Streats, 4 September 2003
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Title Section10 2003-09-04 3 Streats Thursday, September 4, 2003 E-maii: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p) 111/03/200310 words
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Article, Illustration563 2003-09-04 3 Khushwant Singh - Frills trimmed to fight budget carriers, but business class gets more pampering Khushwant Singh AIRLINES are trimming the frills for economy-class passengers better compete on fares with budget airlines. At the same time, they are Pulling out all stops to enhance the comforts in business563 words
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Article, Illustration403 2003-09-04 4 Shervin Seah - Airline equipment maker Diethelm Keller Holding invests in s2om manufacturing facility By Shervin Seah SINGAPORE’S emphasis on innovation in business and industry and its skilled workforce are major factors why Swiss-based Diethelm Keller Holding (DKH) continues to invest here. It decided to403 words
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Article, Illustration428 2003-09-04 5 Zubaidah Nazeer - Revamp planned to attract younger, better-educated Singaporeans By Zubaidah Nazeer MR Tan Kim Kee remembers when community centres were wooden structures with activities such as taiqi, the sedate Chinese exercise programme. In his 23 years in grassroots work, Mr Tan, 48, a People’s Association groupFranc/s iaa - 428 words
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296 2003-09-04 6 Khushwant Singh - ?y Khushwant Singh IT’S no longer home sweet home, if a recent survey on Singaporeans’ feelings about how safe their homes are is anything to go by. In the June survey, commissioned by security firm Apro Asian Protection, while 98 per cent296 words
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Article, Illustration601 2003-09-04 6 Dexter Lee - Grandmaster in town to impart chess skills, liven up local scene By Dexter Lee RUSSIAN-BORN Igor Khenkin, now based in Germany, started playing chess at four years of age and made the grandmaster grade at 24. Now the super grandmaster is in town to impart some601 words
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261 2003-09-04 6 LONDON A 76-year-old widow recently became possibly the world’s oldest golfer to have achieved an incredible two holes-in-one during the same round. Mrs Felicity Sieghart, of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, sank the aces at the 134-yard eighth and 130-yard 17th while playing in a261 words
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134 2003-09-04 8 BUZZSTOP PRICES of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) for all categories have fallen, with that for cars 1,600 cc and below plunging nearly $6,000, to its lowest level in more than two years. The Straits Times reports today that analysts think134 words
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Article160 2003-09-04 8 Treatment plant won’t be ready JOHOR will continue to buy treated water from Singapore’s Public Utilities Board as a delay in the completion of the Semangar Water Treatment Plant near Kota Tinggi has halted its plans to stop buying water from Singapore. Johor’s State Works160 words
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156 2003-09-04 8 New Bahasa Indonesia rule “7 -AP THE Indonesian government plans to revise its law to require foreigners working here to pass a proficiency test in the Indonesian language, news reports said yesterday. Manpower Minister Jacob Nuwa Wea told legislators that a new investment bill“7 -AP - 156 words
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Article, Illustration58 2003-09-04 8 Some of the 200-odd pupils from the Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School showing off their creations made with CLIKITS, a new LEGO toy targeted at little girls. The items will be sold in the school today and on Friday to raise money for The Straits Times SchoolEdwin Koo * 1 - 58 words
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Article142 2003-09-04 8 Wire services THE foreign-bom population in the United States rose to an estimated 33 million last year, accounting for nearly half of the nation’s population growth, a Census Bureau survey says. The 5 per cent increase from 2001 nearly 1.6 million people came as theWire services - 142 words
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Article104 2003-09-04 8 Reuters PALESTINIAN Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, locked in a power struggle with Yasser Arafat, is due to tell parliament today that he will quit unless he wins authority to take key peace steps, a Palestinian minister said. “He will ask for backing of his policies basedReuters - 104 words
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Article88 2003-09-04 8 THE manufacturing industry is recovering but in a weak mode. This is indicated by the purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which stayed above the 50-point threshold for a third straight month in August, The Business Times reports today. The electronics industry is showing positive prospects, with its PMI adding88 words
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Article88 2003-09-04 8 Reuters IRAQ’S first line-up of ministers to replace Saddam Hussein’s ousted government formally took office yesterday. The 25 ministers reflecting a mix of Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims, Kurds, Turkmens and other minorities will be accountable to the Governing Council, but ultimate power lies with US governorReuters - 88 words
