The New Paper, 8 September 2001

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  • 30 1 the new paper SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 2001 Singapore Press Holdings Email: tnp@sph.com sg Tel: 1800-7 33 44 55 Website: newpaper.asia I.com.st MITA (P) 104/03/2001 60 CENTS the J new pSper
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    • 105 1 One billion ringgit still counting i Dow tumble 234 pt d«-x, sep? w» K -I f* A. -1 HI Cool hero helps to save on burning ferry.. 4 Dr M on Malaysia's IT hub: US jobless figures up... One billion Dow xj33>k ringgit still tumbleff^^ counting 25 234 pi* 2
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    • 79 1 4 Dr M on Malaysia's IT hub: US jobless figures up... One billion Dow xj33>k ringgit still tumbleff^^ counting 25 234 pi* 2 x^>r SinoannKAanc ACo^ I HXdl# VI WCXII9 nl» 111 I J I -lM (JT I S'poreans caught in v 9-storey BHIIM M I Wgh ■nBTHMIfI _i waves
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  • NEWS
    • 383 2 Wire services THE US sneeze which causes the rest of the world to catch a cold is looking more like full-blown flu. US stocks reacted badly (see Stock watch below) to the labour department's report that the nation's unemployment rate had soared to 4.9 per
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    • 83 2 STOCKS continued to tumble yesterday, after the US jobless rate jumped to a four-year high. The Dow Jones industrial index slumped 234.99 points, or 2 P 39 per cent, to 9,605.85. The Nmtaq composite index fell 17.94 "1-05 per cent, to v i r u*. Volume was light
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    • 254 2 HOW much worse can anger get? A 44-year-old man was so enraged coming out of a convenience store that he first deliberately rammed his car into another, then drove to a bank parking lot and intentionally struck a woman, wedging her under his car and
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    • 244 2 ARE you a diner who asks for water with your meal? Well, soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is targeting people like you whom it says is causing a "high water incidence rate" in restaurants. The Times reports that Coca-Cola has started an HNO campaign
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  • NEWS
    • 929 4  -  By Arul John AS thick smoke billowed through the burning ferry, passengers were panicking and screaming. But one remained calm and helped the 117 passengers, including 10 Singaporeans, to jump ship. Haji Shamsuddin Kadir*s quick-thinking probably helped save their lives. Within minutes
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    • 160 4 MR Rosmani's wife, Hajjah Rohan ah Shukor, 52, is still at Hospital Awal Bros in Pekanbaru. Said Mr Abdul Rahman: "She's recovering from smoke inhalation and a mild stroke, and should be discharged on Saturday." She is the only one of the 117 passengers still
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    • 100 4 LOANG NOi: FINE JEWELLERY presents Miss Singapore World 2001 Beauty Pageant Ladies... If you possess charm, poise and intelligence... Your dream of being crowned the most beautiful girl in Singapore can now become a reality. q Heed the call and j respond immediately. Jewellery: Loang Noi jf" Please send application
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  • NEWS IQ
    • 324 6 GOOD news for weary feet. More than 7,000 families in high-rise HDB blocks will benefit from the new Lift Upgrading Programme. The Government decided in March to set aside $4.8 billion to carry out the programme over the next 10 to 15 years.
