Streats, 29 August 2002

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    12 1 Streats THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/2002
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  • Article
    Lock icon GLC worry
    717 1 Sing Tel, ST Engg outlook downgraded Wire services THREE of the most prized Governmentlinked companies were buffeted by market forces yesterday, as if to bolster the Government’s contention of GLC sensitivity to market discipline. In Parliament yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took great pains to explain
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      133 1 Diana Ser on the scent of woman PAGES 19-22 TENUOUS LINK ‘...1t is not automatic that GLCs will enjotj loans at lower rates. The lenders and analysts rate the companies and their credit ratings vary from company to company and from time to time.’ DPM Lee Hsien Loong on how
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  • STREATS parliament
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      Lock icon Statutory boards will be told to avoid private-sector business Stick to strategic roles
      557 2  -  Yes: To stat board guidelines To curbing new GLCs To outsourcing contracts To competition laws To working with private sector To monitoring share of GDP- By Khushwant Singh GUIDELINES will be issued by the Ministry of Finance
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    • PARLIAMENT DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon SAFER BATH SCREENS
        49 2 BATHROOMS in new HDB flats may be fitted with framed laminated safety glass screens. This follows complaints about some tempered glass screens shattering. Replacements will be free if they are within the defect liability period, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary (National Development and Defence) Koo Tsai Kee.
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        Lock icon CERTIFICATES MARKED
        59 2 ABOUT 650 students with medical or psychological conditions were last year given extra consideration in national exams such as PSLE and O and A levels. Since it is difficult to ascertain whether a condition merits help and in what way, their certificates will be marked to indicate the
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      Lock icon No protection: GLCs will be subject to new laws Arms-length’ link
      563 3  -  No: GLCs do not get special favours from Government There will be no ‘Great GLC Sale’ The Government does not monopolise top talent By Deepa Vijiyasingam ARE Government-linked companies really the evil conglomerates that crowd out the private sector,
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      181 2 Incomeshield Use your CPF for $450,000 medical cover till age 80 Enjoy up to 50% higher coverage with 30% savings* Tel: 6788 1777 Web: streats.income.com.sg Email: mkg@income.com.sg As a cooperative, NTUC Income aims to keep the premiums of medical insurance affordable. 400,000 policyholders enjoy increase in cover from $300,000 to
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      285 3 Believe in yourself. Never underestimate what you can achieve. Eugene Ng’s belief, applied in life. Be what you want to be. At Hartford, we believe in helping you achieve your life-long goals with the best education and comprehensive support that suit your needs. Hartford has been the ultimate choice for
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  • STREATS local
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      Lock icon Japanese hospital volunteers win President’s award
      278 4  -  By YongHuiMien THE terrible torment of terminally-ill patients at the Assisi Home and Hospice “disappears when the Japanese ladies come”. That is what the 40-bedder hospice’s volunteer coordinator, Ms Geraldine Lee, sees when a group of 21 Japanese women visit the hospice twice a
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      Lock icon Unhappy balcony collapse tenants to wait and see
      309 4  -  By_ Gary Lim ONE day after the Tuesday morning collapse of the fire escape corridors of its flatted factory at 998 Toa Payoh North, JTC has Corporation offered a $1.4 million “relief” package to its 22 affected tenants. But some tenants remain
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      Lock icon Equal opportunity on China
      262 4  -  Malays call for help to ride the dragon By_ Zubaidah Nazeer A THREAT or opportunity? What makes a “moderate” Muslim? Those were the two hot issues debated at yesterday’s feedback session for the Malay community on the Prime Minister’s National Day Rally speech. About 50 people
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      Lock icon China workers’ boss jailed for cheating
      171 4  -  By Gary Lim CONSTRUCTION safety supervisor Danny Nicholas Ho Kok Leong, 35, was jailed five-and-a-half years yesterday for cheating Chinese construction workers of almost $250,000. Ho, a father of three, had pocketed their earnings after telling them that he would remit their money to
