The New Paper, 27 December 2009

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    13 1 The New Paper on sunday 27 Dec 09 80 CENTS MICA (P) 096/11/2009
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      74 1 ROONEY KEEPS XMAS VIGIL FOR SICK LITTLE GIRL 20 The New Paper on 27 Dec 09 Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award '09 Society of Publishers in Asia THIEVES DRIVE OFF WITH S’POREAN’S MERC AT JOHOR BARU CAR WASH JB’s WASH GONE Police arrest 4 workers on same CHINA MBA
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      1088 2  -  ...but stranger still gets Merc key from car wash worker S’porean’s$180,000MercstolenfromJBcarwashduringsupper REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg THE Singaporean businessman’s jaw dropped when he heard what the car wash worker told him. “Your friendalready collected your car,” the worker told him in Malay. The businessman was confused. How could
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      296 4  - WASH WAIT S’poreanstakeprecautionsatJBcarwashes REPORT PICTURES: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg JOHOR Baru car washes are popular with Singaporean drivers, because their charges are generally cheaper. Petrol stations in Singapore with car washes charge between $6 and $8 for a car wash. A polish can cost up to $200. In JB, a
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      573 6  -  ...soS’porecarsbuypetrolfromdifferentstationsor makemultiplepayments Caponselling20litresofpetrolforforeigncarsnearM’sianborder REPORT:JULIANA REPORT:JULIANA JUNERASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg CAN’T get more than 20 litres at a Johor Baru petrol station? Simple. Drive to the next one and get another 20 litres. That’swhatsomeSingaporeansare ready to do, following announcements that the Malaysian ernmentislimitingforeign-regis-tered vehicles including Singa- poreones–fromtakingmorethan20litresofpetrolat pumpswithin50kmofthecountry’sborders. The new ruling
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      Lock icon Before it’s too late
      893 8  -  ...Iwant to get my degree HIT BY CANCER, LIVING TO THE FULLEST REPORT:LEDIATI LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg SHErefusedtoletherstudiestakeabackseatevenafter she was diagnosed with stage two breast cancerin2006. It was her life-long dream to get a degree, and Miss NorlinSani,aprimaryschoolteacher,hadstartedstudyingforitearlierthatyear. She even refused more intensive treatments so that shecouldcompleteherdegree.
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      Lock icon ...I want to pamper my mum
      507 8  -  REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg CELEBRITIES such as F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, and pop stars like Ronan Keating have used this limousine. Yet, to Madam Mardina Johan, her mum Hajah Hindon Abdul Hamid, a 62-year-old former cleaner who suffers from cancer, is the biggest star
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      646 10 / 11  -  Former Porsche owner says thereisatemptationtospeed whendrivingafastcar, whichiswhyhegaveitup REPORT: BENSON ANG, VIVIEN CHAN tnp@sph.com.sg THErawpowerofasportscarislikeadrug.Onceyouarehookedonspeed,itishardtogiveitup. Andlikedrugs,itcankillyou. MrEricCheng,34,knowsthiswell. The CEO of ECG Property once owned a Porsche Cayman that could go from 0 to 100kmh in under 6 seconds. He sold it last year and a major reason
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      Lock icon From illegal car racer to charity car washer
      429 10 / 11  -  Benson Ang SPEEDING through the streets at several times the legal speed limit, avoiding the cops and putting his life in danger. That was what Mr Azlee Zainal, 32, a property agent, used to do until he was caught by the traffic
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      Lock icon TOUGHER THAN LEATHER
      668 12 / 13  -  Despitetherecessiontakingabiteoutofthereptilehide business, local crocodile farmers remain upbeat REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg JUMPING on a ferocious predator and tying it up is just an ordinary part of a crocodilefarmer’swork. But right now, Mr Robin Lee, 34, manager of Long Kuan Hung Crocodile Farm in Kranji, must wrestle with
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      Lock icon From farm... ...to your arm
      353 12 / 13 Thatultra-expensivecrocodilehandbagonthat tai-tai’sshoulderisastatussymbolforareason. Startingfromtheegg,theprocessofmakingthe finishedproductissomethingthatcantakeyears THE FARM EGG COLLECTION At Long Kuan Hung Crocodile Farm, mature Porosus crocodiles are kept in a pond the size of half a football field. The males patrol the waters while females protect their nests (they lay around 20 to 60
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      Lock icon Who’s the father of the bride business?
