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Article, Illustration222 2001-12-26 1 MALAYSIA Malaysia's Prime Minister, Dattik Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, yesterday dismissed a newspaper report that police had uncovered a plan to assassinate him and his deputy, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The Sun reported yesterday that the hit was to take place "in a month or222 words
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Article, Illustration936 2001-12-26 1 Tan Hui Leng - Tan Hui Leng Millions spent on CCs, but too few go by hui leng@ n c wstoday. c o m. sg GONE is the community centre of childhood, when it was a hip place to "kick ball" and watch TV under the stars. These days, CCs936 words
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Miscellaneous37 2001-12-26 1 SOUVENIR SURPRISE/2 Bullet found in wallet at Changi Airport WOMAN IN POWER/ 1 8& 19 Lipsticks, family life and politics, by a woman minister WOODLANDS' NEW SAVIOUR 7/30 Meet the man tasked with reviving the northern club37 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article327 2001-12-26 2 French passenger with bullet in wallet A FRENCHMAN with an unusual souvenir sailed past security at Sydney Airport, but was forced to surrender it in Singapore. At around 11.24pm on Dec 17, the X-ray security check at Changi Airport Terminal 1 revealed that the French soldier was327 words
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Article, Illustration307 2001-12-26 2 — Tan Howe Yang - Tan Howe Yang A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl re-appeared as mysteriously as she disappeared while cycling around her neighbourhood. When her mother, a durian seller, took her to the stall at Block 86, Redhill Close, at 9pm last Thursday, it was business as usual and nothing307 words
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Article346 2001-12-26 2 Rahim - Rahim IN a sudden about-turn, opposition politician Dr Chee Soon Juan has withdrawn his initial offer of an olive branch. Nearly two months ago, when he was sued for defamation by the Prime Minister and Senior Minister, the Singapore Democratic Party chief apologised and admitted346 words
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378 2001-12-26 2 Channel News Asia MAJOR airlines in the AsiaPacific will soon launch a big image-boosting campaign to persuade people to fly again, said Mr Richard Stirland, director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). The AAPA will spend up to– Channel News Asia - 378 words
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Article376 2001-12-26 3 It may set example for other countries BUENOS AIRES Indonesia is among nations that have started to watch the Argentinian money crisis closely for lessons on what it should do. Locked in the same dilemma as Indonesia during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Argentina's temporary leader, Mr376 words
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149 2001-12-26 3 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The festive period is a time to get together and the family of detained Philippine Muslim rebel leader Nur Misuari have arrived for a possible reunion. Mr Elly Pamatong, a US-based lawyer who said he represents Misuari, said he was confident that-AFP - 149 words
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Article160 2001-12-26 3 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Education Ministry has ordered state education departments to submit individual reports on the extent of racial segregation in schools as investigation gets underway. Deputy Education Minister Datuk Aziz Shamsuddin hit out at schools for segregating pupils to make it easy to plan160 words
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Article451 2001-12-26 4 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim Life sciences programmes are mushrooming in all four polys by zackaria@n ews to d ay.co m. sg THE race is on for local polytechnics to produce the manpower needed in the muchhyped life sciences industry. But even before life sciences became the buzzword, both Ngee451 words
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Article, Illustration177 2001-12-26 4 EMPLOYERS with cashflow problems are finding respite in the October off-Budget measures, especially when it comes to training. NTUC Deputy Secretary-General Heng Chee How (picture) told Channel News Asia that the measures ensure that companies continue to train and retrain their employees during this downturn. "I177 words
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Article184 2001-12-26 4 Channel NewsMia IT'S the season for giving but too little has been given to the Down Syndrome Association. The association had hoped to raise at least $50,000 to fund its activities next year. But since the launch of its Telepoll Lines on Dec 17, only $12,000— Channel NewsMia - 184 words
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LETTERS
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Letter, Illustration274 2001-12-26 6 Rakool SJoshi - Rakool SJoshi Who says India does not have a rights legacy? I REFER to Gurumansa Kaur's letter, "The sad truth behind India's rights legacy" (Today, Dec 21). It is surprising to read such a comment on India's democratic credentials and on the faith of Indians in theirReuters photo - 274 words
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178 2001-12-26 6 Tom Ong - Tom Ong I READ with interest the letter, "Alternative, Not Opposition?" (Today, Dec 21). 1 find the writer's idea of replacing the word "opposition" with "the alternative" is one that needs time to materialise. It is a sad reality that currently the majority178 words
