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Article, Illustration19 2001-05-04 1 m Jochtn Schterittr of Gemma mm* Vat Dmub* Temr :n Virn-nu U; nfien frtr*M 152 wutnt if '"i. to*.-m - 19 words
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Article89 2001-05-04 1 MORE than 20 motorcycles had their wheels punctured by nails strewn along the Pan-Island Expressway yesterday morning. One victim, who wanted to be known only as Mr Chay PS, saw six broken-down motorcycles before the turn into Lornie Road. Then, his own motorcycle wobbled and as he89 words
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Article56 2001-05-04 1 -AFP TOKYO A detained man who entered Japan with a false passport has admitted he is the son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-11, Kyodo news agency said yesterday. He arrived in Japan on Tuesday from Singapore on a Japan Airlines flight and carried a forged-AFP - 56 words
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Article460 2001-05-04 1 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan Why HIV victims in Singapore face early death >. and Joy Frances TALK about irony. While developing countries are thumbing their noses at pharmaceutical giants, patients with the Aids virus in countries like Singapore are suffering simply because we are a First World460 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration112 2001-05-04 2 AN SBS bus was engulfed in flames at about 5.30 pm yesterday near the CID headquarters along Eu Tong Sen Street Service 33's quick-thinking driver Mr Lim, 25, evacuated the 40 passengers on board as soon as he smelled burning rubber. He said: "If112 words
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Article341 2001-05-04 2 Ng Hwee Koon - Ng Hwee Koon Freak factors caused long wait, says SGH by bweekoon@>newstoday.com.sg EVEN as hospitals in general are working on reducing waiting times, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) had an extraordinarily bad day yesterday. A patient, who gave her name as Ms Danker, was surprised when she walked into341 words
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Article79 2001-05-04 2 Reuters LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday that Britain was getting the foot-and mouth epidemic under control. "The battle is not over yet but I believe we are on the home straight," said Mr Blair. The government's chief scientific adviser said the average daily number ofReuters - 79 words
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Article, Illustration379 2001-05-04 3 David Ngiau - David Ngiau CITY TV will offer mix of sports and Chinese shows by david@newstoday.com.sg FROM May 14, young, trendy bilingual Singaporeans will have more reason to stay home to watch television. A new channel, called CITY TV, will hit the screens with a mix ofWEETECKHIAN - 379 words
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144 2001-05-04 3 TAIPING A Malaysian woman has had to pay a heavy price for being a home-wrecker. A court on Wednesday ordered Madam Yeoh Ah Hoon, who had an affair with a married welder, Mr Kang Ka Heng, to pay RM20,150 ($9,649) in damages to144 words
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Article, Illustration303 2001-05-04 3 In this instalment of i oday s interview with NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng, S Gulam asks: Can anyone join a union? I AM going in to a fairly new territory that may be controversial, which may upset some. But to me, anyone who works303 words
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Article323 2001-05-04 4 Lee U- Wen - Lee U-Wen by uwen@newstoday.com.sg AFTER spending a lifetime working, slogging and sweating, Singaporeans can now take affordable breaks during their retirement years. They will be able to put up their feet in luxurious resort homes in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia, among other places. They will be able323 words
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110 2001-05-04 4 TWO Sri Lankan women went to KK Women's and Children's Hospital yesterday with a dead baby girl. Police said that one of the women, 28, had given birth to the girl at 2 pm at Sembawang Park yesterday. The other woman, 23, is110 words
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Article, Illustration166 2001-05-04 5 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg YES, 75-year-old J B Jeyaretnam is still targeting the next general election. At least, that was what he told AFP yesterday. But is the opposition figure going to stand with the Workers' Party, from which he recently166 words
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Article, Illustration144 2001-05-04 5 WHEN she was only 18, Ms Jamilah bte Jasmi led her schoolmates on a community trip to Chiangrai, Thailand, to build a shophouse and redecorate a kindergarten. Being Chief Instructor of the Outdoor Activities Club has also allowed her to organise many camps for her school.144 words
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Article97 2001-05-04 5 IN late March, Neo Seng Kook, 46, received a phone call saying his mother had been robbed. He charged to the ground floor of his flat, armed with a chopper and an axe. But the phone call was just a hoax. A passer-by alerted the police and97 words
