The New Paper, 17 March 2009

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    12 1 the new paper 17 Mar 09 tues 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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      43 1 This showy endorses lad sanitary pads PAGE 22 Why? Newton’s flaw? Big prawn uproar over $500 bill for table of six at Newton Food Centre Tourists claim: WE WERE HARASSED, THEN HUSTLED PAGE 2 Stallholder: Go ahead, complain... 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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      Lock icon WHY SO EXPENSIVE?
      859 2 / 3  -  SHOCK FOR 6 TOURISTS AT NEWTON: $500 BILL FOR SEAFOOD DINNER –ByHanSu-Ying,newsroomintern Han Su-Ying –ByHanSu-Ying,newsroomintern WHEN a group of six tourists decided on a no-frills seafood dinner at a Newton Food Centre, they didn’t fancy paying $500 for five dishes and drinks. Mr Mike Rigby and his
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      Lock icon WHY SO ELUSIVE?
      384 2 / 3  -  IS STALL WORKER THE REAL OWNER? REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg THEtowkaywasblase.Therewereotherthingsonhismind.Itwas7pmatNewtonFoodCentre.Theang mohs(Caucasiantourists)werearriving. Andashewavedusaside,hestoodhawk-eyed, foreheadglisteningwithsweat,yellownotepadin hand.“ThisisNewton,”hesaid.“Letthemcomplain. It’sokay.” Withallthecompetition,howcanhebesohaughty? Everyotherstorehereisaseafoodstallwiththe sameprawnsandstingraysspread-eagledonicebeds. Competitioniscut-throat.Touristsaregreeted almostinstantlybyhawker’sassistantswho,witha sweepoftheirmenus,leadthem,stillstunnedfromthe heatandsmell,toawaitingtable. Blink,andit’seasilyahundredbucksgone. Littlewonderthen,thatthemanwebelievetobe theownerofstall43wasnotinterestedinanswering anyoftheallegationsmadebytheAmericantourists. DuringthethreehoursTheNewPaperteamspent atNewtonFoodCentreyesterday,hesurewasbusy. All we could do was leave him a name card and tell him we would appreciate hearing
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      Lock icon Overcharging claims probed
      167 2 / 3 WHEN contacted, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said it is investigating the matter. Since the re-opening of the upgraded Newton Food Centre in July 2006, NEA has received seven instances of feedbackon “overcharging” bystallholders. Butnone of these cases were substantiated as the complaints were onthe highpriceof seafooditems
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      Lock icon WHY did man attack him? WHY did no one protect him? WHY didn’the make a police report of incident?
      729 4 / 5  -  STUDENT BEATEN ON MRT Joanna Hor Peixin –JoannaHorPeixin,newsroomintern HE WAS about to take a train seat vacated by a woman when he was pushed to the floor and beaten. Why?PohYiHao,17,sayshestilldoesn’tknow. The
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      Lock icon Best to lodge magistrate’s complaint in such cases
      293 4 / 5 POLICE SAY FromDSPPaul Tay AssistantDirector,Media Relations,SingaporePolice Force Mr Poh Yi Hao visited the Bedok North Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC) with his mother on 6 Mar to report that he had been attacked by an unknown male teenager on an MRT train when
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      594 4 / 5  -  WORKERS BEATEN IN SHENTON WAY Geraldine Yeo –GeraldineYeo,newsroomintern IT WAS 6AM on a weekday morning and it was still dark along the road in Shenton Way where three friends were walking to the cafe where they work. Suddenly, a gang of six pounced on them.
