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Title Section9 2003-07-24 1 Streats THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita 111/03/20039 words
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Article568 2003-07-24 1 Janice Wong - Holland Avenue HDB flat owners won’t get extra space in MUP By Janice Wong IT WAS a case of the majority not having things their way. More than seven in every 10 flat owners in Block 8 in Holland Avenue had wanted their flats fitted with568 words
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Advertisement52 2003-07-24 1 THE RELUCTANT SINGAPOREANS ‘Companies will still need large numbers of foreign workers for work Singaporeans do not want to do. We have at present 200,000 foreign workers in the manufacturing and services sectors. This is twice the 89,000 people unemployed as at March this year.’ Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew52 words
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Advertisement58 2003-07-24 1 IS With Sars under control, groups like Sum 41, Air Supply and Blondie get in tune to perform here soon PAGE 7 DILEMMA FOR YOUNG Hovering gloom means you either go into business or work abroad, says CHOONG CHOON YEE PAGE MPS MUST REMAIN CONNECTED It's time 10 MPs list58 words
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Article, Illustration534 2003-07-24 2 Khushwant Singh - 200,000 foreigners are doing jobs 89,000 Singaporeans won’t touch, says SM Lee B v Khushwant Singh SINGAPOREANS should not grumble that they cannot find jobs. The truth is that they are picky. Although this is not a new observation about job-seekers, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew droveST - 534 words
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614 2003-07-24 3 Philip Lee - Ministry of Foreign Affairs says remarks made at lunchtime talk are unbecoming of a diplomat By Philip Lee HIS sock-it-to-you style in describing three examples of Singaporean cockiness surprised many attending a Singapore Press Club lunch talk yesterday. Malaysia’s new High Commissioner to614 words
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Article, Illustration349 2003-07-24 4 Khushwant Singh - Parents divided over kiddy theme of anti-drugs drive By Khushwant Singh SHOULD an anti-drugs campaign for children be waged using nursery rhymes and colourful animal illustrations? No, said 15 of 18 parents asked. They thought the material too light to deliver the serious message.349 words
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Article, Illustration192 2003-07-24 4 DISCOVER more effective drugs to treat illnesses. Correct defective genes to prevent hereditary diseases. Improve crops and livestock for better yield. If these are your career goals, there are now two new degree programmes to take you a step closer to the life sciences industrySIM - 192 words
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Article, Illustration629 2003-07-24 7 t Zubaidah Nazeer - By t Zubaidah Nazeer Show promoters see things returning to normal by Oct CONCERT venues in Singapore will soon fill with the sound of music from the West again after falling silent following the Sars outbreak. Now, after a two-month slump, international artistes629 words
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127 2003-07-24 8 BUZZSTOP AN estimated 200,000 Singaporeans owe an average of $20,000 on their credit card or bank credit line. American Express (Amex) is throwing them a lifeline, The Straits Times reports today. Its Loan Consolidator Plan, being launched today, will lend money at127 words
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Article, Illustration46 2003-07-24 8 A Gulf Arab woman clicking a souvenir photograph of Ms Kristina Nikolayeva, a contestant from Belarus, at Lebanon's Miss Bikini competition in Beirut on Tuesday. Contestants from 55 countries are vying to win the contest, being staged in Asia for the first time ReutersReuters - 46 words
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139 2003-07-24 8 North-East Line woes FEWER people are travelling on the North-East MRT Line (NEL) than anticipated. On average, about 150,000 people use the NEL, far fewer than the 250,000 people that SBS Transit had expected when it bid to operate the line, The Straits Times reports139 words
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Article139 2003-07-24 8 Perc Asian Intelligence report THE Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc) has linked Singapore’s limited freedom of speech to the emergence of terrorism here. The Hong Kong-based company which is known for analysing political and economic risks in the region said in a fortnightly Asian139 words
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Article140 2003-07-24 8 Maritime body releases report THE rise in piracy attacks around Bintan in the first half of the year 234, compared to 171 in the same period last year has prompted the Londonbased International Maritime Bureau (IMB) to warn shipping lines to “take extra precautions” around that140 words
