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Title Section10 2003-04-03 1 Streats THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p> m/03/200310 words
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544 2003-04-03 1 r Janice Wong - S’poreans delaying or cancelling trips due to virus outbreak face penalties By r Janice Wong EVER since the Health Ministry began advising people to avoid countries affected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), travel agents have received requests for cancellations or postponements544 words
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SARS UPDATE
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Article, Illustration539 2003-04-03 2 Deepa Vijiyasingam - Insurance for death, hospitalisation B y Deepa Vijiyasingam INSURANCE companies in Singapore say they might not entertain coverage for Sars or may review the premiums if the disease spreads and claims more victims. The companies said they were monitoring the situation and so far,KY IP - 539 words
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Article, Illustration324 2003-04-03 3 Julie Sim - Doctors working on a diagnostic test By Julie Sim FOR the 52 people who have recovered from the mysterious pneumonia virus, there is good news both for themselves and for some patients still ill with the disease. The recovered patients would have developed an immunity324 words
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Article, Illustration554 2003-04-03 4 Sarah Ng - Drivers, commuters wary of infection By Sarah Ng THESE days, taxi driver Neo Say Lee prefers the feel of wind in his hair instead of the cool of the air-conditioning. Since the Sars outbreak, he has been driving around with his vehicle’s windows down when there554 words
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Article, Illustration480 2003-04-03 4 Choong Choon Yee - By Choong Choon Yee IF MRT commuters have lately been feeling that the air in the stations and trains feels fresher, it is. More fresh air is being pumped into the air-conditioning systems to dilute or dissipate whatever impurities there might be. Previously,480 words
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Article, Illustration393 2003-04-03 6 Sarah Ng - Those under quarantine not contagious, deliverymen told By_ Sarah Ng MR ETHAN NG, 25, who delivers pizzas to homes, some of which house people under quarantine because of the Sars outbreak, is confident the job is safe. He knows that the quarantine is but a precautionary393 words
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Article, Illustration455 2003-04-03 6 ADELINE WOON - Comment By ADELINE WOON TWO weeks ago, I was in transit in Hongkong during a transpacific flight just as the Sars epidemic was breaking out. I still maintain that breathing the air for an hour at Chek Lap Kok does not quite qualify as having been to Hongkong,455 words
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Article338 2003-04-03 8 Singapore’s economic growth may slow as tourism-related industries suffer Wire services SINGAPORE J P Morgan Chase Co and IDEAglobal slashed their forecasts for Singapore’s economic growth for this year, citing the Sars outbreak here that is hurting travel and business. Growth may slow to as littleWire services - 338 words
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Article, Illustration426 2003-04-03 8 Wire services SINGAPORE Rising alarm over a deadly flu-like illness is prompting many companies in Asia to reduce or cancel business travel. And many executives have responded by doing business via germ-free teleconferencing and e-mail. This means that companies such as Singapore Telecommunications, South-east Asia’s biggest– Wire services; AP - 426 words
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Article126 2003-04-03 8 Wire services GENEVA The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday issued a warning against travelling to Hongkong and Guangdong because of mounting cases of Sars. In its first such travel warning in years, the United Nations body said it was alarmed that a number of visitors to the– Wire services - 126 words
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Article83 2003-04-03 8 AP KUALA LUMPUR Nineteen people have been hospitalised in Malaysia after reporting symptoms of Sars, health authorities said yesterday, while dismissing reports that at least one patient died. Health Minister Chua Jui Meng said the government was trying to prevent Sars from spreading to Malaysia byAP - 83 words
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Article80 2003-04-03 8 AFP BASEL, Switzerland More than 2,500 traders from South-east Asia have been banned from working at the World Watch, Clock and Jewellery Fair 2003 in Basel and Zurich from April 3 to 10. Initial reports said that 350 traders from China, Hongkong and Singapore would be banned.AFP - 80 words
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Article74 2003-04-03 8 SYDNEY There will be an increase in infectious diseases like Sars because of a fatal under-estimation of the power of viruses and bacteria, said Professor Peter Curson, a historical epidemiologist at Sydney’s Macquarie University. “We failed to appreciate fully that disease agents change and modify and74 words
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GULF WAR II
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THE RESCUE
