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    23 1 TODAY /\AediaCorp incorporating utT6£itS Monday May 16,2005 todayonline.com MICA (P) 103/07/2004 TODAY /Aedij\Corp freaf incorporating utFC&tS Monday May 16,2005 todayonline.com MICA (P) 103/07/2004
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Koran abuse report may be wrong: Newsweek
      431 1 WASHINGTON The US magazine whose story of alleged desecration of a Koran holy book sparked deadly protests in Muslim countries, said yesterday that its report might have been wrong. Newsweek said the US Defence Department had angrily protested that the story was wrong
      -AFP  -  431 words
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      Lock icon Rousing a sleeping beauty
      1340 1  -  Sharon Vasoo Amid claims state has lost its lustre, Penang works to polish its image in Penang sharon@newstoday.com.sg THERE is a saying among residents of Penang that the Malaysian island is like a sleeping beauty who desperately needs to awaken from her deep slumber if she
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      17 1 NEWS£\yiEWS Sunny Goh Bureaucratic efficiency isn't everything/4 Khoo-dos Local film-maker's latest gets ovation at Cannes/24 Credibility counts/23
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      24 1 EXPERIMENTAL DRUG SURPRISES DOCTORS 600 KILLED' IN UZBEK CRACKDOWN WORLD 12 PISTONS KEEP PROMISE SPORTS 31 PURDY POWERS TO FIRST PGA TITLE SPORTS 40
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      Selling Penang
      207 2 A YEAR ago, Malaysian Lim Bee Chin embarked on a book project aimed at getting tourists back to Penang. The former civil servant from Kedah felt there were many hidden gems in Penang that couldn't be found in travel guidebooks. Her book focuses on Penang's heritage sites and
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      Lock icon Junta claims foreign role in Yangon blasts
      406 3 AFP 'Explosives found at blast sites not locally-made' YANGON (Myanmar) Military-grade explosives were used in last week's triple bombing in Yangon that left at least 19 dead, Myanmar's junta said yesterday, blaming foreign-trained "terrorists" for the attacks. Traces of the explosives, known as
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      Region's ministers to map out antipiracy strategies
      216 4 KUALA LUMPUR The foreign ministers of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia will meet next month to map out new strategies to guard ships against piracy in the busy Malacca Strait Malaysia's Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said the three littoral states would also discuss
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        Rules always 'strike a balance' ... except when they don't
        774 4  - Rules always 'strike a balance' except when they don't Sunny Goh Efficiency isn't everything when there are more altruistic values to consider HOW likely are we to get free parking in Housing Development Board (HDB) carparks this Vesak Day? Well, not very likely if bureaucracy has its way. The civil
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      395 2 YOU CAN OWN YOUR DREAM BIZ! Do you want financial independence? Most financially successful individuals get rich by starting their own businesses. You may have that idea but you are scared of failure, of losing your hard earned money or not sure if you can make the cut. In our
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      65 2 MIGRATE TO AUSTRALIA Raise your family in the freedom and security of knowing you can be in greater control of your family's interests. Enjoy an ENVIOUS lifestyle including: Affordable housing, transport general living cost; Excellent healthcare services; World-class educational research facilities; Economic strength ample job opportunities; Respect protection of every
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      5 3 NUMBERS TO REMEMBER KiSSX BffrTTT^tl
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      1372 5 SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT The A dest Ran 9e °f V V Effective I ■raining Solutions ecutive Programmes May August SENIOR MANAGEMENT CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP QUALITY MANAGEMENT 1 Managing Self, Managing Others May 19&20 MANAGEMENT 96> Understanding and Implementing ISO 9001:2000 May 19&20 2 Business Intelligence for Competitive Advantage Jun 20
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      Lock icon Divorce and the successful female
      415 6  -  Derrick A Paulo Latest research shows divorced women earn more than married and never-married women derrick@newstoday.com.sg WOMEN, want to be successful? Get married then get divorced. Going by the latest research, far from having to make do on lower incomes without their spouses, divorced women
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      My divorce didn't figure in my success: Raffles Holdings president
      234 6 FOR Raffles Holdings president and chief executive Jennie Chua, 60, her divorce did not figure one jot in her rise to becoming a successful businesswoman. "Whether you are married or divorced, it is the individual who chooses to be successful,"
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      Lock icon 50% of S'poreans not ready for disasters
