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Article, Illustration74 2001-07-12 1 Reuters SYDNEY So who decides which animal gets to live? Some Australian vigilantes have taken it upon themselves, by culling feral cats and hanging them by their tails from a tree called "pussy willow on a dusty outback at William Creek. They claim that these wild cats are decimating the– Reuters - 74 words
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Article104 2001-07-12 1 Channel News Asia A YOUNG girl was so traumatised after being molested by her stepfather that she fainted in school. She was just 15 when her 50-year-old stepfather started molesting her at their Boon Lay Drive home in 1999. The attacks came to light when the girl– Channel News Asia - 104 words
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Article493 2001-07-12 1 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian Questions about foreigners and jobs just refuse to go away by.. boonyian@newstoday.com.sg WHEN times are tough and jobs shaky, the question of whether too many foreigners are vying with Singaporeans for precious jobs always crops up, be it in coffeeshop chatter or yesterday's Parliamentary debate.493 words
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Miscellaneous14 2001-07-12 1 Win a trip to Anfield, UK, in the Carlsberg Challenge Turn to Page 2914 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration359 2001-07-12 2 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan Singapore's citizenship laws are still unfair, unequal by.. kdm@newstoday.com.sg THE Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) has painted a dramatically different picture of the status of women from the Government's glowing report to the United Nations (UN). The shadow report was put together359 words
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Article139 2001-07-12 2 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon by.. solomon@newstoday.com.sg OVERSEAS IT missions are a way in which the Information Technology Committee of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) aims to bring SMEs into the Internet economy. The newly-formed committee will first go to China in September,139 words
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Article129 2001-07-12 2 CAR owners will receive the lowest road tax rebate ever for the year beginning Sept 1, 2001, to Aug 31, 2002. The rebate is just $100. This is the fourth and lowest rebate in the fiveyear road tax rebate package that the Government is giving out129 words
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Article148 2001-07-12 2 DON'T hold your breath for the next General Elections (GE). Theoretically, it could wait till Aug 24 next year. Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng explained that since the current Parliament first sat on May 26, 1997, the House can continue till May 25148 words
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Article192 2001-07-12 2 – Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek WHEN Justice Tan Lee Meng asked the plaintiffs' lawyer, Senior Counsel Michael Khoo, to clarify his case against Silk Air, Mr Khoo said the reckless piloting of the ill-fated MI 185 caused its crash. It was inconsequential what the pilot's intentions were, as nobody192 words
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Article269 2001-07-12 3 China parents buy land in kids' names GUANGZHOU Rising affluence in China is producing a new breed of property magnates the under seven year olds. The Guangzhou Daily reported how an increasing number of wealthy parents view property as a way of giving their children financial security.269 words
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Article, Illustration160 2001-07-12 3 Reuters BANGKOK The popularity of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, facing possible eviction from office over allegations that he concealed assets, has plunged 11 per cent from its peak two months ago, according to an opinion poll of 1,223 Bangkok respondents. Conducted by Bangkok's Assumption University, the— Reuters; – Reuters photo - 160 words
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238 2001-07-12 3 KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian ruling party politician, who was ordered to quit his state assembly seat because of electoral fraud, will again contest the seat in a by-election this month. Sabah Progressive Party president Datuk Yong Teck Lee had to vacate his seat in238 words
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Article, Illustration415 2001-07-12 4 Lee Ching Wern - Lee Ching Wern When some Singaporeans believe in something by.. chingwern@newstoday.com.sg IT may not happen often, but there are Singaporeans who stand up for what they believe in and are ready to crusade for a worthy cause. Ms Ramaya, 37, is a full-Ume operations manager and has a415 words
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Article138 2001-07-12 4 Channel News Asia THE Manpower Ministry will work with the labour movement and the Productivity and Standards Board to train more workers, especially those who will be affected by layoffs in the coming months. Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang said details will be made known together– Channel News Asia - 138 words
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Article, Illustration57 2001-07-12 4 CRISPY is M&M's Irresistible Star of the Year. The chocolate treat with the crunchy insides managed to crunch its closest competitor, Blue, by a 1.5 per cent margin in a contest in June. For picking Crispy, Ms Kok Lai Yoong, 20, will be flying off to57 words
