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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article, Illustration342 2005-05-20 1 -AFP, AP Copied purported to be circulating on Internet LOS ANGELES Videos purported to be illegal copies of the final Star Wars movie circulated across parts of the Internet yesterday, the same day the film opened in US theatres. Also yesterday, Hollywood's chief lobbyist-AFP, AP - 342 words
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125 2005-05-20 1 -AFP NAIROBI Anger erupted in Kenya yesterday, a day after the government dropped murder charges against a famous white rancher, as riot police battled human rights activists in the capital. Warrior-like Maasai tribesmen threatened to invade the ranch at the centre of the saga.-AFP - 125 words
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138 2005-05-20 1 -AFP NEW YORK Wall Street extended its winning streak yesterday with modest gains as the upbeat outlook following this week's strong rally helped investors look past lacklustre economic news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average came back after early weakness and gained 28.74 points to-AFP - 138 words
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249 2005-05-20 1 -AP WAYNE (New Jersey) A 21-year-old college business major living in this northern New Jersey community has proven a basic lesson of marketing: Sex sells. Ms Courtney Van Dunk posted a bikiniclad picture of herself on eßay about two weeks ago, auctioning off-AP - 249 words
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Miscellaneous26 2005-05-20 1 NEWSX\YIEWS ■Jeremy Lim The waiting game at Singapore nospitals/3 Coffee with Radio astronomer Professor Jocelyn Bell/34 mr brown Says 'Our English, no standard fah\'/46 8 "*****6"*****9"26 words
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Miscellaneous25 2005-05-20 1 I PROCYAN f^K^ V\ II 12^fnfe^j|j WASHINGTON'S POLICY ON COLE'S CHINA 'A TOTAL FAILURE' FUTURE HOTNEWS2 IN DOUBT CHINESE TEXTILES: E.U. WARNING sports WORLD 2025 words
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hot news
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446 2005-05-20 2 -AFP WASHINGTON The leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives yesterday denounced US policy on China as a "total failure", particularly with respect to the upward-spiralling US trade deficit. "There has never been any good faith on-AFP - 446 words
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321 2005-05-20 2 IPC's recommendations submitted to Government last week CHARITIES and other non-profit organisations, or Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs), are set to increase their level of transparency and accountability to the donating public with the submission of a set of recommendations to the321 words
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Article, Illustration677 2005-05-20 3 Jeremy Lim - Jeremy Lim IS there a better way of doing things? My answer is: "Yes. How do we do it better? Let's find the way." I think it is a tragedy to say: "No way. It is impossible. That's the way we have been doing it.677 words
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Article, Illustration603 2005-05-20 4 -AP Scientists find that the Dec 26 quake moved the ground everywhere WASHINGTON December's great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake the most powerful in more than 40 years and the trigger of a devastating tsunami shook the ground everywhere on Earth's surface, scientists have found. Weeks later the-AP; AFP 1 - 603 words
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338 2005-05-20 4 AFP TEHRAN Iran's decision to resume some of its sensitive nuclear work is "irreversible" despite the danger of being referred to the United Nations Security Council, a senior official told AFP yesterday. His comment followed the European Union ratcheting up pressure onAFP - 338 words
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singapore news
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Article, Illustration380 2005-05-20 6 Patricia Yap - Patricia Yap They don't just cause skin cancer patricia@newstoday.com.sg ASK most people on the streets what they associate with prolonged exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays, and the most likely reply would be "skin cancer". What they do not realise is that their eyes couldPATRICIA YAP - 380 words
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245 2005-05-20 6 Channel News Asia ONE in 10,000 pregnant women suffers from pulmonary embolism or a blood clot in the lungs the condition that has plunged Madam Teo Leng Hui into a coma. The brain-damaged 30-year-old, now at the centreChannel News Asia - 245 words
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Article, Illustration565 2005-05-20 8 Tor Ching Li - Tor Ching Li Las Vegas Sands' president reveals this chingli@newsto day, com. sg AN UNPOPULAR and some say "unworkable" Government restriction on casino operators' earnings from gaming revenue here has since been dropped. Las Vegas Sands' president and chief operating officer William Weidner, who wasTOR CHING LI - 565 words
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Article206 2005-05-20 8 Channel News Asia SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong met Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem yesterday and discussed economic cooperation as well as the Israeli-Palestinian situation. It has been 11 years since a Singapore leader visited Israel. And because of long-standing ties between the— Channel News Asia - 206 words
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296 2005-05-20 8 INDUSTRY experts say Singapore stands to gain from growth in the budget airline sector. Budget airlines now serve some 200 spots in the Asia Pacific and the Middle East, and that is expected to more than double by the end of next296 words
