The New Paper, 13 February 2011

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  • News
    • 872 2 / 3  -  WithS’pore’s fertilityrateat a recordlow, women’srights group Aware is calling for the Government to support gender equalityand two weeks’ paternity leave. But are we ready, and is it enough to make us want more babies? M’sian-borndadwholooksafter3kidssays S’porementoosofttobehousehusbands REPORTS: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg LONGERpaternityleaveformen?It’s not
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    • 586 2 / 3 WHOsaysSingaporeanmencan’thackit? When his son was barely a month old, Mr Tan Sheng Yeow, 34, decided he would quit his job and look after him. Mr Tan took on another job which paid him much less, about half what he was earning. But his new
      PICTURE: COURTESY OF MR TAN SHENG YEOW  -  586 words
    • 1317 4 / 5  - Older married women are having kids... .too bad younger women are staying single ExpertssayAware’ssuggested2 weeks’paternity leave may not remove barriers to having children REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg YOU know that adage about statistics, that it doesn’trevealeverything. WithSingapore’sfertilityrate(averagenumberof children born per female in her lifetime), the numbers showwe’vedroppedtoarecordlowof1.16lastyear. Butthatdoesn’ttellthewholestory. Older women
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    • 878 6  - Higher subsidies better classes Couple say increasing childcare subsidies can help them afford enrichment classes for their only child REPORTANDPICTURES:JOYCELIM JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg INCREASE pre-school subsidies and Ms Jacqueline Teo will enrol her son, Kryence Lim, in a top pre-school here. It will also mean money for him to attend
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    • 387 7  -  One is suspected hit-and-run case REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg TWOfatalroadaccidentshap-penedyesterdaymorning.Two people died, both male seniorcitizens. This comes as police statistics show an increase in the number of elderly pedestrian fatalities on our roads. Around 6.20am yesterday, a greyHondacarsmashedintoapedestrianinhis60snearthejunction of Bukit Batok East
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    • 1263 8/9  -  More Singaporeans are going to Malaysia for medical procedures. Thereason?It’s cheaper there. But are lower prices everything in health care? REPORT: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg SHE was halfway through her pregnancy and seeing a doctor here. Then Madam Hiuk Mee Yiun decided she would
      PICTURE: HEALTH MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL; TNP INFOGRAPHICS: TEOH YI-CHIE  -  1,263 words
    • 263 10 Case study I MR EDWARD Pang Kwong Eng, 61, a Singaporean, found out about the liberalisation of Medisave use from newspaper reports. A month later, he needed medical treatment. And he decided it would save him some money if he had his sinus surgery
      Source: Health Management International  -  263 words
    • 278 10 Savings care win him over Case study II MR CHONG Khong Tiong, 70, a Singaporean, had cataract surgery at the Mahkota Medical Centre in Malacca on Apr 20 and May 27 last year. It was the most reasonable thing for him to do, given that Malacca had been his hometown
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    • 796 11  -  Social workers urge the young to spend time with seniors: REPORT PICTURES: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg SPEND more time with the seniors if you want to learn more about Singapore’shistory. That’s what social workers are saying as the 69th anniversary of the fall of Singapore
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    • 509 12/13  -  Performers from all walks of life gather for Chingay REPORT: LINETTE HENG linheng@sph.com.sg A DEAFENING blast of firecrackers rang through the air as fiery dragons appeared. Swirls of red confetti and smoke filled the air as the Chinese fortune gods arrived on floats. Decked in auspicious red
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    • 768 14  -  Preparefortheunexpected,saysS’porean who rode 25,000km to Turkey on his motorbike REPORTS: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg PLAN as much as you can but be prepared for the unexpected. That’swhatSingaporeanlong-distancemotorcy-clist Max Ng Poh Weng, 39, advises all Singaporeans who crave adventure trips. Journeys along roads less travelled became a talking
      PICTURES COURTESY OF MAX NG POH WENG TNPINFOGRAPHICS: CHNG CHOON HIONG  -  768 words
    • 117 14 IFYOUhave wanderlust,that’s no problem. Justmakesure youdo your homework properly. Oryou mayendup like MrSin Mong Xing, 24, whofacedbacklash from localnetizens, whocalled him“stupid” and“foolhardy” after hegotlost in the Alaskan wilderness searchingfor asitemadefamous by amovie andabook. Hereturned to Singaporeon Wednesday afterbeing rescuedby AlaskaStateTroopers. MrSin toldThe NewPaperon Sunday he thoughthehadread
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    • 363 15 SHE is from Cambridge and a former prefect at £27,000-a-year (S$55,400) CheltenhamLadies’College. But Lucy Gamble has shocked her colleagues and family by posting topless photosofherselfonamen’smagazine website. It is part of a competition which offers the winner a chance to take part in a professional
