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Title Section8 2000-11-23 1 TODAY Thursday November 23, 2000 MITA(P) 138/ 11.'20008 words
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Article482 2000-11-23 1 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan by kim@newstoday.com.sg THOSE jealously-guarded final savings money in your CPF special account can be invested in stocks and funds from January. Till now, this account was considered the nest egg that Singaporeans had never been allowed to risk on the vagaries of482 words
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Article, Illustration212 2000-11-23 1 -AFP BANGKOK A band of Myanmar prisoners holding a prison governor and several warders hostage have driven out of the jail with their captives, leaving one dead hostage behind, police said yesterday. "The driver of the car is holding a hand grenade and the-AFP - 212 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration325 2000-11-23 2 David Ngiau - David Ngiau MediaCorp acquires new system to track viewership ratings david@newstoday.com.sg STARTING next year, the Media Corporation of Singapore (MediaCorp) will be better able to measure your TV viewing habits here. The new five-year contract for audience viewing measurements, beginning Jan 1 next year,325 words
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Article, Illustration120 2000-11-23 2 -AP WASHINGTON Republican vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney (right) was hospitalised yesterday evening with chest pains, the Bush campaign spokeswoman said. "My understanding is that Mr Cheney had some chest pains early this morning, and as a precaution, he went to George Washington Hospital where he-AP - 120 words
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Article111 2000-11-23 2 FOREIGN Ministers arrived in Singapore yesterday for the Asean Informal Summit. It appears that these two issues will dominate the summit: Free Trade Agreements, and e-Asean. An official from the Singapore delegation said Singapore knows that some countries are not ready for FTAs, but those111 words
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149 2000-11-23 2 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek by elarne<8>newstoday.com.sg A SINGAPORE Airlines plane which was headed for Hong Kong turned around in mid-air and returned to Changi Airport after the captain spotted engine problems. SQ 866 was carrying 330 passengers and 20 crew members. Just 25 minutes149 words
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144 2000-11-23 2 -AFP SEOUL Radioactive material leaked from a company's testing centre yesterday in the South Korean city of Ulsan, exposing a man to radiation, officials said. The leakage occurred when Cho Bong-Sik, 40, "carelessly" put a test machine, containing the radioactive isotope of "indium 192",-AFP - 144 words
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Article, Illustration357 2000-11-23 3 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek Ministry gives short notice for CWO offenders because of Ramadan but Jitterbugs upset by elaine@newstoday.com.sg A HUMANE gesture by the Ministry of Environment got litterbugs in a tizzy when they were asked to perform their corrective work order (CWO) yesterday. The rules say that theWEETECKHJAN - 357 words
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269 2000-11-23 3 WILL there be legislation on property commissions? That's a question real estate agents and property buyers are keen to have an answer to. In Parliament yesterday, Dr Teo Ho Pin, MP for Sembawang GRC put the question to BrigadierGeneral George269 words
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292 2000-11-23 3 HEAVY rains almost swept a woman away on Tuesday. A retired teacher who witnessed the incident tried to capture it on his video camera, but he was seconds too late. It was 3.30pm, and Mr Kwang Tee Soon, 63, was292 words
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Article372 2000-11-23 4 Some occupations rank higher on the Aids hit list AIDS does not discriminate. That's the oft-repeated .message. But some seem to be more prone to the killer disease than others. The Ministry of Health revealed yesterday that of the 1,325 people in Singapore who are372 words
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Article, Illustration39 2000-11-23 4 REUTERS A parking lot in downtown Buffalo, New York, is cleared by a plow among snow-covered parked vehicles. Thousands were stranded, including students in their schools, when a snow storm dumped over two feet of snow in blizzard conditions.REUTERS - 39 words
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Article67 2000-11-23 4 AFP FRANKFURT Two drunken Germans looking for a toilet at Frankfurt airport got on a plane by mistake. They landed in Moscow. The 20-year-old men were wandering round the airport when they found themselves on the tarmac and boarded a shuttle bus which drove toAFP - 67 words
