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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article394 2001-07-02 1 Reuters They return home to slug it out in politics MEXICO CITY Two Mexican migrants who became millionaires in the United States are now back and fighting to be mayor of a small town here. Local elections in three northern states yesterday drew attention to the quirky mayoral– Reuters - 394 words
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164 2001-07-02 1 AFP JOHANNESBURG South Africa will next year begin human trials with a new vaccine which is meant to stimulate the body's immune system to fight off HIV infection, it was reported here yesterday. Radio news said the vaccine will be testedAFP - 164 words
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Article, Illustration166 2001-07-02 1 -AFP PALMA DE MAJORCA Striking coach drivers on this holiday island yesterday stoned buses transporting thousands o stranded tourists and attacked hire cars rented by tour operators, officials said. Six strikers were arrested, three of them accused of slashing the tyres of 90 hire cars rented-AFP - 166 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article473 2001-07-02 2 Lee Yew Meng - Lee Yew Meng And is UOB planning yet another takeover bid? by r yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg IF pride is the guide, then DBS Bank Holdings could up the ante in its bidding war with United Overseas Bank (UOB) for the hand of Overseas Union Bank (OUB). But if473 words
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150 2001-07-02 2 SINGAPOREANS should expect a slower rate of CPF restoration, says the Minister for Manpower, Dr Lee Boon Yang. "I would anticipate, given the scenario of rapid slowdown and sharp drop in exports, the rate of CPF restoration will be slower than it was before,"150 words
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Article356 2001-07-02 3 Agencies Students burn hall and drift away THE fire that razed a historic hall in Malaysia's Universiti Malaya (UM) could symbolically be burning the bridges that the government is trying to mend with students. While no lives were lost or people were injured, burning theAgencies - 356 words
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148 2001-07-02 3 AFP TAIPEI Support for Beijing's "one country, two systems" reunification formula has surged to a record 33 per cent in Taiwan. The United Daily News said it marked a 10 per cent rise over an identical survey it conducted on Dec 31, 1999, ahead ofAFP - 148 words
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179 2001-07-02 3 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand's government and its tourism authority have vowed to clamp down on the child sex industry which is believed to involve up to 40,000 youngsters. Cabinet Minister Somsak Thepsutin told a conference of child protection activists, tourism authorities and legal experts that-AFP - 179 words
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Article161 2001-07-02 4 Will simply reducing charges, or allowing instalment payments, W lead to a better health care system? Will more people get the medical care they need, and our population become healthier? There are countries where health care is absolutely free, like in Great Britain. Yet, the public there161 words
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Article, Illustration290 2001-07-02 4 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan Important to know what's inside by kim@newstoday.com.sg AMERICANS are not all ungodly money worshippers, just as Asians are not pliable denizens led by their noses. Professor Tommy Koh (below), Singapore's ambassador-at-large, has logged enough globe-trotting and goodwill missionary time to know that ignorance breeds misunderstanding. The290 words
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Miscellaneous116 2001-07-02 4 READ 0N... Blame the parents They are not evolving to keep pace with the education system/6 The military guarantee Sing Tel gets major hurdle out of the way/8 Price of prestige How Westernisation of names can lead to erosion of local culture/14 Those questions againl? Ah Baw's thank you means116 words
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LETTERS
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Letter408 2001-07-02 6 Pamela Caroline Gordon - Pamela Caroline Gordon They are not evolving to keep pace with the education system I REFER to Mr Ooi's letter on "Does it work?" (Today, June 27). All of us can agree that the education system has changed. This change is to encourage creative thinking in our408 words
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Letter149 2001-07-02 6 Md Dzul Azhan Bin Sahban - When you shop in JB Md Dzul Azhan Bin Sahban Readers comment on recent books about Singaporeans' behaviour I REFER to the recently launched Chinese book Kin Kin Guan Xi, written by five young Johoreans, which touches on the subject of ugly Singaporeans shopping in Johor Bahru. They have listed149 words
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Letter131 2001-07-02 6 Jasmine Soh Hui Tsan - Jasmine Soh Hui Tsan I AM intrigued by the Chinese novelist who has depicted Singaporean men as promiscuous. I would have thought that Singaporean men are so preoccupied with bread and butter issues and the rat race that they don't even have time to flirt with131 words
