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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article361 2001-08-28 1 Reuters Language calling Israel racist the problem WASHINGTON US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, will not attend the opening of the UN conference on racism in South Africa this Friday. The State Department said the decision was made because the language to be usedReuters - 361 words
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Article, Illustration117 2001-08-28 1 Reuters BAGHDAD Iraq said yesterday Its air defences shot down a US reconnaissance plane over southern Basra. The US military confirmed that a $3.3 million ($6 million) unmanned RQ-1B Predator aircraft had gone missing over Iraq and may have crashed or been shot down while operatingReuters; -AFP photo - 117 words
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Article123 2001-08-28 1 BANGKOK Thai stock prices rose for the second day yesterday on strong buying by Singaporean institutional investors. The Bangkok Post said the Set index rose by 1.9 per cent, to close at 338.57 in trading worth 15.64 billion baht On Friday, it rose 7.27123 words
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Article37 2001-08-28 1 Reuters NEW YORK US stocks fell yesterday as the market turned cautious after Friday's rally. The Dow lost 40.82 points to 10,382.35. Standard Poor's 500 Index shed 5.72 points while the Nasdaq fell 4.39 points.Reuters - 37 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration516 2001-08-28 2 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan James Gomez says the list in question is his, not Think Centre's by Id m newstoday. com. sg THE former head of Think Centre, Mr James Gomez (right), yesterday invited the Home Affairs Ministry (MHA) to a dialogue to "dissect and examine" the war516 words
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370 2001-08-28 2 -AFP ASIA-PACIFIC leaders meeting in Shanghai in October should push for a new round of global trade talks or lose out to the forces of protectionism, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. In a speech which condemned anti-globalisa-tion protestors as misguided,-AFP - 370 words
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122 2001-08-28 2 BEFORE you dig out loose pocket change or, for the more generous, your cheque books to make a donation, be sure you are giving your money to the real McCoy. Two young men who speak good English and have photo nametags, have122 words
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Article129 2001-08-28 2 SIX new members have been appointed to the Public Transport Council (PTC), which is responsible for the regulation of public bus services and for approving public bus and rapid transit systems fares. The six, who were appointed by Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, Minister for Communications and Information129 words
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Article137 2001-08-28 2 – Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond ONE night in April this year, heroine-addict Abdul Ramli Saidi was suffering from withdrawal symptoms and sought help from Suresh Kumar Sockalingam to get him his fix. Suresh, himself a former addict, then got in touch with his friend Mohd Taib Ahmad and arranged137 words
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197 2001-08-28 3 Agencies JAKARTA The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday signalled to the world its confidence in the new Indonesian leadership by sealing a new deal that will unlock millions of dollars of frozen loans to Indonesia. Under the Letter of Intent (LOI), President Megawati Sukarnoputri's government– Agencies - 197 words
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Article, Illustration365 2001-08-28 3 Reuters Boat people stranded off Christmas Island SYDNEY A group of 438 boat people and the crew of a Norwegian freighter were caught between the devil and the deep blue sea after Australia, Indonesia and Norway yesterday refused the ship entry. The freighter, Tampa, had rescued 369— Reuters; AFP photo - 365 words
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142 2001-08-28 3 Agencies JAKARTA More than 2,000 Indonesian Muslims took to the streets yesterday to protest against President Megawati Sukarnoputri, saying a woman was not fit to lead the world's biggest Islamic community. It was the first major protest of any kind against Ms Megawati, who took— Agencies - 142 words
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Article127 2001-08-28 3 Agencies YANGON All executive committee members of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) are now free, except for leader and Nobel laureate, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi. In a goodwill gesture, Myanmar released two senior NLD leaders Mr Tin 00, 75, and Mr Aung— Agencies - 127 words
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399 2001-08-28 4 Francis Kan - Francis Kan Experts debate balance between order and innovation by... frant i s@n ews to d ay. ram.sg IT is not a coincidence that the Government has reduced the content in the schools' curriculum by 10 to 30 per cent over the past399 words
