Streats, 3 April 2002

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  • 13 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com. sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • 624 1  -  Crude threat: Iraq, Iran push for using oil price to punish Israel By r Elston Soares THE violent Middle East impasse yesterday spilled over in a crude threat to use oil as a weapon to choke the world’s fuel for growth oil. This, just as the
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  • 225 1 MORNING RUSH THE Comfort Group yesterday moved to become a public bus operator by launching a new bus company. Comfort Bus, with more than 300 buses, providing private transport, hopes to compete with SBS Transit and Trans-Island Bus Services (Tibs). “If the Government gives us the
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    • 51 1 ‘They must show compassion be less rule-book bound and listen with a heart not just with the mind Otherwise they will not live up to the title of “civil servant and will be considered neither “civil” nor “servant”.' Dr Amy Khor (Hong Kah GRC) CIVIL THAW PAGE 4 m m*
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  • STREATS local
    • 293 2  -  Doctor under-declared after-hours earnings to taxman Reports by Khushwant Singh FROM 2000 to 2001, general practitioner Chua Pong Kuan, 54, worked extra hard, keeping his Jurong East clinic open even on week nights, weekends and public holidays. The problem was, he failed to declare the “extra” income
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    • 155 2 TANG Yong Kwok, 21, an NSman, was bored stiff while on leave last December. So he dialled numbers at random from the telephone directory and when he found himself speaking to children, he introduced himself as “Dr John from the Ministry of Health” who was conducting a
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    • Laptop temptation
      • 188 2 SHE let him do the thieving, then stole from him and scooted off. On Feb 10, Harikumar Magetharan Appadurrai Rao, 31, a security guard, was at work at the office of Perkin Elmer Instruments at Block 28 Ayer Rajah Crescent. His girlfriend,
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      • 146 2 HE had a Hotmail account, but no computer. So Noor Ilham Ahmad Effendi, 18, broke into a school on Jan 4 to use one, and ended up stealing a laptop. Yesterday, District Judge Tan Puay Boon asked for a probation report after Noor
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    • 321 3 -AFP SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew and other ministers dropped defamation suits against Mr JB Jeyaretnam after the bankrupt veteran politician read out an apology in court yesterday. The apology, prepared by lawyers of the plaintiffs, came with amendments Mr Jeyaretnam had sought, and followed
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    • 190 3  -  By Deepa Vijiyasingam OWNING a home can become a nightmare if you are facing retrenchment yet have huge outstanding loans to settle. Help is at hand. Claiming to be the first of its kind in Asia, Citibank yesterday launched its Home Protection Plan, which
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    • 142 3 THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ii ...in nation’s BEST. The West Australian 31 August 2001 UNIV technology Sydney "...Tier One university in Australia,with strong reputation for professional preparation and links with industry DBA Doctor of Business Administration MBA Master of Business Administration MBA Master of Business Administration MBus Master of
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  • STREATS parliament
    • 376 4  -  Reports by Philip Lee A GIANT step the Government should take in remaking Singapore is to change its corporate mindset. And this must take place in the Civil Service, describe as the face of the Government by Dr Amy Khor (Hong Kah GRC),
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    • The young and the restless
      • 171 4 THE Singapore Dream is really a global dream for that is the only way for this nation to go. But there is an inherent danger here. The Singapore Dream could result in many leaving these shores and making it good in places like New York, London
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      • 149 4  -  Sarah Ng THE Government must change its attitude towards the young, give them a voice and listen to what they have to say. When given the opportunity, young Singaporeans can be enthusiastic and passionate about contributing to their country, said Mr Khaw Boon Wan (Tanjong
