The New Paper, 1 April 2009

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    19 1 the new paper 1 Apr 09 we A SINGAPORE CTTV% PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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      98 1 Ann Kok sends temperatures soaring in bikini scene I have confidence in my figure PAGE 29 Cruel maid TIME TO SHAME THEM MORE? Sex offenders elsewhere are listed publicly. Should we have register for maid abusers with vicious streak? You decide after reading tale of maid (right) who was repeatedly
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      Lock icon Her desperate flight from abuse
      1149 2/3  -  Indonesian maid clings to bamboo poles, air con rod as she shuffles along ledge five storeys from ground REPORTS: ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg AFTER suffering four months of abuse, she decided that enough was enough. On 5 Jul 2007 at 6.20am, while her employer and his
      TNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG; TNP PICTURES: JONATHAN CHOO; TNP INFOGRAPHICS: KELVIN CHAN  -  1,149 words
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      345 2/3 WHEN Miss Susilawati turned 21 in 2007, her employer and his wife held a birthday party for her on 6 Jun and even gave her presents. On20Julthatyear,theyalsotookherwith them on a three-day, two-night cruise. In his mitigation plea for Loke and her mother, lawyer S Radakrishnan said
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      Lock icon Odd sight to start morning
      216 4  -  Man flashes customers in store Kerri Teo –KerriTeo,newsroomintern AN unidentified man startled early morning customers at a convenience store when he opened his trench coat in the manner of a flasher. The incident occurred yesterday at a Cheers outlet outside Braddell MRT. As it was
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      641 5  -  Man: Woman friends left me with big bill at bar Woman: We did it because he was a show-off REPORT: LIEW HANQING hanqing@sph.com.sg IT SOUNDED harmless enough a drink with a group of new friends. But soon after, the gathering turned sour, and Mr OngJianZhao, 21, found himself
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      Lock icon Dating online? It’scomplicated
      276 5  -  COMMENT: LIEW HANQING FAR too often, we hear accounts of people makingfriends onlinewho turnout to be–to put itbluntly weirdos. This is probably to be expected, especially for those who have set up profiles on dating and “friend-finder”typewebsites. But users of regular social networking sites likeFacebook– morefrequentlyused to
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      62 4 ARE YOU APRIL FOOL--PROOF? TAKE PART IN OUR SPOT THE SPOOF CONTEST Guess the right answer and stand a chance to win a Samsung phone! Which one of today’s reports is an April Fool story? 1. Flying Car (Page 18) 2. Merlion (Page 16) 3. Flasher (Page 4) Send answer
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      31 8  -  Geraldine Yeo EdmundChen.–GeraldineYeo,newsroomintern KINDNESSTOALL:AspartofProjectGracious,thelatest initiative of the Singapore Kindness Movement, student volunteerswillactas‘KindnessTroopers’–ambassadorsof civic-mindedness. Alsojoiningthemovementas‘VoicesofKindness’are(from left) radio DJ Shan Wee, national golfer Heng Su-Ann and actor EdmundChen.–GeraldineYeo,newsroomintern PICTURE: AFP
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      Lock icon Demand for certified training courses to grow
      167 8 SKILLS UPGRADING MOREthan43,000workershavesignedupforagovernment-sponsored trainingschemeaimedatsaving jobs,inthefirstthreemonthssince itslaunchinDecember. AndtheWorkforce DevelopmentAgency(WDA), whichanticipatesthatthedemand forcertifiedtrainingcourseswill grow,planstodoublethenumber oftrainingplacesavailableto 220,000thisyear. PresentingtheWDA’sannual report card yesterday, its new chief executive, Mr Chan Heng Kee, said that the agency has been responsive to meeting the demand for training in this downturn and for
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      Lock icon New formula for household electricity tariff from July
      82 8 THEEnergyMarketAuthority’s (EMA) revised formula for setting household electricity tariffs will kick in from July. With the new approach, the electricity tariff for the third quarter fromJulytoSeptember–willbebasedontheaverageof fuel oil prices in the preceding three months, the EMA said in a statement yesterday. SPServiceswillthenseekEMA’sapprovalofthe
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      Lock icon Colgate and Google are S’poreans’favourite brands
