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Title Section19 2001-09-12 1 TODAY Wednesday ......1 MITA (p) 138/11/2000 TODAY We Cl n C S d ay September 12, 2001 MITA(P) 138/11/200019 words
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Article, Illustration71 2001-09-12 1 Within a few crazed minutes. kamikaze terrorists wiped out one of the world's best-known landmarks, struck at the heart of the US military HO_ sent stock markets across the globe into a tizzy and managed to have■■„. - 71 words
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Miscellaneous12 2001-09-12 1 TERRORISM GONE MAD More pictures in centre pages i /see next page12 words
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Article, Illustration436 2001-09-12 2 In a tßlephone interview with ELISIA YEO some 90 minutes after the attacks started. Professor Stephen Sloan, adviser to the Terrorism Research Center and Professor of Political Science, University of Oklahoma, tries to make sense of the catastrophe. Is this a co-ordinated attack? From what I've seen,REOTKHS photo - 436 words
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Article, Illustration233 2001-09-12 2 Terrorism against our nation will not stand. Today, we've had a I national tragedy. Two airplanes have crashed into the World Trade Center in an apparent terrorist attack on our country. I W have spoken to the Vice-President, to the governor of New York, Jr to the director of theReuters photo - 233 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration110 2001-09-12 3 -Joy Frances - -Joy Frances A KITCHEN fire has left a man dead and a woman seriously burnt. The man is believed to have fallen from his flat (picture) after the fire broke out yesterday morning on the sixth floor of a Jalan Batu HDB flat. The woman,110 words
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Article297 2001-09-12 3 Spore suspends imports from Japan THE Agrifood and Veterinary Authority (AVA) yesterday suspended the import of beef from Japan, in response to reports that Japan may have found its first case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow there. BSE, or mad cow disease, is a297 words
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Article, Illustration199 2001-09-12 3 — Lee U- Wen - Lee U-Wen LJNTEKNET-KJiLATED crimes involving Singaporean youths are on the increase. These include cases where young, impressionable children were made use of to peddle drugs and VCDs and hack into computers. This was raised at the launch of the CRuSH (Cyberspace Risks and where199 words
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Article111 2001-09-12 3 Channel News Asia PRESIDENT S R Nathan left yesterday for an 11-day state visit to China, at the invitation of Chinese President Jiang Zemin. President Nathan is scheduled to visit Beijing, Xi'an, Xiamen, Shanghai and Suzhou. In Beijing, he will meet President Jiang Zemin, Vice PresidentChannel News Asia - 111 words
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Article68 2001-09-12 3 AMBASSADOR at Large and Managing Director of TIBS Holdings Ng Ser Miang and PWD's CEO Khor Poh Hwa have been appointed to the Apec Business Advisory Council by the Prime Minister. They join Mr Cheng Wai Keung, Chairman and Managing Director of WingTai Holdings68 words
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144 2001-09-12 4 -AFP WASHINGTON In what proved to be a catastrophic move, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) once tried to train a cat equipped with surgically-implanted devices to spy for it. A declassified document made public on Monday said that the cat project "would-AFP - 144 words
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Article282 2001-09-12 4 More compensation claims feared BEIJING An unprecedented compensation amount awarded by a Chinese court could spark off a flood of similar claims by people who had contracted the HIV virus from blood transfusions. The China Daily reported the husband and infant daughter of a woman who died282 words
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231 2001-09-12 4 Agencies GENEVA Just when China is expected to accede to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), speculation was rife yesterday that the accession could face problem. Chinese negotiator Mr Long Yongtu, looking angry, left a key meeting on his country's admission to WTO– Agencies - 231 words
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Article, Illustration285 2001-09-12 5 Ng Hwee Koon - Ng Hwee Koon S'poreans put off by 10-year study by h we e ko o n@n ewstod ay.co m ,sg WHEN Mr Philip Yeo (picture) invited biomedical sciences companies to set up research and development (R&D) bases in Singapore, they asked: "Where are the bodies?" When he285 words
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Article129 2001-09-12 5 — Shazalina Salim - Shazalina Salim GIVING schools more flexibility and autonomy is how the Ministry of Education (MOE) aims to help students reach their full artistic potential. Schools can now customise their arts programme according to the needs and interests of their students, and artists can co-teach with teachers in129 words
