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Article, Illustration451 2000-12-24 2 SIA comes off with flying colours in survey for respected companies LAST year Singapore Airlines did not figure anywhere in the list of the world's most respected companies. But this year, it's been a different story. Singapore Airlines soared to the top in the transport segment of the latest451 words
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Article178 2000-12-24 2 THE five which top the list of world's most respected companies are General Electric, Microsoft, Sony, Coco-Cola and IBM in that order. What makes GE the most respected company for the third successive year? Nearly 30 per cent of those who nominated this company did so178 words
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Article, Illustration550 2000-12-24 3 Pecks smooth over tense moment IT was an awkward moment which tested George Clooney's diplomacy to the hilt. The superstar was dining with his new girlfriend in London when he spotted his ex sitting across the room, Daily Mail reported. The new girl in his life isPicture/ Reuters; Picture/ Ups; Picture/ Amazon.com - 550 words
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Article, Illustration1083 2000-12-24 4 BRIAN MILLER - Old already RS>ORT BRIAN MILLER RECENTLY, I watched Fandi Ahmad (above) in action. With the floodlight towers of the National Stadium looming in the background, I watched as he went through the moves. The deft touches were all there. He oozed confidence. He knew when toPictures/ David Tan; Picture/ Project Eyeball - 1,083 words
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Article, Illustration961 2000-12-24 6 Genevieve Jiang - By Genevieve Jiang THE man lifted up his left shirt sleeve, revealing a four-inch-long, twisted, bulging, reddish blood vessel, snaking up the inner side of his left forearm. The curved, inch-thick blood vessel is a fistula vein a vein joined to an961 words
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Article168 2000-12-24 7 A TRANSPLANT patient who undergoes an operation overseas may expose himself to all kinds of infection, said Dr Leong See Odd, consultant nephrologist at the Gleneagles Medical Centre. He said: "I wouldn't advise patients to risk going overseas for a transplant because we're not sure168 words
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341 2000-12-24 7 THE 49-year-old businessman appeared gaunt, with dark rings under his eyes. But his smile was radiant. It was the smile of a man who had challenged death. And walked away a winner. He wants to be known only as Mr Tan because341 words
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Article216 2000-12-24 7 SHE paid $40,000 for a new kidney. But a month after the transplant in Guangzhou, in March 1997, Miss Linda Tan (not her real name), 31, was fighting desperately for her life. Miss Tan, a factory operator, had borrowed the money from a friend. She is still216 words
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Article, Illustration317 2000-12-24 11 Lim Lee Ching - By Lim Lee Ching REMEMBER the uproariously funny 1996 film Birdcage, starring Robin Williams? And remember the campy song-and-dance routines in the film about a hilariously dysfunctional family? Of these, the song that has gained cult status among Retro fans is the 1979 Sister Sledge317 words
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Article, Illustration468 2000-12-24 12 HOMES SWEET HOMES Christmas means a bonanza of visitors and do-gooders for the less fortunate. So we asked some of the people in homes whether they feel neglected the rest of the year. EUGENE ANTHONY reports TUBULAR chimes tinkled on a windyPictures/ Eugene Anthony - 468 words
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Article, Illustration581 2000-12-24 13 Gloria Chandy - By Gloria Chandy T HEY aren't wealthy and they aren't doing it for glory or publicity. They don't expect anything in return. But every year, on Christmas Eve, one small group of people quietly does its bit for charity. It's just a coincidence that581 words
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Advertisement86 2000-12-24 15 —B——————J The EIV Clarke Quay Sunday f lea Mart. With over 100 stalls fighting for if our attention, selling anything and everything from movie posters ami retro shirts to antique watches and handle rafts. So make a date with us this weekend and have a blast picking up the island's86 words
