Today, 3 December 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY Tuesday December 3, 2002 MITA(P) 002/11 jniij
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Networking in China
      418 1  -  Chan Chao Peh HONG KONG Sing Tel, which has been operating in Hong Kong since 1996, says it is winning new corporate data business from its clients in Hong Kong a market seen by the company as among the top three of its regional markets. Recent accounts
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      Lock icon US stocks end mixed
      101 1 AFP NEW YORK Stocks ended mixed yesterday on Wall Street after a weaker-than-expected manufacturing sector survey sapped the market of its initial optimism and dampened an early rally. The Dow Jones industrials slipped 33.52 points (0.38 per cent) to 8,862.57, fading after an early surge pushed
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      Lock icon Tech slump ending?
      61 1 AFP WASHINGTON The worst-ever slump in the high-tech industry appears to be ending, according to a survey of information technology executives released yesterday. Chief information officers (CIOs) surveyed by the CIO Magazine projected IT budgets to grow by 5.1 per cent over the next 12 months, up
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      Bid war on for Indosat
      119 1 AN aggressive bidding war seem to be building up between Singapore Technologies Telemedia and Malaysian Telekom to gain control of the second biggest Indonesian telephone operator, PT Indonesia Satellite Corp (Indosat). A report in today's Business Times said the two regional telcos are among the
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon M1 IPO is 4.9 times subscribed
      136 2 Channel NewsAsia. THE mega MobileOne IPO has been a ringing success. The mobile phone operator's public offer has been almost five times subscribed. This despite global pessimism over telco stocks and many market uncertainties. Ml has raised $790 million so far. It will now
      — Channel NewsAsia.  -  136 words
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      Lock icon The invisible foe
      377 2  -  Derrick A Paulo Beware of biological agents of terror THE images of terrorism's destructive effects have spurred all countries to secure themselves against the tools of terror. But how do you guard against an instrument that can go undetected by any machine, person or dog? The answer
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      Will you bid officially, Mr Oei?
      463 2  -  Val Chua BETWEEN now and tomorrow, NatSteel investors may be in for more surprises. Yesterday, Indonesian tycoon Oei Hong Leong upped his stake in takeover target NatSteel from 24.72 per cent to 29.3 per cent just a whisker away from the 30 per cent
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Allies urge N Korea to seek US ties
        199 3 Agencies BELTING In their strongest call ever, North Korea's closest allies, Russia and China, yesterday urged the Stalinist state to normalise ties with Washington and drop its nuclear weapons programme. The appeal by the two nations was the highlight of talks between
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        Lock icon Bush backs Howard
        600 3 -AFP US president 'supports pre-emptive action against terror' WASHINGTON The United States yesterday stood squarely behind Australian Prime Minister John Howard, who stoked outrage in Asia and charges of arrogance when he raised the possibility of preemptive strikes overseas to thwart terrorism. President George W Bush, who
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        Lock icon As Bali suspect sings, officials face dilemma
        153 3 Agencies JAKARTA Investigators are facing a dilemma after key suspect Imam Samudra (picture) allegedly told police he was the sole mastermind of the Bali bombings and was willing to receive the death sentence. Mr Nasrun Kalianda, one of his lawyers, said Samudra was
        – Agencies  -  153 words
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      On-the-brink shrink
      414 4  -  Joy Frances New therapy gives hope to cancer patients IMAGINE going to your doctor because of a vague feeling of discomfort in your body and finding out you only have seven months to live. That was what happened to a 55-year-old housewife, Mrs Magdalene Yap. Nearly two years
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      SGX blames forex data for wrong STI info
      305 4  -  Francis Kan CONFUSION reigned in the stock market for almost two hours yesterday morning as the Straits Times Index (STI) showed a fall of over 50 points, despite its constituent stocks being flat to mildly lower at the time. The Singapore Exchange
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Self-raising move
      380 6  -  Grace Tay Delifrance plan to conquer Asia-Pacific market THE aroma of freshly baked Delifrance breads and pastries may soon be wafting out of cafes in. Indonesia, if the company's plans for expansion go ahead as planned. The current economic downturn notwithstanding, Delifrance Asia intends to keep on growing.
