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Article149 2001-09-04 1 Agencies BANGKOK An employee in the Thai subsidiary of United Overseas Bank has been arrested in connection with a US$222 million ($386 million) money-laun-dering scam. Sirinra Mahamad, 33, an assistant director in charge of merchant banking of UOB Radanasin Bank, is in police custody. UOB— Agencies - 149 words
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Article107 2001-09-04 1 THE drug that treats men with erectile dysfunction has been found to be beneficial to patients with heart disease. One study showed that sildernafil the active component of Viagra alleviated erectile difficulty among patients with severe heart failure. Another study concluded that sildernafil helps blood vessels107 words
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Article, Illustration333 2001-09-04 1 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim Singapore poet Sophie Leu wins US$2O,OOO prize but may be lost to us by zackaria@iie-wstoday.com.sg IF the list were to extend beyond investment bankers, then poet Sophie Leu (picture) would figure among the Singaporeans thriving overseas. The 32-year-old has just out-written333 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article414 2001-09-04 2 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim NTU is repositioning itself to conquer other fields by zackaria@newstoday.com.sg BESIDES its proposed foray into offering biological sciences courses, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) yesterday announced that it plans to set up a School of Humanities as well. Modelled after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,414 words
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Article199 2001-09-04 2 -Joy Frances - -Joy Frances YET another family dispute over money is being battled out in court. The question is whether an elderly woman gave a $5.3 million cheque to her nephew as a gift or under duress. Mrs Helen Oh died in 1999 leaving no children or husband199 words
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Article, Illustration178 2001-09-04 2 – Shazalina Salim - Shazalina Salim FROM tomorrow, eight mineral water dispensers (picture) will be placed in the platform areas of City Hall and Ang Mo Kio MRT stations. The three-month trial is being conducted in response to requests from passengers that drinking of plain water be allowed in178 words
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Article123 2001-09-04 2 Channel NewsAsia A 34-YEAR-OLD SBS driver, who was involved in an accident in which two girls died on Sunday, has been suspended from duty. He was released on $10,000 bail pending police investigations. Churchraates Aasta Ng Ying Ru, 13, and Agnes Teo Shiun Li, 12,— Channel NewsAsia - 123 words
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Article, Illustration147 2001-09-04 2 – Audra him - Audra him SOME people want alcohol but just do not want to pay for it. Muhammad Shehdie Abdul Razak, 20, currently doing his national service, was spotted last Friday at Quay Bar, stealing drinks from the tables of other customers. Muhammad Shehdie also took a147 words
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Article86 2001-09-04 2 – Lee U- Wen - Lee U-Wen THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) believes that there are just too many awards in Singapore. So yesterday) it announced that the industry's National IT Award and eAwards will merge into one the National Infocomm Awards. The organisers IDA, CommerceNet Singapore and ec.Think are encouraging86 words
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Article, Illustration357 2001-09-04 3 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian Malaysian minister who met SM Lee talks about Islamic militancy by in Kuala Lumpur boonyi an@n ewa tuday.com.sg ISLAMIC militancy, so aggressively raising its head in Malaysia, came up for discussion between Malaysian Defence Minister Najib Tun Razak and Senior Minister357 words
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Article122 2001-09-04 3 -AFP BANDA ACEH The separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has accused the Indonesian military of initiating a pirate attack on a ship in the Straits of Malacca in order to pin the blame on the movement. Mr Ishak Daud, a spokesman for GAM, yesterday denied involvement-AFP - 122 words
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Miscellaneous8 2001-09-04 3 BSee Page 25 to win a surprise gift8 words
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LETTERS
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Letter419 2001-09-04 4 Koh Wee Kiang - Koh Wee Kiang Burnt in Frankfurt and China, writer says: Don't stereotype I REFER to Mr K Will's letter "$2 for one prawn" (Today, Sept 1). His agonising experiences with our service industry are quite lamentable something many locals would very much agree with. But419 words
