Today, 29 June 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Tuesday June 29, 2004 < MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Iraqis are back in power
      903 1  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Coalition handover 2 days early to thwart sabotage IN AN apparent bid to thwart any plans by terrorists to sabotage the handover of power to an interim Iraqi government, the United States occupation authority conducted the formal ceremony yesterday two days earlier
      REUTERS  -  903 words
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      Lock icon Captured US soldier executed: Militants
      97 1 Reuters CAIRO The Arab language Aljazeera television station aired a video tape this morning showing what militants said was the execution of a US soldier captured in Iraq in April. The video showed the soldier, wearing greenish overalls and seen only from the back, in
      Reuters  -  97 words
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      Lock icon US stocks lower
      84 1 -AFP NEW YORK US stocks gave back early gains and edged lower yesterday as Wall Street failed to sustain its initial euphoria following the transfer of power to the interim Iraq government two days ahead of schedule. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 14.75 points, or 0.14
      -AFP  -  84 words
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      Lock icon Visit to Iran N-site
      60 1 -AFP MOSCOW United Nations nuclear inspectors yesterday visited a suspected site in Iran which has been razed and may have been used for the development of weapons of mass destruction, according to International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohammed El Baradei. Mr El Baradei is in Moscow
      -AFP  -  60 words
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      26 1 NEWSS^VIEWS Prithpal Singh Make Singlish our lingua franca/3 Dr Eric Teo US view of region is shifting rapidly/24 DOC i OCK m% *a tm J__r_P>___|C_' -___H;A___r_lL
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      23 1 SAUDI MILITANT GIVES UP WORLD 4 __J^^l__H_____i s^^' I r --■#^____^'i- i \V Hr; H a_ _R_______v9 J__l Deco for Barcelona? Page 34
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Open up transit-link scheme, LTA urged
      744 2  -  Tay Tsen-Waye Nets welcomes the competition in ERR but feels it should be applied across the board ACCORDING to a recent report, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is studying the use of the ezlink card for Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) payment and this could
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    • Article
      BG Yeo seeks to step up ties with Middle East
      384 2 SINGAPORE enjoys a "reservoir of goodwill" in the Middle East that it has hardly tapped and that will change in the coming years, according to BrigadierGeneral (NS) George Yeo. Speaking at the Economic Society of Singapore's dinner last night, the
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      Make Singlish our lingua franca
      708 3  -  Prithpal Singh N EWS£S!S!S£B! 1 AM an unashamed Singlish convert At one time, I derided all who spoke it, castigated those who encouraged it and ignored haughtily people who used it Today, I write not only to defend it but also to champion it I
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      Lock icon Security fears may delay Afghan polls
      291 4 Agencies Annan warns of postponement amid instability KABUL Afghan President Hamid Karzai is a disappointed man. At the two-day North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) summit in Istanbul which starts today, Natos commitment fell short of the 5,000 extra soldiers that Mr Karzai and the
      — Agencies; AFP  -  291 words
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      Lock icon Indon firms face charges over forest fires
      122 4 AFP JAKARTA Indonesia will charge 10 forestry and plantation companies with starting fires to clear land, which created the choking haze that covered part of Sumatra island last year. All ten firms operate in Riau province, said environment ministry official Nixon Silalahi. He
      AFP  -  122 words
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      Lock icon Leading Saudi militant gives up
      108 4 Reuters JEDDAH One of Saudi Arabia's most wanted militants surrendered yesterday, the first leading suspect to turn himself in under a one-month government amnesty announced last week. Othman Al Amri, Number 19 on a list of 26 wanted fugitives published by the Saudi government last
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Barroso is new EC president
        37 4 Reuters Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, an advocate of strong ties with Washington, is set to become European Commission president after EU leaders ended weeks of wrangling to back him.
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        Lock icon Serbia elects new president
        43 4 AFP Pro-West reformer Boris Tadic won the Serbian presidential election on Sunday. Speaking as the first non-communist president of Serbia since World War II, Mr Tadic pledged to follow through on his campaign promise of greater integration with Europe.
