Today, 17 January 2002, Afternoon Edition

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  • Title Section
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    7 1 TODAY Thursday January 17, 2002 MITA(P) 063/11/2001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon PSA loses big customer to Malaysia
      150 1 Channel News Asia. TAIWANESE shipping giant Evergreen Marine will move its South-east Asian transit hub from Singapore to Malaysia to cut costs. "The Evergreen group chairman has made the decision," said an Evergreen official yesterday, reported AFP. This would be PSA's second big loss.
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      The survey and the stethoscope
      413 1  -  Leong Phei Phei by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg YEAR after year since 1979, only onethird of the students at the Medical Faculty at National University of Singapore (NUS) have been female. This is not because they cannot make the grade but because of a quota system that is
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      Lock icon US stocks fall sharply
      282 1 Reuters NEW YORK US stocks suffered their biggest single-day loss this year after top chipmaker Intel Corp dampened investors' hopes for a quick recovery in corporate profits. Intel said it was slashing capital spending by 25 per cent in 2002, a slash more drastic than analysts
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  • HOT NEWS
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      $38,000 raised for Afghan refugees
      130 2  -  Tan Hui Leng THE Muslim Converts' Association of Singapore's second donation drive has raised almost $38,000 for Afghan refugees. The association presented its cheque to the Singapore Red Cross Society yesterday. Most of the money was collected through a special donation box in Geylang Serai
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      Herb put to bed
      304 2  -  Traditional cure for sleeplessness removed from shelves by: Leong Phei Phei pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg THIS may give some people in Singapore sleepless nights. Kava-kava, a traditional herbal remedy used for sleeplessness and anxiety, has been pulled off the shelves. The product has been here for at least two
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      A night of famed wines and good food
      92 2 WINE connoisseurs can get a taste of one of the top wines at the Four Seasons Hotel this evening. Francheteau Singapore will be hosting a dinner and wine tasting of France's famed Chateau Cheval-Blanc vintages. Prices of the bottles range from $350
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      Lock icon Asem environment meet in Beijing
      85 2 Channel NewsAsia ENVIRONMENT Minister Mr Lim Swee Say will lead a delegation to Beijing today for the meeting of Asem (Asia-Europe Meeting) Environment Ministers. Mooted at last year's Leaders' Summit in Seoul, the inaugural meeting will discuss ways to facilitate environmental cooperation among Asian and
      – Channel NewsAsia  -  85 words
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      Lock icon Let me try again
      219 2 Simone Erasmus DESPITE his failed attempt to trek across the Arctic last year, Mr Khoo Swee Chiow, the intrepid professional explorer, is determined to make his second attempt on March 4 a success. He had to turn back last year after nine days because of severe
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      Lock icon Tightening the noose
      288 3 -AFP Pakistan puts mosques and foreigners under closer scrutiny KARACHI Life will no longer be the same for Muslim leaders in Pakistan. A senior provincial official said that Friday prayer services and foreigners living in local religious schools will come under unprecedented scrutiny. The announcement came after
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      Lock icon Tioman goes duty-free Garuda jet crash-lands into river
      149 3 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Pulau Tioman has become a duty-free island to attract more tourists. The Cabinet approved the proposal last week, the New Straits Times reported. Now, the island can compete with Batam and Bintan in attracting tourists from Singapore. Pulau Tioman
      -AFP  -  149 words
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      Lock icon Ecstasy drug ring busted
      135 3 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR A regional ecstasy drug-trafficking ring has been busted with the arrest of four Singaporeans, five Malaysians and the seizure of pills worth RM609,000 ($293,393), Malaysian police said yesterday. "The suspects were operating an ecstasy ring that brought drugs in from the Netherlands to
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      Lock icon Ministries get media savvy
      199 4 Channel NewsAsia A NEW public relations academy has been set up by the Government to train top civil servants to be more media savvy and to prepare them to deal with the public, especially during a crisis. The PR Academy could eventually train MPs and Ministers
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      Global gains
      363 4  -  Ng Boon Yian Terrorism won't stop globalisation: Boon Heng by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg SECURITY concerns may have added some cost to the global supply chain, or diverted some of its flow, but they will not stop globalisation efforts, said Minister (Prime Minister's Office) Lim Boon Heng yesterday. "Some people have
