Streats, 29 March 2004
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Title Section10 2004-03-29 1 Streats MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.cous.sg mita (Pj 196/03/200410 words
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553 2004-03-29 1 Ho Lian-Yi - US telco’s new HQ designed to get workers fit, but doctors here sceptical Ho Lian-Yi WOULD you walk 20 minutes from a nearby carpark to your office every day for the sake of keeping fit? If there is a lift to take you553 words
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Morning Rush
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327 2004-03-29 2 He is first S’porean to win on Asian Tour -AFP NEW DELHI Mardan Mamat became the first Singaporean golfer to win on the Asian Tour when he bagged an emphatic five-stroke victory in the US$3OO,OOO (S$510,000) Royal Challenge Indian Open yesterday. The 36-year-old Jurong Country-AFP - 327 words
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Article, Illustration254 2004-03-29 2 Sharlene Tan - By Sharlene Tan THE golf enthusiast practising putting on a flat piece of artificial green at home is not going to improve his skills very much. For out there on the real golf greens, the terrain is far from flat. Tiny bumps, slopes andEdwin Koo - 254 words
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Article615 2004-03-29 3 ChuaKongHo - Businesses here edgy over costs as oil cartel mulls cutting production B y ChuaKongHo SINGAPORE businesses are starting to feel the trickle-down effects of high crude oil prices. And the net result may be that you will be paying more for everything from petrol615 words
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Article, Illustration515 2004-03-29 4 Paul Jansen - Harrison Ford is new chairman of global aviation scheme for youngsters By Paul Jansen HE flew a dilapidated cargo ship as Capt Han Solo in the blockbuster movie Star Wars and an ancient light aircraft in the romantic cinematic comedy Six Days,515 words
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240 2004-03-29 4 Janice Wong - By_ Janice Wong THE planned addition of 1,000 new Tibs taxis may be good news for passengers and some job seekers, but many taxi drivers are frowning. With 19,000 taxis already plying the streets, many cabbies say they are feeling the pinch240 words
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Article413 2004-03-29 6 Khushwant Singh - Priest’s trial brings Church’s practices to civil court By Khushwant Singh A PRIEST in pristine white robes seated in the dock of a courtroom is a rare sight in Singapore. The trial of Father Joachim Kang Hock Chai, 55, for 19 counts of embezzlement,413 words
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Article, Illustration278 2004-03-29 6 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong FIFTY people will play an endurance game, similar to one in the popular American TV programme Fear Factor, in conjunction with a condominium sales launch this weekend. But this version is considerably milder and has a nice prize for the final survivor.278 words
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137 2004-03-29 8 BUZZSTOP LOWEST income group were hit the hardest by higher prices in the second half of last year as the costs of food, education and stationery, and healthcare went up. The consumer price index (CPI) went up 1.3 per137 words
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Article, Illustration55 2004-03-29 8 Mr Lim Shen Wee, 19, demonstrating his prize-winning laughter at the Streats Laughing Challenge at Millenia Walk on Saturday. There were three categories Heartiest Laugh, Most Unusual Laugh and Loudest Laugh, which Mr Lim won. The event was part of the Streats-supported Singapore International Comedy Festival, whichAP - 55 words
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139 2004-03-29 8 TENS of thousands of large luxury cars here exceed the weight limit for parking in Housing Board multi-storey carparks. Cars such as Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and BMW are likely to be in breach of HDB’s 1,500 kg unladen/unoccupied weight rule, The Straits Times reports today.139 words
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155 2004-03-29 8 9 June 12-13 meeting at Suntec Ho Lian-Yi AN elaborate water blessing ceremony was held yesterday for the launch of the 3rd Global Conference on Buddhism, but it was no empty ritual. For water, which represents cohesion, is the symbol for the conference organised by– Ho Lian-Yi - 155 words
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Article134 2004-03-29 8 Bribery indictment likely -AFP PRESSURE mounted on beleaguered Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday after the state prosecutor reportedly favoured his indictment for allegedly receiving bribes. National Infrastructure Minister Yosef Paritzk said Mr Sharon would have no option but to resign if he is-AFP - 134 words
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Article98 2004-03-29 8 IN a move to generate a greater sense of ownership of the new Circle Line stations, especially among the people who will use them, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is inviting people to name the 12 stations along the new Circle Line. It will also suggest two98 words
