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Article, Illustration502 2001-01-09 1 Ex-company director is paralysed. She seeks $2m compensation IN HER anxiety to be perfectly healthy before she had a child, a company director went for an operation to get rid of a spot that remained after a tumour surgery. Instead, she said that after the operation in502 words
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Article121 2001-01-09 1 BEIJING Singaporeans who did not invest in China's stock market last year missed out on making a killing. The Chinese stock market was the hest performer in the world in 2000 as it rocketed more than 50 per cent throughout the year while the world's121 words
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Article, Illustration61 2001-01-09 1 ROSNAH will no longer be under the same roof when you tune into your favourite sit-com tonight. The big question is how will Norleena Salim leave Under One Roof now that she has left the company that makes it? Think food. Think big. Think funny-sad. See Page 2161 words
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Article93 2001-01-09 1 -AFP JAKARTA A navy airplane carrying top Irian Jaya military and police officers and politicians went missing yesterday. There were 10 people on board. A duty officer at the airforce base in Jayapura, the capital of Irian Jaya, said the plane was believed to have crashed. Four-AFP - 93 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article396 2001-01-09 2 SM Lee occupied with surfing the Net for news on US polls recount SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew spent so much time surfing the Net for the latest news during the US presidential election impasse last year that he did not have time to read new396 words
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Article, Illustration49 2001-01-09 2 Reuters photo Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims swarming onto an overcrowded train yesterday, as they made their way to attend Biswa Ijtema, a three day ritual at Tongi, near the capital Dhaka. It is the world's second largest Muslim congregation after the annual Raj in Mecca.– Reuters photo - 49 words
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Article131 2001-01-09 2 Reuters BANGKOK A Thai movie star, Bin BanJoerit, is holding a three-day funeral for a 32-year-old water buffalo, Boonlert, which starred in his most successful film, Bangracgan. It died on Sunday of natural causes. "He could not just die like other regular water buffaloes because heReuters - 131 words
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Article262 2001-01-09 2 Chin Weilin - Chin Weilin by SO how important is that expiry date on your loaf of bread? The Consumers Association of Singapore is concerned that Prima Deli, a leading local bakery, does not mention such dates. The bakery itself has replied that printing the expiry date is "strictly262 words
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Article161 2001-01-09 2 A US team of experts will be visiting Singapore this week as the two sides get ready for a second round of talks on their bilateral free trade agreement The US officials are experts in the areas of competition policy, customs and textiles, labour and161 words
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435 2001-01-09 3 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by chaop eh@n ews to day. com. sg THIS could be Nick Leeson Part 2 and ironically, Singapore is at the heart of it. Two former British senior bank executives of the Singapore branch of a Germany bank are in the centre435 words
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Article, Illustration273 2001-01-09 3 BANGKOK Vote counts in the Thai elections continued to be severely disrupted yesterday as thousands of villagers blockaded vote-counting venues in southern provinces. Hundreds of losing candidates have also flooded the Election Commission (EC) with complaints and requests for either vote recounts or a re-election.273 words
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Article233 2001-01-09 3 AFP JAKARTA Police have arrested the Japanese director of a Indonesian company found to have produced monosodium glutamate (MSG) using pig by-products. "Mitsuo Arakawa was arrested here on Sunday night, for violating the law on consumers' protection," said Detective Harry Montolalu, head of the Jakarta ChiefAFP - 233 words
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Article139 2001-01-09 3 AFP MANILA Philippine authorities yesterday slapped murder charges on four top leaders of the main Muslim rebel group accused of masterminding the deadly series of bomb attacks on Dec 30 last year. The department of justice filed in absentia charges of multiple murder against the MoroAFP - 139 words
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Article, Illustration406 2001-01-09 4 Steven Ooi - Steven Ooi Will there be a price to pay? by steve n @newstoci ay. com. sg SO the Suqiu storm appears to have settled. Umno Youth and Suqiu, or the Malaysian Chinese Organisations Election Appeals Committee, thrashed out a compromise on Friday and their leaders shook hands on406 words
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Article122 2001-01-09 4 AFP KUALA LUMPUR -A Malay student organisation said yesterday it had postponed plans for nationwide protest rallies after Suqiu shelved controversial requests for an end to some Malay privileges. Peninsular Malay Students Federation (GPMS) secretary-general Syed Anuar Syed Mohamad said the decision "amounts to a ceasefireAFP - 122 words
