Today, 10 October 2001, Afternoon Edition

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    7 1 TODAY Wednesday October 10, 2001 < MITA(P) 1.38/11/2000
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    Lock icon WORSE THAN EXPECTED
    495 1  -  Francis Kan Minus 5.6% for third quarter, minus 3% for whole year by fra nci s@n c wsto day. c om.sg IT'S official: Singapore is in a full-blown recession. The release of advance gross domestic product (GDP) figures this morning showed that the economy contracted by a
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    Lock icon US stocks fall
    63 1 Reuters NEW YORK Stocks fell on the US markets yesterday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 15.50 points, or 0.17 per cent, to end at 9,052.44. The Nasdaq composite, hurt by weakness in comput-er-chip and related stocks, sank 35.78 points, or 2.23 per cent, to 1,570.17. The
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • THE NEW WAR/WEAKENING RESOLVE
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        Taliban cracking
        414 2 Attacks causing dissension among followers KABUL Afghanistan's hardline Taliban rulers are in a bind as USled planes and missiles pounded the country for the third successive day: The strikes are weakening some elements of their rule, Time magazine reported. Yesterday's strikes killed four United Nations workers involved in
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        Lock icon Terrorist camp wiped out
        54 2 -AFP photos The US released these pictures yesterday of the Garmabak Ghar terrorist training camp in Afghanistan before (top) and after (above) it was bombed. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in Washington that US-led air strikes have been so successful that the coalition could carry them
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  • THE NEW WAR/PAKISTAN'S GAMBLE
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      Lock icon Saudi cleric slams strikes, jihad call
      206 3 AFP RIYADH A top Saudi cleric on Tuesday blasted US air strikes on Afghanistan but also slammed the call by terror suspect, Osama bin Laden, for Muslims to wage holy war in the wake of the attacks. Muslims "must not support oppression and aggression
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      Why so tough, Musharraf?
      480 3 IN what seems another age and another time, although it was just last month, a western diplomat called Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf "the world's weakest dictator". The general has come a long way since he sent an envoy to Washington to press the worst possible mission
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  • THE NEW WAR/BEYOND AFGJANISTAN
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      Lock icon Iraq the next target?
      249 4 -Agencies US says war against terrorism won't end even if Osama is killed or caught WASHINGTON -Just three days after swinging into action in Afghanistan, the United States has signalled that several other countries or groups may find themselves in its line of fire soon. In
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      Lock icon Indonesian clampdown on protests
      167 4 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesian police yesterday fired warning shots, teargas and water cannon during a clash with 400 Muslims protestors near the US embassy. This was the first time that the police whom the US envoy to Indonesia once accused of being unwilling or unable to act
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      Lock icon Mentally-ill passenger subdued
      171 4 Reuters CHICAGO Military jets scrambled on Monday to escort an American Airlines jet to a safe landing after passengers helped the crew subdue a mentally-ill man who forced his way into the cockpit. The FBI said that Edward Coburn, who has a history of mental illness, was
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      28 4 j JPBfcJ eatur!ngTodayUpFront /18 ;s 122 WifL^ threat of anthrax TimeOut /24 /22 Different jobs for those who aSja^ Landy Wen Lan is Taiwan's did it their way
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  • HOMR NEWS
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      Wasted year waiting ...
      446 6  - Wasted year waiting Zackaria Abdul Rahim As most Poly students miss the boat SMU tries to help by zackaria@n ews tod ay.com. sg BEFORE Temasek Polytechnic's (TP) recent move to start four of its diploma courses half a year earlier, most polytechnic students here had to wait a whole year
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      SM in France
      45 6 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew is on a three-day visit to France. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office yesterday said he is attending a meeting of TotalFinaElf in Paris. Mrs Lee is accompanying him on the trip which started on Monday.
