Today, 6 May 2003

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    Masthead
    7 1 TODAY Tuesday May 6, 2003 mita (p)002/11/200;
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    The Taipei trapeze
    711 1  -  Tan Hui Leng Jaime Koh Quarantine breakers, nervous policemen and crazy journalists by and huilengcffnewstoday.com.sg WHILE the world eyes China with trepidation and Hong Kong with some pity, the most chaotic war on Sars is being fought in Taiwan. Some 10,900 people have been served with home
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      38 1 /%*_r Carrefour Singapore DONI MISS TODAY'S OUTSTANDING SUPERBIT CHECK INSIDE! <_<__*? Great Our staff and representatives will be contributing a portion of their salary/commission to the Courage Fund. The company will donate $2 for every dollar contributed. if^tvV. t3StCFPi
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Sars spreads mainly through contact, droplets: MOH
      179 2 ON SUNDAY, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported its findings on experiments conducted on the Sars virus. Among its discoveries was that the virus could survive up to 24 hours on plastic surfaces, indefinitely at zero degrees Celsius and up to six hours
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      Lock icon Fined three times amount he evaded
      86 2 Channel News Asia A COMPANY director was sentenced to two weeks jail for evading taxes involving some $66,000. Goh Ah Weng was also fined $199,385.70 about three times the amount of tax he evaded. The court heard Goh, who is a director of Kilowatts
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      Still business as usual, sir
      484 2  -  Val Chua SGX head assures investors amid revamp by val@newstoday.com.sg IN THE latest round of its restructuring exercise, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has laid off nine per cent of its staff across all levels. In its revamp which will cost the exchange $3.5 million to
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      The $9m CEO
      80 2 VENTURE Manufacturing's Wong Ngit Liong (picture) was the highest-paid Chief Executive Officer in Singapore last year, Straits Times TV reported yesterday. Mr Wong earned between $9 million and $9.25 million last year although only six per cent of this amount came from basic remuneration. The rest came
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      Lock icon The mix takes shape
      448 3 Agencies Five named to Iraq council of leaders, Mosul hailed as 'model city' BAGHDAD The retired US general now running Iraq announced yesterday that a council of up to nine politicians is likely to lead an interim government in the coming months. "I think what you
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      Bali bomb trial begins Monday
      164 3 DENPASAR In a move signalling their commitment to combating terrorism, three top Indonesian ministers have expressed their support for the use of a special fund allocated in this year's Budget for holding the Bali bombing trial. The ministers are Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Hot mail offer
      265 4  -  Chan Chao Peh Sing Post IPO 4.5 times subscribed on dividend carrot By chaopehO'newstoday.com.sg WHEN Sing Post closes subscription to its initial public offering (IPO) at noon today, those involved in the launch are likely to be giving themselves high fives at a share sale that was
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      Chee wins global democracy award
      106 4 SINGAPORE Democratic Party secretary-general, Dr Chee Soon Juan (picture), has been given the 2003 Defender of Democracy Award by the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA). The PGA is an international association made up of parliamentarians across the world. Its website is www.pgaction.org In his letter
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      Help RSN name new warships
      244 4  -  Derrick A Paulo THE Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has always said that its vessels belonged to all Singaporeans. With this in mind, the RSN is inviting all Singaporeans to stake a claim to the latest additions to its fleet through a ship-naming contest The
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      SARS UPDATES
      265 6 From tomorrow, all social visitors coming into Singapore through its land checkpoints will have to fill in Health Declaration Cards. The Immigration and Checkpoint Authority will also be conducting temperature checks on travellers arriving or leaving by car, van, lorry or motorcycle. The Courage Fund received a big
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      Lock icon A fresh start?
