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Title Section10 2003-07-31 1 Streats THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MSTA (P) 111/03/200310 words
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Article572 2003-07-31 1 Janice Wong - SIA cabin service drops from 3rd to 9th place in Skytrax poll By Janice Wong THE renowned cabin service of Singapore Airlines has taken a substantial slide from third place to ninth in the annual Skytrax ranking, based on the aviation research company’s latest572 words
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Morning Rush
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Article, Illustration454 2003-07-31 2 Calvin Low - By Calvin Low HE could have lived it up, zipping between his corporate office, club and a bachelor pad in a racy roadster, paid for with the six-figure annual package he was earning as an analyst with a US-basedEdwin Koo - 454 words
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223 2003-07-31 2 Khushwant Singh - By Khushwant Singh VISITORS to Kusu Island or St John’s Island will have to take the ferry from Sentosa from tomorrow. Ferry services to these two islands will begin operating from the Sentosa Ferry Terminal, instead of from the HarbourFront Centre. Ferry rates will223 words
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Article, Illustration464 2003-07-31 3 Choong Choon Yee - Top Indon entrepreneur says journalism experience gave him his edge By Choong Choon Yee MR DAHLAN Iskan believes his experience as a journalist was what gave him the grounding to become a successful businessman. So he has come to the conclusion that good journalists canChoong Choon Yen - 464 words
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Article, Illustration455 2003-07-31 4 NTU economists call for review of labour policy to ease unemployment Bloomberg SINGAPOREANS are finding it harder to find work at home because employers prefer cheaper foreign labourers, a Nanyang Technological University study showed. Three out of four new jobs in the pastBloomberg - 455 words
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118 2003-07-31 6 BUZZSTOP FORMER National Wages Council chairman Lim Chong Yah wants Singapore’s flexible wages system policy to be reviewed. This is because the policy does not seem to have averted retrenchments, reports The Business Times today. Referring to the layoffs, he asked: “Does it118 words
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Article138 2003-07-31 6 New alternative news sites INTERNET addicts, there are some recent new additions to cyberspace for you to check out. Website The Void Deck caught a lot of attention recently with its humorous response to the Malaysian newspaper advertisements about the water dispute, The Straits Times reports138 words
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Article141 2003-07-31 6 HP’s R&D centre in S’pore Bloomberg COMPUTER giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) will invest $55 million in Singapore over three years to expand research and development (R&D) of its Pro Curve networking product. The 10,000 sq ft R&D centre will be located within HP’s existing officesBloomberg - 141 words
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Article, Illustration55 2003-07-31 6 Sony audio engineer Koji Nageno displaying a plaster replica of Sony founder Masaru Ibuka’s ear in Tokyo yesterday. Mr Nageno’s team has another 100 moulds of human ears, 100 moulds of human ears and 300 samples of ear holes. All this is used to help develop headphonesAFP - 55 words
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Article152 2003-07-31 6 TWO Singapore Press Holdings newspapers have won honours at the second Publish Asia Awards. Flagship The Straits Times won the Best in Design (Gold) and" Best in Infographics (Gold) prizes, it was announced at a media conference yesterday. It also won a bronze award for152 words
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Article85 2003-07-31 6 THE Philippine army mutineers appear to have achieved something through their rebellion as the military intelligence chief, whose resignation they had demanded, quit yesterday. President Gloria Arroyo accepted the resignation of Brigadier-General Victor Corpus but will keep him in the armed forces, The Straits Times reports today.85 words
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Article100 2003-07-31 6 Reuters SAUDI Arabia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday it was an outrage that a congressional report on the Sept 11 attacks raised suspicions of a link between the Saudi government and the hijackers. Prince Saud Al-Faisal spoke to the press after meeting President George W BushReuters - 100 words