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Article66 2000-11-23 4 THREE new members have been elected to the Singapore Medical Council. They are the CEO of SingHealth, Professor Tan Ser Kiat, President of the College of Family Physicians Associate Professor Lim Lean Huat and KKH Paediatrician Associate Professor Ho Nai Kiong. Six candidates stood for the election66 words
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137 2000-11-23 4 A RECENT newspaper report detailed how weapons such as crossbows, nanchucks and throwing stars could be bought online and this has raised a few eyebrows. Dr Michael Loh, a reader, wrote in to say that the article glorified violence by implying that it is137 words
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Article99 2000-11-23 4 DOCTORS have said the reason they picked a 54--year-old man over a 15-year-old girl as the first lung transplant recipient in Singapore was the medical urgency of his situation. The man was suffering from end-stage lung disease and may have survived for only two weeks99 words
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Miscellaneous95 2000-11-23 4 READ 0N... Bloke who knows Bill Singapore Microsoft chief speaks about his boss/6 Takeover bid for C&C Jardine Strategic Holdings has mounted a takeover bid for Cycle Carriage, Singapore's third largest auto seller/7 Australia says it's OK Riot incident Forgiven after Indonesian apology/ 10 Gore scores big legal win Supreme95 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article179 2000-11-23 5 Two charity funds to merge, says minister WHEN two charity funds merge, a whopping $44 million will be made available to help lowincome families. The funds are Silver Jubilee (SJF) and the 25th Anniversary Endowment Fund (25th AEF).The Minister for Community Affairs and Sports, Mr Abdullah179 words
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Article, Illustration278 2000-11-23 5 Wong Khing Chong - Wong Khing Chong by khingchong@newstoday.com.sg NOT everyone has the chance to fly SIA from northern California to Singapore just to spend Christmas here. Not unless you are the Prudential Millennium Tree. "Born" in McCloud, a city 500 km north of San Francisco,278 words
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Article, Illustration291 2000-11-23 5 Ng Hwee Koon - Ng Hwee Koon by hweekoon@newstoday.com.sg IF you have an ailment to hide, don't look this guy in the eye. Armed with a powerful magnifying glass with a hologen lamp attached, Mr Eli Shamon (above) says he can look into your eyes and see anything291 words
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Article100 2000-11-23 5 THE Central Narcotics Bureau mounted a 17-hour islandwide drug raid on Tuesday, swooping down on 177 suspected drug offenders in all corners of Singapore, including Jurong, Jalan Bukit Merah, Ang Mo Kio, Eunos, Geylang Bahru, Marsiling, North Bridge Road and Tampines. Of the 177100 words
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Article107 2000-11-23 5 SOME 200 senior citizens in Chinatown will be given free flu vaccinations today as part of an exercise to improve the health of elderly and needy residents. The Central Singapore Community Development Council (CS CDC), together with a team of doctors from the Singapore107 words
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Article, Illustration339 2000-11-23 6 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian Microsoft's Singapore boss by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg MANAGEMENT books bore this Managing Director of Microsoft Singapore. "I think they have good ideas but we already have those ideas in practice," he said. This remark points to the straightshooting, no-bull style of Mr Saw Ken Wye,HEDYKHOO - 339 words
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173 2000-11-23 6 We CAN help autistic children, says a new group Only 200 autistic children in Singapore have been diagnosed with the disability, with many more suffering undiagnosed and getting labelled as naughty or difficult. This is what a new voluntary group, aptly named We CAN -Worldwide Collaborations173 words
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Article139 2000-11-23 6 -CNA ONE man put his muscles to good use when he helped nab a snatch thief. Mr Heng Chye Poh, 43", a port driver, heard his neighbour screaming on the third floor corridor of Block 219, Bukit Batok St 21, on Tuesday. Mr Heng, who-CNA - 139 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration436 2000-11-23 7 Lee Yew Meng - Lee Yew Meng First listed company to do so after S'pore amends takeover code by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg JARDINE Strategic Holdings, an investment arm of the Jardine Group, is making a takeover bid for Cycle Carriage, Singapore's thirdbiggest auto seller. The takeover bid was triggeredYenYok - 436 words
