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Article, Illustration231 2003-01-04 1 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond 3AM LATEST I by< j ose@newstoday.com. sg AT LEAST eight Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) servicemen were injured when a Navy anti-subma-rine patrol vessel was involved in a collision with a merchant ship off Pedra Branca late on Friday. The RSS Courageous231 words
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Article, Illustration2989 2003-01-04 1 Elisia Yeo and; Elisia Yeo and - Elisia Yeo and Elisia Yeo and We travel 1,000 km through Malaysia to see Singapore through our neighbour's eyes by Derrick A Paulo SOMETIMES, the tiniest clues provide the biggest pointers. On a journey to discover exactly how our neighbours felt about us without the coat of politically-cor-rectMICHAEL DWYER - 2,989 words
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NEWS
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Article, Illustration844 2003-01-04 4 Ravi Veloo - Ravi Veloo The nation was in the thick of major global action but few at home were aware. Why? Commentary by: news@newstoday.com.sg THIS past week, Singapore made waves on the world stage but few at home noticed. One of the smallest countries on the planet, we took844 words
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161 2003-01-04 4 -AFP PARIS A leading medical journal has accused drug companies of inventing the "disease" of female impotence to help create a lucrative market for Viagra-style treatments aimed at women. The British Medical Journal said that for the past six years, the pharmaceutical industry had-AFP - 161 words
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Article143 2003-01-04 4 MR EUGENE Wijeysingha has been hauled out of retirement and appointed chairman of the Compulsory Education Board (CEB) by Education Minister Teo Chee Hean. Mr Wijeysingha, who was Raffles' Institution's principal for nine years, will hold the post for two years. He had spent 16 years143 words
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212 2003-01-04 5 Opposition party Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) came forward yesterday to clarify its role in the latest round of the tudung controversy that began on Thursday. However, the press conference yielded more questions than answers. According to PKMS secretary-general, Mr Muhamad Ali Aman, the party felt212 words
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Article, Illustration462 2003-01-04 5 Tan Hui Leng - Tan Hui Leng Company set up to manage hospitals by huileng@newstoday.com.sg MORE cost savings could be on the cards for Singapore hospitals with the arrival of a pioneering one-stop healthcare facilities management specialist The first of its kind in South-east Asia, CPG Healthcare Facilities Management is a joint462 words
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Article204 2003-01-04 5 THE National University of Singapore's Graduate School and the A*STAR Graduate Academy (A*GA) are teaming up to groom more researchers in Singapore. They are offering scholarships, valued at $380,000 each, to graduates holding good honours degrees to pursue postgraduate studies in Biomedical Sciences, Physical Sciences and204 words
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225 2003-01-04 5 BRITISH banks, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank have been gaining ground in Singapore in recent years and giving local banks a run for their money. A new Channel News Asia series, Banking on Heritage, will kick off this weekend with a closer look at225 words
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LETTERS
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Letter408 2003-01-04 7 Joseph Cheng - Joseph Cheng That's how long a couple has waited for Punggol 21 flat RECENT newspaper reports seemed to indicate that there are many vacant and unwanted HDB flats. Once in a while, you also get complaints from young couples that they are getting possession of their HDB408 words
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Letter272 2003-01-04 7 Narayana Narayana - Narayana Narayana I THANK Ms Susan Christine McKenzie for her letter. She may, perhaps, have missed the main thrust of my article, which was based on "No end to work" (Today, Dec 23). The points argued in favour of extending the retirement age, if not scrapping it272 words
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199 2003-01-04 7 Leong Sze Hian - Leong Sze Hian I REFER to the article "Time to enjoy golden years" (Today, Dec 30). I understand that the United Kingdom announced recently the abolishment of the retirement age. The British are now being encouraged to work for as long as they199 words
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Letter97 2003-01-04 7 Peter Shee - Peter Shee I READ with concern the report "Tudung, again" (Today, Jan 3). It is worrying enough that the PKMS comes out in support of the defiant practice. What makes it worse is the possible links with political elements outside of Singapore. I urge the Government to97 words
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Savvy Investor