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      Lock icon Insure your wedding
      161 4 Jose Raymond NO one can guarantee ever-lasting bliss but now couples can at least have a shot at a hassle-free wedding. Think of all the things that can go wrong. Restaurants can close down unexpectedly during these hard times, throwing wedding dinner plans in a mess, not
      — Jose Raymond  -  161 words
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      Lock icon Cheers to Suzhou
      130 4 Today photo by ERNEST CHUA Suzhou Party Secretary Dr Chen Deming (left) and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong raising a toast at the launch of the Singapore-Suzhou Club yesterday. The club is aimed at promoting and deepening friendship between the people of Suzhou and Singapore. Dr
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      265 4 The best hand phone deal comes with accident insurance. Accidents can happen to anyone, anywhere and at anytime. In Singapore, road accidents alone account for over 10,000* injuries or fatalities each year. Those who travel overseas are even more exposed to the risk of accidents and, worse still, terrorism. That
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  • LETTERS
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      Extend bond of new teachers
      123 6  -  Wong Teck Tian I AM glad to hear that more people are applying to become education officers at the Ministry of Education. Statistics show that there has been an increase in the number of applications during the economic recession. I am concerned that many may
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      Lost baton
      207 6  -  Narayana Narayana Difficult to stop traditions from changing I REFER to the letter, "Do we value our own heritage?" (Today, Jan 10). It is difficult to stop the younger generation from trying to "spend their lives as wannabe Westerners supportive of Western traditions". In my early schooldays, my
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      SMRT's steps to reduce noise levels
      223 6  -  Goh Chee Kong I REFER to the letter, "Less noise please", by Mr J Ramasingam (Today, Jan 14). We are conducting investigations and need more details. We would like Mr Ramasingam to contact our SMRT Information Centre at 1-800-336 8900. We would like to
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      215 7 __r N^l "—^^__^B /v'.iM^ "^^J ________^_________B__^ I _*22s^»u_ J^Ec- _i'" H —-~l V AW^^ A \W^ -4_Hl^_____F offi .V- Ll J I H It is said that we learn more from failure than from success. After extreme weather and equipment failure forced adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow to abort his North
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Pick-up in Q3 likely, says MAS
      130 8 SINGAPORE'S economy will continue to shrink in the first half of this year before picking up in the third quarter as demand for electronics exports bounces back and public spending rises, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said. "We expect real gross domestic product
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      The wealth creators
      316 8  -  Francis Kan They are the risk-takers, not savers by francis@newstoday.com.sg FOR the Singapore economy to get back on the growth track, some deeply-held mindsets have to be challenged, a prominent local economist said yesterday. "Cultivating a risk-taking culture and staying focused on restructuring will be the biggest
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      Your S$1 buys...
      27 8 US$ UK£ 0.5459 0.3770 Rupiah Baht 5681.8 23.957 Yen 71.638 Peso 27.975 HK$ 4.2571 A$ 1.0529 RM 2.0800 Rupee 26.382 Euro 0.6124 Won 718.91
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      Office occupancy costs down 16%
      155 11 FALLING office occupancy costs have made Singapore more competitive, according to a global survey by international property advisers DTZ Debenham Tie Leung. Singapore comes in 24th at U5542.50 ($77.75) per square foot (psf) per annum, eight notches down frgm a year ago, when it had
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      CapitaLand's review team
      109 11 CAPITALAND has appointed a team to review the structure for the proposed listing of the SingMall Property Trust (SPT). The team will he headed by Mr Hiew Yoon Khong, the CEO of CapitaLand Financial, supported by Mr Lui Chong Chee, the group's chief financial officer, and Dr
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      Lock icon SingTel Optus' CFO resigns
      157 13 Chan Chao Peh SINGTEL Optus' chief financial officer and deputy chief executive, Mr Norman Gillespie, has resigned and the company is now on a worldwide search for a replacement. Mr Gillespie, who was previously Cable and Wireless Pic's director of group planning and financial control, joined
      – Chan Chao Peh  -  157 words
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      Return of the remisiers
      579 13  -  Ivay Tan But the carrot is smaller now by! ivay@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE remisiers may have reason to start smiling again. More people are now trading shares and the incomes of stock broking agents are recovering. Commission rates remain low but these are being offset by near-record stock
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      Lock icon Suntec scores a first
      117 14 Chan Chao Peh STARTING next month, the 700 tenants in Suntec City will be able to make use of multipoint video conferencing services the first in Singapore on a commercial basis. The system, developed by Mlabs Global Inc, will meet the communication needs of business organisations
