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Article720 2001-11-27 1 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian BG Lee on how he will lead Singapore by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg AS the man widely viewed as Singapore's next Prime Minister, BG Lee Hsien Loong has a problem not unlike that faced by Mr Goh Chok Tong in 1990: How to fill720 words
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Article, Illustration85 2001-11-27 1 Will I be around to help? I think the %M answer is yes. I have left the private sector to get into politics. So I'm not going to return to the private sector I may not be like SM who said that even though he was85 words
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Miscellaneous48 2001-11-27 1 Prime Minister Gob Chok Jong, speaking at the PAP convention. See Page 4 CONSUMERS 1 RIGHTS/8 Case wants banks to cut interest rates further for credit cards COMMENTARY/17 Ravi Vebo on how Singapore can tame its spoilt brats SPORTS/34 Who'll take over Chris Chan's role at the S-League?48 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration481 2001-11-27 2 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan AFA and partners unite in the battle by kimM'newstoday. com. sg GOING by the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health, the fight against the HIV/Aids pandemic is still as critical as ever. The number of HIV-infected Singaporeans swelled by 185 in theKIM-KYNA TAN - 481 words
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231 2001-11-27 2 Channel News Asia CHRISTMAS has come early to Raffles Hotel in the form of eight gift-laden trees. Decorated with everything from Swarovski crystals, fine wines, designer luggage and even an elegant 130-year-old antique Chinese screen the eight gift-laden trees will be auctioned at– Channel News Asia - 231 words
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Article379 2001-11-27 2 Ng Hwee Koon - Ng Hwee Koon THE Education Ministry (MOE) plans to provide more diversity in school courses and programmes in the next five years to give secondary and junior college students more opportunities in the new knowledge-based and entrepreneurial economy. Education Minister RearAdmiral Teo Chee Hean said379 words
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Article292 2001-11-27 2 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek "ITS a bluff." This was the answer Anthony Ler gave when asked why 16-year-old Gavin Ng had gone to his Pasir Ris flat to practise slashing his wife using a knife on a bolster. Ler, 34, was on the stand yesterday,292 words
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Article238 2001-11-27 3 Agencies Largest number to surrender since war began MAZAR-I-SHARIF Around 5,750 Taliban fighters and foreign mercenaries have surrendered to Afghan opposition forces in Kunduz, which is now under opposition control. It is the biggest number to surrender in a single day since the war started on– Agencies - 238 words
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188 2001-11-27 3 Reuters BONN Crucial talks on the future of Afghanistan begin today. These will try to overcome a history of ethnic rivalries and clashes in order to establish a postTaliban government. Four key groups, along with representation from the United Nations and international diplomatic community,– Reuters - 188 words
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258 2001-11-27 3 JOHOR BAEU Johor will waste no time in upgrading Senai airport, the state's Mentri Besar Abdul Ghani Othraan said. In an interview published in The Sun on Sunday, Datuk Abdul Ghani said the federal government was with him on his plans for Senai. "It is258 words
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Article, Illustration621 2001-11-27 4 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian It was to stop threat from the north: PM by boony i a n@n ews to d ay.co m .sg LAYING bare his strategies, tactics and manoeuvres, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong did not just piece together the jigsaw puzzle of how he fought621 words
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211 2001-11-27 4 Channel News Asia THE night club manager accused of kicking a deejay off a moving bus and causing his death has been acquitted. Mr Soh Gek Eng, 43, was charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, when the deejay, Mr Lee Teck Heng,Channel News Asia - 211 words
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Article208 2001-11-27 4 — Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei FEWER companies were formed and more of them folded in the first half of this year, according to the Department of Statistics. A total of 4,450 companies were set up from January to June this year, a decline of 24 per cent208 words
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Miscellaneous13 2001-11-27 2 RAMADAN FAST TIMES 4 Start of fast 5.19 am Break of fast 6.54pm13 words