      268 8 Newsßadio 93.8 7 out of 10, however, feel the Govt can cope well with terror emergencies: Survey DESPITE efforts to ensure that Singaporeans are adequately prepared if a disaster strikes, many will not be able to cope with such an emergency. The latest
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      Lock icon President's Challenge Telematch draws 4,000
      205 8  -  Jasmine Yin MORE than 4,000 people from 84 constituencies turned up for some sporting fun yesterday morning at the Yio Chu Kang Stadium for the President's Challenge Inter-constituency Telematch 2005. Organised by the People's Association in conjunction with its annual Interconstituency Games, this year's first
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      Lock icon New unit planned for Tan Tock Seng
      136 8 Channel News Asia TAN Tock Seng Hospital, which recently opened its new Institute of Plastic Surgery, hopes to set up its own reconstructive surgery unit within three years. Every year, about a thousand patients at Tan Tock Seng require reconstructive surgery. To cope
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      Lock icon Zoo treat for foreign workers
      109 8 Newsßadio 93.8 AS PART of May Day celebrations, around 14,000 foreign workers here were treated to an outing at the Singapore Zoo yesterday. The aim of the annual event, organised by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), is to pay tribute to these foreign workers
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      225 7 U NTAN CV iBUSINESS TL 4««||^n4o lAf^ mi iw4| i ra As one °f Asia's top five business schools*, it's no surprise that our 16 icHGlllS VwC lUI 111 I 6 homegrown talents are pushing the limits and making their mark across ■^i I m the world. Lim Joo Lee
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      157 8 AS^A^ £JJ First Class ■fl V Honours B ■■■■■■I students I |A| f| I Jj¥*B H 1 f in the recent^V ■^^*^A^^^^^^^ |L m^m London exams B| H l|Mi||j pP^UNIVERSITY OF LONDON H^^ B.Sc Business B^^^ B.Sc Management B.Sc Economics We set tk examinations and mark B.Sc Mathematics and Economics
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      Lock icon North Korea woos South
      350 10 Agencies But refuses to return to nuclear talks SEOUL North Korea has rejected overtures by the United States aimed at bringing the communist state back into sixway nuclear talks while extending an olive branch to South Korea to revive inter-Korean talks. The talks will be held
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      Lock icon HK mulls lunch law to fight fat
      177 10 -AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong officials are considering laws to ensure children are given a healthy lunch as an increase in obesity threatens the health of the Chinese territory. The law would regulate lunches handed to youngsters at school canteens and could be
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      Lock icon Her race is not yet run
      58 10 Ms Asma Jehangir (left) former head of Pakistan's human-rights commission, scuffling with women police officers as she tries to participate in a road race in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistani police detained about 30 female rights activists for defying a ban on women running in the
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      Lock icon Japan and China to discuss gas fields claim
      250 10 -AFP BEIJING Japan and China are set to hold talks later this month on a dispute over the exploration of gas fields in the East China Sea, according to Kyodo news agency. Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura was quoted as saying that
      -AFP  -  250 words
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      Taiwan press in mixed response to weekend poll
      220 10 TAIPEI Taiwan's voters ditched politicians favouring closer ties with China in weekend National Assembly elections to decide on a package of constitutional reforms. The pro-independence Liberty Times newspaper said despite a record-low turnout, the election that came after the China visits by
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon California burglar makes himself at home
        98 10 AP A burglar who broke into a California home not only stole US$4,OOO ($7,000) worth of tools but ate a meal and soaked in the victim's hot tub. He was later nabbed by the police as he had left his identity card behind. "It's
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        The hose is a python
        76 10 Ukrainian firemen fled in panic from a blazing building after one of them grabbed a hose that turned out to be a 3m-long python. The firefighters were called to fight a blaze at a health club in Donetsk. One of them tripped over what he
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        Lock icon Street dogs promoted
        67 10 AP Police in the turbulent Andra Pradesh state in India are rediscovering man's best friend. They are using rice and meal to lure and befriend street dogs after the barking of one canine helped them fend off an attack by rebel fighters this week. "The street dogs
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      Lock icon Rare meningitis kills 21 in India
      382 12 Agencies 17 new cases reported over the weekend, 300 people affected in total NEW DELHI With at least 21 people dead and nearly 300 struck with a rare bacterial meningitis, health experts warn India to brace for the worst, as the latest toll could
