The New Paper, 10 August 2004

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1 61 The New Paper
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  • Title Section
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    33 1 the new paper TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2004 JTsin 9aP ore Press Holdings I Website: newpaper.asia I .com.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Hotline: 1800- 7 33 44 55 MITA (P) 025/03/2004 70 CENTS D IMIh 1
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      112 1 Owen twist He may not er. V O c > sLeague hy? @0 MORNING LATEST Economy grew 11.9% in Q2 Boom in manufacturing and services Q STUDENT BY DAY, KTV HOSTESS BY NIGHT IN SINGAPORE H She uses H and loans to come H H H H H here for
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Big leap for hotels, restaurants
    612 2  -  MORNING LATEST: ECONOMY GREW 11.9% in Q2 NEWS By Dawn Chia dawnchia@sph.com.sg THE economy grew by a sizzling 11.9 per cent in the second quarter, registering growth for the fourth consecutive quarter. There was particularly good news in the hotels and restaurants sector, which grew
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  • SINGAPORE
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon COMEBACK QUEEN
      748 3  -  Death scare spurs ex-beauty queen into biomed, law careers By Michael Lee tnp@sph.com.sg IDONT want to die so young! She tried to put up a brave face, but Miss Stella Tan couldn t help that haunting thought from repeatedly screaming in her head. The then-18-year-old had blacked out,
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      Lock icon A life on the edge – and on the run
      1085 4  - A life on the edge and on the run STUDENT BY DAY, HOSTESS BY NIGHT By Joyce Lim joycel@sph. com.sg THEY study by day and work by night. And flee when the police come. These are the China students here who moonlight as KTV hostesses. If caught working illegally, their
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    • Article
      Lock icon FROM CLASSROOM TO KTV LOUNGE
      230 4 FROM Mondays to Fridays, Amy attends classes from 9am to Ipm. But when school's out, this 25-year-old China student entertains men at KTV lounges. "After school, I usually head homa to rast or do my homework. By spm, Pm praparing mysoH for work which starts
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    • Article
      Lock icon 'Can I buy a student pass?'
      312 4 SOME foreigners are brazen about getting a student pass as a cover to work here. Mr Andy Chai, regional business manager of Asian Language School, a private school, said at least 20 foreigners either tourists on social visit passes or foreign students whose passes
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      Lock icon We take one last look...
      905 5 Happy 39'" Birthday Singapore DURING THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL DAY PARADE: REPORTS: Tan Mae Lynn and Celine Lim PICTURES: Dominic Ying, Choo Chwee Hua and Kelvin Chng GOOD-BYE PM Goh, we're sad to see you go. And we wish you "more good years". That was the
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    • Article
      Lock icon POSSIBLY ...At Sky hawks in NDP aerial salute
      154 5 FIVE A-4 Super Skyhawks and three F-16 Fighting Falcons wowed the National Stadium crowd with a double-arrow formation last night. But this may be the last year the A-4 Super Skyhawk participates in the aerial salute, a crowd-pleaser. Under the New Fighter
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      Lock icon Double birthday joy on Aug 9
      506 6  -  Son born on last year's National Day Daughter born on this year's National Day Happy 39Birthday Singapore REPORT AND PICTURE By; Tan Hsiew Chong thchong@sph.com.sg FOR two years running, air steward Mahinder Singh, 32, and his wife Narinder Kaur, 31, have spent Aug 9
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      Lock icon Our very own photojournalist takes pledge in NDP
      258 6 THE New Paper was right at the heart of this year's National Day Parade. Executive photojournalist Mohd Ishak Samon, 43, was asked to represent Singapore media in the pledge-taking. Mr Ishak, who has been with The New Paper for 13 years, was
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  • NEWS IQ
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      Lock icon Full effects still to come
      384 7 S'PORE'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY YES, the news is good on our economic front. But be patient, as it could be months before the full effects of recovery are felt, say government officials. Some economists say last year's Sars-induced low base is distorting the underlying gross domestic
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      Lock icon Mums become human incubators for premature babies
      89 7 Nestling against mum Jennifer Tan, 22, gives 13-day-old twins, Jammica Germoza and Jazzly Jeanne, a stab at life. The 700-bed Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, which has drawn worldwide attention for the headway it has made in feeding babies breast milk, also uses