      – Chan Chao Peh  -  117 words
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      GES defers sale
      87 14 GES International has shelved plans to sell shares of Digiland International Ltd in the US due to concerns that the Sept 11 terrorist attacks may have diminished investors' interest. "There are no plans yet for a Nasdaq listing," Mr Daniel Yeong, the managing director of one of
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        193 14 SOME bulls were tamed into silence as the market correction got underway yesterday. The key stock index tumbled 19.94 points to close at 1,674.54 with banks, property and tech counters bearing the brunt of the selling. Over five stocks fell for every stock that rose. Some 251 counters were
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        Malaysia
        118 14 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market bucked the regional downtrend yesterday. The KL Composite Index ended up 0.15 points to 700.6. However, the broader Emas Index finished 0.17 points down. Losers outnumbered gainers, 486 to 213, with another 192 unchanged. Volume was moderate with 311 million shares traded. A handful
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2098 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Nome Bid Prke/NAV I Offer Price Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd Aberdeen China Opportunities Fund 0.933 Aberdeen Global MNC Fund 0.654 Aberdeen Global Technoloqy Fund 0.555 Aberdeen OK Blue Chip Fund 0.729 Aberdeen American Opportunities Fund 0.747 Aberdeen Continental Europe Equity 0.980
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Middle path
      303 17 r. Agencies A-G's solution on white talib WASHINGTON The life of John Walker (picture), the white talib (student) who shocked Americans when he was caught fighting on the side of the enemy in Afghanistan, is likely to be spared. His capture in November set off a debate in
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      Enron's accountants act
      197 17 NEW YORK One of the world's Big Five accounting firms, Arthur Andersen, is trying to salvage its image over the Enron collapse, saying it will sack a leading partner involved in auditing the energy giant. Andersen, which has been under fire for its handling of Enron's books,
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      Lock icon Powell's balancing act
      145 17 Agencies ISLAMABAD US Secretary of State Colin Powell has started what is probably the most difficult mission of his life. He was in Islamabad yesterday on the first leg of a South Asian tour which would take him to New Delhi. He hopes to persuade India and
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      Lock icon Smog hits Thai airport
      93 17 -AFP BANGKOK A flight from Singapore was among several diverted from Bangkok International Airport yesterday because of heavy smog. Air traffic control officials said an All Nippon Airways flight from Singapore was forced to land in the northern city of Chiang Mai due to poor visibility
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  • COMMENTARY
    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        A yen for trouble
        981 18  -  William Pesek Jr Will Japan listen to its neighbours' call to stop currency slide? by_ in Tokyo WE now have an answer to the question "How low can the yen go?". It's already gone too low. Orchestrated or not, a chorus of rather important people is
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        What the regional papers say today ...
        162 18 What the regional papers say today The Star/Malaysia Malaysia's manufacturing sales slump Malaysia's manufacturing sales slumped in November, the government reported, reflecting lower production in October and November last year. Bangkok Post/Thailand No straying from reform path Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said the Thai Rak Thai
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  • UP FRONT
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      Lock icon Are you there, S'pore (theatre)?
      726 20  -  David Ngiau Playwright Robert Yeo gets recognition overseas but feels neglected at home DESPITE having been listed in the Routledge Encyclopaedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English, veteran poet, playwright and educator Robert Yeo characterises himself as a "theatrical beggar". Without a theatre company of his
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      Lock icon From legendary beauty to action heroine?
      424 20 -ElisaChia BY her own admission, this Madam White Snake is no gongfu chick. But Fann Wong (picture) could certainly do a credible job of acting like one if the reaction from director David Dobkin was anything to go by In case you haven't heard,
      -ElisaChia; WONG KHING CHONG  -  424 words
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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  • INFO TECH
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      Recipe for success
      421 22  -  Sol E Solomon MSN's strategy provides the right services by solomon@newstoday.com.sg A LTHOUGH Microsoft's MSN was ±\a late entry among portal service providers, its executives believe that with the right mix of services and a sound business strategy, the outlook for the portal remains strong. "Many companies
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      For that best shot ...
