Streats, 19 May 2004
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Title Section10 2004-05-19 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2004 E-maii: streats@sph.com.sg mita <pj 196/03/200410 words
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699 2004-05-19 1 Chua Kong Ho; Pradeep Rajan - With $2.5b invested there, local companies hope for pro-business govt By Chua Kong Ho Pradeep Rajan INDIA may be an ocean away, but last week’s shock election win by the Congress party has caused many Singapore corporate chiefs to sit up and take699 words
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Advertisement37 2004-05-19 1 SHAKE YWM PAPER Streats Thanks for the memories, Madam Stamford Cafe; 4 Goodbye Mr Election PAGE 36 a m NEW LION? Albirex’s soccer hotshot Issey Nakajima keen to play for S’pore PAGE 3 I xm SS3& ES37 words
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Morning Rush
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366 2004-05-19 2 Such tests are the best predictors of job performance, they say NEW YORK Harvard University student Zachary Podolsky scored top marks in college exams, wrote for the Harvard Crimson and was well-informed about financial markets. But when he applied for a job at366 words
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Article, Illustration497 2004-05-19 3 Sheldon Adelson breaks Stanley Ho is j 40-year monopoly in gaming industry ap MACAU Las Vegas tycoon Sheldon Adelson raised the stakes in Macau’s gambling industry yesterday with a new casino that will bring competition to the tiny enclave’s top industry for the■ ap; 4P. - 497 words
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Article312 2004-05-19 3 ChuaKongHo - By_ ChuaKongHo MORE than half the companies in Singapore are not considering outsourcing their back office processes within the next five years, a survey commissioned by outsourcing solutions provider Unisys found. The survey, conducted by ACA Research, also found that only 16 per cent of312 words
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Article, Illustration429 2004-05-19 4 Ho Lian-Yi - Streats One hoed food, the other championed badminton. Both mil be remembered for the relentless pursuit of their passions By. Ho Lian-Yi IN Madam Wu Chuen Chuen’s household, there was no such thing as an empty stomach or a bare refrigerator. Said Ms Irene Hoe,429 words
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Article, Illustration310 2004-05-19 4 Sarah Ng - By Sarah Ng SINGAPORE lost one of its most ardent supporters of local badminton on Sunday. Mr Robin Chan, the exhonorary secretary of the Singapore Badminton Association, died from liver cancer after a nine-month battle. He was 66 years old. He leaves behind wife310 words
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262 2004-05-19 6 Khushwant Singh - By_ Khushwant Singh A MONSTER truck from Australia and bungee-jumping European style will be among the highlights of the Police Carnival on June 12 and 13. Before that, there will be a charity adventure in the style of the Amazing Race262 words
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285 2004-05-19 6 Wire services Project to be completed by 2006: report BEIJING China’s economic hub, Shanghai, is planning to build an ‘underground city’ a vast underground network of malls, restaurants and parking lots to make up for a lack of space above ground, a government report said onWire services - 285 words
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Article, Illustration257 2004-05-19 6 PARIS The French government has described the country’s 35-hour working week as a financial disaster and has promised to reform the system despite fierce union opposition. Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said that the 3 5-hour week had lumbered the state with £lO billion (5530.5AP - 257 words
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136 2004-05-19 8 BUZZSTOP THE importance of learning Mandarin is well recognised by Singaporeans, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said while wrapping up his visit to China on Monday. “It can only benefit you in the long run to learn Chinese,136 words
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Article, Illustration50 2004-05-19 8 Mandy Woetzel as Princess Aurora (right) and Vadim Yarkov as Prince Desire yesterday rehearsing a scene from their show The Sleeping Beauty on Ice, at the Sydney's Lyric Theatre. A cast of 21 ice-skating champions from the imperial Russian Ice Stars will perform the Tchaikovsky musical APAP - 50 words
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Article151 2004-05-19 8 Civil service set for 1-month bonus CIVIL servants should receive an annual variable component bonus of one month for 2004, the Government announced yesterday in response to recommendations by the National Wages Council. Half a month will be paid in July and the other half151 words
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Article128 2004-05-19 8 Crackdown on corruption AFP A COURT in West Sumatra has jailed more than three-quarters of the province’s legislators for corruption. Judges ruled that 43 members of the 5 5-strong West Sumatra provincial legislative council were guilty of misusing a total of 5.9 billion rupiah (Ssl.l million)AFP - 128 words
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Article126 2004-05-19 8 Current methods spur radicalism INDONESIAN President Megawati Sukarnoputri has ordered a review of the teaching of religion in Indonesian schools, saying that the current methods encouraged rising radicalism in the country, The Straits Times reports today. In a statement criticised by Indonesia’s highest Islamic body, she126 words
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Article76 2004-05-19 8 SINGAPORE yesterday condemned the killing of the US-appointed president of the Iraqi Governing Council on Sunday. “We condemn the murder of the serving president of the Iraqi Governing Council, Ezzedine Salim. It is an act of terror aimed at derailing the peaceful transfer of sovereignty to the76 words