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Article, Illustration375 2005-05-20 14 Jasmine Yin - Jasmine Yin Celebrate Singapore will have something for everybody jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg IT WILL be 31 days of celebration in August, when Singapore celebrates its 40* birthday. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has packed this year's Celebrate Singapore campaign with events and promotions to get Singaporeans and visitors partyingTREVOR TAN i . \ r - 375 words
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SINGAPOREsnippets
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117 2005-05-20 14 Channel News Asia A Singaporean has been sentenced to six years in jail in Vietnam. Loh Kai Yeen, 53, was found guilty by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court for illegally importing diamonds. He allegedly hid 610 diamonds worth US$l7B,OOO ($295,000) inChannel News Asia - 117 words
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101 2005-05-20 14 From June 1, foreign-regis-tered vehicles can enjoy 10 days of free entry into Singapore per year. The joint initiative between the Singapore Tourism Board and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) aims to make it easier for visitors arriving by road. It101 words
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87 2005-05-20 14 Newsßadio 93.8 A former cashier working at the Ministry of Defence has been jailed for seven months for stealing more than $1 8,400 from her employer. Shereen Sweet Richard pocketed the cash over 1 0 months before being caught last May. The 24-year-old, who– Newsßadio 93.8 - 87 words
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124 2005-05-20 14 Channel News Asia Patients welcomed the news that the Government has made it easier for Singaporeans above the age of 80 to pay their hospitalisation bills. From July 1, Medisave can be used to cover catastrophic illness insurance premiums for those above 80.— Channel News Asia - 124 words
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358 2005-05-20 16 Dr Lee Bee Wah - Dr Lee Bee Wah, Channel News Asia Booster dose will be safer, just as effective and less painful VACCINATIONS for Primary 1 kids are about to be a less painful affair, as the Health Ministry is asking doctors to replace the booster— Channel News Asia - 358 words
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160 2005-05-20 16 Channel News Asia DOCTORS from Gleneagles Hospital will operate on Indonesian conjoined twins in the next few days. Joined at the abdomen and hip bone, Anggi and Anjeli will undergo a 10-hour operation to separate them. At least seven doctors will be— Channel News Asia - 160 words
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Article, Illustration426 2005-05-20 18 Tan Hui Leng - Tan Hui Leng Money will give childless couples hope huileng@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Mr Kasmadi Sudin and his wife went on their honeymoon five years ago, they bought a pair of baby booties for their future child. To this day, the booties remain unused. SaidSNG LI WEI - 426 words
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201 2005-05-20 18 Channel News Asia IN JUST two days, more than 100 people have signed up for the Mystery Shopper Programme organised by the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). The consumer watchdog wants to train mystery shoppers to blow the whistle on errant retailers— Channel News Asia - 201 words
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world news
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Article, Illustration66 2005-05-20 20 The American Idol finalist's exit paves the way for a showdown between favourites Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood, reported AP. A postal letter carrier, Solomon endeared herself to fans with her emotional openness. She had been rejected for the show before but made66 words
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220 2005-05-20 20 Agencies JAKARTA Indonesia lifted emergency rule in insurgencyhit Aceh yesterday but kept soldiers there for post-tsunami reconstruction, prompting Acehnese separatist rebels to call the government move a "cruel joke". Jakarta refrained from extending a year-old state of civil emergency that— Agencies - 220 words
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356 2005-05-20 20 -AFP Friction stems from issues ranging from currency to weapons WASHINGTON The United States is crossing swords with China on a plethora of issues from human rights and currency and underwear imports to nuclear weapons and analysts are warning it poses a crucial test-AFP - 356 words
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Article190 2005-05-20 20 -AFP BRUSSELS The European Union warned yesterday it could extend emergency measures to curb a surge in Chinese textile imports, on which it has already launched action covering two key categories. The European Commission, which this week demanded urgent talks with the Chinese on surging-AFP - 190 words
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148 2005-05-20 20 -AP SANTA MARIA The mother of Michael Jackson's accuser complained that she and her children were being kept away from the pop star during the time period prosecutors say one of her sons was being molested, a witness testified yesterday. Ms-AP - 148 words
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474 2005-05-20 22 -AFP SYDNEY The announcement that Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue has breast cancer has not only made frontpage news around the world but served as a wake-up call to many in Asia about the rising incidence of the disease in young women. Ms-AFP - 474 words
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Article, Illustration163 2005-05-20 22 AFP SINGAPORE The number of cases more than doubled over the past three decades; every year between 200 and 300 women die from the disease. According to a 1 998 survey only one in three women aged 50-69 ever had a mammogram done. SOUTH KOREA Second-most common cancerAFP | - 163 words
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Article, Illustration376 2005-05-20 24 AFP The slightest provocation could spark violent clashes: Abbas BtIJING Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas warned in comments published yesterday that relations between the Palestinians and Israelis remain so sensitive that the smallest provocation could trigger large violent clashes. "Currently, the situation is rather sensitive. The temporaryAFP - 376 words
