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Article, Illustration511 2001-01-17 1 Steven Ooi - Steven Ooi Kim Jong-il makes secret visit to China by stephen@newstoday.com.sg SHANGHAI The world's most secretive leader stepped how else? secretly from his country's shores, in what is only his second known overseas trip in 18 years. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited China, perhaps the only nationReuters photo - 511 words
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Article256 2001-01-17 1 Lee Lee ex-lawyers charged THE daughter of a senior counsel was among the two lawyers charged yesterday with offences involving illegal copying of files from the computers of top law firm, Lee Lee. Tan Su-Ean, 30, is a former employee of the firm. Her father, Senior Counsel Tan Kok Quan,256 words
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Article271 2001-01-17 2 e-traders violate domain registry rules SINGAPOREANS are using a simplified and cheap domain name service as their first go at e-commerce even though the rules strictly forbid this. Since the Singapore Internet registry, SGNIC, introduced the "per.sg" personal domains last May, 3,600 names were registered271 words
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168 2001-01-17 2 PLANNING a holiday? In an exclusive offer, Today's readers can get a free return trip to Tokyo if they fly to certain destinations in the United States on Northwest Airlines. TODAY is giving away 1,000 mileage points free to our readers with168 words
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Article, Illustration57 2001-01-17 2 Mr Tokiman holding up the largest snake in the world a Giant Green Anaconda. The female snake, which is on show at the Singapore Zno together with two other anacondas, has yet to be named. She is 15 years old, weighs SO kg and is a slitheringWEETECKHIAN - 57 words
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Article170 2001-01-17 2 SIX Vietnamese women decided to come to Singapore to enjoy a little prosperity over the Chinese New Year season. But on Sunday, the women, aged between 32 and 48, were nabbed for theft. The syndicate preyed on women carrying bags in crowded Chinatown. Police officers on voluntary anti-crime170 words
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Article165 2001-01-17 2 Mahesha Thenabadu - Mahesha Thenabadu by reporterWnewstoday. com. sg FOLLOWING Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's call to move towards a more charitable society, NTUC Income launched its Half-Percent Club yesterday. More than 100 employees have pledged to donate half-per cent of their salaries monthly to Community Chest or a charitable165 words
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Article103 2001-01-17 2 THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has fined mobile phone operator Ml $5,000 for inserting a 10-second marketing message in calls meant for rival operator's International Direct Dial services. IDA said its investigations, following complaints by Singapore Telecom (SingTel) and StarHub last November, revealed that103 words
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Article305 2001-01-17 3 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei Incentives to encourage residents to have children by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg BABY bonus has come early for residents in Jurong. Couples who conceive between Feb 1 and May 31 can sign up for a $700 hamper, comprising of not just the usual fare of milk305 words
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211 2001-01-17 3 David Ngiau - David Ngiau by davi d@ newstoday. com. sg WONG Leong Boon, the man charged with doing nothing to stop the sexual abuse of a teenaged girl, was sentenced to five years and three strokes of the cane in court yesterday. On Dec211 words
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Article, Illustration311 2001-01-17 4 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek Tests on these pigs may help everyone's heart by elaine@ne wstoday. co m. sg SINGAPORE may be on the verge of a medical breakthrough that could change the very nature of heart treatment. Some doctors say it could reduce the number of311 words
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Article196 2001-01-17 4 A MAN'S attempt to steal a car on Monday morning was foiled when the owner's neighbour caught him red-handed. Mr Jake Damien Wang, 26, was walking towards his car at the parking lot of Commonwealth Drive when he saw the 50-year-old man trying to open the196 words
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Article214 2001-01-17 4 IT was the family entertainment that people paid rapt attention to. And the Japanese used it as a medium to spread its propaganda during the occupation. Now, it's the main medium of entertainment for people on the move. Sixty-five years that's how long radio has been in214 words
