Today, 19 April 2004

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Monday A P riii9,2oo4 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Asian nations in race for $7-billion jackpot
    953 1  -  Derrick A Paulo Can Singapore afford to stay out of the casino stakes? IN THE game of poker, when the stakes are raised, you either call it, or fold and watch the others play for a share of the pot It looks like
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    Hamas keeps new leader under wraps
    382 1 JERUSALEM Barely a month after he took over as leader of the militant group, Hamas leader Abdelaziz Rantissi met the same fate as his predecessor, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, who was assassinated by Israel on March 22. The 56-year-old Mr Rantissi was killed alongside two
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon NKF gets $13.1m
      283 2  -  Elisa Chia Charity show nets slightly below last year's $13.7 m VIEWERS once again dug deep into their pockets, pledging $6.4 million for the beneficiaries of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) last night More than 1.2 million donation calls and SMSes were received during the second instalment
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        Lock icon NJC launches campaign to woo IP students for next year
        68 3 Channel News Asia National Junior College has registered its parents association as a society and it's tapping on the parents' networking abilities to attract students into its Integrated Programme next year. Parents In Action plans to bring in industry leaders
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        Lock icon New pet shelter for strays
        73 3 Channel News Asia The Animal Lovers League has opened its own shelter at Pasir Ris Farmway 3, called Pets Villa. Housing 160 sterilised cats, Pets Villa was mooted when the Government started culling stray cats last year. Housed closeby are 70 abandoned and stray dogs.
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        Lock icon Lingerie window show
        52 3 Channel News Asia Live models showcasing the latest women's undergarments in a window display at Tangs stopped hundreds of passers-by in their tracks yesterday. But the undergarments worn by the models were covered by transluscent fabric. The show lasted only 20 minutes and will be staged again
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      Lock icon Expect higher wages, bonuses
      531 3  -  Ng Shing Vi An 'optimistic year' for workers, says labour minister HIGHER wage increments, bigger bonuses and more jobs. Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and labour chief Lim Boon Heng dished out a good dose of optimism at a community event in Jurong yesterday. He
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi to be freed 'In a few days'
      371 4 Agencies All signs point to imminent release of Nobel peace laureate, says UN envoy YANGON Myanmar's prodemocracy opposition prepared yesterday for the release of its leader Aung San Suu Kyi after a year in detention, as a United Nations envoy said
      – Agencies; AFP  -  371 words
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      Lock icon Golkar narrows down shortlist
      171 4 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia's Golkar Party narrowed down its shortlist of candidates for presidential elections yesterday, ahead of a meeting to choose its nominee later this week. Mr Yusuf Kalla, a top minister in President Megawati Sukarnoputri's government, said he was quitting the race to be Golkar's
      -AFP  -  171 words
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      186 2 ■B I 1 T Turn your interest in psychology into a prestigious degree. What you learn from us today will help you change lives. If you are interested in psychology, why not sign up for a degree from the prestigious University of Southern Queensland and make that your career. Taught
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      16 4 N€F Charity ShawßOlM 35 years of saving lives NOSTALGIA^ April 21,8pm on^ /a=diaCorp 1 i V'
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon SURVIVING THE DARK YEARS
      675 6  -  Ng Shing Vi A retrenched salesman turned his situation into a positive experience IN 1994, Mr Wong Loy Hin's life took a sudden turn for the worse when he was retrenched from his job as a salesman for a renovation company. But rather than take the
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      The race to recruit 10,000 new blood donors
      351 6  -  Val Chua FORGET the Singapore rat race. Or even the Amazing Race. Here's one other race that would do you and society some good. Singapore's first-ever Radio Red Race is underway to pump more donors into the nation's blood stream. The target
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      1,500 walk 3.5km to raise money for MILK fund
      213 6  -  Loh Chee Kong ABOUT 1,500 members of the North West Community Development Council's brisk walking clubs walked 3.5 km to raise more than $3,000 for the Mainly I Love Kids (MILK) fund last evening. Organised by the Cold Storage Group and
