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Title Section11 2001-08-13 1 TODAY M o n d ay August 13, 2001 MITA(P) 138/11/200011 words
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Article, Illustration117 2001-08-13 1 – Pearlyn Tham - Pearlyn Tham THE image captured by this young man's sunglasses said it all: Uncle Sam's boys are here againfora brief respite from the high seas. The USS Constellation, a Navy aircraft carrier, sailed into the Ckangi Naval Base yesterday from the Arabian Gulf and will be here forWEETECKHIAN - 117 words
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Article214 2001-08-13 1 – Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei WITH the gloomy economic clouds hovering over Singapore, one favourite kopitiam subject is this: Will our ministers take a paycut? Mr Lim Boon Heng, NTUC Secretary-General and Minister without Portfolio, assured Singaporeans that they would. "The pay formula dictates that when the economy214 words
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Article501 2001-08-13 1 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh Self-serving interests behind Aussies' criticisms by LISTENING to the shrill voices coming from Down Under, you might think that the greatest danger to the giant nation of Australia comes from an island so small that it could easily get misplaced on the Outback. But now, in501 words
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HOT NEWS
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289 2001-08-13 2 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian OPPOSITION MP Chiam See Tong gave a hint of a hot-pota-to issue that the Opposition might focus on this coming elections: rising healthcare costs for the elderly. "The senior citizens are mostly retirees and they have289 words
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Article333 2001-08-13 2 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond NTUC gears up to tackle slowdown by j ose@news tod ay. com. sg THE NTUC is prepared to face the current economic crisis head on and will offer more incentives if it gets worse. This was revealed by its assistant sec-retary-general and MP for Ang Mo333 words
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120 2001-08-13 3 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Upset with the inaccuracies in the controversial Japanese history book, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) yesterday launched a signature campaign to register their anger. The four-day campaign, organised by several Chinese non-government organisations, also aims to underline opposition to Japanese Prime Minister-AFP - 120 words
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163 2001-08-13 3 Agencies TAIPEI Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui yesterday celebrated the formation of a new party while blaming Taiwan's domestic chaos on political power struggles. Speaking at the launch of Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), Mr Lee said: "People have shown growing antipathy to the domestic politics— Agencies - 163 words
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Article174 2001-08-13 3 Eernama JAKARTA Indonesian police said the bombs in the Atrium Plaza's blast here last month were not similar to those found at a rented house of fugitive son of former president Suharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putera. The blast devastated parts of the shopping centre's basement— Eernama - 174 words
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Article, Illustration255 2001-08-13 3 Agencies Aussie, Indon leaders move beyond fence-mending JAKARTA Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday became the first foreign leader to meet new Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, vowing to be a good neighbour. "I personally am encouraged from my first meeting with her that Indonesia's President wants aAgencies - 255 words
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Article, Illustration194 2001-08-13 3 Agencies SUNGAI BULOH Anwar Ibrahim yesterday urged his supporters to keep up the fight for political reform as they gathered to mark his 54th birthday. His supporters had planned to group outside the Sungai Buloh prison, but scores of policemen, backed by a water– Agencies - 194 words
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Article, Illustration387 2001-08-13 4 Cathleen Tung - Cathleen Tung by Hard lessons before she reached the top in Asia cath leen@n e wsto d ay. c o m .sg BUSINESSWOMAN Ramesh Ramachandra (picture) has a favourite annual ritual: shaving her head bald at the start of the year. The founder of retail Internet consultancy,387 words
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243 2001-08-13 4 IN 2002, a new School of Economics and Social Sciences will open at the Singapore Management University (SMU) with 50 students. The new school will offer a broad range of subjects that will include economics, sociology, political science and psychology. This was revealed243 words
