Streats, 8 November 2004

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  • 12 1 Streats MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg e-maii: streats@sph.com,sg MICA (P) 196/03/2004
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  • 510 1 Wire services TAK BAI, Thailand In the land of smiles, the trademark cheer is missing amid the tension in Thailand’s southern provinces Reprisal attacks against Buddhists are taking place almost every day following the death of
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    • 70 1 icaid MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg e-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MICA (P)196/03/2004 KHOO SV SET FOR THE STR/ MALACCA 124,678 guests flown to/ from Changi Airport :v- v mui Direct flight from Singapore Phuket 1 daily flight Now Everyone Can Fly Bangkok 3 daily flights Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Udon Thani,
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    • 91 1 8 KHOO SWEE CHIOW SET FOR BID TO SWIM THE STRAITS OF MALACCA )uth said. k, 40, was shot by orcycle on Saturday returning home later in hospital, ayagorn, assistant :’s Chulalongkorn pert on security that the attacks isingly better ned. randomly selected, d the camps and ts are better
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  • Morning Rush
    • 482 2  -  sl6m Hollywood-Russian project seen as most extravagant ‘product placement’ exercise By Paul Jansen IMAGINE watching Top Gun, the blockbuster movie which turbocharged Tom Cruise’s acting career, except that this time the aircraft getting blown out of the sky are US-made fighter jets. That
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    • 159 2 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will publish the names of tax dodgers in newspapers beginning Jan 1, a report in the New Sunday Times said. “I must warn all taxpayers that our computer program has enabled us to trace those who have flouted
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    • 561 3  -  SM to stay in central exec committee; new secretaiy-general to be chosen soon By Sarah Ng SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong has stepped down as the secretarygeneral of the People’s Action Party, but will remain a member of its policy-making Central Executive Committee (CEC).
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    • 349 4  -  Armed with law degrees, he co-writes book on medical law By Janice Wong IT is not a common mix law and medicine. Orthopaedic surgeon Yeo Khee Quan (pictured) belongs to a special breed that possesses knowledge in both fields. But between the two disciplines, law-trained
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    • 312 4  -  By Khushwant Singh A MALAYSIAN businessman, Mr Melwani Lachmandas Ishwarlal, who was banned from Singapore after serving three years in jail here for cheating in 1998, was back in Singapore last week at the behest of the AttorneyGeneral Chambers. This was because his
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    • 328 6  -  By Khushwant Singh LOCAL adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow, 40, has conquered Mount Everest, trekked to the North Pole and South Pole, and cycled from Singapore to China. He is now setting his sights nearer home swimming across the Straits of Malacca. He told
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    • 488 6  -  New leaders in region can make fresh start By Sharlene Tan RESULTS of the recent elections around the world bode well for Singapore, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday. “We have new leaders in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore who need not be tied down
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    • 134 8 BUZZSTOP AP A BEIJING man has paid U *****,000 (*****,000) for the ultimate in lucky cellphone numbers 133-3333-3333. The phone number was sold last week at an auction in the Chinese capital, newspapers reported on Saturday. To the Chinese, three is a lucky number
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    • Article, Illustration
      61 8 Marines from the Ist Division dressed as gladiators staging a scene from the epic Charlton Heston movie Ben-Hur at Fallujah in Iraq on Saturday. The Iraqi government yesterday declared a state of emergency for 60 days throughout the country except for Kurdish-run areas as US and Iraqi forces
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    • 147 8 I 4th-floor terrace spruced up THE fourth-floor open-air terrace of the Esplanade theatre complex now has lush tropical greenery, extensive lawns, seating areas, gathering spaces and water features for the enjoyment of visitors. The terrace, which opened to the public on Friday, also has “the
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    • 158 8 Plate may hit $1.62 next year ANALYSTS predict the Singapore dollar to rise to a high of $1.62 against the US dollar in the second half of next year, The Straits Times reports today. The rising Singapore dollar could put pressure on local manufacturers, but
