Today, 5 August 2005, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Two sisters charged under Terrorism Act
      122 1 -AFP LONDON Two sisters have been charged under Britain's 2000 Terrorism Act for failing to disclose information to police in the wake of the attempted bombings in London on July 21, the Metropolitan Police said yesterday. Yeshshiembet Girma, 29, and Muluemebet Girma, 21, both
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      Lock icon Stocks plunge on rising oil prices
      200 1 -AFP I Fears of insufficient supplies when winter begins NEW YORK US stocks fell heavily yesterday, largely on surging oil prices related to supply and refinery concerns, but also on the back of a report showing sluggish chain store sales last month. The Dow
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      Lock icon US should urge China to move to freer system: Rumsfeld
      189 1 -AFP LOS ANGELES The United States should encourage China to move towards a freer system, Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday, warning of inevitable tensions between its repressive political system and the demands of a modern economy. "They obviously are
      -AFP  -  189 words
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      Lock icon China to charge ST journalist with spying
      377 2 Agencies HONG KONG Mr Ching Cheong, The Straits Times (ST) correspondent who has been detained in China since April, is expected to be charged with spying today. Citing unidentified sources, The South China Morning Post said that Mr Ching ST's Hong Kong-based chief
      – Agencies  -  377 words
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      Dr Chee takes his message on to the Internet
      423 2  -  Derrick A Paulo HE HAS tried to do it through his books. He has tried to do it via his party's newsletter. Now, opposition leader Chee Soon Juan intends to reach out to Singaporeans by turning up the heat and the
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      Third polls candidate mystery remains – but if s not Ngiam
      438 2  - Third polls candidate mystery remains but if s not Ngiam Tor Ching Li, AS THE last day for aspiring presidential candidates to submit their applications for eligibility draws nearer, Singaporeans remain clueless as to who the mysterious third applicant is. Even President S R Nathan, making his bid for a
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        12 honest citizens to decide your fate?
        754 3  -  Charles Tan Shouldn't jury trials make a comeback to let younger S'poreans be part of judicial process? JURY trials are as old as English common law. More than 200 years ago, Sir William Blackstone, professor of law at Oxford University, called trial by
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      Treat your wjfe nice, or pay the price ...
      321 4 Treat your wjfe nice, or pay the price That's the advice given to Muslims seeking 2nd wife KOTA BHARU A woman's heart is like glass and can be shattered, so if a Muslim man wants to take on another wife, he should first warm her heart and meet her needs
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      NTU scores with global education meet
      316 4  -  Lee U-Wen MORE than 400 higher education professionals from around the world are in Singapore for an inaugural education summit the first of its kind outside North America and Europe. The delegates, representing 180 institutions from 36 countries, are part of the Asia-Pacific Professional
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      'I grabbed her as a shield, don't know how she fell'
      819 6  -  Ansley Ng Alleged kidnapper's statement details dramatic last hour of Sindee's life ansley@newstoday.com.sg THE dramatic last hour in the tragically short life of Neo Sindee, who fell to her death on Oct 7, was played out in court yesterday,
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      Withdrawn at dawn – those concert posters
      357 6  - Withdrawn at dawn those concert posters David Chew ALL around The Substation posters bearing his face were put up to promote a rock concert tonight, titled Hung At Dawn. But the posters were pulled down yesterday, under instructions from the police, because the face was that of Shanmugam Murugesu a
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      It's not a waste of money
      582 8  -  Lee U-Wen Marina Bay rebranding went beyond choice of name: URA u-wen@newstoday.com.sg UNDER fire from the public for a $400,000 branding exercise, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is staunchly defending the planning process for the Marina Bay area. The branding exercise carried out by
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      Lock icon Rough ride or joy ride for region?
      265 8 Channel News Asia DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean believes that the dynamic interactions among world powers such as the United States, China, Japan and India can be a source of energy and strength for the region, if properly managed. But, speaking at a
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        Lock icon Firms, homeowner fined for unauthorised building
        184 8 938 Live Three contractors and the owner of a terrace house ended up in court for carrying out constructions unauthorised by the Building and Construction Authority. Two of the contractors were involved in re-building a semidetached house at Jalan Jambu Batu in Bukit Timah.
