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Title Section9 2002-01-19 1 TODAY Saturday c January 19, 2002 c MITA(P) 063/11/20019 words
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351 2002-01-19 1 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian IN A packed courtroom yesterday, the High Court said "no" to Dr Chee Soon Juan's application to be represented by Queen's Counsel Stuart Littlemore because of the lawyer's history of denigrating the Judiciary here. Dr Chee, leader351 words
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Article, Illustration43 2002-01-19 1 Afp photo An Afghan woman begs for money in a quiet alley in Kabul. The average daily income in Afghanistan is $3 according to the United Nations and many women and children beg on the streets every day.– Afp photo - 43 words
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Article, Illustration34 2002-01-19 1 Afp photo A boy walks by lava from the erupting volcano of Mount Nyiragongo on the runway of Goma airport in Congo. Vast areas were set ablaze by lava flows.Afp photo - 34 words
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Article, Illustration28 2002-01-19 1 Reuters photo A tourist tries out a bronze shoe sculpture promoting a footwear company in Beijing. Chinese footwear makers are fighting foreign brand names.Reuters photo - 28 words
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Article, Illustration634 2002-01-19 1 Tan Siew Eng - Tan Siew Eng How books were cooked and lips sealed FOR those who have been following every twist of this bizarre tale: In a gesture that is almost laughable, considering how the two companies have covered each other's backs, Enron has sacked its accountant Arthur Andersen. For634 words
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Miscellaneous37 2002-01-19 1 THE PLOT UNRAVELS/4 Why did terrorists want to target Yishun and who gave the tip-off? OLD FOX BACK AT IT/11 Kissinger roped in to ease tensions TAUFIK SPEAKS/31 But his presence here poses more questions than answers37 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article705 2002-01-19 2 A BBC interview with Mr Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, the CEO of Fateha, a civil society group, was aired yesterday. In the programme, The World Today, he alleged that the Singapore Government does not consider the sensitivities of the Muslim community by its support of the US action on705 words
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Article, Illustration47 2002-01-19 2 -AFP photo Visitors wearing snow jackets passing by a huge ice sculpture of Buddha in Taipei, at an ice-carving exhibition which included ice cartoon characters and animals. The ice statues were carved by 27 artists from the north-east Chinese city of Harbin.-AFP photo - 47 words
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Article260 2002-01-19 2 Francis Kan - Francis Kan SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) has cut its asset management team, which manages the company's excess funds, from six to two people. "The surplus fund is expected to reduce substantially and it would suffice to have two staff to perform largely treasury activities," the company260 words
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164 2002-01-19 2 Channel NewsAsia TWO more charges have been brought against the 56-year-old man who was charged with the murder of an elderly woman at a New Year's Eve grassroots function. Quek Loo Ming was yesterday charged with using poison to cause hurt to twoChannel NewsAsia - 164 words
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Article155 2002-01-19 2 ALL tickets to catch Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the Ho Rih Hwa Leadership in Asia Public Lecture were snapped up in just two days. Registration for the free Feb 5 lecture, organised by the Singapore Management University, began on Monday. Within two155 words
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Article, Illustration229 2002-01-19 3 JAKARTA About 300 women banged pots (picture) and students burnt tyres in a demonstration yesterday. In Makassar, Sulawesi, hundreds of protestors hijacked a truck, which they used as a platform for protest. The scene may sound dramatic but the protests in Indonesia againstReuters photo - 229 words
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Article383 2002-01-19 3 BN and opposition Keadilan battle for moral victory BKANGAR The election in the northern state of Perlis today has become much more than just a state poll in an insignificant little town. The country's Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was among top Barisan Nas-ional383 words
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Article, Illustration17 2002-01-19 3 ABD AL-BAHM MUHAMMAD SA'ID ALI HASAN KHALIDIBN MUHAMMAD AI-JIIHAM RAMZI BINAI.SHIBH UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL Reuters photoReuters photo - 17 words
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121 2002-01-19 3 Agencies A POSTER released by the United States government shows photos of five suspected Al Qaeda members taken from video tape excerpts. The tapes, in which the men are delivering what US Attorney-General John Ashcroft called martyrdom messages, were recovered from a house– Agencies - 121 words
