The New Paper, 21 February 2010

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    20 1 The New Paper on sunday 21 Feb 2010 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS 3|dJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/2010
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      35 1 EVERTON 3 MAN U 1 Even Rooney can’t fire up Devils PSST... WANT TO BUY S’PORE DEGREE? Our undercover team exposes sale of fake NUS, NTU and SMU degrees 2 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/2010
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  • News
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      Lock icon WE’LL EVEN DESTROY ALL EVIDENCE
      1084 2 / 3  -  China-basedwebsitessellingfakeNUS,NTUandSMU degreesforupto$4,000promisetocoverallpapertrails REPORT: LIEW HANQING hanqing@sph.com.sg AS SINGAPORE becomes a brand name as a high-value education hub in the region, degrees from local universities are becoming more coveted among foreign students. And like most things that have high demand, the degrees have attracted counterfeiters out
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      Lock icon I warn students they may get into TROUBLE
      777 4 / 5  -  S’pore-based Chinavendor (above)admits fake$2,800 degreeprintedon 70-centpaper, thenadds: REPORT: LIEW HANQING, LIM WEI LI tnp@sph.com.sg WITHjustanonlinechatcontactpost-ed on several forums, a China national managed to rake in thousands of dollars peddling fake degrees from Singaporeuniversities. The New Paper on Sunday tracked down the fake
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      Lock icon Security features embedded in degree scrolls
      245 4 / 5 ONLINE counterfeiters have taken local universities by surprise. Spokesmen for the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore Management University (SMU) said their universities were not aware that fake versions of their degrees are being peddled here until they were
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      Lock icon Period pains? The pill can help
      748 6 / 7  -  But many parents are wary about the side effects and... REPORTS:NGWAN NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg WHENshestartinghavingherperiodsat 12, she realised something was wrong. Itcameevery21days,insteadoftheusual 28days. But she and her parents did not do anything about it until she was about 14. Then herparentstookhertoseeaspecialist. He recommended
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      Lock icon Pain so severe, some skip school
      384 6 / 7 ONE of the conclusions of a National University Hospital study was that menstrual problems among adolescent girls are common and significant. Out of 5,561 girls aged 12 to 19, more than eight in 10 reported various degrees of painful menstruation. Among these, four in
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      819 8 / 9  -  Manyforeignworkers, separatedfromwivesand girlfriends,turntoprostitutes to satisfy sexual urges REPORTS:GAN GAN LING KAI,ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF tnp@sph.com.sg WHEN Chinese national Wang Yanbin first arrived in Singapore three weeks ago to work at a factory, his fellow workers were keen to help him settle in. Other than telling him where to buy
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      Lock icon Welfare group wants to teach foreign workers about safe sex
      284 8 / 9 IT’Sa topicseldom broached,buta local organisation plans to help foreign workers on sex issues. Volunteers from Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2), an independent organisation offering counselling services to foreign workers, plan to come up with lessons on safe sex for these
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      Lock icon Too many foreign workers in casino?
      780 10 / 11  -  SomeS’poreanscomplain thatthey‘dressshabbily’and ‘deprive’gamblersoffreedrinks REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg SOMESingaporeansaregrowingconcernedaboutforeign workers entering the casino at Resorts WorldSentosa(RWS). Dotheygamble?Whatiftheylosetheirhard-earned money?Aretheseworkerstherejustforthefreedrinks? Yesterday,TheStraitsTimesforumpagepublisheda letter from Mr Chia Yong Soong, who wondered why blue-collar foreign workers were allowed to gamble for free while Singaporeans and permanent residents had topaya$100levy. AtleastoneotherSingaporean,DrFelixOng,shared
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      Lock icon Too many bored kids outside?
