Today, 25 February 2003

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    8 1 TODAY Tuesday February 25, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Media Catch-22
    735 1  -  Joy Frances When Govt distances itself from the press by joy@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE releases letters showing how Malaysian leaders have been changing their stand in negotiations. The local media reports every detail. Then, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad visits Johor Baru and has the crowd in raptures with stories,
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Sad day at PSA
      612 2  -  Val Chua Pink slips given to 496 of 800 retrenched employees by Va Wilt: wsL.uuay.cuiii.bg AFTER finishing a midnight shift that ended at 7.30 am yesterday morning, union leader Arshad P Daud, 55, was told to stay back for an important announcement A little later, the
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      Lock icon New online passwords
      130 2 NewsRadio 93.8 GOOD news for those who often forget their passwords to the various online services. Starting from March, Singaporeans will need to remember only one password called the SingPass pin to access all online government services. Right now, about 2.5 million Central Provident Fund members can
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      Fuel rates up
      98 2 MORE fuel companies raised their pump prices last night All 80 Esso and Mobil service stations here raised their prices at midnight last night with petrol prices rising by between six and eight cents and diesel increasing by five cents a litre. Caltex Singapore Pte Ltd said
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      Dry taps for 500,000 in Johor Baru
      231 3 JOHOR BARU Some 500,000 residents found their taps dry after their water supply was disrupted by a damaged main water pipeline, the New Straits Times reported on Sunday. And Singapore helped out in the crisis by providing an extra 10 million gallons per
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      Dr M: Ban war
      521 3  -  Elisia Yeo by in Kuala Lumpur elisia@newstoday.com.s. BAN war. That was the simple but catch concept at the centre of Malaysian Prim Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's (picture) address yesterday at the opening o the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit Dr Mahathir had been on the anti-wai path
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      Wine, art and a big fallout
      608 4  -  Jose Raymond $200 m Goldbell Towers at centre of families' dispute by jose(s>newstoday.com.sg ALONG Scotts Road, near the Newton MRT station, you can spot Goldbell Towers once the symbol of a successful family partnership and now a sign of its falling out The Chua
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Thanks, mentor
      314 6  -  Grace Tay Tribute for society's 12 guiding hands by... grace@newstoday.com.sg BEHIND every successful person is a mentor. Everyone in society needs a guiding hand, whether in business, education or any other sector of society. And when people make it, they seldom forget to give their mentor credit where
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      PM Goh: NAM needs clout
      266 6  -  Elista Yeo KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday pointed towards economic development as a way forward for the revitalisation of the NonAligned Movement (NAM). Many NAM leaders stepped up to the podium to state their position on Iraq and give their ideas about
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      When truth gets slanted
      507 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming Fortunately, Jackson had resources to rebut claims of British journalist I REFER to your report, "I am not an animal!" (Weekend Today, Feb 22-23). David Ngiau's views on the crusading Martin Bashir's interview with Michael Jackson and the singer's rebuttal were thought-provoking.
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      401 8 Your letter can also appear I 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: news@newstoday.com.sg citibank tntu hm sfeia mtr Enjoy priority booking with your Citibank Visa/Mastercard I *iHS(ii«Bi>V ic\mj^jjjßj Treat your palate to a
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Mall's quiet millions
      611 10  -  Lee Yew Meng 180 Bencoolen rakes in the rent as retailers pull in the bucks by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg HEARD of the 180 Bencoolen shopping centre (picture)? It is opposite Sim Lim Square and next to the famous Kwan Yin Chinese temple at Waterloo Street It is also the
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      Lock icon SingTel's Optus to meet target
      193 12 Reuters SYDNEY Sing Tel said yesterday that its Australian mobile phone unit was on track to meet its targets. It disclosed this as it unveiled new data services to guard market share from rivals about to launch new high-speed mobile technology. Optus, wholly-owned by Sing
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    • Market Watch
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        World markets
        52 12 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 8564.95 51.41 0.60 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries 9239.47 2837.30 -11.39 32.90 -0.12 1.17 Taiwan Wtd 4609.20 60.85 1.34 Korea Comp Set Index Jakarta Comp Philippines Comp Shenzhen B 616.29 362.09 403.03 1013.93 204.26 12.69 2.56 0.79 -1.77 0.01 2.10 0.71 0.20 -0.17
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 JS$ JK£ fen 1K$ <M iuro (upiah Saht 0.5750 0.3591 67.9300 4.4844 2.1782 0.6183 5120.31 24.6643 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 29.6122 0.9573 27.4571 685.536 0.8609 4.7594 1.0240 20.1535
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        Commodities
        22 12 Sold us$/oi iilver us$/oi 'latinum us$/oi 353.2 4.67 671.5 Rubber centsAg 179.7. Palm oil RM/tonne 1 62' Brent crude us$/barrel 36.7!
