Today, 11 February 2002

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    11 1 TODAY M Ond ay February 11, 2002 MITA(P) 063 II 2001
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  • Article
    The dollars that leaked
    574 1  -  Ng Boon Yian Education takings slipping into foreign pockets by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg IF only the leak could be plugged While locals may grumble about our brand of education, there are millions elsewhere in Asia willing to lap it up. So confident of the demand is the Economic
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      106 1 mßry^^j *t- ______t. take a break on Feb 12 fr 13 No marriages are made in II heaven. You may _W be a perfect M match at the time you meet, but there are so many other things that will happen. You grow older, you Brow8 row different, your abits
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  • HOT NEWS
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      PM's big concern
      319 2 THOSE who have followed Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's recent statements will not be surprised by his Chinese New Year message to the nation. The only difference is that now, PM Goh has spelt out exactly what is worrying him the most. While many still fret over
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      Lock icon That one lasting memory of former President Ong ...
      416 2  - That one lasting memory of former President Ong Elaine Quek by elaine@newstoday.com.sg FROM MPs to war heroine Elizabeth Choy to the man in the street, nearly everyone who turned up at No 1 Dalvey Estate had his own special memory of ex-President Ong Teng Cheong either personal or gleaned from
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      CPF lends a helping hand
      129 2 SOME are ill and some have difficulty walking. But that did not stop five residents from the Society for the Aged Sick from getting their CPF monies. Mr Lim Han Soon, general manager of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board, personally delivered the money to
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      Half-mast today
      81 2 STATE flags will be flown at half-mast today. The Government had announced that state flags would be flown at half-mast tomorrow, the day of the funeral of the late former President, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, as a mark of respect But Feb 12 coincides with the first day
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      Lock icon No more Mr Nice
      256 3 -AFP BEIJING China broke from its resolve to keep ties with the US as smooth as possible ahead of a visit by President George W Bush later this month. In a statement released yesterday, Beijing blasted Washington for saying that China was still a challenge to
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      Lock icon 'Offensive' Newsweek
      163 3 Agencies JAKARTA The distributor of Newsweek in Indonesia has decided to withhold this month's edition for fear that it may offend Muslims. The Feb 11 issue carries an image of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, the Jakarta Post daily said, which is not allowed in Islam. "We are afraid it
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      M'sian scholar held
      54 3 TOKYO A Malaysian scholar has been arrested in Tokyo for allegedly hacking into the site of an Internet service provider. The Asahi Shimbun said the 24-year-old was studying electronics on a government scholarship. Police said he illegally accessed the site on nine occasions. No motive was given
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      Lock icon Voyeur genes
      507 3  -  Tan Hui Leng Or is the media driving Taiwan's lust for panty-gazing? by huileng@newstoday.com.sg TO WHAT extent will a nation go to watch dirty pictures? Will it make 10,000 calls on a single day to the magazine that distributed VCDs of a Taiwanese woman politician having sex with
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon How can I eat my babies?
      865 4  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Farmer John Hay is very attached to his kids like a proud father by kim@newstodav.com.sg THERE'S nothing quite like retreating to the quiet of the countryside away from the madding crowds of the city. And that's what I did heading along a
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      A Back-To-Nature Experience
      157 4 Live It Up Singapore promotion STB's Agri Tourism Programme Visit to Hay Dairies, No 3 Lim Chu Kang, Agrotech Park Lane 4. Open from 9am to spm everyday including public holidays To get there, take the MRT to Choa Chu Kang station followed by bus service 175.
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      Rogue lessons
      303 6  -  ASKWee What have we learnt from crooks of the trade? I AM intrigued by the antics reported in "Rogue Trader II" (Today, Feb 8). Suffice to say, it is good piece of reporting. It seems to me that the lesson from the Nick Leeson/Barings case was one of
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      Too much school work, so my daughter sleeps less
      241 6  -  Lim Soh Chin STUDENTS in both primary and secondary schools are increasingly being affected by the pressure of the education system. I have been observing my Secondary 3 daughter and sympathise with her on the kind of lifestyle our education system
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      Tudung is a national issue
      215 6  -  Abdul Rasheed MR MOHD Maidin Packer said on Channel NewsAsia that Dr Chee Soon Juan is undermining the Mufti's position by challenging his stand on the tudung issue. On behalf of the Muslim members of the Singapore Democratic Party, I wish to state that the
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      87 6 K&&bite Sushi Outlets Opened For Business: mhhmS! 3(533 TheHeeren #05-01 Tel: 235 9083 Wheelock Place #02-13 Tel: 737 6281 Wflf^SfP^M Eastpoint Mall #04-11 Tel: 781 6281 Eg Marina Square #02-07 Tel: 334 6281 ÜBU Northpoint #82-04 Northpoint S.C. Tel: 755 3218 SPtwIS WimMX-TKn Closed On Chinese New Year (12 &13
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Big guns star-gaze
      331 8 -AFP G7 says prospects for economic growth strong but risks remain OTTAWA The Group of Seven (G7) powers said in a final statement here on Saturday that prospects for growth in the battered world economy have strengthened but risks remain. "Since we last met (in October), prospects
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      KL bank takeover?
