Streats, 16 January 2002

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  • 18 1 Streats WEDNESDAY 16 January 2002 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001 Another quality publication of mT Singapore Press Holdings
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    484 1  -  Indonesia quiet as neighbours crack down on terrorists by ROBIN GANGULY IT'S quiet in Indonesia. Singapore and Malaysia are cracking down on A 1 Qaeda-linked terrorists. Fifteen suspects have been arrested here and more than 50 in Malaysia confirming warnings of terrorist cells in the region. In the
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  • morning rush
    • 111 1 FROM tomorrow, women aged 50 to 64 will begin receiving letters asking them to go for mammograms. Singapore’s first national breast screening programme aims to cover a third of all women aged 50 to 64 in its first year. Some 250 Singaporean women die from
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    • 61 1 RETAIL sales in November grew by 4.9 per cent over the previous month. Excluding motor vehicles, the index rose by 6.6 per cent. But compared to a year before, retail sales were down 4.4 per cent. Total sales excluding motor vehicles fell by 2.9 per cent.
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  • LOCAL
    • 354 2  -  Popular satay stall reopens after ENV's OK by SONNY PHUA MADAM Fatimah Semail, 57, heaved a sigh of relief when the Ministry of Environment (ENV) told her last Tuesday that she could reopen her popular satay stall. The stall at Blk 503, West Coast Drive Hawker Centre,
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    • 190 2 NO more run-arounds. Staff from the Northeast Community Development Council (CDC) will be at meet-the-people sessions held by members of parliament to give help directly when needed. If a retrenched person asks for help during one of these sessions, he will be directed to
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    • 171 2  -  by KAREN CHEN JUST been retrenched in the past year? Don’t qualify for most government or community development councils’(CDCs) assistance schemes because you earn is above the ceiling of $1,500? Then good news. The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery yesterday launched a $500,000
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    • 412 3  -  NSman sets up website for Muslims to condemn terrorism by SARAH NG THIS young man believes in action. Mr Muhammad Ridzwan Rahmat heard what DrYaacob Ibrahim said on Sunday and did something about it. He set up an online platform for fellow Malay/Muslims to denounce terrorism. DrYaacob,
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    • 136 3 Those who visit his website are encouraged to contribute their own anti-terrorism pledges. Or they can simply sign his guestbook which contains this pledge he composed: "Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance. "I, as a Muslim who follows the real teachings of Islam, denounce
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    • 237 4  - Cop's career ruined for $1,000 by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER ALL IT took was $l,OOO for a policeman’s promising career to go up in smoke. Yesterday, the court heard how former police corporal Syihabuddin Zuhri took money that was meant to be returned to a witness and used it to pay his
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    • 205 4 DOES it pay to be kind? That is what Mr Chen Junjie (right), 20, is probably asking himself. He helped put out a fire at a Residents’ Committee centre on Friday morning, and ended up seriously injuring his right hand. At around 7am that day, Mr Chen
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    • 178 4  -  by ZUBAIDAH NAZEER THIS man went to the clinic with a fever and left with another patient’s handbag. On Nov 20 last year at about 3pm, Ibnu Sha Mohamad Gouse Maideen Marican, 43, thought he made some easy money when he lifted Ms Seah Peck Hoon’s
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    • 171 4 A PEST on the MRT will have four weeks to cool off, in jail. Mustaffa Jasmi, 24, was warned, at Bishan station, for smoking and drinking on the North-South Line. He got into a scuffle with a station manager. The court heard yesterday
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    • 94 4  -  Zubaidah Nazeeer STALLHOLDER Hammed Mohamed was at his mutton and chicken stall at Bendemeer market when Parthiban Arumugam attacked him, at about 9am on June 8 last year. Parthiban, 31, drunk and holding a bottle of beer, attacked Hammed, 67, and threatened him with
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    • 96 4 onekindact Aisha I wish to thank Ms Cindy of the Singapore Cable Vision customer service hotline. She was very helpful. My SCV set-top box was not working well and she took the initiative to make arrangements for help despite it being New Year's Day. The day
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    • 196 11 I REFER to the letters “Make Expo-bound MRT passengers alight” by Alex Kwok (Streats, Jan 2) and “Trains head to Expo Near Empty” by Narayana Narayana (Streats, Jan 5) and would like to add my opinion on SMRT’s poor service for commuters living in northern Singapore.
