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  • 11 1 TODAY /AejdjaCorp incorporating utrCfltS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Friday May 6,2005 todayonline.com
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  • 1005 1  -  Jasmine Yin PM cites channelling public's political awareness as Govt's latest challenge jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg FORGET about political apathy: One of the challenges facing the Government is managing the growing political consciousness of Singaporeans, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night He said this during the
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  • 185 1 NEW YORK Two small grenades exploded outside a building housing the British Consulate early yesterday, election day in Britain, causing slight damage but injuring no one, officials said. The grenades had been placed inside a cement flower box outside the
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    • 594 2 AFP He seeks to win another term despite being unpopular over Iraq policy LONDON The stakes are high for Prime Minister Tony Blair in yesterday's election as a loss or narrow win by his Labour Party may end his career, while a triumph will define
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    • 758 3  -  Jeremy Lim MAY 8 this year will be a special day for me. It's my Mum's birthday and it's Mother's Day. Many happy returns, Mum! And Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful, loving and selfless mothers. Believe me, we children love our
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    • 133 3 If you're lost for words, we recommend I the words "must" and "have". W The new Spheros R 37 Masterpiece with integrated hard-disc recorder for deferred viewing. M Its obvious at first sight: the Spheros R 37 Masterpiece is no ordinary I television set. Freestanding it looks like a flat,
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  • Singapore news
    • 671 4  -  Ansley Ng He criticised the agency's scholarship system and policies ansley(gnewstoday.com.sg LESS than one month after a Government scholar came under fire for posting racists remarks on his web log (blog), another Singaporean student has shut down his Internet diary following defamation
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      • 114 4 exchanges. Newsßadio 93.8 Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla and his wife called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife yesterday afternoon. In a statement, the press secretary to Mr Lee said they had a warm meeting. The leaders discussed the ongoing
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      • 54 4 Channel News Asia The United States Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick will be in Singapore from Monday. During his three-day visit, Mr Zoellick will meet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and
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      • 95 4 The Slovak Republic's Minister for Foreign Affairs Eduard Kukan will make an official visit to Singapore from Sunday to Tuesday at the invitation of Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo. Mr Kukan will call on Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Mr Yeo and
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    • 155 4 Channel News Asia WITH bus and MRT fares likely to rise, attention has now shifted to the possibility of a taxi fare hike. When asked about this, a Comfort DelGro spokesperson dismissed it as speculation. The spokesperson added she had no announcement to make.
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    • 458 6 Channel News Asia Funeral today at Mandai Crematorium THE hearse carrying the body of the late former President Dr Wee Kirn Wee from the Istana arrived at his Siglap residence yesterday. It was raining when the convoy reached his house, the entrance
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    • 245 6 Dear Mrs Wee Sok Hiong, My wife and I send you and your family our sincere condolences on the passing of your husband Wee Kirn Wee. I knew him from the early 1 960s just after I became Prime Minister.