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Article110 2002-01-19 3 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will tighten conditions for recruiting foreign workers and give priority to non-Indonesians following violent clashes between Indonesians and the police. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the country may look at Indonesians last when hiring, after hundreds of Indonesian workers– Reuters - 110 words
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Article133 2002-01-19 3 Reuters TAIPEI It's a no-no though Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian has approved a plan to add the word "Taiwan" to the cover of the island's passports. The island's parliament, dominated by opposition parties, yesterday barred the government's move in an apparent attempt to defuse a row withReuters - 133 words
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Article171 2002-01-19 3 Agencies BANGKOK A year after winning in landslide elections, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party faces by-election polls in eight of 14 constituencies due to electoral violations. The Election Commission yesterday ordered a fourth round of voting in the corruption-plagued January 2001 national elections, disqualifying– Agencies - 171 words
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Article522 2002-01-19 4 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian WhyYishun? Help from US? by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg SINCE the terror plots were revealed, Yishun residents must have asked the question: Why Yishun? Mohamed Khalim Jaffar, one of the two detainees who made the reconnaissance videotape of Yishun MRT station, had apparently felt that it was522 words
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171 2002-01-19 4 THE HIGH number of projects nominated for the first National Infocomm Awards (NIA) points to Singapore's emergence an infocomm tech hub. The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said 347 nominations were received, of which 229 were for the Most Innovative Infocomm Product/Service category, while171 words
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Article208 2002-01-19 4 A BOGUS football club containing 16 fruit and game machines was raided by the police on Thursday. Called the Soopoo Football Club, it also had a mahjong room in its premises. When police officers asked for the club's registration papers, staff produced a photocopied document from208 words
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Article, Illustration85 2002-01-19 4 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh TWENTY-six-year-old Ms Tay Lay Suan walked away with a lifetime's worth of SingTel services on Tuesday. The Singtel customer of nearly four years qualified for the company's lucky draw after buying a Nokia 8250 at a Singtel shop during a promotional campaign which ended last85 words
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Article112 2002-01-19 4 Channel NewsAsia THE Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has handed over to police the two men involved in a shooting at Ang Mo Kio Ave 10. A CNB spokesman says the incident, which happened on Wednesday, is being investigated by the police and is no longer underChannel NewsAsia - 112 words
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Article166 2002-01-19 4 THE tourism industry suffers from a "Cinderella" syndrome, speakers at the launch of the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Programme yesterday said. It has a "lack of status" and people think the sector has little investment and career opportunities. Experts, however, said this "dead-end" mindset could be changed166 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article, Illustration171 2002-01-19 6 Joy Frances - Joy Frances THE Botanic Gardens is getting a more open look in its four-year facelift. Visitors can expect a new entrance plaza (picture, above), and a chance to peek into its research laboratories (picture, below). Earlier this month, construction work started along Cluny Road, which flanks171 words
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Article, Illustration76 2002-01-19 6 Channel NewsAsia A FORMER manager at the Millenia Walk branch of Starbucks was fined $6,000 yesterday for stealing company money. Lim Poh Keong, 27, took more than $1,500 from the till between Oct 6 and 15 last year. Lim registered these transactions using the "training mode" on– Channel NewsAsia - 76 words
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Article78 2002-01-19 6 LIQUOR and cigarettes worth $2,721 were stolen from a pub in Tanjong Pagar Road on Wednesday. At 5.30pm, a 22-year-old waitress arrived for work at the pub, which had been closed since 3am. She found marks on the back door, indicating that it had been78 words
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Article, Illustration501 2002-01-19 6 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei Recession has led to lay-offs among disabled by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE being bound to a wheelchair because of spinal muscular atrophy, 36-year-old Mr Philip Ang does not let his disability get the better of him. "Being able to join the workforce is501 words
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Article149 2002-01-19 6 —Jasleen Randhawa - —Jasleen Randhawa ABACUS International is determined to do its share along with the Singapore Tourism Board and the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore to promote travel following the Sept 11 attacks. It has put in five manmonths and taken $3 million from its marketing budget to149 words