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    • 336 15 Taiwanese mum wanted drugs, so... SHE did nothing when her boyfriend raped two of her daughters. And when she ran out of money to fund her drug addiction, she prostituted them. Apple Daily in Taiwan reported that the 36-year-old Taiwanese, known only as Zeng, was
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    • 618 16 / 17  -  Indonesian villagers try to rebuild their worldafterMountMerapieruptedlast October. The magic of Merapi, they say, isthatit‘giveslife’too REPORT and PICTURES MOHD ISHAK SAMON ishak@sph.com.sg NOT even a wall or door remains of Mr Bardi Wiyana’s home in the village of Kinahrejo in Central Java. It seems as though
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    • News Middle East Crisis
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        635 18 / 19 After Tunisia and Egypt, mass protests have erupted in Algeria, giving rulers in the region the jitters TUNISIA THE Tunisian rebellion that led to President Zine ElAbidineBen Ali’sflight from power on Jan 14 was setoff after fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi burned himself to death to protest being humiliated
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      • 396 18 / 19 THOUSANDS of people defied an official ban on demonstrations in the Algerian capital and gathered in the city centre for a pro-reform protest yesterday. This comes a day after weeks of mass protests in Egypt succeeded in toppling president Hosni Mubarak. Organisers of the
        PICTURES: AP  -  396 words
      • 351 18 / 19 “FREEDOM!Freedom!”thepeoplechantedamidthe rubbleoftheir“frontline”inCairo’sTahrirSquare. “Hehasgone,wehavewon!”confirmedthetensof thousands of Egyptians who danced beside the mighty Nile after it was announced on Egyptian state television that President Hosni Mubarak had quit. Finally, the 30-year-old dictatorship was over. Atthatmoment,withacollectiveroar,Egypt’s capital erupted with j oy. After 18 days of courageous
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    • News Snapshot
      • 132 20 VISITORS to the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve can now receive on-the-spot information about the flora and fauna at the park using smartphones and other mobile gadgets. Open for the first time to the public yesterday, the free
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      • 110 20 DEPUTY Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said that Singaporeans should be realistic in their expectations of the upcoming Budget. His comments came ahead of Budget 2011, to be delivered on Feb 18. Speaking at a Chinese New Year
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      • 103 20 RESPONDING to media queries about the situation in Egypt, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) noted in a statement that Egypt had “entered into a new phase in itspolitical evolution”. It said: “We are relieved that this has been a largelypeaceful process.” MFA said it
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      • 359 20 GENERAL ELECTION BUZZ THE People’s Action Party (PAP) is assessing who among the current MPs should step down to make way for new candidates in the next general election, which must be held by February next year. PAP chairman Lim Boon Heng said this when
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      • 96 20 AFP CHINA said yesterday that Tokyo had “no right” to demand compensation over a collision between a Chinese trawler and Japanese coastguard vessels that led to a major diplomatic crisis. The incident happened last September in a disputed area of the East
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      • Article, Illustration
        39 20 LOVEBITES:Mr KelvinWang, a teacher,and Miss Tay SiewHua,adoctor, were among56 peoplewho took partinthe LoveHarvestevent ofProjectLove, organisedbyOrchard Central inpartnership withthe Associationof DatingAgencies and MatchMakers, Singapore(Adams). Participantshad to bite and eatat leasthalf anapple withoutusing their hands. TNP PICTURE: YAP NING
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    • News Exchange
      • 403 21  -  THE BUZZ REPORT: MELVIN SINGH melvin@sph.com.sg ISTHEREanyvaluetolocalisingresearch?Consider three recent arguments: Aware’s poll of 1,000 people calling forlonger paid paternity leave, a recent letter to The Straits Times Forum arguing for longerpaidmaternityleaveandastudybyateamfrom NUSontheeffectcoffeedrinkinghasonhealth. Aware, the women’s group, found that the majority ofthosepolledarguedforpaidpaternityleave. The woman’s group added
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      • 119 21 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad -10 More than 7 per cent of some 200 hawker stalls checked by The Straits Times are continuing to charge the higher prices they introduced for Chinese New Year. +10 Scientists in Britain have successfully tested a vaccine which could work against all known strains of
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      • 33 21 “IthinkIleft my brain at hometoday.” –Womantocolleague on why she cannot concentrate on work “IcalldibsonaniPhonegametitled Angry Asians where the final level will be navigating a shopping mall and findingthebestbargainsduringasale.” –ManpostingonFacebook
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    • 36 7 CATS Classified Valentine's Lovelines Dearest Lamb Chop I loved you then, as I do now, always and forever. From Your Pork Chop For more love messages, check out our special feature on Mon, 14 Feb 2011!
