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Article, Illustration533 2001-06-02 1 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan Plays with a political edge in this year's Arts Fest b by kim@newstoday.com.sg AS recently as 1994, The Necessary Stage was branded a leftist group and its two creative heads, Mr Alvin Tan and Mr Haresh Sharma, accused of training at "Marxist workshops". Words likeWONG KHING CHONG - 533 words
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Article290 2001-06-02 1 KUALA LUMPUR The influential Utusan Malaysia yesterday morning set the country abuzz with a frontpage report that Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin would finally tender his much-anticipated resignation later in the day. Tun Daim, whose close friendship with Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad290 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article284 2001-06-02 2 Najib Ahmad - Najib Ahmad Salesgirls made false claims, court rules by reporter@newstoday.com.sg FURNITURE wars can be ugly. A local company sold sideboards, L-shaped sofas and coffee tables of similar designs as the OM furniture brand. It claimed it had the right to distribute the furniture here. That's when OM284 words
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Article223 2001-06-02 2 IT could be a question about the legalities of applying for a flat, or registering title deeds, or the status of your HDB shophouse. For anything related to land, you just have to make your way to the 26th floor of Temasek Tower. That is223 words
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Article, Illustration157 2001-06-02 2 MURDERED footballer Sulaiman Hashim was buried at the Chua Chu Kaiig Cemetery yesterday afternoon in a funeral attended by friends, fellow national footballers and Football Association of Singapore officials. The 18-year-old, considered one of the best in the national youth squad, was murdered at BoatJOSE RAYMOND - 157 words
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Article350 2001-06-02 3 Agencies Gus Dur removes ministers as time runs out JAKARTA In a bid to save his sinking presidency, President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday fired his four top officials. The four who were booted out unceremoniously were Chief Security Minister S Bambang Yudhoyono, Attorney-General Marzuki Darusman, Maritime Resources Minister Sarwono– Agencies - 350 words
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Article161 2001-06-02 3 Agencies BEIJING Mock attacks on Taiwan's outlying islands and aircraft carriers will be the highlights of China's massive war games next month. The exercises involve thousands of troops and high-tech weapons, but the Chinese Foreign Ministry was quick to describe the planned exercises as normal.– Agencies - 161 words
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Article92 2001-06-02 3 AFP MANILA Abu Sayyaf guerillas holding 20 hostages including three Americans in the southern Philippines have indicated they would consider swapping their captives for cash. "In broad terms, they sent a message that... this has always been for ransom money," said a spokesman for President GloriaAFP - 92 words
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Article, Illustration69 2001-06-02 4 AS part of celebrating 65 years of broadcasting, MediaCorp Radio has launched the Radio Card, a smart card that also doubles up as a cash card and ERP card. It offers listeners many privileges, including free passes to radio events. It is the first of its kind69 words
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Article291 2001-06-02 4 Lee U- wen - Lee U-wen Your kids have a mother, but they need a loving father too by uwen@newsto day. com. sg TO all dads reading this: Have you been spending enough time with your children recently? A recent study in the United States revealed the astonishing fact that fathers spend291 words
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Article129 2001-06-02 4 AN independent audit commissioned by the Public Transport Council (PTC) found that bus services failed to fully meet some absolute standards. For instance, HDB towns in Choa Chu Kang, Jurong West and Woodlands were not adequately served. More trunk services would need to be introduced to meet129 words
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Article97 2001-06-02 4 SINCE 1972, this man had been in and out of the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). But between October and December last year, he went absolutely berserk. He raped his 13-year-old daughter a total of 19 times during these two months. The man cannot be named to97 words
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Article, Illustration107 2001-06-02 4 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond A 45-year-old woman was injured in a dramatic three-vehicle pile-up at Central Expressway yesterday afternoon. The truck in which she was travelling collided with the truck in front of it. That truck, in turn, had hit a car in front The accident took place107 words
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Miscellaneous109 2001-06-02 4 READ 0N... Little sticks, cancer tips Reflections of a former party-puffer/ 8 Thai power play Sacking of central bank's governor bodes ill for its independence/1 4 Asian beat Let the rustic charms of a bygone era move you/1 7 Bay on Harbor Director explodes into manhood re-telling a poignant moment109 words
