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Title Section13 2004-03-23 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Tuesday March 23, 2004 mita (P) 002/11/200213 words
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Article, Illustration689 2004-03-23 1 Elisia Yeo - Elisia Yeo AFP. PAS leadership admits that complacency may have led to election rout by BN in Kuala Lumpur elisia@newstoday.com.sg BELEAGURED and befuddled Malaysian opposition party Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) finally saw some light yesterday as a recount helped it retain traditional stronghold KelantanAFP.; REUTERS - 689 words
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416 2004-03-23 1 Tay Tsen- Waye - Tay Tsen-Waye waye@newstoday.com.sg WHAT started out as a friendly inter-varsity frisbee match between Singapore Management University (SMU) and Nanyang Polytechnic at Bishan Park on Sunday afternoon ended in tragedy. Third-year SMU accountancy undergradute, Mr Fu Ying Jie, 23, collapsed and died of416 words
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Miscellaneous30 2004-03-23 1 NEWS£yJEWS Hamas fury Declares war on Israel after spiritual leader is killed/3 Congratulations PM Goh salutes Mr Abdullah's big win/4 William Pfaff US not convincing in its Iraq plans/20 130 words
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Miscellaneous6 2004-03-23 1 More Malaysia election reports: Page 46 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration314 2004-03-23 2 Raymond Andrew - Raymond Andrew Located atYishun Central, the new Alexandra Hospital will be ready in 2009 raymond@newstoday.com.sg THE northern part of Singapore will finally get its own general hospital by March 2009. Yesterday, Acting Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced that Alexandra Hospital would move to314 words
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Article78 2004-03-23 2 HDB is launching the sale of 760 units of four-room premium flats in a new housing project at Sengkang, under the Build-to-Order (BTO) system. Applications for the project Afrina, at Compassvale Link next to the Buangkok MRT station can be submitted until April 12. Buyers can78 words
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87 2004-03-23 2 All employers have until May 15 to update the current residential addresses of their Work Permit holders (excluding maids). As of May 1, employers of new Work Permit holders will also have to provide their residential addresses within five working days of employment. Employers87 words
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Article71 2004-03-23 2 A 3-metre high tide is expected today at about 12.50pm, with the possibility of flash floods if this coincides with rainfall. While prolonged heavy rain is unlikely, there may be short-duration showers which "may be heavy at times", said the meteorological service division. Weather forecast updates are71 words
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64 2004-03-23 2 Central Narcotics Bureau officers nabbed a suspected male Thai drug trafficker and his female Thai courier on Sunday night, seizing a total of 9,938 yaba tablets worth $99,380 on the street. The man, a 34-year-old Thai construction worker, and the woman, 51, who had64 words
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Article, Illustration403 2004-03-23 3 Agencies Group's founder killed in Israeli airstrike GAZA CITY The situation in the Middle East looked more volatile after the radical Islamic movement Hamas yesterday declared an all-out war on Israel following the death of its founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. The 67-year-old,— Agencies; AFP - 403 words
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Article283 2004-03-23 3 Loh Chee Kong - Loh Chee Kong cheekong@newstoday.com.sg GO WITH the Flow or risk losing your job. That is the message of a programme initiated by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), which aims to help illiterate workers in Singapore. Called the Functional Literacy for Our Workers (Flow), the programme283 words
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Article, Illustration216 2004-03-23 4 GOH CHOK TONG - GOH CHOK TONG 22 March 2004 YAB Dato' Sen Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi Prime Minister Malaysia Dear Pak Lah, You have won big. My heartiest congratulations to you for having led the Barisan Nasional to a landslide victory in the general elections. I am216 words
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NEWScomment
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Article, Illustration837 2004-03-23 4 James Wong Wing On - James Wong Wing On Five reasons why the opposition received such a mauling news@newstoday.com.sg WHILE most people did not expect the opposition to do well, they did not envisage the crushing defeat of the opposition, especially Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (Keadilan). What837 words
