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Article, Illustration47 2001-05-21 1 ALVINTOH At the 18th International Aids Candlelight Memorial held at the Youth Park last evening, Singapore joined thousands of people from 60 countries worldwide to remember those who had died of Aids, and to signify suttbort for those who are living with the disease. Today photo byALVINTOH - 47 words
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Article95 2001-05-21 1 A police officer holding the rank of station inspector and attached to the CID was arrested yesterday after a bizarre chain of events. The 43-year-old man was caught shoplifting at ABC Prime Supermarket in Yishun Street 8 and allegedly whipped out his service revolver to get away95 words
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Article64 2001-05-21 1 SENGKANG residents can now cut down their travel time to town. The Sengkang East Road and Avenue opened yesterday and more sliproads and a new flyover are on their way. Meanwhile, Sengkang could have both LRT and MRT by next year. The area has been struggling with64 words
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Article501 2001-05-21 1 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan Banks say multiple log-ins are safe, some experts are not so sure by kim@>newstoday.com.sg EVEN as you are connected to your online account, someone types in your username and password and is given access to the account, allowed to retrieve personal information and perform transactions. A501 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article320 2001-05-21 2 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim Officials learn how to network, get events covered by z a cka na (&>news today, com. sg MOSQUE officials are very eager to learn the ropes of pitching story ideas to the media. So much so when the Islamic Religious Council (MUIS) organised320 words
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Article, Illustration214 2001-05-21 2 SOME countries see foreign workers as a necessary evil. Others see them as a threat to their workforce. The Singapore labour movement not only welcomes them with open arms, but even parties with them. For the first time yesterday, the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) invitedLEONG PIIEIPHEI - 214 words
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Article97 2001-05-21 2 DEPUTY Prime Minister Brigadier General Lee Hsien Loong says he expects Singapore's economic growth to decelerate for a "couple of quarters". In an interview with Dow Jones Newswires, he said that the cyclical slowdown probably won't be drastic enough for the government to shift policy97 words
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Article, Illustration55 2001-05-21 2 Wee Teck Hian - Wee Teck Hian. AN estimated 70,000 people took to the streets this morning to participate in The New Paper Big Walk. Among them was 54-year-old Ramli (below) who sported an eye-catching trash bag outfit. He was clearly winded after completing the 10-km route under the weight of all55 words
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Article268 2001-05-21 3 Agencies Gus Dur clings on, Mega shuns Cabinet meet JAKARTA -His resignation would spare Indonesia tedious constitutional wrangling and pave the way for Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri's rise to power, minus the intense political horse-trading that she loathes. But resignation remains a non-option for President Abdurrahman, also known– Agencies - 268 words
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Article165 2001-05-21 3 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR First it was the Chinese Malaysians. Now the Indian Malaysians are also making demands of the government, indicating its increasing vulnerability. The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) called yesterday for, among other things, at least a 10 per cent quota for Indians in– Agencies - 165 words
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284 2001-05-21 3 -AFP MANILA Jailed ex-president Joseph Estrada will have a special cell built for him. The plan is part of President Gloria Arroyo's attempt at healing the political wounds left by Estrada's ouster and. weeks of intense campaigning for the recently-concluded general elections. Mrs Arroyo noted-AFP - 284 words
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Article, Illustration438 2001-05-21 4 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan To Mdm Li Lien Fung, age does not mean gravity by km@newsto day.com.sg WHEN someone has just turned 78, we journalists do not normally hesitate to label the person "old" or "elderly". Somehow, these adjectives seem incongruous when applied to Madam Li LienHEDYKHOO - 438 words
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Article90 2001-05-21 4 A four-year old Indian girl, now living in Jakarta, was the grand prize winner of Singapore Tourism Board's "Once in a Millennium" promotion held from June 1999 to last August. For that, Mohanraju Sindhu gets to bring her relatives and friends from Jakarta and India90 words
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Article, Illustration45 2001-05-21 4 ALVINTOH MrMah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development, in the passenger seat of an Alfa Romeo vintage car. The ride was part of a carnival in aid of Riding for the Disabled Association of Singapore held yesterday. Today photo byALVINTOH | - 45 words
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Article173 2001-05-21 4 THE People's Action Party's youth wing has been creating opportunities and platforms for young Singaporeans to air their views in closed door dialogue sessions. Chairman of the Young PAP (YP), Mr Lim Swee Say said these sessions have been useful, and are not intended to recruit173 words
