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Title Section11 2004-03-18 1 Streats THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2004 E-mail: streats@sphxom.sg msta <p> 111/03/26%? j11 words
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Article399 2004-03-18 1 Electronics giant hires more Chinese than Japanese for R&D ELECTRONICS giant Matsushita Electric Industrial is hiring more Chinese than Japanese graduates for its R&D this year And most of the Chinese recruits will be based in China. “It’s a reflection of our aim to make China a399 words
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326 2004-03-18 2 Conrad Raj - By Conrad Raj PETRONAS GAS, a subsidiary of Malaysian oil goliath Petronas, is being sued for a whopping RMI7I million (Ss77 million), plus costs and interest, by a little-known engineering company. The aggrieved party, Tetracon Engineering, alleges in a writ served on326 words
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428 2004-03-18 2 Malay voters easily moved by religious imperatives, says M’sian PM -AFP SEBERANG JAYA, Penang The single most important issue in Malaysia’s elections is the attitude of Muslims towards religion in government, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday. In a surprise off-the-cuff breakfast chat-AFP - 428 words
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Article, Illustration211 2004-03-18 2 Sarah Ng - By_ Sarah Ng CHINESE evening newspaper Shin Min Daily News will appear today with a complete makeover of its news content and layout. Said Mr Toh Lam Huat, editor of the paper published by Singapore Press Holdings: “The revamped Shin Min will be evenAshleigh Sim - 211 words
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Article, Illustration253 2004-03-18 3 LONDON The world’s 20 richest animals are worth £306 million (*****.3 million), Asian News International reported yesterday, quoting The Mirror newspaper. Most of these animals inherited the fortunes willed to them by their millionaire owners. Topping the list at £lBO million253 words
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Article352 2004-03-18 3 Kkushwant Singh - Schools to look beyond exam results Kkushwant Singh, FROM 2006, secondary schools and junior colleges will take in larger proportions of students who show passion for and talent in non-academic areas. Examination results, while still important, will no longer be the be-all and end-all of352 words
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Article, Illustration213 2004-03-18 3 “BABY minister” Lim Hng Kiang will get high-level help in his bid to solve Singapore’s birth rate woes. In his Budget Speech on Feb 27, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that a civil service Working Committee on Population will study the challenges of building the213 words
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Article, Illustration404 2004-03-18 4 Khuskwant Singh - Former lawyer’s public relations company bags contract from Harry Elias Partnership By Khuskwant Singh. EVEN when she was studying law at the National University of Singapore, Ms Cho Pei Lin found herself repeatedly involved in one publicity work or another. When she becameEdwin Ktw - 404 words
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328 2004-03-18 4 Choong Choon Yee - By Choong Choon Yee SINGAPORE boutique fund manager Chartered Asset Management first heard about a company in Thailand with the same name in 2002. It later found out that its Thai namesake was a fraudulent “boiler room” operation. A boiler room is an328 words
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300 2004-03-18 4 -AFP MADRID Spain’s prime minister-elect, Mr Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, yesterday reaffirmed that Spanish troops would leave Iraq, rejecting an appeal by US President George W Bush for them to remain. Up to 90 per cent of Spaniards opposed-AFP - 300 words
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Article386 2004-03-18 6 Network’s operating bases have been weakened but it still has strong financial base: Aussie investigator SYDNEY Jemaah Islamiah (JI) is restructuring and re-forming to get ready for a strike. Mr Glen Fisher, a top JI investigator with the Australian Federal Police, said that Jl’s nerve386 words
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247 2004-03-18 6 WELLINGTON New Zealand’s security chief has said that terrorists may be using the country as a “safe haven” to plot attacks or obtain passports, something which Prime Minister Helen Clark quickly denied. “New Zealand is not a safe haven for247 words