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Article, Illustration363 2004-03-23 4 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond jose@newstoday.com.sg IT was almost a hopeless cause, but National Justice Party (Keadilan) chief Wan Azizah Wan Ismail still held on to a prayer that her constituents had faith in her. And even after a first count on Sunday revealed that she had/ AFP - 363 words
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LETTERS
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454 2004-03-23 6 Benjamin Cher Tau Wei - Benjamin Cher Tau Wei THE recent changes to the Mother Tongue policy have surprised me. I found it strange that the Government, while encouraging young people to venture out and immerse themselves in China, seems to be sending a454 words
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Letter132 2004-03-23 6 Lim Boon Hee - Lim Boon Hee THERE are parents who want school holidays to mean exactly what they should a complete break away from school. But, most schools seem to feel the need to fill up three-quarters of the holidays with compulsory remedial lessons, CCAs and "enrichment" programmes. There132 words
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245 2004-03-23 6 Dennis Boey - Dennis Boey I READ with interest about Mr Chew Kirn Whatt's book, Foreign Maids, in your report, "We can do more to safeguard maids" (Today, March 22). Mr Chew operates a maid agency. I believe maid245 words
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193 2004-03-23 6 Dr PJJohn - Dr PJJohn I WAS in Malaysia last week and the mood there was more like that of a national day celebration than an election period. There seems to be a new hope in Malaysia, with the passing of the bad blood of the193 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article312 2004-03-23 8 Most of Belgacom proceeds may go to cut debts, invest in region: Analysts SINGTEL is unlikely to distribute the bulk of its gain from Belgacom's initial public offer (IPO) as a special dividend, analysts said yesterday. Rather, Singapore's biggest telecom operator is likely to use312 words
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MarketWATCH
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Article142 2004-03-23 8 Dow Jones SINGAPORE shares sank to an 11 -week low yesterday, hit by Wall Street's losses and political turmoil after Taiwan's presidential elections on Saturday. The Straits Times Index snapped a three-day run and dropped 26.96 points, or 1.5 per cent, to close at an intraday low of 1,812.16Dow Jones - 142 words
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Article61 2004-03-23 8 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.51 C Pts -100 Change -0.88 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.91 3399.60 6359.92 -239.67 -30.20 -455.17 -1.87 -0.88 -6.68 Korea Comp 863.69 -19.64 -2.22 KLCI 908.96 +4.51 -0.50 SET Index 681.34 +0.07 +0.01 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 742.91 1431.67 295.0161 words
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Article22 2004-03-23 8 Gold uss/oz 413.900 Silver uss/oz 7.660 Platinum uss/oz 891.000 Rubber centsAg 246.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 959 Brent crude uss/barrel 38.0822 words
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Article36 2004-03-23 8 USS 0.5917 UK£ 0.323 Yen 63.1951 HK$ 4.6104 RM 2.2487 Euro 0.478 Rupiah 5050.5 Baht 23.3312 Peso 33.3644 A$ 0.7907 Indian Rs 26-7379 Won 685.400 C$ 0.787 Yuan 4.898 NZ$ 0.9023 NTS 19.647136 words
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Article60 2004-03-23 8 By volume L&M Rowsley Adroit SingTel NOL Intend Chartered Cosco Corp Rowsley W*****7 Bio-Treat Close 0.015 0.130 0.105 2.330 2.130 0.280 1.490 0.975 0.050 0.850 Change +0.005 -0.005 +0.005 +0.030 +0.010 -0.005 -0.050 -0.055 -0.010 -0.015 +50.0 -3.7 +5.0 +1.3 +0.5 -1.8 -3.2 -5.3 -16.7 -1.7 'OOO60 words
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Article78 2004-03-23 8 By$ F&N Close Change 13.900 +0.100 ComfortDelGro 1.090 +0.050 lardine C&C 6.300 +0.050 MIRIC 1.180 +0.040 SingTel 10 2.330 +0.040 CapitaMall 1.440 +0.030 SingTel HupSengH 2.330 +0.030 0.230 +0.020 Noble 4.680 +0.020 SingTel 100 2.310 +0.020 By percentage Koh Bros W*****6 Close Change 0.010 +100.0 L&M 0.01578 words
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Article86 2004-03-23 8 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by By$ DBS Close 13.600 Changi -0.401 SIA 10.600 -0.401 SIA 200 10.600 -0.401 UOB 13.300 -0.401 Creative 50 17.200 -0.301 OCBC 11.600 -0.301 SPH 18.300 -0.301 SPH 100 18.400 -0.301 GreatEast 11.400 -0.201 1MH 400USS 10.600 -0.201 By percentage Rowsley W*****7 SunlightSGX, Bloomberg - 86 words
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Article, Illustration328 2004-03-23 10 -AFP MinisterYeo dismisses Aussie media reports as untrue AUSTRALIAN airlines Qantas does not have a licence to run a low-cost airline out of Singapore, contrary to Australian media reports last week, Minister of Transport Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday. "No, they-AFP; BLOOMBERG - 328 words
