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Article523 2000-12-11 1 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan SM Lee explains why Singapore has to leapfrog Asean ....by kim@newstoday.com.sg THE connection between the slew of free trade agreements that Singapore has been pursuing and its growing concerns about the region has been spelt out by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Singapore523 words
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Article, Illustration369 2000-12-11 1 ISLAMABAD In a deal that involved a determined wife, a Saudi prince and a nervous general, Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was allowed to leave prison and start a life of exile in Saudi Arabia. Mr Sharif, who faced a virtual life-term after369 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article58 2000-12-11 2 -AFP OSLO South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung yesterday received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his efforts at reconciliation with Communist North Korea. Mr Kim, 75, was also honoured for his lifelong struggle for democracy and human rights. The former dissident said he hoped the award-AFP - 58 words
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Article120 2000-12-11 2 Agencies. MANILA First, the tough crime-fighter surprised many yesterday by announcing that he would commute to life imprisonment the death row plight of some 1,300 prisoners. Hours later, President Joseph Estrada raised some eyebrows by signing a peace pact with a communist hit squad. The twoAgencies. - 120 words
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Article246 2000-12-11 2 Agencies MPs to query Brunei Sultan's son's Oxford bid LONDON British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook will be in for some tough questioning in Parliament over claims that his staff secretly tried to persuade an Oxford college to accept the Sultan of Brunei's son. Opposition MPs are– Agencies - 246 words
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Article, Illustration81 2000-12-11 2 Reuters photo A TRAFFIC policeman tries on a mask before reporting for duty in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, which is now choked with polllution from the black smoke emitted by the city's numerous three-wheeled scooter taxis. The worsening pollution in the city of nineReuters photo - 81 words
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206 2000-12-11 2 Agencies WASHINGTON Less than a day after VicePresident AI Gore rose from the political neardead, the US highest court dealt him a stunning blow that could bury his White House's hopes. On Saturday, the sharply-divided US Federal Supreme Court issued an emergencyAgencies - 206 words
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134 2000-12-11 2 Minister for Manpower Dr Lee Boon Yang has said the government will review the foreign workers levy to reflect the changing economic climate. Speaking after a visit to Bukit Timah Constituency, Dr Lee said the review will be carried out next year when the134 words
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Article498 2000-12-11 3 Bloomberg News MSCI index revamp may trigger $350b of share transactions LONDON Morgan Stanley Capital International said it will change the way it calculates the world's most widely watched indexes, in a move that may prompt as much as $200 billion (***** billion) of share transactions, analysts said.Bloomberg News - 498 words
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Article, Illustration345 2000-12-11 3 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim ....by zackaria@newstoday.com.sg ALTHOUGH he was not allowed to organise a marathon run, opposition politician Chee Soon Juan insisted on running the full 42-kilometre stretch along with his sister. Arriving at Hong Lim Park, more popular these days for the Speakers' Corner site, DrALVIN TOH - 345 words
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Article150 2000-12-11 3 LABOUR Chief Lim Boon Heng says the NTUC has nominated candidates to stand in the next General Election. Mr Lim, who was responding to questions from the media at a community event yesterday, however would not disclose who they are or how many labour candidates there150 words
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Article, Illustration426 2000-12-11 4 Reaction to artists using the Internet THE Government intends to let artists enjoy freedom of expression on the Internet, even as some of them are planning to put censored materials online. Responding to a report in Today on Dec 8 (right) about what the artists426 words
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Article56 2000-12-11 4 LISTED food and drink company Yeo Hiap Seng's Pink Dolphin vitaminised drink and Ice Green Tea have bagged Trends and Innovations Awards at the Salon International de L'Alimentation in Paris. This is the world's largest food and beverage products exhibition. Yeo's drinks were picked from over56 words
