Today, 13 September 2004, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Democrats make small gains in HK
      751 1 -AFP But movement wins majority of popular vote HOJMG KOJMG Fro-democ-racy candidates made small gains in Hong Kong's elections but failed to make the inroads they had expected to push their agenda of universal suffrage, according to partial results released today. Democratic leaders expressed
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      Lock icon Civil war? No way, settlers tell Sharon
      180 1 -AFP JERUSALEM Tens of thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters rallied here yesterday to hear calls for non-violence from organisers after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused them of courting civil war in their resistance to his plan to pull out of
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      37 1 NEWSX^/lEWS Karim Raslan Jakarta blast will influence presidential run-off result/3 Banquets only Tuna Lok's Imperium eatery ends walk-in dining/12 Film with bite Shark Tale's premiere well received at Venice/29 impact PAGE 18 M_yMMgMEj_______M9UM_ jmIIHHJ "I PAGES 24-27
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Appreciation tour for PM
      308 2  -  Tor Ching Li CALL it clubbing PAP-style. A month after his swearingin ceremony, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a twohour, six-stop community club tour of Ang Mo Kio GRC yesterday. The "appreciation" tour was a follow-up, he said, to his Aug 12 investiture celebrations in
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        Lock icon Thais donning tattoo 'body armour'
        74 2 -AFP Buddhist Thai soldiers and police are flocking to a temple in the kingdom's restive south seeking special tattoos to protect them from the violence that has rocked the region this year, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. The tattoos are believed to have supernatural powers
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        Lock icon Smoking can be harmful to your pet
        64 2 AFP Dogs living with smokers have a higher incidence of asthma, nasal and sinus cancer and lung cancer than those who have non-smoking owners, said Asda, the British pet insurer. Studies carried out in the United States also showed that cats living in
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      Lock icon Mysterious N Korean blast not a nuclear test: Powell
      407 2 -AFP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that the United States did not know what caused a huge mysterious blast in North Korea last week but it was not a nuclear test "We've seen reports of this explosion
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      Celebrities raise over $2.83m for charity
      149 2  -  Surekha A Yadav IN a night of stars, magic and surprise appearances, over $2.83 million has been raised so far at the President's Star Charity show. The bulk of this rolled in last night as viewers called in to support their favourite teams at
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      Lock icon When little people get killed
      579 3  -  Karim Raslan Fury over Jakarta blast will shape result of presidential run-off THE list of those killed by the powerful bomb that exploded outside the Australian Embassy in Indonesia on Thursday makes for forlorn reading Anton Sujarwo, 24, a security guard; Maria Eva Kumalawati, 27,
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      A get-together for global peace
      242 4  -  Surekha A Yadav A DAY after the anniversary of Sept 11 and capping a week of horrors from the Jakarta bomb blast, seven religious organisations and community partners in the North East got together for the first time in Singapore's heartlands to celebrate peace. They
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      181 3 Mi Roar into Thailand M 'I sc $40* I Mw Fly Tiger Airways Direct. m J Daily flights to Bangkok, Phuket and Hat Yai M a on brand new planes. A m From 1 5 September 2004, fly direct from Changi Airport with a brand new airline, on brand new
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Free and easy overnight utilities service
      223 6 Channel News Asia IT NO longer takes three working days to get your electricity and water supply, nor do you need to queue up at SP Services' Somerset office or fill out forms. More than 10,000 households open utilities accounts with SP Services each
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      Lock icon Manny back from brink of death
      391 6  -  Jose Raymond Jakarta blast girl tries to open her eyes jose@newstoday.com.sg IN their own words, doctors in Singapore brought five-year-old Jakarta bomb blast victim, Elisabeth Manuela Banbin Musu affectionately known as Manny "back from the brink of death". She has been showing signs of
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      Prisons officer missing after boat collision
      122 6  -  -Jose Raymond A 47-YEAR-OLD prisons officer, Mr Abdul Rahim Junid, was still missing a day after the cabin cruiser he was on collided with a Police Coast Guard (PCG) boat on Saturday at about 8.25pm near the Punggol jetty. His colleague, Mr Arman Salim,
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      Night relay fun for a good cause
      81 8 Sacrificing sleep, more than 200 healthcare workers from eight private and public healthcare groups ran through the night in relays to help raise $360,000 for 45 beneficiaries of the President's Challenge 2004. The President's Challenge Health Relay 80 flagged off at midnight and
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      Now, for the real test
