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Title Section13 2006-09-20 1 TODAY /A=DIJ\CORP share your free newspaper MICA(P) 192/07/2006 Wednesday September 20, 2006 todayonline.com13 words
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Article, Illustration377 2006-09-20 1 AGENCIES Military, police seize control of Bangkok as sacked commander launches coup in PM Thaksin's absence BANGKOK Tanks and heavily armed troops rolled out onto the streets of Bangkok yesterday evening, as a dramatic struggle for power erupted in an apparent military coup. According to initial reports,– AGENCIES; AF - 377 words
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Article, Illustration727 2006-09-20 1 CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH christi e@newstoday.com.sg ill I IMF and World Bank annual meetings I IT WAS 1997 a calendar year not easily forgotten. The Asian financial crisis was raging. The pain was acute, as was the knowledge that keeping one's markets open to outsiders could bringDONWONG - 727 words
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Miscellaneous54 2006-09-20 1 Bfriendortoe? I Can S'pore&Jß co-exist I like Shenzhen &HK? 2 MrrSABOIJTIDEAS I Opening young minds I is a big reason to teach 16 Hv!rm™\risHiM I MeetEntrepreneur-of-I the-Year Karsono Kwee 26 I mmWMMMh. JsH I SHE'S ONLY JUST BEGUN I It's too soon for goodbyes I forfallen Idol Jasmine Tye 3154 words
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Miscellaneous36 2006-09-20 1 power players Meet the driven duo behind The Substation/ DID GUO JUAN GET MARRIED I TO STAY HERE? one I Lounge singer's I father-in-law reveals he met her only on the I day of the wedding36 words
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Miscellaneous26 2006-09-20 1 '-mm mf\ -^V [COULD THEY BETHE 'BUNG' ONES? BBC show to liftthe lid on football corruption MORE ON THE ***** WORLD BANK-IMF MEETINGS PAGES 8, 2226 words
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Article948 2006-09-20 2 YANG RAZALI KASSIM - YANG RAZALI KASSIM Can S'poreandJohorput aside competition, emulate Shenzhen and Hong Kong? LAST month, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi launched the South Johor Economic Region (SJER), one of four new growth corridors designed to help propel Malaysia toward developed-country status by 2020. These Shenzhen-style special948 words
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523 2006-09-20 3 ANSLEY NG - ANSLEY NG Sunday Times article tarnished our image: CHIJ chairperson a nsley@newstoday.com.sg ELEVEN convent schools in Singapore have threatened legal action against Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) for an article that allegedly defamed convent schoolgirls. Today has learnt that a lawyer's letter523 words
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101 2006-09-20 3 938 LIVE Toshiba has issued a recall of more than 300,000 batteries worldwide, after discovering that batteries for its Dynabook and Satellite models may stop recharging or run out of power. It offered a free exchange of batteries. In Singapore, Toshiba estimates that over 1,000– 938 LIVE - 101 words
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Article, Illustration76 2006-09-20 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA For the first time, Singapore will be celebrating three festivals at around the same time. On Sept 21, the streets of Little India will be lit up to celebrate Deepavali, which falls a month later. A day later, Geylang Serai will be lit up ahead— CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 76 words
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281 2006-09-20 4 -938 LIVE A WOMAN, believed to be Vietnamese, has died after she was found lying at the foot of a block in Bedok Reservoir on Monday night Meanwhile, an Indian man believed to be linked to her has been arrested for attempted suicide.-938 LIVE - 281 words
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Article, Illustration594 2006-09-20 4 LEONG WEE KEAT - Not a sham marriage LEONG WEE KEAT Father-in-law met Guo only on wedding day but others vouch for couple weekeat@newstoday.com.sg THEIR marriage was a "scam" and one of "convenience", Nanyang Technological University (NTU) lecturer Bryan Ngoi Kok Ann had alleged. After all, the commencement date of the Deed of Separation,_HANDOUT PHOTO - 594 words
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Article89 2006-09-20 4 -938UVE THE Singapore Polytechnics Optometry Centre is conducting free eye screening for taxi drivers. The eye tests will evaluate the vision of drivers in bright and dim lighting, assess their side vision, and check for eye diseases like cataracts. The tests will take about 25-938UVE - 89 words
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Article87 2006-09-20 4 -938UVE FIVE men have been charged with the murder of a former sailor at Havelock Road. They are Mohamad Khairul Nizam Rosmani and Mohamad Ramdan Saim, both aged 22, and three 24-year-olds Mohammad Faizal Mohammad Hassan, Suhaimi Abo Bakar and Redzuan Abdul Razak. Police-938UVE - 87 words
