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Title Section11 2004-11-24 1 Streats Wednesday, November 24,2004 —Website: www.streats.com.sg e-mail streats@spli.con; MIGA (P) 196/03/200411 words
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Article525 2004-11-24 1 University rewards its investment firm managers for 21% returns; move criticised by some alumni Bloomberg HARVARD University paid its President, Mr Lawrence Summers, *****,397 in compensation and benefits in fiscal 2003. That is the most recent year for information is available, said Vlr A 1– Bloomberg - 525 words
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Article486 2004-11-24 2 Khushwant Singh - Changes will help SMEs win part of slob pie By Khushwant Singh NINE changes were announced yesterday to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) compete for the government procurement (GP) market, valued at $lO billion a year. Mr Cedric Foo, the Minister for State for Defence486 words
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Article, Illustration234 2004-11-24 2 -AP KABUL Three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan were released unharmed yesterday after nearly four weeks in captivity, officials said. “They are out,” UN spokesman Manoel de Almeida e Silva said. “I’m told they are in good spirits and they seem to be fine.”-AP; Reuters - 234 words
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348 2004-11-24 3 Sarah Ng - All human tests to undergo ethics evaluation by panel By, Sarah Ng A SET of guidelines to ensure the safety and Welfare of human participants in research was Pleased yesterday by the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC). The 159-page report covers a wide range348 words
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Article, Illustration384 2004-11-24 3 -AFP BEIJING More than one-third of Chinese people who fall ill do not see the doctor because they cannot afford medical treatment, state media reported yesterday, citing a government study. The Ministry of Health’s nationwide survey found that 36 per-AFP; AFP - 384 words
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Article, Illustration290 2004-11-24 3 Lee Choo Kiong - By Lee Choo Kiong AN army of 260 garbage collectors and karung guni (rag and bone) men are spearheading a campaign, starting today, to end violence against women. These workers running the White Ribbon Campaign (WRC) are from SembEnviro. They will be distributing290 words
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312 2004-11-24 4 Khushwant Singh - By Khushwant Singh MRS Christine Laimer applies her logistics training to distribute unsold bread donated daily by bakeries to 11,000 people and charity homes in her Food From The Fleart (FFTH) programme. Mr Peter Khoo and his team of volunteers from312 words
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Article, Illustration411 2004-11-24 4 Yvonne Kwok - Olmetec acts faster than others in its class in tests Bu Yvonne Kwok A NEW drug that is said to lower blood pressure faster and more effectively than others of its type will be available in Singapore through prescription later this week. Marketed here as411 words
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Article344 2004-11-24 6 M’sian court rules in favour of headmistress -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s second highest court has upheld the right of government schools to bar male Muslim students from wearing turbans to class, drawing protests from the Islamic opposition. In a landmark decision, the Appeal Court ruled-AP - 344 words
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244 2004-11-24 6 Wire services NEW YORK Google’s co-founders and chief executive on Monday outlined plans to sell sizable holdings in the company, driving the Internet search company’s shares down 2.54 per cent at the close of trade on the Nasdaq. Six years– Wire services - 244 words
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117 2004-11-24 8 BUZZSTOP SENIOR Counsel K Shanmugam, the Land Transport Authority’s lawyer, yesterday produced fresh evidence at the Nicoll Highway collapse inquiry to show that the main contractor had hid vital information. Contractor Nishimatsu’s design manager, Mr Kazuo Shimada, and other staff had117 words
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Article167 2004-11-24 8 Hopes for all-clear dashed Reuters MALAYSIA’S hope of declaring the country free of bird flu was dealt a blow after new tests showed chickens in a northern village have been infected with the disease, veterinary officials said yesterday. Malaysia had been expected to make– Reuters - 167 words
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144 2004-11-24 8 Focus on incomplete sections: KL Bemama SOME headway is being made to keep the multi-billion-dollar SingaporeKunming Rail Link (SKRL) project on track, Malaysian Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy said. Mr Chan, who is the chairman of the special working group coordinating the trans-Asian project, said– Bemama - 144 words
