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Title Section9 2004-06-10 1 Streats Thursday, june 10,2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg «mita (P) 196/03/20049 words
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Article575 2004-06-10 1 Chug Kong Ho - Year-old scheme has 11,400 takers; approvals extended to 3 years Chug Kong Ho MADAM Chew Giok Koon, 39, is able to put food on the table and spend time with her 10-year-old son because of a rule change that allows businesses to use HDB flats575 words
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Advertisement49 2004-06-10 1 SHARE YOUR RARER; JUNE 10, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com. sg «mita (P) 196/03/2004 survivor: Naturalists gaiupaguo Davj(| flttenborough and David Bellamy clash over plan to link Galapagos islands by monorail page Ex-senior Merrill Lynch private banker Stephanie Villalba pursues s22m sexual discrimination claim against firm page 2 im A o49 words
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420 2004-06-10 2 KL acts to stop Indon workers from clashing Reuters KUALA LUMPUR In a move to curb the number of fights involving Indonesian workers, Malaysia will push through a rule that separates the workers according to their clans. The ruling bans workers from different clans from– Reuters - 420 words
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Article, Illustration209 2004-06-10 2 Bloomberg LONDON Ms Stephanie Villalba (pictured), former European head of private banking at Merrill Lynch, was “bullied, belittled and undermined” by her boss at the biggest US securities firm, her lawyers said yesterday. Ms Villalba’s boss, Mr Ausaf Abbas, displayed behaviour– Bloomberg; AP - 209 words
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315 2004-06-10 2 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong A MEETING between several disgruntled Tanglin Club members and its general committee (GC) to iron out their disagreement over a $23 million clubhouse upgrading project ended in a stalemate last Saturday. At the closed-door meeting, described as “cordial”, the club’s315 words
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336 2004-06-10 3 Christopher Lim - Community group to help sufferers with referral letters, job hunt, advice on subsidies By Christopher Lim MUSLIMS, who make up a large proportion of kidney patients in Singapore, are to get more help from the Muslim Kidney Action Committee (MKAC). It is set to336 words
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112 2004-06-10 3 -AP WASHINGTON The idea of American energy independence is a myth and the United States must maintain “constructive relationships” with oilproducing countries for its own prosperity, the head of petroleum giant Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday. “We do not have the resource-AP - 112 words
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Article, Illustration299 2004-06-10 4 Sharlene Tan - Pre-NDP spectacle to mark 20 years ofTotal Defence By Sharlene Tan THIS Aug 9, Singapore will not only be celebrating its 39th birthday, but also the 20th anniversary of Total Defence. Part of the National Day Parade’s pre-parade special, the Total Defence Spectacle, which was revealed at299 words
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Article, Illustration323 2004-06-10 4 Khushwant Singh - By_ Khushwant Singh MR Mohammad Shah bought his first pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses after watching the action movie Top Gun in 1987. He said: “Tom Cruise looked really cool with the Ray-Ban shades so I went for it.” It cost him $llO, a323 words
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Article, Illustration255 2004-06-10 6 Naturalists Attenborough, Bellamy clash over idea LONDON Two leading naturalists are embroiled in a public spat over a proposal to build a monorail linking the Galapagos islands, whose very isolation gave rise to flora and fauna that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Professor David Bellamy255 words
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267 2004-06-10 6 PALO ALTO, California The harrowing experience of Stanford University post-doctoral fellow Siming Liu is an eye-opener to what international students go through in order to get their US visas processed in the aftermath of the Sept 11 attacks. Mr Liu, who researched black holes267 words
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129 2004-06-10 8 BUZZSTOP MOTORISTS in Singapore can look forward to cheaper fuel as petrol companies responded to global market conditions and reduced their pump prices within hours of each other yesterday. Petrol went down by three cents at Shell and Caltex stations yesterday. Both129 words
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Article, Illustration52 2004-06-10 8 Sri Lankan air force personnel attempt to salvage the wreckage of an air force MiG-27 swing-wing aircraft which yesterday crashed into a lagoon shortly after take-off from an airbase at Negombo, some 50km north of Colombo. The pilot ejected to safety in the second such crash since AugAFP - 52 words