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Article107 2001-09-12 5 Cathken Tung - Cathken Tung SHOCK after shock awaited Mdm Salmah Ahmat after she discovered the loss of her POSB ATM card in July. On checking with the bank, the 59-year-old woman got her first shock: A total of $22,970 had been withdrawn from her account. When the culprit107 words
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Miscellaneous39 2001-09-12 5 pH FeaiuringToday... n /I3 /20 Are you afraid All praises for j of the dentist? Madam White Spend at: ease 11 12 1 is l\7 means doing I Mira Nair's (left) that little extra I winning film for clients39 words
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LETTERS
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Letter414 2001-09-12 7 Leu Tong - Leu Tong Poet Sophie's father writes about her achievements and sorrow I REFER to the letter "Come home, Sophie" (Today, Sept 5) by Mr Lee Terk Yang, I am Sophie Leu's father. Firstly, my appreciation to Mr Lee for urging Sophie to come home. Secondly, she has414 words
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Letter190 2001-09-12 7 Lee Keng Hock - Lee Keng Hock AS I reflected on what some say is a one-sided deal between Singapore and Malaysia, I wonder how Singapore, known for clinching deals, could have ended up with such a deal. The definition of a good neighbour is one who gives190 words
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Letter141 2001-09-12 7 Steven Lim - Steven Lim I REFER to the article "Black Thursday?" (Today, Sept 10). Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong announced recently that a certain amount of money is to be spent on the arts. Our arts rating is still very low. It is because of the attitude of people141 words
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203 2001-09-12 7 See Leong Kit - See Leong Kit IN "SMRT will grow to be even better" (Today, Sept 8), Mr Ananda Perera rightly commended SMRT's Kwek Siew Jin and SGH CEO Vivian Balakrishnan when he said that "such enlightened administrators do not pass the buck to PR officials to203 words
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Letter172 2001-09-12 7 Ananda Perera - Ananda Perera I WAS amazed and saddened to read local media reports on the expectations of some Singaporeans regarding job losses because of the economic downturn. The reasons they give for not wanting the jobs available point to a rather spoilt and molly-coddled society which172 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article490 2001-09-12 9 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan SIA has two options if Qantas buys Ansett by ivay ©news tod ay.com. sg NOW with Qantas Airways in talks with Air New Zealand to buy the latter's ailing Ansett unit, analysts say Singapore Airlines (SIA) should reassess if it is worthwhile490 words
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334 2001-09-12 9 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg HYPOVEREINSBANK, the second largest German bank, yesterday signed a document which allows it to issue as much as US$5 billion ($B.B billion) worth of bonds through its Singapore branch. Bonds issued under this programme may be listed334 words
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Market Watch
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Article147 2001-09-12 9 Bloomberg SOUTHEAST Asia's largest hospital operator by market value, Parkway Holdings, registered a dip of 93 per cent for its first-half profit after taking a one-time gain for the same period last year. Profit for the six months ended June fell to $12 million, downBloomberg - 147 words
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Article61 2001-09-12 9 PERMASTEELISA Pacific has managed to haul itself out of the red at half-time. The building facade specialist has reported an interim net profit of $648,000, overturning a loss of nearly $6 million previously, reported Channel News Asia. Turnover was 13 per cent higher at $92 million, due mainly61 words
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Article30 2001-09-12 9 US$ 0.5700 UK£ 0.3914 Yen 69.408 HK$ 4.4459 RM 2.166 Euro 0.6358 ;;:;VK-fV-';?S>; Rupiah 5181.3 Baht 25.527 I Peso 29.241 I A$ 1.1094 Rupee 27.029 Won 734.8130 words
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212 2001-09-12 9 SINGAPORE Petroleum Corporation (SPC) says that it may sell a strategic stake to an overseas oil company to better compete with larger rivals as profit from refining falls, reported Channel News Asia. Chief executive officer Leon Codron said SPC may sell between 20 to 40212 words
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Article, Illustration403 2001-09-12 10 Francis Kan - Francis Kan Audrey Liow is first woman to head a Nestle operation by francis® newsto day.com.sg ANOTHER Singaporean woman has taken the helm of a global corporation's operations here. Ms Audrey Liow (above), 42, has become the first local to be appointed managing director of Nestle Singapore,403 words