      494 10 / 11 Under21,sotheyhavetowaitr,ttit whileparentsareinsidecasinoilrtriii THEIR parents are inside the casino gambling, but they can’t get in because they are underage. So they wait outside, bored and restless. And sometimes, all alone without any adult minders. When The New Paper on Sunday visited the casino over the past
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      776 12 / 13  -  TheEconomicStrategiesCommitteehassuggestedmore undergroundspacebeusedinland-scarceS’pore.Here’s alookatwhatanundergroundcitycouldbelike REPORT:VEENA REPORT:VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg THINK CityLink underground mall, but only much bigger and more complex. Such an underground city could be the next frontier in Singapore’s battle against land scarcity. One of the recommendations put forth by the Economic Strategies Committee earlier
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    • News Tiger Woods Says Sorry
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        Lock icon ONCE BITTEN, IT’S UNFORGIVABLE
        1295 14 / 15  -  forgive? BETRAYED WIFE: Sorrywon’ttakethepainaway BETRAYED MISTRESS: Cutyourlossesandmoveon OneisaS’porean womanwhose husbandcheated onher.Theotheris aS’poreanwoman who fell for a marriedman.Hurt andbetrayed,what aretheirreactions totheTigerWoods scandal? REPORTS: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg TOOlittle,toolate.That is what Ms Dorothy Chua, 45, says of golfer TigerWoods’statementsabouthisinfidelities. She told The New Paper on Sunday: “What’s the point
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        Lock icon NOW IT’S TIME TO GET ON WITH GOLF
        849 16 / 17  -  forget? BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg IWATCHEDitplayoutonatelevisionscreeninthe neighbourhood pub. And it didn’t make methemostpopularguyatthebar. Yousee,tohearwhatTigerWoodshadtosay,I hadtobegthepubmanagertostopthemusicon aFridaynight.Heagreed,mostreluctantly. Tenminutesintoit,heaskedifhecouldswitch off the sound from the telly and return to the music. “Boring,” he said. “Customers are complaining. They can’t be bothered with Tiger Woods.Theywanttheirmusic.” IpleadedandIgotmyfiveminutes. But,
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        Lock icon Seven reasons Woods’ apology worked
        501 16 / 17 TIGERWoods’ apology on Fridaymay nothave impressed everyone. Some feltthat theworld’sNo 1 golfer went along expected lines while others felt that he should have been more open with his apology. However, in the eyes of Judy Smith, a public relations veteran, Woods has done well. Ms
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      Lock icon Bored, boy plays with lighter and burns home
      428 18 / 19 6-year-oldwasburning paper in storeroom whenfirewentoutofcontrol raze IT WAS a school holiday and he had no one to play with. So the 6-year-old boy started fiddling with a lighter he found at home. He ended up burning down his house. China Press reported
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      Lock icon Up in smoke: 1,600-year-old gate
      293 18 / 19 blaze AP FIREWORKS set off to mark the Chinese New Year started a blaze that destroyed a 1,600-year-old city gate in northern China on Thursday night. No deaths or injuries resulted from the fire, which gutted the restored structure on the city wall of Zhengding,
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      Lock icon Noisy new year as China lifts firecracker ban for fifth year
      457 18 / 19 amaze THE first thing Qiwen did when she woke upon the first morning of the Year of Tiger was to run towards the windows. She was happy to see that all the trees and houses were standing. Because the
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      Lock icon Born in the USA, but...
      501 20 Siblings represent Japan and GeorgiainWinterOlympics THE US-based Reed family has three Olympians in their family. But none of them represents the US at the Winter Olympics currently on at Vancouver, Canada. One daughter, Allison, 15, skates for the country of Georgia while her sister Cathy,
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        294 21 COALITION SPLIT OVER AFGHAN MISSION THE Dutch coalition government collapsed yesterday when the two largest parties failed to agree on whether to withdraw troops from Afghanistan as planned this year, Dutch media reported. The ANP news agency and RTL television said Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende’s cabinet
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        47 21 HEAVY DELIVERY: Ms Victoria Lacatus, a 25-year-old pregnant woman who weighs 240kg, being lifted by firefighters out of an ambulance in Bucharest, Romania, on Wednesday. Ms Lacatus gave birth to her first baby on Thursday at a hospital equipped to treat obese people. PICTURE: AP
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        Lock icon New property rules will not affect buyers with holding power
        125 21 BUYERS with the financial means to hold a property will not be affected by the two new measures which came into effect yesterday, Senior Minister of State for National Development Grace Fu said. She emphasised that the Government had acted
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        Lock icon S’porean caught with $3m worth of drugs in Thailand
        108 21 A SINGAPOREAN man was arrested in Thailand yesterday for drug possession, reported The Bangkok Post. Lok Chong Meng, 35, was held at Hat Yai train station by the Thai border patrol police. He was found with 32kg worth of crystal methamphetamine
