The New Paper, 1 July 2007

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    • 57 1 w ■K//e sent me obituary with my 'death date' f __the 4 Jlew CANING MISTAKE At first, prisoner's mum wants $150,000 compensation Om 1 JUL 2007 After lawyer's advice, figure jumps to... But Til settle for $300,000 because../ £m I m p rft 3ff 2 Enjoy more value savers for
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  • SUN NEWS
    • 1184 2  -  STALKER NIGHTMARE #1 Man (left) floods her with SMSes Says he'll use acid, black magic Sends her obituary and threatens to kill her Tay Shi'an shian@sph.com.sg HE seemed like a regular customer, with four young nieces and nephews in tow. So Rani, a sales
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    • 162 2 GANESH was arrested on 16 Oct last year, and charged with committing a rash act to endanger the safety of others. According to court papers, he sent Rani an SMS message on 19 Jun last year with the intention of causing her alarm. He pleaded
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    • 289 3 STALKER NIGHTMARE #2 M'sian doctor ordered to stay away from ex-lover (left) after she claims... NO flowers or chocolates or precious stones. Instead, he allegedly sent her snakes, a dead foetus and a stream of lewd SMSes. Universiti Utara Malaysia undergraduate K Puvaneswarry, 22, claimed
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    • 5 2 He sent me dead foetus
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  • SUN NEWS
    • 820 5  -  Govt regrets error, but says $3m demand not acceptable CANING MISTAKE Mum says she'll 7 settle for $300,000 Tay Shi'an shian@sph.com.sg FROM $150,000 to $3 million. That's the big jump in compensation and damages that Madam Ho Gee Lin, 52, is demanding after
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    • 320 6 A COURT clerk's mistake is why Dickson Tan Yong Wen ended up getting the extra strokes. This was revealed in a joint statement by the Law and Home Affairs ministries yesterday. "Unfortunately, when the warrant of commitment was prepared by the Court Officer (that is, court
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    • 326 6 Earlier case The New Paper broke this exclusive story in 1991. It won Story Of The Month at Singapore Press Holding's KngH»h and Malay Newspaper Division awards. A CONVICTED armed robber, who received 48 strokes of the rotan, is suing the Government. Qwek Kee
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    • 167 6 QWEK was among four suspects convicted of armed robbery in the Subordinate Courts on Nov 31,1987. They struck at gambling dens and hair salons 38 times while armed with parangs. They escaped with $230,362 during the holdups between January and August 1987. They were arrested on Aug 15.
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    • 606 7  -  Jeanmarie Tan jcanm@sph.com.sg MUM'S the word when it comes to Christina Aguilera these days. Rumours that she's three months pregnant have been getting louder by the week, and strengthened by the fact that her reps have mysteriously refused to confirm or deny
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  • SUN NEWS
    • 1178 9  -  Residents say thousands spent renovating rented houses will go up in smoke SELETAR CAMP HOMES TO MAKE WAY FOR AEROSPACE PARK Cara van Miriah caravm@sph.com.sg LIKE several Seletar Camp residents, Singaporean Xavier Edwards did not blink at spending thousands to beautify his rented home.
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    • 244 10 BY 2018, the rustic village will welcome the new Seletar Aerospace Park. Developed at a cost of about $60 million, it will feature a longer runway to handle larger aircraft, like B757s, A320s and B737s. Mr Leong Hong Yew, Jurong Town Council (JTC) Corporation's
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    • 985 11 To encourage youths to play sports he shares story of cnildhood struggle in MCYS book. Here is an excerpt... Sporty MP Teo Ser Luck confesses: MY dream is for every child in school to get to play as many kinds of sports as
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  • OUR SUNDAY
    • 409 12 Foster mum develops feelings for all the children she looks after MADAM Fong Wai Kheng is a foster mother. She is 51 and a mother of two... I have taken care of children since my own kids were teenagers. At first, it was just baby
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    • 116 12 THE Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports (MCYS) was born 60 years ago as the Social Welfare Department. The commemorative book Many Hands Touching Lives was launched by President SR Nathan at the ministry's 60th anniversary celebrations dinner at Shangri-La on Friday night. The book includes
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  • SUN NEWS
    • 1043 13  -  Sister of accused policeman leaves sick kids at home, changes jobs to attend trialA REPORTING FROM KUALA LUMPUR Tan May Ping mayping@sph.com.sg ONE family is boisterous and supportive, the other keeps a low profile and the third hardly ever shows up in court. All
