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Article595 2002-03-12 1 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan New formula in business battleground by kim@newstoday.com.sg MALAYSIA has made no secret of the fact that it wants to grab a slice of the transport business from Singapore. The tempo of the battle stepped up a notch yesterday amid reports that the Kuala Lumpur595 words
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Miscellaneous22 2002-03-12 1 ■I V Now, about this land reclamation .../p^^ Amsterdam office Mano Sabnani on hostage drama the recovery algebra /Page 3 /Page 1422 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article352 2002-03-12 2 Agencies Malaysia not happy but Singapore stands firm KUALA LUMPUR Even as Singapore and Malaysia seemed to be making progress on the issue of water, the two countries stood firm in their positions on land reclamation. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that Singapore's— Agencies - 352 words
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Article, Illustration152 2002-03-12 2 – Sarah Chua - Sarah Chua THE Singapore Xixabangma Expedition team is planning to set new mountaineering standards here by attempting the 8,027-metre Himalayan peak "alpine style". This means the climbers will make their trip without supplementary oxygen and pre-built camps along the way. Despite their tight budget152 words
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Article, Illustration343 2002-03-12 2 Tan Hut Leng - Tan Hut Leng FORMER Taiwanese politician Chu Mei-feng (picture) is going to sing and talk in Singapore but she will not talk dirty. The woman who appeared in Taiwan's most widely-circulated video clip, which shows her having sex with a married man,343 words
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133 2002-03-12 2 Channel News Asia FORMER television actress Michelle Low Lin Lin has become the first person in Singapore to be convicted of cocaine possession. At the Subordinate Courts yesterday, the 27-year-old 1997 Star Search second runner-up was slapped with an 18-months jail sentence for possessing 0.27Channel News Asia - 133 words
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Article, Illustration476 2002-03-12 3 Elisia Yeo - Elisia Yeo Ex-Gus Dur aide has a story to tell by elisia@newstoday.com.sg FOR 10 months Mr Wimar Witoelar (picture) had one of the toughest jobs in the world. From October 2000 until July last year, he served as the spokesman for Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid until the leader476 words
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1AM LATEST
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Article163 2002-03-12 3 Agencies AMSTERDAM A hostage-taking at an office tower in the city's central business district ended yesterday after the lone gunman reportedly tried to commit suicide. He had earlier stormed into the Rembrandt Tower, which houses leading financial firms such as Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch, and– Agencies - 163 words
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152 2002-03-12 3 Reuters WASHINGTON Flushing out suspected terrorists in the Philippines, Georgia and Yemen will be the next phase of the US war on terrorism. The focus on these countries was detailed in a speech by US President George W Bush yesterday to mark the sixmonth anniversary– Reuters - 152 words
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Article117 2002-03-12 3 Agencies MANILA President Gloria Arroyo has become the latest Asean leader to take Singapore to task, this time, for criticising the Philippines' economic performance. Speaking at the launch of her weekly radio talk show, Mrs Arroyo said: "I am not closing my eyes to theAgencies - 117 words
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Article301 2002-03-12 4 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek Woman who supported husband stabbed to death in struggle by elaine@newstoday.com.sg SHE supported him financially, endured physical abuse and even bore him a son. But it was not enough to save their marriage or her life. On Sept 29 last year, 30-year-old Madam Charulatha301 words
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Article163 2002-03-12 4 -AFP VISITOR arrivals in Singapore dropped 9.4 per cent in January from that of a year earlier A total of 596,069 tourists visited the country, with Indonesia accounting for the largest number of visitors. Visitors from major markets, except South Korea, India and Thailand, fell. The-AFP - 163 words
