The New Paper, 13 May 2012

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1 60 The New Paper
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  • Title Section
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    20 1 the new paper on sunday May 13 2012 M A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 089/01/2012
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      71 1 City’s win-win situation: 58 16 Our pundits say QPR have no chance Celebs in food business: How good’s the food? TWO KILLED AFTER FERRARI COLLIDES WITH TAXI WHICH HITS MOTORBIKE Mother’s Day grief Mother’s Day relief SON SON DIES Motorcyclist in stable condition Ferrari driver killed on the spot LIVES
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Don’t hold back from professing your love for Mum
      592 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg Happy Mother’s Day! So what if it’s horribly commercialised? If it makes recalcitrant young ’uns (like myself) call our mothers and schedule a family dinner then it’s all good, I say. If this Mother’s Day artifice makes us
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      159 2 COLUMNS 12 Confessions of a florist: Sell, don’t tell who the flowers were bought for 14 Ground Zero Hougang residents: Let us make up our own mind 27 Makansutra K F Seetoh mulls possibility of street food professionals FEATURES 7 Mother’s Day tragedy Two die in crash: mother collapses with
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      27 2 QUICK ON THE DRAW Lesson not learned. Again? MORGAN Trading loss of $2.5 billion in May, 2012 JP Financial crisis in 2008 TNP ILLUSTRATION: TEOH YI CHIE
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Our senior photojournalist picks his pics of the week
      200 3  -  JONATHAN CHOO jonathan@sph.com.sg This week, I am fascinated by larger-than-life art splashed on buildings in Havana, Cuba as part of the city’s Biennial art festival. Also visually arresting also is an amazing piece in Mexico, where the mural went across several
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      144 3 We rate the past week’s news good and bad On Monday, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) experienced the largest single day fall 65.64 points or 2.19 per cent, to 2,924.95 since November 2011. The Government is looking at the option of building power plants, reservoirs, landfills and
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    • Article
      Lock icon Islamists routed in Algeria election
      272 4 / 5 ‘Arab Spring’tide turning? AFP Algeria’s Islamists were reeling from a stinging setback in legislative polls yesterday, as the ruling party came out on top, resisting the Arab Spring’s tide of change. The government argued that the results showed Algerians’ desire for stability, at a time
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      Lock icon Police appealing for witnesses to hit-and-run in Woodlands
      111 4 / 5 POLICE are appealing for witnesses to help with investigations into a hit-and-run at Woodlands Avenue 3 at about 6am on Friday. The accident, which happened in front of Block 173 towards Cause- way Point, is believed to have involved a taxi, which
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      Lock icon Search on for missing diver
      96 4 / 5 A SEARCH-AND-RESCUE mission is on for a missing diver. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report yesterday afternoon of a diver from CuTech Marine Services who went missing while cleaning the hull of a large crude carrier, Kokkari, anchored 4km south-east
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      48 4 / 5 PAPER DRESS: The New Paper New Face alumni Fiona Fussi posing in a dress made entirely out of paper to celebrate Scandinavian stationer kikki.K’s 10th anniversary at ION Orchard. Her dress is made up of kikki.K’s Black Cube and 365 Days notepads. TNP PICTURE: GARY GOH
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      Lock icon Spot checks in primary schools
      457 4 / 5 Move to reduce hand, foot and mouth disease in older children The Government will be extending its spot checks for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) to primary schools soon, Minister of State for Health Dr Amy Khor (right) said yesterday. The move comes after
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      Lock icon Taiwan city to offer dog poop lottery
      109 4 / 5 AFP A CITY in northern Taiwan will run an innovative scheme to keep its streets clean by encouraging residents to collect dog pooh for a chance to win gold. New Taipei City, which sur- rounds the capital, will in July offer residents who
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      Lock icon No intention to change Thailand’s royal defamation law: Yingluck
      118 4 / 5 AFP THAI Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Friday that she would not seek to change the country’s harsh royal defamation law despite outcry over the death of a grandfather jailed for the offence. Ampon Tangnoppakul, 62, died on Tuesday inside
