Streats, 13 March 2003

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  • 9 1 Streats THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita(p) 240/03/2W
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  • 483 1  -  $700,000 in bursaries for Singaporeans in Shanghai, Beijing colleges Sarah Ng A SINGAPOREAN entrepreneur who will have nine colleges in China by the end of the year is now offering people here a unique chance to penetrate the market there. In a move to promote entrepreneurship and
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    • 74 1 THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> 240/03/2«jkt «5» m SOH WEN LIN says advice to study hard and get a degree should come with caveats page2o Your guide to a fun-filled time whether you go out or stay in. Look for it every Thursday pages 33-37 Pamela Chia
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  • Morning Rush
    • 551 2  -  Authorities should take closer look, says ex-teacher By Khushwant Singh CLIMBING trees was part of the fun that retired geography teacher Angie Ng enjoyed when she lived on landed property near Aljunied Road in the *****. Now in her 60s, Mrs Ng, who
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    • 563 3  -  Gary Lim IF not for the large sign at the entrance proclaiming “Loy Kee Best Chicken Rice”, the place could be mistaken for a snazzy cafe for the executive crowd. Glass panels and white walls line the 2,000 sq ft outlet and light fittings drooping
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    • 357 4 Budget Debate DURING parliamentary debate yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong revealed that the economy appears on course to grow 2.7 per cent in the first quarter despite the prevailing global economic gloom. “Despite these dark clouds on the horizon, right now, our own
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    • 364 4 Wire services TEL AVIV An Israeli official has said that the US military has been ordered to launch a war against Iraq on March 18 and not March 17, the worldnetdaily.com news portal reported yesterday. Mr Michael Gurdus, an Israeli government monitor, reportedly said the
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    • 125 6 BUZZSTOP THE number of licensed stock dealers has reportedly plummetted by 19 per cent since the end of 2000. The Straits Times reports today that their total has slid from 1,118 to 903 because of falling brokerage commissions, the worst-ever recession here and a prolonged
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    • 56 6 Crew from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln relaxing in a wading pool on the flight deck in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday. The aircraft carrier is part of an eight-ship battle group operating in the Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch, patrolling the
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    • 139 6 Once shunned, now attractive CLEANING is no longer a dirty word with job seekers. The Straits Times reports today that with the current downturn, more Singaporeans are looking to the vacuum cleaner and mop to save them. Cleaning contracts surged by an estimated 15 per
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    • 130 6 SIA B-747 in take-off mishap AN SIA Boeing 747 struck its tail on the runway at Auckland International Airport during takeoff yesterday and had to make an emergency landing minutes later. The Singapore-bound flight was carrying 380 passengers and crew when the incident happened at 10.29
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    • 136 6 UN debate SINGAPORE has urged Iraq to take firm action that will indicate its sincere will and intention to disarm, The Straits Times reports today. Speaking at a United Nations open debate on the Iraq crisis on Tuesday, Mr Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore’s Permanent Representative to
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    • 111 6 -AFP INDIA yesterday made a fresh demand for an explanation from Malaysia on the mass arrests of Indian IT professionals and warned that the issue was affecting bilateral ties. “We have reiterated our request for quick answers,” Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Navtej Sama said yesterday. The
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    • 89 6 POLICE have arrested a man, a dishwasher, over the murder of another man at the void deck of Block 93, Henderson Road, yesterday morning. The suspect, 48, was allegedly living with a woman who was found cradling the head of the fatally wounded man, The Straits Times
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    • 100 6 NAN YANG Technological University, which raised its first intake for its life sciences programme last year from 60 to 100, is doubling the figure this year. And, when the new building for the School of Biological Sciences is up next year, it will take in 300
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    • 89 6 THE Deputy Mufti of Singapore, Mr Mohamed Murat Mohamed Aris, has quit after just eight months in the job. Mr Murat, 41, resigned last month, The Straits Times reports today. It is not known why he is going, the report says. The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore,
