The New Paper, 2 August 2009

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    29 1 The New Paper on 2 Six men nabbed for Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award ‘09 Society of Publishers in Asia 2 Aug 09 80 CENTS MICA (P) 194/11/2008
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      83 1 Lunch-time beauty boost increased size of POOR CREDIT CARD CHECKS Cap liability of consumer, please 26 6 Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award ‘09 Society of Publishers in Asia Six men nabbed for paid sex with boy. Yet, many continue to prey on young online BRAZEN BUAYAS SINGAPORE’S (sex predators)
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      Lock icon FEEDING FRENZY
      942 2 / 3  -  as buayas rise to boy bait Reporter posing as 14-year-old boy online gets swamped with sex offers within seconds REPORT:SPECIAL SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT tnp@sph.com.sg FOUR men were named and shamed and are being punished for performing obscene acts with an underaged boy. The cases of two others are coming
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      Lock icon What nerve! They show up in public place for prey
      417 2 / 3 WOULD men who prey on boys online go so far as to meet them in public? Yes, they would, going by the mini test done by The New Paper on Sunday. After chatting with a reporter posing as a teen,
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      Lock icon Trap them or... SCARE THEM?
      890 4 / 5  -  How should the law deal with cyber buayas? REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg THEYarelurkinginourmidst,readytopounceonyoungvictims.Inonecaseearlierthisweek,sixmenwerecaught forhavingpaidsexwitha15-year-oldboy. The New Paper on Sunday’s test revealed many more potential buayas (crocodiles in Malay and slang forsexpredators)whohuntincyberspace. If they lay their hands on their victims, they could faceuptotwoyear’sjailorpayafineofupto$5,000for committing obscene
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      839 6 / 7  -  COMMENT –ResearchbyHoePeiShan, Hoe Pei Shan newsroom intern THAT is the verdict of the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) after a recent random test by The New Paper revealed shocking lapses at stores. At four out of the five retail outlets, no one bothered to check the signatures on
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      Lock icon Why can’t we?
      164 6 / 7 Other countries cap loss on stolen cards: IN AUSTRALIA: The Electronic Funds Transfer Code of Conduct stipulates that cardholders have no liability for all unauthorised transactions. There is also a Consumer Credit Code that governs all credit transactions taking place in Australia, which introduces standardisation. IN MALAYSIA:
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      Lock icon When loan sharks turn on neighbours
      479 6 / 7  -  Nurul Asyikin Mohd Nasir –NurulAsyikinMohdNasir,newsroomintern THEY lived peacefully next to each other for 10 years, eventhoughtheydidn’tchat. Then police were called in after loan sharks struck with black paint and turned the neighbours into enemies. Mr Mohammad said he was returning to his flat at
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      Lock icon It’s stamina that counts for her
      528 8  -  Myths about women and foreplay debunked in recent studies REPORT: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg YET another scientific study has been done on a basic response that goes back to early humans female sexuality. And one more small light bulb has been switched on for
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      Lock icon It’s ease and speed that count for him
      276 8 TO one in three Singapore men aged 40 and above, duration does matter. This emerged from a straw poll survey of 109 men. The survey on staying power during sex showed that more than half of the men ranked the ease or
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      Lock icon Will diners pay more for decor?
      815 10 / 11  -  FROM FANCY FOOD COURTS... REPORT: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg SPECIALLY-commissioned animal sculptures worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Gothic European chandeliers. Philippe Stark-inspired chairs. Bone china crockery. Sights in a Michelin-star restaurant? Make that a food court in Singapore. Food Opera which opened at Ion
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      Lock icon You have the sports car, why not get the bathtub?
