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Title Section11 2000-08-23 1 projecteyeball. eyeball.asial.com.sg Mita (p) 077/02/2000 Wednesday, August 23, 2000 80 CENTS11 words
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Advertisement124 2000-08-23 1 LINKS f N£ Poly grads face glass ceiling Sixty per cent of polytechnic graduates go on to a degree course, but do they do it because they want to or because many employers don’t think much of the training? See Page 3 i i new address it actress’ Kym Ng124 words
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Advertisement105 2000-08-23 1 Yesterday, we reported that 8,400 would-be babies are aborted within wedlock here every year. Today, we give you the flip side: The couples who want a baby and for whom the Baby Bonus is no help. See Pages 6,7 Cost of a foetus: $lO,OOO (for the couple who hits the105 words
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Article81 2000-08-23 2 BEIJING Thieves in the southern Chinese city of Shantou plunged an airport runway into darkness when they stole two-thirds of the lights, forcing the airport to close for 10 hours. Officials at Shantou airport, in the booming southern province of Guangdong, were stunned when workers responding to a complaint81 words
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300 2000-08-23 2 Eugene Wee; and Ng Hwee Koon - Feedback Unit session participants also want high-quality child care options By Eugene Wee and Ng Hwee Koon eugenew@sph.com.sg hweekoon@sph.com.sg MONEY isn’t everything, going by the reception towards Baby Bonuses from participants in last night’s Feedback Unit session. They appealed for non-monetary incentives,300 words
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Article216 2000-08-23 2 LONDON To catch top graduates, management consultancy firm Andersen Consulting (AC) is offering “golden hellos” to recruits in the form of £lO,OOO ($25,582) cash. This is five times the £2,000 AC was initially ready to pay to help students clear their debts, report several216 words
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Article, Illustration67 2000-08-23 2 The royal couple of local music portal Soundbuzz.com, Shabnam Melwani, 30, and Justin Reis, 24, are now married. They went through traditional Sindhi rites in a two-day ceremony that started on Monday. They celebrated in style last night at the plush Alkaff Mansion. They will leave for BaliMike Lee - 67 words
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Article, Illustration717 2000-08-23 3 Wong Sher Maine - Diploma-holders face unfair glass ceiling set by employers, they say By Wong Sher Maine sher@sph.com.sg POLYTECHNIC graduates like Wong are swarming to universities to get degrees while their diplomas are still warm in their hands. As many as one in four polytechnic graduatesLaw Kian Yian - 717 words
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Article183 2000-08-23 3 A discussion about polytechnic education is also taking place at Sintercom’s Forum (http://www.sinter com.org). Here’s a taste of some of the postings: STORE PREFERS UNIGRADUATES ‘THE irony of it all is that Singaporeans still have higher regard for the university graduates. Seldom are people in other countries so183 words
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Article, Illustration393 2000-08-23 4 Tan Dawn Wei - By Tan Dawn Wei dawntan@sph.com.sg NO, IN the end, it wasn’t Zoe Tay, but Kym Ng. After weeks of speculation, it turns out that the hotshot com-pere-actress is the first artiste to make the bold move to follow the slew of top management defectors from the Media393 words
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Article, Illustration480 2000-08-23 4 Joanna Lim - Substance, not style, will matter more By Joanna Lim joanna@sph.com.sg THE days of perfectly-styled TV presenters could be over sooner than you think. Like some time next year when the two new TV News units by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) swing into action.480 words
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Article410 2000-08-23 4 Karl Ho - NO COMPLAINTS SO FAR By Karl Ho karl@sph.com.sg YES, people will still jump into a bubbly pool in their bikinis. So what if a Hong Kong man had his vision impaired in a foam party? “Foam parties can be dangerous if poorly managed. You410 words
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Article, Illustration1235 2000-08-23 6 Sue-Ann Chia; AND Lim Puay Leng - Boon Heng’s reply: Let’s deal with the bigger issues first By Sue-Ann Chia AND Lim Puay Leng sueann@sph.com.sg puayleng@sph.com.sg THEY seemed to have come out of the closet, those desperate couples who want a baby and cannot and for whom the Baby Bonus isDesmond Wee - 1,235 words
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Article, Illustration303 2000-08-23 6 WHILE the Government hasn’t extended a helping hand to help infertile couples, IBM Singapore, a private firm, has recognised and attempted to address the problem. Since 1988, artificial insemination procedures have been included in its comprehensive medical plan for families, with the aim to303 words