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Article281 2004-03-23 10 SembCorp Logistics has entered into a joint venture to provide logistics and marine support services to energy firms in Iran. The joint venture company, Sops Iran, will invest $2.3 million to develop a logistics base on Kish island in Iran. SembLog will own 78 per cent of Sops Iran,281 words
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Article, Illustration171 2004-03-23 10 Dow Jones BANGKOK The Thai Government Pension Fund, the country's largest mutual fund, is considering buying a stake in Bank of Asia that is currently held by ABN Amro Holdings. "We are working on a due diligence. If we are to— Dow Jones - 171 words
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Article, Illustration502 2004-03-23 12 -AFP Fortune 500 firms earned $12 trillion last year, shaking off recession blues WASHINGTON American discount retailer Wal-Mart, two car manufacturers and three major oil companies, boosted by skyrocketing fuel prices, emerged as the United States' largest business conglomerates, as the US economy struggled to shake-AFP - 502 words
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Article247 2004-03-23 12 EUROPEAN Union (EU) regulators began meeting in Brussels yesterday to decide how much to fine Microsoft Corp for breaching anti-trust rules. However, they will struggle to set a penalty high enough to punish a company with more than US$5O billion ($84.6 billion) on hand. The247 words
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141 2004-03-23 13 THE CPF Board has launched a public education programme that aims to help Singaporeans make informed decisions on how to use their CPF money during significant life stages. Called "my cpf", this education programme is conducted through the Board's website at www.cpf.gov.sg. This141 words
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360 2004-03-23 13 Dow Jones Deal would boost $1.19b plans to supply the region BANGKOK A deal to supply oil to China could boost Thailand's plans to create a regional oil trading hub in its southern provinces, a senior Thai government official told Dow Jones Newswires. "Initially,— Dow Jones - 360 words
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206 2004-03-23 13 — Emril Shafeeq Jamil - Emril Shafeeq Jamil THE SINGAPORE International Foundation (SIF) is on the lookout for young Singapore professionals who want to experience working in Shanghai through its Sin-gapore-China Young Business Ambassador Programme (YBA). The non-profit organisation is targeting professionals in finance, information technology, marketing, legal and human206 words
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SAVVY INVESTOR
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567 2004-03-23 14 Vasu Menon - Vasu Menon What the results mean for M'sia,Taiwan markets news@newstoday.com.sg MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had said that a strong mandate for the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition could lead to an inflow of RM3O billion ($l3 billion) into the Malaysian stock567 words
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Article, Illustration2812 2004-03-23 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Enquiries: Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy Call2,812 words
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Article, Illustration810 2004-03-23 15 William Pesek Jr - William Pesek Jr Bloomberg Commentary By issuing too much government debt, Japan's economy risks losing its vibrancy in the long run news@newstoday.com.sg FEW consider bonds glamorous. That is, unless you're talking about Japan, which is adding some panache to the oh-so-unex-citing world— Bloomberg; GETTY IMAGES - 810 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article362 2004-03-23 16 Agencies Suspect: Politicians behind unrest in the south BANGKOK A Thai Muslim man, arrested for alleged involvement in a deadly January raid in the troubled south, on Sunday accused senior politicians and separatist groups of involvement in the violence. There are "very senior politicians in Narathiwat and– Agencies - 362 words
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Article, Illustration159 2004-03-23 16 -AFP WASHINGTON National security adviser Condoleezza Rice yesterday struck back at accusations by a former top adviser who accused President George W Bush of doing a "terrible job" defending the country against terrorist threats. "President Bush has acted swiftly to unify and streamline our efforts to secure-AFP; REUTERS I - 159 words
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147 2004-03-23 16 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian police were holding at least 15 suspects after uncovering a bomb-making home-factory in the southern outskirts of the capital Jakarta, a lawyer for the group said yesterday. An accidental explosion blew off the roof of the house during a Muslim prayer-AFP - 147 words
