Streats, 19 August 2002

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  • 12 1 Streats MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/2002
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  • 833 1  -  In the face of adversity, PM challenges Singaporeans By Deepa Vijiyasingam HIS voice was hoarse and deep with emotion. His words carried a hint of hurt and bitterness. He was nearing the end of a two-hour
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  • MORNING RUSH
    • 80 1 SKILLS upgrading and retraining for workers got a boost when Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong announced last night that another $5OO million will be added to the $1 billion fund over the next two years. This will provide another $2O million in income annually to
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    • 43 1 AN Education Trust Fund will be set up to help low-income children from Malay/Muslim families. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong also volunteered to help Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim to raise the initial amount of $lO million.
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  • National Day Rally 2002
    • SINGAPORE’S FIGHT
      • 327 2  -  By Deepa Vijiyasingam WHILE Singapore’s external environment may be the toughest since independence, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is not pessimistic. This is because Singapore has many strengths to pull itself through. The key, he said, is in being
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      • 76 2 When we proclaim that we are Singaporeans, we are expressing our belief in the Singapore way of life and in our shared values a multiracial and multi-religious society, meritocracy, compassion, justice, equality, hard work, determination and excellence in whatever we d 0... You will notfeel
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      • 285 2  -  Deepa Vijiyasingam IF foreigners feel strongly enough about Singapore to want to make this their home, let us welcome them with open arms. This is the attitude Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong wants Singaporeans to have. On the recent debate on Singapore’s haul in
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    • SINGAPORE’S MIGHT
      • 130 3 so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress... ‘Remember, we now have more human resources. We have a better educated people, all working in the English language, with higher professional, management and organisational expertise, and technological skills. We also have more material assets, world-class infrastructure and stronger foreign reserves. This
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      • 277 3  -  By ChuaKongHo SINGAPORE will survive the current difficulties and prosper because it can adjust to competition and come up with new strategies, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in his National Day Rally speech. PM Goh
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      • 231 3  -  Khushwant Singh SINGAPOREANS must pick themselves up when they fall and not depend too much on the Government, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. “Lee Boon Yang said that when he first became MP in 1984, the poor and jobless who went
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      • 282 3  -  By. Janice Wong SEE China as an opportunity, not a threat. Likening China’s growth to a rising dragon’s, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong raised three examples of how Singapore benefits. Firstly, Singapore now receives half a million Chinese tourists every year. Secondly, the
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      • MORNING SMILE
        • 73 3 “WHY not be like Jack Neo? He has applied his creative energy to produce three movies. Two of them were highly successful Money No Enough and I Not Stupid... “I can understand why it (I Not Stupid) touched many parents’ hearts. My wife liked it so much
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        • 73 3 “MANY Singaporeans are highly creative. But some apply their energy in idle pursuits. “For example, they have cleverly changed the lyrics of our national songs to reflect the economic mood. “Stand Up for Singapore becomes Fare Up for Singapore. Count On Me, Singapore has become Count Money,
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        • 153 3  -  -PM Goh “IN June... Gallup found that 12 per cent of the workers surveyed were ‘actively disengaged’ from their jobs... “Contrast this ‘bo chap’ attitude with the positive, motivated attitude I hear of many workers in China. “A Singapore businesswoman recounted this story. While in
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  • STREATS local
    • SINGAPOREANS’ PLIGHT
      • 394 4  -  By Zubaidah Nazeer SPEAK up. We do listen. But keep in mind that feedback alone does not govern a country, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said in his National Day Rally speech yesterday. He said this in
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      • 298 4 SHUT out and reject extremist views. This was Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s call to the Muslim community last night. Moderates, he said, should stand up and speak out. “They must stand up against those who advocate intolerance and extremism. “They should not allow
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      • 62 4 'lf thefounding generation was faint-hearted and had run off at thefirst sign of trouble, there would be no independent Singapore today. Their never-say-die, can-do spirit gave us the peace and prosperity we enjoy today.’ You can become a model Muslim community, progressive and economically
