Streats, 21 October 2002

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  • 12 1 Streats MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/2002
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  • 778 1  -  MBA mum’s controversial idea: Insult or innovation? Julie Sim THE woman who wants the Government to pay Singapore men to marry Singapore women insists it’s an idea that is neither zany nor sexist. Ms Melissa Foo, who is in her 40s, has given the issue much
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  • STREATS local
    • 503 2  -  Secret to helping kids learn Gary Lim HERE is advice that would make most Singapore parents recoil in horror: Bum the assessment books, do away with private tutors and let your children read comics and watch TV Shocking but effective, insisted an educator with more than
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    • 288 2  -  From Page 1 By, Julie Sim IT’S insulting. It’s ludicrous. It’s sad. So goes the reaction to Ms Melissa Foo’s money-to-marry-local proposal. Would Singapore men bite if there were such a carrot? Mr C H Lim, 29, a merchandiser, felt that it would have to be a
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    • 97 2 ONE KIND ACT Albert Tan On Oct 4 at about 9am, I was at the Hougang Mall post office. It did not open till 9.30 am, so I went to the McDonald’s and bought a take-away. I left an envelope containing two $5O notes and a friend’s
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    • 598 3  -  By Julie Sim Bonsai, simply put, is the art of growing a tree in a small pot. Yet, from that small pot can arise passion and tension. Such a storm has been brewing in the Chinese newspapers, following news that the Singapore Botanic Gardens turned
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    • 659 4  -  Aftermath of Bali blasts B y Yong Hui Mien Khushwant Singh BEER along with fim is not flowing so freely these nights at the pubs in Orchard Towers, known as a favourite hangout of Caucasians. And the owners of more than 10
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    • Tackling terrorism
      • 151 4 IT TOOK a tragedy for Indonesia to move, but Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday he was “happy” that Jakarta was getting tough on terrorist suspects. Speaking at the Ulu Pandan Community Club, he said that since Indonesia had moved against terror suspect Abu
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      • 156 4 A WOMAN whose friend’s daughter was turned down for a tutoring job when the family found out she was Malay. A mosque leader who became uncomfortable when a Chinese asked him what Muslims were up to the day the Jemaah Islamiah arrests made the
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  • STREATS financial
    • 276 6 -AFP JOHOR BARU Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine officially switched its regional hub from Singapore to Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) at the weekend. Evergreen, one of the world’s largest container shipping groups, will play a leading role in PTP’s development as a major transshipment
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    • 621 6 Know the audience or lose a deal Reuters NEW YORK On the stage of world commerce, the communications skills of corporate travellers speak volumes for their companies. On any given day, those talents may be called upon in the presentation of products and strategies, formal introductions, cocktail
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    • 24 6 *AS AT OCTOBER 18 US$: 551.789 552.761 EURO: 551.736 Ss: 70.10 YEN Ss: RM2.124 Ss: HK54.359 Ss: 24.47 BAHT Ss: 5,144 RUPIAH
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    • 487 6 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and
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  • SIREATS vocal
    • 271 8 IN response to people who have written letters to Streats about poledancing in the heartlands and censorship or regulation, I say: Wake up! Sex should no longer be regarded as taboo. Parents should educate their children on matters such as safe sex and the effects
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    • 95 8 THE disconcerting issue of staging raunchy pole-dancing shows in HDB estates to promote stout justifies a re-evaluation of our socio-cultural values as Asians. Not only are the shows downright offensive and inappropriate for children, they also distort our conservative Asian values. Censorship and age limits
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    • 360 8 I REFER to the commentary “Travel agents just don’t give a damn” (Streats, Oct 18). Most would agree that travel companies affected by the Bali blast would consider it a crisis, in which case senior management staff would be involved directly. However, commentary writer Chua
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    • 133 8 IT’S ironic that despite the Economic Review Committee’s drive to shake up the service sector, local tour agencies reacted so poorly after the Bali attack (“Travel agents just don’t give a damn”, Streats, Oct 18). Part of the service sector itself has shown the true Singaporean
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    • 73 8 Have Your Say E-mail us at streate@$ph.com.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 Toa Pay oh 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
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  • STREATS medical
    • 86 11 What is cirrhosis? H is an incurable liverdamaging disease that occurs scar tissue replaces healthy cells, preventing blood flow and affecting the liver’s proper function. Alcoholism is the most common cause. Other factors are chronic hepatitis B and C and prolonged exposure to some chemicals or drugs. Early
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    • 187 11 I lama hepatitis B carrier. What are the side-effects? I feel tired easily. After a Tun or exercise, I feel very tired and restless and get some pain in the kidney and liver area. 4 You should not experience any JL. symptoms as most hep B carriers are
