The New Paper, 26 December 2006

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    21 1 the new paper Tuesday Singapore ami Press WUm Holding* 70 CENTS MICA (P) 190/02/2006 **********001 the new paper the new paper
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      122 1 ONLY ENGLISH PAPER AVAILABLE TODAY Tuesday I fNCOVERED Women driven for days along South-east Asian "Silk Road' traded like goods by underground broker Tar > r m rt u 26 De< be 2006 YMliri rn Ml Guess who N X VET JTST asHi 70 CENTS M1CA(P) 190/02/2006 A smaller size
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon They move brides like goods on viet 'silk road'
      1200 2  -  We speak to M'sian 'broker' S'pore agency owner for the inside story Previously, agencies took S'poremen on Vietnam tours to pick brides ♦Then, women displayed themselves at S'pore agencies Now, 'brokers' drive them here in groups t By Dawn Chia dawnchia@sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon She escapes from man who takes her for a 'test drive'
      437 2 THERE arc many horror stories involving Vietnamese brides and the men who marry them. And a Vietnamese non-governmental organisation is worried. Mr Georges Blanchard, national director of Acting For Women In Distressing Situations in Vietnam, said his group recently
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      Lock icon Foreign worker? NOT ONE OF US
      560 3  -  SINGAPORE 41% of S'pore's growth in 90s due to foreign workers But do S'poreans think A well of the 600,000 faces behind these hands? Look at the response of retailers asked to lend glam clothes for a photo Snoot 1 By Mindy Tan mindytan&sph.comsg
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      Lock icon Foreign worker, but just like
      454 5 SINGAPORE Ha makRii COSMOPROF ACADEMY (Tel:6339 3325, www.cosmoprof.com.sg) Clothes accessories: FOURSKIN DAYTRIPPER (#04-27) at The Heeren >xt MINDYTAN Pictures: KELVIN CHNG and HEDY KHOO ZHANG DEJU (below), 32, a mechanical engineering technician from China Mr Zhang, who has been in Singapore for 1 1 years,
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      Lock icon Clueless about Middle East?
      1068 6 Straw poll shows most S'poreans unaware of the potential of the region their idea about it is similar to the map Singaporeans are weii-traveiied but is our worldview as blinkered as the humourous map (above) circulated anonymously on the Net? It could be partially true, given
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    • SINGAPORE
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        902 7  -  EXCLUSIVE Cops say loanshark bosses are going high-tech to escape detection By Faith Teo wenli@sph.com.sg MEET the shadowy loanshark. You can't put a finger on him but he's ever-present behind every victim. You don't see him for a loan. Instead, you contact him through another debtor.
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        Lock icon Authorities go after big fish
        360 7 THE Anti-Unlicensed Money Lending Task Force was set up in July 2005 to clamp down on illegal lending. The unit's four teams, comprising about five members each, investigate all police reports related to loanshark activities. They said each report has the potential to shed more
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        Lock icon STORY OF THE YEAR? You decide
        237 8 These reports have touched you, made you cry or react with indignation. Some made the authorities reiook their policies. Now, vote (see facing page) the report you want to see crowned the Story of the Year S'pore doc dots illegal abortions (15 May) By
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        149 9 Vote win WE hit the streets, talk to people, and dive into issues concerning what's happening around you. Sometimes, we uncover some gems that make you go wow! Now, you get a chance to vote for that special news story that you think deserves to be the Story of the
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        Lock icon Big draw for them
        557 10 No buzz for locals SORRY, can't party too long, we're working tomorrow. That seemed to be the sentiment of some people at a giant Christmas concert on Orchard Road yesterday. Madam Leong Mei Yoke, 40, and her family had gone there just for the concert, but
        Pictures: KELVIN CHNG  -  557 words
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        Lock icon Teochew opera group badly needs 16 dancers, so...
        489 11  -  By Celine Lim cellsf@sph.com.sg THIS Teochew opera group was in trouble They didn't have enough dancers and a performance was coming up. So Nam Hwa Amateur Musical and Dramatic Association turned to their neighbours for help to stage their 43rd anniversary opera
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Villagers turn flood heroes
        349 12 Some use makeshift boat to rescue 100 people IN the past few days, many of Johor's Segamat residents have fled their homes, after water flooded the district, rising as high as rooftops. But five flood victims chose to remain behind to help others and even built
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        Lock icon Crocodile sightings in flooded areas
        236 12 FLOOD victims and rescue workers in Johor now face another danger—crocodiles on the loose. According to Malaysian newspaper reports, about 20 of the reptiles are roaming free after they escaped from an unlicensed crocodile farm in the area. Crocodiles were spotted at various spots in
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      Lock icon where has the money gone?
