Streats, 31 May 2004
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Article513 2004-05-31 3 Chua Kong Ho - As oil prices stay high, refiners see huge profit margins eroding as they can’t pass on costs to consumers Chua Kong Ho OIL refineries in Asia are having rheir best year since the Asian financial frisis, as profit margins have more than doubled due to a combination513 words
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Advertisement109 2004-05-31 3 treats lON DAY, MAY 31, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p> 196/03/2004 Lingering row Tanglin Club has new president in Alan Jones, but tussle over upgrading plans continues PAGE Safeguard name Govt has international reputation, so it should have come to Synergy’s rescue, says Conrad Raj PAGE s Rebuilding United Fergie109 words
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Morning Rush
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Article473 2004-05-31 4 US finns bombarded with tough questions from during campus recruitments COLUMBUS, Ohio New jobseekers in the US today are taking more pains to prepare themselves for long-term careers than their predecessors, reported the New York Times yesterday. Having witnessed the dot.com bubble burst a few months473 words
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183 2004-05-31 4 Ho Lian-Yi - By Ho Lian-Yi ABOUT 18,000 people thronged the c areas outside the National Stadium yesterday morning to enjoy the PAP f Community Foundation’s (PCF) first- c ever national family carnival. While the PCF, which runs 296 pre-schools for children aged four to t six, have183 words
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Article, Illustration405 2004-05-31 5 Janice. Wong - Unhappy Tanglin Club member to negotiate with new management on Saturday By Janice. Wong TANGLIN Club’s new president, Mr Alan Jones (pictured), is having a tough start as some members continue to voice their dissatisfaction over the club’s upgrading plans. Mr Jones was accepted405 words
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114 2004-05-31 5 Reuters WASHINGTON China expanded its aggressive military build-up last year with more sophisticated missiles, satellite-disrupting lasers and underground facilities, all aimed at winning a possible conflict with Taiwan and exerting power, according to a Pentagon report released on Friday. Beijing reportedly has more than– Reuters - 114 words
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Article, Illustration526 2004-05-31 6 Sarah Ng - Rift opens over grey area between politics and religion By Sarah Ng AMERICAN archbishop Raymond Burke’s decision not to give Holy Communion to Senator John Kerry because the politician supports abortion has created a divide among Catholic churches in the country. Some Catholic priests in theAP - 526 words
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136 2004-05-31 8 BUZZSTOP CPF money can’t be given to another person through a will, the High Court ruled recently. The monies can only be passed to the beneficiaries nominated on forms issued by the CPF Board; or through the Public136 words
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Article, Illustration68 2004-05-31 8 Edwin Koo - Picture and text by Edwin Koo A rainbow lory (right) getting its feathers ruffled yesterday as some avian friends join it to feed. You can soon catch such animal drama from a 12m elevated boardwalk at Jurong Bird Park. Called the Lory Loft, it holds 1,000 lories and68 words
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Article133 2004-05-31 8 Big money in global organisations THEY may be non-profit organisations. But wooing them to Singapore makes economic sense, say EDB officials. The agency’s team of officers dedicated to this task recently attracted the likes of Helen Keller International, the International Chamber of Commerce and the Tax133 words
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Article142 2004-05-31 8 Unhappy at work AP ABOUT 57,000 foreign maids ran away from their Malaysian employers in the past- four years, a news report said yesterday. Malaysia currently employs about 240,000 foreign maids, more than 95 per cent of whom are Indonesians. Tens of thousands of domestic workers– AP - 142 words
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152 2004-05-31 8 Sri Lankan blackmarketeer held AFP MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has stood by his government’s decision to use a security law to detain a Sri Lankan alleged to be involved in a nuclear blackmarket. Malaysian police detained businessman B S AAFP - 152 words
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Article95 2004-05-31 8 Reuters MORE than 5,000 people took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday in a show of defiance after Beijing warned that it would not permit full democracy any time soon for the former British colony. The march commemorated the 1989 democracy movement in Beijing, whichReuters - 95 words
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Article95 2004-05-31 8 AFP BRITAIN is to sell off up to 50 brand new Eurofighters to Austria and Singapore after being left red-faced over the escalating cost of the project, a British newspaper said yesterday. Britain will receive the bulk of the 232 Eurofighters it has committed to, despite concernsAFP - 95 words
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Article93 2004-05-31 8 US researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville have developed a “smart bullet” that can be fired at a target and then wirelessly transmit back useful information, reported the New Scientist online yesterday. The bullet, I.7cm in diameter, is coated in an adhesive polymer in93 words
