Today, 14 May 2002

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    7 1 TODAY Tuesday May 14, 2002 mita(P) 063/11/2001
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    The business of motivation
    595 1  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal And the big bucks it rakes in from S'poreans by shibu@newstoday.com.sg THE ticket price ranges between $200 and $10,000. There are no pop stars on stage but a couple of speakers showing you how to think out of the box. The audience takes
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    A promise is a promise...
    188 1  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim by zackaria@newsto day. c om.sg REMEMBER that dramatic moment during the election campaign when Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said he would consider upgrading for residents in the Potong Pasir precincts that gave the ruling party at least a 50 per cent
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      116 1 /A=ryJJ\CoRP In a life of learning, there is one name you can count on. Be the first 50 to enquire about kiUHHH 111 Tl iJi^UL^i^^l our programme today M jy[ 4jffPr^ »i get a free movie pass! g^ I ["REPLY SLIP iMnvi.'lWriH."4 May 20*2j WO Send to: Informatics Group (Singapore)
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon ISD training security guards
      108 2 ChannelNewsAsia IN-HOUSE security guards and those from private firms are being trained by the Internal Security Department {ISD), the police and the Singapore Armed Forces on security awareness and identifying explosives, firearms and other weapons. In Parliament yesterday, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Assoc
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      Port defence
      434 2  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim $80m fund to boost PSA operations by zackanalffnewstod ay.com. sg FIRST Maersk. Then Evergreen. Amid all the celebratory noises coming from across the Causeway about shipping giants moving to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, the Government gave glimpses of its own strategy to keep the
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      NTU in tissue engineering tie-up
      198 2 NTU, together with A*Star, yesterday signed a bio engineering research collaboration agreement with the University of Washington (UW). UW is America's leading bioengineering centre. The alliance aims to take bioengineering to new heights by covering medical diagnostic techniques and biologicallyengineered tissues to repair damaged ones.
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      Woman dies – but her fight lives on
      295 3 Woman dies but her fight lives on LONDON The death of terminally-ill British woman Diane Pretty last Saturday marked the end of her suffering but certainly not her fight for the "right to die". Pro-euthanasia activists believe her painful death will turn her into a martyr for a strengthened campaign.
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      Lock icon Testing the limits
      382 3 Agencies Chen describes Taiwan as a country WASHINGTON Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian is testing the limits of China's patience by using the word "country" and "Taiwan" in one sentence. China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province which must, one day, be reunited with the mainland. Beijing has
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      SingPost IPO?
      50 3 SINGAPORE Post, a unit of Sing Tel, might be headed for a initial public offering (IPO) soon, The Straits Times TV reported last night, quoting unnamed sources. Top investment banks are to meet Sing Tel to discuss plans of the divestiture, the report said. Sing Tel declined comment.
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      How to win friends and combat terror
      201 3 WASHINGTON Malaysia and the US will strengthen cooperation to fight international terrorism with a declaration during the visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Serf Dr Mahathir Mohamad (picture). Briefing the media yesterday on the visit, Foreign Minister Datuk Sen Syed Hamid Albar noted
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      What? No minutes?
      475 4  -  Joy Frances ''by joy ©news today, co. sg IT wasn't just any other meeting when Singapore's telecommunications regulator met representatives from Sing Tel, then a monopoly, on April 24, 1996. The two were discussing how much the Government would compensate Sing Tel for the early opening up
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      Lock icon The fourth belt snag
      153 4 Newsßadio 93.8 THE Traffic Police will exercise flexibility in enforcing the seat belt rule for back seat passengers. Yesterday, Commander Rajoo Gopal said that it is acceptable for a fourth passenger not to belt up, as rear seats usually have only three seat belts. He said
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      Bumi benefits and Dr M
      141 6  -  CKFoo ONCE again Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad is taking potshots at Malay Singaporeans to shore up support for the forthcoming election in Malaysia. He has insulted Malay Singaporeans by alleging that they have been marginalised. The truth is that despite a
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      Football or mahjong?
      465 6  -  Gary Ec or why some men stay fit and some women pop pills I REFER to Audrey Perera's article "Tragedy in a bottle" (Today, May 13). After wasting the first six paragraphs on disclaimers and politically correct hedging, she stops short of saying what the strapline hints
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      Why are we griping about a law that could save lives?
