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Title Section9 2004-06-07 1 Streats Monday, june 7,2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p> 196/03/20049 words
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Article491 2004-06-07 1 Best US jobs data in 4 years suggest economic recovery on self-sustaining track: analysts AMERICAN businesses hired hundreds of thousands of additional workers last month, indicating a revival that could have positive effects on Asian economies as well. Employers added a larger-than-expected 248,000 jobs last month.491 words
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Article, Illustration539 2004-06-07 2 Khushwant Singh - Woodlands immigration officer recounts how his task force nabs illegals Reports by Khushwant Singh SOME tell-tale signs are not so obvious to the ordinary onlooker. But immigration officer Renganathan Kesavana (pictured) is anything but ordinary. On Jan 12, he was on duty at the539 words
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260 2004-06-07 2 THE message that Singapore is a tough place to sneak into is taking root. The total number of illegal immigrants arrested has fallen consistently from 10,369 in 2001 to 7,860 in 2002 and to 5,510 last year. When Indian national Ravi Sothinathan,260 words
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Article, Illustration462 2004-06-07 3 Wire services LOS ANGELES Mr Ronald Reagan, ‘the Great Communicator” who is credited with bringing an end to the Cold War, died on Saturday after a 10year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 93. Mr Reagan was the quintessential Cold War warrior and one– Wire services; Reuters - 462 words
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Article, Illustration186 2004-06-07 4 Wire services PARIS For the first time, a German leader stood among the heads of state and governments representing the former wartime allies at the D-Day anniversary ceremonies yesterday. Veterans of the landings 60 years ago were also in France for the ceremonies. The– Wire services; AFP - 186 words
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Article437 2004-06-07 4 Governments hope to quell unrest through moderate persuasion PETALING JAYA Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said his country will help quell unrest in southern Thailand by sending moderate preachers there, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. “We have been asked to provide, to give437 words
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Article, Illustration332 2004-06-07 6 Zubaidah Nazeer - Many get too defensive at interviews: HR specialist By Zubaidah Nazeer MADAM Choo Mong Fung, 48, thinks that older workers can get jobs if they learn to project a positive attitude during job interviews. The accounts executive, who was retrenched last September, tried for three months332 words
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Article177 2004-06-07 6 Christopher Lim - By Christopher Lim A TOUR with the ambitious aim of deepening Singaporeans’ cross-cultural understanding got off to a good start yesterday. Many among the 400 participants in the first Singapore Harmony Tour, which visits various religious and cultural centres, said the programme was an eye-opener. The177 words
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136 2004-06-07 8 BUZZSTOP DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday that the Singapore economy is on the uptrend and there will be even fewer jobs lost this year. “We’ve had a difficult few years, with Sars, 9/11 and the Asian financial crisis.136 words
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Article, Illustration70 2004-06-07 8 Chinese rescuers yesterday digging frantically in the hope of finding survivors after 24 people were buried alive in a devastating landslide. Days of rain have caused 200,000 cubic metres of mud and stone to slide down a 500 m hillside in rural Chongqing municipality. Three people were rescuedAFP - 70 words
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Article144 2004-06-07 8 US presence fuels fanaticism: Najib Wire services ATTACKS on ships by sea pirates in South-east Asia are resembling military operations growing bolder, more violent and fuelling fears of a strike that would cripple world trade, Singapore said yesterday. “We have been alarmed not only by the– Wire services - 144 words
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Article137 2004-06-07 8 MOH will probe all complaints THE Health Ministry will investigate all complaints, anonymous ones included, Acting Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday. And in providing feedback to the ministry, patients can help to weed out errant doctors, The Straits Times reports today. While the137 words
