Today, 13 February 2003

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    14 1 TODAY T h U r S (1 ay February 13, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Powell claims his link
    546 1  -  Elisia Yeo Osama tape urging attacks shows Al Qaeda-lraq connection, says US by elisia@newstoday.com.sg WASHINGTON Ever since the Sept 11 attacks, the United States has been itching to make the connection between Iraq and the terrorist group, Al Qaeda. With support flagging for a war against
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    Moments of madness ... and women who abandon babies
    600 1  - Moments of madness and women who abandon babies Tan Hui Leng by huileng@newstoday.com.Sß AT A time when babies are at a premium in Singapore, the abandoning of three new-born infants in as many days last week raises a host of questions. Who are these women who are dumping babies? Singaporeans?
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      The universe in its infancy
      127 2 THIS photo released by Nasa on Tuesday shows a full-sky map of the oldest light in the universe. Colours indicate "warmer" (red) and "cooler" (blue) spots. Nasa called the image the best "baby picture" of the universe ever taken. The new cosmic portrait, capturing the
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      Seeds yield bumper crop
      595 2  -  Tor Ching Li Start-up promotion scheme helps spur 39 per cent growth in number of new firms by news@newstoday.com.sg IT'S the rainy season and dark clouds of economic uncertainty loom overhead, but there have been signs of a budding commercial spring, if the mushrooming of new
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      E-mail scandal
      329 3 Secretary of Chile Central Bank chief in trouble over messages sent to lover SANTIAGO (Chile) Chile's banking sector was stunned after a judge ordered the detention of a financial executive and the Central Bank president's secretary yesterday in a scandal over stolen e-mails and romance. The Santiago criminal
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      Lock icon Manila expels Iraqi diplomat
      196 3 Agencies MANILA Philippine Foreign Secretary Bias Ople said yesterday he has asked Iraq to recall the second secretary at its embassy in Manila who has been accused of consorting with terrorists. Second Secretary Husham Husain was the second Iraqi diplomat in 12 years to be ejected
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      Conrad chefs unite
      622 3  -  Grace Tay by grace@newstoday.com.sg IT'S not often you see chefs referring to manuals in their course of work. It's also uncommon for interpersonal skills to be a recruitment requisite when hotels hire chefs. Then again, the six-year-old Conrad Centennial International is no ordinary hotel. It was the
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      Lock icon That ivory route
      498 4  -  Joy Frances Singapore in focus again as one-off sale is proposed by joy@newstoday.com.sg MUCH of the illegal trade in African elephant ivory passes through Singapore's ports on its way to the world's major markets Japan, China and Thailand according to a report by the Environment Investigation Agency
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      Lock icon If Iraq war breaks out
      202 4 Newsßadio 93.8 IF WAR occurs in Iraq, the Government's role is to help Singaporeans understand the bigger picture and to know what is at stake, Acting Community Development and Sports Minister and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim (picture) said yesterday. He said Singaporeans will
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Gourmet pleasures
      448 6 Singapore Food Festival celebrates 10th year with a host of exciting events THE Singapore Food Festival (SFF) is back and it's going to be a sensual feast for the eye and palate. This is the 10th year of the Festival and to celebrate this milestone, organisers Singapore Tourism
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      Lock icon One hour for that $10 million
      183 6 Channel News Asia TOTO queues are snaking through the heartlands again as the Lunar New Year hong bao prize of a possible $10 million beckons. And for the first time, Singapore Pools is conducting today's draw one hour later than the usual 5.30pm to
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      228 6 Southern Cross a Accelerate in your career with the right qualifications. J*s^L* BACHELOR OF BUSINESS Tourism I This programme is jointly conducted by Tourism Management Institute of Singapore and Hemsdale Associates Pte Ltd. TMIS is the official training arm of the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS) and Hemsdale
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      Indian tech schools worthy of praise
      130 8  -  KVRao I REFER to your report, "Visa to the world"( Weekend Today, (Feb 8-9). Besides lIT, other schools such as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Management and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade have also produced
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      How to use levy
      235 8  -  Leong Sze Hian Return it to train workers I REFER to reports that construction firms may have to pay $500 to $1,000 per employee for training and testing to avoid higher foreign worker levies. More than eight in 10 foreign workers here have at least one
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      Closure of underpass
      155 8 I REFER to Ms Karen Lee Kar Hui's letter, "Plan well to curb wastage" (Today, Feb 7). The underpass linking Suntec City and Citylink Mall was built by Suntec City and opened in early 1997. At the time, the general alignment of the Circle Line was still
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      107 8 ~"^^3 _SS3r Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax:6s-*****217; E-mail: newsinews today.com.sg CEHA Common Examination for Housing Agents CEHA is a prerequisite for those entering into the Real Estate Agency
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon When war is good ...
