The New Paper, 21 March 2009

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    12 1 the new paper 21 Mar 09 st a 70 CENTS MICA (P)
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      56 1 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINAL DRAW Delight for Devils as Reds get the Blues (again) PAGE 64 VIET BRIDE IN COMA: LATEST TWIST FEUD OVER S’PORE FIANCE: I ONLY WANT MONEY TO PAY MEDICAL BILLS HER MUM: HE SAID HE WOULD BEAT ME TO DEATH TNP PICTURE: CHOO CHWEE HUA INSURANCE MONEY
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      Lock icon Don’t be too quick to slap on parking fine
      399 2/3  -  STREETTALK COMMENT:REGGIE REGGIE J tnp@sph.com.sg The writer is a former Singaporean marketing professional. LIKE many motorists, I have a hate-hate relationship with parking wardens. I believe their sole function is to slap the maximum number of fines on the maximum number
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      Lock icon She spits at us and steals our money
      1293 2/3  -  VietnammumandS’porefianceofcomabrideinfight over insurance payout, make police reports over threats S’poreansaysoffiancee’smum: REPORT:TAYSHI’AN TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg THEYsitjustcentimetresapartacrossa hospital bed. Day after day, hour afterhour, steadfastly ignoring each other. On one side of the single-sized bed is the fiance, newspaper vendor Teo Boon Teck,30. Ontheother,hisfiance’s
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      Lock icon S’pore will prosper again after downturn
      660 4  -  MM LEE: RECOVERY MAY TAKE UP TO SIX YEARS. BUT... REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg WHEN the financial storm passes, the world will go back to how it was before. It will be trimmer, leaner, without the excesses of the past. But there will
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      36 6 RAIDED:Anillegalgamblingden,operatingunderthe guise of a soccer club, located at Jalan Turi was raided by police on Wednesday. Twenty-two computers, provided for customers to engage in illegal online gambling, were among the items seized. PICTURE: LIANHE WANBAO
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      Lock icon US is world’s best hope for recovery
      237 6 ECONOMIC SLUMP: THE United States remains the leader for global free trade and the world’s best hope for a quick recovery, Singapore’s trade minister said yesterday. Speaking to over 200 American business leaders and government officials at the Mandarin Oriental, Minister for Trade
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      Lock icon Lower pay for civil servants this year
      103 6 CIVIL servants have received a circular via email from the Public Service Division (PSD) in the Prime Minister’s Office, priming them to “expect to see a drop in annual salaries”thisyear. Senior officers will see a larger percentage cut. But deserving civil servants will
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      Lock icon Public transport operators tap on SPUR to train staff
      102 6 PUBLIC transport operators SMRT and SBS Transit have announced that they are tapping on $3.2 million worth of Spur (Skills Upgrading and Resilience Programme) funding to train more Singapore- ans. Yesterday, there were 280 jobs offered at a job fair organised
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      Lock icon Recession-related issues to be discussed in Parliament
      108 6 MEMBERS of Parliament will be voicing their concerns about the impact of the economic downturn when Parliament sits on Monday. Recession-related issues, ranging from employment to bank lend- ing and government spending, make up about a third of the 46 questions tabled for
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    • News Woodlands Stabbing Death
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        Lock icon ‘I can’t believe she’s gone’
        624 8  -  Boyfriend ofWoodlands stabbing victim last saw her four hours before she died REPORT: CHONG SHIN YEN chongsy@sph.com.sg HE HAD said goodbye to his girlfriend just four hours earlier, after a day spent watching planes at Changi Airport and playing computer games. As with most teenage
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      Lock icon I can’t speak Hokkien, so I’m learning Swahili
      302 10  -  COMMENT:NGTZE NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg HABARIzaasubuhi,babu,wariye?Before you hit “send” on a complaint e-mail, beassuredthat’snotakeyboarderror. It’sSwahilifor:“Goodmorning,ahkong,eatalready ornot?” If you’re still in school,picture the day you become an“ahkong”(grandfatherinChinese). Whenyour grandkidscome bouncing alongto visit you as you lounge in your wheelchair, what language willtheyuse? It
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      Lock icon Don’t punish all drivers because of few black sheep
      630 12/13  -  MOTOR INSURANCE PREMIUMS MAY GO UP REPORT: HO LIAN-YI,SHREE ANN MATHAVAN tnp@sph.com.sg ROADhogsshouldbetreatedasbullies.And that’s how the courts have dealt with road bullies.Soisittimeforinsurerstotakethosewho filedubiousinsuranceclaimstocourttoo? LawyerAnthonyLimsaid:“Itistherightthingtodo, rather than punish the general public for a few black sheep.” Likeroadbullies,cheatersareaproblemforallroad users. Last week, the General
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      Lock icon Law Society: Where’s the evidence?