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Letter109 2001-09-04 4 Lin Tzer Pin - Lin Tzer Pin I HAVE one answer to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's question: "Can anyone come up with a better method of teaching Mandarin to students who come from an Englishspeaking background?" (Today, Sept 1). For such students, Mandarin should be taught as a foreign109 words
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326 2001-09-04 4 Eric] Brooks - Eric] Brooks I REFER to Mr David Soh's letter "Teaching the expert", on the need for foreign workers to better understand Asians (Today, Aug 31). I find his insistence that foreigners be educated in Asian culture awkward. After all, the vast majority of Singapore's326 words
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Letter140 2001-09-04 4 Lai Swee Heng - Lai Swee Heng RECENTLY, there have been a number of newspaper reports on retrenchment, high unemployment rates, bad global economy and poor performance by companies. The Government has cautioned Singaporeans to be more independent and more sensitive about their future. But I feel sad for140 words
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Miscellaneous57 2001-09-04 4 Today ~*r& me, ir 13 Aaron's {above) royal treatment Tech 14 Local firm to take on the USA ft 16 Bernard Harrison and nature 9 17 A surprise for sharksfin lovers EMAS 20 Kidman and her high heels 21 President's Star Charity nets $1.38 million and it's growing t Listings57 words
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BISINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration381 2001-09-04 6 – Oana- Kyodo - Oana-Kyodo Deal with Japan may be on the cards JAPAN and Singapore began a third round of negotiations yesterday for a bilateral free-trade agreement (FTA) with the hope of making this round the last and putting the accord into force by the middle of next381 words
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264 2001-09-04 6 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SINGTEL has teamed up with insurance broker Aon Risk Singapore to offer insurance coverage for its subscribers against theft, accidental loss or damage of their mobile phones. For a monthly premium of $2 to $3, SingTel Mobile's one million post-paid264 words
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Article116 2001-09-04 6 Francis Kan - Francis Kan by frands newstoday. com. sg DOTCOM mania may have long gone but e-commerce has embedded itself into the business landscape. Recognising this phenomenon, Australia's Curtin University of Technology together with the Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) are offering a degree programme in marketing and e-commerce116 words
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Market Watch
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Article84 2001-09-04 6 OSIM International, a health care product marketing company, has entered into a joint venture with Daito Electric Machine Industry. It is to invest 2,55 million baht ($105,000) for a 30 per cent stake in Daito Osim (Thailand). The joint venture is involved mainly in making and84 words
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Article25 2001-09-04 6 US$ 0.5747 0.3950 Yen 68.303 HK$ 4.4826 RM 2.1839 Euro 0.6333 Rupiah 5157.9 Fiaht 25.301 Peso 29.318 A$ 1.0911 Rupee 27.080 734.3625 words
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75 2001-09-04 6 ELECTRONICS distributor Allcom Technologies has achieved record revenue of $35 million for August, despite a global economic slump. The electronic components distribution business contributed $27.65 million of the total revenue last month, mainly from strong demand for Intel, IDT and other semiconductor products. PC and75 words
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Article367 2001-09-04 8 -AFP But property prices hold ground ASIA'S property prices held ground in the second quarter to June despite a weakening in the global economy, Jones Lang LaSalle said in a report yesterday. "In Asia Pacific, with some economies hard hit by the slowing external-AFP - 367 words
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150 2001-09-04 8 SINGAPORE has launched five new initiatives to spur its logistics industry forward. These mainly serve to boost the industry's manpower and information technology capabilities. Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Mr Peter Chen, revealed this yesterday at the opening of Leap 2001, or150 words
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122 2001-09-04 8 Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE Telecom (SingTel) has invited banks to submit bids for a five-year, US$4OO million ($695.7 million) bond issue. Reuters, quoting bankers close to the issue, said part of it will be swapped into Singdollars. It added that four or five banks have— Channel NewsAsia - 122 words
