Today, 20 November 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    30 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp fresfsf share your free newspaper Monday November 20, 2006 todayonline.com MICA (P) 314/10/2006 TODAY />A=DtA.CORP share your free newspaper Monday November 20, 2006 todayonline.com I MICA (P) 314/10/2006
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon A chain we cannot afford to see broken
      540 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH IN HANOI christie@media corp. com. sg SHOULD a terror attack strike a part of the Pacific Rim, it would suffer billions of dollars of losses, if the region fails to restart global trade quickly. According to a study commissioned by
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      Asean's Myanmar sidestep
      848 1  -  ANSLEYNG Bush puts pressure but the region won't switch strategy, says Sec-Gen ansley@mediacorp.com.sg FOR many years, the regional collective known as the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) has prided itself on a policy of not interfering in the internal affairs of its fellow member states. But
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      58 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 8 voices 14 business 20 succeed 22 plus 24 eatout 28 tv radio listings 30 classad 31 sports 32 we set you thinking I SUDOKUpIus PAGE 26 ALL EYES BACK ON DOHA Revival of talks the priority: Apec leaders 3 WEU SHOOT
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  • hot news
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      Apec divided by N Korea nuclear issue?
      364 2  -  CHRISTIE LOH IN HANOI christie@media corp. com. sg NUCLEAR North Korea has drawn the political animal out of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec), to the dismay of several members of the group. The 21-member inter-governmental forum yesterday strayed from mainstay trade issues
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      Lock icon N Korea fires back with war threat
      287 2 —AFP It says pre-emptive strike comments provoking nuclear attack SEOUL —North Korea responded with the threat of nuclear war yesterday, to comments from air force professors that South Korea should consider a pre-emptive strike against Pyongyang. "The 'pre-emptive attack on the North' means
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      Lock icon DOHA FIRST, ASIA-PAC LATER
      643 3 -BLOOMBERG Revival of stalled talks, not FA, is Apec's priority HANOI Leaders from the Pacific Rim said reviving the stalled round of Doha world trade talks is their "top priority", signalling this will take precedence over a United States-backed plan for a regional Free-Trade Agreement (FTA).
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      332 2 MILLIONAIRES HELPING OTHERS BE UNEMPLOYED TRUE wealth starts with you firing yourself from your current employment. The wealthiest individuals to the likes of Bill Gates, Li Ka Shing and Sim Wong Hoo have all created fortunes. They are able to retire young and rich by choosing the path less travelled
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      297 3 M^FT^TTTT!Ii l^ll-lj^M B'MWP'ff'^WPPP^^^B^M jjlMll HNligbzi ■^j_j -p^J |*^^^^\^QJM M&M F™" imp* iw»»iif^^M| i jw mV- I Jl j I 11 r *~w_ We take learning beyond books. At PSB Academy, you are encouraged to apply fresh and original thinking in solving problems. Our partnerships with renowned universities provide you with
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon Ministry raises growth forecast
      543 4 -BLOOMBERG Rate for this year revised to 7.5 to 8% range from 6.5 to 7.5% forecast previously SINGAPORE'S economy grew at an annual 5.7 per cent pace in the third quarter, after expanding a revised 3.9 per cent in the previous three-month period, the Ministry of
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        BETTER CLUBS FOR NSMEN
        112 4  -  -JASMINE YIN More than $60 million will be spent over the next three years to improve club facilities for NSmen. A new $30-million SAFRA club will be built on a two-hectare site in Jurong West. To be completed by 2009, it will adopt a "family playground"
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        Lock icon DRIVER DIES AS CAR HITS TREE
        95 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Civil Defence officers had to extricate trapped victims in two road accidents that occurred within seven hours of each other. Around 6.30 am on Sunday, officers helped release a man trapped in the driver's seat after his car hit a tree along
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      Keeping S'pore clean and green
      311 4  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine@media corp. com. sg HABITS such as littering, spitting and dirtying loos have to go or Singapore will lose its shine as a clean city, said Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng. Launching a new environment programme yesterday, Mr Wong said: "Even though
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon CDL condo sees enthusiastic response with 70% of released units snapped up in 2 days
      247 6  -  -JASMINE YIN IN LINE with the buoyant mood in the property market, 70 per cent of the units released by City Developments' (CDL) latest condominium, Tribeca, were snapped up within two days of its launch.