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Article139 2004-06-07 8 New anti-terrorism measure ALL lorries carrying hazardous materials (Hazmat) in Singapore are to be fitted with a global positioning system tracking device as an anti-terrorism measure by the end of the year. This measure will apply to vehicles restricted to routes here as well as139 words
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Article94 2004-06-07 8 Reuters BRUNEI is interested in joining free trade talks that were recently reactivated between New Zealand, Chile and Singapore, Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo said at a news conference in Chile on Saturday. Trade representatives from the four countries, along with 17 of their– Reuters - 94 words
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Article77 2004-06-07 8 FOUR-YEAR-OLD Lee Jia Yi’s painting is being displayed at Changi Airport. The Malaysian girl is the youngest winner in an international children’s art contest held in conjunction with Changi Airport’s “Flight of Friendship” celebrations. Her drawing was one of 8,030 entries from children aged between77 words
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Article111 2004-06-07 8 Reuters lAEA chief Mohamed El Baradei said yesterday the agency hoped it could wind up its probe into Iran’s nuclear programme within the next few months. “I would hope it’s a matter of months that we should be able to bring these issues to closure,”– Reuters - 111 words
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Article105 2004-06-07 8 -ap THE manager of a hostel was sentenced to six months’jail on charges of insulting a corpse after he threw the body of a dead customer in a river to avoid bad publicity. The victim, an alleged drug addict, was found dead in Deng Jincai’s hostel-ap - 105 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration551 2004-06-07 10 Choong Choon Yee - For someone who lives and breathes stocks, Larry Williams’lack of interest in money is surprising By_ Choong Choon Yee AT 62, Mr Larry Williams is still driven by a seemingly insatiable desire not to make more money but to better himself. A formidable task, considering551 words
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197 2004-06-07 10 Bloomberg SYDNEY J P Morgan Chase is helping Australian police investigate an attempt to steal US$ll2 million (Ssl9o million) from Australia’s Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme, a pension fund for Australian government employees. JP Morgan, custodian for the Sydney-based pension fund, transferred money to– Bloomberg - 197 words
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Article24 2004-06-07 10 *AS AT JUNE 4 US$: S$1.712 S$3.144 EURO: S$2.087 S$: 64.88 YEN S$: RM2.220 S$: HK$4.555 S$: 23.79 BAHT S$: 5,521 RUPIAH24 words
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Article519 2004-06-07 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 and519 words
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328 2004-06-07 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines Ltd, the world’s second most profitable carrier, said on Saturday that competitor Qantas Airways Ltd’s accusation that its Singaporean rival enjoys tax benefits is “distorting the facts”. Qantas chief executive officer Geoff Dixon said in a May 26 speech– Bloomberg - 328 words
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Article126 2004-06-07 12 Bloomberg SAN FRANCISCO A new US airline, which will be 49 per cent owned by Virgin Group Ltd, said that it will base its operations in San Francisco and its business offices in New York City, and will hire 3,000 workers in the– Bloomberg - 126 words
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Article443 2004-06-07 14 Potentially large oil reserves in Barents Sea see both countries trying to end long-running negotiations -AFP OSLO In a world growing increasingly worried about oil supplies, there is one large white spot on the fossil fuel map, eyed eagerly by both Norway and Russia,-AFP - 443 words
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220 2004-06-07 14 -AFP NATHU LA, India India is racing to ready this ancient Himalayan pass for trade in a symbolic marriage between the markets of the world’s two most populous countries. Situated at a height of 4,400 m, Nathu La, used centuries ago by-AFP - 220 words
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Article, Illustration618 2004-06-07 16 Prices may be high, but carmaker has long waiting list of buyers Reuters SHENYANG The head of BMW AG’s new China plant, the first pure-play luxury car maker in the country, admits that he’s perplexed by local attitudes. Almost 90 per cent– Reuters; Bloomberg - 618 words
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Article212 2004-06-07 16 Bloomberg GENEVA Executives from companies including AT&T Corp and Nestle SA met in Morocco yesterday to urge leaders from the Group of Eight industrialised nations to back a global accord to cut business costs and boost the world economy. Mr Jean-Rene Fourtou, chairman– Bloomberg - 212 words
