Streats, 31 May 2001

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    21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets THURSDAY 31 May 2001 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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    Lock icon Job and wage Freeze We're not hiring, say more than half of companies polled
    402 1  - Job and wage Freeze We're not hiring say more than half of companies polled by EDWIN KOO READ this if you’re toying with the idea of looking for a new job. More than half 56 per cent of 237 companies surveyed this month said they are freezing or planning to
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    Lock icon Fare hike: Freeze NTUC, Case call for restraint
    216 1  -  by SARAH NG PUBLIC transport operators should exercise restraint in seeking fare hikes in these tough times. The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) made this joint appeal in separate statements yesterday. Said MrYeo Guat Kwang,
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    Lock icon Impeachment motion all but through
    187 1 -AP JAKARTA Impeachment proceedings against Indonesia President Abdurrahman Wahid seemed certain last night. In a rowdy parliament debate, which continued as Streats went to press, all but the president’s own party and a small Christian group backed a measure which sets in motion a process
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  • Streatsmart local
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      Lock icon Two new initiatives for Singapore Hub for green vehicles
      424 2  -  by SARAH NG TWO new Government initiatives will enable Singapore to undertake the challenge of becoming the global creator and exporter of innovations in energy technology. In the next few months, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Economic Development Board (EDB)
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      Lock icon Teachers become 'students'
      231 2  -  by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER SOME 1,700 primary to junior college teachers reversed roles and became students at the first ever Teachers’ Conference organised by the Teachers’ Network, a branch under the Ministry of Education. This three-day seminar, which began yester day, will see some teachers conducting 1151 workshops.
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      Lock icon morning smile
      57 2 A man inserted an 'ad'in the classified: "Wife wanted" The next day, he received hundreds letters. They all said the same thing "You can have mine." •When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: Either the car
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        316 3  -  by WINSTON CHONG WHEN the team of four surgeons greeted the press yesterday with shining eyes and wide smiles, everyone knew at once the outcome of the operation on hydrocephalus baby Chen Shuyun. The media had waited with bated breath, anxious to find out the outcome
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        Lock icon Jamuna takes a pram ride
        150 3 -AP JAMUNA Shrestha took «her first pram ride yesterday, more than a month after the landmark operation which separated her from Siamese twin Ganga. Her father, Mr Bhushan KC, wheeled the one-year-old on a pram ride around her hospital ward, Singapore General Hospital spokeswoman Junaidah
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      Lock icon Help when I fainted
      140 3 onekindact. Sim Yong Koon: On May 27 I was travelling on an MRT train between Outram station and Tanjong Pagar station when I fainted. The next thing I knew someone was trying to wake me up. I believe there were three men and a woman trying
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      Lock icon He had sex with girl, 12
      210 3  -  by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM A 22-YEAR-OLD NSman pleaded guilty yesterday to three charges of having sex with an underaged girl, who was only 12 at the time. Lit Wai Choy met the girl through free telephone chatlines and had sex with her on five occasions in
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      Lock icon Jail, cane for five thugs
      338 3  -  by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM FIVE 19-year-old secret society members, who killed two men and injured two others at a seaside park, are now behind bars. The five were sentenced in court yesterday on charges including voluntarily causing grievous hurt. The violence started on Oct 11 last year
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      Lock icon Oops
      41 3 ON Tuesday, we reported that Channel U would extend its programming from 10 hours to 14 hours. This is incorrect. It should be 16 hours starting from 10am to 2am, starting from June 4. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon Flat full of garbage, so bed is outdoors He hoards rubbish
      407 5  -  by KAREN CHEN HE has a flat at Block 269, Tampines Street 21. But Mr Chen Jinhui, 71, doesn’t live there. He spends his time at a pavilion in a nearby park instead. He even sleeps there at night,
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      84 5 Our weather girl says Hope that the rain so far has not spoilt students' holiday fun. Unfortunately there will still be showers today, with thunder over many areas. So I would suggest borrowing a few books from the library and curling up for a good read. The temperature will range
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      109 5 Just a minute Digimon die-hards are in for a real treat. With a wide range of cuddly plush toys, fashion apparel and D 3 Digivice, they will be spoilt for choice at Digimon fair to be held at Raffles City. Kids can take part
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  • Streatsmart interchange
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      Lock icon Economic slowdown doesn't warrant an increase Profits are up, so why a fare hike?
      231 6 SMRT recorded a 5 per cent increase in profits last year (Straits Times, May 26), so why does it need to increase fares? Fuel prices have gone down, employers’ CPF contribution cut has not been totally
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      Lock icon What about the majority?
