The New Paper, 1 April 2012

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  • UPFRONT
    • 664 2 / 3  - Living together separately NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg Yesterday, I found myself walking around a Jurong West precinct looking to interview residents. A gruesome murder had taken place (Page 6), and I joined the reporting team on the ground to see if we could unearth more about the woman who had been
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    • 142 2 / 3  -  The ISU World Figure Skating Championships were held in Nice, France, this week. The sport is often perceived as being delicate. Some argue over whether it is a sport at all. But these images show justhowmuch effort, skill and, by the
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    • 111 2 / 3 We rate the past week’s news good and bad The number of men and women who have been divorced at least twice has quadrupled over the past two decades. Seven new primary schools will open for registration this year, three in Sengkang, two in Punggol and two in
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    • 75 2 / 3 FEATURES 6 Gruesome murder in Jurong West Police retrieve body parts from grass patch at foot of block 8 Boat collision off Jurong One dead, two injured and one missing in fishing trip gone awry 10 Undergrad call girl 23-year-old explains why she went into world’s oldest profession REGULARS Snapshot
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    • 35 2 / 3 COLUMNS 9 Confessions of a telemarketer: Hang up and you’ll be called again 13 Ground Zero State of cleanliness here is indictment of gracious society 37 Humour S M Ong on his planned Ferrari buy
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    • 45 2 / 3 SPORTS 46 Under the skin of a Tiger Sports editor SMurali reviews book on Tiger Woods 48 Malaysian Super League T-Team blame referees for 2-1 loss to LionsXII 50 World Team Table Tennis Championship Wang Yuegu clinches winning point to send S’pore into the final
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  • Page 2 / 3 Miscellaneous

  • SNAPSHOT
    • 170 4 / 5 AP A cruise ship, which was disabled by a fire and was drifting in southern Philippine waters, has been repaired, the Philippine coast guard said. The Azamara Quest, which had 1,000 people on board, informed the coast guard late yesterday that its power and
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    • 120 4 / 5 An engineering vehicle broke down at Bishan MRT Station during maintenance hours, delaying services on the Circle line for about half an hour early yesterday morning. Trains did not run between Cal- decott and Serangoon stations towards Dhoby Ghaut during this
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    • 101 4 / 5 Traffic Police arrested 10 motorists for drink-driving in a three-hour islandwide Anti-Drink-Driving operation on Saturday. The operation took place from midnight to 3am, and road blocks were set up along Jalan Bukit Mer- ah, MacPherson Road, Guillemard Road and Marine Parade Road to net
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    • Article, Illustration
      48 4 / 5 LIGHTS OUT: People lighting candles as part of the Earth Hour celebrations. These participants are part of the estimated 6,000-strong crowd that came together outside Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza to celebrate World Wildlife Fund Singapore’s fourth Earth Hour this year. TNP PICTURE: NG JUN SEN
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    • 479 4 / 5 Lim Swee Say on working with China: Yes, knowing Chinese Is important. But that alone is not enough for a Singaporean to succeed in China. That is part of the message that MrLim Swee Say (right), Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, had for students
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    • 121 4 / 5 Police have repeated a request to the public not to circulate unsubstantiated information, saying investigations showed there have been no cases of kidnapping so far. In a statement yesterday, less than a day after they issued an advisory on the
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    • 98 4 / 5 Reuters The US Secret Service is investigating a major cyber attack at an At-lanta-based payment processor that could expose millions of MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover cardholders to fraudulent charges. Processor Global Payments said it had found “unauthorised access” into its