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      • 265 4 They were retrenched, but they had unrealistic attitudes. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong cited four examples of such Singapore workers. “First, there are those who are fussy about working hours. “A hotel recently offered an executive position to a lady. She insisted that she would only
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      • 69 4 “Be like this man the Ministry of Manpower highlighted to me. He was formerly a foreign currency trader, earning up to $lO,OOO a month. “After he was retrenched, he willingly took on various temporary jobs, until he landed a permanent job offering $1,300 a month. “A
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  • STREATS financial
    • 587 6 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There Is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock Is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and
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    • 24 6 •AS AT AUGUST 16 US$: 551.747 552.678 EURO: 551.711 Ss: 67.31 YEN Ss: RM2.175 Ss: HK54.465 Ss: 23.92 BAHT Ss: 5,056 RUPIAH
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    • 642 6  -  Financial Advisers Act offers uniform standards of service By t Deepa Vijiyasingam TIRED of product-pushing insurance agents or sub-standard investment advice from poorlytrained bank staff? With the Financial Advisers Act (FAA) on the way, these grouses could well be a thing of the past. Over the years,
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    • 225 6 AP SYDNEY Staff at Australian flag carrier Qantas are scheduled to stage their second strike of the month today, walking out for 24 hours over demands for better pay and job security. About 6,000 check-in, clerical, catering and engineering staff will stop work,
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    • 96 6 ATLANTA Coca 7 Cola is abandoning the “splash graphic” design it introduced two years ago and returning to the familiar Coke ribbons for a look on cans and bottles that is traditional but updated. The intertwined white and yellow ribbons run underneath the familiar Coca-Cola script, with
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  • STREATS medical
    • 265 8 TORONTO If you can’t sleep well, a little bit of “brain music” could well do the trick. That doesn’t mean a blast of your favourite pop, or a relaxing piece of classical music, but music especially tailored to you. In innovative musical
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    • 171 8 Reuters WASHINGTON The maker of a weight-loss aid said on Friday it had withheld thousands of consumers’ complaints from US regulators because it was waiting for scientific experts to analyse them. Metabolife disclosed on Thursday it had received 13,000 health-related phone calls between 1997
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    • 133 8 QI have read from health journals that if a person’s body fat drops too low, for example when he has an eating disorder, he will start to have hair loss. Why is this so? A Hair loss occurs in anorexia as a result of stress. Stress or a
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  • STREATS vocal
    • 264 10 I REFER to your front-page report, “Have you become too soft and spoilt?” (Streats, Aug 15), which sums up labour chief Lim Boon Heng’s take on Singaporeans. Mr Lim’s remarks seem to reflect an unfair perception of Singaporeans today. As a true-blue Singaporean, I
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    • 131 10 LIKE the cat in the adage, I agree that we simply can’t keep our paws dry and expect to catch fish at the same time. It is not whether Singaporeans have lost their hunger, as Mr Lim Boon Heng asked, but that our immediate priority is
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    • 792 10 WE REFER to the various letters from your readers on the adequacy of the $3OO monthly payout for a period of five years, the worth of Elder Shield and the probability of one making a claim under Elder Shield. Some writers explained why they opted
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    • 55 10 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, e-mail 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
    • 307 11 Well-paid ministers run Asia’s most corruption-free states AFP SINGAPORE Want to make a few million dollars in public service? Enter politics in Asia’s richest economies, where heads of government and bureaucrats are showered with high salaries to draw top-calibre talent and deter corruption. In Hongkong,
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    • 174 11 KUALA LUMPUR One of the constituents of the ruling Barisan Nasional, Gerakan, has opposed the move to teach science and mathematics in English, reported the New Straits Times (NST) yesterday. Instead, the party has suggested that English terminology be introduced in textbooks in both subjects
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    • Article, Illustration
      34 11 A Thai cutting up an illegally-made Winnie-the-Pooh hear during a destruction of confiscated goods in Bangkok yesterday. Fake items such as watches, designer handbags and clothes worth Sss million were destroyed ReutgfH
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    • 106 11 JOHOR BARU Yeo Ming Hong, the three-year-old boy found at a Johor Barn bus stop, is adjusting well to living at the Sinar Juita Child Protection Centre although he constantly asks for his mother. “Where is mummy? Let’s go shopping,” Malaysian newspaper The
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    • Water, water everywhere...