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      SDP: We will not play race card
      98 6  -  Lee Ching Went THE Singapore Democratic Party {SDP) released an official statement yesterday giving a 'firm assurance' that race and religion would not play a part in its campaign during the General Election, This is in response to Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien
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      Lock icon Pretty faces, no work
      155 6 Channel NewsAsia TOO many pretty faces, and not enough work. The modelling industry in Singapore is now suffering from an "oversupply" of beautiful people. As ad spending fell by almost a quarter in the first half of this year, advertising agencies now also have less to
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      Power Supply announces rate cut
      122 6 HOUSEHOLDS and small businesses can expect a 4.4 per cent drop in electricity tariffs from Nov L This represents a drop of $0.75 from the existing $17.21 charge. The Power Supply said in a statement yesterday that business and industrial customers will also enjoy a
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      Chilling reminder
      305 7  -  Zackaria Abdul Kahim Minister on why Asean must join hands to fight crime by zack aria@ne wstoday. c om. sg ASEAN member states need to band together to fight international crime, said Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday at a preparatory meeting for the Third Asean Ministerial
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      Lock icon SMS the right MoneyWord$
      142 7 -Joy Frances PLAYERS of the weekly word puzzle MoneyWords organised by Today and Hong Leong Singapore Finance can now use their mobile phones to send in quiz answers using SMS. All contestants using Ml, Singtel, or StarHub-registered phones can take part. The SMS option is an
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      Lock icon October COE prices drop
      81 7 Channel NewsAsia CERTIFICATES of Entitlement (COEs) for October fell across the board, except for cars over 1,600cc. Bucking the trend, Category B COEs rose to $29,744, an increase of $856. The biggest drop was seen in the Open Category where COE prices fell $3,111 to $25,999.
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      115 6 Power Puppy FOUND! UjU^Jllljljljl^^dljd^ Last night the crew of Power 98's YAFI (You Asked For It) heaved a collective sigh of relief with the safe return of Wowo, Baby Kevin's pet dog that had been missing since Friday. IRiJ sjJ I I'M?3l iMIMj L~ B^jvThß^ ifllj! j■"He was here at
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  • LTTERS
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      Why army?
      285 9  -  Jeremy Fang Airport security is for specialists IT is reassuring to see our government taking a firm stand in the campaign against terrorism. However, the deployment of Singapore Armed Forces personnel specifically the army to beef up security at Changi International Airport and Jurong Island raises a few
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      The long, disturbing wait
      212 9  -  Rosemary Tan I REFER to the letter "Should buses keep to schedule or serve the public?" (Today, Oct 8). Buses should serve the public, as well as keep to their schedules, especially during peak hours. My bus ride to Yishun MRT station is only five minutes
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      Give CPF top-up to under-21s
      114 9  -  Shaik M. Ismail THE Government has been very noble in extending the qualifying period for the CPF top-up for Singaporeans aged 21 and above. My daughter who has not turned 21 yet, but is employed, is not eligible for the CPF topup, even though she
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Property trap
      344 10  -  Francis Kan Should there be bailouts for private property owners? by francis@newstoday.com.sg ONCE viewed as a sure-fire investment, private residential properties have become a "negative asset trap" for many hapless homeowners. With the fall in prices over the last few years, many properties are now worth less than
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      Optus may retrench 850
      109 10 SYDNEY Optus, the Australian unit of SingTel and the nation's second-largest phone company, may fire 850 people to cut costs, said a communications union spokesman, A Bloomberg report said that the Sydney-based Optus had called meetings of its Sydney and Melbourne employees for today, and employees
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      IDA investigating SingTel's new rates
      296 10  -  Chan Chao Pek THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is now studying whether the latest round of price cuts by SingTel, the largest mobile operator here, is a breach of anti-discrimi-natory rules. "IDA is currently reviewing the issue and will make a final decision
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      Two-point plan to get cash
      309 11  -  Chan Chao Peh Sell off factory space and set up an 'SME Bank' by ch a o pe h@ne wstoday. com. sg THE Singapore Confederation of Industries (SCI) hoped that JTC Corporation and other government agencies will buy back factory space from its member firms
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      Market Watch
      162 11 UNITED Overseas Bank's chairman Wee Clio Yaw spent $4.3 million on shares in his own bank last month in what analysts say may be an attempt to cement control of Singapore's biggest lender by assets. His purchase may signal he wants to raise his family's stake in UOB
