The New Paper, 20 June 2004

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    • 60 1 < 0 y 'Lowly Latvians hold mighty Germans® the nev\y*ape^| JUNE 20,2004 JLm MITA (P) 024/03/2004 80 CENTS >SI He's a social worker who helps child prostitutes in Batam. But his wife runs a brothel his mistress is a prostitute. l/i VJB -ifl^^^l^l a' J a jl Bi jf *^g~w
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    • 980 2  -  He tries to educate child prostitutes in Batam but... He is married to brothel owner His mistress is a prostitute He had contracted sexually-transmitted disease from prostitutes in the past By Esther Au Yong estheray@sph. com.sg ON one level, Mr Husaini Tarmizi is a social worker
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    • 292 3 WHEN The New Paper on Sunday visited Batam two Saturdays ago, we were hoping to meet rescued child prostitutes seeking help in the three available shelters on Batam. But we discovered that they were empty, and that one had even closed down. "It's not easy for the
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    • 575 4  -  IN BAT AM REPORT ESTHER AUYONG esthtroy&pkcomjf A SOCIAL worker with questionable morals, and a complicated life. Empty shelters that are not fully made use of. Lack of manpower and funding. All these point to an aid organisation that does not seem to have got
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    • 339 4 Mummy sold my virginity for 120 AT I 4, many Singaporean girls would have just started to discover the charms of the opposite sex. Other things on their list of priorities: Makeup, movies, the latest boy bands and fashion trends. Perhaps homework as well. But, at 14, Batam resident Laras
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    • 692 4  -  IN THAILAND REPORT SETO NU-WEN seto&sDhcamsg FROM the outside it is an ordinary restaurant, with good food and pretty waitresses. Inside lies something more sinister the backbone of the child prostitution market in Thailand's glitzy capital. Child prostitute syndicates are going underground and hiding
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    • 866 5  - So tough caring for son, IO, dad whose mind is going By Grace Ng tnp@sph.com.sg MS Esther Bay's life is dictated by the needs of the ones she loves. As any parent would tell you, it is already a full-time job taking care of your young child. But Ms Bay
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    • 505 6 TAKING care of her father is a difficult task, but Ms Esther Bay has never considered placing him in a nursing home. "It never crossed my mind that I have the option of putting my father in an old folks' home because that would
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      1001 7  -  But many are s unaware DFD JORCE LIH DFD FOR two years, Jenny took care of her mother-in-law who was suffering from cancer. The accounts executive, in her mid-30s, had to juggle her time among work, her four children and her mother-in-law. She was worn out and hardly
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    • 265 7 1) Home Care Assist Programme The programme aims to assist needy, ill or bedridden patients who need help to stay at home with their families after discharge from hospital. Assistance includes modifying the home to be more elderly-friendly, transport for follow-up care and
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    • 553 7 Life's fear factor from procreation to cremation I BELONG to the "toast generation." My beloved parents are long gone, I raise no children, neither goldfish nor parrot. But my siblings, like the majority of the population, are in that spreading number of the "sandwich generation," increasingly coming unstuck between eldercare
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    • 976 8  -  YOUNG FLASHY CONMAN lAILEP FOR CHEATING 'Inventor* cheated young Singapore investors, using their cash for expenses and the high life By Fawziah Selamat fawziahs@sph. com.sg NIGHTS at six-star hotels, first-class air tickets and flashy rental cars Jonathan Chee knew how to live it up. Even before
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    • 535 9 15,000 to rent Ferrari. He also: Flew first-class to 'pamper himself Spent 1,700 a night at hotels like the Four Seasons in Boston ON overseas trips, Jonathan Chee liked to zip around in a Ferrari. And it was the story of how he rented one such sports car while on
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    • 319 9  -  By Zaihan Mohamed Yusof zaihan@sph.com.sg THERE was a pretty young woman in the courtroom when Chee was sentenced on Monday, and she looked very upset. She was with an older woman and two men, and Chee got some time with them before he was
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    • 977 10  -  Hill-top location, view of sea off Bintan, but... REPORTS DESMOND NG desmondn@sphaxnsg THE pitch was simply irresistible. Would you like a nice house nestled on a Bintan hill-top next to a creek with a splendid view of the sea? At just $16,000 for a two-bedroom semidetached place, it's
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    • 154 10 DO your homework before rushing to buy that cheap house overseas, advised DTZ Debenham Tie Leung executive director Ong Choon Fah. It's a buyer-beware situation and the onus is on the buyer to make sure he has done his checks, she said. She gave the following