      410 13 Thai tsunami fund: International donor ask: WORLD Reuters. THE death toll in Thailand was around 6,000. And many of the bodies could not be identified. This was the tragic consequence of the Indian Ocean tsunami exactly two years ago. At least half of the victims
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon Xmas bells jingle all the way to Dubai
        477 14 Holiday a big hit in Middle East country AP THERE are Santa Clauses snapping pictures with children in trendy malls, giant evergreen trees in hotels and holiday treats on supermarket shelves. Fake snow falls from above in shopping centres while shoppers rush
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        Lock icon Shoot out in Florida mall
        336 16 AP. Last-minute Christmas shoppers at the Boyton Beach mall in Florida met with more chaos than they bargained for when a gunman fatally shot a man there in a fight. The shots sent hundreds of shoppers fleeing as bullets continued to fly at the Boyton
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        Lock icon Woman, 58, hits wanted man with handbag, helps nab him
        187 16 DISPLAYING extraordinary courage, a 58-year-old woman stopped a fugitive in his tracks by hitting him with her handbag, reported the Daily Mail. Ms Avril James also managed to chase and restrain Joshua Bough, 23, with the help of a van
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        308 17 ♦13 women who work at Aussie TV station get breast cancer Cause unknown but some blame 'mystery desk' STAFF at the Australian Broadcast Corporation's (ABC) Brisbane office were asked to move out last week after a study found an exceptionally high rate of breast-cancer sufferers among them. And
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        Lock icon To sow with love
        65 18 •a This school principal has to grin and bear it,for the sake ofcharity. Ms Cheryl Van Ooteghen of Sir Isaac Brock public school in Canada puckers up to kiss Penelope the frig. It was part of an agreement—if students raised more then C 52,000 ($2,660) to
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      110 7 Fast living, fast money, Bggw then slow days in jail An ex-loanshark's fall from 'grace' tomorrow in The New Paper I MmSColTeac (registered with MOE) OFFERS I FULL-TIME PART-TIME I GCE 0 9 W LEVEL CLASSES I Enrolment ongoing now for classes starting in 1 January 2007 Dedicated, qualified and
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  • SPEAKUP
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      Lock icon ARE WE UGLY?
      338 20  -  OUR WRITERS SAY: Let's be Third World again, we might become nicer FIRST-WORLD ECONOMY, THIRD-WORLD MANNERS? By Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo@sph.com.sg WHEN we moved up the ladder, many of us also got a doctorate in manners: MBBS. Mouth Big, Brain Small. Got qualifications but not wise
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      Lock icon Give us space to be grumps
      211 20  -  By Denise Chong denise@sph.com.sg First world Singaporean? You could respond to this with a string of expletives how dare they not pick up their Quite a starry, s*t*a*r*r*y sight in Singapore, even during this season of goodwill We seem to be caught in a.
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      298 20  -  By Brian Miller npsports @sph. com.sg If you ask me, I think we had more heart when we were a Third World nation. So selfish and insensitive, we now seem to be. Then, we were relatively nicer people. Just ask the aunties of the day. Maybe
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      Lock icon We don't care enough for environment
      163 20 OUR READERS SAY: WHAT makes me mad about Singaporeans is their blatant disregard for the cleanliness of the environment. The occassional blown-away-by-a-strong-gust-of-wind piece of tissue paper from the rubbish bin is excusable. But how do we explain the discarded drink cans, plastic bottles and
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      Lock icon Why can't escalator users follow 'stand left' rule?