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    • 203 11 Feeling unappreciated? Take care IF you have a highly stressful job, take care. Researchers said on Friday that these people could have twice the risk of dying from heart disease, reported BBC online. They questioned 800 employees of a Finnish metal company and classified them under
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  • STREATS global
    • 460 12 Wire services LONDON Australians needn’t grieve too much for the Bali bombing victims. After all, they were in “sinful” nightclubs, Abu Bakar Bashir has said. The victims’ families should convert to Islam instead, said the man suspected to be the spiritual head of
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    • 228 12 Wire services JAKARTA Indonesian Vice-President Hamzah Haz appears to be trying to disassociate himself from suspected Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leader Abu Bakar Bashir. The Jakarta Post yesterday quoted him as saying that the Indonesian police have a legal basis to summon Abu Bakar,
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    • 437 12 Australians mourn: Down, Down Under Wire services SYDNEY Tens of thousands of Australians gathered to mourn victims of the Bali bombings yesterday in what participants described as a gesture of both sorrow and defiance against terrorism. More than 30,000 people wearing green and gold sprigs of wattle,
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    • 116 14 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a member of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government, has decided to oppose a proposal to teach science and mathematics in English in all Chinese schools from next year. The MCA central committee on Friday made
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    • 534 14 AFP NEW DELHI Indian women want to marry virgin men. They hate dishonest, disloyal men but love those who understand them. These are some of the findings of a nationwide survey conducted by Outlook magazine and pollsters Cfore that revealed the “new
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    • 589 16 Latest attack: Man in Virginia shot Wire services WASHINGTON “One Shot, One Kill” is known as the unofficial motto of the professional law-enforcement sniper. It’s a phrase that testifies to the skill and accuracy needed for extreme situations. To them, the word “sniper”
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    • 62 16 AP KUALA LUMPUR Foreigners seeking work in Malaysia will need certification from their governments that they are not linked with terrorist groups, the Sunday Star reported yesterday. Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn was quoted as saying that a memorandum of understanding on the new screening policy would
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    • 54 16 Reuters MANILA Fragments of a bomb used in Friday’s deadly bus bomb attack in Manila point to the involvement of the Jemaah Islamiah group, the Philippine Star reported yesterday. Fragments recovered from the Manila blast showed the same type of explosive as used in attacks in the capital
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    • 52 16 AFP TOKYO The number of young people who take casual jobs is rising rapidly in Japan. But contrary to popular belief, they don’t work in hourly paid jobs because they seek freedom to pursue more creative ambitions. Several million are being denied permanent positions because of Japan’s economic
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    • 260 16 China ex-hubby returns son for 107k AP, Reuters NEW YORK An American woman returned home from China with her five-year-old son on Saturday after paying her Chinese ex-husband US$6O,OOO (S$ 107,000). Ms Camille Colvin, 35, ended the heated nine-day custody battle by agreeing to ex-husband Guo Rui’s demand for money.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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  • easy STREATS
    • Article, Illustration
      577 17  -  By Yvonne Kwok Enjoyed our hot Streats Latin International Festival in April? Then you won! want to miss our next big party, ChiJcm2oo2 JAZZ lovers will have the party °f a lifetime on Nov 3. That’s the day when top musicians such as Billboard’s No 1 mmale
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    • 340 18  -  By JillLim HE is known as the “godfather” of Cantopop and when rumours of his death spread in Hongkong last Friday, reporters and fans flocked to the hospital, eager for news. Veteran singer Roman Tam’s death from liver cancer also prompted tributes from personalities as
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    • 373 18  -  Foodie two-shoes WILEEN CHANG WHO says eating Italian has to be expensive or timeconsuming? Cheap and good Italian outlets are sprouting up in food courts and the HDB heartlands, and their authentic fare will give the grander restaurants a run for their money. At these
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    • 145 19 n’t need to be told this just right now, but scientists say L that improving air quality can save Ik lives. k Since the Irish banned the sale F of coal in Dublin 1990, deaths from lung and heart diseases have dropped, said a report in
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    • Just a minute
      • 52 19 The stretch of Hougang Avenue 3 near the junction with Kim Chuan Road has been temporarily realigned. This is to facilitate the construction of the Circle Line MRT. The temporary alignment is expected go on for six months. The LTA advises motorists to drive carefully and follow the directional
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      • 78 19 Are you up to a Real Run? Billed as the ultimate cross-terrain challenge of the year (2.Bkm of road, 2km of sand and 4.2 km of road and hill), it takes place at Sentosa on Oct 27, Bam. There’s a 2km version for the faint-hearted. Registration fee
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    • Happenin’
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        50 19 XIAO SHU AND ZHAO LEI Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Middle Gallery (111 Middle Road) Last day today, 10a,m,-7pm Beijing artists Xiao Shu and Zhao Lei have been invited by NAFA to display their works in Singapore. This joint exhibition shows some of their Chinese brush paintings and calligraphy.
