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Title Section13 2009-05-24 1 The New Paper on sunday 24 May 09 80 CENTS MICA (P) 194/11/200813 words
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Article, Illustration957 2009-05-24 2/3 CHONG SHIN YEN - ‘IDO’ ON DEATHBED Boyfriend of 15 years weds cancer-stricken woman in hospice as last gift to her REPORT: CHONG SHIN YEN chongsy@sph.com.sg FORafewpreciousmoments,thepallidspectreofdeathwasreplacedbytheblushoftruelove.Inaplaceofpain,therewasjoy.Inthemidstofcrisis, therewascelebration. Shewasdying.Butonthatspecialdayinahospice, shewasalivewithlove. Herboyfriendof15years,retiredbusinessmanTeo Jit Sin, proposed. Two weeks later, on 26 Apr, they got married. Exactlytwoweekslater,shedied. BreastTNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG - 957 words
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Article, Illustration628 2009-05-24 4 CRYSTAL CHAN - Clerk loses allowance after Viet bride backs out ‘IDON’T’ON D–DAY REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg HE was all set to marry a Vietnamese girl who caught his eye during a matchmaking tour to Ho Chi Minh City early this month. Mr Joseph Pereira, mid-30s, proposed, and MissPICTURE: COURTESY OF VIETNAM BRIDE INTERNATIONAL - 628 words
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Article, Illustration1257 2009-05-24 6/7 TAN MAY PING, AUDREY TAN - Resident claims neighbour hit car with cat faeces, neighbour refutesthis REPORT: TAN MAY PING, AUDREY TAN tnp@sph.com.sg THE road that divides residents at the infamous Everitt Road is long, winding, and seems neverending. Little seems to have changed in the 16 years sinceTNP PICTURE: NG XI JIE - 1,257 words
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Article, Illustration561 2009-05-24 8 MadamTan’sversion: While cycling around the neighbourhood that night on her motorised bicycle some time before 11 pm, businesswoman Tan Bee Hua, 51, stopped in front of the Chan family house to look inside, claiming that she saw spotlights and thought there was filming going on.561 words
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Article, Illustration457 2009-05-24 9 NG TZE YONG - .Regardless of race, language or religion... or... REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg THE cynics made little of it, calling itacatfight. But, for President S R Nathan, the Aware saga was more. In opening a new session of Parliament earlier this week, President Nathan called on Singaporeans to learn from theTNP GRAPHICS: SIMON ANG - 457 words
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Article, Illustration661 2009-05-24 10 TAY SHI’AN - REPORT PICTURE: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg IMAGINE spending hundreds of hours creating your very own map of Singapore, complete with street names, HDB block numbers, favourite food haunts,andevenspeedtrapsontheroad–justforfun. That’swhatMrOngCheeChung,38,hasdone,with the help of thousands of online enthusiasts who are equally mad about global positioning661 words
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Article, Illustration568 2009-05-24 11 HO LIAN-YI - BodyfoundatYishunbusstop REPORT:HOLIAN-YI HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg IT WAS one of the most public places to hide a heinous crime. But a Yishun Avenue 4 bus stop, opposite Naval Base Primary School, was where a dead baby was discovered yesterday. It was aroundTNP PICTURES:GAVIN FOO - 568 words
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Article, Illustration664 2009-05-24 12 SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO - Reminiscingwiththe NUSclassof’59attheir 50th anniversary reunion REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg ON first receiving notice of a reunion for a class of ’59, you should be ashamed if you thinkout loud,“oh dear,surealloldies”. With particular attention to this group of “oldies”,therewereTNP PICTURES: NG XI JIE - 664 words
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Article175 2009-05-24 12 Han Yongming - TNP$ AUCTION: SERIES 2 Han Yongming newsroom intern MIDNIGHTtoday– that’s when bidding for the Star Cruises prizes will close. Up for grabs are five pairs of SuperStar Virgo packages each worth $1,020 and $840 respectively to Malacca/Kuala Lumpur and Redang Island. These packages are two-night stays for175 words