      • 93 11 Reuters DRESDEN Leaders of Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are meeting in Berlin today to discuss the huge costs of destruction brought about by the worst flooding in the region in a century. Britain’s Financial Times said on Saturday that European Commission President Romano Prodi would promise
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      • 92 11 -AFP BEIJING Almost 250 people were confirmed dead yesterday after a fortnight of torrential rains across large parts of China. One of the worst hit areas was southwestern Yunnan province, where more bodies were discovered over the weekend. Five people were killed and 10 went missing after a landslide
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      • 86 11 -AFP HANOI Flash floods in northern Vietnam’s mountainous province of Ha Giang have claimed four lives, submerged 480 houses and destroyed 1,350 hectares of crops. The four were killed between Tuesday and Friday as heavy rains added to the already swollen water levels on the Lo river and its
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    • 182 12 -afp TAIPEI Taiwan VicePresident Annette Lu hailed her just completed trip to Indonesia yesterday, saying Taipei had upstaged Beijing. Reports said she had offered to buy three million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Indonesia for NTS4OO billion (5520.6 billion) over 25 years. Just
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    • Article, Illustration
      43 12 A man wincing as his team-mate steps on his head to climb a greased bamboo pole to pocket the gifts placed on the top at a Jakarta suburb yesterday. The game was held to mark Indonesia's Independence Day on Saturday AFP
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    • 148 12 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia has sent more troops to boost security in the restive district of Poso in Central Sulawesi which is gripped by sectarian violence, the Antara news agency reported yesterday. The head of the military command overseeing security in Central Sulawesi, Major
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
      • 74 12 -AFP MALAYSIAN police have arrested six senior members of the Democratic Action Party for distributing leaflets criticising Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s announcement that Malaysia is an Islamic state. DAP national spokesman Ronnie Liu, who was one of the six arrested, said the police did
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      • 44 12 -AFP MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Dr Mohamad Mahathir landed in Yangon yesterday for an official visit along with his Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar, who is scheduled to meet with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a diplomatic source said. afp
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      • 63 12 DESPITE the huge cost and technical difficulties, China boasts that it will beat the US with a manned mission to Mars, the Telegraph reported yesterday. The programme for getting to Mars is vague, although the year 2010 is frequently mentioned as a target date.
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  • STREATS global
    • 278 14 Most prisoners only low-level A 1 Qaeda operatives, say frustrated US officials WASHINGTON Despite intense interrogation, US authorities have yet to identify any senior A 1 Qaeda leaders among the nearly 600 terror suspects from 43 countries in custody at Guantanamo Bay. This has frustrated
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    • 130 14 -AFP NEW DELHI Most Indians perceive Pakistan as an “enemy” and want Islamic rebel training camps there attacked to end terrorism in Indian-Kashmir, an opinion poll by a weekly news magazine has shown. Of the 17,776 people surveyed, 68 per cent viewed Pakistan as
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    • 81 14 Wire services KABUL Osama bin Laden and Taleban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar are still living in the region, Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah said yesterday. He added: “They will be found. They cannot go into hiding forever.” Meanwhile, the US general leading the campaign in Afghanistan
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    • Article, Illustration
      55 14 Savannah Williams, four, and her English bulldog, Bob, don the Elvis Presley look while waiting for the annual Pet Parade to start in Olympia, Washington, on Saturday. The parade draws hundreds of costumed children, dogs, cats, chickens, horses, rats and other pets Savannah ana Bob won Best
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    • 211 14 -AFP WASHINGTON Reports of kidnappings have sparked the imaginations of US inventors, who have responded by offering electronic “personal locators”. One resembles a bracelet, another a beeper and one, due out soon, has a chip that may be implanted under the skin. Those use cellphone technology
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  • STREATS people
    • 360 15 A SINGAPOREAN scientist has designed a “better” mouse and the world may soon be beating a path to his door. Dr Anil Ratty, a PhD in biochemistry, has patented his “chakragati” mouse, which runs in circles when stressed. Used as a testing tool, it would reduce costs
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    • 173 15 Reuters LONDON Britain’s late Princess Diana once leapt 6m off her hotel balcony into the snow during a night-time escapade at an Austrian ski resort, her former bodyguard revealed yesterday. Mr Ken Wharfe, in a book being serialised by Britain’s Sunday Times, said of the
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  • easy STREATS
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      647 16 Discos, burgers and a Miss Universe runner-up. Chinas rapid relaxation of norms is seeing a rush of previously taboo events. This weekend was the turn of China's first-ever outdoor music festival -AFP SPIKED haircuts, tatoos and rock ‘n roll. All the ingredients of Woodstock... in China. More than