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        Lock icon Election frenzy in Canada
        33 4 AFP Canada's Prime Minister Paul Martin launched a frenzied last day of campaigning on Sunday, ahead of yesterday's general election which was tipped to be the closest in vears.
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  • HOME NEWS
    • Article
      Not just another job
      432 6  -  Loh Chee Kong ÜBS Warburg takes care of its staff with laundry, concierge services CONCIERGE services may only come with some credit cards but for 800 employees, it comes with their contract too. An innovative human resources (HR) programme in ÜBS AG a global investment banking
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      Lock icon Over 200 Indian workers protest at High Commission
      228 6  -  Ted Chen OVER 200 Indian nationals who are employed as construction workers camped out at the Indian High Commission in Singapore from 9.30am yesterday, seeking help in their salary dispute with Wan Soon Construction. One of the workers, who refused to be
      TED CHEN  -  228 words
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      Helping youths get back on track
      545 8  -  Fayen Wong Sponsor a Streetwise runner and raise funds to help juvenile delinquents THE tattoo on his arm is a permanent reminder of a past that Arzi (not his real name) wants to forget Three years ago, he joined a secret society. His routine
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      Lock icon SIA starts world's longest non-stop flight
      366 8 AFP, Eveline Gan THE first Singapore Airlines direct flight to New York took off yesterday for what was set to become the world's longest non-stop commercial flight, SIA officials said. The 18-hour SQ22 flight is two hours longer than the previous recordholder SlA's Sin-gapore-Los
      AFP, Eveline Gan; WEE TECK HIAN  -  366 words
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      205 9 Giving the Gift of Life f i^ A Organ donation is In Singapore, more than 600 people are All non-Muslim Singapore Citizens and UpiH^nl^ currently waiting for an organ transplant. Permanent Residents between the ages V\ A Wf t; 1 Help these people to experience the gift of 21 and
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  • LETTERS
    • VOX populi
      • Letter
        More charitable to visit actual hospices
        106 10  -  Michael Fung I write in support of Sally Tan's letter (June 24) regarding the regular weekend droves of students shaking donation tins by the MRT stations and walkways in the name of charity or community service. I was given confused looks when I asked
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        Child had no idea what charity was for
        121 10  -  Doris Tan I agree with Sally Tan. My daughter was one of those chosen to sell flags as part of her Girl Guide activities. She has no idea what the Singapore Planned Parenthood Association (SPPA) is and would have picked another charity
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    • Letter
      Let's learn Kristang
      436 10  -  Melissa De Silva Consider teaching Eurasian language as a mother tongue in schools WITH the publication of the Eurasian Heritage Dictionary by Valerie Scully and Catherine Zuzarte recently, it is time to consider the introduction of the Kristang language as a mother tongue in schools. Some years
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      Show true photos, lest the world forget
      298 11  -  Jelte ten Holt Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal is a good example of how pictures can affect world opinion Today has said it will no longer print the images of the beheadings of hostages in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, which are provided by the
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    • Letter
      Part-time degree accepted
      181 11  -  Leslie Teo HC I DON'T quite agree with Michael Chua's letter, "Bias against part-time degrees disheartening" (June 25) and Goh Wee Choon's letter, "MOM should help stop bias against part-time qualifications" (June 17). I came from a poor family and could not afford to further my education
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      Employers are not to blame
      115 11  -  Rick Lim Say Kiong I DISAGREE that employers are to be blamed for such discrimination. Do you want a truly-recognised qualification? Get a part-time diploma or degree from our local polytechnics or universities. They are guaranteed to obtain recognition from any employer. Why do some
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      Requirement of PI I is for protecting public interest
      130 11  -  Shirlynn Loo (Ms), I REFER to the letter, "Act unfair to small accountancy firms" Gune 25). The Accountants Act has, since 2001, provided for the requirement for professional indemnity insurance (PII) for public accounting corporations only. PII is necessary as it
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon May output rises 21 %
      200 12 May output rises 21 -Dow Jones MANUFACTURERS in Singapore produced 21 per cent more goods last month compared with May last year, keeping pace with April's 22.1-per-cent year-on-year growth. On a seasonally-adjusted month-on-month basis, manufacturing output last month fell 0.1 per cent, compared with a rise of 20 per cent
      -Dow Jones  -  200 words
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      Health and lifestyle firm Best World launches IPO
      210 12 HEALTH and lifestyle company Best World International said it expected to raise $6.5 million in net proceeds from its initial public offering (IPO) to be launched today. The company, which specialises in the making, branding and distribution of cosmetics, nutritional supplements and
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Singapore
        121 12 SHARES rose yesterday, boosted by strong May output data and windowdressing by fund managers ahead of the end of the quarter. Trading was active, as investors returned to the market after the June school holidays ended and the Euro 2004 soccer tournament wound down, with only three games remaining.