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      Lock icon Experimental drug surprises doctors treating disorder
      275 12 -AP ORLANDO (Florida) Doctors were only hoping to treat symptoms when they gave people with a deadly blood disorder a drug to reduce the need for transfusions. To their astonishment, signs of the disease itself disappeared in nearly half of them. Specialists said the
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      Lock icon '600 killed' in Uzbek military crackdown
      208 12 AFP NAMANGAN (Uzbekistan) At least 600 people were killed in a military crackdown following protests in the Uzbek city of Andijan, the head of a local non-govern-ment organisation who saw the bodies said yesterday. Five hundred bodies lay stored in one of the eastern
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon New Shin Bet chief
        46 12 AP The Shin Bet security service got a new chief yesterday. Mr Yuval Diskin, the man behind the killing of fugitives in missile strikes, now has to keep tabs on Jewish extremists trying to derail Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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        Lock icon Rice's surprise visit to Iraq
        41 12 -AFP United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made a surprise visit to Iraq to bolster the country's fledgling government hours after US troops announced an end to a campaign to rout insurgents near Syria.
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        Lock icon Ex-PM's sons charged
        42 12 -AP Two sons of former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt have gone before tribunals inside Myanmar's Insein Prison. Zaw Naing Oo and Ye Naing Win have been charged with economic crimes: Illegal foreign exchange possession and violation of import-export laws.
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        Lock icon Palestinian leader in Japan
        31 12 -AFP Palestinian leader Mahmoucf Abbas has arrived in Tokyo for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on ways to strengthen peace efforts in the Middle East.
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        Lock icon Refugee tragedy in the making
        785 14  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla shobha@newstoday.com.sg Resolution of India-China border dispute must not displace people THE decision last month by India and China to form a strategic partnership and end their decades-old border dispute could not have come sooner. For far too long the border problem has
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      Focus On The Family
      277 16  -  Dr James Dobson by........ Tbnsrs MEN AND WOMEN, WOMEN AND MEN Here's a provocative question for you: Who needs the opposite sex more? Males or females? For centuries, it's been believed that the single women were the ones who were most lost. They were often called
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      say LOSE YOUR JOB, LOSE YOUR PR?
      733 16  -  Andrew Meier THE issue of Permanent Residents (PRs) is such an emotive subject that people seem not to care too much about differentiating anecdote from fact If you look at many of the countries that many Singaporeans are envious of, their histories are
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      Justify fare hikes with more robust comparisons
      407 16  -  THAM KIM FAY Letter from I REFER to the letter "SBS' rationale for transit fare hikes" (May 14--15) from the company. Although Ms Tammy Tan, director of corporate communications, SBS Transit, has put up a general case for fare hikes (which in my
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      Ex-presidents all deserve state funerals
      547 17  -  [JASON LEE BOON HONG HO CHAN SIAN Lack of a clear policy is puzzling I Letter from LIKE many other Singaporeans, I am both puzzled and saddened over the non-accor-dance of a state funeral for former president Ong Teng Cheong who passed away in February
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      Lock icon Not your traditional Chinese doctor
      744 18  -  I AUDREY CHEN LIANG VI As told to Trevor Tan This Chinese physician breaks stereotypes and hearts she's attractive, young and innovative tie in k crowc I 27, Chinese physician/beautician WHEN patients step into the consultation room and see this doctor for the first time,
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      IRs are being boxed in by bureaucrats
      239 18  -  LIM BOON HEE Letter from SINGAPORE wants to remake itself and become a fun and fascinating place. That is why we are having two integrated resorts with casinos. We want to achieve the lofty objective of becoming a city that "orchestras and pop
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      208 18 A IODAY'z School 'rlolkhiy 3'jppl-nm/iL the town red this June holidays with Fun-tastic Holiday a TODAY School Holiday Supplement featuring all tJhe latest happenings and activities that would be of great interest to students and parents alike. TODAY enriches the minds of over half a million* readers everyday. So rest
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      Lock icon Sate looking to expand globally