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123 2002-01-19 6 -Jasleen Randhawa - -Jasleen Randhawa DISTRACTION is probably a thief's greatest tool. At about 2.30pm on Jan 16, one man used it to his advantage when he told an elderly Chinese woman that there was some soil scattered on the corridor outside her Bukit Merah View flat.123 words
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LETTERS
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Letter373 2002-01-19 7 Kathleen Kwan - Kathleen Kwan Time to be bold, not just play safe I READ with interest Mr Francis Kan's articles, "The wealth creators" (Today, Jan 17) and "The man with the secrets" (Today, Jan 18). In the first, he quoted Dr Daniel Lian, vice-president at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter,373 words
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455 2002-01-19 7 Deborah De Souza - Deborah De Souza I REFER to the letters, "HDB's fee hike will hurt genuine buyers" by Mr Nor Azam Ahmad (Today, Jan 11) and "Flat solution" by Mr Wong Teck Tian (Today, Jan 14). The HDB's recent move to offer new flats in455 words
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Letter110 2002-01-19 7 Narayana Narayana - Narayana Narayana THE article, "Less upbeat bond market this year" (Today, Jan 15) notes that industry watchers are "less upbeat" this year about matching last year's "hot" bond market performance in Singapore. Considering that bonds are more or less "borrowings" or "debt", it would appear110 words
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Letter105 2002-01-19 7 Philip Chan Min Fook - Philip Chan Min Fook I REFER to the article, "Geylang chairman Ang cracks the whip" (Today, Jan 17). Bouquets to Geylang United chairman Patrick Ang for being bold in fining his players for the 8-0 Singapore Cup final fiasco. Another commendable step he took was to105 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration306 2002-01-19 8 Francis Kan - Francis Kan Government looks to help small businesses by francis@newstoday.com.sg THE lack of appropriate financing for small local companies is one of the issues the Government's Economic Review Committee (ERC) is studying, said Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister of State (Trade Industry). "Many local companiesERNEST CHUA - 306 words
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235 2002-01-19 8 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh SINGAPORE companies, prepare for boom and bust cycles in the manufacturing sector. "It's inevitable," said Ms Chen Yew Nah, managing director of DP Information Network. "With every plunge, we will see a shake-out of old success stories." DP Information Network this week235 words
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Article27 2002-01-19 8 Your S$1 buys US$ 0.5444 UK£ 0.3800 Yen 72.337 HK$ 4.2457 RM 2.0687 Euro 0.6180 Rupiah 5656.8 Baht 23.926 Peso 28.075 A$ 1.0585 Rupee 26.289 Won 718.9327 words
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327 2002-01-19 8 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE firms are expected to commit up to US$BO million ($146.9 million) in the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), on top of the US$l.5 billion already invested to date since the park's inception seven years ago. "We have327 words
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220 2002-01-19 8 FIRMS in Singapore are generally optimistic over economic and business recovery. Research by consulting firm Watson Wyatt Singapore showed that 44 per cent of 315 companies surveyed expect the global economy to recover within the next six to 12 months. An equal percentage220 words
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Article529 2002-01-19 9 Street Type Date Tenure Price Sq Ft Psf District 01 EMERALD GDN APT 08/12/2001 999 *****0 936 913 District 02 CRAIG PLACE CRAIG PLACE CRAIG PLACE CRAIG PLACE SPOTTISWOODE PARK APT APT APT APT APT 14/12/2001 99 19/11/2001 99 27/11/2001 99 23/11/2001 99 17/11/2001 99 *****0 *****0 *****0 *****0529 words
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Article54 2002-01-19 9 Transacted Property Listings provided by SISV Services Pte Ltd Street Type Date Tenure Price SqF Ft Ps Terrace District 05 SPRINGWOODWALK MAS KUNING TERRACE FABERTERRACE WEST COAST TERRACE 2-TER 3-TER 2-TER 2-TER 28/11/2001 FH 18/11/2001 99 26/11/2001 FH 07/12/2001 956 *****00 *****0 *****00 *****00 1787 1730 2158 198354 words
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Article350 2002-01-19 9 OUB Centre launches Malvern Springs OUB Centre has launched its first residential project for the year. Malvern Springs, located at the former Tay Ban Guan site in the heart of Katong, is near such landmarks as Red House Bakery. Located amidst various amenities, this residential project350 words
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218 2002-01-19 9 Bloomberg SYDNEY Australian home loan approvals rose in November as mortgage rates at a 30-year low boosted demand for housing, economists believe. Approvals for finance to build or buy homes and apartments probably rose 0.5 per cent, according to the median forecast of eight– Bloomberg - 218 words
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Article59 2002-01-19 9 FAR East Organisation has launched Scotia, a freehold "contemporary urbane" condominium project Located near the Newton MRT station, it has 65 luxurious apartments. The showflat at 83 Cairnhill Road is open this weekend from 9am to 6pm. With completion expected by Dec 31, 2011, the Temporary Occupation Permit59 words
