Today, 29 July 2002

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    10 1 TODAY ]\J O II (1 3.V Jul >' 29 > 2002 *<nAOTO6Vn«oo]
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    Old inline in new skins?
    877 1  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Tan Hui Leng Can the PR Academy end officialdom? THE intention may be spot-on, but civil servants may find the going tough. The newly-launched PR Academy was set up to train top public service officers in the fine art of public communication. But
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    Handprints and a walk for peace
    87 1 BEFORE these participants took off on a Youth for Peace walk yesterday, they signalled their commitment to peace and understanding by putting their handprints to canvas. Then, 250 of them walked from Holland Road, down Orchard Road and into the Cathedral of the Good
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Sounds wonderful
      419 2  -  Elaine Quek Go global, focus on Asia: PM Goh's vision for arts centre THE Esplanade-Theatres on the Bay should develop an international image, with a focus on Asian culture and heritage. It should also strive to become a hub for Asian arts, while keeping its links with Singapore's
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      Lock icon What now?
      305 3 AFP Asean set to deal with challenges BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN On the agenda of Asean foreign ministers is the urgent need to find answers to challenges that terrorism and global economic situations have posed to the region. The two-day meeting of the foreign ministers is set to begin
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      Pirated software OK for schools?
      170 3 KUALA LUMPUR While Malaysia's Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister pledged a major crackdown on CD and VCD piracy, he said schools may get to use pirated software. "We are concerned over the rampant sale and use of pirated software in the country and will
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      Lock icon British imams earn mother's ire
      134 3 AFP LONDON For the first time since the arrest of her son, the mother of Zacarias Moussaoui the Frenchman facing charges in connection to the Sept 11 terror attacks has spoken against the British government for allowing the spread of extremism. In an interview with
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      Lock icon Human or technical error?
      162 3 AFP KIEV Negligence or a technical failure could have caused the world's worst air show disaster, which killed at least 83 people in western Ukraine, the head of a special inquiry was quoted as saying. "The commission is examining several possible versions including negligence by the
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      Leave the choice to Muslim women, says debate on tudung
      361 4  -  Ng Shing Vi THE debate on the tudung issue is still going strong. At the Muslim Youth Convention 2002 held at the Sultan Mosque auditorium yesterday, more than 60 participants supported the right of Muslim women to wear Islamic head-scarves
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      Fun, but moving
      367 4 NDP message this year: Home is where your heart is WITH Dick Lee as the man behind this year's National Day Parade (NDP), you can be sure it will be an entertaining and emotive event. "I hope to entertain and move the audience with a fun show
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      Lock icon A show with a heart
      89 4 IT was a night of heartfelt performances at the Singapore National Heart Association's Affairs of the Heart Charity Show (picture). Some 30 MediaCorp artistes put up a series of variety acts to raise funds for heart patients here. The biennial charity show received more than
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      Lock icon 19-year-old girl in serious condition after hit-and-run accident
      155 4 Channel News Asia A 19-YEAR-OLD polytechnic student is under intensive care at the Changi General Hospital the victim of a hit-and-run accident early yesterday. Police are looking for the driver of a prime-mover, who is said to have fled the scene. The
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      151 2 OliiiimH IBiiiMiUlniß Want to earn better returns on your cash and CPF savings? Here is an attractive investment the Singapore Bond Fund. Expected Yield of 4%* in a few months to give a better spread of investment Projected yield over next 5-10 years is about 4%* p.a. and ensure more
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      302 5 Touch the lives of children in need. I Sing Tel Touching Lives Fund I S& dffij^ s J^^fc jjil :v i;' isuji tii iiy impair iris nic!, vs i Stiijiiuifjt; iik>3 c >jbi ;-ii pti v B^&'^K or autism. Or they could come from single-parent families. But like any of
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  • HOME NEWS
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      IT rules the roost at Singapore Poly
      225 6 Singapore Polytechnic (SP) takes a serious view when it comes to IT education both for its staff and students. Some 90 per cent of the modules offered at the polytechnic feature online assessments and quizzes, while staff use an internal evaluation system to
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      Their daily diet...
