The New Paper, 8 February 2008

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1 57 The New Paper
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    25 1 the new paper 8 February 2008 Villi 8 *****V*****1 M Singapore Press W Holdings 7OC0fTS > MICA(P) 114/*****07 8 Feb 2008 J me 4 new paper
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      63 1 in* 3» 2* T r \v V m ■> RFUTtRS I'm sorry Edison apologises in video to girls he filmed nn 22 McDelivery 24/7. Call 6777 3777. No minimum order. <•> M on In,. Prosperity Celebrate the new year with the addition of the new Chicken Prosperity Burger! With juicy
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      8 1 video training of boy terrorists the new paper
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      Lock icon KAKI BUKIT PRISON SCHOOL PRODUCES
      436 2  -  Since 2004,13 students scored five A1s or more in 0 levels Liew Hanqing hanqing@sph.com.sg HE is Singapore's top O-level private candidate. And he was from the Kaki Bukit Prison School. A former inmate in his 20s, he outshone all the private candidates in Singapore, scoring
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      Lock icon From wild child to model student
      517 2 NOT so long ago, this model student was stuck in the wild side of life. He had only a PSLE-level education, and he was mean and violent. But all that ended when he got involved in a gang fight which took a man's life.
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      Lock icon They keep S'pore SWITCHED ON while the rest of us SWITCH OFF
      530 3  -  r |ji PM LEE PAYS TRIBUTE TO CNY HOLIDAY WORKERS Arul John anathan@sph.com.sg THIS will perk up those who have to work during this long Chinese New Year weekend. M You're not forgotten. The Prime Minister himself went
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      Lock icon These little piggies went to FairPrice and...
      162 3 YES, little piggies do fly. Off the shelves at NTUC Fair Price, that is. Fair Price imported about 1,000 premium-grade suckling pigs a reunion dinner favourite from Hunan, China. And they were flying off the shelves on the eve of Chinese New Year,
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      42 2 England 2 Switzerland 1 Capello's new-look midfield: Any good? Saudi Arabia 2 S'pore Raddy: It's over if we.. Geylang's Casino Alley 24 1800 733 4455 Website tnp.sg £.0 E-mail tnp@sph.com.sg Fax 6319 8266 49 Operations Desk 6319 5544 Circulation Hotline 6388 3838
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    1050 5  -  In Geylang lanes, when sun goes down, gambling tables and crowds come out Loaded with honabao money. Dunters throno FRI NEWS REPORT AND PICTURES Special Correspondent tnp@sph.com.sg THIS Lunar New Year, the "midnight madness" may not be in Chinatown, but in Geylang instead. Like the human traffic jams
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  • FRI NEWSWATCHER
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      Lock icon Silkair flight turned back after drug alert
      173 6 Minutes after takeoff from Indian airport... A SILKAIR flight was told to turn back minutes after takeoff from an Indian airport after a drug alert was raised. MI 457, which took off for Singapore at around lam on Thursday, returned to Coimbatore airport,
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      Lock icon What a cracker!
      63 6 11-year-old Yeo YlXuan beams alter helping to string together a 412-metre-lomgfirecracker. He was part of the 1,399-strong team at Yumin Primary School that created this firecracker during the Chinese New Year celebrations-all in one hour. Students from aU primary levels, alone with their teachers, created the firecrackers
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      Lock icon Taken for a RM700 taxi ride
      113 6 Guang Ming Daily News. A CONMAN at Kuala Lumpur airport took a group of tourists for a ride Gterally by charging them RM7OO ($310) for a trip to the city centre. The well-dressed man, who spoke fluent English, had greeted the two couples from
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      Lock icon M'sia to search outbound vehicles
      84 6 New Straits Times. STARTING from March, vehicles leaving Malaysia will be thoroughly screened for price-controlled goods. Customs director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid said his men would block any attempt to smuggle the 10 prohibited goods out of the country. Offenders will be detained.
