Streats, 26 March 2002

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  • 12 1 Streats TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • 574 1  -  Transition in troubled times: We can tackle the challenges, says President By, Sarah Ng SINGAPORE is at a turning point in its history and this is happening at the worst of times, with a world still fraught with economic and political uncertainties. President S R
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  • TURNING POINTS
    • 66 1 WELCOME newcomers; supplement local talent with talent from abroad. In a globalised economy, they will help us prosper, said President Nathan. “We must make them feel at home and in time absorb them as one of us. We must not allow resentment and tensions to
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    • 136 1 ENGAGE the young. Allow them space for debate and participation in issues that affect their future. “The life experiences of the new generation are quite different from those of their parents. With the benefit of good education, their options are wider, and their expectations
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    • 52 1 A CRITICAL aspect of social cohesion is harmony, both religious and racial. Singaporeans have made progress. But they must now move beyond tolerance. “We must re-double our efforts to encourage more mixing and interaction between the communities, and gradually widen the common ground that all
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  • STREATS local
    • 362 2 Companies can’t keep absorbing higher costs: BP Petrol prices to rise again RIGHT after the recent furore over petrol price increases, a company has warned that rates may rise even farther. This is inevitable in situations like a global economic upturn or fear of war, a BP Asia Pacific Singapore
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    • 267 2  -  B y Zubaidah Nazeer REPRESENTATIVES from about 200 companies turned up yesterday to size up business opportunities in Japan. The opportunities were created by the JapanSingapore Economic Partnership Agreement (JSEPA), which was signed in January. This is the first post-JSEPA seminar. It
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    • 135 2 SINGAPORE has topped another list that of short message service (SMS) usage. A survey of 5,666 cell phone users in Asia, Europe and the US found that 52 per cent of cell phone users in Singapore use SMS more than once a day. The global
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    • 281 3 INTELLIGENCE reports matter in the endless vigilance against terrorist attacks, warned an American expert. Washington didn’t listen hard enough, said Dr Anthony Lukin, the director of Lukin and Associates, an international consulting and training firm which specialises in criminal justice and security matters. He
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    • 174 3  -  By Khushwant Singh AS an inline hockey player, Yeow Choon Xiong, 21, could weave in and out of the opposition defence. But when he tried to evade police on a stolen motorcycle, his manoeuvres failed him and he landed in hospital. In a district court yesterday, Yeow
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    • 106 3 TAN ENG LEE, 26, coveted a promotion so badly that he decided to cheat his clients. A sales representative with Asayo Group, an import company, Tan hatched a bogus fixed deposit scheme in his other job as an insurance agent with American International Assurance to raise
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  • STREATS parliament
    • 490 4  -  By Sarah Ng FAIR, impartial, a man who commands respect throughout the region. These were tributes for Mr Tan Soo Khoon, not from fellow PAP members, but from two opposition MPs. Mr Tan vacates the Speaker of the House Chair after
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    • 239 4 Farewell, Mr Speaker, sir with a smile IN his farewell speech as Speaker of the House, Mr Tan Soo Khoon, brought some mirth into the chamber. His was a goodbye with laughter, not tears. In his response to the tributes from his colleagues and two opposition MPs, Mr Tan’s brand
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    • 427 4  -  Comment SARAH NG ALL right, so it was not the Academy Awards ceremony. But yesterday’s opening of Singapore’s 10th Parliament, which coincided with the Oscars, was just as colourful. Like all significant moments when men and women gather to observe or celebrate an occasion, things like
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  • STREATS financial
    • 428 6 STI: 1,798.59 1.61 Reuters SHARES ended a shade lower yesterday as investors cashed out some recent gains, while concerns crept up about corporate earnings justifying valuations. “Markets have anticipated and moved in response to the good news. We have seen that being discounted into the
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    • 352 6 Telco still cautions about 3G plans; sees growth in Asia Reuters SYDNEY Sing Tel said yesterday that business sentiment had improved in the current quarter and reiterated forecasts for returns on its US$9 billion ($16.5 billion) Optus buyout in Australia by 2003-04. But Sing Tel chief
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    • 259 6 THE US and Europe moved closer to a full-blown trade war when the European Commission outlined its plans to combat America’s new steel tariffs with measures designed to inflict political damage on President George W Bush, the Times of London reported yesterday. Mr