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Article95 2003-07-31 6 -AP WORRIED that the national anthem has lost its patriotic punch, Malaysia is revamping the somber, decades-old tune with new lyrics and a more spirited beat, an official said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Most Malaysians can recite the anthem by heart, but officials say young people-AP - 95 words
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Article109 2003-07-31 6 WHEN it comes to foreplay, Britons are a flop, according to a survey done by UK boutique chain, Beau Blue. It revealed that 80 per cent of British men didn’t even know what foreplay was! Many mistook it for a sport, a computer game or an item109 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration621 2003-07-31 8 Chua Kong Ho - Reit raised controversy here, but institutions snap up units, says DBS By Chua Kong Ho WHEN DBS Bank’s managing director for debt capital markets Stephen Finch starts his Hong Kong roadshow for Fortune Reit today, he should find it easier to explain its merits to investors.621 words
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264 2003-07-31 8 Reuters SINGAPORE Unemployment here is expected to have hit 5 per cent in June, a recent Reuters poll showed, as fallout from the Sars outbreak causes Singapore’s worst economic slump on record. Thousands have already lost their jobs in layoffs that haveReuters - 264 words
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CORPORATE RESULTS
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Article94 2003-07-31 8 Reuters ST Assembly Test Services reported a smaller-than-expected loss yesterday and forecast that third-quarter sales would rise on strong demand in the broadband and networking markets. But the world’s fifth-largest chip tester did not comment on analyst’s expectations that it would return to the black asReuters - 94 words
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Article76 2003-07-31 8 Bloomberg SMRT Corp, Singapore’s largest urban rail operator, said first-quarter profit fell 73 per cent as fewer people rode the trains and taxis during the Sars outbreak. Profit for the three months ended June fell to $7.3 million from $27 million a year earlier. SalesBloomberg - 76 words
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Article94 2003-07-31 8 Reuters SIA Engineering said yesterday that its first-quarter net profit fell by more than half to $22.9 million from $47 million a year earlier due to the fallout from Sars. The aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul arm of Singapore Airlines said revenue fell to $169.5Reuters - 94 words
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Article85 2003-07-31 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE SembCorp Logistics’s second-quarter profit rose 32 per cent as sales gained 5 per cent to $116.2 million. The company, a unit of SembCorp Industries, said net income in the three months ended June 30 rose to $26 million from $19.6 million a yearBloomberg - 85 words
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Article, Illustration390 2003-07-31 11 Managing director Lim Cheok Peng eyes regional expansion Reuters SINGAPORE Parkway Holdings, South-east Asia’s largest private hospital company, said it had practically recovered from a second-quarter downturn caused by Sars and was planning to expand in China and India. Parkway saw admissions to its three SingaporeReuters - 390 words
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Article, Illustration515 2003-07-31 12 Bloomberg TOKYO Mr Nobuyuki Koga, chief executive officer of Nomura Holdings, wears a pedometer on his belt to measure the distance he walks. And, since taking over in April, he has been clocking up air miles too, meeting US and UK investors to help boost the firm’s– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 515 words
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230 2003-07-31 14 Bloomberg SINGAPORE ST Telemedia, which is trying to buy phone-network operator Global Crossing, said that it plans to appoint an “American-dominated” board to help overcome Pentagon opposition to the purchase. ST Telemedia, which is owned by the Singapore Government, plans to name retired US– Bloomberg - 230 words
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Article24 2003-07-31 14 *AS AT JULY 30 US$: 551.756 552.846 EURO: 552.007 Ss: 68.31 YEN Ss: RM2.164 Ss: HK54.442 Ss: 23.92 BAHT Ss: 4,858 RUPIAH24 words
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285 2003-07-31 14 STI: 1,578.19 2.69 Reuters SHARES closed mixed yesterday, with investors selling blue chips such as Keppel Corp. The Straits Times Index finished 0.17 per cent, or 2.69 points, down at 1,578.19. But gainers beat losers 197 to 108. ST Assembly closed 6.9 per centReuters - 285 words
