Today, 14 February 2001

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    Masthead
    5 1 TODAY WCdnCSdftV February 14,2001 MmmniliimtX)
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    Competition? Isn't that wonderful?
    224 1 DON'T use the spectre of a media war to unnerve the latest media hotshot in town. Mr Farrell Meisel has lived and breathed competition all his life. The man who has won Emmys and Associated Press Awards, joined Media Corporation of Singapore as the group's Chief
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    Hands off, foreigners
    546 1  -  Ng Boon Yian and Opposition agrees but still unhappy by Zackaria Abdul Rahim A LAW that prevents foreigners from meddling in local politics comes into effect tomorrow, but it has also cast a gloom in the opposition ranks. The law bars foreigners from donating to political parties.
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  • HOT NEWS
    • Article
      Taken for a ride
      360 2  -  Elaine Quek Bullied husband sells company Merc.Then cover-up begins by elaine@ne ws to day. c om.sg A NATSTEEL Limited employee, eager to get a domineering wife off his back, sold off the company Mercedes and then covered up the fact through a series of mind-bog-gling car
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      Lock icon Sole victim of the fire
      86 2 WEETECKHIAN A grey BMW caught fire at about 8.30 am yesterday at the Singapore Marriott Hotel carpark. The car was totally engulfed in flames and caused the carpark to be filled with thick smokeTwo fire bikes and a fire engine rushed to the scene and
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    • Article
      And this year's Oscar nominees are...
      135 2 CROUCHING Tiger Hidden Dragon has a good start in the 2000 Oscar race with a hefty 10 nominations, though none in acting categories. The Chinese film is up for Best Picture, director, screenplay and score. Gladiator secured the most nominations with 12, The Academy
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      Lock icon Gus Dur to be questioned
      185 2 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid would be questioned bystate prosecutors over corruption allegations at the centre of efforts to unseat him. Attorney-General Marzuki Darusman said: "We will question the President... after we question witnesses and members of Pansus (a special parliamentary commission)." However, he
      -AFP  -  185 words
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      Lock icon This is your home, use it
      224 2  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim by zackaria@newstoclay.com, sg CLEMENTI may boast social service organisations like family service centres (FSC) and student service centres for its residents. But, that doesn't mean that residents draw to these like bees to honey. MP (West Coast GRC), Mr Bernard Chen
      WONG KHTNG CIIONG  -  224 words
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      Leave Anna alone
      111 3 IF you receive an e-mail that says "Here you have, ;o), H do not click the attachment. It is the "VBS.SST@mm" virus that comes as an attachment called "AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs" (Anna: picture). When launched, it uses Microsoft Outlook to e-mail itself to all recipients in the user's Outlook
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      Nabbed as he pawns loot
      64 3 A SNATCH-THIEF was nabbed when police saw his name on receipts from various pawnshops. The descriptions of the pawned items tallied those of jewellery reported stolen in a series of snatch thefts last year. The 33-year-old drug abscondee was arrested on Monday while trying to
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      Can't fight them? Opt out
      327 3  -  Leong Phei Phei Struggling retailers should make way for new players by p hei phe i@n ews today, c o m ,sg OPT out if you cannot beat the brewing competition. Shopkeepers who have been struggling to break even have been told that there is
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      Will Napster die?
      443 4  -  David Ngiau It's anyone's guess, but there could still be hope by david@n ews tod ay.com .sg A US Federal Court of Appeals may have ruled that Napster encouraged copyright infringement and ordered the company to stop further sharing and downloading of MP3 files, but the fight
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      SAF major jailed, caned for molest
      181 4 A SINGAPORE Armed Forces (SAF) major who molested an 18-year-old woman in a toilet was yesterday sentenced to 27 months' jail and three strokes of the cane. The woman was alone in a Specialists' Shopping Centre toilet when Christopher Tan Eng Chong, 35, barged
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      Lock icon 'Women's Affairs Minister traditional'
      153 4 Reuters. KUALA LUMPUR The remarks of a Women's Affairs Minister have drawn fire from the Prime Minister's daughter. Ms Marina Mahathir (right), 43, prominent AIDS activist and newspaper columnist, said the statements of Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil suggest she believed in a traditional role for women.
