The New Paper, 5 December 2004

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    30 1 the new paper Singapore Press Holdings HOTLINE 1800 733 44 55 I Website: newpaper.asial. com. sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg DECEMBER 5,2004 80 cents II II MICA < P > 024/03/2004 8 *****1 *****9 >
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      Lock icon I'M A LIAR, I CON KIND SOULS
      914 2  -  EYDOCFn*^ e stammering, smiling CArvJCi/* sympathy-seeker I'M HOMELESS I'M PENNILESS I'M FILIPINO I'M ALONE... Sim Chi Yin simcy@sph.com.sg HE stammers. He sobs. He tugs at your heart and pulls at your purse-strings. He tells you he's been homeless for six years. He's also
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      Lock icon CONNED: Head of welfare home
      295 2 MRS Bridget Lew, head of Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home), might have been Mr See's latest victim. Responding to a referral from the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and taking pity on Mr See, she housed him at her migrant workers' shelter from
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      Lock icon CONNED: Church workers/Pastor
      329 2 PASTOR Paul Choo at the Gospel Light Christian Church on Dunearn Road also bought Mr See's story initially. When Mr See sought help just before the Sars outbreak last year, he let him stay at the church for about two weeks after checking with the Public Trustee
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      Lock icon CONNED: Boys Town consultant
      219 2 BOYS' Town consultant Brother Emmanuel said that Mr See had visited him a few times between last year and February this year. First, he borrowed $50, which he returned the following week. He then asked for $150. Brother Emmanuel recalled giving him $100 and a letter.
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      Lock icon CONNED: Youth Centre
      294 2 HE'S not mad, he's a con artist. Teen Challenge assistant director Eddie Joseph had that to say of the young man with a stutter who came to stay at his centre in 2001. When contacted this week, Mr Joseph said: "This guy keh siao (Hokkien for "pretends
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      Lock icon 'MY SON WAS A GOOD BOY'
      984 3  -  Sim Chi Yin simcy@sph.com.sg IT'S not that he's homeless and penniless. It's just that his "hands and feet are not clean" and he likes to lie, said Mr Calvin See Jiawei's stepmother, Madam Tan Gek Luan, 38, using a Chinese expression. "We've given him
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      Lock icon SHARE INFO TO BUST SYMPATHY CHEATS
      673 4 SHOP for sympathy. That's that Mr Calvin See Jiawei has been able to do. He's gone round to welfare agencies and churches, and told a bunch of lies to get people to trust and pity him. And he seems to have managed to get
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      Lock icon THE CUSTOMER: NO SMOKING, 1 Af A os 2 ■ ■ ■■ HHH U North ■■ Steven f|f H ■ was ko-
      853 5  - THE CUSTOMER: NO SMOKING, 1 Af A os 2 HHH U North Steven f|f H was ko- Ban smoking in coffeeshops? It's one of the measures being considered by the Government to stem the effects of second-hand smoke. With kopitiams as the favourite haunt of retirees and blue-collar smokers, will
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      Lock icon NO SMOKING, SO HOW?
      683 6 THE COFFEESHOP OWNER: FIRST, it was Sars. Then came bird-flu. Now, a smoking ban? Coffeeshop owner Tony Wee foresees that he will be put in a difficult position if the ban on smoking is extended to his premises. "I sell cigarettes at my coffeeshop, so how
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      Lock icon STUB IT OUT OR SIT IT OUT
      602 7  -  SMOKER CORNERED JoyceLim joycel@sph.com.sg IT was 3pm on a hot Friday afternoon. An old man sat alone at a round table at a hawker centre, leaning back in a red plastic chair, with just two bottles of cold beer, a half-filled mug and
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      Lock icon NONSMOKERS SAY: 'BEST WAY TO HELP FRIENDS QUIT'
      453 7 THEY used to be smokers. Want to join them in their drinking sessions? Quit smoking first. Mr Yap Jong Woo and his group of non-smoker friends would only sit and drink together with non-smokers. Ask him why and he would tell you
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      Lock icon FED-UP, HE FIGHTS BACK
      939 8  -  Hounded by six groups of loansharks because of mistaken identity HE TRACES ALLEGED DEBTOR HE INSTALLS CAMERA HE PUTS UP POLICE NOTICE DIRECTS LOANSHARKS TO ADDRESS OF ALLEGED DEBTOR Alvin Chiang alchiang@sph.com.sgWj THEY poured glue into his keyhole, padlocked his gate, defaced his wall and kept
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      Lock icon ALLEGED DEBTOR'S MUM: HE DIDN'T BORROW MONEY
      264 9 THE mother of the alleged debtor claimed her son does not owe anyone money. Madam O C Seet, 65, said her son did not borrow money from loansharks. Her 35-year-old son's name was written on the wall outside Mr C H Lim's flat
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      Lock icon THIS IS TOO HAVOC FOR SOME JOO CHIAT RESIDENTS
      708 10  -  JoyceLim joycel@sph.com.sg NOT everyone, it seems, is happy about the "life" that has come to Joo Chiat Road. About two weeks ago, 20 Joo Chiat residents met their MP, Mr Chan Soo Sen, to raise their concerns about the bustling nightlife.
