Streats, 18 October 2002

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    15 1 Streats FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail; streats§sp-h,com,sg MIT A P 240 03 2002
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  • BALI BLAST
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      Lock icon FINALLY, ORDER OUT FOR ABU BAKAR’S ARREST
      120 1 INDONESIAN police have ordered the arrest of Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir for treason and bomb attacks, his lawyer Mahendradatta said last night. He said that the police had issued a summons for the suspected Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leader. It is not clear
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      Lock icon TRUE GRIT
      735 1  -  Padang club, mourning death of 4 players, to field team in SCC Sevens as gesture of defiance By Adam Hashidy THE Padang was a happy playground for four men who shared a passion for rugby and camaraderie. Players Neil Bowler, Chris Redman, Dave Kent and Peter Record are
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      28 1 HEARTLESS TRAVEL AGENTS ‘The few travel agents who did know about the bombings refused to check whether they had guests booked into the area’s many hotels.’ page 4
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  • STREATS local
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      Lock icon Lights off... and I’m ‘blind’ Lights on
      427 2  -  Dining in the dark gives a taste of life without sight Gary Lim I SPENT two hours having dinner yesterday in pitch darkness. And I mean total, complete darkness not a sliver of light, stray or otherwise. The experience gave a whole new
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      Lock icon Water talks end with no progress
      166 2 TWO days of water talks ended in Johor Barn yesterday with no result other than a bland joint declaration that both sides had noted each other’s position. The head of the Malaysian delegation, Foreign Affairs secretary-general Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, would only say that
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      Lock icon Me? Fight terrorists?
      416 3  -  New performance standards for security guards By Wendy Tan SECURITY guard Steven Monteiro, 69, has been the eyes and ears of a condominium off Balestier Road for the past six years. He knows every resident and eyes strangers with suspicion. But ask him to guard against terrorist
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      Lock icon Full ez-link system from Dec
      98 3 ONLY ez-link cards will be accepted on buses and trains from Dec 1. No more magnetic farecards will be sold or topped up from Nov 16. Commuters can get refunds on their magnetic farecards even after after Dec 1. The value in Giro farecards will
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      Lock icon Travel agents just don’t give a damn
      630 4  -  Comment By CHUAKONGHO THIS is a less harsh column than when it was first drafted in the wee hours of Monday, a day after the Bali bombings. I had gone on assignment on Sunday afternoon to see what travel agents were doing about
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      Lock icon Share intelligence and beat terrorists
      262 4  -  Reports by Sarah Ng SHARED intelligence and cooperation among countries are the key strategies to thwart terrorist attacks, terrorism experts said yesterday. They pointed out that if the various security agencies can put aside petty squabbles and place more trust in one another, their work
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      Lock icon Foiled attacks
      119 4 were thwarted, thanks to effective operation of June 2001: At least four Islamists arrested in India. They were the US embassy. authorities detained 1 5 suspected of plotting to attack Israeli and Western targets in Jordan. April 2001: Italian officials arrested five North African men suspected of having
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      Lock icon More spread than shift
      144 4 TERRORISM has not shifted to South-east Asia. Its claws have merely found a way into more comers of the world, two experts said at a conference on terrorism yesterday. They were reacting to reports that the Bali bombing last Saturday was a sign that South-east Asia
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      Lock icon All they need is a second chance
      1144 7  -  Don’t let Leon end up like Meng Hock Comment By CALVIN LOW JOE is a lucky prisoner. If things work out, the 30-year-old divorced father of three who’s serving time for drug trafficking will have no employment woes when he’s freed from jail
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  • STREATS financial
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      Lock icon Tech stocks drive up STI
      424 8 STI: 1,466.02 M 26.97 Reuters SHARES raced ahead yesterday, driving the Straits Times Index to a month high, as positive results from International Business Machines sparked a rally in tech stocks such as ST Assembly. “It’s a relief rally. Markets have discounted bad news, so
      – Reuters  -  424 words
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      Lock icon Sept surge misleading
      356 8 Despite 16.9% rise in exports, recovery still weak Wire services SINGAPORE The country’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew 16.9 per cent year-on-year last month, but the figures put a misleading gloss on economic recovery. The double-digit rise to $8.3 billion was driven by a strong performance from
      – Wire services  -  356 words
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      Lock icon Kwee tries to appease members
      165 8 SINGAPORE Existing Pinetree Town Country Club members were offered an attractive deal to rejoin by new owner Group Exklusiv yesterday. The first point to Exklusiv chief Peter Kwee’s credit being that he has set the rejoining fee at $9,900 within his stated target of $lO,OOO