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Article, Illustration700 2004-06-07 18 KHUSHWANT SINGH - By -KHUSHWANT SINGH MEN prefer sports to sex, researchers have discovered. During the 2002 World Cup, the number of Viagra prescriptions in Britain fell by more than half from 27,000 a month, a study revealed. Demand for other similar stimulating drugs also700 words
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Article477 2004-06-07 21 RECENTLY the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced changes to the co-curricular activities (CCAs) points system to give greater recognition to students who put their time and effort into a “rugged” CCA. Sports and uniformed groups are included in this group of activities. Acting Minister of477 words
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Article182 2004-06-07 21 I REFER to Mr Tan Boon Lee’s letter, “Why remove useful moss?” (Streats, June 1). We would like to explain why it is necessary to remove the moss in instances where there are safety or maintenance concerns. For example, excessive growth of moss in the182 words
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Article205 2004-06-07 22 I READ Mr Philip Lee’s commentary, “They are men of their times” (Streats, June 4), with interest. Singapore is now a knowledge- and technology-based economy. It will be a great challenge for our third prime minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, to continue attracting more investments205 words
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Article204 2004-06-07 22 IT has been nearly a year since we collected the keys to our flat in Block 160 A Punggol Central, but we are still waiting for our Star Hub cable TV connection. We never imagined there would be such a wait, especially as Punggol204 words
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Article167 2004-06-07 22 I REFER to Ms Sophia Lau’s letter, “I am overcharged often, too” (Streats, June 3). We thank her for her feedback and regret to learn of the matter, which we will look into thoroughly. We would appreciate it if Ms Lau could contact us at167 words
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Article51 2004-06-07 22 IN our report, “Just a tap to place your bet” (Streats, June 4), we said that the service charge to use the ez-link card to place a bet at Singapore Pools is 20 cents. This is incorrect; it should be two cents a transaction. We are sorry for the51 words
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Global
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372 2004-06-07 25 Conditions at 2,400 firms were so bad licences were scrapped immediately Wire services BEIJING Nearly 6,000 Chinese food companies failed to pass muster when authorities checked their hygiene standards, state media reported yesterday. The State Certification Accreditation Administration investigated conditions at more– Wire services - 372 words
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Article, Illustration35 2004-06-07 25 A grid girl holding an umbrella over a driver at the start of the China Circuit Championship yesterday. The event was part of the official opening ceremony for the Shanghai International Circuit AFPAFP - 35 words
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160 2004-06-07 25 -AFP BEIJING Guangdong has given the green light to open special detention centres for convicts suffering from Aids, Chinese state media said yesterday. “In principle, city authorities are permitted to set up dedicated facilities for Aids sufferers and other special categories-AFP - 160 words
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Article275 2004-06-07 25 Reuters SEOUL North Korea’s new best friend might be the incoming South Korean parliament. Parliament meets in Seoul today for the first time since the April election, which saw President Roh Moo Hyun’s supporters in the liberal Uri party win a clear majority, and reduced the– Reuters - 275 words
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327 2004-06-07 26 Terrorists tell of Saudi slaughter on Net LONDON Another version of events during the terrorist attack on the Khobar oil facility in Saudi Arabia more than a week ago has been posted on the Internet by the attackers themselves, according to a British newspaper327 words
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Article, Illustration291 2004-06-07 26 Wire services DOHA Iraq’s new Prime Minister, Mr Iyad Allawi, said on Saturday that his government would deal with radical Shi’ite leader Moqtada A 1 Sadr through judicial channels, overlooking US demands to capture or kill him He said that US forces in Iraq– Wire services; AFP - 291 words
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Article, Illustration349 2004-06-07 28 Reuters WASHINGTON Millions of children could end up with diabetes, heart disease and other problems linked to being overweight and their parents are not even aware of it, researchers reported on Saturday. UK researchers found that many schoolchildren were overweight but their parents did not– Reuters; AFP - 349 words
