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Title Section12 2002-10-10 1 Streats •THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/200212 words
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Article826 2002-10-10 1 Yvonne Kwok; Yong Hui Mien - Latest ban on ‘SEXy licence plates raises hackles: Is S’pore becoming a bland city? B y Yvonne Kwok Yong Hui Mien BAN smoking in discos and even at public places, suggests Straits Times reader Khng Eu Meng. Ban cigarettes altogether, writes one columnist. After all, asserts826 words
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STREATS local
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588 2002-10-10 2 Zubaidah Nazeer - Muslims make their stand against terrorism By. Zubaidah Nazeer IT was a show of national solidarity fit to warm the heart of any Singaporean patriot. More than mere silent condemnation of terrorism, a group of Malay/Muslim citizens from youths and588 words
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Article146 2002-10-10 2 ONE KIND ACT Ms Sarmathy I received a free packet of Milo from a supermarket recently. I had been overcharged when I bought it, together with other groceries, on Sept 24, at the NTUC Fairprice at the Yishun MRT station. The Milo cost $4.35, but the146 words
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Article, Illustration446 2002-10-10 3 Gary Lim - Private tuition ‘pays well and is recession proof B y Gary Lim PRIVATE tuition has become such a lucrative business here that some fresh graduates and former teachers are planning to make it a full-time career. Interviews with some private tutors show that they canFrancis Lee j - 446 words
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Article, Illustration202 2002-10-10 4 THEY say the early bird catches the worm. For about 80 people, “early” meant standing in line for up to four days at the HDB’s temporary sales office next to Jurong Point. The sale of new flats starts today, but the eager ones have beenShin Min - 202 words
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Article74 2002-10-10 4 PRICES of certificates of entitlement (COEs) have bounced back from the ninemonth lows they hit two weeks ago. There were 1.7 times more bids for COEs than certificates available. At the close of yesterday’s bidding, COE prices were: $31,334 ($28,409 previously) for cars of 1,600 cc and74 words
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Article, Illustration423 2002-10-10 4 ChuaKongHo - US port workers ordered back to work By_ ChuaKongHo ASIAN shipping companies sighed with relief yesterday after US President George W Bush finally stepped in to force open West Coast ports paralysed by industrial action. Armed with a temporary court injunction, Mr Bush ordered workers to start423 words
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Article149 2002-10-10 4 – Chua Kong Ho - Chua Kong Ho THE US port lockout should not affect Singapore’s GDP growth for the year, said some economists Streats spoke to. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Tuesday that Singapore might have to lower growth estimates of 3 to 4 per cent this149 words
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Article148 2002-10-10 4 QUEENSTOWN remand prison will be the home of two Singapore Democratic Party leaders for the next month or so. Party secretary-general Chee Soon Juan received a sentence of five weeks in jail and Gandhi Amabalam, a member of its central executive committee, four weeks. They148 words
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STREATS financial
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Article431 2002-10-10 6 STI: 1,376.58 19.93 Reuters SHARES ended down yesterday, snapping a three-day rally as UOB and other banks fell after recent gains and a poor response to a rights issue hit Chartered Semiconductor. But Nat Steel rose to a near two-and-a-half-year high on speculation that– Reuters - 431 words
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Article, Illustration511 2002-10-10 6 LARRY WEE - Comment LARRY WEE WHAT’S happening to Japan? The Nikkei stock index fell to another 19-year low yesterday, the yen is again the currency traders’ favourite whipping boy and economic numbers continue to worsen. Recently, an index of the country’s leading economic indicators fell into dangergSg.T-Y, j; >WP - 511 words
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Article24 2002-10-10 6 *AS AT OCTOBER 9 US$: S$1.788 S$2.774 EURO: S$1.749 S$: 69.45 YEN S$: RM2.126 S$: HK$4.363 S$: 24.45 BAHT S$: 5,034 RUPIAH24 words
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262 2002-10-10 6 Wire services SINGAPORE Contract chip maker Chartered Semiconductor plumbed new lows yesterday after the dismal outcome of its rights issue in which only 4 per cent of minority investors picked up their entitlement. Chartered tumbled as much as 6 per cent to an all-timeWire services - 262 words
