The New Paper, 20 December 2009

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1 56 The New Paper
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    20 1 The New Paper on sunday 20 Dec 09 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS 3|dJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 096/11/2009
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      57 1 Devils thrashed 54 40 ‘WAR TALK’: Teo Ser Luck replies to athletics adv FAST WOMEN AT GOLF TOURNAMENTS TH EY LEAVE COME-ON NOTES IN HIS LOCKER Little-known Aussie golfer attracts admirers merely by playing with Tiger Woods PICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY AT NICOLL HIGHWAY... One slip and Ferrari is worthless
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      12 1 Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award '09 Society of Publishers in Asia
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      Lock icon ...and driver walks away with light injuries
      447 2  -  Ferrarimangled‘beyondrepair’afterslammingintorailing REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg AFERRARIdriverwholostcontrolofhisluxurycar,estimated to be worth $300,000, sent it crashing throughaguardrailandintoatree. And now, it seems the accident, which happened yesterdaymorning,isgoingtosendthepricycartothe scrapheapaswell. Both the front and rear portions of the bright red sportscarwererippedoff. The windscreen was shattered and parts were
      PICTURES: LIANHE WANBAO, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS  -  447 words
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      Lock icon Matchmaker pursues man for dodging fee
      609 4  -  Sometrytosecretlymeetand marryVietnamesewomenbehind matchmaker’sback REPORT:CRYSTAL CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg FORevery10menseekingVietnamesebrides,onewilltrytobypassthematchmaker’sfeebyprivate-lyarrangingamarriagewithawomanhefancies. While many get away with it, say matchmakers, at least one “bride snatcher” here has had to face legal actiontakenbyabridalagency. In February, Mr Loi Eng Tuang, owner of South Phoenix Marriage Centre, took one such customer,
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      117 4 LAWYER Michael Low said that although no contract is signed between the matchmaker and the customer, the latter can still be taken to court if he marries the girl without paying for the matchmaking services. “Fromthecustomer’s conduct, itwas clearhe confirmed his interest in the girl
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    • News Tiger Woods Scandal
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        Lock icon So easy to be TEMPTED
        1130 6/7  -  Golfcircuits,eveninAsia,arefilledwith storiesoflewdcome-onsandnightclub visits that end in hotel rooms REPORT:HOLIAN-YI HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg ALLhehaddonewastoplaywithTigerWoods.And it seems, he had women throwing themselvesathim. Australian golfer Michael Sim played with the World No 1 in the last round of the US Open at Long IslandinJune. And the women there
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        Lock icon You can’t call it a sleaze fest
        377 6/7  -  STREET TALK COMMENT: S Murali muralis@sph.com.sg I WAS new to the job, about 15 years ago, when, I was suddenly thrust into the world of tournament golf, following mostly Asian professionals around the region, reporting on the tournaments they played. On one occasion
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        Lock icon It’s money and mummy woes for now
        380 8 POWERHOUSE LAWYER TIGER Woods’ wife reportedly has the dean of Tinseltown’s divorce lawyers on her side. Nobody has more experience at tearing celebrity marriages asunder than Sorrell Trope, the New York Daily News reported. Thelawyer’sstarclientsspanthegenerations from Cary Grant and Rod Steiger to Nicole
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        Lock icon Time to tame the tiger’s tale
        383 8  -  COMMENT: Brian Miller brian@sph.com.sg WHAT was a breaking news story is now a Tiger Show.And– wink, wink– you knowwhatI mean. Itused tobe, whenthe wifesaid: “Youwere a tigerlastnight,” itmeant you were,well, in “top form”. Great.Rrrr. Now, you can never be too sure. Does she know?