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Article, Illustration612 2003-07-31 16 Expected Q 2 loss will affect CEO Morchio’s ability to profit from stock options Bloomberg MILAN Mr Giuseppe Morchio pocketed more than US$lOO million in stock options in 2000, when he headed Pirelli SpA’s cable business and the company sold a unit to Corning Inc.Bloomberg - 612 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration560 2003-07-31 18 TERRY DENHAM - By TERRY DENHAM PAY cuts and retrenchments are global issues that come painfully close to home as companies grapple with the need to improve bottomline growth. While few employees or labour leaders would question that it is corporate decision-makers’ role to maintain and560 words
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Article, Illustration692 2003-07-31 20 JANICE WONG - By JANICE WONG I USED to earn extra pocket money during my school holidays working as a lingerie salesgirl at Takashimaya Shopping Centre. My work mates and I always made fun of a certain ritual: Every morning at 10 sharp, the public announcement system would play692 words
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Article219 2003-07-31 22 I REFER to the letters published in Streats on July 30 supporting Mr Conrad Raj’s commentary about the way some Singapore Airlines (SIA) crew members were retrenched when they were close to receiving their 10year gratuity payment. Viewed purely from an observer’s perspective, it is219 words
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Article223 2003-07-31 22 ONE of the most critical parts of our public transport system is feeder services within estates and shuttle services to MRT stations. But, ironically, this area receives the least attention. There are many populated areas within a radius of one or two kilometres of MRT stations223 words
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250 2003-07-31 22 THE “iron rice bowl” is no more. Blaming it on employers and the Government will get us nowhere. Expecting the Government or private sector to be transparent about decisionmaking is totally absurd. We are in an era where time is money and250 words
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Article249 2003-07-31 23 TWO resolutions were passed with an overwhelming majority at Fraser Neave’s (F&N) extraordinary general meeting on Tuesday, “despite objections from minority shareholders” who were labelled “negative-minded”. That contemptuous description aside, the usual rationale behind solvent companies proposing “capital-reduction exercises” via “cash distribution to shareholders”249 words
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Article142 2003-07-31 23 IT’S no use for the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to say that it wants to “provide a quality, integrated and efficient land transport system that meets the needs and expectations of Singaporeans” when it cannot even maintain quality roads. Every day, our roads are142 words
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Article299 2003-07-31 23 I OWN a condo unit but live in an HDB flat and, after reading the commentary, “Why I’ll give class a pass” (Streats, July 23), I’d like to share some of my experiences of many HDB dwellers who upgrade for the sake of “class”,299 words
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129 2003-07-31 23 I GUESS the answer to the letter by Paul Ong Kim Hoe, “Can our MP get our bus back?” (Streats, July 30), is almost certainly “No”, as past experience has shown that once a decision is made by the transport operator, it will not129 words
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Article88 2003-07-31 23 IN our report, “Water Puts Fuel on Tap” (Streats, July 30), we said the Public Utilities Board (PUB) provided compressed natural gas (CNG). PUB yesterday pointed out that, since April 1, it has been reconstituted to be responsible only for water supply, water reclamation, and drainage and sewerage systems.88 words
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Global
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275 2003-07-31 24 Wire services BANDUNG, Indonesia Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi may be released from detention before October, Indonesia’s foreign minister said yesterday. “We have an assurance from Myanmar that the Suu Kyi case will be finished before the Asean summit,”– Wire services - 275 words
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Article441 2003-07-31 24 Pentagon drops terror attack futures plan WASHINGTON Admiral (Ret) John M Poindexter was appointed to create unorthodox means of pursuing national security. He did his job a little too well. His plan to set up a futures market based on Middle Eastern terror attacks was441 words