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Article90 2004-05-31 8 AP A SOUTH AFRICAN diplomat who disappeared in Malaysia was released yesterday by unidentified people who held him captive for nearly a week, police said. Deputy High Commissioner Nicky Scholtz, 54, was last seen on May 23 leaving a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. He was released earlyAP - 90 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration412 2004-05-31 10 Choong Choon Yee - Firms meet retail shareholders; bourse, Sing Tel tie up for mobile data service By Choong Choon Yee INSTEAD of looking for quick profits, retail investors should find out more about the companies they invest in. This is the view of Mr Lim Eng Hai, chief executive412 words
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Article, Illustration397 2004-05-31 10 Khushwant Singh - By Khushwant Singh EXERCISE fans now have an MP3 player created specially for them. The Samsung YP-60V is the world’s first digital audio player with a sports sensor which allows users to monitor their heartbeat and keep count of calories burned. It also servesKhushwant Singh - 397 words
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Article446 2004-05-31 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 and446 words
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Article24 2004-05-31 10 *AS AT MAY 28 US$: 551.699 EURO: 552.087 Ss: RM2.237 Ss: 23.89 BAHT 553.126 Ss: 65.04 YEN Ss: HK54.588 Ss: 5,463 RUPIAH24 words
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Article440 2004-05-31 12 Asian semiconductor manufacturers bounce back on demand, outsourcing and Capex restraint AFP SINGAPORE Asia’s chip foundries are making a strong comeback this year after three lean years as demand for electronic products booms and semiconductor makers increasingly outsource production, analysts said. The Asian-dominated global foundry market,AFP - 440 words
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Article, Illustration368 2004-05-31 14 AFP TAIYUAN, China China, the world’s biggest coal producer, is beginning to wield its influence as a major coal-exporter to secure a dominant position in the sector and dictate world prices, industry sources said over the weekend. The recent row between ChinaAFP - 368 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration740 2004-05-31 16 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ GREEK philosopher Socrates once said: “Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it, you may easily preserve it, but if you extinguish it, you740 words
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Vocal
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105 2004-05-31 18 I REFER to the letter, “Life is not just about winning” (Streats, May 28). The school ranking system makes conspicuous the students who are not bright academically. These students should not let the system weigh them down, for success goes beyond scoring105 words
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Article201 2004-05-31 18 IN letters to Streats last week, Ms Cherry Swee and Mr Lim Boon Hee both expressed concern about kids being asked to return for classes during the school holidays. They want these students to enjoy their holidays. But I think parents should also remember and201 words
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Article146 2004-05-31 18 DURING the March school holidays, I did exactly what Mr Lim Boon Hee suggested: I took my child out of classes during school holidays so that we could go overseas. My child was reprimanded by his teacher for missing practice sessions for a dance that he146 words
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Article107 2004-05-31 18 I REFER to the recent moves by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to make the Hire Purchase Act fairer to car owners, and the recent comments by banks citing the “Rule of 78”. Could the banks and the financial institutions once and for all clarify107 words
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Article118 2004-05-31 18 MY family and I have just signed up for a package tour to Japan. The holiday was sold as a seven-day tour. However, we were disappointed to find out that this is misleading, as the truth is that we will spend only five full days in Japan.118 words
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Article214 2004-05-31 19 t REFER to Ms Carol Wee Ai Keen’s letter, “Nab these highway demons” (Streats, May 24). We have not let up in our enforcement efforts against errant motorists, including drivers of light and heavy goods vehicles. Traffic Police continually patrol the roads, including expressways, and214 words
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Article146 2004-05-31 19 IT appears that Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan believes he is above the law and good manners. The report, “Bollywood star took their seats” (Streats, May 27), said that four schoolgirls at the screening of Troy at the Lido Cineplex were asked by Mr Bachchan’s representative, Mr Mambo Sharma,146 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration364 2004-05-31 22 He vows to get tough on corruption if elected president JAKARTA Golkar presidential candidate Wiranto has promised to introduce the death penalty for people found guilty of serious corruption if he wins the election in July. The former chief of Indonesia’s military said atReuters - 364 words