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Corporate Briefs
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Article79 2002-01-19 10 ACHIEVA has won a contract from Taiwanese firm Asustek Computer to distribute notebooks. The electronics component and peripheral distributor is expected to push the notebook sales in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. In the near term, the contract is not expected to contribute significantly to Achieva's bottomline79 words
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Article83 2002-01-19 10 PSB Certification, a local certification authority, and US-based customer contact player, COPC Asia-Pacific, have partnered to raise the customer contact centre performance in Singapore. The partnership authorises PSB Certification to conduct audits over three years for the COPC--2000 Standard. This certification sets the benchmark for customer contact centre83 words
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Market News
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Article213 2002-01-19 10 SINGAPORE shares recouped some of the previous day's losses, boosted by firm finishes in US indices and some light bargain hunting. The ST Index closed 1.24 points up at 1,661.75. Market breadth was still weak on 1.7 losers for every gainer, while 286 counters were unchanged. Dealers said the213 words
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Article153 2002-01-19 10 IN the absence of fresh leads, the Malaysian stock market was rather quiet as it continued to consolidate. Trapped in a tight trading range of 696 to 699, the benchmark KLCI settled at 698.54 for a paltry 0.67 points gain. Total trading volume of 194,050 lots was disappointing com153 words
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Article2127 2002-01-19 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Nome Bid Prke/NAV I Offer Price Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd Aberdeen China Opportunities Fund 0.933 Aberdeen Global MNC Fund 0.638 Aberdeen Global Technology Fund 0.535 Aberdeen OK Blue Chip Fund 0.722 Aberdeen American Opportunities Fund 0.736 Aberdeen Continental Europe Equity Fund2,127 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration381 2002-01-19 11 US ropes in Kissinger to ease India-Pakistan tensions IF you think the United States has placed the full burden of easing tensions between India and Pakistan on the shoulders of Secretary of State Colin Powell, think again. Seasoned politician Henry Kissinger, one of Washington's best-knownAFP photo - 381 words
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309 2002-01-19 11 Fatah attack puts Arafat in US f bad books Agencies HADERA (Israel) On Thursday, the United States praised Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's arrest of a militant Islamic leader, but yesterday Washington was forced to change its tune. Sparking strong condemnations from the US and the international community, a Palestinian gunmanAgencies - 309 words
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Article, Illustration57 2002-01-19 11 AFP photo PEOPLE fleeing lava as it spread to the northern residential area of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Thursday after the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. United Nations officials estimate that dozens of people were killed, while hundreds of thousands fled from the townAFP photo - 57 words
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Article151 2002-01-19 11 AFP ISLAMABAD/BEIJING During his election campaign, US President George W Bush could not name the President of Pakistan. But a year later, the war on terrorism has made General Pervez Musharraf and Mr Bush the best of friends, telephoning each other regularly. In fact, the eventsAFP - 151 words
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Article88 2002-01-19 11 AFP BANGKOK School toilets are being turned into makeshift drug factories, with Thai students churning out cut-price amphetamine pills that are then sold to other youngsters. A Buddhist monk involved in a drug eradication campaign in schools said on Thursday that the practice was particularly common in vocationalAFP - 88 words
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218 2002-01-19 11 SYDNEY Students from Asian backgrounds perform better than their Australian peers and are more likely to gain entry into higher-level university courses, a five-year study of Australian students has found. The Australian Council for Educational Research (Acer) examined the backgrounds and performance of more218 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article714 2002-01-19 12 Michael Lewis - Michael Lewis Enron scandal shows he was just as bad as Clinton in evaluating people by in California EVERY time I read a story about the political end of the Enron scandal, I have to stop and figure out why I should be outraged. The approach in714 words
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Article440 2002-01-19 12 THE Thought Police are at it again. Unhappy that the state media are not selling the party line, the government is setting up a "Ministry of Truth", whose job will be the rewriting of history by correcting the "errors" and "misprints" of the440 words
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179 2002-01-19 12 What the regional papers said yesterday The Star/Malaysia Death for ecstasy man A 33-year-old man was sentenced to death yesterday for trafficking in ecstasy pills, the first to be handed down the penalty since the Dangerous Drugs Act was amended in 1 998 to include substances used in making designer179 words
