Streats, 26 March 2004
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Article550 2004-03-26 1 Beijing governs only stocks listed at home; foreign exchanges can’t rule on overseas firms on their markets Reuters HONG KONG Many Chinese firms listing on foreign exchanges are in a regulatory no-man’s land. And this would leave investors unprotected if fraud or accounting problems are– Reuters - 550 words
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Article329 2004-03-26 2 Sarah Ng - By. Sarah Ng TWO classes of Primary 3 pupils at Henry Park Primary School were given an unlikely assignment last year: They were told to design furniture. The project was for a science lesson on materials: Design a bed for fairytale character Goldilocks. Tell us329 words
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Article, Illustration388 2004-03-26 2 Zubaidah Nazeer - Two invent first breach vending machine By Zubaidah Nazeer TWO Singaporean men have invented a vending machine that can dispense enough bread to feed an army. The Bread Pod, the brainchild of Mr Tan Suan Loke, 36, and Mr Cheo Meng Soon,Edwin Koo - 388 words
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Article, Illustration205 2004-03-26 3 Ho Lian-Yi - Ho Lian-Yi YOU can now connect to the Internet using Singapore’s best-selling plasma TV The eCrystALIS 55, a homegrown product launched by Hitachi at the Four Seasons Hotel yesterday, is the world’s first plasma TV with embedded Webbrowsing capability, according to Hitachi senior technicallan Tan - 205 words
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299 2004-03-26 3 Affected firms to be compensated for ban expansion -AP CANBERRA A fishing ban that comes into effect on July 1 will make over onethird of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef the world’s best protected marine environment, the government said yesterday. “It is a quite-AP - 299 words
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Article, Illustration434 2004-03-26 4 Khushwant Singh - No church funds ever invested in priest’s name By. Khushwant Singh RETIRED Archbishop Gregory Yong said in a court statement yesterday that Father Kang Hock Chai’s alleged use of church funds to make investments in his name for the benefit of the church was something that has434 words
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Article, Illustration129 2004-03-26 4 Reuters LOS ANGELES American Idol judge Simon Cowell has denied that his on-air middlefinger stunt was an obscene gesture, insisting that it was an innocent posture. He was responding to suggestions that he was directing an insult to fellow judge Paula Abdul by putting– Reuters - 129 words
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Article, Illustration313 2004-03-26 6 Ballot papers to some areas may not be ready in time JAKARTA Indonesian elections may be delayed in some areas, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Hari Sabamo has hinted. This is despite repeated assurances from the country’s election commission that everything was on trackAFP - 313 words
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Article216 2004-03-26 6 A VISIT to the website of The Inn Crowd Bunk Brekkie website reveals just how refreshingly different the operator’s approach is. For his fresh new style and pioneering efforts in building a vibrant hostel scene in Singapore, the owner, who only wants to be known216 words
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132 2004-03-26 8 BUZZSTOP THE Euro 4 emission standard will be deployed here in 2006, driving up transport fares and business costs. All diesel vehicles such as buses, taxis, lorries, vans and trucks will be affected. An SMRT spokesman told The Straits Times132 words
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Article, Illustration77 2004-03-26 8 Mr Bryan Soo, 27, proposing to girlfriend Ms Susan Cheah, also 27, on Tuesday after surviving 168 hours of the Surviving the Sky cable car challenge together. The organisers have offered to sponsor a cable car wedding for Mr Soo and Ms Cheah. Although they think that it– Text and picture by Edwin Koo - 77 words
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Article131 2004-03-26 8 S Mother diagnosed with cancer POST-NATAL depression was yesterday cited as one possible explanation for a woman leaping to her death with her two children on Wednesday. Madam Yap Cheng Chu, 34, might have been under additional strain because she also had cancer of the uterus, Dr131 words
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Article133 2004-03-26 8 Indian writer was first Asian laureate -AFP THE Nobel medal of Indian poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian Nobel laureate, was stolen from a museum near Calcutta, police said yesterday. The medal and other belongings of late Tagore had vanished when the museum at-AFP - 133 words