      310 6  -  Toh Boon Ngee River Valley High students have a passion for science RIVER Valley High is a hotbed for young budding scientists. Besides serving as the West 3 Cluster Centre of Learning for Science and Technology, the autonomous school also has a Molecular Biology Laboratory the first
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  • LETTERS
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      Lock icon Young blood
      346 8  -  Yap Wee Soon Let our youth players see more national action I WAS disturbed when I read about the current state of our national and youth teams. (Weekend Today, July 27-28 "Where are our youngsters?") I agree that we cannot depend on older players like Nazri Nasir (picture)
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      New CPF moves may hit 'younger' workers
      114 8  -  R Rajenthimn ONE of the objectives of the Economic Review Committee is to help older workers remain employable by fixing their CPF contribution at 16 per cent for those above 50 years of age. During a recession, people who are between 50 and
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      Why a sick cat can turn into a tigress
      123 8  -  him Boon Hee I REFER to the recent cases of maid abuse (Weekend Today, July 20-21, "Maid torturer gets 18 years in jail"). The cruelty of those who physically and mentally abuse their domestic servants places them in the category of
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      Are banks breaching Secrecy Act?
      91 8  -  SkiGuoJi LATELY, I have noticed that various banks have been marketing a wide variety of accidental death and "permanent and total disability" insurance plans. Bank employees can be censured if they fail to comply with or breach the local Bank Secrecy Act if they disclose
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      HDB's 30-month ruling too long a wait
      123 8  -  Leong Sze Hian I REFER to HDB's ruling that allows private property owners to buy a new HDB flat 30 months after selling their property. If we are concerned about Singaporeans becoming too asset-rich and cash-poor in retirement, we should try to make
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      30 8 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax: 65-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon US market volatility 'unlikely to cause another Asian crisis'
      240 9 AFP BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN USled global market volatility is unlikely to plunge East Asian economies into a 1997-type financial crisis as the region is now protected by huge current account surpluses and foreign exchange reserves with low external debt risk, analysts
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      Lock icon Despite blows, US economy doing well
      177 9 Reuters WASHINGTON Commerce Secretary Donald Evans has said that the US economy was doing "surprisingly well" but that the Bush administration was still concerned about restoring confidence in the financial markets. Mr Evans said on television that the economy was performing well given the
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      Lock icon UK growth up
      84 9 -AFP LONDON The British economy recorded its strongest quarterly growth rate in two-and-a-half years in the three months to June, despite a slide in global share prices. Economists said, however, that the worst of the recent equity storm would not have had time to filter through to
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      Value play
      302 10  -  Carmen Lee Jaya offers stable earnings IN recent weeks, we have seen extremely volatile equity prices around the globe, brought about by a recent spate of accounting frauds and the resultant erosion of investor confidence. In this environment, can we still find value stocks offering good growth and
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        125 10 THE Singapore market had a dismal week, falling by 4.4 per cent, or 65 points, to 1,495 on concerns about the volatility in the US markets. The strong US rally on Thursday was initially greeted with a sympathy rally but this soon fizzled out, with the market closing marginally
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        World markets
        56 10 Index Value Chnnge to X Nikkei 225 Hong Seng ill Ordinaries :ii-.-.-,- --Vlcl 9591.03 9773.12 2941.10 4855.34 ■33B.88 111.66 -49.50 ■189.73 ■3.41 -1.13 1.66 -3.76 Korea Com;] SET Index Jakarta Comp PiA (omp Shenzen B Uumbi 697.B4 366.47 441.3G 1129.42 242.B4 3024.35 -25.68 7.97 -11.28 -11.89 4.49 ■70.61
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        Your S$1 buys
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        Commodities
