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Title Section13 2001-03-21 1 TODAY We d n c s d ay March n, 2001. MiTAfPI LlB/Jl/200013 words
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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article371 2001-03-21 1 Bloomberg Stocks tumble as Fed's rate cut disappoints market NEW YORK Both the Dow Jones and Nasdaq stocks tumbled in a negative reaction to the US Federal Reserve Board's 50 basis point cut in interest rates. The Dow went to its lowest close in two years,– Bloomberg - 371 words
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Article138 2001-03-21 1 Reuters HONOLULU The captain of the USS Greemville unexpectedly took the witness stand yesterday without immunity from prosecution, and immediately took the blame for the Feb 9 collision between his nuclear submarine and a Japanese fishing vessel that killed nine people. Cmdr Scott Waddle, who– Reuters - 138 words
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Article145 2001-03-21 1 -AFP RIO DE JANEIRO The world's largest offshore oil rig sunk into the Atlantic Ocean yesterday, crippled by a series of explosions, the state-owned oil company Petrobras announced. The accident has sparked fears of a massive oil spill, despite assurances from Petrobras that the slick-AFP - 145 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article171 2001-03-21 2 A TRAINEE teacher put up a struggle against a snatch thief while on her way home on Monday night. But the culprit, in his 20s, managed to get away with her bag. The 27-year-old victim was walking to her flat in Yishun at about eight in171 words
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301 2001-03-21 2 POLISH Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek yesterday invited Singapore to use Poland as a foothold into the European Union market. In a meeting with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, he said both countries could jointly invest in third markets in Central Eastern Europe. The two leaders301 words
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Article254 2001-03-21 2 Shazalina Salim - Shazalina Salim Tobacco consumption also reduced by shazalina@newstoday.com.sg AN increase in excise duty on tobacco products last year reduced cigarette contraband by 57 per cent The amount of cigarettes smuggled into Singapore fell to 13,793 kg last year, from 24,091 kg in 1999. Mr Lee Kok254 words
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Article199 2001-03-21 2 -AFP THE future Singapore home will be an e-horae: Computers, entertainment systems, appliances and security systems al! connected through a home network. In its second technology blueprint for 2000-2005, Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said broadband Internet connections will be a core part of this, as its-AFP - 199 words
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Article, Illustration334 2001-03-21 2 A YOUNG student was given a second chance by the Juvenile Court yesterday, when his school took him back even after he started his third fire there. The 15-year-old student started the fires in January last year, and was charged on two334 words
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Editor's appeal
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294 2001-03-21 3 KUALA LUMPUR In unusually frank comments, a senior Malaysian journalist with the government-controlled New Straits Times (NST) has criticised government restrictions for forcing the local media to be less than truthful when reporting on events reflecting ethnic or national discord. NST294 words
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Article110 2001-03-21 3 -AFP JAKARTA An Indonesian cargo ship laden with tin and pepper has gone missing after being hijacked on a voyage to Singapore, the state shipping line PT Pelni said yesterday. The 980 dead weight tonne coaster carrying 320 tonnes of tin, 80 tonnes of tin-AFP - 110 words
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161 2001-03-21 3 Agencies JAKARTA An Indonesian court sentenced Sapuan, a former deputy chairman of state commodities regulator Bulog, to two years in jail yesterday over a US$4.l million (557.3 million) scandal that could bring down President Abdurrahman Wahid. Sapuan said he would appeal the sentence. The affair– Agencies - 161 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article, Illustration271 2001-03-21 4 SGH surgeons poised to separate Nepalese twins SURGEONS at Singapore General Hospital will try to separate Ganga and Jamuna Shrestha, the Siamese twins from Nepal, next month. Channel News Asia has discovered that neurosurgeons have, over the past five months, been making virtual preparations to separate the– CNA photo - 271 words
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Article137 2001-03-21 4 IF YOU want to scale mountains, trek in rugged inhospitable regions, invent a new gadget or set up a small-scale enterprise but do not have the means to do so, you can now apply for the Dare to Dream Fund (DTDF). However, this137 words
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Article108 2001-03-21 4 Shazaiina Salim - Shazaiina Salim by shazalina@newstoday.com.sg A SINGAPORE Bus Services (SBS) driver was killed on his way to work on Monday in a hit and run accident on the Seletar Expressway. Mr Chok Choo Seong, a 29--year-old Malaysian, was on his motorcycle at about 5.38 am when108 words
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Article60 2001-03-21 4 AN ILLEGAL Myanmese immigrant was arrested on Monday for providing forged documents to other Myanmese immigration offenders. In an operation by Singapore Immigration and Registration (SIR), the 26-year-old man was arrested in his hotel room at Jalan Besar. Investigations showed he had just started producing the forged cards,60 words
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Article94 2001-03-21 4 IF YOU'RE going to horseracing's richest race, the Dubai World Cup in Dubai, on Saturday, you have a chance to win yourself one million Skywards Miles the equivalent of 15 return air tickets from Singapore to Dubai. Skywards Miles is Emirates and SriLankan airlines' frequent94 words