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189 2000-11-23 7 -AFP NEW telecom operator StarHub yesterday projected revenues of 250 million dollars in the 12 months ending September 2001 but warned it will take another four to five years to become profitable. Chief executive Terry Clontz said this is "fairly normal for an-AFP - 189 words
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Article71 2000-11-23 7 BANGKOK Thai Airways International, Asia's sixth-largest carrier, is "open" to joining other airline groupings if it brings more benefits than the Star Alliance grouping, its newly appointed president told reporters. "We are in Star Alliance because of mutual benefits," said Thai Air President Bhisit Kuslasayanon.71 words
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164 2000-11-23 7 SINGAPORE Singapore Exchange shares are expected to make a fine showing on their market debut today. Analysts are predicting the shares to open at between $1.30 and $1.40 as against its IPO price of $1.10. Mr Gabriel Yap, director of institutional sales164 words
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172 2000-11-23 7 -AFP SYDNEY The embattled Australian dollar sank to a new low against the US dollar yesterday and remained extremely vulnerable to further falls, dealers said. In early trading on the local exchange, the Aussie dollar hit 50.75 US cents, beating its previous record low-AFP - 172 words
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Article322 2000-11-23 8 London Stock Exchange struggles to attract new CEO LONDON London Stock Exchange is having difficulty finding a new chief executive because the job may not last long as Europe's largest exchange faces pressure to merge. The 227-year-old exchange is looking for a new leader after members322 words
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Article, Illustration280 2000-11-23 8 HONG KONG Hong Kong and Taiwan have the highest rates of mobile phone ownership in Asia with seven in 10 people carrying a handset. Seventy per cent of Taiwanese and 71 per cent of Hong Kong people own a mobile phone while justREUTERS photo - 280 words
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Article109 2000-11-23 8 SYDNEY Singapore Telecom is looking closely at the business units of Cable Wireless Optus, the Australian Financial Review reported. Optus, 53 per cent owned by London-based Cable Wireless Pic, put its mobile phone, cable and multimedia businesses up for sale in September. SingTel executives yesterday conducted the109 words
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242 2000-11-23 8 -AFP TOKYO NTT DoCoMo Inc. and AT and T Wireless Group the nascent mobile phone unit of American Telephone and Telegraph Corp are finalising a multi-billion dollar capital tieup. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper reported NTT DoCoMo will likely take-AFP - 242 words
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Article183 2000-11-23 8 SINGAPORE GeneMedix Pic, which makes pharmaceutical products using DNA technology, plans to raise 18.5 million pounds (U5526.2 million) in net proceeds through share sales in London and Singapore. The company will use 8.8 million pounds to build two plants, one in Southeast Asia and the183 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article, Illustration379 2000-11-23 9 Tech stocks lead fall but banks buck the down trend SINGAPORE shares ended broadly lower yesterday led by tech stocks as they surrendered Tuesday's marginal gains and more. Singapore shares slipped from the morning after Florida's Supreme Court ruled for a manual recount. At 1700hrs, the Nasdaq futures had fallen379 words
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Article, Illustration294 2000-11-23 9 POOR sentiment drove the market lower but volume remained thin. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index declined 6.4points in the day to close at 720.1. Only 94.6 million shares changed hands and once again sellers overwhelmed buyers by 4 to 1. The United Engineers (M)/Renong deal continued to294 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article260 2000-11-23 10 Aussie-Indon relations OK -AFP Riot incident forgiven after Indonesian apology SYDNEY Despite the attempted attack by an angry mob on his country's ambassador to Indonesia, Austrailan Prime Minister John Howard insisted yesterday that the relationship between the two countries is "pretty good." Protesting about Australia's role in overseeing East Timor's-AFP - 260 words
