The New Paper, 15 June 2008

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    31 1 the new paper 15 JUNE 2008 Singapore Press Holdings MICA (P) 113/12/2007 80 CENTS ***** l 111 1 I II II 111 8"*****1"*****9 > 15 Jun 2008 j the J newT paper
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      69 1 Don't miss the latest EURO Highlights in the noon edition a n the V M'sian banned from S'pore for blaring horn ICA cracking down on incessant honking at immigration checkpoints g Ota A L I MICA(P) 113/12/*****0CENTS 8 "*****1 n *****9"> ww i riVT- 1Si. -A H 4 t M
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  • SUN SPORTS
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      Lock icon Conspiracy theories abound
      498 2 Wire Services. THE conspiracy theories have started to make their rounds at Euro08. Having secured their place in the last eight, there is talk that Holland may field a weakened team against Romania in their final Group C game on Wednesday. The Dutch trounced 2006 World Cup
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        Lock icon A Dutch of class
        555 3  -  Yesterday's games I Brian Miller brian@sph.com.sg JOHAN Cruyff would have approved. Okay, so this wasn't exactly the total football he inspired in that 70s show. The Dutch defence was still porous at times. But, sure as ever, on yesterday morning's show, this is the team to
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        Lock icon FOOTBALL FEVER GIVES THEM HEADACHES
        348 4 EUROPEAN TV NETWORKS STRUGGLE TO COMPETE WITH EUROOB EUROOB is a ratings juggernaut in Europe regularly getting more than 50 per cent of the market share of broadcasting in countries taking part in the soccer tournament. But it might be too much of a good
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      55 3 STAR-LESS: Portugal to rest their stars against Switzerland tonight SHOOT-OUT: t] V if Czech Republic and Turkey i* draw tonight penalties will decide who goes into the last 8 EXCLUSIVE: Our man at EurooB, Gary Lim, l'lp| talks to Czech Republic defender *X™7Tk David Rozehnal I 3 63 Jjlßf ■■IM
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  • SUN NEWS
    • M'SIAN BANNED HERE FOR 6 MONTHS
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        Lock icon I DIDN'T KNOW I CAN'T HONK
        924 6  -  a P spite warning signs, in security guara honks at eway immigration queue reduced to 20 days HMk6'pore employer appeals Crystal Chan crystalc@sph.com.sg THE car in front of you is moving so slowly at the immigration checkpoint in Singapore. Impatient, you blare your horn.
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        Lock icon MOTORISTS' BANE, RESIDENTS' RELIEF
        292 7 MOTORISTS may say it's harsh, but we disagree. This is what several Causeway View residents feel about the ICA's stance against honking. One of them, Mr Balan, who serves on the Residents' Committee (RC) in his neighbourhood, said: "From my flat on the 11th floor, I
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      Lock icon A VIEW TO DIE FOR?
      909 8  -  PEEPING TOMS RISK LIFE TO WATCH COUPLES MAKE OUT REPORT AND PICTURES Zaihan Mohamed Yusof zaihan@sph.com.sg THE silhouette of the man was hard to spot against the rocky slope at Bukit Gombak's Little Guilin. Yet his movements gave him away. Sitting precariously near the edge
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      Lock icon TREE CRASHES INTO GARDEN
      539 9  -  The 20m-tall tree, falls from across the road, destroys part of garden. No one hurt A LOUD THUMP VIBRATIONS, THEN... Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph. eom.sg soccer or badminton in their garden. But yesterday afternoon, most of the family members were out and it was a good thing
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      20 7 THANKS FOR CALLING This handphone is yours if your idea leads to a story -i HOTLINE 1800 733 44 55
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      43 10 Get the latest match reports every day in our... EuroOS NOON Editions y V 'morning editions Get the usual top news entertainment reports They will also carry some of the previous day's Euro 08 Noon Edition reports ithe new v [paper L A
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  • SUN NEWS
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      Lock icon GOODBYE 11-YEAR RESIDENT HAS TO MOVE & GOOD LUCK MAN JUST STREETS AWAY GETS TO STAY
      925 11 GOODBYE 11-YEAR RESIDENT HAS TO MOVE GOOD LUCK MAN JUST STREETS AWAY GETS TO STAY SELETAR AIRBASE REDEVELOPMENT More than 150 of the colonial houses at Seletar Airbase will make way for the new aerospace park. SHREE ANN MATHAVAN talks to residents who will have to move out soon and
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      Lock icon Not all to be torn down
      86 12 Of the 378 houses at Seletar Airbase, 174 will be demolished to make way for the 300 ha Seletar Aerospace Park. Affected residents have till year end to move out. The remaining 204 colonial houses will not be demolished. However, of these, only 131
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      Lock icon KOPITIAM AUNTY HELPS RENT OUT TAXIS
      947 13  -  Woman dad help private taxi owners manage their vehicles She draws stares with her laptop thick wads of cash but... Maureen Koh maurcenk@sph.com.sg SHE sits in a coffee shop with a laptop, receiving $50 and $10 notes from a steady line of men. Their
