Today, 11 January 2007

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    27 1 TODAY /A=fyJj~\COßP share your free newspaper Thursday January 11, 2007 todayonline.com MICA(P) 314/10/2006 TODAY /A=DIACORP share your free newspaper Thursday January 11, 2007 todayonline.com MICA (P) 314/10/2006
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    Lock icon NOT OVER YET FOR DURAI
    1005 1  -  LOHCHEEKONG ANSLEYNG He throws in the towel, but may be hauled to court again as a witness and then there's the criminal case cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg HE RAN the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) like a fiefdom, but for the second time in successive court appearances, Mr T
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      89 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 6 world news 12 voices 20 business 28 plus 34 citystyle 42 traveller 44 1v radio listings 46 classed 47 sports 48 we set you thinkin SUDDEN DEATH AGAIN I NUS professor struck in 7th case in 3 months 3 1 THE IPHONE HYPE A
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      26 1 THAILAND BACKTRACKS TEMASEK EXCLUDED FROM VOTING RIGHTS DECISION PAGE 2 What the Thai press had to say 4 Thaksin's son speaks 12 A reader's viewpoint 20
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      Lock icon Thailand backtracks
      549 2 DOW JONES -AGENCIES Temasek excluded from voting rights decision BANGKOK Just one day after spooking investors with tighter rules on foreign ownership and saying that Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings would be among those affected, the Thai Finance Minister has softened his stand. Mr Pridiyathorn Devakula said Thailand's
      DOW JONES; -AGENCIES  -  549 words
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      Lock icon Professor collapses at NUS, dies
      747 3  -  SHERALYN TAY Seventh sudden death in three months; he had no history of heart trouble sheralyn@media corp. com. sg A WELL-LOVED and respected professor from the National University of Singapore (NUS) died suddenly on Tuesday afternoon the seventh person in the last three months to
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      277 2 Fundamental Analysis Market is in bullish cycle leading to US Pres dential i W Election in 2008 t Technical Analysis |jM The Dow Jones at all-time historical high above ■^■^^fl L^h ipnrinlnppk Gapping Analysis a^i^i^BßpSH^Sl Achieve consistent winn ng returns between JB^^^SppßJi^l 100% to 4.000% in 1 day M JHHp*?"n[4
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      The Nation IN THEORY, THE IDEA'S G00D...
      708 4 Purpose of Act is to clear legal ambiguities, ensuring a level economic playing field THE Cabinet yesterday approved in-princi-ple amendments to the Foreign Business Act, designed to plug heavily exploited loopholes and enable authorities to more effectively enforce foreign ownership and voting rights
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      ... SHAME ABOUT THE TIMING
      648 4 SHAME ABOUT THE TIMING panakokßo^t Thailand has a mountain to climb to attract investors after series of shakes THE announcement by the interim government of Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont to tighten the loopholes by which foreign companies maintain control of their Thai operations may be a good move, but once
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      27 4 These editorials, from Bangkok's only English newspapers, were published prior to Thailand's clarifications yesterday (Page 2). THAKSIN'S SON TESTIFIES ON SALE OF SHIN CORP SHARES PAGE 12
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
      • Article
        Lock icon WELFARE HOME MURDER
        75 6 938 LIVE A 56-year-old resident of a welfare home has been arrested for the murder of a fellow occupant. Police say the crime took place at the Meranti Home, Pelangi Village at Buangkok Green on Tuesday night. Police found the 73-year-old victim lying in bed with bruises
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        AIR FORCE PLANE OFF RUNWAY
        63 6 A Singapore Air Force E-2C Hawkeye veered off the runway when it landed at the Tengah Airbase on Tuesday morning. The plane, which was returning from a routine flight, sustained some damages but no one was hurt, said the Ministry of Defence (Mindef). Hawkeyes are
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        Lock icon 82 ARRESTED IN NARCOTICS DRIVE
        99 6 938 LIVE A total of 82 people have been arrested in a 24-hour islandwide anti-drug operation on Tuesday. They are nine suspected traffickers and 73 suspected abusers. The Central Narcotics Bureau also confiscated 7.4g of heroin. Ecstasy tablets and 4 Subutex tablets. Also seized were
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      Lock icon New fund for needy school children
      259 6 -938 LIVE NEEDY students from 100 schools can now get more financial help to meet their educational needs, thanks to the setting up of a new fund. The Lee Wee Kheng Fund for Needy School Children has already given out $1 million to 100