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132 2004-03-18 8 BUZk STOP Wire services SINGAPORE’S key non-oil exports jumped 25.7 per cent to $9.7 billion last month from a year earlier, showing that the island’s economic recovery is gathering momentum, the Government said yesterday. Singapore’s total trade grew 22.1 per cent– Wire services - 132 words
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Article163 2004-03-18 8 Society not recognised by Vatican PARISHIONERS who attend the services of a “breakaway” Singapore church could risk excommunication. Over the past two Sundays, Catholic priests have been warning their parishioners to stay clear of the Society of Saint Pius X, based in Killiney Road. One even163 words
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Article137 2004-03-18 8 Bills to curb hardliners defeated AFP IRANIAN President Mohammad Khatami yesterday ruled out resigning in the aftermath of his reformist camp’s resounding defeat by Islamic hardliners in controversial legislative elections last month. He also announced that he was withdrawing a pair of Bills whichAFP - 137 words
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Article, Illustration70 2004-03-18 8 Text and picture by Ashleigh Sim Ceramic artist Jessie Lim presenting her works at The Substation on Tuesday. The artist, who prefers to leave her unnamed works open to interpretation, says her creations could look like a sea urchin to the diver, cactus to the botanist or aText and picture by Ashleigh Sim - 70 words
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Article152 2004-03-18 8 Reuters DESPITE US government limits on stem-cell research, the Pentagon has granted U *****,000 (*****,400) to a Swedish team for embryonic stem-cell research linked to Parkinson’s disease, researchers said yesterday. In a statement, Sweden’s Lund University said that the US Department of Defence was supporting theReuters - 152 words
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Article99 2004-03-18 8 Reuters AFTER only 14 days of this month had passed, the heaviest March rainfall on record here had already been logged. The National Environment Agency’s Meteorological Services division said yesterday that 552 mm of rain fell from March 1 to 14, beating the previous record for the■ Reuters - 99 words
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Article80 2004-03-18 8 INDIAN film icon Amitabh Bachchan has an orchid named after him, the Dendrobium Amitabh Bachchan. This free-flowering orchid will grow alongside others named after Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth, Gloria Arroyo and Kofi Annan at the National Orchid Garden. The naming ceremony took place at Burkhill Hall80 words
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Article85 2004-03-18 8 Reuters A COMPANY that has sent paying tourists to the International Space Station said on Tuesday that it was scouting locations for a spaceport to send travellers on suborbital flights. Sites in Australia, the Bahamas, Florida, Japan, Malaysia, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Singapore and Dubai inReuters - 85 words
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Article112 2004-03-18 8 -AFP A WEEK after being laid off, Mr Tim Rivers on Monday joined the millionaires club, trading in a winning US Powerball lottery ticket for US$49 million (5583.5 million). “I woke up thinking I’m going to look for a job, and I don’t know where the-AFP - 112 words
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405 2004-03-18 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Star Hub, Singapore’s biggest pay television and broadband operator, has given the go-ahead to an initial public offering, valuing the group at up to $3 billion, industry sources said yesterday. Star Hub, also Singapore’s third-largest mobile operator, has awarded the mandate– Reuters - 405 words
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564 2004-03-18 10 Chua Kong Ho - UOB, OCBC want at least slok in corporate current accounts; SMEs affected By_ Chua Kong Ho UNITED Overseas Bank and OverseaChinese Banking Corporation have both raised their minimum monthly balance for corporate current accounts, a move that could adversely affect small businesses. UOB doubled its564 words
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188 2004-03-18 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Capita Land, Singapore’s biggest developer, said it is raising the dividend forecast of its $2 billion Capita Commercial office trust by 6.6 per cent as it cuts interest payments after refinancing debt through bonds. The company yesterday said its U *****.6 million (SssBl– Bloomberg - 188 words