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        101 21 THE collapse of a minaret in a historic mosque killed at least 40 people, injuring 71 others, in the central Moroccan city of Meknes, a local official said yesterday. Among those injured in Friday’s collapse of the minaret of the Bab Berdieyinne mosque, 51 people
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        101 21 SOUTH Korea’s military was on high alert yesterday after North Korea declared no-go zones near its disputed sea border with the South, sparking fears the reclusive state could begin firing weapons. “We’ve deployed anti-artillery firefinder radar systems in Baengnyeong island and Yeonpyeong islands,”aJointChiefs
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    • News Exchange
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        369 22  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: MELVIN SINGH melvin@sph.com.sg THEREareseveralmythsaboutAustralians.Thatthey’reallnamedBruceorSheila.TheylovePaulineHanson. Andthatthey’relaid-back,evenatwork. Noneofthemistrue,ofcourse. The Government here has been saying Singaporeansmustbemoreproductive.Worksmart,theysay. For one, adopt technology and training to be better producers. TheAustralianscancertainlyteachusathingortwo aboutworkingsmart.Theydoenjoylife,andnaturehas blessed them with snowy mountains, golden beaches andtheplatypus. ButIdigress.Mybrother–anengineerwithanMBA (go figure) has lived and worked there for
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        Lock icon S’PORE HAPPINESS INDEX
        158 22 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad Last week’s index: 120 This week’s index: 150 +10 A group of eateries has done away with the service charge in favour of a tipping policy. The Restaurant Association of Singapore also hopes to study the US tipping culture. +10 The Government has introduced more measures,
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        28 22 “Noairconla.” –Amanonwhyhepreferssurfingthe Internet for alternative views on issues to goingtoSpeakers’Corner. “Icouldn’tsleeplast night thinking about pushing the buttons on the (jackpot) machines.” –Awomantoherfriendwhileontheir way to the RWS casino
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        Lock icon QUICK ON THE DRAW
        8 22 TNP ILLUSTRATION: SIMON ANG
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      58 6 / 7 ,x Jackpot machines: 99 places other than Sentosa where you can try your luck in thesundaytimes TODAY Introducing INQ Chat 3G Built for the internet from the ground up, it makes Facebook, Twitter and emailing on the go as easy as calling and texting. One day everybody will communicate this
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      188 14 / 15 I TO ,i #c v 1 V It's a medical fact that a good night's sleep ir the immune system, boosts energy levels will help y BACK PROBLEMS? Don't delay! Perfect sleep is just a phone call away! ACHES ALL OVER! Lj Vf? ep improves y I Vj. you live
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      249 16 / 17 J* DigiPen I INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE A Career as a Take the Firs RS'i Together with the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), DigiPen offers the following modular courses targeted at those who are keen to pursue a career in the video game industry as game programmers: Full Course Fee
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      Lock icon 9 WOMEN who touched me
      909 23  -  Like Daniel Day-Lewis in the musical Nine, auteurEricKhoois surrounded by 9 beautifulmuseswho inspire him REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg MOST men, we reckon, may be willing to giveanythingtobeinEricKhoo’splace. And aspiring actresses, to be handpickedforhisfilmsbecausethat’swhenyouknow you’veattainedbabestatus. So, if there’s anyone who can be Singapore’s Guido Contini, played
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    • Enjoy Fly on the Wall
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        Lock icon OPENING MOVES
        254 25  -  SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg Theyinvitedeverybodyandeverybodycame.For those of you wondering from the sidelines, now you know what those snake and ladder lines outside the Mandarin Orchard were abouton28Jan. Some2,500guestsRSVP-edandlikely11/2times thatnumber showed up at theopening of Mandarin Gallery, the intimate-sized mall hugging the hotel’s150mfrontage. Pompandprominencesetthetoneforthe$200 million facelift (Botox shots
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          Lock icon Put your hair in the right hands
          480 26  -  Onewrongmovewithyourcrowning glory could cost you a fortune DOLORES TAY doltay@sph.com.sg IMAGINE if only we could all change our hairstyles as easily as slipping from one outfit to the next. Alas, no one has invented a super-growth potion yet that can help us regrow
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      Lock icon A S’pore makeover made him a winner
      398 27  -  2009 Cleo Bachelor winner was once a chubby teen, but hisvisitheremadehim chooseahealthierlifestyle REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg ITWASatriptoSingapore10yearsagothatchangedeverything for Caucasian-Chinese Cleo Bachelor winnerVivianDawson. He was then a chubby teen who weighed 90kg, sportedalongmullethaircutandwasalwaysdressedin hoodies. Dawson, 26, who is now 1.9m tall and weighs 82kg,
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        Lock icon Love moments like these during Chinese New Year
        438 28  -  S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg IT WAS, as they say, a Kodak moment. Actually, we took the pictures with my wife’siPhone. The dreamy scenario? A 24-lane bowling alley, devoid of people other than my wife, my two kids and me. Imagine that.