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Article, Illustration1073 2009-05-24 14/15 HO LIAN-YI - Overpaid, overclaimed and over there. British MPs suffered a public backlashwhentheirridiculousexpenseclaimsrecentlycametolight. Could this happen in Singapore? HO LIAN-YI talks to our MPs HO LIAN-YI WHEN the hidden perks that British MPs enjoyed at the public’s expense came to light, there was outrage. The public furyPICTURES: ST FILE PHOTOS, TNP FILE PHOTOS - 1,073 words
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Article372 2009-05-24 14/15 SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO - COMMENT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg THEongoingexpose ofBritain’s MPs’ expenses– for moat cleaning,baby wipes, horse manure, tree trimming, among other suchvitals givesroom for thought:Couldit ever happen here? Obviously not, though our parliamentary system is based on the British model; we have no cause for an372 words
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Article, Illustration378 2009-05-24 16 IleakedMPs’expenseclaims:Ex-commando UKMPs’ C–sSillyexpenseclaimsbyBritishlawmakershaveangeredthepublicandcausedascandal.Someclaimsincludemoneyformoatcleaning,floatingduckhouses,chandelierinstallationandtoiletseatsCLAIMS£135onmaintenance£112.52ontoiletbowlrepairs£1ona Sillyexpense claimsbyBritish lawmakershave angeredthepublic andcauseda scandal.Some claimsinclude moneyformoat cleaning,floating duckhouses, chandelier installationand toiletseats A FORMER commando has come forward to say he acted as a middleman to help leak details of British lawmakers’expensestoanewspaper. Private security consultant John Wick, formerly of Britain’s famed SAS,378 words
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Article, Illustration606 2009-05-24 17 Oustedpoliticianscallforhungerstriketoprotestagainsttakeover TWO ousted Perak politicians are now resorting to a hunger strike in their attempt to call for a dissolution of the state assembly and force fresh elections in the state. According to several reports, former Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin andPICTURE: AFP - 606 words
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Article, Illustration187 2009-05-24 17 AS THE official meet between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart (above) ended, Malaysian reports over their talks seem to have painted it as a healthy one, couched in optimistic tones with promise of a more trusting and enduring ties. Bernama quotedPICTURE: REUTERS - 187 words
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Article, Illustration788 2009-05-24 18 ’70siconFarrahFawcett’srawandbrave deathbeddocumentarydraws9millionviewers SHE was the sex symbol of the ’70s with the most famous hair in the world then. But Farrah Fawcett has lost her glorious flowing golden curls in her battle against cancer. She is now bald and dying and back onPICTURES: REUTERS - 788 words
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Article, Illustration660 2009-05-24 19 Mariah’sdivademands create stir at Cannes Dis for Demanding. I is for Irritating, V is for Vanity and A is for Angry. Put them together and they spell diva which, if accounts of her behaviour at Cannes are to be believed, describe singer Mariah Carey. When she arrivedPICTURE: AP - 660 words
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Article, Illustration232 2009-05-24 19 AMERICAN Idol also-ran Clay Aiken (left) tore into thisyear’s runner-up Adam Lambert. Hedescribed Lambert’s rendition of“Ring ofFire”as“contrived,” “awful,” and “slightly frightening”,reported AP. Aiken lost out to Ruben Studdard in 2003. Heposted hiscomments onhis subscription-onlywebsite afterbeing asked aboutitby afan. “Ihappenedto turnit(on) duringthe minutethat AdamLambert was singing “RingofFire”232 words
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News Snapshot
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Article322 2009-05-24 20 EX-SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT KILLS SELF OVER CORRUPTION SCANDAL FORMER South Korean president Roh Moo-Hyun, who was at the centre of a multi-million dollar corruption probe, plunged to his death off a mountainside yesterday in an apparent suicide. Police said they were investigating whether Mr Roh,322 words
