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Title Section8 2001-01-31 1 TODAY WedlieSday -January 31, 2001 MITAU'i 138/11 20008 words
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Article, Illustration347 2001-01-31 1 by Kim-Kyna Tan kim@newstoday.com.sg ARE Singaporeans too apathetic? Read on only if you can be bothered. First visualise this. An almost bare stage bathed in psychedelic haze from cigarette smoke and yellowed stage lights. In the spotlight is an open microphone, for those who dare. No Apology347 words
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AFTERNOON EDITION
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231 2001-01-31 1 Agencies LONDON A rogue doctor who stripped internal organs from hundreds of dead children, leaving their bodies as little more than shells, will be banned from ever working in Britain again, the government said. Dr Dick Van Velzen, a Dutch pathologist from Alder– Agencies - 231 words
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Article46 2001-01-31 1 Reuters NEW YORK Blue-chip stocks jumped yesterday to their highest close in more than three weeks on expectations of another big interest-rate cut. The Dow Jones surged 179.01 points to 10,881.20. The Nasdaq finished essentially flat, up 0.01 of a point at 2,838.35.– Reuters - 46 words
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Article54 2001-01-31 1 Reuters BOGOTA An unidentified gunman hijacked a commuter airliner yesterday in a guerilla enclave in south-east Colombia. The plane belonging to the domestic carrier SATENA, with 32 on board, was on the ground at the airport when a man pulled out a pistol and demanded the pilot take– Reuters - 54 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article311 2001-01-31 2 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim Some use 'halal' label without obtaining certification by zackaria@newstoday.com.sg IT appears that Ajinomoto has lots of company. The number of halal offenders went up dramatically last year, as they tried increasingly blatant ways to peddle products that had not been approved by the311 words
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Article188 2001-01-31 2 Ex-Lee Lee lawyers fined TWO former lawyers of the law firm, Lee Lee, pleaded guilty yesterday to unauthorised copying of their former employer's database. Eddee Ng Ka Luon, 29, and Tan Su-Ean, 30, were each fined $5,000 for their offences. The court heard that the two lawyers had, on separate188 words
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Article, Illustration264 2001-01-31 2 Maurice Png - Maurice Png by maurice ©news tod ay.com. sg WHAT started off as a bet turned out to become a charity fund raising event. The challenge posed to banker Jonathan Wright: pole vault himself two metres before he turns 30 on Feb 2 thisWONG KHING CHONG - 264 words
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237 2001-01-31 2 Ravi Velloor - Ravi Velloor Bloomberg News by_ AS the new chief of DBS Bank, Mr Philippe Paillart is going into his first major battle as the bank tries to get a slice of Korea's lucrative credit card business. DBS Group Holdings is among the five– Bloomberg News - 237 words
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Article78 2001-01-31 2 AFP SINGAPORE and Japan will launch their first official round of negotiations today aiming to forge a free trade agreement by the end of the year. The two-day talks follow a preparatory round earlier this month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Mr Lim Chin Beng, theAFP - 78 words
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Article354 2001-01-31 3 Malaysian reader raises issue in letter to NST KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's speech on Malay Singaporeans continued to be a talking point in Malaysian newspapers. Yesterday, the New Straits Times published letters from three readers commenting on the speech that Mr Goh354 words
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Article, Illustration191 2001-01-31 3 Elaine Quek - Elaine Quek by elaine@news to day.com. sg NOT guilty. That was the verdict the court gave to British solicitor Ms Julia Elizabeth Tubbs, who killed a Korean woman and her two children in a car accident. In acquitting the 36-year-old associate of British law firm191 words
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Article, Illustration252 2001-01-31 4 Agencies Stiff opposition causes Philippine President to act MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo (right) withdrew yesterday the appointment of her national security adviser, retired general Lisandro Abadia, who was accused of corruption. Following stiff opposition on Mr Abadia's nomination from various groups, Mrs Arroyo announced inAgencies - 252 words
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150 2001-01-31 4 HIS aim was probably to scare people into paying their debts. But he ended up behind bars for harassment on behalf of an illegal moneylender. The 20-year-old youth was caught writing the words "Owe Pay on the wall outside a flat in Petir Road150 words