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    • 40 6 THESE Brazilian soldiers wanted to do more than just come marching in during a military parade on Brazil's Independence Day yesterday. So, they chose to ride in style on top a single motorcycle. Picture/ Ap
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    • 71 6 NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng says that in a fast-changing economy, workers should have money to upgrade their skills put into individual training accounts. Those with the Skillsave accounts that the NTUC has proposed can improve their skills without depending on employers who do not want to
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    • 64 6 FIVE restaurants in Holland Village have been given the green signal to continue operating from their present premises at least for another year. The five eateries are Michelangelo's, Original Sin, Sistina Pizzeria, Da Paoloa and Au Petit Salut. Residents in the area had been complaining about the
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    • 69 6 THAT little tyke may be darned irritating but Scottish mums and dads will have to think twice before laying a hand on him. In Scotland, parents could be jailed if they smack toddlers under the age of three, after a landmark ruling outlawing almost all parental physical punishment
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    • 63 6 A MANHUNT is on for the culprit whose fake press statement on the Internet sent share prices of Venture Manufacturing to dizzying heights. The Commercial Affairs Department is sifting through computer records of OCBC Securities records, in an attempt to identify who used the terminals on Wednesday
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    • 67 6 PATIENTS who need financial help in settling their hospital bills should go directly to medical social workers, said Mr Chan Soo Sen, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Prime Minister's Office and Health Ministry) yesterday. Some patients do not know where to seek help and "end up running all over
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    • 60 6 THE Japanese government reported yesterday the economy had contracted by 0.8 per cent for the second quarter. Economists say the economy will probably shrink 0.2 per cent this quarter. Two straight declines would meet the common definition of recession. Japan's credit rating by Moody's also faces a
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    • 75 7 QUOTEWORTHY The popular image of us is of some kind of rogue organisation creating mayhem and madness on a whim... We hate to see ugly imagery of us in television and films. CIA's new entertainment officer Chase Brandon, on how the agency is now willing to
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    • 264 7 IN FOCUS JUST Bcm of space, or slightly less than the width of this box, can make the difference between life and death during an air emergency. A study commissioned by British air safety regulators has found that airline seats are so close together
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    • 256 7 OH THE RACK GUESS which country is among the few at the forefront of embryonic stem-cell research, the new mantra in medical science. The unlikely answer is India, more recently in the news for starvation deaths in several states. According to the US' National Institutes of
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    • 67 7 The Straits Times: Megawati budget to restore economy The Business Times: Indon budget targets 5 per cent GDP growth, focuses on stability Lianhe Zaobao: Lifts in blocks from 64 precincts to be upgraded Berita Harian: $1 billion for HDB estate upgrading programme NewsRadio 93.8FM: The US jobless rate
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    • 39 7 International Herald Tribune: Outlook worsens in US and Japan New Straits Times: MSC investments paying off BBC news: President Bush says he is deeply concerned by news that unemployment in the US has reached a four-year high
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 35 7 Dilbert /Scott Adams rrc wMiittit 1 YOU fAEAN LIKE I UJHY D0E5NT ANYONE rrT. 1 QUITTING THIS PUTRID 2 UNDERSTAND ANY1 ROMANY AND GOING THING I SAY? KibKb TO WORK SO fAE PLACE BETTER? I
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 664 8 Nine Chinese women were arrested last nigkt for immigration offences at a karaoke lounge along Joo Chiat Road. There are penalties for these offences. But how does one solve the other problem plaguing karaoke lounges... catftghts between hostesses and angry wives?IRENE KEWspeaks to
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    • 100 8 AN angry wife storms into a karaoke lounge and confronts a hostess who has been seeing her husband. In the scuffle, the hostess hurts her head and demands $3,000 as compensation before she'll leave the couple alone. Is that reasonable? Watch a panel of experts slug it out on
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  • 1011 10  -  Singaporean cargo ship caught in strong gale near Cape Town NEWS By Uyen Vu NINE-STOREY high waves pounded their ship like it was a plastic toy in a bathtub. The waves and gale-force winds were so strong, it pushed the Singaporean cargo ship closer to
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  • 402 12  -  SINGAPORE By Sheela Narayanan IT is always inconvenient for commuters when the LRT breaks down. But it was a blessing in disguise for one taxi driver. This cabby ended up having to take a taxi to reach his own vehicle when the LRT
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  • 506 13  -  Concert ry THFRiver BROUGHT TO YOU BY^ Clarke Quay JsiNGAPORE EVERY time jazz pianist Jeremy Monteiro makes an appearance here, he inevitably draws the crowds. Maybe it's because his name is synonymous with jazz in Singapore. Or, maybe it's because this Singaporean musician doesn't perform here
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  • 583 14  -  SINGAPORE YES NO Go easy on yourself: Eat well: EZI I I Manage your time properly: Take short breaks: Exercise: By Amy Chiew THE heat is on. N levels are here. And the O levels. And the A levels. And of course, the PSLE. It's time for
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    • 47 14 IF YOU WEEP HELP Samaritans of Singapore: 1800-221-4444 Tinkle Friend: 1800-274-4788 Ramakrishna Mission Counselling Centre: 383-5745 PSLE Hotline (run by the Students Care Service): 1800-872-4326. This hotline will start on Sapt 12 and end when PSLE ends. H will reopsn when the PS LE results are ralaasad.
