Streats, 21 August 2002
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Title Section12 2002-08-21 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/200212 words
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Article, Illustration697 2002-08-21 1 DEAR Prime Minister, the next time your friends need a late-night haircut or perm, there’s no need to fly to Shanghai. Try Singapore. That’s the message from five of eight hair salons putFr‘ffftt^rfee=| - 697 words
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STREATS local
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Article, Illustration119 2002-08-21 2 THE wreck of a Tibs (Trans-Island Bus Services) bus sits at the dementi Bus Interchange after executing a dodgem cars-type collision yesterday morning. The Tibs service number 173 bus careered into two stationary buses, injuring boarding passengers during the morning rush hour, just before 9am, aST - 119 words
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Article230 2002-08-21 2 Thieves break into quick-deposit boxes for cheques THIEVES broke into the quick-deposit boxes of three banks in the central business district over the weekend, police and bank officials said yesterday. According to a report in The Business Times, DBS, OCBC and Standard Chartered banks had their230 words
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Article277 2002-08-21 2 -AFP PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday told opposition politician Chee Soon Juan to hire a Queen’s Counsel to argue his appeal. Dr Chee was ordered to pay Mr Goh and SM Lee damages for defamation. Through their-AFP - 277 words
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156 2002-08-21 2 – Yong Hui Mien - Yong Hui Mien A THAI woman faces the death penalty after she was charged yesterday with bringing in about 12,000 yaba tablets. The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said the 45-year-old woman, who arrived here from Bangkok, was stopped and searched earlier in the day156 words
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Article, Illustration543 2002-08-21 3 Wendy Tan - Open for business at 20 Poly student-cum-towkay rakes in big bucks, thanks to school enterprise programmes By_ Wendy Tan THIS young entrepreneur is made by a school system that encourages enterprise. He is the kind of student-tumed-entrepreneur Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong wants for Singapore. Lawrence Kim is 20 yearsFrancis Lee - 543 words
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Closed for business
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Article285 2002-08-21 4 – Janice Wong - PM’s Shanghai salon story: The bo chap salons Janice Wong I ARRIVED at an Orchard Road hair salon 25 minutes before their Bpm closing time and learnt that the palatial interior doesn’t match the service offered. “I need a haircut,” I told the receptionist.285 words
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Article, Illustration266 2002-08-21 4 – Yong Hui Mien - Yong Hui Mien THE first salon I tested was at Block 507, Bishan Street 13 and it was 15 minutes to its closing time at Bpm. A lone woman in her early 20s was lounging at the counter. She raised her eyebrows whenFrancis Lee - 266 words
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Article112 2002-08-21 4 – Khushwant Singh - Khushwant Singh A WOMAN approached a 72-year-old man at the void deck of Block 544, Hougang Street 61, at about 4.15 pm on June 10 and said she wanted to be his friend. She led him up to the second-storey staircase landing, where she hugged112 words
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Article155 2002-08-21 4 – Gary Lim - Gary Lim A FORMER vice-consul with the Singapore Consulate in India was found guilty yesterday on three charges of corruption involving a total of $535. In July, 1998, Aloysius Michael, 32, received money equivalent to $265 from Sunjay V Chugh, an Indian property agent. It was to155 words
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Muslim groups, Chinese clans support PM’s call
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Article198 2002-08-21 4 Zubaidah Nazeer - By Zubaidah Nazeer A TONIC for the Malay/Muslim community is how Mr Abdul Halim Kader has described Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s rally speech. Yesterday, Mr Abdul Halim, head of Taman Bacaan, a Malay/Muslim social-services group, said: “The speech is a tonic for what we in198 words
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Article206 2002-08-21 4 CHINESE clan associations will redouble efforts to promote the Chinese language and culture, following Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s call to nurture elite groups of Singaporeans savvy in English and Chinese. The honorary secretary-general of the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations, Mr Chua206 words