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      Lock icon R.I.P. at sea gaining popularity
      937 10/11  -  Cost,lessregardforculture, looserfamilytiesamong reasonsundertakerscitefor risingdemandforsearites REPORT:SHREEANN SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg THE last voyage for Mr S J Foo’s baby daughter, Chuan Xin, was on a ferry that took them both out to sea on Friday. Sadly, it was a one-way journey for Mr Foo’s 21/2-month-old infant,
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      Lock icon Simple ceremony for a little girl
      404 10/11 THEmoodwas sombre whenlittle ChuanXin’s ashes fell into the waters off Changi Coast. There were no flowers during the simple ceremony, neither were there hoards of mourners. Onboard were onlytwofamily members Mr Foo,35, and ChuanXin’sgrandmother, 65. His wife, 32, who works in a bank, and
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      Lock icon I’m not heartless for leaving China wife
      673 12  -  S’porecabbywithnewgirlfriendsayshe’sbeingpracticalby divorcing wife stuck in China due to immigration problems REPORT PICTURE: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg HE MARRIED a China woman just two weeks after meeting her in 2005. Earlier this week, he divorced her. Not because of infidelity or a falling out, but
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      Lock icon Marina Bay IR’s opening likely delayed to June
      310 13 Delaylinkedtoshortage ofmaterial,manpower building of aerial park THOSEwhoarewaitingwithbatedbreathfor the opening of the integrated resort (IR)atMarinaBaywillhavetowaitalittle longer. When US-based company Las Vegas Sands Corporation (LVS) won the bidding for the resort in May 2006, it promised to have the gamingandentertainmentcomplexfullyopenedby theendofthismonth. But since then,
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      971 14/15  -  He’s‘thefatone’intheS’pore waterpoloteam,buthiscoach prefershimthiswaybecause he‘canabsorbmoredamage’ REPORT: GERMAINE LIM gerlim@sph.com.sg ADMITit.If you’d seen the picture of Singapore’s water polo team on the front page of The Straits Times two weeks ago, your first question would probably have been “Who’s that Ah Pui (fatty in Hokkien)in the
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      558 17 Puchongfirestationdoesn’thaveaphonelineyet IF YOU are in Puchong, Selangor, don’t expect the firemen to respond within the shortest time. Its fire station, which started operating only two months ago, does not have a phone line its developer has not installed one yet. So,
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      Lock icon Officer looking for illegal immigrants saves 13 from fire
      247 17 HE had finished his round of duty in looking for illegal immigrants. But Mr Pun Yee Min decided to patrol down Jalan Bakri in Muar, Johor, before calling it a day. Thankfully, he did. He ended up saving 13 people from
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      Lock icon When ROYALTY meets PRESIDENCY
      780 18/19 QueenElizabethII,UK’smonarchfor58years,has survived11USpresidentsduringhertimeinoffice IN1952,then-PrincessElizabethwastour-ing Kenya with her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, when she was told that her father, King George VI of GreatBritain,haddied. Sincethen,shehasreignedasUK’squeen. For58years,tobeexact. In that time, 10 US presidents have come and gone, and the Queen has, save for Lyndon Baines Johnson,
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      340 18/19 A NEW book, set to be released next year, promises to turn up dirt on the Clintons. The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr, written by interim Duquesne University Law School Dean Ken Gormley, reveals eye-opening findings on the Bill Clinton impeachment saga,
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      Lock icon Hunting with eagles
      562 20 During winter, Kazakhs reviveapastimethat bringsthemclose tonature&backto their nomadic roots AS the first snowfall showed across the land on 5 Dec, that told the Kazakhs it was time for them to bring their birds out. So the hunters went to their cages and using gloved hands, gingerly took
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      Lock icon Maid disappears after child dies
      503 21 13-month-old girl died from a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain THE parents had left their precious twin girls under the charge of their trusted maid. But one of the girls is now dead from a fractured skull, and the maid has since disappeared.