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Article84 2004-03-29 8 -AP MALAYSIAN officials met hundreds of heavily armed Muslim separatist guerillas in the southern Philippines yesterday, urging them to end their decades-old insurgency by signing a peace accord with the government. About a dozen Malaysian military officials visited a number of camps of the separatist-AP - 84 words
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Article104 2004-03-29 8 Reuters AFGHANISTAN’S presidential and parliamentary elections, originally planned for June, will be in September, President Hamid Karzai said yesterday, as fresh attacks underlined the security worries behind the delay. Yesterday, a Taleban raid on an army post in a remote central province killed at least two– Reuters - 104 words
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Article89 2004-03-29 8 LONELY on the green in Shenzhen? For a fee, you can now get a bit of female companionship or friendly competition in the Chinese province. A Singapore company, Golf Devas, which is behind the idea says the women, who can play a fairly mean game of89 words
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Financial
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427 2004-03-29 10 Bharti turns tables on outsourcing’s detractors -AFP NEW DELHI As a jobs outsourcing controversy simmers in the United States, India’s largest private telecoms firm, Bharti Televentures, has turned the tables by awarding an in-house IT services contract worth up to US$75O million (551.28-AFP - 427 words
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Article, Illustration390 2004-03-29 10 Reuters SHANGHAI Investors itching to enter China’s booming property market must forge ties with the political system, says a developer whose links with the ruling elite have helped him grab huge projects. Mr Vincent Lo, dubbed in Hong Kong the king of– Reuters; Bloomberg - 390 words
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Article24 2004-03-29 10 •AS AT MARCH 26 US$: 551.690 553.044 EURO: 552.043 Ss: 62.52 YEN Ss: RM2.248 Ss: HK54.613 Ss: 23.40 BAHT Ss: 5,101 RUPIAH24 words
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Article443 2004-03-29 10 The stock recommendation is the average of ail 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 and443 words
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Article, Illustration360 2004-03-29 12 New chairman wants shareholders to sack board member over forex loss Reuters SYDNEY The chairman of the National Australia Bank yesterday said that he was determined to hold on to his job even if shareholders balk at his request to sack a member of– Reuters; AFP - 360 words
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138 2004-03-29 12 -AFP DUBAI A Japanese-French consortium will start building a high-speed underwater telecommunications cable connecting Singapore with Marseille via 12 other cities, telecom executives said here on Saturday. The SMW4 (Southeast Asia, Middle East and Western Europe) submarine cable network, which is fourth of its-AFP - 138 words
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Article, Illustration427 2004-03-29 14 Carlos Ghosn has some wrinkles to iron out in key US market -afp DETROIT When Mr Carlos Ghosn (pictured) took on the task of reviving Nissan Motor five years ago, he declared that the huge North American market would be a foundation for-afp; AFP - 427 words
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Article, Illustration461 2004-03-29 15 Busy designers turning away customers; market expected to grow to s36om in 10 years -AFP BANGALORE Rich Indian families, socialites and working women are deluging the country’s top fashion designers with orders for extravagant attire for all occasions from weddings to beach holidays. In-AFP; AFP - 461 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration833 2004-03-29 16 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ WHENEVER you ask about the high cost of services in Singapore, whether in health care or at one time in port services, the standard answer is that you have to pay for quality. It seems to me that this argument has worn833 words
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Vocal
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Article323 2004-03-29 18 WE refer to the letters, “Intruders raise security concerns” (Streats, March 24), and “Unprepared, vulnerable” (The Straits Times, March 23). The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) have measures in place to safeguard the security of Singapore and our waters. Our territorial323 words
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208 2004-03-29 18 I REFER to the commentary, “Local men, don’t just rant act” (Streats, March 26). I share writer Mr Philip Lee’s view that Singapore men, myself among them, should not berate foreigners for dating our Singapore women or bemoan the fact that our local208 words
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Article145 2004-03-29 18 IN reply to the letter, “Rats eating food for cats” (Streats, March 25), I am disappointed that, even in this day and age, many people know little about animal behaviour. Cats’ hunting instinct is not dulled even when they are domesticated or wellfed. Well-fed cats frequently145 words
