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Title Section8 2000-12-13 1 TODAY Wednesday December 13, 2000 < mitaipi us 11/20008 words
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Article, Illustration450 2000-12-13 1 Steven Ooi - Steven Ooi Appeared to accept 'radical' demands to win last election steven@newstoday.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad made a startling admission in Parliament yesterday. He said that he had appeared to give in to the demands of a Chinese pressure group before450 words
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Article, Illustration364 2000-12-13 1 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan by Wm@newstoday.com.sg A BUNCH of Tibetan lamas left Singapore yesterday, after performing a sacred dance that had left its homeland for the first time ever. But this is not a story about culture alone. This is a new face of diplomacy, says a top China expert.364 words
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Article, Illustration368 2000-12-13 2 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim Singapore Malays making a mark on their own by zackaria@newstoday.com.sg IF a Malay High Court judge were to be appointed, simply because he was Malay, guess who would find it "most disappointing"? Mendaki's Chief Executive Officer Sumardi Ali (picture) would love to see368 words
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Article, Illustration38 2000-12-13 2 KEUTERS photo Palestinian women sitting before a mural depicting Palestinians killed in protests against the Israelis. They were at a rally marking the anniversary of the setting up of the Hamas movement.KEUTERS photo - 38 words
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313 2000-12-13 2 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim by zackaria@newstoday.com.sg MINISTER Ho Peng Kee shouted at his youngest daughter yesterday. She wept. The Minister of State (Law Home Affairs) talked about the incident shortly after it happened to illustrate how each child is different a factor313 words
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49 2000-12-13 2 AFP TWO Singaporean men were arrested in Bangkok yesterday for allegedly trafficking 30,000 Ecstasy pills. Lim Aik Hup, 34, and Khong Hock Boon, 41, had flown in from Amsterdam The haul, worth 25 million baht ($977,500), is the largest seized at Bangkok airport recently.AFP - 49 words
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Article38 2000-12-13 2 A WOMAN returned home to find the door Latched from inside. Ms Naridr Kaur had a bigger shock when she managed to open it an $800 bracelet, five old^atches an,d,a $4QQ yep. player, we,gpjK38 words
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Article426 2000-12-13 3 Jayakumar optimistic about Asean-EU partnership VIENTIANE Myanmar remained a sticking point. The no-show by senior European Union ministers rattled some Asean members. Still, the two sides wrapped up their first meeting in three years, hopeful that a new chapter in their strained ties is about to426 words
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123 2000-12-13 3 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek elaine@newstoday.com.sg FOUR boys yesterday pleaded guilty to breaking into their old school and stealing $11,467 worth of sound equipment. The boys David Shashi John, 17, Shawn Sridyinesh Dass, 17, Buvendraraj Douglas Danapal Naidu, 16, and Muhammad Shamsur Bin Anuar, 16, formerly from123 words
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Article402 2000-12-13 4 Solomon Emmanuel - Solomon Emmanuel Students can now do research anywhere they wish byi solomon@newstoday.com.sg RESEARCH need no longer be carried out in libraries on the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) campus. It can be done anywhere on grassy lawns, in the canteen, and even at the hostels on the402 words
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Article, Illustration45 2000-12-13 4 WEETECKHIAN This grandmother, with nails about 15cm long, was spotted near the Bedok bus terminal recently. Though red and sharp-looking, the nails did not hinder her from her grandmotherly duty of taking her sick grandchild to the doctor. Today photo byWEETECKHIAN - 45 words
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Article82 2000-12-13 4 IT'S so easy to send your loved ones overseas a Christinas card or present that you've just bought. Just shop at the futuristic-looking Singapore Post Centre Shopping Mall that's next to the Paya Lebar MRT station. Then walk over to the largest Post Office here to82 words
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Article277 2000-12-13 4 I REFER to Today's article "ISA gets an airing" on Dec 11, referring to Chia Thye Poh as Singapore's longest serving "political prisoner". This is incorrect. Chia Thye Poh was a member of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM). This was independently disclosed to Internal Security Department by several277 words
