The New Paper, 16 April 2003

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  • 34 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2003 !Singapore Press Holdings I Website: newpaper.asla I .com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Hotline: 1800- 7 33 44 55 MITA (P) 025/03/2003 60 CENTS 11(11 8 887tar%oooor the new paper
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    • 50 1 TIPSTERS ON THE mmw Arsenal N ,V.\S HI k/£ <1C> •ys ii'l CS8 m ac? 'a7i fiv iTiTviiTi WEDNESDAY. APRIL 16, 2G03 Irs okay to loot because.. 4 n Li r ,y p* m I, v. Thief of Baghdad opens up to Azhar Ghani &Mohd Ishak Picture/ MOHD ISHAK r
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    • 600 2  -  Looter: We're taking back what's ours FACE TO FACE By, Azhar Ghani THE searing heat must have penetrated his thin cotton shirt, through to his skin. The suffocating smell of burning hanging in the air should have made it difficult to breathe. Yet, 17-year-old
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    • 371 2  -  By Azhar Ghani THESE guys are really something else. Creative thinkers even. Well, creative crooks is perhaps a better description. Just look at the way they figured out how to transport their ill gotten gains. Incredible. These are some of them. Cars pick-up trucks
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    • 289 3 FACE TO FACE NYT. THE chaos that turned Baghdad into a place of nightmarish lawlessness during the past five days today began to give way to tentative signs of a city determined to begin the long climb back towards order. The change came as US
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  • SINGAPORE
    • Article, Illustration
      793 5  -  ACCUSED OF ABUSE BY FORMER MAID TAKEN TO COURT, LEGAL BILL OF $20,000 ACQUITTED, BUT QUITS JOB TO LOOK AFTER DAUGHTER SCARED AFTER TWO-YEAR 'NIGHTMARE', SHE SAYS... Reports and pictures/. Michael Lee MADAM Yeo Gek Hong has given up her job as a coffeeshop assistant so she
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    • 238 5 AFTER a four-day trial, Magistrate Gilbert Low found the maid was not a credible witness. He found inconsistencies in her account. For example, in her police statement, Miss Kitri gave the date of the incident as Mar 1,2001. But the medical report stated
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    • 448 6  -  But club likely to stay put By Teh Jen Lee EVER tried going on a treadmill? You huff and puff for hours and yet, you're right where you started. The Changi Beach Club (CBC) saga could end the same way too with the
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    • 191 6 THERE will be another EGM for CBC members to vote on May 10. The last EGM saw 322 CBC members voting against the merger while 64 supported it. Those who lost petitioned the management council for a re-vote. SSC thinks the merger will give both clubs "a
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 802 8  -  While he's out on bail... PENALTY The boy can be placed on probation or in Singapore Boys' Home for up to three years. By Lee Tee Jong PINCH once, pinch twice. This serial thief could not stop stealing even while out on bail. Not content with
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    • 716 9  -  THE STUDY The job market for graduates is at its worst in five years, said a recent joint-study by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and National University of Singapore (NUS). Worst hit was the 2002 batch. NTU said 77.8 per cent of
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    • 201 9 LOOKING at Mr Sacha Khoh (left) take orders for cosmetics, care and hair products, you would never guess that he is a trained engineerAfter four yeSfcfcin NUS to get a mechanical 1 engineering degree, he chose to work as a management trainee with L'Oreal. Mr Khoh,
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    • 143 8 ne persuaded a scnooimate to De nis accomplice. On Mar 11, they staked out the staff room and waited until 8am when all the teachers left for the classrooms. The schoolmate acted as the lookout while the boy went up to his form teacher's desk, opened the drawer and took
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 438 11  -  By Dawn Chia THE neon light* and brightly-lit signboards of karaoke lounges are hard to miss in Geylang. The same could be said of those in Tanjong Pagar considered the undisputed karaoke hub by many hardcore crooners. Now, suburban Serangoon Garden demands centre-stage