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Article125 2001-08-13 4 – Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond IN a special hearing, two men and a woman were charged in the CID lockup with the kidnap of a businessman outside his Bukit Timah home on Friday. The accused are renovation contractors Chng Teo Heng, 45, and Ng Soon Teck, 44, and businesswoman125 words
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Article74 2001-08-13 4 AFP JERUSALEM At least 20 people were injured yesterday in the latest Palestinian suicide bombing in northern Israel. Ambulances were seen rushing to the site of the blast in a cafe in Kiryat Motzkin. The suicide bomber was the only fatality. The blast occurred just threeAFP - 74 words
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Miscellaneous70 2001-08-13 4 FeaturingToday BWiWi it 17 Hong Kong film industries get a summer booster to 18 New programme helps prepare students for SAT is 19 Indian-born Hollywood director Mira Nair's novel homecoming EatOut 20 What's recommended at the nu*dle bar >t 21 Imperial meals at Xin Cuisine TsmeOut 23 Meet the new70 words
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LETTERS
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Letter337 2001-08-13 6 Ivan Goh - Ivan Goh One way to inject more life into S-League I WOULD like to compliment the S-League committee which has done well all these years, given the resources that it has. However, I feel it's now time that the committee took the S-League to the337 words
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154 2001-08-13 6 Angela Sia Mui Huan - Angela Sia Mui Huan ONE day last month, I called home as usual to check on my baby and everything seemed to be fine. When I reached home, 1 was shocked to see my baby crying frantically in the cot. Upon further checking, I realised154 words
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Letter254 2001-08-13 7 Terence Poon Bat Dong - Terence Poon Bat Dong Why the emphasis on rank? I SUPPORT the inclusion of National Service (NS) as a criterion for university admission, but I disagree with the emphasis on rank. Under the present scheme, an officer in the Singapore Armed Forces or a senior254 words
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201 2001-08-13 7 Wong Teck Tian - Wong Teck Tian DR CHEE Soon Juan's new book Your Future, My Faith, Our Freedom has been released (TODAY, Aug 2). The title of his new book reminds me that some opposition parties and international human-rights groups have often criticised the Government for depriving201 words
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127 2001-08-13 7 Bryan him - Bryan him MR Raymond Lee seems to get upset over all the wrong things (Today, Aug 7). Just because the Open Singapore Centre organised the launching of Dr Chee Soon Juan's new book, Your Future, My Faith, Our Freedom, does it mean that127 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration286 2001-08-13 8 POSB has much to gain by leveraging on its 4 million customers in the credit card game POSB is most likely fighting on volumes and not on margins with the launch of its first ever credit and debit cards, analysts said. With a customer base of four million,286 words
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195 2001-08-13 8 -AFP HONG KONG The Japanese yen continued its steady return against the dollar last week, giving a welcome boost to currencies throughout the region. The Japanese currency was quoted at 121.93-95 against the dollar late Friday, compared with 123.83-86 a week earlier. Dollar-selling pressure-AFP - 195 words
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Article348 2001-08-13 10 -AFP All eyes onTaiwan banks TAIPEI Authorities in Taiwan have vowed to prevent a panic run on the country's banks amid moves to overhaul 36 troubled financial institutions in the island's biggest ever banking reform. Finance Minister Yen Ching-chang and central bank governor Perng Fai-nan urged depositors to-AFP - 348 words
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Article149 2001-08-13 10 .Bloomberg BRUSSELS Economists expect that consumer prices in the countries sharing the euro had fallen last month, giving the European Central Bank (ECB) more room to lower interest rates. Prices declined 0.1 per cent in July, cutting the annual inflation rate to 2.8 per cent, down from– .Bloomberg - 149 words
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Article156 2001-08-13 10 Reuters SYDNEY Air New Zealand said yesterday that it needs a resolution over key stakes in the company by month's end ahead of an earnings announcement. "We're announcing our results in early September and we think it is very important that we have a position to– Reuters - 156 words
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Market News
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Article, Illustration169 2001-08-13 10 NO National Day rally for Singapore during the week with market volumes remaining relatively low as most investors were sidelined. The confirmation of very weak Q2-GDP numbers late in the week did not help sentiment despite the fact that the Government held its full year GDP forecasts between 0.5169 words