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    • 22 6 US$: 551.836 552.616 EURO: $1,609 Ss: DM1.207 Ss: 72.44 YEN Ss: RM2.070 Ss: HK54.248 Ss: 23.63 BAHT Ss: 5,292 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
      • 62 6 Reuters SINGAPORE’S commercial property sector is showing signs of recovery after being hit severely by the worst recession in more than 30 years, Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants said yesterday. Rentals for office space fell by 2.1 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, compared to the
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      • 55 6 Reuters NETWORKING specialist Datacraft Asia Ltd said yesterday its unit had bagged a US$l.B5 million ($3.4 million) contract to build a wealth management system for an international fund manager. Its subsidiary, PIaNET Technology Solutions, would provide a customised suite of financial planning and wealth management applications for
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      • 62 6 Reuters FOOD and beverage group Yeo Hiap Seng said yesterday it cut its net loss by 52.4 per cent to $6.2 million in 2001 over the previous year. The firm said it posted a loss of 13 million in fiscal 2000. The company also said the group’s
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    • 32 6 r ABN AMRO Bank Find out how to make your money work for you. From tomorrow, Streats and ABN-AMRO Bank present Working Money, a weekly 13-part series to address your financial concerns.
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  • STREATS medical
    • 173 8 I I lam 40 and have thalassaemia. I feel cold at night and my limbs feel stiff'when I wake in the morning. How can I stay in good health? A THALASSAEMIA is a heterogeneous disorder meaning it consists of dissimilar elements or parts with varying severity of problems.
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    • 313 8 Reuter»# LONDON Drinking coffee plays a role in raising blood pressure but does not seem to increase the risk of developing hypertension, according to a new study published yesterday. Dr Michael Klag of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine said
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    • 105 8 -AFP TOKYO A Japanese company said yesterday it had developed the first battery-free capsule camera that is swallowed like a pill and transmits 30 video-quality pictures a second as it travels through the body. The microwave-powered camera is remote-controlled by a doctor watching a monitor as
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    • 71 8 Itchy skin Eczema a condition of chronic itchy and inflamed skin can appear on any part of the body but most often on the face, wrists, elbows and knees. The skin may thicken and appear brownish-grey. Eczema is hereditary. It is common among infants before their second birthday.
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    • 149 9 ■'w; r So Sleek, silver and stylish, Sony's latest Super Quick Charger is equipped to beam your digital lifestyle at warp speed! All it takes isjj and your batteries are ready for action. The Super Quick Charger only weighs HOgrams and accepts AC Voltage from 100 V to 240 V
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    • 990 10 LIFE IS A FASHION RUNWAY AN D YOU’RE THE STAR! Catwalk down to Jurong Point and enjoy great discounts, offers and promotions in its STARfashion 2002 celebrations JURONG POINT Our Kind Of Place I jurong West Central 2, Singapore *****6 Tel: 6792-5662 Website: www.jurongpoint.com.sg Incredible offers and discounts* V v
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  • STREATS vocal
    • 123 11 AS a professional risk, security and general management practitioner with social sciences exposure, I really appreciate the way that UOB has dealt with those affected by its cost-cutting measures. They were compensated fairly. If I were in the same situation as UOB chairman Wee Cho Yaw,
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    • 63 11 TECHNOLOGY and the fast pace of modern living makes us forget the importance of social etiquette. It doesn’t fit in with our routine. Simple words like “please” and “thank you” can make life so much more pleasant but are so rarely heard. These courtesies cost
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    • 351 11 OUR society exerts great pressure on its people, but nowhere is this more intense than in education. I have no doubt that this is partly due to the rapid advancement of information technology (IT) and Singapore’s position as an IT hub in Asia. We must
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    • 368 11 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@sph.com.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Lead College: London School of Economics BSc (Hons) Management
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  • STREATS regional
    • 300 13 AFP WASHINGTON Indonesia is about to find itself under mounting US scrutiny as the Bush administration presses home its campaign to rout out terror havens. Analysts say the US sees Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation and ravaged
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    • 224 13 No baby now maybe later For him SYDNEY Australia has provided evidence that a contraceptive pill for men could be effective, the Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday. Dozens of couples are believed to have been involved in research in which fertile men led normal sex lives for two years without
