Today, 12 August 2002

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    Masthead
    11 1 TODAY M o ii d ay ,2- 2°° 2 MITA(P)O6.I.'[|:, 2rjfJl
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    A broker's bluff?
    680 1  -  Jose Raymond A Today Exclusive Police launch probe into loans middleman by jose@newstoday.com.sg TO his clients, he comes across as a wellconnected managing director of a financial brokerage. He is known to splurge loads of money at posh night clubs. Now, his company is under police investigation,
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  • HOT NEWS
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      After the storm
      594 2  -  Lee Ching Wern Temple folk at peace with grassroots leaders by c hing we rn@ne wsto day. c om.sg IT was around this time last year that the seeds of a dispute which almost cost PAP candidate Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee the election were planted in
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      2 women found dead
      169 2  -  Jose Raymond THE body of 36-year-old Chinese woman was found lying in a pool of blood behind a 4D counter yesterday. At about 9.50 am, police received a call from the owner of the 4D outlet at Block 177, Toa Payoh Central. He had found his
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      Toeing line on HDB flats
      246 2  -  Chan Chao Pen THE Government wants HDB flat owners to be prudent with their money and not borrow more than what they need to pay for their flats. The message came from National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan yesterday when he was asked to comment
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      Tiny but deadly
      321 3 Report warns of group's influence JAKARTA A report delving into 30 years of activities by Islamic radicals says Indonesia is not a terrorist hotbed but has warned of the influence of one network of militants. The Ngruki network has been named in a report from the International
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      Lock icon Taiwan not intimidated, says Chen
      187 3 Agencies TAIPEI President Chen Shui-bian yesterday kept up a defiant show against China but was careful not to repeat remarks backing a vote on formal independence that infuriated Beijing. Speaking at a rally for the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), Mr Chen referred to China's military
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      English language opponents warned
      153 3 MALACCA The Malaysian government yesterday warned that it would use the Internal Security Act (ISA) against those stoking arguments to oppose the use of English in Chinese schools. "The ISA action is to ensure that the present situation does not become more tense, create suspicions or
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      Lock icon Woman leaps into crocodile pit
      105 3 Reuters BANGKOK A Thai woman killed herself by jumping into a pit with more than 100 crocodiles, shocking crowds of tourists at the Famut Prakam Crocodile Farm in Bangkok yesterday. Ms Somjai Setboon, 40, was dragged into a pond by a crocodile after she jumped
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      Learn to cook with Pauline
      111 4 SUPERMARKET chain Cold Storage has opened a brand-new concept store at Sengkang Compass Point over the National Day weekend. Cold Storage at Sengkang will host various educational activities for residents and shoppers, including cooking lessons and informal talks on food and nutrition. Today's deputy editor
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      Lock icon Commuter error to blame
      184 4 Channel News Asia THE problems associated with ez-link card usage are mostly due to human and not system error, said Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong yesterday. Citing a Transit Link survey in May, he said the rate of errors has also been decreasing. Speaking to reporters
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      Psst, want to talk about sex?
      159 4 THE Durex Global Survey makes its debut on the Internet today and Singaporeans can join volunteers from 45 other countries in sharing their sex secrets online. The worldwide online survey, which is accessible at www.durex.com, will run for two months. All participants will get
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      20 2 n a' #i f OMORE I^HJIJI^g^^gJ Talking is rewarding! J n|1 e' First draw date: 15 Aug '02 L/ Mobile
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  • LETTERS
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      Heard of the water cycle?