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      Lock icon MP: WE WILL FOLLOW UP ON COMPLAINTS
      190 11 THE Minister of State for Education and Joo Chiat MP, Mr Chan Soo Sen (left), shares the concerns of the residents who met him about the nightlife in their area. Said Mr Chan: "During my walkabouts, I've heard about it. I've also kept
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      Lock icon HIGHWAY OKAY
      629 12  -  NICOLL HIGHWAY REOPENS, COMMUTERS WELCOME SHORTER BUS RIDES EstherAuYong estheray@sph.com.sg FROM today, Mr Mohd Rafi can now look forward to an extra 20 minutes of blissful sleep before he leaves for work. Like many commuters living in the East and working in the city, he has had to
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      Lock icon TWO-YEAR DELAY FOR CIRCLE LINE
      200 12 THE completion of the Circle Line will be delayed by up to two years. This was revealed by Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong when he spoke to reporters after yesterday morning's ceremony. "Phase I of the project was initially targeted for completion in 2007, but
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      77 13 THIS SEASON, YOU'RE EITHER IN THE GAME OR YOU'RE NOT. VP V* V Vy^i <*§ jf >■ %-™i" |pn j/ KA RON'S "''VA '"^n'liiwy'ii... 12 ,f you're M-itii(,' for Baron's, you're in for a treat. Get the Baron's Festive Pack 1 iHt A and A spec ial limited edition rock
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      Lock icon THE MEKONG'S MYSTERIOUS FIREBALLS
      900 14 FOR two nights every year, thousands gather along the banks of the Mekong River to watch a strange phenomena the Thais call the Naga fireballs. The pinkish glowing balls, the size of chicken eggs, apparently emerge noiselessly from the river's surface, rise in straight-lined succession before
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      Lock icon Getting there
      96 15 YOU can reach Khon Kaen and Udon Thani from Bangkok by flight and road (local coach). From Udon Thani or Khon Kaen, take a coach to Nong Khai. The domestic airfare from Bangkok to Khon Kaen by Thai Airways is 1,500 baht (one way, including taxes) and by
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      Lock icon FINGER POWER
      409 16 UK school adopts scanners in bid to reduce truancy through ALL 1,300 students at the Impington Village College, a secondary school near the university town of Cambridge in the UK, are going to be "fingerprinted" before each lesson. No, this is no prison. Neither are the students criminals.
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      Lock icon Japanese men jailed in NZ for killing student
      112 16 JAPANESE student Nozomu Shinozaki,22, died after being kicked and bashed for three hours at the Columbus Academy in Auckland last year. The four attackers Ryu Fukushima, Ryuji Hiraki, Nobu Oshima and Masato Fujita had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and have been jailed
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      Lock icon POOR MAN, RICH MAN, SOON TO BE DIVORCED MAN
      397 17 THREE weeks ago he was just a poor New York carpark attendant with a slew of debts and just US$O.7B ($1.28) in his bank account. Then Lady Luck smiled on Colombian immigrant Juan Rodriguez. He became the biggest single winner in
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      Lock icon BROTHER VS BROTHER
      1054 18 BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF FAMILY EMPIRE WORTH BILLIONS TURNS NASTY IN INDIA THE drama being played out at India's biggest privatelycontrolled business empire reminds one of Bollywood movies. Two warring brothers, their mother, who is the binding factor, and their wives do not see eye to eye.
