Today, 15 February 2001

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  • 145 1 THE movie that has roared to the top of the Oscar nomination lists will be coming to your TV screens. MediaCorp TV has secured the rights to broadcast Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a Taiwanese film set in the ancient Chinese Qing Dynasty. Directed by renowned filmmaker
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  • 244 1 Bloomberg SINGTEL shares dropped as much as 11 cents on concern that it might overpay in its bid for Cable Wireless Optus. SingTel will offer to buy shares of Australia's second-largest phone company at a premium to their current price, The Australian newspaper reported, without
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  • 475 1  -  Leong Phei Phei Confusion over MCs stumps many by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg A LITTLE-KNOWN twist in Singapore Medical Association's ethical code puts a question mark over many of the medical certificates issued routinely across the island every day. It also creates a conflict between employers who want to know
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    40 1 Malaysian couple Baldeep Singh and Inderjit Kaur have volunteered to spend the next five days handcuffed together in exchange for SMIO.OOQ ($4,474) in prize money. They will have to bowl, jog and shop while chained together. KSEnwBS I photo I
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 462 2  -  Leong Phei Phei This CEO went on a diet to test his company's latest product by ph eiph ei@ne wsto da y. c o m. sg IT takes an unusual chief executive officer to try out a product on himself before it is sprung on others.
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    • 297 2 JOHOR Customs' largest seizure of cough mixture on Tuesday would lead one to think that there was an epidemic in the country. Custom officers foiled an attempt to smuggle nearly 12,000 litres of cough mixture in 3,140 bottles when they conducted a full inspection
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    • 126 2 HE came to Singapore with one clear goal in mind to be a company director. That he did, but only after he forged a university certificate. Late Keshab Sishir, 31, a Bangladeshi, stated in his employment pass application that he was a graduate of the University of
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    • 60 2 -AFP. BANGKOK Thailand has denied reports that two of its citizens had been diagnosed with the human form of mad cow disease. It also dismissed Malaysia's ban on Thai beef imports as a publicity stunt. Livestock Department direc-tor-general Rapeepong Wongdee said Thailand had never exported beef to Malaysia
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    • 198 2 SINGAPORE and Riau are to tend a vegetable farm together near Pekanbaru. The project will consist of two parts a vegetable processing and packing centre in Pekanbaru, and the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) providing technical assistance, seeds and other materials to existing farms for a one-hectare
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    • 149 2 THE Malay business community in Singapore must embrace the world of e-commerce if it wants to stay ahead of the competition. That was what Communications and IT Parliamentary Secretary Professor Yaacob Ibrahim told an industry seminar yesterday. According to a 1999 survey of
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    • 163 3 -AFP PARIS Scientists have designed a plastic that, like human skin, bleeds and heals itself if it is cracked. The self-healing polymer, designed by a team from the University of Illinois, offers a potential breakthrough in vital materials used in aircraft, space probes or surgical implants,
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    • 434 3  -  Sol E Solomon Another world first for S'pore mobile digitalTV on buses by solomon@news today, com.sg WAS your bus ride any different yesterday? Did you catch that touch of glamour and those nuggets of information on the TV screen? Bus rides will never be
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    • 226 3 -Agencies ISRAEL A Palestinian rammed a bus into a crowd of Israeli soldiers and commuters at a bus stop yesterday, killing at least eight persons. It was the bloodiest attack in Israel since a Palestinian uprising began in September. Seventeen persons, mostly soldiers, were
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    • 59 3 Reuters PHNOM PENH Executives from Cambodia's five TV channels have been ordered to banish women in revealing clothing from the nation's screens. "Premier Hun Sen has called on television producers to help save our cul- ture by banning the wearing of short skirts
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    • 28 3 Farm Wong's birthday wish comes true this Valentine's Day as she makes a fivefigure donation to the Assissi Home and Hospice. Today photo by HEDYKHOO
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    • 113 3 Reuters AMSTERDAM Dutch police in the northern town of Sneek said on Wednesday that they had arrested the self-pro claimed creator of the Anna Koumikova computer virus after he turned himself in. The 20-year-old man allegedly posted a letter on the Web on Tuesday saying that he
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    • 138 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Higher allowances for Malaysian public officials may be the antidote to rampant graft, said an anti-cor-ruption buster. "Statistics show that corruption among low-ranking civil servants resulted from the pressures of insufficient income to meet high costs of living...," Mr Ahmad Zaki Hussein,
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    • 433 4 To William with love Some fond memories of a great director and teacher William Teo (right), the founder of performing arts group, Asia In Theatre Research Centre, passed away on Feb 11, at the age of 41. The recipient of the 1994 National Arts Council Young Artist award was one