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      • Article, Illustration
        79 19 JAZZ MOODS WITH TUCK PATTI Friday and Saturday, Bpm University Cultural Centre Hall Tickets at $lOl, $Bl, $5l from Sistic Tuck and Patti return after a sell-out performance at last year’s Singapore International Jazz Festival. Special donation tickets at $3OO include a cocktail reception, a specially autographed CD and
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      • 65 19 ACTING STYLES Thursday, 7pm-10pm Studio Theatre (M 5-2), Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Middle Campus (111 Middle Road) Free Dr Stephen Hazel, director of the National Institute of Education’s School of Visual and Performing Arts, takes participants through a series of acting exercises. He will focus on the application
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      • 84 19 JAPAN FAIR Till Sunday Liang Court atrium Don’t just simp it down, find out the history of the ramen that you’re eating. There will be a traditional noodle stall offering a variety of tasty ramen. Chefs specially flown in from Hokkaido will demonstrate how to make ramen and Japanese
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      • Article, Illustration
        64 19 THE CRUCIBLE Oct 24-26, Bpm DBS Arts Centre (20 Merbau Road, Robertson Quay) Tickets at $l9 and $l6 from Sistic This presentation of Arthur Miller’s play is staged by students of the NUS Theatre Studies Programme. Directed by Zidu Ted Chen and produced by Dr Yong Li Lan, this
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 468 19 Yourdailyhoroscope w For at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 What you desire might really happen, even if other hands make it come to pass. Certain life metaphors suggest that renewal is possible. For an active Air sign, you really know how to use the passive force of water. FEB 19-MAR
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  • STREATS sports
    • 556 20  -  Remy Ong’s girlfriend unfazed by the adulation surrounding him By Lim Han Ming TAN Hsiao Mein is perhaps one of the most envied girls in Singapore right now. Being bowler Remy Ong’s girlfriend ensures that. Ong is the golden boy of Singapore sport. He earned over
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    • 402 20 Wire services LONDON The international career of England goalkeeper David Seaman remained even more in doubt yesterday when Arsenal said that comments attributed to him that he would stay on were at least three months old. According to the News of the World,
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    • 273 21 ZAT KNIGHT (Centre-half/ midfielder, Fulham, Age 22 England Undef-21) Fantastic talent. Quick, good on the ball and he has an eye on where to be when there is danger. Will be a valuable player for Jean Tigana. Will do him no harm if he plays in different positions.
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    • Article, Illustration
      642 21 With both pace and skill, 17-year-old deemed hot English talent Wire services LIVERPOOL ft was always going to take something special to halt Arsenal’s apparently irresistible march to another Premiership title. And according to those who have been watching his development, Everton’s Wayne Rooney is exactly that: a
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    • 262 21 Blackburn 5 (Dunn 5-pen, 8, Taylor 55, 74, Griffin 65-og) Newcastle 2 (Shearer 36-pen, 48) ■k Everton 2 (Radzinski 22, Rooney 90) Arsenal 1 (Ljungberg 8) Fulham 1 (Marlet 35) Manchester United 1 (Solskjaer 62) k Manchester City 0 Chelsea 3 (Zola 69, 84, Hasselbaink 85) Sunderland 0
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    • 345 22 England manager tried to woo 35-year-old sales girl: nmort LONDON Sven Goran Eriksson tried to seduce another woman while he was having a affair with TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson. But it didn’t progress beyond mere kisses. The third woman in Eriksson’s love life has revealed how the Swede
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    • 361 22 Reuters LONDON Arsenal fans could get their first glimpse of Robert Pires (below) this season when the English double winner attempts to secure its place in the second phase of the Champions League tomorrow. It would be a timely pick-me-up after Saturday’s 1-2 loss
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    • 458 23 Liverpool manager tips team to make history Wire services LIVERPOOL Liverpool set off on a Champions League trip to Moscow on a high yesterday with manager Gerard Houllier (above) tipping the Reds to make history after it moved to top of the Premiership. Liverpool beat Leeds
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    • SPORTS SCAN
      • SOCCER
        • 87 23 -afp MADRID Racing Santander brought Real Madrid’s unbeaten season to an end as it beat the European champion 2-0 on Saturday. Uruguayan Mario Regueiro and Real Madrid reject Pedro Munitis were the scorers. Munitis was loaned back to Racing for his third spell at his home town
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        • 103 23 AFP ROME Italian league leader Inter Milan lost its 100 per cent record, but still held on to the top spot after being held to a 1-1 draw by Juventus on Saturday. Inter remains on top with 13 points from five matches, but can be overtaken by
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 27 23 IN THE LIVING ROOM SOCCER: English Premiership: Aston Villa v Southampton (Ch 24, tomorrow, 2.25 am). DELAYED TELECAST GOLF: Disney Golf Classic: Final rd (Ch 24, 2pm).
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