      119 22 For that best shot THE QV-4000 from Casio is a 4.13-million pixel colour ChargeCoupled Device (CCD) digital camera that comes with a 16MB CompactFlash card and an f2.0 f2.5 optical 3x Canon zoom lens that is equivalent to 34mm to 102mm on a 35mm camera. The CCD feature detects colour
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      Benq comes to S'pore
      76 22 THIS week, Acer Communications Multimedia introduced to Singapore, Benq, its rebranded identity. Digital devices are the focus of Benq's offerings for fun and enjoyment They span 22 new display, storage, imaging, broadband and wireless products. Operating as a brand that is independent of Acer, Benq aims
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      Drive for fast burn
      102 22 ANEW CD-RW drive allows you to burn a 60-minute audio CD in less than four minutes. The sleek lomega Predator 24x10x40 USB 2.0 external CD-RW drive is also compatible with the USB 1.1 standard. The drive features buffer under-run protection, which protects data during a CD-R
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      Clie ... at work and play
      120 22 Clie at work and play O ONY Singapore has introOduced a new ultra-sleek Clie handheld. Its high-resolution 320 by 320 pixels backlit LCD touchscreen supports up to 65,536 colours. The handheld can also be used as a digital camera with the Pega-MSCI Memory Stick Camera Module that captures colour images
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      410 22 jJ|BK CNETAsia Breaking News yfjjjjlf asia.cnet.com/newstech Off to Hollywood Compaq has signed an agreement with software maker Avid Technology. The deal is estimated to be worth US$l7 million ($3l million) annually. Many TV networks and movie studios create and edit video and special effects using Avid's hardware and software packages.
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  • CITY STYLE
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      That little bit extra ...
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  • LIME LIGHT
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      Butt, I thought...
      300 26  -  Elisa Chia After shedding 10kg, Liping discovers that fat is in! by elisa@newstoday.com.sg ENOUGH of the roly-poly remarks. Try fixing a fresh gaze on this woman instead. You'll be amazed ...Just as her family and friends were. Said a jubilant Chen Liping, who shed 10kg after popping
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      The foodie card
      217 26 THE Tung Lok Group has joined up with United Overseas Bank (UOB) to celebrate ita 18th birthday this year. This is the first time that the Tung Lok Group is offering four months of dining privileges to UOB credit cardmembers. The president of the Tung Lok Group,
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  • TIME OUT
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      Peep show
      388 29  -  Serene Foo Check out the reel and real lives of TV people by serene@newstoday.com.sg GOOD Man, Good Woman (picture), a Mandarin play, is a peep into the daily reel and real lives of the people in a television station. Written by Tang Yeow, a scriptwriter, this play by
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      THREE-DAY LISTINGS
      225 29 PARTICIPATE It's Got To Be Me A drama camp and workshop performance conducted by the Necessary Stage, it will bring the magical experience of theatre to the youths of Singapore. Open to all youths aged 17 to 19, participants will also get to work alongside theatre professionals from
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      Lock icon 230 want to be Miss Singapore
      306 29 Rachel Lo THOSE wanting to be this year's Miss Singapore Universe are hopeful young women who want a taste of stardom. From Jan 14 to 16, four judges interviewed 230 applicants for the preliminary selection round for 20 finalists. The winner of this year's
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      Lock icon Friends star hurt in car crash
      169 30 Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES Actress Jennifer Aniston (picture), who stars in the hit NBC comedy, Friends, suffered minor injuries on Tuesday when her Jaguar was struck by another car while she was driving through Los Angeles, police said. Aniston, who is married to Hollywood film
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      Smooth Operator
      350 31  -  Janice Lee J i IN The Operator, Gary Wheelan (Michael Laurence, picture) has it all: A beautiful and loving wife, a nice house, silver Jaguar and a successful career. As a high-flying criminal lawyer, he has a shot at becoming a partner in his firm. Wheelan may seem
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      136 31 Reuters/Variety LONDON Eighties pop star Adam Ant has been locked up in a psychiatric ward after he was charged with assault and possession of a firearm, British newspapers reported yesterday. The singer was taken to the Royal Free Hospital in north London by police on Monday
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      175 32 -Reuters BANGKOK Thailand has decided to reduce income tax for foreign actors in a bid to persuade more movie-makers to produce films in the country. Thai Revenue Department chief Suparat Kawakul said the Cabinet endorsed a proposal to cut the income tax for foreign