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      24 8 *AS AT OCTOBER 17 US$: 551.786 552.769 EURO: 551.743 Ss: 69.58 YEN Ss: RM2.128 Ss: HK54.367 Ss: 24.50 BAHT Ss: 5,157 RUPIAH
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      Lock icon Membership has privileges
      86 8 Perks for first 2,500 current members who sign up Rejoin as “founder” member for $9.9k Get s2k rebate each for up to two new members referred $5OO worth of F&B vouchers Perks for all Referred members pay sl2k m’ship fee; others pay slBk Transfer fee cut to
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      Lock icon 6 dealers under probe, admit brokerages
      271 8 Reuters SINGAPORE Three Singapore brokerage firms said yesterday that the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) is investigating activities of six of their stock dealers. In separate statements to the stock exchange, the firms said that the CAD had asked for documents belonging to the dealers
      – Reuters  -  271 words
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      Lock icon Low blow for high-techs
      481 10 Sector yet to bottom out, say analysts. Wire services PALO ALTO, California It’s becoming a season of discontent for the longdepressed technology sector. Intel Corp’s unexpectedly weak thirdquarter earnings report on Tuesday was followed the next day by a flurry of not-so-good and downright bad news
      – Wire services; tttiuters  -  481 words
    • MONEY SCAN
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        Lock icon ABN AMRO AT HDB HUB
        102 10 ABN Amro Bank will open a branch at Toa Payoh’s HDB Hub in December, stealing a march over other banks. The branch, its fifth in Singapore, is likely to hand ABN Amro a slice of the $3 billion HDB loans market. The branch will be
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        Lock icon ANDERSEN FINED
        54 10 Washington Post ARTHUR Andersen LLP was yesterday given the maximum punishment for its part in Obstructing a US federal inquiry into the collapse of former client Enron. The one-time accounting giant was ordered to pay a US$5OO,OOO (*****,000) fine and undergo five years of probation. Andersen is appealing
        – Washington Post  -  54 words
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      54 10 OUR headline “JTC offers REITs” (Streats, Oct 17) was incorrect. JTC is not offering real estate investment trusts (REITs). Its subsidiary Ascendas is offering a REIT, in partnership with Australia’s Macquarie Goodman Management. This vehicle, called A-REIT, plans to buy a portfolio of eight properties in Singapore. We are
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      Lock icon Jack Welch: Great or greedy?
      685 12  -  Analysis By PHILIP KENNICOTT Washington Post WASHINGTON Former General Electric chairman and CEO Jack Welch got clobbered when divorce papers filed last month by his wife revealed millions of dollars of retirement benefits quietly given to him before he left GE in September last year.
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  • STREATS medical
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      Lock icon New hope for sex problems Now, Viagra for women
      225 14 Reuters LONDON Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said on Wednesday that it was cautiously optimistic about the chances of developing a female version of Viagra. Study results have shown that the drug can help women who have problems becoming sexually aroused. In the
      – Reuters  -  225 words
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      Lock icon What is meningococcal disease?
      58 14 HEALTH FACT THIS is a potentially fatal bacterial infection that can cause meningitis (inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord) or blood poisoning. Symptoms include headaches, fever, vomitting, stiff neck, discomfort at bright lights and rash. A vaccine is recommended for those going
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      Lock icon Snoring a stroke risk factor
      132 14 Reuters FLORENCE Snoring isn’t just an annoyance that keeps your partner awake it may indicate a higher risk of stroke. Professor Virgilio Gallai of Perugia University’s Neuroscience Department studied 416 patients, half of whom had suffered a stroke. According to the results, presented at the
      – Reuters  -  132 words
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      Lock icon HEALTH FORUM
      188 14 Which exercises are suitable to get my waist, tummy, hips and thighs in shape? I swim every day for at least 20 minutes. Will this help? A Swimming is a non-weight-bearing exercise. It does not use up very much energy. Swimming for 20 minutes would not result in
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  • STREATS vocal
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      Lock icon Keep dirty dancing away from our children
      294 17 I WAS appalled to read about the “hero of the heartlands” who brings so-called dirty dancing to the HDB estates (“Mr Dirty Dancing pushes the limits”, Streats, Oct 17). It does not take a business graduate to know that sex sells. Sex has
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      Lock icon Public pole-dancing outrageous
      133 17 your recent reports about pole dancers made me feel concerned. It’s already inappropriate that pole dancing is featured in pubs, but to have such a display in public is outrageous. It is detrimental to the moral fabric of society and contrary to the notion of building a
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      Lock icon We needn’t trash our values to be modern
      275 17 I STRONGLY disagree with the points made in “Don’t censor, regulate” (Streats, Oct 14), a commentary by Mr Tan Tam How. A modem, cosmopolitan and diverse Singapore does not mean that we need the wholesale import of decadent practices from other countries.
