Streats, 29 July 2003

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  • 11 1 Streats TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com,sg mita <pj iu/s3/2oo& v
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  • 642 1  -  Sales executive receives papers revealing private loan info about others By Choong Choon Yee SOMETIMES, all it takes is a slip of the fingers to reveal someone’s private information to others. And clerks working for four law firms here appear to have made such a gaffe. They
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    • 189 1 IHi IS#| IT LIMIT Young entrepreneur Annlyn Wong shows that there’s fife after SIA m it PAGES HASSLE-FREE PAYMENT Have to pay a Malaysian traffic fine? Just get on the Net and pay by credit card PAGE 4 GOOD NEWS FOR STUDENTS Want to go on a big ‘hunt’? Enter
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  • Morning Rush
    • 582 2 William So’s ex-wife says s2m is compensation for money she spent in 4 years of marriage THE Singaporean former wife of Hong Kong singer William So has been married before, according to a magazine report that has emerged amid news of the pair’s
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    • 463 3  -  Radar system reveals every nuance of a golfer’s game to help him finetune strokes By_ Khushwant Singh NEED help with your golf swing? Then you might want to check out Flight Scope a missile-tracking Doppler radar system that will reveal every detail of your golf
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    • 336 4  -  3 websites accept S’pore credit-card payments By. Zubaidah Nazeer SINGAPORE businessman Rahim Abdul Shukor, 48, who drives to Malacca regularly, will now not worry about the hassle of paying up any Malaysian traffic fines. Whereas previously he had to go to a Malaysian police station
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    • 133 4 LONDON Nearly five million Britons are ‘too worried’ to take a break from work. A study by You Gov for The Daily Telegraph found that 18 per cent of Britain’s working population of 27 million people take less than their full holiday entitlement. More than
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    • 131 6 BUZZSTOP THERE is at least one employer in Singapore that is not retrenching staff NTUC Fair Price. Chairman S Chandra Das yesterday assured its 5,000 staff that there was “no need to worry about being given retrenchment letters”. The assurance came as Fair Price unveiled
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    • Article, Illustration
      56 6 Several thousand Harley-Davidson enthusiasts from all over Europe gathered in the German city of Hamburg on Sunday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the US-made motorcycle. Among them were Mr Edgar Dinkel and his daughter, Sabine, from Munich on an Electra Glide motorcycle customised with the fur and
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    • 147 6 EDB report -AFP SINGAPORE’S manufacturing output fell for the third straight month in June due to weakness in the electronics and biomedical sectors, the Economic Development Board (EDB) said yesterday. It said that output declined 7.3 per cent year-on-year in June after a 9.5 per
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    • 143 6 Cambodian general election -AP CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party yesterday claimed victory in the country’s general election, saying it expects to control about 73 of the 123 seats in the National Assembly. Independent observers monitoring the vote count also indicated that the Cambodian People’s
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    • 144 6 Freeing Aung San Suu Kyi Reuters MYANMAR’S foreign minister yesterday rebuffed growing pressure to free pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi soon, insisting that she would not be held indefinitely and indicating that the military junta was working on her release. Visiting Jakarta to convey
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    • 106 6 Wire services HONG Kong pro-democracy lawmakers yesterday slammed the city’s leader, Tung Chee Hwa, after their first meeting since massive public protests over a proposed anti-subversion law that sparked a political crisis. Mr Tung had pledged to listen more carefully to the public after a rally on
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    • 95 6 -AFP LEGENDARY actor and comedian Bob Hope died at the age of 100 yesterday. Hope, one of the best known and most beloved US entertainers, celebrated his centenary birthday in May. He is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most honoured entertainer in
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    • 113 6 Reuters A HITHERTO unknown group of Iraqi Muslim militants Salafist Jihad Group warned yesterday that they would fight a “holy war” against the US administration. “Bush, Rumsfeld and decision makers in the ‘black house’... we will shake the ground under your feet and we will send
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    • 101 6 DON’T be surprised if you see a policeman in the Australian state of Victoria with his hair bunned up. The Victoria police force has made hair regulations “gender non-specific” following a complaint from a policeman, who believed he was being discriminated against for not being allowed to grow
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  • Financial
    • 807 8  -  MsAnnlyn Wong 34, is a fine example to show that there is life after leaving Singapore's national carrier ratrepreneurs BY i Chita Kong Ho THE skies have never been darker, or the prospects gloomier, for retrenched Singapore Airlines cabin crew. Yet, if they look around they