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Miscellaneous113 2001-05-04 4 READ 0N... Arroyo may benefit from botched coup Philippines now has the opportunity to 'really' start anew/14 It's no joke or is it? Get ready for the new Li Nanxing who is serious about making his fans laugh/16 Unconditional That's what marks a grandfather's love for his grandchild/17 'The practice'113 words
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LETTERS
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Letter492 2001-05-04 6 S Ramamirtham - S Ramamirtham Just who is the real national disgrace? THE much fussed about Think Centre rally to "Save JBJ" has come and gone, in fact, unnoticed by most of the four million people living here. At the height of the Think Centre's publicity campaign, I found492 words
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Letter180 2001-05-04 6 Colin Ong Tau Shien - Colin Ong Tau Shien I AM a full believer of life-long learning and I support Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's call to upgrade the training of Singapore's manpower. I think that this is critical especially in an economic slowdown. I am certain that many working180 words
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109 2001-05-04 6 V Bimelßam - V Bimelßam WE would like to clarify a point that has been raised by Ms Azrah Begum in the letter "No one helped me" (Today, May 1). Ms Begum alludes that Sinda only serves certain segments of the Indian population. This is incorrect. All109 words
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Letter143 2001-05-04 6 Michael Fernandez - Michael Fernandez I BELIEVE many of the younger generation do not know the significance of Labour Day. In the past, hundreds and thousands of ordinary workmen all over the world fought employers and armed policemen to win eight-hour work days. Particularly significant was the battle in143 words
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Letter341 2001-05-04 6 Matthias Yao - Matthias Yao MAY Day was also declared in 1889 as a celebration of organised labour when the International Socialist Congress designated it as an international labour day. Labour Day is observed on the first Monday in September in the US and Canada. In Singapore, we celebrate Labour Day341 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article347 2001-05-04 7 Shazalina Salim - Shazalina Salim You're stuck with a long weekend and nowhere to go no problem! by shazalina@newstoday.com.sg THE long weekend is here, with Vesak Day on Monday. Too late to book a resort and caught with no plans other than vegetating in front of the tube? Why not347 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article58 2001-05-04 8 Bloomberg News HONG KONG The number of flats changing hands in Hong Kong fell 14 per cent in April from a year earlier as rising unemployment made potential buyers less enthusiastic. There were 7,853 property transactions, mostly of residential units last month, about a third fewer– Bloomberg News - 58 words
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Article336 2001-05-04 8 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh Most CPF-approved unit trusts gave negative returns by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg EIGHTY-five of the 104 CPF-approved unit trusts under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) lost money in the Jan-March period this year. Only 19 showed positive returns, according to data from William M. Mercer (S). There336 words
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118 2001-05-04 8 THE Media Corporation of Singapore is deferring its initial public offer, as current market sentiment is not favourable for media listings, said Group CEO Ernest Wong yesterday. MediaCorp was widely expected to seek a public listing after the first half of this year. But now,118 words
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Article391 2001-05-04 8 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan by ivay@newstoday.com.sg COMPAQ Computer's Asia Pacific chief, Mr Paul Chan, has said that no sales and engineering staff here will be axed, after the company's restructuring plan is finalised by the end of this quarter. He added that this is because of the strong391 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article, Illustration448 2001-05-04 10 BENIGN economic data in the US, while uninspiring, coupled with the US Fed's consecutive rate cuts, suggest that a bottom could have been made. While this had been the fuel for the current relief rally, there is growing acknowledgment that a448 words
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Article, Illustration476 2001-05-04 10 KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur stockmarket failed to sustain Wednesday's sterling performance. The market fell victim to persistent profit-tak-ing by still jittery investors, leading the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) to end 4.8 points lower to at 606.7 points, its intra-day low. With the long weekend476 words
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WORLD NEWS