      – Reuters.  -  153 words
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      S'pore's events industry gets a boost
      123 4 THE events industry here is to get a shot in the arm with the formation of the first ever Singapore chapter of the International Festivals and Events Association. The move was jointly mooted by the local industry and the Singapore Tourism Board. It will
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      S'pore to host delegation from Mongolia
      67 4 MONGOLIAN President Natsagiin Bagabandi and his wife, Madam Azadsuren Oyunbileg, will start a three-day state visit to Singapore from tomorrow. They wilt be accompanied by ministers, Members of Parliament, senior Mongolian officials and 80 businessmen. Trade between the two countries is worth a total
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      The ABCs of Hepatitis B
      87 4 /~V: What is Hepatitis B? A Hepatitis B is an inflamiimation (or swelling) of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus. Normally, the liver helps to change food you eat into energy, and also breaks down waste products produced in your body. When you
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      129 4 READ 0N... Why Hanson's back It's a signal for Australia's big parties not to ignore 'little people'/14 All the right moves so far Bush team's foreign policy on Asia gets thumbs-up/15 Viva la Diva Anita Sarawak returns to TV with a brand new variety show which will showcase all aspects
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  • LETTERS
    • Letter
      Time to do some soul-searching
      211 6  -  See Leong Kit Speak up more instead of leaving all to the Govt DURING the recent Feedback Unit session with professionals, its chairman, NMP Dr Jennifer Lee, summed up several participants' rightful concerns about the longstanding over-emphasis on "economics". See how the Japanese achieved great
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      Teachers, be committed
      142 6  -  him Sujen I AM a housewife who gives tuition part-time. I would like to respond to the letter "Teachers are not slaves" (Today, Feb 13). The writer seems to think that what a teacher does in his spare time is nobody's business, and that includes moonlighting as
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      Sex: What's natural and what's not?
      226 6  -  A. Norbert Lean I REFER to your story "A very touchy subject" (Tokay, Feb 8). Does a standard or law exist on sexual behaviour? Can a man have sex with a 13-year-old? Can humans engage in sexual behaviour with beasts? For centuries, sex was
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      TV licence fees help fund programmes
      113 6  -  Cecilia Yip WE refer to letter "Do we need TV licences?" (Today, Feb 5). We would like to inform the reader that a valid TV licence is needed so long as a person owns a TV set or any broadcasting apparatus for receiving broadcasting
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      It's not all about looks
      110 6  -  Lynette Enoch I REFER to the letter "Not single by choice" (Today, Feb 9). The writer seems to speak for the entire single community in Singapore, especially when he says that "everyone looks for partners who are good-looking or at least presentable". Not everyone goes
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      Licence to listen? No
      152 6 POLICE have received queries on whether there is a need for a permit to listen to speakers at the Speaker's Corner. The Speakers' Corner gives Singapore citizens a designated venue where they can speak in public without having to apply for a Public Entertainment Licence. A
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      Elderly who earn a pittance
      180 6  -  Narayana Narayana I AM a retiree who has lost most of the "grey" (hopefully only externally) mentioned in the report "Singapore's bottom 10 per cent". (TODAY, Feb 10). It has become a catch-phrase to talk about "finding new jobs, and updating skills, or providing New-Economy
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon DBS-Vickers $444m deal
      499 8  -  Lee Yew Meng 40pc premium treat for shareholders by yewmeng@newsto day. c o m. sg SHAREHOLDERS of Vickers Ballas are in for a treat with the 40 per cent premium they will get following DBS Bank Holdings' decision to acquire a majority 59.47 per cent stake in
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      Vickers' 14 per cent profit fall
      132 8 VICKERS Ballas Holdings said profit for 2000 fell 14 per cent on lower sales from its stock broking business. Profit from operations fell to $55.2 million from $64.1 million the previous year. Sales dropped 10 percent to $279.8 million. "Contribution from (the) stock broking