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        ST Index: 1,816.42 +10.88
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        World markets
        60 12 Index Value .hange Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries laiwan Wtd 11,884.06 12,194.60 3,518.50 5,709.84 Pis +103.66 +9.08 -4.40 -92.71 +0.88 +0.07 -0.13 -1.60 Korea Comp 770.95 -8.08 -1.04 KLCI 822.22 -2.01 -0.24 SET Index 651.86 +7.86 +1.22 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 720.539 1,580.35 241.74 +0.307
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 12 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 402.80 Silver uss/oi 6.13 Platinum uss/oi 795.00 Information provided by Rubber cents/kg 238.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,566 Brent crude uss/barrel 34.33
        SGX,; Bloomberg  -  26 words
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5854 UK£ 0.3202 Yen 63.285 HK$ 4.5628 RM 2.2238 Euro 0.4812 Rupiah 5,512.6 Baht 23.954 Peso 32.854 A$ 0.8372 Indian Rs 26.855 Won 674.38 C$ 0.7902 Yuan 4.8453 NZ$ 0.9208 NTS 19.715
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        SGX most active
        63 12 By volume Citiraya CITYDEV NCCPS LifeBrandz FeleChoice HsiaPharm Noble Grp Chartered China Petro Bio-Treat iembCorp Close 0.500 1.110 0.205 0.300 0.540 0.955 1.370 0.490 0.900 1.380 Change +0.055 +0.010 +0.015 +0.045 +0.025 +0.035 +0.040 +0.030 +0.025 -0.150 +12.4 +0.9 +7.9 +17.6 +4.9 +3.8 +3.0 +6.5 +2.9 -9.8
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        SGX top rises
        77 12 By Close Change Venture 17.900 +0.400 STIETF100 18.750 +0.250 CITYDEV 5.400 +0.200 CITYDEVW*****0 2.850 +0.200 F&N 14.400 +0.200 OCBC4.55SNCPS1OO 102.000 +0.200 SIA200 10.700 +0.200 Jardine C&C 6.650 +0.150 1AC200USS 2.590 +0.150 SIA 10.600 +0.100 )y percentage (LWW*****6 Close i 0.040 Change +60.0 joldtron 0.020 +33.3 :DS Nelw
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        SGX top falls
        83 12 By$ Close Change DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 106.700 -0.300 RSH 0.400 -0.180 SembCorp 1.380 -0.150 Avaplas 0.205 -0.065 APB Breweries 7.650 -0.050 Sp Land 4.420 -0.040 SIA Engg 2.070 -0.030 Sp Land W*****3 2.190 -0.030 STIDB ePW*****1 0.230 -0.025 By percentage Wee Poh Close Change 0.010 -33.3
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      Lock icon Informatics warns of 'substantially' bigger loss
      347 14 Dow Jones Education company will announce audited earnings tomorrow INFORMATICS Holdings yesterday warned that it expected to revise its earnings for the year ended March 31 to show a "substantially higher" loss than it had reported on April 30. The company, which runs tertiary
      Dow Jones; ■■■I KOH MUI FONG  -  347 words
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
      200 14 Dow Jones Singapore Press Holdings said that an independent valuer had assessed its Paragon shopping mall to be worth $1.2 billion. Tne value placed by property consultancy Knight Frank is higher than the property's $1.05-billion valuation last year. The valuation includes the adjacent Promenade shopping mall. Great Eastern Holdings
      — Dow Jones  -  200 words
    • Article
      New Citibank unit for consumer banking
      126 14 CITIBANK has incorporated a whollyowned subsidiary to oversee its consumer banking business in Singapore. To be known as Citibank Singapore Ltd, the new bank will have a paid-up capital of $1.5 billion and hold a Full Bank Licence with Qualifying Full Bank privileges. The
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      Lock icon ST Assembly tightens controls
      285 16 The changes are done on the advice of its auditors ST ASSEMBLY Test Services (Stats) has changed the way it handles new customer contracts and inventory counting, on the advice of its auditor. Singapore's biggest provider of chip-test-ing services now requires that its accounting department be
      BLOOMBERG  -  285 words
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      Lock icon Asian stocks head for first fall in 5 quarters
      219 16 Bloomberg ASIAN stocks are headed toward their first decline in five quarters amid prospects for slower Chinese economic growth and higher US interest rates. The Morgan Stanley Capital International AsiaPacific Index, which tracks more than 900 companies in the region, has
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      Lock icon Gates visits Asia to promote Windows
