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  • 14 1 TODAY /A=DJJ\CORP share your free newspaper MICA (P) 314/10/2006 Monday November 27, 2006 todayonline.com
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  • 922 1  -  VASU MENON Don't let averages fool you; High-end properties may be shooting up too fast news®newstoday.com.sg JUST buy homes, sell them and get rich. That was the mantra of the 1990s before the music died. As property launches again see brisk sales and overnight
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    • 802 2  -  TORCHING LI In one sense, the Speak Mandarin campaign has worked too well, but isn't ittimefora rethink? chingli@media corp.com.sg WHILE snatches of dialect are occasionally used in Parliament to add some colloquial colour to the debate, I look forward to the day when MPs are allowed
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    • 532 2  -  LEE U-WEN Student residences at PrinsepStarea 10-min walkfrom campus u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg COME January, students of the Singapore Management University (SMU) will get to both study, and live, right in the heart of the city. The university is opening its first student residences comprising three
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    • 349 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA RIYADH Saudi Arabia has said it is keen to conclude a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation with Singapore, even as its ministers pledged their strong support yesterday for the free trade agreement negotiations between Singapore and the Gulf Cooperation
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  • singapore news
    • 446 4 938 LIVE They left dog with her brother, saying they would go to Malaysia ON THURSDAY, they deposited their pet Chihuahua at her brother's place, saying they're heading to Malaysia for the weekend. On Sunday, Mr Tan Kee Kai and Madam Chand Kaur were
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    • 639 4  -  LEECHINGWERN chingwern@media corp.com.sg THE jury's still out on the Sentosa Integrated Resort bid, but one thing is for sure: no matter who gets to build Sentosa's IR, the island's getting one of the world's largest marine
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    • 171 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Police Coast Guard have arrested six illegal immigrants over the weekend. With these arrests, a total of 204 illegal immigrants have been caught this year for trying to enter Singapore by sea. In the first incident on Saturday at about 10 pm, the
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    • 553 6  -  ASHRAF SAFDAR Sexpo and Big Boyz Toyz aren't all about sex, say organisers ashraf@mediacorp.com.sg ISN'T a sex exhibition by any name still a sex exhibition? Not so, say the organisers behind Sexpo Singapore 2006 and Big Boyz Toyz, two events being held back to back
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    • 333 8  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp.com.sg KEEPING pets is not a new hobby here, but it's an interest that has been quietly growing fast on Singaporeans. The sale of pets and pet supplies in the retail and wholesale businesses has grown steadily at 10 to 15 per cent
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    • 629 8  -  DERRICK A PAULO Despite new rules, some 2:2 law grads hesitate to join the profession derrick@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER years of not being allowed to practise in Singapore, law graduates with Second Class (Lower Division) Honours from approved foreign universities are not grabbing the chance to do so
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    • 538 9 NTUC Income was formed in 1970, with the mission of providing affordable insurance protection. Today, NTUC Income is a leading insurer. We employ more than 1,000 staff and 2,500 insurance advisers and have branches islandwide. Our insurance plans have benefited people from all strata of
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    • 241 9 The Excellent Service Award or EXSA is a national award that recognises individuals who have delivered outstanding services. Managed by SPRING Singapore and seven service industry bodies since its launch in 1994, organisations with EXSA staff are committed to achieving service excellence. Awards are conferred at
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    • 163 9 NTUC Income's Contact Centre has won many national and regional awards in recognition of its excellent service and technology. It recently won a record breaking number of 10 awards at the Annual and Regional Contact Centre Awards 2006. This is the most number of
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    • 240 8 «fiSBs*S*^ AMITABHA EMPOWERMENT P^ PHOWA TRANSMISSION 30/11/2006 to 03/12/2006 By His Holiness Penor Rinpoche the 11th Throne Holder of Palyul Lineage I Puja Venue: Man Fatt Lam Buddhist Temple I (211 Bedok Road Singapore 469 416) I I MRT: Tanah Merah SBS Bus: 10 14 I His Holiness the 3rd
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  • world news
    • 415 10 Olmert urges Israeli officials to show restraint following Palestinian attacks GAZA CITY Israeli troops withdrew from the Gaza Strip as a lastminute cease-fire deal took hold yesterday morning, but two major Palestinian militant groups, saying they had no intention of stopping their attacks, fired volleys of homemade
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    • 262 10 -AFP MANILA South-east Asian leaders are to advance to 2015 the target date for integrating the region's vast economies into a single European Unionstyle market, a draft declaration obtained by AFP showed. The declaration is expected to be signed by
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    • 379 11 -AFP Meanwhile, junta will lift martial law next month in most parts of Thailand BANGKOK Thailand's deposed Premier Thaksin Shinawatra will leave politics for good and not contest elections promised for next year by the ruling junta, his legal adviser said yesterday.
