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Title Section24 2001-04-20 1 The Straits Times Established /S-T, r FlQay April 20, 2001 134 Pages m seven parts mita (P) 024/12/2000 9m^A Singapore Press Holdings ptiblication t)U24 words
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Article690 2001-04-20 1 YAP CHUIN WEI - YAP CHUIN WEI Cyclical downturn calls for focused measures, not an across-the-board package like m 1998, says B 6 Lee ByJ RATE CUTS: Not for Singapore UNLIKE the United States Federal Reserve, the Government here cannot use interest rates as a policy instrument to boost the690 words
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Article, Illustration157 2001-04-20 1 THE smile on South African High Commissioner Fanus Schoeman's face as he trundled down Orchard Road during morning rush hour on Mr Andy Tan's trishaw yesterday said it all. Car-Free Day? Make it care-free day too. Never mind that he is not m the chauffeured airconditioned carTHOMAS WHITE - 157 words
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Article96 2001-04-20 1 ASIAN markets rallied strongly yesterday but less than jubilant US ones spurred by an unexpected US Federal Reserve rate cut of another half-percentage point. The ST Index here was the third-best regional performer, rising 2.5 per cent to 1,645.94. Hongkong's Hang JL Seng Index led the96 words
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398 2001-04-20 1 IRENE NG - IRENE NG SINGAPOREANS m Beijing, Canberra, Hongkong, London and Washington will be able to vote overseas m the next general election, if a BUI now before Parliament is passed today. These cities were chosen because a significant number of Singaporeans Hvi m China,398 words
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Article237 2001-04-20 2 GO-AHEAD FOR SAFRA GOLF COURSE IT IS official Safra will build a new 18-hole golf course m Kranji. But there will also be a new $30-million clubhouse m Telok Blangah for members. The golf course would be designed to be environmentally-friendly and integrate with the existing landscape, said Deputy237 words
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Article110 2001-04-20 2 NO CONDONING EUTHANASIA EUTHANASIA cannot be condoned because it seeks actively to end a patient's life, says the Health Ministry, adding that it is vital to establish the reasons behind apparent requests for euthanasia from patients. Common reasons are depression, fear, pain and physical discomfort but these can often110 words
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Article48 2001-04-20 2 GOING RADIO GAGA MORE Japanese, Korean and Latin sounds have invaded the local air waves. Just check out Safra Radio's Dongli 88.3 F or Gold 90 FM's Encuentro Latino. And Chinese station NTUC Media's 100.3 FM will also have a regular Japanese pop programme. LIFE! L 348 words
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Article, Illustration110 2001-04-20 2 Top of the world within sight THE Everest peak is looming closer for Singapore's second summit team. After resting at a base camp m Tibet, the five men are getting over their coughs and colds. Four of them, including Mr David lim, left for intermediate camp on Wednesday, saidSINGAPORE LATIN; AMERICAN EXPEDITION - 110 words
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Article98 2001-04-20 2 Net chat led to teen sex; boy fined $30,000 IT STARTED with a teenage boy chatting with a 15-year-old schoolgirl on the Internet. Then they met five times m his parents" flat m Toa Payoh, had sex m his bedroom and the girl became pregnant. In court yesterday, Jason98 words
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Article108 2001-04-20 2 Phew! One more year THEY will not have to hold their noses for much longer, fn a year's time, the stench of chicken waste will be a distant memory for Chua Chu Kang residents. The smell has been a pall over the area for the last two years. But108 words
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Article75 2001-04-20 2 CREATIVE HOME-LOAN PACKAGES? NEW home owners could get more creative loan packages, but property developers might have a hard time getting bank funding for projects. Banks and property companies said these are possible scenarios if proposed sweeping changes to how the Government monitors local bankr lending to the property75 words
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Article77 2001-04-20 2 SCHOOL6KL BOXERS SPARK OUTCRY A BOXING match between two 14-year-old British schoolgirls to take place before a crowd of 400, nearly all men has brought condemnation from doctors and psychologists. The doctors, calling the fight "barbaric", My the girls risk serious injury to themselves. One of the two schoolgirls77 words
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Article212 2001-04-20 2 PORTRAIT OF A CORRUPT OFFICIAL GOING on 4O but going nowhere on the political ladder and feeling threatened by promising younger colleagues. This is the profile of a Chinese official most likely to become corrupt, says a new book out m China. Mediocre mid-rank officials are most prone to212 words
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Article62 2001-04-20 2 NINE CARS FOR HOLESIN-ONE A BUMPER crop of nine luxury cars will be the big attraction at this year's Singapore Island Country Club May Day Charity Open. Four Mercedes, four BMWi and a Lexus will be offered as hole-in-one prizes at any par-three hole m the golf tournament, to62 words
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499 2001-04-20 3 AHMAD OSMAN - AHMAD OSMAN Main principles of proposed scheme for 'portable' benefits have been agreed upon by Govt, unions and employers fhi 3 key points The proposed scheme should ensure continuity of medical coverage and allow workers to save and use unused benefits when499 words
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Article173 2001-04-20 3 BANGKOK Five Thai women were so fed-up with a man's loud boasting about his sexual prowess that they tied him up and gang-raped him. They later agreed to pay US$9 (Ssl6) each as compensation to the man. Police here said yesterday that the women, aged betweenAFP - 173 words
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Article, Illustration95 2001-04-20 3 A COMPUTER slmtetlM (tatt) at tfca bthrttn th« EP- 3 sunrtlllanc* pkMM at* tt* Chlnasa )at was rttoatttf by the ChiMst F«rtif« Ministry ytsttrfey. It tK««td tht US ptoM turning into tht Mth of tht)tt,ti)diM«rttli#t«M« hnpacts attwM* Urn twt. Bast^ on ttrtfcuiay flvtn ay flfhttr pMtt Ik— Yu,AP; REUTERS - 95 words
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437 2001-04-20 3 DAVID HSIKH - DAVID HSIKH By STRAITS TIMES CHINA BUREAU BEIJING China and the United States yesterday ended two days of talks, described as "frank" and "very productive", but failed to agree on two key issues arising from the April 1 mid-air collision. Beijing's call for a437 words
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594 2001-04-20 4 SUSAN SIM - SUSAN SIM Even as his govt falls apart, he tells an audience of potential foreign investors that the political crisis was 'ending' By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday again threatened that his supporters would not hesitate to shed blood if he were594 words
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380 2001-04-20 4 WONG FEI WAN - WONG FEI WAN THEY MET VIA INTERNET 2xl Please, be lenient 'I was foolish enough to think my parents did not love me. Ever since I got to know my girlfriend, I clung to her.' Jason Wong Why cry now? 'My advice380 words
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Article, Illustration58 2001-04-20 4 REUTERS A Filipino prison guard prepares a folding bed inside an air-conditioned detention cell at the Philippine anti-graft court building m the Manila suburb of Quezon City yesterday. The cell will be used by former President Joseph Estrada if the court issues an arrest warrant for himREUTERS - 58 words
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522 2001-04-20 6 BRENDAN PEREIRA - He's off for two months because "he could be tired" says Mahathir, but political observers ask: Will he return? Hu BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin is taking two months' leave, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday,522 words
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Article, Illustration263 2001-04-20 6 KUALA KANGSAR It was a double celebration yesterday for Ipoh-born actress Michelle Yeoh, made a Datuk by Perak Sultan Azlan Shah on his 73rd birthday the same day her mother, Datin Janet Yeoh, turned 60. The 38-year-old former Bond Girl and star of Crouching Tiger,The Star; Asia News Network; Bernama; THE STAR - 263 words
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119 2001-04-20 6 LONDON British children are to be tested on their ability to write formal letters and diary entries, under plans put forward by government advisers who are concerned that such traditional skills are being lost as e-mail has replaced written letters. They want every 11-year-old to119 words
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Advertisement258 2001-04-20 6 A rumour that the National University of Singapore might be cutting off an online-chat service for their students prompted nearly 400 of them to sign an online petition m the last three days to preserve the service. The rumour proved unfounded, but the fervour of the response showed how integral258 words
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Article, Illustration612 2001-04-20 10 ALFRED LEE - ALFRED LEE Female boxing is now legal m Britain. But does it encourage aggression or is it "okay" m this day and age? Two groups argue By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU Joanne Kiely attends Offerton High School near Manchester, and trains three times a week. She612 words
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777 2001-04-20 11 GRACE SUNG; Grace Sung - GRACE SUNG Grace Sung In an attempt to convince locals and right-wingers, a government ministry argues on its website why foreigners are indispensable to the country EUROPE CORRESPONDENT To dispense with foreign employees and employers would actually endanger the output of significant parts of777 words
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272 2001-04-20 11 Robin Cook defends a multicultural Britain and immigration LONDON In one of the strongest defences of multiculturalism m Britain made by a government minister, Foreign Minister Robin Cook has dismissed the idea of an ethnically pure British race as "a fantasy", while describingAFP; Reuters - 272 words
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194 2001-04-20 11 One in six US kids lives in poverty WASHINGTON One m six children m America lives m poverty and poor and middle-income families are finding it harder to make ends meet, a report said yesterday I The Children's Defence Fund annual "Green Book" on the state of America's children, saidReuters - 194 words
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Article, Illustration142 2001-04-20 12 It will make its maiden flight m the middle of ntxt month, flying under its own power for jutt 10 seconds and about 27 km before crashing into the Pacific Ocean. It can fly at up to 10 times the speed of sound. Two other X -43 AsAP - 142 words
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Article399 2001-04-20 12 Fastest plane to fly next month The unpiloted jet designed to zip at speeds of up to 11,500 kmh, will make its maiden test flight next month. The first piloted versions may fly by 2025 EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE (California) Nasa has unveiled a futuristic aircraft designed to accelerate throughAP - 399 words
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135 2001-04-20 12 \VASHINGTON In its Urgest-ever recall of ciprette lighten, the US government said on Tuesday that a Califor- 1 j ma company has agreed to recall about 13 million dispot- able lighters for having ineffective child-proof mechanism. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that Gladstrong InvestmentsReuters; AP - 135 words
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Article, Illustration135 2001-04-20 13 PHILADELPHIA Con artist Barry Howell, facing up to 20 years m prison after his 21st conviction, has made a He said m court he would donate a kidney to his ailing sister if the sentencing judge granted him probation. "My sister needs me,"AP - 135 words
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Article405 2001-04-20 13 EU vows to keep Kyoto pact alive Stepping up its campaign to make the US accept the global warming treaty, the European Union says it is ready to renegotiate parts of the accord UNITED NATIONS The European Union has said it was losing hope of getting US support for anAP; Reuters - 405 words
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Article100 2001-04-20 13 Aussies ignore pleas SYDNEY -Ignoring European pitas, Australia said yesterday that it will not risk damaging its close ties with the United States by opposing Washington over the Kyoto agreement on climate change. "We don't want to put ourselves into a position of outright confrontation with the US on thisAP - 100 words
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Article, Illustration51 2001-04-20 13 Ms Gloria Howell (left) looks at a photograph of her brother, Barry Howell, after learning that a judge has agreed to allow the convicted confidence trickster (above) to go on a three-year probation on condition he goes through with a promise to donate a kidney to her.AP - 51 words