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Letter312 2001-12-26 6 I REFER to the letters by Mr Wong Teck Hian (Today, Dec 19) and Mr Goh Sin Tub (Dec 21). Both Mr Wong and Mr Goh recommended that an annual awards ceremony be organised for writers, where cash prizes could be presented to encourage writing excellence. We312 words
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Letter95 2001-12-26 6 Julie him Siew Choo - Julie him Siew Choo I REFER to Mr Sim Chin Boo's letter, "Violent Youngsters a Problem" (Today, Dec 22). I feel that such a problem does not surface overnight. It is about how we bring up our future generations. As couples have fewer children nowadays, they95 words
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Letter241 2001-12-26 8 Low Wai Chaong - Low Wai Chaong Resorting to the law for easy solutions I REFER to the article, "It's time to protect people from too much protection" (Today, Dec 21). It is funny and only "subversive" if we relate the stories to ourselves. Here, bond-breakers are publicly "disgraced"241 words
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171 2001-12-26 8 I REFER to the letter by Mr Lee Pui Wai (Today, Dec 20). The YWCA, a voluntary welfare organisation, recognises the pressing need for early detection to identify children with special needs and early intervention to provide them with preschool education to build171 words
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384 2001-12-26 8 WE refer to the letter by Mr Lee Pui Wai (Today, Dec 20) concerning the need to set standards for therapists and special education teachers. He also asked for avenues where parents can seek professional help on what they can do for their special children.384 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration664 2001-12-26 9 Ivay Tan - Ivay Tan They risk failure by not planning on succession by ivay ©news tod ay.com. sg LOCAL businessmen are known for their hard work and drive to succeed. But for many, the ultimate determinant of success is left to chance they neglect to plan for succession, thus664 words
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211 2001-12-26 9 TAIPEI Taiwan would allow local semiconductor and petrochemical sectors to invest in China to further liberalise mainland-bound investment, the China Times reported yesterday. The government would permit China-bound investment for the first time in eight-inch semiconductor wafer plants and upstream petrochemical projects, it211 words
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Article106 2001-12-26 9 Bloomberg NEW YORK A New York Stock Exchange panel fined a former Lehman Brothers and PaineWebber broker US$429 million ($785 million) the largest fine ever against a broker for allegedly buying worthless stocks on his customers' behalf in exchange for kickbacks. The panel said that betweenBloomberg - 106 words
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148 2001-12-26 9 AFP BEIJING China will allow foreigners to hold controlling stakes in large state-owned enterprises to speed up reform in the ailing sector, state media reported yesterday. China will implement the plan over the next five years, the same period when World Trade Organisation (WTO)– AFP - 148 words
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Article, Illustration536 2001-12-26 10 Bloomberg Firms trying to survive falling prices of toiletries TOKYO Japan's largest soap and detergent maker, Kao Corp, is banking on a halt in the five-year-long slide in retail prices of its products to improve profits, the company's president said. "We don't expect prices to rise but– Bloomberg; Eng Kong - 536 words
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Article240 2001-12-26 10 AFP TOKYO As the US dollar surged past a more than threeyear high against the yen in Tokyo yesterday, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa shrugged off the Japanese unit's fall as a natural fluctuation. Commenting on the dollar's surge above the 130-yen level for the first timeAFP - 240 words
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352 2001-12-26 10 Reuters BANGKOK Asian countries may see ethanol as a potential money-spin-ner or environmental saviour, but doubts still hang over the economics of producing the trendy fuel in a region where old-fashioned petrol rules supreme. Agricultural powerhouses like Thailand or Australia, blessed with crops that– Reuters - 352 words
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Article, Illustration351 2001-12-26 12 Bloomberg Air China to sell shares overseas after merger BEIJING -Air China, the national carrier, may seek a strategic investor and start selling shares abroad next year after completing mergers with China Southwest Airlines Co and China National Aviation Corp. Air China is now in contact with many– Bloomberg - 351 words
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Article141 2001-12-26 12 -AFP SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo has been notified by Hotjobs.com Ltd, an Internet site for employers and job-seekers, that its takeover offer had been judged more favourable than that of competitive bidder TMP Worldwide. Last week, Yahoo topped a prior bid for Hotjobs from TMP by offering US$436 million-AFP - 141 words