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      Lock icon Pakistan arrests 2 over Bhutto killing
      85 6 AFP. PAKISTANI officials said yesterday they have arrested two "terrorists" over the slaying of Benazir Bhutto. The arrests coincided with solemn Muslim ceremonies to mark the end of the traditional 40 days of mourning for the former premier. A senior security official said the
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      Lock icon More jobless, sales sluggish
      97 6 Reuters. THE jobless ranks continued to swell and major retailers reported sluggish sales for January, in fresh signs of a sliding economy. The reports arrived as the US Senate put the wraps on a US$l5O billion ($2lO billion) package to stimulate the economy and indicated the
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      Lock icon Wall Street sees choppy trading
      105 6 Reuters. AT midday yesterday, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 30.57 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 12,169.53. The Standard Poor's 500 Index was down 1.08 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 1,325.37. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 8.48 points, or 0.37 per
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      260 8 US sanctions against Myanmar: AFP. A SINGAPORE permanent resident is among those targeted under new US sanctions aimed at an alleged "henchman" and arms dealer for the Myanmar junta. U Kyaw Thein, 60, was named as the US imposed sanctions against individuals and businesses linked to Tay
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      Lock icon Injured after 300 foreign workers face off
      67 8 Foreign workers at a Johor factory nearly came to blows on Tuesday morning. The 300 men, armed with metal pipes and wooden planks, were arguing over an incident in which a sick worker was beaten up by 10 others and forced to go
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      Lock icon Currency bill harmful: US Treasury
      96 8 REUTERS. US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said yesterday he was working hard to persuade China to accelerate the rise of its yuan currency, but said US legislation aimed at forcing Beijing to do so would be counterproductive. A currency bill, Mr Paulson said, would be
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      Lock icon Dead woman found at reservoir
      85 8 THE body of a woman was found near the banks of Lower Seletar Reservoir yesterday. Police spokesman Stanley Norbert said it was found amongst the rocks and grass near the water's edge. The woman had shoulder-length hair and was wearing a pink three-quarter sleeved top,
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      Lock icon Minister to traders: Be generous
      95 8 FOREIGN Minister George Yeo has asked companies not to increase prices unnecessarily. He said, "Inflation, because of high fuel and food prices, is a problem. And it is a concern for all Singaporeans, especially for those who are less well-off." Mr Yeo was at a
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      Lock icon Recycled decorations at Chinatown
      86 8 GOING green has meant less spending and wastage for Chinatown merchants this year. Channel News Asia reported that instead of overhauling decorations to suit different occasions, organisers used some creativity instead. For example, some lanterns in Chinatown have been used before in other festivals, including the
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      Lock icon Air traffic will triple, says Airbus
      110 8 AIRBUS has forecast that air passenger traffic will nearly triple within the next two decades, growing 4.9 per cent a year. The European airplane maker predicted there will be demand for 24,300 new passenger and cargo planes, worth $3.97 trillion, over the next 20
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      457 9  -  Taiwan celebrity apologises on blog for rude comments Liew Hanqing hanqing @sph. com.sg TWO of the Taiwanese who made fun of Singaporean English on a TV programme have apologised. In an entry on his blog on Tuesday, former boyband member Arroy Shen (right) apologised
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      814 10  -  Rising prices, slowing economy, should S'poreans be fearful in Year of Rat? Susan Tam #Susan tam @sph.com.sg THE Chinese heralds the as a bringer of prosperity. '^■j But with a on the cards, coupled J Xl with rising inflation, many are concerned that Singapore may be hit by
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      107 10 If you have picked up this copy of The New Paper from a McDonalds outlet today, thanks! you've just done a good deed. All proceeds from sales of The New Paper at participating McDonalds oudets will go to the Ronald McDonald
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      Lock icon His hongbao lanterns have a Malay twist
      377 11 He also runs workshops in Mandarin MANY people go to his flat to order Chinese New Year lanterns. Others visit the unit at Block 421, Tampines Street 41 just to admire the many types and shapes of lanterns Mr Mohd Yaqub Abdullah has.
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      Lock icon A million bucks down the drain?
      204 11 THE impact was so great it turned this luxury sports car into a wreck. The driver was lucky to walk away with just minor injuries. But this crash could have left a big hole in someone's pocket. The car, a Lamborghini, comes with a
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      Lock icon Clinton coffers running low?