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Article, Illustration217 2001-09-12 10 Bernama ZURICH Swiss aviation company, Swissair Group, issued a statement strongly denying a press report that it was negotiating a debt waiver deal with some of its banks. The statement rejected as "wholly inaccurate" a report in the Sunday newspaper Son ntagszeitung. "On the contrary,Bernama - 217 words
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Article, Illustration329 2001-09-12 11 -AFP Thai govt chastises economic doom-sayers BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (right) admonished bankers and economists for a rash of gloomy pronouncements On the economy, saying their comments were inaccurate and damaging. He told reporters that business leaders who criticised the pace of economic recovery since-AFP; File picture - 329 words
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Market News
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Article288 2001-09-12 11 SINGAPORE shares rose after three days of sharp falls that erased about 72 points off the STI. This was the result of bargain hunting, steady US indices and some bullish vocal opinions that the US Federal Reserve may cut rates before the next meeting on Oct 2. Some gains288 words
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Article195 2001-09-12 11 THE KLSE's downward direction accelerated in the late afternoon as the benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) closed lower by 4.7 points or 0.7 per cent at 690.5 points, partly undermined by concerns over a further delay in the US economic recovery and a downgrading in US growth forecast.195 words
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143 2001-09-12 11 Bernama TOKYO Japan s first suspected case of mad cow disease shook its stock markets yesterday, prompting investors to dump shares of beef-dish restaurant chains, meat processors and milk mak ers. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), Nippon Meat Packers tumbled 229– Bernama - 143 words
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339 2001-09-12 11 Sol E Solomon - Easier entry to foreign deposit Sol E Solomon by sol o m o n@ n c wsto d ay. c o m .sg MAYBANK Singapore has enhanced its Foreign Currency Time Deposits (FCTD) facility by lowering the entry investment amount. Its customers now need to invest only 10,000 foreign currency339 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article380 2001-09-12 12 Agencies Australia must bring back asylum seekers SYDNEY Landing is near and yet far for the more than 400 asylum seekers rescued by the Norwegian freighter, Tampa, more than two weeks ago. Just as they thought they were to arrive in Papua New Guinea, then airlifted to a— Agencies - 380 words
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97 2001-09-12 12 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government is calling for a lowering of the prices of genuine VCDs and CDs if the music and video industries want people to buy their products instead of the cheaper pirated versions. "Selling them at between RM3O ($13.85)Bernama - 97 words
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Article, Illustration58 2001-09-12 12 Reuters TOKYO Typhoon Danas left five people dead and two others missing while flooding hundreds of houses yesterday. It was the second typhoon to hit Japan in less than a month, bringing down several trees and sending pedestrians scurrying for cover. Danas also snarled transport nationwideReuters - 58 words
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Article, Illustration38 2001-09-12 12 AFP photo WASHINGTON— Visiting Australian Prime Minister fokn Howard held his first face-to-face talks with US President George W Bush on Monday, but failed to secure an immediate US commitment for talks on a bilateral free trade pact.– AFP photo - 38 words
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Article145 2001-09-12 12 Bernama SEBERANG JAYA While Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is opposed to globalisation, his deputy is warning his countrymen to shape up or be left behind. Bumiputra businessmen unprepared to face globalisation, liberalisation and tariff removal under the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta), only risk being marginalised,Bernama - 145 words
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Article, Illustration307 2001-09-12 12 – Elista Yeo - Elista Yeo JAKARTA In a move that could rankle Indonesia's law enforcement agencies, the government said yesterday that the power to investigate graft cases would be shifted from the Attorney-General's office to the future anti-cor-ruption commission, "With the establishment of the anti-corruption commission, such authority will no307 words
