The New Paper, 24 April 2011

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    14 1 The New Paper on sun day APRIL 24 2011 80 CENTS MICA (P) 113/01/2011
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      48 1 MAN OF SUBSTANCE Chicharito rises to the occasion again to boost United’s 19th title hopes 58 PICTURE: AP WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE UNDERGRAD GIRLFRIEND TURNS GANGSTER AROUND ...with some help from Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo MARRIAGE OF SUBSTANCE 2 LIM SWEE SAY:PAP NTUC will remain married unless... 4
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      31 1 facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838 WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE More pregnant women taking nude photos... ...for special relationship with baby PICTURE COURTESY OF TOMATO PHOTO 80 CENTS MICA (P) 113/01/2011 21
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      Lock icon I never thought of... LEAVING HIM
      1329 2 / 3  -  Undergrad stands by gangster boyfriend (right) and turns him around with Foreign Minister George Yeo’shelp. She says: REPORTS: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg NOT everyone gets a second chance much less, a third in life. And it seemed even more unlikely for this polytechnic student with
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      Lock icon Listen to wayward youth, not talk down to them
      418 2 / 3 IT IS possible for wayward youth like Andy to turn their lives around, said retired police officer Lionel De Souza and psychologist Richard Lim. Most times, these youths just need to find their self-esteem and respect from the adults in their
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    • GE 2011
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        Lock icon NTUC and PAP will stay married unless...
        455 4 / 5  -  One week to Labour Day, labour chief and minister Lim Swee Say tells us about the relationship between NTUC and the PAP. Thisisthe last of our Minister series before the General Election REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg THEY have been “married” since 1961, roughed
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        Lock icon There’s no conflict being minister and labour chief
        807 4 / 5 NTUC wants to have labour MPs in Parliament so it has a voice for the workers in the Cabinet, where policies are formulated, and voices in Parliament, where policies are approved. Seven out of the 24 new PAP candidates this year are
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        Lock icon GE 2011: ROYALE RUMBLE
        1242 6 / 7 Politicians have crossed swords on everything from housing, the economy and the motivation of opposition candidates. Here’s a summary: THE ECONOMY Mr Lim Hng Kiang vs Mr Tan Jee Say A FORMER civil servant, Mr Tan Jee Say, fired the first salvo in a paper he
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        870 8 / 9  -  Marine Parade GRC residents are generally happy with PAP, but... REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg IT WAS a walkabout that reflected the state of play at the different constituencies. At Aljunied, municipal issues were the flavour of the estate. As Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and
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        265 8 / 9 Scratch N Win (tomorrow till May 8) PRIZES Worth more than $600,000 in all, including $2 cash, rice cookers, multi-cookers, standing fans, DVR camcorders and six Samsung 46-inch LED TVs. WHERE TO BUY All Buzz pods
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        Lock icon It’s harder to be an opposition member
        489 8 / 9  -  REPORT: KOH HUI THENG kohht@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS find it easier to accept men running for political office but it is harder for anyone, man or woman, to be in the opposition camp. That’s what the Workers’ Party (WP) Youth Wing president Koh Choong Yong,
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      Lock icon SECRET BIRTH here for baby’s ‘better’ future
      732 10  -  Single Indonesian woman flies here to give birth and get her baby adopted with the help of Sanctuary House REPORTS: CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg SHE was traumatised when she found out she was pregnant. The 24-year-old wasn’t married and didn’t know who was
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      Lock icon Will baby drop centre prevent this?