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    • 330 17  -  Foodie two-shoes WIIJEEN CHANG SINGAPORE and chicken rice, The two are synonymous. The dish has been here for a long time, but it just seems to get more popular, judging by the number of outlets mushrooming across the country. The newest kid on the block is Hsiang
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    • 259 17 HAS Heavenly King Aaron Kwok (above, centre) finally admitted that he and Norika Fujiwara (right) are an item? Last Friday, the Hongkong star, who was in Japan for a world tour concert, certainly gave the strongest hint so far of a special bond. Hint
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    • 114 18 Satellite pictures show that the number of hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan has increased there were 203 on Sumatra at last count, the Malaysian weather bureau said last week and winds are carrying some of the haze towards Singapore. But breathe easy. Singapore’s air quality is
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    • Just a minute
      • 58 18 The deadline for submitting an entry to the Singapore Shorts film festival 2002 has been extended till Aug 28. Films must not exceed 25 minutes and there is no entry fee. Preview tapes should be in VHS format. E-mail yuni@substation.org for entry forms and inquiries. Forms are also available
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      • 59 18 National Day isn’t over until you’ve caught We Can Make It, a 14-minute National Day video produced by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (Mita). If you didn’t catch it on TV over the weekend, you can view as a webcast on Mita’s website at
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    • Happenin’
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        76 18 YONEX-SUNRISE STORE OPEN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2002 Singapore Indoor Stadium Tomorrow till Aug 25, various times Tickets at $4l, $2l, $l6, $l3, $ll, $9, $6 and $4 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Expect breath-taking action from top shuttlers hailing from countries such as China, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, India, Singapore,
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        98 18 BLUE: BLUE ALLRISE LIVE Suntec Convention Hall Saturday, 7pm Tickets at $76, $66, $56, $46 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 London-based lads Duncan James, Anthony Costa, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe, will make fans go wild with their brand of R&B and pop for this one-night concert. Best known for
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      • 62 18 JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY TOUR 2002 Victoria Theatre Tomorrow till Aug 22, Bpm Tickets at $lO6, $B6, $66, $56 and $46 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 One way or the other, your funny bone will be tickled during this five-day comedy festival which features comedians Louis Ramey, Chris Bliss, John
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      • 73 18 ALICE IN WONDERLAND Kallang Theatre Till Sunday, 2pm and Bpm Tickets at $7O, $5O and $3O Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 The Black Light Theatre of Prague presents Lewis Caroll’s classic story. Founded by Jiri Smec, The Black Light Theatre of Prague has mystified audiences around the world since
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        53 18 PANORAMA UOB Plaza 1 Sky Lobby Friday till Sept 6,9am-6pm Free Alumni and students from the Nanyang Junior College’s Art Elective Programme (AEP) present this art showcase. A broad spectrum of artwork ranging from oil painting to documentation of installation works will give an indication of the versatility of
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 90 19 10pm, Channel i In this high-octane thriller about crime, greed and betrayal, James Belushi plays an ex-mobster who double-crosses one of Chicago’s toughest crime bosses and makes off with a cool $l2 million. His wish to live an anonymous life in South Carolina with his wife is shattered
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        59 19 10pm, Channel 5 This is THE episode where Joey confesses his love for Rachel. Ross has trouble understanding Joey’s revelation, as does Gunther. However, he comes to his senses and convinces Joey to tell Rachel how he feels. Joey takes her out to dinner and tells her. Will she
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      • 115 19 IF Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx’s wishes come true, Brad Pitt would be playing him. While that is not likely to happen soon, Motley Crue is indeed hitting the big screen. The band members have signed a deal to turn their autobiography, The Dirt: Confessions of
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    • Article, Illustration
      136 19 STUART LITTLE 2 www.StuartLittle.com THIS 14-track soundtrack is inspired by the spirit of adventure and friendship of the little mouse Stuart. Celine Dion, Mandy Moore, Chantal Kreviazuk, Shawn Colvin and Vitamin C have contributed heartwarming tracks such as I’m Alive, Top Of The World, Hold On To The
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    • 70 18 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats @sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191 40% OFF admission ticket to The Singapore Zoo with every Gardenia Enriched White Bread 400 g! Brag one Gardena Enriched White Bread 400 g Wrapper to the Zoo on 31/8,1/9,7/9 or "/2002
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    • 157 19 HSIANG HSIANG HAIN ANESE CHICKEN RICE RESTAURANT Now open at Eastwood Centre and Novena Garden Enjoy Traditional Fare in AuthenticHainamse Cool and Modern Setting! boneless chicken rice and more variety of dishes! f I l i Sk. mvt&un 10% Discount on All Food Items! Arrive early or j after hours.