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Article, Illustration57 2004-11-24 8 Thirty underprivileged children from the Singapore Children's Society learning how to make a pandan chocolate log cake at The Ritz-Carlton yesterday during a 90-minute workshop, part of the Asian Children’s Festival that ends on Dec 5. The children, aged from six to 12 years, each got a logNational Library Board - 57 words
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Article118 2004-11-24 8 THE Berth, the first condominium in upmarket Sentosa Cove, goes on sale by invitation today. Developer Ho Bee Group is selling 100 or half its units at an average price of $785 psf, The Straits Times reports today. The company said that the invited buyers118 words
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Article99 2004-11-24 8 -AFP BRITISH security services have foiled an Al Qaeda plot to fly planes into targets in London in a Sept 11-style attack, Britain’s ITV News reported on Monday. “That, at least, is what I am told by a senior authoritative source who says that the-AFP - 99 words
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Article86 2004-11-24 8 -AFP AN imminent crackdown on hundreds of thousands of illegal workers in Malaysia could result in widespread abuses, Human Rights Watch warned yesterday. Refugees, victims of human trafficking and workers abused by their employers could be caught up in the sweep and deported instead of receiving-AFP - 86 words
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Article79 2004-11-24 8 SINGAPORE and Bahrain yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote closer cooperation in health care. The MOU provides a framework for greater collaboration between health-care establishments in both countries. It allows health-care providers in both countries to obtain medical expertise from each other; send health-care79 words
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Article90 2004-11-24 8 THE commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Major-General Pehin Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi Haji Md Yussof, was conferred Singapore’s highest military award, the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) or Distinguished Service Order (Military), by President S R Nathan at the Istana yesterday90 words
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Article368 2004-11-24 10 Chua Kong Ho - SGX-bound garment manufacturer sees boost when WTO scraps tariffs next year By Chua Kong Ho RETAIL and property group Metro Holdings is planning to invest in a substantial placement in the initial share sale of China Fashion Holdings, a China-based company which makes and368 words
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Article, Illustration400 2004-11-24 10 Christopher Lim - By Christopher Lim MOBILEONE (Ml) will start trials of its 3G network tomorrow involving 100 corporate customers. They will be part of a 3G data card trial which will feature the use of laptop computers equipped with 3G cards to access the Internet atST - 400 words
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Article66 2004-11-24 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Water treatment company Hyflux Ltd yesterday said that it plans to spend 5-8 per cent of sales on research and development over the next few years. The company spent $6.1 million on research and development last year, chief executive Olivia Lum said at the opening– Bloomberg - 66 words
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Article77 2004-11-24 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Investment company Temasek Holdings yesterday said that it has bought 10 per cent of IndianSingapore logistics group Gateway Distriparks Ltd, accelerating an expansion in India. The purchase was made through Temasek unit Aranda Investments (Mauritius), Gateway said in a statement. No financial details were provided.– Reuters - 77 words
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Article93 2004-11-24 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Residential property prices here are set to rise after lagging economic growth for seven years, Ho Bee Investments executive director Ong Chong Hua said yesterday. The developer, which will sell the first condominiums on Singapore’s southern resort island of Sentosa, said that property prices– Bloomberg - 93 words
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Article96 2004-11-24 10 Bloomberg LONDON Stanley Leisure, the largest UK casino operator, said it is joining forces with Malaysia’s Genting Bhd to develop Las Vegas-style casinos in Britain and capitalise on the relaxation of the country’s gambling laws. Genting will control half of a joint company formed to build and– Bloomberg - 96 words
