Streats, 23 August 2004

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  • 10 1 Streats MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2004 E-mail: streats@spti.cosn.sg mita (pj 196/03/2004
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  • 1005 1  -  By Philip Lee Khushwant Singh FOR nearly three-and-a-half hours yesterday evening, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed his thoughts on almost every conceivable aspect of Singapore life and announced many changes to make it better. Other than sips of
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    • 393 1 Strea ‘We are proud of you’ 1 spoke to Jiawei just now after the Games. She was a bit down, of course. So she said: “Well, I am in the top four. Very sad.” I said: “There’s no reason to he sad. We are proud of you.” PM Lee on
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  • Morning Rush
    • 816 5  -  PM explains Taiwan trip, no change to ‘One China’ policy By Philip Lee PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night went to great lengths to explain his July visit to Taiwan, an event which sparked angry responses from China. Reiterating Singapore’s One
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    • 352 5 -AFP LONDON World oil prices could sally past US$5O a barrel and hold at high levels for the foreseeable future on a combination of tight, unstable supplies and rising demand, notably from Asia, traders and analysts said. Iraqi output levels remain chronically volatile
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    • 90 5  -  7 per cent. Text and picture by Magdalene Phang Magdalene Phang CARS lining up along Anson Road on what should be a typically quiet Sunday in the CBD. With oil prices edging up, drivers are out to grab whatever bargains are available. And the 10 per
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    • 407 6  -  Motor Image CEO, Sing Tel director join skydiving festival B y Zubaidah Nazeer MR Glenn Tan’s to-do list looks something like this: go-karting races at speeds of 160kmh check, do a flying-fox from the third floor of Fullerton Hotel check, skydiving from 3,600 m above
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    • 224 6  -  By Sharlene Tan MR Seow Tein Heik has just been reminded that it pays to be prompt in settling your bills. He had his wedding banquet at the Intercontinental Singapore hotel on Aug 7 and was checking out on National Day. The
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    • 442 8  - Mixing sports studies Universities relax curricula to give athletes time to train, compete By. Sarah Ng BEFORE national judoka Cheryl Goh took part in last year’s South-east Asia Games, she took six months off from university to focus on training. She won a silver medal. Ms Goh, 24, was grateful
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    • 253 8  -  By Christopher Lim HIS whole family is profoundly deaf, just like he is. But you won’t find Mr Ronald Oliver Batchelor, 19, in a special school or segregated from mainstream Singaporean society. He has been in mainstream education channels from secondary school onwards.
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    • 153 10 BUZZSTOP THE High Court has ordered Mr Pang Seng Meng, managing director of retail pharmaceutical chain Vita Health, to pay $3.3 million in damages to four companies in the group, The Straits Times reports today. To entice two
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    • Article, Illustration
      52 10 A flotilla of Japanese protesters surrounding US aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis as it sails into Sasebo port in southern Japan on Saturday. The protesters punched their fists into the air and chanted, ‘Keep out nuclear-powered aircraft carriersV The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is making a five-day port
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    • 142 10 One of world’s toughest projects TIGHT spaces, soft ground and movement in a temporary dam have complicated construction of the KallangPaya Lebar Expressway (KPE), which has been ranked by experts as among the most difficult projects in the world. But while work on the 12km highway
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    • 152 10 S’pore the venue till 2007 SINGAPORE has been chosen over other developed countries in the region to host a prestigious international security forum for the next three years. The International Institute for Strategic Studies will hold its annual Asia security conference here from next year
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    • 151 10 Top China official sounds warning -AP HONG KONG won’t be allowed direct elections until “patriotic” leaders can be found to lead the territory, an official from China said, quoting the late leader Deng Xiaoping. “If we aren’t confident that direct elections will produce leaders
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    • 93 10 A BURGEONING number of food outlets are vying to attract halal diners. Non-Muslim food outlets that are certified to provide halal food have grown in number from 400 to 800 in the last five years, according to the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis), which certifies
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    • 81 10 MALAYSIA’S Progressive People’s Party president, Datuk M Kayveas, has announced plans to build a university focusing on biotechnology, the country’s first such university. “We plan to build the university in Tronoh on a 12-ha site, with construction work scheduled to start next month,” Bemama yesterday reported
