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Article546 2001-01-16 1 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan New plan will create new problems, says doctors' body by kim@newstoday.com.sg IN the seemingly quiet waters of public policy, there is a major disagreement brewing between the Ministry of Health and the Singapore Medical Association (SMA), which represents 3,500 doctors from both the546 words
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Article, Illustration324 2001-01-16 1 IT was a calm and dignified President Abdurrahman Wahid who visited Singapore yesterday and said all the right things. No angry outbursts. No departure from his prepared speech. Not even a chat with the press or a reference to the juicy Newsweek article about him324 words
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Article182 2001-01-16 1 Shazalina Salim - Shazalina Salim by lina@newstoday.co_o.sg THOUSANDS of TV viewers heard a man who apparently had a heart of gold, bid $7,000 for a local singer's guitar for charity. It now turns out that he had feet of clay. The caller or at least the identity he assumed does182 words
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Miscellaneous16 2001-01-16 1 Today exclusive How we were approached to fix matches Bothwell and Bone tell the story 3116 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article525 2001-01-16 2 Mahesha Thenabadu - Mahesha Thenabadu Undergrads to pay between $150 and $950 more a year for 3 years by re porte r@ newstoday. com. sg ALL undergraduates at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU) and the four polytechnics have to pay525 words
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Article, Illustration180 2001-01-16 2 THE Defence Ministry is giving its 3,500 Defence Executive Officers or DXOs greater control over their career paths with new initiatives to match the best practices of the public and private sectors. Among them an option to convert their gratuity into full CPF benefits. And nearly180 words
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Article124 2001-01-16 2 BANGKOK In future elections, if Thai voters don't like any of the candidates on offer, they may be able to choose "no one" on the ballot. And if "no one" gets 50 per cent or more, all candidates for that constituency will be thrown out and124 words
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Article, Illustration208 2001-01-16 2 Lee Weiling - Lee Weiling by we iii ng@news tod ay. com ,s g A WOMAN paid $900 for an underarm hair removal programme that never worked. She paid $3,000 for additional treatment but the treatment was unsuccessful and the salon blamed it on the woman's "resistant" hair. AnotherAFP photo - 208 words
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Article369 2001-01-16 3 Ng Hwee Koon - Ng Hwee Koon Fifteen-per-cent limit lifted, opening door to new players by hwe eko on@newst od ay.com. sg DWELLERS in sterile business parks have cause to rejoice. The limit that prevents more than 15 per cent of the gross floor area to be used for369 words
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Article, Illustration113 2001-01-16 3 THE Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has barred Guan Choon Construction Pte Ltd from employing nontraditional source (NTS) foreign workers for 12 months with effect from Jan 10. The Building and Construction firm violated safety requirements at its worksites. Contractors are given demerit points for113 words
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320 2001-01-16 3 David Ngiau - Man on trial for 'doing nothing 7 pleads innocence David Ngiau by- david@newstod ay. com. sg A MAN stood in court yesterday, pleading his innocence. After all, he had done nothing, he said. But that's precisely what got Wong Leong Boon, 35, into trouble doing nothing. Wong is on trial320 words
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205 2001-01-16 3 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon I by solomon@newstoday.com.sg SINGNET subscribers now have a new and convenient way to pay for the goods that they buy online. Instead of having to pay for the e-products using credit cards as is normally done, these purchases are charged205 words
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Article94 2001-01-16 3 THE family had made it to the centre road divider on Marsiling Road. Then the three-year-old girl, Norain Ismail, stepped off the divider on her own. An oncoming lorry barrelled right into her. Her father, an assistant supervisor with a landscape company, and her younger94 words
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Article296 2001-01-16 4 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek Research could lead to new coronary treatment by elain e@n ewsto day. c om. sg GIVING pigs heart attacks could save us. The National Heart Centre (NHC) is conducting a study using 11 pigs. In a media briefing at the 10th Singapore Live296 words
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182 2001-01-16 4 Maurice Png - Maurice Png by maurice@news tod ay. com. sg THIS Chinese New year, sample China delicacies cooked up and served by famous people at the Singapore River Hong Bao. Introducing a treat all the way from GuLzhou, China, three Chinese and six Singaporean chefs will182 words
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Article, Illustration473 2001-01-16 4 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg WHAT do men and women do when they are in a room? They talk, though not always on the same wavelength. During the Family Life Education Conference on Focus on Marriage and Family yesterday, men did473 words
