Streats, 5 July 2004

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  • 10 1 Streats MONDAY, JULY 5, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.eom.sg MITA (P) 196/03/2004
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  • 558 1  -  Spore Pools partially lifts veil of secrecy surrounding winners By Chita Kong Ho IN the popular local movie The Best Bet, the bookie character played by comedian Mark Lee declared that the odds of striking 4-D was 50-50. ‘You either win
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    • 271 1 S’pore Pools pc By Chua Kong Ho m MONDAY, JULY 5, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MiTA (P) 196/03/2004 «D ECt smm YOUR PARER M ft > W> kA.' ai m HI lilwl iiiy! B. IKYII I l‘4W I I i iru'flii Singai IN the popular local mo\ Best Bet, the bookie
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  • Morning Rush
    • 372 2  -  Fish! philosophy* helps hospital win Asian award By Chua Kong Ho GLENEAGLES Hospital has halved its staff turnover rate and boosted customer satisfaction ratings since implementing Fish! philosophy training popularised by bestselling author Stephen Lundin. Gleneagles also beat 25 hospitals in the region for
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    • 288 2  -  By Christopher Lim MR Mohammed Rabi U 1 Awal, 39, wants to be a cleaner as he says that the job is an important one. “Some people think cleaning is dirty. But it is honest work. Cleaners contribute to the country” he explained.
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    • 608 3  -  Court dealt with 32% more complaints in lQthan previous year By_ Khushwant Singh OFFICIAL statistics indicate that the economy appears to be bouncing back. The Ministry of Trade and Industry has raised its estimate for the Republic’s gross domestic product growth for this
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    • 82 4 Singapore polytechnic student, Ms Casin Lim, 18, won the Miss Congeniality title at the Miss World Futsing 2004 beauty contest in China on June 21. The pageant was in Futsing, a city in Fujian. Ms Lim, a maritime transportation management student, won 10,000 yuan (552,068) in cash.
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    • 205 4 BEIJING China’s youth is proving to be a growing headache for the Communist Party. And to tame its increasingly rebellious youth, the government recently announced a series of steps to bolster social, ethical and moral standards among underage Chinese. “What they’re really afraid of
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    • 397 4 50,000 infected cows entered food chain more than 10 years ago: govt researchers LONDON Almost 50,000 cows infected with mad cow disease entered the food chain when an epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) went completely undetected, the Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday. More than 300,000
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    • 394 6 Indon candidates use SMS, e-mail to blacken rivals JAKARTA Indonesians go to the polls today to elect directly their president for the first time. So far, the campaign has been incredibly polite even when invited to comment on their rivals, the candidates don’t go on
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    • 135 8 BUZZSTOP SINGAPOREANS donated a record sum of more than $5OO million to charity last year, despite the double whammy of Sars and a slow economy. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore said that donations shot up by about
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    • 146 8 Pre-schoolers get freebies, open house PARENTS of children entering Primary 1 next year are being wooed by neighbourhood schools in the run-up to the annual registration exercise, which starts tomorrow. Pre-schoolers near Rulang Primary School have, in recent weeks, been receiving freebies such as
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    • 161 8 Australia pledges s46m Reuters INDONESIA opened a regional centre on Saturday that will train law enforcement officials to combat terrorists. The training centre boasting a forensic laboratory, a Boeing 737-200 airplane and building facades is set up inside the National Police Academy in the central Java
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    • 60 8  -  Text and picture by Mugilan R Line-dancing enthusiast Nellie Woo (right), 68, showing off her moves at Novena Square at a jamboree ‘jam’. Fellow line-dancing enthusiasts, who could number up to 200 people, often congregate at the open space in front of the mall to practice and
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    • 134 8 -AFP SEARCH operations continued in Taiwan yesterday as the death toll from floods and landslides sparked by storm Mindulle rose to 18. Nine others are missing, rescuers said. The latest victims were a mother and a son buried alive by landslides at Puli, a town
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    • 94 8 Reuters INDIA successfully test-fired a nuclearcapable missile off the eastern coast of Orissa yesterday, a defence ministry spokesman said. The spokesman said it was “a routine test before induction”. The Agni 1 has an estimated range of 1,200 km and will shortly be introduced into the Indian