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    • 112 4 / 5 AFP China has shut down websites, made a string of arrests and punished two popular microblogs after rumours of a coup linked to a major political scandal. Authorities closed 16 websites for spreading rumours of “military vehicles entering Beijing and something wrong
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    • Article, Illustration
      190 4 / 5 US$23.9 million The price tag for the mansion in which US pop superstar Michael Jackson died. The sprawling mansion with 17,200 sq ft of grounds in Los Angeles went up for sale last week. Robbie Williams is said to be an interested buyer in the mansion. US$860,000 The
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    • 321 4 / 5  -  ARTIST’S IMPRESSION The gorilla is the largest of all the great apes. While fiction may portray them as war-mongerers in Planet Of The Apes or with a fondness for blondes and tall New York buildings in King Kong, the real creatures are just as fascinating. JONATHAN ROBERTS
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  • PEOPLE
    • 1002 6 / 7  -  Residents in Jurong West block wake up to learn neighbour has been slashed to death and parts of her body tossed to the ground REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg It was a gruesome start to the day for residents in Block633 Jurong West Street 65 yesterday. Many
      TNP PICTURES: BENJAMIN SEETOR  -  1,002 words
    • 709 8  -  Shell operatorHamizan Hamid (left) missing after pleasure craft with 10 people collides with another boat off Jurong, killing one passenger REPORT: ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg As an avid angler, Mr Hamizan Hamid never missed his weekly fishing trips. “He was in high spirits when I
      TNP PICTURES: ARIFFIN JAMAR  -  709 words
    • 1184 10 / 11  -  REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg She’s a student at a local university and she’s a call girl. Being an undergraduate certainly has its perks, she says. “You don’t need the looks or the figure, seriously... you can command higher fees for your services
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    • 798 10 / 11  -  REPORT: ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg Hehas 10 girls in his books who are young students and there is hot demand for them. William (not his real name) runs an online “escort service” pairing up male clients with young women for dates. Business, he
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    • Article, Illustration
      985 18 / 19 Think before you tweet. Careless tweets from celebs like Justin Bieber and Spike Lee have brought on a deluge ofphone calls and harassment to innocent victims In a normal world, 140 characters, the length of Internet messages known as tweets, are too weak to have any meaningful impact. Try
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    • 286 18 / 19 Last week, National University of Singapore undergraduate Sun Xu was slapped with a $3,000 fine. This was for posting a comment about there being more dogs than people in Singapore on China’s microblogging site Weibo. He also has to serve three months of community service.
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    • 506 20 Separatist violence in Thailand The first bomb was hidden inside a motorcycle parked near a shopping area. It was detonated by a mobile phone at about noon. Within minutes, a second bomb hidden in another motorcycle exploded, followed by a third explosion from
      PICTURES: AFP, REUTERS  -  506 words
    • 546 21 Boys’ urine collected from primary school toilets to cook ‘health-boosting’ eggs in China It’s the end of a school day in the eastern Chinese city of Dongyang and eager parents pick up their children after a hectic day in school. But that’s just the
      PICTURES: REUTERS  -  546 words
    • 177 21 Foryears, penny-pinching Russians sat down in a cheap restaurant. They came for plain meals in the former mansion of the nobility, unaware of the treasure hidden nearby. Workers restoring the building this week found it, unexpectedly, in a storage space hidden between two floors
      PICTURE: AP  -  177 words
    • 442 22 Gaga show in Korea Teenage Korean fans of Lady Gaga are bound to be disappointed. The April 27 Seoul concert of the pop superstar has been restricted to those over-18 by the Korea Media Rating Board (KMRB). The Korean Ministry for Gender Equality and Family considers
      PICTURE: AFP  -  442 words
    • 188 22 Having sex ‘worked’ he’s going to be a dad Singer Robbie Williams (right) can’t wait to be a father. He announced that his wife Ayda Field, 32, is pregnant with their first child. The announcement was posted on his website. Wrote the 38-year-old star: “Hey friendlies, I’ve been keeping a
