Today, 29 December 2003

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    8 1 TODAY Monday December 29,2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002 todayonline.com
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    Mustafa to expand to Jakarta
    458 1  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Today Exclusive by shobha@newstoday.com.sg AT A time when the local retail industry is still struggling to recover from the double whammy of Sars and an economic recession, one low-key retailer, Mohamad Mustafa Shamsuddin (MMS), is expanding by setting up a clone of
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    Breaking down elite barriers
    534 1  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Labour MP worries about a disconnect with SAP school grads by shobha@newstoday.com.sg SPECIAL Assistance Plan (SAP) schools breed elitism and by their very nature deter racial and cultural integration among children in Singapore. The "reform" of such schools is of prime importance and
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      57 1 NEWSXM/lEWS pm says Life is more than just economic growth/2 body worlds asks Would you give us your body?/4 troubled pkms It's about revenge, says party's sec-gen/8 swiss pie Will Singapore get a slice?/12 COUPLING Hot Hawaii-born Korean pairs off with Suzanne Ho/30 m 11 HB i TOSHIBA Blues recover
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  • HOT NEWS
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      PAP's softer side
      496 2  -  Derrick A Paulo PM Goh: Life is not just about economic growth by derrick@newstoday.com.sg UNEMPLOYMENT. Recession. No to upgrading. Two weeks ago, Workers' Party (WP) chairman Sylvia Lim cited these as examples of how the "material nexus" between the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) and the people
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    • NEWS COMMENT/ELISIA YEO
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        No way to treat women
        652 3 Steve Chia must rethink power dynamics in marital, boss-maid relationships WHILE the police investigation continues into what happened between Mr Steve Chia and his maid, it is premature to speculate on what did or did not take place. But, there are signs that point to
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      Lock icon Pledge your body?
      428 4  -  Tan Hui Leng Body Worlds looks into a survey to gauge response by huileng@newstoday.com.sg WOULD you pledge your body to the Body Worlds Exhibition at the Singapore Expo currently one of the hottest tickets in town upon your death? Dr Angelina Whalley, the director of the Institute
      Wong; Khing Chong  -  428 words
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      Lock icon Saudis deny terror report
      144 4 AFP RIYADH Saudi Arabia yesterday denied a British newspaper report alleging it had arrested two Islamist suicide pilots who were preparing to fly two light aircraft into a British Airways jet. "A Saudi security official said that a report by The Mail on Sunday quoting a
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      Lock icon Alert over possible Sars case in China
      320 4 Agencies BEIJING A World Health Organization (WHO) expert is expected to arrive in China today to confirm if China's first suspected Sars patient since July really has the contagious and deadly respiratory disease. WHO spokesman Dick Thompson said initial test results were "confusing.
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      Terengganu Muslims face more restrictions
      149 6 KUALA TERENGGANU Come Thursday, shops here will be barred from selling alcoholic drinks, including beer, and Muslims will not be allowed to enter shops selling such items, The Star reported yesterday. Kuala Terengganu Municipal Council president Dr Sulaiman Abdullah was reported as saying that supermarkets
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    • NEWS ANALYSIS
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        Deadly labour pains
        596 6  -  Lee Ching Wern SIA and its pilots can learn some lessons from airlines the world over by chingwern@newstoday.com.sg THE past few years have been turbulent for the world's airlines. Increasingly, airlines are being held to ransom by employees' orchestrated efforts to demand higher pay and better working
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        Lock icon Britain to end 'health tourism'
        244 6 -AFP LONDON The British government is to announce measures tomorrow to stamp out "health tourism" whereby foreigners visit Britain to take advantage of free health care, Health Secretary John Reid said. In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph newspaper, Mr Reid said it was unfair
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        Lock icon 'Arafat', the big spender
        87 6 'Arafat the big spender -AFP JERUSALEM Police nabbed two alleged con men in Israel who had produced hundreds of fake credit cards, including one in the name of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the Yediot Aharonot reported yesterday. Invoices totalling thousands of shekels were addressed to the Muqataa, Mr Arafat's headquarters
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  • HOME NEWS
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      A case of 'tit for tat'
      634 8  -  Jose Raymond Secretary-general Muhammad Ali talks about the internal battles plaguing the PKMS by j ose@newstoday.com. sg SINCE 2001, the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) has tried to ensure its relevance to electoral politics by steering away from communal issues and has become a
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      Lock icon MOE to change Higher Mother Tongue criteria
      194 8 Newsradio 93.8 THE Ministry of Education (MOE) is looking at whether more students should be allowed to take up Higher Mother Tongue in schools. Acting Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said a review on the higher language option is being conducted in tandem with
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      Lock icon Kidnapper knows father
      127 8 Jose Raymond A LINK has been established between the perpetrator of a failed kidnapping and the father of the victim, a seven-year-old girl. As investigations continue into the bungled kidnap for ransom on Christmas day, police sources told Today that the kidnapper, a 51-year-old businessman who runs
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      CPF changes to affect home-owners, high income group
      266 8 A SLEW of changes to the CPF system will kick in on Thursday. The changes include a cap on the CPF withdrawal limit for the purchase of private homes and HDB flats financed with bank loans. In a statement released on Saturday,
