Today, 11 December 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    15 1 TODAY Frew mica (P) 314/10/2006 share your free newspaper Monday December 11, 2006 1 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon THE REAL STORM IN CEBU?
      715 1  -  SHARON VASOO DEPUTY FOREIGN EDITOR IN CEBU sharon@media corp.com.sg EVEN as Typhoon Utor blows over the storm-ravaged Philippines, another squall is brewing for Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is facing growing criticism for cancelling a regional leaders' summit which was to be held in Cebu
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      Lock icon Pinochet dies, old wounds remain
      806 1 —AGENCIES Supporters mourn death of former dictator; opponents mourn fact he never stood trial for alleged abuses SANTIAGO Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator whose 17-year military regime was marked by torture and assassination as well as the establishment of a freemarket economy, died today
      —AGENCIES; AFF; EPA  -  806 words
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      41 1 ot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 8 voices 18 business 24 succeed 26 plus 28 eatout 32 tv radio listings 35 classad 36 sports 37 we set you thinking I 1 5*^ TODAY IN DOHA Pages 43 to 471
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      Lock icon STORE'S MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
      982 2  -  TERENCECHONG Govt's efforts to assist 'sandwich class'reflect a new social compact WHEN championing globalisation, it used to be that politicians only had to worry about low-wage workers. Now it is increasingly clear that globalisation not only threatens lowwage workers in developed countries, but the middle class as
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      Cuts, costs and citizens
      1000 2  -  JASMINE YIN Healthcare subsidies to change, employers worry about effects jasmine@media corp.com.sg THE move towards redefining Singapore's three-tiered scale of citizenry took its first step yesterday, with the Health Ministry announcing key changes in healthcare subsidies. From October next year, non-citizens will have to pay more
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      Lock icon You earn as they learn
      617 4  -  TORCHING LI IDAYEXCLUSIVE New STB programme wants HDB heartlanderstobe guardians to foreign students chingli@media corp. com. sg MORE than just renting out rooms to foreign students, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) hopes more Singaporeans in the heartlands will open up their hearts and homes to
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      Let your thumbs SpeakUp on GST, Budget issues
      170 4 WHAT do you hope will be included in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) offset package? Now you can tell the Government by SMS. The Government's feedback unit, Reach, is inviting the public to SMS their feedback for Budget 2007 by Jan
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      Lock icon Your Royal stay will be smoke-iree
      259 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA WHEN The Royal Plaza on Scotts reopens in two months, it will become Singapore's first non-smoking hotel. The decision is the latest trend in a series of non-smoking efforts by public and private bodies in Singapore. Earlier this year, a smoking ban
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      Lock icon Straits security is Gulf's concern
      282 6 -938LIVE LOVE'S MAKING WAVES: They sailed not walked down the aisle. On Saturday, insurance agent Jamson Chia and his bride Angela Yong, keen to solemnise their wedding in a novel manner, became Singapore's first couple to be married on a dragonboat at Bedok Reservoir. The
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      A charitable comparison
      589 6  -  JASMINE YIN Health Ministry to standardise how they report finances jasmine@media corp. com. sg other regulators, according to the Commissioner of Charities office. The Geylang and Toa Payoh Senior Citizens' Health Care Centres (SCHCCs) and the Children's Cancer Foundation agreed that the initiative would facilitate informed donations
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      Youth can vote on design for ""scape
      261 7 IT is their own dedicated community space in the heart of Or- chard, and now, youth can vote on how they want it to look. Young Singaporeans are being invited to pick their three favourite designs out of seven short-listed for the 1.2
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      Lock icon Gift Box still short
      281 7  -  FARAH ABDUL RAHIM CHANNEL NEWSASIA Boys' Brigade needs 350,000 more items to meet target news@newstoday.com.sg WITH Christmas round the comer, it's the season of giving but The Boys' Brigade Sharity Gift Box is still nearly 350,000 items short of its target So far, nearly 53,000 food
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      Lock icon 'March in step to stop disease outbreak'
      275 7  -  DERRICK A PAULO 938UVE COUNTRIES and individuals seem to have lost their decisiveness and openness after the Sars outbreak. These must be regained before another pandemic strikes, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, sounding the alert to scientists attending a five-day symposium on
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Taiwan's opposition contests election result
