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Title Section10 2003-02-25 1 Streats TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p> 240/03/200210 words
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586 2003-02-25 1 Deepa Vijiyasingam - SMEs outsource accounting after audit rule change By Deepa Vijiyasingam SMALL accounting firms are experiencing a boom as more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dump their own accounting units and outsource the functions to cut costs. Some of these firms have reported growth in586 words
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254 2003-02-25 1 LONDON British parents will now find it more difficult to go on holiday. If they take their children out of school during term time without permission so that the whole family can go on a vacation, they will be fined, the Telegraph reported yesterday.254 words
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Advertisement58 2003-02-25 1 n IS on its way to sailors, and it’s all thank toSAFYC Near 0% interest for home loan Some Citibank customers will be paying an effective first-year interest rate of near zero for their property loans. CHUA KONG HO tells you why Paul Cheong It's too costly for Singapore's neighbours58 words
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Morning Rush
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Article620 2003-02-25 2 Chua Kong Ho - Citibank’s cash rebate results in near 0% first-year interest rate for private-home loans By Chua Kong Ho CITIBANK, one of the more aggressive banks here, has been offering a 2 per cent cash rebate on its private-home loan packages, which takes its effective firstyear interest rate620 words
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Article, Illustration483 2003-02-25 3 Zubaidah Nazeer - Sing Pass, which will allow users online access to govt services, is a boon for entrepreneurs By. Zubaidah Nazeer NEARLY three million people will be able to access about 100 services by 12 government agencies when a single password system, Sing Pass, is introduced on March483 words
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Article529 2003-02-25 4 Sarah Ng - Accreditation scheme launched for private schools By Sarah Ng AN accreditation programme for private education providers was launched yesterday to help private commercial, IT, fine arts and language schools improve and go for a bigger market share in education services. This is to help them529 words
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Article, Illustration316 2003-02-25 4 THESE days ace CNN presenter Connie Chung is doing a lot of answering instead of questioning. Episode after episode, she takes pains to defend her show, Connie Chung Tonight, as a quality programme. From audiences to CNN staff to the network’s bosses, all are complaining aboutCNN - 316 words
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Article128 2003-02-25 6 BUZZ STOP AT least half a million Johor Baru residents are facing water shortages when the state’s main pipeline burst after a landslide in Hulu Tiram on Saturday. Water supply firm Syarikat Air Johor Holdings had to shut the valve leading to the damaged128 words
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Article, Illustration30 2003-02-25 6 An Afghan child, lying on the snow-covered ground, begging for food in Kabul yesterday. Ravaged by decades of war, Afghanistan is among the poorest countries in Asia AFPAFP - 30 words
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Article142 2003-02-25 6 New award irks FPAS THE Financial Planning Association of Singapore (FPAS) has served a writ on the Insurance and Financial Practitioners Association of Singapore (IFPAS) for awarding a certificate which it says could be confused with its own, The Straits Times reports today. FPAS awards the142 words
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128 2003-02-25 6 Tragedy in China -AP A POWERFUL magnitude 6.8 earthquake, the most severe to hit Xinjiang since the start of communist rule in 1949, toppled houses and schools there yesterday, killing at least 257 people and injuring more than 1,000 others. Most victims died when-AP - 128 words
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Article134 2003-02-25 6 Euro strengthens EUROPEAN goods ranging from cars to furniture to holidays will cost more as the value of the euro against the Singapore dollar has gone up by 17 per cent. A year ago, one euro was worth about $1.60. Now, its value is134 words
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Non-Aligned Movement summit
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Article97 2003-02-25 6 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong said at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit, which opened in KL yesterday, that the group should aim for more clout through economic power. Free trade was the way to do this and so members should support the Doha round of97 words
