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Title Section8 2003-08-26 1 Streats TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg *mita(pj^J8 words
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Article, Illustration558 2003-08-26 1 Julie Sim - Over 100 study mamas facing MOM curbs appeal to Chinese Embassy for help By. Julie Sim STUDY mama Xie Zhenzhen says she is facing the darkest days of her life. She is tom between returning to China with her 13-year-old son who is studying here, or staying on558 words
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Morning Rush
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Article, Illustration555 2003-08-26 2 1 Sarah Ng - He wants to help patients make informed choices, By 1 Sarah Ng AFTER Mrs Jennifer Tan became pregnant with her first child five months ago, one of her concerns was picking a good hospital where she would give birth. Mrs Tan 27, an administrative555 words
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Article, Illustration520 2003-08-26 3 At least 46 killed in two explosions that rocked Mumbai MUMBAI Tourist guide Syed Ali was lucky. He escaped death by the skin of his teeth when one of the two bomb blasts that rocked India’s financial capital yesterday afternoon happened just metres from him.4fP - 520 words
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Article, Illustration547 2003-08-26 4 Khushwant Singh - By Khushwant Singh PEOPLE hoping to make some extra money are messing up new bus shelters with posters hawking everything from tuition services and computer training to secondhand furniture and used cars. Signs are also sprouting at railings and lamp-posts at road junctions. Those whoFrancis Lee – - 547 words
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280 2003-08-26 4 Shervin Seah - By Shervin Seah SPORT utility vehicles (SUVs) and multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) are the subject of a hot debate over the purported risk they pose to drivers of smaller cars. Drivers have complained in letters to The Straits Times Forum that SUVs and MPVs,280 words
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129 2003-08-26 6 BUZZSTOP THESE are committed residents, and they do things double-strength. When they moved into their new Punggol North estate, several wrote such long complaints about facilities that MP Penny Low invited them join up and change things from the inside. They did,129 words
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Article, Illustration92 2003-08-26 6 Francis Lee Award-winning artist and film-maker Ho Tzu Nyen has created a series of paintings and a short film to give a voice and a face to a mythical figure Sang Nila Utama, who is credited with having coined the name Singapura. The exhibition is being held toFrancis Lee - 92 words
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Article89 2003-08-26 6 Cut in CPF contributions GOOD news for home owners: Financial institutions such as Hong Leong Finance, Standard Chartered, DBS Bank and Maybank say they will be flexible in restructuring home loans when CPF rates are cut, reports The Straits Times today. Options being considered include89 words
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Article98 2003-08-26 6 July CPI up Reuters THE Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 per cent in July from the previous month, data released by the Department of Statistics yesterday showed. The rise, the first in the index since April, is higher than the 0.1 per cent expected. Experts– Reuters - 98 words
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Article103 2003-08-26 6 Tourist arrivals Bloomberg THE target of six million visitors this year will be met, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said yesterday. The figure was reduced, after Sars in April and May, from an earlier goal of matching last year’s 7.6 million visitors. But arrivals have– Bloomberg - 103 words
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Article87 2003-08-26 6 AP A SUSPECTED senior member of the Jemaah Islamiah extremist group who was freed from prison in Malaysia has been deported to his home country Indonesia. Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also home minister, said yesterday that Mohamad Iqbal Abdul Rahman “has been. – AP - 87 words
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Article95 2003-08-26 6 ONE of four Singaporeans injured in the bombing of the J W Marriott Hotel in Jakarta earlier this month was discharged from hospital yesterday. Ms Vanessa Dewi Harijanto, 24, underwent 19 days of treatment at Singapore General Hospital for 20 per cent bums, The Straits Times reports95 words
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Article91 2003-08-26 6 -AP A FORMER US judge in Santa Fe, New Mexico, found guilty of offering female defendants lighter sentences in exchange for sex was sentenced to three years in prison. Former Espanola municipal judge Charles Maestas had a courtroom full of supporters on Saturday and more than 150-AP - 91 words
