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Title Section10 2003-05-30 1 Streats FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph,com.sg MITA (P) 111/03/200310 words
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Article, Illustration591 2003-05-30 1 Janice Wong - 40 doctors and dentists respond to direct appeal to help check hospitals By Janice Wong ALTHOUGH no medical professionals applied for the temporary audit job advertised by the Health Ministry in the newspapers, 40 doctors and dentists have responded to a subsequent direct appeal to fill the591 words
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Advertisement77 2003-05-30 1 800,000 READ US DAILY 96 PAGES INCLUDING 20-PAGE MY HOME SPECIAL SWEETIE PIE Hong Kong’s Xiao Xiao, an Aianis Morissette wannabe, will star in Courage Fund concert PAY BACK SMU undergrads Lee Hui Boon and Tran Thi Khong turn university ‘employees’ to pay for their eduction X A IN COURT77 words
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Morning Rush
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295 2003-05-30 2 Wal-Mart’s new style of business thanks to Sars DALLAS Sars has dramatically changed the way the world’s biggest retailer does business. Typically, Wal-Mart would hold sourcing summits in China and Taiwan, where it would spend up to US$l2 billion (5520.82 billion) a year on buying goods. But due to Sars295 words
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Article, Illustration514 2003-05-30 2 ChuaKongHo - By_ ChuaKongHo FOR someone who runs a $3OO-million retail business with operations in all the worst-hit Sars-affected countries, Mr Itsuro Higuchi looks immeasurably unaffected. The 52-year-old is Italian menswear giant Ermenegildo Zegna’s Asia czar, overseeing the brand’s operations in Asia, outside of Japan. The Sars outbreakEdwin Koo - 514 words
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Article, Illustration292 2003-05-30 3 Julie Sim - Channel News Asia presenter accused of stripping, molesting woman B v Julie Sim TELEVISION personality Vidya Shankar Aiyar was yesterday charged in court with two counts of outraging modesty. The 37-year-old presenter for Channel News Asia’s current affairs programme In Conversation will plead innocentST - 292 words
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Article, Illustration536 2003-05-30 4 Zubciiclah Nazeer - SMU scheme lets students work on campus By_ Zubciiclah Nazeer FINANCIALLY strapped undergraduates at the Singapore Management University are turning “employees” of their institution. They are being given jobs within its premises to earn money to pay for their education. The work-study scheme is provingJonathan Woe - 536 words
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Article, Illustration158 2003-05-30 4 KREATIVE Kalloni, an all-female team from Singapore beat 18 teams worldwide to win the International L’Oreal Marketing Award 2003. The women Ms Heng Shwu Jiun, 22, Ms Grace Tan Ai Ling, 22 and Ms Wendy Woo Yam Yam, 26 who are graduating from the Nanyang158 words
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Article, Illustration339 2003-05-30 6 Janice Wcmg - By. Janice Wcmg EIGHT lucky budding entrpreneurs will get free use of retail pushcarts at prime shopping malls such as Parco Bugis Junction for a week. Each pushcart costs at least $l,OOO a week in rental. This promotion is being held in conjunction with aAshlelgh Sim - 339 words
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Article, Illustration349 2003-05-30 6 -AFP TOKYO Starting from June 1, some foreign prisoners in Japan will be able to finish their sentences at home. Initially, only 142 of around 4,000 convicted foreigners will be eligible to apply for transfer to jails in their own country, but Japanese authorities hope to-AFP; AFP - 349 words
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318 2003-05-30 6 DENPASAR Mrs Ifa Sudewi, 40, is the first female judge appointed to preside in the ongoing Bali bombing trials in Indonesia. She is undaunted by the prospect that she may have to hand out the death penalty in the case, even though318 words
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128 2003-05-30 12 BUZZSTOP DENGUE fever cases have surged in the past two weeks thanks to the rising temperature and dry weather that favours the growth of the virus in mosquitoes. There were more than 100 cases a week in the past128 words
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Article, Illustration80 2003-05-30 12 The ‘Spartans' raising their swords in mock battle yesterday. But come Aug 30, they will 4 clash gladiator-style with the 4 Argonauts' to raise funds for charity as part of The President's Challenge 2003. The combatants comprise 10 info-communication companies' chiefs, including, from left, Janet Ang, Thomas80 words
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Article113 2003-05-30 12 New taxi operators ONLY one operator has applied for an operating licence since the Land Transport Authority (LTA) opened up the taxi industry on March 31. If it succeeds, Trans-Cab will be the first new taxi operator in 13 years. “We’ve only put in the application... we113 words
