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Article, Illustration371 2001-04-14 1 Steven Ooi - Steven Ooi Why is Dr Mahathir so determined to crush it? by steven@newstod ay. com. sg BIRTHDAYS and anniversaries normally don't give Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad sleepless nights, but this one is different. As his opponents gather for a show of force on the second anniversary– AFP photo - 371 words
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154 2001-04-14 1 -AFP BANGKOK A daylight robbery took place at the cargo terminal of Bangkok's international airport on Thursday. Seven armed men forced a security guard to open a container of weapons and made off with three boxes of handguns, Thai police said. They escaped in-AFP - 154 words
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96 2001-04-14 1 CINCINATTI Dozens of arrests were made early yesterday morning after a city-wide curfew went into effect, following four days of violent protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of an unarmed AfricanAmerican man, reported CNN. Timothy Thomas, 19, was gunned down by a white96 words
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Article79 2001-04-14 1 -AFP ONTARIO A Canadian woman threw dead birds, eggs and grease into the garden of her eavesdropping neighbours. Ms Anne Rudka acted after Ms Michele Rathmann and Mr David Mark installed videosurveillance cameras and a public address system to broadcast insults at her. All three-AFP - 79 words
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84 2001-04-14 1 SEOUL China has threatened to ban imports of South Korean mobile phones and polyethylene goods in a trade dispute over garlic, South Korean officials said yesterday. The ban is pending as Beijing complains about Seoul's failure to fully honour a promise to import84 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration406 2001-04-14 2 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian PM and SM among scores who bid Barker farewell by b o o nyian® ne wstoday.com. sg MELODIOUS strains of hymns floated from the bungalow, tucked in the corner of Queen Astrid Park, at about 8.30 pm last night. As well-known personalitiesHEDYKHOO - 406 words
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Article79 2001-04-14 2 – Oana- Antara - Oana-Antara BATAM Singapore investors are worried over implementation of regional autonomy in Batam, Indonesian ambassador to Singapore Johan Syahferi Saleh said here yesterday. He said they thought there would be many changes in regulations and policies following the implementation of regional autonomy. They were awaiting developments but79 words
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Article68 2001-04-14 2 -AFP SANTA CLARA The top Internet portal Yahoo! has made a U-turn on its decision to sell pornographic DVDs and videotapes. This comes after strong protests from its customers. It yesterday announced plans to remove the offending material currently available on Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! Auctions and Yahoo! Classifieds.-AFP - 68 words
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Article189 2001-04-14 2 IT was the kind of tension and excitement rarely seen in Singapore. There were reports of a bomb. That, in a supermarket too. For the residents of Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3, Thursday night was filled with suspense. Police said an unknown man had called the duty189 words
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Article, Illustration116 2001-04-14 2 NESTLED below its mother Josephine, and watched over protectively by its father Neptune, this baby King Penguin was born last Wednesday at the Jurong Bird Park the first this year. Since King Penguins were introduced in 1994, the park's breeding programme has already seen sevenJOSE RAYMOND - 116 words
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Article131 2001-04-14 3 -AFP BANGKOK Five prison inmates were killed yesterday when they attempted to break out of Bangkok's maximum security jail so they could spend the holiday weekend with their families, officials said. Corrections Department director general Siva Saengmanee said 19 men awaiting trial on drug charges,-AFP - 131 words
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Article, Illustration281 2001-04-14 3 -AFP Abu Sayyaf hostage responds to suspicions BAGUIO An American hostage rescued from a seven-month ordeal at the hands of the Abu Sayyaf Muslim guerillas in southern Philippines denied he had colluded with his captors. "I was never in cahoots with the Abu Sayyaf," said 25-year-old Mr-AFP - 281 words
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Article145 2001-04-14 3 Agencies BEIJING An earthquake rocked Yunnan, China, killing at least one and injuring some 150, officials said yesterday. Measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale, the quake struck in the Shidian region around 150 kilometres from the border of Myanmar on Thursday, destroying some 38,000 homes,– Agencies - 145 words