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      47 7 PORE COMPANIES on naspaq (Close in US$/Change) Pacific Internet 6.62/+0.23 Creative Technology 9.69/-0.22 Flextronics 11.25/-0.02 Chartered Semiconductor 6.51/+0.13 Stats 6.431/+0.121 Yesterday's Percentage CJ action change ose Dow Nasdaq S+P 500 Down 0.01% (0.67 pts) Down 0.13% (2.25 pts) Up 0.12% (1.25 pts) 9,814.66 1,774.64 1,065.22
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      Lock icon New cabinet today
      78 7 PRESIDENT S R Nathan will today invite Mr Lee Hsien Loong to be Singapore's third prime minister and to form the next government. Deputy Prime Minister Lee is expected to call on Mr Nathan after Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong hands in his letter of resignation. PM
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    • Article
      Lock icon Cheaper brain surgery
      75 7 MOUNT Alvernia Hospital's new private brain surgery centre charges about 15 to 20 per cent less than other private hospitals. It is eyeing local patients who want private care but may be unwilling or unable to pay higher prices. It also hopes to attract more foreign patients.
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      Lock icon SGX looks to India
      82 7 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to launch two Asian futures contracts that will give local traders exposure to the booming Indian and Chinese markets. SGX product and services group head Linus Koh said: "We are keen to explore how our investors can get an exposure to
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      Lock icon 100 best hotels
      73 7 THREE exclusive hotels in Singapore are among the world's top 100 places to stay, according to the Travel+Leisure magazine. Four Seasons Hotel Singapore, at No. 43, is the highest ranked local hotel. Raffles Hotel and The Ritz-Carlton Millenia were placed 68th and joint 70th respectively. DBS BANK
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      Lock icon Law change needed
      84 7 DEPUTY Public Prosecutor Paul Quan Kaih Shiuh has called for a change in the law on the sentencing of under-18 murderers. Referring to the Anthony Ler case, where a boy, 15, was jailed for an indefinite period, at the President's pleasure, Mr Quan argued in the latest
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      Lock icon Women Syariah judges
      71 7 MALAYSIA will, for the first time, appoint women Syariah Court judges who will tackle child custody and other cases. The appointments, which will be made after a 10-year debate, may help to remove perceptions of prejudice against women, said the Prime Minister's religious adviser, Tan Sri Hamid
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Shirt the issue
      888 8  -  Crude T-Shirt designs may be funny, but are they illegal? By Wendy Teo teowyw@sph. com.sg YOU'VE seen wordplays and images on T-shirts like the one featured at left and perhaps even sniggered at them. But they can get you into trouble. On Jul 31, a US couple
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    • Article
      Lock icon Giggles, but no marching orders at McDonald's
      302 8 YOU may not get arrested for wearing a McShit T-shirt. But would you get served in McDonald's? The New Paper conducted a quick experiment to see how the staff at one outlet would react. When reporter Kor Kiaji Beng (left) entered the McDonald's
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      Lock icon Hot uni course pays off
      583 9  -  Demand for economics education rises as more students recognise its benefits By Melissa Lwee mellwee&sph.com.sg Economics is in demand and local universities are doing their best to supply the talent. Professor Ake Blomqvist, head of the economics department at NUS, said that in recent years
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    • Article
      Lock icon Smart students opt for economics course
      255 9 LINCOLN Choi looked set for a career as a doctor. He's armed to the teeth with straight As in A-Level Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, But the 19-year-old has decided that medicine is not for him. He's more interested in the health of the
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  • ASK DR MONEY
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      945 10  -  DR MONEY LARRY HAVERKAMP dnfks THIS week, I evaluate the most popular low-risk investments in Singapore. I found four that are okay and one that is great. FIXED DEPOSITS These are super-safe investments. The only problem is that you will earn only 0.5 per cent on a
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      Lock icon These shares are just as good — and free
      98 10 These shares are just as good and free DO you remember Imp Singapore Shares (NSS) and EconomiCKestructuring Shares (ERS)? You may still own some. These are also a great deal and are nearly identical to NTUC Income shares. There are two differences: First, most Singaporeans were allocated $500 to $1,500