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Article86 2001-01-17 4 TWO men suspected of stealing prize-winning fish from their tanks at the fourth National Discus Competition have been arrested. Twelve fish were found missing from their tanks after the competition, which was held at Tanglin Mall last Thursday. According to Dr Sun See Sing,86 words
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Article, Illustration202 2001-01-17 4 INTERNATIONAL telecommunications carrier, WorldCom, will launch its new digital service this year, giving firms in the CBD more choice in terms of international highspeed data and voice services. Offices in the Rochor, South and North Bridge Roads, Collyer Quay and Shenton Way areas will202 words
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Miscellaneous109 2001-01-17 4 READ 0N... Bunker opened Now they hope to find Indonesia's Tommy Suharto hiding underground/1 1 Dont corrupt the languege Beijing acts to promote 'standard' Chinese/ 14 Romancing the Malay woman Umno and PAS out to woo young female voters/15 Play it by ear, your way A new piano-playing method is109 words
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Article344 2001-01-17 6 Namyana Narayana - Namyana Narayana YOUR article reports that "Avimo's financial adviser, N.M. Rothschild Sons (Singapore) Ltd, had asked shareholders in a Jan 5 circular to reject the take-over offer" (Today, Jan 11). It has become fashionable nowadays for the offer price in any take-over bid to be given the344 words
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Article, Illustration391 2001-01-17 6 Bryan him - Bryan him I REFER to the letter by Mr S Rama mirth am, "Opposition Still Silent" (Today Jan 12). First of all, the Young Democrats (YD), the youth wing of the Singapore Democratic Party, would like to thank Mr Ramamirthan for expressing his391 words
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Article134 2001-01-17 6 KMohdlqbal - KMohdlqbal I READ with interest "Death of the Shopkeeper?" (Today, Jan 12), which portrays a bleak and gloomy future for most of these shopkeepers Technological improvements and changing customer tastes and expectations have changed the way we do business today. Personalised service is a134 words
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Article108 2001-01-17 6 Yeo Kok Seng - Yeo Kok Seng MY mother, 59, is a regular patient at Tampines Polyclinic as well as Changi General Hospital. In the last few months, after the renovation of the Tampines Polyclinic, she noticed an increase in her bill from $24 to $33 for the same drugs108 words
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Article86 2001-01-17 6 Rodney W.H. Tan - Rodney W.H. Tan IT saddens me to learn that the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari made the decision of not granting discounts to the disabled and senior citizens over the Chinese New Year period. The reason given was to cut down the queue as they claimed that86 words
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317 2001-01-17 7 Kevin Tan - Kevin Tan I REFER to the article Poly Grads Good Enough (Today, Jan 15). I am an undergraduate in a local university and previously from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. I agree with the writer that, as only the top few per cent are317 words
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Article, Illustration374 2001-01-17 8 Southeast Asian equity market not so attractive: Investment group INVESCO, one of the world's largest independent investment management groups, has downgraded the equity markets in South East Asia. John Greenwood, chief group economist with Invesco said: "Investment opportunities are more attractive elsewhere and stock markets in Singapore, Hong Kong,374 words
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433 2001-01-17 8 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by chaop eh @newstod ay.com. sg NOT too long ago in Albania, there were riots in the streets, people were killed and children were orphaned. Not because of foreign invasion or civil war, but because of one big commercial fraud.433 words
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Article102 2001-01-17 8 SINGAPORE'S exports probably grew at their slowest pace in eight months in December as US companies reduced orders for Singapore-made computer chips and other electronics products. Non-oil domestic exports rose five per cent from a year earlier to $10.2 billion in December, according to the median102 words
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Article76 2001-01-17 8 UNITED Food Holdings, the Shandong-based food company that is one of China's major producers and suppliers of high quality meat products, has received in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange for a main-board listing. Its strategic business focus is in manufacturing of processed meat and pork products. Its76 words
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Article181 2001-01-17 8 RYDER System, a leading US based global leader in logistics and transportation solutions, has acquired a Singapore-based logistics company, Ascent Logistics, in its attempt to expand into South East Asia. Ryder, which handles electronics, branded goods and Pharmaceuticals, has chosen Singapore as its headquarters181 words