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387 2004-11-24 12 Ban on foreign shipping lines carrying intra-country cargo hurting Shanghai port, operators say Bloomberg SHANGHAI China should end its ban on overseas vessels carrying containers between Chinese ports to allow Shanghai to become a proper international hub, say AP Moeller-Maersk, which owns the– Bloomberg - 387 words
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Article, Illustration236 2004-11-24 12 -AFP BEIJING China, usually singled out as one of the world’s worst counterfeiters, aspires to become an “AsiaPacific model” in the fight against intellectual property (IP) rights infringement, state media said yesterday. The pledge was made at a two-day forum in-AFP; AFP - 236 words
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Article, Illustration515 2004-11-24 14 Skinner to carry on Bell's goal of lifting EU sales Bloomberg GREENSBORO, North Carolina New McDonald’s Corp chief executive James Skinner (above), the company’s third leader in seven months, will continue the strategy of trying to boost sales in Europe after replacing Mr Charles Bell– Bloomberg; AP - 515 words
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Article464 2004-11-24 15 Citigroup, HSBC picked to arrange sale Bloomberg COLOMBO Pakistan plans to sell its first Islamic bonds by January as it seeks to tap rising demand for securities that conform to Muslim law, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said in an interview. The sale will be Pakistan’s second– Bloomberg - 464 words
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167 2004-11-24 15 Bloomberg boston General Electric Co has agreed to buy a Citigroup Inc business that provides lending and leasing to the trucking industry for US$4.4 billion (557.2 billion) in cash to expand its commercial finance unit where it already has customers. Stamford, Connecticut-based GE Commercial– Bloomberg - 167 words
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Article27 2004-11-24 15 STI: 2,029.86 9.72 *AS AT NOV 23 US$: 551.647 553.053 EURO: 552.141 Ss: 62.78 YEN Ss: RM2.307 Ss: HK54.721 Ss: 24.24 BAHT Ss: 5,466 RUPIAH27 words
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Article, Illustration522 2004-11-24 17 Record cheese prices eat into profit for Pizza Hut, Domino’s Bloomberg RECORD cheese prices are eroding profits at Mr Masamichi Hanasaki’s Tokyo pizza bar, as the cost of mozzarella surged 58 per cent the past two years. “We’d like to raise our pizza prices, but– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 522 words
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Article, Illustration752 2004-11-24 18 WILLIAM PESEK Jr - Stronger Asian currencies is a good thing really By WILLIAM PESEK Jr Bloomberg IT’S 1997 all over again for South Korea only this time it’s a good thing. The Korean won last week rose to 1,063.80, its highest against the US dollar since November 1997, when the Asian financial crisis– Bloomberg - 752 words
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Article, Illustration193 2004-11-24 20 IT was heartening to read Mr Conrad Raj’s commentary, “Care for staff didn’t hurt Robinsons’ bottom line” (Streats, Nov 22). Robinsons is really an exemplary model of generosity for all employers who might need to rethink their staff welfare and human resource193 words
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111 2004-11-24 20 I AGREE with the points made by Mr Conrad Raj in his commentary, that many employers today are still skimping on employee benefits. I am just one employee of such a company, which cuts my basic salary for any leave taken, whether it be111 words
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383 2004-11-24 20 I THANK Mr Lim Li Ghin for his views on keeping large dogs in HDB flats (“HDB flats simply not suitable for big dogs”, Streats, Nov 23). Many private properties are often no bigger than a three-room or fourroom HDB flat and,383 words
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Article326 2004-11-24 21 THE introduction of the intellectual property (IP) laws, as mentioned in Mr Koh Su Haw’s commentary, “Cheaper software options for SMEs” (Streats, Nov 23), is intended to tackle software piracy, something the software companies themselves are guilty of encouraging. Who wants to pay more than $l,OOO326 words
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196 2004-11-24 21 WHILE boarding a train at City Hall interchange at about 5.15 pm on Tuesday, the “door closing” warning signal sounded even though many passengers were still boarding. The man behind me was trying to board when the train door suddenly closed on him. He was196 words