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Article115 2003-05-30 12 KL Monorail wheel accident THE four defendants being sued by Bemama reporter David Chelliah, 41, who was hit on the head last year by a falling monorail train wheel, said he contributed to the injury by jaywalking below the train track. Monorail Malaysia Technology, KL Monorail Systems,115 words
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Article101 2003-05-30 12 Boon for non-commercial owners Oh Boon Ping PADDLE your own canoe and do it at a much lower cost. The Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said that all current licensing requirements for private ownership of canoes and kayaks will be suspended with effect from– Oh Boon Ping - 101 words
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Article105 2003-05-30 12 THE High Court in London made British legal history yesterday by granting an injunction against “John Doe”, banning the mystery man from revealing details of the new Harry Potter novel. The Straits Times reports today that the decision was unusual in that an injunction was105 words
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Article95 2003-05-30 12 A SIMPLE 10-minute test may one day unmask psychopathic serial killers. The Straits Times reports today that these killers can be adept at lying and may turn on the charm to confuse their interrogators, but researchers at Cardiff University in Wales said on Wednesday that their test95 words
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Article98 2003-05-30 12 Reuters A CHINESE court has jailed four Internet activists for up to 10 years for subversion after 20 months in legal limbo, a rights group said yesterday. The Beijing Intermediate People’s Court sentenced geologist Jin Haike, 27, and Xu Wei, 28, a journalist for Beijing’s Consumer Daily,Reuters - 98 words
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Article114 2003-05-30 12 AFP IF you are too lazy to vacuum your flat, Japanese electronics giant Hitachi may have a solution a robot that sucks up and disposes of dust all by itself. It’s round -25 cm in diameter -13 cm tall and weighs 4kg, the world’s smallestAFP - 114 words
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SARS UPDATE
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Article, Illustration448 2003-05-30 8 Khushwant Singh - Khushwant Singh MADAM Zakiah Yayha smiled broadly when soon-to-be Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan called on her yesterday with a hamper. Dressed smartly in a dark-blue baju kurung, the cheerful housewife, 41, seemed embarrassed by all the attention, Mr Khaw, who is Senior Minister ofPics: Khushwant Singh - 448 words
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371 2003-05-30 8 Zubaidah Nazeer - By_ Zubaidah Nazeer AS the Great Singapore Sale starts today, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is already planning a marketing blitz to woo back tourists. This move is now of greater urgency as Singapore is likely to be declared Sars-free if no new Sars371 words
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Article, Illustration44 2003-05-30 10 A plate of cooked field rats sits ready to be eaten in a restaurant in Guangzhou, the capital of the southern Chinese province of Guangzhou, on Tuesday. Field rat meat is regularly eaten at some places in southern China ReutersReuters - 44 words
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488 2003-05-30 10 How one woman sparked Beijing’s Sars outbreak TAIYUAN, China The 27-year-old businesswoman had been running a 40°C fever for nearly a week, and the city’s best doctors were stumped. They suspected she was suffering from a new flu rumoured to have appeared in southern China488 words
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Advertisement159 2003-05-30 11 sm ■mm irssm ssa ■OM'-" ■•r-rvfii LAUNCH! Ready to bag the best bargains? The Great Singapore Sale@Orchard will take you to new levels of shopping excitement starting today. So come on down to the launch where you will be entertained by jugglers, stilt-walkers, fire-eaters, magicians and more. Best thing is,159 words
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Article, Illustration484 2003-05-30 14 ChoongCfwon Yee - Customers can choose how much they want to repay in the first three years Ry_ ChoongCfwon Yee IF a wage or job cut could affect your ability to repay the monthly instalment on your home, DBS believes it has the mortgage plan for you. Launched yesterday,484 words
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250 2003-05-30 14 -AFP SINGAPORE Leading Singapore developer Capita Land is going ahead with plans to launch over 1,000 residential units in China, mostly in Shanghai, despite the Sars epidemic. “We haven’t seen a major setback in China,” Capita Land president and chief executive Liew Mun Leong-AFP - 250 words
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Article126 2003-05-30 14 Bloomberg SINGAPORE The economy is slipping into a recession as the Sars outbreak curbs tourism and a slowing global economy hurts manufacturing and exports, Morgan Stanley said yesterday. The research house expects the economy to shrink this quarter, halving its full-year growth forecast to 1 per cent,– Bloomberg - 126 words
