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Title Section10 2004-03-15 1 Streats MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2004 E-maii: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p> 111/03/200310 words
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Article469 2004-03-15 1 Tens of thousands rally around Roh in what is seen as a class conflict Wire services SEOUL Tens of thousands of antiimpeachment demonstrators streamed into the streets yesterday in support of President Roh Moo Hyun, whom they also affectionately call “Captain Roh”. His detractors callWire services - 469 words
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385 2004-03-15 2 Wire services Al Qaeda aiming to disrupt maritime trade, says ISEAS don SINGAPORE Major seaports in Asia, North America and Europe are stepping up security amid fears that ships might become terrorists’ next killer carriers of choice after airplanes, truck bombs and nowWire services - 385 words
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Article, Illustration184 2004-03-15 2 Wire services LONDON Global financial markets are braced for a rocky week amid growing signs that Al-Qaeda planted last Thursday’s deadly bombs in Madrid, stoking concern among investors that further bloodshed is being planned. Stocks are likely to take a beating as people opt forWire services; AP - 184 words
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Article134 2004-03-15 3 LONDON -A new independent watchdog will be able to instruct British universities to refund students who are dissatisfied with the quality of their courses. The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, which will begin work next week, is expected to handle at134 words
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Article, Illustration333 2004-03-15 3 Pop Idol has boosted Cowell’s income to £33.5m from £3m in just one year REALITY show Pop Idol has made Simon Cowell a rich man. Mr Cowell, 44, who is Ik. known for his acerbic tongue on the panel of lUudges for the British PopReuters - 333 words
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266 2004-03-15 4 Khushwant Singh - By Khushwant Singh ABOUT 600 Singapore cars arrive at Johor’s Senai Airport every day to drop off passengers, according to Air Asia’s chief executive Tony Fernandes. Others share taxis. He said that the closure of the shuttle bus service to ferry passengers between Lavender266 words
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Article, Illustration437 2004-03-15 4 Sarah Ng - Lecturer shows how kids’ building blocks can be more than child’s play for engineering undergrads By. Sarah Ng SOME people would think it ridiculous to use Lego bricks as a teaching tool in university. But Chicago-born mechanical engineering lecturer Eric Wang (pictured) didAshtelgh Sim - 437 words
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Article, Illustration444 2004-03-15 6 Zubaidah Nazeer - ‘Sexy’ duo in Town for charity golf event Zubaidah Nazeer FOR nearly 11 years, Mr Simon Dallow and his wife, Ms Alison Mau, have been anchoring the weekend evening news on TV New Zealand. She has won the sexiest woman TV personality award (2001,Edwin Kop - 444 words
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125 2004-03-15 8 BUZZSTOP NO more new five-room flats will be built this year, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said at the weekend, and building will resume only after thousands of empty apartments have been taken. Of about 10,000 surplus HDB flats already on125 words
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Article151 2004-03-15 8 Anti-abortion counselling ineffective MINISTRY of Health statistics on abortions in 2002 produced a profile of the average woman who sought the procedure. She was likely to be married, in her 20s or 30s, and her highest academic qualifications would be O-levels, The Straits Times reports today.151 words
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Article134 2004-03-15 8 President barred Reuters GEORGIA put its armed forces on alert yesterday after the convoy of recently elected President Mikhail Saakashvili was barred from entering the autonomous region of Adzhara, a Georgian radio station said. The mounting tension, accompanied by a reported closure of the country’s airspace,Reuters - 134 words
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Article, Illustration57 2004-03-15 8 Ashieigh Sim - Text and picture by Ashieigh Sim Adrian Nerra (left), 27, and Andrew Sellenger, 33, of The Fabulous Fat Brothers entertaining and teasing shoppers at Centrepoint yesterday. They will be rolling out tummy loads of fun daily at noon, 3pm and 6pm till March 21 at the Centrepoint57 words
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Article145 2004-03-15 8 Reuters DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate John Kerry, visiting the site of one of the most famous political debates in US history, challenged President George W. Bush on Saturday to a “real discussion about America’s future” in monthly debates. Mr Kerry said “America shouldn’t have to putReuters - 145 words