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Article386 2001-04-14 4 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim by Now you can work and travel, if you're a student z a ckari a @ne wstoday. com. sg NOW you can get a taste of working in the United States without the hassle of a firm commitment. You can also see if386 words
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102 2001-04-14 4 A 64-year-old retiree died after he was knocked down by a lorry in Ang Mo Kio on Thursday. The police said Mr Ho Yong Poh was crossing the slip road at a carpark off Ang Mo Kio Street 51 at about 6 am when102 words
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Article67 2001-04-14 4 Reuters SEOUL Taking a cue from the Netherlands, South Korean doctors are now asking for the law on euthanasia to be changed. They now want to be allowed to reject demands from their patients' families to continue ineffective treatment. Ending care for the terminally ill is illegal,– Reuters - 67 words
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Article, Illustration38 2001-04-14 4 JOEL LOW, Actress Sharon Au (right) presents the winner's "key" to Mr Lint Boon Hock, 41, who won for himself a Nissan Cefiro in the NKF Charity Show draw. Today photo byJOEL LOW, - 38 words
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Article195 2001-04-14 4 ON the one hand, you have employers who resort to all sorts of unfair means, just to avoid paying their employees retrenchment benefits. On the other hand, you have those who will dip into their own pockets to help others who will be losing their jobs. Unions195 words
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Article114 2001-04-14 4 A LATE night supper ended badly for a storekeeper who was robbed of his wallet along Rivervale Drive early on Friday morning. Police say the 49-year-old man had left his flat at Rivervale Drive to go to a coffeeshop at Rivervale Plaza at about 12.30114 words
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120 2001-04-14 4 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid's offer to hold talks with his critics has been labelled "insincere". "I don't think he's serious," said Mr Amien Rais, chairman of the national assembly. "I think it's just an empty political commodity," he said. Last week, Mr Abdurrahman-AFP - 120 words
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Miscellaneous108 2001-04-14 4 READ 0N... Why not polo tee? Cabbies don't want to wear uniforms/6 Swelling the ranks Unemployment in US may hit syear high/12 Whither immortality? When man lives forever, he will kill more than death/15 Baby can dance This new academy teaches anyone the moves and grooves/16 Life is not so108 words
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LETTERE
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Letter203 2001-04-14 6 Lim Yoong Ping - Lim Yoong Ping I REFER to the letter "Poly scholars long way off?" (Today, Apr 10). I would like to express my amazement and disgust with the letter in which the writer gave personal and groundless standpoints. I am a polytechnic student who has been203 words
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Why not polo tee?
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Letter154 2001-04-14 6 WE are a group of Comfort taxi drivers who wear polo T-shirts (with collars and pockets) to work everyday. Recently, the company has restricted us from wearing such polo T- shirts, allowing only formal shirts to be worn. We enquired about this, and the authorities merely154 words
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Letter159 2001-04-14 6 COMFORT GROUP'S REPLY LAST year, on the occasion of Comfort's 30th anniversary, each of our drivers was given two long-sleeved shirts with our company logo. Our present dress code requires drivers to wear shirts (either the company's or their own) while plying the roads. Singlets, T-shirts, sandals159 words
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367 2001-04-14 6 THE Singapore Government will always be put in a bad light if the term "censorship" is used with regard to its overly protective stance towards arts performances. The people of an advanced nation are always going to clamour for more consultation and freedom of expression.367 words
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305 2001-04-14 6 Bertram Lee - Bertram Lee I REFER to the letter "Disparity in parking fines" (Apr 11). The writer said that there was a disparity between fines imposed by the HDB and Town Councils for illegal parking offences. The composition fines imposed by HDB for parking infringements committed305 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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232 2001-04-14 7 Bloomberg, AFP TEXAS Exxon Mobil Corp has made a "major" oil discovery in Indonesia with reserves estimated at about 250 million barrels. The company plans to develop the field quickly, pumping from six to 10 wells by 2003, the company said. It called the– Bloomberg, AFP - 232 words