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Article84 2004-03-18 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Tan Chong International, which distributes Nissan cars in Singapore and Thailand, said it paid about $184.9 million for a Bukit Timah property, as it expects a recovery in demand for real estate in Singapore. It is buying privately-held Brizay Property, which owns 180 apartments– Bloomberg - 84 words
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Article86 2004-03-18 10 AP SHANGHAI China said it will ease restrictions on foreign investment in the country’s booming retail sector, in line with its World Trade Organisation commitments. Commerce vice-minister Zhang Zhigang announced the plans at a national meeting on Tuesday, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.AP - 86 words
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Article, Illustration769 2004-03-18 12 Choong Choon Yee - SNF Carp chief Ng Hock Ching is grateful to his dad for locking him in the office when he was younger it got him interested in business 1 bvwuuu Focusj By Choong Choon Yee WHEN he was about 11, Mr Ng Hock Ching used to be lockedv' Llanhe Zaobao - 769 words
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251 2004-03-18 12 Bloomberg BANGKOK Switzerland, the Asian Development Bank and United Overseas Bank Ltd of Singapore will set up a US$l25 million (*****.2 million) fund to invest in smaller companies in China and South-east Asia, the Swiss Embassy in Bangkok said in a statement.■ Bloomberg - 251 words
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Article, Illustration552 2004-03-18 14 Claiming harassment by Thai police, massage king wants out of the business Reuters BANGKOK Flick open the menu at the Barbara in central Bangkok and a picture of a blonde woman unwrapping her dressing gown beside a picture of fried garlic prawns tells you that itReuters - 552 words
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154 2004-03-18 14 -AFP WASHINGTON Powered by 60 per cent of the world’s foreign exchange reserves, East Asia should have an effective mechanism for exchange rate cooperation that can resist US pressure, experts said on Tuesday. But finance ministers of East Asian economies have just started-AFP - 154 words
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Article, Illustration576 2004-03-18 17 Tokyo wajy of making a second bid for top IMF post Reuters TOKYO Once bitten, twice shy. Japan, which four years ago launched a contentious campaign to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is keeping a low profile this time as Europe finalises its choiceReuters; AP - 576 words
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Article422 2004-03-18 18 STI: 1,833.57 7.25 Reuters SHARES rose yesterday for their second day of gains in nine as investors hunted for bargains in blue chips such as UOB and Venture Corp. China plays such as shipping firm Cosco Corp attracted active trading interest. Oil firms China AviationReuters - 422 words
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Article24 2004-03-18 18 •AS AT MARCH 17 US$: 551.697 EURO: 552.078 Ss: RM2.239 Ss: 23.23 BAHT 553.071 Ss: 63.80 YEN Ss: HK54.590 Ss: 5,046 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration700 2004-03-18 22 CHET CURRIER - By CHET CURRIER Bloomberg NEW YORK Among the many strange things you hear in stock-market chatter, one of the strangest is, “The easy money has been made.” Those words have been uttered so often lately they have become a truism, such as, “The sky isBloomberg - 700 words
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Article, Illustration281 2004-03-18 24 IT’S pretty depressing to read the sort of opinions and stereotyping contained in Mr Seah Leong Khai’s letter, “Local women marrying Caucasians an alarming trend” (Streats, March 15). I’ve spent most of the last eight years living and working here and am now a281 words
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Article339 2004-03-18 24 JUDGING by yesterday’s letters in Streats, it would appear that the only local women who associate with Caucasians are those interested in “the pleasures of the flesh” or who enjoy the freedom and affluence to be found only with non-local partners. Racism, sexism and a complete339 words
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Article181 2004-03-18 24 IN the letter, “Pay data inadequate to gauge need” (Streats, March 17), the Ministry of Finance’s Mr Chew Hock Yong explained that the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore does not have records of every person’s income, as an individual is only required to file tax returns181 words
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Article150 2004-03-18 24 I REFER to Mr Tan Kok Tim’s letter, “Islands link: Take it to Riau” (Streats, March 17). Our Government is looking forward in the interest of our nation. Mainly to help buoy economic growth, it aims to develop Singapore as a world-class tourism and recreation150 words
