Streats, 14 August 2003
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Title Section10 2003-08-14 1 Streats THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph„com.sg MITA (P) 111/03/200310 words
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Article, Illustration574 2003-08-14 1 Julie Sim - This woman from China is ashamed of many of her fellow study mamas &L Julie Sim “STUDY mamas” are a social problem in Singapore. Many are often responsible for breaking up families here. Coming from a wronged wife, these remarks would not have raised eyebrows. But they wereJulie Sim - 574 words
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Advertisement21 2003-08-14 1 ROOM TO BLOOM Exam-based curriculum may not be the best way to nurture less-than-average pupils, argues SOH WEN LIN PAGE 1621 words
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Morning Rush
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Article674 2003-08-14 2 Janice Wong - They say scrapping of airline commission system led to many agencies being forced to shut down By_ Janice Wong ASK travel agent Sebastian Yap about the fee-based scheme implemented by airlines and he launches into a tirade. The executive director of Transtar Travel Pte Ltd674 words
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Article, Illustration453 2003-08-14 3 Khushwant Singh - Boeing 747 leased to airline is only a small part of Terminator star’s business empire By Khushwant Singh PASSENGERS flying on a Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 might well be sitting in a plane that is partly owned by Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger. An Aug 7 Los AngelesAFP - 453 words
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Article, Illustration461 2003-08-14 4 Trade in hired help is exploitation, says US author who discusses... EDINBURGH -Are you a middle-class person using a maid or nanny so that you can go out and work? Well, if you are, then you’re part of the new, exploitative “servant economy”, in which feminism and461 words
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Article, Illustration399 2003-08-14 4 Zubaidah Naseer - By Zubaidah Naseer ALL coffeeshop helper Kwok Peng Yu, 49, hopes for is the completion of the upgrading of his Marine Terrace flat. “My father is allergic to the dust and we have to cope with this for nearly two years,” he said. Like399 words
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132 2003-08-14 6 BUZZSTOP DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told workers yesterday that restructuring the wage system will not mean an across-the-board wage cut. The Straits Times reports today that while it may be true for some people, wages may even go up132 words
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Article140 2003-08-14 6 Help for contractors THE Government is considering bringing forward some public-sector construction projects and reviewing how contractors are paid, The Straits Times reports today. “We’re looking at the various projects which the ministries are going to do over the next four or five years, and140 words
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Article160 2003-08-14 6 Union leaders’ 2-year record “UNION leaders are not on a leash, they have plenty of bite,” said NTUC secretary-general Lim Boon Heng yesterday. He said this while addressing reporters at this year’s update on the National Trades Union Congress’ contributions to the labour movement. Explaining the160 words
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Article, Illustration48 2003-08-14 6 An Indian kite-maker holding a kite made of rupee notes at his shop in the old quarter of Delhi yesterday. The kite which costs 11,000 rupees (Ss4oB) could be one of the thousands flown to mark the country's independence day, which falls tomorrow ReutersReuters - 48 words
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Article147 2003-08-14 6 A TECHNICIAN at the National University of Singapore burst into a meeting yesterday morning and slit the throat of Associate Professor Lee Kwok Hong, 47, a vice-dean of the engineering faculty. Associate Professor Lee died at 10.40 am, leaving behind a wife and a147 words
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Article117 2003-08-14 6 f. Reuters COCA-COLA has agreed to pay hamburger chain Burger King and its operators more than US$2O million (Ss3s million) to settle a dispute over a rigged marketing test for Frozen Coke. Coke admitted in June that some of its employees manipulated the results of af. – Reuters - 117 words
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Article109 2003-08-14 6 Wire services TWO Kuala Lumpur City Hall enforcement officers who issued summonses to a couple for behaving “indecently” at the Kuala Lumpur City Centre Park on Aug 2 have been “restricted” to desk duty. Kuala Lumpur Mayor Mohmad Shaid Taufek said that there was a by-law allowing– Wire services - 109 words
