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Article, Illustration587 2002-01-15 1 Rahul Pathak - Rahul Pathak Nasty whispers in race for England's top job by rahul@newstoday.com.sg IS NOTHING sacred? In theory, the Archbishop of Canterbury is appointed by God, but some of the candidates for the job are resorting to dirty, human politics. The jockeying began almost immediately after Dr George CareyAfp photo - 587 words
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Article253 2002-01-15 1 Agencies WASHINGTON It could happen to anybody but on Sunday it happened to the President of the United States, George W Bush. While sitting on a couch alone in a room in the White House residence watching a National Football League playoff game, President Bush chokedAgencies - 253 words
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Article, Illustration300 2002-01-15 1 — Francis Kan - Francis Kan APART from serving its own customers well, NTUC FairPrice is extending a hand to neighbourhood shops that may be suffering from the entry of foreign players like hypermarkets Giant and Carrefour. "The foreign competition has not taken my business;300 words
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Miscellaneous44 2002-01-15 1 IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT/4 New treatment for leukaemia, but it doesn't come cheap SKYSCRAPER NIGHTMARES/19 Roger Mitton writes about the terror of tall buildings STARS TUMBLE OUT/31 Australian Open is just one day old and Agassi, Serena, Kuerten are already out of it44 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration384 2002-01-15 2 Joy Frances - Joy Frances Protection of Chek Jawa leads to halt in reclamation work on the island by j oy@newstoday.com. sg WHILE offshore islands like Pulau Semakau and Sentosa have fallen under the developer's bulldozer, Pulau Übin has escaped urbanisation. Yesterday, the Ministry of National Development (MND) decided thatSTEVEN MARSHALL - 384 words
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Article, Illustration151 2002-01-15 2 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek STARTING today, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) will be opening two premium apartment showflats in Jurong to the public. Premium apartment flats are found in clusters in new housing estates such as Sengkang, Sembawang and Punggol. They cost 10 to 15 per cent151 words
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Article71 2002-01-15 2 Channel NewsAsia THE Society of Singapore Writers will launch three books on Saturday. One of the new books, Heroin Trail, written by the society's president, Mr N G Kutty, documents the drug empires of The Golden Triangle. The other two an anthology of short stories, TheChannel NewsAsia - 71 words
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336 2002-01-15 2 I — Ng Boon Yian - I Ng Boon Yian THE hearing on the two defamation suits, filed by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew against the Singapore Democratic Party's Dr Chee Soon Juan, was adjourned to next Monday. This was to allow time for336 words
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Article336 2002-01-15 3 Koizumi woos Asean to sustain Tokyo's clout IN 1977, Mr Takeo Fukuda, who was then Japanese Prime Minister, caught the imagination of many with his call for a "heart-to-heart" approach between the people of Asean and Japan. Twenty-five years later as a rising China threatens to undermine Japan's336 words
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178 2002-01-15 3 KUALA LUMPUR In an unexpected move, newly-appointed Attorney-General Abdul Gani Pattail a leading member of the team that prosecuted Anwar Ibrahim withdrew sedition charges against the lawyer of the former Deputy Prime Minister yesterday. Then High Court Judge Augustine Paul discharged Mr Karpal Singh,178 words
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Article91 2002-01-15 3 HONG KONG Guangdong province hopes to groom the next generation of mainland entrepreneurs and it is placing its bets on English. For the next two years, English will be the medium of instruction for 200 secondary and primary schools. According to the Hong Kong iMail, if the91 words
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Article, Illustration112 2002-01-15 3 AFP NEW DELHI China and India signed agreements yesterday to collaborate on space research and other fields of science and technology. They also inked an agreement to strengthen the fledgling tourism industry between the world's two most populous countries, whose annual bilateral trade amounts to about US$3 billionAFP; AFP photo - 112 words
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293 2002-01-15 4 – Leong Phei Phei - New treatment for leukaemia but it doesn't come cheap Leong Phei Phei GETTING diagnosed with a lifethreatening disease like chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is devastating. But to be subjected to therapy that induces painful side-effects like severe headaches, body aches and flu-like symptoms can prove too much for CML sufferers,293 words
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Article, Illustration138 2002-01-15 4 AN illegal liquefied petroleum gas decanting operation (picture) was busted when officers from the Fire Safety and Shelter Bureau of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) conducted a raid at Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 on Jan 9. At 11am that day, the officers found five138 words
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Article225 2002-01-15 4 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei Get local, American degrees together by pheipheiWnewstoday.com.sg STUDENTS may soon be able to earn dual post-graduate degrees in advanced engineering here. One of these degrees may be provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the other by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU)225 words
