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Article, Illustration522 2000-11-13 1 SGULAM - SGULAM by gulam@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Mr S Rajaratnam flashes that child-like smile at you, your heart breaks. This man was Singapore's first senior minister and one of our greatest communicators. Today, that silver tongue can no longer form words. That mind, once so razor-like, is now incapable522 words
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Hot news
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Article535 2000-11-13 2 S Gulam - S Gulam RAJA'S TRAGEDY BEYOND WORDS by! Kularr'1 newstoday.coiii fig THERE is a tree in Mr Kajaratnam's compound that tells a sad, but profoundly beautiful story of love. His Polish wife Piroska, who died 10 years back, lies buried there. Mr Rajaratnam's decline began535 words
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Article, Illustration374 2000-11-13 2 Ng Hwee K( Min - Ng Hwee K(Min by: t •rlayxoni.sfl A THREE-METRE high pile of cocoa beans, five to six metres wide. In another situation, it would have heen a chocoholics' paradise. But in a cocoa plant in 342, Jalan Boon Lay yesterday, it meant the death of a 50-year-old cleaner.I -\to> Sng - 374 words
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Article, Illustration396 2000-11-13 3 AFP, Reuters Armed with a fake bomb, lone air pirate has Israel on the edge for 12 hours UVDA (ISRAEL) A hijacker who surrendered after diverting a Russian plane to Israel yesterday was "unbalanced", said the Israeli authorities. The man, identified as Amrakhanov Ahmed Amrakhan, had aAFP, Reuters; AFP photo - 396 words
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361 2000-11-13 3 Nb Boon Yian - Nb Boon Yian by: boonyian@?iewst<"sd!iv.r"Tn.3g WILL there be a preliminary report on the causes of the SQOO6 crash? When will it he completed? Why was controversial play Talaq banned at such short notice? Is the contagious hand, foot361 words
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Article288 2000-11-13 4 Ny Bonn Vian - Ny Bonn Vian BukitTimah CDC to promote grace and poise by t i JpnewBtaday.coin.Bj DR TAN Cheng Bock, Chairman of the Bukit Timah Community Development Council (CDC), does not want Singaporeans to be lahelled "ugly Singaporeans". So why not come up with a programme to counter288 words
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180 2000-11-13 4 AFTER th: i i >i v >rk dealing witli issues ranging from cultun? !o trade, tJK- weiiiofi India:i PresidentK.fi. Narayanan took a break to it the Botanic GanJrn 5 yc iterday. The first Indian pr; ndent to visit Singapore in three decades,180 words
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Article, Illustration145 2000-11-13 4 AFP HAN DA ACEH, Indonesia Proindependence rallies in A; tsh have ended peacfully. The provincial capital of Indonesia's restive Aceh province was calm Sunday as the death toll linked to two days of rallies reached :iB. By early afternoon, the city had resumed daily activities withAFP; – Km', tt phot«\ - 145 words
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111 2000-11-13 4 Jili was only years old when the police found him lying dead on a pavi'irvil. It's heen a week since and nil no Idn or kith has been to claim his body. When the police found T>>o Cli- ■11 7.35 pin on Nkv in111 words
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122 2000-11-13 4 T KIIALA LUMPUR A court will rule on Dec 15 on an appeal by Malaysia's former police chief Rahim Noor against his two-month jail term for assaulting ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim. High Court Juc^e Zulkefly Ahmad Makinudin fixed the date after hearing submissions by Rahim'sT - 122 words
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Article, Illustration490 2000-11-13 5 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei When she learnt baby in her womb had a defect by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg BABY Mohammad Shahrin Asyurah Alias (right) let out his first cry. His mother had been weeping for months. Hours before, when Madam Misliah Hamzah, 26, was pushed to the delivery ward, she had490 words
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Miscellaneous88 2000-11-13 4 READ 0N... Ultrasound nightmare Child in her womb not perfect/5 Apec 100 weak to puih for free trade 24-page document bows to wishes of less-wealthy members/6 Market forces for the week Things are not looking sa good/8 Alps' tunnel tragedy Where were the fire extinguishers?.'! Miss Aidi Beauty Queen joins88 words
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Business news