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Article65 2001-08-28 4 SOME 1,000 jobs in the service sector will be up for grabs at a job fair this Friday. The Career Transition Fair is targeted at job seekers above 40 years old with secondary and below education. Organised by the Manpower Ministry, Central Singapore CDC and Potong Pasir CDC,65 words
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Article, Illustration369 2001-08-28 4 Audra Lim - Audra Lim by audra@newstoday.com.sg SCHOOLMATES Karanraj Singh Hundal (left in picture), 7, and Cyrus Lee Guang Xi (right), 8, both have one thing in common: Families who down BRAND'S Essence of Chicken by the bottles every day. Between them, these two boys from369 words
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Article99 2001-08-28 4 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) will introduce a one-stop de-registration service for vehicle owners on Sept 3, so that they do not have to make separate trips to the LTA and the scrapyard. LTA said owners need only send their vehicles to the scrapyard, and also turn in99 words
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Article107 2001-08-28 4 THE Regional Training and Resource Centre in Early Childcare and Education for Asia (RTRC Asia) has set up an International Advisory Panel (lAP) comprising experts from Singapore, Israel and the US. This is in line with its mission to be the leader in early childhood care and education107 words
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Miscellaneous42 2001-08-28 4 FeaturingToday... 18 House of Chow challenges quirks and mannerisms of Singaporeans 21 Jacquot's take on de Sade deals with sex but doesn't flaunt it LimeLsght 22 Meet MediaCorp's latest hunk, Ailan Wu (above) omeChef 23 Try our Cantonese chestnut chicken rice recipe42 words
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LETTERS
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171 2001-08-28 6 Narayana Namyana - Is Fraser Neave trading Aladdin's old lamps for new? Narayana Namyana I REFER to the article "F&N to sell 50% of Coca-Cola Amatil stake" (Today, Aug 24). Your report estimates that Fraser Neave (F&N), one of Singapore's oldest companies, is trying to raise about $123 million by selling 24 million171 words
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408 2001-08-28 6 Dr Robert Goh - Dr Robert Goh Mt Kinabalu is a 'serious jungle/ says top climber I REFER to recent news reports on the British schoolgirl who died of hypothermia on Mount Kinabalu. The incident deeply saddened me, and I was touched by the understanding of her parents in408 words
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213 2001-08-28 6 Evelyn Yeo - Evelyn Yeo I REFER to the article, "As a mum you can't give up", by Mrs Sian Kong (Today, Aug 23) and would like to give my two cents worth about an issue that is so very close to my heart. Like Mrs213 words
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Letter282 2001-08-28 6 Simon Ng Yap Peng - Simon Ng Yap Peng IT is a pity that one little girl killed herself recently because she was stressed out with schoolwork. Parents and educators must know that children are individuals. Each of them has different talents, different levels of learning ability and different tolerance282 words
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Business News
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Article239 2001-08-28 8 SingTel wins all regulatory approvals needed SINGTEL has won all regulatory approvals for its Asls billion ($13.8 million) acquisition of Cable Wireless Optus. The remaining approvals came from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. SingTel now needs a minimum half of Optus before its bid becomes239 words
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290 2001-08-28 8 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by cha opeh@newsto day.com.sg XI'AN, China Singapore-based TMC International Holdings, which provides educational services, expects its overseas operations to contribute more in revenue than its local contributions in about five years' time. "Our business plan is to expand through franchises,290 words
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Market Watch
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169 2001-08-28 8 DBS Group Holdings has waived a condition that was holding up its purchase of Vickers Ballas Holdings. The transaction's completion was delayed as Vickers Ballas did not sell its structured finance business by the end of May, one of the terms of the agreement. Vickers169 words
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67 2001-08-28 8 Venture's first half profit up 41 VENTURE Manufacturing has posted a 41 per cent rise in first-half profit to $55,5 million on new orders for components. Sales rose 15 percent to $682.2 million. In the current year, the company expects to remain profitable. Venture said it expects the outsourcing industry67 words
