The New Paper, 10 August 2008

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    23 1 the new paper Saturday 10 AUGUST 2008 JHA Singapore 5 Praas ttflP Holdings MICA (P) 113/12/2007 80 CENTS iiniii 8"*****1"*****9 > the new paper
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  • SUN NEWS
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      Lock icon SHE COULD HAVE DIED IF NOT FOR HELMET
      1120 2  -  SMU student on 2,000 km cycling trip in Alaska blown off bike by strong wind Elgin Toh, newsroom Intern SHE went on her first overseas cycling expedition and it almost killed her on her birthday. Singapore Management University (SMU) student Lesley Fu,
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      Lock icon About the expedition
      166 3 Dubbed the ComfortDelgro Zero Limits Expedition 2008, it is 2,000 km of cycling in the hilly terrain of Alaska. The team left Singapore on 8 Jul and will return on 14 Aug. The expedition took them from Anchorage to Skagway, then to Juneau via ferry. Team members
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      Lock icon 'PERFECT MAID' CAN'T DO ANYTHING
      600 4  -  S'pore couple complains about misleading claims by maid from India Maureen Koh maureenk@sph.eom.sg FROM the biodata they were shown and a brief phone chat with the maid, the couple thought they had found the right helper for the family. They were told the maid could
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      Lock icon Complaints against agencies
      68 4 2008:695 cases 2007:1,078 cases 2006:957 cases Note: These are filed and non-filed cases. Filed cases consumers have authorised Case to handle on their behalf. Non-filed cases feedback, enquiries or instances where consumers may have decided to deal with the companies directly after seeking advice from Case. TOP
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      Lock icon Tips to choosing the right agency
      89 4 CASE offers five tips when choosing a maid agency: 1. Engage agencies licensed by the Ministry of Manpower. 2. Look for agencies that display the Case Trust logo, which means they comply with a set of standards set out by Case to ensure they
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      53 3 WRSUnPBY MUM'S NOT THE WORD Ties between violinist vanessa M 36 and her mother are well and truly severed Snapshot 23 San social 38 Golf 42 i»M733 4455 Website tnp.sg E-mail tnpOsph.com.sg Fv 1319 8286 Operations Desk 8318 8644 Circulation Hodira 6388 3838 m W Jl ft L§ I B
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      Lock icon THE COURT CASE
      263 6  -  Karen Wong karen@sph.com.sg THE PLAYERS: The plaintiff Mr Kelvin Lim Chen Yeow, Madam Lim Bee Bee's nephew The defendant Mr Thomas Goh Chin Peng, her boyfriend. THE BONE OF CONTENTION: A United Overseas Bank (UOB) account with about A$273.000. THE PLAINTIFF'S CASE: Madam Lim had left him
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      Lock icon FACE OF SIA WAS KAMPUNG GIRL
      1270 6  -  She had stormy relationship Karen Wong karcn@sph.com.sg SHE struggled with a tumultuous marriage, then a divorce. Later on in life, she got a second chance at love, before she died abruptly. She was just 51. Madam Lim Bee Bee's life story resembled a soap
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      Lock icon TWO LOVES OF HER LIFE
      430 7 The love of her life': Ex-hubby Michael Cheong THEY were childhood sweethearts. They even joined Singapore Airlines together: She as an air stewardess and he, an air steward. Mr Michael Cheong was flamboyant and charming. He drove a Porsche and was the epitome of cool
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      Lock icon FROM CHARITY RIDE TO LAWSUIT
      621 8  -  ROAD TRIP TURNS UGLY AFTER ACCIDENT Tay Shi'an shian@sph.com.sg A FUN road trip by 30 motorbike enthusiasts turned ugly when two of them had an accident. One biker, Ms Nursurya Saleha Ibrahim, 24, who had a fracture and other injuries, sued the other, Mr Isjamadiryanto
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      Lock icon GONE IN 10 MINUTES
      390 9 Expensive cars should be harder to steal because they are equipped with better security features. An investigator from the Royaf Malaysian Police tells ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF that car thieves have found a way to de-activate some of these features. 1 DRILLING FROM I OUTSIDE I To
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      Lock icon Where the cars end up
      459 9 THE recent spate of Honda CRV thefts confirms the trend that sports utility vehicles (SUVs) are still at the top of the shopping list for car thieves. A reformed car smuggler said: "The latest cases bring back old memories for me. It looks like nothing
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      Lock icon How to protect your cars
      137 9 1 SIMPLE as it may seem, the I best way to prevent your car I from being stolen is to keep S it under lock and key. Jm A steering or accelerator lock that comes with a F strong reinforced padlock is certainly a good
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      Lock icon GETAI PRINCE TO STAGE VERY PRICEY SHOW
      712 10  -  He's blowing $20,000 4 times more than usual k on grand finale Maureen Koh maureenk@sph.eom.sg WHILE most getai organisers are lamenting that the cost of staging shows has gone up, Mr Aaron Tan (left) is singing a chirpier tune. On Thursday, he will
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      Lock icon WOW WOW WET!