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Article89 2003-08-14 6 -AP MYANMAR’S No 3 leader has dismissed US sanctions against the country as “wicked schemes” of the West, saying that the country would emerge unscathed with internal strength and the help of friendly neighbours. The remarks by General Khin Nyunt, the chief of military intelligence, were reported-AP - 89 words
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Article96 2003-08-14 6 Wire services A JAPANESE policeman is facing disciplinary charges after he was caught photographing up a teenage girl’s skirt while she was reporting the theft of her bicycle, an official said yesterday. The young woman had noticed it when the flash of the policeman’s hidden digital camera– Wire services - 96 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration705 2003-08-14 8 Choong Choon Yee - TR Networks using unconventional TV celebrities to promote products Focu 1 By_ Choong Choon Yee ONE would not normally associate an Ah Beng contractor with healthcare. But for TR Networks, Phua Chu Kang is the poster boy for its Kinohimitsu health pad. TR Networks is a distributor ofZhoong Choon Yee - 705 words
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270 2003-08-14 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Morgan Stanley is recommending that investors put twice as much money in Singapore stocks than what is recommended by the Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc’s All Country Asia-Pacific Free ex-Japan benchmark. The world’s second-biggest securities firm said in a. – Bloomberg - 270 words
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Article96 2003-08-14 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Sing Tel yesterday said that it will offer joint data services with China Telecom Corp, China’s biggest fixed-line phone service provider. They will help companies link data networks between China and cities such as Singapore, Sydney, Taipei and Seoul, Sing Tel said. The deal is– Bloomberg - 96 words
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309 2003-08-14 10 Choong Choon Yee - B y Choong Choon Yee DBS Bank has followed OCBC Bank’s lead and revised its mortgage rates upwards for new private home loans in view of rising interbank rates. OCBC announced on Tuesday that it had raised interest rates on its fixed309 words
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Article, Illustration434 2003-08-14 10 LONDON The person in this happy photograph hardly looks like a hardened criminal. But he could, in fact, be responsible for the largest ever case of embezzlement by a single employee of a major US financial institution. Mr Daniel Gordon, 26, is being investigated for allegedly434 words
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159 2003-08-14 12 1 AFP JAKARTA Indonesia’s finance ministry is trying to scrap more than 200 laws passed by regional authorities under a huge decentralisaion programme because they hamper business and investment, an official said yesterday. “We have submitted a list of 206 regional laws that we1 – AFP - 159 words
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335 2003-08-14 12 STI: 1,591.48 27.85 Reuters SHARES finished firmer for the sixth straight day yesterday, sending the index to its best close in a month, as banks and blue chips basked in the glow of Wall Street’s rally. The Straits Times Index ended up 1.78 per cent,. – Reuters - 335 words
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Article24 2003-08-14 12 •AS AT AUGUST 13 US$: 551.757 552.809 EURO: 551.976 Ss: 67.77 YEN Ss: RM2.162 Ss: HK54.438 Ss: 23.78 BAHT Ss: 4,864 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration803 2003-08-14 14 GRAEF CRYSTAL - Comment By GRAEF CRYSTAL Bloomberg ONE group seems to have totally escaped the hard economic times of the last three years: chief executive officers of major US companies. Would you believe an average annual pay of US$l2 million (Ss2l million) a– Bloomberg - 803 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration701 2003-08-14 16 SOH WEN LIN - Soh what? By SOH WEN LIN The Straits Times CREATIVITY, of late, has become a big agenda for Singapore’s education system, as we search for ways to claw out of our economic rut. One major change has been to free some of our academically bestThe Straits Times - 701 words
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Article, Illustration1029 2003-08-14 18 MAGDALENE PHANG - By MAGDALENE PHANG CALL it uncool or cringingly patriotic, but I love watching the National Day Parade not at home on the telly, but right where the action is. I know of people who look down on the NDP as something contrived, that1,029 words
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Article, Illustration296 2003-08-14 20 I REFER to the commentary, “Don’t question my patriotism” (Streats, Aug 13), by Zubaidah Nazeer. My feelings on National Day are much like yours and your friends’ especially this year. What’s there to celebrate? The economy is down and people are demoralised. I296 words