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Miscellaneous43 2001-11-27 4 Featuring Today... UpFront 20 Girl faces jail for swatting prince (nfoTech 23 i 2 pians to grow In the region BusvCook 25 Tomatoes, apples in salmon soup LifelsGreat 28 Isn't marriage forever? it 30 Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal's second visit to Singapore43 words
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LETTERS
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Letter312 2001-11-27 6 Kathleen Kwan - A sad world Kathleen Kwan if we do not care for Tang poetry or a Picasso painting I WISH to expand further on Ms Ong Mci Lyn's letter, "The Battle Ahead" (Today, Nov 24). Singapore may have identified science and technology as a dynamic way to accumulate financial wealth. However,312 words
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149 2001-11-27 6 WE refer to Oei Khoen Hwa's letter regarding some Singapore Airlines {SIA) aircraft encountering delays recently (Today, Nov 23). Your readers can rest assured that the delays mentioned by the writer do not form a systematic pattern of break- downs or poor maintenance. Rather, the149 words
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Letter125 2001-11-27 6 Eden Chan - Eden Chan SMRT is having too many unnecessary messages on its trains' public address system. The important ones are: The station the train arrives at, and the warning of its doors closing. The announcements of the name of the next station and the repetitious appeal to passengers125 words
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500 2001-11-27 6 WE refer to Mr Cheng Shing Chow's letter, "Let's face it... we need foreign talent because we lack it" (Today, Nov 15). The importance of global talent to Singapore cannot be overemphasised. The Ministry of Trade and Industry's assessment of the impact of global500 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article583 2001-11-27 8 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan Case hits out at consumer-unfriendly policies by ivay@n ewsto d ay.c o m ,sg THE Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) has accused credit card companies here of behaving like cartels, often charging unjustifiably high interest rates of 24 per cent per annum on outstanding balances.583 words
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Market Watch
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78 2001-11-27 8 KEPPEL Land's subsidiary, Bukit Timah Hill Development, has sold its 5.06 per cent stake in Australand Holdings Limited (Australand), an Australian property developer. At A 51.65 per share, the sale will result in net proceeds of A 540.38 million ($38.27 million) and a pre-tax78 words
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65 2001-11-27 8 GREAT Eastern Holdings is laying off 60 employees by the end of this month following the completion of its merger with Overseas Assurance Corporation. Mr Tan Beng Lee, director and group CEO of Great Eastern, said: "This has been a reluctant exercise for65 words
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67 2001-11-27 8 SINGAPORE Petroleum Company (SPC) expects to report a net loss for the full year 2001. Business in the second half was affected following the US terrorist attacks. "The steep slowdown in demand for products following the Sept 11 incident and the recent drastic decline in both67 words
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Article28 2001-11-27 8 Your S$1 buys IUSS 0.5462 UK£ 0.3853 Yen 67.763 HK$ 4.260 RM 2.0754 Euro 0.6196 ■^mSaHffl^HS^^BmSa^BV IRupiah 5666.5 Baht 24.108 Peso 28.335 A$ 1.0554 Rupee 26.209 Won 689.4028 words
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363 2001-11-27 8 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by eh a opeh Wnewstoday. com. sg CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation (CAO), which holds the monopoly for buying jet fuel for the Chinese airline industry, yesterday launched the largest public offering here this year. It aims to raise net proceeds363 words
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Article, Illustration261 2001-11-27 10 SINGAPORE'S factory production fell 21.4 per cent in October the sixth consecutive monthly decline. Manufacturing, which accounts for a quarter of the economy, fell 21.4 per cent from a year earlier after dropping a record 22.3 per cent in September, Economists surveyed by Bloomberg261 words
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Article213 2001-11-27 10 Bloomberg Sing Tel in talks to up stake inTelkomsel JAKARTA Sing Tel is in talks to increase its proposed stake in Indonesia's biggest mobile phone operator, FT Telekom unikasi Selular (Telkomsel), from 22.3 to 35 per cent. A director at Telkomsel's parent company, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia,– Bloomberg - 213 words
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Article, Illustration176 2001-11-27 10 -AFP MUMBAI The Bombay Commodity Exchange yesterday started trading oilseeds and edible oil futures online, ending its 75--year-old practice of matching trades using the open outcry system, to boost trading volume and cut costs. India's oldest oilseeds exchange currently trades 15 million rupees ($572,946) of-AFP - 176 words
