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Title Section14 2004-12-08 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Wednesday December 8, 2004 i MICA (P) 103/07/200414 words
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692 2004-12-08 1 Val Chua - Val Chua SOME three months after the two media giants in Singapore agreed to merge their TV and free newspaper operations, the axe has fallen on a total of 204 staff from both groups. Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) will bear the brunt of692 words
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Article, Illustration495 2004-12-08 1 Tan Hui Leng - Tan Hui Leng Genome Institute of Singapore's breakthrough treatment uses synthetic protein NONE of their predictions was correct However, four scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) are triumphantly celebrating the result of their seven-year research project This is a breakthrough discovery that could lead,GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE - 495 words
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Miscellaneous34 2004-12-08 1 NEWSX\VIEWS PM in Vietnam Framework connectivity pact nearing completion/2 News comment Do Singaporeans fear the dreaded C word?/3 Coffee with Ron Fletcher, 84, Pilates guru/20 Brave Lions Singapore begin Tiger Cup with plucky draw/4734 words
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Article, Illustration503 2004-12-08 2 Tor Ching Li in Hanoi - Framework connectivity pact with Hanoi nearing completion: PM Lee Tor Ching Li in Hanoi chingli@newstoday.com.sg EVEN as Singapore and Vietnam went head-to-head on the football pitch last night in Ho Chi Minh City in the opening match of the Tiger Cup Asean Football Championship, leaders from bothAFP - 503 words
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Article, Illustration696 2004-12-08 3 Dharmendra Yadav - Dharmendra Yadav |\IEWS£2!£!££SL IN Parliament recently, MP Irene Ng voiced concern over Singapore's efforts to promote the use of Chinese. She said: "We must be careful that the Chinese in Singapore are not influenced by the rising nationalism in China and wear the696 words
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singapore news
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91 2004-12-08 4 INDONESIA'S Minister of Trade, Dr Marie Elka Pangestu, arrived in Singapore yesterday to discuss ways to enhance economic relations between Singapore and Indonesia at the invitation of Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang. This visit follows Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's visit to91 words
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434 2004-12-08 4 Wong Fei Wan - Wong Fei Wan UK suit on arms may shed light on alleged bribe to Suharto clan A BRITISH newspaper is seeking permission to view court documents from a lawsuit between a Singaporean businessman and a leading British arms manufacturer. The documents could shed light434 words
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Article, Illustration227 2004-12-08 4 THE mother of Singapore Idol finalist Sylvester Sim has been jailed five weeks for taking a $5,000 loan without disclosing that she is an undischarged bankrupt. On Monday, a magistrate's court heard that when Madam Avigline Lim Poh Leng took a loan from Madam227 words
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217 2004-12-08 6 – Tan Hut Leng - Tan Hut Leng IT'S not just about watching the signs for the right time to make babies but how you make love that's the topic Thomson Medical Centre chairman and founder Dr Cheng Wei Chen will address217 words
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Article, Illustration445 2004-12-08 6 Ariel Tam - Ariel Tam Direct seller launches 2 inkjet all-in-one printers and LCDTV-cum-PC monitor PC-MAKER Dell announced its entry into the printer market in Singapore and Malaysia yesterday with two inkjet all-in-one machines targeted at home and small business users. It also unveiled a 19-inch LCD TV inDON WONG - 445 words
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397 2004-12-08 8 Lee U- Wen - Lee U-Wen Similar set-up planned forThai, Indonesian workers FILIPINOS in Singapore can soon ensure every hard-earned cent they send home is used for its intended purpose and not squandered. A new local start-up called Pay2Home has secured over 500 organisations in the Philippines397 words
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this QUIRKY world
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68 2004-12-08 10 An Italian man who believes he is a cat had to be rescued by firemen when he got stuck up a tree, Ananova.com reported. Shoppers spotted the man at the top of the tree mewing for help and called rescue services after he was still68 words