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    • 234 10 WE often hear about Singaporeans investing in overseas properties. But reports of such projects going astray are common too. Some examples: A group of more than 80 Singaporeans paid over $140,000 each for semi-detached houses in the Tamam Permata development in Johor Baru, about half-an-hour's drive
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    • 747 11  -  CANCELLATION OF SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE By Sheela Narayanan sheela@sph. corn, sg IT was only a technical glitch. But the way the message was delivered, they thought something really bad had happened. That was how many of the audience members felt at the cancelled
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    • 497 13 And Europe's baby fans OUR EURO MASCOT SAYS... EVEN kids follow the Euro. I just met a couple off them shouting "England is going to win!" as they kicked the ball into my path this afternoon in Woodlands. Just as well because the adults behave just
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    • 98 14 TEMPERATURES soared yesterday and It wasn't Just because of the heat For a few hours, 1,200 cyclists across the world rode with nothing but the wind at their backs, like these men in Madrid. London and Vancouver were among the 24 cities where nude protests
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    • 302 14 [y 7 Allegations against UN anti-corruption chief Untrue, baseless, irresponsible. That is how Mr Dileep Nair (right), head of the United Nations anti-corruption office, has described allegations of graft and sexual misconduct made against him. He said the accusations, made in an anonymous letter sent to
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      • 118 14 Snapshots of the main news to save you time INDONESIAN police have, for the first time, accused controversial Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir of being behind a series of bombings in the country since 1999. The chief of detectives, General Suyitno Landung Sudjono, said: "We have strong evidence
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      • 127 14 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew has suggested setting up two institutes to train people to build long-term careers in government and business in East and South-east Asia. He said the East Asian Institute should develop expertise in the language and culture, not only of China, but
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      • 118 14 MALAYSIAN police have captured a gang leader wanted in Hong Kong and Macau for his alleged involvement in a wave of killings and car bomb attacks. Kai Hong, leader of the Hong Kong-based triad Sun Yee Onn, was on the run for over a decade before he
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      • 117 14 ABOUT 50 mothers breastfed their children at the Haagen-Dazs outlet in Esplanade Mall yesterday. Members of the Breastfeeding Mothers' Support Group and the Asia Parents E-Group, an online discussion group for parents, were responding to a recent incident at the Esplanade. A woman breastfeeding her
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    • 663 15 British schoolgirl's murderer gets 30 years in jail Wire services. IT was her first school camp and 13-year-old Caroline Dickinson couldn't have been more excited. Her mother Sue, however, was worried. "I spoke to a teacher to ask if they could keep
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    • 328 15 Wire services. FRANCISCO Arce Montes, the 54-year-old drifter jailed for 30 years for killing Caroline Dickinson, is a disturbed loner with a long history of assaults on teenage girls. His attack on Caroline fitted his decade-long pattern of sneaking into youth hostels
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    • 437 17 California Governor shocks by granting parole to record number of murderers, kidnappers AS THE Terminator movie character, Arnold Schwarzenegger showed little mercy towards his victims. But as California Governor, the silver-screen tough guy has thrown a life-line to life-term prisoners. In his first seven months of
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    • 367 18 German bank gives tips on how to be happy "HOW to be happy" is an unusual subject for investment advice, but a bank analyst's note on the topic caught London's attention on Friday. The suggestions for improving happiness was sent to
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    • 445 19 GERMAN Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder probably isn't going to be pleased with the latest political drama on German state TV. The show, entitled Kiss Me Chancellor, features a fictitious Chancellor in the grip of a midlife crisis, reported The Times. He slips free from
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  • 520 20  -  Tech Beijing auto show zooms into future with sleek, smart cars Look out for cars that fit you, are green and weather storms better TECH BUDDy EUGENE WEE eugenew@sphcom.sg WHEN it comes to toys for boys, nothing beats the drool factor of a well-designed automobile.