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Miscellaneous15 2000-12-13 2 Ramadan Fast Times jNjk Start of fast: 5.24 am ||j Break of fast: 7.01 pm15 words
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Miscellaneous126 2000-12-13 4 READ 0N... Semiconductors' special needs Dust and earthquake-free enviroment are keys to success in securing Taiwanese investment/8 World coffee glut Prices have plunged to near decade lows/ 10 How good is NUS, really? NUS has achieved quite a bit so far, but there's still a long way to go/15 Talk126 words
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Article, Illustration194 2000-12-13 6 Shazalina Salim - Shazalina Salim by sha2alina@newstoday.com.sg A MALAYSIAN driver who may have had one drop too many created dents and scratches in eight vehicles. He was driving along Queen Street at about 2.22 am yesterday when he hit a parked car along the side of the three-lane194 words
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Article, Illustration275 2000-12-13 6 WE refer to the letter "MRT emergency exits: Use them" from Mr Narayana Narayana in TODAY on Dec 7 regarding emergency exits at Tanah Merah station. Tanah Merah station is built on the road median of New Upper Changi Road between Bedok275 words
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208 2000-12-13 6 Elaine Quek - Moneylender made big bucks for three years till he got caught Elaine Quek by elaine@newstoday.com.sg FOR three years, Liow Kim Huat was making big bucks lending money at an interest rate of 20 per cent. Then he got caught and was charged with 85 counts of illegal money lending. Now208 words
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Article167 2000-12-13 6 Shazalina Salim - Shazalina Salim by shazalina@newstoday.com.sg THE Malay Members of Parliament (MP) have sent a plan to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong that will target the poorer Malay-Muslim Singaporeans. It will include classes and computer courses and will be launched in February, said Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of167 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article555 2000-12-13 8 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh Singapore's lack of earthquake dust may explain UMC move By chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SEMICONDUCTOR manufacturing belongs to the sterile and dust-free world of high-end technology, space suits and rigid micro-precision. And the impact of an earthquake's jerks and resultant dust may be one of the main555 words
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Article, Illustration354 2000-12-13 8 Chin Weilin - Chin Weilin By THE Building Construction Authority (BCA) has warned of the excessive competition among the more than 50 electronic portals here. Mr Tan Siong Leng, CEO of BCA, (see picture) sounded this warning at the launch of354 words
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218 2000-12-13 8 LONDON Britain's Carlton Communications has sold its US film processing arm Technicolor to France's Thomson Multimedia for U552,065 billion (553.6 billion) in a deal which will also see the two team up in an alliance. Television group Carlton said it would take a 5.5 perReuters - 218 words
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Article, Illustration335 2000-12-13 10 Worldwide oversupply, Vietnam is now the second largest producer BOGOTA Coffee prices have fallen to near decade lows and one of the world's top coffee growing countries has warned of a further price slide. The National Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers said this could happen ifToday art by Kelvin Lok - 335 words
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282 2000-12-13 10 -AFP LONDON Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham said yesterday they were close to reaching agreement with US regulators on their merger to form the world's largest pharmaceutical group. The two firms, in a statement said they had worked out an accord-AFP - 282 words
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150 2000-12-13 10 -AFP DBS Group Holdings yesterday launched a wireless banking service that allows customers access to their account via mobile telephones or handheld devices. The service centred on Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) communications, would be introduced in phases and was in line with the-AFP - 150 words
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Article133 2000-12-13 10 MAINBOARD-listed Food Empire Holdings will increase its annual production by at least 40 per cent next year. It now produces annually 306 million sachets of instant beverages such as ready-mixed black coffee, coffee with sugar/creamer and cappuccino as well as instant chocolate, cereals and tea-based133 words