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Article87 2003-02-25 6 -AP NORTH Korea yesterday successfully blocked the 115 other countries in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) from urging it to return to a key nuclear treaty in their summit declaration. After the North Koreans rejected several texts, the final summit draft statement read that NAM “noted the-AP - 87 words
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Article78 2003-02-25 6 AN unexpected benefit of increased anti-terrorism security has been a reduction in illegal immigration. The number of people attempting to illegally enter Singapore who were detected last year fell by about 25 per cent, to 7,860, from the previous year. It was the second consecutive annual reduction.78 words
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Article90 2003-02-25 6 -AP SOUTH Korean police have formally detained nine subway officials as well as the man accused of starting an underground train fire that killed at least 133 people in Taegu. Seven officials were taken into custody before and after midnight on Sunday. A court has been-AP - 90 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration901 2003-02-25 9 Chua Kong Ho - By_ Chua Kong Ho MR LIM CHUNG CHUN, 35, is sitting on a potential gold mine, and he is betting his $1.5 million investment will pay off when equity markets bounce back. But if there are not many outside his immediate circle who share his faith, itFrancis Lee s & - 901 words
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381 2003-02-25 10 Conrad Raj - By_ Conrad Raj MORE than 20 companies have offered jobs to the 496 workers that Singapore’s main port operator PSA Corp retrenched yesterday. Disclosing this at a briefing yesterday, PSA chairman Stephen Lee said that the job offerors include other marine-related companies,381 words
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Article, Illustration488 2003-02-25 10 ‘Conservative’ Fukui nominated as next Bank of Japan governor Wire services TOKYO Mr Toshihiko Fukui was yesterday nominated by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as the next head of the Bank of Japan. The choice of Mr Fukui, labelled a conservative by analysts, disappointed those who had hoped for– Wire services; Bloomberg - 488 words
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269 2003-02-25 10 Conrad Raj - By_ Conrad Raj UNITED Overseas Bank heir apparent Wee Ee Cheong will not be able to take over his father’s dual position as chairman and chief executive if a proposal by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is implemented. The MAS269 words
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Article, Illustration632 2003-02-25 12 Institutions tap huge savings pool in China to help fond loans, especially for parents Bloomberg BEIJING Ms Qin Zhijie and her husband put half their combined 5,000 yuan (S$ 1,000) a month salary into a savings account at the Industrial Commercial Bank of China to help– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 632 words
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Article408 2003-02-25 12 STI: 1,306.79 8.24 Reuters SHARES closed lower yesterday as DBS Group led blue chips down after a surge last week. But defence firm ST Engineering rose as investors sought companies with good dividend prospects. Venture Manufacturing also climbed ahead of its 2002 results dueReuters - 408 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration1008 2003-02-25 13 PAUL CHEONG - By PAUL CHEONG MY Malaysian mum loves to travel, shop and eat. And while she can do all these in Singapore, she won’t. In the 11 years since I moved here after studying and working in the United States, she’s visited me only twice despite1,008 words
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Vocal
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Article, Illustration556 2003-02-25 15 WE refer to Mr Leong Sze Hian’s letter, “Extra costs are stifling” (Streats, Feb 14). Mr Leong commented that the new policy measures introduced by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Ministry of Manpower would raise labour costs and adversely affect the construction556 words
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Article80 2003-02-25 15 I AGREE with the suggestion Mr Leong Sze Hian made in his letter, “Give axed workers financial advice” (Streats, Feb 21). The Singapore Professionals’ and Executives’ Cooperative has its 14-day Workskills Training Programme to give laid-off employees training to handle the emotional and financial impact of their80 words
