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Article, Illustration77 2001-03-28 1 -AFP JERUSALEM Palestinian gunmen shot dead a Jewish settler yesterday in the West Bank city of Hebron, the youngest casualty in nearly six months of Palestinian uprising, the Israeli army said. A Palestinian sniper opened fire and killed 10-month-old Shalhevet Pas (above), who was in front-AFP - 77 words
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Article57 2001-03-28 1 AMSTERDAM Police in Amsterdam have found a novel way to crack down on mobile phone thieves by sending them SMS warnings once a minute. They hope the warning messages will put a stop to a spate of street robberies in which people have been bullied into handing57 words
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Article, Illustration494 2001-03-28 1 Joy Frances - Joy Frances A story of grit and betrayal in the face of opportunity by, j oy @ne wsto day. com.sg WHAT drives men like explorer Mr Khoo Swee Chiow? He returned from an aborted attempt to reach the North Pole yesterday with eyes that cannot focus, a494 words
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118 2001-03-28 1 In trouble and for doing a good thing too MEDIACORP actress Ms Sharon Au has got herself into trouble, and all for a good cause. She answered a phone call to gather details about the National Kidney Foundation roadshow, even though she was driving. Seconds after she had started talking118 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration396 2001-03-28 2 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim Indonesia keen to combat piracy but needs more help from ship owners byi zaek_ria@newsto_ay.coni.sg INDONESIA has the resources to combat piracy, but no one seems to need it. Its chief of navy, Admiral Indroko Sasterowiryono (picture, front), told reporters at the 50th SuryaWEE TECK HI AN - 396 words
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Article, Illustration212 2001-03-28 2 Shazalina Salim - Shazalina Salim by 5 sh az alina ©ne wstoday. co m. sg FRANCISCAN Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM) have had to give up the running of Villa Francis Home for the aged after nearly 30 years, due to the shrinking pool of sistersEARNEST CHUA - 212 words
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Article67 2001-03-28 2 A COMPANY'S managing director was charged in the Subordinate Courts yesterday with under-declaring levy on Goods and Services Tax (GST). He under-declared nearly $38,000. Lau Poh Seng is alleged to have under-declared GST of his company, Newspaper Seng, since 1997. Lau faces 82 charges altogether.67 words
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Article102 2001-03-28 2 MS Madeline (surname not available) drove Chan Peck Chan so mad that she rammed her car into Madeline's on Mar 11. Chan, 37, suspected that Ms Madeline was having an affair with her husband, and confronted her at a coffeeshop. A heated argument then broke102 words
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Article237 2001-03-28 2 SINGAPORE Exchange has joined hands with two local broking houses DBS Securities and OCBC Securities. The joint venture will form a company to provide outsourcing services to the securities industry in Singapore. The new company is believed to be the first in the world to237 words
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162 2001-03-28 2 IN four weeks' time, students of the National University of Singapore's (NUS) School of Business Administration will be able to access Bloomberg financial data from their campus. Bloomberg LP and NUS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will give students free162 words
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Article146 2001-03-28 3 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will spend an additional RM3 billion (551.42 billion) this year on measures to help spur economic growth, saying a slowdown in the US economy would adversely hurt growth. The government will build schools, colleges, universities, houses and assist in the buildingBloomberg - 146 words
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Article469 2001-03-28 3 What others are saying about the SingTel-Optus deal SINGTEL'S successful bid for Australia's second-largest telecommunications carrier, Cable and Wireless Optus, made the headlines in several foreign newspapers yesterday. Newspapers such as the South China Morning Post and the International Herald Tribune quoted analysts as saying that the deal469 words
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Article375 2001-03-28 4 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei Clinical trials offer hope to cancer, arthritis patients here by ph eiphe i ©ne w stoday. com. sg SUFFERERS of breast cancer, arthritis or pneumonia will soon be able to take part in clinical trials. Global pharmaceutical company, Pharmacia Corporation, has375 words
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Article, Illustration63 2001-03-28 4 lOEL LOW Today photo by) The Power 98FM breakfast crew, Joe Augustine (left), Denise Tan (funny face) and Hamish Brown (lying down), with five pairs of winners who will be flying off to the Gold Coast. The winners could get a pair of Business ClasslOEL LOW - 63 words
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Article174 2001-03-28 4 A 67-YEAR-OLD Indian woman was found dead in her fifth floor flat at Block 121 Teck Whye Lane on Monday night. Madam Nagalingam Ajella stayed alone in the flat most of the time, while her youngest son and daughter-in-law worked in the day.174 words
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Miscellaneous99 2001-03-28 4 READ 0N... The Asian connection Britain's animal virus come from smuggled meat/14 No immunity Globalisation can be hazardous/16 Pontianaks to haunt you Three hours in the dark, with fresh human blood to keep the mosquitoes happy... in a romance-tragedy-horror play/ 18 Getting to know America's First Lady Laura Bush talks99 words
