The New Paper, 15 March 2009

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    15 1 The New Paper on 15 Mar 09 15 Mar 09 MICA (P) 194/11/2008 80 CENTS
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      48 1 2 Maids offer sex services in Bukit Batok MAN U 1 LIVERPOOL 4 VIDIC THE VILLAIN He’s to blame for 2 goals and gets sent off to revive Reds’ title hopes 56 PICTURE: GETTY M’SIAN’S RISE TO FAME Fails to make it as SingaporeGirl, then... 25 PICTURE: FHM
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      32 1 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Son says Dr M’s sarky tongue confuses people like the political division chief who was told: Don’t bother with Mokhzani, I’m only one with brains in the family 16 *****1"*****9
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      Lock icon Be quick, I must fetch my employer’s child
      741 2/3 BukitBatokmaidfreelancesassexworkerinmorningsaftersendingchildtokindergarten REPORT: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT tnp@sph.com.sg DOMESTIC helpers play a big part in looking after families in Singapore. From house-cleaning to child-car-ing, their efforts are a common sight in Housing Board estates. But in Bukit Batok, a few maids have given “extra”workanewmeaning. One
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      Lock icon Sex-for-hire maids run foul of law
      659 2/3 ITdoesn’t happenoften. But there are foreign maids who run afoul of the law when they join the sex trade. Two lawyers and the president of a non-governmental organisation were not surprised by Rose’s sex-for-hire case. Under the law, a maid is not allowed to
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      Lock icon Hotel offers ladies-only parking lots
      460 5  -  REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Seethatcolour?Seethaticon?It’sforyou,ladies.If you drive to the Furama RiverFront Hotel on Havelock Road, you can park in thesepinklots. Seven lots on the ground floor of the hotel’scarparkarereservedforwomendrivers. What’stheidea,though? Are women such lousy drivers they need speciallotstoparktheircars? Not at all, said Mr Vincent Kerk,
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      Lock icon ‘Fiance used knife to make me sleep with him’
      717 6  -  VIETBRIDE-TO-BECANCELSWEDDING.SHESAYS: REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg HE came home drunk and threatened his Vietnamese fiancee with a knife when she refused to sleep with him. He did it not just once, but on four occasions. We are not naming the couple as
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      Lock icon Homework, projects & now stock watch?
      668 7  - Homework, projects now stock watch? Some voice concern as CDP cuts age limit for trading to 18 REPORT: LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg ATAGE18,youcanbuyalcohol,cigarettesandthelottery,andgetadrivinglicence.Nowaddplayingthestockmarkettothelist. TheCentralDepository(CDP)loweredtheage limit toopen an account,which is needed to trade inshares here,from21to18lastMonday. This is part of the changes to the Civil Law Act, which lowered the minimum age at
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      Lock icon Downturn? I’ll expand my fleet
      384 8  -  BOOMING BUSINESS REPORT:SHREEANN SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg DON’T have cash to own a yacht? Why not hire one? Ask Mr Eric Cheng, 34, the group managing director of ECG Group of Companies. This “borrowing” concept is behind his car rental business, ECG Car Rental and
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      Lock icon Cash-strapped US agencies turn to eBay-style auctions
      403 8 Reuters OLD police cars, anyone? How about a helicopter or a slot machine? In the current downturn, it appears everyone is strapped for cash even the local governments in the US. To reduce swollen deficits, they are raiding their closets for anything from
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      Lock icon Inspired by book
      418 9 Passion for literature openshereyestobeautyofthearts A BOOK opened her eyes to the world more than 10 years ago. And Miss Jane Lim has never forgotten what she experiencedwhenshefirstreadHarperLee’snovel,ToKillA Mockingbird. “Itchangedmylife,”thehumanresourceassistant,24, recalled. “Beforereadingthebook,whichwasaboutracism,it never crossed my mind that some people were treated differently by others based on their skin
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      Lock icon Groove to the mangvove
      406 10/11 During this March school holidays, why not take the chance to jet acquainted with the -flora and fauna of Singapore's nature parks? CELESmW GULAPA, SIMON ANG and TEH JEN LEE visit Vasir His Park's mangrove and its residents i Show spread to enjoy special discounts 1
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      Lock icon Used as ‘shark bait’ by her neighbour
      652 12  -  CCTVcamerasinstalled, soloansharkstarget woman’shomeandget her to chase for money REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg SHE does not owe them money, but loan sharks are harassing her and splashing paint on her door and windows. Apparently because her neighbour, who owes them money, has installed two
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      362 13  -  REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg YESTERDAY, the jangly notes of quintessential ’80s rock tune Eye Of The Tiger rang around FunanDigitaLifeMall,againandagain. It was the first day of the Funan Interschool eGaming Challenge (IEGC) 2009, and the iconic tune by Survivor was the song chosen for its
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      Lock icon NEW MALL GOES BIG ON ARTS
      815 14  -  Almost all shop units at 10-storey Bugis mall rented out REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg THE upcoming Iluma shopping centre in Bugis is taking the road less travelled. While many new malls are showcasing the biggest and best international fashion brands, Iluma is focusing on
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      Lock icon They trekked over mountains to get out of China
      825 15 DISSIDENTCHINA LAWYER’SWIFE,KIDSFLEETOTHEUS WITH two children in tow, she left her home in China in disguise and travelled through the mountains to Thailand. They were on the move all the time. And when they were not, they kept themveslves behind locked doors.
