Streats, 12 March 2003
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Title Section10 2003-03-12 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2003 E-mail: streats@spti.com.sg mita (p> 240/03/200210 words
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Article, Illustration686 2003-03-12 1 Deepa Vijiyasingam - ssoom S’pore fashion label launches new branding campaign By Deepa Vijiyasingam DON’T shed tears for this Crocodile. While many Singaporeans still think of this menswear label as a small local producer of cheap white jockey briefs, sleeveless singlets and striped T-shirts, the company has transformedAshlelgh Sim - 686 words
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Advertisement66 2003-03-12 1 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> 240/03/2002 IVlichael Schumacher didn’t even make it *****1 to the top three in Melbourne. ADAM HASHIDY talks to him and finds out why PAtaE 38 Office building landlords will have to compete with govt departments which have large new premises, says LEE66 words
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Morning Rush
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Article, Illustration347 2003-03-12 2 Sarah Ng - Sarah Ng FIGHTING blistering winds and sub-zero temperatures, Singaporeans Karen Wong and Bebe Teo clung on to treacherously icy rocks as they laboured their way up a 170 m hill in Antarctica to reach a campsite. One false step and it would be aClarence Chan - 347 words
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518 2003-03-12 2 Zubaidah Nazeer - SMRT Corp defends no-rush move By Zubaidah Nazeer THREE weeks cannot be considered too long for experts to assess whether stronger barriers are needed between MRT tracks and the public. Describing the time frame as “fair”, SMRT Corp’s president and CEO, Ms Saw Phaik518 words
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Article, Illustration494 2003-03-12 3 Calvin Low - Animal rights activists on Orchard Road to promote vegetarianism By Calvin Low TORONTO native Holly Fraser, 27, braved a 60°C temperature difference between her snow-buried hometown and Orchard Road at noon yesterday to wave a “Go Vege” sign as a Lettuce Lady for an hour. She wasAFP - 494 words
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318 2003-03-12 4 Budget Debate IN the last two days of parliamentary budget debate, the high cost of land has been cited as now being possibly a worse deterrent to foreign investors than wage costs. MP Wang Kai Yuen (Bukit Timah) was critical of the318 words
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Article, Illustration268 2003-03-12 4 Leading Chinese daily newspaper gets snazzier from March 27 COME March 27, readers of Lianhe Zaobao will be greeted with a brighter and snazzier edition of the Chinese daily. The paper, Singapore’s highest circulating Chinese daily, with a readership of about 700,000, is getting a majorFrancis Lee - 268 words
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141 2003-03-12 6 BUZZSTOP IN response to public feedback, the Singapore Zoological Gardens will keep its name for the foreseeable future, and the plan to change it has been shelved. News that it planned to splash $lOO,OOO on a branding exercise which was to include a change of141 words
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Article, Illustration46 2003-03-12 6 Chinese hostesses holding umbrellas for delegates leaving after a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday. The body is meeting to officially name a sucessor to President Jiang Zemin AFPAFP - 46 words
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Article144 2003-03-12 6 A 1 Qfleda recruitment AL QAEDA is recruiting suicide squads to attack and sabotage oil fields in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait should the US take military action against Iraq, said US intelligence officers. The Washington Times yesterday reported that A 1 Qaeda hopes to recruit radical144 words
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Article126 2003-03-12 6 Philippine bank hearing UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) chairman Wee Cho Yaw didn’t take up an invitation to attend a Philippine congressional hearing on dealings involving a local subsidiary of the bank yesterday. He will receive another invitation to attend the next hearing scheduled for some time126 words
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Article156 2003-03-12 6 – Zubaidah Nazeer - Off the rails Zubaidah Nazeer SINGAPORE MRT (SMRT) chief Saw Phaik Hwa revealed yesterday that the Bukit Panjang LRT system, recently given six months by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to shape up, chalked up about $3 million in losses last year. Ms Saw, SMRT156 words
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Article105 2003-03-12 6 AP MALAYSIANS who assault their maids are to be barred for life from hiring domestic help, an immigration official said yesterday. The new regulation will reinforce existing laws that provide for up to seven years in prison and a fine of RM2,000 (Ss9l4) for people who physically. – AP - 105 words
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Article96 2003-03-12 6 SINGAPORE Post has put the brakes on one of its neighbourhood postmen. The part-timer had been making her deliveries at Woodlands Avenue 6 last week on a vehicle banned on public roads a mini-scooter when a Straits Times photographer spotted her. Singapore Post, which has more than96 words
