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Title Section10 2003-04-17 1 Streats THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p> m/03/200310 words
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585 2003-04-17 1 Gary Lim - For every volunteer, NUS to donate $6 to charity B y Gary Lim WHILE organisations lament the lack of healthcare workers to implement their anti-Sars measures, the National University of Singapore is tapping a ready-made resource its medical students. The university has urged585 words
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SARS UPDATE
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Article, Illustration375 2003-04-17 2 Zubaidah Nazeer - Military thermal-imaging equipment to scan arrivals By Zubaidah Nazeer NURSES and airport staff are using sophisticated military technology to tell if a traveller has a fever. The system, which can detect passengers with body temperatures of 37.5 deg Celsius or higher, will also helpFrancis Lee - 375 words
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Article, Illustration424 2003-04-17 3 WHO suspects outbreak in China is vastly understated by Beijing Wire services BEIJING Beijing may have five times as many cases of the killer respiratory disease than it has reported, in part because military hospitals have not given information to the World Health Organisation (WHO).Wire services; AP - 424 words
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Article454 2003-04-17 4 Sarah Ng - Publicising anti-Sars measures will boost business confidence: Govt By Sarah Ng BUSINESSES here were yesterday urged to put in place transparent plans to ensure that their operations will continue even if a staff member is down with Sars. Adopting such measures and explaining them to their employees,454 words
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311 2003-04-17 4 Chug Kong Ho - B y Chug Kong Ho A RADIOGRAPHER and a porter from the National Cancer Centre (NCC) have been diagnosed as probable Sars cases. They were among five new cases reported yesterday. Of the three other new cases, one is a woman doctor from311 words
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AFTER SADDAM
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Article, Illustration636 2003-04-17 6 Rivers, bridges, buildings slated to be renamed: reports BAGHDAD The US is reportedly in the process of erasing deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s legacy from all sectors of Iraqi society. The statues were first, and now dozens of rivers, bridges, towers and suburbsAP - 636 words
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Article289 2003-04-17 6 AL-OUJA, Iraq Not everyone in Iraq is celebrating the downfall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a British press report said yesterday. As his statues were toppled and his image was beaten with shoes in Baghdad, many in the village of Al-Ouja, probably Iraq’s most affluent,289 words
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Article, Illustration534 2003-04-17 8 Trouble in setting up interim government Wire services BAGHDAD “Yes for Islam. No USA, no Saddam.” That’s the line being taken by Iraq’s biggest Shi’ite opposition group the Iran-based Supreme Assembly for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (Sairi). But opposition to US-sponsored talks on settingWire services; Reuters - 534 words
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Article133 2003-04-17 8 THE Al Dawah Party is the other major Shi’ite group opposing the US role in reshaping Iraq’s future in a post-Saddam era. Said party spokesman Abu Bilal Al Adib on Monday: “The Iraqi people don’t trust this. Our people are unhappy with what the Americans are doing;133 words
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Article101 2003-04-17 8 AFP JAKARTA An Indonesian legislator has proposed that a street here be renamed after deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein to commemorate what he calls the heroic struggle of the Iraqi people against the US-led invasion. Mr Sabam Sirait, from President Megawati Sukarnoputri’s Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, wasAFP - 101 words
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Article151 2003-04-17 8 Reuters BAGHDAD -A new television channel is being broadcast by US and Britain on frequencies once used by deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s state media. The new Arabic network, called Nahwa Al-Hurrieh, or Towards Freedom, was officially launched last Thursday. A specially modified plane called “Commando Solo”Reuters - 151 words
