The New Paper, 5 September 2004

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      1546 2  -  HO* m SYSTEM I WE ASK FOR OUT CF-SOX IDEAS REA RS OBLIGE Tay Shi'an shian@ sph.com.sg Low Ching Ling lowcl@sph.com.sg ABOLISH EXAMS FOR SOME SUBJECTS PERHAPS it's also time to move away from exams for some other subjects. Mrs Belinda Charles (left), principal of St Andrew's School,
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    • 489 3  -  Veena Bhaiwani veenab@sph .com. sg HAS our education system really changed over the past five decades? No, says education specialist Professor S Gopinathan, vice-dean (policy) for Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice at the National Institute of Education (NIE). Evolved, yes. Changed radically, not really.
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    • 323 3 Low Ching Ling lowcl@sph.com.sg LIKE most civil-service jobs, teaching is often said to be an iron rice bowl. So it's not uncommon to see people turning to the profession when times are bad. Full-time teachers have to sign a three-year bond with MOE (plus one-year training at
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    • 75 3 SINGAPORE undergoes a period of decolonisation; faces the difficult task of building its education system from scratch. AIM: To help its people survive the new economic realities. PROGRAMMES: Schools are built, the basic curriculum is developed and teachers are trained to raise the literacy levels of
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    • 78 3 WHILE the skeleton is already put in place, refinements in curriculum and languages are made to fatten up the existing system. AIMS: To equip students with sound technical and industrial training and to stress the importance of bilingualism for the purpose of making students more relevant
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    • 80 3 Singapore puts in place a sound education system for its people but the system is thought to be too standardised and uniform no leeway given to the different learning abilities of students. 4 AIMf Fine-tune system to cater to different learning capacities of students. PROGRAMMES: Mayor
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    • 107 3 With the economic climate changing again, there is a need to tweak the system again. AIM: Be-jig policies and focus on training students to become more entrepreneurial and innovative. PROG RAMMES: A push towards using technology more effectively in assisting education. Structural changes such as
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    • 97 3 2004 beyond Teach Less, Learn more Although there seems to be another spate of changes with the changeover to a new government, it is just the tweaking of current policies. AIM: Need to foster a change-friendly environment, where educationists are allowed to make policy changes more easily. PROGRAMMES: Efforts to
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    • 827 4  -  Desmond Ng desmondn@sph.com.sg YSL is a famous brand name. It also stands for those who are Young, Single and Loaded. YSLs like Mr Andrew Poh, 31, and Ms Lee H P, 35, have the buying power. (See report on Page
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    • 638 6  -  YOUNG, SINGLE AND LOADED Desmond Ng desmondn@sph.com.sg SHE'S jumping from a three-room flat straight to a 6,000 sq ft landed property in the East. Five months ago, Ms Lee H P (above, in her Marine Crescent flat) bought the freehold place
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    • 449 7 YSLs are independent and keen on staying single. Most have made it rich on their own account. And this educated, well-travelled group is a driving force behind consumer trends here, said NUS Business School's Assistant Professor May Lwin. She said that the thriving spa/wellness industry, as
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    • 885 8  -  She had no money, but yishun girl, 4, HOPS INTO TAXI BY HERSELF AFTER CLASS. PARENTS SEARCH FRANTICALLY FOR HER Tan MayPing maypi ng@sph .com. sg IT'S part of every parent's worst nightmares arriving to pick up your little child to find her nowhere in sight.
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    • 316 9 THE teacher made several wrong judgement calls because she had not been adequately prepared to take on the job of acting head of the centre, said Kumon Singapore general manager William Tan. For example, Mr Tan said, the teacher didn't help in the search
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      423 10  -  Slice of Singapore life IT WAS A RARE CHANCE TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH WHAT KEEPS OUR COUNTRY SAFE AND FOR SOME, A CHANCE TO SHOW THE KIDS WHAT DADDY DOES AS AN OPERATIONALLY-READY NS MAN Dominic Ying domying@sph.com.sg THERE'S a basic rule that children
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    • 504 12 Monster TANK 9,000 a month to run Slice of Singapore life THE chance to swim with sharks was too much to resist. Photojournalism Dominic Ying (above, right) plunged straight in to be with the hottest fish in town. No, they don't end up in the pan like their less lucky
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    • 169 12 MR MICHAEL Ma has always been a fish-lover. Back in Laos where he was born, he saw some fighting fish in bottles in school belonging to his classmates. He was just 4, and couldn't resist the temptation he put the fish in his pockets.