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      47 6 More than 100 people rushed out of the National University Hospital on Sunday afternoon when a fire broke out at about 5.15pm, reported Shin Min Daily News. The fire was quickly brought under control. The cause is still being investigated. PICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS
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      Lock icon Increase in number of jobless graduates
      297 6 MOM REPORT ON LABOUR MARKET THE number of degree holders who lost their jobs rose to 14,800, or 21 per cent in December, up from 6,200, or 14 per cent a year ago, according to the labour market report released by the Manpower Ministry
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      Lock icon New private home sales see big jump in February
      115 6 FIGURES released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday showed that 1,323 new private homes were sold last month, more than the 1,069 units launched. In January, developers launched just 204 units and sold a mere 108 units. The strong February sales
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      Lock icon NTUC FairPrice opens first 24-hour hypermarket
      107 6 THE 68,000 sq ft mega-store was opened yesterday in the newly expanded Jurong Point mall. The outlet will offer about 30,000 products. Chairman Ng Ser Miang said NTUC FairPrice chose the location to cater to the rising number of Singaporeans working the night shift
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      Lock icon 221,600 j obs created last year
      114 6 SEVEN out of 10 new jobs createdlast year went to foreigners. The latest figures show a record 156,900 of them joined the workforce. The remaining 64,700 new jobs went to Singaporeans and perma- nent residents. But analysts say it does not mean that locals
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      Lock icon Copyright issues hit 10-year series
      705 7  -  REPORT: SANTOKH SINGH,PEARLY TAN santokh@sph.com.sg LOOKING for the latest Ten-Year Series but can’tfindit?There isareasonitis missing. The series, popularly known as TYS among students, has run into copyright problems. The Ministry of Education said: “The Cambridge International Examinations and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (Seab)
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      Lock icon Destroyed: 200 trees in 15 minutes
      705 8/9  -  Damagebyunusualstormtocost Jurong Country Club more than $20,000 REPORTS: TEH JEN LEE jenlee@sph.com.sg HEHASbeenworkingatJurongCoun-try Club for more than 25 years and hehasneverseenanythinglikeit. Mr Mohd Ghous Abdul Rahim, 53, a golf marshal, said of the squall that blew down more than 200 trees in the club
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      Lock icon Wet weather for S’pore till end of month
      116 8/9 RAINFALL was above average for the first two weeks of this month. The northern part of Singapore around Yishun and Seletar experienced the highest rainfall of 310mm to 350mm. This is 250 to 290 per cent above the monthly average as compared
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        652 10  -  Woman who sued and lost case against church faces huge legal bills REPORTS: ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg THEwomanwhosuedandlosthercaseagainsttheNovenaChurchremainsup-beat– evenin theface of alegal bills of about$372,600. She will not be made a bankrupt, she declared yesterday, hours after Justice Lee Seiu Kin awarded the defendants’ lawyers costs
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      Lock icon 11-year-old’s song about poverty moves audience
      555 11  -  Bernice Huang –BerniceHuang,newsroomintern LIKE many 11-year-olds, Marissa Daisy de Cruz loves music and singing. But unlike most girls her age, she sings about child labour and poverty. The primary five pupil from CHIJ Kellock Primary School composed an award-winning song about the hardships faced
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      Lock icon UN bigwig: Step forward, S’pore
      328 11  -  REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg AT A time when the world is reeling from the biggest financial crisis in decades, a United Nations (UN) bigwig has called for Singapore to step forward. “Therewas a timewhen the international communitycame toSingapore’s support. “Now,maybe Singaporecanthink aboutgiving back...”said Mr
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      Lock icon Friends collect $100,000 in three days
      691 12  -  Chinastudent’sparentscan’taffordto pay for her chemotherapy treatment here HELP FOR UNDERGRAD WITH CANCER REPORT: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg BLESSXiaoou.That’s the name of the blog that has been set up to help raise money for Miss Zhang Xiao-ou’s chemotherapy treatment. It has raised more than $100,000
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      Lock icon Expert: Terrorist attack on EPL game possible
      497 13  -  Andre Yeo PICTURE this: As Chelsea striker Didier Drogba (above) battles his way past opposing defenders, he is suddenly hurled to the ground. Not by a last-ditch sliding tackle from a defender but a blast from a suicide bomber in the stands at