      95 8 TOOTHPASTE brand Colgate and internet search engine Google are tied as the top favourite brands of Singaporeans, reported Channel NewsAsia. The Straits Times was in the top ten, in eighth position. The online survey, conducted by Nielsen, asked 1,500 consumers to name their favourite
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      Lock icon AirAsia to add more routes to Malaysia and Indonesia
      94 8 LOW-COST carrier AirAsia is looking to introduce at least three more routes between Singapore and cities in Malaysia and Indonesia this year. Penang and Langkawi in Malaysia, and Medan and Surabaya in Indonesia are among the destinations in the pipeline. “AirAsia’slatestIndonesia-Singaporelinkformsthe
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      Lock icon PAPER WEALTH
      462 10  -  S’poreansbuyingunusual items to burn for the dead during Qing Ming Festival Pearly Tan,Bernice Huang newsroom interns THEdeadwanttobefashionable.They want matching lacy bra and pantysets,fashionable bikinis,and the latest designer-styled handbags and wallet sets. Theywanttreadmillstokeepthemfit,and heavily padded massage chairs to relax them andkeepthempampered. The young and the young-at-heart want theirfast-foodmeals. These
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      Lock icon SAVINGS FROM EARTH HOUR
      93 11 In the one hour that Singapore switched off lights last Saturday between 8.30 and 9.30pm, we saved... 42 megawatts of power that’s 0.044% of our average daily electricity consumption 1,000,000 or the same as 40w lightbulbs switched on for an hour or reducing 39 tons of
      SOURCES: ENERGY MARKET AUTHORITY, INTERNET; TEXT: TEH JEN LEE TNP ILLUSTRATION: PATRICK CHIA  -  93 words
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      Lock icon Ambulance on the way, now do this...
      666 11  -  Under new system, SCDFoperators go on to ask about the state of the patient REPORT: ANDRE YEO andrey@sph.com.sg BLEEDING from the mouth and ears, her husband lay in the toilet after a bad fall. His pulse was growing fainter by the minute, his
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      Lock icon Her quick actions save child from choking to death
      521 14  -  REPORT:TAN TAN MAY PING mayping@sph.com.sg SHE was not allowed to eat in class so three-year-old Robyjnn Lui swallowed the sweet. But it got stuck in the girl’s throat, causing her to choke. By the time her Mandarin teacher realised what was
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      316 14 Signs and symptoms: Coughing or gagging, clutching of the throat, inability to speak, difficulty breathing, signs of cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes) and loss of consciousness. First-aid treatment: 1. If the child is conscious and able to speak or cough,
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      Lock icon Merlion to get makeover
      463 16  -  Italian architects snag $2.5m redesign deal REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg ONE month after getting struck by lightning, the Merlion is to undergo a makeover. In an interview with The New Paper, Italian architectural firm Scherzo Studio said three proposed designs were submitted yesterday in a
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      Lock icon Fly and drive? Yes, you can
      539 18  -  Infographics journalist Teoh Yi Chie takes a look at the first truly affordable flying car... Teoh Yi Chie IT’S called The Transition, and it’s a flying car. There are two seats, a steering wheel, accelerator and brake pedals, but no gearstick. It transforms from
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      23 19 A resident looks into a trailer that flipped over during a storm which swept through Pennsylvania, US, on Sunday. PICTURE: AP
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      235 19 MEASURESTOADOPT‘BOLDNEWIDEAS’ AP JAPAN’S Prime Minister Taro Aso ordered his government yesterday to compile fresh stimulus measures to help lift the country out of recession. Mr Aso has said repeatedly that restoring Japan’s economy is the top priority of his government. He had launched two
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      Lock icon ‘Super pill’cuts heart risk by half: Study
      111 19 AFP HEALTHY people could cut their risk of heart disease by half with a new “super pill” that combines low doses of aspirin and drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol, a study said on Monday. In the three-month study involving 2,053 patients,
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      102 19 Reuters GROWTH in Asia’s developing economies will hit the slowest pace this year since the 1997/98 financial crisis, but the world’s fastest growing countries may rebound next year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. However, the forecast for next year was contingent on a
