Streats, 28 October 2002

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      Lock icon Maid’s menacing mail
      575 2  -  Employer opens letter to find photos and a request for black magic spell By f Zubaidah Nazeer MADAM Soo went cold when she opened the letter her week-old Indonesian maid had asked her to mail home for her. In it, Madam Soo (not her real name), a
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      Lock icon Bets off on casinos in S’pore
      232 2 FORGET about a casino in Singapore. Two government leaders nixed this idea yesterday something the authorities have been doing routinely for years. Both Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said no to the idea, saying that a
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      Lock icon SUCH FLEXIBILITY
      118 2 ONE KIND ACT Mrs Lee I was impressed with the standard of service at the Toa Payoh HDB branch of NTUC Fair Price, and with supervisor Tan Siew Chong. I bought some pocket tissues recently thinking they were on special offer. After I paid for the item, I
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      Lock icon 2 weeks too late
      580 3  -  Woman dies of breathing disorder after delaying visit to specialist By Wendy Tan WHEN the family of Ms Hasanah Hassan read of a breakthrough by Singapore surgeons on a jaw operation to cure obstructive sleep apnea without disfiguring the face, it was with some bitterness. When
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      85 3 THE stretch of road between Ama Keng Road and Old Lim Chu Kang Road will be closed to traffic for five days next month for the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s emergency runway exercise. The exercise takes place from 6.30 pm on Nov 7 till lpm on Nov
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      Lock icon ‘Don’t be apologists’
      62 3 DEVOUT Muslims should not be apologetic for adhering to their religious doctrine nor feel that they should change to avoid being labelled “extremist”, a sociologist advised yesterday. And defining oneself as a moderate Muslim is not apologising, National University of Singapore’s Associate Professor Syed Farid Alatas said.
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      209 2 Maid me Great Offer for Maid Employers! Tel: 6336 9311 Visit: streats.income.com.sg Email: maid@income.com.sg Just a phone call to 6336 9311 is all you need to renew your maid's work permit! For $l5O, we will provide you with a comprehensive personal accident insurance, $5,000 bond and convenient door-to-door work permit
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  • STREATS financial
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      Lock icon Singapore may slash GDP forecast: DPM Lee
      245 4 SINGAPORE -The Government may cut its 3-4 per cent gross domestic product growth forecast for the year, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. The Ministry of Trade and Industry is likely to release an updated projection by next month, he said
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      Lock icon Diversification works
      567 4 Keppel to announce Q 3 results today Wire services SINGAPORE Keppel Corp’s decision to focus on buying shipyards and building oil rigs around the world has paid off. The stock surged almost 60 per cent this year as the group won contracts to upgrade oil platforms in Brazil,
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      Lock icon Local banks develop forex trading system
      272 4 SINGAPORE -A common foreign exchange trading system, jointly developed by DBS, OCBC and UOB, will begin a seven-week test run today. It will make Singapore compatible with the global currency trading and settlement system run by CLS Bank International (CLS Bank), The Business Times
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      Lock icon Get Takenaka
      457 6  -  Politicians, banks gang up over minister’s bid to resolve loan mess Comment By DAVID DEROSA Bloomberg NEW CANAAN, Connecticut-You don’t normally see this kind of thing get so public, so personal and so nasty, but Japan’s ruling political party and the banking community have all but declared war
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      Lock icon Asean banks 'yet to beat ’97 crisis'
      255 6 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR South-east Asian banks remain vulnerable five years after the regional financial crisis, and a further shakeout in the sector is inevitable over the next five years, industry experts said. Asean banks face a new “strategic crisis” driven by new technology,
      -AFP  -  255 words
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      24 6 *AS AT OCTOBER 25 US$: 551.775 552.759 EURO: 551.736 Ss: 69.83 YEN Ss: RM2.141 Ss: HK54.394 Ss: 24.48 BAHT Ss: 5,210 RUPIAH
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      Lock icon LDP leaders rap bank reform plan
      143 6 -AFP TOKYO Top representatives from Japan’s ruling coalition yesterday harshly criticised a banking reform plan proposed by Economic Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka. Mr Taro Aso, policy chief for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said that the plan which includes cutting banks’ capital and
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      499 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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      296 5 MMBia P ROUB R SIIISIP 1 «iHHSHraHF f t ituti fe learning FINAL YEAR DEGREE Ottawa University Heriot Watt University I PRIFYSGOL CYMRU UNIVERSITY OF WALES Universityof Portsmouth University of Wales* University of Portsmouth Advanced Diploma in Business Administration (1 year) Specialisations available: Marketing Human Resource Management Business Administration Entry
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      188 7 F U H si M®. Wi w m X < M m w E,« m M 7 it WMB. ;;-i :!E;, ,/V5 up SMS SUE 1 ■i§ ■HP w HT REGUND. That's right, it's okay to bring your personality from the boardroom to our aerobics studios. Be it high-octane kicks
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  • STREATS vocal
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      Lock icon SMRT profits: Why no relief for commuters?