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170 2005-05-20 24 -AP SEOUL The two Koreas, wrapping up their first direct talks in 10 months yesterday, reached a threepoint agreement, which included resuming highlevel Cabinet talks next month, according to a joint statement. But the statement did not mention the impasse over Pyongyang's-AP - 170 words
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GLOBALroundup
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Article67 2005-05-20 24 AFP The Chinese authorities seized more than 1.16 billion yuan ($232 million) in fake banknotes last year, almost double the amount found the year before, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Last year, police confiscated 550 million yuan in fake notes, a year-on-year increase of 140 per cent,AFP - 67 words
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Article62 2005-05-20 24 AFP An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale shook parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island yesterday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or property damage, officials said. Residents of Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, ran out of their homes and offices in panic,AFP - 62 words
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Article72 2005-05-20 24 AFP Indonesia expects to send at least 300,000 skilled and unskilled workers overseas this year as part of efforts to alleviate massive unemployment at home, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab told the Jakarta Post newspaper. "Our economic growth this year is not expected– AFP - 72 words
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this QUIRKY world
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Article58 2005-05-20 29 -AP A monkey is on the loose in Tokyo, hanging out at train stations, frightening children and leading television crews hopeful of a glimpse of the rare visitor on a wild goose chase. Believed to be a Japanese macaque, the monkey has been caught strolling in-AP - 58 words
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Article57 2005-05-20 29 AP A woman in Wisconsin has cut off her husband's penis with a pair of scissors. The angry woman bound the man's hands with duct tape and tried to get him to confess to having an affair before wielding the scissors. The injury required 15 stitchesAP - 57 words
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Article61 2005-05-20 29 -AP A new business in Colorado Toasty Chicks Delivery hopes to profit from an invasion of construction workers this summer by having women in snug T-shirts drop off lunches from the area's restaurants. The firm will take food orders, relay them to the restaurant of the worker's-AP - 61 words
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Article, Illustration777 2005-05-20 29 Ranjit Devraj - Ranjit Devraj -IPS Irked by remark that epidemic growing faster among Hindus news@newstoday.com.sg NEW DELHI Pro-Hindu groups have brought the HIV/Aids issue to the forefront by serving notice to funding agencies that campaigns showing the sub-continent's religious and cultural values in a poor light-IPS; AFP - 777 words
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GLOBALroundup
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60 2005-05-20 30 -AFP Japanese police will keep a watch on child-sex offenders for at least five years after their release, to protect minors following crimes by serial paedophiles. Police will keep the personal details of those convicted of sexually assaulting or kidnapping children 12 years-AFP - 60 words
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57 2005-05-20 30 AP The Yasukuni Shrine, which Asian nations say glorifies Japan's brutal wartime past, has begun the search for a tune singing the praises of the country. It is offering prize money and a CD contract. The contest will coincide with the 60th anniversary of– AP - 57 words
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52 2005-05-20 30 AP Foreign maids in Hong Kong received a US$6 ($9.90) hike in their monthly pay an increase they described as a "mere pittance". The maids have repeatedly protested an 1 1-per-cent wage cut imposed two years ago. They will now take homeAP - 52 words
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Article, Illustration450 2005-05-20 30 The Guardian Global arms race feared if US air force develops 'death stars' WASHINGTON In the next few weeks, American President George W Bush is expected to issue a directive giving the United States air force a green light for the development of space— The Guardian; AFP n -i...i.n...L ■ (.•/__(._*_ ■ . I- *• _ -. .. J. . I (___ ..i - 450 words
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Article, Illustration306 2005-05-20 32 -AP Female soldiers will not be allowed to serve below brigade level WASHINGTON A House committee voted to prohibit women in the military from serving in direct ground combat roles. This was part of a Bill setting Defense Department policy and spending-AP; AFP - 306 words
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225 2005-05-20 32 -AFP MANILA The Philippine authorities have filed criminal charges against some of the most prominent members of the Philippines' entertainment industry, who they have accused of rampant tax fraud. Criminal charges have been filed against matinee heart-throb Richard Gomez, television soap opera queen-AFP - 225 words
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261 2005-05-20 32 AFP WASHINGTON The colour-coded United States terror alerts introduced with great fanfare three years ago has been nudged closer to oblivion as the House of Representatives passed a Bill that orders an overhaul of the system to the point it may even end up losingAFP - 261 words
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Article248 2005-05-20 34 Dr James Dobson - Dr James Dobson Ism's by j STRONG-WILLED CHILDREN How do you discipline and train a strong-willed child without damaging the self-concept and destroying the spontaneity inside? It's a question that I've been asked often. To answer it, you really have to understand of the difference between248 words
