Today, 30 December 2000

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    7 1 TODAY MITAITI 2000 Saturday December 30 2000
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  • Article, Illustration
    Tommy bungle?
    406 1  - Tommy Bungle Steven Ooi Arrested, but gives police the slip by steven@newstoday.co.sg JAKARTA The legend of Tommy Suharto, tin- c cape artiste, continues to grow En his latest exploit, the son of former President Suharto is supposed to have given police the slip, using nothing more than a tape. President
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  • Article
    Festive travel rip-offs
    351 1  -  Chin Wei Lin by TRAVEL agencies are making holidayniakers pay for the privilege of holidaying during the festive season by jacking up the cost cf pa< kage tours. In SOUK cases, the price almost g- is doubled. One agi ncy is charging 5398 for a f-'i..-night trip
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  • Article
    Lock icon $7.8 b shares panic
    195 1 Agencies LONDON SHARES of the mobile phone company, Vodaphone, took a battering yesterday in the wake of claims that mobile phones issued by its American partner cause brain tumour. More than three billion pounds ($7.8 billion) was wiped off its stock market value after it was
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  • Hot news
    • Article
      Postponed: Singapore's biggest indoor party
      124 2  -  David Ngiau by davicK*!iew:it.oiJ.r!y.cnril.sg A NEW Year's Eve countdown party planned for tomorrow will be postponed by a month. One organiser says that the party will no longer be a countdown party then, but "something different". liv litiiich of TownOiiLine was pi n.iicd to coincide
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      More and more
      489 2  -  Zackarin Abdul Rahim Minister announces new teaching initiatives by zackana"' Bewsiodayxoai.sg SINGAPORE schools have never had il 0 good. i'rom cutting red tape, to giving out -alary increases to easing administrative workload to recruiting talent Tp "ii hers ami principals have been having it ail. Mure of
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      Students' ideas for Kg Glam
      178 2 CONVERT the shophouses into service apiiiimenis, introduce ;t hoi el, and revitalise the Javanese theata into an arts hub. Top iVliiru off with a monorail linked to tht MRTLRT system !o bring p Optß into the ttea KS interior hittcture student, Gar? Lai (left) demonstrates
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    • Article
      2001 wish
      76 2 I wish for the continued devel- ft opment or a vibrant arts scene in Singapore where artistic talent and appreciation are actively nurtured, cultivated and promoted in fulfillment of oar Renaissance City vision. I hope that all Singaporeans will enjoy our arts and media scene and contribute to
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      Equality in E. Timor
      108 2 WOMEN now j^'cl tx> do whatever the at-n do in ihc .'Oacekeeping mission in KnstTnnor. ]'liis is the first mission where female and male officers receive the same treatment and the female officers are allowed lo go through thick and thin alongside the male officers. Two
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      2001 wish
      105 3 Fur Singapore, I'd like to see economic g growth continue and investment corning in tn create more jobs. For NTUC, the moat important thing is for economic growth to be shared equally among workers in a fair and reasonable way. AJso, I hope that worker training will make
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    • Article
      No wild animals for shows here
      382 3  -  Ktm-Kyna Tan Some circuses to be banned to protect animals and humans by 'ii stoc com.sg AVA has been monitoring the rate of mishaps and abuse from the use of wild animals in circuses in recent years. In some extreme cases, there have been
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      Lock icon I was a scout once, it made me a leader: PM
      224 3  -  Cathleen I\mg by BE a scout now, be one of Singapore's leaders later. That was Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's message at the Singapore Scout Millennium Jamboree 2000 yesterday. PM Goh addressed 1,500 boy and girl scouts from 14
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      SBA to ensure fair play in growing media market
      229 3 THK Singapore Broadcasting Authority's (SBA) role will expand to tackle anti-competitive behaviour in the local broadcasting industry. SBA told Channel News Asia that it will serve as mediator should there be problems or disagreements over what is fair, in view of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Aussie couple held in Laos on vague charges
      279 3 Agencies SYDNEY A diplomatic storm is brewing between Australia and Laos after an Australian couple were arrested and threatened with an assortment of vague charges. An Australian official said that 42-year-old Kerry Danes, head of a Lao security company in charge of
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      Lock icon Defence man sees threat
      280 4 Rente) i Other nations warn against tilt in US nuclear balance WASHINGTON In picking his D«feac< Secretary on Thursday, Presidentelect Geor.L'.i- W. Bush may have nudged Washington towards a fiossible coll: r ion with Russia, China and 1 3 allies over rhe thorny issue of nyuon.il
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      Restricted (Artistic?)