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STREATS financial
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Article432 2002-08-21 6 STI: 1,533.61 0.20 -AFP SHARES closed marginally higher yesterday, but initial gains were pared back by concerns that gains in US stocks may not be sustained, dealers said. The Straits Times Index clawed up 0.20 points to 1,533.61. “There was a bit of catching up-AFP - 432 words
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Article281 2002-08-21 6 Price nears US$3O a barrel; Bush has no plans to use stockpile Wire services NEW YORK Surging oil prices hit 11-month highs just below US$3O a barrel yesterday as Kuwait said it did not expect the Opec cartel to ease supply curbs despite falling US– Wire services - 281 words
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Article, Illustration289 2002-08-21 6 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines Ltd and other shipping lines, which are trying to raise freight rates on trans-Pacific routes, said US cargo demand gained in July and August as consumers delayed travel and spent money on goods. The 14 shipping– Bloomberg - 289 words
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Article24 2002-08-21 6 *AS AT AUGUST 20 US$: 551.749 552.671 EURO: 561.713 Ss: 67.98 YEN Ss: RM2.173 Ss: HK54.461 Ss: 23.94 BAHT Ss: 5,060 RUPIAH24 words
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MONEY SCAN
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Article, Illustration73 2002-08-21 6 Bloomberg THE Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) said its first chief executive Thomas Kloet will resign, effective Dec 20. President Ang Swee Tian was named acting chief executive, the company said. SGX said it agreed to allow Mr Kloet a former senior managing director at ABN Amro Holding– Bloomberg - 73 words
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Article50 2002-08-21 6 Bloomberg DATACRAFT Asia had a smallerthan- expected second-half profit, excluding certain costs, on lower sales in Singapore, South Korea and China. Profit, excluding costs related to bad debts, restructuring, acquisitions and taxes, fell to about US$lO million (5517.4 billion) in the six months ended June 30. Bloomberg– Bloomberg - 50 words
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Article55 2002-08-21 6 -AFP US Airways yesterday admitted to having additional cash commitments of some US$6.5 billion (Ssl 1.3 billion), in addition to its stated liabilities of U 5510.65 billion. The disclosure was made by the airline in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, following a meeting with-AFP - 55 words
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STREATS medical
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Article, Illustration284 2002-08-21 8 Wendy Tan - Traditional Chinese medicine to face stricter regime B y Wendy Tan TRADITIONAL Chinese medicine (TCM) will soon have to meet more stringent criteria before it can be sold here. The Health Ministry said yesterday that it would regulate TCMs for safety and quality. Said Health Minister Lim284 words
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Article179 2002-08-21 8 Reuters LONDON Heart patients who take antibiotics are less likely to have heart attacks or severe chest pain later, a new study shows. Two different types of antibiotics worked suggesting that an unknown microbe may be behind some heart disease. “Our trial showed something that we– Reuters - 179 words
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Article118 2002-08-21 8 Reuters WASHINGTON -Aids researchers reported this week that they had designed a vaccine which may protect you from HIV infection. So far the team at the Institute of Virology at the University of Maryland has only tested monkeys. But they think their design, based on– Reuters - 118 words
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Article139 2002-08-21 8 Q What fish has high cholesterol? What’s a healthy way to cookfish? A Fish is low in fat. It’s also a good source of omega-3 fatty acids that are good for the heart. Certain fish such as grilled eel and ikan bilis have more cholesterol but can still139 words
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STREATS vocal
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Article265 2002-08-21 9 I REFER to the possibility that bar-top dancing may be allowed, “Over the top” (Streats, Aug 20) and its wider implications in view of the Prime Minister’s “off-the-cuff” remark. I see the remaking of Singapore in a much broader sense, where instead of small incremental steps taken265 words
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98 2002-08-21 9 THERE’S nothing wrong in seeking better prospects overseas. With the spread of globalisation, people are moving freely from one country to another in search of better job opportunities and better lifestyles. After the Asian financial crisis in 1987, thousands of Koreans, Taiwanese and Hongkongers migrated98 words
