The New Paper, 25 May 2008

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1 52 The New Paper
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    27 1 the new paper Sunday 25 MAY 2008 Singapore MP Holding$ MICA (P) 113/12/2007 80 CENTS PIIIWIII aiwisiMaooo^ 25 May 2008 25 May 2008 P the new paper
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      48 3 Slvla Toh Paik 00, reporting from Cannes, gives her verdict Sun Social G JI 1800-733 4455 Website tnp.sg E-mail tnp3sph.com.sg Fax 6319 8266 Operations Desk 6319 5544 Circulation Hotline 63M 3838 CIRCLE LINE DISRUPTION ii MRT tunnelling work stopped after road cave-in at Cornwall Gardens IN thesundaytimes TODAY
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  • SUN NEWS
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      1130 6  -  EXCLUSIVE: Pedra Branca the old keeper of the light Ng Tze Yong tzeyong@ sph.com.sg MONEY changes hands, and boatmen joke and jibe as news of the Pedra Branca verdict finally filtered to Marina South Pier on Friday. Mr Hazlee Lewis, 51, gaunt and genial with an
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      184 7 International Court of Justice ruled on Friday that Pedra Branca belongs to Singapore, ending a 28-year dispute between Malaysia and Singapore over the granite islet the size of half a football field. Malaysia given control over Middle Rocks, one of two rocky outcrops there, while that
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      Lock icon PEDRA BRANCA VERDICT: JB FISHERMEN REACT 'GOLDMINE' GONE
      697 8 JOHOR fishermen had mixed reactions to the verdict by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday. In the normally quiet fishing community in Sungai Rengit, Pengerang, fishermen shook their heads in disbelief over the loss of Pedra
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      Lock icon Remain calm over verdict: PM
      323 8 AP. PRIME Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has urged Malaysians to remain calm over an international court ruling awarding sovereignty of a disputed island to neighbour Singapore, news reports said yesterday. "Any discussion to be held or action to be taken with Singapore must be done
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      221 9 The new 2008 Swift. Packed with more punch! •v fh y j /V rv i—tasBSSgBBg J f -T' m i c;UZ U *l tnl» e r?tr* ,c .into nn> fitted snl V iv VVl"!' tor=> fjr//C r/vt > ffV K^V' e The new exclusive Swift 1.5 L WT is set
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      Lock icon 'KINDLY UNCLE'WAS GOOD SALESMAN, BUT EVEN BETTERS SWINDLER
      1098 10  -  He sweet-talked his victims into giving him money Hedy Khoo i hcdykhoo@sph.com. sg HE seemed a kindly uncle, a fatherly figure, always smiling. But he was also always plotting to swindle the people who trusted him. He was, his victims said, a
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      93 11 Here are some precautionary measures homeowners can take when dealing with renovation companies' salesmen. Always call the office number on the namecard to check if the salesman is indeed an authorised representative of the company. Always ask for an official quotation from the company with its original company
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      Lock icon GEYLANG'S GRAND OLD DAME AND STILL WORKING 12-HOUR SHIFTS
      913 12  -  Maureen Koh maurccnk@sph.comsg ON the glitzy, kitschy road full of young women in bright colours sits a quiet centenarian, in a comer of an eating house. She calls out occasionally when food and drinks have been served but no payment has
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      Lock icon HARD LIFE, HARD LUCK
      886 13  -  Indian grad quits white-collar job for blue-collar work IN INDIA, STOCK MARKET ANALYST IN S'PORE, 1 CONSTRUCTION WORKER NOW JOBLESS, INJURED, DEBT-RIDDEN Shree Ann Mathavan shreeann @sph.com.sg AS a commerce graduate, his future seemed reassuringly bright. But this Indian national's career path has since taken a
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      163 13 MR DURAI RAJ isn't the only construction worker here who is a university graduate. Last week, AFP carried a report on Mr T Junardhan, a 23-year-old construction worker from India who also holds a degree in accountancy. Like Mr Durai, Mr Junardhan, who hails
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      Lock icon 'I JUST WANT TO SEE JUSTICE SERVED'
      761 14  -  Shot 25 years ago by a robber, 74-year-old retiree (right) is up for another fight in court Karen Wong karcn@sph.com.sg TWENTY-FIVE years ago, Mr Yong Ching See was shot in the arm by a robber outside a bank on Shenton Way. He was
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      155 14 MR YONG Ching See was also in the news some 25 years ago, but for something else altogether. He was the victim of a robbery attempt at DBS Building on Shenton Way, on 1 Oct 1983 and was shot in the arm. The incident, which
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      261 11 17TT77 i Bad service? Unfair practices? Have an opinion on a burning issue? We want to know. E-mail us at tnptalk@sph.com.sg New 2008 DVD players with attractive prices! NO W/G pay ipnraoesN'T puav, we *149 *169 DVD-1080P8 HDMI*** Output OvX (MPEG-4) Playback Advanced 14-bit Video DAC Progressive Scan Output ;>