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Article373 2000-12-24 16 THIS may sound a little strange to lovey-dovey couples. But three out of 10 Singaporeans actually do not think that love is necessary in a marriage. One good thing though one night flings are a big NO for Singaporeans. But Singaporean husbands are less likely to own373 words
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Article, Illustration44 2000-12-24 16 New York aglow wftfi Christmas cheer? Actually, it's Tokyo. A Statue of Liberty replica now stands in front of a Christmas tree at the Rainbow Bridge at Odaiba, Tokyo's waterfront area. It was j unveiled on Dec 22.8 Picture/ AfpPicture/ Afp - 44 words
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Article93 2000-12-24 16 Millenhium Christmas Fantasia 2000: Programmes include the Cyber Freak Show, the Millennium Fantasia Superhero Hunt and Space Shuttle Rides. Where: Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza Time: 10am-10pm Men's Vision: Show depicts women of different cultures by French artists. Where: Opera Gallery, Takashimaya Shopping Centre Time: 11am—8pm Admission:93 words
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Advertisement141 2000-12-24 16 Celebrate a truly traditional Christmas jigr 4 with a homely feel at Cafe Georges. f Pre-Christmas Festive Buffet Festive Buffet High Tea December 15-22 $28.00 Lunch December 23-25 $25.00 December 15-23 $32.00 Dinner 12 noon 5.00 pm Carolling December 20-23: Lobby 7 pm December 24: Georges Lounge 7 pm @$75.00141 words
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209 2000-12-24 17 [«Np«s] STRING some of the names of Singapore's funny signboards together and you get a great tale. For example: A Rich Man Desires A Beautiful Woman, so before their first date, he has a massage to relax at the No-Body Massage. She,209 words
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Article65 2000-12-24 17 GOLF NATURE A lot<qfgolf courses such as those in Scotland have public footpaths going right across the middle of them. Thinking about it, I feel sometimes we are being a bit greedy just conserving all that land for one particular game. Associate Professor Clive Briffett, a keen bird-watcher and golf65 words
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Article90 2000-12-24 17 SIX people were injured in an accident involving four cars and a loriy last night. The accident occurred on the Second Link bridge between the Tuas checkpoint and Johor. The casualties included four men who were taken to the National University Hospital. Two of them had to90 words
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Article111 2000-12-24 17 A LOCAL movie "Chicken Rice War" about two feuding chicken rice hawkers, seems to have taken a twist in real life when two squabbling soup-stallholder couples landed up in a magistrate's court yesterday. Things turned nasty for mutton soup sellers Lee Soon Bay, 44, and his wife, Ng111 words
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Article84 2000-12-24 17 THREE chemical substances used widely in airconditioners, refrigerators and pest control will soon comeunder tighter control here. They will be banned eventually because of the harm they cause to the ozone layer, which helps to absorb cancer-causing ultraviolet rays. The chemicals are hydrochloroflurocarbons (HCFCs), hydrobromoflourocarbons and methyl bromide.84 words
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Article93 2000-12-24 17 THERE'S now a logo for shops or online stores that treat you fairly the Case Trust Gold Award logo. The award is an extension of the Case Trust Award, a programme started by the Consumers Association of Singapore in April last year to promote good business93 words
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Article101 2000-12-24 17 THREE Malaysian opposition leaders were charged yesterday with rioting during the recent by-elections in Kedah. If convicted, the three leaders Keadilan vice-president Tian Chua, the party's information chief Ruslan Kassim, and party leader K Gopalakrishnan face a maximum jail term of two years or a fine, or both.101 words
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Article103 2000-12-24 17 ARE we paying too much for our petrol? According to Piatt's, an energy-information service provider, Singapore pump prices have been frozen since August at slightly above US$l3O ($225) per barrel, including taxes. This is despite a sharp fall in crude and petrol prices in the international markets.103 words
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Article99 2000-12-24 17 NAVAL divers will detonate a World War II bomb underwater on Tuesday, off the east Coast. The bomb, which weighs about 45kg, was found about 3.5 km from the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal late last month, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore yesterday. It99 words