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Article, Illustration457 2001-01-09 4 Mahesha Thenabadu - Mahesha Thenabadu by re porte r@ new s today, com. sg ALL of them live on public assistance in modest rented one-room HDB flats. Most of them have never stepped out of Singapore. But yesterday, the 20 elderly and lonely folk boarded their457 words
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Miscellaneous120 2001-01-09 4 READ 0N... Ghost of Tiananmen Hardliners won Deng's ears for 1989 crackdown/10 Sydney's gang wars For heroin, extortion and prostitution markets/ 11 Blair: I'm ready PM fires first shot as election battle lines are drawn/12 Construction goes virtual Industry bigwigs build exchange for their kind/14 Rosnah must die? Tune in120 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article410 2001-01-09 5 Ng Hwee Koon - Ng Hwee Koon Regional solutions for major problems, says Singapore minister by h weekoon@newstoday. com. sg HOW to tackle the widening digital divide, stem the brain drain, and take advantage of international trade and e-commerce? The answer to Asia's woes is "Asian regionalism", said Mr Yeo410 words
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193 2001-01-09 5 David Ngiau - David Ngiau by david@newstoday.com.sg A "SIMPLEMINDED" 21-year-old was sentenced to seven years and ten strokes of the cane in the Subordinate Courts yesterday for three charges of drug trafficking. In mitigation, Teo Chong Guan's lawyer explained to the court that his client was of193 words
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The debate continues
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Article, Illustration625 2001-01-09 6 Dr Ooi Geok Ling - Dr Ooi Geok Ling I WRITE to iterate what I had said in the article "Politics with a small p" on Dec 26 in case readers had missed it and read only Dr Teo Ho Pin's response on Dec 30.625 words
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530 2001-01-09 6 Patrick Liew Siow Gian - Patrick Liew Siow Gian I WOULD like to share my opinion about the practice of multi-level marketing, which has been in the news recently. As a start, it is important to note that under the Exemption Order which comes into force with530 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article300 2001-01-09 7 -Bloomberg News SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering said its fourth-quar-ter net income rose 57 per cent to $86.8 million, led by its defence electronics division. The company aims to boost profit by a quarter in 2001, although first quarter results should lag those of the last three-Bloomberg News - 300 words
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Article168 2001-01-09 7 HONG KONG SingTel yesterday announced it will invest US$ll2 million (Ssl94 million} to double its satellite transponder capacity. The investment includes the lease payments, fee for the operation and management of the transponders and insurance over at least 13 years. The transponders are on the Apstar168 words
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177 2001-01-09 7 ASCENDAS formed yesterday by the merger of Arcasia Land and JTC International's Business Parks and Facilities expects to more than double its current assets of $1.2 billion in five years. "We see ourselves not only growing organically, but we'll also be looking at the possibility177 words
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Mixed trading
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Article, Illustration500 2001-01-09 8 SINGAPORE shares had a time out to digest its recent gains. Then yesterday, the selling intensified with falls led by tech and banking counters. Wall Street's triple digit losses on Friday on earning related concerns and the deepening problems at California's two utilities that were500 words
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Article, Illustration393 2001-01-09 8 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian stockmarket got off to a good start yesterday, shrugging off the declines of the US markets last Friday. However, as was expected, profit-taking activities in the afternoon session trimmed the morning's gains, leading the benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index to393 words
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Advertisement66 2001-01-09 9 Today is the day that Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham become one. This means that, for the first time, over 100,000 people will pool their unique talents to seek causes and find remedies for diseases all over the world. They will do so not just with a sense of hope.66 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration464 2001-01-09 10 Agencies Secret Chinese papers point at hardliners winning Deng's ear for 1989 crackdown WASHINGTON The ghost of Tiananmen Square is back to haunt China's leaders yet again this time in the form of secret documents which offer a rare insight into Chinese power politics. The "Tiananmen Papers",– Agencies; Reuters photo - 464 words
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Article197 2001-01-09 10 Reuters CALIFORNIA Julia Roberts and Mel Gibson have won the annual People's Choice Awards as favourite film actors, televised live on CBS from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California. Roberts, one of Hollywood's most bankable stars, is a possible Oscar contender for the blockbuster ErinReuters - 197 words