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    • 393 13 AT MARRIAGE REGISTRY S'PORE MAN HIS VIETNAMESE BRIDE HAVE TO DEAL WITH RAGING WOMAN COPS BEFORE CEREMONY WHAT a way to start married life. Mr Harry Chew and his Vietnamese bride were preparing to solemnise their marriage at the Registry of Marriages (ROM) yesterday. But
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    • 200 14 With AP. DATUK Seri Anwar Ibrahim was mobbed by thousands of cheering supporters as he arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport last night to board a flight to Germany, where he will have back surgery. It took him more almost an hour to weave his
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    • 363 14 SOUTH African student Bronwyn Gower (above, with her marriage certificate) has just ended a marriage, but she couldn't be happier. You see, Miss Gower didn't even know she was married. She got the shock of the life when she was told by
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    • 423 15 HE'S the handsome Hollywood actor linked to a string of the world's most beautiful women. She's the heiress who stunned the world by converting to Islam to follow cricket star Imran Khan to Pakistan. Now, as the British newspaper reports below show, old pals Hugh Grant
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    • 832 16  -  COULD SINGAPORE HOST THE OLYMPICS? On our own, ifs probably not sustainable. We should think about maybe co-hosting the games with Malaysia. Economist Song Seng Wun, when asked in June if it was feasible for Singapore to host a major sporting event COULD THAILAND
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    • 1063 17  -  IT'S A SUDDEN TWIST OF FATE. ONCE IN THE M'SIAN GOVT'S FAVOUR, TAN SRI ERIC CHIA NOW STANDS TRIAL FOR GRAFT, WHILE THE ONE WHO TOLD ON HIM, MR ANWAR IBRAHIM, IS NOW FREE Azhar Ghani tnp@sph.com.sg THE plot twists are like something of a
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    • 338 18 THE story of how he left Singapore with only $5 in his pocket at 17 and rose from lorry driver and travelling salesman to a tycoon in Malaysia who had the ear of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is well-known. But that's just the half of
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    • 37 19 THE WAR ON TERROR IS MISNAMED. IT OUGHT TO BE CALLED THE STRUGGLE OF A TOTALITARIAN POINT OF VIEW THAT USES TERROR AS A TOOL TO INTIMIDATE THE FREE. US President George Bush note.. worthy
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    • 51 19 A little girl's lantern pales in comparison to this display at Lantern Fun-tasy 2004. This year, there will be two themes Magical Disney Stories, and The Legend of the Journey to the West. The event at the Chinese Garden runs until Oct 3. picture kua chee
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    • 81 19 EX-US president Bill Clinton will undergo heart bypass surgery early next week. He hasn't had a heart attack, but a close associate said Mr Clinton, 58, who was hospitalised on Friday with chest pains and shortness of breath, told him he expected to have a triple or
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    • 89 19 A MERCEDES Benz, which for years was kept in a farm building, has become the second most expensive car in the world after it sold for £4.1 million ($12.4 m). The Mercedes Benz SKK was one of only 36 ever made. The two-seater sports car, made
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    • 165 19 BICULTURAL GROUP FOR CHINA NO PRESSURE TO MINORITIES HERE JUST because Singapore's ties with China are in the spotlight with the focus on the bicultural group doesn't mean the Malay community here should feel sidelined, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. 'The minority communities
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    • 105 19 A KILLER stabbed a man in Bukit Batok, and then attacked the man's girlfriend. He knifed her twice, while taunting her to "go look for your boyfriend". Upstairs, in the couple's flat, the boyfriend, Mr Suthargar Raja Ram, 25, lay dying. Ms Kamarun Nisha Begum, 24, was
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    • 163 19 COUNTRIES in Asia stand to gain most from engaging with the two "continental-scale" players, India and China, said Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, speaking here yesterday. "We will do well if we engage and participate actively in the growth and advancement of China and India,"
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    • 54 19 LIM Leong Poh was caught fishing with a 60cm metal rod with a wad of chewing gum at the end taking money from a donation box outside the Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple on Serangoon Road. In the half hour before his arrest, Lim stole $78. Yesterday, he received a
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    • 888 21 Nice place to visit but I wouldn't live there Sylvia Toh laps up freeloader's life at Changi Airport but not for long IMHMkk I Y X i THERE MAY BE ENOUGH PLACES TO PARK MY WEARY BODY, ALL SPANKING CLEAN AND COMFORTABLE. BUT, AFTER TWO DAYS I'D WANT MY OWN
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    • 223 21 IF he was in Singapore, Viktor Navorski wouldn't be wandering round the airport terminal. The character, played by Tom Hanks in a new film, The Terminal, would be in the Inadmissible Passenger Room (IPR) instead. It's a room for illegal immigrants who cannot immediately be deported,
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    • 575 22  -  Doctor Love Dr Wei Siang Yu tnp@sph.com.sg THIS week, Dr Love visits a high-flying young couple in Woodlands who are trying for a baby. After spending a great amount of time and money designing their dream home, Wai Kit and Dora were ready to start a family.
