Project Eyeball, 23 May 2001
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Title Section11 2001-05-23 1 projecteyeball. eyeball,asiaLcom,sg Mita (p) 105/03/2001 Wednesday, May 23, 2001 80 CENTS11 words
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Advertisement360 2001-05-23 1 SURVIVAL TIPS In pro-family Singapore, singles need to plan carefully to avoid being left in the lurch, says Soh Wen Lin. See Page 14 SWEET AND SOUR Jea.nma.rie Tan samples TV Works’ first Big Buffet and finds some dishes tasty (Adrian Pang) and others that underspiced (lip-synching Swedish group Standfast).360 words
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NEWS & VIEWS
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Article, Illustration117 2001-05-23 2 QUICKIE THE International Monetary Fund was the best reason for Turks to vent their anger in a weekend screaming competition held on Turkey’s Aegean coast. “No to the IMF,” said Nuri Cihan before launching into a long rising bellow that was greeted with loud applauseMik Zarzuela - 117 words
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Article332 2001-05-23 2 Youths are also spending less time gambling online, says survey FEWER youths are visiting dens of iniquity on the Internet. Singaporeans are also spending less time gambling online. The proportion of students visiting pornographic sites has dropped from 40 per cent in January to 32.6332 words
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Eyeball NEWS
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Article168 2001-05-23 2 Reuters ASIA was the only region where software piracy spurted last year, but governments keen to grow their technology sectors are stepping up efforts to curb the trend, an anti-piracy watchdog said yesterday. Asia’s software piracy rate rose to 51 per cent in 2000– Reuters - 168 words
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123 2001-05-23 2 MUSIC Publishers of Singapore (MPS), a representative body of music publishing companies here, has tracked down more than 10 unlicensed mobile phone ringtone business operators so far. These include operators who offer downloads off the Internet and via 1-900 phonelines. Spokesman Dulcie Soh added that123 words
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Article93 2001-05-23 2 GO FOOD-FREE for 30 hours. No, we’re not talking about crash dieting. World Vision Singapore, part of the international relief organisation, is organising a 30 Hour Famine programme, which runs till July. If you wish to experience collective hunger, you can sign up for93 words
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Article106 2001-05-23 2 LIM KOK THAI, 42, a station inspector attached to the Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) Secret Societies Branch, was charged in court yesterday for theft and intimidation. On Sunday, he was caught shoplifting at ABC Supermarket at Block 845, Yishun Street 81. He allegedly pointed his106 words
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80 2001-05-23 2 ONLY one in four of those aged 55 and above has gone for the community health screening programme. Since its launch in July last year to the end of March this year, a total of some 20,000 persons have been screened for diabetes, hypertension80 words
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Article, Illustration45 2001-05-23 2 From today, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will be located at Police Cantonment Complex at 391 New Bridge Rd. This is the ClD’s third home the others being on Robinson Rd (1931 to 1993) and Eu Tong Sen St. Clarence ChanClarence Chan - 45 words
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Article, Illustration286 2001-05-23 3 BAGHDAD President Saddam Hussein has stepped up Iraq's rejection of “smart” sanctions, calling them “even more stupid than their predecessors”, as the UN Security Council started to debate a US-British draft to ease a decade-old embargo. BANGKOK Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s corruption trial could be prolonged following aBong Fortin - 286 words
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Article, Illustration526 2001-05-23 3 Bush jokes about his mediocre grades as he receives honorary degree NYT NEW HAVEN (Connecticut) US President George W Bush made light of his mediocre grades and reputation for partying when he returned to his alma mater Yale– NYT; Reuters - 526 words
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Eyeball FOCUS
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Article, Illustration943 2001-05-23 4 WONG SHER MAINE - As financial planners, clients must be won over BY WONG SHER MAINE sher@sph.com.sg DON’T be surprised if your insurance agent starts showing you a list of unit trusts for you to invest in. That’s because more and more insurance agents are now expanding their job943 words
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Article, Illustration755 2001-05-23 5 FRANCIS KAN - But MVC too complicated, say non-union firms BY FRANCIS KAN francisk@sph.com.sg DESPITE initial resistance to the monthly variable component (MVC), the take-up rate among companies has gained ground in the past year. The number of unionised companies that have adopted the scheme has tripled to almost 600Lianhe Zaobao - 755 words
