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Title Section10 2004-08-17 1 Streats HIESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> 196/03/200410 words
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483 2004-08-17 1 Christopher Lim - Home Detention’s success prompts expansion of rehabilitation scheme Christopher Lim prisoners are likely to get a Mice to spend part of their jail Mis with their families as part of expanded Home Detention Meme to help rehabilitate lenders. Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister483 words
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Advertisement118 2004-08-17 1 COLOURS share your paper Catch ’em pi In the first in a series on young footballers, Streats focuses on 'Brave Heart’ Dharham Aziz Myth dispelled Those seeking small cars are not just the cost-conscious In Driving Ambition Entrepreneur Monica Gu’s facial mask business grows even after Slim 10 saga squeezed118 words
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Morning Rush
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494 2004-08-17 2 Choong Choon Yee - Assets valued at s4B6m by Indian conglomerate By Choong Choon Yee NATSTEEL is selling all of its steel and related businesses to the Tata Iron and Steel Company (Tata Steel) in a $486.4 million deal. NatSteeTs steel and related businesses which currently employ494 words
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187 2004-08-17 2 LONDON Britain’s latest anti-crinj initiative is to focus on children and will start while they are still in nappi' a newspaper reported yesterday. The plan, formulated by the Horfr Office, is to “target” and “track” children of convicted criminals to ensure that they do187 words
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Article, Illustration429 2004-08-17 3 Complacency can hurt the S’pore brand: Minister Mentor MR Lee Kuan Yew yesterday sounded the caution which generations of citizens here have heard since Singapore became independent in 1965: Govern sloppily, be corrupt and this country goes down the drain. Mr Lee,ST - 429 words
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312 2004-08-17 4 Sharlene Tan - From next month, websites can be registered with just .sg suffix By Sharlene Tan ENTREPRENEUR Turodrique Fuad wants another one, although he already has two. Mr Fuad, who runs fashion label Local Brand, already has two domain names registered, a .net and a .com.sg,312 words
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164 2004-08-17 4 Reuters BEIJING China has written a rare letter to UN SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan, slamming Taiwan’s most recent bid to join the world body and urging him to circulate it as a formal document among UN members. Taiwan launched its 12th annual bidReuters - 164 words
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237 2004-08-17 6 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian emergency services rushed to the tightly-guarded US embassy in Kuala Lumpur yesterday after a powder which police said could be anthrax was found in a letter. “The envelope containing an unidentified substance was opened by an embassyAFP - 237 words
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Article, Illustration482 2004-08-17 6 Zubaidah Nazeer - Chan Soo Sen instrumental in getting organiser’s plans off the ground By- Zubaidah Nazeer THEY contacted nearly 10 government agencies, filled countless forms and prepared numerous legal documents all to ensure that the Samsung Skydive Festival Singapore would take off this weekend. AndST - 482 words
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Article, Illustration146 2004-08-17 8 Ashleigh Sim - BUZZSTOP Text and picture by Ashleigh Sim THE second telephone number on the KFC and Pizza Hut scooters is not part of a new service. It is for members of the public to provide feedback on the riding behaviour of the delivery riders. The message “Unsafe Riding? Call146 words
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Article123 2004-08-17 8 World s top maritime services centre SINGAPORE is the city most likely to usurp London as the world’s leading maritime services centre, according to a survey of 100 international shipping industry experts, The Straits Times reports today. The report from Maritime London, an organisation dedicated to123 words
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Article133 2004-08-17 8 Lee Choo Kiong - Renewing union leadership Lee Choo Kiong TRADE union leaders were yesterday urged to impart their skills and knowledge to younger leaders to prevent a discontinuity of leadership. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, the Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, who made this appeal, also said:133 words
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Article147 2004-08-17 8 Nicoll Highway inquiry WHILE the Land Transport Authority (LTA) had made clear to Nishimatsu-Lum Chang, the main contractor for the Circle Line MRT works at Nicoll Highway, that the underground concrete foundation was of “paramount importance”, it had approved the final works that were carried out,147 words
