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Title Section6 2001-01-13 1 TODAY lsJl.^m"QJ|y r January 13,2001 mitaiph3B/11/20006 words
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Article500 2001-01-13 1 Ng Boon Vian - Ng Boon Vian Don't be sentimental over healthcare, he tells MP by b oonyian@newstod ay. com. sg THESE days Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew rarely gets involved in Parliament debates, unless the topic is especially important or close to his heart. Yesterday, the Bukit Timah500 words
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Article, Illustration246 2001-01-13 1 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim by. zackana@newstoday.com.sg THIS is a fish story with a hint of crime. Some of Singapore's best and perkiest discus fish got together to compare fins and scales in the fourth National Discus Competition on Thursday. The judging was done, the winners chosen,Today photo by WEE TECK HIAN - 246 words
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Miscellaneous21 2001-01-13 1 Ravi Veloo tears to bits the global city survey report Commentary Designer monkey ■b^ ■v»' :M^ J I z World news!21 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article280 2001-01-13 2 M'sian police smash drugs syndicate after 16 hours PENANG A drug distribution syndicate was smashed after some 16 hours of high drama at a house in this northern Malaysian state. Police recovered 427 kg of marijuana and a huge cache of firearms, Malaysian newspapers reported yesterday.280 words
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Article204 2001-01-13 2 SOON, Singapore could see petrol pumps near supermarkets and other commercial buildings. The announcement came even as the Ministry of Trade and Industry denied yesterday that there was any evidence of price-fixing among the country's petrol distributors. At the same time, it said it may free204 words
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Article, Illustration144 2001-01-13 2 Reuters. SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines yesterday joined other airlines in warning travellers about the risks of potentially fatal blood clots on long-haul flights. Concern has grown internationally after several people died from developing blood clots while taking long haul flights. Singapore's national carrier said it– Reuters.; Reuters photo. - 144 words
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91 2001-01-13 2 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has accused unspecified groups of trying to subvert the civil service and foster hatred against him. Dr Mahathir said there already groups which claimed that the civil service was unhappy with the government and alleged that hisAFP - 91 words
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Article181 2001-01-13 2 A NEW energy-saving device used to light some HDB blocks from January last year looks set to save town councils quite a bit in their electricity bills. Before the dual circuit device was installed, light fittings to light up the common areas of HDB flats181 words
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Article146 2001-01-13 2 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday played down fears of violence from rumoured protests in the capital next week. He said extra troops had been brought in from outside the capital to ensure the peace. Rumours that street protests by supporters and opponents of MrReuters - 146 words
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Article, Illustration388 2001-01-13 3 Agencies HK chief see's surprise resignation raises questions HONG KONG was set abuzz yesterday by the resignation of its second most powerful official "Iron Lady" Anson Chan (right). The question on everyone's lips: why? Many versions are circulating. Some experts believe her version that civil service reforms were– Agencies - 388 words
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226 2001-01-13 3 THE new face of community service will be bold and vast. There will be three one-stop service headquarters supported by a spider-web of 20 neighbourhood links (NL) built over the next five years. Called Multi-Service Centres (MSC), these service malls, to be located in modern226 words
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Article100 2001-01-13 3 THE final of the month-long Logitech Asia 2001 Interactive Gaming Contest will take place tomorrow at the E-Games CyberCafe, located at the Cathay Cincleisurc. Up for grabs are trophies, a Logitech SoundMan SR3O speaker, Logitech QuickC am Home, and two four-day Bangkok trips. On Feb 4 in Bangkok,100 words
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Article69 2001-01-13 3 -AFP TOKYO Senior Japanese politicians have refused to be called "state secretaries" in English after they were given sub-Cabinet posts in Japan's most far-reaching administrative reform for half a century. They thought that secretaries only meant aides in English, the leading business daily Nikon Keizai-AFP - 69 words
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Article, Illustration214 2001-01-13 3 SINGAPORE'S push for a free-trade pact with the US is not driven by purely economic considerations, said Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo. "The free-trade agreements not only have an economic objective; they are also politically driven. For us, it is214 words
