Streats, 19 February 2003
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Title Section9 2003-02-19 1 Streats Wednesday, February 19,2003 E-maii: streatsesph.com.sg mita (p> 240/03/20029 words
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Article217 2003-02-19 1 Julie Sim - Julie Sim THE 4-D ticket with the winning firstPrize number of 4455 in last Saturday’s draw may have found its rightful owner. Police told Streats yesterday that the ticket which won $30,000 was returned to a woman who had lodged a police report hours217 words
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Article405 2003-02-19 1 Zubaidah Nazeer - HDB, PSA should not subject staff to extra pain by withholding news of their fate too long, say HR experts 5^ Zubaidah Nazeer Housing board staff who are Pondering if they will be axed in the hoard’s impending retrenchment exercise May have to wait three405 words
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Advertisement206 2003-02-19 1 p 6 !<-*- I; 3 the lipi»PS ftsaSSlsil Paul James Roberts prefers to don jersey and boots in the S-League despite having two degrees and pursuing a master's, reports TAN KlfVI HAN km StreatsSmart Money The experts give you advice on insurance and other financial matters pages 24-31 Turkish surprise206 words
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Morning Rush
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382 2003-02-19 2 Sarah Ng - LTA reviewing security measures for car registration plates By_ Sarah Ng HOW about this: An electronic chip embedded in your car’s licence plate which can deter criminals from forging or stealing the plate and using it while committing a crime. This is one of382 words
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ONE KIND ACT
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Article57 2003-02-19 2 MsSßOng I WAS hit by a skateboard rider as I walked on the pavement at Orchard Road at about Bpm on Jan 29. I felt dizzy. A man and a woman called an ambulance. Another woman offered me medicated oil, and they all waited with me until the57 words
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Article61 2003-02-19 2 Putra Kasih MS BC TAN, the driver of Tibs Service 188, is kind, helpful, friendly and courteous. This may seem a minor matter to many, but it brightens my day. If you wish to highlight a kind act, no matter how small, write in to Streats, 1000 Toa61 words
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498 2003-02-19 2 Khushwant Singh - By Khushwant Singh EVERYTHING had been done to ensure a smooth transition from the old driving licence to the new credit-card-sized one, complete with photograph. A website was created to provide details and newspapers gave the application procedures wide coverage. But the scheme hit498 words
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Article, Illustration576 2003-02-19 3 Pradeep Raj an - Motorola, Nokia claim they are victims of fraud and seek to get back money from Turkey's Uzans Pradeep Raj an THE Uzans are a very publicity-shy Turkish business family. But their dealings are now in the s Potlight after telecom equipment giants Nokia andAP - 576 words
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Article, Illustration364 2003-02-19 4 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong SILKAIR chief executive Subhas Menon is unfazed by the buzz that the regional carrier could be turned into a budget airline to beat off cheaper, nofrills competition. He is going ahead with his airline’s growth strategies. Denying that Silk Air’s364 words
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244 2003-02-19 4 Conrad Raj - By Conrad Raj MEMBERS of the prestigious Tanglin Club will decide today whether its governing general committee was right in lifting the suspension of four members disciplined last February by the previous committee. The 50 or so dissident members had called for244 words
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Article130 2003-02-19 6 BUZZ STOP ONE more bug has just been ejected from the bus system. Ez-link card readers on buses will now be able to tell if the holder is boarding or alighting, so he will no longer need to ask the driver to flip the reader130 words
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Article158 2003-02-19 6 Interest rate cuts SAVERS are facing “negative” real interest rates as rates head towards zero while inflation is set to rise. This means that money deposited in a bank is earning nothing as its value is actually eaten away by fees and the underlying effects of158 words
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Article131 2003-02-19 6 Guts and gumption needed IF the young don't care about Singapore, no one else will, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said last night. “Do you have the guts and gumption that your parents and grandparents displayed when they faced the stark choice of either working together131 words
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Article, Illustration209 2003-02-19 6 Reuters FAMILY and friends received desperate phone calls from loved ones trapped in the subway in the South Korean city of Taegu yesterday after flames and smoke engulfed two crowded trains following an arson attack. An emergency official said that 134 were confirmed dead,– Reuters; Reuters - 209 words
