Project Eyeball, 7 March 2001
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Advertisement547 2001-03-07 1 THEY’RE BEAUTIES, ALL RIGHT But not on stage. The physical and intellectual knockouts are buried in a book at Borders, or hidden behind protective goggles in a science lab, says Soh Wen Inn. See Page 15 REASONS BEHIND THE MASSACRE The bloodletting between the Dayaks and the Madurese can be547 words
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NEWS & VIEWS
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Article, Illustration120 2001-03-07 2 NEW ZEALANDERS want to whip out their light sabres and are campaigning for Jedi to become a recognised religion. Star Wars club members are distributing an e-mail that says if 8,000 people claim Jedi as their religion on the census form, officials will have to recognise the knights from120 words
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Article, Illustration355 2001-03-07 2 Eri Akbar - Central CDC plans to provide computers with Net access to 70 RCs By Eri Akbar eri@sph.com.sg FREE broadband access is a treat residents in the central part of Singapore will soon enjoy. As part of the Central Community Development Council (CDC) Information TechnologyMike Lee - 355 words
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Eyeball NEWS
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Article, Illustration146 2001-03-07 2 YU-FOO YEE SHOON has been named the Mayor ofßukit Timah Community Development Council (CDC), making her the first woman to be appointed to the position in Singapore. Besides Yu-Foo, two other mayors have also been selected Zainul Abidin Rasheed for Ang Mo Kio-Cheng San CDC146 words
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Article136 2001-03-07 2 THREE men, suspected of illegal moneylending, were arrested in two separate raids on Monday night. The police arrested a 30-year-old man believed to be involved in at least 80 cases of illegal moneylending at a flat in Yishun at about 7.45 pm. Several items, such as136 words
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125 2001-03-07 2 STARHUB signed on its 300,000th mobile phone customer 11 months after the company’s launch, surpassing its original target of 200,000 in the first year. Star Hub’s Free Incoming Calls promotion and its competitively priced Green Card pre-paid mobile service has proved to be popular among125 words
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Article73 2001-03-07 2 SONY has written to clarify a story “Sony sets up shop in your home” published in Eyeball on March 5. In it, Vincent Yip, Sony’s marketing communications manager in Singapore was quoted as saying: “The click-and-mortar concept store extends the sales reach of Sony dealers’ shopfronts73 words
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Article, Illustration380 2001-03-07 3 LONDON Seven sailors were missing and feared drowned after a fishing trawler sank in high seas off Britain’s Western Isles. Nine other crew were airlifted to safety after a distress signal was detected on Monday. HONOLULU The crew of the USS Greeneville which was involved in a collisionBong Fortin - 380 words
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Article, Illustration314 2001-03-07 3 BAD HEALTH Source: Associated Press AP WASHINGTON US Vice-Presi-dent Dick Cheney should be able to continue in his job unimpeded by his latest heart problems, doctors say, shrugging off any suggestion that he should curtail travel or his intense workload. But Cheney alsoSource: Associated Press; – AP - 314 words
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Article, Illustration358 2001-03-07 3 Ezam Mohamad Noor in custody for sedition Wires KUALA LUMPUR A senior opposition leader who reportedly vowed to organise daily street protests to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s government has been arrested on suspicion of sedition. Ezam Mohamad Noor, Keadilan (National Justice Party)– Wires; AFP - 358 words
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Eyeball
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Article, Illustration667 2001-03-07 4 Andrew Chin - But some ISPs will keep current rates By Andrew Chin andrewc@sph.com.sg WONDERING whether to get that high-speed Internet connection now or later? Depends on whether you want to pay more or less. From April 1 you could be as much as $l5O poorerPicture: AFP - 667 words
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523 2001-03-07 4 Foo Lyn Lee - EM. WEBSTHTSITE'S PLAN FINDS FEW TAKERS By Foo Lyn Lee lynlee@sph.com.sg LOG off. Get out there and get a life. That’s what a group of volunteers wants you to do every fourth Sunday of January. Named the International Inter-net-Free Day, it is the brainchild523 words
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Singapore
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Article, Illustration228 2001-03-07 5 Wires THE first day of Aidiladha, the feast of the sacrifice that follows the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca, requires every Muslim who has the means to sacrifice a sheep. In Egypt, most people feasted on camel and ostrich meat amid fears of mad cow and foot and– Wires; Pictures: Wang Huifen - 228 words