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Article, Illustration271 2000-08-23 6 – Sue-Ann Chia - Sue-Ann Chia THE traditional method may set you back by the cost of a romantic dinner, at most. But for H B Tan, 32, and her husband, the bill has crossed $40,000 and is still climbing. “If you see my Visa bills, you will271 words
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Article, Illustration32 2000-08-23 8 President S R Nathan and the First Lady were the guests-of-honour yesterday at the Shree Lakshminarayan Temple located at Chander Rd. The temple was celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna.32 words
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Article136 2000-08-23 8 THERE is no need to rush to contribute $lOO to your CPF accounts after Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s announcement that this minimum contribution since Jan 1,1998, was a pre-requisite to qualify for the Government’s latest CPF top-up of between $5OO and $1,700.136 words
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160 2000-08-23 8 GINSENG online and acupuncture at the click of a mouse. Well, not quite, but, in an attempt to combine Singapore’s high-tech research and development capabilities with China’s ancient art of healing, officials from both countries met yesterday to discuss how to promote and regulate Traditional160 words
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121 2000-08-23 8 SAY goodbye to long waits at the library. There will be no waiting for as long as 45 minutes to get your hands on a copy of the latest Harry Potter novel five minutes will be all that it will take for121 words
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77 2000-08-23 8 SPREAD your wings, go abroad and start your own business. That was the advice for polytechnic graduates from Dr John Chen, Minister of State for Communications Information Technology and National Development at yesterday’s graduation ceremony. He said that they ought to be prepared to77 words
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Article110 2000-08-23 8 TODAY was a quiet day at the Kreta Ayer Neighbourhood Police Post. Despite all the media hype, as of 5 pm yesterday, only three more people had signed up to speak at the Speakers’ Corner, joining the 13 who signed up on Monday. Nevertheless,110 words
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Article, Illustration255 2000-08-23 8 Relatives of SilkAir crash victims given assurance RELATIVES of 104 people killed in the Silk Air crash three years ago were assured yesterday that investigations being conducted both by a multinational force and the Singapore police would be completed soon. Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Parliamentary Secretary for Communications255 words
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Article, Illustration366 2000-08-23 9 Civilians among those who died in Kursk as Russians seek truth about disaster Wires MOSCOW The ill-fated Russian nuclear submarine at the bottom of the Barents Sea may have sank with 130 people aboard, a Moscow newspaper reported yesterday. The daily Komsomolskaya Pravda reported on its– Wires; AP - 366 words
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Article161 2000-08-23 9 AFP JAKARTA Indonesian police yesterday were questioning 13 European tourists arrested on the resort island of Bali, during what police have termed a “drugs party”. The group comprised eight French citizens, three Italians, a Swiss and a Moroccan national who lives in France. “We arrested– AFP - 161 words
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180 2000-08-23 9 AP MANILA Libya has agreed to pay the entire multi-million-dollar ransom demanded by Philippine Muslim guerillas in a last-ditch effort to win the release of 12 foreign hostages, negotiators said yesterday. Libya insists the money will not go directly to the Abu Sayyaf– AP - 180 words
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Article104 2000-08-23 9 Reuters TAIPEI One worker was killed and 10 people were listed as missing as Typhoon Bilis swept Taiwan yesterday, unleashing torrential rain and ferocious winds. A contractor was killed in Taipei county by a landslide as he built a reinforcing wall in preparation for the storm– Reuters - 104 words
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109 2000-08-23 9 AP TOKYO Mitsubishi Motors knowingly neglected to recall defective vehicles for more than 20 years, and one of the cov-ered-up problems caused a recent crash that injured two people, the automaker’s president said yesterday. Managers and workers routinely shelved dozens of customer complaints as far– AP - 109 words
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Article, Illustration153 2000-08-23 9 Reuters BELFAST British troops restored an uneasy calm to Northern Ireland’s capital yesterday after sporadic overnight violence between Protestant groups followed a day of bloodshed and arson. In separate incidents, shots were fired at several homes of members of the Progressive Unionist Party, which– Reuters; AP - 153 words
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Article493 2000-08-23 10 It alleges ‘property rights’ violations LONDON Nearly 2,000 unauthorised Olympic websites are being prosecuted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for infringing its “property rights”, reported London’s Guardian newspaper yesterday. The lOC has also warned that it intends to scour cyberspace for other sites using493 words