      344 10 A BABY boy was found buried alive in a planter under 5cm of soil after a retiree spotted his legs sticking out of the soil on the rooftop garden of a multi-storey carpark in Eunos last Tuesday (above). A plastic bag was tied around
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      487 11  -  REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg MENTION Personal Protection Order (PPO) and often, victims of spousal abuse come to mind. Next in line are likely cases of child and elderly abuse. But in under one month, two reports of siblings’ applications for PPOs made the news. In
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    • The Great CEO Charity Cookout
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        751 12 / 13  -  P&N Holdings CEO wants to start selling dum briyani early because... REPORT: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg WHEN it comes to selling properties, he is top-notch. But CEO and co-founder of P&N Holdings (the parent company of Propnex Realty) Mohamed Ismail Abdul Gafoor, 47, proved
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    • The Royal Wedding 2011
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        Lock icon A 1 real fairy tale unfolds
        708 14 / 15 On Friday, two billion viewers worldwide are expected to witness the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. This will be the biggest live TV audience in history three times the viewership of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding in 1981. Let us usher
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      Lock icon S’pore biker dies on N-S Highway on way to Hat Yai
      280 16 A LEISURE trip turned into a tragedy when Singaporean IT manager Hong Ming Shun, 29, was killed in an accident on Malaysia’s North-South Highway at 10.05am on Friday. According to Shin Min Daily News, the accident occurred near Kuala
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      209 16 TWO men have been shot and injured by attackers on a motorcycle in Negri Sembilan, western Malaysia. Both the victims were shot at from close range, but police believe the assailants were not out to kill. Those injured were mobile phone shop owner R Achudan,
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      Lock icon Bullets fly like HEAVY RAIN
      510 17 At least 75 killed in Syria’s bloodiest day in uprising IN THE southern Syrian town of Izraa, a man ran carrying the body of a young boy, whose hair was matted with blood from a gaping wound on his head, as another child wept and
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      422 18 Alleged killer good looking, educated, admired HIS parents claimed their son frequented Internet dating sites and was involved in trying to recruit Asian women for a casting company. More details have emerged of 29-year-old Brian Scott Dickson, who is charged with the first-degree murder of
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      181 18 IS SHE the most precocious five-year-old girl in the world? Suri Cruise, daughter of Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise and actress Kathy Holmes, has the lifestyle of a grown-up celebrity. In line with the doctrine of the Church of Scientology of which her parents are
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        Lock icon $500m five-year renewal plan fo rSembawang GRC
        131 19 SEMBAWANG GRC can expect a renewal plan likely to cost about $500 million, with 5,500 new housing units to be built. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, who is leading the People’s Action Party’s five-member team in Sem- bawang GRC in the General Election,
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        Lock icon Two party political broadcasts on April 28 and May 6: MDA
        110 19 THE Media Development Authority (MDA) said there will be two party political broadcasts for this year’s General Election. The first will be on Thursday and the second on May 6. Eligibility for these pre-recorded broadcasts in four languages will
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        Lock icon Indonesia arrests cameraman over church bomb plot
        118 19 AFP INDONESIAN police said yesterday they had arrested a TV news cameraman who had been hired by a terror cell to film a foiled church bombing for international broadcast. National police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said the man was arrested Friday in Jakarta,
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        107 19 AFP HEAVY fighting erupted again yesterday on the Thai-Cambodia border, leaving 10 soldiers dead in two days. It’s the worst bloodshed since a UN appeal in February for a permanent ceasefire. It is the first serious outbreak of hostilities since February
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        327 19 MM Lee weighs in on need for foreign talent and... SINGAPORE would not be what it is today if Singaporeans had made different choices in past elections, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday. Speaking at the Tanjong Pagar GRC Family Day celebrations, he
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        39 19 A van hangs over the side of a parking garage at a US airport in St Louis, Missouri on Friday after a tornado swept through it, spewing debris over the airfield. Several people were injured. PICTURE: AP
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    • Exchange
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        Lock icon Let’s not opt for a ‘baby hatch’
        557 20  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg THERE have been many cases of newborn babies being abandoned. But what happened last week would have sent a shudder through readers. It was shocking, deeply disturbing, even for reporters who have covered such stories before.