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      Lock icon Tokyo nails it with works of art
      169 21 THIS year, nearly 50,000 visitors came to Tokyo to see art. Not any ordinary paintings, but fingernail masterpieces. That’sright theTokyoNail Expo attracteda huge crowdto Japan’scapital toseethe latest in (finger)nail art. All that searching culminated in the Nail Queen 2009 awards ceremony, where Japan
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        Lock icon M’sian opposition to set up committee to promote policies
        321 22 FIRST CONVENTION BY OPPOSITION PARTIES MALAYSIA’S opposition alliance, the Pakatan Rakyat said at its first convention yesterday that it will set up a committee to implement policies agreed upon by the three parties of the coalition, namely Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR),
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        45 22 ROYAL MEAL: A 5.5m-long python swallowed a 50kg deer in Johor’sBukit Serene palaceonFriday.Weighing about160kg after its meal, the python took eight men several hours to lift it up and send it to the zoo, where it drew a huge crowd. PICTURE: CHINA PRESS
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        Lock icon CDAC to spend $23m next year to help low-income S’poreans
        106 22 THE Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) will set aside $23 million next year to help 67,000 students, workers and their families. This year, it helped 65,500 low-income Singaporeans up 20 per cent from last year. From next year, CDAC said
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        Lock icon PM Lee: Copenhagen accord useful for future negotiation
        108 22 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday he is disappointed with the outcome of the United Nations climate talks, which did not produce a unanimous agreement. But he believes the accord reached by the United States, India, Brazil, South Africa and China
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        Lock icon Hundreds of Papuans clash with Indonesian police
        99 22 HUNDREDS of supporters of a slain Papuan rebel leader pelted Indonesian police with stones yesterday as tensions flared ahead of thecommander’s funeral. Clashes erupted as a coffin carry- ing the body of Kelly Kwalik was placed outside the parliament building in the southern
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        Lock icon Eastern Taiwan hit by 6.4-magnitude earthquake
        105 22 A STRONG 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan yesterday, the US Geological Survey said. It was the biggest tremor to strike the island so far this year. The epicentre of the quake was 25km south-east of the eastern city of Hualien. Buildings were shaking for
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        Lock icon We scored an own goal for World Cup 2010
        493 23  -  BUZZ COMMENT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg WHAT does StarHub and SingTel have in common with broadcasters in Afghanistan and Timor Leste? All of them have not yet successfully negotiated the rights to the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa. A few
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        Lock icon S’PORE HAPPINESS INDEX
        146 23 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad. Last week’s index: 110 This week’s index: 110 -20 The resident unemployment rate hit a five-year high of 5 per cent. And the number of those without a job for more than six months has doubled in the past year. +10 The Infocomm Development Authority has
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        Lock icon OVERHEARD IN THE STREETS
        16 23 “TigerWoods gotmanybirdie!” –anoldmanatthecoffeeshop commenting about the famous golfer “TheSinglishequivalent of‘Onceuponatime’is ‘Youknowah..’.” –amotheronthefairytalesshetellsherson
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        Lock icon QUICK ON THE DRAW
        11 23 CLIMATE CHANGE FINGERPOINTING TNP ILLUSTRATION: SIMON ANG
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      82 9 SINGAPORE NATIONAL OLYMPIC COUNCIL Friendship. Harmony. V s 2 S3 V 31 I III V v I I CANON CONGRATULATES SINGAPORE'S ATHLETES ON THEIR OUTSTANDING SUCCESS IN THE SEA GAMES. HARI5S HARUN YOUNGEST GOAL SCORER IN S.LEAGUE, 2007 TAO LI SEA GAMES GOLD MEDALIST, 2009 QUAH TING WEN SEA GAMES
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      134 13 w n Hew Fapex Temasek? °TnW©l seminar beyo!> „JSSS—'^ V I? LEVEL RESULTS m EXCLUSIVELY FOR STUDENTS AWAITING (PARENTS ARE WELCOME TOO!) Whether it's getting to university, landing that dream job or simnlv yo^iS^eS 0^! Seminarwi helpyoufulfil t!ZT"'h? U ersity TP S <* mas ope" the doors to local and
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      47 14/15 thenewpaper BOXING DAY 26 Dec Edition Who will win Babe of the Year? Find out in The New Paper, the only English-language newspaper on 26 Dec HOT STORY Call us. If story is published you get this HOT PHONE HOTLINE 1800 733 44 55 thenewpaper Samsung GT-C3010