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        Lock icon AVA chief to step down
        88 8 Channel News Asia The Chief Executive Officer of the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA), Dr Ngiam Tong Tau, will retire next week. Dr Ngiam, who is also the chairman of the Genetic Modification Advisory Committee of Singapore ana an Adjunct Professor at the National University
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        Lock icon Old man plunges to death
        92 8 938 Live An 80-year-old man fell to his death from the ninth floor of Block 29 Telok Blangah Rise yesterday morning. It is believed he lost his balance while trying to close his kitchen window. 938 LIVE understands the deceased used a stool to reach
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        Lock icon National Day at Istana
        97 8 938 Live This Sunday, as part of the National Day celebrations, the Istana will be open to the public from 7am to 6 pm. Programmes include the annual Istana Art Event and the launch of the Singapore with Love photo exhibition. The Singapore Art Museum has
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        Lock icon Transport services extended
        74 8 938 Live MRT and selected bus services will have extended operating hours on the eve of National Day to serve those returning from countdown parties, in particular the Carnival at Marina. The exceptions are the Expo and Changi Airport train stations. Selected feeder bus services will also
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        Lock icon Now streaming: NDP
        51 8 938 Live Singaporeans living here and overseas will be able to catch the National Day Parade online. The parade will be available in broadband and narrowband formats in the four official languages. It will be webcast live on Aug 9 from 5.35pm Singapore time. The website is
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      Lock icon Varsity education: A family affair
      455 10  -  Lee U-Wen NUS seeks households with three or more generations of alumni u-wen@newstoday.com.sg HE GRADUATED with a degree in pharmacy more than 40 years ago, but Mr Ong Kirn Eng insists his love for his alma mater has never waned. It helps, of course, that
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      Lock icon Thanks to local firm, dengue detection's now 98% accurate
      272 10  -  Tan Hui Leng A REVOLUTIONARY biochip which can detect the presence of the dengue virus in half the time and at half the cost of current tests has been developed by Singapore company Attogenix Biosystems. Smaller than a 10-cent coin, the
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      Lock icon Spending playtime caring for the old
      601 12  -  Dawn Quek Project in South West District teaches students how to care for the elderly and the ill da wn@newsto day, com. sg WHILE other 15-year-olds spend their holidays at shopping malls or on the Internet, Sharon Tan and Saw Zhi Lei have chosen
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      Lock icon Don't take a deep breath
      60 14 AFP A pedestrian covering his mouth with a handkerchief as he walks past the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysians were advised yesterday to stay indoors after air quality was declared unhealthy as a choking haze cloaked Malaysia's capital and surrounding areas. Hospitals are
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda warns US, UK of more attacks
      261 14 -AFP DUBAI Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's right-hand man Ayman Al Zawahiri warned Britain and the United States of more horror and destruction in a new videotape shown on Aljazeera television yesterday. He said the two Western allies risked losing thousands
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      Lock icon Triumph in a sorry
      391 14 Agencies Anwar Ibrahim settles for ex-police chiefs apology KUALA LUMPUR Former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim (picture) has hailed an apology from the one-time police chief who assaulted him in 1998 as a step forward for human rights and called on Malaysia to respect the rule of
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      Lock icon Convicts who refused to flee, rewarded
      147 14 AFP JAKARTA The Indonesian government will halve the sentences of about 300 prisoners in tsunami-hit Aceh, who chose not to escape after their jails were destroyed in the disaster, a minister said yesterday. "Three hundred prisoners in Aceh will be given special sentence reductions
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      Lock icon Those dreaded Thursdays
      474 16 Agencies Weeks after terror attacks, London's commuters and police are still on edge LONDON Commuters and police in London were on high alert yesterday four weeks after suicide bombers devastated the transport network killing 52 people and a fortnight after a similar, bungled attack. While police have
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      Lock icon Book about teen suicide bomber a hit in Britain
      227 16 Agencies LONDON A new children's novel featuring a 16-year-old girl being recruited by a terrorist group for a suicide bomb attack has become a British best-seller in the wake of the London bombings. Ms Malorie Blackman's Checkmate is number two in
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      Lock icon Police say London attackers made bombs with hair bleach
      310 16 Agencies NEW YORK The four suicide bombers responsible for the deaths of more than 50 people on the London transport system on July 7 devised their explosives using everyday items such as hair bleach. The New York Police Department (NYPD) assisting
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      Lock icon Did Mrs Blair 'cash in'?
      414 18 Agencies UK may probe ministers wives' conduct after Tory complaints LONDON The British Government may soon order an inquiry into the conduct of the spouses of ministers after allegations that the wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair had tried to exploit her position. Sir Alistair
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon Lap dance for golfers
        55 18 AP US Police are investigating an golf outing sponsored by a gentleman's club in a Chicago suburb that allegedly featured women strippers in bikinis giving male golfers lap dances. Residents who live along the Country Lakes Golf Club's course said they saw scantily clad women dancing
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        Lock icon A wife to 'kill' for ...
        52 18 A wife to 'kill' for AP Teddy Claire Akin of Ocala, Florida, made up a story about killing a hitchhiker and burying the body in the woods in an effort to persuade his wife to leave him, authorities said. The 28-year-old was charged Tuesday with making a false report and
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        Hotel goes batty
        35 18 The Hilton hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has dedicated a room to Batman, ananova.com reported. The room resembles a cave and even has a secret passage that leads to the adjacent room.