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Article140 2002-03-12 4 THE Ministry of Health will redevelop the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital at a cost of $52 million. Announcing this at the 10th International Congress on Infectious Diseases yesterday, Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang said the new CDC will be located within140 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article108 2002-03-12 6 CONTRACT manufacturer PCA Technology is retrenching 49 employees after closing a unit of its Loyang factory following the completion of its new plant in Johor. With the layoff, the company now has 200 workers in Singapore and 600 in Malaysia. The laid-off staff comprises 44 production108 words
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Article98 2002-03-12 6 Channel News Asia THE Central Narcotics Bureau seized some 2.Bkg of heroin with a street value of $350,000 in an operation over the weekend. Ten men and a woman were arrested in Operation Snowslide. Four CNB officers were injured during the operation and received outpatient treatment. The– Channel News Asia - 98 words
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Article, Illustration398 2002-03-12 6 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan On kids, that is, but ignore it at your peril kim@newstoday.com.sg FOR arts education to have more free play in the school curriculum, it must go beyond fun and frivolity. In fact, urged the speakers at the first Nationa Arts Education Conference, arts education398 words
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LETTERS
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Letter144 2002-03-12 8 Tay Yong Seng - Tay Yong Seng I REFER to Mr CX Foo's letter "Shall I throw away my glasses and (Today, March 11). A routine life as he describes seems boring. For those of us who have a family, spending quality time with our wives and children144 words
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Letter384 2002-03-12 8 Narayana Narayana - Narayana Narayana Lure of easy money will create new problems I REFER to the report, "Legal to bet on EPL, World Cup" (Today, March 8). It is disturbing to read that Singapore Pools has been granted approval by the Government to start offering bets on384 words
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Letter167 2002-03-12 8 L Angeline - L Angeline THE Singapore Management University's (SMU) city campus will occupy the plot of land where the National Library stands. Despite feedback and historic discoveries in the area, construction plans are going ahead. Week after week, I see two groups of footballers playing there. Sometimes, I167 words
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177 2002-03-12 8 I REFER to the letter, "Spore Expo murder: No security" (Today, March 7). Officers from Bedok police division were despatched to the scene as soon as the first call on the assault case was received by the police. The assailant fled the scene177 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article367 2002-03-12 9 Val Chua - Val Chua by CREATIVE Technology will acquire 3Dlabs Inc, a US-based loss-making graphics chips and software company. It will pay U*****.7 million ($188.79 million) for the remaining 72 per cent of 3Dlabs which Creative does not already own. 3Dlabs shareholders will get US$l.2O in cash and US$2.4O367 words
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Market Watch
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Article43 2002-03-12 9 UPLIFTING job data in the US fuelled confidence of an economic recovery to push the STI up 6.11 points to 1805.10. There were 1.8 gainers for every loser while 283 counters were unchanged. Volume was 641 million shares valued at 573 million.43 words
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Article32 2002-03-12 9 THE XL Composite Index closed 13.38 points higher at 761.01. The mood was overwhelmingly bullish, with the 704 advancers trouncing the 90 losing counters. Volume traded was a heavy 495,877 lots.32 words
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Article58 2002-03-12 9 Byvdum* Stocks '000 Stocks '000 IK Ipco BILInll Surface MT FoodEmpiie 48,997 42,713 27,135 23,101 20,418 UniFood ChinaAvOil Dotapuke Autron Daloctft USS 20,125 15,106 12,777 11,146 10,960 iy value >lo(ks '000 Slocks '000 "bartered JOB US Venture )CBC 56,109 48,962 46,659 29,855 29,169 Dotacrft USS Creative 5058 words
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Article78 2002-03-12 9 By$ March 11 Seaview Close Change 6.60 0.60 By percentage March 11 BonvKtsW0210l5 Close Change 1170 0.005 UOB 14.50 0.30 SuperCol 1260 0.075 Venture CenlralP UOI 17.70 0.20 17.30 0.20 2.B8 0.19 FoodEmpire 1(koW0217I7 GMGUSS 410 0.045 197 0.005 424 0.005 ISMSCISIN100 USS 5.75 0.15 IPC 171078 words
