Streats, 2 August 2001

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    21 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets TWRSOWr g August 20Sf Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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  • Article
    Lock icon Bigamous foreigner
    506 1  -  S'pore woman finds out husband married 30 years ago by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER WITH one in four people in Singapore being a foreigner, your chances of meeting that special someone from the “foreign legion” have never been better. He might sweep you off your feet with his exotic charm
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  • morning rush
    • Article
      Lock icon Confidence down
      74 1 -AFP BUSINESS confidence is likely to worsen in the next five months as the fallout from the recession spreads wider into the economy, the Department of Statistics said yesterday. In a survey of business expectations for July-December, 35 per cent said they expected conditions in the key commerce
      -AFP  -  74 words
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      Lock icon Waste of money
      118 1 Its a criminal waste of taxpayers' money. I would close it down tomorrow if I could. National Science and Technology Board chairman Philip Yeo on the Institute of Molecular Agrobiology (IMA). He was quoted in the latest issue of respected British science journal Nature. Mr Yeo had
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      21 1 What's the most popular new newspaper in Singapore? CLUE You should know because you made it so THE ANSWER: PAGE 3
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  • Streatsmart local
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      Lock icon IDA clamps down on some wireless equipment Easier to use handphones
      321 2  -  by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM YOU can now look forward to clearer, interference-free calls on your handphones. All thanks to the new ban from the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) on the sale and import of electrical products that operate in the GSM
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      Lock icon SIA battles boredom with games
      191 2 -AP BORED on a long-haul flight? Singapore Airlines passengers can challenge each other to digital chess or mahjong and the whole plane can compete in a digital quiz show. SIA has been testing the games on selected flights since April and plans to launch an
      -AP  -  191 words
    • Banking mergers
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        Lock icon OUB urges shareholders to accept UOB offer
        135 2 -AFP OVERSEAS Union Bank yesterday urged shareholders to accept a $lO billion friendly takover bid by United Overseas Bank over a hostile $9.4 billion offer by DBS Group. In a circular, backed by the recommendations of independent adviser ANZ Singapore, OUB chairman Lee
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        Lock icon OCBC-Keppel deal almost through
        116 2 -AFP THE first key merger in Singapore’s banking shake up was virtually sealed yesterday, when OverseaChinese Banking Corp (OCBC) said 70 per cent of shareholders in Keppel Capital Holdings had accepted its all-cash offer. OCBC has offered $5.21 billion for Keppel Capital, owner of Keppel Tat
        -AFP  -  116 words
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      Lock icon Oops
      13 2 THE e-mail address in the report Ideas, anyone? yesterday should be mlaw_enquiry@mlaw.gov.sg
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      Lock icon Sweet on Streats Young, hip -and a hit
      480 3  -  by > SARAH NG THANK YOU. You’ve made Streats the most popular information source among new newspapers and other media launched in the past year. You probably know what Streats is about. Quick, succinct, convenient reading for you the commuter; the essence
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      Lock icon Happy customer
      61 3 onekindact Shima I PUT powdered detergent in my basket at Sheng Shiong supermarket at Woodlands. Somehow the packet got torn and the contents spilt out but instead of asking me to pay for it the staff told me to get a new one and fetched me a clean
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    • news scan
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        Lock icon Card-theft ring busted
        97 3 TWO employees of Singapore Post and another man were arrested on Tuesday by police investigating the theft of newly issued credit cards. Police Commercial Affairs Department officers arrested a 33-year-old man in possession of two credit cards stolen from the mail as he tried to use one
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        Lock icon Handphone trouble
        94 3 A DRIVER who was spotted holding his handphone and not wearing a seat belt got himself into deeper trouble. Chua Chee Wee, 34, snatched back the phone from a police officer when she tried to seize it, in Clemenceau Avenue, and drove off. Chua, a casual labourer, was
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        Lock icon He waved knife at mum
        91 3  -  Zubaidah Nazeer MUHAMMAD Rudy Sukadis, 24, was yesterday sentenced to six weeks in jail for threatening his mother with a knife. On April 27, he staggered home at 2am, drunk. His mother, Madama Martini Kabol, 47, told him off. Angry, he took a kitchen knife
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      Lock icon He's a Commander of the British Empire
      171 5  -  by KHUSHWANT SINGH AFTER 21 years, a Singaporean has made it to the Queen’s Honours list. Mr Cheong Quee Wah was awarded the Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11. The 58-year-old
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      Lock icon President's Award for Nurses winners The healing touch
      322 5  -  by SONNY PHUA WHEN Ms Alicia Tong discovered she had breast cancer, she was alarmed and dismayed. “Knowing that I had cancer was a traumatic shock already. Not knowing what to do was my next reaction,” said Ms Tong, who ironically is
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      89 5 Our weather girl says Today will be slightly cooler as an overcast sky will bring the temperature down to a maximum of 3 7 °C. But for people in the western and northern areas, it will be more than overcast; there will be thunderstorms in the early afternoon. High tide
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    • Just a minute
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        Lock icon From this month...