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208 2001-05-04 11 WASHINGTON There were plenty of red faces in the Pentagon yesterday after US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld withdrew a directive suspending mili-tary-to-military contacts with China. A Pentagon spokesman, saying that Mr Rumsfeld had only called for a review not suspension of military ties,208 words
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Article125 2001-05-04 11 Agencies WASHINGTON Top US officials will be travelling the globe soon to convince leaders that President George W Bush's "son of Star Wars" plan is good for world peace. Much to the chagrin of countries like China and Russia, Mr Bush announced on Tuesday that– Agencies - 125 words
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Article135 2001-05-04 11 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid must hold his tongue and revamp his Cabinet to survive in office following his second censure by Parliament on Monday. According to the Jakarta Post, Defence Minister Mahfud MD said a team of ministers, chosen by Mr Abdurrahman to helpReuters - 135 words
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Article, Illustration268 2001-05-04 12 Agencies President says 'no' to house arrest but allows curtains in prison MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo came face-to-face with her deposed predecessor, Joseph Estrada, in jail yesterday, the first meeting of the two since he was toppled from power. "I thank Mdm President for coming toAgencies; RS photo - 268 words
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Article112 2001-05-04 12 AFP LONDON British fugitive Great Train robber Ronnie Biggs said he wanted to return home after 35 years on the run. A Scotland Yard spokesman said Mr John Coles, the head of its Serious Crime Squad, had received an e-mail from "a man purporting to beAFP - 112 words
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Article196 2001-05-04 12 Reuters NEW YORK Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad have something in common. They are among the list of the top 10 people disliked by the world press in 2001. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in itsReuters - 196 words
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Article, Illustration158 2001-05-04 12 AFP PYONGYANG North Korean leader Kim Jong II plans to visit Seoul for a return peace summit. But Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson, who holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, said Mr Kim Jong II was just awaiting the outcome ofAFP - 158 words
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Article137 2001-05-04 12 ATHENS A British woman killed when an explosion went off in her car in Athens was carrying a bomb, according to police. The authorities have identified the woman as 49-year-old Susan-Mary Arris, bora in London. Police said preliminary investigations indicated she had been close to137 words
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Article64 2001-05-04 12 Reuters BEIJING Rescuers have pulled at least 62 bodies from the ruins of a nine-floor residen tial block buried by a landslide in south-western China, a local official said yesterday The landslide struck Wulong county near Chongqing on Tuesday evening. The building was home to 2 families– Reuters - 64 words
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COMMENTARY
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589 2001-05-04 14 Patrick Smith - Patrick Smith Bloomberg Philippines now has the opportunity to 'really' start anew by in Connecticut IT'S not hard to find the silver lining in the botched coup attempt launched by supporters of deposed president Joseph Estrada. I'm convinced that Estrada's supporters have given theBloomberg - 589 words
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396 2001-05-04 14 ON the surface of it, President Abdurrahman Wahid's anxiously awaited televised response if indeed it can be called that could be regarded as conciliatory in tone. He expressed his appreciation for the state's security personnel and the Indonesian military for having maintained public order396 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration326 2001-05-04 16 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan CHANNEL 8 NEW OFFERINGS Get ready for the new Li Nanxing who is serious about making his fans laugh by hazel@newstoday.com.sg This is not funny Li Namring is trying to be funny. The MediaCorp actor knows he is no Gurmit Singh orWEETECKHIAN - 326 words
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Article, Illustration299 2001-05-04 16 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan by] hazel@newstoday.com.sg You are used to hearing their voices on the radiowaves. Now, see the faces behind those voices. Meet FM 93.3 radio deejays Danny Yeo and Mary Bukoh (right). They will front MediaCorp's newWEE TECKHIAN - 299 words
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Article, Illustration339 2001-05-04 17 Tan Kong Wee - Tan Kong Wee Today's SNAG (Sensitive New Age Grandfather) column by kongwee@newstoday.com.sg "GRANDPARENTS always love you and never yell at you, no matter how many dumb things you do," I overheard my friend's grandson say the other day. Indeed, this gem of a statement simply reinforces the view held339 words