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Article, Illustration1249 2003-01-04 9 Mano Sabnani - Mano Sabnani A weekly column that focuses on investment opportunities arising from market trends and corporate developments Nat Steel should raise offer to secure success AS the Nat Steel takeover saga drags on, the consortium led by hotelier Ong Beng Seng appears to want to have its cake1,249 words
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Article187 2003-01-04 9 Read at the forum in shareinvestor.com Contemplating contra trading to make a fast buck? You may be in for a rougher ride than you think, as retail investor Spurs found out last year. He had started contra trading in which investors must sell their holdings187 words
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BUSINESS
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Market Watch
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Article303 2003-01-04 11 Stock Picks 'Strong Buys' The recommendation is an aggregate of the calls by up to 29 analysts following the stock. Not every stock is followed by all the brokers. r I H x, r ir ..THOMSON Compiled by Ihomson hnancial hrst Call DEFINITIONS: Forecast earnings-per-share (EPS): The portion of a303 words
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Article191 2003-01-04 11 SINGAPORE shares rose in early trading in tandem with broad gains in Asia led by big jumps in US key indices. The STI hit a high of 1358.35 but failed to gain traction as profit taking and situational weakness in banks put the benchmark for a disappointing 3.95 point191 words
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Article57 2003-01-04 11 By volume Jan 3 L&M Chartered MultiVis Ipco DatacrftUSS DMXTech StarQusUSS PFood CheungWoh Nobel Des Close 0.010 0.765 0.260 0.085 0.700 0.245 0.360 0.750 0.195 0.125 Change +0.005 +0.045 -0.005 +0.010 +0.025 +0.070 +0.010 +0.005 +100.0 +6.3 -1.9 +13.3 +3.7 +24.1 +5.4 +4.2 '000 36,178 33,287 31,69957 words
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Article55 2003-01-04 11 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 8578.95 9583.85 3025.70 4626.32 -135.10 -1.55 +218.33 +2.33 +29.50 +.98 +101.45 +2.24 Korea Comp 661.10 +25.93 +4.08 SET Index 357.23 +5.71 +1.62 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzen B Mumbai 407.51 1011.50 186.19 3357.54 -1.61 -.39 +2.8655 words
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Article79 2003-01-04 11 By$ Jan 3 Close Change BMT100 55.000+35.000 Creative 50 12.800 +0.400 SPH 18.600 +0.300 Venture 14.400 +0.300 JMH400USS 6.350 +0.200 SPH 100 18.600 +0.200 HoNegara 2.400 +0.190 GrealEast 8.700 +0.150 DBS 11.100 +0.100 DBS Bk 6% NCPS*****.000 +0.100 By percentage Jan 3 BMT100 Close Change 55.000 +175.079 words
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Article36 2003-01-04 11 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.***** 0.***** 68.6741 4.***** 2.***** 0.***** 5113.42 24.6551 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 30.6920 1.***** 27.5330 686.541 0.***** 4.7474 1.***** 19.962736 words
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Article78 2003-01-04 11 By$ Jan 3 Bukit Sem Close Change 10.400 -0.200 UOB 11.400 -0.200 OCBC Clipsal F&N 9.450 -0.100 2.300 -0.060 7.750 -0.050 JurCem 0.740 -0.030 KimEngOng 0.740 -0.030 Transpac LKHSp Lian Beng 1.060 -0.030 0.275 -0.025 0.150 -0.025 By percentage Jan 3 Sunway LionTeckC Close Change 0.035 -22.278 words
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Article14 2003-01-04 11 Gold uss/oz 346.500 Silver uss/oi 4.823 Platinum uss/oi 600.000 Brent crude uss/barrel 29.8314 words
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Article195 2003-01-04 11 Bloomberg Thailand, Singapore may set up airline to be based in Chiang Mai BANGKOK Thailand and Singapore may jointly set up a new airline to run flights linking northern Thailand with neighbouring countries, Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai told reporters. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his ThaiBloomberg - 195 words
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Article, Illustration548 2003-01-04 13 Lee Yew Meng - Lee Yew Meng as banks now call the shots on the appointment of valuers by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg WHILE HDB flat buyers are grappling with better loan offers from banks and finance companies, sellers will have to deal with more conservative valuations. This can determine the final selling price1 1 - 548 words
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136 2003-01-04 13 POSBANK has upped the ante in the raging HDB home loans war. It is making a special one-time interest rate of 1.75 per cent for the first year but only for those submitting their application forms at any of its 18 POSB branches this136 words
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Article360 2003-01-04 15 Reuters PUB to award desalination plant contract THE Public Utilities Board (PUB) said it will award a contract to build Singapore's first sea water desalination project, worth an estimated $250 million, by the end of this month. The project, to supply 30 million gallons or 136,000 cubic metres– Reuters - 360 words