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Article65 2002-08-21 9 I FELT Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s sadness and disappointment. He and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew have been good “fathers” to Singaporeans. They and their team have taken good care of us, looked after our welfare, protected us and even spoiled us with goodies. Hence,65 words
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Article89 2002-08-21 9 THERE is another group of Singaporeans separate from the quitters and stayers described by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in his National Day Rally. A friend of mine asked: What about the “shifters”? These are the quitters who return to Singapore regularly, at our invitation and89 words
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Article213 2002-08-21 9 I REFER to the letter, “Let retailers do it”, by Mr Yeo Kok Seng (Streats, Aug 14). As the revision in charges for public carparks will take effect from Sept 1, HDB and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) recently informed the public of the213 words
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STREATS regional
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Article230 2002-08-21 10 Road and air traffic disrupted Wire services KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government yesterday sought to snuff out any open burning fires in Sarawak as smoke haze from roaring blazes in Indonesian forests grayed skies across Borneo island. Rosnani Ibarahim, the directorgeneral of the Malaysian Department of Environment,– Wire services - 230 words
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Article146 2002-08-21 10 -AFP ULAN BATOR Mongolia’s capital was enveloped in a dense carpet of smoke yesterday as major forest fires raged in the vicinity of the city. Eighteen blazes were reported around the capital, including one in Ikh Tenger, only skm from the centre of Ulan Bator. Authorities,-AFP - 146 words
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Article, Illustration207 2002-08-21 10 Reuters BEIJING More than 10 million people are at risk in China as a giant flood-swollen lake came close to bursting its banks yesterday while elsewhere in Asia floods brought more death and misery. Hundreds of people have been killed and tens of thousands forced from their– Reuters; Reuters I - 207 words
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REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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Article73 2002-08-21 10 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has described his country’s years of economic development as “a very satisfying four decades” and suggested that developing countries take the same road, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. At a joint Malaysia-Myanmar business seminar in Yangon, he said that Malaysia had73 words
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Article76 2002-08-21 10 -AFP THAI Defence Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh yesterday threw his weight behind plans to open licensed casinos to ward off the “threat to national security” posed by gambling dens across the border which take billions of dollars a year from Thais. Mr Chavalit, who is also deputy-AFP - 76 words
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Article67 2002-08-21 10 AP A GIRL whose father took her out of school two years ago to teach her at home must return her to class next month or her parents could face legal action including potential jail sentences, Hongkong officials said yesterday. The child, now 11, began studying at– AP - 67 words
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Article313 2002-08-21 11 Tokyo to recruit retirees for childcare Reuters TOKYO Japan will try to boost its dwindling birth rate by recruiting pensioners to look after the children of working parents. The Welfare Ministry said yesterday that it hopes to secure a budget of 1.7 billion yen (Ss2s million) next– Reuters - 313 words
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Article228 2002-08-21 11 Bemama MELAKA Leaders of 15 Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties yesterday met Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to discuss the controversy over the use of English to teach mathematics and science in schools. Datuk Seri Abdullah said that he will refer to– Bemama - 228 words
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Article253 2002-08-21 11 -AFP HONGKONG The owner of a Hong Kong sex shop, her husband and the store manager have been acquitted of the charge of keeping a “disorderly house,” a court spokeswoman said yesterday. Ms Brenda Scofield, 55, the owner of Fetish Fashion, and Loretta Mui Shuk-han, 40,-AFP - 253 words
