streats •FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/2002
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  • 630 1 MAS: Private property pick-up, more jobs likely at year’s end Reuters FIRST, the good news: Unemployment should ease by Christmas this year and private home prices are expected to pick up by 5 per cent. Now the sweet-sour news: The economic locomotive is chugging steadily towards the
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  • 123 1 VETERAN politician Lee Siew Choh died last night after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 84. Dr Lee, a medical doctor, was a People’s Action Party assemblyman in 1959. He left the PAP two years later to form Barisan Socialis. In 1988, he merged Barisan
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    • 71 1 A gathering of sensitive, attractive hunks at Suntec City f wi® <5 ‘u, I® ~;y m mm mm Ng Htifl Chye starved his maid. He punched kicked caned and burned her. When she died from his beatings her scarred frame had shrunk from 50kg to 36kg. How do you describe
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  • STREATS local
    • 439 2  -  By Deepa Vijiyasingam FIRST it was credit card and online banking fraud. Now it’s the übiquitous ATM card that almost everyone carries in their wallet. Yesterday DBS Bank disclosed that one of its customers fell prey to a syndicate that withdrew RMB,OOO
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    • 121 2 Be alert to anything unusual at the ATM. If it looks as though it may have been tampered with, alert your bank and use another ATM at another location. When travelling overseas, avoid terminals in remote areas where it would be easier for thieves
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    • 213 2  -  By Cara van Miriah WILL Singaporeans and foreigners working here be as generous in helping the needy as they were last year, even amid hard times? Yes, says the head of the committee spearheading the national charity drive, the President’s Challenge 2002. What’s more,
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    • 223 3  -  By r Zubaidah Nazeer AT WHITE Sands Primary, racial harmony activities are not just for students. Parents, and even canteen operators found themselves in the thick of the action too. Twenty-five parent volunteers gathered traditional artifacts such as a charcoal iron and congkak
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    • 226 3  -  Volunteer numbers rising %y_ YongHuiMien SINCE the Jemaah Islamiah terrorist plot was uncovered in December, Singaporeans have become acutely aware of the importance of racial harmony. This has led to more people volunteering for Racial Harmony Day activities. ’’Since the Jemaah Islamiah incident, Singaporeans
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    • 483 4  -  Body had 23 scars and 42 bruises By Kkushwant Singh THE 19-year-old Indonesian maid beaten to death by her employer suffered untold misery during the period she worked for the Ng family from frequent and severe beatings to starvation. There were 23 scars and 42 bruises
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    • 280 4  -  By Cara van Miriah IMAGINE walking along Orchard Road on a blazing hot day without breaking a sweat. Or feeling toasty warm as you saunter along London’s Oxford Street in mid-winter. Not a dream but a possibility once the bugs are
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    • 115 4  -  By Gary Lim A 41-YEAR-OLD MAN pleaded guilty yesterday to outraging the modesty of a woman 38 years his senior. Fadilah Suhaimi Kasmani, a tall, beefy and good-looking man, said in mitigation that he had received psychiatric treatment since the incident on June 4. He approached
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  • STREATS financial
    • 417 6 STI: 1,579.901 3.40 Reuters SHARES closed mixed yesterday, with the key index falling for the fourth straight session, as enthusiasm over Wall Street’s rise was countered by corporate earnings concerns. The Straits Times Index ended down 0.21 per cent or 3.40 points at 1,579.90. Gainers
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    • 301 6 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore private home prices could recover by up to 5 per cent in 2002, with the potential for more growth over the next two years, a survey of analysts by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) showed yesterday.