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Article541 2001-01-17 9 Bloomberg News Media giant faces $77m losses in new ventures SINGAPORE Press Holdings needs to guard profit by capping losses at its start-ups and managing costs even as advertising growth slows, analysts said. SPH MediaWorks Ltd, its new broadcasting unit, may lose between $35 million andBloomberg News - 541 words
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Article, Illustration279 2001-01-17 9 MAINBOARD-listed Dragon Land and Creative Technology are jointly developing a 250-hectare high-tech communications park in Qingdao, China. Known as the Creative Dragon Park, it will be developed in phases over five to 10 years and is targeted at knowledge-driven industries especially those in279 words
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331 2001-01-17 9 Bloomberg News HONG KONG JP Morgan, the newly formed combination of three investment banks, won top spot for advisers on mergers in Asia outside Japan in 2000, according to Thomson Financial Securities Data Co. JP Morgan, which now includesBloomberg News - 331 words
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Article, Illustration534 2001-01-17 10 SINGAPORE shares slipped lower in lacklustre and directionless trading with most investors sidelined due to the US market's closure overnight. Selling of blue chips led the ST Index down 13.42 points to 1916.02. Market breadth was poor with 99 gainers to 148534 words
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Article, Illustration424 2001-01-17 10 WITH no fresh leads and the US stockmarket closed on Monday for a public holiday, investors generally were not interested in the local bourse. Although trading volume improved in the afternoon, overall volume remained thin with only 79,000 lots traded today. The 100 stock Kuala424 words
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Article, Illustration63 2001-01-17 11 The official mascots for the 2002 Fifa World Cup Korea/japan are being displayed after a news conference in Tokyo yesterday. The Japan Organising Committee yesterday also announced the launch of the naming campaign of the mascots. Soccer fans will be able to vote forfiSWSSS photo. - 63 words
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112 2001-01-17 11 AFP SAN SALVADOR Thousands of Salvadorans slept in tents for a third night as the toll from Saturday's earthquake climbed to 609 dead and 2,375 injured, with hundreds more still missing. Rescuers continued their frantic search for survivors yesterday. "We're missing four (bodies),"AFP - 112 words
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Article287 2001-01-17 11 Agencies Now they hope to find Tommy hiding underground JAKARTA After two days of drilling, Indonesian police yesterday managed to break into a bunker under the house of the fugitive son of former President Suharto. "The bunker is being cleared by two members of the police anti-bomb squadAgencies - 287 words
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Article174 2001-01-17 11 THIRTEEN members of the AlMa'unah Islamic militant cult were yesterday given 24 hours to consider pleading guilty to an alternative offence of preparing to wage war, or face a possible death sentence under the principal charge. The request was made by senior deputy public prosecutor Abdul174 words
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Article88 2001-01-17 11 Agencies MANILA Both the real father and stepfather of a six-year old girl abducted by Islamic separatists in the Philippines are trying to secure her release. April "Eiman" Azam Grant's Arab father, Azam Hamed, 52, who lives in Kuwait, offered to pay a ransom or– Agencies - 88 words
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Article166 2001-01-17 12 Agencies TAIPEI The Taiwanese President has no plans to fire his ministers despite a court ruling that a Cabinet decision to scrap a controversial nuclear plant was "flawed". President Chen Shui-bian "fully honours the rulings of the Grand Justices (who) have set a positive model– Agencies - 166 words
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166 2001-01-17 12 -AFP LOS ANGELES A Jewish group based here complained that software giant Microsoft and online retailer Amazonxom have advertisements on a website linked to the Lebanese movement Hezbollah, Rabbi Abraham Cooper said Microsoft and Amazonxom banners appear on manartvxom, a website appealing for donations-AFP - 166 words
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Article301 2001-01-17 12 AFP He got money from scandal-stricken body TOKYO A high-ranking Japanese lawmaker from Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's ruling party was arrested yesterday in the latest bribery scandal to hit his beleagured government. Tokyo Prosecutors' Office detained Takao Koyama on suspicion of receiving 20 million yen (S$168,000) fromAFP - 301 words