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      Lock icon Are M’sian boy’s bruises from school beating?
      263 15 THE father of a Year Two pupil in Malaysia has made a police report alleging that a teacher had hurt his son in school. The man, who wanted to be known only as Roslan, accused the teacherofhittinghisson’sback. Muhamad Zarem Iskandar Roslan, 8, suffered
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      1005 16 / 17  -  DRM’S SONONHISFATHER REPORT: ZUBAIDAH NAZEER zubaidah@sph.com.sg LOVE him or hate him, Dr Mahathir Mohamad is a very misunderstood man. This is his second son’s view of the man who was Malaysia’s prime minister from 1981 to 2003. Explaining the people’s love or hate
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      473 16 / 17  -  ON HIS PASSION FOR FAST CARS REPORT: ZUBAIDAH NAZEER zubaidah@sph.com.sg HE STARTED circuit racing at age 39, won a 12-hour endurance race, and now owns four Porsches, including one he uses only for circuit racing. And who does Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir blame for his need for speed? His
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      Lock icon He drugs women and rapes them in this cab
      901 18 / 19 CABBY(LEFT)COULDBEUK’SWORSTSEXOFFENDER HIS prey: Lone women, especially drunk ones. His story: He had won a fortune gambling, and he wanted someone to celebrate with. His bait: Cheap rides home and alcohol laced with drugs. His den of sin: The black cab he
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      Lock icon Ex-wife reveals how Worboys became stripper and ‘sexual deviant’
      332 18 / 19 BRUTAL, abusive and sick. That was how Mrs Jean Clayton, 51, described her ex-husband, John Worboys. Shetold The Daily Mail:“Ilast saw Johnabout nine years ago and I hope he rots in hell for what he did to me and tothose poorwomen.”
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      Lock icon One night in jail and he wants out
      375 20 Lawyers argue that fraudster Bernard Madoffshouldn’twait in jail for sentencing HEFACESupto150yearsinjail.But after spending just one night behind bars, the world’s biggest financial fraudster Bernard Madoffisbeggingtobefreed. The New York Post reported that the 70-year-old, who admitted on Thursday to running a US$65 billion
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      Lock icon ‘Nude is OK, but not sex’
      207 20 IT’Sfine if youwantto baskin your birthdaysuit on nudebeaches,but “noovert sex”,please. The edict did not come from the authorities, but from nudists themselves. It was issued in response to a rising backlash over public sex and swingers parties. The Australian Nudist Federation (ANF), in a
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      458 21 Boyfriend, doctors charged with illegally providing drugs to ex-Playmate FORmonthsaftershedied,amediacircusexplod-ed around Anna Nicole Smith’s fatal drug overdose. Now, two years later, the former Playboy model is makingheadlinesagain. Or rather, her boyfriend is now the one in the limelight–forallthewrongreasons. It was revealed
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      202 21 Reuters IT sounds like a plot right out of Prison Break. And just like in the US television series, the prisoners managed to break out successfully. According to a Canadian government report released on Thursday, six high-risk inmates, four
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      246 16 / 17 A Sizzling International Buffet Popular dishes include Chilled Seafood on Ice, Steamed Dory Fillet with Mussels, Chilli Black Pepper Crab, Crispy Butter Prawns, Sumo Style Braised Pork Belly, Baked Salmon Fillet with Cajun Sauce, Roast Beef Striploin with Red Wine and Salmon Fish Head Broth. Specialty stalls serving Sashimi, Laksa,
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      62 20 It For more information, log on to www.dreamchat.sg Freeline: 6100 6601 f|9S) Freeline: 6100 0000 1900:*****16 IB 1900:*****11 Callers must be 18 above. Calls are charged at $0.99/min and 3G calls are charged at $1.99/min. Exercise precautions when meeting with friends from this service. Meeting in lame groups is strongly
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      5 20 Five things about Madoff/ PAGE22
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      646 22/23  -  THE BUZZ REPORT: EUGENE WEE eugenew@sph.com.sg ONCE you turn 18 in Singapore, you can legally buy alcohol and cigarettes. You can watch M18 movies such as Watchmen and My Bloody Valentine. You can buy lottery tickets.
