The New Paper, 22 July 2007

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    28 1 the new paper mm' 22 JULY 2007 Singapore Press VHP Holdings MICA (P) 196/12/2006 80 CENTS IIIJIIIIII 8 "*****1 *****9 > 22 JULY 2007 it the j new paper
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      53 1 f NEW SEASON KICKS OFF NEXT MONTH StarHub won't team up with ESPN on live matches m i First, M'sia fines S'pore drivers of cars with dark tints. Then it stops. Now it wants to fine again. BE WARNED 6 Enjoy more value savers for $2.50 or less! www.mcdonalds.com.sg m
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      11 1 His crippling fall her suicide attempt an unusual S'pore love story
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      Lock icon OCCASIONAL OVERSUPPLY, SO... THEY COMPETE FOR MEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
      1172 2  -  FOREIGN STREETWALKERS GATHER OUTSIDE BANK Tan Mae Lynn maelynn@sph.com.sg RED-LIGHT district? More like daylight district. It's 9am and one of the first sights that greets people in the Geylang area are foreigners who cater to sex tourists and others. The
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      Lock icon 'FOREIGN TALENT' WE CAN DO WITHOUT?
      706 4  -  FREELANCE SEX WORKERS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Freelance foreign women plying the sex trade here are thought to be behind the streetwalking phenomenon here. They are no longer found just in the red-light districts. In lune 2004, The New Paper ran
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      88 4 Website: tnp.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Hotline: 1800-*****55 OUR new face contest Check out what the girls at this year's New Paper New Face contest were up to in our photo studios. L v f *> AfS n' 0 OUR makan madness What are you still waiting for? Resident makan guru KF
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      703 5 Compaq recommends Windows Vista® Business. Allow to me dazzle you r?: Centrino' Duo Core 2 Duo inside" Compaq Presario V3505TU Notebook (Part No.: GC251PA) Intel® Centrino® Duo Processor Technology Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7100 f (2MB L2 cache, 1.80GHz, 800MHz FSB) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 1 Intel® Graphics Media
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      Lock icon BE READY TO PAY $130 ON THE SPOT
      1108 6  -  DRIVING TO M'SIA WITH HEAVILY TINTED GLASS? Arul John anathan@sph. com.sg THE tinted glass saga is turning out to have more twists and turns than Malaysia's North-South Highway. And the latest twist: You can be fined up RM3OO ($130) if your Singapore
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      Lock icon Will they still drive to M'sia?
      165 6 GO to Malaysia and pay RM3QO fine each time? No way, said the majority of 50 car owners who have tinted windows. Most of them acknowledge they have to follow the rules when driving in a foreign country. But some find the ruling unfair
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      Lock icon HE GAVE HER A REASON TO LIVE
      934 7  -  Or how a paralysed ex-addict and a suicidal stranger found true happiness togenier UNUSUAL S'PURE LOVE STORY J3tL HflHHHi ■■■■ivm m Joyce Lim joycel@sph.com.sg THEIR love story is a testimony of life's great ironies. A former drug addict, he found happiness after he
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      Lock icon SOUTHERN SPLENDOUR
      552 8 Call it the Great Singapore Reef. Beneath the waters off Sentosa lies one of the richest coral colonies in the region, with about half as many coral species as Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Just wait for low tide... DOs Wear covered shoes such as diving booties or sports
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      668 9  -  Housewife has birth canal tightened after second baby Ng Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg QUIETLY, a certain medical procedure here is gaining popularity. It's something people don't talk about openly, and when they do, the patients sometimes make even the doctors blush. Dr Lee
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      Lock icon At least 10 doctors offer rejuvenation service
      463 10 MORE than half the patients who seek information from Dr Lee Keen Whye on "cosmetic surgery" on their private parts are foreigners. Commented Dr Lee, who has more than 20 years' experience as an obstetrician and gynaecologist: "This is one way to grow
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      101 10 RECENTLY, the Obstetrical Gynaecological Society of Singapore (OGSS) launched the Yasmin sexual health survey which aims to discover young women's contraception knowledge and sexual practices. Dr Lee Keen Whye, member and past president of OGSS was present at the launch to share how third-generation oral
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      Lock icon NEIGHBOUR SEES FIGHT, THEN...