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608 2001-04-20 14 Examples of sexuafbias LASTi— jfrCHYtrff •taaoiio lormiaa colobratod i £70,000 ($5179,200) out-of-co«rt sottlomont from Jaaanost alaat Nomura tor unfair dltmlital. Stohadoarilarallatad that taaJar NaaMri oxocutlvoi domoanod tor durlno. tor six-yoar stint at tto bank atklna tor to wtar "ttort, tlfdt tklrtt". AltoAFP - 608 words
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296 2001-04-20 14 VIENNA The "Black Widow," an Austrian pensioner jailed for life for murder m 1997, has been charged with poisoning two more victims, including her husband. Elfriede Blauensteiner, a 70-year-old blonde always immaculately dressed m black, was accused of murdering fellow pensioners to getAFP - 296 words
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Article, Illustration43 2001-04-20 14 (left) initially confewed to killing five peMftmn when she was arrested m 1997, but a few days later withdrew her statement, leaving police with little evidence. She was convicted m September 1907 for the murder of Ms Alois Pichler,77.43 words
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123 2001-04-20 14 WASHINGTON US aviation expert* have concluded that actions by pilot Gamil al-Battuti were responsible for the 1999 crash of an EgvptAir airliner off the US East Coast that killed 217 people, US media reported yesterday The findings are contained m a preliminary report thatAFP - 123 words
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Article, Illustration403 2001-04-20 17 NIRMAL GHOSH - NIRMAL GHOSH It puts a satellite into orbit with indigenous technology to join a select club of five nations, the launch also exhibits long-range missile capability By] INDIA CORRESPONDENT Capping 10 years of effort The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle or 6SLV-D1 cost 14 billion rupees (Sss4oAFP - 403 words
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Article, Illustration363 2001-04-20 17 NIRMAL GHOSH - NIRMAL GHOSH ft irNUIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI Indian and Bangladeshi troops fired at each other for a second day yesterday m a dispute over their border, m tne worst outbreak of violence between the two usually friendly neighbours. Even as the clashes left 19REUTERS - 363 words
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Article, Illustration603 2001-04-20 18 In Cameroon alone, 500,000 children are victims. The girls work as domestic help while the boys are sent to farms. Many end up as prostitutes Ship under probe CoToMoU(Beata)-P«4ke here have laMcbedaa investigation into ship that sparked a multi-iiatioo March for hundreds of suspectedAP; TIEN CHUNG PING; REUTERS - 603 words
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32 2001-04-20 18 A 33-YEAR-OLD woman m New South Wales was charged yesterday with the murder between 1989 and 1999 of her four infant children, Australian police said. APAP - 32 words
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45 2001-04-20 18 DUBAI JAILS CORRUPT EX-CUSTOMS CHIEF A DUBAI court has sentenced the emirate's former Customs chief and chairman of the World Customs Organisation, Obaid Saqr Busit, to 27 years m prison m one of the biggest crackdowns on graft m the Unit ed Arab Emiratea. ReutersReuters - 45 words
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Article43 2001-04-20 18 ONE person died and a dozen others were rescued when a mosque collapsed on Wednesday m a shim m I^agos, but scores of others were believed to still be under the nibble, a rescue oflfi- cial said. AFPAFP - 43 words
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59 2001-04-20 18 SIKH TEMPLE LINKED TO SMUGGLING RING A SIKH temple m Amsterdam appeared to be at the centre of a network that smuggled 400 Afghans and Indians to Europe over the past two years, Dutch police said on Wednesday. A police spokesman said 14 people, most of them members of theAP - 59 words
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48 2001-04-20 18 TWENTY- FOUR Sri Lankan boat people found wandering m the desolate north of Western Australia were lucky to have survived, police said yesterday. The group had been dropped off by people smugglers and had been without food and water for thrte days. AFPAFP - 48 words
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Article, Illustration397 2001-04-20 20 ABRAHAM Rabino\k: h - ABRAHAM Rabino\k:h Palestinian shells land near a kibbutz within hours of Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip after that incursion was criticised by Washington Hu IN JERUSALEM THE Palestinians tweaked Israel's nose yesterday by resuming mortar bombing of Israeli targets less than 24 hoursREUTERS - 397 words
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127 2001-04-20 21 2 show hosts lose heavily in gambling ALLEGED LOSS: $500,000 EACH TAIPEI Famous Taiwanese comperes Jacky Wu and Hu Gua are said to have lost NT$lO million each (S$500,000) while gambling m Macau last Saturday. They were seen arguing with another fellow artiste at the Chiang Kai-shek airport over the127 words
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Article117 2001-04-20 21 JOHANNESBURG A novel by anti-apartheid campaigner ana Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer, 77, has been recommended for removal from a school reading list m South Africa for being racist. The author, three of whose novels were banned under white rule, said the move was disturbing, the Daily117 words
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Article, Illustration94 2001-04-20 21 WASHINGTON United States First Lady Laura Bush has revealed she might write a book about Barney, her Scottish terrier, at the White House. The news emerged during an interview on Larry King Live to mark President George W. Bush's fast-approaching 100 thReuters - 94 words
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78 2001-04-20 21 LOS ANGELES Former US President Ronald Reagan is not renewing the tease m the Los Angeles penthouse office tower, where he entertained heads of state and others for more than a decade. The 10-year lease expires this year and will not be renewed.AP - 78 words
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Article123 2001-04-20 21 Glen Moyer, a retired school teacher m Greenville, Ohio, who was listed with his brother m the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest twins m the world, has died. He was 105. Eva B. Hester, who became the first woman to run for lieutenant-governor m Massachusetts, died on Monday.123 words
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385 2001-04-20 21 NZ can remain rich 'only if it joins Australia' Australian-born political scientist suggests this option for New Zealand if it is to arrest the continuing decline of its currency and tax base WELLINGTON New Zealand will become just another poor South Pacific outpost unless it unites with its large, prosperousAP - 385 words
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155 2001-04-20 22 SYDNEY Australian civil aviation, already reeling from the threatened grounding of domestic carrier, Ansett, went into another tailspin yesterday after it emerged that the main safety watchdog had misled Parliament and was failing to enforce safety laws. The damning report on the Civil Aviation Safety155 words
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450 2001-04-20 22 Four controllers were sick and a replacement was stuck m traffic, leaving aircraft stranded m the air and raising concerns about staff cuts AUCKLAND Auckland Airport m New Zealand, which handles both international and domestic flights, was left without450 words
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Article, Illustration180 2001-04-20 22 IT SEEMS to methatwhrnhr Idtl. i has finished with Poland, he will say to Great Britain and France: "Well, it is all over now l>ut lam a magnanimous fellow I dont propose to annexe Poland. I will simply take 1 1 1« lol i and Danzig, and. forGEORGE GASCON - 180 words
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331 2001-04-20 22 Australia was ready to appease Hitler SYDNEY Eight days after the outbreak of World War 11, Australia supported ending the conflict by entering negotiations witn Germany's Adolf Hitler, according to a wartime document published m the Australian media yesterday. Evidence of Australia's willingness to appease Hitler surfaced after the discoveryAFP - 331 words
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Article611 2001-04-20 24 THE story might be entitled The Tale Of Two Central Banks, comparing the inactivity of the European Central Bank (ECB) to the hyper-activity of the United States Federal Reserve Board. Last week, the ECB decided to continue treading water, leaving interest rates unchanged, on the ground611 words
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Article, Illustration1002 2001-04-20 24 ANDY HO - Online politicsfor the people ANDY HO By, THE Body won on the Internet. Mr Jesse Ventura nicknamed The Body as a professional wrestler became the Governor of Minnesota m 1998 with a USS6OO (551,086) online campaign. The political outsider used that medium to activate a huge cadre of previously uninvolvedNOEL ROSALES - 1,002 words
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688 2001-04-20 24 DAVID PILLING - DAVID PILLING Bu and XICOL DEC LI INNOCENT! FINANCIAL TIMES SOUTH Africa is to the global pharmaceuticals industry what Vietnam was to the United States military. Nothing will be quite the same again. That is the view of Oxfam, the British charity that has mounted688 words
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Article, Illustration865 2001-04-20 25 EDWARD LUCE - EDWARD LUCE Hu and LOUISE KEHOE FINANCIAL TIMES INVENTION IS 10 PER CENT IMAGINATION AND 90 PER CENT PERSPIRATWN. THE CLOSURE OF THE CAPITAL MARKETS AND THE REDUCTTON IN VENTURE-CAPTTAL FUNDING HAS MADE THE SECOND ELEMENT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. THE travails ofLUDWIG ILIO - 865 words
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513 2001-04-20 25 THOMAS CRAMPTON - THOMAS CRAMPTON By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE TK CUNDESTIK NATURE Of THESE ACTIVITIES OVER TK SOUTH CHMA SEA ENCOURAGES All PARTIES WVOLVED...TO SHIELD TK INFORMATION THEY HAUL Mr Rarniol, Ada-Pacific editor of Jane** Defence Weekly HONGKONG As Beijing and Washington ramp up their rhetoric513 words
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Letter, Illustration199 2001-04-20 26 I REFER to the article, ""End of the road for Swiss bicycle unit" (ST, April 18). Bicycle soldiers were used by many armies throughout the years from 1875 until the Vietnam War when Vietcong guerillas made the bicycle a lethal vehicle. The Japanese alsoIMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM - 199 words
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280 2001-04-20 26 I REFER to the letter, "If abortion is OK, euthanasia is too" and the commentary, "The choice to die with dignity* (ST, April 17). It is generally accepted that withholding or withdrawing treatment is a decision or action, most often taken jointly by the patient,280 words
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226 2001-04-20 26 WITH SADNESS, I read about the Tanglin Halt tragedy ("Weight of a brother's love on a pillow", Sunday Times, April 1). Out of love for his sister Mary, Kian Huat resorted to suffocating her to end her pain from colon cancer. It must have been very226 words
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Letter229 2001-04-20 26 Have more Car-Free Days I APPLAUD the efforts of fellow Singaporean motorists m observing our first Car- Free Day. I was initially sceptical about Singaporeans wanting to go car-free, even though it may be for one day only, as we depend very much on our cars to get us around.229 words
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Letter, Illustration278 2001-04-20 27 THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY INDKATCD THAT 70 PER CENT OF THE THE UNES TO BE NAMED BASED OH DIRECTIONS AND LOCATION, AS fT WOULD BE MORE USER-FRIENDLY. I REFER to Mr Kenneth Mak's letter, "Name MRT lines with flair" (ST, April 16),278 words
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226 2001-04-20 27 SingTel should reassure ICC users 1 REFER to the issue of international calling cards (ICC) raised by Mr Teo Yee Long (ST. April 11) and the replyby SingTel's senior corporate communications manager Foo Kirn Leng(ST, April 13). As a Sing Tel ICC subscriber, I am concerned after reading the allegation226 words
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379 2001-04-20 27 I AM a mother of a child with attention deficit disorder (ADD). ADD comes with some related conditions, such as behavioural problems, dyslexia, autism and, usually, speech delay. These special children are hyperimpulsive, hypersensory, hypersensitive, hypervisual, hyperdistractable and, m most cases, hyperactive. As most379 words
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123 2001-04-20 27 Former citizens shouldn't return 1 REFER to the recent articles on the growing Singaporean diaspora. The reports quoted Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong as saying that there may well be over 100,000 Singaporeans working and living abroad. Just how many of these people will return is anybody's guess. Still, we123 words
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Article33 2001-04-20 1 CAR FREE-FOR-ALL If everyone is taking public transport today, then I suppose it's a good aav to drive. Engineer Khoo Teik Wah on driving his daughter, who usually takes the bus, to school.33 words