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    • 132 6 Reuters SINGAPORE Non-bank lending in Singapore was almost $2.5 billion lower by May 2002 than at the end of 2001 and any sustained upturn is unlikely before the third quarter, the central bank said yesterday. The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s economics department said the fall, excluding interbank lending,
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    • 134 6 Reuters SINGAPORE Initial public offerings (IPOs) in Singapore shrank in the first half of 2002 due to poor market conditions, the MAS said. But activity in the secondary market hit a 30-month high, it said. Eleven IPOs were launched in the first half compared with 35 in all
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    • 24 6 •AS AT JULY 18 US$: 551.742 552.726 EURO: 551.754 Ss: 67.14 YEN Ss: RM2.181 Ss: HK54.477 Ss: 23.31 BAHT Ss: 5,111 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
      • 123 6 AP SECOND-QUARTER profits at technology giant IBM Corp plummeted by 97 per cent, after the company took US$l.4 billion (552.4 billion) in charges for the sell-off of its hard disk business, the reorganisation of its chip-making operation and the shedding of thousands of jobs. IBM said
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      • 91 6 Reuters US firms in Malaysia are shifting investment in electronics, the Asian country’s main export, to China, a survey showed yesterday. While increased production of higher-tier products is partially offsetting the shift, the firms’ capital investment in Malaysia is forecast to fall this year to RMI.S
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    • 464 8 Reuters CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts The revelations of corporate deception that have disillusioned investors and left Wall Street reeling come as little surprise to economist John Kenneth Galbraith. The man who predicted nearly half a century ago that an American prosperity boom would usher in a rise
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  • STREATS vocal
    • 123 10 SOMETIMES I wonder if employers who do not give their maids a weekly day off, as mentioned in Philip Lee’s commentary “Some people just shouldn’t have maids” (Streats, July 12), are sensitive to the feelings of these workers Are they trying to tell
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    • 120 10 I HAVE lived in Singapore for almost three years. Philip Lee’s article was the first I have seen which has expressed real compassion for the plight of some maids. I think he hit the nail right on the head. It was good
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    • 108 10 I DO agree that maids need a break from their employers and we should let them have the day off. But we always worry they might mix with the wrong company. Some have been known to become troublesome once they are influenced by their
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    • 129 10 MOST maids are hardworking and can be taught to improve in their work. I often tell any friend employing a maid to lower their expectations of the worker. Frustrations and conflict result if expectations are high and cannot be met. My experience with maids is this:
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    • 222 10 I AGREE that there are employers who ill-treat their maids. I know a family which has had a maid for a very long time. This domestic worker wakes up as early as 4.30 am to do the housework so that she will be able to finish
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    • 243 10 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@sph.com.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
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  • STREATS regional
    • 449 12 By-elections show PAS still a force for Umno to reckon with -AP PENDANG, Kedah The tensions were high and the results much closer than anticipated. In a battle between moderates and hardliners, the people of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s home state, Kedah, gave a
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    • 205 12 ap JAKARTA -A new Islamic terrorist group has emerged in South-east Asia and is operating in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, Jakarta’s police chief claimed yesterday. However, in separate comments the same day, VicePresident Hamzah Haz said he was “sure there is no
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    • 152 12 -AFP ZAMBOANGA An Abu Sayyaf leader warned yesterday that the group would attack US citizens and their interests in the Philippines. Abu Solaiman issued the warning over the Zamboangabased Radio Mindanao Network. “The very things you hold dear in this world, your lives and your properties
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    • 104 12 AP BANGKOK A Thai couple who won a Pepsi-sponsored trip to see a Britney Spears concert in the US are demanding compensation from the company’s distributor because they were denied visas. Jongrak, 44, and Jamriang labsakul, 39, were unable to make the trip and said
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    • 152 15 AP TOKYO It pays to quit smoking and to snitch on those who don’t. The Japanese branch of a German lingerie company has begun rewarding employees who quit smoking 30,000 yen (*****) in cash, company spokeswoman Hiromi Shinta said yesterday. Triumph International (Japan)
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    • 87 15 ap HONGKONG TWO diamond dealers were attacked on the street on Wednesday and had more than HKSIO million (552.2 million) worth of diamonds stolen. The robbers bashed the heads of the dealers, employees of an Israeliowned jewellery shop, with metal bars and snatched bags containing
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    • 37 15 A group of tourists riding on camels on their way to a restaurant in Alice Springs, Australia. Riding across the desert to the eating place is in great demand from overseas visitors ap
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    • 249 15 -AFP BANGKOK Haze from forest fires in Indonesia has blanketed parts of southern Thailand, prompting health authorities to advise residents to stay indoors to escape the choking air. “We have issued an advisory in Satun province for senior citizens, children and people suffering from respiratory
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    • 310 16 Suntec City invites you to Men Division. A men's shopping experience not to be missed i.xpect special buys at selected shops, fashion activities St'livefitness demonstrations cehirestage. Also, witness the highlv anticipated New' l Jr I in Mete competition where ss\oUo w v th of grand prizes await all shoppers in
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  • STREATS global
    • 354 17 South-east Asian among two foreign workers killed Wire services TEL AVIV Foreign workers became the latest casualty of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict on Wednesday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in Tel Aviv. Two foreign workers a South-east Asian man and Romanian Adrian Andres,
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    • You’ve got mail
      • 40 17 -AFP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Colin Powell has warned diplomats against using official e-mail to convey insulting or gossipy sentiments and ordered two of them reprimanded for describing retiring congressman Benjamin Gilman as having “no brain”. afp
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      • 77 17 Reuters PALO ALTO, California If you ever used Yahoo! mail to ask a potential employer to “evaluate” your resume, he may have felt your English skills were inadequate. Yahoo! confirmed on Wednesday that its e-mail software changes certain words including evaluate and mocha to protect against hackers. How?
