The New Paper, 6 February 2009

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      Lock icon ‘I was too arrogant’
      975 2 / 3  -  22-year-old chalks up $40,000 in gambling debts to loan sharks Sing Keng Loon –SingKengLoon,newsroomintern HE STARTED borrowing from loan sharks when he was only 15. At 22, he had chalked up debts of $40,000. Jack (not his real name), now 23, was gambling away his money
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      Lock icon Can’t find locals, so firms hire foreigners
      547 2 / 3  -  NEW WORKFORCE SURVEY: REPORT: TAN MAY PING mayping@sph.com.sg MORE foreign workers, fewer jobs for locals. That’s what many job-seeking Singaporeansareworriedabout. In contrast, foreign workers worry if they would be the first to get laid off in this recession. But what do employers think?
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      Lock icon Couple had on-off love affair
      894 4 / 5  -  She found out Bangladeshi is married but later resumed relationship MAID’SMURDER REPORT: ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg THE lovers were together, then apart and then together again all in just 10 weeks. Miss Yulia Afriyanti, 25, and construction worker Kamrul Hasan Abdul Quddus, 35, had initially planned
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    • BIG BUDGET, BIG ISSUES
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        435 6 / 7  - Why Jobs Credit scheme zero taxes for most bosses After listening to two days of passionate speeches and one heated exchange, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam gave his reply yesterday. Here is the gist of what he said BIG BOOST Low Ching Ling How effective is the scheme? It is a
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        Lock icon Dipping into reserves won’t kill the golden goose
        277 6 / 7 BIG BANG Why dip into reserves? Our philosophy on reserves is: accumulate in good times, manage and safeguard them well, for use only in extraordinary circumstances. Why dig into the reserves when the Government has enough current savings? First, it strengthens confidence
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        Lock icon BIG STEPS
        113 6 / 7 Processtoobtain thePresident’sapproval to use reserves: 1. Two weeks before Budget Day, Government finalises shape of Budget. 2. PM Lee meets President S R Nathan informally to sound him out on proposal to use past reserves. 3. Cabinet approves proposal the week before Budget Day. 4. Ministry of Trade
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        Lock icon Is more help on the way?
        407 6 / 7 BIG PICTURE Will the Special Risk-Sharing Initiative help spur bank lending? The structural reasons why banks are unable to lend in other countries do not apply here. Our banks have strong balance sheets, are well-capitalised, and have high credit ratings. There is therefore every
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      Lock icon Have S’poreans forgotten about Mas Selamat?
      416 6 / 7  -  REPORT: ANDRE YEO andrey@sph.com.sg “NOMAS, no mas.” That’sSpanish for“no more”, a phrase made infamous by Puerto Rican boxing contender Roberto Duran when he threw in the towel midway in a title bout against Sugar Ray Leonard. No Mas, in the Singapore context, is a
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      33 8 EVENINTHEGASTANK:70cartonsofduty-unpaid cigarettes were found stashed behind a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) tank after customs officers spotted the modified fibreglass tank in the Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV). PICTURES: ICA
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      Lock icon Civil Service also hiring more who are past 40
      174 8 MORE RETIREES BEING REHIRED SINGAPORE’Sbiggestemployer,thepublicservice,ishiringmoreolderofficers andalsore-employingthoseover 62. MrTeoCheeHean(right),the MinisterinchargeoftheCivil Service,saidofficersrecruitedat age40andabovewentupfrom13 percentoftotalannualrecruitment in2007to16percentlastyear. In2006,96officerswere re-employedatage62.Thatwas about53percentofthenumberof officers who retired at age 62. This rose to 57 per cent in 2007, and 64 per cent (or 189 officers) last year, the Minister
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      Lock icon Sales of single-premium life policies down by nearly 70%
      105 8 SALES of life insurance policies fell sharply in the last quarter. The Life Insurance Association said annual premium sales were $228.8 million, while single premium sales totalled $811 million in the last three months of 2008. This represented a drop of
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      Lock icon Retailers come up with own‘stimulus’plan
