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Title Section14 2004-09-03 1 Streats FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 E mwH; stroi*ts#Bph.com,sig V| IA i i-i,. iV-i iUHKS14 words
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563 2004-09-03 1 Chug Kong Ho - Move could hurt Singapore-based agents even though they are legitimate Chug Kong Ho CHINA’S financial regulators may clamp down on underground Chinese remittance agents conducting money ransfer activities with Singapore-based agents in the coming months, said an executive with China’s largest state-owned bank.563 words
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Advertisement203 2004-09-03 1 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 E nniil; stroiitsi&sph.com.sg MlfA V*o O'* MAYi ■X C YOUII n Malaysian ex-DPM Anwar Ibrahim ended his jail term when the nation’s highest court cleared him of sodomy PAGE 3 EYES RIGHT Baby-boomers can junk their reading glasses a new machine that fixes presbyopia without cutting203 words
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459 2004-09-03 2 Janice Wong - CK corrects long-sightedness without making cuts By. Janice Wong THERE is now a cheaper and less invasive alternative to the corneaslicing Lasik technique for people in their 40s and above who do not want to wear reading glasses. They can turn to a new459 words
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Article, Illustration290 2004-09-03 2 f Sharlene Tan - By f Sharlene Tan AMERICAN lifestyle magazine Cosmopolitan will once again hit the newsstands in Singapore after being banned for 22 years. Observers see this as a sign that perhaps Singapore is becoming a little less strait-laced. After all, local magazines have been publishing290 words
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Article, Illustration578 2004-09-03 3 Wire services Former DPM renews call for reforms, thanks PM Abdullah Kuala LUMPUR The unexpected release from jail yesterday of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim threw a new twist into Malaysian Politics, already in the grip of change after the retirement of veteran– Wire services; Reuters - 578 words
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313 2004-09-03 4 Christopher Lim - By_ Christopher Lim FOREIGN domestic workers who want to work in Singapore from next year must be at least 23 years old and have at least eight years of formal education. And they will have to take a test, including313 words
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Article396 2004-09-03 4 UK weekly makes unreserved apology, pays s39ok and costs THE Economist magazine yesterday apologised to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew for defaming them in an article on Ms Ho Ching’s appointment at Temasek Holdings. It has also agreed396 words
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Article, Illustration368 2004-09-03 6 Sarah Ng - By_ Sarah Ng Exercises suitable for handicapped at lifestyle drive’s launch WHEN wheelchair-bound teenager Amanda Mok saw people doing the Great Singapore Workout at a community event two years ago, she wished in vain that she could have taken part. This Sunday, however,Edwin Koo - 368 words
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Article160 2004-09-03 6 i Lee Choo Kiong - By i Lee Choo Kiong ABOUT 700 delegates from 40 countries will attend the four-day International Federation on Ageing’s (IFA) seventh global conference, which opens at Suntec City International Convention and Exhibition Centre tomorrow. Nine plenary speakers will address the issues of healthcare, income security,160 words
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142 2004-09-03 10 BUZZSTOP SOME parents queued for a week outside River Valley Primary School in the hope of securing three Primary 1 places reserved for the children of foreigners or to get on the school’s wait list. And, by142 words
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Article, Illustration88 2004-09-03 10 Edwin Koo - Text and picture by Edwin Koo The Iznik Mosque Lamp has never been lit in its 500-year existence. It was originally hung from the ceiling of a royal mausoleum to absorb the sound of prayers and dampen echoes. The lamp and 124 other artefacts from the88 words
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Article135 2004-09-03 10 CJ rejects bid to pay off victim TIMOTHY ChuaTian Bok, 37, the chairman of Premier Taxi, will stand trial for allegedly assaulting another motorist. Chief Justice Yong Pung How yesterday rejected a bid by Chua’s lawyer to have the case compounded by paying the motorist135 words
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Article132 2004-09-03 10 133 vehicles illegally kept in S’pore FIFTEEN used-car dealers and four freight forwarders were charged yesterday with illegally keeping 133 vehicles that were declared to have been exported, The Straits Times reports today. Wei Ngiap Motor and three of its directors face charges of keeping132 words
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Article131 2004-09-03 10 Prolific former Indon general dies MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has sent his condolences to Ibu Hartini Murdani, wife of retired Indonesian general Leonardus Benyamin (Benny) Murdani, who died on Sunday. In his letter to her, MM Lee said: “Bapak Benny Murdani was a good friend131 words
