Today, 24 September 2002

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    8 1 TODAY LIIGSQiiV September 24, 2002 MITA (P)O63H 1/2001
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    Lock icon LATEST
    59 1 Agencies NEW YORK Stocks sank in early trading, with the Nasdaq at its lowest level since 1996, from worries over corporate health and a new Gulf War. The Dow fell 177 points or 2.2 per cent to 7,808, while the Nasdaq shed 34 points or 2.8 per cent to
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    What price stock picks?
    599 1  -  Chan Chao Peh If it is Wall Street, can greed be far behind? IN what could be a chilling suggestion to investors that recommendations by Wall Street experts are coloured by business interests, one of the world's top research houses faces possible charges of fraud. Salomon
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    While Fateha boss sits in Melbourne, his dad is ailing
    337 1  -  -Jose Raymond BARELY two months after he left Singapore to dodge an investigation into possible criminal defamation, Zulfikar Mohd Shariff is being forced to face up to the consequences of his act. The controversial editor of Fateha.com, who now lives
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      Lock icon Memories live on in these old trees
      329 2  -  Rosalyn Lim IN the Singapore Botanical Gardens stands a 150-year-old tembusu tree, its silhouette immortalised on the back of our five-dollar bills. The giant tree has withstood the ravages of time, war and pests. Its low branch has also borne the "imprints" of
      WONG KHING CHONG  -  329 words
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      Loosen up TV, media
      560 2  -  Val Chua Review committee urges widening of creative space THE Government should relax the restriction on the use of satellite dishes since the need to shield Singaporeans from undesirable TV content is less relevant in the Internet-age, the Economic Review Committee (ERC) said yesterday. The ERC
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      Lock icon Embassy not target?
      310 3  -  Jaime Koh JAKARTA The grenade explosion in an upscale neighbourhood where United States diplomatic staff reside came amid increased concerns about the security situation in Indonesia and is marked by contradictions. While Indonesian National Police Chief Da'i Bachtiar said that the grenade was meant to be thrown
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      Lock icon SM Lee spells out impact of war in Iraq
      206 3 Channel News Asia SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew said a war in Iraq will not change the strategic equation in East Asia. But, he warned that it will further complicate relations between the United States and countries with Muslim populations, especially
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      Abdullah on Jl
      67 3 KUALA TERENGGANU Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, said yesterday that the government took the reports of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) scheme to pit Muslims against non-Muslims very seriously. According to The Star, he said Singapore and Malaysia would exchange information with other Asean
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      Lock icon Arafat refuses to name names
      160 3 -AFP RAMALLAH (West Bank) Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has defiantly refused to present a list naming all the people holed up with him in his besieged West Bank headquarters. The Israeli army allowed chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat into the besieged presidential complex to brief
      -AFP  -  160 words
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      Lock icon Govt jobs may be linked to family ties
      74 3 -AFP TAIPEI Key government posts in the Taiwan government may be out of bounds to natives who are married to mainland Chinese or who have close family ties in China. These restrictions are part of a draft on rules governing employment for
      -AFP  -  74 words
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      Lock icon Leaders out to fight terrorism
      191 3 Agencies. COPENHAGEN European Union and Asian leaders at the Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) said yesterday that they would create an informal consultation mechanism to help combat terrorism. The rapid establishment of an ad hoc consultative mechanism to allow officials to confer on "significant" international events will
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      Lock icon Haze worry
      560 4  -  Joy Frances AS the dreaded haze creeps ever closer to our shores, two recent reports on the source, the Indonesian forest fires, indicate that it might be almost impossible to lick the problem. The reports launched last month by Project Fire Fight South East Asia a global initiative
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      Lock icon Slim 10 importer guilty of improper records
      125 4 Channel News Asia Health Biz, the company which imported Slim 10, has pleaded guilty to eight new charges of not having proper documents to prove that the drug was free from banned substances. The company was also found guilty of one charge of
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      Wooing China's millions
      349 4  -  Val Chua SINGAPORE'S tourist industry should woo mainland Chinese as only one per cent of the 1.26 billion of the population has gone on an overseas trip. Millions are waiting to take their first flight out and Singapore should build on its linguistic edge and good image.