      137 6 AS much as I like to read Streats every day, I was quite disappointed by the way you put the headline on the front page of the May 30 issue. Perhaps I’m being sensitive, but the statement “More than a third of 100 commuters polled by
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      Lock icon Giant signs a waste of money
      144 6 THE MRT is trying out new giant signboards and I feel it’s a total waste of money. If MRT is paying for those plasma screens (going at around $lB,OOO each or more), then it definitely is a waste (of public money?). The text is
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      Lock icon Attraction isn't an academic question
      133 6 I READ with interest the Just One Question of May 28. The question asked was: What do you think of women marrying men with lower academic qualifications? I agree with the views of those interviewed. In order to have a lif stime partner, it is
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      36 6 haveyoursay Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, e-mail us at streats@sph.com.sg or write to j The Editor, Streats, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore *****7. You should include your name, address and contact number.
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      Lock icon Infant gets heroin overdose from fumes in toilet Mum's puffs killed baby
      280 9 -AP HONGKONG A 10-week-old infant suffered a fatal heroin overdose by passively inhaling smoke as her addict-mother binged on the drug inside a public toilet. Lorraly Ng Lok-wan faces sentencing June 21 after pleading guilty on Tuesday to
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      Lock icon No English please, we're Korean
      135 9 -AFP SEOUL South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Han-Gill yesterday opposed the proposed use of English as an official language on the resort island of Cheju. Mr Kim warned the forced use of English “could shake the foundations of language-literature policy” of the country.
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      Lock icon Taxi driver spent on strays
      175 9 A TAXI driver had little money because he spent most of his income on feeding stray cats and dogs. So the animal-lover bought a stolen cab for HK$lO,OOO ($2,319) and operated it illegally, reported the Hongkong iMail website. Ho Kwok-yiu, 52, was caught during a
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      Lock icon One in 10 Aussies has tattoo A nasty pierce of work
      181 10 SYDNEY Tattooing can spread disease. Researchers in Australia, who have conducted an analysis of body decoration, say the industry could be contributing to the spread of blood-borne viruses. A report in the Sydney Morning Herald quoted the director of
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      Lock icon Girl, 13, had sex working as an escort
      149 10 PERTH A 13-year-old girl has been charged for having sex with eight men while working at an escort agency here, The Australian reported yesterday. The agency’s proprietor, 41, has also been charged with allowing the girl to work as a prostitute while
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      Lock icon Radio commentator shot dead
      193 10 -AP MANILA A radio commentator who last week said that he was being tailed by a killer was shot dead outside his home yesterday. Candelario Cayona, 29, had just left home for his office aboard a motorcycle in Canelar village, in southern Zamboanga city, when an
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      Lock icon Powell reassures allies, Russia on missile shield plan US won't go it alone
      302 12 Reuters BUDAPEST The US told its Nato allies and Russia on Tuesday that it would not develop a missile defence system without consulting them. At a meeting of Nato and EU foreign ministers in Budapest, US Secretary
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      Lock icon Hague haunted by return of the 'thatch'
      138 12 -AFP LONDON Britain’s general election campaign got personal on Wednesday. The ruling Labour Party unveiled a poster combining a blast from the past Baroness Margaret Thatcher with a warning on the future. The poster, splashed across Britain’s national newspapers, shows Mrs Thatcher’s trademark
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      Lock icon 'Tight' veils banned
      120 12 Other bans on women No short hair, makeup, jewellery or laughing in public No going out except with male relatives No jobs No school KANDAHAR Afghanistan’s Taleban rulers have banned close-fitting burqas, the full-body veil worn by Muslim women. Women here have been ordered to cover their
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    • weird world
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        Lock icon Monkey business
        82 12 Reuters COLOMBO A sex-crazed male monkey has caused an uproar in a Sri Lankan town, stalking and attacking girls in public and flirting with cats and dogs. It follows young women around Kundasale town, jumping on them without warning and clinging tenaciously until chased away with sticks and
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        Lock icon Ding, dong – no bells
        113 12 Ding, dong no bells -AFP LONDON Wedding guests at a Welsh church are pretending to be bells because of a shortage of ringers, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Reverend Norman Lea said he had overseen dozens of weddings where relatives and friends had happily agreed to sing “ding, dong” because
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        Lock icon Star names a con trick
        76 12 LONDON People who pay to have stars named after them are being conned, says the organisation responsible for listing heavenly bodies. Firms send out mailshots and advertise on the Internet and in the media offering the service, The Mirror said yesterday. But Ms Monique Orine,
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        Lock icon Hot dolls, not hotdogs
        73 12 SHANGHAI Call it the Snoopy stampede, Peanuts run amok or McMayhem. McDonald’s fast food outlets in the south China city of Guangzhou were offering Snoopy dolls for 10 yuan ($2.18) apiece with a “value meal’, but stocks ran thin. Scuffles broke out and one store’s front
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        Lock icon Silent Sid is top dog
        79 12 -AP LONDON Sid the barkless Basenji became Britain’s top dog on Monday as Best-in-Show at the prestigious Crufts competition. Two-year-old Sid, whose real name is Champion Jethard Cidevant, won in the hound category and then beat the six other category winners for the top award.