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      E-portal is a hit as teenagers find an online 'family'
      394 6  -  SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@media corp.com.sg IT MAY seem a bit "Big Brother", but a youth portal that has counsellors keeping a watchful eye on online activities is proving a hit among teenagers. Since it was started two years ago, the portal
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      Lock icon Body blow to sex tourism
      463 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Proposed legal action against child-sex activities sees drop in Batam trade IT WAS mooted just two weeks ago, but already the call for tougher laws against child-sex predators is beginning to pay off. Just two weeks after the Government proposed sweeping changes to
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      247 5 188 J'lnf' j■ *>»« ffi 11 >i^ Jj f4rT— -J MH^HHn 4 II r H,l L A, V"P"V"J Ik A 111 J !i i I rA —i I I 'if'l I With HSBC's Quick Cash, it's now more convenient to withdraw cash. You can now withdraw cash from the cashier
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      176 6 According to the World Wealth Report by Cap Gemini y7*l|| 2006, Singapore has the most number of millionaires. Are I I L^ a you one of the millionaires? If you are not one of them, have you wondered why you aren't? The answer is simple! KB Most people do not
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  • world news
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      Lock icon US, Russia sign long-awaited WTO deal
      270 8 -AFP HANOI The United States and Russia yesterday signed a bilateral agreement that paved the way for Moscow to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) after 12 years of tough negotiations. US Trade Representative Susan Schwab and Russia's Trade and Economic Development Minister German
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon IRAN TO FINGERPRINT US VISITORS
        94 8 -AFP Iran's conservative-dominated parliament yesterday adopted a Bill that would make digital fingerprinting compulsory for all United States citizens seeking to enter the country. "This law comes in response to the American practice of taking digital fingerprints 0f... Iranians, sometimes with an insulting attitude," MP
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        Lock icon THREE THAIS DEAD, 44 INJURED IN BUS ACCIDENT IN MALAYSIA
        102 8 -AFP At least three Thai nationals were killed and 44 injured after their bus crashed into a hill and overturned while coming down a steep road from a resort in Malaysia, witnesses said yesterday. Bernama news agency said all injured
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        Lock icon SUICIDE CAR BOMBER KILLS 22
        93 8 AFP A suicide car bomber blew himself up among a crowd of construction labourers yesterday, killing at least 22 and wounding 44 in the city of Hills in Iraq, a medic said. The death toll has risen to 22 and at least seven are in
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      Lock icon Blair, Musharraf to boost terror cooperation
      280 8 -AFP LAHORE (Pakistan) British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf yesterday vowed to bolster cooperation "for years to come" in the West's war against terror. Mr Blair, after holding talks with General Musharraf, said Britain would more than double funding for
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      Lock icon Bush's Jakarta visit increases terror threat
      477 8 -AGENCIES Indonesia's officials step up security measures for US President's trip JAKARTA Thousands of hard-line Muslims took to the streets to protest against United States President George W Bush's visit to Indonesia, as officials stepped up security measures amid warnings that the threat of
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      A DRAGON IN THE LAND OF ELEPHANTS
      838 10  -  PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR Hu's visit to New Delhi heralds yet another round of India and China sizing up each other IN NEW DELHI WITH the passing of the India-United States nuclear deal in the US Senate last Friday, Indian leaders will be
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      The humble white mouse goes to the 2008 Olympics
      220 12 BEIJING White mice are to take part in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, but their task is to protect international athletes from food poisoning. The mice will be fed milk, alcohol, salad, rice, oil and seasonings, the city's health inspectors
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      Lock icon Explain please, Dr M's son told