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Article91 2004-08-17 8 AFP THREE people were killed and seven were injured when a Malaysian air force Nuri helicopter crashed in the jungles of Borneo, Defence Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. The pilot, co-pilot and another crew member died as they ferried army personnel and supplies to anAFP - 91 words
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Article90 2004-08-17 8 Reuters MALDIVIAN dissidents yesterday called on foreigners to boycott the tourism-dependent Indian Ocean nation, whose capital Male is under emergency rule after pro-democracy rallies were held last Friday. The dissident Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) accused President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of ordering the arrest of some 300 suspectedReuters - 90 words
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Article105 2004-08-17 8 AFP HONG KONG’S obsession with gambling reached unusual extremes with the arrest of 115 people for betting on insect fights, police said yesterday. The city is well-known as a haven for China’s horse racing and soccer gamblers, but raids in Mongkok district of Kowloon broke aAFP - 105 words
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Article101 2004-08-17 8 COMFORT-DELGRO Corp, Singapore’s largest transport group, has no plans to replace its 840 doubledecker buses with Bendy buses despite London’s decision to phase out its iconic Routemaster double-deckers, The Straits Times reports today. Tibs, which has since been taken over by SMRT Corp and renamed SMRT Buses,101 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration526 2004-08-17 10 Janice Wong - Bad publicity about Chinese medicine did not stop Monica Gu from making a success of selling herbal facial masks i'V i rw! IV <j By Janice Wong SHANGHAINESE Monica Gu was only 25 when she arrived in Singapore. Being young and alone in amnKoo - 526 words
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Article, Illustration231 2004-08-17 10 LOS ANGELES Early next year, Mr Paul Otellini (pictured) will succeed Mr Craig Barrett to become the fifth chief executive in Intel’s history. Mr Otellini, who began his career with the firm in 1974, is the first non-engineer to take the helm,231 words
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Article84 2004-08-17 10 Wire services SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines yesterday said that 68.8 per cent of its passenger and cargo capacity was taken up last month, down from June and below the same month a year earlier. Its overall load factor in July dropped 2.1 percentage points from 70.9 per cent– Wire services - 84 words
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Article80 2004-08-17 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines transported 14 per cent more cargo between June 26 and July 23 from a year earlier after it added more capacity and filled more holds on key routes, it said yesterday. The company shipped 136,000 40-ft-equivalent container units (FEUs) in the period,– Bloomberg - 80 words
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Article94 2004-08-17 10 Bloomberg CANBERRA Telstra Corp may be fined and taken to court to stop it stifling competition in high-speed Internet services, said Mr Graeme Samuel, chairman of Australia’s competition regulator. He threatened Telstra with fines in March after it cut the price of broadband Internet access to householdsBloomberg - 94 words
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Article83 2004-08-17 10 -AFP BEIJING China plans to lower its barrier to entry for foreigners to buy yuan-denominated securities under its qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII) scheme, state press reported yesterday. China now wants to allow mid and small-sized foreign institutional investors to enter the domestic stock market and new-AFP - 83 words
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Article, Illustration138 2004-08-17 11 Bloomberg BEIJING China will provide lowinterest loans to cable companies to convert 100 million urban households to digital television by 2008, a government official said. The goal is to have all 380 million households in China on digital technology by 2015, providing sharper– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 138 words
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Article399 2004-08-17 11 Wire services SINGAPORE Singapore shoppers spent more heavily than expected in June as growth in the economy and tourist arrivals supported retailing, but analysts warned that higher oil prices could begin dampen sales in coming months. Retail sales rose 4.4 per cent in June fromWire services - 399 words
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435 2004-08-17 12 As home consumption of ground coffee stagnates, companies go for more popular single-serving packets Bloomberg GENEVA With 21 coffee-makers to choose from at the Williams-Sonoma store in Princeton, New Jersey, Mr Jerry Bagel zeroed in on two Nespresso machines he was contemplating as aBloomberg - 435 words
