The New Paper, 27 May 2012

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    13 1 the new paper on sunday May 27 2012 80 CENTS MICA (P) 089/01/2012
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      64 1 ROCHOR CRASH II Lexus beats light and smashes into taxi. Driver arrested for drink-driving 3 WP WINS HOUGANG BY-ELECTION Yaw Shin Leong, Poh Lee Guan Secret Squirrel did they matter? Hougang voters’ response: 4 DPM Teo Chee Hean: ‘We always knew Hougang would be difficult’ TNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG Lady
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Things are the same, except that they are different
      486 2  -  EUGENE WEE eugenew@sph.com.sg Yesterday, Singapore saw its third election in just over a year. Today, it’s business as usual in the lion City, in more ways than one. Hougang continues to be an opposition ward under the Workers’ Party (WP), just
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      159 2 FEATURES 4 Hougang votes Workers’ Party wins, Png cements stronghold with 62% share of votes 10 Lady Gaga’s in Singapore Superstar arrives a day early, but were waiting fans snubbed? 16 Trophy vs Tiger wives Women on living on husbands’ wealth COLUMNS 14 Ground Zero Spats at school drop-off zones
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Lexus hits taxi and two cars at same junction
      794 3  -  Two weeks after Ferrari crash... REPORTS MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Drink drivers are a menace. And it’s not just the netizens saying it. The police have had enough. Just two weeks after a Ferrari beat the red light at the junction of
      PICTURES: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS  -  794 words
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      Lock icon Cyclist dies after lorry crashes into him
      250 3  -  Additional reporting by Gary Goh They saw the lorry mount a kerb and then return to the road. Then they saw their friend’s bicycle in a twisted mess along Changi Coast Road. Three friends looked on in horror as a lorry crashed into
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      Lock icon NERVOUS
      1072 4 / 5  -  but it’s work as usual Pounding the 97 Hougang blocks was exhausting, but it earned Workers Party’s PngEngHuat the by-election victory REPORT KOH HUI THENG kohht@sph.com.sg In the end, the Workers’ Party (WP) held on to Hougang. Businessman Png Eng Huat, 50, won 62.09 per cent of the 21,951
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      Lock icon CRUSHED
      601 4 / 5  -  but it’s life as usual PAP’s Desmond Choo’s share of the vote goes up by more than two percentage points, but it’s not enough REPORT LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg Down but not out. Yesterday, People’s Action Party candidate Desmond Choo was left disappointed a second time after Hougang voters picked
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      Lock icon Cheers... then beers
      407 6  -  Hougang coffee shop is Ground Zero of celebrating Workers’ Party supporters Lediati Tan, Gregory Loo They were screaming “kopi kau” and chatting excitedly until Returning Officer Yam Ah Mee appeared to announce the Hougang by-election result. They hushed each other to silence. No one spoke. There are
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    • GAGA LANDS
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        Lock icon MONSTER CHASE
        1234 10 / 11  -  Lady Gaga fans are left frustrated as singer hits Singapore REPORT DAVID SUN, JULIANA RASUL tnp@sph.com.sg She may be renowned for loving her “little monsters”, but her Singaporean fans got little more than a glimpse and a wave when she arrived here yesterday. Though Lady Gaga told Oprah
        PICTURES: ARIFFIN JAMAR, KUA CHEE SIONG, AFP, REUTERS  -  1,234 words
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        Lock icon DRESSED FOR THE BALL
        541 12  -  REPORT JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg She may not have made much of an appearance for her fans at the airport or the hotel, but Lady Gaga still has undeterred “little monsters” who will be putting together their best outfits for her concerts here. The incentive: A
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        Lock icon Controversial this way
        509 12  -  Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Ball tour has been dogged by controversy from the very beginning. Daryl Yam 1. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA The tour’s first concert, held at Seoul’s Olympic Stadium on April 27, had its age restriction raised from 12 to 18 by the Korea Media
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      Lock icon She’s nothing more than a Trophy Wife?
