Streats, 4 April 2002

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  • 12 1 Streats THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/2001
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  • 691 1  -  Be receptive, says ex-Speaker Tan, or scepticism will prevail By Sarah Ng MR TAN Soo Khoon went from Mr Speaker to Mr Sceptic yesterday, making a forceful plea for ministers to be more magnanimous to criticisms and proposals from backbenchers. Accept proposals with grace, he told
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  • MORNING RUSH
    • 72 1 TAIWANESE container line Evergreen will not extend its long-term agreement with PSA. Evergreen’s departure is “not expected to have a significant impact on PSA’s financial performance” said the port authority in a statement yesterday, as it has a “diversified customer base and a growing global market with
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    • 102 1 Reuters LONDON The Vatican yesterday said it had called in the Israeli and US ambassadors to the Holy See to discuss the Middle East crisis as Israeli troops laid siege to the place where Jesus Christ was bom in Bethlehem. Meanwhile, newspapers in Europe lambasted US
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    • 72 1 ‘There are companies that retrench, even as they are profitable... Why? This is the age of shareholder value. Shareholders expect not only good dividends, but also high share prices. This puts management under great pressure to deliver. Increasingly, they are also paid in stock options and so their interests are
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    • 9 1 Loh Lin Kok wins again hya whisker PAGE 25
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  • STREATS parliament
    • Heard in the House
      • 110 2 ASSOCIATE Professor Koo Tsai Kee (Tanjong Pagar GRC) yesterday related an ancient Chinese tale about how an emperor whose strong trust for his favourite court official turned slowly to suspicion after his mind was poisoned by envious court aides. Then, turning
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      • 104 2 ENGINEERS in China work at low-paying jobs and spend their free time attending classes in factories to upgrade their skills. They are hungry to be better trained and better paid. Are Singapore workers that hungry, or are they complacent? Don’t be complacent, warned Dr
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      • 116 2 IN the battle for talent worldwide, the country that is regarded as the best place to live in will win, said Mr Cedric Foo (West Coast GRC), adding that “social capital” is a pre-condition for good homes. “With it, we will have better odds of
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    • 190 2  -  B y Sarah Ng IF the Government is really serious about advocating robust debate in Parliament, it should forget about the Whip, MP Tan Soo Khoon said yesterday. Labelling the People’s Action Forum, or Shadow Cabinet, a “non-starter”, the outspoken former Speaker of the House called for
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    • 246 2 FAIR political competition in Singapore is almost non-existent. With this blunt statement, Nominated MP Steve Chia, in a spirited maiden speech, went on to share his feelings about the political scene and other issues in Singapore. When he finished, lone applause came from his party leader,
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    • 350 3  -  ‘They care only about shareholders’ Reports by Diana Ser THEY are a breed of employers tainted with “unbridled greed”. In retrenching their workers, they think mainly of their shareholders and themselves because they too have stock options in the company. NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng yesterday singled
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    • Article, Illustration
      279 3 SINGAPOREANS can and should look to the Government for answers in this recession, and this need not mean they have a crutch mentality. Dr Wang Kai Yuen (above, Bukit Timah) said the role of the Government is to provide leadership in a crisis. Businesses, for instance, are
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    • Heard in the House
      • 109 3 BRING in the life sciences and the petrochemical industries, but don’t discard the old industries Singapore has developed in the past 30 years. “We should also think of ways of continuing to be champions in those areas we have invested so much in... until
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      • 76 3 DO not say there are no opportunities for Malays in Singapore. Addressing critics, Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed (Aljunied GRC) said that Singapore’s first President, Mr Yusof Ishak, was a Malay. And today, the Speaker of the House is Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, a first for
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      • 56 3 AS Singapore progresses as a community, care must be taken that no group is left behind. Mr Chew Heng Ching (East Coast GRC) said that although Singaporeans might follow the beat of different chums, the general direction for them must be the