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Article131 2004-03-26 8 One false alarm, other under probe -AFP A BOMB alert in Amsterdam’s central train station yesterday turned out to be a false alarm but another bomb threat in Roosendaal, near the border with Belgium, is still under investigation, Dutch authorities said. “The bomb alert-AFP - 131 words
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Article118 2004-03-26 8 -AP THREE Chinese women and two men from Myanmar were arrested as they tried to swim into Singapore, police said yesterday. The arrests of the five, whose names were not released, bring to 50 the total number caught trying to enter the citystate illegally by sea-AP - 118 words
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Article86 2004-03-26 8 AFP THE Thai government’s plan to lure well-heeled tourists by selling up to one million “privilege” cards within five years has bombed, with only 450 sold so far, officials admitted yesterday. The “Thailand Elite” card, which costs 1 million baht (5542,700), entitles holders to a– AFP - 86 words
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Article77 2004-03-26 8 -AFP BRITAIN is trying to defuse a diplomatic row with Mexico over six British cave explorers of a team of 12 trapped in a cave for eight days, saying that they were in Mexico on a scientific mission. The row arose because nine members are from-AFP - 77 words
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Article108 2004-03-26 8 SCUBA divers will be able to dive longer and deeper if scientists are correct in believing that they can develop a pill to prevent the bends. A report in the most recent issue of New Scientist magazine says that Norwegian scientists are confident that a drug108 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration431 2004-03-26 10 Janice Wong - Ron Sim is Businessman of the Year; Sing Tel, Hyf lux bosses winners, too By_ Janice Wong LIFESTYLE product company Osim CEO Ron Sim looked radiant yesterday. That possibly was the result of taking the oral health supplements that Osim just launched or the factBT - 431 words
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Article311 2004-03-26 10 CkuaKongHo - b*l CkuaKongHo UNITED Overseas Bank, Singapore’s largest credit card issuer, announced yesterday that it will spend $l2 million over three years to replace its credit cards with ones that contain embedded security microchips and to upgrade its merchant payment terminals. UOB will replace311 words
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120 2004-03-26 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Port operator PSA Corp is in talks to invest in two more Chinese ports to tap China’s export growth. PSA may bid to take a stake or help manage a proposed 2.65 billion yuan (***** million) container terminal in the Nansha– Bloomberg - 120 words
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95 2004-03-26 10 SINGAPORE Citibank is now targeting the wealth of middle-income Singaporeans with a new personalised money management service. Starting from next Monday, the bank will have a new money management tool called Citipro Financial Check to help middle-income people assess their cashflow positions throughout their95 words
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126 2004-03-26 10 Reuters BRUSSELS European regulators on Wednesday fined Microsoft Corp a record 497 million euros (551.02 billion) for breaking antitrust law and ordered it to strip its Windows Media Player from the Windows operating system. That move, together with an order to open its– Reuters - 126 words
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Article378 2004-03-26 12 Firm mum on Korean watchdog’s remark Reuters SEOUL Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings is keen on buying a stake in South Korea’s fourth-biggest lender, Hana Bank, as it looks to expand in Asia’s financial sector, a regulator said yesterday. “No other investors have shown such– Reuters - 378 words
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Article180 2004-03-26 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Mobile One (Ml) yesterday won the approval of shareholders to buy back as much as 10 per cent of its outstanding shares, as it looks for ways to spend its cash. Ml, which raised its dividend in January, has said that it sees– Bloomberg - 180 words
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Article, Illustration373 2004-03-26 14 Reuters Region has I.Bm people with $9.6 trillion SINGAPORE About 70 wealthy Asians gathered in United Overseas Bank’s private banking centre recently, but money did not figure in the discussions. Instead, the buzz was about traditional Chinese medicine and feng shui, the 4,000-year old Chinese art– Reuters; AFP - 373 words
