Streats, 4 June 2002

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    12 1 Streats TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/2002
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  • Article
    Lock icon World Cup 2002
    19 1 group c Brazil 2 Turkey 1; group g Italy 2 Ecuador 0; Mexico 1 Croatia 0
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  • Article
    Lock icon The Indian dilemma
    498 1 Danger of desperate, deprived Indians in M’sia turning to terrorism: Experts -afp MALAYSIA is sitting on a racial time bomb. And caught in a vicious cycle of poverty, humiliation and a lack of education, that time bomb may lead to an implosion of terrorism. Malaysian Indians suffer
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  • MORNING RUSH
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      Lock icon CHINA OFFICIAL BLASTS SLIM 10 MAKER
      128 1 A SENIOR Chinese lawmaker has called for tough action against the illegal production of a banned slimming product that has led to at least two deaths in China. The drug Yuzhitang Fat Reducing Essence is made by Yuzhitang Health Products, which also makes Slim
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      Lock icon INDON LAWYERS BLAST HEAD SCARF RULE
      125 1 THE West Jakarta mayor’s instruction to school students to wear Islamic dress on Fridays has been criticised by legal experts. “The instruction has violated human rights and also the Constitution, which stipulates that every citizen is free to practice rituals in accordance with his
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      61 1 i MITA (P) 240/03/2002 FAKE TACTICS V Bivaldo admits taking a dive, faking injury to get Turkey’s Hakan Unsal sent off in Brazil’s 2-1 win. Unsal was one of two Turks given controversial marching orders PAGES 25 26 i- w FLOCK TACTICS Hair-dos and dye-jobs from the soccer world’s most
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  • STREATS local
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      Lock icon Union Works fined $15,000 SBA: No comment
      344 2  -  By Cara van Miriah THEY were news bulletins, but the radio newsreader added her own “personal remarks and observations”, the Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA) has said. It said that she did this four times, between March 14 and April 29. That earned part-time
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      Lock icon Women bare fears over loos
      270 2 THIS toilet was designed to bring relief to the eyes and nose. But some women fear they’re being relieved of their privacy. And they fear for their safety. They’re talking about the design of the open-concept public toilets at the newly refurbished Maxwell Hawker Centre,
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    • Article
      Lock icon Changi first to win Iata’s Eagle award twice
      146 2 FOR the second time in a row, Changi Airport has bagged the Eagle award given out by the International Air Transport Association (lata). The award was presented in Shanghai yesterday for giving airlines the best return on their dollar. Changi is the
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      Lock icon Man murdered after pub brawl Was it over soccer bet or revenge?
      353 3 MR Low Yam Heng’s family believes his murder could be linked to football betting. His girlfriend thinks he was a victim of revenge. Either way, the death of a 21 -yearold man after an incident outside a music
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      Lock icon Mother’s friend deadly for drunk
      220 3  -  By_ Khushwant Singh HOUSEWIFE P Govindamah had asked her neighbour to call for an ambulance on Nov 8 last year because her son, Mr Balarasu Periasamy, was having trouble breathing. But the neighbour called the police. They found Mr Balarasu, 42, face down on a
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      Lock icon Four friends and a stolen motorcycle
      171 4  -  Khushwant Singh CHUAYNG GIAN, 21, found a key in the rear compartment of a Honda motorcycle and he used it to start the vehicle. He then stole the machine from the carpark of Maxwell Food Centre with Chan Sing Kong, 20, a foodstall helper,
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      Lock icon Man outraged 13-year-old daughter’s modesty Begs leniency then asks for caning
      524 4  -  By_ Khushwant Singh AN odd-job labourer, 43, begged for leniency after pleading guilty to six counts of outraging the modesty of his daughter, 13, from January to March. Then he turned remorseful and asked to be caned. District Judge
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  • STREATS financial
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      Lock icon World Cup fever stalls market progress
      435 6 STI: 1,673.19 Reuters SHARES ambled to a mixed close in paltry trading volumes yesterday as investors hesitated to make big deals in a market lacking catalysts. “There’s an absence of fresh leads and the World Cup is getting in the way all over Asia,”
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      Lock icon No delay to 3G rollout
      389 6 IDA refuses to scrap Dec 31,2004 deadline -AFP AN APPEAL by Singapore telecoms operators to axe the deadline for the launch of third generation (3G) networks has been rejected, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said yesterday. The three 3G licence winners had cited worldwide delays
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      Lock icon Airlines still losing money despite economic pick-up
      265 6 Reuters SHANGHAI Airlines have succeeded in getting people to fly again after the Sept 11 attacks, but the industry is still losing money after a disastrous 2001, a global airline industry association said yesterday. Mr Pierre Jeanniot, director-general of the International Air Transport
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      26 6 *AS AT JUN 3 US$: 551.788 552.604 EURO: 551.666 Ss: DM1.240 Ss: 69.52 YEN Ss: RM2.126 Ss: HK54.363 Ss: 23.72 BAHT Ss: 4,793 RUPIAH