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    • 434 14 THE sister of Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri had a surprise in court on Friday after the seventh prosecution witness was brought in to testify. The witness, lance corporal Rohaniza Roslan, told the court she was Azilah's girlfriend. But Azilah's sister, Ms Siti
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    • sun news
      • 659 15 About 1,200 years ago, the Vikings invaded Ireland in their formidable longships. Today, a crew of 70 will set out to trace their journey on the largest reconstruction of a Viking ship. Infographics journalist A KELVIN CHAN gets the L d iU lliM THE JOU RNEY It's
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      • 218 15 1042 The Skuldelev 2 is built in the vicinity of Dublin based on the analyses of annual growth rings in the timber used to build the ship. Built for 70-80 warriors, it was possibly a chieftains vessel. 1072 It is believed that the ship was deliberately scuttled in the
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    • 807 16  -  REEL AWARDS 2007 'OSCARS' FOR CELEB IMPERSONATORS Eugene Wee eugenew@sph.com.sg IF you had wandered into the Imperial Palace hotel in Las Vegas on 27 May, you probably would have thought that you had stumbled into a Hollywood awards show. In one corner, you would
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    • 670 18 LONDON BOMB PLOT Man hadn't fallen in club Ambulance crew hadn't noticed smoking car Handphone detonator hadn't failed THE party-goers were m T a having a great time. I Why not? It was a night that was described by the Tiger Tiger club as H|l "the
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    • 306 18 WAS it a terrorist attack or an accident? A four-wheel drive driven at high speed with flames coming out from underneath was driven into the main terminal building of Glasgow airport at 3.15pm local time (10.15pm Singapore time) yesterday. Witnesses told the BBC
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    • 359 19  -  Nur'dilah Mahbob adilaham@sph.com.sg TODAY is the last day for you to enter The New Paper New Face 2007. The winner of the contest, in its 15th year and presented by Subaru Motorlmage, stands a chance to win $10,000. But if nerves are the reason for not
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  • OUR SUNDAY
    • SnapShot
      • 44 20 The difference between getting the newest device and going on using your old one is the difference between eating a wonderful meal and merely having a metabolism. An editorial in The International Herald Tribune on the launch of Apple's new i Phone
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      • 121 20 THE Malacca state government said yesterday that it strongly objected to the name "Malacca Virus" being given to a new bat virus, according to a newspaper report. Malacca State Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam said that the state government would send an official letter of
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      • 83 20 WOMEN over 35, fret no more. St James Power Station is offering women of all ages a free cocktail and two housepours at the Bellini Room on Tuesday nights. This comes after Powerhouse, one of the bars in the nightclub, denied a woman in her 50s
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      • 90 20 ALL buildings in Singapore may become barrier-free. The Building and Construction Authority is looking into implementing these measures, and is awaiting feedback from the public. This is part of a larger Barrier-Free Accessibility Code review. Under the review, more attention will be paid to improving connectivity between buildings,
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      • 175 20 MM Lee's interview with Berita Harian on its 50th anniversary JOHOR'S Iskandar Development Region (IDR) project will put pressure on Singapore, drawing away industries and jobs. But from a broader perspective, it is better for both countries that Malaysia benefits from Singapore's economic growth, and
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      • 190 20 MALAYSIA'S Road and Transport Department (RTD) and police collected about RM8m ($3.5m) million in traffic fines from Singapore motorists in the past three years. The RTD Putrajaya said all these were from the Automated Vehicle Screening System (AVSS), the Weekend Mail reported. The
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      • 56 20 A GUEST stunned hotel staff in Kent by scoffing 15 fried breakfasts in one sitting. Barry Bradley, 47, paid £7.50 ($23) for the "all you can eat" buffet meal, gobbling up at least 30 sausages, 20 rashers of bacon, 15 fried eggs and three tins of beans. > He
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    • 826 22  -  Expats trade their ties for boxing gloves Mindy Tan mindytan @sph.com.sg MATT Roberts became "Rhino" for the night. The 28-year-old IT consultant swopped his office attire for boxing shorts and gloves. Once inside the ring, he wasn't really "moving like a butterfly". He didn't
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    • 269 23 CREATIVE charity seems to be the keyword when it comes to organising fimd-raising events these days. The typical walkathon and charity run are no longer enough. In the past few years, executives have been taking part in more interesting charity events. Like the