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Article106 2003-05-30 14 SINGAPORE Singapore will host the next round of talks with India for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement after the first round ended earlier this week in New Delhi. The next meeting will take place on July 1 and 2, said a joint statement from the two countries106 words
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Article50 2003-05-30 14 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Developments, Singapore’s biggest developer by market value, said first-quarter profit rose 8 per cent to $38.1 million, or 4.76 cents a share, from $35.4 million, or 4.42 cents a year earlier. The company said sales fell 5.8 per Cent to $510.8 million. BloombergBloomberg - 50 words
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Article, Illustration198 2003-05-30 16 Bloomberg NEW YORK Samuel Waksal (pictured) cheated an investor in ImClone Systems Inc out of US$9O,OOO (S$ 155,956), prosecutors said in seeking a tough prison sentence in the insider-trading case against the drug company founder. Under US guidelines, Waksal faces up to 87 months inBloomberg - 198 words
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Article531 2003-05-30 16 Catherine Ong - No need for change, say some judicial managers &L Catherine Ong The Business Times THE Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board said yesterday that it will study whether there is a need to change the law in judicial management (JM) cases Such a change– The Business Times - 531 words
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Article209 2003-05-30 16 -AFP MANILA The Philippine economy posted surprisingly strong growth in the first quarter despite an adverse global trading environment, but analysts warned yesterday that bad weather and developments abroad could make the coming months difficult. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.5 per cent from a-AFP - 209 words
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177 2003-05-30 16 -AFP MANILA Japanese in the Philippines are fearful for their safety and potential investors are confounded by conflicting policies and a growing budget deficit, the Japanese ambassador said yesterday. “Almost every day, we are under constant danger,” Mr Kojiro Takano said in a meeting with the-AFP - 177 words
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Article533 2003-05-30 18 Printing plant workers bribed to sell s7om worth of advance information from magazine column Bloomberg WASHINGTON A janitor and a machinist from Wisconsin engaged in more than US$4O million (Ss7o million) worth of illegal insider trading by bribing printing plant employees to leak information from Business– Bloomberg - 533 words
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Article, Illustration549 2003-05-30 20 WILLIAM PESEK JR - Comment By WILLIAM PESEK JR Bloomberg TRY travelling around Australia these days without seeing Richard Branson’s smiling face. The UK billionaire is everywhere: On television, on posters and in multipage spreads in newspapers and magazines. Mr Branson’s book, Losing My Virginity, is on local bestseller lists.– Bloomberg; AFP - 549 words
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Article, Illustration439 2003-05-30 22 Dispute with creditors has gone on for six years Reuters BANGKOK Mr Prachai Leophairatana (pictured) turned his father’s rice-trading firm into a petrochemicals company in 1978 with hopes of someday heading one of the biggest industrial conglomerates in Asia. Twenty-five years on, the founder of– Reuters; Reuters - 439 words
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Article, Illustration452 2003-05-30 24 Bank of America’s 2002 earnings leapt 36 per cent to sl6b Bloomberg CHARLOTTE, North Carolina On the morning of April 30, Bank of America Corp chairman and chief I executive Kenneth Lewis, 56, wanted 1 to relieve the tension he was facing because of the bank’s– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 452 words
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114 2003-05-30 24 SINGAPORE Keppel Land is teaming up with the newly-corporatised HDB Corporation to capitalise on the increasing demand for well-planned quality residential townships in China. They will form a 50-50 joint venture company, City One Township Development, to identify opportunities and focus on developing114 words
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Article130 2003-05-30 24 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia may sell global bonds this year, its first such sale in a year, taking advantage of lower interest rates to raise funds, Second Finance Minister Jamaludin Jaijis said. “Cost of bonds now are very cheap and we will look at all– Bloomberg - 130 words
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443 2003-05-30 26 Bloomberg BEIJING China’s new banking regulator said that making the nation’s lenders reduce bad loans, improve management and bolster capital are his top priorities, as time is “running out” for fixing their problems. The China Banking Regulatory Commission, formed in March to oversee the– Bloomberg - 443 words
