The New Paper, 10 December 2004

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1 74 The New Paper
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    32 1 the new paper FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2004 I Website: newpaper.asial.com.se I III Singapore Press Holdings I Emaj tnp@s ph c0msg E B»V» mica (P) 02S/03/2004 I 70 cents 8 *****1 *****1 the
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      90 1 V\ KARUNG GUNI MAN? S -JtSi•s /3 •'*7'v >: Ay NO, HE OWNS $1.6 M HOUSE i|f_ A ij I RAGE n Nuisance Hi rn ce ShP^l EH man? Mrf\% MM!! Bukit Timah Plaza uncle has been j|WH||Jfcgi JI helping shoppers carry things for 1 "I've got a new love
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon This is just how I want to live
      980 2  -  'KARANG GUNI MAN' WHO OWNS $1.6 M HOUSE Old man of Bukit Timah Plaza helps shoppers cariy things, opens doors He's been doing this for 10 years Some think he's a nuisance and wants money. But relative says: He's harmless By Tay
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      Lock icon He says: Get job first, then can marry
      415 2 WHEN The New Paper met Mr Jou at Bukit Timah Plaza on Tuesday, he was carrying an assortment of bags and plastic containers. He wandered around, before sitting down at the food court. When approached, he seemed puzzled but polite. He speaks
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      750 3  -  Doc praised by PM tells of tough childhood and how he wants to repay kindness shown to family By Tan Mae Lynn maelynn@sph.com.sg HE may now be a successful eye surgeon cited by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as a role model for young
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      690 5  -  itilfy Ji i g it >■ v v IP^SI i rrn iFi n m mtiP-i ii i i j i i m »rn rmSfe By Zaihan Mohd Yusof zaihan@sph.com.sg IMAGINE driving for 19 hours at a stretch. That what's some Singaporeans did recently during the India-Asean
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      74 6 YOU can show your support for the participants of the India-Asean rally by welcoming them at the Padang today. There will be a Welcome Carnival between 1.30pm and 4pm for the rally participants. Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will be the guest-of-honour. There will be performances by
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      Lock icon MANDARIN SURPRISE 1 S'POREANS SAY IN POLL We speak Chinese well MANDARIN SURPRISE 2 ONE QUARTER SAY No need to speak Chinese
      256 7 FOUR out of five Chinese Singaporeans say they speak Mandarin well or very well. And a quarter believe that it's not necessary for Chinese Singaporeans to speak Mandarin
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      52 7 S'PORECOMPANIES ON NASDAQ (Close in USS/Change) Pacific Internet 7.13/-0.05 Creative Technology 15.50/+O.BO Flextronics 13.78/+0.04 Chartered Semiconductor 6.22/-0.12 Stats 6/-0.07 Yesterday's Percentage p action change ose Dow Nasdaq S+P 500 STI Up 0.56% (58.59 pts) Up 0.14% (2.9 pts) Up 0.54% (6.43 pts) Down 1.06% (21.52 pts) 10,552.82 2,129.01
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      Lock icon India's top 10 richest men
      171 7 STEEL magnate Lakshmi N Mittal has topped the Forbes magazine list of the 40 richest Indians in the world with a wealth of US$ll.2 billion ($18.4 billion). Mittal, who lives in the United Kingdom, is also known as Britain's richest resident, reported The Indian Express.