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        Cough? Try snail slime
        43 18 A company in La Florida, Chile, is producing and selling a cough remedy made with snail slime, reported ananova.com. "The snail slime has antibiotic property as well as antibacterial and anti-inflamma-tion ones," said snail farm owner Ms Maria Sannino.
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      Breast cancer genes found
      242 18 LONDON Scientists have discovered four new genes that are believed to be involved in the development of breast cancer. Researchers in Britain's University of Cambridge examined tissue from 53 breast cancer tumours and cells cultured in the laboratory and narrowed down the search for the genes
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      Ecstasy may offer medical hope
      180 18 WASHINGTON Amphetamines, including party drug Ecstasy, have reversed the effects of Parkinson's disease in mice. The finding does not suggest the use of the now-illegal drugs to treat the incurable brain disease in humans, but could offer a way forward in helping patients, reported Reuters,
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      Doing 'if in the dark makes evolutionary sense
      188 20 LONDON A study of badgers' mating habits has found that, like many women, female badgers prefer to have sex in the dark, reported The Daily Telegraph yesterday. During a new moon, female badgers are "tolerant or indifferent" to the advances of males,
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      Lock icon A new low for reality TV
      367 20 The Guardian LONDON British TV station Channel 4 faced renewed calls yesterday to take the reality television series Big Brother off the air, after a participant shocked viewers with her drunken, lewd behaviour. Around 80 complaints were lodged with Ofcom, the United Kingdom's broadcasting
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        Lock icon Indonesia, East Timor hold reconciliation talks
        38 20 AFP Indonesia took another step towards reconciliation with East Timor yesterday, with the first meeting of a truth commission to Took into its bloody handling of its tiny neighbour's push for independence.
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        Lock icon Deadline for rebels
        61 20 -AFP The Philippines government yesterday told 97 communist guerrilla chiefs that their immunity from arrest would be suspended in a month because they backed out of peace talks last month. The National Democratic Front leaders were given 30 days' notice about the suspension of immunity they secured
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        Lock icon Curbs on pork trade
        64 20 AFP China has ordered local governments across the country to tighten supervision or pork markets to prevent a deadly pig disease from spreading further, state media said yesterday. "All pig slaughter houses and pork stores must be put under strict quarantine procedures to guarantee a safe
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      Lock icon Bus attack a vile act of Jewish terrorism: Sharon
      204 22 -AFP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon condemned as a vile act of Jewish terrorism yesterday's shooting by a religious soldier who killed four Arab Israelis in a row over the government's Gaza pullout plan. "This is a vile act by
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      Lock icon No need for 4th space walk
      360 22 -AFP Shuttle safe to return, says Nasa CAPE CANAVERAL Nasa said yesterday that the Discovery space shuttle was safe to return to Earth after the US space agency decided not to order a new space walk for another repair job. Nasa had considered an
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        Lock icon 31 fires raging out of control in Portugal
        48 22 AFP Nearly 2,800 firefighters battled 31 blazes raging out of control across drought-hit Portugal yesterday, forcing the evacuation of three central villages and the closure of several roads. The hardest hit regions were in the forested interior of the country.
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        Lock icon US teen charged in film piracy crackdown
        44 22 -AFP A teenager has been indicted in Silicon Valley on charges he covertly filmed new movies in theatres and then distributed copies on the Internet, federal prosecutors said yesterday. He was identified as 1 9-year-old Curtis Salisbury.
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      Lock icon Britain was in secret nuclear deal with Israel in *****: Report
      250 24 Agencies LONDON Britain secretly sold Israel a key component for its then-fledgling nuclear programme in the late *****, not even telling key ally Washington, a report based on British archives has revealed. Astonishingly, the decision in 1958 to sell
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      Lock icon Plug pulled on brain-dead woman after she gives birth
      181 24 AFP WASHINGTON A brain-dead American woman was taken off life support and died on Wednesday, a day after giving birth to a healthy baby girl. Susan Anne Catherine Torres was delivered by caesarian section in an area hospital on Tuesday in
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      Lock icon 60 years on, Japan may flex its military muscle
      689 24  -  Suvendrini Kakuchi IPS NEWSSanalysis Asean could come in handy as defence aspirations grow news@newstoday.com.sg Japan is now emphasising a proactive approach to conflicts or acts that are linked closely to its own peace and security. Mr Shikata said this policy was
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      Focus On The Family
      289 26  -  Dr James Dobson w Tbnsrs by................. THE LOSS OF A CHILD There's a classic poem by Eugene Field called "Little Boy Blue" that my father used to quote to me when I was a child. Perhaps reading parts of that poem today will bring some measure
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      Living life on the edge
      994 26  -  mr brown Bored? Find excitement driving along the CTE and in elections WHEN I picked my wife up from work on Aug 1, we looked each other passionately in the eyes and I said: "How? Shall we "You think we should?" "Why not, let's live
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      One man's perfume is another's ...
