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Title Section12 2002-01-05 1 TODAY S a t u r d ay Ja^ry 5,2002. MITA(P) 063/11/200112 words
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Article, Illustration449 2002-01-05 1 – Clement Mesenas - Clement Mesenas FOR three years, Theresa Bantuto flitted in and out of Singapore, earning tips as a karaoke pub hostess to support her two young sons in the Philippines. There were nights when she could take home an average of $150. She even found449 words
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Article638 2002-01-05 1 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Shhh religion Zackaria Abdul Rahim Commentary raises eyebrows and questions by zackaria@newstoday.com.sg BUT this is Singapore! This involuntary protest seemed to hang on many lips after The Sunday Times published a scathing commentary on Dec 23 which the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) called "a personal diatribe against Islam638 words
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Article113 2002-01-05 1 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has arrested 13 people for suspected links with Zacarias Moussaoui, the Frenchman on trial in the US for the Sept 11 attacks. The suspects belong to a previously unknown wing of the Kumpulan Mujahideen Malaysia, Inspector-General of Police Norian Mai was quoted as– Reuters - 113 words
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Miscellaneous32 2002-01-05 1 HOW HIGH A PRICE?/3 Former finance minister counts cost of India's democracy APOLOGISE, RAVI/1 1 Commentary on Chek Jawa draws responses SPORTS/29 Founder of Hall of Fame pleads Please don't devalue it32 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration472 2002-01-05 2 Francis Kan - Francis Kan Solicitor-General ready to do his bit to help economy in his new role with MAS by francis@newstoday.com.sg AT a time when fresh ideas are being sought to overhaul Singapore's economy, it seems you don't need to be an economist or even have a472 words
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Article, Illustration203 2002-01-05 2 THE "right Singaporean approach" to charity is one that transcends racial and religious lines. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said this last night at the Tabung Amal Aidilfitri-Ikhlas Telethon Amal TAA Suria closing ceremony held at MediaCorp TV Theatre. He said: "I know203 words
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242 2002-01-05 2 — Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei IT'S called the "anywhere, anytime technology" and it's the way to go. Recognising wireless technology and mobile commerce as new growth areas, Ngee Ann Polytechnic will be offering a new diploma in Information Technology (Mobile Computing) from July.242 words
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120 2002-01-05 2 Mr Tee Tua Ba, the commissioner of police from 1992 to 1997, will be Singapore's next ambassador to Egypt. He will assume the post in Cairo on Jan 28. A law graduate from the University of Singapore, Mr Tee, 59, was high commissioner to120 words
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Article295 2002-01-05 2 — Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek WHILE we train and hone the skills of our men and our units, we A know that the next conflict is unlikely to be the last. We have to try and envision W what the next battle will oe like and prepare for that, so as295 words
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Article, Illustration215 2002-01-05 3 Reuters WASHINGTON The Bush administration may send a senior official to South Asia to try to facilitate talks between India and Pakistan. "We may send somebody to try to facilitate dialogue between the two countries to solve this current crisis You can say the– Reuters - 215 words
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Article, Illustration420 2002-01-05 3 Ambiga Raju - Ambiga Raju But, Harvard-trained lawyer can't hide frustration by ambiga@newstoday. com.sg THINK of a country's economic growth as a 100m dash. In such a race, China's current performance of about eight per cent annually would be like a chap who crosses the finishing line under 10 sees.420 words
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Article44 2002-01-05 3 Reuters photo Former US President Bill Clinton lost his Buddy, the brown retriever, to an accident on Wednesday. Police said the dog, once seen bounding around the White House gardens, was killed by a car near the Clinton home in New York.Reuters photo - 44 words
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Article, Illustration135 2002-01-05 3 EDINBURGH Five-and-a-half-year-old Dolly, the cloned sheep, has developed arthritis, raising questions of the viability of cloning techniques. Professor lan Wilmut, one of the scientists involved in its creation, said the condition might have occurred prematurely. While it is unusual, it is not unknown for a sheep of135 words