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    Lock icon Man's arrest shocks neighbours
    562 11 DOUBLE LIFE OF 'MILLIONAIRE' SNATCH THIEF MALAYSIA NEIGHBOURS thought he was a rich businessman who didn't need to work. And, boy, did he live it up. His posh RM250,000 ($113,400) double-storey house in the Bukit Rimau district in Shah Alam, Selangor, was done up like a
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon A: If I wasn't then, I am now
      661 12 ENGLAND COACH'S LOVER SOBS ON BRITISH TV Q" Are you in love with Sven Goran Eriksson? SVEN Goran Eriksson's secretary lover sobbed on British television last night as she revealed her love for the England coach, and her belief that he has
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      Lock icon FA 'hung us out to dry'
      98 12 MS Alam claims she and Mr Eriksson (inset) were betrayed by the FA in a bid to keep Mr Palios' name out of the scandal. The FA's media boss, Mr Colin Gibson, tried to trade all the sordid details of her affair with Mr
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      Lock icon Federal reserve rates expected to rise 0.25%
      194 13 Reuters. THE US central bank is expected to push ahead with an increase in borrowing costs when it meets tomorrow. Despite growing evidence that business activity is cooling, economists expect the Federal Reserve to raise its interest rates by a quarter-point to 1.5
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      Lock icon Oil prices hit new record high
      295 13 Wire services. MOTORISTS in Singapore have getting discounts at their petrol stations in a pump war. But the windfall is unlikely to last. That's because global oil prices rose to record highs yesterday. The price shot up after a Shi'ite Muslim uprising forced Iraq
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      Lock icon Brit babies to get 5-in-1 jab from next month
      335 14 BRITAIN has unveiled a five-in-one baby jab plan to protect babies from diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Hib and polio. Two-month-old babies will have the new jab from next month. And the jab is safe, said a top official, after campaigners voiced
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      Lock icon Bedsheet jail break in Macau Daring escape
      571 14 0 Man-kai (left) was serving a 24-year term Was involved in kidnap of prominent racehorse trainer Allen Tarn Man-chau ABSEILING equipment, a bed sheet, a piece of cloth, a tree and a convicted kidnapper. Put them together and you have the amazing tale
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  • Tech
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      Lock icon Lousy audio makes a lousy movie
      710 15  -  The Grammy-winning Native American musician says good audio quality can make a grainy film with jerky shooting a success TECH MAD LAN TAN tanyhl@sph.com.sg SO, you have a computer, snazzy video-editing software and want to make your own blockbuster movie. But get your movie
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      Lock icon Vietnam's cybercops track Net
      202 17 Netizens found circulating banned materials face jail term VIETNAM has unleashed a team of cops into cyberspace. And the special police unit's role is to investigate online crime and curb the distribution of banned publications in the country. Last month, the country jailed three dissidents who
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  • TECH
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      Lock icon Remote control planes
      477 19 Fighter pilots can fly next to and control unmanned planes LIKE a scene from Star Wars, fighter pilots of the future could well fly with squadrons of "robotic" jets. A British aerospace company is now working on a top secret flight system which could allow a pilot
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      Lock icon Unmanned combat jets tested
      163 20 AP. BOEING has successfully tested a combat system that can fly two unmanned jets simultaneously. The X-45A jets (above) took off four minutes apart from Nasa's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, joined up above the test range and flew formations that involved
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    Lock icon These help the partially deaf chat on phones
    362 25 TECH THOSE smiley faces may actually help handicapped people communicate better on the phone. Researchers have found that software that creates an animated face to match someone talking on the other end of a phone line can help people with hearing difficulties
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    Lock icon Frankfurt airport using eye scan in security test
    259 27 TECH AP. THE eye of technology is keeping a watch on Europe's biggest airport. The German government is testing a pilot project at Frankfurt airport that uses iris-recognition technology to allow some travellers to pass through automated passport controls. The project is
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  • Hey!