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    • 135 4  -  Py_ Sarah Ng SINGAPORE’S laws are designed to prevent racial disruptions, but they do not help promote ethnic harmony, MP Ms Irene Ng said yesterday. In her maiden parliamentary speech, Ms Ng (Tampines GRC) suggested that Singapore be more proactive in fostering multi-racialism by establishing national
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    • 361 4 IT seems that every time Malaysia has a by-election, some of the country’s politicians and its media start bashing Singapore over one issue or another, an MP said yesterday. Mr S Ravindran (Bukit Timah GRC) said the season for Singapore bashing used to be spread
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  • STREATS financial
    • 442 6 STI: 1,797.28 t±. 8.19 Reuters SHARES closed mixed yesterday in thin volume with the technology sector taking heart from the Nasdaq’s rise to nudge higher. But transport stocks fell on concerns over rising oil prices. The benchmark Straits Times Index finished 0.46 per cent
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    • 273 6 New unit is ready to run bus services Reuters SINGAPORE Taxi operator Comfort Group is eyeing operating public bus services. If it succeeds, it will pose additional competition to scheduled bus operators Singapore Bus Services and Tibs Holdings. “I am confident that we will be
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    • 216 6 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore banks and cash-rich firms are expected to benefit from rising interest rates and drive the Straits Times Index (STI) towards 1,940 points, Deutsche Bank said in a report. “In our view, rising interest rates are not a negative
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    • 22 6 US$: 551.846 552.654 EURO: $1,620 Ss: DM1.200 Ss: 72.18 YEN Ss: RM2.058 Ss: HK54.224 Ss: 23.66 BAHT Ss: 5,311 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
      • 64 6 RESTAURANT chain Denny’s has closed down in Singapore. The last remaining outlet at Marina Square which was renamed Checker’s last year closed two weeks ago. This follows the closures of six other Denny’s outlets in the *****. Denny’s Singapore was yesterday served with a winding up notice for
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      • 76 6 Reuters LEHMAN Brothers said yesterday it was reducing the size of its investment banking team in Singapore, following similar cuts by rivals Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse First Boston as deals dry up in South-east Asia. Ms Jenny Choi, a spokeswoman for Lehman Brothers based in Hongkong, declined
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      • 81 6 Reuters UTILITIES group SembCorp Industries Ltd has scrapped plans to build Singapore’s first natural gas liquid (NGL) plant, the company said yesterday. Early last year, SembCorp said it was looking into various ways to increase gas use, including the construction of a $l5O million NGL plant for
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  • WORKING money
    • 678 7  -  A new financial series on matters close to your heart. Brought to you by ABN AMRO Bank By Deepa Vijiyasingam YOU don’t have to wait until you reach a certain age before you start planning for retirement. Whether you retire in five or
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    • 229 7 How liquid should my Xy assets be as I approach retirement? What if most of my assets are tied up in property? A Investment allocations depend on age, stability of income, investment experience, risk profile, time horizon and family commitment. The rule of thumb is to set aside
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  • STREATS medical
    • 50 8 Bad breath BAD breath, or halitosis, is often caused by poor dental hygiene. Other causes include: Food (onions, garlic) Vitamin supplements Tooth cavities Smoking Alcoholism Throat infection Abscessed tooth Drugs and medications Kidney disease Bronchitis Stomach/bowel problems Constipation Brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste and floss daily.
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    • 290 8 Reuters CHICAGO Baby will drink mum’s milk after she works qut, while breastfeeding seems to calm babies in pain, US researchers said this week. But other researchers warned that cigarette smoke can kill babies while they sleep. Infants who were breast-fed while undergoing a painful routine hospital procedure
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  • STREATS vocal
    • 163 11 PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s definition of a terrorist as anyone who attacks civilians is correct. This includes statesponsored terrorism. Those who order such attacks, including state leaders who are still in power, must be tried by the International Court of Justice and international war tribunals.