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    • 616 24  -  Leong Ching chingl@sph.com.sg LAST Monday, just before she left for school, my daughter nipped into my room and handed me a note. "Mom, pie come back from work. Pie!" She means "pis", but I understood it well enough. I had been
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    • 1175 25  -  Amateur gambler and national bowler aiming for $23 prize in top tournament I Cara van Miriah earavm@sph. com.sg SHE is a Hollywood celebrity and winner of the various world poker events for women. He is our national bowler who can shoot a perfect
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    • 292 25 THE scene in Las Vegas next month will be extra-star-studded thanks to a charity poker event also taking place. The Ante Up For Africa charity poker tournament, organised by a poker professional and actor Don Cheadle, is to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Darfiir,
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 31 20 Central Partly doudy North Partly doudy South HHP Thunder storms East Thunder storms West Thunder storms max 33 C min 25 C first tide 2.4 m 12.54pn second tide IBm 11.26pm
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 301 26 k >!« R'Af 7? v* m -y ?jVil*5g&52ii'1 |1 a V** >^,«^l «K« 'J'f 7 n There's more than meets the e)e, as the Transformers movie title suggests. With a few deft twists and turns, tar, jets ami other objects are transformed into robots. Itifographics journalist SIMON ANG wonders if
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  • 634 27  -  OUR SUNDAY Sylvia Toh Paik Choo iikchoo@sph.com.sg THE 2006 world count of millionaires is now notched at 9.5 million. To qualify, you need to have more than US$lm 1.53m) in financial assets (Picassos and Matisses do not count, real or limited print on
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  • 367 28  -  bitchaboutcorner Tan Mae Lynn maelynn@sph.com.sg WHY buy a car if you can't afford to pay for its upkeep and all that comes along with car ownership? By that, I mean paying for ERP charges, parking charges at home and at work,
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  • 229 29 Elyn Yap, 23, Tiong Bahru A DEDICATED and motivated person, Elyn Yap, 23, strives to be a careerwoman. However, the pharmaceutical representative says she also realises that time is precious, and tries to strike a balance between work and PlayShe was
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  • 704 30  -  Author (right) says thinking hard can get you what you want Chua Wei Yng Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg IT looks like The Secret is not going to be a secret much longer. It is out on DVD (below), in bookshops, on TV and you can even watch the
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  • 669 31  -  KF Seetoh Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg IT'S nice to know that there are some prudent and diligent vegetarians out there who practise this gentle makan art in the name of health, vanity, compassion or religion. They resort to mock meats (an oxymoron to me), drizzle lemon
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  • 26 31 WHAT: Hajjah Mona Nasi Padang WHERE: #01-301, Geylang Serai Temporary Market, between Eunos Rd 5 and Sims Ave. WHEN: 7am to 9.30pm, closed on Wednesdays
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  • 567 32  -  Banish stress and let your inner beauty shine with these relaxation techniques Bharat Thakur Columnist tnp@sph.eomsg ALL of us want to look good not just women but guys too. Just look at the huge range of products aimed at making us healthy and looking good. But let's
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  • Page 33 Miscellaneous
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  • Article, Illustration
    268 34 OUR SUNDAY Getting married? Had a baby? Or just having a crush? Maybe you want to tnank someone? Whatever it is, we want to know. Send your pictures and messages t0... tnpforum@sph.com.sg Being a pampered daddy's girl, Kevin has been very tolerant and patient with my 101 unreasonable
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  • RACING
    • Article, Illustration
      278 36 Danny Khoo Tan Thean \JtnnA Marc Tan i A R! H2 B3 H4 rlc M a' m 6 Kingsley 11 Royal 4Screaming 7Phenom 3Blue 2Fast 8Jetspeed 2Top 20nThe 4CASMODAOO 4Raul Belle Eagle Angel Tycoon Spin Line 5 AIRey 12Carry On 10 The Hatchet 6 Lim's 7Landau 3 Leader
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    • 77 36 BEST BET SERVED notice that he is ready to re-enter the winners' circle when second his best effort this season to Lim's Oasis over the 1,200m last month. The four-year-old by Quorum steps up to the 1,400m today and should not be bothered
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    • 1699 36 LARRY FOLEY'S COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S KRANJI RACES RACE 1 1 Hurricane Borneo Looks wen suited here and must rate a chance especially on a good track. 2 Lim's Glory Not travelling well enough 3 Rapid Jose Late Super Rapid Dancer Disappointed last time but
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    • 1792 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD rmwm cs m 1.45 1800a (LC) StatoK $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 70-505 Hurricane Borneo 59 (47) K Sara c2* 12 (6ag D Baertschiger-Trio) 2 *****0 Urn's Glory 57.5 (44) KB Soo
