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Article528 2000-12-18 1 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim by zackaria@newstoday.com.sg SOME call it an assertion of a democratic right. Others are filled with indignation and perceive it as disrespectful to the Prime Minister. Whatever it is, the Association of Muslim Professionals' public rejection of Prime Minister Goh Chok528 words
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Article, Illustration412 2000-12-18 1 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek by elaine@newstoday.com.sg AFTER three years of waiting for the truth, the family of MI185's leading air stewardess Ho Soo Phong has finally accepted Silk Air's compensation offer of $200,000. Their hopes have been dashed by the Indonesian investigation reportWEETECKHIAN - 412 words
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Miscellaneous6 2000-12-18 1 United-Liverpool match: What managers say 406 words
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Miscellaneous6 2000-12-18 1 Own goal sinks Lazio «yKflQflliJ 386 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration362 2000-12-18 2 Actor quizzed on links with mafia and conspiracy to harm fellow star MUMBAI A police probe into links between the Indian underworld and Bollywood took a shocking twist when one of India's top movie stars, Salman Khan (right), was grilled for six hours by the Mumbai police. Apart362 words
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254 2000-12-18 2 Less stress in Indonesia guess why -AFP STRESS levels are down in Indonesia for a strange reason. The biggest pessimists have already left the country, according to a survey conducted by Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc). In the rest of Asia though, stress levels were expected to-AFP - 254 words
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Article122 2000-12-18 2 -CNA LEFT to focus on complex cases, the National Neuroscience Institute could flourish into Asia's top centre for the neurosciences. That's what its new director Professor Simon Shorvon, hopes to do here. He said the less serious cases should be sent to hospitals to manage. Professor-CNA - 122 words
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217 2000-12-18 2 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR A gang of pirates preying on seafarers was busted yesterday with the arrest of 10 Indonesians in the Straits of Malacca. Marine Police chief Muhamad Muda said the suspects, aged between 20 and 39, were arrested in the Straits last Thursday-AFP - 217 words
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Article, Illustration304 2000-12-18 3 S'pore banks are rupiah punters Gus Dur Reuters Spoke to SM Lee about stopping speculation in his currency BANGKOK Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid (left) said he had spoken to Singapore Senior Minister Lew Kuan Yew about stopping commercial banks in the island state speculating in the beleaguered rupiah. But Mr– Reuters - 304 words
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Article277 2000-12-18 3 MOST companies in Singapore are still unwilling to implement flexible work arrangements. The Manpower Ministry revealed this recently, after conducting a survey of 3,000 private sector establishments with at least 25 employees, reports the latest edition of NTUC News. It found that only three per cent277 words
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145 2000-12-18 3 THE Singapore Government expects the jobless rate to fall further next year, except in the manufacturing sector. Manpower Minister Dr Lee Boon Yang said the manufacturing sector will still shed workers due to structural unemployment. Speaking at a community function at Jalan Besar145 words
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Article480 2000-12-18 4 Ng Hwee Koon - Ng Hwee Koon Government salaries voted hottest topic of the year by. hweekoon@newstoday.com.sg REMEMBER that Talking Point episode when Mr David Lim, Minister of State for Defence and the Ministry of Information and the Arts, was questioned about his pay? Mr Prithpal Singh from Bukit Timah wanted to480 words
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Article, Illustration60 2000-12-18 4 A BRAZILIAN samba dancer thrills an enthusiastic crowd at Sentosa yesterday at the quarterfinals of the Beach Volleyball Championships 2000, organised by SportsCity. MediaCorp Studios artistes Robin Leong, Ix Shen, and Tracer Wong, and guest Wendy Jacobs defeated the team of deejays comprising Rod Monteiro, VernettaWEETECKHIAN - 60 words
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Article103 2000-12-18 4 IT is not a place where people normally keep money. Nor is it a place where a thief would normally hit. But two Bangladeshi workers lost more than $2,000 when thieves hit their workplace a rubbish collection centre beside Blk 220 Yishun St 21. The workers had hidden103 words