      714 14 / 15  -  Agencyownerscan’tagree onwhowasS’pore’sfirst Vietnam bride matchmaker REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg ASK Mr Mark Lin how the Vietnamese bride “industry” really began, and he’ll regale you with a tale of grit. He’ll tell you how, in 2002, penniless after his bubble tea shop failed, he
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      Lock icon Some brides turn matchmakers
      268 14 / 15 IN THE beginning, matchmakers flew the prospective husbands to Vietnam to meet their would-be brides. The trip could have cost the customer at least $12,000. Butgoodtimes didn’tlastlong. In 2003, there were just two or three players in the field– Mr Mark Linand Mr FrancisToh of thedefunct
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      Lock icon Love does not always need to come first
      428 14 / 15  -  STREETTALK COMMENT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg BYCHANCEandalittle design, I’vebecome a Vietnamese bride watcher of sorts. It’sfascinating,really. A man walks in, and five to six eager girls line up before him, all hoping to be Cinderella. Andwho’s theirprince? Justa guywhopaid the matchmaker a fee
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      641 16 ■M’SIAYouthsbashupcops IT WAS a Christmas Eve party but it was no silent night. The clock had just struck midnight and celebrations were in full swing for the thousand-strong crowd at Gurney Drive, a popular seafront promenade in Penang, Malaysia. One exuberant teenager started aiming foam spray at
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      Lock icon Night at a karaoke lounge turns into nightmare
      651 17 China MBA student held in Malaysian lock-up for 8 days cries foul over profiling by authorities WHENEVER she goes out, she doesn’t feel safe, especially after her release from detention. When she sees patrol cars near her hostel, she feels scared. China
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      915 18 Wedon’tknowthishero’s name,sowehavetocallhim MrX.Hisactionssavedmany liveswhenaterroriststruck onboardaUS-boundplane WHAT are you doing? What are you doing? The cries of one passenger yesterday, on a Northwest Airlines flight into the US city of Detroit, alerted the others to the presence of a terrorist. The man was in the process of
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      Lock icon Indian governor quits over sex scandal
      521 19 MovecomesafterlocalTV channelairsfootageofthe 86-year-oldwith3women HE IS 86 and a veteran leader of the ruling Congress party in India. But Mr Narain Dutt Tiwari, governor of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, was forced to quit after a local television channel aired footage of him
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      Lock icon Rooneys spend Xmas in hospital
      561 20 Theyforegocelebratingin newhometokeepbedside vigilforColeen’s critically ill sister NO PARTYING at swank nightclubs, no dancing the night away. The Rooneys spent a quiet, meaningful Christmas. They maintained a vigil at the hospital bedside of Coleen’s disabled 11-year-old sister who has become seriously ill. Coleen’s adopted sister, Rosie
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      Lock icon Thousands in US cancel celebrations to search for missing girl, 11, then...
      421 20 WICOMICO County Sheriff Mike Lewis enlisted the help of just about everyone along Maryland’s Eastern shore, from hunters to homeowners, to find a missing 11-year-old girl. Thousands took time from their Christmas Day plans to search, with the
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      962 7  -  VICTIM TO BE CREMA TED TOD A Y REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg HE may not have had much time to enjoy marital bliss. But for his final journey, Mr Tong Kok Wai will be dressed from head to toe in his wedding finery. “Because
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      8 10 / 11 Special licence for sports car drivers? /PAGE 22
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      273 10 / 11 Gatecrasher SINGAPORE: NYE C2009 DECEMBER =31 MARINA BARRAGE BLANK JONfcS VOJI RONALD vean qe»lde»re»n E>COTT bond GODWIN p 6pm 6am S$38 (Advance) t S$48 (Actual Day) Tickets available via www.galecrash.com.sg or at any of the following locations: 5.A.M. AX5 SINGAPORE POST Entry for patrons aged 18 above (Photo ID Required)
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      142 14 / 15 adv mt S beyond =S ;r~« **i■; V m 1,: \£rr* k w K i M«i6 c -> I|® im$fi'$k'. K V HEKIfflS -i- ■*3>l ;ksM« msMw w®™ir" 6 0 LEVEL RESULTS Whether it's getting to university, landing that dream iab orsimnh, yraSsX\Xl°aS Semi WP Your route to university -TP's
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      56 19 DXO music culture life Celebrates Year s w w 3 s Welc m m \aL/ W LIVE performance by: fe BKS *J iff ffkvr*Ts V ft i (M > V~ IMAGE 'ear's Eye (31 Dec 09) housepours from 8 W\ 1 pm Members: $25 Non-members: $30 Party packs for everyone!