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      Obesity a major concern
      163 4  -  Toh Boon Ngee IT'S startling close to one in three Singaporeans is obese, if one goes by the World Health Organisation's (WHO) newest standards for Asians. Having a body mass index (BMI) of over 25, instead of the old mark of 30, will put one in
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      Rewarding science pioneers
      172 4  -  Tor Ching Li THE winner of this year's prestigious National Science Award, Prof Ariff Bongso, described his groundbreaking research as "soil for a very special plant". The foundation he is referring to is "human feeders" like skin or muscle cells, and the "plants" he has nurtured are
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      238 2 SOME issues faced by the ERC sub-committee on the services industries, which would be elaborated on in an upcoming wrap-up session: Too Many Rules Industry players are frustrated when they see rules hampering market opportunities. But, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, chairman of the ERC subcommittee on the service industry, said:
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  • LETTERS
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      Deals, not crutches
      483 6  -  Chia Hern Keng Eric Tan WE refer to the recommendations made by the Economic Review Committee's (ERC) Entrepreneurship and Internationalisation Sub-Committee to boost the Singapore economy. The ERC's summary of recommendations to the Government is a rather long list and includes the usual requests for government assistance
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      Criteria to tap foreign talent?
      119 6  -  Jimmy Ho Kwok Hoong SINGAPOREANS are still unhappy over the employment of foreign talent here. The recent departure of some chief executive officers here has given the impression that insufficient efforts were put into the selection of expatriates and that many of such recruitments were
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      Use right terms for deviants
      288 6  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming I REFER to Mr Ananda Perera's letter calling for racial harmony, in which he stated that "religious fundamentalists of all faiths will always try to disrupt multi-racial harmony" (Today, Sept 23). Though I understand the basic position in that statement and
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon August CPI slides
      242 8 Reuters SINGAPORE'S consumer price index (CPI) in August weakened, as lower housing prices offset higher costs of clothing and health items, compared to the same period last year. The Department of Statistics said yesterday the index was down 0.4 per cent in August from a year ago
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      Lock icon No, thanks
      481 8  -  Chan Chao Peh HSBC not interested in acquiring Spore bank UNLIKE its competitors, HSBC Holdings the world's secondlargest banking group has no interest in acquiring a Singapore bank, the bank's chairman revealed yesterday. "We do not have acquisition plans in Singapore," HSBC chairman Sir John Bond told reporters
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      Logistics industry needs boost: ERC
      168 8 SINGAPORE should try to attract more transportation companies by lowering costs and relaxing rules to help raise the value of its logistics industry to as much as $42 billion, a working group of the Economic Review Committee said yesterday. Among its proposals, the panel said
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      Corporate Briefs
      187 8 FLEXTECH TO RESTRUCTURE: Flextech Holdings announced restructuring plans yesterday, which included issuing preference shares to key personnel and investors to get fresh funds. The firm said it would secure $35 million in new funds from a financial institution for working capital. It added it would seek shareholders' approval
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      Lock icon New home sales may be up 50% in Q3
      295 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S new home sales are predicted to have surged 50 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier, gains that may bolster property stocks that are near 10-month lows. New home sales are likely to have exceeded 2,000
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      Lock icon Sing Tel to buy $19.6m stake in Ipacs
      118 10 Bloomberg SINGTEL will acquire 51 per cent of the computer consultant, Ipacs Computer Services, for $19.6 million to expand its services business in China. The acquisition will help its National Computer Systems consulting unit move into cities such as Beijing and Shanghai,
      — Bloomberg  -  118 words
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      Lock icon Singapore Power net profit down
      235 11 -AFP SINGAPORE Power's net profit for the year to March 2002 fell to $412 million from $1.37 billion previously due to an extraordinary gain the previous year and the divestment of its electricity generation business. "Excluding the one-time extraordinary gain and contribution from the divested
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        147 11 THE overall market was weak with the STI falling below the 1410 level to an intra-day low of 1405.81, while continuing uncertainty in the market dragged equities prices lower. The STI traded within the 1405 to 1420 band but closed at 1415.82, down 5.21 points to a new low
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        World markets
        53 11 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hong Seng til Qrdinorie' I rI r11 Wld 9481.08 9314.87 3001.00 4328.40 188.54 -13.35 -26.20 -100.85 1.95 -0.14 -0.87 -2.28 Koreo Comp 679.43 24.69 -3.51 JEI Index 347.97 -3.55 -1.01 liitiiild Comp 410.77 +1.97 +0.48 Phils Comp Shenien 8 1138-63 231.43 -4.24