      527 10 When war is good Bloomberg Some business leaders say Iraq war is the best course for US economy PARIS The decision over whether the United States should invade Iraq or give United Nations weapon inspectors more time has some business leaders favouring conflict. Expectations that the US will attack Iraq
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      Lock icon Oil prices hit record two-year highs
      154 10 -AFP NEW YORK World oil prices shot to more than two-year highs as traders lost hope for a peaceful resolution of the US standoff with Iraq. New York's reference light sweet crude March contract leapt US$O.96 ($1.69) to U5535.44 the highest level since September
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        World markets
        68 10 Index Value Change Pis NIKKEI 225 INDEX 8664.17 179.24 2.11 HANG SENG INDEX 9314.90 119.99 1.31 ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDX 2867.10 7.10 0.25 TAIWAN: WEIGHTED INDEX 4624.87 5.89 0.13 KOREA COMPOSITE INDEX 583.29 7.31 1.27 THAI STOCKEXCHG OF THAI 380.26 1.12 0.30 JAKARTA COMPOSITE INDEX 395.56 -1.66 -0.42
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5710 0.3521 68.8392 4.***** 2.***** 0.5305 5130.18 24.5318 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 30.7297 0.***** 27.3267 668.151 0.8728 4.7276 1.***** 19.8138
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        Lock icon Commodities
        12 10 sgx ecomp Gold uss/oi 363 Silver uss/oi 4.57 Platinum uss/oi 669
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      Project India
      200 12 First Singapore-style township in Andhra Pradesh JUST over a year ago, Cesma International a subsidiary of the Housing and Development Board won the award for the master planning of the Pocharam residential site in Andhra Pradesh, India. Yesterday, the company broke ground on the first phase of the
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      Lock icon China Reinsurance to split operations
      196 12 Bloomberg BEIJING China Reinsurance Co said it will reorganise into three units that will sell stakes to foreign investors to help it compete with Munich Re and rivals following the loss of its monopoly on reinsuring Chinese risk. China Reinsurance last month received state approval
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      Lock icon BP to enter into $12b joint venture with Russia oil firm
      410 12 -AFP MOSCOW British oil major BP has sounded an unprecedented vote of confidence in the Russian economy by announcing the largest foreign investment in that country to create Russia's third-biggest oil and gas company. BP said it will spend
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      And, the best bank is...
      88 12 STANDARD Chartered Bank in Singapore has once again bagged the Best Retail Bank in Asia award, beating opponents such as ICICI Bank of India and DBS of Singapore. It won on the basis of operational excellence and the quality of overall franchise. However, The Asian
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      Informatics partners Oracle in Philippines
      118 14 INFORMATICS Holdings Philippines Inc, part of the Informatics group, has inked an agreement with Oracle (Philippines) Corp to become its workforce development programme (WDP) partner. As a WDP partner, Informatics will deliver Oracle training as part of its certificate and non-degree programmes. "With this, WDP
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      Lock icon Not just about food
      728 14 AFP Trade in farm products pits Japan and Europe against the US at WTO TOKYO Sharp divisions pitting Europe and Japan against the United States and major agricultural exporting nations over the liberalisation of trade in farm products are expected to dominate an informal World Trade
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      Lock icon From bad to better?