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129 2001-08-28 8 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority or URA will start trials of its new Internet-based property data system in two weeks. And it will invite feedback from property analysts and consultancies to fine-tune the system, before launching it in October this year. The Real Estate129 words
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Article28 2001-08-28 8 US$ 0.5719 UK£ 0.3963 Yen 68.774 HK$ 4.4607 RM 2.1733 Euro 0.6287 Rupiah 4995.6 Baht 25.309 Peso 29.253 A$ 1.0838 Rupee 26.959 Won 728.83 Pmhiiiwiiibihiii——dl28 words
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Article, Illustration458 2001-08-28 10 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan. Irish bank's asset management arm to expand Asian business by ivay @n e ws to day. com.sg THE best of times to expand your business is when nobody else is doing so. And sticking to this time-tested formula is AIB Govett Asia (AIBGA) which458 words
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564 2001-08-28 10 Bloomberg WHY was Singapore Airlines (SIA) squandering part of its US$6BO million ($l,lBB billion) cash hoard on two unprofitable airlines, retired banker, Mr Dennis Distant, asked at a SIA shareholders' meeting last month. Mr Distant said Air New Zealand and Air India areBloomberg - 564 words
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105 2001-08-28 10 LUCENT Technologies, the US-based telecom equipment maker, axed some 30 per cent of its 1,700 Singapore workforce yesterday. In a statement to MediaCorp News, Lucent Technologies said the resizing is in line with market opportunities on a country-by-country basis. The plan includes completely105 words
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141 2001-08-28 12 PRINTER shipments in the Singapore market fell for the second consecutive quarter of this year. After suffering a nine per cent year-on-year drop in the first quarter, the second quarter saw a four per cent decline. Overall, the Asia/Pacific printer shipments (excluding Japan) in141 words
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Market News
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Article254 2001-08-28 12 SINGAPORE shares were boosted by strong finishes in US markets last Friday after Cisco spouted bullish optimism about the industry. The STI index climbed 20.34 points to 1644.95 on gains by financial and key technology stocks. Market breadth was fairly positive although some 349 counters remained unchanged. Turnover was254 words
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Article206 2001-08-28 12 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia started the week with a great start, capitalising on the positive momentum built up from last week, when a better than expected 2Q GDP figure prompted a new wave of buying. This time, institutional investors, both local and foreign, were present a good sign that sentiment206 words
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Article, Illustration216 2001-08-28 13 -AFP WASHINGTON Russian President Vladimir Putin (picture) has set himself apart from his muchmaligned predecessor Boris Yeltsin by cultivating a reputation as "Mr Clean". Now, that image is in danger of being tainted as European investigators examine Mr Putin's role in the-AFP - 216 words
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191 2001-08-28 13 / Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh By i in Xi'an, China XT AN, the ancient capital of China, most famous for its Qin Dynasty terracotta warriors, is now taking on a new role as the place where President Jiang Zemin started his campaign of China's western development.191 words
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Article, Illustration48 2001-08-28 13 -AFP photo Six people were killed when their hot air balloon hit a 20,000-volt power line in Verrens-Arvey in eastern France on Sunday, and burst into flames only 10 metres off the ground. The gas canisters on board blew up because of the heat-AFP photo - 48 words
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Article69 2001-08-28 13 Reuters HONG KONG A powerful triad recruitment network which targeted teenage students has been crippled. The police success came after they arrested 15 teenagers in a swoop on Saturday. A police spokesman said yesterday that the teenagers who had been arrested from various parts of Kowloon had– Reuters - 69 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article309 2001-08-28 14 Not perfect Agencies but Mahathir puts faith in privatisation drive KUALA LUMPUR Despite the recent failures of privatisation, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday reiterated the government's faith in the process, saying it would be more careful in future. "Privatisation like nationalisation is not perfect. Carefully managed, it– Agencies - 309 words
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146 2001-08-28 14 Agencies JERUSALEM Israel continued its policy of liquidating Palestinian activists by assassinating the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Abu Ali Mustafa, yesterday. Three other people were slightly injured when Israeli forces fired two rockets through the windows of the– Agencies - 146 words