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    • 358 11 THE NEW PAPER Project Helping Hands tnp.sg/helpinghands Help us reach out to them TO HELP the elderly who are living alone, The New Paper has partnered the Lions Befrienders Service Association and Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Project Helping Hands. THE PROJECT DESIGN It involves installing wireless motion sensors in the
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 101 15 CAN SEX FRIENDS STAY BEST FRIENDS? natalie PORTMAN ashton KUTCHER Emma and Adam are life-long friends who almost ruin everything by having sex one morning. In order to protect their friendship, they make a pact to keep their relationship strictly "no strings attached". It means they can do whatever they
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    • 622 22 / 23  -  CouplesexercisetoprepareforValentine’sDay REPORT: MARIE LIM marielim@sph.com.sg RUNNINGabout4kmatMountFabereve-rymorningbeforework.Thenyogaatthegymatnightuptofourtimesaweek. That used to be the exercise routine of Miss Cecilia Chia Ping Hui, 33, a sales and marketing director. Said Miss Chia: “Back then, it was important to work out and stay trim because I didn’t have a boyfriend.” But an
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    • 330 22 / 23  -  REPORT: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg THE KIDS were superheroes on Friday, their parents, the sidekicks. That was the scene at the launch of AsiaMalls Superkids Challenge Series 2011. The event, held at Safra Jurong, saw several children living their superhero fantasies as
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    • Enjoy 2 Wheels Good
      • 706 24 / 25  -  DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg STIFF?Check.Comfortable?Check.Light?Check.TheStorckFascenario0.7hasitall.When award-winning bike designer and CEO of Storck Bicycles Markus Storck told me the Fascenario would be the best bike I would ever ride, I thought he hadtobejoking. I mean, there’s bound to be a better bike out there, right? But after spending
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      • 337 24 / 25 THE past few days have been hot, hot, hot. But following a very wet week before that, this might be a welcome change for riders. Before you go riding in the sun, take note that cycling in the muggy heat can cause many problems.
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    • Enjoy Table For 4
      • 585 26  -  CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg IT’Ssuchasqueeze!Weoftenhear this complaintin crowded Singapore. It’s no wonder many people opt to wine and dine in green spacesand enclosures. Eateries have sprouted in green spaces like HortPark, Punggol Park and Bishan Park. Canopy Garden Dining Bar in
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    • Enjoy Hed Chef
      • 395 27  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg DIAMONDS are a great aphrodisiac for women, but up the ante with this dish of duck. Fat from a confit of duck can go a long way in lubricating the wheels of love. Preparing a duck confit from scratch is like pursuing awoman–arealtestofpatience.
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    • Enjoy Family Matters
      • 664 28  -  REPORT:JOANNE JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg HOW well do your children know their numbers? Andwedon’tmeantheir1-2-3. We’retalkingaboutfinancialliteracy. It is a life skill that they should embrace at a young age, said Ms Ruby Lim-Yang. “We’re living in an affluent society where childrenconfuse theirneeds andwants,” she explained. And that’s
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      • 432 28  -  JASON JOHNSON FATHER FIGURES jjohnson@sph.com.sg OVER the past week there has been a lot of talk about granting paternity leave to new fathers in Singapore. Speaking as a father, and as someone who loves his leave more than anything in theworld,I’dhavetosayI’mallforit. The question came up
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    • 646 30  -  Forget tech gadgets, prehistoric stationery sets served us well SIVA CHOY HUMOUR ME tnp@sph.com.sg I STARTED primary school at the age of eight. There were no kindergartens around at that time, and most of the kids learnt their ABCs and how to count
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    • REALLY?