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Article104 2004-09-03 10 THERE was an unprecedented display of warmth and affection in Parliament that lasted for more than an hour yesterday when MPs paid tribute to Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. In various ways, MPs said that he was a much beloved people’s Prime Minister, a leader who104 words
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Article99 2004-09-03 10 AFP PARLIAMENT yesterday passed legislation banning human reproductive cloning but allowing stem cell research into human embryos less than 14 days old for medical purposes. Senior Minister of State for Health Balaji Sadasivan said that adequate regulatory measures have been put in place to preventAFP - 99 words
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Article95 2004-09-03 10 ERECTING waist-height barriers is one new safety measure being considered for MRT stations with open platforms, after a spate of accidents in recent weeks that caused two deaths. A more immediate measure will be to issue SMRT staff with whistles to attract the attention of commuters and95 words
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Article84 2004-09-03 10 OFFICIAL matchmakers Social Development Unit and Social Development Service may be wedded to each other, The Straits Times reports today. “We are reviewing it. But we must study the issue more carefully and we should not rush into it,” Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, Minister of State84 words
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Article, Illustration424 2004-09-03 12 With China’s slowing growth, firm turns to other markets Bloomberg SINGAPORE Hyflux, Singapore’s biggest publicly traded water-treatment company, said it plans to expand to India, Thailand and the Middle East, to take advantage of growing demand for water desalination and recycling services. “These countries– Bloomberg; BT - 424 words
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482 2004-09-03 12 Bloomberg NEW YORK Crude oil prices rose for the second day yesterday on reports of a pipeline fire in Iraq and after Russia’s largest oil exporter, Yukos Oil Co, said that it may cut output. Oil in New York surged to a record– Bloomberg - 482 words
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Article133 2004-09-03 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Indonesia, which has shortlisted Standard Chartered, United Overseas Bank and three other banks to bid for PT Bank Permata, expects the lender to fetch a higher price once the final bids are submitted. The government is seeking minimum bids for a5l per cent stakeBloomberg - 133 words
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Article99 2004-09-03 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Singapore Technologies Engineering’s electronics unit has won a $163 million contract is Thailand, the company said in a statement to the stock exchange yesterday. Singapore Technologies Electronics, a unit of South-east Asia’s largest defence company, will provide a system that will merge wireless communicationsBloomberg - 99 words
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Article111 2004-09-03 12 Reuters SINGAPORE Creative Technology yesterday said that it would double its MP3 player product lines from its current eight by the year-end, stepping up competition to rivals such as Apple Computer. Creative’s latest Zen music player has been hailed by reviewers as one of the strongest rivals– Reuters - 111 words
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Article, Illustration526 2004-09-03 14 Indian firms tap new markets to satisfy clients Reuters BOMBAY The next back-office job that goes to an Indian outsourcing company may not be moving as far as you think. In a bid to tap new markets and satisfy customers keen to outsource to more thanReuters - 526 words
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Article282 2004-09-03 16 Japan’s watchdog has already provided evidence to prosecutors AFP TOKYO Japan’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency, is likely to seek criminal charges against UFJ Bank as early as this month for the alleged obstruction of government inspections, press reports said yesterday. The agency hasAFP - 282 words
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Article177 2004-09-03 16 STI: 1,940.86 11.38 Reuters SHARES ended on a three-and-a-half-year high yesterday, led by gains in Sing Tel. The Straits Times Index ended up 11.38 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 1,940.86, its highest close since February 2001. Losers led gainers 197 to 143 in relatively low turnover of 448 millionReuters - 177 words
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Article24 2004-09-03 16 'AS AT SEPTEMBER 2 US$: 551.704 553.059 EURO: 552.078 Ss: 64.21 YEN Ss: RM2.230 Ss: HK54.577 Ss: 24.38 BAHT Ss: 5,448 RUPIAH24 words
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Article279 2004-09-03 21 Leo the Lion is roaring again under management team led by Yemenidjian and McGurk Reuters LOS ANGELES Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, whose storied history includes Gone With the Wind, celebrates its 80th year this Sunday with a Hollywood Bowl fete highlighting its legends and its recent turnaround. The galaReuters - 279 words