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Article90 2003-09-04 8 STAFF at a China hospital reportedly have been ordered to smile at patients widely enough so that at least eight teeth are visible. According to online news service Ananova.com, the Hong Kong edition of the China Daily newspaper said that complaints against doctors and nurses at Chongqing hospital90 words
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Miscellaneous60 2003-09-04 9 f m I sir NOW SH ■ua lyk link. S 8 V- lilpp 81 m n JBe m m I Pi YOU CAN'T GET AWAY rs mi i I fEMEf t I» m ate*:.-, W“ Wbte»» 4*» w r IBIS e,.._ V f vi ,iV The thief thought he could60 words
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Article, Illustration668 2003-09-04 10 Choong Choon Yee - A sea-wall builder in his teens, he went on to create Micro-Mechanics Sesdaq L3CMKHJ Focus tfBL mm PURI M Choong Choon Yee A PASSION for building things since he was young drove Mr Chris Borch, 47, to start the small firm Micro-Mechanics, which has grown into a Sesdaq-listed668 words
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Article85 2003-09-04 10 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC), which oversees more than US$lOO billion (Ssl7s billion) of the nation’s assets, may join Malaysia’s Genting Bhd in bidding for Loy Yang A power station in Australia, people involved said. Genting said on Tuesday that itBloomberg - 85 words
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Article109 2003-09-04 10 SINGAPORE Capita Land Commercial, the commercial property business unit of Capita Land, has created a trust to buy Lot 1 Shoppers’ Mall in Choa Chu Kang for $243.8 million, it said in a statement. The acquisition by Lot 1 Trust is expected to be completed109 words
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Article106 2003-09-04 10 AFP SINGAPORE Sing Tel yesterday unveiled plans to launch a month-long free trial of its third generation (3G) mobile network ahead of the commercial rollout next year. Feedback from the trial which is expected to involve at least 100 Sing Tel mobile users, will be usedAFP - 106 words
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Article77 2003-09-04 10 Bloomberg MANILA San Miguel, Philippines’ biggest food and beverage company, yesterday said that it is scouting for plant sites in South-east Asia, part of a plan to cut its dependence on the home market. San Miguel is studying locations in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, chairman Eduardo– Bloomberg - 77 words
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Article, Illustration530 2003-09-04 12 Chug Kong Ho - French media and telecommunications giant in the throes of a restructuring process By Chug Kong Ho VIVENDI Universal, the debt-burdened French media and telecommunications group, is in the process of winding up its Singapore-registered holding company. The decision was taken last Monday at an extraordinary general530 words
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511 2003-09-04 15 Banks, pension funds, insurers, asset managers affected by $1.85b loss Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s domestic bond market South-east Asia’s largest is not seen recovering any time soon from a summer sell-off that wiped RM4 billion (551.85 billion) from the market, traders said yesterday. TheReuters - 511 words
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177 2003-09-04 15 -AP PUTRAJAYA International Monetary Fund chief Horst Koehler said yesterday that with hindsight Malaysia’s maverick path in dealing with the Asian financial crisis helped it recover faster than some of its neighbours who received IMF help. On the first visit by an IMF-AP - 177 words
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Article, Illustration620 2003-09-04 16 SEC chairman’s request comes after NYSE disclosed CEO’s compensation for the first time Bloomberg WASHINGTON US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman William Donaldson has demanded that the New York Stock Exchange explain the details of its US$l4O million (***** million) payout to chairman and chief executiveBloomberg; Pics: Bloomberg | - 620 words
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Article, Illustration818 2003-09-04 18 WILLIAM PESEK Jr - Comment By WILLIAM PESEK Jr Bloomberg AN extraordinary thing is happening here in Asia, a region plagued by a rash of terrorist attacks and fears that more will come: Stocks are still rallying. Since an Aug 5 hotel bombing in Jakarta– Bloomberg - 818 words
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455 2003-09-04 21 STI: 1,605 8.64 Reuters st rose yesterday, led by technology O J*. s s uch as Venture Corp, following signs ir> lrtl P rov ement in the US economy and strength ln the Nasdaq market. ut analysts said that, despite the– Reuters - 455 words
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Article20 2003-09-04 21 *AS AT SEPTEMBER 3 EU»o SS:L7SS 23 -34 BAHT 552.747 Ss: 66.29 YEN Ss: HK54.443 Ss: 4,825 RUPIAH20 words
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Article, Illustration656 2003-09-04 22 ADELINE WOON - By ADELINE WOON YOU are tightening your belt during these tough times. Would you buy the generic supermarket housebrand two-ply toilet paper at $2.22 for 10 rolls or would you pay $8.05 for the Kleenex brand-name equivalent? You’d take the generic toilet paper, wouldn’t you?656 words
