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Title Section14 2002-01-24 1 TODAY T h U r S (1 ay January 24, 2002 MITA (P) 063/11/200114 words
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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article, Illustration245 2002-01-24 1 MANCHESTER Manchester United has conceded for the first time that it may soon have to put David Beckham (picture) up for sale. It emerged last night that Inter Milan has made an official enquiry and declared its readiness to meet the England captain's245 words
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Article376 2002-01-24 1 Reuters Proposes $88b rise in defence spending WASHINGTON US President George W Bush said yesterday that he will propose a $48 billion (5588.3 billion) increase in military spending next year, the biggest rise in two decades, to buy high-tech equipment for a wider war against terrorism. Saying the– Reuters - 376 words
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Article64 2002-01-24 1 LONDON Britain's Queen Mother, who has not been seen in public for more than two months, was yesterday said to be confined to her room after missing a public engagement due to illness. The 101-year-old failed to attend a scheduled meeting at the royal family's home in64 words
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Article69 2002-01-24 1 Reuters NEW YORK US Stocks rose yesterday, after JP Morgan turned bullish on chip equipment makers and news of increased orders raised hopes this key sector will turn the corner. The Nasdaq rose 39.85 points, or 2.12 per cent, to 1,922.38. The Dow Jones gained 17.16 points, or– Reuters - 69 words
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HOT NEWS
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158 2002-01-24 2 Leong Phei Phei - Leong Phei Phei by I pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg COME February 1, retrenched union members have another avenue to turn to. The National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) has set up a Job Link Centre at the Trade Union House along Bras Basah Road to help its members.158 words
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Article321 2002-01-24 2 BG Lee against weighing down wealth creators TAXES could be cut to make sure that the highfliers who can get Singapore out of its current problems are not weighed down, according to Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In an interview with Bloomberg, BG Lee said321 words
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Article, Illustration79 2002-01-24 2 WONG KHING CHONG President S R Nathan and others heading for cover as rain poured down on the Thank You reception for the President's Challenge 2001 yesterday. Mr Nathan said he was pleasantly surprised that the President's Challenge had raised $4.1 million amidst theWONG KHING CHONG - 79 words
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151 2002-01-24 2 Joy Frances - Joy Frances THE Crown Prince of Johor has won an appeal to have a lawsuit taken against him here by his exlegal advisor to be heard in Malaysia. Mr Andre Ravindran S Aral acted as Tengku Mahkota Ibrahim Ismail's legal advisor in151 words
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Article, Illustration96 2002-01-24 2 -Jasleen Randhawa - -Jasleen Randhawa THE Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is warning the public against eating a jamu product called Serbok Jarem (Encok). It is a traditional herbal medicine to treat rheumatism, body aches and giddiness. The HSA says that this particular medicine manufactured by Aneka Sari contains a Western96 words
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Article237 2002-01-24 3 Five from Malaysia university said to be linked to militant group KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian authorities have launched a manhunt for five university lecturers suspected of being members of a militant group that planned attacks across Southeast Asia, a government source said. The five alleged members of237 words
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Article192 2002-01-24 3 – Roulee Jane F Calayag - Roulee Jane F Calayag MANILA A major political crisis was averted yesterday when the Philippine Vice-President backed down from his threat to resign over the controversial presence of US troops in the country. Mr Teofisto Guingona, who is also Foreign Secretary, said despite his192 words
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Article187 2002-01-24 3 Agencies NEW DELHI The main target of Tuesday's attack on the American Centre in Calcutta appears to be the Indian security system, Indian newspapers said yesterday. The Times of India said the attack was carried out hours before the Centre even opened, thus minimising any– Agencies - 187 words
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Article, Illustration370 2002-01-24 4 Tan Hui Leng - Tan Hui Leng Staff flew to KL to return guest's handphone by huileng@newstoday.com.sg THE Ritz-Carlton Millenia believes in "natural talents". "We do not select our staff according to their prior experience because they can learn all that they can here," said Mr Pascal Duchauffour (picture), the hotel's resident370 words
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Article107 2002-01-24 4 Simone Erasmus - Simone Erasmus EVEN in times of flailing businesses and volatile markets, Singaporeans still seem keen on investing. The Investment Conferences 2002, presented by Philip Securities Unit Trust, received overwhelming response from the public, after it was advertised in Today. In one presentation on investment strategies during107 words