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Article141 2003-04-17 8 AFP BAGHDAD General Tommy Franks, commander of the US forces that overthrew Mr Saddam Hussein, is now visiting Baghdad. “He is currently in Baghdad and he is meeting with his commanders,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Jeff Fanto, a spokesman at US Central Command (Centcom) headquarters in Qatar, yesterday.AFP - 141 words
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Article, Illustration555 2003-04-17 10 US forces find terrorist who led 1985 hijacking of Achille Lauro -AP NEW YORK Former Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) guerilla chieftain Abu Abbas may finally pay for his crimes. On Monday night, 1 years after his group hijacked a cruise ship and killed a-AP - 555 words
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Article, Illustration1074 2003-04-17 12 PAUL JANSEN - Editor’s Notebook PAUL JANSEN CANDLES. How I wish they were enough. But their inadequacy was highlighted last week by the surreal sight of heavily-armed American soldiers strolling through the park in Central Baghdad, greeted by Iraqis with howls of delight and flowers. While the1,074 words
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Morning Rush
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Article, Illustration550 2003-04-17 14 ChuaKongHo - Rival companies settle trademark dispute out of court B v ChuaKongHo BAK KWA rivals Fragrance Foodstuffs and Bee Cheng Hiang have called a truce in their year-long trademark dispute, which has sent the management of both companies trudging in and out of the High Court. Mr Tan550 words
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Article, Illustration540 2003-04-17 16 GARY I. IM - Comment By GARY I.IM I TRAVELLED back in time yesterday. It was a journey laced with delicious memories. My trip was to pay a last visit to the River Valley Swimming complex now closed after 47 years. It was almost noon when I started out and540 words
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Article, Illustration284 2003-04-17 18 Gregory Leow - By Gregory Leow THE latest winner of the Streats Who Reads Wins Challenge reads anything from The Straits Times to The New Paper as long as it is a newspaper. “I see reading newspapers as a pleasure rather than a chore,” said bank officer MahI Jonathan Wee - 284 words
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121 2003-04-17 20 BUZZSTOP THE Censorship Review Committee is likely to recommend gradual liberalisation of die entertainment scene, sources told The Straits Times. The recommendations of the government-appointed panel, whose members include artists and journalists, are likely to include allowing racier shows on late-night television, such121 words
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Article133 2003-04-17 20 Best Employers Awards INTERNATIONAL Business Machines (IBM) won a Best Employer in Singapore Award yesterday because of its pro-family policies. As part of the package of benefits it gives to employees, it paid 75 per cent of the cost of two rounds of in-vitro fertilisation133 words
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Article146 2003-04-17 20 Treason charge Reuters ABU BAKAR BASHIR, the radical Indonesian Muslim cleric charged with trying to overthrow the government and setting up the regional Jemaah Islamiah network, will go on trial on April 23, a court spokesman said yesterday. Police have blamed the militant network forReuters - 146 words
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Article, Illustration74 2003-04-17 20 A pig named Beauty diving into a pool of water during a performance at Sydney’s Royal Easter Show yesterday. The animal, appearing at the show for the first time, is part of a troupe of Australia’s only professionally trained pigs. The pigs have been performing around Australia forReuters - 74 words
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Article143 2003-04-17 20 Reuters CHINA appears to have brought North Korea to the negotiating table with the US to end the standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions but may be a bystander at the talks next week, Chinese analysts said yesterday. They said that China, North Korea’s closest– Reuters - 143 words
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Article91 2003-04-17 20 Wire services THREE of the world’s largest chipmakers Intel, Motorola and Texas Instruments all reported earnings that met or slightly exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. But they warned on Tuesday that the outlook remained uncertain and that the Sars outbreak in Asia only added to theWire services - 91 words
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Article87 2003-04-17 20 LAST year, two out of five people in Singapore, or 1.24 million people, connected to the Internet using broadband, according to an Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) survey. That is an increase of 30 per cent compared to two years ago. But the users are87 words