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    • 198 11 AFTER reading “Parliament, we have a problem” (Streats, April 2), I want to comment on the unjustified stigma attached to EM3 and ITE. First, I want to say that I do not agree with the streaming system in primary school. Whatever its benefits, the young
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    • 69 11 AS an ex-drug addict, I have paid my penalty to society and completed two years of urine tests in 2000. I am clean and I am reformed. But Central Narcotics Bureau officers have since come to my house in the middle of the night to arrest me three
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    • 60 11 I AGREE with Benson Chow, who wrote the letter “Frustrated by e-filing system” (Streats, April 2). I, too, have tried and failed to e-file my tax return on my computer. When I used another computer with an identical operating system and software, I succeeded. Why? The e-filing
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    • 307 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. “Having achieved a 90% pass rate for the past 25 intakes, I
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  • STREATS regional
    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
      • 84 12 AFP OLDER Malaysians have the lowest rate of sex in a survey of 29 countries, according to figures released yesterday. The survey by Pfizer, makers of Viagra, showed that only half of Malaysians aged over 40 had sex in the last year. Older Chinese were the sex
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      • 64 12 Reuters HUNDREDS of Chinese defied deportation orders and marched to Hongkong’s top court yesterday, vowing to fight to stay in the territory and keep their families united. Police watched the boisterous marchers but did not intervene. Security officials warned some 4,300 illegal immigrants this week that they
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      • 53 12 CHINA plans to invest 880 million yuan ($196 million) to develop electric vehicles to combat air pollution, state media said yesterday. Domestic companies would be funded by the government over the next few years to develop vehicles that run on electricity or other power sources, the
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    • 290 12 AFP JAKARTA Indonesia’s Defence Minister Matori Abdul Jalil has told the US not to doubt Indonesia’s commitment to the anti-terrorism drive. Jakarta is working on a draft anti-terrorism law that will enable the armed forces to act against any
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    • 41 12 Indonesian youths applying to become fighters in the Middle East at the Islamic Defender Front's headquarters in Jakarta yesterday. Two radical Muslim groups vowed to supply fighters for a holy war against Israeli forces Reuters
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    • 246 12 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government will send a memorandum to Singapore to state its objections about the republic’s ongoing land reclamation, reported Utusan Malaysia on Monday. The newspaper quoted Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad as saying that Malaysia would also be stating its concerns in
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    • 110 12 AFP WELLINGTON Chinese parents are being warned not to send their children to New Zealand to study after revelations of an exploding abortion rate among Asian students, the Dominion newspaper said yesterday. A medical expert committee is to report to the government on the problem after
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  • STREATS global
    • 249 13 RAMALLAH, West Bank It became apparent on Monday that none of the Palestinian security institutions will be spared by Israel in its reprisals for suicide bombing attacks. In one incident, a Palestinian security officer bled to death after he was shot by edgy Israeli troops who
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    • 575 13 Arafat will not leave Palestine: PLO officials Wire services JERUSALEM Israel has proposed that besieged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat be flown into exile by European diplomats, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday, raising such a possibility for the first time in public. In a tour
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    • 175 13 Reuters UNITED NATIONS Washington has diplomats and analysts confused over exactly what its position is on the situation in the Middle East. And to end confusion, President George W Bush had to clarify on Monday that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat does not fit his
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    • GLOBAL DEBRIEF
      • 77 13 Reuters HOUSTON The Enron scandal is going to need a cold shower soon. Playgirl magazine has followed Playboy in inviting employees of the ruined US company pose nude for a photo spread. Playgirl plans to run a Men of Enron pictorial to match Playboy’s previously announced