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Article, Illustration91 2001-04-20 1 REPORT DON'T MEDDLE Refusing the Singapore Government the right of reply to inaccurate, biased or distorted reporting Programmes featuring any politician who pays the broadcaster or is paid by the broadcaster Foreign broadcasts made with a view to espouse political views or to influence public opinion m Singapore P] generalCHRISTIAN INTON; WONG MAYE-E - 91 words
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547 2001-04-20 1 ASAD LATIF - ASAD LATIF Minister says the Bill is aimed at ensuring that foreign broadcasters do not interfere with domestic politics FOREIGN broadcasters which meddle m Singapore politics might find themselves slapped with a restriction on the number of households which receive their broadcasts through Singapore Cable547 words
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Article, Illustration273 2001-04-20 2 SOME PEOPLE TRIED... CAR-FREE DAY A brave few heeded the green call and walked to work, while others hopped onto bicycles and a few even took to the river by boat. But Car-Free Day failed to get into high gear yesterday, as most car-owners ignored tfie pleas to save theALBERT SIM; ENRIQUE SORIANO; WONG MAYE-E; GEORGE GASCON - 273 words
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448 2001-04-20 2 SHARMILPAL KAUR - SHARMILPAL KAUR While most car-owners drove on Car-Free Day, organiser feels it has succeeded m raising awareness of the need to reduce pollution from cars lju SOME walked, some cycled, and some took public transport, but most people still drove their cars to448 words
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Article, Illustration160 2001-04-20 2 Leslie Koh, Gillian Wong AND Conrad Tan - Leslie Koh, Gillian Wong AND Conrad Tan Reports by CAR-Free Day made little difference to motorists travelling along Duneam Road, where many popular schools are located. Between 7 am and 7.30 am yesterday, traffic was as slow as ever along the stretchCONRAD TAN - 160 words
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Article293 2001-04-20 3 SAFRA will build a new 18--hole golf course m the Kranji area and a $30-mil-lion clubhouse m Telok Blangah. The proposed golf course will be designed to be environmentally-friend-ly and integrate with the existing landscape, said Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan yesterday. He was speaking293 words
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Article154 2001-04-20 3 FRIDAY WEEKLY MANY teenagers and their parents face this problem: Parents wish their children are more obedient, while teenagers wish their parents could give them more freedom. When communication breaks down between parents and their children, whose fault is it? Actually, it is nobody's154 words
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Article, Illustration561 2001-04-20 3 PAULINE LEONG - PAULINE LEONG No more stench of chicken waste at Chua Chu Kang, as farms must install smell-control equipment by next year CHUA Chu Kang residents will not have to put up with the overpowering stench of chicken waste m a year's time. TheALAN LIM - 561 words
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Article192 2001-04-20 4 MOVING UP They assume the new titles from next month THREE Parliamentary Secretaries will be promoted to the rank of Senior Parliamentary Secretary next month. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) yesterday said Mr Mohamad Maidin Packer, Mr Chan Soo Sen and192 words
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Article, Illustration232 2001-04-20 4 THE collection of Indian artefacts on display at the Asian Civilisations Museum has expanded, thanks to a $100,000 donation from a former MP and Deputy Speaker of Parliament. The sum is the biggest donation the museumnas received from an individual and comes just232 words
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352 2001-04-20 4 ELENA CHONG - ELENA CHONG Woman who collapsed m hospital ward toilet three days after undergoing total hysterectomy was said to have blood clot m vessels of her lungs By AN INQUIRY began yesterday into why a 45-year-old woman died four days after an operation to remove her352 words
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157 2001-04-20 4 A MOTHER and son have appeared m court charged with molesting a man and his sister-in-law. The woman, Tan Buay Geok, 47. and her son, Yong Tze Siong, 20, are accused of committing the crimes at Ginza Video at Block 7. Jalan Bukit157 words
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89 2001-04-20 4 A 15-YEAR-OLD schoolboy was yesterday charged m court with punching a schoolteacher three times m the face and elbowing the man m the chest The alleged incident took place on Jury 28 last year m a secondary school m the western part of Singapore. The89 words
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Article115 2001-04-20 4 LIGHTNING KILLS FISH FARMER A FISH farmer on Pulau Übin died after being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm on Wednesday afternoon. Workers from neighbouring fish farms found Mr Wong Tuck Long, 36, lying motionless on the ground at his farm at about 5 pm. He was taken to Changi115 words
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142 2001-04-20 4 INVESIGATION INTO OFFSHORE COLLISION NO ONE wm hurt when a container ship and a barge collided off Pulau Übin on Wednesday afternoon. There were alto no reports of oil spills at a remit of the accident, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) a( Singapore said m a statement yesterday. The142 words
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Article, Illustration130 2001-04-20 6 EVEREST CLIMB: Click for a good cause JUST click your support for the Singapore-Latin America Everest 2001 Expedition and charity will go out on your behalf. This is because expedition sponsor Brand's will match every "support click" on its website at www.branasworla.com with $1 for the Society for the PhysicallyEVEREST - 130 words
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338 2001-04-20 6 Everest team a step closer to the top But they have to overcome coughs and head colds and climb a steep ice slope m order to reach world's tallest peak SINGAPORE'S second Everest team is edging closer towards its goal of conquering the world's tallest peak. After resting at the338 words
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Article297 2001-04-20 6 COIN collectors, take note: A new sterling silver proof coin set will be on sale next month. It comprises one-cent, five-cent, 10-cent, 20-cent, 50-cent, $1 and $5 coins minted m 925 silver, and a cupro-nickel ingot This is the second m the "Cultural and Heritage Sites of Singapore" senes of297 words
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Article226 2001-04-20 6 CHEERLEADERS can now show off their skills and win prizes during The New Paper (TNP) Big Walk Asia One Cheerleading Challenge. Twenty-two teams of five to eight people each have signed up for the nationwide cneerleading competition. They include childcare teachers, fitness and martial arts226 words
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Article, Illustration190 2001-04-20 7 HOMEOWNERS need not worry about an increase m their utility bills despite having to pay a Goods and Services Tax (GST) from this month onwards. j^H The Public Utilities Board (PUB) said yesterday that it is reducing the sanitary-appliance and waterborne fees soLIANHE ZAOBAO - 190 words
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Article, Illustration333 2001-04-20 7 ALICIA YEO - Private estates to be upgraded ALICIA YEO «0. PRIVATE housing estates m Chua Chu Kang may get new landscaping, covered drainage systems and wider pavements m the next few years. The homes at Chestnut Drive, Cashew Road and Phoenix Garden are likely to be selected for the second batch of333 words
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388 2001-04-20 7 Chye, thought of building a time safe to trace Singapore's technological progress over the years. The former Deputy Prime Minister officiated at both reopenings. Yesterday, Dr Toh said that no one could have predicted Singapore would undergo so many changes m such a short space of388 words
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458 2001-04-20 8 Broadcasters understand the need for laws, says Lee Yock Suan, adding that it is good to set ground rules clearly THE latest changes to Singapore's broadcasting laws will have minimal impact on the Republic's image as a media hup, the Minister for458 words
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Article, Illustration463 2001-04-20 8 The Ministry of Information and the Arts yesterday explained its stand on changes to the Singapore Broadcasting Authority Act. 0: WHY would denying the Government the "right of reply" be construed as engaging m domestic politics? A: Denying the right of reply would beG. CHANDRADAS - 463 words
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Article, Illustration441 2001-04-20 9 They wanted to know if electronic voting is as secret and secure as the present paper-ballot system, and the public-education programmes planned CONCERN about whether the vote is really secret cropped up m Parliament yesterday. Several MPs wanted to know: Will electronic voting be asTIEN CHUNG PING - 441 words
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341 2001-04-20 9 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL Chiam See Tong asks if it was a new PAP strategy OPPOSITION MPs yesterday slammed the provision for electronic voting, as proposed m the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill being debated by the House. Non-Constituency MP J.B. Jeyaretnam said that such a341 words
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Article47 2001-04-20 9 W/uzf I'm afraid is that the opposition constituencies at Hougang and Potong Pasir would be selected as guinea pigs for the e-voting system. If this happens, then I say that the Government is being unfair to the opposition. OppMMoa MF CUmm SmTm|47 words
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Article76 2001-04-20 9 'I don't see how this Bill helps those Singaporeans who happen to be abroad on election day. That is, I'm normally resident here, but because ofwork commitments... I cannot be m Singapore physically on that day. I don't see why we should not, m the76 words
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Article, Illustration607 2001-04-20 10 what meaningful role would be left for the ethnic chambers when the SBF would "be out to compete with them m membership recruitment and service delivery". The intention is to make it compulsory for companies with a paid-up capital of $500,000 or607 words
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240 2001-04-20 10 SINGAPORE'S US$l billion (Ssl.B billion) Technopreneurship Investment Fund has not been affected badly by the meltdown m the global technology sector. This is because the fund teamed up with strong venture capitalists (VC). These include top-tier US-based VCs such as Se- quoia Capital, Doll240 words
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Article, Illustration305 2001-04-20 10 NATIONAL servicemen (NSmen) can expect to be paid bonuses and other types of wages from their employers when they go for in-camp training or other operationally-ready service m future. This is provided for m the Enlistment (Amendment) Bill which Parliament passed yesterday. UnderLIM SIN THAI - 305 words
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Article, Illustration987 2001-04-20 11 CHUA LEE HOONG; Narendra Aggarwal; Susan Long; G. Sivakkumaran; Leong Weng Kam - CHUA LEE HOONG Narendra Aggarwal Susan Long G. Sivakkumaran Leong Weng Kam FROM THE GALLERY Reports by and MPs and ministers here have a wide range of responsibilities but they could do with a dash more flexibility THE problem withALAN LIM - 987 words
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Article91 2001-04-20 11 EMPLOYERS m all workplaces will have to monitor and protect workers' safety and health when the Factories Act is amended by the Ministry of Manpower later this year. The Act will be broadened to include other workplaces besides factories, Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang said91 words
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Article110 2001-04-20 11 A NEW statutory board called the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) will be set up on June 1. It will streamline land administration and support the implementation ot the forthcoming 2001 Concept Plan for land use. It is being formed with the merger of110 words
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Article88 2001-04-20 11 PETROL PUMPS M COMMERCIAL AREAS? THE National Development and Trade and Industry ministries are studying the possibility of allowing petrol-pump facilities m commercial or white sites, and an announcement will be made when the details are worked out Replying to Dr Teo Ho Pin (Sembawang GRC), National Development Minister Mah88 words
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Article89 2001-04-20 11 ELEVEN people with criminal records have been employed by eight public-sec-tor organisations since the rules on employing former convicts m government departments were relaxed last August, revealed Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In response to Nominated MP Zulkifli Baharudin, he said: "Our policy was laid89 words
