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Article, Illustration515 2001-07-31 1 Ng Hwee Koon - Ng Hwee Koon Missiles, killer blast add to M-E hysteria by hweekoon@newstoday.com.sg IN what could be the beginning of an all-out assault, Israeli forces fired missiles at a Palestinian police headquarters. This came hours after six Palestinian activists, who were on Israel's most wanted list, were wiped515 words
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Article193 2001-07-31 1 Bloomberg IT looks like DBS Group Holdings Ltd is dropping out ol the bidding war for Overseas Union Bank (OUB). It will not revise its $9.4 billion offer for OUB, which paves the way for rival United Overseas Bank (UOB) to take its place. UOB'sBloomberg - 193 words
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Miscellaneous22 2001-07-31 1 If s non-stop action for nurses at an A&E Page 4 Noodles need not be boring, says MAGGI's Home Chef Page 1722 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration366 2001-07-31 2 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan by kim@newstoday.cora.sg TO see the way opposition politics is heading in Singapore, take a look at the logo of the newly-formed Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA). The joint front of four parties has adopted the Singapore People's Party logo lock, stock and barrel. This is to leave366 words
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Article202 2001-07-31 2 – Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim TO nurture entrepreneurs in a big way, the National University of Singapore (NUS) will send students to spend a year in Silicon Valley. There, the students will intern fulltime with technology start-up companies, while taking several entrepreneurship modules at Stanford University. Vice-Chancellor202 words
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132 2001-07-31 2 Reuters HONG KONG The Hong Kong government yesterday said it had granted entry to US academic Dr Li Shaomin, expelled earlier this month by China for spying. "American ethnic Chinese scholar Dr Li Shaomin arrived in Hong Kong in the afternoon and was– Reuters - 132 words
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Article185 2001-07-31 3 -AFP CANBERRA The dove and the hawk; good cop bad cop some terms used to describe two powerful men behind US President George W Bush and their opposing attitudes towards China. In a rare joint appearance after the AustraliaUS security meetings yesterday, US Secretary of State-AFP - 185 words
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Article117 2001-07-31 3 -AFP JAKARTA Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri will move her office to the presidential palace next Monday, although she has decided not to live there, her spokesman said. Mr Bambang Kesowo said the Bina Graha presidential office in the palace complex would no longer be used and a building currently-AFP - 117 words
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Article, Illustration333 2001-07-31 3 Tan Siew Eng - Tan Siew Eng First Gentleman cuts short US trip amid scandal by sieweng@newstoday.com.sg THE First Gentleman of the Philippines has cut short a trip to the United States amid allegations of bribery. Mr Jose Miguel Arroyo (picture, left) said he would be returning home four daysAFP photo - 333 words
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211 2001-07-31 3 KUALA LUMPUR A secret meeting yesterday between the Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) and the Democratic Action Party (DAP) to resolve disagreements failed to yield any concrete results. At the centre of the conflict is PAS' insistence that it wants to create an Islamic211 words
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Article427 2001-07-31 4 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei Nurses on their feet at all times and thinking by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg IT takes more than just a kind heart to be a nurse. Decisiveness and deftness play big parts too as our nurses struggle to cope with the sheer number of those427 words
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Article125 2001-07-31 4 Channel News Asia ASEAN senior officials responsible for social welfare are in Singapore this week to discuss how to realise the vision of a socially cohesive and caring Asean. The senior officials meeting precedes the ministerial meeting which kicks off tomorrow. The meeting aims to set– Channel News Asia - 125 words
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Article200 2001-07-31 4 -Jonathan Kwa - -Jonathan Kwa FROM February last year till January this year, three markets were burned down. Suddenly, livelihoods were lost and the people who patronised the Kebun Bahru, Seletar and Teck Ghee markets had nowhere to buy their fresh food or get a meal. Since then, the200 words
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Article89 2001-07-31 4 A QUARREL outside a nightclub ended in paralysis for one of the men. After Tan Tai Keng, 38, and Ong Hock Soon, 47, went their separate ways on Feb 12, 1997, Tan went to Ong's home in Bendemeer Road at about 3.30 am. The moment Ong89 words