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    • 97 10 Reuters HUNDREDS of thousands of truckers stayed off the roads across India yesterday, the second day of a nationwide strike to protest a new service tax, disrupting movement of everything from food to cement and pushing up prices. The strike was called by the All India
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    • 91 10 FOUR Myanmar men who tried to swim into Singapore with the help of inflated black trash bags were arrested just after midnight on Saturday. The Police Coast Guard (PCG) spotted the men at our northern coast, off Admiralty Road West, through surveillance equipment. Said PCG’s commander, Deputy
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    • 717 11 91 Do Not Abandon Your Pets! Some Startling Facts. Thousands of pets are abandoned by their owners each year. The abandonment of unwanted pets contributes to the problem of strays. A common misconception is that it is more humane to abandon unwanted pets than to put them to sleep. She
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  • Financial
    • 400 12  -  Telco opens shop for GPRS, WAP, Wi-Fi, e-mail; launches music downloads B y Choong Choon Yee SINGTEL aims to get more people surfing the Internet while on the move. The telco on Friday launched a new concept shop for its wireless data services at Funan
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    • 229 12 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore’s jobless rate is expected to fall below 4 per cent later this year as new manufacturing investments trickle in and multinationals such as Dutch electronics giant Philips Electronics start hiring. Singapore’s economy has enjoyed a strong rebound over the past
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    • 24 12 *AS AT AUG 20 US$: 551.706 Ss: RM2.228 553.124 Ss: HK54.572 EURO: 532.111 Ss: 24.29 BAHT Ss: 63.94 YEN Ss: 5,411 RUPIAH
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    • 494 12 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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    • 381 15 Rivals to discuss ways to cut A-380 running costs Reuters SYDNEY Australia’s flagship carrier, Qantas Airways, said yesterday it is talking with Singapore Airlines on ways to cut costs as both prepare to roll out the colossal A-380 jet. “We’re just talking to
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    • 186 15 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Heavy engineering groups from France, Germany and Japan are eyeing a piece of the construction of two Malaysian power plants costing RM6 billion (5512.7 billion), a report said yesterday. Malaysia’s Jimah Energy Ventures, a company owned by the royal
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    • 330 16 Men’s weeklies even more provocative than FHM -AFP LONDON A decade ago, Britain’s magazine market was shaken up by a series of men’s titles which offered an unsubtle mix of football, humour and scantily-clad women. Now a new revolution has begun, using much
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  • Comment
    • 719 18  -  By CONRAD RAJ I HAVE always championed the cause for greater transparency among companies, especially those involved with public money. I was therefore glad to learn that the Ministry of Finance agrees that institutions of public character (IPCs) should be more transparent in disclosing
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    • 182 18 FREE SEMINAR! ANTHONY ROBBINS Anthony Robbins, The World’s No. 1 Success Coach, will be back in Singapore this September M s to conduct his world-famous Unleash the Power Within Weekend. m Date 24 th August 2004 (Tuesday) Time 7.30 pm -9.30 pm (Registration at 7pm) Venue: Swissotel The Stamford, Level
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  • Vocal
    • 214 19 I REFER to the article, “Report on charity disclosure soon” (Streats, Aug 20), in which IPCs (institutions of public character) were described as “non-profit organisations authorised to receive tax-deductible donations and cannot spend more than 20 per cent of these on administration expenses”. This is
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    • 184 19 I AM glad to learn that the Singapore Philatelic Museum wants to resuscitate the art of letter-writing (“Letters immortalise people and events”, Streats, Aug 20). We do not fully appreciate how uplifting letters can be. My favourite aunt, who lives in Kuala Lumpur, was feeling
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    • 159 19 WE refer to Mr Dharmendra Yadav’s letter about the collection of TV licence fees (Streats, Aug 17). We would like to share with Mr Dharmendra that the Media Development Authority has partnered the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) and Singapore Post on the
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    • 205 19 I READ that passenger traffic at Changi Airport was 26.3 per cent higher than in July last year. But numbers alone are meaningless unless they are compared with those of rivals. Assuming that Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok or Bangkok’s Don Muang airport enjoyed 40
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    • 85 19 HAVE Ym3M mY E-mail us at StreatS@spll.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. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be
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    • 193 19 With a proud history in education for 130 years, University of Ballarat is recognized worldwide as a leading institution for innovation and enterprise because we focus on preparing our graduates for their successful careers. Member of the ACU, AVCC and the Australian Unified System Same degree as conferred on campus