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      299 16 This series is brought to you by East Asia Institute of Management Threegirls, threedifferent goals,one hospitality programme Ontheway to theirdreamjobs (Fromleft) JolleneHou, Vega Natalia Sekeonand ShirleyLi. THESEthreegirls mightbe young andfresh-faced, buttheyhave big dreams. Onewantstowork ina casino, anotherwants tobe a weddingplannerwhile thethird hopesto bethe chief organiserforanAsia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC)summit in thefuture. MeetChinese
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      65 17 Where to park your money in in hesunday nes TODAY s Brought to you by The Warehouse People FOX renoma G20OO GIORDANO KiNcfkoa- U. R.S inc. CHARLES JOURDAN bodsbodynits' Unisex Apparel, Shoes, mens undergarments, lingerie, bediinen, ladies accessories, imported chocolates many more... 18-27 Dec 2009 10 am-10 pm D' Marquee
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      849 24/25  -  Forked tongue, vampire-like fangs and pleated foreskinareonlysomeofthequirkyrequests thatlocalplasticsurgeonsget REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg BEAUTY lies in the eye of the beholder. And for some, beauty can come in the form of forked tongues, vampire-like fangs, and even split ear lobes. Last month, MSNBC.com reported that the strangest plastic
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          282 26  - Pack new malls be jolly YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg THE Christmas crush on Orchard Road is barely bearable. I’ve been poked and prodded by bags, elbows and other possible weapons. It’s maddening having to fight your way down the stretch. And as if the festive season is not enough to
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          Lock icon Shop: What caught my eye at Mandarin Gallery & 313@Somerset
          335 26 Shop: What caught my eye at Mandarin Gallery 313@Somerset 1 The bestway to boostSingapore’s economyis tobuy local.Checkout MandarinGallery’s Egg3(#04-36). Thislifestylestore openedits latest branchwitha strong collectionof localindie fashionlabels. T.O.U.(orTwo of Us)isa newmid-price labelthat started retailingwithEgg3. The collection contains aselectionof dressesand playsuits inlimited numbers. Thisone-piece only toga dress(left) modelledby The New PaperNew
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        Lock icon Score with a Citrus Christmas Ham
        450 27  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg BOYS, score this Christmas with champagne, diamonds and studs. Don’t worry if you can’t afford the real sparklies or gleaming rocks. A diamond-patterned scored hunk of champagne ham with cloves charmingly studded all over can be a real winner too. No
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      Lock icon Fantasies come true with Carlsberg
      434 28/29 Roller girls and free flow beer at Balaclava draw crowds IT WAS a night of disco fever at Balaclava at Suntec last Wednesday evening. Temperatures soared when disco roller girls whizzed in to kick off the party. But guests kept cool by drinking at a
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      Lock icon Want to party with Mike?
      267 28/29 TO WOO the young and hip this festive season, Carlsberg picked one of its customers, 28-year-old MikeTeo, to be the face of its $1.5 million campaign. Mike’sfaceandrealidentitywillnotbe revealed until the countdown party hosted by Carlsberg at The Float Marina Bay on 31 Dec. In the
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      Lock icon Couples retreat? Not with kids in tow
      521 30  -  S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg I KNOW I sometimes make fatherhood sound like some wonderful traipse through the Garden of Eden. But let me also add that it can be a royal pain in the Netherlands. Why am I so sore? Well, I
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      196 30 The festiveseason isnotalways joyful, and we’re guessing you may need some hilarity to get you through the long weekend coming up. JULIANA JUNE RASUL and LIM SAY HENG offer some websitesthat’ssure to crackyou upwhileyou nurse hangovers and decades-old family feuds. THERE, I FIXED IT www. thereifixedit. com You
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        Lock icon TVMobile outlasted Glenn Ong’s two marriages
        381 31  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg IT’Satime for joyandcelebration andnot just becauseit’s Christmas.We’re celebrating notSingapore’sSEA gamesmedals orthe opening of the Uniqlo megastore at 313@Somerset, but the death of TVMobile. Last Tuesday, as a Christmas present to commuters, MediaCorp announced that it will finally be