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Article, Illustration287 2001-07-31 4 EVERYONE looks forward to the fireworks display at every National Day Parade. The crowd loves all kinds of fireworks, including the smaller pyrotechnics fired by the participants in some of the segments. This year will be no different. For NDP 01, the stadium light287 words
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Miscellaneous97 2001-07-31 4 READ 0N... Typhoon fury 32 killed in rock and mud slides in Taiwan/ 12 PM wins, Japan loses? Koizumi unlikely to be the agent of change in the near future/15 Take a pot short Who says noodles are boring?/ 17 Pampered bliss Four enjoy a Bridget Jones's Girls Night Out97 words
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LETTERS
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Letter114 2001-07-31 6 Jamie Koh Jee Mvi - Jamie Koh Jee Mvi I REFER to "Angels and humans" (Today, July 27) I am a full-time housewife and mother of three schoolgoing kids. It is no easy task handling my three kids every day without STRICT DISCIPLINE. So I can imagine what it is like for114 words
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Letter440 2001-07-31 6 Narayana Narayana - Narayana Narayana There is merit in idea of doing away with elections I REFER to the letter "Opposition not needed" (Today, July 28). Many years ago, a friend of mine who had fallen on hard times remarked a little sadly, if not bitterly: "The fallen shall become the440 words
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Letter249 2001-07-31 6 Kevin Liew - Kevin Liew THE Young Democrats deplores the latest move by the Government to impose new rules for campaigning on the Internet. This new legislation is yet another sorry attempt by the PAP to prevent the Opposition from effectively reaching out to voters during elections. With the local media249 words
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Letter223 2001-07-31 6 David Soh - David Soh I READ with interest the article "Cut my pay" (Today, July 28), where DBS' top brass are getting a 20 per cent pay cut. I just wonder how many foreigners are in top management positions here. As I understand it, they are paid well223 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article156 2001-07-31 8 Channel News Asia UMCi says the first phase of its planned wafer fabrication in Signapore will proceed on schedule in early 2003. It will turn out 20,000 wafers a month. But the company, a susidiary of global chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC), has not— Channel News Asia - 156 words
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Article, Illustration421 2001-07-31 8 Audra Lim; & Ivay Tan - Audra Lim Ivay Tan Electronics sector expects Q4 turnaround by. The electronics and IT industry has almost bottomed out, but how long it will hold, nobody knows. That is the view of Mr Chester Lin, president of Solectron Asia Pacific region and chairman of ECS Holdings "I808 DAY, - 421 words
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Article77 2001-07-31 8 ROYAL Clicks Ltd and FJ Benjamin Holdings Ltd, two Singapore-based retail distributors, won't proceed with a planned merger as it will be difficult for the companies to combine their businesses. "The companies have come to the conclusion that it would be difficult for the combined group77 words
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126 2001-07-31 8 SESDAQ-LISTED Omni Mold has posted a 70 per cent increase in net profit of $2.2 million for the six-month period ended June on group revenue increase of 52 per cent to $20.8 million. The increase in revenue was largely due to growth126 words
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Article203 2001-07-31 8 Keppel T T's profit falls KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation's first-half profit fell 27 per cent as the Internet and mobile-phone unit of Singapore's largest diversified group lost money on online ventures and paid more interest. Keppel T&T's profit for the six months ended June fell to Ss9.B million ($5.4 million), from203 words
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Article, Illustration306 2001-07-31 10 Island-wide rentals down to 1998 levels DEMAND for office space contracted in the second quarter this year with island-wide rentals moving back to the level of the first quarter of 1998. In its latest report, property consultancy firm, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung said that although new306 words
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238 2001-07-31 10 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan b y ivay@newstoday.com.sg THERE are still many public and private property owners who have yet to register their claims under the new land titles registration system. And they have until the end of the year to do so. These are the238 words
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132 2001-07-31 10 Channel News Asia THE take-up for JTC Corporation's factories saw a mixed performance in the second quarter. While its standard factories and prepared land saw some net increase in allocations, both flatted and stack-up factories' net allocations were flat. Prepared industrial land segment continued toChannel News Asia - 132 words
