Today, 24 December 2003

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    8 1 TODAY todayonline.com Wednesday December 24,2003* mita (P) 002/11/2002
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    Lock icon What now, Mr Chia?
    796 1  -  Teo Hwee Nak Today Exclusive Future cloudy as NCMP awaits public response to indiscretion by hweenak@newstoday.com.sg FOR a young politician who has spent the best part of the last seven years trying to get recognised, Steve Chia has had to play a very different game over
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      33 1 sea of change Elections in the region could impact stability/22 uk shyam wants out Sprinter plans to train on his own/52 school of slack Director Richard Linklater (below) talks about his easy-does-it success/24
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  • HOT NEWS
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      The great debate
      402 2  -  Derrick A Paulo Top varsity debating event opens here on Sunday by derrick@newstoday.com.sg IN LESS than a week, over 800 university students from across the globe will converge on Singapore for a battle of words and wit Known as the World Universities Debating Championships, the competition is
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      Lock icon Anti-Sars fight gets $283,000 injection
      289 2  -  Tan Hui Leng EFFORTS to determine whether traditional Chinese medicine can prevent Sars and to explore the psychological aspects of the disease were given a $283,000 boost yesterday by DBS Bank. The sum, which went to the Singapore Sars Clinical Consortium, is $183,000 more than
      Wong Khing Chong  -  289 words
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      Lock icon Paso Robles in shambles
      279 3 Reuters Quake measuring 6.5 on Richter scale hits central Californian town, 2 women killed PASO ROBLES (California) Rescue workers ended their search for survivors late on Monday after an earthquake killed two women in this central Californian town and shook homes and skyscrapers from San Francisco
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      Sharon Au's SMS spam?
      186 3  -  Tor Ching Li WERE you SMS-spammed by MediaCorp artiste Sharon Au recently? If so, you probably fit the profile of a "mobile savvy", "open-minded" National Kidney Foundation (NKF) donor. In a bid to cut costs this year, the NKF sent out season's greetings to "a select
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      Passage to India for local business
      369 4  -  Tan Hui Leng Workshops planned as part of effort to pave way for closer bilateral economic relations by huileng@newstoday.com.sg TO SMOOTH the process of doing business in India, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will join hands with the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce
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      Lock icon Malaysia accuses US of tarnishing its image
      140 4 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has charged that a US government report accusing it of restricting religious freedom was aimed at tarnishing its image as a peaceful multiracial nation and may lodge a protest over the matter, reports said yesterday. The annual International Religious
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      Elderly get a Christmas treat
      206 4  -  Ng Shing Yi EXPATRIATES from the Treetops Executive Residences did more than their neighbourly share this Christmas they banded together to donate gifts and cash to the elderly inhabitants of the St John's Home for the Elderly. The programme was initiated by Treetops, but it
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Shopper's list
      285 6  -  Pamela Pang Customers vote for their favourite Christmas shopping experiences by pamela@newstoday.com.Sß CENTREPOINT'S Mother Goose character brings out the child in each of us. Ngee Ann City's tenant mix and Christmas fairs keep shoppers coming back. Parco Bugis Junction's roaming saxophone duo serenade customers as they browse. For
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      Lock icon Courting shoppers with GST rebates
      220 6 Ted Chen MOST retailers are still mum about their plans to woo shoppers when the GST goes up from four per cent to five per cent next month. But those who shop at Courts will have the burden of the GST removed. The retailer of
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      Lock icon Why did MediaWorks ignore the SEA Games? Beats me ...