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Article67 2004-12-08 10 A Russian was arresteaafter urinating in a toilet in a shop's bathroom display. Staff at the shop in Kirov, west Russia, failed to act in time as the man unzipped his trousers and let go in the middle of the showroom floor. He had assumed67 words
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51 2004-12-08 10 jokes Colombian comedian Jose Ordonez has set a new world record by telling non-stop jokes for 65 hours, reported Ananova.com. Mr Jose Ordonez achieved his stunt live on RCN Radio Station in Bogota. The 9,000 jokes he told were broadcast live to the whole51 words
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Article, Illustration565 2004-12-08 10 Shibu Itty Kuttickal - Shibu Itty Kuttickal Riyadh's drive to contain terrorists far from over, say analysts The deadly Monday assault on the United States consulate in this Red Sea city that claimed 13 lives flew in the face of a growing confidence displayed by the Saudi government thatAFP - 565 words
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560 2004-12-08 12 Sharon Vasoo - Sharon Vasoo But Barghouti urged by Fatah to pull out of polls ISRAEL is keen to renew talks on the Palestinian issue. It will even consider negotiating with convicted militant leader Marwan Barghouti, if he is elected president but this scenario might just560 words
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186 2004-12-08 12 JAKARTA A personal dispute between former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid and the chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Hasyim Muzadi threatens to break up the world's largest Muslim organisation, dividing its estimated 40 million followers. Mr Wahid, who headed NU formerly, is accusing Mr186 words
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113 2004-12-08 14 AFP NEW DELHI India's highest court has ordered Pepsi and Coca-Cola to print warnings on their bottles sold in the country that the contents may contain pesticide residues. The Supreme Court ruling upheld a judgment by the Rajasthan High Court last month.AFP - 113 words
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Article, Illustration68 2004-12-08 14 AP A man shovelling mud out of his house in Nakar, east of Manila, yesterday. Nearly 7 ,500 people have been reported dead or missing in the floods and storms that hit the Philippines last weekend. Floodaffected Filipinos started clearing their houses of debris as theAP - 68 words
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303 2004-12-08 14 AFP Chinese, Japanese will be part of pre-university exams starting in 2006 WASHINGTON Asian languages will be included for the first time in a key pre-uni-versity examination in the United States, a change that could encourage more American students to study Japanese or ChineseAFP - 303 words
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220 2004-12-08 14 AFP NEW YORK A New York jury has ruled that the Sept 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) were two events, paving the way for developer Larry Silverstein to claim an extra US$l.l billion ($1.87 billion). The WTCAFP - 220 words
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GLOBALroundup
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Article, Illustration83 2004-12-08 14 AFP Mr Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first democraticallyelected President yesterday, promising to restore security to the warshattered country exactly three years after the fall of the fundamentalist Taliban regime. Mr Karzai won a landslide victory in the historic OctAFP - 83 words
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108 2004-12-08 14 -AFP London police were probing yesterday why a top-secret 17-page file detailing security arrangements for the visit of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to Britain this week was found abandoned in upmarket Curzon Street in London. The document titled "Visit of His Excellency-AFP - 108 words
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102 2004-12-08 14 AP The United States Supreme Court has ruled that officials in San Diego, California, were right to fire a policeman who sold sexually explicit videotapes of himself in uniform. The unanimous opinion reverses an appeals court decision in favourAP - 102 words
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Article421 2004-12-08 15 Hostile scenes in UK government LONDON British women MPs have to face crude sexist insults, patronising hostility and boorish behaviour from their male colleagues in parliament, according to a study published in the Guardian newspaper yesterday. The Birbeck College study of 83 current or recent421 words
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253 2004-12-08 15 AFP PARIS Finnish pupils are the smartest in the world according to a survey of knowledge among 15-year-olds in 41 countries, said the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The Finns were followed by South Koreans, Hong Kong Chinese and the Japanese,AFP - 253 words