      249 12/13  -  Shree Ann Mathavan THE law fraternity is none too pleased to be linked with dodgy motor insurance claims. General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) president Derek Teo last week blamed dubious claimsfortheindustry’sunprecedentedlosslastyear of $214 million. “Wesuspectthatsomeworkshops,legal professionals and medical practitioners are working handingloveinmakingtheseclaims,”hesaid. Yesterday, Law
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      Lock icon ‘Keep car owner informed, please’
      276 12/13  -  Shree Ann Mathavan INSURERS should be more transparent in how they settle claims, said a driver whose car was involved in an accident in December 2007. Mr Kevin Chua, 43, a lecturer in a tertiary institute, had lent his Honda Jazz to his brother-in-law, 41,
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      472 14  -  It’sbackingearas The New Paper SUVival Challenge heads to Kuantan REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg THEwaitisover,folks.RegistrationforTheNewPaperSUViv-alChallenge2009openstoday. And this time, we’re going further than before to satisfy adventure lovers out for a challengingbutfundrive. Destination Kuantan will take place over the weekend of 25 to
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      806 16  -  Manclaims‘friends’spent $4,500 on his credit cards REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg WE RESCUED you from a fight at a club in Boat Quay, his new friends told him when he woke up on a bench. But Mr M Singh, 33, had no recollection of
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      239 14 Escape Theme Park and Wild Wild Wet will be closed for Corporate Family Day on Sat, 21 Mar 09. Both theme parks will re-open to the public and members on the following operating day. Escape Theme Park Sat, Sun, Gazetted School Public Holidays: 10 am 8 pm Tel: 6581 9112
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      34 18 HEAVYHOIST:Adeadwhalebeinghoistedontoadockin Zhoushan in Zhejiang province, China. The whale, which measured 12m in length and weighed more than 10,000kg, was found dead on Thursday. The cause of death is being investigated. PICTURE: REUTERS
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      Lock icon US seeks‘a new beginning’ with Iran
      120 18 FROMSUSPICIONTO‘MUTUALRESPECT’ USPRESIDENTBarackObama(right)reachedouttoIranyesterday,offering“thepromiseofanewbeginning” thatis“groundedinmutual respect”. Itisadramaticshiftintonefrom thatoftheBushadministration, whichincludedIran,alongwith NorthKoreaandIraqunder SaddamHussein,inan“axisof evil”,CNNreported. Themessagealsoechoes Mr Obama’sinauguralspeech,in whichhetoldtheMuslimworld that“weseekanewwayforward,basedonmutual interestandmutualrespect”. An advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadwelcomedMrObama’smessage,but said Washington had to fundamentally change its policy, BBC reported. MrObamasaid:“TheUnited States wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to take its
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      Lock icon US lawmakers vote for 90% tax on bonuses at bailed-out firms
      105 18 AFP SWEPT up by a wave of populist anger, US lawmakers overwhelmingly voted on Thursday to slap a 90 per cent tax on bonuses at bailed-out firms like AIG. Lawmakers voted 328-93 for the legislation as the furore raised
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      Lock icon World economy may shrink for first time in 60 years
      116 18 AFP THE world economy is likely to shrink in 2009, despite growth in China and India. That warning is from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD). If it happens, it will
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      Lock icon Ex-judge jailed 2 years for lying over speeding ticket
      117 18 AP A 70-YEAR-OLD former Australian Federal Court judge was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison for lying to police that someone else was driving his car when it was caught speeding in 2006. Marcus Einfeld had pleaded guilty in New
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      506 20 ‘DEMOCRACYTREE’SAGA IN the last 21/2 weeks, this 40-year-old tree has attracted the attention of politicians and vandals alike. Nowit’sdrawing visitorsof adifferentsort. Punters are flocking to Ipoh’s “Democracy Tree” and praying under it in the hopes of winning a fortune, reported China Press.