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154 2002-01-15 4 Channel NewsAsia A DELIVERY man yesterday pleaded guilty to one charge of sending a false message to the police on Oct 10 last year. Balasubramaniam Somu Pathar, 41, had called the police emergency number from aChannel NewsAsia - 154 words
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HOME NEWS
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178 2002-01-15 6 -Jasleen Randhawa - See the latest technology and get a job at world fair -Jasleen Randhawa THERE will be a bonus at the biggest industrial fair in the world this year. Not only will the Hannover Fair 2002 showcase the most advanced technologies in the world, it will also be a central platform178 words
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Article273 2002-01-15 6 Channel NewsAsia THE Faculty Practice Plan (FPP), formulated a year ago to allow public sector doctors to devote part of their time to private practice, has managed to stop the outflow of doctors. The Health Ministry's figures show that 93 doctors left the public sector— Channel NewsAsia - 273 words
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Article232 2002-01-15 6 – Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei BUDDING biochemists can now sign up for two new life sciences programmes offered by the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS). Graduates from the Bachelor of Medical Science (Medical Chemistry) and the Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology programmes will be trained to perform clinical232 words
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LETTERS
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Letter323 2002-01-15 8 I REFER to Ms Grace Tay's article, "A housing dilemma" (Today, Dec 26). According to Ms Tay, the couple in the report did not qualify for the $30,000 first-time buyer HDB grant because they were purchasing a HDB resale flat Under normal circumstances, a Singaporean323 words
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Letter347 2002-01-15 8 Regina Zhou - Regina Zhou Education is about service to society I REFER to the letter, "What women want" (Today, Jan 11). While Ms Kathleen Kwan's view appears sensible and persuasive, certain points are not conclusive enough to convince one that women have any reason other than those347 words
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Letter, Illustration660 2002-01-15 9 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong Eco sports and golf are just some of the facilities offered at Awana Genting Resort by j enny@newstoday.com. sg AN eco sports haven and a golfing paradise rolled in one, the Awana Genting Resort is the ultimate nature retreat for business or informal660 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article616 2002-01-15 10 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh But can they move faster than HSBC and Citibank? by chaop ehWnewsto day. com. sg EVEN as Singapore banks grapple with the worst recession in memory and struggle to keep their profits respectable amidst domestic competition, a new horizon is opening up for616 words
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Article121 2002-01-15 10 US-BASED Micron Technology, the world's third biggest maker of computer memory chips, has decided to temporarily stop work on its proposed mega chip project here. The US$5OO million ($922.3 million) facility was targeted to be ready this month. The plant was to have been built121 words
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Article75 2002-01-15 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE handled 1.7 per cent fewer containers in November than from a year earlier. The country's two ports, operated by PSA Corp and Jurong Port, handled 1.3 million 20-foot-equivalent units, a standard container size, in November, from 1.33 million a year earlier. In October, the volume– Bloomberg - 75 words
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Article527 2002-01-15 11 Panel to strengthen financial services industry SINGAPORE has created a panel to study the financial services industry as part of its broader review of the economy, which is coping with its worst recession in 37 years. Mr Robert Stein, chief executive officer (AsiaPacific) of Deutsche Bank AG,527 words
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265 2002-01-15 11 Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE'S bond market was hot last year with a record growth of 20 per cent. Local companies, especially DBS Bank and Singapore Telecom (SingTel), were active bond issuers last year. However, industry watchers are less upbeat this year. They said the bond– Channel NewsAsia - 265 words
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Article27 2002-01-15 11 Your S$1 buys US$ 0.5440 UK£ 0.3758 Yen 71.736 HK$ 4.2419 RM 2.0670 Euro 0.6096 Rupiah 5661.1 Baht 23.885 Peso 28.122 A$ 1.0512 Rupee 26.297 Won 713.6627 words
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Corporate Briefs
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Article93 2002-01-15 12 ELECTRONICS maker Vikay Industrial will resume trading of its shares today. This follows the discharge of its judicial management order yesterday in accordance with the conditions laid down by the Singapore Exchange for the listing of its new shares. The company had been under judicial93 words
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72 2002-01-15 12 KEPPEL Fels Energy, the utilities services unit of Keppel Corporation, won a US$4OO million ($732.84 million) contract to supply electricity in north-eastern Brazil. Nordeste Generation, Keppel's wholly-owned Brazil unit, will install and operate a power plant in Salvador. Commercial operations will start by June72 words