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    • 135 11 MR Charles Sim isn't complaining about the influx of the karaoke lounges. The 20-year-old karaoke regular, who has switched from singing at Duxton Road to Serangoon Gardens, said: "One karaoke lounge is just like another. But here, you can go to good supper places like Chomp Chomp
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    • 107 11 ONE resident who lives along Farleigh Avenue, who only gave her name as June, said: "The lights aren't very pleasing to the eye. Although there isn't much noise or trouble from the KTVs, they seem out of place in this quiet neighbourhood." Her house is just a stone's
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    • 243 11  -  By] Desmond Ng GOOD for commercial growth, bad for residential living. The onslaught of karaoke lounges in Serangoon Garden would have some effect on property prices there, said Knight Frank's director (consultancy and research) Tay Kah Poh. On one hand, if the karaoke lounges take off
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    • Article, Illustration
      582 12 Owner blames high business costs for retail chain's $3m debts, BACK in 1997, it was one of the first stores to make budget shopping in Orchard Road trendy. Now, six years and 10 outlets later, budget retail chain 0ne.99 Shop will have to close. It has succumbed to
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  • 330 14 NY bouncer tried to stop two patrons from smoking WORLD- AP. A BOUNCER at a Manhattan nightclub who was stabbed in a brawl when he tried to stop patrons from smoking, died last Sunday. Mr Dana Blake, 32 (whose picture appears in a
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  • 355 16 WORLD THEY have to use Western names such as Britney and Brad instead of their own real ones when calling potential customers. They also have to watch films from the UK and US to learn how people in these countries
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  • WORLD
    • 423 18 AP. Mrs Laci Peterson was eight months pregnant when she left her home in Modesto, California, one morning with her dog. That was last Christmas Eve. The 27-year-old, who was expected to give birth to a baby boy last February, was never
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    • 121 18 Mr Ron Grantski, Mrs Lad Peterson's stepfkther, told The San Francisco Chronicle that family members were going through a full range of emotions as they learned of the bodies. He said: It's hard to explain. You want it to be, you don't want it to be. We've got
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    • 248 19 Its own chief accused of taking bribes THE special 100-strong police task force set up to crack down on an illegal gambling game in the Philippines has just been dismantled. Reason? The hit squad's chief was on the take. Several Manila newspapers
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  • 288 22 WORLD- IT was the last thing he expected to encounter in the crashing surf. Not a shark, but a 3m-long crocodile and it was coming straight for him. An Australian man last night recounted his remarkable escape from the snapping jaws of an angry crocodile
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 327 24 Doctor's KL shop had been empty for years HIS shophouse unit had remained unoccupied for a long time. The water supply had been disconnected for years. So the Selangor doctor was understandably shocked when he received a water bill for RM14,000 ($6,560). It
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    • 324 25 Even senior cops will not be spared, Malaysia's Acting PM pledges There will be no cover-up when senior police officers are being investigated for corruption and the abuse of power. This was the pledge given by Malaysian Acting Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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    • 147 25 A TOTAL of 1,038 low-ranking officers from various government departments and the private sector were caught accepting bribes between 2000 and 2002. This was revealed by Datuk Ahmad Said Ham dan, deputy director-general of Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Agency, reported the New Straits Times. Datuk Ahmad Said said
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  • WORLD
    • 105 27 and you realise this is no circus monkey about to perform some tricks. In fact, it cannot even move its body. The metal cap covers electrodes attached to its head during scientific testing carried out at Russia's top
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    • 223 27 including those accused of being breeding grounds for Islamic extremism IT is a major injection of new aid. And it will see the US donating US$lOO million (sl7Bm) to Pakistan's troubled education system over a five-year period. The money will be channelled towards the