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Article354 2004-11-24 22 Many in country’s Muslim-majority south arming themselves or moving out Reuters YALA, Thailand Buddhists in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south say that they are being treated like “third-class citizens” as the government struggles to end 10 months of ethnic and religious unrest which has claimed nearly 500– Reuters - 354 words
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220 2004-11-24 22 Wire services BANGKOK A deputy governor was shot and injured early yesterday by a suspected militant, police said. He is the highest-ranking casualty so far this year in the insurgency in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south. Separately, unidentified assailants set fire to five schools almost simultaneously– Wire services - 220 words
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Article172 2004-11-24 22 Reuters NEW DELHI India has dropped a plan to bar politicians with more than two children from fighting elections for parliament or state legislatures, saying it does not want to use force to control the population, a newspaper said yesterday. The health ministry will– Reuters - 172 words
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Article, Illustration78 2004-11-24 22 A publicity image from Glasgow-based firm Traffic showing a sample scene from the JFK Reloaded video game. The game, which recreates the 1963 assassination of president John F Kennedy, was released on Monday to coincide with the 41st anniversary of the murder. It is designed to demonstrate thatAP - 78 words
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Article154 2004-11-24 22 -AFP GENEVA The top body representing 4,000 staff at the United Nations European headquarters on Monday adopted a motion of confidence in UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan following criticism of the world body’s senior management. The executive bureau of the UN Staff Coordinating Council in Geneva-AFP - 154 words
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Article, Illustration323 2004-11-24 23 Tokyo-Beijing ties satisfactory, says Koizumi Wire services SANTIAGO Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Monday that his country would never go to war with China and that bilateral ties were satisfactory. He told journalists at an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that Japan enjoyed good– Wire services; Reuters - 323 words
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Article157 2004-11-24 23 -AFP BEIJING A routine ID check has led to the detention of a prime suspect in a Chinese scandal over the sale of fake milk powder that led to the deaths of at least 13 babies, state media said yesterday. The suspect, identified only by his surname-AFP - 157 words
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Article265 2004-11-24 24 Disease spreading fastest in Asia and Eastern Europe, and among women AFP PARIS More than three million people will have died from Aids in 2004 and nearly 40 million now have HIV the highest tolls in the 23-year history of the disease, the United Nations– AFP - 265 words
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Article178 2004-11-24 24 WASHINGTON It’s common to own a home printer nowadays, but few people will know that any document produced by the laser printers of several manufacturers can be traced right back to them by a code the machine embeds in it. It is common among178 words
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Article, Illustration598 2004-11-24 25 Sarah Ng - By_ Sarah Ng WHAT is common among raw egg, brandy and Viagra? No, they are not part of a secret recipe for boosting performance in the bedroom. They are things that people massage onto their scalps in the hope that they will stimulate598 words
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Article, Illustration305 2004-11-24 27 Sarah Ng - Sarah Ng WHILE most people start their day with a cup of coffee as an instant pick-me-up, shipping administrator Jasmine Wong prefers to rise with a mug of peppermint tea instead. In the afternoon at work, she adds dried rose buds to a cup of English Breakfast for305 words
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Article126 2004-11-24 27 YOU will need a teapot, strainer or infuser (a small metal container with holes that holds the herbs inside a teapot), or a tisane cup, which has its own strainer and lid, and dried flowers. Place flowers, stems or leaves in a warm teapot126 words
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Article, Illustration654 2004-11-24 28 Singapore mil show off its !soft power’when local ballet, theatre, music, film and food arefeatured in the month-long Singapore Season in London need year. GREGORY LEOW has the details SINGAPORE Dance Theatre (SDT) ballerina Cheah Mei Sing had watched Sadler’s Wells as an enthralled little girl when the654 words