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    • 97 8 -AFP HONG KONG health authorities on Saturday confirmed the third case this year of Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease that killed an Indonesian woman there last month. The patient, a 50-year-old homeless man, was picked up by police on June 11 and admitted to hospital with
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    • 112 8 -AFP A 34- YEAR-OLD woman has allegedly been beaten to death in jail on the day she was arrested for handing out bibles in south-west China’s Guizhou province, state media said yesterday. Police in Guizhou’s Tongzi county arrested Jiang Zongxiu, a farmer, on June 18 on
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    • 93 8 A SHERIFF’S despatcher in North Carolina was told to marry her live-in boyfriend of 12 years or lose her job, ABC News reported on Saturday. The state is one of seven with laws against cohabitation by unmarried, unrelated men and women. Ms Debora Hobbs thought
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  • Financial
    • 436 10  -  Cathlyn Leyau applies her car showroom skills to her family’s Fil beauty chain By Janice Wong A FORMER top car salesman, Ms Cathlyn Leyau (pictured) has applied her aptitude for sales to the beauty business and is reaping the rewards. The managing director of
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    • 334 10 -AFP PARIS European investors searching for overseas outlets are these days lured abroad as much by vast market potential in the booming economies of countries such as China and India as by a search for cheap labour, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development analysts have
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    • 24 10 •AS AT JUL 2 US$: 551.716 553.121 EURO: 552.087 Ss: 63.54 YEN Ss: RM2.215 Ss: HK54.546 Ss: 23.73 BAHT Ss: 5,341 RUPIAH
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    • 472 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 and
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    • 531 12  -  Techcomp founder wanted to be a scientist, but business beckoned bm. Choong Choon Yee MR Richard Lo Yat Keung’s childhood dream was to become a scientist. Instead, the president and founder of Techcomp Holdings channelled his love of science into a successful business. The
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    • 234 14 -AFP MOSCOW Poor treatment of minority shareholders in Russia is under scrutiny again after Harvard University filed a claim in New York against Russian oil firm Surgutneftegaz, insisting it has been significantly underpaid dividends. Harvard’s president and fellows filed the class action
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    • 133 14 -AFP TEHERAN Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh announced on Saturday that new oil discoveries in the south-west of the country now meant the Islamic republic held the number two position in world crude reserves. “We now have the second largest
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    • 533 16 As payments fall, islanders now query dot.tv sales -AP FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu It took just a bit of alphabet and a jot of punctuation to pave this island’s lone road, to light the village lanes at night, to pay the rent for an office suite
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  • Comment
    • 654 17  -  By CONRAD RAJ IT’S reassuring to learn that the Government is going to deal with the somewhat tarnished image of our power supply. Following last Tuesday night’s twohour blackout, Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo pledged that the Government would be conducting
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    • 503 17 0 The Only Australian MBA program in Singapore Accredited by EQUIS, European Accreditation Agency University of South Australia CRICOS provider number *****8 No. 1 Australian University for Offshore Student Numbers, IDP 2002/2003 Winner of Prime Minister's Award and the Australian Awards for University Teaching 1999, 2000 and 2002 Part-time Full-time
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  • Vocal
    • 448 18 I AGREE that Orchard Road needs a revamp, as Mr Philip Lee suggested in his commentary, “Orchard Road lacks life and soul” (Streats, July 2). Although there are many cafes and street performances compared to five years ago, as a young adult
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    • 67 18 THERE is a blind comer at the junction of Neil Road and Tanjong Pagar Road. Drivers of vehicles turning left from Tanjong Pagar into Neil Road are unable to see pedestrians crossing as their view is restricted because of the hairpin turn. Could the authorities
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    • 168 18 RECENTLY, due to unforeseen circumstances, I had to take my two children along with me for a walk-in job interview at Management Development Institute of Singapore. After filling in an application form, I felt both embarrassed and awkward that I had to ask the reception staff
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    • 113 18 WE refer to Mr Patrick Tan’s letter, “Illegal parking dangerous” (Streats, July 1). The police took note of Mr Tan’s feedback on illegal parking along Changi North Way, and have been taking enforcement action to book these vehicles. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.