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      83 13 Malaysian police preparing a remote-controlled robot yesterday to check a suspicious suitcase found in the cafeteria at the federal court building in Kuala Lumpur. It turned out to be a hoaoc. The operation delayed the resumption of the appeal of jailedformer Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim against a
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
      • 72 13 r AP A “DEVILISH” group is spreading hostile rumours about him through cabbies, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in his latest weekly radio address. He said an anti-government group had hired people to go around Bangkok in cabs to spread the rumours. “Such a devilish practice, as
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      • 84 13 -AFP TWO gay couples were married in Hongkong yesterday in a bid to seek equal rights and welfare benefits from the territory’s government. In the civil ceremony at the City Hall marriage registry, Mr Tommy Noel Chen, 28, dressed in a wedding gown to marry his lesbian
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    • 104 14 ri: W L j ...rlKL r? V t* t f i Yf Kti B WA If 1 t f 1 m m >1 force behind the Singapore is rapidly transforming into a knowledge-based economy, where the ability to apply knowledge is as essential as the ability to acquire knowledge. At
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  • STREATS global
    • 354 15 JERUSALEM The US is trying to negotiate a peace, but Israel is preparing for war. The Washington Post reported yesterday that Israel’s military is preparing for a major assault on Palestinian cities, towns and refugee camps. The offensive, however,
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    • 52 15 These men look like they are in a battle zone, but they’re just two Los Angeles police officers watching over the Oscar ceremony at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday night The terrorist attacks of Sept 11 have resulted in heightened security at all highprofile events in
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    • 206 15 AP SAN FRANCISCO One of the biggest problems Mr A 1 Berger, 79, has faced while teaching fellow seniors how to use the Internet is getting them to sit through his lessons “I’ve had people leave the class because they said the type
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    • 132 15 LONDON The pride of the US military’s helicopter arm is in trouble. The British army has found that there are problems firing Hellfire missiles from its new Apache attack helicopters. There is concern that debris ejected on launching could cause catastrophic damage. The defence ministry is
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  • STREATS people
    • 357 16 WHEN he was a general, Ariel Sharon was often criticised as bold but unreliable he took big leaps without knowing where he would land. In the past 20 years, Mr Sharon has gambled twice with Israel’s security and lost, reported the International Herald Tribune
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    • 408 16 JAKARTA House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung’s trial for his alleged involvement in the Bulog scandal began yesterday, the first time a head of Indonesia’s highest institution has ever been tried. Mr Akbar, who is also chairman of Golkar,
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  • easy STREATS
    • GOES TO THE OSCARS
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        103 18 TRUST Flamboyant actress Sally Kirkland to cause a stir. She nearly got turned away from the famed Red Carpet because her Oscar gown was of I a silk-and-metal fabric that set off metal detectors at the entrance. “They asked me if 1 would remove my gown and I
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      • Article, Illustration
        105 18 -AFP THE most draconian security measures were taken at the first Oscars after the Sept 11 attacks. They included snipers and hovering police helicopters. “I’ve never seen so many policemen as I see here today,” said a Los Angeles police officer. Besides the potential threat, there was good
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      • 123 18 AFP WOODY ALLEN, a New Yorker famous for shunning the Hollywood establishment, made a surprise appearance at the Academy Awards on Sunday to pay tribute to his native city’ and its resilient spirit. He was there to introduce a retrospective of films made in New York City, celebrating
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      • 101 18 Best picture: A Beautiful Mind Best director: Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) Best actor: Denzel Washington (Training Day) Best actress: Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball) Best supporting actor: Jim Broadbent (Iris) Best supporting actress: Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) Best animated feature: Shrek Best foreign language film:
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        549 18  -  Last year was Chinoiserie chic. This year, the Academy went black, with Denzel Washington and Halle Berry scoring spectacular wins By Stephanie Goh BLACK is in. And we’re not just talking Oscar gowns. This year’s the season of a bawling Berry, a magnetic Washington and an honoured Poitier.