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      Lock icon HDB upgrading: Rules are transparent
      293 17 I REFER to “Lift upgrading: PRs can’t vote, but must pay” (Streats, Oct 9), a letter by Lim Hung Yee. The Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) was introduced in response to requests from the public and members of Parliament for more and earlier lift upgrading works
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      Lock icon Are we really so apathetic?
      262 17 ON the morning of Oct 11,1 passed the scene of a traffic accident at the junction of Clementi Avenue 3 and Commonwealth Avenue West. An elderly man had apparently been hit by an SBS bus moments before and was critically injured. A Caucasian lady, who
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      72 17 Have Your Say 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. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be deemed that
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  • BALI BLAST
    • THE SUSPECTS
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        Lock icon BALE WEDDING GOES AHEAD
        259 18 -AFP KUTA An Australian couple showed their hope for Bali’s future by carrying on with plans to marry here despite Saturday’s bombing massacre. Amid the despair and sense of'outrage, Mr Jeff Pengilly and his bride Jennifer Ball, from Aspendale in Victoria, provided a ray of sunshine
        -AFP  -  259 words
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        Lock icon It’s Hambali... It’s Bashir... And a Yemeni and a M’sian and some Europeans...
        481 18 Investigators yet to zero in on culprits -AFP, AP JAKARTA Who are the perpetrators of the Bali bombing? Maybe a Yemeni, a Malaysian, some Europeans, A 1 Qaeda’s point man Hambali or suspected Jemaah Islamiah chief Abu
        -AFP,; AP  -  481 words
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        Lock icon S’pore included in Aussie travel alert
        203 18 Wire services CANBERRA Australia yesterday sharply upgraded its travel warnings for seven countries in the region, including Singapore, saying it had received disturbing new information of threats to Westerners in the wake of the Bali bombings. The warning for Indonesia urged Australians to consider
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    • THE ADMISSION
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        Lock icon POLICE HOLD HARDLINER
        251 21 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesian police have detained militant Muslim leader Muhammad Rizieq over violent raids by his followers on several nightspots here, an official said yesterday. Jakarta police spokesman Anton Bahrul Alam said there was no link between the detention of Mr Muhammad and the Bali blasts. Mr
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        Lock icon S’pore right all along: Jakarta Bashir heads JI
        405 21 JAKARTA Indonesia has finally admitted it that Singapore is right about Jemaah Islamiah (JI) being a terrorist organisation and that Abu Bakar Bashir is its leader. At a press conference here on Wednesday, Indonesia’s Minister for State Security Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said
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  • STREATS global
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      Lock icon Dark days for Sunshine man
      269 23 AP SEOUL The architect of the Sunshine Policy, South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, may be shattered after the North’s revelation that its has a nuclear Weapons programme. Mr Kim has always maintained Seoul’s policy of engaging Pyongyang through dialogue. But with Washington accusing the
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      Lock icon Jobless having more sex?