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Article, Illustration59 2009-05-24 20 AP MASS ATTACK: Journalists and police officers at the Church of the Assumption in Katmandu, Nepal, where a bomb exploded during Saturday morning mass, killing two people and wounding 15, police said. It was the first such attack on a Christian church in Nepal, where most of theAP; PICTURE:AP - 59 words
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Article, Illustration93 2009-05-24 20 THE Ten-Year Series (TYS) will be back in July, said the Ministry of Education. Much sought after by students and parents, the series compiles questions from past O- and A-level exams. But publishers were told to hold off publishing past-year examination93 words
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Article, Illustration86 2009-05-24 20 A canoeing instructor drowned after his canoe capsized in MacRitchie Reservoir on Friday, according to national water agency PUB. Officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) received a call at about 6.45pm. When they arrived, the victim had already been pulled onto shore86 words
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Article, Illustration92 2009-05-24 20 THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs is expanding its capabilities to provide consular assistance to overseas Singaporeans in distress. It is also adopting a whole-of-Government approach in- volving other ministries to render help, said Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo. “As more92 words
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Article, Illustration109 2009-05-24 20 THE Home Affairs Ministry (MHA) is on the lookout to hire 1,500 officers in the next year or two, mainly as uniformed frontline officers at the neighbourhood police centres and land checkpoints. Home Team officers will get the chance to work in different109 words
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News Exchange
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Article, Illustration538 2009-05-24 22 / 23 NG TZE YONG - THE BUZZ COMMENT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg I’M not an American Idol fan, so watching the final episode last week was amazing for a different reason. There was Kris Allen, Christian, goody-two-shoes, 23 and already married, arm slung low over the waistPICTURE: REUTERS - 538 words
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Article, Illustration10 2009-05-24 22 / 23 TNP PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: LIM SAY HENGTNP PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: LIM SAY HENG - 10 words
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Article, Illustration197 2009-05-24 22 / 23 S’PORE HAPPINESS INDEX We rate the past week’s news good and bad. +10 Singapore will refine some policies and come up with new strategies to help the country cope in a new world order, said PresidentS R Nathan.It will seek new markets, for example, and develop new capabilities in emerging197 words
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Article45 2009-05-24 22 / 23 “Walau! Kelong!” Awoman commentingon American Idol favourite Adam Lambert losing to Kris Allen. “What’snext? Asongon how to wipeafterusing thetoilet?” Aman commentingon the Health PromotionBoard release of a song titled Washy Washy Clean to teach pre-schoolers how to wash their hands correctly,45 words
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65 2009-05-24 22 / 23 1 Whenhewas young,his ambitionwas to bea taxidriver. 2 Heisamulti -instrumentalist. Heplaysthe viola, guitar,ukulele, and piano. 3 The devoutChristian hasdonemissionary workincountries likeBurma, Morocco, Mozambique,South Africa,Spain and Thailand. 4 Heisthefirst winnerof American Idolwho ismarried. Hemarried hischildhood sweetheart lastyear. 5 Krisalmost didn’t makeitto thefinals. Hewas65 words
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Miscellaneous69 2009-05-24 14/15 -3v 1 MOVIE IN SINGAPORE! "Totally worth watching!" "Definitely a must watch movie of the -MohamedHafizuddin, 19, student year asjde from Transformers 2!" Yutaki James, 21, Student 'I enjoyed every second of it!" CherylThian, 17,Student ■A- "Great plot with endless action I was glued to my seat!" -Keith Kim YuHeng,69 words