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        431 28  -  SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg THERE are images that forever sear your eyeballs. Pictures from the Holocaust, the boxing day Tsunami of 2004, Hurricane Katrina the year after, the twin infernos of 9/11, and most recently, the mass casualty horror of
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        Lock icon I‘lo hei’every year, so why am I still prosper-less?
        442 28  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg SO here I am, trying to reach the yusheng with my disposable chopsticks between the bodies of my colleagues during the office“lohei”. Why am I doing this? I suppose it’s because this tradition of tossing
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        Lock icon Cheesy, easy way to her heart
        376 29  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg IFCUPID’SarrowfailedtohitthetargetlastweekduetoChineseNewYearfam-ily visits or worse, a lovers’ quarrel due to getting the wrong gift on Valentine’s Day,donotfret.Cheesyclicheslikecandlelit dinners, wine and compliments can makeagoodrecipeforromance. Imagine gazing fondly into her eyes overafondue. Thingscannotgetanycheesierormush-ierthanover-dippedbread. But how is it possible to over-dip if you are dunking
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      101 32 This week, we’re showcasing your favourite Chinese New Year snapshots. For two weeks from 7 Mar, tell us how you spent Valentine’s Day. Send your pictures and messages to tnpforum@sph.com.sg Gong xi fa caito everyone! Celest Ng MasterDarrenSeanSoh–thelittleChineseemperorresidinginthe east of Singapore. Carol Danny ’xcitedtocelebrate cny wit her friends
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      103 30 SEEING STARS BYKUAH SENGSENG Singapore’smostaccuratefakeastrologer ARIES:You said you would leave no stone unturned when fighting to save Mother Earth. But halfway through, you realised you weren't keeping track of which stones you actually turned, forcing you to start all over again. TAURUS:Incaseyou’rewondering,yes, it is rude to ask for change when
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      386 31 My Street Think you know Singapore like the back of your hand? Try answering these questions relating to our country in our My Street series. Check the answers in this space next Sunday. 1. Crescent Girls' School started out as a co-ed school, true or false? 2. The first airplane
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  • Sports
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        Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        1044 33 RACE1 SUPER SUNDAY was slow to begin.OURBRIGHTIAbeganawkwardlyandlost ground. ZAC RAIDER and WIND ON OURBACK bumpedon jumping. For a short distance near the 1,400m, ANTHEM raced tight to theinside ofHONEST. OUR BRIGHTIA raced wide withoutcover throughout. Making the turn into the straight,
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S IPOH RESULTS
        495 33 GOING: GOOD Race1 OB38(STRAIGHT)1100m 3 ALWAYSAUDREY56.5(18-5) SHLee (3) 2 2 1 (493) 1 IMPERIALDECREE57(48-16) NCallow (2) 5 4 2 (473) 2.75 4 BIGBEAR56.5(141-30) GCooksley (14) 1 1 3 (478) Nk 10 SHENJIANG55c53.5(627-130) SLLam* (1) 6 3 4 (452) 2.25 ?Winning owner and trainer: LN Danis. Time: 1min
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        Lock icon Two runners, two winners
        383 34/35  -  Freedman wins with Zac Beat It in Race 8 and hot favourite Tumbulgum in Race 9 TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg MICHAELFREEDMAN,runner-upinlastsea-son’s trainer’s premiership, had a short butgoodday atKranjiyesterday. Although there was a big card of 11, he only started work in Race 8 and Zac Beat
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        Lock icon Careless Ruzaini gets 3 race days
        122 34/35 APPRENTICE Ruzaini Supien has been suspended for three race days for careless riding over his handling of SADDLE THE WIND in Race 3 at Kranji last Friday. At the conclusion of an inquiry yesterday, Ruzaini pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding in
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE C/POLYTRACK)RESULTS
