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Title Section13 2007-01-10 1 TODAY /AediaCorp MICA(P) 314/10/2006 share your free newspaper Wednesday January 10, 2007 todayonline.com13 words
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504 2007-01-10 1 —AGENCIES BANGKOK Many foreign companies that have invested in Thailand may soon have to slash their stakes after the military government imposed new restrictions on foreign ownership in the country. Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings will be among those affected by the—AGENCIES - 504 words
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Article, Illustration866 2007-01-10 1 ANSLEYNG - ANSLEYNG Did Durai set aside cash hoard to sidestep MOH fundraising restrictions? ansley@mediacorp.com.sg HERE was a charity chief, obsessed with raising money. And there was a Ministry of Health (MOH) directive which set limits on how much charities could spend on fundraising. So, how did001 BOON KEONG - 866 words
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Miscellaneous40 2007-01-10 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 6 world news 10 voices 16 business 20 growth 27 plus 28 tv radio listings 33 classad 34 sports 35 we set you thinking IBBiS IS |Hj| I AN OPTIMISTIC HAUL Griselda comes home second40 words
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hot news
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460 2007-01-10 2 LEECHINGWERN - LEECHINGWERN Air Asia orders 50 new aircraft in quest to be Asia's biggest airline chingwern@media corp. com. sg IT'S A dream every hungry upstart hopes to harbour beat the big guys at their own game. And by next year, five-year-old budget carrier Air460 words
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Article, Illustration178 2007-01-10 2 The case of former I board member Matilda Chua (pic- I ture) came up for difl cussion yesterday. I She received a raisefl in February 2000. In I April, she informed I the board that she was resigning. Durai respondedß by giving her a six- I178 words
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206 2007-01-10 3 -AGENCIES BAGHDAD As a grisly new video showing the body of executed former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein made its rounds on the Internet yesterday, eight children are reported to have died worldwide in copycat "play" hangings after seeing the video footage. Parents from Pakistan-AGENCIES - 206 words
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Article, Illustration463 2007-01-10 3 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN A month after losing IR bid, local property giant heads to Chinese territory u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER two failed attempts to win a casino licence in its home country, local property giant Capita Land has leapfrogged into Macau Asia's gambling heaven with a dealmediacorp - 463 words
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Article153 2007-01-10 3 SAUDI ARABIA Boy, 12, hanged himself at home after watching the execution on TV. TURKEY Another 12-year-old boy died while imitating the execution in an unused room of the house. His father said the boy "lost his life while trying to copy it". YEMEN Two boys,153 words
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Article, Illustration623 2007-01-10 4 -AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is battling rising crime as it strives to find ways to attract investors and boost tourist arrivals. Yesterday, two ministers highlighted that the surge in crime rates is threatening their ministries' plans to increase investment and attract more visitors to the-AGENCIES - 623 words
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471 2007-01-10 6 LOHCHEEKONG - LOHCHEEKONG High-brow global panel to explore ways to boost Singapore's beyond 40% cheekong@media corp. com. sg SINGAPORE is gearing up to churn out more graduates and postgraduates as the country pumps ahead into its next stage of growth in the new economy. Currently, about 23 per471 words
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109 2007-01-10 6 — SHERALYNTAY - SHERALYNTAY A NEW device at the National Dental Centre (NDC) has taken the sting out of dental injections, making them truly pain-free. The device comprises a thin handheld tool called The Wand and a computer system that regulates the delivery speed, amount and pressure109 words
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315 2007-01-10 6 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG SLAV VIRTUALMAP huileng@media corp. com. sg IF YOU enhance a map and pass it off as your own, is it still copyright infringement? The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) certainly thinks so, as the second day of its civil suit against Virtual Map315 words
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Article, Illustration893 2007-01-10 8 SIMON SCTAY; GAVIN CHUAHEARNYUIT - SIMON SCTAY GAVIN CHUAHEARNYUIT AND SECURITY is high on the agenda when Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) and East Asian leaders meet tomorrow. Fears of terrorism, it was rumoured, had led to a postponement of the meeting and the Filipino hosts have redoubled effortsBLOOMBERG I - 893 words
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Miscellaneous24 2007-01-10 8 OF EGGS, NUNS AND FAIR WEATHER PAGE 12 TEMASEKTO LIST CITYSPRING TRUST Republic's first infrastructure business trust will hold two businesses to start with24 words
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Advertisement173 2007-01-10 9 The Defence Merit Scholarship (DMS) testifies to a truism that You will play a pivotal role in Singapore's defence while realising minds once expanded, can never retain their original confines. professional and personal ambition. Whether it be in policy making or resource management, your input will have a significant impact173 words
