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Title Section21 2011-04-24 1 SPECIAL EDITION MICA (P) 206/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Sunday April 24, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking21 words
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423 2011-04-24 1 HASNITA A MAJID - HASNITA A MAJID hasnita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Prime Minister said it earlier this month. Now, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has declared again that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will not be raised and has given the time-frame for emphasis: For423 words
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Article, Illustration698 2011-04-24 1 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government has had its eye on the 46-page document ever since it was posted online in February. But, now that its author, former senior civil servant Tan Jee Say, 57, has entered the political arena, as aPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 698 words
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Article, Illustration535 2011-04-24 2 LIN YANQIN - Party calls for need to address job and public housing availability issues LIN YANQIN yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Employers should pay a flat tax, instead of varying worker levies, when hiring foreigners. A moratorium should be imposed on permanent residents buying resale public housing. These were amongPHOTO BY LIN YANQIN - 535 words
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393 2011-04-24 2 LIN YANQIN - LIN YANQIN SINGAPORE If the coalition government in power in the United Kingdom now works well for the country, an alliance between two Opposition parties in Singapore could work just as well, said Reform Party (RP) chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam. Responding393 words
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385 2011-04-24 2 LIN YANQIN - LIN YANQIN SINGAPORE With the progress made by the Opposition so far, Opposition veteran Chiam See Tong feels that Singapore could see a new Government in five or six years. Speaking after a walkabout at Toa Payoh yesterday, Mr Chiam, who is leading a385 words
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Article, Illustration304 2011-04-24 3 HETTY MUSFIRAH - HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) Zainul Abidin Rasheed has learnt this week of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s intention to appoint him the next Speaker of Parliament. Mr Zainul, 63, was informed of this personally on Tuesday andTODAY FILE PHOTO - 304 words
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Article, Illustration566 2011-04-24 3 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Many expected him to comment about the General Election. But in his first public speech since the Writ of Election was issued on Tuesday, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew simply noted that the “safe and secure” environment here is aPHOTO BY SIM JIN - 566 words
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310 2011-04-24 3 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew hopes the new Moulmein-Kallang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) will be contested in the General Election, along with every single GRC and Single Member Constituency. “Be it a direct fight or threecornered310 words
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549 2011-04-24 4 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE We are pro-Singapore and are not trying to take over the Government. That was the Workers’ Party’s (WP) latest reply to the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) claim that the WP was trying to take over the Government. On549 words
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Article, Illustration809 2011-04-24 4 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Workers’ Party (WP) candidates can deliver what the ordinary Singaporean wants because they are ordinary Singaporeans themselves. This was the message that came across as the WP yesterday introduced its third batch of candidates for the General Election:809 words
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Article, Illustration563 2011-04-24 6 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The People’s Action Party (PAP) team in Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) plans to introduce a “buddy system” to serve residents better. The initiative comes as the PAP stronghold looks set to see itsPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 563 words
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Article, Illustration215 2011-04-24 6 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE Merchants and hawkers in MacPherson will keep prices stable for the next six months, according to People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate Tin Pei Ling. Ms Tin, a member of the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC)PHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 215 words
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Article, Illustration580 2011-04-24 8 SATISH CHENEY - Health Minister rebuts opposition party’s claim he was ‘mixing religion with politics’ SATISH CHENEY satishkumar@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Health Minister and adviser to Sembawang Group Representation Constituency grassroots organisations Khaw Boon Wan yesterday launched the five-year renewal plan for the GRC. The plan isTODAY FILE PHOTO - 580 words
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456 2011-04-24 8 JULIA NG - JULIA NG juliang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Following the Singapore Democratic Party’s final introduction of its candidates, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan has described their slate as “a team of strange bedfellows”. He also questioned SDP candidate Tan Jee456 words