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      Lock icon Najib may be last Umno PM, says opposition politician
      334 20 ANATIONALnightmare. That’s whatMalaysian opposition politician Lim Kit Siang suggested will take place when Mr Najib Tun Razak becomes prime minister. Mr Lim was referring to questions being raised aboutMr Najib’s integrityand suitability forthe job even as current Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi
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      540 22 Pakistan gang rape victim who turned life around to become Glamourmagazine’s Woman of the Year marries her guard AP A PAKISTANI gang-rape victim who shunned custom and rose to global fame by speaking out about her case has defied another local taboo–shejustgotmarried. Ms
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      354 24/25 Take from RICH give to POOR MILLIONS PROTEST IN FRANCE OVER ECONOMY What Massive strike in France. How many More than one million people, 200 demonstrations in towns and cities. Why People are upset at the rising cost of living and surging unemployment. They are also upset at French PresidentNicolasSarkozy’shandlingoftheeconomiccrisis.
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      279 26 PresidentObamaunleashedsomenewtacticstodealwiththe IGscandalandhisupcomingUS$3.6trillion($5.5trillion)budgetAisforActivate PRESIDENT Barack Obama, turning to his vast political network for the first time since winning the November election, is asking his supporters to use election-style tactics to help him push his US$3.6 trillion ($5.5 trillion) budget proposal. Mr Obama turned to his list of
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      321 26 MR OBAMA appeared on The Tonight Show hosted by comic Jay Leno on Thursday. Thisdecision sentshockwavesdown the spines of the political elite in Washington. No president has ever done this. But it was a brilliant tactic. The president’sgoalwas toaddress amuch wider audience for his plans to
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      102 26 Many opponents have been fooled by Mr Obama’s laidbackstyle. Butthe man has bite. During an appearance on Tuesday at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Mr Obama took a swipe at Republican critics of his US$3.6 trillion budget and its agenda for health care, energy, taxes and
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      582 27 Principal of US high school allegedly knew of practice used to settle students’spats AP IF TWO boys were upset with each other, they were told to fight, bare-fisted. It sounds like a scene from the movie Fight Club–exceptthatthiswasinahighschool. On Thursday, the Dallas
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      193 27 GIVEN a choice between a beautiful bimbo and a smart but not so attractive woman, men would pick the former. This was according to a British survey, reported The Telegraph, that showed that 73 per cent of men are more likely to opt
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      13 18 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Cloudy High31˚,Low23˚ Jakarta:Cloudy High32˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Cloudy High31˚,Low26˚ Manila:Hazy High32˚,Low26˚
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      39 28 / 29 FROM READER MARK ROCHE TIME FOR A SNOOZE: This aunty was spotted taking a short nap, while sitting up and holding an umbrella, at the Havelock Road bus stop just before Zion Road. E-mail your pictures to tnpclicks@sph.com.sg
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      278 28 / 29 MS BERNADETTE LOW MANAGER, CORPORATE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS SMRT CORPORATION LTD FROM TRAIN FREQUENCY TO SERVICE AMBASSADORS... IREFERtoMrTanBoonLeng’sletterregarding his observations on our train system during peak hours (“Not everyone gets fuzzy feeling about takingMRT”,TheNewPaper,25Feb). As Mr Tan has pointed out, SMRT has
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      108 28 / 29 1 A 14-year-old schoolgirl was found stabbed to death in the Woodlands flat where she lived with her mother, sister and thelatter’s baby. Her 51 -year-old mother has been arrested and charged with murder. 2 Singapore’sgross domestic product is expected to fall by as
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      206 28 / 29 SUSAN KOH, SENIOR MANAGER, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, SINGAPORE LAND AUTHORITY ANDGOHJINGXIAN, MANAGER (PUBLIC EDUCATION TRAINING), ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT WErefertoMrBryanOng’sletter,“Nuisancecalls fromtelemarketers–chronicprobleminthe propertyindustrytoo”,(TNP,12Mar). According to Mr Ong, the property agencies he spoke to said their agents had bought the information from data providers, accessing the Electoral Register
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      41 28 / 29 Should sex education for children be the responsibility of parents or teachers? “Ithink itshouldbethe parents. Theyare closer to their own children than teachers, so it is easier and more comfortable for them to teachthe childrenabout suchthings.” ClarissaFoo, 23, financial consultant
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      97 28 / 29 Comments on polytechnic students not being physically fit: Why would you expect them to be in shape? People here complain if they have to walk more than 100m to a bus stop. And it starts at a young age. Can you believe that mums are still using