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    • 130 37 RACE 1: Eastern Sun, Thirty Four Below. RACE 3: Our Webster, Helium, Screaming Eagle, Rollin Rich, Flying Langfuhr, Tommaloms, Royal Force, Kakurei, The Hatchet Man, Baby Emperor. RACE 4: New Leader, Royal Warrior, Double Bonanza, Sky Carrier, Eternal Luck. RACE 5: Takino Big, Our Frederik, Landau, Havityourway, Joe And
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    • 470 38  -  Lim's Zerperb (Race 3) Polaris (Race 4) Lim's Hero (Race 9) Raging Bull (Race 10) Danny Khoo dkhoo@sph.com.sg for his rivals in Race 3. The $9 favourite, with apprentice Ryan Plumb aboard, never gave his backers any anxious moments as he raced to a comprehensive l'/2-length win. Polaris
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    • 225 38 LEADING jockey Noel Callow and budding apprentice Jainullah Farook did not waste time getting back to their winning ways. The pair made their presence felt on their first day back in the saddle at Kranji yesterday. Callow, sidelined the past two Kranji meetings for
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    • 2214 38 GOING: GOODI 9 WHITE LIGHTNING 50 c 50.5 (32-11) 0 Chavez (6) 3 3 1 (499) 6 MIGHTY RAJAH 52 c 50.5 (145-33) *R Plumb (7) 10 10 2 (557) 1.75 10 ROOK 50 c 51 (30-11) Din Azis (1) 5 4 3 (449)
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    • 1527 39 RACE 1: SCORPIO was hampered on jumping by ACE CENTURION, who jumped out. Shortly after the start, WINGS AND ARROWS steadied when crowded between MR ACRONYM and ALWAYS A JOY, who was carried in by DUMAR who was bumped by WHITE LIGHTNING. Shortly after the
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    • 496 39 GOING: GOOD 4 LARA'S THEME 57 (23-6) L Robertson (5) 1 1 DARK TARGET 58 (9-6) 0 Staeck (12) 2 6 LACIDA 56.5 (28-8) T Turner (1) 3 Trainer: FR Kersley. Margins: Shd, 3.75,1. Time: 58.055ec. Forecast: $8. Place Forecast: $3 (Nos. 1-4). $9 (Nos.
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 34 38 j a llliiiiV/ 30 Jun 2007 First Second Third 7731 0283 7004 Starters 7515 5533 2987 0714 2025 6843 5475 0995 3552 6300 Consolation 6038 5883 3902 0615 2364 4945 3473 3701 0445 3071
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  • SPORTS
    • Mad about golf
      • Article, Illustration
        806 40 ...if winning scores are going to stay over-par THE toughest are just getting tougher. We're only a matter of a few weeks away from golfs third Major championship of the year. Amazing how quickly they fly by. Seems like no time since we were looking forward to
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      • 239 40 AFP. DANE Soren Hansen hit a wonder shot to charge up the leaderboard in the third round of the French Open yesterday. The 33-year-old from Copenhagen hit a majestic three-wood from 270 yards out to within two inches of the hole at
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    • 758 41 AP EVERYTHING was going horribly wrong for Kenny Perry, he almost packed up and went home. Good thing he didn't. Following two chaotic days, Perry shot a nine-under 63 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to share the second-round lead at the Buick Open with Jim Furyk and
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    • 140 41 AP A BEACHSIDE guest house owned by Tiger Woods was destroyed by fire on Friday. Martin County fire rescue spokesman Jim Loffredo said lightning caused the fire. The house was one of several homes Woods (above) recently purchased in the area. The former
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    • 682 42 U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN AP J" ANICE Moodie didn't need a caddie yesterday to complete her second round at the US omen's Open. The Scot was less than eight centimetres from closing her round a day earlier when lightning threatened and the horn abruptly sounded to stop
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    • 401 42 FRENCH GRAND PRIX AP. FELIPE Massa signaled a possible Ferrari comeback by taldng the pole position yesterday for the French Grand Prix to stop Lewis Hamilton's run. Massa timed 1 minute, 15.034 seconds on the 4.41km circuit for his fourth Formula One pole of
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    • 1018 43  -  The New Paper's Singapore at Large column profiles the sports scene with a national or grassroots perspective every Sunday. Today, ASHIKINI lAS HIM looks at a healthy trend among busy women latelv By Ashikin Hashim npsports@sph.com.sg JANICE Tay embodies the very essence of a Supermum. The 36-year-old
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    • 277 43 MORE programmes to encourage women to exercise are being organised. The Singapore Sports Council recendy launched a campaign called "Sport A New You" that starts on 1 Jul. Targeted at women above 35 who have no time for physical activities, it is slated to run across four
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    • 1075 44  -  Calling all sporty bosses, do you have an active sporting lifestyle tucked away from the office? Do you play one or more non-traditional sports? Or do you know of such a boss? Please email details to npsports (asph.coni.sg Lim Say Heng npsports@sph.com.sg BRUCE Lee's