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Article, Illustration566 2000-11-13 6 AFP No timetable set for latest round of trade liberalisation talks BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN The more powerful Asia-Pacific nations have been forced to back down on demands for a new round of trade liberalisation talks next year, according to a draft communique preparedAFP - 566 words
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244 2000-11-13 6 British Telecom to step up merger talks with AT T -AFP LONDON Britain's telecoms giant British Telecom (BT) is looking to step up partial merger talks with AT T but sell its stake in the French telecoms company, Cegetel. Sunday Business newspaper quoted BT chairman Mr lain Vallance as saying-AFP - 244 words
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Article180 2000-11-13 6 -AFP. NEW DELHI Indian consumer durables firm Videocon International has made a surprise bid to acquire a 26 per cent stake in state-run carrier Indian Airlines. The Economic Times daily said Videocon's bid is being backed by the Bank of America, with a Hong Kong-based-AFP. - 180 words
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Article123 2000-11-13 6 Bloomberg News PARIS Euro Disney, whose shares have fallen a third this year, is expected by analysts to post a 67 per cent increase in annual profit this week. That won't be enough for some investors, though. "I've never owned Euro Disney and I don't plan– Bloomberg News - 123 words
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Uncertain week
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Article304 2000-11-13 8 THE STI index shed 3.6 per cent or 75 points last week. The consolidation after it rebounded almost 250 points over the previous two weeks was not unexpected. The biggest fall of 55 points on Monday was the result of investor concerns that Singapore's weighting in304 words
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Article251 2000-11-13 8 KUALA LUMPUR The market closed the week relatively flat on low volumes as investors were content to remain sidelined ahead of the outcome of the US presidential elections. Concerns that bilateral relations between the US and Malaysia could suffer should Al Gore be elected kept251 words
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448 2000-11-13 8 Reuters VIENNA Opec producers met here yesterday content to sidestep consumer calls for further action on oil supply to ease fuel bills this winter. Ministers said the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) will not adjust crude production allocations that alreadyReuters - 448 words
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World news
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Article, Illustration80 2000-11-13 9 AFP photo A dead Palestinian is pulled out from his car by an Israeli robot after he and another civilian came under Israeli gunfire near the Gush Katif settlement area in the Gaza Strip yesterday. The Israeli army said two soldiers were also shot andAFP photo - 80 words
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Article235 2000-11-13 9 And the counting continues -AFP WEST PALM BEACH (Florida) After counting one per cent of the 431,000 votes in Palm Beach, US presidential candidate Al Gore was projected the winner, with a net gain of 19 votes. So now Florida authorities want a manual recount of all the votes cast-AFP - 235 words
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107 2000-11-13 9 Reuters LONDON The British Army got a bride to her wedding on time when they ferried her across floods waters. Flood waters in the historic northern English city of York blocked Anita Hudson's path to the registry office. So her panic-stricken mother appealed toReuters - 107 words
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109 2000-11-13 9 -AFP SEOUL Some 100 people were injured yesterday when thousands of South Korean union activists battled riot police in the most violent labour protest this year. The riot erupted when police formed human barricades across a major street in central Seoul to stop a-AFP - 109 words
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Article331 2000-11-13 9 AFP I Multi-faith state in former Palestine DOHA Iran has proposed a peace plan to resolve the Middle East crisis and bring calm back to the region. President Mohammad Khatami said the plan centred on a multi-faith state in the former Palestine before the creation ofAFP - 331 words
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Article269 2000-11-13 10 Health Minister announces immediate withdrawal KUALA LUMPUR-The Health Ministry has directed pharmaceutical firms to withdraw cough and cold medication containing phenylpropanolamine (PPA), an ingredient believed to cause strokes. Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng said the move was in line with a call by the US269 words