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    • 146 11 DRIVING in Singapore is no longer pleasant and I can give you an example. When driving at night, I have encountered drivers behind me who switch on their fog lights. Abruptly, a stream of bright light is reflected from my rearview mirror into my face
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    • 359 11 WE refer to the letter from a reader, Ms Ivy, on “NUH took blood and money” (Streats, Jan 9). We would like to thank your reader and her friends for donating blood to the blood bank to help other patients. The normal procedure for
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    • 129 11 I REFER to the forum page letter, “Don’t Waste Spring Water” by Mr Tan KokTim (Streats, Jan 14). We would like to thank Mr Tan for his feedback on the natural hot water spring at Jalan Gambas and his support for water conservation. The
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  • FINANCIAL
    • 159 6 AS AT 9AM Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 0.9450 0.9620 Canadian dollar 1.1390 1.1630 Euro 1.6330 1.6570 NZ dollar 0.7690 0.7910 Sterling pound 2.6450 2.6730 US dollar 1.8290 1.8410 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian
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    • 403 6 DON'T be too quick to invest your CPF. Six in 10 of those who invested their CPF savings under the CPF investment scheme last year could have earned more by leaving the money alone. Of the 610,131 members who invested their
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    • 456 6 STI; 1,694.481 37.04 Reuters SHARES slumped yesterday as cautious investors took profits in blue chips like SPH and the technology sector at the onset of the corporate earnings period. Confidence was dented by another fall on Wall Street as doubts flickered about the justification
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      • 65 6 Wire services KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Airlines has been granted tax exemption on its income, dividend and interest income for five years, the company said yesterday. But analysts say the tax exemption would not benefit the national carrier much until it starts making profits again. “It
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      • 60 6 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has shelved three major power projects for two years due to a drop in electricity demand. The Energy, Communications and Multimedia Ministry has endorsed a revised programme by state-owned Tenaga Nasional to keep the electricity reserve margin at between 32
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      • 51 6 -AFP BEIJING China’s foreign exchange reserves hit a record U *****.2 billion ($390 billion) at the end of last yeat, central bank governor Dai Xianglong said. The forex reserves grew by $46.6 billion since the end of 2000, he said at a press conference.
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  • MEDICAL
    • 209 8 Method detects alot faster and more accurately Reuters LONDON British researchers said on Monday they had discovered a fast, accurate method to detect deep vein thrombosis (DVT), potentially deadly blood clots that can develop during long-distance travel. Unlike standard techniques that rely on monitoring blood flow
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    • 93 8 GENEVA The last remaining cultures of the smallpox virus will probably get to live a little longer. Their fate will be decided tomorrow. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is likely to say then if it will step back from plans to destroy them this year, WHO officials
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    • 76 8 healthfact It is estimated that the incidence of Type 2 diabetes has risen by a third since 1990. And one-third of people with this disease don't know they have it There is still no medical preventive or cure for it With Type 2 diabetes, your body can't stop
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    • 207 8 Q: lama 17-year-old girl and would like to lose weight. What are the side effects of slimming pills? Are they safe for young people? Will I be addicted to them? If I have been taking the pills and stop one day, will I put on weight? At There
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    • 34 11 Stmts is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@sphxom.sg or write to The Editor Stmts, o2 denting Lane, Singapore 349S67. You should include your name, address and contact number.