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Article, Illustration334 2001-03-07 5 Muslims, non-Muslims must play part MOSQUES here might be holding more non-religious activities on the side to get Muslims to mingle more with non-Muslims. Abdullah Tarmugi, Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs, said: “Muis would be looking into how the mosques will interact with other institutions outside of334 words
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Article, Illustration1152 2001-03-07 6 Walter Fernandez - Its defence strategies ensure this, says British military expert By Walter Fernandez walter@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS love football. Even political speeches here are peppered with football analogies. But one thing Singaporeans won’t stand for is the Republic ending up a “political football” that gets kicked around1,152 words
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Article, Illustration365 2001-03-07 7 – Walter Fernandez - Walter Fernandez MANY Singaporean guys don’t even flip through their copy of Pioneer Mindefs in-house magazine before passing it to their younger brothers to cut and keep the pictures of sexy hardware. But not British military academic Tim Huxley. From Hull, he told Eyeball:365 words
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The World
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Article, Illustration734 2001-03-07 8 No one believed the taunted 15-year-old would kill two students and wound 13 at his school Wires SANTEE Everybody thought a 15-year-old was joking when he said he would shoot up the high school where he was mocked for being small and– Wires; Pictures: AP - 734 words
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Article, Illustration287 2001-03-07 8 April 1990 The deadliest shooting incident in recent years was at Colorado’s Columbine High School on April 20,1999. Two teenagers went on a shooting rampage, killing 12 pupils and a teacher, and injuring 23 others, before killing themselves. May 1998 Fifteen-year-old Kipland Kinkel killed two fellowAP - 287 words
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Article, Illustration927 2001-03-07 9 Meredith Maran - GROWING PROBLEM By Meredith Maran Salon SANTEE The news is all too familiar: Another school shooting, two teenagers dead, 13 injured, thousands traumatised. The heart aches, although we’ve seen it all before: The sobbing girls, their blonde ponytails whipped across their crumpled faces by the– Salon; AP - 927 words
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Article, Illustration416 2001-03-07 9 Wires Picture: AFP Jostling for powerful positions has begun among the country s “Fourth Cgeneration 5 leaders. BEIJING China is gearing up for 4G. A generational change will see as much as three-quarters of China’s decision-making Politburo replaced next year and as many as six new faces– Wires; Picture: AFP; Bong Fortin - 416 words
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Technology
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376 2001-03-07 11 Swop-service’s filtering plan a flop Wires TORONTO Sealand, the “data haven” off the English coast, could be the home of a Napster clone. Matt Goyer, 21, a computer science student at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, has announced his plans to– Wires - 376 words
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Article, Illustration104 2001-03-07 11 Britian’s Sendo International’s Zioo multimedia smartphone was unveiled at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, late last month. The tiny phone features a colour screen and runs on the Microsoft smartphone platform. The Zioo also features Microsoft’s Mobile Explorer for the Internet, Mobile Outlook,AFP - 104 words
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Article345 2001-03-07 11 I.T.U. CONFERENCE AFP GENEVA Internet-based telephone calls, which offer huge cost savings, are tightening their grip on the market and this phenomenon is set to grow. This was observed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the organisers of a telecommunications conference being held here until– AFP - 345 words
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Article, Illustration384 2001-03-07 12 Smart system that decides when to dip lights coming AP DETROIT Being greeted by high beams from oncoming vehicles could be a thing of the past, as an automotive supplier has developed a product that could turn the common annoyance into a dim memory. Gentex– AP; AP - 384 words
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Article, Illustration321 2001-03-07 12 – Andrew Chin - Andrew Chin SCOOBY’S not your regular pet dog. He belongs to a new generation of Virtual Internet Pets (VIPs). These computer creatures, built from realistic 3D models, display emotion, intelligence, Internet mobility and interactivity. Scooby, the brown Labrador VIP, was developed by a321 words
