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Article69 2001-06-12 1 AFP NEW YORK Stocks skidded lower here yesterday amid more worries about the Japanese economy and fears that the US economic downturn could hurt corporate earnings in the second quarter. The Dow Jones industrials closed down 54.91 points (0.50 per cent) at 10,922.09 and the Nasdaq shed 44.32AFP - 69 words
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118 2001-06-12 1 US$165,630 cost of raising child in US -AFP WASHINGTON The cost of raising a child born last year in the United States is expected to cost a family some U*****,630 ($298,000) over 17 years for food, shelter, and other necessities, a government report said yesterday. The US Department of Agriculture-AFP - 118 words
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Article, Illustration417 2001-06-12 1 AFP UN drugs chief given a year to clean up his act UNITED NATIONS Mr Pino Arlacchi, the UN drug control and crime prevention chief, has been given one year to clean up his act after allegations of mismanagement, the United Nations said yesterday. It published aAFP; liEirmKSphoto - 417 words
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Advertisement346 2001-06-12 1 /A=DIj\CORP ill, f IM iga^—■ VV LLixL I Want to develop your thild's ionfideme? Make a date with Citibank Esplanade Branch on Saturday, 16 June and hear the expert from Julia Gabriel Centre speak on developing confidence in your child. You will also learn the tips of surviving the market346 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration393 2001-06-12 2 Audra Lim - Audra Lim by audra @ne wstoday. com. sg WITH the shadow of kidnapping looming so menacingly over them, Singaporean businessmen in Manila are waiting for someone to stand up to the kidnappers. Unfortunately, no one wants one's relatives to play martyr. Certainly not Madam393 words
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Article347 2001-06-12 2 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim by zac&a n a Wnewstoday. com. sg IT took a new kid on the block to get the old neighbours to spend a little time at each other's premises. Before this, the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University used to347 words
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Article106 2001-06-12 2 THE article, "Someone's got designs" (Today, June 2), states that De Angeli was ordered to pay legal costs of $190,000. This is inaccurate. De Angeli was ordered to pay 95 per cent of the costs of the action. These costs remain to be taxed and until106 words
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Article251 2001-06-12 2 STANDARD and Poor's Asia Pacific chief strategist dropped two bombs yesterday. The credit rating agency's Mr Mark Matthews said that biotechnology is a definite "no go" in Singapore, for purely infra structural reasons. This is despite the government's efforts to support the biotech and biomedical sciences here,251 words
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Article171 2001-06-12 2 Channel News Asia THE Tampines fish farmers dispute with the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) may be concluded soon if all the farmers do not go to court to fight an eviction summons. The SLA said it served the eviction notice on the farms on June 4.Channel News Asia - 171 words
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Article297 2001-06-12 3 Arroyo forced to accept rebels' demand MANILA A deadly "game of chicken" between the Philippine government and the Abu Sayyaf kidnappers yesterday ended with President Gloria Arroyo blinking first. With just minutes to spare before the bandits threatened to behead a "white hostage" at noon,297 words
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Article, Illustration186 2001-06-12 3 Agencies JAKARTA Indonesian immigration authorities yesterday allowed 29 foreigners, detained in a raid on a labour seminar here last Friday, to return home. However, a Pakistani would be deported for violating his tourist visa, an immigration official said. "They can goAgencies; – Afp photo - 186 words
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117 2001-06-12 3 KUALA LUMPUR The former husband of popular Malaysian singer Sheila Majid, Roslan Abdul Aziz, was acquitted yesterday on the charge of voluntarily causing hurt to the singer two years ago. Magistrate Mohd Azhar Mohd Yusoff said the defence had succeeded in raising a reasonable doubt, reported117 words
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259 2001-06-12 3 AFP BEIJING Preferential treatment for foreign firms in China will be a thing of the past when the country joins the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Foreign investors will be expected to pay at higher tax rates, as Beijing brings them inAFP - 259 words
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Article357 2001-06-12 4 Najib Ahmad - Najib Ahmad Chamber fears they may learn lessons the hard way by re porte rWnewstoday. com. sg THE one big stumbling block for Malay small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is that they do not like to talk about their problems. This introverted attitude leads to357 words