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  • Financial
    • 501 8  -  S’pore firms now object less to financing against outstanding invoices By_ i Chita Kong Ho DOES Mr Lee Kheng Leong head DBS Bank’s best kept secret? Last year, DBS saw its factoring volumes swell by 9.3 per cent, even as Singapore banks saw loan
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    • 275 8 WITH the market in Parkway Holdings’ homeground, Singapore, getting increasingly challenging, South-east Asia’s largest listed healthcare concern has turned to China and India. Parkway Holdings managing director Lim Cheok Peng, 57, yesterday said that Parkway and joint venture partner Apollo group of
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    • 85 8 Reuters SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank (UOB) said yesterday that it was uninvolved in a dispute among minority shareholders at its loss-making Philippines unit, known formerly as Westmont Bank. The Philippine Congress is looking into UOB’s purchase in 1999 of a controlling stake in Westmont Bank, including whether
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    • 80 8 Reuters SINGAPORE Germany’s Deutsche Bank will lead a consortium which includes Temasek Holdings to bid for Bank Danamon, sources said yesterday. Sources said it was among 17 investors which have expressed interest in making a preliminary bid for Danamon, Indonesia’s fifth-largest bank. Indonesia’s Bank Restructuring Agency
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    • 89 8 Reuters HONGKONG The Hongkong stock exchange has updated an internal guideline to allow casino operators and bookmakers to list in the territory. Gaming companies can apply for share sales in Hongkong as long as their operations are legal and outside the territory, the exchange said on
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    • 88 8 LAT-WP NEW YORK ImClone Systems Inc founder Samuel Waksal came one step closer to resolving his insider trading case on Tuesday, agreeing to pay US$BOO,OOO (Ssl.3 million) in fines and to never again serve as an officer or director of a public company. The partial settlement
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    • 310 10 Shares are falling, so Rubin’s s32m and Weill’s slsm too high, says analyst Bloomberg NEW YORK Citigroup executive Robert Rubin, the former Treasury secretary, earned US$lB.4 million (5531.95 million) last year, more than double the compensation of chairman and chief executive officer Sanford Weill.
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    • 134 10 Bloomberg HONGKONG -Asia Netcom, an arm of China’s second-biggest fixed-line phone company that took over bankrupt undersea cable operator Asia Global Crossing, aims to become profitable in two years by focusing on corporate clients. Asia Netcom wants to expand sales to companies to 90 per cent
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    • 524 12 Creditors seek CheyTae Won’s shares as collateral AFP SEOUL The tycoon controlling the SK Group may risk losing his grip on South Korea’s third largest business conglomerate as creditors yesterday demanded all his shares in group units as debt collateral. Hana Bank and
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    • 521 14 STI: 1,233.68 17.57 Reuters BATTERED blue chips recovered for the second day yesterday, enjoying their biggest gain in three weeks as investors searched for bargains amid war fears in the Middle East. The Straits Times index finished at 1,233.68 points, up 17.57 points, or 1.44
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    • 24 14 *AS AT MARCH 12 US$: 551.747 552.807 EURO: 551.927 Ss: 67.21 YEN Ss: RM2.176 Ss: HK54.465 Ss: 24.47 BAHT Ss: 5,088 RUPIAH
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    • 550 18 China’s new role model a pig farmer He turned ex-state enterprise into booming business Reuters ZHONGSHAN Mr Chen Jianxiong’s sprawling hog farm in south China not only brings home the bacon, it also helps keep the flag of the Communist Party flying high. Known as the “pig commander”, Mr Chen
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    • 260 13 Natalie Snodgrass, University of Yorfc light Zone Copyright Brrtisft Council EDUCATION EXHIBITION 2003 discuss your education plans with representatives from over 40 UK institutions 15-16 March 2003 Suntec Hall 401 (11am-7pm) Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre Tel: 6473 4357 www.educationuk.org.sg Email: ukstudy@britishcouncil.org.sg PARTICIPANTS Universities and other institutions of
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  • Comment
    • 746 20  -  Soh what? By SOH WEN LIN The Straits Times LOCAL retail doyenne Jannie Tay recently told a member of her extended family that he should bother about getting a degree after completing polytechnic only if he intended to work for somebody else for the rest
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  • Social
    • 587 21  -  By Calvin Low MR LAM WENG POH drove into the ramshackle compound of the Silra Home last Friday and lifted the spell of vacant waiting at the enclave for 82 former leprosy patients. Delighted hollers of “Ah Lam” and “kopi towkay” greeted the 43-year-old architect.
