The New Paper, 16 July 2006

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    26 1 the new paper our Sunday 16 JULY 2006 MICA (P) 189/02/2006 80 CENTS HM 8 I *****1 1 *****9 I > 16 July 2006 the new paper
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  • SUN NEWS
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      Lock icon FAST WOMEN FOR FAST MEN
      1200 2  -  Johor police hauled in 600 people last weekend in an all-out move on illegal racers. But, for some speed demons, the prize is will worth the risks INSIDE ILLEGAL RACING Zaihan Mohamed Yusof zaihan@sph.com.sg THE thrill: Racing down a Malaysian highway and not being stopped
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      Lock icon STUCK FOR 10 HOURS
      1076 3  -  KHSE9I 12i5223 S'PORE COUPLE IN JB FOR QUICK PETROL TOP-UP END UP Held by police Accused of organising illegal races ♦Car kept in station Fined $130 Faith Teo wenli@sph.com. sg WANTING to save a few dollars, the Singapore couple went across the Causeway to top up
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      Lock icon FROM DREAM TO REALITY
      762 4  -  j*J Sentosa Cove's luxury homes are finally shaping up -but you can only envy from afar DesmondNg desmondn@sph.com.sg THEY are no longer just artists' impressions or blueprints. The first luxurious island resort homes in Singapore are finally standing. These are the never-before-seen pictures of Singapore's most
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      Lock icon WATERFRONT LIVING FOR THE PRICE OF A FLAT
      616 6  -  By Desmond Ng desmondn@sph .com .sg IT may be the life-long dream of many to own an idyllic waterfront house. But forking out a cool million for a beachfront property, such as one at Sentosa Cove, is likely to remain just a
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      Lock icon 'Better beach areas elsewhere'
      185 6 IT'S a novel concept and it's affordable, but the sea view is mediocre. That's what Mr Colin Tan, head of research and consultancy at property consultancy Chesterton International, thinks. Traditionally, most Singaporeans go for prime properties in the city centres such as Kuala Lumpur, he said.
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      Lock icon First-time punter LOSES $40,000 ON WORLD CUP
      690 7  -  Despite the warnings, despite this artide~. ONE MAN'S DIARY OF DESPAIR JoyceUn joycett*sph .com. sg THE crisp $100 worth of notes in his pocket felt good. The first-time World Cup punter had bested the bookmaker in the Germany-Costa Rica game. His windfall continued
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      Lock icon WHERETO GET HELP
      276 8 "I never saw him gamble. So I was shocked when he told me about his debts." Nick now thinks he should have heeded the warning in The New Paper on Sunday article. "I didn't think that would ever happen to me/' said Nick, adding that he shouldn't
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      Lock icon Burnt previously, so no more betting for him
      234 8 POUR years ago, the Worid Cup made this football fanatic a bankrupt In April, he told The New Paper on Sunday that he lost $45,000 in soccer bets and was made a bankrupt after he could not cope with his credit card
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      Lock icon Bookies the real winners
      427 8 THE bookmakers, both legal and illegal, were the real winners when it came to fattening the wallet. When contacted, a Singapore Pools spokesman would only say that sales for the World Cup matches were to their expectations, but declined to provide figures. In an article in
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      Lock icon Attack? what ATTACK?
      771 9  -  Lebanon under siege He's from Lebanon but lives in Singapore. His mum and sister back home only realise there's an Israeli air attack when he tells them over the phone DesmondNg Desmond n@sph. com. sg THE Lebanese have seen so many wars that the latest skirmish with
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      Lock icon SHOULD WE BE WORRIED?
      330 10 ISRAELI air strikes against Lebanon entered their fourth day yesterday as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed "open war" and raised international fears of a devastating regional conflict. There appears to be no immediate hope for a halt to the attacks that have killed almost 90 civilians
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      Lock icon NO S'POREANS HURT: MFA
      162 10 THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is closely monitoring the situation in Lebanon and the Middle East. It has received no reports of any Singaporeans hurt in the attacks to date. It advises Singaporeans not to travel to Lebanon given the current situation. Said an MFA
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      Lock icon 4-day bash that's fit for a royal
      557 11  -  EXCLUSIVE Singapore's Indian socialites party as the daughter of 'Royal Brothers' Asok Kumar ties the knot Sylvia Toh PaikChoo paikchoo@ sph.com.sg YOU knew this was no ordinary wedding when you saw double-double. Two Bentleys, a pair of Rolls-Royces, four Lamborghinis, twin Ferraris, double-parked
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      Lock icon Bling that's fit for a queen
      450 12 Continued from previous page Oh the sequins and the diamonds worn last week dazzled THE guests flew in from Jamaica and New Jersey, South Africa and Jakarta, Sydney, London, Hong Kong, Malaysia and India. Each with a family name more honeyed than the next.