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MALAYSIAN POLLS 3 DAYS TO GO
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Article391 2004-03-18 30 They have to tackle issues professionally and be able to understand and be familiar with the locals KUALA LUMPUR Younger professional women are being sought after by political parties. Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, the incumbent Minister of Family and Women Development, said that young391 words
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104 2004-03-18 30 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday that he would not interfere in investigations of two Umno people held for trying to bribe an opposition candidate. The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) arrested the two on Tuesday for allegedly tryingReuters - 104 words
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Article98 2004-03-18 30 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is already winning the support of women in this Sunday’s general election on the strength of his anti-cormption campaign, a newspaper reported yesterday. In a nationwide survey of 4,000 people commissioned by the New Straits Times and conducted98 words
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119 2004-03-18 30 KUKUP Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) chairman Ong Ka Ting yesterday reassured veteran party member Tan Gek Song, 70, that he need not feel embarrassed about his son going up against the chairman for the Tanjung Piai parliamentary seat, a local newspaper reported yesterday.119 words
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Article, Illustration292 2004-03-18 30 -afp TAIPEI Taiwan’s vigorous young democracy is proving a little too vibrant for some. Psychiatrists’ couches have been filled by a new wave of activists with “election mania disorder” who have become a little too active in the campaign ahead of Taiwan’s polls-afp; Reuters rrrar— s« - 292 words
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328 2004-03-18 32 AFP WASHINGTON A decorated Vietnam hero who became an anti-war icon, Mr John Kerry is a difficult man to pin down. And now that there is no doubt that he has secured the Democratic nomination, that could be a problem for theAFP - 328 words
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Article, Illustration244 2004-03-18 32 WASHINGTON After Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry last week criticised President George W Bush for spending as much time at a Houston rodeo as he set aside to testify to a commission investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks, some might have got the impression thatAP - 244 words
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Article, Illustration288 2004-03-18 34 Spain suspect 'an ordinary guy Friends defend man implicated in train blasts MADRID Jamal Zougam’s friends are afraid. They are worried that they may be considered guilty because they know the suspect involved ifl the Spanish train blasts. Zougam (pictured), 30, his half-brother and another Moroccan, who together ran a288 words
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105 2004-03-18 34 -afp MONTPELLIER, France A driver in the southern French city of Montpellier who tried to run down a pedestrian he believed was A 1 Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden received a three-month suspended sentence on Tuesday. The driver, a 3 5-year-old craftsman, chased-afp - 105 words
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386 2004-03-18 36 LONDON A protein that appears to play a crucial role in cell division has been linked to the development of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. A team from the Marie Curie Research Institute has found that 90 per cent of malignant melanoma386 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration873 2004-03-18 38 ALFRED SIEW - Small, cute affordable MP3 players from Korea and Taiwan: By ALFRED SIEW Computer Times WHEN it comes to MP3 players, it may be the Apple iPod and Creative Muvo 2 MP3 players that are grabbing the headlines. But visit a computer or electronics shop here, and you’ll find other smaller,Computer Times - 873 words
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EasyStreats weekender
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Article, Illustration682 2004-03-18 40 A nezc generation of Singaporean ballet dancers is being blooded at the Singapore Da nee Theatre's earning production of Cinderella while an old-timer reflects on her man future. SHARLENE TAN re^Hs AS she helps coach the 46 children through rehearsals for the Singapore Dance Theatre’sPics: Edwin Koo - 682 words