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Article143 2004-06-10 8 5,000 pirated songs found in computer AP AUTHORITIES shut down a karaoke bar in the capital for allegedly keeping thousands of unlicensed songs in its computer system, in the latest crackdown on software piracy in Malaysia. Domestic Trade Department officials closed the sing-a-long bar in– AP - 143 words
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Article153 2004-06-10 8 G-8 leaders meet in relaxed mood Wire services INTIMIDATED by armoured Humvees and attack helicopters, demonstrators who have been the main event at other world summits failed to show up in force on the first day of the Group of Eight meeting on Tuesday. Barely 300– Wire services - 153 words
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Article134 2004-06-10 8 Only 2 wars between states -AFP THE number of armed conflicts worldwide fell last year to its lowest level in any year since the end of the Cold War, with the single exception of 1997, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) said yesterday. Of-AFP - 134 words
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Article81 2004-06-10 8 -AFP SINGAPORE will send an air force tanker aircraft and 33 personnel to join the US-led military campaign in Iraq today, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday. The KC-135 aircraft will be deployed for three months, during which it will conduct air-to-air refuelling missions for-AFP - 81 words
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Article85 2004-06-10 8 -AFP THE Nigerian food safety agency is to destroy 764,444 packs of noodles withdrawn from circulation following investigations that they could be dangerous. Indian-owned De-United Foods Limited, makers of Indomie brand noodles, said in a statement on Tuesday that following an order by the National Agency for-AFP - 85 words
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Article99 2004-06-10 8 -AFP A LONDONER has offered to sell his or her vote in the upcoming local and European elections to the highest bidder on an Internet auction site, officials said on Tuesday. With a starting bid at 99 pence (Ss3), eßay shoppers were offered the chance to choose-AFP - 99 words
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Article90 2004-06-10 8 Reuters INMATES at a jail in Ciudad Juarez on the US border, where more than 300 women have been murdered over the past decade, are enjoying aromatherapy and piped classical music as part of a novel rehabilitation programme. This month, the prison authorities began burning scented– Reuters - 90 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration661 2004-06-10 10 Choong Choon Yee - After a few bad years for the aviation industry, TPA Strategic Holdings, which deals in aircraft parts, is gearing up for expansion r 1 1 By_ Choong Choon Yee THE skies are clear now and TPA Strategic Holdings is getting set for another take-off. In the pilot’sMugilan R - 661 words
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344 2004-06-10 10 ChuaKongHo - By ChuaKongHo ECON Corporation, the debt-laden construction subsidiary of mainboardlisted Econ International, is facing liquidation for the second time with its judicial manager concluding that it has no future as a going concern. Ferrier Hodgson’s Mr Timothy James Reid, the court-appointed judicial manager, filed344 words
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Article, Illustration418 2004-06-10 12 Japan, S Korea to provide tech assistance AP MANILA Concerned that terror attacks and political instability could disrupt oil supplies, Pacific Rim energy officials say they should make contingency plans for dealing with sudden shortages, according to a draft statement obtained yesterday by The– AP; AP - 418 words
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Article255 2004-06-10 12 -AP SINGAPORE IDEAglobal regional economist Nizam Idris is bullish about the Singapore economy. He said Singapore’s trade-dependent economy is set to expand strongly in the second half of the year, but growth won’t match the stellar rates seen in the opening months. Full-year growth-AP - 255 words
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Article, Illustration394 2004-06-10 14 Indian rail ban seen giving flagging pottery trade new lease of life -AFP NEW DELHI It’s goodbye to plastic cups on Indian railways. Travellers will now be served water, tea and other beverages on trains and platforms in traditional earthenware mugs made by potters-AFP; AFP - 394 words
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Article119 2004-06-10 14 Bloomberg BEIJING Volkswagen AG, which has the biggest market share among foreign carmakers in China, said yesterday that passenger car sales growth will slow to between 18 and 20 per cent as the government attempts to cool down economic growth. “The car market is– Bloomberg - 119 words
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Article, Illustration355 2004-06-10 14 Bloomberg TOKYO Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said that the country’s long-term interest rates have been rising recently as recovery in the world’s second-biggest economy gains momentum. “Japan’s long-term rates have risen a bit recently as the global economy has grown faster than what– Bloomberg; AFP - 355 words