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Article149 2000-12-11 4 FROM Dec 5 to 7, the company clinched awards at PROMAX, BDA Asia 2000 and the Asian Television Awards 2000. PROMAX is a non-prof-it international association of professionals in the media and the BDA (Broadcast Designers Association). The BDA is a non-profit association of creative professionals designing149 words
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154 2000-12-11 4 Join 1/2 club but donate directly to any cause THE Marine Parade Half Percent Club will not collect donations from members and distribute money to charitable or welfare organisations. Instead, individuals and corporations who join the club could donate money directly to any cause or organisation of their choice, the154 words
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Article150 2000-12-11 4 AFP KARACHI Pakistan, Bangladesh and India must join hands to stop groups trafficking in women. The crime cannot be stopped unless the three countries make efforts, said the Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid yesterday. The group's chairman, Mr Zia Awan, said womenAFP - 150 words
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Miscellaneous23 2000-12-11 2 Did Estrada take ransom money? Page 12 Ramadan Fast Times *S__| Start of fast: 5.24 am tfi II Break of fast: 7.00 pm23 words
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Miscellaneous108 2000-12-11 4 READ 0N... Where is the opposition? The PAP is unlikely to face a strong challenge in the next elections/6 Want to judge the value of a business? The various measurement tools will show you how/8 Tisco fights steel with steel Oldest Indian steelmaker adopts tough measures to boost bottomline/9 Did108 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article313 2000-12-11 5 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei Wives' main complaint b y pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg IT looks like more and more Singaporean marriages are having a rough ride. Of the 754 counselling cases handled by the Lakeside Family Centre last year, half were about marital woes and disputes. According to the Department of Statistics,313 words
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232 2000-12-11 5 DOES counselling help abusive spouses? About half of those who are referred for counselling after Personal Protection Orders (PPO) were issued against them show improvement reported Channel NewsAsia. Abusive spouses have t( «< tor eight to 12 counselling sessions Abusive husbands- accouni toi some232 words
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Article472 2000-12-11 6 S Ramesh - S Ramesh The PAP is unlikely to face a strong challenge in the next elections ...by rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S first general election (GE) of the new millennium is just 20 months away, even if the Prime Minister decides to let the current Parliament run its full tenure. Mr472 words
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Article, Illustration205 2000-12-11 6 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek WONG KHING CHONG ....by elaine@newstoday.com.sg YOU have seen the magnificent contours of this building get polished before your eyes. But what does Fullerton Hotel (left), which promises to overtake Raffles Hotel in the poshness stakes, look like from the inside? Well, feast your eyes.WONG KHING CHONG - 205 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration747 2000-12-11 8 Personal Finance with Today The various measurement tools will show you how WHEN you buy a share of stock you are really buying a share in a business. To figure out how much the stock is worth, therefore, first you need to747 words
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269 2000-12-11 8 Reuters DUBAI Iraq will restart iis )il exports 'soon putting an pad 0 1 suspension n lows vtuch )egac <■■ >• >■ 1 mo he .1 Matrons N in iraq >M said yestei »i -xDuit^ vvill resume son.l jspeually iiReuters - 269 words
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196 2000-12-11 8 AFP SEOUL Sou b 50Vetnmeal vestprday inn meed emer^ncy cash n t'inan' I M.; ii ie<t d iic| ijniiiv lei)VI,II LlHl SHVIIIL. Brras vviii .ake out 1 Llion won (551,446 billion) of public funds, said the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), aAFP - 196 words
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Article717 2000-12-11 9 Bloomberg News Oldest Indian steelmaker adopting tough measures to boost bottomline JAMSHEDPUR (India) Mr Sanjay Singh was interviewed for a day-and-a--half by two consultants in August about a job his own at Tata Iron Steel, or Tisco. The 46-year-old company spokesman is among 5,000 employeesBloomberg News - 717 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article608 2000-12-11 10 But other factors should make it a positive year-end THE STI index closed the week up 5.2 points but more importantly was responding well to the earnings-led weakness in the Nasdaq. Softer crude prices, the final resolution to the US Presidential election uncertainty by Dec 12608 words