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Letter102 2001-07-02 6 Edward John Tailford - Edward John Tailford I REFER to the letter "Ashtrays at bus interchanges prompt smokers to light up" (Today, Apr 22). The ashtrays on the litterbins are meant for smokers to stub out cigarettes. Otherwise, smokers tend to stub out cigarettes on the plastic bin, thereby102 words
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Letter142 2001-07-02 6 David Soh - David Soh AT present, a flat-owner wishing to renovate his flat approaches a HDB-licensed renovation contractor, who is responsible for getting the various permits from HDB. But problems may arise when the owner tries to sell his flat years later, only to discover that some installations142 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article336 2001-07-02 8 Bloomberg Sing Tel gets major hurdle out of the way CANBERRA Sing Tel signed a pact with Australia's defence department to safeguard military communications if the company gets to buy Cable Wireless Optus Ltd, an Australian government statement said. Optus owns satellites used by Australia's military. TheBloomberg - 336 words
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Article192 2001-07-02 8 LAST weekend, DBS Group Holdings Ltd virtually clinched total ownership of Hong Kong's Dao Heng Bank Group Limited. On Friday, the Singapore bank opened its offer to acquire Dao Heng, and subsequently declared the offer unconditional after Guoco Group Limited accepted it by192 words
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Article341 2001-07-02 8 -AFP HONG KONG Although the signals from the United States remain somewhat confused, Asian economists are, by and large, sticking with predic tions of a pick-up in the world's biggest economy by the third or fourth quarter. "The US has a good chance of a recovery in the-AFP - 341 words
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Article, Illustration225 2001-07-02 10 -AFP Worries grow as familiarity increases PARIS Europeans seem to be finally learning about their new currency, but a poll shows that they are increasingly fearful of a price spiral, just six months before the arrival of euro cash. People are fretting that shopkeepers may push up prices-AFP; -AFP photo - 225 words
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204 2001-07-02 10 -AFP LONDON In light of the recent slide in crude prices, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) chiefs meeting in Vienna this week are poised to reject calls for an output increase to make up a shortfall left by Iraq. Iraq-AFP - 204 words
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Article199 2001-07-02 10 Bloomberg WELLINGTON Qantas Airways Ltd said more aircraft engineering and maintenance jobs may be created in New Zealand if it buys 25 per cent of Air New Zealand Ltd. Qantas, Australia's biggest airline, wants to buy at least a quarter of New Zealand's largest– Bloomberg - 199 words
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Market News
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Article, Illustration215 2001-07-02 10 BANKS were the centre of trading in Singapore amid takeover and deregulation rumours. The US markets were mixed with the Dow closing the week down about 100 points on earnings downgrades. The Nasdaq, on the other hand, had a very strong run during the week to close six per215 words
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Article142 2001-07-02 10 WINDOW dressing activities helped push the Malaysian stock market higher in the last week of June. Although the market also achieved a positive return in the month of June itself, overall market performance in the second quarter remained poor. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) closed last Friday at142 words
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Article, Illustration362 2001-07-02 11 Bloomberg Microsoft won't have to split, but other demands are in store WASHINGTON The US government, encouraged by an appeals court ruling, will try to stop Microsoft from bundling new software into its Windows operating system, legal experts predict. A federal appeals court, while overturning a trial judge'sBloomberg - 362 words
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Article153 2001-07-02 11 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan by ivay@newstoday. com. sg DROPPING profits in the property market have forced property consultant Colliers Jardine to revisit the drawing board and explore other related business opportunities. To stay afloat and to create some value-added services, the property consultant has partnered web-based building153 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article179 2001-07-02 12 Reuters CALCUTTA An Indian online bookstore aims to offer sex education on the Internet to crack myths in a country where sex is still a taboo subject. India's equivalent of amazon.com, which launched yesterday, will impart tips on how to practice safe sex on its website.Reuters - 179 words
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Article160 2001-07-02 12 AFP LONDON The Yugoslav army's chief-of-staff was ordered to assassinate British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The instruction was given when Mr Blair visited refugees in Macedonia at the height of the Kosovo conflict, the Sunday Times reported yesterday. General Nebojsa Pavkovic said that he wasAFP - 160 words
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Article, Illustration353 2001-07-02 12 -AFP Coup drama negotiator bludgeoned SUVA Fiji's Red Cross director, who played a crucial mediation role in a coup drama last year, was found brutally murdered yesterday in his home, along with another man. Mr John Scott (above), 53, a Fijian of British descent, and Mr Gregory-AFP - 353 words