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352 2001-03-07 12 I.C.A.N.N DEFUED AP SAN JOSE (California) Defying the authority that governs Internet names, a California start-up has begun selling Web addresses based on 20 new and unsanctioned suffixes, including “.Kids”, “.Sport”, “.Travel” and “.Xxx”. Although other unsanctioned suffixes exist, none are backed by a– AP - 352 words
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Business
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Article, Illustration574 2001-03-07 13 Traditional banks have won Bound 1 against cyber competitors Reuters LONDON A few years ago, there were a lot of nervous bankers around. New banks were springing up on the Internet, run by people who didn’t wear suits or ties, whose clever ideas and commercial nimbleness– Reuters; AP - 574 words
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Article296 2001-03-07 13 U.S. SLOWDOWN WON'T HIT GROWTH Wires BRUSSELS Scared stiff of the United States economy slowing down? Seek a safe haven in Europe. Delivering a good-news message, European Central Bank President Wim Duisenberg said yesterday that there were no clear signs the US economic slowdown– Wires - 296 words
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Business BUZZ
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Article74 2001-03-07 13 FINANCIAL services giant Citigroup is cutting back planned investments and trimming expenses which could cost up to US$2 billion (553.5 billion), the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday in its online edition. Citing sources, the paper said the amount depends on the performance of the economy in74 words
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Article76 2001-03-07 13 SHARES of Amazon.com soared more than 26 per cent yesterday after a published report said the online retailer was forming an alliance with Wal-Mart Stores. Britain’s Sunday Times said that under the deal, expected to be announced in six weeks, Amazon would handle Wal-Mart’s online strategy, similar to76 words
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Article73 2001-03-07 13 AN AMBITIOUS plan for an Asian web of currency swops designed to head off future financial crises is running into difficulties due to Malaysia’s reluctance to give the IMF a key role in the scheme, officials say. They said Malaysia’s misgivings could yet deal a body blow to73 words
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Article79 2001-03-07 13 HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd has launched the nation’s first interest-free Islamic charge card with an eye on capturing a growing Muslim market. “There is a big market for Islamic banking products and we expect the charge card to do well,” said a bank spokesman. “Late payment will79 words
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Mailbox
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Global EYE
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Article, Illustration761 2001-03-07 14 Ian Lim - By Ian Lim ianlim@sph.com.sg TRANSMIGRATION now that’s a dirty word to a Madurese migrant fleeing the massacre on the Indonesian Borneo island. Two weeks ago, more than 400 Madurese settlers were slaughtered by the indigenous Dayaks in Central Kalimantan province. Their trauma hasn’t ended yet. Although mostAP - 761 words
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Article64 2001-03-07 14 Could you survive without a car in Singapore? 41% Yes, but I’d rather have my own wheels. 22% Yes, I get along fine on public transport/motorbike/bicycle. 18% No choice, I can’t afford one. 15% No, a car is vital to my job/family. 4% -1 need a car64 words
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Single’s
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Article, Illustration576 2001-03-07 15 Soh Wen Lin - By Soh Wen Lin wenlin@brandeis.edu MY FAMILY has a longstanding inside joke: Whenever I come home with a new basketball scar on my knees, shins or elbows, my father would shake his head and sigh: “No more Miss Universe title for you now.” Of576 words
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Article, Illustration519 2001-03-07 15 ‘Beauties without brains’ (March 5) YOU could tell from the trailers: Intelligence was no prerequisite for these alleged hotties. Indeed, the first Miss Singapore Universe finals broadcast “live” on television was but a showcase for the utterly stupid. Did it showcase the nation’s finestYen Meng Jiin - 519 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous31 2001-03-07 2 Qood morning! Partly cloudy and occasionally windy. Showers in the late afternoon mainly over northern, western and central Singapore. High: 31C I Low: 24C Tides: 8.52AM/2.5M 11.00PM/2.5M Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/ metsin31 words
