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Title Section13 2006-03-13 1 TODAY //\=DIACORP share your free newspaper Monday March 13, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/200513 words
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Article, Illustration252 2006-03-13 1 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg SPORTING milestones for Singapore don't come along very often. In fact, it wouldn't be too difficult to recall them: Tan Howe Liang's weightlifting silver medal at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games; Ang Peng Siong becoming the world's fastest swimmer over 50m in 1982; Singapore clinchingDON WONG - 252 words
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Article, Illustration860 2006-03-13 1 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG Getting chronic ill to use community healthcare services requires change in mindset huileng@newstoday.com. sg WHEN 81-year-old Madam Teo SK was deemed well enough to be discharged from Changi General Hospital in January, she did not want to leave. "One day she felt860 words
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Miscellaneous42 2006-03-13 1 fALONSO: I STIU.THE MAN TO >i BEAT RENAULT V/ CREATEUR D'AUTOMOBILES «P if hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 10 voices 16 business 22 succeed 26 plus 28 fv 37 classad 38 sports 39 we set you thinking H B42 words
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hot news
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Article, Illustration394 2006-03-13 2 DERRICK A PAULO - DERRICK A PAULO PAP to reveal candidates in one to two weeks derrick@newstoday.com.sg LOTS of women, a significant number of minorities and, especially, younger candidates. That is what Singaporeans can expect when the People's Action Party (PAP) unveils its new slate of candidates for the comingTODAY FILE PHOTC - 394 words
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396 2006-03-13 2 ANSLEYNG - ANSLEYNG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg AS MEMBERS of Parliament for Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) toured a crowded Hougang market yesterday morning, stall-holders and residents couldn't help but notice a new face Marine Parade GRC MP Lim Hwee Hua. Mrs Lim, who396 words
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Article785 2006-03-13 3 KANWALJITSOIN - KANWALJITSOIN Feminist movement must now regain its identity lost in the initial struggle EVEN as we celebrated the progress made by women worldwide on Wednesday, International Women's Day, let us honour the past and focus on the future. The story of changing the subordinate785 words
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singapore news
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Article, Illustration496 2006-03-13 4 DERRICK A PAULO - DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg TWO days after the Opposition hammered out a near-unani-mous agreement on where to contest in the coming polls, the Workers' Party (WP) went a-knocking at the doors of one of its reserve constituencies: Sembawang GRC. With two PAP MPs496 words
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105 2006-03-13 4 – Jasmine Yin - Jasmine Yin Deferring "familiar" Bukit Panjang to Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chairman Ling How Doong was a "correct decision", said National Solidarity Party's (NSP) Yip Yew Weng. "In the spirit of cooperation among the Opposition, I think I did the right105 words
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Article, Illustration508 2006-03-13 4 JASMINE YIN - JASMINE YIN NSP's Yip and PAP's Seng worked together in Lianhe Zaobao in 80s jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg THE political battle for Yio Chu Kang kicked off in a bustling food centre and market yesterday morning when the National Solidarity Party (NSP) made its presenceSCREEN SHOT FROM CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 508 words
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Article, Illustration333 2006-03-13 6 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg FOR three days, 10-year-old Nur Shahirrah bte Md Ibrahim survived away from home with no money. The Primary 5 student from Jiemin Primary School had not returned to her Yishun home after school since Thursday evening, sparking panic among her family333 words
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Article, Illustration208 2006-03-13 6 -DERRICKA PAULO - -DERRICKA PAULO WHEN Andrew Kuan (picture) appears in court today, it could finally close the chapter on the fallout from his presidential bid. After several pre-trial conferences, which have all been adjourned on his request, it is expected that the 52--year-old businessman will settle the208 words
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Article248 2006-03-13 6 - TANHUILENG - -TANHUILENG HOT on the heels of the Ministry of Health's (MOH) announcement that it will publish the success rates of procedures in different hospitals, an information paper on the outcomes in cataract surgery has been released. And the numbers released by the MOH are impressive.248 words
