Today, 5 February 2002

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  • Title Section
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    7 1 TODAY Tuesday February 5, 2002 MITA(P) 063/11/2001
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    Lock icon Does daddy know best?
    590 1  -  Tan Hui Leng Jasleen Randhawa Scared six-year-olds and the big fuss by and news@newstoday.com.sg ON the most traumatic day of her young life, six-year-old Siti Farwizah was left alone to face the music. Although the school and even the Prime Minister had made it clear that
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    Bring on S'pore, says Johor MB
    155 1 JOHOR BARU The state of Johor is geared up and ready to give Singapore tough competition for foreign investment. Speaking of a "three to four" year timeframe, Mentri Besar Abdul Ghani Othman said he was confident the state could have a sophisticated transport network.
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      7 1 Ravi Veloo's take on the tudung issue/Pgl4
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      53 1 Lank out fur Sun Microsystems' Business IT Series in Pg 1 SPREADING THE PAIN/2 Property developer's troubles could hurt condominium buyers too SWITCHING OFF/7 Enron's collapse may hurt bid for S'pore plants BEAUTY, BRAWN AND BLOOD/16 Buff Torrie keeps them spellbound SPORT/28 Patriots cause one of the biggest upsets in
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  • HOT NEWS
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      The condo aftershock
      479 2 Investors may lose if bank stalls on properties placed under receivership AS news broke that United Overseas Bank had placed three projects in the Ban Hin Leong stable under receivership, it seemed only the developer's problem at first. The bad news is that even buyers who have
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      A special court for a specialised field
      245 2  -  Elaine Quek AN Admiralty Court for handling shipping disputes has been set up in the Supreme Court and other specialist commercial courts will follow. Shipping cases tend to be highly complex as they often involve disputing parties from different countries or collisions that
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      Bush to be the biggest spender ever with $3.8-trillion Budget
      243 3 WASHINGTON US President George W Bush, delivering a US$2.l-trillion ($3.8-trillion) Budget to the Congress yesterday, called on the nation to face up to "new realities" after the Sept 11 attacks. He called for cuts at the Labour Department, the Army
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      Lock icon Anwar's last battle
      94 3 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Jailed former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim smiled as he arrived at the Federal courthouse in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to begin his final appeal against corruption convictions. He wore a neck brace to protect a slipped disc, but declined the use of a
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      Umno, PAP youth to discuss hot issues
      189 3 WATER and the tudung issue will be on the agenda when young political leaders of Singapore and Malaysia meet this month. United Malays National Organisation (Umno) Youth leader Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said recent criticism from Malaysia on the tudung issue was not an
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      Joyride, but no joy
      287 3 Filipino air force pilots smart at being sidelined by US troops MANILA US troops appear to be having trouble getting on with their counterparts in the Philippine. While their sophisticated warplanes have arrived in the Philippines, American soldiers appeared to be reluctant to teach or allow
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      Lock icon Trouble at Pinetree Club, members eye buy-out
      178 3 Channel NewsAsia PINETREE Town and Country Club may be put under receivership soon but some members are busy hatching a plan to save their club by buying over its operations and redeveloping it Many developers are eyeing the club, which is in financial
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      186 3 Incomeshield Call: 788 1111 Visit: income.com.sg/mkg Good news! With effect from 1 March 2002, we are improving Best of all, you enjoy about 30% savings in the premium, the lifetime limit of Incomeshield to $450,000 (subject to Premium for Incomeshield isabout 10% lowerthancomparable approval). This is 50% higher than our
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  • LETTERS
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      Buddy language
      387 4  -  Hussien Zainal I REFER to the recent discussion on social cohesion and community integration among Singaporeans. An obvious way to enhance intera( tion between the races is to have at least a rudimentary grasp of the languages of our fellow citizens. Understanding and appreciating each other's cultures will
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      We must stop being hermits ... and interact
      271 4  - We must stop being hermits and interact Colin Fong Kwong Soon I REFER to the letter "On every floor, in every block How the net must widen to ensure harmony" (Today, Feb 1). I share the writer's sentiments. I applaud the Prime Minister's decision to form Inter-racial Confidence Circles (IRCC)
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      Straying men and the sex industry
      247 4  -  Lim Boon Hee THE main problem women face, according to counsellors here, are unfaithful spouses. I may be wrong but I think some of the worst culprits can be found in certain professions. In our Asian corporate world, women are bandied around like commodities
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  • Business News
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      Lock icon Switching off
      358 7 Bloomberg Enron collapse may hurt bids for S'pore plants CLP Holdings Ltd, Hong Kong's largest electricity supplier, said Enron Corp's collapse may deter US rivals from bidding for Singapore power stations that could fetch US$3 billion ($5.5 billion) in sales this year and next. "Enron's situation will expedite
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      It's more than a game
      147 7  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SOME parents may think that it is a waste of time for their children to play computer games. However, in the eyes of the Economic Development Board (EDB), computer games and animation are among the areas under the infocomm and
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      Bank chairman to resign
      48 7 MR Pakorn Thavisin will resign as chairman and board member of DBS Thai Danu Bank with effect from March 1. The bank has appointed Mr Chong Kie Cheong as the interim chairman. He is currently a board member and chairman of its executive committee.