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Article269 2001-11-27 10 CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) has no plans to set up a property trust because few investors are willing to accept yields lower than six per cent. Direct sale of the properties on the open market even at lower prices would be a better option269 words
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225 2001-11-27 10 VISA International Asia-Pacific is making a US$25 million ($45.82 million) regional investment to accelerate the migration from today's magnetic stripe payment cards to EMV-standard smart cards EMV stands for Europay-MasterCard-Visa, an industry working group created to facilitate the introduction225 words
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Article144 2001-11-27 12 Bloomberg LONDON Standard Chartered Pic said it isn't in takeover discussions and that it has "never" held such talks. The British bank with most of its assets in Asia said this as it sought to dispel press speculation it may be the target of a bid.– Bloomberg - 144 words
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Article49 2001-11-27 12 REUTERS, the global news, information and technology group, has appointed Marc Duale as its managing director for Reuters Asia. He will be responsible for Reuters business throughout Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand and will take up his position in January 2002.49 words
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Article69 2001-11-27 12 MAINBOARD-LISTED CSE Systems and Engineering has won a $6.5 million contract from JTC Corporation. The IT network solutions provider will set up a security system to help JTC monitor its offices and factories. The system, also known as the supervisory control system, will be implemented in four69 words
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Market News
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Article203 2001-11-27 12 Wall Street's resilience to profit taking was seen as a positive boost besides the optimism that the war in Afghanistan would end soon. Portfolio adjustments by fund managers ahead of the MSCI index re-balancing at the end of the month was the other positive factor. Both helped to buoy203 words
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Article112 2001-11-27 12 The Kuala Lumpur market started the week on a slightly dampened mood, as a result of the poorer than expected Q3 GDP contraction of 1.3 per cent announced last week. Erasing earlier losses, the KLCI closed the day 0.95 point higher at 640.48, after trading within a tight range112 words
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Article1998 2001-11-27 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Name Bid Prire/NAV Offer Price Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd Aberdeen (kino Opportunities Fund 0.909 0.956 i:;; isi'CU:; 1'•;■-; Pol 0.464 0.698 A:eLBcn0liklkl,Tt],':,:::l 0.533 0.561 Aberdeen OK 8lue Chip Fund 0.729 0.767 Aberdeen Americnn OnportunTties hmd 0.749 D.7B7 Aberdeen Cominenlal Firrope Equity1,998 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article269 2001-11-27 13 Beijing acts as HK chiefs standing plunges HONG KONG China has sent officials to gauge public opinion on next year's election for the position of chief executive as the incumbent, Mr Tung Chee-hwa, faces growing criticism over his performance. Beijing has sought the views of foreign consultants,269 words
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98 2001-11-27 13 AFP PYONGYANG In a desperate bid to prop up North Korea's collapsing economy, the country's leader, Mr Kirn Jong-11, has launched a revolutionary new movement, dubbed "Ranam", to rebuild the North's shat- tered industrial complex. State media said the new movement wasAFP - 98 words
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Article, Illustration42 2001-11-27 13 Reuters photo These six Santa Claus in Wellington may just have to grin silently when they greet people in malls after recruitment company WestaffNZ advised them to avoid scaring children with their bellows of "ho ho ho'– Reuters photo - 42 words
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115 2001-11-27 13 -AFP KUPANG, Indonesia In a major reconciliation effort, East Timorese leader Mr Xanana Gusmao yesterday encouraged thousands of refugees including former militia enemies to return home from neighbouring Indonesian West Timor. "East Timor's door remains open for the refugees who are now still-AFP - 115 words
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Article618 2001-11-27 14 Agencies US researchers clone embryo, cause outrage WASHINGTON Although science is far from cloning human beings, fear and loathing over the issue have surfaced over American researchers' claims that they have cloned an early-stage human embryo for the first time. A company called Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) saidAgencies - 618 words