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205 2004-05-31 22 Wire services KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysia-based leader of Thailand’s Muslim separatists is not a threat to Thailand, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has said. Wan Abdul Kadir Che Man, the leader of the Muslim rebel umbrella group Bersatu, was not considered aWire services - 205 words
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Article, Illustration292 2004-05-31 24 Reuters DUBLIN -The chief executive of Bank of Ireland, Mr Michael Soden (pictured), quit his £1 million (Ss3.l million) a year post on Saturday after admitting looking at Internet websites containing “adult material” on his personal computer. Mr Soden, 57, who took over as– Reuters - 292 words
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157 2004-05-31 24 LONDON Postal workers can refuse to deliver election leaflets of “extreme” political parties that they disapprove of, the Scotsman reported yesterday. A “conscience clause” in Royal Mail workers’ contracts says that they are not obliged to deliver mail if they think that it puts them157 words
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479 2004-05-31 26 Commandos end 25-hour drama at oil facility Wire services KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia Security forces freed American, European and other foreign hostages yesterday after a deadly shooting rampage turned into a day-long stand-off. A Saudi security official said that the lead attacker was in custody and– Wire services - 479 words
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Article, Illustration31 2004-05-31 26 Five-year-old Georgiy Bibilauri (left) at 62kg and 15-month-old Luka Meliksishvili at 26kg from Tbilisi, Georgia, are candidates for the Guinness Book of Records’ heaviest kids in the world AFPAFP - 31 words
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207 2004-05-31 26 AFP SHANGHAI Long seen as an American illness stemming from a culture of over-indulgence, modernising China is now finding it too has an obesity problem as waistlines, particularly among youngsters, expand faster than its booming economy. Out of a population of 1.3 billion people, someAFP - 207 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration225 2004-05-31 28 Reuters NEW YORK Some 60 per cent of people who use steroids long term for asthma and other diseases will develop a mood disorder, such as depression or manic depression, according to a US study. Mood changes are a well-known side effect of short-term– Reuters - 225 words
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189 2004-05-31 28 WHAT’S the secret to happiness? Sex lots of it. Findings published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research showed that those who have sex more than four times a week about 6 per cent of the population are happiest. Some 22 per189 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration842 2004-05-31 30 v 4 seven-hourperformance of the Mahabharata will be the highlight of a 6pm-to-6am Singapore Arts Festival event in Little India this weekend. ZUBAIDAH NAZEER has the details YOU may have seen plays about or inspired by the Indian epic Mahabharata performed in lush settings842 words
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Article, Illustration468 2004-05-31 31 Yeo Ghim Lay - By_ Yeo Ghim Lay WOULD you leave your university studies to pursue a career in music? Most Singaporeans wouldn’t. But 15 years ago, Andrew Lum did just that and has not looked back since. The award-winning producer, arranger and composer left university after a year468 words
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journeys
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Article, Illustration828 2004-05-31 33 Part Douglas has a small-tawnfeel, hut SKJOHN comes away impressed with the Australian destination’s world-classfacilities THE one-hour drive north from Cairns airport to Port Douglas sets the tone for an exhilarating journey into a small town, the gateway to some of the most fascinating sights Australia has828 words
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Article, Illustration266 2004-05-31 34 Ho Lian-Yi - By Ho Lian-Yi SHOPPERS at Parkway Parade Shopping Centre yesterday were treated to the spectacle of a family of four running hurriedly from one place to another, trying to spend money as quickly as they could. A train of organisers, photographers and even aMugllan R - 266 words
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Article, Illustration112 2004-05-31 35 International aid agencies say bad weather, including an earthquake on Saturday, is hampering efforts to deliver supplies to the survivors of severe flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. About 2,000 people have died or disappeared, and emergency teams are trying to recover bodies before theyi PicAshleigh Sim - 112 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration52 2004-05-31 35 9pm, Channel i A chain of events leads to the discovery of the mummy of Imhotep and sets loose another force one that is more powerful than Imhotep. When these two forces clash, the fate of the world hangs in balance. Stars Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and52 words
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Article42 2004-05-31 35 10pm, Central The noted American general demonstrates his ability to lead soldiers, devise battle strategies and rouse troops with decisive commands. But on the other hand, Patton also has less admirable qualities such as his penchant for vanity and bombast.42 words
