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Article, Illustration533 2001-08-31 1 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan On nationalism, lay-offs and culture clash by i vay @n ews to d ay.co m .sg EVER since SingTel announced its bid for Australia's Cable Wireless Optus five months ago, its chief executive Brigadier General Lee Hsien Yang (picture) has been the man every journalist533 words
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352 2001-08-31 1 – Ng Hwee Kaon - Ng Hwee Kaon CLEAN, affluent, and safe. Yet Singapore's elderly suicide rate is among the highest in the world. Or is it? To date, the most quoted figures were from a 1994 World Health Organisation Report which so alarmed the Singapore Action Group of352 words
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Article103 2001-08-31 1 Agencies Dow slips below 10,000 NEW YORK The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped below the 10,000-point psychological threshold yesterday for the first time since April 12. It dropped 1.22 per cent to 9,967.68 points, an hour after trading opened. The tech-heavy Nasdaq slid below 1,800 points for the first– Agencies - 103 words
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Article166 2001-08-31 1 ■Jose Raymond - Arms and the twist ■Jose Raymond ARE Singaporeans smuggling guns? Is Singapore being used as a hub to push arms into volatile regions? The head of Indonesia's National Intelligence Body, Mr A M Hendropriyono, created a stir of sorts when he said that the organisation was preparing a memorandum of166 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article320 2001-08-31 2 Francis Kan - Francis Kan The factor that boosted Philippines by francis@newstoday.cora.sg ONE country is typically plagued by political and fiscal turmoil, the other is perennially regarded as a shining example of sound economic management. But while Singapore has slashed GDP growth to an anaemic 0.5 to 1.5 per cent320 words
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Article153 2001-08-31 2 Channel NewsAsia NEWater, which is ultra-pure water recycled from sewerage, has found good commercial use in Singapore, with all seven wafer fabrication companies here signing on to buy the water. This has prompted the Public Utilities Board (PUB) to expand its two planned NEWater plants,— Channel NewsAsia - 153 words
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Article258 2001-08-31 3 Elisia Yeo - Still no end in sight Elisia Yeo Australia in a fix over refugees stuck on ship by elisia@newstoday.com.sg SYDNEY No diplomatic stone was left unturned yesterday as Prime Minister John Howard struggled to apportion responsibility for the 460 refugees on board the Tampa, the Norwegian freighter anchored off Australia's Christmas258 words
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204 2001-08-31 3 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday his shoot-from-the-lip style may be why westerners prefer Singapore's Senior Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. "Lee Kuan Yew also says very nearly the same things as myself, although inReuters - 204 words
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Article153 2001-08-31 3 ABOUT two weeks ago, officials from both countries had met to clear the air over Australian media claims that Singapore had spied Down Under. Singapore had dismissed the allegations as "absolutely baseless". The Australian government had also stated that it did not see Singapore as153 words
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Article240 2001-08-31 3 – Lee U- Wen - Lee U-Wen AT least 18,500 people were affected when the Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit (LRT) system was shut down at 5.38pm on Wednesday evening due to a collision between a train and a switch beam on the tracks. Normal service was only resumed nearly240 words
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Article, Illustration330 2001-08-31 4 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei Special broth aimed at Aids, cancer patients by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg HERBS, fruit, vegetables it sounds like the type of innocuous, but ultimately ineffective, remedies that grandma used to advocate. But now the medical director of the Connecticut Institute of Aging and Cancer, Dr Alexander Sun (picture),330 words
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Article122 2001-08-31 4 -Joy Frances - -Joy Frances A MAN appealing a two-year sentence for harbouring illegal immigrants ran into a wall when he blamed his lawyer's incompetence for the outcome of his trial. Chief Justice Yong Pung How told Jeffery Oh it was a bit late to blame his lawyer122 words
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Article420 2001-08-31 5 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei How ex-convicts overcome the label by p hei ph e i@n ewsto d ay.c o m .sg CAN we help you look for a job? Can we listen to your troubles and give you a tip or two? Many young people could do with such420 words