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Article, Illustration135 2002-08-21 11 Reuters BANGKOK A Thai cooking gas shop that saw its sales climb after its staff wore Spiderman costumes has switched to Austin Powers outfits, hoping the mojo will continue. Sales trebled in two weeks to 60 tanks a day at the Bangkok shop after owner Saowanee Suthiviriyakul, 31,– Reuters; Reuters j - 135 words
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STREATS global
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Article, Illustration518 2002-08-21 13 Second CNN report on video tapes shows Osama declaring war on US Wire services ATLANTA A 1 Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shown hinting at a mission which would “result in killing Americans and getting rid of them”, in a video recording broadcast– Wire services; ■ AFP - 518 words
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Article102 2002-08-21 13 Reuters BERLIN An Iraqi opposition party yesterday occupied the Iraqi embassy in Berlin. A group calling itself the Democratic Iraqi Opposition of Germany issued a statement saying it was launching a “peaceful and temporary” action to press its demands for an end to the rule ofReuters - 102 words
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283 2002-08-21 13 Wire services WASHINGTON Concern over the US economic outlook mounted yesterday as a key barometer of future activity weakened for the second month in a row in July. The Conference Board’s composite index of leading economic indicators slipped 0.4 per cent in July as– Wire services - 283 words
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GLOBAL DEBRIEF
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Article107 2002-08-21 13 -AFP A STRANGE UFO that flies sideways and scratches people’s faces is scaring Uttar Pradeshis. Last week, a man died when police fired shots to disperse a crowd demanding that police capture the “monsters”. A second man died on Sunday in similar circumstances. Some say the-AFP - 107 words
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Article53 2002-08-21 13 -AFP BRITAIN’S transport department yesterday proposed a total ban on the use of cellphones behind the wheel even at red lights and in traffic jams. The proposed new ban set out in a consultation paper would make drivers’ use of cellphones liable to prosecution regardless-AFP - 53 words
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Article75 2002-08-21 13 -afp THE rape of a 13-year-old girl in a suburban train in Bombay as five commuters looked on has shocked police and raised questions over the safety of women in late-night trains. Drunk labourer Salim Khan allegedly raped the mentallydisabled girl on the last train-afp - 75 words
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Article54 2002-08-21 13 -AFP GERMANY will have more than 9 billion euros (5515.3 billion) at its disposal to pay for damage wrought by record floods, according to figures given on Monday by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. He said he would delay a programme to cut taxes to help pay-AFP - 54 words
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STREATS people
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Article, Illustration322 2002-08-21 14 Los Angeles Times SEATTLE US Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill has one of the world’s most influential public jobs, has been a corporate manager and is a persuasive advocate of global development. But he can’t seem to find the right words to say. “I thought that if I– Los Angeles Times - 322 words
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Article, Illustration125 2002-08-21 14 JAKARTA In just a year in office President Megawati Sukarnoputri has spent US$22.B million (Ss4o million) on overseas trips, according to the Alliance for New Indonesia (PIB), a report in The Jakarta Post yesterday said. PIB chairman Sjahrir said this was spent on presidential visits toAFBj - 125 words
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Article178 2002-08-21 14 -AFP SYDNEY The head of the Catholic church in Australia, Sydney Archbishop George Pell, stepped aside yesterday as the church launched an inquiry into allegations he sexually abused a boy 40 years ago. Archbishop Pell denied the allegations but said he would cooperate with a retired-AFP - 178 words
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easy STREATS
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Article, Illustration940 2002-08-21 16 Heavenly King Leon Lai tells YVONNE KWOK that he picks hisflicks carefully these days, while director Peter Chan wants the Hongkongfilm industry to re-invent itself Leon Lai YES, he’s less prolific now than he used to be and that is exactly how Hongkong Heavenly King Leon Lai likesClarence Chan - 940 words
