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Article, Illustration110 2001-02-27 1 There Jg^ has been much ~W specula- S tion as to when the date (for elections) will be. On the ground, we are working for the earliest possible date which could be in June. Senior parliamentary secretary for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zainu] Abidin Rasheed, inITOJVG Kff/ATG C//OJVG - 110 words
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Article447 2001-02-27 1 Ng Hwee Koon - Ng Hwee Koon Former remisier Peter Lim back in court and wife's shadow follows by hweekoon@newstoday.com.sg FORMER king of remisiers Peter Lim, who retired from Kay Hian in 1996, is inking another multi-million deal in court. But the shadow of his former wife, who had447 words
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Article237 2001-02-27 1 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said Singapore's unilateral free trade agreements (FTA) with non-Asean members were a "worrisome" development affecting the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta), agencies reported. "This is a worrisome thing because generally in Afta we accept237 words
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Article158 2001-02-27 1 -AFP CHANGPING Cross-breeding of St Bernard dogs is becoming very common in China, not for rearing but for the dinner table. "St Bernards are too expensive and, besides, too kind," said Mr Shou Weiping, the manager of a company specialising in breeding dogs. The St Bernard dog,-AFP - 158 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article397 2001-02-27 2 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim There is a website and an 'ambassador', but country does not exist by zackana@ne wstoday. c o m. sg YOU are not likely to find the Dominion of Melchizedek on the official list of nations that Singapore has dealings with. In fact,397 words
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Article76 2001-02-27 2 EXTERNAL degrees are getting more popular in Singapore. In 1999, there were 6,999 graduates from external degree programmes. That's an increase of 2,600 over 1998. Most of them are attracted to business and management degrees. About 72 per cent of the 1999 cohort graduated with such76 words
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Article, Illustration307 2001-02-27 2 CONGRATULATIONS for 150 years of riding each wave of technology successfully, said Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew to Reuters yesterday. The global information, news and technology conglomerate turns 150 years old this year, which also marks its 133th year in Singapore. This grand307 words
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Article124 2001-02-27 2 THE Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Internet, Mr Nicholas Lee, has resigned for "personal reasons". Mr Lee has led the Internet service provider since its launch. Mr Tan Tong Hai will replace him on Mar 5. A former CEO of StarHub Internet, Mr Tan has held124 words
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192 2001-02-27 2 Agencies MIAMI George W Bush would probably have won the disputed US presidential election, even if the federal Supreme Court had allowed a recount of votes in the state of Florida, a US newspaper has concluded. The Miami Herald, which has carried out its– Agencies - 192 words
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Article, Illustration399 2001-02-27 3 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei 1,000 new cases of colorectal cancer detected each year by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg A SILENT killer is doing the rounds in Singapore and it has already become the number one cancer among men. One in 20 Singaporeans now run the risk of getting colorectal399 words
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Article136 2001-02-27 3 Agencies JAKARTA The Indonesian rupiah fell to a 28-month low of 9,775 to the US dollar as violence in outlying provinces increased political instability, deterring investment in the country. This happened despite Bank Indonesia's recent measures to protect the currency against offshore speculation. Concerns that– Agencies - 136 words
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Article334 2001-02-27 4 Joy Frances - Joy Frances Car rental operator stole from wife to pay his debts by joy@n ewsto d ay.com ,sg YEARS of unrelented nagging and grumbling finally took their toll as one henpecked husband went on a revenge rampage of drinking, gambling and thieving. So claimed Teo Bee San's334 words
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191 2001-02-27 4 -AFP THE number of children admitted to Singapore hospitals for the potentially lethal hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) rose to an average 141 cases per week, but authorities on Monday allayed fears of an outbreak. An 11-month-old child admitted to a children's-AFP - 191 words
