The New Paper, 3 April 2009

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      41 1 ENGLAND 2 UKRAINE 1 Should Rooney have been sent off for wild tackle? PAGE 56 WHY SO GLUM, S’PORE? Study of eight countries shows S’poreans least affected by economic slowdown, yet they are the most pessimistic. Young S’porean offers PAGE 12
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      20 1 PICTURE: GETTY IMAGES G20 SUMMIT CHAOS Protesters pelt cops as they try to save dying man PAGE 19 *****1 *****1
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      Lock icon Let kids stay kids for as long as possible
      467 2/3  -  STREET TALK COMMENT: REGGIE J tnp@sph.com.sg CHILDHOOD, as my generation knew it, has all but disappeared. Commercialism enters our lives so early now that children seem to be growing up equating happiness with material possessions. Parents are often so busy that
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      Lock icon Hit by cab when he tries to help
      757 2/3  -  Man left seriously injured while crossing road at PIE accident scene REPORT:CHONG CHONG SHIN YEN chongsy@sph.com.sg HE WAS the kind of person who would go out of his way to help total strangers. So it came as no surprise that when Mr
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    • News Shi Ming Yi On Trial
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        792 4  -  REPORT: ANDRE YEO andrey@sph.com.sg FOR more than three hours yesterday, a prosecution witness was grilled by the defence lawyer over some documents. The documents were an issue of contention in the forgery and fraud charges brought against a famous monk. The 16-day trial
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      Lock icon He’s ready for life in the‘real world’
      917 6/7  -  Programme helps mentally ill patients rejoin the community REPORT: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg ITHAS beenfouryearsand he’sdoing fine. Mr Saleh Asmad, 55, has been living in a rented one-room flat with a flatmate, going to work, earning a salary and generally taking care of
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      81 5 Viewto a thrill Huntforcluesat SuntecCityMall&winacar ClueNo.1 WHENyouareoutshopping,people usuallytellyoutokeepyoureyespeeled forabargain. Startingtoday,whenyouareshoppingat SuntecCityMall,youshouldnotonlykeepa lookoutforgreatbargains,butalsofora chancetowinaMazda6. AspartofSuntecCityMall’sWOW promotionwhichstartsfromtodayto26Apr, threespecialfloorartwork–eachtobeunveiled everyweekend–willbeplacedatsecret locationsaroundthemall. SpeciallydesignedbyTheNewPaper’s CreativeTeamforSuntecCityMall,the 5m-by-5martworkfeaturesacar. Opticalillusion Thevehicleappearstobedistortedwhen viewedfromclose. Butwhenshoppersviewitfroma designatedspot,whichwillbemarkedseveral metresaway,theywillbeabletoseea“3D” versionofthecar,thankstoopticalillusionsart. Ifyoulookclosely,eachofthegraphicswill carryeitheroneorapairofnumbers. Matchallthesenumbersfromthethree TotheGREENzone youmustgo.Thetrain exitiswhereyou’llfind yourgoal. Afteryouhavepiecedtogetherthesecretfive-digitnumber,SMSyour entryto:<WOWSC>space<NAME>space<NRIC>space<CONTACT NUMBER>tothesecretfive-digitnumberby22Aprtostandachance towinabrandnewMadza6 artworkintoasecretfive-digitnumberandyou couldwellbeonyourwaytowinthecar! Tomakeitmoreinterestingforfamiliesto joininthehuntfortheopticalillusionartwork, cluesoftheirwhereaboutswillbepublishedin TheNewPaperandTheStraitsTimesevery Friday. Sowhatbetterwaytospendyourweekends thantogoshopping,takepartinahuntandwin acar! Participantscanalsoincreasetheirchances
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      34 8 HAPPYFEET:StudentsfromSouthViewPrimarySchoolperforma Bhangra dance on Wednesday. The school received the Programme for School-Based Excellence award for its niche in dancing. The award comes with a 150,000 grant over three years. PICTURE: BERITA HARIAN
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      Lock icon Temasek pulling out of Jetstar Asia, Valuair
      243 8 QANT AS UPS STAKE IN HOLDING COMPANY TEMASEK Holdings is selling its stake in the company that owns low-cost carriers Jetstar Asia and Valuair. Australia’s Qantas, which owns 45 per cent of the company, OrangeStar Investment Holdings, will increase its stake to 49
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      Lock icon Task force going after bosses who default on workers’ pay
      108 8 A TASK force set up to tackle the problem of bosses who don’t pay their foreign workers has identified 43 such employers since it started work in January. It has prosecuted two and is in- vestigating nine more. Manpower Minister
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      Lock icon STI surges along with global stock markets