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Article, Illustration408 2001-05-04 18 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo So what's real and what's not in the hit series about lawyers? ra chel@newstoday.com.sg Hit drama serial, The Practice, has been described as the most convincing television drama about lawyers to emerge from Hollywood producers to date. Filled with suspense and interesting court cases handled408 words
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Article, Illustration434 2001-05-04 18 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo by rachel@newstoday.com.sg Think ballet is a highbrow theatre event too difficult to comprehend, with people in leotards and tights running around a stage doing inexplicable things? Think again. If you have ever watched Ballet Under The Stars, you will emerge with a wholeJ o II - 434 words
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Article, Illustration463 2001-05-04 27 David Ngiau - David Ngiau Toilet humour at its best by david@newstoday.com.sg Existential novelist Albert Camus once wrote that censorship insults the populace. The censor presumes the public to be "idiots". Camus felt that we could sift through the white noise and judge for ourselves what we want463 words
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Article, Illustration593 2001-05-04 28 Elise Teoh - Elise Teoh QUEEN OF CLUBS Does new rule at Tj Livehouse go against basic tenet of club culture? by elise.teoh<s> themediacampus.com Men should know when to leave women alone. Or at least that's what a new nightclub is saying. Tj Livehouse, which opens this month at the old593 words
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Article, Illustration880 2001-05-04 29 Carolyn Wong - And then there were three Carolyn Wong ADVERTORIAL An expose on Survivors final trio by i axn_mktg@ape.sony.com It's finally here! The final three-hour (whoa!) episode today that will reveal Hollywood's best kept secret which Survivor walks away with the US$l million ($l.B million). It is amazing that Tina, Keith and880 words
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380 2001-05-04 29 Aditee Ghate - Aditee Ghate br Recently, just after Jerri Manthey was voted out of Survivor, the conversation during my lunch hour revolved around whether she deserved to be voted out Typically, there were opposing views. From what I witnessed, at my own380 words
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Advertisement352 2001-05-04 19 /ABtHACORP w Want to do something revolutionary? Then the Cathay Pacific/TODAY Wilderness Experience is just the thing for you. It's a scholarship programme of a completely different nature. This programme aims to firstly educate teenagers the world over on the importance of the environment and man's impact on ecosystems. In352 words
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Miscellaneous963 2001-05-04 20 /A^DJJ^CORP /A=DJJ±CORP H radio highlights My Giant Jo^ Beta Hfii' Gold 90.5 FM Ch 5,7.30 pm f"J Suria, 9.30 pm A Together Sammy and Max m M Raju misses motherly JM Music on the Move With Audrey set out on a road to fulfill *jr love. His widower 4-8 pm963 words
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Miscellaneous709 2001-05-04 21 Inside the Actor's Correspondent's Notebook a Studio Tom Hanks dpi U> -No Experience Necessary Arts Central 11 pm A%&F aQ& channel NewsAsia, c HANNELNE ws AsIA "Life is like a box of chocolates." ii^^P^BJT 802 Dm Seven words immortalised by Tom J^tS Hanks in the instant classic, J^LIUMh n es^ma^709 words
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Miscellaneous904 2001-05-04 22 SuperSpOftS tells the story of how a MUSKDCOt you will also love them. traditional Chinese instru(Cn 20) restless boy forges a new H'tH Date: May 27,7.30 pm ments. The third piece is T relationship with his ped- A Quiet Moment Venue: Singapore Indoor Antonin Dvorak's American. European PGA Golf dler904 words
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Advertisement43 2001-05-04 27 NO.l AT BOX OFFICE! FRANCIS NG ZOE TAY PHYLLIS QUEK TSE KWAN HO Golden Horse Award Golden Horse Award -Best Actor -Best Actor A promise of eternal love A lifetime of waiting Love beyond human dimensions The Tree J a NOW SHOWING USI43 words
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Article, Illustration289 2001-05-04 30 Pauline D Loh - Pauline D Loh Dragons, red lobsters, and pink jellyfishes by pauline@newstoday.com.sg cation. The weird and wonderful sea dragons are captivating, so are the jellyfishes on show. Leafy Seadragons (above, left) look like a piece of elegant flotsam until you see them move and then they lookJOSEPH LEE - 289 words
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Article, Illustration285 2001-05-04 32 Pauline D Loh - Pauline D Loh by pauline@newstoday.com.sg WILDLIFE on the wing is plentiful in Perth. A short walk down to the ferry jetty through the city parks will confirm that, especially if you are planning a picnic lunch. Lots of sea gulls, pigeons and the occasional cormorant or pelicaniJOSEPHLEE - 285 words
