The New Paper, 6 February 2008

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    22 1 the new paper 6 February 2008 Singapore Press Holdlnas f ivrumyo 70 CENTS MICA(P)II4/1 2/2007 IIIRIIIW 8 *****1 *****1 the new [paper
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      165 1 Will M'sian PM's lucky number 13 figure in election date? Wednesday new 3 dream of overseas studies turns to nightmare Detained for 4 days in Syria I c C He fhej iv i th (j i i t ii vo ijCt i documents, then r 2 6 February 2003 i
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  • NEWS
    • SINGAPORE
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        Lock icon So scared, I didn't know what to do
        1120 2  -  Detained in Syrian airport, S'pore teen spends 4 days in fear and confusion By Zubaidah Nazeer zubaidah <Qsph.com.sg HIS dream of pursuing higher studies took him to a foreign country, where it turned into a nightmare. First, Luqman Hakim Hassan, 17, was
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        Lock icon CLARIFICATION
        63 2 Report maid abuse and get reward (TOP, 5 Feb): The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) clarified that the toll-free number to report maid abuse is 1800 339 5505. Unscrupulous agents squeeze Bangladeshi workers dry (TNP, 4 Feb): MOM clarified that workers required for investigations are issued a special pass. They
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        Lock icon Best to go through proper channels
        159 3 ANYONE wanting to pursue higher education in Middle Eastern universities must do so through proper channels, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) said. Students need to make the application directly, instead of through third parties. They must also get their madrasah certificates endorsed
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        Lock icon Now, man asks: Land gone, but where's my money?
        870 4  -  FAMILY DISPUTE OVER $450,000 LTA acquires man's land to build KPE Nephew helps him claim compensation By i Arul John anathan @sph.com.sg THE land had been acquired, the highway built, and the money paid. But Mr Ishak (not his real name)
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        Lock icon Nephew says: Money also belongs to foreign relatives
        405 4 MR ALI claimed that this is the first time Mr Ishak or his family have made such allegations against him. He added that neither the police nor the Law Society has met him about the dispute. In an e-mail, Mr Ali said
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    • News watcher S'pore
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        Lock icon Govt to make S'pore more family-friendly
        311 5 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong would like Singapore to be a great place to raise children, and he said the Government will look into doing more to make the country family-friendly. In his Chinese New Year message, he said the country has managed to
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        Lock icon Maid caught kicking baby
        55 5 An Indonesian maid has been arrested by Singapore police far allegedly abusing ner employers'2-month-old baby boy at their home. She was caught hitting and kicking the infant on a closed-circuit television at the family's home. The parents pled a police report on 26 Jan, and posted
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        Lock icon Senior ICA officer charged in court
        100 5 A HIGH-RANKING Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) official has been hauled to court for abetting two women from China. Thong Sing Hock, 50, a deputy superintendent at the ICA, faces a total of 27 charges for his abuse of authority. The court heard that
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        Lock icon COE prices remain firm
        94 5 CERTIFICATE of Entitlement (COE) prices did not show much movement in the first bidding exercise, after the Government's announcements last month on changes that affect future car growth here. COE for small cars (up to 1,600 cc) closed $1 higher at $12,002, while the premium for
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        Lock icon Potato crisps recalled
        89 5 WALKERS Snack Foods has announced a recall of some batches of Walkers potato crisps because the products could contain pieces of yellow rubber. As a precautionary measure, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has directed importers and retailers to immediately recall all the products that may have
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        Lock icon Coming: Halal roast ducks
        102 5 FOR the first time, a local poultry company has been granted a licence to supply halal roast ducks in Singapore. Halal ducks have to be slaughtered according to Islamic specifications so that Muslims can eat them. Channel News Asia reported that HKH Roast House will sell
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        Lock icon Olympic-sized skating rink in Jurong