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Article153 2006-03-13 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE is "surprised" and "disappointed" with Malaysia's decision to carry on with construction work on the bridge to replace the Malaysian side of the Causeway, said Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo. Malaysia has symbolically launched construction on the "scenic" or half-bridge to replace the— CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 153 words
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Article, Illustration655 2006-03-13 8 TORCHING LI - TORCHING LI Ability to draw such clientele will strengthen its IR bid IN ATLANTIC CITY chingli@newstoday.com.sg HARRAH'S Entertainment is going all out to attract the premium Asian casino player a lucrative market it has not been wooing actively till recently. The Las Vegas-based operator knows001 BOON KEONG - 655 words
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world news
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256 2006-03-13 10 —AGENCIES THE HAGUE An autopsy on the body of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic, 64, may explain why the "Butcher of the Balkans" died in his cell before justice could be done, and may silence his loyalists' claims that he was murdered. Milosevic was—AGENCIES - 256 words
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Article, Illustration434 2006-03-13 10 -AGENCIES Thai PM shuns live TV debate; offers to hold closed-door talks instead BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has refused to debate with his opponents live on television, but is still willing to hold closed-door talks on Thailand's political crisis ahead of the April-AGENCIES; AFP - 434 words
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Article, Illustration249 2006-03-13 10 -AGENCIES TAIPEI Amid tensions with China, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian yesterday faced attacks on the domestic front. More than 50,000 protesters, mainly supporters of the opposition Kuomintang, took to the streets accusing Mr Chen of ignoring day-to-day local issues and hardships faced by many-AGENCIES; AFP - 249 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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89 2006-03-13 10 SHOULD A TSUNAMI STRIKE AGAIN -AFP Thailand will prepare evacuation plans for tourists and residents on the southern coast which was hit by the tsunami two years ago following a series of underwater tremors in the Andaman Sea. The committee said that between March 9 and 12, it had detected-AFP - 89 words
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Article95 2006-03-13 10 j 0 -AFP China has launched a pilot project to protect children against corruption through school classes on the evils of graft. The project has run in primary and elementary schools in Beijing, Guangzhou and other big cities since late last year and the_! j -.._ ..„. _.. 0. -AFP - 95 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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87 2006-03-13 12 -AFP Republican majority leader in the United States Senate, Mr Bill Frist, showed his leadership potential by decisively winning a straw poll of party heavyweights, who are already seeking a candidate for the 2008 presidential election. Mr Frist scored a solid first-AFP - 87 words
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Article62 2006-03-13 12 -AFP The hand, foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Malaysia's eastern state of Sarawak claimed a sixth victim. All the previous victims were under five years of age, with the latest to die a 14-month-old toddler, reports Bernama. Meanwhile officials in neighbouring Brunei, also battling the virus, urged-AFP - 62 words
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Article84 2006-03-13 12 -AFP Iran says a Russian compromise proposal on its nuclear programme is no longer on its agenda now that the nuclear case is being handled by the United Nations Security Council, its Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said. He added that Iran will also not-AFP - 84 words
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Article, Illustration418 2006-03-13 12 AGENCIES Former top White House aide charged with shoplifting scam WASHINGTON United States President George W Bush's battered image suffered another damaging blow over the weekend with reports that his former top domestic policy adviser had been arrested by Maryland police for allegedly swindling two large– AGENCIES; AF - 418 words
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Article625 2006-03-13 15 MARIANNE KEARNEY - MARIANNE KEARNEY Drug abuse and Aids infections are on the rise among youth IN JAKARTA news@newstoday.com.sg INDONESIA is struggling to contain a spiralling drug problem, with heroin use being feared as Indonesians' fastest growing addiction, said experts. Over the last five years, the number of heroin addicts625 words