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 221 16 FROM Changi Point, you can just about make out the tiny island. Located skm away from the mainland and lkm south of Pulau Tekong Kechil, Pulau Sajahat was once one of the main points of defence for the British during World War H. A
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    • 381 17  -  BY Joycelyn Wong Desperate for a puff, Ong Yong Peow (left) tried to light a cigarette. Even though it was against the law to smoke in the air-conditioned shopping centre. Warned by a security officer, he got steamed up. Ong challenged him
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  • COMMENT
    • 73 20 YOUR call helped us get the story of Chawang, a bull elephant, goring his trainer. The New Paper found out that despite his serious injuries, trainer Gopal Krishnan did not blame Chawang. You also alerted us about the 10-year-old bully who was slapped by his teacher.
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    • 501 20 slice of life INJURIES happen for a reason. Even better if they leave a physical scar. When I was a pre-pubescent, bespectacled TV addict, I remember watching Hongkong TV actress Lisa Wang sink her teeth into the forearm of fellow actor Adam Cheng
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  • WORLD
    • 252 21 THE Miami police, it seems, need some serious policing themselves. As many as 13 police officers in the US city former and serving are facing charges, ranging from corruption to planting guns at crime scenes and covering up the incidents. All were members of an
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    • 201 21 US CONGRESSMAN Gary Condit (left), who is at the centre of an investigation into missing intern Chandra Levy, is considering retirement. Mr Condit, who has been questioned several times in connection with the disappearance of the Washington intern, has indicated to colleagues he would not seek
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  • WORLD
    • 352 23 LIFESTYLES of the Rich Famous presenter Robin Leach is probably heading for the Isle of Man even as you read this. To interview Britain's ultimate package holidaymakers. Michael and Jocelyn Rosenberg. The middle-aged couple has splurged £480,000 ($1,225,296) for a round-the-world cruise, the Times of
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    • 114 23 A MAN went to the counter of a police station in Australia and when asked if he needed help, "poked the rear end of his body out" and broke wind. The officers immediately booked him for offensive behaviour. In fact David Paul
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    • 223 24 WHAT a horrible act. This South Carolina man pinned his eight-week-old puppy to the wall with a 15cm long steak knife. And in the courtroom, Hailey Eugene Prescott, 45, tried to justify what he had done. Prescott claimed he was being merciful in
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 187 25 Bernama. THE youth had made a bomb. But after making the fish bomb behind his house, 20-year-old Azman Ismail pounded it with an axe. It exploded suddenly at 2pm yesterday, seriously injuring Mr Azman, who lives in Kampung Kubang Puyu, Lata Rek Kuala Krai in
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    • 408 25 Exports of companies expected to hit $455 million BACK in the '90s, the Malaysian government invested RMI4 billion ($6.46 b) in the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC). Now that investment is beginning to pay off. Exports of MSC-status companies are expected to hit nearly RMI
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    • 184 25 ITS election time in Sarawak. And the race for votes is on. Several political parties are working on overdrive, blazing the campaign trail throughout the state, reports the New Straits Times. The Sarawak state elections on Sept 27 are important for the ruling party
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  • WORLD
    • 496 26  -  Put up spy cameras Taunted, neighbours with names Spread manure to put off potential buyers By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY AHKMAN Ali thought his new neighbours didn't like him because of the colour of his skin. So he set out to make their lives hell. The
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    • 153 26 POLICE sealed off a shopping mall in Melbourne last night as they negotiated with a man who has doused both himself and his shop with petrol. The Mandarin Centre was evacuated earlier-in the day, reports the Herald Sun. The drama began at about 1.30pm.
