The New Paper, 20 March 2009

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1 68 The New Paper
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      Lock icon We are living on borrowed time
      761 2/3  -  REPORTS:DESMONDNG DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg WHATcanyoubuywith$75,000?Anew1.6-litreHondaCivicperhaps.OraclassyPatekPhilippewatch. Howaboutaterracehousea10-minutedriveaway fromtown? This was how much one double-storey inter-ter-racehousewassoldforlastOctober,accordingtodata from the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) website. Ithasalandareaof725sqftwithabuilt-upareaof about 1,300 sq ft slightly bigger than a five-room HDBflat. It’s small for a terrace house but its $75,000 price tagtakessomebeating. There’sacatch–thehousehasaremainingleaseof
      TNP GRAPHICS: LEE HUP KHENG; TNP PICTURE: NG XI JIE  -  761 words
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      Lock icon Hard to get bank loan
      245 2/3 KEENtobuythese“cheap”homes? Make sure you have plenty of cash because few banks will grant you a loan. Banks usually take the cue from a government rule barring the use of Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings for the purchase of homes with 30 years or less left
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      Lock icon Worst recession since WWII: PM
      583 4 THE worst since independence. That, so far, has been the catchphrase to describe the recession facing Singapore. But in an exclusive interview with the BBC, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has gone one step further, saying that Singapore is facing its worst economic crisis since
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  • Local News watch
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      Lock icon Growth to dip further, say banks
      249 6 SINGAPORE’SGDP SINGAPORE’S gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to fall 8 per cent this year, more than the 4 per cent forecast previously, according to investment bank Goldman Sachs. This is due to a slowing real estate market and shrinking investment. “Singaporehasoneofthehighest exposures to
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      Lock icon Wall Street Journal deputy editor fined
      102 6 A DEPUTY Editor of the Wall Street Journal, Ms Melanie Kirkpatrick, was fined $10,000 for contempt of court, for publishing two articles and a letter concerning the independence of Singapore’s judiciary in the editorial pages of the journal’s Asian edition in June and July
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      Lock icon Help for businesses to analyse and improve their websites
      98 6 SINGAPORE businesses can now get professional help to discover by way of Google tracking software how well their websites are doing to retain customers and simplify processes for users. clickTRUE, a Singapore Press Holdings subsidiary, has been appointed the first Google
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      Lock icon New facility in S’pore aims to solve world’s water problems
      102 6 THE National University of Singapore and General Electric (GE) will invest $151 million in a research facility aimed at helping solve the world’swaterproblems. The facility’s main focus will in- clude alleviating the increasing water stress found in various parts of
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      Lock icon Two vehicles to deal with radiation and chemical spills
      97 6 SINGAPORE has bought two vehicles that can neutralise the fallout from radioactive materials and decontaminate large swathes of affected terrain. The Terrain Decontamination Vehicles, which were acquired by the National Environment Agency in the past two years, can help reduce deadly
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      Lock icon CULTURAL EXCHANGE:
      30 6 President S R Nathan visited the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha on Wednesday. He was in Qatar on the second leg of his Gulf tour. PICTURE: AFP
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      Lock icon Four directors in court for labour offences
      381 8/9  -  REPORT: TAN MAY PING mayping@sph.com.sg THE Ministry of Manpower (MOM) took the directors of six marine companies, including Tipper Corp, to court for various infringements under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act. Yesterday, Tipper director Loke Siew Fai was slapped with 145 charges,
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      Lock icon Bongs raise eyebrows at pasar malam
      574 8/9  -  REPORT: VIVIEN CHAN vivienc@sph.com.sg THESE water pipes can be used to smoke marijuana, and they are being openly sold in a night market. Mr Mohammed Arif, 26, said he was surprised to see the pipes on sale as he passed through the night market
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      Lock icon Y oungest troubled caller was 12
      478 10  -  YOUTH CHALLENGE HOTLINE RELAUNCHED REPORT: GENEVIEVE JIANG geneviev@sph.com.sg AN UNCLE was concerned that his teenage niece was having a secret life having multiple boyfriends and sexual partners. A teenage girl was stressed by her divorced mother constantly pressing her to find work. And a
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      Lock icon Student stabbed to death in Woodlands home