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Article, Illustration59 2001-08-31 5 SAILORS from the US aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, which docked in Singapore waters on Wednesday, yesterday "jumped ship" to teach children with Down's Syndrome how to swim. They spent an hour wading and playing water sports with eight children at the swimming pool of59 words
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Article110 2001-08-31 5 Channel NewsAsia FROM tomorrow, some 1,400 owners of entertainment outlets such as nightclubs, pubs, discotheques and billiard saloons will be licensed under a new set of rules. Police said this will allow its licensing officers to compound offences and implement demerit points, allowing for greater transparency– Channel NewsAsia - 110 words
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Advertisement77 2001-08-31 2 Healthcare boosts Despite reports of doctors leaving the service and nurses being poached by foreign hospitals, the number of healthcare professionals actually increased, not just in absolute numbers, but in proportion to population growth. Number of doctors per 10,000 population Number of nurses per 10,000 population Number of hospitals/ specialty77 words
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Miscellaneous52 2001-08-31 4 Today 18 I InC mas 28 Viewers rule in Slowdown can't TV ratings war stop Hollywood movie releases |L Traveller 22 I ft The colours of 31 autumn in Korea ZoeTay (left) bats for charity Interiors 27 j A handyman 33 I chef at East Martini at I Coast Road52 words
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LETTERS
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Letter125 2001-08-31 6 Carol Toy - Carol Toy I JUST wanted to express my frustration over the upgrading projects all over Singapore. The Government has stressed that such projects will make Singapore a better home in the future. But there are so many inconveniences to upgrading: Residents have to spend time125 words
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Letter216 2001-08-31 6 David Sok - David Sok Foreigners need to understand Asians MUCH has being said, of late, about foreign talents and also about Singaporeans upgrading themselves through training. Maybe it's time to set up a "school" to familiarise these foreign talents with our Asian culture. No doubt these people are all216 words
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188 2001-08-31 6 See Leong Kit - See Leong Kit THE front page report, "Yong, female, drunk" (Today, Aug 27) is timely and commendable. It is amazing how many Singaporeans are so knowledgeable about money matters and yet so ignorant or indifferent on matters affecting their health. For our yuppies, here188 words
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Letter186 2001-08-31 6 Paula Rawlins - Paula Rawlins I REFER to the letter, "Don't kill that bright spark" by Ng Lee Kim (Today, Aug 29). I was as outraged as this six-year-old's mother when I read her letter, I truly hope that this K2 student follows in the footsteps of186 words
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Letter147 2001-08-31 6 Phoon Lee Hiang - Phoon Lee Hiang I REFER to the article, "A child is precious in every way". I was appalled by Mr Richard Heng's insensitive labelling of those who choose not to have children "narcissistic", and claiming that such people didn't want children because they craved the147 words
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Letter135 2001-08-31 6 Pang Kian Tiong - Pang Kian Tiong I REFER to the article, "A child is precious in every way", (Today, Aug 30). I think the commentator is incorrect in labelling people who do not want children as being "narcissistic". I deem such people as being incredibly magnanimous. They have suppressed135 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article339 2001-08-31 8 Elaine Quek - Overseas generators Elaine Quek Singapore Power setting the example by cl a ine news today, com. sg INVESTING overseas is the way to go following the de-regulation of the power supply industry, and Singapore Power the key market player is setting the example. "In time to come, we aim to339 words
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Article148 2001-08-31 8 Bloomberg BANGKOK-Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to set minimum brokerage rates which may take effect on Oct 1 for stock trades to stem price competition among brokerages. This comes a year after agreeing to let brokerages set their own rates. Brokerages will be required– Bloomberg - 148 words
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Market Watch
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Article88 2001-08-31 8 THE Housing and Development Board has launched another reserve site at Bukit Panjang for executive condominium development. This follows the renewed demand of executive condominium units such as those offered by The Dew in Bukit Batok, the Bishan Loft in Bishan and The Eden in Tampines.88 words
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Article95 2001-08-31 8 Keppel T T buys That stake KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation, the Internet and mobile-phone unit of Singapore's largest diversified group, has paid 240 million baht ($5.4 million) for a 34 per cent stake in SVOA Pel. SVOA is one of Thailand's biggest computer distributors. A Bloomberg report said that it will95 words
