Streats, 4 June 2003
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Title Section10 2003-06-04 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg iwita (p) 111/03/200310 words
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Article, Illustration687 2003-06-04 1 Chua Kong Ho - Top-earning Ronald McDonald pockets more than $500,000 a year B y Chua Kong Ho HE may look like a clown to you, but the man who puts on the Ronald McDonald costume to entertain kids at fast food chain McDonald’s takes his work seriously. So seriously, in fact,Francis Lee" - 687 words
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Advertisement53 2003-06-04 1 112 PAGES TOMORROW Look out for our blockbuster issue with 40 pages of bargains at the Great Singapore Sale FIT FOR WORK Fitness Plus MD Karen Kwee is offering the out-of-work free use of her gyms TAKE THAT BOW Public health director in US city calls Singapore’s anti-Sars approach a53 words
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Morning Rush
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Article, Illustration281 2003-06-04 2 Julie Sim - By Julie Sim AN illegal store of frozen civet meat was stopped from making its way to the tables of diners here when the authorities raided a warehouse and siezed the meat. Technician Lim Thiam Hock, 46, was sentenced to six months’jail and finedAVA - 281 words
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Article, Illustration404 2003-06-04 2 Khushwant Singh - Urban kids’ green idea takes off B y Khushwant Singh IT LOOKS like wood. It feels like wood. It does all the things wood does, but it does not come from a tree. You would need to look very carefully at some of the boardwalks, decking, benches andFrancis Lee - 404 words
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Article, Illustration405 2003-06-04 3 Janice Wong - Fitness chain reacts after noticing that retrenched members did not renew subscriptions By Janice Wong FITNESS Plus, a fitness club chain, has some cheering news for people such as Mr Sam Koh, who has been languishing at home for the past two months since hisEdwin Koo 1 - 405 words
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Article, Illustration450 2003-06-04 4 Zubaidah Nazeer - Third consecutive Land Division Award for sector Zubaidah Nazeer ONG Chung Beng had always wanted to be a police officer. In primary school, he would play cops and robbers, or “catch”, with his friends. His role model was his uncle, a police k inspector withUanhe Zaobao - 450 words
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131 2003-06-04 9 BUZZSTOP SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has agreed to give a one-off payment as compensation to its employees who are taking a pay cut. However, it refused to accede to a key demand of its pilots to separate the wage cut131 words
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Article, Illustration53 2003-06-04 9 A postage stamp honouring actress Audrey Hepburn will be issued on June 11 by the US Postal Service. She is being honoured for her film career and for her work with the United Nations Children’s Fund. Hepburn’s is the ninth stamp in the post office’s Legends ofAP - 53 words
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150 2003-06-04 9 SEVERAL players linked to the national sepak takraw team were arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a major drug raid last week. According to The New Paper, they were back-up national players. “CNB can confirm that several persons connected to the national150 words
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Article146 2003-06-04 9 Disappointing trial AP MOBILEONE, Singapore’s secondlargest cellphone service provider, has dropped its plans for high-speed wireless broadband, known as Wi-Fi, following a disappointing trial run earlier this year. The company said yesterday that it will instead spend up to $l5O million over the next two years– AP - 146 words
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Article142 2003-06-04 9 3rd month of decline THE purchasing managers’ index (PMI) is down for a third straight month in May, and to a 16-month low, due to further declines in demand and output, particularly in the key electronics industry. The index one of the earliest barometers of142 words
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Article106 2003-06-04 9 ECONOMISTS expect Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) to fall by 1.9 per cent in the second quarter year-on-year, largely due to the Sars outbreak and the slowdown in manufacturing activity. The economy is expected to grow by just 1.5 per cent this year, down from106 words
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Article103 2003-06-04 9 Wire services US President George W Bush has asked the Palestinians to stop terror and Israel to give the Palestinians “continuous territory” for a state, as he launched his Middle East peace mission yesterday. He repeated a call for a Palestinian state during the summit at– Wire services - 103 words