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      Lock icon S'pore Idol: Best local comedy?
      797 29  -  Showtime&Lifestyle By Jeanmarie Tan jeanm@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Idol premiered last night right after the rousing National Day Parade. And what a parade it turned out to be. Instead of the good, the bad and the ugly, the first half of the auditions for the pop talent
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      Lock icon Top 5 memorable guys
      363 30 Steven Lim The Stripper Guy (facing page): Can anyone say media whore? First, he dresses up like a Gladiator roller-blader. Next, he introduces himself to the judges as a "famous street eyebrow-plucker" who wants to be a "frill-time entertainer". Then, he does an atrocious headbanging version
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      Lock icon Cruise on the dark side
      456 31 Woj Tom Cruise win his first Oscar for playing a baddie j| Collateral, an£Uis clear that tJtixs n0 re^^ar Goldtax*° .t > j 4,1-i-L &Ml'" A.* Kipie has flirted with several rtiwyrtofa in hio Interview With Hie Vampire? Or even disturbed v self-help gum Frank
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      Lock icon They stepped over to the dark side
      351 32 There's something about his symmetrical face and dependable good looks that scream "pillar of morality" in films like Courage Under Fire and Malcolm X. But in 2001, he played sadistic, corrupt veteran detective Alonzo Harris in Training Day a performance utterly loathsome but
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      Lock icon Stuck in a cab, the ride's great
      544 33  -  By Sylvia Toh Paik Choo tnp@sph.com.sg AT long last a real film, solid as they used to come (think as far removed from the likes of Schwarzenegger's Collateral Damage). From its alluring opening scene to its sort of predictable end, director Mann has
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      154 33 JAMIE Foxx almost killed co-star Tom Cruise on the set of Collateral. During a car chase, Foxx lost control of the cab and found himself hurtling towards Cruise's Mercedes, which was knocked off the set. Cruise admitted he was tossed around in the car like a rag doll:
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      Lock icon Watch women kick butts in lavish settings
      400 34 The Twins Effect 2 Starring: Jaycee Chan, Gillian Chung, Charlene Choi, Chen 80-lin Director: Cory Yuen and Patrick Leung Rating: ITS good to have Jackie Chan as your dad. Not only does it make your entry into showbiz a painless one, you can
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      Lock icon Great cast, but Window has a crack
      340 34 Secret Window Starring: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello Director: David Koepp Rating: IT is no secret that Johnny Depp (right) and John Turturro are two consummate reasons to go to the movies. So to have both Johnny and John together in one
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    Lock icon Pawnshop continues to flourish
    322 35 PAWNSHOP No 8 has got a new owner. In this sequel to the well-received Taiwanese series about a pawnshop that deals in macabre exchanges, the battle between good and evil continues with an updated cast. In the first season, previous owner Han Nuo (Alex To) and
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      1483 45 GOING: GOOD 3 TRIPLE WONDER 57.5 (27-9) VSivan (5) 8 4 1 (445) 10 MAGNA FLIGHT 53.5 (95-22) DAzis (7) 2 2 2 (499) 0.75L 7 FAST TYCOON 54.5 (82-20) 0 Chavez (6) 1 1 3 (468) 2 6 VILLENEUVE 56.5 (71-18) MZahra
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      299 45  -  By Danny Khoo dkhoo@sph. com.sg WHATEVER happens from now on, newly-licensed trainer Brian Dean (left) will have a very good reason to remember National Day. For it was on the nation's 39th special day that the 46-year-old tasted his first success as a fully-fledged
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      1364 46 RACE 1: CORPORATE TRIO (lame off-fore) was scratched. WORLD AIRPORT (lame near-fore) was withdrawn. ORANGE SUCCESS was restless in the barriers, jumped awkwardly and was slow. LIM'S THRILLER jumped awkwardly in and brushed MAC ILRAITH. Rounding the bend shortly after the I,ooom, LIM'S
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      1144 47 LAST SATURDAY RACE 1: Private Equity was examined behind the barriers by the vet and passed fit to race. When the gates opened, Run Baby Run stood flat-footed and lost ground. Shortly after the start, Ghostly Power shifted out, resulting in Robin Hood
