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Article, Illustration888 2004-07-17 1 Elisa Chia - Elisa Chia Judges optimistic as National Day debut beckons HIS greatest fear was to find himself "stuck" in a mind-numbing project, facing nothing but talentless wannabes. But those worries were unfounded, admits Dick Lee. The singer started work as a Singapore Idol judge last month888 words
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NEWS
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Article, Illustration1140 2004-07-17 2 Last week, Deputy Prime,* Minister Lee j Hsien LoonaJ made an unofficial visit to Taiwan, i which raised a storm of protest from.' China. A Chinese spokeswoman* said that it was serious enouglv to affect bilateral ties. Yesterday, Mr Lee answered all the questions1,140 words
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Article, Illustration83 2004-07-17 3 STAND UP FOR SINGAPORE IDOL TREVOR TAN SINGAPORE IDOL will hit the screens on Aug 9 at about 8.25pm, right after the live broadcast of the National Day Parade. It will subsequently be shown on Thursdays at Bpm and on Fridays, when there are results shows. The singing contest willTREVOR TAN - 83 words
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GLOBALroundup
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Article52 2004-07-17 4 -AFP me Australian newspaper said on Friday that a former Perth school teacher suspected of leading the Australia branch of Jemaah Islamiyah has been found in West Java by Indonesian authorities. But Indonesia's top anti-terrorist investigator said there was no proof of the man's leadership of-AFP - 52 words
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Article61 2004-07-17 4 -AFP Malaysia freed five alleged Muslim militants on Friday who had been detained without trial for three years, but imposed travel restrictions on them, said rights group Voice of the Malaysian People. The five, arrested in 2001 under the Internal Security Act, were accused of being-AFP - 61 words
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Article52 2004-07-17 4 AFP The "People's Global Fund", which aims to encourage people to contribute at least US$l ($1.71) to fighting Aids, was launched at the closing of the global Aids forum in Bangkok on Friday. Thai Senator Mechai Viravaidya said the money would go to community organisations fightingAFP - 52 words
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Article64 2004-07-17 4 AFP East Timor's last Indonesian governor, Abilio Soares, would rather be shot than go to prison for crimes against humanity, his lawyer said after Soares refused to begin serving a three-year sentence. Soares was to be the first person convicted by a Jakarta human rightsAFP - 64 words
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169 2004-07-17 4 Reuters NEW DELHI As many as 100 children were killed on Friday when a fire raged through a girls' school in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, police said. Dozens of children were injured, some severely, a local official in Kumbakonam, about– Reuters - 169 words
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Article, Illustration35 2004-07-17 4 aJ South Korean youths taking a mud bath during the annual mua festival at Daecheon beach on Friday. The festival aims to encourage the use of mud for skin care.aJ - 35 words
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Article402 2004-07-17 4 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond Cause of death unclear; body found in hotel room A SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) pilot was found dead in his hotel room in Zurich on Thursday night The cause of his death has not been determined and Zurich police are investigating. The hotel402 words
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Article173 2004-07-17 6 Channel News Asia BY January next year, there will be three different assessment schemes for private schools, all designed to weed out the fly-by-night operators. Next month will see the launch of the Consumer Association of Singapore (Case) Trust mark. Case will look at areasChannel News Asia - 173 words
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152 2004-07-17 6 AFP BAGHDAD Iraqi insurgents snatching lone hostages pushed the Philippines to advance its troop pullout and send a handful more home on Friday and a Saudi company to abandon work in Iraq. The announcements came as Iraqi police reported that a second corpse,AFP - 152 words