      107 8 DEPARTMENT store Robinsons has unveiled its own “stimulus plan”. The store, which has two outlets at Centrepoint and Raffles City says it will absorb the 7 per cent goods and services tax for two weeks, starting today. Other carrots include free home delivery and free
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      Lock icon Dry spell likely to continue through this month
      109 8 THE dry run looks set to continue. The shower on Wednesday and the sprinkles yesterday may have been a welcome break from the recent heat, but weather-watchers are predicting a February that will be more parched than usual. The dry weather is
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      Lock icon We’ll stop promoting S’pore as tourist spot
      778 9  -  Indian travel agents boycotting sale ofSIA tickets now say: REPORT: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg THEY’VE already boycotted the sale of Singapore Airlines (SIA) tickets in India. Their next target stop promoting Singapore as a tourist destination. Over 2,000 travel agents in several cities in
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      Lock icon Discipline but relate to the young too
      398 10/11  -  STREETTALK COMMENT: SANTOKH SINGH HERE’Saninterestingconversation between father and son I heard recently. Father:“Son,when I was yourage, I worked hard. I studied hard, played hard, never complained and was determined to do well. My strict father ensured that. “That isthe difference betweenmy generation and
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      Lock icon Adults favour ban, youths oppose it
      391 10/11  -  Issue divided down to discipline freedom among respondents Julian Lee –JulianLee,newsroomintern IT’S the classic age divide. Older readers were in favouroftheschool’sbanonstudentsbeingseenat the neighbouring mall or HDB estate in their uniforms. The young, on the other hand, were eager to prove that they no longer
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      Lock icon You don’t win hearts by coercion
      292 10/11 READER ZHEN YUAN, 19, NSF What younger readers say: WHEN I was in secondary school, we were advised not to hang out at the housing estate or shopping malls, but to go home directly. However, we were never forced to go home. Kudos to
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      Lock icon They may defy other rules
      139 10/11 READER GIBSON C IAMapolystudentandI’vebeenthrough this“ban”inmysecondaryschool–even thoughitwasn’texactlyaban,justadvice from our teachers and students to take heed. CoralSecondary’sruleisinboththe school’sandstudents’interests. It’sareputableschoolandit’sno wonder they want to keep it up. But I feel that the rule is a little overdone because, after all, you are dealing with teenagers. Students will have
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      Lock icon They are not prisoners
      90 10/11 READER LOUIS CHONG, 27, FINANCIAL ADVISER I FEEL that the rule is plain silly. Where’sthelogicwhensomeonegets detention just by walking into a mall? The school says it wants its students to usetheirtimeprudently–yetitwastestwo hours of their time by sending the students to detention. I really feel sorry for
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      Lock icon Absurd to fill consent form
      203 10/11 READER JASMINE CHER, 18 FORBIDDING students in school uniform to hang out at the neighbouring housing estate is unfair. Some students may like to sit at void decks and chit chat over some snacks. Just because a few black sheep make noiseonpurposedoesn’tmeanthatothers have to be
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      Lock icon It’s about responsibility
      143 10/11 MADAM MUMTAZ M.A.WAHAB, 39 What older readers say: I AM a parent of a Primary 6 student and I would like to commend Coral Secondary School for what it has done. I’veseenhowachildcango“skiving”after school,totheextentofusingateacher’s name in the process. I’veseenstudents(fromPrimary3to Primary 6) loitering in interchanges, void decks and playgrounds,
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      Lock icon It’s a good idea
      71 10/11 READER MARY, 50S, RETIRED WITH 3 SONS ASaparent,Ithinkit’sagoodideathat students go straight home after school. One can see that while loitering, they do not discuss school work or do anything positive. If they wish to go shopping, they can jolly well go out with their parents and
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      Lock icon Problem if too much trust
      202 10/11 READER KC CHNG I FEEL your report was unjust to the principal and teachers of Coral Secondary. If your writer can blatantly ask in his commentary“Whereisthetrust?”thenIhave therighttoask“Whereistheresponsibility?” Students today are fearless, just like the Secondary 4 student who was quoted in your reportsayingthathedoesn’treallycareifhe getscaughtagain–“I’lljustgofordetention again.It’snobigdeal.”