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Market Watch
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Article176 2002-01-15 12 SHARES resumed their climb yesterday after the knee-jerk sell-off following the remarks by US Fed chairman Alan Greenspan. However, dealers said foreign buying interest boosted blue chips which sent the ST index 27.45 points up to close at 1,731.52. A total of 269 counters were unchanged. Volume was 637176 words
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Article166 2002-01-15 12 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market had a nervous start, dampened by the US market's poor performance last week, and US Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's comments that there remained significant near-term risks for the US economy. On the domestic front, there was renewed fear of a ringgit devaluation that is166 words
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Article2097 2002-01-15 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Nome Bid Prke/NAV Offer Price un< Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd Aberdeen China Opportunities Fund 0.937 0.985 Aberdeen Global MNC Fund 0.663 0.697 Aberdeen Global Technology Fund 0.574 0.603 Aberdeen OK Blue Chip Fund 0.737 0.774 Aberdeen American Opportunities 0.761 0.800 Aberdeen2,097 words
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Miscellaneous8 2002-01-15 11 contribution to President Bush's campaign See Page 148 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article267 2002-01-15 14 Enron CEO contributed US$5OO,OOO to President Bush's campaign WASHINGTON The ties with the Republicans are there. Ties that Enron, once the largest energy-trading company in the world, forged with politicians through a freewheeling flow of campaign contributions. Its CEO, Mr Kenneth Lay, was described as the267 words
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243 2002-01-15 14 Agencies SEOUL In a bid to salvage his tattered image, President Kim Dae-Jung yesterday made an unprecedented display of atonement for government corruption and pleaded for a resumption of talks between North Korea and the United States. The Nobel Peace Prize winner made threeAgencies - 243 words
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156 2002-01-15 14 -AFP BEIJING Once a rising star in China's banking system and a protege of Prime Minister Zhu Rongji, Mr Wang Xuebing was disgraced yesterday when the Bank of China announced that its former president had been sacked from his current job as president and-AFP - 156 words
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127 2002-01-15 14 AFP BANGKOK Thailand has asked Malaysia for more time to consider whether it should proceed with building a controversial natural gas cross-border pipeline. After meeting Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar in the southern city of Hat Yai, Thai Foreign Minister SurakiartAFP - 127 words
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Article, Illustration253 2002-01-15 18 Agencies CANBERRA Since her leap into politics in 1996, Ms Pauline Hanson (picture) has been an icon for antiAsian and anti-immigration sentiments, making her one of the most notorious Australian politicians in recent history. Yesterday, the right-wing leader put her political career onAgencies - 253 words
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Article166 2002-01-15 18 Agencies JAKARTA Removing the last hurdle to starting trials on human rights abuses in East Timor, President Megawati Sukarnoputri has appointed 18 judges for the special court, officials said. Supreme Court judge Benyamin Mangkudilaga said all but one of the 18 lay judges selected are university academics,Agencies - 166 words
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Article77 2002-01-15 18 Reuters TOKYO Japanese fishermen have managed to sell 52 whales under the country's controversial scientific whaling programme, which allowed the harvesting of whales trapped in their nets. The Kyodo News Agency said about 30 whales were trapped annually in fixed fishing nets. Under pressure from– Reuters - 77 words
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78 2002-01-15 18 What the regional papers said yesterday The Star/ Malaysia More arrests The Home Ministry has not ruled out the arrest of more militant activists and suspected terrorists in the country. The Jakarta Post/ Indonesia Government launches rice for the poor programme The national logistics agency, Bulog, will distribute a total78 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration869 2002-01-15 19 Roger Mitton - Roger Mitton by rogennitton@hotmail.com Architects claim tall buildings can withstand plane crashes. Right. "WHAT he is telling me is, they're gone. Everybody above the fire is gone." This is what former New York City Mayor, Mr Rudy Giuliani, recalls his fire chief, Mr Peter Ganci, telling him after869 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration664 2002-01-15 20 Elisa Chia - Elisa Chia The future for Neo Swee Lin's PCK character Ah Ma is uncertain ON LAST Tuesday's PCK Pte Ltd season-finale, Neo Swee Lin's character quietly packed her bag and walked away from the family home, and perhaps from the show altogether. Ah Ma, theALVINTOH. - 664 words
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Article, Illustration492 2002-01-15 20 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo by rachel@newstoday.com.sg TOAN Collins married a man 23 years her I junior recently. Twenty years separate Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie. Couples with a big age gap between them may not be new, but television audiences here are beginning to492 words