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Article, Illustration202 2001-02-27 4 'My enemies are there ON Nov 23 last year, police responded to calls about a man chasing people around with a knife. They arrived to find Chew Kian Soon, an ex-mental patient, wandering around a housing estate without his shirt on. With a knife measuring 17.5 cm, he had slashed202 words
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263 2001-02-27 4 Koh Shu Ching - Koh Shu Ching by reporter@newstoday.com.sg SHE was paid $270 in cash for 20 days of work, with no accompanying payslip. A 17-year-old student found a job which promised her $1,000 a month for three months of work while waiting for her "0" level263 words
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Miscellaneous105 2001-02-27 4 READ 0N... More Indians learn Chinese and multinational firms love them for it/1 1 In praise of the hawk Powell: Sharon ready to reach out/ 12 Are humans intelligent? Answer: Two times more than a worm 1/13 E-services to be stars of the next wave This is a result of105 words
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Advertisement484 2001-02-27 5 ABN AMRO Star Behavioural Finance Japan Fund In an ideal investment environment, you would only need your left brain Applying behavioural finance is not a new phenomenon in the developed the side that makes rational decisions. You would be detached of all the markets of America and Europe. A similar484 words
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LETTERS
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199 2001-02-27 6 Chat Min Fook - Chat Min Fook Keeps unwanted voice levels low I REFER to the survey conducted by SPH/Straits Times (Feb 23) to find out how many commuters are not receptive toward TVMobile in SBS buses. It found that many were not happy with the noise generated by TVMobile and199 words
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276 2001-02-27 6 Chin Hong Hua - Chin Hong Hua I REFER to the letter, "TVMobile encroaches on my personal space", by Mr John Yong Khek Chew (ST, Feb 17). I disagree with his statement that the private space of the public commuter is invaded by TVMobile. When a commuter shares the276 words
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Letter120 2001-02-27 6 Alan Chang - Alan Chang I WOULD like to refer to the TVMobile monitors which have been newly-intro-duced on various SBS bus routes in Singapore. I take the express bus 518 daily to and from Orchard Road and Pasir Ris interchange. Along certain parts of the route, there tends120 words
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105 2001-02-27 6 Raychel Lee - Raychel Lee Readers' queries on Hepatitis B vaccinations. And the Ministry of Health's reply. I HAD my three Hepatitis B vaccinations completed in 1997/1998. Last year, I had a blood test taken for a pre-employment check-up. I found that I needed105 words
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122 2001-02-27 6 Mrs Cheng - Mrs Cheng I WOULD like to inform you that my husband had his Hepatitis injections {3 doses) in the eighties. But, recently, he took a blood test and found that he did not have any Hepatitis B vaccine in his122 words
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140 2001-02-27 6 Elaine Loh - Elaine Loh THE Hepatitis B vaccine has been found to be at least 95% effective. Individuals who have been vaccinated will develop lifelong immunity through the formation of antibodies against the Hepatitis B virus. With time, however, the level140 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration327 2001-02-27 7 Chin Weilin - Chin Weilin But Singapore is the star performer by we ili n@n ews today.com.sg EVEN a 64 per cent sales growth in South Asia, including a record performance in Singapore, could not overcome the overall loss by Hong Kong company Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. TheWONG hWNG VHONG - 327 words
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Article138 2001-02-27 7 MORE on the Budget announced by Finance Minister, Dr Richard Hu. For individuals What: The self-employed will receive the same tax benefits as employees, that is, tax exemption for CPF contributions raised from the current 20 per cent to 36 per cent of their income. Because: With138 words
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Article110 2001-02-27 7 VISITOR arrivals in Singapore in January nudged up three percentage points in January from a year ago, to some 657,000, said Singapore Tourism Board (STB). However, the number of Indonesian tourists, the largest group of visitors, saw a 23 per cent drop to 116,000, reported Channel110 words
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106 2001-02-27 7 UNDER a share placement agreement, NTUC Income Cooperative Ltd will subscribe for 5,562,000 new ordinary shares of Horizon.com Limited at $1.00 per share. Following the announcement, Horizon's shares rose as much as 8.6 per cent during morning trading yesterday, according to Bloomberg. The 5.56106 words