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      Lock icon ‘His blood is my blood’
      539 12  -  Man’sdevotionensuresthat brother survives heart problems REPORT: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg HE COULD have left his brother to suffer from a life-threatening heart ailment. But Mr Shanmugam Rajoo, 42, did not hesitate when doctors warned him of the challenges he would face if his mentally challenged
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      Lock icon COLD HOOVES:
      34 13 COLDHOOVES:DougOldigesbreakstheicearound his horse, Pencil, as firefighters and members of the Northern Kentucky Large Animal Rescue Team arrive at the scene. Pencil fell through the ice on a pond on Oldiges’farminMelbourne,KentuckyonWednesday. PICTURE: AP
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      Lock icon ‘Japanese Madoff’ held for billion-dollar ‘scam’
      239 13 HE ISSUED OWN ELECTRONIC MONEY AFP JAPANESE police yesterday arrested a business executive who built a cult-like status among thousands of investors whom he reportedly defrauded of at least US$1.4 billion ($2.10b). Kazutsugi Nami (right), chairman of now bankrupt bedding supplier L&G KK, had
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      Lock icon Senate votes to go easy on‘Buy American’ plan
      46 13 Reuters The US Senate voted on Wednesday tosoftena“BuyAmerican”planinits US$900 billion ($1.3 trillion) stimulus bill after President Barack Obama expressed concern that the original language could trigger a trade war. languagecouldtriggeratradewar. Senatorsapprovedanamendmentrequiringthe BuyAmericanprovisionstobe“appliedinamanner consistentwithUSobligationsunderinternational agreements”.ThismeansthatCanada,Mexico,the EuropeanUnionandothermajorpartnerswouldbe exemptedfromastrictrequirementinthebillthatall publicworksprojectsfundedbythestimuluspackage useonlyUS-madegoods.–Reuters.
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      Lock icon Qatar Airways plane plunges 9,000m in minutes
      80 13 AFP A QATAR Airways flight made an emergency landing in northwest China on Thursday after it plunged 9,000m in five minutes, Chinese state media said. The plane was flying from Osaka in Japan to Qatar when the incident happened, Xinhua reported. All 174
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      Lock icon Major drought in China leaves 4 million without water
      85 13 AP CHINA declared an emergency yesterday in eight provinces suffering a serious drought. It has left nearly four million people without proper drinking water and is threatening millions of acres of crops. The office of state flood control and drought relief
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    • News Perak Crisis
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        Lock icon HOW CRISIS UNFOLDED
        236 14/15 1On1 Feb, Speakerof Assembly gets two resignation letters from two MPs, Mr Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi and Mr Osman Jailu. Declares the two state seats vacant. 2On Feb 3, the Elections Commission overrules Mr Mohd Nizar, says there will be no by-elections as the two have not resigned
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        Lock icon Royals must regain people’s trust
        805 14/15 Sultan and son get threatening e-mails after asking chief minister to step down Commentary by liberal news website Malaysian Insider MAKE no mistake, the political crisis in Perak is not only about who controls the state legislature, and who is left on the sidelines. ItisalsoalitmustestforMalaysia’sroyalty
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        Lock icon Sultan a top judge & sportsman
        521 14/15 Sultan a top judge sportsman THE man at the centre of the Perak crisis is no ordinary monarch. He was, at various times in his life, a top sportsman and a top judge. Sultan Azlan Shah studied law at the University of Nottingham and graduated in 1953. After his return,
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      Lock icon Party’s over for Bangkok swingers
      237 16 British man said to be behind partner-swapping parties ABRITONhasbeennabbedinThailandforalleg-edlyorganising“swinging”parties.These parties refer to the ones during which couplesswapsexualpartners. AnAFPreportsaidtheman,ChristianArthurRichards,54,wasarrestedearlyyesterday. HewascaughtalongwithsixThaisand16foreignersincludingUS,French,IndianandChinesecitizens atoneofthepartiesinaBangkokhotel. The raid took place at about 12.15am at the two-star Elizabeth Hotel on Praditpat Road in Samsendistrict,saidTheNation. WhenpoliceraidedtheroomNo1101onthe11th floorofthehotel,policefoundseveralcoupleshaving sexinthesameroom whileothersweredrinkingand dancing. Used condoms, lubricant
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      Lock icon French president to face grilling on TV
      463 17 AP FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy will face a grilling on national television over his handling of the economy following nationwide strikes sparked by fears of job layoffs. Unions said they will decide if they will stage more industrial action depending on what Mr
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      13 13 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low23˚ Jakarta:Cloudy High28˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Cloudy High30˚,Low24˚ Manila:Hazy High29˚,Low24˚
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      330 16 o Pi r~\ Youth Speak Views differ. Because perspectives differ. And differences need to be respected before they can be appreciated. 28.03.2009 Singapore Management University Binge drinking Heard of peers getting drunk at another friend's party and waking up the next morning clueless about what happened the previous night? Dangerous?