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Article108 2001-07-12 4 – Lee U- Wen - Lee U-Wen THE National University of Singapore (NUS) and the US Naval Postgraduate School yesterday signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) to jointly establish the new Temasek Defence Systems Institute (TDSI), which aims to enhance postgraduate education in defence technology and systems. The NUS also announced108 words
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Article88 2001-07-12 4 Reuters HONG KONG The legislature passed a controversial law last night that is seen as eroding Hong Kong's autonomy by giving China the power to sack the territory's leader. Critics of the law said that under the the territory's post-han-dover constitution, Hong Kong does— Reuters - 88 words
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Article, Illustration111 2001-07-12 4 MRS Phua Chu Kang, aka Irene Ang, signed a long-term con tact with MediaCorp Studio artistes. "Comedy 1 something that comes naturally to me, because I have always been a clown. "But drama is what I am exploring now, and as you grow older,111 words
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158 2001-07-12 4 — Angelia Teo - Angelia Teo LOOK beyond the organisation and make changes that's the winning philosophy of the Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC), which was presented with the Public Service Award for Organisational Excellence yesterday. In order to maintain a consistent level of customer service on Sentosa island,158 words
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Miscellaneous93 2001-07-12 4 READ 0N... Rushdie and Abu Sayya... Why not injuction against terrorists?^ A serious game Thai 'King of Gamblers' eyes Macau casinos/ 14 Romancing the word To be a thinking nation, we need lo be a reading nation/ 15 Addicted hell Film takes viewers on drugged-out trip of abusers/22 Australia gives93 words
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LETTERS
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Letter367 2001-07-12 6 V Woozeer - V Woozeer Why not an injunction against terrorists? A PROBLEM with clerical Islam, sometimes, is coherence. The consequences can be quite tragic when violent fundamentalists come into the picture. Abu Sayyaf rebels, for example, are terrorising innocent citizens in the certainty that there won't be a367 words
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251 2001-07-12 6 Ms Deborah DE Souza - Ms Deborah DE Souza I REFER to the letter "Inspect HDB flat renovations" by Mr David Soh (Today, July 2). Mr Soh suggested that HDB inspects flats immediately after each renovation to ensure all installations are authorised. Under HDB's renovation guidelines, flat owners are251 words
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242 2001-07-12 6 Tay Poh Choo ( Ms - Tay Poh Choo (Ms) WE refer to the letter by Goh Jia Lin, entitled "Too cold for comfort" (Today, July 3). We are glad to know that the good service provided by our drivers, as well as their positive work attitude,242 words
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Letter234 2001-07-12 6 Jeffrey Ong - Jeffrey Ong I REFER to the letter "What about 'love is colour blind'? (Today, July 10), by Dick Sudweeks. Love is supposed to be colour blind. Unfortunately, for many Singaporeans, especially in a number of Singaporean women, it is not. If love was really colour blind in Singapore,234 words
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Letter268 2001-07-12 6 Nora Chong - Nora Chong I REFER to Jeffrey Ong's letter "Foreign Knot" (Today, July 7). I am no "Sarong Party Girl" but I am married to a European who left behind all he had just to live and work in Singapore after our marriage something most men268 words
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BUSINESS TODAY
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Article145 2001-07-12 8 UNITED Overseas Bank has moved a step closer to realising its takeover of Overseas Union Bank following several new developments. It has secured 26.5 per cent of the irrevocable shares of OUB and is calling an extraordinary general meeting on July 26 to seek shareholders'145 words
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Article196 2001-07-12 8 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh Off-Budget measures out soon b,.. chaopeh@newstoday.com. sg THE Government will announce specific off-Budget measures at the end of the month to help cushion the impact of the current economic downturn. However, they will be different from the $10 billion package announced in 1998 to196 words
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$ Market Watch
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Article99 2001-07-12 8 WHEELOCK and Co has increased its stake in Singapore developer Marco Polo Developments to more than 75 per cent, reported Bloomberg. With more than 75 per cent equity, Hong Kong-based Wheelock can offer to take the company private under Singapore Exchange rules with "a99 words
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Article30 2001-07-12 8 US$ 0.5447 |UK£ 0.3847 Yen 67.861 |HK$ 4.2489 I RM 2.0701 [Euro 0.6329 JRupiah 6186.0 MBaht 24.840 Peso 28.917 Sas 1.0662 I Rupee 25.682 I Won 711.7730 words
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Article381 2001-07-12 10 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan Leeway to help merger-hit customers by.. ivay@newstoday.com.sg THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will give banks "reasonable time" to reduce their lending to individuals should consolidated entities breach the current regulatory limit of two months of an individual's income. An MAS spokesman said381 words