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Article, Illustration44 2001-01-31 4 AFP photo Three people including a one-year-old boy (above) mere rescued after being trapped underground for 100 hours, following Friday's earthquake in western India. A rescue official in Ahmedabad said: "The baby was smiling when we got them out".AFP photo - 44 words
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Article109 2001-01-31 4 SWARUP Das, a 26-year-old Indian national, was sentenced to 12 months' jail and three strokes of the cane yesterday for molesting a female passenger aboard a Singapore Airlines flight to San Francisco last September. The computer engineer said he suffers from "Periodic Limb Movement" disorder,109 words
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Article118 2001-01-31 4 Reuters YANGON A European Union delegation expressed yesterday optimism on Myanmar's political mood after meeting with pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. After a two-hour meeting with Ms Suu Kyi who was under house arrest since September, the EU officials said the "situation was– Reuters - 118 words
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Article51 2001-01-31 4 THE Government announced last night it is to send US$5O,OOO (S$87,000) worth of emergency supplies to earth-quake-stricken Gujarat. The contribution will be airlifted to India by an RSAF C-130 soon. President SR Nathan and Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong have both sent messages of condolence to51 words
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Article155 2001-01-31 4 Reuters PORNOGRAPHY is popping up in Singapore palmtops as local Web surfers rank the second most avid users of an online porn service for handheld devices. While Internet users here can't be prosecuted for viewing porn, they face a three-month jail term and/or aReuters - 155 words
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Miscellaneous99 2001-01-31 4 READ 0N... Still hoping... Extending gains on hopes of deeper rate cuts/8 Agilent's big move Cites large customer base in the region as one reason/9 Haemophiliac hunt British patients may have received blood with mad cow disease/12 Bermuda triangle or hole of gas? Latest research throws some light on mystery/1499 words
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LETTERS
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Letter544 2001-01-31 6 I REFER to the letters "Electricity more costly for residents" by Mr Tay Heng Lai and "Electricity price hike: No response?" by Mr David Soh (Today, Jan 27). Why rates are different for different types of consumers? Electricity tariffs reflect the costs of delivering544 words
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107 2001-01-31 6 Clara Chan - Clara Chan I CAME across many courteous bus drivers while I was in Australia but not that many here. However, I was pleasantly surprised on the first day of the Chinese New Year when I boarded bus service 74 at 11.47107 words
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284 2001-01-31 6 Agnes Sng - Agnes Sng I REFER to your article "Have You Changed, Singapore?" (Today, Jan 29). I am surprised at the choice of words such as "cynicism" and "put under the microscope" in the description of the Fourth Overseas Singapore Clubs Forum held on Jan 27. The Forum284 words
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299 2001-01-31 6 Narayana Narayana - Narayana Narayana AS a senior citizen, I am happy to read that my frequent pleas for public-transport concessions is "an issue being looked into", as Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan was reported to have said. It was, however, disheartening to read our299 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article, Illustration517 2001-01-31 8 SINGAPORE shares managed to cling on to most of their gains today in anticipation of a 50 basis points rate cut by the US Fed. Buying activities were focused on index-linked stocks albeit with interest in bank and property stocks. The STI517 words
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Article, Illustration438 2001-01-31 8 KUALA LUMPUR The XL Composite index managed to finish in positive territory, aided by sustained buying on selected index-linked issues, but the broader market closed mixed as investors moved in to lock-in gains aggressively in the afternoon. The Malaysian market barometer ended the day 2.8 points438 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article291 2001-01-31 9 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh Cites large customer base in the region as one reason by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg BY the end of the year, a US manufacturer, Agilent Technologies, will move the production of an entire line of test equipment from its plant in Colorado to Singapore. As a start291 words
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193 2001-01-31 9 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Pre-Budget 2001 Survey done in December, had 46 per cent respondents forecasting financial distress from meeting the 4 per cent restoration of employer's CPF contribution. This response came in light of only 12 per cent193 words