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Article99 2003-03-12 6 TWO community representatives have been named to the Public Transport Council (PTC), bringing the number of members on the expanded PTC to 16. The two members who take up their seats on Saturday are Mr Lim Biow Chuan, assistant secretary of Jalan Besar Citizens’ Consultative99 words
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Article85 2003-03-12 6 GRAFFITI artists, break-dancers and rappers are among the more than 800 aspiring and established performers expected to do their stuff along Orchard Road when the 16-day Singapore Street Festival returns for the second year. The festival which begins on May 31 is recognised as a Special Event85 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration846 2003-03-12 8 Choong Choon Yee - When these bosses left recently, one management issue came to light By_ Choong Choon Yee WHEN Mr Chew Choon Seng, who has been with Singapore Airlines since 1972, takes charge of SIA from Dr Cheong Choong Kong in June, it will reflect the successful handling of846 words
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Article94 2003-03-12 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Chartered Semiconductor has said that its firstquarter results will be in line with its previous forecast. Chartered reiterated yesterday that sales will decline 5 per cent to 10 per cent from the fourth quarter’s U *****.9 million (SslB7 million The quarterly loss will come in– Bloomberg - 94 words
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Article92 2003-03-12 8 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s No 2 cellphone firm Celcom said yesterday that shareholder Deutsche Telekom AG has filed a claim for damages over Celcom’s planned merger with fixedline operator Telekom Malaysia Bhd. The dispute allows Telekom Malaysia to break its troubled takeover of Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd, but. – Reuters - 92 words
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Article81 2003-03-12 8 -AFP HONGKONG Indonesia is still top of the Asian corruption league but expatriate businessmen say the problem is accelerating most quickly in China, according to a survey by Political and Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd. released yesterday. Indonesia was perceived as the most corrupt of 13 Asia-Pacific countries-AFP - 81 words
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Article84 2003-03-12 8 -AP SEOUL Prosecutors indicted the chief and nine other executives of South Korea’s third-largest business group, the SK group, yesterday on charges of illegal stock transaction and other wrongdoing, Yonhap news agency said. SK group head Chey Tae Won has been accused of swapping his stock-AP - 84 words
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Article, Illustration539 2003-03-12 10 Rising rupee drives up labour expenses and gives fillip to regional rivals -AFP BANGALORE India’s competitive advantage of being able to provide cheap labour to the software industry will come under serious threat in two years as its currency appreciates and salary costs rise,-AFP; AFP - 539 words
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Article142 2003-03-12 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and other Asian carriers may report a combined profit of US$3.2 billion (555.55 billion) this year, helped by cost cuts and traffic gains, ÜBS Warburg predicted yesterday. The carriers will beat rivals in other regions for a. – Bloomberg - 142 words
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383 2003-03-12 10 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia yesterday unveiled measures to infuse extra life into capital markets suffering from the chill of an expected war in Iraq as local share prices languished at three-month lows. Overriding war fears and signs that the economy is slowing mean that). – Reuters - 383 words
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Article, Illustration461 2003-03-12 12 System drives owners of failed Japanese SMEs to suicide r. -AP TOKYO Mr Yuki Saito should have known something was wrong when his dad quietly walked into their steaming home tub that night. They hadn’t taken a bath together in years, although it is ther. -AP; AP —i - 461 words
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Article24 2003-03-12 14 US$: 551.736 552.780 EURO: 551.915 Ss: 67.43 YEN Ss: RM2.189 Ss: HK54.492 Ss: 24.43 BAHT Ss: 5,116 RUPIAH *AS AT MARCH 1124 words
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Article385 2003-03-12 14 STI: 1,216.11 2.29 Reuters SHARES closed mixed yesterday as worries about a likely Middle East war hurt blue chips such as City Developments. But defence firm ST Engineering rose after announcing a new venture. The Straits Times index finished 0.19 per cent, or 2.29 points,– Reuters - 385 words
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Article199 2003-03-12 14 Bloomberg HONGKONG Top J P Morgan Chase executives in Asia were yesterday reshuffled to boost business from financial institution group clients. Mr Marc Jones, currently head of Asia-Pacific debt capital markets, will take over as chief of a credit and rates unit for corporate clients.– Bloomberg - 199 words
