The New Paper, 9 December 2007

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    25 1 the new Paper Sunday 9 DECEMBER 2007 JP| Singapore Press Holdings MICA (P) 196/12/2006 80 CENTS IIIWIII 8"*****1 *****9"> UA'y paixr the new I paper
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  • SUN NEWS
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      Lock icon HUBBY ALREADY MARRIED
      747 2  -  Uproar over I pageant contestant's marital status. She says: I ANNULLED MARRIAGE AS... I Ho Lian-Yi Hanyi@sph.com.sg A LOCAL beauty contest is again mired in controversy and it seems to be the same refrain: Why has a married woman been allowed to take part? This time, the
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      Lock icon SO MANY CONTESTS, SO CONFUSING
      860 2 LIKE a good Bollywood movie, there was no shortage of drama. Where once there was only one, there are now three. Previously, if you referred to a Miss India Singapore, you actually meant the winner of the Miss India Singapore Worldwide pageant, which has been
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      15 2 THANKS FOR CALLING is yours il yaw idea a story i HOTLINE 733 44 Hi
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      67 2 DECK THE MALLS WITH... JmMB Bigger, better? That seems to be the way shopping centres are going when It comes to visual displays to lure customers Fast news 25 Our Sun 26 Sol! 54 mum 1800- 733 4455 Website tnp.sg E-mail tnp6sph.com. sg Fax 6319 6266 Operations Desk 6319 6644
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    Lock icon NO LONGER 'DIRT CHEAP'?
    904 5  -  Some say scheme is fair, others brace themselves for higher rates BID SYSTEM FOR RENTING STATE PROPERTY sun neuis Cara van Miriah caravm@sph.com sg CALL it a property lottery. Be prepared to pay more if it's a hot property. Rents for some state-owned bungalows and apartments
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      32 6 :> •*> fThe UNIVERSE WATCH HISTDRY BEGIN Jupiter: The Gient Planet Tonight 7pm Available on Star Hub Digital Cable Ch 08. To subscribe, please call 1630. www.historychannelasia.com I Know the story THE HISTORY CHANNEL
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      Lock icon I TRUSTED 'FRIEND' AND LOST EVERYTHING...
      743 7  -  REPORT AND PICTURES Hedy Khoo hedykhoo @sph. eom.sg GOOD friendships and bad friendships Madam Kannagi has seen her fair share of both. One friend cheated her of her savings and left her homeless. But now, in a twist of fate, another friend is helping
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      Lock icon ... BUT NEW FRIEND HELPED ME WHEN I HAD NOTHING
      460 8 BUT NEW FRIEND HELPED ME WHEN I HAD NOTHING EVEN in the midst of Madam Kannagi's sorrow, there is a silver lining. Help has reached her in the form of Madam Mareamma Nadasan, 48, a security officer, who has taken her in and treats her like kin. The pair met
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      7 8 HE HELPS HIMSELF TO $130,000 Page 11
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      128 8 FESTIVE BUFFET* (1 Dec '07 1 Jan '08) Enjoy a selection of international fare with festive favourites. Our sumptuous spread includes Seafood On Ice, Roast Turkey, Honey Baked Ham, Smoked Salmon, Coffee Pork Ribs, Braised Mushrooms, Roast Beef, Unagl, I Steamed Mullet, Dory Fillet, Sauteed Prawns, J q Japanese Hot
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      219 9 rfM: r .p "X 4 Ifc o Pi <T? plcizcismgcipura i U Christmas Grand Lucky Draw Simply spend 550 ?o« a j'uhu 1 to win kiLuikuis pn-vs' W CapitaCard Momtvi > omio\ douNo 'ion tho\ vharur to their CapitaCaid T op 3 Pr izes c% i) y> "y Plus other
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      Lock icon HE HELPS HIMSELF TO $130,000
      741 10  -  She can't read, so brother helps her sell flat. Then... REPORT AND PICTURE Hedy Khoo hcdykhoo @sph.com.sg SHE needed money for a cataract operation. So she decided to sell her three-room HDB flat to raise money for the surgery. But Madam Ho, 68, made a
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    • BIG SACRIFICES, BIG DREAMS
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        Lock icon MY PARENTS WERE SHOCKED WHEN I TOOK A PAY CUT
        535 11 Not satisfied with her job, S'pore archer decides to train full-time for her first SEA Games ARCHER Maryanne Gul had been doing business development for a chemicals company for more than a year when she decided to train full-time. "I
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        682 11  -  He gets a second chance at the national team, so... REPORTING FROM KORAT, THAILAND Teh Jen Lee jenlec@sph.com.sg WHAT would you sacrifice to train full-time and have a chance to qualify for the SEA Games? It's understandable when athletes, who are part of a
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      Lock icon MATTERS OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE
      669 13  -  Why do some S poreans pay fengshui masters thousands of dollars to design these special tombs? Joyce Lim joycel Qsph.comsg PICTURES Kelvin Chng kchng@sph.com.sg WHEN it comes to having good fengshui, it doesn't matter whether you are in this world or the next. Some Singaporeans have
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      Lock icon MUM KILLED FOR NAGGING?