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288 2001-01-31 9 SINGTEL said that profits for the quarter ending Dec 31, 2000 rose 25.2 per cent to $646 million. This showing, which exceeded analysts' expectations, was despite a drop in international call revenues, Overall turnover for the first three quarters rose288 words
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173 2001-01-31 9 Bloomberg News THE fourth-quarter profit of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd, a maker of customised chips, has tripled. Its net income rose to *****.18 791 from $38.6 million a year ago. Sales in the fourth quarter increased 47 per cent to $556.6 million from $377.6 million. And– Bloomberg News - 173 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration398 2001-01-31 10 Steven Ooi - Steven Ooi Indonesia's armed forces may have to 'take action' by Steven® newstoday. com. sg JAKARTA For the second day in a row, Indonesia's defence minister warned of the military assuming a larger role in security if the political bickering got out of hand. Saying street protests had398 words
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Article132 2001-01-31 10 Bernama MELBOURNE The Australian government will grant permanent resident status to some 2,500 foreign students studying Information Technology as part of its programme to attract skilled labour. Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock said the overseas students could migrate from July next year and could applyBernama - 132 words
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Article, Illustration300 2001-01-31 10 -AFP MANILA A friend of ex-presi-dent Joseph Estrada, wanted by United States authorities for fraud, has agreed to testify that the deposed leader played a leading role in the Philippines' worst insider trading scandal. Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said the former presidential-AFP - 300 words
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Article202 2001-01-31 10 Reuters TAIPEI Taiwan's embattled Prime Minister Chang Chun-hsiung's explanation for shelving a controversial nuclear power plant failed to appease an angry Parliament yesterday. Mr Chang said his unilateral decision last October to halt construction of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant was "not unconstitutional". Citing the– Reuters - 202 words
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Article171 2001-01-31 10 Reuters JERUSALEM Israeli right-wing front-runner Ariel Sharon continues to enjoy strong public support one week ahead of the prime ministerial election. A Gallup poll published yesterday showed the 72-year-old hawkish Likud leader beating the 58-year-old Prime Minister Ehud Barak with a 20-point lead. Mr Sharon got– Reuters - 171 words
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Article, Illustration449 2001-01-31 11 Shanoo Maharaj - Shanoo Maharaj Gujaratis around the world are using e-mail to help their brethren in India by in New Delhi MILLIONS of Gujaratis round the world are joining hands to help their hapless earthquake-stricken brethren in the western Indian state. They are also bondingAFP photo - 449 words
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277 2001-01-31 11 Reuters WASHINGTON MTV has come under fire for airing a dangerous stunt that apparently inspired a teenager to get set on fire. Jason Lind, a 13-year-old from Connecticut, had petrol poured on his legs and feet on Jan 26 after watching MTV's popular– Reuters - 277 words
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Article, Illustration103 2001-01-31 11 Reuters WASHINGTON Britain has awarded filmmaker Steven Spielberg an honorary knighthood in recognition of his "unique and outstanding contribution to international film". Mr Spielberg received the honour on Monday during a ceremony at the British Embassy in Washington after a private dinner for his family and friends.Reuters - 103 words
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Article97 2001-01-31 11 AFP HONG KONG Foreigners with high-tech skills are in hot demand in the territory these days. The number of visas granted to professional expatriates soared 22 per cent last year, reported the South China Morning Post yesterday. Around 18,000 professional work visas were issued last year, 4,000 moreAFP - 97 words
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Article300 2001-01-31 12 AFP Patients in Britain may have received blood with mad cow disease LONDON British doctors were yesterday attempting to trace haemophiliacs who may have been exposed to plasma derived from a blood donor later found to have been infected with the human form of mad cow disease. PatientsAFP - 300 words
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Article, Illustration279 2001-01-31 12 BANGKOK Sinners are not welcome in the new Thai Cabinet, said prime minister-in-waiting Thaksin Shinawatra (right). While he cannot promise an all-saint Cabinet, the Thai Rak Thai leader said his coalition government would be made of people with-AFP photo - 279 words