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Article86 2001-01-16 4 A PSYCHOTROPIC drug syndicate, headed by an 18-year-old youth, was busted in an operation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). The syndicate operated in nightspots, and had regular clientele. Operation Osprey, conducted from Jan 11 to 14, nabbed 24 male and seven female Singaporeans, six of them86 words
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Miscellaneous101 2001-01-16 4 READ 0N... Target for assassination Chief of Indian Kashmir unhurt/ 12 Of branded goods and stuff Lamenting Singapore's perpetual materialistic obsession/13 It's more than a toy The Xbox will not only impact gamers/ 14 Sob! Sapian is leaving The hunky star of popular drama series Bara will be 'fading oul'101 words
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HOME NEWS
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275 2001-01-16 5 Ckong Kian Tung I REFER to Aaron De Roza's letter "Poly grads good enough" (Today, Jan 15). I agree that polytechnic students are discriminated against in the selection process by local universities. I'm currently studying in Australia, after failing to obtain aCkong Kian Tung - 275 words
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Article302 2001-01-16 5 S Ramamirtham PAP candidate named but not the ward concerned I READ with interest Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng's revelation over Channel NewsAsia and its website on Saturday that chartered accountant Mr Sitoh Yih Pin is a confirmed candidate for the coming general election. ItS Ramamirtham - 302 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration374 2001-01-16 6 Eng Kong - Asian tech stocks are the year's top gainers VENTURE Manufacturing and other Singapore technology companies are defying warnings of weaker-than-expected profit from US personal computer makers, emerging as some the best performing stocks here this year. Venture, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and others, which rely on US PC374 words
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207 2001-01-16 6 HONG Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has maintained Singapore's economic growth for this year at 4.8 per cent, but has reduced its growth forecasts for several other Asian economies. It said Singapore's political stability makes it a choice location for increasing207 words
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165 2001-01-16 6 Bloomberg THE Singapore Exchange, the third Asia-Pacific bourse to trade publicly, could see its stock price capped by sell offers for as many as 318 million shares next month. While the shares rose as much as 5.2 per cent yesterday, investors who hold 32Bloomberg - 165 words
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Article103 2001-01-16 6 Bernama-AFX-ASIA SENIOR government officials from Singapore and Japan will meet from today to Thursday in a preparatory round of negotiations for the JapanSingapore Ecomonic Partnership Agreement, which they hope to conclude by year-end. Chairman of Singapore Technologies Aerospace Lim Chin Beng will head the SingaporeBernama-AFX-ASIA - 103 words
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Article79 2001-01-16 6 CYCLE and Carriage (C and C) says the 240 Kia Carnival and Carens multi-purpose vehicles it sold here are not affected by the recall of Kia vehicles in South Korea. They are being recalled because of engine problems. In a statement, C and C said the Carnival79 words
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Article98 2001-01-16 6 SINGAPORE'S retail sales rose almost 20 per cent in November from a year ago. That's mainly due to a nearly 45 per cent surge in motor vehicle sales. Excluding motor vehicles, overall retail sales were up by only six per cent. Watch and jewellery retailers enjoyed an98 words
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Article224 2001-01-16 7 Bloomberg News Board concerned that price surge will increase inflation in US NEW YORK Energy prices seem to be the bugbear, threatening to introduce inflation to the US economy, as far as the Federal Reserve Board is concerned. In the 12 months ended December, the producer price– Bloomberg News - 224 words
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127 2001-01-16 7 KUALA LUMPUR Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas), Malaysia's monopoly rice importer and distributor, has agreed to buy 30 per cent of Singapore-based QAF Ltd's Malaysian bakery unit for RM54.8 million (5524.6 million) Bernama news agency reported. Bernas will buy a stake in Gardenia Bakeries127 words
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Article92 2001-01-16 7 SOLECTRON Corp, the top maker of mobile phones, computers and other equipment for other companies, said it will acquire the remaining shares of NatSteel Electronics Ltd. The California-based company purchased about 99.5 per cent of Singapore-based NatSteel Electronics. It is entitled by Singapore law to buy92 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article, Illustration548 2001-01-16 8 BARGAIN hunters and short-covering activities lifted the ST Index 9.62 points higher for a positive closing at 1929.44. This was a 20-point net improvement from the low and leadership came from index linked buying activities. Market breadth was still negative although it improved548 words
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Article, Illustration418 2001-01-16 8 AFTER having risen by just over one per cent in the morning, selling pressure emerged to push the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index lower in the afternoon as it closed the day only 3.8 points or 0.6 per cent higher to 682.7. With no fresh leads, the local418 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article236 2001-01-16 9 Plans missile base, logistics exercise nearTaiwan TAIPEI Taiwan's wariness of its giant neighbour moved up a few notches yesterday amid reports of China's plans for a new missile base and a massive logistics exercise. The United Daily News reported that China is building a base in the Fujian236 words