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Article, Illustration235 2004-03-18 42 PLAN your next holiday at the Natas Travel Fair this weekend at Suntec Singapore. Aside from many exhibitors and special offers, there are also shows and daily specials, such as 250 goodie bags for early-bird visitors every day. The first 25 visitors every day, who235 words
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Article82 2004-03-18 42 ALSO at Suntec Singapore from today to Sunday: the Young Parents Fiesta. There will be stalls and exhibitors, health talks, performances, story-telling sessions, activities such as a baby crawling contest and photo sessions in which your baby could be on the cover of Young Parents. The fiesta is82 words
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Article, Illustration324 2004-03-18 46 Shcirlene Tan - «•wwm nj- Srtatt COMEDT f£ST m B y Shcirlene Tan ABBA disbanded in 1983, and in 2000 reportedly refused a USSI billion (S$ 1.7 billion) offer to reunite for a series of concerts, probably disappointing many fans of the Swedish foursome. You can, however, still324 words
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Article, Illustration142 2004-03-18 46 AUSTRALIAN wine writer and expert Jeremy Oliver is in Singapore for a series of wine classc at The Ritz-Carlton from today to Sunday. Topics include Australia’s New Cult and Exclusive Wines 150+++), and The Young and the Old of Australian Wine (sl7s+++), both on Saturday142 words
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Article, Illustration67 2004-03-18 46 HERE’S a new fish head curry to try, for lovers of the rich, hot and completely local dish. Executive chef Sunny Sia of Concorde Hotel’s Melting Pot Cafe is serving up a fish head (whole or half) in a ric spicy gravy complete with eggplant, lady’s fingers and67 words
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Article, Illustration628 2004-03-18 44 Sharon Soh - By Sharon Soh LIKE many city folks, I have a soft spot for dining by the sea the nearer the water, the better. Maybe it’s the briny sea air, but somehow, the food tastes better and the ice-cold beer, sweeter. So when Christina Tan, communications manager628 words
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Article, Illustration197 2004-03-18 48 Deepa Vijiyasingam - By Deepa Vijiyasingam, INTOLERABLE CRUELTY ooo®® DVD REVIEW INTOLERABLE cruelty is, well, tolerable. The latest movie from the Coen brothers (Fargo, The Big Lebowski and O Brother, Where Art Thou) is a classic battle of the sexes that reminds one of the black and white screwball comedies where197 words
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Article, Illustration50 2004-03-18 50 10pm, Central Min Lee started playing the violin at the age of two, and performing publicly at five. Since then, she has been nurtured by luminaries of the musical world such as Ruggiero Ricci, Josef Gingold, the Czech Republic’s Vaclav Snitil and China’s Lin Yao Ji.50 words
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Article48 2004-03-18 50 10.45 pm, Channel i Erin takes her 10 suitors out on two group dates. But a surprise twist leaves two unlucky men behind. With elimination looming, the men struggle to make an impression with her at a last minute pyjama party where anything goes.48 words
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Article, Illustration45 2004-03-18 50 CHAMBERMAIDS Tomorrow, lpm and 7pm Raffles City Shopping Centre Free An all-female quintet of wind players from Australia perform chamber classics with contemporary zeal. Let them take you on a whirlwind tour of music written for a wind quintet, including the boisterous hosepipe horn.45 words
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Article61 2004-03-18 50 NATIONAL LIBRARY Saturday and Sunday, spm and 6pm National Library, Stamford Road Free (registration required, call 6332-3255) Take a last look around the library before it closes for good. The tour gives you anecdotes and brings you behind the scenes to visit areas not normally open to the public.61 words
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Miscellaneous446 2004-03-18 50 by Kelli Far at Astrology.co^ J 2 AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 1 8 Amusement is here for a play date. Exploration is ready to take you for a ride. Guide yourself by lucky intuition and conscious skill. Friends and loved ones are happy to oblige. PISCES FEB 19 -MAR 20 Strangeness goes446 words
