The New Paper, 7 February 2009

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    17 1 the new paper 7 Feb 09 st a Singapore Press VflV Holdings 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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      165 1 Court orders ERA to pay couple $257,000 How they tracked down the truth PAGE 65 The stats prove it Rafa’s right on Keane PAGE 2 PERAK CRISIS: PROTESTERS LIE ON ROAD TO STOP SWEARING-IN OF NEW CHIEF MINISTER Police say: They even used children PICTURE: CHINA PAGE 20 70 CENTS
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      Lock icon They dig through marriage records, old newspapers
      836 2/3  -  Couple, awarded $257,000 in judgment against ERA, did detectiveworktouncoveragentlinkin‘flipping’ REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg THEIR first inkling that something was wrong came when they received a call from their lawyer. The CPF Board wants to know why you sold your property for such a
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      Lock icon Judge:ERA agents created conflict of interest
      460 2/3 DID the two agents do anything wrong? If so, could ERA be held liable for their actions? HighCourt judgeChoo HanTeck ruled “yes” and ordered ERA to pay the Yuens $257,000, plus costs and interest. Hesharply criticisedthe Yuens’agent, ERA senior marketing director Jeremy Ang, and
      PICTURES: TAY SHI’AN, LIANHE ZAOBAO, THE STRAITS TIMES  -  460 words
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      Lock icon ERA suspends the two agents, sets new rules
      302 2/3 THEtwoagentsinvolvedintheYuens’case have been suspended, Mr Jack Chua, president of ERA Realty Network, told The New Paper last night. Hesaid:“Wereserveourrightsastowhat furtheractionswemaytakeagainstthem.” This is a turnaround from what Mr Chua had said during the trial, when he said he felt the two agents had
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      Lock icon ‘Keep your nerve, like pioneers’
      359 4  -  MM Lee reassures Singaporeans at CNY dinner REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg BEFOREtheMinisterMentor’sspeech,MadamPeggyTan,ahousewifefromRadin Mas, said: “100 per cent sure MMwilltalkabout thecrisisandmaybe lau lang(oldpeople,inHokkien).” ShewasrightasMMLeeKuanYewreassured her and 1,500 residents of Tanjong Pagar GRC that while the worldwide financial crisis has reached us, “Singaporeans neednotbeagitated”. Headded:“Wehavegotthewherewithal
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      198 4 In The Name Of 13 14 February 2009 Wine and dine your cherished one in the lustrous sheen of true love, overlooking the sparkling river outline at Swissotel Merchant Court. Luscious Buffet Dinner, Ellenborough Market Cafe $78 per adult $35 per child Sumptuous 5-Course Love Feast, Blue Potato $328 for
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      Lock icon FLAME OF THE FOREST:
      58 6 FLAMEOFTHEFOREST:AbushfireatSengkangEastDriverazed an area of about two football fields on Thursday afternoon. The fire spread quickly within 15 minutes, due to the strong winds at the time. A fire engine and a Red Rhino were among the vehicles despatched by the Singapore Civil Defence Force to put
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      Lock icon Budget measures may save some 60,000 jobs
      241 6 RETRENCHMENT FORECAST SLASHED YES, a lot of jobs will be lost in the current downturn, but it may not be as bad as earlier estimates made it out to be. And you can thank the Budget for that, going by figures from Credit
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      Lock icon Nursing homes on bulk buying pilot programme
      97 6 FIVE nursing homes are trying out a pilot programme to bulk buy supplies such as adult diapers, milk feeds, and gloves, which could save them about 10 per cent in costs. If successful, it may be extended to 23 other homes run by
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      Lock icon More to be trained for sales and services jobs
      111 6 THE Singapore Institute of Retail Studies (SIRS) is geared up to train an additional 5,000 people for sales and services jobs this year. The institute, which specialises in providing retraining for staff from the retail and services sector, has seen a
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      Lock icon Road closures for festival celebrations
      109 6 ROADS between Serangoon Road and Clive Street will be closed from 6pm on Friday to 2am on Monday for the annual Thaipusam procession. The procession will start from the Sri Srinivasa Perumal T emple on Serangoon Road and end at the Sri Thendayuthapani Temple on
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    • News Toto Hongbao Draw