        86 5 SINGAPORE will get its first Olympic-sized ice skating rink by end-2009. Capita Mall Trust is building it as part of a more than $138 million overhaul of its Jurong Entertainment Centre. The announcement yesterday comes two days after the Singapore Ice Skating Association complained that
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      Lock icon Teacher charged with forgery, passport impounded
      468 6  -  REMEMBER THIS REPORT? SINGAPORE By Tan May Ping mayping @sph. com.sg SHE is used to facing a classroom of children, but yesterday, a primary school teacher stood in court to face charges. The teacher, 39, was charged with eight counts of forgery in relation
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    • News watcher World
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        222 7 WALL Street shares slid at the open on Tuesday, tanking almost two per cent in the first few hours after opening. This happened after a surprisingly weak reading on US service sector activity, which in turn stoked fears about a recession
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        Lock icon A spicy New Year
        38 7 Labourers hang chilli-shaped decorations for the upcoming 10th Spring Festival Temple Fair at Beishan Park in Jilin, China, on Tuesday, fhe Chinese Lunar New Year, the "Year of the Rat, starts tomorrow. Picture: REUTERS
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        Lock icon ST reporter Ching Cheong freed
        100 7 Wire services. AN early release was given to Mr Ching Cheong, 58, the Straits Times correspondent who was jailed for espionage activities two years ago. Chinese government officials said yesterday that Mr Ching, who was reportedly in poor health and whose family had pushed for
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        Lock icon Food scare: 3,700 sick in Japan
        94 7 AFP. JAPAN'S health ministry said that a total of 3,742 people have reported sick after eating China-made dumplings or other frozen food. But China downplays it as an "an isolated incident" Japan's health minister said yesterday the dumplings may have been deliberately poisoned with
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        Lock icon Samy Vellu refutes Internet rumours
        94 7 MALAYSIAN Indian Congress (MIC) president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu has rejected Internet speculation that Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has told him not to contest the coming general election. The Star newspaper reported him as saying mockingly: "Yes, yes, he told me not to contest
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        Lock icon Live longer, costs higher
        100 7 AP. IT is more expensive to care for healthy people who live longer than for smokers and fat people, according to a Dutch study. The study overturns the common perception that preventing obesity would save governments millions. "It was a small surprise," said Mr Pieter van
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        Lock icon The show may go on
        104 7 AP. THE three-month-old Hollywood writers' strike looks like it could end in time for the Oscars. But studios and the union are still haggling over the details of the final agreement, said two people close to the talks. One of them said a formal deal
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    • SINGAPORE
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        Lock icon SECRET OPERATIVE
        541 8  -  TOTAL DEFENCE'S Report and Picture By Andre Yeo andrey©sph. com.sg Ml ENTION Total Defence and armed I soldiers in I uniforms with heavy weapons come to mind. You'd hardly think of an J 82-year-old £0^ grandmother who sings Cantonese opera songs at a ■uHE nursing home. Madam Chan
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        Lock icon Something to crow about
        558 9  -  Rooster, rat and other Chinese zodiac figures created at CDC youth event Students turn old papers, toilet rolls into... LOW-TECH FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR By Megha Gupta, newsroom Intern OLD newspapers, rolls of toilet paper and tetra-pak cartons are not your usual Chinese New Year symbols
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        Lock icon Toy firecrackers sounded like GUNSHOTS
        466 10  -  Some shoppers complain: HIGH-TECH FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR By Teo Chin Ghee, newsroom Intern IT looked like a scene from the hit TV series Just for Laughs. Shoppers were walking casually along the streets of Chinatown, when suddenly, caught off guard by a burst of
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Buy an SPH paper & give to charity
        101 11 Buy an SPH paper give to charity GET your newspapers from McDonald's outlets'on the first two days of Chinese New Year, and your money will go towards helping sick children from needy families. Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and McDonald's are raising funds for the Ronald McDonald Children's Charity. You can
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        Lock icon 13 adawi's lucky number WILL HE CALL FOR POLLS ON 13 FEB?