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Article97 2006-09-20 4 -938 LIVE THE Singapore Kindness Movement's chairman, Mr Noel Hon, has received the Global Award for Outstanding Contribution to Humanitarian Services. The award, presented by the Indiabased non-governmental group Priyadarshni Academy in Mumbai, recognised Mr Hon for his leading role in the kindness movement. He was-938 LIVE - 97 words
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Article, Illustration364 2006-09-20 6 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg ITS student cohort has quadrupled in size since it opened its doors two years ago, but the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is not about to stop there. From an initial batch of 50 students in August 2004, the_EE U-WEN - 364 words
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595 2006-09-20 6 CHEOWXINYI - CHEOWXINYI Insurance for charity boards not meant to protect guilty news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN news first broke that charity boards went shopping for insurance after the National Kidney Foundation debacle, Ms Adelyn Poh, a voluntary welfare organisation (VWO) director, had expressed her disapproval. "Most of our595 words
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Article286 2006-09-20 8 BLOOMBERG World Bank's move to link anti-corruption efforts to loans opposed DEVELOPING countries yesterday opposed World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz's move to attach strings to his US$23 billion ($36 billion) worth of annual lending to eliminate corruption, saying that it would slow improvements. Opposition from countries,BLOOMBERG - 286 words
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Article161 2006-09-20 8 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Civil society organisations (CSOs) yesterday presented mixed reactions to the World Bank's draft measures on governance and anti-corruption endorsed the day before. While some CSOs applauded the plan to link the level of aid given to a beneficiary country's anti-corruption efforts, others161 words
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171 2006-09-20 8 938 LIVE I IMF and World Bank annual meetings THE United States has called for the International Monetary Fund to maintain its focus on the surveillance of exchange rate policies of member countries. The comments come in the light of repeated calls— 938 LIVE - 171 words
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211 2006-09-20 8 — ANSLEYNG - —ANSLEYNG AFTER 72 hours, opposition politician Dr Chee Soon Juan ended his protest at a busy sidewalk near the Speakers' Corner yesterday. The Singapore Democratic Party chief arrived at the Speakers' Corner on Saturday morning to give a speech and start his "Empower Singaporeans211 words
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168 2006-09-20 8 HE MADE the comment eight years ago, but it is still haunting him. Yesterday, former Indonesian President B J Habibie said he was misquoted when he described Singapore as a "red dot". Speaking to reporters after a seminar at the Islamic Development Bank168 words
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205 2006-09-20 10 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia and Singapore are focusing on confidence building at this point, and have not gone ahead with talks on outstanding bilateral issues, since Malaysia scrapped negotiations on building a bridge to replace the Causeway earlier this year. Responding to questions in a205 words
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Article, Illustration483 2006-09-20 10 NG HUN WEI - NG HUN WEI Australia, Japan take action against more than 10 firms for helping Pyongyang's nuke weapons programme hunwei@newstoday.com.sg AUSTRALIA and Japan have imposed financial sanctions on more than 10 North Korean companies, a Swiss company called Kohas AG and its president Jakob Steiger, basedAP - 483 words
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Article, Illustration343 2006-09-20 12 -AFP UNITED NATIONS Presidents George W Bush of the United States and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran were set to take the nuclear dispute to the world stage yesterday with their planned speeches to the United Nations' General Assembly. Mr-AFP - 343 words
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Article, Illustration72 2006-09-20 12 Soldiers appeared in various parts of Bangkok last night and early this morning following reports of a coup in Thailand. Some of them (top picture) were seen on top of tanks next to Government House, while others began patrolling major downtown intersections in the Thai capital (middleAP PHOTOS - 72 words
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Article, Illustration272 2006-09-20 13 -AGENCIES Protesters set TV station ablaze after government admits it lied before polls BUDAPEST State-owned Hungarian television channels went off the air after antigovernment protesters stormed the station and set it on fire. In clashes described as the country's most violent in decades, protesters lobbed-AGENCIES; AF - 272 words
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201 2006-09-20 13 ■AFP SEOUL South Korea has foiled attempts by radical Islamic groups to setup a base of operations or raise funds in the country, the country's National Intelligence Service (NIS) said in a report yesterday. Since 2002, the NIS has■AFP - 201 words