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        Lock icon Trishaw riders, S'pores tourism icon, deserve a sheltered park
        239 8  -  Florence Tan IT HAS been said that trishaw riders are the icon of Singapore's tourism industry. Valuable as they are to the industry, the relevant authorities should help them enhance their public image. I suggest having a sheltered trishaw park where
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        Safety naivety
        199 8  -  Brian A Worrell Terrorists will exploit any feelings of complacency AS AN American working in the security industry in Singapore, I was astonished when I read the article "Terrorist threat? Not here, says expert" (Today, April 15). Dr Gunaratna said the threat of terrorism in Singapore is "extremely
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      1482 7 —I BUSINESS LAW f f~>s. s —>v x x 23. Business Contracts May 12 8,13 HL^ .iS J J _T 24. Infocommunications Law in Singapore NEW May 20 8,21 f^~ fYT 25' Employment Contracts May 24 8,25 40y6iirSOf L. .U' COMMUNICATION SKILLS leadership in management ITf^ f*i Il^ A I
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      258 8 Surge in output may lift 2004 growth to 7% Singapore's v Spores manufacturing output expands y 38.3% the fastest pace in 3 years r> 2004 leading analysts to boost GDP forecasts tr" "fact" BuNARENDKA AGGARWAL ECONOMICS COBKKSI-OSF Now is the time to attend the seminar on KEY STRATEGIES TO FUND
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      1129 9 NTUC Income News Advertisement 40% more for 24-hour worldwide cover roc »wi MM for SARS and 12 other your CPF savings infectious diseases I VvVmCI FOR the first time in Singapore, you can You can cover the whole family under UW enjoy 24-hour worldwide cover for SARS a single plan
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Concern over interest rate causes S&P 500 decline
      236 10 rHE Standard Poor's 500 Index declined for the fifth week in six after forecasts from companies such is Intel failed to encourage investors that profit irowth this year will justify further stock price gains. Shares of financial-services firms fell on concern that
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      Lock icon No bail-out for banks
      353 10  -  Chan Chao Peh MAS articulates its 'no guarantee' policy for financial institutions here IF BANK customers think that the Government would step in to bail out or rescue any financial institution that is going under, they should think otherwise. Industry regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore
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      Lock icon Integrax stake for Temasek?
      80 10 Bloomberg TEMASEK Holdings wants to buy a stake in Malaysian inland port operator Integrax, the Star newspaper reported. Citing people that it did not identify, the newspaper reported that Temasek may buy the stake from the State Development Corp, which owns 23 per cent of the
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      Shopping for a home loan
      360 12 NEW homebuyers will find the maximum loan that a bank will provide is equivalent to 80 per cent of the property's purchase price, or its market valuation, whichever is lower. This amount is taken after deducting the CPF monies used to buy the house, which
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      Thai Village records sharp growth on China expansion
      615 12  -  Carmen Lee Hits $47m in revenue after move to open outlets in key cities MOST local companies have, or are planning to, venture into China to tap the growth potential there. But for those who already have businesses there, not all have
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        133 12 AFP Singapore shares are expected to further take a breather this week before resuming its uptrend on the strength of projected strong economic growth this year. The benchmark ST Index closed at 1,853.99 on Friday, down 47.93 points or 2.52 per cent from the previous week. "The index has
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5966 UK£ 0.3318 Yen 64.326 HK$ 4.6526 RM 2.2671 Euro 0.4975 Rupiah 5142.4 Baht 23.512 Peso 33.299 A$ 0.802 Indian Rs 26.179 Won 692.15 C$ 0.8024 Yuan 4.938 NZ$ 0.9337 NTS 19.673
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        Lock icon Commodities
        27 12 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 401.600 Silver uss/m 7.145 Platinum uss/oi 918.000 Rubber cms/kg 236.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 877 Brent crude uss/iorrei 33.64 Information provided by
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      Lock icon S'pore on track for high GDP growth
      417 17 -AFP Economists predict country to be one of the region's best performers SINGAPORE is on track to be one of Asia's best economic performers this year, economists said. Preliminary data showing 7.3 per cent annual growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and robust