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Article28 2004-08-17 12 STI: 1,877.60 4.72 *AS AT AUGUST 16 US$: S$ 1.718 553.162 EURO: 552.120 Ss: 64.54 YEN Ss: RM2.212 Ss: HK54.540 Ss: 24.19 BAHT Ss: 5,406 RUPIAH28 words
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Article, Illustration339 2004-08-17 14 X’mas tree maker transforms into animation house Reuters HONG KONG Jaws dropped when Mr Francis Kao, fresh out of college, persuaded his father to transform the family’s highly profitable business making plastic Christmas trees into a digital animation house. “We did think it was risky. But– Reuters; Pics: Bloomberg - 339 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration734 2004-08-17 16 VIKRAM KHANNA - By VIKRAM KHANNA The Business Times ECONOMIC growth that is like a rollercoaster is unwelcome, not just for a country’s economic health but also for the happiness of its people. It’s better for an economy to grow steadily at, say, 5 per cent a yearThe Business Times - 734 words
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Vocal
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279 2004-08-17 18 I REFER to Ng King Kang’s commentary, “Who is our new PM? Er, dunno, don’t care” (Streats, Aug 12), and the letter of response, “Make youth study Singapore history” (Streats, Aug 13), by Mr Jeffrey Law. When Mr Ng interviewed youths in Orchard Road,279 words
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Article362 2004-08-17 18 I REFER to Mr Jeffrey Law’s letter, “Make youth study Singapore history” (Streats, Aug 13). His solution for Singaporean youths’ indifference to national affairs is to “make the study of Singapore’s history a compulsory part of the curriculum”. While I agree with him about youths’362 words
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160 2004-08-17 18 IN September 2003, the Department of Statistics reported that the proportion of households with cable television surged from 14 per cent in 1998 to 32 per cent in 2002. With the launch of digital television, we can expect more Singapore households to subscribe to160 words
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166 2004-08-17 18 I REFER to Mr Kenneth Law’s letter, “S’pore cars do speed” (Streats, Aug 16). I agree that some Singaporean drivers exceed the speed limits in Malaysia, but I do not agree with his suggestion that visitors drive at a speed at least lOkmh below166 words
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145 2004-08-17 18 MR Lim Boon Hee displays some intolerance of the differing views and tastes of other members of the public in his letter, “Idol panders to worst of human nature” (Streats, Aug 13). Like Mr Lim, I was unable to feel the enthusiasm with which a145 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration394 2004-08-17 20 Venezuelan leader survives referendum with 58% of votes Wire services CARACAS Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (pictured), a former paratrooper who survived a military coup and a two-month strike by oil workers, yesterday overcame a referendum to remove him from office two years beforeWire services; AP - 394 words
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Article, Illustration292 2004-08-17 20 AP OTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania Mrs Teresa Heinz Kerry once hinted at tensions with her first-born son, a 37-year-old blacksmith who seeks an anonymous life with his wife and child in rural Pennsylvania. Mr H John Heinz IV (pictured) is noticeably absent from his stepfather JohnAP - 292 words
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423 2004-08-17 21 Malaysian opposition huddle to hammer out by-election tactics KUALA LUMPUR Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) chief Abdul Hadi Awang has blamed complacency for his party’s defeat in the March general election, the New Straits Times (NST) reported yesterday. But he also alleged that the423 words
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126 2004-08-17 21 Wire services JAKARTA The International Monetary Fund must act to rectify policy mistakes which nearly bankrupted Indonesia and have left it mired in financial crisis, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri said yesterday. Despite coordinating a US$5 billion (SsB.6 billion) aid package for Indonesia during theWire services - 126 words
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Article, Illustration181 2004-08-17 21 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s broadsheet English-language paper, the New Straits Times (NST), will add a new compact edition from next month, in a bid to turn around falling circulation, its group editor-in-chief said yesterday. Following the lead of several British papers, the NST willReuters - 181 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration398 2004-08-17 22 WASHINGTON American celebrities have made most of us familiar with detox and alcoholism clinics, so the latest evidence seems to suggest that there will soon be establishments springing up all over the country to offer overeating-addiction cures. Researchers at the University of Florida have cited mountingReuters - 398 words