      518 12 Mukhriz Mahathir given a'day or two'to justify his criticism of M'sian PM Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR The youth wing of Malaysia's ruling party the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) has given Mr Mukhriz Mahathir a "day or two" to explain his criticism of Prime Minister
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  • Voices
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      isay THE DINNER OF OUR DISCONTENT
      803 14  -  Anita Kapoor MY PARTNER and I sat at our favourite Siglap coffeeshop one Sunday evening, shooting the breeze as we love to do. I like this particular place because it seems to attract the motley crew of characters that makes Siglap such an understated
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    • Letter
      Iras helps reduce GST pinch
      168 14  -  LEE LENG KIONG Letter from Director, Corporate Communications, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) I REFER to Mr Willie Tan's letter, "Big GST deposits burden small firms" (Nov 17). Iras wishes to assure Mr Tan that we will help to minimise the cashflow impact of
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      234 16  -  DR JAMES DOBSON .....BY PARENTS AND GUILT Coping with strong-willed children is difficult, but some parents find thatthe hardest part is dealing with their own doubt. It's not unusual for parents of strongwilled children to struggle with feelings of guilt and self-doubt over the constant tug-of-war
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      Cabbies with no street savvy
      364 16  -  MICHAEL LOHYIK MING There should be basic testing for taxi drivers Letter from I HAVE had very frustrating but telling experiences with taxis these past two weeks which reveal the sorry state of the local taxi industry. While waiting for a taxi at the Ministry
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    • Letter
      Why raise postage rates when SingPost is making a profit?
      244 16  -  LEONG SZE HIAN Letter from I REFER to reports that Singapore Post (Sing Post) will increase postage rates from Dec 18. The increase is from 23 to 25 cents, 70 cents to $1.10, and $2 to $2.20, for domestic mail
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      Lock icon We'll shoot Bond in S'pore
      1099 18  -  GERARD J INZERILLO that's the promise from Kerzner's public affairs supremo Inzerillo HE'S celebrated for his connections: Michael Jackson was best man at his wedding, Nelson Mandela is godfather to his daughter, Helena. So when Gerard J Inzerillo, 52, the executive vice-president of public affairs
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      273 15 VISIT DANANG, VIETNAM TODAY FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE GETAWAY. AIRFARES FROM $160! 26 exotic Asian destinations Quality inflight service Exquisitely prepared cuisine Assigned seats upon check-in Internet check-in with seat change facility Travel Agent listing Flight Day of Operation SIN DAD DAD/SIN Chan Brothers (TAIO9) 6438 8880 Muhibbah (TASIB) 6294 2011
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      357 19 E o J (f/^~* N0 MATTER WHAT YOUR AGE YOU CAN TRANSFORM YOURSELF WITHIN 8 WEEKS FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON -o a -O 3: |V Michelle at /^^B H|b I've been JH battling with H i m^we'9rlt '^H I f^| was a child, and, |V H /~v I f H
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon World growth outlook positive: G2O
      712 20 -AGENCIES But group stresses need to make policy adjustments and enhance forexflexibility while the going is good MELBOURNE Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 said yesterday the outlook for world growth remained positive but called for continuing adjustments to monetary
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    • marketbuzz
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        SPRING SIMPLIFIES INSTRUMENT VERIFICATION
        133 20 INSTEAD of sending their weighing and measuring instruments to Spring Singapore's Weights and Measures Office (WMO) for verification, companies can now send these to third-party verifiers, cutting turnaround time and compliance costs. Mr Cedric Foo (picture, centre), chairman. Spring Singapore, announced this and presented the Certificates
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        CLORETS MINIMINTS FOR TODAY READERS
        45 20 CLORETS has launched its new orange minimints and Today readers had the chance to get a free pack last Friday at Raffles Place Park. Each reader just needed to show the redemption coupon in Today to get the free pack.