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Article, Illustration685 2002-10-10 8 CAROLINE BAUM - Comment By i CAROLINE BAUM Bloomberg ANYONE who sits and stares at the news and numbers flashing across the Bloomberg terminal all day must want to go home at night and down a few good Scotches. Get away from the financial markets, however– Bloomberg; AP - 685 words
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STREATS vocal
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Article, Illustration791 2002-10-10 10 CALVIN LOW - The genes have it or so they’d have you believe Comment By CALVIN LOW IT is possible these days, at the prick of a finger, to know whether you are predestined to develop this or that terrible disease, and do something drastic about it all thanks to genetic science. But791 words
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Article, Illustration246 2002-10-10 10 MY situation can be compared to that of Ms Shirley Kwa, the writer of the letter “Tough for a woman to marry a foreigner” (Streats, Oct 9). I agree with Ms Kwa’s points about the difficulties of marrying a foreigner. But government246 words
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Article163 2002-10-10 10 LIKE letter writer Ms Shirley Kwa “Tough for a woman to marry a foreigner” (Streats, Oct 9), I also have a foreign boyfriend and we are thinking about marriage in the near future. The problem is that he is now holding a work permit163 words
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Article217 2002-10-10 10 I AGREE with letter writer Ms Shirley Kwa “Tough for a woman to marry a foreigner” (Streats, Oct 9). My view is that if the Government sees itself as a caring parent, what harm would it do to grant a Singaporean’s foreign spouse permanent resident status217 words
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STREATS medical
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Article, Illustration364 2002-10-10 12 Reuters NEW YORK Quarrelling lovers should learn to keep their cool. Marital discord that causes emotional pain can also affect physical health, especially in women. Dr Sybil Carrere of the University of Washington in Seattle and her colleagues– Reuters - 364 words
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Article144 2002-10-10 12 Q I have been sneezing throughout the day for more than a year. I have tried nose sprays, medicine, vitamins and honey with lemon, but to no avail. Is there a cure? You have probably become allergic to something in the air JL JL most likely house dust144 words
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Article, Illustration400 2002-10-10 13 Health begins with STROKE is the third most common cause of death in Singapore and the biggest cause of long-term disability here. Yet, far from being a mysterious or unavoidable disease, many of its risk factors are actually lifestyle elements. This means that a person can400 words
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Advertisement101 2002-10-10 13 10 strokes. In some ways, it is similar to a blocked artery leading to part of the heart dying and, subsequently, a attacks and end up being unable to speak or walk. times higher than normal. HBP puts pressure on the blood vessels, increasing the About 9,000 Singaporeans suffer a101 words
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STREATS regional
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Article285 2002-10-10 14 Indon activists fear abuses JAKARTA The latest draft of an anti-terrorism law to be debated by Indonesia’s House of Representatives says that combating terrorist acts must not violate the law, human rights or discriminate against people based on tribes, race, religion or groups. But human rights285 words
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Article135 2002-10-10 14 JAKARTA Islamic leader Hasyim Muzadi has thrown the weight of his 40-million-strong organisation behind the war on terrorism. The Jakarta Post yesterday quoted him as saying that the Nahdlatul Ulama, the nation’s largest Muslim organisation of which Mr Hasyim is chairman, would do its best135 words
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Article, Illustration242 2002-10-10 14 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Suspected American student terrorist Ahmed Ibrahim Bilal has lost his bid to stay in Malaysia. The country’s High Court yesterday refused to further delay the deportation of Ahmed Ibrahim, who is wanted in the US on suspicion ofReuters; AFP 1 - 242 words
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Article, Illustration149 2002-10-10 14 -AFP MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo yesterday said she has “plenty” of sex despite a hectic schedule which has relegated her family to the lowest of her priorities. “My father always used to tell me that for a public servant, priority should be God first,-AFP; AFP - 149 words
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Article116 2002-10-10 14 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian Vice-President Hamzah Haz said yesterday that his Islamic credentials worried the US, which feared he would turn Indonesia into an extremist Muslim country. “I guess they are worried that I will introduce Islam the way the Taleban did,” he told about 200-AFP - 116 words
