The New Paper, 3 May 2009
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Title Section20 2009-05-03 1 The New Paper on sunday 3 May 09 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS 3|dJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 194/11/200820 words
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Advertisement53 2009-05-03 1 O R I G I N A L the new paper TNP DOLLARS $50 the new paper ONLY ORIGINAL TNP DOLLARS PUBLISHED IN THE NEW PAPER ARE VALID AWARE Mentor Dr Thio’s team throws in the towel after retreating to rubbish dump 2 DUMPSTRUCK TNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG 80 CENTS53 words
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News Aware Showdown
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Article, Illustration1313 2009-05-03 2 / 3 NG TZE YONG - Seven-hour drama ends in dump Quietly,theyenteredthe Awarefray,unawareof the drama they were abouttocause.Andlast night,thenewguardof Awareleft(foramoment) assteathilyastheyhad come,viathebackdoor REPORTS: NG TZE YONG, SHREE ANN MATHAVAN, BENSON ANG and PEARLY TAN REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg AT a hidden spot of Suntec City, the Feminist Mentor ledPICTURES: NG TZE YONG, KELVIN CHNG and NG XI JIE - 1,313 words
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ACT 2 A NIGHT OF EMOTION
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Article, Illustration345 2009-05-03 4 / 5 She called herself ‘lion-hearted’,yetwas booedwhenevershe took the mike. WasDrThioSuMienthe mentorsheclaimed,or wasshe,assomesay, simply patronising? MOST HATED THEloudestjeerswerereservedforfemi-nistmentorDrThioSuMien.Whenever she tried to take the floor, theaudiencewoulddrownherout. When Dr Thio came on the first time, the boos got so bad that a group of security guards started surrounding her, as345 words
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Article, Illustration301 2009-05-03 4 / 5 Shouted at heckled, she remains calm MOST GRACIOUS AFTER Dr Thio, Ms Josie Lau (right) was the second most heckled person in the hall. But she was mostly a picture of calm, almost expressionless for most of the seven-hour meeting. Not once did she raise her voice, except to be301 words
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Article, Illustration263 2009-05-03 4 / 5 MOST WANTED THE“old”Aware presidentwill now be the new Aware president, following an overwhelming victory over the exco that was elected on 28 Mar. So what now for writer Dana Lam-Teo (right), 56? She is looking to finalise the handover of the Aware263 words
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Article, Illustration209 2009-05-03 4 / 5 MOST VOCAL THE 3,000-strong crowd were there to be heard, and they made sure they did. They screamed, they booed, they cheered, they clapped. Minutes into the meeting, women on the floor began walking up to the microphones to interrupt Ms Josie Lau as209 words
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Article, Illustration479 2009-05-03 6 SHREE ANN MATHAVAN,BENSON ANG - Will new exco pursue lawsuit? Withthenewguardout, Awaremembersbreathea sighofrelief.Butisitreally over?There’sstillthat small matter of the $90,000spentintheone monththenewguardhad control of Aware REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN,BENSON ANG tnp@sph.com.sg IN STARK contrast to the sombre faces among Ms Josie Lau’s team in the corner of Suntec City, the victorious479 words
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News Flu Watch
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Article, Illustration619 2009-05-03 7 Guests frustrated that theycan’tretrieve belongings from hotel LOCKED OUT GUESTS stranded outside Metropark Hotel in Hong Kong’s Wanchai entertainment district reacted with dismay to the quarantine orders. One large family from Singapore, just back from Disneyland, waited outside rather than enter with theirPICTURE: AP - 619 words
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Article, Illustration501 2009-05-03 8 / 9 NG WAN CHING - LOCKEDIN S’poreHRmanagerinHKforbirthdaypartyquarantinedinhotelforaweek REPORTS: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg SHEhadflownfromSingaporetoHongKong on Thursday to attend a friend’s 40thbirthdayparty. But instead of a night out on town, Mrs Juliet Keys, a British citizen who lives in Singapore, found herself stuck at the Metropark Hotel in Wanchai, wherePICTURE: AP - 501 words
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Article, Illustration469 2009-05-03 8 / 9 At a press conference yesterday morning, Associate Professor Leo Yee Sin, clinical director of the Communicable Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, answered some questions about the Influenza A (H1N1) virus: What will the virus mutate into? No one knows for sure. Sometimes, it mayST FILE PICTURE - 469 words