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3187 8 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Name NAV/Bid Price Oiler Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) A lerc een Se Singapore Dollar Fund 1.0014 1.0015 Alerceen Se-American Opportunities 0.726 0.763 A lerc een Se-Asian Fixed Income 1.17 1.206 AierceenSe-China Opportunities Fund 0.944 0.992 A lerc een Se -Continental Europe
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      Market Watch
      105 8 larl lovers Top Gainers Close TopLosers Close Thai Prime200US$ 3,54 +0,14 SPH 100 21,90 -1,10 Semb Log 2,26 +0,13 SPH 22,00 -1,00 Hyflux DelGro 500 Isetan(S) Asean200US$ Haw Par Sing Food SPC Hiap Seng 1.31 +0.08 2,59 +0,07 2,39 +0,06 7,65 +0,05 4,16 +0,04 0,81 +0,04 0,78 +0,04
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      Singapore
      143 8 SHARES started the week on a weak note yesterday, plagued by worries that the bourse may have run ahead of expectations. The ST index lost 23.27 points, weighed down by selling in blue chips. The broader market fared no better. For every stock that rose, over four fell while
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      Malaysia
      113 8 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market rose yesterday on blue chip buying by institutional investors. The lower liners and situational stocks took a backseat, and were mostly easier for the day. This was reflected in the scoreboard, which had 427 losers against 281 gainers. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index was
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      Your S$l buys...
      27 8 US$ 0.5443 UK£ 0.3863 Yen 72.8756 HK$ 4.2462 RM 2.0682 Euro 0.6341 Rupiah 5617.97 Baht 23.9618 Peso 27.9243 A$ 1.0729 Rupee 26.4890 Won 710.227
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    • Corporate Briefs
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        Raffles Holdings profits
        63 11 RAFFLES Holdings, the hotel arm of developer CapitaLand, said its profit for last year almost tripled after it sold its stake in a hotel and shopping complex. Profit from operations rose to $230.9 million from $80.9 million a year before. Sales rose seven per cent to $358.6
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        MCL Land to lose money
        105 11 MCL Land, the property arm of Singapore-based vehicle distributor Cycle Carriage, expects to post a loss for last year, after it wrote down the value of its properties by $35 million. "The continued downturn in the global economy and the adverse impact of the Sept
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        HP's new facility here
        57 11 AS part of its Unix manufacturing investment of $70 million here over the next three years, Hewlett-Packard has opened its first Configure-to-Order facility outside of the United States and Europe. This will ensure faster delivery turnaround and technical response. Previously, HP had to ship these servers
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      Lock icon Welcome dragon
      329 11 Bloomberg Move up ladder, let China occupy bottom CHINA'S recent entry into the World Trade Organisation will make the rest of Asia more prosperous although most countries in the region will suffer initial export losses and some of their industries will become uncompetitive, a Lehman Brothers economist said.