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      Lock icon Cars that are fitfor a king
      45 12 If s not just another night when two Bentleys, a pair of Rolls-Royces, four Lamborghinis, twin Ferraris are double-parked in the Ritz-Carlton's driveway The wheels' the deal: (From top) A Rolls-Royce, a Lamborghini and the couple's wedding Rolls-Royce Phantom.
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      Lock icon REVVING UP SALES
      1145 13  -  With buyers seduced by the prices, variety and Made-ln-Japan tag PARALLEL IMPORTERS ARE DesmondNg desmondn@sph.com.sg WHERE do you shop for the latest, coolest and most exotic cars? Traditionally, people head for the tried-and-tested distributors. But now, parallel importers have stepped up a gear or two and are
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      Lock icon SPARE PARTS CAN BE A PROBLEM FOR Pis
      419 14 YES, parallel-imported (PI) cars may be cheaper and there may be a wider selection for you to choose from. But before you rush out to buy one, there are several things you should know. For one, you don't usually get to test-drive
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      Lock icon Tide swallows SMUGGLERS' LORRY
      275 15 Surprised by raid, smugglers abandon lorry on beach DUMPED AS far as smuggling attempts go, this one was all washed up. A gang of alleged smugglers operating in a remote bay area in Kuantan, Malaysia, was caught of guard by a customs raid on Friday morning,
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      Lock icon Baby born in TOILET, LEFT IN SACK
      454 16 DUMPED THIS miracle baby has been dubbed the karung guni baby by some Malaysian newspapers. The newborn baby girl was left in a karung guni or gunny sack for about 10 hours on Wednesday. According to the New Straits Times, a 35-year-old widow
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      Lock icon Well-digger made through smuggling and became China's BIN OOK
      853 17 As China's most wanted fugitive, he fled to Canada seven years ago. Now he threatens tell-all book to expose corrupt officials if he's deported DEPENDING on who you ask, Lai Changxing (left) could either be China's most wanted fugitive, or Xiamen's
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      Lock icon 'He did more for city than government did'
      354 18 HE may be a crook, but Lai Changxings acts of generosity and humility in Xiamen have become the stuff of legend. According to a report by Time magazine, he reportedly spent US$l2 million ($18.9 m) of his own money to build up
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      Lock icon His life was once about serving SERVING TIME
      936 19 Ex-Wimbledon finalist's double faults: Cheating on women, stealing in business Roscoe Tanner goes from centre court to Jail cells Mhiitiii i nil Mm TIMES. A ferpWCHTUAUYI makuE to stuff ■mvmtodbp HfiNMY p 1 TJn Tanner on first IN THE 1970s, Roscoe Tanner
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      Lock icon I'VE GIVEN UP ON HIM, SAYS DAUGHTER
      328 19 AS a child, Ms Tamara Tanner thought that she had the best dad in the world. Despite Roscoe Tanner's celebrity status and hectic schedule as a tennis star, he went to as many of her soccer and tennis matches as he could and
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      Lock icon Can you SPOT THE DIFFERENCE?
      584 20 No? In the picture on the right actress Keira Knightle/s breasts have been digitally enhanced. I don't mind, she says KEIRA Knightly has often laughed off comments about how flat-chested she is. But now she's revealed that her washboard figure is no joke to Hollywood
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        47 21 This is not a conflict about Palestinian or Lebanese prisoners in Israel. Thisisapower struggle within Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq over who will call the shots in their newly-elected 'democratic' governments and whether they will be real democracies. Thomas L Friedman in the International Herald Tribune
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        Lock icon FREAK BIKE DEATH
        83 21 A TEENAGER died after she fell off a bicycle and hit her head on Pulau Übin. Zawiyah Mohd Muliana, 18, a biomedical student from the Institute of Technical Education in Simei, seemed to have only cuts and bruises, and got up immediately after the fall on Tuesday.
