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Title Section10 2004-02-24 1 Streats TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com,sg MITA (P) 12,1/03/2003^^10 words
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Article617 2004-02-24 1 Janice Wong - Consumer activist Stephen Loke leading move to highlight socially responsible companies By_ Janice Wong SOON there will be a gauge to measure companies in Singapore by how well they treat the environment, their employees and the wider community. Former Consumers Association of Singapore head Stephen Loke617 words
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Article, Illustration605 2004-02-24 2 Chita Kong Ho - Customers can place bets at present outlets as usual By Chita Kong Ho FIVE Singapore Turf Club (STC) employees received their marching orders yesterday, casualties of a move by the Government to reorganise the way betting and lottery operations are conducted in Singapore.Francis Lee - 605 words
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Article, Illustration442 2004-02-24 3 Ho Lian-Yi - Aviation buffs can get chance to fly retired jets By. Ho Lian-Yi AS Singapore prepares to retire its ageing A-4SU Super Skyhawk fighter bombers, aviation buffs are rubbing their hands with glee in anticipation of getting a chance to fly them. That’s because in the442 words
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Article, Illustration475 2004-02-24 4 Zubaidah Nazeer - Academic’s approach uses English as aid for weaker students to learn Chinese By Zubaidah Nazeer ASSOCIATE Professor Goh Yeng Seng (pictured), a linguist with the National Institute of Education’s Asian Languages and Cultures department, got his point across. And his Bilingual Approach (BA) to teaching475 words
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Article, Illustration310 2004-02-24 4 Robin Ganguly - By Robin Ganguly CALLING Singaporean students a life of adventure on the high seas awaits you. You’ll have to swab the deck and rig the mast, with the wind in your hair and the world’s oceans before you. You’ll also have to study.Francis Lee - 310 words
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Article, Illustration390 2004-02-24 6 Sarah Ng - HDB rules have remained abreast of changing needs and developments Reports by, Sarah Ng CHANGE with the times. That is what the Housing and Development Board’s Building Technology Department has been doing over the years. And overseeing this is Building Technology Department director Lau Joo Ming.Pics: Francis Lee - 390 words
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Article240 2004-02-24 6 LEGISLATION will be introduced later this year to ensure that windows in all high-rise residential and commercial buildings are safe. Besides mandating the change of aluminium rivets to stainless steel ones, the new legislation will also put in place a framework for authorised persons to240 words
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128 2004-02-24 8 BUZZSTOP Bloomberg SINGAPORE’S consumer prices last month rose to their highest level in two-and-a-half years as prices of seafood, fresh pork and poultry increased because of higher demand during the Chinese New Year festive period. An index of consumer prices rose 1.3 per cent– Bloomberg - 128 words
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Article, Illustration59 2004-02-24 8 Hitomi, a rather prosperouslooking exotic short-haired feline in a cow outfit, seems a ‘moo-in’ at a Tokyo beauty pageant for cats on Sunday. Japan on Sunday confirmed its 10th case of mad cow disease, the latest blow to the region’s livestock trade. Last week two pet catsReuters - 59 words
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107 2004-02-24 8 Pilots support flexible wages THERE will be no face-off between the Government and Singapore Airlines pilots. Both parties are taking a more amicable route, with the pilots pledging to negotiate their issues quietly within the “family”. The Straits Times today carries an exchange of107 words
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Article117 2004-02-24 8 slom savings for clients SINGAPORE announced another major cut in airport charges yesterday in a bid to strengthen Changi’s global aviation hub status. Licence fees paid by ground handlers such as Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) and Changi International Airport Services (CIAS) will be cut117 words
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Article111 2004-02-24 8 Opposition wants nuke probe -AP MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi flew into the heart of opposition territory yesterday for a whirlwind visit, as speculation mounted that he would soon dissolve Parliament and call national elections. The single-day trip to' Kelantan, one of two states controlled-AP - 111 words