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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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      847 30 / 31  -  Jaymee Ong takes a relaxed attitude towards upcoming nuptials REPORT: GERMAINE LIM gerlim@sph.com.sg NO DRAMA, no tears. That is how Jaymee Ong describes her upcoming nuptials. It is less than a fortnight away but the Contender Asia host and her boyfriend of three years, electrical engineer Matthew Heath,
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      Lock icon Their rock star dreams nearly done in by love
      479 32  -  M’sianrockgrouplaterditches girls,focusesonbuildingupband REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg YOUNG bands, take note: Don’t let love get in the way of your music career. Malaysian rock group Estranged learnt that the hard way when it was first starting out. “ItwaslikeaYokoOnothing,”saiddrummerAzwin Andy, referring to
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        274 33  -  We round up the Internet sites or videos that people are talking about Seto Nu-Wen What’sthenoise: Last week, we showed how the Harry Potter boys had grown. Hot on their footsteps is High School Musical heart-throb Zac Efron. The 21-year-old actor has got down
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        186 33  -  Seto Nu-Wen What’sthenoise: TV actress Mischa Barton (left) has turned to her blog at mischabarton.celebuzz.com to announce her break-up. The 23-year-old has been dating The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard since last December and there had been buzz that the short-lived relationship ended. Bartonwrote:“Ibrokeup withLuke when
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        563 34  -  Give yourself space and time to react to unexpected road incidents ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg TO THE Good Samaritans who tried desperately to free Mr Rajoo Subramaniam Naidu from under a lorry last Sunday, we applaud you. People who render immediate help put a biker’s mind
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S KRANJI (POLYTRACK) RESULTS
        955 44 GOING: GOOD Race1 C5D*****m 1 ALLITTAKES59(15-5) JSaimee (9) 9 8 1 (469) 9 GATECRASHER54.5(40-17) KBSoo (7) 2 2 2 (482) 0.5 3 CASINOROYALE58.5(19-7) OChavez (12) 6 6 3 (485) 1.75 8 MAHAVEERAN55.5(52-8) ISaifudin (8) 1 1 4 (441) 1 5 ASTRATORRES57.5(24-10) ELegrix (5) 3 3 5
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        326 44  -  Success Wong gives Japanese trainer his first winner this year DANNY KHOO dkhoo@sph.com.sg TRAINER Susumu Nigishi cracked his first win of the season at Kranji last night thanks to Success Wong. The five-year-old gelding by Secret Savings, who lywasJapanesehandler’slastwinner, rose to the occasion over his winning 1,900m trip
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        Lock icon WILLIAM LOW’S KRANJI TRACKWORK
        53 44 THESE horses, who are running at Kranji today, looked particularly well when given slow work yesterday. RACE 3: Cherry Power. RACE 5: Smart General (M Yap). RACE 7: Tuxedo Moon (J Powell). RACE 8: Harvey (Powell). RACE 10: HeyToro (AFeiruz), Star Sprinter (P Knuckey). RACE 11:
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        377 45 NST TIME SPEED wrapped up preparations for another success in the Da Ma Cai Stakes for Table Race over 1,400m in Race 7 tomorrow with a one-round workout in Penang yesterday. Taken out by race-jockey Azhar Ismail, the four-year-old Australian-bred gelding by Second
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        273 45 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 1 Melang Angel Universal Hero 2 Panic Attack 4 Melang Angel 1 Panic Attack 5 4 Universal Hero 2 Panic Attack Universal Hero OnlyOne 4 2 Best Recruit Saya Boleh 9 Regal
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        383 45 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Star Sprinter Future Baby Tuxedo Moon Kiwi Maestro Twice Regal Speaknoevil Joyluck Shinkansen Saadiyat Aranda 2
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        2052 46 RACE 1 (1,800m) 1 High Key???Going along well enough to win a race like this and 3kg claim could be a telling factor. 2 East Camp??Likes the Polytrack and always a chance with the one gate a bonus. 3 Joyluck???Hit plenty of trouble last
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        369 46 RACE 1 1st 1 Better Be The One ($12-$5) 2nd 7 You’re Beautiful ($17) 3rd 5 Showstoppa (no third dividend) 4th 3 Love Attack. EOB abandoned. Forecast $7. Place forecast abandoned. Tierce $62. Trio $11. Quartet $130. Scratchings: Purely Spectacular and Superolic. RACE 2 1st
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        1175 47 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 MS 1.15 -1800m Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 6-22-3 HighKey 59 (50) TAffandi*c3 3 (3nzcJMeagher-Lim's) 2 22-253 EastCamp 58 (48) KBSoo 1 (4nzgDesmondKoh-EastCamp) 3 *****5 Joyluck 58 (48) AFeiruz*c4 5 (4nzgRBMarsh-ThunderDance) 4 8---73 Transformers 58 (48)
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        87 47 A PROVEN Polytrack horse, he was a trifle unlucky last time out on 6 Mar when he was nabbed on the wire by the back-in-form Cherry Power. That was his third run-ner-up position, all on the Polytrack, in his last five starts.
