Streats, 6 February 2003
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Title Section10 2003-02-06 1 Streats THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> 240/03/200210 words
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485 2003-02-06 1 Tan Kim Han - National footballer Mohd Noor Ali among those called up by CPIB By Tan Kim Han SEVERAL S-League footballers have been called up by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) to assist in investigations. Among them was national footballer Mohd Noor Ali, who was at the485 words
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Morning Rush
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Article474 2003-02-06 2 Janice Wong - Spendthrift lawyers: Law Society rebuts charge By Janice Wong SOME lawyers have clients who sometimes insist on including more documents for submission in a court case than are necessary, thus incurring higher legal costs. The Law Society of Singapore made this point in response to474 words
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Article86 2003-02-06 2 ONE KIND ACT Albert Tan Someone picked up my son’s lost wallet and placed it on the mailboxes, at Blk 812, Jurong West Street 81. My son lost the wallet after he went shopping on Feb 3. He and my wife were desperately looking for it86 words
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Article326 2003-02-06 3 Khushwant Singh - Bankruptcy move premature, so it was set aside Reports by Khushwant Singh LAWYER William Lai, who was facing bankruptcy action over a $1.6 million loan he had backed as guarantor, has paid the sum in full. Hitachi Leasing had loaned the money to Ponggol Marina,326 words
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Article276 2003-02-06 3 AT its launch in mid-1996, membership at the Ponggol Marina was priced at $30,000. By the middle of last year, it was languishing at about $4,000 and the marina was in deep financial trouble. Yesterday, CB Richard Ellis put it up for sale by public276 words
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Article, Illustration699 2003-02-06 4 Julie Sim - Nurseries lament poor demand By Julie Sim THEY were the centre of attention during the Chinese New Year sale. But now that the festivities are over, pots of unsold traditional plants such as the pussy willow, kumquat, chrysanthemum and lucky bamboo are a burden for shops. Evenoils Slim :soid - 699 words
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Article214 2003-02-06 4 SYDNEY Sleeping on the job might not be such a bad thing after all as South Australian researchers have found that a power nap boosts productivity for at least two hours. But the rejuvenating side effects will be lost if you sleep for214 words
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Article128 2003-02-06 6 BUZZ STOP HINDU priest Chidatman Maharaj has started a fast, which he says he will keep up until the Indian authorities move to clean up the Ganges River. The Straits Times today, quoting from The Hindu newspaper, says that Hindu religious leaders are refusing to bathe128 words
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Article152 2003-02-06 6 Pedra Branca claim THE foreign ministers of Malaysia and Singapore are due to sign an agreement this morning to refer their claim to the island of Pedra Branca to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). A report in The Straits Times today says that both152 words
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Article140 2003-02-06 6 JI leader’s arrest AP SINGAPOREAN detectives yesterday interrogated Mas Selamat Kastari the suspected leader of Singapore’s Jemaah Islamiah (JI) cell. Six officers from the Republic joined the Indonesian police in the questioning of Mas Selamat, who was arrested on Sunday in Bintan. He is on– AP - 140 words
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Article, Illustration76 2003-02-06 6 A convoy of 10 buses from South Korea passing by soldiers in the demilitarised zone in Goseong, a town on the country's east coast yesterday. More than 100 South Koreans travelled in the buses in a test run of the first overland tourist trips to the North in■o - 76 words
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Article173 2003-02-06 6 AP US SECRETARY of State Colin Powell, making his case that Iraq had evaded demands that it disarm, played an audio tape for the UN Security Council yesterday between Iraqi military officers purportedly discussing hiding prohibited vehicles from inspectors. Mr Powell, citing human intelligenceAP - 173 words
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Article66 2003-02-06 6 THE Government yesterday launched a new initiative that will let promising local companies upgrade their research and development capabilities by seconding top research scientists and engineers at subsidised salaries. The programme, Growing Enterprises with Technology Upgrade (GET-Up), brings together incentives and assistance schemes currently provided by the66 words