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Article316 2001-09-04 9 Bernama Nera is confident of 20% profit growth NERA Telecommunications is confident that its 20 per cent revenue and net profit growth target for 2001 and 2002 remains achievable despite prevailing economic difficulties. The company's confidence stems from the pent-up demand for telecommunications infrastructure in Southeast Asia– Bernama - 316 words
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Market News
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Article234 2001-09-04 9 THE general market was quiet on the first trading day of the week with the ST index down 3.61 points to close at 1615.51. With not much positive news, investors continued to stay by the sidelines. This is expected to be so again today, given that the US markets234 words
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Article135 2001-09-04 9 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market started on a cautious note yesterday but buying support for selective blue chips and lower liners provided some excitement as the trading day progressed. The benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index was up 3.3 points to 690.4, with 319 gainers and 371 losers in the135 words
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Article207 2001-09-04 9 Channel NewsAsia THE Securities Investors Association (SIAS) has asked the Singapore Exchange {SGX) to consider an alternative solution for Links Islands' cornered shares. That and other recommendations were made in a letter SIAS sent to the SGX yesterday. Among its recommendations, SIAS is asking the SGX to– Channel NewsAsia - 207 words
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100 2001-09-04 9 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Securities Commission yesterday relaxed guidelines on fund raising in a sweeping move to hasten restructuring for troubled companies amid weak market conditions. Some 91 listed companies were presently "very sick" and undergoing restructuring but strict regulations were hampering fund raising, said-AFP - 100 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration31 2001-09-04 10 -AFP photo Supporters of deposed President Joseph Estrada yesterday rallied outside the antigraft court in Quezon City, Manila, while the former leader attended a frretrial conference.-AFP photo - 31 words
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Article183 2001-09-04 10 BANGKOK State-run hospitals in Thailand may soon provide free abortions. The plan would end illegal abortions, which put the lives of women at risk, Deputy Public Health Minister Surapong Suebwonglee said. This move followed a recent report that a private medical clinic had arranged an183 words
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Article90 2001-09-04 10 -AFP JAKARTA State prosecutors were urged by President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday to improve their tarnished image and dispel the idea that justice can be bought "We need to be more attentive in responding to the spread of dissatisfaction," she said at a meeting of leaders-AFP - 90 words
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Article342 2001-09-04 10 Agencies Jiang's visit may aid Korean unification SEOUL Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived in North Korea yesterday for talks expected to focus on the reconciliation of the Korean peninsula. But, even as Mr Jiang was given a grandiose welcome in Pyongyang, South Korea's Parliament passed a– Agencies - 342 words
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208 2001-09-04 10 -AFP BANGKOK Myanmar's powerful military intelligence chief, LieutenantGeneral Khin Nyunt, arrived in Thailand amid tight security yesterday, after dissident groups vowed to protest his threeday official visit. Some 200 police clad in bullet-proof jackets and bearing automatic weapons guarded Government House where Lt-Gen-AFP - 208 words
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143 2001-09-04 10 Agencies CHRISTMAS ISLAND Relief finally came for the hundreds of refugees who had been stranded on a Norwegian freighter when they began a journey to Papua New Guinea yesterday. The 438 mainly Afghan asylum seekers were transferred to an Australian navy ship, HMAS Manoora,— Agencies - 143 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration801 2001-09-04 12 Ravi Veloo - Ravi Veloo We have to rethink our priorities if we want to encourage a sense of passion by IT took 36 years but finally someone at the top has said it about sports in Singapore and hopefolly, by implication, our larger culture: "It does not matter" how many801 words
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426 2001-09-04 12 The Jakarta Post comments on the strategic sale of Bank Central Asia: THE government's commitment to sell a 51 per cent stake in publicly listed Bank Central Asia (BCA) before the end of this year as stipulated in the426 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration453 2001-09-04 13 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong Talking points Aaron s lifetime plan by j enny @newsto day.c om.sg HONG Kong's Heavenly King Aaron Kwok (picture) does not mind signing away his future with his current record company. "I am very happy working with Warner (music) and I don't mind signing on withWEETECKHJAN - 453 words