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Page 4 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous105 2001-03-21 4 READ 0N... Duty of the press Responsibility to reflect issues without distortion is what matters/6 Europe's New Meat Menu One's misery another's [oy/10 The Mori and Bush alliance US and japan to work together to revive economy/ 14 Get ready for a weaker yen US may give go ahead, even105 words
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LETTERS
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Letter415 2001-03-21 6 Responsibility to reflect issues without distortion is what matters WITH media liberalisation, what should be the rightful role of a responsible press in Singapore? The press owes our people (its readers), rather than our politicians, a duty to inform and educate. A few years ago, a415 words
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Letter204 2001-03-21 6 Narayana Narayana - Narayana Narayana CRICKET lovers here must be thankful to Today for its helpfulness in the coverage of cricket. The remarkable reversal of fortunes resulting in India's win in the recent Second Test is not exactly a matter of ethnic pride, but another example of what204 words
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316 2001-03-21 6 WE refer to your article "Exploiting the weak" (Today, March 12), The Home Team is constantly on the look out for passport fraud and trafficking. We will not hesitate to take stern action against such offenders. Employers/agents, guilty of passport scams, may be prosecuted for abetting316 words
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Letter71 2001-03-21 6 I REFER to letter "Why don't cabbies go up HDB carparks" (Today, March 19). Taxi drivers are obliged to drop passengers off at requested destination points. But we wish to highlight that taxis with advertisement panels require a height clearance of two metres in order to drive through.71 words
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Letter124 2001-03-21 6 WE refer to letter "Why don't cabbies go up HDB carparks" (Today, March 19). The writer is possibly referring to a taxi with a rooftop advertisement which is 2 m high. HDB multi-storey carparks have height restrictions of up to 2.1 m. In carparks with the124 words
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206 2001-03-21 6 I REFER to the article "Breast Boon" (Today, March 19). Speaking from personal experience, I learnt about breast cancer and the methods of detection from magazines. Other than that, information seems scarce. Hence, I would like to make a suggestion as to how more206 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration329 2001-03-21 8 Chin Wei Lin - Chin Wei Lin by weilin@newstoday.com.sg FORGET the young technopreneurs who dream of making it big by nurturing start-ups and making their first million by floating initial public offerings. Their dreams went up in smoke after the dotcom crash last year. It was an old economy man, determined andWONG KHING CHONG - 329 words
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Article138 2001-03-21 8 CREATIVE Technology, the world's largest sound card maker, will sack 10 per cent of its workforce and close a plant in the US, as demand for its products slows. The Singapore-based firm informed the Singapore Exchange of this, and said it will take a one-time charge138 words
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256 2001-03-21 10 ST Assembly Test Services, Asia's number two chip-testing company, lowered its forecast for first-quarter revenue as customers put off orders, marking the company's second warning of weaker results in three months. ST Assembly now expects sales to decline by half from the fourth256 words
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Article125 2001-03-21 10 -AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong tycoon Mr Li Ka-shing's listed Internet firm torn.corn yesterday posted a net loss of HK5436.07 million dollars (5595.9 million for the year to Dec 31, 2000. This was sharply higher than the HK553.06 million loss a year earlier. It-AFP - 125 words
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Article, Illustration380 2001-03-21 10 Bloomberg Europe's New Meat Menu Today art by Europe shuns beef for ostrich and kangeroo BANGKOK European consumers are switching to imports of ostrich, shrimp and other food from South Africa and Australia to Thailand as mad cow and foot-and-mouth diseases devastate domestic livestock herds. Sales– Bloomberg; ENG KONG - 380 words
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Article202 2001-03-21 10 Reuters HONG KONG Shanghai could overtake Hong Kong economically in about 15 years at current growth rates, according to a newly released report. The report by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) acknowledges the growing importance of Shanghai as a trade and finance hub, and— Reuters - 202 words
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Article111 2001-03-21 10 Channel News Asia INFLATION in the second half of last year was the highest, at two per cent, for the lowest income group in Singapore. In contrast, the consumer price index went up 1.3 per cent for the middle income group, and a mere 0.3— Channel News Asia - 111 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Slight firming up
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Article, Illustration492 2001-03-21 12 SOME resolute gains were etched out yesterday as bears beat a hasty retreat amid short-covering activities ahead of an expected rate cut decision last night by the US Federal Reserve Board. Recent sellers of blue chip proxies turned buyers, not wanting to492 words