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    • 222 8 Channel News Asia THE Feedback Unit and the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) have called for public views on genetic testing and research. A series of focus group discussions will be held over the next few months for Singaporeans to share their concerns
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    • 501 8  -  Wong Fei Wan Boyfriend also tells court of calls asking if he had sex with her ieiwan(gnewstoday.com.sg WHEN factory worker Chitrabathy Narayanasamy found out that her husband would be out on bail, she confided to her then-boyfriend her fears that he would kill
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    • 324 8  -  Tor Ching Li SINGAPORE is now one step closer to becoming an "intelligent city" with the launch of the Singapore Charter of the Asian Institute of Intelligent Buildings (AIIB) yesterday. Dr Amy Khor, Mayor of South West CDC and chairperson of the Singapore Institute
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    • 397 11 Channel News Asia Manpower Ministry to prosecute under Factories Act THE Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will take action against the contractor of the Fusionpolis project and three of its officers for an accident that occurred on April 29 last year. Two workers were killed and
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    • 488 12  -  Jessy Chua Claims made do not tally with conditions listed onTP website j essy@newstoday. com.sg CAUGHT with your mobile phone on the seat next to you without a hands-free kit attached while you're driving? That's six demerit points on the spot So says
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    • 135 12 AN INSTITUTE which provides research and education programmes in global logistics under the National University of Singapore (NUS) has won global accolades for the third consecutive year, Channel News Asia reported. The Logistics Institute Asia Pacific was given the Best Education Course Provider title at
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    • 237 12 THE two institutions charged with training two key groups of civil servants in Singapore have inked an agreement to collaborate in various areas over the next five years. The National Institute of Education (NIE) and the Safti Military Institute (Safti MI) signed a
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    • 329 14 AFP But Spore not the aim of its worldwide restructuring UNITED States computer giant IBM announced on Wednesday that it plans to shed up to 13,000 employees worldwide as part of a restructuring focused on its struggling European operations. The company nicknamed "Big Blue", having
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
      • 72 14 Channel News Asia The Health Ministry said the risk of polio in Singapore is very low, because of the population's high immunity level. This comes after the World Health Organization warned Indonesia's neighbours to be on the alert after a recent polio outbreak in West
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      • 75 14 Newsßadio 93.8 Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices have fallen in general across the board. Leading the fall are the certificates for category B, down by about $1,200 to $16,508. Certificates for smaller cars 1,600 cc and below have dropped by $700 to $17,398. COE for
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      • 60 14 Newsßadio 93.8 Singapore Airport Terminal Services has, for the ninth time, clinched the title of best air cargo terminal operator at the Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards. The award is given to the operator which receives the most number of votes from a pool of
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      • 54 14 Channel News Asia Singapore has topped a list of seven Asian countries as the most proficient in the use of the English language. Hong Kong came in second, according to a survey by the Wall Street Institute, an English-language school chain. The survey involved 1
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    • 281 14 AFTER having created a splash in Japan and the US, the long-awaited Sony Play Station Portable (PSP) has finally arrived in Singapore. On May 12, the handheld version of the popular Play Station game console will go on sale at both Sony Gallery and
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    • 229 14 Channel News Asia SOME property agents are depriving their Housing Board buyer clients of their right to a two-week "look-see" period. They do this by asking the buyers to sign both the purchase agreement and option form at the same time, without informing them of their
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  • world news
    • 527 16 Agencies Capture of Al Qaeda's alleged No 3 raises hopes ISLAMABAD The arrest of Al Qaeda's alleged No 3 man, Abu Faraj Libbi, could prove to be significant not just for Pakistan but also for the broader international struggle against terror groups, and it
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    • 61 16 Mickey and Minnie Arouse are shown at a parade at Disneyland in Anaheim, Los Angeles, on Wednesday. Disneyland, Anaheim the first Disney theme park yesterday launched the "Happiest Homecoming On Earth", an 18-month commemoration of its 50th anniversary. All 7 7 Disney theme
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    • 195 16 AFP BANGKOK Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday that his government was considering lifting martial law imposed on much of southern Thailand since a Muslim insurgency erupted there in January last year. Respected former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun, also the head of