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Article76 2001-04-20 11 THE overall amount of remuneration paid to cabinet ministers and Ministers of State m the last financial year was $27.8 million. The basic salary package cost $18 million and $4.5 million was paid for car and other non -discretionary allowances, Finance Minister Richard Hu said m a76 words
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Article, Illustration1132 2001-04-20 12 SALMA KHALIK - 'They called me the "seamstress" because of my fine stitching. I have a keen interest in blood vessels. I like to stitch them. SALMA KHALIK The Friday Interview: Dr Chumpon Chan By HEALTH CORRESPODEST Dr Chumpon Chan and Dr Keith Goh led the team of 20 specialists who separated theWONG MAYE-E - 1,132 words
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Article, Illustration636 2001-04-20 12 0: YOU are known as the "seamstress" to other neurosurgeons. How did you pick up that nickname r A: They called me the "seamstress" because of my fine stitching. I have a keen interest m blood vessels. I like to stitch them. I usedENRIQUE SORIANO - 636 words
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Article, Illustration1094 2001-04-20 13 'I am very close to my patients. They call me when they are happy, when they are sad. I go to birthday parties. I rIE rRIDAY INTERVIEW! L/R KEITH GOH 7 once called him at 11 pm and he called back within five minutes. He is not just a doctor,WONG MAYE-E - 1,094 words
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Article, Illustration800 2001-04-20 13 He doesn't have a social life his work is his life UPDATE ON TWINS THE Nepalese twins spent their first night m separate rooms yesterday, as doctors wanted to reduce the risk of cross-contamination Staff members said Jamuna was recovering well, but Canga had to have the dressing on her800 words
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465 2001-04-20 14 STEPHANIE YAP - Forget headphones go for Audio Beam STEPHANIE YAP Using ultrasound, this technology will enable both a TV viewer and radio listener to enjoy their programmes without having to put on headphones By Targeting specific listeners THC^totMtatwticlMilityßwiilb^tfimrMiiwi.Wl^Mwirtlwrt^ ■MTIIY OlRtn RHriy t Thl.U^tot^W^hfrtvKftcytfuttriJOttiid.WWtMrmtifo^lHiiitow frefMMy tf afctvt 20 It 20,000 htrti, tfct ttdwofefy465 words
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239 2001-04-20 14 NEW LEGISLATION PUDGE Britain to be first m world to act on public's fears LONDON Britain will announce today that it is bringing forward legislation to become the first country m the world to ban human cloning. The revelation is contained m a reportReuters - 239 words
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Article, Illustration341 2001-04-20 14 LONDON Scientists m the United States say they may have found a way to produce a more efficient fuel cell a cleaner alternative to combustion engines to power cars and buses. "If they work, they will have a tremendous impact on our lives and especially theReuters - 341 words
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Article, Illustration790 2001-04-20 15 ZTE\E DAWSON - ZTE\E DAWSON The latest audio format is now m the shops, but it could spell obsolescence for your current hi-fi equipment By, SOUNDING OUT THE COMPETITION I SUPER Audio CDs (SACDs) may not have it all their own way m the move to become theLUIS ENRIQUE ASCUI - 790 words
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Article191 2001-04-20 15 EC ends probe of Microsoft BRUSSELS The European Commission has closed a probe of Microsoft Corporation after the software giant altered technology pacts with two European cable television companies to prevent what the European Union (EU) called "undue influence". The commission and Microsoft continued to disagree over the legality ofReuters - 191 words
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Article245 2001-04-20 15 MUNICH (Germany) Good news for Bridget Jones and the millions who share the fictional diarist's angst and guilt for failing to jog their way to health and happiness. A German scientist is now prescribing aimless sloth as the antidote to professional stressReuters - 245 words
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Article, Illustration224 2001-04-20 16 PARIS Can the chessplaying portion of the human race recover its self-re-spect when faced with a computer? The new world chess champion is going to try. In 1997, Mr Garry Kasparov, the strongest chess player of all time, let humanity down, losing a sixgame match byAP; AFP - 224 words
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Article372 2001-04-20 16 STEVE DAWSON - STEVE DAWSON With Citibank's Pay Anyone, clients can now write virtual cheques online, needing only to enter the payee's name and address at the bank's website Bu THROW away that chequebook and wave goodbye to the postbox because, if you are a Citibank customer, you372 words
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Article225 2001-04-20 16 LONDON Forget air conditioning and do not bother with central heating. Chinese scientists have developed a new way to warm your home m cold weather and cool it when it gets hot heat-sensitive paint. If the temperature rises above 20 deg C (68 deg F),Reuters - 225 words
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Article54 2001-04-20 1 THEY WANT A PIECE OF MY HEART 'How can I have peace m my heart on my birthday with what they're doing to mer Ousted Philippine leader Joseph Estrada when asked for his reaction to President Gloria Arroyo's birthday greeting for him. She wished Mr Estrada, who turned 64 yesterday,54 words
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Article, Illustration622 2001-04-20 1 HK doctors can use cell phones during surgery kJJ/J f %WmMm W CwjC^ai PWaB fP I^CWX^J m tH%J%I The decision worries the public as the phones are thouoht to distract the doctors and to oive off radiation that can interfere with hospital equipment HONGKONG Hongkong's Medical Council has f;iven doctors622 words
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643 2001-04-20 3 LEE SEOK HWAI - LEE SEOK HWAI Middle-ranking officials m their late 30s are at greatest risk of turning to araft, says a book which analyses why this group often goes astray §S THREAT: To careers SSL provincial Chinese officials m their late 30s, mainly because: They643 words
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Article, Illustration54 2001-04-20 3 AP Partially deaf Jin Ruchao, 41, a convicted rapist found guilty of a bombing spree that killed 108 people m Hebei province last month, received the death penalty from the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Republic Court on Weanesday. Three others, including a woman, who sold him explosives alsoAP - 54 words
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198 2001-04-20 3 Honourable discharge for sub commander Navy proposal means he will not face a court-martial TOKYO The US Navy's court of inquiry into the collision between a US submarine and a Japanese trawler has recommended that the submarine commander be given an honourable discharge, thus dispensing with the need to court-martialDaily Yomiuri; Asia News Network - 198 words
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Article, Illustration123 2001-04-20 4 HONGKONG A rare imperial Chinese edict which granted immunity from death sentence to an official for a fixed number of times could fetch as much as HK$4 million (SS9OO,UOO) at the Christie's auction to be held here at the end of this month. The123 words
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491 2001-04-20 4 HAU BOON LAI - Japanese men criticise women only services HAU BOON LAI More and more men are complaining that excluding them from parts of trains, planes, hotels and restaurants is a form of reverse discrimination HU STRAITS TIM FS JAPAN Bl'RKAl' TOKYO An increasing array of female-only services on trains, planes, at hotels,491 words
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173 2001-04-20 4 AMAGASAKI (Japan) An 11-year-old boy who wanted to find out "what it's like to commit suicide" and killed his mother instead has told police and guidance counsellors that he could not bear the thought of having to attend a new school. He stabbed173 words
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63 2001-04-20 4 A FORMER executive of a leading Hongkong bank is believed to be on the run after allegedly defrauding wealthy clients of more than HK$3O million (556.9 million). Ng Hang Chung, a senior manager at Hang Seng Bank, was accused of illegally "investing"AFP - 63 words
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Article52 2001-04-20 4 11 MISSING AFTER SHIPS COLLIDE ELEVEN crew members were missing after a ceram-ic-laden Chinese cargo ship sank after colliding with another vessel off southeastern China, it was reported yesterday. Only two of 13 crew members of the Nanjingregistered Sitong 888 were rescued after the collision with Tongning No 3 onAFP - 52 words
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64 2001-04-20 4 34 EXECUTED AS PART OF ANTI-CRIME DRIVE AT LEAST 34 people were executed and 45 sentenced to death m China m the past few days as part of a crackdown on organised crime launched early this month, state media said yesterday. Five people faced the firing squad m Shenzhen onAFP - 64 words
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60 2001-04-20 4 A JOBLESS 26-year-old Japanese woman who made about 12,000 silent phone calls to another woman out of jealousy was given a suspended jail sentence yesterday. The Toyama district court m north-western Japan told Rie Ito if she stayed out of trouble for four years, sheAP - 60 words
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50 2001-04-20 4 AFTER shunning dialogue for weeks, impoverished, reclusive North Korea asked South Korea yesterday for 200.000 tonnes of fertiliser. Red Cross officials s.ml North Korean Red Cross chief Jang Jae Eun has asked for chemical fertiliser mm m M the planting season begins next month APAP - 50 words
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Article, Illustration499 2001-04-20 6 Railway company is denied permit to build lines through a wetland but its plan to appeal will test territory's resolve to protect the environment HONGKONG In highly polluted Hongkong, the government's recent envi-ronment-friendly stance is about to face a crucial test m a dispute overAP; ST GRAPHICS - 499 words
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306 2001-04-20 6 POST-HANDOVER SURVEY HONGKONG Hongkongers have a far less rosy view of their life four years after the territory's return to Chinese rule, with confidence m the economy falling dramatically, according to a survey released yesterday. Twenty-four per cent of people m Hongkong were pessimisticAFP - 306 words
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Article, Illustration225 2001-04-20 6 HONGKONG A former rickshaw-puller who made good with hard work and business astuteness and became famous for introducing double-decker buses m Hongkong once a popular sight m the territory has died at the age of 98. Born m Chaoyang city of China's Guangdong province, MrSOUTH CHINA; MORNING POST - 225 words
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266 2001-04-20 6 Chinese plans replica of giant Buddha BEIJING -A Chinese entrepreneur has vowed to build an almost pertti t replica of one <>t thr two ancient Bamivan Buddha statues blown to pieces last month by Afghani■*t.iM s ruling Taleban, Chinese media re port id ve§terday. It will takt eight months andAFP - 266 words
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Article, Illustration458 2001-04-20 8 Spy Plane Row China shows video of US pilots behaving m a 'reckless' way and goes through a simulation of how the spy plane veered into the Chinese fighter BEIJING China showed video footage and photographs yesterday of what it called "very convincing" proofReuters; REUTERS - 458 words
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316 2001-04-20 8 HONGKONG Japan, South Korea and Australia back the resumption of US spy flights near China but thrv are extremely \h\ <>t saying as much. Wary of jeopardising trade and diplomatic tie* with Beijing, the foreign ministries of the three countries refused yesterdayAFP; Reuters - 316 words
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168 2001-04-20 8 TAIPEI Taiwan's President yesterday formally announced plans for a Latin America trip next month, a visit he hopes will include a controversial stopover m the United States. Mr Eugene Chien, vice- secretary-general of the President's office, said Mr Chen Shui-bian plansAP - 168 words
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426 2001-04-20 9 Move Against Beijing's Human Rights Record The United States is doomed to failure... as it clings to the Cola War mentality. China Foundation for Human Rights Development head Lin Bocheng Accusing America of hypocrisy and a Cold War mentality, the ChineseAP - 426 words
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Article293 2001-04-20 9 US: Beijing victory unfortunate Washington urges quick action to improve human rights WASHINGTON The United States has deplored China's "unfortunate success at the United Nations Human Rights Commission m beating back a resolution critical of its conduct, but urged Beijing to act quickly to improve its record. China won theAFP - 293 words