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Article, Illustration1087 2005-05-20 34 JOCELYN BELL - JOCELYN BELL coffee ill I PROFESSOR, 62, radio astronomer WHENJocelyn Bell (picture), then a graduate student at Cambridge University, discovered the pulsar (neutron star) in 1967, both she and her college adviser thought the signals detected from the pulsars might "be a beacon from1,087 words
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Letter, Illustration714 2005-05-20 36 VINCENT LAI WAI YIN; MOK CHUAN- XIN - VINCENT LAI WAI YIN MOK CHUAN-XIN Do results-obsessed Singaporeans lack the passion needed to nurture a local pop culture or fine culture? In his May 18 letter, "A society without passion?" Foo Cexiang says: No. Two views from readers... Letter from Vibrant culture714 words
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301 2005-05-20 36 ONG-CHEW PECK WAN - ONG-CHEW PECK WAN Letter from I Director m Corporate Communications Division for Permanent Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs WE REFER to the letter from Boon Chin Aun, "Don't flip-flop over child-sex deterrents", (May 18) and wish to clarify and add to what has been said301 words
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Article78 2005-05-20 36 Reader Thomas Hoffman from North Carolina, United States, on the debacle over Newsweek magazine's allegations of abuse of the Koran at Guantanamo Bay. Subsequent riots in the Middle East resulted in deaths and the magazine made a retraction: After Abu Ghraib and other events at detention centres that have78 words
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Letter, Illustration215 2005-05-20 40 CHIANG MING YU - CHIANG MING YU Letter from THE fiasco that was the recent Longcheer initial public offer (IPO) beggars belief that an IPO can be allowed to proceed in contravention of regulations, due to an insufficient float of shares in public hands. It215 words
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Letter299 2005-05-20 40 LIM BOON HEE - LIM BOON HEE Why do rents refuse to come down? I Letter from WE SEE this curious phenomena occurring all over Singapore. Eating stalls in coffeeshops come and go every three to four months. Shops open and close down regularly at shopping malls. We see299 words
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141 2005-05-20 40 DAVID HUI - DAVID HUI I Letter from MANY foodcourts and coffeeshops have been upgraded to provide greater comfort. But I often wonder if providing serviettes or tissues is too much of a cost or too much of an effort to be included.141 words
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384 2005-05-20 42 CLAIR DEVAN - CLAIR DEVAN I Letter from I REFER to Mr Lee Kip Lee's letter (May 19) enquiring as to whether taxi drivers pay rent even when they are sick. The answer is yes. As the wife of a seasoned taxi driver, I am384 words
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Letter, Illustration554 2005-05-20 42 CHANG MENG DONG - CHANG MENG DONG Cab drivers will enjoy union-type representation Letter from I Executive Secrerar^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ City Cab Operators' Association, Comfort Taxi Operators' Association, Smart Cab Operators' Association, SMRT Taxi Operators' Association, Premier Taxi Operators' Association and TransCab Operators' Association I REFER to Mr Andrew Ng554 words
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Article, Illustration589 2005-05-20 44 Kevin Lester Sarjit - Kevin Lester Sarjit IN HIS May 12 letter "A vibrant pop culture is not viable in Singapore", John Lucas wrote: "Tell a rap singer that the has to serve in the military if he wants to live in Singapore, and he will be589 words
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300 2005-05-20 44 HAN LIANG YUAN - HAN LIANG YUAN Letter from^^^^^^^^^^^^H Senior Manager, Corporate Communications Land Transport Authority I REFER to the letter, "111-designed truck bumper turns minor collision into major expense", by Ms Evelyn Koh Lian Mvi (May 14). We empathise with Ms Koh and would appreciate if300 words
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125 2005-05-20 44 JACK SIM - JACK SIM I Letter from| President, Restroom Association of Singapore I REFER to the letter, "Handicap toilet conundrum" (May 14). The Restroom Association of Singapore (RAS) advocates a separate stand-alone disabled toilet wherever possible. Each disabled toilet must be properly equipped with grab bars,125 words
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Article, Illustration934 2005-05-20 46 mr brown - mr brown news@newstoday.com.sg CITIZENS of this glorious planet, now hear this. It has come to our attention that a significant number of you have been speaking in The Forbidden Tongue. Let me remind you that if we do not speak the same English as theENG KONG | - 934 words
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Article60 2005-05-20 48 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 11,077.16 13,698.93 3,993.70 5,970.71 Pis +241.75 +2.23 +71.92 +0.53 +53.20 +1.35 +79.88 +1.36 Korea Comp 952.09 +21.73 +2.34 KLCI 887.47 +1.10 +0.12 SET Index 676.54 +4.35 +0.65 Jakarta Comp 1,045.46 +5.20 +0.50 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,893.0960 words
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Article30 2005-05-20 48 JK£ fen 1K$ 0.328. 64.82. 4.711. !M iuro 2.297 0.479. tupiah 5,714.i Peso 4$ Indian Rs Mm C$ /mill NZ$ 33.066 0.7964 26.291 608.15 0.7615 5.0055 0.849830 words
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Article21 2005-05-20 48 Sold us$/oi iilver us$/oi 'latinum us$ 'oz 7.19 863.50 lubber centsAg 228.75 'dm Oil RM/tonne 1,398.50 Irent crude us$/barrel 48.2821 words
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Article147 2005-05-20 48 SHARES rose yesterday, helped by gains on Wall Street on reduced inflation fears in the United States, traders said. The US is a major export market for trade-dependent Singapore. Wall Street rose after a flat consumer price index in April released Wednesday, combined with a fall in oil prices,147 words