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Article83 2003-02-06 6 TAXI company Comfort may increase the peak-hour surcharge, lower fares during off-peak hours and stagger the midnight surcharge. It may also increase its fleet, but did not say by how many taxis. These measures would allow it to keep up with demand at peak hours and83 words
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Article80 2003-02-06 6 MALAYSIA is developing an alternative source of processed water which uses water from its drainage system. In anticipation of a water crisis in 2025, engineers from the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang and the Drainage and Irrigation Department are working on the project to develop an80 words
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Article96 2003-02-06 6 ap FOREIGN Minister S Jayakumar said that Singapore and many other countries prefer that the UN Security Council, rather than the US alone, decide whether military action was needed against Iraq. “Most of the foreign ministers I have talked to in the last few months, from manyap - 96 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration453 2003-02-06 8 Conrad Raj - ARC boss to invest s9m in tobacco processing plant Conrad Raj THE economic and political climate may not be all that conducive, but there are still Singaporean investors willing to put money into Indonesia. Local entrepreneur Tony Chew is one of them. Mr Chew, 56, who453 words
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366 2003-02-06 8 ALAN WHEATLEY - Comment By ALAN WHEATLEY Reuters SINGAPORE What hope is there for the quality of Asian economic data when China announces its 2002 growth figures before the year is even over and the Philippines revises down its combined 2000 and 2001 current accountReuters - 366 words
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Article95 2003-02-06 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Nippon Yusen Kaisha, P&O Nedlloyd Container Line and other shipping lines will raise fuel surcharges on Asia-Europe routes by 39 per cent next month. The Far Eastern Freight Conference, a group that controls three-quarters of shipping capacity between Asia and Europe, said in a noticeBloomberg - 95 words
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Article98 2003-02-06 8 Wire services KUALA LUMPUR Shares of YTL Corp, Malaysia’s biggest builder, rose as much as 3.4 per cent yesterday after London police dropped an investigation concerning its US$l.77 billion (553.08 billion) takeover of UK water utility Wessex Water. Police were probing allegations that Wessex chairman Colin SkelletWire services - 98 words
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Article86 2003-02-06 8 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR The number of travellers using Malaysia’s airports rose 4.2 per cent to a record 33.7 million last year as the country saw an increase in tourism, Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAH) said yesterday. Cargo uplift was 702,086 tonnes, up 16.3 per cent from 2001, whileReuters - 86 words
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Article72 2003-02-06 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines will lease two Boeing 747-400 planes to Air Pacific, it said yesterday. The lease will be for five years, with options to extend by as much as two years. The planes will be delivered in April and July. The planes wereBloomberg - 72 words
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Article, Illustration463 2003-02-06 10 Cho ignores pain to rise to US challenge Bloomberg TOKYO Toyota Motor president Fujio Cho, beset by back pain, said he would “even crawl” to Detroit for a car show last month. Mr Cho, 66, flew 13 hours flat on his back to the North AmericanBloomberg - 463 words
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Article, Illustration394 2003-02-06 10 Reuters NEW YORK The winds of war are likely to renew the post-Sept 11 sales boom experienced by the makers and vendors of American flags, and this time they are ready to meet the increased demand. After the attacks on New York and Washington inReuters; AP - 394 words
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Article98 2003-02-06 10 Reuters MELBOURNE Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, 71, is to become a father for the sixth time, Fortune magazine reported. Mr Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive officer of News Corporation, told Fortune that he and his third wife Wendi Deng, 35, are expecting thensecondReuters - 98 words