      79 8 AFP SINGAPORE shares closed 5.94 per cent higher yesterday, mirroring gains in regional markets following WallStreet’s overnight bounce. The Straits Times Index rose 101.08 points to 1,803.34. Volume traded totalled 1.82 billion shares worth $1.66 billion, and there were 417 rising issues, 107
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      Lock icon En bloc sale of Horizon Towers falls through
      117 8 THE en bloc sale of Horizon Towers has fallen through as the Court of Appeal reversed a High Court decision. Residents lost their case in the High Court in July last year, when Justice Choo Han Teck said that as long as
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      Lock icon He tracks down online attacker
      608 9  -  When his name is smeared on the Net... REPORT: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg A HAIRSTYLIST was perplexed when his business began nosediving suddenly last year. He received fewer calls and, worse, some regular clients cancelled their appointments. Mr Kenny Tan, 30, who has been running a
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      Lock icon Prices to go up at Sentosa attractions
      825 10  -  REPORT: LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg WHY increase prices in the thick of a recession when visitor numbers are at a four-year low? The decision by Sentosa to increase prices of itsfourattractions–SongsoftheSea,SentosaLugeand Skyride, Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom and the cablecar by between $1 and
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      Lock icon Maths tutor spots April Fool’s story
      192 11  -  REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg HIS strong sense of logic enabled this freelance tutor to correctly identify the fake Merlion story in our Wednesday edition. Mr Tong Woei Horng, 33, won our Spot the Spoof contest when he figured out the story of the Merlion
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      Lock icon Which grads earn the most?
      693 11  -  Pay, employment rates of grads now available online REPORT: LIEW HANQING hanqing@sph. com.sg FRESH graduates from the economics degree programme of the Singapore Management University (SMU) are among the best paid in their peer group, with a median starting salary of $3,300. Those with distinctions
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      Lock icon ‘Kiasuism’ could be to blame
      297 12  -  Naveen Kanagalingam Kanagalingam,newsroom intern SINGAPOREANS, it seems, are a mass of contradictions. Of eight countries surveyed, professionals, managers, executives and businessmen (PMEBs) here believe their priorities in life are the least affected by the economic downturn. Yet they also have the most pessimistic outlook on
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      627 12  -  COMMENT S’poreansmostpessimistic, shows survey of PMEBs NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg ISTHEfutureaheapofcontradic-tionsformany Singaporeans? It is vibrant Singapore is pulling out all stops to become a throbbing,global city. At the same time, it is uncertain we are just a little red dot tossed by globaltides.
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      Lock icon THE LAST GOODBYE:
      62 13 THELASTGOODBYE:Malaysia’sformerpremier,MrAbdullah Ahmad Badawi, waves during a traditional farewell at the defence ministry in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. His deputy, Mr Najib Razak, will be sworn in today, completing a transition that has been in the planning since the election last year in which the ruling United Malays National
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      Lock icon US posts highest weekly jobless claims in 26 years
      292 13 RECORD UNEMPLOYMENT Wire services THE number of Americans filing new jobless claims jumped unexpectedly last week, while those receiving benefits continued to go up. Both figures show the US labour market remains weak and is unlikely to recover anytime soon. The
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      Lock icon Thaksin supporters extend protest to finance ministry
      98 13 AFP SUPPORTERS of former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra extended their protest to the finance ministry, as mass rallies against the government entered a second week. Thousands of demonstrators have surrounded Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s offices in Bangkok since 26 Mar, demanding that he
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      Lock icon China sets goals to become leader in electric cars
      99 13 THE Chinese government has set goals that could propel the country forward as a leader in all-electric vehicle production. China is aiming for a production capacity of 500,000 hybrid or all-electric vehicles a year by 2011, the New York Times reported.
