The New Paper, 12 May 2009

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1 48 The New Paper
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    18 1 the new paper 12 May 09 tue A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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  • News Mas Selamat Caught
    • KAMPUNG CHAMELEON
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        Lock icon He acted like a ‘nice, soft-spoken ’gardener
        808 2 / 3  -  THE MASKED REPORT: LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg TO VILLAGERS in the sleepy village of Kampung Tawakal in Skudai, Malaysia, Mas Selamat Kastari was the meticulous gardener tending his patch of fruit trees. To the outside world, the gardener was really a terrorist bomb-maker. But
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        Lock icon He knows how to make you think he’s harmless
        467 2 / 3  -  COMMENT CHONG SHIN YEN chongsy@sph.com.sg IFYOUdon’treadnewspapers,hadn’tseen his wanted posters, and lived in an idyllic kampungcocoonedfromtheworld’sevil, youmaywellhavetakenalikingto“Bang” Mas Selamat Kastari, the neighbour. For eight months, he lived in their village, hardly raising an eyebrow as he tended the garden, clearing it of
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    • KAMPUNG CAMOUFLAGE
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        Lock icon Difficult for strangers to find rustic village
        803 4 / 5  -  THECOVER REPORT: CHONG SHIN YEN chongsy@sph.com.sg BLINKandyou’llmissit.The rustic kampung where Mas SelamatKastarihidwhileontherunisone of many found off the main road of Jalan KampungMajuJaya. A rickety wooden signboard, weathered withage,istheonlyhintofitsexistence. Painted in yellow against a blue backgroundwerethewordsKampungTawakal. In Arabic, they mean “surrender yourself” not exactly
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        Lock icon Telltale terrorist signs? Punching bag & dead fish
        312 4 / 5  - Telltale terrorist signs? Punching bag dead fish REPORT: LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg OUTSIDE, fruit trees grew as testament to green fingers. Inside, a punching bag hung in the living room, perhaps pounded by fists of a terrorist bent on violence. The neat interior of the house complemented the neat garden surrounding
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  • News Flu Watch
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      Lock icon Will H1N1 be back in deadly second wave?
      1316 6 / 7  -  Past pandemics show that a virus can return after a mild outbreak to claim more lives ,ih REPORT: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg THE first wave of swine origin Influenza A (H1N1) appears to be tapering off, but it is too early to
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      Lock icon Lives lost when S’pore was hit by previous pandemics
      311 6 / 7 1918 Flu outbreak in May/June/July. About 1,000 people here (out of a population of 800,000) died. This was reported in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal inJuly 2007 in an article“Influenza Pandemics in Singapore, a Tropical, GloballyConnected City”by Singapore doctors. The virus
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      42 8 GRAVEATTENTION:GravesintheKwongHouSuaTeochewCemetery in Mandai have not been visited by relatives for over 10 years. But a group of Singapore residents has been looking after them as their families came from the same hometown in China as the deceased. PICTURE: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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      Lock icon NTUC to expand, hire more local workers
      264 8 1,200 JOBS ON OFFER THE labour movement’s 12 social enterprises are going on the “offensive” during the downturn by expanding operations and hiring more local workers. There are 1,200 jobs on offer, ranging from cashiers to childcare teachers. Explaining the expansion plans, labour
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      Lock icon $25 million research grant for polys
      104 8 THE Government is pumping in up to $25 million to polytechnics, to fast-track the translation of research into commercial products. Over the next five years, the National Research Foundation (NRF) will fund up to $500,000 for each project. The idea is to bring research
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      Lock icon StanChart to hire 100 bankers
      112 8 BANKING giant Standard Chartered will hire 100 private bankers over the next 12 months, despite weak hiring forecast for the financial sector. StanChart, which has a major presence in Singapore, aims to bolster the presence of its wealth management arm in fast-growing markets across Asia,
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      Lock icon Pinnacle@Duxton holds 2 world records
      100 8 CNA THE Pinnacle@Duxton residential project holds two world records for the heaviest skybridge and the longest sky-garden. The popular residential project will have a total of 12 skybridges. It also includes a roof-top garden. Each bridge weighs 354 tonnes equivalent to the weight of a
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      466 9  -  Man makes puzzling discovery while making online application REPORT: ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg EVERYSingaporeanisunique,andtheyareidenti-fied not only through their fingerprint, but also throughtheiridentitycardnumber. It is impossible for two Singaporeans to have the same number, insists the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). Each person’s NRIC
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      269 9 WHEN marketing executive Benny Wong, 28, was rejected for a study loan last June, he learnt that the rejection was due to overdue payments for his overdraft account. Someone had used his particulars to open the account, as well as two credit card accounts, illegally with United
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      Lock icon She broke her pain barrier
      429 10  -  TypistnowsetssightsonUniSIM’snew course in Traditional Chinese Medicine REPORT: CELINE LIM cellsf@sph.com.sg SHE turned to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) when western medicine failed to ease her neck and back aches. Madam Chan Wai Ping, 55, whose pain was caused by the degeneration of her cervical spine, is
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      Lock icon Would you eat from this stall?