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Article115 2003-02-25 15 THE report, “S’pore quite unfriendly: Dr M” (Streats, Feb 21), indicates that unpredictable Malaysian leader Dr Mahathir Mohamad has once again displayed his trait of vacillation. He now accuses us of. parsimony after inviting us to Malaysia with “love” and because we are big spenders.115 words
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Article, Illustration110 2003-02-25 15 IT is good that the JTC Corporation has heeded calls for popular meeting place Colbar to be preserved amid its Fusionpolis infocomm and media hub development plans. I heard on radio that the JTC is conducting surveys to find out which of its features patrons would110 words
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Article, Illustration166 2003-02-25 16 TRANSITLINK’S Mr Chan Miang Boon said in his letter, “Ez-link card more convenient” (Streats, Feb 24), that “if an ez-link card does fail, a temporary card will be issued to eligible passengers for interim use until a replacement personalised ez-link card is applied for”. I asked166 words
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Article220 2003-02-25 16 I RENTED a room in a three-room HDB flat in November 2002. Since I moved in, I have not seen the owner. On Jan 23, a letter from SP Services arrived to remind the owner to settle the outstanding balance of his utility account within220 words
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Article164 2003-02-25 16 I WONDER if schools teach their teenage students correct behaviour when they are sent out to sell flags for charity. Last Saturday, students were out collecting donations for the Muhamadiyah Welfare Home. At around 10am, I was at the City Hall MRT station. While using the164 words
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Article117 2003-02-25 16 SP SERVICES’ incorrect Feb 4 reading of my meters caused me to receive a bill for $52.44 for electricity, water and other charges for the period Jan 6 to Feb 4. We were charged for 169 kWh of electricity and 9.8 cu m of water. I had not117 words
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Article117 2003-02-25 16 WHAT’S with all the rats in Bedok North? I recently moved into this area and I keep seeing more and more rats there at night. I’m not talking about small, mouse-sized rats (although I’ve seen a few of them, too) but very large, adult rats, about three-quarters117 words
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Medical
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Article132 2003-02-25 18 LONDON Women with Type 2 diabetes who undergo hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have a higher risk of dying from all causes, especially heart disease, according to a Danish study. Type 2, also called adult onset diabetes, occurs when the body still produces insulin, but either132 words
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Article356 2003-02-25 18 First-ever proof that HIV can be prevented Wire services WASHINGTON The first Aids vaccine to be tested in people may significantly lessen the risk of infection among Asians and blacks, Vax Gen Inc said yesterday. Long-awaited results from Vax Gen’s trial of Aidsvax in the USWire services - 356 words
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Article84 2003-02-25 18 Is it true that oestrogen will not help increase bone density? Oestrogen is the jM| hormone that protects V a woman’s bones by allowing the calcium to be absorbed into the bone structure. Once menopause sets in, oestrogen levels drop and calcium gradually disappears from the bones, resulting84 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration381 2003-02-25 20 Bali police chief blames Islamic schools WASHINGTON -The breeding grounds for terrorism are the Islamic schools that twist and brainwash the minds of its pupils, says chief of the Bali bombing investigation team Inspector-General I Made Mangku Pastika (picture). “After studying the economic, social, and educational profileReuters - 381 words
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Article119 2003-02-25 20 -AFP SUVA A 12-year-old Fijian girl has qualified for an international sports meeting as a weightlifter, the Fiji Times reported yesterday. Ms Maria Liku will represent her country at the South Pacific Games here this year. Former Australian Commonwealth Games coach Paul Coffa has described-AFP - 119 words
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Article, Illustration390 2003-02-25 20 -AP BAGHDAD Some 200 human shields Turks, Finns, Britons, Japanese, Spaniards and Americans have bedded down for duty around Baghdad. Since their arrival on Sunday on two double-decker buses covered with pictures of the Beatles and various peace graffiti, they have baffled rather than-AP; AP - 390 words
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Article125 2003-02-25 20 LONDON Two guard dogs at a northern Serbian prison were killed for not barking when five inmates escaped. Local media said that the dogs had been “found guilty” of not alerting the guards as they had been trained to do, reported BBC Online yesterday. The125 words