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Article55 2003-05-30 26 -AFP SHANGHAI China’s domestic investors are unlikely to be allowed access to international stock markets anytime soon despite media reports to the contrary. “Recent media reports that said QDII (Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors) will be launched in June are not true,” International Finance News reported yesterday,-AFP - 55 words
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Article153 2003-05-30 26 Bloomberg HONG KONG Shanghai Land Holdings yesterday said its controlling shareholder, Mr Chau Ching-ngai, was not facing financial problems related to his takeover earlier of the company. The company did not address a South China Morning Post report yesterday that Mr Chau was questioned by police– Bloomberg - 153 words
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Article288 2003-05-30 28 -AFP SYDNEY The Australian government has rejected a request from Emirates Airlines to fly twice a day from Sydney to Dubai, bowing to pressure from flag-carrier Qantas, the Australian Financial Review reported yesterday. Qantas Airways has told-AFP - 288 words
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Article199 2003-05-30 30 STI: 1,344.30 5.7 RISES Ranked by Stocks Closing (0) Compact 10c 6 50.0 El-Nets lc 1.5 50.0 Asia Food&Prop 19 31.0 Nippecraft 10c 9 28.6 Unidux 6c 8.5 21.4 VibroPower 5c 22.5 18.4 Colex Hldgs 10c 13 18.2 Shining 15c 6.5 18.2 Casa Hldgs 10c 13.5 17.4 ABR Hldgs 5c199 words
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Article, Illustration862 2003-05-30 32 GODFREY ROBERT - By GODFREY ROBERT The Straits Times SPITTING was once a fad, almost a fashion. And certainly a very common habit. They did it so freely in China that even VIP guest resorts and halls which welcomed dignitaries had übiquitous spittoons placed at key locations.The Straits Times - 862 words
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Article, Illustration582 2003-05-30 34 WE refer to recent forum letters and press articles about the culling of stray cats in Singapore. We thank readers for their feedback, and would like to take this opportunity to explain our stray cat populationcontrol programme. There are an estimated 80,000 stray cats582 words
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351 2003-05-30 34 WE refer to “Where have all the doctors gone? (Streats, May 29), a report by Ms Janice Wong. While it is true that there was a call for help from doctors and dentists to audit clinics in view of the additional Sars precautionary351 words
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Article44 2003-05-30 34 IN our report “Nafa needs slom in a hurry” (May 27), we wrongly named one of the three Nafa schools as the school of Fine Arts. It should have been named as the school of Visual Arts. We are sorry for the error.44 words
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171 2003-05-30 36 I REFER to Mr Michael Loh’s letter “Police must act in Everitt Road spat” (Streats, May 23). In January this year, the parties involved in the dispute chose to resolve the matter and have it mediated by the court. Police have continued to monitor171 words
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Article, Illustration201 2003-05-30 36 I REFER to the articles, “S’pore needs clear opt-out rules” and “Opt-out service upsets PacNet users” (both in Streats, May 26). Recently, Sing Tel started a new service whereby Sing Tel mobile customers whose phones are switched off will receive an SMS message201 words
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Article473 2003-05-30 36 WE refer to “Could economizing make N-E Line cheaper?” (Streats, May 20), a letter by Mr Paul Wee. Mr Wee was among the 1,200 grassroots leaders along the North-East corridor who were given a preview of what is effectively the community’s railway. We473 words
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Article, Illustration522 2003-05-30 39 Janice Wong - By. Janice Wong FEW people in Singapore can lay claim to properties that are rich in history. Mr Thomas Wan is one of them. His double-storey conservation property on River Valley Road used to be a club house for The Missions to Seamen, a worldwideEdwin Koo - 522 words
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Article, Illustration411 2003-05-30 54 Reuters Buildings made entirely of reeds are still found today, 5,000 years after they first appeared at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers THE cavernous structure below may not be the proverbial house of bamboo, but it comes close. It is made entirely– Reuters; Reuters; m&HL - 411 words
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Article, Illustration209 2003-05-30 56 -AFP SEOUL is likely to be home to the world’s tallest building when a 130-storey skyscraper is completed in 2008, the Korea Foreign Company Association (KFCA) said yesterday. The International Business Center will stand 580 m high and have 130 floors including a ground floor of-AFP; Reuters - 209 words
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Article, Illustration414 2003-05-30 59 Shi’ite clerics exert influence in free-for-all Baghdad Washington Post BAGHDAD Partly in response to the disorder in Baghdad since Saddam Hussein’s government collapsed, and partly in response to a vision of a more religious Muslim society, the Shi’ite clergy have moved deftly to create de– Washington Post; AP - 414 words