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Article83 2003-08-26 6 ACTIVISTS will no longer need to take to the streets to get their messages across, as they will be able to flash a degree certificate instead, a California newspaper reported yesterday. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the city’s New College of California is offering a college83 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration582 2003-08-26 8 Janice Wong - Two engineering graduates weren't daunted when NTU and NUS rejected their food outlets proposals. Today, their business is booming m^nn ■Ttrepreneurs By Janice Wong TWO fresh graduates were sorely disappointed when their alma mater shot down their business ideas. They wanted to run eateries atFrancis Lee - 582 words
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Article97 2003-08-26 8 SINGAPORE DBS Group Holdings yesterday announced that its 51.7 per cent owned Thailand incorporated subsidiary, DBS Thai Danu Bank (DTDB), plans to increase gross provisions by about 2.7 billion baht (Ssl 13.4 million) by the end of this year. The change in provisions reflects the adoption of97 words
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Article97 2003-08-26 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) plans to add container services to northern Chinese cities next year to tap increasing exports from there. NOL plans to use some of its newer, faster vessels, to ship cargo from cities such as Dalian, said Mr Ron Widdows, who– Bloomberg - 97 words
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Article90 2003-08-26 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Schneider Electric SA, the world’s largest maker of circuitbreakers, and Singapore-based Clipsal T T i 1 t t i devices to sell to Asian customers. Clipsal plans to sell U *****.7 million (S$ 179.2 million) worth of its Asian business to the venture, and in return. – Bloomberg - 90 words
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Article88 2003-08-26 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Nat Steel has agreed to sell its 85.8 per cent stake in Engineering Computer Services for $5.9 million. The value of its interest in Engineering Computer Services was 556.4 million as of June 30, the company said. It didn’t identify the buyer of the– Bloomberg - 88 words
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150 2003-08-26 11 AFP SINGAPORE Standard Poor’s (S&P) affirmed its highest credit ratings yesterday on PSA Corp and assigned it a stable outlook based on the international port operator’s strong financial base. The ratings also reflect PSA’s successful efforts so far to cope with the loss of. – AFP - 150 words
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Article, Illustration379 2003-08-26 11 Janice Wong - CitibankStreats trip to Finland will let her see Northern Lights By Janice Wong STUDENT Winnie Tan has won a trip to Finland to experience the Aurora Borealis for a week in September. But it would not have been possible without her teacher. The trip, worth $4,188, is theAshlelgh Sim - 379 words
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Article, Illustration488 2003-08-26 12 Academics, industrialists urge shift of bias from manufacturing to creativity Reuters HONG KONG Mr Alan Yip has good reason to be proud of his design for wafer-thin calculators which can be rolled up to resemble a sushi roll. He has sold one and” – Reuters; Reuters - 488 words
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Article285 2003-08-26 14 Reuters SINGAPORE Loss-making contract microchip maker Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has rejected concern that recent production woes at US partner IBM could hurt their alliance. International Business Machines Corp has been experiencing lower-than-expected usage at its US$3 billion (555.24 billion) new microchip factory in East Fishkill,– Reuters - 285 words
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404 2003-08-26 14 STI: 1,630.39 9.80 Wire services SHARES ended lower yesterday as a move by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to give banks two more years to divest their non-core assets prompted profit-taking in UOB and OCBC Bank. Associate companies of the banks also fell, but electronics– Wire services - 404 words
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Article24 2003-08-26 14 AS AT AUGUST 25 US$: 551.746 552.749 EURO: 551.902 Ss: 67.30 YEN Ss: RM2.176 Ss: HK54.466 Ss: 23.69 BAHT Ss: 4,832 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration368 2003-08-26 17 City state’s campaign cranks up construction AP DUBAI A man-made, palm-shaped island that, its developers say, will be as visible from space as China’s Great Wall. A luxury housing compound built around lawns and lakes again, manmade more reminiscent of the English countryside than. – AP; AP - 368 words
