The New Paper, 19 December 2010
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Title Section13 2010-12-19 1 The New Paper on Sunday DEC 19 2010 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/201013 words
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Advertisement61 2010-12-19 1 58 CHELSEA v MAN U GAME POSTPONED DUE TO BAD WEATHER Well-known blogger Qiu Qiu posts on blog: WILL SOMEONE SPONSOR MY BOOB JOB? Some people actually do and she gets free breastfiller treatment TNP PICTURE: MOHD ISHAK 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/2010 2 The New Paper on DEC 1961 words
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Article, Illustration1002 2010-12-19 2/3 MAUREEN KOH - Blogger flamed for asking for sponsored boob job REPORTS:MAUREEN MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg WELL-KNOWN blogger Qiu Qiu was so bothered by her flat chest that she posted on her blog in May: “Anyone wanna sponsor a boobsjob? Apair of boobs.” She eventually gotTNP PICTURE: M0HD ISHAK; PICTURES: CLICKNETWORK.TV - 1,002 words
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287 2010-12-19 2/3 Surgeon was approached by blogger her company DOCTORS are allowed to sponsor a celebrity’streatment. Under the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics (Publicity) Regulations stipulated by the Ministry of Health, health-care institutions are allowed to advertise or sponsor services, with some restrictions. Dr Jonathan Lee, who sponsored the serviceof QiuQiu’s breastaugmentation,told287 words
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Article206 2010-12-19 2/3 COSMETIC treatments are no longer just for the rich and famous. Dr Alvin Wong, medical director ofSKN MediAesthetics, said:“The majority of my patients are your everyday Singaporeans who want treatment for common cosmetic problems such as unsightly freckles and pigmentation, body contouring andhairloss.” Headded: “Theadvent ofnew206 words
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Article, Illustration602 2010-12-19 4 HEDY KHOO - Some commuters unaware that refund process has started REPORT and PICTURE: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg PEOPLE grumbled, letters were written, and plenty of fuss was made last month over public bus operators overcharging $300,000 in bus fares. But yesterday morning, there were hardly any commuters queuing602 words
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Article, Illustration670 2010-12-19 6 / 7 CHAI HUNG YIN - Applications for the enforcement of maintenance have gone down this year compared to lastyear.Butfor couples such as this one, the bitter tussle over money is still a messyaffair.CHAI HUNGYIN reports. STORYALL HER CHAI HUNG YIN she is asking for is $500 a monthTNP PICTURE: MOHD ISHAK - 670 words
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Article, Illustration562 2010-12-19 6 / 7 STORY HIS HE HAS spent time in jail because he did not pay maintenance to his ex-wife and two children, for whom she is claiming support. MadamJane’sex-husbandJohneven claims that as a result of his tight financial situation, he has to liveTNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG - 562 words
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329 2010-12-19 6 / 7 AN EX-HUSBAND who cannot afford to pay up his maintenance order can apply to the Family Court to vary the order, provided there are changes to his circumstances, said a spokesman for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS). How much329 words
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Article, Illustration705 2010-12-19 8 / 9 VEENA BHARWANI - REPORT:VEENA VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg MOREnudepeopleonstreets.People kissing and groping on trains, buses andinpublicplaces. Has“Conservapore”becomelessuptight? Considerthestatistics. Policereceived166reportsofindecentexposurelast year,upfrom146in2008and136in2007reportedThe StraitsTimes. This year has been the most revealing, literally. In thesixmonthstoJune,therewere105cases–oneevery otherday,thereportadded. So a growing number of people in Singapore are risking a fine or even jailST FILE PICTURE - 705 words
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355 2010-12-19 8 / 9 HEDY KHOO - REPORT:HEDY HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph .com .sg THOUGH there are more clients taking nude photos of themselves, they do not make up a large number. That is what five professional photographers told The New Paper on Sunday. Said Mr Brandon Chang, 35, of355 words
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Article, Illustration857 2010-12-19 10 / 11 GAN LING KAI - When the lights are off, many students continue their social life online, affecting their studies and life in the real world REPORTS:GAN GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg ARE some Singaporean youth and children becoming nocturnal creatures of cyberspace? Daytime for them is usually spent onTNP ILLUSTRATION: FADZIL HAMZAH - 857 words