      440 8  -  Surekha A Yadav Polys and schools try out their ideas in the market surekha(gnewstoday.com.sg GOING beyond just creative thinking, Singapore students and teachers are being challenged to put their ideas to the market test When former Temasek Polytechnic engineering student, Sergeant Jumilah Julie of Bishan
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Chee says he will counter-sue
        117 8 Dr Chee Soon Juan, the Secretary General of the Singapore Democratic Party, has said he was "determined" to continue with his counter-suit against Mr Lee Kuan Yew but would take some time because of the expenses involved. In a letter addressed to the Minister Mentor,
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        Health Minister Khaw in Shanghai for WHO meeting
        57 8 Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan is attending the 55th Session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee Meeting for the Western Pacific, held in Shanghai, from today to Friday. He will be participating in a ministerial round-table discussion on international cooperation
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    Lock icon YOU WON'T HAVE TO WALK ALONE
    517 9 Hashim's support from his family, relatives and counsellor after his release has made him stronger HE WAS looking forward to being released after five years in prison. Yet, he was filled with dread. Would his friends and family welcome him home? But there was
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    Show support, wear a yellow ribbon
    263 9 SHOW your support for former prison inmates eager to mend their ways by wearing a yellow ribbon from Oct 2 to 9. It can offer the much-needed comfort that will help them change for the better. To help raise awareness for the Yellow Ribbon
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    Movie premiere: Coming Home
    116 9 HEAD down to the movie premiere of Coming Home to show support for ex-offenders who now want to contribute meaningfully to society. The film portrays three prison inmates who are about to be released and their subsequent difficulties in gaining societal acceptance. Starring celebrities such as
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      Focus On The Family
      284 10  -  Dr James Dob son w TblMTs SDFSDF h WHY WE FIGHT! One of the most common sources of conflict between husbands and wives comes down to a simple matter of differing assumptions. Let me illustrate. Some years ago I went through a very hectic period of
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      Kudos to TODAY
      103 10  -  Tan Kin Lian I was told that TODAY employs retirees and housewives to distribute the newspaper every morning at MRT stations. I wish to congratulate you on this wonderful initiative. It helps to create employment and give meaningful work for these casual workers. It also helps in
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      Less homework, more life for kids
      181 10  -  Helen Tan I AGREE with Jeremy Lim's views in his article, "Give less homework, teach more effectively" (Sept 8). Some teachers say parents complain when their children come back with no homework, or they compare what has been given to another class or worse,
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      Kelong? Nah! Voters' choices
      434 10  -  Philip Williams Spore youth can relate to top three at Idol I REFER to your cover story, "Kelong, ahT (Sept 11-12) and the references to manipulation of the voting system, the City Harvest Church, theories of "sobbing" contestants alienating viewers, networks of friends and your derision
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      Monitoring system for votes needed
      126 10  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming THE American Idol series has taught us that popularity and talent often do not match. Witness La Toya London languishing in obscurity, while William Hung is in Singapore treated like a star. But perhaps in Jerry Ong's case, the votes were
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      Herd mentality culture is equally stifling
      173 10  -  Lai Yew Chan I REFER to the article, "Punish failure, stifle enterprise" (Sept 6). If I may add to the two hindrances to entrepreneurial spirit highlighted by Prof Haresh Shah, the third would be our culture of herd mentality. Examples abound. When it comes
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      150 10 If m^^^\ This family commentary is sponsored by: www.lornawhiston.com.sg LornaWhiston pre-school BYour letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name, j^flpjw address and phone )^r Today, 24, Raffles Place, awnk news@newstoday.com.sg BA (Hons) Logistics Supply Chain Mgt Xv&M& a f 3333 11/ \J Newcastle, UK Yeai2 The
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      151 11 Esplanade Presents ■o I 111 l| Joyful eclecticism by British jazz sax star. I |U IL DEVOTION touches all Pine's favourite bases: J I African music, jazz funk, dub, soul and drum n bass with unfaltering musicality and sense V of fun." Q Magazine I^V^^B 2 Oct 04» Sat» 7.30pm
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Imperium returns to banquets only
      443 12  -  Tor Ching Li Too much space atTung Lok's largest eatery and low returns bring end to walk-in dining TbDAY Exclusive chingli@newstoday.com.sg ONCE again, Tung Lok's largest restaurant Imperium Chinese Dining has shut its doors to walk-in diners. Last Monday night saw the last a la
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        129 12 AFP SGX, Bloomberg For the week ended Sept 1 0, the ST Index closed up 31.15 points, or 1.61 percent, at 1,967.70 points. Average daily volume for the week totalled 489.45 million shares worth $538.96 million, down from 424.25 million shares valued at $498.92 million the previous week. Singapore