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    • MONEY SCAN
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        Lock icon GLOBAL CROSSING BIDS
        121 6 AP THE Asian unit of bankrupt US telecommunications giant Global Crossing said yesterday that it had received at least two bids from potential buyers, though a decision is not expected for at least several weeks. Beijing-based China Netcom Corp is reportedly among the companies that are bidding
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        Lock icon IPO FROM MAXIS
        100 6 -AFP MALAYSIA’S biggest mobile phone operator Maxis Communications said yesterday it hoped to raise more than RM2 billion (Ss94o million) from the sale of new shares in an initial public offering expected in early July. The company said that in addition to the offering of 410.88 million
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  • STREATS vocal
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      Lock icon There is charm in Singlish
      208 8 I AGREE with Leong Ming Yu’s view, “Empathy with Singlish” (Streats, May 31), that Singlish is part of our Singaporean culture. I appreciate the Singapore Government’s efforts to encourage the use of standard English, but perhaps people may not be aware that Singlish is used
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      Lock icon Let’s agree to disagree
      251 8 AFTER reading “Against Singlish movies” (Streats, May 17) and “Be sensitive to other races” (Streats, May 31), I began to wonder when Singaporeans will stop citing the authorities to support their opinions. Ms Katherine Liew’s judgment that using Singlish in the movie Talking Cock is “wrong”
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      Lock icon Short circuit at Power Supply?
      185 8 I AM an expatriate working in Singapore. Last year, I moved house and informed Power Supply that I wanted to terminate utilities supply at the old premises. Later, I found that the utilities had not been terminated and I was charged up to the day
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      Lock icon The language dilemma
      877 8  -  Comment By PHILIP LEE EVERYONE knows this as a universal truth: If you don’t use it, you lose it. This is true for all human activities, both physical and mental. Twelve years ago, I found myself addicted to a very rudimentary computer game called Bricks. It was
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      55 8 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, email us at streats@sph.conusg or write to The Editor, Streats, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. Contributions should comprise no more than 200 words. Letters sent to other
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  • STREATS medical
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      Lock icon Grow-your-own organs a step closer
      264 10 Therapeutic cloning shows promise Wire services BOSTON Cows implanted with cells taken from a cloned embryo did not reject the cells, showing the potential of therapeutic cloning, researchers said. “This demonstrates the potential use of this technology,” said study co-author Dr Anthony Atala, head of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Stem cells more versatile and vigorous than assumed
      157 10 Reuters NEW YORK Stem cells from bone marrow may be far more versatile than thought, a new study suggests. Bone marrow stem cells can grow not only into blood cells, but also into blood vessels, according to US researchers. This could mean
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      Lock icon HEALTH FACT
      65 10 Parkinson’s disease THIS is a debilitating disease that affects a person’s voluntary control over body movements. Hand or head tremors and shaking characterise Parkinson’s. It becomes harder to move parts of the body. Parkinson’s disease is the result of insufficient production of dopamine, a chemical produced by a
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      Lock icon HEALTH FORUM
      121 10 II am 51/2 months 'pregnant. I have two dogs which shed a lot. Will that affect my baby? A If your dogs are unhealthy and suffer from, for example, toxoplasmosis or some other infection, then both you and your unborn child are at risk of infection. It may
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  • STREATS regional
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      Lock icon 'Talks, not arms, key to security'
      355 13 Badawi warns of rise in military spending AP KUALA LUMPUR Warning of a dangerous escalation in military spending in the Asia-Pacific region, Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister yesterday urged countries to build security through talks, not bigger armouries. “Military stakes are being raised dangerously in
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon DILI: DROP CLAIMS
        33 13 afp EAST Timor’s new Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has told Indonesia to drop its claim for assets left behind in East Timor. He said Jakarta should forget the past. afp
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      • Article
        Lock icon COPS FACE CHARGES
        30 13 Reuters PHILIPPINE President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has vowed to punish policemen who may have shot and killed a four-year-old boy in a bungled hostage rescue attempt. Reuters
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      • Article
        Lock icon US TROOPS MAY STAY
        31 13 AFP US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz has said that the US may keep Gls in the Philippines after its anti-terror operation there ends next month. afp
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      Lock icon MISTAKEN IDENTITY
