Today, 22 March 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    10 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com DFGDFG MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      How PAS lost the election
      691 1  -  Kalimullah Hassan News Comment IN control of two states, Kelantan and Terengganu. Winning more than one-third of the state seats in Kedah and more than half the Parliament seats. Advances in non-traditional power bases such as Perak, Pahang and Selangor. And in a space of
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      Lock icon ABDULLAH WINS OVER MALAYSIA
      1023 1  -  Elisia Yeo Jose Raymond. PAS, Keadilan wiped out DAP is biggest opposition party Resounding vote for moderate Islam BN takes Terengganu IT was a gamble but, in the end, Prime Minister-elect Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's call to Malaysians to work with him, not for him, became the
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      10 1 fA=DIACORP n i class tuesday friday SHARE YOUR FREE NEWSPAPER
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      60 1 Mandarin made easy doesn't mean it is less important: PM Goh/2 SMB Today What makes for a sexy IPO?/l 8 impact SMU: Self-esteem on steroids/1 9 Michael Backman Too few babies? Too few migrants? No problem!/28 Zouk in XL After 1 3 years of brand building in Singapore/38 Game stopped
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Just as important as ever
      561 2 PM Goh says making Mandarin easier to learn doesn't make it lose stature CHINESE language learning may have been made easier on Singapore's students but far from losing its stature, as some fear, learning Mandarin will be "even more important" now. Raising this apparent contradiction,
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      Lock icon MRT trains to get marshals on board
      125 2 Newsßadio 93.8 FIRST, there were air marshals for planes. Now, MRT trains in Singapore will soon have marshals on board too. The Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence, Dr Tony Tan, said yesterday that there was a need for
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      Lock icon BN's moral victory over PAS
      747 3  -  Oon Yeoh Ong Kian Ming THE Barisan Nasional headed into the polls with a leg up having won 17 parliamentary and 11 state seats uncontested. In the absence of any of the big issues which threatened its two-thirds majority control of Parliament in 1999, surpassing
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      Lock icon Debate over bizarre shooting
      318 4 Agencies Taiwan President's razor-thin win fuels talk of staged assassination attempt TAIPEI Amid the controversy and speculations raging in the aftermath of Taiwan's drama-ridden elections, doctors yesterday released video footage and pictures of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian being treated after he was shot on Friday last
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      Lock icon Is this Mr Chen's stomach?
      22 4 REUTERS Some people are sceptical about the identity of the injured man in this early handout photo
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      Lock icon Clearly, Mr Chen
      17 4 AFP A handout photo showing doctors treating a man who is undoubtedly Mr Chen.
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Streets ahead of the competition
      603 6  -  Ted Chen Meet three cabbies nominated for the Tourism Host of the Year award ASPIRING to become a taxi driver may not be a typical Singaporean's idea of climbing the ladder to "Five C" heaven. Then again, Mr Sim Siang Hai is not your typical
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      Lock icon Spurring the young ones into biomed
      246 6  -  Diana Neo CLAD in oversized white laboratory coats, safety glasses, gloves and shoe cover-ups, these 11- and 12-year-old children got an early peek into a scientists' world last Friday. In a bid to "inspire" young children into making biomedical science their career, the Institute
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      Lock icon We can do more to safeguard maids
      527 8  -  Ng Shing Vi Author of Foreign Maids believes agencies need to change mindsets and not resist new rules IT MAY be politically correct to call them "foreign domestic workers" (FDWs), but Mr Chew Kirn Whatt is not one for glossy euphemisms. "A maid
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      'Letters' of appreciation for stand-up comedian
      69 8 Briton James Campbell, the world's only "stand-up" comedian for kids, treating children to tickles at the British High Commissioner's residence yesterday. Around 7 00 children from The Haven and Moral Home were entertained at the charity show, co-organised with the Lions Club of Singapore.
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      Basic military training resumes after Pulau Tekong arrests
      255 8 BASIC Military Training on Pulau Tekong resumes today following the arrests of three robbery suspects on the island. The 56-hour joint manhunt by the army and police ended yesterday at about spm after the third man was caught near the beach where
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      Making S'pore men more desirable...