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      Lock icon TAXING SONG AND DANCE:
      49 14 TAXINGSONGANDDANCE:Thaiwomenperformonthe streets in Bangkok yesterday as part of a campaign to get residents to pay their taxes. The campaign was organised by the Thai government. Thailand’s tax collection fell 29 per cent last month to 82 billion baht ($3.5 billion), government sources said. PICTURE: AFP
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      Lock icon Foreign criminals setting up shop in Thailand
      54 14 TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINALS CRIMINALS from at least 50 countries, including Singapore, are working in Thailand, reported the Bangkok Post. The country’s Transnational Crime Coordination Centre, part of the Central Investigation Bureau, has identified the types of crimes which foreign gangs are involved in. SOURCE:
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      Lock icon Australia to cut intake of skilled migrants by 14%
      87 14 Reuters AUSTRALIA will cut its intake of migrants for the first time in a decade, the government said yesterday, amid concern that skilled foreign workers could stoke resentment by taking jobs atatimeofrising unemployment. With a recession looming and the centre-left government
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      Lock icon Malacca chief minister mum about Umno probe
      72 14 Bernama MALACCA Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam has declined comment on a rumour that he was under investigation for alleged money politicsbyUmno’sdisciplinary board. “Thatyouhavetoaskthedisciplinaryboard,”he said yesterday when asked whether he would contest thedeputypresidencyattheparty’selectionsnext week. Board chairman Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail is expected to
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      Lock icon Foreign investments in China fall 16% in Feb
      82 14 Wire services FOREIGN direct investment in China fell last month as companies were battered by the global financial crisis. Foreign companies invested US$5.8 billion ($9 billion) in China in February, down 15.8 per cent from the same month last year, Commerce Ministry
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      Lock icon LIKE FATHER LIKE SON
      713 15 THEfatherwantedtosueroyalty.The son was a royal pain for Umno. Now,bothmaybepayingaheavyprice. Veteran Democratic Action Party (DAP) opposition member Karpal Singh said he is going to be charged with seditiontodayforsayinghewantedtosuethe Sultan of Perak for his role in the Perak crisis. Meanwhile,his son, MrGobindSingh, also from the DAP, has been
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      552 16 Taiwanese woman bickers for 12 hours with staff over vouchers SHOPPERS in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, were greeted with a bizarre sight last Saturday. In an upmarket boutique selling Gucci merchandise, a group of customers knelt on the floor. Facing them were members of the shop staff,
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      Lock icon More than 1,000 women conned by rogue marriage agency
      535 16 ONE woman was conned into offering her life savings, while another was duped into sleeping with a man by a rogue marriage agency specialising in foreign spouses. Ms Li Li (not her real name), in her 40s, is one such example.
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      Lock icon ‘My life is ruined’
      607 18 Wife of Austrian on trial for raping daughter for years leads reclusive life in another town SHE had once stood by her husband when he was accused of raping a nurse at knifepoint. But that was in 1967. Onthefirstdayofhistrialyesterday,MrsRosemarie Fritzl, the wife of Josef Fritzl the
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      Lock icon She burns, buries hubby’s body
      183 18 FOR years, Margaret Uttley, 54, put up with her drunk husband. Then one day in 2000, the mother of four was in bed asleep when husband Stephen arrived home and woke her up armed with a gun. In the darkened bedroom, Margaret Uttley grabbed the
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      Lock icon It’s not me–I had long hair then
      748 19 Aussie politician Pauline Hanson in nude photo scandal: YESit’syou. Noitisn’t. Yes itis. All three parties involved in the nude photo controversy now raging in Australia have come forward to make their claims about the identity of the woman in the pictures. Right-wing politician
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      14 14 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low23˚ Jakarta:Cloudy High33˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Cloudy High36˚,Low27˚ Manila: Thunderstorms High32˚,Low27˚
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      29 20 / 21 FROM READER QINGQUAN TAN INCONSIDERATE: Our reader spotted this car parked beside a double yellow line and in front of a bus lane. E-mail your pictures to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon Tighten up or pay the price