      428 20 WHAT annoys me is how people stand on the wrong side or side by side on escalators, especially those in, leading to or leading away from MRT stations. Yes, despite the tepid exhortations by the authorities to get Singaporeans to stand on
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      Lock icon Once they were No 2 Now, they are No 1
      886 21  -  Jade Seah and Jonathan Leong are your chosen Bahe and Dude Of The Year By Jeanmarie Tan jeanm @sph.com.sg WHO says runners-up can't end up winners? The results are in, and The New Paper readers have picked the hottest of
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      Lock icon Thanks, but I'd rather shock you with something else
      297 21 OUR readers have spoken: The Shocker Of The Year is Mavis Hee's "Call me God" outburst that catapulted her back into the limelight in August. The homegrown singer received 266 votes, more than half of the 513 votes cast When told
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      Lock icon Fashion mistake inspires her to exercise
      363 22  -  Mathilda D'Silva By Sheela Narayanan sheela@sph.comsg AS far as Mathilda D'Silva is concerned, her now-notorious gold dress (she's holding it on the right) is a "villain". x After all, it garnered her the Fashion Faux Pas Award. The 23-year-old singer had worn the figure-hugging
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      Lock icon He's pleased as punch to get a second chance
      349 22 NIC "I'm an ex-con" Lee (left) has been given a second chance. The lead singer of Superßand champ Milubing, once spent two years in a boys' home after getting arrested for vandalism in 2002. He is the winner of our Flame
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        470 24  -  By Chang May Choon changmc@sph.com.sg SHE may not be the star of the movie, but Nana Katase stole the limelight with her sexy long legs. In Death Note 2: The Last Name, she plays a righteous broadcast journalist who takes over a death
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        Lock icon Norika wants a fengshui wedding?
        161 25 SINCE their hush-hush engagement, media speculation has shifted to die wedding date for Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara (below) and comedian Jinnai Tomonori. Insiders threw up the date 25 Feb, but Norika, 36, has been insisting on her website that she can only make an official
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        107 25 THE manga-adapted film Nana 2 made its debut in New York last Monday. It stars Mika Nakashima (far left) and Yui Ichikawa as two girls both named Nana a punk rocker played by Mika, 23, and a naive girl played by Yui, 20. They become housemates
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  • GUIDE
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        Lock icon LAUGH OUT LOUD
        925 26  -  But here's a warning: you'll feel guilty enjoying this rude and politically-incorrect movie BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS STARRING Sacfca Baron Cohan, Kaa Davttiaa, Pamala DIRECTOR Lany Charias RATING//// By Ho Lian-Yi lianyi@sph.com.sg The skinny: Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) is a TV
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        Lock icon Plot giveaway turns it into a yawn
        409 26 ra* 0 STARRING Takssiii Kaneshiro, Tony Lomi Ckiu-Wai, Xi Jinglei DIRECTOR AMlrawLaaM4 AlaaMak RATING The skinny; When veteran detective Hei's (Tony Leung) billionaire father-in-law is murdered in cold blood, his colleagues move fast to close the case. But Hei's wife Susan (Xu J
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        Lock icon More mindgames, more fun
        160 26 iIMmC STARRING TlUf t£Z!lE£*MB DIRECTOR Stanks Kaatko RATING D rival geniuses Light and L share the screen, as they work side by side while' attempting to outwit each other in an intellectual and psychological chess game. Be warned: The conclusion is a shocker, but given the
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      Lock icon It won't allow you to forget
      452 27  -  Boxing Day tsunami mini-series TView bum* STARRING: CMvttelEJitfar, Sophie Okonado, Tool Coltott® Tl« Rett, WW Ym Ut, iy SHOWING OH." HBO (StsrHub Cti 68), taaifkt at flpn IttTWfc//// By Seto Nu-Wen scto@sph.com.sg TONIGHT, do yourself a favour and watch this new HBO mini-series. With
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      101 27 On August 30th, 1997, one story shocked the world. Another was never told. 3MF f I 'A v«M T BEST ACTRESS *A MASTERPIECE THE HELEN M1RREN A hut Br SrtfWN Fmau QUEEN OF A NATION QUEEN OF HEARTS h-«— Soiio Vllilt f OPENS 4 JANUARY 100 Pairs of Tickets plus