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    • 341 25 Finally, after more than 60 years Wire services. MORE than 60 years after they were used in a sneak attack on Pearl Harbour, US researchers have found the wreckage of a fleet of Japanese submarines. These subs terrorised US ships throughout World War 11, including
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    • 317 31 Wire services. THE world's "hate cops" have vowed to step up patrols in cyberspace to clamp down on websites that spread hate and racist materials. Here are some examples of what such culprits are doing: In Denmark, a computer hacker is circulating junk e-mail with right-wing
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    • 345 32 Wire services. DON'T throw away your old Tamagotchi yet. The once popular gadget that houses a virtual pet is poised for a comeback in the US, eight years after the original version took the toy market by storm. But whether the next generation
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    • 722 34  -  SUNDAY# YOUR MAGAZINE FOR THE WEEKEND You've heard of ABC (American-born Chinese) men. By Melissa Tan meltan@sph. com.sg THEY look almost exactly like Chinese Singaporean girls. But there's something different about them, and you can't quite put your finger on what it is.
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    • 370 34 SHE'S the Australian-born Chinese girl who's really Chinese at heart. And 21-year-old Cinnamon Wright states her preference in men clearly: < Chinese over Caucasian. Said the 1.72 m tall |p A babe: "Perhaps it's r A because my Dad was A Caucasian
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    • 455 35  -  WBCs' VIEW OF LOCAL GUYS: By Melissa Tan meltan@sph.com.sg LOCAL guys take note: You're harder to warm up to compared to your American counterparts. So says Mildred Yuen (above), an American-born Chinese who has lived in Singapore for seven years. Said the 20-year-old student at the National
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    • 367 35 MEDIAWORKS actress Steph Song might technically be born in Sarawak, but she's every bit a WBC babe. The 27-year-old now holds citizenship in Canada and Australia, even though she's left Down Under and has been living in Singapore for
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    • 382 36 SHE'S tall and charming, and she has a preference for Singaporean men. Australian-born Chinese Linda Lay, 21, has dated two of them. Her current boyfriend is civil servant Kee Chung Ren, 25. Aiid she is so in love with him that a
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    • 310 37 I AM a Filipina working here. I've been separated from my wife-beater husband for three years. I am trying to get involved in smother relationship as I long for someone to pamper and love me. Last October, I started going out with this guy.
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    • 195 38 SALLY'S elder daughter is 14 and has been giving her problems. She is in Secondary 2, and failed six Subjects for her first test and five subjects ffor her second test. She told Sally that she had done her best and improved by a few
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    • 665 38 Psychologist Danny Ng says: DEALING with most teenagers can be very trying and tiring. You must bear in mind that they are no longer children and the old methods of "I say, you do" does not apply any more. Try
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    392 45 MY MILLION-DOLLAR DREAM: HEY! I JUST read the most depressing news. The Straits Times reported on Thursday that last year, there were 990 new millionaires in our country, bringing the total number to 31,000. And I'm not one of them. But that's not the depressing part. The
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    • 1487 48 4 BLACK PEPPER 56 (87-22) SHOh (1) 3 3 1 (451) 10 FIERY SPIRIT 54.5 (102-25) SSalee (8) 7 5 2 (479) 13 PURPLE TOPOGIGO 53.5 (228-49) ISaifudin (9) 11 9 3 (455) Others in finishing order: JETAWAY (88-26) B Woodworth, SPARKLE DIAMOND