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168 2000-11-23 10 -AFP HONG KONG Three men who tortured a Hong Kong nightclub hostess, dismembered her corpse and cooked her body parts were convicte< of manslaughter yesterday. But they were clearec of murder. Chan Man-lok, 34, Leung Shing-cho, 27, and Leung Wai-lun, 20, were convicted by the-AFP - 168 words
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Article100 2000-11-23 10 -AFP JERUSALEM Three Turkish journalists carrying defused grenades and empty cartidges were arrested yesterday outside the office of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, his office said. An initial investigation into the case indicated that the three men "did not intend to carry out an attack," a-AFP - 100 words
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Article111 2000-11-23 10 BANGKOK Flash floods hit the southern Thai rubber town of Hat Yai, bringing the commercial centre to a standstill yesterday. Incessant rains snapped all communications and power lines leaving the town without telephones or electricity. "The flood is worsening," Mr Kreng Suwannawongse, the mayor, said. "Hat111 words
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Article, Illustration263 2000-11-23 10 -AFP BEIJING China yesterday laid out its goals of manned space flight and a wide range of spacebased research activities in a policy White Paper. China is committed to the "peaceful uses of space" and underlined the growing demand for space technology-AFP; Reuters photo - 263 words
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Article, Illustration407 2000-11-23 12 -AFP Supreme Court decision leaves Bush camp fuming TALLAHASSEE Florida's highest court has handed Mr Al Gore (right) a crucial victory in his drive to overtake Mr George Bush for the presidency. The state Supreme Court ruled that recounts from key Democratic counties must be-AFP - 407 words
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Article77 2000-11-23 12 SYDNEY The Pacific island of Tonga might have clues to the cause of common diseases. Australian biotechnology company Autogen has signed a deal with the tiny, isolated Polynesian kingdom of 108,000 people to set up a database of Tongan DNA, to search for dis-ease-causing genes. "The77 words
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Article, Illustration71 2000-11-23 12 Reuters photo Elephants walk with their mahouts on a busy road in south Delhi India's elephant population is teetering on the brink of extinction because of rampant poaching and brutal training methods. The elephants that live with their owners outside the city limits often goReuters photo - 71 words
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Article130 2000-11-23 12 -AFP TAIPEI A son took his dead mother to hospital on the subway so her organs could be donated. No one noticed. "I had to disguise my mothe by covering her face with a towel and by keeping her head straight," said Lin Yu-Chao. Lin said-AFP - 130 words
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Article119 2000-11-23 12 -AFP TOKYO Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori insisted yesterday that his position as head of government had been reaffirmed after he survived a motion of noconfidence. Voicing his gratitude to his colleagues for rejecting the opposition motion, Mr Mori said: "I was approved by the Diet (parliament).-AFP - 119 words
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Article74 2000-11-23 12 KUALA LUMPUR -The supply of illicit smut VCDs may have been halved by a raid on a production facility in Batu Caves. The machines were still "hot and running" at the time of the raid, according to Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry secretary-general Datuk Pahamin A Rejab.74 words
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Article240 2000-11-23 13 Chinese general gets post in Taiwan body BEIJING A senior military general has been appointed to a key post in China's top Taiwan policy-making body. The appointment of LieutenantGeneral Xiong Guangkai, Deputy Chief of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) general staff, is a sign of240 words
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Article131 2000-11-23 13 Reuters BANGKOK Members of Thailand's ruling Democrat Party took an early bath when a balcony they were standing on collapsed into a canal in the Thai capital. Democrat member of parliament Ong-Ard Klampaiboon and about 20 supporters were standing on the platform of a wooden house– Reuters - 131 words
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Article, Illustration147 2000-11-23 13 -AFP WASHINGTON A pair of giant Chinese pandas (picture) will be spending this Christmas as the city's National Zoo. Tian Tian, a three-year-old male whose name means "more and more," and two-year-old female panda Mei Xiang, which means "beautiful fragrance," now live in a wildlife refuge-AFP - 147 words