      585 11  -  Mother arrested and charged with murder REPORT: CHONG SHIN YEN chongsy@sph.com.sg THE teenager was killed in the early hours of yesterday morning. Her elder sister, who works as a cashier at a nearby petrol station, returned home after work sometime after 2am to
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      Lock icon He committed bigamy: Judge
      895 12  -  REPORT: AMANDA YONG ayong@sph.com.sg THEYhadbeenmarriedfornearlythreedecades.Andattheripeoldageof96,MrPangTeeGam,aformer businessman, wanted out. He claimed his marriage to his third wife had broken down due to herunreasonablebehaviour. But Madam Chui Ah Mui, 73, said he wanted a divorce in order to get his share of their matrimonial assets,mainlythethree-roomflatunderhername. Followinga four-day hearing,
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      Lock icon Vets may heed trainers’advice
      644 14  -  Butonlyiftreatmentwon’t harm horse, vet tells court REPORT:ARUL ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg THE vet need not make the final decision on treatment given to a racehorse. This was what veterinary surgeon Gerald Curry Keoughan told the High Court yesterday in a suit that centres on how a horse
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      4 11 AdditionalreportingbyJoanna Hor, newsroom intern
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  • Global News watch
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      Lock icon Outraged Obama says he is taking the rap for fiasco
      223 15 SOME AIG EXECS RETURN BONUSES US PRESIDENT Barack Obama will “take responsibility” for AIG executives getting bonuses while the insurance giant took US$173 billion ($265 billion) in government bailout funds, CNN reported. “Wedidn’tdraftthesecontracts. We’vegotalotonourplate.Butitis appropriate when you’re in charge to
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      Lock icon French workers launch 24-hr strikes over economic crisis
      107 15 WORKERS’ unions launched 24 hours of strikes across France yesterday to pressure the government to do more to combat the economic downturn. Workers from the public sector, schools and the transportation sector walked off the job along with some air traffic controllers.
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      Lock icon 2 American reporters held in North Korea: missionary
      109 15 AP A SOUTH Korean missionary said North Korean officials are holding two American journalists and their guide after arresting them near the North Korean-Chinese border. Reverend Chun Ki Won of the Seoul-based Doorihana Mission said yesterday that he was informed of their
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      Lock icon US births in 2007 break record, 40% are out of wedlock
      114 15 AP MORE babies were born in the US in 2007 than any year in the nation’s history and a wedding ring made increasingly little difference in the matter. The 4.3 million births reported by federal researchers on Wednesday topped
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      Lock icon Austrian incest father sentenced to life in prison
      111 15 AUSTRIAN Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children, has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in a psychiatric facility. Fritzl, 73, was found guilty of all charges against him, including rape, incest, murder and
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      Lock icon FATAL MOVE:
      28 15 FATALMOVE:AChinese national, 28, was electrocuted to death after trying to sneak into Hong Kong on top of a through train from Guangzhou yesterday. PICTURE: ORIENTAL DAILY
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      Lock icon Killed as robbers flee with jewellery
      538 16 Penang worker shot as he and colleague try to confront robbers FOUR robbers made off with RM250,000 ($103,200) worth of jewellery in four minutes. Not before shooting dead a man and injuring two others, including a security guard, reported The Star. The incident happened
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      Lock icon Murdered just before her wedding
      282 16 SEREMBAN BRUTAL SLASHING AFAMILY’Simpendingjoyturnedintoadouble tragedy when the bride-to-be and her father were found slashed to death in their home in Seremban, Negri Sembilan. Police believe jealousy could be the motive, reported the New Straits Times, and are now looking for her ex-boyfriend. Ms Kasturi, 23,
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      Lock icon Many offer help, but she may never see again
      616 17 IRAQI GIRL, 3, BLINDED BY CAR BOMB AP SHE is blind, and her face is covered in scars. She often mumbles to herself while her siblings play normally. She will not be able to go to school as there are no
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      Lock icon Pope’s condom comment a ‘threat to public health policies’
      289 17 AFP THEPope’scomments oncondoms and Aids caused such a furore that a European ministry called his statements a public health threat. On Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI told reportersthat Aidswasatragedy “that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravatesthe problems.”
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      Lock icon Umno: Who will be pulling the strings?