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Article119 2003-02-06 10 Reuters NEW YORK Real estate magnate Leona Helmsley was ordered on Tuesday to pay her former hotel manager US$ 11.17 million (S$ 19.46 million) in damages after a jury found she fired him because he was gay. “You look like a fag. You dress– Reuters - 119 words
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446 2003-02-06 13 Take wage cuts or well got bankrupt, says airline Bloomberg FORT WORTH, Texas Come up with US$l.B billion (553.12 billion) in Wage cuts or we will face bankruptcy, employees of AMR Corp’s American Airlines have been told. The wage cuts and other concessions– Bloomberg - 446 words
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407 2003-02-06 13 STI: 1,291.89 »4.70 Reuters THE market ended slightly lower yesterday as mildly positive economic data failed to offset mounting worries over the impact any war in the Middle East would have on Singapore’s export-driven economy. The Straits Times Index shaved off 4.7 points, or 0.36– Reuters - 407 words
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Article23 2003-02-06 13 "AS AT FEBRUARY 5 US$: $51,738 $52,870 EURO: $51,896 ss: 68.65 YEN ss: RM2.186 ss: HK54.487 ss: 24.57 BAHT ss: S.IO3RUPJAH23 words
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Article, Illustration260 2003-02-06 13 Reuters BENSALEM, Pennsylvania Even companies that cater to niche markets haven’t been left untouched by the current economic slowdown. Charming Shoppes, the biggest US retailer of plus-sized women’s clothing, said on Tuesday that it expects fiscal 2004 earnings in the range of 33 to 35– Reuters; Reuters - 260 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration1069 2003-02-06 14 Magdalene Phang - By Magdalene Phang HERE’S a confession: This year I join the ranks of the “aunties”. This year I hit the big four-oh. Yes, in a few months, I will receive a letter inviting me to sign up for Elder Shield. Yet1,069 words
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Article790 2003-02-06 15 I REFER to the article headed When lawyers slip, clients pay” (Streats, Jan 27). The impression given in the article °f the legal profession in Singapore is unfair. It suggests that lawyers regularly incur unnecessary costs for their clients. First of all, it is important to understand790 words
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269 2003-02-06 15 SOME Singapore motorists visiting Johor Baru have been booked for speeding without proof from the Traffic Police of their offence. The news brief about Johor Barn’s vehicle scanning system, “JB eye on the blink” (Streats, Feb 5), reminds me of the frustration269 words
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Article94 2003-02-06 15 I READ with disgust the recent comments made by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad about Singapore’s losses in the billions from failed overseas investments. He has given the impression, not only to Singaporeans but to the rest of the world, that there might be an94 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration329 2003-02-06 16 Good for body soul Meditation boosts brain activity, immune system: study MEDITATION may be good not just for the emotions, but the body too. Researchers at the University of WisconsinMadison say it has a biological effect and can boost parts of the brain and the immune system, reported BBC News329 words
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Article203 2003-02-06 16 QWhat are the possible side effects or dangers of using Mirena, an intrauterine system, as a contraceptive? A The Mirena intrauterine contraceptive device (lUD) is the only lUD that is impregnated with hormones. Those who put on this special lUD are counselled on the possibility of irregular bleeding203 words
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Global
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Article379 2003-02-06 18 Megawati may be obvious choice for president in 2004 polls, but unhappiness is growing in her stronghold Reuters KLATEN, Indonesia On the surface, the heart of Java is still a bedrock of political support for Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri. The red and black flags of– Reuters - 379 words
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371 2003-02-06 18 AP HONGKONG To gaze across Victoria Harbour at the skyline is to take in one of the world’s most spectacular urban settings. Yet a stroller grumbles that the view is about the only thing up to scratch. “There used to be a restaurant here,”AP - 371 words
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Article, Illustration290 2003-02-06 20 Iranian reformers’ unlikely ally AP TEHERAN Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri (picture) is an unlikely ally in young Iranians’ impatient battle for change. But Ayatollah Khomeini’s former right-hand man, who is much feared by Iran’s ruling theocracy, is ready for a new revolution. He wasAP - 290 words