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119 2001-02-27 7 JAPAN'S retail sales in January rose 1.2 per cent from a year earlier. The increase, the first since March 1997, confounded economists' expectations of a modest decline, reported Channel News Asia. However, sales at larger stores, which are more sensitive to changes119 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Selective buying
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Article, Illustration495 2001-02-27 8 THE STI finished 12.45 points higher at 1960.31, buoyed by the expansionary budget unveiled last Friday. However, it was the speculation that the US Fed may further lower rates before the next scheduled meeting that spurred buying interest in interest rate sensitive stocks. Buying495 words
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Article, Illustration461 2001-02-27 8 KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange started the week off on a dull note yet again, as lack of fresh leads and waning investor interest resulted in a very low trading volume of only 78,922 lots done, about half that of a typical461 words
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218 2001-02-27 9 Bloomberg News DBS Holding Group dropped plans to buy Korea Exchange Bank's credit card unit, dealing a blow to the unprofitable Korean lender's effort to turn itself around. DBS, which had been given a onemonth window early this month– Bloomberg News - 218 words
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118 2001-02-27 9 PACIFIC Internet Limited today commenced operations of its new $5 million Internet Data Centre (IDC) in Singapore. At 10,000 square feet, this is Pacific Internet's largest IDC to date as the Group diversifies revenue streams away from traditional dial-up access. The new118 words
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129 2001-02-27 9 Bloomberg News VENTURE Manufacturing Singapore, the island's biggest electronics maker by market value, said profit rose 27 per cent in 2000 on higher demand for networking and communications products. Profit for the full year ended December for the Singapore-based company rose to $105.1 million– Bloomberg News - 129 words
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Article94 2001-02-27 9 MANUFACTURING output for January fell 9.9 per cent, compared to the same period last year, as many plants closed during the Chinese New Year period, said the Economic Development Board (EDB). Among the major clusters, biomedical sciences "dived" 76.5 per cent, because major pharmaceutical companies stopped94 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article385 2001-02-27 10 Steven Ooi - Steven Ooi People hope, investors watch for results of his solutions by Steven® newstoday. com. sg BANGKOK The jury is still out on whether Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra can lift Thailand out of its economic woes. The Prime Minister, who is the country's richest man, yesterday385 words
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Article167 2001-02-27 10 A NEW song in Brazil called Face Slap is being blamed for domestic violence and nightclub brawls. The song's lyrics include a woman imploring to be slapped during sex. Women's rights groups say it is degrading and others complain that it sparks fights. It has167 words
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Article173 2001-02-27 10 -AFP SYDNEY Malaysia vetoed participation by Australia and New Zealand in a three-day Asian meeting to prepare for a UN anti-racism conference in South Africa. Australia had the backing of top UN officials and about 50 Asian countries to take part in the preparatory meeting of-AFP - 173 words
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Article, Illustration54 2001-02-27 10 -AFP Brazilian samba dancers from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school performing on a float on Sunday during the Rio de Janeiro Samba School Parade. Fourteen samba schools are competing for top spot during the championship which ended last night. Tourists from all over the world joined-AFP - 54 words
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Article78 2001-02-27 10 Reuters TOKYO A former policy chief of the dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Mr Taku Yamasaki, says he is prepared to replace beleagured Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. Lawmakers in the LDP and its two ruling partners are pushing for Mr Mori's resignation as– Reuters - 78 words
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254 2001-02-27 10 Agencies PALANGKARAYA Indonesian police and military appear to be overwhelmed by the extent of the bloodshed in central Kalimantan or totally apathetic. "This is getting out of control. There's nothing I can do to stop them," a plainclothes policeman said, speaking on a– Agencies - 254 words
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Article, Illustration177 2001-02-27 11 – Oana- Kyodo - Regretful, but not sorry Oana-Kyodo HONOLULU The captain of the US Navy's nuclear-powered submarine Greeneville has expressed regret but no apologies over the its sinking of a Japanese high school fisheries training ship off Hawaii. It was Commander Scott Waddle's (above) first expression of his feelings since the Feb 9177 words