      524 19 Dow Jones Focuses on China, India and the Middle East SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services (Sate) is looking to expand abroad to drive earnings while battling increased competition at home, its chief executive Ng Chin Hwee said in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires. Sate Singapore
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        Lock icon Singapore
        173 19 -AFP SHARES are expected to trade with a weak bias this week as the market shifts its focus to the re-weighting of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Singapore Index at the end of the month. UOB Kay Hian dealing director Chan Tuck Sing said the addition of five
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        21 19 Gold uss/oz 420.60 Silver uss/oz 6.94 Platinum uss/oz 865.40 Rubber cnVkg 223.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,412 Brent crude uss/barrei 48.66
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        37 19 BLOOMBERG US$ 0.6031 UK£ 0.3251 Yen 64.665 HK$ 4.7052 RM 2.2926 Euro 0.4780 Rupiah 5176.4 Baht 23.878 Peso 32.709 A$ 0.7911 Indian Rs 26.202 Won 604.28 C$ 0.7571 Yuan 4.9935 NZ$ 0.8443 NTS 18.891
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        Lock icon Bidding for Pakistan Telecom may be delayed: Government
        137 20 Dow Jones ISLAMABAD The planned bidding for a 26-per-cent stake in Pakistan Telecommunication (PTCL), the country's largest telecommunications services provider, may get delayed beyond its scheduled date of June 10, Pakistan's Investment and Privatisation Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh said on Saturday. In
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        Lock icon DRB-Hicom contract derailed
        122 20 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has dumped the main contractor of a RM4.6-billion ($2 billion) rail project plagued by delay and budget overruns. In a statement late on Saturday, the Transport Ministry said the electrified dou-ble-track rail project given to DRB-Hicom in 2000 had been terminated.
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        SingTel's NCS unit open to merger with SCS
        412 20  -  Valeric Law But firms are not in discussions just yet, says CEO valerie@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Telecommunications' unit National Computer Systems (NCS) is open to merging with mainboard-listed Singapore Computer Systems (SCS), but the two firms are not currently engaged in discussions on such
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      SMALL PLAYER, BIG ROLE
      735 21  -  Lim Soon Heng Individual investors can make a difference in the pursuit of corporate governance news@newstoday.com.sg FOR those who have invested a substantial part of their retirement funds in the Singapore stock market, it is necessary to keep in mind that stocks are risky investments and
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        Beware of unrealistic targets ...
        594 22  - Beware of unrealistic targets John Bittleston SUCCEED I with, bittleston@btinternet.com Don't fall into trap of aiming too high or too low; achieve as much as you possibly can targets frequently lead to unintended consequences, such as the one above. Am I against targets? Certainly not What I am against is
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        Informatics launches Flexi-learning
        211 22  -  -Jessy Chua WORKING adults who cannot find time to attend classes physically at a campus now have an alternative path to a degree. With Informatics' newly-launched FlexiLearning programme, students can now enjoy greater flexibility of choosing a combination of face-to-face lectures and online e-tutorials. Said Dr Michael
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        Lock icon Credibility counts
        422 23  -  Lee U-Wen Verify school's notability, says academician Jim Slater u-wen@newstoday.com.sg IF you're looking to pursue a higher education, it pays to first do your homework and do a thorough check on the institution before committing to it This, said Professor Jim Slater, is especially relevant to the booming
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      487 24  -  Yong Shu Chiang in Cannes, France shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg Eric Khoo is dazed by the success of Be With Me at Cannes film fest TIRED, hungry and hurrying towards his dinner appointment, Singapore film-maker Eric Khoo dodges human and vehicular traffic on the cramped streets of Cannes. Looking dazed after four
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      459 24  -  Yong Shu Chiang ON THE terrace of a little restaurant on top of a hill, in the luxury-dining neighbourhood of Mourgins, a 15-minute car ride from the ongoing Cannes Film Festival site, Chen Kaige had the air of a man who
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      412 25  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal shibu@newstoday.com.sg IT was not all glitz and glamour on Saturday night at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. In fact, for many in the audience, the high point of Pradhana Vizha the awards ceremony that crowns the stars of the Indian broadcasting