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180 2002-01-05 3 -AFP BANGKOK Thai civil servants risk immediate dismissal if they are caught patronising under-age prostitutes, warned Interior Minister Purachai Piumsomboon. The stern action from Mr Purachai, who has already taken on Bangkok's notorious nightlife, was made in the light of a series of scandals.-AFP - 180 words
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Article168 2002-01-05 3 Channel NewsAsia SOME 45 employees of Tokai Bank and Sanwa Bank in Singapore lost their jobs yesterday. When contacted, a spokesperson for the banks said this is the first retrenchment exercise carried out at the two units of Japanese banking group UFJ Holdings. And it– Channel NewsAsia - 168 words
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Article, Illustration212 2002-01-05 4 – Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei INSTEAD of shoppers, the Raffles City complex will be filled with a different crowd tomorrow morning. Some 3,000 people will be forming a human chain round the complex, clutching a 4,000--metre-long ribbon in a record-breaking attempt. The occasion? A ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark212 words
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Article, Illustration371 2002-01-05 4 Tan Hui Leng - Tan Hui Leng Help for SQOO6 crew, $277,000 for Farzana's treatment by huileng@newstoday.com.sg AS her colleagues on the illfated SQOO6 flight struggled back to their feet, there is good news too for crash heroine Farzana Abdul Razak. SIA will be footing a US$l5O,OOO bill371 words
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Article129 2002-01-05 4 Channel NewsAsia THE maid who threatened to jump with her employer's child in her arms was yesterday charged with criminal intimidation. On Wednesday, police arrested Indonesian Sulika Admubadi, 27, who allegedly stood on a 15--storey high ledge at Pare Vista condominium, with Mr Alan Hughes' baby in– Channel NewsAsia - 129 words
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Article188 2002-01-05 4 Jasleen Randhawa - Jasleen Randhawa A BOOKSHOP in Tanglin Mall was robbed of about $4,000 on New Year's Eve. The 32-year-old shop proprietor had locked up the shop, called Tango Mango, and left it to celebrate the New Year. When he returned at 10am on Jan 2,188 words
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Article, Illustration173 2002-01-05 4 FORMER ST Engineering chief Boon Swan Foo has been appointed managing director of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), formerly known as the National Science and Technology Board. A* Star has under its wings the Biomedical Research Council, the Science173 words
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LETTERS
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Article, Illustration397 2002-01-05 6 Felix Wong - Felix Wong IN his Jan 3 column, writer Ravi Veloo said the Nature Society should stop lobbying for the conservation of sites such as Chekjawa and the Sungei Buloh Nature Park as land is scarce in Singapore. He said he was not sure the society's "pet projects"397 words
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239 2002-01-05 6 Chua Sek Chuan - Chua Sek Chuan I REFER to Mr Ravi Veloo's commentary "Bugs and slugs over people?" (Today, Jan 3). He lambasts the Nature Society for completely ignoring people in favour of nature. The society is also taken to task for "going overboard" and for not considering,239 words
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262 2002-01-05 6 Dr Geh Min - Dr Geh Min MR RAVI VELOO'S main cause of unhappiness in his article, "Bugs and slugs over people?", seems to be his impression that nature-lovers and, in particular the Nature Society, are putting the land needs of "bugs and slugs" over those262 words
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300 2002-01-05 6 Rajeswari Sreenivasan - Rajeswari Sreenivasan I REFER to your commentary, "Some home truths" (Today, Jan 2). I am surprised with the comment made by one of Minister (Prime Minister's Office) Lim Boon Heng's colleagues. The colleague presumed that both parents go to work "due to their expectations of300 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration183 2002-01-05 7 SEVEN branches were closed when OCBC Finance (OCF) and Keppel TatLee Finance (KTF) operationally merged on Jan 2. OCF will have an extended network of 15 branches from the previous seven. Former KCF customers can now bank at OCF branches, and vice versa. An OCBC Bank spokesperson said183 words
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Article126 2002-01-05 7 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will award third generation (3G) mobile-phone spectrum licences to Telekom Malaysia, DiGi.Com and Maxis Communications. Quoting unnamed sources, the Business Times daily said the three network operators were chosen for their capability in rolling out the costly services. It added that-AFP - 126 words
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Article181 2002-01-05 7 Bloomberg Capacity at M'sian port being increased KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's newest port, Tanjung Pelepas, handled almost five times as many containers last year compared with the year earlier, as new customers offset declining trade. The port, known as PTP, said it handled 2.05 million standard-container units– Bloomberg - 181 words
