The New Paper, 5 May 2009

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1 52 The New Paper
  • 19 1 the new paper 5 May 09 tue A SINGAPORE CTT>% PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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    • 67 1 Bidding war for camcorder the new paper the new paper TNP DOLLARS $100 O R I G I N A L ONLY ORIGINAL TNP DOLLARS PUBLISHED IN THE NEW PAPER ARE VALID PAGE 14 H1N1 FLU: AS DAILY TEMPERATURE-TAKING STARTS, SOME SCHOOLS TELL STUDENTS: PAGE 2 Shops run dry after
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    • 10 1 AWARE SAGA Will Josie Lau become its adviser? PAGE 15
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  • News Flu Watch
    • 828 2 / 3  -  Schoolschargefeetotakestudents’temperature Audrey Tan Ruiping,Shea John Driscoll newsroom interns THERMOMETERS have been raising temperatures among some parents and students. Some schools are charging $1 to $2 for checks if their students forget to bring a thermometer while others conduct it for free.
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    • 443 2 / 3  -  Geraldine Yeo, Ervina Mohd Jamil, Joanna Hor, Kay Tan, Jovita Chua, Tan,JovitaChua,newsroominterns YOUdon’tseepeopleonthestreetswearingthem. Yet, when The New Paper checked with 33 pharmacies islandwide yesterday, only three said face masks were still in stock. It’sthesamestoryforthermometers. WiththeInfluenzaA(H1N1)outbreak, Singaporeans appear to be stocking up
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    • 563 4 / 5 Mexican ambassador says travel restrictionswon’tstopspreadofflu THE Mexican embassy said it was concerned about Singapore imposing temporary visa requirements on Mexican visitors. Previously Mexicans did not require a visa to enter Singapore. Its citizens feel such measures are unjustified and theyfeel“unfairlysingledout”, saidMexicanambassador Juan Jose Gomez. He was informed
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    • 196 4 / 5 SOUTHAMERICANSHOCK THE Influenza A(H1N1) epidemic claimed another victim–sportsmanship. In a Copa Libertadores football match, Hector ReynosoofMexico’sGuadalajaraChivasclub coughedinhisopponent’sfaceandthenappearedto expel mucus from his nostrils towards him. ThetournamentisbetweenSouthAmerica’stop clubs, and his pantomime of infecting Sebastian Penco of the local Everton squad in Vina del Mar, Chile,sentshockwavesthroughthecontinent. Reynososubsequentlysaidhedidn’thavetheflu and
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    • 546 4 / 5 HK HUNT FOR CABBY THE policemen stationed themselves at various parts of the carpark, their eyes peeled for any movement of the wanted man. Their target, a cabby known only as Mr Hu, is not your usual gun-toting murderer. Mr Hu, said to be
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    • 333 4 / 5 Q: The current Influenza A(H1 N1 -2009) is a mix of several strains of the flu virus. What is the impact? Other H1N1 strains (not the 2009 strain) already infect humans every year, and their genes have originated from swine, human and avian sources.