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    • 154 18 I REFER to the commentary, “Lonely, even in the crowd” (Streats, July 1) by Mr Ng King Kang, about people becoming lonelier in the city. It is sad to know that while city dwellers work hard to earn a living or pursue material gains, they tend
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    • 85 18 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at StreatS@Sph.COm.Sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be
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    • 12 18 I:rr77TJ£ if you know something we don imCi-F.M-55GC; Streats Who Reads Wins
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  • Global
    • 295 20 Terror suspects moved to Riyadh at same time that Saudi freed detainees: NYT Reuters NEW YORK US officials reluctantly agreed to return five terrorism suspects to Saudi Arabia from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, last year as part of a deal involving Britain, The
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    • 150 20 Reuters DUBAI An Iraqi militant group denied yesterday that it had killed an abducted US marine. On its own website, the Army of Ansar A 1 Sunna branded as false a statement in its name, which appeared on two Islamic websites on Saturday, announcing that 24-year-old corporal
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    • Article, Illustration
      51 20 An Iraqi police recruit running last week with her US Army instructor at Baghdad’s law enforcement academy. Iraq is bringing women into the police for the first time in decades, aiming to swell the ranks of a force working in one of the world’s most dangerous places
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    • 496 20  -  By Philip Lee SHE amply demonstrated that even in a serious business meeting there can be space for levity and informality. When Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz spoke to about 1,000 Singaporean and Malaysian businessmen at the Meritus Mandarin on Friday,
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    • 382 22 Non-fiction account of plight of 30-something single women sells 220,000 copies -AFP TOKYO Single 30-something Japanese women, long dismissed as too old to be marriage material, are getting their revenge through the pen of Ms Junko Sakai, whose book about “losers” has become Japan’s answer to
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  • Medical
    • 348 24 LONDON Lack of omega3, found in fish and eggs, in our diets may be responsible for poor mental health, reported BBC News on Saturday. The US National Institutes of Health surveyed 14,500 pregnant women and found that those who consumed fish throughout their
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  • EasyStreats
    • 712 26 Some of the things BBC presenter Simon Reeve has done for a holiday are downright dangerous, ZUBAIDAH NAZEER finds out HE has visited a radioactive dump site, talked to a terrorist face-to-face and at the same time explored the beauty and culture of the countries these elements
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    • 91 26 FORMER Hong Kong actress Charlie Yeung, 30, has split up with her Singaporean businessman beau, Khoo Shao Tze, 35. During their 10-year relationship, she admitted that they had squabbled over financial matters, Lianhe Wanbao reported yesterday. But she insisted that was not the cause of the
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    • 94 26 DAVID Hasselhoff is planning to bring the 80s cult TV show Knight Rider back to the big screen and he reportedly wants Ben Affleck to pick up from where he left off in the lead role of Michael Knight. “Hasselhoff wanted the movie to be serious and
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    • 129 26 POP diva Christina Aguilera, whose fetish for lingerie was brought to light after a recent £6,000 (S$ 18,700) lingerie shopping spree at Harrods, has revealed that she wants to try her hand at designing underwear. “I want to do a really high-end line with beautiful pieces that are
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    • journeys
      • 880 27 After a recent visit to Australia’s celebrated wine country, MAGDALENE PHANG vows to go back ON a recent media trip to Sydney, we were housed in a location to die for at the Swissotel Sydney, right smack in the CBD and surrounded by the best shopping
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      • 462 28  -  By Zubaidah Nazeer YOU may just hear a new composition on Singapore by best-selling new age pianist Kevin Kern during his performance at the Esplanade this Friday. The blind musician and his wife Pamela were taken on a tour of Singapore last Friday which included visits to the
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    • 121 29 Tt rained on Mars three billion years ago according to a French study published on Friday. The evidence comes from infra-red imaging, which probed under dust deposited over the millions of years and found dense networks of dry valleys, whose branching bears the hallmarks of having
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 41 29 9pm, Cinemax (Star Hub Ch 59) College senior Carolyn McDuffy (Christina Ricci) agrees to coach handicapped athletes to help her sorority win an award. Her initial discomfort begins to dissipate after meeting Pumpkin Romanoff (Hank Harris), a wheelchair-bound young man.
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      • 50 29 9pm, Channel U Cao Pi usurps the throne and confers on Zhen Fu the title of empress. When Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang return, Cao Pi kills the latter and orders Cao Zhi to compose a poem within the time he takes to make seven steps.
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    • Happenin’
      • Article, Illustration
        44 29 CONCERTO OF COLOURS Till Saturday; 12pm-6pm Monday to Wednesday, 12pm-7pm Thursday to Saturday Chateau D’Arts (#O3-01 Stamford House, tel 6338-7467) Free A display of 33 acrylic paintings by Loh Khee Yew. The collection displays a creative range, demonstrating this home-grown artist’s incredible versatility.
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      • 77 29 THE OPERAS OF MOZART A VOYAGE OF FANTASY Friday, Bpm Anglo Chinese School concert hall (60, Barker Road) Tickets from $2O to $45 at Sistic A showcase of the musical genius of Mozart through the best-loved arias from some of his greatest operas Cosi Fan Tutte, The Magic Flute,
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    • 25 29 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191-Please check with organisers for latest status of events.