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139 2001-01-16 9 AFP CANBERRA Asylum seekers using the services of people smugglers run the risk of being drawn into crimes like drug smuggling and prostitution. Australian Justice Minister Amanda Vanstone told a conference on human trafficking that the increase in people-smug-gling was deeply unsettlingAFP - 139 words
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Article121 2001-01-16 9 MANILA At least three witnesses who testified against President Joseph Estrada have fled abroad after facing death threats. Prosecutors said former finance secretary Edgardo Espiritu, senior bank executives Clarissa Ocampo and Manuel Curato left the country separately after taking the witness stand in Mr Estrada's corruptionAgencies - 121 words
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Article, Illustration148 2001-01-16 9 -AFP NIGERIA Cradling her baby son in her arms, Nigerian child-mother Bariya Ibrahim Magazu, at the centre of a storm over Islamic law, said she accepted she was "guilty" of pre-marital sex. Islamic authorities here said they had postponed indefinitely her sentence and reduced-AFP - 148 words
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Article, Illustration361 2001-01-16 10 She was a target of blackmailers because of her past BERLIN The increasingly wobbly government of Gerhard Schroeder was thrown further off balance on Sunday by revelations that the new German Health Minister used to work in a red-light bar. Ulla Schmidt (right), who was appointed361 words
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Article, Illustration45 2001-01-16 10 This is the Santa Tecla neighbourhood of El Salvador after being hit by an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale on Saturday. At least 403 people were dead, 779 injured and hundreds missing as of yesterday. Reuters photoReuters photo - 45 words
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Article61 2001-01-16 10 LONDON Female students gained more first-class degrees than their male counterparts for the first time last year, making them the superior sex at every examination level in Britain. The Higher Education Statistics Authority said 11,000 women were awarded first-class honours compared to 10,800 men, reported the Times. Girls61 words
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Article112 2001-01-16 10 SYDNEY An international operation will be mounted this week to sift through 750,000 pornographic pictures of children to try to identify the victims. Seven members of a global child pornography ring, named Wonderland, face a three-year prison term in Britain after pleading guilty to their112 words
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Article119 2001-01-16 10 CNA YANGON In a further sign of political thaw, junta officials said jailed supporters of the National League for Democracy would be allowed to receive food parcel and letters. The NLD said they were informed yesterday that the International Red Cross had visited their members who wereCNA - 119 words
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98 2001-01-16 10 Agencies TAIPEI Taiwan's top judges, apparently seeking to avoid a constitutional crisis, declared that a controversial Cabinet decision to scrap a nuclear power plant was "flawed". But they stopped short of saying it was unconstitutional. Premier Chang Chun-hsiung would have been forced to resign– Agencies - 98 words
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Article71 2001-01-16 10 AFP ZURICH A scheduled flight from Switzerland to Mexico was unduly cancelled due to a maverick mouse. An airline spokesman said the runaway rodent caused havoc on Sunday after it was spotted in the aircraft's cockpit. The crew also aborted its trip to Mexico after a failed searchAFP - 71 words
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Article408 2001-01-16 11 Malaysia grapples with this growing dilemma KUALA LUMPUR Older man divorces his wife to marry a younger girl. Nothing new you might say, after all it is common in Hollywood. But now there's a growing trend in Malaysia and this has got the politicians in a408 words
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Article65 2001-01-16 11 Reuters HONG KONG A Cathay Pacific Airways airplane landed safely in Hong Kong on Sunday night after one of its four engines was shutdown due to overheating. The crew of flight CX4SI, which had 245 people on board, shut down the engine on their way to– Reuters - 65 words
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Article98 2001-01-16 11 Reuters CHICAGO Aggressive behaviour can be unlearned if children cut down on television, videotapes and electronic games, according to a report. Mr Tom Robinson, a physician at Stanford University who was chief author of the report, said: "What's encouraging is that, in children, some of the– Reuters - 98 words
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Article, Illustration291 2001-01-16 12 -AFP Chief of Indian Kashmir unhurt SRINAGAR (India) Muslim guerrillas on Sunday fired two grenades at Indian Kashmir's provincial chief, Farooq Abdullah (right) but he escaped unhurt and vowed to press ahead with New Delhi's latest peace initiative in the region. The police said 62-year-old Mr Farooq-AFP; AFP photo - 291 words