      315 16 Bloomberg Asia seeking to sell bad loans worth more than $12b TOKYO Asian lenders may sell more than US$7 billion ($12.27 billion) of bad loans this year. This is more than a third higher than those sold in 2002, according to an Ernst Young report The
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2312 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries: Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com PiriMbv: J LIPPER A REUTERS CQMFWrJT Date Name NAV/Bid Oiler i Price Price erdeen Asset II qnagement (Asia) Q Aierteen Se -American .Opportunities 0.533 0.561 Q A iert een Se -Asian High Yield 1.24 1.278 0 A iert een Se -Cning Opportunities
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      187 15 Romancing Singapore is an annual festival that celebrates love, life and relationships. 2000 goodie bags to be given out So come and join us for the festival! each ddy! Event is hosted by MediaCorp Radio DJs Dejiang Yongmei. Meet Miss Singapore Universe semi-finalists 2003 and get heart-shaped balloons. Win Cupid
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  • INFOTECH
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      Donate and win
      320 18 DONATE an old or used computer to change the life of a needy student and you could get computer rebates of up to $350 and stand to win a new PC worth almost $4,000. A group of Ngee Ann Polytechnic staff and students are on an ambitious
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      Helbreath alert
      151 18 HELBREATH, the Massively-Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG), is now available to gamers in Singapore. The game has been brought to Singapore by gaming portal Khabal Gaming and Malaysian Internet media and e-commerce company MOL Access Portal. Khabal, part of the Lycos Asia Network online portal, will be responsible for
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      Wireless broadband trial
      191 18 ENJOY free wireless broadband Internet access till March 31 at selected locations during the trial of Sun Surf Mi's wireless broadband service. Ml is making this available to its customers and non-customers as well. At broadband speeds of up to 512 kilobits per second, Sun Surf allows
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Nato offers compromise
      295 20 Agencies Alliance focuses on Turkey's defence instead of war plans to end deadlock BRUSSELS After two days of intense wrangling, Nato (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Secretary-General George Robertson yesterday offered a compromise proposal on defensive preparations for a US-led war against Iraq in a bid to end
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      Lock icon China gets off the fence
      173 20 AFP BEIJING China has rallied behind France, Germany and Russia in urging for more time for weapons inspectors in Iraq. After months of positioning itself firmly on the fence, Chinese President Jiang Zemin has publicly backed the trio at the expense of Washington. "The inspection
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      Lock icon The Commonwealth divided
      166 20 Agencies LONDON The Commonwealth faced fresh controversy after Nigeria and South Africa urged an end to sanctions against Zimbabwe and accused Australia of failing to act as an honest broker over the country. The call risks reopening racial wounds that surfaced a year ago in the 54-nation
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      Lock icon Animal-friendly dress
      72 20 Reuters photo The design team of Mr Atom Cianfarani (left) and Ms Genevieve Gaelyn (right) walk on the runway with a model wearing a latex dress at the end of the presentation of their fall 2003 collection in New York. The designers, who are sponsored by People for
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      Lock icon Hosed to death
      139 20 -AFP TOKYO A senior warder at a notorious Japanese prison was arrested yesterday following the death of a male inmate who was attacked with a highpressure fire hose after being stripped naked. The Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office arrested Mr Mikio Otomaru, 46, deputy chief warder at
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      Lock icon Vaccination war
      174 22 Agencies SYDNEY The Australian government came under fire yesterday after it admitted to taking at least 11 servicemen off Gulfbound warships for refusing anthrax vaccinations. A Department of Defence spokesman said personnel would not be disciplined for refusing the voluntary vaccination but anyone refusing would be moved to
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      Lock icon A kiss and that tilt of your head
      148 22 -AFP PARIS Everyone knows that love turns heads. A new study shows that most couples turn in the same direction. Nearly two-thirds of couples tilt their heads right and not left when smooching, according to the study in science journal Nature, which
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      Lock icon Back to Asia
      338 22 Agencies Aussies refocus its ties with the region CANBERRA Australia tried to sweeten relations with its Asian neighbours yesterday through a new foreign policy blueprint aimed at strengthening regional security ties while maintaining its US alliance. Australia's staunch support of Washington has angered its neighbours who accuse
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  • WATZUP?
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      (Un) lucky 13
      885 24  -  David Ngiau Chicago leads Oscar nominations with 13 as Lord of the Rings did last year by david@newstoday.com.se MUSICALS never win best picture Oscars. Not since the 1960s has a musical taken the Academy's top prize. You might have seen headlines blaring Chicago's 13 Oscar nominations, which
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      Lock icon Always a strip act
      633 26  -  Yong Shu Chiang Literary entrepreneur bares all about third book by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg IT came to him in a dream. A female voice, raw and agitated, spoke of committing suicide. Writer Felix Cheong awoke with a start in the middle of the night and began scribbling down
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      Lock icon SEEN & HEARD
      35 28 SEEN HEARD You guys are so obedient! Vanness Wu praising the fans This is Singapore's largest indoor stadium. It's a remarkable feat to perform here! Taiwan-born, Singapore-bred Ken Chu tells his F4 pals media corp3
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      Older is better
      357 28  -  Elisa Chia F4 returns with two sold-out concert shows MY, MY, how the F4 dudes have grown in a year. Jerry Yen, Vie Chou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu returned on Tuesday and yesterday with two sold-out shows at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and more stage presence
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    • CITY STYLE
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        That extra touch of love
        336 30  -  Cathleen Tung Great gift ideas in store atTangs by cathleen@newstoday.com.sg STILL fretting over what to get your Significant Other this Valentine's Day? A last-minute browse at Tangs may provide the answer. From accessories to beauty products, Tangs has great gift ideas for hopeless romantics. What's
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        Beauty basics
        472 31  -  Cathleen Tung These products are natural and delicious by cathleen@newstoday.com.sg ATTENTION, fruit lovers. This one's for you! These days, "allnatural" is the buzzword when it comes to beauty and skincare products. Here in Singapore, beauty enthusiasts Elaine Chan and Teoh Wannah have jumped on the bandwagon with their
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        479 31  -  Toh King Yu, Beauty Tips by Miss Ever Soft xingyu@softskin.com.sg THE mini is back, this year, hemlines have climbed higher and the mini has become smaller. The micro mini is worn low on the hips and cut high across the thighs.