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  • NEWS IQ
    • 107 29 HERE'S how: A crossed cheque made out to "The Courage Fund" can be sent to The Courage Fund, c/o National Healthcare Group, 6 Commonwealth Lane, Level 6, GMTI Building, Singapore *****7 Or call 1900-112-8811 before Apr 30. Sing Tel Mobile customers can also use the ♦SEND
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    • 286 29 SINGAPOREANS' confidence, already battered during the run-up to the Iraq war in March, has been pushed even lower by the Sars outbreak. The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell 48 points to 135 points for the three months that ended on Mar 31 this year to its worst
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    • 330 29 OK THE RACK ExtractfromZDNttt.com: LEWD e-mail promoting pornography may soon pose more than just a technical challenge in the ongoing fight against spam. Experts say it's set to become an acute leg,al problem too. Graphic images appearing unbidden on PCs by way of e-mail in-boxes could
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    • 53 29 S'PORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ (Close in US$/Change) Pacific Internet 6.60/+0.18 Creative Technology 6.39/-0.19 Flextronics 8.34/+0.07 Chartered Semiconductor 3.61/-0.03 Stats 7.25/+0.34 Yesterday's Percentage p. action change ose Dow Up 0.61% (51.26 pts) 8,402.36 Nasdaq Up 0.44% (6.06 pts) 1,391.01 S+P 500 Up 0.63% (5.58 pts) 890.81 STI Up 0.70%
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    • 69 29 SILOSO Beach is to have a $20 million makeover that will bring a water sports operator, more eating places and several boutiques to"this 1.5km sandy stretch some will be ready by June. Visitors can look forward to a beer-themed restaurant, health-food cafe as well as a
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    • 66 29 THREE more charities Yong-en Care Centre, Children-at-risk Empowerment Association and the Sree Narayana Home for the Aged Sick will get help from the Community Chest this year. This means an extra 10,000 people will benefit. While the Chest's fund-raising target remains the same as last year's $42
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    • 66 29 THE Education Ministry has ordered the closure of seven kindergartens one day before their re-opening after the Sars-enforced shutdown. Most have been operating for several years, one for 20 years. But the Ministry said the move was because they were not registered, and warned that more pre-schools
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    • 67 29 MORE Singaporeans two in five have turned to broadband, according to an Infocomm Development Authority survey that shows a 30 per cent jump from 2001. Seventy-nine per cent of broadband users spend an average 10 hours a week at it, a hint that high-speed connectivity is
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    • 71 29 WASTE-MANAGEMENT firm ecoWise yesterday withdrew the public tranche of its initial public offer (IPO) at the last minute, blaming it on the Sars outbreak. But Sars did not stop the last three IPOs from becoming roaring successes. Market-watchers said a more likely reason was the weak market.
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    • 79 29 ALMOST twice as many Singaporeans retired in Malaysia last year, compared to previous years. The number who set up second homes in Malaysia under its My Second Home retirement scheme went up to 74, up from 38 in 1999 and 2000, and 42 in 2001. A
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous

  • Hey!
    • 440 30  -  ...to get into the latest game show in town By Yeoh Wee Teck MOST suffered just cuts and bruises. But one contestant ended up in the A E department of the Singapore General Hospital. About 400 potential contestants gathered at Sentosa over the weekend to
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    • 86 31 IF you think Dog Eat Dog sounds like a game show you can sink your teeth into (and emerge $10,000 richer), Media Works will be holding another round of auditions next month. So far, according to the production crew, more men than women have taken part.
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    • 221 31 ACCORDING to Dog Eat Dog's executive producer, Mr Toh Lan Sim, Media Works spent a "five figure sum" to acquire the rights to the game show. Dog Eat Dog made its British debut in the late '90s. Since then, it has moved to
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  • HEY!