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    • 364 6 Brought to you by Swinburne Universityof Technology launches business programmes inS’pore SUTvice-chancellorandpresident IanYoung(left)andKaplanAsia PacificpresidentMarkCogginsat theofficiallaunchofSUT’sbusiness degreeprogrammesinSingapore. Degreesyoucan geta job with ITWAS abold statement: “Weliveor die by our quality.” Anditwasanassurance that Professor IanYoung, vice-chancellorand presidentof the Swinburne University ofTechnology (SUT), offered especially tointernational students. Hewasspeaking atthe official launchof SUT’s businessdegreeprogrammes inSingapore
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  • Local News watch
    • 42 8 ONCEBROKEN,CONSIDEREDGONE:Cratesofeggs fell off a Malaysian-registered lorry after the vehicle crashed into a road divider along Kranji Expressway, towards the city. The accident caused a traffic jam and the road had to be closed temporarily. TNP PICTURE: JONATHAN CHOO
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    • 308 8 S’PORESHARESCLOSE5.65%HIGHER SINGAPORE shares surged to their highest level in nearly seven months yesterday, buoyed by signs the worst may be over for the US economy. The blue-chip Straits Times Index (STI) rocketed 108.43 points, or 5.65 per cent, to 2,028.71, tracking gains on
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    • 77 8 SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on Monday for chicken pox, a statement from the Prime Minister’sOfficesaid. “As chicken pox is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is transmitted by the airborne route, SM Goh’s doctors
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    • 91 8 SINGAPORE Telecommunications (SingTel) has won a A$500 million ($550 million) contract to provide communication services to ANZ Banking Corp. SingTel and its Australian entity Optus will work with ANZ in Australia and 30 other countries in the Asia Pacific region for five years under the
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    • 109 8 THE home quarantine order (HQO) came into effect yesterday. Three people in Singapore were issued with the order even as no confirmed cases of Influenza A(H1N1) have been reported here. The three quarantined include two Singaporeans and one foreign resident, said the Ministry of
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    • 541 10 / 11  -  Woodlands resident’s junk worries neighbour, who says it once even reached her doorstep Han Yongming,Jovita Chua –HanYongmingandJovitaChua,newsroominterns SHE’S known as the “hoarder queen of Woodlands”. Madam Zhou Guili, 66, collects so much junk that her five-room flat often overflows with it. Anyone stepping out of the
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    • 258 10 / 11  -  WHAT A DUMP 1 Jovita Chua –JovitaChua,newsroomintern HOARDING behaviour could be a potential sign of mental illness, psychiatrists told The New Paper. Dr Adrian Wang, a private practitioner at the Gleneagles Medical Centre, said such behaviour can be classified into three categories: mild,
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    • 417 10 / 11  -  WHAT A DUMP 2 Shea John Driscoll -SheaJohnDriscoll,newsroomintern FROM the second-storey windows of their landed homes, several residents at Poh Huat Road near Hougang can see piles of building materials. They include wooden planks stacked higher than their fences. There are also piles
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    • 761 12 / 13  -  As terrorists expand targets, poll shows locals not complacent REPORT: ANDRE YEO andrey@sph.com.sg SPORTSMEN, by their very nature, always aim to be on top of the rankings. But there is one ranking system that they should bewaryof:Thehitlistoftheterrorist. In recent months, sportsmen have become fair game for
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    • 249 12 / 13 They inform embassy keep a lookout SECURITY is always on the minds of our athletes and they have noticed how other countries take it seriously as well. National swimmer Quah Ting Wen, who competed at the Beijing Olympics lastyear, said she was very impressed with the security set-up there. Shesaid:“Theyusedthelatestequipment
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    • 614 15  -  REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg THE new exco of the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) has not decided whether to invite deposed president Ms Josie Lau, 48, back as an adviser. The decision will be made at an exco meeting later this
      PICTURE: LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  614 words
    • 209 15 FROM DR KEVIN SY TAN The Aware saga has brought up a number of growing developments in Singapore society which need to be scrutinised more carefully. Regardless of whether one supported the old or new guard or was ambivalent, there appears to be a growing divide between
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    • 102 15 FROM CHNG SAI CHOO I had always been a typical apathetic Singaporean. But the Aware saga made me realise how vulnerable our secular society is if we are not vigilant against those who seize control of secular organisations to champion their religious causes. I signed up as
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    • 114 15 FROM DAVID NG The Aware saga may have drawn to a close, but I feel there are a few issues that have not been addressed. Singapore Law does not allow homosexuality. Does that mean that Aware can now promoteitafter the “victory” by the old guard? What
