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Title Section25 2004-05-04 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Tuesday May 4, 2004 < MITA (P) 002/11/2002 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Tuesday May 4,2004 MITA <P) 002/11/200225 words
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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article258 2004-05-04 1 Agencies Markets react to killing of five foreign workers in Saudi oil facility NEW YORK World crude oil prices shot to a 14-year closing high yesterday as traders reacted with shock to a gun attack at an oil facility in the world's biggest oil exporter,– Agencies - 258 words
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Article, Illustration115 2004-05-04 1 AFP WASHINGTON The world's richest man, Mr Bill Gates (picture), agreed to pay an US$BOO,OOO ($1.3 million) civil penalty to settle charges that he violated merger reporting requirements on an investment he made, officials said yesterday. The Justice Department said the deal involved hisAFP - 115 words
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Article74 2004-05-04 1 -AFP NEW YORK Former star investment banker Frank Quattrone was convicted yesterday of obstruction of justice and witness tampering in connection with a probe into dubious practices during the dotcom boom. Quattrone rose to fame and riches at Credit Suisse First Boston during the technology boom-AFP - 74 words
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Article49 2004-05-04 1 -AFP NEW YORK Stocks rebounded yesterday from last week's harsh decline as technology shares fuelled a rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 88.43 points to 10,314.00, the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 18.57 points to 1,938.72 and the Standard and Poor's 500 added 10.19 points to 1,117.49.-AFP - 49 words
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Article, Illustration42 2004-05-04 1 AFP Thai soldiers assembling at the train station after arriving in the southern province of Pattani yesterday. Hundreds of Thai soldiers arrived in the Muslim south to help avert further attacks after last week's bloody clashes with militants. Story on Page 2AFP - 42 words
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521 2004-05-04 1 Shobha Tsering Bhalla - Shobha Tsering Bhalla PLANS by India's biggest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), to step up its presence in Singapore could encourage Indian companies to take a closer look at listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). SBl's Singapore branch,521 words
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Miscellaneous35 2004-05-04 1 Direct to NY SIA begins daily non-stop flights to New York City/2 Koo Tsai Kee Generation V told: Don't despair/3 In a nosedive Informatics sheds 62% due to earnings fiasco/10 Vijay Singh Another wet comeback/3335 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration241 2004-05-04 2 Dow Jones Airline's 18-hour, non-stop flights to New York set record SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will start daily, non-stop flights over the Arctic to New York from June 28, making it the world's longest commercial flight It will use Airbus' new longrange aircraft— Dow Jones; AFP - 241 words
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Article281 2004-05-04 2 BANGKOK Thai security forces were on high alert yesterday following reports of a possible suicide bombing over the next few days in the restive Muslim-majority south of the country and that an estimated 30,000 militants were ready to launch fresh attacks. Sources told The281 words
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747 2004-05-04 3 Koo Tsai Kee - Koo Tsai Kee |\IEWS£S!B!BSBL. AT a recent social gathering, many of those present were from the pioneering "Class of 85" civil engineers of the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI). I was one of their lecturers and although more than 20 years have passed, I remember747 words
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Article, Illustration484 2004-05-04 4 Agencies Turkish police nab 24, seize guns and explosives ANKARA Guns, explosives and 4,000 compact discs featuring training instructions from Osama bin Laden were among materials seized as Turkish police foiled a bomb plot targeting a Nato summit at the end of June.Agencies; AFP - 484 words
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191 2004-05-04 4 AFP BEIJING One in eight Chinese children have psychological or behavioural problems and parents are often to blame, according to a new study. The study, conducted by Shandong province-based child psychologist Zhai Jing, found that the number of school-age children seeking medical help forAFP - 191 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article, Illustration409 2004-05-04 6 Raymond Andrew - Raymond Andrew Dr Chong convinces 7 GPs in his ward to halve fees for them AT THE age of 35, Dr Chong Weng Chiew may be Singapore's youngest current MR But his work focuses on people at the other end of the age409 words
