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Title Section10 2004-05-12 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004 E-maii: streats@sph.com.sg mita (pj 196/03/200410 words
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546 2004-05-12 1 Janice Wong - Suppliers say JTC-linked firm gave them false reassurances about its future Janice Wong WITH 20 major creditors of the troubled governmentlinked building firm Synergy Construction made a collective plea yesterday to save the company. With emotions running high, the group told Streats yesterday that546 words
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Advertisement277 2004-05-12 1 Caring iture nurse LilySoh recognised for going the extra mile to attend to needy elderly patients PAGE 3 when Synergy lost $3.66 >n last year. But, lulled into e sense of security because 3 involvement of JTC, he nued to trade with it. lis supplier, 61, said: “I my CPF277 words
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Article, Illustration404 2004-05-12 2 Andhra Pradesh chief out of touch with masses Wire services HYDERABAD Mr N Chandrababu Naidu, who persuaded Microsoft Corp and Oracle Corp to set up software centres in Andhra Pradesh during his nine years as chief minister, suffered a landslide defeat in– Wire services; AP - 404 words
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Article91 2004-05-12 2 MANILA Mrs Gloria Macapagal Arroyo looked on track for six more years as Philippine president, a respected pollster said yesterday, but her movie star rival insisted that he was winning and warned of counting irregularities. The exit poll by Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed Mrs91 words
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Article77 2004-05-12 2 JAKARTA Golkar Party’s presidential candidate, retired General Wiranto, has said that a warrant issued for his arrest in connection with crimes against humanity in East Timor is a form of character assassination aimed at thwarting his run for the presidency, Laksamana.net reported yesterday. A UN-backed tribunal77 words
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Article76 2004-05-12 2 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian Vice-President Hamzah Haz has joined the race for the presidency and has picked retired general and Transport Minister Agum Gumelar as his running mate. Mr Haz, who leads the largest Islamic party, the United Development Party, has sometimes been controversial. He once-AFP - 76 words
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Article, Illustration429 2004-05-12 3 Sarah Ng - Nurse of the Year visits up to 11 homes a day to provide care By Sarah Ng STAFF nurse Lily Soh, 28, (pictured) has a career only those with a special calling will pursue. Her workday involves lugging a 2.5 kg backpack filled withEdwin Koo - 429 words
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185 2004-05-12 3 LONDON A minority of new recruits to the nursing profession in Britain believes basic duties such as washing patients’ feet and mouths are menial tasks that are below them, according to a UK newspaper report. “Too posh to wash” is a phrase that185 words
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Article, Illustration340 2004-05-12 4 ChuaKongHo - Budget carrier sold tickets despite not getting Indon approval By* ChuaKongHo VALUAIR, which was to have taken 51 passengers on its inaugural flight to Jakarta on Monday, had to transfer them to Garuda Indonesia because it did not have landing rights at Soekarno-HattaAFP - 340 words
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300 2004-05-12 4 -AFP KABUL Afghanistan’s main human rights body is seeking access to prisoners in US custody in the country, following graphic revelations of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers, an official said yesterday. “The release of pictures of Iraqi prisoners has raised concerns among-AFP - 300 words
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Article, Illustration339 2004-05-12 6 Yeo GhimLay - Vietnamese product renamed to meet US government import regulation By Yeo GhimLay THE next time you shop in a supermarket and come across two similar-looking packets of white-fleshed fish fillet, one labelled “Pacific dory” and the other “catfish”, which would you pick? MostThe New Paper - 339 words
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125 2004-05-12 8 BUZZSTOP THE National Kidney Foundation and insurer Aviva yesterday made public details of their tie-up. Addressing a concern raised earlier, Aviva said that it would not share NKF’s potentially lucrative database of over one million names, The Straits Times125 words
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Article, Illustration52 2004-05-12 8 Major-General Desmond Kuek, the Singapore Army Chief of Staff, inspecting a guard-of-honour at the Defence Ministry in New Delhi yesterday as he began a three-day official visit to India. Maj-Gen Kuek said that India has given the go-ahead to Singapore's armed forces to conduct military exercises on itsAFP - 52 words
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127 2004-05-12 8 He gets 13 years for paedophilia AFP AN INDONESIAN court yesterday jailed a former Australian diplomat for 13 years for having sex with underage boys in Bali. Spectators applauded as judges sentenced William Stuart Brown, 52, who was an embassy official in Jakarta from 1982– AFP - 127 words
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Article150 2004-05-12 8 H Show-cause deadline now Friday PUB Pegasus has until this Friday to convince a licensing officer that its public entertainment licence should not be revoked. The pub, at Paramount Shopping Centre on East Coast Road, was raided by the police on March 26. One man150 words