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Article, Illustration281 2009-05-03 8 / 9 Ms Bernadette Sim - Ms Bernadette Sim Ms Bernadette Sim, Director, Personnel Policy PublicService Division,Prime Minister’s Office I refer to your article on pages 12 and 13 of The New Paper, "Why give us so little time to pack?" (above, 2 May 2009) where among other things, it281 words
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FLU UPDATES
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Article49 2009-05-03 8 / 9 AS of yesterday, there were no human cases of Influenza A (H1N1) here. Of the 25 cases investigated thus far, 21 have tested negative for Influenza A, three tested positive for the usual circulating seasonal strains of Influenza A, and one case is pending laboratory investigations.49 words
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Article105 2009-05-03 8 / 9 THOSE with a travel history to Mexico over the past seven days will be issued a home quarantine order (HQO), which will require them to be quarantined for seven days when they enter Singapore. This will take effect from tomorrow, so as to give those affected105 words
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77 2009-05-03 8 / 9 SOUTH Korea yesterday reported its first confirmed case of swine flu, according to Yonhap news agency. A 51 -year-old nun, who has been quarantined since Tuesday after returning from Mexico, has the disease. In Japan, a four-month-old baby was yesterday undergoing tests for theflu,77 words
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Article, Illustration639 2009-05-03 10 / 11 LEDIATI TAN - Flu outbreak? Recession? Too much bad news? JackNeo thinks so. But S’poreans polledwant Government togivethem the bad news upfront REPORT: LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg IT IS only a matter of time before the Influenza A (H1N1) virus hits Singapore, the Government has said. Is thatST PHOTO ILLUSTRATION - 639 words
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Article, Illustration577 2009-05-03 10 / 11 GAN LING KAI - JackNeo wantsless badnews fromthe Government REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg YES, the economy is in the doldrums. Yes, the outlook is bleak. But enough already with the bad news, we know that money no enough. So pleads local movie director and sometime socialST FILE PICTURE - 577 words
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Article, Illustration826 2009-05-03 12 HO LIAN-YI - Formerairstewardess spillsthebeansinbook on trysts in the industry REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg ONCE, she caught an air stewardess under her charge engaging in hanky panky with an Australian passenger intheplane’stoilet. Another time, she claimed, a local “leadingman” told her that he had sex with anair stewardess inTNP PICTURE: CHOO CHWEE HUA - 826 words
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Article, Illustration381 2009-05-03 14 M’sianpoliceidentify 3high-techwaysto prevent car thefts MALAYSIANpoliceareturningtotech-nologyintheirbattleagainstvehiclethieves. Federal Criminal Investigation Departmentdirector DatukSeriBakriZinin licehadidentifiedthreewaystopreventvehicletheft: Fixing e-plates for vehicle registration numbers; “DNA profiling” of vehicles and their parts,and; Getting vehicles to use a “passport” whentheyleavethecountry. Brazen car and motorcycle thieves did RM982 million ($409 million) worth of “business”in2008,reportedtheNewStraitsTimes. VehicleTNP FILE PICTURE - 381 words
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Article, Illustration301 2009-05-03 15 He&hisfamilyaretiedup asburglarsrobhishome Hehassentmanycriminalstojail,bringingsomecomforttothevictimsoftheircrimes.But in the wee hours of Thursday morning, Johor Baru South district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Zainuddin Yaakob (right), became a victim himself. ChinaPress reportedthatACPZainuddin, whois in his40s,wassurprisedbyrobbersinhishomeinDamansaraAlifatabout5.45am. ACPZainuddintoldreportersthatwhentherobbers brokein,heandhisfamilyweresoundasleep. He woke up when he felt the sharpPICTURE: CHINA PRESS - 301 words
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Article, Illustration671 2009-05-03 17 WifeofItalianPrime Ministerlashesoutathis selectionofbeautiesas electioncandidates IN THE summer of 2007, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was photographed with three beauties on his lap at his villa in Sardinia. He told them one of them: “I’d go with you anywhere.” He then turned his attentions to MaraPICTURES: AP, INTERNET - 671 words