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      Lock icon North Korea threatens attacks if Japan shoots down satellite
      111 13 AFP NORTH Korea has threatened to attack “major targets” in Japan if Tokyo tries to shoot down a satellite it intends to launch soon. Japan, South Korea and the US see the North’s plan to launch a communications satellite between 4
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      499 14 Women in sexy dresses at BN function CRUCIAL PERAK BY-ELECTION THE Chinese vote can tilt the balance in the crucial Perak by-election. So nothing was spared to coax them to vote for the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN). The extent the coalition would go to was clear at Wednesday
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      269 14 BNcampaignchief:‘Behead’oppositioncandidate BEHEAD him. That is what Umno No 2 Muhyiddin Yassin urged Bukit Gantang voters to do. He quickly clarified that by beheading, he meantnotvoting for opposition candidate PAS’ Mr Nizar Jamaluddin in the 7 Apr by-election in Perak. Mr Muhyiddin, who is the Barisan Nasional election director,
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      Lock icon Uni e-mails congrats to 28,000 by mistake
      310 15 LAT COLEBettleshadbeenrejectedbyaraftofuniver-sities when he received an e-mail from the versityofCalifornia,SanDiego(UCSD),onMonday. It congratulated him on his admission and invited himtotourthecampus. His mother booked a hotel in San Diego, and the 18-year-old California high school senior arranged for his grandfather, uncle and other family members
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      Lock icon Conjoined twin boys dumped by parents
      682 16 Hospital manages to separate them, asks for parents to show up THE twins were born joined at the abdomen and with heart problems. One of them also has a cleft palate. Probably afraid that medical expenses would become a heavy burden, their parents abandoned
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      Lock icon A new world currency?
      348 17  -  Economists say it could boost spending in developing economies ZHEN MING BOSTON BRAHMIN tnp@sph.com.sg Zhen Ming, a Harvard-trained economist based in Singapore, is a freelance contributor. INSINGAPOREwithoutaDollar.InJapanwithoutaYen.InBaliwithoutaRupiah...Withouttheworryofcurrencyexchange.Travelhappy. This eye-catching commercial shown on TV and cinema screens throughout Singapore stars Internet celebrity Matt Harding, who dances his
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      608 18 / 19 Sartorial identity stands out from the drag of the G20 meetings, thanks to the women who show a finer side ofpolitical power HOMEGROWNstyle–butonabudget.That was the watchword for both US FirstLadyMichelleObamaandBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s wife Sarah,reportedtheGuardian. Their husbands, together with other world leaders, are attending the G20 summit in
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      514 18 / 19 Whilepoliticianstrytofixtheworld’s problems indoors, riots continue on the streets of London as one protester dies LIFE was slowly ebbing away as he lay on a London street in the middle of violent protests. The riot police nearby were alerted, but when they tried to save the man, protesters apparently battered
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      13 13 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low23˚ Jakarta:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low25˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorms High36˚,Low27˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High31˚,Low27˚
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      35 20 / 21 FROM READER ANUAR SUBARI GENDER RULES: A reader spotted this signage at Skudai Parade shopping centre in Johor Baru, and wondered if this carpark was different from regular ones. E-mail your pictures to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      94 20 / 21 1 TWO-THIRDS of those who took part in a poll done by The New Paper favoured public shaming of those who abuse domestic workers. Half of them wanted a register of maid abusers. 2 THE prices of HDB resale flats have fallen for the
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      29 20 / 21 DOROTHY CHEUNG PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER SEMBAWANGTOWN COUNCIL WEREFERtothephotographpublishedinTheNewPaperon27Mar,regardingapoolofwaterspottedinastreetlamp. Wehavedrainedoffthewaterandhavemade arrangementstoreplacethestreetlamp. Workisexpectedtocompleteintwoweeks’ time. WethankMrZulkifleeAbdullahforhis feedback. ShouldMrZulkifleerequirefurtherassistance, hemaycallourofficeat6368 3100. THE NEW PAPER, 27 MAR
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      Lock icon Young who assume they’re smartest
      118 20 / 21 FROM READER DAVID LEONG MANY thanks for your interesting article “Face-bookface-off”(TheNewPaper,1Apr). I have come across young people who think they are the smartest creatures on Earth. Especially when it comes to the opposite sex, they appear to be more boastful. The other day at a
