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Title Section10 2004-02-23 3 Streats MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 111/03/200310 words
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Article638 2004-02-23 3 Pradeep Raj an - A 1 Qaeda leader’s capture would boost Bush re-election chances By Pradeep Raj an US President George W Bush looks to be just one man short of a victory in the upcoming presidential elections and that man is said to be almost in the bag. He is A638 words
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Article, Illustration399 2004-02-23 4 Airline posts record $476m half-year profit; still opposes SlA’s US routes request SYDNEY Qantas Airways chief executive Geoff Dixon yesterday said that the airline will offer its workers a 3 per cent pay raise. This comes after the carrier said last week thatAFP - 399 words
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Article133 2004-02-23 4 OVER the next few years, Asean governments will liberalise air travel, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday. He also predicted that the pace of change in Asia will increase. And the winners will be the countries who liberally exchange traffic rights and expose133 words
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Article, Illustration414 2004-02-23 5 American Idol reject offered recording contract SHE bangs and he scores even though he can’t sing and has no looks to speak of. American Idol reject William Hung not only has a cult following, he also has something that many contestants don’t a U 5525,000 (5542,058) recordingAP - 414 words
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Article, Illustration324 2004-02-23 6 Bloomberg DUBAI -Mr Giorgio Armani (seen here with a model), the Italian fashion guru who built a 1.3 billion-euro (552.78 billion) business empire around an unlined jacket, has signed an agreement with Emaar Properties to open 14 luxury hotels and resorts aroundBloomberg - 324 words
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Article534 2004-02-23 6 Khushwant Singh - More women are turning to Pis after ex-beaus threaten to circulate nude shots By Khushwant Singh EVERY month, private investigators (Pis) encounter about 30 women who complain that ex-boyfriends or exhusbands are threatening to circulate intimate photographs of them. Mr W D Anthony, 70,534 words
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132 2004-02-23 8 BUZZ STOP PLANS to build Jurong General Hospital have been scrapped. The change in plans took place after Acting Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan asked for a review of the plans when he took office last year, The Straits132 words
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Article157 2004-02-23 8 RJC teacher rode off cliff A SINGAPOREAN man died in Malaysia yesterday after he rode off a cliff while on his way to register for an extreme cycling race, Bemama said yesterday. The man, Mr Ho Swee Haw, 35, was cycling downhill in Sungkai, near157 words
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Article140 2004-02-23 8 Sumatra quake hits 6 on Richter Khushwant Singh A WOMAN living on the 21st floor in Bishan quickly gathered her three children and fled downstairs after a tremor lasting for about 15 seconds caused water to splash from a fish tank. Elsewhere in Singapore, about 100Khushwant Singh - 140 words
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Article, Illustration39 2004-02-23 8 Contractors at this upgrading programme at Block 263, Tampines Street 21, used discarded doors as a safety measure to cover up the corridor walls broken down to facilitate a new lift. Text and picture by Francis Lee39 words
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143 2004-02-23 8 AP INDONESIA has unveiled a comprehensive security plan for South-east Asia that calls for a regional peacekeeping force, improved legal cooperation and a human rights commission to address potential abuses in the fight against terrorism. The plan was submitted to Asean members on Friday, IndonesianAP - 143 words
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Article101 2004-02-23 8 -AFP MALAYSIA will study ways to increase food production by drastically reducing its rubber sector and using the surplus land to grow crops, a senior minister was quoted as saying. Rural development minister Azmi Khalid said rubber plantations will be cut to 800,000 hectares from 1.4-AFP - 101 words
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Article76 2004-02-23 8 Reuters JAPAN confirmed another case of mad cow disease yesterday, the 10th since the brain-wasting illness was discovered in the country in September 2001. Officials at the Health and Agriculture Ministry said experts have judged that a cow, bom in March 1996, from Kanagawa Prefecture,Reuters - 76 words