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Article200 2001-05-23 5 WITH the economic slowdown, the National Wages’ Council (NWC) is recommending that salary increases this year be less than what they were last year. It released yesterday its wage guidelines for the period between July 1 to June 30 next year. The recommendations were made in consultation200 words
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Singapore
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Article, Illustration795 2001-05-23 6 Walter Fernandez - Top fund managers deserve it, says SM BY Walter Fernandez walter@sph.com.sg THE best officers at Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) can earn bonuses of as much as US$5 million (Ss9 million) a year, but “it’s no reason to get upset and concerned”, said SeniorLaw Kian Yan - 795 words
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Article307 2001-05-23 6 THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) is not linked in any way to the Central Provident Fund (CPF), but there is one thing that 20 years of investing at GIC has taught Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. If you put your CPF savings in307 words
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243 2001-05-23 6 – Francis Kan - Francis Kan THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has nine months to place out some $6 billion worth of funds to Singapore-based fund managers. Speaking at GlC’s 20th Anniversary dinner at the Ritz-Carlton last night, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien243 words
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The World
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Article, Illustration524 2001-05-23 7 HE CAN APPROACH SUPREME COURT TO AVOID IMPEACHMENT Wires JAKARTA President Abdurrahman Wahid could approach the Supreme Court in his fight to avoid impeachment, his justice minister said yesterday. His foreign minister, meanwhile, warned that violence could break out if the impeachment went ahead, while the– Wires; AP - 524 words
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Article, Illustration475 2001-05-23 7 Malaysia’s Finance Minister undecided on whether to return to office Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Fuelling speculation that either his health or his relations with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad was suffering, Malaysian Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin, yesterday said he was undecided on whether to return– Reuters - 475 words
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Article, Illustration642 2001-05-23 9 Washington risks further souring of ties with Beijing during ‘transit’ stopovers Wires WASHINGTON More than two decades after formally abandoning Taiwan in favour of China, the United States is once again openly cozying up to the island, defying the spirit of agreements with Beijing,– Wires; AP - 642 words
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364 2001-05-23 9 LABOUR MIFFED LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Labour Party has accused broadcasters of inciting and colluding with protesters at campaign visits. In a letter leaked to The Times on Monday night, Margaret McDonagh, the party’s general secretary, wrote to the BBC, ITN and364 words
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Article, Illustration381 2001-05-23 11 This time it’s about sending a carrier 4,000 km to host a movie premiere WASHINGTON The US military is under attack yet again, not for any accidental collision with foreign vessels, but for sending a nu-clear-powered aircraft carrier to host a movie premiere halfwayAP - 381 words
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Article, Illustration490 2001-05-23 11 Thomes L Friedman - ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE BY Thomes L Friedman THE long-awaited Mitchell commission report about Israeli-Pales-tinian violence was released on Monday, and now there is a debate over what to do with its recommendations. I have a suggestion take all the Mitchell reportsPaul Eric Roca - 490 words
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Web@Home
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Article, Illustration784 2001-05-23 12 Want a barrel of laughs? Well, you can douse yourself with gallons of Singaporean h umour these days, without leaving your computer, says FIONA VOON (web@eyehall.com.sg). THE Web is home to various local humour sites, which provide entertainment ranging from jokes and comic satire to amusing parodies and784 words
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Business
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412 2001-05-23 13 VIVENDI UNIVERSAL, MP3.COM DEAL THE LATEST NYT SAN FRANCISCO Internet startups like MP3.com, Napster and EMusic.com set out several years ago to challenge major record labels as the predominant distributors of music. But the announcement on Sunday that Vivendi Universal is buying MP3.com– NYT - 412 words
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Article, Illustration53 2001-05-23 13 Ansett Australia chief executive Gary Toomey, who is also chief executive of Air New Zealand, announcing in Sydney yesterday that no talks were scheduled for an alliance with Richard Branson s discount domestic carrier Virgin Blue. Instead, a “no-frills” domestic service may be launched with Air New Zealand’sReuters - 53 words