        786 12  -  MALAYSIAN ELECTION WATCH By Susan Tam Susan tam @sph.com.sg THIRTEEN is a number deemed to be unlucky by some traditions. But not for the Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who has often talked about 13 being his
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        Lock icon All this for $44
        378 13 M'SIA POLICE THIEF DRAMA High-speed I shootout, car m crash, police s helicopters in hot pursuit... A IT was a robbery that could have been played out on a Hollywood production set. High-speed chases involving police cars, helicopters and sniffer dogs, as well as a car
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        Lock icon KOPI-O TO A-GO-GO
        380 14 This Negri Sembilan coffee shop offers... IT'S a kopitiam-turned-disco and on Saturday nights, aunties, uncles, grandpas and grandmas flood its premises. They are dressed to kill and they swing the night away to rumba, cha cha and slow rock. It's not exactly the most romantic place in
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon He earns $142, but owns 15 firms, 29 cars and land
        371 15 Bangladeshi gas worker under probe for taking $205 m in bribes HE earned only US$lOO ($142) a month. Yet this employee of Bangladesh's biggest state-owned gas company is behind one of the country's biggest corruption scandals. A government official
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        Lock icon Stars go red for a cause
        442 16 New York Week > TALK about modelling with heart. Liza Minnelli took the audience at New York Fashion Week by surprise by breaking into her signature song New York, New York on the runway of The Heart Truth Red Dress show. The Oscar winner,
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        Lock icon Flights to S'pore bugged – literally
        324 16 Flights to S'pore bugged literally IT was not the usual suspects mechanical failure, pilot error or bad weather that caused a spate of aborted takeoffs at Brisbane International Airport two years ago, a report has stated. It was wasps nesting in the nose of the planes. A report by the
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        Lock icon He's a real-life God of Fortune
        859 17  -  Child star (above, right) brings 4-D luck to some when his movie character 6128 wins By Chang May Choon changmc@sph.com.sg IN the movie, he plays a young God Of Fortune who goes by the serial number 6128. And true to his onscreen title, Campus
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      20 4 THANKS FOR CALLING This handphone Is yours if your idea leads to a story j HOTLINE 1800 733 44 55
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      74 6 The only English newspaper on Friday (2nd day of Chinese New Year) This institution produces super 0-level results But it won't accept your child ne lew aper Also, get the latest in news, sports entertainment Available at 7-Eleven, Cheers, NTUC, SPC, Caltex, Shell, Exxon Mobil, Kinokuniya, Times, Borders, MPH, Guardian,
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      107 11 a Svt is m iS \s 3 IS 3 N\ m I Done Deal? Deal Done. Often, the difference between clinching or losing a deal is not determined by how well you can entertain your clients, but by staying clear and alert enough during dinner and entertainment to seize the
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      424 12 131 West Coast Drive Singapore *****4 (near Blk 509) Tel: 6874 7280 6775 8092 Email: acsotl 31 @yahoo.com.sg 3 tui> <iiil iX 1 6*4 ii' j* M Tai Sui C&iip) Ang Chee Sia Ong Temple coming Lunar New Year celebrations, our Management Committee has organised the following festive events 1)
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    Lock icon Jocie's big day gets SNOWED IN
    1050 19  -  SHOW By Chang May Choon changmc@sph.com.sg TONIGHT was supposed to be Jocie Guo's big night. The Singaporean singer had been invited by China Central Television (CCTV) to perform at its Spring Festival Evening Gala, a highly-coveted opportunity to sing for millions of people tuning
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  • YOU
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      Lock icon Why no live telecast?
      330 20  -  LIONS' WORLD CUP MATCH From Lee Wei Chern, John THE national football team has done the country proud by advancing to the third round of the World Cup qualifiers. This is the furthest that Singapore has ever gone in our bid to reach the world stage
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      116 20  -  From Allan Zheng Bel Yi YOUR report, "Cyclist didn't stop to say sorry" (The New Paper, 4 Feb) is a timely reminder that bicycles need to be registered. It is all very well for lawyers and police to speak of taking cyclists to court for
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      Lock icon What do you think is the best way to discipline students?
      73 20  -  speak Ffwn mdtf Ivy Vong r Ivy Voiig, in her 30s, programme specialist "My discipline master used to cane students In front of the whole school If they fought. The pain made the students behave. "How, I think good
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      75 20  -  From reader I Muhammad Helmi SEEN anything newsy or interesting? Snap a photo of it and e-mail it to tnpclick@sph.com.sg with "Click" as your subject title. Tell us a little about your snapshot. Who knows? Your picture might win a prize. t Rubbish or dishes? t his picture was
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      60 20 EVERY week, we will be picking a Letter of the Week (for contributions to the Your Views page or the TNP Postwoman website) and a Click! Picture of the Week. The winners will each get a $50 Borders voucher. Entries should reach us by Saturday and
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      65 20 E-mail tnptalk@sph.com.sg or write to: The New Paper, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Level 6, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 For verification, we need the writer's full name and contact number (preferably of a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you
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      144 21  -  From Fong Yan Keong If the pictures are genuine, it is clearly private and personal. Illegally copying and distributing the photos without permission is wrong. This is like having your diary distributed without your permission. Would people think that you deserved it for writing a diary
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      102 21  -  From Shanon Tam It takes two hands to clap for certain incidents to take place. We have to remember that being adults, it is all about taking responsibilities and paying for the consequences whether or not we are making the right decision. I'm neither saying that taking
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      48 21 J tnDDOstwoman.com In her last post, our Guest Postwoman Raven Hanson writes about the alleged obscene photos of actor Edison Chen and other Hong Kong starlets like Gillian Chung, Cecilia Cheung and Joey Yung that have surfaced on the Internet. Do you think these celebs have been victims?