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 11 US$ 0.***** UK£ 0.***** Ton 69.3707 HK$ 4.***** RM 2,***** Euro 0,***** Rupiah 5118.02 Bahl 24.4014 Peso 29.4912 A$ 1.***** Indian R^ 27.2702 Won 687.651 CJ 4.6601 Yuan 0.***** NZ$ 1.***** NTS 19.6129
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        Commodities
        22 11 Gold uss/di 323.20 Silver itsVoi 4,650 Platinum ust/m 558.00 Rubber ™isAg 153.75 Palm oil KM/it>™e 1354 Brent nude us $/bard 28.52
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        Straits Times Index-10-Day Chat
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        SGX most active
        58 11 By volome Sepl 23 '000 '000 Chortered R 54,814 UH 13,235 Citiraya 37,663 Chartered 11,246 Links Is 20,456 Frontline 7,191 Autron 15,811 teongHin 6,664 Chartered RGOO 13,548 Sing Tel 6,356 By value Sepl 23 Venture 27,437,700 Chartered 11,383,710 DBS 27,175,628 Sing Tel 9,213,700 UOB 15,857,991 OCBC 7,749,242
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        SGX top rises
        77 11 Sy$ Sept 23 tin Msio Close Change 17.000 +1.000 4.000 +0.420 By percentage Sept 23 Xpress lecmsphere Close Changt 0.050 +42.B6I 0.110 +29.411 ilA 10.400 +0.2OO Vertex 0.245 +22.501 SIA 200 JTYOEV Septa 0C8C 10.400 +0.2OO 5.000 +0.1OO 4.480 +0.1OO 10.200 +Q.10O AceDyn Broadway SinSoonH una 0,120
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        82 11 Bloomberg Sept 23 Venture Close Change 10.100 -0.6O0 By percentage Sept 23 Close Change ChlpEnaS WD***** 0.020 -42.860 Creative 50 11.700 -0.300 Cboifertdl 0.035 -41.670 STI EIF 100 DUE 14.610 -0,2*30 5.950 -0.250 Chartered R300 0,035 -41.670 Gold!™ 0.010 -33.330 Bukit Sent DBS 11.300 -0,200 12.100 -0.200
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      Lock icon NTUC Income invests in tracker fund
      76 11 Reuters NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative said yesterday that it had invested $300 million into Singapore's first exchange traded fund, which tracks the local market. StreetTRACKS Straits Times Index Fund, which tracks the Straits Times Index, is managed by State Global Advisors. "We have been
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      Lock icon 'Rent out unused oil refinery capacity'
      264 11 Bloomberg SINGAPORE should help money-losing oil refiners in the country to rent unused capacity to other countries, a Government panel said, as the Royal Dutch/Shell Group and rival processors run plants at their lowest capacities in 15 years. "Refineries arc running at a loss,"
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      Lock icon War jitters hit US oil prices again
      360 12 Reuters OSAKA War fever drove US oil prices to a new 19-month high of U5530.48 ($54.12) yesterday as dealers took fright at the growing threat of a US assault on Iraq. Dealers said Baghdad's decision to reject any new United Nations resolution on
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      Lock icon S Korea, Taiwan and Japan 'ideal for low-cost airlines'
      214 12 Bloomberg SYDNEY South Korea, Taiwan and Japan are the markets in the Asia-Pacific region where low-cost airlines should take advantage of increased air travel demand, according to a report by the Centre of AsiaPacific Aviation. High urban concentrations, increased incomes, improving
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      Lock icon Euro an alternative to US$?
      130 12 -APP ELSINORE (Denmark) Asian leaders at the Asem meeting with European Union members have shown a keen interest in the euro as a possible alternative to the US dollar in international trade, according to Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. "Asian leaders were asking about
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Greens swing it
      367 14 Schroeder's SDP coalition wins tight re-election contest BERLIN Germany bucked the conservative trend sweeping across Europe yesterday when it re-elected the centre-left coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD) and the German Greens. In a nail-biting finish, a surge in votes for the Greens gave German Chancellor Gerhard
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      Lock icon A vocal start for HK's new bishop
      149 14 Agencies HONG KONG The new head of the territory's Roman Catholic diocese yesterday vowed to remain vocal in pursuit of more religious freedom. A fiery critic of China and Hong Kong, Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, 70, said that freedom of speech is what
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      Lock icon Shaking buildings jolt Britons awake
      103 14 -AFP LONDON Hundreds of Britons were jolted awake from their sleep and car alarms went off as an earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale rocked many parts of the country early yesterday. The quake knocked out electricity and phone lines in some areas but
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      Lock icon S Koreans welcome athletes from North
      76 14 -AFP photo BUSAN (South Korea) North Korean athletes arrived yesterday at Gimhae airport near Pusan and were greeted by South Korean supporters waving the "unification flag" a light blue outline of the whole peninsula on a white background. The participation at the Asian Games
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      Lock icon US vows to rebuild Iraq after Saddam
      205 14 Agencies WASHINGTON The United States will not leave a postSaddam Iraq to struggle on its own, but will be dedicated to rebuilding it into a unified, democratic state, said US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. "The US would want to be thought of
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      Lock icon Australians hit by drought
      123 14 ■AFP SYDNEY The worst drought down under in a decade may cause greater economic devastation than envisaged, the government warned yesterday. All Australians are likely to feel the impact of the drought as data released by Canberra's official forecaster shows it will reduce economic growth by
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Will US stay the course?