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374 2001-05-23 13 But company sees rebound by year-end Wires THE slowdown in the US is telling on Singapore’s economy. Home-grown Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world’s third-largest chip foundry, yesterday slashed its revenue projections for the second quarter. The company said that its revenue for– Wires - 374 words
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Business BUZZ
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Article70 2001-05-23 13 SINGAPORE shares finished firm yesterday with Nasdaq’s Monday rally lifting technology shares. The bellwether Straits Times Index closed 0.94 per cent, or 15.61 points, higher at 1,682.30. Gainers beat losers by a factor of three to one, while volume rose to 518 million shares from 302.5270 words
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Article72 2001-05-23 13 THE Infocomm Development Authority yesterday unveiled two wireless initiatives aimed at building Singapore’s role as a test market for wireless products and services in Asia. The first, the Pilot and Trial Hotspots (Path), will provide funds to support Singapore-based companies that have projects to develop mobile commerce, location72 words
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Article37 2001-05-23 13 DBS Group said yesterday that its sl.l-billion preference share issue has been fully taken up. The shares comprised a $l5O-million retail tranche and a $950-million placement tranche offered to institutional and retail investors.37 words
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Article33 2001-05-23 13 ELTECH ELECTRONICS has asked the Singapore Exchange to suspend the trading of its shares, pending an announcement. Shares of Eltech last traded at 31 cents, up 3.5 cents on moderate volumes.33 words
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Article62 2001-05-23 13 THE United States yesterday launched a global Internet portal in Asia aimed at boosting trade by linking American exporters with business partners around the world. BuyUSA.com, created by the US Department of Commerce and computer giant IBM, allows US firms to find international buyers and distributors. “Loh62 words
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Mailbox
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Single’s SAY
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Article393 2001-05-23 14 $lOl COE allows small cars to make comeback (May 18) ABOUT a year ago, automobile distributors in Singapore signed the death certificate for the 1,000 cc car by putting the brakes on its import citing little consumer interest. The small car is now making a comeback393 words
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Article, Illustration726 2001-05-23 14 SOH WEN LIN - BY SOH WEN LIN wenlin@brandeis.edu IF YOU don’t see marriage on the cards, I would like to suggest a couple of strategies for financial survival in your golden years. Do whatever you can to become a high-earning professional and ignore those who call you an anti-social,726 words
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Eye On The ARTS
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Article, Illustration835 2001-05-23 15 Alvin Pang - BY Alvin Pang alvinp@sph.com.sg ALL RIGHT, I admit it: There might just be some perks to being a writer. But let’s not kid ourselves. Literary pursuits especially poetry still rank way down in the unspoken hierarchy of the arts scene. Theatre and the835 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous26 2001-05-23 2 Qood morning! Showers with thunder in the late morning and early afternoon over many areas. High: 32C 1 Low: 26C Tides: 11.43AM/2.6M 11.07PM/2.9M Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/metsin26 words
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Advertisement13 2001-05-23 4 Would you trust financial advice from your insurance agent? Tell us at asial.com.sg13 words
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Advertisement343 2001-05-23 5 Do you think the MVC benefits employers or employees? Employers, they get to cut costs more easily with MVC. Employees, as companies will have less of an excuse to retrench staff. Both, it’s a win-win situation for all concerned. Tell us at http^/eyebalLasial.com.sg 21ST Century 21st Century 21st Century 21st343 words
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Advertisement21 2001-05-23 9 For more on mainland-island ties: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ hi/english/world/ asia-pacific/newsid *****00/*****93.5tm Q&A on the situation. http://www.time.com/ time/asia/news/ Interview with Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian.21 words
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Advertisement62 2001-05-23 12 Other non-Singaporean humour sites Hnmor Search http:/ www.humor search.com/ Helps you find any site on any brand of humour using a keyword search. rec .humor .fanny http://www.net funny.com/rhf/ Site chronicles jokes that appeared in the oldest and most popular comedy publication and newsgroup, rec.humor.funny. Center for the Easily Amused http://www.amu62 words
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EyeSport
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Article, Illustration359 2001-05-23 16 NO 1 IN U.S. AND EUROPE Reuters LONDON He’s thinking of a bigger slice of the pie. And at the rate Tiger Woods has been chomping on the opposition, why not? Woods has rewritten the record books over the past five years and mayReuters - 359 words