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330 2002-01-05 7 Tan Hui Leng - by Tan Hui Leng huileng® newstoday.com.sg CLEAN-room specialist Kyodo-AUied Industries yesterday launched the first initial public offering (IPO) of the new year. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of cleanroom equipment used in the electronics, pharmaceutical, and food-processing industries. The IPO330 words
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Article27 2002-01-05 7 US$ 0.5420 UK£ 0.3768 Yen 70.903 HK$ 4.2269 RM 2.0597 Euro 0.6048 Rupiah 5653.4 Baht 23.801 Peso 27.980 A$ 1.0462 Rupee 26.164 Won 709.3627 words
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Article140 2002-01-05 7 TAIPEI United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) said it may delay the opening of a US$3.6 billion ($6.6 billion) plant in Singapore as it waits for product demand to recover. "The original plan was to move in equipment by the third quarter of this year," said Liu Chitung,140 words
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Article882 2002-01-05 8 Private home sales increase owing to price cuts and incentives MORE than 6,000 private home units were estimated to have been sold here last year, as compared with 5,445 units in 2000. The figure excludes the sale of an approximate 1880 executive condos last year. The bulk of882 words
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132 2002-01-05 8 -AFP LONDON British home prices soared last year at the fastest rate in over 13 years, despite the effects of the Sept 11 events and the general eco- nomic slowdown, according a leading home loans bank. Nationwide said house prices rose 13.8 percent, the-AFP - 132 words
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150 2002-01-05 8 Bloomberg HONG KONG Sales of units in buildings, mainly apartments, fell 13 per cent by value last year in Hong Kong even as the number of transactions increased. This is because the property prices failed to rebound from the 1997-98 Asian– Bloomberg - 150 words
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Article283 2002-01-05 9 Car retailers report brisk sales SURPRISE, surprise. When car-dealer Cycle Carriage went on a road show in HDB town centres recently, it managed to sell more cars than it had expected. C&C found it "interesting" that people were actually booking cars in the heartlands, without even test-driving them.283 words
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Market Watch
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Article210 2002-01-05 9 MORE retail investors returned to the market on reports that it has weathered the worst of the recent downturn. Profit-taking was well-absorbed and the STI surged 24.96 points to 1678.67. Gainers beat losers six to one, while 240 counters remained unchanged. Turnover was 783 million shares worth $699 million.210 words
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Article101 2002-01-05 9 THE KL Composite Index closed 9.99 points up at 693.47, boosted by a stronger Wall Street overnight and buoyant regional bourses. Blue chip Telekom Malaysia led the index higher, encouraging retailers to buy lower-liners and speculative counters. Trading volume was 598,819 lots. Gainers led losers 779 to 46, with101 words
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Article2121 2002-01-05 9 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Name Bid Prke/NAV I Oder Prke Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd Aberdeen China Opportunities Fund 0.943 Aberdeen Global MNC Fund 0.671 Aberdeen Global Technoloqy Fund 0.562 Aberdeen UK Blue Chip Fund 0.755 Aberdeen American Opportunities Fund 0.768 Aberdeen Continental Europe Equity Fund2,121 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration140 2002-01-05 10 Agencies Agencies CANBERRA It's partly the fault of environmentalists as Australia continues to battle the devastating bushfires in Sydney and along the east coast. Fire experts yesterday accused them of aiding the fires by stopping land clearing, known as back-burning. Under this method, controlled fires are– Agencies - 140 words
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Article276 2002-01-05 10 US envoy has no new ideas to resolve Mideast crisis JERUSALEM The US Middle East envoy was singing the same old tune as he met Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday. Mr Anthony Zinni sought an immediate implementation of the Tenet plan to secure a lasting ceasefire276 words
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Article95 2002-01-05 10 Agencies KABUL Hand over Mullah Mohammad Omar or face attacks, the Taliban was warned yesterday. Afghan intelligence official Nasratullah Nasrat said talks were going on between tribal leaders in Baghran, where Mullah is believed to be hiding. He said the matter should be finalised by the weekend. "We– Agencies - 95 words