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Article, Illustration53 2000-08-23 10 Reuters Qreenpeace activists in protective suits are washed down after repacking toxic waste at the site of a former chemical factory near the Sydney Olympic stadium yesterday. Qreenpeace says the local government has failed to honour a commitment to clean up the waste in time forReuters - 53 words
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250 2000-08-23 10 FREE FINAL INSTALMENT OF ONLINE SERIAL POSSIBLE AP PORTLAND (Maine) Stephen King, who released the second instalment of his online serial novel on Monday, might make future instalments longer and more expensive. He might also offer readers a free final instalment. The first– AP - 250 words
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Article, Illustration913 2000-08-23 11 Even IT chiefs turn to feng shui to keep profits flowing IT’S a little like the Nasa consulting religious almanacs to help decide when to launch its shuttles. And you thought the avant garde i-generation brigade would be anything but superstitious. As it turns out, thosePictures: Yen Men Jiin - 913 words
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Article, Illustration88 2000-08-23 13 Straits Times Index (STI) Top 3 Active VOLUME CENTS I NW Tech 16,315,000 58.0 ITech Grp 14,669,000 42.5 Cytech *****,000 71.5 Top 3 Gainers CENTS Asean 20GUS$ 980 90 10.1 DBS 2310 60 2.7 i SIA200 1910 50 2.7 Total number of gainers: 255 Top 3 Losers CENTS 188 words
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Article, Illustration774 2000-08-23 13 Jeanette Pang - Most are F&B and retail By Jeanette Pang jeanette@sph.com.sg THEY are the exceptions in a world where just about everyone will give an arm and a leg to join a dotcom and “see some dough”. And it is not that they are not qualified to chaseYen Ming Jiin; Desmond Wee - 774 words
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180 2000-08-23 13 – Francis Kan - Francis Kan IF YOU’RE one of those “techie” investors who decides where to put your money down based on charts of squiggly lines and whole hosts of numbers, you may want to look at this site. Moneycast.com.sg offers both basic and professional levels of180 words
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Article, Illustration1043 2000-08-23 14 BABY BONUS SCHEME TO BE honest, I was initially quite bowled over by the plethora of incentives announced by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in his recent National Day Rally speech, encouraging more people to get married and have babies. The Baby Bonus scheme,Mik Zarzuela - 1,043 words
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Article581 2000-08-23 15 Soh Wen Lin - By Soh Wen Lin wenlin@brandeis.edu TODAY is the last time I will be moving into a campus dorm room. One last year to conduct my life from my bed. In short, one more year before real life begins. While I am sure the real world holds many surprises,581 words
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Miscellaneous21 2000-08-23 2 Qood morning! Showers in the morning affecting most areas High: 32C 1 Low: 24C Tides: 4.20AM/2.3M 4.28PM/2.5M Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/ metsin21 words
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Advertisement186 2000-08-23 9 B.Sc. (HON’S) MASTERS BA (HON’S) COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 5 majors 1. Software Development 2. Computer Science 3. Networking 4. Multimedia 5. Computer Systems Engineering B.Sc. Final Year Degree Advanced Higher Diploma students in IT related fields and local Polytechnic diploma holders can apply. 'T/I/ The Nottingham Trent University186 words
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Advertisement31 2000-08-23 10 For more info on the Olympics, visit: http:// www.cat.org.au/aoa/ The Anti-Olympics Alliance, which organises protests against the Games. http:// www.sydnev.indymedia.org The Sydney Independent Media Centre. http://www.realgames.org Alternative information on the Games.31 words
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Advertisement40 2000-08-23 11 Will you place money plants in your dotcom office to bring you luck? Click on .asial.com.sg and take part in our poll. Check out these websites for more on feng shui. http://www. astro-fengshui.com/ http://home. earthlink.net/-fieldwork /Fengshui Gate.html http://www.fengshuiinnovations.com.au www.fengshuihelp. co/book.htm40 words
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Article, Illustration579 2000-08-23 16 Winston Goh - By Winston Goh winston@sph.com.sg QF YOU’RE still wandering around Singapore in this day and age without a personal digital assistant (PDA), be prepared to be seduced by Palm’s latest, curvaceous offering, the mlOO. Gone is the plain-jane boxy look of the Palm Ills. In its placeAlphonso Chan - 579 words
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217 2000-08-23 16 BTW, cyberreport says english turns 2 weblish, FIRST, the PC killed off good handwriting. Now it looks like it will be the death of good English. Weblish is the new English of the Net, reports Fourth Room, a British marketing consultancy. Theregister.co.uk quoted a study made by the firm, which217 words