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Article88 2004-02-23 8 BRITISH Airways is changing the number and time of its troubled flight 223 on the London to Washington route in an attempt to soothe travellers’ frazzled nerves. Since New Year’s Day, BA 223 has been cancelled five times and delayed for hours on other occasions due88 words
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Article96 2004-02-23 8 STUDENTS at Monash University, who used to have unlimited Internet access, are upset that they will now have to pay when they exceed an allocated quota. Students at the university’s campuses in Australia, South Africa and Malaysia will be given some free internet access according to96 words
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Article, Illustration423 2004-02-23 10 Janice Wong - lutemative healing and practices draw healthy income By Janice Wong WHILE some may dismiss holistic practices such as yoga, aromatherapy and meditation as new age fads, Ms Stella Yfantidis (pictured) and Mr Neil Riley believe they are part of a growing lucrative business. Mr Riley, 54, launched theFrancis Lee - 423 words
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Article339 2004-02-23 10 AFP SINGAPORE Unmanned “drones” will take centre stage with modem warplanes and long-range commercial aircraft when the world’s third biggest aerospace event takes off here tomorrow, with major manufacturers hoping to cash in on Asia’s spiralling aviation needs. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), which have provenAFP - 339 words
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Article24 2004-02-23 10 ♦AS AT FEBRUARY 20 US$: 551.688 553.180 EURO: 552.134 Ss: 63.95 YEN Ss: RM2.251 Ss: HK54.606 Ss: 23.22 BAHT Ss: 4,998 RUPIAH24 words
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Article527 2004-02-23 10 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and527 words
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Article, Illustration608 2004-02-23 13 KHUSHWANT SINGH looks at the achievements of corporate master tactician Khoo Teck Puat Streats 8 THE late Mr Khoo Teck Puat was a corporate strategist of the highest order, famous for his impeccable sense in dealmaking and his uncanny instinct for buying low and selling high. He608 words
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Article, Illustration525 2004-02-23 14 China’s 4th richest man is a peasant boy at heart Reuters HANGZHOU, China Chinese auto parts king Lu Guanqiu insists that, at the age of 60, he can still roll up his sleeves, get down on his hands and knees and repair aReuters - 525 words
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Article, Illustration642 2004-02-23 17 Japanese cite better prospects amid fast-greying population afp TOKYO Japan’s rapidly greying population means that funerals are one of the country’s most vital businesses and the prospect of a secure job is attracting many new recruits to the US$l4 billion (5523.6 billion) industry. As Japan’safp; AFP - 642 words
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Article, Illustration266 2004-02-23 18 While Malaysia won’t be reviewing peg in near term, country would get rid of it if need arises, says minister AFP KUALA LUMPUR Economists and exporters have backed Malaysia’s decision to maintain its five-year-old ringgit peg to the US dollar despite a fall in theAFP - 266 words
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Article138 2004-02-23 18 Reuters NEW DELHI India yesterday approved rules allowing telecoms operators to buy local rivals in an attempt to encourage consolidation of the booming but fragmented industry. The guidelines released by the Telecom Department said companies would be allowed to buy rivals within the same operatingReuters - 138 words
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Article, Illustration1248 2004-02-23 20 Companies should reward employees based on their value not on how old they are, says CONRAD RAJ SINGAPORE’S touted status as a meritocracy is under threat. And the attack is being launched not by foreign critics of our policies or neighbours envious of our achievements.1,248 words
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Article, Illustration267 2004-02-23 21 I READ with interest Ms Janice Wong’s article, “An ugly woman is a lazy woman” (Streats, Feb 17), in which she stated that Singaporeans are ugly (compared to other nationalities) and advocated that Singaporeans (women in particular) should enhance their appearance with make-up in order to267 words
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Article156 2004-02-23 21 I WOULD like to compliment Mr Sujin Thomas on his excellent commentary, “If you have a dream, go for it” (Streats, Feb 19). I, too, am a trapped engineering undergrad. I wanted to pursue accountancy. Engineering was never among my choices and, to cut156 words