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    • 305 23 HI. I'm a 16-year-old girl, and I'm facing lots of stress this year. I hope you can help me. SCHOOL: I can't cope with my studies because I'm working. I come from a broken family and am living with my
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    • 612 24  -  Angelina Hue tnp@sph.com.sg I MIGHT sound like I'm gloating, but I feel like one lucky girl. I get compliments that I look sweet. And yet I have enough cerebral tissue to hold a decent conversation with most people, except the incredibly intellectual or unbelievably
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    • 329 24  -  lA DATE IN THE UFEOF... Hedy Khoo tnp@sph.com.sg 1 pm: Lunch at Sakae Sushi. Kenneth eats oh-so-daintily for a guy. He mixes his wasabe and soy sauce very carefully, and actually test-tastes it before he dips his sashimi. This guy has beautiful table manners. 2.30pm: Coffee Bean.
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    • 278 24  -  Jade Mok tnp@sph.com.sg I'VE always thought turning 40 would be easy. Just don't dress the part, keep lots of miracle creams handy, and have a girdle ready to control the saggy bits. Easy to say, though. It's one thing to aspire to
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    • 481 25  -  Tan Dawn Wei dawntan@sph.com.sg I WOKE up a few mornings ago to one big, colossal nightmare. With coffee in hand and hair standing on end, I scanned the day's newspaper headlines through blurry eyes and a huge yawn. And there it was. One nondescript headline just
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    • 518 27  -  Edwin Yeo tnp@sph.com.sg I'VE been thinking. And yes, that sort of activity makes my head hurt. But I've finally figured out that owning 12 credit cards has made me Uniquely Singaporean. I'm up to my receding hairline in debt. Why the heck would I own
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    • 451 27  -  Siva Choy tnp@sph.com.sg ONE of my friend's uncles used to be a civil servant until his death, after which he was deemed unfit to continue employment. I don't know exactly what he did in whatever Ministry he worked in, but he was envied
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  • 696 29  -  THESE AGENTS NOT ONLY HAND THE KEY TO YOUR DREAM HOMES, THEY ALSO WITNESS SECRETS BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS Hey! JoyceLim joycel@sph.com.sg AH, the dark secrets of the HDB flats. Property agents see them all. Like the daring, middle-aged man who kept his mistress in
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  • 466 32  -  Hey! Janice Seah tnp@sph.com.sg SOME weeks ago, Queensland Premier Peter Beattie struck fear into the hearts of many Asian mothers there. Mr Beattie said he wanted a statewide review of schools' homework policies, because some parents had complained their kids had been getting
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  • racing
    • 65 48 JOKER SWORD (RACE 3 NO. 8) He ran a creditable debut second over the Kuala Lumpur 1,200 m on Aug 1, showing good early pace before being beaten by Royal Voyage. That run has sharpened up the Wilming Yeo-trained Strategic gelding for a winning effort this afternoon. Veteran
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    • 96 48 RACE 1: Tupelo, True Prince, Wellington, Hollywood Star. RACE 4: Winning Dragon, Built Of Bronze, Mawin Prince, Emperor Zoom, Energy Special. RACE 5: Power Of Gold, Lion Mountain, Top Up Please, Sky Command. RACE 6: Koromiko, Tin-Pan Alley, Big Smart, Accordance, Speedy Strike. RACE 7: Greg Is Great, Double
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      391 48 TOP TIPS RACING Racing Editor Marc Tan Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Michael Lee RACE Marc Tan Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Michael Lee 4 Break The Sank 2 Mandurang 2 Mandurang 4 Break The Bank 5 We Got k 7 Sarabtno *jHHB 8 True Prince II Epitome 10
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    • 2058 49 PEN ANG CARD RACES 9& 10 PAGE 54; HONG KONG CARD PAGES 54 AND 55 fSHRH Ciass5Div6 1.15 -1200th Stakes: RM27.S00 Wo. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 -50-98 IMPERIAL DECREE 57 (35) llsmadi 7 (4nzg YB Lee-KWB)
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    • 1229 50 RACE L'CUu 5 Hung Horn Handicap 1400m Time: 13:00 Stakac HK$450,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 GREAT DRAGON CHY PH L0(*7) 129 11 2 SWAGGIE DO DWHYTE 129 6 3 JUST VICTORY CSS ODOLEUZE 128 4 4
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    • 69 51 RACE 5: 7 All Fit 9 Keep On Easy 2 Jolly Good Fortune RACE 6:2 Harvey Mudd 8 Hip Hip Hooray 6 Northern Rose RACE 7:7 Town Of Fionn 6 Super Brose 3 The Duke RACE 8:3 Monards 10 Celestial Steel 11 My Choice RACE Sfc
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    • 1110 52 3 CONBIENCE 55 (14-6) 0 Chavez (7) 1 1 1 (470) 7 HAPPY WINNING 55 (16-6) NAzman (4) 4 4 2 (471) 14 SPEED RANGER 55 (865-100) SHLee (14) 3 2 2 (463) Others in finishing order: Diamond Solicitor (20-7) KL 00, China Rock