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      Lock icon Renting out taxi "assured us of a stable income"
      370 13 HER ageing husband's health was deteriorating and there were medical bills to pay. She had not worked for most of her life and her three sons each had their own family commitments. In the end, it was Mr Ang Mot Yong
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      Lock icon NO TRAFFIC JAM
      675 14  -  Thanks to carpark info board AT THE PC SHOW INSIDE: HUMAN JAM [OUTSIDE: REPORT AND PICTURES Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg TRAFFIC jams and parking woes have become synonymous with computer fairs. But compared to previous occasions, this year's PC Show did not turn the roads in town into
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      664 15  -  OTHERS CALL THEM 'SELFISH' RESIDENTS PUT OBJECTS TO PREVENT PEOPLE PARKING REPORT AND PICTURES Hedy Khoo hedykhoo @sph. com.sg HERE we go again. Another private housing estate with a narrow road and round of grouses about parking. Again, rubbish bins, wooden crates, flower pots,
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      Lock icon CRACKS DOWN ON ILLEGAL BETS
      564 16 EUROOB BOOKIES FEEL HEAT AS M'SIA WITH Euro08 fever hitting Malaysia, it appears soccer bookies are doing brisk business. But a coordinated effort by the Malaysian police has put many out of commission. On Friday, police arrested 11 men and six women in Kuala Lumpur
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      Lock icon Bugs + Waste = Oil?
      336 16 Bugs Waste Oil? Scientists design bacteria that excretes fuel COULD a microbe be the cure to the world's petroleum woes? Yes, if a Silicon Valley company succeeds in harnessing a bacteria that has been genetically modified to provide "renewable petroleum", reported The Times of London. J 'Ten years ago I
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      Lock icon DATINS, DATUKS PAY TO CATCH THEIR BREATH
      545 17  -  Maureen Koh maurcenk@sph.com.sg THEY are wealthy and respected in their social circles. Among them are men and women who have been conferred the titles of Datuk and Datin in Malaysia. But you won't catch this well-heeled group gracing society balls in their free
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      Lock icon EARLY WARNING SAVES MANY
      436 18 At least 6 killed in Japan quake, aftershocks cause Bridge roads to collapse JAPAN QUAKE EARLY warning probably saved many lives. The world's first earthquake early warning system gave Japanese residents a few seconds to prepare for aftershocks that followed the tremor, reported Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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      Lock icon UNHOLY MEN OF KERALA
      834 19 Indian slate cracks down on wayward godmen ON tourist brochures, the southern Indian state of Kerala markets itself as "God's Own Country". But now, some godmen in the state are finding that they can't really have the run of the place. The state government is on
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      275 19 THE police in Kerala had not bargained for the drama. A few days after godman Santhosh Madhavan was arrested, the media in Kerala reported that another godman, Swami Himaval Maheswarananda Bhadrananda (above), was going around in a car fitted with a red
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      217 14 d I I Highlights: I j Picture taking with "Kung Fu Panda™" mascot, Po. aj Trailer of Kung Fu Panda™. 11 Participate in "Kung Fu Panda™" colouring contest and win Kellogg's Hampers and I Kung Fu Panda™ Premiums. I Pat-a-horse and photo-taking with the Club's horses. |j I Tae Kwan
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  • SUN NEWS
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        56 21 As Hillary Clinton transforms herself into a team player, she must again fake it till she makes it. She still doesn't believe Barak Obama can win, but she knows she can move ahead only as a beguiler, not a begrudger. Maureen Dowd on the US Democratic Party's presidential
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        Lock icon Sailing the streets
        52 21 RESIDENTS were forced to use rafts to travel when they faced flooded streets in Yangshuo County, in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Heavy rains in southern China triggered floods that killed six people and forced the evacuation of 150,000 residents, reported the state media yesterday. picture
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        Lock icon G8 CALLS FOR OIL OUTPUT BOOST
        123 21 AFP. TURN on the taps. That is the message world finance chiefs sent to oil producers yesterday as they warned that runaway oil prices could threaten global economic growth. The Group of Eight finance ministers also called for a probe into market swings. High
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        Lock icon ACTIVIST MOURNED
        95 21 AFP. ABOUT 500 South Koreans turned out in Seoul yesterday for the funeral of a 40-year-old activist who set himself alight. Mr Lee Byung Ryol had died on Monday, 15 days after he set himself on fire to protest a US beef import deal that has sparked massive
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        Lock icon HANG MUSHARRAF?