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      Lock icon Meet the 'paper' millionaire of packaging
      281 8  -  Chan Chao Peh by c haope h@n e wsto day.c om.sg RICHARD Low was 20-year-old student in Taiwan when his father passed away. As the eldest son, he had to stop his paper chase, and to take on the responsibility of taking care of
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      Lock icon $80m profit rise
      108 8 Bloomberg SEMBCORP Marine, Singapore's biggest shiprepair company, said profit rose 2.3 per cent, helped by a tax write-back and gains from the sale of shares in a unit. Profit rose to $80.2 million from $78.4 million in the previous year. That's better than the average estimate of
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  • MARKET NEWS
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        Market hinging on Fed chairman's testimony to US Senate
        524 10 SINGAPORE shares closed broadly muted as investors stayed sidelined ahead of Mr Greenspan's testimony to the US Banking Senate Committee. Forced selling of penny caps that rose in active trading last week was noted while some profit taking on index linked
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        Retreat in the face of uncertainty
        421 10 KUALA LUMPUR Weak in the morning, the local bourse declined further in the afternoon with falls in some key index-linked stocks and selling pressure on some of the situationals. Investors were generally cautious, awaiting leads on market direction in the near term. Concern over
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • Article
      Lock icon You may abandon your babies here, say Austrian cities
      186 11 AFP VIENNA Critics call them baby dustbins. But Austria has come out firmly in favour of what it describes as "baby nests" cosy deposit points where desperate mothers can anonymously leave an unwanted infant. Following the example of an initiative in
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      Lock icon Dinosaur-era giant insect found alive
      121 11 -AFP SYDNEY A Jurassic-age stick insect (above), thought to have been killed off by rats 80 years ago, is alive, well and living on an island off the Australian coast in a female-only colony. Dryocacelus australis, a giant flightless stick insect, had survived the dinosaurs.
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      Lock icon Monkey battalion
      109 11 AFP NEW DELHI India's defence chiefs are not amused. Their headquarters here has been overrun by a battalion of aggressive monkeys which has taken to launching attacks on foreign diplomats. What is even more embarrassing for the top brass is that the monkeys were driven into their camp
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      Lock icon Mori on that golf game
      332 12 Agencies. Defends decision to play on despite ship tragedy TOKYO The Prime Minister has come under much fire for continuing with his golf game despite being told of a collision between a Japanese vessel and a US submarine off Hawaii. But Mr Yoshiro Mori described
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      Lock icon Nepal searches for living virgin goddess
      131 12 -AFP. KATHMANDU Nepalese families are all preparing their young daughters, hoping that they would be chosen as the country's new Hindu living virgin goddess. A new Kumari of Kathmandu the young girl regarded as the patron deity of the ancient Himalayan kingdom is due
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      Lock icon Z.com-zzzzzzzz
      99 12 Reuters. HOLLYWOOD Z.com will be put to sleep on Friday. A tough online advertising and syndication market is forcing the well-connected entertainment Netcaster to close its doors. Z.com was launched last May. It signed content deals with Alanis Morissette, Ellen DeGeneres, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Saget, David
      – Reuters.  -  99 words
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      Lock icon Exec held in connection with $9b bond issue in KL
      180 12 Bloomberg News. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) arrested a government official in connection with a US$5-billion (558.73-billion) bond issued by a state-owned firm that may have been made without proper authorisation. ACA officials declined to name the arrested official
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      Lock icon Thaksin stands by his chosen man
      158 12 -AFP. BANGKOK Thailand's new Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra defended yesterday his likely choice for finance minister after markets gave the thumbs down to Thai Rak Thai party adviser Somkid Chautusipitak. Mr Thaksin made an aboutface from his earlier statement that he preferred a political
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      Lock icon Allianz bid for insurer fails