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    • 181 22 BRITISH billionaire Richard Branson (right) may have lost the race to the bottom of the ocean, but not his sense of humour. He declared on Friday a faux plan to top his adventure rivals by voyaging to the centre of the
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A TELEMARKETER
    • 793 9  -  JOYCE LIM Joycel@sph.com.sg It’s a job that people love to hate. Including herself, confesses Angel (not her real name), a telemarketer. The 25-year-old, who requests to remain anonymous, describes telemarketing sales as the worst job that she has ever had. Yet she is
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  • THEN & NOW
    • 919 14 / 15  -  The army’s first regimental sergeant major was renowned for being a tough disciplinarian REPORT: ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg In 1966, then Warrant Officer Shamsudin Shadan was given a difficult task. It was the year after Singapore became independent and the Republic’s leaders decided to
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 875 16 CHEAPER WAY TO CONNECT Thanks to SingTel prepaid card, it’s now easier for her to get in touch with her son in the Philippines HAPPINESS for Filipina Liza Marie Agdigos is checking her mobile phone and receiving a Facebook message from her six-year-old son, who lives in the Philippines. The
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 89 22 EasterCelebrationBuffet 6-8April2012 *FREE PLAY on Bouncy Castle during lunch for children Bring the family for a rollicking good time and enjoy a sumptuous spread of International favourites! 6 7 April (Friday Saturday) 8 April (Sunday BBBBQ) Lunch: $34.80 (adult) $22.80 (child) Lunch: $59.80 (adult with free-flow beer) Dinner: $36.80 (adult)
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 108 23 Win The Awakening movie tickets PICTURE: SHAW PICTURES BRITISH thespian Rebecca Hall (above) plays Florence, who makes a living using science to expose charlatans and debunk supernatural phenomena. However, her latest assignment at a remote all-boys boarding school haunted by a ghostly boy defies all her rational beliefs. This spooky
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    • 312 23 HOT STORY Call, text or e-mail us. If story is published you get this... HOT PHONE thenewpaper Samsung S3600i Hotline: 1800 733 44 55 E-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper Sandra Davie asks the expert SHOULD PARENTS REWARD KIDS FOR SCORING A’s? Remember to pay the taxes on goods exceeding your GST
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  • Page 24 / 25 Advertisements
    • 818 24 / 25 www.facebook.com/FnNFun IT’S been a fortnight since all-girl dance crew Da’ Street Soulz were crowned champions at Singapore Dance Delight Vol. 3. But for crew member Miss Lam Gin Chia, 27, the excitement has not died down. Miss Lam said: “We are all still very overwhelmed by the win and it
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  • EATS
    • Article, Illustration
      680 26  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg It is a labour of love that is well worth the effort. Masala prawns are definitely easier to eat than to cook. But follow the steps of this family recipe shared by Mrs Priscilla Wilson, an administrative officer in her 40s, and you
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    • 563 27  -  THIS WEEK: RED BEAN SOUP Compiled by EUNICE TOH, FABIAN KOH, GERALDINE MARK, MARK LEONG MARK SOH, VALERIE KOH BOTANIC GARDENS DESSERT CORNER Serangoon Gardens Hawker Centre Block 49A, Serangoon Garden Way, Stall 17 Open: 11 am to 9.30pm daily. The soup
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    • 738 28  -  So many types of vinegars, but which one do you use? FOOD FOR THOUGHT VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com.sg They all Introduce acidity to a dish. But do different vinegars really make a difference or is it just a ploy to clutter your kitchen cupboard with bottle after
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    • 343 28 TIPS FOR VINAIGRETTE Tip 1 The key in making a vinaigrette is three parts oil to one part vinegar. Once you remember this, throw in a pinch of creativity, and you will have a different salad dressing every day of the week. Tip 2 To taste test
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  • WHEELS
    • 851 29  -  TWO WHEELS GOOD DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg The sun has barely risen over the horizon and the streets are still empty after the Friday night revelry. But in the distance you can hear a growing buzz of activity the hum of portable generators, the dull metallic clank as