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Article, Illustration594 2004-11-24 29 YVONNE KWOK - It’s been a long time coming, but Channel i has finally produced a drama that the man on the street can relate to Broadside By YVONNE KWOK IF you had six weeks left to live, Would you: A) Offer to throw yourself into a volcano594 words
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Article, Illustration85 2004-11-24 29 THE suits worn by The Beatles on their Please Please Me album cover have sold for US$llO,OO (S$ 181,128) at a Los Angeles auction. However, six reel-to-reel tape recordings some of Elvis Presley’s earliest including never-before-heard takes of All Shook Up and Jailhouse Rock, failedReuters, - 85 words
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176 2004-11-24 29 THE film adaptation of Philip Pullman’s Dark Materials trilogy may be taking quite a different turn. Renowned British playwright Tom Stoppard had been hired to write the script and had submitted a draft for the first instalment, The Golden Compass, several months ago. But176 words
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Article, Illustration365 2004-11-24 30 INCALCULABLE and sometimes irreparable damage is done to priceless works of art that go on the merry-go-round of art exhibitions all around the world. An Andy Warhol self-portrait was caught and ripped by a gust of wind as it was carried from a gallery to a removalAFP - 365 words
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Article, Illustration112 2004-11-24 31 People in Israel were spared the spread of locusts, thanks to the harsh wintry conditions throughout most of the country. Most of the swarms that landed on Sunday night in the Dead Sea and Arava areas disappeared, hy morning. Locusts depend on the air temperature toPic Edwin Koo - 112 words
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Article52 2004-11-24 31 Bpm, Discovery Channel (Starhuh Ch 12) A behind-the-scenes look at director Oliver Stone’s new Hollywood epic, Alexander. It looks at the life and times of one of history’s greatest figures by dissecting the training, preparation and progression of Colin Farrell, the actor who must embody him on the52 words
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Article, Illustration55 2004-11-24 31 Bpm, Channel U Annie is deeply touched by Guangwei and decides to accept his love. But soon after that, she is diagnosed with liver failure. Guangwei wants to donate a part of his liver to her but they are not a match. He decides to take55 words
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Article, Illustration65 2004-11-24 31 CONTEMPLATION Till Sunday, llam-Bpm Lin Lu Zai Studio Gallery (88, Joo Chiat Avenue) Free Artist Lin Lu Zai holds this solo exhibition in conjunction with the opening of his studio gallery. It showcases more than 40 new works which centre around nature and the four seasons. Birds and goldfish65 words
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Article76 2004-11-24 31 HOUSE OF FLYING CHESTNUTS Today till Saturday, Bpm (with 3pm matinee on Saturday) Tickets at $36 and $3O ($22 and $26 for matinee) at Sistic Jubilee Hall (Raffles Hotel) Chestnuts creator Jonathan Lim and Singapore Boy Hossan Leong come up with hard-hitting spoofs of this year’s favourite movies, plays76 words
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Miscellaneous513 2004-11-24 31 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox atAstrology.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 Self-centred individuals have a lot to learn. The past is an open book, and therefore an easy lesson for all who would read it. As a short term goal, why not gain a little knowledge and surprise someone with it? Everything513 words
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Article, Illustration541 2004-11-24 32 Tan Kim Han - Singaporean helps teach kids in Man United’s training school in Hong Kong Tan Kim Han SINGAPORE’S youth footballers grapple too much with the unpredictable bounce of the ball because of uneven pitches. That is hindering their progress, according to Darren Tan, a Singaporean coach now with the541 words
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242 2004-11-24 32 Tan Kim Han - By Tan Kim Han HOME United became the first S-League side to be nominated for the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Club Team of the year award. The nominations for the annual awards were revealed on Monday. The S-League and Cup runners-up242 words
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Article, Illustration538 2004-11-24 33 Ashwin’s dream Tiger trail Tee-off with Godfrey Robert HE paced around the golfers’ terrace, breaking into a smile whenever he saw a familiar face, as he prepared to tee-off in the Deepavali Golf Classic at Tanah Merah’s Tampines course last Friday. He shared the buggy with renowned shipping lawyer Ajaib/V& Sor Luan - 538 words