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Article85 2001-02-27 11 -AFP BANGKOK- Falungong followers in Thailand have decided to cancel a planned meeting in April after warnings from the police and foreign ministry, the religious sect said on Monday. "After meeting with the deputy of the special police bureau, we see that the meeting will-AFP - 85 words
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Article327 2001-02-27 11 Shanoo Maharaj - Shanoo Maharaj and multi-national firms love them for it by in New Delhi NOT so long ago, an Indian who learnt the Chinese language could only aspire for "higher studies" or a lecturer's job in a rare college which had a Chinese studies department. Or manage327 words
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Article, Illustration86 2001-02-27 11 ■AFP Photo Pakistani boy Umair Choudhry, seen here with kis mother Faruh, was recently granted political asylum in the United States due to fears that he would be persecuted in his homeland because of his disability. Umair, 10, suffers from autism and usually wears mittens■AFP Photo - 86 words
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107 2001-02-27 11 Reuters BEIJING China is set to have 10 million or more HIV carriers by 2010, unless it acts decisively and without delay against the deadly disease, the United Nations warns. China now officially has more than 22,000 HIV carriers, mostly drug users,– Reuters - 107 words
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155 2001-02-27 11 -AFP SYDNEY Australian business leaders are planning a campaign to counter what is seen as anti-free-trade scare-mongering by Ms Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. A resurgence of the far-right party, with its message of opposition to immigration, Asians, globalisation and mainstream politicians, has prompted fears-AFP - 155 words
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Article367 2001-02-27 12 Agencies Powell: Sharon ready to reach out KUWAIT CITY The Israeli whom Arabs love to hate, Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon, is a thoughtful leader willing to put his past behind him and reach out to Palestinians to end a cycle of violence. But Palestinian leader– Agencies - 367 words
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Article, Illustration167 2001-02-27 12 When official business takes a back seat -AFP AMMAN US Secretary of State and car buff Colin Powell (above right) on Sunday took a brief break from his diplomatic duties, by serving as a temporary chauffeur for Jordan's King Abdullah 11. After about 90 minutes of talks focusing on the-AFP - 167 words
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Article176 2001-02-27 12 -AFP. JERUSALEM A Palestinian woman has confessed to luring an Israeli teenager to his death through the Internet. Amana Jawad Mona, 25, said two members of a militia linked to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction were responsible for his murder, according to-AFP. - 176 words
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288 2001-02-27 12 TAIPEI Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian gave his Cabinet an earful over a series of boo-boos that had dented public confidence in his government. At a meeting with government officials on Sunday, Mr Chen said recent errors and slipups demonstrated that his Cabinet officials had288 words
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111 2001-02-27 12 Reuters BEIJING Thousands of people are fighting hunger, cold and disease in a remote area of China's Sichuan province after a strong earthquake destroyed their homes and killed three people. Friday's tremor, measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale, injured 109 people and affected 49,000– Reuters - 111 words
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148 2001-02-27 12 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Bangladeshi community launched its first-ever newspaper yesterday, 10 days after a reported ban on employers hiring workers from the South Asian country because of their failure to assimilate. One aim of the weekly Bengali-language paper, Probashi (Expatriate), will be to educate– Reuters - 148 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration618 2001-02-27 13 Answer:Two times more than a worm! DRY ICE by Sisyphus WE are told that man is superior to plants and animals because he has intelligence. Several recent events made me wonder about this claim. Top of the list is a submarine surfacing directly beneath a fishing trawler,YENYOK - 618 words
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Article, Illustration382 2001-02-27 13 JAKARTA The Indonesian province of Kalimantan is once again torn apart by bloodletting between the indigenous Dayaks and the Madurese settlers. The violence in central Kalimantan, which flared more than a week ago when Dayak gangs began attacking the Madurese, has382 words