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Article328 2003-03-12 17 US companies woo cyber-sawy customers -AP NEW YORK Would you like supersized Internet access with that burger and fries? This question will greet customers at 10 McDonald’s restaurants in three US cities from tomorrow. They will offer one hour of free high-speed wireless WiFi, or-AP - 328 words
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Article, Illustration244 2003-03-12 17 Bloomberg PARIS Mr Herb Alpert, the founder °f Tijuana Brass music group, and his business partner were paid US$lOO.3 million (*****.14 million) in cash and 8.8 million shares by Vivendi Universal because its stock slumped last year. Mr Alpert (pictured) and Mr Jerry Moss had.. – Bloomberg - 244 words
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Advertisement381 2003-03-12 12 Would you condemn your own child for life or invest 4 hours learning to restore his A NATURAL VISION IMPROVEMENT APPROACH TO Harry Quek had been wearing glasses since 1962. He was myopic, had astigmatism and night blindness since young and was told he needed bi-focals when he reached 40381 words
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Article, Illustration673 2003-03-12 18 LEE HAN SHIH - By LEE HAN SHIH The Business Times WHY are property heavyweights from Kwek Leng Beng of Hong Leong and Philip Ng of Far East to Liew Mun Leong of CapitaLand upset by the Housing and Development Board’s decision to let go 2,700 staff?The Business Times - 673 words
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Article, Illustration867 2003-03-12 20 CHUA KONG HO - Comment By CHUA KONG HO A NEW sport has arrived in town and anyone who has a job and a few years of working experience under his or her belt can participate in it. It is called “fresh grad bashing” and the sport has867 words
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279 2003-03-12 22 AFTER reading “Would dialect shows really be that bad?” (Streats, March 11), a letter by Mr Michael Loh Yik Ming, I would like to say that I believe the idea of a main dialect (Mandarin) for communication was mooted by the Government not to279 words
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Article183 2003-03-12 22 I REFER to “Bus service unreliable” (Streats, March 4) and “Card’s stored value misread by ez-link reader” (Streats, March 3), letters by Ms Grace Wee and Ms Sharon Tan respectively. We would like to assure Ms Wee that we are monitoring the growth of Punggol183 words
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Article328 2003-03-12 22 MY recent encounter with the DBS credit card customer service underscores how much room for improvement there is in customer service in Singapore. Two months ago, there was a mistake on my credit card statement. It showed a transaction in London that was not made328 words
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Article88 2003-03-12 22 IN our report, “How dare they!” (Streats, March 11), we said that resolutions calling for the capping of the pay of Craft Print founders Dora and Charlie Chan would not have passed even if the Chans had not voted their 54 per cent stake against the initiatives. This is88 words
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Article193 2003-03-12 24 WE would like to thank Mr Kanu Nathani for his feedback in the letter, “Better ways to save when you flush” (Streats, March 11). The cistern water-saving bag is a convenient device for use by households. We tested the bag and found that the first193 words
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116 2003-03-12 24 BUS Service 139 has cockroaches on board. These vermin can be seen crawling along the bottom of the walls, especially in dark spots. I boarded the bus once when all the lights were just switched on and saw masses of baby cockroaches. Another time, I116 words
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Advertisement85 2003-03-12 22 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at streats@sph.com.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. M/e reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be85 words
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Medical
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Article146 2003-03-12 26 Is it true that eating pineapples during menstruation increases bleeding? Some studies have shown that a compound JL extracted mainly from the pineapple stem (the core) prevents blood from clotting and hence may cause “bleeding”. Women who are taking medication that prevents their blood from clotting may want146 words
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Article, Illustration552 2003-03-12 26 Sarah Ng - COMMON SYMPTOMS OF URINARY INCONTINENCE Urgency: A strong desire to urinate, even when the bladder is not full Frequency: Urinating more than once in two hours or more than seven times a day Nocturia: The need to urinate at least twice during sleep at night Dysuria:Jonathan Wee - 552 words
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Article92 2003-03-12 26 NEW mothers can benefit from pelvic and post-natal exercises during their confinement month. “Lying down all the time does not help strengthen your pelvic muscles,” said consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Lee Keen Whye. “We are not asking them to do a Jane Fonda routine but simple post-natal exercises92 words