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Article, Illustration695 2009-05-24 24 / 25 KWOK KAR PENG - Trueorfalse? ZoeTay’sbosom issobig,ithad tobedigitally reduced in a publicity poster. True,admits MediaCorp. We did it because... REPORT:KWOK KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg ZOETay’sBIG.So big, in fact, that rumour has it that the Queen ofCaldecotthadtohaveher,ahem,assetsdigitally reduced on a poster for The Ultimatum, for fear of stealingthethunderfromherco-stars. So big,PICTURES: MEDIACORP, TNP FILE PHOTOS - 695 words
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Article, Illustration189 2009-05-24 24 / 25 MOREDODGY DIGITISING ZOEisn’tthe onlyartiste withadoctored digital image. Fann also had her head and hands “relocated”on the coverof herthirdalbum, Missing You, released in 1999. The former singer had gone to Taiwan for the photo shoot. The crew decided that they liked one pose but preferred the facialPICTURE: HYPE RECORDS - 189 words
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Article, Illustration568 2009-05-24 26 / 27 YEOH WEE TECK - Light bright designs to fight cancer blues Aussie creates ‘unfussy’collection after beating illness REPORTING FROM SYDNEY YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg WHEN Jayson Brunsdon took his bow after his show at the Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, it capped a tumultuous year for him. The Australian designer, who’s in his early 40s,PICTURES: JAYSON BRUNSDON - 568 words
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Article, Illustration207 2009-05-24 26 / 27 Yeoh Wee Teck - Yeoh Wee Teck I HAD a fashion-festival overdose earlier this month. In two weeks, I attended two fashion festivals in two countries. It started in Sydney for the Rosemount Australian Fashion Festival and ended with the inaugural Audi Fashion Festival in Singapore. So what canPICTURE: AUDI FASHION FESTIVAL - 207 words
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Article, Illustration485 2009-05-24 28 / 29 SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO - Magazinecelebrates25thanniversarywith meninblacktieandwomeninstylishdresses REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg YOU may have spotted them at your upscale hair stylist’s or your dentist’s minimalist waiting room. Decision makers, head honchos, movers and shakers, big kahunas, captains of industry (if you’ve coined a neologism, mail me). Found between the pagesTNP PICTURE: JONATHAN CHOO - 485 words
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Article, Illustration353 2009-05-24 30 Hedy Khoo - Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg MUCH as I love my vegetables and fruits, I could never renounce my life as an omnivore. Meat is just too much of a temptation for me, not to mention red meat. Of course, one could go on about the healthTNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG, HEDY KHOO - 353 words
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Article, Illustration484 2009-05-24 31 SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO - SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg THE fast, the tall, and the bald not your friendly neighbourhood men’s tailor, but what caught the imagination from news that made small headlines last week. Hair roostorer Man, U had to smile, ifPICTURE AFP - 484 words
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Article, Illustration368 2009-05-24 31 S M ONG - (according to HDB) S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg DON’Tvandalise.Don’tlitter. Don’t urinate anywhere other than in atoiletunlessyou’relivinginthejungle. These are some of the takeaways from a guidebook called My Neighbour, My Friend, It Begins With Me. It was launched by the Housing Development Board (HDB)368 words
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Article, Illustration407 2009-05-24 32 DAVID TIAN - DAVID TIAN tnp@sph.com.sg WHAT’Sthebestwaytoavoidgoingouton yet anotherboring and dry date? Youknow,thekindtypifiedbystale,stiff, interview-likequestionsoneaftertheother, punctuatedbyawkwardsilences. Some men think that they can convince a girl to like them through sheer reasoning. He presents the pros and cons, and then demonstrates why the advantages of inghimasamateoutweighthedisadvantages. Tomyembarrassment,Iapproachedromancethiswayformuchofmyadultlife. My friends and IST FILE PICTURE - 407 words
