Today, 23 December 2002

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    8 1 TODAY IVEOIIdUy December 23, 2002 t MTTACP) 002/11/2002
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    Back to the future
    797 1  -  Derrick A Paulo by derrick@newstoday.com.sg FOR the past few years, playing musical chairs seems to have been part of the DBS Group Holdings' boardroom game. The latest round saw the promotion of veteran banker Ng Kee Choc once written off as yesterday's man to group director
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon To protect and soothe
      38 2 REUTERS photo A Phihpptne police mascot cheering up a baby tn a shopping mall in Manila's financial district cm Sunday. The Philippine police, have, increased security in public places to counter threats of terror.
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    • Article
      NatSteel stands firm on dividend plan
      288 2 NATSTEEL has defended as a prudent move its proposed payout to shareholders of 97 cents a share out of the cash proceeds from its divestment of Nat Steel Broadway and Nat Steel Brasil. Under the plan, 70 cents a share will be paid early
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      The freeze fallout
      452 2  -  Val Chua DPM Lee on the need for fee flexibility by val@newstoday.com.sg FARE hikes, hospital fee increases and the like may have irked and worried many Singaporeans this year. But Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (picture) has ruled out a total fee freeze next year, even
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      ERS shares for charity
      183 2  -  Val Chua SPREAD some cheer this Christmas by donating your Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) to charity. From today, Singaporeans can exchange their ERS for cash and donate to over 130 charities of their choice through an online donation portal (www.donation.org.sg) owned by the National Council of
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      191 2 Tel: 6788 5255 Visit: today.income.com.sg Email: mkquot@income com sg Our motor insurance 'Quality Plan' now offers you 2 options: Savings Plan Plus Loyal policyholders who have insured their vehicles with us the excess for first two accident repairs will be waived f°r at least 3 years, or have a life
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  • SERVICE EXCELLENCE
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      537 3  -  Tor Ching Li Tibs goes all out to ensure a safe and happy ride by chiiigli@itewstoday.cora.sg IT has been a long and fruitful road for this year's SPRING Singapore SuperStar award winner, Mr Tan Chor Kwan. The 51-year-old bus driver has served with drive for 27 years
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      EXCELLENT SERVICE AWARD
      114 3 Launched in 1994, the Excellent Service Award or EXSA is a national award that recognises individuals who have delivered outstanding service. It seeks to develop service models for staff to emulate, create service champions and professionalise services. EXSA is managed jointly by SPRING Singapore and seven industry
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      Lock icon Tight security for Thai-Malaysian talks
      253 4 HAT YAI (Thailand) Thai and Malaysian ministers met under tight security yesterday in this southern Thai city to discuss a planned gas pipeline, cross-border relations, cooperation in the fight against terrorism and economic matters. About 5,000 security forces were deployed to prevent a repeat of
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      Hard target
      339 4  -  Lee Ching Wern Security stepped up to deter terrorists by chin gwe m newstoday. com. sg THE barricades at Boat Quay, Holland Village and now, Newton Hawker Centre, are a stark reminder of how the dark cloud of terrorism is looming over festivities this year. These security reinforcements
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      303 4 .^mmmmS MM Asia Pacific a^^^ mfWmM Management Centre mT The Professionals in Executive Education X as;lt! ,ss; Executive Network. Leadership Journey. fi Business PV Bachelor of Business Administration Degree J Singapore --^l"' 1 Intake January 2003 y Preview on Monday, 30 December 2002 at 7.00 p.m. A Communication Media Mm
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  • HOME NEWS
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      No end to work
      312 6  -  Ng Boon Yian by New realities prompt calls to reassess retirement boonyi a n@newsto day. c out. sg SHOULD the concept of retirement be consigned to the dustbin of history? That was the thought-pro-voking question posed by Mr Lim Boon Heng, (picture) Minister for the Prime
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      Local executive MBA programmes rank among world's best
      125 6  -  Tor Ching Li DON'T be surprised if more senior executives from China head here to pursue Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degrees. Two of Singapore's home-grown business schools featured recently among the top five in an EMBA programme survey by Chief
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      The rewards of loyalty
      151 6  -  Sarah Chua BUSINESS travellers from the private sector who earn points from loyalty schemes have another reason for cheer: The points can be used for their personal benefit. A recent survey conducted by Six Continents Hotel in five places showed that 98 per cent of companies
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      What is the criteria?