      364 20 / 21 FROM READER DARREN CHONG KIM HWA SECURITYAT MRT STATIONS I WOULD like to highlight to the relevant authorities the issue of security at MRT stations. Occasionally the security personnel at the stations get on one’s nerves. It’s not like we have anything to hide
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      81 20 / 21 1 A divorced Singaporean mother of a young child married a Nigerian, only to become his drug mule and end up in a Chinese jail, facing a possible death sentence. 2 Sales at the IT Show, which ended on Sunday, hit another record this
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      Lock icon Let’s work together to raise awareness of heart health
      330 20 / 21 VERNON KANG ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SINGAPORE HEART FOUNDATION IREFERtothearticle“Girlsuffers strokewhensheisjust13”(TheNew Paper, 11 Mar). The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) empathises with Anastasia Heng’sillness.Often,strokesstrike suddenly and can cause severe trauma and distress to the victim and family. SHF wishes her a speedy
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      66 20 / 21 Comments on Singaporean women being used by foreign men to become drug mules: “Tsk,tsk.With all their education, they still kena‘tricked’?Aren’t these women the same generation who often boast that they are smarter, more independent, and tech-savvy? These womenweren’t naive. They were just plain greedy.” kurangajarsekali “Thesedrugdealers should
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      35 20 / 21 What should be the appropriate attire for women athletes? “Anythingisfine,aslong as itis comfortable and does not restrict your movement. We should be more open about attire that used to be considered inappropriate.” StellaGoh, 28,salesexecutive
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      38 20 / 21 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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      736 22 / 23  -  PopularTaiwanesesinger ShowLuo’sad(above)forsanitary napkinshasspurredmentobuy once-taboo items for their women REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg TAIWANESEartisteShowLuoisametrosex-ual,andproudofit.He uses women’s toiletries and his bath-roomlooks“lady-like”. Allright.Butsanitarypads?Isn’tthatgoingabit toofar? Not at all, it appears. He is now the official brand ambassador for Watsons sanitary pads in Taiwan. But how can he
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        189 24  -  Who’ssizzling? Who’s scorching?We single out the up-and-coming hunks and hotties who should be on your radar TEXT:SETO SETO NU-WEN IF YOU were to do a genealogyofKreuk’s familytree,you’dbe stumped. Her father was born in Canada, but is of Dutch descent. Her mother is of Chinese descent, but was born
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        Lock icon Chris Klein
        134 24 WAY before actress Katie Holmes made googly eyes at Tom Cruise, she only had eyes for Klein. Andit’snothardtofigure out why. The apple-cheeked 30-year-old, who has classic all-American good looks, used to play in his high school football team and is a staunch Christian. No wonder his breakout role
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        Lock icon We need to brand-blast local delights
        563 25  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg ONCEuponatime,wetookourmakanforgranted.Then the heady effect of affluence set in,andtheyearningforworldflavourshitus. It became too easy to like pizzas, pastas, burgers, sushi, ramen and all things new and wonderful. Well,perhapsnotallstrangenewflavours. I think we’ll be hard-pressed to like kembayau (a fruit with a potato-like texture)
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        Lock icon Hearty Italian on a budget
        350 26/27  -  Yeoh Wee Teck NOW that some bank accounts are parched, it is always refreshing to find cheap eats in town. Whenyou’reatthe newlyrefurbished Liang Court, check out Saizeriya. This is a Japanese-owned restaurant that serves Italian dishes. This is the first branch in South-east Asia (there
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        Lock icon Dine like a king at the Queen
        346 26/27  -  Despite its odd name, this British pub has food that is worth queueing up for Han Su-Ying –HanSu-Ying,newsroomintern FANCY some decent British pub grub? Head down to The Queen Mangosteen at VivoCity. There is a variety of food to suit all budgets. The
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        Lock icon A taste of Thailand in Singapore
        394 26/27  -  Yeoh Wee Teck I LOVE Thailand, especially Bangkok. And one of the reasons is the food there. Obviously, you get the best Thai food in Thailand, but there are places in Singapore that succeed at bringing that taste over. I’malwayson the lookoutfor goodThai food
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        49 26/27 HEREissomethingnew from KFC. TheSnackersis just thething if youneed somethinglight. Itcomes in threecombinations:Four piecesofWinglets, PopcornChicken ora pieceof SignatureOriginal Recipe drumstick. Allthree comboscome with frenchfries. Andthese arejust at $2.90 each. Adda dollar,andyou’llget aregular Pepsi. It’savailableat the nearestKFC restaurant oryoucan callKFC Deliveryat 6222 6111ifyou wanttosnack at home.