        98 21 Reuters. PAKISTAN'S former prime minister Nawaz Sharif says President Pervez Musharraf must be held accountable for abrogating the constitution and the 1999 coup, in which Mr Musharraf, then the army chief, ousted him. "Is hanging only for politicians? These blood-sucking dictators must be held accountable," Mr Sharif said
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        Lock icon SYSTEM NOT TO BLAME FOR ATTEMPTED ESCAPE IT WAS HUMAN ERROR: MINISTER
        158 21 THE attempted escape by two accused persons Jamaluddin Sal am and Salman Abu Sam ah from the Subordinate Courts on Wednesday was due to human error and failure to follow established procedures, Law Minister and Second Home Affairs
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        Lock icon COPS QUESTION 5 AFTER KL PROTEST
        208 21 AP. POLICE briefly detained five opposition activists who got dozens of children to protest against a law that allows detention without trial. The children carried teddy bears outside Malaysia's national palace yesterday as a symbolic gesture to present to Malaysia's king, to plead for
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        74 21 An Italian crook begged to go back to jail, saying life behind bars was better than living with his wife again. The 45-year-old had been sent home, to serve the second year of his two-year sentence for theft under house arrest. Hut after two days he fled back to
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  • OUR Sunday
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      Lock icon SOME CHEER, SOME LEAVE IN TEARS
      805 22 New Paper New Face contestants at the first day of auditions SHE wanted to be in The New Paper New Face 2008 contest so much she would not take no for an answer. At the first-round walk-in auditions at Swissotel the Stamford yesterday, one
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      Lock icon Fun lirty abulous
      427 24  -  m I, I, k V j+f. i rnr.iTrl f! f7IGf9GOI#«vri#l to the magic of cinema... i one/ luxury watches Choo paikchoo Qsph.comsg STRIKE a Sex And The City pose, girls! They instinctively did, without a "sex who?" or a "city where?" Miss Bradshaw would've been proud, as
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      Lock icon Happy Father's Day
      591 25  -  I From one father figure to another... Santokh Singhx San tokh @sph.eom.sg HAPPY Father's Day to all fathers. But do permit me, in light of the title of this column, to also wish a Happy Father's Day to all father figures. By that, I mean all role
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      Lock icon Getting geared up for the Olympics
      420 25  -  Siva Choy tnp@sph.com.sg IF you're competing in a swimming event, can your swimsuit make a difference as to whether you win Gold, Silver, Bronze or Tin? The answer is definitely "Yes" but only if you're wearing a Brazilian bikini competing against an SAF commando
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      Lock icon Go nuts for these doughnuts
      529 26  -  Donut Empire owner has big plans to expand Maureen Koh maureenk@sph.com.sg WHEN Mr Sky Chiew decided to go into the dough trade last July, he knew it must be a case of "doing it big or nothing". There were at least six main brands of
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      Lock icon Where to get a bite:
      114 26 Donut Empire Cafe: 226 Tanjong Katong Road Tel: 6344 0880 355 Sembawang Way #01-06 Tel: 6484 3545 OUB Centre #B1 -09 OUB Shopping Centre Tel: 6536 5731 Take-away outlets: #01 -103 A Millenia Walk Tel: 6333 9662 #B1 -52 United Square Tel: 6253 5376 #01-07/09
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      51 25 I WE want! YOU TO WRITE IN I Got a view on a current issue? We want to know. E-mail us at tnptalk@sph.com.sg ■iA- 1 SJI'NGIS^ELIEyiNG! (Step I: Press 1900 *****16, VtdeoCair} O- vldeo chat wsice chat 50.99 crtv r realms: 6100 0001 f reallne: 0100 0000 1900:*****16 *****:*****11 M^.^liP6»ow..t*oroia^otSlU|/oii«<3toaoOT
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      220 27 TView 2010 Fifa World Cup Qualifiers Singapore vs Saudi Arabia (Encore) Olympic Golden Moments GP Story The Beijing Dream Lite's Funniest Moments Aviva Open Singapore 2008 Finals (Live) Making Of The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe The Simpsons Charlie And The Chocolate Factory News 5
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      93 27 U Are The One Grand Final Channel U, 7.30pm Find out which of the remaining eight finalists Gavril Skaros, Zhang Zhen Huan, Yuan Shuai, Louis Fong, Germaine Chow, Ren Liang Yi, Tang Shi Qian and Mable Soe will be named the station's Fresh Face Of The Year and win $25,000.