    • 775 32 Chow Yun Fat, whose Hollywood film Bulletproof Monk opens here tomorrow, speaks about films family health NEVER mind that Chow Yun Fat (above) has spent thousands of dollars on private English lessons just so he could work in Hollywood. When asked if he would prefer
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    • 461 33 YOU might not believe it, but I've done a bit of modelling in my time. Looking at me ravaged and wrecked, you might wonder: "Was this a face that gazed out from the pages of a million glossies?" No, it wasn't. I was
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  • RACING
    • 392 47 GOING: GOOD WORKOUTS by horses handicapped on Friday: CLASS 1 1,200 m (turf): Storm Racer (M du Plessis) 36. Last-start winner Gunong Mas (D Azis) canter/36.5, keeping form. Bo Mag canter/40.4. Steal A Scene (J Saimee) canter/42. Last-start upset winner Magnum Force canter/37.6, finished
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    • 836 47 GOING: GOOD NST. WORKOUTS by horses handicapped on Saturday: CLASS 3 DIV 2— 1,200 m: The Spider (A Kumar) 37, keenly. Coldplay (TM Wan) 36, fit. Lucky 'N' Safe pace work. Hong Foong (H Barnabas) pace work. Slow work: Victory CaM, Big Thank You. CLASS 3
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    • 366 47 THREE newcomers will be making their debuts at Friday's mixed meeting and all of them have had their share of successes back home. Swltcan Burn, the only Class 1 performer (rated 90 points under the Central Rating System) among the trio, Is a winner of four races
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    • WHIP HAND
      • 303 48 IT WAS a day to remember for young Mohamad Azrull at Krai\ji last Saturday. Back for a two-week break after completing the first half of his two-year apprenticeship riding course in Australia, Azrull attended the afternoon race meeting with fellow-Australian Racing Institute (ARI) trainees
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      • 154 48 WHAT do weekend winners Iron Eyes Cody, Perfect Chemistry and Prince Of Straits have in common? Dadd/s fast legs, that's what! In a rare feat, Australian sire Dauberval was represented by three runners over the two-day 16-race cards and all three duly obliged. First to do his
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      • 202 48 ADELAIDE jockey Shayne Cahill must be rueing his decision to ride in Malaysia. Barely a month after venturing up north as a visiting rider, he was slapped with one of the harshest penalties ever meted out by the stipendiary stewards in local racing history. The
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      176 48 RESULTS of three barrier trials conducted over 1,000m on the fibresand track at Kranji yesterday. The going was good. TRIAL 1:1 Versifier (J Geroudis) 2 Maio 3 Tango (E Wilkinson) 4 Rising Ruler (F Herholdt). Unofficial margins and time: 1 Vi, v*, 4 1 2 (lmin 03.32sec). TRIAL
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  • SPORTS
    • S-LEAGUE MATCH-FIXING CONTROVERSY
      • 430 49  -  By Ernest Luis ALI Imran Lomri (right) has been suspended from playing in the S-League by his club Balestier Khalsa with immediate effect, starting from yesterday. He was charged by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) for breaching the S-League Players' Code of Conduct by sharing confidential
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      • 232 49 The FAS received the Report on the investigations conducted by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau last week. After carefully studying the report, charges were filed against three S-League players, namely, Mohamed Effendi Bin Mohamed Zainal (Geylang United FC), Mohamed Noor Ali (Geylang United FC) and Ali Imran Bin
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    • 255 50 EURO KICKOFF: ENGLAND ITALY ENGLAND: DIVISION ONf PORTSMOUTH 1 BURNLEY 0 Reuters. PORTSMOUTH'S 15-year wait for a return to the top flight of English football finally came to an end early this morning. Bulgarian international Svetoslav Todorov's 20th League goal of the season was enough to secure
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    • 129 50 Reuters. AC MILAN 2 PERUGIA 1 WHAT a close shave for AC Milan. They hung on to beat Perugia 2-1 in the Italian Cup semi-final, second-leg match this morning to take their place in next month's final against AS Roma or Lazio. After the first
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    • SHOWDOWN
      • WHAT FERGIE REALLY THINKS