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    • 183 4 A 19-YEAE-OLD Indonesian maid came to Singapore to work for a self-employed contractor and his family. The contractor, Teo See Beng, 32, a father of three, is now on trial on two counts of outrage of modesty with force, two counts of outrage of modesty,
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    • 131 4 INFORMATION and the Arts Minister Lee Yock Suan has refuted Singapore opposition parties' claim that the Political Donations Act will make it difficult for them to raise funds. He told reporters that if the opposition has credible parties and does good work, it will be able to
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    • 138 4  -  Chelsea Chua by THE Singapore International Foundation's (SIF) 12-member medical team, sent to earth-quake-stricken Gujarat to cany out relief work, is back. According to Dr Tan Chi Chiu, Executive Director of the SIF, it was the most complicated mission carried out under the SlF's Humanitarian Relief Programme
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 116 4 READ 0N... Retirement at 55 ideal It will help with maid and childcare problems/6 Viekers' jitters Survey shows a slight dip in hiring expectation s/8 To employ or to contract? News of company's likely sale brings down ist share/9 If Indonesia falters.... IT would have repercussions on its neighbours/ 14
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  • LETTERS
    • 225 6  -  Esther Lee Bee Peng It will help with maid and childcare problems I DO not agree with the Government increasing the retirement age from 55 to 62.1 think 55 is the reasonable age. For young couples like me, I prefer my parents or in-laws to help
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    • 258 6  -  Tay Hcng Lai I REFER to your article about TV licences (Today, Feb 13). SBA said that TV licence fees ensure that public access to quality and local public service broadcast (PSB) programmes. With the number of hotels and high-rise apartments in Singapore, I doubt the
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    • 126 6  -  Namanithi I WOULD like to highlight the problem of irregular billing by Power Supply. I have not been billed since November last year. I called up twice, and was told that they are having some problems and would get back to me soon. The back
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    • 165 6  -  Kwok Fong Meng I REFER to the letter "Why teachers not regarded as role models" (Today, Feb 12). We parents are rational and reasonable adults. What would we gain by gearing our children towards not respecting the teachers? My child started primary one this year. Within two
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    • 240 6  -  Adeline him WE thank Ms Tan Peck Hoon for her feedback "Re-telecast Hi-5 please" (Today, Feb 12). Ms Tan asked if Kids Central could repeat the programme Hi-5, which is shown at 5.30 pm, Mondays to Fridays in the mornings so that
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    • 206 6  -  Jimi Tan Soon Chuan THE letter "Teachers may have good reasons for moonlighting" (Today, Feb 10) reminds me of my Primary Six teacher. He was a very experienced teacher in his fifties. He was rather well-liked by the class because of his friendly and
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 332 8 Bloomberg News News of company's likely sale brings down its share price VICKERS Capital shares fell by a quarter after parent Vickers Ballas Holdings said it would sell the firm before merging with DBS Group Holdings. If the shares continue to fall, minority shareholders of Vickers Ballas could
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    • 172 8 Bloomberg News BOEING Co, the world's largest aircraft maker, has won a US$4 billion (Ss7 billion) order for 20 777-200 jetliners from Singapore Airlines, Asia's most profitable carrier. Singapore Airlines placed a firm order for 10 of the aircraft, with an option
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    • 175 8  -  Chin Weilin by we ilin newstoday, com. sg AUSTRALIA-listed company, Autron Corporation Ltd, has been granted inprinciple approval for secondary listing on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. The distributor of electronic equipment in Asia-Pacific first traded on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in
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    • 199 8 SINGAPOREANS are the most upbeat among Asia-Pacific consumers, according to a survey of 5,521 middle- to high income level earners across the region. With an index score of 84.2 points, Singapore's consumer confidence level trumps respondents from the 12 other countries surveyed by MasterCard International
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    • 87 8 AFP BRITISH Telecom (BT) said it is keen to bid for a third-generation (3G) telephone licence in Singapore. However, it will only do so through StarHub Pte Ltd in which it holds an 18 per cent equity stake. Speculation surrounding BT's interest was sparked
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    • 369 9 Survey shows a slight dip in hiring expectations SINGAPORE employers have become less certain about their plans to employ permanent staff. The January-March 2001 Job Index (Singapore) released by TMP Worldwide eßesourcing formerly Morgan Banks shows that 59.7 per cent of the 500 employers surveyed
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    • 160 9 DUPONT Photomasks Inc, the first Singapore plant by the US chemical giant, was officially opened yesterday. The plant is expected to meet and service Asia's growing markets for photomasks, said a company official at the opening. Photomasks are high-purity glass plates used by manufacturers
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  • MARKET NEWS
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      • 551 10 Stocks go the way of the US interest rate clown JUST as the US Fed Chairman assured us that the US economy would not fall off the cliff, US stocks fell off the cliff in disappointment, Traders who were hoping that there would be an inter-meeting rate cut were disappointed
