Today, 30 August 2004, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Huge protest against Bush
      614 1 Reuters Organisers claim 400,000 took to the streets to decry war in Iraq NEW YORK Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators toting colourful banners and shouting "no more Bush" took to the streets of New York yesterday, the day before the Republican National Convention was to open,
      — Reuters; AFP; REUTERS  -  614 words
    • Article
      PM Lee: Singles can now buy bigger HDB flats
      789 1  -  Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg THEY often say they feel marginalised by the Government When Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong handed out the goodies at the Aug 22 National Day Rally, some among this group felt left out once again. But yesterday,
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      29 1 NEWSX^/lEWS William Pfaff Is Iran the next war target of the US?/4 Changing Times Malaysia's New Straits Times goes tabloid/1 6 _______________________J________P^P^__h Pages 20 25 lffl_sjftfc_ '''-':'•'^::"x. T* p-
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      54 1 ADS MAKE AN jniPaCt Today, Singapore's youngest newspaper, is only three-and-a-half years old but it has the most noticeable advertisements of all local newspapers read by Singaporeans, a survey by international media agency OMD found. With a higher proportion of full-page and full-colour advertisements, TODAY leads even the country's oldest
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      27 1 TOSHIBA EmQ*?ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP l«^M^. ROONEY r J f READY TO \2 TURN RED Hgj^ FRENCH MINISTER SENT TO M-E HOT NEWS 3 BALDINIS DRAMATIC WIN OLYMPICS 36
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Kan Seng's new task
      370 2  -  Derrick A Paulo PM appoints him to balance nation's population and immigration policies derrick@newstoday.com.sg Promoting immigration, putting citizens first and making babies. The Government intends to put these pieces together and look at the issues from a broader perspective, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday.
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      Lock icon Ball of a time for charity
      58 2  -  MEDIACORP artiste Brandon Wong (left) and national footballer Tan Kim Leng at the President's Challenge Sports Fiesta Celebrities Matches. Held over the weekend by the Singapore Sports Council, it saw over 200 teams participating in various games. The money raised will go toward the
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    • Article
      Lock icon French minister sent to M-E
      352 3 -AFP Attempt to secure release of journalists kidnapped in Iraq because of headscarf ban PARIS French President Jacques Chirac yesterday sent his Foreign Minister on an urgent mission to the Middle East to secure the release of two journalists kidnapped by Islamic militants in Iraq.
      -AFP  -  352 words
    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Opposition candidate wins Bangkok polls
        71 3 AFP Opposition Democrats Party candidate Apirak Kosayodnin scored a convincing victory in elections yesterday for a new Governor of Bangkok, finishing well ahead of a 21-strong field despite predictions of a close contest. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra early today conceded that Mr Apirak nad won
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      • Article
        Lock icon Blair foul on Berlusconi
        57 3 Reuters It's hardly the way to treat your host, but British Prime Minister Tony Blair always plays to win. The sports-loving premier tackled his Italian counterpart so hard in a friendly soccer game at their recent holiday get-together that Mr Silvio Berlusconi needed hospital treatment for
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        Singer Laura Branigan dies at 47
        70 3 Laura Branigan (picture), a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1 982 platinum hit, Gloria, has died. She was 47. She died of a brain aneurysm on Thursday at her home in East Quogue, said her brother Mark Branigan. He said she had
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        Lock icon Indian nuke-capable missile
        46 3 Reuters India successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable Agni II missile, which has a range of 2,000 km, off its eastern coast yesterday, just days before talks were to begin between the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers on how to revive a faltering peace process.
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    • Article
      Iran in US' crosshairs?