      1095 16 / 17  -  Additional reporting by Sylvia Toh and Benita Aw Yeong Ms Samantha Brick will be enemy No. 1 for the women’s rights movement. While activists are working tirelessly to empower women, here is one who has no qualms about being the very antithesis of
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      Lock icon She’s nothing less than a Tiger Wife
      925 16 / 17  -  REPORT BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Their husbands are successful businessmen, and these women can well afford to enjoy the life of a “tai tai”. But living off their other halves’ wealth isn’t a notion that appeals to Mrs Cheryl Low or Mrs Lynn
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      Lock icon Watch out world, here they come
      1012 20 / 21  -  Who says business is only for grown-ups? These young fresh-faced entrepreneurs have ideas, and they aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty REPORT NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg He hasn’t even sat for his Primary School Leaving Examination, but 12-year-old Foo Hai Yang already
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      Lock icon What’s on the menu for this trio: App-solute success
      491 20 / 21 A strong blend of East and West, youthful energy and a plan to conquer the world with food. These are what the three young co-founders of mobile app Burpple bring to the table. While they were in the US, 25-year-olds Elisha
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      Lock icon Paying forward a good deed
      379 22 New movement by HDB aims to promote kindness among neighbours Brought to you by Housing Development Board ARE you ready to shine for your community by being a good neighbour? The Share in Neighbourliness (Shine) Movement is a new initiative from the Housing Board to
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      Lock icon Food's her secret to a good community
      166 22 TO Madam Subbaiah Yogalatha, a good neighbour is someone who takes care of the people next door. |t’s a belief she puts into practice. “When I cook, I'll share the food with my neighbours,” says the 32-year-old housewife and winner of last year's
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      Lock icon Planting the roots for neighbourhood fun
      168 22 Madam Jacqueline Yip makes her community of Woodlands Park a more pleasant place to live in. She has lived there since 1978, and she’s been organising gatherings and even a gardening competition for her neighbours. Madam Yip, 64, won the Good NeighbourAward last year
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      Lock icon Two killed, 44 injured after bus falls into ravine
      649 23 Htai Win was sitting at the back of the bus when he felt it tilting. The 30-year-old contract worker from Myanmar then heard screams and shouts. He told The Star: “The next thing I knew, the bus overturned and everyone was
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      Lock icon Angry cat owners confront ‘killer’
      476 23 A 38-year-old woman in China who has been allegedly abusing and killing cats for the last 10 years took refuge in a police station after cat owners confronted her. Ms Zhou Ying fled her rented apartment in Shanghai early this week and spent a night
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      Lock icon Overworked Texas student thrown in jail for missing school
      423 24 She holds two jobs one full-time and the other part-time. At 17, Diane Tran has too much on her plate. After her parents divorced, she became the sole breadwinner and had to take care of her two siblings. Apart from the
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      Lock icon Maybe she’s weighty but she’s happy
      1371 24 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan says she’s happy with herself and her weight a rare combination in the celebrity world. The 38-year-old Indian actress was at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday night, where she walked the red carpet in an elegant dress to attend the
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      Lock icon I pity African kids more than Greeks
      408 25 International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde (left) says she has more sympathy for poor African children than for Greeks who are suffering under the country’s economic problems and austeritymeasures. Making clear that the IMF has no plans to relent on its austerity
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Our senior photojournalist picks his pics of the week
      188 7  -  Protests are the theme of this week’s photos such as the first public protest in Myanmar under its new quasi-civilian government, a student protest in Canada, and Greek protests against austerity measures. JONATHAN CHOO jonathan@sph.com.sg POWER TO THE PEOPLE: Protesters hold
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      160 7 We rate the past week’s news good and bad Singapore’s new cruise centre is ready. The $500 million facility is meant to cater to bigger cruise liners and to secure Singapore’s spot as a gateway for cruise tourism in the region. Hewlett-Packard is to shed 27,000 jobs worldwide.