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Article, Illustration270 2001-09-04 13 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan by h azel@newstod ay.com. sg TUST who is the most popular female artiste in Singapore? Is it pop diva Faye Wong? Or will Sammi Cheng (left) last year's Most Popular Female Artiste, continue to hog that seat? That's unlikely, if270 words
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Miscellaneous6 2001-09-04 13 INSIDE: •14/lnfoTech 18/lnCinemas •21/LimeLight •22/TV listings6 words
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INFOTECH
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286 2001-09-04 14 TWO months since completing its acquisition of the Informix database business, IBM, which already has an enterprise-class database, DB2, continues to stress its commitment to existing Informix users. IBM will continue to sell, support and enhance products from Informix, said Mr Richard Wozniak, executive director286 words
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Article, Illustration372 2001-09-04 14 Lee U- Wen - Lee U-Wen Local firm is ready to take on the big boys by uwe n@n ewstn d ay.c o m .sg NETTASKING, a local IT infrastructure management company, expects to make waves in the United States. Having already established itself with overseas-based offices in Asia and Europe, it372 words
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BREAKING NEWS
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Article154 2001-09-04 14 I^JtetAsia www.z aneiasia. com/news Hefty The worldwide cost of the Code Red computer worms has reached about US$2.6 billion (Ss4.sbillion), an independent research company said. While hefiy, that was just a part of ihe total cost of attacks on computer systems this year. Ihe cost of virus attacks on154 words
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Article92 2001-09-04 14 Cyber India's first police station to exclusively handle cyber crimes such as computer hacking, data damage and Internet fraud will start work in Bangalore on Sept 15. The Cyber Crime Police Station (CCPS), to cover the state of Karnataka, would cover crimes under India's information technology law passed92 words
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Article, Illustration335 2001-09-04 14 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon by solo m o n@newsto d ay. c o ra. sg SOUTHEAST Asia and China are poised for the next stage of Internet growth with analysts such as Forrester Research predicting that Internet commerce in Asia-Pacific will total US$l.6335 words
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Article145 2001-09-04 14 THE industry's first 61-inch plasma display was unveiled by NEC Singapore last week. Incorporating features such as split-screen capability and digital zoom, the screen's size enables users to make presentations to larger groups or from long distances, while retaining the image quality of an XGA145 words
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Article, Illustration938 2001-09-04 15 SolE Solomon - SolE Solomon Some things to consider when you buy that portable projector for your office SPECIAL FEATURE Portable Projectors BEFORE purchasing a portable projector, seriously consider how it will be used in your organisation and the type of presentations you plan to use it for. Expanding on938 words
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Life Is Greai
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Article, Illustration652 2001-09-04 16 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek Celebrating its simple pleasures And it is right at our doorstep CITY dwellers often scream out for space and more space, as pockets of green give way to an everincreasing number of skyscrapers. Such is life in Singapore, where the closest to "real"<JOYFRANCES - 652 words
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HomeChef
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Article, Illustration430 2001-09-04 17 Pauline DLoh - Pauline DLoh Cooking with style QHARKSFIN soup may be a fixOture on the Chinese banquet table, but a lot of us are looking for more acceptable alternatives these days. That's especially since the man-is-e ating-sh arks-out-of-existenc e petitioners hit the local schools, and our children. Offspring pressure on430 words
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Article, Illustration204 2001-09-04 17 Vegetarian Sharksfin Surprise Ingredients: 4 tablespoons MAGGI Concentrated Chicken Stock Half a sharksfin melon (500 gm) 2 chicken thighs, boneless 1 cup sweetcorn niblets 1 cup baby green peas 1 cup diced carrots 100 gm lotus seeds 5-cm piece of ginger 2 slices oigalangal salt, pepper, water Method: 1.204 words
