The New Paper, 24 March 2001

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1 59 The New Paper
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    26 1 the new paper SATURDAY MARCH 24, 2001 Singapore Press Holdings Email: tnp@sph.com.sg t Tel: 1800-7 33 44 55 Website: newpaper.asia I .com.sg MITA(P) 106/03/2001 60 CENTS
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Mr Bean pulls Cessna out of terrifying dive after pilot faints
      494 2 IT reads like a script straight out of a Mr Bean show. But this mid-air scare is a terrifying, real-life drama for Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean himself) and his family. And, no joke, the TV comedy star turns out
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      Lock icon Hmmm, what's going on here?
      559 3  -  By Joycelyn Wong HEY, has Pasar Tani (a popular makeshift market produce famous in Johor Baru) come to Singapore? The man (above) must be wondering. But of course not. Call it a sequel to the market in Block 50A Marine Terrace. On March 7, the
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      Lock icon READY BY END-JUNE
      105 3 THE closed market and hawker centre will be renovated by June 30. The upgrading will cost $1.8 million. The 143 stallholders were informed last year. While they won't be compensated for the loss of business, maintenance fees and rent for their stalls were waived for four months.
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      52 2 Sorry Watch out, this dog has BYTE (The New Paper yesterday): The person pictured performing the microchipping is not a nurse, but veterinarian Dr Daphne Ang. She and other veterinarians at The Animal Clinic perform the microchipping of pets, not nurses. Leisure Showtime: Pages 24-29 Comics: Page 32 TV: Page
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    Lock icon Man risks his baby's life while trying to sell heroin
    391 4  -  SINGAPORETODAY By Melvin Singh HE was so desperate to get rid of the drugs he was carrying that he even risked dropping his baby nine storeys down an HDB block. The 34-year-old drug* addict had walked into a Central Narcotics
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      246 6 IorT ON THE JOB MORE workers can say this, because fewer preople are losing their hearing at work. The national effort to reduce noise at the factory floor has worked so well that cases of noise-induced deafness fell to an all-time low of 366 last
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      Lock icon Hey, bird! Don't be nosy!
      36 6 This RINGEDr These ostriches in Israel wear nose rings to stop them from damaging their skins. Ostrich meat is becoming more popular in the wake of the foot-and-mouth disease. Picture/ Reuters
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        Lock icon Grants increase
        64 6 MENPAKI UP to $2 million will be set aside for Mendaki yearly in the next two years for the Malay-Muslim community. The Association of Muslim Professionals will get $1 million and other MalayMuslim groups, $1 million annually in the two years. Such grants totalled $3.5 million yearly in
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        Lock icon Better service
        60 6 HOTELS WHEN guests check into a Singapore hotel they will be able to expect a certain level of service. That's thanks to a new hotel-training programme, the National Skills Recognition System for hotels. The scheme aims to hone the skills of the 30,000 workers employed by hotels here,
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        Lock icon Divorce pill?
        64 6 VIAGRA VIAGRA saves marriages. But it can also break them. The anti-impotence pill is being used by ever-younger men seeking self-confidence or bigger erections. And the results are showing up in divorce courts across the US. Some "Viagra wives" now have to confront their own sexual dysfunction as
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        45 6 PSB THE money-making services of the Productivity and Standards Board will be corporatised from next month. Two companies will be set up to run the business. PSB Corporation will offer training, consultancy, testing and technology services, while PSB Certification will offer system-certification services.