      • 97 30 Odd news that’sfor real Reuters. NOT everybody in Russia is in love with Valentine’sDay. Authorities in Belgorod province are urging schools and other state institutions to refrain from celebrations marking the holiday, seen by some conservative Russians as a unhealthy foreign phenomenon. “Thevery atmosphereof these holidays
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      • 102 30 AP. NEVER deny a woman her space. Police in the southern Louisiana city of Houma say a woman, upset over her lack of freezer space, allegedly hit her boyfriend in the face with a frozen beef steak. Edith Tassin, 47, was booked
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    • 341 30  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg GENTLEMEN, welcome to the first meeting of the Association of Men for Action and Research (Amare). The pizzas will be here in a few minutes. I will try to get this over with before
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    • Article, Illustration
      115 31 Today, we showcase your Chinese New Year shots. OnFeb20and27,we’llfeature yourbestValentine’sDayphotos. The best photo this week wins a $100 KidStyle adidas kids voucher. From next week till Mar 6, the best photooftheweekwinsa$100KidStyleCarter’s voucher. Send your pictures and messages to tnpforum@sph.com.sg. Gongxifacai! From Richard Hoon Dah Yenn Differentreligions,Muslim,Christian,Buddhist,butthatdoesn’t separate us
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • 54 28 ‘Grow art studio into a $50m multi-media company.’ I win. Wait, my card says: ‘Acquire multi-media company for $2.2b.’ Beat that. Oh yeah? Well this card says: ‘Cash in shares of previously owned multi-media company, Earn personal nett value of $600m.’ I win. Board games aren’t what they used to
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 287 29 Enjoy WATCH’EM KnockOut ErosBollywood(SingTelmioTV Ch313),ondemand Anenigmaticvigilantepullsoffa mind-blowingcouponhistarget,a street-smartinvestmentbankerwho hasmadehiswaytotheupper echelonsofpower.StarringSanjay Dutt,IrrfanKhan. It’sComplicated HBO(StarHubCh601),9pm Whenattendingtheirson’scollege graduation,acouplereignitethespark intheirrelationshipeventhough they’redivorcedandhe’sremarried. StarringMerylStreep,AlecBaldwin. TV& Comics Nine StarMovies (StarHubCh622), 9pm A famousfilm director strugglestofind harmony in hisprofessionaland personallives as he engagesin dramatic relationshipswithhis wife,mistress, muse, agentandmother. StarringDaniel Day-Lewis,Penelope Cruz (left). GoLalaGo! CelestialMovies (StarHubCh868),9pm Ahardworkingandtalentedsecretary soonfindsherselfrealisingher corporateaspirationsandevenfinds
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  • Racing
    • 453 32/33 RACE1 CLASS5AWT 1650m 11 ICEFIRE119(38-13) ZPURTON (9) 1 12 BAYVIEWGREYSLEW118(12-5.10) DWHYTE (2) 2 4 FANTASTISCH126(31-11) MGUYON (1) 3 9 GALLANTGALLOP122(51-14) HWLAI (12) 4 XTrainer: TK Ng. Margins: Nk, 1.5. Time: 1min 40.82sec (Going: good). Forecast: $17. Place Forecast: $11 (Nos. 4-11), $8 (Nos. 4-12), $8
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    • 1158 32/33 Going forecast: Good (Polytrack); Good to yielding (Turf) RACE1 C5 12.50 -1800m(Polytrack) Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****1 Crucible 59 (43) DBeasley 10 (5agHKTan-GreatSuccess) 2 *****8 DarringDo 59 (43) RShafiq*c4 2 (8nzgMWalker-KOHong) 3 -80-43 Demhillsofgold 59 (43) OPlacais
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    • 102 32/33  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON THE New Paper on Sunday’s form expert Andrew Frost has made FORGIVEN (Race 3 No. 11) his best bet at Kranji today. So have I. I, too, was enchanted by the Laurie Laxon-trained three-year-old’slast-startperformanceonJan23.Ifnotfor being baulked for a run at a
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    • 39 32/33 THESE horses have won or have been placed on soft or heavy tracks: RACE 3: Daring Junior. RACE 5: Happy Everybody, Amadeus Mozart. RACE 7: Storm Chispazo, Maraeti. RACE 9: Old Faithful. RACE 10: South Easter, Big Valour.