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Article89 2001-08-13 10 SIGNS of fatigue showed up on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. This caused the benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index to fall below the psychological support level of 650 on the last day of the week. It shed a total of 11.2 points or 1.2 per cent last week, and89 words
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Article, Illustration380 2001-08-13 11 Bloomberg But manufacturers look elsewhere for growth SAN JOSE (California) Twenty years ago, International Business Machines Corp (IBM) unveiled its personal computer and began permitting other companies to add software or make their own versions. Since then, the machine has been called an invention on the– Bloomberg; – Reuters photo - 380 words
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Article211 2001-08-13 11 Mortgagee's auction and tender sale I JONES LANG LASALLE has been appointed to put up a six-storey commercial building at the junction of Beach Road and Middle Road for mortgage sale by auction. Total strata area of this 999-year leasehold property is approximately 1,742 sq m. It has211 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration203 2001-08-13 12 Agencies Deforestation inThailand blamed BANGKOK Illegal logging and deforestation have been blamed for the impact of flash floods and landslides that devastated northern Thailand over the weekend. Seven villages have been swept away by the floods and landslides, which have killed more than 76 people and— Agencies; – Reuters photo - 203 words
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Article118 2001-08-13 12 -AFP KABUL Taliban has said no to diplomats wishing to visit the eight foreign aid workers held in the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan for allegedly preaching Christianity. Said Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmed Mutawakel: "If the diplomats are coming for talks with Afghan government officials, we will give-AFP - 118 words
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Article133 2001-08-13 12 Agencies JERUSALEM A member of the militant Islamic group Hamas believed by Israel to have sent the suicide bomber who killed 15 people last week has been arrested by the Palestinian Authority. Hassan Yousef, a Hamas official, said that four members had been arrested. "Apparently the– Agencies - 133 words
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Article, Illustration141 2001-08-13 14 AFP MOSCOW The lack of an explanation from the Russian government about the tragedy that befell the Kursk submarine a year ago overshadowed a ceremony yesterday to mark the deaths of its 118 seamen. More than 300 relatives of the men gathered atAFP; Reuters photo - 141 words
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189 2001-08-13 14 KUALA LUMPUR The ban on pornographic video compact discs (VCDs) in Malaysia has been extended to VCDs containing recordings of political speeches by opposition leaders. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung warned stern action would be taken against those producing and selling189 words
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Article96 2001-08-13 14 lOWA A study has revealed that mothers-in-law do affect the success of a marriage. lowa State University researchers said marriages where men don't get on with their moth-ers-in-Jaw are less likely to last, Ananova.com reported. The researchers said the study on 450 extended families demonstrated that even96 words
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Article102 2001-08-13 14 HONG KONG Police investigating the assault on comedian Eric Tsang and actor Leung Si Ho have questioned popular singer Joey Yung, the Apple Daily reported yesterday. Police said they believe that both actors were set upon by the same group of people. Mr Tsang was attacked early102 words
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219 2001-08-13 15 Reuters WASHINGTON The administration of President George W Bush will soon start working to lift sanctions imposed on India after its nuclear tests three years ago. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage told the Washington Post that State Department officials— Reuters - 219 words
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238 2001-08-13 15 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's ability to eavesdrop on China has been boosted by access to an Israeli spy satellite. The United News Daily reports that being partly plugged into the Earth Resource Observation Satellite (EROS-1) now gives Taiwan the ability to spy on any target-AFP - 238 words