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      Lock icon Army Open House held in city, open to public
      166 8 / 9 Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen officiated at the opening ceremony of the Army Open House held at the F1 Pit Building yesterday. This is the first time that the event is being held out of an army camp and in
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      Lock icon MOE to offer Spanish as third language from 2014
      103 8 / 9 FROM 2014, students will be able to take Spanish as a third language. This will bring the number of third languages being offered at the Ministry of Education Language Centre (MOELC) to seven. The other languag- es are French, Japanese, German,
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      Lock icon Seven teens arrested for suspected mischief by fire
      103 8 / 9 POLICE have arrested seven teens, aged 13 to 15, for suspected involvement in five cases of mischief by fire. The incidents took place in the vicinity of Henderson Road, Jalan Bukit Merah and Queen’s Close. Police were first notified on April 21
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      Lock icon BIG PICTURE
      86 8 / 9 CARRY ON: Teams from four secondary schools carried a stretcher with a dummy casualty up flights of steps and simulated obstructed corridors for the Vertical Stretcher Challenge during Cheng San-Seletar Emergency Preparedness Day yesterday. Organised by the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the National Fire and Civil Emergency
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      Lock icon New park to boost biodiversity
      435 8 / 9 Plan to bring nature closerto people The National Parks Board (N Parks) will develop a 30km cycling loop, a nature park and two towers around the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. Minister of State for National Development and Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin said at the inaugural Festival
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      Lock icon S’pore, China sign programme on cultural cooperation
      84 8 / 9 CULTURAL relations between Singapore and China took another step forward yesterday. Both countries signed the Sixth Executive Programme on Cultural Cooperation in arts, heritage and library, aiming to further collaborations till 2014. It also aims to promote a wider appreciation of arts and
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      Lock icon Regulators to probe Nasdaq compliance in Facebook debacle
      107 8 / 9 Reuters US SECURITIES regulators are looking into whether Nasdaq violated any technical exchange rules when it botched Facebook’s market debut last week, according to people familiar with the matter. The review of potential technical violations is part of the Securities and Exchange
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      Lock icon Vatican confirms Pope’s butler arrested in leaks scandal
      127 8 / 9 AFP THE Vatican confirmed yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI’s butler had been arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff’s private study to newspapers. A statement from Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said that Paolo Gabriele was still in
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      Lock icon BOOBOO BOX
      204 8 / 9 36 The number of hours that a man in Germany claimed a nymphomaniac he met at a pub forced him to have sex. He escaped when she finally fell asleep and cops found him in tears. The woman, 47, even tried to have a “quickie” with the officers,
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      Lock icon WHEEL OF (DICTATORS') FORTUNE
      152 8 / 9  -  ARTIST’S IMPRESSION Being a crazed tyrant may not be a bad career choice. Despite causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, most tyrants, such as Ivan the Terrible, Emperor Murad IV, seems to have gotten off without paying a price. Most die of natural causes, dictators who
      Source: The Great Big Book of Horrible Things by Mattew White  -  152 words
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon What role models are kids getting?
      948 14  -  Parents who disregard rules and think money can solve problems MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Earlier in the week, a spat erupted between two parents outside Raffles Girls’ Primary School (RGPS). They squabbled as they dropped their children off. One was parked in a yellow box
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A SLIMMING CONSULTANT
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      Lock icon Fat people disgust her, but...
      899 19  -  MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Dollar signs flash before her eyes when she sees a fat person walking through the doors of the slimming centre. “It may sound all wrong, but seriously, I am turned off each time I see a fat woman walk in the centre,”
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon HED CHEF
      491 26  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg This classic Korean dish is one that you can easily pull off in your home kitchen, even for those not familiar with cooking. Korean Song Teh Og, who is in her 50s and a permanent resident here, shares a recipe for the dish she learnt
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      Lock icon Bulgogi
      259 26 Madam Song Teh Og’s recipe for Bulgogi Ingredients 1 kg of beef 1 -2 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp cooking wine 4-5 soya sauce 10 stalks of spring onion 5-8 garlic cloves 1/2 nashi pear (Asian pear) 1 medium-sized onion, sliced into 0.25cm pieces 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds 1/2
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      Lock icon Who cooks it best?
