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Article78 2001-04-23 1 PETALING JAYA Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has till Thursday to persuade spine specialist Dr Thomas Hoogland to carry out the slipped disc operation here, reports The Sun. Anwar's counsel, Sankara N Nair, said that Anwar is now wearing a neckbrace to ease his pain. The government78 words
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Article, Illustration446 2001-04-23 1 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian And what it means for those who want to speak out by boonyian@newsto day.com. sg Call her the bounce-back queen, if you want. Here is author Catherine Lim, weaving in political observations as a backdrop to her latest novel, depicting Singapore asALVIN TOH - 446 words
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187 2001-04-23 1 AFP LONDON Japanese royal watchers believe that Crown Princess Masako is expecting the world's first test-tube royal heir after secretly undergoing fertility treatment last month. Palace officials announced last week that the 37-year-old princess, who has been married forAFP - 187 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration49 2001-04-23 2 HEDYKHOO Shenthy Feliziana, 11, won the Children's. Cooking Competiton organised by Liang Court yesterday. Her winning dish of torn yam soup came a family recipe concocted by her grandmother (right). The competition was held in conjunction with the Singapore Food Festival 2001. Today photo byHEDYKHOO - 49 words
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Article445 2001-04-23 2 Available now on some SIA flights FOR the first time in aviation history, e-mail can be sent from the cabin of a Singapore Airlines plane. SIA yesterday announced that all its passengers from First, Business and Economy classes win be able to send and receive e-mail,445 words
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Article168 2001-04-23 2 WHAT does the National Trades Union Congress have to do with Taiwanese popstar Zhang Hui Mei (aka A-mei)? The songbird will be down for a May Day concert on May 1, where she will perform for 60,000 union members at the National Stadium. NTUC is168 words
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Article128 2001-04-23 2 AT the grand finale to the National Kidney Foundation charity drive last night, one man with a big heart walked away with a $720,000 condominium apartment. Mr Yen Yang Tai said he made more than 10 calls to donate money, but did128 words
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Article267 2001-04-23 3 American investors file lawsuit HONG KONG A group of American investors is suing tycoon Richard Li for misleading them about his qualifications at Stanford University. Unhappy dotcom investors claim the Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) chief misled them in his capacity as a non-executive director of Indian267 words
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191 2001-04-23 3 AFP BANDA ACEH Independence fighters in the Indonesian state of Aceh pledged yesterday that they were ready for all-out resistance against new government troops being sent to the region. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM), which has been fighting for independence for the last 25AFP - 191 words
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Article176 2001-04-23 3 Reuters HANOI Vietnam's ruling Communist Party yesterday named reform-leaning National Assembly chairman Nong Due Mann as its new secretary-general, the country's most powerful leadership post. A party official announced Mr Mann's appointment at the closing session of a five-yearly party congress broadcast live yesterday onReuters - 176 words
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Article, Illustration476 2001-04-23 4 Elaine Quek - Green green Elaine Quek Two projects for recycling programme by elaine@ne wsto day. c o m. sg THE Green movement got a boost yesterday with the launch of the National Recycling Programme, the Green Hub@Pulau Übin and Marine Parade Green Agenda 21. The National Recycling Programme was launched at theHEDYKHOO - 476 words
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Article189 2001-04-23 4 BUY just one A4 ream of PaperOne All Purpose office paper and you could find you and your loved one in Disneyland USA. You could also win Soo Kee 18k white gold diamond necklaces, Mahogany beauty packages, $50 Metro vouchers and exclusive PaperOne gifts. This island-wide promotion189 words
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Article92 2001-04-23 4 THE Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) has given away a total of 270 computers to those in the lowincome bracket Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng, who's Chairman of CDAC's Board of Directors, said this at the CDAC information technology fair held yesterday morning. Families with a monthly92 words