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Article, Illustration71 2002-01-24 4 Jasleen Randhawa SingTel Yellow Pages' (SYP) Mr Dominic Ang, senior director/or sales and marketing (left) presenting a cheque for $10,300 to ChildrenAt-Risk Empowerment Association's (Care) director MsLan Tea (right) and chairman Mr Jeffrey Neo (centre). The amount was raised by SYP in its monthlong phonebook recycling exerciseJasleen Randhawa - 71 words
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Advertisement187 2002-01-24 3 Delishtins customers With so much competition, how do you make customers come back? Delight them. The Ritz Carlton Millenia Singapore does this in style. The key is in anticipating requests even before they are expressed: Thinking ahead what customers would want. And providing it before they ask. To surprise and187 words
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Miscellaneous8 2002-01-24 3 Heartland flavours win the day. See page 208 words
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E-Life News
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Article, Illustration465 2002-01-24 6 Zackaria - Zackaria Policyholders of Income can now do their supermarket shopping online using cash, credit card or Giro VV website that attracts more than seven million hits every month, NTUC Income sure knows what it takes to keep the buzz on cyberspac Not only that, according to Income's chief executive465 words
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LETTERS
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Letter183 2002-01-24 8 Charlotte Goh - Charlotte Goh I REFER to the article, "What will it take?" (Today, Jan 22). In our struggle for excellence, Singapore has neglected to hear what people want. We now need changes to encourage people to speak up. For many years, many of us have felt183 words
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317 2002-01-24 8 William Y M Chew - Our community centres are vibrant visit us and see William Y M Chew I REFER to the letter, "Community Centred?" (Today, Jan 3). Mr Cheng Shing Chow had said that "HDB flats, while providing citizens with the opportunity to own their own homes, have the negative effect of creating a317 words
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Letter154 2002-01-24 8 Tan Kok Siong - Tan Kok Siong I REFER to your article, "Pay full costs way to beat quota?" (Today, Jan 21). Health Minister Mr Lim Hng Kiang has suggested that one way for more women to study to become doctors is for them to pay the full costs of attending medical154 words
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BUSINESS TODAY
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Article386 2002-01-24 11 Francis Kan - Francis Kan Minister not moved by cheerful forecasts by francis@newstoday.com.sg THE Government remains cautious about the economic outlook this year despite the optimism of private sector economists. Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam reiterated this position in response to a reporter's question386 words
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Article173 2002-01-24 11 -AFP THE World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Miga) will open an office here later this year or early next year, officials said yesterday. The news comes amid a rising demand for political-risk insurance following the Sept 11 terror attacks in the United States. Mr Christopher Ang,-AFP - 173 words
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Article160 2002-01-24 11 THE Board of Commissioners of Currency, which issues coins and banknotes, will merge with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) by March 31. The Finance Ministry said in a statement that the merger to simplify the institutional structure will not affect "the way the currency160 words
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134 2002-01-24 11 SOME 50 units of City Developments' Goldenhill Park offered under the deferred payment scheme were snapped up over the weekend. So far, 240 units of the freehold 390-unit project off Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 have been sold. The average selling price is $685134 words
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Corporate Briefs
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Article62 2002-01-24 12 UNITED Industrial Corp (UIC) will post a loss for the year ended Dec 31, 2001, after it took a charge of $79 million. It wrote down the value of its properties by about $213 million. As it has a revaluation reserve of $134 million, the balance62 words
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Article46 2002-01-24 12 SWING Media Technology Group, a Hong Kongbased maker of data storage products, expects to raise net proceeds of $5.5 million in its initial public offer launched yesterday. It is selling 37 million shares at 23 cents each for a Sesdaq listing.46 words
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44 2002-01-24 12 RAFFLES LaSalle, one of the leading creative design and management education groups in the Asia Pacific region, has confirmed that its IPO of 12 million new shares at 21 cents each has been fully placed. Trading starts today.44 words
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Market Watch
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Article158 2002-01-24 12 THE market closed slightly firmer on interest in selected blue chips, but second liners stole the show, rebounding from the previous session's losses on bargain-hunting. The ST Index ended up 3.2 points to 1,666 on a moderate volume of 562 million shares worth $550 million. There were 163 gainers158 words