      757 12 Despite being ahead of Obama in votes, she stumps up own cash for campaign, some staffers forgo pay US PRESIDENTIAL RACE Wire services. SHE won more delegates on Super Tuesday than her only remaining Democratic rival. And she had more money than anyone else when the
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      Lock icon AL-QAEDA'S SCHOOL OF TERROR
      1038 13 Video seized in Iraq raid believed to be part of Al-Qaeda propaganda BOYS TAUGHT TO KILL ■1-1.. Wire services BOYS in European football soccer jerseys don black masks and grab weapons. They scramble over mud-brick walls, blast down doors and hold guns to the heads of
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      Lock icon START TO RAT YEAR
      366 14 ACROSS Asia, the Year of the Rat was welcomed as in most other years, with a bonanza of fireworks and festivities. But celebrations this year was tempered by growing uncertainties in the economy and even in nature itself, reported AFP. The horrific three-week long cold snap
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      Lock icon Tobacco will kill one billion: WHO
      368 14 AP. PIS HE "tobacco epidemic" killed 100 BMP million people worldwide in the 20th century and could kill one BHrti people in die 21st century unless jjKHnments act now to dramatically VMce tobacco use, the World Health Hfiiization said in a report yesterday. WJpremments
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      Lock icon We will retook capital controls
      490 15 NEW THAI FINANCE MINISTER SAYS: Reuters. WITH the baht rising fast, now at a 10-year high against the US dollar and hitting exporters hard, the new Thai government said it will review capital controls. That was the message from Thai finance minister Surapong Suebwonglee yesterday,
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      547 16 TWISTERS KILL 55 IN THE US Wire services. ONE man pulled a couch over his head. Bank employees rushed into the vault. A woman trembled in her bathroom, clinging to her dogs. College students huddled in dormitories. Tornado warnings had been broadcast for hours, and when the sirens
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      Lock icon Sorry I did it
      608 17 But now even more explicit pictures released He says to starlets he filmed: AFTER sinking the Hong Kong entertainment world into its worst scandal ever, singer and actor Edison Chen finally came out to issue an apology yesterday, through a video released by his lawyer. In
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      Lock icon Family: We're sorry she's out
      505 17 STAR SCANDAL #2: Britney's breakdown HER life is at risk. That is what the parents of Britney Spears said after the pop star was released early from a hospital. In a joint statement given to The Associated Press by their attorney on Wednesday, Jamie and
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      177 9 TSeJeWm, MJe/tfifte'S Sty With >^11 Where memories are sweeter... 1 \™i>3 debbi jj* iJt Stores Opening on 2nd Day of CNY (8 Feb 2008): Junction 8, Jurong Point, Vivo City, West Mall, Plaza Singapura Tampines Mali Stomese fOao 9ear Goodies Gn ideal gift when watting floor fhenda and relatioea. Preetoua
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      191 10 Springtime the Unces Friday, 8 February 2008 Usher in the Lunar New Year at the Singapore Racecourse! I Free admission for those born in the Year of the Rat (1924, 1936,1948,1960, 1972, 1984). Simply present your NRIC for free admission to the Upper Qrandstand, Level 2 (airconditioned). 1 First 12,888
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      293 15 Use MasterCard for your next taxi ride And win Dell Notebooks* in our monthly draws! From now till end Mar 2008, we are giving away a total of 12 Dell notebooks in our monthly drawsl automatically qualify each time you**** charge your taxi fare to MasterCard. Members of COMKXnOlLUlQ i'ii
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      73 17 STAR SCANDAL #1: Edison Chen sex pictures saga 71 Edison adds to his video collection by filming himself in the mirror. ,7 Pictures: APPLE DJULY wr Rcl V Edison and a woman who looks to be Gillian Chung, a member of Cantopop fluo Twins, get hot and heavy. oj qr
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      306 18  -  Reader on whistle-blower group for abused maids: From Nur Suhardi Mohamed I REFER to the article "Report maid abuse and get reward" (The New Paper, 5 Feb). I really appreciate and support the idea of forming this group. This is a good
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      224 18  -  From Teo Kueh Liang I NOTICE that many of Singapore's young working couples face the issue of how to employ a responsible domestic helper who can babysit and do the household chores, so that they can concentrate on their work. A video
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      Lock icon Should parents go for classes to learn how to raise their kids?