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Article89 2004-02-24 8 -AP AN explosion set off a fire yesterday at India’s main space centre, killing at least six people, police said. Flames erupted at the solid propellant plant at the government’s Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island off India’s south-eastern coast, said the centre’s spokesman, Mr K-AP - 89 words
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Article92 2004-02-24 8 -AFP THE death toll from an outbreak of dengue fever in Indonesia rose to 227 yesterday, a health official said. Since the start of the year, at least 12,089 people in 20 provinces have been infected with the virus, said Dr Rita Kusriastuti of the health-AFP - 92 words
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Article92 2004-02-24 8 AFP THE US may be ready to offer concessions to North Korea in return for a nuclear freeze at the upcoming six-nation talks in Beijing, a senior South Korean official said yesterday. Deputy Foreign Minister Lee SooHyuck said that Washington responded positively to conditions attached by, – AFP - 92 words
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Article93 2004-02-24 8 BRITISH mathematicians have added two and two and come up with an equation which tells men and women when they should go forth and multiply. The Sunday Times wrote that according to the theory, 32 is when men should marry; women, 27. Under the formula, M is the93 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration495 2004-02-24 10 Telstra CEO under pressure to find new revenue growth ALL eyes are on Telstra and its chief executive, Dr Ziggy Switkowski, a former nuclear physicist. The Australian telecoms leader looks set to spend up to As 3 billion (Ss4 billion) to buy PT Excelcomindo Pratam,AFP - 495 words
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211 2004-02-24 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Oversea-Chine se Banking Corp (OCBC), the smallest of Singapore’s three lenders, said that it is in talks about its stake in Great Eastern Holdings Ltd, without being specific. The bank, which owns about 49 per cent of Great– Bloomberg - 211 words
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Article89 2004-02-24 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Ascendas Real Estate Investment Tmst (A-Reit) said that there were 10 offers to buy each of the 40.7 million new shares the Singapore industrial property tmst is selling to fund the purchase of five new buildings. The shares, sold to fund managers and retail investors,– Bloomberg - 89 words
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Article106 2004-02-24 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Asia will be the fastest growing region for its private client wealth management business due to economic growth and a surge in offshore Chinese wealth, said Merrill Lynch yesterday. “I’m expecting business here to grow at twice the rate of our non-Asian businesses around the– Reuters - 106 words
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Article103 2004-02-24 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Capita Land Ltd, South-east Asia’s biggest developer, said that it is dissolving a joint venture with New York-based Cushman Wakefield to manage properties and provide other real estate services in China. The venture was set up in 2002 and had won projects across China,– Bloomberg - 103 words
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Article68 2004-02-24 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Allgreen Properties Ltd, a Singapore developer controlled by Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok, said that 2003 profit fell 24 per cent as it sold fewer homes and had weaker sales at its Traders Hotel. Profit for the year ended Dec 31, 2003, fell to $64.3– Bloomberg - 68 words
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Article, Illustration523 2004-02-24 11 Janice Wong - Jeremy Toy and, Samantha Tan have a business that’s ticking with a US-designed, Swiss-mnde watch brand In 1 repreneurs jl By Janice Wong I WHEN sales executive Jeremy Tay was retrenched in 1998, he 1 dwelled on his misfortune for two weeks. But that all-time lowPics: Francis Lee - 523 words
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Article, Illustration421 2004-02-24 12 Janice Wong - Learn from Enron and put good business practices in place, says Shell executive By Janice Wong MR ADRIAN Loader waved Enron Corporation’s 64-page code of ethics with flourish during a seminar on corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the Shangri-La Hotel yesterday. The Shell International director ofJanice Wong - 421 words
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355 2004-02-24 12 Wire services SEOUL US financial giant Citigroup is set to become the first foreign bank to take over a South Korean lender following its agreement yesterday to buy Koram bank, a move that could improve transparency and boost competition in the industry. Citigroup said– Wire services - 355 words