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Article, Illustration598 2000-12-13 11 Profit taking cuts short a rising move SINGAPORE shares closed lower on profit taking amid uncertainty over the US Supreme Court's ruling on the US presidential elections. The widely watched Nasdaq and S&PSOO globex futures remained in negative territory throughout Asian trading as investors awaited a delayed court598 words
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Article, Illustration466 2000-12-13 11 KUALA LUMPUR Sentiment on the KL bourse turned for the worse as investors reacted negatively to the United Engineers (Malaysia) (UEM) announcement that it had agreed to defer to May 2002 the RM3.16 billion put option to Tan Sri Halim Saad466 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article271 2000-12-13 12 Reuters Malaysia to act against cyber blasphemy KUALA LUMPUR Muslim Net surfers who insult Islam in cyberspace risk running afoul of the law in Malaysia. Legal action will be taken against them under Syariah criminal law, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdul Hamid Othman told ParliamentReuters - 271 words
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211 2000-12-13 12 Truth commission to patch things up for Christians Muslims AFP JAKARTA Muslim and Christian leaders from Indonesia's Maluku islands launched a nationwide campaign yesterday aimed at ending two years of savage sectarian violence there which has claimed more than 5,000 lives. The campaigners, headed by 40 religious and community leadersAFP - 211 words
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230 2000-12-13 12 AFP TOKYO Never mind nifty gadgetry, Japanese believe their best inventions of the 20th century were instant noodles and karaoke. "Instant noodles, representing Made in Japan, are now not only just a national food but a global food," the FujiAFP - 230 words
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Article, Illustration78 2000-12-13 12 Reuters THE former US first lady Rosalynn Carter and President Bill Clinton may have billed as the star attractions in the launch of a new effort to increase immunisation rates at the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Monday, but it's little Bryant CampbellReuters - 78 words
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Article91 2000-12-13 12 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia said yesterday it would not allow the United Nations to question its soldiers over last year's bloodshed in East Timor.. "No TNI (military) officers will be probed or asked for information by the UN," military chief Admiral Widodo told reporters. The government's stance is clear.."Reuters - 91 words
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Article92 2000-12-13 12 Reuters BEIJING A Chinese court has sentenced a USbased member of the banned Falun Gong sect to three years in jail for leaking secrets to foreigners, a senior US diplomat yesterday quoted the woman's father as saying. Ms Teng Chunyan, 37, had been collecting evidence onReuters - 92 words
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92 2000-12-13 13 Reuters TOKYO Computer hackers took an embarrassing bite put of Japan's police watchdog agency last week, posting pictures of scantily clad women on its website. The website was temporarily shut down last week for a clean-up after a staffer discovered the embarrassing alterations, said– Reuters - 92 words
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Article282 2000-12-13 13 Gang at Bangkok airport smashed BANGKOK A gang of Thailand-based Indian extortionists which preyed on Indian traders arriving at Bangkok International Airport has been smashed. Some of the gang's alleged members were arrested in a swoop on Monday, reported The Nation. Police said the gang's modus operandi was282 words
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Article87 2000-12-13 13 Reuters BEIJING The Chinese authorities have offered a reward of 500,000 yuan (*****,697) for information leading to the capture of gunmen who raided a bank and killed a security guard. Four men brandishing shotguns burst into a branch of the Guangdong Development Bank in Zhengzhou on– Reuters - 87 words
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Article141 2000-12-13 13 -AFP LONDON The British government will no longer demand that poor countries buy British goods or services in return for its aid. Britain's Minister for International Development, Ms Clare Short, said that only 8.5 per cent of British aid was now conditional, down from 28 per-AFP - 141 words
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Article, Illustration39 2000-12-13 13 Reuters POPULAR Indian actor Hrithik Roshan performs with children during an AIDS awareness show in Bombay on Sunday. Many Bollywood stars participated in the show with the proceeds going to AIDS patients. photoReuters - 39 words
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Article258 2000-12-13 14 AFP Minister: No aid for Irian Jaya move SYDNEY- If pro-independence activists in Irian Jaya are looking to Australia for support, they can forget about it. Australia, which had been supportive of independence sentiments in East Timor last year, is not interested in helping them. ForeignAFP - 258 words