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        Singapore
        133 12 SINGAPORE stocks fell, led by City Developments and firms that depend on the island's economic growth, on concern that a war on Iraq may hurt demand for their products and services. The STI fell 8.24, or 0.6 per cent, to 1,306.79, its second drop in three sessions. The index
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        SGX top rises
        81 12 By$ Feb 24 Close Change Shang Asia 2kHKS 5.950 +0.300 Venture 14.000 +0.300 C&C 3.600 +0.140 OCBC 9.100 +0.100 SPH100 18.100 +0.100 OUE 6.150 +0.050 By percentage Feb 24 Close Change New ToyoW*****7 0.045 +28.6 Shining 0.080 +23.1 Liang Huat 0.030 +20.0 PDC Corp 0.030 +20.0 Mayfran
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        Straits Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        46 12 fy volume Feb 24 ChewEH >T Engg Chartered IVizOffice lutron .&M )atacrftUSS JniFood [Tint SingTel Close 0.010 1.720 0.755 0.040 0.200 0.010 0.710 0.390 0.435 1.350 Change +0.020 -0.010 +1.2 -0.7 'OOO 27,799 18,202 18,000 13,180 10,680 9,692 8,248 7,502 6,861 6,154 >ini
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        SGX top falls
        82 12 By$ Feb 24 Creative 50 Close Change 11.500 -0.200 By percentage Feb 24 BBR Close Changi 0.010 -33.: DBS 10.200 -0.200 Goldtron 0.010 -33.: HOB 10.900 -0.200 G&W Group 0.210 -16.1 CITYDEV DelGro 500 IMH 400USS 3.960 -0.100 2.520 -0.050 5.650 -0.050 TyeSoon Easycall TSM 0.080 -15.1
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      Lock icon Vote for merger advice
      127 13 Bloomberg SHAREHOLDERS of Comfort Group Ltd and Delgro Corp should vote in favour of the merger of the two Singapore-based taxi and bus companies, the independent directors and financial advisers of the companies said. The recommendations were included in a shareholder circular issued today. Delgro had
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      Lock icon Microsoft ready to settle
      115 13 AFP MICROSOFT will soon issue a proposal to Taiwan authorities in Taiwan in a bid to settle unfair business practices allegations against it, Fair Trade Commission (FTC) vice-chairman Chen Chi-yuan said. Mr Chen said the proposal was expected today, with the FTC holding a meeting on
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      Lock icon Off the mark
      280 13 Bloomberg News. DBS Group seen to fall short of profit goal for 2003 DBS Group Holdings Ltd may not meet this year's profit forecast as rivals cut into the market share of Singapore's largest lender, analysts said. JP Morgan Chase Co, Deutsche Bank AG, Daiwa Institute of
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      Lock icon Profit drop likely for OCBC, say analysts
      176 13 Reuters HIT by a weak economy and a lack of one-time gains, OCBC Bank is expected to announce a drop in last year's profit But, analysts said the focus is on its outlook and divestment strategy this year. OCBC, controlled by tycoon Lee
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      Lock icon Venture gains
      189 14 Reuters Higher prom likely Tor contract manuTacturer VENTURE Corp, the largest electronics contract manufacturer here, is likely to post a 28 per cent surge in last year's net profit, boosted by strong orders as customers outsourced more after demand crumbled. Riding on the rising outsourcing trend and buoyed
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      Corporate Briefs
      145 14 HIGHER PROFITS: Great Eastern Holdings Ltd, in which Singapore's Overseas Chinese Banking Corp has a controlling stake, said profit for last year rose 15.6 per cent to $234 million. The insurer said premium income in the 12 months ended Dec 31 fell 7.2 per cent to $5.3 billion.