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Article, Illustration638 2003-04-03 10 US Marines stage decoy attack to get young POW out of Iraq hospital BAGHDAD “I thought at first it was an April Fools joke. I thought this was a cruel joke. I can put up with most things, but not that. They assured me, no, it’s notAP - 638 words
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403 2003-04-03 10 Wire services KUWAIT CITY The Baghdad charge has begun with US ground forces breaking through one of the last major gateways to the Iraqi capital for a final confrontation with President Saddam Hussein’s forces. Helping in this is the seizure of a key bridgeWire services - 403 words
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THE ‘LIBERATOR’
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Article, Illustration442 2003-04-03 12 Bush’s aides and friends say he is burdened inside WASHINGTON US President George W Bush seems remarkably composed in public but his aides and friends told USA Today a different story. They said that he now rarely jokes with White House staff and occasionally startles themReuters I iiinMTlfl - 442 words
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VOICE OF IRAQ
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Article, Illustration227 2003-04-03 14 Missiles fail to silence Saddam’s propaganda machine BAGHDAD Coalition bombers and cruise missiles have failed to silence Iraq’s state-run television channels. And aptly, it can be said that Iraqi TV channels have supplemented the stiff resistance being put up by the country’s armed forces andAFP - 227 words
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Article114 2003-04-03 14 Reuters LONDON An Iraqi baby girl burnt in a house fire in Basra has undergone surgery in Britain after being flown out by the British Royal Air Force, officials said yesterday. Six-month-old Mareyam Ailan suffered serious injuries in a fire thought to be unrelated to theReuters - 114 words
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Article125 2003-04-03 14 AP WASHINGTON -The Pentagon doesn’t know whether Mr Saddam Hussein is dead or alive. But they appear to be trying to bait him into showing himself. For the third time in as many days, US Defence Department officials on Tuesday used statements to get the Iraqi leader to makeAP - 125 words
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Article115 2003-04-03 14 Reuters LONDON A former double of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s feared elder son, Uday, said yesterday that he was treated “like dirt” by immigration officers who refused him entry to Britain at the weekend. “Honestly, I never had this before,” 39-year-old Latif Yahia, who survived nine assassination attemptsReuters - 115 words
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Article, Illustration667 2003-04-03 16 Yvonne Kwok - Hongkong star Leslie Cheung’s suicide leaves many questions unanswered for fans By Yvonne Kwok IT’S a question Leslie Cheung fans all over the world are asking. Why didn’t those close to the veteran Cantopop singer and actor see his suicide coming? Not his psychiatrist, Professor Mak; not hisReuters; AFP - 667 words
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Article, Illustration543 2003-04-03 18 Zubaidah Nazeer - London-based Singaporean is NDP 2003’s creative director By_ Zubaidah Nazeer THE stage and film set are where actor-director and film-maker Glen Goei, 40, is in his element. But this year, he will be involved in a national blockbuster the National Day ParadeLlanhe Zaobao - 543 words
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175 2003-04-03 18 ONE KIND ACT Eunice Chew TWO young men chased a snatch thief for me when I was in Johor Barn recently, and recovered my cellphone. I was walking towards the Malaysian Customs with my parents and older sister, all of us carrying175 words
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Article, Illustration95 2003-04-03 20 BUZZ STOP JAPANESE supermarket Daimaru at Liang Court closed its doors for the last time on Sunday after 20 years here. But the River Valley Road mall will see a Japanese replacement when Meidi-Ya, a Japanese food and beverage group, opens its first95 words
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Article, Illustration73 2003-04-03 20 More than 500 people turned up on Monday night at the Candlelight Concert for Peace at The Substation. From 7pm to 11pm, the audience at the concert which was a response to the current war in Iraq was treated to poetry recitals, short plays and musicalAshlelgh Sim - 73 words
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Article149 2003-04-03 20 Raffles Town Club saga ONE of the original shareholders in Raffles Town Club is taking three friends to court for allegedly swindling and cheating him and his wife. Mr Tan Buck Chye, 42, and his wife, Madam Teriya Nganthavee, 43, claim they were persuaded to149 words
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Article129 2003-04-03 20 Drug trafficking PENANG has become a hub for syndicates trafficking drugs from the Golden Triangle to markets in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Europe. Malaysian federal police anti-narcotics director Deputy Commissioner Datuk Mamat Talib was quoted in The Malay Mail as saying that Penang’s strategic position129 words