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216 2000-12-13 14 AFP WASHINGTON US First Lady Hillary Clinton denies that she is eyeing the White House in 2004. "No, I'm not," the new US senator-elect from New York when asked if she was considering a presidential run four years from now. "I'm intent uponAFP - 216 words
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Article, Illustration62 2000-12-13 14 AFP MR TAPAN Day writes a poem with his nose as curious children look on Monday in Calcutta. Mr Day can also write with his ear and even with both hands at the same time in different languages. The 32-year-old history student is hoping toAFP - 62 words
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Article150 2000-12-13 14 AFP LOS ANGELES Women want sex rather than love and romance, a wealthy man rather than a faithful one, and an intelligent one rather than a handsome fellow. Those are some of the results of a very unscientific Internet survey from the folks behind What WomenAFP - 150 words
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Article175 2000-12-13 14 -AFP GLAND Asia's 35,000 to 50,000 surviving elephants are being squeezed into increasingly smaller woodland areas, turning them into a menace to people in their territory. "As clearance of forests for settlement and agriculture escalates, traditional elephant migration routes are disrupted, leading to violent clashes when-AFP - 175 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration1015 2000-12-13 15 Siva Anantham - Siva Anantham NUS' achievements are aplenty, but there's still a long way to go by_ THE press has increasingly made comparisons between NUS and topranking international universities. However, are the comparisons made between NUS and Harvard, Yale and Cambridge realistic? Is NUS as good as1,015 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration665 2000-12-13 16 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan There's something sizzling between these Media Talk co-hosts by] hazel@newstoday.com.sg TALK about chemistry. That was what the interview was meant to be about. But there was no real need to. Media Talk hosts Najip Ali and The Flying Dutchman (FD) proved beyond words that there'sWee Teck Hum - 665 words
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Article, Illustration468 2000-12-13 17 Maurice Png - Andrea friends play Santa Maurice Png Join the stars, share Christmas with Cheshire Home residents and help fulfil their wish by list THIS Christmas, as we spend our holidays with family and friends, the more unfortunate among us may have to spend them in Homes or associations for the handicapped.Maurice Png - 468 words
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Article, Illustration561 2000-12-13 18 She's one of the first home-grown singing talents to have made it big in the region. She's published a collection of poetry. And now, Kit Chan is ready to tackle the hardheaded world of business with her new boutique. IT was an invitation to the561 words
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SHOWCASE
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Article, Illustration911 2000-12-13 19 Rosalind Png - Rosalind Png Compiled by rosalind@newstoday.com.sg The Boys' Brigade Shanty Gift Box 2000 Today till Dec 20 Kiosks at URA carpark opposite Centrepoint Shopping Centre The annual Boys' Brigade Sharity Gift Box project is on again. This year, donors can go on-line to pledge their gifts911 words
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Article, Illustration600 2000-12-13 28 Lee Ching Wern - Lee Ching Wern Hailing from Hotel Phoenix, Santa brought scrumptious goodies and gifts by. Christmas came early for the residents of Henderson Senior Citizen's Home. In a Christmas treat arranged by Hotel Phoenix on Monday, Santa Claus, accompanied by his beautiful Santarinas, arrived at the600 words
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Article, Illustration380 2000-12-13 28 The little you offer means very much to the needy. These words came from Mr John Lim, Chairman of the Boys Brigade Sharity Gift Box (BBSGB) 2000 Organising Committee. More than 2,000 Boys' Brigade officers, 30 Comfort drivers and two MediaCorp artistes echoed380 words
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Article, Illustration356 2000-12-13 29 Peng Wan Joo - Peng Wan Joo They are hip and they are cool. They can dance and they may make you drool. PopCatz, the latest addition to Channel B's Goggles time belt, brings live viewing to new heights by wwAv.eastciti.com Can't switch on the sleep mode every night? Switch on your356 words
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Article, Illustration427 2000-12-13 31 Cricket courtesy of tehelka.com KANPUR India's captain Sourav Ganguly (above right) was the obvious star when his team thrashed Zimbabwe on Monday. You can't argue with a man who snaps up five wickets and scores an unbeaten 71 to boot But, Ganguly could also have won427 words