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      75 7 BOSSES in Japan, South Korea and Singapore are confident of taking on emerging giants China and India while conceding they may lose out in some sectors, says a study by research group Synovate. Eight out of 10 Singaporean managers are optimistic about facing cut-throat competition
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      74 7 SINGAPORE, the Netherlands and Albania, are countries with political parties that are considered least corrupt, says a Gallup International survey. In Singapore, 43 per cent of respondents say petty corruption is not a very big problem. Politicians in Latin America, India, Indonesia and some eastern European
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      Lock icon Cracks near Circle line
      75 7 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) is monitoring tremors at two schools at Bartley Road where the Circle Line MRT is being built. Two months ago, Maris Stella High (Primary) School's main gate could not shut because the ground under the gate had sunk. There were also
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      Lock icon DBS deposit hit by CAO
      90 7 SHARE-LINKED DBS Rainbow Equity-linked Deposit offered by DBS Bank has been hit by the China Aviation Oil (CAO) saga. This has resulted in some retail investors with paper losses estimated at $40,000 each on an initial investment of $50,000. Two out of the 20 tranches
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      Lock icon S'pore, Indon defence links
      80 7 SINGAPORE and Indonesia have agreed to explore ways to boost defence ties and promote cooperation between military personnel on both sides. This came after Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean's visit to Indonesia which ends today. Examples of tie-ups would include a fighter weapons instructor course for
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      Lock icon Set up "data hubs"
      83 7 THE chief executive of software giant Oracle Corp, Larry Ellison, says his company would be happy to work with governments of countries like Singapore to set up huge "data hubs" that can serve as central depositories of citizen and healthcare records. Data hubs centralise all data
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      44 7 I\i\ T vyc nrrrncn ta ixr I INDISPENSIBLE wA.i.n* fAL I EMPLOYEES CAN GET J ol £!L 1 ve been iSup rSwv AWAY WITH OUTRA- 5 READING TO THE COMPANY. GEOUSLY ANNOYING UP ON 1 BEHAVIOR. i ANNOYING. CRUSHED <r~? I g I ICE
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      168 8 THE NEW PAPER /Friday, December 10, 2004 Page 9 /^^^BHBIByi IWPrfe- IUI f W y£ Kick off your party season J? b Vj| £JKk 4H 1 I A 1 A A 1 L with the Hip Hot Jam A a 1 I I I I I I ft mJ Carnival
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    502 9  -  Come forward to clear the air, urge police WOMAN IN IKEA VIDEO PUZZLE SINGAPORE Bv Alvin Chiang alchiang@sph. com.sg Harmless misunderstanding or narrow escape from sinister stranger? It's hard to be sure looking at this video of a recent
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    Lock icon Different rewards for Taufik and Sly
    354 10 SPEAKUP SPEAK UP YOUR FORUM Selena Ho Channel Vice-President Network Programming Promotions 5 MediaCorp TV We refer to The New Paper's report, "It's no shock, Sly was a flop" on Dec 7. We have three points to clarify. There is a difference in the
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      51 10 i &£gg™* International Convention J Q Exhibition Centre s Beautiful beginings... at Suntec Singapore; witness for the Ist v time, the brand new 2005 Bridal Evening Gown Collection PLUS X y the latest selection of SM H TPyg\ fqj'nr'cg w Wedding photography; U U t2) revealed in this Wedding TOMORROW
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      411 11  -  3RD FRONT SEAT By! Desmond Ng desmondn @sph. com.sg THREE is not a crowd in the front of this car. The Honda Edix (left) has a third seat in front, perfect for a kid who wants to sit between mum and dad. It lets three
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      Lock icon CAR GETS OKAY FROM LTA
      103 11 THE LTA has given its stamp of approval to the Edix. It Said the Edix has met its requirements, and the seats, seat belts and other features of the car also complied with Japanese safety regulations. Said an LTA spokesman: "All new vehicle models imported
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      Lock icon Girl plays dead and escapes death
      508 12 Granny dead, uncle gone crazy. Bleeding and in great pain... IMAGINE the horror of watching a loved one being hacked to death. Imagine the terror of being viciously attacked with a parang yourself. And yet, 12-year-old Jenny (not her real name, to avoid identifying
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      Lock icon Tycoon's killer dies in blaze
      694 13 He murders tycoon, wife, sets fire to house. Tries to escape but police arrive. Trapped in burning house I FIRST, he killed 82-year-old Sabah tycoon Datuk Wong Tze Fatt by bashing him on the head. Then, he strangled the Datuk's wife, Datin Lee Bee Hee,
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      Lock icon DATUK WONG TZE FATT
      57 13 Born in China, he lived in Singapore as a child before migrating to Kota Kinabalu before the Japanese Occupation. Set up and owned one of Kota Kinabalu's first hotels, Jesselton Hotel. Owned the Gardenia bakery and beverage companies in Sabah. Served three terms as head of