      570 27  -  We show, you choose THIS WEEK: CHAR SIEW RICE Compiled by CHELSEA LIM, EUNICE TOH, MARK LEONG, VALERIE KOH ROASTED DUCK RICE Sin Hing Restaurant Block 244A, Upper Thomson Road Open 10.45am to 7.30pm daily The char siew here is doused generously with a dark sauce
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      Lock icon Six degrees of bacon
      643 28  -  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 Nothing gets me out of bed faster than the glorious aroma of bacon. Those gorgeous brined, smoked, strips
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      Lock icon Zi char, S’pore’s national cuisine?
      439 29  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg Think Thai cuisine and a plethora of flavours come to mind. You begin to squint your eyes and salivate at the thought of the chillies, limes, lemongrass and fish sauce. That’s because Thai cuisine has a character, a brand and holds
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      Lock icon Zi char to cha-cha for
      782 29 It Is too hard to name all my favourite zi char dishes and places in one go. There’s just too much makan going on in Singapore and too little time. But these six sure know how to attract me, and I find myself going back
      PICTURE: KF SEETOH  -  782 words
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  • LIVE RIGHT
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      Lock icon Treat your feet right
      642 32 They are parts of your body which seem to be furthest from your mind. But your feet need just as much care and attention as the rest of you. Often, feet are abused by poor choices of footwear and poor maintenance. Neglect them when you are
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  • WHEELS
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      912 33  -  The European racing reason is in full swing. If you’re planning to catch some of the races, our man in Europe gives tips to maximise your spectator experience DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg TWO WHEELS GOOD Whether it’s the pre-race buzz at the start of the Amstel Gold Race or
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon Myriad options, tepid service
      831 34 The sun was so unforgiving this past week. Light clothes were de rigueur. And this secret shopper wanted some footwear suitable for this horrible humid weather. So I popped by Steve Madden, a popular place for shoes, going by the plaudits by magazine writers and my
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Take a bow, S’pore
      419 35  -  Local designers show confident collections at the Asia Fashion Exchange REPORT YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg Singapore designers are putting their best foot forward. Going by the recently-concluded Asia Fashion Exchange (AFX) an annual extravaganza which aims to soak our island in all things fashion the designers
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Stop thief!... oh, just take the rust bucket
      884 36  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg The signs are everywhere. Displayed prominently across the city, these signs inform us that someone has recently been robbed. No, I'm not talking about ERP signs. (But the ERP is daylight robbery. Whenever we pass beneath a gantry,
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      Lock icon Would you help this man in Orchard underpass?
      896 37  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg Despite what you read on the Internet, not every Incident in Singapore is about Singaporeans versus foreigners. Last Sunday evening, I was walking to Shaw Centre from the Orchard MRT station and used the underpass. As
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon Cows crash party for free beer
        119 37 AP Police say a roving group of cows crashed a small gathering in a Massachusetts town and bullied the guests for their beer. Boxford police’s Lt. James Riter says he was responding to a call for loose cows last Sunday when he heard screaming
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        Lock icon Snatch thieves steal Bible, men hijack church van
        154 37 AP Police say two Pennsylvania men mistook an elderly woman’s Bible-carrying case for a purse when they tried to snatch it from her, knocking her to the ground. The Indiana Gazette reports that Christopher Scott Ludwig, 26, and Ronald Stephenson Jr., 25,