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Article92 2003-04-17 20 AFP A STUDY has found that one in four New Zealand women has been attracted to another woman at some point, the Dominion-Post newspaper reported yesterday. One expert said the figure, much higher than in other countries, was possibly a result of a strong feminist traditionAFP - 92 words
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Article106 2003-04-17 20 MS SHARON BUSH, the estranged wife of President George W Bush’s younger brother, Neil, is planning to write a tell-all book on the Bush family. Drudgereport.com, quoting The New York Observer, said that the book will be the story of her life “inside one of106 words
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Miscellaneous38 2003-04-17 17 i'i 1 '4 %'tf s h when he heard the screams from the room, r. S W 1. ■Mr JH his o j ar x S IK L K f *wwwe- V) mmmmmmmm. TRUE HAVE i>* EXTRA STOUT38 words
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Financial
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Article425 2003-04-17 22 Chua Kong Ho - eCitizen portal gets 17 times more hits than it did a year ago By Chua Kong Ho SINGAPORE bagged the No 2 spot, behind Canada, in a 22-country survey of online government intiatives. Management consultants Accenture, which conducted the survey, placed Singapore on the fourth425 words
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Article, Illustration336 2003-04-17 22 ATLANTA When recruiters at AOL Time Warner’s New York headquarters wanted to interview a job candidate in Singapore for a senior-level job recently, they swopped their travel agent for a computer and camera. Instead of flying the candidate in at a cost of about US$l,2OO (552,133),336 words
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Article, Illustration398 2003-04-17 24 Star Cmise moves ships to Australia as vims spreads AFP SYDNEY The Superstar Virgo, one of two of the largest ships in the fleet of Asia’s biggest cruise liner company, Star Cruises, will switch bases from Singapore to Fremantle in Western Australia in the wake ofAFP - 398 words
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Article238 2003-04-17 24 AFP FRANKFURT Epcos, the German maker of electronic components, is considering moving its headquarters abroad, possibly to Asia. Its chairman, Mr Gerhard Pegam, said in an interview with the business daily Handelsblatt, published yesterday, that Germany “has a problem as an industrial site”. “We’reAFP - 238 words
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Article97 2003-04-17 24 AFP BOMBAY Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance has picked up a 26 per cent stake in a general insurance joint venture with India’s Murugappa group. Mitsui Sumitomo formed the joint venture with Cholamandalam General Insurance, part of the Murugappa group. Mitsui Sumitomo is one of the largest insuranceAFP - 97 words
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Article92 2003-04-17 24 Reuters BANGKOK DBS Thai Danu Bank Pic (DTDB) said its first-quarter net profit jumped 65 per cent year-on-year, thanks to increased revenues from lending and gains from bond investments. The bank said in a statement it made a net profit of 98.32 million baht (Ss4 million)Reuters - 92 words
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Article117 2003-04-17 24 Reuters SINGAPORE Infineon Technologies AG, the world’s sixth-largest chipmaker, said it expects 20 per cent growth in revenues in its Asia-Pacific operations as orders have remained robust despite the deadly Sars outbreak. “We’re expecting the Asia-Pacific chip market to expand by about 15 per cent in 2003, andReuters - 117 words
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Article81 2003-04-17 24 Bloomberg ATLANTA Coca-Cola Co had a first-quarter profit, as higher sales of new beverages such as Vanilla Coke in North America helped the company gain market share from rival PepsiCo Inc. Net income was US$B35 million (551.48 billion), or 34 US cents a share, compared with– Bloomberg - 81 words
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Article, Illustration446 2003-04-17 26 Bloomberg SANTA CLARA, California Intel Corp chief executive officer Craig Barrett is about to face a familiar rival: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. This time, though, his opponent has a new selling point. Its latest processor does more than simply mimic an IntelBloomberg - 446 words
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407 2003-04-17 29 STI: 1,292.35 4$ 0.52 Reuters TECH stocks such as Chartered Semiconductor rose yesterday after strong results from US peers, but worries about Sars hurt blue chips such as DBS Group. “The tech sector is not that affected by Sars because it is mostlyReuters - 407 words