      452 6  -  Tor Ching Li P Panjang Wholesale Centre may be rebuilt to reduce contacts by chingli@newstoday.com.Sß ment grant of $1,600 in compensation for the losses incurred by the enforced closure. The value of the produce lost by each unit ranged anywhere between $2,000 and $100,000, depending on the
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      NTUC Income helps S'poreans fight Sars
      469 6  -  Razali Abdullah by razaniffnewstoaay.com.sß IMAGINE offering insurance cover to an army that is about to go to war. Doesn't make much commercial sense, does it? But this is the sort of strategy that NTUC Income is employing in Singapore's battle against Sars. Last Wednesday,
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  • LETTERS
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      Lock icon No let-up in checks for mosquito breeding
      137 8  -  Chiam Yeow Khong Agency I REFER to the letter, "That old bzzz has returned" (Today, April 29). The National Environment Agency would like to assure the public that, despite the current Sars situation, we have not reduced the frequency of checks to control
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      Carnival beats gloom
      278 8  -  Leong Sze Hian Kudos to coffee shop hit by Sars scare ON MAY 1,1 chanced upon the reopening of the Sll coffee shop in Serangoon Central. It had been closed for 10 days as a preventive measure against the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars). On
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      Mindset of bosses has to change
      77 10  -  Yak Chin Hua THE Sars combat panel has advised that previously acceptable social behaviour, such as working while sick, should change. However, I think old expectations from employers are hard to change. Many may see the change as being a loss in productivity. Laws
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      Yes, it did begin in 1819
      134 10 I REFER to the letter "Can Sing Post claim stick?" from Mr Narayana Narayana published in Today's May 2 edition. Mr Narayana is right that the first postage stamps were introduced in England in 1840. However, before this, recipients paid postage when letters were
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      Oh no, let's not bully them
      301 10  -  Sarah Scow Ming Hui Better ways to fight Sars than shaming those in denial I FOUND the last paragraph of the article "Denial Mode" (Weekend Today May 3-4) particularly disturbing. A senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies was quoted as recommending
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Banks to keep S&P ratings
      326 12  -  Val Chua DBS bullish about China despite Sars by val@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE the Sars outbreak, the Standard and Poor's (S&P) ratings agency is not likely to lower its ratings for banks in Singapore and Hong Kong. This is because all banks here and most banks in
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        119 12 SINGAPORE shares rallied to a month high amid hefty volume yesterday, helped by belief that Sars has been contained. Positive earnings news from Singapore's second-largest lender, United Overseas Bank, coupled with Wall Street's rally on Friday helped the market post its second straight day of gains. The key Straits
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        World markets
        56 12 Index Value Change Pis NIKKEI 225 7907.19 43.90 0.56 HANG SENG INDEX 8808.18 90.96 1.04 HSX ALL ORDINARIES 2941.00 -24.60 -0.83 LAIWAN: WEIGHTED 4187.82 39.75 0.96 KOREA COMPOSITE 597.44 -1.91 -0.32 STOCKEXCHGOF THAI 375.24 0.61 0.16 JAKARTA COMPOSITE 447.82 -4.38 -0.97 PHILIPPINES COMPOSITE 1068.15 19.78 1.89 CHINA SE
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        Your S$l buys
        38 12 J-*p JK£ fen 1K$ <M iuro (upiah Saht U.JUJJ 0.3518 67.1000 4.4086 2.1485 0.5051 4897.26 24.1876 I G,U A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS Ll.l Uif 0.8948 26.7621 685.281 0.8024 4.6788 1.0026 19.6654
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        Commodities
        14 12 Sold us$/oi iilver us$/oi 11.75 4.75 Rubber centsAg Palm oil RM/tonne 169.2. 1434..
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        Straits Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        58 12 By volume May 5 L&M UniFiber LeongHin BIL Intl StarCrusUSS Chartered Ipco Goldtron Strike TT Inf Close 0.010 0.085 0.275 0.600 0.225 0.760 0.095 0.015 0.040 0.280 Change +0.050 +0.035 +0.060 +0.025 +0.030 +0.015 +0.015 +0.025 +142.9 +14.6 +11.1 +12.5 +4.1 +18.8 +60.0 +9.8 'OOO 219,592 98,209
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        SGX top rises
        80 12 Jy$ May 5 )BS Creative 50 Close Change 9.250 +0.350 11.900 +0.300 By percentage May 5 Close Change Armstrong W*****0 0.015 +200.0 UniFiber 0.085 +142.9 XBC iPH 9.750 +0.300 16.900 +0.300 Over&GeneAS 0.065 +116.7 CSCW*****7 0.010 +100.0 .IA 9.800 +0.250 Globa 0.030 +100.0 ilA 200 9.800 +0.250
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        82 12 hg By$ May 5 Close Change GreatEast 9.400 -0.050 ieaview 5.150 -0.050 WJennings AS 1.170 -0.040 LungKee BMU 0.485 -0.040 Lri-M 0.170 -0.030 DairyFarm 900 USS 1.110 -0.020 NewToyo 0.385 -0.020 Penguin 0.130 -0.015 Huston 0.250 -0.010 Broadway 0.095 -0.010 By percentage May 5 Close Change Tri-M
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      Lock icon Tourism down
      65 14 Channel News Asia SINGAPORE'S tourism sector continued to bear the brunt of the Sars outbreak as arrivals fell further in the last week of April. Between April 22 and 28, arrivals dropped 74 per cent compared to those of the same period last year. This was slightly worse
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      Lock icon China firm eyes SGX listing
      117 14 Reuters HONGGUO International Holdings,a China-based shoe company, said yesterday it plans to list shares on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). It is the first Chinese company to offer new shares on the SGX in 16 months. The last time a Chinese firm offered its shares on
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      Lock icon Temasek preferred
      147 14 Reuters Spore-led consortium seeks 51% of Danamon JAKARTA Indonesia's Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) said yesterday that a consortium led by Singapore's Temasek Holdings and which includes Germany's Deutsche Bank is the preferred final bidder for Indonesia's Bank Danamon. "Yes, they are the preferred bidder," Ibra spokesman Raymond van
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      No need to write in
      161 14 HDB flat owners now do not need to seek prior written approval to invest in private property. Previously, they had to do so if they bought the flats directly from the HDB or resale flats in the open market with the CPF housing grant. The