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Article93 2003-02-19 6 MALAYSIAN Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar claimed on Sunday that Singapore had manipulated the bridge issue by insisting that it was part of a package deal being negotiated between Singapore and Malaysia, when it was not. But a Singapore Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said yesterday that this was93 words
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Article90 2003-02-19 6 ALL three mobile operators here Sing Tel, Ml and Star Hub yesterday announced that their subscribers can now use the YWB system to make secure transactions via wireless devices. About 12,000 people signed up for YWB (Why wait?) after a trial last year. YWB is currently restricted90 words
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Article102 2003-02-19 6 -AP NORTH KOREA yesterday threatened to pull out of the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War, accusing the US of planning a naval blockade to prepare for a pre-emptive attack. Pyongyang “will be left with no option but to take a decisive step to abandon-AP - 102 words
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Article96 2003-02-19 6 NTUC Fair Price, in a joint venture with Chinese and Taiwanese companies, will open a hypermarket in Shaoxing, China, in May. The 36,576 sq m Nextmart store is expected to break even in two years, Fair Price chairman S Chandra Das said yesterday. Fair Price has96 words
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Advertisement96 2003-02-19 5 Si mm <)ui «\in. utiun :.v .!um major changes. These changes are geared toward preparing our children for the future. y. ..y l J l fxtfi r•• >'Vle jjTeachers play a key role jj- V; --i"-"- f ti in this process if you have been working for a few :>96 words
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Advertisement445 2003-02-19 7 change what? Yourself. 80% of technology we will be using 10 years from today has not even been invented yet! Imagine the consequence of not keeping up with change. A highly recognised University of London degree (set and marked by prestigious faculty from lead colleges such as London School of445 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration431 2003-02-19 8 Chug Kong Ho - Sesdaq-bound Sinwa KS says ships will skip Gulf docks and call here By Chug Kong Ho lodging and cash advances, as well as project management and consultancy. If all this sounds unsexy, Mr Sim doesn’t mind he wears the ship-supplier tag with pride. As he431 words
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254 2003-02-19 8 -AFP SINGAPORE The US should enhance political, economic and security cooperation with South-east Asia because the region’s importance has risen after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a business group said yesterday. “There are opportunities for decisive action that can be taken this-AFP - 254 words
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CORPORATE RESULTS
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Article95 2003-02-19 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Delgro Corp yesterday said its full-year profit fell 6.5 per cent, hurt by lower advertising revenue and higher operating costs. The company reported 2002 profit of $57 million, or 19 cents a share, from $6l million, or 20 cents, a year earlier. Sales rose 3 per– Bloomberg - 95 words
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Article65 2003-02-19 8 Reuters SINGAPORE Comfort Group yesterday said its nine-month net profit rose 40.5 per cent due to profitable taxi operations. Net profit for the nine months ending Dec 31 rose to $72.65 million from $51.71 million a year earlier. Revenue rose 8.4 per cent rise to $369.87 million. It– Reuters - 65 words
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Article88 2003-02-19 8 Reuters SINGAPORE Commodity trader and shipper Noble Group yesterday announced a bonus issue and plans to raise funds through a share placement after posting a 28 per cent rise in 2002 net profit. Executive director Milton Au said the placement would help fund its fastgrowing businesses, but– Reuters - 88 words
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Article90 2003-02-19 8 Reuters LONDON Reuters Group yesterday reported a record loss and announced another 3,000 job cuts as part of a new, three-year strategy to revive its fortunes. Reuters reported a net loss of £394 million (S$ 1.11 billion), the biggest in its 151 -year history, though underlying pre-tax– Reuters - 90 words
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Article, Illustration467 2003-02-19 10 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Mining Corporation (MMC), the majority owner of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), said yesterday that it projects its fast-growing transshipment facility to break even next year, 12 months earlier than expected. “With all the encouraging growth– Reuters; Reuters i —-r i -j - 467 words
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431 2003-02-19 10 STI: 1,293.81 7.38 Reuters SHARES closed weaker yesterday as blue chips, including bank stocks, bore the brunt of profittaking after two straight days of gains. The move by DBS to cut its prime rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent generated mixed– Reuters - 431 words
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Article24 2003-02-19 10 *AS AT FEBRUARY 18 US$: 551.751 552.803 EURO: Ssl.BBo Ss: 68.15 YEN Ss: RM2.170 Ss: HK54.455 Ss: 24.57 BAHT Ss: 5,068 RUPIAH24 words
