Streats, 26 August 2002

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    12 1 Streats MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2002 Hotline: 1800-844-5566 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 240/03/2002
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    Lock icon Stark words to spark debate
    616 1  -  PM’s purpose in stayer-quitter speech By Khushwant Singh STUNG by the stayer-quitter labels? Engaged by stayer-quitter debate? Good. That was Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s intention. It was what he expected when he chose to devote part of his National Day Rally speech to the
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    Lock icon INTEREST FOR ORDINARY ACCOUNT STAYS AT 2.5%
    102 1 MORNING RUSH THE CPF Board will continue to pay interest to its 2.9 million members at the rate of 2.5 per cent a year for CPF savings in the Ordinary Account from Oct 1 to Dec 31. Savings in the Medisave Account, Special
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  • STREATS local
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      Lock icon NSS: $653m cashed
      412 2  -  More than half have redeemed up to 50% of their shares By Deepa Vijiyasingam MORE than 1.2 million Singaporeans have cashed out part of their New Singapore Shares (NSS), withdrawing almost $653 million. This means that over half of the 2.08 million Singaporeans who received $l.B billion
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      Lock icon Explain policies better, labour chief tells SIA
      147 2 SINGAPORE Airlines should make its decision-making more transparent to avoid conflict with employees, Mr Lim Boon Heng said yesterday. The NTUC chief and Minister (Prime Minister’s Office) was referring to the dispute between SIA and its pilots. “Perhaps there ought to have been
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      Lock icon Keep those shares a while more
      162 2 HOLD on to your NSS shares, at least until Feb 15 next year. That is the advice from the Finance Ministry to those who want to cash in their shares. This is because the next dividend will be made on March 1 next year,
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      Lock icon Bloomberg admits slandering ministers
      111 2 THE Bloomberg news agency yesterday apologised unreservedly to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for a libellous article it posted on its website. The article, sent to Bloomberg subscribers on Aug 4, had accused the
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      Lock icon PM to young Singaporeans: ‘Know that you are needed’
      315 3  -  By Chua Kong Ho PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has this message for 3G Singaporeans: Your future and this nation’s future are inseparable. And you are needed to help make both bright. Speaking yesterday, Mr Goh added that he was confident
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      Lock icon SBS Transit may gain $5.3m from fare hikes
      202 3 BUS fare increases that kicked in from July 1 will boost SBS Transit’s coffers by $5.3 million by the year end. Despite this, the company expects lower profit in the second half of this year as compared to the first half. For
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      Lock icon Businessman, 51, dies while driving home
      174 4  -  By Gary Lim A BUSINESSMAN died in hospital after his Mercedes-Benz crashed into the central divider of the Pan-Island Expressway early yesterday morning. Mr Koh Seok Hui, 55, was returning home after leaving at about 9pm on Saturday to meet some friends. He was
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      Lock icon Q: Do foreigners who sink roots here consider themselves quitters? A: No, S’pore is also home
      778 4  -  By_ Khushwant Singh With additional reporting by Wong Hui Mien, Janice Wong, Cara van Miriah THROUGHOUT June, she hung a German flag outside the window of her flat in Dover Close East to support
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      248 2 Insure your car at full market value Tel: 6788 5255 Visit: streats.income.com.sg Email: mkquot@income.com.sg Discounts A 5% discount will be given for loyal policyholders who have insured their vehicles with us for at least 3 years, or have a life policy with us for the same period. NCD Protection Policyholders
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      112 3 ULiilJ cu For your CPF Ordinary Account Don’t leave your CPF Ordinary Account idle at 2.5%, take advantage of this great investment opportunity today. Hurry, for a limited period only! A a GUARANTEED RETURN ON YOUR CPF ORDINARY ACCOUNT Guaranteed 3.4% return every year compounded over 8 years More than