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      174 28 t)im&c (24&31 Dec'06) Nostalgic Moments Relive wonderful memories at River Garden before it undergoes a complete transformation in 2007. Enjoy a sumptuous international buffet spread and dance the night away. X'mas Eve Catch renowned artistes Abigail Chay and Eileen Wee in a hilarious stand-up comedy routine. Veteran show-host Sam Jay
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      274 28 TOe f. r tr t IS mm Two And A Hart Men II I Surfing The Menu HH Debbie Travis: Painted I House IK This Small Space Tuesday Afternoon Movie: 1 Balanced Particle Freeway 3.00 Joan Of Arcadia I Hope And Faith Extrrme Gourmet II r The Ellen Degeneres Show
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      98 28 Gol Gincu Suria, 9.30pm This new series is based on the Malaysian movie of the same name. A woman's parents disapprove of her relationship with an older man and she decides to elope. Starring Nur Fazura, Ashraf Sinclair. f .V f lIlfrLZ i, 1.55pm, 4.15,6.35,8.55 1,2.25,4.45,7.05 i, 2.10pm, 4.30,6.50 ,1.50pm,
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      112 28 CABLE Mr And Mrs Smith Star Movies (StarHub Ch 58), 6.55pm A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other. Starring Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Lady Fan Channel B,7pm LiShiminis impressed by Lihua's skills and grants her wish
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      14 28 4 00pm S.M Mi 38 7.00 7.30 0.00 0.30 0.00 0.30 10.30 11.00 11.30
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      63 28 Unleashed Celestial Movies (SUrHubCh 61), 9pm A man raised like a dog escapes from his captor, who seeks to reclaim him because of his unnatural martial arts skills. Starring Jet Li, Morgan Freeman. Bali Moon Sajian Asia Selepas 12 Gila Makan (Cooking) Delima Mohan Florist Jejari Hijau Berita (News) UsikUsik
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      42 28 TV Leaving Me Loving You Star Chinese Movies (StarHub Ch 62), 11pm After breaking up with his outgoing girlfriend, a straitlaced doctor has a change of heart and sets out to win her back. Starring Leon Lai, FayeWong. Programmes subject to change
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  • RACING
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        499 44  -  By Marc Tan marc@sph.com.sg JAPANESE trainer Hideyuki Takaoka will be introducing Class 3 newcomer Otomodachi on Friday night, when eight races have been carded on the fibresand track. Racing as Another Luskin in New Zealand, the three-year-old gelding by Covetous out of Another Roof had 10 starts
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        700 44 LAST SATURDAY—RACE 8: Al about the I,ooom, SUNSHINE QUALITY (S Sam) checked badly and blundered off the heels of GREEN LIGHT (YF Leong), who checked on the inside of LUCKY CITY (M Zairi), who was shifting In. Shortly after, SUNSHINE QUALITY was eased down
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        278 44 Reuters. JAPAN'S top horse Deep Impact stormed to victory in the Arima Kinen last Sunday, his last race before retiring to stud. The four-year-old entire beat stablemate and Melbourne Cup runner-up Pop Rock by three lengths in the 2,500 m event, clocking 2min 31.9
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      347 45  -  Race 1 winner Mystical disqualified after jockey weighs in 2kg lighter By Marc Tan marc@sph.com.sg SHEER bad luck. That was what befell Kuala Lumpur-based trainer Gary van Breukelen and jockey V Sivan in Race 1 at Penang last Sunday. Topweight Mystical had finished first in the Maiden 1,200
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      740 45 GOING: GOOD 2 SMART BABE 56.5 c 54 (8-5) *LLTai (3) 1 1 1 (483) 4 KRAREAL54c51 (183-26) 'GMagen (2) 3 3 2 (501) 1.5L 8 MED050(117-15) •MZairi (8) 10 6 3 (461) 2.25 Winning owner KO Hong. Traieer Frank Maynard. Ttaae: 1 min 12sec. Forecast
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      470 45 YESTERDAY'S IPOH (PRO-AM) RESULTS GOING: GOOD 6 EAfiLE PHOENIX 54 (15-5) 0 Chavez (12) 10 10 1 (466) 10 GLOBALLY FAMOUS 51.5 (160-48) SSani (2) 8 7 2 (422) 2.75L 8 SKY SENSATION 52.5 (32-12) I Ismadi (10) 4 3 3
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      850 46 -***** First Priftctu 59 (64) (4am W Uew-First Bank) *****2 PaukarBMrty 57.5 (66) (5mm Brogan-Lucky) *****6 Vte-Ma 57.5 (58 16mm SB Tan-Win Win) *****3 Miss Apollo 57.5 156) 15mm McGHIivray-Wunderbar) *****1 MkvNMT 57.5 153) 16mm SB Tan-Owner) -***** Baytl|fel Akoari 57.5 (52) 17mm E Breukelen-Oranje)