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220 2010-12-19 10 / 11 A RECENT study funded by the Ministry of Education and the Media Development Authority revealed that nearly nine per cent of the 3,000 students surveyed are considered“pathological gamers”. These addicts spend about 37.5 hours a week gaming– double the 18.8 hoursspent by the ordinary gamers.220 words
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Article, Illustration754 2010-12-19 12 / 13 CLARENCE CHEN - These HDB residents spend thousands on Christmas decorations REPORT: CLARENCE CHEN sychen@sph.com.sg IT IS not just on Orchard Road that you get all the Christmas glitz. Over in the HDB heartland, flat owners have also been sprucing up their homes for the festive season giving the OrchardTNP PICTURES: BENJAMIN SEET0R; TNP PICTURE: KUA CHEE SI0NG - 754 words
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Article, Illustration237 2010-12-19 12 / 13 TANGS Tang Plaza (right) beat 10 other shopping malls on Orchard Road to win the coveted Best Dressed Building award. The award, in its second year, is organised by the Orchard Road Business Association in conjunction with Christmas Light-Up Orchard 2010. ThethemeforTangs’winning decoration thisST FILE PICTURE - 237 words
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Article, Illustration768 2010-12-19 14 VEENA BHARWANI - Retired probation officer (above) says teens today are maturing faster JUVENILE AGE LIMIT REPORT:VEENA VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg SOMEyoungpeoplearejustbrazen.From consensual sex, despite being under 16, to youth gang activities, it seemsthe15-year-oldsoftodayareachingto actolderthantheirage. Which is why some experts are calling for areviewoftheupperagelimitintheChildren &YoungPerson’sAct(CYPA). They want to bring768 words
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Article, Illustration629 2010-12-19 15 Police found drugs in resort run by her and her husband THE Welsh woman and her Malaysian husband ran a holiday resort in Cherating, Malaysia. But they were also hiding a stash of drugs in their S$30-a-night backpacker accommodation. The Malaysian police uncovered629 words
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Article, Illustration318 2010-12-19 15 THE middle-aged man was said to be jealous that his teenage girlfriend was seeing another man. In a fit of rage, the jobless man in Kota Tinggi allegedly stabbed his pregnant girlfriend and doused her with acid. The suspect and the victim, 17, havePICTURE: HARIAN METRO - 318 words
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Article, Illustration913 2010-12-19 16/17 Whistle-blowing US army private Bradley Manning wantspeopletoseethetruth.Nowhe’sfacing52 years’jailfordoingjustthatthroughWikiLeaks IS HE a hero or villain? Idealist or security menace? To defenders of free information and one’s right to know, army private Bradley Manning is a model hero, a symbol of one man’sfightagainstthesystem. His cause? Making public what913 words
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Article, Illustration564 2010-12-19 16/17 KOH HUI THENG - S’pore’sandM’sia’s fallout will be limited REPORT: KOH HUI THENG kohht@sph.com.sg WHILESingaporediplomats’commentsabout Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar may strain ties slightly, they are unlikely to wield long-term damage, political watchers on both sides of the Causeway said. Media reports estimated that the over 251,000 leaked cables which disgruntledTNP INFOGRAPHICS: SIMON ANG - 564 words
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Article, Illustration400 2010-12-19 18 She allegedly said the kids were injured after they fell while rushing to enter toilet SOMEchildreninherkindergartenclasswere“talk-ative”.So the teacher, surnamed Yi, decided to teach themalesson. Shebroughtanelectricirontotheclassandallegedlyburnedsevenchildrenontheircheeks. Yistoppedtheallegedpunishmentonlywhenanother teacher in the school happened to pass by and saw theincident. The other teacher rushed into the classroomPICTURE: INTERNET - 400 words
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Article, Illustration390 2010-12-19 18 THE intercom at the federal correctional complex in Butner, North Carolina, crackled to life: “InmateMadoff,reporttothe chapel.” Bernie Madoff, like other inmates at the facility, was stunned; inmates are asked to report to the chapel when a relative dies. When the 72-year-old returned toPICTURES: AP - 390 words
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Article, Illustration505 2010-12-19 19 Heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures cause chaos across Europe over the weekend IN EUROPE, it’s no longer a question of whether it will be a white Christmas. The question is whether it will turn into white hell as overnight snow wreaked havoc across the continent. The massivePICTURE: REUTERS; PICTURES: AFP, AP - 505 words
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News Snapshot