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        Lock icon Climate change? Switch on air-con
        416 31  -  SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg FRIDAY18Dec,18h00.TheCopenha-gen Climate conference is officially over. Finished,it’sawrap. Former US vice-president Al Gore delivered more terrifying news: the North Pole ice cap could completely melt down…insummer2014.Butthat’stomorrow. Save the planet NOW. Or suffer unspeakablehavoc in20 years, 10 years, five
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      109 34 This week, we’re showcasing pictures of you enjoying a day out at the zoo. But from 27 Dec, we want to feature your favourite Christmas party snapshots. Send your pictures to tnpforum@sph.com.sg Check out d latest prince charming with us the Zoo!! –JanBBNur It’safundaywiththeanimalsatthezoo. Wei Sheng Jolin Year
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      17 27 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for job opportunities! MATS BUY IT*SELL IT* FIND IT
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      109 32 SEEING STARS BYKUAH SENGSENG Singapore’smostaccuratefakeastrologer ARIES: With all the iPhone-shaped stockings hanging all over you house, we think your spouse gets the hint. TAURUS: You will leave at least 1 3 strangers with bloody noses before someone explains to you what Boxing Day is all about. GEMINI: You will be
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      371 33 MY STREET Think you know Singapore like the back of your hand? Try answering these questions related to our country in our My Street series. Check the answers in this space next Sunday. 1.WhereisSingapore’soldestbus interchange? 2. What is the longest average travelling time between two MRT stations? 3. Which was
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      Lock icon Sunday’s Tips (Singapore)
      434 35 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 12 RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Sure Limit Good General Street Legal Phantom Knight Bumble Bee Lira Legs Eleven 8
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      Lock icon BEST BET BUMBLE BEE (Race 3 No. 5)
      100 35 THIS Polytrack specialist was clearly in need of a run when second to Goldschatz last time out. After all, the Douglas Dragon-trained five-year-old New Zealand-bred had not raced for nearly two months and his condition was reflected in his bodyweight. He weighed
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY'S SINGAPORE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS'REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      1018 35 RACE 1 THRILLA IN MANILA and WONDER GENERAL, who were restless and broke through their barriers, were quickly restrained by their riders. They were examined and passed fit to race. DRAGON STRONG was slow. WONDER GENERAL jumped away awkwardly. TRANSFORMERS hung out from the
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE(POLYTRACK)RACE CARD
      1243 36 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 IP 12.45 -1600m Stakes:$65,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 08 KingFaalcon 58 (54) RStewart 1 (4nzgRBMarsh-BTHoong) 2 56 AftBurner 58 (52) OPlacais 7 (4ahLTreloar-Hippocrates) 3 560-9- SuperRich 58 (48) KBSoo 10 (4nzgSamChua-Rich) 4 9906 CinqRue 58 (46) VDuric 9
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      Lock icon Cash in with Mysterio in the last
      2515 37 LARRYFOLEY’SCOMMENTSFORTODAY’SKRANJIPOLYTRACKRACES RACE 1 (1,600m) 1 King Faalcon??Looked to be doing well enough late at his last start to consider with blinkers added from nice gate. 2 Aft Burner???Best work late at second-up run and this looks suitable to run a big race and
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      Lock icon TODAY’S PENANG RACE CARD
      1407 38 GOING FORECAST: SOFT RACE1 C5 1.00 -1400m DeterminedHandicap Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 1-92-8 KualaDipang 57 (43) LLTai*c2 3 (10nzgARahim-GoldPlus) 2 63-452 Venom 57 (43) SMutaza*c3 16 (6nzgJeromeTan-DC) 3 *****5 Yarta 57 (43) SAnandanc1 6 (4thamTonyYeoh-MdmSSonthithai) 4 *****- IWish 56.5 (42)
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S PENANG RESULTS
      526 39 GOING: SOFT ALL SMILES: A happy apprentice TR Barnabas returning tothe winners’circle aboardthe Len Treloar-trained outsider Val Supreme at Kranji on Friday night. TNP PICTURE: GAVIN FOO Race1 C*****m 4 FIREGENERAL56.5c52.5(38-9) SSofian* (15) 7 4 1 (506) 1 IT'SDWING57(35-10) OChavez (10) 5 7 2 (485) 1.25 2
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S HONG KONG(SHA TIN)RESULTS
      458 39 GOING: GOOD RACE1 CLASS4TURF 1200m 8 SPECTACULARAWARD127(111-24) JWinks (4) 1 2 FORESTSTAR129(20-8) MChadwick (6) 2 1 REDRULER133(57-14) GMosse (1) 3 5 CHAMPAGNEDAYS127(39-11) YTCheng (2) 4 ?Trainer: P O’Sullivan. Margins: 0.5, 1.25. Time: 1min 10.97sec. Forecast: $89. Place Forecast: $15 (Nos. 1-2), $71 (Nos. 1-8), $39 (Nos.