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      Lock icon Prince rules again
      454 15 AFP Disgraced former official named Bank of Japan head TOKYO Toshihiko Fukui, 67, will return to Japan's central bank after resigning in disgrace, finally claiming the title of governor that may have come to him five years ago. The Bank of Japan's (BoJ) incumbent governor Masaru Hayami,
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      Freight rates may weigh NOL down
      112 15 NEPTUNE Orient Lines Ltd (NOL), the world's sev-enth-largest container shipping group, is likely to post record losses last year on depressed freight rates. Analysts said the worst was over for the company but a turnaround for the loss-making group hinged on its success in
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      Lock icon Prices rose in Jan
      124 15 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S consumer prices rose last month at their fastest pace in 18 months, led by higher clothing, health care and education costs. Consumer prices rose 0.9 per cent last month from a year earlier, the Government's statistics office said. That's higher than the median 0.8
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      Lock icon Air Asia eyes region
      260 16 -AFP No-frills carrier to fly to Indonesia, Thailand next year KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's nofrills Air Asia will start flying regionally by January next year as its twophased expansion plan broadens its network through joint ventures with airlines in Indonesia and Thailand. It plans to buy up
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      Overtaking America
      116 16 THE Asia-Pacific region will have more computer programmers and other professional developers than North America in two years. North America was the region with the most developers in 2001, followed by the Asia-Pacific region, which dislodged Europe from the No 2 position. Strong growth in China and India
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      4732 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries: Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com Date Fd Name NAV/Bid Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) 2/2 A len een Se -American Opportunities 0.535 2/2 A lerc een Se -Asian High Yield 1.244 2/2 A len een Se-China Opportunities 0.941 2/2 Aberdeen Se-Continental Europe Eqty 0.721 2/2 Aberdeen Se-Global
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  • TECH NEWS
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      Dawn of a new age
      544 17 The new age of mobile communications is now here, thanks to the Sony Ericsson PBOO smart multimedia handphone that's truly global so you can use it anywhere in the world. And since the PBOO comes with a built-in camera, this multimedia smartphone with access to
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      More than just a handphone
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  • INFO TECH
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      It's all about protection
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Lax regulations responsible for nightclub tragedy
      170 20 Reuters WEST WARWICK (Rhode Island) Was the inferno at The Station nightclub, which killed 97 people and wounded nearly 200 others, an accident waiting to happen? The fire was ignited by pyrotechnics that were set off as the heavy metal band, Great White, began
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      Lock icon Iraq's dilemma
      321 20 Pressure on Baghdad to destroy missiles BAGHDAD Faced with a deadline set by UN arms inspectors, Iraq announced yesterday that it will decide "quite soon" on a demanc to destroy its banned long-range Al Samoud 2 missiles. Chief UN weapons expert Hans Blix, due to report to the
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      Lock icon Firm coalition for peace
      169 20 AFP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon secured the support of the centre-right Shinui party to form a coalition government and formally signed a deal yesterday. Under the deal, Shinui, which won 15 seats in last month's general election, will be given five Cabinet portfolios Justice,
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      Lock icon Vietnam shows it is serious
      110 20 Reuters HO CHI MINH CITY Vietnam kicks off the prosecution of a record 155 suspected gangsters today in a showpiece trial aimed at reassuring investors that it is serious about cracking down on crime. The case involves a 15-year murder spree that includes acts of
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      Lock icon China quake kills 242
      90 22 Agencies BEIJING An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale ripped through a remote area in north-west China yesterday. Local officials confirmed that 242 people died and more than 1,000 were injured in the quake, which rocked an area around Jiashi city in the western part
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      Lock icon Goodbye, Mr Kim
      88 22 Agencies, AFP photo South Korea's outgoing President Kirn Dae Jung and his wife, Madam Lee Hee Ho, leaving the presidential Blue House in Seoul on his last day in office yesterday. Mr Kirn, 77, ended 40 years in politics with an apology to the Korean people for
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      Lock icon 'No' to check
      249 22 AFP Group denied access to US Army site WASHINGTON For all the pressure it has been putting on Iraq to aid UN weapons inspectors in their investigations, US military officials on Sunday denied an international team of weapons inspectors access to a US Army site. The group
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      Vaccine against HIV a flop, trial shows
      205 22 WASHINGTON The results of the first trial of a vaccine against HIV appears to have failed in protecting the general population against Aids. Vax Gen, the company that produced Aidsvax, said in a statement that the vaccine reduced the rate of HIV infection
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      In memory of the Tunku
      108 22 KUALA LUMPUR As the government had done nothing about the centenary of the first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman (illustration), the opposition Democratic Action Party will kick off a year-long commemorative bash beginning on March 7, malaysiakini reported yesterday. DAP chairman Lim Kit Siang was
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Buffett, HSBC and Man's compass
      940 23 New SGX chief on what underpins the survival of an organisation IN a speech at the Seventh Investment Fund Awards last Friday, Singapore Exchange CEO-designate Hsieh Fu Hua (picture) argued that strong values will help organisations survive today's environment. Here is an edited version of
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  • WATZUP?