      279 8  -  Boon Chin Aun A LOT has been said about the Asian Television Awards {ATV), MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings' Media Works. Did MediaCorp behave badly? Does anyone, except for Media Works' most fervent supporters, care? What exactly were the criteria by which the ATV panel decided
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      Brighter future
      268 8  -  Jason Lee Boon Hong Younger, passionate leaders are our hope I REFER to the article "PM asks young Singaporeans: Will you help?" (Today, Dec 18). I believe that Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's succession plan is working well, with seven new Ministers of State appointed last November given
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      What it means to be a Lions fan
      313 8  -  Leandra Chee I DID not watch the Singapore-Malaysia Tiger Cup match, but, from what I have read in the newspapers, I realise that the Singapore fans are not very supportive of the Lions. Perhaps these so-called fans of the Lions have little
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      Lock icon The outlook is good ...
      318 12 The outlook is good 4FP but only in 2004, say analysts WASHINGTON The sluggish US economy is likely to bolt out of the gates by 2004 once the restraints of Iraqi war fears are released, economists said. "Lingering financial constraints and the likelihood of conflict in Iraq probably will continue
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        World markets
        55 12 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hung Seng All Ordinaries Inirai iVtd 8406.88 9628.69 2978.80 4595.67 19.31 70.83 19.60 46.44 0.23 0.74 0.66 1.02 Karen (omp SET Index Jnlcortn Comp 709.14 350.01 425.12 0.22 -0.24 4.79 0.03 -0.07 1.14 Phils Comp Shenzen 0 iilmi 1000.78 197.91 3337.22 3.00
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 USS 0.5734 UK£ 0.3577 Yon 68.999 HK$ 1.4717 RH 2.1792 Euro 0.5580 Rupioh 5096.5 Buhl 24.723 Peso iV./ti A$ 1.0161 Indian lis 27.529 Won 690.79 C$ 0.8895 Yuan 4.7461 Nil 1.109! Nls 19.983
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        Commodities
        20 12 GoldcM/az 341.00 Silver uss/m 4.632 Platinum ihMh 586.50 Rubber rents/kg 148.75 Palm oil l!M,'-i.i:-i- 1672 Bient crude DSI/banel 23.86
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        Lock icon Singapore
        199 12 Bloomberg THE Singapore market continued its decline last week in the absence of fresh factors and was weighed down by the holiday season and war concerns. The STI ended the week 30 points down to 1337. The weakness in the market was across the board and across most sectors.
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      Lock icon The big overhaul
      344 14 AFP I More transparency in Japanese accounts TOKYO Since 1998, Japan has been undergoing a massive overhaul of its accounting practices in a transformation which may prove to be one of its most important economic reforms, according to experts. Following the reforms, Japanese accounting standards have moved
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      Lock icon Thumbs up for qantas bid
      178 14 -AFP AUCKLAND Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer strongly endorsed a bid by Qantas Airways for a 22.5 per cent stake in Air New Zealand. He acknowledged yesterday that sensitivities of national identity had to be considered but noted that British Airways owned 25 per cent
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      Lock icon US Airways' recovery plan
      248 14 AFP ARLINGTON (Virginia) The seventh-ranked American carrier, US Airways, which declared bankruptcy last August, said it had filed a disclosure statement and reorganisation plan aimed at emerging from Chapter 11 protection as early as next March. The documents were filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court
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      Buyer for stake in Hana Bank
      87 14 SEOUL International Finance Corp, a unit of the World Bank, agreed to buy 1.6 per cent of the South Korean government's stake in Hana Bank, worth about US$5O million ($87.2 million), Yonhap News said, citing an unidentified bank official. This will raise its stake
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      Lock icon Talk of the town
      471 16  -  Richard Seah A queue of 1,000 asking to work with Bread Talk to take it worldwide by richs@newstoday.com.sg BREAD has become Singapore's most exportable commodity. Not just any bread, but Bread Talk bread. And not just its bread, but the company itself which has been hailed
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      Lock icon 300 DVDs on one disc
      199 16 -AFP TOKYO A coalition of Japanese firms and universities plans to develop an optical disc that can store 1.5 terabytes the equivalent of about 300 DVDs, a news report said. The optical disc will be able to record up to 300 two-hour long films and
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      Lock icon Extension of Thai tax subsidy
      215 16 Bloomberg BANGKOK The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has allowed Thailand to extend a tax subsidy to exporters by three years to give their industries time to adjust, Deputy Prime Minister Prommin Lertsuridej said. Thailand's Board of Investment may grant until 2005 tax incentives such as
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      Engineered for growth
      444 18  -  Carmen Lee Strong demand for printer parts keeps First Engineering profitable by news @newstod ay. com. sg IN A market that is gradually turning in more earning disappointments, First Engineering stands out with its strong, recent set of interim results. First Engineering generated a 44 per cent
