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  • 13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Thursday September 23, 2004 mita (P) 103/07/2004
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  • 555 1  -  Jose Raymond More than 1,000 to be laid off or rehired on contract basis jose@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Airlines' ground-handling subsidiary Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) is shedding more than 1,000 jobs as it streamlines its operations ahead of increased competition. A third ground handler, Switzerland-based Swissport International, will
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  • 997 1  -  Teo Hwee Nak News Analysis WITH only 40 days to go before Americans go to the polls, there is still no clear indication of who will occupy the Oval Office in the White House for the next four years. Conventional wisdom now has it
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 713 3  -  Tor Ching Li chingli@newstoday.com.sg AN informal "media marriage" solemnisation took place at the Esplanade library last night as key representatives from MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) met industry players for a forum organised by the Singapore Press Club to discuss the recent consolidation in
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    • 214 3  -  Yvonne Lim Lee Ching Wern THIRTY-SEVEN names 27 from the public and 10 from six groups representing various sectors have been submitted for consideration as Nominated Members of Parliament (NMP) to be appointed by the President They include Mr Bryan Davenport, president of the
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    • 156 3  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla INDIA'S Minister of State for Non-Resident Affairs, Mr Jagdish Tytler, is in town to promote the third Parvasi Bharatiya Divas (annual gathering of overseas Indians) which is scheduled to take place in Mumbai in January next year. He will meet
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    • 139 4 JAKARTA Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono remained on track yesterday for a landslide victory in Indonesia's first presidential elections, with about twothirds of the votes counted. Of the 90.8 million votes tallied so far, he had garnered 61 per cent Incumbent
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    • 350 4 Agencies Urging cooperation, Anwar says his vision for M'sia transcends politics MUNICH (Germany) Malaysia's former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim has revealed that he is likely to play a role in a multi-party alliance, probably in the opposition, despite being banned from participating actively in politics until
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  • HOME NEWS
    • 373 6  -  Ng Shing Yi WDA training programme aims to plug gaps in IT literacy shingyi(g>newstoday.com.sg TARGETING the unemployed, those at risk of retrenchment and workers whose jobs have been "upgraded", the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) has rolled out a new employability skills system (ESS) training programme
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    • 314 6  -  Surekha A Yadav SINGAPORE Airlines pilots and adrenaline junkies Aloysius Wee and Kenneth Koh, both 39, are used to travelling the globe in search of adventure. But they won't have to look beyond Singapore for their next high. They are two of 300 competitors who
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    • 298 8  -  Tan Hui Leng GP tried to ruin competitor's repute with fake flyers huileng@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Medical Council (SMC) has found a 48-year-old general practitioner guilty of discrediting a neighbouring clinic through advertising flyers. In an inquiry held last month, Dr Victor Sebastian faced the SMC
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    • 255 10  -  Tor Ching Li A chance for 4,000 students to be entrepreneurs chingli@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Polytechnic (SP) is giving its 4,000 first-year students a chance to take their entrepreneurship ideas to fruition through an Idea Challenge Competition launched yesterday. The two-stage competition for up
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    • 191 10 They've won an Effie Why Not You Ted Chen ADVERTISING agency Saatchi Saatchi and client Asia Pacific Breweries clinched gold last night at The Effie Singapore Awards 2004 for their Guinness campaign, "Why Not You". DDB and United Overseas Bank bagged the other gold award for their "Dare to Live"
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    • 221 10 Eveline Gan WITH dengue fever cases this year hitting 5,248 about a half more than over the same period last year PAP town councils are making the Aedes mosquito one of the targets of the Singapore's OK Our Town Sparkles 2004 and Beyond campaign. This
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  • LETTERS