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      47 14 Get your Tickets grab Your Popcorn Anp Return To The Edge qe Your Seat v vV m W I t 4 7 •S tr r- > 52 y,v^U and the KING DO m OF THE CRY5TRL 5K Indiana Jones, com m IN cinemas NOW PGlActiorTviolence With Chinese subtitles
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      185 15 :1 :x JejtC fxd THE NEW PAPER/KIA MOTORS UEFA EURO 2008™ CONTEST mm" iSS }>' :4 0 iiJZ '•-C pc., &m, fgmh*r i PH m II I L H i J 1 v: The New Paper and Kia Motors, a prestigious global UEFA EURO TOP partner, are sending 3 readers
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      627 16 Amid fuel protests, Indonesia targets poor with casn Reuters. INDONESIA'S government jacked up fuel prices yesterday, sparking protests, but some US$l.5 billion ($2 billion) of cash handouts intended to cushion the blow for poor families could turn out to be a savvy move, politically and economically. With parliamentary
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      Lock icon Police rescues M'sian woman during drug bust
      425 16 HER vacation to Spain was all paid for a passport, an airline ticket, pocket money. But just hours before she was to board the plane, Malaysian police dashed her holiday plan and probably saved her from doing time in a Spanish jail, reported
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      903 17  -  fgrnsTfJi Tan May Ping mayping@sph.com.sg SO what if he is Penang's top politician? He doesn't need first-class seats or fancy hotel rooms to do his job well. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng even dispenses with his bodyguard when he flies, just to save money. His prudent ways came under
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      Lock icon MR CLEAN He'll learn from S'pore how to wipe
      727 17  -  REPORTING FROM PENANG ft SHAH ALAM Patrick Jonas Foreign editor pa trick j@sph.com.sg CAT is the catchword. He wants his government to be clean like a cat to be known for Competency Accountability and Transparency. This is the aim of new
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      Lock icon Sturdy FOUNDATION OR Blind FAITH?
      808 18  -  Idols, temples and mosques stand erect even as earthquakes and high waters bury and sweep away hundreds of thousands. Why? It depends on how you look at it COMMENT Zaihan Mohd Yusof zaihan @sph.com.sg EVEN when the gods are angry, some believe there is divine
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      332 19 PRIiPARI: FOR BATTLE Over $15,000 worth of cash and prizes is at stake in the 4-day gaming event that's back for a second thrilling year. Five challenges await all true cyber warriors. Spare no one. u.w |u|k: 20 ON PC I'T •M V <• v COMMAND OONOUER ,M 3 KANE'S
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        43 20 Even bad is good, because bad is there to help you resist it. You need to have that resistance to be good, and, let's face it, the worst things that happen are always the best things that happen. Madonna, Vanity Fair
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        Lock icon MRT circle line funnel trouble CAVE-IN OFF HOLLAND ROAD
        180 20 THE residents of this bungalow off Holland Road were forced to stay indoors yesterday morning. They could not drive out because part of the road outside their Cornwall Gardens home had partially collapsed. A hole, measuring 8m by 7m, with a
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        91 20 MEMBER of Parliament Ms Lee Bee Wah has been elected as the first woman president in the 42-year history of the Institution of Engineers Singapore (lES). Of its 4,000 members, less than 10 per cent are women. Ms Lee told 938 Live that it has 213
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        99 20 PAKISTAN'S main ruling coalition party yesterday unveiled a proposed package of constitutional amendments designed to clip the wings of President Pervez Musharraf. Announcing the package, Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Ali Zardari widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto told a news conference that the amendments would
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        Lock icon MPS: REVIEW CPI DATA MORE OFTEN
        216 20 DATA used to compile the Consumer Price Index (CPI) should be reviewed every three years instead of the current five years, a committee of Members of Parliament (MPs) suggested. Doing it more often will ensure the CPI, a measure of inflation, gives a more
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        157 20 DEMOCRAT Hillary Clinton has apologised for her comments on the 1968 assassination of senator Robert Kennedy. This is after criticism that the New York senator had mentioned the assassination to justify prolonging her White House bid, reported AFP. On Friday, Mrs Clinton had said she
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        69 20 A judge banned John Norman, 61, a British pensioner, from playing loud music for three weeks. The man's neighbours had filed 100 complaints saying he played Bruce Springsteen's hit, Born In The USA, loudly and repeatedly night after night. In March, Springsteen's music was in the news when an
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  • OUR Sunday
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      Lock icon It's a double-decker, we went upstairs...