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Article, Illustration275 2001-07-12 10 Tan Hwee Yee - Tan Hwee Yee by.. chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE the economic downturn, Tung Lok Restaurants is seeking to achieve a 40 per cent growth through expansion, acquisitions, joint ventures and franchising in Singapore. Chief executive officer of Tung Lok Mr Andrew Tjioe (right) said this in275 words
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180 2001-07-12 10 Bloomberg NEW Zealand's government said it would be hard to accommodate Singapore Airlines' request to increase its 25 per cent stake in Air New Zealand. New Zealand Finance Minister Michael Cullen met with SlA's deputy chairman and chief executive Cheong Choong Kong— Bloomberg - 180 words
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Market news
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Article306 2001-07-12 10 SINGAPORE shares ended weaker yesterday after US markets closed deep in the red overnight. The ST index fell 18.95 points to 1661.39 as banks and tech stocks led the decliners. For every stock that rose, four fell, while 277 counters remained unchanged. Some 316 million shares worth $369 million306 words
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Article174 2001-07-12 10 THE XL Composite Index lost 8.2 points to 618 on extended selling of core index-linked issues. Rattled by the US market's steep fall overnight, nervous investors took action to salvage whatever profits were left from last week's strong run-up. Hardest hit were the index-linked heavyweights, especially banking issues. Plantation174 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article126 2001-07-12 12 As he was saying I think the Chinese nation, as a whole, will certainly want to see Beijing hosting the Olympic Games. The basic attitude is 'we have problems, we have quarrels, but let*s put them aside, let us support this cause, which will be a pride for the Chinese126 words
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Article, Illustration272 2001-07-12 12 Agencies COLOMBO Sri Lankans yesterday woke up to an uncertain political future after the surprise midnight suspension of Parliament by President Chandrika Kumaratunga (right). In an apparent attempt to head off an opposition bid to oust her People's Alliance coalition government, Mrs– Agencies - 272 words
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181 2001-07-12 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR A rising Umno female politician has urged the government to prevent Muslim men in Malaysia from seeking a divorce via SMS (short message services). Lawyer Azalina Othman, speaking on behalf of Puteri Umno the wing designed to attract female professionals aged-AFP - 181 words
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Article, Illustration370 2001-07-12 14 Thai 'King of Gamblers' eyes Macau casinos HONG KONG A Thai tycoon is eyeing the lucrative gambling business in Macau, ahead of the liberalisation of the industry next year. Mr Apiphon Kongchanakul (graphic), 43, known as the Thai "King of Gamblers", looks set to become a shareholder370 words
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196 2001-07-12 14 WASHINGTON To say he lacks the glamour of his predecessor would be stating the obvious. But just how low President George W Bush's celebrity credibility has fallen was laid bare on the pages of German-maga-zine Stem this week. In the run up to next week's196 words
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Article, Illustration118 2001-07-12 14 -AFP MADRID A Spanish policeman was killed and 12 people were injured late on Tuesday when a 40kg car bomb set by Basque separatists exploded in Madrid (picture). The powerful blast occurred in the capital's south-eastern Alucha neighbourhood as police were clearing the area following a telephone-AFP - 118 words
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Article310 2001-07-12 14 JAKARTA Two politicians, touted as possible vice-presiden-tial candidates under a Megawati Sukarnoputri presidency, have held closed door talks with the very man they are out to topple. Golkar chairman Mr Akbar Tanjung and Mr Hamzah Haz, head of the Muslim-based United Development Party, met President310 words
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135 2001-07-12 14 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Faulty wiring and not arson was the probable cause of a blaze which destroyed a hall at University Malaya. On Monday, a Cabinet Minister accused student activists of starting the blaze, which broke out a day before Prime-AFP - 135 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration823 2001-07-12 15 Hwee Goh - Hwee Goh To be a thinking nation, we need to be a reading nation by MAY I tell you a story of a little boy? He loves books and he can memorise lines off his Dr Seuss, Eric Carle and Mick Inkpen books. He spins around inpuaykoon - 823 words
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460 2001-07-12 15 -AFP AS hazy days return to Indonesia and its neighbours, The Jakarta Post comments on the lack of official action to end the perennial problem: WHILE for most areas of the Indonesian archipelago the dry season spells a period of water shortage,-AFP - 460 words
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INFOTECH
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Article, Illustration471 2001-07-12 16 A trusted RTS game gets polished for even more fun WE are suspicious when publishers shove a "3D RTS" in our faces. Who cares if we can zoom in and out of the action if the blocky units look like crap, or rotate the camera through 360 degrees,471 words
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Article69 2001-07-12 16 THE interactive intelligent map service, Get Map, at can.com.sg, that allows users to check distances, do vicinity searches and find shortest routes within Singapore, has been enhanced. Now, upon downloading and installing the Get Map plug-in, users can pinpoint a Singapore map location by highlighting its postal code,69 words