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249 2000-11-23 13 TAIPEI A war of the sexes broke out in the Taiwanese parliament on Tuesday. A male legislator from President Chen Shui-bian's party was splashed with water by a female lawmaker from the Kuomintang (KMT) after he allegedly swore249 words
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Article162 2000-11-23 13 KUALA LUMPUR Seventeen Myanmar and South Korean sailors have teen rescued after drifting in a lifeboat in the South China Sea for five days after their ship hit a.reef and sunk. The crew of the Panama-registered Marine Dove abandoned the sinking ship on Novl3162 words
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Article240 2000-11-23 14 -AFP Japan outlaws common gift practice TOKYO Accepting money in return for favours, a common practice among Japanese politicians, is now classified as a crime under a new law. The Japanese parliament yesterday approved a Bill that makes it a criminal offence for lawmakers-AFP - 240 words
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Article80 2000-11-23 14 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian firemen are to take to two wheels to try to beat traffic jams. The fire and rescue department plans to buy 30 high-powered motorcy- cles next year in a pioneer project to reach fire and accident victims quickly, said its director-general, MrAFP - 80 words
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Article250 2000-11-23 14 -AFP PARIS The mobile phone has become a real headache for the governors of France's prisons. Thanks to these phones, inmates are finding it increasingly easy to call home. The devices are banned in France's correctional centres for both prisoners and warders. Still, they have-AFP - 250 words
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Article, Illustration242 2000-11-23 14 -AFP HONG KONG A Hong Kong mass circulating Chinese language newspaper was fined HK$lOO,OOO (5521,828) yesterday for contempt of court in a story that led to the collapse of a murder trial. High Court judge Tom Gall handed down the fine to the-AFP; AFP photo. - 242 words
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Article86 2000-11-23 14 Reuters BARCELONA A former Spanish Health Minister, Ernest Lluch was shot dead on Tuesday in an attack blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA. Mr Lluch, 63, who in the 1980s served in the Socialist government of former Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez, was shot twice in– Reuters - 86 words
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Article318 2000-11-23 15 -AFP Austrian and German leaders bury the hatchet BERLIN Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel and his German counterpart Gerhard Schroeder ended a long diplomatic freeze when they broke the ice and discussed European Union affairs and other matters of common interest on Tuesday. Their meeting in Berlin came on-AFP - 318 words
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Article, Illustration73 2000-11-23 15 AFP photo LONDON Five Miss World hopefuls took time off from their glamour world to spread some early Chirshnas cheer to a children's hospital in south London on Tuesday. From top left, Sarybel Velillafrom Puerto Rico, Justyna Bergmannfrom Poland, Luciah Hendritigionfrom US Virgin Islands.AFP photo - 73 words
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95 2000-11-23 15 Reuters WASHINGTON The Cable News Network (CNN) has named an independent advisory panel to evaluate its election coverage after it and other big networks twice had to pull back from declaring a winner in the Nov 7 presidential vote. In one of the tightest US presidential– Reuters - 95 words
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Article, Illustration283 2000-11-23 15 -AFP BELGRADE The man dubbed the Butcher of Belgrade emerged from hiding yesterday to whip his party back into shape ahead of the Dec 23 parliamentary elections in Serbia. Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic (right), blamed for the region's ethnic bloodshed in the late *****, was-AFP - 283 words
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Article88 2000-11-23 15 -AFP LONDON A British veterinary surgeon has glued toy wheels to a disabled tortoise to help it get around. Doris, a 50-year-old tortoise, has weak back legs due to a degenerative disease. "It came to me that I could use Lego wheels to help paraplegic tortoises," the-AFP - 88 words
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114 2000-11-23 15 -AFP WASHINGTON Americans have been found to be more likely than people in other countries to say "I love you". At the other extreme are the Chinese, who seem most reluctant to express those three words. The findings are from the Planet Project-AFP - 114 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration497 2000-11-23 17 Robert S Gelbard - Robert S Gelbard Strong markets need good governance by THERE is a great deal of confusion about the US government's policies towards Indonesia and the state of bilateral relationship. Yet, the single most important fact is that the United States firmly supports the same goalsAFP photo - 497 words