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Article82 2003-06-04 9 CAMBODIA, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam aim to draw on Singapore’s success in stamping out Sars. Twenty senior health and immigration officials from the four Asean partners will arrive here today for a three-day study, The Business Times reports today. They will be briefed by the Ministry of82 words
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Article101 2003-06-04 9 A NEW survey of more than 1,000 employees has found that one in two workers has an affair with a colleague. According to a report in The Sun, the most popular methods of getting a promotion these days include having sex with the boss, blackmail and sabotaging101 words
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SARS UPDATE
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Article, Illustration233 2003-06-04 6 Zubaidah Nazeer - MP Othman Haron Eusofe (right) handing a kit to a Marine Parade shopkeeper yesterday By Zubaidah Nazeer SINGAPORE is off the World Health Organisation’s Sarsaffected list, but the Government is not dropping its guard. So that Singaporeans may stay prepared against theWanbao - 233 words
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Article310 2003-06-04 6 Julie Sim - 37 days spent at fever-checking stations By_ Julie Sim TAXI drivers are often the target of criticism by commuters for various reasons. But during the height of the Sars scare last month, some of them willingly sacrificed time behind the wheel and the income which came310 words
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Article48 2003-06-04 6 Change from May 30 TREATED AND DISCHARGED 165 IN HOSPITAL 9 (IN CRITICAL CONDITION 4) DEAD 31 TOTAL NO OF CASES 206* INDEX CASES 7 SUSPECT CASES 0 -1 UNDER OBSERVATION 5 -3 UNDER HOME QUARANTINE 61 -169 Includes one case who died from non-Sars causes48 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration421 2003-06-04 10 Conrad Raj - Law firm consolidates China, HK operations after losing some staff to rival firm By 'Conrad Raj COLIN NG Partners (CNP) has regrouped its China practice after some of its lawyers crossed over to rival firm Stamford Law Corporation, which is headed by senior counsel Lee421 words
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Article90 2003-06-04 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing improved its secondquarter forecast to a loss of about U 5597.5 million (S$ 168.2 million) on higher-than-expected sales. It now predicts revenue of about US$l23 million because of increasing demand for chips such as those used in high-speed Internet gear, its midquarter. – Bloomberg - 90 words
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Article84 2003-06-04 10 -AFP WASHINGTON US manufacturers pulled out of a dive last month, showing tentative signs of recovery from the Iraq war, the US-based Institute for Supply Management purchasing managers’ index showed on Monday. The index rose to a higher-than-anticipated 49.4 points in May from 45.4 points in April.-AFP - 84 words
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Article74 2003-06-04 10 -AP HONG KONG Anti-graft officers have arrested the wife of Shanghai tycoon Chau Ching-ngai, a former Bank of China employee and 18 other people in a loan fraud case, officials and media reports said yesterday. Mr Chau’s wife, Madam Mo Yukping, who serves as chairwoman of-AP - 74 words
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Article76 2003-06-04 10 -AP BEIJING A Chinese executive was sentenced to life in prison and his company fined US$5B million (Ssloo million) in a record-setting tax fraud case, Xinhua news agency said. Zhang Baoxiang, of the state-owned Hebei Baoxiang Import-Export Group Co, was sentenced on Monday by a court-AP - 76 words
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332 2003-06-04 11 Chua Kong Ho - Index shows hiring of executives down 26% YOY By_ Chua Kong Ho HIRING of executives has plunged, with top management positions leading the fall, an index compiled by executive search firm EL Consult Singapore indicates. The index, which tracks job postings in The Straits Times, found332 words
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Article100 2003-06-04 11 Bloomberg LOS ANGELES Shares of International Business Machines Corp looked set to fall after it said that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is examining how the company recorded some sales. The formal investigation seeks information on how IBM booked sales in 2000 and 2001 and is– Bloomberg - 100 words
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Article, Illustration278 2003-06-04 12 Bloomberg NEW YORK Billionaire Eli Broad (pictured here with a Richard Artschwager painting) bought an Andy Warhol Dance Diagram for U 552.25 million (553.9 million), and Sam Francis’ Big Orange for US$2.7 million at the Christie’s International sales floor here last month. His purchases,– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 278 words
