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Title Section12 2002-05-14 1 Streats TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/200212 words
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Article730 2002-05-14 1 Philip Lee - Budget 2002: MPs raise concerns of lower-income earners, SMEs By Philip Lee A PRO-PEOPLE Budget? Not quite, MPs said yesterday, reflecting the sentiment of lower-income Singaporeans and small local businessmen. The MPs said in Parliament that although the tax incentives would better ensure economic growth, small730 words
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MORNING RUSH
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98 2002-05-14 1 AFP TO ensure safety and quality of traditional medicines, China will implement a set of regulations to standardise the production of medicinal materials. Strict quality standards will be imposed on the growing, gathering, packaging and transporting of traditional Chinese medicinal crops and materials. The new– AFP - 98 words
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Article62 2002-05-14 1 SINGAPORE Post, SingTel’s postal arm, may soon go public in what could be Singapore’s largest floatation exercise since SingTel’s. STTV said that the exercise is part of SingTel’s effort to enhance Sing Post’s shareholder value and its own shares. It also frees Sing Post management to62 words
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Article64 2002-05-14 1 SINGAPORE will set aside $BO million over the next five years to boost its key maritime sector, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong told Parliament yesterday. Of the total, $3O million will be set aside to help shipping lines reduce operating costs; the rest will be spent64 words
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STREATS local
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Article, Illustration355 2002-05-14 2 Soraya Salim - Seat-belt backlash: Police will be flexible By_ Soraya Salim THE enforcement, from last week, of the 10-year-old seat-belt law has caused flurries on two fronts: Calls to the Traffic Police to clarify its action, and a rush to shops selling child car seats. To quell355 words
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Article122 2002-05-14 2 FROM 1,000 orders for child seats a month to more than 10,000 in the last few days. That’s the boost in business for car seat supplier BII> Trading since police enforced the seat belt ruling. Retail chain Mothercare, which has six outlets, said it was122 words
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Article441 2002-05-14 2 Q: Why are passengers on buses exempted from wearing seat-belts and even allowed to stand? A: At this stage, it is not necessary for buses to be equippeft,with seat belts, considering the high turnover of passengers who board and alight and the high operation costs involved to441 words
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Article, Illustration328 2002-05-14 3 Soraya Salim - Lost girl ‘rescued’ By Soraya Salim THIS white handkerchief is all kindergarten teacher Radiah Abdul Razak has to remind her of a stranger’s kindness in helping her reunite with her five-year-old daughter. On May 2, Ms Radiah, 35, was waiting for Tibs ServiceClarence Chan - 328 words
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Article144 2002-05-14 3 Cara van Miriah - By- Cara van Miriah IT pays to be courteous. Manners spies will lurk around Cold Storage supermarkets, the Giant hypermarket, 7-Eleven stores and Guardian and Photo Finish shops with their antennae set to “Nice”. The outlets are in the Dairy Farm Group, which will conduct144 words
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Article359 2002-05-14 4 Wendy Tan - Sing Tel: TAS played hardball in negotiations Wendy Tan SINGTEL was never warned that it won’t get a cent if it didn’t resolve its differences with the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS) over compensation for opening up Singapore’s telecoms market ahead of schedule. “There was no threat,”359 words
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Article89 2002-05-14 4 NO records were kept of a “last opportunity” meeting for Sing Tel and TAS to “iron out the final details” of an agreement before recommendations were sent to the Cabinet for approval. Ms Ng Cher Keng told the court: “There were no notes from the 24th (of April,89 words
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Article249 2002-05-14 4 Khushwant Singh - Reports by Khushwant Singh A 35-YEAR-OLD woman said she didn’t flinch when a 54-year-old Chinese physician told her she had beautiful breasts and unhooked her bra beneath her T-shirt. She thought he was going to examine her as she had gone to his clinic at noon249 words
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Article97 2002-05-14 4 AT 1 1.30 am on March 3, Hamidon Mohamed Ayip, 40, unemployed, stole 33 pairs of shoes from his neighbours in Block 350 Bukit Batok Street 34. He fled when Mr Ong Thiam Huat, 46, gave chase. The box Hamidon used to carry the shoes gave way. When97 words
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Article, Illustration74 2002-05-14 4 A MAN died on Sunday morning when his excavator toppled into a canal along Elias Road. Mr Zeng Zhenyan, 28, had been trying to drive the machine up onto a lorry at about 9.30 am when it went out of control, crashed through three metal railings and74 words