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Article96 2004-05-19 8 VIDEOTAPED evidence of alleged offensive behaviour was shown yesterday when the long-running Everitt Road neighbours’ feud went to court. Mr Chan Cheng Koon, 69, was seen on a balcony making gestures in one clip while another showed a person uttering some words, allegedly at his neighbours96 words
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Article103 2004-05-19 8 -AFP CHINA will launch its own permanent manned space station within 15 years, and intends to land a craft on the moon in 2010, but will not send a man on a lunar expedition for financial reasons. The chief designer of the country’s space programme, Wang-AFP - 103 words
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Article94 2004-05-19 8 -AFP THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the latest Sars outbreak in China contained and said in a statement yesterday that the chain of human-to-human transmission appeared to have been broken. It noted that the last case placed in isolation was more than three weeks ago.-AFP - 94 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration468 2004-05-19 10 Choong Choon Yee - ZagroAsia CEO explains why company buying units overseas By_ Choong Choon Yee GLOBALISE or be marginalised. That is what Zagro Asia chairman and chief executive Poh Beng Swee, 55, believes his company must do in order to survive in an increasingly competitive environment. TheChoong Choon Yee - 468 words
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196 2004-05-19 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Standard Poor’s Ratings Services yesterday said that it has revised the outlook on its corporate credit rating on Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd to stable from negative. At the same time, the 888-rating on Chartered was affirmed. “The outlook revision reflects theReuters - 196 words
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Article93 2004-05-19 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore’s hedge fund assets total about US$2.5 billion (554.3 billion) with 54 funds in operation, including 13 launched this year, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday. MAS, Singapore’s funds industry regulator, has not previously disclosed the scale of hedge funds. “Investors see– Reuters - 93 words
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Article94 2004-05-19 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines said yesterday that it would stick to plans to become the world’s first carrier to fly the 555-seat Airbus A-380 in 2006. The statement comes a day after Virgin Atlantic, 49-per-cent owned by SIA, said it had delayed plans to start flying– Reuters - 94 words
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Article89 2004-05-19 10 SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has appointed Senior Counsel Christopher Lau, a former Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore, to its board of directors. Mr Lau has extensive experience in maritime and commercial law and is a member of the Governing Board of the89 words
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Article60 2004-05-19 10 SINGAPORE TeleChoice International, a regional provider of mobile telecommunications equipment and solutions, launched its preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday. The company, a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Telemedia, has also received an eligibility-to-list letter by the Singapore Exchange. DBS Bank has been appointed as60 words
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Article, Illustration476 2004-05-19 12 Campaign has video-game contests, hip-hop CDs AP TOKYO With video games, baby strollers and manicure kits to welcome visitors, dealers at a Toyota showroom in suburban Tokyo are working to convince buyers that today’s models have nothing to do with their parents’ boring old cars. “WeAP - 476 words
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Article28 2004-05-19 12 *AS AT MAY 18 STI: 1,722.80 IX 22.47 US$: 551.724 Ss: RM2.204 553.041 Ss: HK54.525 EURO: 552.070 Ss: 23.68 BAHT Ss: 65.99 YEN Ss: 5,267 RUPIAH28 words
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334 2004-05-19 15 Bloomberg HONG KONG China may need to raise interest rates to curb investment if the consumer price index climbs above 5 per cent, said a central bank policymaker. “If consumer prices become uncontrollable, that is rising above the bearable limit of 5 perBloomberg - 334 words
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Article, Illustration303 2004-05-19 16 Finance minister confident after Japan posts Ql GDP growth of 5.6% Bloomberg TOKYO Japan’s economy is “heading in the right direction”, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (left) said yesterday after the government announced that gross domestic product expanded more than expected in the first quarter of this■ Bloomberg; r "••••; Reuters - 303 words
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Article, Illustration746 2004-05-19 18 WILLIAM PESEK Jr - By WILLIAM PESEK Jr Bloomberg TOKYO You don’t have to plant secret cameras at Japan’s Ministry of Finance to know officials there are all smiles. The reason: A US Treasury bigwig just gave their handiwork its biggest boost in many years. “The economy isBloomberg - 746 words
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201 2004-05-19 20 I RECENTLY had my annual medical check-up at Raffles Hospital. But two things bothered me. Firstly, they took my blood and asked if I would like to also get it tested for the HIV virus for free. The condition was that if I agreed201 words
