Today, 6 June 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    27 1 TODAY /A=DiJ\CORP fresfsf share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Tuesday June 6, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY /A=DiJ-\COFiP share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Tuesday June 6, 2006 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Wall St hit by rate fears, oil prices
      401 1 -AFP Bernanke's comments accelerate decline brought about by Iranian warning NEW YORK Wall Street shares slumped yesterday, with the Dow losing nearly 200 points, as new interest rate jitters exacerbated the impact of a spike in oil prices caused by Iranian sabre-rattling.
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      Lock icon Japan high-flyer, with S'pore nest, is grounded
      641 1  -  VALERIE LAW AGENCY REPORTS valeri e@newstoday.com.sg FOR some months now, Japan's best-known fund manager and leading shareholder activist Yoshiaki Murakami (picture) has been planting his roots in Singapore. In March, he moved the headquarters of 400 billion yen ($5.6 billion) MAC asset management
      AGENCY REPORTS; AFF  -  641 words
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      Lock icon Chartered keeps Q2 forecast
      185 1 BLOOMBERG CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world's third-largest maker of made-to-order chips, has reiterated its sec-ond-quarter profit and sales estimates. The Singapore-based chip-maker expects second-quarter profit of US$ll million to US$2l million, or US 3 cents to US 7 cents per American depositary share, according to a
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      Lock icon New faces get their education turf
      601 2  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg THE direction will not change, but the duties have been divvied up as a new team takes the Ministry of Education (MOE) forward. Although Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will still lead the way, only the university sector will remain as
      DERRICK A PAULC  -  601 words
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      Teaching language: One size does not fit all
      443 2  -  DERRICK A PAULO ENGLISH language instruction in schools is coming under the spotlight. And new Minister of State for Education Lvi Tuck Yew will be the one shining the torch. He will take charge of a new initiative to review how English
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      BUSH'S RUSE TO INVADE IRAN?
      766 3  -  WILLIAM PFAFF THE history of nuclear weapons since 1945 bears out the observation that these weapons impose their own form of rationality. American nuclear weapons theoreticians of the *****, such as Herman Kahn, developed sometimes bizarre constructions about how these weapons might be used. But
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      158 2 the "Study first; Pay later" scheme W^fHSIfIUSIM Defer payment of course fees is available* .^■RP'fPWw Students will pay after completion of courses .^^KMJ^^? BBffl^^^^^trainer from Weta Digital Ltd, New Zealand (Studio woric includes The Lord of The Ring, King Kong and I-Robot) Nj trainer is a media developer and conducts
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      440 3 University of South Australia APMI KAPI AN^ Doctor of Business Administration lUJI UMlVClillyul Juuulrtuillalm AVrIVII l\/\ r l-r\V%J Most successful doctoral program in the region with more than 180 graduates in Asia \jgf O Information Session on Wednesday, 14 June 2006 at 7pm n»i M I. M ■■..I n M
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon Driver's death turns $1.5m robbery into murder case
      311 4 938 LIVE THE lorry driver who was critically injured in the $1.5 million heist of mobile phones has died, escalating the case from robbery to murder. The victim, 46-year-old Wan Cheon Kern, succumbed to serious head injuries at Changi General Hospital at
      – 938 LIVE  -  311 words
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      Disaster relief cooperation
      381 4  -  TORCHING LI Regional grouping aims to widen scope beyond security chingli@newstoday.com.sg AGAINST a backdrop of the recent earthquake in Yogyakarta in Java and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the nations in the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) will be widening its scope beyond security to humanitarian relief
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon TRIAL TO ENHANCE SECURITY ON BUSES, TRAINS
        100 4 -938 LIVE Security cameras are being installed on a trial basis on selected public buses and MRT trains along the north-south and east-west lines. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the public transport operators are doing this as part of a feasibility study
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        Lock icon 360,000 APPLICATIONS FOR N-DAY TICKETS
        87 4 -938UVE More than 360,000 applications have been submitted for National Day tickets. Applications closed at 11 pm on Sunday. Each person is entitled to one application for up to six tickets. An electronic ballot will take place to decide who gets to watch the preview
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        Lock icon CONVICTED KILLER APPEALS AGAINST SENTENCE
        66 4 -938UVE The man sent to the gallows for killing Chinese national Liv Hong Mci has appealed against the sentence. Leong Siew Chor, 51, a former factory supervisor, was convicted of the murder of the 22-year-old, whose body was disposed of in parts, after a six-day
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      More private school options
      520 6  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com.sg MORE options are in store for students entering secondary school or junior college next year, as the Ministry of Education (MOE) rolls out the welcome mat for more private schools to be set up. Yesterday, the ministry issued an invitation for proposals
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      Lock icon A winning bid for service?