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156 2001-08-28 14 -AFP TOKYO A 43-year-old Tokyo High Court judge walked free from court yesterday after he was given a suspended jail term for underage sex charges. The Tokyo District Court handed down a twoyear jail term, suspended for five years, to Yasuhiro Muraki,-AFP - 156 words
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Article, Illustration228 2001-08-28 14 Agencies JAKARTA Indonesia closed its border checkpoint with East Timor on Sunday over fears that Thursday's election might spark an inflow of refugees. The border will re-open on Sept 5, three days after the elections, which Indonesia predicts may not be peaceful, a senior Indonesian– Agencies; AFP PHOTO - 228 words
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234 2001-08-28 14 -AFP TAIPEI —While the business community hails Taipei's moves to ease trade and investment links with China, President Chen Shui-bian will have to pay a political price, analysts said yesterday. They warned that unemployment and capital outflow would push the faltering economy deeper-AFP - 234 words
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Article140 2001-08-28 14 KUALA LUMPUR In a sign of mounting opposition to the Malaysian government's proposal for a good-behaviour contract, 11 teachers' unions and associations unanimously agreed on Sunday to protest against the move. The groups, which represent more than 260,000 teachers, said the move would only be detrimental to the140 words
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Article96 2001-08-28 14 HONG KONG More single women in Hong Kong are refusing to marry, and increased education and financial independence are being blamed. The number of single women in their 30s or 40s has almost quadrupled in 15 years to 223,300, the South China Morning Post reported. Dr Paul96 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration962 2001-08-28 16 Gro Harlem Brundtland - Gro Harlem Brundtland so let's have a constructive debate on the pluses and minuses by... in Geneva GENETIC manipulation of food products provokes strong emotions whenever the subject is discussed. So far, this discussion has mainly taken place in Europe and North America, and forAFP photo - 962 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration634 2001-08-28 18 Today Features House of Chow challenges Singaporean quirks THIS little serial will polarise Singaporeans. You will either love it or hate it. There will be no vague responses to MediaCorpTV s's latest sitcom, The House Of Chow. Imagine if you will, Singapore and Singaporeans transported via timeToday Features - 634 words
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391 2001-08-28 18 Sian E Jay - Sian E Jay by... ARTISTS need to meet other artists to exchange ideas. Competitions like the Philip Morris Group of Companies' Asean Art Awards, now entering its eighth year, provides such an opportunity. Singaporean artists are invited to submit up391 words
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Miscellaneous7 2001-08-28 18 Talking points wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm INSIDE: •20/lnCinemas -M/TV Listings7 words
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Miscellaneous71 2001-08-28 18 See story Page 22 Fax is the name of the Chow House courier pigeon. Unfortunately, he falls prey to Sergeant Puthusamy who can testify that Fax tasted exactly tike roast chicken. Corporal Hwa's parents probably did some time travelling in their courting days. She's named after Mount Faber, Hua Ba71 words
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INFOTECH
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Article, Illustration541 2001-08-28 19 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon XML hosting service aims to give local SMEs an edge by solomon@newstoday.com.sg A LOCAL Internet data centre (iDC) has become the only such provider in Asia to offer Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based hosting. In the process, DataOne Asia helps expedite the local SME's entry541 words
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BREAKING NEWS
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Article103 2001-08-28 19 Several leading hard drive makers have professed having innovating technologies that will allow them to store over 100G-bits per square inch on a platter, seen as the current ceiling for storage density. Fujitsu is expected to announce later today that it has broken the 1 QOG-bit103 words
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Article82 2001-08-28 19 Sony Pictures Entertainment shut down a website featuring an R-rated trailer (or "Hot Another Teen tAovie", reflecting the industry's move to prevent young children from viewing adultthemed material. It pulled the trailer off its Redbandtrailer.com website at the request of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA),82 words