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      25 18 / 19 FROM READER SOFEA A WELL-DESERVED REST: With the ChineseNewYearlasting15days,it’s no wonder the popular God of Fortune needs a break. E-mail your pictures to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon Behaviour of the young shows a need
      319 18 / 19 FROM READER DR PETER YAN EMPHASISE CIVIC EDUCATION THEPrimaryEducationReviewandIm-plementationCommitteehasgivenim-portance not only to skills that would excel in school, but in life as well, namely outdooreducation,musicandthearts. Buthowaboutaddinganother:traditional civic moral education? Here are some of my observations on where we may be lacking in thisaspect.
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      134 18 / 19 1 LABOURchiefLim Swee Say gave the full backing of the labour movement to the Jobs Credit scheme which aims to help save jobs by giving companies cash grants. He said in Parliament that it was not meant to save all jobs, but to minimise
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      Lock icon Learn gracious daily behaviour from Japanese too
      254 18 / 19 TEH THIEN YEW GENERAL MANAGER SINGAPORE KINDNESS MOVEMENT SECRETARIAT THE points made by Ivan Lim about the high standard of service that he received in Japan hold valuable lessons for Singapore. As highlighted by Mr Lim, he encountered gracious behaviour at a rangeofvenues–fromtheairportto
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      97 18 / 19 Comments on swimmer Tao Li winning The Straits Times Athlete of the Year 2008 award: “Ms TaoLi isindeed a deserving winner. She did Singapore proud. We look forward to her scaling greater heights and bringing more glory home. Congratulations!” stallikon “Nobodyisfeeling “inspired”by anathlete who was bought by
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      17 18 / 19 Duringthis recession, shouldHDB lowerpricesof itsflats? “Idon’t think theyshouldbecause that might devalue property priceswhenthe marketpicksup.” LennardWu,25, writer
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      60 18 / 19 YOUR VIEWS E-mail tnptalk@sph.com.sg or write to The New Paper, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Level 6, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 Forverification,we needthe writer’sfull name and contact number (preferably a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have granted us the right
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      38 18 / 19 TNP POST WOMAN .COM We’ve got a new Postwoman blog! Log on to tnppostwoman.com to find behind-the-scenes videos, photos and news about your favourite Asian and Hollywood celebs. thenewpaper 2nd-most read English paper daily (Nielsen Media Index ’08)
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      Lock icon The other side of Bryan
      982 20 / 21  -  The TV host talks about a dark time in his life, and how travelling gave him a new perspective REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg BEHIND his trademark smile and boyish, gregarious personality, there is a dark side to Bryan Wong. One that threatened to overcome
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        Lock icon Up the glam factor, girl!
        332 22  -  She used to dare to bare, but Angelina Jolie’sfashionsenseisoh-so-boringnow REPORT: SETO NU-WEN seto@sph.com.sg I’MBOREDofAngelinaJolie.EversinceshebecameEarthMamaandUnitedNations activist, she became so mundane and colourless. She wants to save the world, have a brood of multi-coloured children and make three-hour long moviesallatonego.Yawn. And that stuffiness has even stretched to
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      Lock icon ‘Don’t mistake me for the ball!’
