Today, 18 February 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    7 1 TODAY Monday February 18, 2002 MJTA(P) 063/11/2001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Battle for a lighter wallet
      492 1  -  Francis Kan THE extent to which some people will go, just to lighten your wallets Mr Ajay Bhalla (picture), the recently-appointed general manager of South-east Asia for MasterCard International, says that he carries 15 pieces of plastic. "I can't even remember all the PIN numbers,"
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    • Article
      Lock icon Death verdict for Speight
      132 1 AFP SUVA Fiji coup leader George Speight was sentenced to death after he pleaded guilty today to treason in the Fiji High Court. However, government lawyer Gerard McCoy told Justice Michael Scott that the mercy commission will immediately consider an application for mercy. Mr McCoy and
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Not crazy
      633 2  -  Chan Chao Peh Leong Phei Phei That's why JI group's threat is real and scary by and THIS time, it's for real... and it's a subject that refuses to go off the political radar screen. Yesterday, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew showed
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    • Article
      When all these facilities are up...
      195 2 WOODLANDS residents can expect a more vibrant living environment in the next three to five years. Plans are underway to introduce new facilities like community and regional parks, a regional general hospital, schools and a junior college. The new regional park will be a
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      Puzzling terror troika
      363 3 As Bush starts trip, N. Korean issue looms TOKYO Iran, Iraq and North Korea. One of these just isn't like the others. Yet, in his state of the union address last month, President George W Bush identified North Korea, along with the other two, as the "axis
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      Lock icon Nepal's peace shattered as rebels launch attacks
      173 3 Reuters KATHMANDU The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal came under fierce attack by Maoist rebels over the weekend. The rebels, who are fighting to overthrow the monarchy, killed 128 people in three attacks in the south and west of Nepal on Saturday night At
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    • Article
      How ironic, this issue of Time
      179 3 KUALA LUMPUR First, it was Newsweek. Now, it is Time magazine that is being chided by the Malaysian government Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the government was reviewing its policy of placing advertisements in Time after it portrayed the country
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    • Article
      Lock icon Scandalous Howard
      266 3 Agencies The identity of the ex-Cabinet M *^k minister should be revealed after the factual position has M been established through an exhaustive investigation This is to prevent the Government from repeating wild allegations and thus becoming a conduit for spreading slander. Parti Keadilan president Datin Seri Dr
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      Cheap and easy
      333 4  -  Chan Chao Peh Those above 65 may be allowed to pay less at neighbourhood clinics by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg AN ELDERLY healthcare scheme, which allows senior citizens to pay less at neighbourhood clinics, may be extended to the rest of the island within three years, once Parliament gives its
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      Lock icon Terrorism on agenda of aviation meet
      119 4 Channel NewsAsia WAYS of preventing, combating and eradicating avi-ation-related terrorism are expected to be on the agenda when the world's transport ministers and aviation experts meet in Montreal. The conference, to take place from tomorrow to Wednesday, is organised by the International Civil Aviation
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      Lock icon Three hours in a love cab... what next, StarHub?
      325 4  -  Ariel Tam ON Valentine's Day, my date and I tasted the cuisine of Japan, listened to Latin music and travelled in a London cab without leaving Singapore. It was a gift from telecommunications provider StarHub to couples who took part in
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      Lock icon Hello... can I get to know you?