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Article104 2001-08-31 8 THE Institute of Banking and Finance, Singapore (IBF) has taken on its new role to promote excellence in financing training here. It will undertake the running of the "Financial Network for Excellence in Training" (f-Next), an initiative announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore in January this104 words
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Article54 2001-08-31 8 SWISSAIR, Europe's fifth-largest airline, plans to cut 1,300 jobs and step up asset sales after provisions for a German charter airline pushed it into the red in the first half. Swissair lost 234 million Swiss francs ($246.54 million) compared with a profit of three million54 words
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Article27 2001-08-31 8 Your S$1 buys US$ 0.5716 Rupiah 5,099.0 UK£ 0.3935 Baht 25.321 Yen 68.460 Peso 29.282 HK$ 4.4587 A$ 1.0752 RM 2.1722 Rupee 26.914 Euro 0.6273 Won 730.01 ■■>.■■'.■■27 words
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Article, Illustration323 2001-08-31 10 Bloomberg Indonesian agency in talks with SembCorp JAKARTA The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) is in talks with SembCorp Industries to sell the Singaporebased company stakes in two industrial parks and a shipyard in the Riau Islands. P T Holdiko Perkasa, an Ibra unit, isBloomberg - 323 words
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Article169 2001-08-31 10 Probe Pulp Paper: Templeton Bloomberg SINGAPORE should probe Asia Pulp Paper Co Asia's largest corporate defaulter this year, said Templeton Asset Management Ltd's managing director Mark Mobius. "A billion dollars is missing and not accounted for, and it's the job of the Singapore Government to get onto this immediately and— Bloomberg - 169 words
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Article230 2001-08-31 12 Channel News Asia Salary hikes are moderated, says survey SINGAPORE has attained a First World per capita income, but its income structure remains close to that of a Third World country. A survey by the Singapore Department of Statistics, or DOS, showed that Singapore's remuneration or— Channel News Asia - 230 words
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236 2001-08-31 12 -AFP HONG KONG About 36,000 new jobs will be coming to Hong Kong with the arrival of Mickey Mouse and friends, Walt Disney Company chief executive Michael Eisner said yesterday. Spreading some of the Disney magic at a time of big job losses in-AFP - 236 words
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Article106 2001-08-31 12 Channel News Asia THE Bank of China said it will complete the merger of its Hong Kong assets on Oct 1 China's National Day. Once the restructuring is finalised, the group is poised to become the biggest banking brand in Hong Kong, under the name Bank– Channel News Asia - 106 words
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Market News
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Article271 2001-08-31 12 SINGAPORE'S key market index fell for a third day as losses in US indices and a lack of marketmoving news shoved the STI index 19.09 points down to 1615.74, a four-month low. Trading was at best sluggish with most investors sidelined as they waited for a clearer picture from271 words
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Article182 2001-08-31 12 THE Kuala Lumpur market started on a cautious note yesterday. However, there was some buying support of key index-linked counters towards the close. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was rangebound between 685-689 throughout the day and ended 1.89 points higher at 687.16. The Second Board index succumbed to182 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration253 2001-08-31 13 Taufik: I'm not part of militant group JAKARTA He's a bit deaf and still in a lot of pain. But Taufik Abdul Halim (picture), the Malaysian blamed for a series of bombings in Indonesia, was still game for an interview with The Star from his hospital bed.253 words
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Article144 2001-08-31 13 Agencies WASHINGTON Israel could face US sanctions if it is confirmed that it has violated a US law requiring that US-supplied weapons be used only for defensive purposes. US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told ABC News that if it were true "Congress may haveAgencies - 144 words
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Article133 2001-08-31 13 Agencies CAIRO Saudi Arabia has rejected an Iraqi explanation about the death of a Saudi in a border skirmish, saying it was "trickery". Riyadh said five armed Iraqis had infiltrated Saudi territory overnight on Saturday and opened fire on a border patrol, killing a Saudi soldier.Agencies - 133 words
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Article, Illustration265 2001-08-31 14 AFP. Her claims of high-level crime: Fact or fiction? MANILA If a former undercover agent for the Philippine police is to be believed, some of the country's top policemen are, in fact, its biggest drug traffickers. But if her former bosses are telling the truth, then MsAFP. - 265 words