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    • 342 11 -AP NEW YORK Police fired 50 bullets at a car of unarmed men leaving a bachelor party at a strip club, killing the groom on his wedding day in a shooting that drew a furious outcry from family members and
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    • 220 12 -AP SYDNEY Australia could have power-producing nuclear reactors within a decade, the head of a govern-ment-backed nuclear task force said yesterday. Nuclear physicist Ziggy Switkowski is the head of a six-member investigation team that produced a report this week recommending that
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • 68 12 —AFP Hong Kong-based Chmg Cheong, a correspondent for Singapore's Straits Times newspaper, who was jailed in China for spying for Taiwan, has asked that he serve his five-year sen tence at a prison closer to home, his family said yesterday. Ching, 56,
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      • 58 12 —AFP Malaysia arrested 107 people, including women and children, believed to be followers of the outlawed Al Arqam Islamic sect, the Sfar reported yesterday. They were detained by the Selangor state Islamic Religious Department on Saturday for allegedly trying to revive the
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    • 465 12 —AFP Just 100 companies out of tens of thousands agree to cut emissions HONG KONG Hong Kong's businesses are snubbing an initiative to help ease the city's worsening air pollution, a report said yesterday, amid reports that chronic smog is hurting business and health.
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    • 535 13 Radioactive poison may be circulating in Russian black market LONDON An investigation was underway over the weekend into Russia's black market trade in radioactive materials amid concern that quantities of polonium 210, the substance that killed former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, is being stolen
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    • 249 13 -AP WASHINGTON The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has scrapped its ho-hum test for job applicants and has instead devised one that is cloaked in jest Invisibility or ESP? Jet pack or amphibious sports car? Walk the Great Wall of China or
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    • 680 14  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA This border post attests to deepening China-India ties IN SIKKIM shobha@media corp.com.sg ECONOMIC cooperation between China and India has just got a boost with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Indian Premier Manmohan Singh pledging to double trade to US$4O billion ($62 billion) a
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    • 284 11 regional awards for excellent Call Centre 6th Annual Call Centre Awards 2006 Call Centre of the Year (Over 50 Seats) Silver (NTUC Income) Call Centre Manager of the Year Gold (Catherine Fang) Call Centre Team Leader of the Year Silver (G Mahaletcheme) Call Centre Team Leader of the Year Finalist
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    • 553 16  -  SILVAKANDIAH VISITORS to Singapore have often been puzzled by the Christmas phenomenon in Singapore a proud, prosperous, tropical city celebrating the winterfest of its former colonial masters with more gusto than the masters themselves. It is great having a yearend festival, to deck
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    • 486 17  -  GOH KIAN HUAT HDB townships bring people together, but modern-day barriers still keep them apart Letter from I REFER to the report, "A talkshop to get neighbours talking" (Nov 23). I miss the warmth of kampong days of bygone years. I remember when
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    • 284 18  -  LEONG SZE HIAN Letter from I President, Society of Financial Service Professionals WE REFER to the article "Aggressive selling: Protect yourself" (Nov 25--26). The article states: "Banks are allowed to disclose your identification and contact information to other
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    • 287 18  -  LIMSONGJOO Lucky draw data may be used by fraudsters Letter from I WAS approached recently to sign up for a promotional lucky draw by a big retailer. However, while I had no qualms participating in several of its promotional and marketing events, I was quite
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    • SHORTTAKES
      • 119 20  - GST IS ANTI-BABY WONGTECKTIAN: I express concern over the impact of the proposed GST hike on Singapore's declining birthrate. The high cost of living is amongst the reasons cited by Singaporeans for not giving birth. A higher GST is expected to further increase the cost of necessity items such as
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      • 106 20  -  ACE KINDRED CHEONG: I believe the upcoming Sexpo can be a good platform to educate secondary school students on the sub- ject of sex, because there are many experts speaking at the event. Many parents in Singapore are still shy and change the subject when asked about
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    • 971 20  -  WILLIAM LIM coffee with 74, architect ARCHITECT and thinker William him is no stranger to the topic of creativity, having first written on it more than 25 years ago. Earlier this month, he joined the ranks of other luminaries at the Forum on Creativity in the
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    • 62 21  -  A GLEE Letter from I SEE safety nets being wrapped around the glass panel of the beams and barriers of the MRT station at Changi Airport Terminal 2. I would like to know if there is any danger of the glass
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    • 236 23  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY FINDING A MENTOR One of the best contributions a single mother can make for a young son is to find him a mentor. In her book. Mothers and Sons, Mrs Jean Lush talks about the challenges all mothers face in raising sons.