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Article, Illustration385 2003-06-04 15 Deepa Vijiyasingam - By Deepa Vijiyasingam MAPLETREE Investments will no longer be working directly on the Business Financial Centre (BFC) in Singapore’s New Downtown. Instead, in view of the weak office environment and the economic uncertainty, it will outsource the job to parent Temasek Holdings. The consultancy mandate,385 words
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Article180 2003-06-04 16 ‘Some tourists lump China, Hong Kong, S’pore together and stay away Bloomberg SINGAPORE Retail sales maybe recovering after falling between 10 per cent and 70 per cent in the nine weeks after March 14 when Singapore reported its first Sars cases. “Our retailers have indicated anecdotally– Bloomberg - 180 words
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Article195 2003-06-04 16 RISES Ranked by Stocks Closing KingWan W*****4 1 100.0 Mediastream 5c 2 33.3 Koh Bros W04 2.5 25.0 HiapSeng Engg 10c 14 21.7 Magnecomp 10c 43.5 19.2 JK Tech 6c 18.5 15.6 Cyber Vi II 5c 4 14.3 PDC Corp 5c 4 14.3 MediaRing 10c 13 13.0195 words
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Article, Illustration522 2003-06-04 17 WILLIAM PESEK Jr - By WILLIAM PESEK Jr SO you think the world is sliding towards deflation. Maybe not a replay of the *****, but a nasty period of global price declines nonetheless. If so, where should you invest? Japan. That may not be the most522 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration165 2003-06-04 18 -AP NEW YORK The world’s largest online resume website, www.monster.com, has decided to strike out references to Iran, Cuba and other countries on the US State Department’s blacklist. Users of the i website are J aghast as the move effectively means that some of them have had-AP; 1 - 165 words
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375 2003-06-04 18 New generation prefers non-skilled, part-time work Reuters TOKYO Japan’s once-vaunted workforce is under siege. Younger workers today are no longer as committed to their jobs and companies as they once were. Many are going for shorter hours, minimal stress and just enough money to shop,– Reuters - 375 words
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Article, Illustration363 2003-06-04 20 Lawyer who earned sl.7b Bloomberg MISSISSIPPI-BASED lawyer Richard Scruggs earned more than US$l billion (S$ 1.7 billion) in fees for helping US states win a US$246 billion settlement from cigarette makers in 1998. The windfall whetted his appetite for new challenges. “After tobacco, I– Bloomberg - 363 words
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Article, Illustration377 2003-06-04 21 Small-town boy beats poverty to become general; set to head coalition forces in Iraq Washington Post Baghdad Major-General Ricardo Sanchez, who is set to take over as the to P US military commander in Iraq, started life on the poor side of– Washington Post; AP - 377 words
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174 2003-06-04 21 -AFP BAGHDAD Iraqi soldiers are getting restless, having lost their jobs and their means of income. With the Iraqi army disbanded, the once-proud soldiers of deposed president Saddam Hussein are today struggling to survive in a harsh climate of total defeat and bitterness. Take,-AFP - 174 words
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Article222 2003-06-04 22 It’s embarassing, complain regulars in UK LONDON One of Britain’s biggest pub chains may ban swearing after two customers complained that bad language was “increasingly difficult to ignore”. The Telegraph reported yesterday that JD Wetherspoon, which operates more than 600 pubs, may print a warning222 words
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Advertisement525 2003-06-04 23 V Feel sad..J Just because he. Perhaps your feelings have been hurt when your boyfriend praised a beautiful lady with a sexy bust in a film? Or when you were both out shopping he became suddenly attracted to a curvaceous, sexy woman and kept his eye on her, making you525 words
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Medical
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Article262 2003-06-04 24 Oh Boon Ping - By Oh Boon Ping EVER had one of those days when you look at yourself in the mirror and see, alas, some white spots on your face? They’re itchy but not too badly so. And so you wonder if you can just ignore them? No, says262 words
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Article, Illustration206 2003-06-04 24 Study paves way for better alcoholism treatment AP WASHINGTON Antioxidants, already widely promoted as cancerfighters, may also help protect the brain from chronic alcohol damage. Chronic alcoholism damages parts of the brain used in learning and memory, but giving rats an antioxidant protected them from the damage,– AP - 206 words
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155 2003-06-04 24 Reuters NEW YORK Spinal manipulation, the back pain treatment most commonly offered by chiropractors, is no better or worse for treating lower back pain than conventional treatments such as exercise, pain killers and physical therapy, a team of doctors announced on Monday. Massage– Reuters - 155 words
