Streats, 31 January 2003
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Title Section8 2003-01-31 1 Streats FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita8 words
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561 2003-01-31 1 Choong Choon Yee - More people changing notes of smaller denominations at baiM i A 1' r* B v Choong Choon Yee ADMINISTRATIVE supervisor Charles Lau, 39, waited patiently in line at the DBS Bank branch at Bishan Junction 8 on Tuesday to withdraw crisp clean notes for the561 words
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110 2003-01-31 1 WASHINGTON The US general who won the Gulf War has warned about the dangers of rushing into another war with Iraq. Former general Norman Schwarzkopf said in The Washington Post: “The thought of Saddam Hussein with a sophisticated nuclear capability is a frightening110 words
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Advertisement114 2003-01-31 1 tradition GIVES WAY In only three years, Mrs Ritu iluinjliiuiwala lias gone from housewife to top restaurateur. CHOQNG CHOON YEE tells you how she did it PAGE 3 Brakes on motorcycle deals Motorcycle shops are having a tough time, and some are closing down. ZUBAIDAH NAZEER finds out why PAGE114 words
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Morning Rush
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Article605 2003-01-31 2 Zubaidah Nazeer - Dealers blame higher insurance costs for slump; no-downpayment rule doesn’t cover two-wheelers By Zubaidah Nazeer CAR buyers are rushing to dealers to get their dream car now that they don’t need to come up with an initial downpayment, but motorbike buyers have no such605 words
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Article, Illustration465 2003-01-31 2 Khushwant Singh - By Khushwant Singh GIVE me substance, not style. This, in essence, was what Justice Kan Ting Chiu told exdeejay Monica Lim when she cross-examined RHB Bank officer Ng Hock Sin yesterday on the fourth day of a nine-day hearing. She and her ex-husband, Mr Bernard Solosa,FirancteLee - 465 words
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Article, Illustration478 2003-01-31 3 Choong Chocm Yee - Managing director leads Rang Mahal’s transformation, yet finds time for family By Choong Chocm Yee MRS Ritu Jhunjhnuwala’s parties must be very popular. What she learnt from entertaining at home has helped her become Singapore’s top restaurateur just three years after she joined the foodFrancis Lee - 478 words
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140 2003-01-31 4 BUZZ STOP PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong sees better economic results this year. He presented this scenario yesterday in his Chinese New Year message as he believes that the uncertainty over Iraq should be over by the middle of the year. And he140 words
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Article, Illustration61 2003-01-31 4 Cambodian riot police inspecting the aftermath of a mob attack on the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. Violence targeted at Thais followed reports that Thai actress Suvanant Kongying had accused Cambodia of stealing Angkor Wat from Thailand. Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej stepped in to calmAFP - 61 words
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Article138 2003-01-31 4 Mahathir responds Bemama MALAYSIA will continue to supply water to Singapore after 2061, but it will be treated water at a higher price, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. “We guarantee Singaporeans that we will always supply them with enough water for them to drink andBemama - 138 words
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Article144 2003-01-31 4 US-Iraqwar -ap MOST of the UN Security Council has remained unmoved by the United States’ push to start a war against Iraq. At a meeting on Wednesday, 11 of the 15 members favoured giving more time to weapons inspectors. They were France, Russia and China-ap - 144 words
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Article144 2003-01-31 4 Pre-Budget feedback FEEDBACK Unit sessions held on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the upcoming Budget statement came up with an unusual message: Hold back help for the rich and channel it to those who need it. The session was different from those of the144 words
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Article100 2003-01-31 4 -AP MR JAFFAR Umar Thalib, a prominent Muslim militant, was acquitted yesterday of urging his followers to wage a war against Indonesia’s Christian minority. Judge Mansur Nasution said that prosecutors had failed to prove that Mr Thalib was guilty of inciting his followers to violence in a-AP - 100 words
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Article92 2003-01-31 4 OUTPUT from the biomedical industry grew 48 per cent last year to $9.7 billion, figures out yesterday showed. This means that biomedical sciences is now on track to achieving the Government’s target of $l2 billion in annual output by 2005. The output total of $9.7 billion “is very92 words
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Article100 2003-01-31 4 THE number of fires in Singapore dropped last year to 4,943, a 14-year low, but the Singapore Civil Defence Force remains concerned about fires in grassy areas and those involving rubbish in open spaces, which rose 67.1 per cent to 799 cases, as well as accidental100 words