      929 21 LOVE on a double-decker bus, an accidental pregnancy because they forgot to pack protection in the luggage. Downing Street watchers got more than they bargained for when Mrs Cherie Blair, wife of the previous British prime minister, released her candid memoir two weeks ago.
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      Lock icon Tell-all book fuelled by greed
      478 21  -  Neville Stack Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg THE shoulder-length wig and medieval-style robes of a British judge spell out a stern message: Dignity, aloofness and the majesty of the law. But brilliant lawyer Cherie Booth QC, in her other role of Mrs Blair, wife of the former prime
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      1040 22  -  Chang May Choon changmc@sph.com.sg IN his new TV role, he plays a man dealing with impotence. In real life though, actor Tay Ping Hui, 38, seems to be celebrating his virility. Some might even think of him as a stud, especially after
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      Lock icon So good it's worth the HUE & CRY
      558 23  - So good it's worth the HUE CRY Yeoh Wee Teck weeteck@sph. com.sg TUCKED away in a corner of the Amara Hotel is the Vietnamese restaurant Hue. If you're expecting a room of bamboo and teak, you'll do a double take. The interior is modern and slick, with discreet lighting and
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    382 24 BAIHAKKI KHAIZAN Man watch Yeo's NATIONAL service (NS) can sometimes be an unpleasant experience for some Singaporean men. It could mean putting career plans on hold. It could mean saying "yes" to officers even if the heart says "no". And most of all, it means waving
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  • OUR SUNDAY
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      Lock icon Parties? Freebies? S'pore night? Cann-not, no money
      593 25 MONEY'S too tight to mention, but it is plainly visible at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Quieter, less buzz, fewer people. "It's the dollar," a PR handling talent said the obvious. "They've dried up," Christopher Shaw told me. The third generation of the
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      473 26  -  India plans world domination with movies Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo@sph.com.sg INDIA wants to bury Hollywood. And they want to do it deep, lust consider these figures: the entertainment arm of the Reliance ADA Group (India's largest private company) is slapping down US$l billion
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      105 27 Underwear on display at Orchard Road THEY couldn't keep their eyes off the ■underwear. Attendees at Calvin Klein's Steel Peep Show were encouraged to be peeping Toms on Friday night at the fashion label's new Steel Peep Box at Tangs Orchard. Sexy, statuesque models in lingerie posed, pouted
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      Lock icon Go to hell?
      473 28  -  I think 111 watch TV instead Siva Choy Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg A LOT of people have told me to go to Hell since I was a schoolboy, but none of them ever told me how to get there. For ages, people assumed that Hell must be "down there"
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      Lock icon Parents + problem sums = DUH!
      619 29  - Parents problem sums DUH! S Murali muralis@sph.com.sg HAVE you watched the cable j television show Are You I Smarter Than A sth Grader? I It can be great fun, because the I premise of the show is to test adults I with questions on topics that are I < taught
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      214 29 Presented by HSBC H> PAPER NEW THE Lifestyle SERf GOURME Vi-Ym iC> <0 "l c#?v t. > if is®? yVv!« in He- V m m ■> hrjr 11 Mft At? V .V*-* A'V'V. <_i W irAS <• I 1 ISTIBLY NORTH Learn from the expert in North Indian cuisine the
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      125 30 TView The Legend Channel U, 730pm This new Korean period drama revolves around a legendary king who takes his nation to greater heights. Starring Bae Yong Joon, Lee Ji Ah. Van Helsing Channel 5,1030pm The notorious titular monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula, who is using
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      108 30 M. i ••Si >» V. JL*. W 77 vj4 T- w •v e v <»» 300 HBO (StarHub Ch 60), 9pm When the ambitious King Xerxes of Persia attacks Greece in 480 BC, King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors make a stand to defend the passage of Thermopylae. Starring
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      63 30 CHANNELU HLMm Sound Of Colour 12-OOm. Lecture Room: 3 Kingdoms Mil Weekend Escapade/Hair A Challenge 101 JLjOQ <JI The World Is So Big 3.CC p Hanazakarino Kimitachihe jM* Way To Go Man 0 Man c m :J U Are The One im News Club 7.30 The Legend :j.£W jfc Sunday