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280 2004-05-19 20 RECENT media reports that the authorities here have helped foreign workers get back “tens of millions” of dollars they were cheated of last year is disturbing. The huge amount suggests that the problem of foreign workers being cheated of their hard-earned money by unscrupulous employers280 words
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247 2004-05-19 20 I REFER to Mr John Gee’s letter, “Impractical to impose bond on maids” (Streats, May 17). I wish to assure Mr Gee that I did give some thought to imposing a $5,000 security bond on foreign maids before I suggested it. I thought about it from247 words
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Article213 2004-05-19 20 I RECENTLY read with interest articles in Streats on the subject of letter-writing and the sentiments associated with the humble fountain pen. Writing itself warms our hearts and unlocks deep feelings through the silent eloquence of the written word. An impact is made when213 words
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Article110 2004-05-19 20 MR Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim, by his example of grit, courage, hard work and integrity, is an inspiration to all who aspire to better themselves. My heart was warmed by the May 14 Streats report about his struggle to rise from jobs such as shop assistant110 words
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Global
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344 2004-05-19 22 AFP Myanmar junta rapped by world bodies over constitutional talks YANGON Myanmar’s junta was rapped by the international community yesterday for holding constitutional talks without Ms Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy opposition, which said it feared a new crackdown. The National League for DemocracyAFP - 344 words
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Article, Illustration47 2004-05-19 22 Jemaah Islamiah militant Muhammad Rais looking out from a holding cell before a court appearance in Jakarta yesterday. He was later sentenced to seven years in jail for his involvement in the bombing of the JW Mariott Hotel in Jakarta in August last year ReutersReuters - 47 words
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Article251 2004-05-19 22 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, facing a tough fight to keep her post in an election due in July, dismissed suggestions that she was weak because she was a woman, the Kompas daily said yesterday. “Does firmness have anything to do with-AFP - 251 words
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Article456 2004-05-19 24 Blast occurs just days after gas shell found in Iraq AFP WASHINGTON The detonation in Iraq of an artillery round containing the deadly toxic nerve agent sarin comes just days after a separate artillery shell containing mustard gas was found, a US official said on– AFP - 456 words
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Medical
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240 2004-05-19 26 Wire services TWO studies have found that low-carbohydrate, Atkins-style diets are effective for weight loss but only up to a point. A six-month study of 120 people by Duke University in North Carolina and a year-long trial involving 132 volunteers by the– Wire services - 240 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration660 2004-05-19 28 There are indeed opera singers in the local production Opiume, commissioned for the Singapore Arts Festival, but it is opera with a modem twist, as ZUBAIDAH NAZEER discovers MENTION opera and many people will toss it aside as over-the-top and difficult to understand. But CheckpointLAshleigh Sim - 660 words
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Article, Illustration752 2004-05-19 30 YVONNE KWOK - As the war for the slimming buck escalates, celebrities are endorsing products that promise miracles. But are the firms neglecting their civic responsibility? J Broadside By YVONNE KWOK ONE fine day, foreigners are finally going to stop asking if Singapore is in China. Instead, they’ll ask if SingaporeThe New Paper - 752 words
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Article193 2004-05-19 32 IS it pom? Is it, at least, shocking? Not according to Michael Winterbottom, the director of a new British film packed with sex, called Nine Songs. It premiered at Cannes on Sunday morning and according to reports, sex scenes take up more than half to193 words
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Article, Illustration103 2004-05-19 32 THE story of the I Christmas Day truce f between British and German soldiers during World War I is to become a film, it was announced at Cannes over the weekend. The film, to be called Merry Christmas, will be a British, German and FrenchReuters - 103 words
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Article, Illustration429 2004-05-19 32 FANCY having supper in a carpark-tumed-hawker centre in the heart of town? That’s one of the highlights of the Singapore Food Festival, which runs this year from July 1 to 31. This was revealed at a press conference by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB)429 words
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Article, Illustration107 2004-05-19 34 One person is dead and three others are missing after Typhoon Dindo battered the eastern portion of Visayas and Luzon islands yesterday, Philippines authorities said. The 170 kmh typhoon wiped out three coastal villages, leaving thousands homeless and destroying crops and property. In Singapore, showers withPicAshleigh Sim - 107 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration53 2004-05-19 34 10pm, Central Cha Eun Jin has been raised a gangster since her childhood, and has risen through the ranks to become No 2 in the organisation. But now she wants to get married and her husband must not know of her profession. Korean film starring53 words