      620 11  -  Pratasellerkneads dough and smokes near rubbish heap Joanna Hor Peixin –JoannaHorPeixin,newsroomintern THE prata seller worked his bare fingers into the dough, oblivious to the rubbish dump, the scavenging birds and flies less than two metres away. The sight so disgusted at least one customer
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    • News A year after Sichuan earthquake
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        432 12/13  -  S’poreancharitytrains Sichuan quake survivors to counsel others REPORT: TEH JEN LEE jenlee@sph.com.sg HELOSThissontotheSichuanquakeayearago.But instead of grieving alone, Mr Du Jiafu, 35, joined a counselling class to learn how to help othersinsimilarsituations. MrDu,whorunsasmallbusiness,wasoneofthe23 participants in the training conducted by counsellors fromSingapore’sTouchCommunityServices(TCS). Theeight-daytrainingwasconductedinSeptember and November last
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        Lock icon Small gifts to inspire schoolkids in Sichuan
        127 12/13  -  Kay Tan –KayTan,newsroomintern VOLUNTEERS and customers of OCBC Bank (China) Limited’sChengdu Branchvisited Shi HePrimary School in Sichuan Province to commemorate the first anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake recently. Officially opened on 22 Oct last year, the school in Mianzhu county was rebuilt with
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  • Global News watch
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      17 14 WINNINGSMILE:MissEmiriMiyasaka(centre) celebrates after winning the Miss Universe Japan 2009 finals in Tokyo yesterday. PICTURE: REUTERS
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      Lock icon M’sian court rules govt takeover illegal
      179 14 POLITICAL TURMOIL IN PERAK AFP MALAYSIA’Srulingcoalitionwasdealtamajorblowyesterday whenacourtruledthatitstakeover ofPerakwasillegal,andthatthe oppositionwasstillincharge. Thenorthernstatehasbeenin politicallimbosinceFebruary, whentheBarisanNasional coalition,whichrulesnationally, triedtooustthePakatanRakyat oppositionalliance,whichwonthe stateinelectionslastyear. After defections cost the opposition its balance of power, the coalition ruled out holding fresh polls and installed its own leadership, a move which triggered brawling and protests
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      Lock icon China confirms first H1N1 flu case
      97 14 AFP China confirmed its first case of Influenza A (H1N1) on the mainland yesterday, a health ministry statement said. The 30-year-old man was hospitalised with a fever after arriving in the Sichuan provincial capital Chengdu, in south-western China, from the US via Tokyo on
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      Lock icon Exiled Hindraf leader to return
      91 14 Reuters THE leader of a banned ethnic Indian protest group said yesterday that he would return to Malaysia from self-imposed exile in Britain. Malaysia released the last members of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) on Friday. They were held under the Internal Security Act
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      Lock icon Japanese opposition leader quits
      64 14 AFP Japan’soppositionleaderIchiro Ozawa yesterday stepped down ahead of polls that conservative Prime Minister Taro Aso must call by September. MrOzawa–headofthe DemocraticPartyofJapan(DPJ)–hasbeenhithardby a political donations scandal, in which a top aide has been indicted for taking illegal donations from a construction company. “Tostrengthenourpartyunityforavictoryinthe upcoming general elections and
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      Lock icon Army truck smashes into car and shop
      344 15 FOR two women, their leisurely Sunday breakfast ended with them nearly losing their lives. Twenty-three students were also lucky to escape with their lives. Secondary school teacher Tee Bee Yong, 29, and her mother, Madam Chuin Pit Song, 55, were having their breakfast
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      Lock icon You can slap wife if she overspends
      163 16 IN SAUDI ARABIA IF your wife overspends, it is okay to slap her. Saudi judge Hamad Al-Razine made this statement during a seminar on domestic violence in the capital, Riyadh, on Sunday, reported Arab News. Hesaid:“If a person gives1,200 Saudiriyals($470) to his wife