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Article160 2003-06-04 24 QI am trying to cut down on my meat intake. What food can be used to substitute meat? A Beans, peas, lentils and bean products (such as tofu and tempeh) provide good alternatives to meat. Although plant proteins are not as complete as animal proteins, careful combination of160 words
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Article72 2003-06-04 25 IN yesterday’s report, “AVA won’t allow export of cats”, a comma was wrongly removed, leading to the mistaken impression that MP Teo Ho Pin is pushing for the lifting of a ban on cats in HDB flats. It is the Cat Welfare Society that is pushing for the ban72 words
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Article, Illustration405 2003-06-04 26 I JUST read Ms Janice Wong’s commentary “Take a bow, Singapore” (Streats, June 2), about how Singapore should be proud to have defeated the Sars outbreak through adherence to strict controls. Being a public health professional in the US, I have to admire the will405 words
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Article, Illustration677 2003-06-04 27 Gary Lim - The arts isn’t justfm' the theatre-going crowd. It can and has been used to help others in a meaningful way B y Gary Lim ART has a mysterious way of inducing people to free their souls and express their innermost thoughts. It can also have aEdwin Koo - 677 words
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Article169 2003-06-04 27 MS Sheila Dharan, head of the occupational therapy department at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), told Streats that the creative arts are often used as a therapeutic tool. An occupational therapist’s role is to prepare patients to return to society, or if that’s not169 words
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Article, Illustration302 2003-06-04 28 IT could be a tough fight for display space in the bookshops the fifth Harry Potter book will hit shelves on June 21, but grabbing the spotlight a fortnight earlier will be former US First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s memoirs. The June 9 publication ofm - 302 words
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Article, Illustration115 2003-06-04 28 ANGELINA Jolie said that she hated filming the first Tomb Raider movie because of the way Lara Croft was portrayed. She said: “I hated Lara Croft. She was just a cute girl in tiny shorts that’s all.” But she added that she was pleased115 words
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Article, Illustration106 2003-06-04 28 MICHAEL Jackson has employed rapper Puff Daddy to help give his waning pop career a boost, reported PeopleNews.com. The one-time prince of pop hasn’t had a record in the charts since Invincible in 2001, while most of the press he’s had lately has been106 words
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Article, Illustration441 2003-06-04 30 FORGET “chick-lit” for women that’s not what they want, according to a UK survey of the reading habits of 20- and 30-something women. What they do want is Stephen King, who emerged as the favourite author in the poll, reported The Independent on Sunday. This challenges the widely441 words
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Article146 2003-06-04 30 MAKING aesthetics work has paid off for UK-born designer Jonathan Ive, who won an international award for design from London’s Design Museum. He received its first designer of the year award at a ceremony in London on Monday night for a range of products, from the146 words
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Article80 2003-06-04 30 EUROPE’S Mars Express spacecraft took off on Monday night, and alongside its scientific instruments were a Damien Hirst painting, a Blur tape and a blob of Team Ferrari’s characteristic red paint. The rocket, built by the European Space Agency, will take six months to make the80 words
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Article, Illustration106 2003-06-04 31 The tropical storm Nangka, now menacing Taiwan and southern Japan, is named for our local jackfruit. Storms used to have western names like Ann and Zeb, given by the US Army and Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Centre in Guam. But in 2000, the World Meteorological Association! Pic Francis Lee - 106 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration35 2003-06-04 31 10pm, Central Award-winning film set in Sicily during World War 11. A beautiful young widow inspires a boy’s independence and courage amidst the chaos and intolerance of war. Stars Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro.35 words
