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Article, Illustration414 2002-09-17 1 JUST days after the first anniversary of the worst terrorist outrage in world history, the Government announced yesterday that 21 suspected terrorists, including several who underwent military training at Al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan, were arrested here last month. All of them are Singaporeans. Nineteen414 words
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Article528 2002-09-17 1 Tan Hui Leng - Tan Hui Leng ON first reading, the Political Matters Media Group's recommendations for Best Practices in Political Governance for Singapore are deja vu. It comments on the defamation actions against opposition politicians, the constantly changing election rules at short notice and the very limited time528 words
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Article, Illustration612 2002-09-17 1 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan GIVE an artist carte blanche and he is limited only by his imagination. In the case of Singapore's theatre playwright, all it seems to give him is a neurosis. Few are even aware of the artistic liberties which trusted theatreProduction shot of Comrade Mayor. - 612 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article486 2002-09-17 2 Francis Kan - Francis Kan by francis@newstoday.CQra.sg IN A major shift from current policy, a unit of the Economic Review Committee's subcommittee on services industries yesterday recommended that local students be allowed to attend international schools here. Currently, only Singaporeans with permission from the Ministry of Education are allowed to486 words
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Article, Illustration168 2002-09-17 2 – Rosalyn Lim - Rosalyn Lim WHEN Merdeka Bridge was built in 1956, it had a guardian at each end in the form of two stone lions. The "guardians", created by a Filipino sculptor, were later moved to the Safti Military Institute in Jurong. Young Singaporeans can glean this information from168 words
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Article241 2002-09-17 3 Agencies LONDON Iraqi President Saddam Hussein could develop a nuclear bomb using smuggled materials before the year is out, said a dissident scientist. Mr Khidir Hamza, who helped launch Iraq's nuclear bomb programme before he defected in 1994, said the Saddam regime could produce the weapons in– Agencies - 241 words
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Article, Illustration305 2002-09-17 3 Agencies Historic Sri Lankan peace talks begin in Thai resort SATTAHIP (Thailand) Only the metal detectors outside the room indicated that crucial peace talks were on. It was otherwise a relaxed atmosphere at this Thai seaside resort, where historic talks began yesterday between the Sri Lankan government– Agencies; – AFP photo - 305 words
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109 2002-09-17 3 Agencies BEIJING Rat poison may be the cause of food poisoning in China that has killed dozens and made hundreds sick, the official Chirm Daily said yesterday. A team of investigators, including health and police officials from Beijing, are trying– Agencies - 109 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article348 2002-09-17 4 Joy Frances - Joy Frances A pub bouncer's fury turns sordid A BAFFLED courtroom yesterday heard a strange tale involving rape, revenge, and drugs. A part-time bouncer at a pub, who blamed a tattoo artist for a drug trafficking conviction, decided to rape the man after he got out348 words
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Article188 2002-09-17 4 SINGAPOREANS have been reassured that hospitalisation fees will be kept at an affordable level. Minister for Health Mr Lim Hng Kiang said: "We have kept the increase in the average bill to a minimum about $20 for Class C wards and $40 for Class B2188 words
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189 2002-09-17 4 -Joy Frances - -Joy Frances A GENERAL practitioner has been suspended from practicing for 18 months for over-prescribing sleeping pills. Dr Ting Chooi Wan, who worked at the Red-Dale Clinic and Surgery, had allowed her patients to pay and collect the pills without considering the patients' medical189 words
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LETTERS
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Letter298 2002-09-17 6 Michael Loh YikMing - Michael Loh YikMing MR Lim Boon Hee has suggested that government hospitals provide only core services and leave the other services to the private sector ("Keep only core services", Today, Sept 16). With due respect to Mr Lim, the concept of "core basic" services may be difficult298 words
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Letter, Illustration450 2002-09-17 6 I REFER to Mr Mike Chan's letter, "Newater: Information still inadequate" (Today, Sept 10). We would like to assure Mr Chan and the general public that Newater (picture) is safe for drinking. Newater is reclaimed from used water collected from households through a series450 words