    • 290 12  -  Dr James Dobson TbiM^'s by MINDY I want to tell you about Mindy, who was neither a pure-bred nor a champion, as dogs go. Her daddy had been a travelin' man, so we really didn't know much about her heritage. She was just a scared pup
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    • 408 12  -  Cheryl Ong They should also be equipped with the skills to deal with such problems I REFER to Jeremy Lim's news comment, "How to handle bullies" (Sept 21). My son was a victim of bullies in his student-care centre just a few
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    • 174 12  -  Julie him Kek Joo I AM sure many readers would have noticed the addition of your column, "Focus on the Family" by Mr James Dobson. The articles are succinct and helpful. Mr Dobson was one of my favourite marriage/parenting authors and I benefited tremendously
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    • 342 12 WE REFER to the letter, "Unaddressed drawbacks cost CPFIS members better returns" by Mr Bin Hee Heng (Sept 18) in which the writer asked why premature fund closures and the poor returns/losses were allowed to happen. As with any financial venture,
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    • IN TRIBUTE
      • 171 12  - Diana Young Charming warm and friendly Lim Larry I read with great interest, albeit a tinge of sadness, Mr Richard Seah's tribute to the late Diana Young (Sept 22). I met Ms Young in 1995. At that time I was with the Sheffield Halam University in the United Kingdom and
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      • 154 12  -  Karen Tang My boss and a few of our management staff were invited to Ms Young's residence this year for a Chinese New Year gathering. I was very surprised when my name cropped on the email list I didn't know her apart from being
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 288 16  -  Tan Hui Leng 150 SingTel users in CBD to try it from tomorrow huileng@newstoday.com.sg FROM tomorrow, 150 SingTel Mobile customers will be the first in Singapore to experience third-generation (3G) mobile phone technology including video calls, high-speed Internet access and video streaming in a one-month trial.
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    • Market WATCH
      • 4 16 ST Index 1,993.55 -8.32
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      • 60 16 Dow Jones SHARE prices ended lower after early gains were erased by weak regional bourses and as investors unwound positions after an expected hike in US interest rates overnight. The ST Index ended 8.32 points lower, or 0.4 per cent, at 1,993.55. Decliners outnumbered advancers 1 86 to 1
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      • 61 16 Index Value Cl .hange Nikkei 225 Pis *****.41 -61.46 -0.55 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.23 -32.25 3640.80 +10.90 5970.18 +20.92 -0.24 +0.30 +0.35 Korea Comp 835.10 -22.05 -2.57 KLCI 856.30 -8.83 -1.02 SET Index 663.51 +2.59 +0.39 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 818.23 -5.62 1727.88
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      • 28 16 SGX, bioomoerg Gold uss/oi 408.2 Silver uss/oi 6.335 Platinum uss/oi 849.5 Rubber centsAg 237.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1525 Brent crude uss/barrel 42.80 Information provided by nl I
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      • 60 16 By volume Close Change '000 MMI SPH DB eCW*****8 Cosco Corp Innovalu Memtech AsiaPharm UTAC 1st Software Horizon Speedy-Tech 0.375 0.380 0.945 0.685 0.520 0.660 0.645 0.080 0.160 0.605 +0.020 +0.010 +0.020 +0.035 +0.030 +0.015 +0.015 +0.005 +0.010 +5.6 +2.7 +2.2 +5.4 +6.1 +2.3 +23.1 +3.2 +1.7
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      • 81 16 By$ Close Change Transput 2.250 +0.170 Jardine C&C 7.950 +0.100 UOB 13.700 +0.100 KepCorp Innovalu 7.450 +0.050 0.690 +0.040 SIA Engg Cosco Corp Gooilpatk 2.060 +0.040 0.955 +0.030 1.080 +0.030 Transmarco 0.820 +0.030 UOL 2.250 +0.030 By percentage Close Change FJBen W*****6 0.030 +50.0 ITechGrp 0.050 +25.0
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      • 75 16 By Close Change Fortune Reil HKS 6.250 -0.250 jealive50 18.700 -0.200 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 108.200 -0.200 F&N 14.100 -0.200 IMH400USS 14.200 -0.200 /enture 16.400 -0.200 :iTYDEV 6.650 -0.150 DBS 15.900 -0.100 SreatEast 11.600 -0.100 By percentage Close Change Penguin W*****0 0.025 -28.6 LiangHuat 0.015 -25.0 NOVENA
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      • 36 16 US$ 0.592 UK£ 0.3295 Yen 64.923 HK$ 4.6175 RM 2.2497 Euro 0.4799 Rupiah 5337 Baht 24.48 Peso 33.348 A$ 0.8415 Indian Rs 27.141 Won 679.01 C$ 0.7621 Yuan 4.8998 NZ$ 0.8916 NTS 20.081
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    • 175 18  -  Tay Tsen-Waye IN ANOTHER effort to retain and attract international ship owners and operators to use Singapore as a maritime hub, companies under the Singapore Registry of Ships and Approved International Shipping (AIS) Enterprise scheme will no longer have to pay taxes