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Article, Illustration153 2001-07-12 16 INTEL has introduced a portable digital audio player that it says provides up to four hours of music programming and more than 20 hours of spokenword audio. The new product is equipped with 128MB of memory for storing digital audio in MP3 and Windows Media153 words
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Article98 2001-07-12 16 SIEMENS Mobile Phones has released limited edition Liverpool Football Club M3si mobile phones in Singapore with the club's logo on the front and back of the phone. The water-, shock- and dust-resistant phone's added features include WAP access, SMS with Intelligent Typing (T9), Picture Messaging, Calling98 words
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BREAKING NEWS
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Article98 2001-07-12 16 Although Microsoft's week-long interruptions to its MSH Messenger service have been put to on end, at least one rival instant-messaging service said it has gained converts. Yahoo reported a 25-per-cent increase in downloads of its instantmessaging software during the outage, with people staying online up to98 words
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Article89 2001-07-12 16 The people who downloaded Netscape Communication's Smart Download software are not bound by an online contract, a US federal juage has ruled. This is because they did not specifically agree to it, the ruling said. The decision, which touches on the validity of commonly used Web contracts89 words
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DOWNLOADS
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Article21 2001-07-12 16 A software that helps you customise your desktop icons and mouse cursors by editing, extracting, managing and viewing them.21 words
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Article33 2001-07-12 16 This download manager's features include aueue management, proxy support ana download resuming. It also allows wildcards, can ignore URLs defined by their extensions and copy parts of me queued file log.33 words
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Article34 2001-07-12 16 A personal finance programme to track income versus expenses quickly and conveniently, witn minimum time and effort. It also provides one-click access to a summary screen detailing your actual versus budgeted expenses.34 words
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Article31 2001-07-12 16 The software lets you import a BMP, GIF or JPG image ana cut it into individual picture files. It exports in either JPG or BMP format and generates HTML31 words
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Article29 2001-07-12 16 A player and organiser for digitalmusic, CD-quality copying, and encoding to MP3 and WMA. It arranges music and video files by group, artiste, album, playlist and category.29 words
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Article, Illustration426 2001-07-12 17 New handhelds from Psion and IBM AMONG the latest in a slew of new PDA releases, Psion has launched its first Chinese language palmtop, the Psion 618 C (picture). This stylish palmtop, which can fit in a shirt pocket, offers applications such as agenda and426 words
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Article, Illustration450 2001-07-12 21 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan It's Jet Li versus the bad boys in Kiss of the Dragon by.. in Hong Kong ha2el@newstoday.com.sg The Chinese believe that a mountain can only accommodate one tiger. But it appears the same mountain can accommodate two dragons, at least in Hong Kong. These two dragons450 words
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Article, Illustration377 2001-07-12 21 Jeremiah Bullfrog - Jeremiah Bullfrog ON THE LILY PAD with IT is an oft-heard complaint that Singaporeans are restricted by too many laws. We have laws against littering, chewing gum and smoking in most public places. We cannot jaywalk or watch movies without being jarred by our censors'377 words
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Article, Illustration238 2001-07-12 21 Sophia Ang - Sophia Ang BY.. sophia@newstoday.com.sg AT a time when the faces of local television shows are becoming too familiar, Ou Jie (picture) will provide a refreshing change. Previously from Hong Kong's Phoenix TV, the petite China-born lady has just signed on as238 words
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Article, Illustration641 2001-07-12 22 David Ngiau - David Ngiau Film takes viewers on drugged-out trip of abusers by.. david@newstoday.com.sg 7~}equiem for a Dream is the most disJ\ turbing film I've seen in a long time I was not myself for an hour after the film, as I was disturbed. I've watched Philip Ridley's life-is-far-from-great film641 words
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Article, Illustration457 2001-07-12 23 Reuters/Variety Actors in Final Fantasy look and behave exactly like humans LOS ANGELES It seems fitting that for the first completely computer-gener-ated (CG), science-fiction action movie, the most intensive work was on the lead female character's hair. The hours logged to render futuristic worlds and creepy aliens– Reuters/Variety - 457 words
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Article334 2001-07-12 24 Reuters LONDON Britain's new film minister has raised eyebrows by criticising the UK film industry for being too "arty farty" in his first major interview since taking over the job a month ago. Mr Ken Howells called on British filmmakers to tackle "political issues in the— Reuters - 334 words
