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Title Section10 2003-03-20 1 Streats THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com„sg JWIITA (P) 111/03/200310 words
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Article, Illustration435 2003-03-20 1 Pradeep Rajan - Saddam Hussein’s son Uday to lead Iraqi forces against Bush Jr’s coalition By Pradeep Rajan THE battle everyone expects to begin shortly in Iraq could justifiably be called the War of the Sons. If the last encounter in 1991 essentially pitted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein againstAFP,; AFP™ - 435 words
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Advertisement32 2003-03-20 1 Warrior laments need to pay price in blood Saddam Hussein lias a long reach in the Gulf Airlines cancelling flights to Middle East Just-in-time factory system thrown into chaos pase3 pmje-4 pmieß32 words
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Gulf Crisis
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WAR OR NOT?
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Article, Illustration739 2003-03-20 2 GABRIEL CHAN - The war in Iraq will be a bloody one, says Lt-Col (NS) Gabriel Chan, but it's a price that has to be paid to set the country right again Comment By GABRIEL CHAN IF the allied forces did not confront the axis powers in World War 11, Adolf739 words
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MISSILE POWER
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Article, Illustration344 2003-03-20 3 Robin Ganguly - Despite US claims, Iraq’s missile threat has hern rendered almost toothless by UN inspections and sanctions since the 1991 GidfWar. But some missiles remain and, though antiquated, pose a potential threat Research; Robin Ganguly, The Scud a deadly legacy DURING the Gulf War, Iraq rained about 40 ScudGraphic: Pradlp Slkdar, Jaster Ngul - 344 words
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TRAVEL IMPACT
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Article, Illustration496 2003-03-20 4 Deepa Vijiyasingam - War fears causing travellers to rethink bookings By_ Deepa Vijiyasingam WAR jitters are causing turbulence in air travel with passengers cancelling bookings and airlines cutting back on flights to certain countries in the Middle East. From next Monday, Singapore Airlines, which flies to four destinations inReuters - 496 words
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FINANCIAL IMPACT
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Article, Illustration608 2003-03-20 6 Khushwant Singh - Just-in-time system thrown into chaos By Khushwant Singh FACTORIES in Asia are ffenziedly cranking up their production to hasten deliveries to the US and Europe before a Gulf war throws a spanner in their works. A war would, for example, disrupt shipping activity. This is608 words
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Article317 2003-03-20 6 AP LATEST developments in the Iraq crisis: Long lines of US tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles and fuel trucks snaked through the Kuwaiti desert in columns yesterday, fighting sandstorms as they headed toward the Iraqi border. About 300,000 US troops were within striking distance of Iraq, backed by moreAP - 317 words
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Morning Rush
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Article569 2003-03-20 10 Last days in Hanoi of first American victim of Sars WHEN 49-year-old Chinese American Johnny Chen boarded the plane in Hongkong for the short hop to Hanoi on Feb 23, no one had any inkling that he would be dead a mere 18 days later. Or569 words
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Article, Illustration436 2003-03-20 10 Julie Sim - By Julie Sim EVEN as Singaporeans sigh with relief that Hongkong doctors have identified the mystery pneumonia virus, eight more people here have been stricken by the bug. Five of the eight are hospital staff, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. This brings theReuters - 436 words
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301 2003-03-20 12 Budget Debate JUST because Singapore has desalination plants, Newater, local catchment areas and water from Malaysia on tap, people should not expect to continue paying less for water indefinitely. Environment Minister Lim Swee Say said yesterday in Parliament that the key to keeping prices301 words
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Article429 2003-03-20 12 Sarah Ng - Why working adults aren’t regular library users Sarah Ng MR BERNARD KOH has not visited a public library for 11 years. His reasons: no time, no need to, no idea what the library offers. The 30-year-old engineer last borrowed a book from the National Library429 words
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123 2003-03-20 14 BUZZSTOP DON’T worry your credit record will not affected, even if credit card companies continue to demand payment for a membership fee for a cancelled card. The Credit Bureau Singapore says it is not interested in such records which involve conditional fees and123 words
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Article, Illustration47 2003-03-20 14 Revellers in the Indian capital New Delhi mark Holi, the festival of colours, by throwing coloured powder at one another. The festival which is a public holiday in the country symbolises the victory of good over evil and celebrates the advent of spring AFPAFP - 47 words
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Article142 2003-03-20 14 Fifth murder in two weeks A SIX-HOUR manhunt on Tuesday night failed to locate six Thai men who allegedly bludgeoned a Bangladeshi worker to death. Police officers with guard dogs combed a forested area behind a foreign workers’ dormitory at the end of Tampines Industrial Street 62.142 words