      281 11 It rained on their parade, but these proud kids won't let some drizzle put out their sizzle NDP 2008 THEY put on their red ponchos from their National Day Parade (NDP) kit when the sky started to drizzle. But when the Singapore flag flew past and the
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      Lock icon HIGH & DRY!
      383 12 HIGH DRY! NDP 2008 NO RAIN, NO CROWDS, NO JOSTLING, JUST FAMILY FUN UP IN THE SKY SINCE the National Day Parade moved to Marina Bay last year, it has meant more than inviting friends to watch TV for Mr Jameson Soh. The marketing manager now pops back into office
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      Lock icon GIRL,7, DIES IN ORPHANAGE FIRE
      507 13 SHE WAS PINNED TO BED BY FALLEN OBJECT A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD orphan was burnt to death in a fire on Thursday that ravaged the Ti-Ratana Welfare Society Home in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Little Chiew Yee Ser was the only one out of the 160 children living
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      Lock icon MAN CATCHES THIEF, THEN KILLS HIM
      322 13 M'SIAN TAKES LAW INTO OWN HANDS, BEATS THIEF TO DEATH HE was a hero who chased down a thief, who had snatched his wife's handbag. But a 50-year-old religious leader became a villain himself when he decided to take the law into his own
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      Lock icon SMALL BOY IS BIG HERO
      475 14 Sichuan earthquake victim, 9, hailed as hero at Olympics for returning to collapsed school to save classmates THE little boy may be physically dwarfed by his 2.26m-tall adult compatriot as they strutted into the stadium. But no one will dare to belittle the achievement of
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      Lock icon Chinese man kills American tourist, then kills himself
      312 14 THE Beijing Olympic Games opened with a big bang on Friday night. But just hours after the Games kicked off yesterday, tragedy struck. A Chinese man stabbed to death Mr Todd Bachman, the father-in-law of the US Olympic men's volleyball coach at
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      Lock icon THE TWO-TIMING SENATOR
      181 15 Mr John Edwards, a former US senator and a possible pick for the vice-president slot if Mr Barack Obama becomes president, admitted to an affair on Friday 2006: Mr John Oct 2807: Newspaper 2008: Mr 23 Jsl, 2108: Mr Enquirer publishes photos Edwards (left) meets reports he
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      Lock icon THE LOYAL WIFE
      474 15 HER high-profile husband started his affair when her cancer was in remission in 2006. Mrs Elizabeth Edwards said her husband John made a terrible mistake but coping with the revelation was "oddly made somewhat easier" by her battle with cancer which returned last year. Mrs Edwards, 59,
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      Lock icon & THE WILD CHILD MISTRESS
      276 15 THE WILD CHILD MISTRESS SHE was a former party girl whose lifestyle inspired scenes in a novel. Mr John Edwards' mistress, Ms Rielle Hunter (left), was also heavily into drugs in her younger days, according to her blog. Novelist Jay Mclnerney said some parts of his book Story Of My
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      Lock icon SLOW START, NOW ON THE TOP
      805 16 PROPERTY TYCOONS MAKE GOOD FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS MEET BEIJING'S 'IT' COUPLE ONE was born to a poor family, and the other had to work her way up through menial jobs to get an education. One day, they met and tied the knot after a
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      Lock icon This is how YUNNAN KIDS once travelled to SCHOOL
      492 17 NEXT time your child complains about the tedious bus journey to school, show them this article. Children here have it good compared to some kids in other countries whose daily trek to school involves risking their lives. These kids routinely cross
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        49 18 Even a biased foreigner will know that these are very determined people with the capability and the potential. It must mean they will end up on the top table. Minister Mentor lee Kuan Yew on China, after watching the opening ceremony of ihe Olympic Games in Beijing
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        Lock icon BUSH GETS SPORTY
        45 18 Formal suits and U.S. President George Bush go hand in hand. But here, he's spotted in casual garb as he attempts to serve the ball to American athlete, May-Treanor during a beach volleyball practice session at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Picture: REUTERS