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Article189 2004-06-07 28 -AP AMSTERDAM Trying to cash in on the low-carb diet craze, a Dutch company is marketing a variety of its potatoes in the United States as containing fewer carbohydrates than the regular spud. The low-carb potato dubbed the “Spud-U-Lite” in the industry press contains around one-third-AP - 189 words
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Article, Illustration638 2004-06-07 30 Expecting to catch hot future Singapore Idols, hut more William Hungs, YVONNE KWOK went to the auditions only to be pleasantly surprised SINGAPOREANS are talentless hacks. This is one of the unspoken assumptions most locals are weaned on barring the success stories of odd ducks such as638 words
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Article, Illustration924 2004-06-07 32 GODFREYROBERT goes back to the Thai capital and is charmed by the hospitable city yet again MY first official overseas assignment as a journalist was to Bangkok. That was way back in 1975 for the South-east Asia Peninsular Games, a biennial sporting event that started in 1959,924 words
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Article, Illustration352 2004-06-07 36 Yeo GhimLay - B y Yeo GhimLay WHO better to teach the fine art of preparing Thai cuisine than a Thai chef? Especially one who has never worked outside Thailand for the past 17 years. Chef Punprawat Kampan arrived in Singapore only three months ago but seems to, Pics: Mugllan R - 352 words
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Article, Illustration144 2004-06-07 36 -AFP MEXICO CITY Hollywood makes the worst movies in the world, the Mexican director of the third Harry Potter film said over the weekend. “Hollywood is a machine, 90 per cent of whose product is garbage,” said Alfonso Cuaron, the director credited with the success-AFP - 144 words
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Article, Illustration125 2004-06-07 38 Thanks to a weather anomaly, Cubans got to watch American TV last week. Meteorologist Jim Lushine, of the National Weather Service in Miami, told the Sun- Sentinel newspaper that the transmissions might have been caused by a natural phenomenon i called temperature inversion: Cooler atmospheric layersPic Edwin Koo - 125 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration34 2004-06-07 38 7pm, Channel i When a commercial jetliner transporting a death-row rapist/serial killer falls into his hands, it’s up to a plucky flight attendant to save the day. Stars Ray Liotta and Lauren Holly.34 words
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Article63 2004-06-07 38 llpm, Central Four judges who used their offices to conduct Nazi sterilisation and cleansing policies are on trial. But with the Cold War heating up, Germany and the Allies want to forget the past. The tribunal has to decide what is the right thing to do. Starring63 words
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Article, Illustration68 2004-06-07 38 INTERLUDE WITH A VAMPIRE Thursday to Saturday, 7pm Igor’s The Main Event (#Ol-02A, Oasis, Stadium Boulevard) Tickets at $4l and $6l from Sistic When his mother is captured and held for ransom, a rookie vampire gets help from his clan to face off against the real rogue and save68 words
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Article59 2004-06-07 38 IN PRINT Till July 4; 9-30am-Bpm, Tuesday to Saturday; lpm-spm Sunday and, Monday Singapore Tyler Print Institute (41, Robertson Quay) Free Featuring 123 contemporary prints by 24 prominent British artists, including Turner Prize winners Anish Kapoor, Damien Hirst, Rachel Whiteread and Chris Ofili, as well as nominees such as59 words
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Miscellaneous390 2004-06-07 38 Yourdailyhoroscope jP AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 FEB 19-MAR2O Okay, so you’re not famous for following the pack, taking orders or doing what you’re told. Fine. You’ll be even more rebellious and brilliantly uncooperative now. Isn’t that wonderful! Do what you’ve got to do, then get home and get busy hibernating. You’re390 words
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UEFA Euro 2004 PORTUGAL COUNTDOWN 5 DATS TO GO
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Article, Illustration590 2004-06-07 39 Portugal cannot afford slip-ups against outsiders in Group A Reuters With Euro 2004 just round the comer, Streats begins its countdown to Europe’s premier football competition. For the next four days, we will focus on the countries most likely to progress to the quarterfinals. Today, we take– Reuters; AFP - 590 words
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Article, Illustration139 2004-06-07 40 Wire services MADRID Spain eased its way to a comfortable 4-0 win over Andorra in Getafe on Saturday. First-half strikes from Fernando Morientes and Ruben Baraja, a secondhalf header from centre-back Cesar and a fine individual goal from Juan Carlos Valeron secured the win– Wire services - 139 words