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      Yes to Medisave for cancer scans
      752 6  -  TAN HUI LENG Inpatient daily withdrawal limit also bumped up to $450 huileng@media corp. com. sg IN WHAT a parliamentarian calls a "long overdue" move, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has finally allowed the use of Medisave for two diagnostic scans. The move, however,
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      Lock icon Wheelchair-bound: No need to mind the gap
      357 8  -  -UNYANQIN SOON, wheelchair-bound commuters may not have to worry about minding the gap when they board MRT trains. That's what three Temasek Polytechnic third-year engineering students hope to achieve with their creation a ramp that automatically extends to bridge the gap between the
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      Lock icon Free mind on research
      413 8  -  UNYANQIN US academic urges Govt to think beyond patents and licences yanqinl@media corp.com.sg DITCH the idea that patents and licenses are the only measure of success in the research world, and fund more basic research even if it fails. Urging Singapore to shift its approach towards
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      Lock icon Property giant eyes more casinos
      471 10  -  LEE U-WEN CHANNEL NEWSASIA Capita Land eyes projects in China, India, and Japan while partnering with a former IR rival in Macau u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg A DAY after announcing its Macau casino project, property giant Capita Land said it is exploring further opportunities in the leisure and
      CHANNEL; NEWSASIA  -  471 words
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      Lock icon More undersea cables? Let the private sector sort them out
      194 10 938 LIVE THE disruption of Internet services due to the damage of undersea cables is a problem that ought to be resolved by the private sector, rather than the Government That's according to Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at an event yesterday.
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      Digital media R&D gets a $500m boost
      319 10  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN IMAGINE picking up digital shopping discounts just by tapping a contact-less card on an advertisement panel in the streets. Or a day when our soldiers can carry wearable computers that provide real-time geographical data in the battlefield. Such interactive and digital
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      35 6 Catch A FUTURE SINGAPORE CONVERSATION WITH MINISTER KHAW tonight on MediaCorp TV Channel 8, from 10.30pm to 11.30pm. There will be a repeat broadcast on Jan 15 from 1.30pm to 2.30pm on the same channel.
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      26 10 IMEDEEN' SINCE 1991 YOUR FREE GIFT Receive a stylish tote bag with every 2 boxes purchased. I Look out for the Imedeen Special in this issue.
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      Lock icon 'I didn't know much about Shin Corp sale'
      484 12 AGENCIES I signed documents prepared by mum's secretary: Thaksin's son tells panel BANGKOK The son of Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday insisted the controversial sale of his family's Shin Corp telecommunications empire was done lawfully. However, Mr Panthongtae Shinawatra also
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      Lock icon 3 blasts in Philippines ahead of summit
      292 12 -AFP CEBU Three bombs exploded in the Philippines yesterday leaving seven people dead on the eve of a closely-watched regional summit postponed last month amid warnings of a terrorist attack. There was nothing immediate to suggest that the three separate blasts on Mindanao
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon STOP WORSHIPPING MONEY: HU
        101 14 -AFP China's President Hu Jintao has called on the ruling Communist Party to rid itself of money worship and hedonism in his latest effort to crack down on corruption. In a speech at a meeting of the party's disciplinary wing, Mr Hu said fighting corruption would
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        SUSPECT IN MONGOLIAN MURDER CASE COULD BE OUT ON BAIL AGAIN
        103 14 The Malaysian political analyst accused of abetting the murder of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu could be out on bail again. The New Straits Times said. Abdul Razak Baginda, whose bail extension was rejected by the High Court last week,
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      Lock icon 60,000 troops fan across Bangladesh
      138 14 -AFP DHAKA Some 60,000 soldiers were being deployed across Bangladesh yesterday to maintain security ahead of the disputed Jan 22 general election, the home ministry said. A spokesman said the deployment to all of Bangladesh's 64 districts and some 500 sub-districts would soon be complete.