      366 7  -  Emma Chia I REFER to the letter "Policy bulldozer?" by Mr David Soh (Today, May 13) on the seat belt rule. As I see it, the seat belt rule has been in existence for 10 years. Yet this law,
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      Oh, for jambus
      329 7  -  X P Sivam Kids need trees to climb and fruit to pluck HAS Singapore lost its old world charm? Many Singaporeans think so. A bold attempt is being made to recapture the allure and fascination of Chinatown. The building of small and big museums in the city
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Frontline's profits up 19%
      181 8 Agencies MAINBOARD-LISTED Frontline Technologies Corp's net profit for the full year to March 2002 was $10.71 million, up 19 per cent from the previous year's $8.98 million. The latest profit numbers include exceptional items of $700,000. The e-services company expects to improve the proportion of regional
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        124 8 WALL Street has been unable to shake out of its nasty mood, falling seven of the last eight weeks and this appears to have raised concerns about the optimistic and healthy recovery conjecture. For most of the session, the STI index was moribund. It settled 3.16 points down at
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        Straits Times index — 10-Day Chart
        5 8 Straits Times index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 8 By volume May 13 '000 'OOI Ipco Goldlron liortjiriZUSS KLW llnifuud 21,706 22,976 13,425 12,337 12,145 Unisteel tpa Medio 5 Eurcptron AirOtenn 9,3i: B,8i: 7,761 7,69: 7,581 By villus May 13 DBS Chnrlered UOB SIA. Venture 28,069,870 22,479,340 18,403,250 13,290,300 12,100,200 SPH oak IfniFood LI n;l e;TianjinZUSS
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        World markets
        52 8 Index Value Change Us SI Nikkei 225 *****.95 -194.16 -1.66 Hong Seng 411 Ordinaries ":ik. i'.'.'kl *****.43 3252.20 5742,66 +87.53 -26.90 -64.64 +0.75 ■0.82 ■1.11 Karen Comp SET Index Jakarta Comp 821.8? 380.67 537.14 +3.96 ■1.42 -4.76 +0.4B ■0.37 -1.24 Phils torap Shenzen 3 1353.50 221.95 +2.73 1.20
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        Your S$1 buys
        35 8 IKE fen H :ih (upiah 0.3788 70.632 4.3248 2.1070 0.6053 5144.3 23.750 i e j'.' A$ Indian Bs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS £.1 .TT7 1.0126 27.181 708.29 0.B633 4.5897 1.2163 19.156
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        Commodities
        21 8 itild m/ti iilvei us$/iz 'lafTnurn uss/oi 311.30 4.670 520.80 Rubber cemvla 124.75 Pdm oil iM/uniu 1256 Brent crude usS/biml 25.61
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        SGX top rises
        71 8 Any 13 )UE ■'cirjic Close Change 7.400 +0.150 16.400 +0.100 By percentage Mny 13 Close Change ArimlrongW*****0 0.070 +55.556 Wee Pah 0.115+21.053 UAsin "rtnw 13.500 +0.50O 1.030 iO.OSj 4.660 +0.060 m 0.030 +20.000 Twinwood 0.120+20.000 Reed 0.075 +15.3B5 N 100 7.600 +0.050 IRE Corp 0.075+15.385 JTYDEV ;etainW*****6
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        78 8 Bloomberg May 13 Close Change ISS&P50O1GUSS 106.400 -12.400 By percentage May 13 W,\W>\ IClose Change 0.030 -25.000 CreaiiveSO 20.1(10 -0.200 Floiri5W*****1 0.040 -20.000 OCBC 13.200 -0.2OO SPH 100 52.200 -0.20O HoNegarcR 0.790 -0.160 HnliegcrnRlOO 0.820 -0.110 SPH 22.200 -0.100 ShiprcsivfeKKS 1.370 -0.030 S1IETF100 17.330 0.070 Innovdu 1.030
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      SGX defends move
      356 10  -  Val Chua Says it did well in handling Dayen case despite angering investors by val@news tod ay. com. sg THE Singapore Exchange feels that it has handled the Dayen case well despite unhappiness caused by its intervention of the penny stock. "In Dayen's case, I think we've
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      Lock icon UOB to double overseas revenue by 2010
      293 10 Bloomberg UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore's sec-ond-largest bank, is aiming to double its revenue from abroad by 2010 as its Thai unit turns profitable this year and it expands further in the region through acquisitions. UOB, which owns banks in Malaysia, the Philippines,
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      Lock icon SembCorp reduces stake
      192 10 Agencies SEMBCORP Industries, a Government Linked Company, will reduce its stake in the Wuxi-Singapore Industrial Park in China to 38.5 per cent from 54.8 per cent. SembCorp, part of a Singapore consortium, agreed yesterday to transfer a 21 per cent stake in the industrial park to the
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      Hong Kong and Singapore join forces to tackle China market
      408 11  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg LOCAL SMEs looking to penetrate the lucrative China market will soon get help from an unexpected quarter. Hong Kong's trade promotion agency has invited its Singapore counterpart to jointly explore ways to help Small and
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      Lock icon SingTel's package plan to boost revenue
      351 11 Bloomberg SINGTEL plans to combine its Internet and mobile services in a bid to boost revenue. The company merged its online, fixed-line, paging and mobile products into a single division focused on consumers, said Mr Lucas Chow, chief executive officer of Sing Tel Mobile.