      550 8  -  LEE U-WEN New certification plan ensures quality staff for IR projects u-wen@newstoday.com.sg WITH the winning hand for the Marina Bay integrated resort (IR) bid revealed, and the play for Sentosa headed for a showdown by the year's end, the Government says it's time to get
      LEE U-WEN  -  550 words
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      It's not about the money
      334 8  -  UNYANQIN IT MAY take a lot more than money to keep your employees in your company, according to a survey by research company Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS). According to the study, which surveyed 545 employees across various industries, ranging from public administration to banking, the
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      NP's aero-tech pioneers ready
      336 8  -  -CHEOWXINYI IT STARTED in 2003 as a tailored course to fill the manpower gap of a burgeoning aerospace industry. Three years down the road, Ngee Ann Polytechnic's (NP) pioneer batch of Aerospace Technology graduates are ready to take to the skies. With an initial intake of
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      382 6 E^^HHSbHBII^B Do you want financial independence? Most financially successful individuals get rich by starting their own businesses. You may have that I idea but you are scared of failure, of losing your hard earned money or not sure if you can make the cut. J I 1 *m*ii* IV 1
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      779 7 Rb K-J /3lKir -isp t^Fll^ f t^s^ -ft 1 1) We're bringing a few good friends your way this June holidays! Visit Frasers Centrepoint Malls where Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore will be setting up temporary residence with us. There's a chance for little fans (and big ones too) to
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      146 8 FREE SEMINAR on Jl*?^S\W "How to be a Pioneer in their Industry" RL ;?rj Bth June 2006, Thursday J jr #&*f or 15th June 2006, Thursday 3 KCTCT Et am w W 7.15pm 61 Robinson Road, Robinson Centre, 17th floor. Call ICBffJIIIr^^ usat6si2 4250,emailusattia@acpe.edu.sgorSMSusatg638og56 VV^^^ Key TlA<space><name><space><email> to confirm seat
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      122 9 tt Ik^ ilk w "J J* w W i By ji v 0 'vBTSVa V i a m kIBP: i *r B^—- -i^ -a i y WE iGIANTCbOLUDEI I FROM NOW TO JULY, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING TO TALK ABOUT: FOOTBALL! I The four-year wait is over for football fans
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  • world news
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      Lock icon EU's Solana in Iran to present nuclear proposal
      404 10 -AFP Tehran expected to give its response within a matter of weeks TEHRAN European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana flew into Tehran late yesterday to hand an international nuclear proposal to Iran's leadership, voicing hope of a "new relationship" with the
      -AFP; EPA  -  404 words
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      Lock icon Indonesia prepares new charges against Suharto's son
      293 10 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian authorities are preparing fresh charges against the jailed youngest son of former President Suharto, who is expected to be released in September. The attorney general's office was investigating corruption claims involving a company owned by Mr Suharto's son Hutomo Mandala
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      Lock icon Iranian journalist wins Golden Pen of Freedom
      214 10 AGENCIES MOSCOW The 2006 Golden Pen of Freedom prize was awarded yesterday to an Iranian journalist who spent the last six years in jail for writing articles that linked the country's senior officials to the murder of five dissidents. The award was presented
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        Lock icon HOWARD TO VISIT INDONESIA IN BID TO END PAPUA ROW
        87 10 -AFP Australian Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday he would visit Indonesia soon, ending a diplomatic standoff between the two nations sparked by Canberra granting refugee visas to 42 Papuan separatists in March. "We will get together quite soon, just
        -AFP  -  87 words
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        Lock icon JAPAN'S PICK FOR WHO CHIEF HAS GOOD SARS RECORD
        100 10 AFP Japan said yesterday that it would nominate the World Health Organization's (WHO) Western Pacific chief to become the next director-general of the United Nations agency and lead the fight against bird flu. Mr Shigeru Omi's track record includes overseeing the
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        ALLEGEDLY CORRUPT JUDGES MAY BE INVESTIGATED