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      553 5 SIC Singapore Institute /Commerce FOUN D E D 19 4 7 J UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 3-year Direct Honours Degrees Diplomas (Full time Part time Bachelor of Laws 2 year degree for graduates A challenging 3-year direct honours degree with a 100-year history and would be of interest to individuals with
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  • STREATS financial
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      Lock icon Hope for First World retirees
      452 6 Global stock crash victims can still live their dreams in S-E Asia AFP KUALA LUMPUR First World investors whose dreams of retirement crashed along with the stock market may still be able to quit the office for the golf course if they are prepared to
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      Lock icon YTL to back Wessex Water CEO in bribery case
      139 6 AFP KUALA LUMPURColin Skellet, the chief executive of Britain’s Wessex Water who is being investigated over an alleged £1 million (552.7 million) bribe by Malaysia’s YTL Power, said he had been assured of YTL’s support in clearing up the matter. Mr
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      Lock icon Qantas may see record profits next year, says CEO
      138 6 Reuters SYDNEY -Qantas Airways could book record profits next year if it kept flying its current earnings course, chief executive Geoff Dixon said yesterday. Qantas, buoyed by the collapse of its major domestic rival, grabbed a place as one of the
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      599 6 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There Is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and
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      242 6 INDUSTRY-RELATED DIPLOMAS You have the potential to succeed, Now get the qualification. Construction Logistics Advanced Diploma in Logistics Management 24 th intake October 2002 Gain exemptions to Bachelor Business Logistics Maritime Management (Australian Maritime College) Only 12 months' programme For relevant Diploma holders Diploma in Logistics Management 34 th intake
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      76 7 Our biggest claim: Nearly twice as many people insure with us than any other bank. With competitive premiums and comprehensive cover that’s easy to understand, it’s little wonder that practically one in every two people who insure through a bank choose us. Since 1932, Singaporeans have trusted us to look
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  • STREATS vocal
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      Lock icon Bosses and workers need to change mindsets
      763 8 Bias against older workers: Manpower Ministry replies WE refer to the v letters, “Call for law to fight ageism” by Mr Simon Ng Yap Peng and “Discrimination law would help” by Mr G Jaga (Streats, Aug 15), in response to “Retrained but rejected”
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      Lock icon Oops
      84 8 IN the article, “Retro goes metro” (Streats, Aug 22), we credited the source of information as Case, ID Connect and Radac. It should be HDBay Pte Ltd, a one-stop furnishing Web portal and showroom set up by HDB and Cesma International. We are sorry for the error. For a
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      91 8 Have Your Say Streats is pleased to publish your views. To be heard, e-mail 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. II ti /1, fC' Bring one Gardenia Enriched White Bread 400 g
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      192 10 1 my future All courses commencing in September. Business Administration Diploma/Higher Diploma/Advanced Diploma/ Bachelor Degree/Postgraduate Degree Specialisations available: Marketing General Human Resource Management >- Secretarial Administration Diploma/Executive Diploma >■ Marketing Public Relations Diploma/Bachelor Degree Also available online via Purpletrain.com Tour our facilities. Talk to our lecturers. Win Complimentary IT Courses.*
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  • STREATS regional
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      Lock icon 2 hostages rescued after gunbattle ‘Pentagon’ chief killed
      341 11 Wire services MANILA Philippine security forces shot dead the alleged leader of kidnap gang Pentagon, listed by the US as a terrorist group, in a clash near Manila early yesterday, police said. The man, identified by police as Faisal Marohombsar, escaped from
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      Lock icon Japan workers doing unpaid overtime
      124 11 -AFP TOKYO More people are doing unpaid overtime work in Japan, official figures show, as companies flaunt national laws and place increasing pressure on their employees in a bid to reverse falling profits. The number of firms where employees work for free or earn minimal