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STREATS parliament
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Article, Illustration472 2002-05-14 6 Sarah Ng - More incentives for shipping lines By_ Sarah Ng SINGAPORE will set aside $BO million over the next five years to promote and strengthen its maritime sector under a new Maritime Cluster Fund, said Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong in Parliament yesterday. Almost half $3O million472 words
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Article267 2002-05-14 6 – Sarah Ng - Sarah Ng THERE is no guarantee that Sennett Estate will be upgraded despite the area’s ballot results at the General Election last November. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said in Parliament yesterday that the promise made during the hustings was that Sennett Estate will be267 words
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Article397 2002-05-14 6 Deepa Vijiyasingam - By Deepa Vijiyasingam CUT petrol tax, ERP charges, foreign worker levies and property tax. And cut them all by half. That would be bold.. And that is what MP Indeijit Singh would like to see as part of measures to make the Budget really radical.397 words
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215 2002-05-14 6 – Deepa Vijiyasingam - Deepa Vijiyasingam MORE needs to be done to address the concerns of older workers who are finding it tougher to get jobs, said some MPs. “I’m disappointed that while we recognise that in Singapore we have an increasing number of older workers, we seem215 words
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Article, Illustration132 2002-05-14 6 ‘I am sure that this Government will always be a Robin Hood at heart. But to be always able to take something from the high-income individuals and companies to give to the lower-income, they must want to remain here to work and do business132 words
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STREATS financial
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424 2002-05-14 8 STI: 1,732.79 3.16 Reuters SHARES closed mildly lower in thin trade yesterday as investors tried to gauge the strength of economic recovery and volatility on Wall Street. Small China-related stocks continued to lead actives, with some like TPA Strategic Holdings driven higher by news– Reuters - 424 words
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Article312 2002-05-14 8 27% of companies plan to hire, survey shows AP MILWAUKEE US companies expect to add more jobs in the third quarter, continuing a steady recovery from recession levels, a survey shows. Twenty-seven per cent of the companies said they planned to add jobs in– AP - 312 words
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Article, Illustration315 2002-05-14 8 Reuters SHANGHAI Shanghai golf courses, Argentine shoe-shines, New York sushi bars and singing gorillas in Dallas have something in common. They may be able to predict the future. And that’s why the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas was so interested in sales of singing gorillas in– Reuters - 315 words
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Article26 2002-05-14 8 *AS AT MAY 13 US$: 551.803 552.641 EURO: 551.651 Ss: DM1.229 Ss: 70.65 YEN Ss: RM2.107 Ss: HK54.325 Ss: 23.75 BAHT Ss: 5,143 RUPIAH26 words
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225 2002-05-14 8 THE number of Singaporeans who have defaulted on HDB flat mortgage payments has climbed 51 per cent since 2000. As of March this year, 19,400 households were in arrears for three months or more on payments for their HDB mortgage loans. In 2000,225 words
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STREATS medical
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Article, Illustration343 2002-05-14 10 Two studies extol health benefits of regular tea drinking Reuters BOSTON Drinking tea daily over many years may strengthen your bones and may also help heart attack victims live longer, two new studies have found. US researchers said they suspect properties found in both black– Reuters; Reuters - 343 words
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Article129 2002-05-14 10 HEALTH FACT YOUNG men are failing to get testicular lumps examined, despite the importance of early diagnosis, doctors warn. “Early recognition of testicular carcinoma is essential,” Dr HD de Boer of St Radboud University Medical Centre in Nijmegen, Holland, wrote in the Lancet. “It129 words
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Article155 2002-05-14 10 QCan you suggest some moderate physical activity I can do to keep my heart in good shape? A As a general rule, cardiologists recommend that everybody should participate in “moderately-intensive” aerobic physical activities regularly. Such activities can include brisk walking, cycling and swimming, which are both cheap and155 words
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219 2002-05-14 10 Reuters MINNEAPOLIS Vegetarian teenagers have a healthier diet than their meat-eating counterparts, University of Minnesota researchers have reported. “It seems that rather than viewing adolescent vegetarianism as a difficult phase or fad, the dietary pattern could be viewed as a healthy alternative to the traditional– Reuters - 219 words
