Streats, 28 August 2002

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  • STREATS parliament
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      Lock icon Govt seeking repatriation of JI fugitives
      212 2 EFFORTS are being made to repatriate Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorists who fled Singapore, Home Minister Wong Kan Seng told Parliament yesterday. They escaped to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and possibly the Philippines after 15 other JI members were arrested in December, Mr Wong said. JI
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      Lock icon With GLCs’ organisational skills and SMEs’ business acumen... We can take on the world
      530 2  -  By. Deepa Vijiyasingam BE partners and pool your talents. That’s what government-linked companies and local enterprises should do to make it in the global market. This was the call made by several MPs in Parliament yesterday
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      Lock icon Amendment on convicted MPs
      110 2 PARLIAMENT yesterday passed an amendment to the Constitution with provisions to bar an MP who has been convicted while his appeal against conviction is pending. A disqualified MP will be given 180 days for an appeal against his conviction to be heard. If his appeal is
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      Lock icon ElderShield made flexible
      220 3  -  By Khushwant Singh YOU could enjoy a 50 per cent rebate in Elder Shield premiums after five years, or you could pay 20 per cent more. Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang told Parliament yesterday that it had been agreed that Great Eastern and NTUC Income the insurance
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      Lock icon Maid levy to go up?
      134 3 MORE than a hint was dropped in Parliament yesterday that the levy for foreign domestic workers may be increased. It came from Minister of State (Education and Manpower) Ng Eng Hen (right), who told the House that more maids are being hired here. Some 140,000
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      Lock icon Employers should sign contract with maids... For order in the house
      284 3  -  Philip Lee MEASURES to promote better ties between foreign maids and their employers will be introduced, although the number of reports of abuse has dropped. For a start, the Government is encouraging employers to have written contracts with their
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      218 2 Attractive profits for your CPF savings at lower risk Want to earn better returns on your cash and CPF savings? Here is an attractive investment the Singapore Bond Fund. Tel: 6788 1777 Web: streats.income.com.sg Email: mkg@income.com.sg Expected Yield of 4%* Projected yield over next 5-10 years is about 4%* p.a.
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  • STREATS local
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      Lock icon Learn Chinese for cultural reasons as well
      266 4  -  By_ Janice Wong THE Chinese language should be promoted not only for its economic value, but as a cultural heritage of the Chinese community here, participants in a feedback session said last night. The best way to promote the language is to increase
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      Lock icon Hazy, but still safe outdoors
      177 4  -  By Zubaidah, Nazeer THE haze is back, but it won’t be as bad as in 1997, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said yesterday. It expects the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) to remain in the 50s, reaching the lower half of 60s at worst, over the
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      Lock icon Water tank contaminated
      281 4  -  Town council probing how children got access to rooftop By_ YongHuiMien WATER supply to 64 households in Block 124, Paya Lebar Way, was disrupted on Monday after children allegedly emptied soap powder into a rooftop water tank. Four boys, aged 11 to 14, were detained the same
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      Lock icon Drug trafficker, 17, jailed
      146 4  -  Reports by Gary Lim A 17-YEAR-OLD administrative assistant was sentenced to 39 months’ jail after pleading guilty to four charges of drug trafficking, possession and consumption yesterday. A Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) spokesperson said Tang Wei Ling was one of the youngest people ever to be
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      Lock icon Bank man on $800,00 theft charge