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        87 19 The proper maxim is to cajole rather than confront, argue rather than annoy, persuade rather than provoke... There is no going it alone when it comes to Iranian and North Korean nukes, Islamic terror or peace in the Middle East. Above all be true to your realist faith, whose
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        Lock icon RUMSFELD TO STAY ON
        72 19 DONALD Rumsfeld is to remain defence secretary, surviving the post-election overhaul of President George W Bush's cabinet, a senior US official said. Mr Rumsfeld, 72, was closely involved in the US decision to invade Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq last year. Mr Rumsfeld himself would not
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        Lock icon NEW STEM CELL TECHNIQUES
        105 19 TWO new laboratory techniques may give scientists a way to get large numbers of medically promising stem cells without either creating or killing human embryos. The techniques may solve one of the most contentious dilemmas of the last decade. "If this pans out scientifically, it will
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        53 19 All the items in a collection of religious artefacts shown at exhibitions around the world were stolen from churches, Italian police said. 0- p t f. f _m f fT* They have arrested the woman who owns the Brescia Collection, which includes statues and other items. some of them
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        Lock icon MORE PRISONER ABUSE
        66 19 THE US military has launched a criminal investigation after photographs surfaced of Navy Seals in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed detainees. Some of the photos have date stamps suggesting they were taken in May 2003, which could make them the earliest evidence of possible abuse of
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        Lock icon CAN SHE BE MRS INCREDIBLE?
        68 19 She is trying to sculpt a balloon while twirling a hula hoop. Mrs Linda Ng, 42, was one of the 15 participants in the McDonald's Incredible Feat Challenge, jointly organised with The New Paper and Streats at Bishan Junction 8 yesterday. She won a consolation
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        Lock icon BRACE FOR 10,000 JOB LOSSES NEXT YEAR
        192 19 LABOUR CHIEF WARNS OF SLOWDOWN YES, we're doing well right now. But as many as 10,000 people might still lose their jobs next year. That was the message from labour chief Lim Boon Heng yesterday. Mr Lim, who is also Minister in the
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        Lock icon NO GOING IT ALONE AGAINST TERROR: DPM TAN
        189 19 SINGAPORE cannot fight terrorism on its own. No nation is free from the threat and none can stamp it out on its own, says Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan. "What happens in South-east Asia matters not just for Southeast Asians. It matters
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      11 17 BpiMilikj Front page of The New York Post announcing the divorce
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      34 19 Central Storm Woodlands Storm Business district Partly cloudy Changi Partly cloudy Jurong Storm max I 32° C min I 24° C first tide 2.3 m I 05.16 am second tide 2.5 m I 4.01pm
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    935 21  -  That's what Sylvester Sim's fans want to know. How widely or narrowly did their idol lose? Now, the news blackout over voting figures has led to conspiracy theories FawziahSelamat fawziahs@l sph.com. sgl NO, the Singapore Idol contest isn't rigged. It's just that the voting isn't transparent. The votes
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    Lock icon Where does SMS money go to?