      77 18 speak From rM*r Rebecca Seoh, in her 30s, administrator "It's a good idea for tie* parents or parents-to-te. It prepares them for the reponslbllltles of bringing a newborn Into the world.. "For those with older children, I think
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      82 18  -  From reader Darren Sim Kok Hoe SEEN anything newsy or interesting 9 Snap a photo ot 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. I he word "free" in the
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      60 18 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 18 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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      266 19 guest 'postwoman tnppostwoman.com IN her current post, our Guest Postwoman Raven Hanson 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? Post your comments on www.tnppostwoman.com or e-mail us at tnpshow@sph.com.sg. Don't forget to leave
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      840 20  -  Not with family, with party animals Sheela Narayanan shecla@sph.com.sg IT may be a long weekend, but when it came to Chinese New Year's Eve on Wednesday, club operators weren't exacdy banging their drums. After all, unlike other traditional big nights like Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve, they
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      167 20 ATTICA nMI fTHIfS M| rOW rWlf WVul TYm Put!— There will be an "Ang Pow" lucky dip where you stand to win the following: 1) A pair of complimentary passes to Attica 2) 1 complimentary drink 3) 2 complimentary drinks 4) An $88 voucher or
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      817 21  -  CHINA'S GETTING TRAVEL TALES I viv. Tan Mae Lynn madynn <Btsph.com.sg SKI in China? To many, that probably sounds like an incredible idea. But there are ski resorts in China that are of international standard, no less. With an increasing interest in the sport among locals, more
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      66 22  -  WHO WENT Do you want to be part of Table For 4? All you need is a love for food and an opinion to share. The lunches usually take two hours on a weekday. Write in to weeteck@sph.com.sg with your name, contact number, age, occupation and food
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      417 22  -  WHERE Rang Mahal Level 3, Pan Pacific Singapore Tel: *****788 Yeoh Wee Teck 1 weeteck@spb.com.sg GONG xi fa cai! While wishes of health and prosperity are all important ioday, we mustn't neglect another important aspect of our well-being satisfaction. For that, we trooped down to
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      458 23  -  Ivan Lim pjlim@sph.com.sg IT'S a common expression in sports reporting: It ain't over till the fat lady sings. The original expression was, "The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings," from a column by sportswriter and commentator Dan Cook of the
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      87 26 MATS r A 1 BUY IT.SELL IT• FIND IT Handy hen-party tips How to organise a fun and happening hen night out. See Afters Pubtalk Feature v c 4 vr\ Dine at the Singapore Flyer "Vn' Check out a swanky Tex-Mex restaurant and other eateries offering pmantic deals this Valentine's
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      391 27 rag Eating ®ut^ V 'V* Lovers and food lovers, here's exciting news for you! A brand-new restaurant called Jalapeno's Pepper is opening soon, and it's simply perfect for romancing your beloved, or hanging out with family and friends. Besides its exclusive location at the site of the Singapore Flyer, there
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      411 27 Love is in the air Yep, there's no escaping it It's time \o get into the mood for love! If you're stumped for ideas on where to wine and dine your Valentine, fiere're are some suggestions: Writer: Sheila Lim All primed for love The Steakhouse's convivial atmosphere makes it a
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  • FRI RACING
