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Title Section35 2001-05-07 1 MONDAY, MAY 7, 2001 the new paper MONDAY, MAY 7, 2001 Singapore Press Holdings Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Tel: 1800-7 33 44 55 Website: newpaper.asia I .com.sg MITA(P) 106/03/2001 60 CENTS II 111 8 *****1 *****1™ the35 words
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Article, Illustration451 2001-05-07 2 Wire services. HUNDREDS of people were killed or wounded yesterday when an overcrowded football stadium in northern Iran collapsed. The accident happened during a bad-tempered match featuring one of the nation's most popular teams. Security forces closed off access to area hospitals. According toWire services.; Picture/ Afp - 451 words
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Article118 2001-05-07 2 June 23,1968 74 killed iri stampede during River Plate v Boca Juniors match in Buenos Aires. Jan 2,1971 66 die while spectators tried to leave stadium towards the end of a Celtic v Rangers match. Oct 20,1982 340 killed during European Cup match between Spartak Moscow and Haarlem118 words
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296 2001-05-07 2 SHE had given up all hope. Last year, Japanese rock singer Kirilo's guitar was stolen in San Francisco. Kirilo, who belongs to a punk rock group called Exgirls, was on a tour of the US city. The guitar was later found abandoned296 words
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Article, Illustration495 2001-05-07 3 On the first day of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's visit to Cambodia, TANYA FONG reports how he struck a high note THE challenge before Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong was to scale the steep steps of the majestic Angkor Wat. He gamely accepted it. AfterPictures/ Tanya fong - 495 words
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Advertisement46 2001-05-07 2 Sorry In our report, Lucky Pedestrian (The New Paper, May l) y the managing director of Xie Chun Trading, who was quoted in the report, was identified as MrChing Siew Pin. This is incorrect. Mr Chingis, in fact, the building manager of Far East Shopping Centre.46 words
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Article, Illustration652 2001-05-07 4 Yong Shew Fern - SINGAPORE By Yong Shew Fern DOMINOES are supposed to fall. But not by accident. At the launch of Channel U last night, 200,000 pieces were to be set in motion as the grand finale. The hitch was... some of them decided to topple before the cue.Pictures/ Zaihan Mohd Yusof - 652 words
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QUICKNEWS
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Article216 2001-05-07 6 HOT STORY SCHOOLS GO HIGH-TECH THIS latest Internet technology should make many Singaporean parents happy. For some parents can now just log on the Internet even from their workplace to keep tabs on their child's progress in school. They can find out information like what216 words
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Article, Illustration61 2001-05-07 6 Quote Wworthy ON THE RACK: Bigger vs faster in aircraft battle Page 22 Reporters keep asking about CPF. But when I talk to workers and union leaders, they're not talking about CPF restoration. Today, people worry about job security. So, I think we can put the61 words
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News Break
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Article74 2001-05-07 6 SCIENCE IF the experiment is successful, a British professor of cybernetics and his wife will be able to communicate sensation and movement to each other through chips planted in their arms. They will become the first human cyborgs. The signals from one would be transmitted to a computer,74 words
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Article71 2001-05-07 6 HANDPHONES THEY are young, and they are going bankrupt because of their handphones. More young Australians, including teenagers, are being lured by offers of easy credit and "cheap phones", and running up huge debts on their mobile phones. The number of people under 25 declaring bankruptcy has almost71 words
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Article71 2001-05-07 6 ROCK-CLIMBING IN 1990, only 300 people in Singapore had attempted rock-climbing. Last year ten years on that number grew to over 70,000. Safra senior climbing instructor Amir Moostafa, for example, has seen a two-fold increase in the number of applicants for its courses since he started training climbers71 words
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Article73 2001-05-07 6 UPGRADING AN amphitheatre, a clock tower, a jogging track and other brand-new facilities that's what Nee Soon South residents will have by the end of March next year. The Interim Upgrading Programme will give 715 flats in Blocks 725 to 730 of Yishun Street 71 better amenities,73 words
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Article67 2001-05-07 7 MALAYSIA IF education opportunities for non-Malays were restricted, then Chinese and Indians should have access to more places in educational institutions. But Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who expressed concern about a brain drain yesterday, stopped short of saying whether the quota system a three-decade-long legacy would be67 words