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Article91 2004-03-15 8 IN three to four years, when home owners here get to choose their power provider, they may have to band together to bargain for the best price. Minister of State for Trade and Industry Vivian Balakrishnan made that suggestion in Parliament on Saturday when he said that91 words
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Article96 2004-03-15 8 AP ISRAELI immigration officials grabbed a senior Chinese diplomat on a Tel Aviv street, suspecting him of being an illegal foreign worker, and briefly detained him in a cruiser, prompting an official complaint by the Chinese ambassador, police confirmed yesterday. Chinese Consul Fan Xiang Ming, wasAP - 96 words
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Article94 2004-03-15 8 A BRITISH Muslim undergraduate at Oxford University has been elected as the president of the Oxford Union after overcoming a campaign of dirty tricks and racial insults, The Straits Times reports today. Ms Ruzwana Bashir, 20, is the first British-born Asian to head the union in94 words
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Article95 2004-03-15 8 ap A 96-YEAR-OLD woman facing drug charges in North Carolina said that she does not know how the crack which police found on her got into her wheelchair. Ms Julia Roberts was charged with possession of crack with intent to sell and deliver, and with possessing aap - 95 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration493 2004-03-15 10 Choong Choon Yee - New consultant body hopes to pool all professionals who manage financial assets By Choong Choon Yee INSURANCE veteran Jerry Tan, 48, has a new ambition. As the chairman of the new International Association of Registered Financial Consultants Singapore (lARFC Singapore), he wants to raise theAshlelgh Sim - 493 words
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282 2004-03-15 10 AFP BANGKOK Thailand’s government is intent on pushing ahead with sweeping privatisation plans despite popular opposition which forced the listing of the biggest energy utility to be postponed, analysts say. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made a tactical retreat a week ago onAFP - 282 words
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Article24 2004-03-15 10 •AS AT MARCH 12 US$: 551.715 553.087 EURO: 552.106 Ss: 64.92 YEN Ss: RM2.216 Ss: HK54.546 Ss: 23.00 BAHT Ss: 5,055 RUPIAH24 words
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Article535 2004-03-15 10 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and535 words
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Article355 2004-03-15 12 Pro-market changes finds supporters in Southern Chinese port city -AFP FANGCHENGGANG, China Reforms favouring entrepreneurs that are being pushed through by China’s communist leadership have their supporters in this southern port city where several residents dismiss social inequality as a necessary evil. “Supporting private enterprise and-AFP - 355 words
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174 2004-03-15 12 AFP FRANKFURT Forget London, traditionally seen as Europe’s biggest and busiest financial centre. It is the lowly city of Magdeburg in the impoverished eastern German state of SaxonyAnhalt that this week proved itself to be a true innovator in matters of international finance. InAFP - 174 words
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Article, Illustration436 2004-03-15 14 Camera-phones intensify the competition in Asia’s lucrative cellphone market -AFP SINGAPORE The rapidly growing popularity of cameraphones among Asia’s trendy consumers is proving to be a massive boost to the hopes of manufacturers playing catch-up to market leader Nokia. Sales in the Asia-Pacific region-AFP; AFP - 436 words
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Article, Illustration494 2004-03-15 17 As Philippine market shrinks, makers look elsewhere AFP MANILA It is often said that nothing symbolises Filipino ingenuity more than the brightly decorated jeepney. For over 50 years these uncomfortable, bone-rattling, saunas on wheels have provided Filipinos with cheap public transport whether it be in theAFP; Reuters - 494 words
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Article, Illustration402 2004-03-15 19 England’s leading clubs such as Man U, Arsenal are expanding stadiums to cash in on match days AFP LONDON They boast abundant wealth compared with most of their European peers, but England’s leading football clubs have their eyes set on greater riches as theyAFP - 402 words
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Article, Illustration597 2004-03-15 20 DAVID DeROSA - By DAVID DeROSA Bloomberg SEOUL South Korea’s President Roh Moo Hyun, in power for a scant 13 months, was effectively removed from power on Friday by an impeachment vote of the legislature. This can’t be good news for the US-led effort toBloomberg; AFP - 597 words