      524 11  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg LOUD shouting noises woke her from sleep before sam yesterday. Although she was afraid, Indonesian maid Suriyati Nasimari, in her 20s, decided to leave her bedroom to find out what was going on. She took a peek outside the living room window of
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      Lock icon Family thinks she dies of natural causes, then...
      250 11 WHAMPOA DRIVE: WOMAN MURDERED FIRST the family of a 59-year-old woman in Whampoa found her dead at home. Next, the private doctor they called certified her as having died of natural causes. Then in a shocking twist of events, police believe that
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      699 12  -  CANCER SURVIVOR LOSES SENSE OF TASTE BUT LEARNS TO COOK Sense taste went awry Own saliva tasted salty Mother had to taste his cooking Lost more than 15kg Liew Hanging hanqing@sph.com.sg CANCER treatment robbed him of
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      Lock icon SHOWING THAT 'I CAN'
      156 12 THE National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) wants to show the public that there is life after getting cancer. It is holding programmes and activities under its "I Can" campaign, which ends in Nov this year. The main aim of this programme is to increase the public's
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      Lock icon Production operator and restaurant helper raise family of doctors
      914 13  -  Dr Chan Dr Chan Dr Chan Hl^ a-s r> i >T. m 1 M Maureen Koh maureenk@sph.com.sg HE was a production worker in a pharmaceutical factory while his wife was a helper in a "dimsum" restaurant. When he tells people that
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      Lock icon HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN
      375 15 HE decided to be naughty and climb out of his friend's 3rd-storey window "for fun". The 11-year-old climbed out the living room window of a HDB flat at Blk 15, Hougang Ave 3, and started inching across the narrow parapet. He shuffled the distance
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      Lock icon THEIR ANTICS POSTED ON YOUTUBE
      333 15 HOW far would you go to skip school? Seven boys at the Chan Wa secondary school in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan decided to climb their way to "freedom". They scrambling from one zinc roof to another, navigating the roofs of several small three-storey buildings at the
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      Lock icon FORGIVEN? Grandparents of Ying Ying (left) hire lawyers for accused mum after disowning her earlier UNFORGIVEN But relative hits and punches her outside court as crowd shouts at her
      587 16 PENANG'S HUANG NA CASE THEY announced two weeks ago that they would disown their daughter. But now, the parents of Jess
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      558 17 M'sian deputy minister (left) on man's claim that he was beaten up: MALAYSIAN Deputy Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi gave this response on Friday over an allegation that he and severed others had whacked a man for dating one of his daughters. In
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      Lock icon 8 GANG MEMBERS CHARGED WITH RAPE, CRIMES
      328 17 A MONTH ago, she was brutally robbed and gang-raped while her boyfriend lay unconscious just metres away. Now, 20-year-old May and her boyfriend, Ah Li, 22, want to come to Singapore to work and start a new life. Ah Li's older brother said
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      Lock icon FAN JUMPS INTO FREEZING LAKE
      516 18 His attempt to retrieve pre-order book receipt lands him in hospital HARRY POTTER MANIA AROUND THE WORLD IN AUSTRALIA Wire services. IN London, one girl queued for 2'/ 2 days to get her hands on Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, the last book in
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      Lock icon PUZZLING BOTTLES
      629 19 Magician Harry Eng wanted people to think. So he created these IF you think getting ketchup out of some bottles is difficult, just look at some of the things Mr Harry Eng has managed to squeeze into them. The late US magician is renowned for putting all sorts
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      Lock icon TORTURED TO DEATH
      544 20 FOR nearly four months, Mr Kevin Davies was held captive in a windowless shed with no toilet, no water, no bed and hardly any food. His captors branded him on the buttocks with hot metal and burned him with chemicals. When he cried for help, they would
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        58 21 US soldiers can now cool down in the heat while in combat gear. This body ventilation system (left) uses a battery-powered air blower attached to a soldier's body to circulate dry air beneath the body armour. The US army ordered 2,500 blower vests and
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        50 21 In practice, spoilers can be irresponsible, motivated by laziness, vindictiveness or snark, but if the ambition to inform the reader outweighs the need to protect them, then spoilers are warranted on principle. Nathan Lee, The New York Times, in his column that touched on Harry Potter's final book
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        76 21 A PLOT of land next to Newton MRT station will be developed as temporary office space. The move comes after the Government has indicated earlier this month that it will release more land as a step to cool the sizzling property sector. Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen
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        Lock icon Female president for India
        95 21 PRATIBHA Patil is India's first elected woman president. Mrs Patil, 72, won nearly two-thirds of votes cast in state assemblies and in India's parliament, Indian officials said. Her supporters said her election to the largely ceremonial role will be a boost to millions of Indian women.