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Article, Illustration600 2003-08-26 18 JANICE WONG - By, JANICE WONG MY leggy friend, Shirley, was inconsolable. A couple of nights ago she went on a date with an eligible man she had met recently. Dinner was enjoyable. The conversation was sparkling. They decided to adjourn to a lounge. That wasFrancis Lee - 600 words
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Article352 2003-08-26 19 TWO groups of people will be hardest hit by the Central Provident Fund contributions cuts announced by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. The first is Generation X (those in their 30s) and the second will be those in their 40s and older. I352 words
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Article192 2003-08-26 19 MY neighbours and I took our children along when we met recently for one of our regular badminton sessions at the playground at Yishun block 624. There is usually a group of elderly citizens resting on nearby benches. On this occasion, though, we witnessed a192 words
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Article, Illustration229 2003-08-26 19 MR Ong Puay San, in his letter, “Locals shun jobs taken by study mamas” (Streats, Aug 25), was unreasonable to suggest that the policy of the Ministry of Manpower to tighten work permit issuance criteria for study mamas will cause Chinese pupils who studyUanhe Wanbao - 229 words
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Article216 2003-08-26 19 THE planned cuts in Central Provident Fund contributions will probably apply only to employers as part of an effort to sharpen our competitive edge and lower the cost of doing business here. There have been suggestions that significant savings can also be made by streamlining the216 words
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Article, Illustration150 2003-08-26 20 I REFER to Mr Abel Goh’s letter, “Stop making wrong sexual links” (Streats, Aug 25), regarding the “immoral” association between bartopdancing women and sexual arousal. The letter reveals a contradictory attitude that I sense in Singapore. On the one hand, we want to,150 words
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259 2003-08-26 20 I REFER to Streats editor Paul Jansen’s emotive report of his experience feeding dolphins in Australia (“Joy from a moment’s encounter”, Streats, Aug 25) in contrast with the ghastly torture of a whale shark in Hainan, China. It is indeed fortuitous that his259 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration532 2003-08-26 22 28,000 policemen to be sent to Hungary for training at old Soviet base BAGHDAD Mr Bernard B Kerik has his job cut out for him. The man dubbed the “Baghdad Terminator” has been entrusted with building an Iraqi police force from scratch. He is now planningAP - 532 words
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296 2003-08-26 22 TEL AVIV In a move that could spark controversy in the Arab world, the US is exploring the possibility of pumping Iraqi oil to refineries in Israel. The plans were indicated in a telegram last week from a senior Pentagon official to296 words
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Article, Illustration440 2003-08-26 24 Democrat Bustamante symbolises American Dream Wire services LOS ANGELES California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, who supporters say personifies the state’s version of the American dream, is leading over actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a bid to replace Governor Gray Davis, according to a poll conducted by the– Wire services - 440 words
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Article, Illustration398 2003-08-26 26 6 years of the high life ends for robbery suspects AP NEW YORK Locals here knew them as the “holiday bandits” because two of their heists were on public holidays Halloween and St Patrick’s Day. Across the US, they were dubbed the modern-day Bonnie and. – AP; AFP - 398 words
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Article142 2003-08-26 26 LONDON A hospital here has admitted putting its foot in it when it initially offered a black woman who is to undergo a foot amputation a white artificial replacement. That’s because they are cheaper, the hospital said. The Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday that health142 words
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Article, Illustration355 2003-08-26 27 Hu’s policy brings ‘prosperity divide’ Wire services TSETANG, China-A Bollywood wannabe in a sequined suit is shaking his hips on stage. In the audience, Chinese businessmen crack open cans of Budweiser and half-drunk Tibetan truck drivers look for dance partners. It’s a Friday night– Wire services; Xinhua - 355 words
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Article171 2003-08-26 27 GURUN, Kedah The setting up of an Islamic state will remain central to Parti Islam SeMalaysia’s strategy in the next general election, acting president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said on Saturday. Plans for such a state have been outlined in the PAS manifesto, The171 words