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      84 27 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Channel 5, 7.15pm A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world led by the world's most unusual and eccentric candy-maker Willy Wonka. Starring Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore. Lobbyist W Drama (StarHub Ch 55), 10.30pm In this new Korean
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      36 27 The Reaping (right) HBO (StarHub Ch 60), 9pm A ex-Christian missionary, who specialises in debunking religious phenomena, investigates a small town which seems to be suffering from the 10 biblical plagues. Starring Hilary Swank, David Morrissey.
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  • OUR SUNDAY
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      Lock icon These babes love a good flesh parade
      576 28  -  WHERE Vibe, Pan Pacific Orchard (the former Negara Hotel) Tel: 6737 0811 WHO WENT The New Paper New Face 2007 finalists: Jessica de Costa, 21 Sheralynn Shen Jega, 20 Yeoh Wee Teck weeteck@sph.com.sg THIS is the second of our The New Paper New
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      Lock icon Er, guys, this spy gadget's on sale online
      717 29 Folks behind movie Get Smart had to think over the top to outsmart modern technology AP. THE shoe phone on TV's Get Smart wasn't just a sneaky spy gadget, it was a technological marvel: a wireless, portable telephone that could be used
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      Lock icon SUNDAY SOCIAL
      392 30 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 to... tnpforum@sph.com.sg Dearest Papz, I know watching soccer matches on TV is your favorite pastime, but ever since 30 Jan,
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  • SUN RACING
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      295 32 Danny Khoo /i j Tan Thaan Loon Z Marc Tan 2 Eminent Star 1 Gold Zest 7 Freedom 5 Sparkling Rainbow 12 Diamond NAce 6 Kiko's Zest 7 Jeram Wonder 1 Dashing Wonder 4 Kiko's Return 12MAXWAY 2 Why Me 2 Rags To Riches 1 The Special One
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      Lock icon TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD GOING FORECAST:
      1452 32 GOOD RACE 1 Mo. Last S n m HORSE 5 I Jockey Barrier (Aaa/ortgin/scx. trainer-owner) 1 4-223 TW Spocia 1 Om 57 (55) 0 Ctiavez 5 <4ag M Thwaites-M Thwaites) 2 -23-7 WHltSt at 55 5 (52) U. Tat* c2 13 <4ao A
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      Lock icon TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD GOING FORECAST:
      1289 33 GOOD 1 —1MB (LO Km r qn Mtaal 2.45 mi* mukmm.m Mo. List 6 ri ins HORSE W! Rating Jockey Barrier (Aflo/origin/sex, trainer-owner) t 270-6-Embassy Suites 57 (78) E Legrii 6 (Brug F Nathan-The Rallies) 2 9644-4 Magical Cigar 57 (78) N Callow
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      Lock icon SPARKLING RAINBOW
      73 33 (Race 4 No. 5) BEST BET SPARKLING RAINBOW (Race 4 No. 5) is a horse on the upgrade. This Anziyan four-year-old lost no marks last week when pitted against a strong Class 3 bunch for the first time. His third to Jeram Sword in that race stands him
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY'S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      526 33 RACE 1 AJAY STAR was difficult to be loaded. STRIKE ON was slow to begin. GRANDE CHAMP began very awkwardly, shifted out abruptly and checked away from the heels of CHEVY. CLEOVENTURA showed no early pace. STRIKE ON and SUNDUVAN hung
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      Lock icon Spice up your day with Hot Pepper
      953 34 RACE 1 (1,000 m) Hot Pepper No. 5) caught the eye on debut last month when a distant second to the promising Bolero over this course and distance. He's the one to beat. Ambitious Treasure (1) has been coming along nicely for his
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      Lock icon TODAY'S HK (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
      1347 34 GOING FORECAST: GOOD MWH* I I 1 1 Maclimijll M. HORSE RAME TRARH JOCKEY MTT(H) BAR 1 uarnwi treasure PFY C K Tono(-5) 118 4 2 MAVESMMfT JM 0 Beadman 118 10 3 FOREST STAR ASC K L Chui<-5) 118 4 GAULART MASTER CF
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RESULTS
      1118 35 GOING: GOOD Auckland Racing Club Trophy 10 RAMA'S MUSIC 54.5 c 53.5 (19-8) N Azman (1) 2 2 1 (471) 1 BOLEHBOLEH 57 c 55 (169-39) M Huzairi (5) 1 1 2 (495) 0.75 12 GOLD N SAKTHI 53.5 c 51.5 (157-32) Lou Ho* (3) 6
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      Lock icon WOODWORTH KICKS HOME 5 WINNERS