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    • 124 8 Makeovers for major malls THE look of the Orchard Road shopping district is likely to continue changing over the months ahead as established retail outlets there undergo makeovers. Tangs, Centrepoint and Marina Square are now amid renovations. Operators of most of the well-known shopping centres
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    • 84 8 TRAFFIC police nabbed 267 errant motorists in a five-hour operation from Saturday night into early Sunday morning. Thirteen were arrested for drink driving, 143 caught for exceeding the speed limit and 77 for illegal modification offences. The operation took place at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, Woodlands
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    • 86 8 -AFP SOUTH Korean police yesterday stormed the offices of illegal government-employee unions after rounding up union members ahead of a planned general strike this month, union leaders said. The police raided a municipal union office in the city of Seogwipo in the southern island of Jeju
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    • 98 8 -AP CHINA has banned brain surgery meant to cure drug addiction over concern about possible harmful side effects, a news report said on Saturday. The surgery has been performed some 500 times in China since 2000, state-run China Radio International reported on its website. It said that
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    • 96 8 -AP A PLANE operated by budget carrier Air Asia skidded off a rain-soaked runway in eastern Malaysia yesterday. Three passengers were injured while the plane was being evacuated. The Boeing 737 was carrying 111 passengers when the incident occurred at the main airport of Kota Kinabalu,
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  • Financial
    • 518 10  -  Jean Yip Group grows big on founder’s belief in staffs contribution By Sarah Ng TWELVE years ago, Ms Jean Yip, her husband and her siblings were ahead of their time when they added beauty and body treatment services to the family’s hairdressing business. Now they
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    • 24 10 *AS AT NOVEMBER 5 US$: 551.656 553.054 EURO: 552.132 Ss: 64.06 YEN Ss: RM2.294 Ss: HK54.693 Ss: 24.71 BAHT Ss: 5,472 RUPIAH
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    • 429 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 and
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    • 402 12  -  Ex-Royal Dutch/ Shell head, others recognised for work in Singapore By Chita Kong Ho LODEWIJK Christiaan van Wachem is not a name that you would instantly identify as Singaporean. But he is now a citizen of the Republic. Last Friday, President S R Nathan conferred
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    • 127 12 Reuters SEOUL South Korea’s anti-trust watchdog said yesterday that it has expanded an investigation into Microsoft Corp, after local competitors accused the company of using its dominant position to unfairly shut out rivals. “Real Networks has raised a complaint against the US headquarters and the
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    • 230 14 Bloomberg NEW YORK Mr Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway investment company made its smallest quarterly profit in more than two years after four US hurricanes and a failed mining project cost the company US$l.l billion (551.83 billion). The losses cut net income at Omaha,
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    • 558 14 Mapping data is r f P H M tightly guarded by the Chinese government -AFP BEIJING China’s market for invehicle navigation systems has great potential given the country’s booming auto industry and increasing number of travellers, but government rules are holding it back, industry
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  • Comment
    • 740 15  -  By CONRAD RAJ WHEN the Government said that it was now open to considering allowing a casino here, after long opposing this, it stirred a lot of talk. In the wake of all this, last month Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said
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  • Vocal
    • 253 18 I REFER to the letter, “Why did AVA approve known offender?” by Ms Adeline Ang (Streats, Nov 5). We thank Ms Ang for her feedback and would like to take this opportunity to clarify regarding the sequence of events. In 1996, the Agri-Food Veterinary Authority
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    • 241 18 I REFER to the letter, “Do away with switching fee” (Streats, Nov 1). The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) does not interfere in commercial decisions made by fund managers. It is neither practicable nor desirable for MAS to prescribe the terms and conditions, including
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    • 165 18 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at Streats@sph.COHl.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