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    • 84 16 Cracking down on drunk monkeys Authorities in the Indian city of Shimla are planning to crack down on drunk and disorderly monkeys, reported ananova.com. The officials have called for the monkeys to be deported or sterilised after a series of thefts, muggings and car crashes caused by
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    • 167 18 AFP I SYDNEY A married Australian physical education teacher with three children has been jailed for six months for having sex with a student when he was 15. Karen Louise Ellis, 37, had pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual penetration with
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    • 422 18 The Guardian Possibility of new fertility treatments LONDON Scientists have used stem cells to grow healthy human eggs for the first time, a development they believe will usher in new fertility treatments and enable women to delay menopause by a decade. A shortage of donors means
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    • 201 18 I4._t_ llglll AP WELLINGTON New Zealand said yesterday it is expelling a former Iraqi Cabinet minister because he was responsible for chemical weapons production under ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. The government revoked the visa of former Iraqi Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
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    • GLOBALroundup
      • 94 20 Agencies A seven-year-old boy was shot dead and 12 people, including three soldiers, were wounded in clashes between rebels and security forces in the Indonesian province of Aceh, the army said yesterday. The boy was was caught in the crossfire when 1 0 guerrillas of
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      • 96 20 \J I AFP Governors of the 10 provinces in Sumatra have joined forces to set up an airline to fly local routes, a report said yesterday. "The concept was welcomed by all governors in Sumatra and a meeting will be held in Lampung (province) in
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      • 71 20 Pakistan has assured Malaysian authorities that there will be no "export" of Taliban or Al Qaeda sympathisers to Malaysia, the Star newspaper reported. And Malaysian Home Affairs Minister Azmi Khalid, who was in Pakistan last week, said he was satisfied with the security measures taken by
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      • 69 20 Summer holiday camps targeted at young people will be launched in areas of Malaysia where there is widespread youth crime, said Youth and Sports Minister Azalina Othman. About 50 areas in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Johor, Kelantan, Sabah ana Sarawak nave been identified as
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    • NEWScomment
      • 653 20  -  John Gee In UK, there's no resisting the election lure AS Singaporeans have breakfast this morning, a few million people in Britain will be glued to their TV sets. Some will linger long after family members have gone to bed, others will sit with
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    • 186 24 -AFP KABUL Forty suspected Taliban rebels have been killed in a battle with American and Afghan troops, doubling the toll from one of the bloodiest firefights since the regime was toppled, the United States military said yesterday. "Initial reports showed on Wednesday that
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    • 356 24 AFP Pro-independence Taiwanese dismiss China's peace offering as propaganda TAIPEI China says they are a symbol of unity that will bring joy to the children of Taiwan, but not everybody on the island sees the giant pandas as cuddly messengers of peace. "We hope the
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    • 207 24 AFP FORT HOOD (Texas) A judge declared a mistrial in the court-martial of Lynndie England, the US soldier who featured in some of the worst Abu Ghraib prison abuse photos, after rejecting her guilty plea. The mistrial means England has lost a plea bargain agreement with US
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      • 596 26  -  Sanjay Kapoor JUST a few days ago, a merchant banker whom I met at a diplomatic party drew up to me and conspiratorially asked whether I had any clue about why the Bombay Stock Exchange index had nosedived by 103 points. "It isn't market correction
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    • 272 28  -  Dr James Dobson Tbnws by j MORE ABOUT HOMEWORK We were talking yesterday about the assignment of homework to children in the primary school years. Though many educators and parents will disagree with me, I think time spent studying after school should be very limited for
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    • 596 28  -  Janice Tan I CAN understand Mr Lem Kok Chan's predicament ("Maids mistreat employers too", April 29), as I have been enduring, in silence, the stressful experiences with maids and the maid agency. Mr Lem may be wondering why there isn't much publicity about
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    • 703 28  -  FDR AN AM AH TAN I i i i Patience, tolerance are not our middle name, laments Dr AnamahTan coffee with 64, lawyer and women's activist AT 64, Dr Anamah Tan is an "activist" in every sense of the word. The family lawyer and women's rights
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    • 373 30  -  SHAUN LEE WEI HAN Letter from i I WRITE in response to Mrs Frances Ess' letter ("Airing racism issue will help society mature", May 4), which itself was a response to my earlier one ("Slamming irrational views chokes freedom of speech", April 30).