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      Lock icon Facebook co-founder Saverin gives up US citizenship
      109 4 / 5 Wires FACEBOOK co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who lives in Singapore, has renounced his US citizenship, according to an Internal Revenue Service report. Facebook plans to raise as much as US$10.6 billion (S$13.3 billion) in an IPO that is expected to value the company at
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      Lock icon BOOBOO BOX
      180 4 / 5 4 million The number of accidental 911 calls New York’s emergency communications system gets annually. Many are from phones kept in a pocket or purse. City officials have been asked to keep track of phones that repeatedly make such calls and study the causes. 2 hours The time
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      Lock icon FROM OLD SCHOOL TO NO SCHOOL
      159 4 / 5  -  ARTIST’S IMPRESSION TEOH YI CHIE teohyc@sph.com.sg On June 30, the lease will expire for the tenants at the Old School arts enclave. Situated on Mount Sophia, it was occupied by Methodist Girls’ School from 1928 to 1992. As part of URA’s Master Plan 2008,
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Her Mother’s Day relief
      718 6 / 7  -  After surviving four accidents, her son finally agrees to give up riding motorcycles REPORT ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg This mother’s heart has been shocked not once, not twice, but four times. That is the number of motorcycle accidents her 26-year-old son, Mr Muhammad Najib Ghazali, has been
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      Lock icon 2 dead, 3 hurt in horrific accident in Bugis
      251 6 / 7 Early yesterday morning, a taxi, a Ferrari and a motorcycle were involved in a horrific accident at the junction of Rochor Road and Victoria Street. The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said calls about the accident were received
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      Lock icon Her Mother’s Day grief
      624 6 / 7  -  He son d es behind wheel of red Ferrari, leaving behind pregnant wife and daughter REPORT VALERIE KOH valkoh@sph.com.sg The knock on her front door on the eve of Mother’s Day was a precursor to tragedy for this mum. It was around 7am yesterday when the
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      Lock icon Happy to depend on mummy
      719 8  -  MediaCorp actor Elvin Ng proud to be a mummy’s boy REPORT MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Handsome. Hot. Hunky. There’s no doubt that these words describe MediaCorp actor Elvin Ng, but “a mummy’s boy”? Definitely, says the man himself. Ng, 31, declares: “I’m a mummy’s boy and
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      Lock icon She scrimped and saved to get him lawyer
      758 10  -  Convicted killer bids tearful farewell to dead mother REPORT BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Even though he was behind bars, Lim Ah Liang’s thoughts were never far from his mother. The 33-year-old scrimped and saved what little he earned from the work programmes
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      Lock icon He’s my pride, not my burden
      727 11  -  She bathes him, takes him to the toilet and even wakes up to turn him. Devotion No, she says, it’s just love REPORT VALERIE KOH valkoh@sph.com.sg When Mr Daniel Lim was studying, he had a constant companion his mother. While he attended classes, she
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      813 13  -  Mums start travel agency with no-men policy REPORT BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg They were on a joint family holiday when mums Anna Koh and Tan Lay Suan suddenly realised that vacationing was tiring. They ended up packing and unpacking, and played mediator when family members wanted to do
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      Lock icon Celebs, start your eateries!
      645 16 / 17  -  Food makes him happy Celebs like TV host Pornsak and actress-entrepreneur Irene Ang are going beyond entertaining the masses they’re feeding them too. VALERIE KOH and ZUL OTHMAN check out what they have to offer be it authentic Thai cuisine, familiar Malaysian fare or gourmet cupcakes
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      Lock icon Unusual ‘white’ burgers
      312 16 / 17 Japanese fast food joint R Burger first made its way here in July2009. MediaCorp artiste Adam Chen, 35, is one of the directors behind the burger franchise in Singapore. He chanced upon the brand while travelling in Thailand in 2008. “I thought it was interesting because the
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      Lock icon Peranakan family fare
      315 16 / 17 When she’s away from the stage, Dim Sum Dolly Selena Tan finds herself in another role. On weekends, she puts on an apron and plays waitress at her mother’s shophouse restaurant, Daisy’s Dream Kitchen, at West Coast Road. The five-month-old restaurant serves simple yet authentic Peranakan fare.