    • 386 20 Downer seeks cooperation on nuclear policies Wire services CANBERRA The Jemaah Islamiah terror network will not stop short of using weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear devices, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said yesterday. On the eve of a ministerial conference in Sydney
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    • 257 20 AFP JAKARTA General Endriartono Sutarto has reiterated that he will not quit as head of Indonesia’s armed forces unless the president asks him to do so. He said this amid a parliamentary power struggle over the top military job. “I am still
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    • 369 22 Wife asking about assets; officials say money belongs to people PARIS While Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is fighting for his life in a French military hospital, his wife is already battling for a share of his fortune. Mrs Suha Arafat has reportedly asked Mr Arafat’s
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    • 43 22 Bee farmer Yang Chuanquan trying to set a Guinness world record on Friday in Nanning, in China's Guangxi province. He released over 150,000 bees and attracted them to his body. It wasn't immediately clear if he had succeeded in his attempt
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    • 207 22 -AFP TOKYO Women who feel doomed to join Japan’s growing ranks of the “sexless” are being offered a prescription: a squad of well-dressed men ready to assist free of charge. The unique counselling service was launched four years ago in the outskirts of
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  • Medical
    • 265 23 Reuters NEW YORK Remedial reading lessons can not only help adults with dyslexia build their reading skills, but may also spur changes in brain activity associated with the condition, according to a small study. Despite having normal intelligence, people with dyslexia have trouble recognising and processing
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  • EasyStreats
    • 601 24 Want to see a circus with performing lions, tigers and elephants? You can in Malaysia, GREGORY LEOWfinds oat IMAGINE being at the circus, with a smiling clown, juggling balls in front of you and a flying trapeze troupe in the background. To the left
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    • 75 24 THE US Postal Service will honour 10 Muppets and their creator Jim Henson with their own set of stamps, to be released in March. The Muppets, who appeared in 1976, are one of the most popular and long-running entertainment franchises, reported BBC News online
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    • 90 24 SINGER Leo Sayer is leaving Britain to protest the state of its music industry. He will emigrate to Australia, where he still has a loyal fan base, reported news service Ananova.com. Complained the 57-year-old, whose hits include You Make Me Feel Like Dancing: “(The record
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    • 111 24 THE autobiography that the late BBC DJ John Peel (pictured) began last year may be completed by his wife of 30 years, Sheila, reported The Guardian yesterday. Peel, who died of a heart attack at age 65 on Oct 26, had signed a reported £1.6 million
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    • journeys
      • 580 25 Lands that time forg ot Estonia and the other Baltic countries have yet to become popular with Singaporeans but they may be worth a short visit DON’T be too suprised if you hear the strains of Abba in a little comer of Estonia. The quiet fishing village of Viinistu was,
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      • 435 26 NTUC Club's showpiece playground for the public has won accolades worldwide, but the people behind Wild Wild Wet are not resting on their laurels, they tell KHUSHWANT SINGH NTUC Club chief executive Chng Hee Kok, 56, becomes animated when discussing his water theme park, Wild Wild
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    • 116 27 Rapid development and changing weather patterns are causing frequent floods in Malaysia. The Department of Irrigation and Drainage’s director-general, Datuk Keizrul Abdullah, said that the quantity of water flowing into rivers and drains now was two or three times more than a few years ago, and
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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        42 27 9pm, Channel i Private investigator Harry Angel is hired to track down a singer called Johnny Favorite. As he begins to investigate, all the people he contacts concerning Johnny are killed in mysterious ways. Stars Mickey Rourke and Lisa Bonet.
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      • 41 27 10.45 pm, HBO (Star Hub Ch 60) When neither he nor his health insurance can afford to give his dying son a heart transplant, John Q (Denzel Washington) starts his own rescue mission by holding an emergency room hostage.
