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Article, Illustration520 2001-03-19 1 Shanoo Maharaj - Shanoo Maharaj Why spyscam sting gets the thumbs up despite doubts over its propriety by in New Delhi ONLY a week ago, tehelka.com was an Internet newspaper that was little known outside India. Today, thanks to its sensational video expose of corruptionAFP photo - 520 words
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Article338 2001-03-19 1 Tan Siew Eng - Tan Siew Eng by s ieweng® newstoday. com. sg SO, Singapore doesn't have enough lawyers. So, there will be more places in the local university to read law and a host of measures to reverse a policy made in 1993 that restricted the number of338 words
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Article138 2001-03-19 1 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR It's time for Malaysian colleges and universities to introduce a course on the thoughts of Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The call was made by his political secretary, Mr Dusuki Ahmad. If the institutions could rely on Islamic thinkers of the past as-AFP - 138 words
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Miscellaneous14 2001-03-19 1 /Page 12 I s. r^; Megawati finally ready to take over? Commentary /Page 1314 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration316 2001-03-19 2 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei PAP and an issue close to women's hearts by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg WITH Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's endorsement and the PAP Women's Wing as the organiser, it would be hard to give this campaign a miss. At a charity dinner held last night, more than $600,000316 words
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Article222 2001-03-19 2 PRIME MINISTER Goh Chok Tong and Mrs Goh left on an official visit to Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic last night. The delegation also included Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, MP for Bukit Timah and GPC Chairman222 words
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Article332 2001-03-19 3 -AFP Malaysia party hits back at Umno over calls to drop 'Islamic' tag KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's opposition leader has accused the governing party of dragging the country's sultans into a political row over whether his party should be designated as "Islamic". Mr Fadzil Noor, president-AFP - 332 words
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Article, Illustration45 2001-03-19 3 AFP BEIJING Chinese VicePremier Qian Qichen will meet US President George W Bush this week in Washington, possibly to discuss US-Taiwan arms sales and China's human rights record. Sino-US ties have gone through a rocky patch since Mr Bush took office in January.AFP - 45 words
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Article233 2001-03-19 3 Bloomberg JAKARTA Over 200 fired workers at the luxury hotel Shangri-La Jakarta tried to break through police barricades for a second day to demand their jobs back. Security at Shangri-La said they were preparing for further clashes as the exemployees vowed to return until the– Bloomberg - 233 words
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Article395 2001-03-19 4 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei Tough fight for health programme's $20 mil budget by] ph eiph c i newstoday. com. sg IT'S going to be a tough fight for the $20 million the Government has set aside for the Health Service Development Programme (HSDP). The programme, launched in395 words
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187 2001-03-19 4 THE 1997 regional financial crisis, triggered in part by corruption, should have been a wakeup call for Asia's economies, but was sadly not so, said a Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc) survey. The Hong Kong-based consultancy said: "Unfortunately, our survey indicates that the187 words
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Article, Illustration92 2001-03-19 4 THE million-dollar fever is heating up in Singapore. At Ngee Ann City's Civic Plaza on Saturday afternoon, hordes of people tried for the chance to get into a money-box at MediaCorp's Millionaire Big Giveaway event. All they had to do was answer actress Sharon Au's questions.92 words
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Advertisement264 2001-03-19 3 Higher returns for your CPF Savings Under the new CPF Investment Scheme, you can now transfer both your CPF savings (both Special and Ordinary accounts) to enjoy attractive returns and added insurance cover. 5% or More on Your CPF Funds Yes, you can enjoy a long-term projected return of 5%264 words
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Miscellaneous117 2001-03-19 4 READ 0N... Mega finally ready to ditch Gus Dur? Her recent moves suggest that she is no longer his loyal sidekick /13 A passion for Bollywood Hindi movies are colourful, wellproduced, with plenty of prince charmings, fair ladies and fairytales plots... /14 Look into the minds behind the arts A117 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article424 2001-03-19 6 Koh Shu Ching - Koh Shu Ching More foreigners, better salaries, training among issues discussed by: reporter®!) ews to d ay.c am .sg THIS is what mental health nurses face every day: 42 per cent of them are over 50; only 30 per cent of these nurses are424 words