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Driving ambition
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Article, Illustration658 2004-08-17 23 Those looking for small cars are not just cost-conscious, as CHRISTOPHER LIM discovers EVEN as more burly sports utility vehicles muscle their way onto Singapore’s roads, some drivers are taking a closer look at smaller cars. These drivers generally fall into two categories: those who are looking forNgSorLuan - 658 words
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EasySteats
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Article, Illustration803 2004-08-17 24 Local film-maker Bertrand Lee continues to make waves overseas. His latest project, Birthday, is the only Asian short film selected for this year’s prestigious Venice Film Festival, reports SHARLENE TAN I^JI FOR Bertrand Lee, life on the straight and narrow didn’t feel right. So, instead of embarking onAshlelgh Sim - 803 words
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Article, Illustration480 2004-08-17 25 JANICE WONG - In transit By JANICE WONG READERS ask me how I can sustain a regular column with such a narrow focus as dating and relationships. Won’t you run out of things to say, some ask. No matter how often I discourse about men, they continue to intrigue,Ashlelgh %tm - 480 words
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Article, Illustration521 2004-08-17 27 Amy Van - By_ Amy Van GRAND Plaza Park Royal’s Hua Yuen Chinese Restaurant is emitting a different, more unique light these days. The restaurant now serves up a new menu of refined Cantonese specialties injected with a touch of innovativeness, thanks to the expertise of masterchef Steven Chan,Pics: Foiosan - 521 words
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Article, Illustration118 2004-08-17 28 Over the weekend, Hurricane Charley caused 16 deaths and more than US$ll billion (S$ 18.9 billion) in property damage across Florida. Charley’s erratic path and last-minute increase in intensity were beyond scientists’ ability to predict, according to experts who study such volatile storms, the Globe andPic Ng Sor Luan - 118 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article47 2004-08-17 28 7pm, Channel U The debut episode of Hong Kong’s second highest-rated TVB serial in 2002. This funny and heart-warming family drama centres around single parenthood. Qin Pei, a single father, is always there for his four daughters. Starring Flora Chan, Moses Chan and Sonjia Kwok.47 words
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Article, Illustration47 2004-08-17 28 10pm, Channel i Ross Carpenter (Elvis Presley) is a fishing guide/sailor who loves his life on the sea. When he learns that his boss is retiring, he has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built.47 words
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Happenin'
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Article, Illustration64 2004-08-17 28 ABOVE FULL MOON Thursday till Saturday, Bpm (with 2.30 pm matinee on Saturday) Esplanade Theatre Tickets from $3O to $BO at Sistic A Broadway-styled Mandarin musical depicting the life of Li Shu Tong, also known as Master Hong Yi, a legendary figure in Chinese arts. The original scores are64 words
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Article45 2004-08-17 28 E.MERGE Tomorrow till Friday, 9am-6pm National University of Singapore, Science foyer (outside LT27) Free View the latest hardware products from participating companies that include Canon, Imation, Fujitsu, Apple and IBM. Bargains and good deals a plenty, plus goodie bags and lucky dips for visitors.45 words
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Miscellaneous481 2004-08-17 28 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com air AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 If you find yourself gazing affectionately at a certain someone for several seconds longer than you know is socially acceptable, don’t be embarrassed. Follow it up with a very bold invitation. PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 So what if you can’t481 words
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Olympics
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Article, Illustration589 2004-08-17 29 DUEL OF THE DAY Fellow American MaJchow stands in Phelps’ way for 200 m butterfly gold Wire services ATHENS He may be nursing an injured right shoulder. But Tom Malchow, the defending Olympic champion in the men’s 200 m butterfly, is not ready to give up his titleWire services - 589 words
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Article, Illustration437 2004-08-17 30 Kitajiina accused of using illegal kick to win gold medal AP ATHENS American backstroker Aaron Peirsol accused Kosuke Kitaj ima (above) of using an illegal dolphin kick at the start of the Olympic 100 m breaststroke final on Sunday night that helped propel the Japanese star to aAP - 437 words