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310 2000-12-18 4 -AFP SYDNEY Authorities were scrambling yesterday to find out if two boatloads of illegal immigrants intercepted off the Australian coast were the same vessels feared sunk in stormy weather last week. A spokeswoman for Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said one of the Indonesian fishing boats,-AFP - 310 words
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Miscellaneous93 2000-12-18 4 READ 0N... No need for human rights commission Reader says judiciary can deal with grouses/6 Come party with Karen The first of MediaCorp's big-name concerts/7 Try tearing this note Polymer's the choice for printing banknotes/9 Gloomy year-end Greenspan holds the only hope for a Christmas rally/10 Iraqi dole for Palestinians93 words
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HOME NEWS
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690 2000-12-18 6 Judiciary can deal with grouses I REFER to the two letters in the Dec 16 edition of TODAY on happenings at the Speakers' Corner last weekend. First, I would like to thank Mr Phillip Mah from the Singapore Police Force for laying ou clearly690 words
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Article394 2000-12-18 6 I am not particularly interested in politics, and am not affiliated to or against any particular party. With this as a start, may I comment that, even at the whisper of an impending election, some readers should feel that it is already "open season" to394 words
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Article176 2000-12-18 6 I REFER to a letter in TODAY on abolishing the ISA. It is interesting to note that people were chagrined over the opposition's proposal to rescind the ISA without appreciating the actual origins and clauses of the act. The Act is comparable to the English176 words
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Article116 2000-12-18 6 THE fact that Chief Prosecutor of Taoyuan, Mr Song Kuo Yeh, did not not keep his promise to release the three SIA pilots on Dec 15 is detrimental to its public image and honour. If Taiwan really meant to uphold human rights on Dec 10116 words
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Article, Illustration243 2000-12-18 7 The first of MediaCorp's big-name concerts Today photo by MEDIACORP is adding "live" concerts to its stable of entertainment products. And the first on its list of big name concerts here is Hongkong's Karen Mok, who hit the headlines two months ago when she wore almostALVIN TOH - 243 words
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Article161 2000-12-18 7 TWO Russian men found themselves in the Subordinate Courts on Saturday for fighting on a plane while it was still on the runway. Russian businessmen Gusevskoy Valery and Kondorev Alexandra were charged with fighting in a public area. The court heard that on Thursday night, while both161 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration425 2000-12-18 9 Try tearing this note -AFP Polymer's the choice for printing banknotes SYDNEY Cotton-based paper banknotes are increasingly being dumped, particularly in Asia, and replaced by a polymer version. The new notes, developed in Australia, are revolutionising the way countries produce their currency, proving more cost effective, durable, clean and secure.-AFP; AFP photo - 425 words
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261 2000-12-18 9 Bloomberg News NEW DELHI India rejected three bidders for Air India for failing to meet the required net worth of 10 billion rupees (Ss39l million), the government said in a statement, without naming the disqualified parties. The bidders include India's Tata group and Singapore– Bloomberg News - 261 words
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Article76 2000-12-18 9 ALCOM Electronics Pte Ltd has introduced its TDT-3000, which it describes as the smallest phone that follows the European Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) standard for residential cordless telephones. Caller-ID memory for up to 20 calls, automatic call answer, a handsfree function with earphone, menu-based navigation, and76 words
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Advertisement325 2000-12-18 9 Personal finance with Today Fund managers: Are they behaving like the furry lemmings? .>■.— L A- >■ j>*-*-WHAT are lemmings? They are cute furry little each simply following the guys in front and trying The Mighty Nine: Our Asia Regional Fund critters that live in communities. They are most not325 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article, Illustration726 2000-12-18 10 Greenspan holds the only hope for a Christmas rally THE market gave up all its gains chalked up during the first three trading days of the week. It closed at 1,948 points on the STI, down a modest 12 points. On Wednesday, the STI closed at 2,013 points,726 words