      122 8 KUALA LUMPUR Sapura Holdings will take over Malaysia's seventh-largest lender, Southern Bank, for an undisclosed sum, The Edge reported, citing unidentified sources. The closely-held Sapura Group, which includes auto-parts and telecommunications businesses, will buy a controlling stake in miner Killinghall (Malaysia), which in turns controls 22 per
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      Your S$1 buys ...
      27 8 Your S$1 buys US$ 0.5456 UK£ 0.3850 Yen 73.526 HK$ 4.2551 RM 2.0734 Euro 0.6248 Rupiah 5592.1 Baht 23.981 Peso 27.933 A$ 1.0672 Rupee 26.572 Won 717.42
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      Lock icon Japan expects growth in 2003
      128 8 Agencies OTTAWA Japanese Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said here on Saturday that the economy was set to stagnate at zero growth in the fiscal year starting April 1, 2002, but that it is expected to expand by one per cent the following year Mr Shiokawa
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      Lock icon China's January foreign trade up 25.7%
      165 8 -AFP BEIJING China's foreign trade grew by 25.7 per cent in January over the same month last year, with a real growth of 10 per cent after discounting the low base given the Lunar New Year's occurrence in the first month of 2001, reported
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      Lock icon The car that's smiling
      322 9 AFP BMW sales in Asia hit new highs last year SALES of German car maker, BMW, rose 5.7 per cent in Asia to 61,576 units last year, compared to the previous year, despite the economic downturn. A company statement issued yesterday said that Asia will account
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      Small M&A deals can make a big difference
      495 9  -  Vasu Menon Stock Watch bL IN recent months, the spotlight has been on the big mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the banking and electronics sectors. But don't ignore the small deals which can have a faster turnaround and a bigger impact on
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        120 9 WITH US markets pausing for breath on concerns about the integrity of corporate financial data and in the absence of any local factors, the Straits Times Index (STI) shed 45 points or 2.5 per cent to close at 1736 last week. The question on every investor's mind now is
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        Malaysia
        67 9 THE Malaysian stock market started February with a whimper despite the more buoyant mood and the improving confidence among institutional investors in the local bourse. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) reach its week's high of 723.5, but profit taking amidst weaker levels on Wall Street resulted in the
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      Lock icon Better offer for takeover
      301 10 -AFP Hynix's talks with Infineon make progress SEOUL The German microchip giant, Infineon Technologies AG, has offered to control the memory chip unit of South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc, a newspaper said yesterday. Infineon also expressed keen interest in forging an alliance with Hynix, with its
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      Lock icon Tesna orders 30 jets from Airbus for $2.8b
      96 10 Bloomberg MELBOURNE Tesna Holdings has agreed to purchase 30 new aircraft from Airbus SAS for more than As 3 billion ($2.8 billion), bringing it a step closer to reviving Australia's former No 2 airline. Tesna, formed by Melbourne investors Solomon Lew and
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      Lock icon StanChart top bidder for Indon bank
      99 10 Bloomberg LONDON Standard Chartered Pic, a Londonbased bank that earns most of its profit in Asia, and its partners are the leading bidders for control of PT Bank Central Asia, Indonesia's largest retail bank, the Sunday Telegraph reported. The company has bid about US$4OO
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      146 10 Rpmancing 77/vjeep your leading lady off her feet with a romantic proposal Share with us your vision of a romantic proposal and the most she can't say no to, a once in a lifetime event that will forever be creative, and heartwarming, entry will stand a chance of asking etched
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      352 11 Welcome Spring at yl w The Garden oF Prosperity I $L t% CHINESE GARDEN *f _\_W L 12 to 26 Feb 2002 (10am 10pm) tUjf Usher in the Chinese New Year at the Chinese Garden! Make a galloping start to the w^^r I V? Year oF the Golden Horse by
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Politics, not security
      357 12 EU foreign ministers unveil initiatives to revive M-E talks CACERES (Spain) Signalling a growing rift with the US, European Union (EU) foreign ministers have unveiled their own initiatives to revive the Middle East peace talks. After a two-day meeting, the ministers said there should be less emphasis
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      Enron and the power of 'The Matrix'
      208 12 WASHINGTON The collapsed energy giant, Enron, used a sophisticated computer program to ascertain scientifically how policies would affect the company. The special software, known as "The Matrix", helped the company decide how much money and effort it was going to put into buying
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      Lock icon Pleasing US?