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 483 19 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Discipline keeps the hungry dogs at bay. It’s in your best interest to be processoriented for the early part of this week. If you let yourself get stuck here, it will take forever to get out again. K PISCES FEB
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  • STREATS people
    • 597 20 Liverpool in winning start despite Owen’s missed penalty Wire services ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Aston Villa 0 Liverpool 1 LONDON Liverpool launched its quest for a first English Premier league title in 13 years with a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Aston Villa yesterday. A second-half goal on
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    • 380 20 AP BUDAPEST, Hungary Rubens Barrichello edged five-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher to win the Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday. The 1-2 finish assured Ferrari of its fourth straight constructors’ title. Barrichello started from pole and cruised to his third career victory. He
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    • 32 20 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Ferrari Ihr 41min 49.0015ec Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari at 0.4345ec slower Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Williams-BMW 13.355 Klmi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 29.479 David Coulthard (Gbr) McLaren-Mercedes 37.800
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    • 361 21 Reuters MANCHESTER Manchester United made its manager Alex Ferguson sweat, toiling for 78 minutes in the Old Trafford sun, before beating Premiership newcomer West Bromwich Albion. Ferguson said he had gambled by taking off both full-backs as United strove desperately for a breakthrough.
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    • 69 21 Blackburn 0 Sunderland 0 Charlton 2 (Konchesky 7, Rufus 33) Chelsea 3 (Zola 43, Cole 84, Lampard 89) Everton 2 (Pembridge 37, Radzinski 81) Tottenham 2 (Etherington 63, Ferdinand 74) v Fulham 4 (Saha 11-pen, Legwinski 33, 79, Marlet 38-pen) Bolton 1 (Ricketts 4-pen) Leeds 3 (Barmby 15,
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    • 169 21 Reuters LONDON Carlton Cole has emerged as the young homegrown talent who could steal the thunder of Chelsea’s stellar foreign legion. Cole, 18, has worked his way through the junior and trainee ranks, cleaning the boots of former captain Dennis Wise and current left-back Celestine Babayaro along
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    • 414 21  -  Soccer talk By LIM HAN MING IT may sound like a broken record, but someone ought to tell Alex Ferguson that the 4-4-2 formation suits his team best. The Manchester United manager clearly got his tactics wrong on the opening day of the new Premiership season on Saturday.
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    • 393 22 Wire services LONDON Manchester United skipper Roy Keane’s ghostwriter has claimed he should take the blame for controversial comments made by him in his autobiography about his horror tackle on Alf Inge Haaland last year. Haaland and his club, Manchester City, are sueing both
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    • 530 22  -  Coach Yakob blames midfielders for Goncalves’ goal drought By_ Adam Hashidy CHAMPION in 1999, Home United is a long way off behind S-League leader Singapore Armed Forces FC. Last week, the gap widened even more (see table) when Home went down 1-2 to Sengkang Marine and
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    • 239 22 Reuters CHASKA, Minnesota Justin Leonard will be in unfamiliar territory as he entered the final round of the PGA Championship yesterday. Leonard enjoyed a three-shot lead over second-placed Rich Beem. When the Texan won the two biggest tournaments of his career so far the 1997
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    • 364 23  -  Foreign talent good for Singapore, says China No 1 By_ 'Lim Han Ming SINGAPORE has made the right decision in importing foreign talent for badminton. That was the opinion of China’s No 1 player Xia Xuanze (right), who is the men’s top seed at the
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    • 288 23  -  Tan Kim Han PROFESSIONALISM must begin with the young. In South Korea, it begins in high school, where soccer training is held every school day. Sometimes it is conducted twice a day. The training is comparable to the professional clubs. That is one
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    • SPORTS SCAN
      • 108 23 RUGBY AP AUCKLAND A referee handling an Under-10 rugby league game was punched and kicked to the ground when he ended the match early because the game was becoming too violent. A man has been charged with assault and faces a ban from attending matches following the incident
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      • SOCCER
        • 132 23 AP MILAN Ronaldo may sign with Spain’s Real Madrid within a few days, the player’s agent said yesterday. The Brazilian’s agent Alexandre Martins was quoted as saying by Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport yesterday: “I’m certain that the transfer would be completed in a few days. Inter and
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        • 50 23 SEMBAWANG Rangers and Central Singapore Community Development Council are organising “Free Kick”, a weekly youth training programme for Under-12 kids in the district. Kicking off next Sunday, the fees will be $3O for a whole year. For more information, please call Michael Chua at 6754-6080 or 9696-2750.
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