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        82 21 A MEXICAN who used to tip the scales at 560 kg will be listed as the world's fattest man by the Guinness Book of Records, while a loss of 200 kg may make him the man who lost the most weight. "I'm glad to be in the Guinness Book
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        Lock icon Scholarship programme revised
        132 21 Government plans to attract future leaders THE Government has enhanced its scholarship programme so that it can attract better talents to the civil service. Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, who oversees the civil service, says the Public Service Commision is introducing three new initiatives to create more
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        Lock icon Greeting card bug strikes
        183 21 THE next time someone sends you a love note via e-mail, beware. Internet spammers launched a widespread attack on e-mail inboxes this month, hiding a computer virus in a link to an online greeting card. Postini, an e-mail security company, said it has seen about 275
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        Lock icon S'porean wanted
        96 21 POLICE in Manila are looking for a Singaporean who is believed to have absconded with investment money worth some US$25O million ($378 million). The Filipino trading firm, Performance Investment Products Corporation, has asked the National Bureau of Investigation to locate Michael Liew, the owner of a foreign exchange
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      129 7 Introducing the all new BK FISH a golden, chunky fish patty treat with tasty tartar sauce, fresh lettuce and a full slice of American cheese, all sandwiched between a corn-dusted bun! WHO ATE THE <s> 1 0 '<* BK FISH TM Take a bite to find out. BK FISH M
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      81 10 WATCH IT OVER AUD OVER AGAin Dfl THE BIG1 5EREEI1! "Truly breathtaking special effects and a strong storyline..can't wait for part 2!" JF* Herman Ho, Accounts Manager "Undoubtedly THE best blockbuster movie of 2007. Worth watching more than twice!" [A Adam Tun-Aung, Editor "Impressive, action-packed and mind-blowing effects throughout. Definitely
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      244 13 IJI 1 j r (S)TQka.timayaS.C. JUL j a K I Whether it is chrysanthemums in full bloom or a Japanese crane in 9 K flight, everyday items or designs from an outfit, they seem to if 1 come alive when painted on glass. Learn to perfect a steady hand HH
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      125 14 LA. DANCE CONNECTION n house dav! 2 Dance Classes on 28 29 Julv C open hou )\oy two whole days of Pun-filled dance classes, promotions and excf prizes. Come learn a dance or try a high class. Or just join all the classes. Suitable tor all ages. Life's too short...DANCE!