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      Lock icon Li Ka-shing to list HK biotech firm
      143 11 -AFP HONG KONG Tycoon Li Ka-shing's flagship Cheung Kong Holdings has formally applied to list its biotechnology unit on Hong Kong's stock exchange. The firm yesterday said it will list CX Life Sciences International (Holdings) Inc, a 60:40 joint venture between Cheung Kong
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      Lock icon Hot seat
      293 12 Bloomberg NEW YORK AOL Time Warner Inc's Richard Parsons (picture) said he knows not to expect a honeymoon from investors when he takes over as CEO of the world's biggest media and Internet company this week. "I didn't even get any wedding presents," Mr Parsons quipped at a
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      Lock icon US agency to boost bond market
      181 12 Bloomberg THE local bond market looks set to get a boost as a US government agency plans to issue Singapore dollar-denominated debt Freddie Mac, the second-largest buyer of US home mortgages, hired Deutsche Bank to help it sell at least $200 million worth of
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      Lock icon Asia Pulp accepts four principles to restructure debt
      284 14 Bloomberg JAKARTA Asia Pulp Paper Company (APP), Indonesia's largest corporate debtor, has agreed with its creditors on the principles of a restructuring plan, laying the ground for negotiations to settle its US$l3 billion ($23.4 billion) debt. The four principles proposed by creditors
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon State? Never
      331 16 Agencies Netanyahu shows he's more hawkish than Sharon TEL AVIV If Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is a hawk for harbouring an anti-Palestinian stance, the man waiting in the wings to take over from him showed how much worse he can be. Arch rival and former Prime Minister,
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      RTM may set up more TV channels
      77 16 KUALA LUMPUR Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) is studying the possibility of introducing two more television channels as the existing two cannot accommodate the ever-increasing programmes. Information Minister Tan Sri Khalil Yaakob said there were also requests for a sports and entertainment channel, the
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      Lock icon US, Russia to cut nuclear arsenals
      114 16 Reuters WASHINGTON US President George W Bush announced an agreement with Russia on a treaty to cut sharply each nation's nuclear arsenal to about 1,700-2,200 from the current levels of about 7,000. "This treaty will liquidate the legacy of the Cold War," Mr Bush
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      News anchor fighting for her life after train crash
      228 18 LONDON Prominent figures were among the casualties in last Friday's Potters Bar train crash. Ms Liv Hai-roh, 33, a popular news anchor with the Hong Kong-based Phoenix satellite TV, suffered serious injuries and is now fighting for her life. Her family
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      'Integrate Muslim immigrants'
      130 18 LONDON A Labour Party minister said more needs to be done to help Muslims integrate into British society. Referring to a spate of hate crimes against Muslim immigrants, Europe Minister Peter Ham said there was a tendency among a minority of Muslims to isolate themselves. "That leaves
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  • COMMENTARY
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      The penny stock trap
      714 20  -  Herman Phua Understand the method in the madness by. ARE the fundamentals of a company always the main determinant of its share price? That, at least, is the underlying premise held by the long-term investor, who scrutinises the financial statements of companies to spot opportunities. But
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Gem scam mars Thai sparkle
      573 22 Reuters Ruse has been around for 15 years but no jewellery shop owner has been arrested BANGKOK Canadian Sandeep Mukerji was on his first visit to Thailand but would leave the Land of Smiles with a frown and an empty pocket. A stone's throw from
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      Lock icon Pooch portraits