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88 2004-03-29 18 I BELIEVE most of us are under the impression that lab and diagnostic tests done at government hospitals are cheaper than those at private diagnostic labs and centres. However, my experience at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) proves otherwise. The charges for spinal medical imaging88 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration494 2004-03-29 19 Crisis eases as riot police break up opposition Kuomintang protesters Wire services TAIPEI Taiwan’s bitter political crisis eased slightly yesterday as the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party said that it believed a recount in a fiercely contested presidential election could begin in the next two days. Hours– Wire services; AFP; Reuters - 494 words
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361 2004-03-29 19 Reuters TAIPEI Asserting authority over islands is becoming a headache for China’s powerful communist leaders and their frustrations are mounting as they watch Taiwan inch towards independence and Hong Kong’s desire for more democracy. Beijing vented ire against Taiwan last Friday, vowing to– Reuters - 361 words
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227 2004-03-29 20 -AFP BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra called an emergency security meeting yesterday after a bomb blast hit a tourist district in the Muslim south on Saturday, injuring 28 people including Malaysian visitors. Deputy Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Defence Minister Chetta Tanajaro and-AFP - 227 words
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Article, Illustration26 2004-03-29 20 Supporters of President Megawati Sukarnoputri's ruling Indonesian Democratic PartyStruggle grooving to the moves of a local artiste in Tangerang, West Java, on Saturday AFPAFP - 26 words
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258 2004-03-29 20 LAHORE, Pakistan Even as Pakistani troops and pro-Al Qaeda militants fought bloody skirmishes along the country’s frontier with Afghanistan, a survey result gave a murky picture of whether President Pervez Musharraf has the support of the people for his war on terrorism. Sixty-five per cent258 words
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Article151 2004-03-29 20 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR An elderly couple, who are members of the opposition Parti Islam seMalyasia (PAS), have disowned and evicted their daughter and her family for supporting Malaysia’s ruling Barisan Nasional. The parents of Ms Fadzilah Abu Hassan Shari, 40, acted after they failed to-AFP - 151 words
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Medical
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325 2004-03-29 21 LONDON About 30 per cent of children in some parts of urban Europe are showing high blood levels of lead, a recent report said. Their brains are suffering greater damage from environmental risks than previously recognised, scientists have said. The emphasis now should325 words
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135 2004-03-29 21 EXERCISE can significantly raise white blood cell count, said University of California researchers in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. They had put 11 healthy boys aged between 14 and 18 through a 90-minute wrestling practice session and tested their blood before and after135 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration873 2004-03-29 22 Missedjhmenco dancer Antonio Vargas’workshop at The Arts House yesterday? Don’t worry, there are more workshops coming up. ZUBAIDAHNAZEER speaks to Madrid-based Clara Ramona, who will be holding a week of classes from this weekend WHEN Clara Ramona walks into the room, she does not just exude confidence,Mshlelgh Sim - 873 words
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Article, Illustration365 2004-03-29 23 “WHAT harm is there in seeing it? What harm in letting someone speak for himself?” So asked director Oliver Stone, whose documentary on Cuban leader Fidel Castro was pulled last year from US cable network HBO. Commandante had its world premiere on Canadian TV yesterday. Stone,365 words
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journeys
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Article, Illustration951 2004-03-29 24 If you are a wine buff and do visit the Niagara Falk, MAGDALENE PHANG has a few tips THE two towns, just a 15-minute drive apart and two hours away from Toronto by car, borrow their names from the renowned Niagara Falls that separates the951 words
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Article, Illustration121 2004-03-29 27 There were no barbecues or camping fires in most parts of Victoria, Australia, over the weekend. A total fire ban was implemented in north-west, south-west and central Victoria after three bushfires I broke out in the area m on Saturday. People were restricted from lighting firesPic Edwin Koo - 121 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration52 2004-03-29 27 10pm, Channel i Nine-year-old Charlene “Charlie” McGee has the ability to start fires at will as a result of the chemical experiments that her parents participated in. The CIA wants to harness Charlie’s powers and use them as weapons of destruction. Starring Drew Barrymore, Martin Sheen, Heather Locklear and52 words
