Today, 17 December 2002

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    7 1 TODAY Tuesday December 17, 2002 MITA(P) 002/11/2002
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    Pullout blues
    655 1  -  Derrick A Paulo Dutch asset unit moving HQto HK by d errick@news to d ay. com. s g THE bears have been out in force this year, and retail investors aren't the only ones licking their wounds. Fund managers around the world have also been hurt badly by
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      60 1 TEMPLE DISPUTE JUST PENALTY? Uproar as 'men-only' rule violated Is two-year suspension For two Singapore at one of India's oldest temples sailors in Asian Games scandal enough? See Page 18 See Page 36 SAY IT WITH ORCHIDS: fnme Minister Goh Chok Tang was presented with an orchid plant by Indonesian
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      27 1 F Just like its pitch- r^linvadinp streakers, *Sj£ IO 1 Arsenal seems to o/ W£ J have lost its panache, M savs Neil Humphreys >J, Pago 35
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon A united stand ...
      546 2  - A united stand Ng Boon Yian the only way forward, says PM Goh in Indonesia by i. in Jakarta boonyian@newstoday.com. sg THE rapid economic growth enjoyed by South-east Asian tigers in their heyday will be hard to come by today unless countries seize opportunities to work more closely together. It
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      When S'pore banks will have to battle for survival
      528 2  -  Lee Ching Wern WHEN the Singapore-US Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) comes into effect in 2004, local banks will undoubtedly feel the heat, as the bilateral free trade agreement will allow American banks to vie for a share of the retail banking
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      Why the C J tipped term
      219 3 IN a written judgement released yesterday, Chief Justice Yong Pung How explained why he used an obscure legal provision to increase lawyer-basher Gilbert Louis' six-year sentence to 10 years, after the man appealed against his sentence. Louis, 51, had been found guilty of punching
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      Suspended
      336 3 The two MCA MPs who abstained KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) yesterday suspended indefinitely the membership of two of its Penang state assemblymen over the Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) project, Bernama reported. The presidential council of MCA, a party in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition,
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      Buy stake in UAL?
      383 4  -  Tor Ching Li We have no such plans, says SIA by c h i ngl i@ n ewsto d ay.co m .sg SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has denied the news reported yesterday on CNNmoney, that it wants to take a stake in United Airlines' (UA) parent company,
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      MediaWorks ratings do not give complete picture: TNS poll
      324 4  -  Sarah Chua by sa rah® n ewsto d ay.c om sg SOME recent reports and advertisements have been painting a very positive picture for MediaWorks' Channels U and i. For example, The Straits Times' Life! section reported last Thursday that Channel
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  • HOME NEWS
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      On the hook
      360 6  -  Sarah Chua Third doc suspended for pill offences by sarah@ ne wstoday, co m. sg THE Ministry of Health in August had issued prescription guidelines on benzodiazepines, which include most sleeping pills, and since then three doctors have been suspended for over-prescribing such medicines. The latest case
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      Going bald ... for charity
      76 6 Going bald for charity FRIENDS and colleagues of Mr Chris Sprake (pictures), Courts' director of operations, recently shelled out $3,000 to get kirn to go bald all for a good cause. They raised a total of $52,000 for the Dover Park Hospice from the challenge as welt as from an
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      One year to pass NS test
      111 6 FROM April 1 next year, opera-tionally-ready National Servicemen (NSmen) can take their Individual Physical Proficiency Tests (IPPT) over the period of a year instead of the current two-month window. Announcing this yesterday, Minister of State for Defence Cedric Foo said that this win allow
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      49 6 J\oast Sandwich JJCeal \Ju\e->Jhai Sandwich J/ieal I Tender roast beef, with the added pep of Spicy tuna, with a Thai accent, plus a I gherkin sauce, on legendary smattering of red green parsley I Delifrance bread. and tongan relish. I ■^■^^I^B^^^^^^^^^^^^^l^bl BB^^^^^^^^^^b! BBMBBrJ^^^^^Bßßß^V^^^^^^^M^Bl^^^W^^Bßi iKTiC^iJHjy_4SIII H P *^1 Em Si]
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      Making mountains...
