Today, 15 March 2001, Afternoon Edition

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  • Title Section
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    7 1 TODAY Thursday March 15, 2001 MITA(P) 138/11/2000
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon US orders disinfection
      193 1 Agencies Foot and mouth scare spreads EUROPE'S foot-and-mouth disease scare has spread to the rest of the world including the United States. All travellers from Europe to the US will have to face being herded through footbaths filled with disinfectant on arrival and have their luggage sniffed
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      Lock icon Nasdaq dips below 2000
      172 1 Agencies NEW YORK Stocks plunged past key psychological barriers again, following a slump on exchanges around the world brought on by fears of crisis in Japan and an uncertain US economy. The Dow Jones industrials slipped below 10,000 and the Nasdaq fell below 2,000. The Dow
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      Lock icon Taliban boots the BBC out
      55 1 -AFP KABUL Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia has ordered the closure of the British Broadcasting Corporation's office and given its foreign correspondent 24 hours to leave the country. Reporter Kate Clark was given a letter ordering her to leave Afghanistan for not representing the "realities" of
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  • HOT NEWS
    • Article
      Guns, greed and videotape
      479 2 Indian website report rocks the government NEW DELHI An explosive report on corruption by a low-budget news website in India has shaken the Indian government to the core, forcing the resignation of the ruling party's president and the suspension of four top defence ministry officials. Mr
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    • Article
      We're letting go
      417 3 Government to reduce its stake in SingTel and DBS IN a bid to blast SingTel and DBS Bank into world class orbits, the Government is willing to reduce its stake in both of them. The Government now holds 78 per cent share in SingTel and 37 per
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      Lock icon Prisoners' demands
      118 3 Antara JAKARTA Prisoners in Indonesia's maximum security Cipinang prison made four demands when negotiating with prison officials following riots that started early yesterday morning. Director General for correctional facilities, Agus Suyatno, said the inmates demanded the immediate arrest of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra and that the government support
      – Antara; AFP photo  -  118 words
    • Article
      When shame doesn't work
      258 4  -  Chelsea Chua Litterbugs to learn about the impact of their action by rep o rter@ne wsto day. c trni. sg WHEN it seemed that education wasn't working, the Government used shame to target litterbugs. But it appears that this has not met with much success either.
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    • Article
      She hit a crying baby
      116 4 A MOTHER who attacked her 14-month-old baby because he cried has been jailed for two months. On Jan 10, SM Zubaidah Ahmad, 20, grabbed her baby and hit him when he started to cry. Rushing into the room, Mdm Sharriffah, the baby's grandmother, tried to
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    • Article
      Two men stole cash from till at Duty Free Shop
      170 4 ALL they wanted to buy from the Duty Free Shop (DFS) at Millenia Walk was a coaster worth $12. The two Middle Eastern men paid US$lOO (Ssl72) for the coaster and were given $160 change in small denomination notes. And
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    • Article
      MediaWorks to go 'on air'
      65 4 SPH MediaWorks is to break into the radio airwaves in May, through a partnership with NTUC Media Cooperative. In an agreement signed yesterday, the two companies will enter into a 50-50 joint venture. UnionWorks will run NTUC Media's two existing radio stations Most Music FM91.3
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    • Article
      WHO launches study into Economy Class Syndrome
      78 4 THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched the first major study into deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Victims of DVT, dubbed economy class syndrome, develop fatal blood clots as a result of poor circulation on long-haul flights. Blood clots can develop within hours, days
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      And the lucky winner of a free flight is...
      104 4 MISS Seow Suyin from Woodlands has won herself a pair of tickets on board any oneworld alliance airline. She has a list of destinations from Jakarta to Helsinki to pick from. The contest is part of an effort to increase awareness
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      84 4 Business Administration IISH (3 diplom?s in 9 months' Marker ing kSJI Business English Information Systems rHfeHI Institute of Administrative IWbtM Management, UK Multi-media L~—^ ITE Human Resource Management CBS Accounting CBS Secretarial Hospitality Management CO s Office Skills Accounting for Forejgn Stuc|ents Advertising Public Relations Certificate in E-Commerce Leading to
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      97 4 READ 0N... What women really want Foreign husbands to boost independence/6 Vickers Ballas to acquire Lum Chang Securities It will pay $29 million For the acquisition/8 Dirty money in Hong Kong Banks used to launder humansmuggling money/13 Shark's fins unlimited Hong Kong at 'centre of unrestrained trade'/14 Act my age?