      337 14 Jobless KL son arrested for her murder FOR two years, she nagged at her son to get a job. But on Friday morning, Madam Ye Jinlan's nagging could have been the trigger that caused her son to allegedly bash her to death in their Kuala Lumpur
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      675 15 All I want for Christmas is to fill my mobile with joyous sights and sounds. C hristn 'Jinale bells! V m 1MB "Season's greetings." '|J*J i? dSt •■r v* >» i? 4 L>fii I «•> in A r r; N9rc»K2 .'A IMSl > SSB Is .J *V->\ He >• Jl
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      1056 16 ONE CITY'S DRIVE TO BECOME Its own airline, a 7-star hotel and by star architects. Will these help Abu Dhabi outshine Dubai? IT'S the richest city in the world, says Fortune magazine. It's the capital of the United Arab Emirates. And it's not Dubai. "I
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      Lock icon JOLIE A HUMANITARIAN HEROINE? US TOO
      1045 17 A NGELINA Jolie must have l\ made it look too easy. 1 Now, every other Hollywood actress wants to be an activist of some sort. Even if the job is to sober up drunk elephants. And if anyone can do it, it would have
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      110 17 test 2 Con philiP s pap er New r v TMe is- r p» tata Sf H am* TF/H isnr? rm Besides the unique flex and pivot action, the Philips Arcitoc Shaver also features the shaving heads for a faster shave. SMS ***** by 16 December 2007, midnight SMS in
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      674 18  -  She's pot nominated, but Fann's plunging neckline takes the prize Wendy Teo teowyw@sph.com.sg SHE admits it was her most revealing dress ever. After all, it's the first time that girl-next-door Fann Wong has showed off so much cleavage. The 36-year-old's white Loewe gown, which had her
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      218 18 Best Feature Film: Lust, Caution Best Short Film: Fly Out Blue Best Documentary: Hollywood Chinese Best Director: Lee Ang (Lust, Caution) Best Leading Actor: Tony Leung Chiu Wei (Lust, Caution) Best Leading Actress: Joan Chen (The Home Song Stories) Best Supporting Actor: Tpny Leung Ka
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      324 18 WE CAME, we tried, but we lost. It may have been Singapore's biggest haul in nominations to date for the Golden Horse Awards, but we returned home empty-handed. The Singapore-Australian production The Home Song Stories, Jack Neo's Just Follow Law and Royston Tan's 881 had garnered a total
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      Lock icon WILL THESE QUESTIONS SAVE LIVES?