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      132 20 / 21 LILY WONG JEE CHOO DEPUTY DIRECTOR (POLICY PROPERTY) HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BOARD PLEASErefertotheletter“Dropageeligibility forHDBleasebuybackschemeto60”byMr SohJinHoeDavid(TheNewPaper,10Mar). We wish to explain that the purpose of the lease buyback scheme is to supplement retirement needs. Hence, we have put in place the age
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      30 20 / 21 Is it a good idea for parents and children to keep in touch via the Internet? “Ithinkit’sgoodbecausetherewill be increased communication and parents can stay updated about what theirchildrenaredoing.” –MrLaiqAli,33,banker
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      45 20 / 21 On the lack of badminton courts: “Afun gamehas now turned into a tedious and frustrating task of bookinga court.” Annabel “Ifyou are adie-hard badminton fan, you just have to try harder to find another location and do more planning. Or switchsports.” Eric
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      Lock icon It's cars first, then women
      555 22 / 23  -  PaulWalkerofFast& Furious fame collects ’em&lovesrevving behind the wheel REPORT: TAN SHOU CHEN tnp@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM LOS ANGELES ASKPaulWalkerifsexisbetterthancars,you’llgetthis response: “No way, man!” the hunky blue-eyedactorquipped. Then as if concerned that he had answered a little tooquickly,the35-year-oldactordemurred. “ButitdoesdependonwhoitisI’mhavingsexwith andwhatI’mdriving,Iguess.” Then, with a cheeky laugh, he added:
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      Lock icon She wants to sizzle on the pages of Rolling Stone
      292 22 / 23 SHE’Sknownforherfeisty,tough-girlimage. But give Michelle Rodriguez a chance to turn sex bomb, and she would do it. The dark-haired, 31 -year-old beauty candidly told TheNewPaperinaninterview:“Iwouldtotallyget nakedforRollingStone(themagazine).It’ssocool! “I’llgetlaidfor20yearsafterdoingthat.Andafter20 years,I’llbelike,‘Yeah,ifyouthoughtIwasn’thot20 yearsago...’Icanpullitoutandsay,‘Takealookat that.’” Dressed in a heavy leather j acket and j eans, she
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      436 24  -  Veteran TV host Zhang Xiaoyan slams showsthatexposeguests’privatelives REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg THERE is fine line between teasing guests and humiliating them. And not crossing that line is the challenge of the job, said top Taiwanese host Zhang Xiaoyan in a recent phone interview from Taipei
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        Lock icon A night of power, beauty and soul
        200 25  -  ULTIMATE FAST FURIOUS PARTY Kerri Teo –KerriTeo,newsroomintern HOW often do you get to see an Aston Martin sports car, with sexy race queens to boot? This was what greeted guests on 21 Mar at The Ultimate Fast Furious Party presented by Arena at
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        Lock icon Some pray for luck at mass murderer’s grave
        495 26 PolPot’scremation site one of 15 spots to be preserved under $1.5 million tourism plan in Cambodia AP HE was one of the worst mass killers of the 20th century, but that doesn’tstopthehopefulfrompraying at Pol Pot’s hillside grave for lucky lottery numbers, job
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        315 42 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 3 High Key Spinmaestro 1 Fairy Story 11 Fairy Story 11 Spinmaestro 1 High Key 3 Spinmaestro 1 3 9 HighKey Sir Ed Spinmaestro 1 1 Newfoundluck 8 Unpickable 9 Dollars
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        1498 42 RACE 1 (1,400m) 1 Spinmaestro???Excellent effort at debut in Class 4 company suggests he will go very close here; improved. 2 Thriller?Hardto have on poordebut run. 3 High Key???Have to ignore poor run last time and seriously consider on solid form prior to
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        466 43 KUALA LUMPUR TRACKWORK NST PHARAOH GREG, a two-time winner in Kranji, wrapped up preparations for his first win on Malaysian soil in Race 2 tomorrow with a two-round workout yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the six-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding by City On A Hill pulled
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        196 43 NST THE unraced newcomers entered for the Kuala Lumpur meeting which starts tomorrow: Bright Master, a three-year-old brown NZ gelding by Spectatorial-Our Showtime. Cool Of Fire, a 3YO bay Aust gelding by Bianconi-Brunissma. Excellent View, a 3YO bay Aust filly by Hold
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        183 43 WILLIAM LOW’S guide to yesterday’s workouts by horses running at Kranji today: RACE 1: Slow work: Thriller (JL Li), Lucky Ocean, Pocket Sentosa, Shen Hin, Sir Ed (A Feiruz), Star Dazzle, Third Avenue, Future Delight (B Tai). RACE 2: Slow work: Newfoundluck? (M Razali), World Superman, Mayo’s Dancer,