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Article, Illustration710 2001-05-23 16 Spurs left reeling at the Alamodome Lat-Wp SAN ANTONIO In a near empty corridor, beside a bus that would take them all away, a veteran of too many NBA wars to recall them all made a tight fist that was to represent the Los– Lat-Wp; Reuters - 710 words
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Article184 2001-05-23 16 FORMULA ONE: The travelling FI circus moves to its most glamorous race this weekend. You know all about the boats and babes that will be hanging out in Monaco this weekend, but what about the track and race? Get the lowdown on 10 interesting some say useless facts184 words
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Article, Illustration793 2001-05-23 17 UEFA Champions League Final It’s the grandest stage in European football, and all signs point to an explosive match-up between Valencia and Bayern Munich in the European Cup final. Eye Sport dives into the last big game M of the European soccer season. Lrt KEY TO THE GAME:Reuters; AFP; Bong Fortin - 793 words
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Unwind
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Article, Illustration1175 2001-05-23 18 STEPHEN ROTHWELL (pedas@sph.com.sg) takes on Mother Nature on a whim and a jet ski in deepest, darkest Borneo while risking a fatal seawater enema to tell this tale. EVER let it be said L J that I leave a trail of w I destruction when J experiencingPictures: Stephen Rothwell - 1,175 words
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Travel
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Article, Illustration658 2001-05-23 20 NYT Potter down to the National Museum of Ceramics outside Paris, whose lovely, under-discovered treasures tell of romance and luxury from days long gone. GERALDINE FARRIKANT reports. NLY a handful of museums around Paris remain almost unknown to tourists. Among them, the National– NYT - 658 words
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Travel SHELF
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Article, Illustration104 2001-05-23 20 United State theme parks are pricier this year. The average national theme park admission goes for US$4O (Ss72), up from US$37 last year, according a published survey by Amusement Business. But the smart visitor can go for unlimited visit annual passes, senior discounts, airline and hotel coupons104 words
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Article99 2001-05-23 20 TOURISTS wary of unhygienic water may have the solution in their pocket. Steri-Pen, a device the size of a small electric toothbrush, is out. It uses UV to kill microbes one glass at a time. To operate, the user immerses the pen in a container of water.99 words
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Article51 2001-05-23 20 EUROPE’S budget carriers are booming. Budget airlines, including Buzz, Go, Ryanair and Easyjet, offer cheaper tickets by using secondary airports. Some offer no-frills fares or do away with charges for in-flight food. Check online for further details at http://www. buzzaway.com, http://www. go-fly.com, http://www. ryanair.com and http://51 words
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Article79 2001-05-23 20 Lim Hui Ling A TOTAL non-smoking policy will be introduced on all flights by Emirates, starting Aug 1. This decision has been taken based on customer requests and inflight surveys. All flights departing after midnight on Aug 1 will be affected. Emirates will be notifying travel– Lim Hui Ling - 79 words
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Living Well
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Article, Illustration518 2001-05-23 21 Bachelor pads are no longer the grungy bedsits of old. Here, a three-room HDBflat is transformed into spacious, stylish quarters that highlight the owners personal style. NDREW’S needs were simple. He wanted his flat to double as a home office, where a considerable library of books was to518 words
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The Tube
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Article, Illustration670 2001-05-23 22 Promising stuff, but. A surfeit of sound and fury might just as well have been the tag for The Big Buffet Bash which launched TV Works’ flagship programme. JEANMARTE TAN (jeanm@sph.com.sg) gives it the taste test. MPTY vessels make the most noise. So said Serene Chen, when chiding her rambunctious670 words
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Article, Illustration92 2001-05-23 22 Adrian Pang as Russell Koh, Chinese sifu and lecherous ah pek. Malay merrymakers Imran Johri and Norleena Salim. That prancing Lindy Hop Ensemble. Tight-orange-tee-and-jeans combo for Channel U’s “Powerpuff Girls” Ericia Lee, Evelyn Tan and Lina Ng. Emma Bunton belting out What Took You SoMik Zarzuela - 92 words
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WHAT THEY THOUGHT
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Article, Illustration149 2001-05-23 22 supervising editor of The Straits Times TV News and associate editor of The Straits Times “BEYOND the initial technical glitches, we put on a pretty good programme. “Our bulletins contain novel ideas and special creative touches, like using the jazz band to round it off. “We’re trying to149 words