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  • REGIONAL
    • 144 13 -AP BANGKOK Thailand ’s interior minister ordered a disco shut after he found a used condom under a table, an official said yesterday. Mr Purachai Piemsomboon stepped into the Dance Fever nightclub on Phuket last week and noticed a young man
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    • 364 13 No link to Al Qaeda: Bashir WANTED suspected terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir (below) laughed when he was shown his photo in a Malaysian newspaper under the headline“On the Run”, reported the Los Angeles Times yesterday. Officials in Singapore and Malaysia allege that Bashir is the top
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    • 146 14 Reuters JOLO -At least 16 people were killed yesterday after Philippine Marines and police turned their guns on each other here. “We could not determine what triggered the firefight,” said Major-General Glicerio Sua. An altercation began after a marine, in civilian clothing, was
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    • 339 14 Dog's lovers force delay in Korean convention Reuters SEOUL Dog lovers have scored a victory here hounding South Korean dogmeat lovers to postpone a major event to promote canine cuisine. Over 100 dogmeat restaurant owners were to launch their federation on Monday to unite and stave off
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    • 113 14 TALK about misunderstandings. Phonographic Performance Malaysia is being forced to change its name because people think it’s dabbling in pornography. Since the agency opened in 1989, its name has been misread, CEO Tan Ngiap Foo told The Star. He even has people asking him
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  • GLOBAL
    • 371 15 Beijing fears long-term strategy behind US troop deployments -Reuters BEIJING The increased US involvement in Asia is making China edgy. Beijing is especially wary of the presence of US troops in Central Asia and Afghanistan, which it fears may be part of long-term US strategy,
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    • 289 15 -Reuters LUSAKA Zambian police said yester- j day they had arrested 20 members of j the ruling party after hundreds of j youths stripped women naked for j wearing mini-skirts or long pants. Dozens of women were stripped in j Lusaka on Monday by mobs
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    • 337 15 -Wire services ISLAMABAD The dangerous IndiaPakistan standoff continued yesterday, with New Delhi calling for “visible” action to curb terrorism. “It is only three days since President (Pervez) Musharraf has announced certain steps in this regard. It is not sufficient time to assess the situation,” said Indian Foreign
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    • weird world
      • 108 15 A SHORT Chinese student is suing a bank because he was told he’s too short to work there. Jiang Tao is only 163 cm. Staff at the People’s Bank of China must be at least 168 cm. Mr Jiang says the rule is unconstitutional. His
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      • 61 15 A FATHER and son team of English police officers have arrested a father and son on their first patrol together. They arrested the pair for allegedly possessing offensive weapons and public order offences, the Liverpool Echo reported on Monday. PC Paul Sephton and his father Sergeant
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      • 130 15 PORK chops strapped to a man’s feet are at the centre of a court case. Ross Lucock won the chops in a raffle during a night out in a Sydney pub. Troy Bowron says he was playing pool when he slipped on the pork fat and
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      • 69 15 -AFP POLICE investigating a suspected bomb left outside a Java school found the package actually contained an inflatable sex doll. The package left outside the school inTangerang, west of Jakarta, on Monday caused panic among teachers and students, especially after a wire was seen protruding, Kompas daily reported
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  • easyStreats
    • 221 18  -  by DIANA SER ONE month after they became the Talentime overall winner, the girl trio of Cherry Chocolate Candy (CCC) still find plenty to be excited about. Cheryl Miles, Claudine Chan and Cristal Simon have just recorded their winning song, Dance Wth Me,
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    • 254 18 REMEMBER Sebastian Tan? Or Sean Ghazi? The former was the winner of TCS’ inaugural Chinese singing contest back in 1996. The latter won Fame Awards’ overall champion in 1995. They collected their prize money and disappeared from our collective memory. Not a good sign for CCC,
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    • 266 18  -  by DIANA SER A GAME show developed by Singaporeans makes its international debut here and is shown in more countries than Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. That is media veteran Robert Chua’s vision for Everyone Wins, a new TV game show he created. In
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    • 381 20  -  witch'sHOUß by CARA van MIRM* ONE NIGHT in Bang- i kok makes the tough I guys tumble as the old song goes. And Singapore club- I bers agree. Despite the thriving nightlife here, Bangkok is tops, they insist. Well, maybe they’re right. But that
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    • 151 20 -AP NEW YORK She’s not a girl, not yet a woman, but Britney Spears is definitely a Fun Fearless Female. Cosmopolitan magazine selected the 20-year-old singer to top its annual list of aweinspiring women. Spears will appear on Cosmo’s February cover. “Britney Spears exemplifies that a
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    • 210 22 TEARS of joy turned to tears of pain and embarrassment for Sammi Cheng after Sunday night’s TVB Golden Melodies Awards. The Most Popular Female Singer was caught in a scuffle between her fans and supporters of Kelly Chen. It all started when Sammi’s fans
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    • 182 22 ACTRESS Pan Lingling gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Monday afternoon at Thomson Medical Centre. Her husband, actor Huang Shinan, who stayed by her throughout the caesarean operation, told Shin Min Daily News: “As this is Lingling’s second time, I’ve also gained more experience.