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      557 49 The Olympic Challenge: SINGAPORE Saturday 9.30am/2pm: (Badminton) Women's Singles Rdof32 9am: (Shooting) Men's Trap Qualifications 10am/7pm: (Swimming) Women's 100 m Butterfly Heats, Women's 100 m Butterfly S-Finals llam/6pm: (Table Tennis) Women's Singles Ist Rd 11am: (Table Tennis) Women's Doubles Istßd Sunday 9.30am/2.40pm: (Badminton) Women's
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      415 50 ENGLAND: COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP WATFORD 3 QPR 0 PA Sport. WATFORD roared to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship the re-named former Division One after a crushing 3-0 win over QPR. Hornets' striker Danny Webber struck twice in each half and returning Bruce Dyer added a third as promoted
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      379 50  -  I s M SHR9HHR By PETER SWEENEY #MILLWALL ALTHOUGH we'd have loved to start the season with a win, I don't think we can be too disappointed with our 0-0 draw at Plymouth on Saturday. They hadn't lost a game at home for about
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      406 53 Hughes pays price for hit-and-run crash PREMIERSHIP UPDATES Reuters. WEST Bromwich Albion striker Lee Hughes was jailed six years for killing a man in a hit-and-run crash. The 28-year-old star, nicknamed "Ginger Ninja", was convicted of dangerous driving in the death of Douglas Graham, in the
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      218 53 PA Sport. ENGLAND striker Emile Heskey (left) could make his debut for Birmingham at Portsmouth on Saturday after a scan on his knee showed no serious damage. There were concerns that Heskey may have suffered ligament damage during last Saturdays friendly encounter
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      198 53 PA Sport. GOOD news for Chelsea. Their preparations for facing Manchester United this weekend were given a boost with two of their strikers now available for the start of the season. Mateja Kezman won his appeal to overturn a three-match ban, while Adrian Mutu
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      87 53 WHAt Kids' Soccer Centre. Basic soccer skills and irv-house age group competitions throughout the year for elite and casual players through specifically designed youth programmes. Conducted by former Singapore internationals. WHERE: Jervois Special School KICK-OFF: Aug 15 Under ss, 7s, 9s: 8.30am-10am Under lis and 13s: 10am-11.30am Age
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      476 54 PA Sport. MONEY rules like never before in football and that is why the Champions League has become the Holy Grail of clubs in the Premiership. Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United each earned more than £53 million (sl67m) from television and prize money last season at least
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      198 54 PA Sport. Wire Services Earnings (in millions of pounds) by Premier League clubs in 2003-04 season (not including gate receipts). Premier League earnings: prize money (max 10.9m, min £540,000), TV cash 12.9m per club plus £650,000 per live Skygame, £175,000 per PPV game), Barclaycard sponsorship money (£800,000 per
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        672 55 (3rd Rd Qualifying, 1st Leg) GRAZv LIVERPOOL Reuters. Liverpool must not underestimate Graz AK in tomorrow morning's (Singapore time) "very dangerous" Champions League qualifier, says coach Rafael Benitez. The four-time European Cup winners are favourites to beat the Austrian side in Benitez's first competitive game in charge at
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        174 55 PA Sport. GRAZ coach Walter Schachner is full of respect for Liverpool but hopes his team can pull off a major shock. Schachner said: "We don't have fear but respect for a great team. Liverpool has top players in its squad. "We have nothing to lose,
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        79 55 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Strike (1) On 12 4.15 (X) Draw 3.70 (2) Liverpool 1.62 r 13 COAL II Gnu (♦1 1/2) 1.40 Liverpool (-1 1/2) 2 AO r TOTAL GOALS NT,FT 0 a so HH 8.50 1 4 80 HO 14.00 2 3.80 HA 14.00
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      554 56 HURTING REP DEVILS AFP. Manchester united striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) is likely to miss another entire season due to a knee injury, the Premiership club said yesterday. "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer underwent an arthroscopy yesterday in Gothenburg (Sweden). This unfortunately confirmed persistent damage to the articular cartilage of