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  • STREATS financial
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      Lock icon 9/11 anniversary keeps STI depressed
      423 6 STI: 1,504.904.58 Reuters SHARES closed weaker for the fourth straight session yesterday, with defence conglomerate ST Engineering pushed lower after analyst downgrades. The Straits Times Index ended 0.3 per cent, or 4.58 points lower, at 1,504.90. It has lost 7.3 per cent since the start
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      Lock icon SPH to inject $40m into Mediaworks
      270 6 SPH MEDIAWORKS will get a shot in the arm as parent company Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) prepares to inject $4O million to help finance its operations. SPH said yesterday that its board of directors had approved the extra funding and the first $l5 million
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      24 6 *AS AT AUGUST 28 US$: 551.749 552.681 EURO: 551.716 Ss: 67.80 YEN Ss: RM2.172 Ss: HK54.459 Ss: 24.14 BAHT Ss: 5,078 RUPIAH
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      Lock icon Home loan war hots up
      346 6 HSBC, DBS slash mortgage rates TWO major players HSBC and DBS Bank yesterday slashed interest rates on their home loan packages. DBS’ new rates and reintroduction of the legal subsidy make its loans the cheapest among the major players, reported The Business Times. Its latest
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      Lock icon Hanging gardens
      572 13  -  Living in a flat, but want a garden? No worries. Just invite Mother Nature into your abode with suitable indoor plants and trickling water features A new home renovation series on stylish HDB living. Brought to you by OCBC Bank By Sarah Ng NOT everyone is blessed with
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  • STREATS medical
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      290 8 Cats, dogs at home may cut kids’ allergy risk Reuters NEW YORK Babies who live with two dogs or cats are half as likely to become allergic to them as kids who grew up with one or no pet, according to a new study. According to
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      Lock icon Hunk pictures spur men’s body anxieties
      216 8 Reuters GREEN BAY, Wisconsin Women’s exposure to photos of skinny models has long led to feelings of inadequacy. Now, a new study suggests that men have the same insecurities when they see images of muscled hunks. “We always think about these sorts of things
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      Lock icon IVF clinics pushing women too hard
      174 8 LONDON British fertility clinics are facing criticism from a government watchdog for pushing couples into having fertility treatment too soon, BBC Online reported yesterday. Britain’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) head Suzi Leather said that some older women turned to in-vitro fertilisation after
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  • STREATS vocal
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      Lock icon Hands off maid buy, urge parents
      234 10 IT WAS very disheartening to read your report “Maid levy to go up?” (Streats, Aug 28), which quoted Minister of State (Education and Manpower) Ng Eng Hen hinting at an impending increase in the foreign domestic worker levy. This is disappointing news, especially during
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      Lock icon No CPF moneyfor part-time studies
      268 10 I REFER to “I need some CPF savings for studies” (Streats, Aug 20) and “Allow CPF cash for part-time Study” (Streats, Aug 22), letters by Degree Seeker and Tan Pak Keong respectively. The Central Provident Fund’s key purpose is to help members save enough for
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      Lock icon Merlion easy to view at new site
      191 10 I REFER to “Hidden Merlion” (Streats, Aug 20), a letter by Samuel Chew. The Singapore Tourism Board thanks Mr Chew for his comments and we would like to assure him that we took into consideration the view and photographic angles of the Merlion
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      Lock icon Emigration a part of history
      196 10 I REFER to the report “Hell no, I’ll still go” (Streats, Aug 27). I do not see why Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and your reader who goes by the pseudonym Maximus cannot see eye to eye. If PM Goh merely holds a grudge against
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      Lock icon Criticising govt: That’s democracy
      229 10 IN the commentary “Are you proud of S’pore?” (Streats, Aug 27), the writer, Robin Ganguly, makes some valid points. But one important point was missed. It is in the interests of democracy that the people can and should criticise and push their government to do better.