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Article, Illustration433 2004-03-23 18 Agencies China reportedly ready to strike Taiwan if election dispute intensifies TAIPEI About 1,000 protesters contesting President Chen Shui-bian's reelection victory yesterday vowed to stay outside his palace until a recount is ordered. And Taiwan's chief prosecutor said the recount motion— Agencies; AFP - 433 words
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Article123 2004-03-23 18 -AFP WASHINGTON Senior Republicans and Democrats on Sunday urged President George W Bush and rival John Kerry to tone down their attacks on each other or risk a boycott by alienated Americans. "Let's keep it civil so we don't get so nasty that we discourage people from-AFP - 123 words
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Article209 2004-03-23 18 Agencies SYDNEY Al Qaeda No 2 Ayman Al Zawahiri has claimed the militant Islamic organisation bought briefcase nuclear bombs on the central Asian black market, Osama bin Laden's biographer said. Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir made the announcement on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Enough Rope programme, which— Agencies - 209 words
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GLOBALroundup
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Article75 2004-03-23 18 Reuters South Korea yesterday confirmed its first case of bird flu for more than a month, dashing hopes it had seen the last of an epidemic that has ravaged poultry and killed 24 people across Asia. The outbreak, discovered at the weekend at a— Reuters - 75 words
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Article53 2004-03-23 18 To make Arnie US President AFP Veteran Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy said on Sunday he would support a constitutional amendment that would enable his niece's Austriaborn husband and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to run for President. Currently, Mr Schwarzenegger is barred from running as foreign-born citizens are not permitted to– AFP - 53 words
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Article75 2004-03-23 18 Reuters British police yesterday launched a "Life Savers" campaign in a bid to prevent a terrorist attack on London. Britons were urged to report individuals they suspected of being terrorists, or unattended bags on trains, in pubs and other public places by calling a hotline. The— Reuters - 75 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration841 2004-03-23 20 William Pfaff - William Pfaff The US has not been convincing in its stated plan to end Iraq occupation and could find violent resistance taking the form of a larger movement news@newstoday.com.sg PARIS Novelist Anthony Burgess, when attacked by London's yellow press some years ago for shifting residence fromREUTERS - 841 words
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Article, Illustration798 2004-03-23 22 Serene Foo - Serene Foo MDA's new film rating a vote of confidence for Singaporeans' maturity, say distributors serene@newstoday.com.se MEL Gibson's controversial film The Passion of the Christ will be the first movie to be released under a new category Mature 18 (M 18) category for young adults798 words
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Article, Illustration269 2004-03-23 22 – Wendy Cheng - Wendy Cheng THEY'RE girlishly cute, bubbly, and small, but this new girl band wants to make it big. As big as S.H.E, hopefully, say the members of Mini Gu Er, comprising of four members, Gu Er, Frida, Wendy and Tong Tong. The four269 words
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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS
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Article131 2004-03-23 24 — Zul Othman - Zul Othman Jazz musician Bob James is probably best known as an exponent of "smooth jazz". To non-jazz fans, he is the one who composed the theme song of Taxi, a 1 970s sitcom. Now 64, the two-time Grammy award winner is still always looking131 words
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Article90 2004-03-23 24 Threesome, a new play about the threeway love-hate relationship between two people was inspired by Kevin Smith's film, Chasing Amy, and takes a no- holds-barred look at relationships, straight or otherwise. Rated R(A) 1 8. The play stars Joyce Tan, Timothy Nga, Paerin Choa, Jeremy Samuel and90 words
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Article82 2004-03-23 24 Arab Street home of beautiful textiles, unique handicrafts, fine silk and fragrant oils will come alive with noise and colour during Arab Heritage Week from June 5 to 12. A platform to showcase the cultural history of the Arab community in Singapore, the festival will82 words