      254 6  -  Lim Boon Hee It's nature's way of recycling resources I WONDER why Malaysians are getting flustered about Singapore's promotion of Newater, when they seem nonchalant about whether we will continue to buy water from Johor. During the programme, Good Morning Malaysia, on Friday, Johor Mentri
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      More on new driving licence
      259 6 I REFER to the letters, "New traffic licences: Some help please" (Today, July 30) by Mr Ng Weng Yee and "Licence to charge? Why must Singaporeans pay for a driving licence?" (Today, July 31) by Mr James Chi. Mr Ng suggested that motorists whose licence
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      Why some PRs choose to remain PRs
      179 6  -  Tan Kin Lian WHEN Ms Jing Junhong and her teammates triumphed at the Commonwealth Games, some people were against them representing Singapore. Ms Jing had asked: "How else can I prove myself?" My reply is: "You have already proven yourself by becoming a
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Step by step
      459 8  -  Chan Chao Peh Sing Tel adjusts China strategy by eh aopeh® ne wstoday. com. sg THREE offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou later, Sing Tel is continuing to beat out a path in China, with a fourth office in Shenzhen on the way and another in the
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        146 8 IT was a lacklustre week for the Singapore bourse, with the STI down 23 points to 1,486. The index fluctuated with the Dow, breaching the 1,500-level temporarily on Thursday before easing off for the National Day break. The market is ripe for a sustained rally with the Prime Minister
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        World markets
        53 8 Index Value Change Its Nikkei 225 liuii(| Seng 111 Ordinaries ":i i Wfd 9999.79 ***** 06 3052.80 4851.44 +20O.2! +51.8! +2B.60 +151.21 +2.04 +0.5! +0.95 +3.2! Korea Comp 692.45 +7.96 +1.16 SET index 367.07 +7.04 +1.96 Jakarta Comp 450.24 +3.77 +0.84 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1102.37 242.74 +9.1!
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        Your S$1 buys
        35 8 JS$ IKE fen iKi lure lupinh lohl 0.5654 0.36B8 68.301 4.4111 2.14B2 0.5328 5076.1 23.998 Peso 4$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuen NZ$ NT$ 29.256 1.0629 27.512 682.13 0.8919 4.6801 1.2377 19.152
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        Commodities
        20 8 GolduWoi 316.00 Rubber urn/kg 147.50 Silver uss/cz 4.670 Polm oil (Mar™ 1453 Plorinum uss/m 545,50 Brent crude itss/torrel 25.00
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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
        56 8 By volume Aug 5-8 Qtirnyn Goldlrcn TPV SingTel DtlncrflUSS 'OOO 415,386 52,137 49,725 38,693 38,012 Chortered Viz Brr i.OIL Irl Dorto UniFood 'OOO 33,868 32,527 30,916 26,972 24,306 By value Aug 5-8 Citiraya UOB SIA OCBC DBS 201,956,040 18S,2B9,!94 178,874,980 171,690,833 115,743,578 Venture [hortered SPH SingTel DoiacrliUSS
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        SGX top rises
        70 8 By$ By percentage Aug 5-8 (lose Change SPDRSIOUSS 86.700 +1.000 Aug 5-8 (lose Change OniFiher 0.165 +50.000 OUE 7.050 +0.200 PM Data 0.110 +22.222 JOB 13.100 +0.100 SPH 18.600 +0.100 SingTel 1.450 +0.100 IMH400USS 5.750 +0.100 SingTel 10 1.430 +0.030 SingTel 100 1.440 +0.080 iPH-SIA DBeSCW*****7 0.485
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        SGX top falis
        83 8 Aug 5-8 Close Change Sfaang Asia 2kHKS 5.300 1.200 SIA 200 11.500 -1.100 By peitenlage Aug 5-8 Benefun 20k LHT Close Change 0.010 -33.333 0.050 -28.571 SIA 11.500 1.000 Eii;;ile;i 0.100 -23.077 OCBC 10.400 -1.000 Asenn 20QUSS 7.000 0700 ISDJ USTECH10U5S 31.000 -0 500 KingWgnW*****4 Cyber Vill
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      Asian equities snapped up
      343 10  -  Vasu Menon by THE region's top 20 fund managers were loading up on Asian equities last month as Wall Street tumbled. The value of Asian stocks held by them in the region increased from U*****.4 billion (Ss2B9 billion) at the end of June to U*****.1 billion
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      Lock icon SIA, Qantas in dogfight
      298 11 AFP Battle for regional dominance in the Asia-Pacific aviation market SYDNEY Qantas Airlines and Singapore Airlines (SIA) are locked in a bitter dogfight for dominance of the AsiaPacific aviation market, with analysts tipping a victory for the Australian carrier. The key battlegrounds for the region's two
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      Popular and attractive