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      159 7 mm E Bl UNIVERSITY OF BOTIJIffI^ BRADFORD MiNI BM||i|)M Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Business and Management Studies Specialisation: General Marketing Accounting Finance Commences 25 Feb 2002 Strengthen your skills in the broad range of knowledge required in modern management. Gain an overview of organisational structure and independence. Bachelor of
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Understand Muslim anger
      264 13 Agencies Dr M blasts Islamic-inspired terror NEW YORK The Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, gave the moderate Muslim a voice yesterday on the world stage. He spoke on topics that affect the community: Religion and terrorism. He lashed out at Islamic leaders who use
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      Ex-Enron bosses prefer to stay mum
      156 13 WASHINGTON Catching a whiff of criminal prosecution, former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay refused to testify at Senate investigations into the company's collapse. Through his lawyer, Mr Lay said that he did not expect Sunday's hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation,
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Don't fall into the trap
      811 14  -  Ravi Veloo There will always be small groups trying to dictate the agenda by_ IT may seem on the surface that the Muslims here are keeping Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong busy, and distracted from other pressing economic issues, with the tudung and terrorists. It
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      Lock icon Thanks for the help, US tells Pakistan
      342 14 Agencies KARACHI Pakistan has received a pat on the back from the United States for its help in attempts to locate kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl (picture). Speaking on television, National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice said the US was pleased with
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Beauty, brawn and blood
      461 16  -  Rahul Pathak In the drama of the WWF, she is part of a storyline that keeps millions spellbound by rahul@newstoday.com.sg TORRIE Wilson (main picture) buffs her nails and muses: In which other job do you get to wrap your boss' pants around his ankles on your
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      138 16 Rpmancmg *At Tirst §(ance, Cove SCossorns. V' km '\mmTJAw\ i AM] 0- H *F i A\M S; v y./ Some firsts last in your mind forever. That first kiss, the first time you held hands, and of course, the first time you met. Share with us that romantic moment when
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      114 18 FUJI FILM fs| FIFA WORLD CUP FUJIFIJLJMI wishes your family a Happy Reunion! v e H A' Cr%\^ |G\ m *Aw M^****^^ h!^ H| h \WW\W W^Ammm^ J 1 fl J aft' -aHS 1 -h^ ft Pv*l H HHHHk b^ Hh*^^H^^^k. Wm ifcifr .-Hi i Hi MMW^^^ l^'J *fc H
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  • FAMILY
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      Breaking the mould
      881 19 A meaningful union is when partners share talents to make the family work MARRIAGE is more than just a union of two souls. It is a partnership in which two individuals pool their talents to develop a successful and meaningful family life. Xie Jia Yi is only
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  • INFOTECH
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      Don't go the way of dinosaurs
      685 20  -  SolE Solomon Continuity services prevent SMEs from going extinct after a disaster SPECIAL REPORT Disaster Recovery ALTHOUGH the events of Sept 11 happened half a world away, they do have an impact on firms here, including SMEs, forcing them to look seriously at disaster
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      Why planning is important
      159 20  -  Shashank Dankekar by A BUSINESS continuity plan is created by putting together a team charged with identifying the goals of the business, evaluating the various internal and external risks and developing a detailed and easy-to-follow plan. The team should comprise members of the IT, financial, operations
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      Sun shines on Winter Games
      303 21 SYSTEMS and services from Sun Microsystems will be key in letting people worldwide stay on top of their nations' performance during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Realising the complex demands of handling and storing information, the Salt Lake Organising Committee (Sloe) named Sun the Official
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      Caffeine shot
      471 21 The Coffee Bean gets a productivity boost from StaOffice THE Coffee Bean Tea Leaf Singapore wanted to provide a means for its outlets to share reports with its head office. But before it could do that, its store managers first had to be empowered with word-processing and spreadsheet
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      The StarOffice proposition
      324 21 WITH the StarOffice 5.2 Application Suite, Sun continues to change the way that people buy, use, deploy, and develop personal productivity applications. This open and extensible software features enhanced application performance and reliability, delivering rich, easy to use office productivity tools in a unified desktop environment. Changing
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  • BUSYCOOK
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      New Year bird
      641 22  -  Pauline DLoh Put a traditional braised duck on the reunion dinner table THIS weekend, I'll be flying to Hong Kong to spend the Chinese New Year with my mother and younger brother. It's been a few years since we've sat down for a reunion dinner, and I
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      337 22 Blue Ginger Braised Duck with Green Mango Garlic Chilli Dip 1 duck, dressed and rinsed the duck and brown on all sides, turning MANGO GARLIC CHILLI DIP: y aMtST^^-- **Ir 1 piece cinnamon with care. The duck fat will quickly ren- 1 small green mango 2 pieces star aniseed der
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Lock icon Dynamic duo