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      30 39 Saturday,19 Dec2009 First Second Third 9619 2040 9943 Starters 2776 0269 8725 6867 4274 2384 9648 5524 9732 9945 Consolation 7012 4080 0837 1893 4268 1708 8943 9877 2449 8605
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  • Sports SEA Games
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      763 40 / 41  -  COMMENT In The New Paper on Friday, athletics boss LOH LIN KOK claimed SingaporeSportsCouncil (SSC) and the Ministry of CommunityDevelopment, Youth and Sports (MCYS), were declaring war on himandhisassociation. Yesterday,SSChadits rebuttal. Today, we ask TEO SER LUCK (Senior Parliamentary Secretary,MCYS& Ministryof Transport)to respondto Loh’s personal
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      Lock icon Kudos to Team Singapore and how we can do better
      784 42 / 43 TheNewPaper’s Postmanreaders givetheirviewson TeamSingapore’s performanceinthe recently-concluded SEAGamesinLaos THANK YOU TO ALL OUR ATHLETES AND OFFICIALS A BIG “Thank You” to all the athletes and officials who had represented Singapore so well at the just-concluded South east-Asia Games in Vientiane, Laos.
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  • Sports Champions League
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      638 42 / 43 Welcome home, Golden Balls... AFP PATRICE Evra is looking forward to playing against former Old Trafford hero David Beckham after Manchester United were drawn against AC Milan in the Champions League. England midfielder Beckham, who made his name with United, is set to begin his
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      Lock icon Rafa: Great chanceto win something
      276 42 / 43 EUROPA LEAGUE PA Sport OUT OF the Champions League and now to the next best thing. Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez sees the Europa League as a realistic opportunity to win silverware despite being handed a tough draw against Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni. Like the Reds,
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  • Sports EPL
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      Lock icon SLAYING THE SPIRIT OF SPORT
      682 44  -  “IftopPremierLeagueclubs are concerned that the credibility of the competition is being undermined, and that the actions of the hoi polloi are now impinging on those in power, perhaps they might like to think creatively about a financially fairerleaguesystem.” ALISON RATCLIFFE FOOTBALL FEMME npsports@sph.com.sg MOTHERS-in-law, fossil
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      Lock icon Mick: I feel the pressure
      487 46 WOLVES v BURNLEY Tonight, 9.25pm, Ch 27 PA Sport WATCH out for retribution. Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has admitted his actions in the last week have turned up the pressure on him for tonight’s crucial Premier League clash with Burnley. McCarthy is well aware that
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      Lock icon Toffees sign US star striker Donovan
      251 46 PA Sport EVERTON have confirmed the signing of United States striker Landon Donovan on a short-term loan deal. Donovan (right) will join the Merseyside club in next month’s transfer window having been granted permission by Los Angeles Galaxy. The 27-year-old will increase manager David
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        Lock icon Tevez: Stick with Hughes
        102 46 PA Sport MANCHESTER City striker Carlos Tevez has urged the club’sownerstokeep faith withMark Hughes, insistinghe is“100per cent” behind themanager. Media reports suggest Hughes will soon be sacked, with the agent of former Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink claiming City have already made an approach to his client.