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        264 43 Trial1 (official):1 Romantique (BVorster) 2 Myth Opening (D Azis) 3 Thrilla In Manila (J Burridge) 4 Vanquish (J Saimee) 5 Hena (O Chavez). Margins and time: 1/2, 3/4, 7, 81/4 (1min 01.10sec). Trial (official): 1 Princess Jay (I Saifudin) 2 Ryan James (M Azrull) 3 Galactica 4
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        260 44 A GOOD thing beaten last time out when a strong second to Crown Of Luck over 1,200m on the Polytrack. Champion jockey Saimee Jumaat was queried. He stated that he was held up and unable to improve making the turn into
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        1090 44 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 MS QTT 6.30 -1400m(LC) Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 6- Spinmaestro 59 (55) JSaimee 8 (5iregCharlesLeck-Sunflower) 2 0 Thriller 58 (53) BWoodworth 1 (4nzgDesmondKoh-Winner'sCourt) 3 -22-36 HighKey 56 (49) RMcMahon 3 (3nzcJMeagher-Lim's) 4 8-0-8
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        873 45  -  MARCH REVIEW LARRY FOLEY npracing@sph.com.sg WHILE he probably cannot hit a golf ball as far as Tiger Woods did as a three-year-old, Singapore’s newest sensation, Rocket Man, can do what most other youngsters can only dream about. He has the big boys worried. Seriously worried. Last month,
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        1073 46 RACE 1 (1,200m) 2 XENOPHON (B Cozamanis) (1:0-0-0): Never a factor when 91/4-len 7th (55kg) Common Interest 1000m F’ton Fest. Of Racing dead track 14 Mar. All the better for the run and will find this easier. 1 HELPMANN (DA Hayes) (5:1-0-1): Met
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        513 46 3:45Race1 Quartet INGLISSERIES1200PlateRS0MW 1200M 1 HELPMANN CRAIGWILLIAMS (10) 57 2 XENOPHON NICHOLASRYAN (3) 57 3 I'MTHEFIDDLE DGAUCI (4) 57 4 LIONDIVINE RTTREMSAL (9) 57 5 CAPACITOR MPEGUS (2) 55 6 MISSAVIATRIX DALESMITH (1) 55 7 PURELYSPECTACULAR SBASTER (8) 55 8 YASMAC DBRERETON (5) 55
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        391 47 Reuters FORMER world No. 1 Greg Norman believes Tiger Woods is the best pressure putter of all time. Norman (far right) knows a thing or two about what it takes to reach the top, and he said: “Tiger Woods is the best clutch putter I’veeverseen.
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        382 47 THE BIGGEST names in Asian golf were stunned by the unsung Nadeem Inayat. The Thailand-based Pakistani recorded a sizzling six-under-par 65 yesterday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Singha Pattaya Open, reported worldsportgroup.com. Inayat opened with four straight birdies and added
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        285 48  -  SHANNONREZEL’SPICK: JENSON BUTTON SHANNON REZEL The writer is a newsroom intern ONEmoment,nojob;then,he’sachampion. A few months ago, Jenson Button was unsure about his future in racing. But in just a matter of days, he turned the racing world upside down. Button clinched a well-deserved victory at the F1 Australian
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        703 49 YousawKersforthefirsttimeinuseatlastweekend’s Australian Grand Prix. Here, Renault gives a detailed insightinF1’sofficialwebsite,formula1.com What is Kers? IT’S A SYSTEM where the goal is to store the energy produced under braking in a reservoir (either batteries or flywheel) for release while accelerating. Why use Kers? TO HELP drivers overtake. The driver
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        248 49 AP REIGNING world champion Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from the Australian Formula One Grand Prix yesterday for giving misleading evidence to race stewards. The McLaren driver was awarded third place after the season-opening GP when stewards ruled Toyota’s Jarno Trulli breached regulations by passing Hamilton during a safety
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        276 50/51  -  LETTER OF THE WEEK The majority of our readers picked WestBromwich Albion, Newcastle and Middlesbrough as most likely to face relegation this season. Our Letter of the Week winner tells us clearly the reasons for his choices Wee Xue Ting –WeeXueTing,22,pharmacist,Chelseafan (The writer wins a pair ofMizuno
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        19 50/51 his point of view and his reasoning is hard to argue against. SAYS:Xue Tingisclear and concisein
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        626 50/51  -  Punters fall as England fail to clear 1 /2-Goal hurdle BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg THREE goals was the way to go in yesterday morning’s World Cup Qualifiers. And had that been your lucky number, you would have made quite a killing at the betting window.