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      37 5 GIC TANGS www.tangs.com Details: "Adults" refers to persons aged 1B and above (with verification). Free fashion vouchers will be given away fronn 10.30AM to 71.30AM and they are redeemable today only. Limited to one per customer only.
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  • Letters
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      What women really want
      295 6  -  HSTan Foreign husbands to boost independence I READ with amusement the article "Change the rules" (Today, Mar 8). At the start of the article, a reader could be led to believe that Aware is trying to respond positively to the call for women to perform "national
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      FairPrice replies
      163 6 I REFER to Mr Siva's letter "Are essentials in supermarkets controlled?" (TODAY, Mar 10). We would like to assure Mr Siva that packaging for our FairPrice housebrand products are in compliance with the requirements as stipulated by Singapore's food regulation. In the case of our housebrand sugar, it
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      Separate lanes not practical
      237 6 MR Kishore P Vasu, in his letter "Open new lane for local motorcyclists" (Today, Mar 3), had suggested that we have separate lanes for departures and arrivals. Currently, arriving motorcycles use two of the three lanes on the Causeway during the morning peak hours. Similarly, departing
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      Be realistic about these ads
      156 6  -  Cheng Khim Seng I REFER to the letter on cigarette banners on Formula One programmes (TODAY, March 13). Is the flashing of alcoholic drinks on huge signboards and banners as well as on the jerseys of soccer players healthy? Let's face the facts. Without partners
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      98 7 Book your ticket online between March 7-16 2001 to enjoy these great fares, as well as 10% off all other fares to the USA. Plus earn 4,000 World Perksßonus Miles on your first online purchase through June 30 2001'. Booking your ■■r^ill ticket to the States has never been easier
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Vickers' latest buy
      321 8  -  Lee Yew Meng S'pore's top brokerage firm to acquire Lum Chang Securities by yewmeng@ne wsto day. c om.sg VICKERS Ballas Holdings, Singapore's biggest brokerage firm, plans to buy the securities arm of Lum Chang Holdings for $29 million. The acquisition of Lum Chang Securities, a unit of
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      Call Centres -the way to better customer service
      404 8  -  Lee Yew Meng by y ewmeng@newsto day. co m. sg FANCY calling up a bank's credit card department at midnight to complain you have been billed for an item you did not purchase? Or you watch an advertisement on television and the
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      Lock icon SingTel's boss in Sydney for bid
      195 8 Bloomberg News SYDNEY SingTel's President Lee Hsien Yang has arrived in Sydney to complete a bid for Cable Wireless Optus, Sydney Morning Herald said. He met with Optus chief executive Chris Anderson to negotiate a price to acquire Australia's second largest phone company, the
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      Lock icon HSBC jobs in China soon
      105 8 AFP HONG KONG British-based banking giant HSBC plans to move its back office processing jobs into Guangzhou, southern China, over the next three years, a bank spokesman said yesterday. "It will only involve our card operational and network services and the move will take two
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    • Article
      Dismal IPO debut
      171 8 PEOPLE'S Food Holdings fell by up to 22 per cent below its offer price of 45 cents, after its underwriter said yesterday it couldn't sell 0.6 per cent of the 142.5 million shares available. Of the eight million shares offered to the public, 6.9 per cent weren't
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  • MARKET NEWS
    • No headway at all
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        Index slides slightly despite gains in US markets
        621 10 SINGAPORE shares made no progress yesterday even as the US markets bounced back from previous sessions of relentless selling as investors suspect of the bounce sold into strength. While selling pressure had alleviated from a lack of follow through, dealers noted that
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      • Article
        No relief in Kuala Lumpur in US rebound
        307 10 THE overnight rebound on the US markets did little to shore up confidence in the Kuala Lumpur bourse. The market finished yesterday on a weak note with the KL Composite Index shedding a marginal 0.3 points to 682.3, thanks to index-linked buying
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • Article
      Lock icon Asset agency behind IPO