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  • Global
    • 206 20 Reuters But Beijing willing to discuss peaceful reunification BEIJING China is determined and has the ability to crush any attempt by Taiwan to declare independence, Communist Party chief Hu Jintao said yesterday, amid tensions with the self-ruled island over which Beijing claims sovereignty. The issue
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    • 185 20 Reuters YALA, Thailand Three simultaneous bomb blasts injured 11 people in Thailand’s southern Yala province, where over 300 people have been killed since a spate of violence erupted in January. The bombs exploded at a bar and two hotels late on Saturday in the
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    • 375 22 Journalist breaks 35-year silence to set record straight Reuters PITTSBURGH A journalist who commanded a boat alongside Mr John Kerry in Vietnam broke a 35-year silence on Saturday and defended the Democratic presidential candidate against critics of his military service and integrity. Mr William Rood
      – Reuters; AP  -  375 words
    • 397 25 Sweden to get unemployed to replace workers on leave -AFP STOCKHOLM Stay home from work, laze about or travel, while collecting up to 70 per cent of your salary. An illusion? Not in Sweden, where the government will pay workers to take a guilt-free
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    • 154 25 -AFP BEIJING China’s Ministry of Land and Resources has suspended or cancelled 3,723 infrastructure projects throughout the country, state media reported yesterday. Under an urgent order from the State Council, or China’s cabinet, various government departments have investigated infrastructure projects across the country which
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    • 205 20 Some drink to get things off their mind Not me. Tay Kok Hong, 4f Factory Supervisor r i) SanK >n cheque 2.) Drop by superrvidrf for procertes 3) PicK son^h^^hoof used to rely a lot on notes because I was so forgetful. Grocery lists. Errand notes. My wife said I’d
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  • Medical
    • 330 26 LONDON Bacteria may soon be prescribed as the treatment of choice for people suffering from bowel ulcers, according to a news report yesterday. Researchers at Scotland’s University of Dundee found that sufferers of ulcerative colitis have less of a friendly type of bacteria in their digestive
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  • EasyStreats
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      738 28  -  Call it the last wilderness on Earth or the place that folk off the map, but TV crew Saritha Wilkinson and Richard Wilson gladly embrace the harsh climates of the Antarctica to film the going-ons there By Zubaidah Nazeer SENIOR producer Saritha Wilkinson, 27, hates the cold, while
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    • journeys
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        707 30 Phuket is much more than bargain shopping pulsating music and glamorous lady-boys iVG discovers a wonderland for nature lovers LIKE its geographical shape an irregular pearl Phuket sparkles like a gem when it comes to the great outdoors. Located 867 km south of Bangkok, the island is blessed
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    • 440 32  -  B v Gregory Leow MOST of the people who turned up at the Streats Culinary Masterclass at Moomba last Saturday were curious about the main dish of the day kangaroo meat. One such person was administrative executive Iris Chong, 50, who is also an avid cook.
      Pics: Gregory Leow  -  440 words
    • 233 32 WANT to knock years off your face? Well 100 men and women tried to do just that when they took part in the Bio-essence Face Lift challenge earlier this month. At the event, held at Suntec City two weekends ago, Media Corp actress Aileen Tan was also introduced
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    • 116 33 Guam authorities set up emergency shelters, evacuated more than 400 people and shut the international airport yesterday as Typhoon k Chaba approached. Some areas of Guam are still recovering from k Typhoon Tingting, which hit I the island P in June, AP reported yesterday. In Singapore,
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 63 33 7pm, E City (Star Hub Ch 56) This Korean chart-topper tells the story of Tae Hwa, who is in love with his childhood pal, Jung Seo. But she is deeply in love with Song Joo. When Jung Seo loses her memory in an accident, will Tae Hwa
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      • 46 33 8.30 pm, Channel U Set a man like Durian King’s “ang mo lew lian” Adrian Pang loose in Beijing and you will get a comedy of language errors in this info-tainment programme hosted by Guo Liang. How will Adrian survive in China?
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    • Happenin’
      • Article, Illustration
        61 33 LASTING IMPRESSIONS Thursday till Sept 5; 11.30am-Bpm Monday to Saturday, 12pm-5.30pm on Sunday Utterly Art (208, South Bridge Road, #O2-01, tel 6226-2605) Free A solo printmaking exhibition by Madam Chen Cheng Mei, a member of the historic Ten-Men Art Group active in the ’6os. This show focuses on her
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      • 49 33 AWAKENING Thursday till Saturday, Bpm Esplanade Theatre Tickets from $2B to $5B at Sistic The Singapore Dance Theatre presents a triple bill of contemporary masterpieces Tabula Rasa choreographed by Ohad Naharin, Maninyas choreographed by Stanton Welch, and In The Glow of the Night choreographed by Goh Choo San.