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      • 91 13 ap TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan A Michigan appeals court struck down a 105-year-old law against using vulgar language in front of women and children, throwing out the conviction of a canoeist who let loose a stream of curses after falling into a river. The Michigan Court of
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      • 71 13 AP IRVINE, California A woman who claimed a priest impregnated her and paid for her abortion will receive a US$l.2 million ($2.2 million) settlement from two dioceses, the parties said. Ms Lori Capobianco Haigh, 37, filed a suit ia December alleging a priest with the Roman Catholic
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  • easy STREATS
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      693 14  -  Come Saturday, be prepared to be amazed by the sound of this Latin bandfrom Scotland. To hear the band leader of Salsa Celticaput it, the music genre’s so popular, there s probably an Eskimo band as well By Yvonne Kwok TAKE a listen to this band’s two albums. You
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    • 283 16  -  By Yvonne Kwok PITY poor Vicki Zhao Wei. It was a press conference about, a slimming company, but all the reporters I wanted to talk about I was “the dress”. Obviously nervous at yesterday’s Marie I France Bodyline event as reporters quizzed her about “the dress”, the
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    • 63 18 Don’t retire the umbrella yet. There will be afternoon thunderstorms in the north, west and central regions. The temperature will climb to 34°C from a low of 26°C. High tide will be at 3.56 pm, reaching 2.4 m. April's weather girl Streats reader Jacqueline Chang Outfit
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    • Just a minute
      • 153 18 The Board of Commissioners of Currency of Singapore (BCCS) and The Singapore Mint invite artists and sculptors to participate in a coin design competition. The 2002 Esplanade Commemorative Coin will be issued in October to mark the official opening of the Esplande Theatres on the Bay. The
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    • Happenin'
      • 63 18 COMEDY FESTIVAL: LES DE SAXES DBS Arts Centre (20 Merbau Road) Friday and Saturday, Bpm Tickets at $36, $3l, $26 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Just For Laughs that is what Les De Saxes means. Four saxophone virtuosos combine music and comedy for an evening of jazz, Blues Brothers and
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      • Article, Illustration
        190 18 ONE FLEA SPARE Guinness Theatre, The Substation Friday To April 14, 3pm and 8pm Tickets at $21 and $19 Call TicketCharge at 6296-2929 A tale that takes you back to mid-17th century England during the time of the Black Death. What happens to society when death is imminent and
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        75 18 MATHA University Cultural Centre Theatre, NUS Friday, Bpm Tickets at $2O, $l5, $l2 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Matha is an exciting artistic journey based on choreographer and Cultural Medallion winner Santha Bhaskar’s extensive research to produce a dance drama for dancer Ambujah Thiru to depict the epic theme of
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      • 40 18 ELIZABETH TOMORROW library @orchard Tomorrow, 7pm Free Rock the library with Elizabeth Tomorrow, a local band that is heavily influenced by the Manchester scene. Watch out as it resurrects the indie, pop and rock ‘n’ roll scene in Singapore.
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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        64 19 9pm, Star Movies (SCV 58) Bom with a genetic mutation that gives them extraordinary powers, the X-Men are freaks of nature, feared and loathed by many. Under the tutelage of the world’s most powerful telepath, they have learned to control their powers and fight to protect a world that
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      • 69 19 10pm, Channel i The days become years as three castaways, a widow and two infants, make a life for themselves on a tropical island. When the widow dies, the two now-grown children cope on their own with physical and emotional challenges, essentially re-creating civilisation from
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      • 66 19 11.10pm, Channel 5 111 Marilyn suspects that the mother of an anxiety-filled student 1 may be abusing her son by locking him in the basement as a form of punishment. Steven, meantime, may be falling in love with the mother of one of his students. Lauren continues her
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      • 186 19 Reuters A SCI-FI mad Briton is so enamoured with Steven Spielberg’s hit alien film ET, re-released this month for its 20th anniversary, that she has watched it 773 times. Ms Sian Thurkettle, 25, who first saw the film at the cinema in 1982, has also