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      174 13 The cutting edge technology for that ultimate comfortable and Wm close shave P'Shaie -Sk* Contest 1: Complete this coupon and paste it on the back of an envelope. In the same i envelope, enclose 3 The New Paper logos taken from the front page of any issue published between December
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      96 13 W -fcOF THIW» I %Runes¥ I v*$£ I gh fTI I jR f I This holiday season, Escape Theme Park presents Clash of the Runes, an epic battle for magical supremacy between knights, wizards, trolls and many more wondrous characters. Supported by a dazzling array of props and costumes, and
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    358 14 US kids' hospital finds videogames better than drugs or parents for relaxing kids before surgery WORLD AP. LETTING children play video games on a Game Boy in the operating theatre before undergoing surgery can help relax them better than or the presence of
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    Lock icon Lead guitarist shot dead on stage
    472 16 WORLD AP THE band had just begun their first song when a man charged on stage and opened fire. He apparently shouted, "You broke up Pantera", before shooting point-blank at the guitarist, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In all, he killed five people including Abbott before
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      166 17 ADVERTISEMENT Wm Singapore ©ailu inquirer SEPTRA B STORM ALERT! EXTREME LEMON HAS HIT 7 ELEVEN STORES! A the normally peaceful 1 Singapore, and created chaos in orderly country. Over the weekend, thousands mF 1\ tornadoes have down Singapore. A K record-breaking count of tornadoes had been sighted K at 7-Eleven
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    444 18 IN AUSTRALIA WORLD THE box of animal parts was left on a school teacher's desk with a "vile" letter threatening violence, rape and death against her. Another female teacher suffered an electrical shock from a student's "stun gun" pen, numbing her arm and hands
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    370 20 MYSTERY DEATH OF WORLD BANK OFFICIAL WORLD SHE was in Bangkok, Thailand, for official business to attend a World Bank meeting this week. Ms Laura Walker, 35, a South African, had stayed in the five-star Shangri-La Hotel for about four days
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      213 20 STOP THE BAD GUYS. START THE MOVIE. r iuljll'.' r KLLT System Works Buy Symantec's Norton Internet Security™ 2005 or Norton System Works™ 2005 and receive a BONUS "Spider-Man™ 2" Collector DVD.* Fight online threats while you watch Spidey fight Doc Ock. Norton Internet Security helps to stop viruses, hackers
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  • Hey! Showtime&Lifestyle
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      Lock icon ...but Andy says 'rival' Tony's the better actor
      894 22  -  I By Wendy Teo I teowyw@sph.com.sg HE finally beat Tony Leung Chiu Wai to bring home the Golden Horse Best Actor award last Saturday. Hong Kong actor Andy Lau is still riding on a wave of euphoria. He was in town to
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      Lock icon 'Andy's a ladies' man'
      228 22 ANDY Lau is the new celebrated actor, but Taiwanese actress Rene Liu (below) is no featherweight. However the 34-year-old, who has won awards at various international film festivals, is content to let her A World Without Thieves co-star Andy take the lead and guide her in
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      Lock icon LIFE OF CRIME
      72 22 A WORLD Without Thieves is the story of thieving couple Wang Bo (Andy Lau) and Wang Li (Rene Liu), who make a living out of a life of crime. They meet country bumpkin Sha Gen (Wang Baoqiang), on his way home with his life savings. Wang Bo
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      Lock icon Mayday loses sleep, weight over new album
      622 23  -  By Wendy Teo teowyw@sph. com.sg LOST: 31kg. MISSED: Many hours of sleep and one week's contact with the outside world. BROKEN: 11 drumsticks. That's just some of the so-called casualties suffered by Taiwanese rock band Mayday while making its latest album, Falling Angels
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      Lock icon Changing name for better luck
      113 23 ITS not just us who are not used to calling Guan You by his new name* Even though he changed his name last July, his bandmates still slip up and call him by his old name, Yan Ming. Guan You admits that he himself sometimes
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      Lock icon Taufik will sing his own songs
      149 24 JUST can't get enough of Taufik Batisah? Catch the first Singapore Idol winner (left) at The SG Hip Hop Festival at Hong Lim Park tomorrow. The 23-year-old national serviceman is among the headlining acts that include local group Triple Noize and Malaysian groups Teh
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      Lock icon Glowing with new love
      162 24 PHYLLIS Quek (right) is basking in sweet love, and it's obvious from the glow on her face. The 32-year-old actress has been dating a 40-year-old businessman for eight months, and their relationship is "calm and peaceful", she said. With no new project at hand since June,
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      71 24 DIE-HARD fans of Taiwanese boy band 5566 will be thrilled to know that they will be the first in the world to snag a copy of their idols' new 2005 calendar. The first batch of calendars will be launched here at 5566's J-Stars Concert at Singapore Expo tomorrow,
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      Lock icon Can you picture Ping Hui in heels?