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LETTERS
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362 2001-03-28 6 Lawrence TPereira - Lawrence TPereira Let not people like Miss Singapore be drawn into media rivalry THE Miss Singapore contestants are not as stupid as they have been made out to be. After the debate on the intellectual ability of the Miss Singapore contestant it has been362 words
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214 2001-03-28 6 ArtgKS - ArtgKS I REFER to the letter "We have no time, make fitness training optional" (Today, Mar 27). Come on, you are kidding only yourself. If you cannot pass the non-ICT IPPT (Individual Physical Proficiency Test), you will also not get through the ongoing ICT IPPT214 words
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146 2001-03-28 6 Jerry Melee - Jerry Melee I AM a foreigner and have lived in Singapore for five years. I like it here as it is clean and safe. But I have had bad experiences with bicycle thieves. Last year, my brother-in-law parked his bicycle at Yishun MRT Station146 words
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Letter94 2001-03-28 6 Ram Sen - Ram Sen WHILE it's great news that we will soon have a mega-tourist-centre, I'd like to draw attention to public restrooms. I'd like to ask the Environment Ministry and the Singapore Tourism Board to check the cleanliness of the restrooms at Millenia Walk and Marina94 words
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108 2001-03-28 6 Ng Lor Kheng - Ng Lor Kheng I REFER to the scheme where you can transfer $500 from your CPF Special Account to your POSBank account so that you can maintain a minimum sum and not have to pay a $2 fee. To qualify, an employee must make108 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article149 2001-03-28 8 Chin Wei Lin - Chin Wei Lin by weilin@newstoday.com.sg A ground-breaking software to cut down production time of new hardware applications by half has been launched. Called DKI design suite, it shortens the design time of hardware products from years to weeks and days. The company which produced the software149 words
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Article307 2001-03-28 8 Lee Yew Meng - Lee Yew Meng SingTel shares hit new all time low of $1.88 by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg SINGTEL shares hit a new all time low of $1.88 yesterday, after falling 9.5 per cent on Monday. This brings the two-day losses to 22 per cent from SingTel's closing price of $2.42 last Friday.307 words
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245 2001-03-28 8 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan by i vay ©newstod ay, co m. sg UNDERWRITERS of share offers are likely to halt IPO launches because of the poor market reception, analysts said. The two latest IPOs United Food Holdings and People's Food Holdings were under-subscribed and245 words
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Article, Illustration104 2001-03-28 8 A Li Fung goods centre opens LI Fung Distribution Group, a closely held sister company of Hong Kong's Li <__ Fung Ltd, yesterday opened a $71 million goods distribution centre in Singapore (above). The centre will be able to process at least US$7OO million (Ssl.2 billion) a year in goods104 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Greenspan effect
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Article, Illustration448 2001-03-28 10 SINGAPORE shares fell, stopping to catch its breath after two short days of rises as concerns of slowing economic and corporate profits lingered. US Federal Reserve chairman Mr Alan Greenspan was expected to speak yesterday and many investors were hesitant to448 words
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Article, Illustration488 2001-03-28 10 KUALA LUMPUR The local market finished in negative territory after opening firmer in the morning following the long weekend break. Selling on key index-linked issues dragged the benchmark KL Composite Index 5.8 points lower to 663.5. Wall Street's firm showing last Friday coupled with488 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article226 2001-03-28 12 M'sians refused entry to low tech countries KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's smart passport holders are getting a hard time when seeking entry into countries which are not equipped with the technology. Recently, a medical salesman complained that he was refused entry into South Korea, assaulted, had his passport226 words
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Article153 2001-03-28 12 GUANGDONG Ambulances in China are charging a huge fee ofHKsso,ooo(Ssll,49l)to take injured survivors of a mainland bus crash back to Hong Kong for treatment, the Hong Kong i-mail reported. The victims include a Singaporean who is said to have been badly injured. Some of the victims who153 words
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Article83 2001-03-28 12 -AFP MANILA Peace talks between the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will soon begin in Malaysia. And the guerillas are expected to declare a ceasefire, President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday. The talks could start as early as next month in Kuala-AFP - 83 words
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302 2001-03-28 12 Reuters MOSCOW Russian police are losing the fight against paedophiles and the explosion of child pornography due to a lack of stringent laws. Over the past few years, the Internet has helped bring about a global explosion of child pornography, making it far easier thanReuters - 302 words
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Article, Illustration200 2001-03-28 12 Reuters BEIJING The man arrested for a string of explosions that killed 108 people in Shijiazhuang has detailed how he single-handedly coordinated the almost simultaneous blasts, the People's Daily said yesterday. Jin Ruchao placed explosives in yellow bags marked "chicken feed" in four– Reuters - 200 words