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      299 21 Fifth anniversary of tsunami disaster Nearly $700 million in tsunami aid for Sri Lanka is unaccounted for and over US$600 million ($844m) has been spent on projects unrelated to the disaster, an anti-corruption watchdog said yesterday. Berlin-based Transparency International demanded an audit of the money
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      41 21 TRAGEDY: Rescue workers carrying a passenger out of the wreckage of a bus which had skidded and hit the road divider on an expressway near Ipoh, Malaysia yesterday. Ten passengers were killed in the accident. PICTURE: GUANG MING DAILY
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      116 21 ACTING Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the Malay community and the government can do more together to improve the performance of Malay students. He was asked to comment on the Education Ministry’s report on the ethnic performance of students at
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      107 21 JAPAN unveiled a record 92.29 trillion yen ($1.4 trillion) budget for the next fiscal year, reflecting the prime minister’s campaign pledge to boost spending for child support and slash wasteful outlay for public works, reported AP. The budget for the year
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      115 21 CHINA revised up its 2008 growth rate to 9.6 per cent, taking it well above the originally reported 9.0 per cent after calculating that the service sector had been more productive than previously thought. The upward revision underscored that China is
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      101 21 A STRONG quake with a magnitude of 6.7 hit off the Indonesian island of Maluku yesterday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of a tsunami or casualties. The quake struck at 3.57 pm local time about 152km northwest of Tual, Maluku province,
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      533 22  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT:EUGENEWEE EUGENE WEE eugenew@sph.com.sg I ONCE lost control of a BMW sports car, skidding and sending its rear end in a wide arc and almost hitting another car. Here’sthefunnypart–Iwasgoingatonly15kmh. It’s funny only because no one got hurt when I skidded (I was
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      145 22 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad. Last week’s index: 110 This week’s index: 100 -10 The Straits Times headline said it all: Nopenhagen. The climate conference in the Danish capital produced little more than a lot of hot air and finger-pointing. -10 It has been a dismal year for initial public offerings,
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      29 22 “Whyisn’tthere mouse-flavoured catfood?” –Amanponderinghispet’sdietary options “Ialmost cried.” –Afanofsportscarsonhow he felt when he saw a picture of a Ferrari in a bad crash in the newspaper
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      942 23  -  Theymaylookliketoys,but flyingradio-controlled(RC) modelsisnochild’splay accordingtoenthusiasts REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg HIS interest took off with the challenge of making a radio-controlled helicopter perform stunts in mid-air. That was over a year ago and now every Sunday evening, Mr Ken Wong, 42, an engineer, can be seen flying his helicopters in
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      199 25  -  REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg DOESthisguylookforever21toyou?Inhis heartandmind heis, this businessman behind the latest clothing store to flogalabel,Forever21. The American fashion brand hot with teens and twenties made quite a racket with lion dancersanddrummerslastSundayonOrchardRoad. Its low-profile chairman and CEO Don Chang flewinexpresslytocuttheribbontothefour-level storein313@Somerset. The women’s apparel
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      513 26 / 27  -  Our Dating Challengesingles hadaneventful time learning about each other REPORT: YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg IT WAS a chance for singles to meet new friends and expand their network, but it turned out to be a catalyst for a romance. The Dating Challenge, organised by the Social
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      Lock icon Soaking up the festive spirit
      767 28 / 29 Boxing Day ends on a high for Carlsberg party guests BOXING day (26 Dec) was celebrated with soaring spirits–aheadymixofbeerandbungeewitha Santarinathrownin–yesterdayevening. The second day of Christmas took off on a high note for Mr Steven Tan, 33, one of the 200 guests at the second Carlsberg
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        Lock icon Moving beyond the basics