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    • 95 15 FROMSIDDYZB It was heartwarming to hear new members and associated members who are parents speak up and agree that Aware’sinvolvementin schools is good for their children. By being honest with teenagers, we can help them make the right decisions after being informed of the consequences of
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    • 477 16  -  Overpowering smell annoys residents of Yishun block Audrey Tan Rulping Ruiping,newsroom intern FOR one week, the floor in her HDB flat was oily and littered with dead bugs, and the air was filled with the strong stench of insecticide. Initially, she thought it was because of
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  • Global News watch
    • 655 17 He flees terror in Sri Lanka, only to become... THE teenager hoped to start a new life away from the violence in his homeland. Instead, Dil Ruckshan, 14, was held captive, forced to do housework and allegedly beaten each time he asked to speak to
      PICTURE: GUANG MING DAILY  -  655 words
    • 435 17 POLITICS in Perak state now seems to have taken a supernatural twist. A representativeofthe oppositionParti SeIslam Malaysia (PAS) now claims to have proof that the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition asked a bomoh (Malay medicine man) for help. Titi Serong’sPASrepresentative Khalil Idham Lim,
      PICTURE: NEW STRAITS TIMES  -  435 words
    • 699 18/19 Work’slesshectic,so career women in China turn to matchmakers THE economic downturn seems to have one upside. Professional Chinese women are being prompted by the world economic crisis to turn their minds to marriage instead of their careers, reported The Telegraph yesterday. This
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    • 471 18/19 Business up for agency in Canada that matches cheating spouses THEeconomicrecessionmaybemovingChinesewomentowardsmarriage.Butitseemstobegivingadulterersmorechancestocheatontheirspousestoo. Business at the Toronto-based Ashley Madison Agencyhasbeenbooming,reportedTheSundayTelegraph. Thefirm,whichwasfoundedin2001,isanunusual matchmaking agency it pairs up married men and womenforaffairs. In fact, the firm’s motto is “Life is short. Have an affair”. Registration is free but members pay
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    • 430 18/19 DAYS earlier, she told Stanford University students thatwaterboardingwas legal “by definitionif itwas authorisedby the (US)president”. But former US secretary of state Condoleeza Rice could not close the chapter on the matter so easily. On Monday, a fourth-grade student in Washington asked her about
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    • 299 20 European Commission on euro zone economy Reuters MANUFACTURING activity in the euro zone declined at its slowest pace in six months. The latest rays of hope were clouded, however, by a warning yesterday from the European Commission that growth
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    • 105 20 Reuters THE manufacturing sectors in China and India grew for the first time in months last month, surveys showed yesterday, offering evidence the global economy may be through the worst of its sharpest slump in six decades. Hong Kong-based brokerage CLSA said its China
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    • 101 20 AP CHINA’S Foreign Ministry yesterday rejected accusations by President Barack Obama that China is among nations that regularly harass and detain journalists. In his 1 May statement marking World Press Freedom Day, Mr Obama cited the imprisonment of reporter Shi Tao
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    • 99 20 AFP THAILAND has asked regional leaders to reconvene a key summit in Phuket on 13 and 14 Jun after an-ti-government protesters overran and forced the abrupt closure of earlier meetings last month. Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban told reporters yesterday that he had spoken
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    • 104 20 THE recession-ravaged newspaper and magazine industries are hoping to save millions on the cost of printing and distributing their publications with portable reading devices with big screens. These new gadgets, with screens roughly the size of a standard sheet of paper, could present much
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    • 45 20 PICTURE:AFP GEAREDUPFORWORK:TheBest Job In The World finalist Greg Reynen from Singapore demonstrated his swimming ability on Hamilton Island, Australia on Sunday. Sixteen shortlisted applicants from 15 countries vied to be caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef for six months. PICTURE: AFP
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 13 20 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High31˚,Low24˚ Jakarta:Thunderstorms High34˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Cloudy High35,Low27˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High29˚,Low27˚
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      53 21 FROM READER DARREN KOH BIG FALL: A large tree outside Cambridge International Hostel at Owen Road fell at about 2pm last Saturday after a heavy downpour. Branches of the tree hit a taxi as it fell. Luckily, no one was hurt. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact
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    • 478 21 FROM CHRISTINE GWEE, SENIOR EXECUTIVE, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, STARHUB WE REFER to the article “From rental-free to higher fees” (The New Paper, 25 Apr). We would like to take this opportunity to clarify several key points mentioned in the article. Firstly,