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        Lock icon Seeking paradise in Paradiz
        741 7  -  BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg WEHEARDinParliamentonThurs-day that it took two keys and a nod from the President to open Singapore’s “vault” and retrieve the $4.9 billion needed to tide Singaporeans throughthisfinancialcrisis. Well, what do you know? Yesterday at the Singapore Pools office, I found out it took just
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        Lock icon Punters spending less due to downturn? You bet
        239 7  -  Joanna Hor, Han Su-Ying newsroom interns. COULD the economic downturn have encouraged some punters to bet more in a bid to win the $10 million jackpot in the Toto Hong Bao Draw 2009? To check this out, The New Paper yesterday visited
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      Lock icon I will stand up for him once more
      876 8 / 9  -  Teary temple chief chides netizens for criticising burnt MP REPORT:BENSON BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg HE WAS burnt the first time he stood up for Mr Seng Han Thong. Now he is standing up for his MP again this time against online attacks. Mr
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      Lock icon It takes three to restrain ex-client of matchmaker
      343 8 / 9  -  ‘ATTACK’OUTSIDECOURT REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg HIS former client called himself a brain surgeon. However, for this matchmaker, the ex-client turned outtobeaheadache–quiteliterally. Mr Loi Eng Thang, 58, owner of South Phoenix Marriage Centre, said he suffered a headache after he was allegedly punched
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      Lock icon Elderly woman gets back entire $100k savings
      722 10 / 11  -  Refundpossibly the highest, some get up to 30% of investments REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg AT LEAST one investor has received a refund of her entire savings of $100,000 which was placed in the Minibond notes linked to the failed Lehman Brothers. But the
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      Lock icon S’pore PR lost money to Madoff
      409 10 / 11 A SINGAPORE resident was one of nearly 14,000 people who lost money invested with Bernard Madoff’sfirmintheUS. Madoff, former chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange, is alleged to have conned his victims through a Ponzi scheme that lost at least US$50 billion ($75 billion). Yesterday,
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      Lock icon Investment losses not reason for her departure
      161 12 SHE hasbeenCEO ofTemasek Holdings for more than five years. On1 Oct, MsHoChing,55, will handover chargetoMr Charles WGoodyear, 51, aftera six-monthtransitionperiod. crisis. suchlosses investmentsin reasonsfor six-monthtransitionperiod. Temasek chairman S Dhanabalan saidthe investmentcompany had beenmullingthe question of whowouldsucceed Ms early2002 Hosinceearly2005. Temasek,which managed$185 billion inassets
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      Lock icon Money didn’t lure him to S’pore
      523 12 He comes out of retirement to take over Temasek from Ho Ching THE man who will take over the investment arm of the Government is unlikely to have been drawn out of retirement and lured to Singapore by money. Mr Charles Goodyear, or Chip,
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        Lock icon They pocket $283,000 and ask for cheap rental flat
        589 14  -  Govt sets tougher rules to fight abuse of rental flats REPORT: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg THE demand for rental flats, even among the undeserving, has resulted in delays of up to 18 months. One reason: Undeserving people in the queue. The flats
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        Lock icon Details of Lease Buyback Scheme released
        246 14 SELLyourflat’slease to the Governmentand geta monthly income for life. That’sthe essence ofthe Lease Buyback Scheme (LBS), details of which were released by the MND in Parliament yesterday. Thisscheme whichwillbenefit about 25,000 households– willbegin next month. It was unveiled by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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        Lock icon Her clothes were removed after attack
        449 15  -  REPORT: ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg THE maid was probably clothed when attacked and her clothes removed later. This was forensic pathologist Gilbert Lau’s view yesterday during Day Two of Indonesian maidYuliaAfriyanti’smurdertrial. On the morning of 16 Dec 2007, Miss Yulia’s naked body was found in
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      Lock icon Hillary wants to reach out to Muslim world