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Article111 2001-09-12 12 Bemama GENTING HIGHLANDS After proposing that teachers sign "good conduct" contracts, the Malaysian government is to take action against those involved in electioneering. Education Minister Tan Sri Musa Mohamad said yesterday that action would be taken against teachers found campaigning in the coming Sarawak state election. He saidBemama - 111 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration964 2001-09-12 13 Sharon Katn - Sharon Katn The Sun Rising militancy may be a sign of deeper problems in society by in Kuala Lumpur TERRORISM or militancy in Malaysia is by no means something new. In the past, the security forces have had to confront the communists. Since then, theThe Sun - 964 words
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393 2001-09-12 13 NEW YORK US financial powerhouse Morgan Stanley Dean Witter has been accused of discriminating against its women employees on the basis of their gender. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) a US federal agency responsible for preventing workplace bias is suing the brokerage on393 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration744 2001-09-12 14 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei Singaporeans are quick to call on the doctor, but dread sitting in the dentist's chair by pheiphei@newsloday.com.sg ARE you afraid of going to the dentist? There may be a valid medical reason for this, and it's called dentophobia. It sets your heart racing, makes you744 words
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330 2001-09-12 14 Serena Sim - Serena Sim by sere natgnewsto day, c m. sg MONEY is the root of many things crime, evil, happiness, unhappiness, life and death, et cetera. But here's the sixty-four-million-dol-lar question: What are you willing to sacrifice for money? And, for a million dollars more,330 words
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Advertisement91 2001-09-12 14 I Uncover the Hidden Wonders I of Your Mind f Be Better Focused in Life Build Better Relationships Achieve Desired Goals I Meditation to De-stress I .Be Continuously Successful 7.30 pm, 14 September 2001 (Friday) Self Awareness Centre I n (Instilitte for Human Resources Development ka H Spiritual Liphftment) H91 words
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Miscellaneous27 2001-09-12 14 INSIDE: -14/Portfolio 18/TV Listings 20/UmeLight -21/JobBeat Do you have the answer? Email us at upfront@newstoday.com.sg. Catch Ally McBeal every Tuesday, at 10pm, on MediaCorp TV Channel 5.27 words
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PORTFOLIO
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Article, Illustration516 2001-09-12 15 Karman Tse - Karman Tse Invest periodically in small quantums with the Regular Savings Plan by karman@ newstoday. com. sg 'TV* save to spend to save X. to spend This is a dilemma not unfamiliar with most of us. Deep in the more rational and sensible nooks of our minds,516 words
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Article, Illustration441 2001-09-12 15 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by ch ao p e h@n ewsto d ay. com.sg After a real synchronised decline over the past year or so, global equity markets appear to be bottoming. With falling interest rates, many analysts expect markets to start recovering later this year or441 words
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Advertisement254 2001-09-12 15 7pm 9pm 1 21st September 2001 (Friday) I Amara Hotel Function Room Level 3 (near Tanjong Pagar MRT Station) Stressed about the CFA exam? Worried about the low worldwide passing rate of 49% in Level 1 exam in 2001 Insufficient preparation time due to work commitment? Help is on hand.254 words
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Advertisement158 2001-09-12 16 One investment earns heartier returns. There's no better time to make money from money. sum of investment: Just 10,000 units in any foreign currency offered by the bank. (Except for the Yen, which is at 2.500,000 units.) With exchange rates for foreign currencies at attractive levels, a timely entry into158 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article, Illustration284 2001-09-12 17 TORONTO Before the hoopla begins for the new Star Wars movie, actor Hayden Christensen (picture) had the chance to show that he can be more than just the new Darth Vader. "It was important for me to get a film out before Star Wars and really— Reuters/Variety - 284 words
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Article, Illustration406 2001-09-12 17 Reuters/Variety Bosnia is sitting on a mine, says exiled director TORONTO Bosnian director Danis Tanovic (picture) won a standing ovation at Cannes, was awarded the Knight of Arts and Letters by France and is praised by his peers, but the angry young man insisted he isReuters/Variety - 406 words