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127 2001-04-14 7 Bloomberg News KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's newest port, Tanjung Pelepas, has signed an agreement with Tenaga Nasional Bhd guaranteeing the port reliable power supply for at least 10 years, the Malaysian Business Times reported. Tenaga, the country's largest power company, spent RM3O million ($14,3 million)– Bloomberg News - 127 words
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214 2001-04-14 7 Bernama-AFX SAN FRANCISCO Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) are both preparing to cut prices of processors on Sunday, an analyst said. Mr Eric Rothdeutsch, an analyst at Robertson Stephens, noted that such a move on the part of the chip– Bernama-AFX - 214 words
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Article291 2001-04-14 8 Bloomberg Term used by govt first time in 5 years TOKYO Japan cut its economic assessment for a third month, giving its worst verdict of the country's outlook in over five years as companies trim production. Japan's "economy is weakening," the Cabinet Office said in its monthly– Bloomberg - 291 words
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Article, Illustration435 2001-04-14 8 Bloomberg HONG KONG Hong Kong's Dao Heng Bank Ltd tellers had better watch out for a Frenchman with greying hair and a dimpled chin. He's likely to be Mr Philippe Paillart, chief executive of DBS Group Holdings. Mr Paillart, 48, is poised– Bloomberg; Reuters photo - 435 words
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246 2001-04-14 8 Bernama-AFX-ASIA NON-oil domestic export data for March is seen ranging from a fall of 3.5 per cent to an increase of 3.8 per cent year-on-year. This mixed range is seen after a 5.4 per cent rise in February, as electronics exports continue to– Bernama-AFX-ASIA - 246 words
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109 2001-04-14 8 Bernama-AFX ASIA HONG KONG China's economy will grow at a moderately fast pace this year, with GDP expected to rise about 7.8 per cent, Xinhua news agency quoted a report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). Conditions for the 7.8 per cent growth– Bernama-AFX ASIA - 109 words
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Article118 2001-04-14 8 Reuters TOKYO Japan Telecom Co Ltd said on Friday it issued options to British Telecommunications Pic (BT) allowing it to purchase five per cent stakes in three J-Phone wireless units for 68 billion yen ($993 million). J-Phone is the wireless arm of Japan Telecom, and serves as– Reuters - 118 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article, Illustration376 2001-04-14 9 Market ends higher despite low trading volume KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian stock market had a good run on the last trading day of the week, with the benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) enjoying an uninterrupted ascend to close the day at its intra-day high of 581.4376 words
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Article, Illustration198 2001-04-14 9 tehelka.com NEW DELHI The charismatic figure of the more than US$4 billion ($7.2 billion) Indian software industry, Mr Dewang Mehta, died at 38, in Sydney. Mr Mehta took it as his mission to get across the IT mantra to India's ruling elite– tehelka.com; AFP photo - 198 words
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Article77 2001-04-14 9 Reuters SAN FRANCISCO Cisco System Inc will offer six months' pay to laid-off employees, to trim its work force by 5,000, or 11 per cent, in the face of a US economic slowdown. The company will offer the laid-off workers two months pay and benefits, as well– Reuters - 77 words
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PERSONAL FINANCE
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Article, Illustration143 2001-04-14 10 No, so each financial plan should be personalised SUCCESS in achieving your financial goals requires careful planning and disciplined implementation. Being individuals, we all have our specific financial needs and goals that require a financial plan that can be personalised. Accredited and experienced financial planners should143 words
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Article, Illustration196 2001-04-14 10 MS Lim is a single professional, 39 years of age, with a monthly take home pay of $2,600. Her current monthly expenses include personal expenditure, allowance for her mother and insurance premiums that amount to $1,884. She has been very disciplined in setting aside a monthly saving of196 words