      254 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming I REFER to the incident of the two national sailors who were banned for two years from competitive sailing for attempting to take a South Korean woman, without the required clearance, into the competitors' quarters in South Korea ("Scandal At The Games" Weekend Today,
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      Umbrella party
      447 8 SDA a genuine union, says Chiam CONTRARY to what Mr Melvin Tan wrote in his letter, "How the opposition can show its sincerity" (Today, Dec 13), I would like to assure him that the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) is a genuine opposition united front and not "a marriage
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      Phone trackers costly, impractical
      237 8 I REFER to the letter, "Phone tracker needed" (Today, Dec 13), by Mr Tang Wong Meng. As the Singapore telecommunications sector regulator, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) does not mandate that telecom operators install phone blocking systems to trace lost or stolen handphones for their customers.
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      84 8 j/01^ toitb the Ydcw of the C&uni; fr 11,111^ WO sO(lnciiisive of 3W GST) 3>^O. /Uiii-s js 4% GEI from 01/01/03) Cupro-Nickel Proof-like Coin "SyL Diameter 40.70mm Mintage On demand $1 4.6otfnclLjsivsof 4% GST, Irom Dl/01/O3) The obverse of the $5 coin is a latent IS^^l image of Uie year
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      34 8 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full i—tS §S name and address and ,aaWa write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax: 65-*****217; E-mail: news@news today.com.sg
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      301 9 H Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) A Microsoft certification is an acknowledgement of your expertise in working with Microsoft products and technologies. Internationally recognised by employers, clients and peers, the MCSE credential validates your knowledge and proficiency in the IT industry. Whether you are planning to upgrade your skills or
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      More control
      121 10 for KeppelT&T's logistics unit KEPPEL Logistics Foshan, a joint venture between Keppel T&T and Sinotrans Guangdong Company, will now have more control Over its logistics and ocean freight forwarding business in China. It has received a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier licence from China's Communication Ministry, reported Channel News
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      UBS Warburg buys more M1 shares
      64 10 ÜBS Warburg has continued to buy shares of mobile phone operator Mobile One. The investment bank, which underwrote Mi's initial public offering, went into the open market to scoop up a hefty eight million shares yesterday at $1.19 to $1.21 per share. The latest
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        113 10 A SURPRISE fall in the US producer price index that ignited fears of a slowdown in Singapore's economic recovery soured market sentiment yesterday. Confusion reigned as analysts spun different views of last week's jump in oil, gold prices and the Commodity Research Bureau Index. Coupled with the US dollar's
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        World markets
        58 10 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng ill Did in ii lie o faiwun '-Vlil 8450.94 9656.46 2921.90 4582.05 ■65.13 -71.97 19.30 -6.09 -0.71 -0.7' -fl.il -0.1! Korea Comp SET Index Jakarta Comp 692.42 353.93 395.30 -15.71 2.27 4.07 -2.2: -0.fr 1.0' Phils Camp ibenzen B nljiii 1019.98
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5726 IKE 0.3606 Yen 69.246 HK$ 4.4652 RM 2.1758 Euro 0.5603 Rjfioli 5047.4 Bobl 24.722 Peso 30.737 A$ 1.0120 Indinn Rs 27.567 Won 638.9-: C$ 0.3929 Yuan 4.7394 NZ$ 1.1149 NT$ 19.923
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        Lock icon commodities
        23 10 SGX Gold uss/oi 333.80 Silver uss/«z 4.712 Platinum usV« 601.70 Rubber cimsAg 148.5 D Palm ail Ukfimt 1626 Brent crude usi/toml 28.44
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        SGX most active
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        SGX top rises
        76 10 )ec 16 Close Changi Thai Prime200USS 4.700 +0.241 DBS Bk 6% HCPS *****.80 +0.101 Sp Lend 3.1S0 +0M Nam Lee 0.160 +0.03I Unisleel 0.550 +0.02: A5J 0.490 +0.02: NttlSleel 2.060 +0.021 YeoHS 2.030 +0.02I Clipsal 2.300 +0.021 ly percentage )ec 16 Close Change Kah Bros VY*****6 0.040