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      • 42 17 AFP LONDON Hewlett-Packard has sacked two employees in Scotland and put another 150 under investigation for inappropriate use of the Internet. The company said it was considering the matter a violation of company rules rather than a criminal matter. afp
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    • 80 17 -AFP JERUSALEM An Israeli prostitute offered her services to one of the two Palestinian suicide bombers, Israeli newspapers reported yesterday. “I saw a young Arab man, about 20, who seemed in a hurry,” Naomi was quoted as saying. “I offered him sex, but he replied, ‘No,
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    • 134 17 AP WASHINGTON Osama bin Laden may be dead, FBI counter-terrorism chief Dale Watson said on Tuesday. This is the first time a senior US law enforcement official has publicly given an opinion on the A 1 Qaeda leader’s status. Mr Watson, however, emphasised that
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  • STREATS people
    • Troubled daughters
      • 200 19 Reuters ORLANDO US President George W Bush’s niece Noelle, the daughter of Florida Governor Jeb Bush, was jailed on Wednesday for violating the terms of a court-ordered drug treatment programme, a court official said. Noelle Bush, 24, was arrested in January on
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      • 176 19 -AFP MANILA Former Philippines president Corazon Aquino is “distressed” by her youngest daughter’s soap opera flings with married men, the former leader’s son Benigno Aquino said in an interview published yesterday. Kris Aquino (above), a TV game show hostess, made a tearful confession on national
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    • 128 19 -AFP KABUL Renegade Afghan warlord Padsha Khan has refused to abandon his campaign to seize control of the key south-eastern province of Paktia and has dismissed a new government move to disarm militias in Afghanistan. Mr Khan, who has ignored repeated deadlines by Mr Hamid Karzai to surrender
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    • 84 19 -afp AN ATTEMPT by a Baywatch actress to encourage vegetarianism at a Paris restaurant failed on Wednesday when the establishment turned her away because she showed up wearing nothing but a bikini. But even though Traci Bingham failed to get a table at the Au Pied du
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  • easy STREATS
    • 383 20  -  The New Urban Male is not just a hunk parade, say organisers. All 20finalists have the qualities of an ideal Singapore male By_ Cara van Miriah WHO is Singapore’s most attractive bachelor? The New Urban Male pageant promises to answer that question on Sunday. But it’s not going
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    • 221 20 Reuters HER fast-paced dance songs swept Japan and her suntan was imitated by tens of thousands of fans, but now top-selling pop idol Namie Amuro is following, not setting, a trend by getting divorced. Amuro, 24, and her 40-year-old singer-dancer husband Masaharu Maruyama have
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    • 167 20 Reuters HBO’S funereal family soap opera Six Feet Under led the field of prime-time Emmy Award contenders yesterday with 23 nominations, including a bid for outstanding drama. Last year’s big Emmy winner, NBC’s White House drama The West Wing, was the second-most nominated show with
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    • 414 22 AP FIRST Ozzy Osbourne, then Anna Nicole Smith. Now Sean “P Diddy” Combs. Celebrities are queueing up to expose their lives to the world. Combs announced on Wednesday that he will be the subject of an MTV reality series to be aired later this year. It won’t
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    • 430 24  -  Stylish earing on a shoestring By JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Low’s recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to do and cost $lO or less for four servings, will see you through these tough times. VEGETARIAN this dish
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    • 127 26 IT was hot in Rome on this day in AD 64. It was on fire. Remember that story about Emperor Nero fiddling while Rome burned? (Actually he didn’t) Historian Cornelius Tacitus puts the event at July 19-27. In Singapore last year, people were seeing UFOs. A
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    • Just a minute
      • 127 26 There will be an exhibition on cancer and diabetes prevention, free health-screening and sale of test kits in conjunction with tomorrow’s opening of the Singapore Cancer SocietyCentral Singapore Cancer Screening Education Centre and the Central Singapore Diabetes Education and Care Centre. The two centres are located at
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    • Happenin’
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        74 26 BALLET UNDER THE STARS Fort Canning Green Today to Sunday, 7.30 pm Tickets at $l6 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Enjoy dance under the stars. After all, some 135,000 Singaporeans have since the Singapore Dance Theatre started this outdoor programme in 1995. This season’s programme will showcase new works from
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      • 223 26 ANG TAU MUI Action Theatre, The Room Upstairs Wednesday till Aug 11, 3pm and 8pm Tickets at $25 (preview) and $29 (evening and matinee shows) Call TicketCharge at 6296-2929 Single and fighting her 40s, Ang Tau Mui (Red Bean Girl) is fast on the way to becoming an “auntie”.