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Article, Illustration443 2000-12-11 10 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian stock market was in a lethargic mood throughout most of last week, as investors preferred to stay on the sidelines pending a decision from Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) on possible adjustments to its weightings calculation to reflect a free-float443 words
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World news
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Article, Illustration460 2000-12-11 11 Reuters, BBC Israeli Prime Minister resigns after calling snap elections JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak yesterday announced his resignation so that he could seek re-election within 60 days. The surprise move is seen as yet another high-risk gamble on the embattled Premier's part to stay politicallyReuters, BBC - 460 words
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189 2000-12-11 11 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government is under fire as computer vendors and consumers expressed anger over its unusual decision of allowing postmen to deliver not just cards this season but also computers. The government decided that workers, who must contribute 11 percent of their-AFP - 189 words
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Article86 2000-12-11 11 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Hundreds of movie-goers at a popular Malaysian shopping mall were forced to flee when a fire broke out. The fire started in the cinema at the top floor of the Sunway Pyramid in a suburb outside Kuala Lumpur early on Sunday and spread to-AFP - 86 words
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Article98 2000-12-11 11 -AFP SEOUL North Korea refused at the last minute to allow the entry of a delegation of Seoul-based American businessmen seeking investment opportunities in the communist nation. The 12-member delegation from the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Korea hac asked for a meeting with the-AFP - 98 words
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Article210 2000-12-11 11 -AFP NEW DELHI Some 600,000 Indian postal workers refused to end an almost week-long strike over better wages. This has resulted in a mammoth pileup of mail. Postal officials said Christmas mail and parcels were amassing at depots across the country. The strike has also-AFP - 210 words
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Article316 2000-12-11 12 AFP German media's accusations add new twist to trial BERLIN Philippine President Joseph Estrada allegedly pocketed around 40 per cent of a US$2O-million (Ss34-mil-lion) ransom money used to free foreign hostages held by Muslim rebels. The allegation was by made by a German weekly magazine,AFP - 316 words
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Article153 2000-12-11 12 -AFP BANGKOK Aids activists in Thailand have called for selftesting kits for the killer disease, which are available over the Internet, to be banned. Health experts said they are concerned about the accuracy of the tests, and the prospect of people learning they are-AFP - 153 words
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Article, Illustration167 2000-12-11 12 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan yesterday granted a special pardon to 21 prisoners to observe International Human Rights Day. They included a trade union leader and 19 "prisoners of conscience". President Chen Shui-bian (fourth from left) signed the amnesty order on Friday "to show the new government's-AFP - 167 words
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Article165 2000-12-11 12 AFP MANILA The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) called for the replacement of the prosecutors assigned by the House of Representatives and offered the services of some of its mem bers in the corruption trial of President Joseph Estrada. "The way things are going, PresidentAFP - 165 words
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Article125 2000-12-11 12 AFP BANDA ACEH Suspected members of the Aceh separatist movement launched a grenade attack on the governor's house on Saturday evening. No one was injured in the attack that the police blamed on the Free Aceh movement, GAM. It is fighting to set up an independentAFP - 125 words
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Article344 2000-12-11 14 AFP Australian policies revised to bring in more skilled immigrants SYDNEY Australia is looking to open its doors to the world's "best and brightest" under revised immigration policies more responsive to the needs of industry. Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday that the new year would seeAFP - 344 words
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Article, Illustration134 2000-12-11 14 Reuters ASTRONAUTS from the space shuttle Endeavour are now visiting the crew of the International Space Station (ISS). The two sides linked up on Friday and the men will spend some together before the space shuttle heads back to Earth. Endeavour crew commander Brent Jett andReuters; Reuters photo - 134 words