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Article, Illustration595 2000-12-18 10 KUALA LUMPUR Selling pressure, particularly from foreign institutions, forced the Malaysia stockmarket lower last week, as the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index shed 33.1 points or 4.5 per cent during the week. Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) did announce its decision to move towards freefloat595 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration41 2000-12-18 11 Railroad workers inspect the scene where two trains from the Keifuku Electric Railway collided in Matsuoka, Fukui Prefecture. The train crash, involving two one-carriaee trains, left one train driver dead and injured another 26 veovle. AFP PHOTOAFP PHOTO - 41 words
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Article426 2000-12-18 11 Reuters Worst rampage in 70 years kills 10 MIAMI Alabama's worst tornado in 70 years ripped through the outskirts of the city of Tuscaloosa on Saturday, crushing mobile homes, damaging other houses and uprooting trees and power lines, leaving at least 10 people dead, 31 injured and two– Reuters - 426 words
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219 2000-12-18 11 -AFP BEIJING Workers at a Chinese silk factory are demanding the release of a rights advocate who has been interned in a psychiatric hospital for trying to set up a union to fight for unpaid wages, a New York-based labour-AFP - 219 words
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279 2000-12-18 11 -AFP SLAVUTICH, Ukraine Andriy Savin has no idea yet how he will survive in the future: the 46--year-old Chernobyl engineer stands to lose his job after the final closure of the ill-fated nuclear power plant. But he is determined not to-AFP - 279 words
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137 2000-12-18 11 SHEFFIELD British boxer Paul Ingle is critically ill after undergoing a two-an-a-half-hour operation to remove a blood clot from his brain. The boxer collapsed during his International Boxing Federation featherweight title fight with South Africa's Mbulelo Botile at the Sheffield Arena on Saturday night, reported137 words
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Article482 2000-12-18 12 Saddam cultivating Palestinian support ABU KASH, West Bank A winter cap pulled down to his brow, a look of profound grief on his face, Adnan Bayatneh stepped out into the cold to welcome his visitors. Only days before, the Palestinian waiter's son, Ramzi, was killed in482 words
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159 2000-12-18 12 -AFP CALCUTTA A drunken man who jumped a zoo fence and swam across a moat to fight a tiger was mauled to death by the animal in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta, an official said yesterday. "Witnessess said the-AFP - 159 words
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272 2000-12-18 12 KUALA LUMPUR The Government's Optical Disk Act 2000 introduced recently, much dreaded by the illegal VCD producers, has apparently prompted these Malaysian pirates to "emigrate", reported Malaysia's Business Times. They are moving into at least two neighbouring countries where labour and production costs are272 words
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Article, Illustration25 2000-12-18 12 Telescope. AFP photo Picture of planet Jupiter, one and a half billion miles away seen through the NASA Hubble SpaceTelescope. AFP photo - 25 words
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Article170 2000-12-18 12 -AFP WASHINGTON Time magazine named US President-elect Mr George W. Bush its Person of the Year yesterday. "For a proud son of a one-term President could there be a more humbling path to power than this?" Time asks in its opening paragraph, in reference to-AFP - 170 words
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Article, Illustration359 2000-12-18 14 Agencies Bush advisers to consult Britain on deployment of missiles TEXAS After his nomination as Secretary of State by US Presidentelect George W Bush, retired General Colin Powell has signified that the new administration will have the controversial missile defence programme as part of– Agencies; -AFP photo. - 359 words
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Article102 2000-12-18 14 Reuters WOMEN entrepreneurs in China appear to be more successful than men, the results of an official Chinese survey show. In an economy drowning in red ink, only 1.5 per cent of 1.5 million enterprises run by women are losing money, according to the survey conductedReuters - 102 words
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Article293 2000-12-18 14 -AFP WASHINGTON Believe it or not, it may still be premature to call George W. Bush the President-elect of the United States of America. Al Gore won the popular vote by 337,000 votes, but (apparently) lost the Presidency due to a quirk of the-AFP - 293 words
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159 2000-12-18 14 -AFP COLOMBO Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels ruled out entering Norwegian-backed peace-talks until the government declares a ceasefire as attacks mounted o both sides, officials said yesterday. In a statement sent from their London office, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) insisted-AFP - 159 words