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 10 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 10 )y volume luly 22-25 Zhsrlered leraElec 1TI Inl lianHu IlLInt! '000 92,951,000 91,831,000 84,761,000 75,007,000 64,496,000 '001 DntacrflUSS 63,173,001 FJBenW07D716 40,235,001 Dow 59,082,001 fepnetcen 52,213,001 SingTel 40,301,001 iy value luly 22-25 JOB 346,159,008 J SPH 114,919,851 ihiiMered 291,120,310 CITYOEV 103,085,64 /enture 251,755,357 Sli 100,523,031 m 246,496,706 DrtocrftUSS
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        SGX top rises
        72 10 July 22-25 Close Change QBSBk«N(P*****3.1OO 3.1C0 [oho blKCPSMl 1141.400 +0.400 feoHS 1.9,80 +0070 allgreen 1.100 +0.040 LCDw 0.120 +0.O40 Sunlight 0.230 +0030 lyeSoon 0.11S +0.025 Weitnn 0.395 +0.025 By pertenlage July 22-25 dote Change SirikeW03!220 0.015 +50.000 LCOev 0.120+50.000 Casta lnvRCCPS04T 1141.400 +40.000 KohBrMW041O06 0.040 +33.333 AmBlrong
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        80 10 Bloomberg Ey$ July 22-25 Close Change DIAMONDS 1ODSS 777D0 -17,(1(1(1 SPDftSlOUSS 83.60Q -9.000 Iferiure 12.300 -2.300 IS DJUSTECH10USS 31.500 1.500 SIA 200 12.300 -0.900 By percentage July 22-25 Close Change Futurist 0.15(1 -38.776 PanpH(MedWD4O109 0.025 37.500 Ensyknit2kAHK$ 0.015 -31.818 Ezyhdih 0.070 -30.000 ShanghaiAC 2kHKS 0.016 -27.273 5IA
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      Lock icon Will Asia rise as US slips?
      702 12 AFP Hopes of an inflow of foreign funds into region are 'too optimistic' BACK-PEDALLING Asian stock markets will continue to languish until US equities bounce back from their accounting scandal-induced slump, according to regional analysts. Foreign investors and institutional fund managers are unlikely to
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      Lock icon Malaysian car makers sell more, up sales forecast
      194 12 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's car makers' association raised its 2002 sales forecast after reporting that vehicle sales rose by a fifth in the first half. It attributed the increase in sales to falling borrowing costs and rising consumer confidence. Sales of cars
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      Good response to EDB's Seeds
      99 12 THE Economic Development Board's (EDB) financial assistance scheme for start-ups has been getting a healthy response. The EDB unveiled the third batch of 30 successful applicants for the Start-up Enterprise Development Scheme (Seeds), bringing the total number to 50 since its launch last October. The
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      18 12 BUSINESS IT IN THE UK City University Se'fyfpvfar Aston University nf<rice Liverpool University Loughborough University University of Hull
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Powell visit raises little hope for an end to Indo-Pak tensions
      255 14 Agencies ISLAMABAD There was little cause for optimism as US Secretary of State Colin Powell began an eightday trip to South and South-east Asia. His effort to get nuclear rivals India and Pakistan back to the negotiating table has
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      Lock icon Lankan peace bid gets new impetus
      138 14 Reuters COLOMBO A surprise meeting between a Sri Lankan Cabinet minister and the chief negotiator of the island's separatist Tamil Tigers has pushed ahead a bid to end one of Asia's longest-running wars, Norwegian mediators said yesterday. The meeting between Economic Reforms Minister Milinda
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      Lock icon Greens may spoil the party for Clark
      153 14 Agencies AUCKLAND New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has begun work on assembling a coalition government dominated by Labour but has to depend on fringe groups. In Saturday's General Election, Ms Clark's centre-left Labour Party swept back into power with more seats than
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      111 14 Doe* It Realty Matter How Well fir Fast You Read? In business and the professions, Speedreading would tielp you save time and t>c more efficient Sr productive in your work and career. If you're £i student you would learn more in less time, find get belter grades in your studies
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      430 15 ASIA PACIFIC FINANCIAL PLANNING O /S/SO CONFERENCE VJvJ^ 10th nth October 2002 Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore Strategic Partners Achieving Exponential Growth hh In The New Paradigm E3 Ufl life Financial Perspectives The event you have been waiting for is here! Attended by some 800 financial services professionals from 10 countries,
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Stranger opportunities
      974 18  -  Dharmendra Yadav Strike up a conversation with a stranger... it'll take you a long way IF you are reading this on a bus or train and this is something you do every day, I am going to encourage you to be different and get a little innovative today.