      245 4 Newsradio 938 A GROUP has been formed to help the community in Punggol North forge closer ties. Formed last November, the Contact My MP group, or CMM, already has about 350 members. MP for Pasir RisPunggol GRC, Ms Penny Low, said that CMM
      — Newsradio 938  -  245 words
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      HDB art land
      310 6  -  Jose Raymond Artist breaks with tradition by planning art exhibition in three-room flat by j ose@newst oday. com.sg AT a time when even the hon office is a novelty, a young art is pioneering the concept of a home art gallery. This weekend, Mr Benjamin Puah (picture),
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      Lock icon Rising to the occasion
      54 6 WEE TECKHIAN MORE than 200,000 spectators watched Chingay 2002 on Saturday. It was a high-energy show stretching 1.7 km from City Hall to Suntec City. More than 3,500 performers from Singapore and overseas, including this lion dance troupe, thrilled the crowds and VIPs at the 90-minute
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      341 6 (rTf Dpfcpr|ntsl I 'i-iLpk QUALITY I 1 I u>PHOTOGRAPHIC I BACHELOR DEGREES MASTERS DEGREES Ottawa University University of Southern Queensland University of Southern Queensland Curtin University of Technology BA BEng(Hons) MBA MBIT Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Master of Business Administration Master of Business Information Business Administration Electrical
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  • LETTERS
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      Scholars and their cages
      238 8  -  Yeo Kok Seng Can they survive in the real world? ONCE 1 kept a bird in a cage. One day, f forgot to close the cage door and it flew away. After a few days, however, it returned, tired and hungry. Why? Quite simply, it did
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      Elderly may not find it so ez
      211 8  -  Lim Boon Kiat THESE are some questions 1 have regarding the use of the new ez-link card. 1) Will the coin payment system remain an alternative option? 2) If commuters forget to scan their cards when they exit or alight, what penalties will
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      Nothing like good teachers
      139 8  -  Anand Ravi Deshpande E-LEARNING has forced educators from pre-schools to graduate school to re-think the very nature of teaching and learning. ft can free teaching and learning from the physical boundaries of classrooms and schedules. Traditional lectures and demonstrations can now become full-fledged multimedia-learning experiences for
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      CPF and overseas study
      136 8  -  Lee Kah Hui f REFER to the letter by Mr Benny Wong, "Help our students" (Today, Feb 16). 1 strongly agree with him. f would even go one step further and ask the government to allow the use of CPF money for overseas education. My brother
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      Tudung was not main issue
      131 8  -  Yatiman Yusof f REFER to your report, "Zulfikar meets KL NGO groups to discuss Muslim issues" (Today, Feb 9). The report quoted former Fateha CEO, Mr Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, as having said that he had met me and other Malay MPs "to discuss ways to
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Profit slasher
      509 10 Bloomberg Proposed law identifies stock options as expenses SEATTLE Many large US companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo and Starbucks, would have their profits slashed or erased under a Senate Bill that would make them count the cost of granting employee stock options as an expense in company earnings. If
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      China No 1 in Asia by 2030?
      179 10 CHINA can sustain an average annual economic growth rate of six per cent and dislodge Japan as the world's second-largest economy in less than three decades, said the US investment bank, Lehman Brothers. Despite challenges and nearterm setbacks, especially as it opens up
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      Lock icon Enron's big disguise
      281 10 Reuters NEW YORK -'The collapsed energy giant, Enron, disguised loans as financial hedges to hide its debts and mask its deteriorating financial condition, the New York Times reported, quoting accountants and analysts. In addition to hiding debts in partnerships, Enron listed loans from Wall Street firms such
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      Lock icon Chip master
      496 12  -  Chan Chao Peh Firm shows the way with new niche by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S semiconductor industry can account for as much as two per cent of the country's economy during boom years. And although these semiconductor contract manufacturers, or foundries as they are called, are among the largest in
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      Lock icon Luckily... Finland has got Nokia
      436 12 -AFP MANILA Forget Santa Claus. Finland wants to capitalise on flag bearer Nokia's extensive connections in Asia to expand and diversify its trade and investment in the region. Nokia, Asia's number one mobile phone manufacturer, is the lynchpin of Finland's economy, representing a fifth of
      -AFP  -  436 words
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      Lock icon Are you worried about yen, Mr Bush?