      475 8 -AGENCIES KMT candidate calls for recount of ballots after surprise defeat in Kaohsiung TAIPEI Taiwan's main opposition party yesterday contested its candidate's razorthin defeat in the mayoral election in Kaohsiung, the island's second largest city. Mr Huang Jun-yin of the Kuomintang (KMT) said he had
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Americans figure prominently in 2006 Nobel prizes
        229 10 —AFP STOCKHOLM Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustav handed gold medals and diplomas to this year's Nobel laureates for literature, economics and the sciences on yesterday evening (this morning, Singapore time), with US winners scooping all but one of the honours. Turkish novelist Orhan
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      Lock icon Rampant bushfires leave Victoria reeling
      211 12 -AFP SYDNEY More than 3,000 firefighters battled some of Australia's worst wildfires in 70 years yesterday, as flames fanned by strong winds destroyed one home and threatened dozens more. Victoria's Country Fire Authority reported 14 major fires across the state, where there were fears a
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      Lock icon Thais speak up
      354 12 -AFP Pro-democracy rally on Constitution Day BANGKOK As many as 1,000 Thais marched yesterday through the streets of Bangkok, which is still under martial law, in the largest pro-democracy rally since the Sept 19 military coup. Protesters donned black shirts emblazoned with pictures of tanks and the
      -AFP; AFF  -  354 words
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      Lock icon Hong Kong holds crucial vote
      217 12 -AFP HONG KONG A tiny proportion of Hong Kong's population of nearly seven million was called to the polls yesterday to vote for members of a committee that will select the territory's next leader. As the polls opened for 200,000 eligible voters, the local media
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      Lock icon Abbas moves for early elections
      360 13 -AFP But ruling faction Hamas says plan amounts to a coup RAMALLAH Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas steamed ahead yesterday with plans to call early elections in a move that the ruling Hamas movement has branded a coup against democracy. Mr Abbas's plan to call for
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      Lock icon North Korea nuclear talks could resume next week
      248 13 -AFP SEOUL Six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programme are likely to resume in Beijing next week, a senior South Korean official said yesterday. "We are preparing for the talks in expectations that the next round will open in
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      Lock icon Bangladesh calls in army ahead of January contest
      176 13 -AFP DHAKA The Bangladesh government has announced it would deploy armed forces across the country to maintain law and order ahead of January elections, the state-run BSS news agency said. "The armed forces have already been deployed in the country's capital, all
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      Lock icon GLOBALROUNDUP
      55 14 Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Movement micro-bank-ing system in his native Bangladesh, yesterday received the Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with the non-profit Grameen Bank. The award was worth 10 million kronor {$2.5 million), and includes a gold medal and diploma. AFP WINNER: Prof Yunus shared
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      Lock icon 2ND RUSSIAN HOSPITAL FIRE KILLS NINE
      102 14 -AFP Nine people died in a fire yesterday in a Siberian clinic in what is Russia's second lethal hospital blaze over the weekend, /far- Tass reported. Sixteen others were injured in the blaze nearthe town of Taiga. Flames consumed most of the roof and
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      Lock icon RUMSFELD MAKES SURPRISE FAREWELL TRIP TO IRAQ
      88 14 -AFP Outgoing United States Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made a surprise farewell visit to Iraq, urging United States troops to stay the course in the face of a critical report about the conduct of the war. Mr Rumsfeld visited two US bases, according
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      Lock icon SYRIA IS PREPARING FOR WAR WITH ISRAEL, SAYS ISRAELI OFFICIAL
      90 14 -AFP Israel believes Syria is preparing for war by stepping up missile production and deploying anti-tank rockets along the border, according to a senior intelligence official. An Israeli official quoted the head of the military intelligence research division. General Yossi
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      Kazakhstan to build world's biggest tent
      387 14 Visitors can relax in tropical temperatures in leisure hub, even when it's -30C outside worid at large ASTANA (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan has unveiled a new architectural project for its capital Astana a giant transparent tent that will contain a recreation centre with an area larger
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      Not just here that citizens are treated better
      264 18  -  KEVIN LEE TIANRONG Letter from I AM dismayed by Robyn Speed's argument for equal dues ("Give foreign talent equal dues", Nov 6). Having lived abroad and known other Singaporeans living in countries such as Australia and the United States, it is clear
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      They helped build a nation but...