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      Lock icon 5 things about Bernie Madoff, the man behind the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme
      124 22/23 1 2 3 4 5 Hestartedhisinvestmentbusiness whenhe was 22-years-oldwith just US$5,000($7,500) savedup from part-timejobs. Afterhe was caught, heisestimated tohave scammed investors outofUS$65b the biggestinvestorfraud by asingle personever recorded. Accordingtohis Londonoffice manager,Madoffwas obsessed withhavingeverything in hisoffice square.Whenhe foundout
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      103 22/23 On job losses in Singapore: “Whatareforeigners doing at our job fairs? It is not our business to take care of them. If they cannot find a job, they should turn to their government for help and not ours. WayangPartyClub (http ://wayangparty. com) We need an innovative way
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      170 22/23 S’PORE HAPPINESS INDEX We rate the past week’s news good and bad +10 Nearly 40,000 babies were born in Singapore last year, the highest number since 2002. -10 Rising claims and heavy losses are pushing the motor insurance industry to sharply increase premiums. +10 The three main universities, NUS, NTU
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      38 22/23 “Ifswimming isso good for your figure, explain whales to me.” Acomment seenon Facebookprofilepage. “IfI were all-powerful,I would have made it a lot bigger.” Aman on the God-likeDr Manhattan’sfull-frontal nude scene in the movie Watchmen.
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      305 24 G-20 FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING THEGroupof20(G-20)financeminis-ters zeroed in on cleansing banks of toxic assets as they sought to set aside a transatlantic dispute on how best tofight the globalrecession. As the officials gathered for talks in southernEngland, Canada’sfinanceminister Jim Flaherty and Ms Christine Lagarde of
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      50 24 STRIKE AGAINST DEMOCRACY: Vandals hit the plaque underPerak’s‘DemocracyTree’forthesecondtimeearly yesterday morning by splashing a black liquid over the broken black marble slab that marked the historic State Assembly sitting under its boughs on Mar 3. A Democratic Action Party spokesman said a police report would be lodged on Monday.
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      117 24 DR MAHATHIR Mohamad has defended the use of English to teach science and mathematics, saying it is necessary to ensure Malaysia can keep up with the rest of the world. The former prime minister said the policy’s detractors were misguided as
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      93 24 IN a further move to ramp up domestic tourism to make up for the falling foreign arrivals, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is introducing new programmes. This time, it is a two-for-two deal where the purchase of two adult tickets qualifies two
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      99 24 PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s aides scrambled to assure China that its billions of dollars in US bonds were safe, after Premier Wen Jiabao expressed concerns about “the safety”of itsinvestments. “There’s no safer investment in the world than in the United States,” said White House spokesman Robert
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      105 24 A 17-YEAR-OLD was arrested at his school in Ennepetal, near Dusseldorf, Germany, over an alleged murder plot to coincide with the anniversary of the birth of Adolf Hitler and the Columbine High School killings in the US. His arrest came just over
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      Lock icon Not just your girl next door (although she is)
      714 25  -  Actually,Malaysian model Christy Yow almost became a Singapore Girl REPORT: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg SHELEFTherhometowninIpohtochaseherdreamofflyingthefriendlyskiesasaSingaporeGirl. Themoneyisgood,shewastold. But Malaysian model Christy Yow was dropped after the first round of interviews with Singapore Airlines, she told The New Paper on Sunday. Nevertheless, Christy, 23,