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Article24 2003-04-17 29 •AS AT APRIL 16 US$: 551.779 552.797 EURO: 551.928 Ss: 67.60 YEN Ss: RM2.136 Ss: HK54.385 Ss: 24.10 BAHT Ss: 4,965 RUPIAH24 words
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Medical
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245 2003-04-17 31 POST-PARTUM depression has been known to affect the physical development of the nursing baby, but until now, experts weren’t sure if it was due to maternal depression itself or antidepressant use. However, researchers have now found that it is the former that affects the child’s245 words
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Article146 2003-04-17 31 01 have a long-term problem with cysts and fibroids in my womb. Can a woman survive with only half a womb and does it result in the inability to conceive? A A woman can have a normal life without the womb. As long as the ovaries are not146 words
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Social
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Article, Illustration628 2003-04-17 33 WHEN things threaten to turn sour, it’s volunteer Chan Mun Yew to the rescue at the Handicaps Welfare Association (HWA). “Mr Blues-buster” would be an appropriate tag for this 38-year-old shipping company logistics officer. He has a special knack for bringing cheer to a party, even in theJonathan Wee - 628 words
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Vocal
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Article148 2003-04-17 34 BY far, the most practical statement about Sars came from Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, who said: “Singaporeans have to learn to live with Sars.” Our Prime Minister has shown leadership through his words. He has adopted a wait-and-see approach after absorbing all the facts.148 words
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Article65 2003-04-17 34 THE recent report of an incident in a Toronto Catholic church makes me wonder how much we know about Sars. A total of 31 people who attended the funeral service of a fellow church member who died of Sars were infected by the disease. This suggests65 words
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139 2003-04-17 34 BY accusing holidaymakers heading for Vietnam of being socially irresponsible in her letter, “Socially irresponsible travel” (Streats, April 10), Miss Lily Lim attacks personal liberties on a broad front. The risk of being infected with Sars does not seem to be any less in Singapore139 words
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Article84 2003-04-17 34 THE case of a doctor who infected a patient with Sars highlights how contagious it is. Everyone knows that hospitals take precautions to prevent infection during operations, so what went wrong? Do we need extra precautions? Or was the patient infected before or after the operation?84 words
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Article, Illustration354 2003-04-17 36 MR James Lee, who wrote the letter “Childcare centres’ offers legal?” (Streats, April 15), should be happy that a childcare centre is willing to offer him a 10 per cent rebate as “a gesture of goodwill”. We are not obligated to make any refundJj^ewPaper - 354 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration706 2003-04-17 38 ALFRED SIEW - Wireless surfing, which was once nothing more than a promise, is finally coming to the masses By ALFRED SIEW Computer Times OPEN up a laptop, power on and surf. That’s the simple promise of wireless surfing, and it is catching on with people on the move. Increasingly,Computer Times - 706 words
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Article205 2003-04-17 38 First, check that your notebook or PDA supports Wi-Fi. This technology is sometimes called lEEE 802.11 b or, on Macs, Air Port. If your device does not come with wireless built-in, you have to buy an add-on wireless card. For PDAs, it is typically in the205 words
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Article, Illustration622 2003-04-17 40 GEOFFREY PEREIRA - Apple’s new Powerbook continues the computer-maker’s tradition of good design and user friendliness at a higher than average market price By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Straits Times THE contrast between that giant, Yao Ming, and the 12-inch Powerbook Apple’s smallest notebook computer to date isThe Straits Times - 622 words
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Article, Illustration668 2003-04-17 42 Yvonne Kwok - The 16th Singapore International Film Festival kicks off today and if you didn’t manage to get seatsfor the ultra-hot and sold-out shows such as the Oscar-winning Bowling for Columbine, fret not. We present some of thefestival’s gems that still have tickets available Yvonne Kwok POWER668 words