      237 8  - Why did MediaWorks ignore the SEA Games? Beats me Boon Chin Aun I REFER to the reply by MediaCorp published in the The Straits Times on Dec 23 titled "Channel 5 didn't have exclusive rights to 22nd SEA Games". Like the original author, Mr Chia Hun Huat, I assumed that
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      Say sorry, move on
      547 8  -  Jason Lee Boon Hong The ball is in Steve Chia's court but it'll be a pity to see his political career end. I REFER to the report, "The price of indiscretion" (Today, Dec 23). It is undeniable that regardless of the outcome in the police investigations,
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon $444m drug boost
      231 9 Bloomberg US pharmaceutical giant to open new factory and research centre in Singapore PHARMACEUTICAL giant ScheringPlough Corp is investing US$26O mil lion ($444 million) to open its first Asian research centre and a new factory in Singapore. The US$23O-million plant will produce the active ingredient for the
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      Lock icon A-Reit buys Changi complex for $45.6m
      70 9 Dow Jones ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) has agreed to buy a warehouse and office complex near Changi Airport for $45.6 million. It expects the acquisition of Changi International Logistics Centre to be completed in March. The property has a yield of 8.6
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      Lock icon US 3Q GDP unrevised at 8.2%, spending up
      187 9 —Dow Jones WASHINGTON The US government left unrevised its estimate of economic growth in the third quarter but said consumer spending was stronger than earlier thought Gross domestic product (GDP) increased in July through September at an 8.2 per cent annual rate,
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        111 10 Agencies SHARES ended lower yesterday in sluggish trade despite upbeat US markets overnight, as buying interest waned ahead of the Christmas holiday. The ST Index closed down 1.57 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 1,720.92. On the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 153 to 97, while 346 stocks were
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        ST Index: 1,720.92 -1.57
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        SGX most active
        57 10 By volume LantroVis BeautyChina CreativMast Hi-P Chartered bia Env Goldtron UniFiber 1AC 200USS Wee Poh Close 0.180 0.515 0.360 0.685 1.560 0.455 0.025 0.170 1.760 0.025 Change -0.015 +0.005 -0.020 -0.010 -0.010 +0.010 +0.050 -0.035 -7.7 +1.0 -5.3 -1.4 -2.2 +6.3 +2.9 -58.3 '000 23,329 16,352 15,596
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        SGX top falls
        78 10 )y$ ISH 500USS Close Change 4.040 -0.220 [&C 5.650 -0.100 DBS 14.500 -0.100 GreatEast 10.600 -0.100 >IA 200 Robinson Moble 11.200 -0.100 7.350 -0.050 3.100 -0.040 >p Land >T Engg fe Poh 3.960 -0.040 1.970 -0.040 0.025 -0.035 By percentage Wee Poh Close Change 0.025 -58.3 SeeHS
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 USS 0.5854 UK£ 0.3318 Yen 62.855 HK$ 4.5445 RM 2.2243 Euro 0.4718 Rupiah 4,974.5 Baht 23.168 Peso 32.528 A$ 0.7958 Indian Rs 26-666 Won 700.05 C$ 0.7788 Yuan 4.8484 NZ$ 0.9108 NTS 19.931
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        Commodities
        21 10 Gold uss/oz 411.00 Silver uss/oi 5.725 Platinum uss/oi 794.00 Rubber centsAg 217.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,778.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 29.05
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        Lock icon World markets
        62 10 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Closed Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI 12,420.51 3,261.60 5,845.51 801.88 777.63 -67.48 +0.40 +10.40 -2.66 +2.33 -0.54 +0.01 +0.18 -0.33 +0.30 SET Index lakarta Comp 718.47 679.307 +0.14 +4.912 +0.02 +0.73 Phils Comp Shenzhen
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        SGX top rises
        74 10 ly Close Changi iukitSem 15.500 +0.701 :&N 12.400 +0.301 Ihai Prime200US$ 11.000 +0.301 3CBC4.5%NCPS100 101.200 +0.201 VPB Breweries 6.250 +0.101 ilA 11.300 +0.101 JOB 12.700 +0.101 tenture 20.200 +0.101 iemb tog 2.000 +0.071 feiban 1.220 +0.061 By percentage liap Hoe jenMag Close 0.030 0.170 Change +20.0 +17.2
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      Lock icon Nov CPI up 0.6% on year
      115 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S consumer prices rose for a fifth month last month, as food and education costs increased. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.6 per cent from a year earlier, maintaining October's pace, the Department of Statistics said yesterday. From the previous month, the
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      Lock icon Parmalat-Italy's Enron?
      117 12 ParmalatItaly's Enron? AFP ROME The crisis at Italian food giant Parmalat deepened on press reports that the hole in its finances could reach 10 billion euros ($21.2 billion) and as investigators probed possible accounting irregularities. Sources said Parmalat chairman Enrico Bondi would appear before a bankruptcy court on Tuesday, before
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      Lock icon Merger on the cards?