      99 4 A BANK worker alleged to have illegally moved $BOO,OOO to his own account was charged in court yesterday. Quek Liang Kiat, 36, allegedly transferred $500,000 from OCBC’s interest income to his personal account last Dec 4. He’s also accused of moving $300,000 from the
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      104 4 You Can Achieve More From Life Master breakthrough financial principles to transform your life and help you break free from the cycle of debt and deprivation BIBLICAL FINANCIAL WISDOM BREAKTHROUGH SEMINAR If you are not defeated within, your external setbacks will have to turn around in line with the victory
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      152 5 Students’Saver Meal It Pays To Stay In School! Simply flash your Student ID card and enjoy KFC's Weekday Students' Saver Meal for just $5.95! (Before 12pm and between 2pm-spm) life m? ®3&vJfS Dpi» A f Indust 'l*’*" mm 2£l&K tp® i SNfe V.-i M '/spfl I SR 5? S f®
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  • STREATS financial
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      Lock icon Bank stocks drag down index
      423 6 STI: 1,509.48 6.56 Reuters SHARES ended lower yesterday with bank stocks sold down and Chartered Semiconductor falling on talk the world’s third-largest contract microchip firm may do a rights issue. The Straits Times Index closed down 0.43 per cent, or 6.56 points, at 1,509.48 after
      – Reuters  -  423 words
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      Lock icon S’pore hope for Indian firms
      483 6 Data recovery centres could spell more business here Bloomberg SINGAPORE As a million troops massed on the India-Pakistan border this year, software executive Arun Jain turned to Singapore for peace of mind. Citigroup Inc and other customers of Mr Jain’s India-based company needed the assurance
      – Bloomberg  -  483 words
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      Lock icon SIA flights offers passengers SMS
      156 6 Wire services SINGAPORE SIA has come to the rescue of mobile phone addicts who suffer withdrawal symptoms in the air with the launch of an inflight short message system (SMS). The inaugural service allowing passengers to send text messages by phone from the sky left
      – Wire services; AFP  -  156 words
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      24 6 •AS AT AUGUST 27 US$: 551.755 552.674 EURO: 551.709 Ss: 67.84 YEN Ss: RM2.165 Ss: HK54.444 Ss: 24.09 BAHT Ss: 5,082 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
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        Lock icon JMI PLANS IPO
        72 6 Reuters BERMUDA-INCORPORATED JMI International is planning to offer 60 million shares in an initial public offering, according to its draft prospectus. JMI International provides surface finishing for plastic components and products using electroplating and other surface finishing processes. Of the 60 million shares being offered, 50 million
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        Lock icon RAFFLES MED PROFIT UP
        57 6 Bloomberg RAFFLES Medical Group said firsthalf profit rose 51 per cent, as losses at its hospital narrowed. Profit for the six months ended June 30 rose to $1.3 million, or 0.34 cents a share, from $866,000, or 0.22 cents a share, the previous year. Sales rose
        – Bloomberg  -  57 words
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        Lock icon CHINA NODS FOR UOB
        86 6 -AFP SINGAPORE UOB said yesterday that it has obtained a series of approvals to expand the scope of its business and branch network in China. UOB said that it recently received full foreign currency business licence for its branch in Shanghai. It’s branch in Shenzhen has
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      548 7 SIC Singapore Institute /Commerce FOUNDED 1947 UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 3-year Direct Honours Degrees Diplomas (Full time Part time Bachelor of Laws 2 year degree for graduates A challenging 3-year direct honours degree with a 100-year history and would be of interest to individuals with an academic or professional interest in
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  • STREATS vocal
    • Quit or commit? Two 3G Singaporeans, two perspectives
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        Lock icon It’s all about the 5Cs
        566 8  -  Comment By. JANICE WONG YOUNG Singaporeans, or 3G Singaporeans, as Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong describes us, are pathologically dissatisfied. An ex-classmate plans to migrate to Australia next year. She enjoys its slow pace and lush greenery. She dreads our rat race and concrete jungle.