      83 8 SMRT Corp posted a 40.5 per cent surge in net profit to $41.28 million for the six months ended Sept 30 (“SMRT profit up 40 per cent”, Streats, Oct 25). The transport operator’s results seem to be contrary to earlier claims made by
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      Lock icon Levy increase could be counterproductive
      448 8 A RECOMMENDATION by the Economic Review Committee (ERC) to raise the foreign domestic worker levy (“Raise foreign maid levy”, Streats, Oct 25) would affect me if it is implemented, so I am trying to understand it objectively. I believe that the ERC has made a
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      Lock icon Maids a necessity for many
      136 8 THE Economic Review Committee’s recommendation to increase the foreign worker levy might, if implemented, help the nation reduce its dependence on those workers, but the concern is that it will make life even more difficult for working Singaporeans. And can the local workforce fill the
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      Lock icon Local maids not flexible enough
      178 8 I’M dismayed by news that the Economic Review Committee (ERC) has proposed an increase in the foreign domestic worker levy. I’m a mother of two who is expecting a third child. My sister helps to take care of my two children, so I don’t need
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      148 8 Have Your Say E-mail us at streats@sph.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
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      Lock icon Stroke signs different
      278 10 Women may suffer delayed stroke treatment Reuters WASHINGTON Women feel the effects of a stroke differently from men, and this can adversely affect the treatment they receive. Doctors typically look for symptoms such as sudden changes in sensation, walking ability, balance, motor functions including paralysis of one
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      Lock icon HEALTH FACT
      103 10 What is heartburn? IT is a burning sensation behind the breastbone and is caused by gastrointestinal reflux, in which the stomach’s contents flow back up the oesophagus. The person may also have oesophageal ulcers or bleeding. Reflux occurs when a ring of muscles between the stomach and oesophagus,
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      177 10 My son is nine years old and his right hand and fingers are shorter than the left by lcm to scm. Should I consult a doctor? A The difference in finger length is highly significant. You should consult a doctor to determine if there is any other evidence
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  • STREATS global
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      Lock icon Sophisticated, charming, classy... DEADLY?
      521 11 Malaysia’s Joan Collins: Raja Nor Mahani, first wife of Perak’s Raja DiHilir KUALA LUMPUR She was once referred to by her students as Joan Collins a popular character in the 1980 s American TV soap opera Dynasty. She was among the first few women members of
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      Lock icon Hotbed of terrorism?
      188 11 M’sian university campuses KUALA LUMPUR An educationist here said that two universities were not “hotbeds of terrorism” as stated in a recent news agency report. Malaysia’s divisional director of for higher education Professor Dr Hassan Said said that the arrests of several lecturers from the two universities
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      Lock icon Hot bed for porn?