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Global
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Article122 2003-03-12 28 BEIJING A secret payment of £320 million (SsBB9 million) by a subsidiary of the South Korean conglomerate Hyundai to bring about a summit between the North and the South in 2000 was not a bribe but an “expression of brotherly love”, said Pyongang yesterday.122 words
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Article116 2003-03-12 28 SYDNEY Most working mothers are happy for their husbands to be the main breadwinner and do not want an “egalitarian” relationship, Australia’s largest family survey has found. The Australian reported yesterday that the study revealed that only one in five working couples with children116 words
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Article, Illustration422 2003-03-12 28 We’re no poodles of Bush, says British general DOHA, Qatar British troops stationed in the Gulf will not become US President George W Bush’s poodles, a top British general assured the public on Monday. Major-General Peter Wall made this statement while in the headquarters ofAP - 422 words
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Article323 2003-03-12 29 Terror chief‘close to capture’ as Pakistan acts on information from 9/11 mastermind ISLAMABAD Pakistani agents said on Monday that they were “just hours behind” A 1 Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The British Daily Telegraph yesterday reported that Pakistani intelligence services were hot on Osama’s trail323 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration99 2003-03-12 31 -AP KELLY CLARKSON, the 20-year-old crooner chosen as the first American Idol, has some advice for contestants on the second edition of the hit Fox TV show: Be yourself. “It sounds so corny and cliched, but don’t be Britney. Don’t be Christina. Don’t be-AP - 99 words
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Article, Illustration122 2003-03-12 31 SINGER Kylie Minogue has told former boyfriend James Gooding to grow up after he claimed she was a control freak who will end up a lonely spinster. He told British paper The Daily Star that Kylie had changed “into a selfobsessed, virtually friendless control122 words
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Article, Illustration63 2003-03-12 31 WEDDING bells will soon be ringing for actor Tobey Maguire. He will marry Jennifer Meyer, daughter of Universal Studios president Ron Meyer, this summer. And the best man will be his best friend, Leonardo DiCaprio. “Tobey and Jennifer have been friends for years and have been63 words
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Article, Illustration557 2003-03-12 31 Radio deejay and TV host Bernard Lim describes the latest challenge that he will unleash on Singaporeans. GARY LIM has the details LAST year, he had all of car-crazy Singapore agog as 120 contestants fought eagerly to get their hands on a free on a car by keepingGary Lm - 557 words
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Article, Illustration276 2003-03-12 32 Reuters LOS ANGELES War with Iraq or not, the Oscars show will go on, organisers vowed on Monday at the annual nominees lunch here and delivered the traditional and often ignored warning about keeping acceptance speeches short and sweet. The nominees crammed the– Reuters - 276 words
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Article, Illustration526 2003-03-12 32 Gregory Leow - By Gregory Leow There was a time when Japanese expats here mingled with locals and spoke Chinese dialects and Malay YAEKO ISHII, 61 years old, has been living in Singapore for over 19 years. She enjoys history so much that she has spent time learning more about theJohnathan Wee - 526 words
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Article, Illustration115 2003-03-12 35 SOME schools in Oklahoma have been j given radios that can be programmed to emit an alarm when storms are on the way, The Oklahoman reported. I The weather radios, which also tell temperature, were a gift from the staff of the National Severe Storms LabPic Francis Lee - 115 words
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Article, Illustration55 2003-03-12 35 9pm, Channel U The constituency wants to select the best seafood restaurant at Lamma Island to be listed in the tourist guide and organises a competition between Hundred Mile Seafood and Hai Ba Wang. Huazhi asked Shangyou to help Mayou in the competition but he’s lazy55 words
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Article52 2003-03-12 35 10pm, Central Adelina sells black-market cigarettes in Naples, is married to the unemployed Carmine, and faces a jail sentence. She can avoid it as long as she’s pregnant. But several years and seven children later, Carmine is exhausted. It looks like she is going to jail52 words
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Article, Illustration64 2003-03-12 35 STREATS EXPLORE A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL Tonight, Bpm Rock Auditorium (Suntec City Mall, level 3) Tickets at $46 and s36from Sistic Ball in the House performs original material, distinguished by punchy vocal bass and drums, wailing guitar and a rock approach. All this from six mouths without the benefit of64 words