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Article, Illustration362 2003-01-04 15 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's exports rose less than expected in November as Malaysian Pacific Industries and other computer chip assemblers filled fewer orders from the US, the country's biggest overseas market Exports rose 9.9 per cent to RM31.1 billion ($14.3 billion) from aAFP photo - 362 words
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Article247 2003-01-04 15 WITH the start of the new year, the Asean free trade area, or Afta, is now a reality for its original six members, reported Channel News Asia. Singapore along with Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines have abolished tariffs on 60 per cent247 words
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Article276 2003-01-04 17 Fewer takeovers Bloomberg lead to 95% drop in business for top finance firms MORGAN Stanley, Merrill Lynch Co and J P Morgan Chase Co which dominated takeover advisory work in Singapore in 2001 saw their business slump more than 95 per cent last year. Singapore's revenue for banks may have– Bloomberg - 276 words
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Article148 2003-01-04 17 TEMASEK Holdings has attracted significant interest from potential buyers for the former Public Works Department, now known as CPG Corp. The tender, now closed, has drawn bidders both locally and from abroad, in addition to a proposed management buyout (MBO). But Temasek is not saying just148 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration1129 2003-01-04 19 Lee Ching Wern - Lee Ching Wern Court ban on reporting high profile khalwat case fuels questions. by chingwern@newstoday.com.sg IN Malaysia, if you are Muslim, you can be arrested for watching television with classmates of the opposite sex. Last week, D Heryati Abdul Rahim (illustration), the second wife1,129 words
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Article142 2003-01-04 20 Agencies ISLAMABAD Pakistan's Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat challenged the US military over its claims that it is allowed to pursue attackers of its forces in Afghanistan into neighbouring Pakistan. "There is no room or legal sanctions for any cross-border operation by US forces to pursue– Agencies - 142 words
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Article210 2003-01-04 20 Agencies WASHINGTON The parents of the purportedly cloned baby known as "Eve" and the principals involved in her birth, Rael and Clonaid, have been summoned to appear before a Florida court to determine if she should be placed under court protection. "The clerk of the court of– Agencies - 210 words
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Article158 2003-01-04 20 Agencies HONIARA Almost a week after a powerful cyclone battered a remote island chain in the South Pacific, relief supplies were finally on their way on Friday as the Solomon Islands government declared the area a disaster zone. As criticism mounted about the slow response to a– Agencies - 158 words
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Article431 2003-01-04 20 Reuters Hu calls cadre to resist power, money, beauty and sex BEIJING In his first major policy address since he assumed the post of general secretary at the 16th Communist Party Congress in November, Mr Hu Jintao has urged the party's 65 million members to live— Reuters - 431 words
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Article, Illustration63 2003-01-04 20 Reuters photo An emergency worker works his way up a ladder to rescue a stranded passenger on the Arthur Seat Chairlift on the Mornington Peninsula, 75 km south-east of Melbourne, on Jan 3. At least 16 people were injured when the chairlift fell 10 metres– Reuters photo - 63 words
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325 2003-01-04 20 Agencies BEIJING North Korea said on Friday it was willing to discuss its nuclear programme with the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA), but insisted a non-aggression pact was the only way to defuse the crisis. North Korea's– Agencies - 325 words
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WORLD NEWS/COMMENTARY
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128 2003-01-04 21 -AFP BANGKOK Thai authorities said Friday they will study ways of curbing the annual New Year holiday road toll which this year left 562 dead and 11,438 injured. The toll from accidents between Dec 27 and Jan 2, when Thais took advantage of-AFP - 128 words
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Article111 2003-01-04 21 Agencies LONDON A 23-year-old British army reservist walked his way into the record books on Thursday by becoming the youngest person to reach the South Pole on foot Mr Andrew Cooney, a scout in Britain's Territorial Army, walked through snowstorms, enduring a shoulder injury and temperatures as lowAgencies - 111 words
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Article94 2003-01-04 21 -AFP LONDON A British pub owner drove a bulldozer into his own centuries-old premises in a fit of rage after his staff refused to serve him a drink after New Year's Eve celebrations. Mr Robert Tyrell, 45, struck the 16th-century inn three or four times with his digger,-AFP - 94 words