      205 11 American university campus AP BLOOMINGTON, Indiana Indiana University officials last Wednesday asked local law enforcement authorities to help investigate reports that an adult film was shot on campus. Chancellor Sharon Stephens Brehm said IU police were asked to follow up on a report filed on Oct
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      Lock icon Malacca Strait vulnerable to terrorism: security experts
      268 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Shipping in the Malacca Strait could be a prime target for terrorists, analysts have warned. The strait, one of the world’s most important sea passages, is a “target-rich environmenf’, said Mr Ross Babbage, a strategy and defence expert at the
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      Lock icon Solo standoff
      422 12 Abu Bakar Bashir will resist detention Wire services SOLO Abu Bakar Bashir is acting tough. And this may result in a standoff between the Indonesian government and the suspected Jemaah Islamiah (JI) chief in the central Java town of Solo, which is just I,oookm away from Singapore. The
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      Lock icon Osama threatened Aussies
      108 12 -AFP SYDNEY Osama bin Laden warned last year that Australia was on A 1 Qaeda’s hit list because it helped East Timor win independence from Indonesia. A taped message from him last November is believed to be a coded signal to extremists in the region to begin
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      Lock icon Bali bomb was revenge for JI arrests’
      135 12 JAKARTA Furious that the arrests of senior Jemaah Islamiah (JI) members in Singapore and Malaysia had foiled his plans for truckbomb attacks on foreign targets in Singapore, Riduan Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, targeted tourist haunts instead. The Telegraph of London yesterday reported
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      Lock icon ‘Russian forces used nerve gas’
      408 14 Hostages were killed by fumes: doctors TBILISI, Georgia-A television station here has shown footage of doctors, reportedly with hospitals in Moscow, saying that those who died in the hostage-taking drama in Moscow died of gas poisoning. Russian special forces had used what the authorities had
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      Lock icon Sniper craved... CONTROL
      539 16 Enforced army regimen for kids Found joy in exercise, martial arts AP SEATTLE Control. That could be the reason why sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad may have taken fatal potshots at Washington DC residents. He looked for it in the regimen of a military career and the
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      Lock icon Sniper suspects keep mum
      139 16 NEW YORK Suspected Washington, DC, sniper John Allen Muhammad and his teenage accomplice, John Lee Malvo, are refusing to talk to investigators, the New York Post reported yesterday. Muhammad was arraigned on Saturday in Baltimore on a gun charge, while his stepson, Malvo, was arraigned as
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      Lock icon Jiang sidesteps sticky succession question
      172 16 Reuters LOS CABOS, Mexico Chinese President Jiang Zemin offered President George W Bush a glimpse of what a US official called a “puckish sense of humour” when he dodged a question about stepping down from power, last Friday at Mr Bush’s Texas ranch. Mr Jiang,
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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      32 16 Flats Rental for Foreigners (PRs/Employment Pass Holders Only) Approved HDB flats Many locations Near to amenities or MRT station Affordable Rental 2 or 3 bedrooms Certainty of tenure 6885 5325/6/7 6885 5315/6/7
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      807 17  -  Her command of English is still weak despite spending more than a decade in California, hut it hasn’t stopped the American public from lapping up Japanese jazz pianist Keiko Matsui’s unique brand of instrumental music By_ Yvonne Kwok LONG before there was Bond or The Planets,
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      Lock icon ‘Not the same without Harris’
      131 17 WISE old professor Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series will still appear in future films but it won’t be the same, said the films’ producer, David Heyman on Saturday. Richard Harris, 72, who appeared as Dumbledore in the first two films, died from cancer
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      Lock icon Kylie's knickers in a twist
      127 17 THERE Kylie Minogue was lounging around in Changi Airport, happily reading the Sun-Herald, when she saw an item about two fans who spent more than A 57,000 (556,900) for her underwear and a signed photograph of her at a UK Labour Party lunch. Wrote the
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      Lock icon Chu Mei-feng plans book
      81 17 DISGRACED former Taipei city councillor Chu Mei-feng is set to launch an English pictorial booklet next February. It will be published by a Singapore company, reported Sing Tao Daily News. Chu, 36, who made headlines after her sex romp with a married man was secretly filmed
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      Lock icon Ghoulish grub
      299 18  -  Foodie two-shoes WILI I N CHANG DOGGY poo, chopped-off baby octupus fingers, decomposed jellyfish these are probably not on your everyday “makan” menu. But come Halloween (Oct 31), all hell will break loose at Igor’s The Main Event, which celebrates all things macabre, gruesome and freaky this Halloween.
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      Lock icon Asian nightspots feel heat
      240 18 -AFP SINGAPORE Some nightspots in Asia’s cities are feeling the fallout effect of the Bali blasts. In Bangkok, Komkanok Temeeraksa, manager of Gulliver’s Tavern said: “More than 20 per cent of my customers have disappeared. It’s really quiet during the day,” while the Bull’s Head pub
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      113 19 IT’S an ill dust storm that blows nobody any good. The big red one, that rolled into Sydney over the weekend laden with iron from the j Australian outback, may J actually be doing life J a favour. M It was going to provide a banquet
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    • Happenin’
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        93 19 CHIJAZZ 2002 Nov 3, spm till lam Free CHIJMES seventh annual jazz festival brings together big names such as Jeremy Monteiro, Jacintha Abisheganaden, Thomson Big Band, Eldee Young, Keiko Matsui and Kuala Lumpur band Biophonics. They showcase a wide range of jazz styles, including dixie, blues, swing, big band,
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        48 19 FAUST: A SILENT FILM CONCERT Oct 31, 9-30 pm Esplanade Tickets at $5l, s36from Sistic Watch the classic silent movie, F W Mumau’s Faust, to the accompaniment of the Esplanade’s Klais pipe organ (above). Theatre organist Dennis James has written some original music specially for this film.
