Today, 18 February 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    9 1 TODAY I Tuesday February 18, 200_ MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon War drums
      370 1 Agenicies N Korea threatens to pull out of truce agreement SEOUL North Korea today threatened to pull out of the armistice that ended the Korean War, accusing the US of breaking the truce by building up troops and mounting a naval blockade. "If the US side continues violating
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      An Indian is Malaysia's richest man
      175 1 AN Indian has broken the Chinese hold on the number one position in the ranking of Malaysia's richest personalities. Malaysian Business magazine, in its Feb 16 issue, named Mr Ananda Krishnan (picture), an ethnic Indian, as the country's richest man with an estimated wealth
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      8 1 Get laptops from only $10-10 I Per Week
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      85 1 SEI will also proactively engage the 3Ps Partners (People, Public and Private sectors) for feedback, ideas, knowledge and expertise. SEI seeks to forge alliances and collaborations with regional and international partners in a timely anil pro-active manner so that the environmental training cluster in Singapore will always be nimble and
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon DBS Bank cuts prime rate to 4.25%
      362 2 Grace Tay IN what analysts hail as a significant development, DBS Bank, which already offers the lowest prime rate in the market, has announced that it will reduce that rate from 4.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent, effective today. This move will
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      Top horse trainer sued
      519 2  -  Joy Frances Six owners claim damages for loss of their expensive animals by j oy(s>newstoday. com.sg A HIGH Court suit brought by six racehorse owners against five-time award-win-ning trainer Malcolm Thwaites (illustration) has brought the inside world of horse racing into the public eye and a
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      Lock icon Roche in virus scare probe
      156 3 -AFP BEIJING The Swiss-based Roche pharmaceutical company is being investigated by Chinese authorities for spreading rumours about a mysterious pneumonia virus that has killed five and hospitalised 300. The company allegedly held a press conference on Feb 8 in Guangzhou, claiming that the illness spreading
      -AFP  -  156 words
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      Lock icon Motorists fume over charge
      154 3 Reuters LONDON The world's biggest congestion charge scheme started in central London yesterday with motorists fuming. The eyes of the world were fixed on the London scheme which dwarfs those in Oslo, Singapore and Mexico City as clogged city roads and pollution become hot political topics.
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      Old boys' victim?
      421 3 London bourse's female chief hit by rumours LONDON When she became the first female Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in 2001, Mrs Clara Furse (illustration) rattled the old boys' network and implemented much-need-ed reforms. But, the illustrious body was forced to defend Mrs Furse,
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      The free trade gainer
      608 4  -  Val Chua Optus emerges winner in Spore-Australia deal by val@newstoday.com.sg ONE clear winner emerged from the latest trade deal sealed between Singapore and Australia Sing Tel, or rather, its Australian subsidiary, Optus. The Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (Safta), which was signed yesterday, had Canberra's firm commitment
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      Lock icon A minister's twist to the PM's spin
      401 4 Derrick A Paulo THE spin from across the Causeway has taken another dramatic twist Two days after Dr Mahathir Mohamad's speech on Friday, Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar (picture), who was present with his boss during a visit to Johor Baru, has
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      16 2 See what Compaq has in store for you! On the back page of Info Tech today.
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  • HOME NEWS
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      HDB tries parking-by-the-minute charges
      144 6 FROM tomorrow, the HDB will implement an automated parking system using ERP technology on a pilot basis at selected car parks in Toa Payoh Central and Rochor Centre. Motorists will have to insert a cashcard in the in-vehicle unit (IVU) to enter the car park and
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      Lock icon Why no anti-war rallies?