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      Lock icon Telstra's plan in tatters after chairman resigns
      390 18 -AFP Mansfield's departure sheds light on telco company's weak performance AUSTRALIAN telecoms giant Telstra's grand vision of expanding into Asia and becoming a major media player is in tatters after last week's shock resignation of chairman Bob Mansfield, according to analysts. His departure
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      Lock icon M'sia needs foreign tie-up to save car industry: Analysts
      358 18 AFP MALAYSIA is searching for a white knight for struggling carmaker Proton, but analysts said it will be a long hunt unless the government is willing to trade in its dream of a national car industry for a pragmatic foreign tie-up
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      850 17 Mil FAR EASTERN BANK LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES II I I INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE II I I Company Registration Number: *****0116 D NUMMARY OF THE NOTE^ TO THE FINANCIAL Had the accounting policy for investment not been changed, the effects on the financial statements OUIVIIVIMrtT Ur meiMUIEO
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      224 19 ESTEE LAUDER GIFT TIME Your free gift WITH ANY PURCHASE OF $100 OR MORE. ZJJr The newest skincare, makeup to dazzle lips and Treat your skin to a new Sensation, lashes, a delightful fragrance surprise, and more Lauder Clean are yours to enjoy in this new free gift. T J*^^
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  • the BUSINESS of marketing
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      Lock icon Watsons gears up for Asian expansion
      523 20  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla WATSONS, the region's leading personal care retailer will have about 850 stores across Asia by the end of this year. Watsons' managing director for Singapore and Malaysia Tim Harvey revealed this at his company's Health Beauty Awards 2004 presentations on Friday.
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      217 20 Logon to YIP Club for exclusive discounts up to 33% At Big Trumpet YIP Club, you can stretch your dollar when buying vouchers for leisure, entertainment and dining. Get attractive discounts from our merchants including Swensen's, Genki Sushi, Jean Yip, Eng Wah, Meritus Hotel, Novena Furnishing, Best Denki, Premier Rent
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  • impact
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      Selling L 'Oreal, from Singapore
      606 21  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla NTU team wins cosmetic company's marketing award with novel use of boosters in proposal THE day may not be far when Singa-pore-designed cosmetics and skincare products feature regularly under the brand name of one of the world's leading cosmetics companies L'Oreal. Already,
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      Giuliani among top speakers at brand forum
      247 21  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla NEW York City's redoubtable former mayor Rudy Giuliani is coming to town. So are film czar Francis Ford Coppola, leadership guru Warren Bennis, marketing strategist Al Ries, Def Jam Records co-founder and master visionary Russell Simmons and Singapore Airlines Ltd
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    • GRAB BAG
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        Lee new MIS president
        152 21 MR LEE Cheok Yew (picture] is the new president of the Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS), the foremost professional body representing Singapore's marketing and sales practitioners. The current executive vice-president of MTV Network Asia's South-east Asia and online/mobile divisions, he takes over from Dr Michael Teng.
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        BBC to increase reach
        89 21 BBC World is set to have an even greater reach in East Asia with the appointment of Mediaedgexia Singapore as its buyer. The consultancy will be responsible for the planning and buying of media across key East Asian markets, including Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Mediaedgexia
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Moqtada followers say US attack imminent
      344 22 Agencies BAGHDAD Supporters of outlawed Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr are expecting United States forces to attack Iraq's holy city of Najaf after mediation efforts to end the standoff failed on Saturday. "We are expecting the Americans to attack Najaf any moment now," said Qais
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      Lock icon Manila Shell office fired on
      148 22 Agencies MANILA Communist insurgents are suspected of firing at oil firm Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp's Manila headquarters yesterday. Shell general manager Roberto Kanapi said glass panels were shattered but there was no major damage and the attack appeared to have been timed to avoid casualties.