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142 2000-12-18 14 Reuters RIYADH A Briton injured by the latest bomb attack on British citizens in Saudi Arabia has lost sight in one eye, a British embassy spokeswoman confirmed yesterday. "I believe that is correct," said press officer Cecille El Beleidi, when asked about reports that– Reuters - 142 words
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Article, Illustration628 2000-12-18 15 Fears that Syrian-backed Hezbollah may launch attacks across the border TEL AVTV The fate of peace in the Middle East may pivot on events in the next two months, which will be gruelling for Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak. While desperately trying to secureReuters Photo - 628 words
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195 2000-12-18 15 -AFP BEIJING A man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison and fined 3,000 yuan (*****) for selling dinosaur eggs discovered in China, state media said yesterday. Police arrested He Wenjun after they found him-AFP - 195 words
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259 2000-12-18 15 -AFP BACOLOD Six members of a wealthy family and two maids were found hacked and shot to death yesterday in this central Philippine city, police said. The bodies of Carlos Rivilla, 77, his wife, Florenda, 76, their son Benrico, three grandsons and two houseworkers-AFP - 259 words
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147 2000-12-18 15 -AFP TOKYO Japanese police arrested a 17-year-old boy for indiscriminately bashing strollers in Tokyo with a baseball bat. The high-school student, whose name is being withheld, was arrested on Saturday after he went on a spree, injuring eight people in Tokyo's Shibuya entertainment district After-AFP - 147 words
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Article563 2000-12-18 16 Shanoo Maharaj - Shanoo Maharaj Lives of ordinary Indians grind to a standstill in 12-day-old strike by. in New Delhi DHANRAJO Devi, a mother of five, visited the local post office in Bihar last week to collect the monthlymoney order from her husband who works in Uttar Pradesh. The money563 words
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137 2000-12-18 16 -AFP BANGKOK A row has broken out among scholars over the Thai word that describes the capital, Bangkok. "The Thai word krungthep does not mean City of Angels, as commonly understood, but actually Monkey's Forest," leading Tamil linguistics scholar G. Deivanayagam was reported as saying-AFP - 137 words
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Article, Illustration69 2000-12-18 16 -AFP photo. About 5,000 students in Rome are taking to the streets to protest the visit of Austria's controversial fartight leader Joerg Haider on Saturday. Haider had a private audience with Pope John Paul II and will present the Pope with a Christmas tree from-AFP photo. - 69 words
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121 2000-12-18 16 -AFP BANDA ACEH Fear has gripped local residents of this Indonesian province with a spate of killings before the visit of President Abdurrahaman Wahid. Residents said they are afraid with the increasing number of people killed, especially as the province prepares for Mr Abdurrahman's-AFP - 121 words
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164 2000-12-18 16 AFP TOKYO Japanese police arrested a 17-year-old boy for indiscriminately bashing strollers in Tokyo with a basebail bat. This is the latest in a series of frightening youth crimes, the police said yesterday. The high-school student, whose name is being withheld, was arrested on SaturdayAFP - 164 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article1280 2000-12-18 17 Michael DeGolyer - Michael DeGolyer The gap between the ruler and ruled is wider in Hong Kong now than before 1997, and the people don't seem to like it by. in Hong Kong SINGAPORE'S Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew certainly knows how to make a splash. His1,280 words
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Article, Illustration727 2000-12-18 19 Rosalind Png - Rosalind Png Compiled by rosalind@newstoday.com.sg Amahl The Night Visitors, The Musical (right) Today till Dec 22 7.30 pm and 9 pm Chijmes Hall An inspiring story on the true meaning of Christmas. The musical was written in 1951 and televised nationwide on NBC's Hallmark727 words
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Miscellaneous916 2000-12-18 21 (Noon Maximum Dimension ON CABLE ON RADIO 12.30pm School Holidays Special AXN (Ch 19) Hll m Disney's Animal Kingdom The North Face Expeditions Presenter: Jean Danker The First Adventure 9pm A music dedication programme 1.30 Pip the Appleseed Knight Renowned international pop star where your presenter will spin 2.00 The916 words
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Miscellaneous1175 2000-12-18 22 &k GV YISHUN Unbreakable: 12.20pm, 1.40,2.30, W^ yy 102 Dalmatians: 11.35am, 4.45pm 3.55,4.10.4.45,6.10, 7,8.30, 9,9.30 JURONG Vv^^L M Charlie's Angels: 2.35pm, 7.10,9.20 102 Dalmatians: 11.30am, 1.30pm, 1 Linle Nick >': noon 12.50pm, 2.10, 3, GV MARINA 3.30, 7.15 4.20, 5.10, 6.40, 7.20, 8.45, 9.30 102 Dalmatians: noon, 2.20pm, 4.40, Charlie's1,175 words