      348 22  -  Low Ski Ping HE has had a passion for painting since young but it took the bad times for William Lee (picture) to turn it into a part-time career. The multi-media designer was a money broker for seven years before he decided to pursue his first love amid
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      121 23 She's eating more than just cereal. I She's eating E-coli, Staphylococcus I and other harmful bacteria. ttt/3 w^} Your chiid' s piate'spoon and even the sponge you "3 t^Si s^ mmWwLEMON clean them with may contain millions of harmful bacteria. Fortunately, there's a way to keep your family safe from
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  • BUSYCOOK
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      Quick savoury spinach
      346 24  -  Pauline DLoh Go green with a tasty meal straight out of the store cupboard HAVE you ever contemplated those bags and boxes of frozen spinach on the supermarket shelves and wondered how to cook it? We all know it's good for you, spinach being full of the
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      Just desserts off the shelf
      135 24 APPLE crumble that takes five minutes? Well, or just about as long as it takes you to peel the wrapper off the pot and pop it into the oven to brown. I found this easy dessert at Carrefour {$5.90 for two servings). It has its
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      Store Cupboard Tuna and Spinach Tart
      277 24 Ingredients: 1 bag frozen spinach (lkg) 2 cans albacore tuna 1 250g tub mascarpone cheese A pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg 2 large onions 3 small or 2 large eggs 1 cup sweet biscuit crumbs 50g whole almonds, slivered Method: 1. Put frozen spinach
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  • INFOTECH
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      Lock icon PDA surveillance
      199 26 Ariel Tarn MANAGERS who want instant remote visual access to their business operations while on the move can now do so on their PDAs (personal digital assistants). The Tele Eye Group has released the Tele Eye M-Monitoring Solution a mobile remote video monitoring system that is compliant with
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      Anytime, anywhere
      466 26  -  Sol E Solomon but e-learning has to overcome day-to-day obstacles by s olomoii®newstod ay.com. sg SOME changes to how e-learning is presented can go a long way in boosting this form of self-study facility. E-learning promises anytime, anywhere training. But for adults who choose this method of self-study,
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      Citrix, IBM roll out enterprise solutions
      149 26 CITRIX Systems has inked an agreement with IBM to deliver server consolidation, application deployment and portal access solutions for enterprise customers worldwide. Under the agreement, the companies will combine Citrix MetaFrame application serving software with IBM eServer, storage, software and services offerings. The combination
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      128 26 f^ ENOVATE Solutions and V-TStarHub Internet have entered a partnership that will offer Genovate's human resource management/payroll product suite eZHReZPay to Singapore-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through Starßiz, Star Hub Internet's corporate services portal {www.starbiz.net.sg). Built on Java and XML technology, eZHReZPay allows SMEs to
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      302 28 Reuters LOS ANGELES -With a US$223 million ($3BO million) gross already caught in SpiderMan's two-week-old web, the focus of Hollywood's weekly box office battle shifts to Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, which debuts to huge anticipation this Thursday around the world.
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      479 28 Reuters/Variety That's the big problem, say producers at NYC fest NEW YORK Forget headstrong directors and flaky stars today's producers are facing challenges far beyond those Hollywood perennials. This mostly grave new world for film-makers was explored in depth in a panel called "Producing 101" at the inaugural Tribeca
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      436 29  -  Low Shi Ping And how she helped me survive a horror flick WHEN was the last time you went on a date with your mother? I'm sure many of us would probably sprain our brains trying to recall the date. Are you guilty of neglecting mum?