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Article74 2001-05-07 7 THE Singapore Gardens is setting up a bank of frozen sperm and tissue samples of the wildlife in captivity here. The aim: So that it will be able to clone animals in the future. This is to provide a safety net against extinction, and to combat infertility in74 words
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Article81 2001-05-07 7 SMOKERS ZOO SOON, smokers won't need a cigarette to get their nicotine fix tobacco companies are coming up with a mint sweet that will contain as much nicotine as a cigarette. And it is prompting fears that children could be tempted. Called cigalett, the sweet will be81 words
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Article68 2001-05-07 7 MAIDS THE Maid-a-Friend programme was launched by Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee on Saturday to encourage maids and their employers to adjust, compromise and learn about each other's culture. Prof Ho said that ultimately, a measure of kindness can prevent unpleasant situations. The programme also included a workshop68 words
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Article49 2001-05-07 6 International Herald Tribune: Pleading for peace, Pope visits mosque Asian Wall Street Journal: Of farce and foreign affairs: Disparate images of Kim Jong II South China Morning Post: US Falungong members deported New Straits Times: ACA may investigate Umno six guilty of money politics: Dr M49 words
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Article207 2001-05-07 7 Fbcus. NOW, you no longer have to pop down to HDB's branch offices to apply for a resale flat. Nor turn up personally to deposit any forms or go to the bank for a cashier's ordei* to pay the administrative fees. With e-Resale, applying207 words
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Article46 2001-05-07 7 The Straits Times: Non-Malay brain drain fears worry Mahathir The Business Times: Koizumi may have to soften banking reforms Lianhe Zaobao: Channel U launch the start of new times Berita Harian: CDC and town councils seek public opinions Project Eyeball: Turn U on46 words
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Article, Illustration48 2001-05-07 7 this NOWAY DOWN: School principal Paul Kubena laughing as he watches students file out out of the school's gym in Sterling, Alaska, after they used duct tape to "suspend" him during an awards assembly. The event was a fund-raiser for a class field trip. Picture/ ApPicture/ Ap - 48 words
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521 2001-05-07 8 Woon Wui Tek - By Woon Wui Tek HANG on to your job. Especially if you work in the electronics sector, say the experts. Last year, an Economic Development Board census showed that 105,416 people work in electronics-related companies. Ofthese, now more than 5,000 might lose their521 words
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Miscellaneous34 2001-05-07 6 Dilbert /Scott Adams SOMEONE THREW A COMPUTER OFF THE ROOF AND KILLED OUR BIGGEST CUSTOMER. <C^ UJE PLAN TO REPLACE HIM WITH A LOOKALIKE WHO WILL CONTINUE BUYING FROM US. m i <C7 ft34 words
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Article, Illustration508 2001-05-07 10 Tanya Fong - By- Tanya Fong SHE was flattered to be told that she had modelling potential. And even more pleased to learn that she could train to be a model for free. So Miss Estee Soh Yien Ping, 21, a private school student, agreed508 words
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Article87 2001-05-07 10 LAWYER Pet.Qr Ong Lip Cheng said Bristol Hanada Industries may not be able to take action against Miss Soh. Said Mr Ong: 'The company has to prove it has suffered a loss. "In this case, the woman has not attended anything, so no contract was breached."87 words
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Article76 2001-05-07 10 THE Consumer Authority of Singapore (Case) received three complaints about Bristol Hanada Industries this year. According to Case spokesman Stephen Loke, two complainants claimed the company had demanded $2,000 when they decided to back out. Mr Loke noted that in the questionnaire, there seemed to be an76 words
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Article335 2001-05-07 10 HE had not threatened her. Nor had he demanded $2,000 from her as a penalty. This is what Mr Terry Qwjue of Bristol Hanada Industries Pte Ltd told The New Paper on Friday. He said: "Many girls have signed the agreement and backed out. And I335 words
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Article284 2001-05-07 11 THE New Paper interviewed three more women who were approached in the same manner along Orchard Road last week. Miss Angie, in her early 30s, went for the interview last Friday. She said: "Three women approached me. "They asked me if I was interested in284 words