      54 15 Investigators taking fingerprints from Itti Jailani, a Moro National Liberation Front sub-commander killed in a police raid near Zamboanga on Sunday. Police had attacked thinking he was Bakkal Hapilon, the brother oflsnilon Hapilon, one of the five Abu Sayyaf commanders the US has offered a US$5 million ($9
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      Lock icon 'No' to tudung rule
      229 15 It’s against Indonesian constitution: Lawyers JAKARTA Legal experts have criticised the West Jakarta mayor’s instruction to all public school students to wear Islamic dress on Fridays, saying that it is against the Indonesian constitution and human rights. “The instruction has violated human rights and also the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Syariah law may take precedence
      108 15 AFP ISLAMIC laws will supersede the Terengganu state constitution and civil laws if the state legislative assembly gives its approval to draft laws. “The time has come for Syariah laws to take precedence,” Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang told the Star newspaper. “Civil
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    • Article
      Lock icon Seven new generals for China
      91 15 -AFP BEIJING Chinese President Jiang Zemin promoted seven senior military officers to the rank of general over the weekend a move aimed at boosting his influence ahead of a crucial Communist Party meet, said analysts. The title was conferred to a series of officers who
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  • STREATS global
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      Lock icon Wait & watch policy
      498 17 Wait watch policy No knee-jerk reaction in stand-off: Indian official ALMATY, Kazakhstan India will not react hastily against Pakistan even if there is another deadly militant attack in Kashmir, a senior Indian official said. “There will be no knee-jerk reaction by us in any event,” the official, who did not
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    • Article
      Lock icon Israel angry as Palestinians order militant’s release
      211 17 AFP GAZA CITY The Palestinian Authority’s High Court has ordered the immediate release of a prominent suspect in the assassination of Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi last October. The court in Gaza said there was no evidence linking Ahmed Saadat, the leader of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Women ‘better at telling lies’
      232 18 EDINBURGH Women are better liars than men, the Daily Telegraph has reported, quoting a new survey. The survey found that men are almost twice as likely as women to pause or hesitate while speaking. When men lie, they often speak even slower, making it easier
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      Lock icon US to target 60 countries
      238 18 Bush expands terror war NEW YORK The US must be ready to take its war on terror to up to 60 countries, US President George W Bush has said. His impassioned speech on Saturday to 1,000 graduates of West Point Military Academy in New York
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      227 19 **fc “Having a deqree from one of the world’s best universities assures me because I know employers II hold me in high regard.” UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND LONGEST RUNNING DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM IN SINGAPORE WITH OVER 22 INTAKES USQ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND Established in 1967, the University of Southern
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  • STREATS people
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      Lock icon Non-political general
      231 20 Indonesia picks new army chief Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia named 52-year-old LieutenantGeneral Ryamizard Ryacudu as its new army chief yesterday in the latest reshuffle of the country’s top military brass. Lt-Gen Ryamizard, described as a professional soldier with little interest in meddling in civilian affairs, commands the country’s 30,000-strong
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      Lock icon Chavez, wife to split
      211 20 AFP CARACAS Ms Marisabel Rodriguez de Chavez, wife of Venezuela’s flamboyant president, disclosed yesterday that she planned to divorce her husband because she did not want to be “a martyr of the revolution”. “I believe its not a secret to anyone anymore that the President and
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  • easy STREATS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Scoring with the hair.
      444 21  -  &L Diana Ser A CUT above the rest that’s what some of today’s footballers are. Yes, the World Cup is the biggest sporting event in the world. But there’s a sideshow that’s attracting a great deal of attention, too. The soccer pitch, as we all know
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      Lock icon June wedding for Haikel and Belle
      298 23  -  By Diana Ser IT’S official. Celebrity Y lovebirds Sheik Haikel and Annabelle Francis will tie the knot this month in what Haikel calls a “traditional Muslim wedding”. The rapper- comedian told Streats that the celebration would take place “some time in mid-June” at his
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      Lock icon Lynn faces up to soapy job
      175 23 WE all wash our faces. But how many get paid thousands of dollars to do so? Well, Media Works artiste Lynn Poh did get a five-figure sum, that is. The porcelain-faced Channel U host-cum-actress has been picked as the Singapore spokeswoman 1 for international
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      Lock icon Madonna’s expecting a third child
      130 23 LONDON Madonna’s nearly 44 years old, but she’s having a baby again. The Material Girl’s father ended weeks of speculation over the weekend when he revealed to a British newspaper that his daughter is expecting her third child. “We are very excited that she is
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    • Check this out...