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      Lock icon US dashes with Russia, China over Myanmar
      430 14 AGENCIES There's no need for Washington's revised UN draft resolution, say Moscow, Beijing UNITED NATIONS The United States has introduced a revised draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council urging Myanmar's rulers to initiate democratic reforms, release all political prisoners and stop
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      Lock icon Here comes the cavalry ...
      480 15 Here comes the cavalry -AGENCIES Bush to rush thousands of US troops to Iraq by end of this month WASHINGTON President George W Bush plans to rush the first of up to 20,000 extra soldiers to Iraq by the end of this month as part of his "new way forward"
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      Lock icon Somalia calls for US ground troops
      217 15 -AGENCIES MOGADISHU (Somalia) United States special forces are needed on the ground to flush out any remaining Al Qaeda suspects in Somalia, the deputy prime minister said yesterday, after American forces staged at least one airstrike against extremist rebels. Mr Hussein Aidid, a former
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      Lock icon Bird flu spreads its wings in Vietnam and Indonesia
      281 16 AGENCIES HANOI Reports of bird flu outbreaks among poultry in southern Vietnam continued yesterday and officials warned the disease could spread to the entire country, even as the virus claimed another human victim in Indonesia. Vietnam's Kien Giang became the latest
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      Lock icon Four wounded in mystery attack
      299 16 -AGENCIES Grenades lobbed at M'sian army camp near Thai border KUALA LUMPUR Unidentified attackers threw hand grenades at a Malaysian army camp near the Thai border yesterday, wounding four Malaysian soldiers, according to the country's defence ministry. However, the Thai army described the incident as
      -AGENCIES  -  299 words
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      Lock icon ARMED MEN ARRESTED IN KL
      167 16 -AFP Two men armed with weapons including a hand grenade were arrested next to the Kuwait embassy in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, but police said they were not planning a terrorist attack. The two men, both Malaysians, were arrested before dawn after police tailed the car
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      Lock icon WHAT TO EXPECT
      178 18 Lacking the tiny keypads found on other smart phones, Apple's iPhone (picture) has a single button and a 3.5-inch (9cm) touch screen that allows users to play songs and videos, display pictures, type instant messages or make phone calls. Less than 0.5 inches thick, the iPhone is
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      Lock icon iPhone, iPod and Internet
      444 18 -AGENCIES Apple offers new ways to use mobile phone SAN FRANCISCO Apple has introduced its eagerly-awaited mobile phone in a move that could make the iconic company an instant leader in the world mobile phone market The device combines a phone, an iPod and instant messaging
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      Time for salvage
      264 20  -  LIM BOON HEE Self-preservation should be Temasek's No 1 priority in the new Thai landscape Letter from NOW that the new post-coup interim government in Thailand has proposed a much investor-hostile law that could force majority foreign investors to sell some of their their stakes in Thai
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      Every cubicle matters to the pregnant
      282 20  -  TANSIEWHOON Letter from MR NARAYANA Narayana's understanding of the Singapore toilet situation ("Every metre closer to a toilet counts for the elderly", Dec 27) is more representative of the ground reality than the National Environment Agency's (NEA) ivory-tower response ("Enough toilets to prevent urinating
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      If I may suggest one 'little measure...