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Article143 2003-04-03 20 Tension with North Korea US stealth fighters and other warplanes brought to South Korea for joint war games will remain to act as a deterrent against North Korea, the US military said. The planes are the newest addition to the increased US military presence in143 words
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Article98 2003-04-03 20 Reuters A SERBIAN official confirmed yesterday that police cracking down on crime after the assassination of reformist Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic last month had arrested former president Slobodan Milosevic’s army chief. But Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic suggested that the arrest of the man was linked– Reuters - 98 words
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Article88 2003-04-03 20 Reuters PARIS Motor racing’s ruling body will start proceedings in the European Court of Justice against the European Union’s (EU’s) plan to outlaw tobacco advertising from mid-2005. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said yesterday that it wanted to restore the original implementation date for theReuters - 88 words
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Article91 2003-04-03 20 Wire services MALAYSIA’S objection to the invasion of Iraq will not affect its plans to set up an anti-terrorism centre in partnership with the US, Deputy Defence Minister Mohamed Shafie Apdal told Parliament yesterday. “We do object to US attacks on Iraq but our focus isWire services - 91 words
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Article103 2003-04-03 20 Wire services TAIPEI Taiwan’s opposition legislator Yu Yueh-hsia yesterday publicly apologised yesterday for calling the island’s top official for China relations, Ms Tsai Ing-wen, 46, an “old maid”. Breaking down in tears, Ms Yu, from the opposition Kuomintang said: “I was not supposed to apologise... but myWire services - 103 words
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Article323 2003-04-03 22 Wire services SINGAPORE The pay at the top job of South-east Asia’s largest bank, DBS Group Holdings, has been coming down, with chief executive Jackson Tai taking home less money in 2002 than his two predecessors as bank profits languish. Mr Tai, the third chief– Wire services - 323 words
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Article374 2003-04-03 22 STI: 1,299.77 17.19 Reuters SHARES closed higher yesterday as Singapore Telecom rose on hopes its business would benefit from the Iraq war and the spread of a new virus, while transport firm ComfortDelGro revved up on fund buying. Singapore Airlines rose, but property and hotels company City– Reuters - 374 words
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Social
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Article, Illustration582 2003-04-03 25 Sarah Ng - Sarah Ng EVERY Wednesday evening, Mr Chem Siang Jye makes a mad dash from his office in Raffles City Tower to make it to a Kaki Bukit Avenue 5 school by 6pm. By the time he reaches his destination, after a 45-minute commute by MRTearn - 582 words
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Article181 2003-04-03 26 MY wife and I went to the opening performance of Oliver on March 21 and were treated to an enhanced theatrical experience, including sight, sound and smell. The moment we sat down, we immediately caught the smell of French fries. The aroma thickened when the181 words
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Article82 2003-04-03 26 THE outbreak of Sars is a grim reminder of what could happen to the human race if a rogue state were to unleash its biological weapons. I believe the effect of a biological weapon would be far more devastating than the scourge of Sars. The world would82 words
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Article104 2003-04-03 26 AS I work in the CBD area, it is inevitable that I have to squeeze into a crowded bus or MRT just to get to my workplace during peak hours. Even with the Sars scare, the frequency of buses and MRT trains is still the same or104 words
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Article57 2003-04-03 26 I STRONGLY urge the authorities to reduce or stop flights to and from China and Hongkong. If Singapore still lets in people from these countries, there will be a greater possibility that we are letting in new Sars index cases. Flights should be suspended until Singapore has taken57 words
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Article105 2003-04-03 26 WITH the fifth Sars index victim from Bowen Secondary School and the news that 1,000 schoolchildren had vacationed in Hongkong during the March school holidays, I would like to request that the Ministry of Education make it compulsory for all students and teachers to wear masks105 words
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Article69 2003-04-03 26 I DON’T understand why students are only concerned about whether their school holidays will be cut short when hospital doctors and staff have been trying so hard to fight the spread of Sars. When it is a matter of life and death, issues such as shorter school holidays69 words