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Article155 2001-01-13 4 Reuters WASHINGTON An immigrant from Taiwan who has lived the "American Dream" has been nominated to be the new Labour Secretary. President-elect Mr George W Bush picked Ms Elaine Chao as his labour nominee to replace Ms Linda Chavez. Ms Chao, 47, is a veteran of– Reuters - 155 words
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97 2001-01-13 4 A BILL to promote and support lifelong learning in Singapore was passed in Parliament yesterday. The Bill seeks to establish a Lifelong Learning Endowment Fund, and would be launched with an initial sum of $500 million and would be built up over the years with97 words
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Article, Illustration358 2001-01-13 4 MediaCorpTV's decision not to extend contract withTVß made in viewers' interest IF one goes by the axiom that variety is the spice of life, 400 hours of Hong Kong drama serials every year for five years sounds pretty bland. SPH MediaWorks recently announced a pact with358 words
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Article119 2001-01-13 4 -AFP NEW DELHI Chinese leader Mr Li Peng assured the Indian government that China is not providing nuclear assistance to Pakistan. He issued the statement as New Delhi raised concerns over Chinese military assistance to Pakistan. Indian leaders said this had worsened tensions in the-AFP - 119 words
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Article200 2001-01-13 4 Reuters CALIFORNIA A power crisis in California appears to have eased after a federal agency responded to desperate pleas for help and sent electricity from massive hydropower dams flowing south. The state's power plight on Thursday came as storms devastated output from California's plants, putting more– Reuters - 200 words
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Advertisement99 2001-01-13 3 Ranked No 3in the academic standing category for the region andtop 10overailin 1998& 1999 Asiaweek Magazine Ran/red among nation's top 10 universities in research management process, research improvement and community service by the Committee for Quality Assurance and Higher Education Honoured'twice inAsia inc. Magazinein 1997 and 1998 with Asia-Pacific Top99 words
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Miscellaneous141 2001-01-13 4 READ 0N... MSG debate raises doubts Can Muis revive consumer confidence in 'halal' products?/6 $200 mil credit for SMEs 500 of them are expected to benefit from the scheme/7 Yo-yo recovery Market ends up higher after volatile trading/8 Singapore most global? The US survey that said so would surely surprise141 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article323 2001-01-13 6 Can Muis revive consumer confidence in 'halal' products? I AM writing with regards to the MSG scramble (Today, Jan 5). Fortunately, my family does not use MSG in any of our cooking at home. But we are still affected as we occasionally buy food from outside.323 words
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Article312 2001-01-13 6 Mohd Fadzit Azhar - Mohd Fadzit Azhar THERE was an incident reported in the press on Sept 7 last year, regarding a fire. In that report, it was stated that the cause of fire was due to old furniture, papers and other flammable materials, dumped near a lift landing.312 words
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105 2001-01-13 6 Namyana Narayana - Namyana Narayana AFTER reading in your newspaper that "Singapore remained the fifth most expensive city in office space last year" and "Singapore is also the 16th most expensive place in the world in 2000 to occupy an office in a prime CBD location", may105 words
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Article220 2001-01-13 6 WE refer to Mr Raja Mitra's feedback (Today, Jan 11). We sincerely regret Mr Mitra's unpleasant encounter with our taxi driver. As a public transport company, all our drivers are expected to provide the highest level of service to our customers. We have many220 words
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122 2001-01-13 6 David Soh - David Soh ON Wednesday, Jan 10 at 6.45 pm, the MRT train at Aljunied stalled for a while. I would like to commend the duty officer on the platform, as well as the driver of the on-coming train for their alertness in signalling each122 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article241 2001-01-13 7 500 firms to benefit from this scheme THE government has introduced a $200 million credit guarantee scheme to help the small and medium-sized enterprises or SMEs. Under the programme, participating financial institutions are encouraged to lend to SMEs particularly to young start-ups with viable business plans241 words
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Article, Illustration480 2001-01-13 7 -Bloomberg News KOBE, Japan As the world's biggest economy loses momentum, Asian exporters that rely on US sales for their survival are looking to Europe for a lifeline. A sharper-than-expected economic slowdown i the US, the biggest market for many-Bloomberg News - 480 words
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124 2001-01-13 7 SINGAPORE will not delay further auctions of four high-speed mobile Internet access licences later this year even if there are fewer than four bidders. "If there are less than four bidders, we'll still proceed to issue the licences to the interested parties and124 words