      209 16 Bloomberg MICROSOFT chairman Bill Gates, seeking to stem the spread of Linux software, meets this week with the prime ministers of Australia and Malaysia and officials in China to promote his Windows operating system. Windows, which runs on 95 per cent of the world's
      – Bloomberg  -  209 words
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      235 16 it's all about living How to Enjoy Life and choose the right supplements I find that it's easy to run a business if you enjoy it. It's easy to enjoy most things if you're healthy. It's easy to stay healthy if you find the right health supplements. And that's easier
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  • INFOTECH
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      Lock icon FINE PRINT MATTERS
      494 19  -  Francis Chin Why dedicated printers are just as important as all-in-one machines I ALL-IN-ONE printers are all I the rage in offices, but it is unlikely that they will replace single-function printers and scanners. Specialist firms, professionals and hobbyists still want to have high-end quality printers, said
      DAVID YEO /  -  494 words
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      Locally-made mobile OS goes places
      283 20  -  Francis Chin MXI puts the power of a PC into a handheld device I A SINGAPORE-developed I mobile operating system (OS) has been showcased in the United States and has attracted considerable attention because of its amazing capability. MXI, from Radixs, is a universal OS
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      Demand for IT professionals up
      320 20  -  Ariel Tam I IF you are a Java developer or a project manager involved in IT infrastructure or distributed software applications, you hold one of the hottest jobs in the local IT sector today, says Kelly IT Resources. Kelly, a global staffing company that specialises
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      Lock icon Make online ads work for you
      513 22  -  Francis Chin Interactive nature of the Web is a plus IT TOOK guts for three sales I and marketing executives to put their money into a dotcom venture when the online industry was falling faster than a house of cards. It was 2002 when
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      Web skills for hearing-impaired
      231 22 EIGHT hearing-impaired I adults went through a two-weekend course in Dreamweaver MX to learn the basics of website design. Organised by Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of Infocomm Technology and Cyberlab, the students were able to design two Web pages with links, images, email and other interactive
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon ONE YEAR ON ... Museum still counting losses
      423 23 ONE YEAR ON Museum still counting losses ■AFP But officials hope to open at least one of its 18 galleries by the end of this year BAGHDAD Iraq's largest museum, protected by armed guards and barbed-wire barricades, is still closed to the public more than a year after it was
      ■AFP; AFP  -  423 words
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      Lock icon Shackled Saddam to be presented before judge soon
      298 23 Agencies BAGHDAD In a process designed to show that the former dictator is under Iraqi control, Saddam Hussein will be hauled in chains before an Iraqi judge, within days to hear his arrest warrant "We wanted to show our people that this
      Agencies; AFP  -  298 words
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      Lock icon Power comes at a stiff price
      441 23 Reuters BAGHDAD Mohammed Jonny was sitting glued to the television in his living room watching a knife-edge Euro 2004 championship match. The player was just lunging to take a kick, when the power went out "I'm going to my friend's house for the final
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  • COMMENTARY
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      845 24  -  Dr Eric Tea Snubbed by its allies in Asia, the US' view of the region is shiftindfcrapidly JUST as the East Asian perception of the United States has shifted substantially in the past two years, the American perception of East Asia is also undergoing a dramatic
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      873 25  -  Yong Shu Chiang So what if Doc Ock ends up being his acting legacy? British actor Alfred Molina doesn't mind j$ FOR a man with Latin roots and an assortment of roles that exploit his heritage under his belt, Alfred Molina is an exceedingly British