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      Lock icon Dongting recedes; floods feared elsewhere
      282 11 Reuters DONGTING LAKE The swollen waters of China’s Dongting Lake began receding yesterday after a flood crest borne down the Yangtze River passed without gouging major breaches in dykes protecting millions of homes, flood control officials said. They said teams of civilians and soldiers were
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      Lock icon Gore a part of Job history
      118 11 -AFP JOLO, Philippines When a kidnap gang brutally chopped off the heads of two Filipinos and displayed them at a public market in Jolo, residents of this province were hardly moved. The grisly discovery was just another gory crime scene for the nearly 100,000
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    • REGIONAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon SEX, CAVIAR BANNED-NEARLY
        99 11 MOST sex and eating caviar were almost outlawed in Australia this month, after a slip of the pen by legislators drafting a version of the country’s new Bill governing embryo research. The draft specified illegal behaviours including “heterosexual sex if the intention was not pregnancy; creating embryos
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        Lock icon THAI WORKERS IN M-E HOTSPOTS
        72 11 -AFP DESPITE warnings from diplomats, Thailand continues to send hundreds of its labourers to conflict areas in the Middle East including the Gaza Strip, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. Some 109 Thai workers were sent to agricultural areas in the Gaza Strip over the last
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        Lock icon NEW CHINA LEADERS IN NOV
        52 11 ap CHINA’S Communist Party has proposed holding a key leadership congress from Nov 8. The long-awaited 16th National Congress, the first in five years, is being viewed as a watershed event for Chinese politics, as the next generation of top leaders is expected to be
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  • STREATS global
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      Lock icon Relatives of Sept 11 victims say: To spare kingdom of attacks... Saudis paid $350m to Osama
      304 12 NEW YORK Saudi Arabia’s royal family paid Osama bin Laden and the Taleban US$2OO million (SS3SO million) for sparing the country, the New York Post reported yesterday. This money was used to finance terrorist
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      Lock icon Sept 11 terror suspect surrenders
      117 12 WASHINGTON A Saudi man linked by the FBI to A 1 Qaeda has surrendered to the authorities in Saudi Arabia, the New York Times said yesterday. Saud A 1 Rasheed, 21, has denied any terrorist links and said he was in Afghanistan to do charity
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    • GLOBAL DEBRIEF
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        Lock icon 9/11 ‘MOST MEMORABLE’
        97 12 BRITONS rank Sept 11 the most memorable date in the last 100 years, thisislondon.com reported yesterday. The History Channel asked 1,000 Britons to name their most memorable event in world and British history. Some 22 per cent of respondents voted for the death of Princess Diana in
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        Lock icon MAXI ME
        45 12 MASK II (above), a self-portrait by Australian Ron Mueck, on display at an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshom Museum in Washington on Friday. It’s one of four of Mr Mueck’s realistic sculptures, made of pigmented polyester resin on fibreglass, on display. AFP
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        Lock icon CELLPHONE TOSSING
        82 12 -AFP FINN Petri Valta beat over 90 rivals from seven countries on Saturday when he hurled a Nokia 5510 handset 66.72 m, setting a new world record at the Cellphone Throwing World Championships in Finland. “It was easy to throw it, because it wasn’t my own phone,” said
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        Lock icon BUSH 'BIGGER THREAT'
        115 12 AFP US President George W Bush poses a much greater threat to the world’s economy than any presidential candidate in Brazil, Nobel Prizewinning US economist Joseph Stiglitz told Brazil’s O Globo on Saturday. “I think that Bush represents a much greater danger to the world’s economic policy
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      Lock icon Elite British kids shunning Oxbridge
      235 12 LONDON Oxford and Cambridge the centuries-old British institutions that have nurtured 40 of Britain’s 53 prime ministers are no longer the places automatically attended by the children of the mighty and fashionable. Now the ever more rigorous entry requirements of the two institutions and a
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      Lock icon SEX SUMMIT?