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Article68 2001-08-28 19 IBM and Siebel Systems have released the Siebel e-business Applications for IBM eServer iSeries for SMEs. This hardware/software bundle deployed on the IBM eServer iSeries platform easily integrates with back office and legacy software packages, the companies said. Currently available on OS/400 Version 4 Release 5, a release68 words
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Article107 2001-08-28 19 PROVIDER of network-attached data access and content delivery offerings, Network Appliance, together with Oracle Consulting have created a best practices architectural framework to help customers deploy Oracle on NetApp products. This document includes specifications for maximising performance and availability of NetApp storage running with Oracle107 words
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Article, Illustration241 2001-08-28 19 TWO new scanner lines that promise high 48-bit colour scans at optimal speeds have been released by Hewlett-Packard. With charged coupled device (CCD) technology, HP's ScanJet 4400C and 5400C series offer consumers previews of their scanned images within eight to 13 seconds The two241 words
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Article126 2001-08-28 19 SOFTWARE vendor) Sybase, has announced that its flagship product, the Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 12.5, will integrate with and fully support Veritas Cluster Server. This will enable users to have a new level of flexibility in clustered, mission-critical computing configurations when using Sybase ASE. Veritas Database Edition/HA126 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article, Illustration458 2001-08-28 20 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek After watching Cats Dogs, you'll probably be looking at your pets differently DOGS think they are people, cats think they are gods. That comes from Cats Dogs director Lawrence Guterman, which probably explains his choice of a dog for a pet (he owns a458 words
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Article, Illustration98 2001-08-28 20 IMDB NO more beemers for James Bond. According to Reuters, Pierce Brosnan (picture), aka James Bond, will not be driving a BMW in the next James Bond film, currently called Bond 20. After driving the sporty German cars in his last three films, BrosnanIMDB - 98 words
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Article, Illustration655 2001-08-28 21 David Ngiau - Sade a subversive delight David Ngiau Frenchman Benoit Jacquot's take on the Marquis deals with sex but doesn't flaunt it What a character the Marquis de Sade was! Sade was an aristocrat during the French Revolution in 1794, during which republicans led by Robespierre overthrew the monarchy and sent the655 words
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Miscellaneous12 2001-08-28 21 The quick, easy way to cook Cantonese chestnut chicken rice Page 2312 words
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LIMELIGHT
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Article, Illustration409 2001-08-28 22 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong Chinese-American is MediaCorp's latest catch by... j e nny ©newstoday. com. sg WATCH out, Tay Ping Hui! Former model-turned-MTV VJ-turned-actor Allan Wu (right) might just be the next leading man on Caldecott Hill. Last Friday, Allan became the latest addition to the MediaCorp family. AtWONG KING CHONG - 409 words
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Article, Illustration311 2001-08-28 22 -Jenny Kong - -Jenny Kong YOU'VE seen the many faces of Fann Wong: a damsel in distress, a fair maiden and a career woman. This Sunday evening, discover the sportswoman in her. Fann will flex her muscles at the basketball court to help raise funds for311 words
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Article, Illustration218 2001-08-28 22 Racing for 1.75m prize CAN'T get enough of Survivor? Then get ready for MediaCorp TV Channel s's next reality TV hit next month Amazing Race. Touted as Survivor at breakneck speed, it's from the same production house that will have big-name executive producer, Jerry Bruckheimer behind it. He is the218 words
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HOMECHEF
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Article, Illustration447 2001-08-28 23 Pauline DLoh - Pauline DLoh Sweet chestnuts, smooth chicken pieces, hot fluffy ricjj Chestnuts are an old-fash-ioned comfort food in both eastern and western cultures. In the west, it's often associated with Christmas) as in"chestnuts roasting on an open fire" Just like in China, a packet of hot sugar-fried chestnuts was447 words
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Article, Illustration170 2001-08-28 23 CHESTNUTS are now available all year as our grocers source their vegetables more and more from the Antipodes. That's why you see those huge chestnuts on supermarket shelves. They come from Australia and are almost twice the size of those we get from China.They are also twice as expensive,170 words