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Article71 2001-04-23 4 A WOMAN lost two Malaysian restricted passports and nearly $4,000 worth of cash and jewellery when her flat was broken into in broad daylight. The burglary occurred at Block 220 Choa Chu Kang Centra] between 7.30 am and 2 pm on Friday. The victim, Madam Tan Wan Chin,71 words
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Miscellaneous117 2001-04-23 4 READ 0N... Is it a false dawn? The STI rebounded strongly after it hit a two-year low last week/ 10 Use Hie law, says KL Foreign Minister urges Indonesia/12 College of kopi flam Our Page 1 headline sparks off an imaginary conversation/18 Same old brand new Li-lin No-nonsense no longer,117 words
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LETTERS
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Letter248 2001-04-23 6 Chan Yue Meng - Chan Yue Meng Taxis could be a solution to relieve shortage of ambulances I SHARE Sharon Kwek's concern in her letter, "Emergency on the road?", about delays in rushing patients to hospital in a taxi (Today, Apr 21). May I propose a simple and cost-free solution:248 words
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142 2001-04-23 6 Eric Lee - Eric Lee WITH our present day advancement in web technology, I sincerely hope that the Police can set up a web page for rape victims to report such crimes without having to go to a police station in person. I believe that there142 words
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Letter138 2001-04-23 6 JCS Wong - JCS Wong I DON'T know how the people living in the Yew Tee/Choa Chu Kang area bear with the piercing noise of fighter jets flying over our neighbourhood. Lately, it has become unbearable to live in this neighbourhood. Fighter jets fly past during the afternoon and138 words
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151 2001-04-23 6 Han Liang Yuan ( Ms - Han Liang Yuan (Ms) WE refer to Mr David Soh's letter, "Remove jam-causing bus stop" (Today, Apr 16). The bus stop along Bukit Timah Road, before the junction with Stevens Road, serves the students from Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS)151 words
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196 2001-04-23 6 Chiam Kia Soon - Chiam Kia Soon I REFER to Mr Eric Poon Wai Choong's letter which questioned the high utility fee charged by the Marine Parade Town Council (Today, Apr 16). Town councils are formed in various HDB estates in Singapore to allow more local196 words
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197 2001-04-23 6 Lim Chee Hwee - Lim Chee Hwee I REFER to the letter "Bad tuition agencies" (Today, Apr 17). Tuition agencies are firms engaged in the business of matching tutors with children seeking home tuition. These agencies do not conduct tuition nor run classes on their premises. They197 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration442 2001-04-23 8 Bloomberg Says Air New Zealand about Ansett MELBOURNE Air New Zealand Ltd chief executive Gary Toomey dismissed reports that the airline's planned fleet upgrade for the company's Ansett Australia unit may cost Ass billion (554.7 billion). Ansett, Australia's second-largest carrier, is trying to raise Ass billionBloomberg - 442 words
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136 2001-04-23 8 AFP ROME The Italian airline Alitalia, currently in financial difficulties, will form a partnership with Air France in May to ensure its future, the newspaper La Repubblka said. Government state secretary Enrico Micheli said: "The alliance with Air France has been decided. "In aAFP - 136 words
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Article208 2001-04-23 8 AFP LONDON Billionaire head of the Microsoft Bill Gates has been overtaken by a supermarket boss as the world's richest man, according to the Sunday Times. The newspaper's rich list of the wealthiest people in the world shows that Mr Gates has been displaced by Mr– AFP - 208 words
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Article192 2001-04-23 8 IN its attempt to promote greater corporate disclosure to ensure a level playing field for all investors, the Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias) has proposed an award for IPOs. Sias considers the inclusion of IPOs as an award category timely as most retail investors applied for192 words
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Article157 2001-04-23 8 AFP LONDON British firm GlaxoSmithKline is considering fresh merger talks with US rival American Home Products to create the world's biggest Pharmaceuticals group, The Observer reported yesterday. The newspaper put the cost of a potential bid at £150 billion (***** billion). Company insiders told the paperAFP - 157 words
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Article76 2001-04-23 8 AFP TOKYO US financial services giant Morgan Stanley will invest US$5 billion (Ss9 billion) in Japanese real estate over the next three years to take advantage of falling land prices. Despite a year-on-year drop of 4.9 per cent in January land prices, Morgan StanleyAFP - 76 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Is it a false dawn?