      135 12 -AFP TEHERAN The Iranian authorities, accused by Washington of meddling in Afghanistan, have closed the offices of renegade exiled Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. In an effort to show Washington that it was not in the game of unseating the new government in Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry said the
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      Lock icon New hopes for the Lunar New Year
      45 12 AFP photo Selling food and decorations ahead ofthe Lunar New Year, ethnic Chinese in Indonesia get into the spirit of their tradition after decades of being banned from doing so publicly under the rule of former President Suharto.
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      Lock icon Dubai hands over suspect to India
      239 12 Agencies NEW DELHI Dubai, considered a haven for members of the Indian underworld, has extradited a key terrorist suspect to India. The move by the Islamic country has been hailed in India as a major step in New Delhi's fight against terrorism. India has
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      Lock icon African nuisance?
      113 12 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is considering a blanket visa ruling for all African travellers. They may soon need to apply for visas well before their intended travel dates. Those affected include travellers from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Congo, Ghana and Kenya. Malaysia says the ruling is necessary to curb
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      Untitled
      74 12 Ithink President fl fl Bush's speech was a firstclass one, and I understood the language he used What he is saying is the US is prepared to pursue terrorist groups in other parts of the world and I think it was an appropriate warning. Australian Prime Minister John Howard, in
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Anwar is finished – and that's a pity
      886 14  - Anwar is finished and that's a pity Roger Mitton by rogermitton@hotmail.com LAST week, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (picture), launched a final appeal against his conviction for corruption in 1999. He was given a six-year jail term. He is also serving another nineyear sentence
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      Lock icon Vajpayee may lose Parliament majority
      265 14 -AFP NEW DELHI Key Indian state elections begin on Wednesday against the backdrop of the country's current military stand-off with Pakistan that could test the stability of the central government More than 121 million people will be able to vote in the four states going
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      What the regional papers said yesterday ...
      180 14 What the regional papers said yesterday The Star/Malaysia Stay neutral, DPM tells students The government wants students to stay apolitical and focus on their studies and be responsible to society and the nation. The Jakarta Post/Indonesia Fear, grief prevail as floods return Fear and distress were the order of the
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  • UPFRONT
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      Redefining romance
      838 15 It's all about creating memories that you will treasure together ROMANCE doesn't have to mean a dozen roses and a champagne breakfast in bed. It doesn't have to mean flying off to exotic locales with your loved one, nor does it mean splurging on expensive items. Says MediaCorp
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      Lock icon The Internet a boon for the book industry?
      443 15 -Reuters NEW YORK The Internet is fast becoming the place at which to read "Chapter 1" of tomorrow's best-sellers. Whether you want a taste of a blockbuster thriller or an obscure literary author, the Net has become a place to help you
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      Getting to know you
      850 17 First dates can be a true test of manners NEVER ever take a first date to a seafood restaurant. That's always going to be a disaster because at least one of you will end up 'overed with pepper or splattered with jchilli sauce and that just
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Living strokes
      505 18  -  Sian E Jay Despite being paralysed, Popo made his works look easy by ANYONE who has been a regular at the South-east Asian paintings auctions in Singapore is bound to have heard the name of Indonesian artist Popo Iskandar. His work has been appearing for several years and
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      Lock icon Pop diva's message of racial harmony
      212 18  -  Low Shi Ping by shiping@newstoday.com.sg THIS Lunar New Year, catch Anita Sarawak doing her bit to promote racial harmony. The North East Community Development Council (CDC) will enlist the pop diva to feature in a light-hearted television programme to convey the spirit of racial
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      Here's wishing you wealth
      38 18 Perfect Ten deejays Carrie Chong (front, with oranges) and Jamie Yeo (extreme right) surprised Orchard Road shoppers last Friday with free Mandarin oranges and vouchers at the Perfect Ten's Crazy Orange Giveaway outside Paragon.