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      Lock icon M’sia’s DPM pledges racial equality
      90 19 AP INTERNATIONAL Trade Minister Muhyiddin Yassin pledged the government would ensure that the “economiccake” wasshared equally in Malaysia, where Malays comprise 60 per cent of the population, an official said yesterday. Malaysia has a system of affirmative action that gives preference to its Malay majority
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      Lock icon Don’t talk about dead Mongolian model
      474 20 Police tell opposition parties in run-up to by-elections: NO mention of murdered Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu. NoquestioningofthePerakSultan’sdecision. No bringing up of racial and religious issues. And you thought the ongoing campaigning for the upcoming Malaysian by-elections was going to be no holds barred. In
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      Lock icon Abdullah my only mistake: Dr Mahathir
      348 20 REMEMBER the picture of solidarity displayed by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, his successor Najib Razak and his predecessor Dr Mahathir Mohamad as they held hands at the closing of the Umno general assembly last Saturday? Well, it took just two days for that
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      Lock icon Her obsession triggers lover’s jealous rage
      558 21 SHEwassohookedon her son’s Playstation that she kicked her long-time partneroutoftheirbedroom. Mistakenly thinking that she was cheating on him, her lover stabbed her to death in afitofjealousrage. Night after night, Ms Carol Cannom, 46, playedtheviolentgame Grand Theft Auto, a UK courtheard. There was no place
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      Lock icon Not just for Tarzan anymore
      163 21 Reuters LADIES,it’s time toditch your body-hugging underwear and let loose with loincloths instead. That’swhat Kyoto-basedlingerie maker Wacoal is telling women. Loincloths,known as“fundoshi”in Japanese, are being brought back by Wacoal– thistime for womenseeking “emancipation”fromthe tightness of conventional underwear. MrTomoka Okamura, merchandise directorfor Wacoal’sNanafunfemale loincloths,said: “Wewanted young
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      Lock icon BIDING for the BASICS
      703 22 Thrifty shoppers buy groceries at auctions AP OUT of toilet paper? Need to pick up a few things for dinner? Take a number and start bidding. Many bargain hunters these days are trading supermarket aisles for the auction circuit in search of deep discounts on everything
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      649 23 New poll shows US public are largely supportive ofhis handling of economy WP IT’S not US President Barack Obama’s fault that the economy is in such bad shape. Blame it on the excesses of the financial industry. That’s the view held by the majority of the
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      Lock icon Arsonist escapes prison by clinging under van
      256 23 Wire Services IN THE movie Cape Fear, actor RobertDe Niro’s psychopath character broke out of jail by clinging to the underside of a van as it left the prison. Last Friday, convicted Frenchman Julien Chautard, 39, pulled off the same stunt in real
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      13 19 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low23˚ Jakarta:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low25˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorms High34˚,Low26˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High30˚,Low27˚
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      117 23 BB DIMENSIONS International College (since 1980) SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY «s DIPLOMA TO DEGREE IX HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT Other Hospitality Programmes 1) Diploma in Integrated Resort Management (With Casino Management) 2) C G Diploma Advanced Diploma in Food Preparation and Culinary Art 3) Certificate in Bartending issued jointly by IBA and Dimensions
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      50 24 / 25 FROM READER MUHAMMAD FADZLEE CREATIVE WATER USE: It was raining heavily and there was plenty of free water around. Our reader saw this man put on his raincoat and start washing his car. He also tried to wipe the vehicle dry despite the rain. E-mail your pictures to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      395 24 / 25 FROM THE FAMILY OF LATE CAPTAIN (DR) ALLAN OOI DRALEX OOI,DR LUCYOOI, DRADRIAN OOI ANDMSLYNETTE OOI Death of SAF medical officer WE write in response to the Ministry of Defence’s statement (The New Paper, 23 Mar) regarding Captain (Dr) Allan Ooi