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Article134 2002-10-10 14 HONGKONG Cellphones are being snatched out of the hands of train commuters here, even while they are using them. The snatch thief times his crime, grabbing the phone and making it out of the train doors just as they are closing, the Apple Daily reported134 words
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Article, Illustration437 2002-10-10 17 JING DONG YUAN - Comment By JING DONG YUAN ON Sept 20, the Bush administration released the National Security Strategy of the US. Analysts have likened this document to NSC-68, the blueprint by the Truman administration declaring the onset of the Cold War. But the US is facingReuters - 437 words
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Article89 2002-10-10 17 HONGKONG Chinese premier Zhu Rongji has edged out President Jiang Zemin and Taiwanese politicians in a Hongkong popularity poll. He scored an impressive 75.3 percentage points in the online poll of 1,062 people, conducted by the University of Hong Kong last month. Chinese Vice-President Hu89 words
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STREATS global
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IRAQ UPDATE
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Article, Illustration237 2002-10-10 19 MOSCOW An Iraqi military pilot last week tried to assassinate President Saddam Hussein by flying a plane into one of his presidential palaces, a report said. The pilot was killed in the attempt, the Kuwaiti newspaper A 1 Qabas said, according to Pravda online. There has237 words
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Article245 2002-10-10 19 afp WASHINGTON Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is very likely to use weapons of mass destruction in the event of a US attack on Iraq, the Central Intelligence Agency believes. The conclusion is contained in a letter that CIA Director George Tenet sent to Senate Intelligence Committeeafp - 245 words
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366 2002-10-10 19 LONDON Millions of doses of the smallpox vaccine are being stockpiled by the UK to prepare for mass vaccination if terrorists stage a biological attack. The government has already bought 20 million doses of the vaccine at366 words
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165 2002-10-10 19 AM* DUBAI The A 1 Qaeda terror network is preparing fresh strikes against the US and its allies, especially France and Germany. The warning came from A 1 Qaeda No 2 Ayman A 1 Zawahiri, which was broadcast by A 1 Jazeera TVAM* - 165 words
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Article, Illustration26 2002-10-10 19 Spanish coast guard rescuing a would-be illegal immigrant from Africa after his makeshift boat sank off Barbate, south-western Spain, on Tuesday. Twenty-eight cmeman APAP - 26 words
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118 2002-10-10 20 Reuters KUWAIT Two Kuwaitis opened fire on US troops on a military exercise on a Kuwaiti island on Tuesday, killing a Marine and wounding another in what the Interior Ministry called a “terrorist attack”. US Marines then returned fire, killing the two while they were– Reuters - 118 words
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Article, Illustration31 2002-10-10 20 This hike-desk’made by Danish firm SIS International could keep fitness freaks in office longer. The bike-desk was unveiled at a furniture show in Germany yesterday AP IAP I - 31 words
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Article258 2002-10-10 20 -ap SOSUA, Dominican Republic It was during the brisk French winter that Mr Albert Hennocq, 50, a tunnel engineer, arrived at this sun-baked resort town. He quickly found work, a house and a girlfriend leaving behind his wife and three children. But what began-ap - 258 words
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Article97 2002-10-10 22 Harassed woman wins l.8m AP DENVER A jury awarded US$l million (S$ 1.8 million) on Monday to a former employee of a Chevrolet dealership who claimed her pay was cut after she complained that five managers had sexually harassed her. However, the award will be reduced because of caps onAP - 97 words
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97 2002-10-10 22 MIAMI -An Argentinian reality TV show that pits unemployed people against each other could soon be adapted internationally, Variety has reported. The Canadian website Globe And Mail, quoting the report yesterday, said that Sony Pictures has acquired the format rights to Human Resources,97 words
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Article, Illustration489 2002-10-10 22 WASHINGTON The sniper linked to eight shootings in this area may have left a taunting message for the authorities outside the school where a 13-year-old boy was shot on Monday morning, police sources confirmed last night. The Washington Post reportedAP - 489 words