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Indon election commission website hacked
        79 22 The official website of the Indonesian General Election Commission had to shut down its website for four hours on Saturday after being hacked into, said the Jakarta Post. Names of the 24 political parties that contested in the April 5 vote were changed with those
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        No pay, they walked
        47 22 A commander and nine trainers at a national service training centre in Perak walked out, claiming they were not paid their salaries and allowances as promised, reported The Sunday Star yesterday. It added that they left because they could not support themselves anymore.
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      Lock icon Blast bid fails in China
      239 23 AFP Experts unable to make leak disaster site safe BEIJING Officials in southwestern China failed to blow up three gas tanks yesterday at the site of a deadly chlorine leak that forced thousands to flee. The attempt to blow up the three gas tanks had
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      Lock icon Lessons on Islam for Eton's Muslim elite
      133 23 AFP LONDON Britain's most famous private school has appointed its first Muslim cleric to help students learn about the Islamic world. Mr Monawar Hussein will teach and tend to the 20 or so Muslims who attend the ultra-exclusive Eton boarding school just west
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      212 23 fe-^-^N. DISCOVER THE g W^is§§s§§ss:^ RICHNESS OF AN H mS^^^^S^^ AMERICAN EDUCATION. R PSB Academy is excited to present students the AMERICAN EDUCATlONopportunity of a prestigious American education WHAT'S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT IT? with the American University Program (AUP). Speakers: Dr. Clyde D. Stoltenberg Professor of Business Law International Through
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Where art thou, Miss Universe?
      849 24  -  Lim Kuan Chiang Singapore's beauty envoys need far greater incentive if they are to make their mark on the world stage AS THE Miss Singapore Universe tiara was placed on Sandy Chua's head two Saturday nights ago, one thought surged hugely through my mind: How
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      Singapore, arts festival
      700 25 SecretO y Malibu (Argentina) A snapshot of two women teetering on the edge shifting from moments of fierce physicality to fantasy, sensuality and despair. A psychological enigma set in a surrealistic, pastoral landscape. 10-12 |une, Bpm, University Cultural Centre Theatre $42, $32, $22 Contains scenes that may
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      Lock icon Fun end to fashion rest
      185 26  -  Anwar Hashim COCO Chanel once said: "Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street. Fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." Her words could well have been the inspiration for
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      Columbine bared
      660 26  -  Felix Cheong Elephant strips tragedy of drama and has critics divided HOT on the heels of Irreversible and The Passion of the Christ comes another film likely to evoke strong emotions over its content Elephant, which surprised pundits by landing the Golden Palm and Best Director awards at
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    • incinemas
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        Time IS a child's luxury
        699 28  -  Lan De Cotta Do our children have enough time to live life fully? ROBBING a young person of his childhood is an unspeakable crime. Has this become commonplace in Singapore? If it has, maybe we have become numbed to the problem. It doesn't bother us
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    • living&learning
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        Shorter route to a degree
        666 29  -  Recta Raman and a high-quality 'honours' to boot STUDENTS in Singapore traditionally go through a fixed education route to obtain their degrees. After their GCE 0 levels, they head for the junior colleges or polytechnics before ultimately obtaining a degree from local or foreign universities.