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    • 614 23  -  HENRIKSIKEN I LOVE Singapore in many ways. That is the reason I am still here after two years, and hopefully many more to come. There is just one thing that saddens me, and it seems to get worse every day. The issue has also recently
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  • Businesstoday
    • 383 24 -DOW JONES Says reports that it secured votes on PCCW sale untrue TYCOON Richard Li's Singaporelisted Pacific Century Regional Developments (PCRD) denied reports that it had secured enough votes to prevent the sale of its 23-per-cent stake in PCCW. "These assertions are without foundation," the
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    • 173 24 BLOOMBERG QANTAS Airways may be taken over by Macquarie Bank and Texas Pacific Group within the next four weeks, the Australian Financial Review reported, citing unidentified people close to the transaction. Formal talks between the carrier and the bidders, which also
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    • 118 24 AIRBUS expects to receive technical certification for the A3BO superjumbo from regulators by Dec 13, Gulf News reported. It expects to get air worthiness certificates from the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency by then, the newspaper reported, citing
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    • marketbuzz
      • 105 24 COMPANIES in the chemical and related process industry can now rely on a Singapore Standard to comply with health and safety regulations thanks to the launch of SS 506: Part 3: 2006 on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Management System Requirements for
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      • 144 24 938 LIVE programmes Body Soul and Nature's Glory present The Gerson Therapy Seminar-The Amazing Nutritional Program for Cancer and Other Illnesses. Developed by Dr Max Gerson, this nutrition programme that has been used for 80 years helps boost the immune system to prevent diseases,
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    • 98 24 THE Purina Nutrition Forum will be held at the Singapore Management University School of Business on Dec 10from 10am to 12.30pm. It will cover basic nutrition; common health problems and how nutrition can help with skin problems, urinary tract health and hairball problems;
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    • 341 25 —AFP Within 25 years, their combined GDP will exceed those of G7 nations: Wolfensohn SYDNEY Western nations must prepare for a future dominated by China and India, whose rapid economic rise will soon fundamentally alter the balance of power, former World Bank
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    • marketwatch
      • 143 25 —AFP SHARES here are likely to remain robust this week after hitting fresh record highs, but profit taking could weigh down the index, dealers said. For the week ending last Friday, the ST Index closed 1.63 points higher at 2,814.81, compared with the previous week. The benchmark index touched
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      • 36 25 US$ 0.6451 UK£ 0.3338 Yen 74.729 HK$ 5.0185 RM 2.3451 Euro 0.4927 Rupiah 5896.8 Baht 23.561 Peso 32.066 A$ 0.8284 Indian Rs 28.835 Won 600.99 C$ 0.7320 Yuan 5.0653 NZ$ 0.9599 NT$ 21.148
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      • 27 25 SGX, I Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 635.40 Silver US$/oz 13.23 Platinum US$/oz 1,154.00 Rubber cents/kg 234.00 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,781.00 Brant crude USS/barrel 59.46 Information provided by
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    • 182 25 —BLOOMBERG CHINA'S economy is unlikely to slow "sharply" next year because rising consumer spending and industrial production will underpin growth, said the National Bureau of Statistics chief economist Yao Jingyuan. "The government's policy to boost consumption will show better results next year,"
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        • 126 26 It is said that one look at an office and you will know how creative it and its employees are. Today, the only companies that will survive in the long run are those that constantly adapt and reinvent themselves. Of late, firms that produce pagers, film-based cameras,
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        • 97 26 Do you want to upgrade your skills so that you can better plan your next career move? Taking your Masters is one option. The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy will organise a special information session to promote its various Masters degree
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        • 91 26 Correct grammar in written and spoken English helps executives and managers convey a professional image of themselves and their companies. In this seminar, Dr Carmel Heah —who has 15 years of experience in communication training— will share guidelines for writing clear and effective reports, making
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      • 638 26  -  JOHN BITTICSTON Experience is not the most important criterion for hiring EVER get the feeling that employers want only experience and care aboutvery little else? If you do, join the club. It's a big one. So there must be something in this passion for experience? Oh, there
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        131 26 The big question: What percentage of your success can be attributed to luck, hard work and talent? MR DOUGLAS FOO, FOUNDER OF APEXPAL, OWNER OF SAKAE SUSHI CHAIN: "Sixty per cent is hard work, 30 per cent is luck and 10 per cent is sheer craziness. Even without the
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      • 627 27  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg HE HAS been a taxi driver, a purchasing manager, a storekeeper and most recently a security officer. But 57-year-old Lee Hai Cheng never thought he would end up as a health attendant at the Institute of Mental Health's (IMH) occupational therapy
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        380 27 Q: Thank you for enlightening us with your insights on the Asian style of leadership. I head a business with about 100 employees, and when I try to engage and motivate them, the response I get is far from enthusiastic. My company has just downsized, so morale is not
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        267 27  -  Jeffrey J Fox LEE U WEN Secrets of Great Rainmakers: The Keys to Success and Wealth SOME would say it doesn't take much to become an ordinary salesperson. In actuality, what companies are looking for are rainmakers people who are professional and capable in all aspects of the job.