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306 2000-11-23 17 Reuters WIESBADEN Neo-Nazi activities are on the rise in Germany, with more hate crimes ranging from displaying Nazi symbols to vandalism, beatings and murder. The total of such acts attributed to far-right extremists hit about 10,000 in the first nine months of– Reuters - 306 words
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SHOWCASE
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Article, Illustration751 2000-11-23 19 Rosalind Png - Rosalind Png Compiled by rosalind@newstoaay.com. sg I Can Do IT! Today till Dec 1 Community Clubs The Lifeskills and Lifestyle Division of the People's Association will be launching an IT programme targetted at non-IT savvy groups like senior citizens and housewives. Participants can expect personalised guidance from751 words
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FILM REVIEW
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Article, Illustration407 2000-11-23 23 Edmund T Shern - Edmund T Shern Bring It On (gv circuit) Cheerleaders galore By edmund@paprika.com.sg OK, I promise no spoilers in my review so read with reassurance! First, let me cut to the chase, go and watch Bring It On. It's fun, it's entertaining and it's funny. The comedy centres407 words
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Article, Illustration384 2000-11-23 23 MELANIE Griffith will not be alone in her struggle with her addiction to painkillers she is keeping a diary of her travails on the Internet. The sexy blonde actress, who entered a drug-rehabilitation clinic last week, is penning the journal in384 words
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Miscellaneous1120 2000-11-23 22 XJI EW SUN PLAZA Charlie's Angel: 11am, lpm, 3, 5, 7, Bedazzled: 10.45ara, 5.15pm, 7.15 9.15 vftl*>\^J Bring It On: 1.25am, 3.25pm, 5.25, Chicken Rice War: 11.15am, 3.15pm, \jLr 7-25-9-25 5-15' 7-15-9-15 Charlie's Angel: 11.15am, 1.15pm, Chicken Run: 10.45am, 12.30pm, CHOA CHU KANG 3.15, 5.15,7.15,9.15 2.15,4,7.45,9.30 Bring It On: 1.30pm,1,120 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration339 2000-11-23 24 Reuters From-Tokyo to Rio, fans get injured throwing themselves at boyband FROM Tokyo to Rio, fervent fans of the Backstreet Boys have literally thrown themselves in front of the US superstars on their whirlwind 100-hour world tour. The quintet, billed as the world's biggest– Reuters - 339 words
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Article, Illustration266 2000-11-23 24 WARNER Bros has just acquired the rights of Conan the Barbarian and projects a third episode of the adventures of this character. 16 years after his last appearance on the large screen (Conan the Destructor), the most famous character of heroic-fantasy returns to life. Conan266 words
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Article, Illustration316 2000-11-23 25 Lum May Yee of Chicken Rice War fame reveals the secrets of her perfect figure and flawless complexion WHEN a girl stands at 1.72m in her socks and weighs just 51kg, you either envy or admire her depending on your gender. But Lum May Yee (left),WEETECKHIAN - 316 words
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Article, Illustration314 2000-11-23 25 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan by hazel@newstoday.com.sg SHE lost it to Kym Ng the last two years. Now that Kym's gone, Sharon Au should clinch the Best Show Host Award at the Star Awards this Sunday night. Highly possible, that's what mostWONG KHING CHONG - 314 words
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Article80 2000-11-23 25 Who do you think would cry ifhe/she receives an award? 1. Patricia Mok: ah'... AH I don't have the strength to carry this back! 2. Sharon Au: Boohoo I'm ONLY a MediaCorp actress. 3. Christopher Lee: (Fighting back tears) I've finally found the right hairstyle for this! 4.80 words
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Article, Illustration635 2000-11-23 26 Ng HweeKoon - Ng HweeKoon 72-year-old Madam Sin Yoke Kiew has been making dolls and patchwork quilts for charity for the last 1 7 years by hweekoone'newstoday.com.sg flooded the little staircase landing in Block 124, Kim Tian Road, where they have always gathered, so much so that they hadWEE TECK HI AN - 635 words