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Article204 2009-05-24 32 What advice would you give a woman who wants to get to know.. a good-looking, but very shy guy? How can a lady get to know him without looking too easy? Yours, Debbie. Dear Debbie, How to seduce shy men? Great question, as there are plenty of204 words
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Article, Illustration527 2009-05-24 32 S MURALI - S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg OKAYpeople, it’s mathstime again. I know, I know. You finished school a long timeago and don’thave toworry about such things anymore. But this is important. It is about the future of our kids. It’s aboutwhat’sgoing tohappen totheir tiny little heads,527 words
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Miscellaneous306 2009-05-24 33 BRAIN WORKOUT TAN KIN LIAN Thereare fivehouses in differentcolours in a row.Each occupantplays adifferent instrument, drinksadifferent beverage, keeps adifferent pet. 1. The dalmatianowner livesin the lasthouse. 2. Francislivesin the green house. 3. The trumpetplayer keepsspaniel. Howtoplay 1.Findthecluesthat indicateafixedHouse (egGeorgelivesinfirst house)andotherrelated clues(egbluehousenext toGeorge’s).Fillthetable withtheclues. 2.Findothercluesthat canbeplacedintable. Youmayhavetofigure outafewrelatedclues together. 3.Onceyou’veworked outallthecluesandput306 words
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Miscellaneous294 2009-05-24 34 WATCH’EM PICTURE:GOLDEN VILLAGE Rogue(above) StarMovies (StarHubCh 58),9pm Someadventure-seeking touristsinnorthern Australiaget more thanthey bargained forwhen theyare strandedon a remoteisland andcross the pathofa massiveman-eating crocodile.Starring MichaelVartan,Radha Mitchell. CHANNEL5 Noon FootballAsiaShow 12.30pm Footballer’sLives 1.00 MelindaAndMelinda 3.00 Beautyand theGeek IV: 4.00 AmericanIdol VIII 6.00 AreYouSmarter Than A 5thGrader? 7.00 LemonySnicket’s A Series OfUnfortunate Events294 words
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Miscellaneous32 2009-05-24 36 Saturday, 23 May 2009 First Second Third 9762 8605 7415 Starters 4641 8209 8640 0938 4795 5192 0112 9442 2294 9253 Consolation 5518 7915 6696 5740 0012 2253 8197 2637 1361 682032 words
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Sports Racing
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689 2009-05-24 36 RACE 1 1st 3 Sheedy ($11-$5) 2nd 8 Talaana ($43) 3rd 6 Rollins ($14) 4th 4 Danedarra. EOB $14. Forecast $34. Place forecast $5 (3-6), $15 (3-8), $15 (6-8). Tierce $278. Trio $55. Quartet $376. Scratching: Guderian. RACE 2 1st 3 Bashful Girl ($15-$18) 2nd 5689 words
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Article422 2009-05-24 36 GOING: GOOD Race1 RM(STRAIGHT)1100m 1 EMBASSY55c54(15-7) WKYan (12) 1 1 1 (506) 10 METICULOUSMIND55(15-5) BNShahrul (2) 5 3 2 (475) 3.25 14 CENTURYFLYBOY52.5c51.5(157-34) SAnandan (15) 7 7 3 (444) 0.5 8 JOINTEFFORT55(60-21) VSivan (9) 3 2 4 (503) 2.25 ?Winningowner:TWWong.Trainer:KHNg.Time:1min3sec. Forecast:$10.Tierce:$382.Quartet:$2302.MalaysianW/P:RM16,RM7,RM6,RM29. PForecast:$5(1-10),$29(10-14),$20(1-14).Trio:$105.EOB:$13. Coursescratching:13:SentosaBeauty(withdrawn) Race2 C5(STRAIGHT)1100m 3 SKYSOLDIER57(11-5)422 words
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Article, Illustration904 2009-05-24 37 RACE 1 (1,200m) Cool Cat (3) has rounded into form with front-running seconds at two of his past three starts and will take some catching. Forest Star (7) finished a length behind Cool Cat at his latest run but has consistently hit the frame at904 words
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923 2009-05-24 37 RACE1 CLASS4TURF 1200m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$625,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 CRYSTAL YSTSUI THSO 133 11 2 GALACTICTACTIC CHYIP YTCHENG 129 8 3 COOLCAT DJHALL KCLEUNG 127 7 4 BELIEVEINCHANGE PO'SULLIVAN DWHYTE 126 5 5 MASTERRIO KLMAN ZPURTON 126923 words