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        Lock icon BERNIE MAC DIES
        94 18 AFP. US comedian Bernie Mac, who played a blackjack dealer in the Ocean's Eleven series and had his own TV sitcom, has died at 50, US media reports said yesterday. He had been hospitalised in Chicago for pneumonia which arose from a long-standing lung ailment. Born in
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        Lock icon QANTAS KEEPS OFF
        79 18 QANTAS, the Australian airline whose maintenance operation is under review by the nation's aviation regulator, has dropped an option to send two planes to Malaysia for servicing. Malaysian Airline System yesterday defended its work, saying Australian media reports of a "string of faults" on a Qantas plane
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        Lock icon PAS AGAINST LAVIGNE
        102 18 THE youth wing of the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has called for a concert by Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne later this month to be cancelled, saying her "prancing" was not suitable for Malaysia. The 23-year-old singer is scheduled to hold her first concert in Kuala
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        Lock icon PEDRA BRANCA TEAM HONOURED
        158 18 MORE THAN 3,500 WIN NATIONAL DAY AWARDS THE team which represented Singapore in die Pedra Branca case has been recognised in this year's National Day Awards honours list The team had worked on this case for years and this resulted in the International Court of Justice
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        Lock icon M'SIAN LAWYERS FAIL TO DISCUSS CONVERSION
        196 18 AP. PROTESTERS forced lawyers in Malaysia to abandon a conference on religious conversion yesterday, decrying it as an effort to challenge the official status of Islam in the Muslim-majority country. Police instructed the Bar Council to halt the conference for security reasons after more
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        73 18 A German judge had to call a halt to a court case between two feuding neighbours because she could not stop laughing. As she heard how the two had been in egg fights and sent each other faeces-filled letters, the judge struggled to contain herself. She burst into laughter
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  • OUR Sunday
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      Lock icon She didn't want me as a daughter
      1067 19 Vanessa Mae's estranged mum rejects reconciliation with violin star. Vanessa says... EVEN though violin virtuoso Vanessa Mae became estranged from her mother in 1999 after firing her as her manager, she had always held a glimmer of hope that they would one day
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      Lock icon Aromatic melting pot
      552 20  -  Table for 4 WHERE: Food Republic, Suntec Gty Mall WHO WENT: (From left) William Tham, 24, student Toh Yue Lin, 21, student Leaw Pei Xiong, 25, student Yeoh Wee Teek weeteck@sph.com.sg SINCE this is National Day weekend, and the last time this column is appearing on a
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      Lock icon Family is pillar of strength
      570 21 MAN to WATCH nF not for his family, Isa Halim probably would not have become a professional football player. As a child he would accompany his grandfather Ahmad bin Abdul Hamid, a 63-year-old retiree, to watch Malaysia Cup games. "At first I had no interest.
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      Lock icon Big winners... Big deal?
      817 22  -  Netizens: So what that S'pore's Dance Of The Dragon wins at US film fest, the fest is small Local filmmakers: It will lead to bigger things Hedy Khoo hcdykhoo@sph.com.sg YOU may have heard that the Singapore-produced movie Dance Of The Dragon was recendy a multiple-award winner
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      Lock icon Free promo? You can't afford to turn it down
      347 23  -  COMMENT Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo@sph.com jg THE real question is, do awards matter for a film? Especially international awards. The cheesy answer is, it depends, sometimes yes, and sometimes no. An award from the Cannes Film Festival has been known
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      Lock icon Bejewelled FLIGHTS OF FANCY
      552 24  -  One of our socialites' favourite local jewellers celebrates J 5 years in an 'enchanted forest Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo@sph.com.sg IT was the other 08.08.08 event, only the rings were not interlocking Olympic ones. This was Lord of the Rings. And bracelets and chokers and earrings.