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Article, Illustration609 2004-03-18 52 Godfrey Robert - Thai Thongchai’s red-hot form makes him favourite to win Masters BV- Godfrey Robert THERE are many reasons for golfing fans to converge on the Laguna National and Country Club from today to Sunday. For the US$9OO,OOO (S$ 1.5 million) Caltex Masters brings together an array of609 words
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Article160 2004-03-18 52 Reuters ORLANDO, Florida The drive for five at the Bay Hill starts today, when World No 1 Tig l Woods tries to become the only player in PGA Tour history to win the same event five consecutive times. Woods, playing in his ninth Ba) Hill,Reuters - 160 words
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Article159 2004-03-18 52 -AP SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Arizona Annika Sorenstam has won 48 LPGA tournaments, six of them majors. She is also a Hall of Famer, the undisputed best in her sport. Yet she cannot fathom the talent of 14-year-old Michelle Wie. She said: “I started playing golf-AP - 159 words
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Article, Illustration443 2004-03-18 53 Tan Kim Han - Tanjong Pagar link poor performance to absence of key players Tan Kim Han THREE games, three losses, including 16 goals against and just one for them. Will Tanjong Pagar, who crashed 0-9 to Tampines Rovers on Tuesday, find themselves propping up the S-League table at the443 words
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207 2004-03-18 53 Tan Kim Han - NTUC INCOME-YEO’S S-LEAGUE Albirex Niigata(S) ISAFFC 0 ?y Tan Kim Han JAPAN’S Albirex Niigata did not win yesterday’s S-League match at a packed Jurong East Stadium. It was more a case of Singapore Armed Forces FC losing it. The former champions had207 words
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Article93 2004-03-18 53 LONDON English First Division club Millwall reached the last four of the FA Cup for the first time in 67 years when they beat Tranmere Rovers 2-1 in a quarter-final replay at Prenton Park on Tuesday. Goals from Tim Cahill and Neil Harris in the first 1693 words
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Article87 2004-03-18 53 AFP LIVERPOOL China’s hopes of seeing England’s teenage striker Wayne Rooney have been dashed after Everton’s proposed summer trip to the Far East was cancelled. It is the second time in two years that the Merseysiders, who boast a Chinese in their ranks, Li Tie, have hadAFP - 87 words
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Article139 2004-03-18 53 BASKETBALL EAST RUTHERFORD Rodney Rogers and Richard Jefferson led a first-half barrage on Tuesday as New Jersey Nets cruised to a 94-77 victory over Sacramento, who failed in a bid to clinch an NBA playoff berth. Nets have lost the last two NBA finals and are a139 words
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213 2004-03-18 54 Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO Ronaldo, who has missed Real Madrid’s last two games through injury, has been included in Brazil’s squad for a World Cup qualifier in Paraguay this month. But Rivaldo, who last month quit Cruzeiro in solidarity with sacked coach Vanderley Luxemburgo, wasReuters - 213 words
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Article, Illustration419 2004-03-18 54 Henry feels it’s ridiculous to start writing off Ferguson’s side LONDON Don’t rule out Manchester United. This comes from Arsenal’s star striker Thierry Henry (left), who insists that Alex Ferguson’s men have the ability to bounce back. United are currently third in the Premiership, 12 pointsReuters - 419 words
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341 2004-03-18 54 AFP SYDNEY With headline-grabbing sex scandals dogging several Australian professional sports teams, one football club has enlisted God to help keep their players on the straight and narrow. The Labrador Tigers, an Australian Rules football team from the country’s east coast, saidAFP - 341 words
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Article, Illustration417 2004-03-18 55 Reuters Another Ferrari win may not augur well for the sport SEPANG The heat is on Michael Schumacher’s (above) rivals in Malaysia this weekend a s they fight to save Formula One from the threat of Ferrari domination. The world champion and Brazilian sidekick RubensReuters; AFP - 417 words
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Miscellaneous44 2004-03-18 53 IN THE LIVING ROOM GOLF: Caltex Masters Singapore, Day 1 (Super Sports Ch 22, 3.30 pm). USPGA Tour Bay Hill Invitational, day 1 (Channel i, tomorrow, 4am). TENNIS: Masters Series: Pacific Life Open, 4th rd (Star Sports Ch24,lpm). Quarterfinals (ESPN Ch 23, tomorrow, 6am).44 words
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