      PICTURES: REUTERS, DANSON CHEONG  -  851 words

  • ADRENALINE
    • 787 30 / 31  -  Who says Singapore is boring? In this new eight-part series, The New Paper on Sunday investigates the activities available here that get the blood pumping SHAUN SOH shaunsoh@sph.com.sg Hearing the “thwack” of paintballs pelting the wooden board in front of you is terrifying, even
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    • Article, Illustration
      271 30 / 31 Face Mask I A crucial piece of equipment to protect vulnerable eyes, nose and face. While the cost of a paintball game usually includes the rental of a face mask, hardcore pros can go for Dye’s I4 Invision Goggle White Gold (Limited Edition), which offers more vertical and
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    • 210 30 / 31 Despite having completed National Service (NS), I was still not prepared for the paintball game. As soon as the whistle went, I was clueless about what to do, even though I had drafted some sketchy strategies with my partner. Firstly, the face mask limited my visibility
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  • LIVE RIGHT
    • 1132 32 / 33  -  Running shoes mimicking the barefoot experience are all the rage l REPORTS: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg Hollywood celebrities like Kate Hudson and Scarlett Johansson have been spotted wearing them. Last week, former foreign minister George Yeo posted a photo of the funky-looking footwear on his Facebook page
      TNP PICTURES: KELVIN CHNG, BENJAMIN SEETOR, NG JUN SEN  -  1,132 words
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
    • 818 34 Right fit but only at the right price With the right cut, colour and quality of denim, a pair of jeans could very well turn into a friendship that lasts a lifetime. So, in search for that perfect pair of jeans, this secret shopper chose to trek to The Denim
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  • AFFORD/ASPIRE
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      494 35  -  Compiled by Daryl Yam AFFORD Paul Frank 2011 Holiday Series for iPhone 4/4S by Paul Frank Price: $59 If you want a “branded” iPhone case, but don’t have a couple of grand to fork out, you may want to consider this one instead. Paul Frank, named after
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  • HUMOUR
    • 846 36  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg My Mandarin is dreadful. I can order food, say “wo ai knee” to aunties in lifts and swear in Hokkien, but that’s about it. Earlier this week, I needed to go to a supermarket at Parkway Parade. I was not
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    • 746 37  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg So I finally decided to get a car. And it’s not because of the frequent MRT delays which have become the new normal. And it’s not because I don’t want to be charged $1,210.78 for
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
      • 134 37 AP Texting and eating while driving? Not the best plan. Do those things while driving a stolen vehicle and the trouble mounts. Police in Kennewick, Washington, in the US, say a man stole a chevy pickup truck in nearby Richland, then ran into a ditch and drove
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      • 171 37 Wire services A Black Lamborghini Gallardo was pulled over by the US traffic cops for not displaying the proper licence tags. And out popped Batman, in full caped crusader gear. According to the Montgomery Council Police Facebook page, “Yes, Batman was stopped by
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      • 177 37 Wire Services The British owner of a stolen parrot said he hopes the thieves will return it once they’ve had enough of it singing the hits of Queen. Mr Malcolm Booth, 44, said the African Grey parrot named Chico was stolen
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous


  • TV
    • 470 38  -  You’ve never met a lovelier engine of destruction than Revenge’s Emily Thorne JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg When a TV show starts off with a quote from a long-dead Chinese man, you just know it’s going to have more than the usual amount of ambition. The first thing we
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    • 264 38 EMILY THORNE (EMILY VANCAMP) When a character is named "Thorne”, chances are pretty good she’s going to be mysterious and/or dangerous, which Emily most certainly is. That said, her real name is Amanda Clarke, which isn’t menacing at all. Whatever, the point is, she’s living