        63 5 From this month You will see new colour lines and codes at all MRT and LRT stations. Among the changes, there will be just one colour for each line, such as green for the East-West line. There will also be new station codes, such as NS22 for Orchard station. Information
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        Lock icon Check this out...
        34 5 Residents ofTanjong Pagar can now receive SMS updates of activities such as talks, courses and performances in five categories designated by Tanjong Pagar CDC from today. To join, just e-mail tp_cdc@pa.gov.sg.
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      Lock icon Six injured as bus rear-ends stationary lorry at traffic lights SBS crash driver fails breath test
      285 6  -  by ADAM HASHIDY A BUS driver was arrested yesterday for failing a breathalyser test after a multiple collision in which six people were injured. He was at the wheel of a Singapore Bus Services’(SßS)
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  • Streatsmart regional
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      Lock icon 62 killed, 100 missing in Indonesian landslide
      136 8 -AP JAKARTA Landslides caused by unseasonal rains killed 62 people in Sambulu village on Indonesia’s Nias island on Tuesday. Rescue workers are on their way to the island, which is 100 km off the north-west coast of Sumatra island. Mr Abdurrahman Nasution, a
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      Lock icon 'Marcos used Kim II Sung's name to stash gold in Swiss bank'
      272 8 Former President Marcos used names of dictators from third countries, an ex-aide tells Korean newspaper -AFP SEOUL The late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has deposited gold bars at a Swiss bank in the name of the late North
      -AFP  -  272 words
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      Lock icon Howard's way Go on working and don't retire
      295 8 SYDNEY The Australian prime minister has admitted that his main way to deal with a dramatically ageing population was to encourage people to keep working after retirement age. In a speech outlining his vision for a third term in office, Mr John
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    • Article
      Lock icon Sleepy religious teachers scolded
      130 8 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Perak has threatened to sack 208 religious teachers it says admitted being too tired for class because they had been hawking wares or politicking the night before. The state will not renew the teachers’ contracts until they prove they can carry out their
      – Reuters  -  130 words
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      Lock icon Asian tour a success, says Powell Mission accomplished
      399 9 -AFP WASHINGTON Colin Powell is back in Washington, counting the successes of his five-nation Asian tour. The US secretary of state visited South Korea, Japan, Australia, Vietnam and China with a mission to restate US foreign policy under President George W Bush.