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Article82 2002-03-12 9 March 11 ilA Wand AS Close Change 14.40 0.20 1.50 0.18 March 11 Kep T&T W*****8 HoGCen W*****2 Close Chongi 0.015 0.00! 0.015 0.00! 38S Bk 6% HCPS 102.20 0.10 CSCW***** 0.025 0.00! jeolive 50 jfeatEast 23.30 0.10 12.30 0.10 Seotown Ausilond AS 0.035 0.00! 1.500 0.18182 words
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Article55 2002-03-12 9 Index VahM On* Nikkei 225 Hong Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea (omp SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzen B Mumbai *****.30 *****.87 3422.10 6196.26 827.02 387.78 474.03 1409.41 245.74 3603.97 Its +33.51 +0.28 +85.64 +0.76 -6.00 -0.18 +184.61 +3.07 +1.75 +0.21 •2.87 -.073 ■1.09 0,23 -22.7855 words
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Article36 2002-03-12 9 US$ 0.5485 UK£ 0.3864 Yen 70.784 HK$ 4.2785 RM 2.0845 Euro 0.6273 Rupiah 5460.8 Badt 23.763 Peso 27.970 A$ 1.0534 Indian Rs 26.731 Won 722.19 C$ 0.8708 Yuan 4.5403 NZ$ 1.2806 HT$ *****36 words
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Article22 2002-03-12 9 Bloomberg Gold us*/™ 290.30 Silver uss/oz 4.50 Platinum uss/n 518.00 Rubber cnwlg 121.75 Palm oil Rji/iomi 1157 Brenl crude iM/bomi 23.84Bloomberg - 22 words
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Article, Illustration2966 2002-03-12 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Enquiries: Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com Fund Nome NAV/BidPrica Offer Price Aberdeen Asset Management {Asia) Aberdeen Sel American Opportunities 0.758 0.797 Aberdeen Sel-Asian Fixed Income 1.173 1.209 Aberdeen Sel Continental Europe Equity 1.018 1.07 Aberdeen Sel Global Tecbnology 0.52 0.547 Aberdeen Sel-Indonesia Equity 0.7912,966 words
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Article200 2002-03-12 10 Bloomberg UOB to sell non-banking ones UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) will ask investment banks for proposals on how to sell as much as $864 million in non-banking assets. Senior deputy chairman Lee Hee Seng will head a committee to study ways of disposing non-core businesses. The Monetary– Bloomberg - 200 words
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Article195 2002-03-12 10 Bloomberg AS an indication that the worst may be over for the region's air cargo industry, freight forwarders in Asia said demand rose in the first two months of this year, as manufacturers in the region stepped up production. Sales by freight forwarders offer an early– Bloomberg - 195 words
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Article78 2002-03-12 10 CONTAINER crane leasing and port equipment and services provider, Portek International, has received in-principle approval for a listing on the SGX Main Board. DBS Bank is the lead manager, underwriter and placement agent. The first company of its kind to seek a listing on the exchange, Portek78 words
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Article54 2002-03-12 10 MAINBOARD-listed Huan Hsin (HH) Holdings earned $21.32 million for the year ended Dec 31, slightly less than $22.12 million in the same period a year earlier. Revenue was up four per cent to $114.14 million. The company is proposing a one-for-five bonus issue and a final tax-exempt dividend54 words
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Article242 2002-03-12 12 -AFP After Enron, it is in takeover talks with accounting giant Deloitte WASHINGTON Arthur Andersen is negotiating to sell itself to accounting giant Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, as it comes to terms with the fallout from its role in the Enron scandal, the New York Times reported-AFP - 242 words
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Article160 2002-03-12 12 Bloomberg BERMUDA Global Crossing has received expressions of interest from at least 40 parties considering bidding for the bankrupt fibre-optic network operator. But the chief executive officer, Mr John Legere, declined to comment on accounting practices that are the subject of investigations by the US Securities and Exchange— Bloomberg - 160 words
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Article125 2002-03-12 12 Ex-CEOs to repay MR PERCY Barnevik and Mr Goeran Lindahl, the two former chief executives of the Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB, have agreed to repay more than half their multi-million Swiss franc pensions and benefits packages. The BBC said Mr Barnevik, who is also a former ABB chairman, will pay125 words