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Article, Illustration833 2003-01-04 21 What DoCoMo chief must do to put phone giant back on the fast track by William Pesek Jr THESE are bitter days for Mr Keiji Tachikawa (picture), the once-celebrated chief executive of Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc. Just two years ago, the 63--year-old was sitting on top of the833 words
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Article, Illustration698 2003-01-04 22 Dave Barry - Dave Barry by weekend@newstoday.com.sg IT is with great verisimilitude that we present another installation of "Ask Mister Language Person", the column that answers your common questions about grammar, punctuation and unwanted body hair. This is the ONLY language column to receive the coveted Lifetime Bathroom Pass fromENG KONG - 698 words
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WEEKEND FEATURE
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Article, Illustration530 2003-01-04 23 - ElisaChia - -ElisaChia SHE may have had a windfall when she came tops with her partner in The Amazing Race 3, but Flo Pesenti will have you know she "regretted" taking part in the competition. The whole world now brands her a wilful and whiny *****,o 1 - 530 words
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Article, Illustration893 2003-01-04 24 anice Lee - anice Lee vostcard* c bad girl of pop makes no apologies for her risque image maybe she should e@newstoday.com.sg /erybody has had an identity ;risis at some point during his iv adolescent years, rom ankle boots and perms to it green hair and Cleopatra fashion mistakes893 words
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FESTIVE FAMILY FAVOURITES TODAY
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Article, Illustration314 2003-01-04 25 Pauline D Loh - Pauline D Loh Fat, juicy shiitake mushrooms braised in a rich chicken stock by pauline@newstoday.com.sg MUSHROOMS do have a certain magic to them, apart from the beat generation halucinogenic reputation certain species acquired in the flower power days. We're talking healthy, happy fat and juicy Chinese mushrooms braised314 words
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Article, Illustration166 2003-01-04 25 How to choose AGAIN, size matters when you are buying dried mushrooms. Also, you need to decide what you want to use them for. If mushrooms are to be used as the main ingredients, you want to choose thick "flower" mushrooms166 words
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Article, Illustration414 2003-01-04 27 Jeffrey Yang - Jeffrey Yang by, eatout@newstoday.com.sg A BRAND new year calls for a brand new list of wines to buy and more wines to try. Today measures up the contenders for your wine budget and recommends some must-buys for wine enthusiasts and collectors alike. Bordeaux Reds Enough praises have414 words
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Article, Illustration771 2003-01-04 27 Justine Moss - Justine Moss Epicure Place on the hill delivers the goods by Where: Fig Leaf Restaurant Bar Fort Canning Country Club 11 Canning Walk #01-02 Telephone: *****977 Operating Hours: MondayFriday Lunch: Noon to 2.30pm MondaySaturday Dinner: 7--10.30pm Closed Sundays Credit Cards: All major credit cards accepted Parking:771 words
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284 2003-01-04 27 Sect Kirn Hwee - Sect Kirn Hwee by eatout@newsto day. com. sg THIS stall has been in business for close to 20 years, in the same corner spot at the coffee shop next to the Temple of a Thousand Lights along Race Course Road. If vintage284 words
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HOUSEHOLD TIPS
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Article255 2003-01-04 28 Dirty dishes will never look as bad ONCE you own a dishwashing machine, you will wonder why everyone has not got one yet. Why buy a dishwashing machine? Well, just picture this a kitchen sink piled high with dirty crockery and utensils in the aftermath of255 words
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Article, Illustration216 2003-01-04 28 Auto sensing: This feature will ensure that you use only as much water as the load size requires. Many dishwashers have a minimum fill or half fill option which has to be manually selected.This may use more water than necessary for small216 words
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FAMILY/IN TUNE
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Article, Illustration733 2003-01-04 29 Theresa Tan - Theresa Tan by' sorbet@pacific.net. sg WHO laughs at New Year's resolutions? I used to. Until I discovered that the bumper sticker was right after all: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Most of us wander through the year (or733 words
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Article, Illustration289 2003-01-04 29 -Reuters LOS ANGELES Slumping music sales left the recording industry with a whopping New Year's hangover, but rap star Eminem (left, picture) has plenty to celebrate. In a year that saw overall CD sales plunge by nearly nine per cent, the Detroit-based rapper-turned-actor-Reuters; Getty Images - 289 words