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      Singapore's 'Mustafa Effect' can help India attract more tourists
      253 11  -  Chan Chao Peh INDIA is expecting a 12 per cent annual increase in visitor arrivals over the next three years as it steps up promotion as a tourist destination. "We are looking at 4.1 million in 2004," said Mr V K
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      Singapore's FX trading drops
      260 11  -  hay Tan SINGAPORE has suffered a drop in foreign exchange (FX) market activities since April 1998 in line with global trends, according to the latest survey by the Bank for International Settlements. The survey showed that average daily volume of FX trading in Singapore for April
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      Prawns pay off
      346 12 Small Stock Watch Diversification brings gains for engineering firm MAE Engineering, listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) on April 3 last year, provides integrated air-condition-ing, ventilation, electrical engineering, fire protection, plumbing and sanitation services. Its completed projects included Grand Fullerton Hotel, Capital Tower, the Four Seasons
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        136 12 TRADING yesterday was positive with most stocks closing off their intra-day highs as investors locked in their gains ahead of the third quarter trade data to be released today. The Straits Times Index closed up 26 points to 1,375.01. Total volume traded was 230 million shares with 233 gainers
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        Malaysia
        67 12 THE Malaysian stock market yesterday finished 9.9 points higher at 609.7. The market's breadth was positive, with 615 gainers and 73 losers. Another 103 issues traded unchanged. Total volume transacted was 172,422 lots, up from Monday's 160,239 lots. With the market factoring in a corporate tax cut, there are
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Blame Osama
      264 14 Faltering businesses point to Sept 11 attacks WASHINGTON When businesses do badly these days, there will only be one reason Osama bin Laden. When AOL Time Warner Inc announced a lowering of earnings targets a few days ago, it was due, as expected, largely to the "impact on
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      Lock icon Suharto grandson may face death penalty
      178 14 -AFP JAKARTA A grandson of former Indonesian President Suharto now faces the death penalty if convicted of ammunition possession. Ari Haryo Wibowo, alias Ari Sigit, who is the son of Suharto's eldest son Sigit Harjoyudanto, went on trial yesterday for possessing and storing 70
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      Lock icon Rolex — the name to watch in China
      118 14 Rolex the name to watch in China -AFP I certainly don't want peopie of that type in II Australia, I really don't. J John Howard, Australian Prime Minister criticising the Iraqi asylum seekers who threw their children overboard, a move aimed at forcing Australian authorities to take them in. BEIJING
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      Lock icon Too early to sign pact with Singapore: Malaysian minister
      174 14 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR While Singapore and Malaysia are working to settle mutual problems, it is too early to sign an agreement, Malaysia's Parliament was told yesterday. Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Dr Leo Michael Toyad said last month's meeting between Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Italy's worst air crash could have been avoided
      267 14 MILAN Italy's worst civil aviation disaster on Monday, that left 118 dead, could have been avoided, investigators said yesterday. Though the Civil Aviation Authority blamed pilot error for the collision between a Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) aircraft and a light plane in
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Expert vs native
      548 16  -  Lionel Wee Ethnicity no longer a good guide for determining language proficiency by_ THE importance of English as a global language has brought into greater focus the idea of a native speaker. What does it mean to be a native speaker of English? But before we can
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      Lock icon Thrown out of their own homes for being HIV-positive
      424 16 Agencies MELBOURNE A regional conference on Aids this week was told of the growing discrimination against HIV and Aids sufferers, with some thrown out of their homes. "Even my dad doesn't give me a job," 28-year-old Rajiv Kafle told the Sixth
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Death in the air
      594 18  -  Lee U-wen As a biological weapon, anthrax can be chillingly effective AMERICANS are greatly concerned about revelations of a second fatality due to anthrax. This concern is justified the spore-forming bacterium bacillus anthracis is commonly found in cattle, sheep, goats and other herbivores, but the disease
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      Sex and Power
      423 18  -  Serena Sim My Say by serena@newstoday.com.sg QUICKLY now, what is sex? An act of procreation? Recreation? Or domination? The answer is all of the above. We've heard enough stories about it. Men use power to get sex. Women use sex to get power. Sometimes, it happens the
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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      24 18 INSIDE: *20/lnCinemas •22/LimeLight »23/TV listings *25/Jobßeat What are your views? E-mail us at upfiront@newstoday.com.sg Ally Mcßeal airs every Tuesday, 10pm, on MediaCorp Channel 5.