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Article164 2004-09-03 21 Reuters NEW YORK Halliburton Co, once run by US vice-president Dick Cheney, said an internal probe found information suggesting that members of a consortium it helps lead considered bribing Nigerian officials to win business. The world’s No 2 oilfield services company, which is also fighting accusationsReuters - 164 words
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Article, Illustration434 2004-09-03 22 Some 20,000 outlets have opened since London’s Cafe Cyberia Wire services LONDON To most of the planet a mere decade ago, a web was something spiders and mystery writers wove. But then again, it was the year of the world’s first Internet cafe. CafeWire services; Bloomberg News - 434 words
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Article, Illustration956 2004-09-03 24 PHILIP LEE - By PHILIP LEE ABOUT three years ago when The Straits Times editor Han Fook Kwang, then the paper’s political editor, asked me if I wanted to be transferred to Streats, I recoiled at the idea. I had been with The Straits Times for956 words
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Article246 2004-09-03 26 THERE has been much cause for celebration since Mr Lee Hsien Loong became Prime Minister. Finally, it’s not so difficult for singles to buy HDB flats. The singles are happy. Married women have additional incentives to have children. Medical benefits for dependants are being extended246 words
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198 2004-09-03 26 I SUPPORT the suggestion made by Mr Lin Jieguang in his letter, “Give seniors day-long discount fares” (Streats, Sept 2). Because travel concessions are restricted to 10am to 4pm, many senior citizens cannot go about their lives without restriction. Some would like to198 words
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Article128 2004-09-03 26 WE could not agree more with the views expressed by Michael and Janet Lee in their letter, “Cut CCA time for family’s sake” (Streats, Sept 2). When our children were in primary school, we used to enjoy family time together on Saturdays. Ever since our sons128 words
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Article56 2004-09-03 26 IF the erection of glass panels as barriers in open-platform MRT stations is too costly, then at least build waist-high grilles in such stations to prevent commuters falling onto the tracks. This is urgent in view of the two recent accidents. It will happen again if56 words
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Article277 2004-09-03 28 I REFER to Mr Godfrey Robert’s commentary, “Semi-finalists deserve cash, too” (Streats, Aug 26). I cannot agree more. Ms Li Jiawei was so close, and the whole of Singapore was not only behind her but with her in our support of a Singaporean sportswoman pushing to277 words
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Article135 2004-09-03 28 WE refer to the letter, “Dripping clothes: Where to get help” (Streats, Aug 26). We need good neighbourliness to keep our residential estates clean and safe for everyone. To this end, the National Environment Agency and the Housing Development Board hope that Singaporeans living in highrise135 words
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Article, Illustration62 2004-09-03 30 Hong Kong’s The Standard newspaper yesterday ran three versions of a picture showing China’s late leader, Deng Xiaoping (right), in 1992 shaking hands with Mr Hu Jintao, the current president It said two of the pictures were apparently doctored and former president Jiang Zemin was removed from theAP - 62 words
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181 2004-09-03 30 MOSCOW Russia’s FSB security service has asked a Moscow-based Iranian journalist to help negotiate the release of hundreds of children, parents and teachers held by gunmen in a school. “They’ve told me they want me to do it. Of course, I am going181 words
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207 2004-09-03 32 AFP JAKARTA Indonesian officials reacted with outrage yesterday after a man jailed for life for a key role in the deadly Bali bombing was treated to coffee in a Jakarta Starbucks by police. Ali Imron, who has confessed to his involvement in theAFP - 207 words
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246 2004-09-03 32 Graft panel’s revelation could damage re-election chances AP JAKARTA Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri’s personal wealth has grown significantly during her three-year presidency, the government’s corruption watchdog said yesterday. The Corruption Eradication Commission’s announcement could hurt Ms Megawati’s bid to remain in office inAP - 246 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration272 2004-09-03 34 Reuters WASHINGTON -An implantable contact lens that corrects vision in short-sighted patients is safe and does not have some of the side-effects of laser surgery, a company that manufactures the devices said on Wednesday. Staar Surgical said its lens corrected the vision of 95 per cent■ Reuters - 272 words
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Article125 2004-09-03 34 LATWP HARTFORD, Connecticut Only some forms of carbohydrates are the true enemy in the battle of the bulge, researchers at the Children’s Hospital in Boston report. Careful analysis of the diets of mice showed that mice primarily fed carbohydrates which are low in sugar orLATWP - 125 words
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my HOME YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME-OWNING