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Article, Illustration344 2001-05-04 34 Pauline D Loh - Pauline D Loh Birds, beasts and bicycles off the beaten track by: pauline@newstoday.com.sg ROTTNEST Island, or Rotto to the locals, is a different type of travel therapy. There is absolutely nothing to do here but relax in true holiday fashion. Here, you can sit on the pier,JOSEPHLEE - 344 words
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Article, Illustration444 2001-05-04 35 Malcolm Bastians - Malcolm Bastians by malcolm@newstoday.com.sg On May 12, a bigger and more publicised Singapore Airlines International Cup is expected to be watched by an estimated two billion viewers worldwide. FoxSport will take it internationally while Sportscity will show it 'live' locally. International wagering on the race will be at444 words
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Article, Illustration466 2001-05-04 36 Malcolm Bastians - Malcolm Bastians by malcolm@newstoday.com.sg A week before the biggest race gets underway in Singapore the $3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup on Mar 12 one horse is on everyone's lips: Silvano. The bay five-year-old German-bred and that's a rarity in international racing has electrified racegoers in Singapore, Hong466 words
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Article, Illustration346 2001-05-04 37 Malcolm Bastians - Malcolm Bastians by malcolm@newstoday.com.sg EVERYONE is keeping his fingers crossed that the great Singapore hope, Superb Effect, can do an Ouzo in the inaugural $1 million Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Sprint on May 12. Local galloper Ouzo made it a fairytale opening in the inaugural Singapore Airlines346 words
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Article, Illustration514 2001-05-04 38 Linda Lim - Linda Lim at Scotts shopping centre! by HORSERACING dates back to 1711 the first royal race was held by Queen Anne at Ascot, England. It was an opportunity for the rich and famous to dress up, an event for one to be seen and also be accepted in514 words
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Article, Illustration514 2001-05-04 41 NBA PLAYOFFS Philly erases disappointment of last two seasons NBA Indiana 85 Philadelphia 88 INDIANAPOLIS A tearful Allen Iverson was as eager to pass the credit as the basketball. The NBA's scoring leader had 33 points, but it took a blocked shot and a basket byAFP photo - 514 words
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258 2001-05-04 41 NBA Phoenix 82 Sacramento 89 PHOENIX The comeback Kings did it again, and they're headed to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 20 years, reported ESPN.com. Sacramento, down by 19 early in the second quarter, missed 22 consecutive258 words
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262 2001-05-04 41 AFP Boxing NEW YORK The threat of a lawsuit by Lennox Lewis has improved the odds that the British boxer will have a chance to regain the heavyweight title before Mike Tyson. Hasim Rahman, who swiped two titles from Lewis withAFP - 262 words
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Article, Illustration581 2001-05-04 42 AFP Athletics RALEIGH Marion Jones (right) finds herself motivated by the quest for world records now that she owns three Olympic gold medals. And she has no plans to repeat a "drive for five" titles at the World Championships. "When I see glimpses of greatness, that onlyAFP - 581 words
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181 2001-05-04 42 -AFP RALEIGH United States athletics chiefs will consider on Sunday a change in policy so that Michael Johnson can run at this year's World Championships. Johnson, the 200 and 400m world record holder, who has announced his intention to retire, wants to-AFP - 181 words
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128 2001-05-04 42 Reuters ST JOHN'S South African captain Shaun Pollock said he was glad to see a vastly improved allround showing from his side as they won the second one-day international against West Indies yesterday to level the series 1-1. After defeat in both the Test– Reuters - 128 words
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Article83 2001-05-04 42 Reuters COLOMBO Investigators probing match-fixing in cricket have finished questioning former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga and leading Test batsman Aravinda de Silva. "The process is over now. The questioning went all right. I questioned them myself and the International Cricket Council also had one or– Reuters - 83 words
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Article79 2001-05-04 42 Reuters CANBERRA Leading Australian swimming coach Gennadi Touretski pleaded not guilty to possessing the banned anabolic steroid Stanozolol in a brief Canberra court hearing yesterday. The court adjourned the case until mid-October, but Russianborn Touretski's lawyers requested a meeting with prosecutors on July 26. Touretski,– Reuters - 79 words
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Article, Illustration801 2001-05-04 43 Tennis LONDON Pete Sampras avoided the first of the sand traps placed in his path from April to June each year by sending a sick note to the Monte Carlo Open. The Monte Carlo event is the first major step en route to the French Open801 words