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      80 17 YOUR WEEKENDS FROM FRIDAYS WITH COOL TUNES. Subscribe to The New Paper Super Weekend package* at just 1 18 and bring home a sleek digital radio clock free! Come visit our subscription booth on 21 22 July 07, between 12-8 pm at at the following locations: %1M Health <X You
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      77 21 Dengul^ iiLW The 10 biggest clusters 'bracket denotes number of cases as at press time, taken from www.dengue.gov.sg Pasir Ris Dr 6 Dr 3 (60) Woodlands St 83 St 82 St 81 (22) Clementi West St 2 West Coast Rd (18) Ang Mo Kio Ave 9(15) Bt Batok St 31
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  • OUR Sunday
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      Lock icon Splashing out on costplay
      1079 22  -  Working adults are happy to spend thousands of dollars, and up to four months, making elaborate Japanese role-play costumes Mindy Tan mindytan@sph.com.sg HE is a cop, but once he is off work, he dresses up for fantasy play. Mr Tan Han Yong, a 30-year-old police officer,
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      540 23  -  Being immersed in cosplay can win some youths popularity or parental displeasure Mindy Tan mindytan@sph.com.sg IT'S two months to Halloween. But green-faced freak criminal Kisame was walking around with a gigantic sword that looked like an ice-cream. When asked for his real name, the
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      Lock icon Loyalty? Pay me for it
      278 24  -  bitchaboutcorner By Alvin Chiang alchiang @sph. com.sg I DON'T get it. For many years now, we've been told not to expect an iron rice bowl. Not with the rapid rate at which globalisation has invaded and altered our lives. Cheap manufacturing labour in China and
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      Lock icon Spice is nice but not worth the fight
      631 25  -  Siva Choy Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg SOME of the grandest exploration projects in history seem to have been accomplished by bungling fools. Christopher Columbus was one of these bunglers. As I have observed before, he landed in the Caribbean, was convinced he had reached
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      656 26  -  Leong Ching chingl@sph.com.sg HOW quickly we forget. For years, I have been driving to work, passing by a giant on the left, and on Monday, he was gone. I almost didn't notice it. A negative presence is like a ghost and we have no time
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      608 27  -  Joan Chew tnp@sph.com.sg SOME had to take leave from work. Others had to rush down after school. But all that stress from running around didn't matter the moment they got in front of the camera. With the lens poised on them, all 24 finalists of The New
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      399 27  -  Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo@sph.com.sg SOME enchanted evening, you may see a stranger across a crowded room, and she hurries over to you and gushes, "Oh I have to tell you that I owe everything to The New Paper!" What her parents are going to have
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      630 28  -  Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo@sph.com.sg HERE'S a tip. Every time you get a $5 bill in change, drop it in a drawer. Come mid-July, you'll have a wad of green for a flutter at the Emirates Singapore Derby, and you can't have a better day at the Singapore
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      Lock icon Flush out stale energy
      527 29  -  Joseph Guan Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg HAVE you tried out the Cosmic Freedom qigong I introduced in my last installment? Practising qigong will bring about a state of relaxation and a positive state of well-being and calmness. Here are more exercises to help you flush out stale energy
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      Lock icon Today, set off on two makan safaris
      403 30  -  K F Seetoh Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg WHEN celebrated American food humourist Calvin Trillin had his first bite of the glorious Toa Payoh rojak at the Old Airport Road food centre a couple of months ago for his piece in The New Yorker magazine, he
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      Lock icon Luscious Little India beckons
      371 30 SAFARI ROUTE 1: CHINATOWN, CBD, LITTLE INDIA AND THE HEARTLANDS 12.15pm: Start with a hearty and piquant bowl of Tai Wah Bak Chor Mee at Meeting Point Food Court at 12 Prince Edward Road Bestway Building. It's rare to be able to sit out by a