        • 285 51 HIGHBURY, TOMORROW, 2.30am EXCLUSIVE SIR Alex Ferguson has cranked up tonight's title war with Arsene Wenger by taunting: "I bet Arsenal regret shooting their mouths off now." The Manchester United boss, who saw his stars take a pounding at Real Madrid early last week, but
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        • 214 51 WHILE Arsenal basked in an eight-point lead a few weeks ago that prompted many to declare the title race dead, Ferguson always believed his United players were alive to the task at hand. "I have never really thought Arsenal were out of reach," said Ferguson. "When
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        • 406 52 HIGHBURY, TOMORROW, 2.30am FERGUSON believes the Premiership is a hard ball game and teams will come to grief if they shoot off their mouths of having the title in their bag even before the season climaxes. Observed Ferguson: "It doesn't worry or
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        • 339 52 FERGUSON doesn't believe his stars will be demoralised at Highbury by events that unfolded at Real Madrid last week where United were eclipsed by a first half of staggering brilliance by the Spanish side. He's also not buying the popular belief that his
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      • 258 52  -  INCLUSIVE r.y steve Bates RED Devil David Beckham is convinced Manchester United have the ability to bounce back against Arsenal. Said the United midfielder: "We have a hell of schedule coming up. It is now a massive couple of weeks that will shape our
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        535 53 HIGHBURY. TOMORROW. 2.30am Little elicits as much passion as the ongoing rivalry between Manchester United and Arsenal Today's clash at Highbury has added significance as it could decide the championship. But there have always been an extra twist to the confrontations between these giants as we look
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      • 88 53 Win 43% 72% Arsene Wenger has certainly cheered up the thousands of fans who pay to watch every home game at Highbury. Arsenal have won 72 per cent of their Premiership matches at Highbury since he was appointed, losing just 10 percent. Previously, the Gunners won less
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      • 91 53 Team P W D L Pts 2 Arsenal 126 91 22 13 295 Since Arsene Wenger came to the helm, the Gunners have been firing. Arsenal have the edge in today's big game not because they are playing at home, but as the Opta statistics show that since
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      • 491 54  -  TIP TALK HIGHBURY, TOMORROW, 2.30am By Edwin Yeo IF you think that Manchester United's recent form is going to make them heavy favourites against Arsenal tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time), think again. Bookmakers have opened with Arsenal slight favourites, but what is even more surprising is
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      • 602 55  -  HIGHBURY, TOMORROW, 2.30am EDWIN YEO IF there's ever a time that my neck's on the chopping block, tomorrow morning's match between Arsenal and Manchester United would be it. To be honest, I don't personally know anybody who has put their necks on a chopping block
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      • 797 56  -  HIGHBURY, TOMORROW, 2.30am DEREK ATHROWAWAY line uttered by Martin Tyler, commentator on SkySports, during Manchester United's 6-2 humiliation of Newcastle last Saturday underlined the dilemma facing punters ahead of tonight's title showdown at Highbury. Intercepted by Scholes," said Tyler as the United midfielder was gifted
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      • 668 57 HIGHBURY, TOMORROW, 2.30am FOLLOWING Real Madrid's lesson in the art of football against Manchester United last Tuesday, it is probably no longer possible to call the Premiership the best league in the world. What that match has not altered, though, is the fact that the Premiership
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      • 149 57 THERE are no selection headaches for Wenger. He has made every effort to facilitate Pires' return to the starting XI. The Frenchman has made it clear he needs his best players available, so you can understand why he waits patiently for his key men to come back.
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      • 207 57 THIS is not just a confrontation between the two best sets of players in the country. It is also the ultimate tactical battle between the two best Premiership managers. Everything is at stake at Highbury: The respect, the kudos and, most of all, the Premiership title.