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        Lock icon Politician consults ‘spirit’ in naming of Navy ship
        142 37 AP A San Francisco supervisor claims he consulted a Ouija board before city leaders voted on whether to recommend naming a Navy ship after slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk. Supervisor John Avalos tells the San Francisco Chronicle that he believes he
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Television just breaks my heart
      566 38  -  Quirky, retro, gifted, classy fare lose out to bad taste JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg Television can be a cruel mistress. Cruel as Cersei Lannister, that No matter which show you end up following, you should prepare to have your heart broken. As just one example, it
      PICTURES: SINGTEL MIO TV, AXN BEYOND, HBO  -  566 words
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      Lock icon THE MUST-SEE THREE
      125 38 The Lincoln Lawyer FOX Movies Premium (StarHub Ch 622), 9pm A slick and morally repugnant defence attorney has a crisis of conscience when he represents a rich client who has a foolproof plan to beat the system. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe. Your Highness HBO (StarHub Ch
      PICTURES: CATHAY-KERIS FILMS, UIP, SINGTEL  -  125 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Cancel these shows instead
      273 38 AMERICAN IDOL There was a time when American Idol was fun and somewhat relevant, but that was long, long ago. It hasn’t produced a talent the calibre of Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood in ages, and most of us would be hard-pressed to name even one
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon TODAY’S IPOH RACE CARD
      2276 39 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TAN THEAN LOON’S IPOH TIPS RACE 1: 3 Vista 4 Cash Man 9 Sentosa 14 Distant Glory RACE 2: 11 Better Year 2 Touessrock 3 Colourland Kid 6 I Need You So RACE 3:3 Perfect Match 10 Colourland Classic 13 Tiger Captain 5
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      Lock icon Humongus run expected in Race 2
      2294 40 / 41  -  I TIPS AND COMMENTS BY I TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,200m) EXPEDITE (1) has a debut second and a third behind the speedy Amber Sky in both griffin runs over the 1,000m. He
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      Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
      1520 40 / 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS GRIFFINTURF 1200m TIME 12:30 Stakes: HK$750,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 EXPEDITE B K NG Y T CHENG 129 4 2 GOAL AND GOLD J SIZE T ANGLAND 129 2 3 MIZZEN GREY T
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S IPOH RESULTS
      1086 40 / 41 Race 1 C5 (LC) 1400m 8 THUNDERSHOCK 54.5 c 53.5 (84-38) K Yazid* (10) 11 6 2 (433) 3.25 2 MISS MARTEL 57 c 55 (48-8) Alex Chew 8 THUNDERSHOCK 54.5 c 53.5 (84-38) KYazid* XWinning stable: Arlay. Trainer: KP Hoy. Time: 1min 24.50sec (Going: yielding). Forecast:
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      Lock icon Blinkers will help Male Mystique
      1620 42 / 43 THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS NOWRA/KALGOORLIE RACE 1 Nowra (1,400m) 5 JUBILEE (R J Price) 4m (16:1-3-1): Put aside after 11/4len 4th (56.0) Revenged 1,400m Nowra (Bm55) dead trk Dec 9. Made some ground late when resumed with 3 len 4th (55.5) Kentucky Belle 1,200m Kembla
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      Lock icon TODAY’S AUSTRALIA (NOWRA/KALGOORLIE) RACE CARD
      270 42 / 43 12:30 Race 1 NOWRA 1400M NOWRA 1400M 1 COUNTYCAVAN SCLIPPERTON (6) 61.5 2 FLYING BENTLEY K SWEENEY (13) 57 3 MARIUSZ J GRISEDALE (12) 57 4 TOUCH OF GLORY 12:49 Race 2 KALGOORLIE 1600M (15) 56 5 JUBILEE J PENZA (11) 55.5 6 MOODLIGHTING 1:08
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      1471 42 / 43 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE 1 (Trentham, NZ) 1st 3 Let's Go Fratelli ($37-$10) 2nd 14 Our Moon Shadow ($32) 3rd 8 Bella VI ($12) 4th 2 Te Karaka. Forecast $208. Place forecast $79 (3-14), $21 (3-8), $67 (8-14). Tierce No winner ($1556 jackpot carried forward to next race).