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Article173 2003-01-04 29 – Elisa Chia - Elisa Chia SMASH HITS 30 (ROCK RECORDS) COMPILATION MISSED the year that just passed by? This double-disc CD may just be the right thing to bring it back a compilation of 30 Chinese chart-toppers that you've lived and breathed in 2002. Helmed by 21 red-hot singers from Rock Records,173 words
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Article, Illustration353 2003-01-04 30 PACKED TO GO Call these bundles of joy lifesavers for last minute shopping. Eversoft packed their gift hampers this year with a range of beauty bestsellers, while Enchanteur filled their gift basket with delightful scents for the soul from their Romantic, Charming and Alluring variants. For those in353 words
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IN CINEMAS
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Article, Illustration197 2003-01-04 31 THE rumoured follow-up to David Fincher's 1995 hit thriller, Se7en, will feature one of its original stars, but it's not going to be Brad Pitt. Morgan Freeman is set to reprise the role of Detective Lt William Somerset while Pitt will be missing because his character,197 words
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Article, Illustration594 2003-01-04 31 Yong Shu Chiang - Yong Shu Chiang Has DiCaprio eschewed his partying ways and sobered up? by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg ABOUT 10 years ago, some fella with irritatingly neat curly hair named Kirk Cameron was the undisputed teen idol in America. He was on this show called Growing Pains, which in its594 words
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Article, Illustration229 2003-01-04 33 Reuters/Variety LAS VEGAS Two of Hollywood's top leading men, George Clooney (picture left) and Denzel Washington (picture right), have received kudos for their directorial debuts. Former ERstar Clooney's film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind was named best picture by the Las Vegas Film Critics, while lastReuters/Variety - 229 words
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Article, Illustration959 2003-01-04 35 Colin Yong - Colin Yong WITH a general slowdown in the introduction of new models, 2002 will probably not go down as one of the great years in motoring history. Still, there was a handful of significant new cars launched and the good news locally was that the vehicle959 words
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Article, Illustration569 2003-01-04 36 Ken Ong - Ken Ong For collectors, die-cast is the next best thing to driving by news@newstoday.com.sg CAR enthusiasts with petrol running through their veins are a quirky bunch, who indulge in a diverse range of hobbies. Hobbyists tend to favour collectibles that are either motor sport-related, such569 words
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Article, Illustration61 2003-01-04 36 Where to view: Autoart: www.autoartmodels.com Bburago: www.bburago.it Exoto: www.exoto.com Gate: www.gatemodels.com Maisto: www.maisto.com Minichamps: www.minichamps.de Where to buy: Nikko: Suntec City Mall, Plaza Singapura Kindaland Electronics:Wisma Atria The Orchard Store: Specialists' Shopping Centre Motor Sports Model Collectibles: Funan Centre Model Car Central: Shaw Leisure Gallery Who will build:61 words
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Article293 2003-01-04 36 Question: I own a 1 994 Mazda 323. Of late, I have noticed that the air-con unit gives out a very loud hissing noise whenever the compressor cuts in and out. I have checked for leaks under the bonnet and I think that the air-con gas level293 words
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Article, Illustration371 2003-01-04 38 – Daniel Chong - Daniel Chong MR SWILLER was known far and wide as a hard-nosed boss who watched his employees like a hawk. He was making one of his regular tours of the factory when he spotted a young man leaning against a pile of boxes just outside the foreman's office.371 words
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Article166 2003-01-04 38 FIVE cannibals get appointed as programmers in an IT company. During the welcoming ceremony the boss said: "You're all part of our team now. You can earn good money here and you can go to the company canteen for something to eat So, don't trouble the other employees."166 words
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Miscellaneous1712 2003-01-04 37 Programmes Saturday Highlights JV\=:LJ]Ai^LJj<J^ CHANNEL^ 6 00 Encik Genit Miss Naughty A j "^J^S^fiS Uttt* t^* 1* C*tj AIVIVI7T m 6.00 am Science Insight > 3 t f^^^^^ffltfK^^ > fIRSk -r 8.30 One House.Two Looks Noon goggles Chinese Top 20 fv'xclS Living Room, Port 2 central SIRUVARGAL A SIMPLE WISH1,712 words
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Miscellaneous132 2003-01-04 38 The lighter side Meehan Streak WHAT'S YOUR "I 1 i r il f) I I I 1-3 FAVORITE I |l II j lr 5, MOVEMENT ~~°l I I (WUKNOW: MATISSE, jl CAN'T STAND) SI. II IN ART |["fAUVISM;'] J DUFY, DERAIN j DERAIN... j AGAINST MY WINDOW.) Shoe WHATEVER YOU132 words