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Article, Illustration501 2004-06-07 40 Raul to put disappointing season with Real Madrid behind him -AFP MADRID He is Spain’s all-time top goalscorer at international level and for good measure he is also top of the Champions League netbusting charts, gamering three winners medals for his efforts. Yet Raul Gonzalez (left),-AFP; AFP - 501 words
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Article, Illustration211 2004-06-07 41 Wire services AMSTERDAM Holland was booed off by its fans on Saturday after losing 1-0 to the Republic of Ireland in its final warm-up ahead of Euro 2004. The Dutch suffered another blow when AC Milan’s Clarence Seedorf picked up a thigh injury and had– Wire services - 211 words
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EURO 2004 BRIEFS
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Article110 2004-06-07 41 LISBON Denmark’s Thomas Gravesen, Croatia’s Igor Tudor and Switzerland’s Ricardo Cabanas will be suspended from their countries’ opening matches at Euro 2004 starting on Saturday. In accordance with the competition regulations, all previous yellow cards expire at the end of the qualifying rounds, but suspensions not yet served110 words
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Article97 2004-06-07 41 LISBON Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni revealed that his players would be allowed daily conjugal visits at the Euro 2004 finals. The Italian squad have been told that their partners can join them in their hotel rooms for an hour each evening, reported the Euro 2004 official website. To97 words
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Article, Illustration458 2004-06-07 41 Eriksson appears to have found the right midfield combination Wire services MANCHESTER England’s 6-1 drubbing of Iceland has settled any doubts over its line-up to face defending champion France in Sunday’s Euro 2004 opener. England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has chopped and changed his line-up in the run-up– Wire services - 458 words
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Article, Illustration530 2004-06-07 42 Brazilian keen to play for Tottenham’s technical director Amesen LONDON Brazilian star Ronaldo (right) is keen on a move to Tottenham Hotspur because of his close friendship with technical director Frank Arnesen. They go back a long way. The Dane, who arrives at White Hart Lane onAP - 530 words
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377 2004-06-07 42 Wire services LONDON New Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has promised to deliver the Premier League title to the London club within four years. “I am not afraid to say this, I don’t say we are going to win (the title next season),” Mourinho’ – Wire services - 377 words
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Article92 2004-06-07 42 FOOTBALL -AFP BANGKOK Thailand’s likelihood of buying a 30 per cent stake in English Premiership giants Liverpool has faded markedly since the kingdom abandoned plans to finance the deal through a public lottery. But Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gave his assurance at the weekend that Thailand’s US$lOO-AFP - 92 words
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Article87 2004-06-07 42 BOWLING DAPHNE Tan clinched the under-14 girls’ Masters bowling title with a score of 1,523 pinfalls over eight games in the National Age-Group Championships at Pocket Bowl, Katong, on Saturday. The other age-group winners were Cherie Tan (1,579), who was crowned the under-17 Masters champion, and Lynette Yeo87 words
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Article, Illustration422 2004-06-07 43 TT* i *1 -m r I J J aims to let her tennis do the talking -AFP PARIS Usually they are blondes, big and based in Florida, but French Open winner Anastasia Myskina (above) breaks the mould of Russian women tennis players. With her jet-black hair, slender proportions-AFP; AFP - 422 words
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Article269 2004-06-07 43 -AFP DUBLIN, Ohio South Africa’s Ernie Els fired a bogey-free, six-under-par 66 here on Saturday to seize a two-stroke lead at the PGA Memorial. But Tiger Woods and England’s Justin Rose were in position for a lastday run. Els sank six birdies to stand on-AFP - 269 words
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Miscellaneous63 2004-06-07 42 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: NBA Finals, Game One: LA Lakers v Detroit Pistons (Live, Ch 23, 8.30 am. Repeat: 4.30 pm) SOCCER: South American World Cup qualifiers: Chile v Brazil (Live, Ch 22, 9.30 am), Argentina v Paraguay (Live, Ch 22, tomorrow, 1.55 am), Peru v Venezuela (Live, Ch63 words
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