        85 10 Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has said the Government may consider a proposal to set up a Judicial Commission to investigate allegations of corruption among judges. The New Straits Times reported. Last week. Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim said he had
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        Lock icon ALL 40 ON BOARD CHINA MILITARY PLANE DIE IN CRASH
        53 10 -AFP Forty people died in a military plane crash in eastern China, official media said late on Sunday, confirming that all on board had been killed. President Hu Jintao, who also heads the country's armed forces, has ordered an investigation
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      Lock icon Tibet case opens in Madrid court
      212 10 -AFP MADRID A Spanish court yesterday opened a case against seven Chinese leaders accused of genocide, torture and crimes against humanity in Tibet during the 1980s. According to a judicial source, Judge Ismael Moreno heard testimony from Thubten Wangchen, an exiled Tibetan who is
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      Lock icon Youth gangs scare away Timor politicians
      491 11 -AGENCIES Parliament half empty as mobs run rings around foreign troops DILI As rival gangs ran rings around foreign peacekeeping forces in Timor Leste, almost half the number of Timorese lawmakers were too afraid to attend parliament, which met yesterday for the first time
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      Lock icon Proceed to arrival hall to buy sex workers
      356 12 -THE GUARDIAN UK airports arrival halls hotbed of criminal activity LONDON Women are being sold off at"slave auctions" in the arrival lounges of British airports according to authorities desperate to crack down on the burgeoning trade in trafficking humans. The United Kingdom's
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      Lock icon Probe of Haditha massacre must go to the top, say US lawmakers
      289 12 -AGENCIES WASHINGTON On the United States probe of an alleged massacre of civilians in Haditha, Iraq must go beyond the accused Marines and up the military command to rule out any possibility of a cover-up, US lawmakers said
      -AGENCIES; AFP  -  289 words
    • GLORALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon TAIWAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS MIDDLE EAST
        98 12 AFP Taiwan's Foreign Minister James Huang is visiting the Middle East as part of the island's efforts to solicit support from countries in the region. The United Evening News said that he is visiting an unnamed country "which has maintained a long cooperative relationship
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        Lock icon NHK IN CRISIS AS VIEWERS REFUSE TO PAY FEES
        105 12 -AFP Japan's sole public broadcaster, NHK, is in financial crisis following public criticism after its employees were caught stealing viewer fees, using fake receipts and claiming expenses for business trips that were never made. The controversies led hundreds of thousands of
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        Lock icon ALAN GARCIA IS PERU'S PRESIDENT
        89 12 -AFP Mr Alan Garcia has won Peru's presidential election with almost 55 per cent of the votes and a lead of more than nine points over fellow candidate Ollanta Humala, according to an official count of 84 per cent of the ballots. Mr Garcia a
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      156 13 V i^^y J EM^ Has your face been feeling abnormally oily Can't seem to get rid of acne that CS A^% w% a a i xx seems to sprout up every other day OIOp Worrying About Your Does your makeup seem to me t Skin Problems! or^ Q If you're
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      108 14 HIS MAJESTY IS BACK. Galj-illdz \i I m I -^Jm F 9 IN THEATRES JUNE 15 I GARFIELD 2 America's favorite feline, Garfield,follows his owner, Jon, to England.The U.K. may never recover, as Garfield is mistaken for a look-alike, regal cat who has inherited a castle. Garfield savors the royal
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      217 15 1 lire, live it. Get your. free preview tickets now! Ml customers can redeem a pair of movie tickets to the Ml Box Office Preview of GARFIELD 2 with 400 Sun Perks points. Simply log on to www.miworld.com.sg from 6 June 9am ir^^^ onwards to redeem. W m "While stocks
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      isay CONFRONT YOUR ASSUMPTIONS
      577 16  -  DHARMENDRAYADAV UNDERGRADUATE Surekha Yadav recently shared how many around her just watched as a foreign labourer was assaulted ("A bashing and a S'porean's shame", June 2). Readers have written in and many focused on what onlookers should have done. But few discussed what could prompt a
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    • They saw, shrugged – and did nothing
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        Slipped and fell but nobody came forward to help