      297 4  -  Kirn Kyrsn Tan by kimS'newsroday.com.ai A GROII V of artists rook centrestage yestei 'lay even though I hey bad vowed Lo stay away fro i performing fc" cue day. With -Singapore's first '-v Ai' Ray, the art abstained from all things artistic, inchuUng making, engagement and appreciation of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Man breaks into Kenya-bound jet's cockpit
      227 4 ReutLM.s NAIROBI A British Airways jumbo jet en route to Nairobi pi p jjed 10 gnrand yesterday as a Kenyan tOMJi riroke into the cockpit and grabbed i wnitrol^. Passenj rs screamed a prayed Got their lives as -lv? Boeing 747-400, with 398 people
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      2001 wish
      66 4 For Case, 1 hope to get more <luiinlions. I also hope that more consumers will sign up as members. Finally, I hope that in the coming year, we will be able to have the Fair Trading Act in place so that Singapore can become a fair trading place,
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      Historic twin babies from frozen egg and sperm
      170 4  -  Leung Phei Fhei I pheiphei^nt'w.i'KlMy.com.sg A PAIR ot twin babies are in the 1 t, hookt> tv being the first beings conceived from a frozen egj? ;jrid frozen sj i. Their birth few months ago brings new hope §ar childless couples or
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      113 4 READ 0N... UK minister sued He ignored hea\ik warning* jbile phone hose stations/*■ Fairy tales and reality Why should there be sucn a hullabaloo over teenage: ';illing each other in o movie?/ 10 Up where he belongs Whot got Emit Chau weak in the knees when he sang to the
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      217 5 g AVAILABLE UNTIL WEDNESDAY IQTH JANUARY, 2001. UNLESS SOLD OUT. fZDFATSAVINGSSTOREWIDE'- r l £Lm euro r°ller JAIJ -1-LP—m ||B«1B| >^^ 'St I BLINDS _^M 7'|J I R»g 579.95 I YIP $67.v bap 'LA SCALA SATIN SHEET SETS^W I,s^^, 1 x flat, I x KE -3 $»J»-u ■SW c- ■«j «W«
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  • Home news
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      Do's & don'ts of town councils
      516 6 Do's don'ts of town councils I READ your article Go For Politics With A Small 'p' i Dec 26) and would like to counter somt poiii! i nut forward by Dr Ooi Giok Ling which are incorrect due to her lack of understanding of the HDB heartland and town council
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      Curry certificate
      255 6 INDIAN cuisine in Singapore is set to get a hoost, in terms of variety, presentation and service. With Little India, together with its 100-odd restaurants, as the third most visited tourist spot in Singapore, the time has come to improve the services and standards of Indian restaurants, said
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      2001 wish
      82 6 That the Singapore fl Judiciary maintains the J excellence it has established in the past decade and thai it will remain a pillar of justice in the hearts and minds of the people. Mr Chiam Boon Keriij, Registrar, Supreme Court More governmerit goodies to favour families ~W more
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      Name story and win
      80 6 WHICH was the top story for you this year? The Speakers' Corner? Or the crash of Singapore Airlines SQOO6 in Taipei i>i October? You choose. For the full list of top stones to choose from, go to channelnewsaaiii.tom/ioplO and. You could win a trip to anywhere
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      NKF aids 'heart man'
      96 6 HE National Kidney Foundation has responded to the article Heart Man's Heartaches published on Dec 26. The NKF said that since May 1999, it has extended subsidies of $1,700 per month for Mr Chandrasegaran's dialysis treatment, after which be has to pay S2OO per month. In
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  • Business news
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      Lock icon Norwegian tycoon's offer too low
      410 7 Bloomberg News Osprey asks shareholders not to sell stock OSFkEY Maritime said an offer for its shares from '-Jorwcgian shipowner Mi John Frcdriksm, who controls the world's larger oil tanker Sect, was too low and recommended shareholders not sell their stock. Fredriksen's World Shipholdiny; last
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      Nikkei falls to decade-low