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242 2001-04-20 9 HONGKONG The secrecy surrounding China's recent detention of academics is making some Chinese scholars m Hongkong nervous, prompting them to cancel research trips and call for more transparency. Yesterday, the United States also issued a warning that critics and other visitors toReuters - 242 words
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Article, Illustration114 2001-04-20 10 THE four drug traffickers executed m Thailand on Wednesday were involved m two separate cases: Case 1: Lee Yuan Kuang, Hongkong citizen, 47; Chu Chin Kuay, Taiwanese, 33; Boonkerd Jitpranee, Thai, 40. The trio were arrested on Dec 6, 1993 m Bangkok forAFP - 114 words
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641 2001-04-20 10 EDWARD TANG - Thai TV executions send tough message EDWARD TANG Telecasting the final moments of four drug traffickers shows that Bangkok means business as it tackles a widespread problem m Thailand Ru THAILAND CORRESPONDENT Arroyo halts 16 death sentences MANILA PhlHpplai President Gloria Arreye yesterday commuted the death sentence tf 16 convkts,AFP - 641 words
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Article229 2001-04-20 10 BANGKOK Thai police yesterday seized fake US Treasury bonds with a face value of U5524.7 billion (5544.5 billion) from a safe m the Deutsche Bank and arrested four people two Filipinos, a Singaporean and a Thai. Investigators have confirmed to the US Embassy thatAP - 229 words
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483 2001-04-20 11 ROBERT CO - ROBERT CO The IMF wants Indonesia to remove its generous fuel subsidies so that it can reach the budget deficit target that that has been set By STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU cry effort must be made to bring down the deficit to what483 words
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457 2001-04-20 11 FOREIGN FIRM: Keeping the community happy relations is a mining concern m Kalimantan. Contributing funds and assistance to community projects is a key component of the mining company's efforts to secure local cooperation on its projects. "Helping to build schools, roads, mosquesRobert Go - 457 words
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Article, Illustration131 2001-04-20 11 Birthday blues for Estrada as the noose tightens PICTURES THIS week has been a difficult one for ousted Philippine leader Joseph Estrada. On Monday, he was arrested for and perjury' the pain of the dramatic climbdown evident m these mugshots and yesterday, he marked what must must have been hisAFP - 131 words
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519 2001-04-20 12 MARIANNE KEARNEY - MARIANNE KEARNEY It will re-establish thousands of command posts that will allow Megawati's party to show Gus Dur that it also has mass support Bu STRAITS TIMES INDONESIA BUREAU SURABAYA Vice-Presi-dent Megawati Sukarnoputri's PDI-P party is launching its own counteroffensive to staunch mass violence519 words
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268 2001-04-20 12 KAY JOHNSON - Viet congress vows to maintain market socialism KAY JOHNSON By IN HANOI WITH a contentious leadership battle apparently resolved, Vietnam's Communist Party kicked off its ninth national congress yesterday with a fresh commitment to "market socialism", as it outlined reforms to bring the country m line with globalisation trends. Hammer-268 words
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Article, Illustration54 2001-04-20 12 AP Women wait on stretchers outside the obstetrics and gynaecology building of the Philippine General Hospital m Manila after a fire forced officials to evacuate it. More than 100 patients were taken out, 12 of whom were waiting to give birth. The 12 were laterAP - 54 words
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39 2001-04-20 12 A THAI patrol boat intercepted two Vietnamese fishing boats i<> km off the country's eastern coast on Wednesday and detained 20 fishermen on charges of intruding into Thai waters, officials said yester- day. APAP - 39 words
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38 2001-04-20 12 GUNMEN have shot dead 10 people, including two town mayors, and kidnapped five other politicians m violence m the Philippines ahead of next month's legislative and local elections, police said yesterday. ReutersReuters - 38 words
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38 2001-04-20 12 THE torrid pace of traffic accidents during the Songkran holiday has triggered a critical shortage ofblood m Thailand, said Mr Srivilai Tanprasert, director of the National Blood Centre. The Nation/Asia News Network38 words
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39 2001-04-20 12 SCRAMBLING to protect its dwindling forests and rushing to meet demands from major aid donors, Indonesia said yesterday it had banned tVie sale and logging of rumtn, one of its most precious trees. ReutersReuters - 39 words
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47 2001-04-20 12 VI ETNA;-. 1 will prosecute 11 people who allegedly incited riots and engaged m sabotage during ethnic minority protests m February, said the Communist Party chief of the central highland province of Daklaic. the Tin Tuc newspaper reported on Wednesday. APAP - 47 words
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590 2001-04-20 13 Parents who lock up their children at home when they leave for work turn their homes into death traps, says fire chief. Children have to be educated A SON FOR FAMILY AFTER 10 YEARS, BUT HE DIES WITH SISTERS PETALING JAVA Syed MohriNew Straits Times - 590 words
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Article, Illustration77 2001-04-20 14 WITH bold flourishes of a giant fox-hair brush Malaysian calligrapher Kenny Chen emblazons trie word 'Amitabha' on a huge 25m by 4m paper m Rawang, near Kuala Lumpur, to mark the upcoming Vesak Day celebrations. Buddhist devotees around the world will celebrate May 7 m honourREUTERS - 77 words
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306 2001-04-20 14 The ambitious 'Teman' will be a storehouse of essential foods for retailers and is aimed at controlling their prices 'permanently' KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government is setting up an ambitious "National Food Terminal" to stabilise prices of foodstuff and essential items. Domestic TradeThe Star; Asia News Network - 306 words
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Article141 2001-04-20 14 KUANTAN An 11-year-old girl m Pahang has been found to be m an advanced stage of pregnancy. Police believed she was a rape victim. State Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner Sulaiman Mahmud said the girl from Kampung Jerantut Feri was sent to theNew Straits Times - 141 words
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218 2001-04-20 14 A rare moth is spotted in a swamp forest in Sarawak KUCHING A rare species of moth has been found for the first time m East Malaysian state of Sarawak. Called Hyblaea corutellata guenee, the moth was caught m a secondary degraded peat swamp forest m Kota Samarahan by aThe Star; Asia News Network - 218 words
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103 2001-04-20 14 Bird almost extinct in Malaysia seen in Kedah SIX (Kedah) The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia discovered a species of bird known as the Oriental Darter, which is almost extinct m this country, during a recent expedition m Tasik Muda, near here. WWF Malaysia senior scientist Hymeir KamarudinBernama - 103 words
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49 2001-04-20 14 TERENGGANU is m the final stages of amending the state Constitution for implementing Islamic law. State Education, Dakwah (missionary) and Syariah Implementation Committee chairman Harun Taib said eight of the amendments including tax for non-Muslims had been completed and would be tabled soon. BernamaBernama - 49 words
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59 2001-04-20 14 A 27- YEAR-OLD woman was shot m the head by a man during a robbery m Butterworth. Ms Ang Swee Eng was about to get off her motorcycle when a man tried to grab her handbag. The robber whipped out a pistol and shotThe Star; ASIA News Network - 59 words
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56 2001-04-20 14 INDONESIA and Thailand are keen to cooperate with Malaysia's National Space Agency to develop space and satellite technology, said a Cabinet minister. Science, Technology and Environment Minister Datuk Law Hing Ding said that the government was considering help from other countries with expertise m thisThe Star; Asia News Network - 56 words
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58 2001-04-20 14 1.5 KG Of HEROIN AND 18,000 PILLS SEIZED PENANG police seized 1.5 kg of heroin and 18,000 psychotropic pills from a house used as a drug-pro-cessing laboratory m Bukit Mertajam yesterday. District police chief Supt Noor Rashid Ibrahim said it was the biggest seizure m Penang involving a laboratory equippedBernama - 58 words
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Article54 2001-04-20 14 A WANTED criminal m Singapore has been arrtMed m Penang and repatriated to the Republic. th« Chinese daily Shin Mm Daily News reported. The man, 38, who has been on the Singapore police wanted list since 1999. was detained on Tuesday. He is wanted m54 words
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722 2001-04-20 15 WAN HAMIDI HAMID - WAN HAMIDI HAMID Rights panel also tells XL govt to approve more applications to hold indoor assemblies as police find it easy to maintain security m such situations Bt/ 1 IN KUALA LUMPUR Forty detained under ISA FORTY people are still detained under theWan Hamidi - 722 words
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Article, Illustration433 2001-04-20 15 Grisly statistics 1999 Thtft wore 590 murder cases, of wMcli 217 could not b« solved wtth 14 unidontified victims. 2000- A total of 563 murders were reported, but 192 of them tro still unsolved, mciudUa, 45 cases m whichNew Straits Times; THE STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 433 words
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Article208 2001-04-20 15 BESUT (Kelantan) The authorities m Kelantan have ordered the destruction of a commune that is home to an Islamic deviationist sect of 120 people, including children, m Ulu Besut. The move follows a decree by the Besut District Council that all buildings m the communeThe Star; ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 208 words
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99 2001-04-20 15 KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian woman, who was born a Muslim but converted to Christianity, is suing the government m the High Court for ruling that she needs permission from an Islamic court to remove the word "Muslim" from her identity card. She saysReuters - 99 words
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340 2001-04-20 16 The Chinese place more emphasis on acquiring knowledge than the Malays, he says, stressing the need to change values and culture of younger Malays 'This statement may cause anger among certain quarters, Dut it is this difference m the cultures of the ChineseAP - 340 words
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155 2001-04-20 16 PENANG Police have arrested the mastermind of a drug-trafficking syndicate after a 30-minute chase which ended at Penang Bridge. The suspect had rammed his car into an unmarked police vehicle and knocked down a detective's motorcycle m his haste to escape from a roadblockThe Star; ASIA News Network - 155 words
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Article, Illustration153 2001-04-20 16 Bid to smuggle anteaters to Thailand foiled KOTA BARU Seeunn personnel m Kelantan nave foiled an attempt to smuggle 112 anteaters to Thailand. The animals, worth RM44.800 (5521,220). were found packed m plas- Wf tic baskets m the back of a truck stopped near the border on Tuesday night TheAFP; NEW STRAITS TIMES - 153 words
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Miscellaneous448 2001-04-20 16 MALAYSIA WEATHER /^V TODAY: Showers with thunder over many HAZE WATCH AMj« 2VJK Cloudy OntdadL I/BC Showers faa«q MAX Showers Prapt UK Rain J Ofc areas m the afternoon. Haze reading taken yesterday o^' MM*. U/fIC Cloudy Cotorto M/IK Showers luoMq m/ZK Ctoudy P»« fDC Ctoudy |KfM M M JAi448 words
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Article, Illustration45 2001-04-20 1 END OF THE ROAD FOR RED DEVILS? 'Maybe it's the end of the road for this team, although Vm not sure. Every player s future is m jeopardy. Manchester United captain Roy Keane, after his side's Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich45 words
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Article, Illustration185 2001-04-20 1 NINE luxury cars, worth a total of more than $2 million, are being offered as hole-in-one prizes at par-three holes m this year's Singapore Island Country Club May Day Charity Open. The cars are four Mercedes-Benzes, four BMWs and aPEH SHING HUEI - 185 words
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Article, Illustration642 2001-04-20 1 ELGEN KUA - Sun Jun to play for S'pore? ELGEN KUA BADMINTON Option not ruled out, China star, SBA, tell Timesport By BLAME IT ON THE COACH Sun Jun's relationship with Sydney Olympics team-mate Ge Fei, the main reason for his drop from being the world No. 1 to 65? The pair, whoWONG KWAI CHOW - 642 words