      321 23  -  REPORT:JULIANA JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg SHEIKHHaikelasastrikeronthefootballpitch?Ifyoudidadoubletakeatthat,well,Ididtoo.To which the 32-year-old rapper asked, pretendingtobehurt:“Eh,whatyoulaughingat?” “Hey, Sheikh Haikel has to be in the star position okay,”hejoked. He’s not the only star who will be jockeying for limelighttonightatWoodlandsStadium. Singersandfootball playerswillgohead-to-headin a soccer match at Charity Fiesta to raise
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        Lock icon Zellweger shapes up
        145 24 Who was where, and doing what? Here’sa round-up of the latest celebrity sightings in the region and Hollywood WHO:ReneeZellweger,39 WHERE: New York WHAT:Wecan finallyforgiveZellweger for that mess of a dress she wore to last month’sGolden Globe Awards. The Bridget Jones star showed us why she’sstill aredcarpet forceto
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        Lock icon Scarlett’s new hue
        94 24 WHO: Scarlett Johnsson, 24 WHERE: Los Angeles WHAT:Perhaps blondesdon’t have that much fun after all. Lost In Translation babe Johansson showed upatthe premiereof hernewmovie, He’s Just Not That Into You, with brunette locks, reported People. Her sleek, straightened hair is a contrast to her signature wavy blonde
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        Lock icon Lachey tees off
        108 24 WHO: Nick Lachey, 35 WHERE: Tampa, Florida WHAT: Lachey showed he’sequally goodon the green as he is on stage at the Super Skins Celebrity Golf Classic last Saturday. The former 98 Degrees singer and Nascar champ Jimmie Johnson hosted the event to raise money for the Nick
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        Lock icon Keeping costs down on a cruise holiday
        443 25 AP THEcruiseindustrybillscruis-ingasagreatvalue.For one upfront price, your accommodation,mealsandtripare paidfor. But most people end up spendingmore. MsCarolynSpencerBrown,editor of CruiseCritic.com, says her rule of thumb is to assume she’ll spendhalftheamountofthecruise fareonincidentals. Ms Wendy Perrin, consumer newseditoratCondeNastTraveller magazine, also cautions that “the cruisefare you see advertised is
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        766 42  -  JAN UARY REVIEW LARRY FOLEY npracing@sph.com.sg IN a game where loyalty is a much sought-after commodity, the triumvirate of trainer Don Baertschiger, jockey John Powell and owner Jerry Sung are the envy of many. With no exceptions, the famous red and
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        298 43 STARTING from Sunday, the Singapore Turf Club will be adopting a more flexible starting time for the first race for its Kranji racedays. The starting time of the first race will depend on the number of races being held on that
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        1807 43 RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 Lucky Ocean?Should have appreciated debut but prefer to watch. 2 Making Sense??Not embarrassed at debut although beaten a long way but did have excuses, so worth a look fresh. 3 Master Key???Trials solid enough to suggest he can go
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        1139 44 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 MS 6.30 -1200m(Turf) Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 9 LuckyOcean 59 (53) EAslamc2 7 (4agLTreloar-Ocean) 2 4 MakingSense 59 (53) MRazali*c2 1 (4agKCYeoh-Wise) 3 MasterKey 59 (53) DBeasley 15 (4agLTreloar-Triumphant) 4 7403 Gentlemen'sHonour 58.5
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        66 44 THIS Michael Freedman-trained galloper should claim the inaugural Racing Writers Stakes. The former Australian-bred campaigner’s debut effort was a cracker where he came from last at the home turn to come within half-a-length of eventual winner, Be A Man. The pair renew
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        343 45 _Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE G RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 4 Gentlemen's Honour 11 Super Fighter 1 Casino Royale 9 Waipapa 4 Kanegura 4 Act Like Me Any Humour 3 Prior King
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        252 45 Trial 1 (test): 1 Mamma’s Love (TR Barnabas) 2 Glory Knight (M Gallagher) 3 Happy Ending (M Hairin) 4 Little Red (D Chee) 5 Sacred (G De Souza) 6 Viva Panata (J Li) 7 Eight Avenue (J See) 8 Be Brave (KB Soo). Margins and time: 31/2, nk,
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        319 45 WILLIAMLOW’SGUIDETOKRANJITRACKWORK LAST-START winner Shimona’s Magic continued to impress at Kranji yesterday morning. Ridden by winning jockey Eurico Da Silva, the Leslie Khoo-trained three-year-old looked fighting fit when he cantered one lap and another round of pace work. The going was good. Shimona’s Magic merits respect