      129 7 TOKYO -Japan -ocfc index ended at :rs low it level in a decade. The Nikkei 225 stock avei■cipc fell 161.27, or L 2 per cent, to 13,785.69, bringing it- los to 27 per cent this year. The fall was led by NTT DoCoMo which slumped to
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      Lock icon Osprey tops year's gainer list
      127 7 hanne OSPREY Maritime) an oil am] i iias i ..'.eri as the year's best I ode on the uiiiapore I ah At the opposite end, the dubious honour fur woi t perEoiHiiug stock went to internet company Mediaritig.com, Cteprey Maritime stocks re staggering 63 per
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      Hyflux to list on SGX
      79 7 HYFLUX Ltd, a company specialising in integrated water treatment systems, said it has received in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange to list on the exchange. For the 10 months ended Oct 31, Hyflux reported a turnover of $15.78 million. In the same period, profit before
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      Lock icon US research firm ranks MAS top central bank
      155 7 Channel i;i iTI) saetai j thorit> of iii pon as I anl iiu-ivoii" v d batik by US-based :ich firm Bu ynmo on Inc. Polvnuionm -.lid tlu MAS runs the worfi best moni'Uii regime, usin» a managed floal" '< I .ii)gdoll;ir. It
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      Lock icon 3G telecoms licence auction likely to get a cool response
      281 7 Channel News Asia \L l HONING tor 3G licences is expected to be lukewarm affair. Don't expect any earth-shattering outcome Trom ihe upcoming 3G licence auction m February next year. It will be a relatively tame affair according to some
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  • Market news
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      Window dressing
      463 8 Low trading volume marks last trading day of the year SINGAPORE shares ended higher as some index linked stocks got window dressed. The Straits Times Index powered to a day high close of 1926.83 points, up 26.30 points; aided hy advances in blue chips. Market breadth was an
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      Latte in Sage Cafe for Fat Filipino
      787 8 HE It's Alfredo again from Sage Cafe. This, the last week of year 2000, was really qi;k-t :own at the cafe, until Thursday. Vinny Ms Goh Goh were taking their after-lunch hreak whi v some big fat Filipino waddled into the cafe and
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  • World news
    • UK minister sued
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        He ignored health warnings of mobile phone base stations
        476 9 N Fears that mobile phone masts the antennae above base stations may cause health problems have prompted a pressure group, backed by mode! Jerry Hal' ps^pare legal action against the Government Mast. Action IK claims that Mr r :k Raynsford, the
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        No witch-hunting
        190 9 JAKARTA -Do not go around s greeting and speculating who could be behind the preChristmas bombings if thei is no sti DRg evidence yet, Indonesian j resident Abdunahman Wahid said on Thmsday. "If these suspicions are expressed without any strong legal proof, we could end up in an
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        Lock icon The last run?
        58 9 RKI T3SBS photo. A woman nuts past aim. \img bamers at the stmfivttt the Taman-canirvlkA frrmthne island of Kmmen, catrymy a bap of goodies brought from Chinese fist r*en. Tiftwan s preparing to c-- tirades-old ban or Hint trade and truvel between Kinmtn and Mainland eOits as
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        Boy who drank 'uranium cocktail' stunted
        209 9 BANGKOK A 10-year-old boy is trapped in the body of soi i n-one half his age after he drank a substance containing uranium. Five years ago, Chetsada Palawatvichai, or Golf, misip ok a i adioactive substance containing uranium-92 for a bevt i ase. After
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        Boris Becker plays hardball
        209 9 BERLIN Bori& Bcker has ;hestrarird a campaign of psychological "U-rror" .igainst hi= wife, in order to win custody of the coupli a two sons, accordiii^ to court papers filed by Mrs Becker's lawyers in Florida. 'he str' lents, submitted by Mr Samuel Burstyn, a i lorida
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  • Commentary
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      Fairy tales and reality