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      • 92 3 IT is not enough to see community leaders distancing themselves from Muslim extremists and radical acts and tendencies. It is equally important for Singaporeans to understand the issues and reject extremism and radicalism, said Mr Hawazi Daipi (Sembawang GRC). “That is why it is
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      • 109 3 HE was not scheduled to speak yesterday, but he managed to slip a small speech in. Dr Tan Cheng Bock (Ayer Rajah) stood up to object to Mr Inderjit Singh’s use of the term “economic colonisation” in his speech earlier. The Speaker told
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      • 64 3 EMPOWER citizens to form societies, clubs and associations by changing the law so that such bodies which are not religion, race or foreign-linked will be automatically registered upon declaration. This, said Mr Raymond Lim (East Coast GRC), was one way to get active citizen
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      • 87 3 SINGAPOREANS may not be aware of the extent of progress in China, an MP said yesterday. Mr Ang Mong Seng (Hong Kah GRC), told the House of his visits to China to show that the sleeping economic giant had awakened and would be a formidable
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  • STREATS local
    • 300 4  -  By Khushwant Singh CHUA Pong Kuan, 54, a general practitioner, who on Tuesday pleaded guilty to evading $196,544 in taxes, was sentenced to two weeks jail yesterday. Magistrate Eric Tin said that a clear message must be sent: Income tax evaders won’t be let
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    • 392 4  - Savings Service $2.74 saved for every e-filed return By Deepa Vijiyasingam FOR filing your income tax electronically this year, you will help the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) to save $2.5 million. With each return filed electronically (via telephone or the Internet), IRAS saves $2.74 in front-end costs. But
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    • 203 4 FILING your tax returns electronically is easier this year, with 11 new e-filing centres being set up. This is in addition to six centres already in operation. Nine Resident Committees (RCs) in Bishan and Toa Payoh have opened up their offices in the evenings to make e-filing
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    • 183 6  -  By Zubaidah Nazeer NO more misleading banners that scream “closing down sales” that go on for years or items during a “sale” that do not give real discounts. You could turn to the Fair Trading Act to back your complaint against errant traders. The
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    • 349 6  -  Drum teacher outraged modesty of students By Khushwant Singh TO help his students get a better grip of the art of drumming, part-time percussion instructor Chong Weien, 20, devised an unorthodox method to improve the drummer’s grasp of a drumstick. While playing the drum with a drumstick held
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    • 145 6 A LORRY driver was yesterday fined $B,OOO and disqualified from driving all vehicles for eight years after he pleaded guilty to causing death by negligence. Har Choo Ching knocked down and killed cyclist Mr Dai Qun Chu, 29, on Woodlands Avenue 9 last year. Defence
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    • 140 6 TWO men were hurt after an attack at a Toa Payoh Central coffeeshop. At about 9pm on Tuesday, five men arrived at the coffeeshop. Two yelled out: “Handsome, come out here”, and a man, whom witnesses described as fat, about 1.7 m tall and weighing about
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    • 215 6 Tax tip #4: One good turn deserves another How do I get a deduction for my donation? If you made outright cash donations on or after 1 Jan 01 to approved institutions, you need not claim for these when filing your return. IRAS will automatically grant the deductions. This is
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  • STREATS financial
    • 440 8 STI: 1,782.08 1429 Reuters SHARES slid to a lower close yesterday as worries about rising oil prices hit SIA, while talk of a stake buy drove Sing Tel to a record low. “It’s more sentiment-driven. In the short term, because of the tensions in the
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    • 466 8 Taiwan shipping giant moves over to Johor’s Tanjung Pelepas SINGAPORE has lost another big shipping client to Malaysia. Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corp has decided to shift its regional transit hub there, the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) said yesterday. Efforts by the PSA to retain the contract
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    • 22 8 US$: 551.843 552.649 EURO: $1,620 Ss: DM1.202 Ss: 72.08 YEN Ss: RM2.062 Ss: HK54.231 Ss: 23.72 BAHT Ss: 5,306 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
      • 74 8 Reuters SINGAPORE Telecommunications yesterday said it expects to overtake Telstra Corp as Australia’s top mobile phone carrier within the next two years The head of mobiles at SingTel’s Optus unit in Australia, Allen Lew, said it planned to leverage pre-paid opportunities and boost business and non-voice mobile