      491 24  -  Serene Foo Chungking Express pair teams up for an Odyssey TONY Leung's acting is critically acclaimed; Faye Wong's is often criticised. Pundits say she is playing herself when she acts. Even Faye has admitted she's no Maggie Cheung. But the award-winning actor gave her performance in Chinese Odyssey
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      55 24 MTV SCREEN: Today Bpm, Wed Bam, Thur 5.30pm, Fri 1.30pm, Sal 12.30pm, Sun 1.30pm Check out this review of Hollywood releases and catch the VJ sing, parody scenes from a hit movie or mimic celebrities. THE LIVING HOME: Sat 6pm Here's your guide to furnishing concepts that include Zen, new
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon Hawk still soars
      292 26 Reuters/Variety BLACK Hawk Down and Snow Dogs topped the North American box office for the third successive weekend. According to studio estimate issued on Sunday, military thriller Black Hawk Down (Columbia) pulled in US$ll.5 million ($21.1 million) for the three days beginning from Feb 1, while comedy
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      104 26 1 (1) Black Hawk Down US$ll.5 million 2 (2) Snow Dogs USS 9.9 million 3 (5) The Count of Monte Crista US$ 9.0 million 4 (3) A Walk To Remember Uss 8.8 million 5 (4) A Beautiful Mind US* 8.5 million 6 (6) The Mothman Prophecies US$ 7.5 million 7
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      1378 28 /A=DIJ-\CORP /A=DIj\CORP •Ho Rih Hwa Leadership in Asia Public Earthvisions Ultimate Guide Snakes Dharma and Greg Love, Honour Lecture by SM Lee Kuan Yew CNA, 5.35pm Arts Central, 9pm and Ole! Channel 5, Mn m v^ kg the lecture will be "An Shed your misconceptions and learn the truth about
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      855 29 SUPER BOWL XXXVI i Super Bowl New England 20 St Louis 17 Second biggest upset in history of the game NEW ORLEANS The odds meant nothing, as Adam Vinatieri's kick sailed straight and true for the New England Patriots. By the last second of Super Bowl XXXVI, logic
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      Lock icon 'Greatest show on Turf' slips up as Rams left reeling after stunning loss
      405 29 Agencies NEW ORLEANS A funny thing happened on the way to the Super Bowl victory celebration for the St. Louis Rams it lost. The Rams, rated as one of the biggest favourites in Super Bowl history with
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      684 30 AFP Third round leader Perez crumbles under pressure Golf Pebble Beach National Pro-Am What Tiger did to him, Gogel does to friend Perez PEBBLE BEACH Matt Gogel made a birdie on the 18th hole to win his first PGA title yesterday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Two
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      340 30 LONDON Lennox Lewis will not fight Mike Tyson (picture) on April 6, the British world champion told the BBC at the weekend. Lewis had been ready to defend his world heavyweight titles against the American at
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      126 30 Reuters DALLAS Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combined for 55 points as the Los Angeles Lakers continued its dominance over the Dallas Mavericks with a 101-94 win yesterday. O'Neal hit 31 points, had 13 rebounds and six assists while Bryant added 24. But O'Neal, who has a
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      80 30 Reuters NEW DELHI The Indian media criticised its country's cricketers yesterday, after the five-run defeat by England helped the tourists draw the six-match, one-day series 3-3. India was 3-1 up in the series before falling two runs short in New Delhi on Thursday and then failing in
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      90 30 AFP SEOUL South Korea's coach Guus Hiddink faced renewed pressure yesterday after his side suffered a defeat at the Gold Cup tournament just four months before the World Cup finals. Newspapers said fans are starting to fear that South Korea might become the first host
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      652 31  -  Jose Raymond Subramani says there are more important issues, like football by j ose(s>newstoday.com. sg IT'S just a case of football, football and still more football for newly-wed national defender S Subramani. Four hours after his traditional wedding ceremony with childhood sweetheart K Vanitha ended (in the
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      211 31 NATIONAL midfielder Goh Tat Chuan has pulled out of the national squad for the upcoming King's Cup tournament, which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from Feb 10-16. According to national coach Jan Poulsen, the part-time player from Woodlands Wellington had his leave
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      174 31 THAILAND'S Thongchai Jaidee, last season's Davidoff Tour Order of Merit winner, will lead the Asian PGA challenge at this month's Caltex Singapore Masters and Charity Pro-Am presented by Carlsberg. Thongchai, winner of the Merit list with record earnings of U*****,060 ($648,000), heads a 65-man Asian
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      683 32  -  Neil Humphreys by neil@newstoday.com.sg IT has been a strange weekend for British football. World Cup hopeful Argentina has declared it wants to play Wales as part of its preparations, a nation famous for rugby and sheap-rearing. On Saturday, the title challengers of Arsenal, Newcastle and Chelsea made the
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      220 32 MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson could answer a Manchester United SOS and stay on as boss for another year, reported the SunOnline. The club has been trying to find a new manager for six months, but fear it will not be able to get the right
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      290 32 -AFP LONDON Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale said yesterday he is ready to wield the axe if the ailing Premiership club's highly-paid stars fail to qualify for Europe this season. That is the stark reality confronting the Yorkshire club's
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