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Article, Illustration578 2002-08-21 18 Cara van Miriah - Bar-top dancing: Guess who’s not too keen? Cara van Miriah RELAX some rules. Allow bar-top dancing, perhaps. This was but an example Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong gave when he spoke on Sunday about the need to allow little Bohemias, or artsy enclaves, to flourish in Singapore. But578 words
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Article, Illustration146 2002-08-21 20 PEOPLE in parts of Germany have been warned that there may be sewage in the tap water. Tonnes of raw stuff from k the city of Dresden have been spilling into the Elbe river since last week when I treatment plants broke r down during thePic Francis Lee - 146 words
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Just a minute
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Article106 2002-08-21 20 If you’re thinking of undergoing laser vision correction, find out what the operation involves, its potential benefits and risks. The free talk is conducted by Dr Peter Tseng, head of cataract and comprehensive ophthalmology, Singapore National Eye Centre. Tonight, 7pm-Bpm, library@orchard (#O5-22/26, Ngee Ann City podium block,106 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration72 2002-08-21 20 NAC-EXXONMOBIL CONCERT IN THE PARK: OPERA DELIGHTS Botanic Gardens Sunday, 5.30 pm Free Be entertained by a bubbly choral blend of familiar tunes straight out of popular operas and musicals. Local leading opera outfit, the Singapore Lyric Opera’s Star Opera Singers, will perform excerpts from Carmen, The Magic Flute,72 words
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Article, Illustration69 2002-08-21 20 RENE LIU AND VICTOR WONG: SHOWCASE CUM AUTOGRAPH SESSION Bishan Junction 8 Friday, 6.30 pm Orchard HMV (The Heeren) Saturday, spm Rene Liu Ruoying (above) and Victor Wong Pin Guan are in town to meet their fans. Victor was one half of the Malaysian duo, Wuying Liangpin, that has69 words
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Article67 2002-08-21 20 YONEX-SUNRISE SINGAPORE OPEN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2002 Singapore Indoor Stadium Till Sunday, 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 from countries such as China, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, India, Singapore, Denmark, England and67 words
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Article, Illustration148 2002-08-21 20 FIZZ, CRACKLE POP: COMMENCEMENT WITH A BANG! University Cultural Centre Theatre Aug 26, 7-30pm Free ($1 Sistic fee applicable; each person limited to two tickets) Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Dance the night away to pop jazz and hip-hop! Sexy jazz singer Aubrey Ng gives a new meaning to pop148 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration80 2002-08-21 22 10pm, Channel i A megalomaniac media mogul needs only broadcasting rights in China to complete his global communications empire. The Chinese, however, are unhelpful, so he hatches a plan to thwart them by starting a war between them and the British. When a British warship is sunk80 words
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Article58 2002-08-21 22 Bpm, Channel U SPH Media Works pays tribute to teachers through this mini-series of four independent episodes. In this first episode, Principal Fong gives the unruly Sen Wei a vote of confidence and fights to keep him in school over protests by other teachers. This gesture gives58 words
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Article, Illustration118 2002-08-21 22 ACTRESS Jamie Lee Curtis posed in a sports bra and spandex briefs for a women’s magazine to show that her body is not perfect. She insisted on posing with no make-up, no hairdressing and no touch-ups for the unflattering shot. “I don’t have great thighs, I have big118 words
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Page 22 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous469 2002-08-21 22 i AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You’re tired of waiting. You know what you know, and it’s all going to work out for the best. The only pattern that you recognise is the one that you’re about to break. by Kelli Fox at Astrology.corn PISCES FEB 19 MAR 20 Follow the469 words
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STREATS sports
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261 2002-08-21 24 Lira Han Ming - By Lira Han Ming IT’S not often that the reigning world champion is drawn against the Commonwealth Games champion in the first round of a five-star badminton tournament. But that will happen today when Indonesia’s world champion Hendrawan takes on Malaysia’s Commonwealth goldmedallist261 words
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Article, Illustration470 2002-08-21 24 Tan Kim Han - Lucrative offer may tempt coach to move to Malaysia By Tan Kim Han SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC head coach Fandi Ahmad may be packing his bags and heading abroad next season. It is believed that the 40-year-old former national skipper has been offered a coaching job by470 words