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Article60 2005-05-20 48 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by ly volume Close Change 'OOO ACCS 0.205 +0.010 +5.1 48,737 STATSChP 1.170 +0.060 +5.4 48,133 Ferrochina 0.445 39,682 UTAC 0.590 +0.025 +4.4 30,335 Longcheer 0.385 +0.045 +13.2 28,364 Chartered 1.090 +0.060 +5.8 27,514 Delong 0.110 16,373 Sing Tel 2.590 +0.030 +1.2 14,421SGX, Bloomberg - 60 words
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Article77 2005-05-20 48 By Close Change DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 107.500 +0.500 APB Breweries 8.850 +0.200 SIA200 11.600 +0.200 HSI*****eCW*****0 1.610 +0.170 fAC 200USS 3.120 +0.140 F&N 15.600 +0.100 1SH500USS 10.100 +0.100 KepCorp 11.400 +0.100 OCBC 14.000 +0.100 SIA 11.600 +0.100 By percentage CharteredeCW*****0 Close 0.105 Change +90.9 CharteredeCW*****0 0.13077 words
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Article80 2005-05-20 48 )y$ Closi SingamasC 2kHKS (obinson 6.151 5.801 :apilalaneCW***** 0.43^ :iTYDEVeCW*****6 0.851 HyfluxeCW*****7 0.731 iTI 2100 ePW*****9 0.841 Venture ePW*****7 0.17^ :iTYDEVW*****0 4.361 ling Inv 1.781 iPC 3.841 Change By percentage Close Changi -0.350 CrealiveeCW*****6 0.005 -50.0 -0.100 DBSeCW*****6 0.015 -40.0 -0.095 SPH eCW*****5 0.040 -33.3 -0.075 Venture80 words
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Article, Illustration394 2005-05-20 48 Christie Loh - Christie Loh Lorries, workers idle when Today makes site visit christie@newstoday.com.sg OPERATIONS appear to have ground to almost a halt at the beleaguered Citiraya Industries, even as its management scrambles to retain customers and fend off creditors amid ongoing criminal probes. When Today visited Citiraya's plant inCHRISTIE LOH - 394 words
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Article, Illustration229 2005-05-20 50 Move is to take advantage of business opportunities in N Asia SOME Singapore jobs at ABN Amro Holding may be lost, as the Dutch bank confirmed rumours that it was relocating an unspecified number of employees here to Hong Kong. Responding229 words
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282 2005-05-20 50 Valeric Law GLOBAL Voice Group announced yesterday that there were "significant differences" between its audited financial results and those that it had previously announced, due to the treatment of revenue recognition by its auditors. The owner and operator of secure fibre networksValeric Law - 282 words
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327 2005-05-20 50 Dow Jones EVEN as reports have linked it to a small Chinese bank in Chongqing, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) has declined to name specific targets. "China is a market we are interested in," a bank spokesman said. "We are looking at– Dow Jones - 327 words
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Article, Illustration408 2005-05-20 52 Bloomberg Chairman Kwek said its second block of Sail ©Marina project may be reserved for IR rental market PROPERTY tycoon Kwek Leng Beng said yesterday that he expected Singapore's private home prices to rise 20 per cent to 30 per cent in the– Bloomberg - 408 words
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135 2005-05-20 52 CAPITALAND said that it would start selling homes at its 545-unit downtown riverfront project starting this weekend, at an average price of $1,080 per sq ft. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange, the developer said that it had sold 65135 words
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236 2005-05-20 52 Agencies SESDAQ-listed CNA Group has secured a US$lO.6-million ($17.5-million) contract as part of the Yangon International Airport expansion. Under the contract, CNA Group will design and install 24 engineering systems including those for baggage handling and airport docking guidance. In a— Agencies - 236 words
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592 2005-05-20 54 Lim Kang Hai - Lim Kang Hai news@newstoday.com.sg THERE has been much discussion of late on the corporate governance standards in Singapore and some believe that to weed out the wrongdoers of companies, the answer lies in whistleblowing programmes. But it is a huge fallacy in today's highly imperfect592 words
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Article, Illustration661 2005-05-20 56 Dow Jones Spore-based oil producer has stakes in nine contracts in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand WHILE many larger companies are eyeing Africa, Central Asia and the Americas in their search for oil reserves, Singaporebased upstream newcomer Pearl Energy is keeping its focus— Dow Jones; PEARL ENERGY CORPORATE WEBSITE - 661 words
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91 2005-05-20 58 AFP THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday it had agreed to postpone for one year Argentine debt payments totalling US$2.5 billion ($4.1 billion) that is owed to the fund. The IMF said that Argentina's repayments on the debt had been dueAFP - 91 words
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Article, Illustration356 2005-05-20 58 Analysts estimate 15,000 may be let go, firm says 'no plans' for Asia-Pacific ONE day after its new chief executive officer hinted of job cuts, analysts are speculating that as many as 15,000 HewlettPackard (HP) employees will be laid off worldwide. But when contacted by Today,BLOOMBERG - 356 words
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Article253 2005-05-20 58 AFP LOS ANGELES US game designers were all ears as a representative of China's government addressed the world's biggest electronic gaming industry convention here on Wednesday, answering questions from eager participants looking to enter China's huge market. According to the market research company IDC, onlineAFP - 253 words