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      132 30 Sunshine Star Movies (StarHub Ch 58), 9pm A team of astronauts who are sent to reignite the dying sun 50 years into the future receive a signal from the first aircraft which mysteriously disappeared after failing in its mission. Starring Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans. Hooked On You Celestial Movies (StarHub
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      41 30 I hJi M 9.00 11.30 12.00nn Potatoes and Dragons/ Chalfczone Pretty Cure Max Heart Stuart Little 2 R.E.M. The Next Generation Groom My Room/ Team Galaxy Agni Natchathiram Aaru Aanaa Penna Endrendeum Punnagai Tamil Seithi The Singapore Short Story Project Filmart
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    174 31 OUR SUNDAY Getting married? Had a baby? Or just having a crusn? Maybe you want to thank someone? Whatever it is we want to know. Send your pictures and messages t0... tnpforum@sph.com.sg Wedding wishes for Jenny Thomas: "May your life of marriage be filled with happiness cheer. Best
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  • SUN RACING
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      200 33 SUNDAY TOPTIPS r m r. r i^^ji 4^^ 4S^ i it'sdwin#/ Dannv jJr 5 HAPPY VICTORY i i'or si-tithr.' 5 Mandiri 7 Power Of Life I 1*>' V M'it II i<)f« I u 1 Kh °o^r 3 Wonderful! 9 Summer Red 5 i Jj.r.tii ui«!ii 7 Loyalty General
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      Lock icon TODAY'S IPOH RACE CARD
      1077 33 going forecast: good to yielding RACE 1 m 1tep|ITljie ■n j wm-mm No. Last 6 ran S HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (A«o/origin/sei. trainer-owner) 1 -8436 It'sdwlng 55 (45) 0 Cham 10 (3ag E Breukelen-lt sdwing) 2 5-797 ill Special 55 (42) YF Looag 9 (3nzg
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      57 33 MANDIRI (Race 4 No. 5) can be confidently followed now that he has come right. The way he disposed of his rivals at Penang last month suggests he should measure up to Class 4 company without too much trouble. He had 56.5 kg on that occasion but will
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      Lock icon MUDLARKS
      59 33 RACE 2: Gold Blade, Jeram, Historian, Big Beau, Light Easy, Out Of Quandary, Dashing Hero, Summer Red. RACE 3: Pandai-Pandai, Ready For Battle. RACE 4s Sunshine Beauty, Fiery Gambade, Mandiri, Kingdom Power, Kakaya, Success Ace Boleh Boleh. RACE 5: Man With Honour, Happysolucky, Port Of Hainan, Yaakeen. RACE 6:
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      Lock icon Waxing lyrical over Dylan
      898 34 LAST FNDAY'S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPES 7 REPORT HIGHUGHTS RACE 1 EXTRA POWER and CHAPTER TWO bumped on jumping. GUNONG MERAPI was slow. CHAPTER TWO was inclined to lay in under pressure over the final 200 m. M Zaki, who rode his 40th winner on CHAPTER
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      Lock icon John makes it 2 out of 2
      375 35  -  Tan Thean Loon loon@sph.com.sg GREATLY has certainly been racing with a new lease of life. Since he scored a comeback win from a 9 3 /4-month, four-start drought on 30 Mar over the Penang 1,400 m, the Tiang Kim Choi-trained four-year-old has been
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S PENANG RESULTS
      662 35 GOING: YIELDING I Race 1 RM (STRAIGHT) 1100m 2 PQUUNS WARRIOR 55 C 54 (17-7) 7 ZHANG JUM 55 (29-10) 3 FLASH NOME 55 C 53 (110-28) IMi .M V«pMT S TW Yaag* (7) 3 2 1 (492) (8) 1 1 2 (442) Ns (6 4 4
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S PERTH (BELMONT) RESULTS
      490 35 GOING: GOOD 12 PRINCESS AMELIA 53.5 (15-9) J Whiting (7) 1 4 EMTEEVEE 55 (30-9) 11 BELIE TIMES 53.5 (38-12) J Brown (9) 2 0 Staeck (4) 3 Trainer L Luciani. Margins: 0.75, 1, 0.75 TfaM: Imin 12.5 sec. EOfl: $32 Forecast: $24 Place Forecast: $27
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      Lock icon VIVA PATACA TOO CLASSY
      723 36 RACE 1 (1,200 m) Glorious Feeling (N0.3) caught catch the eye three weeks ago when second over this course and distance. lion's Fortune (7) made a nice impression on debut last month to finish behind Goal Keeper after a tardy start. Chief Witness (4) raced greenly
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      Lock icon TODAY'S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
      1374 36 going forecast: good TRAMER JOCKEY GoEB 1 ROYAL BONA i rewtrrjmp 3 GLORNMJSFEi 4 CHIEF VTTB 5 MM 6 HOME IDEAS' 7 UORT FORTH 8 SUPER ROM SA Z Purton H MeT P H Lo(-7) EUN6 DEF D Whyte IS ASC FCoetzee DC
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      35 35 4-1 Ips® j J Saturday, 24 May First Second Third 7543 1676 9062 Starters 9684 8283 7459 1029 3582 0349 8829 2613 4639 3506 Consolation 8182 3517 9652 2143 2394 3284 5539 7476 1699 7760
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  • Sunday SPORTS
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      Lock icon Giving up the game