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Article, Illustration398 2004-02-24 14 1,000 outfits set up in past 2 years to meet corporate demands -afp SHANGHAI Snooping into citizens’ personal affairs, an activity once conducted by China’s Kafka-like network of communist party police, informants and traditional neighbourhood committees, has, like so many other institutions in the-afp; AFP - 398 words
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Article277 2004-02-24 17 STI: 1,884.53 7.25 Reuters SHARES ended mixed yesterday, with DBS among the top losers after it reported lacklustre quarterly earnings. The Straits Times Index ended down 0.38 per cent, or 7.25 points, at 1,884.53. DBS sank 2.56 per cent to $15.20 UOB gained 2.16 per cent– Reuters - 277 words
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Article24 2004-02-24 17 *AS AT FEB 23 US$: 551.696 EURO: 552 .128 Ss: RM2.240 Ss: 23.14 BAHT 553.152 Ss: 63.78 YEN Ss: HK54.583 ss: 4,97SRUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration709 2004-02-24 19 WILLIAM PESEK Jr - By WILLIAM PESEK Jr Bloomberg SEOUL If you want to gauge how China is shaking up the global economy, spend a few days in South Korea. Asia’s No 4 economy is at the epicentre of it all. Officials in Seoul no longer fret publicly about China’s– Bloomberg - 709 words
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Article298 2004-02-24 20 I REFER to Mr Godfrey Robert’s commentary, “Field the national team in MLeague” (Streats, Feb 20). Talk of re-entering the Malaysia tournament is the only positive signal to come from the Football Association of Singapore in years, following its embarrassing talk about unrealistic298 words
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Article40 2004-02-24 20 IN yesterday’s report, “Just enjoy it, says wine expert”, featuring Streats Wine Masterclass, we said incorrectly that Mr Henry Heng was a vice-president at Citigroup Private Bank. He is actually an assistant vice-president. We are sorry for the error.40 words
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Article87 2004-02-24 20 WE refer to Mr Walter Chan’s letter, “Of leaks and puddles” (Streats, Jan 15). We apologise to Mr Chan and all commuters who were inconvenienced by the incident. The bus (SBS 9498 P) has since been sent back to our workshop. The necessary rectification works also87 words
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226 2004-02-24 20 I REFER to the letter, “HDB carpark charges for maintenance, too” (Streats, Feb 20), by Mr Eng Soh Seng, deputy director (carparks) of HDB. According to HDB’s annual report 2002/2003, HDB collected a total of $378 million in parking charges and fines for the226 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration421 2004-02-24 22 -AFP BAGHDAD Ex-Foreign Legionnaires, battle-hardened Serbian soldiers, retired apartheid cops: A colourful gaggle of shadowy hirelings are setting up camp in Baghdad, which has quickly become the world capital of private security. “You’ve got the adrenalin junkies like me and those who-AFP; Pics: AFP - 421 words
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Article313 2004-02-24 22 Consumer advocate to press on with White House bid, ignoring naysayers Wire services WASHINGTON Mr Ralph Nader said yesterday that he won’t back off from his latest campaign for the White House even if the major candidates are tied in poll ratings going in to election– Wire services - 313 words
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107 2004-02-24 22 LONDON Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, who had an affair with US president Bill Clinton, has spoken out over a media furore surrounding a 27-year-old graduate’s purported fling with Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry. Ms Alex Polier earlier this week denied ever being involved107 words
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Article, Illustration497 2004-02-24 24 Justice Abdul Rahman made Indon history by voicing dissent against acquittal of Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung JAKARTA One man went down in history two weeks ago as the lone dissenting voice against the acquittal of Indonesian Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung of graft charges497 words
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Medical
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238 2004-02-24 26 LONDON It’s not just retrenched workers who have a bad time; fellow employees left behind are more likely to die of heart disease, researchers say. A Finnish study of local government personnel found that those whose departments suffered major cuts doubled their risk238 words