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    • 101 30 I have two in-laws who are Indians and I have beautiful nieces and nephews. People ask me why my parents are so tolerant-1 tell them I am thankful that even though their generation went through the racial riots of the *****, they are able to accept one another and
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    • 260 30  -  NGLEONGKENG, I Letter from ■■■■(■■Deputy Director (Policy Planning) I tor Director (Properties Land), Housing Development Board I REFER to Ms Samantha Teo's letter, "RPS preventing revitalising efforts" (May 4). Ms Teo commented that the RPS discourages shopkeepers from revitalising their business and suggested reducing
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    • 104 30  -  LIM KEE EE Letter from I General Manager i Jalan Besar Town Council WE refer to the feedback, "Ramp barriers to block motorcycles also keep out people with disabilities", April 29. We are pleased to inform the writer, Mr Johnny Ang, that
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    • 1011 32  -  mr brown Squatting toilets, pasar malam and pokies at our Integrated Budget Terminal SO, WE are going to get a budget airport. Oh, so sorry. Low-Cost Terminal. And it is not budget airlines, okay? It's Low-Cost Carriers. Singapore very classy one. We all here is hub,
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    • 190 34  -  RITACHAUDHARI Letter from I HAVE two school-going children and both have to get up at 5.30 am as their school bus comes at 6.15 am. This is quite an absurd time to be getting a 6-year-old up and ready. In the
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    • 384 34  -  CHUI HENG TAX] LAW SIN LING^ Restore people's faith in ez-link system Letter from I REFER to the reply from ComfortDelGro, SMRT and Transit Link ("EZ-Link software being tweaked", April 27) that they are taking the matter on erroneous deductions from ezlink cards seriously. I
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      • 232 36  -  MURALI KUMARA SHARMA I Letter from I REFER to the Speak Good English Movement being launched on May 13. What is surprising is that in Singapore, where we are surrounded by the English language, a large number of people speak, read and
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      • 229 36  -  LIU I-CHUN Letter from A BUS advertisement bearing the tagline of the Speak Good English movement, "Speak well. Be understood", caught my attention. Ironically, this dictum seems to hold true only if Singaporeans speak good English when they are abroad. When speaking here, sometimes one
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    • 148 36  -  RAMAKANT DUGGAL Letter from I REFER to Theresa Goh's letter, "First, do no harm, docs" (May 3). I had a similar unpleasant experience. On at least two occasions, my wife and I were recommended expensive surgery by private doctors. The diagnosis was
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      • 404 42  -  Christie Loh FYOS results meet expectations but acquisitions needed to spur future growth: Analysts christie@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Telecommunications' (Sing Tel) full-year results came as no surprise yesterday but shareholders sat up when the telecommunications giant proposed a special dividend of $832 million, or 5 cents
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      • 197 42  -  Chow Perm Nee SALES of life insurance plans fell in the first three months of the year due to a slump in the turnover of single-premium policies. Total weighted new business premiums amounted to $220 million in the first quarter, down 17 per
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      • 338 44  -  Valeric Law Indonesia urges Singaporean companies to invest in its projects valerie@newstoday.com.sg INDONESIAN Vice-President Jusuf Kalla is urging Singaporean companies to invest more into Indonesia's infrastructure, in the hope of creating more jobs and more stability in its economy and consequently more business opportunities for both countries.
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      • 192 44  -  Christie Loh WITH metal prices getting red-hot, retail investors here can now get a slice of the action by buying into Deutsche Bank's Metal Drive Guaranteed Fund. This commodity-linked structured product said to be a first in the Singapore market invests in four metals: Aluminium (40
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      • 339 46 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has raised the price of petrol by seven per cent and diesel by 23 per cent in a bid to cut the soaring cost of government subsidies and the smuggling of diesel fuel, but analysts warned that the move
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      • 305 46 Bloomberg CHINA needs US$l6O billion ($262 billion) to finish bailing out the nation's four biggest lenders following US$45 billion worth of cash injections in 2003, according to ABN Amro Bank. The government will need to provide another US$6O billion for the
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      • 95 38 Dow Jones SHARE prices closed mixed after economic data released on Wednesday showed that manufacturing may have shrunk unexpectedly in April. The ST Index edged down 1.28 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 2,148.10, after trading in positive territory intraday. Gainers outnumbered losers 244 to 1 96 while 607.6
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    • 839 54  -  Mervin Tay Record labels contemplate the role they can and should play in the search for a Chinese pop star AS THOSE who made it to the second round of Channel U Mandopop talent search Project SuperStar await further auditions this weekend, a different form of
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    • 185 56  -  Nur Idayu Suparto THE organisers of the Pradhana Vizha, the awards recognising the best in local Indian television, aim to make this year's prize ceremony a more glamorous affair. Speaking at a press conference at The Ritz-Carlton on Wednesday, Mr Mohamad Ali, senior programming director
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    • 115 56  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal TO fulfil his dream of sharing India's rich culture and "disseminating the motto of international integration through culture", "Soorya" Krishnamoorthy, a native of the South Indian state of Kerala, founded Soorya (Sun) Arts and Films Society with a group of friends.