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196 2000-11-13 10 AFP. NEW DELHI Two ministers in the ruling Hindu nationalist BJP party have been forced to resign over their alleged role in the murder of a policeman during sectarian violence in 1985. Junior Minister for Defence Production Harin Pathak andAFP. - 196 words
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Article, Illustration41 2000-11-13 10 Reinhold, 50, from Germany whose body is covered with tattoos, looks at photographers at the sixth Artline Tattoo festival in Bruges, northern Belgium. Tattoo and percing artists from all around Europe took part in the two-day festival. REUTERSREUTERS - 41 words
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282 2000-11-13 10 BANGKOK The latest bank in Thailand to hit difficulties is the Bank of Sperm. While not affected by the loans of their financial counterparts, demand for donors has declined because of medical advances. About 40 per cent of Thai men282 words
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Article437 2000-11-13 12 One burning question in fiery Austrian train crash KAPRUN (Austria) From the ashes of Austria's worst train crash which killed 150 people emerges the disturbing question: What happened to the fire extinguishers? The head of the rescue operation, Mr Manfred Mueller, admitted that the operators437 words
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Article, Illustration112 2000-11-13 12 AFP TAIPEI Some 50,000 anti-nuclear activists defied rain and marched through Taipei and Kaohsiung yesterday expressing support for a government decision to scrap a partly-built US$5.6-billion (559.6-billion) nuclear-power plant, officials said. President Chen Shui-bian's decision to kill the project has sparkedAFP; AFP photo - 112 words
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Article, Illustration185 2000-11-13 12 LONDON Police have investigated claims that the wheelchair-bound scientist Professor Stephen Hawking (left) was repeatedly assaulted. The Mail on Sunday reported that the allegations were made after Prof Hawking, the genius physicist, who is paralysed by motor-neurone disease, suffered a series of mysterious injuries,185 words
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Article, Illustration501 2000-11-13 13 With the presiden- tial contest too close to call, Senator-elect Hillary Clinton has taken the unusual measure of naming herself the 43rd president of the United States. British ministers say no, but PM insists on building it LONDON Just as he was recovering his popularityReuters Photo - 501 words
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Article, Illustration190 2000-11-13 13 GEORGIA, RUSSIA The plaque in the museum dedicated to the fledgling Russian president says it all. "It commemorates the very spot where "Vladimir Putin(right) ate a lightly-salted gherkin." And that has sparked off worries that a personality cult may be developing around him, like the infamous190 words
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Article130 2000-11-13 13 KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN -A police assistant inspector is in hot water after he told a friend about a bothersome neighbor's criminal past, police said. Kagoshima Prefectural Police are poised to send documents to prosecutors accusing the 49--year-old officer of breaking the law by disclosing classified information, reported Mainichi130 words
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ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration377 2000-11-13 14 Reuters Estrada's woes may make it harder for actors to dabble in politics MANILA When movie star Joseph Estrada rose to the Philippine presidency, he pledged to make it the greatest performance of his life. Nearly two and a half months later, the Filipino movie industry– Reuters; Reuters photo - 377 words
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256 2000-11-13 14 -AFP WASHINGTON Losartan, a new medicine to treat high blood pressure, helps to improve sexual functions in men suffering from hypertension who also experience sexual problems. Losartan is sold under the brand name Cozaar. 82 hypertensive males who also-AFP - 256 words
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Article124 2000-11-13 14 NSW (AUSTRALIA) A name change. That's what residents of the community of Watanobbi are demanding. They had put up with the name as they believed it was Aboriginal, meaning "hills surrounded by water", reported South China Morning Post But Watanobbi in AngloSaxon slang is124 words