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201 2001-01-31 12 SEPANG The tout problem at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport has worsened despite the airport authorities lodging reports with the police and the Road Transport Department and Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board. Locals and foreigners have to wade through the increasing number of201 words
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Article69 2001-01-31 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia and Thailand are to resume joint naval exercises after a fiveyear break because of the regional economic crisis. An exercise named Thai ay will be held off southern Thailand from Sept 4 to Sept 12, Deputy Defence Minister Shafie Apdal was quoted by-AFP - 69 words
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Article72 2001-01-31 12 AFP LONDON A plot to bug Prince William has been discovered by secret service officers. Electronic surveillance equipment was discovered at Fife in Scotland, where the 18-year-old William will begin a course in September, said the Daily Express yesterday. It quoted security sources as saying thatAFP - 72 words
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Article, Illustration82 2001-01-31 12 Reuters ESKISEHIR One is never too young to box at least that is what the organisers of a controversial female boxing tournament in Turkey are claiming. These two four-year-olds, wearing safety helmets, exchanged blows to the head during the tournament held in this western TurkishReuters - 82 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration710 2001-01-31 13 Rohana Mohammed - Rohana Mohammed It's all about real people and real issues I AM a cab-o-holic. It's an addiction that comes with some perks. Sometimes, I am able to unearth nuggets of information from taxi-drivers. One such interesting man I met was Mr Kwang. I took710 words
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Article174 2001-01-31 13 s- -v In Germany, when you f are invited for dinner at &Jh seven > you are tnere at V J seven, or maybe three minutes to seven. If you turn up at five minutes past, you must bring an excuse. A quarter-past is a crime, and at174 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration869 2001-01-31 14 Paul Harris - Paul Harris UPS Latest research throws some light on mystery losses by SCIENTISTS believe they may have solved the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. For several decades now tales have been told of mysterious disappearances of ships at sea leaving little or no traceUPS; YEN YOKE - 869 words
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Article, Illustration468 2001-01-31 15 Danny Er - Danny Er Soccer star Nazri Nasir serves up a kebab or two by rep o rter@n c wsto d ay. co m. sg Nazri Nasir has kick-started a nest-egg for himself. Nazri, SAF Football Club's captain, has gone into the kebab business with two other partners. TheyALVINTOH - 468 words
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SHOWCASE
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Article, Illustration685 2001-01-31 19 Rosalind Png - Rosalind Png Compiled by rosalind@newstoday.com.sg 'ONE' Ist Anniversary Performance (below) Today 8 pm Victoria Theatre The Odyssey Dance Theatre is now one. It's a joyous occasion for the theatre and the Singapore dance scene. It showcases the professional and distinctive works by local685 words
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Article, Illustration697 2001-01-31 21 Alex Yong - Alex Yong Get it all wherever you are and at a low cost with Malaysia's eVmail by When Chang Kee Kwong (left and below) was seeking an initial funding for his tech-venture early last year, he did not need to make any presentations to venture capitalists. Upon being697 words
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Article, Illustration972 2001-01-31 22 -IPS Young US professionals are now seeking help for their sex lives THOUSANDS of ambitious couples are finding the strain of keeping on top of high-powered jobs is ruining their sex life. Pressure at the office leaves them so exhausted that, by the time they go to-IPS; YEN YOKE - 972 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration328 2001-01-31 25 NBA Minnesota 99 Milwaukee 96 MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota rallied from eight points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 99-96 yesterday, reported NBA.com. Thanks to the fourth-quarter scoring of Kevin Garnett and the calming influence of Terrell Brandon (above), the Minnesota Timberwolves extended their winning streak328 words
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Article, Illustration827 2001-01-31 26 He used Russel Crowe for inspiration Super Bowl TAMPA Disneyland didn't warm up to him. Wheaties didn't include him on the Super Bowl box of champions. His Super Bowl XXXV ring was won in a city known for XXX dancing. Meet Ray Lewis, the most complex MVP inAu£poht photo - 827 words
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Article, Illustration126 2001-01-31 26 Reuters Cricket HOBART Mark Waugh (left) made 100 not out as Australia beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in the limited overs international yesterday, scoring 282-4 in 44 overs after Zimbabwe made 279-6. Andrew Symonds (60) and Steve Waugh (81) shared partnerships with Mark Waugh– Reuters - 126 words