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      Put traffic safety ahead of saving a little time
      180 10  -  Yak Chin Hua THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) has given the green light to expand the pilot scheme that lets motorists use their discretion to make right turns, even when the green arrow is not lit. Many motorists are impatient, so
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      Review loans policy
      355 10  -  Kwan Chee Kiong HDB should ensure that banks are not allowed to withdraw a loan after granting it THE new Housing and Development Board (HDB) loan policy, which goes into effect on Jan 1 and bars thirdtimers and downgraders from obtaining loans from the HDB, has created
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      An opportunity every day to win a prize
      150 12 OCBC BANK has launched a lucky draw that awards one prize every day for the whole of 2004. Through the year, OCBC customers will have the chance to win prizes ranging from cash to travel, shopping and grocery vouchers if they maintain
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        107 12 SHARES are set for a sparkling start next year as investors ride a wave of optimism following the economy's rebound from a Sars-induced second quarter slump, dealers said. The rebound in the US economy, a major destination for Singapore's exports, is also expected to have a positive spillover on
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5864 UK£ 0.3311 Yen 63.007 HK$ 4.5528 RM 2.2284 Euro 0.4718 Rupiah 4981.1 Baht 23.208 Peso 32.5603 A$ 0.7904 Indian Rs 26.649 Won 703.54 C$ 0.7661 Yuan 4.8531 NZ$ 0.9073 NTS 19.967
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 12 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 412.800 Silver uss/oi 5.793 Platinum uss/oz 815.500 Information provided by Rubber centsAg 217.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1747.5 Brent crude uss/barrel 29.45
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      Lock icon Where secrets and wealth go
      595 12  -  Dow Jones As funds head out of Switzerland come 2005 when a tax on interest kicks in, how much of it will flow Singapore's way? WITH wealthy Europeans likely to find it more expensive to ensure strict banking secrecy in their own continent, countries like
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      Lock icon A price to pay
      357 14 Don't let your business suffer when the key man disappears MOST businesses these days will not hesitate to pay insurance premiums to protect themselves against losses of property or equipment due to fire or theft But they are hesitant to make the same premium payments on
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    • UNDERSTANDING KEYMAN INSURANCE
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        Who is a 'Keyman'?
        41 14 A 'Keyman' is an individual or a group of people who: Is responsible for bringing in the bulk of the company's sales. Directs and manages corporate growth strategy. Is largely responsible for the profitability of the business.
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        What Is Keyman Insurance?
        104 14 Keyman Insurance protects companies from the potential loss of profits in the event of the sudden departure of its 'Keyman', whether by death, total permanent disability or critical illness. It does this by: Cushioning the loss of income as a result of the loss of the
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      Lock icon S'pore seen drawing more new projects but China looms
      406 14 Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE managed to secure about 30 manufacturing projects this year, slightly fewer than the estimated 35 new commitments won in 2002, said the Economic Development Board. Despite the dip, industry watchers are confident that investments will rise next year.
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      Lock icon Japan's banks are recovering quickly: Minister
      227 14 Bloomberg JAPANESE Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka said the proportion of bad loans held by large banks in Japan is declining quicker than he expected and is approaching a level of less than five per cent "Japan's financial appearance is changing," Mr
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      Lock icon 'Singapore issues' still rankle WTO
      490 16 -AFP Four topics may derail next round of trade talks too GENEVA Four hot topics that helped to derail a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Mexico in September look set to cause further trouble next year, as member states try to conclude a crucial
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      India's Reliance to hire 2,000 more as outsourcing expands
      281 16 MUMBAI India's largest private group, Reliance, will hire around 2,000 callcentre workers in anticipation of winning new outsourcing contracts, a company official said recently. At its Mumbai call centre, Reliance already has 4,500 employees, who primarily handle domestic work servicing six
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      Lock icon For Africans, 'it's beer, 'black power' and 'Viagra' all rolled up in one
      67 16 Bloomberg photo Nigerians standing next to a sign advertising Guinness beer in Lagos, Nigeria, last Saturday. Sales of the dark Irish brew known to Nigerians also as "black power" and "Viagra" have been growing in Africa, which
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      Lock icon Dubai smelter's pullout will not hit Sarawak project: report
      149 18 Bloomberg SARAWAK A US$2 billion ($3.4 billion) aluminum smelter will start operating in Malaysia as planned in 2005, after the withdrawal of a Gulf-based partner, the Star newspaper reported, citing other project investors. The smelter may use technology from China, after
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      Lock icon Suzuki to triple US sales in two years
      156 18 -AFP TOKYO Japanese car maker, Suzuki Motor, aims to triple its vehicle sales in the United States within two years by boosting dealerships and product line-ups to woo customers, an official said. Suzuki aims to lift annual US sales to about 200,000
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      Lock icon KLSE may see further upside
      472 18 -AFP Strong economic growth, rising earnings and polls seen lifting market further KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian shares should chalk up further gains next year after a rally this year ended a three-year drought, with investors encouraged by strong economic growth and improving corporate profits, analysts said.