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200 2003-02-06 20 Reuters LONDON Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has decentralised his army in preparation for urban combat, according to exiled generals monitoring Iraq. They also said that he will rely on his younger son Qusay to coordinate a defensive war in the cities. Said Lieutenant-General Tawfik– Reuters - 200 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration987 2003-02-06 21 GEOFFREY PEREIRA - File-sharing program Kazaa is giving surfers access to information on millions of PCs worldwide. But it is plagued by slow download times By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Straits Times TRACKING HOT SITES IF you’re interested in finding out what the buzz is on the Internet whatThe Straits Times - 987 words
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Article, Illustration713 2003-02-06 22 STEVEN TAN - Peer-to-peer networking lets you share goodies, hut ensure that you properly protect your PC from being infected by viruses and from hackers By, STEVEN TAN The Computer Times INTERNET file- sharing exchanging data using a web-based service is catching on. It allows users of theThe Computer Times - 713 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration798 2003-02-06 25 The highly-anticipated fly-on-the-wall documentary on Michael Jackson aired on British TV on Monday, I and the far has I started flying almost immediately after that I THE revelations from the Michael Jackson documentary were plentiful his child’s odd nickname, his dubious sleeping habits, the surrogate798 words
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Article, Illustration454 2003-02-06 26 YVONNE KWOK - By YVONNE KWOK CAT AND MOUSE Starring Andy Lau and Cecilia Chung Directed by Gordon Chan GO®®® WITH a Chinese title that’s literally translated as “the mouse falls in love with the cat”, one expects a few things of this romantic comedy. One, there454 words
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Article192 2003-02-06 26 FORGET whatever you’ve watched on Triple Nine, with macho men like James Lye pumping bullets at fleeing criminals. Vasantham Central aims to revive the flagging credibility of police dramas on TV with a new six-episode production called Rehai, which debuts tomorrow at 7.30 pm. The hour-long programme192 words
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Article, Illustration390 2003-02-06 26 HOT on the heels of white rapper Eminem, who made a crossover to the movies with 8 Mile, is another white rapper making a crossover British comedian Ali G is going to the US. He makes his American debut on Feb 21, with six episodes390 words
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Article, Illustration102 2003-02-06 27 CYCLONE Beni’s gone to Queensland, turning into a good wind on the way. After lashing the Solomon Islands two weeks ago, the fierce tropical cyclone headed for the sugar fields and beach; resorts at the southern edge of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia yesterday. It’sPic Clarence Chan - 102 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration56 2003-02-06 27 10.30 pm, Channel U Budong discovers that Zifii and Lewen like each other even though they squabble often. Kongru finds a prospective husband for Zifu as he thinks that girls should not be too highly educated. She agrees to meet the match he selects as she thinks that56 words
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Article55 2003-02-06 27 Midnight, Channel 5 Dec 23 finds the staff and the FBI working to combat a threat to firebomb black churches in Tennessee on Christmas Eve. Leo and his lawyer are at Capitol Hill, where he’s been called to testify before the House committee that is probing Bartlet’s55 words
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Happenin’
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Article67 2003-02-06 27 THE MIRROR HAS TWO HANDS Friday and Saturday, 7-30 pm University Cultural Centre, NUS $l2, call 9696-5727f0r tickets Amateur theatre group The Precocious Puppets stages a play about a talented guitarist who will do anything for fame. The drama is a collaboration between undergraduate students from NTU and NUS.67 words
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Article, Illustration63 2003-02-06 27 FRIENDS OF BALI Tonight, 9pm onwards, Zouk $100 and $50, includes two drinks and a raffle ticket Party with a cause. This event hopes to raise $lOO,OOO for victims of the terrorist blasts in Bali. There’ll be a fashion show and a raffle draw. Host Najip Ali (right) takes63 words