      308 16 SECRETARY OF STATE TO VISIT INDONESIA AFP US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton has chosen to visit Indonesia on her first overseas trip because she wants to “reach out” to the Muslim world, a spokesman said on Thursday. Indonesia is “an important
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      Lock icon Thailand launches website to protect monarchy
      108 16 THE THAI government has set up a special website urging people to inform on anyone criticising the monarchy. It has also established an Internet security centre to co-ordinate the blocking of websites deemed offensive to the monarchy. On its first day of operation, the
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      Lock icon Sri Lankan army claims rebel naval base captured
      107 16 THE Sri Lankan military claimed it has struck a decisive blow against Tamil rebels in the taking of a rebel naval base at Chalai. The “capture of Chalai by army troops several hours ago drove a decisive blow to the entire Tiger
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      Lock icon Almost 600,000 jobs lost in US last month: report
      110 16 Reuters US EMPLOYERS slashed 598,000 jobs last month, the deepest cut in payrolls in 34 years. Also, the national unemployment rate shot up to 7.6 per cent, a Labour Department report said yesterday. Last month’s job losses were worse than the
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      Lock icon Charges against Guantanamo Bay detainee withdrawn
      89 16 A PENTAGON judge withdrew charges on Thursday against a Saudi detainee at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp accused of taking part in the deadly October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen. Judge Susan Crawford, the convening authority of military commissions, “has withdrawn
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      Lock icon FREEZE:
      33 16 FREEZE:Amanlooksatanice sculpture with real sea animals frozen inside during the 60th Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan on Thursday. The festival is expected to draw more than 2 million tourists. PICTURE: GETTY IMAGES
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      Lock icon Top Gear host calls UK PM ‘one-eyed Scottish idiot’
      410 18 TOP Gear star Jeremy Clarkson is under fire afterbrandingMr GordonBrown a“one-eyed Scottishidiot”. The BBC presenter also accused the British Prime Minister of lying, in the comments reportedly made in Australia where he is hosting Top Gear Live, a stage version of
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      Lock icon 9 arrested, tear gas fired
      674 20/21 PROTESTERS LIE ON ROAD TO STOP SWEARING-IN OF NEW CHIEF MINISTER THEY were hell-bent on stopping the Barisan Nasional (BN) politicians from attending the swearing-in ceremony of the new Perak Menteri Besar (MB) Zambry Abdul Kadir. So, at around 3pm, nearly 300 people blocked the
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      Lock icon Was dam to blame?
      660 22 Scientists: Dam built by govt triggered quake SICHUAN QUAKE AMID the economic gloom, the Chinese government may have a new headache on its hands. Several scientists are saying there is a possibility that the Sichuan earthquake could have been triggered by a nearby reservoir, reported the
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      Lock icon RED or BLUE?
      332 22 New study says one of these colours makes you more analytical, the other more creative. Which is which? TRYING to improve your performance at work or kick-startthat novelyou’vealwayswantedto write? Maybeit’s time toconsider thecolour ofyour walls or your screen saver. If a new study is any guide, red
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      Lock icon The Dirty Harry who exposed Madoff
      492 24 Financial PI went undercover built intelligence network during scam probe BernieMadoff’s$75billion Ponzi scheme WP MEETtheDirtyHarryofthefinancialworldwhofor years has been telling the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Bernie Madoffisacrook. ButtheSECrefusedtolistentohim. Mr Harry Markopolos is a derivatives industry vigilante,partLieutenantColumbo,partAdrianMonk. And when he testified in front
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      Lock icon More money spent to treat baldness than malaria: Gates
      238 24 AFP THERE was a buzz around Microsoft founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday. He let lose mosquitoes at the elite Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Conference in California to make a point about the deadly sting of malaria. “Malariaisspreadbymosquitoes,”MrGates said while
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      Lock icon Now weather crisis?