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107 2004-02-23 21 IT is almost three months since the Jose Carreras concert at the Padang was cancelled. I was told that the cost of my tickets, totalling $144, will be refunded and that the money was to have been credited to my account last December,107 words
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Article30 2004-02-23 21 IN Friday’s Streats, the picture accompanying the article, “Samsung woos the youth set”, was that of the Samsung E7OOA and not the V7OO. We are sorry for the error.30 words
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Article175 2004-02-23 24 WE refer to the article, “School absorbs $2 fee for cashless system” (Streats, Feb 20). The article incorrectly stated that students have to pay $2 a month if they opt to join the e-Savings programme of Chowiz’s overall e- Lifestyle programme, which was referred to as175 words
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Article133 2004-02-23 24 THE report, “$2 fee to buy from tuckshop” (Streats, Feb 19), was factually incorrect in stating that the cashless payment scheme was paid through “the students’ Edusave account”. The factual inaccuracy portrayed the school in a negative light and misrepresented the objectives and details of133 words
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Article57 2004-02-23 24 OUR report “School absorbs $2 fee for cashless system” (Streats, Feb 20) to correct the previous day’s article was based on details provided by Chowiz Pte Ltd. Principal Elizabeth Poey did not respond to our queries. Chowiz later informed Streats that it had misinformed us on the fee57 words
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Global
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Article340 2004-02-23 25 He passes gay-marriage buck to California’s AG SAN FRANCISCO In the movies, the “Terminator” usually gets his way. But in real life, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sometimes comes up against people such as California Attorney-General Bill Lockyer. He has rebuffed the attorney-general’s demand that same-sex marriages here be340 words
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Article, Illustration29 2004-02-23 25 A reveller with a bird-flu victim’ costume dancing the samba during the traditional Cordao do Bola Preta carnival group parade in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday AFPAFP - 29 words
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Article, Illustration547 2004-02-23 25 LONDON A medical scandal has broken out over the worldwide scare on the dangers of the childhood triple MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. The Sunday Times here reported yesterday that Dr Andrew Wakefield (pictured), who led the study that concluded547 words
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Article308 2004-02-23 26 One-stop info network on citizens by 2006 Xinhua BEIJING China aims to build an information network by 2006 that pools information about its citizens from various sectors. The information will range from police to family planning, taxation and educational departments, according to the WorkingXinhua - 308 words
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Article, Illustration27 2004-02-23 26 A Chinese boy appears to be flying through the air while demonstrating his skills in an annual gongfu contest in Hangzhou province on Saturday AFPAFP - 27 words
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Article, Illustration314 2004-02-23 28 Opposition candidate ahead in two major polls TAIPEI Kuomintang chairman and opposition candidate Lien Chan has said that he will not vote in the “peace” referendum to be held in tandem with the March 20 presidential election. He announced this during a debate with DemocraticReuters - 314 words
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Article146 2004-02-23 28 AFP JAKARTA Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid, impeached by Indonesia’s parliament almost three years ago, has been nominated to run for the country’s top job again, the state news agency Antara reported on Saturday. The National Awakening Party (PKB) nominated the virtually-blind Islamic scholar, whoAFP - 146 words
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251 2004-02-23 29 AP SEATTLE Just two cocktails consumed by a pregnant woman may be enough to kill some of the developing brain cells in the unborn child, leading to problems that can haunt a person for life, new studies suggest. Dr John Olney, a researcher atAP - 251 words