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Article166 2003-04-03 26 AFTER I vacated a rented apartment last month, the landlord deducted some expenses from my deposit for cleaning the apartment without giving me a chance to inspect and remedy his complaints. This was after I had the place cleaned by my cleaner. The landlord and166 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration477 2003-04-03 27 G ut feeling Did you know that some bacteria in your tummy can be good for you? The role of good intestinal bacteria is increasingly being looked as a factor in good digestive health MANY people don’t realise that their tummies and intestines are a battlefield for bacteria. But researchFrancis Lae - 477 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration1096 2003-04-03 28 And the last one standing depends on what you want and how much you’re witting to pay. GEOFFREY PEREIRA does a test run The writer is an assistant editor at The Straits Times and head of an IT support unit at SPH. He can be reached at1,096 words
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Miscellaneous21 2003-04-03 28 AL COLIN PACINO FARRELL Jm a wr.m TRUST. BETRAYAL. DECEPTION. m am is RECRUIT WHO CAN YOU TRUST? In Now the-recruit.com21 words
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Miscellaneous21 2003-04-03 29 AL PACINO COLIN FARRELL m.i TRUST. BETRAYAL. DECEPTION So WHO CAN YOU TRUST? Sr m M a Cinemas Now the-recruit.com PG21 words
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Weekender
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Article, Illustration437 2003-04-03 30 Insects ami other crecpy-cnnchcs arc on the menu at Bags Mania! this arc Lend. GARY LIM samples some of the fare on offer IT has been bugging me for quite a while. Ever since I almost threw up watching the contestants in Fear Factor savour437 words
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Article, Illustration197 2003-04-03 30 DAVID GORDON’S idea of compiling a bugs cookbook was hatched about six years ago when he was doing research for a book on cockroaches. The 53-year-old biologist initially found an English recipe dating back to the 1800 s for making cockroach preserves. But he eventually197 words
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Article, Illustration175 2003-04-03 30 TRY Adaptation, though if I had to pick one word to describe it, it would be “oddball”. It is about a movie being made on a story about orchid thieves and criminal conspiracies, with real and fictitious characters mixed in. “Which story?” you might ask. Well, both175 words
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Article83 2003-04-03 30 MUSIC LOVERS, head to the Esplanade this weekend for a host of music events from 7pm, at various locations. Friday features harp music, the prize winners of the National Indian and Chinese Music Competitions, and more. On Saturday, catch a variety of music and bands, from83 words
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Article, Illustration48 2003-04-03 30 DURIAN-LOVERS can treat themselves to a month of durian delights at the Singapore Marriot Hotel, such as durian kueh lapis, durian chocolate profiteroles, green tea durian roll, durian tiramisu and durian pineapple tarts, all made with no preservatives. Bon appetit! The promotion ends April 30.48 words
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Article, Illustration441 2003-04-03 32 JILL LIM - By JILL LIM THE RECRUIT Starring Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan Directed by Roger Donaldson ©OC)®® IF ever there was a movie made for an airplane ride or late-night TV, this might be it. Meaning, it’s not bad, but it’s not very good either. So441 words
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Article, Illustration256 2003-04-03 34 ooo©® VCDs by JiU Lim REVIEW AN exciting movie with a good mix of suspense and thrills, this one is much less about Hannibal Lector and more about the search for a multiple murderer who has been dubbed The Tooth Fairy. Edward Norton plays investigator Will256 words
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Article, Illustration247 2003-04-03 34 VCDs by Gary Lim REVIEW TWO good friends falling for the same woman is bad enough. But when one man decides to kill his best friend so that he can continue an affair with his wife, it becomes a tragedy. And that is exactly what247 words
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Article, Illustration532 2003-04-03 36 Colvin Low - Pi bum B series! Books by Colvin Low REVIEW NEVER mind the praise heaped upon the likes of ex-DBS CEO John Olds and ex-Neptune Orient Lines CEO Flemming Jacobs by Singapore’s top leadership. The subsequent rain of such “fallen talent” over the past year has given532 words
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Article99 2003-04-03 36 Holy Cow! An Indian Adventure, by Sarah MacDonald AUSTRALIAN broadcaster Sarah MacDonald hated India when she was backpacking around the country. She couldn’t leave soon enough 7 when a fortune-teller told her she would be back. Eleven years later, his prophecy comes true. She returns, and this99 words
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Article, Illustration97 2003-04-03 36 Lost in Space, this Sunday at 7pm on Channel 5 THE 1998 remake is set in the year 2058, when Professor John Robinson (William Hurt) and his family go on a space jaunt to promote an “offshore” future for the human race. Major Don West (Matt Leßlanc)97 words