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312 2004-03-15 21 I REFER to the report, “Banks to lose up to ssom a year in fees when investments are centralised” (Streats, March 11). I support the proposal to centralise administration of CPF investments under one master administrator. This will effectively be saving Singaporeans the estimated $5O312 words
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277 2004-03-15 21 I APPLAUD the proposal by Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng to grant citizenship to children bom to Singaporean women married to foreigners. This is a step in the right direction for gender equality. But I believe this trend of local women277 words
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274 2004-03-15 22 IT is fine for companies to implement guidelines to discourage staff from resigning after they have completed their company-sponsored courses, but the way Chubb is handling the matter is incorrect (“Chubb retains SDF certificates of staff who quit”, Streats, March 12). Under the NSRS274 words
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306 2004-03-15 22 I UNDERSTAND and share the sentiments of Mr Philip Lee, as expressed in his commentary, “Loneliness is worse than pain” (Streats, March 12). Worse than physical pain are the mental anxiety, stress and torture of the following situations: The failure of one’s business. In most306 words
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Article151 2004-03-15 22 WE thank Mr Shahul Hameed for his letter, “Add MRT-link info to new bus panels” (Streats, March 8). We agree that information on bustrain links is useful to commuters. On the information panel, each bus service has a red vertical line representing the bus151 words
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Advertisement85 2004-03-15 22 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at streat5@5ph.com.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be85 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration334 2004-03-15 23 Retired premier leads campaigning effort in Kedah MALAYSIAN 6 DAYS TO GO AP ANAK BUKIT, Kedah In the old days, hangers-on would have jostled each other for the privilege to escort former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad back to his car after an election campaign stop.AP - 334 words
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Article88 2004-03-15 23 AP KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi launched an election manifesto yesterday, calling for a tolerant, modem form of Islam. But Datuk Seri Abdullah, seeking to woo ethnic Malay Muslim voters who supported the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia at the last polls in 1999,AP - 88 words
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Article83 2004-03-15 23 KUALA LUMPUR The Democratic Action Party (DAP) has severed ties with Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), its opposition partner of five years. “Our ties are permanently severed. The separation is absolute,” said Mr Kaipal Singh, DAP’s deputy chief. The New Straits Times yesterday reported that the83 words
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89 2004-03-15 23 PUTRAJAYA The Election Commission (EC) has criticised staff members who used old manual methods to update nomination lists, the Star newspaper reported yesterday. EC chairman Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said: “When they were told to use the telephone and fax machines, they prefer to89 words
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Article364 2004-03-15 24 PM to keep check on communists in move towards capitalism Reuters BEIJING Likening socialism to soaring mountains and swelling seas, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao laid out yesterday a lofty but blurred vision of how the country would reform a political system monopolised by the CommunistReuters - 364 words
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205 2004-03-15 24 AFP TAIPEI Taiwanese presidential hopefuls yesterday entered a final week of campaigning that will see them trawl the island for vital votes to swing a close run contest. Opposition leader Lien Chan travels to Chiayi, southern Taiwan, hoping to build a final week momentumAFP - 205 words
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Article, Illustration341 2004-03-15 25 India-Pakistan cricket match inspires hope for peace Wire services KARACHI “Cricket was the winner,” the pundits said yesterday after an epic match between India and Pakistan that would have been unthinkable two years ago, when the countries were on the brink of aWire services; AFPi - 341 words