      385 12 Reuters Opposition says purchases were misuse of funds KUALA LUMPUR An asset management agency controlled by the Malaysian government said yesterday that it was a backer for an. initial public offering (IPO) that opposition parties have asked police to investigate. Telecom firm, Time dotCom, controlled by
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      Lock icon Gas fields to resume ops
      150 12 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia expects the closed gas fields in rebellious Aceh province to resume normal operations this week. Production at the PT Arun NGL plant was hit after its top supplier Exxon Mobil closed three fields last Friday due to security concerns, casting a cloud
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      Lock icon Passengers, cleaners suspected
      166 12 -AFP BANGKOK Investigations into the bombing of the Thai Airways jet which Premier Thaksin Shinawatra almost boarded, are centred oh two groups of people, according to reports. The first are the passengers who boarded the plane in Phitsanulok, in central Thailand, where it stopped off before heading
      -AFP  -  166 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Aids sufferers living longer
      89 12 Agencies WASHINGTON A study has found that Aids sufferers are living longer. Research by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that the average life expectancy of those suffering Aids-related illnesses hasincreased four-fold in the decade before 1995 from 11 months in 1984
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      Strict measures urged
      134 12 HONG KONG The Chinese government has been urged to set up a concentration camp for Aids sufferers from home and abroad to curb the spread of the disease. A group of deputies from Guangdong attending the ongoing National People's Congress in Beijing also asked that HIV-infected prostitutes
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      Dirty $ in HK
      228 13 Dirty in HK Banks used to launder human-smuggling money HONG KONG An international human-smuggling syndicate smashed by the Hong Kong police on Monday is believed to have laundered HK$45O million (Sslol million) via banks in the territory. Police said in a statement that those arrested were suspected to have "handled
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      Lock icon Fighter crashes
      44 13 AFP photo LIMA Peruvian firefighters putting out the blaze after a MiG-29 crashed during a demonstration flight on Monday, The demonstration was for a special congressional commission investigating the purchase of Russianmade fighter planes during the government of ousted President Alberto Fujimori.
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    • Article
      Lock icon German firms must pay for Nazi forced labour
      219 13 -AFP NEW YORK The World Jewish Congress, which championed the cause of numerous Jewish slave labour victims in the Nazi regime, on Tuesday urged German firms to immediately start paying compensation to the victims. Earlier, German businesses announced that they had collected
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      Lock icon Schindler's List man dies at 87
      139 13 Reuters LOS ANGELES The Jewish man whose personal experiences in the Nazi death camps helped inspire the book and movie Schindler's List died here last Friday. Mr Leopold "Paul" Page was 87. He was one of the 1,200 Jews saved from Nazi death camps
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    • Article
      Lock icon Foot-and-mouth disease in Argentina
      145 13 -AFP BUENOS AIRES The Argentine authorities finally confirmed a case of foot-and-mouth disease on Tuesday. Farm sources expect this admission could cost the country's exporters some US$5OO million (SsBBo million) a year. The case was discovered in Rivadavia, near Buenos Aires, said the National Food Safety
      -AFP  -  145 words
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      Lock icon Jakarta buys trainers
      61 13 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia is buying 20 T-l trainer aircraft from South Korea, local media reported yesterday. The purchase has been approved by the government, said the airforce's head of staff affairs, Hanafie Asnan, quoted by the Kontpas daily. The South Korean planes, costing about US$4 million (557.03
      -AFP  -  61 words
    • Article
      First Asian with artificial heart is OK
      168 14  -  Xinhua SHANGHAI Asia's first artificial heart recipient, a 33-year-old Chinese woman, is recovering well, Ms Ding Xiaolan is able to walk and eat by herself four days after the operation, with a mechanical heart inside her to drive her heartbeat and blood circulation.
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      Lock icon Rushdie and friend
      50 14 -AFP photo British writer Salman Rushdie and his girlfriend, Ms Padnia Lakskmi, attending the annual book party in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Organisers stepped up security measures because of the appearance of Rushdie, who is still threatened by the death penalty declared on him by Iran in 1989.