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Article1940 2001-12-26 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Nome Bid Price/NAV Offer Price (SI IS) Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd Aberdeen China Opportunities Fund 0.911 0.958 Aberdeen Global MHC Fund 0.654 D.6B8 Ahecdeen Gicbal Technology Fund 0.536 0.563 Aberdeen UK Bluu (hip Fund 0.730 0.767 Aberdeen American Opportunities Fund 0.7521,940 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article403 2001-12-26 13 Media turns field battle into print battle NEW DELHI While India and Pakistan have both flexed their muscles by moving troops and exchanging fire close to the border, the real war is going on in the media of both countries. In a lead report yesterday, the Times403 words
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303 2001-12-26 13 WASHINGTON Since his capture on Dec 2 after the prison uprising in Mazar-i-Sharif, daily debates have been taking place in the US media on what to do with 20-year-old Johnny Walker. The US citizen was found fighting with the Taliban. Public opinion is split,303 words
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Article, Illustration159 2001-12-26 13 KABUL As a show of unity, Afghanistan's new leader, Mr Hamid Karzai, has appointed ethnic Uzbek General Abdul Rashid Dostum (picture) as Deputy Defence Minister. The appointment suggests that Gen Dostum, who had opposed the Bonn agreement that set up the six-month interim government, is159 words
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Article228 2001-12-26 13 Agencies LONDON Britain has confirmed that the "shoe bomber" who tried to blow up a trans-Atlantic jetliner over the weekend is one of its citizens. However, the man's name is still unknown as Scotland Yard refused to reveal his real name or confirm if– Agencies - 228 words
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Article236 2001-12-26 14 JERUSALEM Despite international criticism over its barring of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from attending Christmas mass in Bethlehem, Israel insists Mr Arafat will remain "confined to quarters". The Vatican has called Mr Arafat's absence in Bethlehem an "arbitrary" decision on the part of Israel while236 words
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Article334 2001-12-26 14 Agencies Or he could be hiding in Xinjiang ISLAMABAD The strange disappearance of Osama bin Laden has led to more speculation, ranging from one which said he could be dead to another which hinted that China may be on alert as he might be hiding in Xinjiang. An– Agencies - 334 words
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Article, Illustration231 2001-12-26 14 TOKYO Concern is mounting over the sighting of another suspicious ship off Japan's coast just days after the Japanese coast guard clashed with a suspected North Korean spy ship. A spokesman for the coast guard said yesterday that 10 patrol ships and nine aircraft were dispatched– REUTERS photo - 231 words
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Article205 2001-12-26 14 -AFP BANGKOK Suspected Muslim separatists attacked five police checkpoints in southern Thailand, killing five police officers and a civilian guard. The attackers laid siege to three police checkpoints in Narathiwat province and one each in Yala and Pattani provinces on Monday night. Interior Minister Purachai Piemsooraboon said-AFP - 205 words
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161 2001-12-26 15 BEIJING China is enlisting the help of earthworms to turn garbage into fertiliser, Xinhua News Agency reported. Tens of thousands of earthworms have been resettled in a Beijing suburb where they have been tasked with eating trash day and night. So far, the worms161 words
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Article273 2001-12-26 15 Clash of personalities and politics one big factor HONG KONG Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa's poor performance is caused by some senior officials over the last few years, according to Liberal Party chairman James Tien. Without actually naming former Chief Secretary Anson Chan, Mr Tien said top273 words
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Article, Illustration176 2001-12-26 15 -AFP SYDNEY Christmas Day celebrations turned into disaster for many Australians as thousands of fire fighters battled to contain scores of raging bushfires across eastern Australia. Fires, fanned by swirling winds and fuelled by scorching temperatures, closed roads, highways and rail lines, A thick brown-AFP - 176 words
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Article62 2001-12-26 15 Agencies JAKARTA Human error is the likely cause of a train tragedy in Central Java province early yesterday, police said. The packed passenger train slammed into a stationary train, also loaded with holiday makers, killing at least 42 people and seriously injuring dozens. The– Agencies - 62 words
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169 2001-12-26 15 TAIPEI Though the rule book says they cannot travel to China within three months of retirement, many former Taiwanese officials are doing just that. And that, says an official watchdog body, the Control Yuan, is a possible intelligence leak that must be plugged. About169 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration825 2001-12-26 16 Roger Mitton - Roger Mitton Prudery has its place but not in a nightclub REVELLERS beware. The puritans are ascendent. Across South-east Asia, there is a movement afoot to curb late night fun and all forms of hanky panky innocent or otherwise. The leaders want us tucked up inAFP photo - 825 words