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Article163 2001-08-31 14 -AFP SEOUL South Korea's decision to go public to stem sex crimes has sparked a hot debate over the move. The personal particulars of 169 sex offenders were published on the Internet and nationwide government bulletin boards yesterday. The authorities said the measure reflected mounting concern-AFP - 163 words
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Article107 2001-08-31 14 HONG KONG Former Chief Secretary for Administration Anson Chan has left everyone guessing again about what she would do in her retirement. She has rejected an invitation to be a visiting scholar at topnotch Stanford University in the US, the Sing Tao daily reported. Ms107 words
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Article312 2001-08-31 16 -AFP EastTimorese vote in full force DILI An estimated 93 per cent of eligible East Timorese cast ballots in their first free election yesterday two years to the day after their vote to split from Indonesia unleashed a militia orgy of death and destruction. Mr Carlos Valenzuela,-AFP - 312 words
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213 2001-08-31 16 HONG KONG While most pubs in Hong Kong allow white male customers free entry, they charge Chinese men about HK$l5O ($33.61) and Indians as much as HK$3OO, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. A Nepali bouncer told a court the bar213 words
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Article, Illustration87 2001-08-31 16 JAKARTA A reformist Indonesian army general who was one of former President Abdurrahman Wahid's favourite officers died yesterday of apparent heart failure. Lieutenant-General Agus Wirahadikusumah, 49, made the headlines last year by speaking out against corruption within the military. Mr Abdurrahman had nominated Lt-Gen Agus several87 words
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Article, Illustration67 2001-08-31 16 AFP MADRAS A king-maker in Indian politics, Mr Govindswamy Karuppiah Moopanar, 70, died yesterday after a prolonged illness, family members said. Mr Moopanar (picture), who was once a senior leader of the Congress party, broke away in 1996 to form the Tamil Manila Congress (TMC).AFP - 67 words
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Article127 2001-08-31 16 -AFP TOKYO Two are better. Researchers in Japan have found that eating two apples a day can prevent the hardening of arteries. Dr Keiichi Tanaka, a researcher at the National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, said: "Eating roughly 400g of apples clearly-AFP - 127 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article777 2001-08-31 17 Dr Ariffin Omar - Dr Ariffin Omar Malaysia holds out despite problems by in Penan^ MALAYSIA will celebrate 44 years of independence today. For Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, it is a personal triumph as almost half of that time span saw a Malaysia under his firm control.777 words
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Article, Illustration826 2001-08-31 18 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan Viewers rule as stations respond to audience ratings 'T^HERE is a new buzzword in Singapore telX evision. Ratings. Suddenly, prime time programme planners are watching the numbers with eagle eyes, worrying each week as their programmes rise or fall according to monitored viewership. With826 words
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Article, Illustration140 2001-08-31 18 TV RATINGS for last week saw MediaCorpTV totally dominating the charts, while SPH Mediaworks programmes were conspicuously absent. The final episode of Journey To The West II (above) and the local Mandarin version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? secured the top two140 words
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TRAVELLER
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Article, Illustration655 2001-08-31 22 Today Features Fall in South Korea's mountains is simply breathtaking IN the midst of all the political wrangling that goes on in the Korean peninsula and beyond, South Korea's stunning landscape beckons. You can easily forget that South Koreans really have more than politics on theirToday Features - 655 words
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Article, Illustration693 2001-08-31 24 Rosnah Ahmad - Rosnah Ahmad It has space that Tokyo lacks, but you can still shop till you drop by rosnah@newstoday.com.sg BY accident or design, I have somehow ended up in some corner of Tokyo every two years or so since 1990. So, when I decided to pack my bagsfloswiff Ahmad - 693 words
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Miscellaneous359 2001-08-31 22 Quick Thailand Golf holidays Nothing is more attractive than going on holiday and indulging in your favourite pastime. And there is no better place than Thailand to do it. Air tickets for a 2N stay, two rounds of golf, accommodation, breakfast and transfer start from $518. Destinations include Kanchanaburi, Chiangrai,359 words
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INTERIORS