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      Shark's fins unlimited
      441 14 Hong Kong at 'centre of unrestrained trade' HONG KONG Hong Kong is at the centre of an uncontrolled world trade in shark's fin that has reduced some populations by as much as 90 per cent, green groups claim. The "End of the Line" report by international conservation
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      Lock icon Interim minister becomes Fiji's new PM
      134 14 -AFP SUVA Ratu Tevita Momoedonu, a minister in Fiji's army-backed post-coup government, has been sworn in as Prime Minister by newly reappointed President Josefa Iloilo, local media said yesterday. Fiji Radio reported that Ratu Momoedonu was installed at a ceremony near Lautoka, the west
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      Lock icon Train runs in Tokyo as driver seeks his cap
      224 14 AFP TOKYO A driver left his bullet train to run unmanned through Tokyo for five minutes while he searched for his cap, the railway company said yesterday. It was against the rules to drive without the cap. "When the driver left
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      Lock icon Man survives cliff fall
      123 14 Reuters LONDON A British man who jumped off a cliff survived a fall of nearly 120 m only to land on a ledge next to a badly decomposed body. Rescuers said the 22-year-old man suffered serious and extensive injuries and it was a miracle that he
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Act my age?
      840 15  -  Judith Tan Not me, I am happy just the way I am! by "WHY don't you act your age?" I was often bombarded with this rhetorical question while growing up. Act your age was what granny would say when I ran wildly around barefoot in her garden
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      The drug lowdown
      849 21  -  David Ngiau FILM REVIEW Traffic (Now showing) by david@newstoday.com.sg There's many a grey area in the whole drug food-chain For the US President's new "drug czar", Robert Wakefield (Michael Douglas), the first battle in his "war on drugs" turns out to be at home when he finds
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
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      1114 16 RADIO HIGHLIGHTS The Practice n City Beat Newsßadio Checkmates 0 f^% fly Ch 8,8 pm jIBF k I 93.© FW 92.4 FM Ui j, r^ *-'P^^ -^Bv^^VC lU.I J pm I fj| Queenstown t^^f V V*" 24 Mar Drivetime "y Shopping Centre fi 1 Are you a master of Rhapsody
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      1108 17 Le Corsaire In Conversation with Arts Central, Dame Sian Elias f\ 10 Pm f .1 O 5 Channel MewsAsia, JLStm j^s, o.Uz pm Le Corsaire tells of harems, I A. abductions, pirates, pashas, I si >» She is the first female Chief Justice in New MORNING slave girls, treachery, true
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      1060 18 IflUs K PCQI forming on instruments sudi performance by Singapore J-Y- i as pianos, violins, cellos, flutes Dance Theatre is set to f Music Carousel 2001: and more. impress more dance lovers. rf The Thirteen Floor Young Friends Music Date: Today, 11 am 9 pm Dates: Today till March 18,
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      1209 19 I hBOirSPCOT curses-all within two perfectly Dates: lodny till March 18, Venue: Sembawa tig Park Pnrade Community Club and normal families. 7- 10 pm Ticket: $22. available at The The Theatre Practice Singapore International Dates: Today, March 17, 18.20 and Venue: The Substation Substation Enquiries: call 346-4900 or Comedt Festival
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      1708 20 SHOWING TODAY EWSUNIK GVYISHUN Hannibal NC( 16)s 9pm Lost LOST SOULS Wd Almost Famous (PG): 11am, Dude, Where's My Car? (PGJ: Souls (PG): Noon, 2.10pm. 4.2.5, 1,40pm, 4.20,8.45 Dude, Wheres 11 40am, 1.25pm, 3.30,5 25, 6.50, 9.20 Miss Congeniality Maya iati.in is a deeply-reli- JJ My Cai? (PG): 12.45pm, 2.45,7
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  • RELAX
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      Lock icon 8 Days' new face
      824 23  -  David Ngiau First, a lusty' new look. Next, 8 Days is set to get all wacky and irreverent. by j da vid@ne w stoday. c o m. sg I imagine some faithful 8 Days readers might have nearly missed last week's edition on the newsstands. Heck,
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      Lock icon Buddy's swansong
      624 24  -  Kim-Kyna Tan i.i"'■ i t— wl JMPH xv xv vn j-m j-r- The lead actor of Buddy the Musical is quitting after 1 2 years by! Kimffl'news to a ay.com. sg Long live the father of rock V roll who's still everybody's buddy. Buddy Holly has outlived 40
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      Enough about beauty pageants... time for some machismo!