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world news
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Article, Illustration639 2007-01-10 10 JOHNCBERSIA - JOHNCBERSIA -MCT news@newstoday.com.sg WASHINGTON United States President George W Bush's much-anticipated new strategy for Iraq and the changing of the congressional guard two inextricably linked developments understandably dominate the public and private buzz. I have heard plenty about both issues from Iraq insiders over the past few-MCT; AFP - 639 words
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GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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Article103 2007-01-10 10 -AFP South Korea's President Roh MooHyun yesterday called for his country to scrap a ban on two-term presidents, which was introduced in 1987 when it became a democracy. He made the proposal to change the sin-gle-term presidency of five-years, saying this would create more stable governments.-AFP - 103 words
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113 2007-01-10 10 -AFP Japan launched its first full-fledged Defence Ministry since World War II yesterday as part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to build a more assertive nation. Mr Abe aims eventually to rewrite the US-imposed 1947 Constitution that declared Japan a pacifist country.-AFP - 113 words
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104 2007-01-10 10 —AFP Former Malaysian deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim yesterday challenged his ex-boss, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to a court showdown in a suit launched after the elder statesmen accused him of being gay. Mr Anwar filed a libel suit a year ago against Dr—AFP - 104 words
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Article106 2007-01-10 10 -AFP Adding milk to tea ruins the health benefits of the drink, according to a Germany study published yesterday. Tea has complex compounds called polyphenols, which are believed to help the arteries to relax, thus enabling smoother blood flow. Scientists in Berlin tested black Darjeeling-AFP - 106 words
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Article, Illustration416 2007-01-10 12 -AGENCIES Philippine officials seek divine intervention so thatsummitscangoon CEBU (Philippines) In a last-minute attempt to seek favourable conditions for this week's Asian summits, Philippine officials yesterday sought help from God by lavishing nuns with eggs and chocolates so as to get them to pray-AGENCIES; AFF - 416 words
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Article, Illustration467 2007-01-10 13 -AGENCIES WHY THE ARTERY CAN'T BE CUT The Druzhba pipeline carries millions of tonnes of Russian crude to Poland and Germany EU feels the fallout of Russia-Belarus dispute MOSCOW Europe was held hostage yesterday after Russia turned off its oil supply following a dispute with-AGENCIES; s AFP - 467 words
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240 2007-01-10 13 -AP BRUSSELS The European Union (EU) will today call for "a new industrial revolution" as it tries to cut its addiction to imported oil and slash the carbon emissions blamed for global warming. Surging world demand for limited stocks of-AP - 240 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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82 2007-01-10 14 -AFP A United States Navy nuclear-powered submarine on anti-terrorism duties in the Arabian Sea collided with a Japanese oil tanker, officials said yesterday. No injuries or oil leaks were reported. The USS Newport News was underwater when it hit the oil tanker-AFP - 82 words
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120 2007-01-10 14 AFP President Ron Moo-Hyun called yesterday for South Korea to scrap a ban on two-term Presidents, which was introduced in 1987 when the country became a democracy after decades of authoritarian rule. Mr Roh proposed amending the Constitution to let future headsAFP - 120 words
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Article54 2007-01-10 14 AFP Nine people, including five Australians and two British tourists, were saved in a huge rescue operation after a boat capsized in stormy seas off Malaysia yesterday. One person is dead and another remains missing The incident comes after Malaysia on Saturday kicked off a year-long campaignAFP - 54 words
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70 2007-01-10 14 -AFP Ten bodies have been found and rescuers are searching for three others after a landslide buried four houses and a small mosque in Indonesia, police said yesterday. Part of an almost perpendicular hillside collapsed in Padang Pariaman district. West Sumatra, on Monday, local police-AFP - 70 words
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Article, Illustration443 2007-01-10 14 AP Man who survived Indonesian ferry disaster tells of ordeal MAKASSAR (Indonesia) Mr Sigit Hariyanto and the other men on the life-raft screamed for help as the ship got closer. But agonisingly, the ship turned away, unable to spot the raft amidAP; -AF - 443 words
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Article, Illustration253 2007-01-10 15 -AFP BEIJING China said yesterday international Islamic extremists were infiltrating its north-west Xinjiang region, where the population is dominated by Muslim ethnic Uighurs. The announcement came after police killed 18 suspected terrorists in a raid on an alleged training camp, which-AFP; EPA - 253 words