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Article97 2001-07-31 10 SINGAPORE'S three rival mobile operators have joined hands to develop a common nation-wide mobile payment solution, to help consumers use their mobile phones to pay for purchases. Mobile One, Sing Tel Mobile and Star Hub Mobile said the aim is to create a single payment scheme for97 words
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Article, Illustration144 2001-07-31 10 EMERGY Worldwide, a cargo transportation company, will be building its first global multifunctional complex for Asia here. The company yesterday broke ground for its $10.5 million regional logistics hub that will cater to its regional customers. The new facility is at the Airport144 words
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Article79 2001-07-31 10 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The cancellation of services to XL International Airport (KLIA) b> four foreign airlines last year has cost Malaysia between 200,000 and 300,000 passengers, Parliament was told yesterday. Deputy Transport Minister Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib said the four companies Qantas, Lufthansa, Aeroflot andBernama - 79 words
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Article65 2001-07-31 10 SINGAPORE listed property developer, First Capital Corp has agreed to sell an industrial building, the A-Z Building, for $59 million It said it will have a loss of $22 million, which will cut earnings per share for the current fiscal year by six cents a share.65 words
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Article, Illustration366 2001-07-31 11 Channel News Asia SIA wants bigger stake in Air NZ, but not more rights SINGAPORE Airlines has made a big concession to the New Zealand government to help make its bid for virtual control of Air New Zealand more acceptable. SIA Chief Executive Dr Cheong Choong Kong says— Channel News Asia - 366 words
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Article207 2001-07-31 11 Bloomberg BEYONICS Technology Inc, a Singapore disk drive parts-maker, said it will boost sales next year as clients such as Seagate Technology, the largest private disk drive-maker, farm out manufacturing to cut costs. Beyonics, which will report in September its first full-year profit in four years,— Bloomberg - 207 words
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240 2001-07-31 11 Bloomberg SEOUL Korean Air will team up with rival Asiana Airlines to develop an online travel venture that it hopes will cut costs and grab a share of what the airlines expect to be a $1 billion annual Internet-based travel market by 2005. The— Bloomberg - 240 words
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Article154 2001-07-31 11 Bemama-AFX-ASIA LONDON Standard Charted PLC may seek a secondary listing on the Hong Kong stock market later this year. Analysts expect an announcement regarding the listing to accompany the group's interim results, which will be posted tomorrow. The bank is expected to raise HK$3 billion ($0.69■ Bemama-AFXASIA - 154 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article245 2001-07-31 11 THE key index broke out of its lethargic range in the afternoon, helped by firm gains in key index stocks. The ST index started the week with a 17.16 point gain to 1657.56. Low traded volumes may heighten gyrations. Trading volume was 253 million shares valued at $297 million245 words
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Article127 2001-07-31 11 THE Malaysian stock market got off on a strong start, underpinned by buying interest from both institutional and retail investors. Retail speculation was focused on potential mergers and acquisitions exercises, as the penny stocks and "undervalued" stocks rose. Institutional buying in the core issues provided further support for the127 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration308 2001-07-31 12 Typhoon kills 32, wreaks havoc TAIPEI The worst typhoon to hit Taiwan this year has proven to be economically devastating, with the Council of Agriculture putting initial crop damage at around NT$l27 million ($6.48 million), Reuters reported. At least 32 people were killed in rock andReuters photo - 308 words
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Article, Illustration233 2001-07-31 12 TOKYO Japan s stock prices yesterday crashed to a 16-year low a sign that investors were doubtful about Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's pledges of economic reform. Mr Koizumi's governing coalition scored a solid victory in Sunday's Upper House election, but a further plunge on the233 words
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Article214 2001-07-31 12 APP WELLINGTON The world's first Royal Commission of Inquiry on Genetic Modification said New Zealand must tread carefully in its use of gyThe commission, headed by former Chief Justice Sir Thomas Eichelbaum, recommended against the extremes of banning the technology altogether, or giving biotechnology companies freeAPP - 214 words
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Article163 2001-07-31 12 -AFP JAKARTA An Indonesian soldier who was shot dead by UN peacekeepers near the border between East and West Timor was not wearing uniform and opened fire first. The shooting happened on Saturday during a routine patrol by New Zealand soldiers near the border, said Captain-AFP - 163 words