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117 2004-06-10 14 Bloomberg LOS ANGELES A former accountant for a Credit Lyonnais SA unit has pleaded guilty to helping the French bank conceal its purchase of an insolvent California insurer. Eric Berloty, 51, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to aiding and abetting the concealment of material facts from– Bloomberg - 117 words
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Article194 2004-06-10 16 STI: 1,820.0 0.02 RISES Ranked by Stocks Closing L&M lc 1.5 50.0 Unidux 6c 8.5 41.7 Kian Ann W*****7 5.5 37.5 GulTech W*****7 4.5 28.6 Sp Land W*****3 233 25.3 SPH DBS eCW*****5 38 15.2 Spore Land 456 12.9 Auston lc 27 12.5 UIC 99 11.2 Asia Dekor HK15c 5.5194 words
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Article24 2004-06-10 16 *AS AT JUNE 9 US$: 551.703 553.128 EURO: 552.082 Ss: 63.83 YEN Ss: RM2.231 Ss: HK54.577 Ss: 23.80 BAHT Ss: 5,449 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration364 2004-06-10 16 Govt to spend s7b 0f2004/5 budget on housing and infrastructure -AFP KARACHI Pakistan hopes that a billion-dollar boost to the housing and infrastructure sectors will create one million jobs for its impoverished people as it is set to unveil its forthcoming budget. Economic planners-AFP; AFP - 364 words
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223 2004-06-10 16 Bloomberg TOKYO Honda Motor Co, Japan’s third-largest automaker, predicts that profit from its affiliates will increase 13 per cent this year, driven by growing sales of its Accord and Fit models in China. Honda, which builds three models at its Guangzhou Honda Automobile– Bloomberg - 223 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration755 2004-06-10 18 SOH WEN LIN - Soh what? By SOH WEN LIN The Straits Times IN this column I’d like to prod the gut of today’s Singapore students and ask: Are they really soft? Acting Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam seems to think so. Because school principals told him so, he said.The Straits Times - 755 words
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Article200 2004-06-10 20 I BELIEVE Singaporeans vote in their members of parliament to look after their constituents and relay their problems to the attention of the government. How can an MP fulfil his primary role and devote his time and energy to his constituents when he has 10 other200 words
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123 2004-06-10 20 I REFER to the letter, “Six months and still no refund” (Streats June 4) by Sandy Haffner. Seven other consumers who were in the same position as Ms Sandy Haffner have filed similar complaints with the Consumers’ Association of Singapore (Case). Six of them123 words
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Article141 2004-06-10 20 FOOD in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is served in three varieties Muslim, non-Muslim and vegetarian. The separation of vegetarian food from non-vegetarian food is understandable, but I feel the barrier between Muslim and non-Muslim food is unnecessary. There is much to commend one type of141 words
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Article160 2004-06-10 20 I RECENTLY passed by the lobby of DBS Bank at Suntec City Tower 5 and was approached by a man promoting the bank’s credit card for women. As I was in a rush and because the man was persistent, I filled in the application form160 words
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212 2004-06-10 20 I REFER to the letter, “Star Hub: We are eager to solve issue” (Streats, June 8). This was in response to a letter by your reader Ms Yit Ka Lai on the non-availability of cable services in her estate of Punggol. We would212 words
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107 2004-06-10 20 I REFER to Ms Josandra Neo’s letter “Some older estates still don’t have cable” (Streats, June 9). We would like to thank Ms Neo for her keen interest in our cable services. We invite Ms Neo and other potential customers to contact our customer107 words
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Article41 2004-06-10 20 IN our report, “Nancy pushes for stem-cell work” (Streats, June 9), Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s wife’s name was incorrectly stated as Madam Ho Geok Choo. She is in fact Madam Kwa Geok Choo, We are sorry for the error.41 words
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Article147 2004-06-10 22 I REFER to Conrad Raj’s commentary, “What’s holding up our casino plans?” (Streats, June 8). I believe it is time for Singapore to have a casino. One reason for the delay might be the worry about Singapore’s image. But the image of what a casino town147 words
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Article170 2004-06-10 22 I HAVE to disagree with Mr Conrad Raj that we should open a casino in Singapore. Yes, there are many pros and cons. However, to me the cons outweigh the pros. We are bound to see cases like my friend who went from being a wealthy170 words
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Article173 2004-06-10 22 THE Government has repeatedly encouraged us to join neighbourhood watch groups, be more vigilant and to report suspicious activities around our neighbourhood. But what happens when police resources are wasted on false alarms? I am referring to shops with faulty security alarms which go off173 words
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Global