      67 35 FORMER champion Benny Woodworth has overtaken reigning champion Azhar Ismail in the Malaysian jockeys' table by bagging five winners at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. He scored with Jeram New Special (Race 2), Jeram Elegant (Race 4), Kelantan (Race 9), Rort The System (Race 10) and Lucky
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S WATC (BELMONT) RESULTS
      483 35 GOING: GOOD 1 VAIN RAIDER 59 (10-5) J Noske (2) 1 4 QUIZ TIME 54.5 (66-18) C Staples (5) 2 5 COPPERTONE LADY 53 (69-18) J Whiting (3) 3 Trainer: J Taylor. Margins: 2, nk. Time: 57.565 ec Forecast: $20. Tierce: $96 Trio: $19 Coarse scratching:
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      36 35 r I a ;imi Saturday, 14 Jun 2008 First Second Third 0857 3436 5297 Starters 1998 9242 1056 2330 8726 5698 8082 8356 8416 3922 Consolation 6088 4270 1572 4233 5478 5832 3876 9228 3464 1118
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  • Sunday SPORTS
    • Mad about golf
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        Lock icon POSITIVE CHANGE
        817 36 I VOWED long ago to never get into the business of forecasting, but every now and then I somehow can't help myself. So here I go again, although at least I'm not attempting to pick a tournament winner. No, that really won't ever happen again. This past week
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        Lock icon Father, son arrested for heckling Scott
        204 36 Reuters. A FATHER and his son were arrested during the second round of the US Open on Friday following a scuffle with Australian Adam Scott's caddie Tony Navarro. According to San Diego police lieutenant Dan Christman, the two spectators heckled world No. 3 Scott
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      Lock icon Appleby takes uneasy lead
      455 37 Woods among trio breathing down the Aussie's neck AFP. WITH a 40-foot birdie putt on the par-five 18th, Stuart Appleby rolled into the lead of the US Open on Friday. But the Australian hardly felt comfortable about his one-stroke ahead over Tiger Woods, Rocco Mediate and
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    • WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS (ASIAN ZONE) – SINGAPORE 0 SAUDI ARABIA 2
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        Lock icon ALL OVER FOR SINGAPORE
        331 38  -  David Lee npsports @sph. com.sg IT'S the end of a fairytale run the Lions' lofty dreams of World Cup qualification are well and truly over following their 0-2 defeat against Saudi Arabia at the National Stadium last night. And it's the same old story: Singapore created
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        Lock icon China bow out
        105 38 Reuters. IRAQ kept their 2010 World Cup hopes alive and buried those of China after Nashat Akram's second-half goal gave them a 2-1 win in the third round of Asian qualifying in Tianjin yesterday. Emad Mohammed's header four minutes from halftime put Iraq back into the match
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    • Euro MANIA
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        Lock icon GROUP C: ITALY v ROMANIA
        389 39 ■•jjg ADRIAN Mutu. Oh, man. Depending on the betting slip you were holding, Mutu was either your man of the morning. Or your regular Saturday villain. How can a guy ignite and extinguish himself all at once? Well Mutu did. And Mutu did. SINCE goals
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        Lock icon GROUP C: HOLLAND v FRANCE
        380 39 Dear Mr Punter, WHAT'S there to rant about? Holland won this fair and square. Let's put it another way. Holland gave the much-touted French team a football lesson. They whipped the pants off France's superstars and gave them a spanking they will long remember. So,
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        Lock icon SO MANY EXCUSES
        844 40 Our man at the Italy and Romania press conferences WHO would have expected this? Italy's 1-1 draw vith Romania yesterday norning meant that they must ry to beat France in their final jroup C match. Or they could well pack up heir bags and throw the world
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        Lock icon Romania coach: Italy was lucky
        288 41 AFTER two consecutive draws against the 2006 World Cup finalists (France and Italy), Romania coach Victor Piturca has every reason to be happy with his team so far. And he took the chance to take a swipe at Italy after yesterday morning's 1-1 draw, claiming
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        Lock icon BUFFON THE SAVIOUR
        150 42 Italian right-back Gianluca Zambrotta made a hash of a seemingly harmless long punt from the Romanian half, nodding the ball nicely onto Adrian Mutu's path. The lurking Fiorentina striker pounced onto the poor backpass and slammed the ball into the top left corner of Gigi Button's goal.