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      Lock icon Saddam Hussein swiped Canadian artist's picture
      185 13 MONTREAL Saddam Hussein has stirred up a storm of indignation again. This time, it’s the residents of Canada’s Prince Edward Island who are annoyed. The Iraqi president has apparently swiped a picture done by an Islander for the cover illustration of his book, Zabibah
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      Lock icon Britney Spears to read prayers
      86 13 -AP NEW YORK -’N Sync, Faith Hill a nd Britney Spears will be among the artists reading prayers by Pope John Paul II on a spokenWord CD to be released in the US during the Christmas season. The CD serves as a compan- ion piece
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      Lock icon Do you think parents need a licence?
      254 13 Due to growing complaints about child discipline, Austrian parents may have to go back to school to learn about how to raise a child before they obtain a parents' licence. r Just one auestion This is so ridiculous. Such a concept was totally
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    • Stephanie @ the movies
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        Lock icon Guns, guts and guys
        589 15  -  Beware the invasion that Pearl Harbor will bring about where grown men mysteriously morph into gushing boys about on-screen carnage by Stephanie Goh IT'S a scary sight watching a bunch of normally sedate men break into raucous discussion when the threeletter word crops up. “Platoon was
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        94 16 St# 5 Directed by Robert Rodriguez Starring: Antonio Banderas Carla Gugino, Alan Cumming, Teri Hatcher, Cheech Marin You know that director Robert Rodriguez has got to be a child at heart when he takes you through a loopy ride to rival Disneyland's Space Mountain. As in any kid's
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        Lock icon Spot
        67 16 Golaugh Directed by: John Whitesell Starring: David Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, PaulSorvino Watch David Arquette (Mr Courteney Cox) model his career path after Adam Sandler's. If low humour is your thing, watching Spot the flatulent FBI canine, or David Arquette dribbling cereal out of his mouth, might
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        Lock icon Forever and Ever
        56 16 Gocry Directed by Raymond To Starring Sylvia Chang, Chris Lee Based on the true story of Hongkong playwright Chi Mo, who contracts Aids through a blood transfusion. Acclaimed playwright Raymond To makes his foray into directing with this touching film. The ever stellar Sylvia Chang portrays the
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        Lock icon The Mummy Returns
        72 16 Gothrill Directed by Stephen Sommers Starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, The Rock, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo Look who's back from the dead. Brendan and voluptuous partner Rachel kick some really ancient ass as they try to save not only the world (again) but their petulant son who
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        Lock icon Pearl Harbor
        70 16 Goromance Directed by: Michael Bay Starring: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr Don't be fooled by the title. If you're looking for a trigger-happy World War II flick, you'll have to make do with the measly 40 minutes of action compared to more than two
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      Lock icon Watch out for that happy sticker
      224 17 DON'T say we did not I warn you. I On Sunday, June 10, you and your family I might want to stay at home from 7pm to 10pm. If you hear someone fr knocking on your door, it could be your friendly neigh- bourhood
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      Lock icon Bliss for Takuya, headache for Takashi
      154 18 THE bliss of Japanese star couple Takashi Sorimachi and Nanako Matsushima has been disrupted. Not by another love-angle, but by J-pop king Takuya Kimura’s baby girl, Kokomi Kimura. Apparently, Takashi’s mother and 79-year-old grandmother have gone all greeneyed over reports of Takuya’s family bliss.
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      Lock icon Looks like Lee Hom, smiles like Kelly Watch out for Victor Chen
      255 18 DO YOU think Hongkong pop princess Kelly Chen is pretty? And do you consider Taiwanese songwriter-singer Wang Lee Horn cute? Then watch out for Victor Chen Sihan. The singer apparently looks like Lee Horn and smiles like Kelly.
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          Lock icon ROUTE TO GLAMOUR
          33 18 8.30 pm, Channel U In this round, the six contestants learn more about stage presence from famous composer Li Weisong and talented singer Sun Yanzi in their Route to Glamour.
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          Lock icon BEAUTIFUL LIFE
          62 18 10.30 pm, Channel 8 Kyoko apologises to Shuji for accidentally showing his hair designs to his arch-rival Satoru. Shuji, in turn, explains to her that Mayumi is just a friend. The next day, Kyoko gives Shuji magazines, photographs and videos to inspire him and he thanks her with
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          Lock icon ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
          54 18 10pm,V V Entertainment (SCV 56) Jordon Chan, Cindy Hui, Zhou Jie and Jack Neo star in this romantic comedy about a guy named Bob who believes that the perfect girl is out there waiting for him. He proceeds to look for love in three different cities.