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      Lock icon A breath of fresh air – at last
      203 6 A breath of fresh air at last Channel NewsAsia HOW many times have you had to hold your breath while you visited a public toilet? Well, you should be able to breathe easy soon, as the Restroom Association will be coming up with a rating system for public restrooms. It
      – Channel NewsAsia  -  203 words
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      Sleeping pills doctor fined $5,000, suspended for two years
      224 8 THE Singapore Medical Council (SMC) is sending a strong signal to doctors who prescribe sleeping tablets flagrantly. Yesterday, the SMC said it had suspended a private practitioner for 24 months and fined him $5,000 for prescribing sleeping tablets without exercising an
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    • Article
      Tissue pool
      309 8  -  Tan Hui Leng Boost for research THE Singapore Tissue Network, a national bank for human tissues, will start its collection early next year. It will coordinate tissue collection, processing, distribution, as well as quality control and archiving. The network will establish a stringent ethical and professional framework, which
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      Twin tasks
      276 10  -  Oh Kim Chong Priorities are SMEs, job creation I REFER to the report, "Young and worried" (Today, Nov 28). It is not difficult to sense the mood of pessimism sweeping the nation as cost of living and unemployment figures rise. We had some 20 years' lead time over
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      Growing gaps pose threat to unity
      215 10  -  Sim Chin 800 IN 1951,1 was bom into a poor family of farmers in a remote eastern village in Singapore. Just like many of the older Singapore leaders, I remember the pre-independ-ence days. Soon after independence, soda] engineering efforts were made out of political
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      Bitter and silent most of the time
      124 10  -  Kenny Goh I REFER to Ms Diana Ong's letter, "Do you know, Derrick?" (Today, Dec 2). Different generations have different needs and expectations. In the *****, residents from the kampongs carried pieces of granite by hand to build the Merdeka Bridge. I was
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon DBS launches $505m bonds
      88 12 -AFX News THE Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) said it has launched $505 million worth of bonds backed by the Capital Square office building, which was sold recently to Queensley Holdings by Keppel Land and Rodamco. DBS is the arranger and man- ager of the bonds,
      -AFX News  -  88 words
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      Econ Healthcare goes public
      74 12 NURSING care services provider Econ Healthcare yesterday launched its initial public offer of 28 million shares at 28 cents each for a listing on the SGX-Sesdaq. The offer comprises 20 million new shares and eight million vendor shares. The issue, priced at 13.3 times its historical
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      Lock icon Nightmare sums
      246 12 Channel NewsAsia as shareholders are left with odd lots THE Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias) has hit out at some major corporations for their inconsiderate mathematics, which is leaving minority shareholders with odd lots of shares. Sias cited the way United Overseas Bank (UOB) reduced its stake
      — Channel NewsAsia  -  246 words
    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        109 12 IT was a slow and quiet start for the Singapore market even though the STI added 5.28 points to close at 1396.81. A technical glitch due to errors in the foreign exchange feed at the Exchange created confusion for traders and investors for two hours. Market breadth was 265
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        World markets
        53 12 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hong Seng ill Ordinaries Faiwan WtJ 9174.47 *****16 3047.60 4683.18 -41.09 +135.29 +22.40 +36.49 44) +1.3' +.7' +0.7 1 Karen [3 in SET Index 730.16 365.17 +5.36 +0.27 +0.7' +0.0; Jakarta Gomp Phils Corap ihenzen 3 389.27 1050.04 191.05 -1.15 +2.82 -3.79