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Letter286 2004-12-08 16 Dr James Dobson - Dr James Dobson LETTER FROM A WIDOW Here at Focus on the Family in USA, we receive about one-quarter-of-a-million letters and phone calls every month, and we take everyone of them seriously. I want to share one of those letters with you today, which could have286 words
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483 2004-12-08 16 SWEE BEE LAN - SWEE BEE LAN Board needs to look at online service standards WITH the Government's commitment to improve service levels across the public sector, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) is one organisation that has some way to go. I submitted an online application on my483 words
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READERS' SHORT TAKES
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132 2004-12-08 16 I refer to David Ngiau's Plus Point comment, "Shame behind Taufik's win? For shame (Dec 7). Here's another theory. While it has been publicised widely that Chinese Singaporeans were voting for Taufik, it would be interesting to know how132 words
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114 2004-12-08 16 – Taufik or Sylvester - Taufik or Sylvester. I agree that it would be a crying shame to attribute Taufik's win to people's sense of shame and insecurity. Rather, it was a polytechnic's pride that probably sealed it. While I admit that Taufik is114 words
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222 2004-12-08 16 CHRISTOPHER LOW - CHRISTOPHER LOW DR HUI Keem Peng ("Condom 'myth' is no tall tale", Dec 4) says condoms, used correctly and consistently, are only 85 per cent effective in preventing HIV infection. That figure refers more accurately to risk reduction. The 2001 report by the United222 words
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145 2004-12-08 18 YING MIN; GERALDINE SEE - YING MIN GERALDINE SEE WE READ with dismay that the big trees along Holland Village will be chopped down to facilitate traffic during the construction of the Circle Line ("Chris Sweeting: Save the old trees in Holland V", Dec 3).145 words
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Letter300 2004-12-08 18 MARK SNG - MARK SNG Not everyone is cut out to be an MP I REFER to Mohd Noorul Huq's letter, "Path to take to achieve MP dream" (Dec 7) and applaud his passion for community work and his country. Too many Singaporeans lack civic responsibility and an300 words
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132 2004-12-08 18 Ikohkiaoloong - Ikohkiaoloong ENCOURAGED by the Government to upgrade, many working adults today are pursuing part-time diploma and degree courses. I have just been awarded a Diploma in Business Administration by the PSB Academy. But when I submitted the certificate to my company's human resource department, I was132 words
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Article, Illustration583 2004-12-08 20 RON FLETCHER - RON FLETCHER A FAMILIAR name to dance and Pilates followers, American Ron Fletcher studied dance under the legendary Martha Graham and made his name on Broadway as a dancer and choreographer. He was also one of the first-generation disciples of Joseph and Clara Pilates, whose body-conditioning exercisesWEE TECK HIAN - 583 words
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Article, Illustration506 2004-12-08 22 Agencies Firm applies to court for another six weeks BELEAGUERED China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp (CAO), which is seeking protection from creditors after running up US$55O million ($9Ol million) in derivatives losses, yesterday asked the High Court for another six weeks to comeAgencies; BLOOMBERG - 506 words
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207 2004-12-08 22 Agencies THE Government will not release any land sites for private residential, commercial or hotel developments in the first half of next year unless there is a demand from developers. The Government will, however, add four new sites to its reserve listAgencies - 207 words
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364 2004-12-08 24 Bloomberg China Aviation case 'an isolated incident', says CEO of firm that handled most new listings here in 2004 WESTCOMB Financial Group, which handled the largest number of share sales in Singapore this year, said a probe into China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp's (CAO)Bloomberg - 364 words
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Article, Illustration410 2004-12-08 24 Toy Tsen- Waye - Toy Tsen-Waye WING Tai Group founder Cheng Yik Hung passed away early yesterday morning at the age of 93. An obituary from Wing Tai's board of directors, management and staff said that the late Mr Cheng would be remembered for410 words