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        Lock icon The end of an era as Dutch trounce France
        629 43 RAYMOND Domenech is a keen astrologist, so you would expect him to be able to tell when a star is on the wane. But it seems that the French manager has been caught entirely unawares by the rapid deterioration of his
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        Lock icon Ribery shines despite the French getting fried
        296 43  -  Lim Say Heng npsports @sph. com.sg NEW Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari must be salivating at the prospect of having Franck Ribery in his squad if he watched the game yesterday morning. The 25-year-old was lively throughout the match, darting all across the
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        Lock icon HE LEFT HOME WITHOUT THEM
        798 44 AP. MARCO van Basten made his best move long before the European Championship. He told Mark van Bommel to stay home. After Van Basten marginalised Clarence Seedorf, the midfielder decided to take a hike and not along the Alps. In a "Give Peace A Chance"
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        Lock icon His style came from Total Football Philosophy
        376 44 Wire Services A TRIO of goals against the reigning world champions. A thrashing of last year's World Cup finalists. With such veritable results, the Dutch have won the hearts of many. But take a look back and read on, and you'll see how
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        Lock icon TOTAL FOOTBALL
        202 46 THE hardworking Dirk Kuyt earns a corner after a tussle with William Gallas in the penalty box. From the inswinging Rafael van der Vaart corner, Kuyt rises above Florent Malouda to direct a bullet header past a hapless Gregory Coupet. RUUD van Nistelrooy shows good skill on the
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        Lock icon THANK YOU HOLLAND, say Italy
        1012 47  -  TV VIEW Ernest Luis npsports@sph. com.sg ONCE, they were team-mates for the greatest side in Europe during their time of dominance in the late 1980s and early *****. On Monday, ex-AC Milan team-mates Marco van Basten and Roberto Donadoni stood opposite each other in a
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      • BETTING
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          Lock icon Why the Swiss can win match
          427 48  -  THE FINK TANK Predictor Punt: 2-1 Daniel Finkelstein Special Correspondent SWITZERLAND v PORTUGAL (Swiss win 40 per cent, Draw 26 per cent, Portugal in 34 per cent) DOES it matter that the Swiss are out and Portugal already through? Things like that don't usually
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          Lock icon Your Betting Guide
          115 48 g g 1x2 Odd/even score. Home: Draw: Away: 6 times 3 times 5 times Odd: 7 times Even: 7 times V2 goal Pick the score -1.5/2.5: +1.5/2.5: 8 times 6 times Home Wins Total goals 2-0: 3-0: 2 times Once 0: 2-1: 4-1: Once 2 times 1:
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          Lock icon Swiss will finish with a flourish
          527 49  -  SWITZERLAND v PORTUGAL TURKEY v CZECH REPUBLIC Gary Lim npsports@sph.com.sg IRONY and football go hand in hand. Everybody was writing off co-hosts Austrians, at the same time labelling Switzerland as the underdogs. As it turned out, Austria are still in with a shout, while
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          Lock icon CAN BET OB »
          64 49 CAN BET OB GARY SAYS: This is a match which involves too much guessing. What if Luiz Felipe Scolari decides to be "garang" (Malay for brave) and fields his best 11? What if Kobi Kuhn takes the chance to blood his young players? Basically, my guess is as good as
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          117 49 flCAN BET OR I NOT GARY SAYS: It s one thing watching an exciting match on TV and quite another when you actually have some money riding on it. This will be one of those matches which you hope you have never wagered on. Both teams seem to cancel each
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          Lock icon MATCH 0817: SWITZERLAND v PORTUGAL
          517 50 HOT While Ronaldo has made all the headlines, Oeco has been the silent performer in this Portuguese side. Because he has had patchy form coming into this tournament, Scolari might field him today if only to give him that extra bit of exposure. If he