      251 24 COME Boxing Day, Tay Ping Hui (above) will raise eyebrows by trading in his sporty sneakers for a pair of "sexy red" stilettos. Not that he's turning into a drag queen, but rather, the Channel 8 artiste will walk a tightrope in those
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      Lock icon 'It was so fun, except for the backache!'
      518 25  -  THE NEW PAPER'S SALSA WORKSHOP By Eri Akbar eri@sph.com.sg IT was my virgin attempt at the salsa the sexy Cuban dance routine. And also my significant other's. Like most of the ladies, I had put on my best frilly skirt and most
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      Lock icon Sandy finds peace after storm
      509 26  -  By Wendy Teo teowyw@sph.com.sg SANDY Lam is glowing. Not just because she's the new spokesman for skin care brand SK-11, but also because she seems truly at peace with herself. Even though her life has seen quite an upheaval in the last six months. Not
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      51 23 NO. 1 MOVIE FOR 3 WEEKS AT THE U.S. BOX OFFICE THE CLUFSVIRE RIGHT, IN FRONT,, OFJfOUR EVES. im r iSm is M l£wit(ll Kfiul^H Til Ml i *> Y lJkBB H H■ From the producer of Pirates of the Caribbean" IN CINEMAS NOW <£> Disney Enterprises. Inc Distributed by
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      238 27 ?e3O THE NEW PAPER/Friday, December 10,200' IHjl rKH HI WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT... BLADE: TRINITY Blade II (2001) went for the jugular with its stars: Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel, Aids allegory and doubled the bloodbaths. Ryan Reynolds Blade: Trinity, however, resembles an (I' o New director David S Goyer
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      169 27 PREVIEWS ■HHHHHBHmt uX THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Stars: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum Story: The two masters of bombast and overstatement, Joel Schumacher and Andrew Lloyd Webber, join forces in the movie version of the hit musical about a disfigured genius (Butler) who hides in the Paris Opera House longing
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      191 28 NOW SHOWING ALEXANDER Stars: Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer Story: The latest person to die by the sword of Alexander the Great? Director Oliver Stone. Like its hero, Alexander is bold, courageous and ambitious, but it's also tragically flawed. And as the titular Macedonian king, Farrell proves that bad
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      119 28 HEY! MOVIES NATIONAL TREASURE KAENA Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger Voices: Kirsten Dunst, Anjelica Huston m,,.. cvco 1 n/17 Story: This ain't Pirates Of The Caribbean, Story: Apparently, the French have never (CTI R R Qn7/1 but Jerry Bruckheimer still struck gold with seen the dismal Final Fantasy. This video
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      698 29 age 32 PRIME' TIME TV THE NEW PAPER/Friday, December 10,200 fNo made rn U The Man Who Cried Channel opm .A h A 4 from Russia to the US in 4VLIUW MWm I p I search of her lost father 111 lIIW E*f 1 I v L falls for a
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      683 30 PRIME-TIME TV 1111 ip 111 mm 11 6 6.00: Masked 6.00: American 6.30: News 6.30: Singapore 6.00: Pokemon 6.00: Seronknya 6.02: Building 6.30: 6.00: The Rider Ryuki Idol 3 Today (News) (Preschool) Hari Ini Dreams Gonsomaden Simpsons DITI (Kids) Call-Back Show 6.30: A Touch Of (Children) 6.32: World Saiyuki 6.30:
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  • Tech
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      Lock icon Telcos reach out with their own phones
      695 31 NYT. IMAGINE buying a phone with the Star Hub or Sing Tel brand. US handphone operators are selling handsets that feature their names exclusively, following a trend in Asia and Europe. In October, T-Mobile released a device, the Sidekick, which sends and receives
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      Lock icon I spy with my GoldenEye
      674 32  -  BYi Simon Ang simonang@sph. com.sg TEN minutes into playing Golden Eye: Rogue Agent, I realised something was amiss. Where was my James Bond opening soundtrack? Only then did it strike me: I was not playing the suave 007 secret agent, but the bad guy in