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    • 128 38 Just Go With It HBO (StarHub Ch 601), 10pm On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told his much-younger girlfriend. Starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston. Love
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  • RACING
    • 1501 39 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING RACE 1 C5 1.45 -1400m (SC) Carlsberg Gold Purse Stakes: RM35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 96-058 Graduate Boy 58 (43) KM Lai* c2 6 (9ag MH Wee-Ordinary) 2 -1165- Vista 57.5 (42) Jackson Low
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    • 130 39 RACE 1:7 Border Express 2 Vista 1 Graduate Boy 9 Carta Sempurna RACE 2: 3 Thebetson 4 Gold Star Princess 5 Makemeamillion 7 Big Towkay RACE 3: 7 New Dawn 2 Cizen Bank 1 Blue Hedgehog 4 La Nieves RACE 4:10 Captain America 9 Super Tora
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    • 1731 40 / 41 I TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (2,000m) KING GALILEO (12) has been threatening to break through with a pay slip in seven of nine starts on the turf. Has had three placings, including a
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    • 1476 40 / 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5TURF 2000m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$525,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 MASTER DREAMER T K NG W M LAI 133 13 2 SUNNY SKY C S SHUM T ANGLAND 133 11 3 WINNING PAL
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    • 893 40 / 41 I SOUTH AFRICA (TURFFONTEIN STANDSIDE) AND DUBAI (MEYDAN) RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED TOMORROW. Race 1 C5 (LC) 1400m C5(LC) 1400m XWinning stable: Ordinary. Trainer: MH Wee. Time: 1min 24.70sec (Going: yielding). Forecast: $24. Tierce: $1320. Quartet: No winner ($4578 jackpot carried forward to next race). Malaysian
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    • 1283 42 / 43 THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RANDWICK/SALE/PINJARRA RACE 1 Randwick (2,500m) 7 JARDAA (Runs:19 Wins:2(1G,1S) Places:4): 1/2length 4th with 54kg to Maximus Gladiator in 2,400m Kembla Grange BM74. 1st on settling, 2nd at 800m, 1st at 400m. 1 REUBEN PERCIVAL (Runs: 17 Wins:3(1D,1H,1S) Places:4):
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    • 331 42 / 43 12:15 Race 1 RANDWICK 2500M RANDWICK 2500M 1 REUBEN PERCIVAL NRAWIIIFR (8) 62 2 AGENT BAUER CW BROWN (3) 58.5 12:31 Race 2 SALE 1736M NATHAN BERRY (10) 58 4 BIG TIME PROBL (5) 57.5 5 KELINNI J BOWMAN 12:50 Race 3 RANDWICK 1550M 57.5
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    • 975 42 / 43 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND (AWAPUNI) AUSTRALIA (ROSEHILL/ASCOT/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS RACE 1 (Awapuni) 1st 8 Riomoral ($155-$33) 2nd 9 Back In Black ($33) 3rd 5 Doctor Fremantle ($14) 4th 4 Eagle Mountain. Forecast $336. Place forecast $92 (5-8), $77 (5-9), $253 (8-9). Tierce No winner ($1927 jackpot carried forward to next race). Trio
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  • Page 40 / 41 Miscellaneous
    • 32 40 / 41 Saturday March 31 2012 First Second Third 3222 2714 1365 Starters 2138 3052 3242 4266 6588 6600 7685 8415 8452 9647 Consolations 0266 1036 1142 3265 3561 3601 3757 7381 7992 9652
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  • Page 45 Miscellaneous
    • 129 45 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all E Premier, Spanish, Italian, German, K League, A League and US Soccer League, please visit Singapore Pools website. UVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE(MARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA), SPORTSBUZZ(POMO) SPORTSBUZZ(KRANJI) E Premier E Premier Newcastle Tottenham Liverpool Swansea Sun, 01/04/12 8.30pm Sun, 01/04/12 11.00pm LIVE
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  • people
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      277 60 Aston Villa captain to seek treatment after leukaemia diagnosis AFP Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov said he has retired from football after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia, according to an interview he gave to a Bulgarian newspaper. “No more football, this is the end,” the 32-year-old (right) told
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    • TENNIS