      385 10 / 11  -  TO FANCY TOILETS REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg IF you have $32,800 to spare, would you fancy owning a bathtub designed by those who design Ferraris? How about a mirror that doubles as a TV or adding some gold trim to
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      451 12 / 13  -  20 beauties unveiled at Suntec City yesterday Ladies&gentlemen,TheNewPaperNewFace2009finalists! David Ho newsroom intern A shiny car and 20 babes stole the show at the SPH Shop Win Final live challenge yesterday. The blue Subaru Impreza 2.0R (AT) Sedan was the top prize, and it was
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      294 12 / 13 NICHOLASPang’s generositypaidoff. A gift he bought for his girlfriend won him the grand prize at the SPH Shop Win Final livechallenge yesterday abrand new Subaru Impreza2.0R (AT)Sedan. His purchase? A $78 ring from SK Jewellery at Causeway Point Shopping Centre. The lucky man
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      703 14 / 15  -  REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg FLYINGisexhausting.Cramped legroom, economy-class food, jet lag and the hassles of customs and security checks oftenaddtoaverydifferentexperiencefromtheserene skiesofairlinecommercials. Whocanblameanyone– thetransitfolksespecially –forwantingtogetsomeshut-eyeafterlanding? It’s no wonder then that Changi Airport takes the scienceofsleepseriously. A poll of 6,200 passengers by travel website The GuideToSleepingInAirportsratedChangithecleanest and most comfortable
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      Lock icon TEKKA MY HAND IN MARRIAGE
      822 16 / 17  -  TekkaCentrereopenswitha newlook,butit’sthesame oldstoriesofloveand friendship that still survive REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg ITwashereinTekkaCentrethattheyfoundlove.MadamSalmahBegam,44,wasthemuttonsellers’daughter.MrFarukMarican,49,wastheshopkeeper selling Punjabi suits upstairs. Madam Salmah’s parents’fellowstallholders,whowerebutchers,usedtogo upstairstobuythingsfromMrFaruk’sshops. ThebutchersandMrFaruksoonbecamefriends. “We found we were all from the same village in India,”saidMrFaruk. So the butchers decided to matchmake Madam SalmahandMrFaruk,whomarriedsoonafter. Thatwasmorethan20yearsago. “Now she helps me.
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      Lock icon Own a S’pore farm in Africa?
      484 18 / 19  -  S’pore’splantoinvest infarmsoverseas draws mixed reactions REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg FOOD produced abroad in operations owned by Singaporeans and aimed at Singaporean dining tables? On Friday, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said Singapore needs to look at investing in overseas food zones. The purpose:
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      Lock icon More rich countries eyeing farmlands in Third World
      434 18 / 19 POORER countries in Africa and Asia are more open to investments by rich countries in farmland. Africa is especially popular. Land there is cheap and, in some regions of the mostly impoverished continent, extremely fertile, ABC News reported on Friday. US investment
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      Lock icon BANGKOK? NO,KL
      688 20 / 21 Protests turn ugly as police use tear gas water cannons IS the haze back in Kuala Lumpur? Not from forest fires, but from simmering political embers. (See other report.) Malaysiakini yesterday reported that 10,000 demonstrators had gathered near the Sogo shopping centre in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman calling
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      Lock icon Go to bed with your favourite superstar
      320 22 Thehot-selleratHK’s gameandcomicfairare bolsterswithlarge prints of sexy stars IT’S EVERY man’s dream to hug a sexy woman in bed. But if you can’t, then maybe hugging a bolster printed with the picture of a sexy woman will do. That appears to be the hot
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      234 22 A MOTHER knows her child will always be happy to see her. But not that happy. So when a mother in Hong Kong saw her kid behaving happier than usual, she knew she was responsible for the way he was acting. But not in
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      181 4 / 5 h °or H Ftsif v Organised by: National fouW\ Co Supported by: MCYS In conjunction with SHINE Youth Festival '09, the Stars of SHINE is a youth role model award in recognition of youth who have inspired their peers through their life changing experiences. Here are this year's winners: YOUTH
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      398 14 / 15 THOUSANDS queue for Marina IR jobs <5>I M©I Cosmic Qi-Gong And Science For Health Business Reg No: *****292X Ladies and Gentlemen... Today, many are living in the risk of unknown internal body blockages. Suffering from health problems and unexpected accidents happening among us in our lives. I, Consultant Master Lim