      317 6  -  Tor Ching Li by chingli@newstoday.com.sg AS THE world demonstrated for peace on Saturday, the streets of Singapore were strangely silent. Why is it that thousands of Singaporeans will queue for hours to buy Toto tickets but not to hold a placard for world peace? "Fear of
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      Lock icon Peacekeeping medals
      64 6 ChannelNewsAsia DEPUTY Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan presented SAF Overseas Service Medals to 75 servicemen in a ceremony yesterday. The soldiers were part of the United Nation's peacekeeping missions in Iraq, Kuwait, Ethiopia and Timor-Leste. Singapore's major contribution to UN peacekeeping efforts is in Timor-Leste, where
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      Let M'sians know S'poreans are no pushovers
      145 8  -  him Boon Hee I FEEL that our newspapers have not given free rein to the views of Singaporeans on the present Singapore-Malaysia spat Many vitriolic comments have been given full vent in the Malaysian media but our editors have somehow shied away from
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      Lock icon An armed, more dangerous world
      389 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming Comparison with rise of Hitler is misplaced I REFER to Mr Kumar's impassioned plea in his letter, "Real peace Force is sometimes a necessary evil" (Today, Feb 17). He compared the current situation with the rise of Adolf Hitler in the
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Local retail sales rise
      144 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S retail sales in December last year rose for a third month as consumers bought more vehicles, food and telecommunication products. The retail sales index rose 8.3 per cent in December from a year earlier, compared with a 2.2 per cent gain in November, the
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      Fewer $ for retirement?
      454 10  - Fewer for retirement? Lee Yew Meng CPF Special Account interest rate may be pegged to the market by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg INTEREST paid on Central Provident Fund (CPF) Special Account, which has been fixed at four per cent since July 1999, could soon go down. The financial community is abuzz with talk
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      Lock icon Key exports surge 18.4%
      251 11 -AFP SINGAPORE'S key exports rose a better-than-expected 18.4 per cent in January from a year earlier, boosted by gains in pharmaceutical and semiconductor shipments, the Government said yesterday. However, analysts said that the pace of the increase in non-oil domestic exports (NODX) was unlikely to be
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    • Market Watch
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        World markets
        52 11 Index Value Change Pis NIKKEI 8771.89 69.97 0.80 HANG SENG 9383.68 181.92 1.98 ILL ORDINARIES 2829.50 25.10 0.90 IAIWAN 4705.08 211.09 4.70 KOREA COMPOSITE 601.87 26.63 4.63 SET 368.71 -1.54 -0.42 JAKARTA COMP 404.40 4.88 1.22 PHILIPPINES COMP 1034.76 1.03 0.10 SHENZHEN B 207.00 -1.58 -0.76 MUMBAISENSEX 3282.45
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 11 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5700 0.3561 68.5145 4.4457 2.1650 0.***** 5078.66 24.5855 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 30.8966 0.9652 nun 688.099 0.8684 4.7181 1.0361 19.8535
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        Commodities
        21 11 Gold uss/oi 346.25 Silver uss/oi 4.5 Platinum uss/oi 684.5 Rubber centsAg 173.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1601.5 Brent crude uss/barrel 36.8
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        SGX top rises
        80 11 )y$ Feb 17 Close Change Ih0DBeCW*****61 US$100.200+5.600 fenture 13.100 +0.500 jeative 50 11.700 +0.500 By percentage Feb 17 Noel Nippecraft NH Ceram Close Change 0.105 +0.030 0.035 +0.010 0.160 +0.040 ilA 10.000 +0.500 ilA 200 10.000 +0.450 ihang Asia 2kHKS 6.050 +0.450 DCBC 8.950 +0.300 Liang Huat
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        Singapore
        96 11 SINGAPORE shares had their biggest rally in five weeks, led by Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, as concern eased over a war in the Middle East happening as soon as this month. The STI climbed 27.71, or 2.2 per cent, to 1,301.19 its biggest advance since Jan 13. Chartered Semiconductor advanced
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        Straits Times Index Intra-day Chart
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        SGX most active
        58 11 )y volume :eb 17 chartered latacrftUSS lapitaland >ingTel iembCorp leungWoh totron jtiraya rrint .&M Close 0.705 0.705 1.020 1.320 0.995 0.235 0.200 0.505 0.435 0.005 Change +0.030 +0.040 +0.010 +0.020 +0.005 +0.010 +0.035 -0.005 -0.005 +4.4 +6.0 +1.0 +1.5 +2.2 +5.3 +7.4 -1.1 -50.0 'OOO 17,987 15,883
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
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      Lock icon The SilkAir buzz