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128 2004-03-15 25 Reuters NEW DELHI Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf proposed on Saturday that Islamabad and New Delhi jointly reduce the size of their armed forces to strengthen peace in south Asia now that relations between the two are getting better. “Pakistan is not in an armsReuters - 128 words
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Article185 2004-03-15 26 AFP BEIJING China’s largest adult-only sexuality museum and combined natural theme park opened in southern Guangdong province, boasting such attractions as “penis-like” rocks and “vagina-like” caves, state press reported yesterday. The 2,400 square metre sex museum is located not far from Hong Kong on DanxiaAFP - 185 words
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Article, Illustration41 2004-03-15 26 A man grimacing as he walks barefooted across hot coals during a ceremony at Yakuoin Temple in Hachioji, Tokyo, yesterday. People took part in the ritual to purify their mind and body and to pray for good health AFPAFP - 41 words
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Article223 2004-03-15 26 Reuters BEIJING Just a few years back, Ms Pei Pei might have been headhunted home to China from London, lured with a fat salary and tagged a “sea turtle” a Chinese pun for overseas returnees. Instead, after graduating from London’s Goldsmith College, friends now callReuters - 223 words
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Medical
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Article208 2004-03-15 27 Reuters NEW YORK A high intake of purine-rich meat (particularly red meat) and seafood significantly increases the risk of developing gout, while a high intake of dairy products, particularly low-fat dairy items, strongly protects against the painful joint condition, according to a recent study. “AReuters - 208 words
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128 2004-03-15 27 Reuters LONDON The sodas and pop drunk by up to 92 per cent of British 14-year-olds wear away the enamel protective coating on teeth. t Dental erosion weakens teeth and can cause thinning or chipping of the tooth edges. “This researchReuters - 128 words
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Article, Illustration645 2004-03-15 28 What makes people laugh? A British comedian makes this ageless question the basis of his show. GREGORYLEOWfinds out more Shan ?V« ttipi+i*. ©OMEDT 1JEST VAl HUMOUR was a serious business for some scientists almost 30 years ago. Now, British comedian Alex Home has taken the research report and645 words
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Article, Illustration99 2004-03-15 28 AFP FANTASY epic The Lord of the Rings is set to cement its current stranglehold on popular culture by being turned into a lavish stage musical. One of the co- producers of the show, set to open next year, is Kevin Wallace, a former collaborator ofAFP - 99 words
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Article, Illustration80 2004-03-15 28 THE Beatles-loving Oasis have taken their obsession one step further by rehearsing with drummer Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr’s (pictured) son, reported ITVcom. Starkey, a renowned session musician who regularly plays with the surviving members of The Who, is said, in turn, to be an Oasis fan.80 words
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Article135 2004-03-15 28 AFP ARTS companies are already bidding to be the first to perform at Beijing’s new National Grand Theatre, months ahead of its completion. “To date, we have received 21 proposals for the theatre’s first show, some are from foreign countries, including the Royal Opera from England, butAFP - 135 words
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Article, Illustration208 2004-03-15 29 Reuters KIEV, Ukraine The reck music fans seated in Kiev’s “Palace of Ukraine” are glued to their seats, frightened to move due to the presence of the khaki-clad women patrolling the aisles. There is a strict no-dancing, no-drinking and presumably no-enjoyment policy at thisReuters - 208 words
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Article107 2004-03-15 29 COFFEE bar chain Starbucks will launch a new service in the US that will let customers create and buy CDs with their coffees. They can order tracks from a digital library of more than 250,000, have the ones they want burnt on to a CD107 words
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Article135 2004-03-15 29 IT was initially billed as Luciano Pavarotti’s last staged performance at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, but it may turn out to be his last such performance anywhere. The Italian tenor, 68, told the Associated Press last Friday, the day before his performance: “Tomorrow is a very important135 words
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Article, Illustration645 2004-03-15 30 There’s more to this Asian tiger than Bangkok and Pattaya as ADELINE WOON discovers THINK you’ve done Thailand because you’ve been to Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Pattaya and Phuket? Think again. Thailand’s north-eastern plateau, known as I-San, is a surprising find and a side of Thailand thatAdeline Woon - 645 words