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173 2001-09-12 17 Reuters/Vanefy TORONTO It was life imitating art when Matthew McConaughey, star of Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, rescued a woman who collapsed at the film's screening. Janice Flisfeder said later she had gone all day without food when she passed out at the movie's showing– Reuters/Vanefy - 173 words
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Article, Illustration629 2001-09-12 18 Sudeshna Sarkar - Sudeshna Sarkar Monsoon Wedding is an unforgiving view of an Indian family by INDIAN marriage rituals are intricate at best, and movies made about Indian marital rites are revealing, to say the least. Five years ago, the movie Hum Apke Hain Kaun made box office history in India629 words
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Article, Illustration207 2001-09-12 18 Reuters/Variety TORONTO Actor Steve Martin (left) turned a press conference into a 40-minute comedy show Sunday at the 26th annual Toronto International Film Festival. Martin, who was promoting the world premiere of Novocaine, had reporters in stitches with a steady stream of one-lin-ers. "I– Reuters/Variety - 207 words
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Miscellaneous15 2001-09-12 17 Watch out for MediaCorp TV's blockbuster of the year, Madam White Snake. See page 20.15 words
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Miscellaneous1426 2001-09-12 19 A* Uefai Champions League B' N^| Teater K°mid' Yofinibo ArtsCenlfa[ lOpm United Live Cit TV 2 30om I Two rival hair salons, one owned by a WSmt^&^ perfect retirement present begins with UL^m 'ffeJFjfctt Things get hilarious when, in a Wd V.' f fiam It™ finm fir,m lam '"P Alf"™m1,426 words
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TIMEOUT
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Article, Illustration370 2001-09-12 20 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo by ra chel newstoday. com. sg LOOKING for a place that plays live jazz and has three different kinds of ambience to suit your mood? You must drop by Harry's Bar at Boat Quay. Sit by the Singapore River in the al frescoWEE TECKHIAN - 370 words
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Miscellaneous311 2001-09-12 20 Three-Day Listing MUSIC sic Shakespearean discovery. This is an promoted by STB's for Bruch's Violin play brought to you by event promoted by Arts' sake! Campaign. Concerto No 1 Hi! Theatre, a theatre Singapore Tourism Date: Today-Sept 14 Prodigious 22-year-old of the deaf, that will Board's [STB's) for Time: Bpm311 words
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LIMELIGHT
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Article, Illustration333 2001-09-12 21 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong Exemplary camaraderie among the stars by jeimy@newstoday. com. sg IT will be a battle of acting skills when MediaCorp TV's blockbuster of the year Madam White Snake hits the small screen this coming Monday. The station has roped in top-rated actors and actresses fromWONG LI SHAN - 333 words
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Article, Illustration241 2001-09-12 21 – Sophia Ang - Sophia Ang MEN, like women, suffer the ravages of time. And some men, like women, are reluctant to reveal their age. Like Lawrence Chau (right), ex-anchor and producer of Showbuzz and Capital E. Voted the Favourite Face of the Year by 8 Days in 1997, the241 words
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Article, Illustration89 2001-09-12 21 MEDIACORP TV Channel s's war epic A War Diary (picture) has been re-scheduled to Friday following viewer feedback. To cater to viewers who missed the first four episodes, the two-hour special, A War Diary The Very First Pages, will be aired this Friday, Sept 14 from 7.30pm89 words
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Advertisement235 2001-09-12 21 Watch Japan Hour on Channel NewsAsia Win Prizes Answer the following questions and you stand to win a host of attractive frizes. Ist1 st Prize: 2 nd Prize: 3 rd Prize: V^ 1.-1 Two ANA return NEC Multisync A.C.E. Daikin economy c\ass air tickets LCD 1530V (15") Photocatalytic Air to235 words
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JOBBEAT
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Article, Illustration508 2001-09-12 22 Gurmeet Singh - Gurmeet Singh Good service means doing that little extra for clients by gurmeet@newstoday.com.sg PUT the people back in service, says Mr Bob Crelly, the CEO of ITC World Solutions (ITC), as customer service is increasingly becoming all about automation in today's technology-crazed world. "Customers endENG KONG - 508 words
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Article356 2001-09-12 22 Most consumers will have a pet peeve about the worst service they have encountered. From rude and uncooperative salespeople to unhelpful and ignorant customer service staff, stories run the gamut from minor squabbles to loud disputes. Stories about excellent customer service, on the other hand,356 words