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Tech FILES
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Article, Illustration104 2000-08-23 17 THE Reality Runner was nabbed Monday by a 25-year-old reporter, Jelena Nikdic, in the Berlin state library. “Roger”, as he was known, a sports teacher from Amsterdam, started running a week ago in an Internet cat-and-mouse game organised by the website realityrun.com. Participants allAP - 104 words
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Article83 2000-08-23 17 A RECENT study by the Xerox Palo Alto Research Centre, a research centre specialising in technology issues, found that most people who use a filesharing program to download music are a stingy lot. The findings, based on a 24-hour snapshot of the Gnutella service, revealed83 words
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Article108 2000-08-23 17 VIVAMUSIC Hub, the store at Cineleisure Orchard which lets you cut your own CDs, is open for business, with the official launch set for Sept 4. The shop is the offline sister of the music portal vivamusic.com and hopes to complement the website’s download sales108 words
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Article76 2000-08-23 17 Wires EASY target for terrorists looking to make a nuclear bomb? No, it’s a commodity trading website set up by the New York Nuclear Corporation. UraniumOnLine.com aims to help nuclear power plants buy uranium fuel. Any movement of uranium has to be from a licensed product– Wires - 76 words
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Article, Illustration588 2000-08-23 18 Famous landmarks Be it trams trundling down Melbourne's Swanston Street or the sun setting off Venice Beach, California, webcams bring the world to your desktop. As MARK MALBY (malby@sph.com.sg), now you can savour web voyeurism at its best. Sydney on view http://www.viewsyd.ney. comAndex3.htm FANS of the588 words
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Article, Illustration68 2000-08-23 18 Earth View: The Big Picture www.fourmilab. to/earthview WORLDWIDE views require timely planning. Even Venice Beach at 3 am is a dark proposition. Enter Earth View a simulated satellite picture showing the precise division of day and night across the globe. Useful for catching dawn on Ascension68 words
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Article, Illustration287 2000-08-23 19 Zaki Amrullah - PUMA STREET SOCCER CUP By Zaki Amrullah zaki@sph.com.sg THEY may be small in size, but these guys are relishing the chance to mix it up with the bigger boys from Europe. Singapore’s national Under-14 and Under-17 street soccer teams are ready to make an impact inDominic Ong - 287 words
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Article536 2000-08-23 19 Adam Hashidy - Second red card has fiery midfielder ‘down’, says Wenger By Adam Hashidy hashidy@sph.com.sg BLAME who you like. English soccer is set to lose another of its stars. For the second game running, Arsenal midfielder and French .World Cup star Patrick Vieira was sent off one of536 words
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Article230 2000-08-23 19 – Adam Hashidy - Adam Hashidy IF ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger had been a player, he Would have made a great defender. Just look at the way he springs to the defence of his players. Still, even he cannot possibly brush off 24-year-old Patrick Vieira’s legendary temperament. There have been230 words
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Article, Illustration576 2000-08-23 21 Luke Pachymuthu - Pistons pull out of four-team mega deal By Luke Pachymuthu luke@sph.com.sg THE Detroit Pistons pulled out of a mega trade that would have sent New York Knick Patrick Ewing to the Seattle Super Sonics. The New York Times reported that the deal had collapsed. “The Knicks wereReuters - 576 words
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374 2000-08-23 21 BAD BOY FIND HIS TOUCH‚ AND A NEW IMAGE Wires SAN DIEGO It looks like the only thing standing between Ryan Leaf and the San Diego Chargers’ starting quarterback job is an official announcement. Although Chargers’ coach Mike Riley didn’t say, incumbent Jim– Wires - 374 words
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Article283 2000-08-23 22 PARIS The world’s most famous jaywalker is a McLaren fan, and he is sorry he cost them victory at the German Formula One Grand Prix. > Frenchman Robert Selhi walked across the track during last month’s Hockenheim race when the McLaren of Mika Hakkinen283 words
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Article, Illustration40 2000-08-23 22 The Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ Qreg Vaughn scoring in the first inning as Chicago White Sox catcher Charles Johnson throws to third base to catch Tampa base-runner Bobby Smith in Chicago on Monday. Tampa won, 11-4. AFPAFP - 40 words
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Article, Illustration469 2000-08-23 22 Defending champ Agassi is tops, but Kuerten is on a roll Wires NEW YORK Forget the seedings for next week’s US Open tennis event at Flushing Meadow. Who’s going to win? Seedings are always controversial so tournaments stick to a set standard the world– Wires; AFP; AP - 469 words