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Advertisement40 2001-03-07 4 Download the Broadband Industry Survey report from IDA’s website at http://www.ida.gov.sg It can be found under the section on Infocomm Facts Figures. Twenty-four hours without the Internet? Would you support an Internet-Free Day? Tell us what you’d do at asial.com.sg40 words
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Miscellaneous53 2001-03-07 11 HELEN, SWEETHEART OF THE INTERNET NORMALLY, IV GET SOMEONe ELSE TO VO THIS, BUT I UEEPEV SOME HAWPS-OW WORK TOPAZ.,, I REALLY MISS THAT OUE-OU-Om WITH RAW ELECTRICITY! FIUIGHEV THE WIRING, HELEU? \X ALMOST. 4 Ui «az a, 1 mam vu,u.i; SIGH... Me, TOO. O o m o i a»r53 words
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EyeSport
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article, Illustration80 2001-03-07 16 AP PORTLAND (Oregon) Rod Strickland rejoined the Portland Trailßlazers on Monday, becoming the backup point guard on a team that has the best record in the West but felt it needed another veteran. The Blazers signed the 34-year-old guard for U 552.25 million (553.94 million) for the rest– AP; AP - 80 words
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Article70 2001-03-07 16 AP TAMPA (Florida) Brad Johnson agreed to terms of a five-year, US$2B million (Ss49 million) contract on Monday with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who outbid the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens for the most coveted free agent quarterback. The Bucs confirmed general manager Rich McKay struck a– AP - 70 words
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Article45 2001-03-07 16 ATLANTA Karl Malone scored 30 points and John Stockton added 22 as the Utah Jazz beat Atlanta 109-102 for their sixth straight win over the Hawks. Toni Kukoc, starting his first game for Atlanta on Monday, led the Hawks with 24 points.45 words
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Article21 2001-03-07 16 AP Utah 109 Atlanta 102 Miami 87 Detroit 84 Milwaukee 107 New Jersey 100 Orlando 95 Dallas 81– AP - 21 words
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Article, Illustration443 2001-03-07 16 Woods isn’t all that scary, but he’s still the one to beat, says Vijay Singh Reuters NEW YORK Vijay Singh isn’t known for shooting off his mouth. But when he does, he’s usually got the juice to back it up. Singh, the reigning US Masters champion– Reuters; Pictures: AP - 443 words
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Article, Illustration385 2001-03-07 16 EXPERTS SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Reuters NEW YORK Evander Holyfield, whose boxing career sometimes seems to have more lives than a cat, may have used up his last one after his losing performance on Saturday night against John Ruiz. But try telling that– Reuters; AP - 385 words
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206 2001-03-07 17 Reuters BRUSSELS Soccer’s governing bodies and the European Union struck a compromise deal on a new transfer system on Monday. The deal ended six months of fractious negotiations that had threatened to throw the game into turmoil. In a statement issued after five hours– Reuters - 206 words
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Article218 2001-03-07 17 FOOTBALL: WHEN Arsene Wenger dished out £15 million (S$37 million) for Frenchman Sylvian Wiltord, no one really complained. Why? Every other French player who’d come to the London club had proven to be a success. But half way through the season the fans turned on Wenger’s pre-season accquisition.218 words
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Article, Illustration851 2001-03-07 17 Adam Hashidy - Drivers show they can only get better By Adam Hashidy hashidy@sph.com.sg IT’S not exactly the most popular team around, and according to certain circles, Red Bull Sauber Petronas is in Formula 1 just to make up the numbers. And what’s the surprise? The only affinity SingaporeansPictures: Reuters - 851 words
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Unwind
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The Arts
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Article, Illustration887 2001-03-07 18 It s seven years late, but playwright Russell Heng is glad that his play, Half Century, will finally be staged. JUNE WAN junewan@sph.com.sg) speaks to the playwright about the big ‘C” word: Controversy. WO incidents made 1994 T Singapore’s Orwellian year and prevented the stagingJune Wan - 887 words
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Article, Illustration396 2001-03-07 19 – June Wan - June Wan CHARGING Up Memory Lane: 30 Plays In 30 Days is a retrospective of 10 years of plays from Theatre Works’ SPH Writers Lab. However, the festival will also serve up a palate of nine new works, as well as first-time crossovers396 words
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Living Well