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Article, Illustration91 2001-01-17 12 Reuters CANBERRA Customs officials here intercepted an Indonesian ferry carrying 151 illegal immigrants off Australia's northwest coast, the third such vessel blocked this year. Australian officials said a surveillance plane spotted the ship carrying 148 people of Middle Eastern origin, together with three Indonesian crewmembers last Monday.– Reuters - 91 words
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Article, Illustration161 2001-01-17 12 Reuters FRANKFURT Germany's Foreign Minister, whose days as a "street fighter" have come back to haunt him, told a court that he had always opposed an armed struggle. Testifying in the murder trial of an urban guerilla he knew in his youth, Mr Joschka Fischer (above)Reuters - 161 words
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93 2001-01-17 12 tehelka.com ISLAMABAD A meeting between Pakistan's chief executive and a top Indian official is expected to lead to an early resumption of the dialogue between the two countries. Sources said Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf's meeting with Indian High Commissioner Pakistan Vijay N Kambiar on Monday– tehelka.com - 93 words
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Article164 2001-01-17 14 Reuters BEIJING China will start a massive project to divert water from the Yangtze River in the south to the parched cities and farmland of the north next year, the China Daily said on Tuesday. The State Council, or cabinet, was expected to approveReuters - 164 words
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Article318 2001-01-17 14 -AFP Beijing acts to promote 'standard' Chinese BEIJING Listening to the conversations of some teenagers in China, older generations might be dumbfounded to hear the phrases "I Titanicked" or "Wasai!". Twenty years of opening up to the outside world is making a dent on the several-AFP - 318 words
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Article, Illustration279 2001-01-17 14 LONDON A new medical breakthrough may help end the woes of patients suffering from leukaemia. After a six-year study, researchers at the Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College of Medicine in London have discovered a treatment that can seek and destroy leukaemia cells withoutAgencies.; AFP photo. - 279 words
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160 2001-01-17 14 Reuters MELBOURNE A United Airlines flight to Los Angeles from Australia was forced to land in the tiny South Pacific outpost of Pago Pago after the pilot detected smoke in the cockpit, the airline said on Monday. United Airlines spokesman, Mr Euan Prentice saidReuters - 160 words
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Article348 2001-01-17 15 Umno and PAS out to woo young female voters KUALA LUMPUR Malay women in Malaysia are being courted by two equally matched suitors. Not for themselves, but for their booty the coveted vote. On the one hand, "a quietly confident, nationalistic and roundly-educat-ed Umno." On the348 words
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Article, Illustration89 2001-01-17 15 -AFP SANTIAGO Chile's ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet is suffering from "slight to moderate dementia," according to one of the doctors who carried out medical exams to assess the general's fitness to stand trial on human rights abuse charges. Dr Luis Fornazzari said the 85-year-old remembers some things, has-AFP - 89 words
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Article86 2001-01-17 15 CHICAGO Amid heavy snowfall, residents here have devised a new way of claiming parking spots. Under the "dibs" system, drivers shovel a car out of the lot and put all sorts of junk to mark the spot as their own, reported the Asian Wall Street Journal.86 words
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Article355 2001-01-17 16 -AFP Animal rights activists in UK scaring off business LONDON Animal rights protestors are scaring off pharmaceutical groups from Britain by their campaigns against animal testing, says Britain's Science Minister David Sainsbury. He was speaking out as the Royal Bank of Scotland came under pressure from animal-AFP - 355 words
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Article, Illustration58 2001-01-17 16 Reuters HONG KONG A magistrate (right) takes a nap during a ceremony to mark the beginning of the new legal year. The legal eagles turned up in all their red, purple and gold glory at the annual ceremony. One senior counsel told iMail: "The only person who wearsReuters - 58 words
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185 2001-01-17 16 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is to spend RM 7 million (about Ss3 million) over five years to help turtles survive the threat posed by egg collectors. The number of recorded landings by Leatherback turtles to lay eggs on beaches fell to 10 in Terengganu in-AFP - 185 words