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Article, Illustration423 2001-04-23 10 THE Singapore market hit a two-year low early last week on poor March trade numbers which fell 2.1 per cent together with the earnings warning from Cisco on Tuesday. The STI fell to 1567 before rebounding strongly to423 words
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Article, Illustration359 2001-04-23 10 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian stock market finished on a high note on Friday with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index gaining 5,7 points or one per cent on the highest intra-day trading volume seen so far this year. However, this belies the fact that throughout359 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article303 2001-04-23 11 Reuters Mistaken to be on drug trafficking mission LIMA (Peru) The United States helped locate a plane carrying American missionaries, shot down by a Peruvian Air Force jet, in which an American woman and her baby were killed. "A US government tracking aircraft was in the– Reuters - 303 words
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115 2001-04-23 11 Reuters DHAKA Bangladesh promised it would investigate Indian complaints over the mutilated condition of the bodies of some of the border guards killed in a frontier clash last week. This came following strong protests by India in New Delhi and Dhaka after bodies of 15 IndianReuters - 115 words
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Article79 2001-04-23 11 -AFP LONDON Electronic listening devices have been found at the headquarters of the British Ministry of Defence, the Sunday Times reported. The newspaper said the bugs, uncovered during refurbishing work, were probably planted by visitors such as overseas journalists working for foreign intelligence services, adding that the-AFP - 79 words
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Article291 2001-04-23 12 -AFP Foreign Minister urges Indonesia KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's ties with Indonesia will be strained if the security of its people living in the republic is not safeguarded. "Attacking our consulates in Pontianak would not in any way help resolve any problems the Indonesians are facing-AFP - 291 words
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120 2001-04-23 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The decision by Finance Minister Daira Zainuddin to go on leave for two months may erode business confidence and hurt Malaysia's fragile economy, a labour chief and an opposition leader said yesterday. Mr Zainal Rampak, president of the Malaysian Trades Union-AFP - 120 words
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Article56 2001-04-23 12 KUALA TERENGGANU Popular Malaysian actor Eman Manan has been elected a committee member of the Marang Umno division. Eman Manan, whose real name is Abdul Manan Embong, obtained 221 votes, the fourth highest in the division's elections held yesterday in Marang. He told Bernama: "I would like56 words
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Article77 2001-04-23 12 -AFP LONDON A guitarist with the rock band REM was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday after an alleged "air rage" attack on two cabin crew members on his flight, said an airport source. Police questioned Peter Buck after an alleged assault during a-AFP - 77 words
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Article, Illustration274 2001-04-23 12 AFP QUEBEC CITY US President George W Bush said trade deals are needed to build an "age of prosperity in a hemisphere of liberty". Speaking at the Summit of Americas, Mr Bush said he was "confident" of winning by 2002 the mandateAFP; Reuters - 274 words
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Article87 2001-04-23 12 -AFP BEIJING Forty-six miners were killed and two others are missing following a gas explosion at an illegal coal mine in northern China, state media reported yesterday. The blast occurred on Saturday morning at the Xiayukou mine in Hancheng, Shaanxi province, the Beijing Morning Post said. Only four-AFP - 87 words
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Article143 2001-04-23 12 Reuters SRINAGAR (India) The US weekly Time Magazine apologised to its Muslim readers on Saturday after hundreds of demonstrators protested in India's restive Kashmir state over an image in the magazine of the prophet Mohammad. The Apr 16 issue of Time published the image in an "unintentional" affrontReuters - 143 words
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Article84 2001-04-23 12 AFP MOSCOW Russian border guards found a mass grave in the Argun gorge area of southern Chechnya containing the bodies of 32 men believed to be Georgian workers, the Interfax news agency reported yesterday. The bodies, found under a road leading towards Georgia, had been beheaded,AFP - 84 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article576 2001-04-23 14 Anil Bhatia - Anil Bhatia Our Page 1 headline sparks off this imaginary conversation by_ DISCUSSIONS on modern-day topics by notional professors, in a typical kopi Ham setting Participants: Professor Dooms Day specialist in doomsday scenarios (sometimes accurate). Professor Mod E Rator specialist in middleroad economics(usually very safe). Professor576 words
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Article, Illustration499 2001-04-23 15 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan No-nonsense no longer, she smiles and makes faces by h a zel@newstod ay. com. sg Love Me, Love Me Not. You decide if you would fall in love with the new sugary sweet Li-lin (right), previously known as Wong Li-lin. Yes, it's Li-lin,WBETECKHIAN - 499 words
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Article, Illustration1044 2001-04-23 21 The director of Waynes World talks to our film critic David Ngiau Penelope Spheeris is of two minds. She's the documentary filmmaker who directed the influential The Decline of Western Civilisation musicdocu trilogy. She also happens to be the director of Hollywood studio comedies like Wayne's World (1992),WEETECKHIAN - 1,044 words