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337 2009-05-03 17 SHE stole gold by hiding them in the lining of her leather bag. Teresa Tambunting, trusted employeeofoneofAmerica’s biggest jewellers, is alleged to have stolen more than 225kg of gold over five years, worth over US$12 million ($17 million). Her haul was337 words
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Article, Illustration111 2009-05-03 19 IT WAS one of the most picturesque adventures in The New PaperSUVivalChallenge’shistory,andalsooneofthemost dramatic. A record 130 SUVs with 360participants drove north to Kuantan last weekend. Adrenaline junkies swooned over the windy hillside roads, bumpy offroad dirt tracks and challenging sand courses. Some got more than they bargainedPICTURES BY MOHD ISHAK SAMON ishak@sph.com.sg - 111 words
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Article, Illustration921 2009-05-03 20 / 21 TAY SHI’AN - NothinggetsSUViversdown intheirKuantanadventure REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg AS the two-day off-road adventure wound down with participants making their way out of Kuantan, SUViver Zachary Chua screeched toahalt and ended the tripwith abang. The long convoy had suddenly hit the brakes back-to-back. But Mr Chua was the only one whoTNP DESIGN: PRADIP KUMAR SIKDAR - 921 words
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News Exchange
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Article, Illustration577 2009-05-03 22 / 23 NG WAN CHING - THE BUZZ COMMENT:NGWAN NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL is gearing up for a fight against the Influenza A (H1N1) flu outbreak affecting Mexico, the US, Europe, New Zealand and now Hong Kong and South Korea. But staff at TTSH havePICTURE: AP - 577 words
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Article45 2009-05-03 22 / 23 “I’mgoing to check out the Aware EOGM on Saturday. But my friend told me to stay away from crowded places becauseof H1N1 flu.” awomanAware member “Urm...Hi Mom, Welcometo Facebook.” aman’s statusmessageon social networking site Facebook, revealing his awkwardness at addinghisnew ‘friend’.45 words
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Article143 2009-05-03 22 / 23 1 Don’t rushto the EmergencyRoom: People withthe slightest snifflesand withno outwardsymptoms are floodingERs in flu-affectedUS states. Badmove. Itnot onlystresses alreadystrained hospitalresources, butin pastoutbreaks,including Sars in2003, hospitals wereactually placesof infectionsasthere were manysickpeoplein close proximity. Thiscould be trueofInfluenza A. 2 Don’t beafraidto eat pork: The H1N1viruscontains genes from swine,avianand143 words
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Article, Illustration172 2009-05-03 22 / 23 Werate the past week’snews goodandbad Last week’s index: 40 This week’s index: 40 -30 The last thing we need as we wait for an economic recovery is the threat of a pandemic,butthat’s whatwe’vegot with the new flu outbreak, and we’reback tothe days of masks, temperature checks and172 words
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News Snapshot
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297 2009-05-03 24 Asian Development Bank sets up $4.5b fund for developing countries THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday it will establish a US$3 billion ($4.5 billion) fund to boost developing member countries’ fiscal spending capacity amid the global economic crisis. ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda announced plans for297 words
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Article, Illustration51 2009-05-03 24 INCONSIDERATE: Tourists, mostly from Mexico City, packed the Caletilla beach in Acapulco on Friday. The mayor of Acapulco isaskingtouristsfromMexicoCity,wheretheInfluenzaA(H1N1) virus is hitting hardest, to go home. The Mexican President has also asked Mexicans to stay home until 5 May to help slow the spread of the flu. PICTURE:PICTURE: AP - 51 words
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Article, Illustration99 2009-05-03 24 THAILAND reassured Asian leaders that a regional summit would be rescheduled and held on the southern isle of Phuket, and it would not end in chaos. Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said the luxury tourist resort Phuket would be a safe99 words
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Article, Illustration112 2009-05-03 24 The new Long Term Pass (LTP) card will be issued to all Student’s Pass holders starting tomorrow. The LTP cards contain biometric features similar to those in the National Registration Identity Card. The new LTP card bears the holder’s112 words