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Article, Illustration404 2007-01-10 15 -AGENCIES US hits Al Qaeda targets in Somalia MOGADISHU (Somalia) The United States has launched at least three air strikes on suspected Al Qaeda hideouts in Somalia in its first overt military intervention in the lawless nation since the early *****. The US launched an air strike yesterday-AGENCIES; EPA - 404 words
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Miscellaneous9 2007-01-10 12 ASEAN MUST ACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE NOW PAGE 199 words
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Article, Illustration1143 2007-01-10 16 WEECHEEKEONG - WEECHEEKEONG AS A junior doctor in a public hospital in Singapore, it is with great interest that I read the recent discussions regarding polyclinic waiting times and the public reactions. Of these, the letter from Mr Liang Dingzi ("How to get1,143 words
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227 2007-01-10 16 ANGEUNE LEE - ANGEUNE LEE Letter from President, Singapore Corporate Counsel Association THE SCCA welcomes the setting up of the second local law school in Singapore Management University (SMU). We note that SMU's law degree programme hopes to provide legal education with a deep appreciation of business227 words
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Article249 2007-01-10 18 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD OF CHILDREN It never has been easy to raise children, I suppose, but the environment in which they're growing up today has become much more dangerous. Yesterday's families didn't have to worry about illegal drugs, sexual molesters and kidnappers.249 words
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Letter320 2007-01-10 18 CHIANG MING YU - CHIANG MING YU And punish rudeness with Corrective Work Orders Letter from I I RECENTLY witnessed an incident where a man tried to start a fight with someone who clearly was not interested in using his fists. It seems more and more Singaporeans are showing320 words
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210 2007-01-10 18 NOELLETANGSHUKYEE - NOELLETANGSHUKYEE Letter from Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications SMRT Corporation I REFER to the letter, "Can we get a refund if we are dissatisfied with bus service?" by Tham Wai Keen (Dec 27). We regret the writer's experience with service 855. Upon210 words
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Letter200 2007-01-10 19 KENNY ER - KENNY ER Use CCTV cameras, not camera phones, to identify violators of smoking ban Letter from I I REFER to the letter, "Catch smoking-ban violators on cam" (Jan 9). I disagree that members of the public should take photos of smoking-ban violators at coffeeshops using200 words
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124 2007-01-10 19 ACE KINDRED CHEONG - ACE KINDRED CHEONG Letter from TWO months ago, I was having supper at Henderson Coffeeshop and was disappointed to find many diners violating the smoking ban. I was even more disappointed to see parents smoking while their children, some as124 words
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206 2007-01-10 19 ABIGAIL JABINES - ABIGAIL JABINES Letter from Climate Energy Campaign Greenpeace Southeast Asia I REFER to the report, "Weather challenge" (Dec 12) and agree that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) needs to take up leadership in addressing climate change. The organisation has never put206 words
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Miscellaneous17 2007-01-10 19 ■SKANDER: TERRITORY fV<T\ —y^m^o upe to put^\ Af* V T0 e&towe rue ufo v HAP-&OUP- will e-e17 words
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Article452 2007-01-10 20 CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH City Spring will initially comprise City Gas and water desalination plant Sing Spring christie@media corp.com.sg SOON there will be an affordable way to invest in the local utilities industry. And the vehicle is backed by no less than Temasek Holdings, the heavyweight owner of452 words
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396 2007-01-10 20 CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH APEX-PAL International, operator of the Sakae Sushi chain, looks set to swallow up a shark's fin specialist here. According to filings on the Singapore Exchange yesterday, its voluntary offer for Thai Village Holdings has been accepted by the company's top396 words
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277 2007-01-10 22 FOREIGN funds have been on a buying spree in the Central Business District, providing further upward price momentum in the already tight office rental market According to Cushman Wakefield's Singapore Office Snapshot report for December released yesterday, there was "unprecedented" numbers of offices277 words
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marketwatch
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Article55 2007-01-10 22 Nikkei 225 *****.77 +146.18 +0.86 Hang Seng ASX *****.08 -131.58 5589.70 +87.70 -0.66 +1.59 Taiwan Wtd 7790.01 +53.30 +0.69 Korea Comp 1374.34 +3.53 +0.26 KLCI 1118.96 +5.94 +0.53 SET Index 616.75 -17.07 -2.69 Jakarta Comp 1780.88 -32.51 -1.79 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2972.32 +20.00 460.97 +10.19 +0.68 +2.2655 words
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Article51 2007-01-10 22 Sapphire CSC Gen Int BBR Jasper Yongnam Abterra FHTK ChinaEnergy PDC Corp 0.045 -0.005 -10.0 226,109 0.270 -0.030 -10.0 104,373 0.955 -0.005 -0.5 129,910 0.165 +0.015 +10.0 129,333 0.030 -0.005 -14.3 116,042 0.100 +0.015 +9.1 04,206 0.030 03,700 0.010 00,742 1.240 +0.060 +5.1 72,442 0.070 -0.005 -6.751 words