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    • 511 32/33 Andrew Frost Marc Tan Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon 1 RACE Oblivion 4 1 4 Crucible Oblivion Oblivion 1 Bisa 6 World Fantasy 9 11 Crucible 4 5 7 Super Return 7 7 4 7 Ace Avida Kipadi Kipadi Kipadi 12 Oblivion Gold Pool 2 RACE Kipadi Excavator
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    • 1796 34 ANDREWFROST’SCOMMENTSONTODAY’SKRANJIRACES RACE1 (1,800m) 1 Crucible)))Scored a convincing win last time in this grade over 1,900m. Has more weight but is in top form and hard to beat. 2 Darring Do))His only win in Singapore was in Class 5, so look for a better
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    • 1161 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 1.05 -1600m(LC) Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 3-740- DestinyQuest 57 (43) LSofhan 1 (5amgASelvaratnam-Midhish) 2 6423-4 Mavros 57 (43) MWTehc2 14 (9nzgEBreukelen-Crown) 3 ***** SimplyHonour 56 (41) RBurnettc1 7 (5agEvelynSeet-Simply) 4 456-68 TrueParadise 55.5 (40)
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    • 79 35 RACE1:3SimplyHonour7MoreToWin9You’reMySunshine11BeauGrande RACE2:1IWish3SoundsGood5MalabarJasmine8KiwiMaestro RACE3:1CityStar10SunnyBravia4Mayo’sDancer6FlamingoKid RACE 4: 5ADMIRAL DELIGH T* 3 Anh Yeu Em 8 Reichsmark 11 Zinswee RACE5:1GoldenPlan4D’MightyVictory7Kakurei8MightyDiva RACE 6:9 Five Level Day 5 New Dawn 6 Jeram Speed 10 Superb Marco RACE 7:3 A Story 4 Just Let Go 2 Sinar Impian 1 Red
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    • 1619 36 / 37 ITIPSANDCOMMENTSCOURTESYOFTHE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS. RACE 1 Sunshine Coast (1,400m) 6 MONASHEE WARRIOR (Steven O'Dea) 6g (23:6-3-3): Wasn't disgraced 4 len 4th (54.5) 1,200m E Farm E&G Rst0 Jan 26. Winner here and drawn perfectly. Will go close. 7 JOYEUX JOY (Ms M Thexton)
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    • 1115 36 / 37 12:05Race1 SUNSHINECOAST 1400M 1 SNEAKYLONG DJBROWNE (10) 58.5 2 REBOUNDED MSMRADECKER (4) 58 3 GOCART RWIGGINS (5) 57.5 4 PATTIESMATE RAYMONDHANCOCK (9) 55.5 5 TESTIMONIAL MSKASHTON (2) 54.5 6 MONASHEEWARRIOR ASHLEYBUTLER (3) 54 7 JOYEUXJOY UNFIXED (8) 54 8 TELFIRE SGALLOWAY (6) 54
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    • 591 36 / 37 Race1 C5(SC)1200m 13 ARKIN53(28-9) BWoodworth (14) 2 2 1 (514) 2 GOLDENSPEED57(13-7) DMoor (4) 1 1 2 (512) 1.25 14 KNIGHTGREG52.5c49.5(124-25) SSVanan* (2) 3 3 3 (452) 1.5 1 AMAZINGSURPRISE57(56-17) SMarzuki (5) 12 8 4 (491) 0.5 XWinning owner: LeeSoon Hock. Trainer:E Breukelen. Time: 1min 10.8sec(Going:
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    • 76 36 / 37 SINGAPORE’S champion jockey Joao Moreira did not have a good day at the office in his fleeting visit to Hong Kong yesterday. The 27-year-old Brazilian managed only a third, aboard Happy Master in Race 3, from six rides at Sha Tin. Moreira, who rode a
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  • Page 36 / 37 Miscellaneous
    • 30 36 / 37 Saturday,Feb12 2011 First Second Third 9321 6975 3327 Starters 1553 9977 6311 9778 6775 3830 8955 5077 9078 8259 Consolations 3636 3833 8289 7891 8143 9265 1026 8132 9024 2941
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  • Sports Mad about Golf
    • 559 38 / 39 DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC AFP RORY McIlroystruggledbadlythroughout the day in yesterday’s third round at the Dubai Desert Classic but, by the end of it, he was still ahead in a three-way tie for the lead. The 21-year-old Ulsterman (right), who led by one overnight, had a nightmare
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    • 411 38 / 39 AP. STEVE Marino is too busy soaking in the scenery and atmosphere at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am to get worked up over his four-shot lead going into the weekend. Marino made only one mistake with his conversation and his clubs on the par-five 14th for his
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    • 369 38 / 39  -  GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg MARDAN Mamat gave the thumbs-up to his new Yonex driver after a social round last Wednesday. Playing at Tanah Merah’s Tampines course, Singapore’s No. 1 professional hit some fabulous drives with consistency as the key. “I like the weight and face, and