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192 2000-11-13 14 NAGANO OAPAN) Abiding by a key campaign pledge, new Nagano governor Yasuo Tanaka has shunned the opulence of the official governor's residence to live in rented accommodation. The 44-year-old bachelor said the official residence is far too large for a single192 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article611 2000-11-13 16 Lionel Wee - Lionel Wee by: WHEN it comes to language, there are two things that we can be sure of. One, languages are always changing; the only ones that don't change are dead languages, no longer used by people. The other thing we can be sure of is that most611 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration508 2000-11-13 18 Shanoo Maharaj - Shanoo Maharaj Beauty queen lends her charm to the battle against this modern scourge by THE universe's most beautiful woman wants to shift the spotlight away from her to issues that are close to her heart. Seven months ago, in a blaze of lights, Miss508 words
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Article, Illustration759 2000-11-13 23 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan Celest Chong shows her practical streak by hazel@newstoday.com.sg YOU would think top model Celest Chong has it all. Gorgeous good looks, long, silky tresses, a to-die-for bod, and a glamorous job. Picture perfect? And simply too good to be true? Wrong. Success did not come easy759 words
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Article, Illustration406 2000-11-13 24 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan An Indonesian girl gets the surprise of her life when she starts work in Singapore for her favourite star by: hazel@newstoday.com.sg UMI HANIK (with her employer MediaCorp actress Yvonne Lim) had a pleasant surprise when she arrived to work as a domestic helper in406 words
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Article, Illustration730 2000-11-13 25 KinvKyna Tan - KinvKyna Tan Three years of spartan living to become better actors by: kim@newstoday.com.sg THIS is Singapore, the land of caution and calculation. And in this Singapore, where retraining is supposed to be an investment and mavericks are scarce, some people have made a strange decision. For three yearsWEE TECKHIAN - 730 words
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Article, Illustration793 2000-11-13 26 American study shows that regular workouts can lower risk of breast cancer TACOMA (Washington) Women are taking the battle against breast cancer into the gym. Thrice a week for the past year, a group of women gathered in a Seattle-area fitness centre for a workout, all793 words
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Article, Illustration286 2000-11-13 27 WE CAN all fantasise about the kinds of cars we'd like to own, and the Millennium Motor Show brings us one step nearer to that dream. Among the 28 car manufacturers displaying their car at level 4 and level 6 are a selection of some of the286 words
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Article, Illustration585 2000-11-13 28 Koh Chieng Mun - Koh Chieng Mun Koh Chieng Mun talks about her deepest fear, and conquering it GROWING old. It's an issue that I grapple with every day. It's a topic close to home. Literally. My 65-year-old father's health is failing. I am dreading the day when my body, too, will585 words
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SHOWCASE
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Article, Illustration304 2000-11-13 19 Rosalind Png - Rosalind Png Compiled by rosalind@newstoday.com.sg The Toy Soldier From today till Nov 25 (except Nov 17 24) 9.30am, 11.30am, 2pm 3pm ACT3 Theatre, 126 Cairnhill Road Watching toys in life-size might be your childhood dream. Join in the fun as the Rag Doll and the Ballerina304 words
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Miscellaneous774 2000-11-13 20 mm^mgm TCS 5 Fugitive: Two brothers live with 6.00am Simply Baking their widowed mother who works as 6.30 Business Morning a servant in a wealthy family. 9.30 Wheel of Fortune Unfortunately, the brothers grow 10.00 7th Heaven up to lead vastly different lifestyles 11.00 Delia Smith's How To Cook bandit774 words
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Miscellaneous972 2000-11-13 21 father is gearing up to break the the extent ofpoisoning Kannan's 8.00 Channel NewAsia Today ON CABLE ON RADIO news of Nora's pregnancy to him. mind 8.30 Business Breakfast Star Movies(Ch 58) RSI Hour on Newsradio 938 9.30 Jendela Warkah Dari 8.30 Tamil Seithi 9.00 The World Today The Distinguished972 words