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Article141 2003-03-20 14 Detention of Indian professionals MALAYSIA has expressed “deep regret” over the treatment of IT professionals from India, who had been detained in a police raid on illegal workers on March 9. Its Home Ministry also apologised to Indian diplomats who had tried to intervene on the141 words
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Article149 2003-03-20 14 Smaller primary classes THE Education Ministry made a surprise about-turn yesterday on its long-time refusal to cut the number of students in a class. Education Minister Teo Chee Hean said in Parliament that class sizes for Primary 1 and 2 will be reduced from 40 to 30.149 words
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Article107 2003-03-20 14 CISCO officers yesterday demonstrated techniques that prevent attackers from getting hold of their weapons at the Cisco school on Onraet Road in Novena. These skills involve a series of wrist movements designed to bring an assailant to the ground and pin him down. They also showed107 words
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Article103 2003-03-20 14 -AP A NEW ZEALAND parliamentary committee said on Tuesday that a sweeping Bill banning smoking in restaurants, bars, casinos and even taxis could be passed into law later this year. The law would levy fines of up to NZ$4OO (*****) on smokers who light up indoors. It-AP - 103 words
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Article103 2003-03-20 14 PRICES of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) for cars have fallen for the third consecutive fortnight, possibly pushed down not just by the economic downturn, but also by the threat of war in Iraq, The Straits Times reports today. The rate for big cars above 1,600 cc103 words
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Article90 2003-03-20 14 FEWER people are turning deaf because of noisy workplaces. And it’s all thanks to regulations introduced in 1997 against excessive noise. Last year, the number of such people fell to a new low of 339. In 1996, the year just before the Factories (Noise) Regulations took90 words
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Article, Illustration628 2003-03-20 16 GRACE CHNG - Networking giant to introduce super-fast microprocessor next year By GRACE CHNG Computer Times n niLW microprocessor rrom sun Microsystems that can crunch data faster than the already blazingly fast 2GHz Pentium 4 chips will be ready next year. Codenamed Niagara, the new microprocessor, which was highlightedComputer Times - 628 words
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Article100 2003-03-20 16 THE $lOO million Java Tarik One collaboration between the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and Sun Microsystems will involve about 100 local companies to develop projects such as web services, peer-to-peer computing, virtualisation and grid computing. The collaboration which will be funded half by Sun and IDA, and100 words
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Article175 2003-03-20 16 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Asia Pulp Paper Co is waiting to hear whether Singapore’s Court of Appeal will replace its management and hand victory to Deutsche Bank AG and BNP Paribas SA in their fight with the owners of Asia’s biggest defaulter. Chief Justice Yong Pung How wrapped– Bloomberg - 175 words
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Article98 2003-03-20 16 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Comfort Group Ltd and Delgro Corp shareholders approved a proposed merger of the two transport companies as they seek to expand overseas and cut costs. The merged company would have assets of more than $2.4 billion and probably have a market value of 1.4 billion, the– Bloomberg - 98 words
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Article78 2003-03-20 16 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp has said that it will pay investors a special dividend of 49.75 cents a share. Shareholders will have the option of receiving preference shares at 99.5 cents per share, or one preference shares for every two ordinary shares. Preference shares count toward– Bloomberg - 78 words
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Article, Illustration494 2003-03-20 18 War won’t hurt industry as oil companies try to rely less on Mid-East -AFP SINGAPORE The din of metalwork at the sprawling workshop of Cooper Cameron, a major maker of oil and gas pressure control equipment, is music to Mr Erik Peyrer’s.ears and the-AFP - 494 words
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Article401 2003-03-20 20 STI: 1,285.01 10.89 Reuters SHARES, led by blue chips, closed firmer yesterday as investors bet that a US-led war on Iraq would conclude swiftly. “We are seeing short-covering, which could continue for a few more days given the way the market has come down overReuters - 401 words
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Article24 2003-03-20 20 *AS AT MARCH 19 US$: 551.768 552.765 EURO: 551.877 Ss: 67.18 YEN Ss: RM2.149 Ss: HKS4.4U Ss: 24.32 BAHT Ss: 5,132 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration716 2003-03-20 22 CHUA KONG HO - By CHUA KONG HO CONSUMER bankers could be forgiven if they collectively winced when the subject of debt counselling was brought up in Parliament last week. Bankers do not like to talk about debt counselling. They love to discuss loyalty rewards schemes, lucky716 words