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Advertisement707 2001-09-12 23 lij Jj> Today I Discovery Networks, Asia expands advertising sales operation in Singapore. Discovery Networks, Asia has expanded its advertising sales operations in Singapore with four new appointments. Daniel Joseph is the new Regional Advertising Sales Manager, Kristy Tan is Advertising Sales Manager, Mabelyn Ow assumes the role of Associate707 words
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Article, Illustration780 2001-09-12 26 Rohit Brijnath - Rohit Brijnath This is written before the final but it does not matter. Indeed, no other match does. Because Pete Sampras v Andre Agassi 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 7-6 -was a match that illuminated not a tournament, or a year, or a generation, but the gameSsiITESS phots I - 780 words
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Article72 2001-09-12 26 VILNIUS Members of the Lithuanian women's basketball team have posed nude for the country's leading magazine on the sport in an attempt to boost interest in the European Championship starting in France this weekend. "We liked the idea because no one in Lithuania has ever72 words
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Article59 2001-09-12 26 NYON European football's governing body ordered the Uefa Cup clash between Scottish side Rangers and Makhachkala to go ahead as scheduled in Dagestan tomorrow. Rangers had voiced concern over having to travel to Dagestan, a southern republic of Russia located near war-rav-aged Chechnya, for the tie59 words
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Article55 2001-09-12 26 WASHINGTON Basketball legend Michael Jordan has "all but confirmed" that he will play again in the NBA, CNNSI.com reported yesterday. "Air" Jordan said there was "a mechanism in place for a news conference to announce his return in Washington sometime in the next 10 days",55 words
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Article78 2001-09-12 26 LONDON Arsenal has asked several rival European clubs to help them prevent France's top players travelling to Australia for a friendly international in November, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported yesterday. Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has written to Manchester United, Chelsea, Fulham, Roma, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Real78 words
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Article, Illustration564 2001-09-12 27 AFP Figo stars for Real as it sinks Roma ROME A magnificent display by Real Madrid's Portuguese midfielder Luis Figo (picture) inspired the eight-time European club champion to a thrilling 2-1 victory over AS Roma at the Olympic Stadium this morning. Figo, revelling at being restoredAFP - 564 words
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Article318 2001-09-12 27 Reuters PALMA DE MALLORCA Arsenal's Champions League campaign got off to a miserable start as it crashed to a 1-0 defeat to Real Mallorca this morning. The Gunners also had young England defender Ashley Cole sent off. A 12th minute penalty from Vicente EngongaReuters - 318 words
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Article297 2001-09-12 27 AFP LONDON Michael Owen saved Liverpool's blushes as the Anfield giant returned to Europe's premier club competition with a stuttering 1-1 draw against Boavista of Portugal. Inform England striker Owen netted a 29th-minute equaliser after Gerard Houllier's side had slipped behind to a third minute opener fromAFP - 297 words
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Article, Illustration519 2001-09-12 28 So too loyalty in any organisation. Aspersions also unfair, says FAS chief gm^ I REFER to the comment piece by Mr S. Murali headlined: "Why shouldn't Venga be allowed to speak" (Today, Sept 7, 2001). The article has cast some very serious and unfair aspersions on the519 words
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970 2001-09-12 28 Andy Choa - Andy Choa I REFER to the Sports Letter submitted by the CEO of the S-League, Mr Chris Chan, and published in Today (Sept 4, 2001). First, I do agree with him that attendances for the Singapore Cup or, for that matter, the970 words
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Article, Illustration327 2001-09-12 29 S. Gulam - S. Gulam Cyclist Josiah Ng does not regret decision by gulam@newstoday.com.sg WHAT would do you if your parents put you in a spot by ordering you to choose between your passion and your family? To make it worse, what if you were only 18 years old whenWONG KEING CHONG - 327 words
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Article240 2001-09-12 29 ONE is a recent world champion. The other is the Asian FIQ champion. Both were expected to spark a Singapore gold rush at the Megalanes in Prai, Penang. But after four events, the Republic has only one silver and two bronzes from one of its strongest240 words