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Article134 2004-05-12 8 HS Pact could lead to FTA -AFP THE United States and Malaysia on Monday signed an agreement to establish a special forum to address trade issues, Washington’s fifth such pact with South-east Asian nations. US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Malaysian Minister of International Trade-AFP - 134 words
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Article86 2004-05-12 8 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong met his British counterpart, Mr Tony Blair, at 10 Downing Street yesterday morning. They exchanged views on the war on terror, the situation in Iraq and developments in the Middle East, the Prime Minister’s Office said yesterday. Mr Goh and Mr86 words
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Article87 2004-05-12 8 EARTH tremors felt in some parts of Singapore yesterday are no cause for alarm, police said. The tremors, lasting for up to 30 seconds, were experienced in four buildings along Beach Road, Jalan Besar and St George’s Lane at 4.30 pm Officers from the Building Construction87 words
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Article86 2004-05-12 8 ASTHMA patients can now get free counselling at pharmacies run by Singapore Health Services, National Healthcare Group, Guardian, NTUC Healthcare and a few private hospitals. Pharmacists will use a questionnaire to evaluate how wellcontrolled the patient’s condition is. They will also assess his medication and inform86 words
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Article91 2004-05-12 8 -AFP A DANISH trawler made a surprise catch when it scooped up a German submarine in its nets, forcing the vessel to rise to the surface, Danish sea rescue officials said. None of the trawler’s crew members was hurt. The trawler was off the Danish coast when-AFP - 91 words
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Advertisement293 2004-05-12 2 Noi Seeds Nurturing A Whole New Generation of Young Entrepreneurs Noi Seeds is newly established in late 2003 to meet the ongoing and expanding growing needs of our young generation. Noi in Thai language means "small" appropriately given to refer to the small young budding seeds of our enterprising young293 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration473 2004-05-12 10 Chita Kong Ho - Financial planner has lost s9ook since 2002 launch By_ Chita Kong Ho PROFESSIONAL Investment Advisory Services, Singapore’s largest standalone financial planning firm, has retrenched three of its local senior employees in a shakeup it said was aimed at enhancing its sales focus. A PIAS statement to473 words
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262 2004-05-12 10 THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is seeking more public opinion on its proposed revisions to the Telecoms Competition Code, which are aimed at improving regulatory transparency and clarity. IDA’s first public consultation, conducted in the fourth quarter of last year, received262 words
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Article79 2004-05-12 10 Reuters SINGAPORE OCBC Bank Ltd, Singapore’s third-largest bank, yesterday said that it plans to sell Whitesands Shopping Mall, which has an estimated market value of $l2O million. The bank’s subsidiary, Pasir Ris Properties Pte Ltd, has appointed CB Richard Ellis to manage the sale of the property,– Reuters - 79 words
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Article92 2004-05-12 10 Bloomberg TOKYO The International Petroleum Exchange, Europe’s biggest energy bourse, won approval to offer Brent futures electronically in Singapore, two years after an earlier attempt to market the contract here failed. The London-based exchange is looking to Asia to increase trading of its flagship product and already– Bloomberg - 92 words
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Article82 2004-05-12 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore’s London Metal Exchange-approved warehouses took delivery of 500 tonnes of copper cathode yesterday, the first shipment of the metal to arrive here this year, data from the exchange showed. The metal’s arrival was a result of the diversion of copper from, or previously en– Reuters - 82 words
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Article93 2004-05-12 10 Bloomberg JAKARTA PT Astra International, Indonesia’s largest carmaker, plans to pay 20 per cent of its 2003 profit as a dividend, finance director John Slack said. Astra plans to “propose a total dividend payment of 220 rupiah (four Singapore cents) a share in the shareholder’s meeting” on– Bloomberg - 93 words
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Article503 2004-05-12 12 Ball now in Wee’s court as Temasek’s bid lapses Wire services SINGAPORE An offer by Temasek Holdings to buy part of Mr Wee Cho Yaw’s business empire lapsed at spm yesterday, delaying a showdown between the Singapore investment company and the island’s richest banker. Analysts said,– Wire services - 503 words
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Article218 2004-05-12 12 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore’s first real estate investment trust backed by office property, Capita Commercial Trust (CCT), debuted at a 4.8 per cent yield yesterday, below similar funds and indicating better-than-expected demand. Units in CCT, 40-per-cent-owned by South-east Asia’s biggest property group, Capita Land– Reuters - 218 words
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361 2004-05-12 14 Bloomberg COLOMBO Sri Lanka may sell stakes in Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd, SriLankan Airlines and other companies to pare a budget deficit that threatens economic growth, said newly appointed Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama yesterday. The government will also try to improve tax– Bloomberg - 361 words