      456 10  -  Robert Yeo Sai 800 I READ with interest mr brown's article "AngMoh-ising Spore men" (Today, March 19). While, I am in general agreement with his views, I think he is missing the wood for the trees. There are two main culprits here the Ministry of
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      Lingerie ad shows there's hope for us yet
      160 10  -  Alexis Aw Ec Khem IT WAS heart-warming to read about Ero Lingerie taking out an advertisement that informs women about the dangers of wearing a bra ("Go braless, it may save your life, women told", Today, March 19). We might question its
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      134 10 tjjpjii W Public Seminar on "The Role of Psychology in the workplace: Job selection at home and abroad" Join us in examining the key components of job selection, how it fits in with other management programs and what are the major organizational and psychological factors that predict good person-job fit
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon $2.3b Belgacom windfall for SingTel
      360 12 Bloomberg Investors could see special dividend SINGTEL will reap as much as 1.11 billion euros ($2.3 billion) by selling its stake in Belgacom, which may enable it to make an investment in Asia or pay a special dividend to shareholders. It is selling its stake
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      Lock icon Temasek eyes ABN's 81% stake in Thai Bank of Asia?
      212 12 Bloomberg TEMASEK Holdings, Singapore's state investment holding company, is interested in bidding for ABN Amro Holding NY's 81 per cent stake in Thailand's Bank of Asia, the Nation newspaper reported, citing unidentified banking officials. Final bidders for the Bank of
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Singapore
        133 12 THE ST Index closed with a gain of four points for the week when it ended at 1839.12 on Friday, up 3.94 points from Thursday. This week, the market will watch listed company Rowsley's course of action after the company increased its stake in listed United Pulp and Paper
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5911 UK£ 0.3224 Yen 63.053 HK$ 4.6069 RM 2.2462 Euro 0.481 Rupiah 5065.8 Baht 23.310 Peso 33.299 A$ 0.7891 Indian Rs 26.7 Won 684.68 C$ 0.7887 Yuan 4.8927 NZ$ 0.9007 NTS 19.613
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        Lock icon Commodities
        27 12 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 412.700 Silver uss/oz 7.563 Platinum uss/oz 890.000 Rubber centsAg 224.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 989 Brent crude uss/barrel 34.31 Information provided by
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      Biore.
      133 14 Yes Yuzu The Yuzu orange, which is grown in Japan, is considered to be one of the most fragrant of Japanese fruits. Because of its pleasing scent, oils are often extracted from its peel and used as perfume in cosmetics. Yuzu also stimulates blood flow and this encourages better
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    • TAKE THE 4-week BRIGHTWHITE CHALLENGE
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        Bright White at Night
        174 14 With the latest addition to the Bright White range of products the Biore Bright White Relaxing Night Care Essence ($8.95) ensuring that your skin receives nourishment at night iSi now much easier. Why do we need to nourish' our skin in the night? It's" because our
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        Bright White Any Time
        69 14 The Biore Bright White range of products also consists of facial foams ($6.50), toners ($8.95) and moisturisers ($8.95). These contain brightening beads that help to gently remove dead skin cells, while their moisturising essence ensures that moisture is held within the skin. In all, your skin
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      WIN A $4,000 TRIP TO JAPAN
      113 14 Experience a two-night stay on a Yuzu farm Simply buy any Bright White product, use it and share your experience in a short testimonial. Attach proof of purchase with your personal details and a recent photograph and mail it to: "THE BRIGHTWHITE CHALLENGE'/ Rochor
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    • Article
      Economic recovery boosts Eu Yang Sang
      759 15  -  Lim Say Boon Jesvinder Sandhu Brand equity and regionalisation efforts bear fruit for Singapore Chinese medicine maker EU YANG SANG (EYS) is one of a handful of Singapore consumer-product outfits that have considerable potential to develop what analysts like to call "brand equity". Its
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      Lock icon US laws to prevent outsourcing 'can backfire'
      227 16 -AFP WASHINGTON Legislative moves to prevent US firms from outsourcing business abroad can curtail inbound investments and erode US competitiveness, warned the leader of the largest US business group in Asia. In the run up to the November presidential polls, the Bush administration
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      Lock icon Taiwan stocks likely to slide
      317 16 Reuters Market hoped for an opposition win TAIPEI Taiwan stocks are expected to slide 3 per cent today after a razor-thin election result prompted a call for a recount and sent protesters on to the streets. President Chen Shui-bian was re-elected by a narrow margin
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    • SMB Today – INSPIRE INTERFACE INNOVATE
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        A 'SEXY' IPO FACTOR? IT'S GROWTH!