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Article, Illustration126 2004-03-15 32 THIS is not Bordeaux, not Napa Valley, nor even Margaret River. These vineyards in Thailand are set on a valley plain 300 m above sea level, close to Khao Yai National Park. But you won’t get to taste the wine produced there unless you are in Thailand the126 words
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Article, Illustration191 2004-03-15 32 OFF Highway 2, some 1 50 km northeast of Bangkok, loudspeakers blare out the theme from The Magnificent Seven. Welcome to Farm Chokchai, the Thai version of the wild, wild west. There, the cowboys look every inch like their Marlboro man cousin, down to the neckerchiefs and checked191 words
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Article, Illustration439 2004-03-15 34 BOLLYWOOD might be the world’s biggest film factory, but the next buzzword might well be Nollywood, a reference to Nigeria’s prolific and booming movie industry. Estimates of the industry’s yearly output ranges from 600 movies to more than 1,200. In one feverish period last year, the country churnedAFP; Reuters - 439 words
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Article, Illustration185 2004-03-15 34 NO more excuses for being stumped on where to eat. Life!eats, a new guide book on food outlets in Singapore, covers both hawker centres and restaurants, divided by cuisine and food type. The restaurant write-ups touch on food, ambience and service, and what some readers will185 words
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Article, Illustration115 2004-03-15 35 In southern Illinois, all you have to do to find out if spring is coming is go outside and take a big whiff. If you smell skunk, then spring is in the air reports courierpress.com. Wanner weather usually stirs the indigenous Southern Illinois skunk t outPic Edwin Koo - 115 words
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Article64 2004-03-15 35 9pm, Cinemax (Star Hub Channel 59) The movie takes a look at high society in 1870 s New York a time of utmost conservatism. When lawyer Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis), who is already engaged, falls in love with an independent-minded woman, he has to choose between64 words
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Article, Illustration43 2004-03-15 35 10pm, Channel i Brigitte Nielson stars as warriorwoman Sonja who unites with several other gladiator types (including one played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, pictured) to overthrow the evil queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman) and avenge the deaths her family. Great cheesy pulp classic.43 words
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Article, Illustration56 2004-03-15 35 SZECHUAN A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY Today till March 21, 9am-spm Visiting Exhibitor’s Gallery, NUS Museum Free Aspiring photographer Loh Eng Hong presents his first solo exhibition with images of the southern Chinese province of Szechuan. The showcase of 40 prints includes the magnificent scenery of the Jiu Zhai Gou Nature56 words
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Article72 2004-03-15 35 INITESTAND Wednesday till Saturday, Bpm-10.30pm The 1 Nitestand Bar £2 Comedy Club, Clarke Quay Tickets at $5l from Ticket Charge, includes food before the show Catch rib-tickling performances from Ricky Grover, who tried his hand as a hairdresser and a boxer before becoming an actor/writer/comedian and stalwart of the72 words
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Advertisement139 2004-03-15 35 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. t* sm v $4.80 0m Kuoli the oston kitchen Moreon Chicken Solod: $2.80 Nonyo Hot Pepper Bobi Ginger Chicken: $3.80 tmfflm ice Jelly in Pnjlt139 words
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Miscellaneous445 2004-03-15 35 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Sit down and rest your lower body. You’re well out of danger in a comfortable place. Once your associates catch up to you with their demands, you’ll be ready to work again. Suddenly it’s important that445 words
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Article, Illustration545 2004-03-15 36 Gary Lim - Longer local regattas to help sailors perform better abroad By Gary Lim LOCAL regattas will now stretch over at least four days instead of the usual two. The increase in the number of race days is to better prepare sailors for overseas competitions, which usually extend beyondAshleigh Sim - 545 words
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216 2004-03-15 36 AFP DOHA Former Ryder Cup player Joakim Haeggman of Sweden won the US$l.5 million (552.56 million) Qatar Masters yesterday by one stroke after a thrilling final round. Haeggman, 34, shot a 65 for an aggregate of 16-under-par 272 and kept at bay in-form overnightAFP - 216 words