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        Lock icon She's forgiven and loved
        616 30 FINANCIAL difficulties coupled with a breakdown in communication with her husband led Martha Lee (not her real name) to seek companionship with a new circle of friends. But while they provided temporary relief from her problems, they also damaged her life permanently wnen they introduced her
        ALL PHOTOS BY WEE TECK HIAN  -  616 words
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        Family is the rock
        683 30  -  Cindy Tong MRS Lv Geok Hong was heartbroken when her youngest son Michael (see story on right), was sentenced to five years in prison for a cheating offence. It was the last thing she and the family had expected. In fact, they had all looked up
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        Loved ones helped him change
        656 31 IN HIS family, Michael Lv (not his real name) had always been the person his siblings turned to when they needed advice. So, it came as a huge shock to them when he was arrested for cheating and sentenced to prison. But while they experienced
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        Lock icon Oldie but goodie
        457 32  -  Katrina Karim 30-year-old Pete's Place is still the place to go for Italian food FROM its heydays in the 70s and 80s, Pete's Place has come a long way. Despite having been around for four decades, this busy Italian restaurant is anything but dated and jaded, whether
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      1170 33 tu M=£)JACORP m M //\=£>JACORP CHANNEL g I CHANNEL sur i a 7- 30 SU*^ A 8.00 Berita &a»m.ln.wsasi» Channel of the Year, ATV Awards 2003 I 6.00 AM Cardcaptor Sakura 2 8.30 Pelangi Harapan 6.30 Fruit Ice-Cream i 5.00PM Gaby, Hanya Kau Cintaku 9.00 Tali Kasih Headlines 6.00 AM
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      548 34 Shag's last-gasp dunk overYao Ming hands LA the advantage LOS ANGELES The playoffs arrived and the Los Angeles Lakers hardly looked like championship material. But Shaquille O'Neal was in the right place to bail them out barely in time. O'Neal's only basket of the second-half, a
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      497 35  -  PRIMERA LIGA Agencies England star reportedly admits affair as more revelations surface LONDON On Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), David Beckham took to the field as Real Madrid bounced back from a recent run of poor form to post a 2-1 away win against local
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      77 35 SAFFC put behind last Thursday's embarrassing 6-6 draw against the Young Lions as they steamrolled to a 4-0 win over a hapless Tanjong Pagar in a Singapore Cup match last night New Jaguars' coach Karim Bencherifa, who watched from the stands, could only grimace as he
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      424 35  -  TAN YO-HINN BODYBUILDING champion Abdul Halim Haron (picture) turned 32 last Friday. Married to Saedaha and with a son, Khairul Man, 7, and two daughters, Nurshafiqah, 8, and Nurain, 1, his first birthday wish was to be a good father and husband. There
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      502 36  -  STANLEY HO Moroccan coach determined to revive rock-bottom Tanjong Pagar TANJONG Pagar United may have lost all six of their matches in the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League so far, but new head coach Karim Bencherifa believes that the team will not remain at the bottom for very
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      459 36  -  Alvin Chua SEARCHING FOR GLORY... ON THE very first day he reported for training with the Young Lions, Itimi Dickson asked an FAS official: "When is the Tiger Cup?" The 20-year-old midfielder may not be a Singaporean yet, but Dickson is already
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      633 37  -  ALVIN CHUA Coaches says nothing untoward about high-scoring games THERE is a familiar pattern to it all. First come the goals, plenty of them. As a result, some S-League games end up with huge scorelines. Inevitably, recriminations follow. Angry punters complain about match-fixing,
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      258 37 If you could go back in time, where would you go? I'll go back to when I was nine and change my life from there. If not, than I want to be born a few years later, so I can win the S-League Young Player of the Year
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      236 39 Home side struggle to break down 10-man Magpies BIRMINGHAM Ten-man Newcastle bravely held on for a point against Aston Villa yesterday to go joint-fourth in the race for a Champions League spot, reported BBC Sport Online. Rejuvenated Villa quickly had the visitors under pressure and forced Newcastle into
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      365 39 MANCHESTER Kevin Keegan (picture) knows that defeat for Manchester City in their next match, against fellow relegation candidates Leicester, would leave his club on the brink of a potentially ruinous return to the First Division. City's 3-1 defeat against Southampton on
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      356 39 AFP LONDON Manchester United's Dutch striker, Ruud van Nistelrooy, has ruled out a move to Spain. Last week, van Nistelrooy was linked with a move to Barcelona, following claims that his agent had talks with the Nou Camp board. There have also been rumours that
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      143 35 League Home Team Away Team Match IS2SLi Singapore oate/tiificj E Premier Manchester Utd Chariton Wed, 21/4/04 3.00 am SCORE Home United Perak Tue, 20/4/04 7,30pm UE Champions Monaco Chelsea Wed, 21/4/04 245 am UE Champions Porto Deporthra Thu, 22/4/04 2.45 am SCORE Geylang NegriSembilan Wed, 21/4/04 7.30pm Italian League Lazio
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