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Title Section12 2002-10-08 1 Streats TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/200212 words
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Article, Illustration578 2002-10-08 1 Ashcroft’s public leak leads to escape of alleged student terrorist Wire services SOMEWHERE down the line, someone in the world’s greatest superpower must have forgotten the one slogan that every NSman knows: Loose lips sink ships. The lapse or was it a communication cock-up? has led to aWire services; [Reuters - 578 words
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Article, Illustration49 2002-10-08 1 7 wasn't aiming for the money. But I understood that I bodijhuUdin is my way out to a better life. Especially for my children.’ -Asian Games bantamweight champion bodybuilder Abdul Halim Haron, who will get quarter of a million dollarsfor his gold medal PAGE 20 Francis LeeFrancis Lee - 49 words
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MORNING RUSH
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Article75 2002-10-08 1 Reuters THE Singapore dollar dropped to a 16-week low yesterday at 1.7916 as Asian currencies fell against the US dollar. The Thai baht fell to a sixmonth low at 43.72, the New Taiwan dollar fell to a six-and-a-half month low at 35.069, the South Korean won atReuters - 75 words
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Article71 2002-10-08 1 Reuters OIL prices rose yesterday after a suspected terror attack on a tanker off Yemen raised tensions on world markets already fretting about the possibility of an assault by the US on Iraq. London benchmark Brent rose 31 cents to U 5528.43 a barrel, while US– Reuters - 71 words
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STREATS local
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Article331 2002-10-08 2 Janice Wong - Insurers unfazed by opt-out rate Janice Wong ABOUT 33 per cent, or 390,000 eligible Singaporeans and permanent residents, have opted out of Elder Shield. But the two insurers for the scheme Great Eastern Life Assurance and NTUC Income are confident that it will remain viable. In331 words
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Article, Illustration228 2002-10-08 2 Julie Sim - By Julie Sim 1800-CALL LTA can be seen on the Emas (Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System) signboards across the island’s highways. But do you know what it means and what number to call? Probably not. Most motorists Streats spoke to yesterday were stumped when asked if they knew what228 words
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180 2002-10-08 2 ONE KIND ACT U Kyaw Oo After I had spent the whole night at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, I took a bus from the stop along Kg Java Road, on Oct 4, just before 7am. The bus stop was deserted.180 words
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141 2002-10-08 3 THE man shot by a police officer on Sunday was charged yesterday afternoon. Sociago Kennerd, 42, was accused of committing criminal intimidation with intent to cause death or grievous hurt to Staff Sergeant Mohamad Zulkanain Mansoor of Tanglin Police Division. If convicted, he141 words
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Article, Illustration308 2002-10-08 3 Gary Lim - A prisoner’s serenade By_ Gary Lim HIS timing was perfect, even if his voice was tinged with emotion. Onstage at the Kaki Bukit Centre (Prison School) yesterday, before an 80-strong audience comprising a mayor, the media and prison inmates’ families, a burly 30-year-old fatherI Francis Lee - 308 words
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Article515 2002-10-08 4 Wendy Tan - Housewives more likely to seek cosmetic treatment, survey shows By Wendy Tan RECOVERING from an operation a few years ago, housewife Irene Lee (not her real name) spent a lot of time examining her face in the mirror. She was then in her late 40s515 words
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Article, Illustration152 2002-10-08 4 A CYCLIST waiting to cross the road at a pedestrian crossing was seriously injured when he was hit by an out-of-control lorry, which had just collided with a car. The lorry crunched into a trafficlight post and overturned, hitting the cyclist, a 31-year old man.. Shin Min - 152 words
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143 2002-10-08 4 A 22-YEAR-OLD polytechnic graduate who planned to study in Australia next year has died in a road accident that severed one of his arms. Mr Ng Chee Kai’s left arm got caught in the railings of a road divider under the Jurong East143 words
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STRFATS financial
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Article435 2002-10-08 6 STI: 1,378.61 11.04 Reuters THE Straits Times Index (STI) closed higher yesterday, bucking falls in most other major regional indices, as funds bought battered blue chips such as UOB and SPH. “We are among one of the weaker markets in the region. So perhaps we– Reuters - 435 words