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.589 UK£ 0.3278 Yen 64.594 HK$ 4.5942 RM 2.2383 Euro 0.4804 Rupiah 5464.3 Baht 24.465 Peso 33.067 A$ 0.8471 Indian Rs 27.255 Won 674.92 C$ 0.7605 Yuan 4.875 NZ$ 0.8995 NTS 19.982
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        Commodities
        21 12 Gold uss/oz 403.8 Silver uss/oz 6.165 Platinum uss/oz 834.5 Rubber centsAg 233.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1580.5 Brent crude uss/borrei 41.85
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      Lock icon The study of franchising
      497 14  -  Tay Tsen-Waye Ngee Ann Polytechnic to conduct diploma course from December waye@newstoday.com.sg WITH franchising becoming increasingly an attractive option for businesses looking to expand locally or internationally, a new diploma course aims to offer the training needed to start, manage and run a franchise. Together with
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      Hyflux chosen for desalination project in Chinese province
      221 14 HYFLUX has been selected, along with its subsidiary, Hyflux Filtech (Shanghai) Co, and Liaoning Zhengye Enterprise Group, to undertake a project to develop, design, build, own, operate and transfer a 50,000-cubic-metre-per day seawater desalination plant in Liaoning Province, China. When completed in
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      Lock icon China Life may start investing abroad
      257 14 AFP BEIJING China Life, the country's largest life insurer, may start investing in overseas financial markets before the end of the year, state media reported. The company, which raised US$3.5 billion ($5.9 billion) in the world's biggest initial public offering (IPO) last year, has
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      Lock icon Opec search for the 'right price'
      554 16 AFP Cartel will discuss this at meeting on Wednesday VIENNA The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) plans to adjust its price band before the end of the year, although not in order to stabilise the market as it claims but to justify sky-high
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          Pandering to an attitude
          468 18  -  Ted Chen It's dynamism with a touch of sportiness thatTAG Heuer wants to associate itself with tedchen@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE the furiously competitive watch market, TAG Heuer has been upping the ante with cutting-edge technological innovations and this has helped it to keep the competition at bay. The
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          For ladies only: Credit card offer and rose with Today
          383 18  -  Ted Chen IN THIS patriarchal world it must have come as a pleasant surprise for 1,900 women commuters to be singled out from their male counterparts for special copies of Today newspapers. Men were not eligible to receive the papers
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            Just right for the li'l ones
            133 18 WASTE not, want not. With that pragmatic virtue in mind, Nestle has come up with its strawberry- and chocolate-flavoured Nesauik brand of UHT (ultra heat treated) milk in small 125 ml packages for tiny tots. The aim is to offer a portion that is
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            Furama raises its visibility in Singapore
            141 18  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla FURAMA RiverFront Singapore that will be the new name of Novotel Apollo from next month. The existing Furama Hotel Singapore will become Furama City Centre Singapore. The renaming exercise comes as Furama Hotels International Management (FHI) takes over the management of
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      Lock icon Fed puts rosy spin on US economy
      503 19 AFP But most economists not convinced of expansion WASHINGTON The upbeat outlook from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has failed to convince many economists, who argue that the United States should see tepid growth at best in the near future. On Wednesday, Mr
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      Lock icon Travellers the final winners in budget airline fare war
      308 19 AFP A FIERCE price war has erupted in Southeast Asia's budget airline market and consumers are enjoying the spoils. One-way tickets from Singapore to popular destinations such as Bangkok have been offered for less than $1 each in promotions as low-cost
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      103 17 Singapore^" Pndin Awards 2004 THE radio event of the year! MediaCorp Radio is proud to bring you the Ist Singapore Radio Awards! Cast your vote for the industry's best by voting for your Favourite Radio Station, Favourite Radio Personality and also featured in the Singapore Radio Awards is our special
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      405 19 Nurturing Your Child With o Learning Skills For Life Ft mtm khm r^^K Eternal Learning is here If At Kumon, we recognise that children I again, 19 26 September! ♦^.-.'"jl have unlimited boundaries in learning *>o 4 Sunday, 1.30pm on %^-^J I Channel 8. Don t miss the and our
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  • WORLD NEWS
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        Lock icon Perth to test hydrogenpowered buses
        44 20 AFP Perth is to test three hydro-gen-powered MercedesBenz Citaro buses amid hopes the technology can reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically, the government said yesterday. Another 30 buses are to be involved in similar trials in 1 0 European cities.