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238 2001-03-19 6 INFORMATION and The Arts Minister Lee Yock Suan has said the present system of keeping the media in check is working fine. But the Government welcomes viewpoints from both private individuals or small groups to ensure the media observe higher standards of ethics and professionalism.238 words
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Article, Illustration167 2001-03-19 6 We should also encourage our younger gen- gm^ oration to develop a greater spirit of give- fJB and-take. Very often, younger Singaporeans W feel that everything they suggest should be accepted by the Government. When that does not happen, they stop participating further in public discourse andJoel Low, - 167 words
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Article189 2001-03-19 6 SINGAPORE'S television's crime prevention programme, Crime Watch, will reach out to the Tamil-speaking audience on MediaCorp's Vasantham Central on April 1, making it available in all four national languages. This follows the launch of the Malay version of Crime Watch, Jejak Jenayah, last year. Crime189 words
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LETTERS
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Letter346 2001-03-19 7 Silmi Nawaz - Silmi Nawaz You don't realise how good you have it I REFER to the letter "Woes of our public transport system" (Today, Mar 17). As a foreigner who has been in Singapore for some time now, I am baffled by the high expectations and dissatisfaction that seem346 words
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274 2001-03-19 7 Ckoy Kah Wai - Ckoy Kah Wai I REFER to MOM's reply "MOM: Sharing foreign workers not possible" (Today, Mar 17). MOM's objection to sharing foreign domestic workers (FDW) seems to rest on many assumptions. The first assumption is that few existing employers are prepared to share their FDWs, thus274 words
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Letter141 2001-03-19 7 MJaya - MJaya AT a recent meet-the-parents session, my son's secondary school principal spoke about the eligibility of students taking mother tongue B syllabus. He highlighted students taking Chinese as a second language and about their eligibility criteria. I found it consoling, as my son had failed his Tamil141 words
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Letter72 2001-03-19 7 Seak B X - Seak B X IT WAS a big shock to receive a utilities bill twice that of my previous bill. The meter reading reflected in my Feb 26 bill was also much higher than that in my Mar 13 bill, clearly reflecting that Power Supply has overcharged72 words
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238 2001-03-19 7 Lim Boon Hee - Lim Boon Hee FROM what I understand of what parliamentarians are saying about our local print media, the local papers, in the face of increasing competition from market liberalisation, have started going down the slippery road into the gutter, sensationalising and using sexy238 words
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132 2001-03-19 7 Joyce Yeong - Joyce Yeong I WOULD like to bring up the issue of cab drivers (both Comfort and City Cab) refusing to drive up multi-storey carparks. I have made such requests to the cab drivers to drive up to the second level so that my132 words
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Advertisement41 2001-03-19 7 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax: 65-*****17; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg We reserve the right to edit any letters submitted for publication41 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article508 2001-03-19 8 Reuters It's determined to defend US$25 a barrel target VIENNA The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (Opec) new supply curbs will keep the biggest oil boom in two decades alight, but the group is playing with fire by ignoring danger signs from a weakening world– Reuters - 508 words
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Article169 2001-03-19 8 AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong Financial Secretary, Mr Donald Tsang, yesterday warned the territory could face serious problems if the government cut taxes or dipped into its bulging fiscal reserves to meet shortfalls. Speaking on government-run radio, RTHK, he said the territory had "aAFP - 169 words
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Article559 2001-03-19 8 HI, it's me again, Alfredo from Sage Cafe in Raffles Place. With the US markets crashing to new lows, my broker customers were spending plenty of spare time lounging around the cafe. I was asking some of them why the broker industry was consolidating so559 words
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Article373 2001-03-19 9 Reuters Motorola sounds warning amid tough sales CHICAGO The chief of Motorola Inc's mobile phone unit said he expects to see some handset companies join forces in order to stay competitive and profitable in an increasingly tough industry environment. "This is Economics 101," Mr Mike ZafirovskiReuters - 373 words
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Article97 2001-03-19 9 -AFP TOKYO Bank of Japan will this week announce a return to a zero-interest policy in the "mid-to long-terra", reported Mainichi Shimbun yesterday. By showing its commitment to continuous monetary easing, the central bank hoped to illustrate its support for the reeling economy, the daily said. The BOJ-AFP - 97 words