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153 2001-08-13 15 Reuters SYDNEY Australian states will be allowed to introduce free heroin trials for addicts if an opposition leader wins the year-end general election. Labor leader Kim Beazley said yesterday he would consider any plans for heroin trials put forward by the states if heReuters - 153 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration542 2001-08-13 16 Trouble can occur due to different concepts of politeness THE politeness theory distinguishes between positive and negative politeness. Positive politeness is geared towards a person's self-esteem, and examples include compliments, as well as gestures such as bowing or saluting, which, in certain cultures, indicate542 words
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Article302 2001-08-13 16 LONDON Most men go bankrupt through business failures but most women go bankrupt for domestic reasons, according to a report in the Telegraph. Some 18 months ago, Ms Sarah Chapman, an accountant, had to declare herself bankrupt in order to discharge the £50,000 ($125,542) worth302 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration598 2001-08-13 17 Today features Hong Kong film industry gets a summer booster JACKIE Chan has hit paydirt with the success of Rush Hour 2, which boosted his next pay cheque to the same amount that say, Tom Cruise is getting. And, in a summer of surprises, Hong Kong cinemas are– Today features - 598 words
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Article, Illustration458 2001-08-13 17 Jeremiah Bullfrog - Jeremiah Bullfrog My Say SB by bullirog@news today.com .sg A FRIEND who won the top prize in a local lottery refused to utter a word to his wife about the win. Another friend doesn't tell her husband she is out with the458 words
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Miscellaneous6 2001-08-13 17 INSIDE: 18/LivingLearning -19/lnCinemas •20/EatOut •22/TV listings6 words
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LIVINGLEARNING
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Article, Illustration366 2001-08-13 18 Francesca Seah - Francesca Seah soon to be a pre-requisite for admission in major universities by france scatgnewstoday. co m. sg SINCE last year, Scholastic Aptitude Test I (SAT I) results have been required for admission to the Singapore Management University. By 2003, the National University of Singapore and NanyangYEN YOKE. - 366 words
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Article, Illustration244 2001-08-13 18 XClConsulting THE once übiquitous dotcom may be rarer these days but that does not signal the death of e-business. In fact, the reality is very much the reverse. So, the aspiring e-business person should not lose heart. The reality is that ebusiness provides a significant– XClConsulting; ENG KONG. - 244 words
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Article, Illustration417 2001-08-13 19 Reuters Hollywood director Mira Nair's novel homecoming NEW DELHI Indian-born Hollywood director Mira Nair (picture) will have a novel homecoming in October with her new movie, Monsoon Wedding, which is going to be first released in India. The movie-maker who made a mark with Mississippi Masala,– Reuters - 417 words
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228 2001-08-13 19 DIRECTOR Kevin Smith is in the news again, this time for an attack made on fellow director Tim Burton, Empire Online reports. Smith, whose directing credits include Clerks and Dogma, has accused Planet of the Apes director Tim Burton of ripping off his comic.228 words
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Article, Illustration510 2001-08-13 20 Jeffrey Tan - Jeffrey Tan Japanese, Thai or local, you need belly space here by jeffliiiiil'newstoday.cotn.sg 'TWERE are nooX dies and then there is the nu*dte bar. Situated on the fifth floor of The Heeren, the restaurant boasts a strong menu of Thai, Japanese and local fare, and at reasonable510 words
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Article, Illustration443 2001-08-13 21 Karma n Tse - Karma n Tse Kin Cuisine serves up delicacies fit for an emperor by karmanOnews today.com.sa A CONCUBINE was reputedly a much-adored Xlobject of an emperor's affection. She was supposed to have the smoothest and most tender skin, especially after her luxurious bath in a huge pool filled with443 words
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Article, Illustration141 2001-08-13 21 Culinary Maestro Susur Lee, also touted the "tsar of chefs", was back in Singapore and made a guest appearance at Club Chinois last week from Aug 5 to Aug 11. The celebrity chef enticed the palates of many aficionados of his culinary works of art with refined recipes141 words
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Article134 2001-08-13 21 – Routes jane F Calayag - Routes jane F Calayag Yoshinoya celebrates its fourth anniversary by giving away free hot sidekicks to every two set meals. From this month to October, you can have delicious munchers, shrimp croquettes, ika kushi, ebi fritters and chicken wings. You can taste all these yummy choices of134 words