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Article, Illustration465 2001-05-04 44 Leeds from boys to men Champions League Leeds 0 Valencia 0 LONDON When David O'Leary climbed the long flight of stairs to the press room at Goodison Park back at the start of February, Leeds United was a team running on empty. The trial of several of its players hadAllsport photo - 465 words
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Article199 2001-05-04 44 BLACKBURN -Jubilant Blackburn boss Graeme Souness admitted it was a "wonderful feeling" to be back in the Premiership. Matt Jansen's 71st minute header was enough to beat Preston at Deepdale and return Rovers to the top flight after an absence of two years, reported Football36s.com.199 words
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Article252 2001-05-04 44 BELFAST Football legend George Best has spoken out about his continuing fight against alcoholism. Best acknowledged that he had resumed drinking for a brief period in March. However, the exManchester United star denied reports that he had gone on a "14-day bender", reported BBC Sport.com. Best252 words
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Article205 2001-05-04 44 LONDON Gerard Houllier is to meet the Liverpool board to seek finance for the "two or three" big-name players he hopes to sign this summer. The move is the next step in his four-year blueprint to reestablish Liverpool as a major force both domestically and205 words
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Article, Illustration564 2001-05-04 45 S. Murali - S. Murali IF NOT for a certain Mr Patrick Lau, Singapore's opening tie in the Asia Cup on Wednesday might have as well been billed as Indonesia versus Indonesian expats. Look at the local line-up. Apart from Lau, we fielded Ronald Susilo (above), Aman564 words
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198 2001-05-04 45 AFP OSAKA The "import" of Chinese table tennis players into weaker nations is hampering the emergence of global talent, especially in Europe, top players at the current world championships have warned. The practice is widespread. In yesterday's women's singles fourthAFP - 198 words
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128 2001-05-04 45 SINGAPORE'S top female paddlers Li Jiawei and Jing Junhong both crashed out in the fourth round of the World Table Tennis Championship in Osaka yesterday. Jiawei, 19, lost to third seed Zhang Yining of China 14-21, 14-21, 18-21, but will be satisfied128 words
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Article158 2001-05-04 45 THE National rugby team has a new skipper for tomorrow's Asian Shield clash against Hong Kong. Rong Jing Xiang, 22, replaces Leong Jee Wong in leading out the 21-man squad. Said national coach Sam Chan: "Rong is one of the youngest ever captains for the158 words
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Article, Illustration432 2001-05-04 46 – Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho GoalkeeperYazid shines to save the blushes WITH midfield lynchpins Tawan Sripan and Thawatchai Ongtrakul joining the Thai national squad in London today, Sembawang Rangers' coach Vorawan Chitavanich is hoping his local players can carry the load. But, after watching his young charges struggling to a 1-1432 words
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507 2001-05-04 46 Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell Woodlands v Geylang (Woodlands Stadium, 7.30pm) IT HAS been a long time since Geylang United last won any silverware. And the last time it won the SLeague title was five years ago, in the inaugural season. Since then, it has struggled507 words
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Article, Illustration390 2001-05-04 47 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang Thais stun Malaysia, a day after shocking mighty China by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg THE ONGOING Asia Cup lost a star attraction when All-England champion Pullela Gopichand of India withdrew last week. But there is a new media darling and his name is Boonsak Polsana (above).WONGKHMGCHONG - 390 words
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Article91 2001-05-04 47 AFP BERLIN Formula One star Ralf Schumacher has snapped up an original set of nude photographs of his fiancee Cora Brinkmann, a report said yesterday. The photos are to be included in a book of artistic nude shots, the Bild newspaper reported. Williams' driverAFP - 91 words
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Article94 2001-05-04 47 Reuters LONDON English premier league champion Manchester United unveiled a new goldcoloured kit yesterday to celebrate the club's centenary year in 2002. The kit, made by current manufacturer Umbro in the company's final year before being replaced by United States sports giant Nike, will be– Reuters - 94 words
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Article72 2001-05-04 47 REBECCA Heng became the third Singaporean swimmer for the SEA Games at the national time trials yesterday. She finished second behind Nicolette Teo in the 200m breaststroke finals in a time of 2:42.045ec, more than a second under the qualifying mark. Teo had already qualified72 words
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