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  • LIVINGLEARNING
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      Creative crew
      627 19  -  Justyn Olby Ngee Ann students build boat to clean up Singapore River by justyn@pacific.net.sg IF YOU build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door, or so the saying goes. But what about building a better washing rack or walker and wheelchair combination for
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      366 19 PARTICIPATE Chinese New Year Countdown Usher in the Year of Horse with your favourite Capital Radio 95.8FM deejays like Wang Ticong, WangYuzhen, Qiu Shengyang and Wu Jieling. A three-storey high techno-firecracker will be lit at midnight! Date: Today Time: 10.30pm to 12.30am Venue: Block 335, Chinatown Complex Entry: Free VISUAL
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  • EATOUT
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      Ooh la la mian
      399 20  -  Pauline D Loll Crystal Jade's La Mian Xiaolongbao has hot stuff Where: La Mian Xiaolongbao Scotts Shopping Centre, Basement Telephone: 6734 0200 Recommended: Hot Chilli Wanton: $4.50 Xiaolongbao: $3.20 Chicken Soup La Mian: $8.00 WANTON in name, wanton in nature. That's the only way to describe
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      Yoshinoya hots up
      102 20 EXCITE those jaded taste buds until Feb 28 at Yoshinoya. The flavour of the month is the black pepper chicken. Its fiery, savoury sauce made from choice peppercorns and spices is liberally poured over the premium chicken thigh. The crispy golden brown texture of the chicken leg
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      Mad about pasta
      131 20  -  -Janice Lee THE Concorde Hotel beckons with Mediterranean delights at its Melting Pot Cafe. Savour starters like soup and salad, cold dishes such as fresh smoked salmon and beef cappacio and hot dishes which include gratin potato, beef lasagne and stuffed vegetarian Cannelloni. One of the buffet's
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      He cooks for the stars
      231 20 HE has cooked for Bollywood's finest Salman Khan, Jackie Shroff, Aishwarya Rai, Hema Malini among others. And for former US President Bill Clinton and his family when they visited India in 2000. He is Rakesh Ghai, a graduate of the Institute of Hotel Management and
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    • On Valentine's Day
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        Lock icon Under the stars
        413 21  -  Karman Tse Slip into a love story that's entirely yours VALENTINE'S Day is here and the contagious lovey-dovey feeling is in the air. Here's the perfect setting that will pave the way for a happy ending this Thursday. And I tested it out in advance. At 7.35pm,
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        A taste of love at Swensen's
        185 21  -  -Rouleejane REDISCOVER romance at Swensen's as you and your partner relish the Love Potion Mocktail, smoked salmon salad, chicken corn chowder soup, a choice of Love Ocean or Lender Loving Chicken and Love Ice Cream that make up the Valentine's Day set meal ($3B
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      352 21 Love Bites Love. Oriental Style Say 'Aishite Iru' At Suntory At the Oriental Hotel restaurants Indulge in a romantic meal at Hotel couples will be pampered with Inter-continental as Restaurant great food, and ladies with roses. Suntory offers a premium lobster Pronto offers an Italian set din- kaiseki with exquisite
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      208 21 r—————————— Enjoy $5 off your bill when you j dine at Swensen's this Valentine's Day V^^M^^k. Applicable only with a minimum spending of $50 and at least one order of the Valentine's Day Set Meal I Valentine's Day Set Meal is available only on 13 14 Feb 2002 M This
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  • INCINEMAS
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      A hearty New Year laugh
      347 22  -  Elisa Chia CHINESE Odyssey 2002 has been released to coincide with the Chinese New Year. Even though there are no red couplets or mandarin oranges, the Hong Kong period costume drama is still full of comedy. Doff your hats or as some would say, hand
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      A touching tickle
      462 23  -  Serene Foo When a lady mafia boss is forced to take romance lessons THE Korean film, My Wife is a Gangster, gives new meaning to the phrase "a killer sense of humour". Spicier than kimchi, it is a high-energy, kick-butt action movie with gags about a gutsy
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      Lock icon Reel terror, real message
      519 24 Reuters/Variety Collateral Damage has anti-terror theme and the good guys win LOS ANGELES Arnold Schwarzenegger (picture) is nothing if not big. He flexes big muscles, lives the life of a big movie star and aspires to be a big-time politician. Now, he's in the middle of
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      608 28 AFP Golf Buick Invitational Three tied for the lead, but Daly just one off the pace LA JOLLA A crowd favourite is in contention after 54 holes of the PGA Buick Invitational, but it is not Tiger Woods. American John Daly carded a four-under-par 68 in the