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541 2001-04-14 10 Emergency Fund THE first thing she should do is to create an emergency fund. Ms Lim's current monthly expenses is $1,884 plus an additional $150 for new insurance policies to cater for any shortfall resulting from critical illness. Based on these amounts, Ms Lim is541 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article261 2001-04-14 11 Agencies Bush takes firmer stand on China WASHINGTON Now that the crew of its spy plane is safely home, US President George Bush feels there is nothing to fear. Departing from his conciliatory tone, he took a firm line on Thursday and pledged stout defence of– Agencies - 261 words
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Article, Illustration77 2001-04-14 11 -AFP BRITON Catharine Hartley (left) is on her way towards the North Pole. If successful, she and fellow walker Ms Fiona Thornewill believe they will become the first women to have walked to both the North and South Poles while hauling their own-AFP - 77 words
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Article177 2001-04-14 11 Reuters TOKYO Japan will weigh-up global diplomatic events when it decides whether to issue a visa to allow a controversial visit by former Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui. Taiwan, considered a renegade province by China, this week urged Japan to issue a visa to MrReuters - 177 words
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Article212 2001-04-14 11 HONG KONG The days of free banking look set to be over for Hong Kong depositors when interest rates are deregulated in July. A Consumer Council survey reveals that most banks in the territory either have new polices or plan to introduce bank charges or212 words
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107 2001-04-14 11 -AFP SYDNEY Holiday travel plans of thousands of Australians were thrown into chaos on Good Friday, despite Ansett's emergency rescheduling. The grounding of Ansett's 10-plane fleet of 767s on the busiest day of the year, was the fourth since Christmas over servicing problems. Ansett-AFP - 107 words
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Article131 2001-04-14 11 Reuters BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has set off to a remote cave yesterday to check reports of a vast treasure hidden there. Mr Thaksin, whose telecoms empire has made him Thailand's richest man, took the story of controversial senator Chaowarin Latthasaksiri seriously enough to go— Reuters - 131 words
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Article209 2001-04-14 12 Reuters Unemployment in US may hit 5-year high NEW YORK The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a US smallbusiness group, foresees the nation's unemployment rate hitting five per cent by the autumn, reported the Wall Street Journal Online yesterday. That would represent a level not seen– Reuters - 209 words
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Article180 2001-04-14 12 Agencies HANOI At ieast 14 people including three children were killed and two others feared dead after a ferry carrying worshippers from a temple sunk in southern Vietnam yesterday. Rescuers have recovered the bodies of 10 women and three children from the Thi Vai– Agencies - 180 words
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201 2001-04-14 12 AFP MOSCOW A pro-Russian deputy administrator of Chechnya was killed in a rebel bomb attack at a television studio where he was being interviewed, Interfax reported yesterday, citing official sources in the breakaway republic. Mr Khaz-Magomed Deniyev died from head wounds after the bombAFP - 201 words
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Article, Illustration281 2001-04-14 12 AFP SAN FERNANDO Thousands of people converged on this northern Philippine village to witness 12 people being crucified in an annual re-enactment of Jesus Christ's suffering and death on Good Friday. It is one of the most extreme acts of faith inAFP - 281 words
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Article140 2001-04-14 12 THE prestigious Financial Times (FT), compulsory reading for the world's business elite, has blocked an advertisement for a bank featuring a topless model. A firm called The Bank booked a page, then submitted the offensive advertisement, reports Ananova. The paper refused to accept the140 words
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100 2001-04-14 12 Bernama SARAWAK wants more foreign airlines to fly to Kuching and Miri as a long-term effort to lure more tourists to the state. State Tourism Minister Datuk Abang Johari Tun Openg said a well known international airline has been approached about including KuchingBernama - 100 words