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285 2001-11-27 14 Agencies JOLO (Philippines) If renegade Governor Nur Misuari had been in the Philippines, yesterday's election in predominantly Muslim Mindanao to elect a new governor might have not been so peaceful. It was this fear that made Philippine President Gloria Arroyo say that sheAgencies - 285 words
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Article195 2001-11-27 14 Reuters TOKYO Japan's Agriculture Ministry will wait a while before slaughtering 5,129 cows believed to have been infected by the mad cow disease. It wants to take the time to persuade farmers to sell their cows and to let dairy cows live until they stop– Reuters - 195 words
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Article167 2001-11-27 14 Agencies KATHMANDU Nepal has declared a state of emergency after three days of extreme violence. The kingdom's Cabinet had earlier put aside concerns about sparking a civil war when it said that it would ask King Gyanendra to impose the state of emergency. The government– Agencies - 167 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article939 2001-11-27 17 Ravi Veloo - Ravi Veloo How about sending them to work at hawker centres? by A MAID-TO-ORDER childhood is a terrifying thing for the rest of us. Can you imagine a child growing up to be six years old, without ever having flushed a toilet, and then having to be939 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration646 2001-11-27 20 -AFP Teenager who swatted Prince Charles may face 15 years in prison DAUGAVPILS (Latvia) Despite potentially facing up to 15 years in prison, the 16-year-old girl who swatted Britain's Prince Charles with a carnation earlier this month to protest about the war in Afghanistan says she has no-AFP; AFP photo - 646 words
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Article, Illustration467 2001-11-27 20 Edmund T Shern - Edmund T Shern c d mv nd@ paprika.com. sg HAVING kids can be depressing. They are just such a real reminder of how old you are. I could spend hours looking at my two little daughters speed around the house and do everything at full power467 words
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LIMELIGHT
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Article, Illustration144 2001-11-27 21 I want to thank myself. Zoe, JAAk you've worked hard all these years. Caldecott Queen Zoe Tay, who has been in the industry for 13 years, was one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes at Sunday night's Star Awards. Zoe has received this award annually since 1996,Wee Teck man - 144 words
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Article, Illustration409 2001-11-27 21 Star Awards winners opt for creative dressing and the colour red FLAMBOYANT cowboys, leatherclad skinheads and tough-looking princesses ruled at this year's Star Awards. Image consultant Lebon Ang had earlier revealed that he would dress the artistes in less formal, yet wild and funky outfits. On Sunday, he409 words
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240 2001-11-27 21 A TOTAL of 1.06 million viewers aged four and above, or 28.3 per cent, tuned in to the "live" telecast of MediaCorp's Star Awards on Channel 8 on Sunday (based on Taylor Nelson Sofres). In the last 15 minutes of the twohour annual local240 words
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INFOTECH
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Article75 2001-11-27 22 TAsia asia.cnel. cam/news fech Rouge fighter Compaq has released a fix to help victims of rogue versions of the Pocket PC 2002 operating system circulating on the Web, The fix, available at www.compaq.com/support/ files/handhelds/us/downioad/1 1 135.htm1, allows users to remove the software they downloaded onto their iPaq PDAs.75 words
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Article423 2001-11-27 22 Sol E Solomon - Sol E Solomon Growing enterprise concern over hacking: Surveys by s olomon@news today.com. sg RFPs (request for proposal) for attack mitigation appliances." However, among smaller firms that have 100 or fewer employees, only 53 per cent are as concerned as their larger counterparts over DoS. Mr Turkington attributed423 words
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Article366 2001-11-27 23 Tan Howe Yang - Tan Howe Yang Software vendor \2's plans to grow in the region by howey ang@ne wstoday. com. sg TOGETHER with its aim to have a greater presence in Asia-Pacific, supply chain software vendor, i 2, plans to diversify its client base here to include SMEs. "Traditionally, our366 words
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Article, Illustration293 2001-11-27 23 Sol E Solomon PRODUCT manufacturers can take advantage of the current downturn to relook at the way they design, engineer, build, deliver and service their products. Therefore, improving the product design and development process is a critical area where they should direct their attention and resources.Sol E Solomon - 293 words