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Article, Illustration384 2000-12-18 23 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan Son of 70s movies king of romance prefers to kick butt by. hazel@newstoday.com.sg LIKE father, like son? Not in the case of Richard Sun. There is little resemblance between him and his famous father, Taiwanese actor Chin Han, the king of moviesWEETECKHIAN - 384 words
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Article, Illustration623 2000-12-18 24 Dr Sigmund Fraud - Dr Sigmund Fraud On the couch this week: Najip Ali b y drfraud@newstoday.cora.sg HIS hands are full and there's much weighing on his mind right now. But, in my learned opinion, Mr Najip Ali has only one preoccupation a singular, metaphorical bee buzzing around his head thatWEETECKHIAN - 623 words
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Article, Illustration150 2000-12-18 25 BELIEVE it or not, Bruce Willis is staying away from women for a year. Now that he's divorced from actress wife Demi Moore and has dumped Spanish beauty Maria Bravo, he's decided to fly solo for the next 12 months. "I've been in and out150 words
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Article, Illustration228 2000-12-18 25 DID Meg Ryan plot and lie just to get her man? Yes, according to The National Enquirer, who quoted sources as saying that Ryan (right) used a well-orchestrat-ed game plan to ensnare Russell Crowe after going gaga when a friend showed her footage from his Gladiator epic.228 words
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Article, Illustration503 2000-12-18 26 Lee Ching Wen - Down not out Lee Ching Wen The Down Syndrome Association of Singapore has cause to celebrate! by. THEY are no different from other children. They laugh excitedly when they are happy and burst into tears when they are sad. And, these special children who are Down Syndrome sufferers, shower their503 words
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181 2000-12-18 26 18 Dec, Monday 8:00 B:3opm Just-Us (A capella group) 9:00 9:3opm Just-Us (A capella group) 19 Dec, Tuesday 7:00 7:3opm NTU Chinese Orchestra 8:00 B:3opm Principal Singers (ACS) (A capella) 20 Dec, Wednesday 8:00 B:3opm NTU Chinese Society (Folk Dance and181 words
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Article, Illustration619 2000-12-18 27 Junie Ong - Junie Ong Musical chairs on top pop station by. www.eastciti.com.sg THERE'S Glenn and Rod in the morning, Carrie to have lunch with, Jean for company on the drive home and Daniel to bring on the dreams at night. What's with the deejay swapping over at Perfect 10?619 words
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Article1123 2000-12-18 28 Yap Yok Foo - Yap Yok Foo SHARED MEMORIES SHARED MEMORIES is a look back at history that bonds Malaysia and Singapore. The series, running every Monday, will examine the common trials and tribulations that our countries shared on the rocky road to independence. It will re-live the history1,123 words
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Miscellaneous877 2000-12-18 29 Ed Your weekly forecast t°davart to mN YOKE Q*& i?L^ CAPRICORN |K/ TAURUS J^JjC/jfe* VIRGO VkJf^^y (Dec 2-Jan 19) V^\^^Jr^ (Apr 19-May 19) (Aug 21-Sep 21) TV Tost Capricorns have an innate understand- "Wbu're sure of both the people and the circum- TTaving faced difficult facts and talked over senlYXing877 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration784 2000-12-18 32 Webber can lead Sacramento to new highs NBA SACRAMENTO The real insight gained from the new Sacramento Kings came at the FleetCenter against the Boston Celtics, with a challenge greater than the game itself. The test of wills. The ICings had a two-game losing streakAllsport photo - 784 words
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Article, Illustration492 2000-12-18 33 Surprise team maintains its winning streak by defeating Jazz NBA Cleveland 99 Utah 92 CLEVELAND The unheralded Cleveland Cavaliers hustled its way to a sixth straight victory on Saturday, reported ESPN.com. With Andre Miller scoring 22 points and Clarence Weatherspoon getting 15 points and 12 rebounds, the. AFP photo - 492 words
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312 2000-12-18 33 -AFP ADELAIDE The crucial third cricket Test between Australia and the West Indies is precariously poised after a see-saw third day at the Adelaide Oval yesterday. The Windies came back in the final session to snatch four wickets, leaving Australia with 403 for-AFP - 312 words
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Article156 2000-12-18 33 SAN ANTONIO Big men David Robinson and Tim Duncan finally got some revenge against the Phoenix Suns, reported NBA.com. San Antonio's 'Twin Towers' combined for 35 points and 15 rebounds as the Spurs avenged a pair of early season losses and last season's first-round playoff ousting156 words
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Article, Illustration360 2000-12-18 34 EITel leads Middlesbrough to victory over Chelsea in first match English Premiership Middlesbrough 1 Chelsea 0 TEESIDE "Have you got the bottle for the battle?", asks Terry Venables in an advertising campaign designed to offload some of Middlesbrough's unsold season tickets. On this evidence, anyoneAllsport photo - 360 words