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Article97 2002-01-05 10 WASHINGTON American Airlines has been accused of racial discrimination by barring an Arab-American Secret Seivice agent from boarding a Christmas Day flight. The 33-year-old armed agent was on his way to protect President George W Bush who was vacationing on his Texas ranch. His lawyer, Mr John97 words
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Article277 2002-01-05 11 Heavy backpack sends boy plunging to his death from 16th floor HONG KONG The problem of heavy schoolbags indirectly took the life of a nine-year-old boy when his bag pulled him over the railings outside the high-rise flat where he lived. According to Apple Daily, the boy stood277 words
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182 2002-01-05 11 Going, going, gone Mercedes for $2,000 HONG KONG At economic times like these, government auctions are proving to be the place for good bargains. More than 200 bidders flocked to the annual auction of government stock surplus material and confiscated goods such as vehicles, boats, cameras and clothes on Thursday.182 words
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Article, Illustration64 2002-01-05 11 Reuters photo SUSHI chef Juntaro Takagi (above) posing with a pufferfish also known as fugu in Japanese at Japanese restaurant Chikubu in New York. Mr Takagi is one of a handful of sushi chefs in the United States licensed to serve, fugu, a delicacy which contains a powerful— Reuters photo - 64 words
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220 2002-01-05 11 -AFP SEOUL The South Korean government's new guidelines to pick a bidder for a multi-billion-dollar fighter project has drawn criticisms for being biased towards the United States. The Defence Ministry said it would now consider not only cost and combat capability but military ties-AFP - 220 words
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Article140 2002-01-05 11 -AFP TUXTLA GUTIERREZ (Mexico) It's not overcrowding but humiliation that prompted some 1,000 prisoners in the southern city of Tapachula in Chiapas state to riot on Thursday. The inmates accused prison warden Fidel Velazquez, a retired military officer, of being corrupt and excessively strict Their relatives said-AFP - 140 words
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COMMENTARY
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201 2002-01-05 12 What the regional papers said yesterday Philippine Daily Inquirer/ Philippines Baron's friend links YOU head to killing A friend of slain ex-military officer Baron Cervantes said that the head of the shadowy military fraternity, the Young Officers' Union (YOU) was behind the killing of Cervantes who had earlier alleged that201 words
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Article, Illustration672 2002-01-05 12 AFP Police crackdowns in Thailand too selective to be effective In its editorial yesterday, the Bangkok Post commented on the effectiveness of police crackdowns. OUR police have always been great believers in the power of widely-publicised crackdowns as a supplement to routine everyday law enforcement. They claimAFP; AtT photo - 672 words
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512 2002-01-05 12 Lionel Wee - Lionel Wee by THE end of one year and the beginning of another marks an important boundary in the way we live our lives. It often means time to take stock of what has gone so far, and time to512 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration521 2002-01-05 13 Women in the army truly the weaker sex? THE movie character GI Jane may have been just a fantasy about tough women in the army, after all. A study conducted by a British Army occupational physician suggests that female recruits are more than twice as likely to suffer521 words
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Article, Illustration540 2002-01-05 13 Jeremiah Bullfrog - Jeremiah Bullfrog JUST about everyone has come across a few defining moments in his/her life, when everything stands still, awaiting the next move. I'm referring to the crossroads that dot our paths, the times when we have a momentous decision to make. It can range540 words
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Miscellaneous8 2002-01-05 13 INSIDE: 20 nCinemas •22/TV&Radio 23 fV listings -»24/TimeOut8 words
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FAMILY
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Article, Illustration442 2002-01-05 14 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo Are your kids suffering from Separation Anxiety Disorder? by rachel@newstoday.com.sg DOES your child occupy every minute of your time when she is with you, trailing you like a shadow? Does she kick and scream and refuse to go to school, or refuse to let you goENG KONG - 442 words
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Article398 2002-01-05 14 Adelia Wong - Adelia Wong BabyTalk by WHEN Joshua was almost three months old, he got more interesting and, ironically, more annoying too. Let's start with the interesting bit first. Like any normal three-month-old, he was more responsive to the people around him. In the morning, he would398 words