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340 2011-04-24 9 There will be two Party Political Broadcasts for the 2011 General Election, the Media Development Authority (MDA) said in a media statement yesterday. The first will be on Thursday, April 28, and the second will be on Friday, May 6. And340 words
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376 2011-04-24 9 SINGAPORE The Elections Department has received applications for 39 Malay minority certificates and 32 Indian or other ethnic minority certificates, which are required by members of minority ethnic communities who contest the General Election in a Group Representation Constituency (GRC). There were also 208376 words
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Article, Illustration554 2011-04-24 10 CHEOW XIN YI - CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Has Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean been tasked to help People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate Desmond Choo win back Hougang? In the strongest sign yet that he may be taking on a greater role in thePHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 554 words
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Article430 2011-04-24 10 NG JING YNG, TAN WEIZHEN - NG JING YNG, TAN WEIZHEN Jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) lineup may get a much-needed boost ahead of Nomination Day. The Opposition party is considering fielding Mr Desmond Soh, a 17-year veteran of the People’s Association (PA), as a candidate at he general430 words
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434 2011-04-24 10 RACHEL KELLY - RACHEL KELLY SINGAPORE The PAP Women’s Wing is calling for more women in Parliament with women making up at least 30 or 33 per cent eventually. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Hwee Hua said this at the434 words
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582 2011-04-24 12 AGENCIES PHNOM PENH As a second day of fighting between Thai and Cambodian troops yesterday killed at least four soldiers, the border crisis is likely to cast a shadow on the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit next month. Indonesia, the current chair ofAGENCIES - 582 words
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Article, Illustration395 2011-04-24 12 AP KESENNUMA (Japan) Mr Sakuji Funayama watched intently as a giant steel claw tore chunks off his two-storey home, ripped open by last month’s tsunami and washed up onto a pile of debris. Suddenly, he waved his arms and pointed. The claw froze andAP - 395 words
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SINGAPORE
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158 2011-04-24 14 SINGAPORE Some elderly residents in the northern region of Singapore got a dose of health education yesterday. The Healthcare Services Employees’ Union (HSEU), which groups workers in the healthcare sector, conducted the outreach programme as part of its annual158 words
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Article, Illustration403 2011-04-24 14 LOIS CALDERON - LOIS CALDERON loiscalderon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore has increased its public library count to 24, with the opening of the Clementi Public Library yesterday. The library is the first to introduce an interactive digital story-telling kiosk, where children can read and listen to books using touchscreen technology.PHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 403 words
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Article, Illustration344 2011-04-24 15 LOIS CALDERON - LOIS CALDERON loiscalderon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A Singaporean and an American on a boating trip in the South China Sea were rescued by the Philippine Navy after their yacht was damaged by strong waves. In a statement on its website, the Philippine Navy said that thePHOTO COURTESY PHILIPPINE NAVY, NAVAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE - 344 words
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487 2011-04-24 15 LYNDA HONG - LYNDA HONG SINGAPORE The Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) lift upgrading programme (LUP) has remained popular with home owners for its benefits but to some residents, the lift landing designs at some HDB blocks may cause potential problems. For Ms Sophie Fernando, a resident487 words
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148 2011-04-24 15 SINGAPORE The North East Community Development Council (CDC) has set aside S$1.1 million for needy families under its “We Care” programme for the next two years. In a statement yesterday, the CDC said that the programme has helped 116 families who fell148 words
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302 2011-04-24 16 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Airline passengers in the United States can collect US$1,300 (S$1,600) when they are forced to give up their seat on an overbooked flight, under a new US rule. And, foreign carriers must release passengers from their aircraft stuckBLOOMBERG - 302 words
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127 2011-04-24 16 AP Two people have died in a clash with Chinese police raiding a Tibetan Buddhist monastery where tensions have run high over the recent suicide of a monk, an activist group said yesterday. The incident marks some of the worst violence inAP - 127 words
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Article121 2011-04-24 16 AP Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou officially tossed his hat in the ring for a second fouryear term yesterday, hoping a record of strong economic recovery and markedly improved ties with rival China will lead him to victory early next year. After registering his candidacyAP - 121 words