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        300 20 Hips misses Dressing up for the Oscars The first and last hours of the movie event of the year are the most nail-biting moments. While the final hour is tense for a small handful of nominees for the major awards, all celebrities come under close scrutiny as they march up
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    • 64 22 There will be afternoon thunderstorms again, mainly in the northern, western and central districts. Don’t grumble. The rain will bring some relief from the heat. The mercury will peak at 34°C, from a minimum of 25°C. High tide is at 10.46 pm, reaching 2.5 m. March's
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    • Happenin’
      • 92 22 THE ACTORS’ CONCERT University Cultural Centre Theatre, NUS Sunday, Bpm Tickets at $25 are available from Project Shop Blood Bros at The Paragon and Woof!works Gallery at Robertson Walk. This is an effort by Singapore’s top theatre talent to raise funds for the Association of Singapore Actors (ASA). A
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        118 22 FOOD FANTASY IN THE PARK: SINGAPORE FOOD FESTIVAL 2002 Parco Bugis Junction Friday to Sunday, llam-9.30pm This event kicks off the month-long 9th Singapore Food Festival with, what else, food and more food! Satisfy your cravings with a diverse selection of delicacies, ranging from chilli treats to BBQ to
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      • 57 22 GOOSE NIGHTS Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Tomorrow to Saturday, Bpm Tickets at $36, $3l, $26 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 An intriguing and totally irreverent story inspired by Greek gods, heroes, philosophers and their pet dogs. Created by British trio Peepolykus (pronounced People Like Us) the show combines clowning with
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      • 74 22 LOVE CONCERT 2002: DAYS OF XINYAO Kallang Theatre Friday and Saturday, 7.30 pm Tickets at $5l, $36, $26 Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 Before Kit Chan and Stefanie Sun, there were the xinyao (Singapore folk tunes) singers. For two days, old timers such as Yan Liming and Hong Shaoxuan
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      • 95 22 LU WEN LONG Golden Theatre (Beach Road) Today, 7-45 pm Tickets at $42, $32, $22, $lB Call Sistic at 6348-5555 A tale of love, heroism and sacrifice set during the Southern Song dynasty. The dashing Lu Wen Long becomes the foster son of the Prince of Jin when his
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      • 53 22 PUZZLE OF LIFE NUS Theatre Friday and Saturday, Bpm Tickets at $ll, $l6 and $2l Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Dance Ensemble Singapore presents eight new dance creations adapted from the stories of a selection of key female figures in Chinese history, literature and legend, and which explore love with
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    • Just a minute
      • 47 22 Get smart, harness your brain power. Dr DA Sundardas, founder and clinical director of the Natural Therapies Research Centre, will tell you how to unleash your full potential. Tonight, 7-Bpm at the courtyard of the National Library, 91 Stamford Road. Tel: 6332-3255. It’s free.
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      • 41 22 Want to be a babysitter? Learn how to feed and communicate with children. The Southwest Community Development Council course is free for those who aren’t working full time. Call the CDC at 6897-4600, e-mail feedback@swcdc.org.sg or visit www.southwestcdc.org.sg
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      • 20 22 The Ministry of Manpower has announced that Deepavali this year will fall on Nov 4, and not Nov 3.
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 77 23 Bpm, Channel i Ah Girl returns with two new cast members, Adrian Pang as Russell Koh, the family’s new tenant, and Lina Ng as May Chiu, Ah Girl’s new colleague. In this first episode, Ah Girl’s sister, Peggy, tries to institute cost-cutting measures at home in case she
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      • 69 23 llpm, Channel 5 Buffy is so late! Why can’t they put Scary Place in the later time slot instead? Anyway, in this episode, Buffy tries to control a motherless Dawn and bring their lives back to some sort of normalcy, while Tara is captured by Glory,
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      • 43 23 9pm,, Channel 8 Believing that Yutai is having an affair, Huifen leaves home in a huff. Yongshun tells Yongfa to clear things up with Huifen, but Yongfa gives such a garbled explanation that Huifen becomes even more determined to leave.