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Article126 2000-12-24 17 ONE of Mr Lee Kuan Yew's elite fix-it men, PUB chairman Lee Ek Tieng, 67, is retiring on Jan 1 after 22 years leading the utilities board. The engineer and former civil servant became chairman in 1978. The PUB did so well under him the World Bank126 words
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Miscellaneous45 2000-12-24 17 heavy at times. J J //y, north Thunderstorms i west Thunderstorms south Showers j east Thunderstorms iikc. iaHHH minimum 23 6 maximum 29 sunrise...... 7:03 am sunset 7:06 pm first tide... 28m: 9:52 am moonrise... 5; 41 am second tide... 26m 11:41pm moonset.... 6:00 pm45 words
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Article, Illustration821 2000-12-24 18 DAVID KAN - |[TH§^¥EEKI Guest editor DAVID KAN Director, Family Life Centre "I NEVER expected this would happen to me... Fve either got the wrong partner or made the wrong choice! "I've thrown my whole life into this stew; and if this family isn't the worst mess of rotten821 words
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Advertisement106 2000-12-24 19 Connecting U to the world of sports fe-Christmas time, it's Christmas (?heei&^ round the corner is the Happy New leaM v mmk vflpp^ 1,, With such great values and choices galore, m /JP®ftr lour Christmas mfts 9 just step unto our stm*esm v .wnHr Promotion does extend to selected nett106 words
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Article, Illustration1075 2000-12-24 20 Woo Ida - At 85, she is one of Singapore's elders. Yet, for the 31 years that she has lived here, she was considered a "visitor", someone who could remain here by virtue of a social visit pass. But this Christmas will be different. She will celebrate it withPicture/ Kua Chee Siong - 1,075 words
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Article125 2000-12-24 21 MADAM Woo is one of the approximately 290,200 PRs here. Permanent residents form about 7 per cent of the total population of more than four million, according to the latest population census. There are currently one million more people here compared to ten years ago. The increase125 words
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Article564 2000-12-24 21 LETTFRTO GUS I AM a faithful reader of the articles in <newpaper.asial.com.sgxExpat>. It took me a while before I decided to write this letter. I came across the column by Ms Margaret Fiorentini, a Briton, who wrote in the Oct 1 edition on how she564 words
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Article, Illustration885 2000-12-24 22 Peter Wilson - Powerful Australian politician committed offences when he was a teacher By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY NICKNAMED the Phantom among his peers because no one could find him when they wanted, Bill D'Arcy, 61, was one of Queensland's most powerful politicians. D'Arcy missedPicture/ Newspix.com.au - 885 words
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Article, Illustration461 2000-12-24 23 POOR Mr Bill Gates. You've gotta feel for the guy. The Microsoft founding chairman has lost more money on paper than what all of Bangladesh makes in a year US$56 billion ($97 billion) since the crash of his company's stock after the announcement that its profitsPicture/ Ap; Picture/ Reuters - 461 words
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Advertisement313 2000-12-24 23 |r* Festive Treats at LCarlton Hotel Singapore |9g§flC Christmas Eve International Buffet Dinner $48.00 (Adult) $22.00 (Child) (Includes novelties) mmtu. Christmas Day Brunch $38.00 (Adult) $18.00 (Child) (Includes a glass of champagne for adults and juices for children) Christmas Day International Buffet Dinner $35.00 (Adult) $15.00 (Child) r New Year's313 words
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Article, Illustration513 2000-12-24 25 You need to know this to become a German diplomat THE questions are harder than those posed on Germany's equivalent of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? And the prize for knowing the answers is possibly a position as diplomat in Germany's foreign service. Germany's foreign513 words
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Article, Illustration232 2000-12-24 26 HE was midway through passing sentence when the courtroom was filled with song. "You better watch out. You better not cry..." No, it wasn't the British magistrate admonishing the offender. It was, instead, a tune from his musical Santa Claus necktie. It had gone off just232 words