        365 16  -  RONALD LH KOH Letter from I WAS sickened and ashamed to read Ms Yadav's account and the letters from readers that followed. Whether the attacker was a Singaporean or not, it was our apathy that encouraged the attack. Coincidentally, last Friday
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        Let us help first and ask questions later
        171 16  -  HENGCHOCHOON Letter from IN THE letters "To see or not to see (June 3), many readers expressed their opinions on what to do if they were to witness an ugly incident on a bus or train. To pretend not to see is
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        Passers-by chose not to help snatch theft victim
        199 16  -  HAJ MOHAMED Letter from THE bus captain in the incident Ms Surekha Yadav described failed to react to the passenger's plea. I'm sure SBS will act to reprimand him for his indifference. But I could not agree with Ms Yadav's conclusion that
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      Ironic if innocent poor has no legal recourse
      211 18  -  ERROLGOODENOUGH Letter from THANK you for Thomas Koshy's regular contributions on local legal practices, which are always enlightening. His recent offering, "Free, yet faced with a mountain of debt" (June 5) was in fact, frightfully enlightening. How could an innocent man spend
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        ANY ALTERNATIVE TO PLASTIC TRASH BAGS?
        112 18  -  HWEE LUZHNY: I REFER to your article No plastic while shopping, please" (June 5). While lam supportive of a greener environment, I feel the organisers are merely enforcing the idea of not using plastic bags without reviewing practical issues faced by consumers. I recycle
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        BRING YOUR OWN GROCERY BAGS EVERY DAY
        79 18  -  KHOO LIH-HAN: I AM in support of supermarkets encouraging shoppers to bring along their own shopping bags to commemorate World Environment Day. Such a move could be conducted on a more regular basis (eg. once a month) instead of once a year. It
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    • You deserve whom you vote for
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        PAP can't be all things to all
        130 18  -  ANGTOKWOON Letter from KHOO Lih-Han, in his letter, "Focus on recovering the 33 per cent of votes lost despite mandate" (June 5), writes that the People's Action Party has yet "to humble itself and face the facts". However, I think the PAP should
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        Opposition MPs worked hard
        120 18  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong was quoted as saying that the Opposition does the minimal and only criticises. Mr Chiam See Tong and Mr Low Thia Khiang with their grassroots workers have put a lot of effort into developing their
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      Dash it, surname puzzle simply resolved
      154 18  -  DESMOND LIM Letter from I AGREE with Christopher Lee (What's in a name in passports?", June 5). I am working in Australia and I have problems too with our current passport. I have both a Chinese name and two Christian names. The name in
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      SINGAPORESEEN
      70 18 HIGH ROLLER To get his high, this surfer boy doesn't just ride the waves. The photographer, Christopher Chua, reckons the real fun is that moment when he seems to be flying. CALLING ALL SHUTTERBUGS: Email us an interesting picture you have taken in Singapore. Give your full name, age,
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      269 20  -  DR JAMES DOBSON SAF AS BV STRIVING FOR A GOAL Some years ago, sports enthusiasts around the world had their eyes on a young polevaulterfrom Texas named Billy Olsen. At the age of 19, he had already set the world indoor record, and it was predicted
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      Right on the mark
      574 20  -  HO PENG TANYAPKWANG Examinations are set within students' abilities; math taught in sequence Letter from Director, Curriculum Planning and Development Ministry of Education Letter from Chief Executive Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board WE REFER to the recent discussion on the difficulty level of examination questions and
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      123 20 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES There was a beauty who drew all the men With her gorgeous figure but oh dear! then What had propped Suddenly dropped And so Hourglass became Big Ben. MUSES Things were said to be different When the leaders warned with a frown That the nail that dared
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Star Hub to pay back $652m to shareholders