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Article186 2001-03-28 12 AFP JAKARTA Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has agreed to answer a censure motion against him, and has appointed Justice Minister Baharudin Lop a to read it. Presidential spokesman Mr Wimar Witoelar, said: "The President will give an introductory speech, and the reply will be readAFP - 186 words
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Article321 2001-03-28 14 Britain's animal virus came from smuggled meat LONDON British agricultural officials are looking into the possibility that the food-and-mouth epidemic originated from contaminated meat smuggled into Britain from Asia. Quoting an official report, The Times reported that some infected meat, probably illegally imported, was served to an321 words
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222 2001-03-28 14 AFP PHNOM PENH People's courts are on the rise in Cambodia as people lose faith in the country's corrupt and ill-trained judiciary. With mobs ruling over ill-trained and corrupt courts, cases of lynching has noticeably increased through the years. Last year alone, a groupAFP - 222 words
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Article113 2001-03-28 14 Reuters WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by two oil companies arguing that US federal courts lack jurisdictions over violations of international law abroad. Without comment or dissent, the high court upheld an appeals court ruling that reinstated the lawsuit against Royal– Reuters - 113 words
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Article, Illustration34 2001-03-28 14 Reuters photo German riot police carried away an anti-nuclear activist from a railway track in Wendisch-Evern on Monday. Some 700 activists protested against the transport of reprocessed German waste via rail.Reuters photo - 34 words
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100 2001-03-28 14 -AFP HONG KONG A man was arrested in connection with the murder of a young police officer just hours after the constable was buried with full honours. The 30-year-old was seized by 20 officers late Monday at a market near a housing estate in-AFP - 100 words
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167 2001-03-28 14 Reuters UNITED NATIONS Asian nations dropped thoughts of opposing United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's re-election. They have positioned themselves instead to field a candidate of their own in five years. At a meeting of 50 Asian UN members, many wanted to endorse Mr Annan immediately– Reuters - 167 words
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Article151 2001-03-28 14 -AFP SEOUL South Korea's new Inchon International Airport will not use its multi-million dollar computerised baggage handling system when it opens for commercial flights tomorrow. After months of problems with the system, officials said workers will manually deal with bags at the US$5.4 billion (559.66-AFP - 151 words
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274 2001-03-28 15 Reuters OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, who won a landslide victory in the recent elections, is in trouble as his integrity comes under assault. Leaders of three opposition parties have banded together to step up a rare coordinated attack againstReuters - 274 words
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123 2001-03-28 15 Reuters CHICAGO The United States needs to co-operate with China to prevent the Pacific Rim from becoming a setting for the next cold war. US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, General Henry Shelton, said: "I believe it would behoove us from aReuters - 123 words
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Article112 2001-03-28 15 -AFP SAN FRANCISCO A Colorado-based advocacy group alleged that a new television recording device is gathering personal data on its users. The Privacy Foundation of Denver said TiVo, a new TV viewing device that records television shows onto a hard drive for later playback, "gathers enough-AFP - 112 words
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Commentary
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Article, Illustration743 2001-03-28 16 Brian Halweil - Brian Halweil Global Viewpoint Globalisation can be hazardous to your health by Dani Nierenberg WASHINGTON The spread of madcow disease and foot-and-mouth disease across Europe shows that no country is immune to the threat of animal-borne illnesses. Globalised trade in goods and services, the movement of animals across– Global Viewpoint; Reuters photo - 743 words
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435 2001-03-28 16 AFP The Indonesian government's move to give generous tax breaks to two companies dealing in cars has been described as unwise by The Jakarta Post. In an editorial, the paper explains. IT is odd that the government's decision to give generousAFP - 435 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration760 2001-03-28 17 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan Re-live the music of the legendary boy rocker in Buddy The Musical by kim @n ews to d ay.com. sg Not many other musicals will treat you to a fuli-on impromptu rock concert with the ghost of the main character. Come prepared to dance,760 words
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Article, Illustration663 2001-03-28 18 Karman Tse - Karman Tse Three hours in the dark, with fresh human blood to keep the mosquitoes happy in a romance-tragedy-horror play by ka rm an@ n c w sto day. co m. s g You have to suspend disbelief when you walk into a play, even more663 words