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Letter107 2002-09-17 6 Tim Downs - Tim Downs I REFER to the report, "Asian soccer supremo's radical proposal: Less EPL on TV" (Weekend Today, Sept 14-15). As a British expatriate, I have no complaints about the "wall-to-wall" live English Premiership League (EPL) coverage. However, I do sympathise with Asian Football Confederation107 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article, Illustration363 2002-09-17 8 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh Optus targets business market HAVING made strong gains in the consumer mobile market, Sing Tel Optus is shifting its focus to the more lucrative business segment, said chief operating officer Paul O'Sullivan (picture) yesterday. Optus has around one-fifth of the business mobile market. It aims363 words
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Article102 2002-09-17 8 SINGAPORE'S retail sales rose for the first time in nine months in July, as consumers spent more on furniture, appliances and food. The retail sales index rose 1.7 per cent in July from a year earlier, compared with a 7.8 per cent decline in June,102 words
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Market Watch
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Article166 2002-09-17 8 SHARES were mostly lower yesterday but the benchmark STI index was buoyed 10.61 points to reach 1442.61, helped by firm finishes in the banks and heavyweight SPH, They provided the index with a 16-point buffer, trading off losses from the broader market spooked by the US-Iraqi stand-off. For every166 words
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Article56 2002-09-17 8 Index Value Change m s Nikkei 225 Hong Seng Ul Qui mi n i i« fdiwan Wl cl 9505.13 3075.30 4157.16 -145.84 4.70 ■123.01 -1.51 -0.15 -2.69 Korea Comp SET Index 704.38 351.88 -13.79 ■5.27 -1.92 -1.48 Jakarta Comp 420.22 -0.79 4.19 Phils Comp She men 3 1160.1256 words
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Article36 2002-09-17 8 US$ 0.5665 UKf 0.3631 Yen 67.916 HK$ 4.4189 RM 2.1528 Euro 0.5770 Rupiah 5076.1 Bahl 24.193 Peso 29.561 A$ 1.0278 Indian Rs 27.17) Woa 682.13 C$ 0.897) Yuon 4.68)3 NZ$ 1.1937 IJTS 19.46236 words
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Article20 2002-09-17 8 Goldu_s/a_ 318.10 Silver ust/oi 4.575 Platinum uss/e 554.90 Sulll)'] ,:i 156.00 Polm oil Mi/ioniK 1403 Brent trade uss/hmiel 28.5720 words
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Article, Illustration5 2002-09-17 8 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart5 words
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Article54 2002-09-17 8 By volume Sept 16 Gttraya LiM links I; Chorleiei Federal 'OOO 51,070 15,343 12,096 10,691 9,909 Le.ngHiti Ee-yanits NWtech Hint SingTel '000 6,768 5,664 5,577 5,117 4,842 By value Sept 16 DBS SIA Citirayo UOB OCBC 58,175,534 40,029,43. 23,719,475 20,310,440 13,257,960 Chartered SPH CITYDE. Venture SingTel 12,710,57054 words
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Article78 2002-09-17 8 Bys Sept 16 Close Change DBS 12.500 +0,400 SPH 19.300 +0.400 OCBC 10.400 +0.300 LOB 12.900 +0.200 Prime 4.330 +0.120 STI ETF *****PV 14.735 +0.111 C&C 4.140 +0.100 CITYDEV 5.550 +0.100 SPH-51ADEe5CW*****70.330 +0.050 Elec USS 2.030 *0.040 By percentage Sept 16 Close Change Strike W*****0 0.015 +50.00078 words
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Article84 2002-09-17 8 Bloomberg By$ Sc-pl 16 Creative 50 I1U0U5S Chartered Close Changi 11.5O0 -0.401 5.800 -0.301 1.1*0 -0.271 SIA 10.000 -0.201 SIA 200 jrealtnst 10.000 -0.201 8.950 -0.151 DUE 6.500 -0.101 bsangyong 1.060 -0.031 Gtirayo Iselort(S) 0.430 -0.071 2.090 -0.061 By percentage Sept 16 Kian Ann W05Q607 ;hn-c:hti .-MBloomberg - 84 words
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Article208 2002-09-17 10 Reuters THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to offer a futures contract based on Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) computer chips. The new contract is expected to be launched by the first quarter of next year, as semiconductor chip makers and players struggle to contain risks— Reuters - 208 words
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Article517 2002-09-17 10 Reuters CSM stock falls to all-time low of $1.16 LOSS-MAKING Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing the world's third-largest contract maker of microchips said yesterday it would miss its fourth-quarter revenue target due to weakening customer demand. "It's not surprising Chartered will miss its fourth-quarter revenue guidance since its Taiwanese— Reuters - 517 words