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Article, Illustration99 2009-05-03 24 ARTILLERY shells hit a makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka’s northern war zone yesterday, killing at least 64 civilians. Another 87 people were wounded, said an official who declined to be identified by name because he was not authorised to speak to the99 words
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Article, Illustration94 2009-05-03 24 MALAYSIA has scrapped plans to double an annual tax that restaurant and factory owners pay for employing migrant workers, following fears that employers might lay off nearly 400,000 people. Human Resources Minister S Subramaniam said the Cabinet has deferred the hike indefinitely94 words
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Miscellaneous5 2009-05-03 24 Low26˚ 32˚ High Thunderstorms■ SINGAPOREWEATHER5 words
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Article, Illustration580 2009-05-03 25 SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO - Timemagazine’slatestissuenamesGeylangastheNo1placetovisit inS’pore,describingitasbristlingwith‘periodarchitectureand someofthebestlocalfood’.JustwhatmakesGeylangsohot? SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg BETWEENNoSignboardSeafood(No414)and No Name Karaoke (No 497), the stretchofGeylangLorongs7to22isacity untoitself. ForthevisitortoSingapore,broughtthereby knowing friends, the Geylang quarter must appearas“wow,suchahappeningplace”! Here’s news for you, pal, it ain’t so much “happening” as it is simply alive, the way cities like Hong580 words
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Article, Illustration759 2009-05-03 26/27 HO LIAN-YI - Fromduriansto$1G-stringstothumbcuffs–at2am HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg GEYLANG. The one and only place in Singapore where you can buy G-strings at $1 each at 2am. Cheap,andopenallnightlong. Andwe’re not just talking about the streetwalkers. Geylang’s best “bargains” contraband cigarettes, unlicensed medicine, gambling dens, the rare VCD pirate, streetwalkers who sometimes ventureTNP PICTURES: MOHD ISHAK - 759 words
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Article, Illustration598 2009-05-03 26/27 HEDY KHOO - HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg LORONG 9 BEEF KWAY TEOW 237 Lorong 9 Geylang Road 4pm-3.30am on Mondays, 11am-3.30amfrom Tuesdays to Sundays This is perhaps the most famous eatery in Geylang, and its specialty is rice noodles with slices of beef cooked in black bean sauce (starts598 words
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Article, Illustration525 2009-05-03 28 ANGELINE NEO - ANGELINE NEO tnp@sph.com.sg ILOVEhowmakeoverscancausequitethestir.JustlookatBritain’sGotTalenthotfavourite,SusanBoyle. A small tweezer job to the muppet uni-brow, a dye job and some new togs, and suddenly, folks are debatingwhethersheshouldbegoingthedrabtofabroute. As an Englishfriend surmises: “It’s a case of rooting for the underdog. If she wasn’t so butt ugly,PICTURES: REUTERS, AFP - 525 words
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Article, Illustration336 2009-05-03 29 SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO - REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg MICHELLE Obama should have been in the audience. The American first lady, noted for her no-one-note dress style after her first 100 days in the White House, would have found three or four outfits off the catwalk to see her off veryTNP PICTURES: KELVIN CHNG - 336 words
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Article, Illustration335 2009-05-03 30 Hedy Khoo - Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg DATING can be a real complicated game for the single guy or girl. Is one allowed to date more than one person at a time? For those lucky enough to face the delectable dilemma of having two or more attractive choices, it isTNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG, HEDY KHOO - 335 words
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Article, Illustration655 2009-05-03 31 SIVA CHOY - Callby women’s group to withhold sexto bickering politicians won’twork SIVA CHOY HUMOUR ME tnp@sph.com.sg AN activist women’s organisation in Africa is so sick of the way its male leaders are quarrelling over leadership issues that it is655 words
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Article, Illustration90 2009-05-03 31 REALLY?Oddnewsthat’sforreal WITH theH1N1 flu outbreak gripping the world, hygiene has become a hot issue. Perhaps someone should remindEngland’s Prince Harry (right). During a trip to the pub with his army friends, the the 24-year-old prince let slip his hairy secret, reported ThePICTURE: AFP - 90 words
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Article120 2009-05-03 31 FUNERAL director Chris Walker, who sits on the Southend Council in Essex, probably thought he was being funny when he forwarded an e-mail as a joke. The e-mail said Muslim men would have to kill themselves if they saw a woman, other than their120 words