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      992 46 Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup *****2 Free*** 59 (110) (5ag KL Chong-Lucky Nina) ■***** JmlpilM 57 (106) (Sag Maynard-Gold Plus) *****1 CMaaRaafc „....53.5 (99) 5ag Coetzee-GoWen Knight) 0-00-UgMMSaccaaa 52.5 (97) (7ag Brogan-Lucky) 0-5424 Raal 52.5 (97) (7ag Laxon-Perfectum) -1-2-1 FaetFlylBg 52 (96) (5ag Coetzee-Golden
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      33 45 RAW nday, 24 Dec 2006 First Second Third 8603 5211 6907 Starters 4384 3517 8443 1111 2323 1227 7302 6480 5670 7556 Consolation 5988 2274 3110 9654 8790 8498 3829 0976 6178 8004
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  • SPORTS
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      1134 47  -  The Sporty BOSSES By Al R. Dizon npsports@sph.com.sg HIS appointment as Singapore's honorary consul to the Kingdom of Bhutan caused a radical change in lifestyle. During one of his visits to the Himalayan country about three months ago, Arthur Tay, 50, breathed deep on the
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      776 48 Mad about golf As an eventful golfing calendar comes to a close in Singapore, GODFREY ROBERT looks ahead FOLLOW ACCENTURE'S LEAD: TWO professionals who had done great service to Singapore golf in the past, walked away with $300 each from this week's Accenture Champion of Champions tournament.
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    • THAI KING'S CUP
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        Lock icon Lions can only share the spoils
        305 49 PigWWWDAYI GOOOAAAL! It was a night when the Lions roared, did almost everything right except score. When the Kazakhs emerged from the tunnel for the King's Cup opener on Sunday, it was everything Singapore had expected. Five players more than 1.9m tall plus a
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        649 49  -  THAILAND v SINGAPORE By Wang Meng Meng npsports&sph.com.sg IN BANGKOK WHAT Untouchables? Singapore coach Raddy Avramovic has" insisted that not a single player is safe from the chop despite having a settled line-up. Under the Serb, the Lions have managed to strike a rhythm
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        705 50  -  LIFE AFTER FOOTBALL By Wang Meng Meng npsport@sph.com. sg REPORTING FROM BANGKOK PROFESSIONAL footballer. Celebrity. Trend-setter. Sex symbol Gay icon. Now, add "kick-boxer" to Hidetoshi Nakata's impressive portfolio. The retired Japanese footballer, still in great demand by the media, has been spotted in Thailand picking up some
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      985 51  -  By Brian Miller npsportsQsph.comsg DOWN to a man, they didn't want their pictures taken. "We're shy," they said. Nonsense, I said. "Every week, I see you and I hear you going on and on about the money you've won." I added: "You guys are wise,
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      662 52  -  HOOKED early Usually, it's televised football that first gets youngsters hooked on The Beautiful Game. But y in Jerome Lian's case y his interest is fuelled by reading newspapers. WANG MENG MENG meets the five-year-old boy who tnemorises each weekend's Premiership scores
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      Lock icon He's contracted full-blown footballitis and he loves it
      420 52 JUST how addicted is Jerome Lian to football? According to his mother, Annie Tee, her beloved son has probably contracted full-blown footballitis. She said: "We did not continue subscribing to the football channels after the World Cup but Jerome still wanted to
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      Lock icon THE WOMEN DO GET IT
      458 53 Female readers of The New Paper's sports section tell ERNEST LUIS why they are encouraged more than ever to write in via the interactive Postman series every week to express their football views on an equal platform with male readers I feel that my views
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      Lock icon WE MAKE THEM FEEL AT HOME
      460 54 THE MOST IN-DEPTH SPORTS COVERAGE i was born in Mabtethorpe which is near to Liverpool, the team I support The New Paper provides the most in-depth coverage of football in its DIFFERENT VIEWS As I'm from England, I like to catch up on football
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      Lock icon PASSION THAT BINDS