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        199 27  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg JUST because it’s the recession doesn’t mean you cannot taste life to the fullest. Why should you lock yourself up at home when you can still have a good time outside? Iseenoharmineatingout,ifit’satsomeoneelse’s home. No need to pay tax or tip, and you
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        220 27 INGREDIENTS 2 cloves garlic 1 onion 20g spring onion, cut into inch-long pieces 20g ginger, julienned 1 tomato, diced 200g salmon fillet, halved 4 tbsp cooking oil 11/2tbspteriyaki marinade 1 tsp tomato ketchup White pepper Salt to taste 1 tsp lime or lemon juice 100ggreenleafy vegetables (like
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        573 28 / 29  -  Smells–goodand bad–jogmemories, tickle the palate and tease a suitor aspire ANGELINE NEO tnp@sph.com.sg SOMEpeoplehavesongstorememberthingsby.Ihavescents.Iamasmell-ist–Iassociatepeople,placesand events with their distinct, olfactory notes. Like how the combination of camphor, menthol and eucalyptus oil (often found in decongestant balms and medicated oils)is,tome,acomfortingandnurturingsmell. It takes me back to my childhood when
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        Lock icon How to shop without guilt
        239 28 / 29  -  YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg IT IS said that when times are bad, people do good. So there must be a lot of charity going on at this moment. A little kindness goes a long way and it doesn’t matterwhyyou’redoinggooddeedsanyway. If karma is the reason, go
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        84 28 / 29 afford YOU are getting your first lookatM.A.C’s latest annual Viva Glam campaign, with new spokesman Fergie (above). This campaign benefits Aids and HIV charities around the world. You can get the Viva Glam VI Special Edition lipstick in soft blue pink or warm terracotta plum from next month for
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        67 28 / 29 THESE boots (below) are for guys who want to be green and yet want to trample all over the world. The new Earthkeepers collection features footwear with eco-leather. It’s createdfromrecycled, renewable and organic materials. But there is comfort worked in too: The shoes are built on a contoured lastthat’ssoft
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        95 28 / 29 HERE is your chance to shop for charity. Robertson Walk is holding the Robertson Rocks flea market today from 11 am to 7pm. There’llbe fashion shows, music and great food. Kimono Kool,abrand that mixes Japanese tradition with Western urban, will sell items that add sizzle to your outfits.
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        Lock icon THE BODY SHOP
        80 28 / 29 THEBodyShop’s commitment to charity is well known, which makes us feel guilty when we shop there. It’s make-uprange with marulaoil is one example. The oil is sourced through the Community Trade programme from theEudafanoWomen’s Cooperative in Namibia. This means that nearly 5,000 women get a fair price
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        89 28 / 29 FOR men who live in their T-shirts,Topman’srange of tees using cotton from the Fairtrade Foundation will let you slouch in comfort while doing good. The cotton used is from farmers who are ensured of a just rate for the cotton that they grow. The T-shirts are pretty cool too,
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        571 30 / 31  -  REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg HELLO, here is a cat with no mouth andshe’ssellinglipstick? Welcome to the wonderful world of advertising and marketing where anything can happen and already has. Hello Kitty is a 35-year-old fictional character, born of a drawing board in Sanrio, Japan in 1974,
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        Lock icon Looking fab for Mr Right
        587 32  -  DAVID TIAN tnp@sph.com.sg FOR women, the first rule for snagging Mr Right is to look your best. Otherwise, he may not even notice you or will treat you as a friend, not a romantic prospect. Men are more likely to respond to women based on
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        214 32 I’veusedsome openers you have suggested to start conversations with cute girls. But I usually stall after the opening line. How do I keep the conversation going? Sincerely, Rob Dear Rob, It’sgreat thatyouare putting yourself out there and being more social. Transitioning from the opener is something that