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INFOTECH
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Article, Illustration454 2001-02-27 14 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon This is a result of growing outsourcing interest by solo mon@newstoday. com. sg AS firms find ways to solve their skills-shortage problems by outsourcing various administrative and support processes, business services will grow to become the next wave in454 words
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BREAKING NEWS
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Article60 2001-02-27 14 Sega is suing Kmart for allegedly failing to pay US$2.2 million of a $25.9 million order for Dreamcast game consoles, according to a lawsuit filed in California Superior Court. Sega alleges that in August 1999, Kmart agreed to purchase Dreamcast systems. In September 1999, Sega launched the60 words
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Article28 2001-02-27 14 Young Filipino researchers from the Advance Science Technology Institute (AST!) have disclosed a five-year plan to design a system-on-a-chip for wireless devices such as mobile phones.28 words
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Article40 2001-02-27 14 Texas Instruments Inc announced plans to invest US$lOO million in software developers writing wireless Internet software. These applicatons are to be used for Tl's Open Multimedia Applications Platform (OMAPj over the next 12 to 18 months.40 words
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Article, Illustration293 2001-02-27 14 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon by solomonffl1 newstoday, com. sg YESTERDAY, Standard Chartered Bank became the latest among financial institutions operating here to provide an online unit trust facility. Even though the bank is not the first to provide such a service in Singapore, Mr Lim293 words
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171 2001-02-27 14 CNET ChaimelServices (www.cnetchannel.com), a division of CNET Networks Inc, has launched its CNET DataServices (www.cnetdata.com) in Asia-Pacific. CDS, an online catalogue of data on over 600,000 technology products, serves as a marketing and buying resource for the IT supply chain. Through the171 words
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481 2001-02-27 15 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh A proponent gives the reasons why he believes this to be the case by c haopeh@n ews to day.com. sg ONLINE advertising is alive and kicking, so believes Mr Stephen Moss, Asia chief executive of DoubleClick Media. Opinion to the contrary481 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration661 2001-02-27 22 Maurice Png - Maurice Png The Monkey Bai Ling reflects on love, life and the movies by maurice@newstod ay.com. sg I hypothesised that Bai Ling suffers from schizophrenia when she confided in me. "I feel out of my mind sometimes, where reality is a dream and the dream worldThe Monkey - 661 words
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Article, Illustration438 2001-02-27 23 Georgina Chang - Georgina Chang by i I have always wondered what it's like to be a man. I'm told that it is penis envy. Well, it's not that little flap of flesh I fantasise about owning. That flap has a438 words
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Article, Illustration324 2001-02-27 23 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh Australia's alternative to its sunny beaches. by cha o peh@n ewstod ay. c om. sg The impression that most people have of the Gold Coast in Australia is that of the kilometres-long of sunbleached beaches and deep blue surf. Think again. There is muchCHANCHAOPEH - 324 words
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Article, Illustration506 2001-02-27 24 Maurice Png - Maurice Png These girls are a confident bunch and know exactly what they want by maurice@news today.com. sg Beauty and brains, how many people actually have both? This is the real challenge facing beauty pageants today. How do they get contestants wellendowed in both aspects? This year's MissHEDYKIIOO - 506 words
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Article, Illustration849 2001-02-27 25 Serena Sim - Serena Sim And you don't have to burn a hole in your pocket to savour it by se rena ©newstoday. com. sg I used to think that lobster meals were way out of my league. I like lobster. But the only times I ate them were atHEDYKHOO - 849 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration866 2001-02-27 26 Aussie comes out trumps in six-man playoff Nissan Open PACIFIC PALISADES Alongside mud and puddles, six men huddled, beaten down by six hours of unrelenting rain at Riviera Country Club, wet and weary, but unable to do anything to come in from the cold. Robert Allenby or JeffReuters photo - 866 words
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370 2001-02-27 26 Reuters NBA LA Lakers 106 Orlando 100 LOS ANGELES Shaquille O'Neal pounded the Orlando Magic for 37 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks as he inspired the Los Angeles Lakers to their fourth win in a row. The Lakers' last three wins– Reuters - 370 words