      • Article
        Lock icon Just a minute
        133 24 Cycling enthusiasts can have a runway at Paya Lebar Airbase to themselves at the Runway Cycling 2002 on June 16. There are three routes the 6km Family Route (recommended for participants below 10 years of age), 15km Leisure Route and the 30km Twice Leisure Route. Registration is
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    • Happenin’
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        Lock icon ENTERTAINMENT
        68 24 THE BOEHMER FAMILY JUGGLERS Till June 9, lpm and 7pm Level 2 Centrestage, Marina Square Free Come meet one of America’s most creative family. There’re 12 of them the youngest is just five years old making them the world’s largest family of jugglers. They will perform balancing and acrobatic
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        Lock icon WORKSHOP
        78 24 ACTING UP 2002 Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre Course fees at $3OO Call Sistic at 6348-5555 or 9007-9412 for more information Want more creative children? Then let them learn how to express themselves. The Singapore Repertory Theatre presents Acting Up!, a speech and drama programme for two to 13-year-olds.
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      • Article
        Lock icon ARTS FESTIVAL
        110 24 IMPRESSIONS OF SHANGRI-LA (TIBET) Singapore Conference Hall Today and tomorrow, Bpm Tickets at $43, $33, $23, $l7 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Described as a “land of tranquility and a haven of peace” in the book Lost Horizon by James Hilton in 1933, Shangri-La has remained an enigmatic and
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        Lock icon CONCERT
        52 24 FROM RICHARD CLAYDERMAN WITH LOVE CONCERT 2002 Singapore Indoor Stadium June 15, Bpm Tickets at $lOl, $B6, $66, $56, $46 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 French celebrity pianist Richard Clayderman shares the stage with Singaporean child prodigy Clare Yeo. A top-selling recording and concert performer, Richard started playing the piano
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        Lock icon THEME GAMES
        91 24 POWERPUFF GIRLS Escape Theme Park (Downtown East) Till June 23, lOam-lOpm Tickets at $l6 (all rides), $lO (family rides only) and $8 (children below eight) Call the park at 6581-9112 Step aside Spiderman and make room for Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup otherwise known as the Powerpuff Girls. This
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        Lock icon Tune in
        171 24 MARY POPPINS 10pm, Central When the Banks children’s antics are too much for their nanny, she quits, leaving the children without a caretaker and the household in disarray. In comes Mary Poppins, who restores the normality of family life to the Banks household... in a very, very unusual
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      399 24 Yourdail AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Favourable events unfold in record time. You lust after the real thing, and have no patience for anything less. Luckily for you, most of those nearby want you to be happy. by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 Stereotype and caricature are disturbing
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  • STREATS sports
    • World Cup 2002
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        Lock icon Scolari agrees Brazil will have to shape up quickly, but insists... Penalty looks good
        587 25 Wire services Group C f Brazil 2 (Ronaldo 50, Rivaldo 87 pen) Turkey 1 (Sas, 45) ULSAN, South Korea Brazil was forced to rely on a dubious penalty decision for a far from convincing victory over
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      • Article
        Lock icon I faked injury, says Rivaldo
        145 25 -afp ULSAN, South Korea Brazil’s Rivaldo said he faked the injury that saw Turkey’s Hakan Unsal sent off in its 2-1 win here yesterday. Hakan was given his marching orders in the dying seconds for a second bookable offence after kicking the ball at Rivaldo.
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      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon A forgettable moment
        528 26 GOLFERS often treasure the scorecard of their finest round, runners their personal best time, and soccer fans their most memorable match. Yesterday, Turkey and fourtime champion Brazil put on a true-blue royal show that many fans will not easily foiget. In the process, Brazil showed that any
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        410 26 Referee to blame for Turkeys defeat, says coach Wire services ULSAN, South Korea Turkish coach Senol Gunes slammed the referee after Turkey’s defeat against Brazil yesterday and said his team could deal with two suspensions. “We came here with pride and we played the game with pride...