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      • 71 26 SHARE A HEART CHALLENGE: PHOTO COLLAGE BUILDING Plaza Singapura Tomorrow and Sunday, 10.30am-9.30pm Donations of minimum $2 are welcomed Undergraduates from Hall of Residence Four, Nanyang Technological University, are behind this charity event to build a wall of collage. The materials: 4R photos taken by residents of the Moral
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      • Article, Illustration
        67 26 WIN TICKETS TO AARON KWOK'S CONCERT IN JAPAN Two Channel U viewers stand a chance to win tickets to catch Aaron Kowk in concert before the Heavenly King jets here for his Singapore tour. All you have to do is tune in to Starstruck tomorrow at 9.30 pm. Look
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 64 28 10pm, V VEntertainment (SCV 56) Dragon returns to Hongkong after his release from jail and finds a job at the Dragon Cafe, owned by a buddy. However, his attempts to start life afresh are interrupted when his thrill-seeking ex-girlfriend shows up to introduce him to a boy
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      • 54 28 Midnight, Channel i When a young gymnast is found dead, her disciplinarian coach becomes a prime suspect. Detectives Benson and Stabler also find that the girls were vying for the attention of a wealthy benefactor whose interest in the young athletes does not appear
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      • 58 28 10pm, Channel 5 Waitress Nisi auditions for a music video and ends up acting for a week as the granddaughter of the director’s true love, whom he lost long ago and couldn’t pursue because she was his family’s housekeeper. In return the director teaches Nisi and her friend how
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      • 107 28 Reuters MEDIA mogul Rupert Murdoch’s 20th Century Fox unit has reached an agreement to produce three Hindi films, becoming the first foreign production company to enter the Indian market. One of India’s hottest talents, Ram Gopal Varma, will direct the low-budget thriller that is estimated to
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    • Article, Illustration
      121 28 FATHER FLANAGAN'S IRISH PUB 30 Victoria Street Chijmes #Bl-06 www.fotherjlanagan. com THIS good old Irish pub is reputed for its friendly atmosphere, good food and good booze. It is a haven for many expats as well as professionals who enjoy the various Irish brews and of course, Guinness.
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • 458 28 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox atAstrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You want to be somewhere or someone that you aren’t. If you’re under qualified, no excuse can erase the difference. Learn to enjoy a slower pace until the stars let you move ahead again. TAURUS APR 20-MAY 20 Observe your situation
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  • STREATS sports
    • 663 30 Partners outscore world No 1 to share early lead Wire services MUIRFIELD, Scotland Tiger Woods (right) got his British Open campaign off to a stuttering start here yesterday, a one-under-par 70 leaving him two shots off the early lead. The world No 1 suffered the indignity of
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    • 232 30 Reuters LEEDS Leeds United has told Manchester United or any other club interested in signing Rio Ferdinand that the England defender will stay at Elland Road if no acceptable bid is received. “We had amicable and constructive talks,” chairman Peter Ridsdale said in
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    • 183 30 afp LA MONGIE, France Three-time winner Lance Armstrong took hold of the race leader’s yellow jersey after blasting his way up the final climb to win the 11th stage of the Tour de France here yesterday. Spaniard Joseba Beloki of the Once team came second with
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