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Miscellaneous11 2001-05-21 2 HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR COMPUTERS? TURN TO PAGE 31 FOR SOLUTIONS11 words
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Miscellaneous117 2001-05-21 4 READ 0N... Unfair tax penalty Aren't government employees auto-assessed? IRAS replies/6 Online food SFl's e-marl expected to turn profitable by year end/8 Taliban rule kills poppy Opium cultivation wiped out, says US agency/1 1 Rich brats beat the law Flawed police system in India is the cause/12 A question of117 words
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LETTERS
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Letter263 2001-05-21 6 Ee Boon Lee - Ee Boon Lee THERE was a letter in The Straits Times about split infinitives. The writer thinks ST should not mislead Singaporeans with bogus dogma when they are already struggling with the wiles of the English language. He is appalled by the poor grasp of English263 words
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Letter260 2001-05-21 6 S Uska Rani - S Uska Rani Aren't Govt employees auto-assessed? I RECEIVED a letter "Offer of Composition For Failure to File Return" from IRAS on Apr 26. I was told I had not filed the Return for the Year of Assessment 2000 and that I had committed an offence under260 words
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294 2001-05-21 6 Chia-Mao Kawn Hwa ( Ms - Chia-Mao Kawn Hwa (Ms) I REFER to the writer's letter concerning the offence of not filing her tax return for Year of Assessment 2000 and the penalty imposed. The writer is mistaken that she did not need to submit her return for Year of294 words
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101 2001-05-21 6 Sache Lin - Sache Lin AS a first year junior college student, I am concerned about the new CCA scoring system known as Pearls as it will be implemented for my batch of students' admission to local universities. The system is very demanding. Students can score high points101 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article495 2001-05-21 8 Bloomberg It may put an end to US stock rally NEW YORK The threat of higher interest rates may put an end to the US stock rally that began six weeks ago, according to some strategists and money managers. Even as gold prices and theBloomberg - 495 words
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Article, Illustration303 2001-05-21 8 Bloomberg NEW JERSEY After a year of losses and an 81 per cent stock drop, investors say that Lucent Technologies Inc should agree to merge with rival Alcatel SA even if it doesn't get a premium. The US phone-equipment maker may sell itself toBloomberg - 303 words
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Article, Illustration325 2001-05-21 8 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh® newstoday. co m. sg FOR every ten meals eaten by a full-time Singapore National Serviceman, no less than eight is catered for by the Singapore Food Industries (SFI) the dominant supplier of meals in the nation's army cookhouses.325 words
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Article146 2001-05-21 8 Bloomberg SINGTEL, which sold part of its US$2 billion ($3.6 billion) undersea cable to 360networks Inc, is currently in dispute with the Vancouver-based company over a $100 million instalment. The Singapore company, which is building the cable linking Asian markets such as Japan and Hong Kong,– Bloomberg - 146 words
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MARKET NEWS
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Article, Illustration605 2001-05-21 9 Local factors weigh down index despite 4% rise in US markets LAST week was one where macro economic factors and events were the centre of attention. The much awaited Federal Open Market Comittee (FOMC) meeting came and went, with the US Fed obliging with another 50 basis605 words
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Article, Illustration586 2001-05-21 9 KUALA LUMPUR In the absence of fresh and positive domestic leads, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange succumbed to external factors that led investors to adopt a cautious stance and remain at the sidelines. The two key dampeners to the market were the586 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration299 2001-05-21 10 Agencies Will Sharon bungle? Will Palestinians crack? GAZA CITY There are new birds in the sky over Gaza, and they are not doves. The use of F-16 warplanes by Israel on Friday in retaliation for a shopping mall suicide bombing by the Palestinians marked yetAgencies; -AFP - 299 words
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216 2001-05-21 10 Reuters NEW DELHI Injuries reported by dozens of people in the Indian capital as having been caused by a mysterious ape-like creature were not caused by an animal, police said yesterday. However, they have still not solved the case of the mysterious "monkeyman" attacks despiteReuters - 216 words
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Article, Illustration137 2001-05-21 10 Like Saddam like son Reuters BAGHDAD The rise of the youngest son of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to senior official posts has strengthened speculation that he is being groomed to succeed his father, diplomats said yesterday. Mr Qusay Saddam Hussein (top right), who leads elite army and security units, wasReuters - 137 words
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Article151 2001-05-21 10 AFP WASHINGTON Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov has left the United States saying Russia is still not convinced by US proposals for a missile defence system. Mr Ivanov who met US President George W Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday said he could notAFP - 151 words