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      214 16 / 17 THIS SCOOTER COULD BE YOURS Look out for the other half of this picture on 8 Aug. Here’s what you need to do: Don’t let this opportunity fly away. We’ve had our fun testing the Piaggio Fly 150, now here’s your chance to own it. 1. Collect the two halves
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      276 23 MOVETOPROFESSIONALISE S’PORE’S SECURITYINDUSTRY BY THE end of next year, all 32,000 unarmed private security officers in Singapore will have been issued a common identification (ID) card. With homeland security a major concern, the move further professionalises the industry and also helps the public identify
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      46 23 ETPHONEHOME:“Aliens” drop bySingTel’shello! storeat Takashimaya Shopping Centre to check out a lucky draw organisedbythe telcocalled “the BestYouth Promointhe Galaxy Ever”,which is onfrom 1to 30 Aug. The“aliens” are expectedto “invade”shopping centresinOrchardRoad, Bugis Junctionand selected heartland malls from today till 10 Aug. TNP PICTURE: PHYLLICA WANG
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      Lock icon 15,000 needy families to get shopping vouchers
      91 23 SOME 15,000 needy families will benefit from $1.5 million in shopping vouchers from the NTUC FairPrice Foundation, a charity set up last year bythelabourmovement’sretail social enterprise. Grassroots organisations across Singapore will distribute the vouchers to needy families hit by the economic recession. Senior
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      Lock icon Former Philippine president Corazon Aquino dies
      72 23 FORMER Philippine president CorazonAquino,whose“People Power”revolutiontoppleddictator Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy to the nation, died yesterday from colon cancer. Mrs“Cory”Aquinowaspropelled into the political spotlight in 1986, leading millions of Filipinos in protests against the corrupt government of Marcos, who jailed thousands of dissidents during his
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      Lock icon Defectors speak of Myanmar’s nuclear plans
      89 23 AFP NORTH Korea is helping Myanmar build a secret nuclear reactor and plutonium extraction plant to build an atomic bomb within five years, reported the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday, citing the testimonies of defectors. The nuclear complex is hidden inside a mountain at NaungLainginMyanmar’snorthandrunsparalleltoa
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      Lock icon Five million Thais sign petition for Thaksin’s return
      90 23 Reuters RED-SHIRT supporters of former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra ended a rally in Bangkok yesterday, claiming more than five million signatures for a petition seeking clemency for the fugitive billionaire. Demonstrators from the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) rallied overnightnearBangkok’sGrandPalacetosupportan
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      Lock icon You can’t equate fanaticism with patriotism
      627 24 / 25  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg BEFOREtheEnglishPremierLeague,therewastheMalaysiaCup.For 90 minutes every week, Singaporeans of all ages, races and religions would forget their differences and come together for the nation-building exercise of yellingunprintablethingsatthereferee. Back then, we had heroes nay, gods golden representativesofthepatrioticspirit!Andtheiradversarieswerethedemonswecouldsafelyabuse. WhilemostgushedovertheFandisandSundramoor- thys, I admired
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE HAPPINESS INDEX
      220 24 / 25 Werate the past week’snews goodandbad +10 COE rates are going up, and so are pump prices. Butthere’s goodnews for those who use public transport– shorter waiting times for about 40 per cent of buses. +10 Rolls-Royce will invest more than $700 million in training and manufacturing facilities
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      Lock icon 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT SAY ON THE PLANE
      71 24 / 25 1 Say,have you takencare ofall yourinsurance needs? 2 2.If youputme in firstclass,I'm suretheurgeto hurlwill pass. 3 3.Listen,captain, Ithink your attitudestinks! 4 4.Justignoreit. I hearsome pilots neverturn off that ‘buckle-up’sign. 5 5.I’llhang up whenI’m good andready,lady. Besides,we’re stillatthe gate. These were taken
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      Lock icon OVERHEARD ON THE STREETS
      39 24 / 25 “Theyshouldconfinethe badly dressed to the basement.” –Astylistcomplainingaboutthefashionsenseofshoppers at the ION Orchard, which houses several luxury retailers on its upper floors “Aiyah,pregnantalsonouse. No one on the MRTgives up his seat to me. –Apregnantwomancommentingonthelackof graciousness among commuters