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        1108 33  -  David Ngiau Steven Spielberg's latest film is a great ride, but it misses the real thrill of the book Catch Me If You Can FILM REVIEW THE real-life story of gifted con man Frank William Abagnale Jr is one of the most incredible I've
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        78 34 Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES Hollywood crossed its fingers this weekend, awaiting the Academy Award nominations. Meanwhile, American moviegoers crowned the romantic comedy, How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Paramount). Starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, the film overcame a critical drubbing to score
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        696 36 Today Traveller Team Take a self-drive holiday and discover the sensual side of Western Australia EXPERIENCE the freedom of a unique self-drive holiday in Western Australia and explore the beautiful country that surrounds Perth. The Western Australian Tourism Commission and Singapore's SA(UIC) Tours have come up with
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        517 38 The city by the sea is a gateway to the rest of Sri Lanka NOW is a good time to visit Sri Lanka. With the prospect of peace and prosperity on the horizon, this island on the Indian Ocean is on the threshold of a new
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      545 40 Others may falter but not this breed of world champion Comment by Rahul Pathak rahul@newstoday.com.sg THE cricketing gods have a warped sense of humour. At every World Cup of late, the butt of their jokes have been the reigning champions. Kings of the ring, they enter the next
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      447 40 AFP Golf Buick Invitational After five events, Tiger's back SAN DIEGO Tiger Woods will end the longest layoff of his career here today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) when he makes his 2003 PGA Tour debut at the US$4.5 million ($7.9
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      132 40 PAARL Sachin Tendulkar became the top run-scorer in World Cup history and Javagal Srinath claimed his 300 th oneday international victim as India beat Holland by 68 runs in a World Cup Group A match yesterday. India's batsmen were dismissed for 204, Tendulkar topscoring with 52 after
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      78 40 HARARE The Zimbabwe Cricket Union warned yesterday its cricketers would not play their World Cup match against England if it is switched to South Africa because of safety and security reasons. With England refusing to travel to strife-torn Zimbabwe to play the Group A game over safety concerns,
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      153 40 AFP GUANGZHOU World champion Brazil laboured to a lacklustre goalless draw yesterday in its first match under new coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. Worse still, superstar striker Ronaldo limped off injured. Seven players from the team which handed out a 4-0 drubbing to China in last year's World Cup
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      574 42 NBA LA Lakers 121 Denver Nuggets 93 Kobe's leading the Lakers renaissance LOS ANGELES They just happen, these Kobe Bryant days, signature moves chasing com-j mon brilliance, the chants of "MVP" falling at Staples Center like drops of sweat from his chin.' As the Lakers rise in the
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      646 44 There was only going to be one winner between Fergie and Kerr HE SELDOM loses a battle. So it was no surprise Alex Ferguson won the tussle for Roy Keane's mind yesterday when the Manchester United captain opted to put club before country by announcing he
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      171 44 MANCHESTER Manchester City goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel said he could be forced to quit football at the end of the season, reported BBCSportOnline. The Dane has missed the last four games with a calf injury. Schmeichel was also forced to pull out of
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      238 44 TYNESIDE Newcastle midfielder Laurent Robert has blasted Arsenal striker Dennis Bergkamp for the Dutchman's part in his sending-off against the Gunners last Sunday, reported Football36s.com. The French winger was dismissed after being shown a second yellow card just five minutes after scoring a superb equaliser in the 1-1
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      722 46  -  S. Murali in Perth The old regimen simply can't work as the veterans strive to keep up by murali@newstoday.com.sg CAN THE old men keep up? That is one of the biggest battles being fought in professional golf today. That is why when someone like 45--year-old
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      212 46  -  S Murali Today EXCLUSIVE by murali@newstoday.com.sg MUCH-MALIGNED China professional Zhang Lianwei has had a change of heart The 37-year-old pro was in the news last month when he paid his caddy only US$7OO ($1,227) after winning the Caltex Singapore Masters. But Zhang said yesterday that
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      306 46  -  Stanley Ho SINGAPORE'S shuttlers got off to a great start in the 2003 Yonex All England Open Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. Singapore's No 1 Ronald Susilo and Indra Wijaya both posted victories in the first round yesterday. Susilo, seeded eighth
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