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        145 20 We rate the past week’s news good and bad -10 Singapore exports and Changi airport traffic were up again but the World Bank and International Monetary Fund said the global economy is still on the edge of a full-blown crisis. +10 The Government will spend $2 billion
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        Lock icon OVERHEARD ON THE STREETS
        46 20 “Getting older still comes naturally, wiser...takes more and more effort. Man to his friends on his birthday “This is a public walkway. Don’t stroll. You want to stroll, please go to the Botanic Gardens. Woman complaining to a friend in crowded area
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      100 4 / 5 TOMORROW: What do young workers want? Ask the minister New Paper. Meanwhile, for those who wrote in with questions for Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam, and Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, the best few have been selected and their replies will be published later
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      150 11 L Design Manager Business Strategy Critical Creative Thinker 1 Desigmn I FIRST MEDIA 1 ym I DESIGN SCHOOL 2 Years Advanced Diploma PLUS 1 Year Degree FMDS Provides articulation pathway for Bachelor of Arts studies with renowned overseas universities in Australia and United Kingdom. Design Programmes ADVANCED DIPLOMA (24 months)
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      418 12 / 13 THE NEW PAPER Project Helping Hands tnp.sg/helpinghands Help us reach out to them THE Great CEO Charity Cookout aims to raise money for Project Helping Hands, a community project to help elderly people who are living alone. The New Paper has partnered the Lions Befrienders Service Association and Ngee Ann
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      248 16 1 11 treats r _r 0? MM i >mst c;dST a comprehensive Don't miss your copy iews articles -5SSSSSS--r>?5-:, V •VIf 1 r A [E LOST BLADESMAN www.facebook.com/thelostbladesmanwww.encorefilms.com/theIoslbladesman Rating: To be advised This movie is adapted from The Three Kingdoms and is directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong of
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      109 17 MASKED COMMUTERS hogging reserved seats on the MRT GROOVE TO THE BUT! aivcdb tltjC/ kjLodbl P> > v •#»♦> P* > jP> P> V (Pf N <P( P> P P P > 'P» <P> 'P 0- P > •*#>♦-* p> p> pjl P> P* P» p >P »kkkkkkkkkkkkk P> LIVE
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      274 18 ’A THE NEW 9 S PER WEDDING PLANNER 2011 29 APRIL TO 1 MAY VIVOCITY CENTRAL COURT There is a time for mg a 31 A time to love, and a time to be married. Let the love in the air at The New Paper Wedding Planner exhibition take you
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      30 20 QUICK ON THE DRAW pap is the better party. tried and tested. opposition can provide checks and balances... who’s this new pretty CANDIDATE? shallow voters! TNP ILLUSTRATION: LEE HUP KHENG
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      Lock icon BELLY, BELLY PROUD
      820 21  -  More pregnant S’poreans flaunt their swollen bellies in artistic nude shots REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg LAST week, a heavily pregnant Mariah Carey bared all for the cover of US magazine, Life Style Weekly. The diva, who is expecting twins, also appeared nude that same week on the
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      Lock icon Ser’s excited about baring belly
      295 22 AT LEAST one local personality here is open about showing off her swelling belly. An ongoing advertisment for milk formula Friso Mum Gold (below), shows former TVhost Diana Ser, 38, celebrating her third pregnancy. Together with her two other kids, five-year-old Jake and three-year-old Christy,
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      739 23  -  TNP New Face 2010 winner Vivien Ong is one of four faces picked for the Audi Fashion Festival 2011 REPORT: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg THE New Paper New Face 2010 winner Vivien Ong has landed a coveted spot as one of four
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        832 24  -  We put the Power Balance (right), believed to be a performance enhancer, to the test DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg PROFESSIONAL cyclist Bradley Wiggins used it at last year’s Tour de France. Pro triathlete Andreas Raelert also wore one enroute to a second-place finish at the 2010 Ironman World
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      Lock icon Babes in the wild
      786 26 / 27  -  More families, some with infants, are signing up for TNP’sSUVival Challenge REPORT: DIANE LOUYS dlouys@sph.com.sg WHEN you sign up for an SUV off-road challenge with multiple pit stops and a long tiring road trip, would you drag your baby along? Especially one who is just 21/2months
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      512 26 / 27  -  REPORT: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg IT MUST be tough being an SUV (sports utility vehicle) owner here. People might think that either you’re overcompensating for your height or your idea of a comfortable ride is pretty suspect or that your family owns a petrol station
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    • Family Matters
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        639 28 / 29  -  Keeping your family healthy REPORT: KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg TWO weeks ago, 33-year-old homemaker Madam Peng Wan Joo came down with a terrible flu. No surprise, given the nasty weather we have been having in recent weeks hot and humid in the morning with a
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        Lock icon How I’m like Michael Jordan and my son is like me
        541 28 / 29  -  FATHER FIGURES S MURALI muralis@sph.com.sg SPELL “considerate”, I said, the other night. Was I testing my Primary 5 daughter Tara on her spelling? Nope. That word was for Mr Primary 1, Raul. I don’t think I knew the word
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    • Table For 4
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        Lock icon Comfort food outside home
        703 30  -  SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg THE president “ta pows” the durian paste from here. High praise notwithstanding President S R Nathan loves the durian pengat here Jia Wei Chinese Restaurant (with halal option) in Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel is comfort food outside of home. Aptly, its
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      Lock icon Hungry judges’ food for thought
      653 32  -  Study says satiated judges rule differently MIDDLE CRASS HO LIAN-YI tnp@sph.com.sg YOU might have thought that if you ever had to seek clemency from a judge, the one thing you wouldn’t have to worry about is whether the judge has some spare chocolate on hand.