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305 2002-01-05 14 LOVE is an important component in bringing up children. Knowing you love your children is not enough. Your children should know they are loved too. As Father John Sim of the Church of St Francis Xavier said in305 words
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Article, Illustration396 2002-01-05 15 With a dishwasher, you get sparkling clean dishes and dry hands too WHY buy an automatic dishwasher? Well, just picture a kitchen sink piled high with dirty crockery and utensils in the aftermath of a family dinner or potluck party. Need another reason? How about your396 words
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HEALTH
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Article, Illustration375 2002-01-05 16 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo Spread of infection can affect the brain and become life-threatening by rachel@newstoday.com.sg MIDDLE-EAR infection is a common condition that affects both children and adults. This happens when the fluid of the middle ear gets infected by a bacteria or virus, causing the production and build375 words
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350 2002-01-05 16 -Reuters WASHINGTON Men who suffer from depression and anxiety are more than three times as likely to die from a stroke, researchers in Britain reported. Margaret May and colleagues at the University of Bristol studied 2,124 men aged 49 to 64 for 14-Reuters - 350 words
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169 2002-01-05 16 -Reuters ROCHESTER (Minnesota) It may not be the cure for the common cold, but a single lOmg dose of a steroid in either pill or injected form can offer relief to many sore throat sufferers, researchers said. The idea of giving steroids-Reuters - 169 words
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Article230 2002-01-05 16 MANY have tried it. Some of them swear by it It is the NTUC Income's 3-Day Diet, a programme that has helped many people lose an average of two kilogrammes in just three days. Launched a year ago as part of Income's National Healthy230 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration529 2002-01-05 17 Colin Yong - Colin Yong Jaguar prowls into the compact executive class with an X-Type TAKING on the might of BMW's superb 3 Series at the upper end of the compact executive car class is not an enviable task. Even Mercedes-Benz took a while to get to grips529 words
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Article, Illustration361 2002-01-05 17 DESPITE strong competition from arch-rival Toyota towards the end of the year, Nissan held on to its number one position in passenger car sales for 2001. Amazingly, one in every four new cars sold was a Nissan. Competitive pricing ensured the continuing popularity of361 words
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WEEKENDSTYLE
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Article, Illustration56 2002-01-05 18 You've partied hard enough, so head for the nearest beach resort armed with some Op gear White tee $23 Yellow shorts $39.90 Orange shirt $49 White pants $59.90 Blue polo $49.90 Khaki pants $49.90 Red tee $26 Khaki pants 59.90 Red polo $39.90 Beige pants $59.90 Navy56 words
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Article, Illustration46 2002-01-05 19 Hair: Regine L/'m (Vogue Salon) Makeup:Kelly Chavel using MA.C colours Fashion Direction.Terence Ang Clothes: Op Photos: From left: Green shirt $49.90 Beige bermudas $43 Striped toga top $26 Beige shorts $39.90 Blue polo 49.90 Brown pants $59.90 Models:Nigel, Philip Betty (Upfront Models) 'BBiBBBBr A Dinesh Sujanani'BBiBBBBr A : Dinesh Sujanani • - 46 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article, Illustration156 2002-01-05 20 CHARLIZE Theron was caught on camera smoking a homemade apple bong during a pool party at her Los Angeles home, reports World Entertainment News Network. "I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Charlize and her friends pass round an apple they were using as a156 words
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Article, Illustration444 2002-01-05 20 -Agencies Hollywood relives its darkest moments LOS ANGELES Hollywood will recall one of its darkest periods next month with the launch of an exhibition dedicated to the 1950s communist witch hunt in which politically suspect artists were shunned by their peers. The Hollywood blacklist era almost tore apart-Agencies - 444 words
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Article, Illustration236 2002-01-05 20 WE MAY yet get to see the sequel, Blair Witch 3. One year after Artisan first announc. that the original Blair With Project writer-directors would helm the sequel, there is finally some initial movement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Following Artisan's recent merger with236 words
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Article, Illustration602 2002-01-05 21 David Ngiau - David Ngiau As good, if not better, than The Sixth Sense FILM REVIEW The Others (Now showing) HAVE you seen The Sixth Sense? The Others is just as good, if not better. It helps that virtually the entire film takes place within the602 words