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      Lock icon Asian hopefuls may struggle to match Nagano exploits
      435 28 -AFP SALT LAKE CITY Japanese defending champion Tae Satoya's third-placed finish in the women's freestyle skiing moguls event here may bode ill for Asian aspirations at the 19th Winter Games. Four years ago, her win at the Nagano Olympics astonished everyone, even
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      Thongchai wins Open
      72 28 YANGON- Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee showed why he is Asia's number one yesterday, when he won the US$2OO,OOO ($366,000) London Myanmar Open in a playoff at Yangon Golf Club. He subdued American Edward Loar with a par on the first extra hole on the 18th. He had finished
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      We're good, says Jordan
      74 28 PHILADELPHIA Michael Jordan says the Washington Wizards can compete against any team in the National Basketball Association. "I'm sure on any given night, we can contend," he said, after preparing for today's All-Star Game. Meanwhile, Yugoslavian star Predrag Stojakovic of the Sacramento Kings yesterday became the
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      Gannon MVP
      51 28 HONOLULU Oakland Raiders quaterback Rich Gannon threw a pair of touchdown passes and Ray Lewis finished off a 13-yard touchdown as the American Football Conference posted a 38-30 win over the National Football Conference in the 32nd Pro Bowl. Gannon took Most Valuable Player honours for the second
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      Ronaldo stays
      75 28 APPIANO GENTILE Inter Milan has given its Brazilian striker Ronaldo permission to continue his recovery from injury in Brazil just hours after the club's coach Hector Cuper had insisted that the player must return to Italy by Sunday as planned. Cuper had said Ronaldo would not stay in
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      Why SAAA?
      541 29  -  Kelvin Phang Sportsman of the Year nomination sees... James in... and Shyam out by kelvin@newstoday. com.sg HE broke a 33-year-old national record to become Singapore's fastest man. But U.K. Shyam will not be in the running for the Sportsman of the Year award. Instead, the Singapore Amateur Athletics
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      Even without their stars, the Thais are a class apart
      401 29  -  Kelvin Phang King's Cup Thailand 4 Singapore 0 Anuruk Srikerd 19, Sakda Joemdee 75, Rezal (og 77), Kwanchai Phuangprakob 90 DESPITE missing most of its "star" players, a youngish Thailand was still good enough to romp to a 4-0 win
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      Warriors do their bit for charity
      56 29  -  Jose Raymond THE Warriors yesterday continued their tradition of goodwill and community bonding. Officials and players from the Choa Chu Kang-based club gave out hongbaos and food packets worth more than $6,000 to needy senior citizens at the Lions' Befrienders Senior Activity Centre in
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      Fergie's off in three years
      594 30 m And McLaren is not coming back LONDON- Sir Alex Ferguson will not let Manchester United persuade him to change his mind again. The 60-year-old is set to sign a new contract today that will keep him the club until 2005. He was expected to
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      Lock icon O'Leary concedes that his side may have to settle for Intertoto Cup
      262 30 Agencies LEEDS David O'Leary conceded he would not be afraid to face the prospect of the Intertoto Cup next season after Leeds could only draw against Middlesbrough on Saturday, reported Football36s.com. Leeds has now taken just two points
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      Lock icon Solskjaer magic
      434 31 Agencies Norwegian impresses again with fine double strike English Premier League Charlton 0 Manchester United 2 United tops table by two points LONDON Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fired Manchester United back to the top of the Premiership with a goal in each half against Charlton yesterday. The Norwegian striker's
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      Lock icon Arsenal stays in touch after lucky Wiltord goal
      377 31 Reuters LIVERPOOL A mishit volley by French striker Sylvain Wiltord gave Arsenal a 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park early this morning to keep the Gunners hot on the heels of the top three in the English Premier League. Wiltord, who
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      Lock icon Gerrard doubtful
      220 31 Agencies LONDON Liverpool assistant manager Phil Thompson rated Steven Gerrard an England doubt as he saluted his side's 6-0 rout of Ipswich. Gerrard was substituted after 81 minutes at Ipswich on Saturday. Thompson revealed: "Stevie felt a tightness in his hamstring." And he said of Gerrard's availability for
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      Lock icon Shock loss for Inter
      166 31 Agencies MILAN Inter Milan was handed a surprise 2-1 defeat at Bologna in the Serie A yesterday, missing out on the chance to gain ground on AS Roma and Juventus. Second-half goals from Fabio Pecchia and Lamberto Zauli consigned Inter to its third straight game without
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