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Article137 2002-05-14 10 Reuters WASHINGTON A drug aimed at helping alcoholics curb or quit drinking has been found to be effective by a US drug panel. Food and Drug Administration reviewers voted 8-2 for Merck KGaA’s acamprosate after reviewing a US study and data from Europe, where the drug– Reuters - 137 words
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STREATS vocal
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191 2002-05-14 13 I AM very disappointed after reading the report “Old is still gold” (Streats, May 13). Bosses are urged and encouraged to end their bias against older workers. Much has been done, but there seems to be results. I pity the large percentage of older191 words
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Article199 2002-05-14 13 I READ with amusement Velda Josef’s remarks in her letter “PG-rated MR.T stations?” (Streats, May 8). MRT stations are not the only places which carry underwear ads depicting scantily clad women. Similar ads can be seen in magazines, on Ty the Internet and in newspapers.199 words
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Article159 2002-05-14 13 I AM disgusted to know that ragging is apparently practised by Singapore Police Force cadets, even though it has been banned in all other reputable institutions in Singapore (usually with severe punishments for transgressors). For example, anyone found guilty of ragging at the National University159 words
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Article167 2002-05-14 13 I FIND it difficult to understand the fuss over enforcement of the seatbelt law. The logic and safety aspects of the seat-belt regulation for both passengers and drivers are unimpeachable. Beyond this, I think there are several other areas which need more attention from the Traffic167 words
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Article133 2002-05-14 13 FROM observing others and from my own experience, the ez-link system is a total flop. Whoever started it obviously never thought things through and is ignorant of the local culture and Singaporean idiosyncrasies. The foreign consultants who implemented it probably have their own cars133 words
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Article, Illustration514 2002-05-14 13 PHILIP LEE - Comment PHILIP LEE FRIENDS say I sometimes talk too big. They chide me for my verbal grandiloquence when in casual conversation. That I chum out pompous and indigestible verbiage that molests the sensibilities of sane people who prefer to use comprehensible words in everyday communication. My514 words
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STREATS regional
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236 2002-05-14 15 KUALA LUMPUR Islamist opposition party PAS has challenged Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to call for a general election now to prove that Umno is confident of winning. The New Straits Times reported yesterday that PAS information chief Azizan Abdul Razak said it was236 words
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REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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Article66 2002-05-14 15 -AFP HUNDREDS of Chinese workers yesterday rallied outside Liaoyang city offices demanding the release of four jailed union leaders. “We demand the release of my father and the other three representatives,” said Ms Yao Dan, daughter of jailed union leader Yao Fuxin. Yao Fuxin, Xiao Yunliang, Pang Qingxiang-AFP - 66 words
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Article76 2002-05-14 15 AP A THAI who stole a Mercedes at gunpoint and then gave it back a week later has been arrested. Worapoj Jimchard, 33, has to the carjacking and told Bangkok police yesterday that he was in “a state of confusion” resulting from family problems, Major Jongrak Jutanond said.– AP - 76 words
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Article41 2002-05-14 15 -AFP PIGS are being slaughtered by the thousands in South Korea as an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease showed signs of spreading. More than 40,000 pigs had been killed by yesterday morning, s the ministry’s quarantine taskforce said. afp-AFP - 41 words
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Article221 2002-05-14 15 VP Hamzah opens Laskar Jihad s meet -AFP JAKARTA The Laskar Jihad (LJ) Islamic militia should withdraw from the strife-tom Maluku islands only after the Christian separatist group there is disbanded, Indonesian Vice-President Hamzah Haz said yesterday. He said: “That is right. FKM first and then-AFP - 221 words
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123 2002-05-14 15 Xinhua JAKARTA The Indonesia army will never allow the country to break up, a top brass said. “We are ready to maintain and defend the unitary state of Indonesia to the last drop of our blood. Unfortunately, there is still uncertainty and hesitation to quell– Xinhua - 123 words
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Article, Illustration42 2002-05-14 15 A Tibetan woman selling animal skulls on the streets of Beijing yesterday. Illegal hawkers in the Chinese capital sell an assortment of things such as listening devices, fake branded watches and animal parts. This skull costs 500 renminbi ($112) A&,A&, - 42 words
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Article169 2002-05-14 18 Reuters TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has said in an interview that he was still locked onto reform and that resistance to it from within his party was waning. “The forces of resistance are turning to the forces of support,” he told the Financial– Reuters - 169 words