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      Lock icon Striking big with cupcakes
      609 18 / 19 Twelve Cupcakes is barely a year old and it is already making waves on the local dessert scene. The brainchild of celeb couple Daniel Ong, 36, and Jaime Teo, 35, the bakery has three branches, in United Square, Millenia Walk and Golden Shoe Carpark in the
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      Lock icon Inspired by flavours from across the Causeway
      583 18 / 19 It is 8.30pm on Wednesday and comedian Mark Lee is sitting across the table from us in Old Town White Coffee in JCube. Every other table is occupied and a long queue of hungry customers snakes around the entrance. Never mind that it’s
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      Lock icon They ventured forth... and failed
      226 18 / 19 Succeeding in the food and beverage industry isn’t as easy as it seems. Just ask these celebrities. Dennis Chew Best known for his alter ego Aunty Lucy, actor-DJ Dennis Chew’s travel-themed restaurant Figos Grail pulled down its shutters in February after just eight months of
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      Lock icon Her mum is a hit with customers
      463 20 Comedienne Irene Ang is one of the partners at Fry Bistro. But the undoubted star of the joint is her 63-year-old mother, Madam Tan Meng Choo. After all, the latter is the brains behind one of Fry Bistro’s signature dishes Mama Ang’s Wings.
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      Lock icon So hot, it’s gone by 2pm
      523 20 As assistant coach for S-League club Tampines Rovers, former Singapore midfielder Rafi Ali spends most of his days on the pitch, whipping his boys into shape. But less than a year ago, the 39-year-old spent his days in the kitchen, cooking up a local
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      Lock icon Mum gives him new lease of life
      420 21 M’sian woman donates kidney to sickly son He spent 13 years “chained” to dialysis machines. His mother, Madam Ruhana Talib, did everything she could to take care of him, even donating her kidneys to him, reported The Star. Mr Mohd Ghazali Ismail, 28,
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      Lock icon I’m moving on for my sons, says eye-gouging victim
      576 21 She will never see her two sons again. But Ms Tina Nash, who had her eyes gouged out by her ex-boyfriend in a horrifying attack, said she is determined to “get on with life” for her boys. Ms Nash, 32, was
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      Lock icon I will always watch you
      351 22 / 23 Whitney Houston’s family lands reality show deal It’s been just three months since pop legend Whitney Houston’s death, but a reality TV show is already in the works. The show, The Houston Family Chronicles, will feature Hou- ston’s relatives, including her only child Bobbi Kristina
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    • Article
      Lock icon Dying boy’s gift:
      186 22 / 23 He’s nine years old, and he’s dying. But Ryan Kennedy won’t be walking his final journey alone his name has been trending on social networking site Twitter. Ryan, from Clarkston, Michigan, in the United States, has endured seven surgeries, four rounds of chemotherapy and two courses of
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      229 22 / 23 They began by contacting local media outlets, then professional sports teams and athletes. Soon, celebrities like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Perez Hilton, Channing Tatum and Adam Lambert who between them boast more than 42 million Twitter followers picked up the cause. Twitter confirmed that #StayStrongRyanKennedy was a
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      Lock icon Too tanned for comfort
      451 22 / 23 H&M sorry over swimwear ads that upset cancer groups It’s an ad that grabs your attention instantly. The advertisement (left) features Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana wearing a range of brightly coloured swimwear, with her skin accentuated by a dark-brown tan. The campaign was launched by fashion
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      Lock icon Hudson’s stardom didn’t put family’s killer behind bars
      334 22 / 23 Yes, she is a star. But jurors said Jennifer Hudson’s status played no part in their decision to convict her former brother-in-law for killing the Oscar winner’s mother, brother and nephew. The verdict means 31 -year-old William Balfour will likely spend the
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      Lock icon The world is her oyster
      745 30 / 31  -  Despite zero experience in oyster farming, this plucky woman ploughs $500,000 into a derelict oyster farm and successfully persuades restaurants here to buy local molluscs PICTURES AND REPORT JONATHAN CHOO jonathan@sph.com.sg She had no prior experience in aquaculture. But that didn’t stop her from venturing
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A FLORIST
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      890 12  -  Sometimes wives demand: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg When she went into business as a florist, friends loved to put her to the test. “It’s stupid and irritating. And no, of course I don’t know the names of every flower type,” says the 30-year-old who
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon ‘Don’t tell us how to vote’
      995 14 / 15  -  Hougang residents react to ‘advice’ from other S’poreans MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Car mechanic Steven Chua was at work on Wednesday afternoon when he received news that he will be going to the polls again on May 26. That was when he received an SMS