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Article, Illustration535 2001-05-07 12 Low Cheng Ling - By Low Cheng Ling This is what a man, who went to buy Louis Vuitton bags worth $10,000, wants to know. For, he was told he could not buy more than one item. And you thought it was only happiness535 words
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Article, Illustration398 2001-05-07 13 Reuters. I T could easily have been an episode from a cops TV series. But this is a real-life murder case, featuring an actor best known for playing a detective role. Actor Robert Blake's wife, Bonny Bakley, was killed on Friday night near a HollywoodReuters.; Pictures/ Ap - 398 words
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Article, Illustration334 2001-05-07 14 TAIWAN'S high-profile spring-autumn romance between a 51-year-old woman and an 18-year-old student took a violent new twist yesterday. Ms Chao Hsiu-hua's karaoke club was vandalised by angry family members and neighbours of her youngPicture/ Shin Min Daily News - 334 words
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Article, Illustration352 2001-05-07 16 AFP. HIS star has been rising. But now Bollywood's Fardeen Khan's future is in doubt. He has been arrested on charges of possession of cocaine. And papa, popular Hindi film actor-producer Feroz Khan, told Star News that his son had admitted to taking cocaine. ButAFP.; Picture/ Reuters - 352 words
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182 2001-05-07 16 THE baby girls disappeared in India. To surface in Australia. They were bought from poor villagers who could not afford to feed another mouth. Sometimes for as low as As2s ($23.50). Or stolen from hospitals, orphanages and playgrounds. And they are sold to182 words
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Article334 2001-05-07 17 SELL cosmetics and recruit more people to do the same. The more you sell and the more you recruit, the bigger your bonuses. This was the pitch of two Hongkong companies in what were, essentially, pyramid selling schemes. And 15,000 people responded, giving the companies334 words
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Article, Illustration392 2001-05-07 18 AMERICAN Erik Weihenmayer is going to try to reach the peak of Mount Everest this week. It's no mean feat by any standards. It's even more extraordinary for Mr Weihenmayer, 32. You see, he's blind and has been for 20 years. His blindness hasn't stoppedPicture/ Reuters - 392 words
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130 2001-05-07 19 A MAN allegedly beat his wife and then paraded her in the nude, on a motorcycle for about two kilometres around the Malaysian town of Sri Bandi and surrounding areas yesterday. The wife, a 33-year-old Myanmar woman later lodged a police report. 4130 words
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Article, Illustration87 2001-05-07 19 muwnuF Mr Oleg Gordievsky, a former senior KGB officer who became a spy for the British in 1974, disclosed the tricks of his trade to the BBC: In this park, I would leave a container with money, instructions or a letter in a dead letter box. Then leaving87 words
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Article, Illustration489 2001-05-07 20 Why the US can't capture him Q Lack of proper intelligence Before setting out on an operation to capture Osama, the US needs specific information. This has been one of the biggest obstacles that the US is facing. Says Mr Paul Bremer, a counter-terrorism expert: H "For thatIllustration/KELVIN CHAN - 489 words
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Article110 2001-05-07 21 OSAMA left Saudi Arabia in 1979 to fight against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He received security training from the CIA, according to a Middle Eastern analyst. While in Afghanistan, he founded the Maktab al-Khidimat (MAK), which recruited fighters from around the world. After the Soviet withdrawal,110 words
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Article, Illustration65 2001-05-07 21 USA Today BORN: March 10,1957 FAMILY: Four wives, at least 10 children WEALTH: Inherited US$25O million ($450 m) from his father, a Saudi construction magnate EDUCATION: Public administration degree US BLAMES HIM FOR: Bomb attacks in World Trade Centre, Somalia, US military HQ in Riyadh, US military barracks inUSA Today - 65 words
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Article, Illustration220 2001-05-07 22 FOR years, US plane-maker Boeing did not have big challengers. Slowly, European Airbus Industrie began to eat into Boeing's market and in 1999, it won the biggest share of new passenger-jet orders for the first time. Boeing likes to portray Airbus as a pampered220 words
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Article69 2001-05-07 22 IT'S a win for Boeing. For carriers, the A3BO risk is now great. Iff you buy a fleet of A3Bos and suddenly the Sonic Cruiser appears, you've invested in a horse-drawn carriage when cars are arriving and that is the analogy. If the Cruiser is for real,69 words
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Article132 2001-05-07 22 BBC. THE world's first sports car to run on rotting vegetables has been put through its paces. It goes from 0 to 96kmh in under six seconds and reaches a top speed of 209kmh. The car runs on gas given off by fermenting organic household wasteBBC. - 132 words