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Article81 2003-07-24 8 -AFP SINGAPORE and Hong Kong yesterday signed an agreement allowing their authorities to strengthen cooperation in the fight against serious crime. The agreement concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters was signed in Hong Kong, the Ministry of Law said in a statement. Both countries are members-AFP - 81 words
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Article98 2003-07-24 8 Reuters BRITAIN’S Queen Elizabeth got an unexpected view of one of her subjects on Tuesday when a guest at one of her regular Garden Parties dropped his trousers and scampered off among the tea-drinking crowd. “He was a young man, an invited guest. He was about– Reuters - 98 words
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Article95 2003-07-24 8 -AFP A STUDY has found an alarming surge in children here with Type 2 diabetes, with doctors attributing the rise to affluent lifestyles and a rich diet, experts said here yesterday. In the 2001 study covering 10 countries in the region, Japan topped the list with 21-AFP - 95 words
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Article104 2003-07-24 8 A ROMANIAN couple are planning to divorce after they bumped into each other at a seaside resort while pretending to be elsewhere, Ananova.com reported yesterday. The couple were talking to each other on their cellphones when they met on the beach of Mamaia on the Black Sea.104 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration613 2003-07-24 11 Chua Kong Ho - Don’t pay fee if earnings target is not met, says fund manager-Wong Kok Hoi By Chua Kong Ho RETAIL investors fed up with paying fund managers to lose their money now have an alternative. Fund manager APS Asset Management yesterday launched Singapore’s first “zero613 words
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265 2003-07-24 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian budget carrier Air Asia will fly to Senai, Johor, by the end of this year. The airline, which posted a revenue and net profit of RM32O million (Ssl4B million) and RM3O million respectively in the financial year ended– Bernama - 265 words
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Article85 2003-07-24 11 Reuters SINGAPORE Hotel group Raffles Holdings Ltd yesterday said that secondquarter net profit almost tripled on the sale of London’s Brown’s Hotel, but that its underlying business suffered from the Sars outbreak. Net profit for the three months through June was $34.54 million against $12.53 million– Reuters - 85 words
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Article75 2003-07-24 11 -AP LEBANON, Tennessee Flextronics International will cut 367 jobs in September when it consolidates its manufacturing operations in Memphis, according to a letter sent by the electronics maker to the state government. The company told its employees on July 9 about the move, but would not-AP - 75 words
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Article96 2003-07-24 11 Reuters SINGAPORE Stamford Tyres Corp Ltd, a distributor of tyres and wheels, yesterday said that it planned a two-for-five share split to improve the liquidity of its shares and expand its shareholder base. Under the proposal, a shareholder of an existing 1,000 shares, for instance, will eventually– Reuters - 96 words
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Article98 2003-07-24 11 Bloomberg SINGAPORE SembCorp Industries Ltd, South-east Asia’s biggest civil engineering group, said that it gained $4.5 million by selling 345,000 shares of Pacific Internet Ltd, which is traded on the Nasdaq. The sale, which trimmed SembCorp’s stake in the online service to 30.90 per cent from 33.56– Bloomberg - 98 words
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Article, Illustration461 2003-07-24 12 First-quarter sales expected to show 6% dip Bloomberg TOKYO Two months ago, Sony Corp chief executive Nobuyuki Idei told reporters at a meeting here that Sony could learn much from the practices of Dell Inc and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. Drawing lessons– Bloomberg - 461 words
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Article, Illustration443 2003-07-24 15 ‘Peg gives Chinese companies an unfair edge’ Bloomberg WASHINGTON US Treasury Secretary John Snow said that the country would welcome a more flexible exchange rate in China and reiterated that it backs a strong dollar set in free markets. US companies have complained to lawmakers that– Bloomberg; AST* - 443 words
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Article, Illustration537 2003-07-24 16 Centuiy-old establishments take in new trends -AFP PARIS Top department stores here, now more than a century old, are in the throes of change, gearing up for new trends in the decades ahead. The Galeries Lafayette, still owned by heirs of the founders, plans to-AFP; Bloomberg - 537 words
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Article, Illustration463 2003-07-24 18 -AFP MOSCOW Just months ago, Russia’s fabulously wealthy tycoons who built their fortunes from dodgy 1990 s privatisations were popping champagne as a record 17 of them made it to the Forbes billionaires’ list. Now, they are ringing their lawyers as prosecutors go after the-AFP; Bloomberg - 463 words