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Article118 2000-12-11 14 CAPE TOWN A South African hospital has been inundated with calls after an urban legend was emailed around the world in its name. The email alleged that Progesterex, a date-rape "drug", is used with rohypnol to ensure that women did not conceive during the rape to118 words
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Article184 2000-12-11 14 SEPANG More than 500 airport taxidrivers, who went on strike on Thursday to demand better working conditions, have agreed to call off their protest. The drivers, from Airport Limo, ended their strike on Saturday after discussions with the management of the company, reported The Star newspaper184 words
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Article109 2000-12-11 14 SCOTLAND A couple's secret wedding plan was inadvertently made known to the world just because they chose the same Scottish hideaway as Madonna. Mr Andrew Davies, 33, and his fiancee, Ms Jane Tooze, 31, were shocked that the world learned of their secret plan to109 words
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Article113 2000-12-11 14 Reuters REDMOND The next US president has one urgent task: To shield the economy from for eign cyber warriors. Mr Richard Clarke, who coordinates security and infrastructure protection at the White House National Security Council, said: "Several nations., have created information warfare squadrons. These organisationsReuters - 113 words
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Article449 2000-12-11 15 Russian President keeps the US wondering about his next move WASHINGTON The US government is taking a cautious watch on Russian President Vladimir Putin's moves as he launched a diplomatic offensive that might affect the fragile relationship between the two countries. After taking control of Russia449 words
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Article, Illustration40 2000-12-11 15 A mare, usually pulling carriages carrying tourists through the Spanish town o/Sevilla lyine down for unknown reasons and had to be lifted by a crane which took it to the Veterinarian Centre. AFP PHOTOAFP PHOTO - 40 words
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Article229 2000-12-11 15 HONG KONG A team of British civil aviation experts has given Hong Kong International Airport the safety all-clear despite a recent spate of well-publicised, air-traffic control incidents. The experts told a special meeting of the Legislative Council's economic services panel that air traffic controllers229 words
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Article134 2000-12-11 15 Reuters BEIJING Guangdong has ordered a halt to all unauthorised construction work following the collapse of a shopping mall that killed at least eight people. The mall in the city of Dongguan crumbled on Dec 1 as builders were illegally adding two floors to the original one-storeyReuters - 134 words
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Article, Illustration122 2000-12-11 15 Reuters TOKYO Japanese Crown Princess Masako (right), depart-. ing from the usual blandness of her annual birthday statement, has criticised the media for their coverage of her short-lived pregnancy. She had a miscarriage last December. Princess Masako indicated her health might have been affected by theReuters - 122 words
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Article126 2000-12-11 15 LONDON Childcare organisations have attacked the British government's plans to let parents decide whether childminders should smack their charges or smoke in front of them. They have called the decision "illogical and inconsistent", as both are to be banned in nurseries and playgroups, reported BBC online.126 words
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Article130 2000-12-11 16 Thousands of confidential medical files downloaded WASHINGTON A hacker gained access to confidential medical information at a hospital by using the Internet to download thousands of files containing patient names, conditions and other personal particulars. The patients were from the University of Washington Medical Centre, reported the Washington130 words
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Article55 2000-12-11 16 AFP DHAKA A group of five Bangladeshi women police officers are to join the United Nations peace mission in East Timor. Bangladesh Betar radio said they would be the first policewomen to join a UN peace mission. Bangladesh has one of the largest number of troopsAFP - 55 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration825 2000-12-11 18 Shanoo Maharaj - Shanoo Maharaj Warning: Greed can change values ....by in New Delhi GREED is good. So said actor Michael Douglas dramatically in the film Wall Street which explores what fuels money making in one of the world's bigges bourses. But who knew thatw photo - 825 words
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SHOWCASE