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241 2003-02-19 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE The three local banks are set to report one-time gains and profit from earlier acquisitions that countered rising bad-loan charges and a slump in demand for credit. DBS will probably post a 62 per cent gain in fourth-quarter net income– Bloomberg - 241 words
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Article, Illustration449 2003-02-19 12 Cellphone operator says corporate users key to increasing market share Bloomberg SINGAPORE Star Hub, Singapore’s second-largest phone company, aims to increase its share of the cellphone market by taking corporate customers away from rivals such as Singapore Telecommunications (Sing Tel). Targetting business users is key to– Bloomberg - 449 words
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212 2003-02-19 12 Bloomberg JAKARTA The directors of PT Lippo Bank, one of seven lenders Indonesia plans to sell this year, face jail terms for allegedly misleading investors by publishing two different versions of earnings statements, the Jakarta Stock Exchange said yesterday. The exchange will ask the– Bloomberg - 212 words
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Article, Illustration256 2003-02-19 12 -AFP BEIJING China’s top graft buster unleashed a salvo in the state press yesterday on the evils of corruption, but offered no details on how he was going to tackle the problem. Mr Wu Guanzheng, the chairman of the party’s Central Commission for-AFP; Bloomberg - 256 words
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Article, Illustration477 2003-02-19 15 Clients want software firms with staying power Reuters MUMBAI India’s skilled, Englishspeaking workforce is drawing a fresh wave of foreign business for the country’s software industry. But it’s the big companies that stand to gain most. India, the world’s second most preferred destination for– Reuters; Reuters - 477 words
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Advertisement92 2003-02-19 12 Career Journal Practical and Sophisticated Tips and Ideas to help you find a job starting from getting the right mindset, to effectively managing your career path to dressing professionally to stand out from the crowd at that crucial career fair or job interview! < Date: 22 February 2003, Saturday (9:3092 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration715 2003-02-19 17 LEE HAN SHIH - By LEE HAN SHIH The Business Tim es TWO types of people live in HDB flats: those who drive and those who take public transport. And both have cause to complain about the carparks. The complaint of HDB residents with cars is well known.The Business Tim es - 715 words
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Article, Illustration1159 2003-02-19 19 I REFER to the news reports and letters on the need for additional safety measures on MRT station platforms to prevent accidents from happening. SMRT fully shares the public’s concern for the safety of commuters at MRT stations and would like to1,159 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration131 2003-02-19 20 Reuters NEW YORK Extra vitamin C during pregnancy may lower the risk of premature delivery, say researchers from the National Institute of Perinatology in Mexico City. They studied 52 pregnant women and found that less than 5 per cent of those given lOOmg of vitamin– Reuters - 131 words
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273 2003-02-19 20 -AP CHICAGO A study on dietary fats has found that certain fats can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. It adds to growing evidence that the same type of diet that protects the heart may benefit the brain. Dr Martha Clare Morris of Chicago’s Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke’s Medical-AP - 273 words
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Article106 2003-02-19 20 QMy 53-year-old sister found blood in the toilet bawl after moving her bowels. She is menopausal. What could be the problem? fk Blood in the toilet bowl after opening of JL the bowels could be due to either bleeding from a source around the anus, such as piles106 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration353 2003-02-19 22 Scheme to relieve traffic congestion in city centre off to smooth start Wire services LONDON Despite strong protests and threats of legal action, controversial London Mayor Ken Livingstone characteristically went ahead to introduce his city’s version of electronic road pricing (ERP). The system, known as– Wire services; AFP, AP - 353 words
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281 2003-02-19 22 LONDON A merchant banker felt let down after being paid US$5OO,OOO (*****,000) for a year’s work, the High Court here heard yesterday. Vast sums paid to Kuwaiti-born financial high-flyer Kerim Derhalli, 40, were revealed on the first day of his claim281 words
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286 2003-02-19 22 WASHINGTON For Shadi Abdullah, a “toy” is a pistol while a “little girl” is a forged driver’s licence. The alleged A 1 Qaeda man, arrested last April in Germany, has revealed a glossary of code words used by the terror network.286 words
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StreatsSmart Money Your personal finance quarterly special
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Article, Illustration637 2003-02-19 24 Chua Kong Ho; Choong Choon Yee - With stocks and funds taking a beating in the lastyearorso, is it any wonder that investors are holding on tight to their savings? It’s time to start from scratch andperhaps turn to the financial experts for advice By Chua Kong Ho Choong Choon Yee IT was637 words