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145 2002-05-14 18 -AFP BEIJING Western and Chinese officials resumed talks yesterday on five North Korean refugees holed up at the Canadian embassy in Beijing and a US consulate in Shenyang, in the country’s north-east, officials said. The presence of the refugees in the compounds is highly-AFP - 145 words
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Article439 2002-05-14 18 Chen: We’re already independent AFP WASHINGTON Taiwan is “fit to be an independent country” and, effectively, already holds that status, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian said in remarks made pub iic on Sunday. In an interview with Newsweek magazine, the leader is also quoted as saying. – AFP - 439 words
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Article, Illustration165 2002-05-14 18 AFP TAIPEI The Taiwanese capital yesterday imposed water rationing for the first time in 22 years as people prayed for monsoon rains to relieve an escalating drought, officials said. From 4am water supplies to a wide part of the city’s downtown area were– AFP; Reuraßll - 165 words
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STREATS global
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341 2002-05-14 20 ap TEL AVIV It was former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s night at the Likud Party convention on Sunday. He succeeded in embarrassing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and managed to put on record the party’s opposition to a Palestinian state. The Likud Central Committee doesn’t– ap - 341 words
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Article295 2002-05-14 20 Israel, Palestine ‘can co-exist’ JERUSALEM Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is prepared to accept the existence of Israel. His comment, to CNN on Sunday, is significant as most Arab states don’t acknowledge Israel’s right to exist. However, Mr Arafat admitted to funding such groups as the295 words
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Article, Illustration44 2002-05-14 20 Spot, one of US President George W Bush's dogs, stands by a door of Marine One on Sunday at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. Mr Bush spent the weekend at nearby Camp David in Maryland AFPAFP - 44 words
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270 2002-05-14 20 WASHINGTON The FBI and CIA claim they had no advance warning about the Sept 11 terror attacks, but internal documents suggest they bungled. Malaysian authorities had, as early as in January 2000, sent information to the CIA about a meeting in Kuala Lumpur of270 words
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Article134 2002-05-14 20 Reuters BERLIN Metal-workers in two new German states yesterday joined rolling strikes by the powerful IG Metall union in a move that threatens to hurt the economy and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s chances of re-election. Some 4,500 union members were called on to down tools at– Reuters - 134 words
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GLOBAL DEBRIEF
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Article55 2002-05-14 20 BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair’s chief strategists have drawn up a secret “war plan” for a referendum on joining the euro, possibly as early as next year, The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday. A report from Mr Blair’s polling consultancy suggests that for the first time a referendum55 words
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Article51 2002-05-14 20 -AFP AN Italian woman was arrested yesterday for killing her baby by putting it in a washing machine, prosecutors said. Loretta Zen, 31, was charged with aggravated homicide of eight-month-old Vittoria. The baby’s father and 11-year-old sister found her body when they returned home on Sunday.-AFP - 51 words
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STREATS people
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Article, Illustration195 2002-05-14 22 Reuters WASHINGTON After almost 16 months in the White House and dozens of meetings with world leaders and their spouses, US first lady Laura Bush is making her first big foray out alone. She will go to Europe, as President George W– Reuters; AFP | - 195 words
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Article, Illustration404 2002-05-14 22 -AFP HAVANA Jimmy Carter went on Sunday where no US president past or present has ever gone, into Cuba’s Palace of the Revolution. He held the hand of his wife Rosalynn as he scaled the enormous staircase to the main entrance of the secure facility, greeted-AFP; Reuters | - 404 words
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176 2002-05-14 22 Reuters LONDON Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has invited Prince Charles’ companion, Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles, to a golden jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace, signalling a move towards her acceptance into royal circles. “Mrs Parker Bowles has been invited to the concert on June 1,” a– Reuters - 176 words
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Article, Illustration969 2002-05-14 23 Some time ago it might have been Tobey who?’ Today, spandexed Tobey Maguire has the girls swooning. Josh Hartnett, on the other hand, has been the target of fanaticalfemales since early in his career. And Star Wars’Hayden Christensen is set to be the Next Big Thing. STEPHANIE GOH969 words