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Article65 2004-02-23 29 What are statins? STATINS are a type of drug that lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL or “bad” cholesterol) levels by limiting the amount of cholesterol that the body makes. LDL transports cholesterol from the liver to the rest of the body. Statins are generally prescribed to people who need65 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration574 2004-02-23 30 Behind the very colowjul bridge at Robertson Quay is one extroverted woman artist. GREGORYLEOWspeaks to Pacita Abad IT always begins with a thought. In the middle of last year, Filipina Pacita S Abad was the visiting resident artist at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI) at RobertsonAshlelgh Slm ° - 574 words
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Article, Illustration313 2004-02-23 31 Yvonne Kwok - §y_ Yvonne Kwok IF you’re a fan of Channel U programme Yummy King and have been longing for a book putting together all the show’s recommendations, the wait is over. Yummy Guide, compiled by Singapore Press Holdings’ U Weekly, has descriptions of more than 200 i313 words
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Article, Illustration152 2004-02-23 31 AFP MILAN The fashion crowd is scrambling to cope with a hectic schedule turned upside-down by the Oscars on Feb 29. Milan fashion week, which opened yesterday, normally saves its biggest names for last. But red carpetfriendly designers such as Giorgio Armani, Versace and RobertoAFP - 152 words
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Article, Illustration365 2004-02-23 32 r Janice Wong - By r Janice Wong ALL I wanted to do after returning to Singapore from Mauritius was to go back. To ease my withdrawal symptoms after a recent trip, I had to go for frequent tea breaks at my office’s rooftop garden and pretend that I was back365 words
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Article, Illustration311 2004-02-23 34 HoLian-Yi - By_ HoLian-Yi WINE expert Edwin Soon had one goal when he conducted this month’s Streats Wine Masterclass: to make wine accessible to everyone. “We should treat wine like food, we should not be intimidated by wine,” Soon, 44, told Streats during the session onHo Llan-YI - 311 words
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Article, Illustration112 2004-02-23 34 STAR Wars creator George Lucas has received the Visual Effects Society’s first Lifetime Achievement Award. Director James Cameron, who presented Lucas with the award last week, praised Lucas’ film industry-changing cinema innovations such as digital desktop editing and digital cinematography. The society also gave awards to The112 words
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Article120 2004-02-23 34 Reuters RWANDA’S genocide in 1994, in which Hutu extremists killed some 800,000 Tutsis and Hutu moderates in 100 days, is fast becoming fodder for Hollywood’s film-makers. At least three films are scheduled to be made this year, on the 10th anniversary of the genocide. One of them,– Reuters - 120 words
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Article, Illustration508 2004-02-23 36 AFP NEW YORK If Mel Gibson’s The •'•if Passion of Christ is only the latest in a very long line of celluloid portrayals of Jesus that have each aroused controversy, delight, outrage and ridicule. For more than a century, film-makers have attempted toAFP; AP - 508 words
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Article, Illustration106 2004-02-23 37 jf It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama this week and the theme is, “Turn around, don’t drown”, in an effort to prevent r flood-related drownings. The Clanton Advertiser wrote yesterday that the weatherman said that “you don’t realise the power of water... you’re not inPicAshleigh Sim - 106 words
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Article, Illustration47 2004-02-23 37 9pm, Channel, Star Movies (Starhub Channel 58) This tale of intrigue and corruption is based on a true account of 18th century French noblewoman Jeanne De La MotteValois (Hilary Swank), whose family has been dispossessed of status and title by the king.47 words
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68 2004-02-23 37 9pm, Channel i Honouring the who’s who of television and the movies from long running hit TV series such as Everybody Loves Raymond and Law and Order to blockbuster movies like Lord of the Rings. Catch stars such as Renee Zellweger, Diane Keaton, Bill68 words
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Article76 2004-02-23 37 FOXY FOXY March 5-7, 7-15 pm DBS Arts Centre Tickets at $l6, call 9479-4039 or buy through www.quintsical.com NTU Hall 5 Quintsical Productions presents an original musical, Foxy Foxy. Set in 1960 s Singapore, the show revolves around a nightspot called Foxy Lounge, “a place of hopes and dreams,76 words