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Article, Illustration434 2009-05-03 31 S M ONG - S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg LAST week was a case of bad news-good news for Singapore. The bad news was that Singapore raised the alert level because of the H1N1 flu outbreak, which is basically a sequel to434 words
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Article, Illustration427 2009-05-03 32 DAVID TIAN - DAVID TIAN tnp@sph.com.sg INONEofmyfirstarticles,Iwroteaboutwhydinnerdatesareawfulfirstdates.“Deathtothedinnerdate!”Iproclaimed. However, there is a right way of doing the dinner datethatcankeepthingsfunandlight. Recallthe3CsofDating: 1.ConducivetoConversation 2.CheapbutFun 3.Convenient Traditional dinner dates are usually bad because they tend to be overly fussy affairs with a stiff formality andaninterview-likeconversationalvibe. Plus,ifyoueatuntilyou’refull,youmightgetalittle sleepyorbloatedorworse.Thisisdefinitelynotthesort ofsituationyouwantonadate. And the427 words
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Article174 2009-05-03 32 I've heard other guys say that it’swrongtocomplimenta woman when you first meet her.However,I’vereadthat you do this quite often. What is the right way to compliment a woman? Yours, Justin. Dear Justin, Too often,guys whocompliment women aren’t doing it out of genuine appreciation. Instead,they want something from her.174 words
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Article, Illustration566 2009-05-03 32 SANTOKH SINGH - SANTOKH SINGH FATHER FIGURES santokh@sph.com.sg THE claims made by some students and their parents in the past two weeks are disturbing. Their school principals, they alleged, had told them not to talk about serious incidents that had happened in their schools. Not even to566 words
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Miscellaneous401 2009-05-03 33 BRAIN WORKOUT TAN KIN LIAN Thereare fivehouses with differentcolours in a row.Each occupantplays adifferent sport, drinksadifferent beverage andspeaksa differentlanguage. Howtoplay 1.Findthecluesthat indicateafixedHouse (egGeorgelivesinfirst house)andotherrelated clues(egbluehousenext toGeorge’s).Fillthetable withtheclues. 2.Findothercluesthat canbeplacedintable. Youmayhavetofigure outafewrelatedclues together. 3.Onceyou’veworked outallthecluesandput theminthetable,you’ll beabletoanswerthe question. Answers/PAGE34 1. The French speaker lives in the last house. 2. The tennis401 words
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Miscellaneous258 2009-05-03 34 WATCH’EM RogueAssassin(above) StarMovies (StarHubCh 58),9pm AnFBIagent makesit his life missiontoseek vengeanceon a mysterious assassinwho murdered hispartner, butsoondiscovers thatnothing about thiskiller is quite whatit seems. StarringJet Li, JasonStatham. PICTURE: SHAW ORGANISATION TheShepherd MAX(StarHubCh59),9pm Abordercontrolagentbattlesex-NavySealswhoare tryingtotrafficdrugsfromMexicointotheUS.Starring Jean-ClaudeVanDamme,StephenLord. Indochine:APeople’sWarIn Colour DiscoveryChannel(StarHubCh12),9pm Thisnewdocumentaryspecialchroniclesthechilling detailsofanation’sstruggleagainstdecadesofforeign dominationanduncoversthetruestoryofthewarsin South-eastAsiaastoldbythosewholivedthroughthem andthosewhodidn’t. BeKindRewind(above) HBO(StarHubCh60),9pm Amanwhosebrainbecomesmagnetisedunintentionally destroyseverytapeinhisfriend’svideostore.Inorderto satisfythestore’smostloyalcustomer–anaging womanwithsignsofdementia–pairsetouttoremake thelostfilms.StarringJackBlack,MosDef.258 words
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Miscellaneous30 2009-05-03 36/37 Saturday,2May 2009 First Second Third 0113 3693 4856 Starters 0938 6434 7067 5777 1003 9250 9151 3818 4490 4041 Consolation 8721 0820 5579 0049 8162 3283 5365 6149 8452 090230 words
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Sports Racing
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Article423 2009-05-03 36/37 DANNY KHOO - ...and credit goes to Kranji champ Saimee for never-say-die spirit DANNY KHOO dkhoo@sph.co FOR the second day running, leading jockey Saimee Jumaat was rewarded for his never-say-die spirit. After earning the accolades for his handling of Break Free on Friday the odds-on favourite got up423 words
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1289 2009-05-03 36/37 GOING: GOOD Race1 C5D*****m 10 GIRO53(17-5) JMoreira (8) 4 4 1 (492) 2 CROWNHORSE58.5(9-5) JSaimee (5) 8 5 2 (451) 1 5 CHEVY56.5c52.5(51-18) TRBarnabas* (10) 2 2 3 (486) 2 9 LIM'SGLORY53.5(115-30) OChavez (6) 6 6 4 (484) 1.5 8 KINGPIN54(314-63) ELegrix (7) 71,289 words