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        140 26/27 CHINESE Lei Garden Restaurant Group Hua Ting Restaurant (Orchard Hotel) Crystal Jade Golden Palace (Paragon Shopping Centre) Imperial Treasure Teochew Cuisine (Ngee Ann City) Peach Garden 33 (OCBC Centre) INDIAN Samy’sCurry Restaurant (Dempsey Road) Rang Mahal (Pan Pacific Hotel) Muthu’s Curry Restaurant (Race Course Road) Tandoor North Indian
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      54 28 WATCH’EM VFor Vendetta Channel 5,10pm A young working-class woman is rescued from a life-and-death situation bya maskedmanknown only as“V”. Both vow to bring down the government. Starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving. PICTURE:WARNERBROS HometownBaghdad NationalGeographicChannel(StarHub Ch11),9pm Thistwo-partdocumentarytellsthestoryof threeyoungIraqimentryingtolivenormal livesamidtheviolenceandchaosofacity at war. MatJiung AstroAruna(SingTelmioTVCh35), 10pm Asimple-mindedboywhogoestothebig cityinsearchofabetterlifemeetsanother boywhobearsanuncannyresemblanceto him.Theyexchangeidentitiesandliveout eachother’slivesfortwoweeks. AstronautFarmer StarMovies(StarHubCh58),9pm
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      298 28 CHANNEL 5 Noon MyParents’ House 12.30pm America’sFunniest Home Videos XIII 1.00 Crossworlds/Celebrity Squares 2.00 True Courage III 2.30 Style Her Famous 3.00 NewAdventures OfRobin HoodII 4.00 Psych 5.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show VI 6.00 Entertainment Tonight 6.30 The Price Is Right 7.30 Don’tIgnore Diabetes 8.00 Serves You Right 8.30 MyDadisBetterThanYourDad
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        630 37 FRIDAY KS-B1700m 674-39 Lim'sClassic 59.5 (90) (9agJMeagher-Lim's) 61-417 Gust 59.5 (88) (5agJMeagher-MdmSharonLoh) *****3 Ricoco 59.5 (88) (4brzgPShaw-ALACrabbia) -***** Currency 58 (84) (7nzgDHill-PerfectAlliance) 231-85 Husonic 56.5 (78) (4agMFreedman-Mummify) 136-2- ElSordo 56.5 (77) (5agMFreedman-Mummify) -***** EmpireCrown 55 (74) (5nzgLLaxon-SilverFernRacing) 6999- Maribeau 55 (71) (6agCharlesLeck-Redcap) 9376 StudentPrince 55
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        486 37 SATURDAY C*****m 21-16- AmadeusMozart 57 (85) (6iregPShaw-EMMA) 011-4- Dylan 57 (85) (4nzgLLaxon-OscarRacing) *****4 MyHero 57 (85) (4agBDean-MYMJ) *****5 TheBigGee 57 (85) (6agSBurridge-BigValley) 45-326 Zizou 56.5 (84) (5arggPShaw-Tmen) *****1 TuxedoMoon 55.5 (82) (4nzgDBaertschiger-Auric) 3-1421 HuatChai 55 (81) (4nzgMYusof-HuatChai) -***** KingAndInfinite 55 (81) (7agDesmondKoh-Jumbo) 68-271 Jaloux 52.5
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        197 38 SATURDAY C5D*****m -***** RollinRich 59 (43) (7nzgRBMarsh-TudorLodgeRacing) -***** KiwiMaestro 58.5 (42) (4nzgBDean-KiwiMaestro) 75-863 MoreToWin 58 (41) (6ahKCYeoh-Ezaro) *****2 Nefertiti 58 (41) (4ammSBurridge-Hippocrates) *****4 Championship 57 (39) (5nzgSGray-MatangiDiamond) *****6 Zibellino 57 (39) (9nzgDesmondKoh-KBTeng) 7--5-8 SilentWind 54.5 (34) (6nzgDBaertschiger-Savignon) *****4 LuckyDomino 53.5 (32) (5agCharlesLeck-Hydrocarbon) *****4 IncredibleKing 51.5
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        629 38 SATURDAY Table Race 1400m DaMaCaiStakes *****7 EnchantedPrince 59 (100) (8agPRoslan-Princess) *****1 KingstonCity 58 (86) (5agYNLiew-M&S) *****6 Magicardo 56 (81) (7nzgMSukri-C'can/Magicardo) 51-11- JalTreasure 55 (78) (4nzgJMcGillivray-JALVenture) 129-31 SpeedHonour 53 (72) (5agMCLam-FirstHorse) -41--- FlyingJumbo 51 (67) (4agKCoetzee-GoldenKnight) -***** RiverFuji 51 (66) (6arigPPereira-Hydrocarbon) *****- DreamLeader 51 (65) (6agJMcGillivray-Symphony) 4571--
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        1199 39 LASTSATURDAY RACE 1 Apprentice CK Tan, the rider of GUTSY POWER, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding. At about the 1,400m, he allowed his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of ANAK GOMBANG, causing that horse to be taken in onto
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        237 40 Reuters TIGER Woods has declared that he is progressing quicker than expected. The world No. 1 finished inside the top 10 at the WGC-CA Championship on Sunday, his first strokeplay event since his knee operation. An eight-month absence left Woods, who had only played in a