      715 37 Mad about golf IN THE last couple of weeks, there have been two high-profile retirements from the game of golf. Arguably the greatest woman golfer of all time, Annika Sorenstam, shocked the golfing world by announcing that she is effectively hanging up her spikes at the
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      Lock icon Staggered dates not good
      451 38 NATIONAL SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT THERE were some encouraging scores, such as Kok Jo Ee's even-par 72 on both days and Gregory Foo's 70 on the first day. But the National Inter-School Golf Championship at Marina Bay Golf Course had a discouraging side to it as well. First,
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      Lock icon Woods opts out of Memorial
      227 38 Wire Services. TIGER Woods will skip next week's Memorial tournament as he continues his recovery from a knee operation. The American world No. 1, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee last month, informed the PGA Tour of his decision before the Friday deadline.
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      Lock icon Wisut takes perch with 69
      200 38 THAILAND'S Wisut Artjanawat shot a three-under-par 69 in the third round to take sole possession of the lead at the Mercedes-Benz Masters Philippines in Manila yesterday. Wisut started the day tied for the top spot with local hope Mars Pucay but finished the day one
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      Lock icon Karlsson regains lead
      201 38 Wire Services. SWEDEN'S Robert Karlsson led the BMW PGA Championship in Surrey, England by one shot midway through the third round at press time. He regained the lead from overnight leader, Ireland's Paul McGinley and the Swede's total stood at 11 under after he played 13 holes
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      Lock icon Dina leads by one shot
      119 38 AFP. AMERICAN veteran Dina Ammaccapane fired her second three-under-par 69 in a row to seize a one-stroke lead after the second round of the US$l.5 million (s2m) LPGA Corning Classic on Friday. The 39-year-old American, seeking the first title of her 18-year LPGA career, made
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      Lock icon Chasing a medal at the Youth Olympics
      765 39  -  Every Sunday in the Singapore at Large series, The New Paper profiles the Singapore sports scene with a national or grassroots perspective. Today, JOYCE LIM and LIM HAN MING find out how hockey and triathlon are shaping up for the 2010 Youth Olympics.
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      Lock icon GIRL POWER
      841 40  -  Lim Han Ming npsports@sph.com.sg CATCH them while they are young. That was the call made by Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Community Development, Youth and Sports and Transport) Teo Ser Luck at the launch of the Family Tri Club for the Osim Singapore International Triathlon last week. He mentioned that
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        354 41 Our Formula One Fan-atic LUKE NETTO is a self-confessed petrolhead and Formula One nut who often heads to the Sepang circuit in Malaysia over the weekends to race cars. This season, he aims to give a fan's easy-to-understand perspective of the highly technical sport WITH overtaking
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        Lock icon RECORD RUBENS
        174 41 HONDA'S Rubens Barrichello made history two weeks ago in Turkey when he started his 257 th F1 race which is a new record. The experienced Brazillian has won nine Grand Prix titles from his 257 starts. All nine of them came when he was second driver to another
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        176 41 MCLAREN'S Lewis Hamilton has recently claimed that Monaco is probably-one of his strongest tracks. And if he had to pick one circuit that he is most confident in, it would be Monaco. After the first two qualifying sessions, Hamilton definitely looks like he is going to end Ferrari's
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        182 41 THE Monaco Grand Prix is known as one of the tightest and hardest tracks on the calendar today. The street circuit, which is 3.340 km long, has been holding Grand Prix races since 1929. F1 great, the late Aryton Senna, still holds the record with six Grand Prix
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        Lock icon Massa 'amazed' at Monaco pole
        817 42 AFP. AN AMAZED Felipe Massa conceded yesterday that he could not believe he had secured pole position for tonight's Grand Prix on a Monaco circuit he said he "hated". The 27-year-old Brazilian clocked the fastest time ahead of defending world champion Kimi Raikkonen, the Ferrari
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        925 43  -  On and off the pitch, the 2007-08 La Liga season was one to remember Geoffrey Lip npsports@sph.com.sg IT WAS a season of shocks, both good and bad, on and off the pitch. While Real Madrid ran away to claim their 31st La Liga title, there was no end
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        Lock icon From Segunda to Euro 2008