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Article, Illustration118 2010-12-19 20 THE South West CDC yesterday launched the first-ever guide book to living in Singapore. The palm-size book, titled West Snippets To Singapore Living, was given to 350 new Singaporeans. The book carries light-hearted anecdotes and useful information on118 words
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Article, Illustration102 2010-12-19 20 AP. US PRESIDENT Barack Obama warned on his weekly radio and Internet address yesterday that failure to ratify a new arms control treaty with Russia would undercut American leadership. Mr Obama pleaded with the Senate to approve the treaty,AP. - 102 words
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Article, Illustration111 2010-12-19 20 AFP. MALAYSIA is to start work on a mass rapid transit (MRT) system in Kuala Lumpur next July, Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. The network is expected to ease the pressureonthe city’s network. The RM36 billion (S$15.1 billion) project, part of the government’s economicAFP. - 111 words
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Article, Illustration100 2010-12-19 20 AFP. CHINA yesterday called the situation in the Korean peninsula “extremely precarious” and urged more talks to ease tensions even as Seoul prepared for a live-fire drill. Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Zh- ijun said Beijing was “deeply concerned and worried” about the situation,AFP. - 100 words
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Article315 2010-12-19 20 BUMPING UP ELDERCARE THE Health Ministry (MOH) will spend up to $120 million to build six nursing homes in the heartlands by 2015. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced the expanded programme at the Singapore Christian Home (SCH) for the Aged yesterday. The SCH315 words
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Article, Illustration79 2010-12-19 20 RED RIDERS: 31 children, aged between 7 and 12, from Care Corner Student Care Centre (Woodlands) enjoyed to an early Christmas treat yesterday by about 100 Harley Davidson riders. The bikers formed a convoy in front of a bus ferrying the kids to the Singapore Flyer. The childrenTNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG - 79 words
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News Exchange
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Article, Illustration467 2010-12-19 21 MAUREEN KOH - THE BUZZ COMMENT:MAUREEN MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg WHEN people compliment my daughter and say she is pretty, my standard response is: “Huh?Areyouforreal?Ithinkshe’dprobably needplasticsurgerywhenshe’solder.” Well, that’s because she looks almost like me. And, yes, I’d have opted for plastic surgery when I was younger, if IPICTURE: REUTERS - 467 words
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Article, Illustration146 2010-12-19 21 Weratepastweek’snews–goodandbad -10 Christmas seems to have become the time for taking rather thangiving some people made off with baubles and decorations along Orchard Road. +10 Retail sales in October were up 0.9 percent from the month before. Excluding motor vehicles, the retail sales index was also up146 words
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Article21 2010-12-19 21 “Mummy!Lady Gaga!” –Littlegirlpointingtoastrangely-dressed woman on the train “Oneofmykid’s first words was ‘download’.” –Motherlamentingtoherfriendhowherson is addicted to heriPhone21 words
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Advertisement173 2010-12-19 12 / 13 PARENTING MYTHS My child knows what I am saying. Having this presumption can lead to misunderstanding and miscommunication. Consequently, there are more failures and negative outcomes which are not healthy to a child's self-esteem and self-worth. It can also cause frustration, anger, etc in the parents who may respond by173 words
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Miscellaneous9 2010-12-19 20 23˚ Low I 30˚ High I Showers I SINGAPOREWEATHER9 words
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Miscellaneous13 2010-12-19 21 QUICK ON THE DRAW Public nudity on the rise TNP ILLUSTRATION:TEOH YI CHIE13 words
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Article, Illustration879 2010-12-19 22/23 JOANNE SOH - NIP TUCK IN More aesthetic clinics are offering perks such as free meals vanity corners to woo patients as competition hots up REPORT: JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg FANCY Angelina Jolie’s famous bee-stung pout? Or a sharper jawline or a higher nose bridge? You can have these beauty treatments and what’s more,TNP PICTURES: YAP NING; PICTURE ILLUSTRATION - 879 words
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Article, Illustration713 2010-12-19 24 CHARLENE CHUA - S’poreanwins Mr Physique title at Manhunt International REPORT:CHARLENE CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg GRIT and the determination to correct the perception that Caucasians are beefier than Asians won the day for one home-grown Mr Muscle. Mr Jovin Koh became the first Singaporean to win the Mr Physique award in 10PICTURES COURTESY OF JOVIN KOH - 713 words