      33 12 Prostitutes waiting at a bar in a plush Johannesburg pub although South African authorities have stepped up police presence to keep them away during the Earth Summit, which starts today Reui|||
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      Lock icon US warns Russia over Georgia attack
      170 12 Reuters WASHINGTON The US has warned Russia against escalating tensions with neighbouring Georgia, saying it was “deeply concerned” that Russian military aircraft bombed villages in northern Georgia last Friday. “The United States regrets this loss of life and deplores the violation of Georgia’s sovereignty,”
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  • easy STREATS
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      Lock icon Get fit, get trim
      193 14  -  By Cara van Miriah THE Streats and California Fitness Get Fit Day yesterday saw 50 Streats readers go through a free workout at California Fitness Center at Republic Plaza Two. For one hour they stepdanced, kick-boxed and salsaed to heart-thumping music. They were also treated to
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      Lock icon Queen of cool
      669 14  -  By Yvonne Kwok TAIWANESE singer-actress Rene Liu is one of those anomalies of the Chinese entertainment scene. She has released seven albums that have spawned hits such as last year’s Step Aside and, more recently, Yi Bei Zi De Gu Dan, taken from her latest album, Love
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      Lock icon Heaven-scent dishes
      460 16  -  Foodie two-shoes By' WILEEN CHANG IF chilli crab has put Singapore on the world food map, then these new creations by Mouth Seafood Restaurant at Chinatown Point might spawn the next generation of the Great Singapore Cuisine. Move over fish head curry and Hainanese chicken rice; here come
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      142 17 SOME “brown” issues will be addressed by the Singapore Green Plan 2012, which will set directions for the environment. Everybody who has ever enjoyed shade from a tree will surely applaud the decision to have new parks and park connectors and to keep nature areas for
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    • Just a minute
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        117 17 Library@orchard will host a talk on Creative Stress Management at its Programme Zone from 7pm-8pm on Wednesday. It aims to help people manage stress by discovering the positive power of humour, meditation and exercise. The Health Promotion Board will hold Sunday morning health screenings from 8.30 am
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    • Happenin’
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        Lock icon MUSIC
        67 17 FIZZ, CRACKLE POP: COMMENCEMENT WITH A BANG! University Cultural Centre Theatre Today, 7-30 pm Free ($1 Sistic fee applicable; each person limited to two tickets) Call Sistic at 6348-5555 Dance the night away to pop jazz and hip-hop with jazz singer Aubrey Ng and up-and-coming singer Shayne Phua and
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        Lock icon OUTDOORS
        104 17 FORT CANNING PARK GUIDED TOUR Saturday, 4pm onwards Free To register, call 6332-1302 or fax 6339-9715 Explore the rich heritage and nature trails of this once forbidden hill. This 90-minute guided walk of the historic Fort Canning Park will be conducted by volunteer guides. WOMAD SINGAPORE 2002 Fort Canning
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        66 17 A NIGHT OF PASSION.LOVE.HUMOUR Victoria Theatre Wednesday till Sunday Bpm Tickets at $4B, $42, $36, $3O, $24 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 This season, the Singapore Dance Theatre will feature internationally acclaimed choreographer Jiri Kylian and European choreographers Joachim Schloemer and Thierry Malandain. Music from the great masters such as
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        72 17 SSO: ANGEL ROMERO PLAYS VIVALDI AND CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO Victoria Concert Hall Friday till Sunday 8.15 pm Tickets at $3B, $2B, $22, $l7, $l2 Call Sistic at 6348-5555 World renowned American-based Spanish guitarist Angel Romero makes his Singapore debut with two delightful guitar concertos employing chamber-sized orchestral forces. The concertos of
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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        Lock icon ALIAS
        44 18 10.30 pm, Channel 5 Sydney is interrogated by the FBI, who delve into her background and her connection to the Rambaldi prophecy. Jack, Vaughn and Weiss find out where she is being held, rescue her and explain the proposed solution to the prophecy.
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        Lock icon THAT 70S SHOW
        49 18 7pm, Channel i Fez takes Jackie to an expensive restaurant, but all she does is stuff her face and talk about Kelso. Red is angry at Kitty because she hocked a necklace that Red’s mother had given her. Eric and Laurie try to out-insult each other.
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        Lock icon A KINDRED SPIRIT
        41 18 7pm, Channel U Provoked by Yamei, Jixiang calls off the business deal with Jianliang. Jianliang vents his anger on Yamei and Sufei. Dandan is diagnosed with a brain tumour and Linggao offers financial help to Sufei and Yamei.