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Happenin'
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Article, Illustration69 2004-05-31 35 52 PICK UP Tomorrow and Wednesday, Bpm Esplanade Recital Studio Tickets at $25 from Sistic A combination of astutely scripted observations and improvisation which can swerve the performance from belly-busting comedy to quiet heartbreak. All this literally at the turn of a card as 52 titles about a relationship69 words
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Article75 2004-05-31 35 PR ACADEMY WORKSHOPS Thursday and Friday Grand Copthome Waterfront Hotel From $250 (Call 6837-9650 or e-mail pr_ academy @mita.gov.sg) Two workshops “The effects of communication on helping or hindering crisis” and “Make people think like you would like them to” on Thursday, lpm-5.30pm. Friday’s session is a full-day conference75 words
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Page 35 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous402 2004-05-31 35 Yourdailyhproscope Jp AQUARIUS IW 2 JAN2O-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 When you see the fireworks being set up, don’t even try to run. It’s definitely time for that fuse to be lit. Got matches? Stop thinking about what might have been. Make the long-distance402 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration582 2004-05-31 36 Gary Lim - Chinese table tennis coach not upset with i i B players leaving tor greener pastures Gary Lim CHINESE table tennis coach Lu Yuansheng (above) is not upset over the exodus of Chinese players. On the contrary, he claims that the phenomenon, which sees an increasing numberPics: Ashleigh Sim - 582 words
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215 2004-05-31 36 AP PARIS Lindsay Davenport was eliminated in the only Grand Slam event she has never won. Erratic and hampered by a sore knee, the American fifth seed lost to Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-3 in the fourth round at the French Open yesterday. Davenport, whoAP - 215 words
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203 2004-05-31 36 -AP PARIS Inspired by chants of “Guga! Guga!”, three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten upset topranked Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the third round of the French Open on Saturday. Kuerten, seeded 28th, has been slowed lately by a sore right hip that required arthroscopic-AP - 203 words
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Article, Illustration350 2004-05-31 37 Schumacher leads Ferrari to one-two finish Wire services NUERBURGRING, Germany .Michael Schumacher (above) roared back as a winner again yesterday after leading Ferrari to a one-two finish at the European Grand Prix for his sixth victory in seven races. The six-time world champion gave his red army of– Wire services; Reuters - 350 words
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283 2004-05-31 37 AP NBA PLAYOFFS WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Minnesota 98 Los Angeles 96 (Los Angeles lead series 3-2) MINNEAPOLIS Kevin Garnett grabbed 30 points and 19 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves avoided elimination from the Western Conference finals with a 98-96 Game 5 victory over the LosAP - 283 words
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Article, Illustration417 2004-05-31 38 Ferguson: New crop of youngsters will help rebuild United LONDON Alex Ferguson has revealed his secret blueprint for the future of Manchester United. Despite finishing a staggering 15 points behind unbeaten champions Arsenal, the Old TrafFord boss insists that he has already laid the foundation for aAP - 417 words
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Article112 2004-05-31 38 FENCING SINGAPORE’S fencers won a total of three gold medals, two silvers and nine bronzes at the Fencing Singapore International which ended yesterday. The top performer for Singapore was 18-year-old Ruth Ng, who won two gold medals in the women’s individual and team foil events. Singapore’s Nicholas112 words
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Article83 2004-05-31 38 FOOTBALL Reuters LONDON Crystal Palace were promoted to the English Premiership on Saturday after a 1-0 victory over London rivals West Ham United in the First Division playoff final at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. Six years after being relegated, Palace completed a remarkable turnaround to join Norwich City andReuters - 83 words
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Article186 2004-05-31 38 Reuters EINDHOVEN, Netherlands Holland looked well short of the form it will need for a shot at the Euro 2004 title in Portugal next month in an embarrassing 1-0 home defeat by Belgium in a warm-up on Saturday. Captain Bart Goor converted a penalty 12 minutes– Reuters - 186 words
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Article202 2004-05-31 38 AFP LONDON Allegations that Sebastian Coe had a secret 10-year extra-marital affair will not endanger his position as head of London’s bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. London bid director of communications Mike Lee, responding to newspaper reports, insisted that Coe would continue in hisAFP - 202 words
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Miscellaneous36 2004-05-31 38 IN THE LIVING ROOM SOCCER: Euro 2004 lead up: Estonia v Denmark (Live, Ch 22, June 1,12.55 am) TENNIS: French Open Day 7 highlights (Ch 22, 4.30 pm). French Open Day 8 (Live, Ch 22, 6pm)36 words
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