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Article, Illustration260 2004-03-26 16 -AFP MANILA The makers of Napoleon Quince brandy are hitting out against a campaign criticising their advertising campaign. “Have you tried a 15-year-old?” asks one ad on a huge billboard looming over the Philippine capital. The suggestive slogan for the 15-year-old brandy has predictably sparked a-AFP; AFP - 260 words
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Article206 2004-03-26 16 RISES Ranked by Stocks Closing (0) Mediastream 5c 2.5 25.0 ChipEngS W*****1 3 20.0 Yongnam 1c 3 20.0 LC Dev 10 17.6 Liang Huat 10c 7 16.7 PM Data 10c 14 16.7 Rowsley W*****7 5 11.1 Shining 15c 10 11.1 Twinwood 5c 5 11.1 Giken S 25c206 words
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Article24 2004-03-26 16 *AS AT MARCH 25 US$: 551.692 553.076 EURO: 552.051 Ss: 62.64 YEN Ss: RM2.246 Ss: HK54.607 Ss: 23.38 BAHT Ss: 5,099 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration730 2004-03-26 18 PHILIP LEE - Local men, don’t just rant act By PHILIP LEE THE Singapore men who sounded mightily piqued the past few weeks, when they bemoaned the fact that more local women were dating Caucasian men, had better come to terms with this. Fact is, this trend will escalate in the coming years.730 words
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438 2004-03-26 22 STREATS editor Paul Jansen’s commentary, “Spain pullout won’t bring peace” (Streats, March 22), opens with the controversial opinion, “The terrorists have won”. If, as I believe, he is an ardent supporter of US President George W Bush and his pre-emptive strike policy,438 words
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Article145 2004-03-26 22 I APPRECIATE Mr Chew Hock Yong’s reply, “Iras income data protected by law” (Streats, March 24), which puts things in a clearer perspective. However, I still cannot understand the logic of the Finance Ministry’s decision to ditch CPF income-linked data, which is a closer145 words
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Article, Illustration213 2004-03-26 22 I REFER to the commentary, “Singlish can, but it’s not lah-di-da” (Streats, March 24). Singlish might be more suitable for use in the following situations: In private gatherings such as birthday parties, weddings, hawker centres and at family gatherings. It makes events lively and213 words
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Article143 2004-03-26 22 I AM a Eurasian whose mother tongue is English and only English. My son is entering Primary 1 next year. I am wondering what mother tongue he should take, as we do not speak Chinese, Malay or Tamil at home. Currently, he is taking Chinese.143 words
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Article62 2004-03-26 22 THE letter, “Rats eating food for cats?” (Streats, March 25), mentions the situation that we have daily at blocks 311 to 314 Ang Mo Kio, under the covered walkway and in the plaza area between these blocks. Several telephone calls were made to the Town Council62 words
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Article, Illustration177 2004-03-26 24 -AP NABLUS, West Bank A Palestinian teenager approached a crowded West Bank checkpoint wearing a suicide bomb vest on Wednesday in what Israel said was an effort to kill soldiers. The soldiers, who had been warned of a possible attack, jumped behind concrete barricades and sent a yellow-AP; Pics: Reuters - 177 words
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Article387 2004-03-26 24 Ex-aide-tumed-author says pre-9/11 A 1 Qaeda threat not taken seriously enough WASHINGTON Though US President George W Bush picked a man with an impressive resume to take a leading role in the country’s fight against terrorism, he will likely be regretting it now. Former US cyber-security387 words
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Article127 2004-03-26 24 -ap SHANGHAI China’s most populous city already short on housing, electricity and water is now running out of land for graves, reports said yesterday. Land set aside for graves will be exhausted in five years, but appeals to citizens to place their loved ones’ remains in-ap - 127 words
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205 2004-03-26 24 Wire services TAIPEI Taiwan’s lawmakers will today discuss legislation authorising a recount in a presidential election that almost evenly split voters and triggered five days of street demonstrations. Yesterday, President Chen Shui-bian met business leaders and tried to focus attention on domestic policies, amid– Wire services - 205 words
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Article, Illustration45 2004-03-26 28 Filipino transvestites at a Manila employment agency on Wednesday waiting to audition for jobs as singers and dancers in Japan. They are eager to work in Japan, where they can earn up to US$l,OOO (551,689) a month in the entertainment industry ReutersReuters - 45 words