      951 18/19  -  REPORT: TAN MAY PING mayping@sph.com.sg THE most powerful party in Malaysia, Umno, is having its internal elections to select office bearers from Tuesday. Racked by corruption charges, infighting and a falling voter base, it is looking to renew itself in the week-long general
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      Lock icon Recession-proof VERSACE
      335 20 Famousdesigner’s art collection auctioned for $16m FOR the second time in less than a month, a famed fashion designer’s art collection bucked the recession and sold for a huge profit at an auction. Items in the late Gianni Versace’s early 19th-century mansion on the shores of Lake Como
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      13 15 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low23˚ Jakarta:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorms High30˚,Low26˚ Manila:PartlyCloudy High33˚,Low26˚
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  • AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION SHOWCASE 2009
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      246 21  -  Australian Education Showcase 2009 provides information on courses conducted by well-established educational institutions Karen Teng With the Australian dollar now on par with the Singapore currency, there is no better time to consider studying at an Australian institution. You can get information on a wide range of
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      Lock icon Message from Australian High Commissioner Doug Chester
      224 22 “THE education relationship between Singapore and Australia represents one of the key pillars supporting the strong bilateral ties between our two countries. This relationship began half a century ago when the Australian Government awarded prestigious Colombo Plan scholarships to high achieving Singaporeans to
      PHOTOS: AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL  -  224 words
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      Lock icon The sky’s the limit
      579 22  -  Students interested in science and astronomy can look forward to exciting educational and career opportunities in Western Australia Karen Teng AUSTRALIA, specifically the University of Western Australia (UWA), is the place to go to if you are keen on scientific research and astronomy. This is because
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      Lock icon Overseas but close to home
      380 24  -  The high quality of Australian education and its proximity to Singapore draw students to study there Ahmad Osman AUSTRALIA is a favourite destination for many Singaporeans who want to study overseas. It offers a high standard of living, competitive costs, proximity to Singapore, and a
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      Lock icon Making of an architect
      402 26 / 27  -  Ms Tan Boon Soo’s studies in Curtin University and her time in Australia help her to develop her potential and boost her self-confidence Ahmad Osman STUDYING for five years for two degrees in architecture at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia, was a new way
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      Lock icon Beyond the kitchen
      390 26 / 27  -  Mr Gerald Chua is confident that his passion will stand him in good stead in his studies for a degree in international hotel management April Chua MR GERALD Chua (below) knows all the important things about classical French cuisine and he has a Diplome De Cuisine from
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      Lock icon Green fingers
      258 26 / 27  -  Ms Joelyn Ong is going to Perth for training in horticulture April Chua MS JOELYN Ong (right) has a bachelor of arts degree from Monash University of Australia. After working for a few years and acquiring marketing and product management experience, she is eyeing a new career in
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      106 21 XV 'K 0 R <Pw^( Meet two of the world's foremost scientists from Perth at the PEC BOOTH 1 2 Western Australia's Chief Scientist, Professor Lyn Beazley, is a world expert in Neuroscience research and was recently made an Officer in the Order of Australia. One of the world's leading
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      261 24 m Tang Yong Chong Management Trainee Prime Supermarket Ltd. Bachelor of Business (Management) RMIT University Class of 2008 Acquired different perspectives. Developed his analytical skills. SIM has brought out the best in him. 4* well-connecte An established degree from a reputable Australian university. That's what Yong Chong found at SIM
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      236 25 TUDY IN AU 5TRALIA L«Ve. L& c ft/" 41 t -1 W 3 n Australian Education Showcase 2009 Explore Australia. Discover Yourself. SCHOOLS VOCATIONAL COLLEGES UNIVERSITIES The only Australian Education showcase organised by the Australian Government Discover new academic programmes and emerging employment trends Consider vocational education as alternative pathway