      493 12 Bloomberg SIA ready to take on budget carriers invading its turf SINGAPORE Airlines outgoing chief executive Dr Cheong Choong Kong said the national carrier is prepared to transform regional subsidiary Silk Air into a bargain-bucket airline to compete with nofrills rivals. He said the company is ready
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      Lock icon Asiana joins Star Alliance
      103 12 Bloomberg SOUTH Korea's Asiana Airlines will join Star Alliance the world's biggest airline grouping of which Singapore Airlines is a part of on March 1, a move that the carrier expects to generate an extra 4.3 billion won ($6.2 million) in annual ticket sales. Joining Star
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      Maybank profit up 19%
      124 12 THE Maybank Group announced yesterday a 19.2 per cent increase in half-yearly net profit on lower loan loss and provision for the period compared to the previous year. The company posted a net profit of RM897.8 million ($414.5 million) for the six months ended Dec 30
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      Lock icon SingTel-Toyota tie-up
      342 14 Bloomberg It will connect Japanese companies to the rest of the Asia-Pacific SINGTEL will team up with a Toyota Motor Corporation unit to offer services to Japanese companies which need connections to Asian offices. Toyota Digital Cruise Inc, which provides phone and computer services to Toyota's family of
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      Casa Robina on sale
      200 16  -  Lee Yew Meng Foreclosed residential property on offer by tender by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg A NEW freehold condominium project nearing completion off Stevens Road and Bukit Timah Road and belonging to a financially-strapped developer has been offered for sale by tender. Casa Robina (picture), a 15-storey block with
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      German bond for building
      94 16 THE HVB Group Germany's No 2 bank is selling a $45 million fixed-rate note to finance a Singapore building that will be repaid by rents from Siemens AG's Singapore office, the biggest tenant. The 16-storey Siemens Center is being developed by M+W Zander, a unit of
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon 1,000 more islands
      90 18 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, has 1,000 more islands than thought previously. Analysis of satellite imaging data by the Aviation and Space Institute shows 18,108 islands compared to some 17,000 previously believed to exist, said the head of the institute, Mr Mahdi Kartasasmita, yesterday. Last
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      Lock icon Sex abuse: Ex-priest jailed
      117 18 Agencies HONG KONG A former priest has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for sexual abuse of an altar boy, the first time a serving or defrocked cleric has been convicted and jailed for sex crimes here. Michael Lav (picture), 42, was jailed on two
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      Lock icon NAM on a roll?
      351 18 AFP Key leaders find common cause against US KUALA LUMPUR The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Malaysia next week is shaping up as a major anti-Iraq war platform for leaders of the 114-nation grouping, the largest organisation of states outside the United Nations. The outgoing and
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      Lock icon Unity ... at last
      366 20 Unity at last Agencies Nato to boost Turkey's defences BRUSSELS The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) emerged from one of its gravest crises after hammering out a face-saving accord to boost Turkey's defences to prepare for a possible war on Iraq. Nato chief George Robertson hailed the accord, struck late
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      Bali suspect fingers Bashir
      135 20 JAKARTA A key suspect in the Bali bombings, Ali Imron, has said he was sworn in as a member of the Jemaah Islamiyah 01) regional terror network in the early 1990s before radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir (picture). Ali Imron, 33, said Mr Bashir is
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      Lock icon N Korean crisis worsens
      134 20 -AFP SEOUL The North Korean nuclear crisis escalated after the United States announced plans yesterday for joint war games with Seoul and ruled out direct talks with the Stalinist state to resolve the issue. Washington said annual joint military exercises would take place from March 4
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      238 20 W MoreofOli^ Catch Charles' Dickens timeless story Oliver! when it premieres in Singapore from 21 March for a limited time only. Boasting a superb Australian cast and an amazing stage design, this is the story of the orphan boy Oliver who dared to ask for more. Follow him in his
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Fight for a moderate Malaysia
      1055 22  -  Oon Yeoh by. in Kuala Lumpur news@newstoday.com.sg MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has made education reform a top priority as he heads for retirement towards the end of the year. Perhaps, it is most fitting as Dr Mahathir's political ascension began with his appointment as
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  • WATZUP?