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Article, Illustration406 2004-09-03 36 Janice Wong - By_ Janice Wong Paint maker ICI sees Singaporeans turning a shade holder with their home-colouring ideas next year COLOURS go in and out of fashion. Sometimes brown takes over from black, and for a while, Apple iMac made anything in plastic and bubble-gum shades trendy. ICI Paints is406 words
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Article, Illustration207 2004-09-03 36 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong THE Ghost Month should not deter condo shoppers from visiting showflats, given the rich pickings this weekend. The soft launch of Centrepoint Properties’ freehold project Ris Grandeur located near the junction of Elias Road and Pasir Ris Drive starts tomorrow. Priced207 words
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Article, Illustration410 2004-09-03 38 Ms Jessie Lee, Hup Soon constructions executive director, turned her home into an advertisement of herfirms services SOMETIMES your home is the best advertisement of your skills. And that is what Ms Jessie Lee, Hup Soon construction’s executive director, set out to prove when she decided to renovate410 words
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Article, Illustration528 2004-09-03 40 Hong Kong singer-actress Miriam Yeung, 30, talks to YVONNE KWOK about turn ing micldle-age for her role in Three... Extremes and that infamous kiss with Bai Ling FOR a woman who has the guts to play a middle-aged character in an industry that prizes a youthful image above528 words
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Article, Illustration109 2004-09-03 40 AFP MAGGIE Cheung, the darling of Hong Kong cinema, says she was put off about having children by “evil” events like the Sept 11 terror attacks in the US. In an interview with a Hong Kong fashion magazine Jet, the 39-year-old said: “I haveAFP - 109 words
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Article, Illustration116 2004-09-03 40 TAIWANESE pop star Toro was recently found with a picture of local actress Fiona Xie in swimwear. The former member of Taiwan band Energy was in Singapore two months ago to shoot a 20-episode drama, The Champion, which also starred Xie and Jeanette Aw. During his116 words
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Article93 2004-09-03 40 THE National Geographic Channel’s reptile expert, Gerry Martin, 28, is in Singapore for a one-week tour to share his passion for wildlife with 8,000 students from 10 schools. The visit, organised by the National Geographic Channel, is in conjunction with Star Hub’s Creative Classroom programme and the93 words
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Article, Illustration688 2004-09-03 42 Spas are everywhere, and they all claim to do wonders for you. But how do you tell the good ones from the had? EMMA HOBSON has some tips WITH the plethora of skin therapy treatments available these days, it’s easy to be overwhelmed. So here are some questions688 words
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Article, Illustration438 2004-09-03 44 JUDI LOW - Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? These recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals are easy to do and cost $lO or less forfour servings Stylish eating on a showstring By JUDI LOW TO cook beef successfully requires some knowledge such as theJudl Low - 438 words
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Article, Illustration407 2004-09-03 46 Sharlene Tan - By_ Sharlene Tan MANDARIN theatre group The Fun Stage, invited to a prestigious cultural event in China, is having trouble finding the money needed to travel there. But the artistic directors are so excited that they don’t mind chipping in. “We have to plough407 words
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Article256 2004-09-03 46 Yvonne Kwok - By Yvonne Kwok WHO would have known that Shakespeare’s The Tempest, could be done as a Survivor satire? Or that Henry IV could be set in Geylang? Award-winning actor Remesh Panicker is serving up the bard Singaporestyle with his new TV production, Singapore Shakes! which will256 words
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Article, Illustration105 2004-09-03 47 China will launch three weather Monitoring satellites t° help detect forest flr es and sandstorms an d monitor climate c hange, China reported yesterday. The satellites Will be °Perational b Y 2012. In Singapore, it 11 be slightly ba zy. Expect s howers with thunder ini Pic Ashleigh Sim - 105 words
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Article, Illustration55 2004-09-03 47 9p r n, Channel U Kuibi kneels down humbly to apologise t° Shaohua. He asks Shaohua to be his Mentor and invites him home to have a talk. Shaohua is not aware that it is Mst a plot and has drunk the poisonous Wine. He loses consciousness but55 words
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Article53 2004-09-03 47 10pm, Channel i Four boys growing up in Hell’s Kitchen play a prank that leads to an old man getting hurt. Convicted and sent to a juvenile detention facility, the four friends are traumatised by the brutal abuse exacted by the guards there. Starring Kevin Bacon, Robert de Niro53 words
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Article, Illustration51 2004-09-03 47 STEFANO GRONDONA Today, Bpm Victoria Concert Hall Tickets from $l5 to $65 at Sistic As part of the 4th International Guitar Festival 2004 (Singapore), baroque guitar specialist Stefano Grondona will play pieces by J J Froberger, J S Bach, E Granados, M Llobet, J Areas, M Falla and I51 words