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        Lock icon It’s all about the 10As
        620 8  -  Comment By YONG HUI MIEN WHEN I told my editor that I wouldn't have bothered switching TV channels to listen to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s National Day rally speech, and that I didn’t even know about it, his jaw dropped. It was only because
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    • Quit or commit? Streats readers react
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        Lock icon Our forefathers were migrants
        171 10 I WAS amused by the way remarks about stayers and quitters could affect people so dramatically. Singaporeans must not forget that our forefathers quit China to come here. Does that make them some kind of fair weather friends? If they had not come to what was
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        Lock icon Good riddance to ungrateful quitters
        252 10 I REFER to the report “Hell no, I’ll still go” (Streats, Aug 27). After PM Goh Chok Tong mentioned a letter published in Streats during his National Day Rally speech, the letter writer, who uses the pseudonym Maximus, was quoted in the report as saying
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        Lock icon S’pore workers are worth their pay
        168 10 I WAS very enlightened by Mr Kent Cheng Mun Hey’s points in his letter “High wages will cost us our jobs” (Streats, Aug 27). While I agree that the Singaporean worker should have a change of mindset, his suggestions for a 40 per cent
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    • Article
      Lock icon Our student athletes are treated fairly: Sasa
      273 10 I REFER to “Don’t put athletes in a dilemma” (Streats, Aug 23), a letter by Michael Loh. The bulk of our national swimmers are students. And the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association (Sasa) seeks to assist those swimmers in every way possible to manage
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      112 8 ■'N The Highly Respected Credential Worldwide for Investment/ Financial Professionals The Chartered Financial Analyst Awarded by AIMR Association for investment Management and Research USA CFA Charter Award Requirements Only those who master three rigorous exams and gain at least 3 yrs of hands-on experience earn the right to use the
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      76 9 Our biggest claim: Nearly twice as many people insure with us than any other bank. With competitive premiums and comprehensive cover that’s easy to understand, it’s little wonder that practically one in every two people who insure through a bank choose us. Since 1932, Singaporeans have trusted us to look
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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
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      Lock icon Manila summons KL diplomat over Filipino babies’ deaths It’s ethnic cleansing’
      314 13 Wire services KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is trying to control the damage after Indonesian protestors burnt the Malaysian flag over its crackdown on illegals and reports from the Philippines said that at least eight babies had died while awaiting deportation.
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    • Article
      Lock icon China plans party berths for tycoons
      182 13 BEIJING China plans to admit a handful of prominent entrepreneurs into the central committee of the Communist party. The admission of capitalist entrepreneurs into the party’s inner sanctum could be seen as an about-face in the Communist party, the Financial Times reported yesterday. Theoretically
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    • Article
      Lock icon 'Travel warning unwarranted’
      59 13 Reuters JAKARTA Malaysia’s warning to its citizens not to visit Indonesia because of fears of harassment is unwarranted and baseless, an Indonesian official said yesterday. “On the advice for Malaysians to avoid visiting Indonesia due to anti-Malaysia sentiment, we see this as unwarranted... It was needless and
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      Lock icon LOCKED OPPORTUNITY
      44 13 This underwear may help fend off seocual assualts, says South Korean garment company Intarsia. The panties have a chastity belt with a metal wire locking devices The undergarment, costing Ss42for women and Ss39 for men, will hit the market next month AFP
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    • Article
      Lock icon Rude cabbies ‘should be shot’
      139 13 AP KUALA LUMPUR Calling them traitors to the country, Malaysia’s tourism minister said taxi drivers who treated visitors badly should be “lined up against the wall and shot”, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir said such
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon US TO FREEZE UIGHUR ASSETS
        56 13 -AFP THE US is to freeze the assets of members of a Uighur separatist group fighting to create an independent state in western China, the State Department said on Monday. But the US is yet to determine whether to list the East Turkestan Islamic Movement
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      • Article
        Lock icon BROTHEL WINS POLITICIAN
        62 13 Reuters A CONSERVATIVE Australian politician may have to spend a day cleaning a brothel in the West Australian gold fields after its madam won him for a day. Workers at Langtree’s brothel in Kalgoorlie said yesterday that madam MaryAnne Kenworthy outbid all others in a Rotary Club
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        Lock icon JEDI-A ‘RELIGION’ DOWN UNDER