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Article, Illustration692 2002-01-19 14 Janice Lee - Janice Lee We have the hardware, we have the software, but are Singapore animators ready for the competition? WITH the likes of Monsters, Inc and Spirited Away becoming box-office hits, animated features may be the next big thing in moviedom. And Singapore's budding animation industry is hoping to have692 words
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217 2002-01-19 14 /^HEUNG Kam-mei worshipped her idol \-/hom afar for 20 years. When she became singer Teresa Teng's companion and cook, she was over the moon. That was 10 years ago. In the last four years of Teng's life, Kam-mei was her devoted housekeeper, reporting to217 words
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Miscellaneous5 2002-01-19 14 INSIDE: •17/Motoring •20/lnCinemas •22/TV listings5 words
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LIMELIGHT
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Article, Illustration357 2002-01-19 15 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo British band Jamiroquai's infectious sounds will get you up and grooving THERE is a buzz in the city. Jamiroquai, the British band that produced international hits such as Cosmic Girl, Alright and Virtual Insanity, is coming to town. After taking the357 words
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Article, Illustration296 2002-01-19 15 -Low Ski Ping - Speak Mandarin and send a Fann Wong e-card -Low Ski Ping THIS Chinese New Year, forget snail mail and send e-cards instead. Six Chinese New Year e-cards specially commissioned by the Promote Mandarin Council are already posted on the Speak Mandarin Campaign (SMC) website. The greeting cards are designed by296 words
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Article, Illustration340 2002-01-19 15 - ElisaChia - -ElisaChia IF you're wishing upon a star that you can see Disney's extravaganzas on ice again, your dream will come true in March. A new production of Disney On Ice returns to Singapore during the school holidays. Unlike previous sell-out shows such asWONG KHING CHONG - 340 words
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FAMILY
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Article, Illustration593 2002-01-19 16 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo Tony Deßlois is blind and autistic and has the rare gift of being a musical savant FOR someone born premature, weighing less than two pounds, blind and autistic, Tony Deßlois does not consider himself handicapped. The 27-year-old musician from Boston, Massachusetts, who was found to593 words
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Article310 2002-01-19 16 Tan Kong Wee - Tan Kong Wee GrandpaS ays by kongwee@pacific.net.sg ALTHOUGH grandparents in Singapore today are less likely to be living in an extended family, more often than not, they are called upon to "help out" in taking care of grandchildren. According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, 76310 words
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Article365 2002-01-19 16 Adelia Wong - Adelia Wong BabyTalk by I WASN'T the maternal type. Never. I avoided small kids as much as I could. You would never catch me saying how cute kids were. Kids just didn't appeal to me. And babies? Those were even worse, especially the type that wailed non-stop365 words
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HEALTH
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267 2002-01-19 17 – Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo AS the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urge parents to vaccinate young children against the pneumococcus bacteria with the Prevnar vaccine, there is the question whether children in Singapore need to be vaccinated as well. The pneumococcus bacteria is267 words
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Article, Illustration573 2002-01-19 17 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo It could be 'yuppie flu', which affects people of all ages by Ra chel@newsto day. com. sg COMMONLY known as "yuppie flu", Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) was brought to the medical field's attention in the 1980s. For decades, the disease had been dismissed by573 words
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Article332 2002-01-19 17 -AFP THE blood vessels of the eyes can provide one with clues to the risk of suffering from stroke, a Singapore doctor has discovered. Dr Wong Tien Yin has found that narrow blood vessels with weak walls allowing blood and fats to leak into the eyes-AFP - 332 words
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223 2002-01-19 17 AFP" PARIS A commonly-sold device aimed at helping chronic snorers get a good night's sleep also has the benefit of reducing their blood pressure to safer levels, The Lancet reported. The nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) gadget has been widely sold toAFP" - 223 words
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Article, Illustration624 2002-01-19 18 Jennifer Chen - Jennifer Chen K3G is visually stunning, justifying its four-hour length by j ennif er@newstoday.com.sg IT features three of India's superstars, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Hritik Roshan, yet it was only to pacify a friend's zeal that I was willing to sit down for624 words