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      Lock icon Scarred by his insecurity
      317 16 He splashes corrosive liquid on wife and she fights back IN HONG KONG HAPPY Mother’s Day? Not for this Hong Kong woman. Instead, she and her husband had a massive quarrel and ended up splashing corrosive liquid on one another. The commotion woke their 12-year-old daughter,
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      Lock icon Spurs skipper arrested after drunken spat
      405 17 Accused of racist slur, bashing bouncer THE football star was refused entry into the club because he was too drunk to even stand up. But Tottenham Hotspur captain Ledley King would not go quietly. Turning on security guard Wahib Butt, King made fun of
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      Lock icon Paris:‘I’ve never seen my phone bill’
      275 17 Detailsofheiress’ work habits revealed in court case MEETthe “single busiestperson on the planet”. But her work habits leave a lot to be desired. Heiress and socialite Paris Hilton has never seen a phone bill, gets a new handphone nearly every fortnight, and relies on
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      Lock icon Peaches lands six-figure deal to model underwear
      143 17 SHE maybedaddy’s littlegirl, but PeachesGeldof’s latest move isnotlikely to please her father. The 20-year-old daughter of UK rock star Sir Bob Geldof has recently signed up to be a model for designer lingerie brand Miss Ultimo, reported The Daily Mail. Peaches, who has
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      13 14 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Cloudy High31˚,Low24˚ Jakarta:Lightrain High32˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Cloudy High32˚,Low27˚ Manila:Cloudy High31˚,Low27˚
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      54 19 On the jailed Indonesian maid who was caught onCCTVill-treatingheremployer’sinfantson: “Mustcheckhowthe employertreatedthemaid inthefirstplace. I alwaystell my maid,‘If you needhelp,tell me. Need money,tell me’.When thingsgo wrong,I don’t scold her orhurt her feelings.I justcorrect her. Although she’snot perfect,she’sbeenwith usfor five years.” the_ultimate “Themaidagency should alsobearcertain responsibilities for this. They must
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      34 19 FROM READER SOFEA PERHAPS SOMEDAY: It looks like the owner of this bicycle would really like a litter-freeSingaporebuthe’llneedthehelp of fellow Singaporeans first. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      368 19 FROM READER DANIEL CHONG KY ‘Noeatinganddrinking’ on public transport I WAS waiting for a train at Toa Payoh MRT station last Tuesday morning when I realised that I had not taken some medicine I was supposed to. I took the pills out of my bag
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      203 19 FROM READER EDWARD TAN I AM writing to say that I am fed up with someone frequently urinating in the lifts ofBlock93, PayaLebarWay. Almost every morning on my way to work, as I step into one of the
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      28 19 Should employers openly give feedback to job applicants? “Personally,I think thatthey can share their views with the applicants. This would help themin otherjob applications.” MrGoh YunYang,29, salesmanager
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      665 20/21  -  Michelleand Shaun’sweddingbanquet alsobecomes fans’party with REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg MS KAELYN Giam had two reasons to be as happy as a lark last night. First, her celebrity friend Michelle Chia was getting married to actor Shaun Chen. Second, she got to gawk, pose and take pictures with
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      517 22  -  Did designer who accused Michelle of copying over-react? REPORT: KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg THE celebrity had popped into her shop, took a liking to a diamond-back gown, tried it on and even took a photo of it. Now the designer of that gown is