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110 2001-01-17 16 AFP TEHRAN -An Iranian court has sentenced an 18-year-old man to 40 lashes for stealing a pair of shoes, the govern-ment-run Iran paper reported. The young man, identified only as AliReza, told the court he did not have enough money to buy shoes,AFP - 110 words
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Article198 2001-01-17 16 MIAMI A review of ballots in Miami-Dade, the Florida county that Vice-President Al Gore believed would win him the presidency before the recount there was stopped, has found that he would have gained fewer votes than President-elect George W. Bush. The painstaking, unofficial examination by198 words
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Article119 2001-01-17 16 AFP EDINBURGH A Scottish court has handed down fines to four environmental activists after they were convicted of destroying genetically-modified or GM crops. The verdict goes against the precedent set last year when an English court found a group of protesters who destroyed a fieldAFP - 119 words
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Article, Illustration488 2001-01-17 17 Yeo Hock Lin - Yeo Hock Lin Check out how the media industry works and get into the news by ARE you coining down to cover our event? May I have the names and particulars of your reporting team? At the Assignments Desk in MediaCorp News, my488 words
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Article, Illustration433 2001-01-17 17 HONG KONG The Falungong conference has come and gone, leaving Hong Kong much as it was last week. The city's main chaos stems, as usual, not from religious confrontation but from the normal traffic of rush hour, a period thatReuters photo. - 433 words
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Article, Illustration667 2001-01-17 28 -IPS Your reading habits can tell tales about your personality, say experts NEXT time somebody tells you he can read you like a book, he just might know what he's talking about. The way you read, even the way you sit while reading, can say-IPS; SVG KONG - 667 words
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Article, Illustration749 2001-01-17 29 Alex Yong - Alex Yong A new piano-playing method is reviving the joy of music in thousands of Malaysians by In Kuala Lumpur For O-Level student Foo Kam Yoong, 18, her piano lessons for the past 12 years have not been very fulfilling. "When I was studying749 words
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Article, Illustration596 2001-01-17 30 Anil Bhatia - Anil Bhatia What draws millions of people to pray at the Kumbh Mela? by_ The Kumbh Mela, or literally translated, the Kumbh Fair, is a major event for Hindus in India. It has now gained prominence overseas as a result of extensive media coverage and the tremendous interestReuters photo; AFP photo - 596 words
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Article, Illustration175 2001-01-17 31 With the arrival of the new Cellini Design Centre, it brings to savvy home-owners designs that fits the dynamic lifestyle of the New Economy. One of which is the Semanti Collection the latest contemporary designer home furnishing collection. Set for Spring 2001, its brightly coloured backrest sofa175 words
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Article, Illustration191 2001-01-17 31 BREITLIN6 CHRONOMAT WITH 12HRUTC Need a new accessory to wear in the New Year? The Chronomat from the Breitling collection is the definitive choice. Created in 1984 to equip the Frecce Tricolori, the elite flight team of the Italian airforce, it is today the world's most widely worn mechanical chronograph191 words
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Article, Illustration148 2001-01-17 31 (Hip! Funky! Cool! Hip! Funky! Cool! Hip! Funky] Cool! Just some of the words that describe the new packaging for the much favoured Ribena drink. With its signature purple colour, the new Ribena Cheerpack now comes in a sleek vibrant purple/silver metallic soft pouch. This squeezable palm-sized Cheerpack148 words
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Article, Illustration571 2001-01-17 32 Camby, Knicks score a knockout NBA Spurs 82 Knicks 104 NEW YORK Marcus Camby threw a punch at Danny Ferry, and Jeff Van Gundy got in the way. The coach got the worst of it, and Camby hung around Madison Square Garden for nearly an hour after the gameReuters photo - 571 words
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344 2001-01-17 32 GrLszlies 112 Lakers 113 LOS ANGELES ShaquiUe O'Neal's follow-on shot with less than a second remaining in overtime Lifted the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-112 win over the Vancouver Grizzlies yesterday. O'Neal rebounded a missed shot by Robert Horry and was fouled344 words
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Article, Illustration515 2001-01-17 34 Two rank outsiders will collide for Super Bowl NFL IT MIGHT be the unlikeliest of Super Bowls, showcasing one team that went five games without scoring a touchdown against another that went five months without impressing anybody. Baltimore survived its offensive dry spell with a record-setting515 words