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Article, Illustration504 2004-03-23 24 Gurmeet Singh - Gurmeet Singh Losing control of one's bodily functions is just one effect of drug abuse news(gnewstoday.com.sg THINK getting high on Ketamine is cool? Here's the price you pay for consuming the synthetic drug that comes in the form of a crystalline powder, liquid or tablet: Hallucinations, mood and504 words
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Article, Illustration207 2004-03-23 26 Eye 2 opening sets genre record MOVIEGOERS chose to fix their eyes on The Eye 2, making it the biggest horror film opening of all time. The film a co-production of Hong Kong's Applause Pictures and MediaCorp Raintree Pictures chalked up $740,514 in its opening weekend (March 18207 words
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Article, Illustration191 2004-03-23 26 -AFP SYDNEY Is the pop diva finally ready to swap fame for marriage and babies? Kylie Minogue has reportedly asked her French actor boyfriend, Olivier Martinez, to marry her and wedding bells could be ringing in June. Australian media said Kylie's younger sister, Dannii, let the news-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 191 words
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Article, Illustration459 2004-03-23 28 Pauline D Loh - Pauline D Loh Place cod fillets on a bed of tofu for some simple flavours food@newstoday.com. sg COLOURS are an important appeal factor in making a meal delicious. While the reds and greens and yellows immediately make food attractive, there is much to be said for simple459 words
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Article306 2004-03-23 28 WHERE'S THE FISH? MY brother used to be a keen fisherman when he was working in Singapore some time back. He would take off for the weekend and return on Sunday nights, dirty, smelly and happy with a chiller box full of his deep-sea catches. That was just306 words
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health
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Article, Illustration501 2004-03-23 30 Lynette Leong - Lynette Leong More fall victim to mounting pressures of today's lifestyles news@newstoday.com.sg DEPENDING on which side of the coin you are looking at, women today can be said to be better or worse off than their counterparts were a generation ago. But, whatever501 words
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Article150 2004-03-23 30 -AFP MANILA The outbreak of Sars in Asia boosted efforts to fight infectious diseases, particularly tuberculosis (TB), which kills 1,000 people in the Western Pacific daily, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday. In many countries in the region, Sars resulted in renewed attention to-AFP - 150 words
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201 2004-03-23 32 -AFP A LEADING British museum is trying to tempt the nation's youngsters into healthy pursuits by offering free entry to a sports exhibition so long as they hand in their Easter eggs at the door. The campaign by London's Science-AFP - 201 words
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Article, Illustration332 2004-03-23 32 Pearlyn Tham - Pearlyn Tham OTO helps the elderly .m. M.V M.M. .a. i pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg LOVE was in the air, in more ways than one, at the grand opening ceremony of the "Come Alive! 2004" campaign last Sunday. Held at Kovan Heartland Mall, "Come Alive! 2004" is organised by332 words
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Article, Illustration524 2004-03-23 39 Agencies With playoffs looming, the Lakers are returning to form NBA Lakers 104 Bucks 103 0T LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant had the last word in a game that was owned by Shaquille O'Neal. O'Neal had 31 points, a seasonhigh 26 rebounds– Agencies; AFP - 524 words
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Article, Illustration372 2004-03-23 39 Reuters TENNIS Pacific Life Open INDIAN WELLS, California World No 1 Roger Federer captured his 14th career ATP title and avenged his only loss of the season, when he overpowered Britain's Tim Henman 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) in the– Reuters; IBWI – ■ IrTTTVTffI REUTERS - 372 words
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Article, Illustration377 2004-03-23 39 SIX NATIONS RUGBY Scotland 0 France 31 EDINBURGH France coach Bernard Laporte (picture) is bracing himself for a highly-charged week, as he seeks to steel his side for the challenge of beating England to clinch the Six Nations Grand Slam. Victory at the Stade de377 words
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Article, Illustration639 2004-03-23 41 Agencies Jordan team boss says world champion's dominance could even be a good thing FORMULA 1 Malaysian Grand Prix SEPANG, Malaysia Formula 1 team boss Eddie Jordan called for calm, after claims that the season could be ruined by another Michael Schumacher run of dominance this– Agencies; AFP - 639 words