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LETTERS
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Letter314 2001-06-02 8 Ananda Perera - Ananda Perera Reflections of a former party-puffer I REFER to the informative article on World NoTobacco Day (Today, May 31). I have lost a brother and a father-in-law to smoking. My brother was only 52 years old when he died of a sudden heart attack, mercifully314 words
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123 2001-06-02 8 Annie Tan - Annie Tan THREE Cheers to Brett Home who has aired his views on "Why shouldn't foreigners speak up?" (Today, May 31). I strongly agree with what he had said. I am an Asian myself and have live abroad for many years. Hence, I am123 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration381 2001-06-02 10 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh Currency consolidation makes sense: Expert by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg WILL currencies in Asia go the euro way in terms of consolidation? Dr Stanley Fischer (right), first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, does not rule this possibility out for some Asian currencies in related economies.381 words
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Article297 2001-06-02 10 WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan urged Japan to immediately embark on the task of disposing bad loans in the banking sector. Disposal of non-performing loans is an urgent task facing the Japanese government, Mr Greenspan said, according to Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secretary general297 words
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Article152 2001-06-02 10 CONTRACT manufacturer, Flairis Technology Corp, warned that since the effects of the slowdown in the electronics industry have been more severe and prolonged than expected, it has had to revise its end-year results. With the continued slowdown in the US consumer market and the soft margins,152 words
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Market news
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Article353 2001-06-02 10 SINGAPORE shares struggled to remain in positive territory as a combination of forced selling and worries over key US job data to be released, kept a lid on follow through buying. The ST Index closed 7.27 points down at 1649.78 in relatively muted trading as most money managers had353 words
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Article113 2001-06-02 10 KUALA LUMPUR Most investors continued to be cautious on concerns over near-term corporate earnings and the state of the local economy. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index finished 1.6 points lower to 571.3, as key index-linked stocks fell. Trading volume was pathetically thin, with only 97,659 lots traded, most of113 words
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Article390 2001-06-02 11 Bloomberg UMC says it's because of competition TAIPEI United Microelectronics Corp, which makes chips for companies such as STMicroelectronics NY of France and Xilinx Inc in the US, said it's giving customers discounts as rivals are forcing it to cut prices. "When people want to negotiate for better– Bloomberg - 390 words
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Article76 2001-06-02 11 Bloomberg BEYONICS Technology, a Singapore disk drive parts-maker, said its unit will buy Seagate Technology's printed circuit board assembly plant in Batam, Indonesia. Beyonics didn't disclose tlie price. Seagate, the biggest private maker of disk drives, also agreed to buy printed circuit board assembly fromBloomberg - 76 words
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Article25 2001-06-02 11 US$ 0.5525 TJK£ 0.3897 Yen 65.5515 HK$ 4.3094 RM 2.0995 Euro 0.6520 Rupiah 6317.85 Baht 25.0946 Peso 27.9013 A$ 1.0853 Rupee 25.984125 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article299 2001-06-02 12 -AFP Will Beijing repress it as it did with Falungong? BEIJING While China continues its efforts to crack down on the spiritual group, Falungong, a new cult has emerged. Police yesterday confirmed that four adults at the boarding school run by the Falanhui (Blue Law Society)-AFP - 299 words
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177 2001-06-02 12 -AFP BANGKOK Thai Defence Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, a former army chief, yesterday blasted a commando-style police raid to arrest a top soldier accused of murdering a provincial governor. The dramatic televised arrest of Major Chalermchai Matchaklam on Wednesday, in which some 30 crime suppression-AFP - 177 words
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Article113 2001-06-02 12 -AFP WASHINGTON The US Defence Department has blown its budget this year. So, President George W Bush plans to ask Congress for a US$6.l billion ($ll billion) supplementary budget, a sizeable reduction from the US$B to US$lO billion that the US service chiefs said they would-AFP - 113 words
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Article, Illustration140 2001-06-02 12 Reuters JOHANNESBURG Nkosi Johnson (left), the 12-year-old hailed by former South African president Nelson Mandela as an icon of the struggle against Aids, lost his battle against the disease yesterday. Nkosi was the public face of Aids in a country struggling to come to terms with the– Reuters - 140 words