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367 2004-06-10 25 China saw 58,500 cases of trouble involving 3m people last year: report -AFP BEIJING More than three million people were engaged in some 58,500 incidents of social unrest in China last year, with disputes on the rise as the economy steams ahead and market-AFP - 367 words
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Article, Illustration39 2004-06-10 25 Mount Bromo in East Java shooting out a shower of rocks and stones on Tuesday afternoon. Singaporean Muhammad Nurhakim, 13, and a 21-year-old man from Surabaya were killed when the volcano erupted. Five others were injured ReutersReuters - 39 words
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Article, Illustration123 2004-06-10 25 SYDNEY Soon, you will be able to buy wine in 250 ml aluminium cans. Melbourne entrepreneurs Greg Stokes and Steve Barics launched the Barokes canned wine in Japan and Taiwan 18 months ago, and it has been selling well in over 1,000 Japanese stores. Now, they hope123 words
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Article236 2004-06-10 25 -AP SHANGHAI In one of China’s biggest ever fraud cases, a former brokerage executive and 24 other people are on trial on the southern island of Hainan for allegedly embezzling 26 billion yuan (555.35 billion), court officials and state media said yesterday. Shi Xue, former-AP - 236 words
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189 2004-06-10 25 -AP JAKARTA Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri will make sure that former dictator Suharto is brought to trial if she is reelected in next month’s voting, a top adviser said yesterday. “We see the Suharto case as an important case that needs to-AP - 189 words
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Article, Illustration388 2004-06-10 27 UN gives nod, but Kurds and Shi’ites row over sovereignty Wire services NEW YORK Now that the United Nations resolution on Iraq has been adopted unanimously, much would depend on Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s government in bringing stability to the insurgency-hit country. Although– Wire services; AP - 388 words
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227 2004-06-10 27 CAIRO Shutting down one A 1 Qaeda-linked charity is not enough, analysts told the Christian Science Monitor after Saudi Arabia last week promised to dissolve A 1 Haramain, which the US alleges is one of the “principal” backers of the terrorist group. The problem is227 words
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Medical
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Article371 2004-06-10 30 LONDON Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research Everyman Centre have identified a gene which could show how aggressive a man’s prostate cancer will be. This should lead to a test to identify aggressive cancers, BBC News Online reported on Tuesday. The researchers said that the371 words
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132 2004-06-10 30 LONDON People whose jobs involve direct contact with the public are the most stressed at work. A survey of 25,000 Britons in 26 jobs found that workers who deal directly with customers were more likely to suffer stress than their bosses, BBC News Online132 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration545 2004-06-10 32 ASHLEIGH SIM - The new 3.2-megapixel Konica Minolta DiMage Xg may be sleek but it still packsfeatures you won’t find in any similar camera By ASHLEIGH SIM “WHY would a photographer need a tiny camera like the Xg?” This was what a friend asked me when I told her about545 words
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Article, Illustration539 2004-06-10 34 The good-looking babes of the 12 Girls Band are ready to take Singapore by storm. YEO GHIM LAY checks thorn out LOOKS, talent, sex appeal the members of the 12 Girls Band have it all. And they know it. Erhu player Jiang Li Jim describes the band as539 words
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Article, Illustration308 2004-06-10 34 Yeo Ghim Lay - By_ Yeo Ghim Lay SHE might not be a household name like Madonna, but Sevara Nazarkhan is a star in her own right. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter from Uzbekistan, who has experimented with jazz, R&B and folk, will be in town this weekend to perform308 words
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Article, Illustration503 2004-06-10 36 YVONNE KWOK - By -YVONNE KWOK THE BEST BET Starring: Richard Low, Mark Lee and Christopher Lee Directed by: Jack Neo ©o©€>® A WORD of advice: Don’t miss the first few minutes of The Best Bet. It’s the funniest part of the whole movie. Comedian-actor-director Jack Neo’s largely Hokkien503 words
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Article, Illustration291 2004-06-10 36 f Zubaidah Nozeer - By f Zubaidah Nozeer DESIGNER Candice Lim, 26, has been making trips to Sentosa’s beaches as often as two weekends in a month for some time now. All to enjoy the ambience of outdoor musical performances. The events, part of Sentosa’s Music By The291 words
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Article159 2004-06-10 36 Zubaidah Nazeer - By. Zubaidah Nazeer PARENTS should have no worries about letting teenagers go to Revolution Nite 04. True, it’s a dance contest, but no alcohol will be served and it is being held in a field right in the middle of a housing estate. The159 words