      130 26  - One man's perfume is another's LIM BOON HEE Letter from I APPEAL to the human folk who delight in masking their natural odours with overpowering pungent perfumes to rethink their strategy. Flowers give off scent to attract insects to disperse their pollen and animals give off pheromones to attract mating
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      Lock icon Not safe for girls to queue overnight
      174 26  -  JONATHAN NG I Letter from. ONCE last week, and at least three times this week alone, I have seen while passing Junction 8 on my way to Bishan MRT station in the morning teenage schoolgirls sleeping on the walkway just outside DBS bank.
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      Being prepared for any eventuality
      453 28  -  DAWN LOW A packed train in a tunnel may be evacuated in under 30 minutes; public drills being considered I Letter from Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications, SMRT Corporation Ltd I REFER to the letter, "Appoint train marshals among commuters" by Mr Herbert Teo (July
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      Lock icon How to react in a major train emergency
      150 28 Passengers should stay calm and not pry |^^HH|^^H^H[ open the Emergency buttons (ECBs) fire extinguishers are available every carriage. I The ECBs will allow communication with the train officer or the Operation Control Centre (OCC). rassengers should proceed to the emergency exits
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        88 30 Engineer Louis Wong, 32, was on his way to the train station when this sight caught his eye. The arrangement of the laundry tells a lot about the person who put it out to dry. That he is someone who likes things to be neat, balanced and precise,
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        50 30 Email us an interesting picture you have taken in Singapore and it can appear on this page. Give your lull name, age, occupation, address and phone number and send a 300 dpi, <3M jpg file to: seen@newstoday.cam.sg Include a 50-word caption to describe yourself and your picture.
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      401 30  -  PATRICIA KOH Letter from I AGREE that women without family support find it difficult to rejoin the workforce ("A creche course to get mothers back to work minus maids", Aug 3). I gave birth to my first child four years ago.
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      Off-peak car restrictions are a trade-off
      419 30  -  LYNN ONG Letter from Assistant Manager, Media Relations, Land Transport Authority I REFER to Mr Jimmy Ho Kwok Hoong's letter about the penalties for off-peak car offences (Aug 3). Owners who register a new off-peak car enjoy an upfront rebate of $17,000. In return,
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      199 32  -  LYNN ONG I Letter from Assistant Manager, Media Relations, Land Transport Authority I REFER to Mr Chong Thye Hin's feedback on the renewal of taxi vocational licence (Aug 2). The Vocational Licensing Scheme was streamlined from March 1 to allow vocational licence holders
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      279 32  -  SEAH LEONG KHAI Why are so few flags hung out in landed estates and condominiums? I Letter from THIS year, Singapore is celebrating its 40th anniversary of independence. But where have all the Singapore flags gone? If you look around, you will notice a
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      222 32  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG I Letter from. I READ with interest the frontpage report, "Presidential polls on Aug 27" (July 4). I regard this election as do many Singaporeans as a tool to gauge public assessment of the ruling party. The outcome of the polls
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      627 34  -  Jocelvn Cai AS A female Asian recently returned from a year-long stay in South America, I almost cried when I touched down in Australia for a brief stopover before continuing the journey home to Singapore. I had returned to the English-speaking world in the Asia-Pacific,
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      38 36 This is the best National Day gift the country has given its citizens. Jimmy Szeto on the extension of the smoking ban. He goes on to ask about extending it to hotel lobby lounges and country clubs
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      372 36  - A rich nation full of boors JOSEPH YEE KHOO LIH-HAN Letter from. WE MAY have achieved a GDP per capita of $42,581 last year, a respectable figure not achieved by larger and better endowed nations with a longer history. But the boorish behaviour of some residents continues to surprise observers.
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      723 36  -  MULIADI AHMAD JAAFAR \h with 54, musician HE HAS met the Bee Gees, hobnobbed with Deep Purple, jammed with Brian May and been complimented by Paul Simon. Muliadi Ahmad Jaafar or Adi, as he's known is a "musician's musician" who plays several
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      205 30 Join us in a fun-filled day with friends and family, celebrating t f\ Singapore's 40 th National Day fBnDAYPS^a I fe Guest of Honor k Mr. Slamet Hidayat I" C^Wtf& I fr- Ambassador of the Republic of I ig. Indonesia for Singapore >flfe. rA«t Don't Miss! Indonesian Food Festival I
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      446 31 Celebrate Singapore's 4Oth Birthday With A Best Deals Parade! PLUS! Check out our Challenger Roadshow, Aug 5 -7 Funan Atrium! Funan DigitaLife Mall Level 6 Tel: 6339 9008 Tampines DBS Centre Level 2 Tel: 6426 9123 0.30am-Bpm (Sun-Fri) 10.30am-9pm (Sat) lam-9pm daily On-site service available Itechcare. Call 6 33 99
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      120 35 HHF t ?*ia •■l- HIP^T• *I^B feVfeHMBBBBBIHIBMMfII IH^^^aVHII ■■^^^■■■i S^H Jj»t*'t" I Bg^BP sHiLJ^^^^^r uHB *M^^^^^ I-. Jjr^ 2:2 I I ii.~i~i. 1■ I l.' ■■■Hi h^alilßAalfifi^^H I W !hhh! I N^SiSi^ H a ■V ♦ggggg}?Ci I'H HKI N; /~~7 ■M^^H 111 ~I) ll N I If ;l I |J
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      14 36 MNew Seiroya Masakatsu 165 Tanjong Pagar Rd #01-17 Amara Shopping Centre Tel: 6225 8022
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      310 38 jt^AjjJ^^-iri. rice k^!i l^~7 IVY jingapore's very own y la iwßl I I LIQUID LAUNDRY C^RGENT I Offer valid from 5/8/2005 to 11/8/2005. Limited to 4 bots per customer unless otherwise stated. While stocks last. We reserve the right to limit quantities. Trimmings and props not included. Traders not allowed.