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    • 248 29 Summer Fun in Rhone Alpes! if you crave fbr a variety holiday experience, then you need look no further than Rhone Alpes located in the Eastern part of France, Here you will find surprising variety ranging from captivating mountain scenery in Chamonix Mont-Blanc, enjoy the charming village of Megeve and
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 488 29 Your ;s 1: '1 I 'I T AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Maybe you should buy a cape to go with the rest of your superhero persona you’ve just been saving the world right and left these days. Don’t be surprised if you get showered with gratitude from all the right
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  • Sports
    • UEFA Euro 2004 PORTUGAL
      • 176 31 -AFP PARIS French stars Thierry Henry and Robert Pires clashed during training in the lead-up to the match against England, their former coach, Jacques Santini, revealed yesterday. The 52-year-old said that the Arsenal clubmates had come to blows just two days
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      • 526 31 Euro 2004 signals biggest change in continental guard in recent memory -AFP LISBON To the winners go the spoils, to the losers in at least half a dozen cases this time round the sack. Parting is sweet sorrow at a European Championship as with every other major event
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      • 94 32 AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s loan sharks are scoring big on the Euro 2004 tournament. The reason: Many people who lost bets have borrowed heavily from them to settle their debts, Sunday Star reported yesterday. Many wives and relatives of bettors who borrowed from loan sharks
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      • 445 32  -  Comment By PETER SIOW WELL, well, well. Three weeks into Euro 2004, and many punters I know have lost not only much sleep but also their pay packets. And it’s all thanks to Portugal and Greece, the two underdogs who have dared to bite the favourites.
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    • 408 33 Time-trial specialist Cancellara wins prologue AFP LIEGE, Belgium Five-time Lour de France winner Lance Armstrong struck possibly the first of many blows to his rivals 111 this year’s race after a secondPlaced finish in the opening Prologue here on Saturday. The 32-year-old US Postal team leader, who is
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    • Article, Illustration
      432 34 After Wimbledon triumph, sky’s the limit for 17-year-old Wire services b 11 ggjtfp LONDON Wimbledon may have fallen, but its does not end there for the new star of women’s tennis. Russian Maria Sharapova (above) wants the world. The 17-year-old Siberia-born, Floridatrained champion admitted after her 6-1,
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    • 161 34  - Wilkinson arrives without fanfare By Tan Kim Han ENGLAND’S rugby superhero Jonny Wilkinson (right) flew into Singapore yesterday evening without fanfare. The 24-year-old fly-half touched down at Changi Airport to begin a seven-day Asian tour as ambassador for sports apparel adidas. Looking tired after a 13-hour flight from London, Wilkinson,
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    • 252 34 -AFP SAN JOSE, California Trevor Graham, one-time coach of Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery, was the unknown coach who submitted to antidoping officials the substance found to be the steroid tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), the San Jose Mercury News reported on Saturday. “Graham is the mystery coach
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    • GOLF
      • 133 35 Reuters LEMONT, Illinois Defending champion Tiger Woods surged into contention in the Western Open third round on Saturday, firing a six-under-par 65 to close to within four strokes of the lead. The World No 1, who also won the event in 1997 and 1999, finished at five-under
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      • 79 35 Reuters SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts Jennifer Rosales of the Philippines extended her lead to three strokes after the third round of the US Women’s Open the third Major on the LPGA Tour. Rosales began the day with a one-shot lead and posted a two-under 69 in delightful
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    • 85 35 FOOTBALL HOME and Geylang United, finalists in last year’s Singapore Cup, booked their places in this season’s semis last night. Defending champions Home trounced archrivals Singapore Armed Forces FC 3-1 at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium to win 3-2 on aggregate. Goals by Egmar Goncalves (17th) and
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    • 214 35  -  By_ Christopher Lim THE National University of Singapore won the inaugural Tertiary Challenge Trophy at the Singapore Armed Forces Yacht Club’s annual sailing regatta yesterday. They beat three other tertiary institutions Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic and Nanyang Technological University to the honour. Said
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    • 324 35 Schumacher edges closer to world title with ninth win of the season Wire services MAGNY-COURS, France Michael Schumacher’s stranglehold on the world championship continued here yesterday as he claimed his ninth victory of the season in the French Grand Prix. Ferrari’s Schumacher, whose only defeat this year
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    • 71 35 Sales executive Steven Choo (left), 38, won the Tiger Beer $500,000 Kick Challenge yesterday after his total tally of 91 goals from 200 kicks saw him edging nearest challengers Tee Joo Eng and Liau Siong Chang. Both had 84. A total of 720 participants took part in the Challenge which
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