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Miscellaneous1446 2001-08-28 24 MsdiaCorp MboiaCorp Three Women and a A Woman's f^ Bus Stop *ffi channelNewsAsiA Half ChannelB,9pm Strength j^, 4fr i'^. Arts Central, !Qpro H Taiwan s famous for a saloon singer and /L, aM rUB^V female artiste, Pai House 01 LhOW Channel 5, Bpm decides to marry ker m»^ ™w ™Wp1,446 words
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Article, Illustration351 2001-08-28 25 HERE'S something for the music lovers; For two evenings, get up close and personal with two of the WOMAD Singapore 2001 musicians. Tonight and tomorrow night, Heineken will present the WOMAD Masterclass Series where serious music lovers, students of music,351 words
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Miscellaneous773 2001-08-28 25 SINGAPORE WRITERS' FESTIVAL 2001 I Festival opening Forum Pillow Trawling For History: Salvage, Rodney Hall straddle literary genres in a Talk: Writing Eroticism (English) Baggage or Garbage fiendishly difficult ride. This event will Writers David Mitchell, Yan Geling, Tan Writers using national, socio-political and be hosted by Collin Cheong. Hwee773 words
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Article, Illustration714 2001-08-28 26 WGC, NEC Invitational AKRON Good thing they started early. Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk needed seven spellbinding extra holes and two more suspenseful hours to decide the World Golf Championships NEC Invitational yesterday. Woods ended the battle and won the US$5 million ($8.7 million) event for theAj.lsi'OKT photo - 714 words
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399 2001-08-28 26 -AFP PARIS Juventus showed little sign of suffering from the loss of French star Zinedine Zidane, getting its Serie A campaign off to a flying start on Sunday. It trounced newly-pro-moted Venezia 4-0 in Turin on-AFP - 399 words
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Article, Illustration925 2001-08-28 27 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas by 1 eonard@newst od ay. com. sg THE cut and thrust of modern professional football, eh? Like a runaway train, the Jaap Stam saga has unfolded before the eyes of the football world over the last three weeks. First came the headline grabbing925 words
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514 2001-08-28 27 Razali Abdullah - Razali Abdullah by... razali@newstoday.com.sg THE last couple of days must have been the most extraordinary for all Manchester United haters. Last Wednesday, they watched how the Red Devils struggled to a draw with newly514 words
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Article, Illustration768 2001-08-28 28 AFP Dutch keeper makes horrendous slip in Liverpool's shock defeat Bolton 2 Liverpool 1 BOLTON A dreadful error by underpressure Liverpool keeper Sander Westerveld handed Bolton a 2-1 win this morning and restored the newlypromoted side to the Premiership lead. Westerveld, who is threatened byAFP; wZnSP!!Vm!n!"% - 768 words
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361 2001-08-28 28 Reuters US Open NEW YORK Marat Safin launched his US Open title defence with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 rout of French qualifier Sebastien De Chaunac this morning. The 21-year-old Russian was leading 4--3 in the first set when rain forced the players off the courtReuters - 361 words
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Article434 2001-08-28 29 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho NTUC Income Singapore Cup Geylang's goalkeeper Lewis out to stop SAFFC striker Mirko and company by s tanley newstoday. com. sg IT could well have been a match-up worthy of the Cup final itself. But, alas, one of the two giants of the S-League,434 words
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Article, Illustration182 2001-08-28 29 NTUC Income-ToDAY S-League Fan of the Week SEAH Tee Oon is probably the best spokesman for the 2001 NTUC Income S-League. The 75-year-old, known affectionately as "Uncle Seah", told Today that he has absolutely no interest in the European football leagues that dominate the footballWONG KHING CHONG - 182 words
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Article, Illustration705 2001-08-28 30 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond Shyam cries after cracking Kunalan's 33-year-old 100m record in heats by... j ose news today, com. sg U.K. SHYAM was not even bom when C. Kunalan ran the race of his life to try and qualify for the semifinals of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.705 words
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222 2001-08-28 32 LONDON Jaap Stain's remarkable £16.6 million ($41.87 million) transfer to Lazio took another dramatic twist last night. It emerged that he will not take a medical for another 10 days, following two international appearances for Holland. This delay could ultimately222 words
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Miscellaneous13 2001-08-28 32 AFTERNOON EDITION AHj^S^rf .^MmMmM^k^mm. V *f J Goalie howler leaves Liverpool shocked/Pg 2813 words
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