      316 18  -  YEE KIN KOK Letter from IN RECENT discussions on rewards for citizens, we may have forgotten a postIndependence group. They witnessed the birth of the nation and they have slogged with it for the last 40 years. Like many others, my parents, born in
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      Suffering quietly in the middle
      321 19  -  KANNWONG The struggle to make ends meet becomes harder with each hike in the cost of living Letter from I AM thankful we have a caring Government that is constantly looking into ways to help every Singaporean live comfortably. I am glad to hear that
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      Dual tax system will lead to a potential slippery slope
      193 19  -  JOEYYEO Letter from IN RESPONSE to Wayne Soon's News Comment, "Why two GST rates are better than one" (Dec 8), I would like to highlight the problems of such a dual tax system. First, the definition of basic necessity changes
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      280 20  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY THE PRINCIPLE OF THE FLYSWATTER As I sat writing a book a few weeks ago, a nasty black fly found his way into my study and began buzzing around my head. He was particularly pesky and refused to be shooed away. Finally,
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      Choosing judges
      300 20  -  LAI YEW CHAN Let independent body pick them Letter from I REFER to the article, "More steps can be taken to improve transparency: Study" (Dec 9--10). We may be a victim of our success. Singapore's economic success and high international rankings for governance could make it hard to
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      CHEAH:FINPICKINGS
      20 20 FOR SOME REASON, SEVERAL LOCALS ARE SALIVATING OVER THE SIGHT OF THE WHALE SHARK IN THIS SENTOSA IR OCEANARIUM...
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      JB monorail: No share deal
      150 20  -  NEBOJSANOVAKOVIC Letter from Director, Jalur Mudra Sdn Bhd I REFER to the article, "From Woodlands to Johor in three minutes", (Dec 6) and thank Today for its publication. We would like to make the following clarifications. The initial partnership discussions with SMRT Corp focus only
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      No way out of this tight squeeze
      313 21  -  WONG HON KONG He bought a flat with parents; now withdrawing or selling it isn't an option Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Why a need for new loan", by Mr Leong Sze Hian (Dec 5). I agree with his comments on
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      SMRTREPLIES
      229 21  -  NOELLETANGSHUKYEE Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications SMRT Corporation Ltd: CABBIES EQUIPPED TO LOCATE PLACES I refer to the letter, "Why can't all taxis carry a copy of the street directory?", by Tan Guan Rong (Dec 2-3). SMRT Taxis is committed to providing passengers with good customer service. With regard
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      YouTuber temp from agency
      295 21  -  CHAN HOI SAN Letter from Head, Human Resource StarHub I REFER to the article, "YouTube, you leave" (Dec 8), which stated: "StarHub fires temp staff member for 'misconduct' in office". It was clearly stated in our email response to Today on Dec 7 that Mr Terence
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      'Beep' is not enough
      284 22  -  LEESZETECK Marathon must have video back-up in case chip fails Letter from ON DEC 3, my friend and I woke up early to take part in the Standard Chartered Marathon. We had taken months to prepare for the event We started the race together and ran
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      Telemarketers follow industry guidelines
      149 22  -  ONG-ANGAIBOON Letter from Director Association of Banks in Singapore WE REFER to the letter, "How cold calls can be more professional, in the interest of consumers" (Nov 27) by Mr Leong Sze Hian, president of the Society of Financial Service Professionals. Mr Leong had suggested some
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      Lock icon IRs to boost stock market to new highs: Analysts
      644 24 —AGENCIES Construction and high-end property first to benefit from lifting of casino ban TWO MASSIVE integrated resort (IR) projects with casinos can help power Singapore's redhot stock market to new heights next year because of their spillover effects on the rest
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      Lock icon SIA may buy more Boeing 777s to mitigate Airbus A3BO delays: CEO