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Article312 2001-04-23 21 Adeline Lim - Adeline Lim by adel in e_] im@m e d iacorptv 12. co m Members of the public made frequent visits to 12 BP kiosks last week for a good cause. In conjunction with Earth Day yesterday, MediaCorp TVI2 Kids Central and Eartkvisions organised a312 words
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Miscellaneous901 2001-04-23 22 J Your weekly forecast today art by yen yok u W A ySL Jji CAPRICORN (w/ TAURUS 'f^l^^Wi: VIRGO v^fc J*^7 (Dec23 "Jan 20J V^^ a£^ (April2l ~May2l^ t^f-Wi^fo tAug24""Sept23J j«^«v .1.; S'lT'our ruler Saturn changes signs only every T ast Friday, the planet of both achievement and "\T OW901 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration749 2001-04-23 27 asdf It's Miller-time as Reggie delivers in the clutch again NBA Philadelphia 78 Indiana 79 PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia 76ers let one get away yesterday big time in a 79-78 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference quarter-finals at the First Union Center,Allsport - 749 words
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338 2001-04-23 27 Reuters NBA Miami 80 Charlotte 106 MIAMI Jamal Mashburn got his underdog squad off on the right foot yesterday as the Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami Heat. Mashburn burned his former team with 28 points as the Hornets cooled off the HeatReuters - 338 words
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Article, Illustration305 2001-04-23 28 AFP Jordan keeps them guessing by reducing the odds on his return NBA WASHINGTON Michael Jordan's odds of making a return to the National Basketball Association as a player has got better. But, there is no guarantee he would make his comeback with the WashingtonAFP; Rbutebs - 305 words
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Article, Illustration103 2001-04-23 28 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond U.K. SHYAM'S dreams of making it to the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games in September this year seems more and more of a reality with each race he runs. At a special 100m dash held yesterday at the Serangoon Stadium, he shaved another O.Olsec103 words
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287 2001-04-23 28 Reuters Cricket KINGSTON South African captain Shaun Pollock still believes his side can chase a total well in excess of 300 to win the fifth and final Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park. He was speaking after a day on which– Reuters - 287 words
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165 2001-04-23 29 AFP Primera Liga Celta Vigo 2 Deportivo 1 MADRID Celta Vigo deprived Deportivo La Coruna the chance to close its eightpoint deficit behind leader Real Madrid in the Spanish league when it beat it 2-1 in the Galician derby. Deportivo opened theAFP - 165 words
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108 2001-04-23 29 ROME An unnamed Serie A footballer has tested positive for nandrolone in a test taken after a recent championship match, Italian press agency ANSA reported. The urine test was taken by the Italian Olympic committee and processed at their lab in Rome. Rafaelle108 words
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Article, Illustration917 2001-04-23 29 Burley's men can start to dream of playing against the likes of Real Madrid, Juventus and Bayern Munich SUFFOLK So the Tractor Boys can prepare to plough a furrow through foreign fields. It ended with a big hand for Ipswich, for whom Europe beckons again after anAllsport} - 917 words
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190 2001-04-23 29 -AFP LONDON Middlesbrough coach Terry Venables expressed his admiration for striker Alen Boksic after the Croatian international found the net with a spectacular goal in the 3-0 win at Leicester. Boksic chipped Leicester 'keeper Simon Royce from the edge of the area-AFP - 190 words
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Article, Illustration637 2001-04-23 30 -AFP Streetfighter pulls off sensational upset over Lewis Boxing JOHANNESBURG Eight years after getting involved in a violent street brawl which prompted him to take up boxing, Hasim Rahman was crowned world heavyweight champion yesterday after a stunning upset over Lennox Lewis. His amazing victory-AFP; Reuters - 637 words
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266 2001-04-23 30 AFP 1996 Evander Holyfield v Mike Tyson Holyfield, regarded as a shot fighter after retiring with a heart problem, was offered up as the next sacrificial lamb on Tyson's comeback following his release from prison in 1995. With odds against Holyfield opening atAFP - 266 words
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Article, Illustration577 2001-04-23 31 S. Gulam - S. Gulam Comment by gulam@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS never many people's favourite. The way he walked, the way he tackled his opponents, the way he responded to referees' decisions, the way he spoke, the way he gesticulated...he was seen as a pai kia (a terror) on the field. Frankly,WONG KHING CHONG - 577 words
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374 2001-04-23 31 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg THE S-League is just six rounds into the season. But Tampines Rovers has already tried three Brazilians. Two have gone home, the third failed to make a mark on his debut. First, there was Renato Martins. He returned home374 words
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Article104 2001-04-23 31 – Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang SINGAPORE'S Jesmine Ho led after the first block of 11 games in the inaugural World Bowling Masters event in Abu Dhabi yesterday. She knocked down a total of 2,508 pins (228 avg) to lead Australian world FIQ champion Ann Marie Putney by 11 pins.104 words
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