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407 2001-04-20 1 'Fast game' win for Susilo HOW THE GAME WENT SINGAPORE'S two Indonesian imports won their respective men's singles matches to make it into the final eight of the Singapore Pools Asian Satellite Badminton Championships yesterday. Playing at the Singapore Badminton Hall, Ronald Susilo cruised past Japan's Matsumoto Tooru 15-4, 15-1407 words
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Article598 2001-04-20 2 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER THE PUYERS GAVE FT IHER Ml TONKHT BVT WE ME JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND MAYBE ITS TME TO MOVE ON. MAYBE IT'S THE END OF THE ROAD FOR TUB TEAT Roy Kcane, after losing to Bayern Munich 'irs no ton mtuKReuters; AFP - 598 words
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332 2001-04-20 2 MADRID Defending champion Real Madrid thrashed Galatasaray 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium here to reach the semi-finals of the European Champions League. And a delighted coach Vicente del Bosque praised his players for their speed and skill m completing a commandingAFP - 332 words
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Article, Illustration552 2001-04-20 2 THE GOOD AND THE BAD OF MANCHESTER UNITED THE FIRST XI AGAINST BAYERN FaMtn Barthtz (Onlfcupir) Tbt food: Brave, experienced and not overawed by big occasions. Tbt bad: Flashy, cavalier and given to erratic display of showmanship. Jaap Stam (Dtftnter) Tbt food: Commanding presence m the heart of defence. Tit552 words
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Article, Illustration401 2001-04-20 2 NOT THE FIRST OF KEANE'S RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENTS: i A Ma .a mm a Champion Lazio still chasing crown ITALIAN SOCCER ROME Defending champion Lazio kept its Italian Serie A title hopes alive with a 1-0 home win against fourth-placed Parma. It moved to within seven points of leader and arch-ri-valReuters; ALL SPORT - 401 words
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396 2001-04-20 3 SPORTS AWARDS THROW a pebble at any of the seven nominees for the Sportsman of the Year Award. And chances are you will hit one of the following: a world and two Asian champions, a world runner-up, two South-east Asian gold medallists or an Olympian.396 words
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Article, Illustration675 2001-04-20 3 CHAN TSE CHUEEN - CHAN TSE CHUEEN TABLE TENNIS The top seeds edge out team-mates Xueling and Taninnnal «.V INNEWDEHLI TRUE to form, Jing Junhong ana Li Jiawei retained their women's doubles title after beating team-mates Zhang Xueling and Tan Paey Fern 22-20, 24-22 last night. It wasCHEW SENG KIM - 675 words
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Article283 2001-04-20 3 SPORTS AWARDS: Nominees Sportsman of the Ytir. Nazarudin Seladin (bodybuilding), Raihan Omar (rowing), Mohamad Zulfakar Ramli (silat).SngJuWei (Swimming), Duan Yongjun (Table tennis), Andrew Fang (bowling), Leo Wen Yeow (wushu). Sportswoman: Suharni Mohammad (bodybuilding), Penelope Foo (rowing), fine Junhong (table tennis), Liew Yin Yin (wushu). Sportsboy: Roozaimy Omar (rowing), Mohamad Imran283 words
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313 2001-04-20 3 BOXING JOHANNESBURG World heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis has made a mistake by giving himself only two weeks to acclimatise to high altitude before his title fight against Hasim Rahman, experts said yesterday. The British fighter, who faces American challenger Hasim on Sunday, could313 words
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Article370 2001-04-20 3 Men's singles 3rd rd: Matthew Syed (Eng) bt S. Chakraborty (Ind) 21 8 21-7 21-14. Duan Yongjun (Sin) bt Tan Chin (Mai) 21-13 21-12 21-9, Zhang Taiyonq (Sin) bt Chan Koon Wai (Mai) 22-20 21-9 21-14, Cai Xiaoli (Sin) bt G.J. Philippe (Can) 21-11 21-18 21-12, Chetan370 words
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Article863 2001-04-20 4 JEFFREY LOW - JEFFREY LOW SOCCER Last night's triumph over the Warriors livens up the title race SOCCER CORRESPONDENT THANK YOU, Geylang United. Thanks for burying fears that the Warriors would make it a one-horse race once again. As the Eagles soared to the top of the863 words
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Article, Illustration478 2001-04-20 4 PEH SHING HUEI - PEH SHING HUEI By] SEMBAWANG Rangers and Tanjone Pagar United served up a delightful buffet of goals and entertainment at the Yishun Stadium last night as the Stallions triumphed 5-3. On the first-half menu: five goals, two sending-offs and the return of an inspirational captain.TAN SUAN ANN - 478 words
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455 2001-04-20 4 MARC LIM - MARC LIM BR FIVE weeks into the SLeagiie season, Marine Castle is still winless and rooted to the bottom of the table. And the Dolphins are likely to remain there after tonight's match against Home United at the Bishan Stadium. Coach Alan Vest is455 words
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329 2001-04-20 4 Three-goal Bamrung praises good service ONE name lingered on the lips of the 2,178 fans at Yisnun Stadium last night: Bamrung Boonprom. Sembawang Ranger/ Thai striker mesmerised his opponents and thrilled the crowd with three well-taken goals m his team's victfljj over Tanjong Pagar United. He told Timesport: "I'm aPeh Shing Huei - 329 words
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245 2001-04-20 4 BOWLING NOT much will be expected from Andrew Fang when he takes part m the inaugural World Bowling Masters m Abu Dhabi this weekend. Since winning the Asian FIQ Championships' Masters title and the Singapore Masters last year, the 21--year-old undergraduate has245 words
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620 2001-04-20 5 BASKETBALL If talented Blazers get it right m time, LA could be m big trouble LOS ANGELES Was it a bane or boon that the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 2 seeding after winning the Pacific Division? True, it has home-courtAP - 620 words
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Article274 2001-04-20 5 NETBAIA CHIJ (Toa Payoh) continued its dominance m schools' netball by retaining both the National B and C Division titles at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall yesterday. Backed by a partisan crowd, including both students and faculty members, the teams roared to victory m both274 words
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Article378 2001-04-20 5 NEW YORK Allen Iverson has matched Michael Jordan as the only two players to capture the NBA scoring ana steals titles m the same season. The Philadelphia 76ers' guard sat out trie final two games of the season to finish with averages of 31.1 points andAFP - 378 words
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Article1049 2001-04-20 5 BADMINTON Singapore Pools Asian Satellite C'sMps, 2nd rd Mete Ramesh Nathan (Mas) bt Chang Chen-wei (Tpe) 15-2 15-3, Jason Wong (Mas) bt J. Thanathiratham (Tha) 15-8 15-10, Chen Chihao (Tpe) bt Kendrick Lee (Sin) 15-8 15-12, Kuan Beng Hong (Mas) bt Hendra Wijaya (Sin) 15-12 4-15 15-10,1,049 words
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Article174 2001-04-20 5 1 EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division MMmtt DM.Hh. L Prt M W L Pet 81 Z-PhiladelpMa.... 56 26 .683 2-San Ant0ni0......... 58 24 .707 X-Miami 50 32 .615 6 X-Utah 53 29 .646 5 X-KewYort 48 34 .585 8 X-Dallas 53 29 .646 5 X-Orlindo 43 39 .524 13174 words
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Article126 2001-04-20 5 r i i l i ih a km h 5 i si n jmitn MM T J 21 into 2» < 47 27 firm H W 7 7 n C U*ftJ 2t N ft 31 21 AC NUN 21 H I 41 41 IKkIMn M II I IH1126 words
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258 2001-04-20 5 Henman rallies to upset Costa on clay FINMS MONTE CARLO Britain's Tim Henman staged a comeback yesterday to beat Spanish clay-court specialist Albert Costa m three sets and advance to the quarterfinals of the U552.95-mil-lion (555.33-million) Monte Carlo Masters Series. The 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 win gave the Briton one258 words
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Article63 2001-04-20 5 SINGAPOREANS Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing registered poor first rounds at the Japan Tour's Asia Pacific Kirin Open yesterday. Mardan, who had eight bogeys and two birdies, snot a six -over-par 77 to finish m joint-12Oth position. Lam, who is making his Japan63 words
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54 2001-04-20 5 AC MILAN and Fatih 1 1 r im have agreed on terms for the Turkish coach to take over the reins of the Serie A powerhouse next season, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported yesterday. It said the agreement with the former Fiorentina coach will54 words
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Article98 2001-04-20 5 LEADING car-makers are not bluffing m their threat to set up their own rival Formula One series because they want more say m the way the sport is run and more financial return from their investments, Jaguar team principal Bobby Rahal said yesterday. "I have seen98 words
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Article55 2001-04-20 5 FIFA may order national associations and confederations to take charge of security for matches following last week's stadium disaster m South Africa m which 43 people were killed. Soccer's ruling body said it supported a plan to forcr soccer bodies to have "specialised" officers m charge55 words
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Obituary, Illustration653 2001-04-20 6 LOW KIM HENG AGE: 74 passed away peacefully on 19 April 2001, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Kwan Woo Sons: Daughters-in-law: Kwan Wing Cheong, Victor Mart Kwai Chan Kwan Kok Cheong, Michael Goh Han Peng Angie Kwan Foo Cheong, Peter Lew Mooi Lin Daughters: Sons-in-law: Kwan Siew Peng, Tracy Siew653 words
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Obituary, Illustration651 2001-04-20 6 I Surely Goodness and Mercy shall follow me All the days of my life. Psalm 23:6 I ■BMBIBBHIB^HBBh^nMaaBBBiaMBftMMMMai^M^w.. II KUAH SAI YEO Age: 81 Went horn* to be with the Lord on 19 April 2001 leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Dauqhters-in-faw: Tommy Tan Choo Cher Lily How Tew Lee Scott651 words
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Obituary, Illustration380 2001-04-20 6 Edmund William Barker 1 Dtcimbtr 1920 to 12 April 2001 Our father met with much kindness and consideration during the years of his retirement. In the last year of his illness, doctors, nurses and staff at both the Singapore General Hospital and the National University Hospital looked after him with380 words
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Article2557 2001-04-20 7 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS RHG FBH Mantjtrs' prices (Ss) UNIT TRUSTS Savers Taiwan Fund 0.522 0.549 will inwjij Savers Malaysia Fund 0.58* 0.616 AUram kimi Mat k%* lt« Savers Asia Infra Fd 0.652 0.679 Aberdeen Select Portfolio: Savers Asia Technology Fd 0.492 0.517 Global MNCFd 0.753 0.792 Infinity US 500 Stock2,557 words
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Article1923 2001-04-20 7 FDB •8 c g rcoS) P/t h^,* ool^ cm* *S SB INDUSTRIALS I M 193 PMIMtBOt M s 4JBO I" "II Si; •>£• 75 1334 -ai.4-caP.cmc lE unc* *j lima :i iiipiiii--420 388 FFM __.J___ZL 400 unch »T 12, i? 2 I*"* o*'-»«>0 -»«> 336 275 GumnassAncSOC __.'.2791,923 words
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Article179 2001-04-20 7 Foreign Currency Nett Rates (9am, Apr 19) tuyim oo ttmnn Singapore dollars to on* unit of fortlgn currency Australian dollar 0.9000 0.9130 Canadian dollar 1.1400 1.1640 NZ dollar 0.7210 0.7440 Sttrllnq pound 2.5570 2.5830 US dollar 1.7960 1.8080 Singaport dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 11.48179 words
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Article96 2001-04-20 7 SINGAPORE Physical (It) T»«i W— Khobar *****- *****--*****.64 *****.81 100 gm 1509- 1513--1598.56 1602.68 50 gm.. 755- 757- 811.64 20 gm 302 303- 334.75 335.78 5 gm 75-99.91 76-99.91 Igm 15-35.02 15-35.02 Bullion coto>»(»$/o») THu WX Sport bullion coin 485-497 487-499 Canadian mipn !••< 485-497 487-499 Australian nuggtt 478-96 words
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Article41 2001-04-20 7 era* palm oil (MS/tMNt*) Apr 01 775 (South) Raftnad palm ell <US$/tonn«) RBD Palm Oil Apr 01 220.00 (s*H«r) May 01 220.00 (itlltr) RBD Oltm Apr 01 232.50 (Mllar) May 01 232.50 (Mltaf RBO StMrin Apr 01 160.00 (MlMr)41 words
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Article24 2001-04-20 7 Ctoilnfl prtcM (USlArvy 01) Thu KM Singapore 4.37-4.39 4.37-4.39 NM Tim Htm York 4 375 4 385 4 37 4 38 Sourct: ROTHSCHILD24 words
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Article257 2001-04-20 7 FB Rubber Puturot (Closing pric.u ftSS t (Tennof. S etnt f/kg) Physical Rubber (SlCOM) Apr 19 2001 mmm Hl«h Low Soft VI Ooonlwt (Prlcti at 12nn m S cenU/hg) May 01 104.00 JunOl 104.50 800 RSS2M«y2OOI 105.75 106 75N JulOl. 104.75 250 RSS3M«y2OOI 105 75 104.75N jss ;°|-f|257 words
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Article362 2001-04-20 7 DFB FB Eurodollar 3-Month deposit (100 implied Interest rat*) MSCI SCP mo«i mm. u» t«t t.tv* q^ hi* tiff itt totvi May 01 95.7000 95.7100 95.7000 95.7100 550 Spot 210 42 2H.00 205.33 207 12 JunOl 95.785 95.830 95.785 95.805 ***** AprOl 20&9 2094 205.4 lolV362 words
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Article158 2001-04-20 7 i .i***%***\ m CurT L t V °«V <*fo«t H«t M Cap t*» Cww—wy Trxn »m ♦f. -000 h» Lw «v% E/C »mH HONGKONG STOCKS C«th«yP«c2oc HKT2O 26S 6 *****4 Chtung KongsOc HKI7BO 240 3 ***** 5 342.5 5 Cltyt- Solution* Lt HKSOcd 2 49 5 ***** HKTtlsoc4oo158 words