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237 2001-09-12 29 – S. Gulam - S. Gulam ILLEGAL punches, flying chairs, protests, angry outbursts... it's all happening at the Uniten Multi-Purpose Hall in Bangi, where karate-do is being held. Malaysia virtually turned karate into a one-horse race in the first two days, winning eight golds out of the 11 at237 words
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Article, Illustration609 2001-09-12 30 Sprinter U.K. Shyam gave a press conference yesterday afternoon, talking about his chances of breaking Singapore's 32-year gold-medal drought in the SEA Games. Today journalist and Shyam's friend of seven years, Jose Raymond, looks at the sprinter's carefully chosen words and offers609 words
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Article, Illustration412 2001-09-12 30 S. Gulam - S. Gulam by: gula mS? newstoday. com. sg IT'S called the blue riband event. This is one race they warn you not to blink. For it lasts barely lOseconds, but sends the pulse shooting beyond safe limits. In terms of412 words
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Article, Illustration291 2001-09-12 31 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang by in Kuala Lumpur ke lvin#news today.com. sg NOT SINCE 1989 has Singapore completed a double in the men's freestyle relays. But last night, Sng Ju Wei, Ernest Teo, Gary Tan and Mark Chay finally rewrote the record books and exorcised bitter past memories to addWONG KHING CHONG - 291 words
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Article173 2001-09-12 31 – S. Gulam - S. Gulam SINGAPORE'S seven-gold medal dream in table tennis received a rude setback last night in Kuala Lumpur. The Republic's male paddlers were stunned in the finals, going down to the unheralded Thais 3-1 in a fiery encounter, leaving the Singaporeans with the silver and the Thais,173 words
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420 2001-09-12 31 – Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang BARELY an hour after defending the women's team gold yesterday morning, paddlers Li Jiawei and Zhang Xueling were issued another "challenge". And that is to find a Singaporean life partner, like team captain Jing Junhong. The women's team, that also420 words
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Article434 2001-09-12 32 IT WAS a long time coming but Singapore finally struck gold in Penang yesterday, courtesy of 19-year-old wushu exponent Goh Qiu Bin in the taiji event. Leading on Monday after scoring 9.33 in the tarjiquan event, his 9.31 finish in the sword today was good enough to clinch434 words
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Article, Illustration139 2001-09-12 34 I vvoxild lilte to convey my deepest condolences to you, the families of all the bereaved and the people and governmcnl of the United States of America. We join yon and others in strongly condemning these arts of terrorism. TTVi i rigirs verp sr.hcr.cled to _eave SingaporemvWGfhoto - 139 words
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Article48 2001-09-12 34 SINGAPORE has one office in [ho World Tradd Ctnl=i build iiig. which is owned by Mr Kishoie Mahbubaai; the ■:r';.l-:ii Ar,!<i-iA.:,V Mr Peter Seah said all the OOE staff irorfciug at [he building had hesn safely evacuated. Mr Mahburian: said the lam Siiieaiimeans-worku^iri New York.48 words
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Article, Illustration56 2001-09-12 34 A STATEMENT from Slnisapo:i:'s Foreign Affairs Ministry said that ro whether any Siiigapoicans wci"c among the victims of rhs xrronst slacks in uie New York City area. Ie added that the missions in Kew York and Washington were working to ascertain whether 'Ihe public can call the .n.i^n.iii"56 words
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Article, Illustration113 2001-09-12 35 Ulfjomherg Vamasal: Hcsiaaed the twin on the complex who .'■itrc^.x. .'[.l 'I' 1:_.1,J.i Ji j'CtLCId.I "The thought "was the buildi ■■> i'oi]l" fa^,' 'i ir" [x1 lilt anywhere and sur,i-,c. n said Mr EiicDsrton. author of Often, Yark'i B'wM Trad*. "When the bui.fJuus itcic– Ulfjomherg; DSS SSSBfi.-.-v.as/M.rto. DSFDS - 113 words
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Article82 2001-09-12 35 K4 Kill. At£tfii l 'ol.i i i\"iir :.ii'. ii rjO'n"i':.'ijl .^i ri .liJ.ian Jiii.djiiL C^.l'li.i b.,-. Lori 'n l.ilr -.'ipl in Af^;|-riTii:xl .1 t "What happened in the United v,-a^ i:ol;. j'^b cl lt-.1.l .in pcupk. Ilcijuld havubtei. Liie ivuikdgmeiuineftts Osama bin Mr Abdul Hai j..v"..'^.]82 words
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Article28 2001-09-12 35 KUALA LUMPIi?. i'm ii.vun. P,unj Miuislci DaLuli Seii Di M.i.i.t].i. >luL.ols'J ~-.,a?:1t0 in .o-i- of i^-iiivksti; -ik a jjl^nntd lei]. I'l.. i■. Ru^.-.:i jid Ccni-aiiy.28 words
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Article95 2001-09-12 35 SIIUILVBI'OUT, l^iuisiana- Jb .-'rts.r.enl GcDrga W Bush 3aid that US military pcrseiincl were tin "high alert siatus" iiflsr a spate And lol'iilj l^s ,<ui i 0 -.ts world were unanimous in tiieir'c<>nCovcrnments ti E hfened security .it US emb.-.isies ,nrt puhl f i's <iri^' 'f95 words