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      319 39 j£ t^l-7 NTUC H>V jingaporcs very own y WWJyJ 11 1 Offer valid from 5/8/2005 to 11/8/2005. Limited to 4 packs per customer unless otherwise stated. While stocks last. We reserve the right to limit quantities. Trimmings and props not included. Traders not allowed. Except: BBES, BBHD, BBMT, BHS, BN(B),
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      Lock icon SingTel share price slips despite good Q1 results
      387 40  -  Christie Loh RumoursTemasek will pare stake in telco, Star Hub catching up christie@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE posting its best growth in three quarters, Sing Tel saw its share price drop as investors take flight to rival Star Hub amid rumours that major investor Temasek
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      S'poreans still under-insured
      282 40  -  Valeric Law SINGAPOREANS may be aware of the need for insurance, but many who bought insurance remain underinsured, said Mr Jason D Sadler, president of the Life Insurance Association (LIA). "A large number of Singaporeans remain uninsured and those who are, remain underinsured," said Mr Sadler during
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      Investor James Hong gets 50 per cent of Greatronic
      224 40  -  Christie Loh A MANDATORY takeover offer for Sesdaq-listed Greatronic has turned unconditional as more than half of the troubled firm's share capital has landed in the hands of investor James Hong Gee Ho. As of yesterday, he received acceptances of about
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      Lock icon CAOHC may lose fuel monopoly
      123 40 Dow Jones BEIJING China Aviation Oil Holding (CAOHC), China Petroleum Chemical (or Sinopec Group) and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) will set up a joint venture firm this month that may end CAOHC's monopoly of the aviation oil market, China Business News reported yesterday. CAOHC
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      STOCKcalls
      299 40 Electrotech Investments reported a profit of $7.2 million, or 2.57 cents per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, up from $5.2 million, or 2.15 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue rose 1 8 per cent to $57 million. Intraco reported a profit of $1.2 million or
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      757 41 ThinkPad recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional. o£^±. MOBILE LOSE THE WIRES. AND, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, LOSE THE HACKERS. BEST WIRELESS DATA PROTECTION. ONLY ON A THINKPAD. Hackers, beware. ThinkPad® notebooks with Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology, allow users to work wirelessly with greater freedom. And their work will be protected
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      Lock icon Hyflux 02 profit soars to $14 million
      348 42 Middle East operations, sale of HQ boost results WATER treatment specialist Hyflux said yesterday its net profit more than doubled to $14 million, or 4.15 cents per share, in its second quarter ended June 30 from $5.9 million, or 1.84 cents per share,
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        4 42 ST Index 2,362.39 -2.8
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        86 42 Dow Jones SHARES slipped on continued profit taking, led by losses in blue chips such as Sing Tel. The ST Index fell 2.8 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 2,362.39. In the broad market, decliners led advancers 325 to 230. Volume totalled 1.35 billion shares worth $1 .57 billion.