        433 30  -  aspire ANGELINE NEO tnp@sph.com.sg CALL me old school, but I think it’s totally inappropriate when people turn up for a wedding dinner in j eans. In fact, I think it’s rather slack and rude. If the happy couple can get gussied up, put themselves through a
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        211 31 Stuffed chicken breast with ham and cheese STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST INGREDIENTS 1 piece of boneless chicken breast 2 slices of ham 2 slices of cheese 1 egg white 4 tbsp breadcrumbs SEASONING FOR CHICKEN BREAST 1/2 tsptarragon 1/2 tspparsley 1 /4 tsp ground cinnamon 1 /4 tsp
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        253 31  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg NAVIGATING the treacherous waters of this festive season requires skill and strategy. There is only so much turkey, roast meat, cookies, and log cakes you can resist before you succumb to these weapons of waist destruction. Which is why, when
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      Lock icon My son’s the next Torres
      438 32  -  JASON JOHNSON FATHER FIGURES jjohnson@sph.com.sg NOW, I know you’re probably thinking that your son is the next Fernando Torres, but I’m sorry tohavetoinformyouthatit’smyson. Your son can be the next Wayne Rooney. When my eldest boy, Jet, started playing football six monthsago,hedidn’tshowallthatmuchpromise. A rather skinny and
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      115 32 What are local celebrities tweeting about this week? JULIANA JUNE RASUL takes a peek. 987FM DJ Daniel Ong @987danielong How do you know when youre drunk?ifyou’venever beendrunk before? hmmm....:) HAPPY HOLIDAYS ALL! Pregnant actress Jaime Teo@jmeteo I walk when I remember. Other times I waddle. Irene Ang, comedienne
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        Lock icon Jingle hell, jingle hell, crowded all the way
        386 33  -  HO LIAN-YI MIDDLE CRASS lianyi@sph.com.sg HELL is other people. That’saquote from the playNoExit, by Jean-Paul Sartre, and the topic of this column. But before we get to that, you might be asking: Who was Sartre? He was a famous French philosopher. This
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        272 33  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg AT EXACTLY 6.14am on 22 Dec, my wife was woken by the frenzied opening guitar riff of the song Wonderland by Big Country from her handphone. The 1984 hit meant that she had received
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      96 36 This week, we’re showcasing your favourite Christmas party snapshots. But for two weeks from 10 Jan, we want to feature you having a good time at a New Year party. Send your pictures to tnpforum@sph.com.sg A Merry X'mas A Happy New Year! from Molly Tan Darren... What do
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      283 24 Il TBEflTS uO VAtilS Ur ?LU5 idD!/J* WJSiJWiJy LiUS"/ B£ ll/LU c.rST a comprehensive Don't miss Y° ur C °W hurs ti n q with reviews, articles MORGAN MATT FREEMAN DAMON ur mm INVICTUS His people needed a leader. He gave them a champion. GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS BEST DIRECTOR U
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      123 25 Win tickets to Clint Eastwood movie AWARDS season has officially begun. Andthere’s no betterway to get into the groove than with Invictus, which has already been nominated for a slew of awards. ClintEastwood’slatest directorial offering stars Morgan Freeman (right, with Matt Damon) as former South African President Nelson Mandela, who
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      147 26 / 27 Whodoyou thinkmake aperfect couple? HERE is your chance to play matchmaker and win $100 for your effort, courtesy of the Social Development Network. You’vemet oureight singles, but who do you think make the best couple? Here are our singles: THE GUYS M1 Bernard Yong M2 Daniel Chang M3 Jackie Goh
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      16 28 / 29 28 27 December 2009●THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY Brought to you by Wish in a bottle
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      49 28 / 29 6 (Above)Itwas theturnofMrHo CheeKeong and hisgirlfriend,MissJoanna Ko (middle),forthebungeeridewith aSantarina. (Left)Mr Steven Tan(farleft)and MrWayneOon(left)alsowent onafree bungee ridewith a Santarina. Join Mikeat countdown party COME31 havehisidentity thecountdown presentedby Float@MarinaBay. hiswinning strokeof be:Disco soakers(above), foamparty,mechanicalbull bungeejumping. capturedand MediaCorp’sChannel forCelebrate setagainst Singaporeskyline. bybothhomegrown celebrities.Party anexhilarating8-minute fireworksat followedby wayuntil3am. information,logon www.sistic.com.sg. SantarinasattheCarlsbergparty whoaccompaniedguestsonbungy rides.