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Article120 2001-01-09 10 AFP HONG KONG A thick smog hung over Hong Kong yesterday, as environmental authorities warned people suffering from respiratory and heart ailments to avoid areas of heavy traffic. The roadside air pollution index (API) was forecast to reach "very high" levels of between 100 and 140,AFP - 120 words
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Article99 2001-01-09 10 Bernama JAKARTA The Indonesian government has decided to delay the imposition of value added tax (VAT) in the industrialised island of Batam for one year, Finance Minister Priyadi Prapto Soeharjo said. "The delay will be provided for in a ministerial decree," he said at the weekend. TheBernama - 99 words
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Article, Illustration237 2001-01-09 10 Agencies WASHINGTON US President-elect George Bush's nominee for labour secretary reportedly had an illegal immigrant as a domestic helper. Ms Linda Chavez, a 53-year-old Hispanic, allegedly gave "spending money" to a Guatemalan woman, who had lived with her in the early *****. The disclosure revived the spectre ofAgencies - 237 words
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Article286 2001-01-09 11 -AFP For heroin, extortion and prostitution markets SYDNEY More than 40 gangs mostly of Chinese, Vietnamese and Lebanese criminals are battling for control of Sydney's heroin, extortion and prostitution markets. A report published by the New South Wales police State Intelligence Group warns that gang members as-AFP - 286 words
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Article103 2001-01-09 11 Reuters HOLLYWOOD Twentieth Century Fox hopes its big summer picture "Planet of the Apes" will generate a lot of monkey business in the merchandising world. Together with toy manufacturer Hasbro and specialty marketer Applause, the studio has unveiled a major marketing push for the Tim Burton epic.– Reuters - 103 words
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Article90 2001-01-09 11 HONG KONG Keeping giant pythons as pets that is the latest craze in the territory. The number of imported pythons, a protected species, rose to 984 in the first 11 months of last year, reported the South China Morning Post. That is double the number90 words
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Article433 2001-01-09 12 AFP PM fires first shot as election battle lines are drawn LONDON Britain's ailing public services will get a big dose of cash injection if the Labour government wins re-election this year. That was the promise Prime Minister Tony Blair made on Sunday as he drew upAFP - 433 words
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Article, Illustration285 2001-01-09 12 Reuters MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (above) used private talks over the weekend to ease ties strained by disagreements over Russian debt and war booty. Russian plans to skip US$l.5 billion (552.6 billion) in debt repayments this quarter angered German officialsReuters; Reuters photo - 285 words
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Article151 2001-01-09 12 -Reuters SYDNEY A group of 163 boat people feared drowned in a cyclone on the final leg of an odyssey from the Middle East to Australia have all turned up safe and well. Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said on Dec 13 that the 163 illegal-Reuters - 151 words
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135 2001-01-09 12 -Reuters BEIJING Thousands of people are starving in northern China, cut off from food and supplies for more than a week after a devastating New Year's Day snow-and-sand storm ripped through the region. Twenty-five people were still missing after the storm dumped 37 cm-Reuters - 135 words
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131 2001-01-09 12 -AFP WELLINGTON Sheep are losing their advantage in the battle to dominate the New Zealand landscape, but humans still have a long way to go, the Agriculture Ministry said Monday in a review of animal numbers. In the early 1980s in the days of-AFP - 131 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration776 2001-01-09 13 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian Young PAP needs to engage us to draw us in by boo iiyi an@newsto day. co m. sg THE Young PAP wants you. Yes, you, the fabled "new generation" of Singaporeans born in the post-*****. Unlike silver-haired pioneers who went through fire and776 words
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491 2001-01-09 13 BANGKOK Thailand is set to have a new government following Saturday's election, which saw a big victory for billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra. His Thai Rak Thai party is tipped to secure a simple majority in the 500-member Parliament. Prime491 words
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TECH NEWS
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Article, Illustration468 2001-01-09 14 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon Industry bigwigs build exchange for their kind by solo mon@newsto day. c o m. sg MEMBERS of the local construction industry have more choices now when procuring building material and engaging professional consultancy services online. Built and operated by people who themselves are from468 words