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    • 498 11 More buying on credit as govts ease rules Bloomberg SINGAPORE Ms Park Eim Young, a South Korean, pays her car tax by credit card. In Bangkok, Mr Somehai Tonhorm bought a wide-screen television with an interest-free loan. Ms Alison Seng is buying a new car
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    • 328 13  -  By Janice Wong MOST people would not associate a bank with adventure holidays. But, Mr Yuen Kum Fai (pictured) is no run-of-the-mill banker. His scholarly appearance belies an adventurous streak. The Citibank business director for credit payment products who loves trekking and snorkelling is the brains
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    • 327 14 SembCorp unit discovers inflated profit figures at India office Reuters SINGAPORE SembCorp Logistics yesterday said that it had revised down its profit and revenues between 2000 and the first quarter of this year after finding accounting anomalies at its Indian subsidiary. The logistics arm of utilities conglomerate
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    • 180 14 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Mr Richard Branson’s Virgin Group Ltd is scrapping its Singapore drinks business after 19 months, closing its third venture here in three years. “Our franchising arrangements for Virgin Drinks have been terminated in Singapore due to conflict of interest within the
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    • 226 11 SINGAPORE QUALITY GLASS for Private Education Organisations SIU Southern Illinois University MONASH Monash University HiARMI Awarded A Nation's Trust mark! Full-time Part-time Programs Executive MBA Singapore 9th Intake Register Now! AACSB International and NCACS accreditation Preview Thursday, 7 August 2003,7.00 p.m. Education Master of Education with focus on Leadership, Policy
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    • 667 13 ONE lucky junior college, polytechnic or university student will go on a trip to Finland from Sept 1-6 to “hunt” for the spectacular Aurora Borealis. This is the grand prize in the Citibank-Streats Aurora Borealis Great Adventure Contest.One of Citibank’s community programmes to encourage learning beyond the classroom, the trip
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  • Comment
    • 694 17  - Time to tackle N Korea diplomatically Comment By JAMES KLURFELD LAT- WP IF you think Iraq is a foreign-policy mess, just wait until the North Korea crisis. Saddam Hussein had no effective way of fighting back against the United States. North Korea does, with a million-man army poised north of
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  • Vocal
    • 392 20 I WOULD like to point out that it is misleading to state that the pay cut for PSA Corp’s mid-level executives as 4-7 per cent. All along, such executives at PSA’s operations division have enjoyed what the company calls a market adjustment allowance
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    • 383 20 I WAS disturbed by a few comments made by Mr Sam Lim in his letter, “Keep teachers in check, too” (Streats, July 25). Firstly, he claimed that “there is no system to check on teachers’ performance and behaviour”. I believe this is not true, as schools
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    • 119 20 I REFER to Mr Conrad Raj’s commentary, “Stop making people feel shortchanged, SIA” (Streats, July 28). I am appalled at the way Singapore Airlines has retrenched its crew. Although the airline has said that the gratuity was not a factor in the retrenchment, I find it
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    • 84 20 I AGREE with Mr Conrad Raj that Singapore Airlines should be ashamed of itself. Surely the airline could have implemented a one-year cut-off point in deciding when not to pay the gratuity, or, better still, it could have paid on a pro-rata basis. This would have
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    • 146 20 I REFER to Mr Edwin Koo’s report, “Homeless in Singapore” (Streats, July 25). It is disheartening to know that we still have destitute people in this wonderful country. Tony, the destitute man featured in your report, appears to be an able-bodied man who should
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    • 85 20 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at streatS@sph.COIVI.Sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 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
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  • Global
    • 454 22 Cash-strapped host lived it up even as Hussein brothers stayed at his home for 23 days, then betrayed them DETAILS have emerged of the betrayal that led to the bloody deaths of Uday and Qusay Hussein at a house in northern Iraq last week,
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    • Article, Illustration
      61 22 Twin brothers Shane (front) and Shawn Jenkins of New Jersey speaking to twin sisters Katie (front) and Kristy Walker of Ohio during the Twins and Multiples Day at Astroland Amusement Park in Coney Island, New York, on Sunday. Twins, triplets and quadruplets from around the US spent the
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    • 109 22 SYDNEY Computer rage arises because people often personalise their PC and have overly great expectations of it, The Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday. A recent study in England by research firm Mori has found that seven out of 10 respondents admitted to shouting at their computer.