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379 2004-03-26 28 Japanese flock to anime studios only to get poor salaries, dismal conditions Los Angeles Times TOKYO The starting pay can be less than US$5OO (SsB4s) a month in this, the world’s most expensive city, but becoming an illustrator in Japan’s famed anime industry remains the– Los Angeles Times - 379 words
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138 2004-03-26 28 ADELAIDE MPs have “more balls than brains” was a remark made by the Speaker of South Australia’s Parliament while suffering the effects of an illness, he reportedly has claimed. Mr Peter Lewis made the remark in Parliament on Wednesday while talking about MPs who do not138 words
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269 2004-03-26 30 LONDON If working out in the gym doesn’t appeal, middle-aged men and women wanting to boost their overall fitness should try martial arts training. Researchers at the Institute of Technology in Westbury, New York, found that 40-to--60-year-olds who practised soo bahk do, an ancient Korean269 words
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my HOME YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME-OWNING
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Article, Illustration469 2004-03-26 32 Ho Lian-Yi - Singapore Poly is offering the first diploma in landscape architecture to supply professionals for the industry By_ Ho Lian-Yi GREATER exposure to developments overseas through travel, reading and TV have resulted in Singaporeans who are more knowledgeable about different landscapes and more demanding when askingPics. 8« - 469 words
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INTERIOR
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Article, Illustration370 2004-03-26 34 A few tips on how you can give your home that 60s look IF you like the retro look homeowners Dave and Michelle Yeo went for, their story might offer you a few ideas on what to do if you want to get there. Their quest started with370 words
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Article, Illustration498 2004-03-26 36 Local performance group In Source Theatre is planning to take its latest work overseas, says SHARLENE TAN IF all goes well, Obsessive Repulsive Madness will be hitting Nepal and Poland later this year. It’s not the name of some new strain of animal virus, but rather the latestEdwin Koo - 498 words
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Article, Illustration188 2004-03-26 36 HUGS, champagne toasts and snippets of poetry marked the filming for the last episode of NBC’s Frasier after an 11-year mn. As the cast gathered on stage for the final bow, series star Kelsey Grammer, who plays radio psychiatrist Frasier Crane, hugged each188 words
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instyle
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Article, Illustration889 2004-03-26 38 Thefourth Singapore Fashion Festival opens next Friday and for the first time in its history there is a strong showing of Singapore designers. This week MARYLIM highlights five of the nine young designers featured at the Blueprint 04/Singapore Design Showcase i FOR the first time, Singapore designers takeHansel; Enormous - 889 words
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Article, Illustration420 2004-03-26 42 JUDI LOW - Stylish eating on a shoestring By JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Lows recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to do and cost $lO or less forfour servings, will see you through these tough times QUICK toJudi Low - 420 words
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Article, Illustration125 2004-03-26 44 Charity organisation 1 London Wildcare is asking a bird-lovers to help, their feathered friends Survive <1 the cold nights this season. It is advising people to put out nut and seed supplies, and household titbits to help birds, which tend to lose up to 30 perPic Edwin Koo - 125 words
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Article, Illustration60 2004-03-26 44 10pm, Channel i New York cop Frank Keller is on the trail of a serial killer who murders men answering personal ads in the classifieds. Those who answer the ads, written in poetic couplets, end up dead in their own apartments with a ’sos single Sea of60 words
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Article48 2004-03-26 44 10pm, Central Catch this definitive guide to this year’s Singapore film festival (SIFF) and discover the hottest and most sought-after flicks for this year. Take your cue from the biggest film buffs around as the crew from the SIFF tells you what they will be watching.48 words
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Article84 2004-03-26 44 ROMANCE RHYTHM Tomorrow, 2pm to Bpm Cha Xuan KTV (next to Outram MRT) Tickets at s2sfrom Tampines North CC at Tampines St 41 “If music be the food of love, play on” said William Shakespeare. Well, singles will have the opportunity to do just that in this event84 words