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        Lock icon Thank you for visiting my mall
        336 33  -  Justdon’tcommitthefollowingcrimesagainsthumanity Likewise,groupsofpeople,meanderingalong,veerIt obviously makes you truly unique, along with JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg YOU experience-–mymall. Inside will be all the best stores with all interests catered for. Maybe a few more chocolate shops but nothingoutoftheordinarythere. Thekeydifferencewillbegettingaround. It’s still the old-fashioned way of one leg in
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        Lock icon Pull a prank,but don’t get caught
        154 33  -  SANTOKH SINGH santokh@sph.com.sg sonshadbeencaughtstreakingoncampus? Readingaboutsomemalestudents gettingpunishedforrunningnakedfromone buildingtoanotherattheNational UniversityofSingaporesetmethinking,and twootherreportsonyouthprovidedsome background. IthinkIwouldhavesatmyboysdown andlecturedthemonrespectingthemselves, respectingtherightsofotherstotheirspace (andviews)andsoon. ThenIwouldhaveknockedthemontheir headsforgettingcaught.(ThatissomethingI learntintheArmy–ifyoupullaprank,make sureyoudon’tgetcaught.) AfterwhichIwouldhavegonetotheHall, andtheUniversity,toappealontheirbehalf, ifitcametothat. well-adjustedanddidnotdisplayanysignsof violence. school,killing10schoolmates,threeteachers andthreepassers-bybeforebeinggunned downbythepolice. Averagestudents students,fromaverageschools,andbelieved tobefromaveragefamilybackgrounds. well-adjusted,untiltheywerecaught carryingdangerousweaponstoschool.Their intention,wearetold,wastohurtpeoplein Too protective? Too relaxed? Excuse for poorupbringing? Perhaps,buttheotherreportsinthesame threedayswouldhaveputsomeofthisin perspective. First,therewasthestoryofa17-year-old whowasanaveragestudent,fromanaverage
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        Lock icon Silly sisters of the world, don’t self-destruct
        712 34  -  Our writer wonders if some women have taken fourstepsbackwhile othersare movingforward SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg IN THE liberating seventies there was an advertisement on the back cover of popular American women’s magazines which turned my head. It showed the
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        115 34 Odd news that’sfor real Wife injured by saw used with sex toy WHILE indulging in sexual experimentation, a man inadvertantly landed his partner in hospital when he tried to use a sex toy attached to a power tool on her. TheBayNet.com reported that the man from Maryland had tried
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        Lock icon My sweat in veg snack? No thanks
        69 34 WOULD you turn vegetarian if you could put George Clooney on your diet? That’swhatanimal rightsgroup Peta is hoping. It wrote to the Hollywood hunk asking if they could inject his sweat from a used gym towel into gymtowel tofutocreate ameat-free snackcalled CloFu, reportedEonline.com.
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        Lock icon Instead of seasons, we have 4 computer expos a year
        393 34  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg YOU know, I’ve reached the age where I don't have muchtolookforwardtoinlifeexceptdeath,Apple’snext iPod upgrade and keeping track of Glenn Ong’s potential future ex-wives. But what still gets me excited after all these years is the
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      32 32 Ask Dr Date Have problems finding love? Makea date withDrDate.He’ll go over the finer points of courtship in his weekly column in The New Paper on Sunday. E-mail your questions to tnp@sph.com.sg
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      271 35 BRAIN WORKOUT TAN KIN LIAN Thereare four houseswith different colours in arow.Each owner plays adifferent instrumentandkeeps adifferent pet. Howtoplay 1.Findthecluesthatindicatea fixedHouse(eg.Georgelives infirsthouse)andother relatedclues(eg.bluehouse nexttoGeorge’s).Fillthetable withtheclues. 2.Findothercluesthatcanbe placedintable.Youmayhave tofigureoutafewrelatedclues together. 3.Onceyou’veworkedoutall thecluesandputtheminthe table,you’llbeabletoanswer thequestion. Answers/PAGE36 1. The brown house is left of the guitar player. 2. The manager keeps a maltese.