      250 20  -  JONATHAN CHEEFOOKHENG Letter from I REFER to the article, "Every little measure counts" (Jan 9). The writer is absolutely right that every little measure counts in helping Singaporeans enjoy gambling instead of being a victim or slave to it I would like to
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      257 22  -  JAMES DOBSON BYDR GUILT: VALID OR INVALID? I read a true story one time about a man living in Russia who hid in his attic for 25 years for a crime he thought he had committed. When he finally decided to face the music, he learned
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      Lock icon CHANGI CAN'T SAY ITS NOT OUR BUSINESS
      619 22  -  LIANG DINGZI serveus right WHILE budget carrier Tiger Airways works at repairing its image after the flak it received for refusing to allow two disabled persons one out of Darwin and the other out of Singapore to board, the discussion is not complete
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    • Letter
      Conned into applying for 7 phone lines
      296 22  -  AGNES LEE Letter from LAST Sunday, my uncle was approached by a man who offered him $200 to show him his identity card (IC). My uncle, who had just been discharged from the Institute of Medical Health, gave the man his IC. Shortly
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      Bouncing quickly back to speed
      189 24  -  HO HWEI LING Letter from Assistant Director Corporate and Marketing Communication Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) WE REFER to the letter, "National Internet catastrophe plan" (Dec 30-31). Following the Taiwan quake, the IDA has been closely monitoring the situation and the recovery efforts by
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      Lock icon A RECIPE FOR GENEROSITY
      883 24  -  HOENGCHIN This man's helping hand extended to relatives, pupils-and even his homemade ngoh hiang IN HIS own way, my father was a philanthropist At age 12, Papa sailed from China to Singapore and, like many in those days, it was to seek a better life. With
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    • Letter
      What if we ban trans fats ...
      819 26  - What if we ban trans fats LAMPINWOON DR LOW LIP PING 70% of our food imports could be affected, we should look for alternatives Letter from Chief Executive Officer Health Promotion Board Chairman, Singapore Heart Foundation WE REFER to the letter, "Trans-fat labelling essential" by Philip Soh Yeok Khoon (Dec
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      310 20 VOICES ON RADIO How effective is the W J^J^SSH ban on smoking at eof- f |TjT|ll feeshops? And how II Pl'J can we have stronger \V% T\ Tll enforcement without __—^J straining resources? ij^l j^_| Tune in to 938Live's I I I* J_] Talkback from 8.15 am |__^^_jj to 8.45
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      943 27 Advertising Feature beauty report Susanah's Secret Skin Cuisine I am going to be upfront and admit that I too have swallowed... and digested. n susanah cheok is a locally Just like local TV darling Zoe Tay, Ido not hang my head in shame. Not only do R,-«. M renownedmagazineeditor& have
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      Isetan's independent directors to stay
      505 28  -  CHRISTIE LOH MIRA KASHINATH Minority shareholders fail to oust them but gain ground over the use of tax credits AND christie@mediacorp.com.sg YOU didn't need tea leaves to know the outcome of yesterday's Isetan Singapore scrum. With about 61 per cent of the company's stock in
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      Spore port handles record high volumes
      238 28  -  LEECHING WERN SINGAPORE'S maritime industry registered a sterling performance last year, with the port here handling a record high 24.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers, an increase of 6.9 per cent from 2005. Total vessel arrivals grew by 14.2 per cent to
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      Lock icon Tat Hong unit in $ 13.8m Chinese venture
      185 28 Tat Hong unit in 13.8m Chinese venture -DOW JONES SHANGHAI Tat Hong Equipment Rental and Beijing Zhongjian Zhenghe Construction Machinery signed a deal yesterday to form a 70-million-yuan ($13.8 million) joint venture that will lease out tower cranes and construction equipment in China. Shanghai Tat Hong is 90-per-cent owned by
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        223 30 -DOW JONES DOW JONES Singapore and India have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand air service routes between the two countries. Carriers from both countries will be able to increase services between Singapore and the Indian cities of Chennai, Bangalore and Delhi, the Ministry of Transport said. The
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          World markets
          55 30 Nikkei 225 *****.40 -295.37 -1.71 Hang Seng ASX *****.48 -322.60 5520.90 -68.80 -1.62 -1.23 Taiwan Wtd 7698.52 -91.49 -1.17 Korea Comp 1355.79 -18.55 -1.35 KLCI 1113.19 -5.77 -0.52 SET Index 622.27 +5.52 +0.90 Jakarta Comp 1710.36 -70.51 -3.96 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2951.08 -21.24 461.68 +0.71 -0.71 +0.15
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          SGX most active
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          156 30 -DOW JONES THE ST Index (STI) fell, damped by falls in regional markets as well as profittaking by equity funds. It closed down 47.2 points, or 1.6 per cent, to finish at 2.961.15. In the broad market, losers led gainers 590 to 177 as 2.43 billion shares worth $1.69