      761 19 After shootings, US colleges look closer at background of applicants AS campus administrators worry about how to prevent violence like last year's Virginia Tech shootings, students applying to college increasingly face queries about their past behaviour Were they ever severely disciplined in high school? Have
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        67 20 Entrepreneurs are hands-on people who push a minimum of paper and do lots of stuff orally instead of reading and writing, and delegate authority, all of which suggests a high veroal facility. Compare that with corporate managers who read, read, read. William J Dennis Jr, senior research fellow
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        97 20 THE lawyer who led a rally against the Malaysian government has filed a police report yesterday against Malaysia's prime minister, the attorney general and police chief for claiming his protest group has possible terrorist links. Mr P Uthayakumar, leader of Ethnic rights group Hindraf, said: "We have
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        Lock icon BABY CAN'T WAIT
        22 20 imuo 111 rHBiiTi IVlmaySla, ycSlciClay Early labour: The infant arrived nine days earlier than expected. picture guang ming daily
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        85 20 MORE people are reporting possible maid abusers, going by hotline calls in Singapore The Archdiocesan Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, which has a 24-hour helpline, has received 24 complaints. While nine of these calls came from maids, the remaining 15 were from
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        Lock icon TWO DEAD IN M'SIA FLOODS
        142 20 THOUSANDS EVACUATED ACROSS COUNTRY THE floods in Malaysia have claimed their first fatalities. A 7-year-old student and a disabled teenager drowned in two separate incidents in the northern state of Kelantan. Another two are missing a 3-year-old boy and a 15-year-old student The incidents occurred
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        Lock icon $300,000 LOST TO PHONE SCAMS
        103 20 SINGAPOREANS lost more than $300,000 in telephone scams in the past four months. Police said yesterday that 29 victims lost $275,500 to conmen posing as police officers or Supreme Court staff members. Another two lost more than $50,000 after they were tricked into believing that
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        Lock icon MORE YOUNG S'POREANS GET STIs
        220 20 THE number of young Singaporeans with sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, has almost tripled in the last five years. And in the first half of 2007, young people between 10 and 29 years old accounted for 13 per cent of new HIV cases. These were
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        65 20 A DOORMAN in Manhattan, New York, was suspended from work for having bad breath. Mr Jonah Seeman, who has worked at Gracie Gardens complex for 40 years and supports his 81-year-old mother, was suspended twice before. Residents in the complex, such as Mr Adam Reingold, defended him, saying: "His
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  • OUR Sunday
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      Lock icon MALLS ARENT SPARING ANY EXPENSE TO GET CROWDS TO SHOP, SHOP, SHOP
      953 21  -  Esther Au Yong and Sheela Narayanan esthfray@sph.com.sg, shefla@sph.com.sg DECKING the halls with boughs of holly is not enough anymore. Retailers are splashing out millions of dollars to set the mood for holiday shopping and to create some buzz
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      Lock icon Wanna WIN a Blackberry?
      143 22 THE New Paper is giving away a Blackberry Pearl 8120 smartphone to one lucky reader, courtesy of Channel [VI. The phone comes with features like video-recording, Wi-Fi capabilities and expandable memory. Smart, slim and stylish, it also includes applications like e-mail, navigational and organiser applications. To
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      515 23  -  Siva Choy Columnist tnpQsph.comsg HAVE you heard of "Periplaneta Americana"? It's really the scientific name for the cockroach. "Periplaneta" means cockroach and "Americana" indicates it comes from America. There are about 46 various nationalities of these creepy crawlies skulking in cracked pavements all over
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      Lock icon STAY AWAKE for this sucker
      674 24  -  low-risk lipo technique lets you chat with Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg FOR women who have done everything they can to lose weight after giving birth but can't, fret not. You can go for an out-patient liposuction procedure that can help you lose fat in those
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      349 25  -  S'pore didn't win at Asian film awards here, but... Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE did not win any of the awards, but a Singapore son gave the winning speech at the Asian Festival Of 1st Films (AFF) awards night. Jack Neo who has made
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      556 26  -  Relax Dr Joseph Guan Columnist tnpQsph.comsg THE following Brain Gym exercises are very effective in reducing stress and anxiety. Many hours of sitting and working on computers may frequently result in a sore lower back. Neck muscles stiffen up due to long hours of typing.