      199 12 WASHINGTON President George W Bush has said it is investors, not governments, who should determine the value of currencies. "The marketplace ought to make the decisions about currency valuations," he said, when asked by reporters if he shared concerns about the yen. He
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      Four storeys for sale
      78 12 A REFURBISHED four-storey conserved retail-cum-residential development at the junction of Cluny Park and Bukit Timah Road is up for sale by tender. Jones Lang LaSalle has been appointed to sell the freehold site which occupies about 24,486 square feet and is designated for commercial/residential use. The
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      Corporate Brief
      107 12 Software firm raises share capital by $8m SINGAPORE Engineering Software (SES), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Electronics the electronics arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering, has increased its authorised share capital from $2 million to $10 million. SES also raised its issued and paid-up capital from $1.5 million
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        250 14 A GALLOPING start to the Year of the Horse on relatively low volume was brought to a halt last Friday due to weaker US markets and futures. The US markets last week saw the Dow chalk up gains of 159 points or 1.6 per cent to 9,903 while the
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        Malaysia
        151 14 WHEN the local bourse re-opened last Thursday after the Chinese New Year break, notwithstanding the lingering holiday mood and absence of retail investors, selected quality issues enjoyed buying interest. Institutional investors continued to build up positions in banking and finance stocks, raising their exposures in these stocks. On Friday,
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      149 15 Highlights: Exhilarating Games Carnival Inflatables! Giant dancing puppets! Lots of fun and games! p T I N G Electrifying arts performances E-co Fashion Show <c J^k I Mm m Discover the E-sSense of Food q. A M W m IPower of-W^^ -A I CV tf\ I O Engenuity@TP Engineering Project
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Kuwaiti women demand right to vote
      196 16 Agencies KUWAIT Kuwaiti women, determined to get the vote, yesterday marched into voter registration stations to demand the right to add their names to electoral lists. Scores of women marched to the stations waving banners demanding equal rights and reminding the country of a
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      Lock icon Afghan intrigue
      326 16 Agencies Minister's assassination hints of a disjointed govt KABUL It was not a mob killing, but an assassination. That confirmation, from interim leader Hamid Karzai, spoke volumes of the law and order situation in Afghanistan, liberated after a war by the US against the Taliban. Mr Karzai was
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      Lock icon Defending the fortress
      50 16 AFP photo Two US Special Forces personnel take up position to augment perimeter security at a Philippine army base in Basilan island before the arrival of a contingent of US Special Forces. The US deployment marks the second phase of the anti-terror campaign that began in Afghanistan.
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      Lock icon Muslim student in Spain gets to use veil
      218 16 -AFP MADRID A Muslim Moroccan girl who was pulled out of school by her father because it stopped her from wearing a veil will now return, wearing the veil. The regional Education Minister for Madrid, Mr Carlos Mayor Oreja, said "there have
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      Lock icon Did Li Peng bug Jiang's jet?
      180 16 Agencies MACAU China's internal politics are under the spotlight after it was reported that President Jiang Zemin believed that National People's Congress leader Li Peng had bugged his new Boeing 767. The Washington Times said on Friday that Mr Jiang believed Mr Li was
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      Lock icon Calendar exposes state corruption
      136 16 -AFP GUWAHATI (India) A local photographer who printed calendars showing the sprawling private residences of Manipur state politicians has won praise for his novel way of exposing corruption. The photographer, who preferred to remain anonymous, printed hundreds of calendars for 2002 with 24 photographs of the
      -AFP  -  136 words
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  • COMMENTARY
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      The first sacred cow we must slaughter
      955 22  -  Ravi Veloo That the political process is optional and covering your butt matters more by THIS is probably not a good time to be a cow. In Britain and France, they're going mad. Closer to home, young Government ministers with survivor instincts are
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      What the regional papers said yesterday . . .
      185 22 What the regional papers said yesterday The Star/Malaysia Heed warning, PAS leaders told PAS leaders, especially those leading state governments in Kelantan and Terengganu, should not challenge the laws of the country by speaking at illegal political gatherings, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The Jakarta Post/Indonesia Health centres ignorant of
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      Whither romance?