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      159 10 Haw 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
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      Lock icon Jakarta moves to cool row
      232 14 Bid to calm tensions over M’sian expulsion of workers Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia has sought to cool a row with neighbouring Malaysia over illegal Indonesian workers, urging local politicians and nationalist groups yesterday to stop reacting emotionally to the spat. Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, speaking on
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      Lock icon 12 held for forging work permits
      120 14 AP KUALA LUMPUR Police raided three houses here and arrested 12 people for forging travel visas and work permits and selling them to illegal immigrants, news reports said yesterday. Acting Police Chief Dell Akhbar Khan said 11 Myanmar nationals and one Indian with permanent
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      Lock icon 17 Indon illegals die in camps
      102 14 Wire services JAKARTA At least 17 Indonesian illegal workers have died in overcrowded refugee centres on Borneo island after fleeing tough immigration polices in Malaysia, officials said yesterday. The victims were among 22,000 illegal workers stranded in tents and government buildings in Nunukan in
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      Lock icon ICE MEN COMETH
      45 14 Ice scultpures of former Malaysian prime ministers (from left) Tengku Abdul Rahman, Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Hussein Onn and present Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad are being exhibited at the Snow House in Kuala Lumpur to mark Malaysia’s Independence Day due on Saturday
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      Lock icon Kalimantan fire-starters face jail
      179 14 -AFP JAKARTA Central Kalimantan’s governor has threatened jail terms for those who set fires to clear land as haze thickened over Borneo and halted many flights, officials said yesterday. Governor Asmawi Agani has warned offenders that they may face up to three years in jail, said
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      Lock icon Lower Yangtze guarded from floods
      146 14 Reuters BEIJING The Yangtze flood crest is rolling down to the sea, leaving major Chinese cities unscathed, but reports said yesterday one million flood workers were still guarding against possible disaster. The vast flood-control army stretched across four provinces, China Daily said. Cities and towns
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon DOGS ON LEASE
        56 18 Reuters A HONGKONG pet shop is renting out dogs by the week. Shop owner Danny Tam said his strategy of “rent first, buy later” could also cut down on the growing number of dogs being abandoned. “This allows consumers to decide if they really want to keep
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        Lock icon PM NOMINEE VETOED
        42 18 Reuters LAWMAKERS in South Korea yesterday vetoed President Kim Dae Jung’s second nominee for prime minister, ex-newspaper executive Chang Dae Whan, 50, dealing a another blow to his government less than four months away from a presidential election. Reuters
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        Lock icon CAST ADRIFT BY PIRATES
        54 18 PIRATES forced two Malaysian fishermen overboard and stole their boat and fishing gear, the Star reported yesterday. Mr Razali Abdul Razak, 38, and Mr Lee Boon Hua, 29, spent three hours adrift clinging to a plastic container in the Malacca Straits before they were rescued by
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        Lock icon CORRUPTION PLAGUE
        59 18 -AFP CORRUPTION is holding nations in poverty and hampering development despite pledges by leaders to crack down, anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International said yesterday in its annual report. It said Bangladesh was the most corrupt country, followed by Nigeria, Paraguay, Madagascar, Angola, Kenya and Indonesia. The least corrupt were
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      Lock icon Singapore, Indonesia never signed extradition pact: Jakarta ‘No treaty, no JI handover’
      278 18 -AFP JAKARTA Suspected terrorists cannot be handed over to Singapore because Singapore has always resisted negotiating an extradition treaty, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda said yesterday. Mr Hassan said that he “warmly welcomes” Singapore’s request for the extradition
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      Lock icon Graft plagues Indon growth: World Bank official
      230 18 AP JAKARTA The World Bank’s chief representative in Indonesia said on Tuesday that corruption was Jakarta’s most serious economic problem and that he did not expect much improvement any time soon. Mr Mark Baird, in a farewell speech, reserved harsh comments for corruption,
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      Lock icon Express Thai wives for lonely guys
      219 18 Reuters BANGKOK English dentist Ken Moylan, 49, visited Thailand to find a wife. It took two hours. He is one of thousands of men who use introduction agencies to meet and marry Thai women. His wife, Wan, 28, from Bangkok, is now expecting their
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  • Streats scentsation
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      Lock icon Scent of an icon
      405 19 In the fragrance industry, the name Calvin Klein is synonymous with era-defining advertising images. Take a walk down memory lane to rediscover Calvin Klein’s seven liquid emotions’, and see what kind of memories they evoke for you THE truth is, like sex, Calvin Klein’s fragrances never
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      Lock icon Win a $300 Calvin Klein fragrance hamper
      121 19 NO mattei winch side ol the age divide you stand on. chances are at least one ol the CK fragrances evokes happy memories ol a period ol your life. Why not put them down in words, and stand a chance to win a
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      Lock icon Sniff... Are you my girlfriend?