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    • 30 21 Streats, a winner of the Singapore Kindness Movement’s inaugural award last year, and in bring to you stories of ordinary people who make Singapore a better place to live in
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  • Vocal
    • 238 22 IT’S unfortunate, but what Mr Chua Kong Ho wrote about in his commentary “Fresh grads don’t need your ‘advice’” (Streats, March 12) is a very prevalent phenomenon. I graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2000 and experienced a culture shock. However, I
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    • 53 22 MY view is that graduates should pursue their intended careers or courses in life, regardless of national mandates or what the current “hot” field is. Only then can they lead happy and fulfilling lives. That’s being realistic, but not choosy in the least bit. Augustine
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    • 169 22 WE refer to “Forced to pay landlord’s arrears” (Streats, Feb 25), a letter by Mr Song Ting Lok. We would like to explain that as SP Services is bound by regulations governing customer information confidentiality, the company cannot divulge customer account information to a third party,
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    • 155 23 I AM glad that Mr Conrad Raj wrote on the issue of whether our maids are treated and paid properly (“Let’s give our maids more”, Streats, March 10). I have been feeling uneasy for a long time about the wellbeing of maids in Singapore.
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    • 294 23 YES, there are employers who abuse their maids. But there are also maids who betray the trust their employers place in them. To date, I have had three maids. All of them needed careful training to take care of my ailing mother-in-law. We discovered that
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    • 145 23 I FULLY agree with writer Conrad Raj that the Government should give our maids more by setting aside $5O a month of the $345 it collects for their levy towards a gratuity scheme. It would be a true bonus to those maids with a
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    • 77 23 YES, it would do the maids and us a world of good if the Government would give a little of what it takes. I hope Mr Conrad Raj’s article raises the consciousness of more MPs and improves our image in the region. Incidentally, Indonesian maids start with
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  • Medical
    • 170 24 I How many times can we reuse 100 per cent pure peanut cooking oil? Ain general, cooking oil can be reused a few times. The number of times depends on factors such as what type of food it has been used to cook and the temperature of previous
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    • 290 24  -  Ancient disease on the wane, but 10 cases reported every year Calvin Low LEPROSY is still among us, but an effective cure has ensured that sufferers never reach the stage where they lose their fingers, toes or noses. “In 2001 and 2002, we’ve seen about 10
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    • 164 24 LONDON A new therapy added to conventional antibiotics could help many more people survive the deadliest form of anthrax, BBC Online reported on Tuesday. The release of anthrax is one of the most feared forms of biological attack, and scientists in the US and elsewhere are
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  • Global
    • 333 26 Down-to-earth general hasn’t forgotten his roots WASHINGTON US General Tommy Ray Franks is seen as a leader who is more at home with troops in the field than with peers at the Pentagon. “Tommy Franks is the kind of soldier every young officer wants
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    • 326 26 Reuters, AP ANKARA The charismatic leader of Turkey’s governing party was named prime minister yesterday in a step that will probably boost the chances of the US getting permission to deploy troops in the country along Iraq’s northern border. Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who
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    • 201 27 Afghan leader humiliated in Senate grilling WASHINGTON US President George W Bush had to say sorry to Afghan President Hamid Karzai (pictured) last week after the US ally was grilled by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last month. London’s The Telegraph reported that Mr Karzai was
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    • 198 27 ap OSLO Passionate kisses may be good for the body and soul, but not for commuters stuck behind couples taking their time to kiss each other goodbye. So many nurses and doctors spent so long kissing their loved ones goodbye before getting out of their cars in
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  • Thursday Tech
    • 261 29 COMMONWEALTH Secondary is following in the footsteps of The Chinese High. Students there are building their own digital library a database of web links to sites that are especially relevant to those in secondary school. They have also devised their own search engine to trawl through hundreds of
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    • 414 29  -  Rather than outsource to expensive vendors, some Singapore schools have started using IT applications created by students By RADHABASU Computer Times WHEN most of his friends were busy playing computer games during the December school holidays last year, 16-year-old Koh Zi Han was dreaming up software applications
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    • 880 30  -  Olympus recently put out a digital version of its mju Urn of cameras and the new device pips the old[film version By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Straits Times WHEN idiot-proof cameras came along well over a decade ago, I was one of those who pooh-poohed them.