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144 2001-01-16 12 O ana-Bern am a TOTTORI A woman who pretended to be pregnant allegedly snatched a newborn girl from a hospital to prove to her boyfriend that she had given birth to his child. Tatsuyo Kamoda, 29, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of abducting the– O ana-Bern am a - 144 words
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195 2001-01-16 12 Reuters MANILA A tragedy was averted yesterday after Philippine police managed to detonate a bomb planted near a train station in the capital. On a tip from a phone caller, police located the bomb at a hamburger stall near the Light Rail Transit stationReuters - 195 words
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Article164 2001-01-16 12 ALOR STAR A visit by Kedah Mentri Besar to Putrajaya sparked rumours that he was on his way out. But Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday denied that Datuk Seri Syed Razak Syed Zain was quitting, reported The Star. "There's nothing. I164 words
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168 2001-01-16 12 -AFP HAMBURG Former German tennis star Boris Becker and his estranged wife, Barbara, have signed an out-of-court divorce settlement stipulating shared custody of their two children as well as alimony payments, the German Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported. The three-time Wimbledon champion will pay out-AFP - 168 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article648 2001-01-16 13 Siva Anantham - Siva Anantham Lamenting Singapore's perpetual materialistic obsession by HAVING spent three years in the United States, one of the most significant things that I noticed was the relative lack of handphones in America as compared to an excess of these mobile gadgets in Singapore. Outside648 words
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427 2001-01-16 13 A 1998 book on Malays in Singapore written by academic Lily Zubaidah Rahim received attention in the Malaysian press recently. According to the reports, Dr Lily's book suggested that Malays in Singapore had been marginalised by the Government. Dr Lily, who is the niece of Singapore's427 words
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TECH NEWS
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Article, Illustration723 2001-01-16 14 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon The Xbox will not only impact gamers by solomon@ne wstoday. com. sg LAST week marked Microsoft's official entry to the home game console market, when Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveiled prototypes of the company's Xbox game machine at the723 words
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Article, Illustration190 2001-01-16 14 SO encouraged was it by its inaugural performance last year, e-business software company, elipva, (formerly known as sttarfire.com) has embarked on an aggressive global plan. Having enjoyed nearly $7 million in first-year revenue, the company will ride on its elipva business suite that is190 words
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Article109 2001-01-16 14 CONFUSION about the Application Service Provider (ASP) industry should be reduced with the recent release of three documents by Singapore's ASP Alliance Chapter (AAC). Through the documents ASP Definition, End User Literature SLA Guidelines, and AAC ASP Code of Practice AAC attempts to define an109 words
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Article118 2001-01-16 14 THE Microsoft Certified Service Provider (MCSP) programme has been enhanced and re branded as the Microsoft Certified Partner programme. The revamped programme offers customers new partner certification choices based on the services, applications and hosting capabilities provided by companies that design, develop, deploy and manage technology. At the118 words
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Article, Illustration501 2001-01-16 15 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon E-ttending: A service that adds value to local exhibitions by solo moil news lod ay. com. sg Here's a relatively economical way for local exhibition organisers to have their shows stay on for up to 60 days. Expocentric.com provides a service to event organisers501 words
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Article, Illustration619 2001-01-16 15 Gary Foong - Gary Foong by If you are running a small- and mediumsized enterprise (SME), and want to compete in the Internet Age and e-nable your company at minimum cost, then Linux is your obvious platform of choice. Linux is a computer operating619 words
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SHOWCASE
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Article, Illustration682 2001-01-16 20 Rosalind Png - Rosalind Png by rosalind@n ewsto day. c om. sg Israel Film Festival 2001: Under Western Eyes R(A) Today 7 pm Golden Village, Great World City A tragic-comic road movie telling the story of Gary Razumov, a young architect living in Berlin. He is in682 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration490 2001-01-16 21 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan This is one savvy babe by haze I@ne wstoday. com. sg IT is easy to understand why newcomer Kim Min Jeong is so media-sawy. The Korean actress knows exactly what it feels to be on the other side to be interviewing. Her first job after490 words
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Article, Illustration81 2001-01-16 24 Ernest Chua Yes, go on, drool away at Karen Mok, the queen of (strip)tease. No matter which way she turned, Karen's simply hot. TODAY captures the Hong Kong actress-singer-exhibitionist at h^r rnnrprt nf thp Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday night. Photos by Karen Mok strikes a sexyErnest Chua - 81 words