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Article, Illustration532 2001-08-31 27 Serena Sim - Serena Sim Meet Alvin, handyman chef extraordinaire Talk a walk to the Room of Harmony (right, top), sit down, immerse yourself in the Zen lighting, relax. And have a bowl of porridge. This is avant garde dining for you. Right smack on busy East Coast Road, PorridgeALVINTOH - 532 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article, Illustration464 2001-08-31 28 Reuters It doesn't get any better than this as Hollywood unleashes a flood of movies TIMES may be hard. But here's some good news. There is a lot to laugh about at the movies, at least, and soon. Hollywood will see Sept 7 the debut of Rock Star,Reuters - 464 words
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Article, Illustration106 2001-08-31 28 SHE wore a skimpy bikini when she married ex-husband Tommy Lee on a Mexican beach. This time round, Pamela Anderson wants it "properly done", reports World Entertainment News Network. She wants a fairytale wedding when she walks down the aisle with badboy rocker Kid106 words
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Article, Illustration373 2001-08-31 29 Reuters Radio stations say listeners not impressed by Jackson's new song LOS ANGELES Michael Jackson's longawaited return to the airwaves with the release of a new song from his album Invincible has not been as "thrilling" as expected, according to station programmers. The pop star, whose 1982Reuters - 373 words
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Article, Illustration186 2001-08-31 29 'TEENAGERS should watch his latest movie, 0, A said heart-throb Josh Hartnett (right). Why? Because the controversial new film will mirror their own lives. Based on William Shakespeare's classic Othello, it also stars Julia Stiles. The movie deals with violence in schools,186 words
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231 2001-08-31 29 AFP LONDON Dallas star Linda Gray is to play Mrs Robinson in the West End adaptation of The Graduate more than three decades after her stocking-clad leg famously adorned posters for the film, the British press reported yesterday. Gray, whoAFP - 231 words
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Article, Illustration465 2001-08-31 30 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong The group will be bidding its Singapore fans adieu next Friday before splitting up PARTING is such sweet sorrow when your name is Mayday. The Taiwanese group is bidding farewell to its fans at the peak of its popularity, as three of its465 words
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Article174 2001-08-31 30 Hunt in S'pore JB! CALLING all treasure hunt lovers, keep Sept 30 free. MediaCorp TV 12 Suria will be organising a treasure hunt cum car rally for its viewers. Called Jelajah 647 km 2, the treasure hunt will not only take participants on an islandwide search for clues but will174 words
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Article, Illustration309 2001-08-31 30 Sophia Ang - Sophia Ang by sophi a@newstod ay. com. sg WINNING a beauty pageant in Singapore, unlike in Hong Kong, is no surefire path to stardom. Whatever the reason, it simply has not been the tradition here to flush out fresh faces at local beauty pageants for the309 words
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Article, Illustration404 2001-08-31 31 — Sophia Ang - Sophia Ang It's a pinq ponq challenge, with fish balls thrown in! DIDN'T your mother tell you not to play with food? Tossing aside this age-old piece of advice, Zoe Tay (left), May Phua and Jaime Teo had a ball of a time with the crunchy andWONG KHING CHONG - 404 words
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Article, Illustration177 2001-08-31 31 NICHOLAS Tse (right, top) turned 21 on Wednesday. And no prizes for guessing whom he chose to spend his "adulthood" with. Faye Wong (right, below), of course. And all 24 hours of it. But it was not without much effort and planning that the177 words
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Miscellaneous1297 2001-08-31 32 A* Haunted School ttSHH Extreme Surfin9 Teat!ters' DaY Rn% Yeh Vada Raha 4 Channel B,llpm I Arts Central, 10pm with the Prime Minister Surin, 9.30pm Haunted School 4 is a I Experience the thrill of channel NewsAsia contemporary movie F^'^B "Big Wednesday",/an 28, VM Prime Minister full of suspense. While1,297 words
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Article, Illustration351 2001-08-31 33 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo by rachel® ne wstoday. com. sg 'T^HE martini bar at mezza9 has X been the talk of the town, since it opened less than two years ago. Now, it is a popular watering hole where tired professionals, both stirred and shaken, go to unwind when351 words
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228 2001-08-31 33 TURKISH ice cream, Italian linen and Korean chap chae. These are just some of the goodies you can enjoy at an international bazaar organised by the Red Cross tomorrow. You will also be able to experience the food, service and hospitality shown to228 words
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Article, Illustration440 2001-08-31 34 -AFP Top seeds overcome fraying nerves to advance US Open NEW YORK Top guns Patrick Rafter (picture), Goran Ivanisevic, Gustavo Kuerten and Martina Hingis overcame fraying nerves to advance in the US Open yesterday. The third day of the US$l5 million ($26 million) hardcourt tournament at-AFP; Reuters photo - 440 words