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215 2004-05-04 6 Wong Fei Wan - Wong Fei Wan IT WAS 2am and the couple had only $3 between them. It was not enough for taxi fare, so the husband decided to ask an elderly man sleeping near the staircase at an HDB void deck for some money.215 words
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Article166 2004-05-04 6 Wong Fei Wan - Wong Fei Wan THE national serviceman who collapsed during a 2.4 km run last September died of natural causes. Andrew Chew Heng Huat, 20, was 20m away from the finish line when he fell. He was undergoing an Individual Physical Proficiency Test at the Pulau Tekong166 words
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67 2004-05-04 6 Newsradio 93.8 The youth who fatally attacked a teenager on Labour Day has been charged in court. Bernard Kok Wong Shing is said to have repeatedly stabbed Kelvin Yang, 17, who was working at a shop at West Mall in Bukit Batok Central.– Newsradio 93.8 - 67 words
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52 2004-05-04 6 Channel News Asia Catholic Priest Joachim Kang has decided not to appeal his seven-and-a-half year jail sentence. Last month, he pleaded guilty to embezzling over $5 million of church funds after an almost three-week-long trial, which had called into question Kang's relationships— Channel News Asia - 52 words
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Article, Illustration306 2004-05-04 7 Channel News Asia Siblings seek damages for deaths of parents in 2000 crash inTaiwan THE first wrongful death case to go to trial in the United States against Singapore Airlines over the 2000 crash of Flight SQOO6 begins today. A Los Angeles federal court is— Channel News Asia; AFP - 306 words
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Article174 2004-05-04 7 Tay Tsen- Waye - Tay Tsen-Waye The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Mr Tan Chin Tiong, 59, will be retiring after more than 35 years in the administrative service. Mr Tan joined the Singapore Armed Forces in 1967. He has been with the MFA since 1997174 words
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Article, Illustration367 2004-05-04 7 Raymond Andrew - Raymond Andrew APRIL was a sobering month for Singaporeans. First, there was a blackout in the northwest on April 13. Then, the collapse of Nicoll Highway on April 20 followed by the Fusionpolis construction site collapse nine days later. WhileRAYMOND ANDREW - 367 words
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LETTERS
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216 2004-05-04 8 Jeffrey Law Lee Beng - Jeffrey Law Lee Beng First World status calls for First World media I REFER to the news comment, "Free media and nation-building" (Today, May 3). I believe that our media is becoming freer and more robust and that it can play a proactive role in216 words
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230 2004-05-04 8 Ms Shirley Tan - Ms Shirley Tan WE refer to Mr Michael Low Yik Ming's letter, "Trishaws can also be a nuisance to others" (Today, April 23). These trishaw rides give visitors a peek into historic places of interest using a mode of transport that has all but230 words
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118 2004-05-04 8 See Leong Kit - See Leong Kit WITHIN two weeks, we have seen the Nicoll Highway and Fusionpolis collapses. Singaporeans are rightly asking: Were these accidents waiting to happen? In 1993 at Clementi Station, an MRT train crashed into a stationary train, injuring more than 156 people. The Inquiry118 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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MarketWATCH
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Article56 2004-05-04 10 SHARES declined yesterday amid concerns that higher US interest rates would slow growth in the world's largest economy and its dependent economies. The ST Index shed 2.8 points, or 0.15 per cent, to close at 1,839.23. In the broad market, losers beat gainers 230 to 88. Volume totalled 46056 words
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Article51 2004-05-04 10 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Closed Hang Seng Ordinaries faiwan Wtd Korea Comp KM SET Index 11,950.62 3,388.00 6,029.77 866.11 Closed Closed +7.66 -19.70 -88.04 +3.27 +0.0* -0.58 -1.44 +0.3E Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Wumbai Sensex Closed 1,562.65 261.31 5,588.30 +7.64 -0.69 -66.79 +0.45 -0.2651 words
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Article26 2004-05-04 10 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 389.00 Silver uss/oz 6.10 Platinum uss/oi 799.50 Rubber centsAg 232.00 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,979.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 34.48 Information provided bySGX,; Bloomberg - 26 words