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Article, Illustration456 2002-10-08 6 Asian freight rates soar as US port dispute drags on Wire services WASHINGTON US President George W Bush has intervened in the West Coast port lockout with a board of inquiry, a potential first step towards ordering dock workers back to their jobs, two administration– Wire services; AP - 456 words
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225 2002-10-08 6 Wire services SINGAPORE ST Engineering will fire 460 workers, or 4 per cent of its workforce, as it reported flat profit growth for the nine months to September. It will fire workers at its land systems unit as it revamps to focus on defenceWire services - 225 words
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Article24 2002-10-08 6 •AS AT OCTOBER 7 US$: 551.792 552.803 EURO: 551.754 Ss: 69.19 YEN Ss: RM2.121 Ss: HK54.354 Ss: 24.40 BAHT Ss: 5,032 RUPIAH24 words
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MONEY SCAN
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Article111 2002-10-08 6 Bloomberg EWORLD of Sports.com, a retailer of sporting products, said yesterday it will merge with China-based producer and distributor of mineral water Hangzhou Kingsea Food as it seeks to expand into new industries and markets. Eworld will issue 134.7 million new shares to Kingsea at 8.5 cents each,Bloomberg - 111 words
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Article153 2002-10-08 6 Reuters NATSTEEL, facing takeover bids on two fronts, said yesterday that the Government’s investment arm, Temasek Holdings, had raised its stake by buying 10 million shares. Nat Steel said that the stake held by Temasek had risen to 23.58 per cent, including a direct holding of 8.01Reuters - 153 words
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Article, Illustration532 2002-10-08 9 Ckua Kong Ho - By Ckua Kong Ho HE was a pillar of strength for his family. A doting father to his three-year-old son and one-year-old daughter. A loving husband to his wife. A filial son, who paid for his father’s car loan instalments. He was also a successful businessman,532 words
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735 2002-10-08 8 VIKRAM KHANNA - Comment By VIKRAM KHANNA AS if the economic news wasn’t gloomy enough already, we now have two “special-event risks” to muddy the waters further: a major port strike on the West Coast of the US and a possible US-led war on Iraq. And735 words
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Article217 2002-10-08 8 TO approach the question of whether bodybuilding and bowling are really sports (“Singapore’s golden games”, Streats, Oct 7), one should consider the equestrian events at the Olympics and lawn bowling at the Commonwealth Games. Sweat is barely broken in either event besides from the horse, which is217 words
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Article96 2002-10-08 8 WHEN our female paddlers won medals for Singapore in the recent Commonwealth Games held in Manchester, we weren’t so happy because they were “foreign-bom imports”. Our reactions upset them. Now that our very own boys have won medals in bowling and bodybuilding in Busan, we96 words
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260 2002-10-08 8 I WAS surprised to read in the letter “Give us halal guarantee for childcare centres” (Streats, Oct 4) that someone would insist on halal certification after childcare centres have been in operation for so long and at a time when Singapore Muslims are in260 words
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STREATS medical
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Article, Illustration377 2002-10-08 10 FRANKFURT Health concerns and anti-drink driving sensibilty are helping boost the sales of non-alcholic beers. Long considered the poor cousin or ***** child, they are finally coming into their own, the International Herald Tribune reported yesterday. New premium alcohol-free brands are the bright spots in anReuters - 377 words
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STREATS regional
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343 2002-10-08 11 US warns of A 1 Qaeda threat Wire services CANBERRA Australians must not be complacent, because they are on A 1 Qaeda’s hit list, US Ambassador Tom Schieffer has warned. Australia’s intervention in East Timor attracted A 1 Qaeda’s attention, intelligence reports haveWire services - 343 words
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Article, Illustration25 2002-10-08 11 Japanese Taira Nono finding the going tough as he begins his career as a matador in Malaga, Spain, on Sunday AFPAFP - 25 words
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Families found dead in suicides
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Article95 2002-10-08 11 AFP TOKYO -A man, woman and four young children were found dead early yesterday in a car on a country road in southern Japan. “Looking at the situation, it seems to be a murder-suicide,” said Mr Masaru Takehara of the Kajiki police station. The car’s windows and doorsAFP - 95 words