      317 22 -DOW JONES To reduce 14 per cent of issued capital by end of September MOBILE telephone, cable TV and Internet company, Star Hub, plans to return $652 million to shareholders through a capital reduction. Some 14.3 per cent of the company's issued
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      Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
      304 22 BLOOMBERG -DOW JONES BLOOMBERG CHOW PENN NEE Yanlord Land Group, an upscale Chinese residential property developer, cut the size of its initial public offering in Singapore to US$27O million ($425 million) from US$35O million, Finance Asia reported yesterday. The size of the sale was scaled back because of adverse
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        ST Index — 2,407.25 -12.17
        4 22 ST Index 2,407.25 -12.17
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        115 22 DOW JONES SHARE prices closed lower over concerns that the United States' economy is slowing down, and on higher oil prices, traders said. The ST Index ended down 12.17 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 2,407.25. Losers outnumbered gainers 307 to 195, while 643.5 million shares worth $779.1 million
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        60 22 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 *****.31 -121.00 -0.77 Hang Seng ASX *****.23 +103.52 5120.00 +42.80 +0.65 +0.84 Taiwan Wtd 6715.27 -244.37 -3.51 Korea Comp 1301.62 -7.42 -0.57 KLCI 931.90 +1.18 +0.13 SET Index 713.22 -9.39 -1.30 Jakarta Comp 1349.03 +1.35 +0.10 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2304.41
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        SGX most active
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        SGX top rises
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      512 47  -  JOSE RAYMOND Serbia and Montenegro will be World Cup's surprise package: Raddy jose@newstoday.com.sg SERBIA and Montenegro may be unfancied in the upcoming World Cup Finals, but the European outsiders will not be in Germany to make up the numbers. Singapore national coach Radojko Avramovic, a Serbo-Montene-grin, believes the
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      355 47 -DPA KIEV Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin has banned his players from having sex for almost the entire duration of the side's participation in the World Cup, Russian newspapers reported yesterday. Blokhin forbade sex for fears that intimate contact would undermine the Ukrainians' on-pitch performance, Russian
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      Lock icon Happy, but Spain will ring changes in final friendly
      232 47 -DPA GENEVA Spain's national coach Luis Aragones will ring the changes for it's final World Cup warm up against Croatia tomorrow. Not that he was unhappy with Saturday's 2-0 win over Egypt "There were many more positives than negatives about the
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      IRAN CARRIES ASIA'S HOPES
      836 48 ASIANSPOTLIGHT Ali Karimi and Co have best chance of making second stage LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg THE 2002 World Cup was a resounding success for Asian football. The giant-killing exploits of co-hosts South Korea and, to a lesser extent, Japan dispelled notions that Asian teams were
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      SHUNSUKE NAKAMURA
      166 48 A FREE kick specialist, Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura plays in the "hole" in coach Zico's 3-5-2 formation. His touch and vision will be key as Japan look to negotiate a tough group comprising Australia, Brazil and Croatia. This World Cup will be the first for the 27-year-old after
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      PARKJI-SUNG
      172 48 GROWING up. South Korean midfielder Park Ji-sung used to sleep with a football. Now, he has the hopes of his nation on his shoulders. Last May, Park became the first South Korean to play in the English Premier League when he signed for Manchester United. Park's first foray in
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      SAMIAL-JABER
      104 48 SAMI Al-Jaber-or "Super Sami", as he is affectionately known to fans- is a veteran of three World Cups-1994, 1998,2002. In 1998, the 34-year-old Saudi Arabia striker became the first Asian to score in two consecutive World Cups. The talismanic veteran has made 152 appearances for the national side and
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      Lock icon Black Star ready to shine
      426 49 -AGENCIES JOHANNESBURG— After an impressive first season in England with Chelsea, Michael Essien is ready to fulfil his World Cup dream. Having just collected the Premiership title, the combative Ghana midfielder hopes to see his beloved Black Stars shine at their maiden World Cup appearance
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      Lock icon Brave or foolish?