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 USt 0.***** LK£ 0.***** Yen 69.8875 HK$ 4.***** R,V, 2.***** Ejio 0.569D8 Rupiah 5067.82 Edit *****0 Peso 30.2453 A$ 1.D0735 Indian Rs 27.3124 Won 685.309 C$ 0.***** Yuan 4.6784 N7.s 1.***** m 19.6919
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        Commodities
        20 12 Galdust/o! 317.E00 Silver uss/«z 4.135 Platinum usvo! 511.900 Rubber (tm^g 148.50 Palm oil IM/tonw 1571 Brent (rude ttAaml 25.10S
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        Straits Times Index intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 12 ly raluma Dec 2 :hnrieted iembCoip life JafacrftUSS jingle! 'itiraya iurbte MT flint iurnptran JniRber Close 1.120 0.87O 2.050 0.795 1.310 0.490 0.410 0.405 0 360 0.045 Change -0.020 0.O95 +0.055 +0.005 +0.020 -9.015 +0.005 -1.8 ■9.8 +7.4 +1.0 +5.1 ■4.0 +12.5 'OOO 27,534 22,959 17,097 16,408
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        SGX top rises
        80 12 By$ Dec 2 DBS Close Change 11.400 +0.20O UOB Cere bos 12.200 +0.2O0 2.170 +0.140 SPH 100 20.000 +0.100 Sin (ere 1.300 +0,060 Sp Land DatacrflUSS 3.260 +0.060 0.795 +0.055 APB Breweries 5.050 +0.050 HPL 0.960 +0.050 UOL 1.750 +0.050 By percentage De<2 BBS dose Change 0.015
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        80 12 BLOOMBURG Dec 2 Close Change Shore Asia 2kHKS 4.900 0700 3«IGro 500 2.010 -0.100 SfjotEosi S.950 -fl.100 3CBC 9.900 -0.100 }UE 6.000 -0.100 ilA 10.600 -0.100 i!A200 10.600 -0.100 failure 15.100 -0.100 iembCorp 0.870 0.095 iTIEIFlOO 14.130 -0.070 if percentage Jet 2 Close Change ixcd 0.025 -0.020
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      Lock icon UOB in China offshore fund project
      146 14 Reuters UNITED Overseas Bank said yesterday it has set up an offshore fund jointly with a Chinese company which will raise up to US$5O million ($BB million) to invest in technology projects in China. A bank statement said it has established UOB Venture (Shenzhen)
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      Rise of Asian telcos
      300 14  -  Chan Chao Peh HONG KONG With Asia the largest market in the world, as well as the leader in high-speed mobile access, it is now time for Asian telecom companies to take the lead in the global industry. "Seven out of 10 of the most profitable
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      SPRING-ing to leadership
      147 14 TWO of SPRING Singapore's management staff have been appointed to assume key positions in two regional bodies. Mr Lam Kong Hong, SPRING'S director for national metrology, was elected as the next chairman of the Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP) at its 18th General Assembly held in Hanoi last
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      Lock icon 'No' to extradition
      284 16 Reuters KL court frees Italian sought in connection with Bofors scandal KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian court yesterday denied India's request for the extradition of Mr Ottavio Quattrocchi (picture), an Italian businessman wanted in New Delhi for his role in the 1980s kickback scandal in the purchase of
      – Reuters  -  284 words
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      Lock icon Do your part, China
      249 18 -AFP It is urged to help fight deflation TOKYO China should join the fight against global deflation either by adopting a more aggressive monetary policy or allowing the yuan to appreciate, two Japanese senior finance ministry bureaucrats said. In an article published yesterday by the Financial
      -AFP  -  249 words
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      Lock icon One-year plan to create 70,000 jobs
      365 18 AFP TAIPEI The Council for Economic Planning and Development {CEPD) Taiwan's top economic planner has proposed a one-year job creation scheme in an effort to cut the unemployment rate to below 4.5 per cent by the end of next year, a CEPD official said.