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    Lock icon LOOK COOL BE SAFE
    305 29 OF NEW PAPER ON •••<■ NOT really looking for that new motorbike? Just happy with your trusty old warhorse? Well, there are motorcycle accessories that'll make your ride look brand new. While you're accessorising, don't forget to gear up for safety because a broken limb is
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      211 30 f c r Sheer riding pleasure is about to go on tour. v v 'C ftv X < vy v v K A <&* rV «r<*. f >"*' .y> > v '.'I A-**' i* <%T 'i$$'■*' ••> r n tM8i| V V (MIIIMJ w URI jf if! k •»< 1
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    294 31 m to II THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY ■■>•■ JhSp faffecandv SPECIAL. HODAKA MOTORWORLD Yoshimura exhaust pipes make one of the sweetest sounds on the road. On the circuit, the full race systems used by teams in World Superbikes and AMA motocross increase performance and horsepower. For some
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      93 32 WE DIDN'T COME THIS FAR TO SAY "FAR ENOUGH" i *4. a jA§ V- 1 7 1 Ik-,. ■'.<:■ s dfl* hv;x. i v »1 .Ik <* -u. Jt 1 toWhuhtec-**. J v v j«. l*Wa" I I'• V .'ln fe^Pi* l i 1 1 I M:f »Bpy.g i'./ s
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    251 33 lip SUNDAY >■*■> H faiffecandy SPECIAL «i JOINING a motorcycle club is about taking the knowledge and camaraderie that motorcycling offers to the next level. Rather than venturing solo into motorcycling, save yourself the heartache of making that wrong turn. Get connected with the scene. One of
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    339 35 up JP*m 7r?W THE NEW PAPER ON SUNDAY > JUBm biHefcantJaj SPECIAL STORM RIDERS Their BMW motorcycles are known to take the punishment on faraway adventures. These Storm Riders will find out whether man or machine will conquer the terrain in Laos. Eleven of them will
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    387 37 WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? fallfo rid be setf what bike iding. ctlyfor want to >n top of >es. s buying racing. from a excellent Four-stroke motorbikes like the Bajaj Pulsar 180, Yamaha X-l i and Honda CBRI2SR make excellent BSiy fuel-savers in these times of ever-rising pump
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  • OUR SUNDAY
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      Lock icon REAL AND RAW
      867 38  -  (Staged? It's all... Food show based on surprise visits deals with anary bosses, closed stalls and so-so quality K F Seetoh Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg SOME of the accusations levelled at us when we went about touting the new concept of my i Makansutra Raw show currently on Channel
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      Lock icon Building up your stamina
      495 39  -  Yoga for a good sex life: Part 1 Bharat Thakus Columw^;y tnp@sph.com.sg I MEET many people in relationships where they feel love and compassion for their partners but are frustrated by a sex life that's not so great. This programme is for everyone, but will especially
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      478 40 TView Channel U, 730pm This new Korean period drama is about the life of the beautiful, witty and renowned courtesan Hwangjini who is gifted in the arts but has to lead a hard life because of her lowly social status. Starring Ha Ji Won, Kim Young Ae. Star Awards 2007
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    364 41 our suironv Getting married? Had a baby? Or just having a crush? Maybe you want to thank someone? Whatever it is, we want to know. Send your pictures and messages t0... tnpforum@sph.com.sg My Lovely wife, Pegan Heng. A SURPRISE for YOU before Our Big Day Tomorrow. I Love
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  • SUN RACING
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY'S KRANJI STIPES' REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      473 43 RACE lx CANDOUR STRIPES was restless in the barrier and, as the start was effected, got her head caught in the front of her barrier and was unable to jump, with A Fiezan becoming unbalanced and dislodged. After reviewing the films, the stewards felt
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      Lock icon Don't rule out Why Be at Sha Tin
      520 43  -  Larry Folkey nprocingQsph.comsg HE'S the best horse in Singapore. No arguments there. More machine than thoroughbred, the Kranji champion has taken all before him and his record of 20 wins and six placings from just 27 starts is well documented in the
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      188 43 Danny Khoo Tan Theao Loon > Marc Tin i r3 FE3 FEZ! 1 PmJM rr^ K~oJM S Shooting Star > T ft HE®E *****31 IBudvange 3 Speed Bullet ftferemlto 10 Ready Foe Battle 5 Merotai 19 1 Mourinho D| Ifcingln Fortunes Albarado JUm'j Humer 21 The Chief EBi
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      Lock icon PEAK OF LIFE
      86 43 PEAK OF LIFE (Race 9 No. 1) has been a model BEST BET has been a model No. 1) of consistency in his last six outings notching two wins (1,400m and 1,600m), three seconds (twice 1,600m and once 1,200m, over today's short course) and a third (1,600m).