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Medical
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Article116 2003-08-26 29 Qls it true that expectant mothers should avoid caffeine, alcohol, papaya andpineapple? A Excessive caffeine is not good for the foetus. Alcohol in minor amounts is safe, as it keeps the small blood vessels in the mother’s body more dilated and allows better blood circulation. Large doses, however,116 words
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220 2003-08-26 29 LONDON How is it that the French eat so much fat but stay so thin? Just seven in every 100 French adults are obese three times less than in the US. But the French consume much more fat than Americans, downing mountains of cheese,220 words
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Article, Illustration625 2003-08-26 30 YVONNE KWOK - Makeover shows are the biggest thing in America now. For anyone who has ever harboured Cinderella dreams, this sub-genre of reality TV offers the ultimate form of escapism Tellytubby By YVONNE KWOK HAVE you ever woken up in the morning thinking “life sucks”, looked in the bathroom625 words
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Article, Illustration122 2003-08-26 30 FILM producers and artistes in Bangladesh have gone head to head, with each accusing the other of bringing obscenity to Bengali movies. In Dhaka, the capital, actors and directors held a sit-in demonstration in front of the Film Development Corporation, the country’s main film-making body, while producers122 words
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Article, Illustration88 2003-08-26 30 TOMB Raider actress Angelina Jolie made a flying visit to a remote refugee camp on the Chechen border in southern Russia as part of her role a goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Jolie, 28, spent about 40 minutes with refugees. But88 words
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Article78 2003-08-26 30 S.W.A.T. for TV again GIVEN the success of the movie S.W.A.T. in cinemas it hit No 1 and has made more than US$7O million (S$ 122.2 million) in ticket sales in two weeks in the US it is no surprise that TV networks in the US are planning to make78 words
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Article, Illustration484 2003-08-26 31 Amy Van - Still good after all these years ***** IN B y Amy Van EIGHT-year-old Patara Fine Thai Cuisine at Raffles City went through a transformation recently to adopt a more upmarket concept a cleaner, more elegant look coupled with a more refined menu. But the popular restaurant’s cuisine is still rooted484 words
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Article, Illustration557 2003-08-26 32 Philip Lee - By_ Philip Lee A FULL-LENGTH movie is to be made about the life of Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The man aiming to do this is said to be Vince Low, 41, who is little known here as he has been in the US557 words
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279 2003-08-26 32 -AP HE is a highly-acclaimed writer and one of his stories has been made into the 1991 Oscar-nominated film Raise the Red Lantern. But Chinese writer Su Tong is modest about how his books are received, especially in his homeland. “My books don’t sell. Nobody’ -AP - 279 words
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Article, Illustration110 2003-08-26 33 Don’t forget to look up into the sky tonight. Mars will be the closest to Earth it has been for 59,619 years and will be the brightest object in the sky apart from the I Moon. According 1 to Sydney Observatory head Nick Lomb, Olympus Mons,Pic Francis Lee - 110 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration34 2003-08-26 33 12.30am, Channel i A US government official tells Lewis and Crosetti to back off after they go to the Chinese Embassy in Washington to look into the murder of a Chinese political refugee.34 words
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Article55 2003-08-26 33 10pm, Central Judy Garland stars, George Cukor directs, and Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin provide the songs. Garland plays young singer Esther who saves Norman Maine (James Mason), a famous star, from making a fool of himself on stage. Maine is an alcoholic whose career is55 words
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Happenin’
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Article77 2003-08-26 33 WHAT TO COLLECT Friday, 12.30pm-1.30pm #01-01 City House, 36 Robinson Road Speaker Joy Loh offers advice on the mysteries of art collecting. What determines the value of an art piece? How to choose a painting and build a purposeful and meaningful collection. How to recognise an artist’s trademark, history77 words