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302 2001-12-26 16 What the regional papers said yesterday The Star/ Malaysia Common goal MCA leaders have pledged to set aside their differences to work together and ensure victory for the Barison National in the Indero Kayangan byelection in Perlis, Responding to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad's call that they resolve302 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration2894 2001-12-26 18 Joan Lav - Joan Lav Rafidah Aziz shoots straight from the hip about lipsticks, family life and politics, working with men and how to enjoy being a woman with her own sense of style by Vox magazine, The Sun, Malaysia Tough, aggressive, no nonsense and outspoken. Nobody would2,894 words
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Miscellaneous9 2001-12-26 18 INSIDE: »20/ Portfolio •21 /Limelight *23/ TV listings 25/Jobßeat9 words
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PORTFOLIO
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Article, Illustration1026 2001-12-26 20 -Grace Toy - -Grace Toy Young couple find out the facts and figures behind owning a HDB flat MARIE and her fiance Roland (not their real names) have just paid the downpayment for a HDB resale flat, which should normally be a happy event. But, instead, the couple, have suddenly1,026 words
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266 2001-12-26 20 VaswMenon - VaswMenon DESPITE the recent rally, Asian stocks are still attractive, according to fund managers that finatiQ spoke to. Asian stocks are expected to outperform their US and European counterparts over the next 12 to 18 months. The key reason for the optimism stems266 words
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LIMELIGHT
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Article, Illustration435 2001-12-26 21 Sandra Leong - Sandra Leong Her first TV role is a coveted one by sandra @ne wstoday. com. sg MOST girls would give anything to be in Lv Rui En's sprinting shoes. In the new MediaCorp TV Channel 8 drama series, Kao Shijia Zu (tentatively The Best Family), the fresh-faced undergraduate435 words
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Article, Illustration434 2001-12-26 21 – Sandra Leong - Sandra Leong IT seems only a while ago that the nation witnessed the crowning of a wide-eyed young lady at the Miss Singapore Universe 2001 Pageant. Less than a year later, now, her resume reads: Jaime Teo, programme host, actress and singer. Although434 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article462 2001-12-26 22 Reuters Harry Potter slides further down ratings LOS ANGELES Harry who? Just five weeks after boy-wizard Harry Potter started entrancing movie-goers around the world, the hirsute hobbits of The Lord of the Rings are hogging the box office limelight. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of– Reuters - 462 words
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Miscellaneous1377 2001-12-26 23 Crimewafch Channel 5,9pm The Reunion Channel B, 9pm Selagi Ada Kasih Suna, 9.30pm Konjorii Arts Central, 10pm J\ While walking along Dunlop Street in Catch MediaCorp's musketeers in this Pakcik Salleh feels happier at the Two Burmese servants attack Mongkol the early hours of the morning, 44year- friend-turns-foe drama as1,377 words
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TIMEOUT
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Article, Illustration500 2001-12-26 24 Jenny Kong - Jenny Kong Today photo by Musical is grand in scale but green in delivery MONTHS after Singaporeans wept over the tragic story of Kirn in Miss Saigon, it's time to laugh and celebrate the quiet joys of peace and reunion with another epic musical —Judah BenHur. JudahALVIN TOH - 500 words
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Miscellaneous686 2001-12-26 24 I PARTJQPATE Chinese Calligraphy from the A Slice of Life Tea Party cum Yeo Khee Lim Collection Motivational Talk The exhibition traces the developJoin Eugene Loh, producer of A Slice merit of Chinese calligraphy and of" Life and you'll get a Radiocard.A comprises 24 works dating from Slice of Life686 words
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JOBBEAT
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Article, Illustration705 2001-12-26 25 Jeffrey Tan - Jeffrey Tan If you think extra work is 'not your job', you may find yourself out in the cold A SPILLED cup of soft drink is innocuous in itself. Unless it happens to be spilt on the stairs linking two buildings, that is. Then it705 words
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Article310 2001-12-26 25 - PaulHeng - -PaulHeng IF you are tired of the corporate world, perhaps it is time you head out on your own. How do you know when you have reached this stage? Well, just think for a bit. Do you dread getting up in the morning to310 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration1016 2001-12-26 26 Rohit Brijnath - Rohit Brijnath by rohit@news tod ay.com. sg CRICKET'S struggle for understanding between nations endures, as does the game's tussle to find a suitably acceptable etiquette. It is all getting quite unseemly. In Australia last week, fast bowler Brett Lee exhibited cricket's modern interpretation ofAFP photo - 1,016 words
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251 2001-12-26 26 Reuters BANGALORE India's selectors admitted they were worried about the poor batting form of skipper Saurav Ganguly, but said it was too early to say whether he would be sacked. "It is worrying for us he is not doing well," said India's chief– Reuters - 251 words
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Article, Illustration434 2001-12-26 27 S. Murali - S. Murali by m v rali@news tod ay. com. sg AFTER a hectic day in the boardroom, one would expect the chairman of a big company to unwind with a bottle of chablis at some posh lounge in town. But not Winston's executiveJOSE RAYMOND - 434 words