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        638 23  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg ONCE I was filming in China, somewhere in Kai Ping off Guangzhou (where all Seetohs hail from), and I asked a restaurateur what was the most fascinating meal he had or knew. He regaled this story about his granddad’s
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        Lock icon Some good reasons to go Mad
        374 24/25  -  REPORT: KELVIN CHAN tnp@sph.com.sg IT’S a breath of fresh air to know that, at Mad Jack Café, things are done au naturale. It’s Australian-style western food, served in a clean and bright modern environment. And you know you’ve got something good on your hands
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        505 24/25  -  At this stall, Taiwan-styled wonton is fine-tuned to suit local tastes REPORT: YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg I MUST have walked past Wonton Story a thousand times. Yet last Friday Friday was the first time I actually atethere. Sometimes we must really open our eyes to
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        189 24/25  -  David Ho newsroom intern THE Timmermans range of fruit beers must be good news for fans. The framboise lambic is lambic (traditional Belgian beer) with whole raspberries added to it in oak barrels. The end result is a beer with a refined taste and a
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        390 24/25  -  David Ho newsroom intern IT IS the season for white asparagus and you’ll find it at some of our top restaurants. Here are the dishes we recommend: At the Grand Hyatt’s mezza9, the white asparagus cream soup ($18) comes served with a sprinkling of chopped spring onions. The
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        669 35 SATURDAY– RACE3 At the conclusion of an inquiry last Saturday, apprentice G Matthias in the presence of his acting master, trainer R Lines, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding in that whilst riding ACE ARIZONA at about the 1,500m, he permitted his
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        760 36 FOCUS ON SIA CUP AND KRISFLYER INTERNATIONAL SPRINT FOREIGN RUNNERS EARLY birds Bankable and Mythical Flight, who were the first to check in among the overseas runners on Labour Day, have already clocked in some mileage in their legs. Busiest of the lot was Bankable who, with race-rider
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        387 37 Reuters TWO-TIME Major champion John Daly reaped TWO-TIME the fruits of his decision to lose weight and fix his swing when he finished tied for second at the Italian Open on Sunday. The 43-year-old American golfer finished six shots behind winner Daniel Vancsik of Argentina. It was his best
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        351 37 AP CRISTIE Kerr emerged from a four-way tie for the lead with a tap-in birdie on the par-five 15th hole to win her second Michelob Ultra Open. The American, who also won in 2005, went from one shot behind to the top of the leaderboard
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        308 37 Reuters A FRUSTRATED Tiger Woods scotched any notion that injury was hindering his game after he finished a disappointing eighth at the Players Championship on Sunday. Joint-second overnight, Woods carded a one-over 73 at TPC Sawgrass in a final round marred by wayward shot-making
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        348 38 EPL: Saturday: Blackburn 2 Portsmouth 0 Bolton 0 Sunderland 0 Everton 0 Tottenham 0 Fulham 3 Aston Villa 1 Hull City 1 Stoke City 2 West Brom 3 Wigan 1 West Ham 0 Liverpool 3 Sunday: Arsenal 1 Chelsea 4 Man United 2 Man City 0 Yesterday: Newcastle v
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        700 39  -  Punters betting on draws for West Brom vWigan andFulham vVilla disappointed BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg THAT Liverpool beat West Ham was a “gimme”. Like they say, everybody knew it would happen. Even that 3-0 scoreline didn’tcome asashocker. But for West Bromwich to win and
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        621 42  -  ARSENAL 1 (Nicklas Bendtner 70) CHELSEA 4 (Alex 28, Anelka 39, Toure 49-og, Malouda 86) IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg IS ANYONE even slightly surprised that Carlo Ancelotti has turned down the Chelsea job? Who would want to follow Guus Hiddink now?