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Article150 2001-01-09 14 AUTOMOTIVE accessories and spare parts community portal, AutoTomorrow.com, was launched by Gintic e-Solution, a Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology subsidiary, together with Bock Chuan Investment, a property, logistics and automobile parts investment company. The business and consumer portal's other strategic partners are car accessories manufacturer and spare150 words
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Article140 2001-01-09 14 ONE of the largest Internet Protocol (IP) telephony trials in the region has begun at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Students and staff will enjoy free, on campus, phone calls, teleconferencing and message broadcast services, by connecting their laptops to any of the 30,000140 words
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Article84 2001-01-09 14 PLANEX Communications Pte Ltd, a joint venture of WizOffice, Planex Communications Inc (PCI) and GCM International Ltd (GCMI), will act as the gateway for PCI to penetrate the Southeast-Asia market. Targeting small and medium enterprises and the SOHO {small office home office) market, it will solely distribute PCl's84 words
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Article, Illustration402 2001-01-09 15 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon Consultancy enters the new millennium with a new name by solomon ©newstoday. com. sg IF you are one of those people who have on occasion mistaken the two multinational IT consulting firms with the "Andersen" name, be mistaken no more. Andersen Consulting hasWONG KHING CHONG - 402 words
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Article, Illustration234 2001-01-09 15 THE Asian operations of Netlife AG, a German company that specialises in e-finance systems, has been sold off to its Singapore-based management team. As a result, Netlife Singapore's senior managers now own the company's regional head office in Singapore, locally incorporated offices in Malaysia and234 words
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Article, Illustration176 2001-01-09 15 EPICOR Software Corporation has released its e by Epicor 7.1 suite of enterprise and e-business applications for mid-market companies. Such companies are increasingly discovering the value of integrated front and back office operations which allow them to save money by eliminating the time needed176 words
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Article, Illustration117 2001-01-09 15 INTERMEC Technologies Corp. has partnered Microsoft Corporation to offer bundled Windows CE applications to the hardware vendor's mobile computers. The first such offering is Microsoft's new SQL Server 2000 Windows CE, pre-loaded on Intermec's 5020 handheld data collection PC (left). Intermec will117 words
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Article38 2001-01-09 15 NETSCAPE 6 is now available for the Sun Microsystems Inc Solaris operating environment. Supporting the latest Web standards, this browser provides integrated Java technology and global and cross-platform support. Download it for free at www.sun.com/solaris/netscape.38 words
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Miscellaneous884 2001-01-09 18 PQ Gold 90.5 Fffl Yes 93.3 FM V JHHHI Music on the Move With Audrey Ohaiyo 9 Let Audrey accompany you on your journey after Wake up to the infectious laughter of the funny jk^jmr work with a time of music, news update and traf- duo Foong Wai See and884 words
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SHOWCASE
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Article, Illustration869 2001-01-09 19 Rosalind Png - Rosalind Png Compiled by rosalind@newstoday.com.sg Taipan Circus Today till Jan 14 8 pm (Additional performance at 2.30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays) The Park at Bugis Junction A brilliant mix of classic and modern circus with no animals or fixed routines. Unlike large megacircuses, the Taipan869 words
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Miscellaneous1269 2001-01-09 20 Xfl /^k fefe^^, y^B The Sixth Day; 12.55pm, 3.30, 6.05, 8. tO Possessed: noon, 2.20, 4,40, 7, 9.20 Skyline < ruisers (M): LI. 15am, 5.30pm f**\ I^^Tw Unbreakable: 1.15pm, 3.35, 6.15, 8.25 The Sixth Day: 1.30pm, 4.05, 6.40, 9.15 Summer Holiday: 1.15pm, 7.30 \^J Wonder Boys: 11.50am, 2.10pm, 4.30. Unbreakable:1,269 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration538 2001-01-09 21 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan Tune in to the season premiere of Under One Roof tonight to find out by hazel@newstoday.com.sg WE know all of you will be staying under the roof at 8.30pm tonight. Just for the answer to that big question on Channel 5: What will happen toWONG KHING CHONG - 538 words
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Article, Illustration855 2001-01-09 22 Joe Fernandez - Joe Fernandez ©Agenda Malaysia The waters of the region are treasure troves of sunken artifacts by Beneath the narrow Straits of Malacca is a watery graveyard rich in booty for museums, salvage firms and underwater treasure hunters. Other underwater treasure-hunting grounds include the shipping routes in the– ©Agenda Malaysia; ENG KONG - 855 words
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Article, Illustration314 2001-01-09 23 Elisa Chia - Elisa Chia eastciti.com MediaCorp's romantic serial shines brightly by www.eastciti.com j" OOKING for Stars? Um, I mean, looking for a .L/star-studded show? Then tune in to Channel B's new romantic blockbuster serial Looking for Stars (10.30 pm slot on Wednesdays). Watch Fann Wong romance botheastciti.com - 314 words