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Article, Illustration49 2001-05-07 22 Spanish adventurer Kitin Monoz's reed boat Mata Rangi 111 leaves Barcelona harbour in an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean to Colombia yesterday. The 20-metre boat made of reeds using traditional boat-building techniques has a crew of Spaniards, one Japanese and one Bolivan -AFP. Picture/ AfpPicture/ Afp - 49 words
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Article, Illustration480 2001-05-07 22 MELVIN SINGH - e WITH MELVIN SINGH TEN is for the average number of hours I spend at work each day. 4 That's how many years I have been with the paper. 73 That's how old I will be before I have earned and saved enough480 words
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Miscellaneous61 2001-05-07 23 Singaporean abroad i 2* e fl JOUftNEf IMtbTME HEART OF DOT-COM IXMtKNESS n' TT^ UK lli THE WHOLE POINT Of THE FMRIES IS TO FKMTMMeSSIOia! THESE, U* 6£T T> mar RHKS JN 1HC4MC PREDICAMENT. SHARE nms AMwr omxmiNmes... J m M £5? 98! V k %A IflrrtR THftT NI6HT. m61 words
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Article, Illustration747 2001-05-07 24 Yong Siew Fern - showtime By Yong Siew Fern AS a photographer, 31-year-old David Tan cannot call himself a professional. It is something he does on the side when he gets bored. And he cannot do it full-time because then he will get bored. Honestly, he gets bored veryPictures/ Courtesy Of David Tan - 747 words
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215 2001-05-07 24 HE may get models to bare their bodies for him, but David is not about to bare his body for anyone yet. "I live with my parents, you know," he says. So when he was away in Boston, it was the perfect time to215 words
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Article, Illustration406 2001-05-07 26 Carol Leong - B r M£ *"'> s M-t Wl 'bti -i, m, g% TF'ty* VlAf r but hi YLt By Carol Leong FAKE flowers have never been so fashionable. Coco Chanel made the camellia her trademark in the 1920s and it's always been around, but their revival began406 words
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Article, Illustration77 2001-05-07 27 SHOT: Jessica Simpson (left) IN: Santa Monica, California THE ACT: We don't mean to be blunt, but the fashion police should really shoot this girl's fashion consultant. Or at least tell teenybopper Simpson that a scruffylooking cut-and-paste number doesn't pass off as proper dress, if that's77 words
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Article, Illustration115 2001-05-07 27 SHOT: Lara Flynn Boyle IN: Los Angeles THE ACT: Blink and you'll miss her. The wafer thin Boyle, of The Practice fame, might have looked all warm and snug on Jack Nicholson's arms earlier this year. But if you haven't already heard, it's115 words
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Article, Illustration106 2001-05-07 27 SHOT: Lucy Lawless IN: Los Angeles THE ACT: She's thrown out the leather Amazonian war dress and picked out a silky, floral, absolutely feminine number. New Zealander Lawless, better known as the formidable Xena, our stronger than an ox Warrior Princess, is seen106 words
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Article, Illustration90 2001-05-07 28 SHOT: Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones (above) IN: Circuit de Catalunya, Spain THE ACT: Catch one of Tinseltown's undeniably best dressed and most glamorous celebrities playing, well, a not-so-glamorous role. Zeta-Jones is playing a British relief worker opposite co-star Kevin Costner, who plays an American90 words
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Article, Illustration105 2001-05-07 28 SHOT: Charlie's Angels IN: Los Angeles THE ACT: No more gongfu kicks and back-breaking stunts for Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore (above) for a while. But the untouchable stars still pack a powerful punch as they receive their award for Favourite Action Team105 words
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Article, Illustration74 2001-05-07 28 SHOT: Claudia Schiffer (above) IN: Camp de Mar, Mallorca THE ACT: What's going on? The whirlwind romance between the supermodel and film producer Matthew Vaughn appears to be cooling off, or is it? Some friends insist it has merely lost some of its initial sparks.74 words
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Article, Illustration171 2001-05-07 29 HE has no qualms about performing in front of thousands of screaming fans. But ask him to sing at a karaoke club and Hideaki Takizawa (right) would turn red in the face. As he's afraid of being mobbed by over-eager fans, the cute heart-throb would rather have171 words
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Article, Illustration208 2001-05-07 29 CAN you tell that's Hitoe Arakaji (right) in the photo? Without the thick makeup and slick clothes of her girl band days, the 19-year-old former Speed member looks as plain as any teenager. What's more, she seems to have piled on a few kilograms since208 words