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          63 50/51 ALTHOUGH West Brom are at the bottom, I can still remembertheir“greatescape”underBryanRobson.Withothertwo promoted teams having enjoyed periods of good form and results, last season’s Championship champions are due a good run too. They have played attractive football and if Tony Mowbray can organise his defence, they have
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          59 50/51 BLACKBURN Rovers still have to play Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea all away from home which won’t be easy. Newcastle have to face Chelsea tomorrow and then play away to Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Aston Villa, all of which are trying their best to get
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          19 50/51 NEWCASTLE have Michael Owen and St James’ Park faithful. Blackburn–“Big”SamAllardyce. StokeCity–RoryDelap’slongthrow. Portsmouth–They’llberelegatednextseason. Sunderland–Teamsheettoogoodtoberelegated. Bolton–Bestpositionedtoavoidthedrop. –AearonThian,25,ITofficer,Liverpoolfan
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          60 50/51 MICHAELOwen’sreturntofitnessshould be encouraging enough for Newcastle to scrape through, but luck has always been against them this season. Losing Shay Given to Manchester City, Michael Owen to injuries, and the loss of manager Joe Kinnear for two months when they seemed to be on a high
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          60 50/51 Class Stoke City Teacher: Tony Pulis Subject Grade Attacking D7 Defending F9 Scoring D7 Conduct: Poor Level position: 19/20 Remarks: Mr Pulis, you can jolly well change your classnameto “Stroke”City. Yourteamis playing like a bunch of dead chickens on the field. You better revamp your team if
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          52 50/51 WEST Bromwich Albion will be entertaining their fans when they play Championship football next season. They have only managed a solitary away win and conceded an astounding 55 goals. They are a team whose star player is their goalkeeper Scott Carson. What more is there to
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          42 50/51 MIDDLESBROUGH have spent most of the season at the bottom of the table with West Brom and I think the magic of Gareth Southgate has run out for the club. Lack of goals scored and with AfonsoAlvesfailingtoscoreregularly,thisclubissinking.There’s achanceofBoromakingit,butit’saveryslimchance. –DineshBora,16,student,Chelseafan
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          81 50/51 STOKE City have been exploiting a weakness in other teams with their aerial superiority. Rory Delap has starred for Stoke thanks to his fantastic throw-ins, which work the same way corners do for other clubs. However, football is a game played using the feet largely,
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        907 52 High altitude to blame for Argentina’s6-1 defeat by Bolivia BOLIVIA 6 (Martins 12, Botero 34 pen, 50,66, Da Rosa 45, Torrico 87) ARGENTINA 1 (Gonzalez 25) Wire Services ATTHEendofthematch,DiegoMara-donawasalmost lostfor words. Not only stunned by Argentina’s shocking 6-1 defeat to Bolivia the first timethat the teamconceded sixgoals in
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        517 53 BRAZIL 3 (Fabiano 18-pen, 27, Melo 64) PERU0 Wire Services WHEN Kaka plays well, Brazil play well. That used to be a myth. But now, it is a stark reality. Luis Fabiano scored two first-half goals as Brazil moved into second place in South American
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        562 53 ENGLAND 2 UKRAINE 1 Wire Services IF IT was any other time, England would have walked home with their tails firmly between their legs. But not anymore. Steven Gerrard believes England’s spirited fightback against Ukraine wouldn’t have been possible before Fabio Capello took charge, because
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          1439 54 / 55  -  GARYLIM assesses the World Cup chances of the teams in Europe, South America and Asia following the midweek Qualifiers GARYLIM The nine group-winners will qualify directly for World Cup 2010, while the best eight of the nine second-placed teams will contest home and away play-off matches for the remaining