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Article, Illustration93 2001-09-12 35 Agencies BKIR[]T i'aiejitinians i:i ...j r-.]"L»n ar> ciei ]ie^,"^ ot the attacks vj'.."] jtbila.i ■inrift'e '^Liid.i.i ni::l .L]icor ["^j Jd; in^l ;i it'lL- i J" \>i\::.3!i ifif .■(.■<; uni .1 in i i-.limi-iil This is the reaction required to confront the American and Israeli arrogance," sjid Mohamad Hyliak,Agencies; – m;i ~rs.is fhofa - 93 words
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Article, Illustration35 2001-09-12 36 Moments after this picture was taken these people and the World Trade Center building they were in came crashing down with the US and the world asking: How could such a thing happen? Reuters photoReuters photo - 35 words
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211 2001-09-12 36 Reuters WASHINGTON -President George W Bush has declared that the US will not be brought to its knees. In his address to the nation this morning, he said: "Our country is strong. A great people has been moved to defend a great nation.— Reuters - 211 words
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Article83 2001-09-12 36 Agencies KABUL Explosions and antiaircraft fire rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul early today but US officials swiftly denied they were retaliatory strikes for terror attacks in the United States, "We have no knowledge of who is responsible for the attacks in Afghanistan, but the— Agencies - 83 words
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Article112 2001-09-12 36 PRESIDENT SR Nathan yesterday expressed deep shock at the news of terrorist attacks in the United States. In a letter to President Bush, Mr Nathan said: "The government and people of Singapore share with you and the government and people of the United States this deep sense112 words
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Article76 2001-09-12 36 THE Straits Times Index slid 85.15 points to 1,481.61, after half an hour of trading on the Singapore Exchange this morning. It had fallen as much as 134 points in earlier trading. There were 170 losers, and only two gainers. Meanwhile, the Nikkei-225 index on the Tokyo76 words
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Article, Illustration1049 2001-09-12 37 10,000 feared dead but aftershock could be greater as US screams war WASHINGTON If sheer impact is the oxygen of terrorism, there has never been a blacker day. Four passenger aircraft were hijacked just before the US was attacked yesterday and transformed into suicidal missiles thuddingAFPpkolo - 1,049 words
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Article, Illustration125 2001-09-12 38 our hearts go out to everyone who was onboard these flights, and to their loved ones, as well as anyone on the ground who may have been involved in the tragic events. We will hold them all close in our thoughts and our prayers. -United Airlines Chairman125 words
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Article, Illustration98 2001-09-12 39 Audacious attacks on economic and defc >nce targets bring America to its knees A man walks in the street near the World Trade Center towers in New York. Both towers were hit by planes which crashed into the buildings, which collapsed shortly after. World Trade Centre burning,98 words
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Article, Illustration367 2001-09-12 42 -Agencies US solicitor-general's wife called him from suicide plane THE wife of Solicitor General Ted Olson was on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. Moments earlier, she had called her husband, telling him there were hijackers on board. Mrs Barbara Olson, a well known political commentator-Agencies - 367 words
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Article109 2001-09-12 42 SINGAPOREANS eager to know if friends and family in New York are safe have been given three hotlines to call. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs say all effort is being made to contact Singaporeans working or living in the area. As of 11.30pm last night, 606 Singaporeans109 words
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171 2001-09-12 42 DUE to the closure of US airports, flights which left Changi Airport for the US yesterday afternoon and early this morning have been diverted to other destinations, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said this morning. Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight SQ2 bound for San171 words
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Article, Illustration623 2001-09-12 43 Questions are being raised on the failure of US security agencies in preventing the attacks WASHINGTON The attacks in New York and Washington have raised serious questions on the failure of US intelligence units to prevent terrorism on American soil. By hitting high-profile targets in the heart of– Reuters - 623 words
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