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Article, Illustration540 2003-03-20 23 EDITOR Paul Jansen’s commentary, “Swiss show the way again” (Streats, March 18), stripped down to the bone, is in essence a defence, if not plea, to justify the employment of “foreign talent” at all costs or whatever the cost. It is, essentially540 words
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220 2003-03-20 23 DURING the Budget debates, a Nominated MP raised the point of whether we should make do without a prime minister or whether the position should be filled by rotation. Another MP asked when we will have women in the Cabinet. Are these questions relevant220 words
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152 2003-03-20 23 A POOR rag-and-bone man was given a parking ticket while he was on the seventh floor of my Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4 block collecting newspapers. He parked his vehicle in the waiting area, near the dustbin, as he planned to return directly after making152 words
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Advertisement447 2003-03-20 24 OF THE The sun nevei m IIT 1 ii.ff llv Fashlonlstas have every reason to applaud. After what seems to be an eternity, Fashion Festival 2003 is finally happening again. And where else better than at Singapore's hippest hub, Suntec City. A mega affair spanning 9 days 21 to 30447 words
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Article, Illustration337 2003-03-20 26 Reuters NEW YORK Drinking small but regular amounts of alcohol between one and six glasses a week may reduce the risk of memory loss in old age, according to researchers. Previous research has also pegged light drinking as protective of the cardiovascular system. TheseReuters - 337 words
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Article171 2003-03-20 26 Q Would a hula hoop help to reduce my waistline and make my hips smaller? A Any exercise can potentially help us to lose weight. We lose weight when our energy expenditure exceeds our energy intake from food. The best exercises for increasing energy expenditure are continuous in171 words
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Article, Illustration615 2003-03-20 27 Sarah Ng - By Sarah Ng MS ANDES POH put new dressing around the feeding tube hanging from Mr Tan Jueh Khoon’s abdomen. As she did, he looked her in the eye and said: “I won’t get well.” That was the first time that Mr Tan, 72, hadfrsmis Lm - 615 words
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Article, Illustration651 2003-03-20 28 Unlike Mao, Deng’s legacy still casts a long shadow over present-day policies AP BEIJING Just three years after the founder of communist China died in 1976, Mao Zedong’s policies and legacy were being rigorously rethought and in many cases scrapped. But the death of his successor,AP - 651 words
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270 2003-03-20 28 SYDNEY An e-mail, purporting to be an official communication from the Commonwealth Bank, has duped customers into providing their account number and password to hackers. Following this, the bank’s Internet customers have been warned to monitor their accounts, the Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday. The270 words
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160 2003-03-20 28 ROME Frustrated by the lack of “professionalism” displayed by their aspiring successors, US mobsters are sending their heirs to Sicily to be taught by genuine mafiosi. Affiliates of New York’s Bonanno clan have been going to Sicily to take “mafia lessons” in Trapani a160 words
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Advertisement750 2003-03-20 29 Meet the inspiration behind Theresa Chew's Expressions She’s more than face value and we still have By Janice Wong FORMER beauty queen Ms Laurie Bachran, 74, makes heads turn even now. She exudes a refined air that get her second looks. And this without help from botox or plastic surgery.750 words
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Article, Illustration450 2003-03-20 30 BILLY TEO - By BILLY TEO Computer Times FOR businessman David Lim (above), 44, money was no object when it came to recreating a cinema in his living room. He spent $28,000 to fit his living room with a Nakamichi Sound Space 12 home theatre system that included a DVD playerComputer Times - 450 words
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Article150 2003-03-20 30 MOVIE buff David Lim, 44, gets all caught up in the action during the pivotal bombing scene in Pearl Harbor. This is thanks to the thunderous sound effects that come from the Nakamichi Sound Space 12’s speakers that dot his condominium living room. It also helps that he150 words
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Article187 2003-03-20 30 DVD releases of Hollywood blockbusters such as Star Wars Episode Two: Attack of the Clones come with surround-sound effects that are reproduced by different speakers placed around the living room. These movies usually have a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, while some have an additional soundtrack in DTS (Digital187 words
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Article, Illustration609 2003-03-20 31 GEOFFREY PEREIRA - By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Straits Times Canon’s new printer is small and portable, but not quite for road warriors. It has desktop performance and would do well as a spacesaving replacementfor regular desktop printers THE paperless office or home hasn’t happened yet and probably won’t inThe Straits Times - 609 words