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      2061 44 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TO SOFT Ha. Last S ran HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 382 It's My Blft 55 (51) CaMaBooec2 8 (3ag M Thwaites-Granted) 2 743- Msg Is FortaaoI 55 (50) 0 Chavez 4 (3ac S Cook-Mahadesa) 3 4685-2 Severelga Ace
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      92 44 ■ACE 3s Boomer Capital, Speedy Dragon, Koromiko, Nine Warrior, Flip Master, Douglas, Tiger In The Hunt, Good Kid. ■ACE 4s I The Chief, Matisse, Port Of Hainan, Shooting Star, Urn's World, Jeram Fire. ■ACE 5s Ace Esprit, Raftaar. ■ACE 6s Word Of Honour, Jun Tu, Zhu Chen, Han Venture.
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      992 45 PHILLIP WOO'S FORM COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACES RACE 1 (1,200m) One World (No 3) won nicely over this trip two starts back and can be forgiven for his latest run. He can make amends from gate five. Sure Joy (6) has
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      1060 45 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TO FIRM 1 v- i t NB. MKMIK TMW JKBIY VTJB) MB 1 MUiM OJH E Saini-MaiDn 132 11 3 MVMI 4 TIC VHtLQ UJVZ 5 FEVER PITCH 8 MME JOY ALa G Mossc JM D Beadman SW 0 Doieuze
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      479 46 GOING: GOOD Race 1 EAT MORE FRUIT H'CAP 1100M 6 (10) 1 1 8: I u Jy^ TMmt TM Andrews. Marftec 0.75, nk, 0.75. Tim 1min 3.03sec tow* $8. PtoM PaiMMt $11 (Nos. 1-4), $3 (Nos. 1-5). $9 (Nos. 4-5). ItoRK $179. Tito: $20. Cmm mUMp
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      185 46  -  Danny Khoo dkhoo @sph. com.sg MANY dream about it but few ever get to realise it. Well, Kranji-based rookie Mark Ewe not only dreamt about it but got to live it too. In his first outing at a Malaysian race meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, the
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      954 46 GOING: YIELDING 14 MUJMT KCIMM 51.5 (9-5) ICkmz (3) 3 3 1 (531) 13 MEUUB MM. 53.5 c 51.5 (306-57) 'SOmm (2) 2 2 2 (488) 1.75 8 HMHRY«B55(21-5) I Ate 1 1 1 3 519 0.75 6 EASY SPEED 55 c 54 (27-13) *N Shahral
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      Lock icon NIGHTMARES ON Q STREET
      810 47 mad about golf IF YOU love drama, you've got to love Q School. First, we had the European Tour Qualifying School in Spain, the entwined gloom and glory of which I recounted in a recent column. Then, along came the US version, the PGA Tour Qualifying
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      308 48 Reuters. AN IRISH magazine apologised to Tiger Woods' wife Elin Nordegren Woods on Friday and agreed to pay the former model "substantial" damages after it published fake nude pictures during the 2006 Ryder Cup at the K Club. "The false and deeply offensive article
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      269 48 Reuters. TEN of the world's top 20 players will be competing in next week's invitational Target World Challenge, hosted by world No. 1 Tiger Woods. Woods heads a 16-man line-up finalised on Friday that includes fellow- Americans Jim Furyk (ranked third) and Steve Strieker (fourth), plus
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      458 49 Filipino rising star juvic Pagunsan raced into a four-shot lead at the season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia after a masterful six-under-par 66 yesterday. The joint-overnight leader maintained his superb form at Thai Country Club, sinking seven birdies against a bogey, reported
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      185 49 AFP TEAM Asia were on the verge of successive Lexus Cup victories after the second day of play at the season-ending LPGA teams event in Perth yesterday. The defending champions lead 9 1 /2-2 1 /2 after yesterday's fourball matches at the Vines Resort and Country
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      355 49 AFP. SOUTH African Rory Sabbatini took a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum yesterday. The world No. 11 emerged from the third round holding a narrow advantage after it looked as though six players would enter the