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Article, Illustration84 2004-02-23 37 THE PURINA FRISKIES CHAMPIONSHIP CAT SHOW 2004 March 7, 10am-spm Singapore Expo Hall 6B $3 entry, free for children under 12 Cat lovers can see a wide variety of cats including m exotic breeds such as the Munchkin (pictured) and Sphinx, and exchange cat-care tips with fellow cat lovers.84 words
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Article, Illustration483 2004-02-23 39 Lim Han Mins - Wakeboarding’s pin-up boy has an army of women following him wherever he goes Reports by Lim Han Mins: In Kuala Lumpur MANABU NAGATSUKA (right) can neither sing nor act, but he’s probably as famous as any celebrity in Japan. With his brooding good looks and ultra-cool disposition, theWillie Yeo - 483 words
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Article226 2004-02-23 39 THE Asian Pro Wakeboarding Tour will be making its way to Singapore in November. This was confirmed after Amos Boon, president of the Wakeboard Association (Singapore), met with Shannon Scarling, president of the World Wakeboard Association at the Asian X Games in Kuala Lumpur226 words
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Article, Illustration314 2004-02-23 40 Gary Lim - By Gary Lim SHE’S the top-ranked Optimist woman sailor in Singapore. Crystal How, 13, (left) lived up to her reputation when she led the fivemember team from the National Optimist Sailing Scheme (Noss) Centre to victory in the Singapore Armed Forces Yacht Club (SAFYC)GaryfLim - 314 words
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Article, Illustration570 2004-02-23 40 Tan Kim Han - Under-18 football coach Wong comes down hard on wayward hairstyles By Tan Kim Han CUT your hair 0r... The warning comes from new national under-18 coach Mike Wong who feels that his trainees should spend more time on football and less time before the mirror. Said theAshlelgh Sim - 570 words
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Article, Illustration380 2004-02-23 41 Referee under fire as Real Madrid increase lead at the top Wire services MADRID Ronaldo (above) struck with a controversial penalty and a dazzling shimmy to help take Real Madrid five points clear with a 4-2 win away to Espanyol on Saturday. Real’s victory, which alsoWire services; AFP - 380 words
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Article, Illustration251 2004-02-23 41 Reuters MILAN -AC Milan president and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (right) watched his team come back from two goals down to beat city rivals Inter 3-2 in their derby on Saturday, and then ordered his coach to change tactics. Berlusconi told reporters before– Reuters - 251 words
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207 2004-02-23 41 ROME Roma coach Fabio Capello has confirmed his intention to move to England and admitted he would be “intrigued” at the prospect of taking charge at Tottenham. Having already coached in Italy and Spain, Capello has revealed that he intends to move to England207 words
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Article153 2004-02-23 42 BASKETBALL AFP EAST RUTHERFORD Kenyon Martin had 23 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and four blocks. Jason Kidd narrowly missed another triple-double as New Jersey ran their club-record winning streak to 13 games with a 97-84 triumph over New Orleans Hornets on Saturday. Nets’ 13-game runAFP - 153 words
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Article125 2004-02-23 42 AFP LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes that he is being kept in the dark by the Football Association over Rio Ferdinand’s appeal against an eight-month ban for missing a drugs test. Ferguson said that he has heard no news from the FA on whenAFP - 125 words
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Article87 2004-02-23 42 S-LEAGUE clubs Home United and Geylang United continue their Asian Football Confederation Cup campaigns with visits to Maldives this week. Group D leaders Home, who demolished Hong Kong’s Happy Valley 5-1 two weeks ago, will hope to consolidate their pole position when they visit Valencia, 0-2 losers87 words
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Article, Illustration399 2004-02-23 42 Thongchai first Thai golfer to win H EPGA event AFP KUALA LUMPUR Thongchai Jaidee (left) had a dramatic hole-in-one en route to becoming the first Thai to win a European Tour event with victory in the US$l.2l million (552.04 million) Carlsberg Malaysian Open yesterday. The former paratrooperAFP; Reuters - 399 words
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213 2004-02-23 42 Reuters LOS ANGELES Defending champion Mike Weir took advantage of wet and soft conditions to forge five shots clear of the field at the Nissan Open on Saturday, firing a five-under-par 66 in the third round. Canada’s US Masters champion mixed sixReuters - 213 words
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