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Article, Illustration38 2004-05-04 10 Agencies Traders attributed the low volume to caution ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting today that is expected to provide clues if the US will raise interest rates as early as June.Agencies - 38 words
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Article36 2004-05-04 10 US$ 0.5871 UK£ 0.3316 Yen 64.788 HK$ 4.5867 RM 2.2346 Euro 0.4926 Rupiah 5,164.9 Baht 23.488 Peso 32.783 A$ 0.8165 Indian Rs 26.309 Won 689.13 C$ 0.8056 Yuan 4.8592 NZ$ 0.9388 NTS 19.58936 words
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Article60 2004-05-04 10 ly volume Informatics FibreChem Bio-Treat Tat Seng Cosco Corp Interra PanpacMed Chartered UnitedTAC SingPost Close 0.290 0.425 0.885 0.240 0.745 0.210 0.145 1.480 0.855 0.810 Change -0.480 -0.035 -0.035 +0.015 -0.005 -0.010 +0.005 -0.020 -0.025 -0.020 -62.3 -7.6 -3.8 +6.7 -0.7 -4.5 +3.6 -1.3 -2.8 -2.4 '00060 words
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Article75 2004-05-04 10 By$ IMH 400USS Close Change 10.400 +0.300 iPH 21.300 +0.300 :iTYDEV 6.300 +0.200 jreatEast 11.700 +0.200 iPH 100 21.300 +0.200 ilA 200 10.700 +0.100 3P Bal 3.360 +0.080 Noble 3.320 +0.060 SATSvcs 2.030 +0.060 >T Engg 1.950 +0.060 By percentage Close Ratal 0.125 Change +25.0 Sunlight 0.11075 words
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Article70 2004-05-04 10 By$ Close Change DBSBk6MPS10 106.200 -1.900 Informatics 0.290 -0.480 Creative 50 17.500 -0.300 F&N 13.000 -0.300 Thai Prime200USS 10.500 -0.200 UOB 13.500 -0.200 rAC 200USS 2.410 -0.110 MB Breweries 7.950 -0.100 DBS 14.200 -0.100 By percentage Close Informatics 0.290 Changi -62.: Tenmsphere W*****8 0.045 -30.1 Falmac 0.06070 words
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Article245 2004-05-04 10 Dow Jones Shares clobbered by earnings fiasco SHARES of Informatics Holdings nosedived 62.3 per cent, or 48 cents, to close at 29 cents yesterday in the first market reaction since the education provider said its nine-month earnings were inflated. Some 108 million Informatics shares were traded, or– Dow Jones - 245 words
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125 2004-05-04 10 Dow Jones CAPITALAND said yesterday its first-quar-ter net profit rose 73 per cent from a year earlier to $48.5 million, or 1.9 cents a share, thanks to higher property sales in China and a stronger global hotel business. However, revenue recorded by theDow Jones - 125 words
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148 2004-05-04 12 Dow Jones CHINACAST Communications Holdings, a Chinese Internet communications services provider, launched its initial public offering (IPO) here yesterday. Expecting to raise about $50.5 million, China Cast is offering 110.5 million shares at 49 cents each, of which 4 million are to the– Dow Jones - 148 words
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372 2004-05-04 12 AFP Singapore firms hope for share of $31 b pie HUNDREDS of businesses across Asia are preparing to invest in Iraq despite the dangers, said US officials who are in Singapore on a regional road show to promote investment in the war-torn country.AFP - 372 words
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Article, Illustration383 2004-05-04 14 -Dow Jones Manufacturers, services firms predict better prospects for 2004 TWO Government surveys released yesterday underscore the view that electronics will spearhead Singapore's economic growth this year and that the recovery is spreading to the services sector. The Economic Development Board's (EDB) quarterly Business Expectations Survey of manufacturers,-Dow Jones; BLOOMBERG - 383 words
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Article114 2004-05-04 14 Singapore's manufacturing expanded for the 1 1 th straight month in April. The Purchasing Manager Index rose 1.8 points to 55.2 points, said the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management. A class action suit filed in the United States on behalf of shareholders who bought Global Crossing shares114 words
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Article90 2004-05-04 14 Dow Jones THE tender for a third airport ground handling licence at Changi Airport drew two bids while a flight catering tender drew just one. LSG Catering Hong Kong submitted the tender for the flight catering licence. Swissport International and Worldwide Flight Service tendered for the— Dow Jones - 90 words
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Article, Illustration659 2004-05-04 16 HSBC Indian Growth Fund bullish on Indian stock market, but warns of volatility related to elections LAST year, the Indian bourse was a star performer, with the benchmark Mumbai Sensex posting a gain of 72 per cent According to data from Lipper, the HSBCAFP - 659 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration555 2004-05-04 18 Agencies 59.5% of Likud party reject Gaza pullout plan but Israeli PM remains adamant JERUSALEM Mr Ariel Sharon said yesterday he will not resign after his Likud party overwhelmingly rejected his controversial plan to unilaterally pull out of the Gaza Strip, inflicting on the— Agencies; AFP - 555 words