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        195 45 RACE 1: Slow work: Lucky Ocean, Making Sense, Master Key, Gentlemen’s Honour, Petrushka, Pocket Sentosa (D Chee), Milton, Sunday Wish (Da Silva), Monday Nite, Trigger Success. RACE 2: Slow work: Captain Choice (Kellady), He’s Back, Jumbo Strike, Newfoundluck, Shinkansen,SuperFighter? RACE 3: Slow work: Happy
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        1027 46 Comments and tips courtesy of Australian Associated Press RACE 1 (1,000m) 8 GREEN MANGO (DA Hayes) 2f (1:1-0-0): Proved too strong in 5 1 /4-len win (54.5kg) Double Zed, Wrigglepot 900m Murray Bridge 2yo Mdn 26 Jan on debut. Will again have good support. 10
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        568 46 3:45Race1 Quartet V’EVENTS.NET.AUHandicap 1000M 1 CARLTONFORWARD LNolen (12) 59.5 2 INTRIGUED MAllen (10) 56 3 YOUBOLT GBoss (7) 56 4 RICHARDTHEBRAVE MRodd (1) 56 5 SENORZORRO JBenbow (11) 56 6 SEVENTHHEART DDunn (5) 56 7 MISSREPUBLIC MPegus (8) 55.5 8 GREENMANGO DOliver (3) 54
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        262 48 FROM third to first. That is Marcus Both’s target at the season-opening Asian Tour International this week. The 29-year-old Australian finished tied for third at last year’s inaugural event and looks set to better his performance judging from his superb showing yesterday. Both’s title
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        114 49 41 RAUL scored the 307th goal of his Real Madrid career last week taking him level with Alfredo di Stefano astheclub’s all-time leading scorer. 2 41 THECLUB’Srecord goal-scorer might never have played for Real had city neighbours Atletico Madrid not got rid of their youth
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        702 51 EXCLUSIVE IT HASN’T taken long for Geovanni to establish himself as a firm favourite with Hull City fans. That’s hardly surprising given the goals he has scored so far against Fulham, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Brom, Manchester United and Man City. Ahead of tomorrow’s match
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        895 53  -  BEN LYTTLETON Special Correspondent ThewriterisbasedinBritainandwritesforTheSundayTelegraphandguardian.co.uk PA Sport CHELSEA new boy Ricardo Quaresma has vowed to bring some “fantasy football’’ to the club after completing a deadline-day loan move from Inter-Milan. The Portuguese winger, who was rated as a better prospect than Cristiano Ronaldo when the
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        607 52  -  BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg THEY say, “above the clouds, the odd peakstandsout”. Well, I’ve been peering through the clouds for that odd peak that will make a difference now that the transfer window has closed–andI’vefoundnone. So too have the punters. Yes, while there has been plenty
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        292 54/55  -  LETTER OF THE WEEK Our readers were split down the middle when it came to Rafael Benitez’streatmentofRobbie Keane. Our Letter of the Week winner lists seven reasons why Rafa did the right thing Er Chian Kong –ErChianKong,26,student, Liverpool fan (The writer wins for himself apairofNewBalancerunning shoes worth
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          Lock icon Keane not a Rafa favourite
          59 54/55 I WONDER if Rafa Benitez has a different definition of the word “fair”. He kept saying that Robbie Keane was part of his plans but he never meant what he said. What happened to Dirk Kuyt when he wasn’t scoring and linking up well with
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          55 54/55 ROBBIE Keane has played for so many years in England with Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur. An intelligent player like Keane should not have any problems adapting to whichever system the manager chooses. Liverpool are in the title race and Benitez can’t afford to keep trying
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          56 54/55 THE SIGNING of Keane was surprising because he was never the manager’s intended target and cost more than Gareth Barry, whom Rafael Benitez was eyeing. Benitez is not the best manager in the world but he is certainly a man who lives and breathes football. Give
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          72 54/55 DIRK Kuyt and Peter Crouch were given more time to prove their worth. The misses by the pair were worse than what Robbie has done. At Inter-Milan he was played out of his favourite position and was deemed a failure. Do not forget that
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          47 54/55 ROBBIE Keane is a good player, but you cannot have two Dirk Kuyts playing in the same team. In a team, you need people who can finish, defend, open up and dictate play. In Liverpool, only Gerrard and Torres are getting the goals. –KunYang,18,student,ManUnitedfan
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          59 54/55 I TRULY believe that Keane wasn’t given enough time to fit into the team. Yes, five goals in 19 Premiership appearances is a dismal return for a striker who cost £20 million. But a six-month period, including late pre-season, is a very short amount of time, to