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Article, Illustration259 2009-05-03 36/37 AT the conclusion of an inquiry last Friday, jockey J Saimee was found guilty to a charge of careless riding in that whilst riding PACINO near the 200m in Race 9 last Friday week, he shifted his mount out, when insufficiently clear, thereby shiftingTNP PICTURE: FRANCIS LEE - 259 words
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Article470 2009-05-03 36/37 GOING: YIELDING (RACES 1 -4), SOFT (5-11) Race1 C5(STRAIGHT)1100m 4 LUCKYFIVE51.5c52(29-9) AKumar (9) 7 7 1 (523) 14 DINKIMMA50c49.5(88-24) JackieChuah (8) 8 9 2 (460) 0.5 2 BOOMERCAPITAL54(21-12) YFLeong (6) 3 3 3 (427) 0.5 7 BOLEHBOLEH50(196-43) TMWan (12) 5 5 4 (508) Nk ?Winningowner:LKLiow.Trainer:KFWong.Time:1min04.3sec. Forecast:$123.Tierce:$723.MalaysianW/P:RM32,RM11,RM17,RM11. PForecast:$29(4-14),$25(14-2),$9(4-2).Trio:$109.EOB:$19.470 words
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Article123 2009-05-03 36/37 RACE 1: 6 Rare Form 8 Mountain Raider 4 Kim Cross RACE 2: 1 Dashing Spirit 2 Olympic Flame 3 Baja King RACE 3: 5 Christie 2 Myth Of Racing 14 Dirty Deeds RACE 4: 11 Rocky’s Man 6 Hishahito 2 Smooth Landing RACE123 words
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Article1504 2009-05-03 38 GOING FORECAST: SOFT TO YIELDING RACE1 MS 12.00 -1100m(STRAIGHT) Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 CraftyIdea 57 (53) IFadzlei*c3 7 (4amgBTLim-Osman) 2 97 KimLeng 55 (49) SThaiYang*c3 2 (4amMSukri-Kimmui's) 3 -00 MyFavourite 55 (49) MYusri*c2 6 (4nzgKFWong-KFWong) 4 784 KimCross 54.5 (48)1,504 words
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Article, Illustration986 2009-05-03 39 RACE 1 (1,200m) My Memory (2) came away lame after a win over this course-and-distance second-up 36 days ago but is clearly the form horse in a weak race. Newcomer Fortune King (3) has been coming along nicely in his trackwork and a decent showing can986 words
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890 2009-05-03 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS4TURF 1200m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$625,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 DREAMHORSE KWLUI MCHADWICK 132 4 2 MYMEMORY CHYIP YTCHENG 129 5 3 FORTUNEKING ASCHUTZ ZPURTON 124 2 4 PRIVATEROAD ALEE WCMARWING 124 8 5 SOLARUP CWCHANG PHLO 124 3890 words
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Sports Mad about Golf
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Article, Illustration194 2009-05-03 40 Reuters UNITED States amateur champion Danny Lee made his first cut in his second start as a professional after the second round of the PGA Tour’s Quail Hollow Championship on Friday. The 19-year-old from New Zealand shot a tidy three-under-par 69 that left himReuters - 194 words
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Article87 2009-05-03 40 EUROPE’S Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie posted a second-round 81 at the Spanish Open at Girona on Friday for his worst performance in Europe in five years. With a total of 153, nine over par, the Scot missed the cut and is now set to fall further87 words
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Article, Illustration564 2009-05-03 40 AP TIGERWoodsbogeyedtwoofthelastthree holes to concede the lead in the Quail Hollow Championship to Bubba Watson and Retief Goosen after tworoundsonFriday. WatsonoverpoweredQuailHollow,tying a course record with a 30 on the front nine,andshootingseven-under65. Goosen, a two-time US Open championwhothrivesonfastgreens,hadanother 68 to join Watson atop the leaderboard withaneight-under136. WoodsAP; PICTURES: REUTERS, AFP, AP - 564 words
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Sports Champions League
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Article, Illustration620 2009-05-03 41 ALISON RATCLIFFE - ALISON RATCLIFFE npsports@sph.com.sg THE CHAMPIONS League semi-finals were alright I suppose. I’ve seen better (the Champions League quarter-finals for instance); and I’ve seen worse (Spurs v Crystal Palace one Boxing Day, when I fell asleep in the front rowand dribbledonafat skinhead’s shoulder). Most of allTNP ILLUSTRATION BY LEE HUP KHENG - 620 words
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Sports Girl Power
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Article, Illustration542 2009-05-03 42 JOYCE LIM - This week, in our series on women who push the frontiers of sports, our writer meets Singapore’sfirstnational woman wrestler JOYCE LIM npsports@sph.com.sg HER MALE opponent grabbed her from behind. But Melvynna Tambunan easily wrestled out of the situation by picking him up with her back and throwing himTNP PICTURES: JOYCE LIM - 542 words