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Article128 2002-01-19 18 -Reuters. UNIVERSAL has abruptly halted the untitled comedy that was to star Jim Carrey and Nicole Kidman and begin production in March. Carrey was to play a widower who begins dating, only to find himself haunted by his deceased wife (Kidman). Universal had expected to release-Reuters. - 128 words
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Article, Illustration445 2002-01-19 19 Serene Foo - Serene Foo" Second Time Around scores with a few twists but lacks substance WHAT is fascinating about the movie, Second Time Around, is the quirky time-travel plot intertwined with the romantic premise that fate plays a part in finding one's true love. In a nutshell,445 words
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Article, Illustration502 2002-01-19 19 – Reuters/ Variety - Reuters/Variety. AFTER more than a decade of acting, starting with mainstream movies like the 1990s Mermaids, 21-year-old Christina Ricci (picture) has a new role in showbiz as an inside player in the independent film world. Nowhere is that more on display than at502 words
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Miscellaneous1507 2002-01-19 20 /A=diaCorp /A=diaCorp A* Dreams The Team Love, No Boundaries Khubsoorat Stay Home Saturday Night Singapore Story CNA, 7.32pm Cnannel 8 < BPm8 Pm Vasantham Central, 4pm Senseless Channel 5,7.30pm -JJM jl MediaCorp artistes Rekha's sister gets married in a very "Mp""""** I I^^^H Channel Newsasia M f M• 1 strut1,507 words
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TIMEOUT
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Article, Illustration582 2002-01-19 21 Sian E Jay - Sian E Jay Malcolm Koh excels in an art he learnt at 10 bj_ MALCOLM Koh, who is an architect by profession, demonstrates most ably that the many years of classical Chinese ink painting that he learned from age 10, has not gone to waste. Koh regards582 words
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Article, Illustration346 2002-01-19 21 Low Shi Ping - Low Shi Ping by shiping@newstoday.com.sg IF you enjoyed the vibrancy of Buddy, The Musical, the magic of Slava's Snowshow and the passion of Carmen, then this year's double bill of worldclass shows will definitely be a cause for double celebration. All thanks to DBS Bank for346 words
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Miscellaneous193 2002-01-19 21 Listings [MUSIC and dance at the NAC-Shell's Dances From Our Time Community Arts series. The SSO presents another exciting Date: Today programme of music featuring a Time: 7.30 8.30pm selection of exciting symphonic Venue: Open area at Blk 212, Bedok dances by contemporary com- Town Centre (next to NUTC posers.This193 words
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Article, Illustration507 2002-01-19 22 ColinYong - ColinYong A smaller engine and a trimmer price will allow more to bring a Beetle home T 70LKSWAGEN may have V pulled off a major marketing coup when it launched the new Beetle nearly four years ago. The novelty has, however, since worn a little thin. I remember507 words
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Article, Illustration181 2002-01-19 22 ''pHESE are the first official -L photographs of the all-new Mercedes-Benz E-class, which will make its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Although the current S- and C-class cars have complex headlamp arrangements, the new E-class retains its predecessor's simpler "four eye"181 words
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Article, Illustration192 2002-01-19 22 ACAR-sharing system using 50 Honda Civic Hybrid cars will be introduced in March. The Intelligent Community Vehicle System (ICVS) will be concentrated in the Central Business District. The ICVS concept was introduced in Japan by Honda in 1994. This will be the first time it will be192 words
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Article, Illustration374 2002-01-19 30 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg DOES match-fixing still exist in Singapore? Yes, according to Dato' Peter Velappan (picture), Secretary General of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The Asian football supremo made the comment earlier this month while addressing Asean football officials at the launch of a three-day374 words
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424 2002-01-19 30 – Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond THREE ex-Sembawang Rangers players are locked in a standoff with the club in a dispute over contractual obligations. This is because when the trio Azmi Mahmud, Satria Mad and Ismail Fitrey signed contracts with the Stallions last season, there was a424 words
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212 2002-01-19 30 – Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond NOT enough money for the Centres of Excellence (COE)? Well, the 12 S-League clubs have a role to play as well in the raising of funds, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) said yesterday. Said FAS director of marketing and communications212 words
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Article87 2002-01-19 30 THE Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has found no evidence of "player poaching" following allegations that Tampines Rovers' team manager Francis Wong had approached Geylang United players before the end of the 2001 S-League season. Concluding his investigations into the matter, Director of Competitions Chris Chan said:87 words