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Article681 2002-03-12 14 Mano Sabnani - Mano Sabnani Commentary But, can Asean ride the uptrend? by mano@newsto day. com. sg HOW you view the mega trends in the world economy at any point of time depends on whether you are an optimist or a pessimist I think that one can afford to err on681 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article412 2002-03-12 15 Sunny Goh - Sunny Goh When fringe groups join a protest by in Taipei A HUGE blast shattered the calm in downtown Taipei City on a lazy Saturday afternoon. "Keep jobs and money in Taiwan," shouted the banner-carrying protestors (picture). More than 1,000 demonstrators were demanding that the Taiwan government uphold412 words
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196 2002-03-12 15 What the regional papers said yesterday The Star/Malaysia 10 Students held Security forces in Yemen detained 10 Malaysian students last week after they returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca. The Bangkok Post/ Thailand Sanoh keen to help end probe row, prepared to invite Suthichai for talks Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's196 words
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Article127 2002-03-12 15 -AFP BEIJING China's top judicial officials yesterday vowed to step up a tough crackdown against terrorists, separatists and the banned Falungong spiritual movement "We must... continue to strike hard according to law against crimes involving subversion of state power, damage to the country's unification, terrorism, and Falungong and such-AFP - 127 words
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Article, Illustration329 2002-03-12 16 Is the violence benefiting Arafat? RAMALLAH Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has the fire power. But a cornered Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat may have the upper hand. The violence over the weekend may have benefitted Mr Arafat in ways that Mr Sharon did not expect, reported The Guardian.– Reuters photo - 329 words
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199 2002-03-12 16 -AFP JAKARTA A large protest against the imminent sale of Indonesia's largest retail bank yesterday speaks volumes about the problems that the government faces in implementing much-needed banking reforms. Employees of Bank Central Asia (BCA) staged a protest against a plan to sell-AFP - 199 words
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266 2002-03-12 16 Reuters BANGKOK The arrests of senior figures in Myanmar may be evidence of a move by hardliners against reformers rather than an attempt to prevent a coup. Myanmar's military rulers said at the weekend that they had thwarted a coup attempt by arresting fourReuters - 266 words
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132 2002-03-12 16 Agencies NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is leaving the decision as to whether hardline Hindus could hold a prayer ceremony at the flashpoint site of Ayodhya to the courts. He told Parliament yesterday that pending the ruling, the government "will not— Agencies - 132 words
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Article138 2002-03-12 16 Agencies BAGRAM AIR BASE (Afghanistan) Less than 200 Al Qaeda fighters are now believed to be holed up in Afghanistan's eastern mountains. However, despite their dwindling number, the riskiest phase of Operation Anaconda the largest ground offensive in the Afghan war could just be starting, said aAgencies - 138 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article746 2002-03-12 18 Shanoo Maharaj - Shanoo Maharaj The BJP's days of power in India maybe numbered by in New Delhi FIRST, it lost the crucial election in its former stronghold of Uttar Pradesh, the sprawling northern Indian state. Then came the horrific communal riots that claimed some 500 lives of746 words
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383 2002-03-12 18 Shobha Tsering Bhalla - As a patriarch seeing off his children Shobha Tsering Bhalla by THIS must be the worst of times for several hundred former and soon-to-be-former-employees of OCBC Bank, Singapore's oldest and erstwhile biggest bank. Last Wednesday saw the venerable financial institution laying off 200 staff in the first round of cuts383 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration513 2002-03-12 19 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo Stressed out? Love and be loved, say medical experts MEDICAL science has proven that being in love is good for the heart. Recent findings by the World Heart Federation suggest that happiness associated with being in love and being loved helps513 words
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Article351 2002-03-12 19 -Reuters LONDON British researchers said they had isolated a "hunger hormone" that dramatically boosts human food consumption, raising the prospects of new treatments for the obese and the malnourished. "There is currently little effective medical treatment for obesity and we are very excited to-Reuters - 351 words