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          Lock icon TERMINATOR 2
          60 18 6.45 pm, Star Movies (SCV 58) Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the cyborg who was sent back in time to eliminate the mother of mankind’s saviour in the first movie. In the sequel, he becomes the good cyborg sent back to defend O’Connor against a new, nastier cyborg that can
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      Lock icon Kit's $50K nightmare
      245 20  -  by KAREN CHEN SINGER Kit Chan’s first concert here is next Saturday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium but her costumes for the show have been lost. Fashion designer Edrick Woo left the the five sets of clothes in the boot of a taxi on Tuesday. Kit and
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    • easyStreats sports
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        Lock icon Iverson's riding high, thanks to his... Will as mash as skill
        627 24 PHILADELPHIA Sometimes, you can find someone to admire in strange places. Allen Iverson (left) has hidden in strange places in jail when he should have been in high school, under the covers instead of at practice, in a training
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      • SOCCER
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          Lock icon Cantona returns
          82 25 -AP MANCHESTER, England Manchester United favorite Eric Cantona is returning to Old Trafford no, he’s not making a playing comeback or replacing Alex Ferguson as manager. He’s going to help coach the youth team. Cantona, 35, will work on an unofficial basis for a couple of months. “Eric
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          Lock icon Backing for De Boer
          90 25 -AP MADRID FC Barcelona president Joan Gaspart has warned Uefa that his club will do its utmost to protect its defender Frank de Boer despite the Dutchman having failed a second drugs test. Gaspart said that the international soccer body must be completely sure of De
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          Lock icon Germany steady
          90 25 Reuters BREMEN Germany put in a solid performance to beat Slovakia 2-0 in a friendly match onTliesday and put itself in a strong position ahead of World Cup qualifying matches next week. Germany, which heads World Cup qualifying Group Nine by five points from England, started the game
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          Lock icon Owen injury scare
          81 25 LONDON England striker Michael Owen is suffering from lower back pain which could lead to a renewal of the hamstring injury which kept him out of action for long periods last year, according to reports in yesterday’s English newspapers. Owen did not take part in training on
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        Lock icon French Open Tennis Speedy Spaniard
        358 25 Reuters PARIS Spanish fourth seed Juan Carlos Ferrero wasted no time in booking his place in the French Open third round yesterday, producing a ruthless display to crush Marcos Ondruska 6-2,6-2, 6-0. The inform Spaniard needed just 99 minutes to blitz his South African opponent.
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        Lock icon Serena pulls out of doubles
        160 25 Reuters PARIS Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open doubles tournament to concentrate on the singles, the American sixth seed said yesterday. Serena was due to partner her sister Venus, with whom she teamed up to win the doubles title at Roland Garros
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        Lock icon Five-goal blitz France crushes South Korea
        445 26 -AP World champion turns on its trademark sparkle and skillin opening match Confederations Cup France S South Korea 0 DAEGU, South Korea Two brilliant volleys early in the game set up world champion France for an easy win over cohost South Korea yesterday in
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        Lock icon Fifa boss Blatter fighting for survival
        240 26 -AFP PARIS Fifa president Sepp Blatter is facing the fight of his political life following the dramatic collapse of marketing giant ISL-ISMM and the discovery of a secret bank account containing nearly US$5O million ($85.5 million). Blatter became the most powerful man in football
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        Lock icon End of round one of the S-League and now for... The real stuff
        550 27  -  by Lim Han Ming YOU can see him at almost every S-League match-day. Armed with his binoculars and Motorola walkie-talkie, his eyes are transfixed on the proceedings on the pitch. Like any supporter, he will cheer when
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        Lock icon s-league fixtures
        59 27 TODAY: dementi Khalsa v Woodlands Wellington (dementi Stadium) Gombak United v Balestier Central (Bukit Gombak Stadium) TOMORROW: Sembawang Rangers v Home United (Yishun Stadium) Singapore Armed Forces FC v Jurong FC (Cboa Chu Kang Stadium) SATURDAY: Tanjong Pagar United v Marine Castle (Queenstown Stadium) Geylang United v Tampines
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        Lock icon Bury wants to keep Bhutia
        316 27 BURY'S player-coach Andy Preece is hopeful that Baichung Bhutia (below) will still be at Gigg Lane next season despite rumours he is set to leave the club, reports Soccernet. Bhutia, who in October 1999 became the first Indian to play in the English professional game,
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