      633 55 A HEART My brother and father got me to start reading The New Paper, as they are serious readers, too. There are creative drawings like the Postman's logo and colourful pictures. Other sports are covered, too, like golf, Formula One racing and tennis. The Kopi-0 Klan and
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      508 56  -  By Ernest Luis npsportsQsph.conug THE New Paper's sports coverage attracts Singaporeans of all ages, races, and from all walks of life. Even expatriates here, too. In the next few pages, readers give an interesting cross-section of views to some questions we put to them. It was sparked by a
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        Lock icon MATCH 0309: WA TFORD v ARSENAL
        465 57  -  BEIJING: TEAM FACTS by LIM HAN MING MARKET TALK by GARY LIM INJURIES/ SUSPENSIONS: PVWiSJL 1 ♦WATFORD: VEVrACTS J Chambers, King, ARsVlMMUEboue, Henry, Ljungberg, Gallas, Diaby (injured) LAST MEETING: 14 Oct. 2006 Arsenal 3 Watford 0 (EPL) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Watfortf 9; Arsenal 10; draws 1
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        Lock icon Big squad, big advantage
        482 57  -  By Gary Lim npsports@sph.com.sg WHILE the rest of the world wine and dine, the Premiership footballers earn their keep. Over a 10-day period, the teams have to play four matches. Even by professional standards, it must be tiring for the players. Hence, the teams with the
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        Lock icon MATCH 0305: BOLTON v NEWCASTLE
        485 58 INJURIES/ TEAM X SUSPENSIONS: UFAPTO I BOLTON: Fortune, ®J O'Brien (injured); Diouf (doubtful) NEWCASTLE: N'Zogbia, Bramble, Moore, Bernard, Owen, Omeobi (injured) LASTMEETING: 15 Oct, 2006 Newcastle 1 Bolton 2 (EPL) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Bolton 30; Newcastle 51; taws 10 LAST FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS: BOLTON: W-W-W-L-L NEWCASTLE: W-W-L-W-W
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        Lock icon MATCH 0306: EVERTON v BORO
        460 58 'suspensions. I wfcftfvSL 1 ♦EVERTON:Turner, vnrmiis J Cahill, Boyle, Hibbert, Pistone (injured); Stubbs, Anichebe (doubtful) MIDDLESBROUGH: Ehiogu, Parlour, Huth, McMahon (injured); Xavier (doubtful) LAST MEETING: 14 Oct, 2006 Boro 2 Everton 1 (EPL) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Everton 57; Boro 33; draws 33 LAST FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS: EVERTON:
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        Lock icon MATCH 0301: CHELSEA v READING
        460 60 INJURIES/ f«TEjyMl\ SUSPENSIONS: V1 CHELSEA: Cech, J VjF l|| 'lo J Cole, Cudicini,Terry (injured) READING: Stack, Convey, Cox, Mate, Kitson, Brown (injured) LASTMEETING: 14 Oct, 2006 Reading 0 Chelsea 1 (EPL) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Chelsea 7; Reading 3; draws 5 LAST FIVE HAGUE RESULTS: CHELSEA: W-W-W-D-W READING:
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        Lock icon MATCH 0302: WEST HAM v PORTSMOUTH
        474 60 INJURIES/ SUSPENSIONS: VWhhrlrL 1 ♦WEST HAM: VTjjFRUTS I Tomkins, Ashton (injured); Reo-Coker (suspended) PORTSMOUTH: Lua-Lua, Stefanovic (injured); A Cole (doubtful) LAST MEETING: 14 Oct, 2006 Portsmouth 2 West Ham 0 (EPL) HEAD-TO-HEAD: West Ham 11; Portsmouth 12; draws 3 LAST FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS: WEST
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        Lock icon MATCH 0307: SHEFF UTD v MAN CITY
        468 59  -  TEAM FACTS by LIM HAN MING MARKET TALK by GARY LIM n INJURIES/ frarZsuspensions: SHEFFIELD UNITED: V T\f ACTS Bennett Shipperley, Li J (injured); Leigertwood (doubtful) MANCHESTER CITY: Sinclair, Mills, Logan, Sun (injured) LAST MEETING: 14 Oct, 2006 Man City 0 Sheffield 0
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        450 59 INJURIES/ SUSPENSIONS: i ♦BLACKBURN: Roberts, Reid, Enckelman, Nelson (injured); Nonda (doubtful) LIVERPOOL Zenden, Sissoko, Kewell (injured) LAST MEETING: 14 Oct, 2006 Pool 1 Blackburn 1 (EPL) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackburn 37; Pool 56; draws 39 LAST FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS: BLACKBURN: L-W-L-L-W POOL: W-W-W-W-D GOAL STATS (SCORED, CONCEDED):
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        488 61  -  TEAM FACTS by LIM HAN MING MARKET TALK by GARY LIM ;r—INJURIES/ SUSPENSIONS: 1 ♦TOTTENHAM \XVACTS J HOTSPUR: Lennon, Jenas, Keane (injured) ASTON VILLA: Taylor, Laursen, Delaney (injured); Moore, McCann (doubtful) LAST MEETING: 14 Oct, 2006 Villa 1 Spurs 1 (EPL) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Sparc 58;