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Article, Illustration748 2006-03-13 16 FRANCES ONG HOCK LIN - FRANCES ONG HOCK LIN THE Committee on Ageing Issues presented its five-year master plan to make Singapore elder-friendly in housing, access, healthcare and eldercare services. The recommendations are aimed at helping our baby boomers grow old yet live fun and fulfilling lives. This callsTOTo^ra&NS - 748 words
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Letter443 2006-03-13 18 LOUIS NG ( MSC - LOUIS NG (MSC) More clarifications needed to address shark's captive space Letter from President and Executive Director Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) I REFER to the letter "AVA's stand on sharks, snakes and wild animals" (March 10). The Animal Concerns Research and Education443 words
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Letter, Illustration320 2006-03-13 18 CHENG SHOONG TAT - CHENG SHOONG TAT Letter from I REFER to the Trade and Industry Minister's reply to non-constituency MP Steve Chia on the issue of compulsory membership in the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) (March 8). According to its letter, the SBF could only name three320 words
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Article, Illustration948 2006-03-13 19 - LAUREENTOH - -LAUREENTOH Three Singapore Prison Service officers show that they are diverse individuals who draw valuable experiences from after-work activities A SHOW OF HEART Cheri Lim, a staff officer in charge of special projects at the Singapore Prison Service, has an unflagging can-do spirit and believes it wasWEETECKHIAN - 948 words
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Article244 2006-03-13 20 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY TW( Isn't l :i TWO FACED? Isn't it curious how in the middle of a nasty family argument we can shake out of a bad mood the instant the telephone rings or a neighbour knocks on the door? Sometimes you know it244 words
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Letter387 2006-03-13 20 YEE KIN KOK - YEE KIN KOK We must stop belittling the role of grassroots workers Letter from THERE have been many discussions recently on the relationship between grassroots leaders and political parties. I am disappointed that grassroots leaders have been brought into the political picture. There were discussions in the387 words
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205 2006-03-13 20 S SATISH APPOO - S SATISH APPOO Letter from Head, Environmental Health Department, National Environment Agency WE REFER to the letter "Smoking at bus stops: How can I stop it?" (March 7). We would like to thank Mr Melvin Lim for his feedback. We also wish205 words
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Miscellaneous13 2006-03-13 16 ITS THEIR CHOICE We must stop belittling the role of grassroots workers 2013 words
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Article, Illustration586 2006-03-13 22 -AFP Oversupply and inflationary pressures may hurt high-end property in the M'sian capital KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian capital's luxury condominium market, which has enjoyed an unprecedented boom over the past two years, is facing the threat of oversupply, experts say. Some 23 high-end condos are-AFP; AFP - 586 words
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132 2006-03-13 22 -AGENCIES MAPLETREE Logistics Trust, a Singapore property trust that owns warehouses and industrial buildings, said it had signed a conditional agreement to buy a building in Hong Kong for HK$ll3 million ($24 million). The six-storey warehouse is in Hong Kong's Fanling industrial-AGENCIES - 132 words
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marketwatch
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Article160 2006-03-13 22 -AFP SHARES are expected to trade with an upward bias this week, spurred by interest in China-linked stocks as well as in property and technology counters, dealers said. "There are many stocks that have not gone up, laggard stocks in the tech and property sector... We could see some-AFP - 160 words
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Article35 2006-03-13 22 U.UItl dl.tUU UK£ Yen HK$ 0.3536 72.665 4.7684 A$ Indian Rs Won 0.8359 27.334 602.15 RM Euro Rupiah Baht 2.2835 0.5151 5,676.5 23.999 C$ I Yuan NZ$ NT$ 0.7141 4.9457 0.9562 19.97335 words
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Article29 2006-03-13 22 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Information provided by and Sold US$/oz 542.50 iihrsr US$/oz 9.97 'latinum US$/oz lubber cents/kg 1,012.70 331.25 'aim oil RM/tonne 1/445.50 Irent crude US$/barrel 60.83SGX,; Dow Jones; Bloomberg - 29 words
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225 2006-03-13 24 —AGENCIES CAPITALAND said yesterday it had bought a 20-per-cent stake in Hong Kong-listed Lai Fung Holdings for $135 million in a move that would help increase its presence in China. The stake, equivalent to some 1.61 billion new shares—AGENCIES - 225 words
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Article119 2006-03-13 24 ANOTHER prime freehold residential site near Orchard Road is up for sale. Boutique development Skyline Angullia, a 14-storey building with 22 apartments and two penthouses, is expected to fetch over $100 million, including a development charge of $7.6 million said DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, which119 words