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      Lock icon Fancy some Doughnuts? 24
      498 25  -  Donut Empire's chefs concoct new flavours to excite jaded palates Yvonne Phoo yvphoo @sph.com.sg THIS durian season, adventurous durian lovers can have their favourite D-24s from the insides of a doughnut. Called the D-Haven, it is one of seven new flavours recently launched by Donut Empire
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      Lock icon Finalists draw on their artistic side
      550 26 Our beauties turn manga artists for a day at The New Paper arts workshop THE New Paper New Face experience is not just about striking poses for the camera. Some of our finalists got to show off their artistic side too. Two of this
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      Lock icon GOING UNDER THE KNIFE FOR KEIRA'S SHOULDERS
      468 27 Shoulder liposuction the latest fad but some doctors say they scar easily FACE lifted? Check. Boobs done? Check. Tummy tucked? Check. So what's next for those who plan to burn money instead of calories to get the perfect body? It seems the shoulders.
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      Lock icon NO SWEAT WITH BOTOX
      389 28  -  -By Kelvin Chan newsroom Intern BOTOX has long been the favourite of those looking for a quickie facelift. But now, there seems to be a growing number of people who want a botox jab for an entirely different reason to stop perspiring. The Daily Mail reported
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      684 29  - Kids, go out play real gammes Santakh Singh santokh@sph.com.sg BOYS and girls up to at least age 20 should be playing real games and not let their fingers do the running, tackling, passing and scoring. The soccer and netball they play should be on the field and court respectively, and
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      Lock icon Eh goondu, you talk very sexily, lah
      479 29  -  Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo@sph.com.sg WHO would have thunk it? That all that many years ago, way back in 1982, I would author two little books in a language now found "cute" and "sexy"! In Eh Goondu and Lagi Goondu (both out of
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      414 31 Getting married? Had a baby? Or just having a crush? Mayoe you want to fnank someone? Whatever it is, we want to know. Send your pictures and messages to... tnpforum@sph.com.sg Sorry my little nephew, couldnt attend ur 1st month celebration last sat as I had to work, anyway,
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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      79 30 our simony TView Cages (right) Arts Central, 10pm A woman's attempt to escape repeated bad relationships ir<fr.w.oiK r nnt. k« tu*> ironically puts her before the man she resents most her father, who reveals to her a dark 20-year-old secret Starring Tan KhengHua, «IH c Fracture (above) HBO (StarHub Ch
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      59 30 V K, K. w ..< 0 B .S[ T Bridge To Terabithia Star Movies (Star Hub Ch 58), 9pm v, 1 When an outsider at school befriends a new girl who loves telling stories of fantasy, together they create a magical secret kingdom only accessible by swinging on an old
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      84 30 Hitch Channel 5, 7pm While helping his latest client woo the woman of his dreams, a professional date doctor finds the game doesn't quite work on the gossip columnist with whom he's smitten. Starring Will Smith, Eva Mendes. The Last Breath Celestial Movies (Star Hub Ch 61), 9pm Set in
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      164 30 CHANNELS JNMMg Beijing Olympics: I Swimming (Men's I Women's Semi-Finals I Finals) Beijing Olympics: Hockey (Women's I Preliminaries Japan Vs New 5 Zealand) Today In Beijing 2.00 B Beijing Olympics: Boxing (Men's B Preliminaries) 2.30 m Beijing Olympics: Synchronised Diving (Women's V 3m Springboard B Finals) 4.00 National Day f*
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      6 30 Programme times are subject to change.