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Article211 2003-09-04 24 I READ the report, “Bar-top curbs aimed at preventing vice” (Streats, Sept 3), with some amazement. This was not because I doubted the reporting but because of the regulations and conditions imposed or declared by the licensing authorities. Bar-top-dancing performers must not mingle with customers?211 words
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Article, Illustration152 2003-09-04 24 PERMITTING bar-top dancing and allowing bars to open for 24 hours will bring social ills. There are other, better ways to promote tourism than encouraging people to indulge in wild drinking and lewd acts. This.will lead to more social problems such as drink-driving, outrage of152 words
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Article81 2003-09-04 24 IT seems to be the norm for parents to pay school and bus fees even for months when there is no school. There are school holidays during the months of March, June, November and December. I wonder whether the relevant authority could comment on why parents81 words
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248 2003-09-04 24 POLICE assistant director (media relations) Phillip Mah has stated that the use of two large plasma TV sets at the Jurong Divisional Police Headquarters is more practical than using several smaller TV sets (“Plasma TV sets more practical at police HQ”, ST, Sept248 words
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Article174 2003-09-04 24 MY wife and I, and our two kids, had our dinner outing spoilt by pushy food vendors touting their wares at People’s Park Food Centre. Stallholders approached us as soon as we stepped into the centre. Then, we noticed that the menu from their stall had174 words
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Article136 2003-09-04 24 AT the coffee shop located near the end of a row of shops beside Bukit Batok MRT station, I was enjoying my lunch until I noticed that the bushes directly outside, next to where tables for customers’ use are set out, are full of rats.136 words
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Article185 2003-09-04 26 I SUPPORT Mr Conrad Raj’s view in “It’s time to dissolve NWC” (Streats, Sept 1) that the National Wages Council has become an obsolete body. The civil service, statutory boards and Government-linked companies closely follow all NWC recommendations. In the private sector, there are two extremes:185 words
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198 2003-09-04 26 I REFER to the letter by Mr Huang Wenxiong, “Concerned about soldiers’ drinking water” (Streats, Aug 29). The water jerry cans used by the SAF to supply drinking water are designed for long term use, unlike the common plastic mineral water bottles. They are198 words
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Article, Illustration494 2003-09-04 29 Despite coup attempt, corruption charges, Philippines will rise, says president AFP Bandar seri begawan Philippine president Gloria Arroyo Vesterday passionately vowed to pursue e fforts to heal her fractious nation, s aying that she will not be distracted by allegations of corruption against her family– AFP; *ff>A - 494 words
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246 2003-09-04 29 LUMPUR A police team hat went to probe the alleged making Mue movies stumbled instead on a r eign syndicate involved in a Cu rrency scam. The incident occurred at the Sri Murni apartments near Selayang on Monday night when an anti-vice, and246 words
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384 2003-09-04 29 Reuters JAKARTA An Indonesian court’s decision to reject a key charge against radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir reflects the prosecution’s weakness, not political meddling or a wobbly resolve to stamp out militant Islam, analysts said yesterday. The trial of Bashir on treasonReuters - 384 words
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Article, Illustration422 2003-09-04 31 Kamei wants to increase government spending by slsob AFP TOKYO A heavyweight ruling-party politician threw the gauntlet down to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the party leadership race yesterday, promising massive government spending to boost the economy. “I want to fight this battle with all myAFP; AFP 1 - 422 words
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172 2003-09-04 31 SYDNEY A man who was shot five times while loading a Vending machine at a western Sydney Technical and Further Education institute (TAFE) is suing Coca-Cola Amatil for negligence. Mr Craig Pareezer, 38, Was shot as he loaded a soft drink vending machine at172 words
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Article, Illustration46 2003-09-04 34 Older cheerleaders performing on stage during a sales promotion for Mitsukoshi department store at Nihonbashi shopping district in Tokyo yesterday. The first Japanese senior cheerleading team, Japan Pompom, which now consists of women aged 55 to 71, was formed in 1996 AFP 1AFP 1 - 46 words
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Article, Illustration282 2003-09-04 34 LTTE’s new negotiator a hardened guerilla Reuters COLOMBO A hardened guerilla nicknamed the “Cobra” has edged out an ailing London-based intellectual as the negotiating face of the Tamil Tiger rebels in the talks to end Sri Lanka’s ethnic war. The change, whether by design or■ Reuters; Reuters - 282 words