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      32 40 / 41 Saturday, May 26 2012 First Second Third 5606 4691 1531 Starters 2373 2444 2607 4282 5104 6567 7024 7065 7999 9617 Consolations 0056 0999 2108 3987 4287 4302 6762 6979 7512 8866
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      Lock icon WAKE-UP CALL
      599 60  -  S’pore’s top three women paddlers beaten by lower-ranked rivals DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg They are widely considered as the Republic’s best bet for an Olympic medal, after their silver-winning exploits in Beijing four years ago. But, with two months to go before London 2012, it seems Singapore’s women’s table
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    • BADMINTON
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        Lock icon China claim back Cup
        577 44 UBERCUPFINAL AFP WORLD No. 1 Wang Yihan dramatically survived four match-points in an epic singles contest as hosts China won the women’s Uber Cup in Wuhan yesterday, laying to rest the ghosts of two years ago. “I saw the Uber Cup and thought, ‘what if I
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        Lock icon ‘There’s always tomorrow’
        318 44 GOLF Rory misses cut but dad says: Wire Services RORY McIlroy acknowledged he had not practised hard enough recently after missing the cut with an error-strewn, seven-over 79 in the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday. Fans and officials expecting a glorious day in the
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    • FORMULA ONE
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        Lock icon Schumacher fastest, but Webber in pole
        552 45 AFP Michael Schumacher rolled back the years yesterday with the fastest lap in qualifying for today’s Monaco Grand Prix, although Australian Red Bull driver Mark Webber will start the race from pole position. In this season of the unexpected and the unpredictable, few could
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        56 45 Last night, the Sundown Marathon lit up the city when a record-breaking 28,000 participants were flagged off and began pounding the streets of Singapore. More than 11,000 runners ran the 10km route that brought them from the Nicoll Highway towards the Singapore Indoor Stadium to Suntec City and F1
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    • FRENCH OPEN
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        796 46 / 47 Nadal chases seventh heaven while Djokovic bids to Join exclusive club AFP Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have their own history to make at the French Open. Djokovic will accept the “unique” challenge of becoming the first man in 43 years to monopolise all four Grand
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        Lock icon Li Na follows her heart in title defence
        450 46 / 47 AP Li Na’s life changed dramatically a year ago when she won the French Open. Even dining out back home became a big deal after she became the first Grand Slam singles champion from China. “I was in a restaurant, and suddenly,
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        Lock icon Kickboxing champ: I was bullied as a boy
        484 46 / 47  -  MARTIAL ARTS NICHOLAS NEO nichneo@sph.com.sg His kicks are like a whip, with spectators shuddering at the crisp sound of the impact. After all, Hong Kong kickboxer Alain Ngalani’s “Panther High Kicks” have knocked out some of the world’s best fighters. With such
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    • FOOTBALL
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        Lock icon A First (XI) against S-League stars
        480 48  -  NICHOLAS NEO nichneo@sph.com.sg Just a year ago, he was managing sales in a manufacturing company. But tonight, Yusuke Hamaoka will have a very different job: Stopping some of the country’s most feared strikers. And being the only recognised goalkeeper in the final First XI
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        Lock icon Second chance for Helmi
        236 48  -  Nicholas Neo HE HAD to give up his football career to help his family financially. But soon, Mohd Helmi Mohd may get his second chance. Next month, Helmi, along with First XI teammate Mohd Kiyasudeen Nagoorgani, could very well be playing in the S-League. The duo,
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        Lock icon Chelsea face season of transition
        639 56 / 57  -  PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg I Paul Parker was speaking to David Lee. 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 with ESPN STAR Sports. Well, you would
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        Lock icon Suarez not caught up by racism row
        449 56 / 57 PA Sport My conscience is clear. That remains Liverpool striker Luis Suarez’s stand on the racism row that has dogged his and the club’s season. The Uruguay forward has reopened the debate in an interview by describing his eight-match ban as strange. Suarez
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        215 56 / 57 PA Sport LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard has pledged his full support to Roberto Martinez should he be appointed manager at Anfield although that still remains open to question. On Friday, Wigan chairman Dave Whelan claimed the Spaniard had received an offer from the Reds’ principal owner