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Article, Illustration191 2001-06-02 12 LONDON One of Britain's most notorious prisoners, Charles Bronson, married a woman he met just three times, reported Ananova.com. Yesterday's ceremony took place inside the country's high-est-security prison unit at Woodhill, near Milton Keynes. Armed robber Michael Peterson, 48, who goes by the name ofAPF photo - 191 words
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253 2001-06-02 12 Agencies TOKYO Fearing that his popularity would be undermined, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday told sharp-tongued Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka to end the feud with bureaucrats and concentrate on diplomacy, Japanese media reported. He also instructed her to lift the freeze on personnel– Agencies - 253 words
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Article321 2001-06-02 13 Reuters US Democrats to set the tone on region WASHINGTON Now that the Democrats will control the US Senate, it plans to set a different tone on Asian affairs from the Bush team, foreign policy experts said. Asia can expect to see a greater Senate focus on Southeast– Reuters - 321 words
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Article, Illustration73 2001-06-02 13 "I applaud strong government, but not overweening govern- m ment sustained by cronies, ~W ciphers and a personality S cult." Former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher, warning that a landslide victory for Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair's government in the June 7 election would lead to an73 words
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Article125 2001-06-02 13 -AFP WASHINGTON The Chinese editor of the socalled Tiananmen papers claims that Beijing has set a dragnet to find and arrest him. The papers, based on secret documents smuggled to the US, purportedly detailed deliberations of top communist leaders during the 1989 democracy protests. The man, who operates-AFP - 125 words
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Article81 2001-06-02 13 AFP KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian businessman escapee a kidnap gang after his guard got drunk and fell asleep. Three armed men abducted the lottery operator in Johor on Wednesday, reported the Sun. They took him to the XL suburb of Damansara, bound and gagged him andAFP - 81 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration627 2001-06-02 14 David De Rosa - David De Rosa Sacking of central bank's governor bodes ill for its independence by in Washington HERE'S a story that can be filed under the "stranger than fiction" category. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (extreme right) on Tuesday fired Bank of Thailand Governor Chatumongkul Sonakul (right) for627 words
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574 2001-06-02 14 Nasya Bahfren - Nasya Bahfren by BACK in 1996, Time magazine awarded its annual Man of the Year title to Dr David Ho, head of the Aaron Diamond Aids Research Centre (the world's biggest Aids research organisation). The award honoured his determined efforts to lead574 words
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Article, Illustration451 2001-06-02 17 Francesca Seah - Francesca Seah Let the rustic charms of a bygone era move you by francesca@newstoday.com.sg Fort Canning Hill will throb with an Asian heartbeat recalling the atavistic sights and sounds extracted from the heart of Asia. The Festival Village has been immersed in the rustic charms of an untouched451 words
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Miscellaneous1403 2001-06-02 16 HIGHLIGHTS f endor f' s Tribe H nosis r^m Fj*^. Gold 90.5 FM I^A, Channel 5,7 pm Channel 8,11 pm J#* jLAaIB^ EnCuentro Latino -^r'&B Ik A widowed anthropology professor, who The film opens with a trio of inexplicit- JiLmbJk *f" Uto Steven "t" to present his findings on an1,403 words
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Miscellaneous802 2001-06-02 17 The Living Home Channel News Asia, 9.30 am 6.00 am Graphic Headlines Hopia (r) This is America with Dennis 6.00 Headlines Council Chairman, DrLiu Channel News Asia visits a cozy govern- 6.02 Videofashion! The 9.00 The World Today Wholey in Singapore, Part 3 6.02 Money Mind Thai-Ker, in the start802 words
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TIMEOUT
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Article, Illustration479 2001-06-02 18 Festival Village Fort Canning Hill comes alive with the sounds, colour and aroma of traditional Asian arts and cuisine. From melodious songs to pounding drums; from folk dance to tribal ritualistic dance; from traditional games to acrobatics, experience a magical evening in the park with artistes from Iran, Indonesia,479 words
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Article331 2001-06-02 18 Black Moon Party A new venue for party-goers. For every month starting today, Sentosa wants to push the dance culture in Singapore like no other event has accomplished. Explore the different types of dance and party on. Date: Today, 9 pm till late Venue: Sentosa, opposite Central Beach Tickets:331 words
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Article225 2001-06-02 18 Transgenic Fish and Jellyfish This is the world's first display of transgenic fish. It contains artificially introduced foreign genetic material.As a result, the fish are seen in radiant green or red colour that glow under special lighting. Venue: Underwater World, Sentosa Tickets:sl7(adult),sll (12 years old and below) and free225 words