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      Lock icon Extension of 15% discount
      147 18 -AFX News HONG KONG The Airport Authority said that the 15 per cent discount on aircraft landing and parking charges will remain in place at the Hong Kong International Airport until December next year. In a statement, Airport Authority chief executive officer David J Pang said
      -AFX News  -  147 words
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Terrorists tried again
      345 20 Agencies Group had plotted to attack Israeli plane last year LONDON Investigations have shown that a missile attack on an Israeli airliner in Mombasa last week was linked to a similar attempt in Prague last year to shoot down a plane carrying then Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon
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      Lock icon Prof gets grant to make rain machine
      156 20 -AFP LONDON A professor at Scotland's Edinburgh University has been awarded a government grant to develop the world's first rain-making machine. Professor Stephen Salter, 62, was given a £105,000 ($289,000) development grant to create a 60-m-high turbine which would suck water out of
      -AFP  -  156 words
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      Lock icon Plane worried
      488 22 Agencies Lawmakers want better protection for US aircraft WASHINGTON The recent failed missile strike on an Israeli airliner has sent alarm bells ringing in the US Congress, with lawmakers urging the Bush administration to take prompt action to protect American planes from similar attacks. They also warned of
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      Breakfast murder
      147 22 HONG KONG A prominent Hong Kong businessman slain in an execution-style shooting over the weekend was involved in large share transactions in a locally listed company whose value last week plunged 98 per cent, the Standard newspaper reported yesterday. Mr Harry Lam, 54, was killed by a single
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      Lock icon For women only
      39 22 Passengers streaming out of a rail car in Manila yesterday. The Philippine capital's Light Rail Transit Authority has introduced a new female-only rail coach to combat harassment of women in the country's mass-transit systems. Reuters photo
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      Lock icon Stars arrested
      106 22 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Two Malaysian celebrities have been arrested by the religious authorities for allegedly committing khaiwat (close proximity). Popular actress Aida Rahim (picture) and singer Joe Radzwill were detained during the early hours of Sunday at a condominium in a suburb outside Kuala Lumpur following a tip-off,
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Plain speak versus army speak
      989 24  -  Dr Khoo How San How to make sense of SAR-21, MBTs, AR-15 and PNEs WHEN the bullets start flying, the bombs start falling and the missiles start whizzing as they surely will if a new war targeting Iraq erupts readers following the unfolding events should
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon All for one and...
      591 25 Reuters PARIS France buried Alexandra Dumas, the fast-writing, fast-living author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, in the crypt of the Pantheon in Paris on Saturday, reuniting him with his friend, Victor Hugo. France's best-known writer of romantic adventures, equally renowned for
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      TrueHearts rings in $2m
      248 25  -  Janice Lee \TESTERDAY saw the end of X yet another fund-raising project for the Community Chest when telephone lines were closed after the two-hour charity show, TfueHearts. The generosity of television viewers and corporate sponsors raised $2.36 million for its beneficiaries. "The response has been fantastic
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  • BUSYCOOK
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      Keep these dates
      355 26  -  Pauline DLoh Energy-giving sweetmeats add flavour boost to festive treats EVERY year when Hari Raya Puasa comes around, we get to binge on dates. These lovely bits of sugar hits are an instant energy booster and a favourite with our Muslim friends when they break fast or
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      Dates and Rolled Oats Cookies
      167 26 Ingredients: 300 g pitted dates 250 g butter, softened 125 g packed soft brown sugar 125 g plain flour 125 g rolled oats 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 large egg, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla essence Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180 deg
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      123 26 Ingredients: 375 g dates 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons vanilla essence 125 g butter 375 g self-raising flour 4 eggs 125 g sugar 500 g water Method: 1. Place water and dates in a pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. 2.
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      Date and almond bar Cookies
      197 26 Ingredients: 500 g dates, pitted 240 g ground almonds (two packets) 125 g brown sugar plus two tablespoons 1 egg, beaten 1 packet butter biscuits (300 g), crushed 250 g butter, melted About 30 blanched, whole almonds Zest and juice of one lemon Method: 1.
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      Star's gamble
      351 27  -  El is a Chia HK actress' stint here pays off, despite her initial fears by elisa@newstoday. com. sg CALL it a gamble that paid off. Miss Hong Kong 1996 and ex-TVB actress Lee San San came to Singapore with a heavy heart, wondering if she would get along
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      Buy a tree, beat those wrinkles
      148 27  -  Grace Tay MISSED the chance to bid for the "Art of Beauty" tree last year? Don't fret you'll get more wrinkles when you frown! On Tuesday night, those attending a charity dinner will get a second chance to bid for the "Abundance of Beauty"
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      After the hype
      500 28  -  David Ngiau Will the Potter phenomenon live long and prosper? THE latest and second Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (picture), is following in its predecessor's footsteps in cinemas here and around the world. As of Sunday, after 17 days in cinemas in
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      380 29 -Reuters HANOI The Quiet American, a film that was almost not released in the United States, has been given the thumbs up by communist Vietnam as an accurate portrayal of early American involvement in Indochina. Vietnam hasn't been quite as happy with other Hollywood flicks.