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Article355 2001-04-14 13 Business community had complained that new law hindered its operations HONG KONG The Hong Kong government has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn over its controversial copyright legislation. Just two weeks after its introduction, part of the law has been suspended, with Secretary for Commerce and Industry355 words
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273 2001-04-14 13 -AFP BEIJING China had executed at least 89 convicted criminals in one day as part of its nationwide "strike hard" campaign against organised crime, state newspapers have reported. The executions took place on Wednesday along with mass sentencing rallies nationwide, at-AFP - 273 words
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Article, Illustration44 2001-04-14 13 -AFP photo Pope John Paul II kissing a priest's foot on the eve of Good Friday during mass at a basilica across the town from the Vatican. The ceremony commemorates the first Eucharist given by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper.-AFP photo - 44 words
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227 2001-04-14 13 VANCOUVER A 31-year-old woman had everyone fooled by passing herself of as a teenager for years. Surprisingly, Brianna Stewart's boyfriend of more than one year did not know the apparent truth. The authorities said the "girl" who posed as an unfortunate teen was actually227 words
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179 2001-04-14 13 NEW YORK- Senator Hillary Clinton, elected by a landslide, has learned new senators are low on the totem pole. Her maiden speech, on health care, was delivered to a mostly-empty chamber. Her popularity has made her unpopular with her colleagues whom, reports said, she179 words
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121 2001-04-14 13 Reuters HONG KONG The Chinese version of the controversial documents purporting to reveal internal debates leading to the 1989 crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square hit the Hong Kong bookshelves on Thursday. June Fourth: The True Story has become an instant hit with the initial print– Reuters - 121 words
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Article255 2001-04-14 14 AFP Pakistanis caught with explosives KATHMANDU A Pakistani diplomat and his wife were detained by Nepal police after 16 kilogrammes of powerful explosives were found in their house in Kathmandu. A Home Ministry official identified the diplomat as Pakistani embassy First Secretary Mohammad Arshad Cheema. The source– AFP - 255 words
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184 2001-04-14 14 Reuters WASHINGTON Asian-American groups voiced concern about negative references to ChineseAmericans in the US media in a potential backlash over the surveillance plane incident. The Organisation of Chinese-Americans noted in a statement: "Unfortunately for ChineseAmericans, the problem does not end with the release of the– Reuters - 184 words
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138 2001-04-14 14 Reuters MIAMI A man convicted of stalking tennis star Martina Hingis was sentenced on Thursday to two years in jail and two years of probation. Dubravko Rajcevic, a Croatian-born Australian boat architect, had followed Ms Hingis, 20, to tournaments, loitered outside her home, and– Reuters - 138 words
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Article, Illustration201 2001-04-14 14 -AFP SANTIAGO (Chile) Nearly 100 high school students were arrested after the latest violent protests, the third in nine days, demanding free access to mass transit. The arrests on Thursday brought the number to nearly a thousand, with 508 students arrested during the first protest-AFP; -AFP photo - 201 words
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Article85 2001-04-14 14 Reuters BEIJING China's Cabinet has given its 45 million civil servants a pay raise by an average of 100 yuan, bringing the estimated salary of President Jiang Zemin to more than 27,000 yuan (555,896) a year. The move announced yesterday sparked anger in Internet chatrooms– Reuters - 85 words
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238 2001-04-14 14 -AFP LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision to postpone elections because of the foot-and-mouth crisis has paid off. An opinion poll yesterday gave him a 26-per-cent lead over the opposition. Parliamentary elections are now expected to take place on June 7 after Mr-AFP - 238 words
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Article84 2001-04-14 14 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwanese Member of Parliament Lo Fu-chu had his rights as a legislator suspended for six months after he assaulted a female colleague last month. The Taiwan Parliament's decision was the harshest ever punishment for an MP. "The suspension becomes effective immediately," Speaker Wang Jyn-ping said-AFP - 84 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration611 2001-04-14 15 DRY ICE by Sisyphus When man lives forever, he will kill more than death IMMORTALITY, man's greatest dream, is now within reach. One newspaper recently said that scientists believe that those living today belong to either the last generation to die, or the first to live forever. As611 words