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Miscellaneous1167 2001-08-13 22 News Nostalgia on Singapore Tonight with Kenneth Liang and aecmfrmed by the wo-stwng Royai Sinaaoore Uodate m Philharmonic Orchestra. S"KSiflSSUl.3o.rn. Wee Soon HuiCh D nndN ß^ia,lopn: ?10 4 ?f> e National Day celebration continues on Channel NewsAsia as we bring back This story starts with a scene where a once1,167 words
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TIMEOUT
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Article, Illustration568 2001-08-13 23 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong by jenny@newstoday.com.sg Theatre-goers have been left wondering about Action Theatre's latest production, Autumn Tomyam. Specifically, about the person (picture) they're seeing in promotional posters. Here's a little more to whet your appetite: Autumn Tomyam will be his debut performance and he will568 words
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406 2001-08-13 23 Sian E Jay - Sian E Jay by A seanAßToday represents rione of a series of exhibitions held in each of the 10 Asean countries from July to September. The exhibitions aim to promote the best of contemporary art in the respective countries. All the paintings will be exhibited406 words
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Miscellaneous268 2001-08-13 23 Three- Listing MUSIC Aisa South Pacific Symposium On Choral Music These choral music performances showcase some of the best groups in Asia and the South Pacific.The special guest for this series of concerts is the LUND University Choir from Sweden. Date:Today-Aug 17 Time: Noon, Ipm, Bpm Venue: Jubilee Hall.Chijmes Hall268 words
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LIMELIGHT
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Article, Illustration487 2001-08-13 24 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong Veteran newscasters return to TV by j enny newstoday. com. sg rnc KOH, Dorothy Tan, X Norman Lim and Duncan Watt. Do these names ring a bell? They are familiar faces that we used to watch reading the news segments on television. Some ofWONG KHING CHONG - 487 words
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Article34 2001-08-13 24 1. Stephen Maikmus Stephen Malkmus 2. Viva! La Woman Cibo Matto 3. Doubt Jesus Jones 4. Dog in the Sand Frank Black The Catholics 5. Sunny Border Blue Kristin Hersh34 words
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441 2001-08-13 24 Jeremy Phua - Jeremy Phua by jphua@raediacnrpradio.com Generic. This word springs to mind when describing the third outing of America's current favourite alt-metal band. Seems they can't put a wrong foot forward in terms of sales and concert numbers. Staind hails from Springfield, Massachusetts, a place441 words
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Article, Illustration871 2001-08-13 26 Reuters Crowd gets on controversial Russian's back after her win World Athletics Championships EDMONTON Russian Olga Yegorova, at the centre of a drugs scandal over the past month, endured the most hostile reception ever handed out to a world champion after winning the world women's 5,000 metres– Reuters; Reuters photo - 871 words
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Article194 2001-08-13 26 Reuters MANHATTAN BEACH Monica Seles stormed into her second consecutive WTA Tour final by beating top seed Martina Hingis 6-3, 1-6, 6--4 yesterday in the semi-finals of the U*****,000 ($994,000) Los Angeles women's Classic. The sixth seeded Seles will be attempting to win her fourth title– Reuters - 194 words
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Article199 2001-08-13 26 Reuters MASON A third rain delay of the evening ended play at the Tennis Masters Series-Cincinnati with topseed Gustavo Kuerten leading sev-enth-seed Tim Henman 6-2, 1-5 in their semi-final contest. The match was scheduled to resume early this morning, Singapore time, and it was– Reuters - 199 words
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Article143 2001-08-13 27 -AFP DHAKA Police fired tear gas and used batons to break up Bangladesh's worst football violence in recent years. It left scores injured and the main Bangabandhu National Stadium in tatters. Dozens of people, including players and policemen, were injured when angry fans went On-AFP - 143 words
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Article, Illustration340 2001-08-13 27 -AFP Press crucifies All Blacks after loss Tri Nations AUCKLAND All Blacks captain Anton Oliver's (right) confession of his fastidiousness about clean fingernails and admiration for dead scientists is being blamed by one rugby commentator for the team's defeat to Australia. The Wallabies maintained-AFP - 340 words
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132 2001-08-13 27 Reuters CHICAGO Barry Bonds continued his record-setting home run pace yesterday, setting a new record for the least amount of games needed to reach 50 home runs in a season. Bonds, 37, belted a three-run shot off Chicago Cubs righthander Joe Borowski with two out– Reuters - 132 words