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561 2005-05-20 60 Ringgit's peg to the US dollar to stay despite Hong Kong move: Malaysia Deputy PM Najib HONG Kong's decision to limit gains in its currency suggests that China is moving closer to letting the yuan strengthen, said strategists of various banks. The city's central561 words
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259 2005-05-20 60 A YUAN revaluation also affects Singapore investors as: Any rise in the yuan coula make other Asian countries more competitive. So Asian equities might rally in anticipation of, or as a result of, any announcement. A subsequent revaluation of the affected Asian currencies might be259 words
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Article, Illustration827 2005-05-20 62 Andy Mukherjee - Andy Mukherjee Bloomberg ÜBS barred from issuing Indian equity derivatives after regulatory probe news@newstoday.com.sg ÜBS, which has been barred by India's stock market regulator from issuing offshore Indian equity derivatives for a year, is the first casualty of an unnecessary investigation into an imaginaryBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 827 words
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Article, Illustration649 2005-05-20 64 Visit museums or go shopping with people you just met on a Contiki tour IF YOU'RE shy, a Contiki tour is sure to draw you out of your shell. Even as part of a very small Asian minority joining a tour to Europe (I initially felt left649 words
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154 2005-05-20 66 THOSE thinking of going to Europe during the June school holidays may want to check out Chan Brothers Travel's special offers. The company is offering airfares from $800 to destinations such as Amsterdam, Milan, Berlin and Geneva (service fees apply, valid only154 words
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Article509 2005-05-20 66 AFP Concierge clubs are doing that and more for the rich and famous HONG KONG -He is the chief I executive of Quintessentially, the concierge "fixer" club that claims to be able to procure any room, event or meal for its obscenely i rich members.AFP - 509 words
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Article, Illustration429 2005-05-20 70 -AFP Swiss world No 1 begins another campaign to win at Roland Garros TENNIS French Open PARIS Roger Federer's campaign to become only the sixth man to win all four Grand Slams faces a gruelling examination at the French Open, a tournament where he holds a-AFP; AP - 429 words
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Article, Illustration498 2005-05-20 71 -AP I LONDON Organisers of many of Europe's most prestigious athletics meets don't want Marion Jones whether or not she's guilty of doping. Those willing to have the three-time Olympic champion including a June 1 meet in Milan, Italy, where she makes her first European appearance of-AP I; GETY IMAGES - 498 words
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305 2005-05-20 71 -AFP WASHINGTON Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Bud Selig, roasted two months ago by US lawmakers for his sport's poor drug test policy, was praised and supported here yesterday after adopting a get-tough attitude. A House Commerce trade and consumer protection sub-committee backed-AFP - 305 words
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Article, Illustration388 2005-05-20 71 AP NBA PLAYOFFS Phoenix 114 Dallas 108 PHOENIX If Steve Nash needed any more proof that he deserves to be MVP, his show-stopping performance Wednesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) ought to doit The Suns' mop-haired maestro had 34 points, 13 rebounds andAP - 388 words
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Article, Illustration398 2005-05-20 72 CUBBY LEONG - CUBBY LEONG Poulsen's men edge out arch-rivals with a last-gasp winner NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2005 Home United 0 SAFFC 1 cubby@newstoday.com.sg IN A clash between two of the competition's leading lights, Keita Boubacar scored a dramatic winner in injury time to help SAFFC beat HomeTREVOR TAN - 398 words
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Article, Illustration334 2005-05-20 72 DINESH KUMAR - DINESH KUMAR dinesh@newstoday.com.sg EUGENE Lee has run more than 20 triathlons and he's consistently among the top finishers in local competitions. He has competed in the Ironman the holy grail of triathlons completing the race twice. He is a gold medallist inSNG LI WEI - 334 words
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Article, Illustration192 2005-05-20 72 -AFP FORMULA 1 Monaco Grand Prix MONACO World championship leader Fernando Alonso (below) set the pace yesterday on the opening day of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, as he prepared for the sport's flagship race here on Sunday. Spaniard Alonso, who has won three-AFP; AFP - 192 words
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169 2005-05-20 72 Jasmine Zhao - Jasmine Zhao THE Singapore under-21 team were defeated 42-29 by the Australian Defence Force in the semi-finals of the Arafura Games in Darwin last night Despite the loss, coach Yeo Mcc Hong was happy with the performance of the Singapore youngsters. Speaking to Today169 words
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Article, Illustration489 2005-05-20 73 JOSE RAYMOND - JOSE RAYMOND Proposed cap is at 2003 level, threetier system could be scrapped jose@newstoday.com.sg THERE will be a new salary structure for S-League clubs for the 2006 season. In February, Football Association of Singapore (FAS) president Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee had announcedTODAY FILE PHOTOS - 489 words
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263 2005-05-20 73 AFP Philippines Open GOLF MANILA Australian rookie Andrew Buckle fired a five-under-par 66 to grab the first round lead in the US$2OO,OOO ($331,021) Philippines Open yesterday, with local hero Angelo Que in the chasing pack. The 22-year-old former Australian amateur champion, freshAFP - 263 words
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Article, Illustration314 2005-05-20 73 AFP ONE DAY CRICKET West Indies v Pakistan KINGSTOWN, St Vincent Pakistan silenced a capacity holiday crowd and heaped more scorn on West Indies, when they completed a workmanlike, come-from-behind 59--run victory in the first one-day international on Wednesday. West Indies,AFP; AP - 314 words
