Today, 9 April 2002

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    15 1 TODAY Tu e s d ay aphi 9- 2°° 2« MITA (P) 063/1 1 2001
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  • Article
    A tool we twisted
    433 1  -  Francis Kan How to save S'poreans from themselves by francis@newstoday.com.sg WHILE the Government ponders an overhaul of the Central Provident Fund (CPF), the bigger question buzzing in the background is whether Singaporeans can be trusted to manage their own money. The issue is still being studied
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    They buy the Dream, not the Cause
    532 1  -  Ng Boon Yian Commentary by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg "NO, I won't go back to Singapore to work unless I have no choice," a longtime friend told me over coffee in New York recently. The steely determination with which he uttered his reply jolted me. This
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • HOT NEWS
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      The 3,200 km link to India
      227 2 SINGAPORE and India are now connected by a 3,200-km long i2i submarine cable, a 50-50 joint venture between SingTel and the Bharti Group of India. It is not only the world's largest in terms of capacity, but also the first private cable to link
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      The Practice
      257 2  -  Tan Hui Leng Lawyer who wouldn't appear in court by. huileng@newstoday.com.sg A WARRANT of arrest the second has been issued against advocate and solicitor Peter Pang Xiang Zhong for not appearing in court over a traffic offence. The court heard that on Jan 8 last year, Mr Pang
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      Why he's so bold
      407 3  -  Ambiga Raju Sharon reads signs as opportunities by ambiga@newstoday.com.sg IF you're wondering where in the world Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon found the gall to strike so hard at Palestinian targets, look no further. He has read the signs from his people, the US and the
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      Did S'pore threaten war?
      126 3 KUALA LUMPUR To prove a point that Singapore considered water from Johor crucial, Malaysia's Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin revealed what was allegedly said at a topsecret meeting in 1990. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who was then Prime Minister, had
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      Akbar's release under fire
      70 3 JAKARTA The Indonesian government's commitment to wipe out corruption has again been questioned after the release last Friday of parliamentary speaker Akbar Tanjung. He faces charges of misappropriating 40 billion rupiah ($7.4 million) from the state agency, Bulog. His three codefendants are still in detention. "It
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      Land un-frozen
      349 4  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim One site for sale, more parks considered by zackaria@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE the freezing of the land sales programme last October, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will be putting up a site for sale in the next few days. This is possible under its Reserve List system,
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      Lock icon Touch and go with ez-link
      158 4 Channel NewsAsia CONTACTLESS smartcards for buses and MRT will go on sale from Saturday at ticket offices in train stations and bus interchanges. Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong announced this after testing out the ez-link system yesterday and declaring it bug-free. Two weeks ago, the
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      10 4 "SUCCESS isn't a destination; it's a journey." James T. Smith
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  • LETTERS
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      Why Case reacted strongly
      264 6  -  Yeo Guat Kwang I THANK Mr Mohamad Rosle Ahmad for his letter "There are worthier causes, Case" (Today, April 5). Case reacted strongly to the petrol price hike on the lack of transparency. Motorists were caught off guard. Although the writer said that the petrol price
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      Kindness noun a way of life?
      340 6  -  Michael Newton Foreigner relates what he's seen on S'pore streets I WATCHED a few minutes of the Kindness Week TV programme on Sunday night. Later, while taking a short walk, I came upon what looked like an accident, but was really an act of
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        112 8 SINGAPORE shares started the week on a feeble note bored by weaker US indices as interest rate hike fears and tech stock warnings weighed on investor sentiments. Blue chips made a beeline south as global portfolio managers continued to top-slice their holdings, pushing the STI 14.31 points down to