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190 2004-11-24 33 NEW YORK Now you can have a golf ball that can correct its own flight path so it flies straighter than conventional balls. The ball won’t shift 45 degrees in midair, but the design of the ball and the materials it’s made190 words
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Article67 2004-11-24 34 Tonight (tomorrow morning, S’pore time) Group E PSV Eindhoven (Ned) vs Arsenal (Eng) k Rosenborg (Nor) vs Panathinaikos (Gre) Group F. Barcelona (Spa) vs Celtic (Sco) AC Milan (Ita) vs Shakhtar Donetsk* (Ukr) Group G Anderlecht (Bel) vs Valencia (Spa) Werder Bremen (Ger) vs Inter Milan (Ita) Group67 words
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Article78 2004-11-24 34 CHELSEA VS PARIS ST GERMAIN 1X2 Home 1.58 Draw 3.65 Away 4.50 1/2 GOAL Chelsea (-1 1/2) 2.40 Paris SG (+1 1/2) 1.47 TOTAL GOALS 0 goal 8.00 1 goal 4.40 2 goals 3.80 3 goals 3.90 4 goals 5.60 5 goals 8.40 6 goals 13.00 7 goals 26.0078 words
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Article, Illustration386 2004-11-24 34 Mourinho may name Ivory Coast striker among substitutes Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Chelsea vs Paris St Germain LONDON Didier Drogba (right) is back in the Chelsea squad for tonight’s (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) Champions League encounter against Paris St Germain. He has been out for five– Wire services; Reuters - 386 words
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75 2004-11-24 34 manager Gerard Houllier schedule makes it difficult for English clubs to win Chelsea manager season with Porto, and the Loudon club have already qualified for the knockout Houllier told football magazine France Football ones who impress me most. They have a coach who has75 words
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Article, Illustration373 2004-11-24 35 Likely return of Campbell should boost Gunners’ confidence -AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal Eindhoven Arsene Wenger takes every opportunity to proclaim the opposite, but Arsenal have spent the past month doing a passable impersonation of a ship drifting in precarious proximity to the rocks. He-AFP; AFP - 373 words
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Article76 2004-11-24 35 PSV EINDHOVEN VS ARSENAL 1X2 Home 3.15 Draw 3.15 Away 1/2 GOAL 2.02 PSV (+1 1/2) 1.18 Arsenal (-1 1/2) TOTAL GOALS 4.00 0 goal 8.00 1 goal 4.70 2 goals 3.70 3 goals 3.70 4 goals 5.70 5 goals 8.30 6 goals 14.00 7 goals 26.00 8 goals76 words
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Article67 2004-11-24 35 Reuters “I don’t know whether it’s §°ing to be the Premier League 0r the European Cup, but Everything points to Chelsea inning something.” Houllier said that he blamed tight domestic schedule for l he relative lack of success by Premier League clubs in Europe. He said: “English teams– Reuters - 67 words
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191 2004-11-24 35 -afp BREMEN, Germany After 11 years of watching the Champions League from their armchairs, German champions Werder Bremen have the chance to reach the last 16 of the competition when they entertain Inter Milan in tonight’s (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) Group G tie. This-afp - 191 words
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Article116 2004-11-24 35 BASKETBALL Reuters LOS ANGELES Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest has admitted that he regrets charging into the stands to fight Detroit Pistons fans last Friday, sparking an ugly brawl that led to his suspension for the rest of the season. In an interview published in People magazine on– Reuters - 116 words
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Article77 2004-11-24 35 -AFP LONDON Alan Shearer has been ruled out of Newcastle’s Uefa Cup trip to Sochaux tomorrow, and is facing at least another week on the sidelines as a result of a hamstring injury. The former England striker missed Newcastle’s weekend win at Crystal Palace. He says that he-AFP - 77 words
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Article55 2004-11-24 35 Reuters LONDON -Aston Villa climbed to fifth in the Premier League on Monday with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur the London club’s sixth straight league defeat. Peru midfielder Nolberto Solano conjured up some magic after 57 minutes, juggling the ball before hooking a shot past goalkeeper Paul– Reuters - 55 words
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Miscellaneous48 2004-11-24 35 IN THE LIVING ROOM FOOTBALL: Champions League: CSKA Moscow vs FC Porto (Ch 23, tomorrow, 1.20 am); PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal (Ch 24, tomorrow, 3.30 am); Chelsea vs PSG (Ch 23, tomorrow, 3.30 am) DELAYED TELECAST FOOTBALL: Champions League: AC Milan vs Shakhtar Donetsk (Ch 23, tomorrow, 6am)48 words
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