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Article429 2003-05-30 60 Fallujah residents: Attack on troops was a reaction AP FALLUJAH To an American, Fallujah meets all the expectations of an Islamic fundamentalist trouble spot: men with full beards and flowing robes, women absent from public life, Muslim clerics calling the shots. Add to– AP - 429 words
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Article177 2003-05-30 60 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand said for the first time yesterday that members of the Islamic terror group Jemaah Islamiah were present in the kingdom, but added that they were not active members. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that officials were investigating if the extremists were connected-AFP - 177 words
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Article, Illustration193 2003-05-30 60 -AP SYDNEY A man stabbed two flight attendants with sharpened wooden stakes when he tried to break into the locked cockpit of a domestic Australian jetliner yesterday, apparently wanting to hijack and crash it, the government said. Cabin crew and passengers overwhelmed and-AP; AP - 193 words
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Article, Illustration422 2003-05-30 62 Japan’s elderly stars stealing the limelight -afp TOKYO -As Japan’s population ages at a speed no other nation has ever experienced, its society is getting a morale boost from elderly stars including a centenarian bar hostess, a prominent doctor in his 90s and a 70-year-old who became the-afp; AFP - 422 words
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Article, Illustration293 2003-05-30 64 Authorities lifting restrictions on which hotels tourists can stay at -AFP BEIJING China’s capital has eased restrictions on which hotels foreigners can live in allowing more choices and will eventually end the segregation practice altogether. In the past, foreigners were restricted to government-designated hotels,-AFP; AP - 293 words
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Article374 2003-05-30 66 Court awards s64k to man who lost job due to secret screening Reuters TOKYO Aids activists yesterday hailed a landmark court ruling in Japan in favour of a man who lost his job after a positive HIV test. The test had been done without his consent, and– Reuters - 374 words
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Article, Illustration197 2003-05-30 66 Reuters NICE, France A US$lBO,OOO (S$311,000) Cleopatra costume worn by Italian actress Monica Bellucci (above) in an Asterix Obelix film was stolen from a hotel in the French Riviera resort of Cannes by a waiter who wanted to impress girls, police said– Reuters; AFP - 197 words
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Advertisement151 2003-05-30 60 Raffles LaSalle Business Programmes If you thought we were just an award winning, international design school developing creative entrepreneurs. Think again! Our business programmes will give you the same edge. If you're interested in studying for a career in business, come visit us at 11 Beach Rd (next to the151 words
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Article285 2003-05-30 68 Veteran smokers ‘lose memory faster’ Reuters NEW YORK -Cigarette smokers who continue the habit through middle age may see their memory suffer, said new study findings released on Wednesday. British researchers found that, from their 40s to their 50s, smokers showed a faster decline in their– Reuters - 285 words
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Article134 2003-05-30 68 QDoes drinking green tea during or after meals aid the body in absorbing less fat from thefood consumed? A There have been studies showing that green tea decreases the amount of fat absorbed into the body, but such evidence remains inconclusive as the researchers that have conducted these134 words
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Article144 2003-05-30 68 HERE is one more reason to stop worrying. A controversial new study suggests that people who suffer from anxiety may have a higher risk of developing cancer. So far, scientists have been divided over whether psychological factors play a role in determining who may contract cancer. In144 words
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Article, Illustration743 2003-05-30 70 Gary him - Repents by Gary him Thisfresh-faced 20-something singer from Hong Kong may sound like Faye Wong, hut she’s no ice queen HER name, Xiao Xiao, means crazy or fooling around when translated into Hokkien. And she is quick to point out that she has been given the nicknameLlanhe Wanbao - 743 words
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Article271 2003-05-30 70 CAN’T get enough of Xiao Xiao? The Hong Kong singer will be back in Singapore next month for a charity concert in Sentosa. Organised by the Association of Entertainment Organisations (AEO) and Unusual productions, the Courage Fund Charity Concert 2003 on June 21 promises an impressive271 words