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237 2004-07-17 6 Dow Jones SILKAIR pilots will get an overall increase in total pay under a new collective agreement that runs until end-March 2007. The 90-odd pilots, who form the Silk Air chapter of the Airline Pilots Association of Singapore (ALPA-S), inkedDow Jones - 237 words
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Article, Illustration670 2004-07-17 6 Wong Fei Wan - Wong Fei Wan It would have sold Nat Steel for 'the right price', says Oei's lawyer FOR the right price, 98 Holdings would have sold Nat Steel, suggested tycoon Oei Hong Leong's lawyer. Senior counsel Michael Khoo's line of questioning on Friday seemed geared670 words
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Article, Illustration560 2004-07-17 8 Tan Hui Leng - Tan Hui Leng Three of the four 'Heavenly Kings' whip up Spore Heavenly Banquet at Suntec as part of Food Festival WHEN Mr Chris Hooi was a boy, the kitchen was his "detention centre". There, under the watchful eyes of their fathers, he and560 words
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275 2004-07-17 8 -Kenneth Tan - -Kenneth Tan WHAT is the best way to introduce tourists to Singapore? According to a team of Raffles Institution students, the answer is to bring them on a trail of Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's life. The students' idea of a heritage275 words
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Article179 2004-07-17 8 Newsßadio 93.8 RECYCLING bins with advertising space will soon be a common fixture at food outlets here. The two-in-one concept aims to defray the cost of recycling. With four advertising display panels on each recycling bank, developer Otto Media said that 80 per centNewsßadio 93.8 - 179 words
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HUMOUR
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Article, Illustration755 2004-07-17 10 Neil Humphreys - Singaporean women baldly go Neil Humphreys Where no Singaporean man has gone before RATHER admirably, my stepfather has never had any problems with being bald and has no time for the politically correct lunatics. "I'm not folliclechallenged," he'd say. "I'm bloody bald." When asked why he was bald, he'd alwaysENG KONG - 755 words
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138 2004-07-17 10 News Radio 93.8 PARENTS will fork out slightly more for their children's monthly miscellaneous school fees, starting next year. Fees will go up by 50 cents to $5.50 for primary level, $1 to $8 for secondary level and $2to $11 for pre-university. Miscellaneous fees– News Radio 93.8 - 138 words
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LETTERS
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449 2004-07-17 11 WE refer to the letters, "Disappointing Gluttons Square" by Lim Boon Hee (July 12) and "For better or worse, Gluttons Square is unchanged" by Phua Hong Choo (July 14). The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) would like to thank the449 words
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375 2004-07-17 11 Jason Lee Boon Hong - Jason Lee Boon Hong China must not read too deeply into DPM Lee's visit to Taiwan I WAS taken aback by China's reaction to Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's "unofficial and private" trip to Taiwan. For whatever reasons, the Chinese authorities375 words
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Letter, Illustration196 2004-07-17 11 Lim Boon Hee - Lim Boon Hee WHILE our local media played down Mr Lee Hsien Loong's private visit to Taiwan, the same cannot be said of the unfettered Taiwanese press. This is the difference between a so-called free press, which the Taiwan media professes to be for which asS^K REUTERS - 196 words
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114 2004-07-17 11 Irene Yee - Irene Yee I WOULD like to praise the management of Plaza Singapura for installing a boys' urinal in the ladies' toilet I was there recently with my three-year-old son and as my husband was not with us, I had to take my son to114 words
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187 2004-07-17 11 Tan Choon Ming - Tan Choon Ming IN HIS letter, "Let's get real about ecotourism" (July 13), Mr Lai Yew Chan explained that enterprises in Singapore requiring the use of land must justify its commercial viability. We should perhaps stop reducing everything down to dollars and cents.187 words
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BUSINESS
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Article, Illustration948 2004-07-17 14 Dow Jones Dramatic libel suit shakes up local corporate scene THE dramatic libel action of a Singapore tycoon has shaken up the local corporate scene by dragging in the names of some of the establishment's top executives and institutions. For more than a week, the– Dow Jones; TREVOR TAN - 948 words