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      Lock icon The admirable courage of Ms Wu
      291 18 -AFP HONG KONG Since her appointment as head of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Ms Anna Wu Hung-yuk has had no qualms about taking government departments to court for discrimination. The Education Department was taken to court last year for its sexual bias in
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      89 18 SOCIETY OF BUSINESS PRACTITIONERS (UK) Be Certified! Qualify For This Professional UK Award For Senior Managers Executives. Dynamic Modular Distance Leaning Part Time Course. Can be completed ii six months. tnt —T Mow Graduates can proceed to an accredited Refli s'c takfi! degree program. AU9 vS* 'VofiflS Exemptions Granted to
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  • UPFRONT
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      Company sick? Call Dr Teng
      791 19  -  Joy Frances The good corporate doctor offers turnaround prescriptions in a step-by-step handbook IF your company is in poor health, Dr Michael Teng (picture) may just have a cure for it. His prescriptions can be found in Corporate Turnaround, a step-by-step handbook for getting an
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      Lock icon Asia's modern-day child slaves
      299 19 -AFP MANILA An increasing number of children are being employed as domestic servants across Asia, a study presented at a forum on child labour in the Philippines showed yesterday. While it remains difficult to accurately assess the number of children working as "modern day slaves", studies
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Middle finger storm
      166 20  -  Reuters/Variety It was for paparazzi, says Britney Spears MEXICO CITY Pop diva Britney Spears (picture), under fire for making an obscene gesture shortly after arriving here for the last stop on her world tour, said on Friday she was only reacting to intrusive paparazzi. Spears was caught
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      'Not for me'
      121 20 FILM-MAKER M Night Shyamalan has revealed why he turned down the chance to write the new Indiana Jones movie, the World Entertainment News Network has reported. The Sixth Sense helmer confesses he rejected the opportunity to make Indiana Jones IV because he did not think it was
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      Lock icon Andy Lau sued again
      186 20 -AFP HONG KONG Canto-pop heart-throb Andy Lav has been slapped with a lawsuit, his second in a month, alleging he breached an agreement with a company's fellow shareholders, a report said yesterday. Noble Trend International Incorporated, which has a shareholder stake in Team Work Corporation, filed
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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  • PORTFOLIO
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      Lock icon Be safe, not sorry
      744 21  -  Jeffrey Tan A critical illness plan frees your family of financial burden WHEN his elder brother Michael passed away last year, Mr Raymond Lim, 42, was worried. Michael had died from chronic liver disease even though he didn't drink. What really concerned Raymond was the heap
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      544 21 PRUDBSTTIAL Ahftiys Listening. Always Understanding. Ask the Prudential Adviser Dear PRU Adviser My take-home pay is about $2,880 and my monthly insurance premium is about $600. This includes a plan for my two children, a senior citizen plan for my mum and three plans for myself which make up 20
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  • EATOUT
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      As you like it...