      763 4  -  William Pfaff newsssbudsbL. Impending US election one reason why Tehran might be next war target PARIS An American presidential election campaign is an invitation to adventure. The candidates especially when they're sitting presidents are tempted to produce "October Surprises" to scare or stampede the electorate. There
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      Lock icon Olympics of stamps kicks off
      113 4  -  Eveline Gan President S R Nathan and First Lady Urmila Nathan examining a display at the first-ever Olympics for stamp collectors. The five-day World Stamp Championship (WSCj, which brings together dealers, judges and competitors from more than 100 countries, kicked off on Saturday at Suntec
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      Lock icon By-election win aids Barisan Nasional
      149 4 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition passed its first popularity test since March general elections by increasing its majority in a weekend by-election, confirming the decline of the opposition Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS). Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's United Malays National Organisation (Umno)
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon New rules to hire maids
      525 5 Changes to counter problems from influx of domestic helpers THOSE looking to hire new maids will soon have to abide by new rules. Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said the changes are needed to counter any potential rise in problems, with the expected influx of
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      Free-meal project to help needy in Boon Lay
      170 5 NEEDY Boon Lay residents, particularly the elderly, can now get one free meal a day at Boon Lay Place Food Village. Meals from the Heart, a community project initiated by the 20 Rotary Clubs in Singapore, was launched by Prime Minister Lee
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      Lock icon Needy kids take wing with Tiger before official launch
      256 6  -  Surekha A Yadav TIGER Airways took to the skies on Saturday, but it was not the start of commercial operations. Call it, rather, a joy-flight to nowhere for 80 underprivileged children. The low-cost airline, which is set to begin operations next
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      Lock icon Moved to play surrogate dad
      352 6  -  Surekha A Yadav In return Mr Johnson Lim only wants residents to relay forward any kind act surekha@newstoday.com.sg MR JOHNSON Lim, 40, plays surrogate father to his 18-year-old neighbour whose parents live in Hong Kong. "We invite him over for dinner so that he is
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  • LETTERS
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      14-year-old's wisdom
      223 8  -  Jenny Tan Commitment, not incentives, must drive decision to have kids JEREMY Lim is 14 years old but he is wise beyond his years ("Do you have the time?", Aug 28-29). I agree that would-be parents must have the time to love and raise their children. Some parents
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      A new outlook on kids
      62 8  -  Helen Ong JEREMY'S article led me to reflect on my resistance to the idea of having a baby. It was the first article I have read on the subject from a child rather than from parents or would-be parents. Jeremy displayed a mature understanding of
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      Chequing the easier way
      135 8  -  Cheng Shoong Tat I WAS surprised to find that the cheques in a chequebook issued by my Malaysian bank are preprinted with "A/C Payee Only". This has been the practice at banks in Britain since I was a student there 20 years ago. This practice saves
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      Executor's right to decide to cede role to Public Trustee
      293 8 WE WOULD like to thank Mr Leong Sze Hian ("Make it worthwhile for us to leave a will", Aug 28-29) for his feedback. As a general principle, where a testator has made a Will and has selected one or more
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Hyflux plans $250m securitisation in Q4
      441 10 Dow Jones Move will be a test case for future utility projects WATER specialist Hyflux plans to launch Singapore's first utility securitisation in the fourth quarter this year, said its executive vice-president for finance, Mr Lim Kim Seng. Mr Lim said the securitisation of
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      SingTel $3b share buyback takes effect on Wed
      175 10 SINGTEL'S $3-billion capital reduction exercise, which will see the company buy back and cancel one of its shares at $2.36 for every 14 shares held, will take effect after the close of trading tomorrow. For every 1,000 shares held at the end
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      Lock icon Asians get taste for rare, exotic watches
      654 12 -AFP Rolex is still popular but watch aficionados begin to appreciate costlier, hand-made timepieces A ROLEX is not enough. How about a Richard Mille, or a Vacheron Constantin perhaps? Asian watch aficionados are increasingly going for exotic brands as they develop a growing