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    • 177 18 Dow Jones THE Government has set up a top-level committee of international and local energy experts to examine Singapore's natural gas and electricity systems. The decision to set up the Energy System Review Committee follows a massive blackout on June 29, which prompted
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    • 486 18  -  Val Chua The QFB opens branch in HDB Hub inToa Payoh val@newstoday.com.sg IN ITS latest stab at the $70-billion mortgage market for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats, Standard Chartered Bank has opened up a new branch at Toa Payoh's HDB Hub to woo
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    • 282 22 -AFP Even with 3 hikes this year, interest rates still low: Greenspan WASHINGTON With an upbeat economic outlook, Federal Reserve policymakers lifted the federal funds rate a quarter-point on Tuesday to 1.75 per cent, saying that the US economy needs less stimulus.
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    • 130 22 Bloomberg DBS Group Holdings plans to sell subordinated bonds to raise US$75O million ($1.3 billion), said an email sent to investors by Morgan Stanley, which is managing the sale. DBS plans to sell 15-year subordinated bonds, which can be used to count as
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    • 185 22 Charting Your Desired Birth Plan Dr Julianah Abu Wong Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Pacific Specialist Practice Non-conventional birth methods A medical perspective. Doula who is she and what are the benefits of having one? Help Baby Sleep Soundly Dr Ng Koon Hock Consultant Child. Adolescent Adult Psychiatrist, Paediatric Centre Understanding sleep
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
    • 701 24 Dow Jones REPAIRING mobile phones is not the tech world's most exciting business, but a Singapore company is making millions from doing just that, and attracting investors in droves. Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS), which five years ago had just two outlets in
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    • STOCKcalls
      • 59 24 ComfortDelgro ($1.30) BUY Dow Jones Kim Eng keeps "Buy" on ComfortDelgro, amid talk of possible merger between the transport company and SMRT. The broking house notes tnat a more favourable "hypothetical" scenario would be swapping ComfortDelgro's loss-making North East Line and SMRT's bus business, resulting in a 1 1.7-per cent
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      • 70 24 Cosco (95.5 cents) BUY Dow Jones Westcomb Financial keeps "Buy" on Cosco and raises its FYOS and FYO6 net profit forecasts by 5.4 per cent and 5.5 per cent, respectively, to $84.3 million and $95 million to reflect Cosco's plan to buy a 51-per-cent stake in Cosco shipyard, which it
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 207 26 -AFP NEW DELHI It's the kind of stuff Bollywood movies are made of but for the wife of an Indian soldier who remarried after he disappeared in a conflict between India and Pakistan in 1999, it is all too real. Ms Gudiya, who wed
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    • 167 26 Agencies WASHINGTON A London-to-Washington flight was diverted to Maine when it was discovered passenger Yusuf Islam (picture) formerly known as singer Cat Stevens was on a government watch list and barred from entering the country, AP reported yesterday. The Transportation Security
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    • 368 26 India, Japan among nations in joint bid for permanent security council seats UNITED NATIONS -Japan, Germany, India and Brazil have made a joint bid for permanent seats on the United Nations' powerful security council, arguing that expansion was crucial to addressing new global threats but it
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    • GLOBALroundup
    • 186 26 SHAH ALAM (Malaysia) A plan to send Malaysia's first astronauts into orbit has been moving slowly as the selection criteria were still being discussed, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. So far, 3,700 applicants have registered with the Malaysian Astronaut Programme, which opened
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    • 387 28 Agencies Woman scientist was imprisoned for her role in helping country make weapons out of anthrax BAGHDAD Iraq yesterday decided to free a high-profile woman prisoner in United States' custody but denied the move was connected to the demands of militants who recently killed two
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    • 208 28 AFP DURBAN (South Africa) Mahatma Gandhi's iron-fisted control over the life of his son is the focus of a newlyreleased book in South Africa, written by his great grand-daughter. Titled "Gandhi's Prisoner? The Life of Gandhi's Son, Manilal", the 400--page