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Article273 2004-08-17 30 Reuters ATHENS United States men’s swimming coach Eddie Reese was unrepentant on Sunday after his decision to select a barely fit lan Crocker in the men’s 4xloom final backfired. The US team, who had only once before failed to win the gold, finished a sorry third.Reuters - 273 words
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231 2004-08-17 30 AFP ATHENS Laure Manaudou gave France only its second Olympic swimming gold in history, and its first in 52 years, by winning the women’s 400 m freestyle on Sunday. The 17-year-old led the whole race, dipping under world record pace before winningAFP - 231 words
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Article419 2004-08-17 31 Gary Lim - Jos out, but Susilo and paddlers keep S’pore flag flying By_ Gary Lim SINGAPORE’S Olympic paddlers marched on confidently while its lone woman swimmer, Joscelin Yeo, crashed out. In a women’s singles secondround match yesterday morning, paddler Zhang Xueling emerged victorious over American Jasna Reed, 11-7, 11-7,419 words
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Article, Illustration276 2004-08-17 31 Wire services ATHENS Chinese marksman Zhu Qinan (above) won the men’s 10m air rifle gold medal here yesterday with a new world record. Zhu amassed 702.7 points to take •gold ahead of compatriot Li Jie in silver and Slovakia’s Jozef Gonci,■ Wire services; Pics: Reuters, AP - 276 words
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Article62 2004-08-17 31 Country Gold Silver Bronze 1. China 7 3 1 2. Australia 5 1 3 3. Japan 4 1 0 4. Italy 2 1 0 5. Turkey 2 0 1 5. Ukraine 2 0 1 7. United States 1 4 3 8. Russia 1 3 2 9.62 words
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Article34 2004-08-17 31 South Korean top seeds Kim Dong Moon and Ra Kyung Min were knocked out of the mixed doubles badminton by seventh-seeded Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen 14-17, 8-15.34 words
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Article, Illustration198 2004-08-17 33 Wire services ATHENS Now that its Olympic basketball humiliation is complete, the United States may just go back to the old-fashioned practice of having tryouts and allowing the coach to select the players instead of a committee. In the wake of Puerto Rico’s historicWire services; AP - 198 words
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Article, Illustration429 2004-08-17 33 Boisterous fans take to the pitch as Iraq enters quarter-finals AP ATHENS Iraq’s Olympic football team were out to prove that their opening victory over Portugal was no fluke. Iraq defeated Costa Rica 2-0 in a Group D match on Sunday night to advance to the quarter-finals inAP; Reuters - 429 words
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Article, Illustration91 2004-08-17 33 ■AP THAI weightlifter Udompom Polsak (right) will stand to gain about 11 million baht (*****,000) for winning the country’s first gold medal at the Athens Olympics. Deputy Prime Minister Suwat Liptapallop said that he would give the 23-year-old one million baht from his own pocket, while Thai Airways■AP - 91 words
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Article82 2004-08-17 33 AP MARTINA Navratilova set yet another record on Sunday. At 47 and competing in the first Olympics of her life, the American became the oldest tennis player in the history of the Games when she and Lisa Raymond posted an easy firstround 6-0, 6-2 win over Yulia BeygelzimerAP - 82 words
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Article88 2004-08-17 33 AFP GREECE’S Olympic 200 m champion Kostadinos Kenteris and women’s 100 m silver medallist Ekaterini Thanou were granted a 48-hour extension by the International Olympic Committee yesterday into their hearing over missing a drugs test. The two Greek stars from the Sydney Olympics who risk being expelled fromAFP - 88 words
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Article, Illustration592 2004-08-17 34 Tan Kim Han - Physical problems have not stopped Dharham Aziz from pursuing his passion football By Tan Kim Han Today, Streats launches the first of its series on the National Schools C Division football, which is for players aged 12 to 14 years old. The focus on the youngsters is toTan Kim Han - 592 words
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258 2004-08-17 34 Tan Kim Han - By Tan Kim Han SCHOOLS football may not be the most glamorous of competitions. But it is on many such bumpy fields that countless national players first make their mark. For instance, national striker Indra Sahdan Daud first honed his predatory instincts as a258 words
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Article, Illustration417 2004-08-17 35 Gary Lim - Norhafiz seals Fuchuris place in final with golden goal By Gary Lim WITH only two minutes to go in the second half of extra time, morale was flagging in the Fuchun Secondary School camp. And rightly so. They had lost their 2-1 lead right at the end ofNg SorLuan - 417 words
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