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      175 26 / 27 V t 'Trinity has taught us to think in new ways.' Durai Rubhinni Singapore, February Main 2008 Intake Valedictory Speaker Your Pathway to the University of Melbourne Trinity College Foundation Studies offers: guaranteed entry into the University of Melbourne for students who achieve the required scores a unique program which
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      Lock icon There’s a gradual increase in rights
      248 28 / 29 CHONGWAN YIENG Head, Corporate Communications Ministry of Law WHENISONEAN‘ADULT’? WE REFER to Reggie J’s comment “Not old enough to vote but old enough to trade?” (The New Paper, 16 Mar). This issue was dealt with in Parliament in 2007 by the Deputy Prime Minister,
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      Lock icon Have the courtesy to say thank you
      147 28 / 29 FROM READER PAUL ANTONY FERNANDEZ I AM not surprised that my letter, “Nowordofthankswhenhegives upseatforpregnantwoman” (The New Paper, 13 Mar), drew the reactions from fellow Singaporeans that were published on 16 Mar. Allow me to highlight some pertinent points. Being a paying passenger, I
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      26 28 / 29 FROMREADER MOHAMAD HALILISKANDAR BUSSTOPORBEDSTOP?:Our reader sent this picturein,saying this man has been using aJurongbus stopregularlyashis bedroom anda nearby voiddeck ashis toilet. E-mail yourpictures to tnpclicks@sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon 3 HOT TOPICS YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT
      114 28 / 29 1 The professor who was stabbed at NTU has denied that he wanted to give poor grades to the student who is believed to have jumped to his death, or that they had a homosexual relationship. 2 A majority of people in a TNP
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      Lock icon Check all students every day for weapons
      115 28 / 29 FROM READER ACE KINDRED CHEONG AFTER reading about students caught carrying dangerous weapons to school, “Lookatwhatsomekidstaketoschool” (The New Paper, 14 Mar), I feel all students should be checked every day before they are allowed to enter the premises. I have to disagree with
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      26 28 / 29 Schools using punchcard system: Fair or demeaning? “It’snotbeing fair to theteachers asthey are after all considered professionals on a sort of executive level. TiyoChiatHaw, 30,salestrainer
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      Lock icon INTERNET HOT BITES
      106 28 / 29 Reactions to the three-month closure of a Newton food centre stall which overcharged American tourists: “That’san appropriate punishment as such unethical practices are a national disgrace. The Newton food centre is a place where both locals and visitors would like to have a good time. It is
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      59 28 / 29 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 28 / 29 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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      558 28 / 29 AIBI HEALTHY LIFESTYLE EXPO 2009 Shape Up Your Life Welcome To AIBI Roadshow Eastpoint Mall (Level 1 Atrium) Date: Till 22 Mar 2009 Venue: Jurong Point Mall (Level 1 Atrium) Date: Till 22 Mar 2009 THE MONTH AIBI Power Twister First of its kind that combines both 'vibration' and 'shaking
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      Lock icon From cutie pie to HOT SEXY ŚIREN
      950 30 / 31  -  Former Sunday Girl Aisa Senda finds success in colourful hip hop group REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg NINE years ago, she gained fame as a member of pop group Sunday Girls. Along with three other Japanese girls, she belted out cutesy songs about
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      Lock icon Billy still wants to expand his studio
      288 32  -  Cancer-stricken deejay also seeks a successor REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg EVENasheismentallypreparingfordeath,formerradio deejay Dongfang Billy has apressing questiononhismind. Whowillbehissuccessor? The46-year-old, whois fightinga relapseof leukaemia, is worried there will be no one to take over Billy House. Thatisthenameofhisstudio,whichoffersdancing, cooking,musicandartcourses. Billy, whose real name is
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        Lock icon Fergie’s revamp
        110 33 Whowas where,anddoing what? Here’sa round-upof the latest celebrity sightings in the region and Hollywood WHO: Fergie, 33 WHERE: New York WHAT:Whosaysblondeshavemorefun? Sexy Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie showed off a new sleek and shiny brunette do at the March of Dimes annual Beauty Ball last week. The newlywed
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        Lock icon Paris keeps cool for charity
        103 33 WHO: Mica Paris, 39 WHERE: Dubai, UAE WHAT: Dressed in a satin blue evening gown and strings of silver jewellery, the English soul singer was a strange sight on the beaches of Dubai on Monday. But it was all in the name of charity. Paris