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        59 42 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI Pis 11,883.31 -98.49 -0.82 15,111.54 -6.96 -0.05 4,327.10 +1.20 +0.03 6,446.01 -9.56 -0.15 1,111.39 -5.72 -0.51 945.23 -7.36 -0.77 SET Index lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Wumbai Sensex 684.57 -3.37 -0.49 1,185.32 -6.87 -0.58
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 42 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by. 3old us$/oz iilver us$/oi 'latinum us$/oz (ubber cents/kg 'aim oil RM/tonne irent crude us$/borrel 441.21 7.271 913.01 282.2 1,350.51 59.8:
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        57 42 fy volume Close >TX PanOcean 1.050 iMRT 1.100 Alee Poh 0.005 SingTel 2.780 )io-Treat 0.800 \nwell 0.165 Celestial 0.505 :apitalandeCW***** 0.345 Wapletree Log 0.975 Capitaland 3.040 Change +0.115 -0.030 -0.040 +0.005 -0.060 +0.025 +0.030 +0.040 +12.3 -2.7 -1.4 +0.6 -26.7 +5.2 +3.2 +1.3 'OOO 171,900 122,945 70,799
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        SGX top rises
        75 42 By$ KepCorp Close 13.000 Change +0.300 By percentage PSL Close Change 0.060 +100.0 CoscoCorpeCW***** HSI***** eCW*****9 STX PanOcean 1.110 2.880 1.050 +0.220 +0.170 +0.115 Integr W*****7 Roly W*****8 FHTK 0.025 +66.7 0.045 +50.0 0.020 +33.3 Ezra StarHubeCW*****7 1.500 0.605 +0.110 +0.105 IRE Corp China Dairy W*****4 0.020
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        81 42 By$ Close Change By percentage Close Change 0CBC4.55SNCPS100 102.800 -0.200 Creative eCW*****3 0.020 -33.3 HyfluxeCW*****7 HyfluxeCW*****7 2.670 2.100 -0.140 -0.120 SingTel eCW*****2 TACeCW*****7 0.100 0.040 -31.0 -27.3 STI2200 eCW*****9 1.690 -0.120 Anwell 0.165 -26.7 DBS 16.500 -0.100 ChinaEnlSp 0.015 -25.0 Fortune Reil HKS 6.600 -0.100 Inno-Pac 0.015
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        36 42 J!>$ JK£ fen 1K$ !M iuro tupiah iaht 0.6051 0.3405 67.454 4.7045 2.2727 0.4906 5,894.5 24.941 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 33.859 0.7859 26.342 612.43 0.7358 4.9045 0.8778 19.245
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      SMEs slow in complying with Copyright Act
      349 42  -  Seah Siew Hua SEVEN months after the amended Copyright Act was put in place with stricter regulations on intellectual property (IP) usage, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) remain the weakest link, as they have adopted a wait-and-see approach. According to the chairman of
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      334 44 Channel News Asia But the bank is not venturing into India for now OCBC Bank said that it would expand within China next year by way of partnering a Chinese bank. It also hopes to acquire more Indonesian banks after its successful takeover
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      Westcomb to tackle pre-IPO controversy at seminar
      290 44  -  Christie Loh "PRE-IPO" is almost a dirty word in the minds of many retail investors. Little wonder since only an elite few get to enjoy a big discount when they buy shares in a company just before its initial public offer (IPO). But
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      Lock icon Landmark FTA with Seoul inked
      221 44 AFP SEOUL South Korea signed a landmark free trade agreement (FTA) yesterday with Singapore, a first with an Asian country, the foreign ministry here said. Officials said that the agreement would boost South Korea's competitiveness in the service sector and expand investments by Singaporean companies
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      Lock icon S'pore, Sri Lanka sign air pact
      223 44 Bloomberg SINGAPORE and Sri Lanka signed an agreement that will allow their airlines to operate passenger flights without any restrictions on capacity, routes or aircraft type, the Ministry of Transport said. Aviation authorities of both nations signed the agreement yesterday, which comes after a
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      419 46 Bloomberg Move not likely to appease US, but Clinton warns of impact on US Treasuries CHINA is likely to let the yuan gain 5 per cent against the United States dollar by 2007, not enough to slow its economy or end criticism from
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      Lock icon Underground bank busted in Shanghai
      154 46 AFP SHANGHAI Authorities in China have busted an underground bank in Shanghai that was conducting millions of dollars worth of foreign currency transactions. Investigators hauled in 15 suspects after a sting operation that lasted two months, Xinhua news agency reported. One man, Zou Xudong, was
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      Lock icon Deficit-ridden US to revive 30-year bond
      249 46 AFP WASHINGTON The United States Treasury Department said on Wednesday it would revive the 30-year government bond after a four-year hiatus, underlining the need to find new sources of money to finance a record-breaking national deficit The return of what has historically been the
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      TEMASEK-LINKED COMPANIES ON THE MOVE
      782 48  -  Mano Sabnani Editor-in-Chief/CEO man o@newstoday.com. sg SINGAPORE'S fastgrowing port operator, PSA International, has indicated that it may want to wait up to three years before seeking a listing on the Singapore Exchange. PSA had sought a listing as far back as the year 2000, that
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      557 51  -  Vasu Menon Global commodities sector is booming and looks poised for more growth news@newstoday.com.sg INVESTMENT experts think commodities could be another asset class that will grow in importance over the next few years. There is a good case for investing in global resources as commodity
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        United Food Holdings (24.5 cents) – AVOID
        110 51 United Food Holdings (24.5 cents) AVOID Sias Research keeps United Food as "Avoid" and cuts the target price by 1 cent to 26 cents. This is after trimming its FYOS profit forecast by 1.8 per cent and FYO6 by 1.9 per cent to take into account higher gross-margin erosion than
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        Lock icon StarHub ($l.97) – BUY
        76 51 StarHub ($l.97) BUY DBS Vickers keeps a "Buy" on Star Hub and raises the target price to $2.39 from $1.98 as its broadband and cable TV segments are likely to grow significantly. "We expect further margin expansion in its cable and broadband segments as it reaps the benefits of scale."