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Article159 2007-01-10 22 DOW JONES THE ST Index (STI) closed up 8.35 points, or 0.3 per cent, to finish at 3,008.35 points. In the broader market, losers led gainers 366 to 364 as 3.16 billion shares worth $1.84 billion were traded. Traders expect the STI to move sideways this week due to— DOW JONES - 159 words
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Article34 2007-01-10 22 US$ 0.6508 UK£ 0.3351 Yen 77.563 HK$ 5.0735 RM 2.2832 Euro 0.4995 Rupiah 5878.4 Baht 23.387 Peso 31.655 A$ 0.8309 Indian Rs 28.939 Won 610.85 C$ 0.7648 Yuan 5.0796 NZ$ 0.938634 words
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Article19 2007-01-10 22 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by: a«rus$/oz 12.36 PlalBim us$/oz 1,126.90 Rubtar cents/kg 296.25 Pnhii 1,890.00 BmtDllfc HSS/I,:,||,:I 54.10SGX,; Bloomberg - 19 words
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Article, Illustration401 2007-01-10 24 -BLOOMBERG Its offer values Indonesian brokerage ats99.sm OVERSEA-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), the smallest of Singapore's three banks, said yesterday its subsidiary was in talks to buy more than 25 per cent of Trimegah Securities, Indonesia's largest stock brokerage and third-biggest debt underwriter. OCBC's Excel-BLOOMBERG; BLOOMBERG - 401 words
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257 2007-01-10 25 -BLOOMBERG NEWBRIDGE Capital, a United States buyout fund, is seeking a $245-million loan backed by its stake in Parkway Holdings, Singapore's biggest private-hospital operator, two bankers with knowledge of the deal said. Newbridge hired Citigroup and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp for the loan that will-BLOOMBERG - 257 words
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263 2007-01-10 25 -DOW JONES BEIJING China's CNOOC underlined its ambition to become a leader in the fastgrowing green energy industry by confirming plans yesterday to invest in a US$5.5-billion ($8.4-billion) Indonesian biofuels project with two partners. The move would represent CNOOC's first foray into the-DOW JONES - 263 words
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Article, Illustration317 2007-01-10 25 DOW JONES Keppel Offshore Marine buoyed by brisk rig orders KEPPEL Corp's offshore and marine unit expects a strong financial performance this year on continuous demand for offshore oil rigs despite falling energy prices, the unit's chief executive officer said yesterday. "Barring unforeseen circumstances weDOW JONES - 317 words
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Article, Illustration880 2007-01-10 26 ANDYMUKHERJEE - ANDYMUKHERJEE -BLOOMBERG news@newstoday.com.sg EVER since China's foreign-ex-change reserves surpassed the USsl-trillion ($1.54-trillion) mark in November, there has been a flurry of proposals on alternative "uses" for the swelling kitty. China doesn't need to keep all its money invested in hard-curren-cy debt issued by foreign-BLOOMBERG; BLOOMBERG - 880 words
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Article, Illustration277 2007-01-10 27 -938 LIVE Local start-ups have most of what's important ALMOST two-thirds of start-up companies in Singapore are able to turn their business ideas into profitable enterprises within three years. This was revealed in a new nation-wide survey of start-up enterprises conducted by business information provider DP Information Group-938 LIVE; BLOOMBERG - 277 words
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175 2007-01-10 27 -938 LIVE THE Government is reviewing the current Micro-Loan scheme for small businesses, so that more companies can benefit from it. Mr Inderjit Singh, deputy chairman of the Action Community for Entrepreneurship, or Ace, said that the review of the no-collateral loan programme would-938 LIVE - 175 words
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Article, Illustration450 2007-01-10 30 GRACE YAP - GRACE YAP grace@media corp.com.sg MATERIAL girls are dime a dozen in Hollywood. So, it comes as a surprise when teen TV phenomenon Miley Cyrus admits unabashedly to having a love for bargain hunting. "It's a misconception that all celebrities are extravagant spenders and lead expensive lifestyles," said450 words
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Article, Illustration140 2007-01-10 35 -AFP PARIS French legend Michel Platini (picture) has blasted Uefa chief Lennart Johansson for opposing his bid to take over the presidency of European football's governing body. The 51-year-old former St Etienne and Juventus midfielder has been targeting the top Uefa job for the last few years and-AFP - 140 words
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Article, Illustration236 2007-01-10 36 LONDON While he told the BBC of how his life has become dominated by talk of the battle between Manchester United and Bayern Munich for his services, Owen Hargreaves (picture) spoke to The Sun of his fear that the German club had priced him out of236 words
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Article202 2007-01-10 38 SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ - SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ THE Lions will not be clad in red when they open their defence of the 2007 Asean Football Championship against Vietnam this Saturday at the National Stadium. Instead, Singapore will be clad in blue and the away strip for the competition is white. Sportswear giants202 words
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Article187 2007-01-10 38 – CUBBYLEONG - CUBBYLEONG FORMER water polo star Koh Wei Meng died at home in the early hours of yesterday morning after a fouryear battle with a motor-neuron disease. Suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since 2003, the 39-year-old leaves behind wife Eva. Koh lost control of his hands187 words
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