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Article126 2000-12-24 26 ITS the electronic equivalent of The Grinch. They are the viruses that emerge as predictably as Santa Claus on Christmas Day. This year is no exception. A year-old menace called the Kriz virus may be returning on Dec 25. Kriz rides on other viruses that may126 words
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Article, Illustration467 2000-12-24 28 Carol Leong - [Ch i CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUDGET-CONSCIOUS By Carol Leong carol@sph.com.sg NOW, this is a win-wind. You must admit, a fan is so much prettier (and more efficient) than any little piece of paper you wave to create some breeze! For one thing, it467 words
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Article, Illustration520 2000-12-24 30 Adele Ong - How lonely singles could very well end up putting their lives on the line fsingleColumn l. by Adele Ong ongssa@sph.com.sg I'VE heard stories about some nurses who ask, "How did he get it?" before treating an Aids patient. They apparently care more for individuals who got sick520 words
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Article, Illustration926 2000-12-24 31 Siva Choy - [Pol I —vJI Ul Mil I A FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN BY SINGAPORE'S BUSIEST FUNNYMANi —i■ a i by Siva Choy IT'S lunchtime. I'm on the 24th floor of a posh office block, and I'm standing by the lift doors waiting to go down. I've been926 words
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Article, Illustration738 2000-12-24 32 Ng Wan Ching - So you weren't neurotic and didn't make plans months in advance for your Christmas. So it looks like a quiet Dec 24 night yet again because nobody in your gang of social lazies managed to get up enough energy to plan anything. Well, it doesn't738 words
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Article465 2000-12-24 33 So you've got your face done, your clothes ready and party food ready for hungry stomachs. Now, you just have to pick a place for the party. Here are three suggestions. Newton food centre It is newly refurbished and cleaner than before. It's465 words
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Article, Illustration888 2000-12-24 33 Ng Wan Ching - By Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg PERHAPS, you'd rather forgo the hawker centre or park and have a Christmas meal in the comfort of home. Menu not prepared? Fret not. No food in the fridge? No worries. No wines or festive champagnes? Don'tPicture/ Dominic Ying - 888 words
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Article, Illustration312 2000-12-24 33 NO Christmas presents! This is every last-minute planner's December nightmare. And even for those who shop early, it's sometimes inevitable that they leave someone out, only to realise it at the last moment. But don't despair. Our suggestions: 7-Eleven312 words
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Article, Illustration483 2000-12-24 37 Yes, finally, it is Christmas again. And if you've been dreaming of a white Christmas with snow and snowmen and all that, well, it isn't too late to get one. SKYE TAN goes in search FALLING snowflakes, snowballs and snowfights. It was literally a winter wonderland. Only thingPictures/ Kenneth Koh - 483 words
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Article, Illustration233 2000-12-24 38 Crispina Robert - Edited by Crispina Robert crispina@sph.com.sg ITS Christmas Day tomorrow and from 2pm to 7pm, Fuji Ice Palace will have a pile of snow for skaters to play with. The pile will be replenished as and when necessary. Falling snow will also add to the233 words
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Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
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Article, Illustration273 2000-12-24 39 I AM a 17-year-old girl who had never been in a relationship before. I used to be envious of girls with boyfriends by their sides and I really prayed hard that I would one day have a boyfriend. A few months back, I went steady273 words
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Article158 2000-12-24 39 Last week's letter: LIBRA has had a relationship with her boyfriend for V/ 2 years. They spend most of their time together. But next year, they will be going to different schools. Her problem, she says, is that he is good-looking and popular. She's158 words
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Article134 2000-12-24 39 Readers' advice: TRUST! You've got to trust him. If you set him free and he comes back, he's yours. If you set him free and he doesn't come back, he was never meant to be yours. A 3Yi -year relationship is neither long nor short. But it's134 words