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Article64 2002-01-24 12 THE poor performance of the US markets overnight, particularly the tech-heavy Nasdaq, coupled with follow-through selling from Tuesday, pushed prices lower across the board yesterday. The benchmark Composite Index was 688.6, down 1.7 points. Losers outpaced gainers by 457 to 165 with another 240 issues unchanged. Volume was moderate64 words
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Article27 2002-01-24 12 US$ 0.5436 Rupiah 5651.2 UK£ 0.3802 Baht 24.035 Yen 72.967 Peso 27.921 HK$ 4.2397 A$ 1.0441 RM 2.0657 Rupee 26.239 Euro 0.6132 Won 723.6927 words
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Article2476 2002-01-24 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Name Bid Price/NAV Offer Price Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd Aberdeen China Opportunities Fund 0.944 0.992 Aberdeen Global MNC Fund 0.641 0.674 Aberdeen Global Technoloqy Fund 0.534 0.562 Aberdeen UK Blue Chip Fund 0.723 0.760 Aberdeen American Opportunities Fund 0.739 0.777 Aberdeen2,476 words
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WORLD
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Article149 2002-01-24 14 AFP HONG KONG Shenzhen, the special economic zone in southern China, will be the testing ground for restructuring the country's political system. The Hong Kong iMail said the US concept of "divisions of power" would be introduced in Shenzhen to reform the local government, with theAFP - 149 words
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Article277 2002-01-24 14 Can US reconcile human rights with security interests? WASHINGTON The US government is facing a dilemma that its Asian counterparts could emphatise with: How to balance human rights with security interests. The US has been under fire from many quarters from British MPs to human rights groups since277 words
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Article77 2002-01-24 14 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has imposed a temporary ban on Indonesian workers following recent riots. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said: "For a long time, we have been giving preference to the recruitment of Indonesian workers. There are other countries, like Cambodia andAgencies - 77 words
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Article, Illustration97 2002-01-24 14 PARIS There was many a teary eye at fashion legend (left picture) Yves Saint Laurent's swansong on Tuesday, prompting a major designer to label it a "national funeral". The one-and-a-half hour extravaganza, held at the Centre George Pompidou, was attended by more than 2,000 guests.97 words
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Article109 2002-01-24 14 AFP PHNOM PENH Efforts to promote women's participation in Cambodia's electoral process suffered a setback after two women candidates were killed early this month. Ms Tauch Sien of the Sam Rainsy Party a widow and mother of four and Ms Long Phon of the royalist FuncinpecAFP - 109 words
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COMMENTARY
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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article, Illustration852 2002-01-24 18 Debra Soon - Debra Soon Time to take the guesswork out of pre-school education by_ WHEN I decided to look for a nursery school for my two-year-old, Ethan, some friends said to me, "he's so young, why do you want to send him to school?" I wanted himThe writer and her son, Ethan - 852 words
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162 2002-01-24 18 What the regional papers say today New Straits Times/ Malaysia 12 years after bolting out, PBS re-accepted into BN Twelve years after bolting out of the Barisan Nasional, Parti Bersatu Sabah was re-accept-ed to became the coalition's 14th member. Jakarta Post/ Indonesia Heavy downpours still haunt Jakarta Amid fears that162 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration224 2002-01-24 20 Simone Erasmus - Simone Erasmus by simone@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Food Festival is set to tantalise your taste buds yet again this year. And they have a few surprises up their sleeves. Singaporeans and tourists can expect 32 new events, such as the Central Singapore Community Development224 words
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Article, Illustration348 2002-01-24 20 Pauline D Loh - Pauline D Loh Annual gourmet festival goes into the heartlands with a treasure hunt for the truly local eat-out haunts by pauline@newstoday.com.sg IT'S an event to which both locals and tourists look forward to eagerly each year, and this year the Singapore Food Festival 2002 will not disappoint348 words
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365 2002-01-24 20 LONDON Britain's main opposition Conservative Party is on a desperate hunt for more women to become MPs. Conservative leaders now believe that without female power, the party will never be able to regain its political glory of the 1980s and early *****.365 words
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Miscellaneous7 2002-01-24 20 INSIDE: •22/lnCinemas •25/ Limelight •26/ TV listings7 words
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INFOTECH