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      91 34 SEEING STARS BYKUAHSENG SENG Singapore’smostaccuratefakeastrologer ARIES: You will wonder how Jon Bon Jovi has managed to now look as he did 10 years ago while Richie Sambora now looks as Cher did 10 years ago. TAURUS: The cosmos would like to interruptbysaying:“YoTaurus.I’mreally happyforyou.AndI’mmaletyoufinish but...Scorpio gives the greatest horoscopesOFALLTIME.” CANCER:Thisyear,yourNewYear’s resolutionshallbe1920x1080.
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      377 35 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. The speed limit of 70kmh is constant throughout the entire 12km of the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway.
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY'S PENANG RESULTS
        619 37 GOING: GOOD JOCKEYHKLIM:Rodea double on White Lightning (Race 5) and Turf Spec (Race 7). Race1 C*****m 2 SKYSOLDIER57c54(106-37) KYazid* (13) 8 4 1 (465) 12 KNIGHTGREG53.5c52.5(12-5) YAify (2) 4 5 2 (451) 1 4 HALLOFFAME56.5c55.5(45-14) HSGill* (5) 10 10 3 (475) Hd 11 SPEEDLEOPARD54c53(76-22) JacksonLow* (8) 3
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        728 37 RACE 1 (Randwick) 1st 1 Hidden Wonder ($45-$5) 2nd 8 Zuzela ($9) 3rd 2 Miss Independent ($9) 4th 9 La Belle Chataigne. EOB $83. Forecast $33. Place forecast $12 (1 -2), $10 (1 -8), $7 (2-8). Tierce $332. Trio $31. Quartet No winner ($2390 jackpot carried forward
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        1462 38 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 12.15 -1700m FatherChristmasHandicap Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 -0-020 Uncletwo 57 (43) SMutaza*c3 4 (7nzgSCook-FamousRed) 2 00-858 Kiko'sDeArmada 56.5 (42) IFadzlei*c3 17 (6agBTLim-MdmPPYong) 3 *****0 SkyPower 56.5 (42) ISaifudin 6 (4agMSukri-Sky) 4 *****- BigBear 56 (41)
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        1013 39  -  TIPSANDCOMMENTSBYPHILLIPWOO, PHILLIP WOO COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,000m) Seize The Day (3) has gone close without threatening in four Class 4 runs this term but is a winner over this trip. Must be one of the main fancies in this grade.
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        920 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS5TURF 1000m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$485,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BA R 1 JUNGLETREASURE LHo THSo 133 4 2 SCOOTDALOOT TKNg ODoleuze 133 7 3 SEIZETHEDAY YSTsui DWhyte 133 5 4 SMARTCODE KLMan KLChui 133 8 5 CHAINWIN PFYiu JLloyd 132 13
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        546 40/41  -  JOYCE LIM npsports@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREaims tobe Asia’s firstpremier motorsports hub. Now, how about making the Lion City the Mecca of Asian boxing? In the past two years, we have seen the opening of more gyms which offer different forms of martial arts. These gyms are
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        166 40/41  -  JOYCE LIM SINGAPORE’S top Boxer Mohamad Rizan will return to action on the undercard at the Professional ChampionshipBoxing ANewBeginning. The 29-year-old boxer will be taking on Mao Yi Jun of China. A crowd pleaser, Rizan has had three knock-out victories in his last four fights.
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        616 42 Pacquiaowillsue Mayweather over drugallegations as March bout is cancelled THE FIGHT is off but the squabbles continue to gather steam. Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao says he is planning to file a defamation lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr, the fighter’s father, and Golden Boy Promotions. In
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        Lock icon Who’s the real naughty one?