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      Lock icon IMM building to get new owner
      159 18 Bloomberg CAPITALAND, Singapore's No 1 developer by sales, said it has agreed to buy the International Merchandise Mart (IMM) building in Jurong East for a total of $262.6 million. Its subsidiary, Capita Land Commercial, will acquire the building a five- storey retail, warehouse and
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Chavez muscles in
      212 20 Agencies But opponents vow to force his resignation CARACAS (Venezuela) A three-week-long strike in Venezuela which had hit the country's crucial oil sector came to a dramatic end when embattled President Hugo Chavez led army troops to revive the crippled industry, Mr Chavez, an ex-paratrooper, joined the
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      Lock icon Airline passengers in custody after hoax
      197 20 Reuters ABU DHABI Guards on board a Royal Jordanian Airlines flight have seized two passengers who had threatened to blow up the plane. The incident was a hoax and the plane continued on its journey after it was searched thoroughly, the director of Abu
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      Lock icon The virgin birth and the Anglican church
      161 20 -AFP LONDON More than a quarter of clergy belonging to the Church of England do not believe in the virgin birth of Christ, according to a British newspaper poll published yesterday. The Sunday Telegraph's, survey of 500 clerics showed that 27 per cent
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      Lock icon S'pore connection
      301 22 -Agencies Iraq's biggest chemical provider was from here? NEW YORK A Singapore company may have been the biggest supplier of dangerous chemicals to Iraq during the 1980s, The New York Times reported on its website. Lawyers acting for veterans of the 1991 Gulf War had obtained a list
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      Lock icon Jitters on Korean peninsula
      220 22 AFP SEOUL Tensions soared yesterday after North Korea began removing United Nations' surveillance devices from its nuclear facilities and said it would reopen a mothballed reactor. The announcement prompted an urgent phone call between US Secretary of State Colin Powell and South Korean Foreign Minister Choi
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      176 22 Agencies LONDON A London court has blocked an attempt by victims of "economy class syndrome", also known as Deep Vein Thrombosis {DVT}, to sue airlines over claims that cramped seating on long flights gave them potentially deadly blood clots. In a ruling with important implications for airlines worldwide,
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      Lock icon Raise the skyscraper
      68 22 Reuters photo An artist's conception of a future Beijing skyscraper. Dutch architectural wizard Rem Koolhaas inked a contract on Bee 20 to build his 553,000 square metre futuristic structure a sleek geometric miscellany of seamless circuitry, quirky latticework and a gravity-defying canopy, equivalent to 80 storeys in
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      Lock icon Iraq invasion from sea?
      268 22 Agencies LONDON The 1991 Gulf War began in the skies. Its much-anticipated sequel next year may well start from the sea. The United States and Britain are planning a massive invasion of Iraq from the Persian Gulf early next year, an anonymous British Defence Ministry official
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      Lock icon Credible replay
      265 33 Suspects in Bali blasts re-enact final meetings JAKARTA Investigators were convinced yesterday of a reconstruction of the final meetings held by three suspects before the Bali bombings. Imam Samudra, Mukhlas and Amrozi re-enacted meetings they held in October in Lamongan, a district in East Java, said chief investigator
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      Lock icon Thousands rally in HK to support security Bill
      172 33 -AFP HONG KONG Thousands of people gathered at Victoria Park yesterday to support national security laws that critics say will jeopardise fundamental rights. Headed by the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong political party, the group said the legislation
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      Lock icon Whistle-blowers lauded
      87 33 AFP WASHINGTON Three women have been lauded as "persons of the year" by Time magazine for snitching on abuses at their places of work. Time honoured Ms Coleen Rowley, a special agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Ms Sherron Watkins, an executive at the nowdefunct Enron Corp
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      988 26 MUSIC EXXONMOBIL CAMPUS Thepmitrsuka School Brass be guilty of doing at a bus B CONCERTS Band from Thailand. stop. This event will be ALAN TAM ABOVE AND «j UNPLUGGED SESSION Date: Dec 30, 2002 performed in Tamil. BEYOND CONCERT fci ATXI BY THE PIPER'S GUILD Time: 7 P m 9.30pm
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      796 27 I Enquiries: Call the T^^^aeSSSiJSsi^kAJKns museum at 6332 4075 r j^B H H I PILLARS OF THE ARTS B^fl I PB This exhibition consists of A X I.^X'*^ l\ photographs of ordinary l Hn mr *5J^ I *5^- rflj i.*-i I Singaporeans, by Amanda jJ'. —^"^r I SC".'*' ji Heng,
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      768 28 This panel of three works by artist Peter Wenman is part of the exhibition The Spirit Renews THE SPIRIT RENEWS the late Dr Tan Tsze Chor, STAGES AND STAMPS: I DO, I DO: AN (Concession for children Organised by CoChine one of Singapore's THEATRES AND EXHIBITION ON and senior citizens).