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      255 56 PA Sport THE season has not started yet and already Sir Alex Ferguson is facing one of the biggest selection headaches he has encountered in 18 illustrious years at Manchester United. The Old Trafford outfit head to Romania for their Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Bucharest
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      211 56 AFP. ALAN Smith, the new Eric Cantona at Old Trafford? Yes, says Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson who has compared him to the former French star after his run of impressive pre-season performances. Smith has taken with both hands his chance of cementing a starting
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        445 57 (3rd Rd Qualifying, 1st Leg) Reuters. THE big boys are not having it so easy. Disappointing League seasons last term by the high standards of Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United mean that the thress sides will have to play in the third and final qualifying
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        405 57 JUVENTUS V DJURGARDENS PA Sport. DAVID Trezeguet (above) is confident he is in good form ahead of Juventus' Champions League Qualifier against Swedish side Djurgardens. The Italian giants' pre-season programme has prompted questions about the effectiveness and form of the team's attack. But France international
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        204 57 CSKA MOSCOW V RANGERS AFP. RANGERS will be among the 10 teams hoping to draw first blood in the first leg of the Champions League's third qualifying round today. Rangers are playing away against Russian champions CSKA Moscow. Defeat for them would be a blow to
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      347 58  -  msm vTHE L H < ,t?. mmMMMMHEH W# f§|f t|f ""f A Ws $CI v: tp _LJ COLUMN By GEORGE BOATING MIDDLESBROUGH WE'VE played our last friendly before the season begins and now we're just looking forward to our first game, against Newcastle (on
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      279 59 TRANSFER TRAIL Wire services. ENGLISH Premiership side Tottenham have pulled out of talks to sign Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy (above). According to the club, it's because they could not guarantee him first-team football. The 27-year-old, who has nine England caps, travelled to north London for
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      200 59 Wire services. NEWCASTLE have agreed a fee with Tottenham for Irish international defender Stephen Carr, the clubs announced yesterday. In a statement on its website, Tottenham said Newcastle would pay up to £2 million ($6.33 m) for the 27-year-old. Carr, a right back, who joined Spurs as
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      282 59 PA Sport. WEST BROMWICH: Manager Gary Megson is still firmly in the hunt for Anderlecht striker Aruna Dindane and Charlton defender Paul Konchesky. Megson is determined to strengthen his squad before the transfer window slams shut hopefully before this weekend's season opener at Blackburn. Megson has already
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      Lock icon CHELSEA: MUTU ABANDONS MOVE TO JUVENTUS
      127 59 Reuters. CHELSEA striker Adrian Mutu (left) says he is determined to impress this season for the Blues after deciding to abandon a move to Italian Serie A club Juventus. "This is my declaration. I am staying at Chelsea, I am happy here and will
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      597 60 PA Sport. PLAY him or sideline him? Michael Owen is giving Liverpool a big headache. The decision has to be made one way or other as the Reds take on Graz AK in the Champions League crunch Qualifier today. Barcelona are believed to be interested
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      83 60 S-LEAGUE Sc<f e CALL INFOLINE: 1900-*****13 (1) Geylang 2 15 (X) Draw 3.45 (2) Woodlands 2 67 is OOAL Gaytang (-1 1/2) Woodlands 1/2) TOTAL OOALS MTifT J 15 OO HH 3 BO 1 7.00 HO 11.OO 2 4 SO HA 15.OO J 3
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      87 60 (1) SAFFC 3 86 (X) Draw 3 55 (2) T«mplrv*» 1.70 II V2 GOAL II 8AFFC (♦1 1/2) 1 38 Tomplnss (-1 1/2) 2 85 TOTAL COALS HT II 0 16 OO HH 7 60 1 7.ao HO 13.00 2 4 SO HA 13
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      604 58 Match Date Home Team Away Team Tue, 10/8/04 Geylang Woodlands Tue, 10/8/04 SAF FC Tampines Wed, 11/8/04 Home United Albirex Thu, 12/8/04 Bal Khalsa Sinchi Fri, 13/8/04 Tanjong Pagar Young Lions Sales will close 15 minutes before the first match of the week or at the outlets' dosing time whichever
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