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      Lock icon Exciting East Coast eateries
      289 30 SAFARI ROUTE 2: THE LAID BACK EAST COAST SAFARI. 10am: Bite into Slang Slang Chwee Kueh at 61k 86 Bedok North St 4, Fengshan Food Centre, and you'll understand why 1,200 of their chwee kuehs were the first to disappear within an hour when they touted
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      Lock icon Getting good skin starts from within
      563 31  -  YOGA FOR COSMETIC BEAUTY 4 Bharat Thakur Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg WHAT sort of skin do you have? What shape is it in? There are so many things that affect the texture and condition of our skins: genes, diet, health etc. Yoga can help you improve
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      43 25 iTilYTiIftfWl I WW 51 W] m s k« m m HI, WgTf?E cJOST CHECKS THE ORDER IM WHICH WE APPEAR. WE'RE AFTER THE CHOIR, rV THEREs 6eeM A ctf/vi&e.l Mev 1 REIAX.' Y0UAMDEV/AC0MEON 71HIS IS A TeiE- f\f TER' REBECCA THOM. WIE CAN
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      320 32 OUB 1 i 4 i IF YOU MUST STAY IN ALL DAY... CHANNEL 5 10.00am 7th Heaven/Treasure Hunter 12.00nn Guinness 9-Ball Tour 2007 I.00pm From Justin To Kelly (Movie) 2L30 Cops/Extreme Makeover 4.00 Live Earth (Highlights/Variety) 7.00 National Treasure (Movie) 9.30 News 5 Tonight 10.00 Ugly Betty II.00 Lost III
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      85 32 CHANNEL 8 11.00 am The Treasure Basin (Drama) I.oopm Making Ol Honour And Passion (Variety) IJO Famous Chinese Cutslne IV 240 Lady Of Leisure SJO Ah Hong Food Tour (Variety) &30 The SPD Charity Show 6.J0 Singapore Today 7.00 To Catch The Uncatchable (Drama) 9.00 The Sheng Siong Show 1040
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      61 32 CHANNEL U 10.00am The Shining Teenagers 12.00nn The Story In China 1.00pm King Of The Kitchens I.30 Man 0 Man 2.00 Lovers In Paris (Korean Drama) 4.00 Shoot II 5.00 Chronicles Of The Heavenly Dragon 7.00 News Club 7.30 The Great Qing Dynasty 9.15 Breaking News (Movie) II.00 News World
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      94 32 SURIA 10.00 am Suria Segar Musim Baru! 11.00 Anugerah 2007 1.30pm Khazanah Dunia 2.00 Oeria Kota/647tan 111 &00 Sayembara Cerpen (Drama) 4.00 Singapura Live (Variety) 5.00 Generasi Harapan 5.30 TV Kini (Variety) OL3O Masak Apa? 7.00 Teroka Pondichery/Asatu 8.00 Berita (News) 8.30 Kisah Benar (Educational) 8.00 Jom! Makan Angin (Educational/Debut)
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      55 32 CENTRAL 1&30am Monster Warriors Masked Rider Blade 11.30 Fantastic Four/D.I.C.E 12.30pm Transformers Originals 1.00 Monster By Mistake I.30 Tenali Raman/Naam 2.30 Pathukulla Ondru 3.00 Cinema Express: Ooty Varai Uravu 6.00 Kummalam Kondattam 7.00 Ha Ha Ha Sirippu 7.30 Pattiyal 8.00 Nandu/Tamil Seithi 9.00 FilmArt: FanFan La Tulipe (French Movie) II.00
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    248 33 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 to... tnpforum@sph.com.sg Hubby, Thanks for being there for me all this while, thanks for loving me, forgiving me
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  • SUN RACING
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      258 34 SUNDAY j f, TOPTIPS 'R1*7i n IR3 4H4 W* 4R6 K2 Tm ■R10 K twmtsr-k 9 Kim wrmm 10 Astonish 7 Akashi 1 Lobster 4 Successful 14 Sound H qhty WSBWM VI Fortune """S Champion King Smile Effect 3"v dget rjm 8 Call Me The Breeze DU-vr •asr
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY'S SINGAPORE STIPES' REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      1212 34 RACE Is DIABLO, BREADWINNER and HAYA DEWA were slow. Shortly after the start, DIABLO and BREADWINNER bumped. UNO SAYURI raced wide throughout. MAXIM GUN hung in from the 700 m. Near the 350 m, JERAM FRANKIE was held up on the heels of ABDICATE
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      Lock icon TODAY'S PENANG RACE CARD
      2010 35 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING MUDLARKS RACE 1: Shuwaib, Raftaar, Zohar, Koromiko. RACE 4: Rocco Speed, More N More, Astonish, Baby Han, King Of Durban. RACE 5: Ban Soon, Winning Smile, Just Like Tiger, Magical way, Grisham. RACE 6: Pandora, Thunder On, Lucky Trio, Light Easy, Time To
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      Lock icon LOBSTER KING (Race 6 No. 1)
      81 35 BEST BET THIS Dr Tan Swee Hock-trained promising four-year-old is certainly heading for better things. He's improving with every run and, in his last start, he motored home to score an emphatic win over the Ipoh 1,200m in a smart time of lmin 10.6sec.