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    • Article
      OCBC's Sunday banking at 5 branches draws the crowds
      337 21  -  -MIRAKASHINATH IF THE experience of OverseaChinese Banking Corp (OCBC) is anything to go by, full-service banking on Sunday may well become the norm rather than the exception. OCBC rolled out full-serv-ice banking two Sundays ago at four of its branches, adding
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    • marketwatch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        163 21 Agencies SHARES will likely continue their upward march in the week ahead after punching through the psychological 2,800 level last week, dealers said. For the week ending Nov 10, the benchmark ST Index closed up 67.87 points, or 2.5 per cent, at 2,813.18, after a four-day bull run. Phillip
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      • Article
        Your S$1 buys
        36 21 us$ 0.6411 UK£ 0.3408 Yen 75.921 HK$ 4.9933 RM 2.3429 Euro 0.5019 Rupiah 5,873.6 Baht 23.493 Peso 32.051 A$ 0.8374 Indian Rs 28.821 Won 602.15 C$ 0.7341 Yuan 5.0481 NZ$ 0.9676 NT$ 21.118
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        Lock icon Commodities
        25 21 BloomDerg Information provided by"1 Sold US$/oz 621.90 Silver US$/oz 12.785 'latinum US$/oz 1,192.10 lubber cents/kg 255.50 'aim oil RM/tonne 1,696.00 (rent crude US$/barrel 58.99
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    • Article
      Riverstone's $20.3m IPO 8.2 times subscribed
      131 21 THE share flotation of Riverstone Holdings, a maker of specialised clean-room gloves, has drawn strong investor support, with its initial public offering approximately 8.2 times subscribed. The Malaysia-based company is floating 78 million shares at 26 cents each to raise gross proceeds of $20.3
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    • SUCCEED the business of learning
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        Lock icon Life-changing lessons from an expedition
        638 22  -  ICE KOK HOOI Becoming a better leader means leaving one's comfort zone AFTER spending 19 years in the rat race honing my skills as a "bean counter" in Singapore Inc, I was offered one of the most challenging projects I have received to date. I
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      • noticeboard
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          BE INSPIRED BY THE NOBEL PRIZE
          138 22 The National University of Singapore is launching a new exhibition to mark more than 100 years of the Nobel Prize. Be inspired by Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela and other Nobel Laureates. Held in conjunction with the Nobel Museum, this travelling exhibit has
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        • Article
          HANDLING GRIEVANCES, DISCIPLINE AND TERMINATION OF STAFF
          135 22 As a manager, dealing with your staff involves more than just motivating and guiding them. It sometimes involves counselling and disciplining them, too. But what do you do when someone is not willing to listen and accept advice? When taking disciplinary action, how
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          IMPROVING CUSTOMER SERVICE THE RIGHT WAY
          100 22 Excellent customer service starts with one's mindset and the willingness to go the extra mile. In this highly competitive and challenging business environment, top service is a key factor that will distinguish an organisation from its competitors. This two-day workshop will give service providers
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        Personal Development
        250 22  -  LEE U WEN BRAINFOOD http://www.personal-development.com NOBODY in this world is perfect or so they say. But American author Chuck Gallozzi, believes that a few visits to his popular website on personal development could take you as close to perfection as possible. For over seven years, Mr Gallozzi has
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        Lock icon A different breed for different needs
        923 23  -  LEE U-WEN Asian leaders need to cope with diversity of region and its growth speed to succeed u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg BEING a leader in Asia is entirely different from being one in other regions such as Europe or North America. With Asia being home to some
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      227 20 fetriry tewice; to K«fr a*< 4 ft. JokwV irtandr relocated to Mari»a Wk Pick Discover the laid-back charms of Singapore's island getaways. With effect from Tuesday, 21 November 2006, ferry services to Kusu and St. John's islands will operate from the Marina South 1^ aSftJHfcfcj^t Pier. Guests who wish to
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      Lock icon The wedding of the year
      765 24 -AGENCIES w BRACCIANO (Italy) Officially, they got married in Los Angeles, but the spectacle of the wedding between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes was here, in a 15th-century castle that evoked fairy tales and lit up with red, white and green fireworks for a cheering,
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      Lock icon Poetry on the podium
      340 26  -  DAVID CHEW For the first time in 11 years, Singapore literary prize go to two poets david.chew@mediacorp.com.sg THE Singapore Literature Prize (SLP) was announced last Saturday with an interesting development in the English literary scene For the first time in a decade, local poetry has won
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      REALLY, NOW, POETRY?