      250 11  -  Carmen Lee by BESIDES its leadership position in the local educational materials, Popular has operations in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Canada. There are 90 Popular bookshops across Asia and another 200 franchised outlets. The company is now moving into other businesses, leveraging on its vast
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      Lock icon AOL sued
      135 11 AFP SHAREHOLDERS of troubled US media giant AOL Time Warner have sued the company. They claimed that AOL committed fraud by trying to hide declining advertising revenues for its Internet service. The lawsuit filed at a US District Court in Washington is the latest action against AOL Time
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Hotting up
      237 12 Agencies Anti-Saddam groups play bigger role WASHINGTON Once dismissed by the United States as divided and ineffective, Iraqi opposition groups are playing an increasingly bigger role in the debate over Iraq's future. In the highest-level discussions the Iraqi opposition has held with the Bush administration, representatives of six
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      Lock icon Iran 'expels 16 Al Qaeda fighters'
      121 12 -AFP WASHINGTON Although labelled as part of the "Axis of Evil" by US President George W Bush, Iran expelled 16 Al Qaeda fighters to Saudi Arabia in June. In an interview yesterday in the Washington Post, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal said
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      Wings clipped
      281 14 Indonesian assembly curbs own power JAKARTA Indonesia's highest consultative assembly closed its annual meeting yesterday after passing a series of major constitutional amendments that severely curbed its own political clout. Lawmakers approved changes to the make-up of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), which will replace its 200 appointed
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      Lock icon A step forward to peace
      115 14 Agencies JERUSALEM US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director George Tenet yesterday held secret talks with a senior Palestinian envoy in the first high-level contact between officials since June. Mr Tenet met Palestinian Interior Minister Abdel Razeq Al Yahya at the ClA's headquarters in Langley, Virginia,
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      Lock icon BBC hacked by govt?
      103 14 Reuters LONDON One of the country's top journalists has claimed in a new book that government officials hacked into the BBC's computers to influence news reports before they were aired. The world affairs editor of the BBC, Mr John Simpson, said that the BBC had investigated,
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      278 12 Study for a Recognised degree from an Australian Government University without leaving Singapore! The University of Canberra is owned by the Australia Government in the Australian Capital Territory and it is a member of the Unified National System, and of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). Bachelor of Business Administration
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Painful, this tradition
      906 15  -  Ravi Veloo Couldn't the PM's N-Day message have been presented more creatively? by POOR thing, our politicians. If you saw the Prime Minister's National Day Message delivered on television in the four official languages on Thursday night by four different politicians, you would have to agree that
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  • UPFRONT
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      Too hot?
      640 16  -  Yong Shu Chiang Talking points Arts group shelves show over mingling issue MINGLING is a harmless activity that happens at parties. But it can become a law and order issue when mingling happens in public. When arts group Spell#7 applied for an arts entertainment licence for its show,
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      191 16 Promotion period is from h^i M^^. 1 31 August 2002 Renowned for its quintessential Beijing pP^* cuisine, Prima Tower Revolving Restaurant V^lrlf^J|.L!Sjl! celebrates with a slew of gourmet treats to ~^~^\^Y pamper food fans here gastronomically! KFI A-LA-CARTE MENU at $25 +++each (U.P: $40-$45 r_- I Double Boiled Supreme Shark's
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  • PORTFOLIO
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      Lock icon Long-term protection
      719 17  -  Jeffrey Tan Personal finance Single women should insure themselves against disability by j efftan@newstoday. com. sg DORA Lim is 31 years old, single and is working as a manager at a local bank. She lives in a studio apartment in a private estate and enjoys a "carefree life".