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          119 56 / 57 Wire Services A MAKESHIFT Croatian side impressed in a 3-1 win over Estonia in a friendly yesterday morning (Singapore time) and left coach Slaven Bilic spoilt for choice in naming the 23-man squad bound for Euro 2012. Stars such as Luka Modric and Ivica Olic
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          87 56 / 57 Reuters RUSSIA were held to a 1-1 draw by Uruguay in a lively encounter in Moscow yesterday morning (Singapore time) in the first of their three pre-Eu-ro friendlies. Luis Suarez gave Uruguay the lead in the 48th minute, beating Russia goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeyev with a low
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          127 56 / 57 PA Sport JOEY Barton will discover in the next two weeks whether he has a future at QPR. The club on Friday night confirmed they would not appeal the 12-match ban handed down in response to his sending-off and subsequent actions in the defeat by
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        Lock icon You did S’pore proud, Beng
        739 49  -  GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg I The wake is held at 23, Jalan Kemuning, Sembawang. The funeral is tomorrow at 5pm. A famous footballer, a filial son and a good family man. Three special qualities that made Quah Kim Beng extraordinary. As his long-time “kampong neighbour” at
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        Lock icon Free-kick goal downs plucky Yotha
        448 49  -  RHB SINGAPORE CUP DILENJIT SINGH FIRST ROUND ALBIREX NIIGATA 1 (Masatake Sato 75) YOTHA FC 0 AFTER the final whistle of last night’s RHB Singapore Cup tie, Yotha FC coach Somsack Keodala said that his opponents at Jurong East Stadium were the strongest his team
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        640 50 PA Sport BARCELONA3 (Pedro 3, 25, Messi 21) ATHLETIC BILBAO 0 Pep Guardiola has hailed this season as his best as Barcelona manager, despite missing out on both the La Liga title and the Champions League. Barca secured their fourth trophy of the campaign with
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        Lock icon Rusty Bolt loses his thunder
        346 50 ATHLETICS AFP SPRINTERS of the world, unite! Usain Bolt (right), the athlete who has galvanised the sport with a sensational series of world record-breaking performances, can have an off day. The Jamaican, so solid on the track since his stunning rise to world fame and
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        1227 52 / 53  -  THE AWARDS FOR 2012 With the season finally over and Fernando Torres still sobbing at Stamford Bridge, NEIL HUMPHREYS reflects on a season of controversy to present his definitive EPL awards NEIL HUMPHREYS AWARD FOR WORST DRESS SENSE: KENNY DALGLISH MOST managers turn up for
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        977 54 / 55  -  GARYLIM picks the 11 who have impressed in 2011/2012 GARY LIM PICTURES: AP, AFP, REUTERS, ACTION IMAGES TNP GRAPHICS: TEOH YI CHIE GOALKEEPER JOE HART (Man City) FOR THE first time in years, England will go into a major tournament with a safe
        PICTURES: AP, AFP, REUTERS, ACTION IMAGES TNP GRAPHICS: TEOH YI CHIE  -  977 words
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        Lock icon Danes have BIG PROBLEMS
        466 58 / 59 Hulk leads Brazil to easy win over error-prone Denmark Reuters BRAZIL 3 (Hulk8,40, Zimling 13-og) DENMARK 1 (Bendtner 71) Brazil’s Hulk scored twice and created another goal to lead his team to a 3-1 victory over Denmark in a friendly match in Hamburg yesterday. The result
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        Lock icon Long leaves it late
        592 58 / 59 AFP REP OF IRELAND 1 (Shane Long 77) BOSNIA 0 Shane Long gave Republic of Ireland the perfect Euro 2012 send-off as his late goal sealed a 1 -0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in last night’s friendly at Lansdowne Road. Giovanni Trapattoni’s side were playing their last
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      • ON TV
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          73 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 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Wednesday: I HOLLAND v SLOVAKIA StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 2.30am Thursday: I SPAIN v SOUTH KOREA StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel),
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          17 58 / 59 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Tomorrow: I OKLAHOMA CITY v SAN ANTONIO StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 8.30am
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          19 58 / 59 THOMAS CUP Today: I THOMAS CUP FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 2pm
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          14 58 / 59 FRENCH OPEN Today: I DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 5pm
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          19 58 / 59 CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL Tomorrow: I DAY 4 StarHub TV CH 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 3am
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          40 58 / 59 MONACO GRAND PRIX Tonight: I PREVIEW SingTel mioTVCh 115 (STAR Sports), 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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