      908 16  -  Brian Farrell FEW will disagree that the most important uncertainty involved in any American military action against Iraq is: "What will this lead to in Iraq and in the region?" Defeating Iraq militarily will be child's play compared to finding a satisfactory answer to this
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  • UPFRONT
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      Breathless in Lhasa
      702 17  -  Maria Siow IF you are going to Tibet, forget about credit cards or travellers cheques. Bring an oxygen tank, or two. And, hope for the best. Much has been said about Tibet, the rooftop of the world. The capital, Lhasa, stands at 3,600 m above sea level.
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  • YOUR MONEY
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      Lock icon Don't forget the goose
      610 18  -  Gabriel Tan LIFE insurance is concerned with the economic value of a human life which is related to its earning capacity and the financial dependence of others on that capacity. The key is to buy life insurance for losses, such as your income, that you or
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Captivating Carmen
      412 19  -  Elisa Chia Catch this whirlwind tale of love, passion, betrayal and murder SPAIN'S most famous gypsy of all time will be dancing and singing her way to Singapore again. Based on Georges Bizet's 1875 opera, Carmen is one sultry and seductive gypsy girl. She is said to be
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      HAPPENINGS
      225 19 FILMS Le Charme Discret De La Bourgeoisie TheThevenot family and the Ambassador arrive at the Sen£chal home at dinner time. The problem is, the invitation is for the following day. This starts a chain of unexpected events coupled with fantasies. Date: Today Time: 9pm Venue: Alliance Francaise Price: $5
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Lock icon The West wins again
      745 20 AFP White House drama buries rival Six Feet Under to win coveted prize three years running LOS ANGELES Long-run-ning White House drama The West Wing won the coveted best drama prize for the third year running at the annual television Emmy awards on Sunday, beating top-nominated
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      86 21 Drama Category Outstanding Drama: The West Wing Outstanding Lead Actor: Michael Chiklis, The Shield Outstanding Lead Actress: Allison Janney, The West Wing Outstanding Supporting Actor: John Spencer, The West Wing Outstanding Supporting Actress Stockard Charming, The West Wing Comedy Category Outstanding
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      302 20 INDUSTRY-RELATED PROGRAMMES You have the potential to succeed. Now get the qualification. Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) Diploma in November Intake 2002 Open Now! Construction Management* Exemptions to all Diploma holders 36th Intake October 2002 Australian Psychology Society 12-month programme accredited programme For |TC 0 eve holders Diploma in Business Diploma
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      359 23 Reuters/Variety ROME Mcl Gibson has committed to return to the director's chair with The Passion, a chronicle of the final 12 hours in the life of Jesus Christ. The directing gig will be the devout Catholic's first since winning multiple Oscars with Braveheart in
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      1588 24 On TV Bayer Leverkusen vs Man U, live eh 5, widnesdoy, 2.300 m Restless (Debut) channel 5,10pm Tuesday Movies Pyscho Channel i, 10pm Palette The Tamil Out-ofsorts in its domestic compett |5V In""' mitlutes- A;,;- s*' iV;« /s J&*~"\. Marion Crane, while on thi mn lanneews Hon, Man U is
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      736 26 Tiger's roar stretches all the way to the Belfry KILKENNY Mark Calcavecchia insists the drinks will definitely be on Tiger Woods (picture) when the winner of the US$l million ($1.7 million) first prize at the American Express World Golf Championships (WGC) joins his Ryder Cup team-mates for
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      215 26 -AFP EDINA The United States regained the Solheim Cup here on Sunday, beating Europe by three points after dominating the final day of the singles encounters. Europe led 9-7 going into the last day and needed just five points from the 12
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      362 26 AFP TAMPA BAY South Korea's X J Choi cruised to his second career PGA Tour win on Sunday, shooting his third straight 3-under-par 68 for a seven-stroke victory at the Tampa Bay Classic. With golf's elite in Ireland for the American Express World Golf
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      629 28  -  Razali Abdullah Then, be prepared to be a villain for a long, long time IT'S supposed to be the easiest thing to do in football. But at the weekend, Michael Owen (picure), Thierry Henry and Alan Smith all proved otherwise. We're talking about the art