        45 13 AFP MORE than 70,000 Australians identified their religion as Jedi Knight in last year’s national census, officials said yesterday. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said 70,509 people claimed to follow the Jedi religion featured in George Lucas’ Star Wars movies. afp
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        Lock icon AUSSIE AIR TRAFFIC STRIKE
        36 13 Reuters AUSTRALIAN air traffic controllers plan a five-hour strike on Friday, bringing to a stop all flights in an area straddling more than a tenth of the globe, officials said yesterday. Reuters
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      Lock icon China battles against floods
      135 13 Reuters WUHAN, China The flood crest of China’s swollen Yangtze River was threatening cities downriver from the southern city of Wuhan yesterday, officials and state media said. Wuhan was spared, but authorities in the other cities along the nation’s largest river urged flood control workers to
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  • STREATS global
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      Lock icon Coffee: Bad bean or cancer cure? Studies are mixed
      239 15 Wire Services NEW YORK Before you drink that cup of coffee, read this. A recent study says caffeine, in the form of a lotion, helps prevent cancer. But two others say it actually promotes the disease. In the “good news” study,
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      Lock icon Fine dining at Earth Summit
      172 15 JOHANNESBURG Earth Summit delegates are gorging on mountains of lobster, oysters and fillet steak at the Johannesburg conference aimed at ending famine, Britain’s The Sun reported yesterday. Environmental group Friends of the Earth called the extravagance “deplorable”. Head chef Desmond Morgan of the hotel hosting
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      Lock icon Cheney calls for pre-emptive strike
      359 15 White House seeks support on Iraq Wire services NASHVILLE, Tennessee The US must carry out a pre-emptive strike on Iraq to prevent President Saddam Hussein from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, Mr Dick Cheney said on Monday. The US vice-president was laying out the White
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      Lock icon CANINE CANVAS
      43 15 An embalmed dog with an oil painting of Pope John Paul II on its flank at an art gallery in Santiago on Monday. Chilean paintersculptor Antonio Becerra has stirred a controversy by using dead dogs as canvasses for his paintings Reuters
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    • Article
      Lock icon US economy may ‘pause’ on this day
      422 15 REMEMBERING 9/11 NEW YORK When Princess Diana died in 1997, Britain came to a halt. While thousands of Britons spent time watching her funeral procession on Sept 6 from the streets, millions sat glued to the television. But even weeks afterwards a hush
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  • easySTREATS
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      Lock icon Tung’s popularity slumps to record low
      90 16 -AFP HONGKONG The popularity of Hongkong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa has sunk to a record low just two months into his second five-year term. A survey of some 1,000 respondents by the University of Hong Kong showed that Mr Tung’s approval rating has dropped
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      Lock icon Turner delays UN gift as wealth shrinks
      229 16 NEW YORK Ted Turner, the bombastic media mogul who pioneered CNN and married Jane Fonda, is delaying parts of a US$l billion (551.75 billion) donation to the United Nations just as his personal wealth crumbles, the British Telegraph reported yesterday. The billionaire is
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      Lock icon Camilla refuses to be hounded
      144 16 -AFP LONDON Prince Charles has urged his companion Camilla Parker Bowles not to take part in a protest which will bring half a million foxhunting supporters into central London next month, The Times reported yesterday. “The prince has warned his companion that her presence on
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      Lock icon Mummy’s (not so) little helpers
      936 18 Adults clamour for their videos to pacify their kids who just can’t get enough of Hi-5. One grattful parent, ROBIN GANGULY, talks to band member Kathleen KATHLEEN de Leon is 23 years old. But on most days, she’s just six. The only Asian member of
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      Lock icon Gwyneth: British men are bores UK press: You’re self-obsessed
      436 20 -ap BRITISH journalists have rushed to defend a precious homegrown commodity the British male against attack from across the Atlantic. Canadian journalist Leah McLaren fired the first shot in a war of words over British men’s dating prowess or lack thereof,
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      148 22 WHERE have all the dim stars gone? From many places on the Earth, the night sky has i been reduced to a diffused glow through which only a handful of stars are visible. The cause is light pollution artificial light. The International Dark Sky Association (yes,
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    • Just a minute
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        46 22 Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore president Tan Siah Kwee will speak on the subject at the Kampong Glam Community Club on Saturday from 3-4.30 pm. It’s open to all, and is in Mandarin. Tickets $3, from the Kampong Glam CC: 6295-0741 or 6337-7753.