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Article, Illustration689 2000-12-11 19 Rosalind Png - Rosalind Png .....by Compiled rosalind@newstoday.com.sg Snoopy Birthday Celebrations Today till Dec 17 10 am-10 pm Changi Singapore Expo Calling all Snoopy lovers. Snoopy and his gang are in town to party. There will also be fun rides and live shows that will keep you entertained. You689 words
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Miscellaneous1114 2000-12-11 20 3 2.00 Knowjn^Your Body w«e/ her long lost sister, Kalsom 1 -m 1 kittle Diaries (Trom a different mother). She is a V^ '*"ia-'* 3.00 Science Insight rich widow with no children. p^o 3.30 Monday Matinee Mad, Kartini becomes nervous and kgjgj Mad, Mad Sword: Chen Ziyuan. unhappy upon knowing1,114 words
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Miscellaneous1056 2000-12-11 21 her parents that she is a changed ON CABLE ON RADIO person. Star Movies (Ch 58) Symphony 92.4 FM Love blossoms between Adnan Noises Off Bagels and Bugles and Umi. But their love is not iK Lml ®Pm 6-9 am approvd by Adnan's sister, Dr :I*it*jJi^UMP^Bgmß^tK^^K^ j There's no business1,056 words
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Miscellaneous1177 2000-12-11 22 Roaring Wheels (M): 11.15am, 3.55,4.10,4.25.6.30.6.40,7,9.05, The Grinch: 11.15am, 1.15,3.15,5.15, BIHU 3.15pm. 7.15,9.15 9.10,9.35 7.15,9.15 I _gJ Pfll Skyline Cruisers (M): 12.15am, Ipid Ww Wm iW mPV M GV YISHUN 2.30pm, 4.45.7.05,9.25 jurong l»M I 102 Dalmatians: 11.35am, 12.40pm, The Grinch: 11.30am, 1, 1.50, 3.20, 102 Dalmatians: 11.30am, 1.30, 3.30, ft^Rl!i1,177 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration751 2000-12-11 23 C R Amardarshan - C R Amardarshan The inside story... .....by INDIAN hunk Hrithik Roshan is a man in a hurry to marry. This, even as he battles producers and filmmakers who are booking his days in bulk for shootings, refusing to let him go on leave. Back in751 words
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Article, Illustration503 2000-12-11 24 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim Expert claims that handwriting analysis can predict your.job suitability by! zackaria@newstoday.com.sg Job mismatch. Failed relationships. Broken dreams. All these could have easily been avoided if you had paid more attention to your handwriting, as it is your clue to your own personality,ALWfTOH - 503 words
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559 2000-12-11 24 Reuters 'Tphe spirit and memory of John -L Lennon drew fans from around the world to New York's Central Park late this week to mark the 20th anniversary of his slaying by a crazed fan. A crowd of some 200 people gatheredReuters - 559 words
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Article, Illustration614 2000-12-11 26 Dr Sigmund Fraud - Dr Sigmund Fraud On the couch this week Actor Hossan Leong ....by drfraud@newstoday.com.sg Mr Hossan Leong claims that the public has come to expect him to be a good, clean comedian. Which is what, he feels, makes the publicity shots for The Necessary Stage play Asian BoysWEE TECKHIAN - 614 words
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Article, Illustration759 2000-12-11 27 Nasya Bahfen - Nasya Bahfen This 'red dot on the map' is far from ulu and I understand my fair share of Singlish, too b y Is it possible to fall in love in three months? Yes! I don't know about love at first sight but I can759 words
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Article, Illustration648 2000-12-11 28 Lee Ching Wern - Lee Ching Wern The Boys Brigade plays Santa Claus ...by LONG after it makes its way to the lumber mills, The Prudential Millenium Tree Central Singapore will continue to bring cheer and laughter to others. When the event ends on Jan 5, part of the proceeds raised648 words
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Article, Illustration489 2000-12-11 30 Junie Ong - Junie Ong A sweetie-pie as your lunchtime date on 98.7FM ...by www.eastciti.com unchtime with a pretty lady always J-/makes the food taste better. Perfect 10 knows this and has roped in a new female host, Carrie Chong to help crank up those digestive juices. Don't lamenteastciti photos - 489 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration662 2000-12-11 32 All Star centres Patrick Ewing (left) and Hakeem Olajuwon are no longer a force NBA PATRICK EWING v HAKEEM OLAJUWON YOU see it more in boxing, older heavyweights trying to regain the championship form they once possessed, going into the ring and not662 words
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270 2000-12-11 32 Reuters. ROCKETS 111 SUPERSONICS 104 SEATTLE Gary Payton became the Seattle SuperSonics' career scoring leader Saturday night in a losing effort, reported nba.com. But, the Houston Rockets tied an NBA record with nine three-pointers in the second quarter and thenReuters. - 270 words