        1175 34/35 GOING: GOOD Race1 MS1100m 7 MAGICWORLD54.5c53.5(110-28) AlanNg (10) 3 2 1 (480) 5 MYPAPPARICH55.5(15-5) JMoreira (4) 7 6 2 (499) 1.25 10 HIGHCENTENNIAL50c51.5(36-14) OChavez (2) 1 1 3 (564) Hd 6 SINTHREE55(19-7) KBSoo (5) 4 4 4 (519) 0.75 3 AFTBURNER57c56(85-20) AFiezan (6) 5 5
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S S’PORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        1175 34/35 RACE1 ERNIE was restless in the barrier. Trainer D Hill was advised that a warning has been placed on ERNIE regarding his barrier manners and to take steps to improvethem or action may betakenin future. PACIFIC GIFT jumped in at the start, making
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        157 34/35 RACE 9,5 FEB MEETING The stewards yesterday concluded an inquiry into the riding of ROSSINI KING. After taking further evidence from jockey TOng and trainer J Meagher, it was established that ROSSINI KING, after receiving crowding on jumping, the gelding settled in rearward position in accordance with its established
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        Lock icon TODAY’S IPOH RACE CARD
        1375 36 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 OB38 1.15 -1100m(STRAIGHT) Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****0 LuckyExpress 57 (38) HSamsirc2 14 (7agMThwaites-FooHou) 2 0-77-- WonderfulGirl 57 (38) RBurnettc1 5 (4amMSukri-MdmYLTeng) 3 *****- SimplyStunning 56.5 (37) OChavez 8 (4agRLines-EK) 4 -***** BrilliantLegend 56 (36) SAnandanc1
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        Lock icon TAN THEAN LOON’S IPOH TIPS
        72 36 RACE 1:11 Fairman 15 Baby Runner 14 Ghi Beads. RACE2: 12 RoyalGambade2 Essentially Cool1 SmoothOperator. RACE3: 4FantasticFortune 3Conundrum 9 It’sdwing. RACE 4:4 Espoir City 12 Glorious Noah 7 Success Brocken. RACE 5:14 Pincay 13 Rescue Bag 7 Warring. RACE 6:1 Spice Master 2 Sun Jet
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        975 37 TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE 1 (1,000m) Surrounded (No.4) is bred to be a miler but did go to the line well to beat many of his rivals in a recent trial over the 800m and can
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        Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG(SHA TIN)RACE CARD
        969 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASSGRIFFINTURF 1000m TIME:12:25 Stakes:HK$750,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 CAREFREELUCK YSTsui YTCheng 129 1 2 CHEETAHBOY ASCruz WCMarwing 129 5 3 FUJIANEMPEROR ATMillard JLloyd 129 6 4 SURROUNDED JMoore DBeadman 129 4 5 HINYUENPALADIN CHYip BPrebble 120 2 6
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    • Sports Mad about Golf
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        Lock icon Pettersen extends lead to five
        287 38 AP FORMER champion Suzann Pettersen of Norway extended her lead to five strokes at the LPGA Thailand after shooting a four-under 68 in her bogey-free third round yesterday. The 2007 winner totalled 18-under 198 at Siam Country Club in Chonburi on a hot day mixed
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        Lock icon POULTER LEADS BRITISH CHARGE
        579 38 Reuters WHILE the golfing world switched its attention to TigerWoods’sfirstpublicappearancesinceNovember, Ian Poulter opted to let his clubs do the talking at the Accenture Match Play Championship on Friday. “It’s easier if I didn’t see it this morning, I wouldn’t have to talk about it,” the Englishman
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        Lock icon SHINING STARS
        562 39  -  The New Paper finds outthesecretbehind the success of the femalebowlersatthe AsianYouthBowling Championships TSANG WING HAN –NewsroomIntern SINGAPORE’Sgirlshavedonethena-tion proud by conquering the lanes at the 15th Asian Youth Bowling Championshipsearlierthismonth. TheRepublic’steam–comprisingBernice Lim, New Hui Fen, Darshini Krishna andGina Lim emerged as overall champions after topping the medal tally with
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      Lock icon WATER POLO FOR LIFE
      592 40/41  -  Singapore Swimming Association vice-president (water polo) IVAN TAN tells LIM SA Y HENG his plans to raise the popularity of the sport LIM SAY HENG IF 2009 was a year for the Singapore water polo fraternity to reap, 2010 will be a year for them to