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Article, Illustration323 2003-09-04 36 Republican wants to be first ethnic Indian elected to US Senate WASHINGTON Mr Chirinjeev Kathuria wants to become the first ethnic Indian elected to the United States Senate. But the 38-year-old is no traditional American politician. His beard and turban are visual testimonies to that. While his323 words
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166 2003-09-04 38 LONDON A British banker who stole more than £2 million (555.4 million) from vulnerable customers to buy a vast collection of rare parrots has been sentenced to nine years in jail. Lee Gardiner, 32, of Kent used his position at Lloyds TSB bank166 words
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Article, Illustration393 2003-09-04 38 Vims creator denies media image, says govt has die wrong guy WASHINGTON Is there a reality gap somewhere around computer virus creator Jeffrey Lee Parsons? American officials describe the 18-year-old as a “key figure” in the Blaster worm virus. But Parsons, arrested last Friday, expressesAP - 393 words
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223 2003-09-04 41 PASSIVE smoking may be even more dangerous than previously thought. Researchers speaking at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Vienna recently said that even a small amount of second-hand smoke can increase a person’s risk of heart disease, reported BBC News online yesterday.223 words
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Article198 2003-09-04 41 I am in my late 20s and still \£w suffer from frequent breakouts of pimples. I thought pimples affected only teenagers. How can I prevent breakouts? A Pimple breakouts are common in teenagers because of the strong androgenic hormonal JL influence on their skin. Androgens are still present198 words
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Article, Illustration563 2003-09-04 42 RADHA BASU - Judging by the winners of the Singapore round of the World Cyber Games, computer gaming hasfinally gone mainstream By 1 RADHA BASU Computer Times TALL, lanky and somewhat tonguetied, Samuel Teh is no different from other Singaporean teenagers. The 18-year-old juggles his time between studies, hangingComputer Times - 563 words
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Article, Illustration630 2003-09-04 44 From Indian to Chinese to modem dance six varsity troupes are performing individually and together at the Centre for the Arts this weekend. GARY LIM reports THEY come from vastly different backgrounds but share the same passion dance. Some started as young as four, while others pickedFrancis Lee - 630 words
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Article, Illustration383 2003-09-04 47 WITH just a week to go before the mooncake festival next Thursday, the mooncakes are coming out thick and fast and in flavours galore. Traditionalists will stick to the c regular lotus paste version, with, at most, a yolk or two, and some nuts. But why not383 words
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Article, Illustration422 2003-09-04 51 YVONNE KWOK - By YVONNE KWOK pirates of The CARIBBEAN: The curse of The black pearl Starring Johnny Depp, prlando Bloom, Kiera foiightley and Geoffrey Rush directed by Gore Verbinski s©o®® Hollywood just doesn’t make e nough movies like Pirates of the any longer. The last time422 words
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Article, Illustration664 2003-09-04 50 and Koh Samui. Visit the north-eastern region to see a different fact to the country THAILAND’S north-eastern region, bordered by Laos and Cambodia, is a vast plateau that makes up nearly a third of the country. Consisting of 19 provinces, it is one of the more traditional regions664 words
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Article, Illustration273 2003-09-04 52 Gregory Leow - DVDs by Gregory Leow JOHNNY ENGLISH ©O®®® REVIEW WHAT’S the difference between Austin Powers and Johnny English? Not very much. The former is wackier, the latter is tamer, but otherwise, it is the same movie. The British movie, catering mainly to English audiences, has understatement as273 words
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Article, Illustration555 2003-09-04 54 Deepa Vijiyasingam - By. By Deepa Vijiyasingam IT’S all about the image. And sex. At least for American fashion legend Calvin Klein. His rise, from a kid in the Bronx to the head of a US$3 billion (555.27 billion) business empire built on the power of sex, is chronicled555 words
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Article, Illustration108 2003-09-04 55 Millions of people were soaked by floods across China yesterday that killed scores of victims s and destroyed large swathes of cropland. In Heze city in Shandong province, more than two million people were hit by flooding caused by torrential rains that were the strongest inPic Francis Lee - 108 words
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Article, Illustration63 2003-09-04 55 Bpm, E City (SCVS6) Unlike her elder sister who is preparing for an Indian Wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapati, Jess’ dream is to play soccer professionally lilse her hero David Beckham. A kaleidoscope of colour and culture clash humorously as an Indian63 words