      525 24  -  Edmund T Shern NOT SAY I WANT TO SAY... OK, remember a couple of months ago when I was going on about the Sony PS2? Well forget all that! Sorry people at Sony you had your chance. All you real men out
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      943 25 ADVERTORIAL i Survivor v m JjM GXDOSGCI i mm Are information leaks on the web site false trails? by Carolyn Wong and Amber, indicating (double eh?) that they may axn mktg@spe.sony.com ~^7 have made it to the final two. %t As an Internet ignoramus, I can only trust that 'TMie
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Comeback? No way, says MJ
      444 26 Reuters Jordan dismisses rumours of playing for Wizards next season NEW YORK Could Michael Jordan's next big acquisition for the Washington Wizards be Michael Jordan? According to this week's issue of Sports Illustrated, an unidentified source close to Jordan himself has said that the NBA
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    • Article
      The Dream may be over. Blood disorder may end Hakeem's career
      525 26 NBA Houston 127 Indiana 118 HOUSTON Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon is suffering from a blood condition that may have ended his stellar career with the Houston Rockets. He has led Houston to a pair of NBA titles over a
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      Will Liverpool's luck run out tonight?
      574 27  -  Razali Abdullah Or will Houllier's men sneak away with another undeserved victory? Liverpool v Porto b y ra zali ©newstod ay. com. sg LIVERPOOL could be excused if its European adventure ends in a dismal defeat to Porto in front of its own adoring
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      State-of-the-art sports hub in the offing, says Mr Abdullah
      175 27  -  Ng Boon Yian b y bo o nyian ©newstoday. com. sg A multi-purpose, integrated sports hub that is classy enough to hold top sporting events, and yet is kept abuzz with commercial activities even during offpeak periods, will come Singapore's way
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      Lock icon Laxman leads India's recovery with record
      298 27 Reuters Cricket CALCUTTA Vangipurappu Laxman re-wrote the record books with the highest Test score by an Indian, as the home side continued a remarkable recovery at Eden Gardens. Laxman finished the day unbeaten on 275 after surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's previous record of 236 not
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Leeds manager O'Leary blasts Nedved over horror tackle
        202 28 Reuters Champions League Leeds 3 Lazio 3 LEEDS Angry Leeds United manager David O'Leary blasted Lazio midfielder Pavel Nedved after his nasty tackle left young Leeds reserve Alan Maybury hobbling from the pitch after its 3-3 draw yesterday. The incident was especially
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        Lock icon AC Milan sacks Zaccheroni and appoints Maldini as coach
        140 28 AFP MILAN AC Milan coach Alberto Zaccheroni paid an immediate price for his side's elimination from the European Champions League when he was sacked and replaced by Cesare Maldini yesterday. The 69-year-old Maldini, who coached Italy in the last world cup
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        Lock icon Arsenal loses but still goes through
        486 28 AFP Lyon fails to get the win it needed in Moscow Champions League Bayern Munich 1 Arsenal 0 PARIS Arsenal and Bayern Munich became the last two qualifiers for the Champions League quarter-finals yesterday despite the Germans downing the English Premiership outfit 1-0 in
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      532 29 Fergie believes his side is ready to avenge last season's defeat Champions League Man Utd 3 Sturm Graz 0 MANCHESTER Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has sent a warning to Champions League holder Real Madrid by claiming that his side can beat the Spanish
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      279 29 Reuters Champions League Valencia 2 Panathinaikos 1 VALENCIA A below-strength Valencia came from behind to beat Panathinaikos and secure top place in Champions League group A. The hero for the Spanish side was French defender Joeelyn Angloma, who reacted first to
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      523 30 Eagles' pre-season preparation hampered by injuries Tampines v Geylang by Scott O'Donell scott@newstod ay. com. sg WHAT better way to kick-off the new season, than to be showcasing the SLeague's only 'Premium Player' in Brazilian striker Renato Martins? Martins, who comes with a big reputation,
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      402 30  -  Scott O'Donell JACKSEN Tiago is back. And barring any hiccups with his ITC and medical screening, he will be registered in time for Home United's opening game of the 2001 S-League season against Sembawang Rangers on Saturday. Club Manager Nordin Rahman confirmed yesterday
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      Easy meat for Jaguars
      432 31  -  Stanley Ho Question: WHERE CAN I REDEEM MY SUPER DOLLARS? Answer: Go to www.superdollars.com.sg for a listing of merchant outlets where you can redeem your Super Dollars. You can also look out for retail outlets that display the "WE WELCOME SUPER DOLLARS" sticker. Marine Castle v
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      847 34  -  Scott O'Donell Can anybody realistically stop the march of the two armed forces? by scott@news today, com. sg IF you ask any unbiased football fan in Singapore, who will win the S-League this year, there is a good chance he will name either SAFFC or Home United.