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    • 96 33 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191-Please check with organisers for latest status of events. Enjoy the taste of Thailand lue meals prepared ai cooks, j na S lets nwards. bugis junction #O2 46 T 6337 3777 great world city
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  • Page 33 Miscellaneous
    • 475 33 Yourdailyhoroseope 4 jPjmhiarius* j&kcis JAN 20 FEB 18 FEBI9- M/ A surprising message from a dear one will get you wondering about whether you should reconsider your “no dating friends” policy. Just be sure you can still be friends if it doesn’t work out. You can quit wondering about where
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  • Olympics
    • 576 34  -  Li cut to pieces by world’s top chopper Kim By Lim Han Ming FOUR years ago, it was Jing Junhong. Yesterday, it was her Singaporean compatriot Li Jiawei (above) who suffered the heartbreak of losing an Olympic third place play-off in the women’s table tennis singles
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    • 397 35  -  Comment By PETER SIOW THE streets of Singapore were almost empty yesterday evening when paddler Li Jiawei went in search of sporting excellence. She was engaged in a battle for an Olympic bronze medal to add to the silver Singapore last won
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    • 333 35 Wire services ATHENS Russian woman shot-putter Irina Korzhanenko (right), who won Olympic gold here, has failed a drugs test, the president of the International Olympic Committee’s medical commission, Arne Ljungqvist, said here yesterday. He said: “Yes, she failed a drugs test. I think it
      – Wire services; Pics: Reuters, AP  -  333 words
    • 57 35 Country Gold Silver Bronze 1. United States 20 17 12 2. China 20 13 10 3Japan 12 5 5 4. 11 7 11 5. Germany 10 9 11 6. Russia 7 13 14 7.ltaly 7 6 6 8. France 6 8 7 9. Ukraine 6 2 5 10.
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    • 33 35 Andrea Benelli of Italy won the Olympic men’s skeet shooting gold medal yesterday. The silver went to Marko Kemppainen of Finland and bronze to Juan Miguel Rodriguez of Cuba.
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    • 324 36 -AFP ATHENS Qatar is without world steeplechase champion Saif Saaeed Shaheen, formerly known as Stephen Cherono of Kenya, but two other imports who filled his place have progressed to the 3,000 m final of the Olympic Games. Khamis Abdulla Saifeldin and Obaid Musa Amer breached the
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    • SHORT NOTES
      • 84 37 -AFP weightlifting r °nze-medal winner Leonidas was stripped of his r °nze medal and thrown out Jthe Olympics after testing Ntiye for a banned drug, the International Olympic tetimittee announced yesterday Sampanis, 33, had won the medal of the Games for the s t in the 62kg competition,
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      • 91 37 -AFP TuERICAN pole vaulter Stacy r agila, the reigning Olympic tetnen’s pole vault champion, |teshed out of the qualifying after failing to clear -him on Saturday Hragila, who has a best of n and was the 1999 and f H 1 world champion, ol hplained of achilles problems
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      • 105 37 -AFP KOREA confirmed that it will lodge an with sport’s supreme legal °hy over scoring errors in which robbed it of a medal. r ‘We will file our case to the of Arbitration for Sport I her today or tomorrow. Our layers are preparing the case now,” a
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    • 196 37 -AFP ATHENS She is blonde, she is Swedish and she likes to party. And at the Olympic Games on Saturday, Carolina Kluft confirmed her status as the best all-round woman athlete in the world. Her victory in the heptathlon also made her one of
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    • 403 37 Unknown Nesterenko first non-American to win women’s 100 m since 1980 Wire services ATHENS Yulia Nesterenko (above) of Belarus completed her incredible journey from rank outsider to global sprint star here on Saturday by becoming the first non-American since 1980 to win the women’s 100m
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    • Article, Illustration
      446 38 Underdog Iraq one win from Olympic football final -AP IRAKLION, Greece The Iraqi football team are just one victory from an improbable trip to the Olympic podium. Emad Mohammed’s (below) bicycle kick in the 64th minute gave Iraq a 1-0 victory over Australia in the quarterfinals on Saturday,
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    • 240 38 -AFP ATHENS Lithuanian sharpshooter Sarunas Jasikevicius, snubbed by the National Basketball Association, made the most of his second chance to deliver a dagger into the heart of the star-studded United States team. Four years after missing a threepointer to beat the US in the semifinals
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