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Article, Illustration224 2009-05-24 38 Danny Khoo Marc Tan RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 King’s Avenue Golden Might D’Mighty Kingdom Fire General Blue Shark Triple Smile Fond Memory Captain Obvious Triple Hee Kingdom Power Teamwork 1224 words
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1123 2009-05-24 38 RACE1 Trainer S Chua was fined $500 for presenting SHEN JIANG without a cross nose band, which was part of its approved gear. SHEN JIANG and TWELFTH AVENUE were slow to begin. TWELFTH AVENUE showed no early pace. Making the turn near the1,123 words
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111 2009-05-24 38 DO not look past this first-up winner from the yard of Ipoh handler Chong Keng Leong. The three-year-old gelding by Verglas should continue his winning ways over the 1,200m trip at his home ground this afternoon. Last month, over the 1,100m straight111 words
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Article1442 2009-05-24 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 12.45 -1600m(Turf) Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 --0620 WealthSector 57 (43) YAifyc1 3 (5agPRoslan-Princess) 2 -***** Coffeentea 56.5 (42) LouHo*c2 9 (5agEBreukelen-MStable) 3 065-00 Akashi 55.5 (40) PBraem 6 (10agPRoslan-Akashi) 4 162-2- Mazenze 55.5 (40) AKumarc11,442 words
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Sports Mad about Golf
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Article297 2009-05-24 40 AFP FRANCE’S Karine Icher fired a six-under-par 66 to take a two-shot lead after the second round of the LPGA Corning Classic on Friday. SouthKorea’sHanHeeWonshotafive-under67 and is two shots back in second. “Ididgoodtodayfromthefairway,soI’mhappy aboutthat,”Ichersaid. “Ihadgoodputtsanditwasagoodround.” Icher and South Korean Park Hee Young had shared theAFP - 297 words
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Article, Illustration350 2009-05-24 40 FILIPINO Angelo Que successfully defended the US$50,000 ($75,000) ICTSI Mt Malarayat Championship yesterday at Mt Malarayat Golf and Country Club in the Philippines. Que rolled in a pressure par-putt from six feet on the last hole to beat Thai Namchok Tantipokakul by a stroke for his thirdPICTURE: AFP - 350 words
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Article403 2009-05-24 40 AP RORY Sabbatini followed an unconventional par with four consecutive birdies en route to a season-best six-under 64 and a share of the second-round lead with John Mallinger at the Byron Nelson Championship. Mallinger eagled both par fives at the TPC Four Seasons and made aAP - 403 words
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Sports Tennis
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Article, Illustration742 2009-05-24 41 AFP RAFAEL Nadal believes his game is almost perfect as he targets an historic fifth successive French Open title. The 22-year-old world No.1, whose incredible Roland Garros record stands at 28 wins from 28 matches, has already written off losing his 33-match claycourtAFP; PICTURES: AFP, AP - 742 words
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Sports Formula One
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Article, Illustration679 2009-05-24 42 / 43 ERNEST LUIS - ERNEST LUIS npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT YESTERDAY,Lewis Hamilton “lied” to my colleague Brian Miller and yours truly. Never again for at least a few more races, will we trust you, Hamilton. What? You might ask, another lying scandal after how he lied to officials at the AustralianPICTURES: AFP,AP,REUTERS - 679 words
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Article, Illustration870 2009-05-24 42 / 43 AP FORMULA One championship leader Jenson Button won pole position yesterday for the Monaco Grand Prix. The Brawn GP driver will start first on the grid for the fourth time this year after setting a fastest lap of 1 min 14.902 sec around the famous streetAP - 870 words
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Article194 2009-05-24 42 / 43 AP ABU DHABI Grand Prix organisers are ready to stage Formula One’sseason finaleatnight. The inaugural race, which closes the 17-race calendar, will be held at the newly built Yas Marina circuit on 1 Nov. “We have the possibility to do it,” circuit boss Philippe GurdjianAP - 194 words