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          315 54 / 55 The two group winners and the two runners-up will qualify. The third-placed teams from each group then play a home-and-away play-off, with the winner advancing to the inter-confederation play-off with New Zealand. ALMOST THERE: IT’S looking quite straight-forward for Australia (left) after they picked up a 2-0 win over
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          272 54 / 55 The fifth-placed South American team enters a home-and-away play-off with the fourth-placed side from the North, Central America and Caribbean group. ALMOST THERE: DESPITE managing just a draw against Ecuador, Paraguay have five points more than Argentina in fourth spot, the last automatic qualifying spot for the World
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        321 56 / 57  -  LIMSAYHENG analyses Wayne Rooney’s performance against Ukraine with football analyst TOHARIPAIJAN and refereeinganalyst FRANCIS LEE LIM SAY HENG Tohari says: IF I were a card player, Wayne Rooney would have been my joker. Rooney is truly a multi-functional player who can play on the left, as a lone striker,
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        267 56 / 57 Tohari says: WHILE Rooney’s determination and willpower to win is the essence of his game, it could become a liability for both the player and the team as well. A good example would be the incident in the 49th minute. Rooney received the ball in his own half and
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        342 56 / 57 Francis says: THAT is definitely a red card, no question about it. I cannot find a reason why the referee did not send Rooney off even though he was right in front of the incident. Rooney was definitely going for the man instead of the ball, it was almost
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        594 58  -  GROUP SIX ENGLAND 2 (Crouch 29, Terry 85) UKRAINE 1 (Shevchenko 74) IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT IT WAS his strongest display of emotion so far. As the final whistle blew, Fabio Capello marched out of his technical area, raised his clenched fists
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        222 58  -  –IAINMACINTOSH SLIP UP ASHLEYColedidn’tdo himselfany favours infrontof a Wembleycrowd whoalreadydespise him.Messing aboutwiththe ballunder pressure cost him dearly againstKazakhstan, sowhydid he do ithere?A better teamthan Ukraine mighthave reallypunished him and hecan counthimselfvery luckyindeed. ELECTRIC ITDIDN’T payimmediate dividends,but the fast-developingpartnership betweenWayne Rooney and StevenGerrard onthe left showed flashesof geniusin thefirst
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        79 59 LIVE TELECASTS BUNDESLIGA Tomorrow: ARMINIA BIELEFELD v SCHALKE Ch 27,2.25am EPL Tomorrow: BLACKBURN v TOTTENHAM Ch 27,7.45pm Robbie Keane (right) scored the equaliser for Ireland against Italy yesterday. Can he do the same for Spurs tomorrow? ARSENAL v MAN CITY Ch 27,10pm WEST HAM v SUNDERLAND Ch 21,10pm NEWCASTLE
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        37 59 SHELL HOUSTON OPEN Tomorrow: DAY 2 Ch 26,4am Sunday: DAY 3 Ch 26,1am Monday: DAY 4 Ch 26,3am ESTORIL OPEN Tonight: DAY 2 Ch 26,11pm Tomorrow: DAY 3 Ch 26,9pm Sunday: DAY 4 Ch 26, 9pm
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        18 59 SONY ERICSSON OPEN Today: QUARTER-FINAL 4 Ch 22,7am Tomorrow: SEMI-FINAL 1 Ch 22,1am SEMI-FINAL 2 Ch 22,7am
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        24 59 MALAYSIAN GP Tomorrow: QUALIFYING Ch 24,4.50pm Sunday: PREVIEW Ch 24,4pm RACE DAY Ch 24, 4.45pm *Repeat telecast at midnight ■CHEQUERED FLAG Ch 24,6.45pm
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        432 59 WHAT'S ON FIXTURES LOCAL EVENTS BOWLING What: National Masters Challenge When: Until tomorrow Where: Orchid Bowl, Orchid Country Club PARTICIPANTS include ex-national bowlers Jack Wong and Valerie Teo. The Masters final will be held tomorrow at 10am followed by the step-ladder grand final for the top-3 bowlers at 1 pm.
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      415 60 GROUP SIX ENGLAND2 (Crouch 29, Terry 85) UKRAINE 1 (Shevchenko 74) Wire Services ENGLANDarewingingtheirwaytoSouthAfrica.Andwithasmileandadance.Seethepictureabove. That’sJohnTerryandWayneRooneyaftertheEngland skipperscoredthewinneragainstUkraine. If you are wondering why the strange scissors gesture byRooney,here’swhy. Terry said it was because Wayne Rooney cut his hair thisweek. Withplayers under strict orders not to leavetheir base, The Grove in
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