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Article, Illustration156 2001-06-12 4 Today photo by MANY people, not just children, have found comfort in teddy bears. So, for all bear lovers out there, here's a chance to meet your counterparts, and also do your part for charity. Come Sunday, around 10,000 bear enthusiasts are expectedWONG KHING CHONG - 156 words
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Article163 2001-06-12 4 A 35-YEAR-OLD man decided to live the jet-set-ting lifestyle, at the expense of a stranger's Citibank Visa credit card. With a stolen credit card number, he bought air tickets to New Zealand, Malaysia, Japan and London from February to March this year. Yesterday, Lee Chee Bing, a Malaysian,163 words
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Article85 2001-06-12 4 SINGAPORE'S Health Ministry and the World Health Organisation (WHO) will conduct a national survey on the general health and lifestyle practices of Singaporeans. This monitors and tracks Singaporeans' health status to achieve national health targets. The survey's results will be used by WHO to compare the85 words
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Article55 2001-06-12 4 CANADA and Singapore are collaborating on two documentaries which will form part of a series called "Scarred by History". Under the Canada-Singapore Audio-Visual Co-production Agreement, Crest Communication Singapore, a local independent production house, will work with Four Square Productions Canada, a leading documentary producer. The series will be55 words
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Miscellaneous112 2001-06-12 4 READ 0N... Airline toilet war Tokyo-based Jamco Corp, Boeing's largest supplier of aircraft toilets, now woos Airbus/1 1 Hung up on past Pearl Harbor: Let the US tell you what really happened at a profit/ 14 Date with Destiny Girl band survives dizzy series of ups and downs, thanks to112 words
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LETTERS
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Article236 2001-06-12 6 him Chee Hwee - I REFER to the letter, "Public tuition: Can MOE set up tuition centres?" (Today, June 4) by Mr Tom Ong. Mr Ong asked MOE to consider setting up more affordable tuition classes taught by experienced tutors and teachers in housing estates. Our schools strive236 words
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Article321 2001-06-12 6 Deirdre Moss; Jean Lav - Deirdre Moss, Jean Lav, SPCA puts the record straight on diseases linked to strays WE refer to the letter, "Pseudo pet lovers" (Today, June 6). We are concerned that it might have caused undue alarm. Reference was made to stray dogs having rabies. Singapore321 words
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Article142 2001-06-12 6 Elaine Lee - Elaine Lee SENGKANG may have a lot of housing estates, but the amenities available can certainly be improved. Currently, there are only two shopping centres there Eivervale Mall and Eivervale Plaza and both are situated alongside Punggol Park. The side opposite Punggol Park seems to have142 words
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Article104 2001-06-12 6 WE refer to the letter, "You are not alone" by Mr See Leong Kit (Today, May 23). Although there is a perceived risk of transmission of infectious diseases through the communal sharing of food, there is no conclusive evidence to support this. However, we do104 words
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200 2001-06-12 6 Wong Teck Tian - Wong Teck Tian I HAVE been accepted by NTU for a part-time Master of Mass Communication course this year. I was shocked to learn that the course fee per year is $6,000 for Singapore citizens. Foreign students and Singapore PR pay the same amount.200 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article312 2001-06-12 8 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan EDB foresees huge growth in new technology by ivay ©news today, com. sg THE Economic Development Board has identified liquid crystal displays (LCD) as the next growth sector in local manufacturing. According to its managing director, Mr Ko Kheng Hwa, LCD manufacturing will provide312 words
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125 2001-06-12 8 Bloomberg TOKYO Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank in the first quarter as business spending fell, leaving the nation on the brink of recession just two years after emerging from its last one. Gross domestic product fell 0.2 per cent in the three months ended– Bloomberg - 125 words
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Article65 2001-06-12 8 JAPANESE audio equipment maker Aiwa will close its research and development division at its Singapore unit, and let go of most of its 290 workers at the end of June. The move is part of Aiwa's plan to revitalise its business to cope with the global economic65 words