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    • Happenin’
      • 55 27 DANCES OF THE ORIENT Thursday and Friday, Bpm Kallang Theatre Tickets from $l5 to $2B at Sistic The Theatre Arts Troupe presents a triple bill of works by choreographers from China. The programme includes Yellow River, a 20th century masterpiece in China, danced to the full four movements of
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        38 27 MUNICH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Tomorrow, 7-30 pm Esplanade Concert Hall Tickets from $4O to $l2O at Sistic Celebrated flautist James Galway (pictured) joins the Munich Chamber Orchestra in a programme of favourites from Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Elgar and Cimarosa.
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    • 66 27 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. w IN ASIA! URMWt Soul'd Out 3d5-#*B+ JIN ory A /n guestroom giveaway «THE FORGOTTEN)) +«TAXI))i£4L don’t miss BEAUTTI SLlM £%mffs#E m fij covergtr!
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous

  • Sports
    • 497 28  -  Nagatsuka wows judges, fans to win Asian Wakeboard men’s open title By SaryL im HE’S cool, he’s handsome and has a body to die for. His shoulder-length dreadlocks are coiffed like those of a Hollywood star, and female fans drool at the very sight of him. On
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    • 125 28  -  By GaryLim SINGAPOREAN Eliza Loo captured the women’s open title at the inaugural Asian Wakeboard Pro Tour 2004 at the Sentosa Cave yesterday. Compared to the men’s field, the women’s category was modestly small and comprised only Loo, Vivien Chong and Rebecca Lee Patterson. Yet, there
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    • 462 29 Arsenal surrender top spot, but Wenger sees no reason to panic Wire services LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger denied that his side were suffering from a crisis of confidence after dropping to second place in the Premiership on Saturday night. AM Riihilahti’s 65 thminute equaliser for Crystal
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    • 188 29 -AFP LIVERPOOL Manager Steve Bruce hailed left back Julian Gray as a future England international after the youngster added to his growing reputation in Birmingham’s shock 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield. The 25-year-old has made an immediate impression in the Premiership since his switch
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    • 315 29 -AFP LONDON Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho revealed how a half-time rallying call had inspired his team to a 1-0 victory over Everton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. A 72nd-minute goal from the impressive Aijen Robben proved to be the difference between the sides
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    • 196 29 -AFP LONDON Tottenham Hotspur’s stand-in manager Martin Jol admitted that he wants the job full-time after seeing his side lose 2-3 at home to Charlton on Saturday. Spurs manager Jacques Santini quit the club on Friday after only four months in charge, a decision the
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    • 436 31 Lowly Reggina end Serie A leaders’ unbeaten run Reuters MILAN Serie A leaders Juventus suffered their first loss of the season with a shock 1 -2 defeat to lowly Reggina on Saturday. The result gives second-placed AC Milan, who played AS Roma yesterday, a chance to close the
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    • 295 31 Reuters BARCELONA Unbeaten Barcelona continued their imperious progress in the Primera Liga when they rallied from a goal down to beat Deportivo Coruna 2-1 at the Nou Camp on Saturday. The win sent the Catalans nine points clear of Sevilla at the top of the table
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    • 121 31 BASKETBALL -AFP WASHINGTON A strained left hamstring hinders Shaquille O’Neal, but the mighty centre and his new Kobe Bryant Olympian guard Dwayne Wade have sparked the unbeaten Miami Heat to its best start since 1995. Wade scored 37 points and had 12 assists, both National Basketball Association highs
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    • GOLF
      • 118 31 -AFP ATLANTA Tiger Woods fired a five-under-par 65 here on Saturday to grab a share of the lead with Jay Haas after three rounds of the Tour Championship. After his lone bogey on the par-four first, Woods was flawless the rest of the way in a round
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      • 102 31 -AFP HANOI Filipino Angelo Que produced a stunning upset victory over Thai star Thongchai Jaidee to win the inaugural Carlsberg Masters 2004 Vietnam yesterday. The 26-year-old Que, ranked a lowly 122nd on the Asian Tour Order of Merit entering this week’s event, fired a finalround two-under-par
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