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Article, Illustration482 2002-01-24 21 Juniper Foo - Juniper Foo Samsung handphone has a new health submenu by. juniper.foo@asia.cnet.com WHILE Korean phones are generally not known for their ground-breaking designs, Samsung deserves kudos for improving on previous offerings with its SGH-A4OO Egeo (picture). You won't find any software glitches here. The clamshell hinge482 words
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Article, Illustration400 2002-01-24 21 Richard Seah - Richard Seah by_ THE gigantic white tent that has always been a major landmark of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas was missing from this year's CES 2002. Normally covering the entire car park outside the Las Vegas400 words
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Article171 2002-01-24 21 AUDIO and video enthusiasts searching for a quick and easy way to store vast amounts of digital content could well have their prayers answered. Maxtor has launched what it calls "the world's highest capacity external hard disk drive" the Personal Storage 3000XT. At 160GB, this product171 words
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CNETAsia Breaking News
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Article64 2002-01-24 21 DUTCH Internet file-sharing company, Kazaa, said it had sold its Kazaa.com website and software to privately-held Australian firm, Sharman Networks. Sharman will make the Kazaa media software, which lets users search and download music and video files, publicly available. Included in the sale is a license for64 words
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Article44 2002-01-24 21 IBM and VeriSign have reached a broad multi-year partnership to share computer security technology and market services together. The first jointly-developed offering will be a new service based on VeriSign-managed PKI services and IBM's Tivoli Policy Director software, which controls data access.44 words
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CNETAsia Downloads
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Article16 2002-01-24 21 A PUBLIC key 6144-bit encryption software that automatically and irremediably destroys original files when selected.16 words
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Article20 2002-01-24 21 THIS one blocks spyware, Web bugs, cookies, worms, advertisements and scripts to protect you from being profiled and tracked.20 words
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Article25 2002-01-24 21 A 3D overhead shooting game where you take on the role of three different races fighting off a human invasion of their galaxy.25 words
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Article15 2002-01-24 21 THIS software encodes, decodes, cuts segments and combines multiple MP3 files into one.15 words
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INCINEMAS
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231 2002-01-24 22 ■Reuters BHOPAL Leading Indian film actor, Ashutosh Rana, says he has been signed on to play the role of one of the few eunuchs to hold political office in the world's largest democracy. The as-yet untitled movie will be produced■Reuters - 231 words
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211 2002-01-24 23 Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES Foreign film directors dominated the Directors Guild of America (DGA) nom inations. The DGA awards are one of the most accurate industry barometers for the Oscar. Ron Howard was the sole American among the five DGA nominees for A– Reuters/Variety - 211 words
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152 2002-01-24 23 -Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD- Following this year's tendency toward the unpredictable, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has tapped an eclectic quintet of big-budget and arthouse fare in its feature film nominations. The guild selected Roger Dealdns (The Man Who Wasn 't There), Bruno Delbonnel-Reuters/Variety - 152 words
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Article, Illustration123 2002-01-24 23 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Moulin Rouge (picture) was the big winner at sixth annual Golden Satellite Awards from the International Press Academy, a breakaway group from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The musical took eight prizes, for director (Baz Luhrmann), score, art direction and costume design. InReuters/Variety - 123 words
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Article, Illustration482 2002-01-24 24 INDIANA Jones will return for a fourth instalment and could grace our screens as early as next summer. As DreamWorks' website teased, the revelation is "the biggest entertainment news of the new century". At the Golden Globes party last Sunday night, Steven Spielberg told– Reuters photo - 482 words
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Article, Illustration607 2002-01-24 24 Serene Foo - Serene Foo and that includes wearing fake 40DD breasts FECKLESS singer-songwriter, ruthless gangster, computer geek, righteous cop Hong Kong actor Daniel Wu has done it all. Now, Daniel apparently wants to give bosomy actresses a run for their money. In his latest film, Beauty and607 words
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Miscellaneous38 2002-01-24 22 Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford and George Lucas are set to reunite for Indiana Jones 4. Hong Kong hunk Daniel Wu talks about playing a man with a 40DD bust in Beauty and the Breast. Turn to page 2438 words
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LIMELIGHT