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Article204 2006-09-20 13 -AGENCIES POTTUVIL (Sri Lanka) The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels blamed each other for a massacre of 10 young Muslim labourers whose hacked and mutilated bodies were recovered from a remote eastern jungle. The victims, mostly between 20 and 27 years old, were-AGENCIES - 204 words
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Article349 2006-09-20 14 AGENCIES M'sia accepts apology, but what's next for Pope Benedict after the controversy? ROME Malaysia yesterday accepted Pope Benedict XVTs apology for remarks linking Islam with violence after initially describing the pontiff's expression of regret as inadequate. "I think we can accept itAGENCIES - 349 words
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Article129 2006-09-20 14 ■AFP TWO KIDNAP PREGNANT DAUGHTER An American couple has been charged on Monday with kidnapping their pregnant 19-year-old daughter to force her to have an emergency abortion, Reuters reported. Nicholas Kampf, 54, and his wife, Lola, 53, were arrested after their daughter escaped before the abortion could be done.■AFP - 129 words
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Article941 2006-09-20 16 ANG LAI- KUIN - ANG LAI-KUIN WHY be a teacher I have often been asked this, having been in the profession for over 30 years. In this age of job-hopping, the length of time sounds horrendous to many. In fact, the question has morphed into one that sounds941 words
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Letter299 2006-09-20 17 YEO GUAT KWANG - YEO GUAT KWANG Rules should apply equally to HDB and private deals; buyers should have choice Letter from President Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) I REFER to the recent letters on real estate agents collecting commissions from buyers and sellers. The Institute of Estate Agents (lEA)299 words
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115 2006-09-20 17 WONG WEE YOO - WONG WEE YOO Letter from Deputy Director (Cost Management Agency) for Director (Development Procurement) Housing Development Board I REFER to the letter, "Why haven't the trees returned?" by Mr Lim Boon Hee (Sept 15). HDB is mindful of the importance of greenery and115 words
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Article233 2006-09-20 18 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY aaaaaam WHAT CAUSES SLOW LEARNERS? What causes a child to be what's known as a "slow learner", a boy or girl who has great difficulty with academic work and one who will never quite master reading, writing, and math? There are many233 words
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Article, Illustration421 2006-09-20 18 LOOITEIKSOON - LOOITEIKSOON Letter from Secretary Public Transport Council (PTC) I REFER to the letter "Absolute fare comparison is misleading" by Mr Lim Boon Hee (Sept 16). Mr Lim made the point that the average fare per trip from point A to point B should be used for421 words
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282 2006-09-20 19 ERIC CHAU - ERIC CHAU Letter from I REFER to your report, "Our maids deserve fair play, fair pay" (Sept 19). While most of the points raised by TWC2 are valid, I am against targeting the employers for the placement fee. It is a282 words
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132 2006-09-20 19 LAUWENGSEONG - LAUWENGSEONG Letter from WITH as much as $566 million collected in maid levies each year, where does this money go? The authorities can do more for the well-being of maids apart from just legislating things like a minimum age or recommending132 words
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Article52 2006-09-20 19 I was reminded of a famous witticism that could easily relate to the civil service organisations accredited by the IMF and World Bank: "Any club that would have me as a member isn't worth belonging to". Matt Pasterfield, on Ho Kong Loon's letter, "Actions don't speak louder than words"52 words
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Article218 2006-09-20 22 DOW JONES CHINA has scope to add more flexibility to its exchange rate regime without hurting its economy and should allow the yuan to appreciate against a broad range of currencies, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said yesterday. It is "quite possible for— DOW JONES - 218 words
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Article531 2006-09-20 22 BLOOMBERG Asian countries boost own crisis bailout plan under Chiang Mai Initiative THE International Monetary Fund's (IMF) decision to give China and South Korea more clout may not be enough to reverse a loss of influence in Asia. Asian nations are forging ahead with plans toBLOOMBERG - 531 words
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Article123 2006-09-20 22 938Uvb THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a statement in support of the IMF Resolution on Quota and Voice Reform. The MAS says Singapore agrees with the need to align the IMF's quota shares with members' relative positions in the world economy, while– 938Uvb - 123 words