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Article, Illustration423 2004-07-17 16 Tav Tsen- Wave - Tav Tsen-Wave Sector expected to hit twice manufacturing output target next year WITH Singapore's biomedical sciences sector likely to reach its manufacturing output target of $12 billion for next year one year ahead of schedule, the Government is aiming to double output to $24 billion inDAVID YEO - 423 words
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Market WATCH
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Article165 2004-07-17 16 Dow Jones SGX, Bloomberg SINGAPORE shares closed a tad higher on Friday, propped up by China plays but technology sector worries kept investors cautious ahead of the weekend. Strong growth in Singapore's non-oil exports in June railed to revive investor sentiment battered by the recent barrage of downgrades onDow Jones; SGX,; Bloomberg - 165 words
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Article54 2004-07-17 16 iy volume Close Change 'OOO Daka Chartered Cosco Corp China Paper GuangzhaolFB Citiraya Bio-Treat NOL Techcomp ACCS 0.160 1.240 0.865 0.410 0.255 0.595 0.930 2.350 0.380 0.680 -0.030 +0.005 +0.010 +0.015 +0.005 +0.010 -0.025 -2.4 +0.6 +2.5 +2.6 +0.5 +0.4 -6.2 84,60: 25,67; 24,48' 23,51i 15,29' 14,16'54 words
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Article77 2004-07-17 16 )y$ CITYDEV Close 5.700 Change +0.100 By percentage El Nets Close i 0.015 Changi +50.1 Creative 50 16.900 +0.100 Goldtron 0.020 +33.: FSN SIA 13.600 11.000 +0.100 +0.100 Sunlight MAE Engg 0.020 0.070 +33.: +27.: UOB 13.600 +0.100 BBR 0.025 +25.1 CITYDEV 3.200 +0.060 Hua Kok 0.03077 words
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Article73 2004-07-17 16 ly$ Courts Sp Close 0.550 Change -0.150 By percentage GMG Close 0.025 Changi -0.011 DBS 15.300 -0.100 MediaS 0.015 -o.oo: SIA200 Venture 10.900 16.600 -0.100 -0.100 Courts Sp PNE Ind 0.550 0.020 -0.151 -o.oo: Haw Par 4.840 -0.080 FDS Nelw 0.120 -0.02: AVJennings 1.720 -0.070 Inno-Pac 0.02573 words
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Article60 2004-07-17 16 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.00 Change Pis +26.86 +0.24 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.20 3531.00 5502.14 +119.79 +4.90 -40.66 +1.00 +0.14 -0.73 Korea Comp KLCI 809.45 842.65 +4.05 +12.91 +0.48 +1.61 SET Index Jakarta Comp 646.11 756.09 -0.65 +10.75 -0.10 +1.44 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1551.2360 words
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Article21 2004-07-17 16 Gold uss/oi 404.200 Silver uss/oi 6.635 Platinum uss/oz 815.000 Rubber centsAg 221.01 Palm Oil RM/tonne 444.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 37.8821 words
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Article36 2004-07-17 16 US$ 0.5857 UK£ 0.3161 Yen 64.311 HK$ 4.5687 RM 2.2258 Euro 0.4741 Rupiah 5251.13 Baht 23.9069 Peso 32.7896 A$ 0.8104 Indian Rs 27.0113 Won 680.1289 C$ 0.7752 Yuan 4.848 NZ$ 0.9002 NTS 19.862936 words
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164 2004-07-17 18 Dow Jones THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) will farm out to private fund managers up to $5 billion annually from next year. The GIC, set up in 1981 to manage Singapore's reserves, said on Friday that it has already– Dow Jones - 164 words
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Article, Illustration432 2004-07-17 18 Agencies Govt raises forecast up from 8-10% SINGAPORE'S key exports in June rose sharply year-on-year, underscoring an export-led economic recovery that sets up the Republic to be one of Asia's fastest growing economies this year. Official data released on Friday revealed that non-oil domesticAgencies; BLOOMBERG - 432 words
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shoptalk
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Article, Illustration163 2004-07-17 20 Lux has introduced a new range of shower creams to suit your every mood. The Lux Skin Mood Spa range has six soothing and refreshing variants to perk you up or help you destress. The Awaken Spa uses orange peel to create that tangy fruity fragrance and to163 words
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Article, Illustration92 2004-07-17 20 Enjoy mountain-fresh air in the home with the Serumi Air Clinic. This is an awardwinning air purifier that not only cleans the air in the room, it also releases a high amount of negative cluster ions to help neutralise the pollutants in the air. The92 words