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        79 10 Bloomberg tec 16 Creative 50 Close Changi 12.800 430 J> 400USS Robinson 6.050 -0.15) 5.350 -O.IU SIA SPH 10.400 -0.101 19.700 -0.101 GreatEast B.350 -0.101 KepCor APB Breweries 3.6B0 -0.101 4.900 -0.08* C1TVDEV OCBC 4.3B0 -0.061 9.550 -0.051 ly peicenlage tec 16 dose Change MeibanR 0.015 -50.0
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      Low-cost land up for grabs
      366 12 Eight industrial sites available for rent or purchase at reduced prices INDUSTRIALISTS can now apply for eight industrial land sites spanning a total of 10 hectares released by JTC Corporation under its Open Land Application Scheme. The sites are in Jurong, Changi North, Loyang, Serangoon
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      Amberville goes private
      186 12 AMBERVILLE Estate is now private and has ceased to be governed by the HUDC Housing Estates Act. With the estate's conversion into a stratatitled estate under the Land Titles (Strata) Act, the Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 2717 has been constituted to manage and maintain its
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      Too good to pass up
      442 16 Naysayers unlikely to stop STT acquisition of 42% PT Indosat stake DESPITE some concerns in Indonesia, ST Telemedia's (STT) acquisition of a 42 per cent stake in PT Indosat is not likely to be derailed, analysts said. Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU), the Indonesian competition
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      Lock icon Agricole makes bid for Credit Lyonnais
      376 16 Reuters PARIS Credit Agricole launched a friendly 19.5 billion euro ($34.9 billion) bid for Credit Lyonnais yesterday in a deal that would create a new French banking giant, rivalling BNP Paribas for the top spot in the 12-country euro zone. Based on a statement
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      Micron's S'pore plant on hold
      154 16 US chip giant Micron Technology has decided to put its chip assembly and testing plant in Singapore on hold. The project at Tampines Industrial Crescent was slated for completion in January this year. But since the world's No 2 maker of dynamic random access memory
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      Corporate Briefs
      131 16 SIA GAINS: Higher cargo and travel demand helped Singapore Airlines fill more space on its flights in November, the 11th straight month of gains. It filled 70.6 per cent of total available space last month, compared with 68.3 per cent a year ago. The carrier filled 70.4 per
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Holy space
      488 18  -  Shanoo Maharaj India's men-only rule violated by in New Delhi n ews @ne wstoday. com. sg THE Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala, one of India's oldest and most famous temples, nestled in the picturesque Sahayadri mountains of Kerala, bars women between 10 and 50 years of age from
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      Lock icon Diana letters up for sale
      134 19 Agencies LONDON The late Princess Diana's former lover, former cavalry officer James Hewitt (picture), has offered to sell her love letters including intimate details of their relationship, a British newspaper reported on Sunday. The News of the World weekly said Mr Hewitt offered to sell
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      Lock icon Answering ally's call
      224 19 Agencies Japan's support for US military build up YOKOSUKA (Japan) A Japanese warship equipped with the high-tech Aegis missile detection system left for the Indian Ocean on Monday, a controversial move that analysts said signalled support for a possible US-led attack on Iraq. The 7,250-tonne destroyer, Kirishima,
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      Lock icon Chavez strikes back against opposition
      125 19 Reuters CARACAS (Venezuela) President Hugo Chavez has ordered troops to seize oil tankers to unblock oil shipments, fighting back against an opposition strike that has crippled the nation's oil industry. In a move decried by Mr Chavez's foes as piracy, armed troops seized the Pilin
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      Lock icon Gore won't run in 2004
      190 20 Agencies WASHINGTON In a stunning announcement, former VicePresident Al Gore said on Sunday that he would not be running against US President George W Bush in the 2004 presidential elections. Saying that it's not "the right thing for me to do", Mr Gore said the