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Article57 2004-03-29 27 9pm, HBO (Ch 60) The Reapers are a race of super vampires hungry to eliminate all inferior vampire breeds and remake the human race in their image. But one thing threatens their new order Blade, who swaps wooden stakes for a head-lobbing sword and cool silver poker. Starring57 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration76 2004-03-29 27 PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS Thursday till April 18, 11.30am-Bpm Monday to Saturday, 12pm-5.30pm on Sunday Utterly Art Exhibition Space (208, South Bridge Road, #O2-01, tel 6226—2605) Free Recently elected to one of the 13 Artist Awards by the Cultural Centre of the Philippines last year, Kiko Escora returns for his second76 words
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Article57 2004-03-29 27 SELENA TAN-WANTON ME Wednesday till April 11, Bpm DBS Arts Centre (20, Merbau Road) Tickets from $2B to $4B at Sistic Selena Tan returns with another one-woman, musical stand-up comedy. Expect to roll off your seats laughing or singing out loud along with her as she takes a light57 words
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Miscellaneous474 2004-03-29 27 Yourdailyhoroscope jP AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com ARIES MAR2I -APR 19 It takes a simple or uninvolved person to notice the dark cloud hanging over your head. Returning to an older routine saves you a lot of grief. Come back to this spot474 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration164 2004-03-29 28 Gary Lim - B v Gary Lim JAPAN’S national football team have been spending a lot of time in the sauna ahead of Wednesday’s clash with Singapore in the World Cup qualifier at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The reason: To prepare themselves for the heat and humidity in Singapore.Ashlelgn Sim - 164 words
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Article, Illustration492 2004-03-29 28 Tan Kim Han - By Tan Kim Han Change of guard at FAS as Mah steps down after 13 years ASSOCIATE Professor Ho Peng Kee (right) will take the hot seat of the Football Association of Singapore president from April 1. He takes over from outgoing boss Mah Bow Tan, 56,492 words
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Article, Illustration559 2004-03-29 29 Australia shocked by swim star’s disqualification in 400 m free Wire services SYDNEY The Australian sporting community yesterday demanded a change in the swimming rules following lan Thorpe’s (below) shock disqualification from the 400 m freestyle at the Olympic trials. Thorpe, nicknamed the “Torpedo”, is the reigning Olympic– Wire services; Reuters - 559 words
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Article, Illustration460 2004-03-29 30 Swede signs contract extension; to manage England till 2008 Reuters ST ALBANS, England England coach Sven Goran Eriksson (right) has ended speculation over a possible move to Chelsea by agreeing to a two-year extension of his contract with the Football Association. The 56-year-old Eriksson, who had been– Reuters; Reuters - 460 words
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333 2004-03-29 30 Wire services SOUTHAMPTON Tottenham Hotspur caretaker manager David Pleat is convinced that Jermain Defoe can take his chance for England this week despite watching the young striker miss a hatful of chances for Spurs in their 0-1 defeat at Southampton on Saturday.– Wire services - 333 words
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273 2004-03-29 30 -AFP LONDON Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has dismissed rumours that he has already begun talks about a move to another club in England or in his native Italy. Ranieri, who appears resigned to being replaced by a more high-profile figure this summer, was reported by-AFP - 273 words
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Article, Illustration78 2004-03-29 31 (From left) James Phua, Caroline Yeong, Jeremy Chong and Cynde Sia enjoying beer in the Foster’s pool at the National Stadium. During the Singapore Rugby Sevens this weekend, Foster’s lifeguards will go around the stadium to spot spectators with an “F” on their attire or body. Eight of them– Text and picture by Edwin Koo - 78 words
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Article, Illustration477 2004-03-29 31 Gary Lim - Kiwis’ rugby coach shares trait with Ferguson both are hard taskmasters By Gary Lim NO alcohol. No fried food. No fast food, either. And don’t even think of talking back to the coach or he may send you packing. Is that Alex Ferguson we’re talking about?477 words
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Miscellaneous36 2004-03-29 29 IN THE LIVING ROOM TENNIS: Masters Series: Nasdaq-100 Open, 3rd rd (Live, CH4, 12mn and tomorrow, 3am). Last 16 (Live, Ch 24, tomorrow, 12mn). DELAYED TELECAST FOOTBALL: Italian Serie A; Perugia v Lazio (Ch 22, 12nn)36 words
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