Streats, 31 December 2003

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    11 1 Streats WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MIT A (P) 111/03/2003 >
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    698 1  -  Shankar’s testimony scripted and rehearsed, says judge By. Khmhwant Singh “HE was a hunting wolf in sheep’s clothing.” When former TV presenter Vidya Shankar Aiyar heard this damning remark from district judge Victor Yeo yesterday, he knew his battle to clear himself of two molestation charges was lost.
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      41 1 r A N V) <0 iO r#t <s SSL ANITAMUI 1963 2003 Gary Lim pays tribute to Hong Kong’s original pop diva page 3 THE 10 NEWSMAKERS WHO INSP RED US IN 2003 LOOK OUT FOR OUR 2-PAGE SPREAD ON FRIDAY
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  • Morning Rush
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      Lock icon Is it Sars? Experts at odds
      372 2 WHO and Chinese officials give conflicting reports Wire services BEIJING China is still waiting to learn whether or not Sars has returned as doctors and international experts try to crack the case of a 32-year-old television producer suspected of having caught the deadly virus.
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      Lock icon Airlines slam media reports
      172 2  -  By Chua Kong Ho THE Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has come out strongly against what it sees as potentially misleading headlines in media reports about a study on air travel and its role in Sars transmission. Mr Richard Stirland, directorgeneral of AAPA, a group
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      Lock icon A stage pro to the end
      639 3  -  Anita Mui will be remembered for her never-say-die spirit B y Gary Lim MORTALITY has prematurely caught up with another Hong Kong celebrity. Earlier this year we lost Leslie Cheung. Then it was Blacky Ko. And now it is entertainment’s original pop diva, Anita
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      Lock icon Going beyond classroom learning
      299 4  -  2 more JCsto offer 4-year courses m Zubaidah Nazeer FLAGGING her students off on a paper chase is not the priority of Temasek Junior College (TJC) principal Mrs Lim Lai Cheng, 40. To her, the best preparation for career and life goes beyond possessing exam smarts.
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      Lock icon Hundreds give to Iran fund
      221 4  -  By Sarah Ng THE phones at the Singapore Red Cross Society have been ringing nonstop since its public appeal for donations for the Iranian earthquake victims started on Monday. It received more than 100 calls from people asking where to send their cheques, and whether
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      Lock icon Arthur Road condo pricing a sign of rising developer confidence
      136 6 BUZZSTOP FORTUNE Development’s next condominium, to be launched on Friday, is being priced higher than other recent ones in eastern Singapore, a sign that developers may be gaining confidence. Arthur 118, its 55-unit project in Arthur Road, will cost an
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      Lock icon MONKEY BUSINESS
      51 6 As the world awaits the end of 2003, Chinatown is gearing up for the Year of the Monkey. Chinatown's businessmen expect to see a boom in business next year with road traffic flows back to normal with the completion of Singapore's North-East Line. Text and Photo by Francis
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      Lock icon S’pore group wins China job
      131 6 Townships economic zone A CONSORTIUM of Singapore companies made up of masterplanning and architectural firms has been engaged by a township in China to develop its economic zone. The Singapore Building and Construction Authority said in a statement on Monday that the group will develop
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      Lock icon Power tariffs up from tomorrow
      153 6 Homes, small businesses affected FROM tomorrow, power tariffs will go up for small businesses and homes. SP Services is increasing its rates by an average of 1.1 per cent, but customers will have to pay even more as the GST rate will go up by
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      Lock icon Baby saved by mum’s embrace
      121 6 Iran quake: 28,000 dead Reuters A BABY girl cradled in her dead mother’s arms was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Bam a rare moment of joy amid the devastation of Iran’s earthquake. Red Crescent aid officials said on Monday that the
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      Lock icon Bonus for first 2004 baby
      107 6 THE first baby to be bom in 2004 will receive $l,OOO from OCBC Bank. The prize, in the form of a trust account for the baby, kicks off the bank’s Lucky Day Draw 2004. Starting tomorrow and lasting till Dec 31, it is the first
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      Lock icon Trial’s border issues
      94 6 -afp A CONTROVERSIAL and longtime secret border agreement between Vietnam and China which led to criticism that Hanoi was ceding territory to its neighbour lies behind the trial of a prominent dissident due to start today. Journalist and cyber-dissident Nguyen Vu Binh was arrested in July 2002
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      Lock icon Taiwan-US ties strained