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        108 21 SINGAPORE has joined hands with Indonesia to improve investment in special economic zones on Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands. As part of this effort, a one-stop service centre for investors will be ready by September. Both sides will tackle problems involving tax regulations, customs procedures and visa processing,
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        86 21 A QUARTER of the students in a recent survey said they were bullied in secondary school. And nearly a third of these went on to become bullies themselves. The survey of 519 students was done by the Singapore Children's Society in March. Of the 129 who
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        54 21 This lobster, seen last Thursday in Maine in the US, is a rare two-toned colour. It is a typical mottled green on one side. The other side is a shade of orange that cooked. Experts odds or finding a half-and-half lobster are 1 in SO million to
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        Lock icon 'HAVE INTERFAITH INTERNSHIP FOR YOUNG'
        163 21 CALL FOR CAMPS TO LET SAP AND MADRASAH STUDENTS MIX SENIOR religious leaders attend interfaith dialogues most of the time. How about getting young people involved as well? That was one of the ideas that came up at the National Youth Forum at die Singapore
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        Lock icon Sultan celebrates with pay hike for civil servants
        182 21 THE Sultan of Brunei celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday with traditional pomp and pageantry, and a surprise pay hike for the civil service, their first in more than two decades. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who has ruled for nearly four decades, and whose
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        56 21 A putty knife that drifted out of British astronaut Piers Sellers' tool kit as he did repairs to the Discovery space shuttle is being tracked by military radars > 11 > worldwide as it hurtles towards Earth. Nasa dismissed fears the tool could be a hazard. Shuttle commander Steve
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      18 3 THANKS FOR CALLING Tll i t: handphone If it y ours if your idea leads to a story
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  • OUR Sunday
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      189 22  -  New sound, new format at revamped 91.3 CREDITS: Hair by lostinfavier from Shunji Matmo. Telnot *****522 Wendy Teo teowywesph.com.sg Gl OODBYE WHRZ, and hello Radio r 913. I From tomorrow, UnionWorks' English radio station will be relaunched as Radio 91.3. Familiar voices like Joe Augustin
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      Lock icon 'I have taekwondo red belt' Jane Boey, 37
      276 23 %Rsas Boey, 3*1 w 1. Which piece of anslc gets you Mwmpi> mWmw VVfTllj VVCiyiUBCf George Michael's Fast Love—if s very sexy. Also Donna Summer's I Feel Love. 2. Ten us something people daart I have a red belt in taekwondo. 3.
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      Lock icon 'I took photos of myself nude and pregnant' Petrina Kow, 28
      288 23 Petrina Kow, 28 >.** Jjajv ro3Jw; v < v 1 piece af music gets you The children's song John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. I sing it with my 3-year-old daughter, Victoria, all the time, and we always end up hot
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      Lock icon 'I didn't recognise Minister'
      544 24 1. Which piece of music gets you hot and sweaty every time? John Legend's She Don't Have To Know. It's the whole bad-boy persona, and his sexy voice. I had a thing for bad boys when I was younger. I also like Hot Stuff by Donna
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      Lock icon 'I love 50 Cant and milk baths' Marilyn Lee, 27
      222 24 1. Which piece of music gets you hotandswelji nw ty llmr 50 Cent's In Da Club. The song is Sabulous—you could say that 50 Cent has got us ladies wrapped around his finger with it 2. Tell us something people
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      Lock icon 'I'm a briefs guy' Joe Augustin, 37
      331 24 1. Which piece of muoic gets yon hoc and •treaty every timer There's none. I get off on comedy tapes, like Jerry Seinfeld and Harry Shearer. Nothing gets me hot and sweaty, honestly. ahtrtywi? kmaw I know how to use an airbrush—I use
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      257 24 HERE is what you can expect from the new Radio 913; Ihe Morning Show with Petrtaaandjoe Weekdays (6sm-l0am) Far a non-caffeine fix in the mornings, Joe and Petrina promise to job you up with their HveJy banter, and chew through The Straits Times Forum and Home pages