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Article, Illustration641 2010-12-19 25 DOLORES TAY - Why queue? I just grab go Beating the Christmas shopping crowd REPORT: DOLORES TAY doltay@sph.com.sg CHRISTMAS is less than a week away. I have not completed my Christmas shopping, and by normal standards, I should be getting pretty worried by now. But as those who know me will attest, ITNP FILE PICTURE - 641 words
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Article, Illustration306 2010-12-19 25 CRYSTAL ABIDIN - Brilliant gifts for ladies and guys too REPORT: CRYSTAL ABIDIN crystala@sph.com.sg GOING for gold this Christmas? Shower yourself in sparkles of love this festive season withGoldheart’sirresistibleoffers. Women can look forward to an array of contemporarydesigns.Butthere’ssomething for the guys too. Partylikeastarwiththeworld’sfirst 73-facet starbust diamond Celestial Stellar pendants. Its distinctive eight-pointed patternPICTURE: GOLDHEART - 306 words
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Enjoy 2 Wheels Good
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Article, Illustration619 2010-12-19 26/27 DANS0N CHE0NG - LIFE DEATH 2,000cyclists campaign for road sharing space yesterday while others share their near-death road experiences 1.5M= DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DANS0N CHE0NG tnp@sph.com.sg MOREthan2,000cyclistskickedoffSingapore’sfirstSafeCyclingDayatLonghouseFoodCen-trealongUpperThomsonRoadyesterday. Longhouse is the de facto weekend meeting point forcyclists. Safe Cycling Day is part of the OCBC Cycle Singapore Safe Cycling Campaign, which was launched on Nov29bytheorganisersofOCBCCycleSingapore,thePICTURE: OCBC CYCLE SINGAPORE - 619 words
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Article, Illustration573 2010-12-19 28 JOANNE SOH - Teacherhopestoignitekids’passion for prose, poetry and literature REPORT: JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg PARENTS,takenote.Are your children learning English from computergamesorTVshows? Iftheyare,Singaporeancreativewritingteacherand private tutor Jessica Alejandro believes you are putting them at risk of having limited vocabulary or weak sentencestructureskills. The 30-year-old told The New Paper On Sunday thatTNP PICTURE: YAP NING - 573 words
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Article, Illustration660 2010-12-19 29 S MURALI - S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg AS I write this sentence, please note that I am bowing deeply to you. Yes folks, I am back from Japan after surviving a holiday with my let’s-go-out wife and let’s-stay-in-the-roomkids. How have I changed? Let me count660 words
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Enjoy Table For 4
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Article, Illustration643 2010-12-19 30 CHERYL LIM - Tavolo serves up comfort food amid the hustle and bustle of a shopping centre CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg TO SHOPPERS, an eatery tucked in a department store is a welcome sight. Afterhoursofretailtherapy,it’salmostheavenly to plonk yourself on a restaurant seat to rest your aching feet. Tavolo wasTNP PICTURES: CHOOCH WEE HUA - 643 words
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Article, Illustration463 2010-12-19 31 HEDY KHOO - HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg DON’T judge a man by his looks, or a gift by its wrapping. You never know what lies beneath. The truth can be terrifying. And nobody wants to deal with the ugly truth during the festive season, when the lightsTNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG, HEDY KHOO - 463 words
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Article, Illustration393 2010-12-19 32 SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO - Fly Entertainment head Irene Ang opens late-night cafe at Tanjong Pagar SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg AND you thought MediaCorp had moved to Buona Vista. So how come these familiar names and recognisable faces were milling about in Tanjong Pagar? On the street popular forPICTURES COURTESY OF JIN-HA KIM - 393 words
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Article, Illustration615 2010-12-19 34 SIVA CHOY - Just because a teesays‘plumber’doesn’t mean thewearer canfixleaks SIVA CHOY HUMOUR ME tnp@sph.com.sg I GOT mistaken for an accountant recently. No, I wasn’t offended just a bit puzzled because the young man with the foreign accent who had politely and humbly askedST FILE PICTURE - 615 words
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Article131 2010-12-19 34 Odd news that’sfor real AP. DIEGO was a model passenger, sitting quietly with the seat belt buckled, never fidgeting. But it was the huge, unblinking eyes that made a Washington state trooper suspicious. He was among some troopers stationed along a highway in Seattle, pulling over people whoAP. - 131 words