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Article, Illustration452 2003-04-17 44 YVONNE KWOK - By YVONNE KWOK JOHNNY ENGLISH Starring Rowan Atkinson, John Maikovich, Natalie Imbruglia Directed by Peter Howitt ©GO®® WHEN audiences were first treated to Johnny English trailers a few weeks ago, it appeared to be one of the worst spy spoofs ever made. The gags were flat452 words
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Article, Illustration83 2003-04-17 44 Pasta Malam Extravaganza HEAD to Steword’s Riverboat at Sentosa right by the water this weekend and next, Friday to Sunday, 6.30 pm to 11pm. Enjoy all-you-can-eat mix match pasta and barbecue, with stands also serving burgers and satay. There is also live music, a bazaar and a83 words
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Article63 2003-04-17 44 Tango With Mango HEAD to at-sunrice at Fort Canning on Friday and Saturday, 4pm-9pm, for a cooking class and demonstration focussing on the delectable mango. Fee: $5 (includes 3 samplers; free for children under eight); $lO for one demo cooking class; and $5O for one hands-on cooking63 words
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Article, Illustration79 2003-04-17 44 Eat and smell good IT’S promotion time at restaurants for Secretaries Week next week, but we liked Ellenborough Market Cafe in Swissotel Merchant Court hotel for also giving away a sml bottle of Christian Lacroix’s latest fragrance, Bazar pour Femme. This gift is for the first 60079 words
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Article, Illustration543 2003-04-17 46 Calvin Low - High-end hi-fi brand B&W and PC giant HP have taken to showing their products in home settings to great effect By Calvin Low NORAH Jones sounded so real and “right there”, I expected to hear the rustle of her silk slip-dress in the quieter passages of music. Sure,Jonathan Wee j - 543 words
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Article, Illustration193 2003-04-17 48 ooo®® DVDs fa/ Jill Lim REVIEW YET another comic outing for Jackie Chan, who, for this movie, plays Jimmy Tong, a New York City cabbie hired to serve as a chauffeur for Clark Devlin, a secret agent for the US government. However, when Devlin is almost taken out193 words
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Article, Illustration251 2003-04-17 48 ooo®® VCDs fa/ Yvonne Kwok REVIEW t FROM playing a terrifying gangster in My Wife Is A Gangster to acting the sweet klutzy lass in A Perfect Match, Shin Eun Kyung does an about-face in this romantic comedy that will have fans of movies like My Sassy Girl251 words
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Article, Illustration95 2003-04-17 50 A SWISS mine clearance group expects to be in Iraq next week. The Swiss Federation for Landmine clearance, a charity organisation, is already doing reconnaissance in the Iraqi battlefields. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines has said that Iraq was one of the most severely minedPic Ashleigh Sim - 95 words
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Article51 2003-04-17 50 10.45 pm, Channel U Set in a resort hotel, this story revolves around a group of energetic, ambitious young people who strive hard to build a world class holiday resort while fighting for true love and fulfilling their dreams. The cast includes Jackie Lui, Liu Zhihan and Jiang51 words
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Article, Illustration63 2003-04-17 50 10pm, Channel i There’s a family curse looming over businessman Jack Robinson no man in the Robinson line lives past the age of 30. To save his life, Jack needs to right the wrongs of his ancestor, the original Jack and the Beanstalk, and return the63 words
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Article48 2003-04-17 50 FRONTIER DANCELAND Tomorrow, 1-1.45 pm City Square, Raffles City level one. Free “Save our earth before it disappears” is the strong visual message that flows through this dramatic dance. Beginning with gentle movements, tension gradually builds up to a frenzy to illustrate nature’s reaction towards human interference.48 words
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Article, Illustration46 2003-04-17 50 CHUMES BLUES AND SOUL SERIES Sunday, 6-Bpm Chijmes Fountain Court. Free Featuring Üblues (below), with special guest Stephen Rufus. They will be showcasing renowned Blues styles Cool Memphis and Swinging Texas, and paying tribute to BB King, T-Bone Walker, Albert Collins and the Vaughan brothers.46 words
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Article, Illustration686 2003-04-17 53 THAILAND can deservedly lay claim to being a golfer’s paradise, with more than 200 golf courses peppered all over the country. The list of course designers reads like a Who’s Who of golf. Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Greg Norman, and Gary Player are686 words