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Article, Illustration510 2004-03-23 41 -AFP ONE-DAY CRICKET Pakistan v India LAHORE, Pakistan A war of words broke out between two Pakistani cricket legends yesterday, after arch-rivals India engineered a remarkable comeback to level the one-day series 2-2. The tourists kept-AFP; REUTERS - 510 words
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Article, Illustration397 2004-03-23 42 -AFP SERIEA Roma v Lazio (match abandoned) ROME The highly-charged derby between Roma and Lazio was sensationally called off at half-time on Sunday evening (yesterday morning, Singapore time), after rumours spread around the Olympic Stadium that a young boy had been killed outside the ground.-AFP; REUTERS - 397 words
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Article, Illustration566 2004-03-23 42 Agencies American's relentless pursuit sees him bag second US PGA crown, as Appleby wilts GOLF Bay Hill Invitational ORLANDO, Florida American Chad Campbell fired a superb 6-under par 66 here Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), to surge past faltering Australian Stuart Appleby and win the PGA Bay– Agencies; AFP - 566 words
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Article184 2004-03-23 42 Reuters ORLANDO, Florida Colin Montgomerie's win at the Singapore Caltex Masters 2004 presented by Carlsberg did not escape the attention of European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer on Sunday. Langer, playing at the Bay Hill Invitational, knew all about Monty's win and invitation to next– Reuters - 184 words
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267 2004-03-23 42 Reuters PRIMERA LIGA Valencia 5 Mallorca 1 MADRID Mista Ferrer hit a stunning hat-trick as Valencia crushed Real Mallorca 5-1 to close the gap Real Madrid at the top of the Primera Liga standings on Sunday {yesterday morning, Singapore– Reuters - 267 words
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Article, Illustration533 2004-03-23 43 Agencies European champions in fine form, await a well-rested Deportivo CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUATER-FINAL AC Milan v Deportivo La Coruna MILAN Defending champions AC Milan are on a high, ahead of today's (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) Champions League quarter-final first-leg clash against Deportivo La Coruna. After an impressive– Agencies; AFP - 533 words
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Article, Illustration308 2004-03-23 43 LIVERPOOL A formal bid has apparently been launched for Liverpool shares, the BBC reported yesterday. The offer has been made by building magnate Steve Morgan, a vociferous critic of chairman David Moores, Liverpool's majority shareholder. Multi-millionaire Morgan's bid of around £50GETTY IMAGES - 308 words
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Article, Illustration319 2004-03-23 43 Reuters CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUATER-FINAL Porto v Lyon LISBON Porto coach Jose Mourinho is fighting injuries and the threat of complacency, as his side prepare to follow up their shock Champions League win over Manchester United with a quarter-final against Olympique Lyon. Porto, who– Reuters - 319 words
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Article57 2004-03-23 44 ATHENS Greece admitted yesterday that prospects for the completion of key transport projects needed to ease traffic in the notoriously congested Olympic host city were "borderline". With less than 150 days to the Aug 1 3 opening ceremony, more than half of the venues here are57 words
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Article51 2004-03-23 44 LEEDS New Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner said yesterday that players' wage deferrals have been ended and tnat the club would repay all monies owed to them from February. Krasner headed a consortium which on Friday took over cash-strapped Leeds, who are bottom of the Premiership51 words
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Article, Illustration82 2004-03-23 44 ARIZONA Sweden's Annika Sorenstam (picture) fired a 2-under par 70 to capture her first US event of the year, winning the US$l.2 million ($2.02 million) Safeway International by four strokes. Sorenstam, who won in Australia earlier this year, finished 72 holes at 1 8-under par 270.82 words
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Article99 2004-03-23 44 LONDON Men's tennis could face more drugs scandals, after Greg Rusedksi's acquittal exposed the failure of officials to find the source of a series of positive tests for steroids. Rusedski was cleared because his positive test for nandrolone was said to be the result of99 words
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Article71 2004-03-23 44 APIA Samoa coach John Schuster has plucked one of the country's top soccer stars to spice up his team for the Hong Kong rugby sevens tournament this weekend. Dcs Faaiuaso is the face of soccer in the country. But few outside his village of Lepea71 words
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