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    • Article
      Lock icon ...But it’s our national interests at stake too
      372 14 / 15  -  Maureen Koh “Who says this by-election is about Hougang and its local issues only?” say 30 of 35 people, who live in other parts of Singapore, interviewed. Miss Lina Ang, 27, cites a quote from Assistant Professor Eugene Tan which was reported
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon HED CHEF
      497 24  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Making this concoction of pickled vegetables is a labour of love. Making it yourself will help you appreciate just how much time and effort making this side dish needs. Mrs Clara Yeo, who is Peranakan, shares her unique recipe for nonya achar, which, because of
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      Lock icon Nonya-style achar
      375 24 Hed Chef’s version of achar Ingredients 5 cucumbers 2 carrots 2 green mangoes, julienned 1/2to3/4of a honey pineapple, cut into bite-sized pieces 150g long beans 200g cauliflower 100g whole shallots, peeled 50g whole garlic cloves, peeled 8 chilli padi, slit down the middle 200g dried shrimp 100g toasted
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      Lock icon Who cooks it best? We show, you choose
      630 25  -  THIS WEEK: CHENGTNG Compiled by MARK LEONG, FABIAN KOH, EUNICE TOH, VALERIE KOH, MARK SOH Mei Le Yuan Redhill Food Centre Block 85, Redhill Lane, #01 -81 Open: 10am to 11pm daily Served hot or cold, this dessert has sweet potato, white
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      Lock icon Rising Stock
      728 26  -  VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com.sg I The writer is a rising name in the culinary scene. She organises cooking classes and personalised chef tables for groups. Find her at www.facebook.com/CulinaryNess It’s no secret that I love cooking. It’s my way of expressing my love for the special people in my
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      Lock icon More local chefs, please
      445 27  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg “Are you suggesting that I learn howto make as many hawker dishes as I like, and then go be hawker?” That was a question a well-fed and -bred local Gen X-er asked me recently. These are the souls that can carry the
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      Lock icon Whipping up a taste of S’pore in Denmark
      679 27 He’s hailed as a culinary hero of sorts back home in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is not a country particularly known for their makan (although safe for their pastries and rye bread with salted meats and pickled fish). But Claus Meyer is the
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      686 28 MOTHER’S DAY By the time you read this, a thoughtful gift (or two!) should already be in the hands of your mother. But if it slipped your mind that today is her special day, fret not there’s still time to make up for it. This week’s secret
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  • AFFORD/ASPIRE
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      Lock icon We know what’s best for mother
      423 29  -  REPORT DARYL YAM darylyam@sph.com.sg Confused about what to buy this Mother’s Day? Given up entirely? Consider the following items if you’re doing any last-minute shopping. We think that these lovely gifts would make mum smile in surprise. AFFORD 1. Dr Brandt Dark Circles Away
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  • ADRENALINE
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      Lock icon Rock it!
      957 32 / 33  -  Who says Singapore Is boring? In the sixth of our eight-part series, we show you the places in Singapore that get the heart pumping NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg Fingers clawed, feet perched precariously on shallow footholds and legs trembling with the effort of keepingyou upright. The climbing
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      Lock icon Our reporter tries it:
      380 32 / 33 I have sweaty palms, and a severe case of butterfingers. They have done me no favours when it comes to introductory handshakes (I leave a vaguely moist first impression) and I expected them to serve me no better as I tried out top-rope climbing, clawing my
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon MISTER FIX-IT
      1148 34  -  One man has found anew lease of life making broken bikes work again DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg The chill of Rotterdam is a far cry from Curacao, the Caribbean island 56-year-old Mr Norman Reiph hails from. But the weather is not the only change Mr Reiph has experienced since
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  • LIVE RIGHT
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      Lock icon A touchy subject
      932 35  -  REPORT VALERIE KOH valkoh@sph.com.sg In a world where prevention of diseases maybe a pipe dream, early detection is your better bet and your responsibility. Here are some simple self-checks you can do at home. Who knows, they might end up being a life-saver. SKIN In Singapore, skin
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Want an MRT seat? Take a kid
      828 36  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg NOTES Small children are a godsend on buses and trains. They earn you a seat. When I shuffle onto a packed bus in the morning with my three-year-old girl, some wonderfully kind soul usually gives up his or her seat.