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Article, Illustration540 2003-03-20 32 Would you pay $l,OOO for only three hours of jun? One diehard Rolling Stonesfan did -just so that he and his wife can catch the rock legends live in Singapore next week, reports GREGORYLEOW ONE thousand dollars it sounds like something you’d pay for a new-fangled540 words
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Article, Illustration365 2003-03-20 32 GREGORY LEOW - B y GREGORY LEOW THE HOURS Starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore Directed by Stephen Daldry ©GOO® THE HOURS is like Marmite: You either love it or you hate it. With a powerful cast, sharp, clever editing and a complex narrative using365 words
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Article, Illustration743 2003-03-20 34 Spiders 'n snakes he loves 'em all British midlife eocpert and TV host Nigel Marven will be in Singapore this weekend. He shares with JILL LIM some hairy tales of his close encounters ANIMALS and travelling that pretty much sums up his life, and he loves it. British filmmaker and743 words
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Article, Illustration116 2003-03-20 34 CATCH a glimpse of the future of Singapore soccer this Sunday at Jalan Besar Stadium at 7.30 pm, as Singapore takes on Macau for the preliminary round of the Asian Cup. Caretaker coach PN Sivaji has made sweeping changes to the team that suffered a humiliating 0-4116 words
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Article, Illustration102 2003-03-20 34 IF you’re at a loose end on Sunday, why not go to the Botanic Gardens to watch a free dance performance by Frontier Danceland and the Tampines Arts Troupe. The show is from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm at the Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage. Frontier Danceland102 words
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Article58 2003-03-20 34 GET ideas and good deals for a midyear holiday at the Natas Travel Fair 2003, running at the Singapore Expo Hall 3 from tomorrow to Sunday. Admission fee is $3, and children under 12 get to go in free. Time: Noon to 9.30 pm on Friday, and58 words
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Article, Illustration720 2003-03-20 36 Calvin Low - Books by Calvin Low REVIEW THE astute observer of life may find that The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey offers no original, ground-breaking ideas or insights. After all, its theme is not unlike the character-building exercises associated with Samuel Smiles, the guru of Victorian720 words
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Article122 2003-03-20 36 Attack Of The S M Space Encroachers by Chris Ho CHRIS HO’S satirical book on Singapore society being more a construct than a country has been out in the bookstores since October, and is a compilation of his X’Ho files columns that appeared in BigO, the independent magazine122 words
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Article, Illustration71 2003-03-20 36 www.vietnampix.com AS war looms in the Middle East, here’s a reminder in the form of photo essays of the devastation it can bring. Taken by renowned veteran war photographer cum journalist, Tim Page, the photographs display the destruction and despair from the Vietnam War vividly. A71 words
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Article139 2003-03-20 36 I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue IF you don’t get off on TV game shows featuring sarcasm masquerading as wit or ridiculously demanding reality programmes, try tuning in to the radio instead for a good old-fashioned radio game show. I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue on the139 words
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Article, Illustration243 2003-03-20 38 JillLim - DVDs by JillLim ooo®® REVIEW SIMPLY calling About a Boy a British romantic comedy with Hugh Grant in it doesn’t do it justice, because it’s more than that. It’s more down-to-earth and easy to relate to than Four Weddings and a Funeral, with more substance than Notting243 words
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Article, Illustration238 2003-03-20 38 Elsie Ch’ng - VCDs by Elsie Ch’ng ooo®® REVIEW LEGEND Of The Condor Heroes 2002, a 42-part mega-budget production from China, is by far the closest adaption of the original novel written by Louis Cha, often known as Jin Yong. Apart from the excessive use of animation during238 words
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Article, Illustration115 2003-03-20 40 WITH Sydney set to become a city of five million people within 20 years, a “public space mission” is being proposed to protect wild land “for the long-term health of the city and its citizens”. A new green belt would preserve thousands of hectares of iPic Francis Lee - 115 words
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Article, Illustration58 2003-03-20 40 4pm, Channel i Having realised his dreams of becoming proprietor and cook at Le Chateau, Gareth’s obsessive perfectionism pushes the restaurant to the financial brink. His wife Janice, who gave up her job to support her man, finally tires of playing the neglected housewife; and even Gareth sees that58 words
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Article67 2003-03-20 40 10pm, Channel i Tom has no job, a disintegrating marriage and a drinking problem. But he gets a jolt of reality when he hears that his sister has attempted suicide. He meets Susan, his sister’s psychiatrist, romance blossoms, and the repressed Tom and the guarded Susan67 words