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Article, Illustration713 2000-08-23 24 Adam Hashidy - Few candidates to replace Shearer By Adam Hashidy hashidy@sph.com.sg LOOKS like England manager Kevin Keegan is destined not to find strength in numbers. An impressive 28 goals were struck in the opening round matches of the English Premier League, but solace still eluded Keegan. That’s entirelyAP; Reuters - 713 words
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572 2000-08-23 24 Luke Pachymuthu - By Luke Pachymuthu luke@sph.com.sg BETTER late than never. Sure, you have heard of a flying start, but ever come across a hopscotch one? Even if they wanted one, Australia, preparing to take on South Africa on Saturday in the Tri-Na-tions Rugby tournament, couldn’t572 words
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Article, Illustration752 2000-08-23 25 THAT channel tuner at your side could save your life. With long-haul flights being, at best, a claustrophobic coop-up, the mental fodder on mini-screens has become a must. Hours go by faster, you fall asleep more easily, and tune out the token drunk harassing the flight attendant.Bong Fortin - 752 words
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Article, Illustration222 2000-08-23 25 – Serene Goh - Serene Goh EMIRATES: Individual video systems, with 18 video and 22 CD-quality audio channels. Movies focus on festivals, and include Hindi, Chinese and Arabic alternatives too. First and business class travellers also have access to a video library. Plus, it also offers passengers use of a PolaroidAlphonso Chan - 222 words
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Travel
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Article, Illustration381 2000-08-23 26 AP ANGKOK, Thailand Economic times may be dismal or so-so, but the Tourism Authority of Thailand just watches the big bucks roll in. While most state agencies struggled through the country’s economic crisis, the TAT kept reporting good news. A record number 8.5– AP - 381 words
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Travel SHELF
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Article84 2000-08-23 27 FIND the world’s best loos at www.thebathroomdiaries. com, where you click onto a country to find out where its sterling toilets are. The Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, for example, has the distinction of being “so clean, you can see your reflection in the floor”. Best reads are84 words
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Article71 2000-08-23 27 WHAT better way to experience life than to face death? Thrill-seekers will love Fielding’s Danger Finder at www.fielding travel.com. Check out the world’s least pleasant locations for a holiday, learn about terrorism and landmines, and find out why warfare isn’t necessarily a bad thing for tourists. While danger71 words
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Article83 2000-08-23 27 LOCAL travel agent Chan Brothers is making website booking so easy, counter agents can twiddle their thumbs and relax. Until October, you can log on to www.chanbrothers.com for an 11-day/ 9-night package to France to savour fab Loire Valley vins, haute cuisine and first-class hotel accommodation from $2,638,83 words
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Article78 2000-08-23 27 – June Wan - June Wan AT WWW.CONCIERGE. COM, travel experts answer your queries and offer suggestions for sites that may not have made it to a guide book. Click onto the Advice section for Road Trips with Paul Lukas, to read about places like Exotic World, the only museum devoted78 words
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Article, Illustration664 2000-08-23 28 Eat, shop and party hard in KL but do not forget to give your weary body and soul a break, says SERENE GOH (sereneg@sph.com.sg). TONGKAT Ali and bomoh cocktails aren’t the only performance enhancers in KL. In a world of lifestyle that, Wallpaper magazine tells us, is allPictures: Dominic Ong - 664 words
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Article54 2000-08-23 28 Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, August 27-October 1 THE BUZZ: Internationally renowned as Europe’s biggest annual singles event. Irish night life takes over as the music, dancing, drinking and craic lasts till the wee hours of the morning. It all starts in September in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare. DETAILS: For booking54 words
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Article41 2000-08-23 28 The 7th British Unicycle Convention, September 1-3 THE BUZZ: Unicyclists the world over gather to share pedalling tricks. This year’s venue is situated 45 minutes from Chester/Liverpool/Snodonia. DETAILS: The Broli Performing Arts Centre, The Clocktower, Mostyn, Flintshire, CHB 9HF.41 words
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Article, Illustration67 2000-08-23 28 Scottish Fair, September 8-10 THE BUZZ: Features Scottish vendors Smith’s Bakery, Genealogy booth, Scottish-breed dog show, etc. There’s even a workshop in Scottish fiddling. Worthy competitions: Highland dancing, solo piping and drumming. DETAILS: For bookings and info, contact Ligonier Highland Games. PO Box 884, Bethel Park,67 words