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Article112 2010-12-19 34 Reuters. A BRITISH fireman has admitted to causing the death of a farmer who was crushed to death by a herd of 100 dairy cows after they were startled by fire engine sirens. Julian Lawford pleaded guilty to a charge of causing the death of MrReuters. - 112 words
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Article, Illustration285 2010-12-19 34 S M ONG - S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg TALK about overexposed. Last week, we had WikiLeaks, public nudity around Singapore and a photo of bare manga breasts on Page A17inWednesday’sTheStraitsTimes. WhichwaswhyIwasfeelingalittleoverdressed. I was also feeling peckish. Being a dedicated follower of fashion (or285 words
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Article, Illustration101 2010-12-19 35 Today, we are showcasing your best school holiday snapshots. On Dec 26 and Jan 2, we will be featuring your best Christmas snapshots. From this week till Dec 26, the best photo of the week wins a $100 Gap voucher. Send your pictures and messages to tnpforum@sph.com.sg Yay,101 words
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Miscellaneous46 2010-12-19 29 GENERATION NEXT So, did you find out where daddy and mommy hid our Christmas presents? Yes, second shelf, cupboard under the stairs. Magic kit for you and a remote controlled truck for me. Remember to act surprised when we open the presents. Roger. TNP ILLUSTRATION:KELVIN CHAN46 words
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Miscellaneous30 2010-12-19 36/37 Saturday,Dec18 2010 First Second Third 1800 0505 6960 Starters 4011 3823 3617 0199 3084 7668 9700 9953 2345 1571 Consolations 5197 9695 9187 2460 7863 4637 1469 5347 9490 132530 words
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Article, Illustration337 2010-12-19 36/37 TAN THEAN LOON - UNANIMOUS CHOICE TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg THE New Paper On Sunday’s panel of tipsters picks GUT FEEL to take Race 9 at Kranji this afternoon. After all, trainer Desmond Koh’s four-year-old New Zealand-bred looks a nice type and has indicated in hislastrunthathe’sdueforanotherwin. OnePICTURE: SINGAPORE TURF CLUB - 337 words
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1345 2010-12-19 36/37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C4D4 12.50 -1200m Stakes:$55,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****3 ShiningGlory 58.5 (61) SHLow*c3 2 (4agDBaertschiger-ShiningGlory) 2 44-632 Juwel 57.5 (59) BVorster 1 (4agPShaw-EMMA) 3 98--16 SuperKnight 56.5 (57) JPowell 7 (5nzgBDean-KnightRacing) 4 *****8 Bengawan 55 (54)1,345 words
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Article, Illustration583 2010-12-19 36/37 Tan Thean Loon Danny Khoo Andrew Frost Marc Tan 1 RACE Shining Glory Shining Glory 2 1 Juwel 1 Super Knight 2 Juwel Super Knight 3 2 Juwel 1 3 Shining Glory Shining Glory Super Knight Juwel Bengawan 4 2 3 1 4 12 Bengawan Bengawan Nero Grotto583 words
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Article, Illustration1962 2010-12-19 38 ANDREWFROST’SCOMMENTSONTODAY’SRACESATKRANJI RACE1 (1,200m) 1 Shining Glory)))Has excuses when taken out at the turn last start and form looks excellent for this with 3kg claim a bonus. 2 Juwel)))Honest galloper who showed last time he can almostwin again in Class 4, especially from gate 1. 3PICTURE: SINGAPORE TURF CLUB - 1,962 words
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Article, Illustration472 2010-12-19 39 LASTFRIDAY’SSINGAPORESTIPENDIARYSTEWARDS’REPORTHIGHLIGHTS JOCKEYSVladDuricandJohnPow-ell were questioned regarding the performances of ABYSS and A CERTAIN SMILE in Races 3 and 4 respectivelyatKranjionFriday. Duricsaidthathemanagedtoobtainapositionjust offthepace.However, when attempting to improve making the turn into the straight, he was carried wider by the runners to hisinside. Thereafter,ABYSSranononlyfairly when placed under pressure and theTNP PICTURE: GAVIN FOO - 472 words
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Article491 2010-12-19 39 Race1 C5(SC)1200m 4 BLESSWITHSTYLE56c55(44-15) CalvinGoon (4) 3 2 1 (470) 10 NOTHINGTOSAY53.5(34-10) BWoodworth (9) 9 8 2 (439) 1 2 WALKTHELINE57(40-13) SSalee (11) 1 1 3 (483) 1.5 8 APACHEEAGLE54.5c53.5(19-10) SAnandan (1) 2 3 4 (473) 0.75 XWinning stable: Blesswithluck. Trainer: Jerome Tan. Time: 1min 12.08sec491 words
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Article822 2010-12-19 39 RACE 1 (Randwick) 1st 7 Hide ‘N’ Dash ($32-$17) 2nd 6 Dystopia ($13) 3rd 5 Counterpane ($8) 4th 3 Phenomenal Lass. Forecast $42. Place forecast $9 (5-6), $35 (5-7), $13 (6-7). Tierce $1056. Trio $158. Quartet No winner ($564 jackpot carried forward to next race). RACE 2822 words