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      • 80 8 AFP QANTAS Airways said it would press ahead with the launch of a discount carrier this year in an aggressive bid to capture market share in Asia. Australian Airlines would be launched on Oct 27 with plans to serve six Asian destinations by December, chief executive Geoff
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      • 55 8 Reuters BOEING is pressing Singapore Airline: to buy some of its planes instead of aircraft the carrier has already ordered from Airbus SAS. Although SIA has five A 340-500 aircraft on order from Airbus, Boeing is pushing its own proposed 747-400XQLR as an alternative, industry weekly Flight
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  • STREATS vocal
    • 215 13 AS SingTel’s global presence grows, it is astonishing that hard-line bureaucracy is still prevalent at its customerservice level. We applied for a business line but were unaware that the number we were issued was third-hand. To make matters worse, it was a number
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    • 119 13 OF late, I have noticed daily that a hazy pall hangs over Singapore’s horizon and there is a prevalent smell of burning in the air. Despite what the PSI tells us about a healthy or unhealthy range, the smell is giving me headaches, stinging my
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    • 129 13 YOUNG people are cynical about the Government’s sincerity in wanting their input on issues which affect their future. The Government says that it wants to address this cynicism or Singapore’s problems will remain unresolved. My view is that the Government has tended to put the
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    • 73 13 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@spkcom.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. FACTORY DIRECT PRICIMfi gggg&l llii HE endorsed by the ifiieroatiortat Cfwopmctofs Association
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  • STREATS regional
    • 226 15 THE statements by Singapore Environment Minister Lim Swee Say that the Republic was still unclear about Malaysia’s worries over reclamation works in the Straits of Johor demonstrates the country’s half-hearted response towards the issue... Malaysians are hurt by such statements from Singapore, as if the
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    • 97 15 -afp TOKYO The nation that brought the world karaoke has found a way to protect audiences ears from the damage inflicted by tone deaf crooners a machine that adjusts tunes to the singer’s ability. Taito Corp said its new karaoke machine, to be introduced in
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    • 26 15 Spring has sprung in South Korea where children yesterday played with penguins in a Seoul park decorated with cherry blossom trees AFP
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    • 441 15 Deep divisions over how to achieve economic integration Reuters BANGKOK South-east Asian leaders agree their wounded economies can fare better standing together than facing the global slowdown alone, but there’s a problem they are deeply divided on how best to promote unity. Some countries favour free
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    • 159 15 AP JAKARTA Any move to restrict oil supplies could plunge South-east Asia’s fragile economies back into recession, a regional organisation warned yesterday. Guillermo Balce, executive director of Asean’s energy centre in Jakarta, joined a chorus of voices expressing opposition to a proposal to limit exports.
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  • STREATS global
    • 412 16 Wire services KUALA LUMPUR Islamic nations adopted an agreement yesterday to condemn terrorism “in all its forms”, but with enough room left to defend Palestinian suicide bombers. Wrapping up a three-day conference, foreign ministers and representatives of the 57-member Organisation of the
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    • 340 16 400 holed up in the Church of the Nativity -AFP BETHLEHEM, West Bank Israeli forces laid siege yesterday to the church that marks where Jesus Christ was bom, seeking to arrest dozens of Palestinian gunmen they said had fired on them from one of Christianity’s holiest sites.
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    • 260 16 JERUSALEM Israel revoked the credentials of two Abu Dhabi TV journalists and threatened legal action against CNN and NBC for ignoring military orders and broadcasting from the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. A statement on Tuesday from the Government Press Office said the press cards of
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    • 157 16 AFP MONTREAL A Sikh family here will soon test in court whether the kirpan, a spiritually significant dagger, is a school security hazard that goes beyond the bounds of religious tolerance. They want their 12-year-old son to be permitted to wear his kirpan to class.