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    • 332 48  -  By Marc Tan marc@sph.com. sg THE smart money was on Grandore in the Wawasan Special Stakes at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. And the Chong Keng Leong-trained galloper duly obliged in the Class 3 event without giving his backers any anxious moments. Thanks to a
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    • 1671 49 RI9SH Class 5 Dh/4 1.15 ■■■■H 1200m (SC) Stakes: RM25.000 No. last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 6—0-0 GYM FIGHTER 57 (48) *KM Lai c3 12 (5ag Loh-Tanjung Tualang) 2 --0652 RECURRENCE 57 (48) S Salee 8
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    • 209 50 AP, AFP. ATTRACTION, the first filly to win both the English and Irish 1,000 Guineas, capped a brilliant season last Friday by winning the Group 1 Coronation Stakes over 1,600 m at Royal Ascot. The three-year-old 6-4 favourite, trained by Mark Johnston and
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    • 273 50 Racing Editor Marc Tan Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon f ?5» r AL4,U 15 Uawd, %itm 9 Millennial Dragon 6 Super Above 2 Recurrence 2 Recurrence 13 United Spirit 6 Super Above 2 4 Cizen Champion 6 Jeram Energy 8 jimmy's Reward 6 Jeram Energy
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    • 260 50 Time To Success (Race 10 No. 7) His name may not sound right grammatically but, to a letter, he's been going great guns on the track. He was all-conquering at his last two starts over the Penang 1,200 m on a soft track on May 9 and over
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    • 795 51 GOLF: US OPEN 2004 AP. AFTER 113 years, she still has her curves and stays perfectly manicured and looks good for her age. So many folks have complimented her for holding up so well for so long. But who would've thought this elegant
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        • 276 52 DENMARK v SWEDEN AFP. SWEDEN coach Lars Lagerback has insisted his team will go all out for victory in their final Group C match against Denmark. A high-scoring draw would enable both Scandinavian teams to qualify for the quarter-finals and eliminate Italy. Lagerback promised his
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        • 144 52 THE Danish press have hailed the return of Jesper Gronkjaerto the Danish squad after the recent death of hi smother. They credited him to a large degree for the team's 2-0 win over Bulgaria on Friday. "With Jesper Gronkjaer and Thomas Gravesen back in starring roles, Denmark
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        • 113 52 AFP. SWEDEN are a team to be reckoned with in the Euro 2004 championships, the Swedish press rejoiced after Zlatan Ibrahimovic's crafty acrobatics gave Sweden an unexpected 1-1 draw against Italy on Friday. "Never count this team out when they've got this player: Zuper-Zlatan!," Sweden's biggest daily
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        • 632 53 THE New Paper's top ten "available at the right price" superstars has changed a bit from last week. England's Frank Lampard and Spain's Vicente Rodriguez are new entries and Ruud van Nistelrooy shoots to No 1 after scoring against the Germans. Real Madrid will now be far
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        • 368 55 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN GERRARD STEVEN GERRARD has backed Michael Owen to overcome his form slump and bounce back to goal action against Croatia in Lisbon on Monday night by declaring: "You'd be absolutely mad to write him off." No-one in the England squad is closer
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        • 659 55 MICHAEL OWEN was a big help to Gerrard in the depressing hours after last Sunday's shattering defeat by defending champions France. But the Liverpool midfielder revealed it was Gary Neville who really came up trumps smashing forever the suggestion that the Old Trafford/Anfield
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          115 56 STEVEN Gerrard was Wayne Rooney's (above) minder when the Everton super-kid first hit the England squad. Now the youngster is acting like an international veteran and Gerrard can't believe what he's seeing. "Rooney? I don't want to talk about him! He just gets better and better, doesn't he?