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    • 261 38 / 39 AP. TAIWAN’S Tseng Ya-ni, who can take the No. 1 ranking in women’s golf with victory at the Australian Masters, took a three-stroke lead into today’s final round, shooting a nine-under 63 yesterday. Tseng (left) had a three-round total of 20-under 196 at
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  • Page 38 / 39 Miscellaneous
    • 97 38 / 39 S.League Hougang Woodlands Mon, 14/02/11 7.30pm For fixtures of all E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish, Italian, German and A League, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE(MARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA), SPORTSBUZZ(POMO) SPORTSBUZZ(KRANJI) LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE(MARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) Spanish League Deportivo Villarreal
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  • Sports Basketball
    • 507 40 CLEVELAND126 LA CLIPPERS 119 AFP. THE CLEVELAND Cavaliers ended the longest losing streak in NBA history yesterday morning (Singapore time), beating the Los Angeles Clippers (in red) 126-119 in overtime to halt their record skid at 26 games. The Cavaliers (in white) won for the first time
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    • 244 40 UTAH 83 PHOENIX 95 AFP UTAH Jazz, playing without Jerry Sloan at the helm as head coach for the first time in more than 22 years, fell to Phoenix 95-83 yesterday morning (Singapore time). Sloan was a fixture on the Jazz bench for
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    • 258 40 NEW YORK 96 LA LAKERS 113 Reuters IT MAY have been LA Lakers coach Phil Jackson’s last NBA game at Madison Square Garden and the outcome was all too familiar to New York fans yesterday morning (Singapore time) as Los
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  • Sports Tennis
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      407 41 Clijstersisfirstmother totopworldrankings1 AFP. KIM CLIJSTERS became the first mother to be crowned world No. 1 on Friday when she battled back from 3-0 down to defeatAustralia’sJelenaDokic 6-3, 6-0 in the Paris Open quarter-finals. The 27-year-old (left) reigning US and Australian Open champion has now reached the top spot
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    • 230 41 Reuters. SECOND seed Gael Monfils withdrew from the San Jose Open tournament on Friday after defeating American wild-card Tim Smyczek 6-4,7-6 in the quarter-finals. The Frenchman aggravated an injured left wrist in his win over Robert Kendrick on Thursday and after beating Smyczek
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    • 237 41 AFP. FRENCH tennis confronts an historic moment today when a decision is taken on whether or not to abandon Roland Garros, the historic home of the French Open. Roland Garros, built in 1928, is bursting at the seams and three alternative sites
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    • 293 41 AFP. FRENCHMANJo-Wilfried Tsonga reached his first final of the season as he defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) at the ATP Rotterdam Open yesterday. Tsonga, seeded eighth, will play for the sixth title of his career and first since October, 2009, when he
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    • 227 42 Columnist tells Sri Lanka: AFP. WHILEthemediaofeverycountryusu-allybacksitsteam,aSriLankannews-paper columnist has urged the nationalsquadnottowintheWorldCup–forthe greatergoodofthenation. “Call me a traitor, a quisling...anything. I don’t want Sri Lanka to be the champions of cricket World Cup 2011,” Russell Palipane, a sports writer of the privately run The Island daily,wroteyesterday. “Wanttohangme,comecatchme. “Just
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    • 420 42 AFP. RECORD-BREAKING Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan goes into his fourth and final World Cup praying that he ends his glorious international career on a high. “My role for this World Cup is to take as many wickets as possible,” says the 38-year-old off-spinner (below).