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Article155 2001-05-21 10 AFP RAS AL-KHAIMAH An United Arab Emirates court yesterday jailed two British women for life for drug trafficking and sentenced a man to 10 years jail for intent to trade drugs. Anna Bartlett, 24, from Essex, and Anne Kidd, 32, of Leeds, were also each orderedAFP - 155 words
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Article133 2001-05-21 10 AFP BANGKOK 23 Thai workers have been kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reportedly by tribal warriors. Thailand has taken diplomatic steps to find the workers while their employer has mounted its own search, Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Norachit Singhaseni said yesterday. The abductedAFP - 133 words
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Article308 2001-05-21 11 Opium cultivation wiped out, says US agency NEW YORK The first American narcotics experts to go to Afghanistan under Taliban rule have concluded that the movement's ban on opiumpoppy cultivation appears to have wiped out the world's largest crop in less than a year. But the308 words
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Article, Illustration269 2001-05-21 11 Reuters PROVO (Utah) The high profile that avowed polygamist Tom Green had taken during the trial proved to be his undoing, said his lawyer. "Green shot his mouth off. He stuck out like a sore thumb and that has resulted in this prosecu-– Reuters; Reuters photo - 269 words
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142 2001-05-21 11 AFP TOKYO A Japanese High Court judge has been arrested on suspicion of paying a 14-year-old girl he met over the Internet to have sex with him. "We have announced that we arrested a Tokyo High Court judge on suspicion that heAFP - 142 words
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Article, Illustration174 2001-05-21 11 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is planning a law to force vandals and litterbugs to carry out community service similar to Singapore's corrective work order (CWO), said Kuala Lumpur's mayor Kamaruzzaman Shariff. "It is an effective tool which Singapore has used," said Mr Kamaruzzaman in an interviewAFP; Reuters photo - 174 words
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Article331 2001-05-21 12 -AFP Flawed police system in India the cause NEW DELHI Three sensational crimes involving children of the rich and powerful have left the Indian police open to charges of shielding members of New Delhi's "brat pack". Critics claim that India's law enforcement agencies drop the-AFP - 331 words
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Article155 2001-05-21 12 -AFP STOCKHOLM A range of toxic chemicals dubbed the "Dirty Dozen" will be outlawed or restricted around the world under a landmark United Nations' treaty that will be signed this week. The accord will ban, phase out or severely cut back a range of industrial chemicals-AFP - 155 words
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Article, Illustration155 2001-05-21 12 AFP LONDON The farm labourer punched in the face by Britain's Deputy Prime Minister (picture above) claimed that he was so badly hurt that he had to be seen by a police doctor. Mr Craig Evans, 29, said that he suffered a bloodied nose andAFP - 155 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration570 2001-05-21 13 Lionel Wee - Lionel Wee Colloquial Singaporean English does not have high enough social value by IN colloquial Singaporean English, it is fairly common to hear statements like: "The laksa don't know whether nice or not", "The car don't know whether got problems", or "The book don't know whether570 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration482 2001-05-21 14 Hazel Tan - Hazel Tan That's what Jimmy Taenaka wants to achieve in his role in A War Diary by hazei^newstoday. com. sg Playing a Japanese sergeant in the Japanese Imperial Army in upcoming MediaCorp TV drama serial A War Diary is no joke. Even if he is Japanese. JustWEETECKHIAN - 482 words
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Article, Illustration382 2001-05-21 14 Francesca Seah - Francesca Seah Channel NewsAsia. by trance sca@newstoday.com.sg THE Bee Gees are indisputably one of the greatest groups, having amassed fans all over the world and sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Three decades later, the sound of TheChannel NewsAsia. - 382 words
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Article, Illustration524 2001-05-21 21 lan De Cotta - lan De Cotta Widely-acclaimed series on Arts Central from tonight by ian@ne wstoday. com. sg On Aug 4, 1901, in a section of New Orleans called the "battlefield", a 16-year-old, who part-time as a prostitute as she struggles to make ends meet, gives birth to a524 words
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558 2001-05-21 21 Neville Stack - Neville Stack by nstack@esatclear.Le CURIOSITY might have killed the cat, but it does the rest of us a power of good. After all, where would we be without it? Just hanging around doing the nearest and easiest task that558 words
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Article, Illustration587 2001-05-21 22 Rachel Lo - Rachel Lo The Great Moscow circus is coming to Tampines, Jurong East and Bishan by rach e l@n ewsto d ay.co m .sg The world famous Great Moscow Circus is back in town, and this time, they will be setting up their tents in your neighbourhood.HEDYKHOO - 587 words
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Article, Illustration443 2001-05-21 22 Mark Seah - Mark Seah CATHAY PACIFIC/ Today INTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE by: ONLY three days are left for teenagers to submit their applications for a chance to win an International Wilderness Experience scholarship trip to South Africa. The scholarship, sponsored by Cathay Pacific Airways and Today,443 words