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      199 21 In her next post, Raven discusses Chinese New Year and how she feels that Chinese horoscopes are spot-on. Do you believe that knowing your fortune helps to change it? Log on to www.tnppostwoman.com or e-mail us at tnpshow@sph.com.sg with your full name, age, occupation and contact number. fetnppostman.com Sports views?
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  • GUIDE
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      550 22 It's not too late to find a place to have your reunion dinner S'pore Foodie Everything is booked, that's the refrain we've been hearing. But if you look hard enough, you'll find some places open for you to have your reunion dinner. They may not all
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    • FOOD
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        259 23 MISSING out on a day's news in The New Paper can leave you hungry. And with some supermarkets and news stands closed for the Chinese New Year period, you may be wondering where to get a copy. Well, you can head to
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        Lock icon Grab this treasure before it's gone
        138 23 WANT to eat at home, but find cooking too much of a hassle? Why not pack some food and have reunion dinner at home. If you hurry, you should be able to get the last of the Tung Lok Treasure Bowls. This takeaway item
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        Lock icon Check out this Cantonese spread
        128 23 WHILE tonight's Reunion Dinner gets the limelight, you'll need to eat tomorrow too. If you live in the east and don't want to venture out too far, pop down to Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel. Jia Wei restaurant on level two is brand new and ready
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      Lock icon Chew on this juicy duck
      427 24  -  Makan Kaki By Yeoh Wee Teck weet?ek<&sph.com.sg FOODIE Thomas Lim, who kicked off our Makan Kaki column last month, is back with another recommendation. This time, the 31-year-old technician recommends the duck rice stall at Blk 848, Yishun St 81. The stall is located inside
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      28 25 YOU DECIDE MAKE YOUR BID BRING ME HOME Zap Here for This Week's BID! To download software, SMS the word "Zap" to *****. Terms and conditions apply. ZapCode
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      246 25 TView Lunar New Year's Eve Special 2008 Channel ft, 1030pm Join hosts Bryan Wong, Kym Ng, Quan Yi Fong, Guo Liang, Fiona Xie, Dasmond Koh, Vivian Lai, Lee Teng, Charlyn Lin, Pomsak and MediaCorp artistes in this live variety special from Chinatown as they usher in the Year of the
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      50 25 Carlsberg Lunar New Year Special Channel U, 10pm Usher in the Lunar New Year with lots of fim, games and cash giveaways in this live variety special hosted by Mark Lee, Michelle Chia, Tay Ping Hui and Irene Ang and featuring performances by Channel U's SuperStars and other guests. h
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      40 25 II Next Star Movies (Star Hub Ch 58), 9pm A Las Vegas magician who can see into the future is pursued by FBI agents seeking to use his abilities to prevent a nuclear terrorist attack. Starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore.
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      51 25 Lantai 13 Sansasi (Star Hub Ch 40), 11pm A woman who lands a job at an office on the 13th floor starts experiencing unexplainable creepy phenomena and leams that she could be the last link in a chain of human sacrifices carried out by her boss. Starring Widi Mulia, Bella
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      44 25 TV A Festival Of Taste BBC Lifestyle (Sing Tel mio Ch 31), Bpm This new cooking series features six world-class chefs including Singapore's Sam Leong plying their trade in luxury hotels across Dubai as they grapple with unfamiliar kitchens and work with new teams.