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Article, Illustration633 2005-05-20 74 -AFP CARDIFF Jonny Wilkinson has admitted there were moments when he thought his chances of making a second British and Irish Lions tour had disappeared, following a series of injury problems. The England fly-half will return to international action for the first time-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 633 words
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Article, Illustration208 2005-05-20 74 Speculation mounts that British PM could lead London's 2012 Olympics bid in lOC Session of calling a special meeting on May 25 to give the proposed stadium another chance. New York's delay in having a stadium approved is a major boost for Paris and London. ParisGETTY IMAGES - 208 words
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Article, Illustration310 2005-05-20 74 AFP SERIEA AC Milan v Palermo ROME Juventus will be crowned Italian champions without kicking a ball today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time), if their closest rivals AC Milan fail to beat Palermo at the San Siro. Milan are playing their penultimate Serie A match twoAFP; GETTY IMAGES - 310 words
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Article, Illustration613 2005-05-20 75 -AFP Defender's wage demands frustrate Arsenal chairman LONDON Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood cast a shadow over the Highbury future of Ashley Cole just days ahead of the FA Cup final against Manchester United, after revealing the England defender wanted his pay to be nearly tripled in order to-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 613 words
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284 2005-05-20 75 -AFP ITALIAN CUP Udinese 1 AS Roma 2 (Agg: 2-3) ROME Roma reached the final of the Italian Cup after winning 2-1 at Udinese this morning. Francesco Totti's goal nine minutes from time sealed a narrow semi-final, second leg victory and-AFP - 284 words
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Article, Illustration378 2005-05-20 75 -AP DENVER Former world champion sprinter Michelle Collins accepted a four-year suspension for a doping violation, the US Anti-Doping Agency said yesterday. Collins, who forfeits her titles in the 200 meters from the 2003 indoor world and US championships, originally was suspended-AP; GETTY IMAGES - 378 words
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Article, Illustration87 2005-05-20 76 This is a symbolic victory. Now every child in Russian youth football schools will know what to work for and what to dream about and will know those dreams can become true. This is a land' mark victory for Russian football. It will give the nation the_l AFP - 87 words
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Article390 2005-05-20 76 -AP CSKA's European win highlights rise of country's football clubs LONDON CSKA Moscow may have become the first Russian club to win a European football trophy, but they achieved the feat powered by players from all over the world. Vagner Love scored one of the team's-AP - 390 words
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Article, Illustration490 2005-05-20 77 -AFP Sporting coach Peseiro blames luck for defeat LISBON Three second-half goals ensured CSKA Moscow became the first Russian side to win a European football trophy here on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), as they beat Sporting Lisbon 3-1 in the Uefa Cup Final. The Russians gave-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 490 words
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264 2005-05-20 77 AFP MOSCOW Newly-crowned Uefa Cup champions CSKA Moscow were warmly greeted by thousands of Russian football fans yesterday, on their return home from Lisbon. The fans, draped in the red and blue colours of the Red Army side, stormed the VIP lounge of Moscow'sAFP - 264 words
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Article, Illustration984 2005-05-20 80 Eileen Condon - Eileen Condon IPS news@newstoday.com.sg WITH his boyish good looks and warm smile, you'd never have Hayden Christensen down as the darkest force in the galaxy. But the 24-year-old star is about to undergo one of the most dramatic transformations in screen history when heIPS - 984 words
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Article, Illustration937 2005-05-20 82 Robin Walker - Robin Walker -IPS newsiifiiewsiuuay.cum.SK HOW could anyone not recognise the undisputed king of cool, Samuel L Jackson? The 56-year-old megastar is one of the biggest names in Hollywood. He earned his stripes starring as the ultra-smooth gangster Jules in Quentin Tarantino's seminal flick Pulp Fiction, and has-IPS - 937 words
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Article, Illustration951 2005-05-20 84 Elisa Chia - Elisa Chia For Desperate Housewives' Huffman, frazzled mum on screen and off, raising kids remains a challenge LET'S set the record straight: The ladies on Wisteria Lane get on just fine on and off the set Felicity Huffman, one of the five leading actresses on Desperate951 words
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Article, Illustration345 2005-05-20 86 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan Just ask popular actress Chen Liping jeanine@newstoday.com.sg CHEN Liping will probably go down in local celebrity history as the only actress who has made plumpness a career asset, but that's not to say she's always comfortable with her size. In her new drama From345 words
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Article265 2005-05-20 86 Mervin Tay - Mervin Tay AFTER 2003's Holland V, which centred on a family that sells nasi kmak, and last year's Double Happiness, which was set in a shop selling fish and chips, this year's long-running drama, Portrait of Home, chronicles the lives of a fishball factory owner and265 words