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Article, Illustration51 2003-08-26 33 WORLD CYBER GAMES 2003 Thursday to Sunday, 9am-9pm Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza This is a mass computer gaming event in which players do battle in cyber gaming and hope to make it to the grand finals in South Korea. The total prize money is US$3OO,OOO (*****,000). Details at51 words
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Miscellaneous465 2003-08-26 33 Yourdailyhoroscope jp aquarius" JAN2O-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com ARIES MAR2I -APR 19 Great ideas are born from struggle. Don’t be corrupted by power. Show your opponents mercy if they ever get the upper hand, you hope that they’ll return the favour. Avoid the person465 words
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Miscellaneous52 2003-08-26 34 I st TV ROMANCE FOR CELEST CHONG i CHINA'S NO.I IDOL HU BING §0 A xx/i I/! ft* id i ifes. vlilir IF ONLY LIFE HAS A SECOND CHANCE AWARO WINNING VETERANS YUE HUA S NORA MIAO are back in TOP FORM MICHELLE, IX DARREN combine SEX with VIOLENCE TO52 words
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Article, Illustration623 2003-08-26 35 ’Adam Hashidy - Budding sailor Pan doesn’t have to look far for advice By. ’Adam Hashidy WHEN the going gets tough for 12-year-old national sailor Aaron Pan (right), world class advice is just a phone call away. His cousin is Singapore’s 1998 Asian Games gold medallist Joan Huang. SheSingapore Sports School - 623 words
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Article178 2003-08-26 35 Reuters PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain David Beckham spent most of the second half of his official Real Madrid debut as a frustrated spectator as the Spanish champions suffered a 1-2 defeat away to Real Mallorca in the Super Cup first leg. The England captain could look– Reuters - 178 words
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Article263 2003-08-26 36 -AP MADRID The Spanish press hailed a new hero yesterday after Fernando Alonso won the Hungarian Grand Prix, becoming the first Spaniard to win a Formula One race. Every newspaper featured the 22-year-old on its front page, and sports dailies featured special pages on the victory.-AP - 263 words
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Article, Illustration379 2003-08-26 36 Chelseas spending spree crosses $275m mark -AFP LONDON Big-spenders Chelsea are expected to complete the signing of Argentina striker Hernan Crespo (above) from Inter Milan today. Crespo will become Chelsea’s latest summer acquisition in the next 24 hours following the agreement reached between the Italian side and Russian-AFP; AP - 379 words
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Article92 2003-08-26 37 Reuters OAKMONT, Pennsylvania Teenager Nick Flanagan became the first Australian to win the US amateur championship in 100 years on Sunday, beating American Casey Wittenberg at the 37th hole at Oakmont Country Club. The 19-year-old Flanagan, who went four strokes up on Wittenberg after the first 18 holes. – Reuters - 92 words
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Article94 2003-08-26 37 Reuters AKRON, Ohio Darren Clarke shot a closing three-under-par 67 at the Firestone Country Club South Course on Sunday to win his second World Golf Championship title by a comfortable four-stroke margin. The Northern Irishman led by a single shot overnight and got off to a good start– Reuters - 94 words
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Article64 2003-08-26 37 FOOTBALL GEYLANG United Football Club are embarking on a school outreach programme to develop young talent and establish themselves among the local community. Geylang’s coaches and players will conduct weekly training sessions, starting with Bedok South Secondary School tomorrow. Said Geylang’s assistant manager (football) John Chia: “We hope64 words
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Article, Illustration537 2003-08-26 37 Women’s 100 m champion’s career was nearly cut short by a knife attack in 1994 Wire services PARIS Kelli White (above), newly crowned as the women’s 100 m world champion, deals with questions about the absent Marion Jones in much the same way she dealt with her– Wire services; Reuters - 537 words
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Article, Illustration397 2003-08-26 38 With skills as well as looks, Russia’s talented tennis bunch may even leave Koumikova in the shade -afp NEW YORK No Serena Williams. No Venus Williams. No Anna Koumikova. No problem. A sexy set of Russian teen tennis talent is riding to the rescue of the US Open.-afp; Reuters; AFP - 397 words
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Article, Illustration443 2003-08-26 39 Tan Kim Han - Surgery, lack of first-team players have not dampened Home coach’s spirits By_ Tan Kim Han DON’T be surprised if you find Home United coach Steve Darby (above) humming the catchy tune from the Nike advertisement Always Look On the Bright Side of Life. Life has been anything butTan Kim Han - 443 words
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