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Article, Illustration237 2006-03-13 24 BLOOMBERG Japan's economy right on track, bids sayonarato deflation BANK of Japan (BOJ) Governor Toshihiko Fukui said that while his nation's economy is "right on track", the bank had not decided on the timing of interest rate increases. "The economy is right on track,BLOOMBERG - 237 words
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Article199 2006-03-13 24 -BLOOMBERG MINISTERS from the world's major trading nations said their efforts to narrow differences on how to open markets to more foreign goods and services were insufficient "We have been working in an incremental way and I don't believe we can get a deal in incremental steps,"-BLOOMBERG - 199 words
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savvy investor
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Article, Illustration716 2006-03-13 25 Analysts favour industrial conglomerate for its dividends, strength in utilities business IT IS hard not to like a company that regularly pays out a healthy special dividend, and analysts say there is even more to like about SembCorp Industries. A former shipyard-turned-diversified-conglomerate that is 51-per-cent owned— DOW JONES; SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES ANNUAL REPORT - 716 words
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532 2006-03-13 26 HILLARY CHURA - HILLARY CHURA -THENEWYORKTIMES IT WAS a few months before she was to graduate from Colgate University in 2002, but Lauren DiCioccio was not ready for the briefcase or the Brooks Brothers look. Armed with a bachelor's degree in art and art history,-THENEWYORKTIMES - 532 words
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Article, Illustration592 2006-03-13 26 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Sensitisation exercises are one way to better integrate staff from all sorts of backgrounds u-wen@newstoday.com.sg A CHALLENGE has been thrown to human resource managers to step up their efforts to better integrate workers from all ages, races and religions. Making this callLEE U-WEN - 592 words
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Article, Illustration1466 2006-03-13 28 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan WHEN George Clooney won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor last week for his performance in Syriana, he earned a place on a highly exclusive list of Hollywood stars. Clooney became one of only a handful of actors who made their mark in1,466 words
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Article, Illustration574 2006-03-13 30 JULIANA JUNE RASUL - JULIANA JUNE RASUL This year's Miss Singapore Universe contestants sure are women of substance Juliana r@newstoday.com.sg THIS year's Miss Singapore Universe 2006 contestants are set to impress not just with their looks, but with their brains as well. When Today met some of the girls574 words
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Article, Illustration393 2006-03-13 32 Juliana June Rasul - Juliana June Rasul Great songs, nice outfits and lovable cartoon characters made show a hit PERFORMANCE REVIEW R by The Magical world of UNBRIDLED anticipation was in the air at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday. Tiny tots chattered away excitedly into393 words
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Article222 2006-03-13 32 -AFP NEW YORK The niece of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has signed on for a reality television show about her attempts to break into the music industry. Wafah Dufour, an American who lives in New York, inked the deal for the as-AFP - 222 words
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Article, Illustration645 2006-03-13 34 ZUL OTHMAN - ZUL OTHMAN zul@newstoday.com.sg PHOTOS Quiet bars, eateries as Mohamed Sultan Rd turns from hot clubs to chill spots ONCE a popular hangout for revellers crawling from pub to pub every weekend, the district is now a largely empty street populated mostly by bar staff, tryingDON WONG, ZUL OTHMAN - 645 words
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Article, Illustration565 2006-03-13 35 AMYVAN - AMYVAN Treat yourself to sumptuous authentic Italian food at il Lido f ood@newstoday.com.sg entertaining away from the city and, of course, romantic dinners. The sizeable bar area, also adorned with equally swanky furnishings, is ideal for evening cocktails. Aesthetics aside, running the show here is565 words
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Article, Illustration458 2006-03-13 39 LEONGWEEKEAT - LEONGWEEKEAT Triple jumper among five athletes to receive inaugural Lord Coe award weekeat@newstoday.com.sg STEFAN Tseng has been hit by a British wave the past three weekends. Earlier this month, the 16-year-old became the first Singaporean junior athlete to win a title at a British athleticsPHOTO COURTESY OF SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL - 458 words