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      Lock icon US inaction on N Korea blasted
      389 20 Reuters Senator urges diplomatic pressure WASHINGTON The low priority and lack of action on the part of the United States on the North Korea crisis drew fire from a senior official. Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman on Sunday lambasted the US' lack of attention on
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      Lock icon Another Magnificent Seven star dies
      105 20 -AFP LOS ANGELES Screen tough guy Brad Dexter (picture) died at his California Rancho Mirage ranch on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was 85. Bom Boris Milanovich in Nevada in 1917, the actor-turned-producer appeared with Yul Brynner, James Cobum, who died last month,
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      127 19 Countdown with ***** people at the biggest New Year's Eve indoor party in Singapore! WS\ MINISTRY OF SOUND ill! NYE ASIA Dave Seaman m*mmm Slacker Electric Tease x\®&& GcxiwinP&Keishi Ramesh K m| HED KANDI ARENA V^ Hed Kaildi Mike Van Loon (Amsterdam) Madison Avenue Andy \&n Nicky Holloway (uk> Leonard
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      84 20 For ardent globetrotters, there's nothing more exciting than discovering new destinations and savouring a smorgasbord of exquisite local delicacies. Don't miss the sights and stories from your dream destination on Traveller, now published every 1 tlllVSClCiy (instead of the regular slot on Fridays). For those who can't wait to see
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Plane common sense
      878 22  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Air travellers seek good seats and fares, not gourmet food or designer cologne IT is a universally-accepted fact that any product with the logo of a land-bound animal that travels great distances on its tail rather than its feet is bound to raise certain
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  • UPFRONT
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      The other ATV Awards story
      955 24  -  Tan Hui Leng MediaCorp reveals that it produced the show reluctantly by huileng@newstoday.com.sg THE annual Asian Television Awards (ATV) held here on Dec 4 sparked off unhappiness in some quarters and speculation in some local newspapers. Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) newspapers, in a number of
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      Lock icon When Elmo becomes an irritation we can do without
      458 24 -AFP NEW YORK A Muppet, a former member of Diana Ross' backup group, The Supremes, and a baseball star are adored by millions and despised by an entire generation of New York taxi passengers. Few topics can spark a heated debate
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      'Crazy god' has a protege in Singapore
      312 26  -  -LeeSzeYong CRAZY god orfcng shen bang that's what the Taiwanese media has labelled Singaporean singer-composer Shaun Yee Wing Pong, better known as Yong Bang to Chinese fans. "Crazy" was how he described himself. "How else would you explain why I recorded my boss'
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      A diva in demand
      419 26  -  Elisa Chia Yet again, Lena will be away from home this Christmas by elisa@ne wstoday. c o m.sg T ENA Park Jung Hyun couldn't .L/believe that she is the first South Korean artiste to perform in Singapore. In a press conference yesterday, Lena said she knew
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      A new dawn for Suede
      158 26 ONE of the United Kingdom's hottest bands, Suede (picture), will be back in town next year. Suede's one-night concert at Fort Canning Park on Jan 25 is part of an Asian tour in support of its latest album, A New Morning. This fifth album, which
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      384 28  -  Pauline DLoh Take some liver, add some good brandy and see it all go DELICIOUS liver. To some of you out there, this probably sounds like an oxymoron and I can see you wrinkling your noses already. But trust me, there is only one way to eat liver
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      312 28 IT'S all about presentation when it comes to cooking for entertaining. For example, your liver pate will go down even better if you "dress" it up a little. Take a little time and add a layer of chicken essence flavoured aspic. The