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Article1105 2010-12-19 40 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING MUDLARKS THESE horses have won or been placed in soft or heavy conditions: RACE 1: City Of Hope, Pound, Man With Honour, Fishing, Just Amazing, Success Forever, The Firebird, Marvellous Present. RACE2:Concrescene,SpeedLeopard,ComeNearMe,EnchantedRiver,MightyAce,AHa Obama, Duty Free Spirit, City Fighter, Gotspeed, Joker Champion. RACE1,105 words
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75 2010-12-19 40 RACE 1:9 Success Forever 11 Marvellous Present 5 Man With Honour 1 City Of Hope. RACE 2:8 Mighty Ace 2 Concrescence 7 Enchanted River 13 Joker Champion. RACE 3:3 Eastern Star 7 Regal Rainbow 4 Star Ruler 12 Papa Bear. RACE4:13TRUEPARADISE*10Toscafly11IcyDomain9Mayo’sDancer. RACE 5:4 Blue75 words
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Sports Mad about Golf
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Article, Illustration575 2010-12-19 41 UNHERALDED Piya Swangarunporn of Thailand birdied his closing two holes for a one-stroke lead at the US$600,000 ($790,000) Black Mountain Masters yesterday. But hot on his heels are proven winners Tetsuji Hiratsuka of Japan and Thailand’sThongchaiJaidee. The 27-year-old Piya, chasing a maiden Asian TourPICTURE: AFP - 575 words
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Article, Illustration261 2010-12-19 41 AFP. NORTHERN Ireland’s Graeme McDowell and Taiwan’s Yani Tseng were named men’s and women’s golf players of the year on Friday by the Golf Writers Association of America. McDowell won the US Open last June at Pebble Beach, becoming the first European in 40 yearsAFP. - 261 words
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Sports Basketball
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Article, Illustration375 2010-12-19 42 NEW YORK KNICKS 91 MIAMI HEAT 113 Reuters. THE sizzling-hot Miami Heat and their Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh scorched the New York Knicks 113-91 for their 11th win in a row yesterday morning (SingaporeReuters.; PICTURES: AFP, AP - 375 words
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Article, Illustration390 2010-12-19 42 AFP. CHINESE basketball fans and pundits speculated yesterday about the possible end of an era following NBA superstar Yao Ming’s latest injury setback, urging the national sports hero to consider retirement. The 2.29-metre Houston Rockets centre (left, in red), whoAFP. - 390 words
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Sports Table Tennis
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Article, Illustration347 2010-12-19 43 ALI KASIM - ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg FENG Tianwei eased past Li Jie of Holland 4-1 (9-11, 11-6, 11-8 11-8, 11-6) in the quarter-finals of the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in Seoul yesterday evening. Her victory sets up an exciting semi-fi-nal clash today with Ai Fukuhara of Japan, who,ST FILE PICTURE - 347 words
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Article, Illustration324 2010-12-19 43 FORMULA 1 Reuters. FORMULA 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone dismissed revived talk of teams moving to set up their own rival series after 2012 as “complete nonsense”onFriday. The Concorde Agreement governing the commercial side of the sport expires at the end of 2012 andReuters. - 324 words
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147 2010-12-19 43 FOOTBALL Reuters. BERNIE Ecclestone, a Chelsea fan at heart, has become the majority shareholder in Championship (second division) side Queens Park Rangers after buying out his friend Flavio Briatore. “We’re not changing anything, just tidying a few things up,” the 80-year-old Briton, who now ownsReuters. - 147 words
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144 2010-12-19 43 AP. AN EGYPTIAN family completed the protracted takeover of second-tier English side Hull on Friday. Local businessmen Assem and Ehab Allam initially struck a deal on Nov 10 to purchase the northern club, which is reported in the British media to have debts ofAP. - 144 words
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Article, Illustration874 2010-12-19 44 / 45 DILENJIT SINGH - Amateur football booming as players seek to emulate the pros DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg IN THE shadow of a professional scene plagued by dwindling attendances and widespread disinterest, a segment of the Singaporean football scene is thriving. Amateur football is undergoing a boom, with hundreds ofPICTURE COURTESY OF FOOTBALL OPOD - 874 words
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Article, Illustration467 2010-12-19 44 / 45 DILENJIT SINGH - DILENJIT SINGH LOCAL amateur football’s equivalent of a cross between ESPN Soccernet and Facebook. That’s how founder Tan Li Yu, 29, describes his fledgling website Football OPOD created last July. He said: “I aim to make it the one-stop shop for Singapore football. As long asTNP PICTURE: GARY GOH - 467 words