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Article, Illustration386 2000-12-18 34 -AFP Everton 1 West Ham 1 LONDON Professional footballers are often accused of no longer possessing a sense of sportsmanship, but Paolo di Canio (right) proved that winning is not quite everything on Saturday. The volatile Italian wrecked West Ham's last gasp victory bid-AFP - 386 words
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213 2000-12-18 35 LONDON Sol Campbell will warn his Tottenham players to adopt a policy of "controlled madness" when they come face-to-face with bitter rival Arsenal. The Spurs skipper knows how easy it is for tempers to spill over in a north London derby, The Mirror213 words
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Article, Illustration594 2000-12-18 35 Gunners must be at their best from now on English Premier League Tottenham v Arsenal LONDON Arsene Wenger has warned his players that Christmas is already over at Highbury and that the hard work is just about to begin. The Gunners boss gave his players aReuters photo - 594 words
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Article, Illustration487 2000-12-18 36 Cricket needs to clean muddy image by Nikunj Malik In Delhi SO, how does one make a good liar? More important, how does one catch a good liar? There is, of course, the nose theory one in the annals of fairy tales, where Pinocchio's olfactory organ growsAllsport photo - 487 words
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153 2000-12-18 36 DELHI India's winter tour of Pakistan has been officially called off because of New Delhi's refusal to permit it to come, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief said. India was scheduled to arrive on December 26 for three Tests and five one-day internationals. But, the153 words
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361 2000-12-18 36 -AFP LONDON The European Commission (EC) has agreed to reverse the Bosman Ruling for all players up to the age of 23 as part of a series of wide-rang-ing proposals, according to English newspaper Sunday Business. The EC and world football's governing body Fifa have-AFP - 361 words
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Article, Illustration523 2000-12-18 37 European champion bounces back Spanish League Espanyol 1 Real Madrid 2 MADRID Real Madrid went top of the Spanish first division for the first time in two months after goals from Fernando Morientes and Luis Figo gave it a hard-fought 2-1 away win at Espanyol.Allsi'OßT photo - 523 words
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Article158 2000-12-18 37 Reuters Italian League ROME Struggling Napoli thrashed bottom club Reggina 6-2 on Saturday to move out of the relegation zone in the Italian first division for the first time this year. The former champion, back in the top flight after two years in Serie B,– Reuters - 158 words
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Article, Illustration789 2000-12-18 38 S. Gulam - S. Gulam Masrezwan is in hot water with national selectors for missing physiotherapy sessions. What's up with the youngster? by. gulam@newstoday.com.sg WHAT'S wrong with one of Singapore's best young talents? Why is he behaving so waywardly? Is he or is he not interested in playing for the nationalToday art by KELVIN LOK - 789 words
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311 2000-12-18 38 Asian Omega Hong Kong Open HONG KONG England's Simon Dyson fired a final round seven-under-par 64 to record a brilliant victory in the US$5OO,OOO (*****,000) Omega Hong Kong Open yesterday at the Hong Kong Golf Club. An unstoppable Dyson produced a vintageAsian - 311 words
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Article84 2000-12-18 38 -AFP SEOUL Former Holland coach Guus Hiddink has arrivee to take charge of South Korea's 2002 World Cup campaign. Hiddink, 54, is expected to sign a contract before watching this week's friendly between South Korea and Japan, the two World Cup hosts, in Tokyo. He-AFP - 84 words
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Article, Illustration603 2000-12-18 39 Harry Harris - Harry Harris Today Exclusive Arsenal, Chelsea and Man U join chase to pay Campbell $256,000 per week LONDON England vice-captain and Spurs skipper Sol Campbell will become the first £100,000-per-week ($256,000) player in world football. On Jan 1, the bidding begins legitimately to turn Campbell603 words
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Article, Illustration263 2000-12-18 40 -AFP Man United 0 Liverpool 1 OLD TRAFFORD Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier saw his side end Manchester United's two-year unbeaten home record in the English Premiership, and then insisted it is still some way behind the champion. Danny Murphy brought United's 36-game run to a halt when he-AFP; Reuters photo - 263 words
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