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Article81 2004-09-03 47 MEN ON TOP Tomorrow, 10am-lpm (Mandarin) 1.30pm-4pm (English) HDB Convention Centre (HDB Hub) Auditorium Basement 1, 480 Lorong 6 Toa Pay oh Admission fee: $5 per person National Cancer Centre presents a public forum on men’s health. Sponsored by Vitagen, doctors from various fields will talk about male81 words
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Miscellaneous483 2004-09-03 47 Yourdailyhoroscope jp AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com PISCCS FEB 19-MAR 20 ARIES MAR 21-APR 19 Family, roots and cherished memories will be everything to you now and you’ll be quite devoted to preserving them all. Just don’t become so wrapped up in the past that you miss483 words
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Article, Illustration468 2004-09-03 48 Gary Lim - Opinions differ on extending MAP to non-medal winners By Gary Lim SHE upset world No 2 Wang Nan in the Olympics table tennis quarter-finals and came within two points of clinching a spot in the final. Despite her feat at Athens last month, Li Jiawei is not468 words
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409 2004-09-03 48 AFP LONDON Clive Woodward has been warned that the confusion surrounding his departure from the job of England rugby coach could have a knock-on effect for his role in leading the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand next year. The 48-year-old, who hasAFP - 409 words
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Article, Illustration317 2004-09-03 50 Lim Han Ming - Bowler Ong targets Singapore Open, then the World Cup on home soil By Lim Han Ming NATIONAL bowler Remy Ong (right) hopes to be the last man standing at the 37th Singapore Open which started yesterday at Victor’s Superbowl For all his achievements, Ong has yet317 words
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139 2004-09-03 50 AP EAGLE, Colorado The sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant has been dropped, but his accuser whose reluctance to participate derailed the criminal trial before it ever really got started isn’t letting the National Basketball Association star off the hook just yet. WithAP - 139 words
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176 2004-09-03 50 AFP SAO PAULO Vanderlei de Lima says he is not bitter after an Irish-born former priest, Cornelius Horan, pushed him into the crowd with the Olympic men’s marathon in his grasp. De Lima, who was in the lead at the time of theAFP - 176 words
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Article, Illustration407 2004-09-03 52 Serena likes discussing clothes and accessories more than tennis Wire services NEW YORK Serena Williams’ (right) latest trip down the US Open catwalk was to display a short-shorts/halter/boots outfit, replete with warm-up jacket that had “Serena” in silver studs on the back. She also forgot her dangly– Wire services; Reuters - 407 words
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Article, Illustration273 2004-09-03 52 Reuters NEW YORK We have heard this somewhere before. A teenage American girl, tall, athletic and from Compton, Los Angeles, coached by her father who defeats a seeded player at the US Open. However, this is not a Williams sister, this is Angela Haynes.Reuters - 273 words
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Article87 2004-09-03 52 BASKETBALL -AFP EAST RUTHERFORD Alonzo Mourning will try to revive his career with the New Jersey Nets after a kidney transplant, but guard Jason Kidd may be sidelined until December because of a knee injury, it was announced here Wednesday. Mourning, 34, and a seven-time AllStar centre,-AFP - 87 words
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Article125 2004-09-03 52 FOOTBALL THE Singapore Sports School will be hosting a quadrangular against their counterparts from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam next week. Malaysia will be represented by Bandar Penawar Sports School in Desaru, feeder to the Bukit Jalil Sports School. Thailand’s top sports school from Suphanburi as well as125 words
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Article67 2004-09-03 52 OLYMPICS AFP HONG KONG China said yesterday that it would consider allowing Hong Kong to host part of the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Speaking at a press conference, Beijing Party Secretary Liu Qi said that members of the International Olympic Committee and the Hong Kong governmentAFP - 67 words
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Article, Illustration418 2004-09-03 55 Sacking Eriksson will be a big mistake, says Gary Neville Reuters S T ALBANS, EnglandEngland defender Gary Neville l>elow) made an impassioned defence of manager Sven-Goran Eriksson on Wednesday, Earning that it would be a big Mistake to sack him. Eriksson has been under EreReuters - 418 words
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182 2004-09-03 55 Reuters BUENOS AIRES Argentina c oach Marcelo Bielsa hit out at Spanish champions Valencia °n Wednesday after their midfielder Pablo Aimar failed to arrive for training with the South Americans. Aimar was due to begin training with his country on Tuesday for Saturday’s WorldReuters - 182 words
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