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163 2004-07-17 20 -AFP FRANKFURT Sony Music and BMG, currently awaiting the green light from Brussels to merge, are planning to axe a quarter of their joint workforce, or 2,000 jobs, once the tie-up is approved, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The music subsidiaries of-AFP - 163 words
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Article, Illustration471 2004-07-17 20 Reuters 9.6% GDP growth in Q2 lower than expected BEIJING China's second-quarter economic growth weakened more than expected, according to data released on Friday, suggesting that the government may be achieving a soft landing for the economy. The country's gross domestic product was 9.6 perReuters; BLOOMBERG - 471 words
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Article, Illustration491 2004-07-17 22 Kevin Tan - Kevin Tan Property specialists give their views on the best investments to make in Singapore, Malaysia and WITH regional economies growing at a steady pace, property prices are getting stronger amid rising demand. For investors with funds of about $2 million, which are the best investments to make491 words
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Article, Illustration40 2004-07-17 22 Located in a cul-de-sac in an exclusive neighbourhood, the property comes with a large swimming pool with a Jacuzzi and an extremely well-maintained interior. The house, at 107 Sixth Avenue, has four bedrooms and five bathrooms.40 words
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Article, Illustration158 2004-07-17 22 OKAY, at an asking price of $3.3 million, it is expensive and, yes, it is probably too big and lush for most folk. But there is no harm dreaming. Besides, who knows what sort of creative loan packages your kindly158 words
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Article, Illustration271 2004-07-17 23 Thailand, as prices strengthen and demand rises as Sony and Panasonic. That has helped boost property prices by well over 30 per cent in some instances in greater Bangkok, said analysts. "Clearly, many other big players are considering joining in as they see much better savings271 words
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Article, Illustration119 2004-07-17 23 Rare mortgagee flat in Crystal Court MORTGAGEE properties do not come around often. Even rarer is a mortgagee property that appears in the choice residential belt of Orchard Road and its environs. Well, here is one of that rare breed, with an asking price comparable to that which119 words
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Article, Illustration765 2004-07-17 24 Gurmeet Singh - Gurmeet Singh RELAXING BEAUTIES Cosy up tor forty winks or a peaceful read on the new member in the family furniture LOOKING to add that holiday feel to your home? Borrow an idea from your recent trip abroad to that sunny island to jazz up your home. Daybeds765 words
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Article81 2004-07-17 24 GREAT HOME IMM Enjoy great deals on electrical appliances when you shop at IMM. Spend $600 at selected shops on July 1 9 to 22 and July 26 to 29, between noon and 7pm, and you can purchase a DVD home theatre system for just $1 0. Other81 words
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WORLD
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290 2004-07-17 26 Reuters DALLAS The low-fare US carrier Southwest Airlines likes to say it is the airline built on love thanks to its open seating policy, where customers are free to choose their seats. Many a romance hasReuters - 290 words
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Article, Illustration987 2004-07-17 26 Siddharth Srivastava - Siddharth Srivastava WHEN A COUNTRY IS in New Delhi HOW should the world's largest democracy which is the bedrock of the global information-technology revolution react, when faced with news that its defence minister has been "strip-searched" not once, but twice, in the United States? Is it987 words
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COMMENTARY
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659 2004-07-17 28 Alfred Aloysius - Alfred Aloysius say I LANDED in Freetown, the Sierra Leone capital, one April afternoon after flying 25 hours across the globe. The airport was distinctly "Fourth World" a far cry from the carpeted luxury of Changi Airport In the United Nations' annual Human659 words