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Miscellaneous1190 2000-11-13 22 Cherry Falls: Cherry Falls is a quiet little town EW JUBILEE LIDO Time Tide (M): 12.50pm, 3.15, 5.40, until a serial killer Starts preying on virgin youth. Bedazzled: 11.15am, 1.15pm, 3.15, Bedazzled: 11am, 1.30pm, 4, 6.30, 9, 8.15 As the fourth youth gets killed, they figured out 5.15,7.15, 9.15 midnight1,190 words
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BUZZ NEWS
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Article, Illustration285 2000-11-13 29 Farm's vocals drowned out by the music I THOUGHT Fann Wong would do better in her fourth album. I really did. After watching her sing live at an autograph session the other day, I thought all that jogging and working out in the gym for her285 words
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Article23 2000-11-13 29 Stories by Peng Wanjoo, taken from toimo.eastciH.com For more of the latest updates on entertainment, surf on over to MediaCorp 's entertainment website!23 words
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Article101 2000-11-13 29 ZOE TAY loves Chinese tea! Yes, other than "kuays" and roast pig skin, we have discovered Zoe's other love! Perhaps this is how she keeps her svelte figure Chinese tea is supposed to help one lose weight. Though a lover of scarymovies, Kelly Chen maintains that she is101 words
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Article, Illustration417 2000-11-13 29 SURPRISE, surprise there's no surprise in the nominee list for the Top 10 Most Popular Male/ Female Artiste Award. Yes, Kym Ng and gang have left and Ann Kok's future is in Hong Kong. But the usual suspects like Fann Wong417 words
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Article, Illustration253 2000-11-13 29 IF there were such a thing as 'a typical Andy Lau album', his latest album, A Man's Love, would definitely be it. I am not a fan of Andy Lau (right), but I have heard enough Andy Lau songs to253 words
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Miscellaneous1057 2000-11-13 30 '/J^N^ SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21) L^^C A PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20) />J^ CANCER Gune 22-July 22) THIS is a challenging week I +~d BE aware of the opportunity to w YOU may have been feeling very U> especially if you have major i^ws^ improve your lot. mP-^Vj/ disconnected or insecure.1,057 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration868 2000-11-13 32 Rohit Brijnath - Rohit Brijnath It's surely better than being a sports journalist in this commercial world of ours b y rohit@newstoday.com.sg IT'S been one of those months when you want to pack up the pencils, dustbin, the notepads, garage the laptop and review career options. Maybe I'll start a vendingReuters photo - 868 words
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Article, Illustration425 2000-11-13 33 But he wantsTiger Woods' autograph before week ends ANDALUCIA Hidemichi Tanaka gripped the microphone with both hands and bowed his head ever so slightly. "Sorry. I don't speak English," he said, grinning widely. Presumably, Tanaka's Spanish isn't very good, either. But here, on the southwestern coastAFP photo - 425 words
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248 2000-11-13 33 – Kelvin Pkang - Kelvin Pkang SKIPPING school. Going on a holiday. No parental supervision. Oh yes, and playing your favourite sport. Now that is quite a schoolboy fantasy. But for 14 boys aged between eight to 12, it was a dream come true, as248 words
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Article89 2000-11-13 33 THE national Under-12s performed above expectations in the mini-tour, reaching the final against Selangor yesterday. In the early rounds on Friday, Singapore beat Federal Territories and Malacca. It then met Johor in the semi-final and emerged victorious. However, in the rain-affected final yesterday, Singapore scored 81 for five,89 words
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Article, Illustration321 2000-11-13 35 Reuters Unanimous decision for Lewis in fight with few blows Boxing LAS VtiGAS In a fight devoid df exchanges or excitement, Britain's Lennox Lewis used his superior height and reach to keep Samoan David Tua at long range and waltzed to a unanimous decision. His top-ranked challenger was– Reuters; AFP photo. - 321 words
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Article227 2000-11-13 35 Reuters NBA PHILADELPHIA 85 BOSTON 83 PHILADELPHIA Eric Snow scored a career high 25 points as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 85-83 on Saturday night for its seventh consecutive victory. Philadelphia's 7-0 start matched the second-best start in the team's history, tying the 1966-67 NBA– Reuters - 227 words