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Article, Illustration66 2003-07-31 24 Residents of Hong Kong yesterday browsing through comic books such as Ghost Jokes, whose cover is shown in the poster ridiculing Hong Kong leader Tung Chee Hwa and former secretary for security Regina Ip at an exhibition at the Hong Kong Convention Centre. More than 3,600 books wereAP - 66 words
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Article231 2003-07-31 24 LONDON Techies are so attached to their e-mail that a third of them say a week without e-mail is more traumatic than getting divorced or moving house. The information comes in a survey of more than 800 information technology managers in Europe and the Middle East231 words
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Article, Illustration33 2003-07-31 27 Indonesian police officers watching a college student portraying an enslaved African during a demonstration against the government outside the venue of the Asian-African Sub-Regional Organisations Conference in Bandung on Tuesday APAP - 33 words
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Article298 2003-07-31 27 Mega cracks the whip on disobedient cadres JAKARTA Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, who is also the chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has lashed out at disobedient party members. She said that many party cadres did not understand the full scope298 words
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119 2003-07-31 27 PORT DICKSON Used condoms led to the arrest of 13 foreign women on Tuesday morning, The Star reported yesterday. The used condoms were strewn on a stairway at a five-star resort here. The women were hiding in an apartment at the resort when they were119 words
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Article, Illustration358 2003-07-31 28 Woman, 22, to undergo DNA test to prove her claim AP INDIANAPOLIS Experts are carrying out DNA tests on a woman who has contacted the family of a six-year-old who vanished 17 years ago, saying she may be their daughter. Shannon Marie Sherrill disappeared on OctAP - 358 words
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Medical
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280 2003-07-31 30 Bloomberg NEW YORK The theory that musical training stimulates growth in the brain’s language centre has got a leg-up from a new study which says that music lessons improve children’s verbal skills. “The more music training during childhood, the better the verbal memory,” wroteBloomberg - 280 words
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Article129 2003-07-31 30 QWhat is the health impact of salt that contains iodine? A Salt containing iodine, called iodised salt, is a means of providing iodine to people prone to iodine deficiency. lodine is an essential mineral for maintaining healthy thyroid function. lodine deficiency is not a public health concern in129 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration724 2003-07-31 34 RADHABASU - By RADHABASU Computer Times With a plethora of locally-produced software that is accessible even to the less affluent, e-leaming has finally gained mass market appeal among Singapore’s schoolchildren SHE can tell you what an oxymoron is, speaks in clipped tones that sound faintly British and can navigate theComputer Times - 724 words
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Article, Illustration618 2003-07-31 36 GEOFFREY PEREIRA - By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Straits Times Digital cameras with a powerful zoom lens can cost a bomb. But, there are bino-cams, which combine two devices into one and do a decent enough job for a fraction of the price SEVERAL years ago, I hunted for months for anThe Straits Times; AshlelghSi* - 618 words
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EasyStreats weekender
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Article, Illustration843 2003-07-31 40 Yvonne Kwok - He brought |j pole-dancing I and women’s 1 Muay Thai to the heartlands. Now, Asia Pacific Breweries’brand managerforAßC Extra Stout and Baron’s Strong Brew, Mr Kelvin Tan, is spicing up army life by using bikini-clad models to entice our NS i lads to a party A onEdwin Koo - 843 words
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Article, Illustration761 2003-07-31 42 Gregory Leow - By Gregory Leow IT moved to Holland Village early last year, but the only thing that has changed about Fosters is the location. Its English Rose Cafe features the same food and decor since it started in 1957. Its menu is similar to the sprinkling of old-style761 words