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      186 28 Ingredients: 250g duck liver 250g chicken liver 1 cup good brandy/XO 250g mascarpone cheese 1 brown onion, minced 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 tblsp cranberries/raisins (optional) Salt and pepper Method1. Trim and de-vein livers. Cut into lobes and marinate in brandy, salt and
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      478 30 Reuters Two Towers bloodier than first film in Rings trilogy NEW YORK The Hobbits from the peaceful Shire are back, and this time, they're in a film that's bloodier and darker than its predecessor. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is no light-hearted romp through
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      726 34 -AFP World Cup final scores 252 Japan (Shigeki Maruyama/ Tashimitsu Izawa) 64-64-58-66 254 United States (Phil Mickelson/ David Toms) 65-67--57-65 258 England (Paul Casey/Justin Rosel 65-63-62-68. South Korea (K.J.Choi and S.K. Hoi 61-67--64-66 259- South Affica (Rory Sabbatini/Tim Clark) 62 64 62-71 260 Argentina (Angel Cabrera/ Eduardo
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      273 35 Agencies PARIS Brazilian World Cup star Ronaldo has been named European Footballer of the Year, the France Football magazine announced yesterday. Ronaldo, who played for Inter Milan last season before joining Real Madrid after the 2002 World Cup triumph, was voted Europe's
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      684 36  -  Jose Raymond Save for Olympics, sailors can take part in other events Comment by jose(<P newstoday. com. sg THE banning of the two sailors for trying to smuggle in a South Korean girl into the Asian Games Village, a story first exposed in this newspaper
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      304 36  -  Ryan Giggs by of Manchester United WE face Chelsea in the Worthington Cup quarter-finals at Old Trafford (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) on the back of a comfortable win over West Ham this weekend. We will certainly not be lacking in confidence going into the game. I
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      274 36  -  Kelvin Phang OVER THE next few days, 15-year-old Stephanie Ting (picture, with Alan Murray) will be working hard to correct her body movements in order to improve her golf swing. The St. Nicholas Girls school student is one of 47 teenagers selected
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      383 37  -  Tan Yo-Hinn by yo hi n n ©newstod ay. com. sg HE has been a fan of Singapore football since seven. He was part of the famous Kallang Roar from the 70s to early '90s. And he remembers well how it shook and stirred the
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      444 38  -  Stanley Ho by: s tanley@ne wstoday. com. sg TECHNICALLY, Singapore can host the Commonwealth Games in 2010. But, despite that, the Ministry of Community Development and Sports (MCDS) has surprisingly decided not to make a bid to host the event. According to
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      429 38  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Malaysia coach not bothered by Singapore's strengths by yoh inn@n ewsto d ay. c a m.sg IT has home ground advantage. The squad has been boosted by two foreignborn 'citizens'. And the team is more experienced that its opponent. Yet, coach Allan Harris (picture) believes his
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      98 38 SINGAPORE Pools will be offering three Group B Tiger Cup matches under the betting game SCORE. The three matches are tomorrow's Singapore v Malaysia derby cruncher, Malaysia v Thailand (Wednesday) and Singapore v Thailand (Sunday). Betting for the Singapore-Malaysia match begins today at all Pools'
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      625 39  -  Stanley Ho Assoc Prof Ho says it's time to see some good results by sta nley ©newstoday. com. sg ON October 8, national coach Jan Poulsen said at a press conference to announce the Tiger Cup selection squad that his target for the tournament was a semi-final
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      162 39  - GoncalvesIndra likely Stanley Ho WITH Mirko Grabovac out of the equation, the striking situation is much clearer in the Singapore camp now. Yesterday, national coach Jan Poulsen gave his clearest indication yet who will spearhead Singapore's attack against archrival Malaysia tomorrow. For much of the training session at Bishan Stadium
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