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Article121 2000-12-24 39 YOU want him but you are obviously insecure about this relationship and for good reason. You can't make anyone faithful to you. But what you can do is to find out the cause of his apparent tendency to roam and see if anything can be121 words
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Article366 2000-12-24 40 A FEW months ago, I started to take notice of a girl in class. At first, I thought those feelings would go away soon, but I was wrong. As days go by, my feelings for her grew, and it soon became love. I realised that366 words
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Article411 2000-12-24 40 LATE last year, this girl A caught my attention. At that time, I didn't know her name or any thing about her, except her class. I kept my feelings to myself. However, I was able to catch up with her this year after411 words
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Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
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Article136 2000-12-24 40 Q I AM a 14-year-old with pimples on his face. I would like to know if masturbation can lead to the growth of pimples. All my friends who have pimples also tell me they masturbate. Is there any cure for this problem? Can it be prevented?136 words
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Article115 2000-12-24 40 Q I have a question regarding the difference between boys and girls. If when a boy gets "excited" his penis becomes erect, what happens to girls when they get excited? Gerald A YOU may refer to The Human Sexual Response by Masters and Johnson: Many details of115 words
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Article140 2000-12-24 40 Q RECENTLY, whenever I urinate or masturbate, I have felt a sharp pain in my penis. I have had sex with my partner. Please give me some advice. Thank you. A Worried FROM the information you have provided in your letter, I find it difficult140 words
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Advertisement60 2000-12-24 40 CALL US If you need advice on matters of the heart or sex issues, write to: Aggie, The New Paper, News Centre, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore *****7. Or fax: 737-5375, e-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg (please mark: Aggie) or call 1900-*****07 (calls cost 30 cents a minute). (You can use a pen name,60 words
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Article, Illustration466 2000-12-24 43 TRUDY LIM - But there are 'strangers' and 'strangers'... [s^arriedwithkidsj by TRUDY LIM trudy@sph.com.sg DO not talk to strangers. This rule was drummed into me when I was a little girl. And I have,- in turn, drummed it into my children faithfully with mixed results. In466 words
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Miscellaneous635 2000-12-24 44 fFunniesl WHAT'S HUP Hnw y 'rimp 1 low man? Old man geHoryo?? Thetireelfl J I'm so glad I managed to finish my Christmas I You need to rest What rest? Tomorrow, m 9°' n 9 for my shopping on time. Now I can take a break H VO ur wearv635 words
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Article, Illustration633 2000-12-24 47 R Chandran - PfWaWKSSg .w..... .v... 1 1 1 Column I A FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN BY SINGAPORE'S THEATRE TEASE by R Chandran WE wish people "have fun!". But I sometimes wonder if it is a bit of a curse. Throughout our lives we have, I am633 words
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Article, Illustration471 2000-12-24 48 Lionel Lee - By Lionel Lee IRISH jockey Edward Ahern's three-month riding stint at Kranji got off to a fabulous start on a night when European jockeys dominated the proceedings. A big name not only in his native Ireland but also in Norway and Sweden, the 23-year-old wasPictures/ Zaihan Mohamed Yusof - 471 words
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Article, Illustration964 2000-12-24 49 JUSTIN TIME: Boulevard King (left), with Fernando iovineatop, doing just enough to edgeoutThe Dragon (Craig Carmody)in the opening raceatKranji last night Picture/ Zaihan Mohamed Yusof 10 BOULEVARD KING 53c 54 (38-10) Flovlne (7) 5 6 1 (461) 8 THE DRAGON 54.5 (52-13) CCarmodyPicture/ Zaihan Mohamed Yusof - 964 words