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Article, Illustration363 2010-12-19 44 / 45 DILENJIT SINGH - DILENJIT SINGH INTERNATIONAL football has the World Cup, club football has the Champions League and now domestic amateur football has the League of Champions. One competition to decide which football team rules them all. In the fractured world of amateur football where teams play in aPICTURE COURTESY OF FOOTBALL OPOD - 363 words
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Sports Football
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Article, Illustration1094 2010-12-19 46 / 47 GLENN HODDLE - Seeing promising talents draining out of British football, former England manager GLENN HODDLE harnesses these raw diamonds through his football academy GLENN HODDLE Reuters. GLENN Hoddle stands next to a soccer pitch at a resort in southern Spain, shading his eyes from the evening sunshine and watchingReuters.; PICTURES: REUTERS - 1,094 words
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Article, Illustration786 2010-12-19 50 / 51 Brazil and Inter Milan goalkeeper JULIO CESAR tellsFifa.com why he believes the Italian champions are starting to get back on their feet IJulio,howdid it feelto makeyour comebackfrom injury in a big tournament like the Fifa Club World Cup? JULIOCESAR: It wasgreat. I’dnot playedfor a month and a halfPICTURES: REUTERS, AP, AFP - 786 words
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354 2010-12-19 52 AFP. JAPAN’S football stars are considering boycotting international matches unless the national association improves bonuses and other conditions, the Nikkan Sports daily reported. Lawyers for the Japan Football Association and the Japan Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA) have been negotiating without progress on players’demands, the NikkanSports said.AFP. - 354 words
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Article, Illustration484 2010-12-19 52 REAL MADRID VSEVILLA (Tomorrow, 3.55am, StarHub TV Ch 222) AP. BOTH Real Madrid and Sevilla will be without key players when the two sides meet in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium tomorrow morning (Singapore time). Depending on Barcelona’s result away to local rivals Espanyol,AP.; PICTURE: REUTERS - 484 words
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222 2010-12-19 52 AFFSUZUKI CUP SECOND-LEG SEMI FINAL VIETNAM0 MALAYSIA0 I Malaysiawin2-0onaggregate THEY have no foreigners in their domestic league and no assimilated foreign talents in their national team, but Malaysia have booked their place in the AFF Suzuki Cup final after a 0-0 draw with222 words
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Article, Illustration421 2010-12-19 55 PA Sport. FORMEREnglandcaptainDavidBeck-ham will be given a lifetime achievement award at tonight’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony, it has beenrevealed. BBC officials said the accolade nisedthe35-year-oldmidfielder’s“remark-able” record on and off the pitch and his “tireless work as an ambassador for British sport”. ThePA Sport.; PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 421 words
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Article142 2010-12-19 55 AP. PROMISING young Japanese forward Ryo Miyaichi will be joining Arsenal next month, the English Premier League club have confirmed. Arsenal signed the promising young player after a successful trial with the Premier League club. The 18-year-old striker, who is yet to play for Japan’s seniorAP. - 142 words
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Sports GREATEST TEAM OF ALL TIME
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Article, Illustration753 2010-12-19 48 / 49 GARY LIM - CASILLASRAMOSPUYOLPIQUE CAPDEVILABUSQUETSXAVI ALONSOINIESTAVILLAPEDRO Our countdown to name the Greatest Team of All Time starts today with two World Cup-winning teams: Spain 2010 and England 1966 GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg AS THE spectacular fireworks lit up in the chilly winter night above Soccer City, the players’red jerseystook on atangerine hue.PICTURES: ACTION IMAGES, AP - 753 words
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Article, Illustration393 2010-12-19 48 / 49 DAVID LEE - ENGLAND 1 966 BANKSCOHENJ.CHARLTONMOOREWILSON STILESBALLB.CHARLTONPETERSHURSTHUNT DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg ENGLAND will win the next World Cup. Just as it will be now, this notion was scoffed at when it was mooted by the late Sir Alf Ramsey, after he was appointed England manager in October 1962. Regardless, demanding complete control overPICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 393 words
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Sports EPL
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Article, Illustration617 2010-12-19 53 DAVID LEE - BLACKBURN1 (Ryan Nelsen 51) WEST HAM 1 (Junior Stanislas 78) DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg ONADAYwheretheother3pm(UKtime) fixtures were snowed out, the only one to run according to schedulefailedtodeliveranyjoyforeither sideinvolved. ExactlyamonthtothedayIndianpoultry giants Venky’s took over, the proceedings at Ewood Park didn’t get any more pleasingPICTURES: REUTERS, AP - 617 words