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Article62 2001-06-12 8 THE freehold LKN Building at Cecil Street was yesterday offered for sale by tender. The 14-storey freehold building belongs to contractor Lim Kah Ngara, which is trying to divest its non-core assets to reduce debt Marketing agent Knight Frank did not mention the selling price. But it said62 words
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Market Watch
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Article112 2001-06-12 8 MEDIASTREAM announced yesterday that one of its ventures, Digital One, has received a satellite broadcasting licence from the Singapore Broadcasting Authority. Sesdaq-listed Media Stream has a 40 per cent stake in the company. Digital One intends to use the licence, which can be used from December112 words
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162 2001-06-12 8 ASIA-PACIFIC Breweries, or APB, is considering pumping another US$5O million ($90.59 million) to revive its stalled facility in Hatay, Vietnam. The brewery in Hatay, south of Hanoi, was set up several years ago. But it stopped operating after the Asian crisis. The company has162 words
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Article65 2001-06-12 8 FISCHER Tech, a Singapore based manufacturer of precision engineering plastic components, has received in-principle approval for its listing on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange. For the last financial year, Fischer achieved a turnover of $81.5 million and profit before tax of $16.3 million. Fischer is an65 words
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Article29 2001-06-12 8 US$ 0.5517 UK£ 0.3987 I Yen 67.156 j HK$ 4-3030 RM 2.0996 Euro 0.6486 Rupiah 6215.2 Baht 24.916 Peso 28.276 A$ 1-0477 Rupee 25.926 Won 709.9529 words
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Article284 2001-06-12 10 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh Fears about its WTO entry exaggerated by chaopeh@aewstoday. com. sg CHINA'S imminent entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) probably early next year has raised widespread concerns that it will swallow the lion's share of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Asia. Some reports have284 words
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Market News
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Article241 2001-06-12 10 SINGAPORE shares ended lower in a lacklustre session yesterday with most participants sidelined while forced selling dominated penny cap issues. The blue chip STI closed 21.48 points lower at 1685.98 on weaker finishes in banks, technology and property counters. For every gainer, there were three losers, while 293 counters241 words
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Article153 2001-06-12 10 INVESTORS bargain-hunted in a market that some felt had reached bottom and was poised for recovery. The benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index closed 9.6 points higher at 585.3. Volume was 191,009 lots, with gainers outpacing losers 549 to 116. The big three Malaysian companies Malayan Banking, Telekom Malaysia and153 words
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Article, Illustration486 2001-06-12 11 Bloomberg Boeing's largest supplier now woos Airbus TOKYO A global battle between Boeing Co and Airbus Industrie, the biggest jetmakers, boils down in Japan to something neither can do without: Aircraft toilets. Tokyo-based Jamco Corp, Boeing's largest supplier of aircraft toilets, is looking to win Airbus ordersBloomberg; ENGKONG - 486 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration154 2001-06-12 12 Former US President George Bush (left) appears to have shaped one of his son's most crucial foreign-policy decisions by sending the White House a memo forcefully arguing the need to reopen negotiations with North Korea. The memo was first addressed to the senior Bush and written by Donald P Gregg,154 words
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267 2001-06-12 12 TEXAS US President George W Bush is out to dispel the notion that he is not a good friend of the environment when he embarks on his first official visit to Europe this week. Mr Bush has angered many countries by rejecting the 1997267 words
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Article141 2001-06-12 12 BOLLYWOOD film actor Salman Khan is under investigation by the Indian tax authorities which claims it has evidence that he illegally diverted funds to Singapore. The star of Chori Ckori Ckupke Chupke is alleged to have diverted 25 per cent of his fee for the movie through141 words
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Article, Illustration413 2001-06-12 13 Women now in charge of all major spending depts LONDON She flunked her A-levels because she didn't work hard enough, but that didn't stop Mr Tony Blair from appointing Ms Estelle Morris Education Secretary in his Cabinet reshuffle. Ms Morris joins a small band of seven women toSgOTEBS photo - 413 words