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • global roundup
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        Mobile phone tip-off
        67 22 Security officials believe that one of the two suicide bombers in last Thursday's assassination attempt on Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was tipped off in a mobile phone call that the leader would soon pass by. The Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday that the attacker was seen receiving two
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        Lock icon S Korea cabinet shake-up
        45 22 ■AFP South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun replaced three economic ministers for science and technology, construction and transport, and for planning and budget yesterday in a cabinet shake-up aimed at bolstering his flagging leadership amid corruption scandals and an economic slowdown.
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        Lock icon Pyongyang okays talks
        21 22 Agencies North Korea yesterday signalled its readiness to attend a second round of nuclear talks early next year.
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      Lock icon Hey Beagle 2, send us a message
      154 22 Agencies LONDON The British-built space probe, Beagle 2, has failed, for a third night running, to contact the giant Lovell telescope in western England, to confirm its safe arrival on Mars. Beagle 2 has also failed three times to communicate a message to
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      Lock icon Time to get down to Libya inspection
      217 22 Agencies TRIPOLI Just over a week after Libya announced that it was giving up its weapons of mass destruction, the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) yesterday got down to the nittygritty over the issue. The director-general of the United Nation's nuclear watchdog, Dr
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      Lock icon Even long-time foes rush in
      275 22 as hopes of finding quake survivors fade BAM (Iran) Rescue workers raced to find survivors trapped by Friday's devastating earthquake, but they warned that hopes were fading fast From China to South Africa, Britain to Australia, nations rushed to respond to Iran's appeals, sending rescue
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      Blair takes another WMD hit
      249 24 LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair was caught in an embarrassing row over the issue of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. In a Christmas message to British troops aired on the British Forces Broadcasting Service on December 16, Mr Blair had said the "Iraq
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      Lock icon Troops in Iraq: Review sought
      399 24 -AFP Thai opposition calls for a review of troop deployment after casualties in Iraq WASHINGTON A Thai opposition senator yesterday repeated calls for a review of the kingdom's troop commitment in Iraq following the deaths of two Thai soldiers in an attack on coalition forces
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    • global roundup
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        Lock icon Romano Prodi gets a parcel bomb
        69 26 -AFP Mr Romano Prodi, the head of the European Union's executive commission, escaped unharmed on Saturday when he opened a booby-trapped parcel, causing it to catch fire, his spokesman said. The parcel, addressed to his wife, was sent to his home in Bologna in
        -AFP  -  69 words
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        Lock icon Runaway couple with a dead baby
        107 26 -AFP A runaway Japanese couple, whose parents opposed their marriage, travelled around the country with the body of their stillborn baby for five months. News reports said yesterday that the couple had travelled with the baby since it was stillborn in July and did
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      Lock icon Did the infected cow come from Canada?
      264 26 Reuters WASHINGTON The US Agriculture Department said on Saturday that the Washington state dairy cow infected with mad cow disease was probably imported from Canada. But Canadian authorities called the statement premature. USDA chief veterinarian Ron DeHaven told reporters that the animal was
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      Lock icon China steps up inquiry
      238 26 Agencies Rescue workers begin cleaning up gas leak 'death zone' BEIJING As rescue workers began the grim task of cleaning up a vast "death zone" caused by the explosion of a natural gas well in Southwest China, investigators are stepping up their inquiry into the disaster.
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon A return to Golkar?
      1128 28  -  Karim Raslan As Indonesian polls loom next year, Indonesians turn nostalgic by news@newstoday.com.sg POLITICS is full of ironies and in Indonesia, in the run-up to the allimportant polls this year, nostalgia for the past rightly or wrongly is beginning to play an increasingly important role in
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  • WATZUP?
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      Lock icon When Henry met Suzanne
      291 30  -  Elisa Chia Singapore's most popular news bulletin in English gets a face-lift and a dishy new presenter by elisa@newstoday.com.sg "^p^^INALLY, we have a manl" veteran news anchor I J Suzanne Ho cooed, speaking for everyone who has f» an eye for gorgeous guys. X Not just
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      She's stuck with me now. She doesn't have a choice.