      1040 10  -  Sisyphus DRY ICE by Why should there be such a hullabaloo over teenagers killing each other in a movie? THERE seems to bp a deadly debate looming in llu: Land of the Rising Sun. No, not over the latest teenage suicide over low grades, but over
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  • Relax
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      Lock icon Up where he belongs
      355 11  -  Hazel Tan What got Emil Chau weak in the knees when he sang to the President? Today photos by by hazel@newstoday.cor". -a CHATTY Emil Chau could hardly talk when he got off the stage at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Wednesday night. "My legs are still
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      The REAL countdown
      623 12  -  Cathlecn Tung MediaCorp Radio's Countdown 2001 promises to be the real deal with a nod to Mardi Gras by repor fee r@news today, conusg As t dance party incorporating elements of a carnival. BaOooo sculptors, jugglers and face painters amidst confetti, laser shows, live performances and non-stop
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  • Showcase
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      Lock icon Cheers to the Millennium
      515 13  -  Rosalind Pnn Compiled by rosalind®Eewstoday.cGm.«K Fun at the beach Tomorrow 2-4 pm Sentosa Siloso Beach The two pubs at Siloso Beach will be fighiing for the throne of the Be* Beach Volleyball Team in Singaji'.'-e. Robin L ong, Junita Simon, Angoi Ifeo, Ix Shen and v'
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      70 13 *h Speakers' Comtek 2001 «vV World Lasting Peace "Peace-Ideas from an Independent Researcher" On Indonesia, China/Taiwan, UN'US and Middle East- Hong Urn Park, Singapore .-^A-A Date: S rOrT1 n/ > 1 Janyary (Mon) to 5 JanLjary 2001 <y J^JaY** 8 January (Mon) h i i 2 January2ool fFrr) IpS \S
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      966 14 I Itf Prim- talfew**-^ I -Home:WongChooAh l/CHo;6?mW-m Rfl^y^fiMlin M CllU nZe< A-iMJwi*GreenC*r IffittfnS#gi^^3rd Prize: SsßSßfeL"— None: ran Mi Kia !/C No i SG23OT JA j 4ih Piln Tim a*T«ii*ii «m T iiai»« war *ia-at«*ai In .Mew Vtiik un vv- Anliim 1,-. W*Wm ssnlWlTn Mil l'»t»». Am muhm mifH>m> «il tKlavifc
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      372 14 f ||k Jack and Jill M 1 Channel 5, 11 pm j ']il! untw.' !,kd ntr in /fj fall ■>. /ow. but strung fir i 1 ng Ih l and thiy n'alise that Ta they un> actually made for eh J athi Ho ri-,r, things didn't work HBB| ti:ply a-,
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      858 15 Syurgo Di Telapak Kaki Ibu Police Story 111 Fatal Instinct .fe^y Surta, 4pm Super Cop Channel 5, 7 pm This tmrjerker is based on Ana, the child of a maid, P" Armand V is a cop*.onSatmah, who works for Ratna, a wealthy business Tkit 19'J2 cbs flick stars Joe' lawyer
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      777 16 Yl AA=diaCorp' *H 2000 World Ace Ventura: Asia Celebrates (Live) Uh Musk Awards When Nature Calls Channel News Asia, Tg Channel 5, 10.30 pm Channel 5, 7.30 pm 11 pm The World Music Aiwrds celc- Jim Carrey returns us the pet Phis 'live' telecast from Japan. brutes thr works (if
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      128 17 COME CELEBRATE WITH US THIS FESTIVE SEASON PLEASUREDOME NEW YEAR'S EVE (BUN 31 DEC* sac nett an a a 1 drin* nJ%£"eve (SUN 31 DEC) $32 neti (1 drink novelty) CHINOIS CHINOIS NSW YEAR'S EVE (SUN 31 DEC) 936 n&tt RIDLEY'S (i drink novelty) new ywar'B eve (SUN 31 DEC)
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      591 17 New Years's Eve: Dec 31,2000 (Sunday)'s listings Countdown 2001 r 1 (Live) ff^Bj I channel 5f *30 pm tdowm to the New Yff/r 2001 with Shsron An, Robin Leong, Andrea De Cruz and Sister Sledge at Srntosa. Don't miss the live telc-*""-v^' cast. Mi IT" I central cental 5* M=
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      761 18 "Tj /^l PH Sturship Troopers Maximum Risk Channel 5, 7pm Channel 5,10 pm 77 .s1.-"/ K'A^w Ar> action-packed -Irama abo <t a high ,001 l ds < .'d to sniper who goes titter his dtad tirtn t by t isti fiir bruti> -"'s t HW. tfn.vv «>«i ■■te'i: LM/f G';fc
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      1035 19 New Year's Day: Jan 1,2001 (Monday) 's listings M i v -!y log on to newsSuntec City woo om.sg. Long Vacation I 4HI ™s lh:■' raJ)^ Channel o, 10,30 pm < oi i> \w r n ittarnatJfijnal ...ia c* met' t la^hi BWas CrlOlMtl 96.3 ZKiger tells Van that Lawtmg