      713 20 How well do you know your girlfriend? Are men really clueless about perfumes? DIANA SER putsfour men to the test CALL them the “scent warriors”. Their mission: Battle the stereotype of men as being hopeless when it comes to perfumes and fragrances. The challenge was
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      Lock icon How to smell like... The inner you
      476 21 The current beauty sensibility is to be true to your inner self. The same applies to fragrances, as DIANA SER found out IN this image-conscious world, it should come as no surprise that people select fragrances based on their packaging. I am sometimes
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      Lock icon What your scent says about you
      121 21 They don’t call perfumes ‘liquid emotions’for nothing. The kind of scent you wear reflects your mood or personality. Find out what signals you are sending with your perfume Buy $BO worth of any one of these new fragrances at Tangs to get four perfume
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      Lock icon Luxury in a bottle
      723 22 How many different types of perfume does one person need? We sniff out the scent secrets of fourpeople Different scents for different friends Nicholas Hong, 26, undergraduate BODY beautiful Nicholas Hong has a peculiar habit. The accounting and business undergraduate at Staffordshire University in Britain matches
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      Lock icon Do’s and don’ts of fragrance application
      192 22 DO Spray or dab on “pulse points” of the body. These include the wrists, behind the ears and even behind the knees. These areas are warm and enjoy good blood circulation. That makes them perfect activators for the scent. Keep the spray nozzle at
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  • STREATS global
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      Lock icon US faces Arab revolt
      452 23 ‘No country will back Iraq strike’ Wire services LONDON The US is facing a revolt by its Arab allies, with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday warning against a unilateral attack on Iraq. Baghdad, too, breathed defiance. “We could not care less about the threats that
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      Lock icon Rift in Labour over strike
      198 23 Reuters LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing a revolt within his ruling Labour Party over his support for US President George W Bush’s threats of action against Iraq, a new opinion poll has found. The ICM poll, published in the Guardian newspaper yesterday,
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      Lock icon Higher Opec output report stops oil surge
      137 23 Wire services SINGAPORE Oil prices subsided yesterday when an Opec official said the group would relax tough output curbs in the fourth quarter. North Sea Brent crude oil, which surged to near their highest level in a year earlier this week, had slipped
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      Lock icon Rising oil prices could derail Asian recovery
      272 23 -AFP SINGAPORE Surging oil prices could push Asian economies into an abrupt downturn, analysts warned yesterday. If oil prices cross US$3O a barrel for a sustained period as a result of US threatening to attack Iraq, the economic recovery of recent months would
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    • GLOBAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon NEW WTO HEAD OK
        79 24 -AFP THE US, which led the opposition to Supachai Panitchpakdi’s heading the World Trade Organisation in 1999, said on Tuesday it’s now ready to work with the former Thai deputy premier as he prepares to take the helm of the WTO next week. State Department spokesman
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        Lock icon WIN FOR IRAN COLA
        46 24 -afp FIZZY Iranian Zam Zam Cola could quench the thirst of two million Muslim faithful expected in Mecca next February on their annual Haj, following a Saudi boycott of US cola giants CocaCola and Pepsi Cola, over US support for Israel. afp
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        Lock icon BACKING FOR PEACE
        36 24 -AFP FOUR in five Palestinians would support a non-violent protest against Israeli occupation, and most Israelis would back their right to a state if violence ended, according to a poll published yesterday. afp
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      Lock icon Osama hunt focuses on border
      270 24 Fugitives on horseback, says report KABUL US forces are concentrating their hunt for Osama bin Laden on a 400 km stretch of the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the New York Times said yesterday. They are working on the assumption that the terror chief is
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      Lock icon CHILD BEARER
      33 24 A French firefighter carrying a baby in the northern French town ofAllouagne, which was flooded by a storm on Tuesday. Waves of more than 1.5 m high flooded the town Rmut.eis
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      Lock icon Asian firms also under SEC scrutiny
      172 24 Bloomberg TOKYO Asian companies listed in the US must make chief executives vouch for financial statements filed in the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said yesterday. SEC rules introduced earlier this month forced chief executives at 942 US companies to personally certify