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Article, Illustration341 2001-08-31 34 -AFP NEW YORK Sex sells. That's why women's tennis sells sex appeal. And the sport's poster girl, Anna Kournikova, is gone but far from forgotten here at the US Open. The 20-year-old, who has never won a title in her six-AFP |; Allsport photo - 341 words
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355 2001-08-31 34 -AFP Golden League BERLIN Drug-tainted Russian runner Olga Yegorova is aiming to have the last laugh on her legion of critics by smashing the 5,000m world record at today's Golden League meeting. Yegorova has shrugged off the furore surrounding her positive EPO test-AFP - 355 words
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Article, Illustration360 2001-08-31 35 Two veterans engage in a verbal slugfest over the pony-tailed one. One says David Seaman is as outdated as his big hair and his moustache. The other vehemently disagrees, claiming Seaman is still England's best goalkeeper. Germany's legendary goalkeeper Sepp Maier, a World Cup winner in 1974: A360 words
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Article, Illustration639 2001-08-31 35 MUNICH With David Beckham still an uncertainty, Sven-Goran Eriksson is sweating over the fitness of Steven Gerrard (right), who remains the only other midfield general who can guide England to victory tomorrow. So the England coach would have been relieved at the sight of Gerrard taking639 words
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Article, Illustration404 2001-08-31 36 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang Sport takes a back seat to full-time IT course at polytechnic by kelvin@newstoday.com.3g AIR PISTOL shooter Shirley Ng (right) was thrust into the limelight last year when the Singapore Shooting Association nominated her, instead of trap shooter Lee Wung Yew, for the404 words
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Article, Illustration532 2001-08-31 36 AFP Cricket COLOMBO Marvan Atapattu (right) roared back into form with a fluent 108 and Mahela Jayawardena (extreme right) smashed an unbeaten 95 as Sri Lanka sent India on a leather chase in the third and decisive Test here yesterday. The host,AFP - 532 words
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Article, Illustration403 2001-08-31 38 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho SAFFC 6 Clementi 1 by Stanley® newstoday. com. sg THREE matches in seven days should have taken, its toll on the SAFFC Warriors. But instead of being tired, the Warriors stormed to a 6-1 win against Clementi Khalsa last night, three of the goalsWEE TECKHIAN - 403 words
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Article139 2001-08-31 38 – Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond JURONG'S Toh Choon Ming and dementi's Emmanuel Unaka were both hauled up by the S-League's Disciplinary Committee on Wednesday to answer charges of bringing the game into disrepute. They are alleged to have uttered racial insults at each other when the Elephants hosted139 words
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Article490 2001-08-31 39 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by stanley@news to day. com.sg AT FIRST, it was just some angry words. But before anybody could react, it allegedly erupted into a dressing room bust-up. This supposedly happened at last Saturday's NTUC Income S-League clash between Jurong and Gombak United at the Jurong490 words
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Article213 2001-08-31 39 -AFP FLORENCE Dubai Emir Maktoum Al Maktoum has launched a bid to buy ailing Italian first division club Fiorentina, Gazzetta dello Sport reported yesterday. The Emir, a major player in horseracing circles and whose brother Sheikh Mohammed is the brainchild behind the Godolphin racing operation,-AFP - 213 words
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148 2001-08-31 39 Reuters LIVERPOOL Liverpool has agreed a fee with Feyenoord for the transfer of Polish goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek. The 28-year-old, however, still has to complete a medical and secure a work permit before the deal, believed to be worth £4 million ($lO million), can be– Reuters - 148 words
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Article, Illustration237 2001-08-31 40 – Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond AFTER breaking a 33-year-old national record, Singapore sprinter U.K. Shyam returned home yesterday almost unnoticed. There was no crowd to welcome him home. In fact, only two reporters and Shyam's coach Pedro Actma and his wife were at the airport. Noticeably missingJOSE RAYMOND - 237 words
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Article, Illustration249 2001-08-31 40 MANCHESTER Legendary French defender Laurent Blanc will be re-united with good friend Fabien Barthez after his transfer to Manchester United was confirmed yesterday by Inter Milan's official website. The 35-year-old centre-half arrived in Manchester for a medical yesterday. Though the official annnouncement had not249 words
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