      91 6 -AFP TAIWAN-US relations have fallen to their lowest level after Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian’s controversial plan to hold a sovereignty referendum, officials and analysts have said. Mr Chen’s announcement earlier this month of plans to hold the referendum provoked a stinging rebuke from US President George W
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      88 6 AFP MORE than 300 Saudi women have petitioned Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz for greater rights and pushed for a supreme council to oversee women’s affairs. Mostly professionals with university degrees, they listed eight demands in the petition, all related to the recognition of women’s
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      477 2 YOUR FIRST CHOICE AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION SOLUTION idp EDUCATION AUSTRALIA The "Australian Universities Open Day" provides admission advice to students completing their GCE 'O' Levels, GCE 'A' Levels, Polytechnic Diplomas or Undergraduate Degrees, who are interested in furthering their tertiary education in Australia. Australian matriculation, foundation and diploma students are also
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      149 4 iwtog tote the New with Countdown to the New Year at Shahi Maharani with lots of music-filled entertainment (live DJ) till 12:30 am Our prelude includes a delectable feast of sumptuous North Indian delicacies like chaat, kebabs, vegetarian specialities, curries, dessert and many more. Buffet Dinner SssB+++ per adult Ss4s+++
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      160 5 Hang Heung Cake Shop Freshly made Is lights Am Lunar New Year fyiffiP- r“-' ;<t3g I -19 |an 04) t& m H 1 m m Aim tl ‘M s%, IT O ii,' *2 V». m n #5? SW R* Mm Sr ‘Wife’ Cakes (6 per box) 7.00 -V "31 *m
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      297 7 A Touch Of Lunar New Year Celebrations at Suntec City PMiIMI m Three Guinness Giants Together You heard it here first! 3 Guinness Book of Records title holders coming together at Suntec City! See who they are and what they will do from 9-18 Jan 04, Clue Catch the action
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      Lock icon Chartered snags China telecoms deal
      281 8 Reuters SINGAPORE Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, the fourth-largest supplier of built-to-order microchips, announced a deal yesterday to supply Chinese telecoms equipment maker Zhongxing Telecom. Analysts welcomed the move and Chartered’s shares climbed 3 per cent to 1.72 at yesterday’s close, in a generally firm session for
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      Lock icon Mixed outlook for housing market
      349 8 Local brokerages upbeat, but some analysts less hopeful Reuters SINGAPORE After four years of falling prices, is Singapore’s beleaguered home property market poised for a recovery? “I doubt so,” sighs property salesman Jessy Wong. “Actually most sellers are quite desperate to sell.” Ms Wong’s pessimism
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      Lock icon M&M’s to go off colour in the US
      258 8 Reuters NEW YORK M&M’s, the colourful button-shaped candies, are about to go off colour for the first time in 60 years, but it remains to be seen whether their fans love or hate the change. The chocolate-filled sugar-coated candies, made by a
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      Lock icon Slow going for China stocks
      364 11 Sale of state shares crucial to long-term health: analysts -afp SHANGHAI China s mainland stock markets are likely to report another lacklustre performance in 2004, dogged by regulatory and liquidity problems, chief among them the overhang of the government’s longproposed sale of shares in state-owned
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      23 11 *AS AT DECEMBER 30 STI: 1,763.87 22.86 US$: 551.701 553.021 EURO: 552.127 Ss: 62.88 YEN RM2.234 HK54.563 23.28 BAHT 4,981 RUPIAH
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      Lock icon More grilling for Parmalat founder
      325 12 1. Reuters MILAN Parmalat’s founder faced more questioning yesterday after admitting he misappropriated millions of euros in what US regulators called one of the largest and most brazen corporate financial frauds in history. Mr Calisto Tanzi’s dramatic admission on Monday compounded a crisis at Italy’s
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      Lock icon Grant Thornton starts internal probe
      213 12 Reuters NEW YORK Accounting firm Grant Thornton International, under increasing pressure over its role in the widening scandal at Italian food group Parmalat, said on Monday that it has started an internal probe of its Italian unit at the heart of the debacle. The investigation
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      166 11 BuzzllS if you know something we don’t 1800-844-5566 Streats Empowered by Innovation Liven up y our office home with the new single Line Phone f With programmable J ringer tones A Other features include: Mute function Wall mountable Last number redial m A m r: Model: NT-247 For a limited
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  • Comment
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      Lock icon Please send me my sofa set
      695 13  -  By SKJOHN DO you know the “best” thing about home deliveries? Easy. The goods never arrive on time. Trust me. I’ve been dealing with delivery men for the past week or so and have realised that it doesn’t help my stress level one bit.