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    • 68 21 Comments on the Aware showdown last week: “Thenewguard donnedredwhile the old guard donned white. Interestingly, both are our national colours. What an irony that both red andwhite cannot co-exist.” smu014 “Mytakeisthat thisis a newchapterincivil society debate. It has been a ferocious battle but it breaks new ground
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    • 145 21 FROM READER CHEW HUP HOE IREFERtothearticle“Areyoucallingmea prostitute”(TheNewPaper,27Apr). I feel that the woman should have been more gracious and open-minded about the situation. In Singapore, wherever you go you will run into promoters and salesmen. They are all trying to make a living just
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    • 683 22/23  -  HKtrioGrasshopperrevealsthesecrettohowit’s still going strong after 24 years in showbiz REPORTS: KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg THEYareintheir40sandnotexactlygreatlookers.But the members of Hong Kong’s iconic dance trio Grasshopper still attract fans and have sold seven consecutive concerts in their home base alone earlierthisyear. Whatexplainstheirappealafter24yearsinshowbiz, even with young gorgeous-looking singers
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      • 665 24  -  After weeks of travelling, our columnist longs for culinary reminders of home K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg WOW, not a mention of food in any of the news reports on the Aware EGM. I have always known many Christians and even folks who live an alternative
        PICTURE: MAKANSUTRA  -  665 words
    • 741 24  -  After eight years abroad, ex-DJand actress is moving back–forkids’sake REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg IT SEEMS like forever since we last saw Madeline Tan. Inreality,it’sbeeneightyears. And that seems to have been long enough for the ex-DJ and actress to morph into a full-fledged Bangkok businesswoman.
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      • 533 26/27  -  Treat the most special woman in your life to an affordable mealthisMother’sDay David Ho –DavidHo,newsroomintern DON’Tletthecurrentstateoftheeconomybeanexcuse: You should still make an effort to treat mum to a well deserved ‘thank you’ meal on Mother’sDay. But you need not empty the bank because here are
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      • 300 26/27  -  David Ho –DavidHo,newsroomintern THE interior and the menu says Chinatown, but the bustling Paradise Inn is actually located on the second floor of Funan DigitalLife Mall. Don’tlet thatget toyoubecause you’ll find some gastronomic treasures at this place. Oneof therestaurant’ssignature dishes is its range of double-boiled
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      • 253 26/27  -  David Ho –DavidHo,newsroomintern A HOT bowl of noodles, with a drink, at $2.80? This must be good news to some during these times. Pop down to Terrace Cafe at Quality Hotel Singapore for that. The laksa served is unlike the traditional dish. This version is
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      • 103 39 AFP FORMER Ryder Cup player Thomas Levet won the EPGA Spanish Open on Sunday the fifth of his career. Following his victory, the 40-year-old Frenchman dedicated his victory to Spanish golfing icon Severiano Ballesteros who was diagnosed with a brain tumour last October. He has
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      • 117 39 AP GOLFING great Seve Ballesteros made his first public appearance on Sunday since undergoing four separate surgeries to remove a cancerous brain tumor. Ballesteros, a five-time Major winner, showed up at a Spanish La Liga match between Racing Santander and Almeria at Racing’s El Sardinero
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      • 565 40 EPL: Saturday: Chelsea 3 Fulham 1 Man City 3 Blackburn 1 Boro 0 Man United 2 Portsmouth 0 Arsenal 3 Stoke City 0 West Ham 1 Tottenham 1 West Brom 0 Wigan Athletic 0 Bolton 0 Sunday: Liverpool 3 Newcastle 0 Sunderland 0 Everton 2 Yesterday: Aston Villa v
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      • 1158 40 LALIGA P W D L F A Pts 1Barcelona 34 27 4 3 100 28 85 2RMadrid 34 25 3 6 79 41 78 3Sevilla 34 18 6 10 48 38 60 4Valencia 34 16 8 10 62 50 56 5AMadrid 34 16 7 11 69 54 55 6Villarreal
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      • 485 41 OLE! Reuters SUPERB strikes from Roman Martinez and Nico Pareja helped Espanyol beat in-form Valencia 3-0 to continue their steady climb away from the PrimeraLiga’srelegationzoneon Sunday. Substitute Martinez lashed a shot high into the net after 66 minutes and Argentine compatriot Pareja curled a free-kick into the
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      • 450 41 FORZA! Reuters JUVENTUS failed to win for a fifth successive Serie A game when Jose Castillo scored deep in stoppage time to give rele-gation-threatened Lecce a 2-2 draw on Sunday. Pavel Nedved, due to retire at the end of the season, had scored twice to help third-placed
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      • 613 42  -  Big guns cruise to easy wins as punters enjoy easy payouts BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg THE PUNTERS reigned supreme on Saturday. They knew where to put their money. They did it confidently and on Sunday morning they were first in the queue to collect their winnings.