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Article, Illustration455 2001-01-16 22 Georgina Chang - Georgina Chang Teach your kids the right values. Grades do not make a person by i I WAS thrilled about starting my final semester at school last week. Like most Singaporeans, I constantly look for ways to upgrade myself and my lifestyle. A couple of years455 words
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Article, Illustration585 2001-01-16 23 Shazalina Salim - Shazalina Salim The hunky star of popular drama series Bara will be 'fading out' from the show by sh az _Jina@new_ today, co m. sg t iris, tms is going to break your VThearts. Sapian Sapari, known as JJ in Bara, will be 'fading out' fromWONG KHING CHONG - 585 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration518 2001-01-16 25 Reuters cribers. Payton wins duel with Kidd NBA Seattle 106 Phoenix 87 PHOENIX The Seattle SuperSonics are winning again, and it's no coincidence that Ruben Patterson is playing well, too. "If he plays like this all the time, we'll be a better basketball team," Gary PaytonReuters; cribers. - 518 words
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Article, Illustration595 2001-01-16 26 Sharpe had help from a friend AFC Championship Ravens 16 Raiders 3 OAKLAND Nobody talks trash in the NFL better than Shannon Sharpe. In big games, he's anything but the name of his position tight end. He's loose with his mouth, his emotions and hisAllsport photo - 595 words
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381 2001-01-16 26 NFC Championship Giants 41 Vikings 0 EAST RUTHERFORD Even the New York Giants thought they might need 30 points to beat Minnesota. As it turned out, the Giants had all the points they needed less than two minutes into the game as their defence treated381 words
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Article, Illustration602 2001-01-16 27 Jim Furyk wins as Rory Sabbatini chokes KAPALUA Two weeks into the season and already the inmates are running the asylum. Let's see. Steve Strieker, 91st in the official World Golf Rankings, wins last week in a World Golf Championship event that the world largely ignored, reported Golf.com.Auspqrt photo - 602 words
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514 2001-01-16 27 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang by in Kuala Lumpur kelvin@nev.sto day. c o m.sg LANE manipulation to benefit certain style of howlers did not occur at last weekend's Grand Slam Finals of the CGU Asian Bowling Tour. But sadly, cheating514 words
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Article, Illustration789 2001-01-16 28 AFP Leader wobbles against last-placed Bari Italian Serie A ROME Italian first division leaders AS Roma showed the first signs of frailty with a 1-1 home draw against struggling Bari, allowing second-placed Juventus to cut the gap from eight points to six. And, it could have been worse.– AFP; Reuters photo - 789 words
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410 2001-01-16 28 Reuters Primera Liga MADRID The world's most expensive footballer Luis Figo received the Ballon d'Or award, and then inspired Real Madrid to an easy 4-0 win against Oviedo, putting his side three points clear at the top of the table. Real lead the standings with– Reuters - 410 words
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Article472 2001-01-16 29 AFP, Reuters Australian Open MELBOURNE Pete Sampras went into yesterday's Australian Open first round match against Slovakia's Karol Kucera expecting a "dog-fight" and that is exactly what he got. The American, seeded third and chasing a third Australian Open crown and his 14th grand slam– AFP, Reuters - 472 words
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Article, Illustration598 2001-01-16 29 The malaise of English xenophobia must stop LONDON The smile was thin and vaguely puzzled, and one sensed that he wasn't entirely at ease with the clamorous attention. But Sven Goran Eriksson is a courteous man, and he answered each question with grace, the Times of London598 words
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Article, Illustration931 2001-01-16 30 It's been one month since Jan Poulsen replaced Vincent Subramaniam as national coach. Strangely, he has spoken little since then. But S. Gulam catches up with the Danish coach in Dubai for an exclusive interview for Today How would you describe your stint as national coach soWEE TECKIIIAN - 931 words
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Article, Illustration61 2001-01-16 31 Kelong. The dirty word that has plagued the SLeague for the past five years, in an exclusive interview, Billy Bone and Brian Bothweli tell Today correspondent Scoff O'Donell exactly how they were approached and how they spurned the encroaching web of corruption. Botkwell (left) and Bone were theHEDYKHOO - 61 words
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Article, Illustration749 2001-01-16 31 Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell [by scott@newstoday.com.sg Bothwell and Bone explain how they immediately went to the authorities AFTER five months of worry and being unable to defend themselves, foreign players Brian Both we 11 and Billy Bone can finally reveal the truth behind the corruption scandal that rocked749 words
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Article347 2001-01-16 32 AFP But Davenport made to work against Dokic MELBOURNE Andre Agassi and Lindsay Davenport both came through the first hurdles in the defence of their Australian Open titles yesterday. But that was where the similarities between their days ended. Agassi looked close to his imperious best as heAFP - 347 words
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