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Article, Illustration614 2003-05-30 72 ADAM lIASIIIDY - Adam About Town Bt i ADAM lIASIIIDY WHAT’S a sure-fire way of losing a huge chunk of your wealth? No, it’s not a business venture gone bad. Nor a bad economic climate gone worse. It’s a divorce. Not only do you lose a wifePradlp Slkdar - 614 words
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Article, Illustration677 2003-05-30 74 Kaylene Tan - "1 t•; fi ®BPS < By Kaylene Tan Finally! Fabulous,funky healfashionfor the young, fuller figure YOUNG fashion designer Charmaine Kwa knows how difficult it is to be big in Singapore. Besides being constantly teased, the abundance of tiny spaghetti-strap tees and clinging dresses in shopsspu ] - 677 words
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Article, Illustration575 2003-05-30 76 PERFECT YOUR CURVES SOME women would pay a bomb to get a curvy, cellulite-free butt like this one! Fortunately, you need to fork out only $62 for top French beauty brand Biotherm’s new CelluliChoc (200 ml). This pearlised, amber-coloured, citrus-scented gel promises to reduce the appearance of dreaded575 words
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Article, Illustration287 2003-05-30 78 Khushwant Singh - Khushwant Singh i PREVIOUS Visa credit card ■commercials had showcased ■Pierce Brosnan, Zhang Ziyi mnd Liv Tyler. This year, it is MediaWorks’ Adrian Pang (pictured). “Market research had revealed that Pang was the best representative for Visa in Singapore,” said Mr Dennis Ng, its287 words
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Article, Illustration106 2003-05-30 78 KEANU Reeves is planning to give away £50 million (S$ 143 million) in profits from the two Matrix sequels, reported Ananova.com. He will donate most of his pay to effects and costume designers who worked on the movies. He is expected to get almost £7O106 words
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Article, Illustration88 2003-05-30 78 SINGER Avril Lavigne’s song SkBer Boi will become a Hollywood movie. It will be a teen romance movie about a failed love across cultural divides, said ITVcom. It is not known if Lavigne will appear in the show but the song’s co-writers, Scott Spock,88 words
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Article68 2003-05-30 78 SO much for complementary vials of blood and the like. It doesn’t seem to have saved Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton’s marriage, which was officially dissolved in Los Angeles on Tuesday, reported E!Online. Jolie, 28, had filed for divorce from the 47-year-old Thornton last July,68 words
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Article, Illustration441 2003-05-30 80 JUDI LOW - Stylish eating on a shoestring By JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Lows recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to do and cost $10 or less for four servings, will see you through these tough times THIS week’s recipeFrancis Lee - 441 words
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Article, Illustration100 2003-05-30 81 A heat wave in south India’s Andhra Pradesh has killed 513 people in the past two weeks with temperatures as high as 47°C, an official said yesterday. Most of those who died were homeless people such as rickshaw pullers, street hawkers and construction workers, and there; PicAshleigh Sim - 100 words
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Article, Illustration46 2003-05-30 81 10pm, Channel 5 Twelve teams go round the world to compete for US$l million (551.73 million). Once again, viewers will be treated to the teams’ progress across the globe, following the dramatic conflicts and deepening friendships that develop as the race unfolds.46 words
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Article53 2003-05-30 81 Bpm, Channel U After much consideration, Huiting decides to destroy the tape. Yanhong reports to the police that Fusheng has stolen her jewellery and intends to file a suit against him. Fusheng is willing to miss the court session if he cannot find Zhu, who has gone missing53 words
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Article57 2003-05-30 81 CANTONESE OPERA Tomorrow, 12.30 pm Da Dong Restaurant (Smith Street) $23 inclusive of tea and dim sum (call Mrs Chan at 9851-4580) Enjoy a dim sum buffet in the setting of an old-fashioned Chinatown restaurant. Amateur singers ranging from senior citizens to young enthusiasts will perform Cantonese opera songs57 words
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Article, Illustration65 2003-05-30 81 INSTANT IS A MILLENNIUM Today and tomorrow, Bpm Theatre, Esplanade Tickets from $l7 to $63 at Sistic (call 6348-5555) The Arts Festival kicks off with a performance where music meets poetry, calligraphy meets the digital brush and tradition meets modernity. Maestro Tsung Yeh (right) leads the Singapore Chinese Orchestra65 words
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Miscellaneous66 2003-05-30 78 No 1 Biggest Box Office Opening for a Comedy this year! IF YOU COULD BE GOD FOR ONE WEEK, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? iiiilr 'Jim Carrey's Divine Powers Overcome Matrix' Reuters Jim Carrey's BIGGEST Box Office Opening! JIM CARREY BRUCEALMIGHTY MORGAN FREEMAN www.br U ceaimi 9 ht,.com JENNIFER ANISTON Universal66 words