      148 12 AFP. KUALA LUMPUR Plans by German insurance giant Allianz AG to take over a Malaysian firm have collapsed after regulatory authorities blocked the deal. Last July, Allianz reached a conditional deal to buy a 31.6--per-cent stake in Malaysia British Assurance from Arasteel Corp, a unit
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      Lock icon Why Hanson's back
      417 14 It's a signal for Australia's big parties not to ignore the 'little people' BRISBANE Until the weekend, political firebrand Pauline Hanson was written off as yesterday's woman in the world of Australian politics. After all, her One Nation party had almost selfdestructed after the 1998 national election
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    • Article
      New front further divides Malays
      242 14 KOTA KINABALU The Malay community in Malaysia is now divided four ways because of the Malay Action Front (MAF), said Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. On Feb 4, the newly-formed Malay pressure group held a rally attended by some 3,000 people in Kuala Lumpur. Some
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      Lock icon Here's Asteroid 433 Eros
      28 14 The US spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker's image of Asteroid 433 Eros. The spacecraft made a historic unmanned touchdown on the asteroid on Monday, AFP photo
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      Lock icon Smuggling and prostitution ring out of SEA smashed
      166 14 -AFP SAN FRANCISCO US police have smashed a smuggling and prostitution ring out of Southeast Asia. A weekend bust netted 12 suspects and more arrests are expected. The suspects will be charged with conspiracy, alien smuggling and enticing and transporting women for
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      Lock icon Estrada's wife to run for Senate
      214 14 Reuters MANILA The wife of deposed Philippine president Joseph Estrada, seeking her family's vindication at the polls, has filed to be a candidate in elections to the Senate in May. Former first lady Luisa Ejercito Estrada's certificate of candidacy was filed on her behalf
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      Lock icon All the right moves — so far
      365 15 All the right moves so far Reuters Bush team's foreign policy on Asia gets thumbs-up WASHINGTON The new US administration's sharpened focus on Japan and choices for its foreign policy and trade teams bode well for Asia policy under President George W Bush, said a panel of experts. The panel
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      Lock icon Check this out!
      34 15 A toy buyer looking at a cathedral made up ofloo,ooo matcksticks at the booth for a new toy called "MackiUcture" at the American International Toy Fair in New York. AFP photo
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    • Article
      Lock icon Barbie and Ken do ballet
      145 15 Reuters VANCOUVER Barbie and her boyfriend Ken are about to star in their first full-length film, an animated production of The Nutcracker, slated for home video release in October. The 84-minute, US$l5 million (5525.5 million) film will depict Barbie as a modern heroine, in contrast
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      Lock icon Aussies told to swim 'between the flags'
      247 15 AFP SYDNEY Swimming has been virtually banned as a safety measure on some of Australia's finest beaches, with big fines for people daring to swim outside tiny patrolled areas. The beaches, which are among Australia's biggest tourist drawcards, stretch in many cases for
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      Lock icon Pakistan's new banking plan sound
      137 15 Reuters ISLAMABAD Pakistan's plans to introduce interest-free Islamic banking would not affect the country's international financial dealings and accords, said military leader General Pervez Musharraf. A government statement quoted him as giving the assurance in a speech to a fiscal conference in Islamabad. It also
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      91 13 It's everywhere »^m mmmr m m I Hf Bhm v j9B I' ■■:.^i: V'Vi ■v :V mm Announcing The Official Launch of TVMobile By MINISTER FOR INFORMATION a THE ARTS, Mr Lee Yock Suan on 14th of February 2001, 9am at Bishan Bus Interchange. Get ready to experience a whole
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      337 15 E3 University Egof Canberra I An A us < il; i/ei Ui i i/ers ity in the Ca:> ita State of Australia indaMembei of the Association ot I Commonwealth i Iniversitis (ACUj ill DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Research Areas: Accounting Banking Finance, Law, Marketing, Economics, E-Commerce) The Doctor of Business
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  • COMMENTARY
    • Article
      Are you a victim?