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Article179 2006-09-20 23 Australia-based Dyno Nobel, the world's second-largest explosives manufacturer, said yesterday it decided not to acquire a key stake in Singapore-listed Chinese explosives maker Fabchem China. Dyno Nobel said yesterday that "the final commercial arrangement did not meet our internal investment criteria to deliver returns to shareholders". Labroy Marine179 words
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Article118 2006-09-20 23 -Agencies SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg SHARES fell yesterday on technically-driv-en profit taking as some investors judged recent gains to be excessive. The ST Index slid 13.78 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 2,538.24. In the broad market, decliners outnumbered advancers 335 to 219, as 910 million shares worth $965.6-Agencies; SGX,; Dow Jones; Bloomberg - 118 words
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Article58 2006-09-20 23 Nikkei 225 15,874.28 +7.35 +8.85 HK Hang Seng Australia ASX200 17,346.78 5,856.88 -48.51 -16.88 -8.23 -8.32 Korea Comp Thailand SET 1,373.95 782.56 -8.35 -3.33 -8.83 -8.47 Jakarta Comp 1,485.35 +11.89 +8.75 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2,563.66 384.36 61.86 -18.82 +2.47 -3.19 Mumbai Sensex 11,978.47 -188.83 -8.84 Malaysia KLCI58 words
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Article49 2006-09-20 23 Heshe GuocoLand MDR SingTel AsiaPharm Wilmar MemoryD AdvSCT Fabchem Bio-Traat 0.110 +0.015 +15.0 46,532 2.360 +0.030 +1.3 44,435 0.045 +0.010 +20.6 43,909 2.420 -0.020 -0.0 21,923 0.565 +0.015 +2.7 16,531 1.120 -0.040 -3.4 16,094 0.295 +0.015 +5.4 15,153 0.500 13,152 0.625 -0.020 -3.1 12,752 0.745 12,61949 words
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Article21 2006-09-20 23 Gold US$/oz 588.00 Silver US$/oz 11.07 Platinum US$/oz 1,164.00 Rubber cents/kg 300.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,523.50 Brant cruda USS/barrel 64.0121 words
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Article73 2006-09-20 23 Shang Asia 2kHK$ 16.200 +0.500 JMH400US$ 10.400 +0.400 KepCorp 14.000 +0.300 Sp Land 7.950 +0.300 Bukit Sem 20.200 +0.200 JSH500US$ 11.900 +0.200 DBSCS8CW*****2 0.375 +0.175 Autran W07D603 0.010 +100.0 DBSCS8CW*****2 0.375 +07.5 LiangHuat 0.015 +50.0 Mat8xW*****5 0.020 +33.3 U0BBNP8CW*****9 0.105 +31.3 MDR 0.045 +20.6 CelestialMBLeCW***** 0.425 +25.073 words
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Article36 2006-09-20 23 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6306 0.3352 74.117 4.9101 2.3217 0.4978 5,775.9 23.502 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 31.603 0.8363 29.066 600.52 0.7057 5.0055 0.9526 20.73936 words
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Miscellaneous6 2006-09-20 22 LARGER HOME LOANS FOR FOREIGNERS 246 words
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200 2006-09-20 24 DOW JONES ASCOTT Residence Trust (ART) which owns serviced residences in Singapore, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam yesterday raised $48.4 million in a private placement of 44 million new units. The placement was at an issue price of $1.10 and was 1.5— DOW JONES - 200 words
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Article302 2006-09-20 24 VALERIE LAW - VALERIE LAW Maybank offers up to 90% of house valuation va lerie@newstoday.com.sg FOREIGNERS can now obtain home financing from Maybank for up to 90 per cent of their property valuation the highest in the market This is an increase from the 70-per-cent financing previously offered302 words
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Article, Illustration900 2006-09-20 26 LEECHINGWERN - LEECHINGWERN Entrepreneur of the Year believes building relationships with customers is key chingwern@newstoday.com.sg AN INDESCRIBABLE, uncontrollable passion is what drives motor magnate Karsono Kwee Singapore's newly-crowned Entrepreneur of the Year and his fleet of Porsches, Saabs, Opels, Rolls-Royces and Minis. Mr Kwee received the award fromERNEST CHUA - 900 words
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Article, Illustration1537 2006-09-20 28 Audrey Wong; David Chew; LeeWeng Choy - Audrey Wong David Chew LeeWeng Choy david.chew@newstoday.com.sg and I Hi i'liH I I :t-T^ J^\ i Til Lr^ i^il *4T^ THE idea to convert the former Public Utilities Board substation at Armenian Street into an arts centre was proposed by the late Kuo PaoKOH MUI FONG - 1,537 words
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Article, Illustration404 2006-09-20 30 This is part of a weekly series on the inaugural Singapore Biennale, which runs until Nov 12. This week, Low Sze Wee, assistant director of collections at the Singapore Art Museum, leads our guided tour of two "destructive" works that are exhibited across the street from404 words
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Article, Illustration356 2006-09-20 31 JULIANA JUNE RASUL - JULIANA JUNE RASUL /do/finalist Jasmine Tye did it her way but couldn't engage the audience plus@newstoday.com.sg JASMINE Tye has not had much time to cope with the blow of being eliminated from Singapore Idol. Almost immediately after last Thursday's results show, the 18-year-old was back at MediaCorp356 words