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        83 22 Today is the deadline for submitting entries to the Singapore Shorts film festival 2002. Films must not exceed 25 minutes. There is no entry fee. Preview tapes should be in VHS format. E-mail yuni@substation.org for entry forms and inquiries. Phase 3 of registration of children for admission to Primary
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    • Happenin’
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        Lock icon DANCE
        131 22 DANCE REFLECTIONS 2002 University Cultural Centre Hall Saturday and Sunday, 8pm Tickets at $15 Call 9765-3249 This is a celebration of dance that brings together five dance groups from the National University of Singapore. The programme this weekend is Next Wave 2002: Remembrances of a Decade by the NUS
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        45 22 FORT CANNING PARK GUIDED TOUR Saturday, 4pm onwards Free To register, call 6332-1302 or fax 6339-9715 Explore the rich heritage and nature trails of this once forbidden hill. This 90-minute guided walk of the historic Fort Canning Park will be conducted by volunteer guides
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        177 22 PARKWAY PARADE 80 Marine Parade Road Saturday l-4pm A loaf of bread, a bottle of water and rice a 1kg bag of it that’s what will be in the 50-cent goodie bag you can buy at the shopping centre during its third annual sale on Saturday. There will be
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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        Lock icon 6IXTY-NIN9 (RAUNG TALOK 69}
        65 24 10pm, Central Turn is a secretary laid off by her finance company. The morning after, she finds a box of instant noodles in front of her apartment. She takes the box inside, but before she can decide what to do with it, two thugs from a
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        Lock icon THE REPLICANT
        71 24 10pm, Channel i Jean-Claude van Damme stars in two opposing roles in this sci-fi action film. When a serial killer named The Torch (van Damme) proves virtually unstoppable, a cunning detective (Michael Rooker) comes up with a plan. Using The Torch’s DNA samples, scientists construct a killer clone
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        Lock icon Bollywood gets business boost
        129 24 -AFP BOMBAY At a time when Bollywood is reeling under allegations of links with the underworld, some respite has come to it as top companies including the Tatas said yesterday they planned to enter movie production bringing with them cash and professionalism. Tata Infomedia Ltd of
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      Lock icon Chill out
      91 24 TAXIRIDE Garage Mahal THEY once toured the nightspots in Australia playing covers. Now they sing their own songs. But they are not ashamed of their past. The band says it contributed to their musicianship and arranging skill. Melbourne-based Taxiride four young instrumentalists and singers will enthrall you with
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      581 19 I a Prues^ 000 a 6ran« 5 I tm each ee u g^g LJ* f JftrfllMlil I j J-bBltlls onf e s t Ist August 30th September 2002 Read the tips and circle the situations where you think germs, bacteria and viruses might infect you. A situation has hean circled
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      52 22 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191 Kirnm n Ini "j nice-sounding" hmad"^ Lianhe Zaobao STARTING TODAY 4 CASH WN|^? no vri» lter w m »now»"» •JSSa^r" l^ All you need to do is predict the results of three soccer
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      772 23 Come Celebrate! li Mid Autumn Festival 2002 the Singapore River Together with Singapore Tourism Board and Singapore River Business Association, we bring you and your family three funfilled days of Mid-Autumn celebrations along the Singapore River. From 19 to 21 September 2002, a carnival spread of food and retail stalls
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      475 24 Yourdailyhoroseope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 It’s too easy to get angry with the people who make you wait. Sit down and catch up with the newspaper or a magazine. Profit from your time even if it’s not in the way that you planned. PISCES FEB
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  • STREATS sports
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      Lock icon Can someone please enlighten me?