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Article335 2003-07-24 18 STI: 1,556.82 6.31 Reuters THE market ended firmer yesterday even as buying interest sputtered out due to a lack of fresh leads, while Keppel Corp rose solidly on hopes of a big oil-platform contract from Brazil. News of the deaths of deposed Iraqi president– Reuters - 335 words
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Article19 2003-07-24 18 *AS AT JULY 23 US$: 551.757 Ss: RM2.163 552.814 EURO: 552.001 Ss: 23.91 BAHT Ss: 67.67 YEN19 words
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Article, Illustration943 2003-07-24 20 CHOONG CHOON YEE - By CHOONG CHOON YEE SINGAPORE is “dead” and the only way out for Singaporeans is to either start a business or find work overseas. This was the stark view of a 29-year-old male friend who works for a huge American MNC, and whom I met943 words
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260 2003-07-24 21 WE hear rhetoric about how Singapore is going all out to cut the costs of doing business here and getting more efficient and better organised than our competitors. Yet, our land costs, rents, utilities, levies, licensing fees and carpark charges do260 words
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345 2003-07-24 21 SINGAPORE has much to learn from Hong Kong’s political woes. Their newspapers have given Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa and his ministers this dismal report card: Mr Tung had only himself to blame. He is very rigid, paying heed only to what he wants345 words
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Article119 2003-07-24 21 THIS may sound like an old yam but under current circumstances, I hope that the Government can reconsider what had been previously dismissed. As we know, the Government’s policy is to discourage people from travelling by private transport, and use public transport instead. With119 words
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Article, Illustration447 2003-07-24 22 I REFER to the letter, “No to homosexuality” (Streats, July 22), by Dr Thio Su Mien and which carried eight other signatures. I’m not gay and I say this only to refute Dr Thio’s argument that efforts to seek rights for gays may be “pressure447 words
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Article158 2003-07-24 22 YOUR report on the churches’ backlash against the debate on homosexuality in Singapore, “Christians to respond on gay issue” (Streats, July 23), disturbed me. It confirms my view that fundamentalist religious bigotry (from all sides) is a real threat to Singapore becoming a more158 words
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Article424 2003-07-24 22 I AM a Christian and, like many others, I read with concern the recent debate about the acceptance of the gay lifestyle in Singapore. I realise that many people shun gays or condemn their lifestyles not because they think that being gay is wrong,424 words
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453 2003-07-24 22 MY HUSBAND and I were among the unfortunate 80,000 who found themselves stranded at Heathrow over the weekend due to the wildcat strike staged by British Airways ground staff at the airport. But what truly appalled us was the callous and453 words
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Global
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Article250 2003-07-24 24 Reuters BALI Asean countries will urge Myanmar this week to release Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, the Philippines foreign minister said yesterday. But it was unclear if an Asia-Europe conference would criticise the military junta in Yangon. “There will be a strong statement from– Reuters - 250 words
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Article132 2003-07-24 24 Reuters BERLIN A pair of flying underpants caused a crash on a German highway when they landed on a driver’s face and blocked his view, police said on Tuesday. One of a group of naked men in a van threw the underwear into a Volkswagen– Reuters - 132 words
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Article, Illustration532 2003-07-24 24 Residents in affluent area of Mosul never knew their neighbours were Saddam Hussein’s sons Uday (right) and Qusay Reuters MOSUL, Iraq Deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s sons, Uday and Qusay, could have been hiding in a villa (pictured) here for up to three weeks before they were killed– Reuters; Reuters - 532 words
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530 2003-07-24 26 Malaysian brother-in-law of alleged Bali bomber also says that Abu Bakar Bashir was the JI head DENPASAR Alleged Bali bombing ringleader Muklas confessed to carrying out the attack when he spoke to a relative following a meeting of the outlawed terrorist network Jemaah Islamiah530 words
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Article, Illustration231 2003-07-24 26 Reuters i NEW YORK Rome had the Forum. Singapore and London have Speaker’s Comer. Now, always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill. Ms Liz Barry and Mr Bill Wetzel, two recent college graduates, have spent the last year urging thousands of New Yorkers– Reuters; Reuters - 231 words