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65 2001-01-13 7 SINGAPORE plans to seek private bidders to build a desalinated sea water plant in the second half of 2001. "To diversify our water sources further, (the government) will proceed with the sea water desalination project," Minister of Trade and Industry George Yeo said in parliament65 words
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111 2001-01-13 7 SYDNEY Telstra Corp is in final negotiations to buy 15 per cent of MobileOne Asia, Singapore's number two mobile phone company, tbe Australian Financial Review reported, citing unidentified investment banking sources. Australia's largest phone company is preparing to pay A$500 million (S$485.9Bloomberg News - 111 words
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101 2001-01-13 7 Bloomberg News SINGAPORE plans to invest $50 million to triple its container handling capacity at Jurong port, which now handles mainly bulk cargo such as cement and industrial chemicals. The new docks are located near Singapore's main industrial and also close to rival MalaysianBloomberg News - 101 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Yo-yo recovery
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Article, Illustration501 2001-01-13 8 MOST Singapore shares recovered from Thursday's sell-off inspired by gains in Wall Street overnight. However trading was volatile as prices swung between extremes as traders reacted to variants of rumours that surfaced throughout the day. The STI index clawed back 4.80 points to501 words
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Article, Illustration374 2001-01-13 8 KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index ended Friday with a modest gain of 3.1 points to close at 678.9, despite attempts to breach the 680 level. Trading was confined to a tight range of 675 to 681, while volume was rather374 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration409 2001-01-13 9 Reuters World's first genetically-modified primate may help find medical cures WASHINGTON This baby rhesus monkey, ANDi (right), may help bring the art of genetic manipulation closer than ever to humans. For ANDi, whose name represents "inserted DNA spelled backwards", is the first genetically-modified monkey to be born inReuters - 409 words
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Article244 2001-01-13 9 Reuters WASHINGTON Indonesian businessman James Riady, a friend of President Bill Clinton, has agreed to plead guilty to a single felony charge of conspiracy for federal election-law violations, the US Justice Department said on Thursday. It said Lippoßank California, which is affiliated with the Lippo Group,– Reuters - 244 words
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Article209 2001-01-13 9 JAKARTA The luxury homes of ex-president Suharto and his children in Central Jakarta stand atop a well-covered secret: interlinked bunkers located 15-metres underground. The bunkers were rumoured to have become the hideout of Mr Suharto's fugitive son, Tommy. But it is only recently that the police have209 words
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167 2001-01-13 9 Reuters NEW YORK A planned book about a mysterious invention said to be more important than the World Wide Web, and capable of generating fantastic riches, has gripped a down-on-its-luck technology industry in need of a miracle. Harvard Business School Press is said to– Reuters - 167 words
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Article128 2001-01-13 9 Reuters LONDON The white bikini that left James Bond shaken and stirred in one of the most memorable scenes from the British spy film series has been put up for sale. Swiss-born actress Ursula Andress shot to stardom when she emerged from the sea wearing– Reuters - 128 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration664 2001-01-13 10 Ravi Veloo - Ravi Veloo The US survey that said so would surely surprise Phua Chu Kang by: NOBODY likes a wet blanket, not least because it is not clear where that expression comes from, and you are never quite sure what in woollen hell it actually means. So forgive664 words
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588 2001-01-13 10 A Thai newspaper has hit out at comments which Senior Miniser Lee Kuan Yew is said to have made in an interview with the International Herald Tribune recently. Here are some excerpts from the editorial in The Nation on Thursday: "SINGAPORE'S Senior588 words
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Miscellaneous844 2001-01-13 16 Talking Point At Three Men and a Lady Mama Oh Mama Channel NewsAsia, Channel 5,7 pm Suria, 10.30 pm O pITI jf This £&ess»f follow-up to hit Ani and Emi are both teenage Last year, Talking Point talked comedy Three Men and a Baby daughters of a middle class couabout844 words
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SHOWCASE