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Article, Illustration62 2001-05-23 22 TV Works’ senior vice-president “I WAS quite happy with it. Everything went according to plan the hosts’ energy was good, so was the response from our website’s interactive chatroom. “I’ve received pretty good feedback from people. “The one negative thing was that there may have been too much62 words
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Arts
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Article, Illustration664 2001-05-23 23 Location, location, location. Even the arts community is singing the real estate tune, ever seeking out new and unusual performance venues, including MRT stations and open fields. TAN DAWN WEI (dawntan@sph.com.sg) sniffs out the nooks and crannies that will form the backdrop of this years Singapore Arts Festival.664 words
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Arts DIARY
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Article, Illustration89 2001-05-23 23 CONTEMPORARY Chinese works, from the 1990 s to the present, will be on display at the Singapore Art Museum until July 15. On show are paintings, photographs, videos and sculptures. Fang Lijun, Zhang Peili and Rong Rong among others will present a variety of themes that have affected89 words
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Article152 2001-05-23 23 THE Singapore History Museum hopes to bring drama alive to kids through a host of activities in the Curtains Up! Exhibition. The three main types of traditional drama in Singapore will be featured. On show are Malay bangsawan Indian therukoothu and Chinese opera. A special section152 words
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Article128 2001-05-23 23 GET involved with Action Theatre’s new play Are You Afraid Of The Dark? Lead character Lena and the other actors will be sending SMS messages to each other during the play. And you can get the same messages in real time. The messages will offer clues to128 words
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Advertisement73 2001-05-23 20 To get to the Musee Nationale de Ceramique de Sevres, Place de la Manufacture, ***** Sevres, (33-1) 41.14.04.20 (http://www.sevres.com), take the Metro to Pont de Sevres, and walk across the bridge; the museum will be directly opposite you. If you drive, continue straight after crossing the bridge, then turn at73 words
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Advertisement101 2001-05-23 21 At Central Equity, we deliver as promised. At Central Equity, we provide brand new executive apartments with modern designs, stunning panoramic views and are conveniently close to business and lifestyle centres. Our buildings often include resort style facilities, concierge services and excellent security features. Just 10% deposit until completion (no101 words
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The Back Page
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Article305 2001-05-23 24 Chats Mouse Dearly departed A MAN placed flowers on the grave of his mother and started back towards his car when his attention was diverted to a man kneeling at a grave. That man was deeply in prayer and kept repeating: “Why did you have to die? Why did you305 words
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Article, Illustration178 2001-05-23 24 RH-AH PTTP (right) allegedly has his hemlines in a bunch after a men’s fashion magazine ran a story claiming that the actor and his stylist were launching a clothing line. The actor asked journalists to “slow down” with their reporting on his fashion goals. “I178 words
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Article87 2001-05-23 24 EX-MEMBERS of Rage Against The Machine have announced a partnership with former Sotmdgarden lead Chris Cornell, ending months of speculation about Rage’s line-up following last year’s departure of frontman Zack de la Rocha. The new group which will not be called Rage Against The Machine87 words
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Article, Illustration99 2001-05-23 24 NICOLE KIDMAN (left) said she’ll never > publicly reveal the details of her break-up with I Tom Cruise. “There’s more than myself involved, there’s more then Tom involved. There’s Isabella and Connor (their children), and then there’s our extended families, and I am99 words
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Making HEADLINES
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Article, Illustration64 2001-05-23 24 C 2 FRONTMAN Bono (below) is such a sweet dad. The rocker took a break from the band’s Elevation tour to go back to Dublin on Monday for the birth of his new son. Bono, 41, and his wife, All, already64 words
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Article45 2001-05-23 24 KYUE MZNOGUE has lovely knickers, says designer Jnllen McDonald. The fashion expert is quoted in People magazine as saying: “She’s not shy about taking off her clothes, and she always wears lovely knickers, Gucci, Agent Provocateur and even Mickey Mouse.”45 words
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Article83 2001-05-23 24 Wires CHARLTON HESTON was overwhelmingly re-elected on Monday as president of the controversial National Rifle Association, the 4.3-million-member gun rights advocacy group in the US...PatsyEensit landed a role in Sex And The City, the Sarah Jessica Parker sitcom seen on HBO in the US. The job will be the– Wires - 83 words
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