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    • 559 43 Heidfeld fancied to replace injured Pole in Lotus Renault team AFP. ROBERT Kubica vowed to be back in Formula One by the end of the year as experienced German Nick Heidfeld emerged as favourite to deputise for the injured Pole at the Lotus Renault
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    • 163 43 AFP. SEVEN-TIME world champion Michael Schumacher took his Mercedes to the top of the time charts on the second day of testing in Jerez on Friday, a welcome boost with the new F1 season just four weeks away. Schumacher, who put in 112 laps, clocked
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    • 668 44  -  Can the S-League sustain interest from opening day? ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg THEheatwasonattheJalanBesarStadi-umyesterday.Itwashardlydowntotheactiononthe pitch though, as Singapore Armed Forces FC defeated the Courts Young Lions 2-0 in the S-Leagueseason-opener. Instead, and for the first time in a while, it was the afternoon heat
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      663 46/47  -  COURTSYOUNGLIONS0 SAFFC2 (Fazrul Nawaz 25, Mislav Karoglan 68) Warriors’on-loan striker scores bicycle-kick goal on debut LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg MISLAVKaroglanhadahandinSinga-pore Armed Forces FC’s opening goal and then launched an over-head-kick for the second and to think that he was playing at only 50 per cent of his capabilities.
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    • 237 46/47  -  ALI KASIM NUR Azhar Salleh and his wife Nur’ain were surprised they won the “Best Dressed Family” contest at the Courts Young Lions v SAFFC match yesterday. Not because they didn’t think they deserve it, but because they’ve been dressing that way for every
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    • 416 48 Wire Services. TWO OF the La Liga’s most attack-minded sides lock horns when Real Madrid meet Espanyol tomorrow morning (4am) Singapore time. Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino is expecting end-to-end action. Thematchattheclub’snewstadiumislikelytobea stiff test for Real, who are seven points behind leaders Barcelona with just over half the
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    • 427 48 ESPANYOL v REAL MADRID (Tomorrow, 4am, Football Channel, StarHub TV Ch 222) Wire Services. REAL Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo predicted he will perform even better during the final stretch of the season than at the start, saying he feels“phenomenal”. The 26-year-old Portuguese international (below) became
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    • 363 49 Wire Services AC MILAN midfielder Andrea Pirlo will miss the Champions League last-16 first leg at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday (Singapore time) and the next six weeks after injuring his knee ligaments. The Italy international (right) had tests after being hurt in training
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    • 475 49 JUVENTUSvINTERMILAN (Tomorrow, 3.45am, SuperSports, StarHub TV Ch 202) Wire Services AHAPPYteamisawinningteam.That probably explains why Inter Milan have won nine games in 10 since LeonardotookoverinDecember. When former boss Rafael Benitez was sacked, the defending Serie A champions were struggling in seventh spot, 13 points adrift of leaders
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    • 149 49 AP. FIFA has come under increased pressure to change the way it governs football, after the European leagues joined top clubs in criticising its management style. The European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL), which represents 30 leagues across Europe, said on Friday that Fifa should
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    • 344 50 FULHAM v CHELSEA (Tuesday, 4am, SingTel mioTVCh102) PA Sport. FULHAM manager Mark Hughes insists Chelsea’s target for the season is Champions League qualification af- ter ruling them out of the English Premier League title race. The Blues travel to Craven Cottage for Tuesday
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    • 410 50 PA Sport. CARLO Ancelotti may be ready to introduce another big-money signing into his team at Fulham on Tuesday morning (Singapore time), but the Chelsea manager (right) has conceded his side is all but out of the title race. Ancelotti will give a full debut to
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    • 463 53  -  Blackburn 0 Newcastle 0 BY MARK STANIFORTH Special Correspondent FABRICIOCOLOCCINIcameclosesttobreakingthedeadlockforNewcastleat EwoodPark,butagamewhich beganwithmuchpromiseended goalless. Coloccinihadarasping54th minutedrivetippedoverthebar byRoverskeeperPaulRobinson afterafirsthalfinwhichboth RoqueSantaCruzandPeter Lovenkrandshitthewoodwork ateitherend. MagpiesbossAlanPardew threwstop-gapstrikerShefki Kuqiintothefrayforthefinal threeminutes,buthishopesofa fairytalestartinthefamousblack andwhitestripescameto nothing. Thetwosidesstartedtheday lockedtogetherinmid-tableand Pardewwarned: “It’soneofthose periodsoftheseasonwhere,in thenexttwoorthreegames,you areeithergoingtogetawayfrom itandgetyourselvesmaybe fightingforEurope,oryouare goingtofindyourselvesinareal dogfight. “Whatisimportantisthatwe staywhereweareandnotget involvedinthat.Thenextfouror fivegamesareveryimportant.” OVERHEAD KICK NewcastlestrikerLeonBest hadrecoveredfromahamstring