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      120 24 / 25 1 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has described his recent Cabinet reshuffle as another step in the long process of self-renewal. He also indicated that thecore of Singapore’s fourth generation leadership has yet to be fully assembled. 2 ASIA’Sthree-week-long stock market rally came
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      Lock icon An adult but told off like a child
      367 24 / 25  -  FROM READER DIANA MOHD LAST week, I visited my gynaecologist at Raffles Hospital. I was happy as we are expectingourthirdbaby,and everything was fine until a concierge there spoilt my day. I was waiting in the lobby for a friend who works at
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      41 24 / 25 Do you think taxi drivers should stop driving at 70? “Yes,I feelthereshould be some kind of age limit. Those who have had a certain level of experience become over confident and end up driving dangerously.” MrChen QiWei, 24, financial consultant
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      77 24 / 25 Comments on Singapore-made brands shunned locally but in demand overseas: “Onereason whySingaporeans shun local brands for foreign ones is Singaporeanscan’t discern qualityon their own. They need other people to tell them that such-and-such a brand is good. Secondly, Singaporeans want foreignbrandsto showoff.” tan_kia_seng “Idonot blame thecustomer. Custom
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      58 24 / 25 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 archive,
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      654 26 / 27  -  He’splayedagayman, a bad ass and donned a gothic punk look. What’snextforthe versatile Daniel Wu? REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg HE’S known for his good looks and background in martial arts. But when it comes to picking roles, Daniel Wu (left) has eschewed the conventional path to
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      247 26 / 27 HEREare someof Daniel’smost memorable characters to date: Seeing double-Daniel IN 2003’sart-househorror film Night Corridor (left), Daniel played identical twins Sam and Hung to great effect, battling all sorts of emotions, from guilt to repressed homosexuality. Featuring oneofDaniel’searliestand most eye-catchingperformances, it’s apitythat this little-watched film, with its extremely slow pace,
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      698 28  -  Gongfu star impresses Shinjuku Incident cast crew with his graciousness REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg INTHEmovieShinjukuIncident,JackieChanplays an illegal immigrant from China who teaches his band of “brothers” how to thrive intheunderworldofTokyo. Off-screen, the 55-year-old veteran Hong Kong actor has also been playing “big brother” andtakingthelead.
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      Lock icon Ann Kok’s bikini scene in drama gets ratings up
      529 29  -  REPORT: CHONG SHIN YEN chongsy@sph.com.sg ASSCENESgo,itwasascornyastheycome:Asexytai-taiinabikinitakesdipinpooland,oh,suffersalegcramp. Hunky Caucasian, who was conveniently within reach,fishesheroutofthewaterandsavestheday. Cliched?Nevermind. Ratings for that particular episode of Channel 8’s Housewives’ Holiday, which wasshown last Friday, hit a ratings high of 977,000 not bad for a television dramathatwasdevoidofA-liststars. Much
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        Lock icon Stoned Revivals back for TV gig
        282 30  -  REPORT:JULIANA JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg SO,YOUthinkyou’reindie?Trythis:Forthefirstfiveyearsofitsexistence,theStoned Revivals played small gigs and at Malay weddings. The first time the band got paid, said lead singer Esam Salleh, it was $50 for alocal gig organised by The Padres’leadsingerJoeNg.That,hesaid,was“exciting”. When the band decided to take a break
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      541 31  -  SPECIAL TREAT FOR STAR WARS FAN WITH CANCER Kerri Teo –KerriTeo,newsroomintern IN THE new comedy Fanboys, a group of Star Wars fans try to steal an early Star Wars print for a friend who has cancer. In real life, Singaporean Lee Wee Jim is a
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      45 26 / 27 WATCH THIS SPACE Don’tmiss our exclusive interview with celebrity hair stylist Addy Lee in his favourite spot at home, as he talks about hair, rugs and Penang kway teow. Plus, hot decorating ideas, out-of-this-world furniture bargains and more! SPACE– thelatestaddition totheShow section– starts this Saturday.