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        56 7 SIF SINGAPOREANS in the US, come and speak your mind. That is the message at the Singapore International Foundation's first overseas conference in San Francisco today. It is the first of an annual SIF road show to be held in different countries. SlF's strategy now is to get
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        Lock icon Ireland ban
        55 7 FOOT-AND-MOUTH NOW, meat and dairy products from Ireland have been banned. All because of the foot-and-mouth disease spreading through Europe. The ban, imposed by the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) and the Environment Ministry, includes pasteurised milk, cheese, yoghurt, ice cream and butter manufactured on or
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        Lock icon Death-row row
        51 7 THAILAND EXECUTE death row prisoners promptly, so as not to waste money on their upkeep. That is what Thailand's Interior Minister wants. Most prisoners on death row are those convicted of drug trafficking, and Mr Purachai Piemsomboon's comments reflected the government's determination to crack down on the drug
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        Lock icon 'Safe' landing
        62 7 MIR RUSSIAN space station Mir crashed into the southern Pacific Ocean yesterday, ending its 15-year orbit of the Earth. Up to 40 tonnes of debris safely plunged into the sea hundreds of kilometres south-east of Fiji at 1.58pm Singapore time. Mir made a spectacular display in the sky
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      41 6 New Straits Times: Politicians in graft probe International Herald Tribune: Bush: Tougher and blunter BBC news: Serbian police have arrested a Bosnian serb accused by the United Nations of torturing and murdering Muslims during the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina
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      Lock icon ELECTION SOON?
      53 7 Qkiote worthy But let me warn you, we are ready to go any time..~At this stage, lam notfocused on the election date. I am focused on looking for candidates. Prime Minister Gok Chok Tong, making the point that he was neither in a hurry nor was he seized
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      55 7 The Straits Times: Bush to Qian: We can work together The Business Times: S'pore's biggest finance house undergoes major revamp Lianhe Zaobao: Facelift for Botanic Gardens Berita Harian: Government widens financial assistance to Malay/Muslim organisations RCS morning news: Major upgrading works to be carried out at the
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      Lock icon Finance companies merge
      198 7 in PgH§US TWO finance companies are merging. The result will be Singapore's largest finance company and a new property company that could later evolve into the nation's first-ever real estate investment trust. These trusts allow investors to buy into a diversified portfolio of properties. They are popular
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      9 6 ON THE RACK: Foreign films make presencefett Page 32
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      43 7 Dilbert /Scott Adams UE TRY TO RETAIN OUR BEST EMPLOYEES BY GIVING THEN "GOLDEN HANDCUFFS.' THE REST OF YOU UJILL EXPERIENCE OUR OTHER I PROGRAM. THE ONE I CALL "PRICKLY PANTIES." 1 THEN HE GAVE IAE A HUGE BOWL OF CANDY. 5r>/V~ *1
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      Lock icon The homeless mystery man under the CTE
      897 8  -  By Irene Kew and Lingam Ponnampalam A FILTHY mattress hidden behind a tangle of shrubs and overgrown weeds. Piles of trash-filled plastic bags surround it while the stench of urine and garbage pervades the air. This is the "home" of the mystery man
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      Lock icon Threat to those using this footpath, say residents
      242 9 THE authorities should do something about the two men, Whampoa Drive residents said. One resident called The New Paper hotline. He said: "They mess up the place." Five out of the 10 Whampoa Drive residents The New Paper spoke to felt uneasy
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      Lock icon No IC, no home
      262 9 HE'S the man who's sharing his "home under the CTE" with Mr Ram Kumar. But no one knows if Barathan Naidu is his real name. Barathan (left) doesn't have any identification on him. He claims his identity card is with his family in Marsiling. But he
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      Lock icon POLICE MADE CHECKS
      126 9 THE police checked on Mr Ram Kumar and Mr Barathan Naidu on Sept 8. They were asked what they were doing. They said they were resting. The police asked them to leave and they complied. When Environment officers cleared their things last week, the duo simply moved
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      Lock icon Slague to say's dancing is sissy?
      714 10  -  REPORTS SANTOKH SINGH WATCHED the movie Billy Elliot yet? It's about 11-year-old Billy, who wants to be a ballet dancer. But his dad and elder brother are tough English miners who think dancing is sissy. They insist that he takes up boxing instead. Billy,
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      Lock icon 12 hours to learn basics... then their creative best
      331 10 THEY choreographed their own dance. They practised with minimal instruction and put up a vibrant performance in front of their schoolmates. The thing is, most of them had never danced on stage before. And all they had was three sessions of
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      Lock icon WHAT IS balletLORENT?