      • 484 44 He meets Murray in final as Nadal withdraws with injury Reuters It will be a Novak Djokovic-Andy Murray final. World No. 1 Djokovic beat Argentine Juan Monaco 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) yesterday morning (Singapore time) to reach the final of the Sony Ericsson Open, where he will
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      • 523 44  -  GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg Theirs is the old-fashioned tried-and-tested pyramid approach. It is not about picking promising individuals and grooming them into stars. It is mainly about building a large base of players, making them enjoy the game and sieving out the elite to
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    • RUNNING
      • 489 45  -  NICHOLAS NEO nichneo@sph.com.sg So Anton, what did you have for dinner yesterday? Flashing his pearly whites, ul-tra-runner Anton Krupicka told this reporter: “Oh, that coconut rice thing.” The 28-year-old American was, of course, referring to nasi lemak, a popular Malay dish in Singapore. While nasi
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      • 324 45 NBA Reuters TORONTO RAPTORS 101 MIAMI HEAT 113 Dwyane Wade led the Miami Heat to a 113-101 win over the Toronto Raptors yesterday morning (Singapore time) but admitted he played with a “heavy heart” after learning his adult nephew had been
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    • GOLF
      • 1286 46 / 47  -  The new book on Tiger Woods by former coach Hank Haney The Big Miss has created waves around the golfing world. To the ire of Tiger, Haney lets loose on the inside story of golf’s greatest superstar, sparing no details on both his admiration
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      • 203 46 / 47 KRAFT NABISCO CHAMPIONSHIP AFP SHE IS simply unstoppable. Five-time Major champion Tseng Ya-ni seized a one-shot lead by firing her second consecutive 68 at the LPGA Tour’s Kraft Nabisco Championship yesterday morning (Singapore time). The Taiwanese is chasing her third consecutive LPGA tournament victory
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      • 214 46 / 47 PANASONIC OPEN Ashok Kumar of India took the surprise third-round lead with a three-under-par 69 at the Panasonic Open India yesterday, but his compatriot Gaganjeet Bhullar is hot on his heels. Kumar, a former caddie at the Delhi Golf Club, was hot with his irons as
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    • MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE
      • 616 48 / 49  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg LIONSXII2 (Shahril Ishak 51, Shahdan Sulaiman 86-pen) T-TEAM1 (Zairo Anuar Zalani 54) Lucky? No, we made our own luck. Responding to T-Team coach Yunus Alif’s claims that a draw would have been a fairer result,
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      • 207 48 / 49  -  DAVID LEE 22nd minute Goal! Oris it? Irwan Shah thumps Shahril Ishak’s cut-back into the net but the referee thinks the LionsXII skipper had already played the ball out before passing. 51 st minute GOAL! 1-0 Half of T-Team waits for a perceived infringement. With no whistle blown,
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      • 904 48 / 49  -  ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg T-Team’s captain and star player Zairo Anuar Zalani did not mince his words. When asked how he felt after the 2-1 defeat by the LionsXII at Jalan Besar Stadium last night, he let fly at the referee. Shaking
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    • TABLE TENNIS
      • 711 50  -  World No. 8 stars in Republic’s q-final and s-final deciders LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg Six thousand people, 245 minutes, 418 points, 22 games, and five matches. At the end, only one set of numbers matters 11-9. That was the score in the decisive fifth
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      • 51 50 OUR heartiest congratulations to Darren Tay Kok Leong (NRICno. XXXXX423D), who wins a Zlatan Ibrahimovic-signed AC Milan jersey in the TNP-StarHubSerieA contest. Last Tuesday, Tay (left) received the prized shirt from Iris Wee (far left), StarHub’s vice president of home solutions and content. PICTURE: COURTESY OF
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    • EPL
      • 893 51  -  IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has dismissed criticism of his management from the social networks and insisted that all is well at Anfield. But if his team are beaten at St James’ Park tonight, expect another furious online response from supporters. Newcastle are