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    • 275 28 FILE PHOTO TAIWANESE films are in a rather odd conundrum. They receive wide acclaim at international film festivals, but stir up very little interest at the Taiwanese box office. Too slow, too obscure or just too well, arthouse is one common complaint. Perhaps it's for this reason that
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      107 29 AP ERICTSANG PULLS A FAST ONE Hong Kong actress Sandra Ng celebrating the win of her partner Peter Chan for Perhaps Love. Co-host Eric Tsang had torn up the envelope containing the name of the winner. SCARY HAIR DAY: An unkempt Takeshi Kaneshiro adds star factor at an event
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    • 1069 29  -  JeanineTan in Taipei ERIC Tsang may have never won a Golden Horse Award in his decades long career, but that didn't stop him from stealing the show at the awards ceremony. The 43rd annual awards extravaganza, which honours the best of Chinese films, was held at the
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    • 466 30  -  GRACEYAP Is cusser Jeffrey Sebelia the newSantino Rice on this season's Project Runway? grace@media corp.com.sg AMERICAN fashion designer Jeffrey Sebelia, in all his foul-mouthed glory, would appear to fulfill the essential qualities for a stint as resident villain on the third season of reality show
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    • 298 30  -  —JULIANA JUNE RASUL IN the end, the karma they sowed was not enough to get Cho brothers Erwin and Godwin to the finish line. A victim of their own kindness and bad direction sense, the do-gooders were eliminated on last Monday's episode of The Amazing Race
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    • 257 30 WITH a name that sounds like it was extracted from the pages of a comic book, one cannot help but wonder if The Super Illegals, a homegrown indie rock band, have a dark past lurking in the shadows. Made up of vocalist Biddy Low, guitarists
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    • in cinemas
      • 398 32  -  DAVID CHEW Wales-born PR wins SCO contest to find music that reflects Spore, region david.chew@media corp.com.sg IN A culturally-diverse environment such as Singapore, what can be called Singaporean orchestral music? The Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) had wanted to find out, so it launched a search for
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      • 756 34  -  LOW SHI PING Chiang Mai chef Noo Muenwang dishes up interesting creations at Restaurant 1827 Thai f ood@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS my father who told me about Restaurant 1827 Thai, tucked in an obscure corner of the Old Parliament building. As a volunteer guide at the
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    • 585 38 —AFP All Blacks look like a shoo-in for World Cup, but bitter experiences make them wary CARDIFF New Zealand cruised to four comprehensive victories on their autumn European tour, but the hot favourites for next year's Rugby World Cup are keeping their feet firmly on the
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    • 234 38 —AFP KOCHI, Japan Overnight coleader Jeev Milkha Singh (picture) of India captured his first title on the Japan tour by winning the US$l.2 million ($1.9 million) Casio World Open men's golf tournament yesterday. The 34-year-old top money earner on the Asian Tour completed the
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    • 604 39 —AFP Flintoff and Co fight back, but Aussies set for big Test win CRICKET Ashes Test BRISBANE Shane Warne took a belting but struck back with two crucial England wickets as Australia continued their road to victory in the first Ashes cricket Test at the Gabba
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    • 639 40  -  CUBBY LEONG WBF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE Dondon Sultan v Eddie Delic cubby@mediacorp.com.sg HE HUFFED and puffed chasing a game opponent all over the ring, even getting hit a few times. But Dondon Sultan proved he was made of sterner stuff, as he stuck to his game plan to
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    • 347 40  -  CUBBYLEONG SINGAPORE'S young fighters were game. The two title fights were fast-paced and full of action, and the crowd turned up. The Showdown in Singapore at Suntec City on Saturday night was a success and perhaps indicated that boxing could be revived, after
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    • 688 41  -  CUBBY LEONG Yet another Houdini act as Tampines steal Cup at the death for second year running 2006 RHB SINGAPORE CUP FINAL Tampines 3 Chonburi FC 2 (act) cubby@mediacorp.com.sg IT WASN'T pretty, but Tampines Rovers fans among the 19,000-strong crowd at the National Stadium will not
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    • 307 42 —AFP TOKYO -Japan, South Korea and China are raring to reassert their supremacy in their native martial arts of judo, taekwondo and wushu, respectively, against increasingly tough competition at the Asian Games. With a record eight Olympic gold medals from Athens, Japanese judokas hope to