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Article, Illustration501 2000-12-11 33 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang Speed climber Etti is unbeatable ESPN Asian X-Games Qualifier ....by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg PHUKET In the time that Singapore's best sport climbers take to go up a 12-metre wall, Indonesia's Agung Etti Hendrawati (below) can probably scale a wall twice that height. No surprises then.'r photo - 501 words
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Article, Illustration435 2000-12-11 34 Parlour hat-trick breathes life into Premier League title race Premier League Arsenal 5 Newcastle 0 LONDON Rather like Mark Twain's death, reports about the demise of this season's Premiership have been somewhat exaggerated. If Arsenal is destined to be second, it seems no one has told it.Reuters photo - 435 words
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Article, Illustration232 2000-12-11 34 Charlton 3 Man Utd 3 LONDON Quite unwisely, as it transpired, Manchester United reckoned it had a ninth successive League victory in the bag. Leading 3-1 with 14 minutes remaining, Sir Alex Ferguson took off Roy Keane and David Beckham, having alreadyRf.iteks photo - 232 words
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Article, Illustration911 2000-12-11 35 Defenders' mistake puts paid to a miracle Premier League Sunderland 1 Middlesbrough 0 MIDDLESBROUGH His team deserved a point, but Terry Venables has been in the game long enough to know that when you are deep in the mire, you don't always get what you deserve.BBS photo - 911 words
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Article, Illustration438 2000-12-11 36 Reuters Favourites move into pole position after third-round 60 BELLA VISTA Tiger Woods and David Duval powered the United States into a three-stroke lead at the end of the third round of the World Cup of Golf on Saturday. Aggressive, hard-hitting play by Woods and Duval– Reuters; Allsport photo - 438 words
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Article, Illustration574 2000-12-11 36 BARCELONA The best tennis country never to have won the silver, double-decked trophy took a 2-1 lead over defending and 27-time champion Australia as Alex Corretja and Joan Balcells manhandled Sandon Stolle and Mark Woodforde 6-4, 6-4,64. Like the deafening sellout574 words
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Article, Illustration645 2000-12-11 37 Harry Harris - Harry Harris Ambitious Leeds targets domestic and European domination ...by harry@newstoday.com.sg LONDON Rio Ferdinand is an £18m (Ss4sm) insuiance policy with outstanding young England centre-half Jonathan Woodgate facing a five-week trial at the end of next month. So says Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale, defending the worldAllspokt photo - 645 words
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Article, Illustration549 2000-12-11 38 -AFP Maradona (left) leads in race for Player of the Century ROME Argentine football bad-boy Diego Maradona is on the brink of ending a miserable year which began with a cocaine overdose by being declared Fifa's Player of the Century. Maradona rushed into intensive-AFP - 549 words
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203 2000-12-11 38 Reuters KARACHI A gutsy stand spanning almost an hour and a half between England's last wicket pair lan Salisbury and Darren Gough stole the initiative from Pakistan in the third and final Test on Sunday. Salisbury and Gough put on 39 to– Reuters - 203 words
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Article, Illustration333 2000-12-11 39 S. Gulam - S. Gulam Says Poulsen. But is it the right time to ask him to leave? Surely not ....by gulam@newstoday.com.sg IF Jan Poulsen is to be believed, Kadir Yahaya's international career has come to a sad and untimely end. The caretaker national coach, surprisingly, did not include the GeylangEngKong - 333 words
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Article, Illustration371 2000-12-11 39 S. Murali - S. Murali by. murali@newstoday.com.sg NAZRI NASIR is Singapore's captain and I will not challenge that, assured Lim Tong Hai last night. He was responding to Today's questions on his return to the national fold, after an 18-month absence. Said the 31-year-old, who was Singapore skipper after FandiEngKong - 371 words
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Article, Illustration405 2000-12-11 40 S. Murali - S. Murali Winning it like in the movies ...by murali@newstoday.com.sg JUST like in a bollywood movie, the handsome couple sneaked glances at each other while walking through a wooded area. And who could blame them? Two weeks into their marriage and on a romantic trip abroad, theWee Teck Hian - 405 words
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Article, Illustration434 2000-12-11 40 S. Murali - S. Murali FORGET the 1993 Putra Cup individual and team gold medals. Forget the hole-in-one he shot in his first tournament as a professional to win a Jaguar. Forget the fact that he was the first Singaporean to qualify and play in a Major. At the434 words
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