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Article, Illustration394 2002-01-24 25 Janice Lee - Janice Lee Dance group moves indoors for the first time WHEN we're afraid, we seek refuge. We go inside. That is what the Arts Fission Company is doing this weekend. The group that is known for their on-site performances will be moving indoors to the Jubilee Hall for394 words
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TIMEOUT
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Article, Illustration608 2002-01-24 25 Asif Ansar - Asif Ansar by asil(s)newstoday.com.sg JAMIROQUAI'S music reflects their reality, so it is no surprise that after selling 16 million albums and bagging a plethora of awards, including a Grammy, this British band has been moving away from their early environmentalism and holistic politics-influenced sound to a more608 words
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Miscellaneous267 2002-01-24 25 I Listings MUSIC Thousand Arms VISUAL ARTS Thousand Eyes ExxonMobil Campus Concert Chinese folk dance and drama are Pure Land -The Sacred -This is the Moment Matthew and Dorcas Quek pres- Performed in this unique, theatn- Art of Tibet iU cai piece where actors dance and This is a show267 words
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Article432 2002-01-24 27 LONDON Mike Tyson plumbed new depths yesterday when he bit world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis on the leg at a New York news conference designed to promote the richest fight in history. The former undisputed world champion, who bit a chunk out of Evander432 words
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Article, Illustration213 2002-01-24 27 1966 Born in Brooklyn. 1978 Arrested for purse snatching. 1982 Expelled from school. 1985 Begins boxing career with firstround knockout of Hector Mercedes. 1986 At 20, becomes youngest ever heavyweight champion by knocking out Trevor Berbick to win WBC title. 1987 Wins WBA heavyweight213 words
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Article, Illustration548 2002-01-24 28 Reuters Wenger believes the title is in Arsenal's hands English Premier League Leicester 1 Arsenal 3 Gunners move up to second LEICESTER Arsenal moved up to second place in the premier league this morning after surviving a second-half revival by 10-man Leicester City to winReuters; Allsport photo - 548 words
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695 2002-01-24 28 – Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas AT THE final whistle, the irresistible force that was Manchester United trudged off its home patch with heads bowed. Humbled by a classic sucker punch by the deadliest of enemies, Liverpool, the immovable object. Sir Alex Ferguson said695 words
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Article, Illustration536 2002-01-24 29 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang SBA will contact its Indonesian counterpart to resolveTaufik issue by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg THE 'cold war' between the Indonesian Badminton Federation (PBSI) and the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) over the signing of Taufik Hidayat (picture) is apparently thawing. Last Friday, the PBSI told Today that536 words
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Article, Illustration412 2002-01-24 29 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond by jose@newstoday.com.sg THE Lions are facing a major striker crisis. They have lost three of their top forwards to various injuries three weeks before the King's Cup, to be held in Thailand from Feb 3-16. Already, first choice412 words
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Article105 2002-01-24 29 SINGAPORE lost 1-5 to Thailand yesterday in its opening tie in the inaugural Asean Football Federation Under-20 tournament in Bangkok. The Cubs led 1-0 at half-time courtesy of a goal from Norfahazly Kamsan, but were overwhelmed by the Thais in the second-half. The Singapore team is made up105 words
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Article, Illustration1192 2002-01-24 30 S. Murali in - S. Murali in This Johnnie Walker Classic may be the best time to find out 'OLD'TEAM] Ernie Els (captain) Age: 32 Turned pro: 1 989 Tournament victories: 32 World ranking: 5 Majors: 2 Remarks: After that startling three Major run-ner-up finishes in 2000 (behind Tiger1,192 words
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Article, Illustration513 2002-01-24 31 Reuters Spurs end 12-year jinx to reach League Cup final English League Cup Tottenham 5 Chelsea 1 Spurs meet Blackburn in final LONDON Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Chelsea 5-1 to register its first win over the west London side in almost 12 years and reach the English League Cup– Reuters - 513 words
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Article193 2002-01-24 31 -AFP LONDON Police are hunting an obsessive letter writer who has been threatening to carry out 'menacing and chilling' attacks on the wife of Leeds United manager David O'Leary, West Yorkshire detectives confirmed yesterday. The Irishman's family have been given extra police protection while the search goes-AFP - 193 words
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Article82 2002-01-24 31 NYON Holder France will be top seeds in Friday's draw for the Euro 2004 qualifying tournament, alongside the likes of Germany, Italy and Spain, Uefa announced yesterday. Surprisingly, World Cup hopeful England is in the second tier with countries such as Slovenia, Ukraine and Scotland. The 50 countries82 words
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