      128 11 IT is a British-based touring company that sets up home in different localities and performs its work on site. Its professional dancers involve members of the community in various aspects of dance from inception to rehearsals and the actual performance of original dance works. "We enjoy creating
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      82 11 UNSCRAMBLE these words related to studying overseas. Have fun! lUNVEMTYSI 2FDOO 3. HOEMISCK 4.FRDOMEE PRTYA eSTDISEU RESCHEAR B INDPEENDNCEE 9 DRMOTTRYO 10.FREIGNO Five people with the correct answers will win prizes. But this is open only to those who are 19 or below. Send your entries to: "Brainßustera-Y Scene"
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      119 11 KEEP those letters coming in! The Y Scene is happy to receive your letters and e-mail. So, is there anything happening in your school that you want to share? Something that you think the Y Scene should highlight? Or, perhaps, you sirpply want to share
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      60 11 TEMASEK Polytechnic Band Proudly Presents Band in Concert II Spend a night of music and be entertained by the TP Band. Soak in old favourites like Strangers In The Night, classics by Mozart, and even music from the movies. When: Sunday, 7.30 pm. Where: Victoria Concert Hall How much:
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      Lock icon 'Born here, grew up here... growing old here'
      642 12  -  HE'S SAD ABOUT THE END OFTAMAN SERASI FOOD CENTRE By Chua Ying-Hong DEVELOPMENT here, demolition there. The Botanic Gardens is going to be redeveloped. To make way for that, the Taman Serasi Food Centre, just across the road, is going to be
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      Lock icon How Singapore Botanical Gardens will become better
      217 12 YOU can now have a wedding amidst the beauty of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Among the changes is a multi-purpose room built specially for meetings and couples tying the knot. According to National Parks Board CEO, Mr Tan Wee Kiat 9 the 142-year-old
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      Lock icon WHAT'S COMING UP
      162 12 NEW ENTRANCE PLAZA: Right now, there is only one main gate by which most visitors enter. With the changes, there will be long entrance plaza, which will be covered. So if you come by Cluny Road, you can be dropped off there. Along this walkway, there will
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      Lock icon WHAT WILL HAPPEN
      110 12 TO create the additional space required for the changes, Cluny Road will be widened from the current two-lane carriageway (which gets rather congested during peak periods) to a four-lane one. The Taman Serasi Hawker Centre will be torn down, and the public car park next door will
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      Lock icon WHEN
      34 12 Later this yean The hawker centre will go. April 2002 to June 2003: Cluny Road will be realigned. Construction of main building: June to April 2005. Entrance Plaza will be completed: June 2005.
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      Lock icon You'll love this BUG
      312 14 It lets you e-mail, surf the Net without a computer! THE Internet and electronic communications have become part of daily living. But sexual predators, conmen and other cyber dangers lurk, waiting to snare children and the unsuspecting. Enter the Mailßug. It's the first such device designed
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      Lock icon EZ way to give life to your handphone battery
      123 14 WE'VE all heard that beep of death before it accompanies the display on the handphone that says "Battery low". And until all mobile phones begin using plutonium batteries, the Low-bat. will continue to foil cell phone users everywhere. But relief is
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      202 14 WE'VE seen watches that double up as bracelets and, more recently, rings that open up to reveal lipsticks. But have you seen a pendant that doubles up as a handy tool? If not, then check oat PROPHET London's pendants called U-turn and Robot Wars. These two pieces of
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      66 14 Step out, shout out Step Out is our new pop-style consumer page, bringing you hot products and services, and cool ideas. If you've got great recommendations, contact us: Tel: 1800-733-44-55, fax: 737-5375, e-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg Or, write to: Step Out c/o The New Paper Level 7, News Centre, 82 Genting Lane,
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      Lock icon New US defence focus on Asia
      433 16 THE Pacific Ocean is the most likely theatre of future major US military operations. This point was made by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld when he outlined major changes in US strategic thinking in a private meeting with President George Bush, reports the Washington