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      589 50  -  SEA GAMES 2007 (FOOTBALL) SINGAPORE 1 (Agu Casmir 81) MALAYSIA 1 (Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal 70) Eric Ding npsports@sph.com.sg A WEEK after being barracked by his own coach because of his poor performance against Laos in the opening game, Singapore striker Agu Casmir
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      Lock icon KEEP HELPING US, SSC URGES TNP READERS
      1159 51 For the past year, The New Paper's Singapore at Large series has profiled the local sports scene with a national or grassroots perspective. Today, and next week, ERNEST LUIS reviews the key issues with two of Singapore's most influential sports supremos A SPORTING
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      136 51 MINISTRY of Community Development, Youth and Sports Parliamentary Secretary Teo Ser Luck will soon pen our first Singapore at Large column to answer your questions later this month. He wants to hear from you on any grassroots sports issues or questions you
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      Lock icon Is this worth more this?
      519 51 ASIAN CHAMPION MORE PRESTIGIOUS THAN BEING WORLD CHAMP? IN January, The New Paper tackled die monetary reward imbalance on paper between the prestige of being an Asian or Olympic champion and a world champion. Under the Singapore National Olympic Council's Multi-Million Dollar Award Programme (MAP),
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      Lock icon My eyes went blur at 200km/h
      822 52 EXCLUSIVE IVAN UM was a guest of Royal Bank of Scotland at the RBS Grand Prix Challenge in Spain recently. Here's what happened to him at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia IMAGINE driving down a straight at full throttle and going blind as
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      116 52 SINGAPOREAN Alvin Koh, 26, earned the right to take part in the RBS Grand Prix Challenge in Valencia when he won the Singapore leg of the challenge. It was a very special experience for him, driving in a Formula Ford car and meeting drivers Kazuki Nakajima
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      Lock icon S'pore night race 'a challenge'
      889 53 WHILE there has been a buzz about the first night race in Formula One to be held in Singapore, Williams F1 driver Nico Rosberg will probably treat it like any other race. "Oh, it's confirmed?" says Rosberg, who finished eighth in the drivers championship in
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      Lock icon Nakajima hits the big time
      912 54 EXCLUSIVE Williams' two young drivers are known for their racing pedigree: One's the son of 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg, the other's the son of F1 's first Japanese driver Satoru Nakajima. IVAN LIM meets them at the Ricardo Dormo circuit in Valencia KAZUKI Nakajima's
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      556 55 THE last dung I wanted to do when meeting Nico Rosberg was to compare him with his famous father, Keke. But the young Williams driver unwittingly invites it "You're a journalist?" he says when I put on the voice recorder, looking rather surprised. Indeed, I
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        Lock icon RED STORM RISING
        644 56 fcJ JLA Ml M M Intense is too mild a word to describe the rivalry between Liverpool ond Manchester United. It is to English football what Bjorn Borg versus Jimmy Connors was to tennis in the 70s. Like Boston Celtics and Angeles Lakers in the 80s. And
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        262 56 MYTH has it that a can&l was at the root of the rivalry. Ever wondered why there is a ship in Manchester United's crest? It actually represents the Manchester Ship Canal, a project which had the Liverpool population up in arms more than a century ago. The two
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        453 56 ANFIELD almost lit up the whole of Liverpool that night. It was the penultimate game of the 1991/92 season and Liverpool handed tide-chasers Manchester United a 2-0 defeat to ensure the Premiership crown didn't end up at Old Trafford. The Man Utd players were devastated. On their way