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Article90 2003-01-31 4 SINGAPORE Immigration and Registration (SIR) has said that waiting times at the Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints could be longer for those heading into Malaysia today, and those returning to Singapore next Monday evening. SIR added that drivers travelling along the Ayer Rajah Expressway and the Bukit90 words
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Article, Illustration1132 2003-01-31 6 Julie Sim - ‘Prosperity Index By Julie Sim SINGAPORE may be limping along economically and the spectre of a new Gulf War may be another dampener on business confidence, but connoisseurs of fine wine and good food say there are still plenty of top-quality goods to help celebrate Chinese NewGraphics: Pradip Slkdar - 1,132 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration456 2003-01-31 8 Ch.ua Kong Ho - Fund of hedge funds won’t collapse dramatically, assures ABN Amro chief Ch.ua Kong Ho INVESTORS who are considering putting money into a fund of hedge funds (FoHF) can hardly be blamed if they are confused. Disclaimers on fund prospectuses warn of “substantial or more thanFrancis Lee - 456 words
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Article, Illustration146 2003-01-31 8 IT’S no longer enough for a cellphone to function well, it must look good, too. Siemens Mobile hopes to cash in on this show-off value when it launches its fashion phones under a new brand, Xelibri, in April. The German manufacturer plans to market the phones as146 words
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129 2003-01-31 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Asset trader Oei Hong Leong, who lost the recent Nat Steel takeover battle, plans to spend $10.6 million for 9 per cent of Super Coffeemix Manufacturing, which distributes food products. Mr Oei, through his Sanion Enterprises, aims to buy 39.1 million:. – Bloomberg - 129 words
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CORPORATE RESULTS
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Article98 2003-01-31 8 l. Bloomberg SEMBCORP Logistics yesterday reported that profit last year fell 10 per cent after the sale of ships and port equipment inflated earnings in the previous year. The company, a unit of SembCorp Industries, said that profit in the year ended Dec 31 dropped to $78.5l. – Bloomberg - 98 words
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Article96 2003-01-31 8 Bloomberg THE Ascott Group’s profit fell 32 per cent last year after it booked smaller gains from property sales. Profit fell to $28.3 million, or 1.82 cents a share, from $41.6 million, or 2.69 cents, a year earlier. That’s lower than the average Bloomberg forecast of $29.5– Bloomberg - 96 words
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Article, Illustration600 2003-01-31 10 Tycoon retreats from media industry as AOL Time Warner posts sl7ob loss Bloomberg NEW YORK Mr Ted Turner, 64, who said he would resign as AOL Time Warner Inc vice-chairman on Wednesday, has taken another step away from the industry he helped revolutionise. It’s a retreat he’s– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 600 words
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127 2003-01-31 10 Bloomberg WASHINGTON Mr William Donaldson, US President George W Bush’s, 71, nominee for chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, owns assets worth between US$44 million and US$l29 million (Ss76 million and ***** million), including stocks in more than 50 companies, which. – Bloomberg - 127 words
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Article70 2003-01-31 10 Reuters SINGAPORE The number of ships calling at Singapore fell in 2002 for the first time in five years, despite recordhigh levels of shipping tonnage, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said yesterday. The MPA data came a day after figures from the Ministry– Reuters - 70 words
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Article101 2003-01-31 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE ST Telemedia, which bought 42 per cent of Indonesia’s second- biggest phone company Indosat for US$63l million (Ssl billion) last month, has denied paying any commissions to Indonesian officials to help it win the bid. ST Telemedia was accused by former president Abdurrahman Wahid of– Bloomberg - 101 words
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Article112 2003-01-31 10 f. Bloomberg SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines has said that more than 90 per cent of its customers at most of the ports it serves meet US Customs security rules coming into effect Feb. 2. In Hongkong, where US Customs officials last week said as many as 75f. – Bloomberg - 112 words
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Article99 2003-01-31 10 Bloomberg TOKYO NEC Corp and its chip unit plan to raise as much as 100 billion yen (551.46 billion) from the initial sale of shares in the subsidiary by March, bankers involved said, in what may be Japan’s largest IPO in a year. NEC, Japan’s biggest– Bloomberg - 99 words