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      550 17 15/ PRLDBSTTIAL Atw_ys Listening. Always Understanding. Ask the Prudential Adviser Dear PRU Adviser, Both my wife and I are 40 years old and we have a combined gross income of $9,500. We bought a four-room flat for $250,000 three years ago with a 25-year mortgage financed with our CPF funds.
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  • EATOUT
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      Intimate Intermezzo
      346 18  -  Janice Lee Cosy ambience, exciting menu WHAT strikes you about Intermezzo is its cosiness which makes it the perfect dining place when you are with someone special. Intermezzo's menu was so inviting I almost ordered everything on it. We started off with the chilled potato and leek soup
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      In true Italian spirit
      549 19  -  Karman Tse Pasta Brava invites you to wine and dine in celebration of friendship by TO Italians, "every meal is a celebration of friendship," says Mr Rolando Luceri, chef and owner of Pasta Brava Italian Restaurant. To their minds, a meal would not be complete without
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      FOODNOTES
      187 19 Indian Favourites Delight in Indian cuisine at the Cafe of Grand Hyatt Hotel. Perennial favourites include variations of dbal, masala and channa (chickpeas and potato cooked in cottage cheese), succulent mutton cubes in spicy curry, and Tandoori spread of chicken, prawn, mutton and fish. Also try the crab bnyoni
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  • LIVINGLEARNING
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      Lock icon This aunty is a whizz on ice
      918 20  -  Yee Wei Zhen Christine Soh took up the demanding sport in her 40s but she has gone on to win competitions LIFE is so boring! If that thought constantly strikes you when you have nothing to do, you know it's time to do
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      The avid book hunter
      554 22  -  Yee Wei Zhen DJ Meenatchi satisfies her love of reading by scouring the libraries RADIO deejay Meenatchi Sabapathy from Oli 96.8 FM sat down, her body obscured by a stack of books on the table. Eight were plucked off the shelf in five minutes, the spare
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      (Enter: performing arts library)
      302 22  -  Hannah Teoh WITH its opening on Sept 12, the library®esplanade will become the first performing arts library in Singapore and the region. While it will not house fiction titles or a children's section, the library at the Esplanade will be full of materials for the arts
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      249 22 .^^t MediaCorp Radio presents \ite\° ng Corner Awards The Lifelong Learner Awards seek out those individuals who recognise the importance of continual learning, and who actively pursue knowledge without letting age or external conditions hinder them. This campaign is a celebration of the drive to learn and grow, the very
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon Change of heart
      183 23 Meg Ryan wants former husband back MEG Ryan is trying to win back her former husband Dennis Quaid, reported the World Entertainment News Network. The actress, who left Quaid amid a torrid affair with Aussie actor Russell Crowe, is now desperate to get The Rookie star back
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      206 23 Reuters LOS ANGELES Actor Charlton Heston (picture), Oscar winner for Ben-Hur, said on Friday that doctors recently told him that he had a neurological disorder consistent with Alzheimer's disease. In a videotaped announcement played at a Beverly Hills news conference, the 78-year-old, who is also known
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      104 23 -AFP BEIJING Chinese celebrities are paying dearly after the tax authorities started focusing on their stellar salaries. In one district of Beijing alone, 47 stars from show business paid 4.3 million yuan ($918,000) in taxes on incomes totalling 15.6 million yuan in the first seven months
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      440 25  -  Janice Lee Get ready for some tickles with this improvisation group from Chicago by j ani c e® newstoday. c o m.sg THE great bits of comedy that make us laugh are as sweet as candy, so sweet we're always wanting more. This month, the Chicago comedy improvisation
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      89 25 GET ready for a double treat tomorrow. Two of the most popular bands in the music industry No Doubt and The Cranberries will be performing at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in a double-bill feature. Tickets are available at all Sistic outlets at $149, $99 and