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Article, Illustration178 2001-05-07 29 WANT to scare Japanese R&B singer Sakura (right)? Just show her some braised chicken feet! When she first saw the dish in Taipei last week, she freaked out: "No! No! Is it a child's hand or worms?" Neither. It was a gift from her good178 words
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Article, Illustration519 2001-05-07 30 Shawn Baharin's latin pop songs have made him the Ricky Martin of Malaysia. Yet the 27-year-old is still too shy to ask a girl out on a date, he tells ERI AKBAR IF you tip the scales at 95kg, girls just don't519 words
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Article, Illustration479 2001-05-07 38 10-1 shot springs surprise in Kentucky Derby as race favourite Point Given flops LAT-WP. THE racing world stood poised to welcome its next Triple Crown winner. Point Given, the large, flashy chestnut, was the anointed one. But last Saturday, as horses thundered down the long stretch of ChurchillLAT-WP.; Picture/ Ap; Picture/ Reuters - 479 words
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134 2001-05-07 38 US punters wager 129m on Run for the Roses 7 Reuters. THE United States may be heading into rough economic waters but there was no sign of it in record betting on last Saturday's Kentucky Derby. National betting on the 127 th Run for the Roses when many casual punters7 . Reuters. - 134 words
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Article, Illustration20 2001-05-07 38 TOP DRAW: Two race-goers sporting unique hats op Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Picture/ ReutersPicture/ Reuters - 20 words
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Article113 2001-05-07 38 THE Andreas Wohler-trained Sunderland capped off an impressive lead-up to the $1 million Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Sprint with a gutsy second in the Kolner Fruhjars Sprint-Preis at Cologne last Saturday. In the 1,200 m Listed Race, Sunderland boxed on well after hitting the front in the113 words
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310 2001-05-07 39 Michael Lee - By Michael Lee FRESH from a brief let-up following an unsuccessful stint in Class 2 company, Timberlain returned to the winner's circle with a hurrah in yesterday's RM60,000 ($28,800) Class 3 Bunga Raya Special Stakes at Kuala Lumpur, justifying trainer K Velu's310 words
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Article, Illustration1392 2001-05-07 40 RACE 1: Apprentice J Yeoh was fined RMISO ($72) by the official starter for entering the wrong barrier. CONVICTION and KARWYEKEET, who jumped with the field, were slow into stride. CONVICTION was trapped wide rounding the turn between the 800 m and1,392 words
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Article, Illustration691 2001-05-07 41 ASIA cupjutimnottLm mm*** BRIAN MILLER AT THE SCENE Nothing in badminton brings out the passion in the spectator than a doubles match. Perhaps it's because of its sheer intensity and raw power. Like living on the edge. It must be that intensity. And yesterday atPicture/ Kua Chee Siong - 691 words
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Article, Illustration892 2001-05-07 42 Brian Miller - CHINA THE BADMINTON KING FOR NOW By Brian Miller SO, now we know. China smashed its way to victory in the Asia Cup 2001 badminton tournament. Backed by some vociferous support at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, it lifted the Cup at the expense of aPictures/ Kua Chee Siong - 892 words
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Article, Illustration92 2001-05-07 44 AP, Reuters. CAPTAIN Mark van Bommel scored a goal and set up another as PSV retained the Dutch league title with a 3-0 home win against SC Heerenveen yesterday. The win extended PSV's unbeaten streak to 30 games. It totalled 74 points. Frits Philips, theAP, Reuters. - 92 words
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Article, Illustration97 2001-05-07 44 AP. SWISS defender Patrick Mueller scored in extra time as Lyon beat Monaco 2-1 on Saturday to win the French League Cup. It was the side's first title in 28 years. Mueller flicked in a pass from Sonny Anderson to secure Lyon's victory and 15 million francsAP. - 97 words
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Article524 2001-05-07 44 ENGLISH DIVISION ONE Reuters. A LATE goal by Dougie Freedman gave Crystal Palace a 1-0 victory at Stockport yesterday. That ensured Palace's stay in the First Division and condemned Huddersfield to relegation following its 2-1 home defeat by Birmingham. Palace, which has not been outside theReuters. - 524 words
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Article, Illustration169 2001-05-07 45 SCOTLAND AFP. HENRIK Larsson equalled Brian Clair's Scottish Premier League record of 35 goals in a season as champion Celtic routed Hibernian 5-2 yesterday. It was a dress-rehearsal for the Scottish Cup final. This took the Swedish striker's goal total to 53 in all competitionsAFP. - 169 words