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209 2003-08-14 20 THERE is an eyesore coming up in the heart of Raffles Place. I understand from the notice board that it is to be a restaurant. Right now, there is just a skeletal steel structure opposite Republic Plaza but already it has cut off209 words
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121 2003-08-14 20 I REFER to the commentary, “Why I’m inured to terror attacks” (Streats, Aug 13), by Deepa Vijiyasingham. Bravo! It is a realistic and wellwritten article. Anything can happen, anytime and anywhere. I feel exactly the same as you do. Currently, the world is facing121 words
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Article278 2003-08-14 20 WE refer to the letter, “CPF has kept silent on my complaint” (Streats, Aug 8) by Faith Tay, concerning Ms Tay’s e-mail request, submitted on July 18 via the CPF website, to investigate a late CPF contribution payment by her employer. She asked why there was no278 words
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289 2003-08-14 22 I REFER to the report, “You can’t rent flat because your son’s bom out of wedlock” (The New Paper, Aug 9). As the only child of a divorcee, I understand Madam Kumudhavalli’s situation. For the past 20 years, my mother and I have289 words
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Article150 2003-08-14 22 WITH recent calls for wage restraints and possible CPF cuts, I am surprised that the Government has allowed a 100 per cent fee hike at independent girls’ schools. The 100 per cent increase is not justifiable during this uncertain period when the annual wage increment150 words
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Advertisement378 2003-08-14 23 1 Planning to watch football with the guys at home but mum’s not cooking? Want to bond with your girlfriends over laksa? At a meeting but hankering for nasi lemak? Thinking of a hearty picnic breakfast at the park? Or perhaps you are planning a beach barbeque or a family378 words
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Global
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Lovers of fallen leaders speak up
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386 2003-08-14 24 Wire services MANILA Ms Laami Enriquez, a former actress and mistress of deposed Philippine president Joseph Estrada, has accused President Gloria Arroyo of harassing her and denied any involvement in last month’s failed coup attempt. Last Friday, authorities filed charges– Wire services - 386 words
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Article, Illustration296 2003-08-14 24 -AP AL HATR, Iraq Ms Mansia Khazer says that deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein made her keep their marriage a secret when they wed in 1985. She was 17. “Saddam didn’t want it to be something shameful, or for people to-AP; AFP - 296 words
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306 2003-08-14 24 NEW YORK UN SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan wants jobs created for 74 million unemployed young people. And he also wants jobs created for another one billion who will enter the working age population during the next 10 years, Australia’s HeraldSun reported yesterday.306 words
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Article, Illustration477 2003-08-14 26 Reuters JAKARTA Mr Mahendradatta is an intellectual property lawyer, but these days he spends less time on patent piracy than on trying to save Indonesia’s top terror suspects from a life behind bars, or worse. His’ – Reuters; AFP - 477 words
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Article, Illustration528 2003-08-14 27 Reuters CANBERRA One of Australia’s most notorious criminals has channelled his anger into painting to become the Australian art world’s latest pinup. Twenty-seven paintings by Mark “Chopper” Read, a former thug who won his nickname after he– Reuters; Reuters - 528 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration285 2003-08-14 30 Brain scans can help improve treatment LONDON A simple brain scan could soon transform the treatment of patients with dementia, BBC Online reported on Tuesday. This will be possible as doctors in the US have used brain scans to distinguish between patients with Alzheimer’s disease285 words
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Article126 2003-08-14 30 QAre black chickens and their eggs more nutritious than normal chickens and eggs? A No, they are nutritionally similar. Every IOOg of edible portion of boiled chicken has about 175 kcal, 25g of protein (which provides of the recommended daily allowance for protein intake) and 9g of fat.126 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration730 2003-08-14 32 CHUAHIANHOU - By CHUAHIANHOU Computer Times Web-hosting m firms today offer small and medium enterprises an affordable and hassle-free way to get online THINKING of putting up a website for your company? For a mere $5 a month, you can start the ball rolling. That amount barely enoughComputer Times - 730 words
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EasyStreats weekender