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      Lock icon No guards, unlocked door... so bank robber gets $94,000
      261 16 YOU might say it was every bank robber's dream: To find the main door of a bank unlocked after business hours, the security guards gone for the day and the closed-circuit TV switched off. These conditions were found at a Maybank
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      220 16 P NEPTUNE SHIPMANACEMENT MSSPL SERVICES (PTE) LTD We are offering sponsorships for to suitably qualified candidates who are inspired to become Ship Captain on merchant ship. REQUIREMENTS: Singapore Citizen, Singapore Permanent Resident or Malaysian Citizen Age between 17-24 years 1 Medically fit with good eyesight 1 Colour-Blindness and/or hearing defects
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      122 17 I i Yr fl i^B f TW&A*' items. Plus brand new offers H| colours and lots more. It's the• Si. brand new way to shop! g| S| $6 REDEMPTION VOUCHERS Get a $6 Redemption Voucher with every $100 nett purchase, from now till 4*4* tffai Turhnonn 1 April 2001, Redeem
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      386 18 Brine out the Herb Ritts in vou. The SPH Art Diploma Scholarship. If you show outstanding potential in the art of WHO IS IT FOR? conditions of award Students who are enrolling for a full-time diploma course at Successful applicants are required to work with Singapore visual communication, design or
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      Lock icon CHILD'S PLAY
      344 19 Four-year-old Tia Roberts beats an experienced investor and an astrologer in a stock market game SHE may be only a small girl but she sure is big on luck. Four-year-old Tia Roberts beat an experienced investor and a financial astrologer to prove stock market success relies on one
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      Lock icon Rising soccer star guilty of robbery
      232 19  -  By Peter Wilson FROM SYDNEY HE kicked the winning goal for his team in the last minutes of the Australia's National Soccer League championship final. Rising soccer star Con Boutsianis was hailed as the hero of the match. He gave South Melbourne its first
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      Lock icon She's blind ...and she's top grad in the Philippines
      375 21 FILIPINA Roselle Ambubuyog didn't really aspire to be top student. She was happy enough just to get into Ateneo de Manila University in June 1997. Miss Ambubuyog, 21, has been blind for the past 15 years, after all. All she really
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      Lock icon Turn it off!
      67 21 mutfmui* 1 MM ll I l Ml .fli" President George Bush hates handphones ringing in the middle of his meetings. He took anaidetotask when he was interrupted twice during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Ha asked the aide: Are you in charge of the
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      Lock icon Two Singaporeans detained to help JB police in burglary probe
      183 22 THE Johor Baru police have busted a gang involved in burglary with the arrest of eight men. Four of them were on the police 'wanted* list, reported The New Straits Times. The arrests followed a raid on a house in
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      Lock icon ARE YOU READY FOR THE OSCARS?
      66 22 THE SEATS AND THE STATUES ARE... the stars may not be there as yet, but the huge picture placards mark their seats at the rehearsals for the 73rd Academy Awards (above left). Meanwhile, the familiar statues He in an unfamiliar pose (above right) resting
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      Lock icon IT jobs? Not sexy enough, say kids
      429 22 IT is not just on the stock market that information technology is losing its glitter. Even children don't find it as glamorous as nursing, medicine, law or teaching. At least, today's Australian children don't, reported The Australian. Computers aren't exotic any more. They
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      54 19 S t tk THE Dow Jones index ended higher by 115.30 points at 9,504.78. The Nasdaq composite index also went up by 30.98 points to close at 1,928.68. SINGAPORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ Close in US$/Change 1. Pacific Internet $3.9375/+0.0212 2. Creative Technology $9.25/+0.1875 3. Flextronics International $20.*****+0.9375 4. Chartered Semiconductor
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      80 23 A w We complete your week I Christmas Eve 1998. Chua Chee Slonj?? 17? was !f 3 par+y wood. He downed five te^uHa* and wo? ?o hi? Mend* iocßed hlfo In a roof* on +*e third storey* A(or»e m e roor*, he +o/>/>( e d from a wsndow info +h?