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      270 26 BEATS AS r r C--m Soothe tired muscles Go for a massage, sauna or steam bath. > See Class-Health BUY IT-SELL IT• FIND IT Iris What's cooking Sniff out a host of businesses that will be open during the Chinese New Year. > See Business As Usual Feature Count on
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      464 27 —CATS FAST\I)S_ Yes, we're open Chinese New Year public holidays that begin just before a weekend translate into longer holidays and more home visits. Hopefully, the latter also means getting more red packets (for those who are still eligible to receive them). What about the "givers", you may ask? While
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  • RACING
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      579 39 WILLIAM LOW'S GUIDE TO KRANJI TRACKWORK LAST-START winner Mighty Servant continued to show good form at Kranji yesterday morning. Taken out by jockey Danny Beasley, the Laurie Laxon-trained galloper worked better than stablemate Lizella over 600 m on the fibresand track in 38.9 sec. The going
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      95 39 NEW ZEALAND-BRED ill Makfcah is the only newcomer entered at this Friday's Kranji meeting. The unraced three-year-old by Diamond Dane out of Erudite is trained by Sam Chua for Lucky Rich Stable. He is engaged in the Initiation event over 1,200 m in Race 1. The fibresand meeting
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      132 39 TRIAL 1 (test): 1 Control Man (M Airy) 2 Friendship Admiral (M Koh) 3 Queen Narcissus (M Kway) 4 Fairy Story (S Cheam) 5 Star Fish Rim (D Azis) 6 Zinku 7 Smart Prince (M Ewe) Margins and time: 11/.,l 1 ns, 12 3 /i, 1, 3'/4,
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      570 40 GUIDE TO KUALA LUMPUR TRACKWORK NST ANGKHASA drew attention to his chances of a back-to-back success when he lines up in the Da Ma Cai Gong Xi Fa Cai Stakes for Class 3 Div 1 sprinters over 1,200 m in Race 3 on Sunday with
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      98 40 CHAMPION jockey Noel Callow and Japanese rider Shinobu Sakai have been granted extensions to their riding licences. Callow, whose 12month extension to his current contract expires on 29 Feb, can ride until 28 Feb next year. The Australian won last season's premiership title with 110 winners. Sakai has
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      43 40 TUNE in to TRACKTALK on StarHub's SuperSports Channel 22 at 2pm tomorrow to find out what The New Paper tipster DANNY KHOO fancies for Friday's meeting at Kranji. The one-hour programme is hosted Singapore Turf Chib presenters Michael Maxworthy and Craig Evans.
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      682 40 RACE 1 1200m (SC) IP 1.45 1 Rat* Creator KBSoo (9) 57.5 1 te'« TaliMt D Beasley (1) 57.5 (131 57.5 1 Plctivra (31 57.5 t Han Ft«t B Woodworth 6 54.5 fi AlMakkati 7^1 54.5 7 Jut la Tine (tO'i 54.5 n
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    • Mad about golf
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        238 41 ASIAN Tour chief Kyi Hla Han sees India as a key focus for the game in years to come and has predicted a boom in tournaments being played in the giant South Asian nation. India plays host to four events this year, including the
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        534 41 AFP. SINCE professional golfers In Asia formed a new player representative body in January 2004 the Asian Tour to ensure control over their careers and the development of the sport in the region, growth has been phenomenal. From 22 tournaments in 2004 offering US$l2.3
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        235 41 AFP. ORGANISERS of the biggest golf tournament held in India have decided to throw open the doors for free in a bid to popularise the game in the cricket-mad country. The US$2.5 million ($3.5 m) Indian Masters, the first European Tour to be played in
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  • SPORTS
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        814 42 Singapore's Lions kick off the first of their third-round World Cup Qualifiers tomorrow morning (1.15 am, Singapore time). It's the furthest the Lions have progressed at this level. ERNEST LUIS talks over the phone to national coach Raddy Avramovic to get the pulse on their most
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        760 43  -  COMMENT By Ernest Luis npsports@sph.com.sg LET'S agree on one thing. In sports, nothing compares to the experience of watching a match or showdown live. Nothing beats it. The day I fell in love with football was the first day I saw it being played. Not read about
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        37 43 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERSD (ASIAN ZONE) Singapore's Lions take on Saudi Ardbia away, in the first of their third-round World Cup Qualifiers Thursday morning (1.15am, itMOOZkUSt it's tha furthest tha