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    • Just a minute
      • 129 24 Your TV and vehicle radio licence fees help to ensure that there is a balanced and wide range of Public Service Broadcast programmes for people of all cultures, interests and ages. That's why the Singapore Broadcasting Authority wants to remind you to pay your TV licence by Jan 31.
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      • 69 24 Have a back problem? It could be due to stress, overstrained muscles, lack of exercise or lack of nutrition. Those who want to find out more about preventing and treating backache may want to attend the free talk by Dr Djainiaty Ng this evening from 7-Bpm at
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    • 103 24 Today is one of those 'rerun days' where it's pretty much the same as yesterday. If you are in the northern and western areas, don't forget your umbrella. And if you are in the southern and eastern regions, have your shades ready. Those smack in central
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    • Happenin'
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        36 24 MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE Harmony Circle Studio (Stamford House) Tomorrow, 7pm $lO Call 737-4466 for enquiries An experienced belly dance teacher from Australia shares the history of belly dancing. Organised by the Desert Rhythm Dance School.
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      • 54 24 SITAR MUSIC OF ANOUSHKA SHANKAR Victoria Concert Hall Thursday and Friday, 8.15 pm $4O, $6O, $BO, $lOO Call Sistic at 348-5555 Daughter of the legendary sitar player and composer, Ravi Shankar, Anoushka is herself an accomplished musician. She is also the youngest and only female recipient of the British
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      • 41 24 THE AGEING EXPERIENCE Jurong West Community Library Tomorrow, 7pm, free Everyone has some fears about ageing. Find out how to make the ageing process a happy, graceful and healthy experience for you and your loved ones. In English and Mandarin.
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      • 164 24 BEAUTIFUL THING Toy Factory Theatrette Till Sat (Mandarin version), Jan 25 Feb 24 (English version), 8pm Tickets at $18 Call 222-1526 One play, two interpretations. The Mandarin version of Toy Factory’s latest offering is directed by Goh Boon Teck. It is a story about how the families of two
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    • Tune in TV & Movie news
      • 63 25 7pm, TV Works Tim, Chris and Rand are campus roommates. When Tim and Chris find out that it’s possible to get good grades as compensation if a student has been stressed by a roommate’s suicide, they decide to kill Rand. After Rand’s “suicide”, a series of others
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        69 25 9pm, STAR Movies (SCV 58) Race car driver Alex Furlong travels to the year 2009 after a mysterious car accident. Terrified disoriented, he is suddenly pursued by 21st century bounty hunters led by chief “bone j acker” Vacendak. Furlong’s only hope is to find his girlfriend, now 20 years
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      • 67 25 Bpm, Channel U Hao’s home is destroyed in a freak accident, leaving her with no accommodation. As a last resort, g she puts up temporarily at Qin’s I house. Sharon gets wind of this, and thinks that the two are having an affair. Despite repeated denials, Sharon
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        140 25 GET ready for the year of the sequel. Or rather, the year of big-budget sequels. As Hollywood studios go for sure things, they will be spending more money on big-budget follow-ups this year than at any other time in movie history. According to the Los Angeles Times, the
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      178 25 Easy-listening music lighthouse Family Whatever Gets You Through The Day thelighthousefamily.com this UK pop band returns with their signature easy-listening melodies coupled with a touch of soul. But they don’t simply dish out songs in their signature feel-good pop formula. In this third album, the duo adds jazz
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 518 24 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com Streats reader Adefene Koh Outfit Top Shop Make-up Angela Choo @*****422 Pic Francis Lee At the site, select the form “Reclassification guidelines" and Mandarin. UUllif horoscope AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Avoid the usual and go straight to what makes you happy. Your undiluted energy burns