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      918 30 ANCIENT CHINESE Time: 7.30pm; 3.30pm This exhibition features only; and concession For W* mmm), WDB some 70 gold and silver students and senior citizens) E/jfl^- 'Ji Jri R ft objects from the Laiyantang Ticketing: Call the Jk .73 collection, such as ritual organiser at 9761 0485 or ■L.rJ jjL^ flwH^l
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      1237 31 Singapore and pay wish and hanging it on the NEW YEAR'S DAY AT computer art, and pop, rock, metal and attention to dimensions and Christmas tree at the SPM experimental productions. dance! Also, listen out for colour. This competition is Singapore Philatelic Take this opportunity to Interested candidates are hosts
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      840 34  -  Dharmendra Yadav Lifelong learning may seem like the road to riches Is it? by ne ws@newsto day. c om. sg DID you stop learning after completing your formal schooling? How should the success of every learning experience be measured? I know of at least three people who have
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      918 36  -  Susan Ferroa by ne ws@n ews to d ay.co m.sg SINGAPORE is where I call home. The first thing I had to have after my annual family holiday was you guessed it hawker food. And after the "welcome yourself home meal", I had to go shopping to
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      128 38  -  Janice Lee CHRISTMAS is a time for sharing and reflection. Hence, Newsßadio 93.8FM is offering A Slice of Life Vol 2, a CD (picture) of thoughts to ponder about this festive season. The CD contains 20 stories from the A Slice of Life series
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      Kill off the hero?
      324 38  -  Elisa Chia over the fans' dead body by c lis a@newstoday. com. sg HE'S the unbeatable hero as far as fans are concerned. And he had better be immortal, too. Supporters of MediaCorp TV Channel B's The Unbeatables 111 were outraged when they saw a scene
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      Winners of the Survivor: Thailand contest
      134 38 THESE 20 readers have each won five exclusive Survivor: Thailand T-shirts for picking 34-year-old used car salesman Brian Heidik as the Sole Survivor in our Survivor: Thailand Giveaway contest. Lav Yue Loon (*****131 A) Annette Kunst (*****126E) •Le Tin Phuong Van (*****992F) Kimie Lim
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      82 38 Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES The six cast members of Friends have agreed to return for a 10th season of the hit comedy next year, Daily Variety reported on its website. NBC network will pay the show's producer, Warner Bros Television, about US$lO million ($17.5 million) an episode, making
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      214 40 Pauline D Loh Where: Lagun Sari Indonesian Restaurant 76 Peck Seah Street Telephone: 6324 3478 or 6324 3607 Opening hours: Lunch 11am to 3pm daily ITS deep-fried "flying fish" is famous all over Singapore, but it will be the absolutely fiery sambal belacan that will make
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      275 42  -  Karman Tse These cream puffs from Japan will sweep you off your feet by karman@news tod ay. com. sg IT took Japan by storm in 1999. Now, the storm is set to hit Singapore. The Chou (read: shoo) Factory which has enjoyed immense success with its signature cream
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      549 44  -  Yong Shu Chiang Hey, where's the magic of Michael Jordan? FILM REVIEW Like Mike MICHAEL Jordan has retired three times and although each time he has also "unretired", fans are always worried that the basketball legend will be gone for good. Aside from his supporters, guess who
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      628 46 Chicago, The Hours top Golden Globe hopefuls CATHERINE Zeta-Jones is "over the moon". Nicole Kidman is "very excited". And Leonardo DiCaprio is "truly honoured", El Online reported. Indeed, the nominees for the 60th annual Golden Globes are, predictably, happy. The nomination list was announced last week. "I am
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      Lock icon Van Gaal stays alive
      286 50 -AFP MADRID Patrick Kluivert's second hat-trick of the season helped Barcelona win 4-0 at Real Mai lore a yesterday and eased the pressure on underfire coach Luis van Gaal. The emphatic victory was Barcelona's first win in six matches and ended one of its worst ever
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      167 50 AFP BUENOS AIRES Brazil would be the best country to host the 2014 World Cup if the tournament was awarded to South America, the president of the Argentine Football Federation Julio Grondona said yesterday. "I don't think Argentina will be nominated. Brazil have not staged the tournament