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STREATS people
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Article, Illustration583 2002-10-10 24 Hundreds of women’s breasts mutilated AP GUADALAJARA, Mexico The “Beauty Killer didn’t just mutilate my body. She mutilated my soul”. This is what schoolteacher Veronica Gonsalvez, 32, thinks of her “doctor”. She had wanted smaller breasts and was overjoyed when the highly recommended– AP; AP - 583 words
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Article, Illustration555 2002-10-10 26 CLARISSA OON - Comment B 'J CLARISSA OON HAVE you ever been 10 minutes late for a show you desperately wanted to catch but was shut out until a suitable break in the performance? I have. It was early this year, in London. A friend555 words
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Article, Illustration130 2002-10-10 26 CHANNEL U artiste Quan Yi Feng was rushed to hospital yesterday morning after suffering deep cuts on her fingers during filming. She was slashed by a samurai sword wielded by co-star Ben Yeo while they were filming the local sitcom Tastefhlly Yours. The actress, who plays a130 words
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Article, Illustration131 2002-10-10 26 TAIWANESE diva Amei’s three-day stay in Singapore has cost her organisers between $70,000 and $BO,OOO. The popular singer, who waltzed into town on Monday to promote her November concert, stayed in a presidential suite at a six-star hotel in the Marina area that costs131 words
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Article, Illustration79 2002-10-10 26 THE man who killed John Lennon is making a second appeal for parole. Mark David Chapman, 47, is serving a minimum of 20 years to life in Attica prison near New York City. He shot the former Beatle outside his Manhattan apartment in December 1980,79 words
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Article, Illustration354 2002-10-10 28 Some of Singapore’s best hair stylists and colourists showed offtheir skills at the L’Oreal Professional Colour J Trophy 2002 on Tuesday YVONNE KWOK found out more about what’s hot and what’s not UNEVEN locks, shoulder-length dos and ash-toned hair. These were just some of the trends that we354 words
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Article, Illustration161 2002-10-10 28 Champion Jack Kong (above) believes in choosing his clients’ hair colour according to their occupations, clothing style and make-up. Here are some of his tips on colouring: DARK-SKINNED: Don’t go ash. Jack personally favours reddish tones for people with darker skin tones. “Colours like ash or blondeFranci Lee - 161 words
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Article, Illustration140 2002-10-10 30 THE dry continent, Australia, emerging from a drought and suffering bushfires, may soon have to brace for floods. A study at Newcastle University has found that El Nino and La Nina cycles in i uiai j-/i l > niw auu L/a ±>m<a tyLita 111 Australia goPic Drew Fritz - 140 words
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Article137 2002-10-10 30 Be seen and heard. The South West CDC wants your views on local and national issues at its People’s Forum this Saturday. There will be four workshops and a panel discussion. Register at http ://www. southwestcdc. org. s g/ The forum will be at Jurong East Sports137 words
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Happenin’
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Article104 2002-10-10 30 BLINDSPOT: INFRINGE THE OBVIOUS Till Dec 1 llam-6pm on weekdays, 12pm-6pm on weekends, closed on public holidays Sculpture Square, 155 Middle Road Free Four budding local artists Jeremy Hiah, Claire Lim, Benjamin Puah and Tan Wee Lit challenge your perception of time and space through their installation art. Playing104 words
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Article, Illustration68 2002-10-10 30 LEE HOM LIVE IN SINGAPORE 2002 Saturday, Bpm Singapore Expo Hall 1 Tickets at $ll7, $B7, $57 from Sistic He’s coming fresh from his success in Hongkong and Malaysia for his first major concert in Singapore. Lee Horn will perform with the violin, drums, guitar and the keyboard proving68 words
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Article66 2002-10-10 30 VOLUNTEER EXPEDITION Saturday, 6pm-10pm Safra Toa Payoh $l5 www.centralsingapore.org/site/ volunteer/expedition The Volunteer Management Committee at Central Singapore Community Development Council is organising its first volunteer-led expedition to Nanjing in November to upgrade a primary school. This fundraising event will go towards their working trip. Line dancing is the highlight66 words
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Article, Illustration139 2002-10-10 30 AUTHOR APPEARANCE JASPER FFORDE Tomorrow, 7pm-8pm Kinokuniya, NgeeAnn City Free Meet the creator of Thursday Next, a literary detective in the elite Special Operations Network. The heroine made her appearance in The Eyre Affair where she had to track down the stolen original manuscript of Charles Dickens’ Martin Chuzzlewit.139 words