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Article103 2001-03-19 9 -AFP. KEPPEL Land said it expects to increase its presence in the growing Chinese housing market after signing an agreement to take a 25 per cent stake in Dragon Land. Keppel Land will subscribe to 117.6 million shares of Dragon Land's enlarged share capital in a deal-AFP. - 103 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article, Illustration656 2001-03-19 10 LAST week saw the Dow and Nasdaq indices shed about eight per cent to 9821 and 1891 respectively. Key support levels of 10,000 and 2000 were breached with relative ease and both indices failed in their attempt to recover656 words
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Article, Illustration470 2001-03-19 10 KUALA LUMPUR The market lost ground on each of the five trading days, finishing at 672 or 3.4 per cent lower for the week. The volatility of the Dow and Nasdaq Composite, where the indices mid-week fell below the crucial 10,000 and470 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration285 2001-03-19 11 AFP Big swing against PM's coalition in by-election BRISBANE Australian Prime Minister John Howard's (right) conservative coalition suffered yet another major blow in a weekend by-election after a 10 per cent anti-government swing. Labour candidate, Mr Leonie Short, was narrowly ahead on Saturday after the closeAFP - 285 words
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Article113 2001-03-19 11 -AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong workers were stunned by plans to bring in mainland workers and transfer jobs to China. The plans have cast the future of professionals and labourers into deep uncertainty. Banking giant HSBC's decision to shift hundreds of jobs from Hong Kong to its-AFP - 113 words
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Article85 2001-03-19 11 Reuters LONDON British bomb disposal experts blew up a suspicious vehicle outside the BBC World Service headquarters in central London yesterday after a false alarm. A Scotland Yard spokesman said the Metropolitan Police bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion on the vehicle outside BBC's Bush House– Reuters - 85 words
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Article238 2001-03-19 12 -AFP UK foot-and-mouth disease bill to hit $23 billion LONDON The British government will lose around 9 billion pounds (Ss23 billion) this year due to the current outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. In a study published over the weekend, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said the-AFP - 238 words
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Article71 2001-03-19 12 Reuters NEW DELHI The Indian government said Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh would take on the defence ministry as additional portfolio. Mr Singh is considered close to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. The defence portfolio fell vacant last week following the resignation of Mr George Fernandes afterReuters - 71 words
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238 2001-03-19 12 AFP HONG KONG In a territory of more than one million regular gamblers, betting has become a common scenario. But when the government suggested legalising football betting, a heated debate about the morality of gambling has resurfaced. Religious groups, parents and education unions were infuriatedAFP - 238 words
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Article, Illustration43 2001-03-19 12 Reuters photo A fireman extinguishing flames from a burning bus after a car bomb exploded near it in Roses, in the Spanish region of Catalonia yesterday. A police officer was killed and another injured when the bomb exploded.Reuters photo - 43 words
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123 2001-03-19 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's 850,000 civil servants will have their working lives extended by one year because people in general are healthier and living longer. The government has decided to extend the mandatory retirement age from 55 to 56 on a-AFP - 123 words
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Article98 2001-03-19 12 LONDON The pathologist at the centre of the Alder Hey scandal is washing lorries for a living. Dr Dick Van Velzen, dubbed Dr Death, has a new job at a company in Amsterdam, reported ananova.com. His counsellor advised him to get a job outside medicine. Dr98 words
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Article107 2001-03-19 12 -AFP PEARL HARBOUR A US Navy inquiry granted "testimonial immunity" to a fire control technician on the nuclear-powered submarine that hit and sunk a Japanese fishing vessel in February to hear his version of events that led to the deaths of nine people. Petty Officer Patrick Seacrest-AFP - 107 words
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Article123 2001-03-19 12 -AFP GAZA CITY Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's threat to re-impose a total blockade on the Palestinians had moved Israeli and Palestinian officials to resume security co-operation. Mr Sharon issued the threat ahead of his visit to Washington. Palestinian sources said Israeli and Palestinian officials met-AFP - 123 words