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427 2001-01-17 34 AFP Cricket SYDNEY Skipper Jimmy Adams has lashed out at his players for having unacceptably low standards, after another slip-shod West Indian team training session yesterday. Preparing for today's one-day triangular tournament match against Australia, the West Indies went through 45 minutes ofAFP - 427 words
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Article, Illustration340 2001-01-17 35 Lennox Lewis' jibe is the latest in his feud with Tyson LONDON Lennox Lewis has taunted Mike Tyson that the only reason the American is back in training is so he does not turn into a fat lump, reported The Online Sun. Britain's WBC and IBF heavyweightAujsport photo - 340 words
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344 2001-01-17 35 LONDON Resolving the future of the transfer system is a mere bagatelle compared with the challenge of creating harmony between Fifa and Uefa. According to the Times of London, the governing bodies of world and European football are farther apart than ever from presenting344 words
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203 2001-01-17 35 SEOUL The first public row has broken out between World Cup 2002 co-hosts South Korea and Japan, reported BBCSport.com. South Korea's organising committee has lodged a complaint with world football's governing body Fifa. The dispute concerns the order of the203 words
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Article, Illustration756 2001-01-17 36 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas Will Swede's bold prediction come back to haunt him? by leonard@newstoday.com.sg SO, England's latest manager has had his first taste of full-blooded Premiership action over the weekend. To be honest, those who saw the two games West Ham v Sunderland and Ipswich v Leicester756 words
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342 2001-01-17 36 S. M urali - S. M urali Champion of Champions by murali@newstoday.com.sg FOR several seasons, Mardan Mamat was Singapore's undisputed No. 1 golfer. And after another positive season on the Asian PGA Tour where he finished as the top local, there should have342 words
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Article, Illustration237 2001-01-17 37 -S. Gulam - THERE was a familiar face in the Al Maktoom Stadium last night. Remember Bernd Schumm? The former Selangor and Indonesian national coach? Well, he's now the Technical Director of the United Arab Emirates' Football Federation. The German, who guided Indonesia to the bronze medal237 words
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Article724 2001-01-17 37 S. Gulam - S. Gulam Singapore shines in the second half A] Nasr 3 Singapore 1 by gula m@newstod ay. com. sg in Dubai WITH the Lions 0-2 down at half-time and a bigger beating in sight, Jan Poulsen made a series of positional and tactical changes. The national724 words
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Article, Illustration609 2001-01-17 38 American wows the crowd with her outfit but not her game Australian Open MELBOURNE -Venus Williams (right) skipped all the warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open. Then she received more opposition than she wanted in the first round from an 18-year-old Spaniard with a strong backhand. The Wimbledon,609 words
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Article247 2001-01-17 38 Reuters MELBOURNE Gustavo Kuerten, playing his first match as world number one, felt the effects of a long layoff as he battled past Argentina's Gaston Gaudio 7-5 6-7 6-3 7-5 at the Australian Open yesterday. The 24-year-old Kuerten, who last month became the– Reuters - 247 words
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182 2001-01-17 38 -AFP BRISBANE Organisers of this year's Goodwill Games are trying to coax Michael Johnson into making his farewell to major international competition at their Brisbane event later this year. Johnson, the only man to win both the 200 and 400 metres Olympic sprint titles,-AFP - 182 words
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Article, Illustration815 2001-01-17 39 Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell In the second part of Today's exclusive scoop on the kelong scandal that rocked the SLeague last year, Billy Bone (above, right) and Brian Bothwell tell Today correspondent Scott ODonell of the hell they went through and how they still had to continue training with a815 words
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398 2001-01-17 39 S. Murali - S. Murali by mural i@ newstoday. com. sg A FEW days before we broke the story on Brian Bothwell and Billy Bone, I met an S-League coach for a casual chat. In passing, I mentioned to him that we were398 words
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Miscellaneous32 2001-01-17 40 S. Gulam says struggles ToDAY Correspondenf Scott O'Donell Lions'second-half through reveals the hell Brian Bothwell and show provides hope hrst round gij| v g one enc j urec j during the probe32 words
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