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      The Pier does well
      140 14  -  Lee Yew Meng ABOUT half of the 100 units of The Pier at Robertson launched during the weekend have been sold. Citing this as a strong indication of the return of buying confidence, Mr Chia Ngiang Hong, group general manager of City Developments, said: "Sitting on
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      Lock icon SingTel's foreign harvest
      529 16 AFP, Bloomberg Customer base surges 55.2% on the strength of its regional partners SINGTEL said on Monday its mobile phone subscriber base in the Asia-Pacific rose 55.2 per cent from a year ago to 34.6 million by end March, driven by its regional associates. However, domestic customers
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      Lock icon Sars fallout
      262 18 Reuters Bank cuts Asian growth forecasts ECONOMIC growth will weaken across Asia this year as the cost of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) spreads from consumer demand and tourism to trade and foreign investment, ABN AMRO has said in a report The Dutch investment bank halved its forecast
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      134 14 Pamper your Mom at S wens en's Dine with us this Mother's Day and Mom receives a Lipton gift box, a stalk of flower and an opportunity to attend a flower arrangement course. What's more, we will sweeten her day with a delicious Brownie Affection dessert when you order any
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  • INFO TECH
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      Mass appeal
      532 20  -  Gene Steinberg -_/^l 4-„ J FOR CORPORATES Apple's ißooks are just right for the home and small office by newsignewsroaay.com.sg IS A BIGGER laptop always better? It depends. Apple's 12.1-inch ißook (picture) fits perfectly onto the backseat tray of an aircraft and is just right for the home
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      160 21 It's time to spoil Mom this Mother's Day! Present her with designer^agrances... perfect gifts for Moms too extraordinary for ordinary gifts. I^-^.^.^.^BJ s^ Sun Ik I A *V*N [3 14 1 iW li* 18 W P:^^ffT7^ KB V r nil i time|y sifts ?B:.^i^ sen' 1 thisgVtcer ..sedition 1 An
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon A dove falls
      332 22 Agencies Is Israel heading for national unity govt? JERUSALEM In a new setback to Israel's left-wing peace camp, Labour's dovish chief Amram Mitzna (picture) quit just three months after leading the country's founding party into its worst-ever electoral defeat Mr Mitzna's departure has left Israel's veteran peace
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      Lock icon US turns the screw on N Korea
      160 22 -AFP NEW YORK The US is shifting its focus on North Korea and wants to prevent the country from producing and exporting nuclear material, the New York Times reported yesterday. The policy of preventing North Korea from going nuclear by any means necessary
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      Closer to anthrax vaccine
      139 22 LONDON The work on finding vaccines to combat the deadly anthrax bacteria has been given a breakthrough with the deciphering of the first complete genetic sequence and analysis of a strain of the bacterium, The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday. A team of American and British scientists
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Sars: A study in contrast
      868 24  -  Richard Hartung by news@newstoday.com.Sß Singaporeans focus on precautions, while expats work out how to carry on with normal life WHEN one talked with Singaporean and expatriate friends last month, the conversations turned frequently to the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars). The reactions to
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  • WATZUP?
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      Under One Roof — again
      748 26  - Under One Roof again Elisa Chia SO, you thought Singapore's funniest family had left Bishan urn, we mean TV Land for good when they bid adieu two years ago. You are not the only one. Tears were shed on the set of Under One Roof as, the cast and crew
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      Scottish heart-throb, mee rebus and a beauty queen
      151 26 MORE heartwarming stories, crazy antics and down-to-earth humour will come your way as Ah Teck and Dolly get talent-scouted by a TV producer. While Paul and Anita try to escape from the pressures of having children, Denise finds it difficult to convince
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      Lock icon This Barbie's PC
      132 27 ANOTHER blonde Barbie has been added to Mattel's collection of signature dolls. Movie star Reese Witherspoon revealed that she came up with the idea for a Legally Blonde Barbie (picture) to make sure that her daughter Ava gets "politically correct" dolls to play with. The World Entertainment
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      Jazz diva Kraill to wed Costello
      149 27  -  Janice Lee DIANA Krall and Elvis Costello (picture) are set to marry, according to Krall's proud father. He revealed this to Canadian newspaper The Victoria Times Colonist but did not give details as to where and when the wedding between the Canadian jazz chanteuse
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        208 28 -Reuters Friends stars join in the celebrations, except LOS ANGELES Matt Leßlanc, who stars in the hit TV comedy series Friends, married his long-time fiancee, Melissa McKnight, on Saturday in a star-studded cliffside wedding on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, according to the syndicated television show,
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        154 28 Matthew Perry, as he fights off drugs MATTHEW Perry (picture) was reportedly absent from the wedding of his Friends co-star Matt Leßlanc, as he successfully battled his addiction to prescription drugs. But Perry, 34, is not about to brag that this means he has strong character. He is saying the
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        522 29  -  Pauline DLoh Prawns, pears and avocado make a healthy, tasty salad I MADE this salad one day and brought it to the office and my colleagues, the ladies especially, raved about it so much that I thought I should share it with you. Simple and deliriously satisfying, this
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        234 29 AVOCADO THE BUTTERY ALLIGATOR PEAR THIS is one fruit that can be a meal by itself. Apart from eating it just as it is, the avocado's soft, buttery texture also lends itself to a number of cooking methods. Roughly mashed, it lends its lusciousness to guacamole the famous Mexican dip.