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    • 611 42 —AFP Murofushi junior closing in on his father's remarkable Asian Games haul TOKYO -Koji Murofushi broke his father's national hammer throw record eight years ago on his way to Athens 2004, where he won Japan's first Olympic gold medal in throwing events. But
      —AFP; AFF  -  611 words
    • 500 43  -  Jose Raymond Team stick to their daily routine despite unpredictable conditions TORRENTIAL rain and blustery conditions over the week have not been enough to scupper their buildup plans, as Singapore's sailors set about fine-tuning tactics and getting accustomed to the water and weather here, ahead
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    • 275 43  -  —JOSE RAYMOND THERE was no last minute reprieve for Singapore's football team here as they left Doha for home early this morning, after failing to make the cut for the main draw of the Asian Games. Finishing third in Group B after Friday's 1-1 draw against Indonesia,
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    • 171 43 —AFP TEHRAN Iran said that the international weightlifting federation have agreed to lift a doping ban on its athletes after the Islamic republic's federation agreed to pay a US$4OO,OOO ($580,000) fine, it was reported yesterday. The ban was imposed after nine members of the Iranian
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    • 106 43 TWO of the eight bodybuilders selected to represent Singapore in the Asian Games in Doha have withdrawn from the squad. Citing nagging injuries, Adrian Tan and Jason Foo informed the Singapore Bodybuilding Fitness Federation (SBBF) of their wish to withdraw from the squad. Tan was slated to
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    • 474 44  -  JOSE RAYMOND South-east Asia's greatest discus star calls time on career EXCLUSIVE jose@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE track and field star James Wong announced his decision to quit yesterday. Wong, South-east Asia's discus king, has called time on a career that began 19 years ago, when he made
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    • 531 44  -  Lan De Cotta AIGP Grand Prix of Malaysia CHRISTIAN Murchison's inspiring performance at Sepang yesterday would have put a huge smile on AIGP Holdings, who have taken over the management of Team Singapore. In the last grand prix in Beijing, Murchison finished in
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    • 389 45  -  PRIMERAUGA —AP Classy Brazilian nets the goal of his dreams as Barcelona stroll to comfortable victory Barcelona 4 Villarreal 0 MADRID Ronaldinho scored his 50th and 51st Spanish league goals the second one a possible candidate for goal of the season on Saturday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time)
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    • 169 45 —AFP ROME AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini (picture) grabbed the only goal of the game as his side beat Messina 1-0 on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) in a Serie A clash to help ease the pressure on coach Carlo Ancelotti. After collecting just one
      —AFP; AP  -  169 words
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    • 162 42 M jr' J, *HB Just answer two simple questions and you stand to win ONE travel package to the 15th Asian Games in Doha worth $6,709. i Ql. The Asian Games is held every four years Yes/No Q2. Team Singapore will be competing in 16 sports at the 15th Asian
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  • Sportstoday
    • 543 46 —AFP Allardyce hits out atWenger, now eves Chelsea's scalp ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Bolton 3 Arsenal 1 BOLTON Sam Allardyce loves it when he hears other managers moan about Bolton Wanderers' "up and at them" style of football. He hopes Jose Mourinho joins the bandwagon too. Bolton gave
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    • 274 46 LONDON Bolton Wanderers' controversial striker El-Hadji Diouf (picture) admits he's a serial diver, but claims the likes of Wayne Rooney do it too. The Senegal international striker, who has often been accused of going to ground too easily, insists that diving is a common
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    • 303 46 —AFP LONDON West Ham's Argentina international Carlos Tevez is expected to be fined, after he stormed out of Upton Park following his substitution in their 1-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday. Tevez faces disciplinary action and will be asked to explain his actions
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    • 711 47 -AFP Saha nets a beauty, but Chelsea stay on United's tail with Carvalho's headed equaliser ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man United 1 Chelsea 1 MANCHESTER Manchester United maintained their three-point edge over Chelsea at the top of the Premiership, but a 1-1 draw with the champions on Sunday
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