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        Malaysia
        113 8 THE KLSE had one of its better starts to a week, as the benchmark Composite Index stormed to a 10.8-point rise to 772.3, breaching the 770-level, as earlier anticipated. There was strong interest in both the lower-liners and the core index-linked counters, with 749 gainers against 77 losers. Overall
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 8 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        58 8 By volume April 8 PNE Micron JurTech ST Engg Ipco Broadway 'OOO 45,534 27,820 12,276 11,761 11,106 AEM-EVER MediaRing TPV Teckwah SingTel '000 9,952 9,288 9,249 9,166 9,134 ByS April 8 SIA ST Engg DBS Venture UOB Value 40,048,180 27,631,495 22,908,160 21,190,500 17,634,460 Chartered DatacrftUSS OCBC SingTel
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        World markets
        54 8 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries Faiwan Wld *****.89 *****.68 3340.30 6190.83 +17.40 -107.69 +.10 -16.26 +.15 ,99 unch ,26 Korea Comp 900.69 -17.32 -1.89 SET Index 369.99 +8.04 +2.22 lakarta Comp Phils Comp ihenzen B Wumbai 515.08 1432.86 232.38 3480.17 +6.09 +6.59 ,51 -20.40
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 8 JS$ JK£ fen 1K$ !M iuro tupiah iaht 0.5444 0.3799 71.532 4.2460 2.0686 0.6205 5,197.2 23.672 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 27.81! 1.032t 26.61: 723.1: 0.864t 4.505' 1.254t 19.03:
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        Commodities
        21 8 Bold us$/oz 301.000 iilver us$/oi 4.580 'latinum us$/oi 527.500 Rubber centsAg 125.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1150 Brent etude us$/barrel 27.03
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        SGX top rises
        79 8 By$ Upril 8 Close Change DBSBk6%NCPS 10 102.900 +0.300 ihang Asia 2kHKS 6.800 +0.300 UOB 14.800 +0.100 By percentage April 8 LKN Xpress Kian Ho Close Changi 0.060 +20.001 0.065 +18.18! 0.160 +14.28I SingamasC 2kHKS 0.930 +0.070 reoHS 1.850 +0.050 BanJoo OmniMold 0.135+12.501 0.530 +10.41: Robinson 5.300
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        78 8 Bloomberg \prtl 8 Creative 50 iPH Close Change 20.700 -0.800 23.800 -0.800 By percentage April 8 Close Change lpcoW*****7 0.005 -75.000 Presscrete 0.050 -16.667 fenture iPH 100 »IA IBS ilA 200 18.100 -0.700 23.900 -0.600 13.200 -0.300 14.300 -0.200 13.300 -0.200 Nylect 0.105 -16.000 PokkaSp 0.190 -13.636
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      Opportunities abound with new drug plants
      128 10 WYETH Pharmaceuticals yesterday opened two state-of-the-art manufacturing plants for pharmaceutical medications and nutritional products at the Tuas Biomedical Park. Worth US$3OO million ($551 million), the plants will employ over 600 skilled workers. At the opening ceremony, Minister of Trade and Industry, BG George Yeo,
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      Walk in and select
      300 10  -  Val Chua 1,600 HDB flats in Sengkang up for grabs by val@newstoday.com.sg Starting tomorrow, members of the public can "walk in" and select 1,600 four- or five-room HDB flats in Sengkang. This is round two of the Housing and Development Board's ongoing exercise to clear its
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      Lock icon Philips to move to HK
      77 10 Bloomberg ROYAL Philips Electronics will move its Asian management from Singapore to Hong Kong to streamline its operations. Company spokeswoman Marissa Wong said "no more than 12 people" will move to Hong Kong by August That will leave "all other regional functions of products divisions"
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3098 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Enquiries: Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lippei.asia@ieutets.com Fund Name NAV/Bid Price Offer Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) Aberdeen Se American Opportunities 0.741 0.779 Aberdeen Se Asian Fixed Income 1.184 1.22 Aberdeen Se China Opportunities Fund 1.005 1.057 Aberdeen Se Continental Europe Equity 1.017 1.069 Aberdeen
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    • Corporate Briefs
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        STEng's 1Q profit up 1.1%
        58 12 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering has posted a 1.1 per cent rise in first-quarter profit to $83.4 million on a six per cent fall in sales to $633 million. The decrease in sales came largely from the marine sector but was partially offset by increases in turnover
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        Want Want's share split
        49 12 MAINBOARD-LISTED Want Want Holdings is proposing a share split. The Taiwan-based rice-crack-er maker wants to improve the affordability and liquidity of its shares. It is planning to offer shareholders two new shares for each existing one. Additional warrants will be issued at the same time.