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Article133 2004-12-08 24 DBS Bank has opened its representative office in China's Dongguan city, the first foreign bank in Guangdong province. The office will provide consulting and liaison services. Investment bank Morgan Stanley said on Monday that Mr Michael Dee would leave his role as regional chief executive of the firm's Singapore133 words
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Article, Illustration347 2004-12-08 25 The China PC maker is negotiating with 'major IT firm', believed to be IBM SHANGHAI Lenovo Group, China's largest personal computer (PC) maker, said yesterday that it was in negotiations with a major information technology company, believed to be United States-based International Business Machines Corp (IBM). Lenovo,BLOOMBERG _ _ II I - 347 words
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MarketWATCH
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Article60 2004-12-08 25 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Value *****.63 *****.78 3927.50 5925.28 Change Pis -108.33 -21.08 -23.10 +6.11 -0.99 -0.15 -0.58 +0.10 Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 861.07 912.41 655.83 986.41 1799.08 238.09 6316.28 -9.68 -3.95 -8.01 +3.2160 words
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Article36 2004-12-08 25 US$ 0.61 UK£ 0.3147 Yen 62.937 HK$ 4.7401 RM 2.318 Euro 0.4549 Rupiah 5523.5 Baht 23.941 Peso 34.175 A$ 0.7888 Indian Rs 26.614 Won 634.61 C$ 0.7318 Yuan 5.0486 NZ$ 0.8478 NTS 19.55736 words
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Article22 2004-12-08 25 Gold uss/oi 455.800 Silver uss/oi 7.970 Platinum uss/oi 868 Rubber centsAg 1451.5 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 95.5 Brent crude uss/borrel 39.6522 words
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Article120 2004-12-08 25 SHARE prices ended lower as investors reacted with caution to fresh terror concerns after an attack on a US consulate in the Middle East on Monday and a rebound in oil prices. The ST Index closed 16.12 points, or 0.8 per cent, lower at 2,016.26. Decliners led gainers 258— Dow Jones - 120 words
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Article63 2004-12-08 25 Information provided by SGX, Bloomberg By volume Close China Sun 0.370 CreativeSGAeCW*****0 0.550 SingTel 2.340 WeePoh 0.010 UniFiber 0.160 DatacrftUSS 1.080 CoscoCorp 1.070 STA15ChPSGAeCW*****7 0.180 Fu Yu 0.950 STATSChP 1.010 Change -0.020 -0.010 +0.010 -0.005 +0.020 -0.070 -0.020 -0.040 -0.030 -5.1 -1.8 +0.4 -3.0 +1.9 -6.1 -10.0SGX,; Bloomberg - 63 words
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Article85 2004-12-08 25 By Close Changi OBS Bk 6% NCPS10 106.900 +0.301 iPC 3.560 +0.181 SembLog 2.360 +0.101 iemb LogSGAeCW*****5 0.390 +0.071 3P Bat 2.260 +0.041 HKLand US$ 2.520 +0.041 Walk 0.200 +0.031 >p Land W*****3 2.420 +0.031 /enture SGAePW*****7 0.225 +0.02: UJRIC 1.090 +0.021 By percentage Jniilnx Close i85 words
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Article82 2004-12-08 25 By$ Creative 50 Close 23.400 Change -0.600 F&N JMH 400USS 14.800 15.600 -0.400 -0.400 Venture 15.600 -0.400 Haw Par Bukit Sem 5.050 13.000 -0.250 -0.200 GreatEast JSH 500USS CITYDEVW*****0 12.200 8.050 4.400 -0.200 -0.200 -0.140 CITYDEV DBSeCW*****6 0.860 -0.115 By percentage Close OCBC DB eCW*****0 0.080 Change82 words
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Article, Illustration724 2004-12-08 26 -Dow Jones HUGE losses stemming from oil derivatives trading by a Singapore-listed unit of a state-owned Chinese enterprise underscore the difficulties in loosening capital controls in the world's most populous country. An estimated US$55O million ($9Ol million) in losses by China Aviation Oil (CAO),-Dow Jones; BLOOMBERG - 724 words
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Article33 2004-12-08 28 Datacraft Asia (US$l.OB) BUY Citigroup reiterates "Buy" on Datacrart with a 12-month price target of US$l.25 ($2.05) due to the improving IT cycle and appreciation of Asian currencies to support earnings. Dow JonesDow Jones - 33 words
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Article95 2004-12-08 28 Kim Eng - City Developments ($6.90) HOLD Kim Eng The 9.5-per-cent surge in Millennium Copthorne Hotels' (M&C) share price to £3.70 ($11.76) lifted City Develop- merit's (CDL) FYOS revalued net asset value (RNAV) by 2.9 per cent to $6.38. M&C accounts for 25 to 30 per cent of CDL's earninqs. Following its successfullaunch95 words
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Article681 2004-12-08 28 Dow Jones Fund managers expect 2005 to be a choppy year for stocks UNCERTAINTIES abound as fund managers prepare for a choppy ride for equities next year. Stock markets in Asia, though, may well outperform those in other parts of the world. Concerns over monetary tightening in theDow Jones - 681 words
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Article, Illustration142 2004-12-08 28 The urban oasis atTampines Mall TAMPINES Mall has transformed its 4th floor previously a games arcade into a landscaped roof terrace that embodies everything an urban green oasis should be. The terrace features a central gathering space called The Event Plaza, which is surrounded by a playground, an142 words