      1211 23 Local couples talk about their favourite places to go to ATMOSPHERE and opportunity. Sometimes you need a little help to cultivate a romantic mood. And Singapore, as a tropical island with stretches of beaches, has many romantic spots to offer. "It's so nice and balmy here you can
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  • UPFRONT
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      I am not Saint Joan
      805 24 But I don't know how to conform to society's expectations, says Chu Mei-feng TAIWANESE Chu Mei-feng (picture) was at one time Miss Success personified, with a thriving television and political career. But the former Taipei city councillor's world came crashing down in December, after a
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      Lock icon Learn from the case of American Taliban accused: Laura Bush tells parents
      357 24 Today Foreign Desk LOS ANGELES Parents can learn a thing or two from the case of American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh, said First Lady Laura Bush. "Make sure your children are mature before you allow them to
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  • LIVINGLEARNING
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      Temasek's Power of e
      402 25  -  Low Shi Ping Polytechnic's schools to display adoption of latest technologies at open house by shiping@newstoday.com.sg YOU will be hit by the Power of e when you visit Temasek Polytechnic's (TP) three-day open house from Wednesday to Friday. The five TP schools Engineering, IT, Applied Science,
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      New courses at TP
      155 25  -  Low Shi Ping FOR the 2002/03 academic year, Temasek Polytechnic will offer three additional diplomas to students. The diploma in Biomedical Science which allows students to choose between Biomedical Technology, and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology will help to complement the growing biomedical science industry here. The
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Lock icon Silently, they screamed
      700 26  -  Razali Abdullah Big Pesta Perdana winner, Jeritan Sepi, scores for the careers of its three stars by razali@newstoday.com.sg IT was a drama that tugged at the heartstrings. And when the hearts speak, they reach a resounding consensus. Jeritan Sepi (Silent Scream) was not last year's best Malay
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
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      72 26 CHANGING LIVES (Monday, 9.30pm) A follow-up series to Extraordinary People. Be touched by the selfless acts of a group of ordinary Singaporeans to help the less fortunate. THINKING ANIMAL (Tuesday, 7.30pm) A proactive, positive and educational programme that lets you in on all you ought to know about animals. BUSINESS
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  • EATOUT
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      Beachy business
      250 27  -  Sam Chua The sun, the sea, the sand and a scrumptious spread at Portobelle by sam@news today, com.sg A QUAINT Mediterraneanstyle restaurant at the East Coast Recreation Centre, Portobelle serves a good selection of Spanish, Italian, Greek and Mexican dishes. For starters, we had the seafood bisque, a
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      Head east for a taste of Thailand
      336 27  -  Janice Lee by janice@newstoday.com.sg THE moment you step into Beads Thai restaurant in the Century Roxy Park Hotel (opposite Parkway Parade), a sense of calm will rush over you from the Thai ethnic atmosphere and the modern interior design. What will overwhelm you,
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon Irons to receive honorary Cesar
      111 28 Reuters LONDON Britain's multi-faceted screen star Jeremy Irons (picture) will next month be awarded France's coveted Cesar d'Honneur in recognition of his contribution to world cinema. Irons, 53, found stardom 21 years ago alongside Meryl Streep in The French Lieutenant's Woman and proved his versatility
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      Lock icon Xena hunk dies in fall
      386 28 -Agencies WELLINGTON Kevin Smith (picture), one of New Zealand's hottest and hunkiest screen stars, died of head injuries in a Beijing hospital on Friday. Local acting sources said he was injured when he fell from a great height, possibly six storeys. Smith, 38, played the
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    • Article
      Yes, Jeunet's as quirky as his films
      118 28 JEAN-PIERRE Jeunet so badly wants an Oscar that if he wins one, he'll sleep with it for three weeks. The French writer-director's film Amelie is up for five Academy Awards, including foreign-language film. The awards will be handed out on March 24. "My
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      'Bah, humbug' cynics stay clear
      827 29  -  Joy Frances FILM REVIEW Kate Leopold (Now showing) THIS romantic comedy is the kind of movie that whisks you off to Never-Never Land for a couple of hours. When dropped back to Earth, you'll half-expect your pre-destined Adonis to pop up, thanks to some rift
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      Lock icon Castro fetes Stone
      145 29 -AFP HAVANA Academy Award-winning film director Oliver Stone, in Cuba to do research for a documentary about the island, was feted late on Saturday at a dinner hosted by President Fidel Castro, sources told AFP. The 55-year-old director arrived in Havana on Wednesday night and planned to