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Article, Illustration284 2000-12-24 50 PERFECT OUTING I Jockey Mick Dittman saluting on the John Meagher-trained Eunice's Express, his only ride in the seven-race programme, in Race 5 at Kranji last night Secret Success (Olivier Doleuze, in yellow cap) fills third spot behind Zelda (not in picture). Picture/ ZaihanPicture/ Zaihan Mohamed Yusof - 284 words
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897 2000-12-24 50 RACE 1: Steady rain fell before and during the running of the race. THE DRAGON jumped awkwardly, brushing the inside gate. VUKAVAR jumped awkwardly and was slow to begin. CAPTAIN BEST was inconvenienced at the start when tightened between DATS DEWAN, who897 words
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1755 2000-12-24 51 1 ACONCAGUA 57 (35-12) RQuinn (7) 7 3 1 (469) 11 UNITED FAMILY 57 c 54.5 (38-13) 'MLeong (10) 3 2 2 (466) 8 HOGANS HIU. 57 (13-7) KLOo (5) 4 4 3 (490) 5 CENTILLIUM 57 (62-16) 0 Bradley (13) 9 7 4 (489)1,755 words
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Article309 2000-12-24 51 Michael Lee - By Michael Lee THE Osman Sidek-trained Lucky Eighty One is the archetype front-runner who is hard to run down once he grabs the lead. Especially so with the Batu Gantong track at Penang rated as yielding yesterday the hard as nails Dauberval entire's previous309 words
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1392 2000-12-24 52 RACE 1: LAND OF FORTUNE shifted his off-fore plate at the saddling area and had to be reshod. CENTILLIUM was slow into stride. DESERT FIGHTER shifted out shortly after the start, making contact with HOGANS HILL, who in turn made contact with BEST WIN.1,392 words
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Article472 2000-12-24 53 Hurricane Warning (Race 4 No. 4) Exciting youngster who blew the opposition in the Magic Millions Classic, going around his wide berth •with consummate ease. Step-up to 1,400 m suits him to a tee. Goes into the Class 3 race as fit as ever, with the472 words
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694 2000-12-24 53 NOTE: As there will be no publication on Christmas Day, the race results as well as the Penang Turf Club stipendiary stewards' report will be published in The New Paper on Tuesday. No. Last 6 runs Horse Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Ageforiqin/sex,694 words
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1249 2000-12-24 54 MUDLARKS RACE 1: Casual Dragon. RACE 2: El Banco, Key Man, Great Discovery, New Formula, Wise General. RACE 4: Little Emperor, Goldlenda, Twenty First, Hurricane Warning, Big Thinker, Sir Personality, Colour Of Life, Follow The Wind, Hotel California, Play Up, Ocean Topaz,1,249 words
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Article, Illustration1527 2000-12-24 57 There seems no limit to the United money-making machine. One day it might even be powerful enough to print its own banknotes. And it is about to soar even higher in the fiscal stratosphere by charging its global army of1,527 words
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Article, Illustration81 2000-12-24 59 TALK ABOUT A SMOTHERING DEFENCE! STILL HAS THE TOUCH ANYONE FOR BRIDGE?: The Charlotte Hornets' Otis Thorpe tries not to fall on Minnesota Timberwolves' Terrell Brandon after the two collided during an NBA match on Friday. Picture/ Reuters YES, ITS HIM: Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona may bePicture/ Reuters; Picture/ Reuters - 81 words
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Article, Illustration527 2000-12-24 60 ASTON VILLA 2 Southgate (43rd min), Boateng (88) LEEDS 1 Woodgate (90) ASTON Villa's fine Elland Road record continued as it well and truly pooped the Robbie Keane pre-Christmas party with a solid win. Gareth Southgate, who scored twice last season, and George Boateng grabbedPicture/ Afp - 527 words
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Article, Illustration489 2000-12-24 61 MAN U 2 Solskjaer 20, 32 IPSWICH 0 Wire Services. OLE Gunnar Solskjaer put in a flawless striking performance as Manchester United restored its eightpoint lead at the top of the Premiership. It is a testament to the way Ipswich has performed all season that anWire Services.; Picture/ Afp - 489 words
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Article, Illustration886 2000-12-24 63 EDWIN YEO - (err... sorvy, make that Liverpool) 4 0 Steven Gerrard (11th min), Michael Owen (62), NickBarmby(71), Robbie Fowler (90) SPORTS COMMENT EDWIN YEO Skysports. YOU know I hate it when Liverpool wins. So I should be livid after its convincing 4-0 victory over Arsenal last night, right? EspeciallySkysports.; Graphics: Peter Gwee - 886 words
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