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297 2011-04-24 16 REUTERS SHANGHAI The local government is cutting some fees to defuse a strike by truck drivers’ over high fuel prices, a spokesman said yesterday, after days of confrontation earlier this week disrupted the world’s busiest port. The Shanghai government’s promised steps, which include “lowering standardREUTERS - 297 words
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Article, Illustration182 2011-04-24 16 The mysterious removal of a statue of Confucius opposite Beijing’s Tiananmen Square sparked an online flurry of speculation yesterday by Chinese looking for an explanation. One report says the monument was moved inside a nearby museum. The statue (inset) of the 2,500-year-old sage was unveiled threeAP - 182 words
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255 2011-04-24 17 AP JAKARTA A TV news cameraman arrested in Indonesian bomb plots had been recruited to film and broadcast the group’s terrorist acts, including a foiled Good Friday church attack, the police said yesterday. Global-TV cameraman Imam Firdaus was among 20 suspects arrested in a seriesAP - 255 words
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310 2011-04-24 17 AGENCIES JAKARTA —A top Dutch diplomat in Jakarta has been recalled and fired for a 2008 case of sexual abuse that was never prosecuted, media reports said on Friday. The NIS News Bulletin, citing De Telegraaf newspaper, said that abuse involved maleAGENCIES - 310 words
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176 2011-04-24 17 AP Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard toured a town pummelled by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami last month and expressed shock at the level of devastation suffered. Walking through Minamisanriku, a fishing village where hundreds of people are listed as dead or missing from theAP - 176 words
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Article, Illustration329 2011-04-24 17 AP CHERNOBYL/FUKUSHIMA With time, Chernobyl has become wellexplored territory. Guides take you through the nearest town, Pripyat, and they know where to go and more importantly where not to. Photograph Orange Forest from a distance, they warn. If you see a parking lot full ofAP - 329 words
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161 2011-04-24 17 AP The full list of confirmed guests attending the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton was released by Britain’s monarchy yesterday. Among those not sent invitations were United States President Barack Obama and French Presid ent Nicolas Sarkozy. The Palace saidAP - 161 words
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Article, Illustration359 2011-04-24 18 AGENCIES BEIRUT Syrian security forces fired on tens of thousands of mourners during funeral processions yesterday, killing at least six people following the deadliest day of the uprising against authoritarian President Bashar Assad. The funeral processions for some 75 people killed on Friday were highlyAGENCIES; REUTERS - 359 words
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Article169 2011-04-24 18 AP Filipino rescuers who dug by hand to save 11 people buried by a landslide were losing hope of finding 21 still missing in the disasterthat killed at least three people in a remote gold mining village, officials said yesterday. Miner Jay Celades, pulled fromAP - 169 words
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136 2011-04-24 18 AP Lindsay Lohan appeared before a judge on Friday for the fourth time in nearly a year and was sentenced to 120 days in jail for violating her probation by taking a designer necklace. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner said sheAP - 136 words
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Article355 2011-04-24 18 AGENCIES TRIPOLI —A spokesman for Libyan rebels said the city of Misrata was freed from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s forces yesterday after a siege of Libya’s third-largest city lasting nearly two months. There was no independent confirmation but Libyan troops captured by rebels in Misrata saidAGENCIES - 355 words
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185 2011-04-24 18 AP ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s army has broken the “backbone” of Islamist militants in the country, the army chief said yesterday in an apparent rebuttal to rising American criticism over the country’s campaign against extremism. It was unclear on what basis General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani made hisAP - 185 words
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Article121 2011-04-24 18 REUTERS Mel Gibson has broken his silence on his damaging domestic violence scandal, calling the leak of angry personal phone calls with his then girlfriend last year a “personal betrayal”. The Oscar-winning director of Braveheart said the leaked tapes in which Gibson was heard ranting,REUTERS - 121 words
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109 2011-04-24 18 AP German doctors say a baby girl who was born at 21 weeks and five days is spending Easter at home after five months in neonatal care. She is believed to be the most premature baby in Europe to have survived. Doctors at the FuldaAP - 109 words
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Article, Illustration300 2011-04-24 19 AP ST LOUIS (Missouri) St Louis’ main airport was closed yesterday while crews cleaned up after an apparent tornado tore through a terminal, causing injuries and sending people scurrying for shelter as plated glass shattered around them. Friday evening’s storm at Lambert-St Louis InternationalAP - 300 words
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Article, Illustration180 2011-04-24 19 AGENCIES NORWALK (California) The authorities say an elaborate tattoo depicting the fatal shooting of a gang member in 2004 helped identify the Southern California gang rival who has been convicted in the murder. Anthony Garcia (picture) was found guilty on Wednesday of firstdegree murderAGENCIES - 180 words