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    • 310 22 Wire services MOSUL Residents of this northern city are furious with Mr Nawaf AlZaidan, the tribal chief who tipped off the Americans on the whereabouts of Uday and Qusay Saddam Hussein, and warned that revenge is on the way. “He’s a traitor to his country and
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    • 311 25 Philippine coup leader a ‘thinker’ who fought against Abu Sayyaf MANILA Lieutenant Senior Grade Antonio Trillanes, the self-styled leader of Sunday’s coup attempt against Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, had a reputation among his naval colleagues as a thinker and a studious person. The 32-year-old officer,
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    • 226 26 He has to enrol for Golkar meet JAKARTA Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung will contest the presidential candidate selection at his party’s convention. “I will participate in the stages of the convention,” The Jakarta Post yesterday reported him as saying, quoting Antara news agency. He was speaking on
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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  • Medical
    • 251 27 LONDON Stay upbeat, and you are less likely to catch a cold, say Pittsburgh researchers. You are also less likely to feel ill. The team from Carnegie Mellon University studied 334 people and found that those who are energetic, happy and relaxed stay
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    • 134 27 What is the difference between naturally-occurring vitamin C (in fruits) and those manufactured in laboratories? A Chemically, there is no difference between vitamin C naturally occurring in food and that synthetically found in supplements, with both forms readily absorbed by the body. However, in food sources, vitamin C
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    • 45 27 1111 l ?11|1 llMlllilll 1 m m i i A,** Angelina Jolie is game to do stunts, unlike "lazy" Hong Kong actresses, says Simon Yam (left). He stars with Jolie in the current Lara Croft movie. HO Al LI reports. T? °/£-n In JUDO tomorrow
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  • EasyStreats
    • 537 28  -  PCK, hang up your hoots. Because the new iconic Singaporean comedy figure is more likely to be an Ah Quah Tellytubby By YVONNE KWOK EVERYBODY loves an Ah Quah (effeminate man) or AQ. But nobody likes a gay. Characters acting like AQs are currently hot local TV
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    • 155 28 SINGER Robbie Williams will probably be a little more cautious the next time he picks a woman to join him on stage. He has revealed how he had to fight off a fan whom he picked from the audience to join him on stage while performing at
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    • 80 28 AFP FAMOUS Scottish women including Harry Potter author JK Rowling and Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox are to auction their shoes in support of women victims of domestic violence. The 104 women will each donate a pair of shoes, which will be exhibited at next month’s Edinburgh Fringe
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    • 81 28 TOMB Raider II has failed to live up to expectations and entered the US box office charts in fourth place, say reports yesterday. Cradle of Life also took less than half the original did when it showed in June 2001. Instead, hitting top spot and
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    • 527 29  -  rucw By. Amy Van MATCHING gourmet beer with food is seemingly one of the in things in the gourmet galaxy at the moment, a fun and exciting alternative to traditional food and wine pairing. And the latest to give it a shot unexpectedly perhaps is modem
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    • 392 30 HE became internationally famous for gatecrashing Prince William’s 21st birthday party last month, but Aaron Barschak isn’t exactly a happy man, said The Guardian’s Jon Ronson on Saturday. For one thing, the pressure on him has become high since his escapade. While he will probably not
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    • 96 30 THE couple whose baby daughter, Azaria, disappeared in the Australian outback in 1980 reportedly taken by dingoes will be presenting their side of the story for the first time on television, reported The Sun-Herald on Sunday. Lindy and Michael Chamberlain, who are divorced, have
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    • 112 30 THE 10th anniversary of Italian director Federico Fellini’s death will be marked with a series of concerts and exhibitions in Rome this year. Fellini, who won four best foreign film Oscars and receved a lifetime achievement award died on Oct 31, 1993, aged 73. The Rome tribute