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119 2001-06-12 13 Reuters TERRE HAUTE (Indiana) Months of legal wrangling couldn't save Timothy McVeigh. The Oklahoma bomber went to his death at Bpm yesterday, the first federal execution in 38 years. The former Gulf War veteran made no apology for the 1995 bombing that shook– Reuters - 119 words
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Article91 2001-06-12 13 -AFP SRINAGAR (India) The Kashmiri militants engaged in a gun battle with Indian forces were crippled yesterday when a top member was shot dead. Bashir Ahmed Bhat, who held the position of divisional commander in the dominant Hizbul Mujahidden militant group, was killed by the paramilitary-AFP - 91 words
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155 2001-06-12 13 LONDON Britons are the world's biggest love cheats, a US study claims. They are more likely to cheat on their partner or steal a partner than the French or Italians. Around a third of British men and 28 cent of women confess to155 words
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213 2001-06-12 13 -AFP BEIJING Members of the outlawed Falungong spiritual group who attack Chinese President Jiang Zemin in their propaganda materials will now be prosecuted under defamation laws. This is just part of the stiff action the Chinese government adopted yesterday to further crack down on-AFP - 213 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration999 2001-06-12 14 Patrick Smith - Patrick Smith Pearl Harbor. Let the US tell you what really happened at a profit by in Connecticut "A HAPPY country without a history", German philosopher, Hegel, once said of the young United States. I'm not sure about the happy part. But America's dysfunctional relations with999 words
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Article160 2001-06-12 14 Reuters ZURICH Swiss voters have shed a sliver of the Alpine republic's staunchly defended neutrality by authorising soldiers to carry arms on peace missions abroad. Sunday's referendum vote overturned a decades-old practice of sending them to war zones carrying nothing more lethal than Swiss armyReuters - 160 words
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BREAKING NEWS
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Article70 2001-06-12 15 7ita c/i/ef execi/ftVe officer of Internet business solutions provider, Aretae Iti has left the company. "The company and several members of its professional management team have recently and amicably decided to part ways," confirmed Mr Lee Chong Mm, the former CEO. A source said that other70 words
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51 2001-06-12 15 A new browser for wireless devices named Thunder Hawk is taking flight, making Bitstream the latest maker of a personal computer-style Web browsing experience on mobile devices. The company is seeking partnerships with carriers and PDA makers to embed the browser into their51 words
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96 2001-06-12 15 Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and BEA Systems chief executive Bill Coleman recently traded friendly jabs. The two men spoke back-to-back at Sun Microsystems' Java One trade show, taking turns to trumpet their Java products, needle earn other and together put down rival96 words
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Article, Illustration422 2001-06-12 15 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon Microsoft releases the latest Office by solomon @ne wstoday. com. sg MICROSOFT has released the latest incarnation of its productivity suite, Office XP, which senior executives said plays a major role in the company's .Net initiative. "Office XP is the first stage of422 words
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Article, Illustration379 2001-06-12 15 ALTHOUGH growing at 9 per cent year-on-year to post revenues of $2.5 billion, the server market in Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) saw its growth slow down in the first quarter of the year. "The slowdown was expected, and the industry was379 words
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Article, Illustration437 2001-06-12 16 Reuben Lee - Reuben Lee The most impressive features are in its manual controls by AIMED mainly at the more experienced camera users, the latest CoolPix from Nikon is a classic example of function over form. The CoolPix 995 comes with an automatic mode for simple point-and-shoot convenience, but the437 words
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317 2001-06-12 16 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@>newstoday. com. sg HARDLY a week passes by without reports about the expected capabilities of third-generation (3G) mobile telecommunication services. With data transfer rates of more than 10 times as fast as the current generation's 9.6K-bits per317 words
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Article149 2001-06-12 16 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by eh aopeh newstoday, com. sg PEOPLESOFT, a producer of Web-based software, recently launched People Soft 8, the latest version of its customer relationship management (CEM) program. With cost and time of deployment of the software at a minimum, the software will appeal to149 words