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  • SUN RACING
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      Lock icon TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD
      1676 33 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 ■e. Last 6 ni IBS HORSE Wt Ratio) Jecfcay Barrier (Age/orffift/sei, tralaer-earner) 1 -2-7 Heart To Hard 57 (60) J Sfcaekar c2* i (7ag Peter l ee-Synthetic) 2 *****0 Zmmb 56 5 (59) L Safkaa 1 (4nrg R Rogers-Gladwin) 3
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      Lock icon MUDLARKS
      121 33 RACE 1: Heart To Hard, Royal Warrior, Golden Hawk, Northern Music, Cosmic Commander, Kakaya. RACE 2: Northern Express, Gold Zest, Our Webster, Akashi Brothers, Table Talk, Equator. RACE 3: Nuclear Ice, Kris Hikmat Universe Star. RACE 4: Cheyenne Dancer, Light Of Success, Gallant General, Magical Cigar, Storm Express, Rejuvenation,
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TOPTIPS
      79 34 Danny Khan a n Tan a ra KZA 3 Our Webster Hprv^Jjl^B fS<* 7 Kelantan 4 HotWheeb E District Attorney mrm 1 Northern bfpn»5 7 Storm Express v«y IMaprxVtote /«eW»ran Vnfc i »v^ i -i 4 iw«g Kin rT-g' 3 iota 0~ a r $J«imKew VWaje iGokilrv 1
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      Lock icon CHEYENNE DANCER
      68 34 (Race 4 No. 1) BEST BET IGNORE this five-year-old's unplaced outing at his last start in the 1,600m Selangor Gold Cup He is reverting to his pet 1,200m trip. All his six wins have been over the distance. The Indian Danehill gelding, who has raced and figured against
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RESULTS
      871 34 GOING: GOOD 5 DANCING VAN 50.5 (18-5) V Sim (4) 1 1 1 (503) 1 ULTIMATE DECIDER 55 (30-12) R Burnett (6) 4 3 2 (521) 3.5 7 SMAR CAHAYA 50.5 (58-15) I ditty 5 2 2 3 501 0.75 2 BRAHMS RETURN 55 (170-30) Caltin
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S PERTH (BELMONT) RESULTS
      539 34 GOING: GOOD 9 STORM MINE MMTH 54 (35-8) S O'dMMll (7) 1 10 «nCKUIWMUS54(19-5) I StMCk (9) 2 1 THE MJUX PIG 57.5 (35-12) P King 2 3 Traiaar 6 Poiletti. Margies: Ns, hd, ns. TNaa: 2min 18.51 sec. EOB: $11. Ferecast: $59. Place Faracaat $18
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      35 34 fTa 1 J Saturday, 9 Aug 2008 First Second Third 4046 1780 2892 Starters 8809 4884 1784 7842 1545 2572 9424 7588 0774 2812 Consolation 0436 1408 4034 1430 5988 2245 9493 5397 5648 8206
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  • Sunday SPORTS
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      Lock icon Sooooo slooow... ...and let's get Tiger back fast
      831 35 Mad about golf YOU'LL not be surprised to learn that I think golf is the greatest game in the world. I love it; have done since I was about 12 years old and probably always will. Still, nothing in life is perfect.
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      Lock icon Only Holmes tames 'The Monster'
      615 36 US PGA gmPIONSHIP AP. BIG-HITTING American J. B. Holmes took a one-stroke lead after the second round of the US PGA Championship as the Oakland Hills course lived up to its tough reputation. For the second straight day, only six players broke par on Friday.