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Article89 2002-10-10 32 10pm, Channel i The conclusion of the trilogy sends Marty McFly on a rescue mission to the year 1885, where he must save Doc Brown from death at the hands of yet another member of the Tan-nen clan. There are a number of complications preventing89 words
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Article46 2002-10-10 32 9pm, Channel U Bingxin is unhappy with Zhanhui for buying an expensive birthday gift for Junhao, and schemes to seize control of all his businesses to protect her interests. Wenchu and Junhao are stunned when Lixin expresses his love for the latter.46 words
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Article48 2002-10-10 32 10pm, Central This comedy show featuring popular British TV funnyman Lenny Henry is a series of sketches spoofing movies, actors and politicians. Movie spoofs include Mission Impossible Men Suspended by Wires, The Matrix (called The Playtrix) and a trailer for Billy Elliott (Billy Idiot).48 words
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Article, Illustration73 2002-10-10 32 Bpm, Channel 5 In last week’s debut episode, brothers Ken and Gerard swooped into first place, while soccer moms Gina and Sylvia became the first team to be eliminated when they were the last at the Hacienda San Gabriel de Las Palmas, a 475-year-old former monastery near73 words
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Article, Illustration249 2002-10-10 32 -AFP ITALIAN actor and director Roberto Benigni literally lost face on Tuesday after provoking the rage of photographers trying to snap him at an awards ceremony. Newspaper photographers were denied access to the star, whose film Life is Beautiful won three Hollywood Oscars in 1999, in favour-AFP - 249 words
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Article, Illustration116 2002-10-10 32 LONDON BEER FEST The Penny Black 26/27Boat Quay BEER, sausages and pork knuckles been too much to handle? How about a pint ’n pie instead? Following the spirit of the German OktoberFest, The Penny Black will be hosting its very own London Beer Fest starting tonight. Going on116 words
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Miscellaneous460 2002-10-10 30 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fax at Astrology.mm AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Anyone who wants to join your game is welcome to do so. You brim with vitality. Sharing comes as naturally as breathing. People with similar backgrounds or interests find many reasons to bond. PISCES FEB 19 -MAR 20 Your grip460 words
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Article, Illustration687 2002-10-10 34 LEM HAN MING - LEM HAN MING reports from South Korea BUSANSingapore has a new Golden Boy in sports and he is none other than three-gold Remy Ong. Yesterday, his exuberant form carried over to the Masters event which he won to add to687 words
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Article, Illustration164 2002-10-10 34 'He has what it takes to become a great bowler. Running a pro shop has helped him understand the dynamics of the bowling bad. Most importantly, he has learnt how to win! Singapore coach Goran Bergendorff ‘He’s been able to adjust to the everchanging lane conditions very164 words
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Article, Illustration496 2002-10-10 36 Lim Han Ming - Former world champion’s coach tips him to regain glory B y Lim Han Ming BUSAN Until last month, John Walter Smith was coach to Maurice Greene, the fastest man on Earth. Then fellow American Tim Montgomery rewrote Greene’s world record of 9.795ec by 0.01 sec atLim Han Ming - 496 words
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172 2002-10-10 36 BUSAN Susanthika Jayasinghe and Shingo Suetsugu set the benchmarks in the semi-finals of the women’s and men’s 200 metres yesterday. But Suetsugu appeared to back off from his pre-Games aim of breaking the 20.00 sec barrier, stating that was no longer his aim in172 words
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Article, Illustration120 2002-10-10 36 -AFP THE Asian Games were plunged into controversy yesterday when dubious judging decisions prompted an angry boycott by Indonesia's badminton players. There were furious scenes during Indonesia’s final against South Korea. Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat (below) stormed off the court when a call from a-AFP - 120 words
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Article, Illustration252 2002-10-10 36 ADAMHASHIDY - SINGAPORE By i ADAMHASHIDY ONCE, twice, three times a winner. That’s Remy Ong, who yesterday added the bowling masters crown to the singles and trios title already in the bag at the Busan Asian Games. Just like the cognac bearing his name, the bowler was252 words