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Article, Illustration230 2009-05-03 42 JOYCE LIM - JOYCE LIM LAST month, the Wrestling Federation of Singapore (WFS) was given its National Sports Association (NSA) status. Now all eyes are on WFS as it has managed to snare one of the best coaches in the world as its national coach. Twice-Olympic champion SergeiST FILE PICTURE - 230 words
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Article258 2009-05-03 42 JOYCE LIM - JOYCE LIM HE WAS the coach of the Russian women’s wrestling team which claimed first placeinthisyear’sEuropeanChampionships. In doing so, that triumphant team swept six medals in the seven weight classes. Last week, the Russian coach Sergei Beloglazov joined Wrestling Federation of Singapore (WFS) as its national258 words
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Sports Face-to-Face
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Article, Illustration177 2009-05-03 44/45 YESTERDAY saw the inaugural meeting of the Singapore Olympians Association (SOA) at the Youth Olympic Games Learning Centre in Kay Siang Road. The newly-formed group is to be the inspirational arm of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), to mentor all athletes who are or haveTNP PICTURES: GAVIN FOO - 177 words
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Article, Illustration1129 2009-05-03 44/45 ERNEST LUIS - Athleticstalentcontinuallybreak recordsandregenerateattheschools level,butfailtomakethenextjumpto nationallevel.ERNESTLUISasks sprintlegendC.KUNALANwhythe athleticssceneisoneofthebiggest mysteries in Singapore sports ERNEST LUIS We regularly read in the news about athletics talent coming through, and every year too, for the past decade in the schools scene. But at the national level, there has been a lack of local talent1,129 words
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Article, Illustration135 2009-05-03 44/45 C. KUNALAN and his wife Chong Yoong Yin (above) have been in the education service all their lives. Chong, also 67 like Kunalan, is retired now. A former national sprinter herself, she married Kunalan in 1966 and they have three daughters. Equally passionate about school sports, she135 words
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Sports EPL
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Article, Illustration536 2009-05-03 46 PA Sport KENNY Dalglish accepts that someone is going to have to do Liverpool a favour now for them to win the English Premier League crown. The former Anfield boss (right) reckons the title is all in Manchester United’shandsnow. Newcastle, also at one time man- agedPA Sport - 536 words
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261 2009-05-03 46 PA Sport STEVEN Gerrard admits he considered moving to Chelsea because he felt Liverpool were a long way from being title contenders. The England midfielder was on the verge of a move to Stamford Bridge in 2005 and has been linked with thePA Sport - 261 words
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Article, Illustration396 2009-05-03 48 DAVE BUCKLEY - BY DAVE BUCKLEY BY DAVE BUCKLEY SpecialCorrespondent ESTBROMwerepushed closer to relegation from the Premier League after JermaineJenas’winnerfor Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Jenas, with England boss Fabio Capello in the stands, broke the deadlock just before the break to keep his side in the hunt for a396 words
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Article, Illustration259 2009-05-03 48 WEST HAM remain on course for a place in Europe after a hard-earned 1-0 win at Stoke. Diego Tristan scored the only goal of the game in the 32nd minute with a superb free-kick from 20 yards. It was only his third goal for thePA Sport - 259 words
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Article, Illustration795 2009-05-03 49 ADRIAN CURTIS - BY ADRIAN CURTIS Special Correspondent PA Sport HELSEAstrolledtoa comfortable win over west London rivals Fulham to keep up the pressure on second-placed Liverpool. Goals from Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda and Didier DrogbahelpedGuusHiddink’s side sharpen their attacking aheadofWednesday’s Champions League semi-final, second leg against Barcelona.PA Sport - 795 words
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Article, Illustration253 2009-05-03 49 SIMON STONE - BY SIMON STONE Special Correspondent MANCHESTER CITY romped to an easy win over Blackburn at Eastlands to maintain their push foraplaceinnextseason’s Europa League. Felipe Caicedo opened their account and Robinho drilled home a second, before Elano added a third from the spot,253 words