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136 2004-05-04 18 AFP MANILA The two front-runners in the Philippine presidential election have pledged to respect the result of next week's vote in order to avoid the feared post-poll violence. Yesterday, officials said the campaign teams of President Gloria Arroyo and her main rival,AFP - 136 words
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Article, Illustration261 2004-05-04 18 Agencies KARACHI In the first attack against foreigners in Pakistan since 2002, a car bomb killed three Chinese engineers helping to build a multi-million dollar seaport and injured 11 others yesterday. The bombing occurred as 12 Chinese engineers travelled in a van to workAgencies; AFP - 261 words
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GLOBALroundup
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59 2004-05-04 18 Reuters Six of Taiwan's diplomatic allies Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Honduras, El Salvador and Panama have received threatening telephone calls warning them not to attend the inauguration of President Chen Shuibian on May 20, police said yesterday. The six are among only 26 nations— Reuters - 59 words
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Article50 2004-05-04 18 Reuters Mr Warren Buffett, the world's second wealthiest person, has joined United States Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's economic advisory team. Mr Buffett is a longtime critic of the Bush administration's tax policies, which he believes favour the wealthy and big corporations over the middle class.Reuters - 50 words
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54 2004-05-04 18 AFP The main suspect in last year's murder of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic has surrendered to the police, the Serbian interior ministry said on Sunday. Mr Milorad Lukovic is accused of masterminding the assassination on March 12 last year in broad daylight with fellowAFP - 54 words
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Article145 2004-05-04 18 Agencies BAGHDAD The United States military has reprimanded six senior commissioned and non-commis-sioned officers in connection with the abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad. The announcement followed an investigation ordered by Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez commander of US forces in Iraq intoAgencies - 145 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration913 2004-05-04 20 William Pfaff - William Pfaff It is clear American presence is destabilising the country PARIS The outline of a policy to get the United States out of Iraq, limiting further damage to Americans and Iraqis, is now becoming visible. Unlike proposals that some US analystsBLOOMBERG - 913 words
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Miscellaneous17 2004-05-04 20 S EARLY CONSULTATION IS THE BEST DEFENCE Learn to recognise the symptoms of juvenile arthritis HEALTH 2817 words
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Article, Illustration480 2004-05-04 22 WONG CHING PO - WONG CHING PO HARDLY known outside Hong Kong indie film-making circles, up-and-coming director Wong Ching Po suddenly became the talk of the town when he landed a whopping HK$4O-million ($8.74-million) budget, a stellar cast and free rein for only his second film. The 30-year-old, skinny and bespectacled480 words
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Article, Illustration450 2004-05-04 22 ERICTSANG - ERICTSANG I 'T^HE roly-poly comedian J. wants to be the godfather I of Hong Kong films. Eric Tsang is Hno Mafia don but I after three I decades in the I movie industry Has actor, proBducer and I scriptwriter, the (51-year-old now wants to taker TREVOR TAN ii^l^l^l^l^l^l^l^M - 450 words
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Article, Illustration113 2004-05-04 22 HONG Kong gangland flick Blood Brothers boasts stars such as Andy Lav, Jacky Cheung, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue and Eric Tsang. The movie centres around the power struggle that ensues when a triad kingpin announces his retirement. It will open in cinemas here113 words
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Article, Illustration388 2004-05-04 24 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter but award-winning actors absent at Canada's Oscars ceremony TORONTO Writer-director Denys Arcand's The Barbarian Invasions, which snagged the best foreign-language film Oscar earlier this year, was the big winner on Saturday at the Genies Canada's version of the Academy Awards. The film went homeReuters/Hollywood Reporter; GETTY IMAGES - 388 words
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Article, Illustration538 2004-05-04 26 Pauline D Loh - Pauline D Loh Homemade//aoz/ with spicy minced lamb and diced carrots IN a couple of weeks, I shall be heading for Yunnan where I will very likely be collecting more recipes using hua jiao or Sichuan peppercorns. Since my last visit to Kunming, I have developed a love-hate538 words