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    • 27 27 YoacoaM say this hasakfcMfcfavJob—deaaiagtfceFootbafl Cap balaoa at Leeds Castle ia Keat, Maia. rs afl part el the Leeds Vintage Car Festival Picture/ Reuters
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    • 219 27 HE is China's most wanted fugitive. His release is unlikely to please the Chinese authorities. The man is accused of masterminding a multi-billion-dollar smuggling ring in the Chinese port city of Xiamen. But Mr Lai Changxing was a free man yesterday after being released
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    • 278 27 HIS case threatens to become a new irritant in US-China relations. It also comes just one month before President George Bush prepares to visit Beijing to strengthen ties. The controversy: China has been holding a US citizen in secret for 18 months, reports the
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  • Hey!
    • 515 28  -  By Chang May Choon SOME die-hard fans will do anything for their favourite band. Even move to the country where the band is based and then follow it all over the world on concert tours. Miss Masumi Ueyama is one such fan. The Japanese tour guide,
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    • 397 29 IN a serial currently showing, Aileen Tan plays a sex symbol whose love life is the stuff of office gossip. Is the MediaCorp artiste's personal romantic history as colourful? Aileen told Shin Min Daily News she was gone through five relationship phases. PHASE #1:
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    • 92 29 "OUR relationship is very stable. But I don't want to get married yet, haha... "I don't think IH make a good housewife. There are still many things I want to do: travel, play golf, play cards. "But once I get married, I will have to
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    • 405 30 ALEX TO'S CANTO DISCO PERFORMANCE Last Saturday, we reported how some people were disappointed at the Alex To performance at Canto Disco, which started IV2 hours late and lasted only half an hour. Here is the reply from the organiser, Mr William Lim, Managing
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    • 160 31 Christopher's not helping to Fann any rumours IF you think MediaCorp actor Christopher Lee's best on-screen partner is his reputed off-screen squeeze, Fann Wong (right), think again. At the recent President's Star Charity show, Fann Wong made an effort to avoid being seen together backstage with Chris, her co-star in
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    • Article, Illustration
      85 31 Nick Stef? HONGKONG rock prince Nicholas Tse (left) is reportedly nuts over Singapore singer Stefanie Sun. Talk was rife that he had hit on her in Taiwan when he was promoting his album recently. Tabloids even speculated that Stefanie considered dating him, but said no because she wanted to focus
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    • 103 31 IS there tension among the members of Taiwanese boyband Tension? Well, we think so. Even though the five boys vehemently denied any disagreements among them, it may be too good to be true. At their press conference on Monday, Jimmy Hung, the oldest in the group, fielded most
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    • 571 32 Contact Samuel at 9002-4740 or email him at samuel.tan @pacific. net.sg. The address of his studio is 2208, Geylang Road, between LorongBand Lorong 10. SINGAPORE is quite safe for women. Then again, there are certain skills in life (like being able
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    • 718 33 Cream cheese, Szechuan pepper even ginseng and bird's nest mooncakes. With so many new flavours, traditional mooncakes seem to have gone the way of the dinosaurs. RUTH KAM tracks down the few that are still churning out good ol'fashioned mooncakes CROWD FAVOURITE Every year, loyal customers flock
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    • 135 33  -  BY Suzanne Ong GOOD news for water skiers and wakeboarders. You now have another venue for these sports at the Southern Islands. It was opened to the public only one week ago. Make your way to the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club, at West Coast Ferry