        776 18  -  Tor Ching Li Made Possible by HP IPO King to address key SMB issues at seminar tomorrow FLOURISHING Bread Talk, slick Sakae Sushi and gold-recycling Citiraya Industries three "sexy" SGX-listed companies almost every savvy investor wants shares of ever since their initial public offerings
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    • the BUSINESS of marketing
      • Impact
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          Lock icon CUT ABOVE THE REST
          609 19  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla SMU's approach sets new benchmark on educational branding "EVERYTHING I do, I do it for you." Pop-star Bryan Adams' much quoted refrain marks the opening gambit of the Singapore Management University's (SMU) Alan Goh as he explains the student-focused approach of what many
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          Lock icon Royal marketing treatment led King to the throne
          263 19 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES At the Academy Awards, when The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won a statuette for adapted screenplay its ninth award of the evening New Line Cinema marketing honchos Rolf Mittweg and Russell Schwartz knew
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        • GRAB BAG
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            Effie comes to town
            205 19  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla THE Institute of Advertising Singapore (lAS) is organising the world famous Effie Awards which recognises the year's most effective advertising campaigns here for the first time. The inaugural Effie Singapore Awards 2004 will be presented at a dinner on Aug 20 at the
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            More companies leveraging on interactive media
            219 19  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla MORE companies are leveraging on the power and immediacy of interactive media to create hard-hitting consumer consciousness. Recently, the world's largest supply chain management company FedEx launched an advertising campaign that used telecommunications and the print media cleverly to generate awareness
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      296 17 Advertisement Entertainment Extramarital Affair Exposed! Huang Biren Tells All During Press Conference A LOVELESS marriage. as cheating wife Christina in On the other hand, Leo Leo the A moment of weakness. 'Beautiful Trio. Co-starring go-getter in her 30's (played The combination can be Ivy Lee and singer Stella Ng, by
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Taiwan election – the morning after
      528 20 Taiwan election the morning after Agencies TAIPEI Taiwan is in a state of uncertainty and turmoil as the high court ordered ballot boxes to be sealed yesterday after opposition leaders cried foul and filed a lawsuit demanding a recount. Thousands of angry opposition supporters staged a demonstration in Taipei yesterday,
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        You win some, but you lose a few friends
        648 20  -  Sunny Goh TAIWAN was no place for the faint hearted in the last few days. First, there was the drama of an elec-tion-eve assassination attempt on President Chen Shui-bian. Then, the whole island was thrown into a night of uncertainty on
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      Lock icon What Rumsfeld really wanted
      371 22 Agencies He wanted Iraq bombed day after 911 WASHINGTON US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld wanted to bomb Iraq the day after the 911 attacks on New York and Washington. Mr Richard Clarke, former terrorism adviser to Mr Rumsfeld and President George W Bush, made the revelation
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      Lock icon Thousands protest globally on anniversary of Iraq war
      194 22 -AFP NEW YORK Hundreds of thousands of anti-war protesters around the world took to the streets on Saturday, denouncing the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq on the first anniversary of the war. Though protests took place in Australia, Asia, the Middle
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      Lock icon HK's 'Fat Cats' shaken by calls for reform
      364 24 Reuters Tycoons fight back as reform debate threatens their power base HONG KONG Powerful tycoons in Hong Kong have long called the shots in this capitalist city but now, the little people have them racked with worry. Growing calls for democracy are
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      Lock icon sean, EU spat over Myanmar
      155 24 -AFP HANOI Quiet diplomacy is expected to resolve a spat between South-east Asian nations and the European Union (EU) over Myanmar's participation in October's AsiaEurope Meeting (Asem) in Hanoi, said diplomats. The 10-member Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) wants its newer members Cambodia, Laos
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon UK college intelligence
        32 24 -AFP Most of Britain's universities are helping intelligence agencies tap students' phone calls and emails to flush out those with links to terrorist groups, The Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday.
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        Lock icon Sniper reward given
        38 24 Reuters Two men were given U*****,000 ($592,000) and US$l5O,OOO each for providing information that led to the arrests and convictions of John Muhammad and Lee Malvo in the 2002 sniper shootings in the Washington area.
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        Lock icon Gay pastor keeps church
        38 24 -AFP After 1 0 hours of deliberation in a rare proceeding, a jury of 1 3 United Methodist ministers voted on Saturday to let Reverend Karen Dammann, a lesbian pastor, keep her Washington church.