        655 43  -  ALISON RATCLIFFE FOOTBALL FEMME npsports@sph.com.sg WHEN I was a small girl, no bigger than Aaron Lennon, I built a den in the corner of the school playing field. Wanting to admire my handiwork after school hours, my friend and I snuck under the classroom windows.
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        1968 44/45 LiverpoolstarFERNANDOTORRESopensupin this exclusive interview, courtesy of Nike EXCLUSIVE El Nino: I am a top striker... When did you start playing? How old were you when you first started playing football? TORRES:It wasalong timeago when I was four or five years old. I have a brother
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        855 46  -  ARSENAL vASTON VILLA (Tonight, Ch27,9.25pm) IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg ARE ASTON Villa for real? We’ll find out in the next three days. Martin O’Neill’s side stormed into the top four with an impressive run of four consecutive wins. And with Arsenal tonight and then Liverpool on
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        388 47  -  BY PAUL PAUL BURBRIDGE Special Correspondent LESSANDRODIAMANTI scored his third goal in as many games to maintain WestHam’shopesofsurvivaland keep Portsmouth rooted to the bottom of the English Premier League. The Italian forward struck from the penalty spot at Upton Park midway through the first half of
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        Lock icon Black Cats stunned by ace Fellaini
        253 47 MAROUANE FELLAINI’S85th minute strike salvaged a battling 1 -1 draw for injuryplagued Everton away at Sunderland. Earlier,DarrenBent’s11th goal of the season handed Sunderland a deserved 1-0 lead at half-time. The England striker headed homeKenwyneJones’17thminute cross from close range, and could have had a hat-trick
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        Lock icon New-boy Mancini off to flying start
        493 48  -  BY KEN MOSTON Special Correspondent R OBERTOMANCINImade awinningstarttolifeas ManchesterCitymanager astheBluesputaturbulentfew daysbehindthembybeating Stoke. MartinPetrovandCarlosTevez suppliedthefirst-halfgoalsthat markedMancini’scoronation. YettheItalianwouldalsohave beenawareittooktwobrilliant ShayGivensaves,thefirsttodeny Tuncaywhenthesideswerestill deadlocked,andanothertoturn awayaferociousJamesBeattie effortwhenthevisitorswere enjoyingtheirbestspell,forCity toconsolidatetheirplaceinthe topsix–andedgetowithinthree pointsofthirdplace. CRITICS Evenforaclubaswellversed inshootingthemselvesinthefoot asCity,ithasbeenaprettytorrid week. Exactlysevendayspreviously, MarkHugheshadbeenpresiding overawinoverSunderland;a successitturnedoutwouldbehis lastgame,boththesackingand itshandlingopeningtheBlues’ ownersuptoridicule. ChiefexecutiveGarryCookhas coppedmostoftheflak,although chairmanKhaldoonal-Mubarak wasnotwithouthiscriticseither astheaccusationsflew. Infact,theonemanwho
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        Lock icon Gem Nugent back in the goal routine
        247 48  -  BY DAVID COLE Special Correspondent PA Sport DAVID NUGENT gave a timely reminder of his scoring ability at Turf Moor as he secured a preciouspointforBurnley. Thestriker’sloandealfrom Portsmouth is up shortly and he has struggled to hold down a placeintheClarets’startingXI. However, he was recalled
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        Lock icon Tale of two goalkeepers
        377 49  -  FULHAM0 TOTTENHAM0 DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT THEY perform thankless jobs as the last line of defence; mistakes are magnified and rescue acts are regarded as routine. But the stars of the show at Craven Cottage last night were undoubtedly the Fulham and Tottenham goalkeepers Mark Schwarzer
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        Lock icon Were Spurs unlucky not to win?
        114 49  -  DAVIDLEE WELL, maybe a little. With both goalkeepers in such fine form, it would have taken something special to beat either of them. That moment did come in the 18th minute as Peter Crouch controlled a loose ball out the Fulham area, took three
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        Lock icon Should Defoe have started the match?