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Article, Illustration313 2004-05-12 16 $2.7b taken outofAsiaPac equities in one week alone: ÜBS SINGAPORE Nervousness over China’s economy is resulting in an outflow of funds from Asia-Pacific equity markets, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Quoting investment bank ÜBS, the report said that US$l.6 billion (552.75 billion) wasReuters - 313 words
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Article170 2004-05-12 16 Reuters HONG KONG Funds raised from Greater China IPOs could reach US$2O billion (5534.4 billion) this year, surpassing the total raised on US bourses, PricewaterhouseCoopers said on Monday. But capital-hungry Chinese firms seeking new listings face hurdles such as Beijing’s efforts to cool its– Reuters - 170 words
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Article27 2004-05-12 16 *AS AT MAY 11 STI: 1,803.39 11.61 US$: 551.721 553.054 EURO: 552.044 Ss: 65.87 YEN Ss: RM2.208 Ss: HK54.533 Ss: 23.58 BAHT Ss: 5,214 RUPIAH27 words
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Article, Illustration741 2004-05-12 18 ANDY MUKHERJEE - By ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg IF Asian policy makers have a grand vision, it is that some day people from Japan and China to Malaysia and Myanmar will pay for groceries using the same currency. The idea of a single East Asian currency will be debated– Bloomberg - 741 words
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Article417 2004-05-12 20 WE refer to Mr SK John’s commentary, “Jogging’s not a walk in the park anymore” (Streats, May 5), and responses to the article from Mr Denis Malone (“Motor-bicycles a new danger”, Streats, May 7) and Ms Pamela Goh (“Ban motorised bicycles from park”, Streats, May 11). We417 words
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Article387 2004-05-12 20 WE refer to Mr Sim Choon Chye’s letter, “Deny minors cigarettes” (Streats, May 10). Mr Sim has made an important observation on the underaged smoking scene and, by raising the issue, he has given us the opportunity to share more and seek public cooperation to387 words
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227 2004-05-12 22 I THANK Mr Timothy Tang Nam Yen for his letter, “Why no down escalator,” (Streats, May 11), about the overhead pedestrian bridge which connects the Outram Park MRT station and Singapore General Hospital (SGH). We have studied the feasibility of installing lifts or down-riding escalators227 words
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Global
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Article321 2004-05-12 23 Mandatory reunification law proposed Reuters BEIJING Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will consider a proposal to introduce legislation mandating eventual reunification with rival Taiwan, the semiofficial China News Service said in a report released yesterday. The adoption of such a law, Chinese analysts said, would legally– Reuters - 321 words
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Article, Illustration71 2004-05-12 23 The first Olympic coins in the world to feature colour holograms being displayed at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra yesterday to celebrate the Athens Games. With a low mintage of only 2,500, (from left) the silver Ass, tri-metal Asso and the aluminium bronze Ass coins areAFP - 71 words
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129 2004-05-12 23 -AFP BANGKOK Some 10,000 Thai anti-privatisation demonstrators marched on the royal palace yesterday after petitioning the king to pressure the government into abandoning ♦plans to sell off state enterprises. The state-enterprise workers and supporters gathered outside the palace after conducting a ceremony paying-AFP - 129 words
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251 2004-05-12 23 -AFP BEIJING China’s grain prices, which increased by more than 20 per cent in the first quarter of this year, are likely to rise further as supply shortages continue, a cabinetlevel think-tank has forecast. Wheat prices are expected to rise by 20 per cent-AFP - 251 words
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Chaos in Iraq takes toll on Blair, Bush
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Article, Illustration282 2004-05-12 24 LONDON In a surprise turn of events, embattled British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told his inner circle that he will bow out and make way for Finance Minister Gordon Brown to succeed him as Labour leader if he is282 words
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Article, Illustration260 2004-05-12 24 -AFP WASHINGTON US President George W Bush’s unqualified support for his embattled Defence Secretary, Mr Donald Rumsfeld, who is facing resignation calls over a widening Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal, may dent the president’s re-election bid. “You are doing a superb-AFP; Reuters - 260 words
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Medical
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293 2004-05-12 26 LONDON Brassica vegetables such as cabbage and sprouts may protect against colon cancer, research indicates. BBC Online News reported yesterday that scientists at London’s Institute of Food Research discovered that when brassica vegetables are prepared, a chemical called AITC is released. AITC has been found293 words
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Article, Illustration659 2004-05-12 28 Special effects art director Wilson Tang creates fantasy worldsfor movies. He talks toZUBAIDAH NAZEER about some of his works REMEMBER the immense Coruscant city in the opening scene of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones the one with the mindnumbing speeder chase scene? How about the659 words
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Article, Illustration534 2004-05-12 29 YVONNE KWOK - The same old themes pervade our local films. Why don’t homegrown directors and writers eocplore partnerships to develop more breakthrough ideas? Broadside By YVONNE KWOK IT may come as no surprise to any of you that I intend to make the Mother of All Singaporean Films. It534 words