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Article192 2001-06-12 16 Tan Hwee Yee - Tan Hwee Yee by reporter@news today, com. s g ONLY about a year into full operations, entellium appears to be on its way to being a major player in the Application Service Provider (ASP) scene. To hammer this point, the company cited the fact192 words
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Article, Illustration749 2001-06-12 17 Rolling Stones Girl band survives dizzy series of ups and downs, thanks to divine help Meet Destiny's Child a group that has, in the last two years, weathered some dramatic ups and downs. There were a slew of awards, litigious ex-members, endless rumours ("Beyonce's going solo!") and– Rolling Stones; AFP photo; Reuters photo - 749 words
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Article, Illustration411 2001-06-12 19 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan And songbird Kit Chan was all aglow during her concert by hazd@newsto d ay. co m sg Today photo by It's obvious. Kit Chan is in love. And she doesn't hide it. At her first solo concert at the Indoor Stadium last Saturday night, she■5 S I - 411 words
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Article, Illustration760 2001-06-12 21 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek Life is great! A series celebrating living life to the fullest Geylang lad picked up more than just an addiction from his neighbourhood PUNCTURE marks mutilated his arms. He lived from day to day, stealing from family and neighbours for that quick fix. His dysfunctionalALVINTOH - 760 words
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243 2001-06-12 21 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong by j ennyS'n ewstod ay.com ,sg Here's one play where they actually encourage the audience to leave on their handphones. An age-old bed and three mysterious SMS messages are the main features in the latest run by Action243 words
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Miscellaneous1294 2001-06-12 18 MBOiACORP /A=ryJj\COßP HIGHLIGHTS Moulmein High Fiddler on the Roof Taiwan Diary Idaman Class 95 FM Channel 5,6.30pm Arts Central, 10pm U Channel, 12.30pm s<iria,9pm Cortunes with Vern and -*i bl the icturesi lue Iranian village of Every wee k, thg host Li xingwm uiiti Yasmin reminds Sofia to visit Zulaikka1,294 words
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Miscellaneous1391 2001-06-12 20 '*i rg-T B. Ha E I E I J China Art Now! The Portal offers the audience a v^i E ~j\ '-'.V. i EVCnFvUlCnllQr Works of internationally-known mind-boggling, spell-binding r > Vr.T'r. II artists from China, who use dif- experience that will keep it at :i:'.„ L>>,.' Br*tfi_rP I' ACES1,391 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article163 2001-06-12 22 Nurse Betty (Now Showing) RENEE Zellweger is Betty Sizemore, a waitress in a small diner in a small Kansas town. Her sole joy in life is a General Hospital/ As The Stomach Turns kind of soap opera called A Reason To Love, and its lead character Dr David163 words
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Article, Illustration636 2001-06-12 22 David Nglau - David Nglau Black comedy of fantasies and escapism is a quiet hit by da vid@ne wsto day. c om.sg "\Turse Betty opened here last 1 VThursday with no fanfare. Well, it was never meant to be a big summer-season crowd-pleaser. Blink, and you'd in all probability have missed636 words
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Article, Illustration214 2001-06-12 23 A COPY of a re-edited (and unauthorised) version of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, that has reportedly been making its way around the Internet, has been sent to George Lucas after the director expressed interest in seeing it, according to214 words
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Article221 2001-06-12 23 Reuters MOSCOW Moscow's Film Museum, which doubles as the Russian capital's main arthouse screening venue, is now being threatened with closure after the flare-up of a long-standing row over the ownership of the premises. International critics have joined in the fray to support the venueReuters - 221 words
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Article93 2001-06-12 23 Reuters ROME Elle Macpherson, Judith Godreche and Italian comic Enrico Brignano have been confirmed as key cast members, alongside previously announced lead Rupert Everett, for South Kensington, an English-language comedy by Italian writing-directing team Carlo and Enrico Vanzina, The $7 million Medusa Film production willReuters - 93 words
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Article, Illustration342 2001-06-12 23 Reuters Hollywood director first to accept invitation to meet 900 tykes at Italian film festival Rome Oliver Stone's wild-man reputation and track record of films bathed in blood, aggression and violence might make him few parents' first choice for baby sitter. But theReuters - 342 words