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      Lock icon QUICK BOOST to her assets
      708 26 / 27  -  Queasyaboutthesurgeon’s knife,somewomenincrease theirbrasizewithalunch-time jab,drawntothelowerprice and faster recovery time REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg FOR six years, she has had one dream: to have bigger breasts. Now, Miss Joan Guo’s dream has finally cometrue–albeittemporarily. Thanks to breast fillers, which let her walk into a clinic a
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      Lock icon Other lunch-time procedures
      159 26 / 27  -  Elysa Chen 1 Botox Medicine made of a purified protein complex that relaxes muscles when injected into them. Used to treat lines that develop around the eyes and mouth due to worry and stress, bad facial habits or ageing. Cost: $400 and above 2 Intense Pulsed Light
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      Lock icon How breast filling is done
      98 26 / 27 1. The doctor assesses the breasts and measures their dimensions, so as to know which portions of the breast to inject the gel into. 2. A numbing cream is applied over the area and oral sedation is given. 3. Local anaesthetic is injected to minimise
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      Lock icon MEGA FOX
      807 28 / 29  -  IrodeSentosa’snewMegaZip flyingfoxrideandsurvived Hoe Pei Shan Shan,newsroom intern IT’S a bird! It’s a plane! Er, wait, it’s... a crazy flying human form in a mess of flailing arms and legs. At least, that’s what some people watching from Siloso Beach told me I looked like as I sped down
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      Lock icon How WILL it PAN out?
      740 30  -  Taiwansinger(left)withinjuredfinger and‘bigmouth’performsinS’pore REPORT: KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg IT’S great to be number one on the charts. But there was a time, when US-born Taiwanese singer Will Pan’s mother was absolutely embarrassed whenever he topped the charts, he told The New Paper on Sunday. That was
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        Lock icon Seen the movie and bought the T-shirt?
        293 31  -  afford Yeah,you’vebeenthere,donethat,buthaveyou... JEAN MARIE TAN jeanm@sph.com.sg ILOVEmovies,andIloveT-shirts.Whichiswhyinaperfectworld,I’donlybewearingmovieT-shirts–adifferentonefor everydayoftheweek–tospeakmymind. And if they come with funny slogans or iconic images, even better. Whether you prefer your tops baggy or snug, you can pair them with jeans, denim shorts, printed skirts or black tights and be
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        366 31 421 The Hangover Baby Every appearance from adorable little Baby Carlos in this hit comedy put a smile on my face, from his introduction in the closet of the guys’ hotel suite to him to ending uponHeather Graham’s breast. Sure, I have my own 7-month-old son plastered to
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        Lock icon Femme Farfalle
        231 32  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg WHENitcomestoeggs,therearemoreways to cooking eggs than debonair menwhohaveplayedJamesBondin allthe007movies. Ofcourse,weallhaveourpreferenceswhen itcomestoeggsandmen.Itrytokeepanopen mind,howeverdauntingthetaskmaybe. But if the man across you turns out to be less than dishy, you cannot shove him to the sideoftheplate. If the man turns out to be dishy inside out, youcouldalways invitehimhome forthe next
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        Lock icon The best $10 I’ve spent in ages
        677 34  -  S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg MONEY doesn’t seem to last too long these days, does it? I mean, how long does a $50 note stay in your wallet? When my kids are around, mine are out oftherebefore youcan say “Howmuch?”. But the other
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        422 34  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg IT’S the biggest thing to hit Orchard Road since Fiona Xie's bouncing boobs back in 2004 when the bikini-clad actress ran in front of Wisma Atria for the drama series The Champions. Ahhh,
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      32 32 Get blown away by the latest actioner from the director of MIAMI VICE Ong Sor Fern, SPH, The Straits Times Jason Johnson, SPH, The New Paper M IIDN I Iml tJ iSi
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      205 33 BRAIN WORKOUT TAN KIN LIAN Thereare fivehouses with differentcolours in a row.Each occupantplays adifferent sport,drinks adifferentbeverage andkeeps adifferent pet. 1. The brandydrinker playsrugby. 2. The rugbyplayerlives rightof thewhiskey drinker. 3. The martinidrinker livesin the greyhouse. Howtoplay 4. The soccerplayer drinkswine. 5. The accountantdrinkswhiskey. 6. The cricketplayer lives leftof thesoccerplayer. 7.