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Article, Illustration973 2003-01-04 39 Rohit Brijnath - Rohit Brijnath All eyes will ultimately be on the Aussie come the year's first Grand Slam IT IS not hard to recognise Lleyton Hewitt these days. And no, we are not talking about his bulging wallet, new outfits that suggest Nike's designer is on someGETTY IMAGES - 973 words
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Article, Illustration568 2003-01-04 40 -AFP Brett Favre v Michael Vick Peyton Manning v Chad Pennington WASHINGTON Brett Favre, a three-time Most Valuable Player seeking a third trip to the Super Bowl, takes on postseason newcomer Michael Vick Saturday (Sunday morning, Singapore time) when Green Bay hosts Atlanta in the first-AFP - 568 words
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Article, Illustration202 2003-01-04 40 AFP NEW YORK China's Yao Ming leads Los Angeles Lakers centre Shaquille O'Neal in preliminary voting for the National Basketball Association All-Star Game, to be played February 9 in Atlanta. After the first two rounds of fan voting, the Houston Rockets' rookie leads all centres andAFP; Getty Images - 202 words
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Article, Illustration637 2003-01-04 41 FA Cup third round Man United v Portsmouth Live, Saturday, Ch22, 8.25pm LONDON Portsmouth's topflight aspirations go under the microscope on Saturday when Harry Redknapp leads his first division leader into one of football's great stages a sold-out Old Trafford. The draw for the third roundGETTY IMAGES - 637 words
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Article, Illustration539 2003-01-04 41 FA Cup third round Man City v Liverpool Live, Sunday, Ch22, 8.55pm LIVERPOOL Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has urged his men to show some fighting spirit as they bid to end the club's worst league run since 1953-54.GETTY IMAGES - 539 words
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Article96 2003-01-04 42 SYDNEY Australian captain Steve Waugh hit the last ball of the day for four to complete a brilliant century after becoming just the third player to pass 10,000 Test runs on an emotional second day of the final Ashes match against England on Friday. His unbeaten 10296 words
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Article98 2003-01-04 42 QUEENSTOWN New Zealand is in no mood to show any mercy on a hapless India as it prepares to wrap up the series with a victory in the fourth one-day international here. New Zealand is just a win away from settling the issue as it has already gained98 words
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Article94 2003-01-04 42 LOS ANGELES Under-fire US Olympic Committee (USOC) chief executive officer Lloyd Ward, facing an ethics probe, has apologised to its executive committee members but maintains he did nothing wrong, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday. The paper reported on Monday that at least two documents show Ward's94 words
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Article70 2003-01-04 42 -AFP CHICAGO Jerry Stackhouse had 28 points, but it was Michael Jordan who stole the show as the Washington Wizards downed the Chicago Bulls 107-82 on Thursday. Jordan, 39, led the Bulls to six championships in the *****. He helped the Wizards to an easy win here-AFP - 70 words
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Article, Illustration507 2003-01-04 42 King looks to extend reign in top-of-the-table clash Primera Liga Real Madrid v Valencia Live, Monday morning, Ch24, 3.30 am MADRID Sunday sees the end of the holiday season in Spain with traditional processions of the "Three Kings". Real Madrid aims to celebrate in a mannerReuters photo - 507 words
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358 2003-01-04 42 -AFP Tennis Hopman Cup Americans will take on Aussies in final PERTH World No.l Serena Williams settled a score with Kirn Clijsters at the Hopman Cup here on Friday as the United States beat Belgium 2-1 to reach the final. Williams, beaten-AFP - 358 words
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Article, Illustration1291 2003-01-04 43 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond Ex-national coach pulls no punches on Singapore football by j ose@newstoday. com.sg HE is not one to mince his words. As a football coach, you either loved him or couldn't stand him. But everyone will agree that former national coach and recently unemployed Vincent Subramaniam1,291 words
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Article, Illustration1698 2003-01-04 45 Stanley Ho; S Gulam - Stanley Ho S Gulam S Gulam -AFP Today art by. Mum's the stanley@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE a media report on Thursday that Jan Poulsen would be asked to step down as head coach of the Singapore national football team, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) remained tightlipped on Friday.– S Gulam; -AFP; ENG KONG - 1,698 words
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