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Article115 2001-07-31 12 -AFP HONG KONG More than 1,500 people were rounded up in a six-day drive to smash triad gangs in Hong Kong, Macau and China's southern Guangdong province. Operation "Birdcage" delivered a "detrimental blow" to organised crime in the three Chinese territories, Hong Kong iMail yesterday reported.-AFP - 115 words
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Article109 2001-07-31 12 BERLIN A sheep leapt 30 feet to its death from a railway viaduct and injured a woman walking below, as it tried to escape 10 Austrian pursuers. The 31-year-old woman, who had been walking her dog, was taken to hospital with serious bruising to her109 words
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215 2001-07-31 13 BAGHDAD It seems that sibling rivalry is being taken to extremes by Saddam Hussein's sons, Messrs Uday and Qusay. Described by opposition groups as a serial killer and rapist, Mr Uday, 38, has made a controversial conversion to Shi'a Islam, The Guardian reports.215 words
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Article332 2001-07-31 13 Agencies Markets likely to applaud move BUENOS AIRES In a move that may help calm the fears of international investors, Argentina's Senate yesterday morning approved a wide range of belt-tightening measures to resuscitate the comatose economy. After nine hours of debate, senators approved President Fernando deAgencies - 332 words
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Article, Illustration144 2001-07-31 13 LONDON Britain's Channel 4 television has withdrawn a controversial programme satirising paedophilia and offered a qualified apology to victims of child abuse after a huge public backlash. Faced with severe ministerial criticism led by Mr David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, Channel 4 said the programme Brass144 words
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Article137 2001-07-31 13 -AFP KARACHI An unidentified gunman murdered a top Pakistani defence ministry official outside his house in this southern port city yesterday. They said Mr Syed Zafar Hussain, director of the ministry's research department, was getting into his car when the killer opened fire with an automatic-AFP - 137 words
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Article, Illustration148 2001-07-31 13 Agencies MEDINA In a freak explosion, four people were killed and an estimated 40 were injured when an antique steam-powered tractor exploded on Sunday at a county fair (picture). Four men were killed by the blast and dozens more were injured when– Agencies - 148 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration1030 2001-07-31 14 Patrick Smith - Patrick Smith Koizumi unlikely to be the agent of change in the near future by in Tokyo WHICH, then? He's the Gorbachev of Japan, some sort of political Elvis, or my favourite to come of this counterproductive exercise the Thatcher of the Liberal Democrats. With the1,030 words
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325 2001-07-31 14 The South China Morning Post comments on Taiwan's KMT proposal for a confederation with China: BEIJING has just rejected the Kuomintang's (KMT) proposal for China and Taiwan to reunite by forming a confederation. But this has not stopped the Communist Party325 words
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INFOTECH
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Article, Illustration546 2001-07-31 15 Keith Dow - Keith Dow Courses need not tie you down to a desk by_ THE "c" world is changing rapidly to become an increasingly collaborative environment and the latest process to catch on in this new world is "e--leaming". This approach in the teaching and learning processes546 words
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BREAKING NEWS
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Article133 2001-07-31 15 Japanese computer and electronics conglomerate Fujitsu Ltd stunned the market on Friday with a forecast of a US$l.7 billion ($3.2 billion) net loss for this business year, but promised a sweeping restructuring. The news spurred a drop in the company's shares to their lowest in four-and-a-half years, but133 words
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Article157 2001-07-31 15 HEC Lorp, Japan's second-largest chipmaker, reported on Friday a sleep slide in net profit in the April-June Quarter ana pared back its forecasts for the half year, hit hard by a slump in the global semiconductor industry. In its first-ever quarterly earnings report, HEC said nel profit fell157 words
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Article266 2001-07-31 15 Pearlyn Tham - Pearlyn Tham byl pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg THE first Linux Knowledge Centre in Singapore has been established and will be up and running within the coming month or two. It will offer Linux consultancy services, training courses, Linux development and porting tools to existing users in Singapore and266 words
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Article, Illustration496 2001-07-31 16 Aloysius Choong - Aloysius Choong An external IDE drive that does just that by- WITH the increasing popularity of the lEEE 1394 interface, also known as Fire Wire, many people are predicting the demise of SCSI external hard disks. Although it is doubtful if SCSI would really disappear, the Maxtor496 words