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      Lock icon CAT ATTACK
      624 25  -  S'pore woman in 40s has special room for her 300 Garfield 'pets' EstherAn Yong estheray@sph.com.sg YOU can call her Singapore's catwoman. Like Halle Berry's character in the movie, Ms Juliana Ang has many cats. But unlike Catwoman, who keeps real cats, it's a fictional feline that has captured
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      Lock icon Skating together, staying together
      446 26  -  REPORT PICTURE JoyceU Lim joycel@sph.com. sg FOR two years, Mr Alan Ng, 38, spent most of his evenings zipping to and fro along the void deck of his HDB block, learning how to skate. Trying to balance on eight small wheels was no mean feat for
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      Lock icon You can't drink from the World Cup
      688 27  -  Siva Choy Columnist tnp@sph.com. sg BILLIONS of people have been excited and disappointed over the World Cup. Billions of dollars have been made out of it. Billions of productive work hours have been lost (not to mention wives and girlfriends). And all over
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      Lock icon He's just not a flower kinda guy
      566 27  -  Ivy Gang-Weed uotumnist tnp@sph.com.sg I WAS walking along Orchard Road recently when someone gave me a rose as part of an advertising promotion. "Hey. Some stranger gave me a rose," I SMSed Tubby Hubby (TH) to get a rise from him. He SMSed
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  • OUR SUNDAY
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      273 29  -  David Turdar Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg I HAVE a confession to make. I have not always lived in the heartland. In fact, my Singapore life began where you would expect to find expats. No, not in Tanglin or Holland, but Geyiang, in a hotel
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      Lock icon Shame ploy the love of
      373 29 bitchaboutcorner DON'T you just hate teachers who embarrass you when they are dissatisfied with your work? Or those teachers who get suspicious if slack students suddenly produce good-quality work? Do they realise how the student feels when he or she is humiliated in front of
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      99 30 classmates to stare at me. If I had known she was going to humiliate me, I would have paid my neighbourhood tailor to do my assignment for me. She was also known to be suspicious of good-quality work. She often told students to re-sew an assignment in front
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      Lock icon Looking lor a virus called love
      353 30 aboutlastnight LAST week, I read a finding by French researchers about how human beings in the Congo, through their increasing social contact with gorillas and other apes, actually managed to exacerbate the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. That got me thinking. What would
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      623 31  -  KF Seetoh Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg GOOD food in a bad location and bad food in a good location can sometimes still mean great business. Put it down to feng shui and a master chef. So what happens when you have a dynamite of a recipe and serve it at
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      23 31 Career Choice A fob feature of CATS FASTADS in The New Paper every Thursday >3* [•iAT-3 mj* it nil l it fmo rr
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  • OUR SUNDAY
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      Lock icon Stretch to control your insulin level
      453 33  -  Banu Soresh Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg IMAGINE you're in mid-air and the seat-belt sign is off. The lavatory sign at the far end of the aisle says "occupied", but you've held it in for so long that you've just got to go. All that pressure is
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      Lock icon Think small, think organic
      639 34  -  Chaus Wei Yng Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg ORGANIC gardening is fun, rewarding and easier than it sounds. You just have to think small and plant creatively. Step 1: Find the right space You can buy good-sized planter boxes or reuse old pots or containers lying around. I like
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      Lock icon FEARS OF A MAHJONG ADDICT
      570 35  -  Got a deep, dark phobia? Share it with us bye-mailing tnp@sphxom.sg She's worried her obsession with mahjong might turn her intoa compulsive gambler Joyce Lim joycel@sph .com. sg PLAYING mahjong as a favourite pastime is not unusual. But Jenny's (not her real name) obsession with