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Advertisement144 2001-03-19 11 International Women's Day r> ,^r Depicted here by a pair of chopsticks C to symbolise equality, it is a time to reflect on the progress made over the J@r last nine decades of struggle for jfSr'j^BF justice and equal footing with men. c'\ jv ?v' J% ~^'pJ-J& lJ'(sJ t'i'UCh if~'JjiS(jll144 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration813 2001-03-19 13 Endy Bayuni - Endy Bayuni Her recent moves suggest that she is no longer his loyal sidekick by in Jakarta INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid's chances of surviving the endless attempts to force him out of office hinge on the support that he has been getting from813 words
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341 2001-03-19 13 William Pesek Jr - William Pesek Jr by in Tokyo WITH much fanfare last week, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori unveiled a plan to revitalise the economy. His grand vision? A panel to discuss ways to revitalise the economy. The whole exercise seemed a bit,341 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration731 2001-03-19 14 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo A DANGRIOUS PASSION Hindi movies are colourful, well-produced, with plenty of prince charmings, fair ladies and fairytale plots but what are the true attractions? by Rachel news today, com. sg Do you watch Bollywood movies? Do you actually hang around Little India waiting to731 words
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Article, Illustration553 2001-03-19 15 Pauline D Loh - Pauline D Loh by pa vI i ne@n ews to d ay. com. s g My first Hindi movie was a fairytale I caught on TV One boring afternoon when I was an attention-deficient teenager. It featured a king and queen who had to undergo vast553 words
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Article, Illustration283 2001-03-19 19 No Repercussion This is a double bill. The first one, Dominic Frisby (left), is a brilliant work that is irresistibly hilarious. The second is Todd Charles. It combines musical comedy with the magic of theatre, stand-up and circus tricks. Sit back and enjoy. Dates: Today till March 20,8 pm283 words
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Article, Illustration208 2001-03-19 19 Nicholas Viva Live Concert (below) Bom into show business, Nicholas Tse is the hot young "It-boy" of the Hong Kong music and movie scene. With a talent gene that stems from his entertainment parentage, he pens his own songs and produces much of his material in his albums. He208 words
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Article404 2001-03-19 19 Books Kinokuniya Book Review Share a good English, French, German, Japanese or Chinese book, in a review and win attractive Books Kinokuniya vouchers.Your reviews will also be published in the "Books Review" section of the newsletter. Crossroads. Your review in English, French or German should be about 150 words.404 words
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FILM REVIEW
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Article, Illustration595 2001-03-19 21 David Ngiau - David Ngiau This fairytale celebrates the variety of life's box of chocolates, with a happy ever after by d avi d ©newstod ay. com. sg It's Lent of 1957, and trouble peeps from over the horizon when a single, unwed mother (quel scandale!) Vianne wanders into town595 words
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Article, Illustration495 2001-03-19 21 Adeline Lim; Simmon Tan - Adeline Lim Simmon Tan by adelin e_lim@mediacorp tvl2 .com by simmon@pa cific. net. sg Embarking on a new quest to have more local kids programming, MediaCorp TVl2's Kids Central is launching two brand new English Kids Drama Series from this month the495 words
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Article, Illustration668 2001-03-19 22 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan A new publication attempts to fill the void in the performing arts scene by k im@ n c wsto d ay. co m. s v Mrs Lam-Teo, also a playwright, asked if women are object or subject, or both, when they're668 words
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Article, Illustration347 2001-03-19 23 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan Jaime arms herself by reading SM Lee's memoirs by] hazel@ne wstoday. c om. sg IT'S been a busy two weeks for Miss Singapore Universe, Jaime Teo (right). While the media was busy bashing the beauty pageant held two weeks ago, Jaime kept herselfToday photos by JOEL LOW - 347 words
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Article, Illustration253 2001-03-19 23 SCHOOL or showbusiness? That was what 18-year-old Juliet Chen (left) had to decide the two weeks after she was crowned first runner-up at the Miss Singapore Universe pageant on March 3. And she admitted she was in a dilemma. The Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJA) student recently253 words
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211 2001-03-19 23 UNLIKE Juliet, the decision to step into the glitz and glamour of showbusiness was an easy one for the Miss Singapore Universe second runner-up, Sharon Lee (right). "Not much consideration was needed. I have always wanted to be in showbusiness," said the 20-year-old211 words