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Article116 2001-06-02 18 The Way We Are In the 60s, Izura and Shiela are two university undergraduates who return to their kampung, bringing along with them their modern thinking. Tension and confusion surface when their ideas stir discomfort. Date: Today, 2.30 pm Venue: Tampines East CC Tickets: $8, available at Tampines East116 words
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Article81 2001-06-02 18 Lights, Camera, Action! This photography and video compe- tition is open to all Singapore citizens and permanent residents.With no genres and themes specified, you are free to work on anything under I the sun. Your works must be original and have not been used for other competitions or any81 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article, Illustration78 2001-06-02 20 LOS ANGELES Critically acclaimed film director Curtis Hanson (Wonder Boys and LA Confidential), will team up with rapper Eminem (left) to make a movie about a troubled kid from Detroit who finds his voice in hip-hop, trade paper Daily Variety reported. Hanson, unconcerned that Eminem'sReuters photo - 78 words
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Article, Illustration136 2001-06-02 20 It'll cost $78m to produce The Art of War HONG KONG Jackie Chan (right) is set to star in what is expected to be the most expensive Chinese film according to Studio Briefing. Golden Harvest Studios has set the budget for the epic film at US$7B million136 words
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Article, Illustration180 2001-06-02 20 SURVIVOR contestant Dirk Been has given additional testimony in connection with a lawsuit filed by the series producers against Stacey Stillman, reported Studio Briefing. Stillman, a fellow contestant of Been's on the first Survivor, has alleged that her early departure from the show was180 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration851 2001-06-02 21 Simon Banner - Simon Banner Director explodes into manhood re-telling a poignant moment in history by_ Asa child, Michael Bay (left picture and xxextreme right on right picture) loved playing with trains, building miniature volcanoes and blowing things up. As an adult, he's making his living doing exactly the same851 words
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Article, Illustration98 2001-06-02 21 Reuters LOS ANGELES Dream Works announced on Thursday that it is planning a sequel to its US$ll2-million ($202.58 million) blockbuster movie Shrek (left). The company's partner Jeffrey Katzenberg said its animation division, which is hoping for the type of block- buster movie that spawns movie– Reuters - 98 words
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Article, Illustration580 2001-06-02 22 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo Author Andrew Matthews aims to give teenagers hope through his latest book by ra chel@newsto day. com. sg The author of the best-selling motivation titles, Being Happy! and Follow Your Heart, has come up with a new book Being A Happy Teenager. Andrew MatthewsALVIN TOE - 580 words
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Article, Illustration451 2001-06-02 22 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek by: elaine@newstoday.com.sg EUTHANASIA was brought closer to home last November when a Singaporean man smothered his can-cer-stricken sister with a pillow. Yesterday, that same act of mercykilling tugged at the heartstrings of many when we witnessed the love between two sisters451 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration524 2001-06-02 28 I__ _L _L 11 _L l__ Golf DUBLIN It was too early for Tiger Woods to start worrying, or for Chris Smith to begin celebrating. Through 10 holes on Thursday, though, Woods was trailing the unlikely early leader of the Memorial Tournament by a whopping eight524 words
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408 2001-06-02 28 Cricket OLD TRAFFORD The pleasures of Blackpool beach may not be to everyone's liking in this frenetic age but they appear to have done Inzamam-ul-Haq a power of good. The behemoth at the heart of Pakistan's batting order, Inzamam scored his third408 words
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397 2001-06-02 28 NBA Eastern Conference finals (76ers lead the best of seven series 3-2) MILWAUKEE The NBA would prefer to see the Philadelphia 76ers face the Los Angeles Lakers in the finals, so said Milwaukee Bucks' Ray Allen yesterday. According to ESPN.com,397 words
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149 2001-06-02 29 -AFP LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson may accept a role to lead Britain's fight against drugs if he walks away from football next year. Britain's finance minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, has asked Ferguson to be the public face of the British-AFP - 149 words
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Article114 2001-06-02 29 Reuters SEVILLE Badminton politics gets a rare but intriguing public outing this weekend with the Sultan of Brunei in line to become the governing body's president But there is substantial unease at his lack of experience of the inner workings of the International Badminton Federation he– Reuters - 114 words
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Article76 2001-06-02 29 AFP TOKYO Osvaldo Ardiles, the former Spurs star who captained Argentina in its 1978 World Cup win, was sacked yesterday as head coach of Yokohama Marinos. Ardiles, who took over at the J-league club last year, paid the price for his club's dismal start to the season, whichAFP - 76 words