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        124 32 AP A New York City woman who was getting US$850 (S$1,048) a month in alimony because she was supposedly disabled and unable to work had her payments slashed after her ex-husband spotted online photos of her belly dancing. Brian McGurk went to court after discovering a blog that
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        97 32 Reuters AFTER printing 3 billion copies of a new postage stamp bearing an image of the Statue of Liberty, the US Postal Service (USPS) received a strange question from a stamp collector. Did postal officials realise the photograph was not of the famed 93m statue in New York
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      Lock icon After Bieber, you should listen to music by ugly people
      465 32  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg DEAR True Beliebers, Tuesday, April 19, was an exciting day for Singapore. It was the day Parliament was dissolved and Singaporeans learned that Polling Day will be May 7. But, of course, you don’t
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      124 33 Today, we feature pictures of you and your pet. On May 1 and 8, we will be publishing pictures of you having fun in the rainy weather. For the month of May, the best picture of the week will win a $100 voucher from KidStyle OshKosh B’gosh. Send your
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      28 21 2 Wheels Good Help athletes perform? We put Power Balance wristband to the test PAGE 24 MAKING A SPLASH New Face picked for Audi Fashion Festival PAGE 23
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      213 24 FAMILY FUN WITH LINKIN’ PARKS In the second of our new series, infographics artist KELVIN CHAN (kelvinc@sph.com.sg) and his family show you how you can have fun with your loved ones cycling in Singapore’s network of park connectors Fullerton Rd East Coast Park NicollHighway TANJONG RHU PARK CONNECTOR SingaporeIndoor Stadium
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      466 25 IPPT MARATHONS COMPETITIONS 2010 Youth Olympic Games Taekwondo Bronze medalist Using JUMPSTART daily has helped mininise fatigue. It works very well in my muscle rcovery resulting in less aches and soreness SHAFINAS RAHMAN Singapore Slingers I have been suffering from leg cramps for last 2 seasons. Since using JUMPSTART, I
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      183 28 / 29 Win tickets to The Lost Bladesman You can be sure the movie’s fight sequences will be top-notch with Yen himself serving as the action director. And how can you go wrong with a film written and directed by dynamic duo Alan Mak and Felix Chong, who gave us Infernal Affairs,
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      57 28 / 29 GENERATION NEXT What happened? Were you in a fight? Mummy, Josh wants to know if I can go over to play football? Grrrrr, Josh called me a ‘curly pocket monster’ on the bus today. Ring! I thought you were mad at him? I am, but what can I do, he’s
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      223 31 WATCH ’EM The Bounty Hunter (above) HBO (StarHub Ch 601), 9pm When a bounty hunter learns that his next target is his reporter ex-wife, the couple find themselves on a run-for-their-lives adventure. Starring Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston. Once A Gangster Celestial Movies (StarHub Ch 868), 9pm A restaurant chain boss
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      307 31 CHANNEL 5 1.00pm Movie: In Good Company 3.00 Lost In Austen 4.00 American Idol 5.00 Royal Wedding Of A Lifetime: William Kate, A Love Story 6.00 Legend Of The Seeker 7.00 The Simpsons 7.30 Movie: The Pink Panther 2 9.30 News 5 Tonight 10.00 Royal Wedding Of A Lifetime 11.00
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  • Racing
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      149 34 / 35 RACE 1:11 Bonbon Win 2 Onelastime 4 Sunny Star 7 Sassy Bee Bee. RACE 2: 10 GEM ARC)9 Duke Greg 7 Spice Master 2 Jeram Super Jet. RACE 3: 3 Cerus 4 Confronte 11 Tiger Star 12 Bukit Fire. RACE 4: 2 Wonderful Gift