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      Lock icon To boldly go ... to Hyde Park
      317 29 To boldly go to Hyde Park -Reuters LONDON The Starship Enterprise is landing in London's Hyde Park. "Trekkie" fans of the cult science fiction saga will be in seventh heaven with the opening of the biggest Star Trek exhibition ever staged, says Martin Biallas, the brains behind Star Trek: The
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      The game of life
      525 31  -  Yong Shu Chiang Tale of a brilliant chess player who makes the wrong moves LIFE can be lonely at the top. A brilliant chess player, having spent much of his existence consumed by the game and dispatching challengers, realises that the sands of time have slipped
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      1397 32 Oat TV"— Fly fl The Insect Awakens Channel 5, !0.30 P m Worisan Boha Wel(lko Tuesday Movies II Money Train Channeli, io P m Dreamseekers Russel (Debut) Stiria, 8.30pm C n^^^_ J™ Wong Channel HewsAsia, 8.30pm HVI 11*!^ 11 Th d ftk St I foster Five-year-old Martin Brundie suffers from
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      Amazing Vick
      473 33 NFL Minnesota 24 Atlanta 30 (OT) Falcons' quarterback turns on magic MINNEAPOLIS With legs that fast, it's a wonder Michael Vick ever thinks about passing. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback took his skills to a new level against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to ensure
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      Lock icon Break out the vodka
      602 34 Safin says first ever Davis Cup triumph's better than sex Tennis Davis Cup final Russia 3 France 2 PARIS As the tennis world digested Russia's enthralling first-ever Davis Cup final win, its top-ranked player described the experience as "better than sex". Marat Safin defeated France's Sebastien
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      Lakers in last place ... after Kobe misses game-tying free throw
      544 34 Lakers in last place after Kobe misses game-tying free throw NBA LA Lakers 107 M Timberwolves 110 Garnett upstages Laker stars LOS ANGELES Joe Smith did the unfathomable, fouling Bryant beyond the three-point arc with 10 seconds remaining, the Laker deficit at three and the Staples Center crowd at full
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      Clay's the play
      85 35 SYDNEY Australia is set to go against 103 years of Davis Cup tradition by staging a home tie on clay for the first time against Great Britain in an opening round match-up in February. While an official announcement about the court surface is not expected by Tennis
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      Horse drugged
      88 35 PERTH A two-year-old thoroughbred which fell and crushed the brother of a highprofile Australian jockey five weeks ago was overloaded with a controlled drug. Australian trainer Steve Wolfe pleaded guilty to the charge at an inquiry. The horse, Savage Cabbage, later put down, broke its foreleg during a
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      Aussies ready
      91 35 PERTH Australian one-day cricket captain Ricky Ponting said yesterday the Test side's brisk scoring rate would aid the approaching switch to limitedovers internationals culminating in the World Cup in southern Africa early next year. Australia scored 1,796 runs in the first three Ashes Tests against England at a
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      Arrows out
      59 35 LONDON The struggling Arrows Formula 1 team has been denied entry to the 2003 world championship, reducing the series to just 10 teams. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) issued its official entry list yesterday without Arrows, which said last month it had formally applied and paid its deposit.