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Article, Illustration106 2003-04-03 37 SYDNEY has just gone into autumn with the good news that it has finally managed to notch up a month of above-average rainfall. The weatherman said that 132 mm fell last month, 0.5mm more than usual for March. However, much of the rain fell over thePic Ashleigh Sim - 106 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration54 2003-04-03 37 9pm, Channel U This Hongkong blockbuster brings to life one of Louis Cha’s bestloved novels, revolving around an enterprising eunuch, Wei Xiaobao. He was bom in a brothel in Yangzhou, but manages to sneak into the Imperial Palace and win a position of trust with54 words
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Article50 2003-04-03 37 Bpm, Channel i Cassie poses as a socialite to attract the attention of the Divomak brothers, who are behind a bogus children’s charity. Meanwhile, DD and Shane work behind the scenes to dig up dirt on the shady siblings and raise the suspicions of a sexy, single doctor.50 words
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Article, Illustration67 2003-04-03 37 Saturday and Sunday, 8.30 pm The Substation, Dance Studio Tickets at $8 from The Substation box office Buds Youth Theatre presents a story about a city of boats, where a river mns through streets and avenues. The city changes with each ebb and flow. Anyone who is unable to67 words
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Article37 2003-04-03 37 WEALTH CONGRESS 2003 Today, 7pm Hotel New Otani, Phoenix Ballroom Free, register at tel: 6366-9982 Wealth consultant Roger Hamilton presents his power-packed, entertaining and educational talk for those interested in accelerating their ability to create wealth.37 words
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Article, Illustration783 2003-04-03 38 Lim Han Ming - Tan has held her own against more talented China-bom paddlers By- Lim Han Ming TAN Paey Fern (right) has survived battles that might have buried others. The national woman table tennis player’s determination to excel in her sport against some of the best foreignbom imports has kept her783 words
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275 2003-04-03 40 -AFP LONDON Manchester United was reported to be set to make summer bids for Blackburn’s Irish winger Damien Dulf and Turkish midfielder Nihat Kahveci. The 24-year-old Dulf, also wanted by Liverpool, is understood to have agreed to a £lO million (Ss27 million) move. But-AFP - 275 words
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Article, Illustration352 2003-04-03 40 Chelsea captain to give back all the experience Wire services LONDON Chelsea captain Marcel Desailly (below) says he would like to coach in Ghana after he retires from playing. The Chelsea centre back, who has been capped 103 times by France, was bom in the– Wire services - 352 words
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Article, Illustration393 2003-04-03 41 Tan Kim Han - mJC Income gives catchy twist to Singapore Cup W_ Tan Kim Han "HIS year’s premier knockout football pumament is called the Big Trumpet .ingapore Cup. The man behind the unusual name is one other than NTUC Income chief Jxecutive officer Tan Kin Lian (right), vho certainly knows393 words
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Article219 2003-04-03 42 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Indiana 98 Sacramento 103 INDIANAPOLIS -The Indiana Pacers claim to have a long memory. The Sacramento Kings have a long bench. Reserve forward Scot Pollard had 13 points and 16 rebounds and provided a spark in the fourth quarter that lifted the Kings219 words
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Article, Illustration429 2003-04-03 42 Schumacher has won points eveiy time he competed in Brazil AFP SAO PAULO, Brazil Fivetime world champion Michael Schumacher (above) has no doubts he can shrug off his worst start to a season since he came into Formula One in 1991, and get back into the swingAFP - 429 words
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Article, Illustration489 2003-04-03 43 ADAM HASHIDY - Indra leaves frustrating year behind to be back among the goals S-League savvjr By ADAM HASHIDY INDRA Sahdan (right) nearly became the forgotten man of Singapore soccer. Still only 24, he was often sidelined by former national coach Jan Poulsen and had to bite his lips in frustrationFrancis Lee - 489 words
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Article87 2003-04-03 43 P W D L F A Pts FT PK Home United FC 4 3 1 0 0 10 6 11 S’pore Under-23 *****76 10 Tampines Rovers *****85 9 JurongFC *****55 8 Sembawang *****63 7 Sengkang Marine *****56 7 Geylang United *****42 6 SAFFC *****76 6 Woodlands Wellington *****76 487 words
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Article60 2003-04-03 43 HOME UNITED V BALESTIER IX2 Home United 1.20 Draw 5.90 Bal Khalsa 7.90 1/2 goal Home United (-11/2 goals) 1.60 Bal Khalsa (+1 1/2 goals) 2.10 Total Goals 0 goal 16.00 1 goal 7.50 2 goals 4.40 3 goals 3.90 4 goals 4.10 5 goals 5.70 6 goals60 words
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Article, Illustration225 2003-04-03 43 TONIGHT: Home United v Balestier Khalsa (Bishan Stadium) Team news: Home all fit; Balestier Nasir Bidin, Rozaidi Zainal and Aizill Ahmad out Team progress: Home WWWD; Balestier DLDD Last season (Ist, 2nd, 3rd rounds): NA Verdict: Home 2 Balestier 0 TOMORROW: SAFFC v Sembawang Rangers (Choa Chu225 words
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