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        213 42 UNLUCKY CESCFabregaswas ratherunfortunate topick upa bookingfor anegligible challengeon DidierDrogba. ButIsupposethings balanced outashe was luckynot toget anotherone afteralatetackleon FlorentMalouda. Youcould see in theyoung Spaniard’s face thathe knew hewas in trouble,but thankfully PhilDowdwas sensibleand avoided ruining thegameso early. DIVER EMMANUELAdebayorhasno senseof occasion.With the Arsenal fansgleefully abusingDidier Drogba forhis habitofdiving, thebig
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        548 43 ARSENALvCHELSEA–POST-MATCHREACTIONS Wire Services ANOTHER barren season, another heavy defeat and the tension is mounting at Arsenal. Gunners manager Arsene Wenger felt it too, his disappointment after a 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Chelsea compounded by the sight of thousands of disappointed home fans streaming out
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        459 43 Wire Services MISSION accomplished. Chelsea have secured an automatic Champions League place for next season after they blitzed Arsenal 4-1 in an entertaining London Derby at the Emirates stadium. Blues manager Guus Hiddink was proud of his charges’ response after the disappointing Champions League
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        831 45 ParkJiSung:Thankyouforguidingus;Ferguson:They’rethespiritofUnited Wire Services PARK Ji Sung has thanked Manchester United’s three veterans for guiding the younger Red Devils through the treacherous closing stages of a long campaign. It was meant to be a tension-filled Manchester Derby, but the champions strolled confidently to a 2-0 victory to move
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        574 46  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT IN TERMS of spectacle, it was a letdown. Most had expected more from Manchester City in the Manchester Derby. But on Sunday afternoon, Man City’s key players wilted under the spotlight of misplaced public enthusiasm. It makes one wonder if
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        95 46 Reuters MANCHESTERUnited’s Darren Fletcher and Barcelona pair Eric Abidal and Daniel Alves will all be suspended for the Champions League final. Uefa rejected appeals against the bans last night. Midfielder Fletcher was sent off for a challengeon Arsenal’sCesc Fabregaslatein United’ssemi-final second-legvictorylast Tuesday. Barcelona’sAbidalwas sent offfor what
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        277 44  -  The majority of our readers believe the Blues can only blame themselves for their ChampionsLeagueexit.OurLetterofthe Weekend winner explains why. LETTER OF THE WEEKEND Joshua Joseph JoshuaJoseph, 25, student, Newcastle United fan CHELSEA put much of the blame on Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo for their exit.
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          108 44 CHELSEA players and fans are claiming that they were extremely unlucky to be defeated. When the Italian sides do the same they are labelled negative, boring and party-poopers. How many times have we seen an Italian team which prides its game on a stout defence and
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          69 44 CHELSEA’Stacticswerespotoninthetwolegs.Theyputona strong defensive display in the first leg and adopted an intelligent counter-attacking approach in the second. But in the end, Chelsea were “robbed” by a supposedly experienced referee who denied them at least four clear penalties. If it was just one mistake, fans
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          71 44 JOHN Terry wanted to make amends for his penalty miss in last year’s final. Didier Drogba was out to prove himself after being sent off in the 2008 final and Michael Ballack wanted a ChampionsLeaguewinner’smedalbadly. When such strong desires are being scuppered by the horrendous
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        95 47 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Thursday: WIGAN v MAN UNITED Ch 27,3am Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney (right) are in top form and they should cause havoc at the JJB Stadium. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Tomorrow: CELTIC v DUNDEE Ch115,2.45am COPA LIBERTADORES Tomorrow: SPORT (BRA) v PALMEIRAS (BRA) Ch 27,7.10am Thursday: SAO PAULO (BRA)
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        22 47 THE 3 IRISH OPEN Thursday: DAY 1 Ch 26,10.15pm Friday: DAY 2 Ch 26,10.15pm VALERO TEXAS OPEN Friday: DAY1 Ch 26,3.15am
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        326 47 LOCAL EVENTS FREESTYLEMOTORCROSS What: Red Bull X-Fighters Exhibition Tour When:Saturday,7-10pm Where:SingaporeFlyer– At Turns 22-23 of Singapore GP Circuit CATCHthe world’sNo. 1 freestyle motorcross series with awesome tricks performed by riders from the Red Bull X-Fighters’World Tour.Free entry too. Visit www.redbullxfighters.com for more details. FOOTBALL What: Tiger
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      404 48 Ex-ManUnitedcaptainvotedthe‘hardest’ofthemall PA Sport FORMER Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane was voted England’s “hardest footballer ofalltime”. Keane, who hung up his boots almost three years ago, now manages Ipswich. He beat former Chelsea hatchetman Ron “Chopper” Harris to claim the title in a recent poll conducted among
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