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      Lock icon MATTERHORN (Race 1 No. 1)
      179 34 / 35  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON START the day with the ultra-con-sistent MATTERHORN. Trainer Michael Freedman’s Rock Of Gibraltar gelding has never finished further than third in eight Kranji starts. His record reads: 2-2-4. And, both his wins came over the 1,400m, the trip that he will
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (SHORT COURSE E/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      2164 34 / 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD MUDLARKS (SINGAPORE) THESE horses have won or have ebeen placed on soft or heavy tracks: RACE 1: Lucky Superstar. RACE 6: Volpista, Trafalgar Legacy. RACE 8: Big Jin. RACE 10: Brian. RACE 11: Best Knight. RACE 1 C4 D3 12.50
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      561 34 / 35 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Marc Tan Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon Just Dashing Matterhorn Matterhorn Matterhorn Matterhorn 4 4 1 1 1 1 Just Dashing Just Dashing Just Dashing 4 9 4 Bull And Bear Sunny Gray Sunny Gray Touch The Line 10 6 5 Touch The Line
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S IPOH RESULTS
      962 36 / 37 Race 1 C5 (LC) 1600m 14 ESSENTIALLY COOL 52.5 c 51.5 (18-6) J Shankar (6) 4 4 1 (483) 7 SMILING MELANG 55.5 c 53.5 (38-9) HK Cheng* (12) 12 9 2 (489) 3.25 13 MATCHSTICK MAN 53 c 50.5 (191-44) I Fadzlei* (8) 6 5 3
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      2431 36 / 37 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI RACES RACE1 (1,400m) 1 Matterhorn)))Blinkers removed after finishing third behind Ato last start. Steps up to his winning trip and 3kg claim a bonus. Should win. 2 Cape Treasure)Needs to show more and outside gate is a huge concern. 3 Golden
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      1343 38 / 39 TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Sunshine Coast (1,600m) 2 MANGALA (AJ Edmonds) 5g By Montjeu Spring Bubble (15:4-2-2): Made light work of 21/4len win (60.5) Duchenne, I’m Hot 1,200m Mount Isa Plate C3 March 19. Struck interference near
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      Lock icon TODAY’S AUSTRALIA (SUNSHINE COAST/ALBANY) RACE CARD
      264 38 / 39 12:40 Race 1 SUNSHINE COAST 1600M SUNSHINE COAST 1600M 1 KINGS ARTIST UNFIXED (2) 58 2 MANGALA UNFIXED (12) 57.5 3 TRISTABRAVE 1:00 Race 2 ALBANY 1100M (5) 57.5 4 MACEDON UNFIXED (3) 56.5 5 KENNY'S MAGIC MS K GATES (10) 54.5 6 NOISY
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA RESULTS
      994 38 / 39 RACE 1 (Randwick) 1st 10 Sworn To Secrecy ($31-$10) 2nd 5 Skyerush ($11) 3rd 9 Shannara ($24) 4th 6 Divorces. Forecast $48. Place forecast $31 (5-9), $15 (5-10), $24 (9-10). Tierce $1216. Trio $315. Quartet No Winner ($924 jackpot carried forward to next race). Quadro: $186. Scratchings:
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      2263 40 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 12.35 -1600m (LC) Stakes: RM35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 -----0 Irish Eyes 57 (42) SS Vanan* c3 14 (6nzg Peter Lee-DOC) 2 02-6-1 Onelastime 57 (42) LL Tai c1 6 (4nzg E
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  • Sports
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        Lock icon IT’S THE RACE TO BE... NO. 1
        373 41 Westwood is five shots clear LEE WESTWOOD dashed towards the finishing line of the US$750,000 ($900,000) Indonesian Masters, shooting a brilliant six-under 66 in the third round yesterday. Despite bogeying the last hole, the Englishman still held a distant five-shot lead on 16-under
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        Lock icon Donald shoots to the fore
        403 41 AP LUKE Donald moved a step closer to golf’s No. 1 ranking on Friday, shooting a six-un-der 65 to take a one-stroke lead halfway through The Heritage at Hilton Head Island. Donald (above) is the world’s third-ranked golfer behind top-rated Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood.