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      170 37 SUNDAY I SOCIAL Here's a whole new way of getting heard. Getting married? Or just getting older? Had a baby? Or just having a crush? We want to know all about it Send your pictures and messages to~ tnpforum@sph.cpm.sg Si J r H ANNOUNCEMENTS A V<- > f rr T-v
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      470 39  -  mmm Singapore derby (group i 2,ooom) prjzemoney: $1 million HSMfiUifl DERBY TRIAL RUNNER-UP SET TO GO ONE BETTER Danny Khoo dkhoo@sph.com.sg DERBY TRIAL runner-up Expunge can go one better in this afternoon's showcase $1 million Emirates Singapore Derby at Kranji. The Kyneton Cup winner has improved since
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      Lock icon THE $1 MILLION EMIRATES SINGAPORE DERBY FIELD
      203 39 Ahnb 1 QnitBvD Wt SJH ||[«[H ry MB At'. <■.... m a ww He. LwUnws NOME Wt tod- Jacket Bwlw (Aw/Whflw, 1 7 OURFALSTAFF 57 (113) R Fradd 16 (4ireg Shaw-Kantor Nestadt) 2 *****9 BIG EASY 57 (99) JSaimee 17 (4nzg Laxon-Perfectum) 3
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    1682 41 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TO SOFT SPORTS Race 1 Owl 1M —um It UMmUMbMm n+m w Ho. La*t» nuts HORSE W Mfea Jockey tall* (AwWtgWsei, traiw-owner) 1 43-259 HUTTON 59 (47) ASptert 7 (3ag Laxon-Oscai Racing No. 3) 2 *****5 ON AHEAD 58.5 46)
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    65 42 Catch Singapore's top four-year-old stayers battle it out in the n' h Emirates Singapore Derby at the Singapore Racecourse this afternoon. At stake is a whopping one million dollars in prizemoney and the honour of winning one of the most prestigious and oldest races in the
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      64 43 (Race 8 No. 9) BEST BET This on-pace runner is knocking on the door loudly again. At his last start over 1,600m in heavy going on 9 Jun, he ran a gallant second behind Patchouli despite a tardy start Over the shorter 1,400m trip today, all he needs
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      127 43 RACE 1: On Ahead, Lucky Sun, Gold Zest, Avalanche. RACE 3: Our Webster, Planet Star, All Go, Thunder On, Pacific Gold, Royal Adviser, Straight Flash. RACE 5: Mount Street, Terfel, Magnum Force, Reef Beach, Balance Funds, Solo Venture, Muscle Man, Bladen, El Santos, Equator. RACE Kismet, Skip, Seaside City,
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      113 43 84 J 3? Mighty Rajah 1 King And Ultima MOON air 4 LxmOry Emperor Fa 2 Super Link 3 Magic Ace 1 Semite aiy 1 Royal General IHudfctoy Rlt 1 Graft Smccmi EM 4 Make U Happy Itltoab SMtf> >jl .1 1 Sharp *i Spur TraveSng Way w
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S KRANJI (SHORTCOURSE, E) RACE RESULTS
      720 43 GOING: YIELDING 1 SAFETY OUTLET 55 (16-6) BWoodworth (6) 2 2 1 (457) 10 STORM CNMai 55 (13-7) Linnet (12) 1 1 2 (497) 5L 12 VMS MB MMOWS 55 (460-63) RLim (9) 8 4 3 (472) Hd 2 DARMOMELUFORT55(141 -23) SJohn (1) 7
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      472 43 GOING AT BELMONT: GOOD 4 LUCASDEMAMDAS 56 (33-7) SPamham (6) 1 3 UUBSPEED CRUISER 56 (10-5) J Hill (1) 2 1 DOYOUDARE 56 (53-11) R Stewart (3) 3 Trainer ND Parnham. Margins: 3 Vi, Vi, 2 Vi. Time: 1 min 11.28 sec. Forecast: $11. Tierce:
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      1276 44 going: YIELDING 11 JADE 51 (14-5) B Vonter (8) 4 3 1 (496) 2 ON MY MARQUE 58 (47-13) J Powell (2) 1 1 2 (519) 2L 4 LEAOUM WITNESS 57 (152-33) R Stewart (11) 2 2 3 (482) 0.75 1 SPECIAL TIMES 58
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      53 44 lit 2nd 3rd J Meagher 47 47 45 L Laxon 43 39 38 P Shaw 32 23 19 D Baertschiger 29 26 29 H Takaoka 25 34 31 SGray 21 17 26 DKoh 17 17 16 B Dean 17 9 20 S Burridae 16 18 11 C Leek
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      56 44 1st 2nd 3rd M du Plessis 34 32 24 J Saimee 31 21 20 KB Soo 29 32 23 A Fiezan 27 16 15 J Powell 25 19 20 B Vorster 22 21 29 R Stewart 20 17 22 A Spited 17 15 20 0 Chavez 15 13
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      490 45  -  KRANJI ROUND-UP Tan Thean Loen loon@sph.com. sg TWO smart two-year-olds staked their claims in the $200,000 Juvenile Championship with convincing first-up victories at Kranji yesterday. Trainer Desmond Koh's Safety Outlet and trainer Don Baertschiger's Innocent Star proved too good for rivals of their age over
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      1229 45 RACE 1: FLASH OF LIGHT and WINGS AND ARROWS were slow to begin. MAXWELL jumped awkwardly. ETERNAL LUCK and FLASH OF LIGHT were buffeted on jumping between THRILL SEEKER, who jumped outwards, and MY GENERAL who jumped inwards. Shortly after the start, ROOK