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      Lock icon Elections now a trilogy, I’ll wait for the boxed set
      719 37  -  S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg ACT BLUR And here we go again. Last August, after Singapore’s second election in four months, I wrote in this column: “Are we done? This is it, right? No more elections for at least the next
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon Call me Tyrannosaurus Rex... it’s way cooler
        134 37 AP A 23-YEAR-OLD Nebraska man has legally become Tyrannosaurus Rex. The York News Times reports that the man entered the York County courtroom on Monday as Tyler Gold and left it named Tyrannosaurus Rex Joseph Gold. Mr Gold says in his public filing
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        Lock icon US police arrest men for bizarre behaviour
        172 37 AP TEXAS police arrested a man riding his unicycle in the nude for distracting drivers and creating a hazard. Police chief Greg Rikard said Joseph Glynn Farley, 45, was neither intoxicated nor impaired when he was arrested on Wednesday on a bridge, adding
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        Lock icon Tanning mum gets her own action figure
        124 37 Wires A CONNECTICUT company has created an action figure based on Patricia Krentcil, who is accused of allowing her five-year-old daughter to join her in a tanning bed. The Tanorexic Doll (right) released by Herobuilders.com last week is based on Krentcil, 44, who
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Coming full circle
      577 38  -  As The Secret Circle comes to a close on mio TV, it’s just starting up on Channel 5 JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg The Secret Circle is the only show my wife and I can watch together without one of us feeling deathly ill. To me, her Korean soap
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      Lock icon Circle secrets revealed (kinda)
      252 38 MELISSA IS THE COOLEST For those who have just started watching the show, you might not think much of Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy) she’s the short one who’s always getting pushed around by her boyfriend Nick. As the season progresses, however, Melissa’s power grows. She supports
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      Lock icon THE MUST-SEE THREE
      116 38 Rango HBO (StarHub Ch 601), 10pm An ordinary chameleon accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff. Voiced by Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher. Titanic: Blood And Steel History (StarHub Ch 401), 9pm In
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  • RACING
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      122 40 Jockey Danny Beasleywas questioned regarding the run of BIDABULL, the $14 beaten favourite in Race 3 last Friday. He said that after drawing a wide barrier and anticipating pace to his inside, he was going to attempt to obtain a position just off the pace. But, shortly after
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S PENANG RESULTS
      526 40 Race 1 C5 1200m 10 DON'T PATRONIZE ME 53.5 c 50.5 (151-36) CK Tan* (5) 3 4 4 (496) 0.75 XWinning stable: Good Brothers. Trainer: SH Tan. Time: 1min 12.60sec (Going: good). Forecast: $76. Tierce: $2944. Quartet: No winner ($***** jackpot carried forward to next race). Malaysian
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RESULTS
      723 40 RACE 1 CLASS 5TURF 1600m CLASS 5TURF—1600m 14 SAMMY'S FORTUNE 113 (160-41) K C LEUNG (2) 2 8 NOBLE FLIER 119(75-22) M L YEUNG (1) 1 11 TELECOM NEW STAR 116 (46-21) W C MARWING (11) 4 XTrainer: A Lee. Margins: 0.5, Ns. Time:
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      2137 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TAN THEAN LOON’S PENANG TIPS RACE 1: 6 Sentosa 7 Colourland Classic 8 Golden Ball 10 Lee Dancer RACE 2: 1 Carey Island 11 Distant Glory 12 Tough Question 4 All Rise RACE 3: 14 All That Jazz 1 Marcellina 18 Asuka Top
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      Lock icon Massivo can win easily at Kalgoorlie