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Miscellaneous7 2002-03-12 19 INSIDE: Info Tech OS/BusyCook *27/ TV listings7 words
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INFOTECH
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Article66 2002-03-12 20 A COMPUTER specialist was charged with operating a sex show website on a high-speed line which he got the US Army to pay for by telling them it was used for communicating with forces in Bosnia. A 68<ount indictment alleged that Gilbert Benjamin charged the Army66 words
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Article47 2002-03-12 20 THE company that lets people name their own price For everything, from plane tickets to car rentals, could itself be a buyout possibility, analysts said. Priceline's lustre has grown as its stock price remains near alltime lows despite successful efforts to revive the business.47 words
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Article, Illustration286 2002-03-12 20 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon Training with rich media content on mobile devices by solomon@newstoday.com.sg E -LEARNING is a process that is growing in familiarity worldwide but training with streaming video and audio on the electronic platform is only available on deskbound computer systems. One Singapore company has286 words
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Article200 2002-03-12 20 – Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon SINGAPORE consumers are the most comfortable in the region when it comes to making purchases online. A survey of 1,000 consumers in Asia-Pacific, aged between 18 and 50, found that only 48 per cent of Singaporeans were concerned about online transactions, compared to200 words
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IT FOR SME
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Article, Illustration912 2002-03-12 21 With it, SMEs can carve niches to stay ahead of the pack RAPID developments in technology have resulted in the evolution of handheld devices that have grown from merely being organisers to becoming self-sufficient mobile computers capable of a gamut of tasks, from Internet browsing to912 words
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Article, Illustration345 2002-03-12 22 THE Hewlett-Packard e-PC 42 offers key-lock access to ports and drives in a CPU small enough to fit inside a briefcase. Designed for deployment in crammed corporate cubicles, the desktop's 95 by 280 by 250 mm chassis can fit almost anywhere horizontally or vertically. Its 15-inch, TFT,345 words
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Article60 2002-03-12 22 NEC'S NEAX 2000 IPS Internet Protocol Server (IPS) is the first IP telephony system to support 100 per cent peer-to-peer connectivity and offer all the system reliability and features associated with traditional TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) public exchanges (PBX). It is designed to cater to the telephony60 words
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Article, Illustration444 2002-03-12 23 Pauline DLoh - Pauline DLoh Hard to believe something so tasty is so good for you ONE of Australia's top chefs told me last week: "Cooking is artistic and creative. Baking is physics and chemistry." What he means, of course, is that you can add or subtract ingredients when you444 words
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Article, Illustration332 2002-03-12 23 Cake Ingredients: 3 cups carrots, peeled and grated 2 tablespoons peeled and minced fresh ginger 1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped 1/2 cup red glace cherries, quartered 2 cups plain flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2332 words
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Article, Illustration193 2002-03-12 23 TIPS TRICKS CARROTS are great advertisers.They really shout out their nutritional value with a traffic stopping orange colour.What it means is that they are an excellent source of Vitamin A good to know if you are a chronic myopic, like me. Beta Carotene Carrots are a good source of beta193 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article, Illustration317 2002-03-12 24 Sly Stallone returns with more bang for the buck WITH his years of experience starring in action thrillers, Sylvester Stallone (picture) still proves he is the man when it comes to playing taciturn characters concerned with bringing justice. In his new movie D-Tox, Stallone is FBI agent317 words
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Article233 2002-03-12 24 -Reuters LOS ANGELES The Time Machine, an adaptation of H G Wells' classic sci-fi novel, clocked in at the top of the North American box office, according to weekend estimates issued on Sunday. The time travel saga, directed by Wells' great-grandson and panned by-Reuters - 233 words