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        Lock icon Redknapp shocked at secret Spurs Christmas party
        89 46 PA Sport TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp has revealed his shock at a secret Christmas party that is set to result in some players being punished by theclub and RobbieKeane’s captaincy being put under scrutiny. Redknapp (right) learned about theparty where16 members of his
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        Lock icon Zola: I don’t blame Ancelotti
        119 46 PA Sport WEST Ham boss Gianfranco Zola heads into his first managerial confrontation with Carlo Ancelotti insisting heharbours no grudgesfrom hiscompatriot’s decision to sell him as a player 13 years ago. Ancelotti, the current Chelsea manager, was Parma coach in 1996 when he agreed to
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        Lock icon Wenger predicts quiet transfer window
        89 46 PA Sport ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger expectsnext month’stransfer window to be anything but busy. Wenger(right)said: “People don’t realise there is no money in football, in Europe and in general. We live in dreamland in football. “InEngland,in football,the financialsituation overall is very poor. So do not
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      Lock icon We'll go down IN STYLE
      356 47 WEST HAM v CHELSEA (Tonight, 11.55pm, Ch 27) EvenifHammersarerelegated... PA Sport GIANFRANCO Zola insists he will not turn to “anti-football” to keep West Ham in the Premier League. The Hammers are second from bottom in the table after a run of three straight defeats and
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      Lock icon Zola: England boys are committed
      248 47 PA Sport THE VULTURES are circling Upton Park, casting coveting eyes on West Ham’sEnglandquartet. Matthew Upson, Carlton Cole, Scott Parker and Robert Green are being linked with moves away from Upton Park in next month’s transfer window, given West Ham’s position in the league and
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      Lock icon Crouch has upper hand
      375 48  -  BY PAUL BURBRIDGE Special Correspondent OTTENHAMkeptupthe pressure on the leaders with their second win in a week thanks to a double from Peter Crouch. The England striker made the breakthrough in first-half stoppage time when his header found the net via the underside of the bar.
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      Lock icon Carew rescues lacklustre Villa
      249 48 PA Sport JOHN CAREW came off the substitutes’benchtokeep AstonVilla’sChampions League push on target with a second-half winner against battling Stoke at Villa Park. The Norway international struck his fourth English Premier League goal of the season after replacing the injured Emile Heskey midway through the first
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      Lock icon Santa Cruz’s double inspires City slickers
      566 49  -  BY KEN GAUNT Special Correspondent PA Sport M ANCHESTERCITY cameoutontopina seven-goalthrillerwith Sunderlandforwhatseems certaintobetheepitaphtoMark Hughes’timeincharge. RoqueSantaCruzscoredtwice forthehosts,withCarlosTevez andCraigBellamyalsoontarget. ButHughesnowlookssettobe sacked,pavingthewayfor RobertoMancinitorevivethe fortunesofaclubwhohavespent £200milliononnewplayerssince theirAbuDhabiownerstook control18monthsago. Citycouldnothavemadea betterstartasTevezdelayedhis passtoBellamyjustlongenough tosendtheWelshmanracinginto thebox. INNOCUOUS Bellamyquicklysquaredto SantaCruz,whogleefullytapped infromcloserange,atastroke justifyingthedecisiontoaxe RobinhoandEmmanuel Adebayor. Andtherewasevenbetterto followafter11minuteswhen Bellamygallopedintoavery similarposition,checkedinside andwasbundledoverbyNyron Nosworthy. Itwasaninnocuouschallenge butafoulnonethelessandreferee
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  • Sports EPL Betting
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      Lock icon Blues to hammer London rivals
      848 45 PA Sport WEST HAM v CHELSEA (Verdict: West Ham 1 Chelsea 4) WEST HAM have been really disappointing since they beat Burnley 5-3 and now they have to face league leaders Chelsea. Such is their current run of form. They are capable of scoring against
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  • Sports The Complete EPL
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      Lock icon Pool’s defence found wanting again
      609 50 / 51  -  CarolynCamoens,36,apublicrelationsdirectorandadie-hardLiverpoolfan,wasinTheNewPaper’s newsroom last night to share her thoughts with GARYLIM on the match between Portsmouth and Liverpool IN THE GRANDSTAND GARY LIM You draped your shoulders with the Liverpool flag the moment you stepped into this office. How did your love affair with the Reds
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      Lock icon HOW LIVERPOOL LOST
      212 50 / 51 HASSANYebda’scross isonly clearedasfar as Kevin-Prince Boateng, whose snap shot is well saved by Pepe Reina. Glen Johnson thinks he has cleared the danger by heading the rebound away from goal, but Nadir Belhadj– inan offside position when Boatengshot rifles in an unstoppable shot high into the corner
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      Lock icon Total collapse of the Reds
      455 52 / 53  -  PORTSMOUTH 2 (Belhadj 33, Piquionne 82) LIVERPOOL0 GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT IF THE festive period is known to provide its fair share of upsets in Premiership football, then Christmas came early at Fratton Park last night. Who would have predicted Liverpool to come undone against
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    • Article
      Lock icon IN THE WIRES
      142 52 / 53 DAILY TELEGRAPH GUARDIAN THE INDEPENDENT JAMIE Carragher was making his 600th appearance for Liverpool but, having seen clean sheets in his 100th, 200th, 300th, 400th and 500th games, that record was ruined before half-time when Nadir Belhadj scored an outstanding goal. LIVERPOOL’Sbig-name starsreluctantly dragged themselvesaboutthe icypitch, dejected,with
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    • Article
      Lock icon What can the Reds do now?