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Article319 2002-09-17 12 Val Chua - Val Chua FROM next month, NTUC Income will reduce its board rates to four per cent per year for its 2,000 home loan borrowers. The across-the-board 0.25 per cent drop is seen as a move to defend its turf in an increasingly competitive and lucrative319 words
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Article92 2002-09-17 12 Bloomberg ZURICH Swiss Life's stock plunged after Switzerland's biggest life insurer announced plans to sell shares worth US$79O million ($1.4 billion). It is the latest insurer to try to shore up its business because of investment losses. Swiss Life shares fell as much as 13 per– Bloomberg - 92 words
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Article, Illustration506 2002-09-17 14 Opec to open oil taps Bloomberg on fears of war and rising prices OSAKA This week, Opec will agree to boost production quotas for the first time in two years, as a 50 per cent surge in oil prices threatens to slow demand and spur rivals to boost output, investors— Bloomberg - 506 words
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Article115 2002-09-17 14 Bloomberg BANGKOK Thailand's economy grew for a fifth straight quarter in the April-to-june period. Consumers spent more and exports rebounded, prompting the government to forecast growth will more than double this year. Second-quarter gross domestic product grew 1.5 per cent from the first quarter, the– Bloomberg - 115 words
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Miscellaneous46 2002-09-17 14 Correction IN THE article, "Winning recipe" published on Sept 13, we had identified Mr Harry Lam of Portek International Limited as a finalist in Ernst Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The chairman and managing director of Portek International Limited is, in fact, Mr Larry Lam.46 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article139 2002-09-17 18 SEOUL An incident involving three US soldiers and a group of Korean demonstrators threatens to cloud ties between the two allies. The American military authorities were yesterday pressing for an investigation into allegations that three soldiers were beaten and one of them abducted for several hours by139 words
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Article, Illustration275 2002-09-17 18 -AFP SYDNEY Australia's policies on immigration criticised strongly overseas by the United Nations and human rights groups have been given another bashing from a most unexpected quarter, Kirsty Ruddock, daughter of Australian Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock (both shown in illustration), said in a TV programme aired yesterday that-AFP - 275 words
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306 2002-09-17 18 'Satisfying 7 turnout for Kashmir polls but voters complain -AFP SRINAGAR An election official in Indian Kashmir said yesterday that turnout in the first phase of controversial state elections was "satisfying" after nearly 44 per cent of voters cast their ballots. Mr Pramod Jain, Kashmir's chief electoral officer, said the-AFP - 306 words
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Article74 2002-09-17 18 Reuters HANOI The US Embassy in Vietnam is to remain shut until further notice due to security concerns. The Hanoi mission, closed for the Sept 11 anniversary of last year's hijacked airliner attacks on New York and Washington, reopened last Thursday but shut again on Friday for— Reuters - 74 words
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Article158 2002-09-17 18 -AFP MANILA A legislator daughter of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos says life under his martial law administration was good for the country. Filipinos, reeling under what many perceive as a breakdown of law and order in the country, may well agree with House of Representatives-AFP - 158 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration1131 2002-09-17 19 Dr Jonathan Eyal - Dr Jonathan Eyal JUDGING by President George W Bush's speech to the United Nations and the military preparations, a war with Iraq is inevitable; the questions are when it will start and how long it will last. It will be the first confrontation under1,131 words
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UPFRONT
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Article306 2002-09-17 20 Jeffrey Yang - Jeffrey Yang THE man behind Australia's "top drop" is now the Australian wine industry's top dog. Philip Laffer (picture), 62, chief winemaker for the Orlando Wyndham Group, won the Qantas/Australian Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the Year award for 2002 recently. Laffer has overseen the development of306 words
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Article, Illustration126 2002-09-17 20 on starting your wine collection 1. Listen and learn from seasoned collectors or wine experts. 2. Develop a reasonable cross-section of different wines. Collect a variety; don't stick to one type. 3. If you can, buy at least six bottles at a go, so you can enjoy the126 words