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      Lock icon Can't spot art fakes? Now, computers can
      366 33 LAT-WP. SOME computers can beat grandmasters at chess. Others can compose music. A few have even been programmed to work as therapists. So perhaps it was only a matter of time before someone would write a program that's able to match the world's
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      69 57 1st 2nd 3rd L Laxon 98 85 87 D Baerlschiger 72 56 56 J Meagher 58 58 61 P Shaw 52 55 51 C Leek 41 53 55 S Gray 36 43 46 M Clements 28 21 20 D Dragon 25 21 22 C Read 23 28 33
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      68 57 1st 2nd 3rd B Vorster 51 39 49 C Carmody 45 26 29 J Saimee 38 45 51 KBSoo 38 35 34 L Beasley 32 24 22 J Geroudis 31 39 31 J Waddell 26 23 18 M Kellady 25 22 25 J Taylor 24 32 19 J
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      255 57 TOF^P^ACING| Racing Editor Marc Tan Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon RACE Marc Tan Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon lOTafcer 6 Pacific Command 7 Haraigosh i 2 Magical Rhythm 9 Eastern Sun 6 Pacific Command 9 Eastern Sun 6 Pacifk Command 4 Pecos Bill 2 7 Villa Verde 2 Pixie
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      74 57 Planet Star (Race 9 No. 5) Trainer Daniel Murphy will be hoping that saddle-cloth No. 5 turns out to be a good omen for Planet Star in Race 9 tonight. A week ago, the talented Big Easy carried identical saddle-cloth number to chalk up his fourth victory from
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      Lock icon TODAY'S KRANJI (LONG COURSE, E) RACE CARD Going forecast: Good to yielding
      986 57 Open Benchmark 40 -1€00m 630 Stakes: $38,000 No Last i ram HORSE Wt Rating jockey Harriet (Age/origin/sex. trainer) 1 *****8 GOLDEN STREAM 59 (40) *KKNgc23 2 Still running dry so far. <5rtzg Pinfield- Joseph Teo) 2 *****7 MAGICAL
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      Lock icon TODAY'S KRANJI (LONG COURSE, E) RACE CARD Going forecast: Good to yielding
      1886 58 Race 4 flj Maiden (Restricted) 3.00 -1200m State: S***** No. last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/originJsex. trainer) 1 7 JELLY KING 58 (0) *MRaselic1.5 3 (3amg Read-JC Giouw) Resuming from 13-month break; prefer to abstain.
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      199 59  -  MRA ANNOUNCEMENTS By Danny Khoo dkhoo@sph.com.sg SUEEN Elizabeth II Cup-winning jockey Eddie Wilkinson has given the thumbs-up to join the Kranji riding ranks next season. But unlike his visit last June, when he came to replace the injured Craig Carmody, the 33-year-old New Zealander will
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      Lock icon English star Rakti 'behaving like a lunatic'
      140 59 ENGLISH contender Rakti, one of the top fancies in Sunday's Group 1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (2,000 m) at Sha Tin, was confined to the trotting ring yesterday after lan over-exuberant workout on Wednesday. The Michael Jarvis-trained five-time Group 1 winner and
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      374 59 NST CIZEN TYCOON wrapped up his preparation for a strong claim in tomorrow's Class 5 Div 1 event over l r Boom with a one-round workout in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the four-year-old New Zealand-bred was pulling double when cantering
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      Lock icon DANNY KHOO'S GUIDE TO KRANJI TRACKWORK AND BARRIER TRIALS GOING: GOOD
      490 59 WORKOUTS by horses engaged today: RACE 1: Slow work: Golden Stream (KK Ng), Magical Rhythm, improved, Pecos Bill, Snorkel Way, Pacific Command, fitter, All's Fine (B Tai), Golden Eros, Pow To The Moon (S Cheam), improved, Tiptronic. RACE 2:
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      886 60  -  BOWLING: WORLD CUP By Kor Kian Beng #kianbeng@sph. com.sg SOME Qf the world's best bowlers are now playing in Singapore, but the fans are conspicuously missing. The AMF BWC is arguably the most prestigious competition in the international bowling circles. Every year, despite the lack of