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      Asian funds up
      480 12  -  Vasu Menon by UNIT trusts have done well over the last six months especially those invested in Asian stocks. Of the 206 funds in finatiQ's stable, 85 per cent posted positive returns over the past six months to March 28. Forty per cent returned more than 20
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      Lock icon Price of oil rises
      284 13 Bloomberg After Iraq orders halt to exports for 30 days LONDON Crude oil prices jumped more than five per cent after Iraq, the third-biggest oil producer in the Middle East, ordered a 30-day halt to oil sales to protest against Israel's occupation of Palestinian areas. Brent
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      Lock icon Perbadanan sells 32% stake in Pernas
      155 13 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's state-owned Perbadanan Nasional sold 32 per cent of Pernas International Holdings to a company linked to businessman Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, as the hotel and plantation firm struggles to pare debt and curb losses. The 32 per cent stake is worth
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      Lock icon Listed M'sian firms do not expect to recover this year
      185 13 -APP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian companies listed on the local bourse do not in general expect their performance to recover fully this year despite broad expectations of an improved economy, a senior minister said. "According to the findings of a survey
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Arroyo forces a point
      106 14 Agencies MANILA President Gloria Arroyo was all smiles as she presented freed Italian priest Guiseppe Pierantoni, 44, to the media (picture). She said his freedom was a victory point in her war against kidnap gangs in the southern Philippines. She said: "After intensive fighting in Mindanao,
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      Lock icon Minus one
      203 14 Agencies Key Koizumi ally gives up fight to keep seat TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi lost a "right-hand man" yesterday. Mr Koichi Kato, a key member of the YKK triumvirate, gave up his fight to keep his parliamentary seat after quitting the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last
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      Lock icon Indian highway to better trade with SE Asia
      87 14 AFP GUWAHATI A planned highway linking India, Thailand and Myanmar is expected to boost regional trade and development The 1,400-km road would run from Moreh in Manipur, cut across Bagan in central Myanmar to join Thailand at Mae Sot. Ministers in India's
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  • COMMENTARY
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      A tailor-made CPF
      1368 16  -  Mano Sabnani Let high-earners fly with a different cap on contributions by mano@newstoday.com.sg THE Central Provident Fund has served Singaporeans well for decades. But the time has come to make radical changes to the scheme, if we are to encourage more citizens to manage their own money,
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      344 17 ADGNIS ives you f;. *f. J^ the same jL a 1) WINNING J I 1• A Joanne Peh Nuraliza Osman sm~ <~\ I"I "I 1 Miss Personality T> Miss Singapore I 1 J I I I Miss Elegant 2002 i Universe 2002 1 \Wm% Beautiful and charming, Nuraliza Osman and
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Viewers prove that charity begins at home
      214 18 IT came as a surprise, especially since people are expected to be more budget-conscious these days. But the NKF Charity Show (Part 1) last Sunday saw some strong figures in terms of viewership and donations. An average of 982,000 viewers tuned in to
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      Time to make a stand
      670 18  -  Audrey Perera Women must fight and stop harassment in the workplace by visaud@pacific.net.sg CORPORATION X is a large, established Singapore entity that employs thousands. Corporation Y is also a large one, employing thousands too. Trusted and respected, they have a solid reputation. But besides their
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      378 18 E3 University of Canberra WMm The University of Canberra (Authorised provider #*****K) is owned by Hthe Australian Government In the Australia Capital Territory and It Is a member of the Unified National System, and of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Professional Options: Accounting/Banking Finance/Marketing Admission
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      107 18 Exclusively tw for TODAY readers! I^** Meet top International and Regional artistes at 1 this year's Singapore Music Festival held at 1 Fort Canning Green from 12 to 14 April 2002. 1 Find out more details on the Music Fest in TODAY! Present this coupon and purchase the tickets at
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Sing out, S'pore
      345 20  -  Low Shi Ping Music Festival may yet revive local music scene by shiping@newstoday.com.sg THE local music scene may be said to be lacking but the Singapore Music Festival is out to change that perception. Referring to the the festival programme that features 15 talented local newcomers, along
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      Ocean Butterflies morphs into a label
      240 20  -  -RachelLo STRUGGLING regional artistes may now find reprieve in Ocean Butterflies, a new Singapore music label aimed at promoting regional talents. Morphed from Ocean Butterflies Production a 16-year-old music production house which has helped local singers such as Kit Chan break into the Asian
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  • BUSYCOOK
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      Sharing the spice
      576 21  -  > Pauline DLoh Xie Shaoguang cooks up a couple of hot-sauced salads by pauline@newstoday.com.sg Xie Shaoguang's acting skills are already widely recognised. His various roles on our local TV screen have showcased his particular talents as one of the true thespians in the industry. But, he has
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  • INFOTECH
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      A S'pore first ...
      106 22 A S'pore first THE world's first on-chip Bluetooth-ready applications processor for portable devices has been unveiled by Motorola. Called the Dragonßall MXI, it extends the capabilities of portable information appliances. Motorola's Singapore Design Centre led the research, design and development of the processor. Bluetooth technology, combined with the onchip USB,
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      Pay rise for Fiorina?