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          Lock icon MANIA MATCH 0818: TURKEY v CZECH REPUBLIC
          543 51  -  TEAM FACTS: LIM HAN MING BEST PICK: BRIAN MILLER WHO'S HOT, WHO'S NOT: BRIAN MILLER HOT His wife, Katerina, is a former Miss Czech Republic, but that is not the only hot fact about Czech captain Tomas Ujfalusi. The Fiorentina defender has also
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          Lock icon Now, take the Swiss on trust
          439 52  -  FROM THE GROUND Eric Ding npsports@sph.com.sg THE final round of group matches is always the tricky one. Even seasoned punters admit this is the stage where things get tough at the betting shop. Tommy Goh, who quit his engineering job to be a full-time
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          Lock icon TOP OF THE TIPS
          426 52 Best bet Gary Lim Today: 6 Total hits: 24 It's one of those days when staying clear of the betting choice may be the wisest thing to do. There are too many uncertainties surrounding the Switzerland-Portugal fixture, while nothing seems to separate the Czechs from the
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        Lock icon Scolari to rest stars
        490 53 GROUP A: SWITZERLAND v PORTUGAL 2.35AM TOMORROW Reuters SWITZERLAND hope to exit EurooB .on a high by claiming their first victory at the European Championships. That could come at the expense of a weakened Portugal side in their final group game in Basel tomorrow morning. Portugal
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        Lock icon Ronaldo saga continues
        165 53 THE Cristiano Ronaldo saga continues as Real Madrid are said to be offering the Portuguese hotshot £182,000 ($488,000) a week to move to the Bernabeu, according to the Daily Telegraph. This comes after Fifa announced that they will not step in to intervene on Real's alleged tapping,
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      Lock icon GET READY FOR RUSSIAN ROULETTE
      599 54 GROUP A: TURKEY v CZECH REPUBLIC 2.35 AM THE European Football Union (Uefa)'s decision to introduce penalty shoot-outs for tied group stages means that everyone will be watching Turkey's vital clash against the Czech Republic with much interest. Penalties may not be much fun when
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      Lock icon Bye bye Baros
      64 54 PORTSMOUTH will end their interest with Czech star Milan Baros, reported The Sun on Thursday. The Lyon marksman, 26, failed to impress the Premiership club, scoring no goals in his 12 games since moving to Fratton Park in January, with a view of a permanent move. Similarly,
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      166 47 BETTING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER Euro Champ 2008 Switzerland Portugal Mon, 16/06/08 2.45 am Euro Champ 2008 Turkey Czech Republic Mon, 16/06/08 2.45 am World Cup Paraguay Brazil Mon, 16/06/08 3.00 am World Cup Argentina Ecuador Mon, 16/06/08 5.10 am World Cup Bolivia Chile Mon, 16/06/08 7. JOam Singapore League
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  • Euro MANIA
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      Lock icon 'WE'LL GO THROUGH'
      777 55  -  EXCLUSIVE CZECH Republic's DAVID ROZEHNAL shares his optimism with The New Paper's GARY UM as they take on Turkey in a match that could be decided by a penalty shootout Gary Lim npsportsQsph.comsg AT the group stages of Euroo4, Czech Republic were the toast of the tournament
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      Lock icon ITALY WILL BE IN LAST 8
      82 55 AFTER just gaining one point from their first two matches, Italy are in danger of bowing out of EurooB early. And Czech Republic defender David Rozehnal believes that the world champions may have to eat humble pie. He said: "I think Italy will not
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      132 55 SPORTS TV SLr^ SWITZERLAND v PORTUGAL Ch 30. 2.35 am, tomorrow TURKEY v CZECH REPUBUC Ch 22, 2.35 am. tomorrow POLAND v CROATIA Ch 22, 2.35 am, Tuesday AUSTRIA v GERMANY Ch 30, 2.35 am, Tuesday FINALS Ch 5, Ipm, today DAY 7 Ch 113, 10.15pm, tonigm GAME 5: LAKERS
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