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Streats Easy
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Article, Illustration122 2003-02-25 22 IRISH-BORN actor Michael Gambon, 62, will play Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the next film of the series, Warner Bros said. Richard Harris, who played the character in the first two films, had signed to appear in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, but122 words
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Article82 2003-02-25 22 ROMANCE writer Danielle Steel has been sued for US$l million (551.75 million) by former accountant Diana Chow. She says that Steel just laughed when her personal assistant went on a racist tirade against Chow, an Asian-American. Chow also alleged that co-workers repeatedly rapped the song82 words
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Article, Illustration95 2003-02-25 22 KENNETH Branagh is finally returning to the London stage after 10 years in Hollywood, reported The Guardian last week. The 42-year-old actor makes his debut in July at the National Theatre in Edmond, by American playwright David Mamet, playing a middle-class businessman who leaves a95 words
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Article, Illustration707 2003-02-25 22 YVONNE KWOK - Tellytubby By YVONNE KWOK Survivor: Amazon is turning out to be one bad publicity vehicle for women’s rights. For more positive female role models, you are better off watching Star World’s Fight School THE past two weeks have seen me slowly losing faith in my own707 words
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Article136 2003-02-25 24 ALBUM OF THE YEAR Come Away With Me, Norah Jones RECORD OF THE YEAR Don't Know Why, Norah Jones SONG OF THE YEAR (awarded to the songwriter) Don’t Know Why, Norah Jones BEST NEW ARTIST Norah Jones BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE Don’t Know Why, Norah Jones BEST136 words
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Article, Illustration532 2003-02-25 24 Yvonne Kwok - In the most surprising Grammy Awards of recent times, dark horse Norah Jones walked away with the most coveted awards of the night, including Best Album of the Year, pipping veteran Bruce Springsteen Mjw.*. .M: By Yvonne Kwok THE shock on Norah Jones’ face said it all.Reuters 1 - 532 words
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Article, Illustration182 2003-02-25 24 SOURCE: Reuters ‘Her album has not left the CD player in my car, at home or in the truck. It’s just unbelievable. Everything’s good about it; the songwriting, the mood that it puts me in. She’s just an amazing talent.’ Faith Hill, who won Best FemaleSOURCE: Reuters - 182 words
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Article, Illustration111 2003-02-25 27 A MAN in the town of Green Bay, Wisconsin, is turning turds into money. Mr Adam Komoroski picks up what dogs leave behind. His firm, Dirty Deeds Pooper Scooper Service, cleans up after canines. Some customers can’t t-: pick up pet waste because of a disabilitys Pic Clarence Chan - 111 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration56 2003-02-25 27 7pm, Channel i Bill and Ted are sent to Hell, where they are tortured with a succession of stylishly realised nightmares. The duo needs to escape the fires of Hades in enough time to make it to the “battle of the bands” that their rock56 words
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Article72 2003-02-25 27 9pm, Channel U Tracy decides to go to America to seek treatment and is disappointed when Paul is too tied up with work to send her off at the airport. Dorothy asks Henry to find Annie but when he does not have the guts to face her,72 words
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Happenin'
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Article, Illustration54 2003-02-25 27 ERROR HOPE DRAWINGS Tomorrow till March 15; llam~7pm, Tuesday to Saturday Plastique Kinetic Worms (61, Kerbau Road) Free lan Woo’s solo exhibition of drawings display a set of intricate works on paper based on the use of pattern and text. The works reflect the many possible and impossible relationships54 words
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Article46 2003-02-25 27 YOU ARE WHAT YOU WRITE Today, 7pm General Reference Centre 1, National Reference Library (91, Stamford Road) Free Graphologist William Pang discusses how graphology the study of handwriting can be used to find out one’s personality, and to match an ideal career to one’s temperament.46 words