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232 2001-12-26 27 AFP CHICAGO Tim Floyd, who had the worst winning percentage in National Basketball Association history among coaches with a minimum of 200 games, waited until the holiday break to step down from the Chicago Bulls. The end to Floyd's disastrous threeplus seasonsAFP - 232 words
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413 2001-12-26 27 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang by kelvin@newsto day. c o m.sg WITH a worsening recession upon us, one would think that companies would shy away from sponsoring a five-day sports event. Well, think again. At a recent press conference to announce next month's Bth Singapore413 words
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Article, Illustration566 2001-12-26 28 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by Stanley ©news today, com.sg MANCHESTER United fans were all smiles on Saturday night. And why not? For there were plenty of reasons to celebrate. Firstly, there was the emphatic 6-1 thumping of Southampton. Then, there was Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy's566 words
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302 2001-12-26 28 Reuters BRADFORD English First Division Bradford City has parted company with manager Jim Jefferies, prompting former England striker Stan Collymore to apply for the job. Chairman Geoffrey Richmond said that Jefferies had resigned on Sunday, ahead of a league clash at Coventry City, when– Reuters - 302 words
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Article560 2001-12-26 28 Blackburn v Sunderland With Matt Jansen still out through injury and Corrado Grabbi still out of his depth, Graeme Souness is short on firepower and relying on midfielders like David Dunn to score. Sunderland's away form one win all season should inspire some confidence for the560 words
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430 2001-12-26 29 Reuters LIVERPOOL French striker Nicolas Anelka completed a move to Liverpool from Paris St Germain on Monday and said he had jumped at the opportunity to join the Uefa Cup winner. Anelka, who won the league and FA Cup Double with Arsenal duringReuters - 430 words
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Article, Illustration692 2001-12-26 29 AFP Premier League Arsenal v Chelsea Live tonight on Ch23 at 7.50pm LONDON Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri (picture) will be hoping his side can maintain its knack of rising to the big occasion when it faces Arsenal in a Boxing Day derby today. Ranieri'sAFP - 692 words
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217 2001-12-26 29 Reuters LONDON Newcastle United's Nicos Dabizas has condemned Leeds United's Mark Viduka after the two players clashed twice in a premier league game on Saturday. Viduka escaped punishment after Dabizas sustained a broken nose in an aerial collision and later in the match theReuters - 217 words
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Article, Illustration610 2001-12-26 30 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond by Josejose @news tod ay. com. sg IN TRUTH, Woodlands Wellington's chairman-designate Tang Wei Fei (picture) is a rugby and athletics-lov-ing man. But he has re-tuned his antennae now, as he has been given a mammoth football mission. The task? To revive the610 words
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Article, Illustration300 2001-12-26 30 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho by stan ley ©news tod ay.com. sg IT WAS the most controversial Cup final in the history of local football. Last month, Geylang United the newly-crowned S-League champion was trounced 8-0 by Home United in the Singapore Cup final. AndToday file photo - 300 words
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Article113 2001-12-26 30 -AFP ISTANBUL Turkish football giant Fenerbahce sacked coach Mustafa Denizli on Monday following a series of poor results. Emerging from an executive board meeting, club spokesman Atilla Kiyat said the move was decided unanimously and that a replacement had not yet been considered. Fenerbahce, Turkish champion last-AFP - 113 words
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290 2001-12-26 31 AFP LONDON Talks for the heavyweight showdown between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson are making progress, both camps have said. But they are not yet close to an accord. The two camps must reach agreement on the terms of the fight, tentatively scheduled forAFP - 290 words
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207 2001-12-26 31 – Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond A SINGAPORE-BASED company has been labelled by the New Straits Times in Malaysia as "bogus agents" after it tried to market several of its players to the Malaysian League. In the NST report published yesterday, the company was said to have arranged207 words
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Article, Illustration779 2001-12-26 32 S. till lam - S. till lam TWO weeks ago, Manchester United was written off as a title contender by virtually one and all. Even the most optimistic of fans started to have doubts after its 0-1 loss to West Ham United at home. Red Devils boss Sir AlexReuters photo - 779 words
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199 2001-12-26 32 -AFP LONDON Disgraced West Ham player Hayden Foxe has apologised to the club and his team-mates after an incident at the players' Christinas party last week. The Australian international was accused of damaging the image of football after urinating-AFP - 199 words
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