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      365 49 Ire 'v v^HR' .'"lft-L 1, <, L >■ 4h *VH k. .^^tv^1 J f 9&^ #1 Sing Tel 3loGy I A. mm -A presents fl fc <Jtm%C, f You're in for a series of V j^*fifem^N.l star-studded concerts this &j|J3 National Day. For four i^^V Pflß Btttß turbo-charged nights only,
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      396 51 jk.-^^3iag^ f EnJ°V vol9's 100/min special weekend rate to 9 popular i in n^^ destinations plus 50% off your weekend getaway at Changi Village Hotel. Be Part °ftne moment. Give yourself a well-deserved break with Sing Tel vOI9. Besides rekindling iiJ »««»««<w"-'L^BB^^^ ties with vOl9's weekend calling rate, you can
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      738 52  -  Felix Cheong In his new movie The Maid, local auteur KelvinTong moves away from heartland bikers to terrified domestic workers I POP quiz: What do these three landmark Singapore films have in common 12 Storeys (1997), Forever Fever I (1998) and Eating Air (1999)? I For
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      475 54  -  Elisa Chia Taiwanese actor Lee Kang Sheng defends himself elisa@newstoday.com.sg TAIWANESE art-house master Tsai Ming Liang, 48, had no problem with the controversy surrounding his latest film The Wayward Cloud. Last week, he jokingly dared us to "promote my movie as pornography". "We can't belittle the
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      335 54  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal INDIAN singing legend Asha Bhosle is 72 but she remains a master of her craft Go through her repertoire no easy task as she is one of the world's most-recorded artistes and you'll be amazed by her range.
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        421 56  -  DAVID CHEW Tim Burton's adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic is magnificent, even if Depp's portrayal is flawed FILM REVIEW by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory FINDING the perfect candy can be an almost impossible task. Some sugar addicts prefer theirs with nuts, others caramel or
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          76 56 Calling all Singaporean artists out there: Be part of one of Singapore's biggest arts celebrations. The new Singapore Art Show 2005 (Sept 23 to Oct 23) provides you with the chance to showcase your work. Send in your artwork proposals to the National Arts Council, 140
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          65 56 style Vibrant colours and a fairytale world in the Peranakan style see this through Martin's Lon's illustrations from The Malaysian Children's Favourite Stories. The exhibition is on at the Utterly Art Exhibition Space (208 South Bridge Road, Level 2) from 1 1.30am until Bpm daily and
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          57 56 Drama Box takes its performances to the HDB heartlands. Audiences will be able to catch Forum Theatre Aids and Dua Da Ji/News Buster! until Sunday at West Mall, Chinatown Point, Bedok North Central and Toa Payoh Central. Admission is free and all performances start at 7.30pm.
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        395 58  - Great party until falling in love spoils the revelry FILM REVIEWby JEANNE TAN Wedding Crashers YOU can count on the obnoxious pair of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson to make bad behaviour look so good. In Wedding Crashers, Vaughn and Wilson play divorce mediators Jeremy Grey and John Beckwith two
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        257 58  -  JEANNE TAN FILM REVIEWby TSUI Hark has said he wanted to make a wuxia (martial arts) film that was out of the box. Hence he made Seven Swords a martial arts film without trademark characteristics of the genre such as exaggerated moves and mumbo jumbo philosophy that pugilists
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        170 60  -  JEANNE TAN FILM REVIEWby I The Wayward Cloud IF EMINENT Chinese director Tsai Ming Liang thinks he can make art through pornography, then perhaps he has overestimated himself. The Wayward Cloud is the story of two lonely people, Hsiao Kang (Lee Kang-sheng) and Shiang-chyi (Chen Shiangchyi), who find
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      160 64 MAJESTIC emerald lakes. Layered waterfalls. Colourful forests. Snow peaks. With such a wealth of natural beauty, it is not surprising that Jiuzhaigou, in the north of China's Sichuan province, has often been called a fairyland. One of the many beautiful spots in Jiuzhaigou is the
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      142 64 AFP* THIS calcite bust of Tutankhamun (picture) is one of the many artefacts from the Egyptian boy king's tomb now on display at Los Angeles' County Museum of Art. The exhibition, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, has done so
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      332 64 THIS week, we take a look at how you can get the most from your travel insurance plan. Did you know that travel insurance plans can kick in up to 30 days before your scheduled departure? This means that not only can
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      179 65 Deals galore at the AnandaTravel Fair A CHANCE to win prizes such as air tickets and a cruise; gifts for those who make travel bookings. These are among the attractions that await visitors to the Ananda Travel Fair 2005 at Suntec City. Ananda will also offer many
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      524 74  -  TAN YO-HINN But Dempsey says world championship trip well worth the experience yohinn@newstoday.com.sg LAST month, the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) forked out an estimated $100,000 for their provisional SEA Games squad to compete in the 11th Fina World Championships (July 17-31). After two weeks in