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    • 321 25 Calling all GCE ‘N’, ‘O’, ‘A’ level students University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate Established in 1858, the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) is a world leader in today’s field of educational assessment. Every year, more than one million candidates around the world enter for the high standard
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  • Sports
    • 248 27 -AP NEW YORK- For once, ShaquilJe O’Neal can be thankful for his poor aim. The Los Angeles Lakers star drew a three-game suspension on Monday from the NBA for throwing a punch and fighting with Chicago centre Brad Miller. O’Neal actually threw two punches, the
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    • 234 27 Bryant crushes rival with career-high 56 points r NBA CHAMPIONSHIP ~LA Lakers 120 Memphis 81 1 ir tittiiiiiliiiM LOS ANGELES -Kobe Bryant has never been better. The 23-year-old superstar sparkled with a career-high 56 points in just 34 minutes as Los Angeles Lakers routed Memphis Grizzies, reported nba.com.
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    • Australian open
      • 338 29 -AFP MELBOURNE If Anna Koumikova (right) excels at anything it’s optimism, and sarcasm, and arrogance. The Russian starlet was comprehensively beaten 2-6, 5-7 in the first round yesterday by Belgian Justine Henin. But, like a broken record, said it would all get better one day. Sporting
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        444 29 World No 1 loses, accuses opponent of shocking sportsmanship -AFP MELBOURNE World No 1 Lleyton Hewitt crashed out in the first round here yesterday to unseeded Spaniard Alberto Martin (below). He then accused his opponent of “shocking” sportsmanship. The Australian lost 6-1, 1-6, 4-6, 6-7 (4-7). Hewitt, the
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    • 105 30 •BADMINTON -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia’s controversial badminton star Taufik Hidayat will switch national colours and play for Singapore in open tournaments, a report said yesterday. “I have decided to leave Indonesia and play for Singapore,” the 21-year-old was quoted by the Jakarta Post as telling a
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    • SOCCER
      • 107 30 -AFP LONDON Derby has distanced itself from reports that striker Fabrizio Ravanelli is poised to take over from sacked manager Colin Todd. It fired Todd on Monday, just three months and 17 games after he was hired to replace “bald eagle” Jim Smith, axed earlier in
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      • 89 30 -AP BANGKOK Thailand’s best known striker, Kiatisuk Senamuang, signed for a Vietnamese club yesterday. Nicknamed “Zico”, he will join Hoang Anh next month under a two-phase contract. In the first stage, he will play for the team from February to May when the season ends.
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    • 165 30 LONDON Bayern Munich will never sign David Beckham. Why? Because of his wife. The German club’s general manager Uli Hoeness was quoted by The Sun as saying:’’From a sporting point of view, Beckham would appeal very much. “But not when I think about it
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    • 419 30 Newcastle striker cannot fit into England team LONDON Michael Owen and Michael Ricketts are the only English strikers to have scored more goals than Alan Shearer (right) this season. Robbie Fowler, Andy Cole, Kevin Phillips, Teddy Sheringham and Emile Heskey all lag behind Shearer in the scoring
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    • 360 31  -  COMMENT by PETER SIOW I GUESS the Singapore Cup fiasco last November will remain as one of the sporting mysteries of the year. Despite three meetings, the disciplinary committee of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) still cannot find anyone to condemn to the gallows.
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    • 543 31  -  FAS agrees with disciplinary committee findings by LIM HAN MING LETTERS of censure were posted to Geylang United and its players yesterday following their 0-8 loss in the Singapore Cup fiasco in November. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) passed the verdict after it concurred with the disciplinary
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