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    • 97 31 Some see the weatherman as the person who says whether to carry an umbrella that day. But in southern Africa, a place r of cyclones and droughts, this person’s skill in coordinating data is a deadly serious matter. Weather satellites and ground I stations help drought
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 56 31 10pm, Central Fast Eddie (Paul Newman) is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a selfdestructive attitude. His bravado leads to his downfall and he soon realises that making it to the top could cost him his soul. The movie won an Academy Award for
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      • Article, Illustration
        73 31 7pm, Channel U When the Lai family bums paper money on the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival along the corridors, Madam Zeng (Pamela Oei) retaliates by installing a video camera outside her front door. The issue of privacy versus exposing “criminal” actions with video installation
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    • Happenin’
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        83 31 SUM 41 Tomorrow, Bpm Fort Canning Park Tickets at $B5 to $lll from Ticket Charge (tel: 6296-2929) Canadian punk rockers Sum 41 unleashes its rambunctious brand of power punk pop, which blends infectious melodies with monster riffs and manic rhythm. Formed in the summer of 1996 in Ajax, Ontario,
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      • 57 31 FENGSHUI AND CHINESE ASTROLOGY SEMINAR Tonight and tomorrow, 7pm Phoenix Hotel. Free Call 6737-6211f0r reservations Internationally renowned Taiwanese fengshui master Guo Bo Yu will talk on career development, love, health, wealth, residential and commercial fengshui. He has counselled celebrities such as singer Tracy Huang and former US president Ronald
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 463 31 Yourdaily horoscope JpMUARI US JAN20-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox atAstrology.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 A bold gesture could alarm somebody. You can’t help it if you’re a creative genius. Aquarius runs off with the prize while others still stand around deciding whether or not they want to play. Some people
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  • Sports
    • 542 33  -  Sevki credits his rise through the ranks to an unlikely source By Tan Kim Han WHEN Sevki Sha’ban (above) was invited to join the national under-23 squad recently, he thanked grandpa for his good fortune. Sadly, he could only do it in his prayers as grandfather died last
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    • 310 33  -  M Lim Han Ming XIAO LUXI (below) made two wishes on her 21st birthday on July 19. Last Saturday, one of them came true the China-born shuttler became a Singapore citizen. Now she is hoping that her second wish will be fulfilled today. The 52nd-ranked
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      354 34 AFP On Sunday, two sportsmen achieved fascinating milestones in their careers. Swimmer Michael Phelps rewrote five world records at the world meet, while Lance Armstrong joined the legends with his fifth straight Tour de France win BARCELONA The newly crowned king of swimming, Michael Phelps (left), believes
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    • Article, Illustration
      353 34 AP PARIS Lance Armstrong (right) has joined an exclusive club. He is now one of five cyclists to have won the Tour de France five times. The others are Miguel Indurain, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Jacques Anquetil. But Armstrong’s favourite club has a much larger constituency
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    • 97 35 BADMINTON SINGAPORE’S reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist Li Li is through to the second round of the World Badminton Championships in Birmingham, England. The China-bom shuttler hardly broke sweat in dispatching Mesinee Mangkalakiri of the United States 11-2, 11-1 in her opening match yesterday. But there
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    • SOCCER
      • 89 35 -AFP MEXICO CITY Daniel Osomo’s extra-time goal helped Mexico to a 1-0 win over Brazil in the Concacaf Gold Cup on Sunday. Osomo slipped past two defenders and scored from just inside the penalty area in the 98th minute, beating Brazilian keeper Gomes and sending the crowd
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