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      Lock icon Norah's high five
      789 24 AFP Newcomer sweeps Grammy's NEW YORK Newcomer Norah Jones (picture) blew away the competition at the 45th annual Grammy awards on Sunday, taking five trophies including Album of the Year, and stealing the thunder from old-school rocker Bruce Springsteen. Of the eight artists this year with five
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      Lock icon 'No hard feelings'
      466 25 Reuters/Variety Rape victim says Polanski should be judged by his work LOS ANGELES The woman at the heart of a 1970s sex scandal that derailed the career of Roman Polanski said she had no "hard feelings" towards the director and that his actions 25 years ago should
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      DAILY BREW
      135 25 Clooney rages over bare-bottom campaign Solaris star George Clooney (picture) is apparently upset that Fox is using his naked backside scene to drum up interest in the movie. "It immediately trivialises what director Steven Soderbergh did and even more so what I was doing. And it makes me
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      604 26  -  Razali Abdullah _i:/^i 4_ J Suria newbie steals hearts and wins big at station's awards by ra2aiiwiiewsLuuay.cuiii.sg HIS first name is Aaron. His identity card lists his race as "Chinese". He is the star of a "Bollywood" drama serial. On a night when the Metropolitan kids
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        238 27 NEW FASHION PORK A LEANER CUT OF WHITE MEAT IF you still think pork is a fatty meat, you're old-fashioned. New-Fashioned Pork, as the Australians are marketing it, is leaner with skin and excess fat removed. Seen as Airpork on our shelves, Australian pork now has a lower fat content
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        454 28 Reuters/Variety British movie industry honours Kidman and Zeta-Jones, best film is Polanski's The Pianist LONDON The Pianist, Roman Polanksi's harrowing Holocaust drama of a Jewish musician who survives the Nazis, triumphed as the best film at Britain's annual Bafta (British Acadeny of Film and Television Arts) awards
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      599 32 Laker makes it nine in a row and then says sorry for getting carried away LOS ANGELES The Lakers won and Kobe Bryant scored 41 points and then he said he was sorry. It just swept him away, he said, the crowd begging for him
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      342 32 Reuters PACIFIC PALISADES Mike Weir (picture) birdied the second playoff hole to defeat Charles Howell 111 at the US$4.5 million ($7.8 million) Nissan Open, as he completed a remarkable rally from seven shots back in regulation play. Weir, who won the Bob Hope
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      68 33 THE Singapore Women's tabletennis team made history on Sunday, when it clinched a bronze medal at the 16th Asian Table-Tennis Championships in Bangkok. This is the Republic's best ever performance in the Asian Championships, having finished sixth previously. The Singapore women's team comprising Li Jiawei, Jing Junhong
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      89 33 ROME Struggling Serie A club Torino is expected to receive a five match stadium ban after the forced abandonment of Saturday's league match at home to AC Milan, according to reports yesterday. It is believed the Italian football authorities, who will hand Torino its punishment early this week,
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      236 33  -  Stanley Ho ONCE again, Mirko Grabovac (picture) will not get the chance to play for his new country. According to Singapore's caretaker coach P N Sivaji, the Croatia-born Singapore citizen who missed last season's Tiger Cup due to a knee injury has been sidelined
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      616 34  -  Stanley Ho Regular football is the key for young Lions' success by stanieyiffnewsi.oaay.com.sg SCEPTICS say that the Singapore under-23 team is just making up the numbers in the 2003 NTUC Income S-League. Others predict that it will lose every game and finish the season propping
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      380 34  -  Stanley Ho BY THE age of 17, he was considered to be such a talented prospect that Clementi Khalsa was ready to offer him a professional playing contract. But because of a rule that barred players under 18 from playing in
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      181 34 LONDON Gerard Houllier admitted he may walk out on Liverpool and return to France. With the Liverpool fans beginning to show their dissatisfaction at his team's dismal slump, Houllier was yesterday quoted in the French press saying he might take the offer of a job at
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      158 34 Reuters, AFP MILAN Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi, the man responsible for the Italian club's dealings in the transfer market has laughed off suggestions that his club could make a move for Manchester United's David Beckham. "He is liked more by women than by me,"
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      894 35  -  S Gulam The fiery Scot thrives on controversy Champions League Group D Juventus v Manchester United Live, tomorrow, Ch23 and Ch 5, 3.30 am Comment by gulam@newstoday.com.sg HUMAN nature is such that great men create great empires only for lesser mortals to destroy them. Alex Ferguson,
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      378 35 -AFP Champions League Group C Dortmund v Real Madrid Live, tomorrow, Ch 24, 3.30 am DORTMUND One down, one more to go. Real Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last week in Spain, but now the defending champion must
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