      275 12 Bloomberg Nasdaq seeks to join forces with NYSE: report THE Nasdaq Stock Market has approached the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) regarding a merger of the two markets, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified sources. Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld approached NYSE three weeks ago and
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      Lock icon Air Canada sticks to white knight Li
      178 12 Bloomberg AIR Canada said it will stick by its choice of Hong Kong's Mr Victor Li as the insolvent airline's new investor after he sweetened his offer for a stake in the company to counter a bid by Cerberus Capital Management. The carrier's
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon Bullish on CDL shares
      315 14 DBS Vickers Research Purchase of Mt Emily site may add 3.5c to net asset value per share, says DBS CITY Developments Ltd's (CDL) strategy of acquiring land plots at trough levels is an ongoing process of value-creation for its shareholders. A Hong Leong-led joint venture, comprising
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      Lock icon WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
      90 14 OCBC Securities SembCorp Logistics ($2.00) Market Perform SembLog will launch its operations in Japan following the acquisition of Footwork Express. SembLog will have a 31 per cent stake in the joint venture, with the option to raise this to 38 per cent on the conversion of
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2327 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Lipper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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  • INFOTECH
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      Lock icon Meet the first robot runner
      316 17 Reuters Sony develops a humanoid that trots at a speed of 15m per minute THE first robot runner has been developed by Japanese electronics and entertainment manufacturer, Sony. "All around the world, universities and think tanks have been researching how to make robots run, but
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      Lock icon China detains yet another cyber activist
      167 17 Reuters BEIJING China has detained another cyber activist for posting pro-democracy essays and poems on foreign websites. Mr Kong Youping, a 48-year-old factory worker in Anshan city in north-eastern Liaoning province, was taken away on Dec 13, the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human
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      Save space and money with this three-in-one
      177 18 NOWADAYS, there are too many peripherals and cables next to the desktop PC. You can save space and money using all-in-one appliances. Canon's MP37O is one such space- and money-saver, offering you a photocopier, scanner and printer in a compact device that is
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      Protect your PC
      268 18 Here's how you can activate the firewall in Windows XP WHEN installing a new PC this holiday season, you may want to learn to protect it right out of the box. Software giant Microsoft offers some advice on the steps you should take to protect your PC.
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      Exchange used printer cartridges for money
      107 18 THE average home computer user is expected to use five or more inkjet cartridges each year. Most of these cartridges are likely to end up in the trash bin. In the office, thousands of inkjet cartridges and laser-toner cartridges are consumed yearly and thrown
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      Festive cheer with hot price
      500 19 Merry Xmas with Xbox Limited Edition Holiday Bundle XBOX prepares to celebrate the festive season in Singapore by giving consumers even more compelling reasons to purchase the game console. The price of the powerful Xbox is now $308. "The past 12 months have seen Xbox
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      Experience heart-pumping realism with Counter-Strike
      348 19  -  Oo Gin Lee Game review NOW, you can experience the No. 1 PC game in your living room. Counter-Strike has finally hit the console via Xbox and it gives its PC cousin a run for its money. Counter-Strike is not revered for its graphics, but
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      Top Spin offers the best in virtual tennis
      427 19  -  Oo Gin Lee Game review WITH Top Spin, I have mastered in weeks what I can only dream about in my 15-year tennis game serving aces at 150 km/h, hitting unreachable drop shots, outplaying my opponent with a well-timed lob, smashing winners
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      US accepts vow from Pakistan
      275 20 Says it believes ally is not giving nuclear secrets to Iran and N Korea WASHINGTON The United States said it accepts Pakistan's denial that it provided nuclear secrets to countries such as Iran and North Korea, which Washington considers part of an "axis of evil".
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    • global roundup
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        Lock icon Websites run by Anwar's supporters back online
        78 20 AFP Two Internet websites run by supporters of jailed former Malaysian deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim were reinstated yesterday. They had been shut down by a British-based Web server for allegedly carrying "inflammatory" material. "The host server Easyspace has put us back online. But
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        Lock icon Egypt FM plays down assault
        81 20 Reuters Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher played down an assault on him by Palestinians at Jerusalem's AI Aqsa Mosque saying Egypt would still push for peace, but the incident left many Egyptians shocked yesterday. Initial reports said Mr Maher, 68, was beaten physically and taken
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        Lock icon Highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand in planning stages
        63 20 AP A long-cherished dream may come true if talks to build a highway linking India with South-east Asia bear fruit. Officials from Myanmar and Thailand met with their Indian counterparts yesterday to review technical reports on the 1,400-km Trilateral Highway Project.