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      Lock icon Inspired science
      266 24  -  Chen Sze Kai Scientific work and artistic pursuits do mix, as proven by two DSO researchers by szekai@newstoday.com.sg THE famous author, Isaac Asimov, once remarked that people often speak of arts and science as though they were mutually exclusive. They are, in fact, interconnected. "The true scientist is
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      1. Dr Richard Chan Shih Ping, Accomplished musician and cryptographer
      375 24 FEW string musicians are willing to accompany a pianist on Haydn's obscure piano trios because of their "small" playing roles. But, with the advancement of computer technology, Dr Richard Chan Shih Ping (picture) an accomplished pianist in his own right
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      2. Mr Hoang Du'c, R&D engineer, actor and creative writer
      391 24 When Mr Hoang Du'c (picture) auditioned for the lead role in Faith Works maiden play, Locked Doors, in 2001, little did he realise that it marked the start of a hectic but fruitful year on the local theatre scene. Not
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    • IN CINEMAS
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        Good show, mate!
        336 26  -  Serene Foo Australian film fest offers award-winning fare by serene@newstoday.com.sg WITH dizzying doses of sex, revenge, drama and comedy headlining the Aussie flicks offered in this year's The JB Were Australian Film Festival, movie buffs here are in for a treat. Presented by the Australian High Commission
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        Pearlman faces probe
        98 26 LOU Pearlman best known for launching the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync is singing a troubled tune these days. According to AP, hundreds of aspiring models and actors have complained that they were duped into paying up to US$l,5OO ($2,631) each for spots to post their pictures
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        Tsai Chin enthrals
        201 27  -  -AlvinToh HER crystal-clear vocals had their longawaited airing at the Esplanade last Friday evening. I "For two years, I've waited for this place o be ready, ever since I was approached by the Esplanade about performing," said Taiwanese diva Tsai Chin. And it was the sort of
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        Darker and edgier
        299 27  -  Yong Shu Chiang Arts Central drama explores human psyche by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg FOR the first time since its acclaimed Alter Asians series, MediaCorp TVI2 is showing a six-part drama based on local fiction. The Singapore Short Story Project, a series of hour-long episodes, will debut tonight on Arts
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    • HEALTH
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        Put on your sunscreen
        439 28  -  Lynette Leong Chronic exposure harms your skin by news@newstoday.com.sg FOR those who love to tan under the sun, here's a word of caution. Dr Tay Yong Kwang, senior consultant and head of dermatology service at the Changi General Hospital (CGH), told Today: "Chronic sunlight exposure damages
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        334 28 -Reuters WASHINGTON People who take "baby" aspirin or coated aspirin to try to prevent heart attacks or strokes may not be getting the benefits that they expect, US researchers said. A study of more than 250 people showed that most of those who took
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        429 29  -  Pauline DLoh L Stuff it, that's the tastiest option as far as aubergine goes PURPLE has always been a favourite colour. In fact, my love of purple was so intense at one time that it became the butt of jokes. For a friend's birthday once, I served up
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          STUFFED AUBERGINES IN SWEET SOUR SAUCE
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          HOME-MADE FISH PASTE
          182 29 Ingredients: 500gm fish fillet with skin I teaspoon salt in I cup water I teaspoon cornflour (optional) Method: 1. Lay fish flat on the counter, skin side down. Run a finger along the fillet to determine the grain of the fish. (It should feel smooth with no
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        584 32 Boxer was ill and ill-prepared LAS VEGAS Mike Tyson's bout with Clifford Etienne, scheduled to take place in Memphis on Saturday, has been cancelled. The 36-year-old was due to have his first fight since being beaten by Lennox Lewis in the same city last June. However, American
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      Mickelson talks. Woods just wins
      724 33 Tiger's game is greater than mere golfing equipment Golf Buick Invitational World No. 1 wins by four strokes LA JOLLA Only one man could have hit the shot Only one man could knock a fouriron out of deep rough, 203 yards through one tree, over
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      Lock icon Agassi is playing better than world No.1 Hewitt
      238 33 Reuters SAN JOSE Lleyton Hewitt may be the world No. 1, but noone is playing better than American Andre Agassi, according to the Australian's former coach Darren Cahill and a host of top players. "Lleyton deserves to be number one because he's