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        Lock icon Pussycat Dolls keep ‘hustling’
        107 33 WHO: Pussycat Dolls WHERE: Toronto, Canada WHAT: Pop group Pussycat Dolls gave fans a taste of what to expect as the opening act for pop star Britney Spears’ currenttour. TheDolls comprising Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton,and KimberlyWyatt showed up on Canadian TV show
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        Lock icon Go further for less
        487 34/35  -  With bargains aplenty, why not take a holiday in West Coast USA? Nur Liyana Othman –NurLiyanaOthman,newsroomintern RECESSION or not, Singaporeans are still travelling. While travellers in other countries are cutting back on their holiday plans, folks here are bucking the trend. Going by sales at the
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        253 34/35 Here are a couple of travel fairs to check out. ASAHolidays’Power-Packed!TravelFair Sunday, 22 Mar, 10am to 8 pm. Suntec Hall 401. Free admission Bargains up for grabs include $8 packages (before tax and surcharges) to Bangkok with two-night hotel stay for OCBC card members (limited to first 22
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        220 51 TRIAL 1 (official): 1 Seventh nue(OChavez)2Unpickable(TAffandi) 3 Princess Jay (M Gallagher) 4 Cattle Kid (D Chee) 5 Galactica 6 Ryan James (PKnuckey). Margins and time: Nk,1/2, nk, 43/4, 13/4(1min 06.22sec) TRIAL 2 (official): 1 Race Ahead (A Feiruz) 2 My Cha (J Moreira) 3 Showmetheway (M Suhaimi)
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        167 52 GETS a great chance to knock in his first career win in this Initiation affair over 1,700m. Ran his best race todate last time out but found one superior in Rena Cross. With a good draw to count on today and with a
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        1064 52 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5D1 6.30 -1100m Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****6 AllItTakes 59 (43) JSaimee 9 (5agRBMarsh-SunshineEight) 2 00--7- EmperorRossini 59 (43) MEwe*c2 2 (4nzgLeslieKhoo-BlueRibbon) 3 *****6 CasinoRoyale 58.5 (42) OChavez 12 (4agCharlesLeck-Hydrocarbon) 4 -0-709 Aggressive 58 (41)
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        363 53 NST GOLD LION wrapped up preparations for back-to-back wins in Race 9 on Sunday with a smart workout yesterday. Taken out by jockey Henry Barnabas, the four-year-old Australian-bred gelding sped smartly over 600m to clock 39.5 sec, finishing full of
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        469 55 TWENTY-UNDER-PAR in 36 holes. Even world No. 1 Tiger Woods would find it hard to match Chapchai Nirat’s sizzling score at the SAIL Open in New Delhi. The Thai golfing star established a new 36-hole scoring record on the Asian
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        579 55 But some Aussies are unhappy at having to pay part ofUS$3mfee AP FIRST, the good news. Tiger Woods will play at the Australian Masters in November, his first tournament appearance Down Under since 1998. Now, the bad news. At least half the cost of the world
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          52 60 / 61 BOTH teams have difficult games against Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal in their remaining fixtures, where Chelsea play both away while Liverpool play both at home. Chelsea are still involved in the FA Cup, which may add to fatigue and injuries. Potentially, these are the only factors
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          76 60 / 61 THE OVER-RELIANCE of Liverpool on Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres could also see them drop points should either one be injured or have an off-day. Chelsea have a stronger bench than Liverpool, who have to rely on the likes of David Ngog and Yossi Benayoun. I would
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          67 60 / 61 CHELSEA have a much stronger team in terms of quality of individual players. However, due to the change of four managers in a short period from Jose Mourinho to the current Guus Hiddink, this could greatly affect team performance and morale andthat’sthereasonwhytheyareunabletoperformtotheirvery best. The
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          89 60 / 61 EVERYONE knows how much havoc Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres can wreak together. They run circles around defenders and entertain us with their spectacular displays of attacking football. Also, Liverpool players have a higher level of self belief. Beating Real Madrid 4-0 and Man
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          81 60 / 61 LIVERPOOL are a team that really suffer from inconsistency. They may thrash Manchester United and Real Madrid one day, but struggle against Middlesbrough and Fulham the next. This is probably due to the fact that they rely too much on Fernando Torres and