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      Lock icon Malaysians have their say
      435 26  -  Jose Raymond, Veteran and first-time voters cast their ballot HE WENT through the Malayan Emergency from 1948 to 1960. He was among those who defended Malaya when the Japanese invaded in 1942. Yesterday, 90-year-old Mohd Zulkiflee Haji Ali added another milestone to his life at the
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      The genesis of an agenda
      805 26  -  Kalimullah Hassan SHORTLY after he became the Prime Minister in October last year, Mr Abdullah Ahmad Badawi chaired a United Malays National Organisation (Umno) supreme council meeting. One of the topics raised was the general election. Some members of the council expressed strong views, urging
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon When wealth goes up babies come down
      933 28  -  Michael Backman But with fewer mouths to feed, Singaporeans may enjoy a higher standard of living JUDGING by the litres of Jean Paul Gaultier cologne that seem to waft around Singapore's shopping malls, the many pairs of well-dressed young Chinese men who carry
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      Lock icon Hota will give patients a new lease on life
      905 29  -  Seah Chiang Nee To survive, transplant patients need a lot of luck, discipline and cold cash, but survival is worth it WITH tongue firmly in cheek, I once told worried friends at the airport that I was going to Sydney because
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      S'PORE HAS IT ALL, EXCEPT THE DONORS
      115 29 Even today, Sydney heart surgeon Dr Victor Chang's words still ring clear in my mind. He said that Singapore would one day perform transplant surgery. "You have the potential to succeed. Doctors can be trained, that's no problem." So, too, can the support
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  • EDUCATION SPECIAL
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        Creating the New Wave Business IT Professionals for Global Networked
        104 30 Enterprises This seminar, hosted by the Singapore Management University, features a discussion with personalities from the IT industry on the rapid changes within the industry and their effect on the profession and on IT as a career choice. The seminar
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        Blueprint® for Success preview
        67 30 This is a preview of the seminar, Blueprint® for Success, which will be held from April 22 to 24. The seminar will see world-renowned speaker Shiv Khera sharing his thoughts on the attributes of success as well as the link between character, courage, competence and success.
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      Lock icon Life sciences project pays off for MBA trio
      679 30  -  Cindy Tong Their dissertation attracts international attention and has headhunters knocking on their doors IT IS hard to imagine how the world of life sciences and business administration could ever merge. But three students from the Nanyang Business School (NBS) did just
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      556 32  -  Jason Chong Informatics unveils Internet security course WHAT do Love Bug, Code Red, Slammer and Nimda have in common? Besides being malicious viruses that crippled computer systems worldwide, they have cost corporations billions of dollars. Thus, it is no surprise that companies are paying more attention
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      642 34  -  Jason Chong They add value to products for a global market INTENSE global competition often means that good quality products have to be produced in a shorter time. Thus, to add value to the products, engineers can no longer be content with being trained in one
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      414 37 July 2004 intake LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts introduces a new academic structure that allows you to progress seamlessly from Foundation up to BA (Hons). You may choose to graduate at Level 2 with a Diploma or continue to Level 3 and earn a BA (Hons). To develop your ideas,
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      504 38  -  Zul Othman After 13 years of brand-building in Singapore, Zouk goes international ZOUK, arguably Singapore's most successful club, goes international this Friday with the launch of Zouk XL. It's a move entering a nightlife scene that is the envy of many a Singaporean clubber that
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      574 39  -  Tor Ching Li It's equality, liberty, maternity I leave, public housing and more Jr I "»IS the season to fall sick, it -L seems. With 24-hour downpours alternating with a blazing hot sun, it's hardly surprising that there's an increasing number of under-the-weather Singaporeans. Of course,
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    540 43  -  KOH WEI LING After stunning loss, champions Home are confident of bouncing back against leaders Albirex Home United v Albirex Niigata, Bishan Stadium, tomorrow, 7.30pm THE two national teams will clash next week in a World Cup qualifier, but it's going to be Singapore versus