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Article63 2002-09-17 20 Jacob's Creek Reserve Shiraz 1998: A bright crimson shiraz with a pleasant nose of plums, oak vanillin, pepper spices and a hint of sweet, stewed meats. Elegant, medium-full bodied, with reasonably well-integrated tannins, balanced acidity, a light touch on the mid-palate and a pleasant, fruity finish. Best to63 words
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Article551 2002-09-17 20 -Reuters Jobs available but Germans not interested BERLIN Like almost everyone else in Germany, politician Dirk Niebel shines his own shoes, cleans his own apartment and suffers queues at supermarkets and indifferent service everywhere he turns. Such is German service. Yet, as Germany charts its future in a-Reuters - 551 words
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Miscellaneous8 2002-09-17 20 INSIDE: •22/BusyCook *24/lnCinemas •25/ LimeLight •26/ TV listings8 words
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INFOTECH
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Article430 2002-09-17 21 Farihan Bahrin - Farihan Bahrin This networking device will appeal to beginners with its easy configuration and quick set-up D-LINK'S latest wireless networking offering the D1713P Wireless Broadband Residential Gateway (picture) is part switch, part router and part wireless access point. The D1713P represents D-Link's second bite at the430 words
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Article180 2002-09-17 21 IBM has launched the second Linux Scholar Challenge. Designed to familiarise students with the Linux operating system and the open source community, the contest provides students an opportunity to work with Linux and IBM. The university with the highest average score of student entries180 words
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Article161 2002-09-17 21 AXIS Communications has unveiled its Camera Explorer for Pocket PC, a software package that allows users of PDAs (personal digital assistants) running Pocket PC 2002 to monitor remotely secure areas and receive video from Axis network video equipment. This product is ideal for large offices and161 words
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Article138 2002-09-17 21 AT the Intel Developer Forum last week, Seagate, Intel and Silicon Image demonstrated Serial ATA II interface capabilities that are defined by the Serial ATA II specification. The Serial ATA II specification enhances Serial ATA with features that add data-handling intelligence for entry-level server, networked storage and high-end138 words
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BUSYCOOK
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Article, Illustration344 2002-09-17 22 Pauline DLoh - Pauline DLoh Made in the microwave oven for speed and convenience MANY readers have written or called to request for microwave recipes. This recipe today, then, is for them. :P I have not featured any microwave recipes for a few reasons. For one, individual microwave ovens344 words
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Article249 2002-09-17 22 Ingredients: 3OOg pork belly strips, cut into thin strips 2 pkts enoki mushrooms 1 carrot, cut into thin strips A little cornflour 1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper 2 tablespoons oyster sauce Method: 1. Stretch out the pork belly strips, trimming off extra fat. Season well with249 words
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Article, Illustration239 2002-09-17 22 THERE are now a variety of containers on the market specially designed for the microwave ovens, usually made of a durable plastic. They range from cake containers and muffin cops to rice-cookers and steamers. The steamers are a relatively new product, and I bought one239 words
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YOURMONEY
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Article, Illustration620 2002-09-17 23 Christopher Tan - Christopher Tan RISK management is something we do every day, although we may not realise it. The greatest risk in life is that we may not be able to reach the destination we set out for. This could be a secure retirement, educating our children, giving backYEN YOK - 620 words
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INCINEMAS
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Article397 2002-09-17 24 -Agencies Toronto gets behind controversial film Magdalene TORONTO The 27th Toronto International Film Festival handed out its awards on Sunday, with New Zealand film Whale Rider beating out over 300 films for the top prize, the People's Choice Award. But, the limelight was stolen by-Agencies - 397 words