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        371 62  -  HEMAYnothavethesophomoreseasonthathewished for,butthemantheycall“ElNino”isbackwitha vengeance. AfterbeingsidelinedforaninjuredankleagainstReal MadridinFebruary,FernandoTorresreturnedtothe fieldlookingrevitalised,scoringagoaleachinthe thrashingsofRealMadridandManchesterUnited. InaninterviewwithTheDailyMailinJanuary,the 25-year-oldtalkedaboutthesignificanceoflast Saturday’sshowdown. Then,theSpaniardsaidthatthesemi-finalwinagainst ItalyatEuro08wasvitalbecauseitgavethemthebelief thattheycouldeventuallywinthecompetition. “ItisthesamewithLiverpool.WinningatChelsea, winningagainstManchesterUnited,thesearethe resultsthatgiveusbelief—then,ifwegetaresultat OldTraffordinMarch,itwillbeourItalygame,”hesaid inJanuary. LIMSAYHENG’SPICK FERNANDO TORRES LIM SAY HENG HIS BACKGROUND FERNANDO Jose Torres Sanz was born on 20 March 1984 to working class parents Jose and Flori. Torres picked up football at
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        343 63 PA Sport ENGLAND striker Michael Owen has admitted he should not have gone to the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany. The Newcastle frontman battled against the clock to make himself available for his country that summer after fracturing a metatarsal in
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        447 63  -  CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg SO, Manchester United lost last week. Not only that. They were walloped. Tarred, feathered and beaten 4-1, they did the walk of shame into the tunnel while Liverpool celebrated. But that was then. Now is now. Did the
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        454 64  -  Liverpool’sFernandoTorresturns25today. LIM SAYHENG highlights some anecdotes aboutthebirthdayboytheycall“ElNino’’ LIM SAY HENG SAME BIRTHDAY TORRES shares the same birthday as ManchesterUnited’s Tomasz Kuszczak and Brazilian striker Jo, as well as American singer-songwriter Lady GaGa. LIVERPOOL IN 1984 LIVERPOOL became the first English club to win three
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        469 65  -  GARYLIMspeakstofanstofindoutwhattheythinkofFernandoTorres. There is only one conclusion GARY LIM HEISmagic.Those were the wordsLiverpool skipper Steven Gerrard used to describe team-mate Fernando Torresafteryetanothersuperlativeperformance. It was the Spaniard’s equaliser at Old Trafford which paved the way for anemphatic4-1 victoryoverManchesterUnitedlastSaturday. Among football fans, the admiration for the 25-year-old is reaching feverishheights. Some,
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        401 66 AFP RAFAEL Benitez has revealed the role that one of Liverpool’s passionate fans played in convincing him that he should commit himself to the club until 2014. The Spaniard signed his new deal late on Wednesday, ending months of uncertainty over the outcome of
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        556 66  -  IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg THIS week, a friend of mine bound for pastures new bestowed upon me her collection of old football magazines. I can’t begin to explain how exciting this is to someone like me. You see, my friend’s magazine collection is taller than her and it
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        107 67 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tomorrow: PORTSMOUTH v EVERTON Ch 27,8.45pm TOTTENHAMvCHELSEA Ch 27,11pm Spurs’JermaineJenas (right) scored against Aston Villa on Sunday. Can he score again tomorrow? FULHAM v MAN UTD Ch 22,11pm BLACKBURN v WEST HAM Ch21,11pm Sunday: NEWCASTLE v ARSENAL Ch 27,1.30am WIGANvHULL Ch 27,9.30pm MAN CITY v SUNDERLAND
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        18 67 TRANSITIONS CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 2 Ch 26,3am Sunday: DAY 3 Ch 26,3am Monday: DAY 4 Ch 26,3am
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        20 67 INDIAN WELLS MASTERS Today: QUARTER-FINALS Ch 22,10.30am Tomorrow: QUARTER-FINALS Ch 22,6am Sunday: SEMI-FINALS Ch 22,4am Monday: FINAL Ch 22,5am
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        471 67 LOCAL EVENTS BADMINTON What:Let’s PlayatJESRC Badminton Camp When: Ends today Where: Jurong East Sports Recreation Centre NATIONAL badminton player Ronald Susilo is conducting this three-day camp for primary school students. BOWLING What: National Age Group Bowling Championships 2009 When: Ends today Where: Orchid Bowl@Orchid Country Club THE Masters finals
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      295 68 MANCHESTERUnited’sdreamoflandingan unprecedented Quintuple has sufferedanothersetback. The Red Devils were dealt a serious blow to their chances of retaining the Premiership title whentheywerehumiliated4-1byarch-rivalsLiv-erpoollastSaturday. Tomakemattersworse,theynowfaceafixture pile-up inthe title run-in which could derail their hopesoflandingtheir18thleaguetitle. Yesterday, it was announced that their match againstWiganattheJJBStadiumhasbeenmoved to13May. The match was originally
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