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        187 48 WITH four wins in his last six starts, this eight-year-old gelding looks the one to beat. At his last start on 16 November last year, he made lightwork of his 59kg impost to score by a slashing 63/4 lengths with Oscar Chavez up.
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        1079 48 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C4 1.30 -1100m Stakes:RM37,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 1--25- MelangAngel 57 (60) AFiezanc1 2 (4amKHNg-Melang) 2 71-3 UniversalHero 56.5 (59) BWoodworth 3 (4agSHTan-Universal) 3 *****8 TableTalk 56 (58) PVellaikannuc2 8 (8agKNoordin-PurpleRain) 4 *****2 PanicAttack 55 (56) JacksonLow*c2
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        352 49 HE’SJUSTunstoppable.Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat continued his breathtaking run of form with a seven-under-par 65 to take a massive eight strokes lead on 27-under-par 189 total at the US$300,000 ($450,000) SAIL Open in NewDelhiyesterday. The two-time Asian Tour winner heads into the final round with a commanding lead over second-placed
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        433 49 WALES v IRELAND Tomorrow,1.30am, Ch 23 RUGBY SIX NATIONS AP THESIXNationsis Ireland’sto lose. Win, draw or even lose to title holder Wales by less than 13 points in the tournament finale tonight (tomorrow, Singapore time), and the Irish will win the championship for the first time
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        146 49 AP JIM FURYK made two long birdie putts and was equally thrilled with a 10-foot par save on his final hole for a 6-under 65 in the first round of the Transitions Championship on Thursday. It was the first time he has held the outright lead
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        1148 50  -  JAMES EASTHAM Special Correspondent BLACKBURN v WEST HAM (Blackburn 1 West Ham 1) BLACKBURN suffered a chastening 4-0 defeat at Arsenal last weekend. But Rovers manager Sam Allardyce is canny enough to know his side can edge towards safety if they pick up home draws against
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        224 50 “WHENyou losea gameat this club you respond and that is what we will do.” I believed Alex Ferguson when I heard his words after Man United’s humiliating 4-1 defeat to Liverpool last weekend. United won 4-0 at Craven Cottage in the FA Cup earlier this month. I expect
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        39 51 BRIAN I MILLER STRIKE CARD HITS 545 GARY JjM STRIKE CARD HITS 542 ERIC I DING STRIKE CARD HITS 540 J JAMES EASTHAM STRIKE CARD k HITS 527 DANIEL FINKELSTEIN STRIKE CARD ii HITS 510
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          120 51  -  GARY LIM Blackburn to beat West Ham on the 1x2 LAST WEEK, Blackburn received a massive shock when Arsenal, struggling for goals in recent weeks, suddenly ran riot when they met. The 4-0 result certainly surprised punters everywhere. This must have been the case, especially since Blackburn have
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          123 51  -  BRIAN MILLER Blackburn to beat West Ham on the 1X2. UP UNTIL today, I cannot understand why Blackburn are languishing near the bottom of the table. They’re not a bad team. Indeed, this is the same squad that finished in the top half for the past few seasons
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          109 51  -  ERIC DING Manchester United to beat Fulham on the 1/2 Goal WINNING is about attitude and self belief. It’s not good enough to be assured. You must be arrogant. And United can be as arrogant as Genghis Khan’s marauding hordes. Okay, they were humiliated last week. All the
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          107 51 Avoid Middlesbrough on the 1x2 I FEAR for Middlesbrough. I fear for their fans. If they don’t get their act together soon, then they could be playing Championship football next season. Punters are too well aware of Boro’s notorious reputation as an extremely inconsistent side, capable of beating
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          106 51 If at all possible, avoid Manchester United on the 1/2 Goal EARLIER in the week, I earmarked Manchester United as the team to watch this weekend. But leading up to the clash, some doubts began to surface. Although the Red Devils have a fantastic record against Fulham and
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          108 51 Avoid Bolton on the 1x2 STEER clear of them like you would steer clear of a mosquito during a dengue outbreak. They must travel to the Hawthorns and it won’t be pleasant. Sure, there is a gulf in class 11 points is the difference between them and West