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Article, Illustration803 2003-08-14 34 Yvonne Kwok - The NUS’ Centrefor the Arts has been quietly making its mark on the arts scene far the past 10 years. Though low-key, performances are staged virtually every weekend By_ Yvonne Kwok IT IS not located in the heart of town, and neither does it constantly bring in803 words
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going out
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Article, Illustration505 2003-08-14 36 Sharon Soh - |l I /II F MJk I Ofp i By, Sharon Soh FOR unlimited helpings of babi pontei and ayam buah keluak, head down to the new Peranakan buffet at Plaza Market Cafe. Formerly known as Plaza Cafe, the buffet restaurant metamorphosed from one that served up the505 words
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Article, Illustration482 2003-08-14 37 GARY LIM - By > GARY LIM MY TUTOR FRIEND Starring Kim Ha Neul and Kwon Sang Woo Directed By Kim Kyung Hyung oooo* NO tragic finale. No fairy-tale romance. By being unlike many Korean Productions, this is indeed a breath of fresh air. Adapted from an online482 words
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Article, Illustration264 2003-08-14 38 JillLim - VCDs by. JillLim ROSEMARY’S BABY ooo®>® REVIEW BEAR in mind that the movie is a 1968 one and you will certainly be creeped out by this eerie horror flick, directed stylishly by Roman Polanski. The story may not be anything new pregnant woman thinks she’s bearing264 words
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Article, Illustration259 2003-08-14 38 Elsie Ch’ng - VCDs by Elsie Ch’ng CRUSH GEAR TURBO QQO£>® REVIEW NEVER a big fan of Japanese animation, I gave Astro Boy and Doraemon a miss when I was a kid. Today, I sympathise with parents who had their wallets emptied when Crush Gear first zoomed its way onto259 words
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Article, Illustration640 2003-08-14 40 JillLim - The Fftal H*|l DhP 1 wnm 8 9 By_ JillLim WHEN you see the line, quite early on in the book, about people being “walking energy fields”, don’t turn away, no, not even on those days when you’re feeling utterly listless, exhausted and blah and640 words
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Travel
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Article, Illustration693 2003-08-14 39 Thai food often turns out to be afeastfor the eyes nose and tastebuds, offering a balance of sweet and sour, spicy and mild Thai cuisine is a mouth-watering blend of tastes and aromas, with Asian and European influences. Portuguese missionaries introduced chillies to Thailand in the late 1600693 words
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Article, Illustration103 2003-08-14 41 The lengths to which some surfers will go to find that “rickf wave... (That’s surfer slang for “off the Richter scale”.) One surfer, in Hawaii, watches a typhoon-tracking site in the Philippines (typhoon2ooo.ph) to see if there is a storm brewing up in the middle ofPic Francis Lee - 103 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration55 2003-08-14 41 9pm, Channel 8 Weide tells Kang Li that he cannot divorce Fangni yet and asks her to wait for him. When Fangni learns that Weide has reserved a jade bracelet at a jewellery shop, she assumes that it is her birthday present. She is shocked when she55 words
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Article54 2003-08-14 41 7pm, Channel U Yongming tries to humiliate Shenghui but the tables are turned when Shenghui manipulates him into talking about his evil deeds in front of Lihua. Shenghui proposes Wenbin for the chairman’s position even though he knows that Wenying is eyeing the position and wants him54 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration51 2003-08-14 41 TRANQUILITY Till Friday, 10am-7pm Wetterling Teo Gallery (11, Kim Yam Road) Free Dok Hi Kim’s work is a harmony of colours, dappled surfaces, floating sensations and tranquillity, a gentle cacophony of wax and glazing. Not really a landscape painter nor an abstractionist, her work is filtered through colouration and51 words
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Article81 2003-08-14 41 TSUGARU SHAMISEN Today, 7-30 pm SCO Concert Hall (Singapore Conference Hall) Free Tsugaru Shamisen, one of the versions of Shamisen (three stringed Japanese Lute), is a unique style of folk music which evolved in the north-eastern Tsugaru region of Japan. It is one of the most exciting styles of81 words
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Miscellaneous458 2003-08-14 41 Yourdailyhoroscope msemm JfP AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 Say a few words about a crisis that you recently experienced. It’s completely natural to see global issues through a personal filter. Be respectful in your presentation if you want others to learn from you. Your desires are the most458 words
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Advertisement149 2003-08-14 42 Wimps need not apply. But if you think you have the guts and ambition to go beyond your limits, the Joint Polytechnic SAF Diploma Scheme [JPSDS] could be just what you’re looking for. Successful applicants will receive a monthly allowance of up to $l,OOO plus an’additional $1,200 study bonus when149 words