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      Lock icon My wish for the new year
      189 14 I LOOK forward to 2004 with quiet hope. I wish that many jobless Singaporeans will be gainfully reemployed in the new year. To achieve this, I hope that all sectors of the economy, such as trade, manufacturing, tourism and financial services, will continue to
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      Lock icon Sorry for wrong charge
      102 14 WE refer to Mr Philip Yoo’s letter, “Still charged for dissected cards” (Streats, Dec 23). We acknowledge that our officer who took his instructions made an error when handling his account. We would like to offer our sincere apologies to Mr Yoo for the inconvenience caused
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      Lock icon Watchdog to probe financial schemes
      201 14 WE refer to the letter by Mr Leong Sze Hian on financial advertisements in the Classifieds (Streats, Dec 23). We will be glad to investigate this matter and would appreciate if Mr Leong could contact us to provide more details of the advertisement and the
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      Lock icon The $27,397.26 figure? It’s possible
      121 14 I REFER to Ms Sharon Toll’s letter, “Show us the bus-fare figures” (Streats, Dec 30). Ms Toh thought it impossible for SBS to be cheated of $27,397.26 daily from fare underpayment. Although $27,397.26 is a big sum in itself, I think Ms Toh might have
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      Lock icon Make our music sing
      232 14 I REFER to the commentary, “We have the talent, but where are the fans?” (Streats, Dec 30) by Sujin Thomas on the music scene in Singapore. The fans are right here. If we really want to create a strong local music following, perhaps it’s time we
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      131 14 HAVE YOUR SAY E-maii us at streats@sph.com.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be
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  • Global
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      Lock icon Syed Mokhtar’s clouded fortunes
      464 16 His Bakun dam project may be stalled as well Reuters BAKUN, Malaysia The immediate fortunes of Malaysia’s highest flying businessman, Mr Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary, lie deep in the Borneo jungle, where the fate of a giant dam is up in the air once more. A latecomer
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      242 16 MANILA James and Michael Ray Stubbs are not your typical terrorism suspects. The brothers are American, bom in Missouri and in their 50s. But they are now being held by the Philippines for alleged links with Muslim militants, BBC Online reported yesterday. Arrested on
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      222 16 -AFP TOKYO Japan, China and South Korea will jointly develop the nextgeneration Internet technology IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6), aiming to set the global standard for the technology in Asia, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday. US firms now dominate the market
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      Lock icon ‘Gamble and lose your pension’
      102 16 BANGKOK State officials caught crossing the border to gamble at casinos in neighbouring countries during the New Year holiday will be sacked and could also lose their right to a pension. “If government officials are caught crossing the border for gambling during the holidays, they
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      702 17 Infocomm feature Brought to you by Security One Growing need for IT professionals trained in cyberforensics, ethical hacking, and disaster recovery in face of increasing security concerns. New Terrorist Alert Email Spreads Trojan Horse Virus Written by Nivag Sattiar A virus masquerading as a terrorist alert has been making its
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      Lock icon Pills no substitute for soya
      234 18 Reuters NEW YORK Eating soya can help keep your blood vessels free of plaque, but popping a pill that contains soya antioxidants won’t do much good, new research in monkeys suggests. US investigators found that female monkeys which ate a diet in which all protein