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    • 33 28 This 12-metre high recycling bin in Berlin is the largest in the world. It was placed there to mark the European Recycling Week, which ends tomorrow. AFP
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    • GLOBALroundup
      • 59 28 AFP Why buy a house when you can purchase an entire Canadian town for a few bucks more? The asking price for the remote mining town of Kitsault that boasts 90 houses and seven apartment buildings is a mere Cs7 million ($9.2 million), only slightly
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      • 68 28 AFP Some of the world's top artistes and musicians have banded together to push for the freedom of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. Bands such as U2, Pearl Jam and ColdpTay and artistes including Eric Clapton will launch an album on Oct
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      • 62 28 AP A 91-year-old Japanese woman who was arrested for allegedly trying to steal from a woman's handbag in a Tokyo clothing store has told police she did it for the excitement, not money. "I just cannot resist taking other people's things," the unidentified woman,
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      • 68 28 AP United States service members stationed overseas could face a court martial for patronising prostitutes under a new regulation being drafted by the Pentagon. The move is part of a Defense Department effort to reduce the possibility that American service members will contribute
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  • COMMETNARY
    • 749 30  -  Eric Koo Peng Kuan The Iraq war has undermined the UN's authority and implied its impotence as a peace-keeping entity AT THE United Nations General Assembly, American President George W Bush defended the involvement of the United States in Iraq, simultaneously appealing for UN
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    • 518 30  -  Tor Ching Li chingli@newstoday.com.sg BELIEVE it or not, the Republic of Singapore is now a strong contender in the amazing race for Best Reality Show Nation really! And that's not even looking at the Singapore Idol series. Unbeknownst to
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  • 477 32  -  Pearlyn Tham Parents, encourage your children to lead a heart-healthy lifestyle early pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg MANY people associate heart attack and heart disease with the elderly. But the truth is that even children and young adults can suffer from them. This year, the focus of the sth World Heart Day
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  • 513 34  -  Pearlyn Tham Check out the activities on World Heart Day to get better acquainted with the old ticker pearlyn(gnewstoday.com.sg WANT to be a part of this year's National Health Week/World Heart Day activities? With events like a heart health fair and free public forums, there
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  • 413 35 Pearlyn Tham IN LIFE, there are some things within your control and others that aren't Likewise, when evaluating one's risk of getting heart problems such as coronary heart disease, valvular heart disease and heart failure, there are modifiable and non-modifiable factors. Non-modifiable factors
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      • 68 38 The public sales of tickets to reigning Chinese R&B king Jay Chou's concert starts today at Sistic. To be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Nov 27, the venue can seat 1 0,000. Jay won the Most Popular Male Singer and the Best Album of
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      • 62 38 Love 97.2FM DJ Violet Chen Fenying ties the knot today with Chia Kok Meng, a financial analyst. The couple, both 34, were introduced by friends one-and-a-half years ago. Fenying was recently named Most Friendly DJ at MediaCorp Radio Chinese stations' Golden Mike Awards. She
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    • 580 39  -  David Chew Best-selling author of Tuesdays with Morrie speaks about his real love david.chew@newstoday.com.sg UT USED to have people A coming up to me talking about sports and scores and matches but now I hear sad stories; I hear about death. I'm not so much the typical
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      • 140 41 DVD REVIEW CULTURAL icon and revolutionary hero Che Guevara is currently the subject of two high-profile films, The Motorcycle Diaries and Che. The former, which will open in cinemas here next Thursday, charts a road trip that irrevocably impacted the 23-year-old Che's life. Steven Soderbergh's Che,
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      • 36 41 Mulan: Special Edition, The Punisher, The Calcium Kid, Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights, The Return, Star Trek 7: Special Edition, The Untouchables Special Edition, Twin Peaks Seasons One and Two, Alfie, Euro Trip.