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Article103 2002-10-08 11 CAIRNS Post-mortem examinations on a man and his two young sons will be held today after an apparent murdersuicide in Queensland. The bodies of Mr Peter Rigg, 35, and his sons, Kieren, nine, and Jordyn, eight, were discovered on Sunday in a van in bushland near Milla Milla.103 words
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Article260 2002-10-08 12 China will help Asia grow Reuters, KUALA LUMPUR China’s growth is Asia’s ray of hope as the world eyes a meltdown on Wall Street, warplanes over Iraq, a sluggish US recovery and a Japanese government seeking solutions to financial chaos. Experts at the World– Reuters, - 260 words
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Article, Illustration46 2002-10-08 12 AFP The driver of a ‘tuk tuk’ climbing out after his taoci stalled in flood waters in Bangkok yesterday. Flash floods caused havoc in the Thai capital, submerging major roads and low-lying suburbs after heavy rain overnight. The downpours are eocpected to continue todayAFP - 46 words
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159 2002-10-08 12 Bernama KOTA KINABALU The Filipino girl allegedly raped by police at an immigration detention centre in Sabah is actually a Malaysian, police here said yesterday. Jawina Song, 13, is not a Philippine national, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Norian Mai said. Her story prompted– Bernama - 159 words
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STREATS global
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186 2002-10-08 14 -AFP RIYADH Saudi Arabia is expected to start fingerprinting Americans entering the kingdom, the US embassy in Riyadh said on Sunday. “The embassy wishes to advise American citizens that in the near future, the government of Saudi Arabia may start requiring American citizens-AFP - 186 words
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315 2002-10-08 14 AP KENSINGTON, Maryland The manhunt for a sniper who killed six people with a high-powered rifle expanded throughout the Washington metropolitan area yesterday. Forensic psychologists said that “spree killers” such as this are the rarest kind of multiple killer and that they killAP - 315 words
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It’s the economy, stupid
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Article, Illustration377 2002-10-08 16 IRAQ UPDATE NEW YORK Most Americans are fed up with all the war talk and think their government should fix the problems at home instead, according to the results of a poll published yesterday. The New York Times reported that people said377 words
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Article, Illustration200 2002-10-08 16 SAN JOSE The Santa Clara Valley YWCA is giving college students a device that can spot date-rape drugs. The chemically treated coaster, when placed under a drink, can detect the presence of drugs, reported ABC News. Test spots on the coasters react chemically and change200 words
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Article, Illustration149 2002-10-08 16 AP GAZA CITY Twelve Palestinians were killed and 110 wounded yesterday during an Israeli incursion into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. Most of the deaths occurred when an Israeli helicopter fired a missile that exploded in a crowd. The missile strikeAP; f - 149 words
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Article, Illustration370 2002-10-08 16 AP CAIRO Arab satellite station A 1 Jazeera broadcast an audiotape on Sunday in which a voice, allegedly belonging to Osama bin Laden, said that the “youths of God” are planning more attacks against the US. “The youths of God are preparingAP - 370 words
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Article, Illustration555 2002-10-08 17 Yvonne Kwok - By_ Yvonne Kwok Emmy award-xmnning drama Six Feet Under mil be shown in Singapore minus its homosexual and drug references. Streats spoke to some regular TV viewers about the decision to cut the scenes YOU have heard that555 words
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Article, Illustration180 2002-10-08 17 – Julie Sim - Julie Sim THE Hongkong media has been relentless in tracking singer-actor Nicholas Tse’s life as a jailbird, following his conviction last Wednesday of trying to cover up a car crash. Oriental Daily News last week published a picture (above) of the star, in180 words
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Article, Illustration122 2002-10-08 17 JUDE Law and Sadie Frost’s two-year-old daughter, Iris, had her stomach pumped after accidentally swallowing half an Ecstasy tablet. The actress spotted the girl chewing the pill just in time and managed to get some of it out of her mouth, London’s The SunlAP - 122 words
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Article, Illustration120 2002-10-08 18 HERE’S one place that’s k so organised it has forecast its weather for the next century. And the outlook is arid. Western Australia is in for 100 years of high temperatures and low rainfall as scientists predict climate change that will dry out the state. It? Pic Drew Fritz - 120 words
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Just a minute