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Article, Illustration142 2002-03-12 24 ■Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Harrison Ford (picture) will star in a film about the heroic life and tragic death of maverick humanitarian worker Fred Cuny. Amoves Perms director Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu is in negotiations to develop the project with Gladiator scribe William Nicholson penning the screenplay. Cuny■Reuters/Variety - 142 words
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Article, Illustration102 2002-03-12 25 -Reuters LONDON Attention, all hot-blood-ed male fans of nubile pop star Britney Spears now is your chance. The flesh-baring, 20-year-old American superstar has split up with her long-time boyfriend, N'Sync singer Justin Timberlake (picture), British tabloids reported. Under headlines declaring "Splitney Spears" and "She's Single Again",-Reuters - 102 words
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Article, Illustration345 2002-03-12 25 Reuters/Variety Actors in Gosford Pork take top SAG award LOS ANGELES Hollywood's Oscar race entered its home stretch Sunday with the five nominees for best picture clustered as close as ever after the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) selected the cast of Gosford Park as the top performers in– Reuters/Variety - 345 words
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Article142 2002-03-12 25 Reuters/Variety LONDON Leading British actress and Oscar nominee Dame Judi Dench is taking a break after throwing herself into a frenzy of work following her husband's death, she said on Saturday. Dench, 67, said it was time to face up to her loss. Her– Reuters/Variety - 142 words
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Article, Illustration422 2002-03-12 26 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong Wu Bai says Asians should be proud of their music by jenny@newstoday.com.sg BENEATH the shaggy locks, icy stare and tough image, Taiwan's King of Rock, Wu Bai (picture), has a side that might just knock you off your chair. His reputation as a man422 words
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Article, Illustration380 2002-03-12 26 Serene Foo - Serene Foo BRACE yourself for an electrifying performance by Hong Kong's LMF (Lazy Mutha F****, picture) at the Singapore Music Festival, on from April 12 to 14. The group has been hailed as the Eminem of Hong Kong with their in-your-face lyrics.380 words
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Article, Illustration368 2002-03-12 26 Low Shi Ping - Low Shi Ping by shiping@newstoday.com.sg /CHILDREN who watch Stories \*s With Wastes will see a puppet show with a man telling a story through colourful props. Adults will see the show as one about the futility of war. At least, that is what writer/actor Hector Lopez Girondo368 words
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Miscellaneous55 2002-03-12 26 MTV Screen Today and tomorrow Bpm; Thurs 5.30pm; Fri and Sun 1.30pm; Sat 12.30pm Check out Hollywood movie reviews and be tickled by theVJs as they sing, parody a scene from a film or mimic a celebrity. The Living Home Sat 6pm Learn about furnishing concepts such as Zen, new55 words
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Miscellaneous75 2002-03-12 26 FILMS PARTICIPATE French Movie: Serial Lover Myth, Magic and Ritual: A romantic dinner party in a Balinese Textiles in Context sophisticated French apartment Learn about the rituals and goes awry. symbolic power of sacred Date: Today Balinese textiles. Time: 9pm Date: Today Venue: Alliance Francaise Time: 7 to 9pm Price:75 words
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Miscellaneous1559 2002-03-12 27 A* Uefa Champions League 2001/2002 Print to Screen Seventh Voyage of Sinbad Health Matters channel 8,8 30 P m Arsenal FC vs Deportivo la Coruna Aits (enti all Opm J______k' Channel 5, 3.30 am Sinbad, prince of Baghdad and a skilled mariner, sails for £^*y channel news Asia ________________________i^__________________ the1,559 words
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Miscellaneous1609 2002-03-12 28 A* Uefa Champions League 2001/2002 Print to Screen Seventh Voyage of Sinbad Health Matters channel 8,8 30 P m Arsenal FC vs Deportivo la Coruna Aits Centi all Opm Channel 5, 3.30 am Sinbad, prince of Baghdad and a skilled mariner, sails for £^*y channel news—i a MMMMMMMMM. the island1,609 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration535 2002-03-12 29 AFP Young American doing it his way, and it's working Golf Honda Classic Kuchar finally fulfilling promise CORAL SPRINGS Matt Kuchar (picture) birdied six of eight holes in a key stretch on the way to capturing his first PGA title, winning the US$3.5 million ($6.4 million)AFP; Allsport photo . - 535 words