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        487 28 Coach Trapattoni s new formation an instant success Wire services Group G Italy 2 (Vieri 7, 27) Ecuador 0 SAPPORO, Japan Coach Giovanni Trapattoni’s decision to change a winning formula reaped a rich dividend yesterday as Italy got off to a World Cup flyer with a
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        344 28 Reuters Group G Mexico 1 (Blanco, 59 pen) Croatia 0 NIIGATA, Japan Mexican coach Javier Aguirre said it was a dream come true to beat Croatia yesterday. He said the game had swung his team’s way after Croatia’s Boris Zivkovic was sent off in the 59th
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        38 28 P W D W I A_ Pts Italy 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Mexico 1 1 0 0 0 3 Croatia 1 o_o__l 0 1 0 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
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        131 29 -AFP BUSAN, South Korea Co-host South Korea is planning to make its own piece of World Cup history at Poland’s expense in their Group D match today. In five previous World Cups they have yet to taste victory, let alone make it to the
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        140 29 Wire services GWANGJU, South Korea China, the country with more football fans than any other, finally makes its World Cup debut against Costa Rica today. This game sees master take on pupil China coach Bora Milutinovic will be pitting his wits against Alexander Guimaraes, who played under
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        44 29 Kate Reyes, WKRZ9I-3 FM radio deejay: JAPAN 1 BELGIUM 0 ‘7 don’t profess to know much about football, but Japan will win l-O. It’s just a gut feeling. Anyway, I like to go with the underdogs as they usually have more spirit!
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        470 29 PREVIEW: Japan v Belgium Co-host Japan searching for its first World Cup victory Wire services HEAD TO HEAD June 1999 Japan 0 Belgium 0 SAITAMA, Japan Judgment day arrives for World Cup cohost Japan here today when the Asian champion launches its quest for a place in the
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        117 29 E2E2 Tan Kim Han China 0 Costa Rica 1 Korea 1 Poland 0 Japan 1 Belgium 1 Lim Han Ming China 1 Costa Rica 1 Korea 1 Poland 2 Japan 1 Belgium 2 Adam Hashidy China 0 Costa Rica 1 Korea 1 Poland 2 Japan 2
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        107 30 I GOT so excited watching Brazil yesterday. When Brazil won a penalty, I tied a knot in my shirt to make sure I didn’t pull it off when Rivaldo scored. Today, East Asia’s finest are in action. Hot Gwangju sees China face Costa Rica. Steamy weather could
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          44 30 MEET the King of Asian football, Japanese captain Hidetoshi Nakata, who has a cult following in the land of the rising sun. For sure, the 25-year-old’s popularity rating will zoom into orbit if he manages to lead his country into the second round.
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          32 30 Group C: China v Costa Rica 2.30 pm Group H: Japan v Belgium 5.00 pm Group D: S Korea v Poland 7.30 pm All matches on SCV Ch2s-28; kick-off timings shown
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          46 30 Hilton Singapore 581 Orchard Road Singapore *****3 Tel: *****233 THE swanky hotel has decked out its cosy rooftop poolside with soccer paraphernalia. Win a five-day stay in Hilton, Perth, in its Guess The Scoreline contest. Freebies, souvenirs and door gifts will be given out, too.
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        54 30 Cheryl Miles, one-third ofTalentime 2001 winner Cherry Chocolate Candy: POLAND 2 SOUTH KOREA 1 7 have a Polish friend, so I’m going to pick Poland to win this game 2-1. ‘But you never know, South Korea can score big if it brings enough polish remover for the game.
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        489 30  -  As World Cup fever rises, men areflocking to the pubsfor the right atmosphere. Women are there, too. But Streatsfound out that it’s not the action on the pitch some single girls are checking out. %y_ Cara van Miriah THE guys don football jerseys for the big night. And
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        389 31 England’s second round chances hinge on midfielder s fitness Wire services TSUNA, Japan Unless David Beckham gets fully match fit, it doesn’t look like England will make it to the second round of the World Cup. Still recovering from a broken bone in his left foot,
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        245 31 AP NBA SEMI-FINALS PLAY-OFFS Western Conference Sacramento Kings 106 Los Angeles Lakers 112 SACRAMENTO Extended to overtime in Game 7 on the road, the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers did what they do best thrived when the pressure was at its highest.
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        132 31 -AP PARIS Andre Agassi, the fourth seed and 1999 champion here, mounted a thrilling fightback to come from two sets and a service break down to beat French wild-card PaulHenri Mathieu and move into the quarter-finals of the French Open yesterday. The 32-year-old won 4-6, 3-6,
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      51 31 IN THE LIVING ROOM SOCCER: Fifa World Cup: China v Costa Rica (RTMI, 2.15 pm and Ch2s-28, 2.30 pm), japan v Belgium (TV3, 4.30 pm and Ch2s-28, spm), South Korea v Poland (RTMI, 7.15 pm and Ch2s-28, 7.30 pm). TENNIS: French Open: Men and women’s q-finals (Super Sports Ch 22,
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