      315 26 The SLP's chief judge Dr X X Sect, who has been judging the prize since 1992, shares his observations about poetry. Sect is also an academic with the National University of Singapore's English Literature and Language Department. WHILE I don't believe poetry will become the de facto
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      Lock icon If the neighbours don't call police ...
      464 26  - If the neighbours don't call police -AMELYNN LIONG :KHAIRUL RAHIM YOU know you're making good music when your neighbour's not complaining. Homegrown pop-rock band If is testament to the statement. If performs tonight at the second last of the Bar None Monday Sessions together with band Vertical Rush. Made up
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      Caught napping
      261 27  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL But Survivor contestant says it's just an excuse to kick him off the show plus@newstoday.com.sg JOHN "J P" Calderon may have been one of the hunkier contestants on the latest season of Survivor, but since his elimination from show, he's been "eating a lot and
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      It's Frankenstein, in a [lightning] flash
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      191 33 -AFP SHANGHAI World No 1 Roger Federer rounded off a near-perfect season by demolishing James Blake to take his third Masters Cup title in straight sets yesterday. The 2003 and 2004 champion had little trouble disposing of the American 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and
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      562 34  -  Jose Raymond After squandering chances in opening tie, Singapore must be more decisive against Iraq ASIAN GAMES QUALIFIER, GROUPB Singapore v Iraq ON FRIDAY, the Doha Asian Games organising committee announced that the best second-placed team from groups A and B will replace Turkmenistan
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      119 34  -  JOSE RAYMOND AFP KYRGYZSTAN got their Group A football qualifiers off to a roaring start when they blasted seven goals past a hapless Macau on Saturday evening at the AlWakra Sports Club. Finding the net for Kyrgyzstan were hat-trick hero Evgeny Malinin, skipper Ruslan
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      301 34 -AFP FOOTBALL FRIENDLY Tanzania 1 Angola 1 DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania confirmed their rising international football status this weekend by holding Angola, qualifiers to the 2006 World Cup Finals, 1-1 in a friendly. Gaudence Mwaikimba gave the east African nation a
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      250 35  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO6 Sengkang 0 Albirex 2 WITH a host of players out through injury or suspension and only one outfield substitute on the bench, bottom team Sengkang Punggol ended their NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League season with a 2-0 defeat to Albirex Niigata
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      260 36 -AFP SHEFFIELD Manchester United hitman Wayne Rooney has set his sights on shooting down sec-ond-placed Chelsea when the English Premiership's top two clash this Sunday. The England striker is finding peak form at just the right time to make sure Alex Ferguson's side maintain their
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      486 36 -AFP MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson admits he is ready to take another Champions League gamble with his team selection for tomorrow's clash with Celtic due to the crucial Premiership head-to-head against Chelsea five days later. United can book a place in the Champions League last 16 if
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      391 36 -AFP LONDON Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insisted he does not fear Manchester United, after his side warmed up for their showdown with the Premiership leaders by edging past West Ham on Saturday. Cameroon defender Geremi's fine freekick was enough to help Chelsea see off
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      516 37 -AFP BLACKBURN (England) Blackburn midfielder Tugay went from hero to villain as Tottenham's Jermain Defoe salvaged a 1-1 draw at Ewood Park. Tugay scored a stunning goal to put Blackburn ahead but the Turkish star was sent off in the second half after giving way
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