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      285 60 SINGAPORE bowlers Remy Ong and Valerie Teo have cruised into the top 24 of the 2004 AMF Bowling World Cup. But the duo will need to raise their game by several notches if they are to pose a serious threat to the current leaders. After scoring 1,349 pins
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        936 61 AGU ITIMI ZERO-SUM DUO INDONESIA 0 SINGAPORE 0 ERNEST LUIS in Ho Chi MinhCity NIGERIAN turned Singapore citizens Agu Casmir and Itimi Dickson have raised eyebrows here in Vietnam in the past week. Regional journalists often ask the Singapore media for details about them. Casmir became a citizen before last
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        276 61 SINGAPORE, after their draw with Vietnam on Tuesday, needed a win to make sure destiny remained in their hands. But wasted chances and some close shaves towards the end saw the Lions draw 0-0 with the Indonesians last night. That means Singapore now have two points
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        109 61 AFP. A VIETNAMESE soccer fan killed his friend after a quarrel over their pre-match wager on Vietnam's Tiger Cup opener against Singapore, police said. Enraged after Nguyen Van Dung tried to change the conditions of their private bet, Cao Tri Thien, 38, set upon him with
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        480 62  -  CAMBODIA 1 VIETNAM 9 IN HO CHI MINH CITY REPORTS ERNEST LUIS npsporu@sph.amjg THE smell of fish wafted heavily around the Thong Nhat Stadium yesterday. Vietnam were the favourites to whack Cambodia in their second Group A game. There was talk of a number of goals, since
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      205 64 SCOTTISH LEAGUE (European time) TOMORROW Dundee Utd v Kilmarnock Hibernian v Aberdeen Inverness v Hearts Motherwell v Livingston Rangers v Dundee SUNDAY Dunfermline v Celtic SPANISH LEAGUE TOMORROW Aibacete v Barcelona A Bilbao v A Madrid SUNDAY Deportivo v Sevilla Espanyol v Mallorca Getafe vVillarreal Malaga v Levante Osasuna
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    • EURO KICKOFF: SPAIN & ITALY
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        443 64 SPAIN PA Sport. Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard (right) will have to cope with a host of absentees for his side's tricky-looking visit to Aibacete tomorrow. Aibacete may be hovering just one place above the relegation zone but they were unlucky to go down 1-0 to Valencia last
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        485 64 ITALY PA Sport. INTER-MILAN may have finally shrugged off the"X-factor" with last weekend's 5-0 thrashing of Messina. But they approach Sunday's match at Siena knowing they must now string together a sequence of wins if they are to haul themselves back into Scudetto contention. Although
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        237 65 GERMANY PA Sport. BAYERN Munich, Schalke and Stuttgart will all be looking to lead the rest of the pack when the Bundesliga adjourns for a six-week winter break this Sunday. First-placed Bayern hold the advantage over Schalke by goal difference and are three points clear
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        240 65 FRANCE PA Sport. ALL attention this weekend will be on Paris St Germain and their under pressure coach Vahid Halilhodzic in what is a must-win clash against Sochaux. PSG are 12th in the Ligue 1 table and were not only dumped out of the Champions League
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        213 65 HOLLAND PA Sport. THE key game in Holland's Eredivisie this weekend comes tomorrow when fourth-placed Feyenoord host league leaders PSV Eindhoven. Unbeaten PSV are currently five points clear of AZ Alkmaar at the top and will effectively kill off the title challenge of Feyenoord if they
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      663 65  -  IMHI.WH TIE COLUMN COCA-COLAC'SHIPS TOMORROW: Burnley v Preston Cardiff v Sunderland Crewe v Plymouth Derby v Forest Leicester v Reading Millwall v Brighton QPR v Ipswich Rotherham v Sheff U Stoke v Coventry Watford v Wolves Wigan vGillingham By MICHAEL TONGE SHEFFIELD UNITED IT
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      Lock icon Where's the next, great soccer movie?