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      11 32 PADDLING FOR VICTORY: Joshua Ang in Table Of Glory. PICTURE: MEDIACORP
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        454 42  -  WILLIAMLOW’SGUIDETOKRANJITRACKWORK WILLIAM LOW’S TWO of yesterday’s smart workers, Tommaloms and Big Moment, will cross swords in the Class 4 race over 1,200m at Kranji on Friday. Ridden by jockey John Powell, Tommaloms strode out boldly over 600m on the Polytrack in 39.8sec. The going was
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        475 42 GOING: YIELDING WORKOUTS by horses engaged at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday: 3YO Championship 1,200m (Heat 1): Bright Prince 41.8. Northern Strength and Joker Treasure 41.1. Street Legal canter/42.7. Copenhagen 45. Dancing Grey 38.5. Conflience and Conamor’e canter/40.8. Tower Of Strength 38.5. Barrier: Nippon General (YAify)
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        555 43 GERMAINEMAHARAJ PREVIEWSTODAY’SCLAIRWOODRACES RACE1 (1,100m) BOTTOM LINE (No. 2) jumped slowly on debut when not too far off even though second last and tries alumites here. He could show more. This race looks certain to be fought out by first-timers. NATIONAL EMPEROR (6) is by top speed
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        468 43 GOING FORECAST: GOOD 6.50Race1 Quartet SYRIANSONJA(2006)MaidenJUVENILEPlate-1100M 1 BOLANDBOY ADelpech (6) 57 2 BOTTOMLINE BLerena (5) 57 3 COMMODITYSHARE FCoetzee (1) 57 4 FERNANDOTORRES KTeetan (4) 57 5 MARTINIREQUIRED SRandolph (8) 57 6 NATIONALEMPEROR SCormack (3) 57 7 PRINCEOFCLUBS SVeale (2) 57 8 SAVANAHPARK RHill
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        186 43 Trial 1 (test practice): 1 Yari Cozzene (T Affandi) 2 Sixth Avenue (M Ewe) 3 Spinmaestro (J Saimee) 4 Easy (M Yap) 5 Bisa 6 Rainera (J Li) Margins and time:1/2,1/2, 5,3/4, 31/4(1min01.44sec). Trial 2 (practice): 1 Rapidflare (Yap) 2 El Grey (S John) 3 Happy Ending
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        122 43 ONLY six newcomers have been entered for Friday’s turf meeting in Kranji and all are unraced. The six three-year-olds are: Daring Wantit, a New Zea-land-bred gelding trained by Cliff Brown for Lucky Rich Stable. Dlewis, a NZ-bred gelding trained by Laurie Laxon for Oscar Racing Stable.
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        1578 44 GOING FORECAST: GOOD PREVIEW AND TIPS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,200m) Sohna (No. 2) prefers longer but has finished well to place on three of 10
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        743 45  -  Mardan is tied for fourth, three shots behind formerBritishAmateurOpenchampion LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg WITH four British Open appearances, Mikko Ilonen knows more about the world’s oldest golf Major than any of the 64 players competing in the International Final Qualifying (IFQ) (Asia) this week. The 29-year-old
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        164 45 THE TOP guns of the Mer-cedes-Benz Tour will be put to the test by several of Asia’s rising stars at the Singha Pattaya Open starting tomorrow. With 18 career wins in Asia between them, the Thai quartet of Thaworn Wiratchant, Prom Meesawat, Chawalit Plaphol and Thammanoon Srirot
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        832 46/47  -  CHERYL TAY npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. FASTEN your seat belts, motor enthusiasts. The Changi Motorsports Hub (CMH) may be ready only in 2011, but the wheels are already set in motion to bring in top international motor races to Singapore. After months of
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        187 46/47  -  CHERYL TAY KEY DATES: 27 Aug (4pm): Submission deadlinefor Request For Proposal. 1 st quarter of 2010: Selection and announcement of successful bidder. 4th quarter of 2011 Expected completion of construction. 1 st quarter of 2012: Expected operational date of Changi Motorsports Hub.