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      253 36 PICTURE:STAR MOVIES CHANNEL5 Noon FootballAsiaShow 2009 12.30pm FootballersLives 1.00 TuckEverlasting 2.45 Forbes20 Under 25 3.45 AmericanIdol/ LifeIs Wild 5.45 AreYouSmarter Than A 5thGrader? 6.45 TheSimpsons/Serves YouRight 7.45 Movie:Shrek 2 9.30 News5Tonight 10.00 UnexpectedAccess (PG) 10.30 Movie:TheMatrix Reloaded 1.00am GPRacing WATCH’EM DeathSentence (above) StarMovies (StarHubCh 58),9pm A peacefulfamilyman becomesobsessedwith avenginghis son'sdeath
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      32 38 Saturday, 14 Mar 2009 First Second Third 1577 6742 9047 Starters 1123 5072 6135 7592 9164 3105 5714 6671 8128 9425 Consolation 0722 2303 3418 6806 9178 1299 2825 6331 7055 9936
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    • Sports Racing
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        126 38 A CHANGE of name often brings instant success, most recently for Singapore gallopers Giro (late Happy Horse) and Lion City Kingkong (late Perfect Align). It was Hello N Bye’s turn in Penang yesterday. Resuming from a near eight-month break, the former Same Boat returned to the winning list
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S PENANG RESULTS
        335 38 GOING: YIELDING Race1 C*****m 3 SENORSTEVE56.5c54.5(49-12) MYusri* (12) 2 2 1 (474) 6 GUTSYPOWER54.5c51.5(41-11) CKTan* (9) 1 1 2 (465) Nk 4 ANAKGOMBANG55c53(21-8) SSandana* (8) 3 3 3 (434) 3.75 7 REDCEDAR54c53.5(29-16) SSalee (7) 8 5 4 (441) 2.25 ?Winningowner:MdmWSChay.Trainer:EvelynSeet.Time:1min47.4sec. Forecast:$342.Tierce:$2959.MalaysianW/P:RM75,RM22,RM23,RM8. PForecast:$56(3-6),$28(6-4),$47(3-4).Trio:$427.EOB:$16. Coursescratchings:13:PantherAri 18:SirGreg Race2 C*****m 6
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA (FLEMINGTON/RANDWICK/PERTH) RESULTS
        677 38 RACE 1 1st 5 Zarock ($22-$7) 2nd 7 Elusive Peak ($15) 3rd 6 Solchow ($31) 4th 2 Tango’s Choice. EOB $42. Forecast $47. Place forecast $48 (5-6), $16 (5-7), $23 (6-7). Tierce $1216. Trio $174. Quartet No winner ($2374 jackpot carried forward to Race 2). Scratchings:
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        Lock icon Sunday's Tips
        274 39 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan RAGE1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 3 Wonderful Tycoon 2 Island Star 8 Easy Going 2 Hidalgo 4 Big Steel 11 Queen Of Hearts 7 Beauty Beauty 1 Arion -Gold
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        Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        1073 39 RACE 1 MESSINA was fractious and reared in the barrier. Apprentice M Airy was injured in this incident. MESSINA was withdrawn and Airy was stood down for the remainder of the day. YARICOZZENE, fractious in the barrier, was taken out, examined
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        Lock icon TODAY’S PENANG RACE CARD
        1067 40 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING RACE1 C5 1.15 -1700m AjitHandicap Stakes:RM30,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****7 WingAura 57 (35) WKYanc1 9 (5nzgOSidek-Empire) 2 03-01- IAmTheBoss 56.5 (34) PVellaikannuc2 7 (4agRLines-CSR) 3 44-522 WonderfulTycoon 56.5 (34) JackieChuahc1 12 (6agPeterLee-Wonderful) 4 743-75 CizenTycoon 55 (31)
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        Lock icon BEST BET ISLAND STAR (Race 2 No.2)
        107 40 HE may be a maiden like the rest but this Cecil Robert-trained four-year-old stands out by having the best recent form over his four rivals. He ran on a nice fifth at his last start over today’s course and distance. A run previous,
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        Lock icon Classy Good Ba Ba looks a good thing
        897 41 RACE 1 (1,200m) Loyal Army (11) has figured in the frame in three of four career starts, including a penultimate startthirdover today’strip. Cosmo Successor (3) may be nearing his mark, but had been placed in four straight 1,200m efforts on both turf
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        Lock icon TODAY'S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
        949 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS4 1200m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$625,000(Qtt) NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 WINDKNIGHT YOWONG CKTONG 131 9 2 BERNINI TKNG PHLO 130 6 3 COSMOSUCCESSOR YSTSUI THSO 130 5 4 AASHIQ PO'SULLIVAN DWHYTE 125 7 5 EXCELLENTELITE PFYIU JWINKS 125
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    • Sports Mad about Golf
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        Lock icon Leader Mickelson wants Woods for company
        598 42 AP PHIL Mickelson went two shots ahead in the CA Championship on Friday, putting him in the last group at Doral Resort for the first time in three years. The only difference this time will be the company he keeps. Tiger Woods, his nemesis
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        Lock icon Surprise winners make it exciting for golf
        692 42  -  STEVE NEWELL npsports@sph.com. sg Steve Newell is an experienced golf writer who has workedwithmanyoftheworld’sleadingplayersand teachers, and has written several books on golf. He now works primarily for top golfer Ernie Els. BOTH the media and the masses often refer to the glorious unpredictability
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        Lock icon Mardan masters the Masters, again
        484 43  -  GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg REWIND to 12 March, 2006. Mardan Mamat sinks a crucial putt, raises his tired arms and waits for his wife, Naz, to run towards him and give him a congratulatory hug. The cheers of the 3,000 crowd still rang as Singapore saluted
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        Lock icon French prop Marconnet: I hate the English
        474 43 RUGBY Reuters FRANCE prop Sylvain Marconnet fanned the flames ahead of the Six Nations showdown with England today by saying he felt “hate”towardsthe English. “I’m French and I cultivate a kind of hate for the English,” Marconnet (left), 32, told reporters on Friday.