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      310 32 AFP The studio may diversify LOS ANGELES One of Hollywood's oldest movie studios, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) (picture), may go on the block amid growing pressure for it to diversify its movie-focused business interests, studio sources said. But the studio stopped short of confirming a Los
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Kim stuns Kafelnikov
      571 36 MELBOURNE An economics graduate who launched his professional career just seven months ago pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Australian Open history yesterday when he beat former champion and fourth seed Yevgeny Kafelnikov. With Llyeton Hewitt, Gustavo Kuerten, Andre Agassi, Kafelnikov and fifth-ranked Sebastien Grosjean
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      325 36 -AFP PARIS The bitter battle over the future of the Fifa presidency threatens to plunge football's governing world body into the worst political crisis in its history. Less than a week after current president Sepp Blatter put himself forward for another four years, powerful
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      Iverson answers Kobe
      228 36 PHILADELPHIA Allen Iverson scored a career-high 58 points the most in the NBA this season to guide the Philadelphia 76ers to a 112-106 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets yesterday. In his fifth career 50-point game, he scored 14 points in the final seven minutes of the
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      177 36 -AFP NJiW DtLHI 1 hree female gynaecologists were on hand to attend to cricketers from Pakistan and Bangladesh during the ongoing Test match at Chittagong, a newspaper reported yesterday. The three doctors were among a panel of medical experts appointed by Bangladeshi organisers to oversee the health of the
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      Lock icon The Greatest is 60
      59 36 Agencies LOS ANGELES Muhammad Ali, who turns 60 today, was the guest-of-honour at his own birthday bash, a glittering industry-sponsored, celebrity-studded party in Hollywood yesterday. With wife Lonnie at his side, the tributes were many and heartfelt. Some of the guests included Sidney Poitier, Paul Simon,
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      Course goes on, but where is Robin Chan?
      341 38  -  Jose Raymond by j ose@newstoday. com.sg TONGUES began to wag after former national coach Robin Chan failed to turn up for the afternoon theory session of the Asian Football Confederation "A" Licence coaching course yesterday. Other coaches attending the course were wondering
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      Woodlands grabs English Division Two defender
      286 38  -  Jose Raymond IT LOOKS like the Rams really do mean business this year. After signing a top coach in M. Karathu and several national players, it has now scored yet another coup by securing the services of English Division Two side Colchester United's skipper
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      Lock icon Geylang chairman Ang cracks the whip
      520 38  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg DISAGREEMENTS over bonus payments were said to be the main reason why Geylang United players failed to perform in that fateful Singapore Cup final last year. Well, in an ironic twist, the club decided yesterday that the best way to
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      Lock icon No go for Ho?
      374 39  -  Kelvin Phang by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg JESMINE Ho's chance of defending her World Bowling Masters title now depends on her Asian rivals withdrawing from the tournament. Only the top eight bowlers in the Asian Zone Rankings after the season-ending Singapore Open can qualify for the World Masters in
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      Lock icon Lam in hunt with new swing
      251 39 Kelvin Phang THOUGH he is still getting used to his "new" swing, Lam Chih Bing got off to a solid start in the Accenture Champion of Champions tournament yesterday. The 25-year-old carded a two-under-par 70 at Laguna National's tough Masters course to finish just
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      From soccer to pro golf
      141 39 JOHANNESBURG Former English premier league striker Roy Wegerle declared himself more shocked than anyone at qualifying to play in this week's Alfred Dunhill Championship on the European Tour. The 37-year-old South African posted a four-under par 68 in the qualifier and will join the likes
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      Hi-Fidelity away
      111 39 HONG KONG'S Hi-Fidelity signalled its intention of making a clean sweep of the Perpetual Cup Series by winning the opening race of the five-day Bth Straits Regatta yesterday. Skippered by Neil Pryde, HiFidelity finished the SiemensSembcorp Gas race from the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club to Raffles Marina
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      Vieira for Real?
      74 39 LONDON Patrick Vieira is believed to have held talks with Real Madrid, reported skysports.com. The Arsenal man was seen in the Spanish capital on Monday with representatives from the club, who will come in with a bid of £26.5mi11i0n at the end of the season. According to
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