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Article, Illustration76 2001-07-02 12 AFP photo. MARINE police and fireboats parade in a flotilla in Hong Kong harbour, as helicopters fly over a ceremony marking the fourth anniversary yesterday of the territory's hand-over to China. Several members of the radical "April sth Action Group" clashed with police, demanding that Beijing-appointed chief– AFP photo. - 76 words
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Article82 2001-07-02 12 Reuters JAKARTA President Abdurrahman Wahid has appointed his defiant police chief, who publicly objected to the Muslim cleric's threat to declare a state of emergency, ambassador to Malaysia. Early last month, General Bimantoro had refused an order from Mr Abdurrahman to step aside. This widened the– Reuters - 82 words
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Article84 2001-07-02 12 AFP ZAMBOANGA Philippine troops killed an Abu Sayyaf commander in a raid on a rebel lair in the southern island of Jolo, an army spokesman said yesterday. Troops swooped down on the lair outside Jolo's capital, cornering Abdul Muksan. He was killed in an exchange ofAFP - 84 words
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178 2001-07-02 12 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Election authorities have fixed July 21 for a by-elec-tion to a seat in eastern Malaysia's Sabah state that was ordered vacated by a judge who ruled it had been filled fraudulently. The Sunday Star newspaper said July 12 had beenAFP - 178 words
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Article, Illustration201 2001-07-02 13 Reuters Minister quits in a huff BELFAST Northern Ireland's peace process has entered uncharted constitutional waters with the resignation of Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble (right) as First Minister of the Belfast assembly. He resigned at midnight on Saturday after the paramilitary IRA failed to respond to his— Reuters - 201 words
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Article178 2001-07-02 13 -AFP SYDNEY Prime Minister John Howard yesterday defended the sales tax which he introduced a year ago, claiming it had been good for Australia. "Celebrating is not the right word, but I have no regrets in having introduced tax reform," he said. The goods and-AFP - 178 words
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Article162 2001-07-02 13 Reuters NASHVILLE Legendary country guitarist Chet Atkins, who helped pioneer the "Nashville Sound" of popflavoured strings-laden music, died on Saturday after a long battle with cancer. He was 77 years old. Atkins was featured in hit records, including those by Elvis Presley and the Everly Brothers.Reuters - 162 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration548 2001-07-02 14 Lionel Wee - Lionel Wee How Westernisation of names can lead to erosion of local culture by SOME Singaporeans are apparently quite upset over the predominance of English names, especially among the Chinese. There are concerns that this is perhaps one further indication that local culture is being eroded by548 words
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398 2001-07-02 14 LONDON The involvement of Asian youths in civil disturbances and violence in Burnley last week has painted a picture of a rebellious generation. But there are conflicting views among Asians themselves. Mr Manzoor Moghal, chairman of the Leicester-based Federation of Muslim Organisations, said398 words
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Miscellaneous1501 2001-07-02 15 Becker I The One with the Candy IV Works, 10pm Channel 5,10pm channel newsas.a /oA« Becker, whose irritation with trashy television talk shows and sleazy car I i?oss ("te/y tries to teach Phoebe how to salesmen takes a back seat to his concern for a HIV-positive seven-year-old patient. I ride1,501 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration533 2001-07-02 16 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong Ah Bow's thank you means no further comment by jenny@newstoday.com.sg If there is one thing Taiwanese TV host turned singer Zeng Bao Vi, affectionately known as Ah Baw (pronounced Ah Bao), finds hard about being a celebrity, it is repeating herself. "The most difficult thingWONG KHING CHONG - 533 words
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Article, Illustration331 2001-07-02 16 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong *To to for now. See ye' i by jenny@newstoday.com.sg A STORY of five people connected to one another by the Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Media Works Channel U's latest production, wants to ride on the success of the popular communication331 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article, Illustration290 2001-07-02 17 Reuters Time magazine picks Asia's star director, Lee Ang, as America's best NEW YORK Taiwanese film-maker Lee Ang, whose movies range from high flying Chinese martial arts films to tales of US Civil War soldiers, was named America's best director by Time magazine. In Time's— Reuters - 290 words
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Article241 2001-07-02 17 IT will be Jet Li all the way. Co-scripted and co-produced by Luc Besson, Kiss of the Dragon is notable because it goes against the trend of using special effects to give characters the illusion of power. It's all Li in old-school, asskicking action. And he's241 words