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Article, Illustration853 2003-01-31 11 R SIVANITHY - Market DIY By R SIVANITHY The Business Times MENTION “financial derivatives” and most people’s faces go blank. They either don’t know what it means or are too afraid to find out. To most, financial derivatives are best left to rocket scientists or those withThe Business Times - 853 words
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414 2003-01-31 11 STI: 1,295.89 H 6.96 Reuters SHARES deepened losses yesterday to close at fresh 16- month lows as the threat of war and concerns on corporate earnings dogged investors. Dealers said a shortened trading day today and a holiday on Monday due to the Chinese– Reuters - 414 words
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Article24 2003-01-31 11 *AS AT JANUARY 30 US$: 551.733 552.848 EURO: $51,871 ss: 68.54 YEN ss: RM2.193 Ss: HK54.501 Ss: 24.65 BAHT Ss: 5,116 RUPIAH24 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration251 2003-01-31 13 esterday, we carried a nutritionist’s advice about a healthy reunion dinrwr. But if you’re wondering about the other munchies of Chinese New Year read on Q What are the nutritional values of the following new year goodies: Mandarin oranges, bak kwa, meat floss, peanuts, melon seeds, nian251 words
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Advertisement124 2003-01-31 13 200 pairs of FREE STAR PARTY tickets to be won in today’s LIANHE ZAORAO! PARTY Date: February 9 (Sunday) Time: 1.30 pm -3.00 pm Venue: The Newsroom Bar 11 Unity Street, #0149 (behind UE Square) Enjoy all these: FREE admission FREE flow of soft drinks FREE finger food Door gifts124 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration867 2003-01-31 14 r Lynnette Chia - r Lynnette Chia WHENEVER I hear anyone use the Hokkien phrase “dua pui” (fatty), I get worked up. I’m paranoid about the word “fatty” because I have been overweight since young. The nickname my relatives gave me didn’t help either. They used to call me “duaClarence Chan „—n - 867 words
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Article, Illustration878 2003-01-31 15 PAULCHEONG - By PAULCHEONG IN 1989, Paul Petit, an artist at the newspaper I was working for in the US, thought he had struck gold. Video gambling had just been introduced, and it was an entertaining way for him to rake in extra money. He seemed to be on a878 words
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Vocal
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Article, Illustration405 2003-01-31 16 IN response to the report “Tourism board acts to save our shops” (Streats, Jan 28), I would like to share the observations of my family and I that may go some way towards explaining the deteriorating sales figures. We have been living here for405 words
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Article199 2003-01-31 16 I AM convinced after reading the letters by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SBS Transit (both in Streats, Jan 28) that the automation of the North-East Line train system will bring many advantages when it starts operating in April. But potential commuters of the199 words
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165 2003-01-31 16 WE are told by the LTA and SBS Transit that the North-East Line is more efficient and safer than other lines, but it will cost more to operate. The consideration is productivity versus cost. With any business, earnings projections and other forecasts are165 words
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Article103 2003-01-31 16 I STILL see some stores trying to squeeze extra profits out of the increase in goods and services tax. For example, at Causeway Point, a Hawaii Green drink was sold at $2.60 a cup before December last year. When the year started, the price shot103 words
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Article174 2003-01-31 18 I FIND it unfair that drivers are penalised with a fine for having insufficient funds in their Cash Card when going through electronic roadpricing (ERP) gantries. When taking the MRT or the bus, it is possible for one to have just five cents left in an ez-link174 words
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Article343 2003-01-31 18 I BECAME a Chinese-language teacher on May 12, 2001, immediately after graduation from the National University of Singapore. However, my service was terminated by the Ministry of Education as it said I was not proficient enough in the Chinese language to teach it in343 words
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157 2003-01-31 18 I WANT to share my experience in the recent Thaipusam procession as featured in Streats the past few days. I carried paalkavadi (milk kavadis) on Thaipusam. I left the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple at about 10.50 pm on Friday night and reached the Sri157 words
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Article116 2003-01-31 18 AFTER reading the commentary “The day devotees were kept waiting” (Streats, Jan 28), I would like to point out that waiting can’t be helped at the Thaipusam procession because so many people take part. As for people fainting, they didn’t eat even though they knew they had a116 words