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      69 25 THEATRE SRT's 2002 Season: Art Written by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton, this award-winning comedy explores how the friendship of three men is tested when one of them buys a piece of modern art. Date: Tomorrow till Aug 24 (no performances on Mon) Time: Bpm, 2.30pm {Sat onfy)
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      641 27 Agencies GRAND BLANC Tiger Woods is clearly the No. 1 player in the world. And his record as a front-runner is very well-documented 24-2 when leading or sharing the lead after 54 holes. Back in Esteban Toledo's (picture) younger days, he was a formidable lightweight boxer,
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      458 28  -  Jose Raymond This Saturday, the semi-finals of the NTUC Fair Price Netball Super League will take place at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall. Already, three teams have made the cut the NTUC Income Stingrays, the Carlsberg Sharks and the Nike Marlins. The final slot will be
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      329 28 THE battle for the last semi-final slot in the NTUC Fair Price Netball Super League has come down to the wire. When the final round of matches are played on Wednesday, both the NRG Western Vipers and the Standard Chartered Westside Dolphins will
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      521 28 AFP SYDNEY Wallaby coach Eddie Jones called for an international review of match security after a Tri-Nations rugby Test was interrupted by a spectator for the second successive week. Referee David McHugh had to retire with a dislocated shoulder after being
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      354 29  -  Stanley Ho by Stanley @newstoday. com. sg EVEN though its coffers are bare, what Sembawang Rangers has in abundance is spirit. Earlier this week, this newspaper reported the fact that some Sembawang players had boycotted training sessions, after not having been paid for some time. Morale
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      235 29 ONLY two of Singapore's five male competitors made it to the semi-finals of the First Asia Pacific Pencak Silat Championship yesterday. While SEA Games gold medallist Zulfakar Mohd Ramli and Imran Abdul Rahman scored overwhelming victories over their respective opponents, team-mates Shahrul Jamil, Mohd Hidayat Jasni and
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      237 30  -  Stanley Ho SINGAPORE'S representatives in the first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League S-League champion Geylang United and Singapore Cup holder Home United have confirmed the dates of their qualifying round clashes in October. Home United, which crashed out of the Singapore Cup to Sengkang
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      171 30  - NTUC Income Today Fan of the Week Stanley Ho Today photo by WIN or lose, it doesn't matter. Just as long as Tanjong Pagar United tries its best, the Queenstown fans will continue to lend their full support to the team. This is the promise given by ardent Jaguars supporter
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      463 30 AFP LONDON Star midfielder Roy Keane revealed yesterday that he almost quit playing for Manchester United after the 4-3 English Premiership defeat at Newcastle last season. Keane was sent off after a tussle with former England striker Alan Shearer in the St James' Park clash
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      76 30 MANCHESTER Rio Ferdinand is set to miss the start of Manchester United's season after suffering an ankle injury during United's 2-0 friendly win over Boca Juniors on Saturday. Manager Alex Ferguson confirmed afterwards that Ferdinand would almost certainly miss the Champions League third round, first
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      529 31 AFP Community Shield Arsenal 1 Liverpool 0 New Gunner seals it for last season's Double winner CARDIFF A second-half goal from World Cup winner Gilberto Silva on his debut gave Arsenal a 1-0 win over Liverpool in their Community Shield clash at the Millennium Stadium yesterday. Second-half
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      395 31  -  Stanley Ho by Stanley ©newstoday. com. sg ON A night when Thailand was crowned the undisputed world champion in sepak takraw, a young upstart, as far as the game is concerned, declared its intent. It might sound strange now, but China known
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      295 31 Reuters MADRID Ronaldo will not resume training with the main Inter Milan squad until his situation at the club is resolved, coach Hector Cuper said yesterday. The Ronaldo saga, which began when the player's agent Alexandre Martins recently began talks with Real Madrid over a
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