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          114 51 Liverpoolto beat Villa on the1/2 Goal ONE TEAM is bang on form. The other is struggling to find its confidence. The way Liverpool tore Manchester United and Real Madrid apart was pretty scary. It may be too late for the Reds to rescue their Premiership title bid, but
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          107 51 Aston Villa to draw with Liverpool on the 1X2 THERE is plenty at stake at Anfield. After Liverpool beat Manchester United last week, not many punters will want to go against them especially with Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres in such a scoring mood. Aston Villa’s form has
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          118 51 Blackburn and West Ham to play for a draw on the 1x2 A KISS on the hand or club crest may be quite continental, but it’s goals which keep you alive. And last week, both BlackburnandWestHam couldn’t scoreany. How different can it be this week? Not much. Indeed,
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        466 52  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg BLACKBURNvWEST HAM IF YOU notice the Blackburn players a little more well-groomed than before, then you are not imagining things. Just last week, Sam Allardyce and his team spent two days at a health spa in
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        150 52 For 289 matches (as at 17 Mar) 1x2 H: Home D: Draw A: Away H Number of times 124 D 78 A 87 GOAL -1.5/2.5 68 +1.5/2.5 221 TOTAL GOALS 0 33 1 52 2 61 3 74 4 40 5 22 6 5 7 1 8 1
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        Lock icon BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE STATISTICS 2008/2009
        211 52 The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) 88 Shots Off Target Robin Van Persie (Arsenal)........................ 45 Shots Without Scoring Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) 54 Shots Per Goal David Bentley (Tottenham) 61 Assists Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd), 9 Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) Offsides
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        935 54 Tottenham L A W A *"Dra -•l IV r k k k i r\ > r i -i Tier 2 v Tier 1 I 142 n t r i y 7 < 9 i m M f s V S|21' Chelsea r fi i J 1 h > I s
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        606 55  -  HERBLOG Sara Ann K RazorTV host and Liverpool fan IHADtoeatmywordslastweekend.LIVERPOOL OBLITERATED MANCHESTERUNITED! So it was with much pride on Monday that I finally donned my very outdated LiverpooljerseydressonRazorActive. Liverpool fans are used to not having bragging rights most of the time. So it was with great
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        260 55  -  GARYLIM takes a light-hearted look at football in his weekly column HIS BLOG GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg I LOVE prawns. But I have never tasted one that costs $30. That must be one huge prawn. Apparently, those guys who paid $30 per tiger prawn at Newton
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        538 57  -  WestBrom’sDEANKIELYtalksaboutcleansheets,success, Bolton and motivation DEAN KIELY Icons WestBrom drew0-0 with West Ham on Monday. Was that a game you felt you should have taken three points from? I THINK so. The positive was a clean sheet away from home. But in the position we’re in, your aim
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      460 58 / 59  -  ERNEST LUIS npsports@sph.com.sg THE heading says it best. That’s how The New Paper thinks best describes the S-League’s latest idea of free football and free dinner at its Friday Night Football games. They offered a free “nasi lemak’’ dinner for the first 500 fans who turned up for
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      389 58 / 59  -  Yesterday,S-LeagueCEOWinstonLeetalkedabouttheforeignfactorinthe S-League. Today, he speaks to ERNEST LUIS about local clubs making it overseas ERNEST LUIS What do you think of SAFFC being the first S-League club to qualify and play in the group stages of the AFC Champions League? IT
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          150 60 / 61 FORA long time, itseemedChelsea’s hopesofavenging lastseason’s final defeat by Man United were in tatters. The playersdidn’tseem tobe able to get along with then manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, and confidence was falling like an aeroplane out of the sky. But since Guus Hiddink took over the reins last month, Chelsea
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          173 60 / 61  -  GARYLIManalysesthechancesofeachquarter-finalist GARY LIM THE RED Devils have been installed by bookmakers as the favourites to lift theChampions Leaguecrown and it’s no wonder why. The defending champions certainly are well-equipped to become the first team to win the title in consecutive years, under the new format. That they are