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221 2004-12-08 34 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan TAUFIK Batisah celebrates his 23rd birthday this Friday, and as his gift to us all, he'll make his first solo appearance since winning the Singapore Idol title. He will sing Belaian Jiwa, the song he performed during Asia Pop night of the Singapore221 words
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Article, Illustration309 2004-12-08 34 David Chew - David Chew THE opening note of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto was brisk, the sound of the Russian National Orchestra crisp within the Esplanade Concert Hall on Monday night Her first note was spot on, full of vibrato and spirit But, even as prodigy Min Lee, 21, wasTREVOR TAN - 309 words
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Article, Illustration415 2004-12-08 36 Elisa Chia - Elisa Chia But the bickering couples remain in the Amazing Race 'T^HE bad news, in case you -L missed the last two episodes of Amazing Race 6: The nice girls finished last. Sweetie-pie sisters Kristy, 26, and Lena Jensen, 23, were knocked out of the race415 words
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106 2004-12-08 36 AFP LOS ANGELES Nicholas Cage's adventure flick National Treasure discovered more gold at the North American box office on the weekend, beating a slate of animated and holiday releases for the third week in a row, figures showed on Monday. The treasureAFP - 106 words
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Article, Illustration173 2004-12-08 42 -AFP LONDON Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has shrugged off a High Court ruling, which challenges the businessman's control of the firm behind Grand Prix racing. Three creditor banks disputed the make-up of the board of Formula One Holdings (FOH) the company that runs the Grand Prix circuit-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 173 words
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Article, Illustration419 2004-12-08 42 STANLEY HO - STANLEY HO S'porean moves into contention with late flourish BOWLING 40th AMF World Cup HE LOVES living life in the fast lane. With a penchant for fast cars, his latest toy is a silver state-of-the-art BMW Z4, with 300 on his number plate. Yesterday, with hisTREVOR TAN - 419 words
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Article, Illustration440 2004-12-08 42 STANLEY HO - STANLEY HO TWELVE young netball players will take their first steps onto the international stage today, when the newly formed Singapore national under-15 team head across the Causeway for a three-day training tour in Malaysia. The team, selected from Netball Singapore's Under-15440 words
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Article, Illustration502 2004-12-08 44 Agencies Do or die mission #7 With key stars injured, Spanish giants face an embarrassing exit CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP B Roma v Real Madrid ROME Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham are all doubtful for a match they cannot afford to lose. Spanish giants Real– Agencies; GETTY IMAGES - 502 words
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Article, Illustration547 2004-12-08 44 Agencies Do or die mission #2 Liverpool turn to fans in effort to remain in Europe's best company CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP A Liverpool v Olympiakos LIVERPOOL Mention Liverpool's triumphs in Europe and what comes to mind are images of Tommy Smith crushing some silky ItalianAgencies; ;■:.■■■{--■<.:-■:.:■■..■ GETTY IMAGES - 547 words
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Article, Illustration456 2004-12-08 45 Group A: Liverpool v Olympiakos A two-goal margin win over group leaders Olympiakos will secure Liverpool's passage to the last 16. Luis Garcia is out with a hamstring injury but Rafael Benitez should be able to choose between Milan Baros, Harry Kewell and Neil Mellor up front. Olympiakos456 words
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211 2004-12-08 45 Agencies BERN, Switzerland Jermain Defoe's devotion to his girlfriend cost him a suspension when he was booked for removing his shirt to reveal a message to her, after scoring for Tottenham against Middlesbrough last month. Servette midfielder Paulo Diogo paid a far heavierAgencies - 211 words
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Article, Illustration478 2004-12-08 47 JOSE RAYMOND - JOSE RAYMOND Superb finish by Singapore striker stuns Vietnam, silences home fans TIGER CUP, GROUP A Vietnam 1 Singapore 1 LIONS' ace Indra Sahdan Daud simply loves to score in the big games. He has done it against Manchester United, Uruguay and 2002 WorldJOSE RAYMOND - 478 words
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