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      751 37  -  But Brown is in no hurry MEET THE TWO NEW KIDS ON THE K RAN JI BLOCK... Larry Foley npracing@sph.com.sg IT has not taken Clifford Brown long to make his Singapore debut. But it is by chance rather than design that sees him saddle his
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      332 37  -  Larry Foley npracing@sph.com.sg HE'S seen some of the best horses in the world up close and personal. As former stable manager of the v Singapore Turf Club (STC), he has overseen the safety and well being of most of the
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      1557 38 RACE 1 No. Last 6 n IN HORSE m R toting Jockey Sortie (Afl0/0rt|tn/»i, troloor owwot) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 E.A 13 14 15 16 2402 ***** 4-202 907-0-9-0-2 8 644 7Bate
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      79 38 1st 2M M D B'schiger ~TT ~8~ 2 L Laxon 9 8 5 C Leek 8 6 4 B Dean 7 1 5 J Meagher 6 7 3 D Dragon 6 1 3 S Gray 5 6 6 P Shaw 5 5 1 S Burridge 4 5 10
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      77 38 i*t M J Saimee 11 8 8 N Callow 8 11 2 R Fradd 8 3 2 E Legrix 7 5 mm 6 m H D Azis 6 1 2 M Kellady 5 r 2 R Stewart 4 2 2 M Ewe 4 2 1 M Gallagher 3
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      81 38 ■ACE 3t Winning Expert. Zlatko, Double Happiness, Sporting Chance. KACE 4: Zoid, Pin Number, Gamgee, Royal City. BACK 5s Daring Commander. Eternal Luck, The Firebird, It's A Secret KACE fe Safety Outlet, Top Spin, Zizou, Onceuponatime. RACE 7i A) Nader, Lucky Sun, Blueberry Power, Optimum Note, Morgan. RACE Be
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      194 39 Danny Kboo a Tan Thaan Loon J Marc Taa \.^Lm 1 Call D'Limit 5 Boomer Prince 8 Zoom L M 5 Euro Express 4 El Dorado 2 Pin Number JgJJJ Amlgo 1 Abdicate RS 2 TOP SPIN 6 Onceuponatime 3 No Limit wsbbm \m 2 Big Valour 4
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      82 39 BEST BET TRAINER Laurie Laxon, who won the Four-Year-Old Sprint with Waikato last month, looks to have one hand firmly on this afternoon's Three Rings Trophy with this highly-talented galloper. The Arena four-year-old looks a certainty on paper. He stands head and shoulders above
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      Lock icon LARRY FOLEY'S COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S KRANJI TURF MEETING
      1885 39 RACE 1 (1,200 m) 1 Gate Crasher Knocking on the door and should wn close again 2 Lim's Talent Honest without really threatening to win and stable will be hoping blinkers can do the trick here. 3 Redpacketday Backing up from good
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      339 40 GUIDE TO KUALA LUMPUR TRACKWORK NST JERAM FATT CHOY looks ready for his comeback win in the Class 4 Div 1 event over 1,200 m in Race 8 on Sunday, judging by his impressive workout yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the three-year-old Australian-bred gelding
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      175 40 WILLIAM LOW'S guide to last Wednesday's workouts by horses engaged today: RACE It Liang Kee galloped over 600 m in 36.8 on the grass. Quick Sand 36.9 grass. Slow work: Big Wheel, Shanghai Kid (SH Low). RACE 2: Slow work: Call D'Limit, Sky Reflect, Boomer Prince, Flaming Sun,
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      626 40 RACE 3 i Ho. Last 6 m its HORSE m Rstiaf Jeckiy Barrier (Aoe/erifia/sei, trainer-owner I 1 7—9 tt'iwypanioit 57 (50) TM Wan 4 (4ag KF Wong-King Villa) 2 0-090 Lin's iaftaity Many Maay 53 (42) HBareafcas c2 5 (4ag S Cook-Lim s) 3 -04-69
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      161 40 DANNY KHOO Race 3: 6 See Spirit 3 Many Many 4 Gold Lion. Race 4:2 Storm Express 3 Business King 4 Mahakaya. Race 5: 5 Authentic Halo 2 Checkpoint Charlie 3 Diamond Ferry. Race 6:1 Uncletwo 6 Dynasty Vader 4 Kim Dragon. Race 7:1 SOLO VENTURE 3 Hot
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      39 40 RACE 4: Dane Hero, Business King, Easy Go Lucky, Time To Remember, Best Wrestler. RACE 5: Esteem, Authentic Halo, Duty Free Spirit, Wings Of Honor, Wunderbar, Sky Supreme. RACE 7: Solo Venture, Summer Red, Northern Music, Flying Cheetah.