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STREATS travel
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Article, Illustration751 2002-05-14 24 A destination with multi-cultural heritage and modern style. Brought to you by Macau Government Tourist Office THE Pearl River Delta is rich with history and a junk tour may recapture the mood when pirates prowled and European powers pounded on the lower gatetx& | - 751 words
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Article, Illustration170 2002-05-14 25 WITH talk that Media Corp artiste Andrea de Cruz’s liver failure may have been caused by slimming pills, allegedly Slim 10, all eyes have turned to Chen Liping, the spokesperson for the product. Is the Media Corp actress alright? Was her baby affected by her170 words
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Article122 2002-05-14 25 PLEASE sign your name above my right breast, a young fan pleaded with Jordan Chan during a campaign in Taipei to promote his new album, That’s Mine. The Hongkong singer-actor must have been taken aback, but he gamely agreed ot her request. He modestly averted his eyes122 words
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Article107 2002-05-14 25 HONGKONG bad boy Nicholas Tse is all out to woo back ex-girlftiend Faye Wong. According to Hongkong media reports, Nicholas, had a six-hour conversation with Faye on April 26. He continued calling her incessantly, telling her that he would visit a temple to meditate on107 words
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Article, Illustration165 2002-05-14 25 -afp POP singer Dionne Warwick was arrested on Sunday at Miami International Airport after baggage screeners found a small amount of marijuana in her luggage, police said. The 61-year-old singing legend and spokesperson for the Psychic Friends Network, whose on-stage career spans four decades, was released-afp - 165 words
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Article, Illustration91 2002-05-14 26 On this day in 1998 singer Frank Sinatra died. The man who did it his way also sang about the weather the 1946 classic Come Rain or Come Shine. Happy birthday to another important weather person: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit of Prussia, inventor of the thermometer, wasPic Clarence Chan - 91 words
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Article138 2002-05-14 26 Check this out... Virgin Mobile is auctioning three Motorola v70 handsets in the first charity auction of its kind on eBay Singapore. Each handset is engraved with Richard Branson’s autograph and comes with a Virgin Mobile Golden Number. The millionaire’s entrepreneurial success might just rub off on138 words
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Happenin’
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Article57 2002-05-14 26 MIDPOINT Sculpture Square (155 Middle Road) Wednesday to Saturday, Bpm Tickets at $2l and $l5 Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 Midpoint is a piece of abstract work which blends dance, text, video and animation in a series of visual images The performance explores the various conflicts and compromises that57 words
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Article, Illustration151 2002-05-14 26 BALLET UNDER THE STARS Fort Canning Green Friday to Sunday, 7-30pm Tickets at $15 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 One of the original outdoor events that started the party trend at Fort Canning Green, Ballet Under the Stars is back. This season features two acts Mozart’s Requiem and Serenade A151 words
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Article63 2002-05-14 26 THE LAST COARSE ACTING SHOW Drama Centre Wednesday to Saturday, Bpm Tickets at $3l and $26 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Temperamental actors. Grumpy stagehands. Bad acting. Worst sets. Coarse Acting by Michael Green lampoons these and much more. In a series of delightful one-acts, Coarse Acting makes fun of63 words
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Article, Illustration55 2002-05-14 26 MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS: SYLVIA NUGROHO CoChine Gallery (49C Club Street) Thursday to June 4,12pm-10pm (except Sunday) Indonesian artist Sylvia Nugroho has an eclectic style with diverse influences. Her canvases exude a calm and exotic South-east Asian ambience while incorporating French elements. This exhibition showcases 25 oil paintings weaved55 words
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Article, Illustration66 2002-05-14 27 10pm, Channel i Directed by Steven Soderbergh, this action-packed movie stars George Clooney as Jack Foley, a career bank robber who escapes from prison with the help of a buddy (Ving Rhames). When the two head for Detroit to rob a tycoon, US Marshal Karen Sisco (Jennifer66 words
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Article57 2002-05-14 27 10pm, Central This French movie is a biography of Camille Claudel, sister to writer Paul Claudel. Her infectious enthusiasm impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin and he hires her as an assistant. Soon after she not only began to sculpt for herself and for Rodin, she also became his57 words