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        438 46/47 ASIAN WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS Reuters AUSTRALIA were the last team to qualify for Germany four years ago but could be the first through to 2010 World Cup if they win their Asian Qualifier against Uzbekistan today. The last time, Australia got through in dramatic
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        272 46/47 Reuters WHILE Pyongyang’s planned rocket launch has put North Asia on edge and prompted the United States and Japan to deploy missile intercepting ships, the North Korean soccer team’s arrival in Seoul for a World Cup qualifier has barely registered on the radar. Their arrival
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      427 48 Match: 0730 TURKEY v SPAIN GARY (3.55) (3.25) (1.85) (1.23) (3.50) ERIC HAN MING BRIAN Match: 0732 +1.5 -1.5 AUSTRIA v ROMANIA GARY 1X2 1 2 Spain Draw Turkey ERIC Turkey Turkey Draw Spain TOTAL GOALS Turkey HAN MING (2.85) (3.10) (2.20) (1.16) (4.20) BRIAN
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          267 49 LOWRISK Austria to draw with Romania on the 1X2 HAVING watched Romania play in Euro08, I think I have a decent idea of whatkind of footballthey play. The same coach who led them at Euro08, Victor Piturca, is still in charge sonothing muchhas changed since. Plenty of long
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          263 49 LOW RISK Germany to beat Wales on the 1/2 Goal WE EXPECTED a blitzkrieg when the Germans played Liechtenstein. Well, lil’ Liechtenstein put up a big show to allow Germany just four goals. Still, the fact remains, they were just too good and Wales won’t stand a ghost
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          230 49 LOW RISK England to beat Ukraine on the 1X2 SINCE Sunday, people around me have been saying that England will beat Ukraine. England have been fairly consistent ever since Fabio Capello took over, but I still have my doubts when it comes to them winning this match by
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        533 50 Reuters ARGENTINA coach Diego Maradona is expected to be less adventurous when his team visits Bolivia for a World Cup Qualifier at high altitude tomorrow morning. Maradona fielded a three-pronged attack of Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tevez on Saturday and was rewarded with
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        422 50 Wire Services BRAZIL’S coach Dunga is not feeling too optimisticabout histeam’squalifyingcampaign. In fact, he went as far as to say that Brazil are likely to struggle in the South American World Cup qualifying group until the end of the competition. Brazil dropped to fourth in
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        472 51 AFP ITALIAN coaching legends Marcello Lippi and Giovanni Trappatoni will be on opposite benches as Italy host Ireland in a crucial World Cup qualifier tomorrow morning. Italy lead Group Eight by two points following Saturday’s matches in which the world champions won 2-0 in Montenegro
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        341 52 Wire Services WHEN you are on top of the world, everyone wants to take you down a peg. But Spanish striker Fernando Torres believes that Turkey have more motivation to take down the world’stop-ranked team than many others. After Spain squeaked past the
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        452 52 AFP JUST when Wales thought another disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign could not get any worse came the news that Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger will be fit for tomorrow morning’s match at the Millennium Stadium. Football superpowers Germany, three-time winners of the World Cup,
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        546 53  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg SO WE were right all along, were we? All those criticisms of Steve McClaren’s England, the ones that were constantly rebuffed by the players, the accusations that they cared only about themselves, they were all true? Shocking. I
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      625 54 Villa’sAgbonlahor getscall-up Wire Services ENGLAND manager Fabio Capello said striker PeterCrouch wouldstarttonight’s(tomorrowmorning, Singapore time) 2010 World Cup Qualifier against Ukraine after recovering from a knock in the weekend friendly win over Slovakia. Capello yesterday called up Aston Villa strik- er Gabriel Agbonlahor in place of
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        122 55 LIVE TELECASTS WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS Tomorrow: TURKEY v SPAIN Ch 27,2am ITALY v IRELAND Ch 22,2.50am ENGLAND v UKRAINE Ch 24,3am BOLIVIA v ARGENTINA Ch 21,3.30am BRAZIL v PERU Ch 27,9.10am Julio Baptista (right) scored for Brazil in the last match against Ecuador. Will he be able to score
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        37 55 SHELL HOUSTON OPEN Friday: DAY 1 Ch 26,3am Saturday: DAY 2 Ch 26, 3am Sunday: DAY 3 Ch 26,1am ESTORIL OPEN Tomorrow: DAY 1 Ch 26,11pm Friday: DAY 2 Ch 26,11pm Saturday: DAY 3` Ch 26,9pm
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        375 55 WHAT'S ON FIXTURES LOCAL EVENTS GOLF What:InternationalFinal Qualifying Asia When: Until Today Where: Sentosa Golf Club MARDAN Mamat will be hoping to play as well today as he played yesterday, after he finished the first round in good position to win one of the four tickets to the British Open
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