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Article, Illustration493 2000-11-23 27 Shanoo Maharaj - Shanoo Maharaj Popular Indian politician punished under law designed to control population by in New Delhi QURENDRA Dash was a popular politiOcian who was proud of having been elected to the municipality of the eastern Indian seaside town of Puri in Orissa state four timesReuters photo - 493 words
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355 2000-11-23 27 Reuters LONDON The Spice Girls have moved to quash rumours that the band was splitting after Mel C Sporty Spice told a British chat show host she had left the all-girl group. Mel C told a television interviewer on Monday: "Actually, I have been– Reuters - 355 words
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Article47 2000-11-23 27 Reuters AN Indian couple in Rajghat, Madhya Pradesh have been dressing in matching colours for the last 14 years. Basant and Anita Jain who have become local celebrities are determined to continue their trend. "We'll always dress alike as long as we live," said Basant.– Reuters - 47 words
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Article, Illustration444 2000-11-23 28 He may have to fork out up to Ssloo m HALF his fortune, or US$lOO million (Ssl7o million). That's how much action hero Harrison Ford would lose if his 17-year-old marriage to screenwriter Melissa ends up in divorce court, reported Star magazine. Sources say444 words
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Article, Illustration206 2000-11-23 28 MEG Ryan is planning to have her breasts enlarged in an allout effort to convince Russell Crowe to marry her. Ryan, 38, is said to be anxious to tie the knot and even travelled all the way to Australia to206 words
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Article, Illustration603 2000-11-23 29 -UPS NATASHA LYONNE: NEW BEAU American Pie ingenue Natasha Lyonne is making time with Adam Goldberg of Saving Private Ryan and TV's The Street. The couple, who co-star in the upcoming movie Fast Sofa with Jennifer Tilly and-UPS - 603 words
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297 2000-11-23 29 Madonna says she will marry her guy at last -Reuters, Variety MADONNA and her British boyfriend Guy Ritchie expect to marry next year and settle in London, the Sun reported her saying in an interview. Madonna, who has a four-month old son with film director Ritchie, said the couple were-Reuters, Variety - 297 words
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182 2000-11-23 29 ■UPS THE stormy five year marriage of Nicolas Cage and Patricia Arquette is finally over -'after the pint-sized actress filed for divorce. Arquette, 32, cited irreconcilable differences on her Nov 17 petition which was filed at Los Angeles Superior Court. This latest twist comes■UPS - 182 words
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Article, Illustration607 2000-11-23 30 Edmund T Shern - Edmund T Shern NOT SAY I WANT TO SAY... By edmund@paprika.cotn.sg A couple of months ago, my friend and I were talking about all the stuff that was hitting the fan at our workplace because of certain tai-chi masters. You know, the ones in607 words
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Article, Illustration797 2000-11-23 31 Bernle Ecclestone claims pole position on London's Sunday Times Pay List 2000 with $1.5 billion annual income LONDON What Fl mogul Bernie Ecclestone lacks in inches, he more than makes up for in the bank balance stakes as BBC Sport Online discovered. The former motorcycle salesman797 words
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Article, Illustration377 2000-11-23 32 Reuters Butterfly queen wants more time with hubby Swimming SYDNEY Susie O'Neill, the 200m butterfly world record holder and a dual Olympic gold medalist, has announced that she will quit competitive swimming. The 27-year-old Australian won the 200m butterfly at the 1996 Atlanta Games and was unbeaten in– Reuters; Reuters photo - 377 words
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319 2000-11-23 32 Cricket BRISBANE The West Indies have adopted a siege mentality on the eve of the first Test against Australia, refusing to speak to the media following a net session at the Gabba. But rather than follow the surly attitude that normally319 words
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Article, Illustration392 2000-11-23 33 Reuters but Woods keeps in the hunt despite suffering jetlag Golf HAWAII Masters champion Vijay Singh shot a three-under 69 yesterday to take a twostroke lead over Tiger Woods in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Tom Lehman opened with a 73 and Paul Azinger shot aReuters; Reuters photo - 392 words
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319 2000-11-23 33 Reuters NBA KNICKS 85 MAGIC 84 ORLANDO A late Chris Childs' breakaway layup'with 12.3 seconds left gave New York its only lead of the game as the Knicks sneaked past Orlando Magic 85-84 yesterday. Latrell Sprewell and Kurt Thomas had 22– Reuters - 319 words