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Sports Girl Power
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Article, Illustration888 2009-05-24 44 / 45 JOYCE LIM - This week, in our series on women who push the frontiers ofsport,JOYCELIMfindsout how cycling became the new craze for rising national triathlete star Dinah Chan JOYCE LIM BELIEVE in yourself and nothing is impossible. That’s Dinah Chan’s philosophy of life. And she has proven to beTNP PICTURE: JOYCE LIM; PICTURES: DINAH CHAN - 888 words
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Sports Champions League
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Article, Illustration692 2009-05-24 46 STEVE BATES - EXCLUSIVE STEVE BATES npsports@sph.com.sg ThewriteristheChiefFootballWriterofEngland'sThePeople. PARK JI SUNG has revealed that Champions League final legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has given him shooting lessons in a bid to improve his finishing. Park will be a certain starter in Rome against Barcelona in the Champions LeaguePICTURE AFP - 692 words
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Article, Illustration527 2009-05-24 46 GARY LIM - GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT IT WAS a year ago, almost exact to the date. By chance, a few Asian journalists gathered at the entrance of the media centre at the Luhzniki Stadium, Moscow. A day later, Manchester United would play Chelsea in the Champions527 words
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Article799 2009-05-24 49 Match: 0304 WIGAN v PORTSMOUTH (2.00) (3.15) (3.20) (4.00) (1.18) -1.5 +1.5 D-H D-D D-D D-D D-D H-H 1-0 (6.50) 1-1 (5.50) 1-1 (5.50) 0-0 (8.00) 0-0 (8.00) 1-0 (6.50) Wigan Draw Draw Draw Draw Wigan Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth 1,2 2,3 2,3 0,2 0,2799 words
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Sports PowerTable
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Article1895 2009-05-24 47 Benitez won't let go even now Last 6 Game Home Away Performance Liverpool Tottenham (A) w m Tottenham 1 50 0 1 if/ Liverpool (H) Tier 1 Tier 2 1 2 3 4 S 6 Home form ranked 2nd maintained unbeaten record Taken 14 pts from last available 18 at1,895 words
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Sports EPL Betting
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Article, Illustration662 2009-05-24 50 THE SIGNS are ominous for the Magpies. Michael Owen is out of Newcastle’s relegation showdown against Aston Villa as Alan Shearer orders his squad to take its last chance to save the club from devastation. The England and Newcastle striker has failed to shake off a groin problemPICTURE: REUTERS - 662 words
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Article894 2009-05-24 51 JAMES EASTHAM - JAMES EASTHAM Special Correspondent LIVERPOOL v TOTTENHAM (Liverpool 3 Tottenham 1) JAMIE Carragher’s on-pitch dust-up with team-mate Alvaro Arbeloa during Liverpool’s 2-0 win at West Brom last weekend left onlookers perplexed, until “Carra” explained afterwards exactly what the problem was. “WewantPepe(Reina)tohavea chance at the Golden894 words
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Article145 2009-05-24 51 For 370 matches (as at 19 May) 1x2 H: Home D: Draw A: Away H D A Number of times GOAL -1.5/2.5 +1.5/2.5 167 96 107 TOTAL GOALS 99 271 41 68 83 85 54 27 7 3 2 Nil 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7145 words
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Article216 2009-05-24 51 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE STATISTICS 2008/2009 The Player With The Most Shots On Target Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) 115 Shots Off Target Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 56 Shots Without Scoring Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) 70 Shots Per Goal David Bentley (Tottenham) 61 Assists Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd), Frank Lampard (Chelsea) 10 Offsides Marlon216 words
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Article, Illustration762 2009-05-24 52 GARYLIM LOWRISK ManUtdto beat HullCity on the 1x2 BACKinthe2006/07season,ManUnited incurred the wrath of many when they tookiteasyintheirfinalleaguegame. Intheend,WestHamwonthematch to escape the drop, leaving the rest fuming. Will Man Utd play a weakened side againstHullCitytonight? Chances are, Sir Alex Ferguson won’t care two hoots about what others think ofhim.762 words