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        367 26  -  Mervin Tay mervin@newstoday.com.sg THIRTY-SIX days after registration began, it's down to 24 contestants. After a day of auditions, the quarter-finalists for Project SuperStar, MediaCorp TV Channel U's Mandopop talent quest, were revealed yesterday night at MediaCorp's TV Theatre. A total of 78 contestants were eliminated
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      701 28  -  CMLim At the Cotton Tree Cafe, tasty food and sincere service is allied with a worthy cause food@newstoday.com.sg JOO Chiat, a neighbourhood wellknown among Singaporeans as boasting some of the best Nonya and local food in town, received a spate of negative publicity recently for
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        179 29 Now you can combine foods at Yoshinoya There's a new addition to Yoshinoya's innovative menu. To pep up the coming school holidays, Yoshinoya has come up with black pepper tori (chicken) medallions to accompany its popular ebi (prawn) tempura (picture). This delicious pairing is priced at $5.20 a la
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          424 31 -AFP Rasheed, Billups drive defending champions to level series NBA Indiana 76 Detroit 89 INDIANAPOLIS The Detroit Pistons again made good on a Rasheed Wallace promise, beating Indiana 89-76 here Sunday to level their National Basketball Association playoff series at two games each. Wallace and Chauncey Billups
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          451 31  -  JASMINE ZHAO jasmine. zhao@newstoday. com. sg SHE is always one of the smallest players whenever she takes to the netball court, but Wendy Tan is faster, can almost always jump higher and has better stamina than most. The captain of the Western Vipers
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        1019 32  -  ERIC DING Baihakki looks as if he's on the fast track to the top and he hopes he's doing it under his father's watchful eyes sports@newstoday.com.sg WHEN it was Baihakki Khaizan's turn to lift the Tiger Cup trophy in front of the 55,000-strong i capacity
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        458 33  -  ERIC DING sports@newstoday.com.sg AS A centre-back for both club and country, Lim Tong Hai was a tower of strength. Receiving an early football education in the Malaysia Cup, the resilient, no-non-sense competitor went on to captain his country with distinction. After a
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        466 34  -  ERIC DING Albirex coach gets vote of confidence as embattled club begin search for new players sports@newstoday.com.sg FOLLOWING Thursday's defeat to archrivals Sinchi FC, Albirex Niigata coach Ichiro Otsuka received the dreaded vote of confidence from club chairman Masao Konno. With just two wins from 10
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        422 34  -  CUBBYLEONG cubby@newstoday.com.sg LAST season saw a number of changes within the Malaysian football team set-up. Chief among them was the exit of Allan Harris as coach, with Hungarian Bertalan Bicskei moving into the hot seat in July. Naturally, with a new coach at
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          106 34 A clash between old rivals will very much take centrestage, when the fourth edition of the Sultan of Selangor's Cup kicks off at the Shah Alam Stadium this Sunday. There will be two matches the veterans' playoffs and the match between the Selangor selection and the
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          91 34 THREE National Football Academy coaches are on their way to earning Pro Licences, football's highest coaching qualification, after completing a professional diploma course organised by the Asian Football Confederation. Hoping to join the group of P N Sivaji, Vincent Subramaniam, Fandi Ahmad and V
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          85 34 THERE will be a basic referees' course from July 2-1 9, 2005. The course fee is $58.80 for adults and $27.30 for students. All candidates must be at least 1 6-years-old and have to be physically fit. They must also be able to read and
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          64 34 CHILL out with your favourite football stars from Woodlands Wellington Football Club for the Champions League Final between Liverpool and AC Milan on May 26. Thirty representatives from the Rams, led by deputy chairman Francis Gomez, will be at the Liverpool Supporter's Club at UE
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          73 34 WITH the Singapore-Malaysia home and away series in June round the corner, Agu Casmir is hopeful to return in time for the matches. After spending two torrid months on the sidelines, the Young Lions striker has recovered from damaged ankle ligaments. The Singapore international, who
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        499 35  -  ERIC DING sports@newstoday.com.sg Newly installed head coach of the Tigers flying the local flag in S-League SINCE the merger of Balestier Central FC and Clementi Khalsa FC in 2003, Balestier Khalsa have struggled to fill the stands, posting the worst crowd attendances in the last
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        404 35  -  JASMINE ZHAO jasmine. zhao@newstoday. com, sg GOALS, penalties, a wonderful cross or great dribbling, football action never fails to elicit responses from fans. And the players out on the pitch are always grateful for the support, inspired to perform for their backers on the terraces.