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      276 35 PICTURES:UIP, 20THCENTRUY FOX WATCH’EM CHANNEL5 Noon FootballAsiaShow 2009 12.30pm Sports@SG 1.00 Movie:First Daughter 3.00 BeautyAndThe Geek 4.00 TheShowdown 5.00 FlashGordon 6.00 AreYouSmarter Than A 5thGrader? 7.00 America’sFunniest Home Videos 7.30 TheSimpsons 8.00 Movie:Garfield2 9.30 News5Tonight 10.00 The2009 MissUSA Midnight MissHawaiianTropic International2007 CHANNEL8 1.00pm BuffetBuffet:Steamboat 1.30 FunInChina 2.30 Movie:Armour OfGod 4.30
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      29 37 Saturday,1Aug2009 First Second Third 7028 8391 3873 Starters 2126 4024 2107 2237 8145 4940 8128 7093 8521 9307 Consolation 0308 2056 4206 4492 1459 8759 1175 3534 0873 0468
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        Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPES’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        1281 37 RACE1 GRANDE STALLION was slow to begin. DRUNKEN HERO and COLLECTHELIMIT bumped heavily on jumping. COLLECTHELIMIT hung in throughout, placing his rider at some disadvantages. WIN LOTS raced wide without cover throughout. Near the 500m, STAR RAY shifted out abruptly after making
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        Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE A/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
        1390 38 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C4D2 12.45 -1400m(Turf) Stakes:$55,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****4 OilBaron 58.5 (61) ODoleuze 1 (4agJMeagher-R&W) 2 *****3 GoldHelp 58 (60) TAffandi*c3 3 (5agSBurridge-EightEightOne) 3 -***** MagicKey 57 (58) RMcMahon 7 (5agJMeagher-Lim's) 4 4-10 LamborghiniFlame
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        Lock icon LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS FOR TODAY’S KRANJI RACES
        2553 39 RACE 1 (1,400m) 1 Oil Baron???Going along in good order since blinkers added and this looks suitable to knock in another win. 2 Gold Help???More than competitive in this grade and a win looks imminent. 3 Magic Key???Showed last start he will go
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        431 40 RACE 12 RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Better Than Ever Touch Luck Lim’s Connection Gold Help 2 2 Flaming Bolt 1 1 Recycle King Ace Amante Best Bid 9 Onelastime 3
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        90 40 (Race 12 No. 1) BEST BET THIS vast-improving Michael Freedman-trained four-year-old (above, with regular jockey Vlad Duric aboard) is set for a hat-trick of wins. The Exceed And Excel gelding has shown in all his three runs so far that he is a horse with immense ability. The chestnut
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA (ROSEHILL /TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS
        379 40 RACE 1: 1st 2 Strat’s Flyer ($7-$5) 2nd 5 Bay Window ($7) 3rd 1 Hadaaf (no 3rd dividend) 4th 6 Synonym. EOB $11. Forecast $5. Tierce $23. Trio $7. Quartet $111. Scratching: With A Chance. RACE 2: 1st 4 Hus Der Lieften ($34-$14) 2nd 5
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA (CAULFIELD /BELMONT) RESULTS
        619 40 RACE 1:1 st 8 Bonindi ($29-$12) 2nd 4 Tolka Rock ($17) 3rd 2 Cape D’amore ($21) 4th 12 Delago Sun. EOB $25. Forecast $84. Place forecast $36 (2-4), $17 (2-8), $27 (4-8). Tierce $608. Trio $98. Quartet No winner ($2002 jackpot carried forward to the
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        Lock icon TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS
        817 41 RACE 1 (1,000m) 4 ARMA KAR 7 TRELLIS 2 RAZZACK 13 CATSIDE. Comments not available. RACE 2 (1,000m) 5 OZZIE SHIRAZZI (Ms S Jeffries) 6g By General Nediym-Not-turno (17:1-1-1): Game in defeat when nk, 11/4 len 3rd 1100m 20 Jul. One for
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        536 42 THAI veteran Boonchu Ruangkit defied his age to take the third-round lead at the Brunei Open yesterday. The 53-year-old carded a seven-under-par 64 for a three-day total of 13-under-par 200 to take a one-shot lead over Philippines’ Jay Bayron who posted a 67 at the
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        490 42 AFP TIGER Woods has leapt into contention at the Buick Open. The world No. 1 (right) fired a scorching nine-under par 63 on Friday, a day after what he called one of the worst putting performances of his career. Woods stood in a
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        342 42 AFP CATRIONA Matthew set her sights on becoming the first Scot towintheWomen’sBritishOpen when she eased into a three-shot lead with a third-round 71 at Royal Lytham and St Annes yesterday. Joint-leader at the halfway stage, the 39-year-old Matthew, who has won six tournaments in
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        737 43 AP OFF TO the side stood Michael Phelps while Milorad Cavic delivered a soliloquy on Friday on his rematch against Phelps in the 100 metres butterfly. It was a scene reminiscent of the weigh-in before a heavyweight prize fight, except that in this case the