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Article179 2006-09-20 31 Today and MediaCorp TV Channel 5 are holding a contest to give away tickets to Singapore Idol: The Final Showdown at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. A total of 20 pairs of tickets to the Performance Showon Sept 24 and 20 pairs of tickets to179 words
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Article, Illustration513 2006-09-20 35 -AFP It looks like Woods and Furyk for America GOLF Ryder Cup STRAFFAN, Ireland US skipper Tom Lehman gave Tiger Woods what he wanted when he sent him out with Jim Furyk in practice for the Ryder Cup at the K-Club yesterday. The golfing superstar has-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 513 words
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Article, Illustration284 2006-09-20 35 -AFP STRAFFAN, Ireland Darren Clarke says he will put the personal tragedy of his wife's death behind him, when he tees off for Europe against the United States in the Ryder Cup here on Friday. Clarke lost his wife Heather to cancer on Aug 13-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 284 words
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Article, Illustration289 2006-09-20 36 —AFP LONDON England defender Rio Ferdinand has admitted how scared he was of being sold by Manchester United, after photos appeared in the press of him meeting a Chelsea representative last year. The 27-year-old Ferdinand was pictured with Blues chief executive Peter Kenyon in a restaurant, which—AFP; EPA - 289 words
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Article, Illustration718 2006-09-20 36 Kenneth Goh - Kenneth Goh kenneth@newstoday.com.sg Roeder the latest manager tasked with repaying the faith of football's greatest fans ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Liverpool v Newcastle BENJAMIN Franklin claimed only death and taxes are certain in this world. I would add the fanatical support of the Newcastle faithful. The ToonEPA - 718 words
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Article, Illustration536 2006-09-20 37 -AGENCIES BBC programme reveals several top managers, agents guilty of corruption LONDON A BBC programme to be screened early this morning (Singapore time) is set to lift the lid on corruption in English football notably that involving its managers. Luton manager Mike Newell is expected to name-AGENCIES; GE^Y IMAGES - 536 words
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Article, Illustration569 2006-09-20 38 LAN DE COTTA - LAN DE COTTA ia n@newstoday.com.sg Minister Balakrishnan says success in AIGP a stepping stone to return of motor racing here IF HE had his way, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan would go for a street circuit for motor-racing in Singapore. And ifTREVORTAN - 569 words
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107 2006-09-20 38 – CUBBYLEONG - CUBBYLEONG SINGAPORE'S mixed doubles pair Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Li Yujia crashed out in the first round of the 2006 Madrid World Championships yesterday, after losing to China's Zheng Bo and Zhao Ting Ting from China 22-20, 13-21,15-21. Singapore's second-ranked mixed doubles pair,107 words
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Article, Illustration251 2006-09-20 38 AARON TRAHAIR (Age: 30) Height/weight: 194cm/101kg Jersey/position: 13/ Guard NBL Championship: Perth Wildcats (1995) Highlights: Gold medallist with Australian under-22 squad at 1997 World Championships for Young Men; Silver medallist at JuniorWorid Championships in 1995; NBL Rookie of the Year BEN KNIGHT (Age: 30) 1994 runner-up Height/weight: 202cm/106kg Jersey/position:PHOTO COURTESY OF SINGAPORE SLINGERS - 251 words
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Article, Illustration728 2006-09-20 39 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg Slingers'big men are unfit, ahead of their historic opening tip-off 2006-07 NBL CHAMPIONSHIP Singapore Slingers v Adelaide 36ers THE Singapore Slingers the country's first professional basketball outfit make their debut tonight when they host the Adelaide 36ers in the opening match of the 2006-2007 PhilipsPHOTO COURTESY OF SINGAPORE SLINGERS - 728 words
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Article123 2006-09-20 39 TONIGHT, the journey proper begins for Koh Meng Koon and Pathman Matialakan. Koh, 28, and Pathman, 26, are both pioneers, the country's first professional basketball players who will suit up for the Singapore Slingers in their opening game of the Philips National Basketball League (NBL) 2006 season, when they123 words
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Article, Illustration268 2006-09-20 39 Razali Abdullah - Razali Abdullah razali@newstoday.com.sg including bench-warmers like Koh and Pathman. When I spoke to Pathman yesterday, all he would say was that his salary compares favourably to what S-League pros receive ($2,000-$8,000). Good enough for Singaporeans to dream of becoming a professional basketball player.268 words
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