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411 2001-04-14 15 Tan Siew Eng - Tan Siew Eng by s i ewe ng@newstod ay. com. sg IT all started with Mr Seng Han Thong, Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC, lamenting the low pay of translators and interpreters in the Civil Service in Parliament last411 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration843 2001-04-14 16 France sea Seah - France sea Seah This new academy teaches anyone the moves grooves by francesc a@n ews tod ay.com. sg The first of May will see the groundbreaking opening of the Media Academy of Dance (MAD) at the Caldecott Broadcast Centre. No longer will we just be enviously watching843 words
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230 2001-04-14 17 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo by ra chel® news today, com sg POPULAR TV artistes Zoe Tay and Ix Shen have been conferred ambassadorships to the National Blood Donor Recruitment Programme (NBDRP), This programme is launched by the Singapore Red Cross Society to promote230 words
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Article, Illustration266 2001-04-14 17 Reuters THE question is: Does Madonna still have any secrets after Truth or Dare and Sex? Well, biographer Andrew Morton aims to bring them to light in a new unauthorised biography of the iconic pop singer. There is plenty the Material Mora would— Reuters - 266 words
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Article, Illustration430 2001-04-14 23 Douglas Tseng - Douglas Tseng FILM REVIEW The Land of Wandering Souls A Singapore International Film Festival Special (Apr 18, Alliance Frantaise) Cambodians find it marred by the ugly legacy of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge by It's 1999 and Cambodia is on the cusp of modernisation430 words
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Article, Illustration709 2001-04-14 24 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan A trip to India made bad boy Daniel Chan learn to cherish life by i n aze 1 a e wsto a ay. co m. sg His involvement in charity work has done Daniel Chan good. Witnessing poverty and hunger in India, whichJOEL LOW - 709 words
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Article, Illustration268 2001-04-14 32 Reuters Cricket SYDNEY Australia announced its line-up for this year's Ashes Test cricket series against England yesterday, springing no major surprises. The Australian Cricket Board named a 16-man squad for the five-match series as well as a 14-man team for the triangular– Reuters - 268 words
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Article, Illustration662 2001-04-14 33 The East is not all about Philly and Miami NBA MILWAUKEE The reactions were predictable. With the return of Alonzo Mourning, the front-running Philadelphia 76ers was going to feel the Heat, so to speak. An efficient Zo was going to alter the balance of power inAllsport photo - 662 words
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390 2001-04-14 33 NBA San Antonio 105 Sacramento 107 (ot) SAN ANTONIO Heading into overtime against San Antonio, the Sacramento Kings needed a strategy other than trying to stop Tim Duncan. Duncan had already tied his season-high 36 points and forced overtime by hitting his390 words
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Article, Illustration554 2001-04-14 34 But Coulthard and new sensation Montoya are in his way Formula One SAN MARINO Michael Schumacher wants to put things right, reported The Guardian. He goes into tomorrow's San Marino grand prix at the evocatively named Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit set upon proving that his defeat atAllsport photo - 554 words
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384 2001-04-14 34 Reuters WorldCom Classic HILTON HEAD ISLAND Fiji's Vijay Singh reverted to the birdie machine he usually is to tie for the lead after the first round at the US$3.5 million (556.3 million) classic yesterday. Vijay, who tied for 18th in his Masters defence– Reuters - 384 words
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Article, Illustration241 2001-04-14 35 Reuters LONDON World Footballer of the Year Zinedine Zidane has urged Manchester United's England captain David Beckham to consider playing in Italy's Serie A. On the day it was reported that team-mate Edgar Davids would be going to Man Utd in the summer,– Reuters; Ai.LsroitT photo - 241 words