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      386 51 Arsenal holds off big guns to land football's hottest property LONDON Arsenal has notched a significant victory over Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool and Bayern Munich to secure the services of the most sought-after teenager in football. Philippe Senderos, a 17-year-old central defender with Swiss club Servette
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      383 51 -AFP BEIJING Dutchman Arie Haan (picture), China's newly appointed national football coach, said yesterday he aimed to take the world's most populous nation to the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The 54-year-old, who appeared in front of the local
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      Henman blast
      82 51 LONDON British No. 1 Tim Henman has blasted the state of British tennis and fears that the future could be even bleaker. The 28-year-old was speaking in the wake of Frenchman Patrice Hagelauer's decision to quit as the Lawn Tennis Association's performance director in order to become his
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      77 51 TOKYO The Japanese league's top scorer, Naohiro Takahara, said yesterday he will move from Jubilo Iwata to Hamburg SV next month after the two teams agreed on a transfer deal. News reports said the deal included an estimated 250 million yen ($3.6 million) transfer fee, with Takahara receiving
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      Late bloomer
      93 51 CHICAGO Jalen Rose saved his best for last against his former team, recording 25 of his 28 points in the final quarter as the Chicago Bulls beat the high-flying Indiana Pacers 110-103 yesterday. Rose, who played 44 minutes, shot just one-of-nine through three quarters before eventually finding his
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      Super kick
      84 51 MINNEAPOLIS Forty-three-year-old Gary Anderson kicked a 53-yard field goal with 17 seconds left to earn the Minnesota Vikings an upset 20-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins in the NFL yesterday. The loss hurts Miami's chances for a first-round playoff bye but the Dolphins (9-6) can still win the
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      Lock icon Lions show true grit
      571 52  -  Stanley Ho Thais barely hang on as Poulsen's men come up just short Tiger Cup Group B Singapore 1 Thailand 1 Lions' gutsy show comes too late by Stanley® newstoday. com. sg THE cool Dane, that's what they call him. Barely a couple of minutes after
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      Lock icon Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam in with ashout as group reaches climax
      530 52 Agencies JAKARTA Today, in Group A of the Tiger Cup, two teams from co-host Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar will make it through to the semi-finals of the tournament. The stage has been set for two potentially explosive clashes Indonesia
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      Lock icon Out with the old. in with the new
      907 53  -  S. Guliim Comment by gu la ni^news tod ay. com. sg THE question on virtually every Singapore fan's lips after last night's battle with Thailand was: Why couldn't the Lions play like that against Malaysia and Laos? History, form and the odds
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      Lock icon Ganguly complains about Kiwi pitches as India falters again
      347 53 AFP HAMILTON India captain Sourav Ganguly said yesterday batsmen had a tough time on seamer-friendly pitches in the two-Test series against New Zealand. "There was everything in the pitches for fast bowlers in both the Tests. There was pace, bounce and
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      Stalemate at Airfield
      420 54 English Premier League Liverpool 0 Everton 0 Reds on worst run since 1954 LIVERPOOL Substitute Wayne Rooney hit the bar to illuminate an otherwise scrappy Merseyside derby as Liverpool and Everton drew a blank at Anfield. In a match full of industry but precious little artistry, the
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      343 54 LONDON Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has launched an astonishing attack on Blues' boss CI audio Ranieri, claiming the Italian has barely spoken to him since the summer. Just as Chelsea's unexpected championship challenge is gathering pace, the Dutchman claimed
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      Lock icon Blackburn stuns Man Utd
      690 55 Agencies Arsenal 2 (Campbell 45, Pires 90) Middlesbrough 0 Birmingham 3 (Devlin 67-pen) Chart Lou 1 (Jensen 37) Chelsea 2 (Gudjohnsen VI, Lampard 57) Aston Villa 0 w *3 Leeds 1 (Kcwell 7+) B» Soul ham p ton 1 (Fernandes 89) (S Newcastle 2 (Solano 8,
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