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S PERTH (BELMONT) RESULTS
      497 36 GOING: GOOD 2 ROCKING THE BLUES 57 (43-15) P King (12) 1 8 LAST CURTAIN 55.5 (153-43) B Parnham (2) 2 5 THE FUTURE 56 (42-15) S Gruddy (1) 3 Trainer TD Roberts. Margins: 2, 0.75, shd. Time: Imin 19.675 ec Forecast $161. Place Forecast: $19
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S PENANG RESULTS
      890 36 GOING: YIELDING 12 SATIN DANCER 50 (164-40) M Wepner (14) 3 3 1 (447) 1 BABY SUN 57.5 (13-8) 0 Chavez (3) 4 4 2 (436) 1.75 9 HOMBRE 53 (19-5) HK Urn (10) 2 1 3 (491) 1.5 13 TOMAHAWK MISSILE 50 c 49.5 (46-16) JackyLim
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      271 36  -  Danny Khoo dkhoo@sph.com.sg ALL good things must come to an end. And so it was for Penang Wonder and his connections at Batu Gantong yesterday. Hitherto unbeaten in four starts, the three-year-old Sequalo's bid for a fifth straight success in the Da Ma Cai Stakes
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      Lock icon CHAMBERS CLOSED
      73 36 THE Singapore Turf Club off-course betting centre at Asia Chambers will be closed from tomorrow. For amounts above $20,000, the public can claim their winnings from the club's betting centre at International Plaza on Mondays to Fridays between 8.30 am and 4pm. For amounts less than $20,000, the
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      39 36 t. H 3 I VJf W Slim k 21 Jul 2007 First Second Third 3453 2088 1169 Starters 3524 3640 4785 9582 0611 9129 1396 9852 0230 0712 Consolation 7236 4749 0625 8830 4982 1342 2194 6878 2376 9693
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  • SPORTS
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      639 37 Mad about golf WATCHING the start of this week's British Open Championship at Carnoustie, on what was an unusually benign day by the usually wicked standards of seaside golf on the east coast of Scotland, two things struck me more than anything else. Firstly,
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    • BRITISH OPEN 2007
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        Lock icon STEVIE WONDER
        936 38 AFP. AP. STEVE Strieker equalled Carnoustie's course-record 64 to fire himself into contention at the British Open yesterday. But overnight leader Sergio Garcia continued to keep the chasing pack at arm's length. On moving day, nobody moved faster than Strieker. Starting at one-over, the American claimed birdies on
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        Lock icon Just call him a winner
        703 39 AP. LET'S start with the name, which is Choi Kyoung Ju on the birth certificate. But you can just call him KJ. Choi came up with that one himself at his very first British Open in 1998. "At the first tee, they announce, 'Kung Choy,'"
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        128 39 THE Poh siblings helped the National Service Resort and Country Club to bag the Club Challenge Trophy at the recent Rolex Golf Challenge. Johnson Poh and sister Joey played leading roles as NSRCC finished with a nett score of 59.65 at the Singapore Island
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        Lock icon Fence post saves Senden the blushes
        174 39 Reuters. AUSTRALIAN John Senden breathed a sigh of relief after a freak deflection saved him from running up an ugly score at the 18th hole in the third round yesterday. The 42-year-old from Brisbane drove into a hazard, and then compounded his error by
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        152 39 MYGOLFKAK3 Golf Club is running a carnival, which ends today, for a membership drive at the Marina Bay Golf Course. The club is affiliated to the Singapore Golf Association and is based in Marina Bay. Home to more than 4,100 members who do not have
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      783 40 SINGAPORE AT LARGE The New Paper's Singapore at Large column profiles the sports scene with a national or grassroots perspective every Sunday. Today, LIM HAN MING reports on how the past and present sports champions of Singapore stay in touch with each other, thanks to a luncheon organised
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      Lock icon SAILING TO GREATNESS
      561 41 Do you know your sporting heroes, especially those who had achieved glory for Singapore more than two decades ago? LIM HAN MING highlights some of Singapore's past sporting icons, who were either world-beaters or Asian Games medallists during their competitive days Know your sporting Heroes WHO IS
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      Lock icon FROM CHINA WITH LOVE
      1013 42 WHO IS SHE? SHE was one of Singapore's first foreign-born sporting talents. One who went on to become one of Singapore's sporting icons. China-born Jing Junhong packed her bags for Singapore when she was recruited under the Singapore Table Tennis Association's foreign talent scheme in 1991.