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Article72 2002-05-14 27 10.30 pm, HBO (SCV 60) Based on Anne Rice’s cult classic novel, this gothic movie tells of Louis who becomes a vampire after becoming disillusioned with life. However, his escape from life to un-life turns ironic when he comes under the spell of another vampire named72 words
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Article, Illustration430 2002-05-14 27 AP SPIDER-MAN has knocked off Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace to become the fastest movie ever to hit US$2OO million ($360.6 million) in the US. Spider-Man passed that mark on Saturday, its ninth day of release. It took The Phantom Menace 13 days to reach– AP - 430 words
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Miscellaneous429 2002-05-14 26 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com If today’s your birthday, you share it with... Cate Bkmchett AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Good luck and great fun remain your constant companions. Entrepreneurs and extreme sports athletes are capable of amazing feats. Your version of reality is the only one that counts. LEO429 words
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Article, Illustration592 2002-05-14 28 Despite domestic setbacks, Spanish club remains confident Reuters CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL Real Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen MADRID Real Madrid travels to Glasgow and the scene of its greatest triumph for tomorrow’s (Thursday, Singapore time) Champions League final against Bayer Leverkusen knowing it is just one win away– Reuters; Reuters - 592 words
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375 2002-05-14 28 Wire services LONDON England star Kieron Dyer is considering legal action after the horrific tackle from Southampton defender Tahar El Khalej which has ruled him out of the World Cup, it was reported here yesterday. Dyer’s agent Jonathan Barrett said he and his– Wire services - 375 words
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Article, Illustration586 2002-05-14 29 Most World Cup finalists struggle to put together fit squad Reuters LONDON The world’s top players barely have time to pause for breath before the serious business of trying to win the World Cup begins on May 31 in Seoul. Many players have just come through– Reuters; Reuters j - 586 words
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310 2002-05-14 29 Reuters PARIS Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes France is the favourite to win the World Cup despite “enormous mistakes” in the way it prepared for the competition by staging friendlies in remote countries. Wenger has been at odds with the French federation all season about– Reuters - 310 words
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Article128 2002-05-14 29 LONDON Scientists are developing a “super boot” to protect David Beckham’s foot during the World Cup. Experts at the Adidas base in Germany have been working on the carbon fibretoughened boot for two weeks. They will make three pairs of boots for the England captain, at a128 words
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Article103 2002-05-14 29 Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil, backed by a good-luck message from its president but with public confidence at a low ebb, has set off for the World Cup in a plane laden with black beans and manioc flour. The four-time champion took off from Sao Paulo in– Reuters - 103 words
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Article102 2002-05-14 29 -AFP COVERCIANO, Italy Italy’s World Cup squad began preparing yesterday for its World Cup campaign at the training base near Florence. Giovanni Trapattoni and his players had checked into their rooms by midnight Sunday although players with Juventus and Parma who played the Italian Cup Final last-AFP - 102 words
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112 2002-05-14 30 NBA SEMI-FINAL PLAY-OFFS Eastern Conference: New Jersey 89 Charlotte 79 (New Jersey leads best-of-seven series 3-1) CHARLOTTE, North Carolina A battered and bruised Jason Kidd scored 24 points to lead New Jersey Nets to an 89-79 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. The112 words
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Article, Illustration344 2002-05-14 30 -AFP NBA SEMI-FINAL PLAY-OFFS Western Conference: LA Lakers 87 San Antonio 85 (Lakers lead best-of-seven series 3-1) SAN ANTONIO (Texas) Once again San Antonio Spurs failed to make big shots down the stretch, and once again LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant made them instead. Bryant made a-AFP; AFP I - 344 words
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Article, Illustration408 2002-05-14 31 Tan Kim Han - Tampines in race against time to fill void left by Brazilian Luciano By Tan Kim Han TWO Australians one a top-scorer of the Australian New South Wales Premier League and the other a giant at 1.95 metres will vie for a place at Tampines Rovers. The408 words
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Article, Illustration335 2002-05-14 31 Wire services LONDON Birmingham manager Steve Bruce said his side’s Division One play-off win to secure a place in the Premiership ended four years of personal frustration. The Blues beat Norwich on penalties (4-2) after the teams were locked 1-1 at full– Wire services; Reuters - 335 words
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