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Article115 2002-01-19 30 Reuters MELBOURNE Tim Henman downed Greg Rusedski 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in the "Battle of Britain" yesterday to book his place in the last 16 of the Australian Open. Henman, at number six the highest remaining men's seed, was joined in round four byReuters - 115 words
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Article, Illustration447 2002-01-19 31 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang Zaw Moe issues warning with Accenture crown Golf Accenture Champion of Champions Myanmar pro is eight under in the last two rounds by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg MYANMAR'S Zaw Moe (picture) fired a warning to his rivals for next month's Caltex Singapore Masters by winningWONG KHING CHONG - 447 words
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Article, Illustration724 2002-01-19 31 S. Murali - S. Murali Comment by murali@newstoday.com.sg LAM CHIH BING (picture) had a very bad day at the office yesterday. He blew a three-stroke lead with nine holes to play, finished third in a twohorse race, three-putted five times in 18724 words
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Article, Illustration925 2002-01-19 32 S. Gulam - S. Gulam When a 58-year-old man is asked to sprint, shoot, pass under the hot sun... just for a piece of paperi Comment by gulam@newstoday.com.sg MY colleagues and I were having lunch with Singapore Pools chief executive officer Han Tsi Fung and his men on Thursday whenWEE TECKHIAN - 925 words
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Article87 2002-01-19 32 CHICAGO Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb returns to his Chicago roots looking to end the Bears' magical National Football League season in the second round of the playoffs. "You can't ask for anything more," said McNabb, whose homecoming is overshadowing that of another erstwhile Chicagoan Michael Jordan. Tomorrow's Bears87 words
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Article99 2002-01-19 32 BRISBANE South African cricket captain Shaun Pollock warned yesterday it is far too early to write off Australia, despite the home country's disastrous start in the tri-nation one-day series. The World Cup limited-overs champion has been beaten in its opening three matches in the tournament. "There's still a99 words
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Article60 2002-01-19 32 MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO Ferrari's sporting director Jean Todt says the financial crisis at Prost is a concern to the whole sport and believes the recession is already making it harder for teams to find the big-money backers they need in the highpowered, high-cost sport The French team, run60 words
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Article41 2002-01-19 32 SAN ANTONIO Tim Duncan collected 35 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 102-98 victory over the Utah Jazz yesterday. The victory gave the Spurs their seventh straight win over the Jazz.41 words
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Article, Illustration387 2002-01-19 33 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho Taufik only eligible to play for Singapore in IBF tournaments Badminton by stanley@newstoday.com.sg IN THREE months, Taufik Hidayat will be able to play in International Badminton Federation (IBF) tournaments and other Grand Prix events with the word "Singapore" emblazoned on his back. ThatWEETECKHIANI - 387 words
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160 2002-01-19 33 The Indonesian Badminton Federation (PBSI) says it has yet to issue a formal letter of recommendation releasing Taufik Hidayat to its Singapore counterpart Surprised that the SBA held a press conference parading Taufik as its latest recruit, PBSI's director of foreign relations, Suslisianto,160 words
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489 2002-01-19 33 S Murali - S Murali Comment by murali@newstoday.com.sg SO LET'S get this straight. Taufik cannot play in the South-east Asia Games (SEA), the Asian Games and the upcoming Thomas Cup. Plus, he has been selected to represent Indonesia in this year's Thomas Cup even though489 words
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337 2002-01-19 33 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang REIGNING world champion Jesmine Ho could already be on the road to recovering from a recent slump. Yesterday, she qualified for the quarter-finals of the CGU ESPN Asian Bowling Tour Grand Slam Finals at the National Service Resort and Country Club after finishing337 words
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Article, Illustration598 2002-01-19 34 lan De Cotta - lan De Cotta English Premier League Leeds v Arsenal Live, tomorrow on Ch23, 12mn by ian@newstoday.com.sg ELLAND ROAD is in for an explosive afternoon tomorrow when two of English football's dirtiest practitioners clash. After all, the two protagonists Leeds United and Arsenal between them, have already collected aAllsport photo - 598 words
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591 2002-01-19 34 – Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas English Premier League Man United v Blackburn Live, tonight on Ch23 @10.50pm HE CONSTANTLY says he's got no time for regrets. That while critics may slam his strike rate, he would always do things his way. But,591 words
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