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        Lock icon Venice’s lion losing lustre’
        143 18 -AFP VENICE The new director of the Venice International Film Festival, Europe’s oldest, has warned that urgent action is needed to stop its top award, the Golden Lion, from losing its lustre. Moritz de Hadeln spoke of the bureaucratic nightmare which has plagued management in an
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      Lock icon Chill out
      80 18 FOURPLAY Heartfelt FOURPLAY comprises Bob James, Nathan East, Harvey Mason and Larry Carlton. What sets them apart is their blend of genres, including R&B, pop, rock, classical and jazz. Heartfelt, their seventh album, has the band weaving silky jazz textures. The 12-track collection revels as much in the
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      6 14 Food fitfor a King PAGE 16
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      108 17 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191 "TOMORROW IS US TUESDAY if TJS PIZZA* 6899 3838 Jimmm: 52 US Tuesdays A Year if Every Tuesday BUY A LARGE OR REGULAR SPECIALTY PIZZA and get YOUR 2" d SPECIALTY PIZZA (same
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      147 18 HSIANG HSIANG HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE RESTAURANT Authentic Hainanese Cool and Modern Setting boneless chicken rice and more variety of dishes! V 10% Discount on All food items i Arrive early or after hours. Our early and late bird hours: 1130 a- 1230 pm 2.30pm-6.00pm 8.30pm-WOpm mmmmw (oiler fox us your
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      474 18 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fooc at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 The air crackles with initiative. Normal operations look like a noble quest to someone who is meeting you for the first time. You’re no leader, but you’ll accept followers who can take care of themselves. TAURUS s J APR 20
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  • sports STREATS
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      Lock icon WHAT THEY SAY
      207 20 !I felt like I was playing at home because the supporters were really behind me. Maybe that’s why I performed better’ Champion Chen Hong, on the vociferous China supporters My mind was blank. My legs were very heavy. Maybe I should have listened to my coach’s advice
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      Lock icon Susilo sinks
      533 20  -  Nervous S porean wins just five points in one-sided final By Lim Han Ming HE SAID sorry, not once, not twice, but three times. Singapore’s badminton star Ronald Susilo cut a sorry figure after a lacklustre 4-15, 1-15 loss to China’s All-England champion Chen Hong in yesterday’s men’s
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      Lock icon No favourite in US Open men’s field, but Sampras sure he can... Turn back the clock
      499 21 AP NEW YORK Andre Agassi was trading practice shots with Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 32 deg C heat under a midday sun. Along the edges of the court and in parts of the stands at
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      Lock icon Women contenders
      172 21 (seedings in brackets) SERENA WILLIAMS (1) Age: 20 Country: US. Major Titles: US Open (’99), Wimbledon (’O2), French Open (’O2) Aiming to become first player to win three consecutive Grand Slam tournaments since Steffi Graf in ’96. VENUS WILLIAMS (2) Age: 22 Country: US Major Titles: U.S. Open
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    • SPORTS SCAN
      • SOCCER
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          Lock icon REAL DUMPS RONALDO
          139 21 -AFP MADRID Real Madrid sporting director Jorge Valdano has confirmed that the European champion has abandoned its attempt to sign Ronaldo. “Now there is no time to restart negotiations,” Valdano told Spanish television station Antenna 3 in an interview broadcast late on Saturday night. “The transfer deadline
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          Lock icon HONG FOR LA GALAXY?
          94 21 .-AP SEOUL South Korea’s veteran defender Hong Myung Bo said yesterday he wants to join the Los Angeles Galaxy in the American Major League Soccer competition. “If my club allows, I would like to play for LA Galaxy,” said Hong, who is contracted to South Korean
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          Lock icon BRONZE FOR S'PORE
          85 21 SINGAPORE won the bronze at the Asian Schools Football Championship, defeating China 3-2 in extra time at Bedok Stadium. Midfielder Shahril Ishak scored the golden goal in the 92nd minute. Defending champion South Korea edged battling Thailand 3-2 to retain the trophy. Police Sports Association claimed the
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      Lock icon Bowyers big bash
      468 22 West Brom learns Premiership lessons the hard way ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE West Brom 1 Leeds United 3 LONDON Lee Bowyer (below) taught West Bromwich Albion the first of many harsh Premiership lessons to come during the 3-1 victory for Leeds United. The midfielder who is still refusing
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      Lock icon Bowyer: No regrets on Liverpool deal
      205 22 Reuters LONDON Leeds United midfielder Lee Bowyer says he has no regrets that his proposed pre-season move to Liverpool fell through. The 25-year-old was on the verge of a £9 million (Ss24 million) switch before Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier called off the deal. Houllier
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      Lock icon Chinese crackers
      406 23 Evertoris Li determined to succeed in Premiership -AFP LONDON Chinese international Li Tie is finding life in the English Premiership with Everton a huge step up from football at home. Li, a 24-year-old midfielder who was one of the rare Chinese players to shine at the World Cup
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