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    235 43 CHANNEL NEWSASIA'S live broadcasts of the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2004 have proved a big hit with local fans. Last Friday's "Match of the Week" produced the shock of the season so far, when the Young Lions floored defending champions and double winners Home
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    116 43 What is the best advice you have received? That being short is not a disadvantage. Any pre-match ritual or superstition? No sex before a game, man. What inspired you to be a footballer? I was a die-hard fan of Abdul Malek and David Lee (former Singapore goalkeepers) during
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    441 44 E I E I K I n Tanjong Pagar ii\t p <t/i m Probable line-up: Tan Min Pin, Tan Sio Beng, Ong Leong Koen, Eric v n «hn Kwek-Jalil Arsat- Haris Sumri- Nicodeme Boucher, Ishak Zainol, X) Draw $4.40 Benoit Salviat, Gimmy Bade, Jean Marc Audemar (2)
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    382 44  -  Koh Wei Ling HE'S ON FIRE BEFORE the season kicked off, critics wrote Mirko Grabovac off as a "has been", citing his poor 20-goal return last season as proof that the striker had lost his touch. But Grabovac is busy working on having the
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    171 44 Choa Chu Kang Stadium Wednesday, 7.30pm SAFFC Probable line-up: Adi Salleh, Anaz Hadee, Daniel Bennett (left, top), Nenad Bacina, V Selvaraj, Brian Ravi, J Saravanan, Boubacar Keita, Ashrin Shariff, Ballamodou Conde, Jonathan Angelucci Form: WWLWL (1 -0 v T Pagar, 1 -0 v Sinchi, 0-2 v
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    143 44 Bedok Stadium Wednesday, 7.30pm Geylang United Probable line-up: Shahril Jantan, Jerry Bartholomeusz, Daniel Hill, Hasrin Jailani, Razali Johari, Rudy Khairon, Jeykanth Jeyapal, Md Noor AN, Razaleigh Khalik, Hafiz Rahim, Aleksander Duric (left, top) Form: DWDLW (1-1 v Albirex, 5-0 v Island FC, 3-3 v Tampines, 1-4
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      448 44 \S? 0 INCOME S7LEZSGUE 1 Tanjong Pagar v Young Lions Queenstown Stadium Tonight, 7.30pm 1X2 Tanjong Pagar Probable line-up: Tan Min Pin, Tan Sio Beng, Ong Leong Koen, Eric (1) T Pagar (X) Draw $4.70 $4.40 Kwek, Jalil Arsat, Haris Sumri, Nicodeme Boucher, Ishak Zainol, Benoit Salviat, Gimmy Bade, Jean
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        477 45 AFP Rumours of boy killed sends fans into panic, game stopped at half-time SERIEA Lazio 0 Roma 0 (abandoned at half-time) ROME The highly-charged derby between Roma and Lazio was sensationally called off at half-time this morning (Singapore time) after rumours spread around the Stadio Olimpico
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        324 45 Agencies FORMULA 1 Malaysian Grand Prix SEPANG, Malaysia He displayed his usual ruthless, relentless self, but Michael Schumacher said he was taking nothing for granted, after storming to his second straight victory of the new Formula 1 season yesterday. The six-time world champion
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        312 45 Reuters PRIMERA LIGA Valencia 5 Mallorca 1, Barcelona 1 Real Sociedad 0 MADRID Valencia's in-form striker Mista grabbed a hat-trick as they blasted their way to a 5-1 victory over Real Mallorca that took them within a point of leaders Real Madrid in the
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        709 46  -  STANLEY HO Scot nabs first European Tour title in 16 months with a flawless final round GOLF Caltex Masters COLIN Montgomerie tossed and turned in his hotel bed on Saturday night, mulling over all the permutations for him to win on Sunday. Four strokes off
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        257 46 TENNIS Pacific Life Open IJNDIAJN WELLS, California World No 1 Roger Federer (picture) captured his 14th career ATP title and avenged his only loss of the season by overpowering Tim Henman in straight sets this morning (Singapore time) in the final of
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        264 46 AFP GOLF Bay Hill Invitational ORLANDO, Florida American Chad Campbell fired a final-round six-under par 66 here this morning (Singapore time) to overtake Australian Stuart Appleby and capture the US PGA Bay Hill Invitational by six strokes. Campbell, last year's PGA
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      423 47 -AFP Gunners equal unbeaten record, Wenger focuses on Chelsea clash ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Arsenal 2 Bolton 1 LONDON Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has promised an all-out assault on Chelsea in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg, even if it means sacrificing his side's chances of a place in
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      526 47 -AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea 2 Fulham 1 LONDON Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri (picture) could remain in England even if, as expected, he is sacked by the Premiership club after this season. Ranieri's position at Stamford Bridge has been under a cloud ever since
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