      568 26/27 Extreme weather conditions wreak globalhavoc FIRE and rain in Australia, ice in Britain and dust in China. Just as the economic crisis starts to bite, anotherstormisbrewing unpredictableweather. And it is wreaking havoc. The drought situation in China is at danger levels, and if it continues, people like
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      Lock icon UK schools minister rapped for poor spelling
      339 28 Minister later corrects misspelt words on blog and apologises HE is the minister responsible for good standards of literacy among English students, but his own spelling leaves much to be desired. British papers reported that Mr Jim Knight, who was educated in Cambridge,
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      Lock icon Woman‘told of divorce’on Facebook
      281 28 MILLIONS of harmless messages meant for friends and family are posted by users every day on the Facebook website. But in the case of Emma Brady's husband, his Facebook message could not have been more devastating. Itread: “NeilBrady hasended hismarriage to Emma Brady.” Mrs Brady, a
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      13 16 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low23˚ Jakarta:Thunderstorms High29˚,Low23˚ Bangkok:Sunny High32,Low22˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High28˚,Low24˚
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      299 29 T H N€W PRP6R G U S S T H MOST B6DAZZLING" CONTEST s 1 jrfL* v^> J?sl^ Bryan 29 Industrial Engineer Dianne 27 Industrial Designer I i Yi Ting 25 Polytechnic Lecturer /WWayne 34 Marketing Manager t* •/x/L UTT' 1 1 1 Leonard 26 Civil Servant TH6B€DflZZ€D DATING IN
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      38 31 FROM READER MOE WATERCOLOUR:It’saplace where people go to paint the town red. Yesterday, some Boat Quay patrons may have spotted this part of the Singapore River taking on a rather unusual hue. E-mail your pictures to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      436 31 FROM READER NUR SUHARDI BIN MOHAMED Over-emphasis on academic pursuits? IT SEEMS education is the only sure way to get to a stable point in life in Singapore. For young people who are not academically inclined, this proves to be a disadvantage.
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      165 31 1 FINANCE Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam had one thing in mind when craftingthe Budget getting“maximum bang forthe buck”. He told Parliament that he believes the $4.5 billion Jobs Credit scheme surpasses that goal, by giving the economy a big fiscal boost as well as enhancing
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      Lock icon Reach out to S’poreanswho don’t know there’s help
      219 31 FROM READER RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO IREFERtothearticle,“Requestforfinancialhelpifyou needit”(TheNewPaper,3Feb). The call from Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, the Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), to Singaporeans to ask for financial assistance if they need it is heartening. Many people are unaware
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      53 32 What do you think of US ads embedded with cameras that allow advertisers to monitor viewers? “Speakingfrom acompany’s point ofview, I thinkit’s a great idea for monitoring the reach of an ad... For a consumer, it is an infringement on their privacy. However, Idon’t think thecameras willaffect thewayI view
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      111 32 Reactions to NMP Loo Choon Yong’ssuggestionto reconsider the five-day work week as it has not improved the fertility rate here: Giving birth has nothing to do with having a five-day work week. The benefits for the workers are having more time with their loved ones and family,
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      65 31 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 andcontact number (preferably a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have granted us the right to
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      38 32 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 SEXY? I think I'm Chubby
      935 33  -  But Filipino actress admits sexy image REPORT: GERMAINE LIM gerlim@sph.com.sg SEX sells. And Filipino actress Ara Mina is testament to it. When the 30-year-old’s former teen star’s career failed to take off, she stripped her wholesome image and turned to the Pinoy erotica movie industry.
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      Lock icon What’s wrong with being a Mat?