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Article, Illustration638 2004-06-10 39 Rahita Elias - K La By Rahita Elias NOW that French restaurant Maison de Fontaine has shifted from Chijmes to two black-and-white bungalows on Scotts Road, diners can sit down to a good meal and soak up the decadent, redolent atmosphere of colonial days gone by. We turned up638 words
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Article, Illustration289 2004-06-10 42 Yvonne Kwok - By Yvonne Kwok DINOTOPIA ©oo®® VCD REVIEW IF the idea of talking dinosaurs wearing spectacles appeals to you, Dinotopia is the VCD series to watch. This fantastical adventure sees teenage brothers Karl (Tyron Leitso) and David (Wentworth Miller) surviving an aeroplane crash that lands them289 words
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Article, Illustration291 2004-06-10 42 Yvonne Kwok - ay Yvonne Kwok ENTER THE PHOENIX ©o©®® VCD REVIEW HONG KONG actor Stephen Fung’s directorial debut grossed over $2 million in the first 16 days of its release in the former British colony. No surprise, considering the starstudded cast and some wonderful acting by supporting stars291 words
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Article121 2004-06-10 42 KEIRSEY and Bates’ Please Understand Me, first published in 1978, has sold more than two million copies worldwide. It espouses a personality test that splits people into four different moulds of temperaments rational, artisan, guardian or idealist. Many human resource companies and educational institutes use121 words
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Article, Illustration120 2004-06-10 42 FINALLY an album from Singapore’s No 1 Ah Beng for all his fellow Bengs on the island. J-Team artiste Mark Lee has released his first album, Young Hero, a collection of seven songs mostly in Hokkien, about brotherhood and the trials of life and love. Lee,120 words
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Article, Illustration115 2004-06-10 42 GET to know the ins and outs of your wardrobe and your fashion potential with Kendall Farr, a fashion stylist and a former fashion editor. Whether you’re petite, average, or plus-sized, her book, The Pocket Stylist, will give you an idea of what your body type115 words
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Article, Illustration119 2004-06-10 44 Russia coach Georgy Yartsev said that the hot weather at Euro 2004 will put his squad at a disadvantage to Group A rivals Portugal and Spain. “Portugal and Spain are more used to this climate than we are. In Russia, it rarely reaches the (temperatures) which5 Pic Edwin Koo - 119 words
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Article, Illustration33 2004-06-10 44 10pm, Channel U Youxi borrows his customer’s posh car for a date with Prada on his birthday, unaware that his family has organised a birthday celebration for him at home.33 words
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Article55 2004-06-10 44 10.35 pm, Central David is told by the head office that he will be promoted if he sacrifices the branch. True to his innate sense of selfpreservation, he leaps at the chance for betterment. Gareth is devastated who will take him seriously now that he is no longer55 words
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Article, Illustration56 2004-06-10 44 YOUTH WATCH Saturday, Bpm Youth Park Free In the tradition of comedia dell’art and gongfu action comedy, Bowen Secondary School’s Drama Club presents a performance that looks at the serious issue of juvenile crime in a light-hearted way. There will be an exhibition on youth crime before the performance56 words
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Article61 2004-06-10 44 MONTAGE 2004 Saturday, 9am-spm Suntec SICEC Theatre, level two $l5 Held in conjunction with the Montage 2004 exhibition which goes on till June 20, the photography seminar features speakers such as Russel Wong, Graeme R Guy, Ernest Goh, Vincent Bockaert and Yip Hoi Kee. Tickets can be obtained at61 words
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Miscellaneous421 2004-06-10 44 Yourdailyhoroscope Jp AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 MIES MAR 21-APR 19 Don’t say you’re ready to give your final answer just yet. You may think you know, but poll the audience just in case. The stakes are high. Okay, so you’re as sentimental as they421 words
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Article, Illustration128 2004-06-10 46 LISBON Jamie Carragher (right in picture) has won the backing of his England and Liverpool team-mate Michael Owen to step in for injured John Terry in the Euro 2004 opener with France on Sunday. Terry is a serious doubt after injuring his hamstring128 words
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Article, Illustration532 2004-06-10 46 Three former European champions to battle it out in tough Group D Reuters LISBON Every tournament produces its Group of Death and the battle between Holland, Germany, the Czech Republic and Latvia in Group D is without doubt Euro 2004’s toughest. Latvia, in the finals of a– Reuters; Reuters - 532 words