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        323 42 AP DAVID Ferrer beat Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4 yesterday to advance to his third Barcelona Open final, and a rematch with top-seeded Rafael Nadal. “I am very happy (to be in the final),” Ferrer said. “Barcelona is the tournament that most motivates me, it is the
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        Lock icon Bryant’s 30 points inspire Lakers’ triumph
        481 42 BASKETBALL AFP NEW ORLEANS 86 LA LAKERS 100 (LA Lakers lead the best-of-seven series by 2-1) KOBE Bryant scored 30 points to lead two-time defending NBA champions Los Angeles to a 100-86 victory away at New Orleans in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
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        Lock icon Nadal wants rankings based over two years
        264 42 AFP RAFAEL Nadal said on Friday that he will work to have ATP rankings calculated over a two-year period instead of the current 12 months in the hope of improving the lives and careers of future players. “I don’t know if it can
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    • S-League
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        Lock icon Gombak down reshuffled Young Lions
        633 43  -  ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg COURTS YOUNG LIONS 0 GOMBAK UNITED 2 (Ruhaizad Ismail 3, Park Kang Jin 83) ASEVEN-PLAYER overhaul, but the end result remained the same. The Courts Young lions made seven changes to the starting line-up from their 1 -0 loss to Home United
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        Lock icon Roma keep faint Champions League hopes alive
        360 43 SERIEA AFP ROMA1 (Simone Perrotta 4) CHIEVO 0 ROMA beat Chievo 1-0 at home yesterday to keep their faint hopes of a top-four finish alive with four games remaining. Simone Perrotta scored the only goal of the game after just four minutes following
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        606 44 / 45  -  LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg WHILE he was diplomatic about the issue, former Formula One driver David Coulthard was clearly puzzled with Formula One’s decision to switch engines from 2013. Announced last December and approved by world governing body FIA, cars in the premier motor racing
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        713 44 / 45  -  Moves to turn Republic into top bowling nation LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg TO BE among the top three bowling nations in the world, and to produce world-class bowling coaches. Those were the two aims of Singapore Bowling Federation (SBF) president Jessie Phua as she announced
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        1208 46  -  No way, Jose the balance of power still in Barca’s favour, says our columnist FC WEEKEND GLENN CONNLEY npsports@sph.com.sg CLEARLY Madrid is not just the capital of Spain it’s the capital of exaggeration, the home of hyperbole and a global leader for leaping to conclusions. This week,
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        Lock icon Raul wants to carry on
        306 47 PA Sport FORMER Spain striker Raul would like to continue playing when his contract with Schalke runs out next summer as the Bundesliga side prepares for its Champions League semi-final against Manchester United. The 33-year-old moved to Germany from Real Madrid last summer after 18
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        Lock icon I could have joined Man U
        149 47 PA Sport CHAMPIONS League record goalscorer Raul admits Manchester United was a possible destination after he left Real Madrid last summer before he moved to Schalke. United were linked with the 33-year-old former Spain striker (left) last summer before he moved to Germany and
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        1074 48 / 49 In an exclusive interview withFifa.com, former England and Man United captain BRYAN ROBSON talks about his battle with cancer, Thai football and United’s Double bid www.fifa.com I How are you feeling? Obviously you’ve not been in such good health recently with your battle with
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        439 48 / 49 PA Sport WEST HAM manager Avram Grant believes Scott Parker is a deserved winner of the Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year award and feels the acknowledgement is good for football as a whole. The 30-year-old (right) has enjoyed the best season of
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        249 48 / 49 PA Sport MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini has told Edin Dzeko to keep putting in the shifts during training and his luck will change. Dzeko (right), 25, arrived at Eastlands in January in a £27 million ($54m) move from Wolfsburg after building a formidable reputation
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        649 50 / 51  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg SOMEDAY, Arsenal’s fire must return. Surely, the Gunners do not lack quality. Whether they can recover their poise in time to make a late charge up the table, or whether Manchester United or Chelsea will get the jitters in the Premiership final straight, is
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        Lock icon ‘Arsenal don’t need massive changes’
        626 50 / 51 PA Sport ARSENE Wenger maintains Arsenal do not need an influx of big-money signings this summer. Although the Gunners extended their unbeaten run to 16 Premier League games following a pulsating 3-3 draw at north London neighbours Tottenham, they have won only three of the