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      Lock icon Much more than a grey face on ads
      787 24  -  Adam Chen is Media Works' latest talent to be groomed for stardom. YEOH WEE TECK cosies up to the man and discovers a few dark secrets By Yeoh Wee Teck HE used to be a successful model with Diva agency, appearing in
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      Lock icon Adam faces reality TV
      180 24 ADAM Chen will be on the Route To Glamour when Channel U launches on May 6. His first project is five months of professional training in martial arts, singing, dancing and drama. He will be filmed, along with five other new Media Works talents, on how
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    Lock icon Still Speed-crazy
    443 26 It's been a year since popular J-pop group Speed (right) bid each other sayonara. That didn't stop 1,000 Speedfans from gathering at Sparks disco last Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of their split. They even had a Speed dance lookalike competition. We spoke to some fans after they
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      Lock icon Smashing good time
      575 27  -  HK rebel star Nicholas Tse smashes guitar when high, and takes it out on the drums when feeling low By Chang May Choon ROCK prince Nicholas Tse can hang a new label on his wall Demolition Man. We don't mean his first solo concert in Hongkong when
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      Lock icon Madonna's latest video So what's the big fuss about?
      505 28  -  By Yeoh Wee Teck WHAT does it feel like for a girl? In Madonna's case, very cheesed off. In her latest video, What It Feels Like For A Girl, directed by husband Guy Ritchie, she is a very angry, not-so-young woman.
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      Lock icon Satin shorts and black suits at Boom Boom Room
      207 29 FIVE Madonna impersonators performing a Madonna medley in the Boom Boom Room. Sounds promising but the reality is far from satisfactory. Perhaps it was too early in the night at 7.30pm, for these veteran night birds. The medley began with 90s
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      32 27 J 4Emm;-■ v% "Jv .-.j. ACADEMY AWARD I I NOMINATIONS INCLUDING I Abest picture M Mmm BEST ACTOR BEST DIRECTOR RUSSELL CROWE RIDLEY SCOTT J GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER II I h HBpl
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    Lock icon Watching the world go by
    797 30 H 77// year-round sunshine and lots of streetside places to sit at, Singapore is prime people-watching territory. M M.Y.Y I 111 (illl\S on (his simple art V-% THERE is a famous sidewalk cafe in Paris of which it is said that if you sat there
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      570 40  -  DUBAI WORLD CUP (LIVE ON SPORTSCITY FROM IAM, TOMORROW) By Tan Thean Loon IN DUBAI ALTHOUGH his charge Our Aristotle is bursting with form, champion Singapore trainer Malcolm Thwaites is modest about his chances in tonight's Dubai World Cup. Asked to rate
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      222 40 1 Captain Steve 2 Best Off The Bests 3 Aptitude There is no doubt that Captain Steve and Best Of The Bests are currently in top shape, thus justifying their favouritism in the sixth running of the Dubai World Cup. I am leaning towards Captain
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      142 40 Reuters. WHEN Richard Hills jumps out of the stalls on 16-1 chance Ekraar in the Dubai World Cup tonight, twin brother and fellow jockey Michael Hills will be rooting for him all the way. Two years ago, Richard won the big race on Almutawakel while Michael was
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      137 40 DUBAI World Cup joint favourite Captain Steve will have his namesake cheering in the stands at Nad Al Sheba racetrack tonight. Trainer Bob Baffert told Gulf News: "Captain Steve was named after a police officer, who will be here to watch him in action." This is the
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      709 41 PICK OF THE DAY Ran below expectations but still managed to finish 0n1y2 3 /4 lengths behind winner Tribal King last Saturday. Drawn better this time, this Classic Fame gelding should be able to run closer to the lead and stake his claim at