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      • 189 58 ARSENAL Captain Patrick Vieira should be fit for the showdown. But Ray Parlour is a slight doubt due to a hamstring injury. "Basically, we have no injuries," manager Arsene Wengertold reporters after training yesterday. "Patrick should be alright. We will make a decision tomorrow." French midfielder Vieira suffered
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      • 668 58  -  HIGHBURY, TOMORROW. 2.30am BY Mark Bratley PA Sport SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT JA RSENAL boss Arsene MWWenger has warned United that last season's title triumph at Old Trafford will give his team the mental edge in the showdown at Highbury. Wenger set himself the personal
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      • 1141 59 HIGHBURY. TOMORROW. 2.30am HIGHBURY, TOMORROW. 2.30am It's the match off the season and the title race could very well be decided at Highbuiy tomorrow morning. We take two off the top local footballing brains and put them in the shoes off Sir Alex Ferguson and
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      • 28 59 Formation: 4-4-2: David Seaman Lauren Sol Campbell Martin Koown Ashley Cole Ray Parlour Patrick VMra MiiitiMn FndrfkUM«to(i M Hiteny Henry 112, A,, ,l„ UflH^-J Oynronl VTmoro
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      • 24 59 Formation: 3-4-1-2: Roy Carroll Rio Ferdinand Gary Neville Wes Brown David Beckham RoyKeane JuanVeron RyanGrggs Paul Sctioles RuudVan Nistelrooy OleGunnar Solskjaer
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      • WHO’S HOT, WHO’S NOT
        • 752 60  -  HIGHBURY, TOMORROW, 2.30am Who should be dropped and retained from the Arsenal and Man U teams, and why? Our writers give their preferred line-ups and formations as a teaser to the clash of the season tomorrow morning... TALKING POINT: By Gerard Wong YOU, dear reader,
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        • 452 60  -  HIGHBURY. TOMORROW, 2.30am By Edwin Yeo NO doubts about it, Roy Keane should be dropped for this big game. It's been clear over the last few games that despite Man LPs impressive play, Keane has been rarely influential in midfield. In Madrid, he was
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        • 470 60  -  By Ernest Luis I ARSENAL I'd tell Pascal Cygan to go to the barber's during the game, Ashley Cole to fight with Man U fans outside Highbury, and Sylvain Wiltord to see if he can touch his chin with his tongue. Then, I'd stick
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      • 695 61 HIGHBURY. TOMORROW. 2.30am Tomorrow morning, Arsenal take on Manchester United in a game that could signal their fate as they close in on the English Premier League title. ERNEST LUIS speaks to two Man Ufans, old and young THE OLD: Senior Counsel
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      • 378 61 THE YOUNG: Norzhafran (below) started by dressing in Chelsea colours, but soon discovered his love for the Red Devils UNLIKE R Palakrishnan, Norzhafran Norsham is definitely from the jersey-wearing generation. The 11-year-old Southview Primary student swears by Man U and David Beckham, whom he
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      • 137 62  - Gunners beware Neville By David Atherton SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT MANCHESTER UNITED defender Gary Neville believes today's opponents Arsenal can see the title slipping out of their grasp. United have come back from eight points behind the Gunners five weeks ago to hold a three-point lead, albeit courtesy of an extra game
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      • 86 62 MAN UNITED: The Red Devils have dominated the Premier League since it started in 1992, winning every year except 1995 (Blackburn), 1998 (Arsenal) and 2002 (Arsenal). Until Wenger arrived in 1996, Arsenal's highest finish was fourth. ARSENAL: The Gunners won the league in 1998 by one point and finished
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      • 532 62  -  HIGHBURY. TOMORROW, 2.30am By Simon Stone SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT PA Sport David beckham will be unleashed on Arsenal today as Manchester United look to tighten the Premiership noose which they have dropped loosely round Arsene Wenger's neck. Despite feverish transfer speculation linking the England skipper with a
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      • 837 63 HIGHBURY. TOMORROW. 2.30am NORTH London could not agree on the scoreline. But what the Arsenal fans do know is that come hell or high water, Patrick Vieira had better be on the pitch against Manchester United tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore). The New Paper was
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      • 1517 64 HIGHBURY, TOMORROW. 2.30am Arsenal and Manchester United lock horns at Highbury tonight (tomorrow morning in Singapore) in a meeting which will have a big bearing on the outcome of the title race. Our soccer reporters as well as those from PA Sport give their
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      180 65 Injury problems trouble the two IN the battle for midfield supremacy Vieira has emerged as the undoubted master as Keane has struggled to regain his old authority following his long injury layoff. Vieira has been operating on another plane all season, providing a text-book example of the
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      171 65 Who's strike will make the difference?* IT is difficult to separate two supreme international strikers, both of whom are at the peak of their powers. Henry has electric pace, sublime touch and an almost serene calmness in front of goal. He has scored 27 club goals this
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