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        65 40 (Lastweek’spositionsinbrackets) 1. (1) Tiger Woods 9.14 average points 2. (3) Phil Mickelson 8.62 3. (2) Sergio Garcia 7.51 4. (4) Geoff Ogilvy 6.30 5. (5) Padraig Harrington 5.91 6. (6) Vijay Singh 5.86 7. (10) Camilo Villegas (right) 5.01 8. (9) Kenny Perry 4.91 9. (8) Robert Karlsson
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        630 40 AP BOTH golfers in the final pairing on Sunday played with chills. Phil Mickelson because he was ill and Nick Watney because he was thrilled to be in a head-to-head battle for the World Golf Championships-CA Championship title. Each took his time on the
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        204 41  - ERNEST LUIS npsports@sph.com.sg WHAT a difference now. After the Formula One pit building was last used during the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix in September, The New Paper noticed, right until January, that the lights on the side facing the city were always left on through the night. That can be
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        1673 42/43 On Sunday, we featured ultrarunner Chong Hai-Yen, 38, who has gone to great distances in places such as the Sahara Desert to run for a worthy cause. JOYCELIMbringsyouexcerpts from her diary of a five-day 100-mile run in the Himalayas WOMEN WHO PUSH THE FRONTIERS OF SPORT
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        557 44 EPL: Saturday: Arsenal 4 Blackburn 0 Bolton 1 Fulham 3 Everton 3 Stoke City 1 Hull City 1 Newcastle 1 Man Utd 1 Liverpool 4 M’brough1 Portsmouth 1 Sunderland 1 Wigan 2 Sunday: Villa 1 Tottenham 2 Chelsea 1 Man City 0 Saturday (21 Mar) Blackburn v West Ham
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        1160 44 Christophe Berra of Hearts in action. PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES LALIGA P W D L F A Pts 1Barcelona 27 21 3 3 78 24 66 2RMadrid 27 19 3 5 63 31 60 3Sevilla 27 15 6 6 38 25 51 4Villarreal 27 12 9 6 43 37 45
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        838 45 Wire Services ONE CAN only hope that the emotional rollercoaster of PaulGascoigne’slifehastaken a turn for the better. The former England star emerged from rehabilitation to bare his soul in a television interview, revealing that his heart stopped three times while undergoing treatment. Gascoigne told Sky News
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        855 46 GARY: You should have seen the sea of red at Clarke Quay on Saturday. Hundreds of Liverpool and Manchester United fans, decked out in the red jerseys of their respective clubs, cheered until their voices were hoarse. It got even redder at the
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        707 47  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg THE PREMIER League table has an eerily familiar look,doesn’tit? InamongsttheexcitementofLiverpool’semphatic victory at Old Trafford and the discovery of stardust in the boots of Andrei Arshavin, this was the weekend when Aston Villa finally dipped out of the top
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        241 47 Wire Services ASTON Villa boss Martin O’Neill remains confident that his side can still claim a Uefa Champions League berth, despite suffering a third loss in four games on Sunday. Villa’s2-1defeatbyTottenham Hotspur means O’Neill’s charges remain in fifth with Arsenal currently in the fourth Champions
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        238 47 Wire Services ARSENE Wenger believes the pressure is now off Arsenal and they can challenge for silverware on three fronts in the closing weeks of the season. The Gunners were 4-0 winners over Blackburn on Saturday followingAndreiArshavin’sfirstgoal for the club, an own goal and an Emmanuel
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        364 49  -  OLIVER HOLT The Mirror RAFABenitezhadhisbackagainstawallinacornerofaroomatOldTrafford.Hewasblinkingbackquestions,using the quizzical smile he saves up for feigningsurprise. The subject was mental disintegration. Otherwiseknownascrackingup. Whichiswhathe’ssupposedtohavebeen doing since he launched into a mildly unhingeddiatribeagainstSirAlexFerguson. Nooneissayingthatabouthimanymore. A 4-0 win over Real Madrid followed by a 4-1 humiliation of Manchester United is a miraclecureforaccusationsthataguyislosingit.