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Article76 2003-03-12 35 RASHOMON Friday and Saturday, 7-15 pm and 9pm; Sunday, 735 pm The Substation Tickets at $l5 from The Substation box office or call Layang Merah Productions at 6270-9579 Based on Akira Kurosawa’s cult classic. A woodcutter, a priest, and a police officer wait out a thunderstorm in the shadow76 words
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Travel
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Article, Illustration699 2003-03-12 34 Ethnic charm, fine wines and ancient landscapes South Australia has it all, says LIM HAN MING. He joins a scavenger hunt to uncover the country’s treasures THERE are free-and-easy self-drive vacations, and then there is “From the Vines to the Ocean”. The latest holiday-on-wheels package launched by699 words
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Miscellaneous461 2003-03-12 35 Yourdailyhoroscope w a JL by Kelli Fox at Astrology.t •^PISCES s'* FEB 19-MAR2O AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 Sometimes it’s okay to suppress your feelings. Limit yourself to friendly and constructive comments. You may be in a strange mood, but that’s no excuse for being unkind. Pisces is a chameleon and an461 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration694 2003-03-12 36 With Ferrari nudged off the podium,for thefirst time in three years, the big question on every racing fans lips is: Will its dominance end? Streats reporter ADAM HASHIDYputs the question to Ferrans world champion driver, Michael Schumacher, and the answer is... “MAYBE”. Ferrari’s defending Formula One champion,694 words
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Article, Illustration422 2003-03-12 37 Tan Kim Han - Failed defender makes good as national goalkeeper By_ Tan Kim Han HASSAN Abdullah Sunny (right) is just 19 years old, but already he is a full-fledged Lion. Yesterday, the Geylang United goalkeeper was called up to the senior national squad for the Asian Cup qualifiers from MarchFrancis Lee - 422 words
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Article, Illustration555 2003-03-12 38 Lim Han Ming - By Lim Han Ming TAN JUN (right) used to roam the world as a top Chinese gymnast. From 1984 to 1989 she was a member of the Chinese national team, and she mesmerised the world with her555 words
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Article112 2003-03-12 38 Athletics: Guo Huaiyun Badminton: Zheng Qingjin, Zhang Qingwu, Gong Faying, Zhang Qingsong Basketball: Ling Guang Fencing: Zhao Zhizhong, Wang Weimin Gymnastics: Rhythmic: Tan Jun, Zhang Shuo, Mdm Gou Xiaoyan, Zhang Lei Artistic: Mdm Xu Zhihong, Deng Junwu, Xiao Ruizhi Sailing: Zhang Yongqiang, Liu Hong Shooting: Zhu Changfu,112 words
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Article, Illustration49 2003-03-12 38 Striker Kevin Tan (extreme right), 9, the youngest in the competition, is hoping to help his team, Jurong FC Budding Star 2, win the Bowl competition of the 7-Eleven (under-12) Street Soccer Challenge 2003 at the Sports for Life Centre in Bukit Gombak on Saturday. Francis LeeFrancis Lee - 49 words
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Article, Illustration486 2003-03-12 39 Problems off the pitch give Bayern unwanted publicity Reuters BERLIN Bayern Munich, nicknamed FC Hollywood in Germany for its frequent dramas, surely deserves an Oscar this season with more scandals than ever before. The prestigious club is 13 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga and appears– Reuters - 486 words
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253 2003-03-12 39 -AFP MADRID Real Madrid has been given fair warning AC Milan will show it the utmost respect by aiming to win its Champions League quarter-final tie today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). In different circumstances, the reigning European champion might have been pleased by the-AFP - 253 words
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Article129 2003-03-12 39 SAILING LOW Teo Ping, president of Singapore Sailing, yesterday stressed that there could be changes to a draft report by a 10-man committee (High Performance Sailing Committee) on the state of local sailing. He was responding to yesterday’s Streats report “Riding Out Dark Storm”. Said Low: “It129 words
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Article63 2003-03-12 39 BASKETBALL DALLAS Wally Szczerbiak and Kevin Garnett simply would not let the Dallas Mavericks pull ahead. Szczerbiak and Garnett scored 20 of their team’s final 23 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves capped a fivegame road trip with an impressive 92-83 victory over the league-leading Dallas Mavericks in the63 words
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Article66 2003-03-12 39 SOCCER S-LEAGUE club Sengkang Marine will be organising a football camp with the Northeast CDC from March 17-19. The day camp is for those aged between six and 16. Northeast CDC residents can enjoy a discounted rate of $BO, while non-residents will have to pay $lOO. The last66 words
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Miscellaneous67 2003-03-12 39 IN THE LIVING ROOM CRICKET: World Cup Super Six: Zimbabwe v Kenya (Pay-Per-View Ch 37, 4pm). SOCCER: Champions League, 2nd group stage: Juventus v Deportivo La Coruna (ESPN Ch 23, tomorrow, 3.30 am), Real Madrid v AC Milan (tomorrow Star Sports Ch 24 and RTMI, 3.30 am and Chs, 3.3567 words
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