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Article49 2004-05-19 34 10pm, Channel i Everything is not as it seems for a man who recovers from a plane crash in which his family is killed. After plastic surgery and rehabilitation, he realises that he worked for a secret agency as an assassin before his accident. Starring Alec Baldwin.49 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration40 2004-05-19 34 SINGAPORE ROBOTIC GAMES Till Thursday, 9-3Oam D’Marquee, Downtown East Free Students from NUS, NTU, ITE and the five polytechnics compete in high-tech races, with categories that include robot soccer, robot sumo, legged robot obstacle race and wall-climbing obstacle race.40 words
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Article42 2004-05-19 34 COMEDY NIGHT Today, Bpm Bar None $lO admission (includes a Guinness) Expect intelligent, gutsy and spontaneous comedy from the Canadian Improv Showcase. The seven-member group is known for creating fresh and hilarious material from anything that the audience throws at them.42 words
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Miscellaneous469 2004-05-19 34 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 You’re one of a kind they’ve never seen anybody like you. Most people are flattered by even a moment of your attention. Pick and choose your friends. Congratulations: You just talked yourself into a bigger slice469 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration416 2004-05-19 36 TAN KIM HAN - Nakajima keen to take up citizenship S-league savvv By TAN KIM HAN ISSEY Nakajima Farran, Albirex Niigata’s suave hotshot, is keen to play for Singapore. The 20-year-old midfielder, who is of Canadian-Japanese descent, said that he would consider taking up citizenship if approached by the Football AssociationEdwlnjiaa^ - 416 words
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Article102 2004-05-19 36 P w D L F APts Woodlands Wellington 10 7 1 2 24 20 22 Home United 10 6 2 2 29 16 20 S’pore Armed Forces FC 10 6 1 3 19 14 19 Tampines Rovers FC 10 5 3 2 29 14 18 Young Lions 10 5102 words
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Article58 2004-05-19 36 SAFFC VS BALESTIER KHALSA IX2 SAFFC 1.45 Draw 4.00 Balestier 5.25 1/2 GOAL SAFFC (-1 1/2 goals) 2.15 Balestier (+1 1/2 goals) 1.58 TOTAL G0AL5...... 0 goal v 13.00 1 goal 7.20 2 goals 4.70 3 goals 4.40 4 goals 4.50 5 goals 6.00 6 goals 9.20 758 words
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Article, Illustration354 2004-05-19 36 T0N1GHT...... SAFFC v Balestier Khalsa (Choa Chu Kang Stadium) This season: Balestier 0 SAFFC 1 Last three league games (most recent first): SAFFC beat Woodlands 2-1 (A) beat Tg Pagar 4-0 (H) beat Sinchi 1-0 (A) Balestier lost to Young Lions 1-2 (H) drew with Albirex 2-2 (home)354 words
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Article53 2004-05-19 37 FOOTBALL GEYLANG United booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation Cup after a 1-0 win over minnows Maldivian club Island FC last night. Rudy Khairon scored the solitary goal in the 29th minute at the Bedok Stadium. The Eagles will join Home United in53 words
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Article60 2004-05-19 37 OLYMPICS Reuters LAUSANNE, Switzerland Transexuals will be able to compete at the Olympics if they have had appropriate surgery and are legally recognised as members of their new sex, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. The rule will cover both male-to-female and female-to-male cases and willReuters - 60 words
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Article, Illustration309 2004-05-19 37 Greene calls for tough stance against performance-enhancing stimulant users ■AP NEW YORK Maurice Greene (below) has a. message for Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery and anyone else implicated in the latest doping mess: Deal with the consequences. Yesterday, Greene said on the final day of the■AP - 309 words
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Article, Illustration431 2004-05-19 38 Eriksson tips fantastic Lampard for England midfield role Wire services LONDON Chelsea’s Frank Lampard (right) looks set to be rewarded for an outstanding Premiership season. England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has hinted that the Chelsea midfielder could force his way into the starting line-up at Euro 2004.Wire services; AFP - 431 words
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244 2004-05-19 38 Bloomberg LONDON Liverpool Football Club have accepted a US$lO6 million (SslB2 million) offer by the Thai government and a group of investors for a 30 per cent stake in the English club. “By the end of June, part of Liverpool will be ownedBloomberg - 244 words
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Article200 2004-05-19 38 Reuters PARIS Soccer could be dropped from this summer’s Olympic Games if Fifa, soccer’s world governing body, does not settle a new dispute over doping sanctions with World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and the International Olympic Commitee. At its executive committee meeting here on Monday, Fifa insisted– Reuters - 200 words
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Article210 2004-05-19 38 Reuters GOTHENBURG, Sweden Jose Anigo restored Olympique Marseille’s pride by taking them to the Uefa Cup final against Valencia today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). But to the fans, he is just one of them. In terms of street credibility, Anigo is peerless. It would be difficultReuters - 210 words
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Article, Illustration635 2004-05-19 39 GODFREY ROBERT - Tee-off with Godfrey By GODFREY ROBERT BUSY as he was last week especially because his company’s Asia Pacific vice-president, Jonathan Zrihen, was in town Larry Foo did not take his mind off golf. During the week, he received news that his youngest son, Greg, had won theAshlelgh Sim - 635 words
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