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    • market BUZZ
      • Article
        Mooncake sale for charity
        95 12 Crown Prince Hotel will organise a mooncake promotion between Aug 28 and Sept 10. It plans to raise at least $5,000 for the Children's Cancer Foundation. Each box, which contains one mooncake, costs $5. The proceeds of the first 1,000 boxes will go to charity. Readers
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        Helping Hands charity drive
        100 12 The Malls of Centrepoint Centrepoint, Anchorpoint, Causeway Point, Compass Point and Northpoint will organise the Helping Hands charity drive between Sept 3 and 12, to raise funds for the Singapore Children's Society. Helping Hands is a community-driven project. Shoppers can leave their handprints on two plywood
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5851 UK£ 0.3247 Yen 64.015 HK$ 4.5625 RM 2.2229 Euro 0.4835 Rupiah 5,455.9 Baht 24.336 Peso 32.852 A$ 0.8268 Indian Rs 27.086 Won 673.57 C$ 0.7672 Yuan 4.8362 NZ$ 0.8949 NTS 19.905
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 12 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 405.40 Silver uss/oi 6.625 Platinum uss/oi 864.50 Information provided by Rubber centsAg 211.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,552.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 40.64
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        Lock icon Singapore
        115 12 AFP SHARE prices are expected to rise this week but the increase will not be broadbased as investors are likely to focus on stocks with individual or sectoral themes, dealers said. For the week ended Aug 27, the ST Index rose 20.97 points, or 1.11 per cent, to 1,915.90.
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    • SAVVY INVESTOR
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        Undervalued E&E is a steal for investors
        761 13  -  Bryan Yeong Its valuation of 9 times forward PER compares very favourably with the regional average of 18 ELEC Eltek International (E&E) is one of the most neglected electronics companies of its size. Low-trading liquidity is a vicious thing that feeds on itself.
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    • Impact
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        Lock icon Ads in Today are most noticed
        616 14  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla the Business of marketing Its ad noting tops at 52% against The Straits Times' 49%, says survey by media agency OMD shobha@newsto day, com. sg NEWSPAPERS remain one of the main sources of information for most Singaporeans, according to the latest
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        Mickey Mouse trying to lure Singaporeans to HK
        387 14  -  Tan Hui Leng EXPECT the magic to begin right from the smallest details when you step into Hong Kong Disneyland, which is slated to open by 2006. It's not just the rides and thrills of the fantasy theme park located on Lantau
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      • GRABbag
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          Flooded with words? Here's a way out
          169 14  -  Jaime Koh The US-based Effective Rapid Reading Course, that is making its debut here next month, aims to help us keep up with the amount of reading material that we come across. The course that has been running for over 20 years focuses
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      74 11 M=DtACORP Salutes Our Olympians For Their Determination and Perseverance. We Are Proud Of You. Over the last 16 days, more than 2.5 million viewers4 were riveted ay \\j thp Olympic arti-nn on MediaGorp'* fi TV rhannel^ radio 3DAY. We th3n< :-cl for ye-ui iL-peo-t. AT lENS2OOi J I QOO /Hi"-
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Israel denies spying on US
      169 15 -AFP JERUSALEM Israel flatly denied yesterday allegations that one of its agents had spied on the United States by passing on topsecret Pentagon intelligence. "We have no involvement in these allegations," a spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office told AFP. US authorities have confirmed
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Australia to go to the polls in October
        41 15 Reuters Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced Oct 9 as the date for a cliff-hanger election, ending months of speculation. The October election will pit his conservative government against the centre-left Labor party.
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      • Article
        Lock icon Alkhanov to be President
        38 15 AFP Chechnya's Kremlin-backed Interior Minister Alu Alkhanov got more than 50 per cent of the votes yesterday and was assured of being elected President of the rebel southern Russian republic, news reports said today.
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        Lock icon Macau leader re-elected
        30 15 -AFP A Beijing-approved political and business elite yesterday anointed Macau's political leader, Mr Edmund Ho, to head the southern Chinese casino boomtown for a second five-year term.