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158 2004-02-24 26 Reuters NEW YORK Natural food substances called phyto-oestrogens, which have been linked with lower rates of breast cancer in Asia, do not seem to prevent the disease in Western women, researchers in the Netherlands report. Phyto-oestrogens are oestrogen-like plant substances found in soya, flaxseed– Reuters - 158 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration714 2004-02-24 28 World-renozmed for producing auteurs such as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, the Beijing Film Academy will be showcasing shortfilms by some of its most promising young directors in its first-ever film festival here. YVONNE KWOK reports IG icture. HIS 23-minute film was banned in China, but went714 words
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Article, Illustration219 2004-02-24 30 Reuters COULD a campy pirate be the surprise that Academy Award voters have up their sleeves? After all, Johnny Depp (right) received the best actor award for Pirate of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl at the Screen Actors Guild awards on Sunday and– Reuters; AP; Reuters - 219 words
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Article, Illustration111 2004-02-24 30 Wire services AN obscenity-filled musical won four honours at Britain’s annual theatre awards on Sunday. Jerry Springer The Opera was voted best new musical at the 28th Laurence Olivier awards, given by The Society of London Theatre to honour the best of London theatre, opera and– Wire services; AP - 111 words
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Article, Illustration498 2004-02-24 31 Sharon Soh - By Sharon Soh SIX years on and it’s still packing in the crowds. Bemie’s BFD clearly has a winning formula: beach at its doorstep, convenient parking, no cover charge, no dress code and pets allowed. “We have customers who stop by for a drink or snack withPics: Edwin Koo mmusum - 498 words
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Article79 2004-02-24 31 FOOD WINE PROMO Present this coupon and enjoy either one of these offers from 24 Feb -23 Mar 04: Offer A: 10% discount on the total bill for a minimum spend of $2OO in a single receipt including a bottle of Jacob's Creek Reserve Shiraz or Jacob's Creek Reserve Chardonnay79 words
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Article, Illustration167 2004-02-24 31 A A Kee|*s Tffe Doc Winehhdiemltobebenefidal to your health. Especially among the French, probably the most mine-loving nation on earth. But m with ail things in life, keep it moderate. Moderate drinking is good far your heart as wine may: Decrease the level of bad cholesterol and167 words
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Article, Illustration506 2004-02-24 32 Sharlene Tan - By. Sharlene Tan BARREL rolls. Four-point turns. Hammerhead stalls. “Dump and bum”. I had no idea what these manoeuvres were but I didn’t really need to understand them. And neither do you. Just stare up into the sky and watch, open-mouthed, as pilots from Australia, France, India, thePics: ST - 506 words
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Article, Illustration349 2004-02-24 34 Edwin Koo - Story and picture by Edwin Koo Edwin Koo AS countless pilots, technicians, carpenters, and event managers scuttle around Changi Exhibition Centre in preparation for Asian Aerospace 2004 (AA2004), Sam Yeo is pushing his nose and lens into l other people’s business. f Yeo, a freelance photographer, is349 words
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Article, Illustration110 2004-02-24 35 Forecasts in Britain could soon include health alerts. The Sun wrote yesterday that the Met Office plans to warn people about medically risky weather. Symbols will be shown on TV weather reports for heart risks when the weather is hot I and sticky. And I bronchitisi PicAshleigh Sim - 110 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration44 2004-02-24 35 8.30 pm, Channel U Catch MediaWorks’ new artiste, Chen Hui Hui, as she hosts the second season of this mouth-watering programme with veteran Kym Ng. They will team up with a contestant each week to find their three designated three dishes.44 words
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Article57 2004-02-24 35 9pm, Cinemax (Starhub Channel 59) Ozzie Paxton (Vincent Kartheiser) is a 14-year-old rebel and computer hacker who steals new computer games and sells them before they hit the streets. Ordered to escort his stepsister to her school, he discovers that the school’s security consultant, Rafe Bentley (Patrick Stewart), is57 words
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Article, Illustration69 2004-02-24 35 PORTALS Till March 5,11.30am-7.30pm Mondays to Fridays Sunjin Galleries (43, Jalan Merah Saga, 03-62 Work Loft Chip Bee, tel 6738-2317)■ Free In her first solo exhibition, photographer Smita Barooah Sanyal focuses on portals as a medium for exploring space. The photographs attempt to capture a stillness at the portal69 words