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        265 35  -  Jasmine Zhao WHAT happens when a dashing male athlete meets a gorgeous young lady? They fall in love! On television at least. National football star Lionel Lewis and actress Fiona Xie will heat up local television with their hot looks and equally hot bodies soon.
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        441 36  -  ERIC DING sports@newstoday.com.sg A THRILLING showdown between two of Singapore's most powerful clubs is in store when Home United host SAFFC. Billed as the "uniform derby" the Protectors represent the police force while the Warriors are the army three vital points are at stake as both teams
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        114 36 Woodlands Stadium Tomorrow, 7.30pm HE'S been in charge for five matches and so far, Woodlands coach Karim Bencherifa has been encouraged by the three winning performances of the Rams. He will look for more progress against the Chinese club. The Moroccan will have to do without national
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        131 36 Toa Payoh Stadium Friday, 7pm Live on Channel News Asia CONTRASTING fortunes so far for these two small budget sides with Balestier Khalsa impressing many, while Paya Lebar Punggol are propping up the table bottom with 10 losses. The surprise of the season so far, Balestier,
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        117 36 Jurong East Stadium Wednesday, 7.30pm THERE is concern that huge cracks are starting to show at Albirex Niigata. Third from bottom, the Japanese club are feeling the heat with coach Ichiro Otsuka in the firing line. But Otsuka and Albirex' strikeforce will be boosted as leading scorer
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        107 36 Tampines Stadium Thursday, 7.30pm REIGNING champions Tampines are playing with style and attacking flair and look well capable of defending their title. With 14 goals between them so far, the form of strikers Mirko Grabovac and Noh Alam Shah are causing opposing defences all sorts of
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        299 36 Woodlands v Sinchi Woodlands Stadium Tomorrow, 7.30pm Odds correct at press time. AOS: Any Other Score AOP: Any Other Player Home Draw Away 51.57 $3.95 $4.20 I/2 GOAL Home (-11/2) Away (+11/2) 52.35 $1.48 rOTAL GOALS )goal $18.00 1 goal $9.50 > goals $4.50 3 goals $4.00
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        505 37  -  JOSE RAYMOND But Lee insists that with a couple of new signings, their fortunes will turn jose@newstoday.com.sg BARELY six months ago, the club were upbeat as they looked forward to their first foray into the S-League. Granted approval by the Football Association of Singapore to become the 10th
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        Player of the Week: Greg Nwokolo (Young Lions)
        55 37 FULL of trickery, confidence, the Young Lions striker has a lethal finishing touch to matcn. His two goals against Balestier Knalsa added weight to rising expectations that the 1 9-year-old Nigerian could go on to be one of the most exciting players
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        Howler of the Week: S Senthilan (Paya Lebar Punggol)
        120 37 THE Seahorses had held out for 80 minutes against Woodlands Wellington, who were moving forward in waves, desperate to break the deadlock. As Ahmad Latiff was about to take a throw-in from deep in the Paya Lebar half, Senthilan, who was
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        Team of the Week: SAFFC
        51 37 THE Warriors (below, in blue) have certainly proved their mettle after last night's 3-2 triumph over defending champions Tampines Rovers. Undefeated since their opening day 3-2 loss to the Stags, the Warriors, under the guidance of Kirn Poulsen, are once again serious challengers for the
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        538 38 -AP With superstar Shaquille O'Neal out injured, Wade picks up the slack to put Wizards in a spin NBA PLAYOFFS Washington 99 Miami 95 WASHINGTON While Shaquille O'Neal sat, the phenom-on-the-rise had a dazzling coming-out party. The Miami Heat swept into the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night
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        226 38 AFP LONDON Olympic boxing silver medallist Amir Khan (picture) exacted his revenge on Mario Kindelan yesterday, beating the Cuban legend who denied him gold in Athens last summer. After his win, Khan announced he would turn professional. The 18-year-old claimed a dominant 19-13 victory