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Article79 2004-03-15 36 BIRMINGHAM Top seed Lin Dan of China beat 12th seed Peter Gade of Denmark 9-15, 15-5, 158 to win the men’s singles title at the All England badminton championships yesterday. Lin was the player who ended the hopes of Singapore’s Ronald Susilo in the semi-finals, winning 15-6,79 words
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332 2004-03-15 37 LONDON The girl who claims that she was raped by Leicester City stars told last night how she feared for her life. Ruth Lourenco, 36, agreed, along with her two friends, to come out into the open for the first332 words
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Article, Illustration521 2004-03-15 37 Godfrey Robert - Thai Thongchai and Singapore’s Lam will be sought after at Caltex Masters By Godfrey Robert A GALAXY of stars has converged in Singapore for the Caltex Masters beginning on Thursday. Judging from fan sentiment so far, two golfers who should draw major interest in the US$9OO,OOO (S$ 1.5521 words
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Article122 2004-03-15 37 BASKETBALL AFP PHOENIX, Arizona Michael Finley scored a season-high 38 points on 15-of--23 shooting on Saturday as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 113-90 for the second time in six days. Antoine Walker added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Mavericks, who have won just twiceAFP - 122 words
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FOOTBALL
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Article89 2004-03-15 37 -AFP LONDON Missing out on Ronaldinho’s signature was due to Peter Kenyon’s failure to get the job done, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson told the News of the World yesterday. The Brazilian World Cup winner joined Barcelona last summer after the Spanish giants won a high-profile tussle with-AFP - 89 words
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Article76 2004-03-15 37 AFP ROME Sampdoria kept their hopes of booking a place in next season’s Uefa Cup alive on Saturday with a battling 32 win over Bologna in Serie A. Sampdoria scored through Sergio Volpi (9th min pen), Amo Diana (28th) and Giacomo Cipriani (50th), and Bologna through Giuseppe SignoriAFP - 76 words
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Article165 2004-03-15 38 LONDON The Football Association are keen to hire Arsene Wenger as England manager if Sven Goran Eriksson quits this summer. Arsenal’s French manager was the original choice before the Swede took up the job in 2001. A senior FA board member told the Sunday165 words
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Article, Illustration480 2004-03-15 38 Real insist Beckham not going anywhere next season Wire services MADRID Real Madrid president Florentino Perez had lunch with David Beckham (above) last week to discuss his future as Real were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Zaragoza yesterday. Frenzied media speculation in England has suggested theWire services; Reuters - 480 words
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Article, Illustration451 2004-03-15 39 Arsenal manager feels team maybe tired as they enter crucial phase -AFP BLACKBURN Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that his club’s treble title assault could be sabotaged by fatigue as the season enters its crucial final phase. The Gunners maintained their place at the top of-AFP - 451 words
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410 2004-03-15 39 -AFP LONDON Leeds’ caretaker manager Eddie Gray admitted that his team are running out of time in the battle to save their Premiership lives after a 0-2 loss at Fulham that left them stuck at the bottom of the league. After an abject-AFP - 410 words
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303 2004-03-15 39 LIVERPOOL Everton manager David Moyes was full of praise for Wayne Rooney after the teenage striker turned on the magic to score the only goal of the game to give the Merseysiders a 1-0 win over Portsmouth. The England striker scored303 words
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Miscellaneous56 2004-03-15 37 IN THE LIVING ROOM TENNIS: Masters Series: Pacific Life Open, 3rd rd (Star Sports Ch 24, tomorrow, 2am). DELAYED TELECAST GOLF: EPGA Qatar Masters, final day (Super Sports Ch 22, 4pm). FOOTBALL: Spanish Primera Liga: Murcia v Barcelona (Super Sports Plus Ch2l, 10pm). Italian Serie A: Inter Milan v Chievo56 words
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Article, Illustration784 2004-03-15 40 Nivag Sattiar - Money feature Brought to you by Informatics Institute of Postgraduate Studies Good US economic indicators will spur hirings in financial and tech sectors in 2004, but recruiters will be choosier. Written by Nivag Sattiar Singaporeans can784 words
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