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  • STREATS people
    • 186 18 afp BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was hospitalised yesterday with an ear infection and health concerns brought on by excessive travel, an aide said, “The doctor advised him to take three to four days of rest as he had lost hearing in his right ear due to
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    • 239 18 SINCE leaving office 14 months ago, former US president Bill Clinton has visited 30 countries and delivered almost 200 speeches an average of one every other day. In the next three weeks, he will cover eight American cities. In between them, he’s scheduled
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  • easy STREATS
    • 600 19  -  The haunting musk of the Andes might sound more of a spiritual experience than a sensuous one, but at least one member of five-piece band Inka Marka believes spirituality is sensuality Stephanie Goh AS the five hulky members of Inka Marka talked about their brand of Latin music,
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    • 259 19 NICHOLAS TSE appears to be cracking under the strain of his rumoured breakup with Faye Wong. And he’s taking it out on his hair. On hearing talk that Faye, 32, had attempted suicide in her apartment, the 21-year-old grabbed a pair of scissors and
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    • 292 20  -  Stephanie@ the movies By STEPHANIE GOH BLADE II Directed by Guillermo del Toro Starring Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Donnie Yen BLADE hates vampires. You see, he’s half-vampire and half-human. But one day, delegates from Vampire Nation come aknocking, and get him to team up
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    • 126 20 ‘There is no possible adult justification for the picture. It is pure pagan glee... And that is why it’s so good.’ Washington Post reviewer Stephen Hunter No rating available Why spend $9 on the same stuff you can getfor a buck or so
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    • 78 22 Another day of “everything also got” weather hot in the day, with thunderstorms in afternoon and early evening in the north, west and central regions. It wil be partly cloudy in the south and east. The minimum temperature is 25°C and the maximum 34°C. The tide
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    • Just a minute
      • 53 22 You can change coins even one-cent coins into notes at a community centre starting this Saturday. This free service is from noon to 6pm and will be rotated among 15 community centres. For more information on venues and dates, call The Singapore Mint on 6566-2626 or log
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      • 61 22 Qing Ming is tomorrow and if you’re going to the Choa Chu Kang Chinese Cemetery this weekend, park at the temporary carparks along Lim Chu Kang Road and in the cemetery. Bum joss paper only in the receptacles provided, remove food offerings at the end of the visit and
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    • Happenin'
      • 80 22 SUGAR AND SPICE AND ALL THINGS NICE Courtyard, National Reference Library Tomorrow, 7pm Free To Madam Asmah Laili, well-known radio personality and consummate food lover, food is the ultimate expression of love. Join this irrepressible celebrity as she whips up a storm under the stars. Let her take
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      • 116 22 CELEST CHONG SHOWCASE Hard Rock Cafe April 11, Bpm Live webcast on www. msn. com.sg/liveconnect This babe is hot: To commemorate five years of broadband on Singapore One, this leggy, dusky-skinned songbird will hold a one-woman music showcase at Hard Rock Cafe. Presented by Soundbuzz, MSN and Universal Music,
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      • 63 22 SRI WARISAN SOM SAID PERFORMING ARTS City Square, Raffles City Tomorrow, lpm Free Cultural Medallion winner Madame Som Said leads the outstanding performers of the Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts to present a showcase of Malay culture. Through dance, music and songs, 1 be captivated by the
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      • 83 22 JOURNEY THROUGH MUSIC WITH CLARE AGF Theatre, Alliance Francaise Tomorrow and Sunday, 7-30 pm Only tickets for charity recital (tomorrow) left $lOl Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 Clare Yeo, a 10-year-old child prodigy, will perform two recitals. This talented youngster started playing the piano at three and has already
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 61 23 Streat^^ Singapore International Latin Festival Streats Latin Festival Fort Canning Park Saturday Sunday Call Ticket Charge at 6296-2929 Or check out our ticketing booth (Hitside Heeren. Move to the beat of anchor bands Inka Marka and Salsa Celtica. or party
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      • 115 23 MICHAEL Jackson went on the set of Men In Black 2 with “no mask, no big entourage either and no sequined glove”, according to MIB 2 director te Barry Sonnenfeld. In fact, the usually gloved one turned up looking, well, like a human