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        465 44 JAPAN V THAILAND AFP. ASIAN heavyweights Japan are facing a series of injury scares ahead of their first game in the qualifying round for the 2010 World Cup against Thailand today. Japan are in Asian Group Two, which also includes Bahrain and Oman,
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        380 44 Wire Services. THREE players from England's Premier League have been called up to bolster South Korea's national team ahead of today's 2010 World Cup qualifier against Turkmenistan in Seoul. For all their past World Cup successes, having qualified for the past six
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        473 45 Reuters. MALAYSIAN soccer chiefs are hoping to inject some Anfield magic into their forward line after recruiting Liverpool great lan Rush to help solve the country's goalscoring problems. The country's soccer federation is planning an upheaval of its national team after the embarrassing performance
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        287 45 CHINA v IRAQ Wire Services. CHINA approaches their opening World Cup qualifier against Asian champions Iraq in Dubai with coach Vladimir Petrovic under huge pressure. The Serb culled seven players following their dismal 4-0 loss to German Bundesliga side SV Hamburg last month, including long-time and
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        282 46 Reuters ANGOLA departed the African Nations Cup with the belief that they have the makings of a potential tide-winning side when they host the next event in 2010. Angola were eliminated after a 2-1 loss to Egypt in their quarter-final clash in Kumasi, the
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        Lock icon Egyptians smell glory
        547 46 EGYPT 2 ANGOLA 1 AFP Defending champions Egypt remained on course to defend their African Nations Cup tide, after beating a spirited Angola 2-1 yesterday (Singapore time) to reach the semi-finals. The Pharoahs took control at the Baba Yara Stadium via Hosni Abd Rabou's penalty. Manchester United's
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        Lock icon Cameroon-Tunisia clash a superb advertisement for African Nations Cup
        449 47  -  By Iain Macintosh npsportsQsph.comjg IF YOU wanted to see the entire African Nations Cup encapsulated in just one game, then Cameroon's victory over Tunisia would be a good place to start The Indomitable lions were given the fright of their lives
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        550 47 CAMEROON 3 TUNISIA 2 (aet) AFP RECALLED Stephane Mbia scored twice as Cameroon edged out Tunisia 3-2 after extra-time in an African Nations Cup quarter-final thriller yesterday. Dropped following a 4-2 loss to Egypt in their first group match, Mbia made the most of his second
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        1018 48  -  50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAN UTD'S MUNICH AIR DISASTER Gary Neville's pledge to Munich victims: EXCLUSIVE By Steve Bates Special Correspondent GARY Neville has revealed how, following in the footsteps of the tragic Busby Babes, he considers football Gods will make the 50th anniversary of the
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        600 49  -  EXCLUSIVE By Steve Bates Special Correspondent n IR ALEX FERGUSON admits that he's being driven by the fear of failure in the Champions League this season as Manchester United commemorate the 50th year since the Munich disaster. The United boss will lead his squad into
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        377 49 Steve Bates MANCHESTER United supremo David Gill believes the dub CAN replace Sir Ale* Ferguson but the next Old TraSbrd boss wfll have to embrace the same attacking philosophy started by Sir Matt Busby. As United prepare to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Munich air
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        807 50 BETTING The New Paper's tipsters take time offfrom the football action to gripe, groan, weep and moan over their near misses. This week, BRIAN MILLER, lAIN MACINTOSH and ERIC DING do the analysis IAIN: As soon as the Newcastle official handed me the team-sheet, I knew
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        49 50 Gary Lim Strike Card hits: 489 Last round: 13 Brian Miller Strike Card hits: 488 Last round: 17 James Eastham Strike Card hits 484 Last round: 19 Eric Ding Strike Card hits: 480 Last round: 20 lain Macintosh Strike Card hits: 447 Last round: 16
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        Lock icon Reader v Tipster Pool win it for the music man
        351 51 BETTING rs> ifll£ WHAT a weekend for The New Paper's tipster, Brian Miller. After gaining the upper hand and a decent seven-point lead when Arsenal plastered Manchester City 3-1 in Saturday's opener, it was downhill all the way. Indeed, it