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      1344 42 TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD GOING FORECAST: GOOD No. Last 6 runs Horse Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origln/sex, trainer-owner) 1 -82-0 THINKING AHEAD 57 (60) J Keating 9 (6nzg Osman-Thinking Ahead) 2 *****- NEW FOUNTAIN 56.5 (59) KKLoh 8 (4ag M Breukelen-Energy) 3 21-3-7 JOY RIDE 55.5 (57) SHLee 5
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      395 43 NST. THE Ler Hock Hai-trained Alma Mater looked fit when he wound up his preparations for tomorrow's race at Sungei Besi yesterday morning. Taken out by a riding boy, the five-year-old Australian-bred gelding by Marquee Star went straight to the sand track and was restricted
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      11054 43 nKAWAU GOLD 57 (60) I Azhar (5) (4nzg Sargent-Owner) By ValD'Arno-Donna's Gold; bay; landed27.07.00; 4r 1-0-0 (I1200y 1:12.852.5). 17.12.00 C4-1 Spriggs 53 (53) (6) 11 8 6/14 ($18) SV, AirBank K1200s 1:14.2(431) 07.01.01 C4-4 Azhar 52.5 (52) (7) 6 4 1/8 ($12) Ns Diamond City
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      174 43 D STAR GENERAL 57(48) Wilkinson (4) (4nzg Baertschiger-Star General) By Waikiki Star-Maazel; bay; landed 6.1.98; 8r 1-0-0 (KRsl700f1:49.153.5) 12.12.99 C5 Soo 55 (42) (5) 9 9 4/11 ($23) 1 ParisAmour KRb1800g 1:52.1 (415) 05.01.00 C5 Wilkinson 53.5 (40) (1) 5 3 1/8 ($11) Shd
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      91 50 EVERYONE knows that drinking and driving don't mix, but how about sex and driving? Formula One drivers Nick Heidfeld and Kimi Raikkonen have been ordered to abstain from sex on Thursdays of race week until after the race on Sunday. "In my experience, it helps when you
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      119 50 PAOLO Di Canio's latest failed penalty appeal in the 1-0 defeat by Ipswich recently has forced him to consider plastic surgery. "Do they think that I have to change my face and maybe have a serious op?" the striker asked. "Well, I won't, because
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      110 50 AP CHINA'S Yunfei Li won't forget his first world championships. Two minutes and seven seconds into his qualifying program, his music died. Because ISU (International Skating Union) rules no longer allow skaters to restart their programs if something happens a la Tonya Harding at the 1994
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      92 50 SVEN Goran Eriksson might be an adopted Englishman, but he is still loyal to Sweden when it comes to choice of car. English car manufacturers have fallen over themselves to provide England team's first foreign boss with a luxury car to ferry him around on
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      106 50 AP. WARREN Buffettwas the richest caddy in the world at least for a day. And the golfer he was caddyingfor isn't too bad off, either. The billionaire investor, whose main business is insurance, was an honorary caddie for Tiger Woods as part of a charity event
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      309 51 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Gombak United 1 Woodlands 3 Geylang 1 Balestier 0 FANS of the old Malaysia Cup days will remember Willian Lee. After all, his transport company Holiday Sports and Transport Agency was responsible for ferrying supporters across the Causeway for Singapore's away matches in the Malaysia Cup
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      305 51  -  By Lim Han Ming WHO'S that old man on the Gombak United bench? He looks too old to be a player and too wise to be a coach. Who's this mysterious. man then? As The New Paper found out, Gombak's Thai star
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      178 51 IT was Willian Lee who introduced the influential J Surachai to the Bulls and S-League football. The father of five recalled: "I was in Thailand with Barry Whitbread (Singapore's former national coach) and the Tiger Cup team in 1998. "Alan Wong (former Gombak
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      114 51 THE reason why Moroccan star Merzagua Abderazzak did not take very long to sign on the dotted line for Gombak was again Willian Lee. Said Lee: "Merzagua signed for Gombak because of three men chairman John Yap, coach Moey Yoke Ham and me."