      489 52 / 53  -  GARY LIM EVEN though the team has been performing poorly for very long now, little seems to have been done to stop the rot. This inaction is infuriating for the fans. Already, some are calling for the Liverpool manager’s head. Yet, sacking Rafael Benitez
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    • Article
      Lock icon Play Points
      149 52 / 53  -  GARYLIM DEADLY STRIKER FROMtwoalmost impossibleangles, Portsmouth scored twogoalstowin thegame. First, itwas NadirBelhadj,who scored from somewherecloseto thebyeline togive the hosts the lead.Just whenLiverpool thought theyweregetting backin the game,Frederic Piquionnesmashed anotherin tokilloff theReds. MISS OF THE DAY THEDELIVERYwas superb. StevenGerrard floated in atastyfree-kick into thepenalty boxtofind defender DanielAgger unmarked inthe
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      Lock icon Can Grant become Pompey’s saviour?
      126 52 / 53  -  GARY LIM PORTSMOUTH have improved immensely since Avram Grant took over the helm late last month. In just five Premiership games in charge, he has helped the team pick up seven points, the same number of points they picked up in the 13 games before
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      Lock icon Murphy’s Law strikes again
      338 54  -  FULHAM 3 (Murphy 22, Zamora 46, Duff 75) MANUNITED 0 DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT ANYTHING that can go wrong, will go wrong. And yesterday, Manchester United was struck by Murphy’s Law once again. Sir Alex Ferguson was already missing Rio Ferdinand, Jonny Evans, John O’Shea, Gary
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      Lock icon Zamora for England?
      319 54  -  DAVID LEE WITH one goal, one assist and a typical battling display, there is no doubt the Fulham striker completely overshadowed Michael Owen in the latest audition for a coveted World Cup 2010 ticket aboard the Three Lions squad. But Bobby Zamora (right) for England? Hmm... Sure,
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      36 54 EPL ACTION WITH with his notch his lastdecade. the only against the Trafford in former club penalty to inUnited at there. in the Kuszczak was again when Fletcher to for the in his get Berbaoff even
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  • SPORTS ON TV
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      121 55 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: WOLVES v BURNLEY StarHub TV Ch 27,9.25pm EVERTON v BIRMINGHAM StarHub TV Ch 22,11pm WEST HAM v CHELSEA StarHubTVCh27, 11.55pm Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka (right) has revealed he is keen to prolong his stay in west London for another three years. Tuesday: WIGANv BOLTON StarHub
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      Lock icon WHAT'S ON / BLURBS / RESULT / TABLE
      401 55 WHAT'S ON BLURBS RESULT TABLE LOCAL EVENTS CYCLING What: National Bicycle Moto-cross (BMX) Commissaires Course When: Ends today Where: Tampines Changkat Community Club COURSE fees are $60 for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents, and $200 for others. This course is open to those who are interested in being part of the
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      44 55 TNP POSTMAN EPL ALL THE title-chasers are in action this weekend. Readers, we want your reactions. Selected posts will be published in The New Paper on Tuesday. Go totnppostman.com.sg, and be sure to indicate your full name, age, occupation and the club you support.
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