        201 49  -  DAVID LEE THERE is definitely a strong case for doing so, especially when Jermain Defoe has been Harry Redknapp’s most prolific striker this season with 13 league goals so far. However, the 27-year-old was left out of Tottenham’s starting line-up as Robbie Keane and
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        Lock icon IS THIS A GOAL? THIS would have been a goal
        119 50 / 51 Should this have been a goal for Birmingham? Liam Ridgewell plays it across the face of goal and Cristian Benitez lunges to tap it in, but is denied by the assistant referee’sflag. It looks like a legitimate goal, and even
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        Lock icon Chelsea players look jaded
        922 50 / 51  -  IN THE KNOW TOHARI PAIJAN FOOTBALL ANALYST npsports@sph.com.sg THIS is the first time this season that Chelsea are held to a goalless draw. But it is their appalling run that is worrying. Who would expect Chelsea to win just one out of five matches? While they
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        Lock icon All’s not well at Chelsea
        520 52 / 53  -  BIRMINGHAM0 CHELSEA0 Once an unstoppable force, but now... GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT FOR A period earlier this season, Chelsea looked unstoppable. But it seems the train has ground to a screeching halt. Lastnight’sgoalless drawwith Birmingham was the first time they have failed to score a
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        Lock icon Do Chelsea need new players?
        207 52 / 53  -  GARY LIM THEY certainly do. If not as a boost to their playing options, then as a kick up the bottoms of the current players. Chelsea now lack sparkle in their current play, a disease which mysteriously set in after their stunning 3-0 away win
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        161 52 / 53  -  GARYLIM STRONG THEWOUND lookedpretty horrendous. A SalomonKalouboot toJoe Hart’shead had the goalkeeperreelingon the groundfor afewminutes. Butaftertreatmentby themedical staff, Hart simplypicked himselfupand played therest ofthe 10 minutesor so. UNLUCKY BIRMINGHAMmusthave thoughttheyhad scored the openinggoalof thegame inthe 31st minutewhen CristianBenitezfound thenet. Totheir horror, they realisedthat theoffside flag was raised. Replaysseem
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        225 52 / 53  -  GARY LIM BIRMINGHAM manager Alex McLeish must be wondering if this is all a dream. With the 0-0- draw against Chelsea, Birmingham have extended their unbeaten run in the Premiership to 10 games. For a team for which staying in the top flight
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        Lock icon Hart: The boys were great
        369 54 BIRMINGHAM0 CHELSEA0 IN THE DUGOUT GOALKEEPER Joe Hart paid tribute to his team-mates as Birmingham extended their unbeaten Premier League run to 10 games with a 0-0 draw at home to leaders Chelsea. It could have been even better for the hosts, for whom Cristian
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        167 55 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Today: ARSENAL v ASTON VILLA StarHub TV Ch 27,9.25pm HULL CITY v MAN UNITED StarHub TV Ch 27,11.55pm Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson looks set to recall the Da Silva brothers–FabioandRafael(right)–to his squad to bolster his injury-hit defence. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Today: HIBERNIAN v RANGERS StarHub
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        Lock icon WHAT'S ON /BLURBS
        319 55 LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL What: Singapore Selection v Oman Selection When: Tomorrow, 7.30pm Where: Bishan Stadium What: Singapore v Oman When: Thursday, 6.30pm Where: Bishan Stadium SINGAPORE will play Oman in two friendly matches to prepare for their 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Iran next month.
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        72 55 How Singapore is dealing with the threat: (TNP, 26 Dec): Quah Kim Song, the director of competitions at the Football Association of Singapore, was quotedassaying, “The polygraphtests have been a very good deterrent against match-fixing, even though there have been twocaseslast year.” This is inaccurate. The most recent case
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      Lock icon Fergie: I’ll outlast 20 City managers
      509 56 Wire Services ANOTHER manager bites the dust at Manchester City and, across the pond, someone is sniggering. Sitting tight on his Old Trafford throne that he has occupied for the past 23 years, Sir Alex Ferguson has had a good view of the City
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      18 56 FERNANDO TORRES EXCLUSIVE: Asakid,theLiverpoolstardidn’tlikefootball.Pages44-45 GET IN THE RING: Singapore can be the Mecca of Asian boxing. Pages 40-41
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