    194 21 IT costs $0.50 to vote for your favourite Idol here but it didn't cost Americans more than the regular SMS charges to vote for Fantasia or Ruben. So, where does the money go? Well, we know the money is split among MediaCorp, Fremantle and
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    Lock icon Be transparent, MediaCorp
    502 22 fawzi Selanut faw/iahs@ sph com.sg WHIPPED into a whirlwind frenzy, Singaporeans grabbed their handphones and put their SMS-ing fingers to the test. Only to be told they won't know how much their chosen Idol won/lost by. But voters have a right to know the full results, said
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      141 23 ,jT'jfel J# T y w 4 y 4§f WORLD CUP Ij&\ Wf 96 Countries k" 169 Bowling Masters s V* SiP December 5- 12,2004 V,'*' iCatch them in action at Superßowl SAFRA Mount Faber •Wf J*r ;'yil r"%v www.visitsinqapore.com After 31 years, Singapore, once again, hosts the 40th AMF Bowling
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      Lock icon CONFESSIONS OF AN INSURANCE AGENT
      715 24  -  THEY PUSH POLICIES BUT MANY DONT EVEN HAVE THEIR OWN INSURANCE PLANS. AND SOME DONT EVEN BELIEVE IN SAVINGS PLANS THEMSELVES 'fess up! ...What really W~ goes on at 9-to-5 jobs? E-mail tnp@sph.com.sg JoyceLim joycel@sph.com.sg THE most common word used by insurance agents is 'si*
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      Lock icon Let's have more Idols (apart from singing ones)
      552 25  -  EdwinYeo tnp@sph.com.sg MET this guy and he said: "When are you going to write about the most important event in our lives right now?" To which I replied: "Well, you know, the Iraq war is getting a bit tiring..." He replied: "No,
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      Lock icon Instructions for your love life
      386 25  -  JonathanLim tnp@sph.com.sg EVER notice how the operating instructions for your newly-bought home appliances always sound a bit naughty? Or how about those usage directions for medicines and beauty products? Well, here's a collection of assorted instructions collected from real household products from hand cream to
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      Lock icon I'm big but I fear crushing my hubby
      704 26  -  Spice Life Dr WeiSiangYu tnp@sph.com.sg JULIE is a working mother of two twin 6-year-old girls and a 1-year-old boy. After she gave birth to her son, she retained much of the weight she had put on during the course of her pregnancy.
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      Lock icon Help, I'm a girl in love with female teacher
      644 27 I'M 16 this year and have graduated from one of the top secondary schools in Singapore. g I'm in love with a teacher in the school and am feeling so miserable now because I can't see her next year. The problem
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      Lock icon Does this guy love Bollywood or what?
      497 28 GREG took the date very seriously, and planned four days in advance. I could see the logistics man in him emerging before the date even began. The plan was this: We would go for a picnic, followed by playing frisbee at Hong Lim
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      Lock icon I drove a sports car – and put it to the hair test
      568 28  - I drove a sports car and put it to the hair test TanDawnWei lOllU'civvi IVVCI dawntan@sph.com.sg WHEN you have a car such as a BMW Z4 roadster like my friend does, and you live somewhere north of the Equator, you'll want to drive it with the top down on most
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      Lock icon No water? It was a mistake
      121 28 I AM writing to you in regard to last week's New Paper On Snnday article, 'Sorry, no PUB water here!'. Nooch Paragon would like to apologize to Ms Raeburn for the misunderstanding that occurred on Nov 26 and for any inconvenience caused. We understand
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      56 25 FAB'S am <*& sMfa <262 «> fabian@sph.com.sg LOOK WHAT I GOT POP YOU. CAP SEAT COVeQSU! (ep, yes, vepy Nice... BUT I DON'T THINK THey'LL MATCH THE INT6PIOP 0P... I SOUGHT IT WITH MY HAPD-eAPNCD MONey and you don't like it.'.'.' (£P... THEN A6AIN, I WON'T KNOW UNTIL I Tpy
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      131 27 DR LOVE'S HOTLINE Hang-ups keeping your love life down? Let Dr Love and his team of doctors and counsellors offer possible solutions to spice up your life. Call Dr Love's Hotline at 1900-912-5683. All calls will be treated in the strictest confidence. Calls will be charged at $1.95 per minute.