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          188 60 / 61 THREE years ago, Villarreal came close to producing a major shock by dumping Arsenal out of the Champions League during the semi-finals. But a combination of poor finishing, and a last-gasp penalty save by Jens Lehmann saw the Gunners progress to the final instead. Only one man from the
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          144 60 / 61 EUROPE is where Liverpool have traditionally played their best football ever since Rafael Benitez took the helm. That’swhy itisalways perilousto dismiss their chances, regardless what may happen to them in the days leading up to the quarter-finals. The latest official Uefa coefficient rankingshave Benitez’s sideasthe top European team at
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          153 60 / 61 LIKEChelsea,Arsenal’s season looked to be in danger of falling apart just weeks ago. But there are signs that it has got back on track after a couple of big wins and convincing performances. The expected return of key players, such as Emmanuel Adebayor, Cesc Fabregas, Eduardo da Silva and
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          245 60 / 61 ITSEEMED every team werehoping toplay Porto in the last eight. Regarded as the weakest side among the remaining clubs, bookmakers were also quick to writethemoff SingaporePools wereoffering $35 if the Portuguese team somehow clinches thetitle. But lest one forgets, Porto showed that they are a formidable outfit by knocking
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          178 60 / 61 JUST recently, former Barcelona coach and Dutch legend Johan Cruyff singled out Liverpool as the team to avoid in the last eight. Truth is, just about every other team remaining in the competition is as eager to avoid Barcelona. The manner with which they swept Lyon aside in the
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          151 60 / 61 THE Bundesliga champions set a Champions League record by beating Sporting Lisbon 12-1 on aggregate. For those who have been writing Bayern Munich off, the result certainly made them sit up and realise that this could be the wrong time to play an in-form team. EvenManUnited’s Cristiano Ronaldo
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        434 62  -  LOCAL FANS REACT GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg ITWASalmostasifitwaswritteninthestars.As fate would have it, Chelsea and Liverpool will comeface toface againin theChampions League– the fifthstraightmatch-upinthiscompetition. Itwasjustwhatbothsetsoffanswerehopingtoavoidfor thequarter-finals. Not only are they meeting each other, the winners will alsomeeteitherBarcelonaorBayernMunichinthesemi-fi-nals. Allan Chan, president of the Chelsea Supporters Club Singapore,said:“We’rejustsounlucky.Weareplacedinthe
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        161 62 VILLARREALv ARSENAL 2006 (semi-final) Villarreal 0 Arsenal 0 (2nd leg) Arsenal 1 Villarreal 0 (1st leg) MAN UNITED v PORTO 2004 (Last 16) Man United 1 FC Porto 1 (2nd leg) Porto 2 Man United 1 (1st leg)) 1997 (quarter-final) FC
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        57 62 PA Sport MANCHESTER City face Hamburg in the quarter-finals of the Uefa Cup. The second leg at Eastlands will mean a return to England for the Bundesligaside’s former Tottenham boss Martin Jol. The other last-eight clashes see Paris St German take on Dynamo Kiev, Shakhtar Donetsk
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        141 63 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: PORTSMOUTH v EVERTON Ch 27,8.45pm TOTTENHAMvCHELSEA Ch 27,11pm FULHAM v MAN UTD Ch 22,11pm Andrew Johnson (right) isFulham's top Premier League scorer with seven goals. Will he be able to score tonight? BLACKBURN v WEST HAM Ch21,11pm Tomorrow: NEWCASTLE v ARSENAL Ch 27,1.30am WIGANvHULL Ch
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        13 63 TRANSITIONS CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 3 Ch 26,3am Monday: DAY 4 Ch 26,3am
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        12 63 INDIAN WELLS MASTERS Tomorrow: SEMI-FINALS Ch 22,4am Monday: FINAL Ch 22,5am
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        427 63 LOCAL EVENTS STRONGMAN CHALLENGE What: HomeTeamNS Strongman Challenge 2009 When: Today Time: 1.30pm Where: Toa Payoh HDB Hub TENFINALISTSwill fight tobe Singapore’s strongest man. They will be lifting 100kg logs, pulling a four-tonne Red Rhino, walking with 200kg of weights on their shoulders and more. TRIATHLON What: Aviva
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      483 64  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg WHATwillitbethisyear?A never-ending dispute about a ball crossing thelineorabitterwarofpre-matchwords? A catastrophically late own-goal or a tense penalty shoot-out? Liverpool’s European clashes with Chelsea may not be easy on the eye, but they always generate the kind of storylines that would be deemed too unbelievable
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