      -AFP  -  399 words
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      Lock icon Court nears decision on Thaksin fate
      160 9 Reuters BANGKOK Thailand’s Constitutional Court is within days of deciding whether to boot Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra out of office, judges said yesterday. As many as 12 of the 15 judges deciding Dr Thaksin’s fate for falsely declaring assets in the 1990 s have
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      Lock icon China charges US scholar with spying
      258 9 Wu Jianmin suspected of contributing to book on Tiananmen massacre Reuters BEIJING China has formally charged US academic Wu Jianmin with endangering national security, a rights group said yesterday. Mr Wu will probably be tried before an October visit to China by US President
      – Reuters  -  258 words
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  • Streatsmart global
    • weird world
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        Lock icon A four-cent wife
        81 11 Reuters A MAN in the Sri Lankan town of Badullah tried to transfer his unfaithful wife to her lover by paying two Sri Lankan rupees (four cents) in stamps to make it legal, Britain’s Daily Mirror reported yesterday. Police whom they approached to seal the deal rejected
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      • Article
        Lock icon Weed in the grass
        63 11 -AP lOWA'S Dubuque Law Enforcement Centre was growing marijuana and didn’t know it. Dubuque County Sheriff Leo Kennedy explained that the plant could have grown from a seed dropped when officers brought back confiscated drugs. Sherriff Kennedy uprooted the small plant from a lawn after he
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      • Article
        Lock icon Bangers and hash
        55 11 A SWISS cook was fined 360 Swiss francs ($380) for selling grilled sausages stuffed with hemp. The 45-year-old cook was arrested after one of his customers was diagnosed as being stoned, Ananova.com reported. Judges in Zurich condemned the cook for having “disrespected the laws on food treatment”
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        Lock icon I said fetch!
        64 11 DOG owners are more domineering than others, says a survey by German sociologists. Of 538 people surveyed for social behavioural tendencies, those who were domineering were more likely to own dogs. It is unclear whether domineering types tend to have dogs or whether having a dog fosters
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        Lock icon What's your poison?
        78 11 Reuters A BID by a Brazilian bar owner to teach liquor thieves a lesson ended in the deaths of two customers. Manoel da Paixao Goncalves told police he put “just a little bit” of rat poison into three bottles of cachaca liquor at his bar in the
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      • Article
        Lock icon Penalty for peeing
        76 11 WHEN three-year-old Harry Branch-Shaw got caught peeing in a public park, he had no idea of the mess he was about to create. The little boy, who had relieved himself behind a tree at the Rockefeller Park, was fined US$5O ($9O). Because of his age, the ticket
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      Lock icon US House votes to ban human cloning It is science gone crazy'
      243 11 Wire services WASHINGTON -The US House of Representatives, racing to keep pace with the speed of science, yesterday voted overwhelmingly to ban all forms of human cloning. The 265-162 vote has criminalised human cloning after a debate on
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      Lock icon 1 in 5 US schoolgirls victimised by dates
      130 11 -AP CHICAGO One in five American high school girls has been physically or sexually abused by a dating partner violence that significantly increases their risk of drug abuse, suicide and other harmful behaviour, a study suggests. The research stems from surveys of
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      Lock icon Lord Buddha's birthplace saved
      60 11 -Reuters NEW DELHI India has stopped work on the dam near its border with Nepal that was threatening to flood Lumbini the birthplace of Lord Buddha. An Indian official said the state of Uttar Pradesh had stopped construction on the dam after complaints from Nepal. Nepalese
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    • Article
      Lock icon 'Code Red' may strike next week
      144 11 -AP WASHINGTON The virus-like “Code Red” worm did not rear its head yesterday. But experts monitoring Net traffic say the Web dogger may return next week. The original Code Red worm took seven days to hit its stride, according to Mr Alan Paller, director
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  • Streatsmart people
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      Lock icon Bandit Queen's relatives clash with husband Fighting over fortune
      308 12 -AFP NEW DELHI India’s Bandit Queen is dead, but her legacy of trouble is still alive. Phoolan Devi’s relatives are fighting over her 100 million rupee ($3.8 million) fortune. Yesterday, riot police had to break up a news conference here after
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      Lock icon By George, another actor for president?