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      Lock icon Dark-skinned fliers keep low profile
      404 24 iREMEMBERING I 9/11 AP NEW YORK Interrogations, body searches and suspicious stares are not the only sources of humiliation these days for air travellers with darker complexions. But many of the indignities endured by air travellers of Arab, Middle Eastern, South Asian and even South
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      435 25 it? mnm m }j,J Chill out this September school holiday with the latest funky outfits, access< savour pleasures at Tiong Bahru Plaza. Share the limelight with our finalist 2002 and the next multi-talented star of Singapore. Or get wow with our Buddies Makeover Contest. So let's live it up this
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  • STREATS people
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      Lock icon Veerappan – poacher, killer, kidnapper – still one step ahead
      152 26 Veerappan poacher, killer, kidnapper still one step ahead -AFP MADRAS Indian bandit M Veerappan, who kidnapped a former state minister this week, has remained a step ahead of police throughout a 15-year reign of terror, during which he has reportedly murdered 100 people. Time and again Veerappan, who began his
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      Lock icon ‘Osama modest and brave’
      272 26 -AFP CAIRO Journalist and film producer Essam Deraz, who says he spent several months by the side of Osama bin Laden between 1987 and 1992, describes him as “modest” and a “courageous fighter” who went to the frontline. “He was a courageous fighter, who directed reconnaissance
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  • easySTREATS
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      Lock icon Child's play
      537 28  -  By YVONNE KWOK YES, our resident movie reviewer Stephanie Goh has retired in pursuit of writing the Great Singapore Novel. So, I’m left holding this baby. Which takes me down to Orchard Road, struggling against the human tide, in order to catch the sneaks at each weekend. Last
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      Lock icon Nasa clears Lance’s space trip
      143 28 -AFP LANCE Bass, teen heartthrob from the pop group N’Sync, drew closer to his dream of space flight when Nasa and other US agencies approved his trip to the International Space Station on Tuesday. But Russian officials said Lance isn’t going anywhere until he coughs
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      123 28 AP WHEN people look at Asia Argento, they may notice the messy dark hair or the myriad tattoos. Often they’ll see more than that. The Italian actress appears nude in many of her films, including the graphic Scarlet Diva, which she also wrote and
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      64 28 EX-WIFE Debbie Rowe is not the mother of Michael Jackson’s third child Prince Michael 11, peoplenews.com reported yesterday. Debbie, 42, a former dermatologist’s assistant, was married to Michael for two years and has two children with him Prince Michael, five, and Paris, four. Debbie also revealed
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      438 30  -  By Cara van Miriah FORGET about empty chairs; you’ll be hard pressed to find even standing room on weekends. I had to wrestle my way to the bar to order a beer. That took me six minutes. I only managed to get a seat to ease my
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        525 32  -  By Tan Kim Han ROMEO and Juliet may not hail from Australia, but just five days in Western Australia and I’m already filled with romantic ideas. With so many natural landscapes and attractions, Perth and its suburbs offer many perfect spots to
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      147 34 THIS time in 1883 the region was choking on dust, and PSI readings, if they existed, would have been out of sight. Krakatoa had just erupted on Aug 26 and in the aftermath fine dust was raining down as far away as New York. For two-and-a-half
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        118 34 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. A 3 5-member troupe
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        130 34 WOMAD SINGAPORE 2002 Fort Canning Park Tomorrow till Sunday, 7pm onwards Tickets at $73 (three-day pass), $49 (two-day pass) and $31 (one-day pass) Call Sistic at 6348-555 or visit www.womad.org The annual celebration of international music, food and happy vibes is back. This year there are 10 world class
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        59 34 ETCETERAS: BLOWING IN THE WIND The Substation Saturday, 3pm $22 Original comic fantasy written, directed amd performed by Sim Choon Kiat, Mak Man San and Lee Soo Yean. It tells the story of a group who are against materialism. They kidnap a pop star and hold her hostage... but
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        45 34 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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        62 34 CAIRNS SIGHT SOUNDS Raffles City Shopping Centre Tomorrow till Sept 8, 10am-9pm Free Colourful arts and crafts markets, jewellery-making demonstrations and street performances the sights and sounds of Cairns in Queensland, Australia, will be transported to Raffles City starting this weekend. Spend over $5O at any of the retail