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Article172 2004-05-04 26 Sichuan peppers for tingling heat THEY look like peppercorns, but these pungent berries are actually the fruit of the Chinese prickly ash, native to Sichuan in China. Sichuan peppercorns are mildly hot if used prudently, but if you follow the examples of the native chefs of Sichuan, they172 words
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Article, Illustration620 2004-05-04 28 Lynette Leong - Lynette Leong Learn to recognise the symptoms of juvenile arthritis FOR close to 10 years, Joel Si battled an illness normally associated with the elderly. The 14-year-olds mother, Joyce Si, told Today: "When Joel was five-and-a-half years old, he was jumping from his bedSOH ENG KONG - 620 words
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Article, Illustration683 2004-05-04 33 Agencies Fijian leads money list after spectacular comeback GOLF New Orleans Classic NEW ORLEANS Fiji's Vijay Singh fired five birdies and an eagle in the final eight holes here yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) to capture the PGA New Orleans Classic and seize the US– Agencies; AFP - 683 words
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Article, Illustration164 2004-05-04 33 NEW YORK Kevin Garnett (picture) was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player for 2003-04 yesterday. The Minnesota Timberwolves forward averaged 24.2 points and a league-high 13.9 rebounds per game in the regular season. The 27-year-old joined Larry Bird as the only players to have averaged at164 words
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Article187 2004-05-04 33 -AFP LEEDS Relegated Premiership outfit Leeds United will consider the latest in a long line of takeover bids at a directors' board meeting today. The most recent proposal to rescue the ailing club is headed by Steve Parkin, who has made his money from haulage-AFP - 187 words
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Article94 2004-05-04 33 LONDON -The dates for next season's FA Cup semi-finals were changed yesterday by the English Football Association (FA). However they insisted that in changing the date to April 1 6 it was not bowing to pressure from Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who had earlier on94 words
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Article81 2004-05-04 33 NEW YORK A Dallas Mavericks video display on an arena scoreboard that poked fun at the visiting Sacramento Kings resulted in a U5525,000 ($43,000) fine imposed yesterday by the National Basketball Association. Stu Jackson, the NBA senior vice-president of basketball operations, announced the fine for a81 words
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Article, Illustration115 2004-05-04 33 ROME German number three seed Rainer Schuettler was the biggest casualty on the first day of the clay court 2.4 million-euro ($4.9 million) Rome Masters here on Monday. The 2003 Australian Open finalist lost 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 to unseeded American Vincent Spadea in under two hours115 words
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Article88 2004-05-04 33 LISBON Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said yesterday he plans to announce the hosts 23-man squad for Euro 2004 on May 17. "You will know my choices on the 17th," the Brazilian told reporters. "There are still some elements to analyse. I don't just take88 words
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Article, Illustration354 2004-05-04 34 JOSE RAYMOND - JOSE RAYMOND AS A sports administrator, Annabel Pennefather scored many firsts. She was the first woman council member of the Singapore Sports Council and the first woman vice-president of the Singapore National Olympic Council. In 2002, she became the first woman to beTODAY FILE PHOTO - 354 words
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Article, Illustration422 2004-05-04 34 STANLEY HO - STANLEY HO Albirex Niigata and SSC in stalemate over payment issue WITH a seating capacity of 2,700 at Jurong East Stadium, Albirex Niigata have so far attracted an average of 2,600 fans for each of their four matches at home so far inTREVOR TAN - 422 words
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Article, Illustration289 2004-05-04 34 NBA PLAYOFFS SA Spurs 88 LA Lakers 78 SAN ANTONIO Tony Parker (picture) kept the San Antonio Spurs in it until Tim Duncan and the defence won it. Parker sped to 20 points and nine assists and Duncan scored 12 of his 30289 words
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Article, Illustration588 2004-05-04 35 Agencies Little to choose between two confident teams CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL, 2ND LEG Deportivo v Porto (Ist leg, 0-0) LA CORUNA, Spain Most bookmakers have made hosts Deportivo La Coruna the favourites for this season's Champions League, but Porto believe they may yet be ableAgencies; GETTY IMAGES - 588 words
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