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Article, Illustration58 2002-01-15 20 PAN Lingling (picture) gave birth to a baby boy at about 2.15pm yesterday. The baby, weighing 4.17kg, was delivered by a Caesarean operation. Kynaston is Lingling and hushand Huang Shinan's (left) second child. "The doctor said we have a giant baby!" gushed Shinan. The couple, both58 words
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Miscellaneous5 2002-01-15 20 INSIDE: •22/LimeLight •24/lnCinemas •26/TV listings5 words
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INFOTECH
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Article, Illustration269 2002-01-15 21 Simone Erasmus - Simone Erasmus Sharp Electronics Singapore ties up with Indian firm to develop the 'Simputer' by simone@newstoday.com.sg OHARP Electronics' design and development O centre in Singapore is taking information technology to India's rural poor. Sharp Electronics Singapore (SESL) and Indiabased Encore Software have joined hands to develop269 words
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Article, Illustration150 2002-01-15 21 DELL has launched the Dimension 4400 desktop line that provides Pentium 4 processors, expandability and multimedia features. The midnight grey desktops (picture) feature Intel's new 845 chipset with DDR (Double Data Rate) memory support, which combines the performance of the Pentium 4 with DDR150 words
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Article93 2002-01-15 21 UNDER a marketing agreement, Software AG's Tamino XML Server will be provided to Sun Microsystems' Forte for Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE) as a quick and easy way to XML-enable enterprise applications. The marketing agreement will facilitate shorter time frames for developers and endusers to market mission critical93 words
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Article150 2002-01-15 21 SINGAPORE has been chosen for Hewlett-Packard's first independent Mobile Test Lab (MTL). To help developers and network operators to port, test and deploy wireless applications, the lab is equipped to test mobile applications running on a variety of technologies such as 3G (third generation), GPRS150 words
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Article107 2002-01-15 21 SUPPLY chain management tool provider i2 and Hewlett-Packard have tied up in private marketplaces and supplier relationship management (SRM). The two will enhance, sell and deliver applications for private marketplaces based on i2 Supply Chain Collaboration as well as the i2 SRM product running on HP107 words
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Article67 2002-01-15 21 INTEL has released its highest-performing Pentium 4 processor, running at 2.2GHz. This chip boosts performance in processorintensive applications like digital audio, streaming video, image processing, video content creation, speech, enhanced 3D performance, com-puter-aided design, games and multimedia. The processor is built on Intel's 0.13-micron fabrication process, using a67 words
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Article69 2002-01-15 21 THE new Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering 3.0 for Microsoft Exchange 2000 an integrated anti-virus and content filtering product includes integrated content filtering and anti-virus technologies. The product facilitates a single scan for malicious and unauthorised content The software's Multiple Server Management Console allows for multiple exchange servers to be69 words
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LIEMLIGHT
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Article, Illustration421 2002-01-15 22 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong Star of The Reunion feels she can now take on emotional roles by jenny@newstoday.com.sg PIXIE-FACED MediaCorp actress Yvonne Lim (picture) would love to be pitiful and ugly acting it, that is. Two years ago, she won over hearts with her portrayal of a disfigured Chinese immigrant421 words
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Article168 2002-01-15 22 -Reuters/ LONDON Eighties pop star Adam Ant, famed for his charttopping hits Prince Charming and Stand and Deliver, faces criminal charges after an alleged pub incident A police spokesman said yesterday that Ant, 47, from North London was charged with possessing a firearm or imitation-Reuters/ - 168 words
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Article, Illustration413 2002-01-15 22 HAVE you scratched yourself bald trying to figure out how to get someone's undivided attention? Or have you been trying to set aside some time to spend with your family or some close friends. It is becoming a tall order413 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article, Illustration548 2002-01-15 24 Reuters/ LOS ANGELES Director Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (picture) ran rings around its competition at the North American box office for the fourth consecutive weekend, though industry observers expect the fantasy film to fall to the warReuters/ - 548 words
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Article, Illustration384 2002-01-15 25 -Reuters/ Redford backs $8.5m fund to promote non-fiction films PARK CITY (Utah) Actor Robert Redford unveiled a new fund for documentaries with US$4.6 million ($8.5 million) from a group backed by investor George Soros and a new cable network devoted to non-fiction films. "That allows us to put-Reuters/; Reuters photo - 384 words
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Article196 2002-01-15 25 -Reuters/ JASON Biggs will leave behind his American Pie for blood-and-guts, Tarantino-style. The teen star's name has been cropping up around Hollywood in casting reports for Quentin Tarantino's next film, Kill Bill. Word has it that Biggs has agreed to play the son-Reuters/ - 196 words