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Article117 2001-07-31 16 SS&C Technologies, an investment management product provider based in the United States, has launched its Straight Through Processing (STP) front-end trading system, Antares, for the Singapore market. This product delivers comprehensive tools to assist portfolio managers and traders with making all investment decisions. Through STP, this117 words
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Article, Illustration104 2001-07-31 16 DIGITAL video product vendor, Pinnacle Systems, has announced Pinnacle ProONE, an advanced DV-based editing and authoring tool designed to dramatically reduce the cost and production time needed to create sophisticated, broadcast quality video and publish interactive DVDs. Its powerful processing engine increases productivity by reducing the104 words
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256 2001-07-31 16 A PROVIDER of enterprise testing and performance management tools, Mercury Interactive, has announced a Web application performance component to the Topaz family of Web management and diagnostic products. The Topaz Weather Map is the first hosted service to monitor the primary networks256 words
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Article, Illustration533 2001-07-31 17 Pauline D Lob - Pauline D Lob Who says noodles are boring? One pot dishes are quick tummy pleasers. With one pot cooking, you can cater to one or many just by varying the amount of ingredients. Our featured dish today is a noodle casserole that's convenient, healthy and shouldn't533 words
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Article, Illustration202 2001-07-31 17 MUSHROOM MA< There was a time when wizened black Chinese mushrooms were a regular only on banquet tables. But with local mushroom farms in plentiful production, we are getting them fresh on the supermarket shelves. Only they are now known by the more elegant name of shiitake202 words
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Miscellaneous1561 2001-07-31 18 Robbery The Producers Public Eye channel newsasia Channel 5,9pm Arts Central, 10pm Channel News Asia, 10.34 am It's a crazy night as the boys battle bats Mcl Brooks'l9€B Broadway spoof "The This is cutting edge journalism. H at home while their mother handles V V Producers" (left) centres on down-and-1,561 words
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TIMEOUT
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Article, Illustration485 2001-07-31 19 LOVE, tragedies, heartaches and politics. Miss Saigon (picture) contains all these in one spectacular show. This is one of the greatest musicals ever and more than 28 million people worldwide have seen it. The same creative team is also behind another wellknown musical, Les485 words
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Article204 2001-07-31 19 FOLLOWING the success of the Marine Parade Theatre Festival and FamFest 2001, The Necessary Stage is now reaching out to even more heartlanders. The Necessary Community Festival 2001 will feature a variety of arts events for all in the family. The best thing about the204 words
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Miscellaneous510 2001-07-31 19 THREE-DAY LISTINGS MUSIC the night away. PARTICIPATE Flamenco Passion Date: Aug 3 National piano and Violin Fiery pulsating beat, intri- Time: 7 Bpm (lesson), Competition 2001 cate footwork and sensual 8 9pm (dance) This biennial competition is dancing sketches per- Venue: Singapore Art °Pen t0 Singapore citizens formed by top510 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article, Illustration541 2001-07-31 20 Reuters/Variety Americans go bananas at movies opening HOLLYWOOD America went bananas for Planet of the Apes this weekend, launching 20th Century Fox's update of the sci-fi classic to a nonholiday record of U5569.6 million ($125.18 million) in estimated box-office takings. Registering the second best three-day opening– Reuters/Variety; -AFP photo; Reuters photo - 541 words
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Article, Illustration277 2001-07-31 21 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo Four enjoy a Bridget Jones's Girls Night Out prize by racheJ@newstoday.com.sg Invigorating massages, free ice cream, sumptuous dinner at a chic restaurant, and YIP treatment at a happening night spot on Saturday night. If only we ladies could be pampered like that every weekend! For, four277 words
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Article252 2001-07-31 21 Reuters/Variety NEW YORK Lee Tamahori is in the cross hairs to direct the latest James Bond movie, the 20th in the series. Shooting is expected to begin early next year, with Pierce Brosnan returning as 007 for a fourth time. Though at least— Reuters/Variety - 252 words
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Article219 2001-07-31 21 MORE Bollywood film producers are looking Down Under for fresh shooting locations. The latest examples of which is producer-director Mehul Kumar's Kitne Door, Kitne Paas. "We have exhausted landscapes of Switzerland," Mehul told the Times of India while at the Gold Coast. "The artists can perform219 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration379 2001-07-31 22 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong Liping and Ryan talk about their switch to hosting Being an artiste these days means multi-task-ing with the emphasis on being an all-rounder. MediaCorp TV's City Spy hosts Ryan Choo and Chen Liping are good examples of this. For the two actors who have been acting379 words