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      • 574 43 SUNDERLAND0 EVERTON 2 (Pienaar 48, Fellaini 71) PA Sport EVERTON boss David Moyes is demanding even bigger things from his players as they prepare for a thrilling finale to the season. The Toffees eased their way into fifth place in the Premier League with a
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      • 256 43 ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP AFP BIRMINGHAM are back in the Premier League at the first attempt after securing automatic promotion from the Championship with a 2-1 win at Reading on Sunday. Alex McLeish’s team had wasted a chance to seal promotion when it was beaten by
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      • 626 44  -  NewcastleUnited,oncethe favourite team of neutrals, are running out of games to save themselves from relegation after their 3-0 loss to Liverpool on Sunday FRANK MALLEY PA Sport THEY are images which live long in the memory. David Ginola’s strike, Stan Colly-more’sstoppage-timewinner. A scoreline of Liverpool 4
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      • 296 45  -  The majority of our readers believe Barcelona will beat Chelsea and face Man United in the Champions League final. Our Letter of the Weekend winner says that the team which draws first blood will emerge victorious LETTER OF THE WEEKEND Daniel Gan –DanielGan,29, sales executive, Liverpool
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        • 105 45 THOUGH Carles Puyol is suspended and Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez are out injured, Barcelona are still the favourites to win the match at Stamford Bridge. Barcelona possess a fantastic midfield which can control the game and dominate possession. As for the back-four, it might be leaky
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        • 104 45 A ONE-GOAL deficit is only a slim lead and this will spur the Gunners to attack from the first minute. With Robin van Persie and Gael Clichy back, there will be more penetration and pace in the Arsenal team and also, Man United had a harder
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      • 398 46  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg PUNTERSoftentalkabouttheirgutfeel-ing.It’s like an instinct. You can’t quite figure out why you think in such a way, but the belief is strong enough to make you part withyourmoney,hopefullyjusttemporarily. IfeelthatwayaboutArsenal. I know people have been talking about howmuchmoresuperiorManchesterUnited were when they beat them
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      • 42 46 CHAMPIONS League disciplinary situation ahead of the semi-final, second leg between Arsenal and Man United: Misses next match if booked: Abou Diaby, Samir Nasri, Alex Song, Robin van Persie (all Arsenal); Wayne Rooney, Patrice Evra, Carlos Tevez (all Man United).
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      • 500 47  -  Former England and Newcastle striker LES FERDINAND tells THENEWPAPER that the Red Devils will attack Arsenal despite their first-leg lead LES FERDINAND GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg CREATINGhistory.ThatwillbewhatArsenalandMan-chester United are after when they face off tomorrow morning (Singapore time) in the second leg of their Champions League
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      • 651 48  -  Champions League semi-final, 2nd leg ARSENAL v MAN UNITED Man United lead 1 -0 on aggregate IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg IF ARSENAL are to have any hope of reaching the Champions League final, they need to find the gameplan for last week’s match at Old
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      • 715 49 AFP SIR ALEX Ferguson believes title-holders Manchester United are perfectly placed to take advantage of the pressure on Arsenal in tonight’s Champions League semi-final second leg as the holders aim to return to the final of Europe’s elite club competition. Ferguson’s side travels to the Emirates in
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      • 212 49 PA Sport THIERRY Henry will miss Barcelona’s Uefa Champions League semi-final encounter with Chelsea tomorrow night after being told that he will be out of action for at least two weeks. The French forward produced a stunning performance against Real Madrid at the weekend and was
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    • 523 50 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Wire Services ROBIN van Persie has handed Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger a fitness boost ahead of tonight’s Champions League semi-final clash against Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium. Van Persie returned to training on Monday after missing Arsenal’s last four matches with
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