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Article, Illustration142 2001-09-04 17 IT looks like a small watermelon, and technically it is a fruit, but it's mostly eaten as a vegetable. It has a hard shell, like the rest of its family, the squashes, which includes pumpkins and gourds. And like the rest of its family, too,142 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article634 2001-09-04 18 Wei Koh - Wei Koh Can Singapore become a haven for movie-making? by A good 4fc film is good storytelling. Kennevh Tan A recurring question at the filmmakers' forum held at Ngee Ann Polytechnic last Wednesday was: "Will Singapore ever become Hollywood?" Because Hollywood has a century head- start over634 words
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Article, Illustration233 2001-09-04 20 -Reuters Kidman ready to parly in her high heels VENICE Just three weeks after her divorce from Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman said on Saturday: "I'll take a tall man." Up to 500 reporters crammed into the only press conference she was giving at the Venice Film Festival. The-Reuters - 233 words
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Article, Illustration173 2001-09-04 20 TROY Donahue, the ail-American teen pin-up of the 1950s and 60s who shot to stardom opposite Sandra Dee in A Summer Place, died on Sunday of complications from a heart attack. He was 65. He suffered the heart attack on Thursday and was taken to a173 words
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LIMELIGHT
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Article, Illustration251 2001-09-04 21 Hazel Tan - It's 1.38m and growing Hazel Tan Even a slowdown does not stop Singaporeans from helping the needy by haze l@ne wstoday. com. sg Sunday night's President's Star Charity show raised a total of $1.38 million and the calls are still coming in. MediaCorp artistes joined hands with local sports personalities,Wee Teck Hian - 251 words
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Article, Illustration307 2001-09-04 21 -Jenny Kong - -Jenny Kong ANEW season, a new face and a new format. Battle of the Best, MediaCorp TV Channel B's variety series, is back! But there will be a fresh face for the new season May Phua (picture,307 words
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Miscellaneous1394 2001-09-04 22 A* House of Chow channel s, Bpm i^Kf ij|P| \|f *J^ New Legendary Agatha Christie's Poirot A new opera has opened in town and it F&Utk 'W&&% ArtsCeniraMOpfn stirs up great controversy. Xiao and Ying Ymg lea;:-:* her father after a 3jfo Channel newsasia Madam Chow think the opera is1,394 words
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TIMEOUT
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Article, Illustration715 2001-09-04 23 THE Substation's annual omnibus arts festival is back with a more lively and vibrant calendar of shows. Septfest 2001 will feature Singaporean and international artists who will perform new contemporary works. For the Substation, the festival serves as a platform for them to nurture young artists,715 words
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HEALTHYLIFESTYLE
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Article345 2001-09-04 24 Sophia Ang - Sophia Ang the key to a better and more satisfying life by sophia@newsloday.com.sg PREVENTION is better than cure. This may be a cliche but the wisdom behind it still rings true. Since its inauguration, the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign has stressed the link between healthy lifestyles and the345 words
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Article178 2001-09-04 24 The -40 participating restaurants are: A B Mohamad Restaurants Brasserie Tattler (Marina Mandarin Singapore) Capers (Four Season Singapore) Chatterbox (Mandarin Singapore) Cherry Garden (The Oriental, Singapore) Chinese Feast Claymore Cafe (Meritus Negara Singapore) Coleman's Cafe (Peninsular Excelsior Hotel) Crown Palace Restaurant Dragon Pearl Restaurant Element Restaurant178 words
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Article169 2001-09-04 24 YOU have been invited to dine at a fancy restaurant there go your plans of a healthy diet filled with homecooked food. To make things worse you're not too familiar with the cuisine chosen by your host. How would you know which dish is a169 words
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Article627 2001-09-04 25 Richard Philip - Richard Philip Singapore's third-biggest killer could affect anybody, including children by MOST people think that stroke affects only the old. The truth is stroke is the thirdbiggest killer in Singapore and it can affect anybody, even children. A stroke refers to the loss of brain function due to627 words
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Article, Illustration820 2001-09-04 26 -AFP US Open NEW YORK Top seed Gustavo Kuerten rallied from a two-set deficit against a frustrating power server to reach the fourth round. The Brazilian just managed to escape disaster on a day of upsets at the Grand Slam event yesterday. Kuerten outlasted hard-serving Max Mirnyi of-AFP; Re uters photo - 820 words