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Article, Illustration252 2001-07-31 22 HERE'S a band of Scottish lads who have a new approach to hitting the pop charts. Unlike most other publicity-hungry bands, Travis the band consciously chooses to shun the limelight. Yet, instead of evading the radar, their music continues to dominate the airwaves. This allows themNeil Primrose, and Andy Dunlop - 252 words
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Article, Illustration394 2001-07-31 22 LOCAL singer Stephanie Sun (right) simply rocks! If you had been at her recent no-charge outdoor concert held at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza last Saturday, you would agree. Thousands of her fans thronged the outdoor venue, hours before the performance, just to394 words
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Article, Illustration868 2001-07-31 23 Ng Hwee Koon - Ng Hwee Koon To Nippon Paint, nothing is black and white when it comes to colour creations by hweekoon@newstoday.com.sg It's a classic fix. As the world gets more conscious of the environment, paint manufacturers are moving away from sol-vent-based compounds that lead to pollution to water-borne paints868 words
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SPORTS
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Article264 2001-07-31 24 Reuters MOSCOW Anna Kournikova has done it again without even hitting a single tennis ball. The glamorous Russian tennis player has had the media in a spin following a report in British tabloid The Sun last week that she had married her long-time boyfriend, ice– Reuters - 264 words
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Article, Illustration528 2001-07-31 24 Schumacher's rival hints race restarted to allow him back HOCKENHEIM David Coulthard rapped Formula One bosses after Sunday's German Grand Prix was restarted. McLaren race-ace Coulthard hinted track officials may have brought out the red flags only because a firstlap smash involved Michael Schumacher, reported the Sun528 words
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Article, Illustration383 2001-07-31 24 -AFP LOS ANGELES Andre Agassi closed the gap on Pete Sampras with a victory in the final of the Mercedes-Benz Cup yesterday, then predicted their already-long rivalry could outlive both of them. Agassi's 64, 6-2 victory was his third straight over Sampras-AFP - 383 words
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Article, Illustration1169 2001-07-31 25 Texan hero joins pantheon of greatest ever cyclists...and sportsmen Tour de France PARIS Lance Armstrong doesn't know how to do things the easy way. The first time he won the Tour de France in 1999, he had just come back from a near-fatal battle with cancer.Rfa/tkrs photo - 1,169 words
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Article, Illustration290 2001-07-31 26 Welsh wizard says Red Devils a match for anyone LONDON The best has yet to come from Manchester United, according to Ryan Giggs ahead of the new season. Giggs said that top of the list for the English champion will be an unprecedented-AFP - 290 words
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366 2001-07-31 26 Reuters PORT HARCOURT Embattled Nigeria beat Ghana 3-0 yesterday to reach the World Cup soccer finals for the third time in succession. A first-minute header by Schalke 04 striker Victor Agali and two superbly executed goals by Tijani– Reuters - 366 words
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Article139 2001-07-31 26 LONDON Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger is on the verge of completing a move to Italian side Fiorentina, reported the Guardian Unlimited. The 24-year-old, who has dropped to third choice at Highbury behind David Seaman and recent £6 million ($15.5 million) signing Richard Wright, flew to139 words
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322 2001-07-31 26 -AFP Copa America BOGOTA Host Colombia, which nearly lost the right to stage the event because of political unrest, won the Copa America for the first time yesterday, beating Mexico 1-0 with a goal on 65 minutes from defender Ivan Cordoba. It was a-AFP - 322 words
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Article, Illustration830 2001-07-31 27 Rohit Brijnath - Rohit Brijnath Just because he scares off great white sharks doesn't make him one THERE is an ambulance at my door, four men in white, carrying a restraining jacket, with smiling promises of a future life in a padded cell. So what did I do wrong?830 words
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472 2001-07-31 27 -AFP FUKUOKA Australian swimming has entered a golden era after its lan Thorpe-led success at the world swimming championships. Thorpe, the sport's undisputed superstar, said he felt it was just the beginning for a young and eager Australian team. "There's been many-AFP - 472 words