      736 22  -  Katrina Karim Talk to chefs at The Square and have your food done your way HAVE you ever wanted a buffetstyle meal that offers made-to-order dishes? Better still, if it allows you to communicate directly with the chef so that you can have your food tailor-made
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      1631 24 On TV hm—i—^hh—^—»^^ •48 Hours Human Medical Monday Mega Movie The Jackal channel 5,7.30pm Footnotes Ghost Donees The Drama Festival Golden Pillow Testing Channel HevreAsia, 7.32p Arts Cflniral n-MP Grand 8,10.30pm Russian mobster Terek Murad has ■-■/X*- ft decked open season on the Russian miti- Christopher Bruce s Ghost Dances
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      523 25  -  Elisa Chia Everything comes alive in Alice In Wonderland FAIRY tales have a timeless appeal. They make you feel young again and you can always count on them for some inspiration. Many have leapt from print to the big screen. And come Aug 16, one of the
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      267 25 SMS and win ALMOST 10,000 SMS entries in just two hours that was the overwhelming response to the Super TV Champion variety show on July 20. The "live" variety-cum-game show is part of MediaCorp TV's Drama Festival, which celebrates 20 years of local drama in Singapore. Each week, five groups
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      115 25 THE hunt for this year's most exemplary young Malay role model has begun. The Elit Manjaßia 2002 auditions began on July 20 with applications from more than 100 youths. The event is a search for talented, confident and charming young people who have winning attitudes towards
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      197 25 DANCE Price: $24, $30, $36, $42, $48 ATrio of Passion.Love.Humour Ticketing: Call Sistic at 6348 5555 The Singapore Dance Theatre features the works of internationally acclaimed choreographer Jiri THEATRE Kylian and established European choreographers Jim Jarret in Vincent Joachim Schloemer and Thierry Malandain. Hear the lonely heart that beats within
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      77 26 Reuters PALO ALTO Pete Sampras' coaching merry-go-round continued this week when he re-hired Paul Annacone until the end of the year. Sampras has won 13 grand slams, but is currently in the worst slump of his career, with- out a title victory since taking his seventh
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      Lock icon English bowlers take command
      555 26 Reuters LONDON England dominated the first Test against India at Lord's on Saturday through disciplined pace bowling, purposeful batting and some dubious shot selection from the visiting batsmen. At the start of the third day, the stage appeared to be set for Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest
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      Lock icon Kings unhappy with win
      625 27  -  Kelvin Phang BISOUS Bedok Kings captain Angus McKay Sampson was far from jubilant, despite a narrow 10-7 season opening win over Blacks in the Singapore Rugby Union's National Rugby Championships (NRC) Premier League on Saturday. Only a late try from fly-half Mike Keefe in the 72nd
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      Lock icon Coach tells violent Wallabies to cool down
      307 27 -AFP BRISBANE Australian coach Eddie Jones wants his short-fused Wallabies to bottle their emotions before their crunch Tri-Nations mgby Test with New Zealand in Sydney this weekend. Justin Harrison was cleared yesterday to play in the Bledisloe Cup Test after escaping a suspension
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      Lock icon Corretja overpowers Ferrero to win Austrian Open title
      297 27 Reuters KITZEUEHEL Alex Corretja upset second seed Juan Carlos Ferrero 6^l, 6-1, 6-3 in an allSpanish final at the Austrian Open yesterday to win his second crown at this Tyrolean Alpine resort. "I played one of my best tournaments ever. I've beaten
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      Lock icon Another Schumi record
      499 28 Schumacher's victory in Germany makes it nine wins in one season Formula 1 j German Grand Prix German legend has 62 Grand Prix I wins under his belt HOCKENHEIM Ferrari's Michael Schumacher returned home in style yesterday, adding a rare and recordequalling German Grand Prix win to
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      Lock icon Ruiz retains heavyweight crown, now he wants Lewis
      381 28 Reuters LAS VEGAS John Ruiz retained his WBA heavyweight title on Saturday night after repeated low blows from Kirk Johnson forced referee Joe Cortez to disqualify the challenger in the 10th round. Ruiz was ahead of the Canadian on all three judges'
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      Lock icon Oldie Holmes wins yet again
      136 28 -AFP NORFOLK Fifty-two-year-old Larry Holmes captured a unanimous 10-round decision over Eric "Butterbean" Esch on Saturday in one of the stranger heavyweight boxing exhibitions ever conducted. Holmes, the undisputed world champion from 1980 to 1985, won on judges' cards by scores of 98-91, 97-92 and
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      529 29 LONDON Rio Ferdinand has received death threats following his £30 million ($82.3 million) move from Leeds United to enemy Manchester United. The England centre-back made his first appearance in a Red Devils shirt, playing the final 15 minutes of Saturday's 3-2 friendly win at Bournemouth. But
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      Lock icon Below-par Villa and Fulham reach Intertoto semi-finals
      283 29 Reuters BIRMINGHAM English Premier League club Aston Villa beat FC Zurich 3-0 on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the Intertoto Cup. Republic of Ireland defender Steve Staunton headed the crucial third goal with 12 minutes remaining as Villa overturned a two-goal deficit
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      Rapid riot
      61 29 EISENSTADT A friendly between Rapid Vienna and Arsenal was abandoned after rioting broke out between Austrian fans and police. The match on Saturday was level at 0-0 after 66 minutes, when fans at the Rapid Vienna supporters' end of the ground started throwing benches and flares. Police replied
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      Di Canio off?