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        304 43 AP NO NEED to worry about a boycott from Michael Phelps anymore. Swimming’s governing body Fina set a firm date of 1 Jan for banning record-break-ing bodysuits, a move that comes partly in response to a threat from Phelps’ coach to pull his swimmer from
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        949 44 / 45 ShealmostlostherlifeinSingapore,buttopfemale professionalwakeboarderDALLASFRIDAYhassince soaredtoevengreaterheights,reportsTheRedBulletin WHEN she was just 13, Dallas Friday was tipped to be the first girl to make a million dollars from wakeboarding. Now22,shehasn’t disappoint. Today, Friday is riding the very crest of the wave in the boom sport of women’s wakeboarding. Imagine waterskiing
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      358 46 / 47  -  How sport helped turn around the livesoftwoformerlywaywardgirls BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg THEIR lives were heading down the wrong track. And the only light at the end of the tunnel was the headlamp of a train bearing down on them. Jesslyn Goh was 18. Tien Xinyi 15.
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      640 46 / 47 JESSLYN, 21: “I WAS a terrible teenager. I was doing things that I’m embarrassed to talk about. I was a drug addict. Ecstasy was my thing. But I took whatever was given to me or whatever I could get. “I had passed my O-levels. I
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      453 46 / 47  -  BRIANMILLER THE AG HOME was founded by Pastor Andrew Choo 11 years ago. There are currently 55 girls in the Home. They are between 12 and 21 years old and all have troubled backgrounds. Sport, he said, plays an important role inthe girls’ rehabilitation. “We have a
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      270 46 / 47 EDWIN Low is the secretary general/general manager of Singapore Sailing. Hesaid:“Wehavebeenworkingwiththe Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. We started this sailing programme some three years ago to give wayward girls a second chance. To show them another world. “So far, around 30 girls have been
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        467 48 RedBullRacing’sWebberthinkstheGermancanwin Wire Services IF YOU did not believe it before, you should now. To see Michael Schumacher behind the wheel of a Ferrari would have brought it home for anyone. That Schumacher is dead serious about his comeback. Never mind that the car was a
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        279 48 Reuters THEFUTURE of Formula One wassecured yesterday after the governing body (FIA) and the 12 F1 teams signed a new Concorde Agreement to safeguard the sport until 2012. The agreement ended threats of a breakaway series after weeks of negotiations between the FIA and the
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        147 48 AUSTRALIA has not had much success in Formula One in a long time. So when Mark Webber’s breakthrough Formula One win at the German Grand Prix came, it called for something special. Now it has been commemorated by Australia Post with a souvenir stamp
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        592 49  -  LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg FOUND: Kua Khuan Tiong’s precious Liverpool jacket. The diehard Reds fan lost his jacket when he passed it to Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina at the river cruise last Saturday. Kua had asked the Spaniard to help him get more autographs before
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        440 50 PEACECUP SEMI-FINALS Juventus 2 Real Madrid 1 Wire Services REAL Madrid have a lot of work to do before they are the finished article. Their coach Manuel Pellegrini had much to reflect on after Real Madrid were knocked out of the Peace Cup friendly tournament
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        340 50 Wire Services BARCELONA coach Pep Guardiola admits the club may not make any more summer signings. While bitter rivals Real Madrid have spent well over 200 million euros ($410m) on a host of big-name players and look set to continue splashing the cash, it has
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        595 52 AFP THE LATE, great George Best was renowned for his love of fine wine and champagne, and footballers past and present have followed his lead by investing in their very own vineyards. While some British heroes of yesteryear lost all their money by drinking away
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        460 53  -  GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg HE WAS a picture of calm and cool, though embroiled in a soccer tangle with English club Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd. No doubt, the setting helped him with his composure. Serene, spectacular and spell-binding was Tanah Merah Country Club’s refreshed Tampines course.