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Article, Illustration726 2000-12-13 32 James Lawton - James Lawton by Independent FIFA is being accused of a mis erable fudge with the sharing o football's ultimate internationa award between Pele and Diego Maradona. But for once, the game's rulers may have got it right. Surely there is726 words
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Article, Illustration889 2000-12-13 33 Andy Gray - Andy Gray by footbaU36s.com WAS Maradona better than Pele? Judging by the voting for the FIFA Player Of The Century, the troubled Argentinian was the best player the game has seen in the last 100 years but,889 words
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Article, Illustration766 2000-12-13 34 No fairy godmother needed for Lakers' most surprising new player NBA LOS ANGELES Let's post Mike Penberthy's story inside every YMCA gym and outside every schoolyard, says NBA.com. Have the title read: Your hoop dreams are possible. In his rookie season, Penberthy has worked hisAlhporl photo - 766 words
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Article, Illustration573 2000-12-13 35 Timberwolves knock off Sixers in OT NBA PHILADELPHIA 91 MINNESOTA 96 PHILADELPHIA Wally Szczerbiak knew he'd make the Philadelphia 76ers pay for leaving him open. Szczerbiak hit a key three-pointer in overtime and Kevin Garnett (right) had 23 points and 12 rebounds as the573 words
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301 2000-12-13 35 NBA SAN ANTONIO 91 UTAH 83 SALT LAKE CITY The San Antonio Spurs got a scare when Tim Duncan went down, clutching his left knee on Monday night. But Antonio Daniels and Malik Rose showed there was no301 words
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Article, Illustration790 2000-12-13 36 says Frenchman Gerard Houl! LIVERPOOL Gerard Houllier pointed an accusing finger at Roy Evans yesterday over the attacking dilemma that has left him facing the wrath of disgruntled Liverpool fans. The loss of Liverpool's unbeaten home record this season, against Ipswich on Sunday, was met with790 words
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175 2000-12-13 36 FULHAM Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed is ready to wager £50,000 on Fulham scoring three goals against Manchester United in the FA Cup third round, Soccernet reported. The flamboyant owner is confi- dent his side, which faces Liverpool in175 words
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Article, Illustration317 2000-12-13 37 Series win over Pakistan gives English confidence LONDON There is just onemajor ambition left for England after its third consecutive series victory, its captain Nasser Hussain said on Monday. And that is an Ashes triumph over Australia, reported cricketline.com. Hussain was speaking onAi.l.wokt photo - 317 words
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194 2000-12-13 37 Vana Banerjee- Beyu - Vana Banerjee-Beyu by courtesy of tehelka.com LAHORE The Pakistan cricket team's proposed tour of Bangladesh next month may have been rocketed by a big mouth. It is entirely unlikely to come through. Things seemed to be going smoothly until Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner194 words
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Article, Illustration367 2000-12-13 38 S. Murali - S. Murali says hockey president Mayeh by raurali@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE will win the women's hockey gold medal at next year's South-east Asia Games in Kuala Lumpur. That was the bold prediction made by Singapore Hockey Federation president M. Lukshumayeh, during a candid interview with Today yesterday. "WithWEE TECK HIAN - 367 words
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Article192 2000-12-13 38 AFP RIYADH Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal claimed the Asian Super Cup and a place at next year's Fifa World Club Championship, after a 1-1 draw with Japan's Shimizu S-Pulse yesterday. It took the tie 3-2 on aggregate. International midfielder Omar Al Ghamdi emerged as Hilal's hero,AFP - 192 words
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Article, Illustration137 2000-12-13 38 Reuters SAN SEBASTIAN Inter Milan's Ronaldo (right) tested positive in a drink driving test in Spain early Sunday morning, Marca sports newspaper reported yesterday. Brazil's 1996 and 1997 Fifa world player of the year left Capbreton in south western France where he was being treated forReuters - 137 words
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Article, Illustration553 2000-12-13 39 You may not know him, but he's signed the biggest sports contract in history UNLESS you are a baseball fan, you have probably not even heard of Alex Rodriguez. But yesterday, he became the richest man in sport when he agreed to a 10-year553 words
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Page 40 Miscellaneous
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