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    • 417 34 PRIME-TIME TV WATCH IS reality show The Amazing Race for real? After watching Survivor and The Mole (where contestants have to guess which among them is secretly sabotaging their challenges), you would think that reality game shows are all about being fake. And at
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  • RACING
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      797 42  -  By Lionel Lee BY HIS high standards, the first weekend of the Penang Sprint Trophy meeting would seem like a walking pace for Michael Walker. The teenage sensation's first riding stint in Malaysia has not gotten off as well as expected. First, there was the blank from six
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    • 93 42 PICK OF TH This gutsy, all-weather galloper has been racing with renewed vigour. A short rest after April did wonders for him as he resumed with a vengeance, winning with authority over the Ipoh 1,600 m on a firm track. A fortnight later,
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    • 1294 43 No. Last 6 mn» Hone Wt RUng Joctay Banter (AgahrigMn, tntnm-omer) 1 ADRATUSSTAR 54 (0) DChee 1 (3ag Yeo-TS 4 WS) 2 -6 ALFROOfTE STAR 54 (0) CTreymane 6 (3ag Yeo-TS 4 WS) 3 BIG RETURN 54 (0) ACavallo 3 (3ag
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    • 10412 44 n YEARLY VICTORY 57(60) *A Kumaren c2.5 (5) (4ag Murphy-Paint Emperor) By Hurricane Sky-Endless Wonder; bay; landed 06.01.01; 2r 1-0-1 (I1200g 1:12.657); late Northern Set. 01.07.01 MS RLim 53 (53) (4) 5 6 3/8 ($138) 3V« King Of The Ring I1200f 1:13.3(461) 12.08.01 M-2 Wworth 57
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    • 186 44 NINE ANGEL wrapped up his preparations for a strong claim in the weight-for-age RM700,000 ($315,000) Sprint Trophy for Class 1 Div 1 sprinters over 1,400m in Race 8 tomorrow with an eye-catching trial in Penang yesterday. Taken out by jockey Lee Soo Hin, the
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    • 415 44 GUIDE TO PENANG TRACKWORK GOING: YIELDING NST Trained by Bonny Ng for Revenge Stable, Nine Angel should be closely followed this weekend. Fast work was done on the No. 2 grass track and slow work on the sand. Workouts by horses with engagement tomorrow: RACE 1: Slow work: Prince Nazare.
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    • 175 44 n STAR GENERAL ww Wilkinson {4) <4nig Baertschiger-Star Genera)) By Waikikt Star-Maazel; hay; Uwdtd 6.1.98; Br 14M) (KRsl700fl:49.153.5) 12.12.5S C5 Soo 55 (42) (5) 9 9 4/11 ($23) 1 Pans Amour KRbiSOOg r.52.1 (415) 05.01.00 C5 Wilkinson 53.5 (40) (1) 5 3 1/S ($11)
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    • 162 44 IRISH CHAMPION STAKES Reuters ITS all systems go for the eagerly-awaited rematch between Godolphin's world champion Fantastic Light and Ireland's superstar Galileo today. The pair will clash in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown with Fantastic Light looking to avenge his defeat in the King George
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  • SPORTS
    • 329 53 :rs Wire services. A LATE header from defender Li Weifeng gave China a 1-1 draw and a precious point in its World Cup Asian Group B Qualifier away to Qatar yesterday. Dahi Saad al-Naeumi put the home side ahead in the 31st minute
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    • 478 53  -  S-LEAGUE2OOI; TAMPINES STAGS 4 JURONG COBRAS 1 By Ben Nadarajan Followers of Tampines Stags have had a trying time recently. That's because the Stags have been brilliant one match, dreadful the next. An 8-2 thrashing by the SAF Warriors was followed by an impressive
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    • 170 53 48th min: GOAL! Tampines midfielder Azlan Alipah sprints through the Jurong defence and picks up a through ball from Luciano de Oliveira before lobbing it over BashirKhan. 51st min: Jurong substitute Marko Kraljevic heads onto the bar from a metre out. Velimir Crljen puts the rebound over the bar.