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    • 412 56 TNS' latest gives voice to those who suffered David Chew david.chew@newstoday.com.se PRAPIMPHAN Chiengkul, 18, was in Northern Thailand when the tsunami hit parts of her homeland on Boxing Day last year. She learned of the disaster when she returned to Bangkok on the same day.
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      • 556 58  -  ROSS WALLACE FILM REVIEWbyi THERE'S really only one question that needs answering when it comes to this film, the latest sword-and-armour saga from Gladiator director Ridley Scott: Has Orlando Bloom got what it takes to carry a big-budget epic? The answer, in a word, is "Yes". Sure,
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        446 58  -  YONG SHU CHIANG FILM REVIEWby" MEDIA sensation Paris Hilton may not be much of an actress, appearing at times little more lifelike than a mannequin, but she sure can make an exit The presence of the heiress/reality television star, who has already revealed in interviews that her
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      • 258 60  -  YONG SHU CHIANG I FILM REVIEW by Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi FILLED with appealing characters, even those who misbehave, and sprinkled with wit and good feelings, this Israeli com-ing-of-age story is both pleasant and charming. At the centre of the tale and apparently the central unifying force
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      • 176 60 THE 10 finalists of the Initial D "race queen" pageant, organised by Shaw Organisation, will parade at the Bishan Junction 8 shopping mall. Of these, two winners will go on to the May 14 finals in Beijing to vie with 1 8
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      • 382 60  -  YONG SHU CHIANG Adage for sequel is: 'When in doubt, blow it up' FILM REVIEWby" XXX 2: The Next Level THINK there are no hard feelings with regards to Yin Diesel, the original Triple X character, turning his back on this film franchise he
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      • 560 72 AP Jaded Spurs find their game to set up semi-final date with Seattle NBA PLAYOFFS San Antonio 99 Denver 89 (San Antonio win series 4-1) SAN ANTONIO The Spurs looked tired and more than a little ragged. Shots weren't falling, rebounds were getting away and the Denver
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      • 296 72 Agencies BARCELONA Jenson Button's BAR-Honda team were banned from competing in the next two Grands Prix yesterday, after being found guilty of cheating at last month's race in San Marino. The verdict was handed out by motor racing's governing body, the
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      • 739 73  -  TANYO-HINN Organisers must show they can host top sports event: Oon yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THE 117 th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in July, the Asian Games in 2018. Any dream to host the 2018 Asian Games here could well be realised, if Singapore pulls off a
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      • 115 73 July 3-4: lOC Executive Board Meeting July 5: Presentation of lOC members to President S R Nathan July 5: 1 17th lOC Session opening ceremony at the Esplanade Theatres, Guest-of-Honour Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong July 6: Presentations by five candidate cities and
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      • 194 73 AFP SHANGHAI World No 1 Zhang Yining of China won the women's singles final at the world table tennis championships here yesterday, beating compatriot Guo Van 4-2. The Olympic and Asian Games champion proved too hot to handle for Guo,
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      • 649 74  -  ERIC DING Initial talks underway, club chairman Chee confident team will survive turning professional sports@newstoday.com.sg THE road is an uncertain one, with some enjoying success while others have been forced to buckle and eventually fold under the strain. The 10-year-old S-League have seen the likes of
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      • 299 74  -  ERIC DING NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2005 Albirex Niigata 0 Balestier Khalsa 1 sports@newstoday.com.sg HE HAD a poor season in 2004 and Albirex Niigata duly offloaded Akihiro Nakamura. Balestier Khalsa snapped up the midfielder for their NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2005 campaign and last night, Nakamura exacted revenge