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        170 51 [WHAT a weekend. First, on Friday, I got this call from Brian asking if I would like to take up the Tipsters Challenge. Of course, i I said "yes". Then came the actual matches. Eventually, I won. Whew. And, I know, it turned out to be a runaway
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        165 51 What in the blazes happened? I mean, there they were, cruising. And I'm talking about Liverpool, mind you. They were leading 2-0 and I was counting down the clock. Five, minutes to go. Three, two...and then, with just a A minute to the end of regulation time, referee
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    • INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
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        Lock icon MATCH 1702: CZECH REPUBLIC v POLAND
        115 52 BETTING BRIAN MILLER GARY UM CMC DING UM HAH MING CZECH REP DRAW (T3T> TTo <s> £&10> POLAND 3.40 3.40 HOME(-1 1/2) 335 335 3.85 AWAY 1 1/2) TTT OGOAL 7.50 7.50 730 730 1 2 4 5 4.20 2^.00 9.90 i 2230 22.00
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        Lock icon MATCH 1704: CROATIA v HOLLAND
        118 52 CROATIA DRAW HOLLAND HOME (-1 1/2) AWAY (+1 1/2) OGOAL 1 2 MIAN MILLER 4.80 fl.12> 7.00 4.10 GARY UM 2.82 4.80 2> 7.00 4.10 Q3 0> BUC ome 4.80 7.00 4.10 UMHAN MING 2.82 4.80 C2> 7.00 4.10 3 4 5 6 7 8
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        Lock icon MATCH 1703: GREECE v FINLAND
        121 52 BRIAN GARY ERIC UM HAN MILLER UM DING MING GREECE (Tsp DRAW jSt 335 T5T irx FINLAND 5.40 5.40 5.40 5.40 HOME (-11/2) AWAY (+1 1/2) <sb 0 GOAL 9.00 QQO 9.QC 1 (AAO^ 2 TXO 3 j!7lf jJtf 3.70 4 5jJo 530 5.50 530
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        Lock icon MATCH 1705: AUSTRIA v GERMANY
        131 52 BRIAN MULE* GAMY IM owe ome LM HAM AUSTRIA 6.15 6.1 5 6.15 6.15 DRAW i60 3.60 3,60 GERMANY T!IS C^b HOME (+1 1/2) AWAY (-1 1/2) £2-25> 1.53 <3> OGOAL 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 1 5.60 5.60 5.60 5.60 2 3.50 3.50 3 3^0
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        Lock icon MATCH 1706: ITALY v PORTUGAL
        114 53 BRIAN MILLER GA/tK im EMC DING UM HAN MING ITALY DRAW PORTUGAL 125 2.85 3.00 2X5 3.00 <g> 3.00 HOMEM 1/2) AWAY (+1 1/2) <g> <*S> 430 430 <fl£ 0 GOAL 1 4 6.50 3.90 6.70 10.00 630 10.00 (3.2Cp 6.70 10.00 27.00 27.00 27.00
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        133 53 BRIAN GARY BMC UM HAN MILLER im DING MING SPAIN 12) 2£S DRAW (£90} 0-90^ 2,20 FRANCE Q5?> T9T HOME(-1 1/2) >50 >2° AWAY (+1 1/2) <fl4> Qj4> OGOAL 7.00 7.00 (£00) 1 4.10 4^0 4.10 4.1(T 2 3JZ0 <S°> O.20 £3.20} 3 3.70' tjFfcr
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        127 53 BRIAN GARY ERIC LIM HAN MILLER LIM DING MING WALES 2.85 2.85 2.85 M5 DRAW 3.20 Q^o) NORWAY TIT HOME(+ 1 1/2) us. <S> AWAY (-1 1/2) Q5S) 3J5 j 0 GOAL 8.50 8.50 8.50 (alo) 4,40 4.40 4.40 Jp[y^ 1 3.70 s!?o 5??0 T!So
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        126 53 BRIAN GARY ERIC UM HAN MILLER UM DING MING ENGLAND 0*75 DRAW ito TE8" WO TS> SWITZERLAND 5.90 5.90 5.90 5.90 HOME (-11/2) 2.45 AWAY (+11/2) T?5 r*5 T*5 (TaT) l_ V 0 GOAL 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 1 5 9.20 9.20 9*20 9.20 6
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        463 54 Reuters ITALY and France will find out more about their Euro 2008 tide chances after tests against fellow contenders Portugal and Spain tonight. The world champions and the team they beat in the 2006 World Cup final are two of several European championship finalists
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        199 54 Reuters JUVENTUS striker David Trezeguet said he is unlikely to be at Euro 2008 because France coach Raymond Domenech does not have faith in him. "I have given an important contribution to the national team, but the conditions no longer exist to continue, because this
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      139 56 Reuters. LIVERPOOL skipper Steven Gerrard will captain England in today's friendly against Switzerland. Gerrard leads the side at Wembley in the absence of injured defender John Terry, who was the regular captain under ex-manager Steve McClaren. England boss Fabio Capello said: "I will not name a permanent
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      578 57 Your English Kaki asks what's really changed with Capello's new England squad TOMORROW MORNING, 3.30am THERE'S something very special about setting your alarm to go off a couple of hours early and slipping out of bed to watch the sun come up. It's
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      337 58 PA Sport DAVID Beckham has admitted it would have been "unfair" of Fabio Capello to select him in his first England squad. The 32-year-old was not picked by the Italian in his party for today's friendly with Switzerland at Wembley, having not played for
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