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Article, Illustration789 2001-06-12 24 Karman Tse - Karman Tse The new menu at Ah Hois Kitchen will keep you coming back for more Today photos by by kannan® newstod ay.com. sg The resort-like setting was charming. It wasn't quite what I had expected: The typical air-con-ditioned restaurant where you have to mind your1 - 789 words
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294 2001-06-12 24 GROWING old has its perks, too. Especially if you've hit 60. Senior citizens in Singapore have enjoyed concession rates in various aspects such as public transportation, admissions to places of interests, tickets to arts events and what294 words
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Article743 2001-06-12 25 Shag fouls out but Horry saves Lakers NBA Sixers 91 Lakers 96 PHILADELPHIA The gut has been checked, and it is there, as taut as Robert Horry's smile while pumping his arms toward 20,000 stunned Philadelphians. The heart has been examined, and it beats, as loudly743 words
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Article, Illustration431 2001-06-12 25 Philadelphia Usually, Allen Iverson walks through the 76ers' locker room before games and camera crews are always two steps ahead. The first person he ran into yesterday: Jesse Jackson, reported the Philadelphia Inquirer. As the two men chatted Jackson talking, Iverson staring him in the eyeAu.sport photo - 431 words
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Article, Illustration514 2001-06-12 26 Reuters Formula One MONTREAL -Scotland's David Coulthard (right) remains convinced that he can still become Formula One World champion, despite his failure to finish yesterday's Canadian Grand Prix. Coulthard's exit combined with Michael Schumacher's second place leaves the McLaren driver 18 points behind theReuters; AFP photo - 514 words
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231 2001-06-12 26 Reuters Cricket NEW DELHI The Indian media heaped praise on their cricket team after their win in the first Test against Zimbabwe brought an end to a victory drought outside the sub-continent that had lasted 15 years. "India break 15-year jinx," read the headline inReuters - 231 words
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Article141 2001-06-12 26 Cricket LONDON England equalled its worst run of one-day defeats as old enemy Australia inflicted a seventh straight loss with a fivewicket victory at Bristol on Sunday, reported BBCSport.com. It was England's second defeat of the Nat West Series and leaves it bottom of the table with141 words
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255 2001-06-12 26 Reuters LONDON Beijing seems to be cruising towards victory in the race to stage the 2008 Olympics despite human rights demonstrations on the lOC's doorstep and Chinese stadiums that currently exist only as computer graphics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) looks ready toReuters - 255 words
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Article, Illustration666 2001-06-12 27 Reuters Tension mounts as title will only be decided in last match Italian Serie A NAPLES Signs of tension emerged at AS Roma after it drew 2-2 against Napoli on Sunday. The Serie A leader must now beat Parma on the final day of the season to claim their– Reuters; Allsport photo - 666 words
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225 2001-06-12 27 LONDON Tottenham's latest signing Gustavo Poyet revealed he did not feel part of the "new Chelsea", reported BBCSport.com. Spurs had fought off stiff competition from Liverpool to land the Uruguayan international on a three-year contract. The 33-year-old decided to leave Stamford Bridge225 words
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369 2001-06-12 27 RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil coach Emerson Leao resigned at Tokyo airport as his team were due to board a flight home following their dismal performance at the Confederations Cup, the Estado News Agency reported yesterday. The agency said that Leao, who only took charge369 words
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Article, Illustration737 2001-06-12 28 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas by leonard@newstoday.com.sg THESE days, if you spot Terry Butcher striding along, there is little to suggest he was once an English football star a centreback considered one of the alltime greats of the game in the British Isles. Gone is the lean, sturdy frameJOSE RAYMOND - 737 words
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164 2001-06-12 28 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas EX-RANGERS and Scottish international Dave McPherson said yesterday that he just cannot see current Celtic boss Martin O'Neill taking over at Old Trafford. "My gut feeling is that United will go for someone else. There will surely be a host of164 words