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      321 29 AFP CANNES It's that time of year when the French Riviera sparkles brighter than normal, as cinematic celebrities and powerbrokers converge on the Cannes Film Festival. The world's top event for showcasing coming art films and movies, and for fixing deals
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      120 29 Reuters/Variety LONDON Episode 11-Attack of the Clones has been given a surprising "PG" rating in the UK, making it the first Star Wars film not to receive a "U" (universal) certificate. The rating was granted after director George Lucas and distributor 20th Century Fox
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      117 29 REMEMBER Macaulay Culkin? He was that cute kid in Home Alone (1990) and its sequels. The former child star is now 21 and is now filming Party Monster. He plays a club promoter. Last week, Culkin was seen at a strip club in New York City, where
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      339 31  -  Low Shi Ping Petrina's getting off the Morning Express and taking the family ride by shipi ng@newstoday. com. sg LISTENERS of Class 95 FM's Morning Express will miss the chirpy voice of Petrina Kow (picture) after May 24. She has decided to take a breather and
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      372 31  -  Gillian Wong by gillian® ne wstoday. co m, sg IF anything at all, FUNdaMENTAL's production Midpoint looks definitely indefinite. After all, director Nick Ng confesses: "I lose interest in anything that is too clear." At last Wednesday's preview, Ng read aloud a
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      592 32 NBA SA Spurs 85 LA Lakers 87 I Kobe's legend grows with final quarter heroics yet again SAN ANTONIO The San Antonio Spurs need someone who can make big shots at the end of playoff games. Someone like Kobe Bryant. Bryant made a fantastic follow shot with 5.1 seconds
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      Lock icon Asian one-two punch as Maruyama triumphs
      366 32 Agencies IRVING It doesn't rain all that much in Irving, Texas, but as far as Asian golf is concerned, it was pouring on Sunday. For a second week in a row, an Asian player won on the US PGA Tour, undoubtedly the world's toughest
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      Troussier tragedy
      69 32 TOKYO Japan coach Philippe Troussier left the squad and returned to France after the death of his nephew in a car accident, the Japan Football Association QFA) confirmed yesterday. Troussier left Oslo on Saturday, where Japan will play a friendly against Norway today, and returned to Paris to
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      Pregnant, but play on
      62 32 CANBERRA The Australian government gave pregnant athletes the green light yesterday to participate in most sports, overruling a ban imposed last year by the netball association. But while Sports Minister Rod Kemp said the decision to play should be left to the athlete and her doctor,
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      Indian hero Kumble
      106 32 ST JOHN'S Top Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble said yesterday he had decided to bowl with a fractured jaw because he did not want to return home without putting in his best effort. Kumble returned to bowl despite the injury in the closing session of the third day
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      France, England best
      88 32 PERTH Six Nation champion France and England are the two best teams in rugby union, Australia coach Eddie Jones said yesterday. Australia, which lost to both sides on an end-of-season European Tour in November, hosts France for a two-Test series in Melbourne and Sydney on June 22
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      Cabrera exorcism
      73 32 LONDON Argentine Angel Cabrera's Benson and Hedges International win has finally put to rest his reputation as golfs perpetual bridesmaid. By relegating Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington to third place behind Barry Lane on Sunday, the former Cordoba caddie finally left a series of second places behind him.
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      Lock icon Fergie's different sides
      676 33 Agencies LONDON Ryan Giggs has revealed Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson fires up the Old Trafford stars by encouraging a siege mentality. Ferguson's haul in 16 years at Old Trafford includes a Champions League, seven Premiership titles, four FA Cups, a European Cup-Winners' Cup and one
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      398 33 -AFP PARIS The Ferrari team and drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barichello have been ordered to appear before the International Automobile Federation (FIA) on June 26, following the uproar after Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, The Italian team provoked a storm of abuse at
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      233 33 -AFP LONDON England star Kieron Dyer is considering legal action after the horrific tackle from Southampton defender Tahar El Khalej, which may have ruled him out of the World Cup, it was reported yesterday. Dyer was on the receiving end of a brutal challenge from
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      411 34  -  Jose Raymond Sprinter pulls out of Asian Grand Prix by j o se@newsto day.com.sg SINGAPORE'S top track sprinter U.K Shyam (picture) is going through a rough patch. After racing six times in two months, the 26-year-old Arts undergraduate is struggling to find the form that
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      Lock icon Velappan wants truce
      231 34 Reuters SEOUL Sniping factions in world soccer's divided governing body should call a truce for the World Cup finals and focus on football, according to Fifa coordination director Peter Velappan. Last week, 11 members of Fifa's executive committee began unprecedented legal action against president Sepp Blatter, accusing
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      Lock icon Wenger for France?
      166 34 Agencies LONDON Arsene Wenger has admitted he would like to become French coach when Roger Lemerre quits in 2004, provided Arsenal wins the Champions League. "It all depends on what we have or haven't achieved by then," the Gunners boss explained. Wenger signed a new Highbury deal
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      Lock icon Gerrard out, says Houllier
      336 35 Agencies LONDON Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier said yesterday he feared Steven Gerrard would miss out on his dream of playing for England in the World Cup. Gerrard is waiting to find out if he needs a groin operation after a recurrence of his injury problem against
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      Lock icon Korean's women clinch last semi-final berth
      195 35 AFP GUANGZHOU Korea's women shuttlers powered their way into the semi-finals of the Über Cup yesterday as they took a 3-1 lead over European newcomer Germany. The Koreans, aiming to reach their first final since 1992, breathed a sigh of relief when doubles duo
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