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Article, Illustration575 2003-07-31 43 JillLim - By JillLim ONE simple mark of a good meal is when you’re scraping your plate clean despite being foil. And that pretty much summed up my recent experience at Original Sin, Mediterranean vegetarian restaurant and oldtimer at Chip Bee Gardens. For example, the pommodoro ($l2) I started withPICs Edwin koo - 575 words
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Article, Illustration149 2003-07-31 44 IT’S all seriousness with Toy Factory Theatre it Ensemble’s current play, Bent. American playwright Martin Sherman’s work, first j performed in London in 1979, is about the Nazi j persecution of I homosexuals in pre-war Fascist Germany, but it is also about a love affair within the149 words
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Article107 2003-07-31 44 HEAD to the Esplanade’s waterfront for some free music this weekend. Tomorrow, catch SingaporeanMalaysian musicians Paul Ponnudorai Friends, featuring Ponnudorai on guitar, Robert Nalin on drum and Ignatinus Bong on bass, playing a mix of blues, jazz, funk and rock roll. On Saturday, be enthralled by jazz from107 words
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Article, Illustration456 2003-07-31 47 GREGORY LEOW - By GREGORY LEOW BAD BOYS 2 Starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Directed by Michael Bay ©o®®® THERE is something that wells up inside of you when you watch a glaringly obvious movie: You start to take pity on it. Similar feelings started growing inside me456 words
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Article, Illustration281 2003-07-31 48 JillLim - DVDs by JillLim FUNNY FACE 000^0 REVIEW ROMANCE, glamour and fashion, Americans in Paris, and songs by George and Ira Gershwin if this isn’t a 1950s old-style movie, I don’t know what is. At first glance you might think it is a May-December type of story: Audrey281 words
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Article, Illustration235 2003-07-31 48 Elsie Ch’ng - VCDs by Elsie Ch’ng AT THE DOLPHIN BAY ***** REVIEW AFTER the huge success of Taiwanese drama MVP Valentine, sweet-as-honey Angela Chang Shao-han looks set to be the next big thing with her role in At The Dolphin Bay, an eight-disc Taiwanese serial. She plays orphan Yi235 words
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Article, Illustration606 2003-07-31 50 ChuaKongHo - 11 f f BE +JT it y f By ChuaKongHo BOOK REVIEW WHEN I was browsing at a bookstore, this handy-sized book by Siobhan Adcock caught my eye. With less than three years left till I hit the big “3-0”, I couldn’t resist flipping the pages,606 words
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Article, Illustration111 2003-07-31 51 Nudism is becoming big business in the US. You can now do virtually anything in the buff, from nude cruises and motorcycle rallies to hiking and camping. With some 260 clothing- optional resorts in North America, nudism takes in US$4OO million (Ss7ol million) in annual revenues,Pic Edwin Koo - 111 words
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Article56 2003-07-31 51 10pm, Channel 5 It’s the season finale as Trista goes on final dates with Ryan and Charlie. Will it be the sensitive, poetry loving firefighter or the charismatic account executive? Last week’s episode saw Trista’s family split over their choices, but ultimately it’s Trista’s call as she tries56 words
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Article, Illustration55 2003-07-31 51 10pm, Channel i Mike Myers stars as Charlie Mackenzie, a San Francisco poet. He meets the girl of his dreams, Harriet Michaels, when he stops at the butcher’s shop where she works. But his mother and best friend suspect Harriet’s an axe-wielding serial killer55 words
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Article, Illustration42 2003-07-31 51 ARTS IN THE CITY Tomorrow, lpm Raffles City Shopping Centre, City Square, Level 1 Free Experience Swiss culture with the famous Alphom Ensemble Engiadina St Moritz Show Band and Swiss Kiwi Yodel Group, which will perform all-time favourite traditional Swiss tunes.42 words
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Article72 2003-07-31 51 REGINE VELASQUEZ Sunday, 3pm Fort Canning Park Tickets at $3O ($37 at the gate) from Ticket Charge Find out why Regine was voted the favourite Philippines artist at this year’s MTV Asia Awards. Since her debut in 1987, she has had a string of hit singles and platinum albums,72 words
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Advertisement26 2003-07-31 51 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191. Please check with organisers for latest status of events.26 words