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        652 39 Agencies I Barca's title triumph is first piece of silverware for Dutch manager MADRID Frank Rijkaard wasn't FC Barcelona's first choice in June 2003, when the Spanish giants sought a coach to pull them out of the doldrums. Rijkaard, an outstanding midfielder with AC Milan and
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        667 40 AFP Vijay stays No 2 as American snatches win with flawless play GOLF Byron Nelson Championship IRVING, Texas Ted Purdy won the first title of his US PGA career, firing a 5-under par 65 here yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) to win the Byron
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        303 40 -AFP NEWCASTLE Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, whose side finished their Premiership programme with a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United, is already preparing for a tougher challenge next season. "I think it will be harder because the other teams know us and they know what we
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        198 40 -AFP ATLANTA Annika Sorenstam fired a 5-under-par 67 here Sunday to polish off a 10-stroke victory at the LPGA's US$l.6 million ($2.6 million) Chick-fil-A Charity Championship. Sorenstam, who started the day with a 10-shot lead, posted a 72-hole total of 23-under 265 to claim her
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        Lock icon Bjorn slays his demons in sudden death
        112 40 -AFP FOREST OF ARDEN, England Thomas Bjorn finally slayed the demons that almost forced him to quit golf when he won the British Masters here yesterday in a three-man, sudden-death playoff. Bjorn, David Howell and Brian Davis finished the tournament all tied at
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      473 41 Robson the hero as West Brom haul themselves to safety with final day win ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP West Brom 2 Portsmouth 0 WEST BROMWICH West Bromwich Albion defeated Portsmouth to dramatically secure their Premiership status on the final day of the season yesterday, reported BBC Sport. Bryan Robson's team
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      354 41 SOUTHAMPTON Southampton's 27-year stay in the top flight of English football ended when they lost to Manchester United yesterday and were relegated from the Premiership, reported BBC Sport. Saints had started so well, a Graeme Le Saux corner bundled in via United defender John O'Shea. But United responded
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      191 38 In the US since 1991. Now in Singapore. You are at a great place in life. You're young, single, attractive and successful. And you are ready to share it all with someone. But where do people go to meet other single professionals? Not a singles club. Not a singles' alumni.
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      141 38 League Home Team Away Team I S.League Woodlands| Sinchi Tue, 17/05/05 7.30pm S.League Albirex Geylang Wed, 18/05/05 730pm Italian Cup Inter Cagliari Wed, 18/05/05 11.30pm UECup Sporting CSKA Moscow Thu 19/05/05 2.45 am E League Champ Ipswich West Ham Thu 19/05/05 2.45 am Check the current odds at any Singapore
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      803 46 H SPOTLIGHT SINGAPORE ft I Andersen 200S worldwide fv fif O? Celebration, this brand new NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL U*. grA. t f T Asian themed family-centred THE NIGHTINGALE *V musical will feature a fusion of To nurture the arts and make it li\;#A*,c"V'£x( MONEY and power cannot buy :>■-?-•<?■! __mt.
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      107 47 i/Tw^ *^^^fc_. singaporeartS festival Singapore yjfc/ < arts festival V jrzjt the season of brilliance JskW^ 26 May-26 June 2005 \^J_ ik""v ___i Robert Lepage and Chamber Orchestra Toy Factory Theatre Singapore Dance Theatre Les Arts Sauls (France) m^r fi Ex Machina (Canada) "Moscow Virtuosi" Ensemble (Singapore) with Marie-Claude 1
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      814 48 I" W ft# performer of the ton/con in the CIMrADHDi: ARTS XPLOSION world His contemporary jl OnrUrxt DD^^N/l/^^n^"*\N. I approach, which fuses reggae, ARTS FESTIVAL r\vJl IvJ I |V^/IN E African and electronica with Ainu The season of brilliance fl folk melodies, has won praise not May 26 June 26,
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      760 52 to the root word of Kalingars Contemporary Art presents an ___r_t____f^*V!___, with intimate relations with exhibition of six artists whose .ILb U/\l NVrft South India. Today, they form an works depict images related to i IS™* important minority group in Buddha, pagodas and rural life. ___vilfr-£%- *f____3_*_WS^ >*?! KBPSBBBBsTWI Singapore
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