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        461 57 THE never-ending debate between Liverpool and Manchester United fans has always been which is the bigger club. Numerically, Liverpool are more successful on both domestic and Europeans fronts. But Manchester United supporters will be quick to point out that Liverpool are living on past glory, that the Reds'
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        632 57 Ferguson's superstars span the generations PA Sport. Sir Alex Ferguson hailed his current squad as the finest he has assembled in his illustrious 21 -year tenure at Old Trafford. Here, we consider three generations of Red Devils and how they compare 1986: THE INHERITANCE DEFENCE: The likes
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        Lock icon Fergie's greatness shown through his men
        773 58 liverpool v man united, sun 16 dec THE television interviewer thrust a microphone under Sir Alex Ferguson's nose and guardedly brought up the subject of retirement. In days gone by, Ferguson might have thrown the verbal version of a Joe Calzaghe combination. This time
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        Lock icon MATCH 0307: BORO V ARSENAL
        384 59 TEAM FACTS: UM HAH MIH6; BEST PICK: BRIAN MILLER; WHO'S HOT, WHO'S HOT: lAIN MACINTOSH (Reporting from London) INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS: MIDDLESBROUGH: Schwarzer, Taylor, Jones, Mido, Bates (injured) ARSENAL: Plamini, Fabregas, Hleb, Van Persie, Diaby (injured) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Boro 32; Arsenal 62; draws 31 LAST MEETING: 3 Feb,
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        Lock icon MATCH 0308: BOLTON v WIGAN
        341 59 INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS: BOLTON WANDERERS: Helguson, Vaz Te, Dzemaili (injured) WIGAN ATHLETIC: Heskey, Nash (injured): Sibierski (doubtful) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Bolton 9; Wigan 11; draws 5 LAST MEETING: 7 April, 2007 Wigan 1 Bolton 3 (EPL) LAST FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS: BOLTON: L-W-D-D-D WIGAN: D-L-L-L-L GOAL STATS (SCORED, CONCEDED): BOLTON
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        Lock icon MATCH 0309: TOTTENHAM v MAN CITY
        366 60 BETTING INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: Bale, Assou-Ekotto, Gardner, Rocha, King (injured) MANCHESTER CITY: Elano, Vassell, Bojinov, Sturridge (injured); Mpenza, Onuoha, M. Johnson (doubtful) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Spurs 50; Man City 49; draws 33 LAST MEETING: 13 May, 2007 Spurs 2 Man City 1 (EPL) LAST FIVE LEAGUE
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        Lock icon MATCH 0310: BLACKBURN v WEST HAM
        381 60 INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS: BLACKBURN ROVERS: Nil WEST HAM UNITED: Bellamy, Zamora, Dyer, Faubert (injured); Davenport, Ferdinand (doubtful) HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackburn 45; West Ham 38; draws 16 LAST MEETING: 17 March, 2007 Blackburn 1 West Ham 2 (EPL) LAST FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS: BLACKBURN: W-L-D-L-D WEST HAM: L-D-W-D-D GOAL
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        477 61  -  —BETTING- Dave Tindall PA Sport BLACKBURN v WEST HAM (Blackburn 1 West Ham 2) THE Hammers put in a big effort without reward against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last Saturday. But if they can press Blackburn as keenly today, they're capable of taking all three
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        381 61 !Q WflQi tl isL&D VtfUnLD LtUr AFP ARGENTINA'S Boca Juniors said they are ready to beat AC Milan's star system to take their first Club World Cup, even without newly-acquired playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme. Football governing body Fifa has ruled Riquelme (above), who recently
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        Lock icon Yakubu hits three as brilliant Everton soar
        798 62  -  5L Paul Walker Special Correspondent PA Sport YAKUBU scored a secondhalf hat-trick as Everton comfortably overcame Fulham at Goodison Park. After a drab first-half, the Nigerian scored three times after the interval to hand Everton fans yet another win. Fulham produced two corners