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Article181 2003-01-31 18 I REFER to the letter “Sealed but not safe” (Streats, Jan 28) by Ms Mei Lee. We were the two women she jeferred to. Does she think that we were complete “well-dressed” idiots to blatantly open a sealed container, sample the goods and then not buy181 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration459 2003-01-31 20 With Sutarto in command, the Indon leader needn’t fear the likes of Wiranto JAKARTA General Endriartono Sutarto (picture) is better known as the commander of former Indonesian president Suharto’s bodyguards during the latter’s brutal rule. But today, as chief of Indonesia’s armed forces, his loyalty is withReuters 1 - 459 words
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Article95 2003-01-31 20 SYDNEY A 23-year-old woman performed sex acts on her attacker to stop him from carrying out a threat to rape an intellectually disabled woman in her care, the Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday. The man, described as in his 20s, reportedly approached the two women in daylight95 words
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Article91 2003-01-31 20 Reuters BERLIN Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has not been amusing the German people much lately, so a toy company has created a Schroeder dancing doll that it hopes will. The 33cm figure in an Elvis outfit gyrates its hips and waves its arms to the chart-topping– Reuters - 91 words
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287 2003-01-31 20 Reuters WASHINGTON One day before 9/11, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was busy with what he called a very different threat to the nation’s security. He was fighting to vanquish opposition from within the top ranks of the armed forces to his vision of a– Reuters - 287 words
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Miscellaneous84 2003-01-31 21 See Jackie Chan and Fann Wong in this Action-Comedy New Year Blockbuster! “Best American Film I’ve made so far” Jackie Chan liifli! j !k kv> r j > kv u HaH s. ill KikV Don’t miss i the funny > OUTTAKES at the end of the y movie! I— j?84 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration273 2003-01-31 22 Yvonne Kwok - By Yvonne Kwok NOW that Fann Wong’s debut Hollywood movie, Shanghai Knights, is all wrapped up and ready to roll, the Caldecott princess has only one thing left to worry about. Her very first red carpet Hollywood premiere on Feb 3. Said Fann at the Shanghai Knights273 words
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Article, Illustration648 2003-01-31 22 ADAM HASffIDY - Single Dirt rich Ugly Adam About Town K« ADAM HASffIDY THEY are single women and they are rich. Filthy rich. Yet there are no takers for the “hardened professionals’ of mostly lawyers and doctors, according to an article I read this week. Really? I would have thought that men would648 words
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Article, Illustration473 2003-01-31 23 JUDI LOW - Stylish eating on a shoestring JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Lows recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meeds that are easy to do and cost $lO or less for four servings, will see you through these tough times WHEN the473 words
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Article, Illustration101 2003-01-31 24 TWO decades of war in Afghanistan have damaged its natural environment and the UN is asking the world to help. Drought has hurt too, bringing lowered water tables, dried-up wetlands, denuded forests and depleted wildlife. JS Rural residents eight out of 10 Afghans have lost inPic Clarence Chan - 101 words
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Time in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration71 2003-01-31 24 10pm, Channel i Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) is a slightly cynical veteran prison guard on death row in the *****, his faith and sanity worn away by watching men live and die. And then comes John Coffey, a giant accused of the murder of two children.. and71 words
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Article70 2003-01-31 24 10.30 pm, Channel U It’s Chinese New Year’s Eve and Channel U artistes take viewers to Chinatown in search of food and introduce some Chinese New Year traditions and cultures. There will also be an analysis of fortune for the incoming year, to give you tips70 words
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Happenin’
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Article38 2003-01-31 24 SENTOSA Saturday to Monday, 11.30am-9pm Island admission charges apply Celebrate Chinese New Year with free entertainment featuring ethnic and world fusion pop groups E-tree and New Asia, acrobats from China, local buskers and lion and dragon dancers.38 words
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Article45 2003-01-31 24 SVEN VATH, JON CREAMER DESYN MASIELLO Saturday and Sunday Zouk $l5 before 9pm, $23/$25 after Sven Vath, who has been at the forefront of the German dance scene since 1982, spins on Saturday. On Sunday, John Creamer brings forth his dark tribal house sound.45 words
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Article, Illustration95 2003-01-31 24 TOKYO CITY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Feb 3 and 4,7-30 pm Victoria Concert Hall Tickets at $5l, $4l, $3l, $2l from Sistic This concert marks the inauguration of the JapanSingapore Art Week. The programme on Feb 3 features local child piano prodigy Keegan Ng. Accompanied by the Japanese orchestra, he will95 words