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Article, Illustration456 2001-03-21 12 KUALA LUMPUR After more than a week of continuous descent, selected lower liners posted rebounds yesterday, probably aided by the US market's firmer close on Monday. On the domestic front, positive news came in the form of a possible cut in the intervention rate456 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration388 2001-03-21 14 -AFP US and Japan to work together to revive economy WASHINGTON US President George Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori swapped strategies for reviving their slowing economies, seeking to lift the gloom. In their first, and possibly last, meeting, given signs that Mr Mori-AFP - 388 words
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89 2001-03-21 14 -AFP SAN FRANCISCO Blackouts again hit more than half a million Californian homes as the state's energy authority said malfunctions and maintenance problems hit the state's power grid Electrical reserves have reached a critical low point since Monday morning, and energy operators are blacking out-AFP - 89 words
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259 2001-03-21 14 -AFP BEIJING Farmers in a village in Henan riddled with Aids are pleading for help from the government, saying local authorities are deliberately leaving them to die. In a letter to the Health Ministry, Cabinet and Parliament, one victim wrote: "We are also human,-AFP - 259 words
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Article142 2001-03-21 14 AFP HANOI A woman member of a Buddhist sect died after setting herself on fire in southern Vietnam to protest the detention of the group's leader. According to a statement from the overseas association of the Hoa Hoa Buddhists based in Maryland, Ms Nguyen Thi– AFP - 142 words
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Article90 2001-03-21 14 -AFP HONG KONG A woman was arrested for allegedly selling explosives to a fugitive sought over blasts in Shijiazhuang dry which left at least 108 dead. The Beijing-backed daily Wen Wei Po said the unidentified woman was accused of selling 100 tons of explosives to 41-year-old-AFP - 90 words
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Article86 2001-03-21 14 -AFP HONG KONG The Hong Kong government is reviewing whether racial discrimination should be made illegal amid growing complaints from ethnic minority groups. An informal study was being conducted by the Home Affairs Bureau on the need for, and impact of, an anti-racism law and whether the-AFP - 86 words
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138 2001-03-21 15 WASHINGTON A press attache at the Russian embassy in the United States was the handler for accused FBI agent Robert Hanssen. An intelligence source told CN~N that Mr Vladimir Frolov had been Hanssen's handler, noting the permanent recall of Mr Frolov to Moscow.138 words
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Article58 2001-03-21 15 -AFP WASHINGTON The explosion of e-mail has heightened public disgruntle me nt with the US Congress, rather than enhancing democracy as it was hoped. The Congressional Management Foundation found that senators and representatives receive far more e-mails than their offices can handle 80 million last year and the-AFP - 58 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration790 2001-03-21 16 William Pesek Jr - William Pesek Jr US may give go ahead, even if China protests by in Tokyo JUNE 1998 saw one of the most important shifts in US-Asia priorities in the last decade. President Bill Clinton, after a year of rebuffing requests that he visit crisis-plagued790 words
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Article, Illustration412 2001-03-21 16 Zakiyah Alhabshi - Zakiyah Alhabshi by WE WERE at an Arab wedding. Wearing a red and white Abaiyah, the traditional Arab dress, 17-year-old Sharifah Ahmad from St Hilda's Secondary told me this about the recent racial clashes in Malaysia: "The clashes have nothing to do with us. What– Reuters photo - 412 words
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Advertisement609 2001-03-21 18 a ppointments Assistant Retail Manager v You will lead a team of cashiers, retail executives and customer service officers to meet sales targets and provide excellent sendee. You will also assist in the overall planning and operation j^kj of the shop as well as implementation of promotional plans. Wm Diploma609 words
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Advertisement364 2001-03-21 19 Sales Executives You will sell Internet access services to the corporate market. Your challenge is to work with Billing, Customer Service, Engineering and Product functions to ensure the smooth implementation of the services. You must be comfortable making presentations to corporate audiences. GCE 'OVA1 level or Diploma and about 2364 words
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Advertisement379 2001-03-21 19 appointments Associate Engineer A. Consumer Products Mobile You will assist in the development and implementation of mobile services. Working with Product Development Managers and suppliers/vendors/service providers, you will understand product specifications as well as evaluate various solutions/technologies available in the industry. You will also test service/ pro duct features and379 words
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Advertisement370 2001-03-21 19 Customer Service Officer Position A: You will be the primary contact of support For customers. As an active participant in a team environment, you will deliver superior customer service, provide current information, and promote SingTel's products. Extensive training will be provided so that you can deliver a high level of370 words
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Advertisement345 2001-03-21 26 Harvey Norman Harvey Norman is one of Australia's largest retailers with an establishment 0f137 stores, and one of Singapore's biggest with stores istandwide. We will be opening our new Mega-store at Mitienia Walk, Featuring furniture, bedding, computers and electrical products. With the rapid expansion of our operations in Singapore, we345 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration481 2001-03-21 27 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo Missed the first round? Don't fret, registration for Star Search 2001 will be held again this conning weekend by rachel@newstoday.com.sg It's easy to tell that this year's Star Search is going to be different. For the first time, MediaCorp took the Star Search registrationTRISTONYEO; ALVINTOH - 481 words