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227 2001-04-14 35 Reuters ROME As Roma's Argentine superstar Gabriel Batistuta has been left out of his national team yet again. The decision of Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa to drop him from his squad for a World Cup qualifier later this month is probably no more– Reuters - 227 words
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Article, Illustration561 2001-04-14 36 -AFP Tardelli returns to scene of some great wins Serie A MILAN Juventus hosts Inter Milan at the Stadio Delle Alpi today as it bids to increase the pressure on Italian first division leader AS Roma, which takes on Perugia. Juve has had a-AFP; AI.LSPORT photo - 561 words
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394 2001-04-14 36 AFP Primera Liga MADRID The top four in the Spanish league all face European ties in midweek, but only Real Madrid, with an eight-point advantage at the top, can afford to think that far ahead before this weekend's league programme is over. A careful RealAFP - 394 words
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Article, Illustration388 2001-04-14 37 Reuters Ferguson's men can wrap up title tonight English Premiership Man Utd v Coventry (Live on Ch22, 6.55pm) LONDON Manchester United can move to within one win of its seventh premier league title in nine seasons by beating Coventry City at Old Trafford today. Victory– Reuters; Allsport photo - 388 words
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Article, Illustration368 2001-04-14 37 Reuters ARSENAL v BORO (live on SportsCity and Ch 22, tonight, 9.55pm) Arsenal is on form at the moment, as Manchester City found to its cost on Wednesday in a 4-0 home defeat. Arsene Wenger will again probably rest one or two key players ahead of– Reuters; Aijsport photo - 368 words
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Article325 2001-04-14 37 MEESEYSIDE Michael Owen will break the hearts of Lazio and a host of continental suitors by committing himself to Liverpool for a further five years providing it pays him £60,000 (*****,725) a week. The return to form of the England striker over the past few325 words
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Article, Illustration354 2001-04-14 38 – Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell Despite Dolphins' problems, he is the right man for the Hougang job Marine Castle v Jurong Hougang Stadium, 7.30pm SOME would say Marine Castle's bigges signing this season is its coach Alan Vest. After all, he is one of the most respected coaches inHEDYKHOO - 354 words
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305 2001-04-14 38 Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell by. scott@ne ws tod ay.com.sg THAT'S what George Suppiah thinks. And he should know, as he is the only referee from Singapore to ever officiate at the World Cup finals. Said Suppiah: "Personally, I think we have three good referees who have305 words
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Article, Illustration209 2001-04-14 38 Jose Raymond Brazilian Marcelo Rodriques da Silva looks likely to start for Rovers against Woodlands Wellington tonight. He is the third "Premium" Brazilian to join the Stags this season, after Renato Martins and Adilson de Paula. Described by teammate J Kalaiselvan as a player "with neatJose Raymond - 209 words
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Article182 2001-04-14 38 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang JUST four months to go to the South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Malaysia and happily, some of Singapore's national swimmers are showing impressive early season form. At yesterday's 28th SEA Inter-club Age-Group Championships at Toa Payoh, Nicolette Teo, 14, won the Girls Under-13-14182 words
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Article, Illustration435 2001-04-14 39 Reuters Gerrard sent off as Reds slip in race for third spot English Premiership Liverpool 1 Leeds 2 LONDON Leeds United beat 10-man Liverpool 2-1 yesterday to move into third place in the English premier league, strengthening its bid for a place in next season's Champions League.– Reuters; Ajj.sport photo - 435 words
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Article174 2001-04-14 39 Cricket THE Singapore U-13 cricket boys lost their second match of the Penang quadrangular yesterday against Thailand. The Thai boys won the toss and batted first. They lost two wickets for 18 runs early on. But a huge partnership of 86 runs for the third wicket174 words
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Article, Illustration286 2001-04-14 39 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang by kel vin@newstod ay.com. sg SPORTSCITY, the region's only free-to-air sports channel, will be handing out a special award at the upcoming Singapore Sports Awards ceremony on April 20. Called the SportsCity Personality of the Year Award, it is286 words
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