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Page 27 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous448 2003-02-25 27 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Ast AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 You can’t afford to let your attention wander. Now that you’re committed to the project at hand, everything else will have to wait. Establish your grip on the ladder before trying to climb higher. Attach your448 words
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SPAN NEWS
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Article, Illustration87 2003-02-25 28 SP Students and Lecturers Take to the Catwalk The venue for the SP Alumni Homecoming Dinner on 8 November was not exactly ideal for modelling. No matter, a bevy of eleven students and two male lecturers bravely put their best foot forward to become the highlight of87 words
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76 2003-02-25 28 He and his partner hammered out a Management Buy-Out on the plane to present to the company owner He and his SP coursemates brought iced cappuccino to Singapore He led his family to become the King of Ornamental Fish She built a chain76 words
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Article, Illustration391 2003-02-25 28 After only six years, Alex Lo's company, Tech Source Systems has made $6 million and the projected turnover for 2003 is a cool $11.5 million. Not bad for a guy with just an Electrical Engineering Diploma who signed on as a technician with the Republic of391 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration695 2003-02-25 29 Fergie: Keane’s new pivotal role will pay dividends Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Juventus v Man United TURIN Roy Keane’s (right) role as a midfield marauder could be over, according to manager Alex Ferguson. The Manchester United captain has switched to a more pivotal position in the midfield.– Wire services; AFP - 695 words
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Article, Illustration163 2003-02-25 29 Wire services MANCHESTER Manchester United yesterday shrugged off transfer talk linking Ryan Giggs (left) with Inter Milan. Inter president Massimo Moratti confirmed on Sunday his club would table a bid for the Welsh winger this summer. But United chief executive Peter Kenyon said it wasWire services - 163 words
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Article, Illustration265 2003-02-25 29 Reuters MILAN Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi, the man responsible for the Italian club’s dealings in the transfer market, has laughed off suggestions that his club could make a move for David Beckham (below). “He is liked more by women than by me,”Reuters - 265 words
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Article, Illustration617 2003-02-25 30 Day Two of the S-League countdown looks at the promising youngsters who will be making their debut this season. And none is more prominent than ShariffAbdul Samad, the son of Malaysia Cup hero Samad Alapitchay, reports LIM HAN MING HIS father is Samad Alapitchay, alsoClarence Chan - 617 words
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Article, Illustration220 2003-02-25 30 S7LE2SgS| -|f Name: HASSAN SUNNY ABDULLAH U Club: Geylang United; Position: Goalkeeper L Age: 19; Height: 1.83 m Weight: 82kg; Jersey No: 13 A strong lad with good shot-stopping skills. Said coach Scott O’Donnell: “If he can stay disciplined and maintain his work ethic, he220 words
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Article, Illustration695 2003-02-25 31 ’Adam Hashidy - Puah Neo’s sailing programme for kids an instant hit By. ’Adam Hashidy IF Singapore wins its first Olympic gold medal in sailing, it may have to thank Singapore Armed Forces Yacht Club. Five years ago, the club launched the immensely popular Get Kids Afloat programme, which hasClarence Chan - 695 words
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166 2003-02-25 31 Reuters AUCKLAND Light winds again forced the postponement of race four of the America’s Cup yesterday and forecast gales and rough seas threaten to further frustrate Swiss challenger Alinghi’s attempt to close out the series. Alinghi leads Cup holder Team New Zealand 3-0 in theReuters - 166 words
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Article112 2003-02-25 31 AFP NBA CHAMPIONSHIP LA Lakers 106 Seattle 101 LOS ANGELES Struggling to find his shot in the final minutes, Kobe Bryant got a gift from Rashard Lewis. Bryant scored 41 points and Shaquille O’Neal added 27 and 17 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers held onAFP - 112 words
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Miscellaneous64 2003-02-25 31 IN THE LIVING ROOM CRICKET: World Cup: Pakistan v Holland (Pay-Per-View Ch 37, 4pm). SAILING: America's Cup Finals, Race 4 (ESPN Ch 23, Bam). SOCCER: Football Focus (ESPN Ch 23, 8.30 pm). Champions League, Group Phase 2: Juventus v Manchester United (tomorrow, ESPN Ch 23 and RTMI, 3.30 am. Chs,64 words
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