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Article, Illustration330 2000-11-23 34 Rio on sale for $45m New Leeds buy becomes world's costliest defender LONDON West Ham has agreed to sell Rio Ferdinand to long-term suitor Leeds United for £18 million ($45 million) a world record fee for a defender, reported Soccernet. The deal, also a transfer record between British clubs, isReuters photo - 330 words
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Article268 2000-11-23 34 LONDON Franz Beckenbauer, nicknamed the Kaiser, has admitted having a love child, the result of a fling at last year's Bayem Munich Christmas party, reported Football 365. Rumours that the 55-year-old president of the club and figurehead of German football had produced a little Kaiser268 words
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280 2000-11-23 34 Reuters LONDON Chelsea striker Tore Andre Flo's proposed move to Rangers has now moved a step closer to reality with the Norwegian handing in a transfer request at Stamford Bridge. This comes a day after his agent, Gunnar Martin Kjenner,– Reuters - 280 words
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Article, Illustration317 2000-11-23 35 Reuters Galatasaray coach questions two decisions Champions League AC Milan 2 Galatasaray 2 MILAN Galatasaray coach Mircea Lucescu took issue with two refereeing decisions which he believes cost his side a Champions League win over AC Milan and its first-ever win in Italy. The Turkish side led 2-0Reuters; Reuters photo - 317 words
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372 2000-11-23 35 -AFP Champions League PSG 1 Deportivo 3 PARIS Spanish champion Deportivo La Coruna destroyed Paris Saint-Germain with a devastating second-half performance in the sides' Group B match as the second phase of the Champions League began. Three classy goals in the-AFP - 372 words
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333 2000-11-23 36 Reuters Champions League Valencia 2 Sturm Graz 0 VALENCIA Sturm Graz coach Ivica Osim was pessimistic abojut his team's chances in the remainder of its Group A matches after its 2-0 defeat against a markedly superior Valencia side. "I would say that we are– Reuters - 333 words
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Article, Illustration558 2000-11-23 36 Midfielder's deadly double spares United's blushes Champions League Man Utd 3 Panathinaikos 1 pened, the discordant tone had been apparent from the outset. Roy Keane's unsubtle demand for greater vibrancy from the crowd at Old Trafford was answered only partially, with the 3,000 Panathinaikos supporters turning theReuters photo - 558 words
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Article, Illustration747 2000-11-23 37 Looks like a hard fight ahead for Liverpool and its shaky defence Olympiakos v Liverpool by Leonard Thomas leonard@newstoday.com.sg IT IS not often that mild-man-nered Gerard Houllier lays into his team. But, after the capitulation at White Hart Lane over the weekend, the Liverpool manager couldReuters photo - 747 words
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Article, Illustration353 2000-11-23 39 Reuters Work progress 'better than expected' ATHENS Greece pledged yesterday to speed up the completion of key 2004 Olympic venues to please an International Olympic Committee (IOC) team which is in Athens to inspect preparations for the troubled Games. "The timetable for completion can be, instead of May 2004,– Reuters; ENG KONG - 353 words
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401 2000-11-23 39 AFP, Reuters BEIJING In a move likely to have Mao Zedong turning in his mausoleum, Beijing may play beach volleyball in the city's historic Tiananmen Square if it wins the 2008 Olympics. The China Daily yesterday reported that officials were forced to act after rival ParisAFP, Reuters - 401 words
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Article200 2000-11-23 39 AFP, Reuters PRAGUE Legendary Czech athlete Emil Zatopek, 78, a quadruple Olympic champion between 1948 and 1952, has died aged 78 at Prague military hospital, hospital sources said yesterday. Zatopek died after a long illness. The Czech Republic's most celebrated athlete was first hospitalised on Sept– AFP, Reuters - 200 words
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Article, Illustration431 2000-11-23 40 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang TODAY EXCLUSIVE B by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg FERRARI'S Michael Schumacher and McLaren's Mika Hakkinen battling it out on a Formula One (Fl) street circuit in Singapore? That may become a reality, as several government agencies, according to sources, are studying the possibility of organising a Singapore431 words
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