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      167 26 Alfred Molina had four unsung co-stars in the film. You wouldn't find the names Harry, Larry, Flo and Mo in the credits of Spider-Man 2, but Molina most definitely worked closely with them. They were the four metallic tentacles Molina donned in playing the
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      1760 30 Singapore Brainiest Kid I Statistically Vital (Debut) j The Devil's Advocate I Final Descent Path To The Presidency (Season Premiere) channel 8,8.30pm i channel 5, lipm I channel i, 10pm i Choosing A Second-ln-Command Channel 5, 8.30pm j Hosted by Mary Bukoh and Melody Chen, i Kevin Lomax, a ruthless
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      481 32 AFP Fifth-seed Davenport dumps Zvonareva, but new glamour girl Sharapova pips Frazier LONDON It was honours even at Wimbledon yesterday, as the US-Russia power struggle in women's tennis reached a new pitch. The Russians came into Wimbledon on a high after two of their number Anastasia
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      96 32 Reuters LIVERPOOL Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has pledged his future to the club. The 24-year-old had been strongly linked with a £30 million ($94 million) transfer to Chelsea, but will now stay at Anfield. "I have gone with the decision that is in my heart, and
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      554 33  -  TANYO-HINN Group challenging for a foothold in SSA say it will reduce swimming's attrition rate IF THIS band of former champions get their way, then swimming will join sports such as football, hockey and netball, and have their own league in Singapore. It is part of
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      128 33 Deputy president: Tan Eng Bock (SICC) and Jeffrey Leow (People's Association Youth Swimming Club picture) Vice-president, finance: Jeya Suppiah (Swimfast Aquatic Club) and Desmond Koh (Chinese Swimming Club) Vice-president, swimming: David Lim (SAC) and Oon Jin Gee (Aquatic Performance Swim Club) Secretary-General: Daniel Wee (CSC) and Bervyn Lee
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        458 34 Agencies Spanish club interested in signing Portuguese midfielder in swap deal ALCOCHETE Portugal's midfield dynamo Deco has attracted interest from Barcelona, his club president admitted yesterday. However, FC Porto supremo, Jorge Pinto da Costa, virtually ruled out the 26-year-old Brazilian-born player moving to Premiership runners-up and linking
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        391 34 -AFP BRAGA Greece defender Stylianos Giannakopoulos believes his team are already champions in the eyes of their adoring public having reached the semi-finals of Euro 2004. The Greeks were not expected to go beyond the group stage, but they clinched a place in the
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        220 34 AFP ALBUFEIRA Dutch captain Frank de Boer will almost certainly play no further part in the Netherlands' bid to win Euro 2004. The former Rangers defender was told the worst after an X-ray on his damaged right ankle at a Faro hospital yesterday. "He's
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        209 34 PARIS Two former France greats, Laurent Blanc and Jean Tigana, appear to be in a two-horse race to succeed Jacques Santini as coach of Les Bleus, reported BBC Sport Online. Ex-Fulham boss Tigana has the backing of Michel Platini, his former team-mate and now vice-president
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      221 35 LONDON In a stunning development that will rock the Premiership, Manchester United are reportedly planning to sell Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy to Real Madrid for £30 million ($94 million), in order to buy 18-year-old England sensation Wayne Rooney from Everton. The Sun newspaper claimed yesterday
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      91 35 We are disappointed with the behaviour of some of your colleagues, especially in the case of Urs Meier (right) the way som< of the English press have blamed Urs Meier after a correct decision is completely unacceptable. They have gone into his private life, given details
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      498 35  -  Neil Humphreys *Th|jil^god for the A LITTLE resuscitation was required, but the Czechs were happy to breathe life into the quarter-finals on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). With the established order shaken to their foundations following the departures of Italy, Spain, Germany, England and France, and Holland unable
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