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      275 52  -  to Lim Han Ming EVEN the presence of Willian Lee failed to inspire the Gombak Bulls against Woodlands Wellington last night. Gombak's new signing, Moroccan Merzagua Abderazzak, could only watch haplessly from the sidelines as his International Transfer Certificate failed to arrive before the noon deadline
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      317 52  -  GOMBAK UNITED 1 WOODLANDS WELLINGTON 3 By Ernest Luis That was the ultimatum given by Tampines Rovers yesterday to its Brazilian striker, Adriano Dos Reis. In Tampines' two defeats, Adriano constantly lost possession simply because he dribbled too much and did not release the
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      23 52 TODAY'S MATCHES SAFFC v Home United (Choa Chu Kang Stadium) Tanjong Pagar v Jurong (Queenstown Stadium) All matches start at 7.30pm
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      116 52 Odds as at 8.30 am SAFFC* HOME UNITED Ix 2: (1) SAFFC: $1.70 (x) Draw: $3.35 (2) Home Utd: $4.00 1/2 GOAL: SAFFC (-11/2): $2.90 Home Utd (+ll/2): $1.33 TOTAL GOALS: 0 Goal: $8.00 IGoal: $4.70 2 Goals: $4.00 3 Goals: $4.00 4 Goals: $5.20 5 Goals: $7.80
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      575 53  -  WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: ENGLAND v FINLAND Live, FC 22,10.55pm tonight Edwin's Hot Tip: ENGLAND 3 FINLAND 0 By Edwin Yeo England will win. it's as simple as that. Forget about how Finland is not an easy side because of players such as Sami Hyypia, Jonatan Johansson and Jari
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      277 54 ENGLAND coach Sven Goran Eriksson has been going places to select his team for the World Cup Qualifiers against Finland tonight and Albania next Wednesday. According to BBC Sport, the Swede has watched 41 matches in the two-odd months since he's taken charge. His frantic schedule has
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      357 55 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: ENGLAND v FINLAND M Live, FC 22,10.55pm tonight Reuters. DAVID BECKHAM FINLAND coach Antti Muurinen has filled out using two players to shackle the English captain. Muurinen said Beckham would be difficult to close down in his role as a mobile right-midfielder.
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      54 55 GERMAN SKIPPER BIERHOFF IS A FINLAND WELL-WISHER I hope England lose some points against Finland.. even though they are five points behind us (in Group 9) everything is possible. Oliver Bierhoff of Germany, which plays Albania in Leverkusen today A NEW-LOOKHyppia sports a new blond look before the
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      169 55 Reuters. FINLAND coach Antti Muurinen is trying his best to take some of the pressure off striker Jari Litmanen, who carries his country's best hope of producing an upset. The 30-year-old, who has scored 17 goals in 68 appearances for Finland, moved to Liverpool this
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      337 55 GP 8: ROMANIA v ITALY AP. ITALIAN fans are worried after Fifa statistics showed Romania is the team with the highest percentage of home wins in official matches more than 80 per cent. Another concern is the condition of key players and a
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      726 56 GROUP 2: ANDORRA v HOLLAND ANY other time, it wouldn't be a question of Holland winning, just how much it would win by. But the Dutch are going through a worse time at the Qualifiers than England. While it has whacked Cyprus
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      108 57 GROUP ONE Luxembourg v Faroes Yugoslavia v Switzerland Russia v Slovenia GROUP TWO Cyprus v Ireland Andorra v Holland GROUP THREE Malta v Denmark N Ireland v Czech Rep LIVE, SupetSpoct*, 10J5pm Bulgaria v Iceland GROUP FOUR Sweden v Macedonia Turkey v Slovakia Azerbaijan v Moldova GROUP FIVE Ukraine
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      450 57 Reuters, AFP. SVEN Goran Eriksson will delay naming his side for today's World Cup Qualifier against Finland until he finds out whether Steven Gerrard is fit. The Liverpool midfielder has back and groin problems and will be unable to declare himself
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      72 56 r re SATURDAY NIGHT I l CLASH I V s"— I I i§income S.League presents I I SAF FC I I vs I I HOME UNITED FC I I Will Grabovac tear apart Aide's solid defence? I I Find out tonight when the highly disciplined Home United FC meet the
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