      260 25 -BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA), Asia's largest carrier by market value, may buy more Boeing 777 airplanes so that it can continue to grow if there are further delays with Airbus' A3BO superjumbo jet "Boeing 777-300ERs in our experience
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      Lock icon marketwatch
      486 25 —AGENCIES Singapore SHARE prices are expected to hold their ground this week despite a sharp corrective reversal last Friday that took the market off record intraday highs, dealers said. The ST Index fell 36.7 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 2,865.14 on Friday ahead of an after-market announcement that
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      Your S$1 buys
      37 25 us$ 0.6475 Peso 32.141 UK£ 0.3306 A$ 0.8215 Yen HK$ 74.915 5.0329 Indian Rs Won 28.963 596.01 RM 2.2988 C$ 0.7451 Euro Rupiah Baht 0.4877 5,874.2 23.022 I Yuan NZ$ NT$ 5.0688 0.9414 20.977
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      Lock icon Commodities
      25 25 Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 631.00 Silver US$/oz 13.895 Platinum US$/oz 1,107.80 Rubber cents/kg 261.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,830.50 Brent crude US$/barrel 62.20 Information provided by
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  • SUCCEED the business of learning
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      Gibberish, in brief
      604 26  -  BITTLESTON Can you figure out what PGUTRASPE means? SUCCEED with WHEN we want to refer to the Central Provident Fund we call it the CPF. It's a useful acronym, a bit of shorthand we all understand and if anyone doesn't, it's easy to explain. Acronyms can be
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      BRAINFOOD
      264 26  -  LEE U WEN L Education, Learning and Employment I @eCitizen I http://ele.citizen.gov.sg/SkillsUpgrading Skills upgrading is all the rage these days, and with globalisation hitting us full steam, this yearning for a better education is unlikely to die down anytime soon. But with so many offerings out there, it's crucial
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        CULTIVATING SOUND HR POLICIES
        103 26 Clear human resource policies and practices are key to improving and maintaining employee motivation and productivity. This two-day workshop, organised by the Singapore Human Resource Institute (SHRI), is targeted at all HR practitioners, managers and supervisors. Areas to be covered include compensation and benefits, performance appraisal
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        410 37 BLOOMBERG Schalke catch up to Werder Bremen in Bundesliga; no change in Spain INTER Milan won its eighth straight game to extend its lead in Italian soccer's Serie A, while Schalke 04 pulled level on points atop Germany's Bundesliga last night (this morning, Singapore time).
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        389 37 FOOTBALL Ligue 1 PARIS Lyon showed troubled Paris Saint Germain no respite here yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), turning the game on its head with two late goals for a 3-1 win. PSG, struggling on and off the pitch, looked to
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      196 38 -AFP MIDDLESBROUGH Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate and his Wigan counterpart Paul Jewell were united in praise of Mark Schwarzer, after the Australian goalkeeper's heroics earned his side a valuable point at the Riverside. Henri Camara's penalty was all Wigan had to show for their first-half
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      339 38 Fergie says Man United have what it takes to remain on pole until the end of the season MANCHESTER Marcelo Lippi's unexpected appearance at Old Trafford on Saturday had the expected effect Speculation that Alex Ferguson was leaving. It obviously was nonsense. The World Cup-winning
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      528 38 —AGENCIES -AFP LONDON Tottenham boss Martin Jol ruled out his side's title chances but backed them to become a top-four club, after their 5-1 demolition of Charlton at White Hart Lane on Saturday. A brace of goals from Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov along with efforts from
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      208 39 -AFP BLACKBURN Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder claims Obafemi Martins (picture) can only become a bigger goalscoring threat after the Nigeria striker scored twice in their 3-1 win at Blackburn on Saturday. Martins, a £10 million ($3O million) summer signing from Inter Milan, produced an impressive performance
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      268 40 -AGENCIES ANFIELD Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has challenged his players to prove they are good enough to be part of the club's new revolution. Second-half goals from Steven Gerard, who converted his own missed penalty, Jamie Carragher, Luis