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Article, Illustration644 2010-12-19 54 DAMIAN SPELLMAN - Sunderland ................1 Bolton........................0 Sunderland: Welbeck 32 BY DAMIAN SPELLMAN Special Correspondent DANNYWELBECK’SfifthgoaloftheseasonsawSunderlandleapfrog PremierLeaguesurprisepackage Boltonandstrengthentheir claimsonEurope. Thestriker,onloanfrom ManchesterUnited,stoopedto headhomefromcloserange afterJussiJaaskelainenhad turnedawayDarrenBent’s32ndminuteshot. However,keeperCraigGordon hadtopulloffasuperb45thminutesavetodenydefenderZat Knightanequaliser. VictorysawtheBlackCats climbabovethevisitorsintosixth placetocementtheirexcellent starttotheseasonastheygavea crowdof35,101somethingto cheeronabitterlycoldWearside afternoon. Theymighthavewonmore comfortablyhadWelbeck’s70thminuteeffortcreptinsidethe post rather than coming off the outside of it, but they were good644 words
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Article, Illustration681 2010-12-19 56 / 57 SirAlex’slongevity atOldTraffordisa lesson for others SIR Alex Ferguson will surpass Sir Matt Busby’s record when he becomes Manchester United’s longest-serving manager today, an achievement unlikely to be beaten in an age of decreasing patience with the man in charge. Ferguson will overtake Busby’s record of 24PICTURE: AP - 681 words
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Article, Illustration696 2010-12-19 56 / 57 SirMattBusby’sson: Wire Services. IF SIR Matt Busby were alive now, he would pointagunto Sir AlexFerguson’s head. He would force Fergie to stay for another five years,Busby’s son, Sandy,told Daily Mirror. Fergie surpasses Busby’s record today. He has now been in charge forWire Services.; PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 696 words
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Article, Illustration278 2010-12-19 56 / 57 Wire Services. MANCHESTER United midfielder Park Ji Sung will retire from South Korea’s national team after next month’s Asian Cup in Qatar, his father was quoted as saying on Friday. “Ji Sung said before the World Cup in South AfricaWire Services. - 278 words
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Article, Illustration531 2010-12-19 58 / 59 Cold blast wreaks havoc with EPL PA Sport. TONIGHT’S high-profile Premier League clash between title rivals Chelsea and Manchester United became the most significant casualty of this weekend's snow and freezing temperatures. After last night’s Premier League matches at Arsenal, Wigan, Liverpool and Birmingham all fell foul ofPA Sport.; PICTURES: GETTY IMAGES, AP - 531 words
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ON TV
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Article50 2010-12-19 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tuesday: IMAN CITYv EVERTON SingTel mio TV Ch 102,4am LALIGA Tonight: IOSASUNAv ZARAGOZA StarHub TV Ch 222,11.55pm Tomorrow: IMALAGAv A.MADRID StarHub TV Ch 222,1.55am IR.MADRID vSEVILLA StarHub TV Ch 222,3.55am AFF SUZUKI CUP 2010 SEMI-FINAL Tonight: IINDONESIA vPHILIPPINES SingTel mio TV Ch 115,7.55pm *Alltelecastsliveunlessotherwisestated.Forthelatest,pleasecheck www.mio.singtel.com/miotv&www.starhub.com/tv *Programmetimes,providedbySingTel&StarHub,subjecttochange50 words
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Article23 2010-12-19 58 / 59 THE MATCH FOR AFRICA Wednesday: IFEDERERvNADAL StarHub TV Ch 211 255,3.30am UNIDOS POR LA INFANCIA Thursday: INADALvFEDERER StarHub TV Ch 211 255,2am23 words
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Article20 2010-12-19 58 / 59 NBA Tuesday: IPHOENIXSUNS vSAN ANTONIOSPURS StarHub TV Ch 202,9.30am Wednesday: IOKLAHOMA CITYTHUNDER v CHARLOTTE BOBCATS StarHub TV Ch 202,8am20 words
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Article14 2010-12-19 58 / 59 SOUTH AFRICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Today: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213, 6.45pm14 words
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Article, Illustration237 2010-12-19 60 England boss Capello says Fergie is No. 1 PA Sport. FABIO Capello has labelled Sir Alex Ferguson the best manager of all time. Ferguson overtook Sir Matt Busby as the long-est-serving boss in Manchester United history today. The Chelsea versus Manchester United English Premiership matchPA Sport. - 237 words
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Miscellaneous89 2010-12-19 41 ASEAN 8 Indonesia Philippines Sun, 19/12/10 8.00pm E Premier, Spanish, Italian, German and A League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWlRE(MARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA), SPORTSBUZZ(POMO) SPORTSBUZZ(KRANJI) [p y® Always play with care. [responsibiyj Do not bet illegally.89 words
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