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Article, Illustration526 2003-04-17 54 him Han Ming - Susilo, Li to make first public appearance together at Hall of Fame ceremony B v him Han Ming ARE they seeing each other? That was the question on everbody’s lips after badminton hotshot Ronald Susilo was at the Changi Airport to see table tennis star Li Jiawei off526 words
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Article, Illustration566 2003-04-17 56 ADAM HASHIDY - Coach Moey insists he will quit if club doesn’t start winning S-League savvv By ADAM HASHIDY TANJONG Pagar coach Moey Yoke Ham (right) does not need anyone to tell him when to pack up and leave. Not the fans. Not the players. And certainly not the566 words
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Article89 2003-04-17 56 MIRKO Grabovac finally ended his dry spell as his club Singapore Armed Forces FC defeated Singapore Under-23 5-2 at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium last night. The four-time S-League top-scorer notched a double (45th, 60th) after six games without a goal. Another brace by fellow team-mate Ahmad89 words
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Article58 2003-04-17 56 TANJONG PAGAR V SINCHI FC IX2 Tg Pagar 4.75 Draw 4.20 Sinchi 1.47 1/2 goal Tg Pagar (+ll/2 goals) 1.60 Sinchi (-11/2 goals) 2.10 Total Goals 0 goal 8.50 1 goal 4.60 2 goals 4.00 3 goals 4.00 4 goals 5.00 5 goals 8.00 6 goals 13.00 758 words
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Article, Illustration238 2003-04-17 56 TONIGHT: Tanjong Pagar United v Sinchi FC (Queenstown Stadium) Team news: Tanjong Pagar Adejumo Smith suspended; Sinchi all fit Team progress: Tg Pagar LLLLLL; Sinchi LLDDWD Last season: NA Verdict: Tg Pagar 1 Sinchi 1 FRIDAY: Balestier Khalsa v Woodlands Wellington (Toa Payoh Stadium) Team news: Balestier Rizal238 words
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Article, Illustration432 2003-04-17 58 AFP WASHINGTON Michael Jordan (below) might have been a Wizard in his third tour of duty as a National Basketball Association player, but he was no magician and certainly not a miracle worker. The final chapter of his fabled 15-year career closed yesterday in Philadelphia, whereAFP; Xinhua - 432 words
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Article, Illustration566 2003-04-17 61 ADAM HASHIDY - Vroom Vroom By ADAM HASHIDY GOOD news for Ferrari fans. Despite the recent poor results, ace driver Michael Schumacher (above) is confident he can still shine for the remaining 13 races. And, yes, he still believes his plans for a fifth world title are firmly on track.Reuters - 566 words
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Article95 2003-04-17 61 AFP BARCELONA Barcelona strikers Luis Enrique and Marc Overmars had to be pulled apart by team-mates after a training ground bust-up, Spanish press reported here yesterday. Barca captain Enrique, back after a lengthy spell sidelined through injury, tried to hit out at his Dutch team-mate after OvermarsAFP - 95 words
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Article144 2003-04-17 61 Reuters MILAN AC Milan hung on to beat Perugia 2-1 in its Italian Cup semi-final, on Tuesday and take its place in next month’s final against AS Roma or Lazio. Goals from Jon Dahl Tomasson (40th minute) and Alessandro Nesta (52nd minute) were enough to secureReuters - 144 words
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Article80 2003-04-17 61 NETBALL MALAYSIAN team Arowanas will take part in this year’s Netball Super League starting on May 3. Featuring some of Malaysia’s top netballers, Arowanas will be vying with six Singapore teams for the top prize of $lO,OOO. NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd has secured title sponsorship for the80 words
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318 2003-04-17 63 ■AFP PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is finding it hard to come to terms with his club’s promotion to the Premiership after a 15-year wait. Pompey earned the right to rub shoulders with Manchester United and Arsenal next season after Bulgarian international Svetoslav■AFP - 318 words
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Article, Illustration507 2003-04-17 63 Ronaldo advises Rooney to keep feet on the ground Wire services LONDON The player Wayne Rooney (left) is being compared with Ronaldo has advised the Everton teenage sensation to keep his feet on the ground and not get carried away by the euphoria surrounding his rapid rise toWire services; IAP - 507 words
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