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      • 60 19 Streats Singapore International Latin Festival Streats Latin Festival Fort Canning Park Saturday Sunday Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 Or check out our ticketing booth outside Heeren. Move to the beat of anchor bands Inka Marka and Salsa Celtics, or party
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    • 292 17 D I i§> (§> ?:i?K Streats m 1H v a i ■Mi J& n m Don’t miss the hottest show in town! Come celebrate the exciting lifestyle of the Spanish speaking countries. At the Streats Singapore International Latin Festival 2002! H®t Music Some of the hottest Latin groups like Salsa
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 435 18 AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 i by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com Aquarius dances at the centre of a lively party tonight. You’re an attractive force to a special breed. Share control with anyone who can match your pace and imagination. ififf Aß2o Radical moves are frowned upon. Pisces is cast adrift
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  • STREATS sports
    • 445 20  -  By Lim Han Ming IT WILL be a close fight for the presidency. That’s the frank assessment of athletic supremo Loh Lin Kok on his challenger Steven Lee. They battle for the No 1 position at today’s Singapore
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    • 141 20 WILL Eric Song, the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) Sports Excellence deputy director, be seconded to the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA)? Speculation has it that the 41 -yearold has been targeted for a secondment stint to the SAAA. Yesterday, SAAA president Loh Lin Kok said it
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    • 261 20  -  By Tan Kim Han SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC is perched comfortably atop the S-League table with a 100 per cent win record. Yet it has just one player in the 18man national squad to face Maldives in next Tuesday’s Tiger Beer Challenge Trophy. He
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    • 63 20 Goalkeepers: Lionel Lewis (Geylang), Shahril Jantan (SAFFC) Defenders: Razif Mahamud (Sembawang), Aide Iskandar (Home), S Subramani (Home), A Sivakumar (Woodlands), Nasiruddin Sawardi (Woodlands), Rudy Khairon (Tg Pagar) Midfielders: Nazri Nasir (Tampines), Aidil Sharin (Home), Basri Halis (Geylang), Zulkarnaen Zainal (Woodlands), Azhar Baksin (Geylang), Noor Ali (Geylang) Strikers: Egmar
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    • 589 21 Thierry Henry is Arsenal’s man on a mission LONDON Thierry Henry (right) stood alone by the comer-flag, awaiting the red-and-white scrum to consume him. His shirt was over his head and his vest bore the inscription: Gio, Robert. Thinking Of U. But never was a man more
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    • 556 22  -  dementi’s Nigerian striker is on a goal-scoring spree By_ 'Adam Hashidy SO far, Wisdom Onyekwere’s (right) only claim to fame is having a dad who once played for Nigeria. And that Chelsea star Celestine Babayaro lived just a few blocks away in his hometown. That’s all.
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    • SPORTS SCAN
      • 103 22 SOCCER Wire services LIVERPOOL Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier held his first news conference in six months at Anfield yesterday with his recovery from major heart surgery nearly complete. Despite a sore throat and a cold, Houllier was passionate about the job done in his absence by deputy
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      • 119 22 TENNIS AFP MIAMI Serena Williams’ victory over Jennifer Capriati in the final of the Key Biscayne Tier One tournament on Sunday boosted her two places to seventh. But Capriati remains on top of the WTA world rankings released on Monday. Venus Williams is next, despite her semi-final
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      • 66 22 TABLE TENNIS AFP BEIJING Veteran Swedish table tennis star Jan-Ove Waldner wants to compete in the domestic league of China, his country’s perennial arch-rival in the sport, official Chinese media reported. Walder’s agent Jiang Rui told Xinhua: “Waldner is glad to have a chance to play in
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    • 577 23 Fitness maniac Bush loves to run, run, run CRAWFORD, Texas US President George W Bush (below) ran on Saturday morning on his 1,600-acre ranch here, between phone calls from Secretary of State Colin Powell about Israeli tanks smashing into Yasser Arafat’s compound in the West Bank city of
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 62 22 IN THE LIVING ROOM SOCCER: Uefa Champions League q-final 3,lst leg: Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen (April 4 ESPN Ch 23, 2.30 am and Chs, 2.35 am). BASKETBALL NBA: LA Lakers v Washington Wizards (ESPN Ch 23, 9am). DELAYED TELECAST SOCCER: EPL highlights (Channel i, 7pm). Uefa Champions League Q-final 4,
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