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      601 54  -  j¥ fi SINGAPORE 1 MYANMAR 2 Indra Sahdan 81st min Aung Tun Naing 41st, Yan Paing 74th Skipper Indra Sahdan's dream of "doing well" in his last SEA Games collapses as the Singapore Cubs get knocked out in the group stage [REPORTS WANG MENG MENG LIKE his role-model
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    • 346 55 Waving flags, clapping and cheering, the Myanmar supporters were behind their idols' every move YOURE right to think that it was an away game for the Singapore Cubs. For, an estimated 5,000 Myanmar supporters (above) packed the grandstand at Petaling Jaya's 20,000-seater MPPJ Stadium. Waving
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      396 55 2nd min: Myanmar 'keeper Aung Aung Oo collides with one of his own defenders as he misses a Fadzuhasny Juraimi left-wing cross. Indra Sahdan charges in for a crack but he's foiled by a tackle. 12th min: Lionel Lewis pulls off a marvellous double save. First, he dives
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    • 162 53 TANJONG PAGAR v SEMBAWANG Ix 2: (I)TanjongPagar: $1.23 (x) Draw: $5.20 (2) Sembawang: $7.50 1/2 GOAL Tanjong Pagan(-11/2):51.60 Sembawang: (+ll/2): $2.10 TOTAL GOALS: 0 Goal: $14.00 1 Goal: $6.70 2 Goals: $4.40 3 Goals: $4.30 4 Goals: $4.40 5 Goals: $6.50 6 Goals: $8.00 7 Goals: $15.00 8 Goals: $28.00
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    • 691 57  -  FOCUS ON SEA GAMES COMMENT BRIAN MILLER WHEN you read this, 111 be in Penang to cover the SEA Games. Yes, another one. Last night, while having beer with my buddies at the Dog Bone, they joked about
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    • 220 58 AP. MICHAEL Johnson made the decision to retire two years ago, knowing that he had accomplished most everything he wanted in the sport. And he would complete the rest in 2000 by becoming a repeat Olympic champion in the 400. He decided to leave while he still was
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    • 447 58 US OPEN TENNIS women's semi-finals Venus Williams bt Jennifer Capriati 6-4,6-2 Serena Williams bt Martina Hingis 6-3,6-2 AP OH, sister! Venus and Serena Williams used big serves and persistent play to reach the finals of the US Open yesterday and became the first sisters to play for
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    • 320 59 EURO KICKOFF: PRIMERA LIGA HE is the world's most expensive player. But even this soccer star has to fall in line. Luis Figo (left), the skilful Portuguese midfielder, will be the first to be hit by Real Madrid's new
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    • 492 59 ROBERTO Carlos claimed last Tuesday that he has no intention of adhering to Real Madrid's Blue Book the club's controversial new code of conduct by keeping quiet. The Brazilian defender said: "I'm not going to change my character because of a book."
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    • 536 60  -  FOCUS ON CHELSEA Chelsea is one of the favourites for success in this season's Premiership. But it also has a history of underachieving. Claudio Ranieri has revamped his midfield with fresh, dynamic new faces. Will his formula work this time around? By CLIVE WHITE IT was about
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    • 763 61 ...MORE ON CHELSEA THE ability to change tactics at will is, Claudio Ranieri believes, the future of football. To that end, his new midfield signings this summer will play a crucial role, perhaps none more so than Frank Lampard who, at £11 million ($27.5 m), has been
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      472 62  -  #1: Louis Saha By JONATHAN ROBERTS PREMIERSHIP player of the month for August. The man who almost destroyed Man U's dream in it's first match. Although not totally destroying it, he certainly gave it and every other team in the Premiership something to think about. Now one of
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    • 661 63 Home Team Away Team Last Comments time they ■BSSI met On form, Chelsea is probably the weaker of the two London sides. Its Dutch players must also be Chelsea Arsenal 2-2 a bit low in morale, considering Holland just got dumped out of the World Cup. But
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      520 63 ■WIIKIKI EDWIN YEO PREVIEWS THE CHELSEA-ARSENAL MATCH ■LiveonCh 23,io P m IF this was a boxing match, it would be one where the two pugilists are fighting it out to be the No 1 contender. You see, both Chelsea and Arsenal has aspirations of being top dog
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    • 800 64 YORKE COLE... THE PREMIERSHIP jS I BACK Reuters JB NDY Cole and Dwight Yorke fl could be back for Man Utd today in an amazing U-turn by manager Alex Ferguson. Fergie has hinted he is ready to ditch the controversial frontline pairing of Paul Scholes and
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    • 48 63 ON TV ESPN (SCV Ch23) Chelsea v Arsenal 10pm LIVE Man U v Everton 12.15 am tomorrow (Same day telecast) Tottenham v Southampton 9pm tomorrow LIVE Charlton v Fulham 11pm tomorrow LIVE TNP ON SUNDAY Catch the action of today's Premiership matches in The New Paper on Sunday
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