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      252 74 LONDON Olympic chief Jacques Rogge has defended the organisers of London's winning bid for the 2012 Games against accusations of using underhand tactics. Some of those connected with the Paris bid criticised London's approach, after the French capital lost out on hosting
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      156 74 AFP BIRMINGHAM England took advantage of Glenn McGrath's (below) freak absence as they reached 132 for one at lunch, on the first day of the second Ashes Test at Edgbaston here yesterday. Marcus Trescothick was 77 not out and captain Michael Vaughan one not out
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      151 74 AFP PARIS Not content with making a comeback himself, French World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane wants to drag team-mate Lilian Thuram out of retirement as well. Zidane announced his comeback on Wednesday and was followed by Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele. The 33-year-old Real Madrid midfielder
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      445 75  -  JOSE RAYMOND Tampines star wastes no time getting down to business in Riga jose@newstoday.com.sg HE ARRIVED in the Latvian capital Riga at about 12.45pm on Wednesday (5.45pm Singapore time), after a gruelling 18-hour flight So keen was Noh Alam Shah to impress potential suitors, Skonto Riga,
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      Passing Sports School trials not only way of gaining entry
      461 75  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg FOR THE past two weeks, 1,246 aspiring student-athletes have been attending trials at the Singapore Sports School. Only around 100, or one in 12, will be selected for admission into Secondary 1 next year. But Sports School principal
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      121 75  -  Tan Yo-Hinn THERE are two days left in the Singapore Open Shooting Championship 2005 and the hosts are showing little signs of letting up. At the National Shooting Centre in Choa Chu Kang yesterday, Thomas Soo won the men's 50m free pistol final when he bagged
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          599 69 Agencies Real's first Galactico set for Inter switch ROME Inter Milan are set to complete the signing of Luis Figo from Spanish giants Real Madrid today after the player left for Italy yesterday. The 32-year-old Portuguese winger flew out of Irdning, Austria where Real Madrid are having a
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          247 69 MANCHESTER Zinedine Zidane returned to the arms of his beloved countrymen yesterday. Manchester United will soon welcome back their own hero. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (picture) has dealt Michael Owen's chances of joining United a blow with news that he is close to a first-team return. Solskjaer,
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          273 69 -AFP LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (picture) is adamant that he will not be tempted into wasting his remaining transfer kitty in an effort to keep up with Chelsea's multi-million pound spending. This summer, Chelsea have paid £21 million ($61.8 million) for Shaun WrightPhillips and have
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        360 70 AFP SYDNEY New coach Guvs Hiddink has begun work on shoring up Australia's flimsy defence by putting several familiar faces on notice, after he named his first squad ahead of a training camp in Holland. The Dutch coach, employed to get Australia's
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        492 70 Agencies Coach White turns to an unlikely source for help against the All Blacks TRI-NATIONS RUGBY South Africa v New Zealand CAPE TOWN Ahead of tomorrow's Tri-Nations rugby Test against New Zealand, South Africa's coach Jake White has turned to a "mate" for advice
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        232 70 SYDNEY John Eales (left) was named as captain of a Wallaby Team of the Decade yesterday, unveiled by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). Eales was one of six players who were the unanimous choice of a panel of 30 rugby journalists and commentators, who were asked to nominate
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        194 72 AFP PARIS Newcastle United were dumped out of Europe on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), after a frustrating night that saw Graeme Souness' side lose 2-1 to Deportivo La Coruna in the semi-finals of the Intertoto Cup. The win gave the Spaniards a 4-2
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        194 72 AFP PARIS English Premiership giants Manchester United and European champions Liverpool face tricky assignments against Eastern Europe clubs, if they are to make the Champions League group stages. Hungarian side Debrecen crushed Hajduk Split 5-0 in Croatia in their second qualifying round, second
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        563 72 Eriksson sees England winning World Cup, with Owen scoring the goals Agencies LONDON Most of Europe's football leagues have yet to kick off, but already, Sven-Goran Eriksson is looking ahead to next summer. The England manager spent much of yesterday discussing Michael Owen's future and talking up England's
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        258 72 -AFP LIVERPOOL Everton have agreed a £3.5 million ($10.3 million) fee with Manchester United for midfielder Phil Neville (right). Everton and Neville have agreed terms on a five-year contract and the 28-year-old will sign subject to passing a medical today. "We are absolutely delighted to have
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