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Article, Illustration378 2001-01-31 27 The season hasn't started butVilleneuve is already attacking Schumacher Formula One LONDON Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve has renewed his war of words with Formula One rival Michael Schumacher. Villeneuve has said that racing with Schumacher is a guessing game because "you don't know whatAFP photo - 378 words
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451 2001-01-31 27 AFP Rugby SYDNEY Australian rugby union officials claimed yesterday European administrators were trying to lay down the law on the way the game was played. The Dublin-based International Rugby Board (IRB) has begun a blitz on refereeing, clamping down on a numberAFP - 451 words
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Article, Illustration511 2001-01-31 28 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas Black Cats poised to take advantage of any dip in Red Devils' form by leonard @news today, com. ag FOOTBALL is a fickle game, isn't it? Just four days ago, the death knell was sounded for this season's English Premiership title race. Thirteen pointst, Allsport photo - 511 words
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479 2001-01-31 28 Rajiv Nair - Rajiv Nair by ALTHOUGH it may come as a surprise to many fans of English football to find Sunderland in second place in the Premier League, Sunderland is a club with a great historical tradition. In fact, when Sunderland last won the479 words
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Article496 2001-01-31 29 What shall I say? LONDON According to Sir Alex Ferguson (right), the reason for his side's loss to West Ham on Sunday had nothing to do with the better side winning on the day, but had all to do with the club's board, the state of the496 words
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317 2001-01-31 29 LONDON Manchester United may be disappearing into the Championship distance, but for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, that is not proof of falling standards in the English game. Wenger's belief that his team should never have finished 18 points behind United last season has317 words
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Article, Illustration635 2001-01-31 30 Manchester United goalkeeper is wondering what the fuss is all about MANCHESTER It was the morning after the nightmare before. The world's most revered goalkeeper, Fabien Barthez, winner of a World Cup and European Championship, awoke to find himself a figure of fun. Not 24 hours635 words
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Article, Illustration282 2001-01-31 31 -AFP Arsenal moves back to second LONDON Arsenal barely needed to get out of second gear as it moved up to second place in the Premiership behind runaway leader Manchester United with a 2-0 win over bottom club Bradford early this morning. Arsenal has 44 points from 25-AFP; AI.LSK)RT photo - 282 words
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Article109 2001-01-31 31 Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO Former Brazilian World Cup defender Junior Baiano has tested positive for cocaine, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said yesterday. A CBF official said the 30-year-old Baiano, who was ever-present for Brazil at the 1998 World Cup in France but has notReuters - 109 words
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Article29 2001-01-31 31 Reuters CANNES Fifa said yesterday it was taking no immediate action against former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, the player at the centre of a 1990s bribery case.– Reuters - 29 words
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Article239 2001-01-31 31 – Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang NATIONAL team dropout Ahmad Latiff Khamanidin (right) may have been criticised for leaving the S-League to play in Indonesia, but he seems to be doing just fine over there. Talking to Today from Bogor, Indonesia, his agent Mirwan Surwarso said that Latiff has signed239 words
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525 2001-01-31 31 Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell by! scott@newstoday.com.sg THE S-League will kick off its sixth season on March 15 and the players still don't have a voice. Back in 1996, at the inaugural season's launch, Fandi Ahmad brought up the idea of starting a players525 words
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Article, Illustration283 2001-01-31 32 S. Murali - S. Murali TODAY Exclusive Move to gather support will start soon by murali ©newstoday. com. sg SEVERAL senior players from the SLeague will start a movement soon to form a players' union. One of the prime movers behind the project is Home United defender283 words
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Miscellaneous27 2001-01-31 32 Former S-League player and TODAY Correspondent Scott o'Donell welcomes the players' initiative and says that a union is vital to the growth of the league. Page 3127 words
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