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        815 41  -  COMMENT BY Godfrey Robert npsports @sph. com.sg THE spotlight was entirely on him. Why not when the event was named after him? The Tiger Woods Invitational golf event outside Tokyo attracted celebrities such as Carl Lewis for the pro-am and a star-studded cast for
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        173 41 OVER the past five days, there has been optimism about world no. 1 Tiger Woods playing at the Singapore Open this November. That is because local golfing fans are reading a W lot into his rather positive reply to Senior Minister Chok Tong's question to him at
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        248 41 AFP. WORLD No. 4 Ernie Els said yesterday he will return to contest the Barclays Singapore Open this year, and suggested he may also be back in India to play. The South African missed the cut at the lucrative Singapore tournament last year,
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      464 42 AFP. ERNIE Els shot a horror quadruple-bogey to lag 10 behind leader Jyoti Randhawa at the inaugural Indian Masters yesterday, with the local star eagling the last for a two-shot lead. Irishman Damien McGrane played two rounds with Tiger Woods at the Dubai Desert
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      80 42 65: Jyoti Randhawa 67: Damien McGrane, Richard Finch 68: Thomas Bjorn, Shiv Kapur, Jose Manuel Lara 69: Chinnart Phadungsii, Raphael Jacquelin, Alvaro Quiros Garcia, Benn Barham, Maarten Lafeber, Graeme McDowell, Mark O'Meara, C. Muniy&ppa, Hendrik Buhrmann, David Lynn 70: Simon Khan, Digvijay Singh, Suk Jung Yul, Arjun Atwal, Henrik
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    • WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFIERS (ASIA)
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        855 43 AFP. AUSTRALIA 3 QATAR 0 EVERTON midfielder Tim Cahill scored one goal and came close four other times as Australia made an emphatic start to their World Cup qualifying campaign. Striker Josh Kennedy of German club Karlsruhe opened the scoring in the 10th minute when he headed
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        220 43 Reuters JAPAN 4 THAILAND 1 IN freezing conditions in Saitama, 10-man Thailand collapsed against Japan. But the spirited Thais did well in the first half holding to a 1-1 draw at the interval after striker Teerathep Winothai's fierce long-range shot cancelled out midfielder Yasuhito Endo's
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        866 44 The Lions were hoping to tip&t Saudi Arabia. Instead, they were left high and dry in the desert after a 2-0 defeat. ERNEST LUIS reports... SAUDI ARABIA 2 SINGAPORE 0 AS IT turned out, Singapore didn't fare too badly against Asia's football giants. f Thailand were whipped
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      236 45 Lionel Lawis says: It was a long ball which flew over Precious (Emuejeraye) and Baihakki (Khaizan) towards the centre of the box. I rushed out but Al Qahtani reached the ball first and lobbed it over me. Until he scored, he had been quiet for most of
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      662 46 2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS (ASIAN ZONE) Early yesterday morning (Singapore time), the Lions were hoping to give football fans here a "hongbao" in the form of a shock upset against Asian football giants Saudi Arabia in the first of their historic third-round World Cup Qualifiers.
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      381 47 YOU truly feel sorry for Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt as he talks of how personal grief off the field has played havoc with his recent performances. For the first time, the Holland striker who hit 10 goals for Liverpool last season, including one
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      505 47 PA Sport. WATCHING a Premiership match in Singapore may not be a pipe-dream. Yes, a real match as part of the English Premier League calendar. It may well be a reality very soon after a meeting in London yesterday, where the 20 leading
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      338 48  -  LETTER OF THE WEEK Ifs the Manchester derby as well as Chelsea vs Liverpool this Sunday. For either match, we asked readers to tell us how they felt one manager would try to outfox the other. As it is Chinese New Year, you were
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      842 48 MANCHESTER UNITED v MANCHESTER CITY (Sunday, 9.30pm) KING RAT TO WIN IT FOR ON-SONG UTD MAN City were thrashed by a team in red last week and will be beaten by another team in red this week as red is the lucky colour for the Chinese New
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    • THE MAGIC OF MEDALS
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        374 49 TAO Li has local songbird Stephanie Sun to thank for her Doha Asian Games success two years ago. Sitting in the changing room minutes before the 50 metres butterfly final, the Singapore Sports School student turned to Sun to calm her frazzled nerves.