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Article, Illustration748 2004-07-17 28 Dave Barry - Dave Barry The art of keeping pets for your child PETS are good. They teach children important lessons about life, the main one being, sooner or later, life kicks the bucket With me, it was sooner. When I was young, my dad, who worked in New York748 words
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Miscellaneous27 2004-07-17 28 The tour will be followed by lunch and then^s K? V\ v3jr straight to the operating theatre f*ll Y Medical tourism, a possible growth industry for Singapore27 words
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Article, Illustration376 2004-07-17 30 Francis Chin - Work out the storyline Francis Chin and Canon's latest digicams will do the rest SHOOTING a personal movie is easy with Canon's new palm-sized MVX 20i and 25i digital camcorders, but getting an interesting storyline into your movie needs more than handling the camera skilfully. For a three-minute improvised movieFRANCIS CHIN - 376 words
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Article, Illustration278 2004-07-17 30 THE exotic Blu-ray optical disc that can store up to 50GB is becoming a reality with Philips Electronics' newly-developed optical pick-up unit (OPU). The OPUBI can read and write CD-R/-RW, DVD+R(DL)/ +RW and the Blu-ray Disc (BD). Philips said the OPU can be278 words
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SHOPPING GUIDE
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Article, Illustration92 2004-07-17 31 NIXON'S latest Coolpix 4100 is a light and compact 4-megapixel camera with a bright 1 .6-inch LCD monitor. The easy-to-read menus feature large characters and colourful icons for idiotproof operation. All controls are at the back of the camera for easy access. With a high-quality 3x optical92 words
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Article, Illustration103 2004-07-17 31 IF YOU are into serious digital photography (as in 5 megapixels and beyond), then get the San Disk IGB Extreme Compact Flash storage card. It offers a minimum 9MB/sec write speed for fast image capture, and 1 OMB/sec read speed for viewing and data transfer.103 words
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191 2004-07-17 31 RATHER than wait for the Blu-Ray optical disc with its promise of 50GB capacity, the next best thing we can do is get Verbatim's Double Layer Recordable DVD (DVD+R DL) that offers 8.5G8, almost double the existing 4.7G8. The Verbatim disc is backward191 words
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Article, Illustration682 2004-07-17 32 WORD had it that there was going to be a twist at the "world gala premiere" of House of Flying Daggers the latest Zhang Yimou epic starring Andy Lav, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhang Ziyi. But we were not prepared for this. Said to be the first682 words
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Article, Illustration56 2004-07-17 34 TREVOR TAN MediaCorp artiste Chen Liping jumping up to grab the ingredients from the dangling strings to pass it to children during the rehearsals for a segment of the NKF Children's Medical Fund Charity Show on Sunday. The kids would then pass the ingredients to Moses Lim, who has toTREVOR TAN - 56 words
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Article, Illustration341 2004-07-17 34 Eveline Gan - Eveline Gan Jeff Chang and Sky Wu will perform at the CMF Charity Show this Sunday FOR buddies Jeff Chang and Sky Wu, holding a concert together is a dream come true. "The best thing about holding a concert together is that we can share theDAVID YEO - 341 words
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Article165 2004-07-17 35 AFP LOS ANGELES Hip-hop king Andre 3000 and actress Alicia Silverstone have been voted the "World's Sexiest Vegetarians" in a poll conducted by an animal rights group, officials said on Thursday. More than 12,000 people cast their votes in the 2004 version of the annual onlineAFP - 165 words
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Article136 2004-07-17 35 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES On Sept 11, the family, friends and fans of John Ritter will commemorate the first anniversary of his death. A week later, he will compete in the best lead actor in a comedy series category at the 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.– Reuters/Hollywood Reporter - 136 words
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Article27 2004-07-17 36 A hyped-up summer blockbuster but Spider-Man 2 is even better than the first. Easily the best comic bookbased film of this year. Yong Shu ChiangYong Shu Chiang - 27 words