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Article51 2001-04-20 7 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Mf NT tLINO Jufl .CM ITJMi 4; WIST T|»As mtOTT. Jm« -ON M»M.M OUtAi FATCM Jun «O4T »4 T»-»4 «O TAWSItCND Mn *O«O M.70-a««0 MIMAS M«> «0.40 MJO-MJO napmtma (Cir j«») -ortz-irs fM.oe-Mroo napntma »oi*/»o*o rnrit CST-WOMSTO *4.00 UtOO»4100 •TMW|«l{V|Mt *<•%{% M IT X t«/04/200l So»rt> 0—51 words
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Article52 2001-04-20 8 ct»m« Straits Timts lnd*i ...1645.94 *39.96 BT 08/ OS 181.00 +207.00 BT CADI -*****.00 ♦89^00 BT 10-d«y MA -*****.00 *18.00 DBS 50 lnd»» ....546.66 *12.38 OCBC 30 525.15 *11 69 UOB Blu« Chip 595.58 ♦13.10 UOB Stidjq 59.11 *0.76 STI FuturM 1641 *36 MSCI Sing.por. 207.12 *4.35 SiMSCI FuturM52 words
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Article139 2001-04-20 8 MAIN SDO TOTAL "P Or, Unch Up p n Unch U» Dn Uncti MultMnd 944 000 9 d A M.nuUcturing 57 22 23 U 5 n 71 27 34 Comm#fc« ?1 n 13 3 2 1 24 13 14 Tpt/Stor/Comm» B 13 7 0 0 0 a139 words
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Article33 2001-04-20 8 CES intl Ltd 20c" 4U63[000 PCI 25c 29,486,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 26.456^000 P«ciflcC»nturylOc 25,4)4,000 Omni Ind 10c 20,837,000 D«t#cr«ft tOe 18,411,000 ST Assembly 25c 16.093.000 SGX 1C 14,349,000 S»mt>Corpl 25c 14.086,00033 words
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Article31 2001-04-20 8 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE (OOO) TttH MM. X, TXW Multi Ind 30,691 JO 691 41 400 41 /com ass Is Mw gP 1 3 w ja 3 je ,3?31 words
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Article3466 2001-04-20 8 jk MULTI INDUSTRY 52-Wk Curr L.tt voi Day Gf» Ntt m Cap wt Avg MH» L— Omyny TrXX f» *f 'OOP K» Lw CMvH P/I $rntl Prtet 153 39.5 c Acmi 50c 45.5 cd *2 68 46 44 0.5 12 79 43 41 9 c Alhanct3,466 words
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Article877 2001-04-20 8 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS ___________________r__^^^^ S S KSSKtzzzS r 1 31 13.5 i AmtakWoSo6lo 20 if 22.5 6 i Armstrong W*****0 7 M-5 1 A.,aroo<»PWo2oTl2 .j unct, 70 2 2 W MrMkSAOMWHO* _9M uncn K> KM KM K>7 «J I Bar6.5HjBO»*****0» T 2* 2 t Bayonic* Tacn Ltd WO2 2 5877 words
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Article1007 2001-04-20 8 J«* f Cmm-t Tr^d %m W i» U. gn M t& MANUFACTURING s r*stt%= a* m ti sj 200 SO c A4TIKX .M OS M V 72 6 54 47.5 c AUtmMkk 10 i MS K> i 21 1 44.5 7.5 C A,,.nM,croSc Of J U 38 51,007 words
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367 2001-04-20 9 TECH GIANTS BOOST MARKET SAN FRANCISCO On a day when the Federal Reserve stunned investors by cutting interest rates, tech titans Apple Computer, IBM and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) gave Wall Street a double Donus by bringing m results that blew past expectations.367 words
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Article50 2001-04-20 9 International Business Machines (IBM) reported a 15 per cent rise m first-quarter net income, helped by strong sales of powerful business computers, microelectronics and services. In stark contrast to rivals that have warned of disappointing results consistently, the world's largest computer maker said that, while50 words
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Article99 2001-04-20 9 AMD, Intel's principal competitor m the market for microprocessors, reported first-quarter profits that beat analyst forecasts as sales rose 9 per cent from a year ago and it took market share from Intel. For the quarter ended April 1, AMD said net income fell to U*****.8Reuters - 99 words
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469 2001-04-20 9 The Asian Development Bank expects both economic and export growth m Spore to cool to 5 per cent this year The ADB sees a deeper and more long-lived slowdown m the US and the uncertain outlook for Japan as the major risks forAFP; Reuters - 469 words
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295 2001-04-20 9 TOKYO Telecom equipment maker Ericsson and Sony said yesterday they were m talks to team up on mobile phones, an alliance that may give the Swedish company the design and marketing skills it needs to turn around its handset division. Ericsson spokesman Pia GideonReuters; Bloomberg News - 295 words
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60 2001-04-20 9 A SHAREHOLDER revolt aimed at breaking the Keswick family's grip on trading group Jardine Matheson is being rekindled, the Financial Times reported yesterday. A group, led by US fund manager Brandes Investment Partners, was calling for the dismantling of a cross-shar-eholding structure that enableaReuters - 60 words
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Article62 2001-04-20 9 JAPAN'S trade surplus shrank last month as the nations import bill rose faster than export earnings, which are being squeezed by slowing growth m the US and Asia the biggest markets for Japanese goods. The surplus narrowed to 799.5 billion yen (SSII.B billion) from 839.6 billionBloomberg News - 62 words
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Article36 2001-04-20 9 US VICE-PRESIDENT Dick Cheney said on Wednesday the United States should make permanent current policies that ban taxes on Internet access and encourage businesses to fund research and development ReutersReuters - 36 words
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Article54 2001-04-20 9 ACCENTURE, the world's No 1 consultancy firm known formerly as Andersen Consulting, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday to raise up to US$l billion (Ssi.Bl billion) m an initial public offer. Accenture, based m Hamilton, Bermuda, plans to sell class A common shares toBloomberg News - 54 words
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58 2001-04-20 9 HONGKONG-based mobile phone operator Hutchison Whampoa, is negotiating to acquire a majority stake m cellular firms belonging to India's BPL group, a newspaper reported yesterday. The talks centre on Hutchison acquiring a majority stake m two BPL mobile phone firms through a share-and-cash deal,Reuters - 58 words
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Article, Illustration200 2001-04-20 9 NEW YORK A spring blizzard of job cut announcements chilled an otherwise hot stock market rally on Wednesday, as the number of Americans who lost their jobs surpassed 100,000 for the fifth consecutive month, according to data m an upcoming consultant's report. The early morningReuters; AFP - 200 words
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365 2001-04-20 10 NZ AIR SERVICES OFFICIAL Landing rights 'at risk if SIA raises stake' WELLINGTON New Zealand's chief air services negotiator said yesterday that international air rights could be jeopardised if Singapore Airlines (SIA) raised its stake m national carrier Air New Zealand (Air NZ). A foreign government could rule out anyReuters - 365 words
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264 2001-04-20 10 Nursalim's firm may sell S'pore assets INDONESIA'S Gajah Tunggal Group, whose owner has been detained on corruption charges m Jakarta, may have to sell off its Singapore assets to repay debts. Sjamsul Nursalim had agreed earlier to hand over some of the group's Indonesian assets to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring264 words
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Article, Illustration340 2001-04-20 10 HUGH CHOW - HSBC exec calls for open market HUGH CHOW Singapore should open up its market to Hongkong banks, says Asia-Pacific chief m wake of DBS bid for Dao Heng HSBC HOLDINGS yesterday urged its regulator to communicate to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) the desire of Hongkong banks to makeREUTERS - 340 words
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250 2001-04-20 10 A SINGAPORE delegation wrapped up a two-day visit to Chile with an agreement to explore closer co-operation after talks on free trade and air links, the Government said yesterday. The two countries traded notes on their separate negotiations with the US on free-trade agreementsReuters - 250 words
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444 2001-04-20 11 DENESH DIVYANATHAN - DENESH DIVYANATHAN They get more leeway for non-core activities under proposed changes, helping them focus on core strengths 'Basically we are allowed to do almost everything up until the actual sale or deposit by the customer because that is when confidentiality becomes an issue.444 words
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Article170 2001-04-20 11 Non-core asset sales by mid-2004 NO DATE has been cast m stone but banks are likely to have till mid-2004 to sell their non-core assets. This follows the first reading m Parliament yesterday of the Banking (Amendment) Bill, which requires banks to sell most of their stakes m non-fi-nancial industries170 words
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Article42 2001-04-20 11 HO WAH Genting International said its banker, Industrial Commercial Bank, has agreed to extend to it a revised credit line of $4.3 million, following a personal guarantee of $5 million from key shareholder Lim Hui Boon.42 words
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Article58 2001-04-20 11 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has completed a study of Air India and is now waiting for the Hinduja group its only rival for a 40 per cent stake m Air India to finish its due diligence, its spokesman saia yesterday. It is bidding for the AirAP - 58 words
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Article64 2001-04-20 11 MAINBOARD-LISTED computer-monitor maker TPV Technology's fullyear net profit rose 50 per cent to U5533.3 million (5560.1 million). Turnover rose 57 per cent to U*****.7 million for the year to Dec 31. Earnings per share rose to 2.77 US cents from 2.11 US cents, while net64 words
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60 2001-04-20 11 CAPITALAND will invest $300 million m Japanese properties over the next two years, said president and chief executive officer Liew Mun Leong. "We have already committed $160 million m our two investments to date and are looking at investing another $300 million over the60 words
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Article56 2001-04-20 11 SUNRIGHT recorded a three-fold rise m net profit to $4 million and a 37 per cent rise m turnover to $103.4 million for the six months ended Jan 31. Earnings per share grew to 3.3 cents from 0.8 cent, while net tangible assets per share firmed56 words
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Article, Illustration273 2001-04-20 11 Same policy changes. A Ittle fine-tuning. Plus some wrapping up of previous announcements. These were the dements oj the banking (Amendment) BUI introduced m Parliament yesterday. Here are the prvposed changes at a dance- Banks are required to separate financial and non-financial businesses and toMALCOLM MCLEOD - 273 words
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Article163 2001-04-20 11 SINGAPORE Power (Sing Power) plans to raise $300 million selling 12--year bonds to repay existing debt, said JP Morgan Chase, one of the managers of the sale. The bonds, which carry Standard Poor's top investment grade rating of "AAA", will pay annual interest ofBloomberg News - 163 words
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Article141 2001-04-20 11 NEW DELHI India's unlisted telecom group, Bharti Enterprises, said yesterday that its revenues grew 60 per cent m the financial year ended last month to about 13 billion rupees (***** million), from eight billion rupees m the previous year. The group has interests m mobileReuters - 141 words
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465 2001-04-20 12 JUST IN TIME... to stave off recession Rate cut shows Fed is intent on ensuring economic recovery; Dealers expect cut next month 1 think that we will look back on this as a key moment that changed psychology. It shows people that the Fed has zeroed m on exactly whatReuters - 465 words
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479 2001-04-20 12 JUST TOO LATE... to prevent a downturn Expect job losses and lower capital spending by companies 7 see huge risks... right now. I'm worried the economy wont and can't pick up due to enormous overcapacity m many sectors and the weak investment climate. Former Fed governor Janet Yellin, who nowNYT News Service - 479 words
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Article, Illustration947 2001-04-20 12 CAROLINE BAUM - CAROLINE BAUM COMMENT WAY TO 60: Trader Eddie CaJla raises his fists on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, as stocks skyrocketed after the Federal Reserve shocked the market with a surprise interest rate cut of half a percentage point onBloomberg News; REUTERS - 947 words
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337 2001-04-20 12 NEW YORK The dark cloud that has hung over the technology sector for months showed some signs of lifting on Wednesday after major players suggested business had hit bottom and would improve m the second half of the year. Stocks rallied across the sectorReuters - 337 words
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Article, Illustration604 2001-04-20 13 AZHAR KHALID - AZHAR KHALID TAKING STOCK gest one-day rise since Jan 4. Technology and electronic stocks m the region post modest gains on the back of Nasdaq's 8.1% jump ASIAN investors used to waking up to the sound of more bad news from the USG. CHANDRADAS; AFP - 604 words