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      Knicks' Allan outscores, overshadows Kobe show
      341 33 LOS ANGELES It became the Allan v Kobe Show in Staples Center yesterday morning. Surprisingly, Allan won. And so did his team, reported ESPN.com. Allan Houston scored an NBA season-high 53 points as the New York Knicks beat Kobe Bryant and the short-handed Los
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      Lock icon No Europe stint, Latiff
      631 34  -  Stanley Ho SAFFC cancels football trial in Belgium by stanley@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS supposed to attend trials with Belgian First Division club KAA Gent last month. But national winger Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin's dream of playing professional football in Europe is over. Last October, the Football Association of
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      Singapore archers hit the top spot in Asian Grand Prix
      407 34  -  Tan Yo-Hinn by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg SOUTH Korea and Taiwan are Asia's leading archery exponents. And their absence certainly benefited Singapore. But that should not take anything away from the fact that the Republic finished overall champion of the first-leg of the
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      Figo sent off
      134 34 LONDON Real Sociedad lost 3-2 at Real Betis to a lastminute penalty, but it stayed two points clear at the top of the Spanish league after its closest rival Real Madrid was also beaten yesterday morning. It was one of Real Madrid's worst performances of the season.
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      Juve triumphs
      118 34 MILAN Italian champion Juventus moved level with Inter Milan at the top of Serie A after a 2-1 win at Parma yesterday morning, while third-placed AC Milan came back for a 2-2 draw in a pulsating game with Lazio. First-half headers from Marco Di Vaio and Alessio Tacchinardi
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      Impressive bid
      104 34 SEOUL An International Olympic Committee (IOC) evaluation team gave high marks yesterday to Pyeongchang, South Korea's candidate to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. Concluding a four-day inspection tour, the commission said Pyeongchang could host an excellent Olympics but would first have to resolve a number of challenges. The
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      Lock icon Pollock's flops savaged
      558 35 Agencies South Africa's mental strength questioned again JOHANNESBURG A week after going into the World Cup with high hopes of knocking mighty Australia off its perch, South Africa was under fire yesterday following its shattering defeat at the hands of New Zealand. The trouncing has cast doubts
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      Lock icon No mercy for Bangladesh, says Windies' Lara
      265 35 Agencies ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies v Bangladesh Live, today at 4pm, Ch37, (pay-per-view) BENONI Brian Lara has pledged to pile on the misery for Bangladesh's hopelessly outclassed team as the West Indies aims to get its World Cup campaign back on
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      Lock icon Don't spoil Malaysian champion Hafiz
      374 35 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR What will new badminton hero Muhammad Hafiz Hashim get from the government for becoming the first Malaysian in 37 years to win the All-England championships? Nothing, according to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who said yesterday that the player must not be corrupted
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        Lock icon It will never happen again
        563 36 Agencies MANCHESTER Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson admitted injuring David Beckham by kicking a boot which hit the England captain and said it would never happen again. Ferguson kicked the boot, which cut Beckham above his left eye, after his side lost 2-0 to arch-rival
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        Lock icon Referee chief rules out video replays
        192 36 -AFP LONDON Crystal Palace's demands for a video replay after Leeds United controversially knocked it out of the FA Cup on Sunday was dismissed by the Premier League referees' chief Phillip Don yesterday. Crystal Palace boss Trevor Francis was furious when Tommy Black's strike
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        Lock icon Wenger vows to return to Old Trafford in May
        423 36 Agencies Champions League Group B Arsenal v Ajax Live, tomorrow morning, Ch24, 3.30 am LONDON Arsene Wenger wants to inflict more Old Trafford agony on Manchester United by lifting the Champions League trophy there. The Arsenal boss believes his side can
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        Lock icon Arsenal to meet Chelsea in FA Cup
        133 36 -AFP LONDON FA Cup holder Arsenal was drawn to play Chelsea yesterday in a replay of last season's final in next month's English FA Cup quarter-finals. Arsenal, which achieved the Double last season, knocked out Manchester United on Saturday. Chelsea has beaten Arsenal
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