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Article, Illustration310 2001-07-31 28 Stanley Ho SAFFC v Gombak United ALTHOUGH the club has not given up hope of retaining the S-League title, the Singapore Cup remains the one piece of silverware SAFFC has a really genuine chance of landing this season. That makes tonight's NTUC Income Singapore Cup– Stanley Ho - 310 words
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Article48 2001-07-31 28 HOME United will raise the adult ticket prices for this weekend's clash against Geylang from $5 to $8. Children's ticket prices will remain at $1. Tickets can be purchased from Friday between 9.00 am to 10.00pm at the HUFC Fan Club at the Bishan Sports Hall.48 words
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Article, Illustration383 2001-07-31 28 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang by! kelvin@newstoday.com. sg IN A break from tradition, Malaysia, host of the 21st South-east Asia Games, is sending out "personalised invitations" to all participating nations. Yesterday, Mr Abdul Latif Endot, Special Envoy to the Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports, DatoWONG KHING CHONG - 383 words
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269 2001-07-31 29 Kelvin Phang SOUTH-EAST Asia's track and field powerhouse Thailand served an early warning to its regional rivals at last weekend's Malaysian Open Athletics Championship in Malacca. Despite only its second stringers competing, mainly in field events, the Thais still topped the international medal tallyKelvin Phang - 269 words
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Article, Illustration114 2001-07-31 29 MUHAMMAD Afiq Mazlan may only be three, but he has already been to more than 10 SLeague matches. He was spotted by Today photo-journalist Jose. Raymond at the Hougang Stadium last Saturday cheering on Marine Castle against Geylang United. And even though his favourite114 words
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Article345 2001-07-31 29 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond Thai league wants S-League stars by. jose@newstoday.com.sg S-LEAGUE-BASED Thai players are being lured back by clubs in Thailand's newly sponsored cash-rich GSM League. The Thai league kicked-off two months ago. But the Thais Today spoke to are unlikely to head home anytime soon for345 words
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Article83 2001-07-31 29 SINGAPORE will take on Thailand on August 13 as part of the Tiger Beer International Series initiated by the Football Association of Singapore. It will be the third in the series, after the New Zealand and Saudi Arabia games earlier this year. Thailand will be in83 words
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Article, Illustration523 2001-07-31 30 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond by. jose@newstoday.com.sg ALL foreign players must be well taken care of if S-League clubs want the best out of them. That summed up the reactions to the predicament faced by Balestier Central's Prime League player Itimi Owepa Wilson (picture, red jersey) carried in yesterday's edition523 words
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Article236 2001-07-31 30 AFP PALM DESERT The nearest thing yet to a golfing 'Battle of the Sexes' will be contested here today with star players Tiger Woods, David Duval, Annika Sorenstam and Karrie Webb. The two-on-two, alternate shot, made-for-television "Battle of Bighorn" will match Woods and Sweden's SorenstamAFP - 236 words
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89 2001-07-31 30 LAST week, at the Commonwealth Games Federation's general assembly in Manchester, England certain nations expressed their desire for Singapore to host the Commonwealth Games in 2010. The city of Manchester will host the event next year. The next Games, in 2006, will see Melbourne, Australia89 words
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299 2001-07-31 30 Reuters HARARE When 17-year-old schoolboy Hamilton Masakadza became the youngest player ever to score a 100 on his Test debut in the second Test between Zimbabwe and the West Indies on Sunday, he made headlines around the world. He also caused a stir back– Reuters - 299 words
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Article76 2001-07-31 30 -AFP LONDON England's Premier League (EPL) will not be letting Celtic and Rangers join its competition, a spokesman said yesterday. The two clubs are reported to have made contact with some of England's top clubs, but Premier League spokesman Philip French insisted there was no chance of-AFP - 76 words
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Article, Illustration476 2001-07-31 32 Man U coach wants a fight In Premier League, especially from Liverpool BANGKOK The Manchester United manager is clearly back in territory he loves. Yesterday, just before the team flew back for home, Sir Alex Ferguson took on his Liverpool counterpart over Gerard Houllier's suggestionI 1 - 476 words
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Article, Illustration117 2001-07-31 32 LONDON Arsene Wenger defiantly answered Sir Alex Ferguson's call for a Premiership challenge as the perennial run-ners-up aimed to go one better next season, reported Soccernet.com. Three times in as many years, Arsenal has trailed Manchester United in the championship. And the signings of Juan117 words
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