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        559 63  -  |L Damien Spellman Special Correspondent HABIB BEYE scored his first Newcastle goal in the final minute to hand manager Sam Allardyce a first win in seven Premier League games. The Senegal international headed home Emre's near-post corner as the Magpies completed a battling
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        609 63  -  flxJ Dunsan Bech Special Correspondent PA Sport Andriy shevchenko celebrated his Chelsea return by taking a starring role in the side. Shevchenko finished Salomon Kalou's 23rd minute cross for his second Premiers League goal of the season to cap a lively display. Frank Lampard's conversion
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        506 64 ASTON VILLA 1 PORTSMOUTH 3 PA Sport SULLEY Muntari's superb double strike helped secure a sixth successive away win for Harry Redknapp's side and earned them their first victory at Villa Park for 37 years. The £7 million ($21m) signing from Udinese gave Villa goalkeeper Scott Carson
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        158 64 A MASSIVE away win for Portsmouth, who showed that they will be a force to be reckoned with this season. Villa, after a great start to the season, have stuttered lately. Their style of play is too direct and predictable, relying mostly on their pacy wingers and big
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        249 64 PA Sport PORTSMOUTH defender Glen Johnson put his side's 3-1 away win against Aston Villa down to the team's hard work. Two goals from Sulley Muntari and an own goal by Villa's Craig Gardner were enough to earn three points for Pompey. Villa's Gareth Barry
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        Lock icon SIMPLY TOO CASUAL
        717 65  -  MANCHESTER UNITED 4 DERBY COUNTY 1 TV VIEW Ernest Luis npsports@sph.com.sg ON PAPER, Manchester United will be recorded as having thrashed Derby 4-1 last night. But, in reality, they could have walloped them by a bigger margin. And to think that Cristiano Ronaldo had to fake a
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        117 65 ...WAYNE Rooney had been less casual in front of goal? He would have connected from point-blank range in the 23rd minute instead of letting a defender deny him from behind. And he may have actually scored with an earlier chip in the 42nd minute when put through in
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        516 66  -  Ernest Luis npsports @sph. com.sg Liverpool and Manchester United are two of the greatest clubs in footballing history. And, undoubtedly two of the most heavily-supported English clubs in Singapore. And when it comes to their legends, Kevin Keegan would probably be
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        Lock icon CALLING OLDER LIVERPOOL AND MAN U FANS
        68 66 CALLING all older fans of Liverpool and Manchester United, especially those who lived through or grew up during the George Best and Kevin Keegan eras. Take part in our easy-to-use poll on tnppostman.com, if you find it time-consuming to write in. Of course,
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      Lock icon BROWN TO LEAVE UNITED
      264 67 Wire Services ENGLAND defender Wes Brown could leave Manchester United after rejecting a new contract, said manager Alex Ferguson. Brown, whose existing deal expires at the end of the season, has failed to agree terms on an extended contract with the Premier League champions and will
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      285 48 MaRIA SHARAPOVA 30 December ?007, Sunday 8pm Singapore Indoor Stadium Tickets: G348 5555 www.sistic.com.srj VIP hospitality: 6735 4101 www.mat iasharapovalive.se) One of the world's best female athletes. Maria Shaiapova is a celebrity in her own right. As one ot this festive season's sports highlights in Asia, the foimer Wimbledon and
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      99 66 SPORTSONTV MIDDLESBROUGH v ARSENAL Ch 27, 925pm, tonight BOLTON v WIGAN Ch 21, 10.55pm, tonight I TOTTENHAM v MANCHESTER CITY Ch 22, 10.55pm, tonight BLACKBURN v WEST HAM Ch27, 11.55pm, tonight I ETOILE v PACHUCA a Ch 24, 1.30pm, today 3rd ROUND Ch 23, 11am, today I SEA GAMES ACTION
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