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Article119 2002-09-17 24 HOLLYWOOD Barbershop (MGM) worked North America into a lather this weekend as the comedy debuted atop the box office with an estimated US$2l million ($35.8 miUion) gross. The film's performance was almost twice that of the No 2 finisher, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which is in119 words
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Article98 2002-09-17 24 Reuters STOCKHOLM Eoxette singer Marie Fredriksson, known for smash hits such as The Look and Joyride, has been hospitalised for a brain tumour. The condition was discovered after the star fainted in her Stockholm home last week. EMI Sweden, her record label, said medical tests showed– Reuters - 98 words
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LIMELIGHT
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Article, Illustration644 2002-09-17 25 Yong Shu Chiang - Yong Shu Chiang Ravi Shankar's daughter did not expect it to be so soon IT'S pretty obvious Norah Jones (picture) is new to the whole fame thing. Stepping in front of a gaggle of journalists on the second floor of Harry's Bar, the 23-year-old looks wide-eyedWEETECKHIAN - 644 words
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Article156 2002-09-17 25 – Eltsa Chia - Eltsa Chia DELEGATES from the Asia-Pacific region are expected in Singapore for an event for women in their mid-teens to 60s. Women Inspire 2002 will run from Nov 27 to Dec 1 and aims to be a platform for sharing, learning and motivating. The events will156 words
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Article, Illustration427 2002-09-17 25 Tor Ching Li - Tor Ching Li ARE you between 18 and 25 and do you have a love for words? The Society of Singapore Writers (SSW), which used to cater mainly to published writers, is reaching out to young people wanting to make a start in creative427 words
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Miscellaneous1463 2002-09-17 26 Valencia vs Liverpool, live channel 5, 2.35 am oroma Fes,lvol Washington Square Am Central, top Palette Malayolees ""Pretty Faces Channel 8,10.30pm __________________.m__^________ r,u■ci* j ,i Channel News Asia, 8.30pm After qualifying for tke Champions V 4 Catherine Sioperfinds the man of v <" riding high at the top of the1,463 words
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Article, Illustration808 2002-09-17 27 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas Not at all, although many of his detractors would like it to be ALEX Ferguson has only himself to blame for the seemingly endless obituaries being written about his team today. Two losses on the trot and the poorest goal return in nine years haveGetty Images - 808 words
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446 2002-09-17 27 LONDON Jason McAteer claimed in an interview with the Sunday Independent that Roy Keane would have "ripped his head off" if Uriah Rennie had not come between the pair last month at the Stadium of Light. Keane was dismissed for elbowing his former446 words
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Article97 2002-09-17 27 LONDON A football commentator on BBC radio has landed himself in hot water for a horrendous slip-up about the attack on New York's Twin Towers. Covering the Leicester v Derby game on Saturday for BBC Radio Derby, Graham Richards relayed the news of a tackle on Leicester97 words
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Article, Illustration582 2002-09-17 28 Defensive problems really? -AFP Strong and dour rearguard no longer forte of two teams Champions League Group B Valencia v Liverpool live, Ch 5, tomorrow morning, 2.35 am MADRID Valencia and Liverpool will both go into today's (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) European Champions League group B match at the Spaniards'-AFP; Getty Images - 582 words
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377 2002-09-17 28 LONDON Arsenal's bid to finally make an impact on the Champions League faces a tough opening test when the English double holder entertains German champion Borussia Dortmund here today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). Since manager Arsene Wenger arrived at the club377 words
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Article91 2002-09-17 28 GRAZ Sturm Graz has approached controversial former Bayer Leverkusen coach Christoph Da urn to replace Ivica Osim, the president of the Austrian first division club said yesterday. Osim, who for eight years steered the southern Austrian club to its most successful period with two consecutive league tides and91 words
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Article61 2002-09-17 28 LONDON Tottenham Hotspur striker Teddy Sheringham says he still harbours hopes of adding to his 51 England caps. The 36-year-old was not named in Sven Goran Eriksson's squad for the friendly against Portugal earlier this month. Sheringham, who scored for Spurs in its 3-2 Premiership win over West61 words