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Article, Illustration585 2003-02-19 26 Choong Choon Yee - Diversify wise advice that’s rarely heeded By Choong Choon Yee DIVERSIFICATION and education, and not capital guaranteed funds, are the solution to investors’ woes, according to Navigator Investment Services managing director Steve Heald. Seeing the value of your unit trusts get beaten to a pulp over the past three years585 words
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Article, Illustration560 2003-02-19 28 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong HOW familiar are you with your bank acting as an insurance agent? Most insurance policies in Singapore are sold through individual agents who would readily go to your house to make a sale. But increasingly, banks are taking over the role560 words
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Article, Illustration542 2003-02-19 30 Chua Kong Ho - By Chua Kong Ho MANY fresh graduates in their first jobs have student loans to pay, parents to support and are strapped for cash. What little disposable income they do have is usually spent on entertainment or material comforts. Seldom does insurance542 words
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Article384 2003-02-19 30 Chua Kong Ho - By Chua Kong Ho WHEN it comes to buying hospital and surgical insurance or critical illness coverage, the devil is in the details. One professional, who underwent angioplasty a procedure to clear a blocked coronary artery using a catheter and balloon found out only afterwards384 words
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Advertisement96 2003-02-19 31 It’s no accident that we’re the leading bank in insurance. With competitive premiums and comprehensive cover that's easy to understand, it’s little wonder that 4 out of 10 people who insure their lives through a bank choose OCBC Bank. Since 1932, Singaporeans have trusted us to look after their most96 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration602 2003-02-19 32 Flamenco is slowly but surely catching on in Singapore with many here already hooked on the dance. JILL LIM finds out more j WHATEVER you do, do not call it flamingo in front of these dancers. And do not confuse a type of Spanish602 words
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Article, Illustration131 2003-02-19 32 THE latest American to hit the London stage is Michael Richards, most famous for playing the bumbling, bizarre Kramer in long-running sitcom Seinfeld. He will be in Joseph Kesselring’s 1942 farce Arsenic and Old Lace, opening at the West End next Tuesday, playing131 words
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Article, Illustration121 2003-02-19 32 PROMINENT Brit chef Jamie Oliver said that the cameras which followed him around last year affected his marriage. He had been told off by wife Jools (“she gave me a real pasting”) for allowing cameras into the hospital when their daughter, Poppy, was bom. A121 words
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Article71 2003-02-19 32 AUSTRALIA is cracking down on illegal music swapping over the Internet. The major record companies there, Sony, EMI and Universal, intend to delve into the the computer networks of universities in Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmania to try to seize evidence of song swapping by students. They71 words
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Article, Illustration504 2003-02-19 34 Gary Lim - By Gary Lim ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD Zakiah Ramli’s dream to be a dancer like her idol Britney Spears is not unusual. But she cannot clearly hear her favourite songs as she was born with a hearing disability. It is classfied as severe, although she can hear slightly withFrancis Lee - 504 words
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Article166 2003-02-19 34 ARTISTS in Paris are protesting against a new bylaw which has banned all but officially accredited artists from a famous sqaure, The Guardian reported on Sunday. Some 200 artists, silhouette-snippers and caricaturists, many of them from other countries, have been banished from Place du Tertre,166 words
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Article, Illustration202 2003-02-19 34 ARE those wedding bells we hear ringing for Media Works star Adam Chen and Media Corp actress Cynthia Koh? “I hope to wed Cynthia in three years,” said Adam, adding in jest, “But if I win the 4-D lottery, I will get married immediately.”202 words
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Article, Illustration105 2003-02-19 35 BOTH heat and cold are giving Afghanistan a headache. Spring is on the way and locust eggs in the ground will hatch... into a potential plague. Chemical spraying has started in the country’s wheat-growing “bread basket” in the north. Not far away, workers are clearing fPic Clarence Chan - 105 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration52 2003-02-19 35 10pm, Channel i Herod, the leader and “ruler” of a prairie town, arranges for a gunfight so that the town preacher (who used to be an outlaw and rode with Herod) will have to fight again. Starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo52 words