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        482 61 'SUSPENSIONS: i WSftfSL 1 ♦MANCHESTER VCyAUTS J UNITED: Evra.Carrick WIGAN: Schamer, Camara, Taylor (injured); McCulloch (suspended) LAST MEETING: 14 Oct, 2006 Wigan 1 Man U 3 (EPL) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Mm U 4; Wigan 0; draws 0 LAST FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS: MAN U: W-L-W-W-W WIGAN: L-L-L-D-W
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        1514 62  -  By Dave Tindall PA Sport BLACKBURN v LIVERPOOL (Blackburn 0 Liverpool 2) LIVERPOOL are unbeaten in seven Premiership trips to Ewood Park, winning three and drawing four. And, looking at all their head-to-heads, it shows that the Reds haven't lost to Blackburn in
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        249 63 MANUTDvWIGAN (Man Utd 3 Wigon Athletic 0) WIGAN must feel crushed after their brave fight-back from 2-0 down to Chelsea counted for nothing, when Arjen Robben netted a dramatic injury-time winner. It means Paul Jewell's men have still yet to take a single
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        961 64  -  By James Eastham Special Correspondent CHELSEA v READING (Chelsea 3 Reading 0) WELL, Jose got it wrong. The Chelsea manager's claim that his team would top the EPL by Christmas failed to materialise. But any irritation Mourinho feels at having to look up at Sir Alex
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        467 65 52* Best bet® Best value® During the EPL, we will keep two running tallies on how our tipsters have scored profits/losses on a pretend $10 wager on their best bet and their value bet, plus the number of hits they get out of the five options
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        311 65  -  THE SHIN MIN MAN By Tay Tze Siong npsports(&sph.com.sg TODAY is Boxing Day, so it's time to unpack the boxes of gifts and look for my favourite present. But after having looked through all the gifts, I still can't find something I really want.
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      956 66  -  By! Steve Bates Special Correspondent SIR Alex Ferguson is being driven on to one last tilt at glory by one I main reason—the colour Blue. It's his contempt and dislike for Chelsea, Wigan boss Paul Jewell claims. It's a milestone season for Fergie, who completed 20
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      495 66 SIR ALEX FERGUSON has claimed that the whole of England is behind Manchester United's quest to beat Chelsea to the Premiership title this season. The United boss is convinced football neutrals would rather see the coveted crown end up at Old
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      548 67 PA Sport. IF he weren't a football manager, chances are he'd make an excellent card shark. For Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is not afraid to take risks in his pursuit of a third successive Premiership title. Mourinho gambled and won at Wigan on Saturday when many managers would
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      269 67 Wire Services. FEAR is not a factor for him. Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt insists he is looking forward to playing Chelsea tomorrow despite receiving death threats after his challenge which left Petr Cech with a fractured skull earlier this
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      322 68 ANOTHER CASE OF MOURINITIS... Wire Services. JUST like Didier Drogba, "Mourinitis" has claimed another victim. Michael Essien just can't control himself from making boastful claims—just like his club boss Jose Mourinho and his team-mate Drogba. Essien thinks Manchester United's Premiership lead
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      408 69 Wire Services. DIDIER Drogba has suffered a relapse. The Chelsea striker is again suffering from a condition which The New Paper calls "Mourinitis", after Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. It happens the moment the patient gets into the slightest contact with success. It starts with an inflammation of the
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      157 68 Jp^PORTCONTV CHELSEA v READING Ch 23, 8.55pm, tonight TOTTENHAM v ASTON VILLA Ch 24, t.sspm, tonight MAN UTD v WIOAN Ch 23, 11pm, tonight BLACKBURN v LIVERPOOL Ch24,llpm, tonight It WATFORD v ARSENAL CM, 1.25 am, tamamw CHARLTON v FULHAM at 23,10 55pm, Thmtay iil CHARLTON v ASTON VILLA TOTTENHAM
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