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Article, Illustration55 2001-03-28 19 IVTo gimmicks, no 20-cos- x\ tume changes. Just brilliant bright lights and really LOUD music. Nicholas Tse rocked thSjfe house down at the Singaporffl|. i Indoor Stadium on Saturday nightl&|!sere he gave newcomer and guest performer Grace Ip (top right) an encouraging nudge in his Viva Live concert.WEE TECKHIAN - 55 words
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Article, Illustration728 2001-03-28 25 Laura Bush talks about her new role and her passions WASHINGTON US First Lady Laura Bush strikes many as an interesting and intriguing woman. Everyone wants to know: Is Mrs Bush a '50s retro wife? Is she publicly genteel and privately tart? Is sheRtWEits photo - 728 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration832 2001-03-28 33 Rohit Brijnath - Rohit Brijnath Sportsmen communicate a lot on the pitch...mostly unprintable stuff AN infrequent visitor to cricket grounds, a customer new to the sport, may have well come away from the India-Australia series, believing cricket was indeed a gentleman's sport. That the beefy Australians who drink832 words
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Article, Illustration503 2001-03-28 34 Reuters A superfast gearbox could be the secret Formula One BARCELONA For some time now, there have been unsubstantiated rumours and innuendo claiming that Ferrari's performance this year was because of an illegal traction control system. Despite these claims, no one has proven anythingReuters; Allsport photo - 503 words
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446 2001-03-28 34 NBA Philadelphia 90 Milwaukee 78 PHILADELPHIA Allen Iverson knows his opponents can defend him when he is injured. And when that happens, he knows he just has to play better. That was actually what happened, when Iverson scored 36446 words
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Article, Illustration612 2001-03-28 35 Singh's golf has been impeccable, although he hasn't been winning Golf PONTE VEDRA BEACH While Tiger Woods has the golf world buzzing with back-to-back victories, Vijay Singh quietly has been playing the best golf on the planet over the last two months. Starting with a612 words
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521 2001-03-28 35 PONTE VEDRA BEACH Slump? Tiger Woods was in a slump? Nah, that was just idle conjecture during Woods' seven-month winless streak that ended with a victory at last week's Bay Hill Invitational. He won the Players Championship on Monday to521 words
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Article, Illustration377 2001-03-28 36 Reuters Unspectacular Simeone set to make a century of appearances Conmebol World Cup qualifier Argentina v Venezuela everything. "But even Diego will be pleased for me (to win 100 caps). He knows how much 1 love the national team." Simeone is the only Argentine to have wonReuters; Allsport photo - 377 words
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238 2001-03-28 36 Reuters World Cup Group 2 qualifier Portugal v Holland PARIS Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal has warned his players to beware Luis Figo as Holland faces Portugal in the pick of this week's European World Cup qualifiers. Van Gaal coached FigoReuters - 238 words
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269 2001-03-28 36 Reuters World Cup Group 8 qualifier Italy v Lithuania TRIESTE Coach Giovanni Trapattoni has called for an encore from Italy when it hosts Lithuania in a World Cup qualifier tomorrow. A win for the Azzuris would take them within sight of the 2002 World CupReuters - 269 words
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Article, Illustration580 2001-03-28 37 Terry O' Connor - Terry O'Connor So says guest columnist Terry O'Connor, an ardent England fan World Cup Group 9 qualifier Albania v England SO THE Scandinavian jinx is finally broken (just!) and with England in red shirts to boot! Whilst not the most slick ofiLLSPORT photo - 580 words
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371 2001-03-28 37 Reuters TIRANA England will be a step closer to qualifying for the 2002 World Cup finals if it beats Albania at the Qemel Stafa Stadium tomorrow morning. Following its narrow 2-1 victory over Finland last Saturday, Sven Goran– Reuters - 371 words
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Article, Illustration620 2001-03-28 38 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho Woodlands manager Venga says Gombak's Jaesni Othman still belongs to his club, though S-League has given the Bulls its blessings by stanl ey@ne wsto day. c om.sg HE was once Woodlands Wellington's most attractive player. Then, an injury cut short his playing stint. After620 words
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Article, Illustration214 2001-03-28 38 HOBART A day after claiming his 12th world record, "The Thorpedo' has struck again. Last night, Australian swim sensation lan Thorpe reclaimed the world 200-metre freestyle record at the Australian swimming championships with a time of one minute 44.69 seconds. The 18-year-old triple Olympic214 words
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115 2001-03-28 38 ORGANISERS for the 2001 Courts Cup between Manchester United and Singapore Invitational XI have revealed ticketing details for the July 26 game. Members of the Manchester United South East Asia fan club can buy tickets on April 16 at the National Stadium115 words
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Article, Illustration262 2001-03-28 39 Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell Like Fandi and, Sundram, he hopes to beco me pi aye r-coach by sco 11©news to d ay.com. sg NATIONAL TEAM skipper Nazri Nasir is doing his Asian Football Confederation C License coaching course and could join the Singapore Armed Forces coaching staff one262 words
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Miscellaneous15 2001-03-28 40 P Rams' manager ■____________-^V I Venqa: This is a load of Bull >■' iby 7, V^^iP15 words
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