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    • 234 52 The New Paper/Amazing Thailand Contest 3 M i rik D .i. i *j* Imagine the white sandy beaches and Bangkok Airways is the only airline v' that/lies direct from ill! cr y sta^"c ear waters of the idyllic island KohSamui Samui. Here's a chance for you to realise your dream
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  • sports
    • 662 53  -  TRUE OR FALSE? Floorball's sweet Swede says: Wang Meng Meng npsports@sph.com.sg HEY Sven, check her out! Just kidding. But jokes about England's football manager aside, Amanda Wendelstig is most definitely a knock-out, whose chiselled good looks, blonde hair and not forgetting those miles
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    • 278 53 TENNIS: US OPEN AP. THE largest crowd of this US Open packed Arthur Ashe Stadium last night, but it seemed tennis was secondary to celebrity. For the most part, they came to watch Andy Roddick and Serena Williams, the sport's reigning glamour king and queen. Williams survived
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    • 845 54 ifteam SWIMMING: THE ATHENS 'NO' SHOW SINCAPOKt I^^l^^^l Enough. Singapore coach David Lim (below) acknowledges the team's failure in Athens. But the decorated former national swimmer feels that it's time for Joscelin Yeo, Christel Bouvron, Nicolette Teo, Mark Chay and Gary Tan to be spared the
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    • 199 55 PERHAPS it's time for Singapore to give swimming a major overhaul. That's the view of Ang Peng Siong (below), the Flying Fish whose time of 51.09 sec in the 100 m freestyle set in 1984 has yet to be beaten by another Singaporean.
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      501 56 Team SWIMMING: THE ATHENS'NO'SHOW <tINC\rOK( NEXT PAGE: WHAT TOP COACHES SAY JOSCELINYEO (25 years) Singapore's swim queen graduated from the University of Texas last year with an honours degree in kinesiology. Her education and training in the US werepartially funded to the tune of $65,000 by the
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    • 768 58 tffeam SWIMMING: THE ATHENS 'NO' SHOW SISC.APORC From her glory days to another story THE occasion: Team Singapore dinner in Athens. Guest-of-Honour: Dr Yacoob Ibrahim, then the Minister for Community Development and Sports. Dress code: T-shirt and shorts. As if the swimming team didn't have
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    • 642 60 TIGER BEER INTERNATIONAL SERIES: SINGAPORE 2 INDONESIA 0 AdrianChan npsports@sph.com.sg SPORE: Hassan Sunny (Adi Saleh, 74), Aide Iskandar, Baihakki Khaizan (Faizal Hamid, 46, S Subramani 64), Noh Rahman, Daniel Bennett, Goh TatChuan (Ishak Zainol, 68), Shahril Ishak, Syed Mohammad Fadhil (Imran Sahib, 46),
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    • 422 61 TEAM UPDATE: Bolivia have named three goalkeepers, nine defenders and only two forwards in their squad after conceding 11 goals in their last two visits to the world champions. Brazil defender Juan is injured. Diego is also out and Ronaldinho is still doubtful. FROM GUIDE: The world
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    • 496 61  -  Kaka calms Brazil Storm Brazil's BOLIVIA v BRAZIL TEXT: BRIAN MILLER AC MILAN'S Kaka is confident that the bitter row between the Brazilian Federation and his club will blow over even as it escalates. Threats have been made since the Seria A side refused to release
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      615 62 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 3 CYPRUS 0 Ireland got off to a great start to their World Cup campaign with a 3-0 win over minnows Cyprus. They kick-started the way to victory with these two lovely goals... PA Sport. Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr's demands were convincingly met
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      290 63 WORLD CUP NORTHERN IRELAND 0 POLAND 3 Birmingham City goalkeeper Maik Taylor got the worst birthday gift last night. He was hoping to mark his 33rd birthday after winning a tight choice between the posts ahead of Manchester United's Roy Carroll with flying colours. But he ended up
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    • 737 64 Manchester United's most expensive soccer kid has let fly a shocker: No Premiership title this year. Wayne Rooney is pragmatic enough to have to wait until next season to celebrate championship glory with the Red Devils. The 18-year-old England striker, who
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  • Page 63 Miscellaneous
    • 147 63 riisf WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS LATVIA vPORTUGAL Repeat, Ch 22,10pm, today ALBANIA v GREECE Repeat, Ch 22,7pm, tomorrow PERU v ARGENTINA Repeat, Ch 22,4pm, tomorrow FRANCE v ISRAEL Delayed, Ch i, noon BRAZIL v BOLIVIA Ch 22,4.05 am, tomorrow Repeat, Ch 22,10pm, Monday FAROE ISLANDS v FRANCE Ch 22,12.25 am, Thursday
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