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  • PORTFOLIO
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      Ladies, are you well-protected?
      588 19 The need for single women to be sufficiently insured is imperative IT is evident. The economic strength and independence of women is rising. More and more women are holding professional positions and running their own businesses. Still prevalent, though, is the Asian trend of women staying
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      GoFigure
      104 19 Here are some interesting morsels of information drawn from the Census 2000: Out of the total female population in Singapore, almost 40 per cent are single (not married, widowed, divorced or separated) Among the younger ones (early 30s), one in three is not married. •Among the older ones (40s
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      Issues facing single women
      46 19 Women-related illnesses (eg. breast, cervix cancer) Related medical/hospitalisation/surgical costs Building retirement income Early retirement due to family commitments Loss of supporting spouse (voluntary/involuntary) Disability (temporary or permanent) affecting income stream Death causing loss of income for dependents Loan repayment Maintaining lifestyle standards
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      Insurance needs
      32 19 Dread disease coverage Hospital/surgical medical care plan Endowment plan, investment-linked product Disability income protection Term or permanent whole life insurance Reducing term life insurance Cash benefit programme and travel insurance
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      Market trivia: After US strikes
      184 19  -  Vasu Menon by VICTORY in Afghanistan will not eliminate economic risks. So far, investors have not reacted too adversely to the air strikes in Afghanistan as many are taking a wait-and-see attitude instead of dumping stocks like they did immediately after the Sept 11 terrorist
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  • INCINEMAS
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      The Man's stretched too thin
      641 20  -  David Ngiau FILM REVIEW The Ladies Man (Now showing) david@newstoday.com ,Sg Meadows offers ***** laughs, but The Ladies Man is too flaccid WE all know that man, that guy who thinks he's God's gift to women. You know, the one who hasn't a clue but
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    • HOLLYWOOD
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        Lock icon Vigilance increased at Hollywood
        212 21 Reuters LOS ANGELES Guards at Universal Studios used hand-held mirrors on Monday to look under visiting cars as Hollywood beefed up security a day after the US-led air attacks started on Afghanistan. The studios, which tightened security two weeks ago after the FBI warned they could
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      • Article
        Saved by the ... whale?
        121 21 Saved by the whale? BAYWATCH star David Hasselhoff s on-screen career may have died, but he'll be returning from the dead for the time being at least. All thanks to a plot twist that's out of this world. His lifeguard character, Mitch Buchannon, was killed in an underwater explosion in
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        Lock icon Tarantino looks to Asia again
        211 21 -Reuters LOS ANGELES Writer-director Quentin Tarantino said on Monday that his next film Kill Bill, about an organisation of assassins, is likely to unite two action giants of Asian cinema, Hong Kong's Yuen Woo Ping and Japan's Sonny Chiba. "It's not official and money hasn't
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Lock icon Taiwan's J Lo
      401 22  -  Jenny Kong No more girl next door, Landy goes A Little Wild SHE is only 22 but this young lady has already made her mark on the Taiwanese pop music scene. And she's real hot to boot. Landy Wen Lan (picture) was here to promote her latest
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      A dream built on ice
      167 22 THE third hero of our Johnnie Walker "Personal Journeys" heroes followed the crowd when economics forced his relocation. This is the story of a man who never forgot his roots, and eventually conceived an idea that not only revived his village, but also created new
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      Bocelli sings of Tuscan Skies
      348 22  -  Pearlyn Tham by pearly n@ne wstoday. com. sg /^ELINE Dion once said, "If God had V*/a singing voice, it would sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli." Which isn't an overstatement, considering that Andrea Bocelli (picture) has sold more than 40 million albums since 1996. In
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      89 22 Calling Young Executives SINGAPOREANS and permanent residents, 32 years of age and below [as at Jan 1 this year) have til! Oct 15 to submit their nominations for the Young Executive of the Year Award. The award, organised by The Rotary Club of Singapore North and sponsored by Siemens, is
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Paradigm shift