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482 2001-11-27 23 All I want for Christmas an Intel Pentium 4-based PC THE frantic search for the perfect Christmas gift has begun. Luckily for you, Santa Claus is coming to town, and this year he's hauling plenty of silicon goodies. Yes, it's a thrill playing Santa's helper, but it can be stressful482 words
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Article, Illustration120 2001-11-27 24 When a printer is more than just that *"pHE AR-235 digital laser copier/printer A from Sharp offers 1,200 dots per inch (dpi) resolution for high-quality output. In an integrated compact design, it offers multiple functions that allow users to print, copy, scan and fax. The machine, which comes120 words
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Article, Illustration122 2001-11-27 24 PROVIDER of anti-virus and Internet security software and services, Trend Micro, has released Gate Lock, a broadband security device for SMEs, small office/home office (Soho) and home users. The hardware is designed to provide protection from both viruses and hackers by preventing them122 words
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Article449 2001-11-27 24 INCREASINGLY, data critical to companies' survival, is being stored in computers. If such data is lost, the impact would be colossal and could cripple a business. Data can be lost through malicious viruses, malfunction of storage media, damage or loss of equipment, accidental erasure, and449 words
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BUSYCOOK
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Article, Illustration417 2001-11-27 25 Pauline DLoh - Love apples fish Pauline DLoh Tomatoes, apples add fruity flavours to a salmon soup THE inspiration for this week's dish came at the sashimi counter at the supermarket in Junction 8. They had just finished slicing up a large salmon, and the sashimi chef was packing this glistening salmon head417 words
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Article, Illustration255 2001-11-27 25 TOMATO A.X.A LOVE APPLE LOCAL Singaporeans were not too far wrong when they called the tomato "ang moh kio" or "foreign fruit". It did come from far across the seas from the South American Aztecs, who called it "tomato". The conquering Spaniards took it back to Europe together with255 words
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Article, Illustration213 2001-11-27 25 Ingredients: 1 salmon head 2 red or green apples, cut into 4, cored 4 red tomatoes, cut into halves 1 small piece ginger, sliced 2 small packets miso soup mix (or two teaspoons miso paste) 2 packets udon (200 gra each) Canola oil, salt and213 words
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Article, Illustration613 2001-11-27 26 Serene Foo - Serene Foo Nick pants, sniffs and scratches in his new role FOR Nick Cheung (picture), playing the role of a human possessed by the soul of a dog was a piece of cake sniffing, panting and all. After all, the Hong Kong actor could easily lookKOHMUIFONG - 613 words
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Article, Illustration438 2001-11-27 27 Reuters/Variety The movie about the boy wizard has swept North America LOS ANGELES Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone kept movie audiences spellbound over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend, holding on handily to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office, according to studio estimates. The– Reuters/Variety - 438 words
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Advertisement76 2001-11-27 27 WIN TICKETS! M EVERY DOG HAS HIS DATE A//cfc Cheung Michelle Reis Mecfiacorp Fiadio Outdoor Screening 29th Nov (Thurs) Junction 8, Open Plaza, Level 2 7PM Win 30 pair Of tickets to movie event. Answer one simple question below Q: Name one of the actor in this movie. Send the76 words
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Article, Illustration834 2001-11-27 28 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek or do you call it quits when romance fizzles out? IS giving yourself to someone and committing yourself to a man or woman really one of life's greatest pleasures? If that is true, why do so many people call it quits when the romance fizzles834 words
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Miscellaneous1362 2001-11-27 29 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Detective Investigation Chambermaid and the JW^^^^^K*%J J\ Channels, 10pm Files IV Channelß,9pm Titonk ArisCentral, 10pm iV~-> H|^^^Pl!M|^^^HHBHM| Xinru steals unripe lychees to make This film tells the story ofHorty, -*A wf»<?. Meanwhile, Zishan is heartbro- a French foundry worker, who Channel News Asia ken when Wanlan1,362 words
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Article, Illustration427 2001-11-27 30 Sian E Jay - Sian E Jay Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal makes second visit here by T ES Ballet Jazz de Montreal is .L/paying its second visit to Singapore as part of an Asian tour in which a programme of new works specially created for the company is427 words