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      Goal 2010: Taking football -forward
      605 36  -  S. Murali Critics need to step back and see real reason for setting a target by murali@newstoday.com.sg FOR many Singaporeans, Goal 2010 has become something to be scoffed at, with that "hah" type of sound that can only truly be made by expelling air through
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      764 38  -  Kelvin Phang Chinks in Warriors' armour, but they look good for the title by ke I vin @newstoday. com. sg SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC coach Fandi Ahmad is not a happy man. Despite the luxury of a spanking new stadium and the pricey acquisition of a
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      1188 39  -  Scott O'Donell by scott@newstoday.com.sg TAMPINES Rovers has placed a lot of faith in its Brazilian trio of Joselito Da Silva, Renato Martins and Adriano Reis (below), to guide the Stags to their first piece of SLeague silverware. Joselito will be pulling the strings in the middle
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      Can he pull it off?
      383 42  -  Scott O'Donell HOME United goes into this season as one of the favourites to take the 2001 S-League title. Coach Robert Alberts (above) has assembled a squad that may not boast the names of many national team players but compared to last season's team, looks
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      Thai Stallions
      459 42 SEMBAWANG has been very quiet in the lead-up to this year's S-League but one thing is certain, and that is the Stallions will definitely have a Thai flavour this year. New coach, Vorawan Chitavanich, has recruited two more of his fellow countrymen to add to Sembawang's existing Thai
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      Mediocre Rams
      499 44  -  Kelvin Phang by: kolvm@newstoday.com.sg WOODLANDS manager R. Vengadasalam is not known to be modest about his team's chances or shy about making predictions. But the once outspoken, brash and colourful Venga is more reserved these days. When Today asked him his pre-sea-son predictions, he merely said: "There's no
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      462 44  -  Kelvin Phang by kelvi n@n ews today, c om. sg CLEMENTI Klialsa could be the SLeague's darkhorse this year. The last club to enter the S-League, the West Coast based outfit has continued to confound its critics with its achievements in the last two years. In its inaugural
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      Blowing hot and cold
      432 45  -  Scott O'Donell JURONG has been often described as one of the most inconsistent sides in the S-League. One day the Cobras play like worldbeaters, the next they are very average. Hot one day, cold the next. The Cobras, who are lucky to be still in the
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      Tiger time?
      417 45  -  Scott O'Donell AFTER a couple of relatively successful seasons in the S-League, Balestier Central has seen its fortunes take a turn for the worse in recent years despite the best efforts of its coach, P.N. Sivaji. Names like Marko Kraljevic, Goran Paulic, Dalis Supait, and Hasnira Haron, who
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      Geylang boleh?
      513 46  -  Scott O'Donell WITH names like Mohd Noor All (below), Brian Bothwell, Billy Bone, Zulkarnean Zainal, Basri Halis, Azhar Baksin and Hasrin Jailani, it is little wonder that the strength of the Geylang Eagles lays in its midfield. Most coaches would love to have any of these players in
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      Beware the Bull
      617 46  -  Kelvin Phang WE ARE finished. Those were the first words Gombak chairman John Yap uttered when Today approached him recently for a pre-season preview. But lest you think that Yap is a pessimist, the reigning Team Manager of the Year explained he was merely voicing the feelings
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      Utility men
      463 47  -  Kelvin Phang A TEAM of PUB workers. That is what Tanjong Pagar coach Tohari Paijan called his squad at a recent media conference. For those unfamiliar with local acronyms, PUB stands for Public Utilities Board and what the wily coach actually meant is that he possessed a team
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      Hopes on a Vest
      385 47  -  Scott O'Donell MARINE Castle will be pinning its hopes for the 2001 S-League season on new coach, Alan Vest and his reputation for being able to turn around the fortunes of struggling clubs. No doubt it will be hoping he will be able to achieve the
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