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Article, Illustration388 2001-06-02 29 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang Xavier wins Youth Challenge with 22 strikes in two games Bowling by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg A STAGGERING 22 strikes in two games. That was what Xavier Chew accomplished yesterday on his way to winning the 2001 Youth Challenge yesterday. Trailing Asian FIQ Masters champion388 words
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507 2001-06-02 29 AFP PARIS Ireland can start to dream of a trip to the World Cup in Japan and South Korea next year if it manages to extinguish the threat of a starstudded Portugal in the 2002 World Cup Europe zone qualifier today atAFP - 507 words
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Article, Illustration493 2001-06-02 30 – Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell S-League SAFFC 2 Jurong 0 SAFFC fans may not have got to see its newest signing Fandi Ahmad play last night but they did get to see its two star strikers Mirko Grabovac and Kiatisuk Senamuang back in action. The deadly duo didn't disappointWEE TECKHIAN - 493 words
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318 2001-06-02 30 Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell LAST year, Balestier Central finished bottom of the S-League and was widely criticised for being an ultra-defen-sive team with little imagination. A year later, the Balestier Tigers are roaring, having surprised everyone with their attacking football of late. Against318 words
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135 2001-06-02 30 Match 5: Tanjong Pagar v Marine Castle Queenstown Stadium June 2 7.30pm IX2 (1) Tanjong Pagar $1.23 (X) Draw $5.20 (2) Marine Castle $7.50 1/2 Goal Tanjong Pagar (-1 1/2) $1.50 Marine Castle (+1 1/2) $2.30 Total Goals 0 goal $20.00 1 goal $7.80 2135 words
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95 2001-06-02 31 Reuters ULSAN, South Korea South Korea scored a deserved 2-1 win over Mexico with a lastminute winner in a thrilling Confederations Cup match yesterday. Korea took the lead after 57 minutes when Hwang Sun Hong powered a header past goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez. Mexico– Reuters - 95 words
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Article92 2001-06-02 31 NATIONAL bowler Jesmine Ho received $20,000 from NTUC Income and the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress yesterday for winning last month's World Tenpin Bowling Masters title. She received the award at a special dinner for the bowler at Copthorne Waterfront last night. Ho, 35, is hunting92 words
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67 2001-06-02 31 -AFP PARIS France's 1993 European Cup champion Marseille was relegated from the First Division yesterday by the French Football League's Financial Directorate for lacking the necessary funds to continue among the elite. It was also relegated in 1993 after a matchfixing scandal involving then president-AFP - 67 words
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Article, Illustration408 2001-06-02 31 AFP French Open PARIS Tim Henman's dreams of finally getting past the third round of the French Open turned to dust on the slow red clay of Roland Garros yesterday when the llth-seed-ed Briton was knocked out by Guillermo Canas of Argentina. Henman was bidding toAFP; Reuters photo - 408 words
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399 2001-06-02 31 -AFP BANGKOK China was handed a dream draw yesterday for the second round of the Asian zone qualifying competition for the 2002 World Cup finals, avoiding in-form heavyweights Iran and Saudi Arabia. China is desperate to make its first ever World-AFP - 399 words
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Article, Illustration180 2001-06-02 32 -AFP TAEGU Two months ago Clayton Zane (left) was nearly out of work. Yesterday, he was the toast of Australia after scoring the goal that defeated world champion France in a Confederations Cup match. Said the 23-year-old striker: "Everything has come right-AFP - 180 words
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Article, Illustration224 2001-06-02 33 ±t+]£j.*j//. /sv '"--^^_s'^_______^___«____________k V __________r//f I »-__J^__-v NO squeezing with the weekend crowd, no endless walking, no waiting in line. That is the beauty of e-shopping.You can do it just about anywhere, and not just from home, especially with the proliferation of gadgets like WAP phones, PDAs and224 words
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Article, Illustration448 2001-06-02 34 Here are some steps you can take to safeguard your privacy FOR those who shun online purchases because of the misconception that all net transactions are insecure, you really have nothing to fear about Using your credit card online is as safe as using it at any448 words
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Article, Illustration340 2001-06-02 36 To start you off your online shopping experience, here are some recommended Web sites you can try Fashion www.tangs.com Orchard Road stalwart C KTang is awarding 10 Trends for every $10 spent online.These can be used as discounts for future purchases. Register now and receive 200 Trends free! www.metro.com.sg For340 words