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      767 29 I H V! I Teievision THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY December 5,2004 Page 34 SwncHON THIS WEEK aliens to the plan But before that Yoanna For Love Or Money 4 breaks down and hacks her IRnaUl hairoffusing a pair of scissors It Seven just moments before the final Channel i
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      805 30 I U yl Television THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY December 5,2004 Page 35 Switch on JmTz Channel i Channel 5 Channel U Channel 8 Suria Central 10:00 am I Sunday 9:ooam I 7th 10:00 am I Cover Story 3 9:ooam I New 10:00 am I Selamat 10:00 am I Science
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      Lock icon BLOWN A WAY
      577 33 on Sunday All the latest tech news Small bombs, that's what one COMSUMER ASSOCIATION HAS CALLED THE INNOCENT HANDPHONE AS MORE ARE GOING UP IN FLAMES ACROSS THE GLOBE AP. CHINA, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Sweden, the US, Vietnam, even Singapore... Handphones are known to have exploded
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      Lock icon DON'T CALL THEM ON THEIR HANDPHONES
      276 35 NOT WHEN THE FINNS AND DANES ARE PARTYING AP. FORGET about trying to call Finns or Danes when they're at a party, as they're unlikely to answer. It would be better to send an SMS. This is the finding of a new study of
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    Lock icon A TANK BY ROLLS ROYCE
    246 37 tech AFP. IT'S like a tank. But more stylish. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will soon begin production of an armoured model to cash in on the growing fears among the world's wealthy motorists over terrorism. The venerable British brand expects to roll out its first armoured
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        236 44 TOPTIPS RACING Racing Editor Marc Tan Danny Khoo Michael Lee RACE Marc Tan Danny Khoo Michael Lee 3 Diligence 9 Dance Ritual 11 Coburn 11 Coburn 13 Promising Gold 9 Dance Ritual 11 Coburn 3 Diligence 12 Imperial Cross 2 7 Top Up Please 8 Speedy Bet 5 Blade
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        772 44 MUDLARKS RACE 1: She's Dashing, Dance Ritual, Coburn, Imperial Cross. RACE 2: Victory Echo, Accordance, Caldecott Star, Blade Of Time, Top Up Please, Speedy Bet, Colin's Power, Wild Strike. RACE 3: Smart Power, Caught Unaware, Upzen Star, Strathmore
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      899 45 In good form: Jockey Leong Yoon Fei (above, steering the Desmond Koh-trained Zibellinotoa thrilling victory overWasabe in Race 8 at Kranji last Friday night) has a small chance to land the Kuala Lumpur Special Stakes in Race 8
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      118 45 RIVER NILE (RACE 6 NO. 7) Despite her still wet-behind-the ears rider losing the use of his irons early in the race on Nov 6, when she tackled a Maiden lot over the Kuala Lumpur I,Boom, this Yachtie mare still proved too strong in the run home to
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      738 46 10 HATTRICK 50(17-9) MSuhaimi (5) 1 1 1 (530) 2 CIZEN CLASSIC 56 c 53.5 (22-9) 'HMohd (4) 2 2 2 (548) 8 HYPEDRIVE 50.5 c 47.5 (59-13) *J Nizam (3) 5 6 3 (485) Winning stable: Wunderbar. Trainer: John McGillivray. Margins: 1
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      339 46  -  MarcTan marc@sph.com.sg GOOD things, they say, come in pairs. And struggling jockey Brethem Tai would agree whole-heartedly. The 28-year-old Singaporean ended a 3 Vz -year drought at Kranji last Friday when he triumphed on the Mohd Yusof-trained Gold Strike. More joy was to follow
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      622 47 Double delight: Jockey Felix Coetzee bags Race 3 with the highly-fancied Super Combed and also takes out Race 5 with Noble Heart. picture/ Hong Kong Jockey Club 11 A-TACK 114 (48-12) WM Lai (3) 1 1 KIMBO KID 132 (16-8) GSchofield
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      33 46 4-D DRAW SATURDAY Dec 4,2004 FIRST SECOND THIRD 5373 5010 0684 STARTERS CONSOLATION 9890 4436 2176 0154 4941 4077 2135 3873 6467 6895 0215 9406 4405 4637 8269 9289 6551 2061 5913 4380
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      576 48 TENNIS: DAVIS CUP FINAL SPAIN v US HE was chosen for the singles ahead of the former French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero. That should have been a warning for Andy Roddick that, though just 18, Rafael Nadal was not one to be taken lightly. As at
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      433 50 FROM PAGES 56, 57 H Do you fa far power or for endurance for your choice of craft? Tan: I prefer a cruiser jet-ski as it has both speed and comfort. Although muscle crafts are fast, they are very uncomfortable. A ride on them is
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      950 51 In this week's series, WANG MENG MENG talks to TAN KAY TOH, whose company is into property investment, and shipping director ABDUL GANI SYED two sporty bosses who are regular faces at the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club off West Coast Road, where they top
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      1299 52 NBA 2004 AP. There was, no doubt, shock and dismay in some quarters when the National Basketball Association continued playing its schedule without interruption after the brawl in Detroit. Those would be the same quarters populated by folks who thought that when several members
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      1012 53 96 COUNTRIES IN WBC A RECORD 96 countries will be taking part in the 2004 AMF Bowling World Cup tournament, which will kick off later today. The list of participating countries includes three newcomers: Afghanistan, Libya and Tajikistan. Singapore will be represented by Remy Ong and Valerie Teo.