      96 23 London People are not cutting back on buying condoms, despite the bad times. “In fact, there is a little bit of evidence to suggest people might have more when they are made redundant,” Mr Garry Watts, finance director at SSL International, which makes Hurex condoms told
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      Lock icon Man admits to Perak murder
      211 23 IPOH A third man among the nine suspects held by police here has made a confession on the kidnap and murder of Ms Hasleza Ishak, the second wife of Perak royal Raja Datuk Seri Jaafar Raja Muda Musa. The Malay Mail yesterday quoted Inspector-General of
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      Lock icon US: You have nukes North Korea: Yes
      367 23 Pyongyang’s startling admission Wire services WASHINGTON When US Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly confronted North Korea with evidence of its clandestine nuclear weapons programme, Pyongyang bluntly accepted the charges. It told a startled US that it had a secret nuclear weapons programme
      – Wire services  -  367 words
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      Lock icon Five dead, 70 wounded in Philippine blasts
      127 24 -AFP ZAMBOANGA At least five people were killed and 70 others wounded, many critically, in bomb attacks in this southern Philippine city yesterday, officials said. City councilor Kim Elago and Congressman Celso Lobregat said that two bombs exploded in shopping centres. The first
      -AFP  -  127 words
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda may be targeting Mid-East oil
      349 24 ap WASHINGTON US counter-terrorism officials believe A 1 Qaeda is targeting oil interests in the Middle East, hitting a French tanker off Yemen and trying to attack a Saudi pipeline and a port complex. Saudi authorities reported foiling a planned attack on a
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    • Article
      Lock icon Witnesses agree on only one point: Sniper is male
      273 26 AFP ROCKVILLE, Maryland Conflicting witness descriptions have thwarted police attempts to produce a composite sketch of the Washington sniper. Nine people have been killed and two others seriously wounded in a string of apparently random shootings that began on Oct 2,
      . – AFP  -  273 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Anti-sniper tips
      105 26 While outside, try to keep moving. A moving target is more difficult to hit. If you must remain in one place in an area, select the darkest part of the area to sit. When moving outside, walk briskly in a zig-zag pattern. If you must stand outside, try
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      Lock icon BOVINE OFFERING
      33 26 A Hindu priest using a sword to behead a buffalo for sacrifice to mark the Hindu festival Durga Puja on Monday in Guwahati, the capital of India’s Assam state r Reuters
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    • Article
      Lock icon With this ring tone, I thee wed
      137 26 ABERDARE, South Wales The bride walked down the aisle to the traditional tune of Here Comes The Bride. But the music did not come from the church organ. It came from a cellphone. When the organist failed to arrive on time for the
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  • STREATS people
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      Lock icon Prisoner of his own fears
      291 28 Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON Iraqi President Saddam Hussein who received 100 per cent of the votes cast in a referendum on Tuesday rules by fear. But he is also ruled by his own fears. Mr Saddam, 65, spends ever more time in the many bunkers
      – Los Angeles Times; AP  -  291 words
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  • easy STREATS
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      Lock icon Chicago's real story
      577 31 The lowest point for the band Chicago was not when its well-known vocalist Peter Cetera left. In fact, the split between him and the group was less than amicable, trumpet player Lee Loughanane tells YVONNE KWOK IF you’ve watched the goggle box lately, you can’t have missed
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      Lock icon Uproar over Nick’s sentence
      149 31 AP HONGKONG was full of questions yesterday about whether Nicholas Tse was treated too leniently when he escaped a prison sentence on Wednesday. “Where is justice?’ asked the sensationalistic Apple Daily in a huge front-page headline about the 22-year-old singer’s sentence, ironically for perverting the course
      – AP  -  149 words
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      Lock icon Nicole can’t bear to watch herself
      108 31 NICOLE Kidman is beautiful and talented and racked with insecurity, according to a report in The Sun. She said: “I can’t bear to see myself on screen. I went to see The Others with my sister Antonia and when I walked out, I was
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      82 31 BAZ Luhrmann, director of the flamboyant Moulin Rouge and cuttingedge Romeo+Juliet, is planning to do Puccini’s La Boheme for Broadway. It isn’t going to be dumbed down, reported The Telegraph website. There will be a full orchestra and trained singers. Baz isn’t new to the genre. His