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Article45 2003-06-04 31 9pm, Channel U Fuming is shocked by how Lingshan retaliates against the hackers who destroy his magazine’s website. During an operation, Zhigang chases two suspects and they end up firing their guns. Zhigang’s subconscious fear of guns triggers an upsetting reaction.45 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration60 2003-06-04 31 HARMONY IN WAX Friday till Sunday, llam-9pm The Substation Gallery Free Harmony in Wax is a celebration of batik art, showcasing works with varied themes such as flora and fauna, exotic landscapes and travel, beauty in the human form and the conversation of animals. Artist Ika Sarkasi will conduct60 words
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Article50 2003-06-04 31 WEIGHT LOSS AND DIETING Tonight, 7pm library @orchard (#O5-22, NgeeAnn City, tel 6838-5188) Free Nutritionist Suriani Mohamed tells you how not to sabotage your effort to lose weight by giving an insight into why most diets fail. She’ll tell you about the simple and basic laws of weight loss.50 words
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Miscellaneous458 2003-06-04 31 Yourdailyhoroscope jP AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 Aquarius holds an embarrassing advantage. If you go for an easy victory, your conscience could be tarnished and your resume might require serious spin control. An old friend shows you how to make it a fair458 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration555 2003-06-04 32 Bigger, stronger women players not shy about flexing their muscles Wire services PARIS Muscles for women are in. So it’s okay to flex them. Russian rising star Nadia Petrova did that after she upset Jennifer Capriati at the French Open on Sunday. She stood in the– Wire services; Reuters; AFPi - 555 words
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279 2003-06-04 32 Wire services PARIS Top seed Serena Williams yesterday stunned Amelie Mauresmo and silenced an expectant French crowd, romping into the semifinals of the French Open with a 6-1, 6-2 demolition job. Playing with an uncharacteristic glare, Williams was all business as she avenged a– Wire services - 279 words
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Article, Illustration499 2003-06-04 33 Tan Kim Han - Tampines Rovers appoint V Sivalingam as caretaker coach By Tan Kim Han VETERAN Malaysia Cup winning coach Chow Kwai Lam was not his usual feisty self a day after his sudden resignation from Tampines Rovers. Yesterday, when asked why he quit in a huff, the baldingTan Kim Han - 499 words
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SOCCER
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Article90 2003-06-04 33 Reuters LONDON Chievo goalkeeper Marco Ambrosio is to join English Premier League side Chelsea on a free transfer on July 1 as back-up to Italian compatriot Carlo Cudicini. “Chelsea have decided to bring Ambrosio to London on the recommendation of our goalkeeping coach Giorgio Pellizzaro,” the London– Reuters - 90 words
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Article76 2003-06-04 33 HOME United progressed to the quarterfinals of the Singapore Cup after winning their opening group game last night. A brace (14th and 34th) by Egmar Goncalves saw the S-League tabletoppers beat Sembawang Rangers 2-0 at the Yishun Stadium. Sembawang lost 0-1 in their first group game, to76 words
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Article140 2003-06-04 33 BASKETBALL Wire services CLEVELAND The Cleveland Cavaliers introduced Paul Silas as their new head coach on Monday, giving him the chance to be the first pro coach of high school star Leßron James. Silas, 59, was head coach of the New Orleans Hornets franchise for the past. – Wire services - 140 words
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Article, Illustration481 2003-06-04 34 GODFREY ROBERT - High handicappers’ low scores at social competitions nothing short of shocking Tee-off with Godfrey By GODFREY ROBERT The Straits Times THERE are “buayas” (Malay for crocodiles) lurking dangerously on the golf courses of Singapore. I’m serious. They are usually spotted at social and fund-raisingThe Straits Times - 481 words
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Article, Illustration336 2003-06-04 34 LONDON Gareth Southgate (right) has spelt out his ambition to play Champions League football before he hangs up his boots. The 32-year-old has recently been linked with moves to Newcastle United and Manchester United as the two clubs look to reinforce at the back.336 words
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Article, Illustration439 2003-06-04 35 -AFP NBA FINALS New Jersey Nets v San Antonio Spurs SAN ANTONIO Tim Duncan (below) is ready to slam dunk any doubters and make sure that the San Antonio Spurs receive the respect they deserve. Duncan, the National Basketball Association’s Most Valuable Player, leads-AFP - 439 words
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Miscellaneous36 2003-06-04 33 IN THE LIVING ROOM GENERAL: Sports News: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm) TENNIS: French Open, q-finals (Super Sports Ch 22, spm) DELAYED TELECAST TENNIS: French Open, Day 9 highlights (Super Sports Ch 22, 4.30 pm)36 words
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