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        417 50 / 51 AFP ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger faces a fight to convince his players that the Gunners can still win the Premier League title as they prepare for a crucial clash at Bolton tonight. Wenger’s side travels to the Reebok Stadium with morale at a low ebb after the
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        682 52  -  BY CARL MARKHAM Special Correspondent MAXI RODRIGUEZ scored a hat-trick, supported by goals from Dirk Kuyt and Joe Cole, as Liverpool ran riotatAnfield. None of the Argentinian’s goals were much more than a tap-in, but he benefited from the way Kenny Dalglish’s side tore apart
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        Lock icon Blackpool made to count cost
        275 52  -  BY ANDY HAMPSON Special Correspondent Blackpool 1 Newcastle United ........1 Blackpool: Campbell 32 Newcastle: Lovenkrands 17 BLACKPOOL were left cursing their luck despite claiming a draw against Newcastle with a contentious DJ Campbell goal. Campbell cancelled out an early Peter Lovenkrands strike in a frantic
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        Lock icon Bent rescues Villans
        809 53  -  BY JOHN CURTIS Special Correspondent ASTON VILLA striker Darren Bent repaid another slice of the faith shown in him by absent manager Gerard Houllier to rescue a point against Stoke at Villa Park. Houllier, who is recovering from chest pains in hospital, paid Sunderland £18 million for
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        Lock icon Henderson’s brace helps Cats roar
        301 53 EPL round-up LOCAL boy Jordan Henderson claimed a precious double as Sunderland finally ended their wait for a Premier League victory at the 10th attempt. Wigan gave their own survival hopes a boost when Mohamed Diame blasted them into a 52ndminute lead from 25 yards,
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        624 54 / 55 AFP TOTTENHAM 2 (Roman Pavlyuchenko 27, Jermain Defoe 66) WEST BROM 2 (Peter Odemwingie 5, Simon Cox 81) TOTTENHAM’S bid to overhaul Manchester City in the race for the Champions League suffered a blow as West Brom snatched a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane yesterday. Harry Redknapp’s
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      • Article
        Lock icon THERE’S STILL EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR
        288 54 / 55 LAST NIGHT: MAN UNITED 1 (Hernandez 84) EVERTON 0 ASTON VILLA 1 (Bent 43) STOKE1 (Jones 20) BLACKPOOL1 (Campbell 32) NEWCASTLE 1 (Lovenkrands 17) LIVERPOOL 5 (Rodriguez 7,66,73, Kuyt 23, Cole 86) BIRMINGHAM 0 SUNDERLAND 4 (Gyan 55, Henderson 66, 77, Sessegnon 73-pen) WIGAN
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        Lock icon ‘Manager’s job not the most stressful’
        792 56 Fergie is not taking his health for granted after Houllier’s hospitalisation PA Sport MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is certain there are other areas of life that can be just as stressful as being a football manager. Ferguson was one of those who
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        Lock icon Swearing Dalglish escapes punishment
        178 56 Wire Services THE Football Association has ignored calls to punish Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish for swearing on camera. Dalglish (far right) was heard telling Arsene Wenger to “p*** off” during his side’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates last Sunday. Hundreds of fans have written
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        Lock icon WHY CAN’T WE BEAT RIVALS?
        477 57 Ferguson confident ahead of two key league games PA Sport MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes his side has every chance of beating Chelsea and Arsenal to take the English Premier League title in style. Ferguson watched his side increase its grip on top
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        Lock icon Van der Star
        100 57 Wire Services IF JAVIER Hernandez was Manchester United’s match-winner, then goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was their saviour. The Dutchman (above) kept United in the game when he brought out a magnificent save midway through the second half. With the score tied at 0-0, Ever- ton’s Jack
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        Lock icon MAN OF THE MOMENT
        758 58 / 59  -  Hernandez’s sucker-punch edges Red Devils closer to 19th league title YOUR ENGLISH KAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg MANCHESTER UTD1 (Javier Hernandez 84) EVERTON 0 REPORTING FROM THE UK JAVIER Hernandez has only been at Old Trafford for one season, but he already knows exactly what is expected
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          171 58 / 59 *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please check www.mio.singtel.com/miotv www.starhub.com/tv *Programme times, provided by SingTel StarHub, subject to change LIVE TELECASTS EPL Today: I BOLTON v ARSENAL SingTel mioTVCh 102,11pm Tuesday: I BLACKBURN v MAN CITY SingTel mio TV Ch 102, 3am Wednesday: I STOKE v
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          26 58 / 59 INDONESIAN MASTERS Today: I DAY 4 StarHubTV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 1.15pm THE HERITAGE Tomorrow: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 3am
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          13 58 / 59 BARCELONA OPEN Today: I FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 10pm
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          35 58 / 59 Tomorrow: I TANJONG PAGAR v HOUGANG (Clementi Stadium, 7.30pm) Call 1900-*****13 after 10.15pm for the half-time and full-time results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. Yesterday’s result: I COURTS YOUNG LIONS 0 GOMBAK 2
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