      1884 42 / 43 I TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS KALGOORLIE/SUNSHINE COAST RACE 1 Kalgoorlie (1,200m) 6 ALBERTANI (Runs: 3 Wins: 0 Places: 1): 41/2len 7th 55.5kg to Classic Emblem in 1,100m Ascot Rs1MW Nov 9 (6th settling, 6th at 800m, 5 th at
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      Lock icon TODAY’S AUSTRALIA (KALGOORLIE/SUNSHINE COAST) RACE CARD
      268 42 / 43 12:10 Race 1 KALGOORLIE 1200M KALGOORLIE 1200M 1 MONEY CZAR BEN PATERSON (6) 58 2 EXTREME SILENCE MSKYUILL (D 58 3 HUSSON COMMAND GL SMITH 12:25 Race 2 SUNSHINE COAST 1600M 58 4 RED DESTINY AARON ROGERS (11) 58 6 ALEXTHEASTRONOMER MS R JAMIESON
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      Lock icon Chinchon first horse to arrive for SIA Cup
      217 42 / 43 STC The first international horse to arrive in Singapore for next Sunday’s $3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup was French galloper CHINCHON, who landed from Hong Kong at 8am yesterday. The Carlos Laffon-Parias-trained entire will be having his second attempt at the
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND (ROTORUA) & AUSTRALIA (BELMONT/DOOMBEN/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS
      688 42 / 43 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND (ROTORUA) AUSTRALIA (BELMONT/DOOMBEN/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS RACE 1 (Rotorua) 1st 12 Smartly ($45-$12) 2nd 15 Delaman ($42) 3rd 5 Chill Bill ($25) 4th 17 Andi Black. Forecast $543. Place forecast $61 (5-12), $175 (5-15), $350 (12-15). Tierce No winner ($1297 jackpot carried forward to next race). Trio No winner
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      32 40 Saturday May 12 2012 First Second Third 9193 9863 4712 Starters 1208 1555 3986 5620 6180 6397 6861 6960 7048 8212 Consolations 1143 2856 3397 4078 4258 5174 6934 7692 8479 8631
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  • GOLF
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      Lock icon McIlroy misses the cut
      546 44 Three Americans lead, Woods posts 68 to trail by six Reuters World No. 1 Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the Players Championship after shooting a four-over 76 in Friday’s second round which ended with a trio of Americans sharing the lead at Ponte Vedra Beach,
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      Lock icon Prom four shots clear
      150 44 SINGHAPATTAYAOPEN PROM Meesawat’s fond affinity with the Singha Pattaya Open continued yesterday as he opened up a four-shot lead after the third round. He won this event last year by nine strokes and put one hand on the trophy yesterday after firing a five-under 67 at
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      Lock icon Richardson seven up
      121 44 PGM ADT MASTERS ENGLAND’S Peter Richardson edged closer to his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory after seizing the third-round lead with a three-un-der 69 at the PGM ADT Masters at A’Famosa yesterday. The Englishman posted a three-day total of 15-under 201 to take a commanding seven-shot
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      Lock icon Mardan takes a slip
      88 44 NISSIN CUPNOODLES CUP ON A TOUGH day at the 150 million yen ($2.3m) PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup event inTochigi, Japan, Singapore’s Mardan Mamat struggled with a seven-over 79 on the third day. He slipped to joint-38th on a 221 total, 10 shots off leader Toru
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      Lock icon Kim in control
      157 44 GSCALTEXMAEKYUNGOPEN KIM BI O showed maturity that belied his youth to take a two-shot lead yesterday after three rounds of the GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship at Namseoul Country Club in the South Korean capital. The 21-year-old South Korean shot a five-under 67 for a three-round
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  • NBA PLAY-OFFS
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      Lock icon Grizzlies claw back to tie series at 3-3
      610 45 Reuters MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 90 LA CLIPPERS 88 I Memphis tie best-of-seven series at 3-3. They are not out of the title hunt just yet. The Memphis Grizzlies staved off play-off elimination by beating the injury-hit Los Angeles Clippers 90-88 on the road