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      118 18 QI often have muscle cramps in ike leg when I’m sleeping. What causes them? A There are several possible reasons. It could be due to medical conditions such as thyroid disease, blood electrolyte disorders and anaemia. It could also be due to non-medical conditions such as overstrain of
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    708 19  -  Society feature Brought to you by Informatics School of Postgraduate Studies Singaporeans now do not need a degree to enter one of UK's most prestigious master degree programmes Written by Nivag Sattiar The Singapore infocomm industry faces one of its biggest
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      114 19 INFORMATICS GROUP 9 PRIFYSGOL ofwales Y UNIVERSITY OF WALES One of the major institutions in UK with a history of excellence and achievement dating back to 1872 Foremost centres for scholarship and scientific research in UK Second largest university in Great Britain with 80,000 students MSc Master of Science in
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  • Easy Streats weekender
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      Lock icon So long, farewell
      766 20 GARYLIM looks back at the deaths, scandals and other fond moments 0f2003 SO, 2003 has flown by faster than you could say “D-I-E-T”. It’s time to draw up new resolutions, and add some more to the list that should be titled, “Things I want to do but
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        Lock icon Finger-lickin' good
        395 21  -  By' V YVONNE KWOK GOLDEN CHICKEN 2 Starring Sandra Ng, Jacky Cheung, Ronald Cheng, Chapman To Directed by Samson Chiu ***** FEW Hong Kong movie sequels do good return business, but the Golden Chicken series is proving to be the proverbial bird that laid die golden egg. The
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        Lock icon Sake heaven
        470 21  -  Ik By_ Sharon Soh WHAT do wine-shop owners do when they are hard-pressed to find an ideal dining spot in Singapore? Wee Chen Yen and Tan Wee Han, both established figures in wine circles here, took a little detour from the grape route and opened a sake bar.
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    • staying in
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        Lock icon Parody in Technicolor
        252 22  -  Bm_ < Gregory Leow DOWN WITH LOVE ©OOO® VCD REVIEW DOWN With Love, set in the 60s, goes beyond romantic comedies of the past with carbon-copy Hollywood scripts of boy meets girl, boy loses girl, and boy gets girl back. While the movie plays around with gender
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        Lock icon Slow spiel on friendship
        245 22  -  Elsie Ch’ng MY TROUBLESOME BUDDY ©O©®® VCD REVIEW A FRIEND in need is a friend indeed. This light-hearted comedy talks about the importance of friendship. It stars Hong Kong actor Patrick Tam and actress Rachel Lee (formerly known as Loletta Lee). Unfortunately, their performances here are
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        Lock icon The power of nothingness
        439 23  -  r p,un i L seriesi By. JillLim FORGET the 611 Ways To Boost Your Self-Esteem, the 101 Ways to Meditate and the 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself (all real books, by the way). While each is perfectly valid in its own right, at other times lengthy,
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      Lock icon Our weather girl says...
      113 24 High winds could make Sydney delay the start of 2004. Tonight’s New Year fireworks at the harbour, the first to be shown J around the world because of the time difference, could be set back by an hour, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. This could mean
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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        Lock icon THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
        50 24 9pm, HBO (SCV6O) Sweeping the Oscars with awards for Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Music and Best Makeup, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring is the first part of JRR Tolkien’s classic epic fantasy adventure.
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        Lock icon BOMBAY BOYS
        39 24 10pm, Central An Indo-American, an Indo-Australian and an Indo-Brit meet shortly after arriving in Bombay in search of their roots. They are not considered Indians by the locals, but they are not considered local back home either.