      458 35  -  Suriadirectorsaysit’sjustblankettermfor Malaymenandshouldn’tbederogatory REPORT:JULIANA JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg MATisn’tadirtyword.That’s what 36-year-old director-producer Shahrin Azhar (right) wants you to know with his new show, Misi Anak Tempatan (Mission of Local Youths),orM.A.T. Previouslyconsideredablanket term for Malay men, the term tends to have a negative connotation. Theshow,currentlyshowingon Suria
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        475 36  -  ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg ITWASacomicalmoment.LikeFredFlintstoneinhisstone-age car, I was trying frantically to stop my runawaydirtbikeusingmyfeet. Myflailinglegshadapparentlystirreddustclouds. AtatimewhenIneededmyrearbrakethemost,there wasnone. I had been practising about 30 brake-slides continuouslywhentherearbrakefailed. Strangely,myrearbrakepadshadmorethanenough “life”leftonthem.Howcometherewasnobite? Well, I later learned that the brake failure could have occurredduetofluidorpadfade. Understanding why they happen and taking preventive
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        1000 53 GOING: GOOD Race1 MS(LC)1200m 5 PETRUSHKA58.5(23-5) RFradd (10) 2 2 1 (516) 4 GENTLEMEN'SHONOUR58.5(28-11) PKnuckey (2) 5 4 2 (479) 3.75 11 MAHAVEERAN50.5(859-140) ISaifudin (12) 1 1 2 (446) Dht 12 THIRDAVENUE50c46(288-58) MYap* (3) 6 6 4 (506) 1.75 10 SUNDAYWISH52.5(100-26) EDaSilva (9)
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        407 53  -  DANNY KHOO dkhoo@sph.com.sg THE ultra-consistent Superb lived up to his name with a brilliant display in the inaugural running of the $70,000 Racing Writers Stakes at Kranji last night. Allowed to dictate his own terms, the four-year-old gelding by High Yield never
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        850 54 RACE 1 (1,200m) 5 FLYING SPIN (Peter Snowden) 2c (2:0-0-1): First-up was away awkwardly when1/2hd, 23/4-len 3rd (56kg) Master Gaze, Delago Bolt 1100m R’hill 2yo C&G Hcp 17 Jan. Genuine improver and this looks a nice race for him. Major threat. 2 DELAGO BOLT (G
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        544 54 11:30Race1 Quartet ROSEHILL 1 ALLLEGAL JQuinnell 2 DELAGOBOLT HBowman 3 BEAVEROO LCumberland 4 FINEDROP KO'Hara 5 FLYINGSPIN CBrown 6 ROMANUS CMunce 12:10Race2 Quartet ROSEHILL 1 SHOBOARD JFord 2 BEAUCOUP HBowman 3 FOXYONE CBrown 4 INDIRECT CMunce 5 MISSDARCEY GSchofield 6 MISSESSEMBEE DGanderton 7 THELOOKOFLOVE KO'Hara
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        618 55 Tips and comments by Wes Cameron and Mat Nowland RACE1 (1,200m) 5 Musket Fire: Performed exceptionally well in a recent barrier trial and, with the services of Paul Harvey, should prove the one to beat. 1 Hallowell Express: Had no luck on debut when finishing
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        525 55 GOING FORECAST: GOOD 11:58Race1 MOTIVETRAVELPLATE 1200M 1 4 5 HALLOWELLEXPRESS PCarbery (4) 55.0 2 0 CAMPOBELLO LRobertson (1) 55.0 3 3 4 8 LUMINOL BParnham (6) 55.0 4 1 MARDELLAFLYER WPike (3) 55.0 5 2 MUSKETFIRE PHarvey (7) 55.0 6 5 4 CALLTORANSOM SParnham (2)
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        116 55 WILLIAM LOW’S guide to fast work by horses engaged tomorrow: RACE1:Salvagente? ?(AFeiruz) 41.9. Transformers canter/35.6. Big Bear? (M Kellady) 41.1. Ultraman Gaia? 38.9. RACE 2 3: Nil. RACE 4: John Of Arch? 41.4.Win In? ?(RFradd) 37.9. RACE5:Ease? ?pace work. RACE 6: Girivallam? 36.6. OldFaithful? ?(B Vorster) 38.9. RACE
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        411 55 RACE 1: 1st 10 Essaquira ($14-$10) 2nd 8 Green Mango ($5) 3rd 3 Youbolt ($21) 4th 1 Carlton Forward. EOB $13. Forecast $7. Place forecast $11 (3-8), $17 (3-10), $4 (8-10). Tierce $122. Trio $31. Quartet $103. Scratchings: SenorZorro, Miss Republic. RACE 2: 1st 4