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Article219 2011-04-24 19 AP GENEVA —Europe, especially France, has been hit by a major outbreak of measles, which the United Nations health agency is blaming on the failure to vaccinate all children. The World Health Organization said on Thursday that France had 4,937 reported cases of measles between JanuaryAP - 219 words
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132 2011-04-24 19 AP Ms Helen Beard, a tourist, was showered with awards on Friday, two days after she caught a toddler who fell four storeys. The Briton was poolside with her son and partner at a Florida hotel when she heard a scream and turnedAP - 132 words
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128 2011-04-24 19 AP Police are questioning the father of a two-year-old boy who claims his son somehow shot the toddler’s mother to death. A judge gave custody of the toddler to other relatives after a hearing on Friday. The father, who was not married toAP - 128 words
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246 2011-04-24 19 AP TORONTO The man accused of killing a Chinese student, attacked in her apartment as her boyfriend watched through a webcam, will “absolutely” plead not guilty, his lawyer said. “We want to put together a strong defence and I anticipate that onAP - 246 words
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Article, Illustration579 2011-04-24 20 Hernandez’s 84th-min winner sends Red Devils closer to 19th crown THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man United 1 Everton 0 MANCHESTER —Javier Hernandez headed home an 84th-minute winner last night to send Manchester United to the brink of a record 19th league title. The Mexican hadTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; REUTERS - 579 words
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284 2011-04-24 20 AP MILAN Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has said that “one day” he will return to work at Inter Milan, but that it won’t be next season. The Portuguese won the Champions League, two Italian titles and the Italian CupAP - 284 words
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304 2011-04-24 20 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson believes Chelsea are Manchester United’s main challengers for the title because they are “stronger” than Arsenal but his message to his players was simple: Keep calm and carry on getting results. He also argued thereTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 304 words
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Article, Illustration427 2011-04-24 21 Argentinian scores a hat-trick as Liverpool run riot THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Liverpool 5 Birmingham 0 ANFIELD Tottenham’s visit to Anfield on May 15 will have plenty riding on it if Liverpool continue to play like this. The pursuit of fifth place has appeared fanciful at timesTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; REUTERS - 427 words
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334 2011-04-24 21 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH It is not just on the pitch that Liverpool are starting to get things right. A spate of injuries two years ago prompted a complete overhaul off it also. Three “soft tissue” injuries suffered during the 2-2 draw against BirminghamTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 334 words
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440 2011-04-24 21 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Tottenham 2 West Brom 2 LONDON Tottenham Hotspur blew the chance to reclaim a Champions League spot as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to West Bromwich Albion yesterday. Substitute striker Simon Cox salvaged a pointAGENCIES - 440 words
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Article, Illustration920 2011-04-24 22 Eight years after your last Champions League semi-final, you’re back in the last four of Europe’s premier competition. Did you expect to find yourself here? Did Schalke? No. This was a completely new team. In the league we really struggled we lost the first fiveGETTY IMAGES - 920 words
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Article, Illustration343 2011-04-24 22 THE GUARDIAN GLASGOW Neil Lennon (picture) spoke on Friday of his ordeal at being the victim of a bomb threat, saying how it has affected his personal life and admitting he will consider quitting his position as Celtic manager if theTHE GUARDIAN; REUTERS - 343 words
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Article, Illustration472 2011-04-24 23 Rondo’s triple-double puts Celtics on the verge of a playoff sweep AP NBA PLAYOFFS NY Knicks 96 Celtics 113 NEW YORK No fantastic finish needed for the Boston Celtics this time. They simply spoiled Madison Square Garden’s postseason homecoming party right from the start. PaulAP; PHOTOS REUTERS, THE NEW YORK TIMES - 472 words
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Article, Illustration255 2011-04-24 23 AP HILTON HEAD ISLAND (South Carolina) Luke Donald (picture) is not ready to call himself the world’s best player. “Not yet,” he said with a grin on Friday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Two more rounds like he’s had at The Heritage and there willAP - 255 words
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Article236 2011-04-24 23 AP Indian basketball is set to take a big step forward this month when Geethu Anna Jose becomes the first player from her country to attend tryouts for the American professional league. The 25-year-old centre will have training sessions with WNBA teams Chicago Sky, LosAP - 236 words
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