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      • 124 41 Edmund Chen, actor, who can be seen in Timeless Gift on weekdays at 9pm on MediaCorp TV Channel 8 "I've got most of (Taiwanese graphic artist) Jimmy Liao's books. All his drawings reflect his perspective on life and I hope to be able to do that. I'm
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      • 306 42  -  Yong Shu Chiang shuchiang@newsto day, com. sg r I "»HE Malay word sepet means -L "slitty eyes", director Yasmin Ahmad said dreamily. The word can be considered a racist remark, particularly if used to describe Chinese people. "But it's not derogatory if
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  • 432 49  -  ALVIN CHUA Victory sets up possibility of all-Singapore final AFC CUP, QUARTER-FINAL 2ND LEG Home 2 Olympic Beirut 1 (Home win 5-4 on aggregate) news@newstoday.com.sg MERCURIAL midfielder Fahmie Abdullah was the architect of a narrow victory as Home United edged Olympic Beirut 2-1 to reach the
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  • 187 49 THE countdown to the 2004 S-League Awards continues with the announcement of the nominees for three awards the SMRT Referee of the Year Award, the Singtel Assistant Referee of the Year Award and the much-coveted Yeo's Top Scorer of the Year Award Home United's Egmar
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  • 768 50  -  ALVIN CHUA Silencing his critics,Tampines defender hails best season of his distinguished career news@newstoday.com.sg NAZRI Nasir is a footballer who has been there on the international stage, done it all in the S-League and picked up the scars to show for it So when the
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  • 125 50 He has had an excellent season, especially after he moved into defence. The results show that we have the best defence and Nazri is a key part of that. It has been very enjoyable playing alongside him, he organises the team well and his experience
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  • 156 50 It's been one hell of a season for the eastern club and their road to the title was paved with some impressive statistics Games record: W 20, D 3, L 4 Goals scored: 76, Goals conceded: 29 Longest winning run: 12 matches (Jul 2-Sep 20) Longest winless run:
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  • 176 51 VORAWAN Chitavanich became the first S-League coach to win back-to-back NTUC Income-TODAY Coach of the Month awards on Monday, when he was presented with the August award in front of almost 4,000 partisan fans at Tampines Stadium. It was a double celebration for the Tampines
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  • 724 51 Tampines exceeded all expectations this season with some astonishing performances from several unlikely heroes. ALVIN CHUA rates (out of five) the Stags 1. Rezal Hassan ****£r You can't argue with the fact that Rezal is the custodian of a backline that has conceded the least number
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    • 453 52 -AFP Skipper predicts trophy triumph after beating world champions CRICKET ICC Champions Trophy BIRMINGHAM England captain Michael Vaughan insisted his side could raise themselves for one last effort and crown a fine season by winning Saturday's ICC Champions Trophy Final at The Oval. Vaughan led from
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      • 102 52 LONDON Kevin Keegan (right) can breathe a little easier after his Manchester City side thrashed Barnsley 7-1 in the second round of the League Cup on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). He had been slated to be sacked after a stuttering start to the Premiership campaign,
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      • 79 52 LONDON England manager SvenGoran Eriksson has reiterated that he is not a contender to become the new Real Madrid coach. The Swede has been linked to the vacancy created by Jose Antonio Camacho's shock resignation earlier this week. But he said: "In the future who knows,
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      • 80 52 NEW DELHI India's star batsman Sachin Tendulkar was left praying for a miracle yesterday as a serious tennis elbow injury threatened to rule him out of next month's home series against world champions Australia. "I really want to play. I am hoping and praying that I
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      • 85 52 LONDON Mateja Kezman has promised Chelsea fans the goal-scor-ing drought that has blighted his Stamford Bridge career so far will soon end. The Serbian striker has failed to hit the net in a competitive match since joining the Blues from PSV Eindhoven in the summer.