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      US shrugged at Iraq's chemical threat in '84
      239 20 WASHINGTON Recently declassified documents have revealed that United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld travelled to Iraq in 1984 in an effort to improve bilateral ties. As a special envoy for the Reagan administration, Mr Rumsfeld persuaded Iraqi officials that the US was
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      Lock icon 32 rescued after ferry disaster in Philippines
      154 20 SAN FRANCISCO (Philippines) Thirty-two people have been rescued from stormy seas off the Philippines but more than 300 are dead or missing after a spate of landslides, floods and accidents caused by bad weather, officials said yesterday. In the country's bleakest Christmas season
      — Agencies  -  154 words
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  • COMMENTARY
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      A SEA of change ahead
      1106 22  -  Eric Teo Electoral and political challenges could impact overall stability of region FROM 2004 until February 2005, South-east Asia (SEA) will experience a series of important electoral challenges and political uncertainties, which could affect the overall stability of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean).
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      898 25  -  Gurmeet Singh A fascinating world of migratory and resident birds right in our own backyard by news@newstoday.com.sg THE city of Singapore is a precious sanctuary for a wide variety of birds that take some time out to rest here at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR)
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      310 25 READY to embark on your first bird-watching experience? Here are a few important tips to get the most out of the intimate brush with nature. According to Lim Kim Seng, executive officer at Nature Society (Singapore), there are several well designed walking trails and boardwalks that allow
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      495 26  - 'Tis the season Janice Lee To be driven mad by annoying Christmas muzakl Not for most Singaporeans by janice@newstoday.com.sg SHOP workers may put on a brave face, but the festive season with the constant blaring of Christmas jingles has left some feeling weary and downtrodden. A recent report by the
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      742 29  -  Amanda Koh NHB spreads yuletide cheer through arts and culture by news@newstoday.com.sg IF 'TIS the season to be jolly, why not celebrate Christmas at the National Heritage Board's museums? Their line-up of festive activities provides fun and novel ways to soak in the Christmas spirit. All five
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      232 29 Asian Civilisations Museum, Armenian Street 9am 7pm 39 Armenian Street Tel: 6332 3015 1 lam 2pm Give the gift of spices! Snooting stars! 2pm spm Snowy Christmas Snowman magic! Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place 9am 7pm 1 Empress Place Tel: 6332 7798 1
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        664 31  -  Ray Richmond Reuters/Hollywood Reporter The couple are happy as clams and lying low by news@newstoday.com.sg WELL, here it is: Christmas week. I don't know about you, but I've been a little bit overwhelmed this year by a single burning question: Will Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck be
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        400 32 Reuters Return of the King lives up to expectations LOS ANGELES Like an army of ores, moviegoers around the world stormed cinemas to gasp at the spectacle of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the much-praised conclusion of director Peter Jackson's trilogy. The
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          74 36 Reuters Grammy-nominated singer Jack White (picture) of The White Stripes has been charged with aggravated assault following a fight with another singer at a Detroit club on Dec 13. The 28-year-old rocker could face a prison term of up to a year if convicted. White approached Jason Stollsteimer
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          84 36 AFP Californian childhood friends Michael Andrews and Gary Jules who are unknown in the US have clinched the coveted Christmas No 1 spot on the British pop music charts. Their cover of Mad World, a 1 992 hit for Tears for Fears, narrowly beat Christmas Time
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          70 36 Reuters Performer Roy Horn has returned to his home in Las Vegas to continue recovering from the tiger mauling that ended the Siegfried Roy magic show in which he starred, his manager said on Monday. Horn, 59, almost died after a male white tiger grabbed
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          95 36 Reuters Actress Hope Lange who won two consecutive Emmys for her role in the popular 1 960s TV series, The Ghost and Mrs Muir, and was nominated for an Oscar for the 1 957 film Peyton Place has died at age 70. Lange, whose career
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      83 46 Kobe Bryant's sexual assault trial, Rio Ferdinand's doping case and English Premiership footballers being charged with rape were certainly the low points of 2003. But who could forget the bravery of Lance Armstrong, the boot of Jonny Wilkinson and Singapore's 30-gold medal haul at the recent SEA Games?