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Article62 2001-04-20 13 TOP FALLS *r» Cwb S tetanic* 20c 24.5 1015 T9J T«|MM| 2*o 400 OJ sww no jolo is otKncmiao a ao o J» aao no 10 Hftl* KLO 77 SlFynd 74 «J Ht WW««»O«»4™ 20 5.400 Mpp*C*pW 241 10 2.0 out m io v 001 2X SuO 2.1 n**Tidl»t 3162 words
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Article61 2001-04-20 13 TOP FALLS «E5 Cm* SNtamnctZOc. 2U 7MM WOl 313 10 *wTo*He U 8.4 4.0 EfltlMttk i MJ 10 Total MMMttonSc I MJ 10 Ten|MM| 210 UJ«O toWIOt 00 U ««Mt«M«tt4 M 00 5.4 FMHTwftttc 31 tt.7 4.5 SFMtf 74 M ».O miiiniiipiiL i 7 «l 5 2.0 0»IOc «jO LO61 words
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Article250 2001-04-20 13 HONGKONG THE Hongkong Monetary Authority yesterday cut the base rate charged through its overnight discount window by 50 basis points to 6 per cent. Hongkong's base rate is set by the de facto central bank, the Hongkong Monetary Authority, via a formula that includes the US federal funds250 words
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Article, Illustration398 2001-04-20 13 LOH CHEN YI - LOH CHEN YI QUICK HIGH By ALL regional currencies, except the rupiah, had a good day on the foreign exchange markets yesterday m tandem with the yen after the US Federal Reserve's surprise interest rate cut dragged the US dollar lower. They were helped byAFP - 398 words
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Article, Illustration593 2001-04-20 14 COLIN TAN; IGNATIUS LAW - Home buyers 1, developers 0? COLIN TAN IGNATIUS LAW Proposed changes would enable banks to package snazzier home loans but may limit their fun** of developers By and tGOOD newt for home buyers better mortgage deals may be m the offing. But a headache for developers they may no longer593 words
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Article, Illustration517 2001-04-20 3 Collins drops lover, moves on Spring-Autumn Romance After 13 years with a Briton 25 years her junior, Joan Collins is said to be going out with an American m his 30s. But her publicist is mum about it CLEARLY, age is no barrier for feisty actress Joan Collins. The 67-year-oldAFP - 517 words
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348 2001-04-20 3 More J, K and L to fill your radio days SAMUEL LEE Listeners to get more Japanese, Korean and Latinflavour By ARE your ears ready for more Japanese, Korean and Latin sounds on the radio? Even if they are not, you will find more such cross-cultural pollination when you tune348 words
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Article, Illustration1365 2001-04-20 4 J-POP BATTLE ROYAL Who deserves to be crowned queen ofj-vop? As the Japanese invasion of the Singapore charts continues its advance, it looks like a contest between the imageconscious chameleon and the R&B sweetheart. TOMMY WE reports J-POP PRINCESSES: How they measure up AYUMI HAMASAKI NICKNAME: Ayu DATE OF BIRTH:1,365 words
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Article, Illustration768 2001-04-20 5 Arti Mulchand - Arti Mulchand Bar Snacking TWILIGHT ZONE NOVEL NIBBLES PUBS and clubs get creative with the munchies. Long Bar, Raffles Hotel: The pioneer of the groundnut phenomenon, the Long Bar has served groundnuts shells and all since the *****, letting you throw the remnants on the floor. FollowingABDUL AZIZ HUSSIN - 768 words
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Article, Illustration549 2001-04-20 6 TOMMY WEE - TOMMY WEE Craig David has star quality and the queue proves it, but he was almost two hours late for a short, sharp performance m love-god mode STAR power is an amazing thing. It can motivate you to queue for hours lor an event you areJOYCE FANG - 549 words
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Article, Illustration431 2001-04-20 8 Yeou kai Chai - Yeou kai Chai hk El REVELLING/ RECKONING Ani DiFranco (Righteous Babe) ♦♦♦♦ft REVELLING/RECKONING messes things up, yet is as clear as the bluest of skies. Flirting with genres and themes, this is an expansive document of a staunch independent's risky business. Let's hear it for431 words
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Article, Illustration220 2001-04-20 8 THIS IS WHERE I CAME IN Bee Gees (Polydor) itiririrC? THESE old horses, who have been kicking around for three decades, seem enviably comfy m their anachronistic wallowing m their 1960s roots, this cesspool of nostalgia. Which is perfectly fine if it sounds as assured and220 words
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Article, Illustration302 2001-04-20 9 HOT SPINS THE must-have CDs of the last fewweeks: The Impossible Thrill Alpha (Melankolic) A retro- futuristic beauty of film-score melody and lunar torch song. Musk Typewriter Moreno Veloso 2 (Hannibal) Gently elusive and malleable, as if birthed from subterranean history and good302 words
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Article, Illustration125 2001-04-20 9 A GIRL LIKE ME Emma Bunton (Virgin) IN HER UK smash hit, Baby Spice takes a heartening stab at her tardiness: What took you so long? Oh, how can you dismiss her? Sneer if you like, there is something beguilingly candid about Emma Bunton's happy-go-lucky pop crusade.125 words
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Article, Illustration573 2001-04-20 9 S.Y. WHANG - JAZZ ON CD CLIFFORD BROWN AND MAX ROACH Clifford Brown And Max Roach (Verve 543 306-2) fit/! S.Y. WHANG CLIFFORD BROWN was not yet 26 when, m 1956, he and pianist Richie Powell died m a car crash, bringing an abrupt end to the Clifford573 words
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Article, Illustration357 2001-04-20 10 Samullar - You'll believe, too Samullar FB FDB I DO BELIEVE Tanya Chua (Universal) i LAST seen and heard m the movie Chicken Rice War, Tanya Chua does not really break new ground with her third Mandarin album. Instead, the freewheeling bilingual girl who started her career belting out English covers at357 words
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Article, Illustration272 2001-04-20 10 Chinese lecture delivered in song LITERARY MUSICAL ALBUM ETC. Huang Lei (Forward) IT IS as if Huang Lei has not got enough ofhis leading role as the famed 1930s Chinese poet Hsu Chi-mo m Taiwanese drama serial April Rhapsody, which ended a re-run on SCVs Channel 55 yesterday. Risking one's272 words
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Article, Illustration309 2001-04-20 10 Tan Shzr Ec - Music that gurgles Tan Shzr Ec ASIAN POP By THE SPIRIT OF THE STEPPES Throat Singing From Tuva And Beyond (\SCD) THROAT-SINGING, Khoomi, overtone techniaue whatever you may call it this CD is all about the stunning facility of the human voice to pitch two notes at the same time.309 words
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Article, Illustration172 2001-04-20 10 TIBET AWorid Of Music (St Clair) THIS is one CD that will make you go u Huh?" Sputtering trumpets, deep-throated growls, ominous belches and clingclanging cymbals make up the seeming cacophony on the album. Welcome to the world of Tibet, or so its disturbing-ly-scant CD cover sa_\-s.172 words
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Article, Illustration748 2001-04-20 12 Chris Ho - Chris Ho Second Look hj ,E! A new generation of dance fans discovers the seminal influence of German band Kraftwerk KRAFTWERK, the pioneering New Wave electro quartet from Germany, recorded six classic albums between 1974 and 1986. In the wake of a 1980s748 words
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Article, Illustration390 2001-04-20 13 CHERYL TSAO - CHERYL TSAO Top TV Variety At 700,000 viewers per episode, Jack Neo's Top Fun is the most-watched TV variety show, prompting the producers to spawn another season h. JACK NEO has struck gold again. The comedian-host-pro-ducer's latest project, Top Fun, is certifiedENRIQUE SORIANO - 390 words
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Article713 2001-04-20 14 SAMUEL LEE - SAMUEL LEE TV Movie Catch Halle Berry m her criticallyacclaimed role as Dorothy Dandridqe, America's first black Oscar nominee TV PREVIEW INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE: A TRUE STORY SCV Channel 60 (HBO) Tomorrow at 9 pm, Wednesday at 1 pm and midnight, and next Sunday at 4.30713 words
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Article, Illustration83 2001-04-20 14 TEN CDs of the Introducing Dorotln Dandrid^. soundtrack are up for grabs. Call 1900-914--0001 now and answer the simple question below. Each call costs 20 cents. Closing date is next Saturday. lik oinplrh entries will not be considered. Question: The award-winning HBO Original mo\ Introducing I)orotli\ Dandridge: A83 words
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Article, Illustration272 2001-04-20 14 Samuel Lee - Samuel Lee Introducing Dorothy Dandruifie m available on import. INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE An HBO Original Soundtrack (RCAYictor/BMC) •••<r PUTTING together a soundtrack for a film about a nightclub dancer-si nger-turned-actress with the voice of an angel is no easy feat. Especially when you can272 words
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Article, Illustration603 2001-04-20 15 SUZANNE SNG - SUZANNE SNG Chinese Opera Next Tuesday, the curtain rises on Chinese Theatre Circle's Mandarin version of Madam White Snake Bu LIKE a snake that sheds its skin again and again, the classic Chinese opera Madam White Snake will reveal a new layer later next Tuesday. Already603 words
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Article, Illustration71 2001-04-20 15 Model Junita Simon stands tall at me i mi n-.iuon Asia iasnion snow m a creation designed by students of the Nanvang Academy of Fine Arts. The show was part of the Nafa Arts Festival 2001 opening event held on Tuesday evening at Chijmes Hall. On until71 words
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Article, Illustration562 2001-04-20 16 SAMUEL LEE - SAMUEL LEE Genre Switch Wong Jing veers from soft-core porn flicks and crude comedies, and returns with a laugh-a-minute romance By! EXOTIC locations do not do it for him, said Hongkong director Wong Jing, whose latest celluloid product, Everyday Is Valentine, opened m theatres yesterday.LIANHE ZAOBAO - 562 words
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Article, Illustration111 2001-04-20 16 'I don't really take criticism so seriously, especially when the person who gives it is someone who has not really achieved much m life/ Beethoven Ixilx Vanessa Mac (right) That moment when your child, your daughter, arrives, n s me first real selfless moment that you have.'111 words
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Article, Illustration679 2001-04-20 17 SIAN E. Jay - Hear the lights, seethe sounds SIAN E. Jay New Media Mania Public places enhanced by IT provide people a sense-sational experience, says German artist Christian Moller By IMAGINE a building that becomes a kinetic light sculpture at night, morphing into a symphony of light that changes colour depending on the679 words
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Article192 2001-04-20 17 NEWTON, Massachusetts Muggles, be warned. There is no way you can get free trailer-watching of the first Harry Potter movie, a cinema chain m New York has warned. General Cinemas movie theatres, which have been showing a new trailer for Harry Potter And TheAP - 192 words
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Article, Illustration16 2001-04-20 22 Split will be permanent as Fonda has filed a divorce petition against Turner. REUTERSREUTERS - 16 words
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112 2001-04-20 22 ACCORDING to court documents, actor Gary Oldman's wife filed for divorce m Los Angeles' Superior Court last Friday. Donya Fiorentino, who has been married to the Hannibal co-star for four years, cited irreconcilable differences, according to website Mr Showbiz. Oldman, 43, and Fiorentino have112 words
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Article, Illustration135 2001-04-20 22 TOPS IN STYLE: Hip actress Chloe Sevingny (right) was named as one of the 12 best-dressed women of the year by the International Best Dressed Poll. The men who made the 12 best-dressed include Sting. Tom Ford and Yo-Yo Ma ALL IN THE JEANS: For the second year running,NYT - 135 words
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Article, Illustration221 2001-04-20 22 ATLANTA Actress Jane Fonda has filed for divorce from CNN founder Ted Turner, who said that their marriage broke up partly because of her decision to become a Christian. Fonda's divorce petition was filed m court on Monday. It says the marriage is "irretrievablyAP - 221 words
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Article, Illustration196 2001-04-20 22 LONDON American rapper Eminem is set to join Madonna and a host of other celebrities m buying a house m Britain, reported the country's Sun tabloid on Thursday. The Grammy Awardwinning singer was quoted as saying he would look for a property, most likely m London,Reuters; REUTERS - 196 words
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Article, Illustration192 2001-04-20 22 HONGKpNG Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Chow Yun Fat is looking for a buyer for a luxury Hongkong home he has never lived m, it was reported on Thursday. The screen idol is hoping to get HK$5O million (5511.45 million) for the two-storey, 5,000-sq ft house,AFP - 192 words
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