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Article, Illustration621 2001-03-07 20 With over 30 years of interior design experience between them, Barbara Teasdale and Wally Rodrigo of Teasdale Design have got their unique blend of styles down to a smooth pat. □ARBARA TEASDALE’s rules for good client relationships are simple: One, be easygoing, and two, listen to your621 words
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Travel
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Article, Illustration693 2001-03-07 21 China is becoming more popular as a destination for young Muslim travellers. The attraction, reports SERUM AS GOH (sereneg@sph .com.sg), lies not just in the scenery but also in helping others. IDILADHA or Hari Raya Haji is over. But, for one group of Muslim tourists,693 words
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Article, Illustration1006 2001-03-07 22 Vine-tangled cliffs, towering volcanic spires, steaming jungles and dramatically hostile. Explore some of the world's remotest islands in the Mid-Pacific by hopping aboard the Aranui. STEPHEN ROTHWELL did. SCAPE. A commodity in short supply these days, even on island hideaways like Tahiti. As early as 1900, visitors to1,006 words
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Travel SHELF
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Article, Illustration127 2001-03-07 22 SILKAIR is promoting holiday packages for families, couples and golfers under its themed savings promotion. Destinations in the package include, among others, Langkawi, Lombok, Kunming, Manado and Cebu. Prices range from $698 to $1,408 for two adults for a romantic getaway or just some simple, quiet time.127 words
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Article, Illustration75 2001-03-07 23 AT THE south-west corner of bthe Indian subcontinent, Kerala (right) has been touted as one of the “50 greatest places of a lifetime” by National Geographic magazine. Go there and sample the sights, the sounds and the smells of tea, coffee and cardamom during the summer months starting75 words
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Article61 2001-03-07 23 WHETFIER you are a jeep rookie or a junkie, join jeepnation on their trailing expeditions to places like Desaru. Guides will be ready with recovery gear, route rehearsals and any help you need. This is possibly your best bet for a short adventure trip up North61 words
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Article73 2001-03-07 23 – Lim Hui Ling - Lim Hui Ling THE Sarawak Cultural Village is offering discounted tickets at RM36 (Ssl6) for adults and RMIB for children, so you can make a family trip to Borneo for the upcoming school vacations. The museum, built on 7 ha of coastal land, is a living example of73 words
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Article, Illustration426 2001-03-07 23 – Serene Goh - Serene Goh The place: Negril, Jamaica Mythic descent: Legend has it that Adam and Eve eschewed Eden to live in “unspoiled, untamed, uninhibited” Negril, Jamaica, reportedly a heady blend of innocence and sensuality. Attractions: Sunsets, sunrises and more sun. Ra worshippers can luxuriate along the 11426 words
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Advertisement14 2001-03-07 21 For tour details, contact Sphinx Travel Tours (332 2290) or Royal Travel Tours (*****55).14 words
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The Back Page
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Article, Illustration150 2001-03-07 24 AP MONICA LEWINSKY (right) has agreed to take part in an HBO documentary about her affair with former US President Bill Clinton. The former White House intern told The New York Times that the passage of time has provided her with new perspective that– AP - 150 words
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Making HEADLINES
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105 2001-03-07 24 QUEEN of the Versace empire, Donatella Versace, plans to head to Skibo, Scotland, with her children for the summer. She apparently fell in love with Scotland after being a bridesmaid for Madonna and Guy Ritchie in their glam wedding in Dornoch Cathedral last December. But it105 words
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Article, Illustration59 2001-03-07 24 SO HANNIBAL enjoys the occasional acquaintance’s wife for dinner, but stars Anthony Hopkins (top left) says he finds fava beans unpalatable; Jnlianne Moore (top right), meanwhile, wrinkles her nose at “yoghurt that’s gone bad’’; and Ray Liotta, whose brains were sauteed in the movie, avoids59 words
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Article22 2001-03-07 24 Wires REPORTS from London say Billie Piper and Chris Evans will get hitched at the end of the month.– Wires - 22 words
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Article500 2001-03-07 24 Chat Mouse How to get the most out of your IT department, Part II (from the it department) If you’re taking night classes in computer science, feel free to go around and update the network drivers for yourself and your co-workers. We’re grateful for the overtime when we have to500 words
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