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        Lock icon Suharto loyalist dies
        21 15 AFP Indonesia's former armed forces general and staunch Suharto loyalist Benny Murdani, 71, died after a stroke yesterday.
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  • NEWS ANALYSIS/WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Changing Times
      756 16  -  Ryan Chong With the launch of a tabloid version, the NST\s likely to boost its flagging circulation MALAYSIA'S oldest English language daily, New Straits Times (NST), will launch a tabloid edition on Wednesday in a bold attempt to attract new readers and improve circulation, which has declined significantly
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon 'Not assassination attempt'
        51 16 AFP Top US forensic expert Henry Lee, who was called in to investigate the pre-elec-tion shooting of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian in March, has found the incident was not an assassination attempt. The opposition alleged Mr Chen had staged the shooting to win him sympathy in the
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        Lock icon BBC ex-chief blasts Blair govt
        42 16 AFP Mr Greg Dyke, the former BBC chief ousted over the broadcaster's coverage of the Iraq war, yesterday unleashed a scorching attack Prime Minister Tony Blair's government, blaming it for trying to bully the BBC into submission.
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        Lock icon No monkey business here
        42 16 Reuters Sexual frustration has turned a female Chinese chimpanzee named Feili at a zoo in Henan province from a mildmannered simian into a problem primate who smokes cigarettes and spits at visitors, the Xinhua news agency said yesterday.
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      • Article
        Lock icon Gandhi statue in Winnipeg
        49 16 AFP Mahatma Gandhi s long walk through history has paused at an unlikely spot Winnipeg, Canada. A life-size statue of the "father" of India, complete with a walking cane, has arrived in the city to become the showpiece of a new Museum for Human Rights.
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  • the business of LEARNING
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      Lock icon Isas – set to make a mark
      542 20  - Isas set to make a mark Jaime Koh Think tank aims to become premier source for research on South Asia jaime@newstoday.com.sg SET up last month, the latest addition to the think tank community in Singapore the Institute of South Asia Studies (Isas) is getting down to business. Over the next
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      400 26  -  Jaime Koh The Cantopop queen's back with a bigger, soulful voice jaime@newstoday.com.sg IT MAY have been two years since she last performed in Singapore, but pop queen Sammi Cheng's fans didn't seem to need warming-up for her one-night gig here on Friday. The neon sticks were
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      375 26 Now that the Games are over Yong Shu Chiang VETERAN presenter Lance Alexander came a long way for the Olympics. The Singaporean, currently settled in New Zealand where he's a permanent resident, returned home to be part of MediaCorp's Athens 2004 broadcast team. "It was a great opportunity," said Lance
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        133 27 AP A MAN has been charged with felony stalking for harassing Canadian pop-rock singer Avril Lavigne's parents. He also violated a court order when he tried to contact her. James Speedy started writing to Lavigne last year. When he found out her parents' address, he wrote to
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          143 29 Now, you can satiate your hankering for curry at Pizza Hut. New on its diverse menu is the Curry Zazzle Baked Rice which comes with spicy chicken chunks and tender potato cubes on a bed of flavoured rice. And, as a final touch of perfection,
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          151 29 House of Thai is well known for its value-for-money dishes and set meals. And it regularly comes up with new, enticing flavours for the benefit of its regular patrons. A recent addition to the menu, the red curry duck, is already proving to be
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      983 31  -  ALVIN CHUA After a wayward childhood, Alam Shah finds stability in football and family life news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Noh Alam Shah looked into his newborn son's eyes, he knew there was only one name for him. After 24 tumultuous years, there is one word that aptly describes
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      609 32  -  JOSE RAYMOND After spending $2m, Stags chief should finally land title iose@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS undoubtedly the most important match in Tampines Rovers' S-League history. Coming up against Home United at the Tampines Stadium last Wednesday, a win would have taken the Stags closer than ever to their