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Article177 2000-11-13 35 Reuters Rugby ALL BLACKS 39 FRANCE 26 PARIS Flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens kicked 29 points on Saturday to inspire New Zealand to a 39-26 win over France and exact some revenge for last year's World Cup semifinal defeat. Mehrtens struck nine penalties, a new record against the French,– Reuters - 177 words
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203 2000-11-13 36 Reuters MILAN Juventus and Lazio shared a 1-1 draw in the glamour fixture of the Italian first division programme last Saturday. But minnow Atalanta sits provisionally at the top of Serie A after its 2-0 triumph over Brescia. Juventus put the traumaReuters - 203 words
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Article364 2000-11-13 36 Reuters Double propels Deportivo back on top BARCELONA Deportivo la Coruna's Diego Tristan scored two superb goals in the Spanish champion's 2-0 win at home to Real Zaragoza and return it to the top of the Spanish first division on Saturday. His double against Zaragoza is slowly but– Reuters - 364 words
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Article, Illustration625 2000-11-13 37 LONDON Once again Manchester United proved that Old Trafford may be the key to the English Premiership. While rival Arsenal dropped two valuable points at home when it was held by Derby, United stormed back from a goal down to beat Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough 2-1. Two second half strikes625 words
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Article, Illustration464 2000-11-13 38 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas Nazri is our first nomination forTiger Man series by: leonard@newstoday.com.sg SONGKHLA Captain Courageous. The heartbeat of the Lions. The worrying news in the Singapore camp before their opening match of the Tiger Cup was the thigh injury plaguing captain Nazri Nasir. In the early training sessions,464 words
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Article, Illustration504 2000-11-13 39 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas But Malaysia dangerous on the counter by: leonard@newstoday.com.sg SONGKHLA Vietnam coach Alfred Riedl thinks the Lions could be too good for Malaysia. He said: "If they play as they did against us, then Singapore should win" Never over the past few years has his504 words
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204 2000-11-13 39 CHIANGMAI Indonesian strikers Gendut Christiawan and Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto scored twice each against a spirited Myanmar side to send their team into the semi-finals of Tiger Cup 2000. Indonesia won 5-0, despite being without regular goalkeeper Hendro Kartiko and midfielder Matheus Seta. Indonesia had204 words
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288 2000-11-13 39 -Leonard Thomas - -Leonard Thomas SONGKHLA For the past few weeks or so, Malaysian coach Hj Abdul Rahman has been looking forward to tonight's derby. His team had so far registered two wins and a draw against highly fancied Vietnam. It is on the verge of qualifying288 words
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Article, Illustration564 2000-11-13 40 S. Gulam - S. Gulam L by gulam@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS in Dubai last year that Rafi Ali, whom I had known since he was 16, opened his heart to me for the first time.Tm not enjoying my game," he said. "Why? I don't know where I'm going to play564 words
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216 2000-11-13 40 AFP, Reuters LONDON -The English Football Association (FA) has agreed to pay all Kevin Keegan's legal fees as he sues an English newspaper over allegations about his role in gambling sessions involving England players. The decision, which could cost at least £lmillion if the case– AFP, Reuters - 216 words
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117 2000-11-13 40 AFP HONG KONG There was disappointment i Hong Kong yesterday as the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) selected Doha, capital of Qatar to host the 2006 Asian Games. The 42-member Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) chose Doha ahead of hot favourites KualaAFP - 117 words
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Miscellaneous26 2000-11-13 40 Vending beetles is more fun than being a sportswriter says Today columnist Rohil Brijnath 32 Tua can hardly get a punch in Lewis wins easily 3526 words
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