      589 26  -  Comment Is there poor management of clubs or snot? Is match attendance rising or failing? Are foreign players contemptible or commendable? is fitness level adequate or inadequate? M rjjt? i,j\ PETER SIOW I HAVE known Quah Kim Song for about 30 years. During our long
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      260 26 ‘ln my view, this episode should strengthen our resolve to work even closer together. We can’t hidefrom the fact that there are problems but let’s face them. Kim Song has already apologised. The FAS has already clarified its position. So, let’s move on. I can honestly
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      581 29 Houllier set to revive rotation policy to rest key players ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Blackburn, v Liverpool LIVERPOOL Michael Owen will have to get used to the idea of spending time on the bench. Manager Gerard Houllier is worried the World Cup has taken much out of
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      215 29 AP MADRID FC Barcelona president Joan Gaspart said it was unlikely that Chelsea’s Dutch international striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink would be joining the club. Interviewed on Radio Barcelona on Monday evening, Gaspart confirmed the Catalan powerhouse had held talks with Chelsea. But he said
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      280 29 Reuters LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for a “real Champions League”, a new slimmer version of the competition containing only the winners of the leading domestic leagues in Europe. He told British newspapers yesterday: “I believe we want to go forward and create
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      309 30 Reuters NEW YORK The US Open lost a big chunk of its glitz and glamour on Monday when Russian pin-up Anna Koumikova (above) and American teenager Ashley Harkleroad tripped up at the first hurdle. Koumikova, wearing a midriffbaring white and blue outfit, drew
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      450 30 World No 1 scores with both outfit and dazzling tennis Wire services NEW YORK World No 1 Serena Williams created a fashion stir during her 6-2, 6-3 first-round win over fellow American Corina Morariu at the US Open on Monday. Stepping out onto the Arthur Ashe court in
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      317 31  -  By. Adam Hashidy FOR table tennis world No 3 Tamara Boros (right), it is demoralising to see a China-bom player winning the European championships. The current European champion is Ni Xia Lan from Luxembourg. She was a former Chinese world team and mixed doubles
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      373 31  -  Sprained ankle, blisters force star to miss Indonesia Open By. Adam Hashidy RONALD Susilo has pulled out of this weekend’s Indonesia Open, citing a sprained right ankle and blisters on his feet. The blisters are so bad that he can barely walk. The 23-year-old confounded critics by
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          104 31 AP CANBERRA Topless calendars and nude TV ads will no longer feature in promotional campaigns for the Australian women’s soccer team after the coach banned his players from baring too much flesh for publicity. Coach Chris Tanzey has stripped the rights of the Australian Women’s Soccer
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          90 31 -AFP BRUSSELS South Korean striker Seol Ki Hyeon had an unforgettable World Cup. He has transferred his form to Belgium where he is the top scorer in the league so far this season. In his second season with Anderlecht, he opened scoring in the 2-0 win over Standard
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          109 31 1. Reuters LIVERPOOL Liverpool striker Jari Litmanen could be set to join Turkish club Galatasaray, the English Premier League side said yesterday. Galatasaray has been given permission to open talks with the Finnish international who has struggled to claim a regular starting place since arriving at Anfield
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      47 31 IN THE LIVING ROOM SOCCER: Champions League qualification 3rd rd, 2nd leg: Slovan Liberec v AC Milan (Ch 22, tomorrow, 2.55 am). English Premiership: Blackburn v Liverpool (Ch 23, tomorrow, 2.55 am). TENNIS: US Open, Ist rd (7am). 2nd rd (10.30 pm and tomorrow, 7am) Ch 24.
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