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Article, Illustration322 2004-05-12 30 Yvonne Kwok - By Yvonne Kwok IN line with the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) support for the arts, its Centre for the Arts (CFA) has begun launching performance groups under the banner of The Kent Ridge Ensembles. The first of these groups, the Xin Yun Quintet, whichEdwin Koo - 322 words
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Article161 2004-05-12 30 Gregory Leow - By Gregory Leow THE Media Development Authority (MDA) is pumping another $65 million into Media 21, its 10-year plan to develop Singapore into a global city for media business. This is on top of the $lOO million set aside a year ago when the plan161 words
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Article173 2004-05-12 30 MEDIAWORKS artistes Kym Ng and Adrian Pang, last seen on Channel U’s infotainment programme Top Ten, are pairing up again. This time, it’s for a new local comedy series on Channel i called Durian King. Written and produced by Kelvin Tong, the series features Pang as173 words
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Article, Illustration110 2004-05-12 32 North Queenslanders are being warned not to drop their guard on dengue fever just because the weather is cooling down. Australia’s Tropical Public Health Unit director, Mr John Piispanen, says that as the number of cases rise, symptoms of the virus are getting more severe, ABCPicAshleigh Sim - 110 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration50 2004-05-12 32 Bpm, Channel U Yigong’s customer wants to sue him for causing his son’s hospitalisation. The Hus suggest closing down the medical hall and re-opening it as a pet shop. Yigong is depressed when he is left out of the discussions, but everybody mistakes his silence for agreement.50 words
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Article46 2004-05-12 32 10pm, Central The movie revolves round a deafmute hitman and his partner who are based in Bangkok. A big-name hit makes him realise that good people are hurt by his actions. Winner of the International Critics’ Award at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival.46 words
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Happenin’
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Article65 2004-05-12 32 BIJLI, PYAR AUR ABBA JAAN Saturday, 8.30 pm DBS Arts Centre (20, Merbau Road) Tickets from $5O to $lOO, donation tickets at $5OO (call Seema Zakaria at 9787-7395) This is the Urdu/Hindi version of Peter Shaffer’s hilarious Black Comedy, now touring Singapore after its success in Pakistan and Dubai.65 words
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Article, Illustration63 2004-05-12 32 FASCINATIN’ RHYTHM Friday and Saturday, 7-30 pm Esplanade Concert Hall Tickets from $ll to $73.75 at Sistic The trumpet takes centrestage at this concert full of dance rhythms. The soloist in Arutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto is Laurence Gargan (pictured). There will also be Astor Piazzolla’s f Argentine tango, a minimalist63 words
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Miscellaneous433 2004-05-12 32 PISCES AQUARIUS by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com V&m JAN2O-FEB 18 FEB 19-MAR2O Catch your breath and assess your finances. That wild ride was thrilling, but it can’t go on and on. Now that you know what’s possible, seek a more practical way of making it happen again. You’re like a433 words
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Article, Illustration583 2004-05-12 34 Lim Han Ming - Lam gives up life-long job as prison officer for the love of his life By Lim Han Ming HE GAVE up an “iron rice bowl” job to join the Singapore Sports School. Former national bowler Mike Lam, 33, (right) was a prison officer for seven years.Ashleigh Sim - 583 words
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Article369 2004-05-12 34 Tan Kim Han - Tan Kim Han INTERNATIONAL R Sasikumar has returned to competitive football after signing for double champions Home United. Yesterday morning, the 1.93 m-tall defender resumed training with his former club at the Bishan Stadium. The 29-year-old decided to come out of retirement after six months369 words
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Article, Illustration307 2004-05-12 36 Shearer still hopeful of qualifying for Champions League -AFP LONDON Newcastle captain Alan Shearer (left) insisted ahead of tonight’s (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) away match against Southampton that they could still qualify for the Champions League despite the k club’s poor away record. The-AFP - 307 words
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Article171 2004-05-12 36 -AFP MANCHESTER England winning Euro 2004 would adversely affect Manchester United’s bid for trophies next season, claimed the club’s manager Alex Ferguson on Monday. He told the club’s TV channel MUTV that players normally needed a month’s rest after playing in a big-tournament. Given his theory, should-AFP - 171 words
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Article, Illustration449 2004-05-12 37 Brazilian defender says his heart still lies with Real Wire services MADRID Real Madrid and Brazil defender Roberto Carlos (right) claims that he has had an offer from Chelsea but still hopes to win a new deal with the deposed Spanish champions. The World Cup winner,’ – Wire services; AFPI - 449 words
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237 2004-05-12 37 -AFP BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s bid to buy a stake in Liverpool Football Club yesterday triggered criticism from rights groups and raised questions over how the deal will be funded. Thaksin, a self-made billionaire before entering politics, said on Monday that he was-AFP - 237 words
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