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      220 32 Alvin Chua IN A boost to their Asian Football Confederation Cup campaign, Home United are expected to wrap up the signing of national goalkeeper Lionel Lewis this week. Lewis currently plays for the Young Lions, but will be deregistered today so he
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      70 32 FORMER internationals Gerard Louis and Razali Saad, along with several current S-League footballers, have come together to form the Kids Soccer Centre. The weekly clinics are aimed at grooming young footballers and teach them basic skills. As they progress, technical and tactical elements will then be
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      72 32 S-LEAGUE supporters can watch the Young Lions take on Albirex Niigata for free tonight. The NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League clash is at Jalan Besar Stadium at 7.30pm. To redeem your complimen- tary tickets, all you have to do is to turn up before kick off
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      542 33 I Young Lions vAlbirex Jalan Besar Stadium 7.30pm KUiiH^l W^^ 3^^3 Tampines v Balestier Tampines Stadium Tomorrow, 7.30pm TAMPINES Probable line-up: Rezal Hassan, Rafi AN, Choketawee Promrut, Aliff Shafaein, Zulkarnaen Zainal, Mustafic Faharudin, Nazri Nasir (left, top). Tan Kim Leng, Ismail Fitrey, Mirko Grabovac, Santi Chaiperk Form:
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      411 33 Alvin Chua THE road to the Tiger Cup starts here and now after Singapore coach Radojko Avramovic named his squad of 30 players last Friday. The players will be given a chance to stake their claim for the final squad over the next three
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      481 34 Agencies Striker slams Everton as United increase offer to $76 million MANCHESTER Barring a last-minute hiccup, Wayne Rooney will become a Manchester United player tomorrow. The Red Devils appeared to move a step closer to successfully completing the signing of the Everton striker when they
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      493 34 AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Bolton 1 Liverpool 0 BOLTON Liverpool's Spanish debutants failed to shine as, courtesy of a Kevin Davies strike, Bolton continued to prove last season's top-half finish was no fluke with a 1-0 win yesterday. Neither Xabi Alonso, playing alongside Steven
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        231 35 Reuters GOLF Buick Championship CROMWELL, Connecticut Woody Austin birdied the first hole of a sudden-death playoff against Tim Herron to win the Buick Championship this morning (Singapore time). Both Austin and Herron completed 72 holes with 10-under-par scores of 270 with both shooting 66
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        404 35 -AFP Ronaldo poaches the points in narrow win PRIMERA LIGA Mallorca 0 Real Madrid 1 MADRID England striker Michael Owen got his first taste of Spanish league action, coming on midway through the first half for Real Madrid colleague Raul in his new club's opening match
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        597 35  -  TAN YO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sc ATHLETES have been known to be notoriously superstitious characters. And Nigel Sia of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) is already keeping up that tradition, making sure he wears red coloured shoes every time he steps on the bowling
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        438 36 Agencies Former Irish priest attacks marathon runner de Lima OLYMPICS Athletics ATHENS Italy's Stefano Baldini took gold in the men's marathon, but his victory this morning (Singapore time) was overshadowed after one of the runners was attacked by a protester. Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima had been leading
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        458 36  -  TAN YO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg BARELY a year ago, they were left to reflect on a disappointing season that saw them miss out on the semifinal play-offs. But on Saturday night, the Eastern Mannas completed a remarkable turnaround by becoming the champions of the NTUC
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      39 36 NSL 2004 Roll of Honour Most valuable shooter Aruna Santhappan (Arowanas) Most valuable midfielder Wendy Tan (Vipers) Most valuable defender Vanessa Lee (Mannas) Most commendable umpire Wang Jing Qing Most outstanding umpire Tina Lium Most loyal supporters NTUC Income
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    939 37  -  LEONARD THOMAS Continued from Page 1 "We launched the '119 project' to encourage Chinese athletes to win in basic sports like track and field, swimming and in water sports like sailing and canoe/kayak events, as we have missed out on a lot of gold medals
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