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      164 32 -afp THE recent success of several full-figured leading ladies has thrown a curve to Hollywood’s mandate for anorexic-thin stars. Instead, the screens are now filled with the likes of Nia Vardalos, who plays a bride learning to love her full figure in My Big
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      557 32  -  Adam About Town B 'J ADAM HASHIDY The writer can be reached at hashidy@sph.com.sg ROMANCING Singapore. I like the sexy catchphrase. It’s definitely more exciting than a few of the more frigidsounding campaigns of past years. For the Rip van Winkles among you who have just woken
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      405 36  -  Stylish eating on a shoestring By JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Low’s recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to make and cost $lO or less forfour servings will see you through these tough times WILD salmon is a
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      137 36 Reuters WINONA Ryder is off the hook for drug posession but her trial for shoplifting is still on and will start on Oct 24. A judge dismissed the drug charged on Wednesday. She is accused of shoplifting about US$4,OOO (557,126) worth of goods from Saks Fifth
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      109 36 KELLY Osbourne, 17-year-old star of reality MTV show The Osbournes, released more invective against Austrlian singer Natalie Imbruglia. According to the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday, at a media conference on Wednesday, Kelly let loose with a four-letter expletive three times to describe Natalie, who recently became L’Oreal’s
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      133 38 WITH all the talk of heat and haze, it’s hard to remember that it’s bitterly cold in the far north. Ten people have recently died of cold and 62 are in hospital with hypothermia, Moscow 1 emergency services said this week. Temperatures there have been -B°C
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        114 38 Some lanes on the Second Link Bridge will be closed on Sunday for the Johor-Singapore Second Link Bridge Run from 6am-11am. Motorists should use the Woodlands Checkpoint during this time. To find out traffic conditions at Tuas and Woodlands Checkpoints, call the Check-Tips Hotline at 6863-0117 and check the
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        59 38 THE CHINESE MASTERS Saturday till Oct 29 Chateau d’Arts, #03-01 Stamford House Free Featuring the works of local Master Chinese calligrapher Khoo Seow Hwa, renowned Chinese brush artist Master Zhang Zhi Zhong, and a private collection of vintage works by Henri Chen Kezhan. There will also be a demonstration
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        83 38 CHARITY AEROBICS LAUNCH 8.30am-2.30pm, Sunday HDB Hub, Atrium (Toa Payoh Bus Interchange, near BreadTalk) Registration fee of $15 (individual), $20 (family of four), $5 (art contest) This event aims to promote aerobics as a healthy lifestyle. Highlights include aerobic dance, line dance, an exercise demonstration, a hip hop dance
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        69 38 JENNIFER RYAN AND CASH COW Today, lpm-1.45pm, City Square, Raffles City level one Sunday, 5.30pm-7pm, Lawn E (beside Swan Lake), Botanic Gardens Free Jazz up your weekend with Jennifer Ryan and the four-piece Cash Cow from Canada who will perform a whimsical mix of originals and jazz standards. They
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        72 38 STRONGER BONES, HEALTHIER LIFE Tomorrow, 1pm,-6pm Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza Free This inaugural osteoperosis campaign aims to raise awareness of the risks and consequences of the ailment and highlight preventive measures you can take. Celebrities such as Debra Teng and Love 97.2 DJs Guo Xian and Biyu will
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        63 38 XINGPOP Friday, 7-30pm Esplanade Tickets at $80, $65, $45, $35 and $25from Sistic From xinyao through television theme songs to contemporary pop, XingPop is a tribute to the icons of Chinese pop from the 1980s to the present. Celebrate Chinese pop in Singapore with more than 20 major artists
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        77 39 10pm, Channel 5 Mikey, now a little bit older, figures he’s got it made. His compulsive working mother, Mollie, has wed James, the dad of his dreams. However, his street-smart thoughts are soon matched by the wisecracks of his new baby sister, Julie. Along with her,
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        86 39 llpm, Channel 5 In the mid80s, armed with their attorneys, three women arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager Morris Levy. One is a singer, formerly of the Platters; one is a petty thief; one teaches in a small town. Each claims
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        140 39 AP AN exhibition based on the Lord of the Rings fantasy trilogy will open at the Museum of New Zealand in December, and then tour to museums in London, Boston, Singapore and Sydney. The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy The Exhibition will
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      81 39 2002 CHUMES JAZZ SERIES SAXOPHONIST Otrie Barrett Jr returns to Chijmes Fountain Court on Sunday to close the six-month long Chijmes Jazz Series. The talented musician plays all four saxophones soprano, alto, tenor and baritone as well as the flute. He switches effortlessly from one instrument to another.