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        182 30 COUPLES, FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY BRIDES Asia &You: Singapore's Biggest Bridal, Beauty, Wellness Lifestyle Exhibition organised by MR Exhibitions, will be on from tomorrow until Sunday at the Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, Halls 402 and 403 from 11am to 10pm. Look out for bridal fashion shows, talks
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        550 31 SOURCE UNCTAD -AFP Countries enjoyed $1.9 trillion of FDI lastyear GENEVA Global foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to surge last year, rising 34.3 per cent from the previous year to US$l.23 trillion ($1.89 trillion), according to projections by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). The
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        143 31 -AGENCIES BEIJING China's trade surplus swelled 74 per cent to a record U*****.5 billion ($272.8 billion) last year as exports surged, the official Xinhua news agency said, adding pressure on the government to let the yuan gain more quickly. Last year, exports rose 27.2
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      1363 34  -  Zul Othman Grammy-winner John Legend, who'll perform here next Monday, laments the sorry state of American black music THE American black music scene, reckons celebrated soul singer and songwriter John Legend, is in dire straits. "Too much of what you hear on radio sound alike," scoffs
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      101 37 -AFP WASHINGTON Japanese-American animator Iwao Takamoto (picture), who created the beloved Scooby-Doo character, has died from heart failure. He was 81. Takamoto died on Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a spokesman said. Takamoto joined Hanna-Bar-bera Productions in 1961 and designed a slew of
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        198 38 -AFP LOS ANGELES Veteran film-maker Martin Scorsese (picture) and Briton Stephen Frears were named among the nominees for the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awards a key Oscars indicator on Tuesday. Scorsese won a nod for his bloody crime thriller The Departed while
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        389 40  -  DAVID CHEW Winner of Something Old Something New photo contest gets his best shots at daybreak david. chew@media corp. com. sg HOW do you capture something old and something new in one shot? There are, apparently, more than 500 ways. Pictures of teenagers performing traditional
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      413 48 -AFP Swiss world No 1 leads big guns through in Aussie Open warm-up TENNIS Kooyong Classic MELBOURNE Roger Federer pulled through a stern opening test to subdue Radek Stepanek 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7/5) and begin his Australian Open build-up on the right note at
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      732 49  -  JOSE RAYMOND Facing a must-win situation, Indonesia's coach says it's all part and parcel of the job FOOTBALL 2007 Asean Football Championship jose@media corp.com.sg IN FOOTBALL-MAD Thailand he is a hero. As coach of the national team he led the kingdom to two Tiger Cup
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      255 49  -  DARREN LAI 2006/07 PHILIPS NBL CHAMPIONSHIP Singapore Slingers 96 Sydney Kings 88 darren@mediacorp.com.sg THE Singapore Slingers thrilled the home crowd last night as they pulled off a 96-88 win over the Sydney Kings in an exciting 2006/07 Philips Australian National Basketball League (NBL) Championship clash
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      187 49  -  -DARREN LAI THE local bowling fraternity is in mourning after Katherine Lee, 42, a former SEA Games gold medallist, died in New York last month. Lee represented Singapore from 1987--1995. She last donned national colours in 1995 at the SEA Games in Chiangmai, Thailand, where she
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      326 50 LONDON Juventus are hoping an audacious bid for Gabriel Heinze will be successful, as they attempt to prise the defender away from Manchester United, The Guardian reported yesterday. The left-back has lost his first-team place this season to Frenchman Patrice Evra and the
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      495 50 Destination of Premiership title may depend on rivals' progress in Champions League, says O'Neill LONDON Martin O'Neill yesterday warned Manchester United and Chelsea: Euro success could cost one of you the title. Aston Villa boss O'Neill feels the Champions League may take a heavy toll on the two
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      228 50 -AFP BEIJING Shanghai Shenhua have rejected a bid by Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven to secure Chinese star Sun Xiang (picture) on a six-month loan because no permanent contract was offered. "We are not going to release the player," club general manager Wu Yinan
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      355 51 —THE GUARDIAN Chelsea insist team is united, as Cech gets set for return LONDON Jose Mourinho thought it serious enough to come out publicly yesterday and deny reports that he had been subjected to player pressure to drop Michael Ballack. Reports earlier in the week claimed that
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