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      636 46 Wire Services. MICHELLE Wie grabbed her stomach. She doubled over. At times, she took a seat on her golf bag and buried her head in her hands or pulled her cap over her face. Clearly, she was in agony. Jeff Gove could see that,
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      179 46 Reuters. DARREN Clarke's overnight three-stroke lead was trimmed back to two after the opening nine holes in the Scottish Open third round yesterday. The 37-year-old Briton, who began the day 11-under-par, reached the turn at 12-under after birdying the fourth and sixth, and bogeying the
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      169 46 Afp. KIM Mi Hyun and Reilley Rankin shared the clubhouse lead on eight-under-par 134 yesterday when thunderstorms halted play at the Jamie Farr Classic. A total of 71 players remained on the course when the US$l.2 million (sl.9m) tournament was suspended with second-round play scheduled to
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      830 47 Mad about golf SUv« Newell is an experienced golf writer who has worked with many of the world's leading players and teachers and has written several golf books. Newell now works primarily for world No. 4 Ernie Els W i IT'S great to see the British Open
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      598 48 FRENCH GRAND PRIX AP. IT'S another clash between Italy and France. But this time it will be carmakers not soccer players determining the tide as today's weekend's French Grand Prix shapes up as a Ferrari-Renault affair. Ferrari's return to form continues after seven-time Formula
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      318 48 AFP. IUAN Pablo Montoya has no plans to rush into American stock car racing too hastily after being dumped by McLaren Mercedes, although the Colombian could be behind a wheel again by late next month. Montoya announced last Sunday he was jumping from Formula
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      154 48 Reuters. MICHAEL Schumacher has won the pole position for today's French Formula One Grand Prix, with Ferrari occupying the front row for the second race in a row. The German, a seven-time winner at Magny-Cours, clocked one minute 15.493 seconds for his 68th career pole and fourth
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      706 49  -  REAPERS, WHAT DO YOU THINK? Have the Young Lions been hard done by the SNOC's decision? Share your views. Email npsports@sph.com.sg by noon Tuesday. Gary Lim npsport@sph .com. sg TO the selectors, they don't deserve the ticket to the Asian Games. Which was a
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      Lock icon THE CHOSEN ONES
      523 49 Disciplines selected for Doha and how Singapore performed in the 2005 S«a Games (gold only) and 2006 Commonwealth Games (all medals) ATHLETICS Women's shot put and long jump SEA Games: 3 golds Zhang Guirong (shotput); Du Xianhui (discus); James Wong (discus) BADMINTON Men's singles, doubles. Women's singles,
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      432 50  -  Ivan Lim npsports@sph .com .sg WHAT'S there for our Soccer Babe Tracy Lee to do now that the World Cup is over? Play football, of course. The petite footballer assembled a team from the National University of Singapore to play in Diva La Futbol, a carnival of
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      241 51 EPL TRANSFER TRAIL AFP. England full-back Ashley Cole looks to have sealed his departure from Arsenal with a scathing attack on the London club in his new book. The 25-year-old player was sanctioned by the Premiership last season and fined £75,000 ($218,000) for an illegal transfer-talk
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      661 51 PA Sport. MANCHESTER UNITED: The battie to sign Ruud van Nistelrooy is on after Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed at least three top clubs are interested in signing the want-away United striker. Van Nistelrooy has informed the Red Devils he wants to leave, amove widely anticipated following the 30-year-old's major fall-out
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      264 44 yt". 1 Guess the Emirates Singapore Derby Winner SMS Contest j Participate in the Guess the Emirates Singapore Derby Winner SMS Contest JSt anc stanc a c^ance t0 w n attractive prizes! M M- isl Prize: Da WinnorV Example: d§l ""2? E3 A return Economy Class air ticket to Dubai
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      69 52 SI Atouticacr-^ PRESENTS foHAUHNHo GHKMo'S TEAM > CHAMP? c- CHAMP?? I HAVE > A SURPRISE < FOR you? 1 «f a /y f I'LL MAKE YOU THE FIRST t FOOTBALL OO© IN THE J WORLD! Jfc you WILL Be IN THE HEADLINES IN ALL THE NEWS- 1 PAPERS OF WORLD?