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Article, Illustration463 2001-02-27 27 -AFP Historic India v Australia first Test overshadowed by death of Bradman BOMBAY A stunned Australian cricket team was plunged into mourning at the death of Sir Donald Bradman yesterday, but vowed to use the loss as an inspiration to win the upcoming series against India.-AFP; AFP photo - 463 words
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356 2001-02-27 27 Reuters SYDNEY The passing of Sir Donald Bradman marked not only the death of a cricketing legend, but a spiritual moment in the history of Australia. The bush telegraph burned bright yesterday as news of the death of 'The Don'– Reuters - 356 words
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Article, Illustration698 2001-02-27 28 -AFP True grit from Roma, Juventus and Lazio as Serie A race hots up Serie A us in touch with Roma," said Juve coach Carlo Ancelotti. His opposite number, Milan's Alberto Zaccheroni lamented: "We were playing on the same level as Juventus until the-AFP; Reuters photo - 698 words
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506 2001-02-27 28 -AFP Primera Liga MADRID Norwegian international striker John Carew kept last year's European Cup finalist Valencia's hopes of winning the Spanish title alive with a hat-trick as it downed Villarreal 3-1 yesterday. Carew's goals, taking his total to 11 in his first-AFP - 506 words
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Article, Illustration853 2001-02-27 29 Rohit Brijnath - Rohit Brijnath Teenage golfer has a better chance of fulfilling his potential without the hype THERE is a fair chance that you have heard of Aaron Baddeley. He is 19, Australian, and a golfer of sporadically glittering talent and grand ambition. But, he is not great yet.Allsport photo - 853 words
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Article, Illustration583 2001-02-27 30 Worthington Cup is first trophy at Anfield in six years CARDIFF The key in the door of the Airfield silverware cabinet had not turned for six years until yesterday, reported The Electronic Telegraph. With a satisfying clunk, and the stirring of a trophy room whichAllsport photo - 583 words
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331 2001-02-27 30 CARDIFF Had the final ended at half-time, Trevor Francis would not have wept. His players would not have slumped, lips wobbling, to the turf, reported The Times. Although Fowler had given Liverpool the lead with a stun-ningly-executed goal, Birmingham never lost heart. It was331 words
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Article239 2001-02-27 31 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang Lions have to get something from tonight's game Kyrgyzstan v Singapore by: kel vi n@n ews today.com.sg SINGAPORE'S only chance of escaping the "cellardweller" tag in Group Four of the pre-World Cup qualifiers is if it beats Kyrgyzstan in Kuwait City tonight. Heading239 words
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Article, Illustration313 2001-02-27 31 -AFP Cricket GALLE Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya played a new role as a match-winning bowler to condemn England to an innings and 28-run defeat in the first cricket Test played here yesterday. England, needing 217 runs to avoid an innings defeat,-AFP; Allsport photo - 313 words
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271 2001-02-27 31 -AFP Malaysian Grand Prix KUALA LUMPUR Organisers of next month's Malaysian Grand Prix said yesterday that profiteering hotels are to blame for poor ticket sales. Bashir Ismail, chairman of Sepang International Circuit, which hosts the Formula One event, said agents in Europe-AFP - 271 words
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144 2001-02-27 31 LEADING sports brand Nike re-signed its sponsorship contract with Netball Singapore at a press conference yesterday. In a simple ceremony held at the Netball Singapore LifeHub at Kallang, Mrs Ivy SinghLim, president of the NSA, and Ms Kathryn Ng, Nike marketing director, South-east Asia,144 words
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Article, Illustration457 2001-02-27 32 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas by le o na rd@ne wstoday. com. sg ONE wonders if Arsene Wenger caught a wink of sleep on Sunday night. The haunted expression he wore whenever the camera panned on him during the Sunday afternoon massaccre his men suffered at the hands of archRbvtsss photo - 457 words
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351 2001-02-27 32 Reuters MANCHESTER Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claims Manchester United's dominance of the premier league is bad for English football. Last season, United won the title by 18 points and it is now on target for a record third win in a– Reuters - 351 words
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