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      576 40 —AFP Late equaliser helps champions preserve unbeaten home record under Mourinho LONDON No wonder he is regarded as one of Jose Mourinho's untouchables. Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien struck one of the goals of the season to salvage a 1-1 draw against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge this
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      412 41  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ Victorious S'pore netball squad anxious to find outvenue of tournament FOUR NATIONS NETBALL CUP 2006 Singapore 46 Papua New Guinea 41 m.sazali@media corp.com.sg MORE than 2,000 vociferous fans almost tore the roof off the Toa Payoh Sports Hall, when Minister of State
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      494 43 AFP With a little help from Singapore, high jumper Rabbath gives his country a unique golden moment ASIAN GAMES f^M Athletics DOHA Jean-Claude Rabbath helped Lebanon briefly take its mind off its current problems by delivering the country's first ever athletics gold medal at the
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      240 43 -AFP DOHA Qatar's Mubarak Hassan Shami (picture) won the men's marathon here at the Asian Games yesterday to give the host country their first athletics title of the championships. The 26-year-old Kenyan-born runner came home in 2 hours, 12 minutes and 44 seconds
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      346 43 -AFP DOHA Kuwait has called for Australia to be thrown out of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), saying it was a big mistake to admit them in the first place. The comments by Sheikh Talah al Fahd al Sabah, the head of Kuwait's
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      307 44 —AFP ASIAN GAMES Golf DOHA Taiwan's 15-year-old Pan Cheng Tsung and 16-year-old South Korean Ryu So Yeon kept their calm to move closer to the men's and women's golf gold medals at the Asian Games yesterday. Pan, who was in the Taiwan squad that won the 2005
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      661 44  -  DARREN LAI Coach preaches patience, as shuttlers return home with historic women's bronze ASIAN GAMES Badminton darren@media corp. com. sg SINGAPORE'S shuttlers returned from Doha to a rousing reception at the Changi Airport yesterday, as a group of around 50-odd supporters, including Singapore Sports Council (SSC) chairman
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      577 45  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Groomed for Beijing 2008, Korean swim sensation Park is out to make a splash in Melbourne nextyear PARK Tae Hwan's previous claim to fame was an embarrassing gaffe, at the 2004 Olympic Games. At the time the youngest athlete in Athens, he
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      388 45 -AGENCIES ASIAN GAMES Hockey DOHA India crashed out of the Asian Games men's hockey yesterday, leaving the former champions facing an uncertain future in a sport they once ruled the world. India drew 1-1 with South Korea at the Al Rayyan Stadium in
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      194 46 TODAY ATHLETICS Women's High Jump Final (10pm): Michelle Sng (above) FENCING Women's Individual Foil Round of Pooles (2pm): Ruth Ng, Serene Ser, Wang Wenying and Tay Yu Ling GOLF Men's Individual Final Round (12pm): Choo Tze Huang, Jonathan Leong, Justin Han and Vincent Kua SAILING 420 (Women)
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      614 46  -  Tan Yo-Hinn ASIAN GAMES Bowling TECHNICALLY they are all fine. Mentally they need to be worked on. That is Singapore Bowling Federation president Jessie Phua's assessment of the 12--strong bowling squad's performance at the 15th Asian Games. Remy Ong bagged a silver in
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      244 47 FOR the second day running, doping reared its ugly head at the 15th Asian Games in Doha. Uzbekistan weightlifters Elmira Ramileva, just 16, and Alexander Urinov, 33, were disqualified from the Games after testing positive for Stanazonol and cannabis, respectively. Ramileva had finished fifth in the
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      95 47 THAILAND'S Olympic light-welterweight champion Manus Boonjumnong overcame a standing count as well as a badly damaged nose to move into the Asian Games 64kg final yesterday. The Thai quite clearly received a severe test from Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev. In a dramatic last round, Manus needed three checks
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