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Article, Illustration357 2001-05-07 45 LECCE 0 BRESCIA 3 Wire Services. IN-FORM Roberto Baggio scored a hat-trick in Brescia's commanding win. That took his goal tally to 10 this season. Baggio opened the scoring from a corner kick, surprising Lecce goalkeeper Antonio Chimenti with a curling kick that slippedWire Services.; Picture/ Afp - 357 words
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Article401 2001-05-07 45 Reuters. lAZM2BATOO: Juan Veron scored twice as Lazio won its 18th match of the season. Veron hit a volley from the edge of the box in the 25th minute to give Lazio the lead. The Argentine international then repeated it just before half-time, blasting a shot from 25 metresReuters. - 401 words
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Article, Illustration681 2001-05-07 46 Zidane scores ITALY MORNING LATEST JUVENTUS 2 ROMA 2 AFP, AP. AN inspired Hidetoshi Nakata came off the bench to score one goal and set up another in the final 11 minutes. That performance helped league-leading AS Roma to a memorable comeback 2-2 draw against top challenger JuventusAFP, AP.; Picture/ Reuters - 681 words
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Article54 2001-05-07 46 Alaves 5 Racing Santander 1 Osasuna 1 Real Mallorca 0 Real Oviedo 5 Athletic Bilbao 0 Real Zaragoza 3 Numancia 1 Valladolid 0 Malaga 0 Villarreal 2 Las Palmas 1 Celta Vigo 3 Real Madrid 0 Espanyol 0 Barcelona 0 Real Sociedad 1 Valencia 2 Rayo Vallecano54 words
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Article, Illustration144 2001-05-07 47 MATCHTAKE ROUND 31 THE RACE FOR EUROPE LIVERPOOL 3 NEWCASTLE 0 Michael owen has revealed that he will open contract talks in the summer, and admitted that he is perfectly happy to stay with Liverpool. Owen (right), in fantastic form in -recent weeks, revealed that the clubPicture/ Ap - 144 words
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Article, Illustration389 2001-05-07 47 BOBBY Robson watched a Michael Owen hat-trick destroy his Newcastle side 3-0 at Anfield and told Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier: "You will push Manchester United for the title next season." Liverpool moved to within one win of389 words
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Article, Illustration335 2001-05-07 48 ROUND 31 THE CRASH ZONE ASTON VILLA 3 COVENTRY 2 GORDON Strachan still managed one of his trademark jokes despite seeing his Coventry side relegated after 34 years in the top flight. Coventry went down to the Nationwide League after Aston Villa came back from two goalsPicture/ Ap - 335 words
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Article308 2001-05-07 48 WEST HAM 3 SAINTS 0 Coventry joins Bradford in Division One next season after its defeat at Villa, but Man CHy is still in there fighting. Joe Royle's men will contest the final relegation place with Middlesbrough. Derby's shock win over Man U and* West308 words
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Article, Illustration216 2001-05-07 48 BRADFORD IBOROI TERRY Venables again emphasised he won't be holding any talks on his future with Middlesbrough until the end of the"season. The former England coach was brought in as first-team coach last December to help ease its relegation plight. Boro is still216 words
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Article, Illustration165 2001-05-07 49 We are all looking forward to seeing our fans in the Far East again. The support we have in places like Singapore is truly amazing and much appreciated by everyone here. For sure, we are more popular there than in England. The club sends its best wishes to all ourPictures/ Afp, Ap, Reuters - 165 words
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Miscellaneous199 2001-05-07 50 TIIFH O |fk I S, §8 w 1% jf 5 9.00 AM S Club 7 Special Boyfriends Birthdays (Variety) 10.00 Holiday Variety 1: Ronan Keating—Live from The Royal Albert Hall 11.00 Holiday Music Awards Special II: The 2001 Brit Awanls 1.00 PM Holiday Movie Special 1 Sgt Bllko 3.00 Holiday199 words
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Miscellaneous225 2001-05-07 50 TV Women of Windsor Hallmark (Ch 36), 9pm When they accepted their elevated positions in life, the women of the British royal family had to sacrifice their privacy and always maintain a professional image. This film explores the devastating impact this had on the lives of Sarah Ferguson and the225 words
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Miscellaneous167 2001-05-07 50 There Goes My Baby. Star Movies (Ch 58), 9pm A group of seniors in a high school in the '60s are faced with life decisions. There is the Harvard-bound genius, the beach boy who might have to trade his surfboard for machine guns in Vietnam and a girl who dreams167 words
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Miscellaneous173 2001-05-07 50 Friends Channel 5,10pm In this new season, everyone celebrates Monica and Chandler's engagement Then, Monica catches Rachel and Ross kissing and thinks that she is trying to steal her night central KIDS CENTRAL 9.00 AM Holiday Special —Marathon Challenge: Digimon Adventure/The Powerpuff Girls VASANTHAM CENTRAL 4.00 PMVesak Day Tamil Movie173 words
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