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    • Sports Girl Power
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        Lock icon ULTRA WOMAN
        785 44/45  -  Thisweek,inourserieson women who are pushing the frontiersofsport,JOYCELIM revealsonewoman’sjourneyto ultrarunninggreatness JOYCE LIM npsports@sph.com.sg RUNNING sharpens her focus on life and intensifies her emotions. She describes it as her spiritual indulgence, where she discovers her inner strength and rhythm with each step she takes. Chong Hai-Yen is an ultrarunner. The
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    • Sports Football
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        Lock icon BACKING BLATTER
        640 46  -  “That’swhatit’sallaboutyou see–JohnnyForeigner ganging up on England. No matter if the rule means more fans get to see better football, and maybe feel a bit more connected with the club they supportalongtheway.” –AlisonRatcliffe ALISON RATCLIFFE npsports@sph.com.sg I AGREE with Sepp Blatter. There. I’vesaidit. It’s out. I think I heard
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    • Sports EPL
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        Lock icon THE FAB CREATOR
        598 47 THERE is a reason why Cesc Fabregas is a bundle of energy on the pitch: He sleeps at least 10 hours a day. “I need to sleep a lot,” said the young Arsenal captain. “If I don’t sleep for 10 hours, I think I haven’t had enough
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        Lock icon Take a pay cut, Terry
        319 48  -  HIS BLOG GARY LIM npspor1s@sph.com.sg PREMIERSHIP footballers should take a pay cut. Times are so bad that if even I have to think twice before asking for extra fishballs, then I don’tsee whytheyshould makesomuch money. I don’t care if he’s world-class, first-class or economy-class. I
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        Lock icon Chelsea will teach City another painful lesson
        480 48 AFP IT WAS proof that time is just as important as money in building for success, And when Chelsea met Manchester City in the fourth game of the season, the match was played against a backdrop of speculation surrounding City’s prospects of upsetting
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        Lock icon Given feels City revival will take time
        310 48 PA Sport SHAY Given has warned Manchester City fans not to expect the Blues to leap into England’s elite as quickly as Chelsea did. City visit Stamford Bridge tonight on the back of an improved recent run, culminating in a stylish win over
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        943 50 Chelsea > 56°/ an" Jrw Tier 1 V Tier 2 I yr *4 r% I 1 N 1 97% Mil Manchester < Dity if yd R r j W 1 56%IC 3F27%lBT X W Game 29 Cycle 6 Sunday 15 March 2009 V Will player discipline and lack of focus
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        Lock icon Super Arshavin downs Rovers
        569 51  -  BY SEAN COLLINS Special Correspondent PA Sport NDREYARSHAVIN opened his Arsenal account as an attacking masterclass saw the Gunners to a handsome victory. Theo Walcott, restored to the starting XI following a cameo against Roma in midweek, was in electric form all afternoon, but the headlines
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        Lock icon Toffees crack Potters as Jo leads the way
        235 51 STOKE’Sbravefightbackfailedto give them their first away league win of the season. Everton cruised into a two-goal first-half lead through Jo and Joleon Lescott before Stoke made a fight of it when Ryan Shawcross scored after 53 minutes. For much of the second-half,
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        Lock icon Point is Taylor-made
        265 52  -  BY ANDY HAMPSON Special Correspondent TEVENTAYLORgrabbed what could prove a crucial equaliser for Newcastle at Hull City. The Magpies remain in deep trouble at the bottom of the Premier League, but their plight could have been worse had Taylor notrepliedtoGeovanni’sopener. Hull dominated the first half of a
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        Lock icon King grabs vital draw in late drama
        250 52 PA Sport MARLON KING scored a dramatic injury-time equaliser to hand Middlesbrough a Premier League lifeline with a 1 -1 draw against Portsmouth. Boro had been staring relegation in the face with Portsmouth heading for victory thanks to Peter Crouch’svolley. But King, on
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    • Sports EPL Betting
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        Lock icon Revitalised Villa ready for Spurs