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        40 19 RACIAL HARMONY PORTRAITURE Till Tuesday, llam-8.30pm Art Gallery, TanjongPagar Community Club (101 Cantonment Road) Free Artist Fan Shao Hua exhibits a selection of portraits. These are Indian, Malay and Chinese faces which presents a picture of Singapore’s racial harmony.
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        50 19 FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN CHINESE LITERARY HISTORY Tonight, 7pm-9pm Asian Civilisations Museum (39 Armenian Street) Free Chinese literature has for the last 200 years been increasingly shaped by the impact of Western influences. In this lecture in Mandarin, Shanghai bom writer Tang Min discusses how China has grappled with Westernisation.
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      109 19 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats @sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191 The quick and better way to pay online > There are more important things to do in life than carrying shopping bags on crowded escalators or waiting in long queues. Now you
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      378 19 Yourdailyhoroscope §P AQUARIUS mm JAN 20-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com FEB 19-MAR 20 ARIES MAR2I-APR 19 What you hoped was a bad dream is still staring you in the face as you start your day. Sometimes you just have to take a loss and move on. Your state
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  • STREATS sports
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      Lock icon How to make money
      738 20  -  Sinchi reveals plan to be profitable in four years’ time By Tan Kim Han SINCHI FC, the new kid on the block, is confident of making money from the S-League in four years’ time. The Chinese club’s prediction is nothing short of bold as most, if
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      Lock icon Ong loses to Finn in Cup final
      314 20  -  By. Adam Hashidy REMY Ong (below) did not win bowling’s World Cup in Latvia but he sure came close to it. He progressed all the way to the final, becoming the first Singaporean to advance thus far, only to lose the title fight
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      Lock icon Can Duncan dominate NBA again?
      579 21 San Antonio Spurs could pose serious challenge to Lakers in new season NEW YORK The top teams have all done their homework for the new National Basketball Association season, which starts tomorrow. They have all bought and sold furiously. Yet, the more things change, the
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      Lock icon Vanishing aura
      582 22  -  Soccer smart D'J ADAM HASIUDY FALLEN, wounded and almost on its knees. When Arsenal wakes up this morning, it will no longer strut about like a prize fighting cock. It will no longer think it can ride roughshod over its rivals in its pursuit of the English Premier
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      Lock icon PREMIER LEAGUE
      272 22 L Arsenal 1 (Edu 45) Blackburn 2 (Edu 6-og, Yorke 51) k Birmingham 0 Man City 2 (Sun Jihai 24, Anelka 87) k Chelsea 2 (Hasselbaink 30, Le Saux 55) West Brom 0 Liverpool 2 (Murphy 72, Owen 86pen) Tottenham 1 (Richards 82) k Man Utd 1 (Forlan
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      Lock icon Friedel overcomes cartilage injury
      148 22 Reuters LONDON Blackburn Rovers manager Graeme Souness hailed Brad Friedel as the best goalkeeper in England after the American overcame injury to inspire his side to victory over Arsenal. Said Souness: “His knee cartilage popped out during warm-up. He managed to sort it out and play
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      Lock icon Strength of character
      644 23 Owen buries penalty jinx to leave Reds clear at the top Wire services LIVERPOOL The last time Michael Owen was brought down in the box at Anfield, he missed the penalty against West Brom. Against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, he was not afraid to try again. The
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      Lock icon Butt to have surgery as United’s injury woes deepen
      257 23 Wire services MANCHESTER Manchester United’s injury jinx struck again on Saturday when it was confirmed that its England midfielder Nicky Butt needs ankle surgery. Butt will have the operation tomorrow in a bid to clear up the problem which has kept
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          Lock icon MILAN BEATEN
          137 23 Reuters MILAN Sene A leader AC Milan suffered its first defeat of the season as it went down 2-3 at Chievo on Saturday, while champion Juventus move up to third place with a 1-0 win at home to Udinese. Carlo Ancelotti’s Milan had won four and drawn one
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          120 23 AFP MADRID Valencia demonstrated once again that it is an attack-minded side when it thrashed Athletic Bilbao 5-1 on Saturday. Athletic’s main tormentor was Pablo Aimar, who bagged a hat-trick. Even Athletic’s trio of central defenders was no protection against the Argentine midfielder, and Aimar opened the
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        91 23 BOWLING FRESH from his exploits at the Bowling World Cup last weekend, Remy Ong will take part in the Santa Claus Open 2002 this week at Victor’s Superbowl in Marina. This is Ong’s first local tournament since winning three gold medals in the recent Busan Asian Games.
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