      341 24  -  Sophia Ang Revamped NTUC Club woos the partygoers by sophia® newstoday.com. sg 'T^RENDY, chic and modish is how NTUC Club 1 describes its newly revamped Planet Paradigm unlike the family entertainment image that NTUC usually conjures up. One of the six clubhouses under NTUC Club, former Paradigm underwent
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      Come celebrate the splendours of India
      522 24 Get in touch with more arts and culture at Celebrating India Singapore 2001 .A variety of activities await you as the celebration spans the entire week. From music to dance to food and even business seminars, there's something for everyone. MUSIC Indian Ocean Concert
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      They did it their way
      525 25  -  Gurmeet Singh Three people making a difference with jobs that steer away from the usual nine-to-fiver by gurmeet@newstoday.com.sg Liew Sher-Li, Assistant Language Teacher in Akita City, Japan AFTER holding an advertising job for over a year in Singapore and working as a former civil servant,
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      How the JBA-Today Singapore Challenge Series will work
      315 27 APART from the two lucky draw winners who get to meet Tiger direct, everyone who participates in the JBA-Today Challenge Series stands to get some great prizes. Top of the list, of course, is the all-expenses paid trip to Mission Hills from
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      Lock icon Jennifer, Remy best bets for World Cup
      306 27  -  Kelvin Phang NATIONAL bowler Jennifer Tan (picture) is a strong contender to represent Singapore in one of the world's most prestigious bowling tournaments, the AMF World Cup. The 37th edition of the World Cup will be held at PS Bowl in Pattaya from
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      China coach Milutinovic's future in doubt
      181 27 THE position of Bora Milutinovic as head coach of China's football team was thrown into doubt yesterday. This despite the Serb having just guided the team to its first-ever World Cup finals, reported footballasia.com. Milutinovic's contract with the Chinese Football Association expires at the
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      Quiz time
      943 28  -  Rohit Brijnath with rohit@news tod ay.com. sg LIE unashamedly. Admit to being a mortician gulp even a banker. But telling the truth, as in admitting to strangers that you're a sportswriter, is to commit verbal hara-kiri. "Wonderful," one will thunder, "so when are you going to get a
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      Daly's got his game back and now he's eyeing the Masters
      414 28 ATLANTA John Daly isn't the easiest guy to figure out. A few weeks ago, he was talking about how much he missed playing in the Masters this year and how badly he wanted to get back there in 2002,
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      Eagles to soar
      892 29  -  Jose Raymond NTUC Income S-League Despite Home advantage, it's Geylang for title, say most experts by j o se@newsto day. co m. sg JUST how fatal was the blow Tampines Rovers dealt to Geylang United's championship hopes last Saturday? Not too serious, if you believe most of
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      214 29 -AFP World Cup SEOUL South Korean World Cup organisers said yesterday they were considering even stronger security for the event after the qualification of the United States. Despite the US air strikes on Afghanistan, a Korean World Cup Organising Committee (Kowoc)
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        Shock defeat for Liverpool
        386 30 LIVERPOOL Boyhood Liverpool fan Phil Jevons struck a sensational extra-time winner to knock the holder out of the competition. After a goalless opening 90 minutes, the Reds took the lead in added time through a Gary McAllister penalty only for the Kop to be stunned by
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        Lock icon 11 Danish swim coaches quit
        85 30 -AFP COPENHAGEN Eleven coaches with the Danish swimming team quit their jobs yesterday, the national news agency Ritzau reported. The resignations came at the end of six weeks of arguments between swimmers in the national team and the Danish Swimming Federation. The swimmers had drawn
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        Lock icon Leeds shows manageress Leicester no mercy
        445 30 LEICESTER Robbie Keane scored a stunning hat-trick as Leeds United handed out full revenge for previous Worthington Cup heartbreak at the hands of managerless Leicester City with a six-goal romp. The Foxes were on the end of a splendid performance by Leeds, which was
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      Mardan takes first-round lead
      362 31 Golf KUALA LUMPUR A brilliant eagle launched Singapore's Mardan Mam at (below) into the first-round lead at the Havana Club Malaysian PGA Championship at Saujana Golf and Country Club yesterday. Mardan holed a sand wedge from 95 yards on the par-four 16th hole en route to
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