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Article, Illustration260 2002-03-12 29 NEW YORK Boxing has such a glorious and long history. And so it is one of the easiest things to do to debate just who was better between fighters in different eras. Recently, ESPN.com discussed the best fighters of all-time in the standard eight divisions.Allsport photo - 260 words
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Article, Illustration587 2002-03-12 30 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond by j ose@newstoday.com. sg THE better the team performs, the higher the chance it will be featured in live matches. This was revealed yesterday by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) in response to clubs' concerns that the NTUC Income S-League big■JOSE RAYMOND - 587 words
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317 2002-03-12 30 Reuters SYDNEY International Rugby Board (IRB) chairman Vernon Pugh arrived in Sydney yesterday to discuss Australia's staging of the 2003 World Cup as New Zealand, dumped as co-host last week, kept up a chorus of complaints. The Wellington government backed claims from theReuters - 317 words
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Article121 2002-03-12 30 RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian veteran Romario, who is at the centre of a national controversy over whether he should be picked for the World Cup, was substituted during a match yesterday after nearly passing out Thirty-six-year-old Romario left the field suffering from headaches and dizziness early in the121 words
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Article90 2002-03-12 30 BOSTON Antoine Walker scored 23 points to lead the Celtics to a 98-91 win over the Washington Wizards in the NBA yesterday. Vitaly Potapenko had three rebounds in the final 90 seconds and Paul Pierce scored 18 points as Boston moved into a tie for third place with90 words
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Article145 2002-03-12 30 SEOUL South Korea's Cheju island, a World Cup venue, said yesterday it has joined the worldwide competition to host the world heavyweight clash between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson. The Korea Boxing Committee and a Korean promoter are in talks with the World Boxing Council (WBC), the145 words
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Article115 2002-03-12 30 CALCUTTA The ace Indian tennis doubles pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi split for the second time in three years yesterday. The announcement was made by Leander's father, Dr Vacs Paes, after the former world number one pair went out of the top 10 in the115 words
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Article, Illustration916 2002-03-12 31 Under its cool, classy manager, Fulham eyes greener pastures LONDON Six out of 10? Seven out of 10? It's difficult to mark Jean Tigana's first season as a Premiership manager, reported The Guardian Unlimited. A promoted club and its fans would normally settle for a midtable positionAllsport photo - 916 words
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303 2002-03-12 31 LONDON Glenn Hoddle accused his players of being "too hyped up" after Tottenham Hotspur was humiliated 4-0 by Chelsea in their FA Cup quar-ter-final clash on Sunday. Hoddle felt his team could have prevented all four Chelsea goals at303 words
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Article, Illustration655 2002-03-12 32 Deportivo coach wary of Gunners, like Henry Champions League Group D Arsenal v Deportivo Live, tomorrow morning on Chs and Ch23 3.30 am LONDON Deportivo La Coruna coach Javier Irureta (picture) wants to see the courage and conviction of last week's King's Cup final win whenReuters photo - 655 words
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Article195 2002-03-12 32 Agencies LONDON A married Premier League footballer who had affairs with two women faces being named after a Court of Appeal ruling on press freedom. But he has been given three weeks grace to convince the House of Lords it should hear his case that confidentiality– Agencies - 195 words
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427 2002-03-12 32 Agencies ROME Roma striker Vincenzo Montella destroyed Lazio with four goals in the Rome derby yesterday to boost his claim for a place in Italy's World Cup squad. AS Roma went back to the top of Serie A with a 5-1 demolition of its– Agencies - 427 words
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