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Article122 2002-10-08 18 For those who really need to know Singapore’s key annual indicators, GDP, employment figures and trade figures while on the move, the Singapore Department of Statistics has introduced a pdf version of Singapore in Brief 2002 for Palm OS devices. The data are organised into 12 smaller122 words
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Happenin’
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Article41 2002-10-08 18 DOUBLE TAKES DBS Arts Centre Oct 15-19, 2.30 pm and Bpm Tickets at $l6 from Sistic Double Takes is a presentation of short plays and double bills showcasing a selection of classic works from Brecht, Mamet and other well-known playwrights.41 words
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Article53 2002-10-08 18 AUSTRALIAN ART Today till Oct 18, Australian High Commission Oct 11-15, Contemporary Asia Art Fair, Suntec City Fourteen of Australia’s most innovative contemporary artists hold a joint exhibition of 170 works which will rotate between the two venues The collection, from Soho Gallery in Sydney, includes paintings, sculpture, glass53 words
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Article, Illustration59 2002-10-08 18 CRAFTS OF ASIA Tomorrow till Sunday Novena Square This expo features more than 30 booths showcasing furniture, vases, plates and assorted paraphernalia from the greater Asian region, North Africa and the Middle East, including the popular Zinj range form Vietnam. Cultural events, including roving acts such as snake charmers,59 words
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Article65 2002-10-08 18 FIGURE DRAWING Friday 6.30pm-9pm, Saturday 2pm-4.30pm, Sunday 10.30am-lpm Chateau dArts Gallery, #O3-01 Stamford House, 39 Stamford Road $l9O for three sessions, $l5O for any two sessions, $BO for a single session E-mail: cdarts@singnet.com.sg or tel: 6338-7467 Artist Teguh Ostenrik will teach you about proportion, light and contours. This65 words
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Article44 2002-10-08 18 ANTHONY ROBBINS Singapore Indoor Stadium Oct 11-14 Package starting at $1288.50 from Sistic Robbins will show you ways to enhance your own success and teach you the secrets of unleashing the power within you. The seminar also promises to be educational and entertaining.44 words
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Article, Illustration64 2002-10-08 18 TANYA CHUA University Cultural Centre, NUS Friday, 7-30pm Ticket information at www.musicmovement.com.sg Local songbird Tanya Chua will perform tracks from her third English album, Jupiter, which is available at HMV and Borders. For every CD purchase till Friday, shoppers will receive a pair of concert tickets (first come, first64 words
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Article, Illustration81 2002-10-08 19 10pm, Channel 5 Ying is approached by a dead serial killer, Adam, who holds Logan responsible for his death. In her most dangerous encounter with the spirit world, she learns how to hold evil spirits at bay. Meanwhile, Ying looks through more of her grandmother’s belongings and finds a81 words
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Article98 2002-10-08 19 Midnight, Channel i Jerry confronts his dry cleaner when he spots him wearing a jacket that he brought in for cleaning. George passes over hiring an attractive secretary for a less attractive one, he thinks he’ll be able to get some work done. However, the secretary’s efficiency turns him98 words
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Article57 2002-10-08 19 lOpm, Central In a two-part Children’s Day Special, Arts Central presents an adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ classic favourite tale of a boy bom and raised in unfortunate circumstances. Even though he has a remarkable fighting spirit, David’s predicament cannot overpower his aspirations to be a writer. Starring57 words
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Article, Illustration189 2002-10-08 19 Reuters GONGFU star Jackie Chan says that instead of coming out swinging, he wants to come out singing in an upcoming film. The actor, who is world renowned for his action films, told reporters yesterday that he was already planning his musical debut andReuters - 189 words
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Article, Illustration143 2002-10-08 19 PHILATELIC FORAYS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM DID the Merlion originate from the Lion Stamps issue of early 1955 when Singapore was still under the British? This book isn’t just another fuddy-duddy tome on dusty stamp collections. Instead, its emphasis is on the use of stamps as an alternative resource143 words
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Miscellaneous429 2002-10-08 18 Yourdailyhoroscope hij Krlli Fo.v a I As!mlogij.mni AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Aquarius applies the brakes to a world that’s moving too fast. You’d rather perfect one thing than start a dozen new ones. Expect a change in the tone of certain friendships and working relationships. PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 If429 words