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      • 541 10 KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index touched a low of 708.5 before last minute support in the key index-linked stocks pulled it higher to close at 714.5, a decline of 4.6 points or 0.6 per cent for the day. Investors have kept a cautious
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 346 12 -AFP Visitor controlled sub that sank Japanese fishing boat WASHINGTON A civilian guest was at the helm of a US submarine when it struck and sank a Japanese fishing vessel as it surfaced off Hawaii last Friday. A US Navy official said the civilian was given the controls
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    • 139 12 Reuters TAIPEI Valentine's Day greetings in Taiwan came from the highest office on the island yesterday. President Chen Shui-bian posted a poem on the Presidential Office website (www.oop.govJw). It was on the theme of water, making a play on his name which literally means "flat water". The
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    • 167 12 Reuters SYDNEY An Australian court awarded a 30-year-old man A52.5 million {552.32 million) in compensation yesterday for corporal punishment suffered during his school years. He alleged that a teacher had hit him repeatedly with a leather strap. Mr Paul Hogan, 30, sued the
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    • 29 12 The Indonesian volcano belches clouds and lava that is running 6.5 km down its slopes, threatening hundreds of people living at the bottom. AFP photo
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    • 101 12 OTTAWA Canadian authorities are looking at ways to reclaim fuel tax rebates sent to dead people. Even students and convicts in Ottawa got refunds although they do not pay fuel bills, reported the Calgary Sun. The rebates were sent out when Ottawa followed through on
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    • 251 12 LONDON Children's charities criticised a Crown Court judge for being too lenient in jailing members of the world's largest Internet paedophile ring for a maximum of 30 months. The sentences imposed by Judge Kenneth MacEae at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday
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    • 133 13 AFP SEOUL North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong 11 will make a historic visit to rival South Korea next week, reported a leading South Korean newspaper. The Joongang Ilbo, quoting a Japanese source familiar with North Korean affairs, said Mr Kim will arrive
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      298 13 Reuters Thailand and Myanmar trade border barbs BANGKOK A war of words has broken out between Thailand and Myanmar as they accused each other of aiding ethnic armies that resulted in border clashes at the weekend. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said the Myanmar authorities were turning a
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    • 113 13 Agencies JAKARTA After trying to conceal it from the public, the government yesterday admitted that President Abdurrahman Wahid had met Israel's Acting Trade Minister Reuven Horesh in early January. Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab made the admission during a hearing with a House of Representatives
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    • 187 13 Reuters MANILA The controversial bank account allegedly owned by deposed Philippine President Joseph contained more than three billion pesos (*****.3 million) but was drained two months before his ouster. Senators opened the bank records yesterday and handed them over to the government Ombudsman (official investigator)
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    • 76 13 AFP BEIJING An airport in southwestern China was shut down for 20 minutes and several flights delayed after free flying balloons interfered with airport radar. The Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport was forced to close on Sunday, leaving at least four flights circling the major Chinese municipality,
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    • 137 13 Agencies SAN SALVADOR Exactly one month after a powerful tremor hit El Salvador, another strong earthquake rocked the country on Tuesday, killing more than 200 people. All schools were closed and church services for the victims of the Jan 13 quake were suspended after the earthquake
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  • COMMENTARY
    • 714 14  - If Indonesia falters Sree Kumar It would have repercussions to its neighbours by THE events unfolding in Indonesia seem ominous. Presidential authority is now being held together by a string of spin doctors, balancing on a knife-edge. Mr Abdurrahman Wahid has been censured by the legislators, but there is still
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    • 391 21 Agencies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon bags a whopping 10 Oscar nominations The Oscars may finally have gone international. In unprecedented triumph, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon walked away with 10 Academy Award nominations, the most ever bagged by a foreign language film. Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful bagged seven
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    • 530 21  -  Edmund T Shern NOT SAY I WANT TO SAY by e d mund paprika. com. sg In sports, it's simple: to beat the other guy, you have to be better. In business in Singapore, being competitive by improving the quality of your service or product is
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 948 15 PC UT*E>s* 93*3 Catch the latest business news on Radio! if^: <" -V. The Halo Hala Show Produced by MediaCorp Radio's Business Desk, 5-Bpm this programme covers local and foreign business m^W J°m the popular radio station's new DJ duo Ong news and financial indices all in one concise and
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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  • RELAX
    • 536 23 Gladiator commands this year's field When Gladiator was released last May, few thought that the action-packed epic would stand a chance at the Oscars, but as 2000 waned, the revival of the longdead sword-and-sandal genre suddenly looked like the leader of the pack, reports Mr Showbiz.