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Article, Illustration426 2001-08-13 28 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond by j o se@n ewsto d ay. co m. sg SINGAPORE'S fastest man this season, U.K. Shy am, will not see his hand-timed 10.2sec clocked on August 5 at the Serangoon Stadium recognised as a national record. This is because hand-timed426 words
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191 2001-08-13 28 -AFP LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson claims the new boss next season will be experienced and not a young manager, the Sunday Times reported. Ferguson, who led Man United to the 1999 European Champions League title, plus the English-AFP - 191 words
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135 2001-08-13 28 Reuters MELBOURNE Don Bradman's choice of the best cricket team in. history will be revealed in a book being published in Australia today. The former Australia captain, who died in February at the age of 92, picked Australia's Arthur Morris and South Africa's Barry– Reuters - 135 words
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Article319 2001-08-13 28 -AFP THE HAGUE Dutch and Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids has opened legal proceedings which he hopes will lead to a public apology from Fifa president Sepp Blatter, Dutch agency ANP reported on Saturday. Davids, who was suspended by the game's world governing body last May after-AFP - 319 words
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Article, Illustration410 2001-08-13 29 – Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho New strike duo to be tested against Thais tonight, says Poulsen Singapore v Thailand National Stadium, Bpm SIDE by side, they look like an odd couple. Tonight, Ali Imran Lomri and Md Noor Ali (pictured left and right) will take their places upfront as the410 words
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217 2001-08-13 29 – Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho NTUC Income S-League Giant-killer of the Week WOODLANDS fell to SAFFC, Balestier lost narrowly to Tanjong Pagar at Queenstown, and Gombak was thumped by Home United in front of a "live" television audience last week. That's why the prize money for217 words
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Article, Illustration61 2001-08-13 29 TWENTY members of the Singapore national sepak takraw team took time off their training schedule last Saturday to perform a good deed. They took part in a mass blood donation exercise at the En-Naeem mosque in Hougang, jointly organised by the mosque, the Red61 words
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Article, Illustration440 2001-08-13 30 Reuters StarWesterveld fends off Ferguson's Red Devils CARDIFF A Gary McAllister penalty after just over a minute and a typical poacher's finish by Michael Owen after 16 gave Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Manchester United in a hardfought Charity Shield encounter last night. Ruud van– Reuters - 440 words
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Article, Illustration97 2001-08-13 30 FANS of Thailand's national football team gathered at the Golden Mile Complex yesterday afternoon. They wanted to get autographs and snap pictures of their favourite Thai football stars and English coach Peter Withe (right), who were on hand to promote tonight's Tiger BeerJOSE RAYMOND - 97 words
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266 2001-08-13 30 -AFP LONDON Arsenal's Patrick Vieira has confirmed he is happy to stay at Arsenal and is in talks over a new long-term contract, the News of the World newspaper reported yesterday. The 25-year-old French international, widely regarded as the best defensive midfielder-AFP - 266 words
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246 2001-08-13 30 -AFP BEIJING Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant nearly caused a riot in Beijing yesterday when he failed to meet 2,500 fans at an event to promote street basketball and Adidas sportswear, witnesses said. Bryant was scheduled to appear-AFP - 246 words
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178 2001-08-13 32 Bernama SHAH ALAM Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant continued his superb run in the Asian PGA Tour by winning the Volvo Masters of Malaysia at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club here yesterday. The 34-year-old Thawom, who won the Singapore Open in June, fired aBernama - 178 words
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Advertisement184 2001-08-13 27 Title Sponsors Series Sponsor; SINGAPORE F jrifl Tiger Beer International Series 2001 »^^fc^^^^™i pools prwente Thailand is the undisputed Nlo.l footballing nation in South-East Asia. The Lions are confident that they can repeat their win. The Thais have a huge fan base here. The Lions have the whole nation. Will184 words
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Miscellaneous9 2001-08-13 30 See Page 29 for a preview of tonight's match9 words
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