      213 12 Reuters LOS ANGELES Ronald Reagan did it, Warren Beatty thought about doing it so why not actor John Cusack for US president? A“John Cusack for President” campaign is gathering steam on the Internet, although the star of High Fidelity and America’s Sweethearts appears unaware
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      253 12 om 1 m a the Europa Group I HUNT RE 2001 ARE YOU THE ONE WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are in search for a Singaporean Male Model to represent Singapore at the Manhunt International 2001 in Beijing, China in November 2001. Entry Criteria: A Singaporean Citizen or Permanent Resident
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  • easy STREATS
    • Stephanie @the movies
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        Lock icon Gimme schlock over shock
        392 13 rvE never watched a honor film in its entirety. Call me “chicken" but my reflex action, while watching any remotely spooky flick that 1 have been dragged to. is to allow my hair to slowly sweep over my face as I view with unease the action
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        Lock icon Audition
        84 14 Stephanie's Choice Directed by Takashi Miike Starring Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki Hyped as Japan's answer to David Cronenberg, Takashi Miike's Audition is scary. A widower is hunting for a new wife. His movie producer friend suggests holding an audition for a bogus movie project so that the
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        Lock icon Para Para Sakura
        65 14 Goromance Directed by Jingle Ma Starring Aaron Kwok, Cecilia Cheung Don't let Philip fool you (Aaron Kwok). The poor man has a secret he has been colour-blind since birth. This isn't another Dancer in the Dark, though protagonists in both films are pop stars turned actors who
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        Lock icon Jurassic Park III
        75 14 Gothrill Directed by Joe Johnston Starring Sam Neill, Tea Leoni, William HMacy, Laura Dern It's a lizardfest, again. Watch humans scurry as unfriendly dinos stomp the earth (or rather a dysfunctional theme park known as Isla Sorna), again. Dr Alan Grant (Sam Neill) gets stranded on the
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        Lock icon Scary Movie 2
        60 14 Golaugh Directed by by Keenen Ivory Wayans Starring Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Paris, Regina Hall, Tori Spelling The Wayans are back. Indulging in their mantra of "grosser is better" the Wayans brothers spoof just about anything and everything from The Exorcist to Dude, Where's My Car,
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        Lock icon Kiss of the Dragon
        71 14 Directed by Chris Nahon Starring Jet Li, Bridget Fonda Not content with muttering a couple of English monosyllabic words in Romeo Must Die and Lethal Weapon IV, Jet Li is back to amuse audiences with more English monosyllables. Doing what he does best erm, fighting Jet
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      Lock icon CHIJMES goes live, Insomnia strikes
      249 15  -  by 'CARA van MIRIAH THERE'S been a shake-up on the club scene Chijmes is going “live” and the old Brannigan’s will be the new Insomnia. Insomnia, a Hongkong club owned by British lawyer Anthony Hatton, 40, has taken over Brannigan’s 260 sqm premises. “The outlet
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      Lock icon Early baby shower for Yanqing
      209 15 CHANNEL U newscaster Wang Yanqing has already received a bundle of joy in advance of her first baby due around midSeptember. A Taiwan baby care product company, Les Enphants, has offered to sponsor all that she needs for the baby for a year. The 28-year-old
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      Lock icon Angelina Jolie ponders playing mum
      187 17 -AFP F LOS ANGELES Lushlipped Academy Award W winner Angelina Jolie is considering a new role, as a mother, she told E! News Daily in a programme broadcast on Tuesday. Jolie, currently promoting her latest film, Original Sin, co-starring Spanish heartthrob Antonio Banderas, said she
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    • channel scan
      • Today's must-see TV
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          Lock icon CASPER
          59 17 7.30 pm, TV Works A therapist and his daughter move into a haunted mansion to sweep out the ghosts so that the greedy owners can get a hidden treasure. Casper, who only wants a friend, tries to help the duo but his three ghastly 1 uncles K are bent
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          Lock icon PARADISE
          46 17 9.30 pm, TV Works Jasmine meets an admirer who gives her a priceless antique which, unknown to her, the entire world seems to be in hot pursuit of. Aldrin’s jealousy grows when he finds out that Anna and Ramon’s bond is closer than he thought.