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        196 30 Give children more greens and fruits Carrots, oranges and green beans contain immuni-ty-boosting phytonutrients such as vitamin C. Ensure they have adequate sleep and rest A newborn may need up to 18 hours of sleep a day, while toddlers need 12 hours and pre-schoolers about 10
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        648 30  -  Genevieve Woo Why children and the elderly are more at risk by genevieve@newstoday.com.sg WE are all born with "inexperienced" immune systems. As we grow older, we are more exposed to the environment and our bodies build up immunity as they battle a continuous onslaught of germs, viruses, bacteria
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      327 36  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Sars prevents Allen from taking new post by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS to become its new bowling consultant more than a month ago. However, he has yet to arrive in Singapore and his prolonged absence has led to much speculation over his position.
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      214 36  -  Stanley Ho DEFENDING S-League champion SAFFC may well lose its head coach after this season. Warriors' head coach Fandi Ahmad (picture) has expressed his desire to venture overseas after his current two-year contract with SAFFC expires at the end of the year. Said the 39-year-old
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      142 36 AFP BERLIN Venus Williams' future looks more uncertain than ever after her decision to withdraw from this week's German Open with a pulled stomach muscle. It is the second time within a few days that the elder Williams sister has pulled out of a big
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      670 37 Agencies Wizard promises there will be no love lost between old friends Champions League, semi-final, first leg Real Madrid v Juventus Live, tomorrow morning, Ch 5, Ch 23, 2.30 am MADRID Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane remembers clearly the last time the European champion faced Juventus. "It
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      397 37 AFP DALLAS Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points as the Dallas Mavericks avoided the worst choke in National Basketball Association (NBA) history yesterday, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 107-95 to win its first-round playoff series 4-3. The Mavericks almost became the first NBA team, and
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      60 37 LONDON British yachtswoman Emma Richards became the first woman and the youngest person to complete the 29,000-mile Around Alone yacht race on Sunday when she finished fourth overall in Newport, Rhode Island. The 28-year-old helmed the 60-foot racing yacht Pindar across the line, completing the eight-month round the
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      69 37 WILLIAMSBURG South Korea's Grace Park shot an even-par 71 to capture the US$l.6 million ($2.8 million) LPGA event here and keep her record intact of never having lost a tournament while leading heading into the final round. Park sank a 15-foot putt on the final hole to finish
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      51 37 NEW ORLEANS Steve Flesch rallied from a seven-shot deficit and sank a 30-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat Bob Estes in the New Orleans Classic yesterday. Flesch shot a seven-under-par 65 to reach 21-under 267 to enter a playoff with Estes, who posted a
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      74 37 KANDY New Zealand's batsmen defended dourly to frustrate host Sri Lanka on the third morning of the rain-hit final Test here yesterday. The Kiwis scored 96 runs from 41 overs in the morning session to crawl from the overnight score of 75-4 to 171-5 in their first innings
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      56 37 HANOI The first-round Olympic qualifier between Vietnam and Iraq, postponed last month due to the Iraq war, will go ahead in September, the Asian Football Confederation said yesterday. The Vietnamese and Iraqi under-23 teams will face off in Damascus on Sep 10, with the return leg taking
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      1064 38  -  Leonard Thomas "It is the greatest achievement" Sir Alex Ferguson Comment by leonard@newstoday.com.sg km Mm AM ruffled, that the "ice in his veins" composure for so long thought to be anintegral part of the make-up of the Arsenal manager was nothing more than a front
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      408 38 Reuters MANCHESTER Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has credited striker Ruud van Nistelrooy for making the difference as his side pipped Arsenal for the Premier League crown. Leading his side's late surge to the title, the Dutch striker scored 14 goals
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