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Article, Illustration765 2005-05-20 88 David Chew - David Chew This Ogilvy adman will take the chairman's seat at this year's prestigious Clio Awards lavid.chew@newstoday.com.sg MARK Twain once said that the East and West would never meet. Tham Khai Meng begs to differ. He has just had the honour of being the first Asian much less765 words
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Article, Illustration535 2005-05-20 88 David Chew - David Chew THIS year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Albert Einstein, who died in Princeton, New Jersey. This year also marks the 100 th anniversary of what many scientists regard as the most important year in physics, when Einstein, as a 26-year-old patent officer,535 words
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Article, Illustration1070 2005-05-20 90 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan Pool halls are 'upgrading' to woo the non-players with an emphasis on plush style WALK into the newest pool joint in town and you wouldn't even know you're supposed to play pool there. At Baize China One, which opened in Clarke Quay in December last... - 1,070 words
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Article259 2005-05-20 91 "YOU lose, I win!" my opponent brayed as I sunk the cue-ball while going after the eight-ball. The fool Putting my cue and beer down, I whipped out my trusty Palm and proceeded to show him the rules of the game: "scratching" while going after the259 words
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Article67 2005-05-20 91 The popular pattern of alternating "stripes" and "solids" is practiced in American bars. The proper way to do it: 8-ball in the centre of the triangle, the first ball of the rack (NOT the 8-ball) on the foot spot. There must be a stripe ball in one bottom corner67 words
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Article107 2005-05-20 91 The breaker must either pocket a ball (not the cue, of course) or drive at least four numbered balls to any bank/rail for the break to be legal. Failing which, the opponent can choose to either carry on as usual or call for a re-rack and break himself.107 words
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Article86 2005-05-20 91 Few players in pub games are aware that the following: If no ball cue, stripe, solid, whatever makes contact with a bank/rail after the cue-ball first strikes a numbered ball, it's a foul. That means that you can't gently roll the ball into the middle of the table to86 words
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Article84 2005-05-20 91 KOH MUI FONG You have to pocketed your set of stripe or solid balls, and then the eignt-ball. Forfeit of the game occurs when you sink the eight-ball at any other time, or if you cause to "jump" from the table. But you do NOT lose the game' KOH MUI FONG - 84 words
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Article, Illustration564 2005-05-20 92 Tan Hui Leng - Tan Hui Leng For one ambitious dance company, it's this attitude that will help it succeed huileng@newsto day, com. sg MOST event organisers would blanch at booking the 8,000-seat Singapore Indoor Stadium for a show, only to see it end up halffilled. But for the Odyssey564 words
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Article, Illustration482 2005-05-20 94 Yong Shu Chiang - Yong Shu Chiang ONE of the perks of the job for animator Rob Coleman is making friends with Yoda. Well, not Yoda per se, but actor-director Frank Oz, the original voice behind the eccentric little green Jedi Master from the Star Wars saga. "We keep482 words
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Article, Illustration581 2005-05-20 94 YONG SHU CHIANG - YONG SHU CHIANG Brilliant battle scenes, but acting and dialogue disappoint FILM REVIEWby Star Wars: Episode 111 Revenge of the Sith CALL me old school or a purist, a prude maybe but after watching the souped-up Special Edition re-released versions of the original Star Wars trilogy in the581 words
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Article, Illustration313 2005-05-20 96 BY DAVID CHEW - BY DAVID CHEW Documentary traces the origins of 'classic' skin flick FILM REVIEW Inside Deep Throat IN 1972, a lowbudget film produced for U5525,000 ($41,000) that was shunned by the mainstream media arrived in cinemas to the "appreciation" of skin flick aficionados. It went313 words
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Article, Illustration346 2005-05-20 96 YONG SHU CHIANG - YONG SHU CHIANG DVD REVIEW~ High Noon SOME films look ahead of their time. The makers of High Noon (1952) seemed to want to make it appear behind its time. Shot in black-and-white when colour was available and starring classic346 words
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Article, Illustration947 2005-05-20 98 Mervin Tay - Mervin Tay mervin@newstoday.com. sg U SAVIOUR of the ailing Hong Kong movie industry"... "the silver lining for Chinese cinema"... "a raised benchmark for the rest to match". These were some of the rave reviews Infernal Affairs received at its 2002 premiere. Starring Andy947 words
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Article88 2005-05-20 100 The Singapore Art Museum is organising a public forum to discuss the role of art museums in Singapore today and ways it can stay relevant to the community they serve. Featuring speakers such as Joel Girard from the leading cultural institution Centre Pompidou, visiting Professor Lung88 words
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Article29 2005-05-20 100 The Singapore Chinese Orchestra will hold a concert for children three years of age and above tomorrow at Bpm at the Singapore Conference Hall. Tickets from Sistic.29 words
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Article96 2005-05-20 100 To celebrate the legend of Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel Peace Prize-win-ning poet who wrote the Indian and Bangladeshi national anthems Singapore's Tagore Society will hold a tribute this Sunday at 7.30pm at the Esplanade Recital Studio. Featuring a troupe from Kolkata, India, fronted by tabla player96 words
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