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      436 39 by Kelli Fooc at Astrology.c AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 The spiritual and the practical have almost no connection with each other. Just do your job and let others do theirs. If you want mystery, read a novel instead of stirring up dangerous facts. TAURUS APR 20 MAY2O Professional associations translate
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      580 41  -  New SAAA director tasked with breathing life into athletics By_ Lim Han Ming ERIC Song, the new director-general of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA), faces a tall order. The 42-year-old (above), tasked with breathing new life into the sport over the next two years, has
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      426 41 PARIS Slowly but surely, France’s World Cup nightmare is fading away. The side that dominated soccer before collapsing in South Korea is back in winning form, with three straight victories in Euro 2004 qualifying, including Wednesday’s 4-0 drubbing of tiny Malta. Said striker Steve
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      491 42  -  Soccer talk LIM I lAN MING ALAN Smith, he of the tinderbox temperament, exploded again last night. For bringing the game into disrepute, the Leeds United striker received his marching orders for the seventh time in his career when he accumulated two yellow cards in England’s 2-2
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      469 42 TOMORROW: Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United Head-to-head: Blackburn won 43, Newcastle 51. Draws 27 Previous meetings: April 23, 2002 Blackburn 2 Newcastle 2; Dec 15, 2001 Newcastle 2 Blackburn 1 Last six matches: Blackburn LLDWWL; Newcastle DLLWWW Team news: Blackburn Yorke doubtful; Newcastle Dyer, O’Brien doubtful Verdict: Draw
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      202 44 Group 1: Malta 0 France 4 (Henry 25, 36, Wiltord 59, Carriere 84) Group 2: Luxembourg 0 Romania 7 (Moldovan 2,6, Radoi 25, Contra 45, 47, 86, Ghioane 79) Norway 2 (Lundekvam 7, Riise 27) Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 Group 3: Czech Republic 2 (Poborsky 7, Baros 23) Belarus 0
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      619 44 Blundering Seaman’s at the end of his international career Wire services EURO 2004 QUALIFIERS England 2 Macedonia 2 SOUTHAMPTON What chance is there for a goalkeeper who can’t move his feet? You can forgive David Seaman once perhaps, but not twice. Playing in his 75th international match,
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      676 45 For the first time, Eriksson’s tactics come under scrutiny Wire services SOUTHAMPTON The book by Ulrika Jonsson left him unscathed. It was the players who undressed him and left him vulnerable. Just as Sven Goran Eriksson (left) thought he was safe off the field, his players dropped
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      138 45 -AFP 1950: US 1 England 0: In England’s first appearance in the World Cup finals, one of the all-time great football upsets took place. 1953: England 3 Hungary 6 Led by Ferenc Puskas, Hungary became the first side from outside the British Isles to win at Wembley.
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      404 45 P W D L F A Pts Group 1. France 3 3 0 0 11 1 9 Israel 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Slovenia 2 10 13 5 3 Cyprus 10 0 112 0 Malta 3 0 0 3 0 9 0 Group 2 Norway 3
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      607 47 Welsh coach’s delight in sharp contrast to Italian’s despair Wire services EURO 2004 QUALIFIERS Wales 2 Italy 1 CARDIFF Wales manager Mark Hughes is over the moon after the upset win over Giovanni Trapattoni’s (right) Italy. For Hughes, it was a job well done, but the
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      266 47 -AFP Dublin Ireland manager Mick McCarthy was yesterday facing a battle to hold on to his job following his side’s 1-2 home defeat against Switzerland in a Euro 2004 qualifier. The Swiss defeat leaves the Irish facing a long, uphill battle to qualify.
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        122 47 SOCCER ap ZAGREB The coach of Croatia’s top soccer team, Dinamo Zagreb, has asked the country’s Roman Catholic church to assign a priest to his club, saying it would improve his players’ physical and mental strength. “I am confident that the church will accept our plea,” Ciro
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        122 47 GOLF -AFP ORLANDO Tiger Woods gets the chance to put his Ryder Cup blues behind him when he takes part on home turf in the Disney Golf Classic which began yesterday. Getting Woods to appear is no easy task for PGA tournament organisers. But a U
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        99 47 MOTOR RACING -AFP BERLIN If you think record-breaking five-time world champion Michael Schumacher and Ferrari weren’t bad this season, just wait until next year. That was the sobering message for Ferrari’s pit lane rivals on Wednesday from one of the architects of the Italian team’s phenomenal success, sporting
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