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STREATS sports
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Article, Illustration569 2002-10-08 20 Adam, Hashidy - By. Adam, Hashidy ABDUL Halim Haron was a school dropout who used to make just 1,000 a month. His job resume includes being a butcher, contractor and storeman. Last year, it read: Despatch rider. Eventually, the father-of-three was forced to take on an additional job as| Francis Lee - 569 words
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Article, Illustration322 2002-10-08 20 TAN KIM HAN - SINGAPORE TAN KIM HAN FROM sunny Sunday to miserable Monday. Singapore’s medal hunt hit a trough yesterday after the heady heights of three golds and one bronze the day before. There was no national anthem. And no jackpots, either. Admittedly, expectations of a medal were322 words
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14th Aston Games BUSAN 2002
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Article, Illustration135 2002-10-08 21 -AFP INDIA’S Anju Bobby George struck a golden patch in the Asian Games women’s long jump in 6.53m. Japan’s Maho Hanaoka and Kazakhstan’s Yelena Kochsheyeoa won silver and bronze respectively. George, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, said it could have been better. She said: “I-AFP - 135 words
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Article, Illustration500 2002-10-08 21 Lim Han Ming - Asahara to attempt sub-10sec ran in 100 metres B y Lim Han Ming BUSAN If you have 10 seconds to spare today, keep them free from 3pm. For that is when the men’s 100 metres will be run. What’s more, you may be able to watch the500 words
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214 2002-10-08 21 SINGAPORE’S fastest man UK Shyam made it to the semi-finals of the 100 metres yesterday but admitted he was not in the best of form. The 26-year-old national record holder clocked 10.635ec in his heat to become the ninth-fastest qualifier. But the National214 words
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Article148 2002-10-08 21 G S B Tot China 97 45 37 179 South Korea 47 47 53 146 Japan 31 46 39 116 Kazakhstan 10 9 15 34 North Korea 7 9 10 26 Uzbekistan 7 6 8 21 Taiwan 5 8 18 31 Thailand 5 8 3 16 India 4148 words
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Article121 2002-10-08 21 BUSAN It was the medal he wanted most. But bowler Remy Ong, who won the singles and trios gold medals, failed to help his team win a medal in the men’s team event yesterday. The team of five had battled from 10th position the day before121 words
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Article, Illustration130 2002-10-08 22 AFP UNHERALDED MaJchld al-Otaibi ignited Saudi Arabian celebrations yesterday by winning its jirst track andjield gold medal in the 10,000 metres. Al-Otaibi produced a withering burst from 200 m out to run away with the title leaving the veteran Qatari Ahmed Ibrahim in his wakeAFP - 130 words
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Article, Illustration496 2002-10-08 22 Lim Han Ming - For Mongolian bowlers, trip to Asiad was bigger than winning medals By Lim Han Ming BUSAN Mongolia, a landlocked country in east Asia, is better known for its high steppe land than its sporting prowess. Sporting infrastructure is mostly inadequate. For instance, it has only two496 words
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Article123 2002-10-08 22 BOWLING Men’s masters Women’s masters (Ist block Ipm, Asiad Bowling Alley) SAILING 9th and 10th race Optimist Boys Teo Wee Chin Optimist Girts Sarah Tan OK Dinghy (Open) Stanley Chan Mistral Lightweight Men Andrew Foo Laser Men Koh Seng Leong Laser Radial (Open) Stanley Tan 420123 words
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Article121 2002-10-08 22 MONGOLIA, not exactly the richest country in Asia, has met with real warmth in Busan. When it was reported that the 181-strong Mongolian delegation had problems paying the entrance fee at the Athletes’ Village, Kim Ho Nam, a provincial president of five provinces in North Korea,121 words
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180 2002-10-08 23 -AFP LONDON England coach Sven Goran Eriksson recalled Middlesbrough central defender Ugo Ehiogu and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard into his 23-man squad for the opening Euro 2004 qualifiers against Slovakia and Macedonia. The pair have been chosen because both Manchester United-AFP - 180 words
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Article, Illustration243 2002-10-08 23 Wire services ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0 LONDON Michael Owen says Liverpool is ready, willing and able to take advantage of any slip-up by league leader Arsenal. Owen’s late goal against Chelsea keeps Liverpool just two points– Wire services; AP - 243 words
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Miscellaneous17 2002-10-08 23 IN THE LIVING ROOM ASIAN GAMES: Highlights (RTMl,ll.O5am and 3pm. Chs and TVMobile, 4pm and 11.30 pm).17 words
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