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Article25 2004-07-17 36 Local film-maker Jack Neo's new and timely film about gambling is unpretentious, dramatic, with winning dark humour. Stars Mark Lee. Serene FooSerene Foo - 25 words
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Article28 2004-07-17 36 Bernardo Bertolucci's latest film, set in 1968 Paris, has politics as a backdrop to a strange menage a trois. It's daring, outrageous, disgusting and memorable. YSCYSC - 28 words
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33 2004-07-17 36 HARRY POTTER THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN YSC The third Potter film, by new director Alfonso Cuaron, is a darker, smoother brew. But our hero's continuing journey has lots of fun and adventure yetYSC - 33 words
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Article35 2004-07-17 36 BROTHERHOOD TAEGUKGI About two brothers' love for each other during the Korean War of the 1 9505. Driven more by the emotional than the political, the film's still not above rousing nationalistic sentiment. Jeanine Tan– Jeanine Tan - 35 words
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Article30 2004-07-17 36 YSC There are flashes of brilliance in this semi-allegory about Hong Kong's collective psyche. But staying with the start-stop plot is difficult. Stars Louis Koo and Aaron Kwok.YSC - 30 words
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Article39 2004-07-17 36 Based not on the myth we all know, but on the "untold true story" that inspired it, with Arthur and Guinevere as warriors fighting invaders. The film starts off promisingly but fails to deliver. Derrick A PauloDerrick A Paulo - 39 words
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Article, Illustration313 2004-07-17 36 Zul Othman - Zul Othman JOHN Chiong (picture) is a man on a mission. For the three years running, this events manager from Awakening Productions has been the man behind Baybeats, the Esplanade's hugely successful alternative and free music festival. As Baybeats' event producer, John has brought together some ofDAVID YEO - 313 words
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Article, Illustration50 2004-07-17 37 There are more choices now for dessert lovers. Try Mci Heong Yuen (above) that specialises in different varieties of pastes and steamed egg pudding or Tang Huang Desserts, where Janet Fong (below) offers six regular desserts and one special every day. ALL PHOTOS BY WEE TECK HIANALL PHOTOS BY WEE TECK HIAN - 50 words
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Article644 2004-07-17 37 Cathleen Tung - 'Sugar water experts Cathleen Tung More varieties now on offer for dessert lovers in Singapore OUI BESIDES dim sum and congee, the Cantonese are well-known for their desserts, or tong shui (literally "sugar water"). These include red bean soup, green bean soup and delicious pastes made from sesame, peanut, walnut,644 words
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Article, Illustration549 2004-07-17 38 Colin Yong - Colin Yong It is priced like a luxury car, but Renault's new Grand Espace offers a unique driving experience IT has a tall body, carries seven adults and is powered by a 2.0-litre engine. But while its basic specifications may suggest that the Renault Grand Espace549 words
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Article, Illustration437 2004-07-17 38 Colin Yong - Colin Yong FIGURES released last week by the Motor Traders Association of Singapore have validated the scene on the streets the Toyota Corolla Altis is Singapore's favourite car. More than 5,600 units were sold in the first six months of this437 words
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Article, Illustration629 2004-07-17 39 Sheldon Trollope - Sheldon Trollope Audi s high-tech aluminium-bodied A 8 now comes with a smaller engine THERE was a time when there was only one luxury car to own, one watch to wear and one cognac to be seen drinking if you wanted to let others know you had arrived.629 words
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Article, Illustration266 2004-07-17 39 BMW 730 i $282,000 with COE Audi's Bavarian neighbour makes the AB's closest rival, especially in entry-level 730 i guise. The 7 Series' styling still polarises opinions but it somehow feels lighter on its feet than the AB, even if the specifications suggest very266 words