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493 2001-09-04 26 Ryder Cup MUNICH US Ryder Cup captain Curtis Strange believes his opposite number, Europe's Sam Torrance showed "a lot of sense" by picking Sergio Garcia and Jesper Parnevik as his wildcards. "Sam's decision to select this duo makes a lot of493 words
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Article, Illustration451 2001-09-04 27 German legend Beckenbauer hails Eriksson's men MUNICH Franz Beckenbauer believes that the England side that beat Germany 5-1 on Saturday is the best he has ever seen. Which means it is even ahead of the 1966 English side that beat the then West Germany with a young "Kaiser"Allsport photo - 451 words
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Article339 2001-09-04 27 LONDON Steven Gerrard has put a £50 million ($126 million) price-tag on Liverpool team-mate Michael Owen, following his stunning hat-trick during England's 5-1 victory over Germany. Midfielder Gerrard, who also managed to get onto the scoresheet in Munich, said any prospective buyer would have to339 words
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207 2001-09-04 27 Reuters HELSINKI Members of Finland's national soccer team were forced to dig into their pockets for petrol money for the flight home from its match in Albania at the weekend after local officials rejected the airline's credit card. Officials said they would only– Reuters - 207 words
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259 2001-09-04 27 DUBLIN Roy Keane has given another indication, he may not finish his playing career at Manchester United, reported BBCSport.com. The inspirational Republic of Ireland captain was named man of the match in its 1-0 victory over Holland in Dublin. In an article in259 words
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Article, Illustration505 2001-09-04 28 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond Rule change next season may well end some S-League careers by j o se@newsto day. c o m. sg ESAD Sedjic's (right) first goal in the S-League on April 20 1996 will always be in the history books of local football. It was theWONG KHING CHONG - 505 words
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495 2001-09-04 28 -AFP Goodwill Games BRISBANE Olympic champion Maurice Greene may not be here, but the Goodwill Games track and field competition is headlined by triple Olympic champion Marion Jones, pole vault record-breaker Stacy Dragila and Michael Johnson's farewell appearance. The swimming-AFP - 495 words
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Article, Illustration468 2001-09-04 29 Chris Chan - Chris Chan, NTUC Income S-League Sports Letter Average crowd attendances at League and Cup matches have gone up CEO S-League I REFER to the 'Expert Talk' column headlined 'Romance missing in the Singapore Cup' (Today, Aug 29, 2001). The Football Association of Singapore is always468 words
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Article, Illustration82 2001-09-04 29 – Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho HE predicted before the game that Home United would win the title. And last Saturday, 'Uncle' Seah Tee Oon (left) watched with glee as the Protectors thumped Tam pines Rovers 3-1 in front of a packed Bishan Stadium. The 75-year-old retiree received a double bonus82 words
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Article, Illustration164 2001-09-04 29 – Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho NTUC Income-TODAY Fan of the Week HE almost always wears a bright smile. Parthiban s/o Ramachandran's (left) smile is so bright that Today's photojournalist Ernest Chua simply could not help but snap this picture. Despite the roller-coaster season that164 words
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Article, Illustration845 2001-09-04 30 S. Gulam - S. Gulam Our SEA Games coverage is brought to you by Young Lions can forget about the gold, but a medal is possible Thailand 1 Singapore 0 IT MAY be early days. And it may be just one defeat. That too by a slim margin. ButAFP photo - 845 words
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184 2001-09-04 30 -AFP JAKARTA President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday told Indonesia's SEA Games team to "come home with victory". "Bring as many gold medals as possible to Indonesia," Megawati told officials and athletes at the state palace. The team met the President before leaving tomorrow for the South-east Asia-AFP - 184 words
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Article82 2001-09-04 30 THE Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress received a timely financial boost ahead of the South-east Asia Games next week in Malaysia. Singapore Pools, a major supporter of sport in Singapore, will add another $200,000 to the STBC coffers, bringing the total amount of sponsorship for the NSA to82 words
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