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Article227 2003-07-24 30 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, is facing questions over his links with a reputed triad gang boss. The matter concerns an MCA member, Mr Ong King Ee, 37, better known as “Jackie Chan” after the Hong Kong-based screen227 words
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Article174 2003-07-24 30 Reuters TOKYO Good ideas, patchy implementation. That was how nearly 100 Japanese executives evaluated Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on his economic reform agenda after more than two years in office. Seventy-eight of the 97 top executives surveyed by the Mainichi Shimbun daily said that they– Reuters - 174 words
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Medical
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Article242 2003-07-24 32 Reuters NEW YORK Men who smoke shouldn’t trust in vitamin E or beta-carotene supplements to ward off lung cancer. Anti-oxidants such as these don’t do much good, and may even make matters worse, Finnish scientists have found. Between 1985 and 1993, some 29,000 male smokers were given– Reuters - 242 words
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Article130 2003-07-24 32 QCan a person who is lactoseintolerant take yoghurt? Lactose intolerance is caused by a deficiency of lactase, an enzyme JL that digests the sugar lactose in milk. Yoghurt is made by fermenting milk using a bacteria culture that helps to break down the lactose in milk. It therefore130 words
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Article, Illustration629 2003-07-24 34 Shervin Seah - Drink up it’s good far you By_ Shervin Seah Milk and other calcium-rich foods should feature prominently in everyone’s diet After all osteoporosis isn’t just a woman’s disease men too can suffer from brittle bones FINANCIAL planner Joanna Ang, 36, loathes drinking milk. But in recent years, Ms Ang was629 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration823 2003-07-24 36 EILEEN YU - Flatbed scanners might just disappear from our desks, to be replaced by L all-in-one devices that can print, scan, copy and, in m some cases, fax By EILEEN YU Computer Times THE all-in-one (AIO) device is a multi-functional peripheral that can scan, print and copy documentsComputer Times - 823 words
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Article, Illustration703 2003-07-24 38 GEOFFREY PEREIRA - Spore has big plans to e-connect people and the Govt But first, please let’s create some connections where there are none get all MPs listed in the govt e-directory and improve the existing one By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Straits Times SINGAPORE will put $1.3The Straits Times - 703 words
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EasyStreats weekender
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Article, Illustration652 2003-07-24 40 This woman is determined to bring opera to the people. GARYLIM finds out more SINCE taking over as the artistic director of the Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO) last March, Dr Wong Su Sun has been virtually working “24 hours a day, seven days a week”. NotAshlelgh Sim - 652 words
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Article, Illustration70 2003-07-24 40 VIEW the works of five artists Teh Chan Kerk, Milenko Prvaki, Tay Bak Koi, Max Kong Kum Chuen and Koeh Sia Yong at Sentosa Artists Village at 7 Artillery Avenue, Sentosa. They showcase a range of styles from surrealistic urban scenery to abstract art. The exhibition,70 words
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Article99 2003-07-24 40 HEAD down to Stadium Waterfront this Saturday from 3pm to 11pm for Sporting Fun Stadium Waterfront, part of the Play! Singapore campaign. Activities include a wakeboarding competition, wushu demonstration, clinics for floor ball, football and golf, and the inaugural Singapore Pools National Rowing Championship, Singapore’s version of the99 words
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Article, Illustration79 2003-07-24 40 DO you love the big band music of Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie and Guy Lombardo? If so, drop by Pan Pacific Singapore’s Atrium Lounge (35th storey) on Sunday, where local big band Thomson 111 is playing, from 2pm to 4pm. Dancers from Jitterbug79 words
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Article, Illustration539 2003-07-24 42 Amy Van - By Amy Van WHEN you think of healthy cuisine, and the words bland and boring come to mind, then perhaps it is time to re-think the places you’re going to. And to try Doc Cheng’s at Raffles Hotel. Its three-course Feel Good Menu was created to539 words
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Article, Illustration471 2003-07-24 43 i Gregory Leow - By i Gregory Leow HAVING been on the scene for more than 20 years, fusion food can no longer retain the title of being “in”. Yet, the practice of crosscultivating cuisines is still going on. The blending of East and West, traditional and modem and any contrasting471 words
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Article, Illustration494 2003-07-24 44 ’ GARY LIM - By GARY LIM WHEN the destiny of the movie lead is to save the world, some things just don’t change. Kicking the butts of each and every villain despite them swarming towards you like an army of red ants is common fare. Parachuting into a494 words