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        497 56  -  She wins spot to representS’poreat HSBC Champions LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg SHE PLANS to turn professional in five years’time. Joey Poh will have a good gauge of where she stands against the best golfers in the world when she tees off at the HSBC Women’sChampionsnext month. The
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        195 56 AFP FINLAND’S Toni Karjalainen began his rookie year on the Asian Tour strongly when he carded a second-round 12-un-der 64 to take over the lead at the Asian Tour International in Bangkok yesterday. Overnight leader Marcus Both of Australia is a shot behind after
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        205 56 AP AUSTRALIA’S Nikki Campbell, who plays most of her golf in Japan, shot a seven-under 65 yesterday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the ANZ Australian Ladies Masters at Royal Pines in Gold Coast. Campbell had a 10-under total of 134, putting
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        289 56 AP RAIN had just begun drizzling on Torrey Pines Golf Course as Camilo Villegas started signing autographs late on Thursday, moments after signing for the low round of the day, a nine-under 63 on the North Course. Villegas ignored the rain, smiling and joking with the fans
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        729 57 AP WITH their stars returning and a swagger in their play, Wales are firm favourites to hold onto the Six Nations title andfancied torepeat lastyear’sGrand Slam. But coach Warren Gatland is aiming higher. France and England are striving to redevelop their line-ups with young
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        453 58  -  LIMHANMING’SPICK: RAFAEL NADAL LIM HANMING’S THE THOUGHT of Roger Federer being reduced to tears after a defeat would have been unthinkable a few years ago. Well, the unthinkable happened last Sunday. Rafael Nadal made a grown man like Federer weep like a six-year-old after beating him in the
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      478 59 Match: 0301 (1.58) (3.40) (5.00) (2.45) (1.45) TOTAL GOALS EXACT SCORE MAN CITY v BORO GARY ERIC EASTHAM BRIAN -1.5 +1.5 1X2 1 2 Draw Man C Man C Boro Boro Man C Man C Man C 2,3 2,3 3,4 3,4 3,4 HT FT D-D H-H H-H
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        321 60 MAN City are in the top half of the draw and they will want to stay there. Take away Man United, and City have the second best home-win record. They meet Boro who have been beaten eight times on the road. The $1.58 on
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        152 60 For 237 matches (as at 3 Feb) 1x2 H: Home D: Draw A: Away H D A Number of times GOAL -1.5/2.5 +1.5/2.5 104 63 70 TOTAL GOALS 56 181 24 43 48 63 33 19 5 1 1 Nil 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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        229 60 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE STATISTICS 2008/2009 The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) 72 Shots Off Target Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Robin Van Persie (Arsenal)........................ 38 Shots Without Scoring Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) 43 Shots Per Goal David Bentley (Tottenham) 61 Assists Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd), Steed Malbranque
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        677 61  -  JONATHAN TURNER PA Sport BLACKBURN v VILLA (Blackburn 2 Villa 1) THIS pair were both in FA Cup action on Wednesday night. The bookies favour the visitorsinthisbutwe’renotsosure. It’s easy to see where the layers are coming from as Villa remain nicely placed in fourth and haven’t
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        230 61 AVFC 23 Matches Played 24 gA gA For For 42 83 27 38 Goals Scored 09 45 75 77 Minutes per goal How The Goals Are Scored 81 12 81 51 Right Foot Left Foot 3 01 01 5 369 7 Headers 0 1 1 0 Others Type Of Play
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