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      492 31  -  Janice Lee The Tan brothers take their Scrabble obsession to the masses by janice@newstoday.com.sg THE games we play as children can sometimes remain in our hearts, following us into adulthood. But little did the Tan brothers expect Scrabble to turn into an obsession they could share
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      277 31  -  Low Shi Ping by shiping@newstoday.com.sg HOPING to go somewhere to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities but don't want to spend too much money? Head down to the Chinese Garden. Be greeted by the Golden God of Wealth, Cai
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      Khalon wins first title
      106 32 GURGAON India's Harmeet Kahlon held his nerve on the final hole to win his maiden professional title by a solitary shot at the US$3OO,OOO ($548,000) Indian Masters yesterday. Kahlon fired a one-under-par 70 in the final round to finish with a seven-under-par 277 winning score, one
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      519 32  -  Jose Raymond But FAS is confident that new initiatives will work by j ose@newstoday. com.sg IN TWO days, the S-League will see the start of its seventh season. But the big problem of sponsorship, or the lack of it an issue that has dogged the
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      207 32 Reuters PACIFIC PALISADES Scott McCarron fired his second consecutive six-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead after three rounds of the Nissan Open on Saturday. The 36-year-old Californian rolled in a 50-foot eagle putt from the fringe of the 17th green as he wound up 14--under
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      Lock icon League's fan-tastic day
      84 32 YESTERDAY, S-League fans, players and officials braved the hot sun at Ngee Ann City to celebrate the start of a new season of local football at the NTUC Income Fan-tastic Playoff. Other than a song and cheer competition between S-League clubs, the fanfare also saw a five-a-side
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      Lock icon Judges' integrity in doubt
      322 33  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.coni.sg THE recent controversy surrounding the Winter Olympics pair figure skating competition has cast a doubt over the integrity of judges in figure skating, says International Skating Union (ISU) World Championship judge William Thompson. Thompson, who is in Singapore for the National Figure
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      204 33 -AFP SALT LAKE CITY China and Australia won their first ever Winter Olympic gold medals in a night of high drama and low blows at the speed-skating arena on Saturday. Australian Steven Bradbury won the gold medal in the short-track I,ooom
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      Lock icon Arsenal's title? No way
      714 34  -  Neil Humphreys Tired Gunners cannot overcome inconsistency and injury woes Comment by neil@newstoday.com.sg ON THE eve of the FA Cup tie against Gillingham, Thierry Henry dismissed his lowly opponents, suggesting his Arsenal team-mates had bigger fish to fry. The laconic Frenchman hinted that Gillingham and the
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      Lock icon Now that Sir Alex is staying, so will the stars, confirms Veron
      499 34 AFP LONDON Manchester United star Juan Sebastian Veron has dampened down speculation he is unhappy at Old Trafford and said Alex Ferguson's retirement U-turn had prompted several top players to stay. The Argentinian midfielder had been linked with
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        Lock icon Magpies dash City dreams
        494 35 AFP Solano's winner puts Newcastle in last eight English FA Cup Newcastle 1 Man City 0 Newcastle, Chelsea and Tottenham make quarter-finals LONDON Newcastle spoilt Kevin Keegan's return to St James' Park with a 1-0 victory over his Manchester City side to advance to the quarter-finals
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        Lock icon Newcastle and Arsenal to re-enact '98 final
        123 35 Reuters LONDON Newcastle United will play premier league title rival Arsenal in the English FA Cup quarter-finals following the draw yesterday. The match at St James' Park in Newcastle will be a repeat of the 1998 final, which Arsenal won to clinch the
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        Lock icon England's first and longest serving manager dies
        230 35 AFP LONDON England's first football manager, Sir Walter Winterbottom, has died aged 89, a hospital confirmed yesterday. Winterbottom, who ran the team from 1946-62, died on Saturday at Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. "I can confirm that Sir Walter Winterbottom died here
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        122 35 AFP BUENOS AIRES Two people were killed and about 10 others suffered bullet wounds during clashes between supporters of Argentina's rival Racing and Independiente football teams yesterday, medical officials said. They said a 24-year-old man was stabbed to death and another aged 19 was shot
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        Lock icon Juventus slams agent's claims on Trezeguet
        223 35 AFP LONDON Juventus reacted angrily to claims by David Trezeguet's agent that the French star is being lined up for a world record £50 million ($130.55 million) move to Arsenal. Antonio Caliendo, who represents the Juventus star, told the News of the News of
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