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        386 53 Wire Services FORMER England star Paul Gascoigne had a closer connection to Sir Bobby Robson than most. Once described by the former England manager as “daft as a brush”, Robson also gave Gascoigne his England debut while both have strong ties to Newcastle. So
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        399 54 Wire Services FERNANDO Torres insists the Premier League continues to set the standard in world football. The balance of power had appeared to be shifting towards the Prime- ra Liga following a summer of big spending in Spain. Liverpool striker Torres is not con- vinced,
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        515 54 RANGERS1 (Madjid Bougherra 75) PARISSTGERMAIN0 PA Sport THE EMIRATES Cup got off to a tepid opening yesterday. It was hardly inspirational stuff as Scottish Premier League champions Rangers beat Paris Saint-Germain thanks to a scrappy winner from defender Madjid Bougherra. The four-team tournament, which
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        479 51 Striker blames frustration on his move to Sunderland stalling, RedknappsaysSpursareentitledtogetthebestdeal PA Sport IT IS easy to sympathise with Darren Bent. He was hauled off the plane taking the Tottenham Hotspur team to China for the Premier League Asia Trophy at the last minute on Monday Told
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        260 51 PA Sport MANCHESTER United have completed the signing of French starlet Paul Pogba, much to Le Havre’s dismay. The Red Devils have beaten Premier League rivals Arsenal to the 16-year-old’s signature, but the deal has caused uproar with his former employers. Le Havre
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        244 51 Wire Services HE IS still one of the best midfielders in the world. And whoever says Patrick Vieira isn’t will have to answer to France team-mate and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Claude Makelele. With Vieira (right) look- ing to make a return to
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        59 55 LIVE TELECASTS EMIRATES CUP 2009 Tonight: ATLETICO MADRID vPSG Ch 27, 8.55pm ARSENAL v RANGERS Ch 27,11.10pm Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (right) will be hoping to win the Emirates Cup in front of his own fans. DUTCH LEAGUE Tonight: GRONINGENvAJAX Ch116(GoalTV2),8.30pm CO PA SUDAMERICANA 2009 Wednesday: UNIVERSIDADDE CHILE (CHI)
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        32 55 MORAVIA SILESIA OPEN Tonight: DAY 4 Ch 26,7.45pm THE US SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 4 Ch 24,1am BUICKOPEN Tomorrow: DAY 4 Ch 26,3.15am Will Tiger Woods (left) stage a stunningrallyafterFriday’s63?
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        420 55 LOCAL EVENTS TRIATHLON What: OSIM Singapore International Triathlon When: Today Where: East Coast Park, Car Park E2 SINGAPORE’Sbiggesttriathloneventis back with close to 4,000 participants this year. Witness the participants do what people think is the most gruelling endurance sport consisting of a swim in the open sea, before
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        209 55 GOOD news for English Premier League fans in Singapore. StarHub will be airing 370 ‘live’ EPL matches for the 2009/2010 season. When the new season kicks off on 15 Aug, StarHub TV Sports Group customerscan catch up to10‘live’ matches weekly via Football Channel (Ch 27), SuperSports (Ch
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      Lock icon GOAL TARGET 100
      481 56 Fergie wants his Red Devils to hit the century mark SIR ALEX Ferguson has set his Manchester United players a target of 100 goals next season in the Premier League and Champions League. United are aiming to become the first English team to claim the league four
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