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Article80 2003-09-04 55 8.30 pm, Channel i In an effort to bring in new clients, Nick approaches Commissioner Edward Willging about helping him work a deal with Joseph Lombardini, the landowner of a cemetery that stands in the way of the expansion of an access road that the county is trying80 words
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Article, Illustration64 2003-09-04 55 CUBAN NIGHT WITH VOCAL SAMPLING Friday, 7-30 pm Esplanade Concert Hall Tickets from $26 to $6975 at Sistic Vocal Sampling sounds like a full salsa band accompanying a six-piece all-male vocal group. The only thing is, there is no band. All the instruments of the Latin orchestra are vocally64 words
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Article60 2003-09-04 55 DANCE REFLECTIONS 2003 Friday and Saturday, Bpm University Cultural Centre Hall Tickets from $ll to $l6 at Sistic This annual dance festival celebrates the talent and passion of six dance groups NUS Dance Ensemble, NUS Dance Synergy, NUS lisa Tari, NUS Chinese Dance, NUS Dance Blast! and NUS Indian60 words
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Article, Illustration364 2003-09-04 56 Adam Hashidy - By 'Adam Hashidy KUWAIT has done its homework and is confident of upstaging host Singapore at the National Stadium tonight. It has drawn up a checklist of what needs to be done to outsmart Singapore in the Asian Cup qualifier. According to team manager Saad Alhamlan364 words
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Article, Illustration462 2003-09-04 56 Tan Kim Han - How to beat Kuwait By Tan Kim Han ASIAN CUP QUALIFIER SINGAPORE V KUWAIT SINGAPORE football coach Radojko Avramovic (below) could well be singing this tune when the Lions troop on to the National Stadium pitch this evening. The reason: The national team of Kuwait, aP\c%. IVsXWevgn SXm - 462 words
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Article, Illustration436 2003-09-04 57 Beckham’s injury adds to Eriksson’s woes before Euro qualifiers Wire services VILLARREAL, Spain David Beckham (left) had a twin scare during Real Madrid’s away match to Villarreal in the Spanish league on Tuesday. First, the England captain had to handle two crazy fans who ran on to theWire services - 436 words
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318 2003-09-04 57 Wire services fOME Italy coach Giovanni r apattoni has admitted that the of injured striker Francesco |°tti has weakened his side for its Euro *OO4 qualifier against Wales on Saturday. The AS Roma captain injured his hip 11 a pre-season game andWire services - 318 words
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Article, Illustration461 2003-09-04 58 Vieira feels Makelele can help Chelsea win Premiership Wire services LONDON Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira (right) fears Chelsea are capable of winning the Premiership title if fellow France international Claude Makelele settles in well following his transfer from Real Madrid. Makelele’s £16.8 million (5546.20 million) move was completed– Wire services - 461 words
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Article285 2003-09-04 58 -afp BOGOTA Brazil legend Mario Zagallo said Colombia would prove a difficult opponent for his country in its South American World Cup-qualifying trip to Barranquilla on Saturday. Zagallo had high praise for coach Francisco Maturana and Colombian football in general in comments to Tuesday’s edition of-afp - 285 words
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Article, Illustration582 2003-09-04 60 Tan Kim Han - From racing to swimming to sailing, disabled athlete Karim proves he’s a winner By Tan Kim Han DIVING? No problem. Sailing? Easy. Swimming? A piece of cake. For disabled athlete Abdul Karim (below), nothing is too difficult. Bom with cerebral palsy, the gutsy 45-year-old athlete has had582 words
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Article, Illustration537 2003-09-04 61 ’ Lim Han Ming - For relay coach Tang Ngai Kin, Vietnam SEA Games will be about.. sk. Lim Han Ming TWO years ago, he promised to shave his head if the 4xloom relay national team won the gold medal at the Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in Malaysia. They did not, asEdwin Koo - 537 words
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Article159 2003-09-04 61 TENNIS AFP NEW YORK Andre Agassi’s patience was tested by unrelenting rain and his skill was pushed to the limit by a determined Taylor Dent, but the world No 1 handled both challenges with style. Agassi, an eight-time Grand Slam champion, led 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-5 onAFP - 159 words
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Article89 2003-09-04 61 AFP BUENOS AIRES A wine named after Argentine football legend Diego Maradona will be launched in his native country shortly. His agent, Guillermo Coppola, told radio Mitre on Tuesday that the “Maradona” wine label would be available in different flavours. He said: “Those which Diego and I tastedAFP - 89 words
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Article67 2003-09-04 61 WOODLANDS Wellington are launching their own football academy for 10-14 year olds. The 16-week programme, costing 160, will begin this Sunday at the Woodlands Stadium. It will be handled by the club’s coaches. From 9-1 lam every Sunday morning, kids will be taught the various aspects of the67 words
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