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      424 28 JERSEY CITY Ricky Williams ended a curse and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Tom Brady is under the same spell, reported CBS.SportsLine.com. Running-back Williams rushed for 151 yards on Sunday to help the Miami Dolphins snap an eight-game losing streak against
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      585 29 Agencies But Germans aren't anything like last season's vintage Champions League Grp F Bayer Leverkusen v Man Utd live, tomorrow morning on Ch 5 23, 2.30 am LEVERKUSEN A serious defensive problem and a disastrous start to the season does not mean Bayer Leverkusen cannot upset Manchester United
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      349 29 Reuters MILAN AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta, one of the new arrivals who have raised expectations of success at the Italian club, believes today's (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) Champions League clash with Deportivo Coruna is the moment of truth for Carlo Ancelotti's
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      76 29 LAS PIEDRAS Uruguayan referee Carlos Raul De Leon Acosta was killed while refereeing a match between two clubs from the city last weekend. The 40-year-old official was attacked by a group of 'ultras' who stormed onto the pitch after Acosta had sent off a player. One attacker used
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      70 29 MANCHESTER Manchester City has raised £30 million ($B3 million) through a 25-year bond that was effectively underwritten by the club's loyal fan base. Chairman David Bernstein said the fact that the English Premiership side was able to attract huge crowds even when it was in the second
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      76 29 RIO DE JANEIRO Players and officials from Brazilian champion Atletico Pa ran aen se and Sao Paulo threatened, swore at and insulted each other in the dressing rooms after sharing 57 fouls and two goals in a league match on Sunday in an incident broadcast live on national
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      726 30  -  Jose Raymond Errant clubhouses may lead to expulsion of S-League teams S-LEAGUE clubs which have leased out clubhouses for operators to run on their behalf will have to beware. They will be the targets of surveillance by the authorities in a bid to clamp down on illegal
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      180 30 SINGAPORE'S quest for the upcoming Tiger Cup has been dealt a boost. Yesterday, Daniel Bennett was granted Singapore citizenship by the Singapore Immigration and Registration department. This means he can represent Singapore at the December tournament, which the Republic will cohost with Indonesia.
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      90 30 LONDON Switzerland, home of the International Olympic Committee, may take the embarrassing step of pulling out of a bid to stage the 2010 Winter Olympics after voters rejected the idea of paying for it. Berne voters rejected by more than three to one a call by organisers
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      90 30 COLOMBO Bangladesh produced a woeful batting display as it was bowled out for a poor 77 by New Zealand to lose the final pool match of the International Cricket Council Champions Trophy by 167 runs yesterday. Chasing 245 for victory, the side was shot out in 19.3 overs
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      63 30 ATHENS The unsightly forest of rooftop television aerials in the Greek capital will be removed before the 2004 Olympics to make a more attractive background for events such as the marathon. Officials said yesterday that thousands of aerials crowding the rooftops of apartment buildings on main avenues would
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      66 30 KARACHI Former world squash champion Jansher Khan easily won his comeback game to international squash at the Chief of Naval Staff tournament here yesterday, then boldly declared he would return to the world's top 10 in less than a year. The Pakistani legend, now 33, beat Dutchman Laurens
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      497 31  -  Stanley Ho Confident Tan unfazed by the strong field in Busan BEFORE the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, national player Tan Tiong Boon (picture) was hopeful that he would realise his dream of winning a gold medal in his tournament debut. He came oh-so-close. Tan was
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      349 31  -  Stanley Ho AMBITIOUS he may be, but Singapore Sepak Takraw Federation (Perses) president Abdul Halim Kader is no dreamer. After watching his charges complete a oneweek "in-camp" training programme at Perses' Centre-of-ExceUence at Bedok, the outspoken official has handed the team a twomedal target
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      290 31  -  Jose Raymond AS EXPECTED, former national swimmer Alex Chan has been appointed chairman of the Singapore Sports Council (SSC). The executive director of MMI Holdings will hold the position over a two-year term, from Oct 1-Sept 2004. He succeeds
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