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    • F1 2007
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        Lock icon Hamilton crashes, Raikkonen in pole
        582 43 AP. CHAMPIONSHIP leader Lewis Hamilton crashed in qualifying yesterday for the European Grand Prix, and Kimi Raikkonen took pole position for Ferrari. Hamilton was taken by ambulance from the track but did not seem seriously hurt. He waved and gave a thumbs-up sign as he
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        75 43 LATEST LEWIS Hamilton is fit to race in Sunday's European Grand Prix, his McLaren team said yesterday. "There is at this moment in time absolutely no medical reason that he can't race," team boss Ron Dennis said after the 22-year-old Briton returned to the
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        890 44 In this week's instalment of Johnnie Walker's behind-the-Fl scenes series, we take a look at how MClaren-Mercedes' championship leader and rookie Lewis Hamilton had to raise his fitness level for the rigours of Formula One IT'S a terribly harsh working environment the cockpit of a Formula One
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      385 45 PA Sport. HE is into fast cars. But now, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has emerged as a surprise candidate to be the new owner of Arsenal. When asked yesterday, the Englishman refused to rule out the possibility of a takeover of Arsenal. Ecclestone concedes
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      Lock icon Fowler signs for Cardiff
      565 45 TRANSFER TRAIL ROBBIE Fowler has joined Welsh side Cardiff on a free transfer. The 32-year-old former England international had been linked with a host of clubs since being released by Liverpool at the end of last season, and turned down an offer from Sydney FC. Leicester
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      Lock icon Blues told: Go easy on Becks
      490 47 Wire Services. THE instruction is clear: Whatever you do, don't kick David Beckham. Chelsea have been asked to go easy on Beckham, when the Blues play his new team LA Galaxy in a friendly this morning. The England midfielder is struggling with an ankle
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      Lock icon Pressure in the limeliaht? Get used to it
      339 47 AFP. LOS Angeles Galaxy manager Alexi Lalas says his players will have to learn to deal with the massive scrutiny that comes with playing alongside new star David Beckham. "All of our players and coaching staff understand that there are expectations and
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      Lock icon Three Lions on his mind
      149 47 Wire Services. DAVID Beckham will play on for England as long as his country needs him. The 32-year-old LA Galaxy star is just four short of a century of caps and seems certain to be included in the England squad for next month's friendly against
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      350 48 AFP. FIRST, he labelled his players as "untouchables". Now, Jose Mourinho says his star-studded Chelsea squad is "unstoppable". The Portuguese warned that nothing can stop Chelsea from recapturing the Premier League title from Manchester United next season. Mourinho, who is preparing Chelsea for the last match of their pre-season
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    • ASIAN CUP 2007
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        Lock icon Beware Iran frontline, Korea
        776 49 Ahead of today's quarter-final between South Korea and Iran, GARY LIM speaks to Robert Verbeek (below), younger brother of Pirn, South Korea's national coach THE script wouldn't have it any other way. It just had to be an IranSouth Korea quarter-final. Tonight, the two Asian football
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        Lock icon No rift with Lee: Verbeek
        181 49 Reuters. SOUTH Korea coach Pim Verbeek has played down reports of a rift with striker Lee Dong Gook after the Middlesbrough player was said to have criticised team tactics. Verbeek, whose side faces Iran in Kuala Lumpur today, said they merely had a "difference of