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        59 35 Bpm, Channel U Knowing that Meizhen prefers decisive men, Jiacheng tries to display the trait at every occasion, but fails to get her attention. When Jiacheng sells Lixiang’s leather jacket to buy Meizhen a pair of earrings that she had lost Meizhen realises that he has
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        75 35 10pm, Channel i The foul-smelling “Graboids” from the original comedy science-fiction thriller return to snack on more people in this sequel which pokes at its original plot and Graboid gore. The original worm hunter is called out of retirement to save Mexican oil fields from the pesky
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        96 35 FUNNYMAN Billy Connolly is joining Tom Cruise and Timothy Spall in the 19th century epic, The Last Samurai. Cruise will play American soldier Nathan Algren, who is recruited to train the Japanese army to fight against the samurai. He is subsequently captured by the warriors, taught
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      129 35 Chillout AUSTRALIAN band Inka Marka is no stranger in the Latin American music scene. In Melbourne, these five talented musicians are growing in popularity. As many would remember, they made their debut here at the Streats Latin Festival at Fort Canning Park in April,
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      456 35 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Astrqlogy.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 An offer of help is thoroughly inadequate. If you offend someone now, it might be a long time before that person will have anything more to do with you. Show respect whether or not you feel it in your heart.
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      641 36  -  B v Tan Kim Han LIM Soon Seng, who stepped out of jail recently, has a message for young, bigheaded footballers: Be humble. The 1998 SLeague Young Player of the Year was convicted of
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      59 36 Table tennis gold medal winner Li Jiawei (left) and badminton's Li Li at the Commonwealth Games Multi Million Dollar Award and Appreciation Dinner yesterday. Jiawei received $300,000, while Li received sll2,soofrom Guest of Honour Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Sponsor Singapore Pools gave away $1.125 million
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      503 37 Former World No 1 says she now has to work harder AP NEW YORK Serena and Venus Williams, Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport. They’re the Murderers’ Row of women’s tennis. And what about Martina Hingis (right)? What about the woman who held the No 1 position for
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      337 37 Wire services NEW YORK Australian Open champion Jennifer Capriati ripped Richard Williams for disrespectful remarks. She said she likes being seen as the main threat to his top-ranked daughters meeting in another Grand Slam final. Third seed Capriati blanked American qualifier Bethanie Mattek
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          110 37 -AFP LONDON Japanese World Cup star Junichi Inamoto was the toast of Fulham yesterday, and he is hoping that his efforts can clinch him a permanent move to London and the Premiership. Inamoto notched an impressive hattrick on Tuesday as Fulham defeated Italy’s Bologna 3-1 in the
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          118 37 LIVERPOOL Liverpool’s Czech international midfielder Patrick Berger says he will stay at the club for now despite struggling to break into the first team. Said the 28-year-old: “The transfer deadline comes on Aug 31.1 do not intend to go anywhere before that date.” “But on Jan 1,1
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        96 37 SWIMMING Reuters YOKOHAMA lan Thorpe produced another blistering finish to win the 100 m freestyle title and collect his fifth gold medal of the Pan Pacific swimming championships yesterday. The 19-year-old turned fourth, 0.30 seconds behind American Nate Dusing in lane seven, but stormed back over
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      629 38 Scholes out for two weeks, doubt over Butt and Keane Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING Man United 5 Zalaegerszeg 0 MANCHESTER Manchester United’s injury jinx has struck again with Paul Scholes ruled out for at least two weeks, and fresh concerns over Nicky Butt and Roy
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      840 39 After the mauling, West Brom striker praised for fair play Wire services ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal 5 (Cole 3, Lauren 21, Wiltord 24, 77 Aliadiere 89) West Brom 2 (Dobie 51, Roberts 87) LONDON Arsene Wenger led the praise for West Bromwich Albion striker Scott Dobie’s honesty
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      32 37 IN THE LIVING ROOM TENNIS: US Open, 2nd rd (7am and 10.30 pm and tomorrow, 7am) Star Sports Ch 24. DELAYED TELECAST GOLF: EPGA BMW International Open, Day 1 (Super Sports Ch22,lopm).
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