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      1587 54  - Is important to me?I am high on the list: Beckham CartMarkhami Special Correspondent PA Sport. HOW much money does a Premiership footballer need? Twenty million pounds (s63m), £50m, £100 m? Answers on a postcard, please, to the Professional Footballers' Association. Of course, it's a rhetorical question, really, but one without
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      1092 55 Stadium will boost Wenger's EPL SUNDAY CHEERS GENERAL Singapore, here is your first look at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal's new ground. KEITH EDELMAN, the Gunners' managing director, was in town earlier this week to review the Arsenal-Tiger Beer partnership. He tells WANG MENG MENG what fans can expect
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    • EPL 2004/2005 SUNDAY CHEERS MATCH REPORT
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        567 57  -  Arsenal .....................3 Birmingham ..............0 Pires (33), Henry (80,86) Kick-off 3pm (UK bine] Arsenal: Almunia. Lauren, Toure. Campbell. Cole, Ljungberg, Vieira, Fabregas (Flamini 72), Pires, Reyes (Clichy 67), Henry. Subs (not used): Lehmann. Senderos, Owusu-Abeyie. Birmingham: M Taylor. Melchiot (M Taylor 81). Cunningham. Upson, Clapham. Johnson.
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        395 57 Aston Vi11a................1 Liverpool ..................1 Solano (44) Kewell (16) Kick-off 3p» (UK time) Alton Villa: Sorensen. De la Cruz, Mellberg. Delaney. Samuel, Solano. McCann (Berson 69), Davis, Barry. Angel. Cole (Moore 35). Subs (not used): Postma. Whittingham, Ridgewell Booked: Mellberg Liverpool: Kirkland, Finnan, Carragher. Hyypia, Riise. Nunez
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        817 58  -  Manchester United ....3 50uthampt0n..............0 Scholes (53), Rooney (58). Ronaldo (87) Kick-off 3pm (UK timel MAN UTD: Carroll. Neville. Ferdinand. Silvestre. Hemze, Ronaldo. Keane, Scholes. Giggs. Rooney Smith (Bellion 62) Subs (not used): Howard, Brown Milter Fletcher SOUTHAMPTON: Keller. Nil9Son. Jakobsson. Lundekvam. Le Saux. Telfer. Delap
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        207 58  -  Round-up by Josh Martin SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT TWO late goals in a dramatic nine-minute spell saw Everton claw victory from a Bolton side who led twice and controlled much of the game. The late strikes came from a controversial Thomas Gravesen free-kick and a deflected Radhi Jaidi
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        273 59 CHELSEA 4 NEWCASTLE 0 DOUBLE joy for Chelsea. Jose Mourinho (left) and Aijen Robben scooped the manager and player awards respectively for November after steering Chelsea to the top of the Premiership. Robben has been in dazzling form since his return from injury, adding a
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        1427 59 Truly championship class at Stamford Brudga. The New Paper's football analyst TOHARIPAUAN salutes another professional performance from Premiership leaders Chelsea as Jose Mourinho's men hammer Newcastle 4-0 Reuters. CHELSEA piled the pressure on their Premiership title rivals with a 4-0 lunchtime demolition of Newcastle. Hustled out of
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        858 60  -  CHELSEA 4 NEWCASTLE 0 WBt' MATCH REPORTSjL Ominous Chelsea laid down gauntlet to the rest of the Premiership challengers with three classic second-half goals in the 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle at Stamford Bridge Wang MengMeng npsports@ sph.com.sg EVEN before the dust could settle after Chelsea's 4-0
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      521 61 PLAY YOU DIE PA Sport. THIS is probably the last thing a professional sportsman ever wants to hear. Yes, play and you will die. Bolton Wanderers' Senegal midfield star Khalilou Fadiga has been warned he will be risking his life if he carries on playing football. Professor Marcello Chimienti, the
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