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Miscellaneous613 2001-11-27 30 HUSK YISUAkASTS Le Petits Chanteurs A La Uncut Croix De Bois (The Little This exhibition showcases the Singers of the Wooden work of Danish artist Charlotte Cross) Cain, featuring her trademark potThe singers, who are between the tery with uncut and raw edges, ages of 9 and !3, hail from613 words
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Article, Illustration727 2001-11-27 31 Reuters World Cup, second leg playoff Uruguay 3 Australia 0 Two-time champion wins 3-1 on aggregate MONTEVIDEO Twice in the last year, Uruguayan striker Richard Morales (picture) has ended up in a police cell after getting involved in fights. Yesterday, he turned national hero after– Reuters - 727 words
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302 2001-11-27 31 Agencies MONTEVIDEO Australia's dream of going to the World Cup was cruelly shattered again as it fell in a playoff for the third successive time after losing 3-0 to Uruguay yesterday. Australia's players left the field in desolation and some– Agencies - 302 words
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Article, Illustration302 2001-11-27 32 TORONTO Vince Carter (right) scored 30 points and brought the house down with a series of thundering dunks as the Toronto Raptors outplayed the Philadelphia 76ers 107-88 yesterday. In a rematch of one of last season's best playoff series, won in seven– Reuters - 302 words
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Article367 2001-11-27 32 -AFP Inter-Continental Cup Bayern Munich v Boca Juniors j Delayed telecast today on CityTV 11pm TOKYO European champion Bayern Munich arrived in Tokyo yesterday for the Inter-Continental Cup showdown with South American counterpart Boca Juniors without key player Stefan Effenberg. The annual clash to decide-AFP - 367 words
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Article265 2001-11-27 32 Reuters INDIO Greg Norman won the entire US$l million ($l.B million) purse at the 19th annual Skins Game yesterday, sending Tiger Woods, defending champion Colin Montgomerie and Jesper Parnevik home emptyhanded. The Australian followed a birdie putt that won the 17th hole with a conservative two-putt– Reuters - 265 words
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Article, Illustration404 2001-11-27 33 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by Stanley @newstod ay. com. sg THIS afternoon, Singapore's national futsal team will face its first test against an international class opponent since the team was formed last month. It comes up against reigning African champion Egypt. Going by what coachAllsport photo - 404 words
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Article, Illustration514 2001-11-27 34 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond Chris Chan set to take up SNOC post today by jose@newstoday.cum.sg THE SLeague looks set to lose its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chris Chan. SNOC and SSC sources told Today that 51-year-old Chan, who is the S-League's second CEO after Douglas514 words
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Article88 2001-11-27 34 IN A press release sent out to the media yesterday, former national bowling coach Ron Hoppe said his lawyers J C Ho Kang, "have issued Dr T. T. Ong a letter of demand." In the release, Hoppe is asking for "a full retraction and public88 words
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198 2001-11-27 34 Agencies GLASGOW One of Celtic's famous Lisbon Lions, winger Jimmy Johnstone, has been diagnosed with the life-threatening motor neurone disease, it was reported yesterday. Motor neurone disease affects the nerve cells which send electrical signals from the brain, causing the muscles– Agencies - 198 words
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Article211 2001-11-27 34 CENTURION India was 118 for two wickets against South Africa at tea on the fourth day of the 'unofficial' Test at Centurion yesterday. India was left with an uphill battle to save the 'unofficial' Test against South Africa, which declared at the start of the fourth morning211 words
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Article, Illustration508 2001-11-27 35 Reuters Ferguson hails Gunners' performance as 'best ever' against Manchester United LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has labelled its 3-1 defeat to Arsenal "an absolute disaster" and rounded on his team's terrible mistakes. Ferguson praised eternal rival Arsenal as "absolutely brilliant", after the Gunners were gifted victory– Reuters; Allsport photo - 508 words
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Article, Illustration265 2001-11-27 35 – Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho ALEX Jerry Chan (picture) had a Christmas wish. And that is to watch a Liverpool match at Airfield. And thanks to his NTUC Income S-League passport, he received the best Christmas present of his life so far. After collecting 10 stamps on his 'passport'WEE TECK [HAN - 265 words
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