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Article57 2000-08-23 28 – Serene Goh - Serene Goh Lady Be Good: Lnstrumental Women In Jazz, September 19 THE BUZZ: The documentary chronicles the contributions of American women instrumentalists in jazz from 1900 to the 1970’5. Producer/director Kay D Ray features interviews with Marian McPartiand, Carline Ray, and others. DETAILS: The Century Ballroom. 915,57 words
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Article, Illustration477 2000-08-23 29 Sam I-shan - One part play three parts confusion By Sam I-shan ishan@sph.com.sg ONG Keng Sen has sampled Kuo Pao Kun’s original The Spirits Play in Mandarin, and like a mad avant-garde DJ, remixes it into a fragmented new performance art piece called The Spirits Play, 6 Movements In A Haunted House. The477 words
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Article, Illustration468 2000-08-23 29 A female student, her professor and sexual power make an explosive mix in Oleanna as TAN DAWN WEI (dawntan@sph.com.sg) finds out. e prepared. Be very prepared when you go to Oleanna. If not, you might find yourself drowning in a sea of babble known as “Mametspeak”. Eight468 words
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Arts DIARY
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Article, Illustration141 2000-08-23 31 A critically acclaimed, heartbreakingly funny play, Wit revolves around an English professor who learns that basic humanity surpasses intellectual brilliance. Having lived a life of the mind, she must now muster the strength and courage to face the disintegration of her body. The nine-member cast boasts thespians141 words
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Article, Illustration104 2000-08-23 31 – Jeanmarie Tan - Jeanmarie Tan Accompanied by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, the programme is a mixed-bill featuring George Balanchine’s Themes and Variations, and the Three Acts of Marius Petipa’s Don Quixote. Watch these graceful ballerinas in action at Kallang Theatre from Sept 25 to 27 at 8 pm. Tickets cost $4O,104 words
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Article, Illustration628 2000-08-23 31 Singapore s very own musical prodigy Lee Huei Min speaks to TAN DAWN wtii (dawntan@sph.com.sg) about birthdays, boyfriends and ballroom dancing. LEE Huei Min received a violin for her birthday. Now that’s what you might call an unusual gift. What made it even more unusual wasDesmond Wee - 628 words
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Article, Illustration663 2000-08-23 33 ‘I sing my sorrow ...I paint my joy’ Joni Mitchell is back in the conservative Canadian town from which she came. JAMES BROOKE reports on the stir her art is causing in the prairies. 0ASKATOON (Canada) In a report-card note to Roberta Joan Anderson’s parents some decades ago, the sixthgrade663 words
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Article182 2000-08-23 33 – Ronald Rajan - Like Joni Mitchell, many musicians are visual, as well as aural, artists. Ronald Rajan PERRY FAREIJiS The flamboyant frontman of Jane’s Addiction is responsible for the shocking artwork on the group’s albums. JOHN SQUIRE: Dope-fiend he may be, but the guitarist of Stone Roses and The Seahorses182 words
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Article97 2000-08-23 32 http://www. framemag.com FRAME, a hip online magazine, prides itself on providing an international review of interior architecture and design. The stories are crisp and well-written, pictures are stylish, and the layout attractively trendy. Regular columns include “Portrait”, which showcases up-and-coming design studios or designers and features on what’s97 words
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Article100 2000-08-23 32 http://www.si.edu/ ndm/dfl/dflhome.htm DESIGN For Life celebrates 100 years worth of design collecting from Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. But this commemorative website represents only one per cent of its entire holdings. There’s a picturesque gallery of representative design trends: patterned wallpaper from the ages, walls and partitions from100 words
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Article, Illustration350 2000-08-23 32 Packed in beautiful ornamental boxes, mooncakes have never looked more celestial. ANGELICA TAN (angelica@sph.com.sg) hunts for the fairest of them all. LIKE the packaging more than what is contained inside. No, nobody gave me durians. Rather, it was the kaleidoscopic shapes and shades of the boxes thatPictures: Desmond Wee and Mike Lee - 350 words
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Article, Illustration132 2000-08-23 36 She was given her first violin at two, performed in public at five, and graduated from Yale with a post-graduate music degree at 17. She’s Lee Huei Min, Singapore-born musical prodigy (above). And if you’re wondering just how deft her fingers are, catch her in our online video132 words
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