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    • 334 44 DISCIPLINE and confidence. These are some of the attributes that Lim Biow Chuan picked up from doing sports. "Other than keeping fit, taekwondo has taught me discipline and to be more aware of my immediate surroundings," said Lim. "Learning taekwondo has also given me the confidence
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    • 325 44 Are you a fan of any sport? My busy schedule doesn't give me much time to catch up on sports, but when I have the time, I like to watch Major League Baseball and golf. I don't have a favourite baseball team, but my favourite
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    • TENNIS: WIMBLEDON 2007
      • 677 45 Reuters. IT was billed as a showdown between Roger Federer and Marat Safin. But, in the end, the fifth day of Wimbledon is all about two Serbs Jelena Jankovic and Janko Tipsarevic. The main event proved something of a damp squib as top seed Federer, gunning
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      • 310 45 AP. AP. THE REAL NO. 1: EVEN Roger Federer still gets excited for matches, especially against former Grand Slam champions such as Marat Safin. "It's such a big occasion for both of us, because for me it's to prove I'm the real No. 1 and for him
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      • 408 46 AP. UNTIL Friday, Laura Granville went five years without winning a third-round Grand Slam match against anyone, much less Martina Hingis. Knocking off the 1997 Wimbledon champion made all the American's toiling in tennis' minor leagues worth it. Until Friday, No. 9-seeded James Blake was gaining
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      • 153 46 Wire Services. DEFENDING champion Amelie Mauresmo was not troubled by Mara Santangelo as she booked her place in the last 16 at a dreary Wimbledon last night. Much of the day had seen the famous green covers repel the rain at All England Club,
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      • 284 46 COPA AMERICA 2007 AP. WITH all 12 teams having played, the biggest surprise at the Copa America has been the disappointing displays by three of the top four from the last tournament: Defending champion Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia. All three were relishing Friday's rest day before
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    • MALAYSIA CUP HEROES: THE BUSINESSMEN
      • 444 47 WHILE most footballers' forays into business were usually planned, Syed Mutalib's career off the pitch was suddenly forced upon him. It all happened in May 1983 when the former Singapore defender had a near brush with death. Then, driving along a road in Pahang, he crashed into
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      • 346 48 *Delicious in Malay r Mi IT'S Turkish Delight no more for Nazri Nasir. Where once the former national skipper saw money to be made from food, the Tampines Rovers player has since realised that it is a business that took up too much of his
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      • 557 49 THEY were Lions who wore their jerseys with pride during the Malaysia Cup. Our fondest recollection of the National Stadium are more than likely to include memories of the exploits of Fandi Ahmad, V Sundramoorthy and Syed Mutalib. Nazri Nasir made his Malaysia Cup debut in
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      • 501 50 HE is fondly remembered as the footballer who loved to entertain. From cheeky backheels to electrifying body feints to the bicycle kick, V Sundramoorthy made all the right moves on the football pitch. These days, though, the man they call "The Dazzler" is enthralling a
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    • 624 51 LIFE AFTER SOCCER The inventor, the pest buster, the undertaker... Wire Services ON the football field, Pavel Nedved can do no wrong. The problem begins when he gets off it. When the curtain falls on his playing career, the 34-year-old will be busy thinking of what
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    • FIELD OF DREAMS – A TRIBUTE TO NATIONAL STADIUM
      • 760 52  -  SINGAPORE 0 AUSTRALIA 3 Lim Han Ming npsports @sph. com.sg HE could have given the National Stadium the perfect farewell giftBut luck was not on the side of Indra Sahdan Daud. If there was one Lion who was likely to score against the Socceroos last night,
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      • 519 53  -  Priscilla Chew npsports@sph.com.sg THIS goal is dedicated to Uncle Choo. So said former Singapore soccer international, R. Suriamurthi, who scored the opening goal in the sixth minute of the Singapore versus Malaysia veterans' match, at the National Stadium yesterday. Choo Seng Quee was the former national
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  • 914 54  -  SPORTS COMMENT BY Godfrey Robert npsports @sph. eom.sg WE saw pedestrian football transform into pacy soccer. There were athletes of the new millennium such as James Wong and track titans of the Fifties in Kesavan Soon and Mary Klass. Also seen were toddlers
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