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      656 40/41  -  LIM SAY HENG npsports@sph.com.sg A“BLACK hole” for water polo talent has been somewhat plugged, thanks to a bunch of enthusiasts from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Spurred on by sheer passion and determination, the young men of the NUS water polo team managed to revamp and
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      215 40/41  -  LIM SAY HENG ON THE competitive front, Singapore Water Polo’s Ivan Tan hopes to bring the national team to the Asian level with tie-ups with established water polo clubs and nations, as well as to improve the standards of local coaches. “We have
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        545 42 REAL MADRID v VILLARREAL (Tomorrow, 3.55am, StarHub TVCh 27) Wire Services MANUEL Pellegrini is feeling the heat. The Real Madrid coach has been heavily criticised for the 1-0 defeat away to Lyon in the Champions League in midweek. Yesterday, he came out to defend his
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        328 42 EPL Wire Services ANY SALE of players outside the usual transfer window is out of the question for Portsmouth. The Premier League have rejected Pompey's appeal to sell players to help ease their debt burden. A Premier League statement read: “The Premier League board can confirm
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        898 43 WIGAN v TOTTENHAM (Tomorrow, 12.15am, StarHub TV Ch 119) PA Sport THEY have drawn two and lost one in their last three Premiership games to drop down the pecking order in the battle for fourth spot. The goals have also dried up in recent
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        270 44/45 PA Sport LIVERPOOL were lifted by the 1-0 victory over Unirea Urziceni in the Europa League on Thursday, having seen their sev-en-match unbeaten Premier League run ended by Arsenal last week. Vice-captain Jamie Carragher singled out the impact of substitutes Ryan Babel and Daniel Pacheco,
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        609 47  -  Wolves ........................0 Chelsea ......................2 BY KEN MOSTON Special Correspondent PA Sport D IDIERDROGBA’Sdouble enabledChelseatomove fourpointsclearof ManchesterUnitedatthetopof theEnglishPremierLeagueas theyovercameWolvesat Molineux. DrogbaensuredtheBluestook advantageofUnited’s3-1defeat againstEvertonatGoodisonPark withagoalineachhalf. Ittookhistallyfortheseasonto 25inallcompetitionsandearned CarloAncelotti’ssideonlytheir secondawaywinintheirlast sevenLeaguegames. NextupforChelseaisatripto theSanSirointheChampions LeagueonWednesdaytoface InterMilan,managedbyformer ChelseabossJoseMourinho,and itisachallengerelishedbyBlues midfielder MichaelBallack. EXPLOSIVENESS Hesaid:“Wehave unfortunately,asgroupwinners, beengiventhetoughestdraw possible.Butthatdoesn’tbother us–wearelookingforwardtoit, alsobecauseofformermanager
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        332 48  -  BY ANAND SHAH Special Correspondent ESC FABREGASsecured Arsenal’sreturntowinning ways late in the game against out-of-sorts Sunderland. Arsenal suffered a controversial defeat in the Champions League against Porto in midweek but responded well to the disappointment. Bendtner gave Arsenal a firsthalf lead with a tap-in, before Fabregas
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        276 48 PA Sport GOALS from Valon Behrami, Carlton Cole and Julien Faubert gave West Ham their second successive League victory and left nine-man Hull in real trouble at the foot of the table. West Ham, who climbed to 13th place, were given a dream start by
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        449 49  -  LIM SAY HENG talks to Manchester United fan Tan Shu Heng, who rues the 3-1 loss to Everton IN THE GRANDSTAND LIM SAY HENG What do you make of the result? UNITED did not even deserve a draw. They looked really tired on the pitch,
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        112 49 “Unitedwerepoor allround today theirmidfield wasoverrun, their defence was overworked, and Wayne Rooney was non-existent. Disappointing!” StephenLee,28, Man Unitedfan “Evertondeserved theirvictory thoroughly. I was surprised that they managed to pull it off because they always seem to under-perform against Man United. This will be a great confidence boost