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      Lock icon Name the best for Putra Cup, SGA
      934 37  -  ROBERTS PICKS COMMENT Godfrey Robert npsports @sph. com.sg THE Order of Merit system had gone awry. The points weightage for designated tournaments had gone haywire. There was so much too-ing and fro-ing on the selection criteria for the Putra Cup that parents got
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      Lock icon Ben's dream comes true
      476 38 MALAYSIA'S Ben Leong bravely held off Thai star Thongchai Jaidee to win the Worldwide Selangor Masters by one shot for his maiden Asian Tour title yesterday. The 22-year-old rising star held his nerve to shoot a final round of two-under-par 69 at Seri Selangor Golf Club
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        323 39 PA Sport. RAFAEL Benitez is apparently still determined to continue his pursuit of Gareth Barry. The Anfield chief refused to rule himself out of the hunt for the Aston Villa star. It is believed Benitez is facing opposition from his club's American owners over
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        149 39 LIVERPOOL, without injured captain Steven Gerrard, beat Lazio 1-0 at Anfield on Friday in a friendly warm-up for next week's Champions League match with Xabi Alonso in fine form. The Reds travel to Belgium to play Standard Liege in the first leg of die third
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        154 39 PA Sport. GOKHAN Inler's agent claims he has held "very positive" talks with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Udinese midfielder Inler (right) has been strongly linked with a move to Emirates Stadium as Wenger looks for one more signing. Wenger is keen to increase his
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        511 40 AP. IS THIS finally the end of the Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga? Ronaldo returned to Manchester United on Friday as club manager Alex Ferguson said he wants to extend the Portugal winger's contract and warned Real Madrid to stay away from his players. Ferguson also
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        255 40 PA Sport. SIR Alex Ferguson is aiming to add a striker to his Manchester United squad before die start of the season. United have been heavily linked with a bid for Tottenham Hotspur star Dimitar Berbatov as Ferguson (right) looks to improve his attacking
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        703 41  -  COMMUNITY SHIELD: MANCHESTER UNITED V PORTSMOUTH (TONIGHT, 9.55PM) Brian Miller npsports@sph.com.sg LET'S put it this way. Should Manchester United NOT win the Community Shield, Sir Alex Ferguson won't be crying in his pillow tonight. Come on, he has always said he had better things to do.
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        404 42 HOT: THERE'S a livewire in the Portsmouth line-up. He's Israeli striker Ben Sahar. The teenager is all fired up and, should he get a spot in Harry Redknapp's plans, he could cause Man United's celebrated defence some problems. By the way, today's his birthday.
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        589 42 PA Sport. THE phoney war that is pre-season is nearly over as final preparations are made for the start of the Premier League. But for Manchester United and Portsmouth their first "competitive" game is already upon us as they prepare to do battle in
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        716 43 COMMUNITY SHIELD: MANCHESTER UNITED V PORTSMOUTH (TONIGHT, 9.55PM) PA Sport. TONIGHT'S clash will see Manchester United take on Portsmouth for the first ever time in the history of the Community Shield. United, who have won the season curtain-raiser 16 times, will be confident that Sir Alex Ferguson
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        666 44 PA Sport. OWEN Hargreaves has sent out an eve-of-season warning to Manchester United's domestic and European rivals: We can get even better. Hargreaves is not saying United will win more, but the England international has made it clear the Red Devils will not relinquish their Champions
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        709 45 COMMUNITY SHIELD: MANCHESTER UNITED v PORTSMOUTH, TONIGHT, 9.55PM Your English Kaki is excited by the start of the new Premiership season AFTER what feels like a lifetime of interminable transfer speculation, or as the English comedian David Mitchell put it, pages and pages of
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        725 46 Wire Services. UNITED STATES v HOLLAND DUTCH forward Roy Makaay will be sidelined for his team's match against the United States today in a Group B match of the Olympic men's soccer tournament. "He has gone to the hospital to have a scan," said Holland