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    • 283 53 EPL round-up BLACKPOOL ended a run of five straight English Premier League defeats by taking a point off 10-man Aston Villa at Bloomfield Road. Gabriel Agbonlahor opened the scoring for the visitors after 10 minutes with a wonderful solo effort, but Elliot Grandin
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    • 540 54  -  Liverpool 1 Wigan Athletic............1 BY CARL MARKHAM Special Correspondent LIVERPOOL’Sfour-matchwinningrunwasendedbybogeyteamWiganina1-1 drawatAnfield. RaulMeirelescontinuedhis impressinggoalscoringspree withafifthinsixmatchesinthe firsthalf. However,thehostsfailedto presshometheiradvantageand inthe65thminuteSteveGohouri becamethefirstplayerinfive gamestoscorepastJoseReinato secureapoint. LiverpoolcoachSteveClarke believesworkdoneontightening uptheirdefencewasrewardedin aseason’s-bestrunoffour successivevictories,beforethe drawwith theLatics. CleansheetsagainstWolves, Fulham,StokeandChelseahave allowedtheRedstoclosethegap ontheChampionsLeagueplaces tojustsixpoints. “Yoursuccessisalwaysbased onhowyoudefend,”Clarkesaid. “Ifyoudefendwellasateamand don’tconcedegoalsthenyouwill alwaysgiveyourselfachance. “Ithasbeengoodforusinthe lastfewgamesnottohaveletany goalsin.It’sgoodforPepe (Reina),it’sgoodforthe confidenceofeverybodyand hopefullywecancontinuethat.” LuisSuarez,handedhisfirst startforthe
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    • 268 54  -  West Brom 3 West Ham 3 West Brom: Dorrans 3, Thomas 8 Reid 33 og West Ham: Ba 50,83, Cole 58 BY PHIL MEDLICOTT Special Correspondent DEMBA BA scored twice as West Ham’ssuperbsecond-half comeback secured them a point from a pulsating encounter with fellow Premier
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    • 363 56 / 57 PA Sport. WAYNE Rooney savoured the sensational overhead kick that settled the Manchester Derby and hailed it as the best goal of his professional career. Rooney struck in the 78th minute after David Silva’s fortunate equaliser had can-celledoutNani’sfirst-halfopenerforUnited. It was a goal fit to win any
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    • 189 56 / 57  -  LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg THAT goal looked just like yours. That was what a few patrons at the Dog and Bone Pub told former Singapore international V Sundramoorthy last night, after Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney scored the winning goal of
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    • 276 56 / 57  -  DAVID LEE RIVALDO (Barcelona v Valencia) La Liga 2001 BARCA needed to beat Valencia in their last game of the season to qualify for the Champions League. With the score at 2-2 in the final minute, Rivaldo hit a fantastic overhead kick from the edge of
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    • 491 58 / 59  -  WonderWayne’s overhead kick settles Manchester Derby MAN UNITED 2 (Luis Nani 41, Wayne Rooney 78) MAN CITY 1 (David Silva 65) GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg IF EVER there was a need for a reminder that Wayne Rooney still has it in him, this was the moment
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    • 251 58 / 59 Wire Services. ROBERTO Mancini admitted it would be difficult for Manchester City to make up ground in the title race following their 2-1 defeat by Manchester United. City competed well in last night’s derby and neither side would probably have had too many complaints
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    • 1009 52 BOLTON v EVERTON (Tomorrow, midnight, SingTel mioTV Ch 102) PA Sport. EVERTON manager David Moyes could have decisions to make at both ends of the pitch, ahead of tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) trip to Bolton. The form of Louis Saha in recent weeks including a four-goal
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  • 765 55  -  ARSENAL2 (Robin van Persie 16, 56) WOLVES0 ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg ENGLANDbossFabioCapellohasalreadyrecog-nisedJackWilshereasatopprospect,onewhocanemulatethelikesofFrancoBaresiandRaul Gonzalezoneday. Perhaps what he hasn’t recognised is what Wilsheredoesbest. Judging from Arsenal’s comfortable 2-0 victory againstWolveslastnight,it’sjustabouteverything. Exquisite technique, solid work rate, intelligence on and off the ball all components which Wilshere exhibited with confidence as he
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