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Article32 2003-01-31 24 COFFEE MORNING Monday, 10.30 am Recital Studio, Esplanade Tickets at $lO from Sistic Celebrate Chinese New Year the slow and easy way with some Chinese evergreens performed by TCR Music Station.32 words
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Article65 2003-01-31 24 CHINESE NEW YEAR OPEN HOUSE Sunday, 9am-6pm National Heritage Board museums Free Admission to the Singapore History Museum, Singapore Art Museum, Asian Civilisations Museum and Singapore Philatelic Museum will be free all day on Sunday. Festivities include a lion dance performance at the Singapore Philatelic Museum, a hongbao65 words
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Article, Illustration77 2003-01-31 24 CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT Sunday, 7-30 pm Golden Mile Theatre Tickets at $2B (non union members) and $lO (union members) from all NTUC clubhouses Jack Neo and his multi-talented team Mark Lee, Patricia Mok, Henry Thia, MC King, Marcus Chin and Michelle Tay usher in the Chinese New Year77 words
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Miscellaneous481 2003-01-31 24 Yourdailyhoroseope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Your brain is both a precision tool and a living organ. You’re almost ruthless in your pursuit of fun and perfection. Aquarius ends the month with a surprise up their sleeve. PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 The best lies are a481 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration174 2003-01-31 25 -AFP SHANGHAI Mia Hamm of the United States started it. Now, the act of ripping off one’s jersey to celebrate a goal has caught on with the Chinese women footballers. China’s Teng Wei (left) had no qualms about exposing the sports bra under her jersey after scoring-AFP; Reuters - 174 words
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Article, Illustration475 2003-01-31 25 iAdam Hashidy - SAAA to set up Centre of Excellence to groom national athletes By_ iAdam Hashidy SINGAPORE athletics will have a Centre of Excellence (COE) of its own in the next few months. It will be a place where all the national athletes will come together for their475 words
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Article, Illustration602 2003-01-31 26 TAN KIM HAN - Soccer smarts By TAN KIM HAN SOUTHAMPTON’S rising star James Beattie (below) has climbed out of a deep hole. Until recently, the 24-year-old was just another struggling wannabe in the harsh world of the English Premiership where reputations are won and lost every week. UnwantedReuters - 602 words
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Article485 2003-01-31 26 TOMORROW: Arsenal v Fulham Head to head: Arsenal won 21, Fulham 5. Draws 5 Previous meetings: Nov 3, 2002 Fulham 0 Arsenal 1; Feb 23, 2002 Arsenal 4 Fulham 1 Last six EPL matches: Arsenal WDWWWD; Fulham LDLDWL Team news: Arsenal Ljungberg, Shaaban injured; Fulham Van der Sar,485 words
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Article99 2003-01-31 27 GOLF -AFP MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin Six weeks after he had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, a pain-free Tiger Woods is swinging his clubs again. Woods has been making steady progress since undergoing the surgery on Dec 12. “My rehabilitation is right on schedule and I hope to-AFP - 99 words
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SOCCER
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Article101 2003-01-31 27 -AFP LONDON Leeds striker Mark Viduka is appealing against the red card he received for violent conduct during Sunday’s FA Cup fourth round 1-1 draw with Gillingham. The Australian international is adamant he did not intentionally elbow Gillingham player-manager Andy Hessenthaler and is hoping to avoid a-AFP - 101 words
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Article108 2003-01-31 27 PA Sport MANCHESTER Robbie Fowler will make his Manchester City debut against West Brom tomorrow after completing a £6 million (S$ 17 million) move from Leeds United. Fowler told The Daily Mirror: “In the end, it was manager Kevin Keegan’s vision for the club that swayed me.. – PA Sport - 108 words
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Article, Illustration477 2003-01-31 27 Wire services LONDON Arsenal will be crowned Premiership champion in May. So predicted Newcastle boss Sir Bobby Robson, despite his side moving into second place in the table with a win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. Robson was– Wire services; Reuters - 477 words
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202 2003-01-31 27 -AP NBA CHAMPIONSHIP LA Lakers 99 Phoenix Suns 90 PHOENIX A raked right eye and a swollen right hand did not stop forward Robert Horry from answering the challenge of coach Phil Jackson. Horry scored 16 points in 29 minutes as three-time defending champion-AP - 202 words
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Miscellaneous46 2003-01-31 27 IN THE LIVING ROOM basketball NBA: Sacramento Kings v Seattle Supersonics (Star Sports Ch24,llam). GENERAL Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). SOCCER Here We Go (ESPN Ch 23, 8.30 pm). DELAYED TELECAST GOLF Heineken Classic, 2nd rd (Star Sports Ch24,11.30pm). SOCCER EPL Preview (Channel i, 9pm).46 words
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