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        77 49 NEMANJA Vidic must serve a two-game suspension for his red card against Liverpool. He has been handed a one-game ban for the professional foul on Saturday against Steven Gerrard and a further one-game absence as a result of already having been sent off in a domestic game this
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        183 49 IF YOU were wondering why Sami Hyypia was fielded against Manchester United on Saturday,here’sthe answer. Hyypia revealed he was given just 60 seconds to prepare for Liverpool’s biggest game of the season. It was because of an injury to Alvaro Arbeloa in the warm-up, reported the Liverpool
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        249 48  -  LETTER OF THE WEEKEND Raymond Ng –RaymondNg,20,student, Man United fan IAMSURELiverpoolFCarehap-py right now for the day they hadbeenwaiting forhad finally arrived that is to beat Manchester UnitedatOldTrafford. Therefore, I would be lying if I said that this defeat hasn’t hurt me onebit.Tobehonest,I’mstillsmarting from it, but the ball
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          91 48  -  Loh Shengli –LohShengli,24,bankofficer,ManUnitedfan LIVERPOOL should cherish this rare double-victory over Man United because this is the only time they will enjoy anything over their fierce rivals. This result will prove to be just a little blemish in what has been an impressive season so far
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          102 48  -  Nicholas Neo –NicholasNeo,15,student,Arsenalfan WERE it not for Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, Andrea Dossena and FabioAureliowould’veneverhadthegutstobanginthosetwomagnificent goals. Manchester United didn’t perform badly, but they were obviously showing cracks in that normally rock-solid defence. Their crisp and quick passing would’vekilled off Liverpool, but it just wasn’t
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          65 48  -  Dennis Tan –DennisTan,23,Chelseafan MAN UNITED are still four points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. With nine more games left to play, and against a majority of clubs who are in the relegation battle, I can’t see Man United dropping more than seven points. But
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          71 48  -  Charles Cheng –CharlesCheng,42,salespersonnel,Evertonfan IF LIVERPOOL can keep repeating Saturday’s masterclass performance till the end of the season, then they may win the Champions League title, but the Premier League title will again be out of their reach. Liverpool need to build on this performance now
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        17 48 THE Letter of the Week will be published on Friday. The winner will receive a pair of
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      456 50  -  LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg FLASHBACKto14March,1998.It was a Saturday and the Match of the Day in England was the top-of-the-table clash between ManchesterUnitedandArsenalatOldTrafford. It was a must-win game for Arsenal, who trailed the RedDevilsbyninepoints,eventhoughtheGunnershad threegamesinhand. In the end, Arsenal sneaked to a 1-0 win, thanks to MarcOvermars’winner.
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        166 51 LIVE TELECASTS FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL Tomorrow: ARSENAL v HULL Ch 24,3.45am Arsenal’sKoloToure (farright) ina tusslewith Hull’s DanielCousin in a previous match. EPL Saturday: PORTSMOUTH v EVERTON Ch 27, 8.45pm TOTTENHAM v CHELSEA Ch 27,11pm Sunday: NEWCASTLE v ARSENAL Ch 27,1.30am WIGANvHULL Ch 27,9.30pm LIVERPOOL v VILLA Ch 27, midnight
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        7 51 TRANSITIONS CHAMPIONSHIP Friday: DAY1 Ch 26,3am
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        9 51 INDIAN WELLS MASTERS Tomorrow: LAST 16 Ch 22,4am
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        288 51 LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL What: AFC Champions League Group G match (SAFFC v Suwon Samsung Bluewings) When: Tomorrow Time: 7.30pm Where: Jalan Besar Stadium Tickets: Adult: $8 (Grandstand), $5 (Gallery) Child: $8 (Grandstand), $2 (Gallery) Senior Citizen: $8 (Grandstand), $2 (Gallery) S-LEAGUE champions Singapore Armed Forces FC and the
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      36 40 SPORTS BETTING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER E League Champ and UE Cup matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. Towards Community Purpose and Benefit RCB Reg No: *****0202G simaMKync m
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