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Article, Illustration2432 2001-03-21 32 Anthony Bozza - Anthony Bozza I Today art by by T~he red cube is red, small and boxy and hot. It is London's newest club, and it is also ear-shreddingly loud and stuffed to the gills with swilling Brits. Jennifer Lopez sits between her manager and her dancers, wearingPmykoon - 2,432 words
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Miscellaneous1138 2001-03-21 28 radio highlights Who Wants To P^ I Jejari Hidup: 8.. Be a Millionaire wB% Perangkap Ahead of Channel 5 X Natasha's mother finds the note Positive Business Move with launching its own ver- <A left by her daughter. She is Minutes Audrey sion on April 18, flex shocked to learn1,138 words
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Miscellaneous928 2001-03-21 29 Sharks The Truth jJH c A Arts Central, 9 pm ,|V' ar* Sharks are the products of over 400 1 ftfcjl I *SL Dlti million years of evolution, honed to I >. V.- VS f> perfection to make them the most effec- 'S-u This two-part documentary brings MORNING tive underwater928 words
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Miscellaneous14 2001-03-21 33 Watch out for the Jennifer Lopez Special on Channel 5 tonight at 9 pm.14 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration675 2001-03-21 34 Champion Lakers' four-game winning streak halted by Hawks NBA Atlanta 108 LA Lakers 106 ATLANTA The Atlanta Hawks danced off the court, celebrating as if they had won the NBA championship. Actually, it was just one victory in a dismal season, but they weren't going to let thatAFP photo - 675 words
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Article, Illustration254 2001-03-21 34 Reuters Boxing LONDON Lennox Lewis has appeared on BBC television and stated that he has "a nagging fear" that a showdown with Mike Tyson will never take place. Both fighters have stated their wish to get in the ring, but wrangles over– Reuters; Allsport photo - 254 words
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Article, Illustration594 2001-03-21 35 West Indies' cricket veteran creates history in his 129thTest match Cricket TRINIDAD Jamaican Courtney Walsh has become the first bowler to reach 500 Test wickets, by claiming two quick dismissals on day three of the second Test against South Africa in Trinidad. Walsh, playing his 129Ausport photo - 594 words
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354 2001-03-21 35 Formula One KUALA LUMPUR Ferrari is likely to finish every Formula One race in first and second from now on after its spectacular success in Malaysia last Sunday, says rival team boss Eddie Jordan. World champion Michael Schumacher and his354 words
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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article, Illustration269 2001-03-21 36 Reuters Eriksson unveils probable line-up at training LIVERPOOL England coach Sven Goran Eriksson dropped a heavy hint about his team for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Finland yesterday when he played what looked close to his first choice line-up in a practice match. The– Reuters; Reuters photo - 269 words
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362 2001-03-21 36 -Reuters Cricket CHENNAI Sachin Tendulkar reached his 25th Test century as India moved ahead of Australia in the final session on the third day of the deciding third Test yesterday. The hosts were 431 for four in reply to Australia's 391, with Tendulkar-Reuters - 362 words
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482 2001-03-21 36 Reuters HULL Leeds United footballer Jonathan Woodgate said he had been involved in a fight with a group of Asians on the night a student was beaten unconscious, teammate Michael Duberry told a court yesterday. Duberry told Hull Crown– Reuters - 482 words
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Article, Illustration649 2001-03-21 37 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho Stags chairman reveals why he allowed star player to leave after one game by staoley@newstoday.com.sg on March 17." Even though the Brazilian has an existing loan contract with Tampines Rovers, Teo knew that contractual obligations count for little when the player has hadWONG KHING CHONG - 649 words
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521 2001-03-21 37 Scott O' Donell - Scott O'Donell by scott@n ews to day. com. sg IN what was an encouraging opening to the NTUC Income SLeague season, with good crowds and some entertaining football, it is interesting to look at the goalscorers list521 words
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Article, Illustration1039 2001-03-21 38 Where did it begin? Today's deputy editor S GULAM finds out from Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development and president of the Football Association of Singapore, on what started his passion for football Question: You were in a very important ministry1,039 words
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Article, Illustration266 2001-03-21 39 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho Kiatisuk and nose back in action next week Today photo by by Stanley ©newstod ay.com. sg SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC striker Kiatisuk Senamuang is now expected to recover from his broken nose injury sooner than initially feared. According to the Warriors' teamWONG KHING CHONG - 266 words
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Page 40 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous23 2001-03-21 40 It looks like Beckham jjj |k Why Tampines allowed i.s in, but Seaman its Brazilian star Renato could be out Martins to leave23 words
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