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  • Easy streats weekender
    • 368 33 The island is undergoing a major revamp to draw back the crowds. JILL LIM finds out what they intend to do MS CLAIRE Beswick (pictured) wants big changes in Sentosa over the next few years. For a start, families are being wooed back to the island, said
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    • going out
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        425 34  -  Sydney-born director Billßennet, known for his unorthodox film-making, made Tempted without a script By GREGORY LEOW TEMPTED Starring Burt Reynolds, Peter Facinelli, Saffron Burrows Directed by Bill Bennet 000 TEMPTED is a wickedly twisting drama. Set in New Orleans, it is about a wealthy businessman (Burt Reynolds) who
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          95 34 Duo Restaurant and Bar, 38 Club Street STEP into this chic restaurant serving modern French cuisine and you’ll be enveloped in an intimate setting that’s just perfect for dinner for two. Chef Francois Mermilliod has cooked up a spring menu that incorporates lighter flavours and a variety
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          113 34 Chicago IF you haven’t seen this musical that has been winning awards left, right and centre, do so now. Big, bold and brassy, Chicago is a musical fan’s dream, adapted from the original 1975 Broadway production. Renee Zellwegger stars as Roxie Hart, a housewife who dreams of
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        • 88 34 Pedals Pipes: Carlo Curley’s Organ Extravaganza Saturday, 7-30 pm, Esplanade Concert Hall WHY not dress up and treat your significant other to a feast of aural delights? This weekend, Carlo Curley, who’s known as the Pavarotti of the Organ, will be performing at the Concert Hall. The
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    • staying in
      • 259 36  -  VCDs by Yvonne Kwok ooo©® REVIEW BE ready for some surprises. More than a year ago, reporters were surprised to learn that Singapore’s own Celest Chong would be starring in a Sung Dynasty Hongkong comedy. Some said that she did not have the “gu dian mei ren” (classic
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      • 855 37  -  Books by Calvin Low Review BUSINESS is simple, says Mr Jack Welch. All you have to do is create a vision and then get out of the way. All very well for the legendary General Electric CEO, who headed the company from 1981 to 2001,
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      • our PICKS
        • 94 37 IT’S the start of the March school holidays and as the word “holiday” suggests, it’s also time to give your kids a break from their books. Instead of watching Cartoon Network the whole day, they could surf on to www.brainpop.com, an award-winning website targeted at school-going children.
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        • 81 37 TO End All Wars silently slipped past the consciousness of most moviegoers when it opened at cinemas last November. That’s a tragedy as it was one of last year’s best films. Based on Ernest Gordon’s 1962 book Through The Valley of the Kwai, this film delves into
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        • 101 37 DON’T miss Stone Cold Steve Austin’s return to the ring. The Texas Rattlesnake was taken off j the WWE active roster for walking out before an episode of RAW in June. Shortly after, he was arrested for hitting his wife, a claim he did not contest. Now
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    • 114 38 DESPITE a recent deluge, Sydney still needs nearly a week of heavy rain to fill its dams, the government says. The dams are still low and water restrictions will not be lifted any time soon, it said. Voluntary restrictions were imposed on Nov 15 last year.