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    • 666 23  -  Neville Stack OFF BEAT by n e vil le@n ews to d ay. co m. sg Scribblers like me are generally supposed to be cynics. Now that is a very cynical view. I prefer to be realistic about it. The
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      576 24  -  Hazel Tan Who said love and work can't mix? On the set of the Little Mermaid it can by hazel® newstoday. c om. sg I can't date him. He's my boss. That was the first thought that came into Sandra Garde's mind when Mark McGiboney, the company
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    • 300 25  -  Mahesha Thenabadu by mahesha® newstoday. com. sg Finnair has been given a new look. Apart from the new airline colours for its fleet, the Finnish national carrier, which joined the eight-member oneworld airline alliance in September 1999, has just established a local Finnair Plus Service Centre
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    • 323 25  -  Mahesha Thenabadu That's what sets Qantas apart as unique by mahesha@newstoday.com.sg The kangaroo that sits on the tail wing of the Qantas aircraft has become an icon of international recognition. It identifies the longstanding airline with its unique Australian background. Qantas flight attendant Katie Beynon {right} agrees that
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  • SPORTS
    • 668 26 NBA Philadelphia: First Eric Snow (below), now Theo Ratliff and in between Toni Kukoc takes a seat. Is this the finish of a storybook season? The Sixers could use Matt Geiger about now, but he's on a ranch doing rehab work. With Snow
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    • 682 27 Reuters Lendl is right up there despite his infamous failures at Wimbledon BOCA RATON For Ivan Lendl, induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame will be a perfect way to bring closure to a brilliant tennis career that brought him fame, fortune and eight Grand
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    • 282 27 LONDON Terry Burton saluted his Wimbledon FA Cup battlers after they dumped Premiership Middlesbrough to book a fifth round date against former Wembley hero Lawrie Sanchez and his Second Division Wycombe side, reported Football36s. Wimbledon finally overcame Boro
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    • 518 28 Arsenal revives its quarter-final hopes with a gutsy performance Champions League Lyon 0 Arsenal 1 LYON When Thierry Henry scores on French soil, it is usually a cause for jubilation in the Republic, but Les Bleus 1 centreforward was not being toasted in Lyon last night. At
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    • 357 28 LEEDS For the past fortnight, Lee Bowyer has been sitting in a courtroom in Hull, thinking of things other than football. He has been in Court Four, sitting in the dock with five fellow accused, not on the training pitch with his
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    • 169 28 -AFP MADRID The author of the goal that led to Real Madrid's pulsating 3-2 victory over Italian champion Lazio agrees with his team-mates in pointing out that the public who were at the Santiago Bemabeu enjoyed a great show. Not for the first
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    • 224 29 PARIS Inter Milan knows a Uefa Cup win would salvage something in a season littered with disaster so far. It goes to Spain to meet Alaves as inconsistent as it was at the start of the season. Brazilian striker Ronaldo
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    • 582 29  -  Leonard Thomas AS Roma v Liverpool by 1 eonard@n ewsto d ay.com.sg FORGET all the posturing over injuries and mega-mergers over the last two days by the two clubs. In less than 24 hours time, just settle down for a potential football classic to tell your
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    • 540 30 AFP Daly out to exorcise his demons in Malaysia Malaysian Open KUALA LUMPUR John Daly, the reformed "Wild Thing" of the US Tour, is off the booze, the medication and the chocolate, but he hasn't yet given up blasting 300-yard drives. Fitter and leaner than
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    • 174 30 AFP Australian Masters MELBOURNE The gap between golf's phenomenon Tiger Woods and his pursuers is closing, Spanish star Sergio Garcia said. "The gap, not only between me, but with all the players, is getting smaller," said the 21-year-old yesterday ahead of the Australian
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    • 316 31 LONDON Double Olympic gold medallist Sebastian Coe has launched a scathing attack on. British sprint legend Linford Christie (above), questioning his credentials as a role model for young athletes. Writing in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Coe rounds on the former British team
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      497 31  -  Scott O'Donell Nielsen believes he has many good players by scott@newstod ay.com. sg FLEMMING Nielsen is enjoying his role as coach of the "Young Lions". As much as it has to do with his enthusiasm for the game, the fact that he believes he has many good players
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    • 331 32  -  Kelvin Phang by ke] vi n ©newstod ay. com. sg JUDGING from yesterday's 3-0 win against Marine Castle in its final warmup game, the Lions' goal-scoring woes in the pre-World Cup qualifying tournament could be eased by its midfield. Skipper Nazri Nasir scored twice in the
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