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      Lock icon Djokovic: I definitely won’t be back
      282 45 TENNIS AFP WORLD No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Madrid Masters yesterday morning (Singapore time), vowing never to return to play on the tournament’s controversial blue clay. Djokovic lost 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 to Serbian compatriot Janko Tipsarevic, his quarter-final
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      Lock icon Azarenka to meet Serena in Madrid Open final
      248 45 Reuters VICTORIA Azarenka and Serena Williams will square off for the Madrid Open title, after the current and former world No. 1s swept into the final with a minimum of fuss yesterday. Australian Open champion Azarenka took a step closer to a
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  • BODYBUILDING
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      Lock icon ‘Constitution does not prohibit me’
      854 46  -  SBBF chief admits bankruptcy, but claims he was never asked to declare status ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg “It is not stated In the Singapore Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (SBBF) constitution that I had to declare my bankruptcy status.” With that statement, beleagured Rano Izhar defended his
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      Lock icon Do it like Drogba
      153 46  -  EPL JETHRO WANG SOME 173 children, aged between nine and 13 years old, were given a rare opportunity to train with top youth coaches from the Chelsea Football Club yesterday morning. The half-day Samsung-Chel-sea FC Youth Football Camp, which was held at Sports Planet East Coast,
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      Lock icon Pardew, Kompany season’s best
      177 46 Reuters NEWCASTLE United’s Alan Pardew was named English Premier League Manager of the Season on Friday to cap an impressive campaign in which he turned his unfancied side into contenders for Champions League qualification. Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany was named Player of the Season. Newcastle,
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  • FORMULA ONE
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      Lock icon Hamilton takes pole for Spanish GP
      579 47 Reuters Lewis Hamilton grabbed McLaren’s 150th Formula One pole yesterday in the Spanish Grand Prix qualifying. It left him well-placed to become the fifth different winner in five races. Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado secured his first front-row start with second place on the grid for
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      Lock icon Udinese primed to clinch Champions League place
      311 47 SERIE A AFP CATANIA vUDINESE JUVENTUS claimed their 28th league title last weekend and Roma dropped out of the Europa League running, which means there are only two issues left unresolved in Serie A ahead of the last round of matches. The first
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  • MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE
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      Lock icon Blow to LionsXII’s title hopes
      592 48 / 49  -  ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg LIONSXII3 (Shahril Ishak 10, Sufian Anuar 29, Baihakki Khaizan 57) KEDAH 3 (Khyril Muhymeen 21, Amar Rohidan 62, Vedran Gerc 65) LionsXII coach V Sundramoorthy did well to force a smile during the post-match conference. But it was apparent to all that
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      Lock icon HIGHLIGHTS
      195 48 / 49  -  JETHRO WANG 10th min Goal! 1-0 Shahril Ishak toe-pokes a long throw into the top corner. But he goes down injured (left) and has to be stretchered off. 21st min Goal! 1-1 Kedah score from the first decent chance. Good cross by Baddrol Bakhtiarto Khyril Muhymeen and he heads
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      Lock icon Was Izwan the right choice?