      54 29 LONDON -After the deal fell through late last season, Paolo Di Canio could finally be moving to Manchester United. After giving up previously, the Sunday People reports that United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is now ready to move again for West Ham's Italian star in a £1.7
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      Diouf scores
      68 29 ZURICH Liverpool's new Senegalese signing El Hadji Diouf scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg on Saturday. The friendly also marked England striker Michael Owen's first game since England's World Cup quarter-final defeat by Brazil last month. Owen played
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      Cheap Jimmy
      60 29 LONDON Cash-strapped Chelsea has knocked £8 million ($21.9 million) off the price for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. The striker was being offered to top European clubs for £20 million, but there were no takers. Now Premiership clubs are being told 30-year-old Hasselbaink can be bought for £12 million £3
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      Lock icon King Collins upsets English
      614 30 Agencies Sprinter puts tiny islands of St Kitts and Nevis on sporting map MANCHESTER Kirn Collins put the tiny Caribbean islands of St Kitts and Nevis on the sporting map on Saturday when he won a dramatic men's 100 metres final at the Commonwealth Games, which
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      Lock icon Rivaldo can't wait to take on compatriot Ronaldo in the Milan derbies
      426 30 Reuters MILAN Brazilian World Cup winner Rivaldo, who has signed for Italian club AC Milan, can't wait to face compatriot Ronaldo in the Milan derbies. Rivaldo became a free agent after cancelling his contract with Spanish club Barcelona
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      Shuttlers make Games history
      230 31  -  Kelvin Phang SINGAPORE assured itself of its first Commonwealth Games medal in 16 years after winning a crucial Group C tie in the badminton mixed team event last night. At press-time, it was leading 3-1 against Wales at the Bolton Arena in the best-of-five match-up, which
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      Lock icon Armstrong wins fourth Tour
      108 31 AFP PARIS American Lance Armstrong won his fourth consecutive Tour de France race yesterday after the 20th and final stage from Melun to Paris was won in dramatic fashion by Australian Robbie McEwen. Armstrong, 30, becomes only the fifth rider in the Tour's 99--year history to
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      Lock icon Paddlers stroll into semi-final
      491 31  -  Kelvin Phang JUST two more teams stand in the way of Singapore's first Commonwealth Games gold medal in 40 years. Yesterday, the Republic's women cruised into the table tennis serai-final of the team event after crushing Causeway rival Malaysia 3-0 in the knockout quarter-final stage. Sportswoman
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      Lock icon Six birds from ending Singapore's 16-year medal drought
      453 31  -  Kelvin Phang JUST six birds stood between double trap shooters Lee Wimg Yew and Tan Chee Keong and Singapore's first Commonwealth Games medal since 1986. The Singapore pair produced a respectable showing in their quest for the Republic's first medal at the
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