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    • 619 53 Agencies United skipper charged with assault, could face jail term MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson could see light at the end of the tunnel. Rio Ferdinand was back, Cristiano Ronaldo had shaken off his fatigue and Wayne Rooney was two weeks away from making his Manchester United
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    • 243 53 Roy Keane has had a memorable career, on and off the pitch. Here is a look at some of the unsavoury moments 1992: Arrested after rowdy scenes outside a Nottingham nightclub, but released without charge. 1993: In January, thrown out of another nightclub after being caught up
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    • 333 53 Agencies PRIMERA LIGA Real Madrid 1 Osasuna 0 MADRID David Beckham praised the referee for allowing him to score a stunning freekick yesterday. It was surprising the Real Madrid midfielder didn't kiss him. The Englishman lifted some of the misery hanging over Spanish
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    • 208 54 -AFP FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania After a strenuous weekend of golf, which comprised three whole days of competition, the multi-million-aire says he is tired and needs a rest. Tiger Woods withdrew from the PGA's 84 Lumber Classic, tournament officials announced Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time),
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    • 66 54 -AFP ATHENS Two weightlifters from Azerbaijan have been banned from competitions for life after testing positive for drugs, in the first two doping cases of the Athens Paralympics, officials said yesterday. Goundouz Ismayilov, 31, and Sara Abbasova, 28, who were to compete in the men's
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    • 607 63  -  TAN YANG writer photographer DAWN arrives like a dream in sepia tones at the Sofitel Dalat Palace hotel, with melodious birdsong filtering through lush trees and the sun casting distinct shadows on its time-worn teak floors. In Da Lat (local for homeland), the old charms of Vietnam
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    • 655 66  -  NAZIR KESHVANI writer THE next time you are in Manila and yearn for a relaxing countryside experience, make a quick trip to upland Tagaytay in Batangas province. It is about an hour's drive south of the city but it is the place to be for a
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    • 791 74 MELBOURNE'S SECRETS UNVEILED To Market To Market A visit to the Queen Victoria Market is a must for uniqM gifts to bring home. Open five days a week, it is the plmo to buy fresh seasonal fruits and snag great bargains. Getting Lost In A Maze Lose
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    • 822 78  -  GURMEET SINGH writer Join Gurmeet Singh as he continues his journey to some of the best destinations in Australia in this second of a three-part series. This time, he heads out to stunning Queensland and has a feast in South Australia. THERE'S never been a
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    • 203 79 For a holiday with style Down Under, check out the Royal Woods Resort, the only allvilla suite resort on the Gold Coast. The five-star resort's luxurious villas have facilities such as personal Jacuzzis and outdoor pools. From the resort, guests can also make a day trip to
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    • 465 82  -  GURMEET SINGH I writer PEERING down from the window seat as the plane glided in gently from over the vast Indian Ocean, the island of Mauritius sparkles like a rare diamond necklace. Dazzling coral reefs encircle some 160km of powdery sugar-white coastlines. Although Mauritius measures only 1,865
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