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Sports EPL
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Article, Illustration748 2009-05-24 53 LIM HAN MING - LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg WHAT could have been an intriguing finale to the 2008/2009 EPL season is now reduced to two less-interest-ing sideshows. With the Premiership title all done but dusted, the focus of the last weekend switches to the relegation battle and the fightPICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 748 words
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Article, Illustration519 2009-05-24 53 ALISON RATCLIFFE - ALISON RATCLIFFE SPORTS FEMME npsports@sph.com.sg THIS season Newcastle have had three managers two messiahs and a raving looney. And if two messiahs can't save you, you're probably going to hell. Or the Championship. We'll never know what would have happened if messiah no 1, Kevin519 words
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Article, Illustration636 2009-05-24 54 IAIN MACINTOSH - IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg YOU CAN feel the tension on the streets. Everywhere you look, you can see the nerves and the anxiety etchedon people’sfaces. Everyone knows the facts, but there’s no one here who can tell you what it will all mean in the end.PICTURES: REUTERS - 636 words
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SPORTS ON TV
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Article, Illustration141 2009-05-24 55 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: ASTON VILLA v NEWCASTLE Ch 27,11pm Can Mark Viduka (right) help Newcastle climb out of the bottom three on the final day of the season and avoid dropping into the Championship? LIVERPOOL v TOTTENHAM Ch 23,11pm HULL v MAN UNITED Ch 24,11pm ARSENAL v STOKEPICTURE: AFP - 141 words
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Article17 2009-05-24 55 MONACO GRAND PRIX Tonight: RACE DAY Ch 24,7pm RACE START Ch 24,8pm CHEQUERED FLAG Ch 24,9.45pm17 words
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Article13 2009-05-24 55 BMWPGAC’SHIP Tonight: DAY 4 Ch 26,10.45pm HPBYRONNELSONC’SHIP Tomorrow: DAY 4 Ch 26,1am13 words
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Article15 2009-05-24 55 FRENCH OPEN Tonight: DAY 1 Ch 21, 5pm Tomorrow: DAY 2 Ch 21, 5pm15 words
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Article364 2009-05-24 55 WHAT'S ON BLURB RESULTS LOCAL EVENTS BOWLING What: 42nd Singapore International Open Bowling Championships When: T uesday to 6 June Where: Superbowl Safra Mount Faber. THIS tournament, sanctioned by the World Tenpin Bowling Association, offers cash prizes of over $150,000 and is expected to attract top local and international bowlers.364 words
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Article, Illustration250 2009-05-24 56 RAFAEL Benitez has made peace with Sir Alex Ferguson in a private letter. The pair have been at loggerheads all year, but the Spanish Liverpool boss wrote to Ferguson after the Manchester United manager’s grandson was badly injured in a car crash, reported the Daily Mirror’sPICTURE: REUTERS - 250 words
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Page 40 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous122 2009-05-24 40 S.League S. League Geylang Young Lions SAF FC Gombak Sun, 24/05/09 7.45pir Mon, 25/05/09 7.45pir E Premier, E League Champ, Italian, Spanish, J League and K League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT SPORTSBUZZ@PARADIZ KRANJI Sun, 24/05/09 8.00pn Sun, 24/05/09122 words
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Advertisement51 2009-05-24 56 GOING SOUTH: Your English Kaki fears the worst for the North-east Premiership pair of Newcastle and Sunderland. Page 54 MIRACLE IN MONACO: CanFerrari’sKimiRaikkonenpulloffthisfeatagainsttheleadingBrawncars?Page42 if he or his family needed anything while the youngster was in Liverpool,theyonlyhadtoask.” COUNT ON ME: Rafa Benitez (right) is ready to help Sir Alex Ferguson. PICTURE:51 words
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