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      679 46 -AFP Milan, Juve dominate European football once more ROME Italian football can look back on 2003 with satisfaction having enjoyed a triumphant return to form in the Champions League with three Serie A teams making it through to the semi-finals. Written off by many after failing to
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      373 46 -AFP PARIS Golden boy Pavel Nedved's rise to the 2003 European Footballer of the Year title has been the result of dazzling performances for both Juventus and the Czech Republic. Roving midfielder Nedved is the second Czech to win the award
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      735 47 -AFP After losing NBA title, Hollywood's superstars could be crowned kings once more WASHINGTON From sexual assault charges against star Kobe Bryant to their return to the top after being dethroned, the Los Angeles Lakers dominated National Basketball Association (NBA) news in 2003. An
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      Lock icon Backlash beckons
      422 48 Agencies Aussies ready to get tough, says Ponting MELBOURNE Cricketing history will not repeat itself. Australia has learnt its lesson following its shock defeat by India in last week's second Test, vice-captain Ricky Ponting said yesterday. "I think we've learnt from it We have to be a bit
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      123 48  -  John Koh I REFER to Stanley Ho's report, "Hey now, hey now, the dream is over" (Today, Dec 23). Please allow me to point out two inaccuracies in the report First, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) would like to state categorically that the FAS Goal 2010 vision
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      344 48 LONDON Motor racing giant McLaren heads into the New Year hopeful it has built a car that can win back the Formula 1 title from Ferrari. McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa is excited about the potential of the team's
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      64 48 LONDON Chelsea midfielder Damien Duff could be out for six weeks after dislocating his shoulder during last Saturday's Premiership clash against Fulham, the club said yesterday. The 24-year-old Ireland winger had his shoulder put back in place in the dressing room at Loftus Road by club doctor Neil
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      70 48 SYDNEY Australian Pat Rafter will play doubles at the Australian Hardcourt Championships in Adelaide next month, but said a full-time comeback to the world circuit is definitely not on the cards. The two-time US Open champion will play doubles with Josh Eagle at the season-open-ing event, starting on
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      86 48 COLOMBO Master Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan yesterday sounded a warning to batsmen, saying he was confident of breaking the world record with his new bag of tricks. The 31-year-old off-spinner is the world's third-highest wicket-taker with 485 victims in 85 Tests, after West Indian fast bowler Courtney
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      75 48 NEW YORK Scott Layden was sacked as president and general manager of the struggling New York Knicks yesterday and replaced by Hall of Fame player Isiah Thomas. The Knicks, despite having the NBA's highest payroll, spent more time under Layden's reign battling to stay out of the Eastern
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      166 50 SINGAPORE'S football coaches received a boost yesterday when Philippe Redon head coach of French First Division side Rennes shared his experience at the annual Fifa/lOC Olympic Solidarity Coaching Course at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The Frenchman, who was formerly head coach of French
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      146 50 SINGAPORE'S national under-21 hockey team booked a place in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup semi-finals, after beating Hong Kong 5-2 in its second match at the Delta Sports Complex on Monday. Singapore is in Group A with Bangladesh, Iran and Hong
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      421 50  -  Stanley Ho Striker returns to Tanjong Pagar after three-year absence by stanley@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS the tallest striker in the S-League when he played for Tanjong Pagar United, terrorising defences with his aerial ability before being forced to leave after assaulting another footballer. But Nicodeme Boucher,
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      294 50 Reuters SYDNEY World No 3 Juan Carlos Ferrero wants to play in the Olympic Games next year, unlike his Australian Davis Cup conqueror Lleyton Hewitt. Former world No 1 Hewitt announced last week he would not compete in Athens because the dates were
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      161 52 LONDON Chelsea has had a £10 million ($30.1 million) bid for Roberto Ayala (picture) rejected but the wealthy Premiership club is ready to go in with a third improved offer. The Blues' manager Claudio Ranieri is hoping to sign the Valencia defender from under the
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      483 52  -  Jose Raymond Sprinter Shyam to opt out of ACT scheme bj jose@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S fastest man wants to go it alone. National sprinter UK Shyam revealed yesterday that he plans to pull out of the Singapore Sports Council's Athlete and Career Training (ACT) Scheme, which currently provides financial
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      268 52 -AFP LONDON England legend Sir Bobby Charlton has described Rio Ferdinand's lengthy ban for missing a drugs test as "a tragedy". Ferdinand was suspended for eight months by the English Football Association (FA) after a hearing last week decided he should pay the price
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      368 52 Reuters English Premiership Man City 1 Leeds 1 Sibierski saves home side MANCHESTER A late header by substitute Antoine Sibierski earned Manchester City a deserved 1-1 draw with Leeds United in an English Premiership match at the City of Manchester Stadium on Monday (yesterday morning,
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