        1076 49 MARTIN O’Neill is confident the Dubai sunshine will be the catalyst for Aston Villa to revive their bid for Champions League qualification this season. Villa spent most of last week on a break designed to refresh them for the final 10 games of the season,
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    • Sports EPL Saturday Showdown
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        Lock icon SEA OF RED AT THE QUAY
        636 54/55  -  LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg THISiswhyManchesterUnitedandLiv-erpoolarethemostsupportedPremier-shipteamsinSingapore. Singapore came to a standstill last night for what was billed as the title decider of the 2008/2009season. It was a sea of red at Clarke Quay where the match between the two arch-rivals was beemed“live”onagiantscreen. It was also
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        Lock icon VIDIC THE VILLAIN
        600 56  -  Football analyst TOHARIPAIJAN tells GEOFFREY LIP of how Vidicneverrecovered fromhiserrors,butalso thatthetitleraceisstill ManUnited’stolose TOHARI PAIJAN FOOTBALL ANALYST npsports@sph.com.sg MANCHESTER United defender Nemanja Vidic had a nightmare game. He was responsible for Liverpool’sfirst andthird goal, and got sent off too. TOHARI: VIDIC committed a schoolboy mistake that he could
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        Lock icon Gerrard: Victory shows others that the leaders can be beaten
        582 57 LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard hopes the team’s crushing 4-1 victory over Manchester United will not only spur the Merseysiders on as they play catch-up at the top of the Premier League, but will also prove to other teams that the
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        Lock icon REDS CRUSH UNITED
        599 58  -  COMMENT MAN UNITED 1 (Cristiano Ronaldo 23pen) LIVERPOOL 4 (Torres 28, Gerrard 44pen, Aurelio 77, Dossena90+1) IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg OLD TRAFFORD has never emptied so quickly. Even before Manchester United were put out of their misery by referee Alan Wiley, there were more empty
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        Lock icon PLAY POINTS
        236 58 ON FIRE ONEOF the finestgames of theseason sofar and creditshouldgo toreferee AlanWiley. Hegot thebig decisionsright,he allowedthe matchtoflow and he tookaction wherenecessary tostopit degenerating into akicking match.Anexcellent performancefrom theofficials. STUPIDEST MOVE JAVIERMascheranois supposedtobe an experiencedinternationalfootballer,but he looked likea terrifieddebutant by the end. With theball bouncingaround inthe Liverpool penaltyarea and
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    • SPORTS ON TV
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        Lock icon FOOTBALL
        119 59 EPL Tonight: CHELSEA v MAN CITY Ch 27, 9.25pm Robin ho (right) scored his Man City debut goal against Chelsea. Will he score again this time? ASTON VILLA v TOTTENHAM Ch 27,11.55pm Tuesday: WEST HAM v WEST BROM Ch 27,3.55am DUTCHLEAGUE Today: FEYENOORD v PSV Ch 116, 7.30pm AJAX
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        Lock icon GOLF
        8 59 WGC-CA CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 4 Ch 26,2am
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        Lock icon WHAT’SON/RESULTS
        434 59 LOCAL EVENTS SQUASH What: National Squash Championships When: Today Where: Kallang Squash Centre VISIT www.ssra.org.sg for more details. MUAY THAI What:The New Paper LifeStyleFitness Series– Muay Thaiworkshop When: Today, 12.30pm to 2.30pm Where: Suphanahong Muay Thai Gym OVERSEAS EVENTS GOLF What: WGC-CA Championship When: Until tomorrow Where:Doral GolfResort, Florida
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      Lock icon FERGIE: WE WERE BETTER
      306 60 AFTER the humiliating 4-1 defeat last night, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson realised that his team needed to get a victory to prevent Liverpool’s revival gathering momentum. “There is no complacency on our part,” said Ferguson. “We have lost a game. We need to respond
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      38 60 VICTORY AGAIN MardanMamatscoresanotherbigtriumphatLaguna’sMasterscourse.Page43 GIRL POWER: Ultra woman Chong Hai-Yen is bent on pushing the frontiers of sport. Page 44 plaudits. deny that.” The Scot does recognise the advantage his team still holds MOREREPORTS: PAGES54-58 MORE REPORTS: PAGES 54-58
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