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Article134 2001-05-21 25 Reuters BERLIN A goal deep into stoppage time by Patrik Andersson gave Bayern Munich a 1-1 draw at Hamburg SV on Saturday, which clinched its third successive German title. Swedish defender Andersson scored with a free kick from inside the penalty area to enable Bayem to finishReuters - 134 words
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Article151 2001-05-21 25 -AFP SYDNEY Wollongong Wolves will seek urgent talks with world governing body Fifa after club president Joe Cachia described the cancellation of July's World Club championship as a "absolute nightmare" for Australia's football champion. Wollongong was guaranteed a minimum purse of US$2.7 million ($4.8 million)-AFP - 151 words
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Article159 2001-05-21 25 -AFP JEDDAH Saudi Arabian side Al-Chabaab has won the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, its first Asian title, beating China's Dalian Shide 4-2. Abdallah Chahrani and Abdallah Chihane shared the goals for the host on Saturday. After largely dominating the game in the opening period, Chahrani opened-AFP - 159 words
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Article62 2001-05-21 25 AFP MADRID Barcelona pressed its claim for a Champions League place next season as it battled to a 1-0 win over Uefa Cup runner-up Alaves. A fine finish from Marc Overmars on 18 minutes proved enough to settle an untidy but well contested match. TheAFP - 62 words
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Article, Illustration684 2001-05-21 26 Reuters Amazed playing partner O'Neal says 'Kobe is my idol!' NBA Western Conference finals Spurs 90 Lakers 104 SAN ANTONIO Kobe Bryant exploded for 45 points and Shaquille O'NeaT added 28 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs in Saturday's opening game– Reuters; AFP photo - 684 words
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Article, Illustration467 2001-05-21 27 -AFP Tiger fires amazing eagle for victory HEIDELBERG Tiger Woods won the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open yesterday after a pulsating duel with New Zealander Michael Campbell was decided by a wonder shot from the American world number one at the 13th hole. The pair reached-AFP; Allsport photo - 467 words
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Article, Illustration291 2001-05-21 27 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by st anley@ne wsio day. c om. sg TO provide the Singapore national team with regular doses of international football and satisfy the fans' appetite for watching the Lions, Tiger Beer has initiated the Tiger Beer International Series. Four international friendlies291 words
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Manchester United in crisis
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Article, Illustration540 2001-05-21 28 MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful football manager of his era, was forced out of Manchester United by a plot organised by club directors who saw him as a disruptive influence with a fading ability to inspire star players, reported The540 words
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Article, Illustration391 2001-05-21 28 THE seventh Premiership title in nine seasons is in the bag, the profits are up 42 per cent and Ruud van Nistelrooy is on his way, but the impression is of a club imploding. Manchester United is better than any in Britain,391 words
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Article, Illustration991 2001-05-21 29 SIR Alex Ferguson will leave Manchester United next year after being offered a salary worth less than two weeks' pay to Roy Keane to stay on in an ambassadorial role. His son, Jason, who had been negotiating on Ferguson's behalf with Peter Kenyon, the club chief-executive, was told991 words
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SAFFC in crisis
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Article257 2001-05-21 30 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho I by st a nie yts'ne wstoday. com. sg ON FRIDAY, SAFFC fell in what was perhaps the most surprising result in the history of the S-League, when it lost 2-0 to Marine Castle at home. It marked the third loss in 10 games for257 words
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Article179 2001-05-21 30 SETTING aside team spirit issues, Fandi believes that his team has relied on a few players for too long. "We depended on Mirko Grabovac and Kiatisuk Senamuang too much," admitted Fandi. "That is bad for a team that has so many national players. Even when we won I some179 words
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Article152 2001-05-21 30 POOR team spirit to blame? Well, they will not have any more chances to make that complaint, says coach Fandi. He sent a chilling message to his star-studded charges last night. "If the senior players don't want to play football, then I will give the youngsters152 words
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Article150 2001-05-21 30 AMIDST all the clamour during SAFFC's shock defeat by Marine Castle United, one small, but significant detail escaped the attention of most. Nazri Nasir walked onto the pitch without his captain's armband. Instead, Croatian centre-back Nenad Bacina was SAFFC's captain. Why? Said manager Kok Wai Leong: "We decided150 words
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189 2001-05-21 32 LONDON Tottenham Hotspur manager Glenn Hoddle is confident he will be able to convince out-of-contract players Sol Campbell and Darren Anderton to commit their futures to the club. Tottenham has been in contract negotiations with the England internationals recently, amid media reports suggesting both could189 words
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