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SEEFOOD
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Article, Illustration901 2001-01-09 24 Pauline D Loh - Pauline D Loh Whatever else you order in Ye Shanghai, you must leave room for the xiaolungbao, the fragile bite-sized dumplings that ooze meat juice and tender filling that melts with the most delicious warmth in your mouth. We had one each. But that was the highlight of901 words
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Article, Illustration550 2001-01-09 25 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek A mix of old and new mouth-watering Chinese cuisine and exquisite presentation by elaine@ne ws to day. c om.sg There is a gem embedded right in the heart of the all-new Fullerton Hotel. And I'm not referring to the huge piece of jade adorning the mainElaine Quek - 550 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration358 2001-01-09 26 Hated New York rolls on NFL Giants 20 Eagles 10 EAST RUTHERFORD -Jason Sehorn, understandably as smug as a human can be, saw the opening on Sunday evening and he took it. "We're not a very good football team. We're just fortunate they played badly against us," saidAllsfort photo - 358 words
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377 2001-01-09 26 NFL Titans 10 Ravens 24 NASHVILLE They yelled at each other. They pushed and shoved, with neither giving a bit of ground. Deep into the playoff game on Sunday, the intense confrontation between Ray Lewis and Eddie George was still virtually deadlocked.377 words
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354 2001-01-09 27 LOS ANGELES This time, the Los Angeles Clippers were for real. After giving the Lakers a scare in three previous games, the Clippers beat its Staples Center room-mates 118-95 on Sunday, for the first time in nearly354 words
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Article, Illustration180 2001-01-09 27 FANCY watching Vince "Air Canada" Carter and the rest of the NBA stars live? Well, you could be the lucky fan to win a trip for two to Washington DC to catch the All-Star weekend, where Carter and company will strut their stuff. Carter currently180 words
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Article, Illustration416 2001-01-09 28 Red Devils' late winner signals seriousness of the English champion LONDON The managers and chairmen who queued up to criticise Manchester United for not taking part in the FA Cup last season may have to be more careful what they wish for in future. Restored416 words
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280 2001-01-09 28 AFP Cricket NEW DELHI The keenly-awaited cricket tour of India by all-conquer-ing Australia next month has run into rough weather over a lastminute change in the itineraryThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) changed the schedule drawn up six months agoAFP - 280 words
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Roma riding high
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Article, Illustration611 2001-01-09 29 AFP Serie A MILAN Italian first division pacesetter AS Roma stretched its lead to eight points on Sunday, beating third-placed Atalanta 2-0 in a weekend which saw all its principal rivals for the Scudetto falter. Roma coach Fabio CapelloAFP; Allsport photo - 611 words
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488 2001-01-09 29 -AFP Primera Liga MADRID Real Madrid got its campaign for the Spanish Primera Liga title off to a flying start after the winter break, hammering Alaves 3-1 away on Sunday for its seventh successive victory. The win puts the European-AFP - 488 words
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Article, Illustration899 2001-01-09 30 Rohit Brijnath - Pete genius, role model... and man Rohit Brijnath American's exemplary play and conduct may never be equalled by rohit® newstoday. com. sg IF YOU have a video record player, clean it, unwrap a fresh tape. If you don't, buy one. If you're broke, ask a friend. Time is short, just899 words
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263 2001-01-09 31 S. Murali - S. Murali by murali@ne wstoday. co m. sg OKAY. The dust has finally settled. Liverpool will be glad to hear that Singapore really wants the Reds to come here and play football. The Football Association of Singapore said so yesterday, after S-League263 words
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Article535 2001-01-09 31 S. Gulam - S. Gulam FAS president Mah expects a better year, more fans by gul am@ news today, com. s g THE big bucks are set to flow into the S-League. The GLCs (govern-ment-linked companies) are coming in this year. SingTel is already in but it's likely to535 words
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Article, Illustration222 2001-01-09 31 – Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang SEVEN players from Woodlands Wellington FC have been slapped with a $200 fine each even before the 2001 S-League season kicks off. The club conducted a fitness test yesterday evening at the Singapore American School track. It is the firstToday photo by Hedy Khoo - 222 words
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Miscellaneous9 2001-01-09 32 I The legend ploys on, jPrs""^^ The big boys9 words
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