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      Lock icon O'meara skins rivals
      469 35 -AFP ''WW^MS^' ensures win leal If l< dMs. not go to four ye| s INDIO Mark O'Meara sank a three-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole worth US$2lO,OOO ($370,000) and dropped a 15--foot birdie putt on the 17th to clinch victory in the 20th Skins Game here
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      Lock icon India arrives for Kiwi tour aware of priorities
      531 35 AUCKLAND India's master batsman Sachin Tendulkar (picture) will lead a formidable batting line-up in the upcoming series against New Zealand after recovering from a hamstring strain which kept him out of recent one-dayers against West Indies, coach John Wright said yesterday. Wright
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      Lock icon It's not about the money
      477 36  -  Kelvin Phang ESPN Hahl clears the air on turning down citizenship offer IN JUNE this year, Finnish-born howler Tom Hahl was selected for the Republic's Asian Games team. But just weeks before the Busan Games, the 37-year-old decided not to adopt Singapore citizenship afterall. The
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      Athletes recognised with new award
      288 36  -  Tan Yo-Hinn FOR the first time ever, Singapore's disabled athletes received monetary rewards in recognition of their achievements in 2002. Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, Speaker for Parliament and guest-of-honour at last night's Singapore Sports Council for the Disabled (SSCD) Annual Sports Awards night at Tanglin Club,
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      Three more years
      183 36  -  Kelvin Phang NETBALL SINGAPORE celebrated its new three-year sponsorship contract with sports equipment giant Nike with a special fashion show at Plaza Singapura yesterday. President of Netball Singapore Ivy Singh-Lim, national captain Jean Ng MediaCorp artiste Robin Leong and members of the national teams took to the
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      Lock icon Why SAAA will change its name
      394 37  -  Jose Raymond SINGAPORE track and field is set to undergo a facelift. After being promoted to a merit sport in the middle of the year, a move that guarantees it more financial support from the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association
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      Malaysia beaten, but final's lost
      304 37  -  Kelvin Phang SINGAPORE lost to host Hong Kong by 48 runs in the final of the four-day Tuanku Ja'afar Cup on Sunday. In a match reduced to 30 overs per side due to rain, Hong Kong finished on 217 for 7 and Singapore only managed
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      Auckland Grammar is an All Black nursery and strong academically
      530 37  -  Tan Yo-Hinn SOME of the biggest names in New Zealand rugby, like Alan and Gary Whetton, Grant Fox and current national winger Doug Howlett have graduated from Auckland Grammar School (AGS). In fact, AGS has developed the highest number of
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        Lock icon Hammered down
        525 38 AFP Fans protest after West Ham loses to Southampton in injury time LONDON West Ham fans staged angry protests after an injury-time winner from Southampton's James Beattie piled on the problems for the English Premiership's bottom club here last night. Beattie earned the visitors a 1-0 win with
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        Lock icon Scotland, Ireland fans the aces in bid for championship
        222 38 Reuters LONDON Kenny Dalglish says that the knowledge and passion of soccer fans in Scotiand and Ireland could be the decisive factor in those countries' joint-bid to host the 2008 European championship. Dalglish, who won a record 102 caps for Scotland,
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        Lock icon Newcastle drops Shearer appeal
        109 38 AFP LONDON Newcastle United announced yesterday they had decided not to appeal against the two-match Uefa Champions League suspension imposed on their captain Alan Shearer. The ban was imposed following a clash with Inter Mdan defender Fabio Cannavaro in Newcastle's 4-1 home defeat last week. Former
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        Lock icon Mitsubishi takes a break from Rally
        121 38 Reuters LONDON Mitsubishi will take a sabbatical from the World Rally Championship (WRC) next year in a bid to become a stronger contender for the 2004 title, the team confirmed in a statement yesterday. The Ralliart-run outfit, which won the manufacturers' championship in 1998,
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        Lock icon Two days, two world records for Qi Hui
        253 38 Reuters SHANGHAI China's Qi Hui (picture) broke her own world record to win the women's 200 metres breaststroke at the World Cup short-course meet in Shanghai yesterday. The 17-year-old smashed her mark of two minutes 19.25 seconds set in Paris in January
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      Poleaxed
      874 39  -  Neil Humphreys APART from gleeful Manchester United fans, there are two other sportsmen who must be secretly delighted by Jerzy Dudek's comical blunder on Sunday afternoon. Before the Liverpool-United clash, which the latter edged 2-1, sports talk in this country was dominated by the collapse of English cricket. My
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      Houllier in defiant mood as he blames midweek exertions for loss
      250 39 LIVERPOOL Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier was in defiant mood yesterday, 24 hours after after seeing his side lose for the third time in four Premiership outings to old rival Manchester United. The Frenchman insisted his side will bounce back,
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