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Article, Illustration50 2004-03-26 44 MAKING FISH LAUGH Today and tomorrow, 10pm Jubilee Hall Tickets from $3O to $4O at Sistic Award-winning Brit Alex Home and his henchman Tim Key in a whacky exposition t and experiment on what makes us laugh. A funny and unusual late-night special _J)iat is Ik by Streats.50 words
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Miscellaneous472 2004-03-26 44 Yourdailyhoroscope I? AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com ARIES MAR2I -APR 19 Love, lust and other yummy things occupy your life for the next few days. Insecurity vanishes when pleasure rolls into town. This has happened before, and it will happen again. After all,472 words
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Article, Illustration516 2004-03-26 46 GARY LIM - Toure has blossomed from occasional midfielder to star defender Soccer Savvy By GARY LIM IT’S goodbye Manchester United and hello Arsenal. Well, not yet. But should Arsenal master United in Sunday’s top-of-the-table battle at Highbury and go on to win the Premiership, the Gunners may want to516 words
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Article, Illustration536 2004-03-26 46 TOMORROW Birmingham City (7) v Leeds United (19) Head to head: Birmingham won 29, Leeds 32, Draws 23 Previous league meetings: Sept 20, 2003 Leeds 0 Birmingham 2; Jan 1, 2003 Leeds 2 Birmingham 0 Last 6 league matches: Birmingham WDWWLL; Leeds LWDDLW Team news: Birmingham Purse, DunnAFP - 536 words
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Article, Illustration344 2004-03-26 48 Tan Kim Han - Young lions keeper passes fitness test, wins permission to interrupt NS By Tan Kim Han GOOD news for Singapore’s Lions. Their goalkeeping crisis has now been resolved as in-form custodian Hassan Sunny is now available for Wednesday’s World Cup football qualifier against Japan at the JalanFrancis Lee - 344 words
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Article106 2004-03-26 48 THE family of the late Sinchi FC player Jiang Tao yesterday received a total of $154,635 in donations and insurance money. Sinchi FC vice-chairman Wang Jinhui said that NTUC Income paid out $128,000 while the rest came from donations. The club will also be writing to106 words
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Article, Illustration441 2004-03-26 50 Chelsea manager upbeat despite uphill second-leg task AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Q-FINAL (IST LEG) Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1 LONDON Claudio Ranieri has warned Arsenal that they will need all of their killer instinct to end Chelsea’s Champions League dream in a fortnight’s time. A 1-1 draw in– AFP; Reuters - 441 words
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363 2004-03-26 50 Wire services LONDON Aston Villa have rejected a takeover approach from “certain parties”, including former Manchester City player Ray Ranson, because it significantly undervalues the company, the club said yesterday. The Premier League club said that they had received “an indicative proposal from certain parties”,– Wire services - 363 words
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Article245 2004-03-26 50 -AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Q-FINAL (IST LEG) Real Madrid 4 Monaco 2 MADRID Ronaldo’s return grabbed most of the headlines yesterday, but the man who took the plaudits for Real Madrid’s 4-2 win over Monaco was Luis Figo. “Figo sorted everything out... from the left,” commented Spanish-AFP - 245 words
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Article, Illustration335 2004-03-26 51 -AFP EAGLE, Colorado National Basketball Association icon Kobe Bryant came face to face on Wednesday with the woman who accused him of rape. The meeting was their first in seven months and took place in a courtroom where she was grilled about her sex life. Los-AFP; AP - 335 words
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Article199 2004-03-26 51 Wire services LONDON Newcastle United yesterday confirmed that manager Bobby Robson has signed a new contract and will remain in charge until the end of the next season. The 71-year-old, who has been working on a rolling 12-month deal since he took over from Ruud Gullit– Wire services - 199 words
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Miscellaneous45 2004-03-26 51 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBAUj NBA: San Antonio Spurs v Detroit Pistons (Star Sports Ch 24, 9.30 am). GOLF: USPGA Tour The Players Championship, day 2 (Channel i, tomorrow, lam). FOOTBALL SLeague: Balestier Khalsa v Sinchi (CNA, 7pm). DELAYED TELECAST EPL Preview (Channel i, 12mn).45 words
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