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Article195 2001-06-02 38 FROM May 25 to July 8, use your Visa or Visa Electron card when you spend a minimum of $100 in a single receipt, anywhere in Singapore, and get a shot at an instant dip and a grand lucky draw. To enter the promotion, simply present your receipts195 words
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Article267 2001-06-02 38 CITIBANK TANGS VISA DBS TAKASHIMAYA Jewelry, Quest Salon, Dockers, c _•_>-- i r~ a i_i l. r Mrs Fields and The Body Shop. Spend $80 on Estee Lauder I Get a double chance of winning products and receive a free travel a $10,000 grand prize267 words
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Article, Illustration125 2001-06-02 40 Accessories to make you look gorgeous Soft leather wallet UP$ll9 GSS $95.20 From Vinci's Bench, Seiyu Python Series Available in natural, red, olive and maroon GSS $28 From X.odus PVC handbag Available in beige, maroon and black GSS $29.90 From Double Index Thret!^^ diamond ring UPSI,S2I GSS $1,216125 words
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Article, Illustration159 2001-06-02 42 Hi tech products at low, low prices American Greetings Craft! 2 UP $69 GSS $39.90 From Challenger, Funan Sony Digital 8 Handycam GSS $1,399 From Tangs Cordless Freedom Navigator UP $189 GSSsls<i From South Asia Computet, Creative Jukebox j X MP3 Player j UP $699 GSS $635 From159 words
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Article, Illustration87 2001-06-02 44 Great to look at, even better to have for your ideal home Princess Smart coffee maker UP $85 GSS $59 From Tangs Expandable dining table without chain UP $1,688 GSS $988 From XZQT Livonia sofa set UP $3,380 GSS $1,980 From Modus Natura Fancy rubber coasters Set87 words
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Article336 2001-06-02 45 NON-STOP bargains at Parkway Parade await shoppers who cannot resist the urge to splurge. With its own sale bazaar in conjunction with the Great Singapore Sale (GSS) running from May 26 May to July I, Parkway Parade also offers bargainhunters weekly showcases at its basement where336 words
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Article201 2001-06-02 45 IT sounds like a dream come true if you're one of the many women looking for that perfect body and skin. And Expressions is happy to help you get it. It's not just about weight loss, mind you, but overall wellness, where your mind, body and201 words
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Article309 2001-06-02 45 THE sale and shopping frenzy is at an alltime high at Raffles City Shopping Centre. Shop for great bargains and special offers with discounts of up to 60 per cent at participating outlets during the Great Singapore Sale, between May 25 and July You could end309 words
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Article, Illustration455 2001-06-02 47 Savvy sexism Reuters HayDosCosas W\ QueUnaMujer no puede evltar: Llorar y comprar Zapatos. B SoyTotalmente Paiacio (^a/ad&ck/iiem MEXICO CITY -"I know how I look," says the femme fatale, sheathed in a strapless dress. "If I ask, it's only to find out how much you love me. I am pure Palacio."Reuters - 455 words
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Article304 2001-06-02 47 AFP TOKYO Flushed with recent and overwhelming success in Japan, fashion group Gucci said it would open more shops in Japan. "Japan is an incredibly important market for us. We have a very strong organisation here now," pGucci chief executive officer Pomenico De Sole said.AFP - 304 words
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Article, Illustration650 2001-06-02 48 Shopping for baby can be fun but expensive I am not a mother but I love babies. I think they are the cutest beings in the whole world tiny, soft (as only a baby can be), more huggable than the cutest soft toy, andYEN YOK - 650 words
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Article, Illustration172 2001-06-02 50 because only the best will do Baby checker Baby Checker Shirt < UP $33 GSS $16.50 Baby Checker Shorts UP $29 GSS $14.50 From King Kow, Novena Square White baby dress with floral print UP $53 GSS $31.80 From O'No, NgeeAnn City Freeway forwardfacing seat 3 adjustable seat172 words
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Article, Illustration120 2001-06-02 51 Your children should look good too Osh Kosh gear WhiteT-Shirt with floral print UP $29.90 GSS $20.93 Pants with floral embroidery UP $59.90 GSS $41.93 From Osh Kosh B'Gosh Red Sandals UP $39 GSSS/9 From Osh Kosh B'Gosh Mayoral Kids' Wear GSS Less 20% off regular prices From120 words
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Article, Illustration498 2001-06-02 52 Jamie returns from pageant with colourful ideas JAMIE Teo, 24, (below) Singapore's representative at the recent Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico, is revamping her entire wardrobe. Her experiences at the event and interaction with other contestants have given her a new perception of colours. "When I was498 words
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Article, Illustration583 2001-06-02 54 Gurmeet Singh - Gurmeet Singh Unearthing a treasure trove of local pottery in our midst by earthenware in rough terracotta, sculptures, crockery, vases and platters. Cracked eggshell finish adorns the oversized, yet delicate, urns ($2OO to $1,200) crafted by Chua Soo Kirn, while Jessie Urn's experimental stoneware comes in large583 words
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