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      1155 20 KVBLSIIAN The Sislh Day: 10.50 am. 1.25pm, 4. Meet 'Hie Parents: 11am. lpm. 3. Clilna Strike Force (Mk 10.4,"):'! ii. 6.40. SJtO 5.15. 7J5.3 1 5 1 ISpii. 3.5<>, C 30. a.Ui. 1.45 UnbriutU '1.30 am, 2.10pm. 4.40, The Griiui n. 3.15pm. 7.1 m Yf.op»|M): U.2o;nn. 1.-i.iimi, 7.1.5, 9. 5
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      23 21 appointments S\n Kirn Dei »Miii k UO, 2000 For further enquiries, contact your Advertising Agency Now! I every Wednesday and Saturday in IJDW
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  • Sports
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      Lock icon Let's get on with it
      703 26 Rams and Saints really do not like each other, says Haslett MFI Rums Saints NEW ORLEANS In the first game, there was trash talking. In the second, they added pushing and shoving. Now, the Si Lonis Rains and the v Orleans Saints meet for the
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      Lock icon Lakers eclipse the Suns
      378 27 Kobe Bryant inspires champion with 38 points NBA Phoenix 78 LA Lakers 115 FHOENK Kobe Bryant needed just 33 minutes to score 38 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers needed less than that to humiliate the Phoenix Suns 115-78 at America West Arena yesterday. Bryant and
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      Vince Carter and Shag O'Neal lead NBA All-Star Game 2001 voting
      325 27 NEW YORK The fans, through the Sprite MBA All-Star 2001 voting programme, will determine starters for the NBA All-Star Game 2001, to be played at The MCI Center in Washington D.C. on Sunday, Feb 11. bronto's Vince Carter leads
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      Lock icon Can Newcastle stop the Red tide?
      645 28  -  Leonard Thomas Champion looking to end 2000 on a high with win over Magpies Newcastle v Man United by leonard@newstoday.com.sg HOW would Sir Alex Ferguson rate the year 2000? With mixed feelings probably. As Man Utd prepares for its final match of the year
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      Lock icon Home sweet home
      480 29  -  Leonard Thomas Gunners are kings at Highbury Arsenal v Sunderland by leonard@ncwstoday.com.sg THE question on everyone's lips is which Arsenal will turn up for tonight's match against Sunderland? One moment, the team is on the end of a four-nil hammering at the hands of Liverpool. The following
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      Lock icon Australia thrashes West Indies
      185 29 Reuters Cricket MELBOURNE Australia beat West Indies by 352 runs in a mis-match on the fourth day of the fourth cricket test in Melbourne on Friday to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series, Australia, led by captain Steve Waugh who made 121 not out
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      Behind the scenes of Formula One
      180 29 Formula G; c FOR the first time, Foster's, the official Formula One beer for the decade, will broadcast on Sportscity a behind-the-scenes look at the hippest and most glamorous sport in the world. To be aired on New Year's Eve at 7pm, tbe programme
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      The complete A to Z
      323 30 A wesorne year for Tiget Bribery reared its ugly head in Singapore football yeL again. Oh what a scourge. Champion once again in Europe team of the century Real Madrid. Disgrace of cricketeers Mohd Azharrudin and Hansie Cronje because of corruption. England, the country that
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      'Zero'
      687 30  -  S. Murali I muralif" i ie stoday.com.sg THE thn-e men huddled around the table, trying their best io have a peek at the ball, fut, the gypsy's wrinkled hands v ere in the way. "What does it say?" screamed hig Ernie Els, in a most un-laid-hack sort of way.
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      Stags reveal third S-League Star Player
      197 31 THE identity of the SLeague's third Star player is finally known. Brazilian striker Renato Aurelio Martins, 26, (below) will join Tampines Rovers next month as the club's and probably the S-League's most expensive player. Australian international Warren Spink (exGeylang United) and Cameroon World Cup
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      Sponsor says no problem
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