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      • 140 23 OVERDOSING on the Oscars? Try the “Alternate Oscars” for relief. Launched by www.alternet.org, the Keanus are named after Keanu Reeves and are for the worst achievements in film. Awards are for the Film that Should Have Skipped Theatres and Gone Straight to Video (Lara Croft: Tomb
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      88 23 NORTH INDIAN FARE New Park Cafe 2 New Park Hotel 181 Kitchener Road Tel: 6291-5533 SPICE up your night with authentic North Indian cuisine at the New Park Cafe 2. The hearty buffet offers delightful chutneys, tasty appetisers, savoury soups and rice dishes, heavenly stews and curries, piping
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    • 121 22 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191 Who is Dr Money? The New Paper columnist Dr Larry Haverkamp is a S’pore-based consultant who tackles readers’ questions on investment, consumer spending economic trends PhD (Economics), Wharton School of the University of
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 444 23 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Spread out into new physical or mental space. With the right tools, you can move a mountain to the location of your choice. The same old thing is passe. Aquarius is ready for a different kind of interaction. PISCES FEB 19-
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  • STREATS sports
    • 598 24 Eriksson to make numerous substitutions in warm-up against Italy -AFP PARIS Two months to go to the “greatest show on Earth” and this year’s World Cup protagonists get a chance of a sparring bout with a welter of friendlies this week. In Europe, millions of eyes tomorrow will
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    • 356 24  -  By Tan Kim Han TANJONG Pagar United coach Tohari Paijan is back at the helm of Tanjong Pagar. Yesterday, the 44-year-old reversed his quit decision and returned to training after a three-hour meeting with Richard Woon, the club’s general manager. As he went
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    • 318 25  -  By < Adam Hashidy HONGKONG Breasts and buttocks, beer and bellies. And, yes, rugby. Like strange bedfellows, they all come together at the 27-year-old Hongkong Sevens, the world’s premier rugby sevens competition, over the weekend. But for a large portion of the 40,000 capacity
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    • Article, Illustration
      466 25  -  With proper planning, Singapore Sevens, too, can pull in crowds By i Adam Hashidy HONGKONG Entertainment. That is the buzzword for the Republic to remember when hosting next month’s Singapore Sevens. The tip came from none other than Hongkong Sevens tournament director Peter Burbidge-King (right), who has
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    • SPORTS SCAN
      • SOCCER
        • 99 25 Reuters LONDON Arsenal’s France midfielder Robert Pires will miss the World Cup after being ruled out for the rest of the season by a knee injury. “Results from a scan have revealed that Robert Pires has sustained serious cruciate knee ligament damage and will be sidelined for
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        • 126 25 -AFP ROME Inter Milan coach Hector Cuper yesterday revealed that the club’s Brazilian striker Ronaldo was worried about his future after a series of injuries that have blighted his career over die last three years. Cuper did not include the two-time former Fifa World Player of the Year
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        • 112 25 AFP BANGKOK Bangkok football fans are expected to lay down over 9.0 billion baht ($377 million) in illegal bets during the upcoming World Cup tournament. A Thai poll indicated yesterday an estimated 400,000 people in Bangkok alone were expected to wager on the matches in Japan and
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    • 386 26 Man United most vulnerable after a Champions League match MANCHESTER Statistics do not lie. The best time to have a genuine chance of beating Manchester United is the weekend following one of its Champions League matches. But United manager Alex Ferguson does not believe it. After the
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    • 169 26 P W D l F A Pts 1. 32 19 8 5 53 26 65 2. Utd 32 20 4 8 78 41 64 3. Arsenal 30 18 9 3 60 32 63 4. 30 17 5 8 54 40 56 s!eeds 31 14 12 5 44 30
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    • 271 27 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Raptors 92 Wizards 91 TORONTO Michael Jordan cannot work magic for Washington Wizards every game, and Toronto Raptors had to win at home some time. Jordan committed the turnover that led to Antonio Davis’ go-ahead basket, and missed a fadeaway jumper
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    • 454 27 Nuggets’ star still grappling with NBA rules -AFP DENVER, Colorado Long after the rest of his Denver Nuggets’ team-mates have left the practice gym, Mengke Bateer continues to do drills. It’s late. Chinese interpreter Tony Li, a former Olympic hurdler, is throwing pass after pass to
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 32 25 IN THE LIVING ROOM GENERAL: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). SOCCER: Football Focus (ESPN Ch 23, 8.30 pm). DELAYED TELECAST TENNIS: Masters Series: Nasdaq 100 Open, Day 2 (Star Sports Ch24,lopm).
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