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Miscellaneous477 2003-05-30 81 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fooc atAstrology.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 A change of clothing or venue brings you back from the doldrums. Star-struck individuals ask to hear your story again. This may be too easy, but it makes a pleasant change from where you’ve been. Leave this477 words
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Article275 2003-05-30 82 Reuters Bth minute Milan forward Andriy Shevchenko beats Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon with a deflected shot from 12m, but his effort is ruled offside against Rui Costa 17th Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi powers in a low header from Clarence Seedorf’s cross, but Buffon pulls off a brilliant save.■ Reuters - 275 words
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Article, Illustration588 2003-05-30 82 Milan edge out Juventus in penalty shoot-out to win sixth European crown -Reuters CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL AC Milan 0 Juventus 0 (Milan win 3-2 on penalties) MANCHESTER AC Milan’s Champions League victory over Juventus on Wednesday was a triumph for the Rossoneri in general and for much-Reuters - 588 words
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247 2003-05-30 84 NTUC INCOME S-LEAGUE Balestier Khalsa 0 Geylang Utd 2 GEYLANG United striker Aleksandar Duric looks set to be the next S-League player to score 100 goals. Last night at the Toa Payoh Stadium, the Australian netted a double against Balestier Khalsa, which247 words
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Article, Illustration582 2003-05-30 84 lAdam Hashidy - &L lAdam Hashidy THEY are young and promising and they have just joined the Singapore Badminton Association’s (SBA) stable. China-bom XinAiying, 14, (above right) and Li Yujia, 20, have signed one- and two-year contracts respectively with the SBA after impressing at last month’s trials. Their arrival swellsAdam Hashidy - 582 words
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Article, Illustration572 2003-05-30 86 Eighteen-year-old Harkleroad set to be rising star of women’s tennis PARIS Just 18 months ago, Ashley Harkleroad (right) was the talk of the media room at the US Open. Then 16, she had been soundly beaten in the first round. Still, journalists flocked to her post-matchAP - 572 words
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397 2003-05-30 86 AFP PARIS Top seed Lleyton Hewitt battled past rising Russian talent Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 yesterday to reach the third round of the French Open. The Australian appeared to have the match under control early on but lost his concentration inAFP - 397 words
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Article, Illustration491 2003-05-30 88 Van Nistelrooy wants Kluivert to join him at Old Trafford BARCELONA If Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy had his way, Barcelona’s Patrick Kluivert (below) would be a Red Devil next season. Ruud the flying Dutchman has embarked on a one-man crusade to tempt Kluivert to Old Trafford,Reuters - 491 words
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Article, Illustration354 2003-05-30 88 Wire services LONDON England captain David Beckham (below) will make a televised appeal before Tuesday’s friendly against Serbia and Montenegro to ask fans not to repeat the scenes which marred last month’s Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey. Uefa fined England aWire services - 354 words
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Article, Illustration623 2003-05-30 90 Adam Hashidy - Monaco an obstacle course, but ‘special’ for drivers By 'Adam Hashidy MONTE Carlo is where the rich and famous mingle. So if you’re looking for a celebrity, one is probably just a stone’s throw away or seated right across the room. It is glamorous, it is snazzy. And623 words
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Article, Illustration527 2003-05-30 94 -ap NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS GAME SIX Dallas v San Antonio DALLAS From classy David Robinson to unflappable Tim Duncan to charming Frenchman Tony Parker, the San Antonio Spurs are filled with model citizens. That’s fine-ap; Reuters - 527 words
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Article72 2003-05-30 94 ATHLETICS SINGAPORE’S Du Xianhui delivered a world-class performance by winning the women’s shot put in the opening leg of the 2003 Asian Grand Prix circuit in Hyderabad, India, on Wednesday. The 21-year-old secured gold with a solid effort of 18.38 m, while 25-year-old team-mate Zhang Guirong took72 words
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Article75 2003-05-30 94 SOCCER -AFP LONDON David Beckham has asked budget airline easy Jet to donate £lO,OOO (5528,400) to a children’s charity after it used a photograph of him with “comrow” plaits without seeking his permission, British daily The Independent reported. The tagline for the easy Jet advertisement read, “Hair-AFP - 75 words
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