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        • 1046 57 ERNEST LUIS The New Paper's soccer correspondent ERNEST LUIS will be in Portugal to cover Euro 2004 from the quarter-finals onwards. He has covered the English Premier League and the South-east Asia Games, and this will be his first time covering a major soccer tournament. Here,
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          522 59  -  SPAIN v PORTUGAL By Brian Miller npsports@sph.com.sg IN Spain, they kill the bulls. In Portugal, they let the animals go free. For centuries, that has been the way. But today in Lisbon, tradition will be tossed aside when Spain and Portugal meet in a match which could sound
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        • 289 60 OH dear. Sometimes, bringing in a foreign coach works (England) and sometimes it doesn't (Scotland). Portugal, it seems, hired Berti Vogts and not Sven Goran Eriksson. Big Phil Scolari brought shape and discipline to the Brazilian team that won the World Cup two years ago
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        • 872 61 TEAM UPDATE: Portugal boss Luis Felipe Scolari has no injury concerns as he awaits Spain and he gave his regulars an off day on Thursday. However, he is expected to leave skipper Fernando Couto on the bench. Spain will be without central defender Carlos Marchena. The Valencia star picked
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      • MATCH PREVIEWS
        • 448 62 RUSSIA v GREECE Wire Services. GREECE have deservedly earned the title of surprise team at Euro 2004. They earned this accolade after sparkling performances against two of the tournament favourites. Their shock victory over hosts Portugal in the opening game and a battling draw with
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        • 114 62 PA Sport. GREECE will attempt to book their place in the quarter-finals without inspirational midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos. The 29-year-old Bolton star was a key figure in Greece's first two Group A games. Giannakopoulos is out of the match at the Estadio Algarve after damaging
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        • 235 62 PA Sport. RUSSIA head into the match against Greece determined to restore their battered pride despite being condemned to an early trip home from Euro 2004. Successive defeats by Spain and Portugal have left Georgi Yartsev's side to play the role of
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          101 63 SPAIN v PORTUGAL Red-hot Latino good looks will converge on the pitch when hosts Portugal take on neighbours Spain in their Group A match. With Greece virtually through to the nexl round, this face-off should decide which team will go through. It will be a tough call choosing
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        • 530 64  -  SPAIN v PORTUGAL STAR cteiit D FERNANDO MORIENTES DF SPAIN haven't won a major trophy for a long time, but I am confident that this time we will go further. I believe in this team. We have come through a lot together, not least a
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        • 755 65 SPAIN v PORTUGAL Wire Services. SPAIN are convinced the pressure is all on host nation Portugal in tonight's crucial Group A showdown at Euro 2004. Winger Vicente Rodriguez said the Portuguese would be stretched as they chase the victory they need to qualify for the
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          285 65 Reuters. SPAIN'S Fernando Torres is itching for a chance to follow the lead of Wayne Rooney and establish himself as one of the game's best young forwards at Euro 2004. Torres, now 20, has been tipped as Spain's next great player ever since he bulldozed his way into the Atletico
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          629 66 Portugal keiit their hopes alive by beating Russia. But this team are no longer the Golden Generation, former national coach SEAK POH LEONG tells WANG MENGMENG I HAD picked Portugal to win Euro 2004. But, now, I admit that I had picked wrongly. After watching their two games
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          88 68 D Could this be the tournament where Maris Verpakovskis establishes himself as an international force? After scoring against the Czech Republic, the Latvian striker put on another clinic of craftiness and ball CQM§|p that bedazzled and the worldLJsfeferil sample of Taking a pass near the halfway
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        • 602 69 PA Sport, Reuters. THEY call him the Riga Rocket and his lightning pace almost embarrassed the Germans. Latvian striker Maris Verpakovskis came closest to breaking the scoreless stalemate in a move he started in his own half and so nearly finished with a goal. (See infographics
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        • 277 69 BALLACK: Wire Services BAYERN Munich president Franz Beckenbauer has slapped a 100 million euros (s2o7m) valuation on his midfielder Michael Ballack (above). No wonder. The 27-year-old was again the star for Germany this morning as he held his country's midfield together and rained shots on
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        • 717 70  -  LATVIA 0 GERMANY O BY Wang Meng Meng npsports@sph.com.sg WHAT now for Germany? A country with footballers hewn from solid rock in the finest Teutonic tradition but are now in dire need of a minor miracle if they are to make further progress in
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    • 199 70 EURO 2004 SPAIN v PORTUGAL 2.35 am, tomorrow (Repeat, 9pm, Monday) If you are, as you claim, a diehard football fan, you will not want to miss the late, late show from Lisbon. That's when Portugal plays neighbours Spain in a match which could decide who stays on in the
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