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        520 49 THE equation was crystal clear to Singapore's king of bowling. Remy Ong had to come up with a world record breaking performance to win the singles title at the World Men's Championships in South Korea in September 2006. Bowling in die squad before Ong,
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        531 49 HE was the youngest player in the team. Water polo legend Tan Eng Bock, then 17, was handed his baptism of fire in the water polo final against powerhouse Japan at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila. Showing no sign of nerves, the former Assistant
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        424 50 ilrf# FORMER England defender Norman Hunter insists there was never any bitterness over missing out on a 1966 World Cup winner's medal but is delighted to get one after so many years. Hunter was one of 11 players in Sir Alf Ramsey's squad who
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        636 50 The exhilaration of victory is marked by a precious medal at the end of a contest. But Norman Hunter had to wait four decades for his World Cup medal. LIM HAN MING and DAVID LEE talk to some of Singapore's decorated athletes for the stories behind
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        542 50 HE RAISED his arms after he crossed the finishing line. Canagasabai Kunalan thought he had won the 100 metres gold medal at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok. After all, he had led the century sprint from start to finish until he was pipped at the
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    • INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
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        Lock icon 1 THE ITALIAN JOB
        546 51 The main contenders for June's Euro 2008 were in action on Wednesday in a round of international friendly matches. The tournament in Austria and Switzerland may b< four months away, but the Big Boys wasted no time in signalling their intent. STANLEY HO ranks them according
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        357 51 SPAIN 1 (Capdevila 80) FRANCE 0 SPAIN snatched a 1-0 win over World Cup finalists France thanks to a late goal from left-back Joan Capdevila in a Euro 2008 warm-up on Wednesday. France dominated for most of a tactical and conservative friendly, but
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        448 52 CROATIA 0 HOLLAND 3 (Heitinga 9, Huntelaar 37, Hesselink 89) Reuters. GOALS from John Heitinga, Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink gave Holland an impressive 3-0 win over fellow Euro 2008 finalists Croatia in a friendly on Wednesday. The result in no way flattered an
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        Lock icon 4 Germany find their feet in second half
        433 52 AUSTRIA 0 GERMANY 3 (Hitzlsperger 53, Klose 63, Gomez 80) GERMANY put a dire first half behind them to run out 3-0 winners over wasteful Austria in their Euro 2008 dress rehearsal at the Ernst Happel Stadium on Wednesday. The European Championship
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        282 52 REP OF IRELAND 0 BRAZIL 1 (Robinho 67) Reuters. A SECOND-HALF strike by Robinho gave Brazil a 1-0 win over Ireland in a friendly on Wednesday. The Real Madrid striker broke the deadlock in the 67th minute when he slammed the ball into the back of
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      Lock icon THE MIDFIELD JOB
      865 53 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: ENGLAND 2 SWITZERLAND 1 With a new-look midfield, England won their first friendly under new manager Fabio Capello with a solid, but unspectacular performance. DAVID LEE asks The New Paper's football analyst TOHARIPAIJAN if this is a new dawn for England With stand-in skipper Steven
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      179 54 THE MIDFIELD ITALIAN JOB Two goals from a new-look midfield do it for new England boss Fabio Capello in his first game in charge Not everyone can play for their country. At first a player needs to have the right qualities to play; then they need to he fit
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      785 55 MEW BOSS STAMPS HIS AUTHORITY Your English Kaki says disciplinarian Fabio Capello picks the men in form, not the big names, and they repay his faith in them THEY call Fabio Capello, "the hardman of Italian football" and on Thursday morning he showed us all why.
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      Lock icon HOW THEY RATED
      319 56 DAVID JAMES: So nearly a flawless performance, but his late clanger "■yjassf""' Careless and sloppy In the first half, but he recovered well and looked steadfast 7 ASHLEY COLE: Not the Ashley Cole of three years ago. Not even-close. Docile is a goodit? 5 air, absent-mindeFon a
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