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Miscellaneous457 2003-07-31 51 Yourdailyhoroscope jp AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com PISCES FEBI9-MAR2O ARIES MAR 21-APR 19 You might think that you’re being even-handed, but your preferences are obvious. Admit your bias and work around it, assuming that there’s anything to be done. Someone may just need to be left457 words
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Article, Illustration666 2003-07-31 52 Ferguson seems to have found a replacement for Beckham in Solskjaer Wire services MANCHESTER You won’t hear Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) talking about being the natural successor to David Beckham. Yet if the Norwegian’s performances on Manchester United’s US tour are any guide, manager Alex FergusonWire services; AFP - 666 words
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Article, Illustration315 2003-07-31 52 AP NEW YORK Tim Howard (above) is about to notice the difference. He spent four-and-a-half seasons in Major League Soccer, playing mostly in front of small crowds on a circuit still building its reputation in the United States. The goalkeeper makes his debut forAP - 315 words
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Article, Illustration518 2003-07-31 53 TAN KIM HAN - Flourishing business doesn’t stop Tan from working hard on the soccer field S-League savw By TAN KIM HAN TAN Kim Leng (right) is a busy man. His cellphone rings almost every five minutes. That is only to be expected, as the Tampines Rovers midfielder is also a successfulFranclslee - 518 words
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Article148 2003-07-31 53 P W 0 L F A Pts FTPK Home United 2117 1 2 1 64 26 55 Woodlands Wellington 2111 2 5 3 46 28 42 Geylang United 2112 2 1 6 33 16 41 SAFFC 20 11 2 3 4 38 21 40 Tampines Rovers 20 11 2148 words
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Article110 2003-07-31 53 JURONG V YOUNG LIONS 1X2 Jurong 1.33 Draw 4.10 Young Lions 7.50 1/2 GOAL Jurong (-11/2 goals) 1.85 Young Lions (+11/2 goals) 1.80 TOTAL GOALS 0 goal 9.90 1 goal 4.70 2 goals 3.90 3 goals 4.00 4 goals 4.80 5 goals 7.70 6 goals 13.00 7 goals110 words
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Article, Illustration248 2003-07-31 53 TONIGHT: Tampines v Geylang United (Tampines Std) Team news: Tampines no injuries; Geylang Shahri Rahim out Team progress (last 6 league matches): Tampines WLWLWW; Geylang LWWWLW This season: Geylang 1 Tampines 0 Verdict: Tampines 1 Geylang 1 Jurong FC v Young Lions (Jurong East Std) Team news: Jurong248 words
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Article, Illustration470 2003-07-31 54 Langer’s credentials as a professional make his job as Ryder Cup captain easier Reuters LONDON In virtually every respect, Bernhard Langer’s (below) appointment as European Ryder Cup captain for next year could hardly be better timed. The 45-year-old German, a veteran of 10 Ryder Cups, is aReuters - 470 words
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Article, Illustration247 2003-07-31 54 AP GRAND BLANC, Michigan In less than two weeks, Ben Curtis (below) has gone from an unknown rookie on the PGA Tour to someone famous enough for invitations to meet the US president and appear on national television talk shows. That’s what an improbable victoryAP - 247 words
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Article, Illustration610 2003-07-31 55 Lim Han Ming - New junior soccer league to pit local boys against foreigners By Lim Han Ming ALOYSIUS RAGOONATHAN is a fleet-footed right flanker who usually leaves defenders in his wake. But the nippy Greenridge Secondary School winger will have to step up a gear if he hopes to get pastPt - 610 words
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Article89 2003-07-31 55 BADMINTON AFP BIRMINGHAM, England Singapore’s Ronald Susilo yesterday produced a great comeback against unseeded Peter Rasmussen, one of the most dangerous floaters at the World Championships. Susilo’s 8-15, 15-13, 15-5 win ended the Dane’s hopes of winning back the world title he sensationally won six yearsAFP - 89 words
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Article87 2003-07-31 55 SOCCER SENGKANG Marine coach Trevor Morgan quit the club yesterday. The decision to leave was “mutual”. The Englishman is believed to have been frustrated by the lack of resources at the struggling club. Despite that, he led the club to the Singapore Cup semi-finals last year. Former87 words
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Miscellaneous60 2003-07-31 55 IN THE LIVING ROOM GENERAL: Sports News: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). GOLF: USPGA Tour Buick Open, Ist rd (Star Sports Ch 24, tomorrow, 4am). SOCCER: Champions World: Barcelona v AC Milan (Channel 5, Bam). DELAYED TELECAST GOLF: European Tour Weekly (Super Sports Ch 22, 10.30 pm). European Tour60 words
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