      477 48 / 49  -  ALI KASIM I DON’T blame my goalkeeper for the goals. While LionsXII coach V Sundramoorthy was disappointed with his team conceding three goals at home, he does not regret fielding Izwan Mahbud between the posts against Kedah last night. Izwan had just recovered from a
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      128 48 / 49 NATIONAL football coach Raddy Avramovic was sent to the hospital yesterday, after feeling ill at a football event. The 62-year-old was understood to have attended the Chelsea Football Youth Academy clinic at East Coast yesterday morning, when he looked “groggy and pale”. In a statement, Football Association of
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  • EPL
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      34 50 BRIAN MILLER STRIKE CARD HITS 744 GARY LIM STRIKE CARD HITS 713 R SASIKUMAR STRIKE CARD HITS 698 ERIC DING STRIKE CARD HITS 680 ALI KASIM STRIKE CARD HITS 650
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      1402 50 GARY LIM BANKER Man City to clear the1/2-Goal handicap against QPR MAN CITY go into this game knowing that a win will almost certainly clinch them the English Premier League title, barring a miraculous result at the Stadium of Light between Sunderland and Man United. There’s almost no
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      Lock icon No way QPR can change the script
      1100 51  -  FROM THE GROUND ERIC DING npsports@sph.com.sg It was a subdued mood at my neighbourhood betting shop yesterday with most of the punters expecting Manchester City to win the Premiership title. All of them ruled out a possible twist in the title race which
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      Lock icon Ferguson’s only friend... is fear
      778 56 / 57  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Despair lives in every dressing room. It is the hope that is so terrifying. Hope offers a chance of success, a glimmer of glory; a crack in the door to reach out and touch greatness. When the shiny pot is this close,
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      Lock icon Sorry Fergie, QPR can’t do an Aberdeen
      690 56 / 57  -  Our columnist tells LIMSAYHENG the title Is as good as City’s PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg I Paul Parker is a former England and Manchester United defender who won two EPL titles and earned 19 caps for his country. He is currently a football pundit
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  • EPL SEASON FINALE
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      Lock icon Dalglish not thinking about Toffees
      679 52 / 53 It’s not about finishing above Everton. That’s what Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish said ahead of tonight’s clash with Swansea. For the last few weeks, the Reds have had to put up with their neighbours, who have finished higher only once in the Premier League era,
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      Lock icon Trotters up for challenge
      253 52 / 53 PA Sport BOLTON boss Owen Coyle says his team will head into tonight’s Premier League final-day clash with Stoke ready to seize the three points they need to stand a chance of avoiding relegation. The Trotters, currently 18th in the table, need to win at the
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      Lock icon ‘Champs League spot a bonus’
      605 52 / 53 NEWCASTLE MANAGER ALAN PARDEW: PA Sport It’s okay if we don’t get it. Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is not unduly worried of not getting the Champions League spot ahead of their final game of the campaign at Everton tonight. While Arsenal and Tottenham are
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      Lock icon Blues to test defensive options
      194 52 / 53 PA Sport ROBERTO Di Matteo revealed Chelsea would begin training with two rookie centre-backs in case David Luiz and Gary Cahill do not recover for the Champions League final. The Italian will end tonight’s final Premier League game of the season against Blackburn with no
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      Lock icon Potholes abound
      1281 54 / 55  -  YOUR ENGLISH KAKI GUNNING FOR THIRD SPOT IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK While most people will be watching the Manchester giants fight for the title today, another war will be fought just beneath them. It’s a bitter, three-way entanglement and there may only be one winner.
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      Lock icon Van Persie factor in Arsenal podium chase
      493 54 / 55 PA Sport Finishing third will not just mean more money for Arsenal. Arsene Wenger knows Champions League football next season would strengthen the Gunners’ hand in their bid to extend Robin van Persie’s contract. The Gunners head to West Brom tonight needing victory
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      Lock icon CITY DESERVE CROWN
      548 58 / 59  -  Mancini’s men have proved to be superior to Man United on every count THE G-WORD GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg This was always going to be a two-horse race dominated by two fierce Manchester rivals. If this season is any indication of what’s to come in the English Premier
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      Lock icon City win a leap forward, says Fergie
      650 58 / 59 Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted Manchester City will have taken a huge stride forward if they manage to complete their Premier League title quest tonight. Although Ferguson (right) refuses to give up all hope, even he concedes it would take something stupid for
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    • ON TV
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        200 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 Tonight: I NORWICH v ASTON VILLA SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 9.55pm I SUNDERLAND v MAN UNITED SingTel mio TV Ch 103
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        44 58 / 59 SPANISH GRAND PRIX Tonight: I PREVIEW SingTel mioTVCh 115 (STAR Sports) Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 7pm I MAIN RACE SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports) Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 7.45pm I CHEQUERED FLAG SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 9.45pm
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        16 58 / 59 EURO ASIA CHALLENGE Today: I DAY 2 StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 6.30pm
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        17 58 / 59 ATP MUTUA MADRID OPEN Tonight: I FINAL, DAY 7 StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 10.30pm
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        21 58 / 59 GS CALTEX MAEKYUNG OPEN Today: I DAY 4 SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports) Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 11.30am
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