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Article106 2001-07-12 24 Reuters NEW DELHI Hindi film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (Mutiny: A Love Story) is doing well at the Indian box office despite efforts by vandals to stop the screenings, and Muslim demands to ban it. Gadar, directed by Anil Sharma and starring Sunny Deol, is— Reuters - 106 words
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Article, Illustration323 2001-07-12 24 Reuters Talks to get Murphy, Myers and Diaz for Shrek 2 HOLLYWOOD Want to make U5535,000 ($64,240) an hour? Just get hired to voice Shrek 2. That's what the hourly rate could be for its stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz if all goes well– Reuters - 323 words
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Article, Illustration825 2001-07-12 25 Linda Lini - Linda Lini There's no need to get stressed over facials, especially with this anti-stress package by.. "MARK it in red on the calendar," my husband commented when I first told him that I had made an appointment for an anti-stress facial at The Slimming Sanctuary. I had' MVIN TOH - 825 words
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Article, Illustration336 2001-07-12 26 Reuters Olympics CANBERRA Australia, which hosted last year's Olympics, said yesterday it would support the choice of Beijing to host the 2008 Games. Prime Minister John Howard said Beijing, the favourite to win the International Olympic Committee vote tomorrow, had a very strong claim to– Reuters; AFP photo - 336 words
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Article64 2001-07-12 26 -AFP SYDNEY The British and Irish Lions have made three changes for the series-decid-ing third rugby union Test against world champion Australia on Saturday. England utility-back Austin Healey takes over from Wales' right wing Daffyd James. England's Matt Dawson comes in for the injured Wales'-AFP - 64 words
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Article209 2001-07-12 26 -AFP HONG KONG The Hong Kong Open has been given a major boost with the announcement that this year's tournament will be an official European Tour event and boast a US$7OO,OOO ($1.2 million) prize fund. The move makes the tournament" the fourth Asian-AFP - 209 words
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365 2001-07-12 26 SERAING Lance Armstrong was supposed to play it safe in the first week of the Tour de France. So why was he banging handlebars with beefy sprinters at the finish of yesterday's third stage? The three steep climbs that rise near the end of the Antwerp-to-Liege365 words
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Article, Illustration346 2001-07-12 29 EMILE Heskey's £11 million ($2B million) move from Leicester City in April 2000 broke Liverpool's transfer record and he was Gerard Houllier's first English buy. And what an astute acquisition it was on the part of the Frenchman. Initially, there were the346 words
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Article, Illustration300 2001-07-12 29 NICK Barmby was the first player since legendary striker Dave Hickson in 1959 to move directly from Everton to Liverpool. His £6 million ($l5 million) move incurred the wrath of Evertonians, but it only served to fulfil his childhood dream. He had a two-week trial300 words
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Article, Illustration672 2001-07-12 30 S. Murali - S. Murali Strengthen the Singapore Selection, before it's too late Comment by murali@newstoday.com.sg ON Tuesday, the Lions were mauled by the Saudis. There is no kinder way of saying that. And if the Saudis did not take out seven first team players after the firstHEDYKHOO - 672 words
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Article, Illustration295 2001-07-12 31 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond That can only be good news for Goal 2010 by.. jose@newstoday.com.sg IT LOOKS like the S-League is on the way to solving one of the biggest problems to have plagued Singapore football since the 1980s the lack of footballers from the majority ChineseWEE TECK HI AN - 295 words
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Article159 2001-07-12 31 -AFP BELTING Women's 200 m breaststroke world record holder Qi Hui will head a young and inexperienced Chinese team at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan next week. Qi Hui, a 16-year-old in the Chinese army, will be China's brightest medal hope after setting a-AFP - 159 words
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Article95 2001-07-12 31 Reuters LONDON West Ham United has completed the signing of goalkeeper David James from English premier league rival Aston Villa, a West Ham spokesman said yesterday. Details of the fee and length of contract were not disclosed. Villa said it accepted an offer for James, who is valued– Reuters - 95 words
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Article198 2001-07-12 32 MANCHESTER It was supposed to be a routine arrival for Juan Sebastian Veron. Instead, his appearance set tongues wagging over whether David Beckham is on his way out of Old Trafford, reported BBCSport.com. Everyone knew he was coming. The medical was a formality.198 words
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Article92 2001-07-12 32 -AFP ROME Juventus coach Marcello Lippi has backed mercurial star Alessandro del Piero to shine in the next Italian league campaign. "This will be the season of del Piero and his defining moment," Lippi said. He was equally confident that Juventus will thrive despite the departure-AFP - 92 words
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Miscellaneous17 2001-07-12 29 The FA Cup Final 2001 between Liverpool and Arsenal will be repeated tonight at 11pm on City-TV17 words
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