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Article, Illustration200 2002-01-15 25 Reuters/ HOLLYWOOD It's hard not to laugh out loud while watching a film of Jean-Pierre Jeunet (picture), or while listening to him talk about his work, as the French director did last week at the Egyptian Theatre. Lord of the Rings star Elijah WoodReuters/ - 200 words
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Miscellaneous1354 2002-01-15 26 fA^DIACORP /A=£JJj-\CORP A* The Reunion Channel 8, 9pm Living with Lydia (Debut) Channel 5, 8.30pm Sophie's World Arts Central, 10pm Lydia Lum, a dimsum chef, gatecrashes into Billy B Ong's house. Billy is her former boyfriend who now has a very pos- t^^^ttitfthi channel Newsasia sessive personal assistant in the1,354 words
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TIMEOUT
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Article, Illustration723 2002-01-15 27 Sian E Jay - Sian E Jay Art to remember the samsui women by by_ ONCE, their red headdresses were familiar images on Singapore's building sites. There were over 1,500 samsui women working in Singapore's construction industry then. Today, there are fewer than 30 living in retirement here. BetweenALVIN TOE - 723 words
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Miscellaneous655 2002-01-15 27 MUSIC Southeast Asia An exhibition of traditional SSO International Music woven textiles from Indonesia, Series Sitar Music of Laos,Thailand and Cambodia. Anoushkar Shankar Date:Till March 31 (closed on Anoushkar Shankar, daughter of Mon) the legendary sitar virtuoso Ravi Time: 9am to 6pm (9am to 9pm Shankar, takes centerstage in this655 words
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Article, Illustration282 2002-01-15 28 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by; stanley@newstoday.com.sg HIS name alone strikes fear into the hearts of his opponents. For who would not have flutters going against a man with six world bowling titles under his belt A man with a place in the Guinness Book of World Records282 words
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Article126 2002-01-15 29 HONOLULU Jerry Kelly claimed his first PGA Tour victory on Sunday, making two key par saves on the back nine and a short birdie putt at the 18th hole to hold off an unlucky John Cook by a stroke in the Hawaiian Open. Wisconsin native126 words
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Article125 2002-01-15 29 SACRAMENTO The Sacramento Kings continued their climb up the Pacific division with a 103-100 victory over the Phoenix Suns yesterday. The win means the Kings have the best record at this stage of the season in their long franchise history. Unfortunately, they share the division with two-time125 words
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Article72 2002-01-15 29 MIAMI Baltimore Ravens scored a 20-3 win over the Miami Dolphins in the AFC wildcard game. The victory advanced the reigning Super Bowl champion into an American football quarter-final match-up next Sunday at Pittsburgh. The winner will face either New England or Oakland for a berth in72 words
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Article, Illustration837 2002-01-15 29 AFP MADRID Real Madrid retained its place as the Spanish league leader after a hard fought 1-0 win over Valencia yesterday. The defending champion extended its lead over the chasing pack to four points, and preserved its unbeaten home record, thanks to a scrambled goal byAFP; AFP photo - 837 words
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282 2002-01-15 29 Reuters MILAN A last-minute strike from Argentine Gabriel Batistuta gave Serie A leader AS Roma a 3-2 comeback win over Verona yesterday after it had trailed to two Adrian Mutu goals. Roma leads by a point from second-placed Inter Milan which won 2-0Reuters - 282 words
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Article, Illustration660 2002-01-15 30 Reuters Seven consecutive wins are great, but the Devils' domination is over LONDON Manchester United's surge to the top of the English premier league table may have some opponents quaking in their boots, but the hard work is only just beginning for Alex Ferguson's would-be record-breakers.– Reuters; Allspokt photo I - 660 words
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392 2002-01-15 30 LONDON World Formula One champion Ferrari is chasing rising Williams star Juan Pablo Montoya for the 2003 season. The Italian team wants to prise the Colombian away from its rival after being impressed by his performances in his debut season392 words
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Article, Illustration790 2002-01-15 31 Reuters Agassi, Serena, Pierce are all out, while Kuerten gets bumped MELBOURNE The Australian Open was rocked yesterday after three of its biggest drawcards pulled out with injuries on the opening day. Andre Agassi, the men's champion in the last two years, and women's fifthReuters; AFP photo - 790 words
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Article234 2002-01-15 31 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by: stanley@newstoday.com.sg WEEKEND afternoons on Channel NewsAsia (CNA) will never be the same again. From this Saturday, viewers can look forward to more exciting programmes on weekends, with major sporting and golf action from around the world. Your weekends with CNA will start234 words
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349 2002-01-15 31 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg WITH the Asian Games beckoning, the Republic's top sailors are already training hard and winning races in order to secure a ticket to Busan this September. The national team is currently based at its overseas base349 words
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