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        99 50 Evans loses out on the aerial challenge, allowing Bilyaletdinov to bear down on goal. The Russian then sends a wicked curler that leaves Van der Sar dumbfounded. A superb one-two on the left flank releases Pienaar, who whips a low cross into the box. Evans fails to clear
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        573 51 TheNewPaper’sfootballanalystTOHARIPAIJANtellsLIMSAYHENG ManUnited’ssecond-choicecentre-backsaretheirweakestlink IN THE KNOW IF UNITED do not win the title this season, it would be because their centre-backs are not good enough. United’s title-winning teams in the previous few seasons were built on the back of the strong defensive pairing of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja
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        123 51 BBC The Guardian Daily Mail Daily Telegraph DavidMoyes’ resurgentside came frombehind asthey didagainst Chelsea– todeservedlyseal only their second league win in their last 30 meetings with United. The home side is not favourite here after losing Marouane Fellaini and Tim Cahill to injury, yet it did most
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        216 52/53  -  GARY LIM IT MAY be a tad unfair to accuse Manchester United of complacency before the game. Given the task one would expect at Goodison Park, an experienced side such as the Red Devils should know better. But their woes started the moment Dimitar Berbatov scored
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        151 52/53 ELECTRIC MAN UNITEDprobablydidn’tknow whathit them. GoalkeeperEdwinvander Sar didn’teven move. Thatsaid a lotabout DiniyarBilyaletdinov’sgoal, a rasping shotfromjustoutside thepenalty area. Whata brilliantgoalto earnEverton theequaliser. STEAMROLLER WHENthe RedsDevilsscored the openinggoal, it lookedlikeit was allover for Everton. Butthehosts grewfromstrength tostrength. In fact,Everton finished thegamethe better sideand thoroughlydeserved allthree points. Onewouldbe hardpressed torecall
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        325 52/53  -  GARY LIM EVERTON’S run of good form is long overdue. Still, few would have predicted their consecutive victories over Chelsea and Manchester United in the space of 10 days. The team widely regarded as the best team outside of the Big Four last season has
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        483 54 IN THE DUGOUT PA Sport MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that his side was simply second-best in its 3-1 defeat to Everton last night. United grabbed a 16th-minute lead at Goodison Park when Dimitar Berbatov cracked home his ninth goal of the season
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        143 55 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: BLACKBURN v BOLTON StarHub TV Ch 27,7.55pm ASTON VILLA v BURNLEY StarHub TV Ch 22,10pm MAN CITY v LIVERPOOL StarHub TV Ch 27,10.55pm Man City will depend on Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor (right) to deliver the goals as Carlos Tevez took leave to be with
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        610 55 LOCAL EVENTS HOCKEY What:SHFU21 Championships 2010 When: Weekends till 13 Mar Where: Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre TODAY’Smatches (boys’category): Youth Olympic Games squad v Old Rafflesian Association, Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) Team 1 v SingaporeKhalsaAssociation. Girls’category: CrescentA v Jansenites, Crescent B v SRC, Indian Association vVijayanti HC, Hawks
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      581 52/53 MATCH OF THE WEEK WITH FASTFACTS What’s Everton’s secretto success? PRIOR toyesterday’s victory,Evertonhave only wononeoftheir last29 Premiershipmeetings with ManUnited.The lasttime Evertonearnedthe bragging rightswas in2005, when theybeat theRed Devils1-0 atGoodisonPark. PICTURE:AFP EVERTON’S run of good form is long overdue. Still,fewwouldhavepredictedtheir consecutive victories over Chelsea and Manchester United in the space of
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      18 54 EPL ACTION WITH Fergie:Wewerewellbeaten SECOND BEST: ManUnited (left)were no match forEverton, especiallyin thesecond half ofthe match. PICTURE: GETTYIMAGES
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