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Article, Illustration132 2002-10-10 37 AFP CHINA bounced back from its table tennis troubles yesterday. It won gold medals in both men’s and women’s singles on the last day of the competition. China’s world No 1 men’s player Wang Liqin (right) dispatched Taiwan’s Chuang Chih Yuan 11-4,12-10,13-11, 11-7 for his secondAFP - 132 words
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Article, Illustration397 2002-10-10 37 Tan Kim Han - Singapore sailors finish with four bronze medals Tan Kim Han OPTIMIST sailor Sarah Tan (right) was looking at a silver medal before yesterday’s races got under way at the Busan Yachting Centre. For the 13-year-old Singapore sailor to lose it, her closest rival Yoko Kiuchi of397 words
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Article170 2002-10-10 37 STAR paddler Li Jiawei’s run at the Asian Games singles event came to a halt in the semi-finals yesterday. The triple Commonwealth Games gold-medallist put up a brave fight but was no match for hot favourite and China’s world No 1 Wang Nan.170 words
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Article51 2002-10-10 37 BADMINTON Round 32 Men’s singles Ronald Susilo Ladies singles Li Li (9am-5.50pm, Gangseo Gymnasium) WUSHU Preliminaries Changcpan (M) Leo Wen Yeow (9-10 am) Nancftian (M) Tan Jun Beng (l-2pm) Taljitpan (W) Jennee Sae Tang (3-4 pm) Tayiquan (W) Liew Yin Yin (3-4 pm) All in Singapore51 words
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Article166 2002-10-10 37 G s B Tot China 120 57 49 226 South Korea 60 59 68 187 Japan 37 61 51 149 Kazakstan 13 12 16 41 Thailand 9 11 6 26 North Korea 7 11 11 29 Uzbekistan 7 7 10 24 Taiwan 6 10 18 34 India 6166 words
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Article, Illustration150 2002-10-10 38 -AFP IF my sister can do it, so can I. That’s the philisophy of Indian middle- distance runner Mathew Kalatathum (right) who won silver behind Bahrain’s Rashid Mohammad in the men’s Asian Games 800 m. Li Huiquan of China was third. Kalatathum’s sister is K-AFP - 150 words
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Article240 2002-10-10 38 -AFP BUSAN Asian Games athletes are disappearing in increasing numbers in an apparent bid to find jobs illegally in South Korea, police and sports officials said yesterday. A total of 16 athletes have gone into hiding since the Games began 10 days ago. They-AFP - 240 words
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Article, Illustration406 2002-10-10 38 Withe: Thailand can be among Asia’s best AFP BUSAN Thailand coach Peter Withe has pledged to turn today’s soccer semifinal clash with Japan into a demonstration that his unheralded team can live with the continent’s top sides. The Thais, playing in their second successive Asian GamesAFP; AFP I - 406 words
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Article, Illustration576 2002-10-10 39 Eriksson plays down England’s title chances at Euro 2004 Reuters LONDON England manager Sven Goran Eriksson (below) believes England is one of the strongest teams in international football. The Swede, however, refused to predict glory at the 2004 European Championship. He said: “We have to improve,– Reuters - 576 words
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361 2002-10-10 39 LONDON Manchester United defender Gary Neville is expected to return to the England side for the start of the Euro 2004 qualifying campaign this weekend. Manager Sven Goran Eriksson believes that the defender’s natural linkup play with David Beckham holds the key to361 words
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SPORTS SCAN
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Article108 2002-10-10 39 SOCCER Reuters LONDON George Graham has no interest in the vacant manager’s job at Sunderland, according to his agent Steve Kutner. Kutner told Sky Sports television on Tuesday: “He is interested in getting back into football management. But this is not the right opportunity for George at– Reuters - 108 words
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Article103 2002-10-10 39 MOTOR RACING Reuters MANAMA, Bahrain Bahrain launched its new Formula One circuit on Tuesday. Officials said work would begin next month in time for the FIA World Championship in 2004. More than US$l5O million (Ss26B million) are being spent on the new 5.5 km circuit outside theReuters - 103 words
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Article126 2002-10-10 39 BASKETBALL AFP HOUSTON The Houston Rockets are close to signing Chinese centre Yao Ming to a US$lB million-dollar (Ss32 million) multi-year deal, according to the Houston Chronicle. The newspaper reported on Tuesday that Yao still needs approval from the China Basketball Association. Yao is the first playerAFP - 126 words
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Miscellaneous18 2002-10-10 39 IN THE LIVING ROOM ASIAN GAMES: Highlights (RTMI, 11.05 am and 3pm. Chs and TVMobile, 4pm and 11pm).18 words
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