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      19 52 i-~ /yOUR LIFE WILL TURNV UPS| POWN! All you have to do 7/16 Diet by Atoitb SyndicatkTVlJnivefaal Press Syndicate
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      782 53  -  ERNEST LUIS was The New Paper's Man on the Run in Germany. He completes his World Cup coverage with some personal pictures and a few lasting thoughts Emestluis npsports@sph.com.sg IF Germany had a Berlin Wall in its thinking towards football, then it certainly came crashing
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        461 54 PA Sport. INTER-MILAN manager Roberto Mancini has called for his side to be awarded last season's Serie A title in light of the verdict which has seen Juventus stripped of their last two Scudettos. "It is right not to award the title from two years ago
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        353 54 AFP. THE Italian media were unforgiving in their coverage of the verdict. "Hammer blow," ran the headline in Gazzetta dello Sport, while the sports daily held out hope the sentences would be reduced on appeal. "But it's only the first round. The ball passes now to
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        1454 55 Reuters. T UVENTUS, Lazio and Fiorentina I reacted with fury after they were all I relegated from Italian football's top division, and banned from Europe for their part in the country's match-fixing scandal. Juventus were also deducted 30 points from their total for next season
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        1443 56  -  BIG ITALIAN NAMES AFFECTED: JUVENTUS: Gianluigi Button, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta, Mauro Camoranesi, Alessandro Del Piero. AC MILAN: Alessandro Nesta, Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo, Alberto Gilardino, Filippo Inzaghi. LAZIO: Angelo Peruzzi, Massimo Oddo. FIORENTINA: Luca Toni. Wang Meng Meng npspofts@sph.com.sg Reuters. FORGET about the Godfather, Sopranos
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      34 56 INFOLINE S-League SPORTING v SAFFC Call 1900-*****13 after 8.30pm for the half-time result and 9.30pm for the full-time result tonight. Calls cost 30 cents a minute Singapore Cup result YESTERDAY: Albirex 1 Chonburi 2
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      131 56 fc-L jPORTSONTy STAGE 14 Delayed, Ch 23,10.30pm, tomorrow STAGE 15 Ch 23,10.10pm, Tuesday STAGE IS Ch 23,10.05pm, Wednesday FINAL DAY Repeat, Ch 22, Hook, tomorrow IST ROUND Ch23, 4pm, Opm, 10.30pm, Thursday PREVIEW Ch 24, 7pm, tonight RACE DAY Ch 24, Opm, tonight BELGIUM v USA Ch 22, 10pm, tonight
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    338 57 f Juventus I Relegated to Serie B and deducted 30 points next season. I Hm Stripped of last two league I titles from 2005 and 2006 seasons, I and demoted to last place in the I 2005 season. I 9m Former Juventus general 5 manager Luciano Moggi given I
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    732 58 SERTE A AP. THE shockwaves from the Italian scandal will continue for months, even years. A sports tribunal has demoted Juventus, Italy's most storied soccer club j and reigning champions, for their role in a game-fixing scandal that has transfixed the country. Two other teams from Serie A, Italy's
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    Lock icon TALKING DIRTY
    134 58 Pierluigi Pairetto: "I know you've been forgetting about me, but I've been remembering you. I've put in a great referee for the Amsterdam game (against Ajax)." Luciano Moggi: "Who?" Pairetto: "(Urs) Meier." Moggi: "Terrific." transcript of telephone call between Pierluigi Pairetto (Uefa referees'committee) and Luciano Moggi (Juventus general
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    354 58 May 3: Italian newspapers publish transcripts of intercepted telephone calls between Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi and senior Italian Football Federation (FIGC) officials. The calls date from the 2004-05 season, when Juventus were crowned Italian champions. In them, Moggi talks about the selection of referees for specific
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