      1076 16  -  Melissa Hyak 'Seek help. Don't let the guilt and scars of physical abuse keep you quiet' by Tl JFy god! How could you l\/l let him do that to you? A. V A There's no excuse to hit a woman! What would I have done? Leave
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      Lock icon When only Gus Dur will determine if he steps down
      290 16 Jakarta Post AFTER the House of Representatives issued a memorandum of censure against the head of state, we have seen a host of other measures and proposals bandied about, all with the ultimate goal of removing the President from office
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  • RELAX
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      Viva la Diva
      534 23  -  Lim Kuan Chiang Anita Sarawak returns to TV with a brand new variety show which will showcase all aspects of the Sophisticated Lady by kua n ch iang@n e wstoday. co m. sg The Diva extends her hand and as I shook her graceful limb for the
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      Lock icon The Bride & Doom Syndrome
      779 24 The Bride Doom Syndrome IPS Will marriage will be peaches and cream after you've cohabited happily for years? It is common among couples who set up home together before finally tying the knot, that when they decide to get married, their relationship is doomed. It is much more common than
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      The survival guide to yet another Valentine's day
      431 26  -  Georgina Chang MY SAY by. I don't relish Valentine's Day. When I was younger and severely single, Feb 14 brought pangs of loneliness to my sad status. When I had a boyfriend, this day brought trepidation that he would forget to be
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      Lock icon Where's my Valentine?
      469 26  -  Hazel Tan Heartthrob Vincent Ng reveals his love plans for Valentine's day by haz cl@ne wsto day. c o m. sg Love is in the air. But not for Vincent Ng. He will be spending this Valentine's Day with his parents. "I have never celebrated Valentine's Day
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      827 34 NBA Portland: Rasheed Wallace, Rip City's beloved Stare Master, is up to 27 technicals, on pace for a recordsetting final tally of 44. Then there's the scariest number for Blazermaniacs: Two. Two games against the Eastern Conference are all that remain for the Blazers, who have
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      Wenger ready to leave club football
      276 36 LONDON Arsene Wenger has warned Arsenal he is ready to quit Highbury unless the transfer system is salvaged, reported Soccernet.com. As the international players' union FIFPro walked out of talks with Fifa and Uefa intended to thrash out an agreement to take to the
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      Will Milan or Paris be in mourning tonight?
      454 37  -  Leonard Thomas AC Milan v Paris St Germain by le ona rd@ ne wstod ay. com. sg THERE is something rotten in the two premier fashion capitals of the world and it has got nothing to do with silk, leather or the
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      Lock icon No go for Indra
      260 38  -  Kelvin Phang Last seasons top local i hitman cannot be released for Kuwait trip by kelvin@n e ws to day. com.sg ENLISTED serviceman Indra Sahdan (above) will not be recalled to the national team for next week's pre-World Cup qualifiers in Kuwait. His club Home United
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      244 38 -AFP SEOUL The 2002 Pusan Asian Games yesterday signed the largest single event sponsorship deal in Asian sports history as it takes up the challenge of countering football's World Cup finals. Samsung Electronics signed the deal, which sources close to the organisers said
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      Video shows Leeds players running after student-lawyer
      237 38 HULL A court trying three Leeds United footballers in connection with an attack on an Asian student saw video footage yesterday which the prosecution said showed the players and their friends chasing a group of students. A prosecution lawyer said the security cameras
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      Martyn could be a Red soon
      99 38 LONDON Despite Leeds' denial, Liverpool has been linked with a £smillion <Ssl2.7m) bid for its England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn, reported Soccernet.com. Speculation suggests that Anfield manager Gerard Houllier has become concerned at the inconsistent form shown by Dutch stopper Sander Westerveld this season. Now,
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      Lock icon This man could be our next national coach
      1007 39  -  Scott O'Donell But many still do not A know who he is I by scott@newstoday.com.sg HIS job description is to coach the national Under-23 team and to assist with the Lions. He started work on 1 May 2000. But after carrying out
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