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      • 81 23 Harry’s Quayside Bar 28 Boat Quay Singapore *****8 Tel: *****029 E-mail: harrys@singnet.com.sg www.harrys-bar.com.sg Nearest MRT: Raffles Place THERE is more than one reason to visit Harry’s Bar this week. It houses one of the best jazz bands in Singapore. And Ms Beebe Price, the dynamo from New Orleans,
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    • 81 22 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191 Lianhe Zaobao Chinese natonal t accuses "fe ow Chinese of exp oiling Chinese stowaways +H AJIS “BSA tĔ fill HI I^lB6 II Catch up with former Miss World Yukta Mookhey (left), and actresses
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 460 23 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You detest any rule that you didn’t write. Consider doing something for your health if you can’t find an ounce of pleasure in it. A private joke has little meaning to people who were absent when it was coined. mm APR
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  • STREATS sports
    • 392 24 Injured England captain’s World Cup dreams hang in balance Wire services LONDON David Beckham’s (above) World Cup hopes rest on the results of an X-ray that was taken after the Manchester United star was carried off in tears following a horror tackle in the Champions League
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    • 268 24 Wire services LONDON -Sir Alex Ferguson was jubilant after Manchester United ended its Spanish hoodoo with a magnificent 2-0 victory over Deportivo La Coruna in the Champions League quarterfinal first leg at the Riazor. A David Beckham special from 30 metres and Ruud van
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    • 263 24 Reuters MUNICH European champion Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a thrilling Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday, Claudio Pizarro striking the winner two minutes from time. The Peruvian’s goal came after Bayern captain Stefan Effenberg, who had
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    • 582 25  -  SAAA president wins elections by a small margin By Lim Han Ming PREDICTABLY, Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) president Loh Lin 9 Kok triumphed at yesterday’s elections. He staved off the challenge from Steven Lee to retain the presidency, which he has held since 1981. But
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    • 419 26  -  By Tan Kim Han VINCENT Subramaniam, one of Singapore’s top football coaches, may go abroad to widen his experience. Sources say he is not exactly elated by his recent transfer to coach the under-18 squad as he feels
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    • 327 26  -  By. Adam Hashidy THE waiting game is finally over. For four years, Nasiruddin Sawardi had waited and waited for a national team call-up. But it never came. Until Tuesday when the 26-year-old Woodlands Wellington defender found himself in Singapore’s elite list to play against Maldives
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    • 306 26 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Lakers 113 Wizards 93 WASHINGTON Michael Jordan tumbled to a career low on Tuesday as he scored just two points in Washington Wizards’ home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The 39-year-old Jordan was a shadow of his past self, making 1 -of-5
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    • 62 26 TONIGHT: Home United v Jurong FC (Bishan Stadium) Woodlands Wellington v Sengkang Marine (Woodlands Stadium) TOMORROW: Tanjong Pagar United v Gombak United (Queenstown Stadium) Tampines Rovers v Balestier Central (Tampines Stadium) SATURDAY: Geylang United v Sembawang Rangers (Bedok Stadium) SAFFC v Clementi Khalsa (Choa Chu Kang Stadium) All
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    • SPORTS SCAN
      • SOCCER
        • 123 27 Reuters BUENOS AIRES Argentina recalled Gabriel Batistuta for the first time in six months in preparation for an away friendly against Germany in two weeks’ time. But fellow striker Heman Crespo was unavailable through injury. Manchester United midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron was also named in the World Cup
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        • 97 27 Xinhua RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on Tuesday called Barcelona’s midfielder Rivaldo for the April 14 World Cup warm-up against Portugal in Lisbon. He said: “After analysing the result of the match against Yugoslavia, I reached the conclusion that we’re following the right path; I’m
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    • 156 27 Reuters BIRMINGHAM Newcastle United edged closer towards a Champions League place on Tuesday as a 1-1 English Premier League draw at Aston Villa took it three points clear of Chelsea. Fourth-placed Newcastle has 60 points, seven behind Manchester United. Liverpool is second on 68
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • 48 27 IN THE LIVING ROOM SOCCER: Uefa Cup s-final, Ist leg: Borussia Dortmund v AC Milan (Super Sports Ch 22, April 5,2.25 am). GOLF: EPGA Algarve Open de Portugal, Day 1 (Super Sports Ch22,lopm). BASEBALL: MLB: Philadelphia v Atlanta (Bam), San Francisco v Los Angeles (11am) ESPN Ch 23.
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