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    • Happenin’
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        Lock icon NEW YEAR'S EVE
        67 24 ESSENTIAL MINISTRY OF SOUND NYE 2003/4 Today, 9pm onwards Singapore Expo Tickets from $36 to $81 at Sistic Party with international superstar DJs Darren Emerson, Lisa Loud, Leeroy Thornhill and crowd favourite Dave Seaman. Stereomovers, hailed as the “new” Depeche Mode, perform live. To add to the
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        Lock icon THE NATION’S COUNTDOWN
        52 24 Today, 7pm onwards Tanjong Beach, Sentosa Tickets at s26from Sistic With Najib Ali (pictured) as host, party in your choice of three zones the main stage area with performances by regional and local celebrities, an Olympic-sized foam pool with a sm-long slide,and a chill-out zone offering cocktails
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      82 23 After I m, From 6pm today till lam midnight our admission ticket is yours for a special celebration price of $5 only!! Come, grab your thrills, check out our new ride RAINBOW, give yourself the most fun New Years Eve ever. Opening hours extended to lam, 1 January 2004. M:
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      56 24 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191-Please check with organisers for latest status of events. S Si v lisas .si it 76+ V 2&35"~ zkas&gs-s-7r.. aia..a.a: Sgsr" «JJSj^jSPKgr poster by The New Paper. Lianhe Zaobao Foreign patients flock back after
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      460 24 Yourdailyhproscope jp aquarius" JAN2O-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com ARIES MAR2I-APR 19 You can laugh at someone without making him or her feel ridiculous. As the mystery guest, you leave others wondering about your connection to the host. Keep a clear head in case you
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  • Sports
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      Lock icon Shrinking turf for local coaches
      445 25  -  ARE LOCAL COACHES TREATED FAIRLY? Comment By PETER SIOW S-LEAGUE footballers are having a hard time. There are now two foreign teams Albirex Niigata of Japan and Sinchi of China in next year’s 10-team league. In addition, each club can sign up to four foreigners.
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      Lock icon Steinebrunner returns as coach
      341 25  -  §y. Tan Kim Han JORG Steinebrunner (right), one of the S-League’s longest-serving foreigners, is back. The 32-year-old German defender, who represented four S-League clubs in five years, will return as a coach. He will assist English player-coach Simon Clark at Woodlands Wellington. Last season, Steinebrunner took
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      Lock icon Wenger: Lehmann was a ‘bit frustrated’
      282 26 Wire services LONDON Arsene Wenger played down Jens Lehmann’s moment of “frustration” which saw the Arsenal keeper throw the ball at Kevin Phillips at the end of the 1-0 Premiership win over Southampton. The big German came in for some physical challenges at St
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      Lock icon Flying boot, oil riches
      512 26 It was action off the field that generated more news in the Premiership this year -AFP LONDON On the field, it was business as usual for English football this year. Off it, it was anything but. This was a year in which extraordinary events in boardrooms,
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      Lock icon Golf's WISH LIST
      527 27  -  Tee-off with Godfrey By GODFREY ROBERT THE subject of foreign talent in sports, sparked off by observations in my commentary last week and raised by Community Development and Sports Minister Dr Yaacob Ibrahim last Friday, received much airing during my weekend golf outing. And one friend, so
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      Lock icon Portland win first away game
      73 27 EAST RUTHERFORD Rasheed Wallace scored 16 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers win their first road game this season, a 91-87 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Monday. Other results: New York 114 Orlando 86 Indiana 94 Memphis 86 Detroit 108 New Orleans
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      176 27 SATS, provides airport ground handling services to over 45 scheduled airlines operating through Singapore Changi Airport. We invite applications for the following position: CONTRACT AVIATION SCREENING AGENT REQUIREMENTS: You should possess one of the following: 1 GCE 'O' level in English/Maths; or 1 SPM/SAP credit in English; or 3 GCE
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      24 27 IN THE LIVING ROOM GENERAL: Sports News: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). DELAYED TELECAST FOOTBALL: Spanish Primera Liga highlights (Channel i, tomorrow, lam),
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