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Page 27 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous463 2003-02-06 27 Yourc 'AQUARIDS JAN 20-FEB 18 Break down the barriers now. The person standing next to you might soon be a primary source of companionship and riches. The Stars give you license to seize the moment and make it your own. 1 si fT i if f 1 PISCES FEB 19-MAR463 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration553 2003-02-06 28 Lim Han Ming - Fang to stay away from bowling for one-and-a-half years By Lim Han Ming ANDREW FANG, who won the Sportsman of the Year award in 2000 for his bowling prowess, will stay away from the alley for the next one-and-a-half years. The National University of Singapore second-year Economics student553 words
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Article, Illustration364 2003-02-06 28 -AFP LONDON Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones (below) was reported yesterday to have broken off working with Ben Johnson’s former coach Charlie Francis under pressure from her sponsor Nike. Publicly, Nike has said it is a matter for Jones to decide who-AFP - 364 words
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Article, Illustration441 2003-02-06 29 Man U, Arsenal, Inter Milan in running to sign Brazilian Wire services LONDON Premier League champion Arsenal was reported yesterday to have joined Manchester United and Inter Milan in the chase for Brazil World Cup star Ronaldinho (right) who is keen for a move from ParisWire services; Reuters - 441 words
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353 2003-02-06 29 Adam Hashidy - By. 'Adam Hashidy WHO says sports and alcohol don’t mix? For some while now, there are fans who insist the two are as different as chalk from cheese. They argue that one is about promoting healthy living, while the other has the potential to destroy353 words
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Article76 2003-02-06 29 SAILING THE Carlsberg 3rd Tiger Hobie World Championships will be held in Singapore from Feb 10-14. This is the first time that the Championships are being held in Asia. Over 40 of the world’s best catamaran sailors from 12 countries will be in action. Some marquee names include76 words
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Article91 2003-02-06 29 GOLF AFP PERTH lan Woosnam and Lee Westwood, members of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup team, were yesterday confirmed as starters for next week’s US$l.5 million (552.60 million) Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth. They will join a crack international line-up including world No 2 Ernie Els, who has alreadyAFP - 91 words
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Article136 2003-02-06 29 TENNIS Reuters SAN JOSE, California US Open champion Pete Sampras pulled out of next week’s tournament in San Jose, his first of the year, because he is still unsure of his future, a tournament organiser said on Tuesday. Tournament chairman Barry Mac Kay said after speaking to Sampras– Reuters - 136 words
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Article, Illustration742 2003-02-06 30 Manchester United looking good to snatch Premiership title from Arsenal Wire services LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has warned Arsenal that his side will not repeat its pre-Christmas slip-ups and allow the Gunners any breathing space in the battle for the Premiership title. A typically opportunist■ Wire services; Reuters - 742 words
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Article, Illustration341 2003-02-06 30 Reuters LONDON Roy Keane’s (right) ultra-disciplined return to the Manchester United team in recent weeks has been a lesson in the virtue of controlled aggression. It has also coincided with the emergence of Alex Ferguson’s team as the only realistic rival to champion ArsenalReuters - 341 words
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Article, Illustration425 2003-02-06 31 NBAs ‘top pick’ to appeal against long ban for accepting free jerseys Wire services LOS ANGELES Leßron James (left) has taken his game to a different court. An attorney for the NBA-bound high school senior on Tuesday asked a judge to block a ruling that barred– Wire services; ft - 425 words
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Article243 2003-02-06 31 AFP NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Dallas 109 Sacramento 110 DALLAS Sacramento King’s Keon Clark had a follow dunk with 16sec left as the shorthanded Kings made a serious statement with a 110-109 victory over the league-leading Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Sacramento (34-16) came in having lost fiveAFP - 243 words
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Miscellaneous35 2003-02-06 29 IN THE LIVING ROOM CYCLING: Telekom Malaysia Tour De Langkawi, Stage 7 (Star Sports Ch 24, 2.30 pm). GENERAL: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). GOLF: ANZ Championship, Day 1 (Super Sports Ch 22, 11am).35 words
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