      716 30 Hawaii-born Korean, Henry Shinn, joins Suzanne in presenting the revamped News 5 Tonight. Even if youVe had a bad day, you still have to go on. Your viewers don't owe you an understanding. They don't have to know what went
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      Lock icon Affleck looks for luck with Paycheck
      682 32 -Reuters Star hopes film will bring a good end to a mixed year LOS ANGELES Ben Affleck is no stranger to good luck. He's had it before, and he knows he could use it again, right about now. His new movie, Paycheck, opened on
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        379 34 -Reuters For Cold Mountain director, it's the road to romance that counts LOS ANGELES Film-maker Anthony Minghella has made one of the year's most anticipated love stories, but he says he is not a romantic. The director of Cold Mountain, the US Civil War epic starring
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        345 35  -  Sam Chua Yuan zong ji tang tasty and nutritious, this clear broth is steamed using free-range chicken. Xiao cai finely-shredded vegetables topped with a vinegar dressing, it makes a refreshing starter. WHERE: Din Tai Fung 290 Orchard Road Paragon Shopping Centre Paragon Extension #B 1-03/06 TELEPHONE: 6836 8336
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        542 36  -  Justine Moss Buon appetito! La Porta's bruschetta burro (left) and tagliata di manzo al rosmarino (below), like all its other dishes, are made with only the freshest ingredients. Feast on Tuscan delights in this medieval village by eatout@newstoday.com.sg LIKE many Tuscan medieval villages in Italy, Monticchiello
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        611 38  -  Jason Chong Being a mature student has its advantages by news@newstoday.com.sg RETURNING to the classroom more than 20 years after leaving school would be a daunting task for most people. For Kartini Anwar, the real and psychological barriers were even higher when she decided to swap her
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      779 41  -  Stanley Ho Not a great year for S Comment by stanley@newstoday.com.sg "IT HAS been interesting. It has been irritating. It has been frustrating." Jan Poulsen's parting words, when he announced in January that he would quit his roles of technical director and national coach, could be
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        328 41  -  Stanley Ho ASIDE from football, it has been a fine year for Singapore sports culminating with a golden haul at the XXII SEA Games in Vietnam. Recovering from the Sars outbreak earlier in the year, the return of international events such as golfs Tiger
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      Loh to step down?
      388 42  -  Jose Raymond Athletics chief may be ready to leave after finding 'right man' by j ose@newstoday.com. sg ONE of Singapore's longest serving sports officials looks set to call it a day. At a dinner function 10 days ago, Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) president Loh Lin
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      Lock icon Magnificent Ponting joins legends after third double-century of the year
      396 42 -AFP Cricket Australia v India, third Test Australian batsman hits Test-best of 257 MELBOURNE Ricky Ponting joined Don Bradman in the record books after scoring his third double-century of the year as Australia piled the misery on India in the
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      Kidd's stuff
      92 42 INDIANAPOLIS Jason Kidd had his second triple-double in as many nights as the New Jersey Nets continued their good run with an 82-75 win over the Indiana Pacers in National Basketball Association (NBA) action yesterday morning (Singapore time). Kidd had 16 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds as
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      Pats go home
      64 42 FOXBORO New England Patriots locked up home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a lopsided 31-0 win over the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL) on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The victory was the Patriots' franchise record 12th straight, making them an NFL-best 14-2 for
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      Ellis staying
      64 42 BIRMINGHAM Aston Villa boss Doug Ellis, who turns 80 next week, has warned his critics that he has no intention of stepping down to make way for a younger chairman. "I am a great believer in never retiring. I feel it is important to keep your brain active,"
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      Best assault
      48 42 LONDON Manchester United legend George Best has been held by police for 10 hours in connection with an alleged assault. Best, 57, was arrested on Friday in relation to an allegation of assault in Surrey. He used to live in Surrey with his estranged wife Alex.
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      Sol promise
      53 42 LONDON Arsenal's Sol Campbell has said he intends to finish his career at Highbury. The defender has two years left on his current deal, but hopes to extend his contract by a further three years. "It's early days yet but I plan to end my career with Arsenal,"
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      361 43 After Charlton debacle, Chelsea enjoys easy win English Premiership II Chelsea 3 Portsmouth 0 Second-half goals settle contest LONDON Chelsea put its Premiership challenge back on track last night with a 3-0 win against Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge. Former Southampton defender Wayne Bridge sent old arch-rival Pompey
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      280 43 -AFP LONDON The English Football Association's (FA) chief executive Mark Palios mounted a strong defence of the eight-month ban handed out to Rio Ferdinand for missing a drugs test and boldly declared that such an incident will not happen
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      Keane aims to succeed Fergie
      226 43 LONDON Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane (picture) has revealed a desire to manage the Premiership champion once his illustrious playing career is over. The former Republic of Ireland international is currently studying for the relevant coaching badges, and believes working I under Sir Alex Ferguson
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