      556 49 -AFP South Korea coach Advocaat sets semi-final target despite defeat WORLD CUP WARM-UP Ghana 3 South Korea 1 EDINBURGH Defiant South Korea manager Dick Advocaat risks looking ridiculous in a few weeks' time. The beleaguered coach has claimed his team can reach the semi-finals of the World
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      60 49 AP PICTURE OF THE DAY ENTHUSIASTIC Brazil supporters get into the swing of things during the friendly between Brazil and New Zealand in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday. Brazil will play in group F with Croatia, Australia and Japan for the World Cup in Germany, which starts on June
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        553 50 —AFP Men in black up image and will clamp down on fouls FRANKFURT The 2006 World Cup will be officiated by the most skilful and besttrained referees in the tournament's history, the head of Fifa's referees committee said yesterday. "We are sure that
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        Lock icon A million dollars each for Spanish players, if they lift Cup
        560 50 —AFP BERLIN The members of the Spanish national team are the potential top earners in a tense competition for the World Cup's biggest bonus pay out, with each player promised a glittering 570,000 euros ($l.l million) pay cheque, if
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      Lock icon Fifa to probe ticket claims
      521 51 —AFP England arrive in Germany amid match ticket scam BERLIN With four days until the World Cup kicks off here, the England team arrived in Germany yesterday while Fifa said it was investigating claims that Paraguay had broken rules by selling tickets to British agencies.
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      Lock icon Iran's warm-up boost
      263 51 —AP FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany- Iran coach Branko Ivankovic said his team's self-confidence was buoyed yesterday by a 5-0 win over a local German team that came despite the absence of four key players. "This was excellent practice with a very fair opponent," Ivankovic said after his team's final
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    • CUP SNIPPETS
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        RADIO GA-GA
        96 51 BRITISH Radio station, BARMY Radio 1, has banned World Cup songs that mention England in case they upset Welsh, Scots or Irish listeners. Bands who use the E word will get the red card from the station's all-impor-tant playlist. A Radio 7 source said: "We have been told
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        SVEN, PARTNER GET DEATH THREATS
        105 51 ENGLAND boss Sven-Goran Eriksson's partner Nancy Dell' Olio has revealed that she and Eriksson have received death threats. Dell' Olio, 44, did not go into details about the threats in Italian sports daily Gazzetta dello Sportbut said: "We have been getting these threats for some
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        ZIDANE'S PLACE IS SAFE
        101 51 France coach Raymond Domenech has promised to unveil his preferred World Cup starting line-up in a final warm-up game against China tomorrow. And the question mark over whether gifted newcomer Franck Ribery will replace World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane could also be answered. But it looked
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      WORLD CUP TRIVIA
      75 51 Q: We all want to score goals in football. But this feat becomes increasingly difficult as you get older. Yet everything is possible, including scoring at a World Cup when you are 42years old. Who are we referring to, when did he score and against which team?
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      244 52 "1 Do you have something to get off your chest about the World Cup? Send your thoughts to sports@newstoday.com.sg and the best letter of the week will win a special adidas World Cup package, which includes top of the range football boots, t-shirts of national teams like
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      989 52 AGENCIES Today has selected nine nations that we feel can stand on top of the world on July 9. After Argentina, Italy, Holland, France, Portugal and Spain, we turn the spotlight on five-time and defending champions Brazil. The South Americans are again favourites to lift the World
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      Lock icon Shaky defence still need work: Parreira
      351 52 -AFP WORLD CUP WARM-UP Brazil 4 New Zealand 0 GENEVA Question marks remain over Brazil's ageing defence. Superstars Ronaldo, Kaka and Adriano were on target as they thrashed New Zealand 4-0 here on Sunday (yesterday morning Singapore time), though their attacking approach showed signs
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      BRAZIL FACTSHEET
      174 53 NICKNAME: A Selecao (The Selection) FIFA RANKING: 1 FIFA WORLD CUP RECORD: This is their 18th Finals appearance. Champions: 1958, '62,70, '94 and 2002 Runners-up: 1950/98 Semi-finals: 1938,74,78 RECORD AT LAST FIVE WORLD CUPS: 1986 Quarterfinals 1990 —Round 2 1994 Champions 1998 Runners-up 2002 Champions CURRENT TOP SCORER:
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      Lock icon Brazil turns yellow and green as World Cup grips nation
      385 53 -AFP RIO DE JANEIRO An entire nation is swaying to the samba beat Brazil is engulfed in World Cup mania with optimism sky high that Ronaldinho and company can bring home a record sixth title. The country is positively dripping
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