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Article, Illustration140 2004-06-10 48 -AFP FRANKFURT German national coach Rudi Voller (right) insisted yesterday that his side should not fear Holland in its opening group match on June 15. A 0-2 shock home reverse against Hungary has prompted questions about what Holland’s attacking unit can achieve, but Voller-AFP - 140 words
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Article, Illustration404 2004-06-10 48 Rio-born Kuranyi is one of the most exciting talents in the German team Reuters BERLIN Kevin Ruranyi’s (above) emergence as a German international has added spice to a side not often associated with exotic flair. Kuranyi, who holds not only a German passport but also Brazilian– Reuters - 404 words
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Article352 2004-06-10 48 Reuters BERLIN When Germany reached the 2002 World Cup final, a great deal of gratitude was owed to midfielder Michael Ballack for scoring the semifinal winner against co-host South Korea in the knowledge that he would be suspended for the final. While Germany lost the final– Reuters - 352 words
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Article, Illustration153 2004-06-10 50 -AFP LISBON -With David Beckham having gone for the shaven look, Italy’s Francesco Totti (right) is grabbing the new hairstyle headlines. Totti touched down in Portugal with braids hanging down the back of his head, tied together with a blue, Italy-coloured, band. Reports-AFP - 153 words
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Article, Illustration438 2004-06-10 50 Euro offers Robben best ehance to show A why he’s so highly rated Reuters LISBON The European Championship finals are normally considered a display window for players aiming for a big transfer, but one of the brightest talents in Holland has already been snapped up. Aijen– Reuters; Reuters - 438 words
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Article136 2004-06-10 50 -AFP LISBON The European Championship is unlikely to produce passion-filled football of the highest quality, former Holland star Johan Cruyff fears. The 5 7-year-old Cruyff, one of the greatest players to grace the international stage, has long held the view that the modem game has-AFP - 136 words
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Article100 2004-06-10 50 Wire services LISBON Adidas says the match ball, dubbed Roteiro, is a revolutionary new design using thermal bonding to create a seamless surface. But several players and teams at this year’s tournament are far from enamoured with the silver and-blue ball. Czech national coach Karel Bmeckner said:– Wire services - 100 words
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Article135 2004-06-10 53 -AFP LIVERPOOL England’s Steven Gerrard is better than Fifa Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane, according to Liverpool legend lan Rush. Gerrard will square up against Zidane in Sunday’s Euro 2004 clash, and Rush is favouring the Liverpool midfielder to come out on top against-AFP - 135 words
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Article, Illustration411 2004-06-10 53 Owen believes best chance of winner’s medal lies in Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006 -AFP LISBON Michael Owen (right) may have the best part of a decade stretching out in front of him as one of the most feared strikers in Europe. But it is at-AFP; AFP - 411 words
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Article, Illustration473 2004-06-10 55 Gary Lim - David Tham is the last word when it comes to sailing in Singapore By Gary Lim in Bangkok SEA water runs deep in his veins. Well, almost. At 75, David Tham (right) is the grand-daddy of local sailing. A member of Singapore Sailing’s race managementGary Urn - 473 words
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Article185 2004-06-10 55 -AP AUSTIN, Texas Tim Montgomery and three other American track athletes were notified by the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) that they may have committed drug violations that could keep them from the Athens Olympics. The letters are the first formal step in Usada’s attempt to punish-AP - 185 words
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156 2004-06-10 55 -AFP BOSTON Michel Desjoyeaux smashed the north Atlantic record crossing when he won the Transat single-handed yachting race here on Tuesday. Desjoyeaux, who will be 39 next month, broke fellow Frenchman Francis Joyon’s record of 9 days 23 hours set in 2000 when he finished the-AFP - 156 words
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Article91 2004-06-10 55 STARTING today, there will be more of David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Kobe Bryant in the revamped sports pages of Chinese morning daily Lianhe Zaobao. With the makeover, the sports section will be expanded with more value-added forecasts and analyses to keep pace with the internet-sawy91 words
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192 2004-06-10 55 -AFP LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant hit a desperation three-point basket to send the game into overtime, finishing with 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers took Game Two of the NBA finals on Tuesday. They beat Detroit Pistons 99-91. Said Bryant: “It’s all about-AFP - 192 words
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