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Article, Illustration726 2001-01-13 19 Rosalind Png - Rosalind Png Compiled by rosalind@newstoday.com.sg Very Karen Mok Live Tour (right) Today 8 pm Singapore Indoor Stadium The Hong Kong singer and actress will be holding her one-night concert today. Don't miss the opportunity to come up close and personal with the diva. Tickets available at726 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration848 2001-01-13 21 Lisa Sabbage - Lisa Sabbage A timeless elegance in fashion by_ Giorgio Armani (left) has been at the top of the fashion business for 25 years. Now, his work is being celebrated with a major retrospective at New York's Guggenheim Museum. For someone who is the favourite designer of such stellarReuters photo - 848 words
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Article, Illustration1887 2001-01-13 22 Lim Sek - Lim Sek Check out the number of English cover by limsek@music movement. com. sg THERE was a time, about five years ago, when almost every singer in the Taiwanese music scene had to record an English album. It did not matter that the songs were carbon copies of1,887 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration615 2001-01-13 27 Remaining quarterbacks now earning respect after earlier criticism CALIFORNIA Ravens coach Brian Billick says to get used to seeing quarterbacks rise from the dead. An NFL final four quarterbacking derby of Rich Gannon, Trent Dilfer, Kerry Collins and Daunte Culpepper (picture) is a sign of the times, according615 words
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Article, Illustration1044 2001-01-13 28 In the final part of the superstars saga, the conclusion is that the duo must learn to co-exist if the Lakers want to repeat as champions LOS ANGELES This unfolding drama is a re-run of sorts for a couple of Lakers. When he was with1,044 words
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Article380 2001-01-13 29 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang None of the right-handed hook-ball bowlers makes the 2nd round by: kelvin@newsto day. e om.sg KUALA LUMPUR Three Singaporeans remained in contention after day one of the CGU Asian Bowling Tour Grand Slam Finals in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The event is the grand380 words
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Article, Illustration176 2001-01-13 29 A ONE-TWO finish helped Stella (right) decimate the field after the third day of the Singapore Straits Regatta yesterday. Stella won race three and finished second in race four, opening up a huge lead over the rest of the boats in176 words
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345 2001-01-13 29 -AFP MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO Frenchman Jean Todt, the sporting director of Italy's world champion Formula One outfit Ferrari, said yesterday that he would end his competitive career with the Maranello team. Todt, speaking to journalists at Ferrari's traditional new year skiing jamboree,-AFP - 345 words
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Article777 2001-01-13 30 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas A loss this weekend and Arsenal might as well hand the title to United Arsenal v Chelsea by leon ard@new si od ay. com. s g ONE club has not lost at home all season, save for a Worthington Cup defeat when it fielded an777 words
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Article, Illustration324 2001-01-13 30 Italian Serie A MILAN AS Roma looks to increase its stranglehold on the Italian first division tomorrow, with the leader hosting ailing Bari in a match that could see it stretch its lead to 11 points. Carlo Ancelotti, coach of secondplaced Juventus,324 words
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Article503 2001-01-13 31 Says leader Justin Leonard KAPALUA It is hard for any US PGA Tour player to say that having Tiger Woods in the field does not matter, especially after his awe-inspiring 2000 season. But unlike some players, who see the spectre of Woods in their sleep and503 words
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Article, Illustration416 2001-01-13 31 S. Murali - S. Murali -AFP by: murali newstoday. com. sg SO, Mr Justin Leonard says he is not looking over his shoulder, eh? Well, Justin, with all due respect, I think your eyes should be firmly fixed in that direction, gazing in reverence at the awesome-AFP; EngKong - 416 words
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Article, Illustration315 2001-01-13 32 Reuters LONDON Sven Goran Eriksson (right) started his job as England's first foreign coach yesterday and said he believed England would qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals. Eriksson, meeting the press for the first time at the new Soho headquarters of the English Football Association, said:– Reuters - 315 words
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Article381 2001-01-13 32 -AFP NEW DELHI Former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin, banned for life for match fixing, has lashed out at fellow players and domestic cricket icons, alleging many of them got away scotfree with wrong-doings. The unrepentant former national captain told the latest issue of the-AFP - 381 words
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289 2001-01-13 32 LIVERPOOL Liverpool have rejected a 12 million pound ($3O million) bid from Aston Villa for Robbie Fowler after the striker said he wanted to stay at the Premier league club. A report in The Daily Telegraph said that manager Gerard Houllier had told his289 words
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