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Article, Illustration598 2001-03-19 24 Neville Stack - Neville Stack The truth is out there, but no one is telling by nstack@es a tclea r. Ie Conspiracy theories are a delicious spectator sport. But only as long as they remain a mystery. After all, the whole point about a conspiracy is that it is secret, otherwiseToday art by ENG KONG - 598 words
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Article, Illustration837 2001-03-19 25 Your weekly forecast Today art by YEN YOKE You may not be happy about dramatic changes to your habits or routine, but the events indicated by Sunday's encounter between Mars and Pluto, planet of rebirth, could transform previously troublesome elements of your life. Better yet, in working closely with837 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration866 2001-03-19 26 Tiger makes speedy recovery to take the lead at Bay Hill Golf ORLANDO Tiger Woods stood alone on the 17th tee box, glaring at the ground after making the wrong swing at the worst time on Saturday in the Bay Hill Invitational. The recovery was immediateReuters photo - 866 words
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256 2001-03-19 26 Reuters ORLANDO Shigeki Maruyama, who had until this weekend to change his mind and enter the Players Championship, has kept to his word and will pass up next week's high-profile PGA tournament. One of Japan's best golfers, Maruyama will skip the richest– Reuters - 256 words
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Article, Illustration522 2001-03-19 27 Reuters Burly Queenslander disrupts Indian spinners' rhythm MADRAS Opener Matthew Hayden hit his second century of the Indian series as Australia took early command of the deciding third test yesterday. Left-hander Hayden's unbeaten, career-best 147 powered Australia to 326 for three at the closeReuters; Allspokt photo - 522 words
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192 2001-03-19 27 Reuters NBA Dallas 109 Phoenix 99 DALLAS The Dallas Mavericks continued their surprising move up the Western Conference standings on Saturday, riding a big first-quar-ter to their sixth straight victory, a 109-99 triumph over the Phoenix Suns. Dirk Nowitzki led theReuters - 192 words
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529 2001-03-19 27 -AFP CHRISTCHURCH Pakistan made New Zealand wait 84 long overs and nearly six hours for its only wicket as double-centu-ry maker Yousuf Youhana and Saqlain Mushtaq dourly batted out day four of the second cricket Test here yesterday. At-AFP - 529 words
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Article, Illustration1017 2001-03-19 28 The Scot was never going to be a Spurs icon, no matter what he won LONDON David Buchler is a liquidator by trade and, over the weekend, he liquidated George Graham. Chelsea's chairman Ken Bates will worry that, compared with Tottenham Hotspur's new executive vice-chairman,PiUJSPCWT photo. - 1,017 words
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Article, Illustration707 2001-03-19 29 Ivan Lim - Ivan Lim Brazil. Mayhem in Malaysia as Ferraris collect maximum points by ivan@newstoday.com.sg Formula One Racing KUALA LUMPUR- Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barichello made it a one-two for Ferrari in the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix in a season that's threatening too early on to turn intoBrazil. - 707 words
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Article, Illustration433 2001-03-19 30 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho It was love at first sight for Sundram when he met Park by st a nl ey® n ewstoday.com.sg SIGNING a player is just like fishing sometimes you make a good catch, sometimes you don't. After last Saturday's "grudge match" between Jurong and SAFFC, Cobras'JOSE RAYMOND - 433 words
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Article384 2001-03-19 30 Scott O' Doneli - Scott O'Doneli by scott@newstoday.com.sg HOME United went into its game with Sembawang Rangers on Saturday as hot favourite to take all three points. It came away with none. The Protectors had a perfect start with a Peres de Oliveira goal in the third minute. But384 words
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Article344 2001-03-19 30 Scott O'Donell SEMBAWANG'S Thai connection certainly didn't disappoint in its surprise 3-2 victory over Home United on Saturday night. Captain Tawan Sripan covered every blade of grass at Bishan with an inspiring performance. Not only did he score the winning goal, with a curling shot into the– Scott O'Donell - 344 words
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Article, Illustration757 2001-03-19 31 IABiUJJiMiHiIJJAIIi'iHJKJIn In an exclusive open letter to Today, the striker tells why he left for Indonesia TO those of you who thought you saw me at the Jurong East Stadium on Saturday but weren't sure.-.well, it was me. I returned to SingaporeJOSE RAYMOND - 757 words
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Article, Illustration957 2001-03-19 32 HE Heads a very important ministry. Yet, he finds time for a passion that runs in his blood -football. First, he became adviser to the Football Association of Singapore. Today, he leads from the front as President of the FAS. He puts hisALVIN TOH - 957 words
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