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          62 54/55 RAFA Benitez has gone a little “berserk” this season withhis comments andhis transferpolicy– something is wrong with the Spanish tactician. First he spent millions on Keane and Phillip Degen and then let them rot on the bench. Now he has let Keane leave with no replacement, he is
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          61 54/55 ROBBIE Keane’s style is that of a creative playmaker, which often sees him dropping deep into an area which Steven Gerrard has made his own. It is impossible to oust Gerrard, and deploying Keane on the wings is never going to be the solution either. The
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          73 54/55 AFTER spending £20 million ($44m) on a player, he is then left out of the squad in favour of a player like David N’gog? On ability alone, surely Keane is better than him! Dimitar Berbatov too, had a slow start to his Manchester United career but
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        536 56  -  COMMENT EVERTON 1 (Gosling 118) LIVERPOOL0 IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg WHERE'Sthefirepowernow?Selling an unwanted Robbie Keanemayhavebeenembarrassing,butitwasatleastunderstandable. Not replacing him though could be a disaster. Liverpool are out of the FA Cup, butwhatabouttheleague? As Fernando Torres limped away after 101 minutes of a bruising encounter with
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        228 56  -  –IAINMACINTOSH SHOCKER IN THEsecond half, theplayers werejoinedon the pitchby aflurry ofrolled-upsocks fromthe Liverpool end, adeeplysurreal attackthat I’vesince discovered isinreference toEverton’splanned moveto therough areaof Kirby. People fromKirby, apparently,are knownas“sock-robbers”.Who said you’dneverlearn anythingfromthe sportspages? BRAINS OF THE OPERATION PHILNevillesaved MarouaneFellainifroma certain bookingjustbefore half-timewhen he got tothe Belgianbefore thereferee and dishedout
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        478 57 Two teenagers starred in their respectiveteam’sprogressintothelast 16oftheFACup.One’sgoalmadethe difference in a Merseyside Derby while theother’ssecureda3-1victory.Both celebrated their birthdays on Monday. MeetEverton’sDanGosling,19,and AstonVilla’sNathanDelfouneso,18 Class of Delfouneso Wire Services HE MAY have been at fault for Doncaster’s only goal, but Aston Villa striker Nathan Delfouneso secured his side’s 3-1 victory
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        580 57 Wire Services THE TEXT message read: Gosling cooks Rafa’s goose and that’s a fact! It was circulated by Everton fans gathered outside Goodison Park’s main tranceincelebrationofEverton’selimination of Merseyside rivals Liverpool and the air was filled with songs of praise to teenage hero Dan Gosling, scorer of
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      Lock icon Gerrard’s injured, who’s to blame?
      321 58 STEVENGerrardwillbeoutofactionforthreeweeks.And Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is blaming everyoneforhiscaptain’stirednessthatmayhaveled totheinjury. Everyoneexcepthimself,thatis. He’s even taken an astonishing swipe at Fabio Capello in case the England manager doesn’t believe the results of thescantakeninLiverpoolyesterday. “Stevenwastired,andhegetsinjured.Hewastired,too, atWiganbutwhenItookhimoffthereeveryonewassaying hehadtoplayeverysingleminuteofeverymatch.Nowyou haveseentheconsequences. “Heaskedtobetakenoff,youcouldseeatWiganhewas strugglingandthesamethinghappenedhere.” What Benitez didn’t mention was that Gerrard was deployed
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        142 59 EPL Tomorrow: MAN CITY v MIDDLESBROUGH Ch 27, 8.45pm Can Craig Bellamy (right) score against Boro tomorrow to lift Man City out of the relegation zone? CHELSEA v HULL Ch 27,11pm EVERTON v BOLTON Ch 22,11pm BLACKBURN v ASTON VILLA Ch21,11pm Sunday: PORTSMOUTH v LIVERPOOL Ch 27,1.30am TOTTENHAM v
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        7 59 ATP JOHANNESBURG Tonight: QUARTER-FINALS Ch 21,11.30pm
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        15 59 ANZ LADIES MASTERS 2009 Tomorrow: DAY 3 Ch 23,11am Sunday: DAY 4 Ch 23,9am
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        634 59 LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL CATCH local football legends Fandi Ahmad, Aide Iskandar and Samad Allapitchay in action with local celebrities Sheikh Haikel and Hady Mirza at the Charity Fiesta 2009 at Woodlands Stadium at 6.30pm today. Tickets are available at Woodlands Stadium today from 10am to 5pm. More details
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      22 58 DAN GOSLING: Everton’shero for now he’stheyoungster who knocked out Liverpool PAGE 57 PICTURE:ACTION LORENAOCHOA: Marriagewill not stop her fromplaying golf. PAGE 47
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