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Article, Illustration695 2001-07-02 19 WITH less than a week before the Great Singapore Sale ends, you'd better hurry if you don't want to miss out on the bargains. But we know how tiring it can get, with so many shops joining in the sale. So we've done some legwork for you.695 words
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Article, Illustration289 2001-07-02 26 Australia's media rip apart world champion team Rugby BRISBANE "An abominable Australia must be thankful they did not face the full-strength Lions, as a dreadful drubbing would have turned into outright carnage." That was the damning verdict on the dismal world champion in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald. IfAIISPOST photo - 289 words
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Article204 2001-07-02 26 -AFP CROMWELL Phil Mickelson will have yet another chance to close out a victory, something he has been unable to accomplish in 2001. He sizzled on a steamy Saturday at the TPC at River Highlands, tying the course record with a nine-under-par 61 to-AFP - 204 words
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Article, Illustration634 2001-07-02 27 -AFP Even the return of Europe-based stars could not reverse its fortunes South American World Cup qualifier Uruguay 1 Brazil 0 MONTEVIDEO A star-studded Brazil side failed to improve on its dismal World Cup 2002 qualifying campaign so far as Uruguay dealt a humbling 1-0 blow to the-AFP; Reuters photo - 634 words
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331 2001-07-02 27 Reuters JOHANNESBURG Cameroon became the first country to qualify for next year's World Cup yesterday, before being closely followed into the finals by South Africa. Both teams went into their penultimate qualifiers needing just one point to reach the tournament in– Reuters - 331 words
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Article247 2001-07-02 28 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg COME 2003, Singapore will see the establishment of its first ever Sports School. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong announced this at the official release of the Committee on Sporting Singapore (CoSS) report and official opening of Choa Chu Kang Sports247 words
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Article, Illustration216 2001-07-02 28 – Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho THE National Stadium at Kallang will soon make way for a modern, multipurpose facility that will allow Singapore to host international sporting events. Estimated at a cost of $118 million, the re-devel-opment of the 28-year-old National Stadium is seen as one of the ways216 words
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Article, Illustration343 2001-07-02 29 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho Long-awaited blueprint shows importance government places on sports now by: stanley@newstodayxom.sg IN THE next five years, the government has pledged to spend $700 million on sports. The money will be used to put into action 40 recommendations made by the Committee on Sporting Singapore (CoSS).WONG KHING CHONG - 343 words
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Article, Illustration189 2001-07-02 29 WORD has it that the S-League minnows are rather merciful nowadays. How else can one explain another round of matches where the 'giants' have had it all their own way? One by one, Marine Castle, Balestier Central and Clementi Khalsa were dumped out of contention from the189 words
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Article89 2001-07-02 29 AIDIS Abas has been making flags, banners, buying balloons, getting them inflated and distributing them to Tampines fans since 1996. All out of his own pocket. "It is to create a carnival-like atmosphere so that we all have some fun," he told TODAY photographer Wong Khing Chong, who89 words
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Article, Illustration500 2001-07-02 30 Ivan Lim - Ivan Lim Formula One by ivan@newstoday.com.sg Race strategy, better tyres give brother Michael Schumacher 50th win and 31-point lead SADLY, Ralf Schumacher's birthday joy at having taken his first pole position was not followed by a race victory. Brother Michael presented no favours to theAFP photo - 500 words
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123 2001-07-02 30 Reuters MADRID International Olympic Committee chief Juan Antonio Samaranch, who steps down after 21 years in charge later this month, was quoted yesterday as saying he believes the war against drugs in sport can never be won. "You can only win battles. You– Reuters - 123 words
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Article108 2001-07-02 30 -AFP BUENOS AIRES Next month's Copa America, due to be held in Colombia has been suspended and will now only take place until 2002, South America's ruling football body declared yesterday. Nicolas Leoz, the president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), said the July-AFP - 108 words
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Article87 2001-07-02 30 -AFP LONDON Liverpool's French manager Gerard Houllier has entered the row over Arsenal's want away midfielder Patrick Vieira by admitting yesterday he'd like to bring his compatriot to Airfield. "I'm aware of all the transfer speculation," Houllier told the News of the World. "Any player of-AFP - 87 words
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