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202 2001-06-12 28 Reuters Tennis LONDON Wimbledon took steps yesterday to avert a possible players' boycott by agreeing to double the number of seeds in the men's and women's singles to the top 32 on each tour. A statement from the Grand Slam Committee said– Reuters - 202 words
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Article, Illustration636 2001-06-12 29 AFP Impossible doesn't apply to Tiger as he chases No 5 TULSA, Oklahoma Tiger Woods continues his pursuit of the heretofore impossible, as well as the merely improbable, when the 101 st US Open Golf Championship begins on Thursday at Southern Hills Country Club. Woods, whose victoryAFP; Reuters photo - 636 words
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533 2001-06-12 29 -AFP TULSA, Oklahoma Two of Europe's golf legends are poised to attempt to do what the multi-millionaire "Young Guns' such as Phil Mickelson, David Duval and Ernie Els have all failed to do halt Tiger Woods. Last year as the 25-year-old Woods swept-AFP - 533 words
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Article136 2001-06-12 29 Reuters PARIS French officials were forced into an embarrassing Uturn yesterday after Sports Minister Marie-George Buffet wrongly indicated there had been a positive dope test at the French Open. The trouble started when Buffet told the France Inter radio network earlier during the day: "There were more thanReuters - 136 words
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Article100 2001-06-12 29 Reuters LONDON Kate Hoey, Britain's first-ever female sports minister, has been sacked in the Labour government's post-elec-tion reshuffle, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said yesterday. She was replaced by Richard Caborn, a 57-year-old Sheffield Member of Parliament and former minister at the Department of TradeReuters - 100 words
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Article51 2001-06-12 29 AFP MONACO Former France captain Didier Deschamps signed a four-year contract as AS Monaco's technical director on Monday and proclaimed he would bring an Italian rigour to the French side. The former Juventus captain then introduced his assistant coach Narciso Pezzotti and physical trainer Antonio Pintus, bothAFP - 51 words
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Article, Illustration325 2001-06-12 30 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho Is forced out by back injury by Stanley ©news today, com.sg TANJONG Pagar United star Davor Dzelalija (right) has left the Jaguars. The 33-year-old Croatian, who has an incredible scoring rate of 23 goals in 25 games for the Jaguars, decided to call325 words
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Article, Illustration404 2001-06-12 30 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by Stanley® newstoday. com. sg SOME much-needed gas has been injected to fire up Woodlands Wellington's ambition. SembCorp Gas, a member of SemCorp Industries, has pledged to be the Rams' main sponsor, committing $700,000 over a period of two years.404 words
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Article395 2001-06-12 31 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang SSC arranges special trials for them, despite not recognising the association by kelvin@newstoday. com. sg THE FUTURE for gymnastics looked bleak when only two athletes turned up for the South-east Asia Games trials last month. Things took a turn for the worst when the Singapore395 words
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Article, Illustration346 2001-06-12 31 Reuters LONDON Fifa president Sepp Blatter (above) will be asked to provide answers to 25 detailed questions from Uefa relating to his running of the world soccer's ruling body when he faces a crunch Executive Committee meeting tomorrow. Uefa president Lennart Johansson has– Reuters; Auspoar photo f - 346 words
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Article174 2001-06-12 31 Reuters MADRID The battle between Valencia and Barcelona to secure Spain's remaining berth for the Champions League will go right to the wire as the two teams meet in the final game of the season at the Nou Camp next Sunday. "The game against Barca isReuters - 174 words
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Article152 2001-06-12 31 Reuters MONTREAL Formula One rivals Jaguar and McLaren move the focus from the race track to the courtroom today in the latest stage of their battle over the contract of top designer Adrian Newey. Both are confident of success, with Jaguar team principal Bobby Rahal sayingReuters - 152 words
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Article, Illustration209 2001-06-12 32 Reuters BIRMINGHAM Former Wimbledon doubles champion Corina Morariu (left), undergoing chemotherapy for leukaemia, was overwhelmed when Jennifer Capriati dedicated her French Open victory to her. This was revealed by fellow American Lisa Raymond yesterday. Morariu, who partnered Lindsay Davenport to victory in the women's doublesReuters - 209 words
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