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Article67 2002-09-17 28 RIO DE JANEIRO Veteran striker Romario slapped a team-mate in the face as Fluminense crashed to a 6-0 defeat away to Sao Paulo in the Brazilian championship on Sunday. The incident happened when Romario argued with Andrei after the defender had made a mistake on another miserable day67 words
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Article57 2002-09-17 28 TOKYO South Korea's Aim Jung Hwan has joined Japan's Shimizu S-Pulse after finalising a deal to leave Italian club Perugia, which had banished him for his World Cup heroics, sports officials said yesterday. A news report said the 26--year-old striker has signed a one-year contract with an estimated57 words
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Article, Illustration503 2002-09-17 29 S. Murali - S. Murali That's the role for top Aussie coach Gary Edwin at OCC's new academy TRAINING students is important. But at a new golf school at Orchid Country Club (OCC), training the coaches is treated with equal if not more weight. That is the thinking behind theWONG KHING CHONG - 503 words
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Article, Illustration529 2002-09-17 30 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang But it does not mean success in Busan is automatic DESPITE the Republic's historic women's doubles triumph in Sunday's Japan Open, the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) continues to be cautious about its medal chances in the Asian Games, from September 29-Oct 14. LiAFP photo - 529 words
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396 2002-09-17 30 -AFP NEW DELHI India's opponents at the Asian Games are in for a surprise as the country plans to play "nasty football" to revive its sagging international image. "Yes, we should play nasty football to produce better results," said Stephen Constantine, an England-born Cypriot who-AFP - 396 words
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Article131 2002-09-17 30 – Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang THE national rugby team returned from Colombo last night without a single win from last weekend's Sri Lanka Sevens. In the group stage, Singapore lost 0-31 to Denmark, 7-31 to Taiwan and 17-30 against the Czech Republic. It did put in a strong first half131 words
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Article124 2002-09-17 30 NEW YORK The two Super Bowl favourites have lost their opening two games of the season. Kerry Collins completed 22--of-26 passes for 307 yards and a touchdown and rookie Matt Bryant kicked four field goals to lead the New York Giants to a 26-21 victory over the St124 words
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Article58 2002-09-17 30 MACAU Three-time Major winner Nick Price will grace the fairways of the U*****,000 ($445,480) Macau Open when the tournament tees-off next month. The Zimbabwean has been in fine form this year and will bid for honours in the Asian PGA Tour event, which will be played at the58 words
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Article68 2002-09-17 30 YOKOHAMA Olympic and world champion Maurice Greene yesterday vowed to win back the title of "world's fastest man" after his 100 m record was cracked by fellow American Tim Montgomery. The 28-year-old Greene faced another setback here yesterday when he came in fifth in a rainsoaked international 10068 words
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Article56 2002-09-17 30 PAOLI Dan Forsman claimed his first US PGA Tour win in more than a decade on Sunday. Forsman's total of 14-under-par 270 was one shot better than Robert Allenby and Billy Andrade. His final-round sixunder 65 earned him U*****,000 ($1 million) and gave him his first PGA Tour56 words
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317 2002-09-17 31 NEW DELHI Pakistan's eight-wicket rout by host Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy has come under the scanner of the anti-corruption unit of cricket's world governing body, official sources said yesterday. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the television company producing pictures of317 words
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Article, Illustration551 2002-09-17 31 Tan Yo- Hinn - Tan Yo-Hinn Unfashionable Sengkang's looking to go all the way AS IMPROBABLE as the run has been, Sengkang Marine is determined not to end it today. Before the Cup kicked off, not many gave the Dolphins a chance of making the last four. ButToday file photo - 551 words
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Article, Illustration103 2002-09-17 31 Geylang United coach Jang Jung Geylang United Preliminary stage: Geylang 3 Balestier 1 Geylang 2 Sengkang 0 quarter-finals: Geylang 5 Sembawang 1 Jurong FC coach Sundram Jurong FC preliminary stage: Jurong 0 Tanjong Pagar 1 Jurong 4 Gombak 0 quarter-finals: Jurong 1 SAFFC 1 Ourong won103 words
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