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Article62 2004-02-24 35 HAMLET Till tomorrow, 7pm Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Tickets are $66, from Sistic This staging of Shakespeare’s Hamlet is done in a physical and dynamic style. Music is woven through the piece the actors themselves play and sing a complex score by noted composer Thomas Johnson which is fully62 words
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Miscellaneous436 2004-02-24 35 Yourdai! AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Nobody is left behind when society advances as a whole. As long as everyone maintains high ideals, certain lapses in personal morality will go unchallenged. Live your life as an example to inspire others. GEMINI Mn MAY2I-JUN2I Meetings flow smoothly when all circuits are conducting.436 words
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209 2004-02-24 36 Reuters BANGKOK Billionaire Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is eyeing a bid for English Premier League club Liverpool after Fulham spumed his advances last year, an adviser said yesterday. “I believe the prime minister already had his aides checking Liverpool’s financial position in the past– Reuters - 209 words
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Article, Illustration500 2004-02-24 36 Arsenal boss Wenger banking on striker Reyes to unlock Spanish secrets i Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Celta Vigo v Arsenal VIGO, Spain Arsenal will count on Jose Antonio Reyes’ (left) inside knowledge of Spanish football to help guide them into the last eight of the Champions League at– Wire services - 500 words
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Article, Illustration498 2004-02-24 37 Beckham will be hoping for a repeat of the World Cup qualifying result against Germany Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Bayern Munich v Real Madrid MUNICH The last time David Beckham (above) played in Munich, he led England to a crushing 5-1 win over Germany in a World Cup– Wire services; Reuters - 498 words
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Article62 2004-02-24 37 Tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) Lokomotiv Moscow (Rus) v Monaco (Fra) Celta Vigo (Spa) v Arsenal (Eng) Bayern Munich (Ger) v Real Madrid (Spa) Sparta Prague (Cze) v AC Milan (Ita) Tomorrow (Thursday morning) Deportivo La Coruna (Spa) v Juventus (ita) Vfß Stuttgart (Ger) v Chelsea (Eng) FC62 words
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Article, Illustration397 2004-02-24 38 LIM HAN MING - Fight with girlfriend costs Bunyalo Asian wakeboarding title Extreme sports^ By > LIM HAN MING HE was the defending wakeboarding champion for the Asian X Games. But when Thai Bunyalo Jumruang (above) arrived at the Mines Resort in Kuala Lumpur last week to defend his title, heWillie Yeo - 397 words
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330 2004-02-24 38 -AFP LOS ANGELES With Mike Weir, a lead has never been a sure thing. Sunday was no different. But the defending Nissan Open champion managed to hold on to this one. He held off a late charge from Shigeki Maruyama to win-AFP - 330 words
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Article92 2004-02-24 38 LONDON Chelsea will slash their first-team squad this summer, with Claude Makelele and Juan Sebastian Veron heading the list of players they will look to sell. London’s Evening Standard reported that along with players who will leave after their contracts expire Mario Melchiot, Winston Bogarde, Emmanuel Petit and92 words
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Article72 2004-02-24 38 -AFP ROME Antonio Cassano scored a hat-trick as Roma thrashed Siena 6-0 here on Sunday to give a welcome boost to their goal difference and close the gap on Serie A leaders AC Milan to five points. Brazilian winger Amantino Mancini, Marco Delvecchio and Francesco Totti grabbed the-AFP - 72 words
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Article85 2004-02-24 38 BASKETBALL Reuters NEW YORK Leßron James urged his underdog Cleveland Cavaliers towards a play-off place as he enjoyed a winning Madison Square Garden debut on Sunday. James scored 22 points and added five rebounds as the Cavaliers overwhelmed the New York Knicks 92-86. Reuters Other results Sacramento– Reuters - 85 words
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326 2004-02-24 39 Tan Kim Han - Tan Kim Han WHEN a speaker talks without looking at his prepared speech, you know it’s from the heart. And so it was with Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee yesterday in his opening address to unveil326 words
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Miscellaneous77 2004-02-24 38 IN THE LIVING ROOM FOOTBALL: Football Focus (ESPN Ch 23, 8.30 pm). Champions League: Lokomotiv Moscow v Monaco (ESPN Ch 23, tomorrow, 1.20 am), Bayern Munich v Real Madrid (Ch 23, tomorrow, 3.30 am and Channel 5,3.35 am), Celta Vigo v Arsenal (Star Sports Ch 24, tomorrow, 3.30 am). Champions77 words
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