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Article, Illustration114 2004-07-17 39 Building on the success of the five-door Colt, Mitsubishi has previewed this three-door model in an attempt to woo younger buyers. The new car, called the Colt CZ3, will be launched at the end of this year and sold initially only in Europe. However, the new114 words
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Article, Illustration117 2004-07-17 39 Citroen fans rejoice! The first official photos of the new C 4 show that it makes a welcome return to the French manufacturer's quirky styling roots. Set to replace the aged Xsara, the C 4 will be officially introduced at the Paris Motor Show in117 words
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Article28 2004-07-17 39 JULY 2004 IST BID CatAl,6oocc&below $27,769 Cat B 1,601 cc above $28,990 Cat C Goods veh/buses $8,626 Cat D Motorcycles $658 Cat E Open $28,49928 words
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Article, Illustration343 2004-07-17 44 Alvin Chua - Alvin Chua A GOAL and a man down, Home United looked dead and buried, in their NTUC IncomeYeo's S-League match against Geylang United on Friday, at Bishan Stadium. By the end of the 90 minutes, though, the defending champions claimed a 4-2 victory to retake topTREVOR TAN - 343 words
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Article, Illustration546 2004-07-17 44 AFP Despite weather, Fijian keeps in touch with early leaders GOLF British Open, second round TROON, Scotland Vijay Singh began to close in on the overnight leaders, with a second round 1-under 70 in blustery conditions at the British Open Championship here on Friday. It put himAFP - 546 words
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Article97 2004-07-17 44 POLITICIANS will do battle this weekend on a football pitch, rather than in parliament Football Association of Singapore president Ho Peng Kee has convinced other MPs to form a team to take on a side of former national footballers. They will clash as part of the97 words
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Article140 2004-07-17 44 MADRID Real Madrid may offer striker Fernando Morientes to Arsenal as bait to lure Patrick Vieira to the Bernabeu. Real want to land Vieira in a £30 million ($95.5 million) deal, and hope manager Arsene Wenger's longtime admiration of Morientes, 28, could be a sweetener in any140 words
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713 2004-07-17 45 -AFP TRI-NATIONS RUGBY New Zealand v Australia WELLINGTON The All Blacks engaged in deep soul-searching ahead of the opening Tri-Nations rugby Test of 2004 against the Wallabies here on Saturday, as they sought to recapture their mental toughness while taunted by Australian accusations-AFP - 713 words
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Article, Illustration282 2004-07-17 45 Agencies Laker guard now calls the shots in team affairs, but was it a hostile takeover? Bryant's re-signing above all else and feared it would weaken the organisation. Three weeks later, Jackson said of his own departure: "They wanted to make some moves toAgencies; AFP - 282 words
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Article, Illustration828 2004-07-17 46 AFP Agencies Call it resolve or just plain guts, but embattled Jones books her ticket to Athens in fine style SACRAMENTO Monday evening in Sacramento, Marion Jones (picture) made three pathetic attempts in long jump qualifying at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials, finished seventh in– Agencies; AFP - 828 words
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Article, Illustration151 2004-07-17 46 Dan Pek - Dan Pek FOLLOWING a lacklustre second round, Singapore's top junior Choo Tze Huang (picture) stormed to joint 4th place in the 2004 Callaway Golf World Junior Championships at Torres Pines on Thursday (Friday morning Singapore time). Aiming to finish in the top five of151 words
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200 2004-07-17 46 PIURA, Peru Mexico, fresh from their first competitive win over Argentina, will attempt to add another prize scalp, when they face Brazil in the Copa America quar-ter-finals on Sunday (Monday morning, Singapore time). Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe has promised his team will take the200 words
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Article, Illustration752 2004-07-17 47 Agencies It's a brave target, but Spitz' 32-year-old gold medal record looks safe LONG BEACH, California Michael Phelps claims his only ambition at the Athens Olympics is to win one gold medal, but he's not fooling anyone. When an athlete enters himself for eight Olympic– Agencies; AFP - 752 words
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