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Article49 2003-03-20 40 There are 15 Samsung SGH-T4OO phones to be won in The New Paper-Streats contest. SMS in the correct answer to a simple quiz before March 28 and this $7,501 phone with its high-resolution colour graphics and 40-chord polyphonic ringtones could be yours. Watch out for the ad tomorrow.49 words
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Article, Illustration78 2003-03-20 40 ELECTRACOUSTIC LIVE Today, 8.30 pm Sound Bar@The Liquid Room Free This Heineken Music party features the British act Electracoustic, whose lineage can be traced to some of the most respected musical acts of recent years. These include Duncan McKay of Primal Scream, lan MacKenzie of Dub Conspiracy, Simon Bartholomew78 words
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Miscellaneous478 2003-03-20 40 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Pox at Astrology.com PISCES FEB 19 -MAR2O mumm JAN 20-FEB 18 Aquarius’ inventive spirit is folly engaged. Go back to old journals and sketchbooks, or create something new from thin air. Your impulsive vitality keeps everyone alert and curious. A passing knowledge on the subject gets you478 words
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Article, Illustration635 2003-03-20 42 Tan Kim Han - Sarfraz wants to play abroad to augment his meagre income By Tan Kim Han PAKISTANI midfielder Sarfraz Rasool (below) dreams of playing abroad. But, inspired by more than just guts and glory, his dream has a very practical reason: To augment his current 7,000 rupees ($214)635 words
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359 2003-03-20 42 AFP SUNGAI BULOH Colombian Formula One star Pablo Montoya is hoping to erase his costly mistake at the Australian Grand Prix by clinching a win at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit this weekend. The Williams driver was leading the season-opening Melbourne race when he spunAFP - 359 words
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Article185 2003-03-20 44 AFP PORTLAND, Oregon Portland Trail Blazers’ run to the National Basketball Association playoffs has suffered a major setback. The reason is that they will be without Scottie Pippen for at least three weeks. Pippen, 37, underwent left-knee surgery on Tuesday after missing four games withAFP - 185 words
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Article, Illustration525 2003-03-20 44 AFP PHOENIX, Arizona Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam (right), the world No 1 women’s golfer, has been playing against Tiger Woods while preparing for her ground-breaking start in a men’s event. Oh, and she will defend her Phoenix Open title starting hereAFP - 525 words
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Article, Illustration560 2003-03-20 46 Ferguson looks forward to taking on European champion Wire services LA CORUNA, Spain Alex Ferguson declared that Manchester United holds no fear of mighty Real Madrid as he pondered a possible quarter-final clash with the Champions League trophy holder. With his team already confirmed as GroupWire services; AP - 560 words
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Article135 2003-03-20 46 Group C Lokomotiv Moscow (Rus) 0 Real Madrid (Spa) 1 (Ronaldo 35) AC Milan (ita) 0 Borussia Dortmund (Ger) 1 (Koller 80) Group D Deportivo La Coruna (Spa) 2 (Victor 32, Lynch-470g) Manchester United (Eng) 0 FC Basel (Swi) 2 (Cantaluppi 38, Gimenez 92) Juventus (Ita) 1 (Tacchinardi135 words
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Article136 2003-03-20 46 GOLF AFP ORLANDO Tiger Woods and South Africa’s Ernie Els, the world’s top-ranked golfers, play together in a stroke-play event for the first time this year starting today at the Bay Hill Invitational. Woods goes for a piece of USPGA history this week, trying to become theAFP - 136 words
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Article98 2003-03-20 46 Reuters LONDON Liverpool will be looking to finish the job it started in a 1-1 draw at Celtic last week when the' two British sides meet in tomorrow morning’s Uefa Cup quarter-finals. With the three other first-leg ties finishing with 1-0 wins for Lazio, Panathinaikos and Malaga overReuters - 98 words
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Article103 2003-03-20 46 KUALA LUMPUR Singapore will take part in The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup on March 29 at the Shah Alam Stadium, to celebrate the coronation of His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor. The first match, beginning at 8.30 pm, will be between Singapore Veterans and Selangor Veterans.103 words
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Article, Illustration599 2003-03-20 47 Adam Hashidy - Singapore Table Tennis Association submits citizenship papers for Xu Yan M Adam Hashidy A FOURTH China-bom woman table tennis player is set to wear Singapore colours. The Singapore 5* Table Tennis Association has submitted citizenship J papers for 18-year-old I Xu Yan (left), world 'mi No 11 inFrancis Lee - 599 words
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124 2003-03-20 47 Reuters BERLIN Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League exit has completed a historic failure for German soccer. For the first time since the 1956-57 season there is no German representative from either the old West and Eastern separated countries in the last eight of any European clubReuters - 124 words
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Miscellaneous40 2003-03-20 46 IN THE LIVING ROOM CRICKET: World Cup semi-final 2: India v Kenya (Pay-Per-View Ch 37, 8.30 pm). SOCCER: Uefa Cup q-finals, 2nd leg: Besiktas v Lazio (Super Sports Ch 22, tomorrow, 2.55 am). Liverpool v Celtic (Channel i, tomorrow, 4am).40 words
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