        365 43 IF YOU had suggested Daniel Guiza would be on his way to Euro 2008 a year ago, you would have been laughed at. If you had suggested he would pick up the pichichi as well, they would have thrown you in a sanatorium. And yet
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        Lock icon Bayern regain glory
        884 44  -  Geoffrey Lip npsports@sph.com.sg THE German Bundesliga was dominated by Hollywood this season. FC Hollywood that is, or so Bayern Munich have often been known as, who not only ran away with the league title by a resounding 10 points, but also dominated the scoring charts, the season's
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        Lock icon Hot-shot Toni aims for more prizes
        200 44 WHEN Bayem Munich signed Luca Toni, they knew they had signed a goal machine. He has proven the German club right, finishing the season as the league's top scorer with 24 goals. And just to prove he could score when it counted, added both
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      Lock icon WHERE WENGER'S DREAMS ARE MADE
      909 45  -  epl This is the place where Arsenal stars past and present like Patrick Vieira, Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor report for work every day. Welcome to the Gunners' state-of-the-art trainina complex at Lonaon Colney By Stanley Ho npsports @sph. eom.sg IF
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      Lock icon Mourinho: I'll sign for Inter on Monday
      222 46 Wire Services. WILL there be an impending exodus of players from Chelsea to...lnter-Milan? That's because Jose Mourinho has reportedly told Blues midfielder Michael Essien that he will sign for Inter tomorrow, according to Italian sports daily La Gazzetta Dello Sport. The paper claims
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      Lock icon Blues backroom staff to go?
      226 46 CHELSEA'S Avram Grant is not the only one whose job is under scrutiny. After a season in which Chelsea finished as runners-up in three competitions, a record deemed unacceptable by chief executive Peter Kenyon, Grant's backroom staff at Stamford Bridge also looks set for a
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      Lock icon Fergie: Queiroz might succeed me
      527 46 AFP. SIR Alex Ferguson has given a tongue-in-cheek hint that assistant coach Carlos Queiroz could one day succeed him as manager of Manchester United. Queiroz has been credited generally with organising the impressive array of fitness experts around the players which has ensured they have
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        Lock icon 'Hleb will quit Gunners'
        371 47 PA Sport. ONE by one, they are quitting Arsenal. Alexander Hleb will be following the footsteps of former team-mate Mathieu Flamini by leaving the Gunners. The Belarus winger will be allowed to leave the London club next month, according to the player's agent. Hleb's future has
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        Lock icon Ronaldo to focus on Euro 2008
        240 47 PA Sport. CRISTIANO Ronaldo has played down speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid. The 23-year-old is a target for the Spanish giants but has reiterated his desire to remain at Old Trafford for the immediate future and insists he is focused
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      Lock icon How will this game be remembered?
      644 48  -  LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFF FINAL DONCASTER LEEDS Iain Macintosh Your English Kaki IT WOULD have been impossible for the ticket office staff to recognise them when they arrived. Clad in red and white scarves and speaking in broad Yorkshire accents, the Leeds United supporters who
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      Lock icon $ 160-million strike Promoted Hull need major overhaul
      531 49 160-million strike Promoted Hull need major overhaul COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF FINAL Hull City joined promoted West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City in the Premiership when they defeated Bristol City 1 -0 in the Coca-Cola Championship Play-off final at Wembley last night. UM HAN MING discusses the match with The New
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      Lock icon HULLO EPL!
      628 50 BRISTOL CITY 0 HULL CITY 1 (Windass 38) WHEN the final whistle sounded, it was all too much for the oldest man on the pitch. With the roaring celebrations of over 40,000 of his fans, his people, ringing out across Wembley, Dean Windass sank to his knees in
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      517 51 PA Sport. England boss Fabio Capello insists he will have the final say on whether Manchester United and Chelsea players take part in next weekend's friendly against Trinidad and Tobago. Nine of the English players involved in this week's Champions League final
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