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Article, Illustration281 2003-07-24 46 Gregory Leow - DVDs by Gregory Leow CATCH ME IF YOU CAN GGGG® REVIEW IT’S as if director Steven Spielberg, after indulging in dark science fiction with AI and Minority Report, decided to surprise the audience with a film that is light-hearted and breezy, making possibly the kind of quality Hollywood281 words
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Article, Illustration272 2003-07-24 46 Gary Lim - VCDs by Gary Lim Yl JIANG CHUN SHUI ooo®® REVIEW ONE of the main selling points of this show has to be male lead Max Mok, more popularly known as the big-eyed boy from Hong Kong. Set during the tumultuous period in China during the *****, the272 words
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Article, Illustration366 2003-07-24 48 r Jill Lim - ”The^| KjgllLil k seneg By r Jill Lim BOOK REVIEW DON’T look for cute little info-boxes, catchphrases or comic strips for light relief in this book; this is a book that takes itself and its subject matter seriously, and expects the reader to have a serious interest366 words
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Article, Illustration99 2003-07-24 50 Typhoon Imbudo has rushed British Prime Minister Tony Blair out of Hong Kong. He was asked by the pilots (of his chartered BA Boeing 777) to leave yesterday, cutting short his trip by a day. The storm, with 230kmh winds, is headed for Hong Kong fromPic Edwin Koo - 99 words
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Article51 2003-07-24 50 7.30 pm, Channel 5 A Hong Kong fashion designer makes “knock-offs,” pirated brand-name jeans and sneakers. With a new partner, he hopes to go straight and put his shady past behind him. But the partner is an undercover CIA agent. Stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider and Paul51 words
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Article, Illustration47 2003-07-24 50 7.30 pm, Channel i The Reds play a friendly against the Thai national team in Bangkok. Liverpool are in their pre-season Asian Tour. Wearing garlands of orchids, Liverpool players Michael Owen, left, and John Riise, right, arriving at their hotel in Bangkok on Tuesday.47 words
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Article, Illustration46 2003-07-24 50 ON THE TABLE Today till Aug 3; 11.30am-Bpm, Monday to Saturday; 12pm-5.30pm on Sunday Utterly Art (208, South Bridge Road, #O2-01, tel 6226-2605). Free This is Singaporean sculptor and Nafa lecturer Lim Soo Ngee’s first solo exhibition, and will feature his latest sculptures and drawings.46 words
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Article90 2003-07-24 50 ZOUKOUT Tomorrow and Saturday; Bpm onwards on Friday and 7pm on Saturday; Marina Bay Waterfront Tickets from $36 to $66 (for a two-day pass) from Sistic This year’s ZoukOut is more accessible and there will even be feeder buses plying from bus stops at the Temasek Boulevard (opposite Suntec90 words
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Advertisement385 2003-07-24 41 as easy as ss rFront Now that the North-East Line is finally on track, it’s simpler than ever to get your recommended dosage of sun, sand, sea and the island life. The next time you’re planning a day out on Sentosa, all you have to remember is your ‘ABC’. No385 words
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Advertisement281 2003-07-24 42 Savour these fusion creations with your UOB Dining Privileges 1 Doc Cheng’s Complimentary starter on next visit tor every $lOO spent, UOB Platinum Card Exclusive: Complimentary meal for Cardmernber with minimum three adult diners, Tel: 6412 1264 Nu*dle Bar Complimentary salad/starter with every three main courses ordered, Tel: 6733 0020281 words
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Advertisement322 2003-07-24 43 f UOB Credit Card and Streats serve up the best dining in Singapore Ljsmz Savour&Win! SIMPLY charge your UOB Credit Card at any restaurant under the UOB Dining Privileges Programme* and SMS your details to 9367-8728 in the following format: UOB <space> credit card number <space> date of spending <space>322 words
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Miscellaneous452 2003-07-24 50 Yourdailyhoroscope Kelli Fox at Astrology.com J£ AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You’re lighter than air and faster than the wind. The stars spin a sweet siren song that wafts along with you. Something new and wonderful begins for you. PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 You’re still a few pages behind the rest452 words
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Advertisement392 2003-07-24 51 2nd Prize Aiß! Boston Motorized Treadmill 3rd Prize FujiFiim Fine Pix SBO2 Digital Camera’ 4th 6th Prize AIBICTX4OOO .Cross Trainer 7th 10th Prize FujiFiim Fine Pix F4Ol Digital Camera 11th-20th Prize Timex Ironman Triathlon Speed Distance System Date: Sunday September 7 Time: 7.30 am Venue: National Stadium 10km Entry Fees:392 words