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          Lock icon THE WEST WING
          63 17 11pm, Channel 5 While the president has the duty of formally welcoming newly appointed ambassadors from other nations, the staffers each have an issue to wrestle with. Leo continues his efforts to get the president to support the “missile shield” defence system and CJ must ask a
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          Lock icon GTO
          53 17 10.30 pm, Channel 8 Based on a popular manga series about a lecherous teacher and his larger than life exploits, this serial debuts tonight. Onizuka has been looking for a teacher’s job since graduating from university. His dream comes true when a private school employs him as form teacher.
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    • easyStreats sports
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        Lock icon Four-year contract for Dutch keeper Fulham signs Van der Sar
        266 20 Reuters LONDON English Premier League newcomer Fulham has agreed a deal with Italian club Juventus for its Dutch international goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar (left). Fulham’s official website said the clubs had “reached an agreement” and that Van der Sar
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        Lock icon Brazil to act tough over release of players Leonardo in, Romario out
        436 21 Reuters Rio de Janeiro Brazil has recalled Midfielder Leonardo, who walked out °n the team two years ago vowing not to r eturn, and has left out veteran striker Romario for the key World Cup qualifier against Paraguay
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        Lock icon Ronaldo injured again, to delay return
        190 21 Wire services LECCO, Italy Ronaldo has had another s et-back in his long-awaited return from injury. The Brazilian was forced to pull out of Inter Milan’s friendly match against English First Division side Watford on Tuesday after suffering a slight muscle strain. Inter Milan
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      • SOCCER
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          Lock icon Shearer returns next month
          118 22 LONDON Alan Shearer is hoping to return to Premiership action against Middlesbrough on Sept 8. The 30-year-old Newcastle United striker has been sidelined since March after undergoing a second operation on his damaged knee. He is currently battling to regain full fitness after being allowed to
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          Lock icon Kanoute may miss opener
          86 22 LONDON Frederic Kanoute could miss West Ham’s Premiership opener against Liverpool on Aug 18 because of injury. The 23-year-old Dutchman damaged a hamstring during Monday’s friendly at Stevenage, and could be out for three weeks. Club doctor Ges Steinbergs told the club’s website: “It is something
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        Lock icon KL shelves night race idea
        73 22 •MOTOR RACING Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has ruled out the idea of a Formula One night race at its state-of-the-art Sepang circuit, deeming it too dangerous, local newspapers reported yesterday. Britain’s Autosport magazine reported last month that Malaysian race organisers had discussed the idea with
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      • WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Fri-Aug 12)
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          Lock icon Olympic champion may skip 200 m Greene's fitness woes
          366 22 The cementhis spot among sprinting greats -AP EDMONTON, Canada No one knows for sure if Maurice Greene (below) will be on the sidelines when the time comes to defend his 200 m title at the World Athletics Championships, which begins tomorrow.
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          Lock icon Bailey to run last race
          218 22 -AP EDMONTON When Canadian Donovan Bailey (below) settles into the starting blocks on Saturday for the 100 m, it’ll be with the knowledge that it will likely be the last race of his competitive career. He has already ruled out running on the 4xloo relay
          -AP  -  218 words
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          Lock icon Gebrselassie eyes 10,000 m and marathon
          123 22 -AFP EDMONTON Haile Gebrselassie is keeping his eye on both the track and the road for the future, the defending 10,000 m champion from Ethiopia said. While battling an ankle and foot injury leading up to the Sydney Olympics last year, Gebrselassie postponed a
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        Lock icon National badminton champion injures wrist Kendrick doubtful for SEA Games
        403 23 by LIM HAN MING SINGAPORE'S youngest national badminton champion Kendrick Lee may miss the South-east Asia Games in Kuala Lumpur from Sept 8-17. The 17-year-old singles starlet injured his right wrist during the National Junior Championships in June, and has
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        Lock icon Salute for Tampines' goalkeeper prince
        383 23  -  by PETER SIOW JASPER Emaviwe may be a Nigerian prince from a village called Aviara. But no one is known to kowtow to the Tampines Rovers goalkeeper when he takes his place between the posts. But last week his team-mates saluted him for his royal
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