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Article, Illustration241 2006-03-13 39 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg IN APRIL last year, this newspaper exclusively reported that Joscelin Yeo (picture) was contemplating retirement after the 18th Commonwealth Games, which starts on Wednesday in Melbourne. Last Saturday, Singapore's swim queen revealed that she has had a change of heart. Yeo, 26,KOHMUI FONG - 241 words
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Article, Illustration937 2006-03-13 40 PRIMERAUGA - PRIMERAUGA Valencia 0 Real Madrid 0 MADRID Real Madrid star Ronaldo missed a last-gasp penalty in Valencia's Mestalla stadium on Saturday night for the first goalless draw between the two sides for more than two decades. An otherwise lacklustre Spanish league match was livened up as937 words
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Article, Illustration660 2006-03-13 41 -AFP Alonso edges Schumacher to season-opening win FORMULA 1 Bahrain Grand Prix SAKHIR, Bahrain Spaniard Fernando Alonso warned that he is in no mood to give up his world drivers' crown without a fight, after he won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix yesterday. Alonso,-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 660 words
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Article, Illustration715 2006-03-13 42 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN GOLF Osim Singapore Masters yohinn@newstoday.com.sg PHOTOS BY IT IS usually quite difficult to get Mardan Mamat to talk much. But yesterday, after the final round of the Osim Singapore Masters, Mardan was not only talking, he began singing. Grabbing onto the microphone for his post-round interview on' DON WONG - 715 words
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720 2006-03-13 42 S Murali - S Murali WONG Peng Soon, Tan Howe Liang, Ang Peng Siong, Fandi Ahmad and now Mardan Mamat Yes, Mardan does belong alongside those exalted names. Peng Soon won the All England, Howe Liang, Singapore's first and only Olympic medal; Peng Siong was720 words
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Article, Illustration743 2006-03-13 43 DARREN LAI - DARREN LAI NTUC INCOME-YEO'S da rren@newstoday.com.sg AT THE start of the season, they were tipped by most pundits as one of the favourites for the S-League's wooden spoon. But tonight, Geylang United have a chance to climb to the top of the league standings if they winKOH MUI FONG - 743 words
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Article, Illustration1003 2006-03-13 44 DARREN LAI - DARREN LAI S-LEAGUE Sporting Afrique's midfield general has huge ambitions, starting with the S-League da rren@newstoday.com.sg EVER heard the one about the club that went shopping for a midfield workhorse, but ended up with a thoroughbred playmaker instead? What on paper seemed like a dream deal couldS-LEAGUE - 1,003 words
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Article, Illustration631 2006-03-13 45 DARREN LAI - DARREN LAI YOUNG, talented and hungry for success, these starlets are the future of Singapore football. Starting this week, Today will feature a young player who we reckon has the potential to become the next national star. da rren@newstoday.com.sg TRYING to emerge from the considerable double-shadow ofPHOTO COURTESY OF S-LEAGUE - 631 words
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Article232 2006-03-13 45 — JOSE RAYMOND - JOSE RAYMOND NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Tampines 2 Gombak 1 TAMPINES Rovers began their quest for a historic hat-trick of S-League titles on the perfect note when they edged Gombak United 2-1 in an NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League tie at the Tampines Stadium last night. Both Stags232 words
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Article, Illustration633 2006-03-13 46 -AGENCIES Liverpool captain says England star would solve goalscoring woes ANFIELD Never a man to mince his words, Steven Gerrard has publicly stated that Peter Crouch will never be a prolific striker and that Liverpool should move heaven and earth to bring Michael Owen back to-AGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 633 words
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Article, Illustration465 2006-03-13 47 -AFP United's two-goal hero shows his World Cup class ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man United 2 Newcastle 0 MANCHESTER Wayne Rooney warmed up for this summer's World Cup by scoring both goals as Manchester United strengthened their grip on automatic Champions League qualification by brushing aside Newcastle 2-0-AFP; AP - 465 words
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Article360 2006-03-13 47 -AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Blackburn 2 Aston Villa 0 BLACKBURN Blackburn Rovers closed to within three points of Tottenham in the race for the final Champions League spot after a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa at Ewood Park on Saturday. Second half goals from Andy Todd and-AFP - 360 words
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