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        Lock icon 14,000 Chinese pay to get out of jail
        37 20 AFP Nearly 14,000 Chinese prisoners have succeeded in Eaying their way to freedom y bribing jail officials to reduce their terms, state media reported yesterday, quoting a nationwide survey.
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        Lock icon Now, Imelda's life inspires a musical
        56 20 AFP Already the subject of an award-winning film documentary, the life of the Philippines' former First Lady Imelda Marcos is now to be turned into a musical, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported yesterday. The Los Angeles production will be staged by an Asian-Ameri-can theatre
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      Lock icon Thatcher's son made millions in Zimbabwe, says report
      205 20 -AFP LONDON Mark Thatcher, the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, embroiled in the alleged financing of a coup plot, made millions yearly through business in Zimbabwe, Britain's Sunday Times reported. Thatcher earned up to £6 million ($lB million) annually
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      Lock icon No place for Anwar in the Umno fold
      456 20 Agencies Abdullah's statement sends a clear signal to party faithful KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday ruled out bringing former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim back into the country's ruling party. This has been a subject of intense speculation since Mr
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      Lock icon MILF urged to keep vow to shun JI
      179 20 AFP MANILA The Philippines military yesterday called on Muslim separatists to live up to a promise to remove militants belonging to the Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) group from their ranks. The JI has been blamed for a string of attacks including
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      Lock icon Russia to compensate survivors, bereaved
      120 20 -AFP MOSCOW Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov ordered the government to pay compensation to the survivors and the families of those killed in the school hostage crisis in North Ossetia, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported. The families of victims will receive 100,000 rubles ($5,800) per
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      Lock icon Strict Thai cultural rules for foreigners
      180 21 -AFP BANGKOK The Thai government will ban foreigners from the kingdom who break serious cultural rules as laid out in an official etiquette book that it plans to produce, The Nation newspaper reported yesterday. The ban and booklet were a result of a row
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      Lock icon Aussie DPM sees attack link to Iraq
      348 21 Agencies Many suicide bombers still out there, say Indon police JAKARTA Australia's deputy prime minister said yesterday the country's involvement in Iraq may have made it a terrorist target, days after a deadly bombing at its Jakarta embassy. Mr John Anderson's comments came
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        Lock icon Record chain of smiling faces
        36 21 AFP A total of 730 students formed a one-kilometre human chain in Jakarta and smiled at the same time to make it into the registry of the Indonesian Museum of Records.
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        Lock icon Blair invites pro-hunting demonstrators into his residence
        59 21 AFP About 150 protesters staged a pro-hunting demonstration outside British Prime Minister Tony Blair's official country residence where a party celebrating the 50th birthday of his wife Cherie was under way. The prime minister invited several demonstrators inside to air their grievances after
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        Lock icon Speech for the right ear, music for the left
        46 21 AFP The right and left human ears process sound differently, according to scientists who studied the hearing of babies and found the right ear better at picking up speech-like sounds and the left more attuned to music.
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      isay BABIES AND THE GREAT STORE SALE
      568 22  -  Prithpal Singh HOW sad. At the end of the day it would seem we could not think of anything better than the "Great Singapore sale" approach to getting more families to have children. The incentives introduced last month will have the short-term benefit
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      Lock icon How the US is aiding the terrorists
      749 22  -  Jim Lobe -IPS Ongoing presence in Iraq only succeeds in swelling the ranks of Al Qaeda, other extremist groups WASHINGTON Three years after the 911 attacks, the leaked ruminations of US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld seem more pertinent than ever. "Today, we lack
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      E-learning is harder than you
      373 24  -  Lee U-Wen Requires as much dedication as going to a brick-and-mortar school, says provost u-wen@newstoday. com, sg YOU can attend lectures at 3am in the morning, wear pyjamas at group discussions and blast your favourite music while chatting with your professor. Taking the online route
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      575 27  -  Raymond Andrew Dr Langrehr advocates creative thinking rather than learning by rote raymond@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS something he had been saying for years. So, when he read in the Australian newspapers that Singapore's new prime minister had, in his first National Day Rally
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      396 37 -AFP GOLF Canadian Open OAKVILLE, Canada World No 1 Vijay Singh of Fiji won his second title in as many weeks, capturing the PGA Canadian Open this morning (Singapore time) by defeating Mike Weir in a playoff with a
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