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Article, Illustration611 2003-08-14 43 It’s the year’s last Major, and the top two are yet to win one AP ROCHESTER, New York Tiger Woods and Ernie Els have something in common heading into today’s (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) US PGA Championship. They’re enjoying successful seasons, having combined for nine PGA and European– AP; Routers - 611 words
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Article352 2003-08-14 43 Reuters ROCHESTER, New York One of the biggest obstacles facing the US PGA Championship field at Oak Hill Country Club is the rough, which Phil Mickelson rates as among the toughest he has seen. Unusually heavy summer rain in upstate New York has left the par-70” – Reuters - 352 words
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Article, Illustration718 2003-08-14 44 SKJOHN - STREATS continues its countdown to the English Premiership, starting on Saturday. Here, S K John argues that Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri, despite the riches at his disposal, is faced xmth a no-win scenario By718 words
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Article, Illustration193 2003-08-14 44 LONDON Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink still has a future with Chelsea, according to manager Claudio Ranieri. With new signing, Romanian Adrian Mutu, not available for the Champions League third round qualifier, the Dutch striker is expected to play. Ranieri told The Sun: “Does Jimmy have a futureReuters - 193 words
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Article, Illustration497 2003-08-14 45 Mutu unfazed by reports of beautiful English girls chasing footballers Reuters j BUCHAREST New Chelsea signing Adrian Mutu has no time for women now. The Romanian striker is waiting for a court decision on his divorce from i Romanian actress Alexandra Dinu. He has obtained custody of– Reuters; AP - 497 words
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Article73 2003-08-14 45 FOOTBALL TAMPINES Rovers defeated Singapore Armed Forces FC 3-1 in an S-League match at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium last night. National striker Noh Alam Shah (7th), George Goutzioulis (68th), Tan Kim Leng (70th) scored for the winners. Warriors only goal came from Ahmad Latiff in the 55th73 words
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Article76 2003-08-14 45 GOLF JESPER PARNEVIK, one of the most flamboyant and entertaining professional golfers, will challenge women’s world No 1 Annika Sorenstam and reigning champion Retief Goosen at the Tiger Skins 2003 at Tanah Merah Country Club from Nov 15-16. The Swede is one of the most recognisable golfers76 words
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Article, Illustration437 2003-08-14 46 Reuters LONDON Seldom have Arsenal and Arsene Wenger entered a season looking so frail both mentally and on the personnel front. Should they land the title this term, it will surely rank as the intelligent Frenchman’s greatest achievement. Said Wenger: “With less money available, it is– Reuters - 437 words
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Article, Illustration547 2003-08-14 47 TAN KIM HAN - Richard Bok, 34, is learning team management the toughest way S-League savvy By TAN KIM HAN HE is the youngest coach to have been put in charge of Singapore Armed Forces FC. And Richard Bok, 34, (right) is already feeling the heat. With chief coach Fandi AhmadFrancis Lee - 547 words
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Article147 2003-08-14 47 P W D L F APts FT PK Home United 23 19 1 2 1 74 28 61 Geylang United 23 13 2 2 6 38 18 45 Woodlands 23 11 3 6 3 48 30 45 Tampines Rovers 23 13 2 1 7 48 26 44 SAFC 23147 words
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Article111 2003-08-14 47 SINCHI v HOME UNITED 1X2 Sinchi 6.95 Draw 4.90 Home 1.28 1/2 GOAL Sinchi (+1 1/2 goals) 1.85 Home (-11/2 goals) 1.80 TOTAL GOALS 0 goal 17.00 1 goal 8.50 2 goals 5.10 3 goals 4.50 4 goals 4.40 5 goals 5.70 6 goals 7.80 7 goals 11.00111 words
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Article, Illustration288 2003-08-14 47 TONIGHT: Sinchi FC v Home (Jurong Std) Team news: Sinchi Zhang Yuzhu suspended, Home Mohd Mardani on reservist, Sutee Suksomkit doubtful Team progress (last 6 league matches): Sinchi WWLLDD, Home WDWWWW This season: Sinchi 1 Home 2, Home 6 Sinchi 2 Verdict: Sinchi 0 Home 2 Geylang v288 words
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Miscellaneous39 2003-08-14 45 IN THE LIVING ROOM GENERAL: Sports News: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). GOLF: PGA Championship, Day 1 (Super Sports Ch 22, tomorrow, 2am). TENNIS: Masters Series: Western Southern Group Masters, last 16 (Star Sports Ch24,llpm and tomorrow, lam).39 words
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