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Article371 2002-01-05 21 Reuters/Variety SYDNEY As 2001 proved, a determined dash down the home stretch can indeed win the year-long race at the international box office outside the United States. Warner Bros ended the highest earner of the year, pulling an estimated US$l.34 billion ($2.47 billion), its biggest– Reuters/Variety - 371 words
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TV&RADIO
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Article, Illustration492 2002-01-05 22 Elisa Chia - Elisa Chia These girls just wanna survive in a new programme from Jack Neo and company GET set for Singapore's first Survivor-esque reality TV show, cautioned Jack Neo. The veteran comedian-host and his Top Fun co-hosts Mark Lee and Patricia Mok have been entrusted with the responsibility492 words
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Article, Illustration320 2002-01-05 22 Veronica Nathan - Judy Garland out of the shadows Veronica Nathan by veronica® newstoday. com.sg IF you have watched the all time classic, The Wizard of Oz, then you'll probably know something about the legendary star, Judy Garland, whose life seemed destined to burn brightly but briefly. Judy died on June 22, 1969,320 words
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Miscellaneous1551 2002-01-05 23 Lassie channel 5,7.30pm Dragon Inn channel 8, lipm Love Matters (Debut) Karisakkaattu Poovae Mk A a A troubled boy Set in the Ming Dynasty, there is trou- Channel 5,10pm Vasantham Central, 9.30pm M SmW and his family ble brewing between the bureaucrat H^HH Pounraasu has harboured feelings for m M1,551 words
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TIMEOUT
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Article, Illustration325 2002-01-05 24 Low Shi Ping - Low Shi Ping Life-size replica of ancient, giant crocodile comes to town by shiping@newstoday.com.sg WHAT is 11m long, 1.5m wide, I.Bm high and is known to have been capable of munching dinosaurs? Now is your chance to get up close and personal with Sarcosuchus imperator better325 words
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420 2002-01-05 24 Veronica Nathan - Veronica Nathan by veronica@mediacorppress.com.sg MARRIAGE is for keeps, or so they say, and keeping a good marriage "till death do us part" can be a trying process. In fact, the hard work and headaches seem to begin as soon as you and420 words
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Miscellaneous222 2002-01-05 24 DANCE Asia-Europe Dance Forum Performances These performances feature solo works by 12 dancers and choreographers. Date: Jan 9 I I Time: Bpm Venue: Jubilee Hall Price: $20 Ticketing: Call GoetheInstitut at 735 4555 MUSIC Sojourn 2002 The Nanyang Technological University Symphonic Band presents music from fairy tales, movies and beyond.222 words
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Article, Illustration698 2002-01-05 27 NBA Wizards v Bulls Jordan to play against Bulls for first time today WASHINGTON Wizards forward Michael Jordan (picture) missed yesterday's practice because a head cold kept him bedridden. But a severe case of the sniffles isn't expected to keep him from playing today against the698 words
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Article, Illustration306 2002-01-05 27 -AFP AUCKLAND Anna Kournikova's never-ending quest for her first ever title continues after she was dumped from the Women's Classic by Israel's Anna Smashnova. Tennis' glamour girl lost in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 to Smashnova, who will now play fifth seed Tatiana Panova of-AFP; AFP photo - 306 words
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Article, Illustration461 2002-01-05 28 Reuters Despite two eagles. Woods put in the shade Golf Mercedes Championships Canadian ties career best score to lead season opener KAPULUA Tiger Woods fired a five-under-par 68 including two eagles in his first competitive round of the year in the Mercedes Championship yesterday. But he still trailed– Reuters; Allsport photo - 461 words
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Article251 2002-01-05 28 LONDON Another big bust-up seems inevitable between the International Cricket Council and Jagmohan Dalmiya, the combative president of the Indian board of control, reported the Electronic Telegraph. This is over the choice of the three wise men who will review the penalties imposed on Sachin Tendulkar,251 words
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Article203 2002-01-05 28 -AFP GOLD COAST Venus Williams will take on Justine Henin in a Wimbledon final replay here in today's battle for the Australian women's hardcourt tennis championships crown. And Henin said she was not overawed by Williams' power game. "I'm not scared about playing her. "I know I-AFP - 203 words
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332 2002-01-05 28 Boxing LONDON As the negotiators for Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson go about their dour, humourless work, Don King just can't restrain himself from a little mischievous interference, repotted the Electronic Telegraph. King briefly regained a hold on the world heavyweight title when, with the332 words