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        70 38 9pm, STAR Movies (SCV 58) Julia Roberts and John Malkovich star in this retelling of the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. This classic tale is told through the eyes of housemaid Mary Reilly. Devoted to the brilliant, reserved Dr Jeckyll, Mary finds herself drawn to his
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        51 38 MARCH SPIN Today till Sunday, Bpm Singapore Art Museum Auditorium Tickets at $2l from Sistic Ecnad spins up an evening of bite-size contemporary choreographic dance pieces set within the unique ambience of an old chapel. Expect a treat for the senses that challenges the notion of dance and performance
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      • 74 38 HOW TO SUSTAIN PROFITABILITY DURING AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN March 25, 5.30pm~7pm Singapore Polytechnic, Vanda Room, Staff Centre Free. Register by March 18. Call Irene Gan at 6870-7006 or e-mail ganwl@sp.edu.sg The talk will be delivered by Mr Richard Tan, CEO of Success Resources, a multi-million-dollar seminar business. Mr Tan
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    • 108 39 SENGKANG V BALEST1ER 1X2 Sengkang 1.67 Draw 3.70 Balestier 3.85 1/2 GOAL. Sengkang (-1 1/2 goals) 2.40 Bafestier(+1 1/2 goals) 1.47 TOTAL GOALS 0 goal 10.00 1 goal 4.80 2 goals 3.70 3 goals 3.60 4 goals 4.90 5 goals 7.90 6 goals 16.00 7 goals 33.00 8
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    • 248 39 TONIGHT: Sengkang Marine v Balestier Khaisa (Hougang Stadium) Team news: Sengkang J Kalaiselvan out; Balestier Abdul Rahman out, Hairil Amin doubtful Last season: NA Verdict: Sengkang 2 Balestier 1 Sinchi FC v Sembawang Rangers (Jurong Stadium) Team news: Sinchi Zhang Yuzhu suspended; Sembawang all fit Last season: NA
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    • 606 40  -  Chia skips exams to fulfil dream of winning SEA Games medal By Lim Han Ming PAMELA Chia (right) turned 18 yesterday. But cutting a cake and blowing out candles were not in her plans. Instead, she spent the day pounding the running track at Bukit Batok
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    • 47 40 Pioneer Secondary School students at the roadshow organised yesterday to attract 2,000 youths to the Singapore Sevens Rugby at the National Stadium from April 27 to 28. This is the first of 80 roadshows being planned by Standard Chartered and Singapore Rugby Union.
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    • 327 41 -AFP NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Washington 106 Orlando 105 WASHINGTON Michael Jordan still knows what it takes to bring out the best in his National Basketball Association team-mates. In the first game since he rapped his Washington Wizards team-mates for lack of desire, Jerry Stackhouse scored 31 points,
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    • 351 42 Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Inter Milan 2 Newcastle 2 MILAN Inter Milan coach Hector Cuper is confident his side can win its final second phase match to reach the last eight of the Champions League, despite a shortage of strike power. Leading goalscorer, Christian Vieri,
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    • 110 43 ATHLETICS Reuters LONDON Mozambique’s Maria Mutola, the dominant force in women’s 800 metres for the last 10 years, chases a fifth title at the world indoor meet which starts in Birmingham tomorrow. The 30-year-old, indoor champion in 1993, ’95, ’97 and 2001, and runner-up in 1999, takes
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      • 75 43 CANADIAN Pizza Soccer Academy is organising a three-day soccer camp (March 17-19) for children between the ages of four and 14. The camp, at Chinese High School, also aims to foster leadership qualities, team spirit and character building. Non-members will be charged 180, while members will have to
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    • 63 43 IN THE LIVING ROOM SOCCER: Uefa Cup q-finals, Ist leg: Celtic v Liverpool (Super Sports Ch 22, tomorrow, 3.55 am). TENNIS: Masters Series: Pacific Life Open, 2nd rd (Star Sports Ch 24, 6am). DELAYED TELECAST: GOLF: EPGA Qatar Masters, Day 1 (Super Sports Ch 22, 10.30 pm). SOCCER: Uefa Cup
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