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Article63 2003-02-19 35 10pm, Central Not the one starring Robert De Niro but French actor Sarny Naceri, who won the Locarno International Film Festival’s Special Prize, Paris Film Festival’s Special Mention and was nominated for Most Promising Actor for the Cesar Awards. Daniel is a taxi driver who has to help track63 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration29 2003-02-19 35 NORMAN JAY Tonight, 10pm Velvet Underground Norman Jay, the Godfather of Dance, brings his brand of rare grooves, funk, house and hiphop to Singapore for a one-night-only performance.29 words
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Article42 2003-02-19 35 PROJECT [I.M.] Saturday, llam-Bpm, Suntec City Galleria Foyer Disabled artists display their paintings and craft work while youths from the Movement of the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore, Singapore School for the Deaf and Biz Link stage song, dance and drama performances.42 words
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Article53 2003-02-19 35 RE:MIX Friday and Saturday, 7-30 pm (2.30 pm matinee on Saturday) The Theatre, University Cultural Centre Tickets at $l2, call Joyce at 9871-2952 NUS Sheares Hall restages Dick Lee’s Re:mix with funk dances to underscore today’s exuberant youth culture and its exposure to the seedier side of nightlife drugs,53 words
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Miscellaneous439 2003-02-19 35 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Antrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You love people for all their mystery and potential. Study your destination well before you get there. You definitely need a strategy, although it may not have to be a secret. irwTAURUS APR 20-MAY 20 Your day flows much better439 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration544 2003-02-19 36 Tan Kim Han - Geylang’s Roberts has two degrees, and will add a master’s to them soon By Tan Kim Han HE has a double degree in education and kinesiology, which is the study of exercise science. And he is pursuing a Master of Business Administration. Naturally, one would expectFrancis Lee - 544 words
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Article317 2003-02-19 36 Wire services LONDON Arsenal’s French manager Arsene Wenger has told Manchester United’s fiery Scottish boss Alex Ferguson to stay cool. Ferguson is in trouble for a dressing-room bust-up that left England captain David Beckham with a cut above his eye. And Wenger admits it is– Wire services - 317 words
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Article, Illustration569 2003-02-19 37 New Zealand suffers third straight defeat -AP AUCKLAND As their beloved black boat slumped to a 0-3 deficit in the best-of-nine America’s Cup regatta yesterday, a gloom greyer than the waters of the Hauraki Gulf descended upon sailing-mad New Zealanders. And the depression is not just about-AP; AP - 569 words
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415 2003-02-19 37 rAdam Hashidy - By r Adam Hashidy CAN UK Shyam, Singapore’s fastest man, run fast again? The question has often cropped up following the sprinter’s disappointing season last year. Enter Paul Rainer, his new coach, who feels the 27-year-old 100 metres record holder needs help if he415 words
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Article302 2003-02-19 38 -AP LOS ANGELES Shaquille O’Neal’s two-word response when asked him if he would play against the Houston Rockets last night “Probably not” demands a one-word reply: Unacceptable. By waiting to have surgery on his toe, he put the Lakers into this unexpected predicament, scrambling just to get-AP - 302 words
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Article, Illustration634 2003-02-19 39 Ferguson refuses to apologise for dressing room bust-up -AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Man United v Juvenilis MANCHESTER David Beckham might have had enough of Alex Ferguson after the Manchester United manager refused to apologise for the dressing room bust-up that left the England captain with a cut above-AFP; Reuters - 634 words
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194 2003-02-19 39 Wire services TURIN Juventus has been forced to drop five players who went down with an influenza bug before its Champions League match against Manchester United tomorrow morning. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, defender Alessandro Birindelli, midfielder Gianluca Zambrotta and strikers Marco Di Vaio and– Wire services - 194 words
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Article95 2003-02-19 39 Reuters BANGKOK Arsenal, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich have been invited to play in a tournament in Thailand in May to mark the 75th birthday of the world’s longest reigning monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. An official at the Ministry of Sports and Tourism said yesterday that the– Reuters - 95 words
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Article74 2003-02-19 39 CATCH China’s World Cup players Su Maozhen and Li Bing in action against S-League champion Singapore Armed Forces FC, plus local singers at the Sinchi Night Carnival this Sunday. The match at Jurong Stadium, which starts at 7pm, will be preceded by a one hour concert by local74 words
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Article103 2003-02-19 39 ATHLETICS Reuters RALEIGH, North Carolina Olympic champion and world indoor record holder Maurice Greene said on Monday he had suffered a slight pull in his calf and would not take part in any more indoor races this season. His decision to get fit for the outdoor season rules– Reuters - 103 words
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