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      • 283 74 AFP GOLF SK Telecom Open SEOUL-Local hero KJ Choi rolled to a first round of five-under-par 67 to join Japan's Koji Katoh and Terry Pilkadaris of Australia in a share of the lead, after the first round of the SK Telecom Open
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      • 424 76  -  TAN YO-HINN Cup contenders struggle with the humid conditions SINGAPORE CUP 2005 Jordan Fastlink v Korea TG Xers yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THE Korean TG Xers have qualified for six successive playoffs in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) and lifted two championships (2003, 2005). An emerging force in Asian
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      • 285 76  -  DINESH KUMAR dinesh@newstoday.com.sg ONTARIO Lett (left) is the proverbial journeyman. In the last two years alone, his basketball career has spanned three continents. The 25-year-old American guard played in Europe, Asia and Australasia and has now taken his court tools to the Middle
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      • THE TEAMS
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          35 76 Head coach: Mm Lv Lei Captain: Zhang Yun Song Honours: CBA-3rd (1995--1996, 2000-2001), 4th (2002--2003), 6th (2004-2005) Players to watch: Jiao Jian (25, forward), Zhang Yun Song (24, guard), Mengke Bateer (29, centre)
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        • 26 76 Head coach: Maz Trakh Captain: Ayman Deis Honours: Jordanian League champions (2004, 2005) Players to watch: Ayman Deis (27, centre), Scott Thurman (31, guard/forward)
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          52 77 Head coach: Chun Chang Jin Captain: Yang Kyung Mm Honours: KBL champions (2003, 2005) Players to watch: Shin Xi Sung (30, guard), Kirn Joo Sung (26, centre/forward) The captains: [horn left) Ducks' Zhang Yun Song, Fastlink's Ayman Deis, TGXers' Yang Kyung Mm, and Kings' CJ Brutons SNG
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          33 77 Head coach: Brian Goorjian Captain: C J Bruton Honours: Three-time ANBL champions (2003, 2004, 2005) Players to watch: C J Bruton (30, guard), Brett Wheeler (34, centre), Ben Knight (29, forward)
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      • 421 77  -  JASMINE ZHAO Filipinos will provide Spore men with good tune-up for SEA Games jasmine.zhao@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S national team will clearly be up against it, when they take on the Philippines select side on Sunday. As part of the inaugural Singapore Cup 2005, which will see four top Asia-Pacific
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      • 227 77  -  Dinesh Kumar OVER the next three days at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, fans will be in for a treat at the inaugural Singapore Cup 2005. Aside from the basketball, a group of six young lasses from Down Under will perform during the half-time shows
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      • 416 77 Wee welcomes Philippines team ON SUNDAY, FEU-Magnolia Philippine Select Team a selection of the best from South-east Asian kingpins the Philippines square off against the Singapore national side in an exhibition match before the Singapore Cup 2005 final. Coached by Robert Flores, the FEUMagnolia Philippine Select Team won the
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    • 507 78 Agencies AC Milan coach Ancelotti admits his side were lucky CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL, 2ND LEG PSV 3 AC Milan 1 (agg 3-3, Milan win on away goals) EINDHOVEN Swinging backwards and forwards, it seemed that the Champions League semifinal second leg between PSV Eindhoven and AC
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    • 219 78 Agencies LONDON Steven Gerrard was three years old the last time Liverpool won the European Cup. If he leads his team to triumph over six-time winner AC Milan in the final on May 25, he will join Kevin Keegan and
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    • 476 78 511 Ill1'I'l ill II Mil HI mm with Neil Humphreys, Deputy Sports Editor TOFIK Bakhramov has a Stadium named after him in Azerbaijan. A respected linesman and referee, he went to his grave in 1993 insisting Geoff Hurst's second "goal" in the
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    • 664 79 Agencies Liverpool's outstanding European run must be followed by Premiership success LONDON Liverpool stand on the brink of European supremacy and domestic mediocrity at the same time. In a schizophrenic season, the Reds have beaten Juventus and Chelsea in the Champions League, but succumbed to relegation
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