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Article, Illustration378 2003-07-24 52 Lim Han Ming - Singapore pair three races away from winning medal By Lim Han Ming NATIONAL sailors Toh Liying (right) and Siobhan Tam are three races away from winning a medal at the 33rd International Sailing Federation (Isaf) World Youth Sailing Championships in Madeira, Portugal. Yesterday, the International 420 pair378 words
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Article255 2003-07-24 52 Reuters BAYONNE, France Lance Armstrong suffered no further scares as he defended his Tour de France lead on the 197.5 km 16th stage yesterday, but it was compatriot Tyler Hamilton who stole the show. Hamilton, riding with a broken collar bone after crashing on stage one,. – Reuters - 255 words
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Article380 2003-07-24 52 Lim Han Ming - By_ Lim Han Ming NATIONAL bowler Remy Ong picked himself up in time to barge into the f quarter-finals of the 2003 World Ranking Masters in Lake Wales, Florida He finished as third best qualifier on Tuesday behind leader Bill Hoffman, a two-time US national amateur380 words
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Article, Illustration438 2003-07-24 53 TAN KIM HAN - Fadhil has too little time to make a big impact, but he’s trying S-League savvy By TAN KIM HAN HE is the latest Lion to be called up for national team football training, but Fadhil Salim (right) needs no reminder that he may be the firstEdwin Koo - 438 words
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Article144 2003-07-24 53 P W FTPK D L F A Pts Home United 20 16 1 2 1 62 26' 52 Woodlands Wellington 2010 2 5 3 41 27 39 Geylang United 2011 2 1 6 32 16 38 SAFFC 19 10 2 3 4 35 20 37 Jurong FC 20 9144 words
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Article268 2003-07-24 53 TONIGHT: Young Lions v Home (Jaian Besar Std) Team news: Young Lions Toh Guo'an, Jaslee Hatta and Abdul Hadi out; Home United S Subramani out, Egmar Goncalves suspended Team progress (last 6 league matches): Young Lions LLLLLD; Home WWWWDW Last season: NA This season: Home 3 Young'Lions 1268 words
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Article59 2003-07-24 53 YOUNG LIONS V HOME 1X2 Young Lions 11.00 Draw 7.30 Home 1.11 1/2 GOAL Young Lions (+2 1/2 goals) 1.85 Home (-2 1/2 goals) 1.80 TOTAL GOALS 0 goal 31.00 1 goal 14.00 2 goals 6.60 3 goals 4.50 4 goals 4.40 5 goals 4.90 6 goals 5.8059 words
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Article, Illustration539 2003-07-24 54 Thorpe wants to clock best times and not just win gold medals -AFP BARCELONA lan Thorpe (below) added a second world gold to his collection at the world swimming championships here on Tuesday night, but the Australian superstar admitted he was now looking more at setting-AFP; AP - 539 words
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Article119 2003-07-24 54 -AFP SHANGHAI Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua turned down a Real Madrid offer to set up a training camp in the city because they wanted too much money. Real Madrid, who kick off a preseason tour of Asia in south-west China tomorrow, solicited the Shanghai-based A-league club about using-AFP - 119 words
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Article101 2003-07-24 54 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Newcastle United announced yesterday that they were working on plans with China’s Dalian United to form a new club in Hong Kong to compete next season. Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd outlined the proposal during a news conference in Malaysia, where Newcastle are competing in the– Reuters - 101 words
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Article87 2003-07-24 54 Reuters SEATTLE Manchester United showed there is life after David Beckham with an impressive 4-0 victory over Celtic in the opening game of their pre-season tour of the United States on Tuesday. This was their first match since the departure of Beckham. Goals from Ruud– Reuters - 87 words
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Article, Illustration412 2003-07-24 55 Chelsea’s spending spree set to upset EPL’s balance of power Wire services LONDON Chelsea’s spending spree, which is now worth £4O million (Ssl 12 million), is threatening the hierarchy of English soccer. They have also revived their interest in Manchester United’s midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron and Inter Milan– Wire services - 412 words
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Article265 2003-07-24 55 Reuters PAU, France Robbie McEwen’s bid to win the Tour de France’s green jersey for a second year running is going right down to the wire, according to the rider who has been hand-picked to boost the 31-year-old Queenslander’s chances. McEwen, who won Australia’s– Reuters - 265 words
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Miscellaneous52 2003-07-24 54 IN THE LIVING ROOM GENERAL: Sports News: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). SOCCER: Liverpool Tour: Thailand v Liverpool (Channel i, 7.30 pm). FA Premier League Asia Cup: Birmingham City v Newcastle United (Star Sports Ch 24, Bpm). DELAYED TELECAST CYCLING: Tour de France highlights, Stage 16 (ESPN Ch 23,52 words
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