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Article, Illustration542 2009-05-03 50 GARY LIM - PORTSMOUTH0 ARSENAL 3 (Bendtner 13,41 -pen, Vela 56) GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT THREE days ago, Arsenal failed to live up to their name. Against a domineering Manchester United side in the Champions League semi-finals, the Gunners were shackled and overawed, reduced to a pale shadow ofPICTURE: AFP - 542 words
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Article159 2009-05-03 50 MISS OF THE DAY WITHArsenal in fine form,Portsmouth werealways goingto haveto maketheir chancescount.ButPeter Crouch,whohas apenchantfor the spectacular, once againreminded us of hisinabilitytoscore the bread-and-buttergoals. Withonly the goalkeeperto beat inthe 26thminute, hedragged hisshot wideand blewthe chance todrawPortsmouth level.From then on,Portsmouth simply wentdownhill. PUNTER’S RANT ITTURNED outaccording to script,asmostpunters predictedthatArsenal159 words
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Article, Illustration621 2009-05-03 51 PA Sport HOURS after agreeing to sign a new deal with Manchester United, South Korean Park Ji Sung scored a gem of a goal yesterday for the Premiership defending champions against Middlesbrough at the Riverside. It came with 51 minutes gone whenPA Sport; PICTURE: GETTY IMAGES - 621 words
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Article, Illustration578 2009-05-03 52 IAIN MACINTOSH - MIDDLESBROUGH0 MAN UNITED 2 (Giggs, 25, Park 51) IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT SIX POINTS clear with just four games to go, it’s time for the Old Trafford curators to clear another space in the trophy cabinet. Manchester United will really have toPICTURE: GETTY IMAGES - 578 words
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Article225 2009-05-03 52 –IAINMACINTOSH - –IAINMACINTOSH MISS OF THE DAY WHAThashappened toAfonso Alves?It wasn’tlong agothathe was scoringfreelyin the Eredivisie,but he couldn’tbuyagoal these days. There wassomething oftheold Alvesinhis surging runinto theUnited box, butthat wasrather moreof thenew oneinthe way thathe trippedover hisown feetand fell over. TURNING POINT WHYDIDthe Middlesbroughplayerswait for Mark Halsey’swhistle? Upuntilthat momenttheyhad lookedsprightlyand225 words
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Article, Illustration497 2009-05-03 53 TOHARI PAIJAN,SHANNON REZAL - TheNewPaper’sTOHARI PAIJANtellsSHANNON REZAL that Rooney has excelledonManUnited’s left,whiletheexperienceof Giggs and Scholes will be crucialinUnitedadding more success to their season TOHARI PAIJAN,SHANNON REZAL HOW EFFECTIVE HAS WAYNE ROONEY BEEN ON THE LEFT? ROONEY is very effective on the left because he’s a right-footed player charging downTNP GRAPHIC: CELGULAPA - 497 words
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Sports EPL Betting
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Article, Illustration797 2009-05-03 47 AFP LIVERPOOL manager Rafa Benitez has promised title rivals Manchester United a fight to the finish as the race for the Premier League reaches a thrilling conclusion. United started the first weekend of the final month of the season yesterday as clear favouritesAFP; PICTURES: AP, AFP - 797 words
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Article, Illustration334 2009-05-03 54 Wire Services MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Fergusondescribedhisside’s2-0winat Middlesbrough as “a big step” towards retaining the Premier League title. Goals from Ryan Giggs and Park Ji Sung secured victory at the Riverside stadium. Ferguson said: “It’s a big step forward only four games left now.Wire Services; PICTURES: GETTY IMAGES, REUTERS - 334 words
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SPORTS ON TV
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Article, Illustration123 2009-05-03 55 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: LIVERPOOL v NEWCASTLE Ch 27, 8.30pm Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard (right) returns from injury. Can he inspire his team-mates to victory tonight? SUNDERLAND vEVERTON Ch 27,11pm Tuesday: ASTON VILLA v HULL CITY Ch 27, 3am CHAMPIONSHIP Tonight: READING v BIRMINGHAM Ch 21,8.45pm SERIEA Tonight: JUVENTUSvLECCEPICTURE: AFP - 123 words
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Article17 2009-05-03 55 OPEN DE ESPANA Today: DAY 4 Ch 26,7.30pm QUAIL HOLLOW CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 4 Ch 26,1am17 words
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Article382 2009-05-03 55 WHAT'S ON BLUEB FIXTURES LOCAL EVENTS MULTI-SPORT What: Tri 1/2 Factor Series (Tri-Swim) When: Today Where: Tanjong Beach, Sentosa THIS is a unique sports event combining running, swimming, cycling and triathlon. For details, go to www.trifactor.sg. FOOTBALL What: AFC Champions League Who: SAFFC v Shanghai Shenhua When: Tuesday Where: Jalan382 words
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