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Article104 2002-08-21 24 QUALIFYING ROUND Men’s singles: Kendrick Lee (Sin) lost to Pei Wei Chung (Mas) 5-15, 9-15 Women’s singles: Xiao Luxi (Sin) bt Nancy Meisysca Halim (HK) 11-8, 11-2 Xiao Luxi (Sin) bt Kwon Hee Sook (Kor) 13-12, 11-6 Men’s doubles: Aman Santoso/Hendri Supatra (Sin) bt Hosemari Fujimoto/Sho Sasaki (Jpn)104 words
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Article, Illustration513 2002-08-21 25 Lim Han Ming - By Lim Han Ming TAUFIQ Hidayat versus Taufik Hidayat. One relatively unknown and condemned to the qualifying draw of badminton tournaments, while the other is a household name and always features in the main draw.l.im Han Ming - 513 words
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Article, Illustration309 2002-08-21 26 LONDONLiverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann (left) insists the Premiership title and not the Champions League is the club’s priority this season. Hamann said his side was aiming to improve on the second place it achieved last season. He said: “I think the best team wins the309 words
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Article, Illustration522 2002-08-21 26 Newcastle on a roll against West Ham Wire services ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Newcastle 4 (Lua Lua 61, 72, Shearer 76, Solano 86) West Ham 0 LONDON Newcastle boss Bobby Robson singled out two-goal hero Lomano Lua Lua for special praise after his side’s 4-0 win over West– Wire services - 522 words
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338 2002-08-21 26 Reuters LIVERPOOL Finnish striker Jari Litmanen is unhappy at Liverpool, but is resigned to enduring the last year of his contract at the club with very little first team football. He was signed by Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier from Barcelona on– Reuters - 338 words
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295 2002-08-21 27 -AFP LONDON England manager SvenGoran Eriksson has made a veiled request for Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson to test David Beckham in a central midfield role. Beckham currently plays on the right side of midfield. The Swede wants Ferguson to pull Beckham back-AFP - 295 words
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Article, Illustration370 2002-08-21 27 Inter boss Moratti denies Brazilian will join Real soon -AFP ROME Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has shot down claims by Ronaldo’s (right) agent he is on the verge of joining Real Madrid. The president said his star forward will spend another year in Italy-AFP; Reuters - 370 words
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Article215 2002-08-21 27 Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO Ronaldo confirmed on Monday that he wanted to leave Inter Milan, but refused to say why. He said he had no idea how negotiations were progressing. “We’ll see what happens,” he told reporters in Fortaleza where,Brazil faces Paraguay in a friendly international– Reuters - 215 words
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Article106 2002-08-21 27 Wire services TUNIS Jacques Santini faces his first test as the new France coach today (tomorrow, Singapore time) with a friendly against fellow World Cup flop Tunisia. Santini has called up several fresh faces including Lyon striker Sidney Govou while the club’s keeper Gregory Coupet is set– Wire services - 106 words
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Article104 2002-08-21 27 Reuters MANCHESTER England defender Gary Neville has targeted a return next month from the foot injury that saw him sidelined from the World Cup. Neville broke a metatarsal bone in his foot during Manchester United’s Champions League semi-final clash against Bayer Leverkusen in April. The 27-year-old now– Reuters - 104 words
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Article51 2002-08-21 27 SINGAPORE defeated Malaysia 4-2 yesterday in the 30th Asian Schools Football Championship at Bukit Gombak Stadium. Host Singapore must beat India today to qualify for the semi-finals. In another Group A match, Thailand crushed India 11-1. Other results: Group B Vietnam 3 Indonesia 2, China 5 Brunei51 words
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Miscellaneous58 2002-08-21 27 IN THE LIVING ROOM GOLF: US Amateur Open Championship, Ist rd (ESPN Ch 23, tomorrow, lam). SOCCER: International friendlies: Russia v Sweden (10.55 pm), Norway v Holland (tomorrow, 12.55 am) Super Sports Plus Ch2l. Bulgaria v Germany (Supersports Ch 22, tomorrow, 1.40 am). DELAYED TELECAST SOCCER: International friendly: Hungary v58 words
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