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        619 50 Wire Services. SAUDI Arabia's coach has proved his critics wrong so far in the Asian Cup and could shut them up altogether by winning tonight's quarter-final clash against Uzbekistan. Brazilian Helio Cesar dos Anjos has been forced by the Saudi media to defend his decision
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        Lock icon Iraq see off Vietnam to reach semis
        305 50 IRAQ 2 Younis Mahmoud 2nd min, 66 VIETNAM 0 AFP. SKIPPER Younis Mahmoud powered Iraq into only their second Asian Cup semi-final with a double to sink plucky Vietnam 2-0 yesterday. The victory was a ray of light for the beleaguered Iraqi people
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        Lock icon AUSSIES PAY PENALTY FOR... Moments of madness
        790 51  -  JAPAN 1 Naohiro Takahara 72min AUSTRALIA 1 John Aloisi 69 AET: 1-1, Japan win 4-3 on penalties TV VIEW Gary Lim npsports @sph. com.sg LITTLE separated the two sides. So when Australia took the lead against lapan through John Aloisi in the 69th
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        Lock icon 'Penalty shoot-out not good for my heart'
        450 52 Reuters. HE was so fearful of the end result that he left the pitch before the penalty shoot-out started. But moments later, Japan coach Ivica Osim celebrated his team's progress in the Asian Cup, as Yuji Nakazawa blasted in the decisive penalty to
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        Lock icon Aussies fail to give their all
        589 52 Japan eventually beat Australia in a penalty shoot-out after 120 minutes of football failed to determine a winner. The New Paper's football analyst TOHARI PAIJAN discusses the action with GARY LIM GARY: What are some observations you made from the match? TOHARI: Japan lacked
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      Lock icon Why I quit England
      1062 53  -  ON TOUR WITH MAN UNITED Steve Bates Special Correspondent PAUL SCHOLES has revealed he quit international football because the fun had gone out of playing for England and he's vowed never to go back on the decision despite intense pressure from Steve McClaren. Sir Alex Ferguson's
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      Lock icon 'I don't crave Champs League winners' medal'
      349 54 PAUL SCHOLES insists there'll be no regrets if he hangs up his boots without ever winning the Champions League. The midfield star has every club medal going but after being booked in the semi-final against Juventus in 1999 he missed the dramatic Champions
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      Lock icon We'd love to go back to Singapore: Fergie
      390 54 SIR ALEX FERGUSON has revealed that Manchester United haven't forgotten about Singapore but they don't know when they'll be back touring in Malaysia. The Old Trafford boss enjoyed his last visit to Singapore in 2001 and remembers the warmth and enthusiasm of
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      Lock icon Major change to 'live' EPL games
      697 55  -  Lim Han Ming npsports @sph. com.sg WATCHING English football on television will be a brand new experience this season. For the past three years, football fans in Singapore have been tuning in to ESPN STAR Sports' (ESS) channels 23 and 24 for their weekly
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      254 46 EXHIBITION 11 am 6pm, Suntec Singapore Ballroom 2, Foyer Check out the booths of distinguished organisations from the public/ private sectors and UK/US universities to find out more about local and foreign scholarship offerings. SCHOLARSHIP FEATURE Don't miss our special scholarship feature in The Straits Times on 28 July 2007.
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      175 54 SPORTSON IRAN v KOREA Delayed, Ch 24, 10pm, today I SAUDI ARABIA v UZBEKISTAN m Delayed, Ch 24, midnight I LA GALAXY v CHELSEA Ch 22, 9am, today PORTSMOUTH v FULHAM m Ch 22, 6pm, Tuesday LIVERPOOL v SOUTH CHINA Ch 22, 8.30pm. Tuesday I FINAL DAY Ch 23, 6pm,
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