      594 66  -  l^gEPL^. The English Premier League Live and exclusive on ESPN Star Sports FACE OF EPL JOHN DYKES SCARY but true: A year or so ago, Sports Illustrated magazine voted Escape to Victory the best soccer film of all time. Scarier still, Britain's respected Guardian
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      103 68 EPL POWER T-p A XA LAST RANKING I LM/Y\ WEEK EPL I BORO 20 5 a MAN UTD I 7 I 4 f 1 CHELSEA 6 1 I EVERTON 2 3 5 TOTTENHAM 5 13 CHARLTON 13 10 y ASTON VILLA 17 6 I g
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        127 68 Middlesbrough's big guns have finally found the target. Dynamic duo Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Mark Viduka (left) could not have picked a better time to do it than against a resurgent Manchester City. This time, they traded paper bullets for missiles, fired at will and earned three goals
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        116 68 The oldest man in a red jersey at Old Trafford on Saturday showed that he still has the lungs and legs to leave lurking defenders in his wake. Ryan Giggs (left), now 31 and in the middle of a contract wrangle, showcased his dazzling array of dribbling
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        117 69 Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho could not have asked for more. His team scored four goals against Newcastle with no reply from the Magpies. But the beauty of it is that he had four different scorers to gloat about. Frank Lampard (centre), Didier Drogba, Arjen Robben and Mateja Kezman,
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        123 69 Their performances are anything but sugar and spice. Grit and determination once again ruled the day for David Moyes* team as they clenched their fists and chartered an amazing 3-2 comeback win against a Bolton Wanderers side that were left dumbstruck when the final whistle blew. Said Moyes:'
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        122 69 Tottenham Hotspur appear to have turned the tide as they notched up their second win on the trot under new coach Martin Jol. That the three points came from a road trip must surely make it more satisfying, considering what poor travellers the team used to be. That
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        160 68 Great players don't make great coaches. Why? Because, according to nine-time NBA championship winning coach Phil Jackson, they just don't understand how to work with mediocrity. Great players usually have just one system in their head which they believe is the formula to success. It probably explains why
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        155 68 A weak after blowing off Arsenal, Rafael Benitez has been forced to eat humble pie again. Yes they have an injury crisis on their hands. But still, you'd expect much more from a team that certainly created enough chances in the game to go at least three goals
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        113 69 Sam Allardyce's men have played with the class of Arsenal and Chelsea this season. But last Saturday, when thrown into a dogfight with the Toffees, Bolton flipped. They had no idea what to do. They forgot their instinct for survival. And that culminated into a frustrating performance which
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        175 69 Bryan Robson just isn't cut out to be a manager. He dragged down Middlesbrough, yanked the chains on Bradford City and, now, he is probably going to do the same to West Brom. Guys like him should just stick to doing promos on TV because, frankly, Robson
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        164 69 Life isn't easy for Steve Bruce. It's just dark cloud after dark cloud passing over the former Man U defensive stalwart. Things just haven't been swinging for Birmingham since their rip-roarding start last season. So far, they have played 16 games and won just two. Where is the
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        310 70 PA Sport. Barcelona midfielder Deco insists he would like to draw Chelsea in the next round of the Champions League and pit himself against his former boss, Jose Mourinho. Chelsea, with the Catalan giants, are one of the favourites to win the competition this year. But the
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        491 70 PA Sport. PHIL Neville (right) has boldly claimed Manchester United would rather face Serie A's finest clubs in the Champions League first knock-out stage. Failure to beat Fenerbahce in their final group game in Istanbul yesterday ensured the Red Devils have a 60 per
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        169 70 PA Sport. ALL four of England's Champions League representatives have made it through to the knock-out stages. Arsenal and Chelsea will be seeded as group winners, while Manchester United and Liverpool, who both finished as runners-up, will not. And with the rules stipulating
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        895 71 PA Sport. RAFAEL Benitez has told his ambitious skipper Steven Gerrard that he can achieve all of his dreams at Liverpool. The Anfield manager understands fully Gerrard's dilemma as the England midfielder contemplates the future path of his career and the need to be playing for
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        220 71 PA Sport. STEVEN Gerard's wonder strike against Olympiakos not only sent Liverpool into the last 16 of the Champions League but netted the club upwards of £5 million (sl6m). Any club which qualifies for Europe's elite competition is guaranteed a cash windfall, but it is
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      611 72 r|§BiEPL ARJEN ROBBENON: PA Sport. SIR Alex Ferguson must be kicking himself for missing out on Arjen Robben. The Dutchman has been outstanding since his return to the Chelsea line-up after injury and a cancer scare. And he says he has no regrets
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      306 73 Wire services. TWO down, one to go. Brazilian Ronaldinho was named World Soccer magazine's Player of the Year yesterday. The Barcelona playmaker topped the list with 28.6 per cent of the readers' poll, beating Thierry Henry of Arsenal (22.2 per cent) and Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan. The
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      112 73 Reuters. JOSE Mourinho (left) won World Soccer magazine's Manager of 2004, while Greece took the Team award. Mourinho, who won the Champions League with Porto before moving to Chelsea, was the overwhelming winner in the coach's section with 35.5 per cent of the vote. Otto Rehhagel, who took
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      217 73 I THAILAND v MYANMAR I fl Ch 24,5.55pm, today H MALAYSIA v PHILIPPINES I Ch 24,8.30pm, tonight I VIETNAM v INDONESIA I Ch 24,8.25pm, tomorrow H B TIMOR LESIEvTHARJtND I I Ch 24, 5.45pm, Sunday H I MALAYSIA MYANMAR I Ch 24,8.45pm, Sunday H SINGAPORE v LAOS I Ch 24,5.55pm,
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