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        141 47 THE 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS /J 1 oaky BB1 I^PH mz+m 1 NIGERIA 1.85 iif^B ORAW 3.15 3.15 3.15 JAPAN 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.7. J HOME 11/2) 3.60 3.60 3J0 tm 1 AWAY |*1 1/2) MV£>» ■f^JR1 0 GOAL 6.50 BKr^Bta u IJtQ 1 3.80 3780
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        135 47 OAKY BHI KMC MUAM uaa 04 NO MILLER NEW ZEALAND 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 DRAW 6.70 6.70 6.70 6.78 BRAZIL jjggMI Km HOME (+21/2) 1.83 AWAY 2 1/2) I 0 GOAL 16.00 16.88 16.88 16.80 1 5.90 5.50 5.58 5.58 2 *T8Q> £M<L> 3
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        124 47 1 OAKY UM UM HAMWMQ DING miller CAMEROON <Sp DRAW 3.70 T7o HONDURAS 7.00 7.00 HOME (-11/2) 2.1# nig AWAY 1 1/2) 0 GOAL 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 1 4.50 4-50 4.50 4.50 2 C3^P flVclLftSBb 3 ■FcsrflK WB<hiJ«H 4 5.50 TaO "TST 5.50 5
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        128 47 OAKY 1 ARGENTINA DRAW A. 5.30 5.50 5.50 5.50 AUSTRALIA 13.00 13.00 13.00 1 13.00 HOME (-11/2) 1.60 wr&m* AWAY 11/2) pa 2.10 IT. 1 0 GOAL 11.00 1«.ft 18.00 16.00 1 5.50 S|5Q 5.90 5.90 2 0,80 3.80 3 C3.7oS TtesfiM 4 4??0 4.50
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        103 48 I OAKY UM KIUC BRIAN UM HAN MINO MNO MILLAR < «1P 6.60 6.60 6.60 6.60 -8»3L 2 |j QgQ 18 csp <& q&> i w a s!so BBHKMMj in mi 10.00 10.00 10.00 BBBKBIBlj hi mi 18.00 is.oo 18.00 iBBMBMBj 30L00 30.00 30.00
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        136 48 I GARY LIM IMC MIAN LIM HAN MINO IXNO MIUKR i II JJ* 4M I BBBJMI Qj,; Q.3jl> 1.60 1.60 Cl.60> 1.60 a Tf > '1 j EMglEII 2.80 2.80 iM 2.80 a—— mmmmmmmmmm—m—mmmam pBBMB {gjjjp 9.00 JJO 9.00 I—Ml 1 4-gg VUS? 4.20 <X4P
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        122 48 II OAKY UM ERIC MIAN UM HAN MINO MNO MILLER 2JZ 2.73 IHmWwRIL J J? O.05> 2.30 2.30 ■BUBBll ti7io C1.10 I ci.io TST TSo J g7.5(P WMEBjifl SJO 3.70 3.70 3*70 II II 6.20 B.20 6.20 BBHl 9.90 9.90 9.90 ■DH 23.00 23.00
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        130 48 I OAKY UM ERIC MIAN I UM NAN MINO DINQ MILLER BIl-SSI ji* JM 3.05 3JJ5 G.OJL) HHmhB 2,35 C23Q 2:35 2.35 QiO |j C1.1O .-f g»jQa> 5?tPV 4.00 ■HKBH Cf?2jL? fTffi) C3.2p 02b ■KBH 3.60 TEo 3.60 4 QjBOS BBBPBB 6.50 6j50 &50 6%0
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        234 49 THE 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS AFP. CZECH shooter Katerina Emmons overcame a splitting headache to win the first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with a record performance on the first full day of competition. On a hot, humid first day with seven golds on offer,
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        268 49 AP. CHEN Xiexia got China off to a perfect start in the weightlifting competition yesterday. She won her country's first gold medal of the Games in the women's 48kg weight category and set an Olympic record. Turkey's Sibel Ozkan won the silver medal, while Chen Wei-ling
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        666 50 AP. IT'S only the heats, but Michael Phelps has already broken an Olympics record. The American swimmer opened his quest to win eight gold medals by qualifying 1.44 seconds faster than his rivals with an Olympic-record time in the 400-metre individual medley preliminaries last night Phelps
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        320 50 WHAT'S ON (SELECTED) ARCHERY 5.25pm: Women's team gold medal match BADMINTON 10.00 am: Women's singles round of 32; men's singles round of 64; women's doubles round of 16 BASKETBALL Men's preliminary round 9.00 am: Russia v Iran (Gp A) 11.15 am: Germany v Angola (Gp B) 2.30pm:
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        758 51  -  THE 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS Ctub: Shanghai Position: Point guard YAO MING Age: 27 Height: 2.26 m, Weight: 125 kg Club: Houston Rockets Position: Centre ZHUFAMYU Age: 25 Height: 2.01 m, Weight: 100 kg Club: Guangdong Position: Small forward YIJIAMJAN Age: 20 Height: 2.12 m, Weight: 110 kg Club:
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        672 53  -  Tao Li is fourth-best qualifier SINGAPORE SWING REPORTING FROM BEIJING Lim Han Ming npsports@sph.com.sg WHAT a perfect present for Singapore on its 43rd birthday. Tao Li, the Republic's top female swimmer, got her Olympic campaign off to a flying start when she set a new national record in
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