      63 22 CEO Carly Fiorina of Hewlett-Packard and other key executives are likely to get raises if the HP-Compaq Computer merger is approved. HP said a committee would negotiate new employment agreements with Ms Fiorina, Compaq CEO Michael Capellas and other executives. It also said the new employment
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      High ambition
      499 22  -  Sarah Chua PeopleSoft aims to achieve 350% revenue growth by 2005 by sarah@newstoday.com.sg ACHIEVING US$5 billion ($9.2 billion) in revenue by 2005 a 350 per cent growth is the "incredibly ambitious matrix" that PeopleSoft is aiming for. At his first meeting with the press last week since taking
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      'Anytime, anywhere' wireless access at NUS soon
      322 22 STAFF and students at the National University of Singapore (NUS) will soon be able to enjoy the benefits of "anytime, anywhere" wireless access to the university network. A Cisco Aironet 350 Series wireless LAN from Cisco Systems, a maker of networking products for
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  • IF FOR SME
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      Digital efficiency
      826 23 The technology is not only for fun, it is a serious means to boost productivity I Print Fax Copy Scan I ACCORDING to industry analysts, recovery is still some time away for Asia's information technology (IT) sector, even as regional economies display signs of a rebound from the
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  • INCINEMAS
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      From Robin Williams, with 'love'
      217 24 ROBIN Williams is hopping mad about some of his nastier critics' comments on his role in the dark comedy, Death to Smoochy. Directed by Danny DeVito, the film stars Williams as a kiddie-show TV host who is dethroned after accepting bribes to allow children on
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      Lock icon This time, he's the aggrieved
      212 24 AFP SYDNEY -The trial of three men accused of attempting to extort money from movie star Russell Crowe was adjourned on Monday until June because of concerns over what were described as prejudicial media reports. Philip Antony Cropper, 36, and Malcolm Brian Mercer, 37, are
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      Lock icon Avnet and Kerner to split up
      242 24 Reuters/Variety NEW YORK The Avnet/Kerner Co is no more. After a 16-year partnership that yielded 15 feature films and 14 television projects, Jordan Kerner and Jon Avnet have decided to go their separate ways. The duo made such films as the Mighty Ducks franchise
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      No nude scenes please, I'm British
      259 25 GIVEN the chance, would you pass up a costarring role across from Nicole Kidman? Especially if the task requires you to do a nude love scene with the 34-year-old Aussie actress? British actor Ben Chaplin, 31, did not pass up the opportunity to star
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      Lock icon Cannes encore for Ledoyen
      103 25 Reuters/Variety PARIS French actress Virginie Ledoyen will return as master of ceremonies for the 55th Cannes Film Festival, presiding over the event's opening and closing ceremonies on May 15 and 26. Ledoyen, who also emceed in 2000, is set to star in Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Bon Voyage,
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      Lock icon Figgis is going Disney
      104 25 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Oscar-nominat-ed British director Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) has signed on to take the helm of the contemporary thriller Cold Creek Manor for the Walt Disney Co. Manor involves an urban family who moves into a new country home. Their dream becomes a nightmare
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      276 28 AFP LOS ANGELES South Korea's Pak Se Ri shot a one-over-par 73 at the Los Angeles LPGA Tour event, capturing her first win of the season and her 14th LPGA title, yesterday morning. Pak started the day with a three-shot lead over
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      472 28 AFP Goosen confident after winning BellSouth Classic DULUTH Retief Goosen (picture) is as surprised as anyone about his success. He hopes it lasts another week. The stoic South African captured his second title in the United States yesterday morning, overcoming a terrible start to pull away from
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      358 29  -  Jose Raymond International friendly Singapore v Maldives National Stadium, Bpm by jose@newstoday.com.sg NEW Lion Egmar Goncalves could not have asked for an easier introduction to the national team than the one he will get tonight For the Brazilian-born Singapore citizen will be leading the line for
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      303 29  -  Robert Tan SPORTS LETTER I REFER to Jose Raymond's story 'Can Hussain coach again?' published in your Sports pages yesterday. I have been working with Hussain since the 1970'5, when he was coaching my teams at the Hilton Hotel, the Meridien Hotel and the Crown
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      416 30 -AFP TOKYO A radical, and European-led move to a new seven-point scoring format goes before the International Badminton Federation (IBF) next month for final approval. But it faces serious questions from top players and possibly from the Asian Badminton Confederation, and
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      100 30 AFP AUSTIN American Maurice Greene, world and Olympic champion at 100m, lost his first race of the year, the 4xloom relay at the Texas Relays this weekend, thanks to a premature victory celebration. Greene, who took over with a lead of about four metres, started celebrating
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      870 31  -  Kenneth Goh Liverpool will exploit Bundesliga leader's cavalier attacking style Champions League Bayer Leverkusen v Liverpool Live, tomorrow on Ch 5 23, 2.30am I by: I kenneth@newstoday.com.sg IF LIVERPOOL is going to win anything this season, it's more likely to be the Champions League than the
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      387 31 Reuters Champions League Barcelona v Panathinaikos Barca will pull out all the stops to overturn one-goal deficit BARCELONA Barcelona midfielder Xavi believes his side should look to attack from the first whistle when it rejoins the Champions League battle with Panathinaikos
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