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      • 772 52 PA Sport He has fended them off before, but he knows he can’t keep them away forever. Luka Modric’s suitors will continue to come and Spurs boss Harry Redknapp knows a lucrative pay package will be hard for the player to resist. On Friday, Manchester City
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      • 244 52 PA Sport SWANSEA manager Brendan Rodgers has branded speculation linking him with a move to Tottenham as “disrespectful” to Spurs boss Harry Redknapp, but added that he would be ready for a job at a top side one day. Rodgers (right), 39, has won plenty
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      • 607 53 EVERTON 2 (McAuley 18 og, Anichebe 68) WEST BROM 0 LEON OSMAN’S deflected shot and Victor Anichebe’s second-half goal gave Everton victory. Osman’s 18th-minute effort beat goalkeeper Ben Foster with the help of a huge change of direction from West Brom defender Gareth
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      • 236 53 FULHAM 2 (Dempsey 2, Duff 13) NORWICH 1 (Wilbraham 77) CLINT DEMPSEY’S early goal helped put Fulham on course for victory over Norwich. Damien Duff doubled Fulham’s advantage in the 13th minute, before substitute Aaron Wilbraham’s 77th-minute effort led to a nervy ending. Fulham
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      • 579 54 WOLVES 2 (Kightly 53, Jarvis 88) BOLTON 3 (Petrov 63 pen, Alonso 80, K Davies 84) BOLTON came from behind to claim a vital victory at Molineux and leave rock-bottom Wolves seemingly staring relegation in the face. After dominating the first half without managing to convert,
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      • 353 54 WIGAN 1 I 2 (Antolin Alcaraz 55, Victor Moses 90+3) STOKE CITY 0 (Alcaraz 54, Moses 90) STOKE 0 GOALS from Antolin Alcaraz andVictor Moses earned Wigan their first Premier League win at home for seven months. The visitors, playing their 49th game of a
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      • 774 55  -  Our columnist, a former Red Devil, tells DILENJIT SINGH how the United manager galvanises his side during the title run-in PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg It’s a phrase which is repeated over and over again during the final stretch of the season. And it’s
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      • 652 56  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg QPR 2 (Adel Taarabt 22, Samba Diakite 66) ARSENAL1 (Theo Walcott 37) THE Gunners’ impregnable wall of defence came crumbling down at Loftus Road last night. Arsenal’s model of consistency, Thomas Vermaelen, presented Queens Park Rangers two goals to give the home side
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      • 672 57 AFP ASTON VILLA 2 (James Collins 77, Eric Lichaj 80) CHELSEA 4 (Daniel Sturridge 9, Branislav Ivanovic 51,83, Fernando Torres 90+2) ASTON Villa honoured captain Stiliyan Petrov, who has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia, with an impressive fightback against Chelsea last night, only for
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        936 58 / 59  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Balotelli 43-pen, 85, Kolarov 86) SUNDERLAND 3 (Larsson 31,55, Bendtner 45) In the end, Manchester City were undone by man’s greatest enemy: Fear. In a result that sent shockwaves through one half of Manchester and euphoria through the other, Sunderland surprised City
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      • ON TV
        • 157 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: I NEWCASTLE v LIVERPOOL SingTel mioTVCh 102 (mio Stadium), 8.30pm I TOTTENHAM v SWANSEA SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium),11pm Tuesday: I BLACKBURN v MAN UNITED SingTel mioTVCh 102 (mioStadium), 3am SERIEA Tonight: I PARMA v LAZIO StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus), 2.45am
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        • 15 58 / 59 NBA Tomorrow: I LA LAKERS v GOLDEN STATE StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9.30am
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        • 16 58 / 59 SONY ERICSSON OPEN Tomorrow: I DAY 8, FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 1am
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        • 16 58 / 59 LIEBHERR WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Today: I FINALS StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 7.30pm
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        • 15 58 / 59 PANASONIC INDIA OPEN Today: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 2.30pm
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