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Article, Illustration483 2002-01-05 29 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang by Today Exclusive kelvin@newstoday.com.sg BE STRINGENT in deciding future inductees into the Hall of Fame before it loses its value. That is the warning by Dr Desmond Onn, the founder of the Sports Museum in which the Hall of Fame is located.Today file photo - 483 words
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Article86 2002-01-05 29 THE SINGAPORE Hockey Federation's Under-21 competition begins today, with more teams in both the events for boys and girls. The number of boys' teams has risen from 12 to 17 and the teams for girls from seven to nine. Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association will be defending86 words
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Article83 2002-01-05 29 NETBALL Singapore has appointed Tony Tan as its new National Under-17 coach. The litigation coordinator is only the second male coach appointed by the association. Singapore has never beaten its Malaysian counterparts at the Under-17 level and Tan is hoping to break that losing streak in83 words
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346 2002-01-05 29 -AFP KANDY Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan stands on the brink of becoming only the third man to take all 10 wickets in a Test innings after a brilliant exhibition at the Asgiriya Stadium. Muralitharan took nine for 51 from 39 overs to give him-AFP - 346 words
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299 2002-01-05 29 – Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang THE national waterpolo team will get plenty of sparring practice before this year's Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Singapore, which won its 19th consecutive SEA Games gold medal last September, has been invited to participate in the299 words
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Article, Illustration691 2002-01-05 30 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas But he can still make a difference for Fergie and his merry men FA Cup Third Round Aston Villa v Man United Live, Ch 22 2.55am on Monday morning by eonard@newstoday.com.sg AH, IT seems like old times in English football at the momentAllsport photo - 691 words
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311 2002-01-05 30 Reuters FA Cup LONDON Dagenham Redbridge hope to become only the seventh minor league club in almost 80 years to knock a top flight team out of the FA Cup when it hosts Ipswich Town in the third round today. Also carrying– Reuters - 311 words
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Article133 2002-01-05 30 -AFP LONDON England captain David Beckham is refusing to sign a new contract with Premiership champion Manchester United until the successor to manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who retires at the end of the season, is announced, it was reported yesterday. The 26-year-old playmaker, who was dropped again-AFP - 133 words
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Article, Illustration654 2002-01-05 31 AFP Top two sides meet in a mouth-watering clash of the titans Primera Liga Real Madrid v Deportivo Live early tomorrow morning on City TV and Ch 23 4.30am MADRID The Spanish championship reaches its halfway point today and fittingly, the fixtures computer has brought togetherAFP; Allsport photo - 654 words
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564 2002-01-05 31 AFP MILAN Italy's Serie A season resumes after the Christmas break at the weekend with Inter Milan hoping to start the new year by beating Lazio at the San Siro and clinching the "winter championship". That tag is little moreAFP - 564 words
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Article, Illustration416 2002-01-05 32 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond But decision will severely dent Home's Asian Cup hopes r by jose@newstoday.com.sg THE Lions will be participating in the 2002 King's Cup in Thailand after an absence of 20 years. It is part of national coach and Goal 2010 Project Director Jan Poulsen's (picture)416 words
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630 2002-01-05 32 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond A NUMBER of recent decisions taken by Goal 2010 Project Director Jan Poulsen has baffled some S-League clubs. But the Dane feels that his decisions are justified and valid. Poulsen allowed former Jurong playmaker Marko Kraljevic, who holds a "C" coaching630 words
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Advertisement128 2002-01-05 30 Aik Schmeiehel's Aston I*| Villa knock his former If club Man Utd out II of the FA Cup? \^k Which Premiership club will still be left standing after this round? Call 1900-912-1122 for the full-time results of the following FA Cup matches: Today (call tomorrow after 1.30am) Barnsley v Blackburn128 words
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Miscellaneous14 2002-01-05 32 If Ferguson does buy Di Canio, will the Italian be another Cantona? Page 3014 words
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