The New Paper, 27 July 2008

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    26 1 the new paper Sunday 27 JULY 2008 fl| Slngspon W Holdings MICA (P) 113/12/2007 80 CENTS iii mini 8 "*****1M***** > 27 July 2008 the new paper
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      77 1 Great-grandson of S'pore pioneei Lim Nee Soon on why he married Viet woman: egal animal traps pose danger for nature lovers in Lim Chu Kang 'AJV.VI r > 4 v m < V fc If Silk. u. -J V X J 1 W *V f i* -**A /:< X- \x\
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      127 6 Maurct n koh 'S ,<i <p' iV'*? *<J T ill ntosi »ituiM\o l.u 101 tlt.it will ilt ii imini singapoir's gtowtli .nui piosp»Mit\ is "nni politir.il mimic oi putting tin 1 inUMVst of tlu> proplr abo\r ill.n ol prison.tl innMvsi "U wo ilo
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      Lock icon ‘KEEPING THE OPPOSITION ON THEIR TOES’
      392 6 CHECK ACCOUNTS Residents in Hougang know that they have benefited from government policies. J They know too that they have a good government, but "many of them also fljMifrst there should be an opposition to keep the PAP on their toes", said Mr Goh.
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      718 8 THIEVES' MARKET NOW IN the last couple of months, the flea market at Sungei Road has emerged as the new haven for hawkers of illegal video discs. And many of them still hawk their stuff despite repeated police action, including a raid which took place on Wednesday. The
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      Lock icon HAPPY PARENTS ARE THE BEST ADVERTISEMENT
      907 9  -  Encouraging S'poreans to have more kids: Maybe it's time to sell less and smile more Peter H L Lim Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg YOU might have wondered, like me, about Mrs S Murali's response to her husband's column in this newspaper last Sunday. He was angling
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      Lock icon PRICES HOT, REACTIONS COOL
      375 10 S'POREANS have remained about the n several price*! hikes that have hit us recently. 11 Aug 1: un Jun 25: Pump prices up for 13th time since last School bus fares Prices o eggs from Malaysia increased by up j u) p e j r0 prices
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      Lock icon ARE WE SCHIZO?
      234 10  -  Ng Tze Yong tzeyong@sph.com jg WE need a psychiatrist It appears, from the picture, that we have a personality disorder. Look at it again. This is a portrait Singaporeans have painted of themselves. We say we are intelligent, but we have short-term memory. We are scared, but
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      Lock icon I CANT DIE BEFORE I MARRY, HAVE KIDS
      1014 11  -  Twice on the brink of death, private equity investor, 43. proposes to matchmaking agency's Vietnam bride, 20, after 4 days Viet bride has 1,200 gown flown from US, Ritz Carlton wedding dinner f Ex-sales assistant now housewife in 2-storey Siglap house Crystal
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      Lock icon FROM ‘OLD MAN’S VILLAGE’ TO... HAPPY HUBBIES’ VILLAGE
      732 13  -  Influx of 20 Vietnam brides who marry middle-aged men turn sleepy Johor town's reputation around Maureen Koh maurttnk@spti.eomsg THIS quiet village is tucked away in the outskirts of Johor. It used to be known as Malaysia's "old man's village", for the young
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      Lock icon MUHYIDDIN’S RIGHT MAN FOR TOP POST
      464 14 Nomination signals possible challenge to PM Abdullah Baaawi Johor Umno branch members want him to lead Umno because... WILL Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi stay on as he promised or will his deputy Datuk Najib Razak be able to win the president's post
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      Lock icon COP ESCORTING WITNESSES COLLAPSES
      330 15 Mongolian murder trial: THE murder trial of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu saw even more drama on Friday. But this time, events unfolded outside a courtroom in Shah Alam, Malaysia. A policeman, 47, who had been escorting the three accused in the trial, collapsed when he reached
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      835 16 South African judge becomes UN Commissioner of Human Rights WHEN former South African president Nelson Mandela was languishing in prison, he had no access to a lawyer. The officer commanding Robben Island Prison did not allow Mr Mandela or the other prisoners to seek
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      Lock icon THIS DYING PROF TAUGHT MILLIONS HOW TO LIVE
      1227 17 Cancer-stricken US professor (for right], whose motivational Last Lecture made him an Internet sensation, dies LAST September, Mr Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, gave a talk to about 400 students, faculty and friends about some
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      519 18 There is more to Macau than casinos. Infographics journalist CEL GULAPA visits Macau's Fisherman's Wnart, which caters to both families and businesses YOU will have no trouble finding Macau Fisherman's Wharf, the first themed entertainment park in the island. Take the free shuttie bus that leads to Sands Casino.
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      Lock icon THE ‘SANTA’ WHO LOVED BRANDY & YOGHURT
      763 19 THE ‘SANTA’ WHO LOVED BRANDY YOGHURT In his double life as a New Age healer, Serb war crimes suspect lied that he has 4 grandsons in the S kept company with a woman (below) HE was a wanted man for allegedly masterminding the killings of over 20,000 civilians during the
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        33 20 There is a thing called reader's block. It is... a phenomenon partly explained as a reader's all-too-understandable response to so many writers not having writer's block. Stuart Jeffries in The Guardian
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        95 20 THE Public Service Commission (PSC) is keen to attract more outstanding students to the civil service. Junior College students can iiow attend a PSC internship programme which will be launched at the end of this year. It is targeted at those who have completed their A levels
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        Lock icon WATER MAHJONG IN JIANGSU
        39 20 TOURISTS were spotted frolicking yesterday in a man-made "Dead Sea" in China's eastern Jiangsu province. 4 Here they float effortlessly in the waters of the popular tourist attraction, while playing a game ofmahjong. picture xinhua
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        94 20 AT least 15 people were killed and scores injured in a series of blasts in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad yesterday. India's Junior Home Minister Shakeel Ahmed said he had reports of six blasts including one in a bustling market and another on a passenger bus.
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        Lock icon NEW THAI FOREIGN MINISTER APPOINTED
        111 20 THAI King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday endorsed Mr Tej Bunnag as the country's new foreign minister, a royal statement said. Mr Tej's appointment comes after his predecessor, Mr Noppadon Pattama, was forced to resign on 10 Jul for signing an agreement with neighbouring Cambodia later ruled
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        Lock icon HOUSING PRICES, RENTS TO DROP
        177 20 MORE THAN 13,000 NEW PRIVATE HOMES NEXT YEAR THOUSANDS of newly completed homes are scheduled to flood the market, pushing down rents, which saw record rises last year. Private home prices may also drop further, especially those in the prime districts. As many as *****
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        Lock icon TALK OF BROWN BEING OUSTED
        212 20 SENIOR British ministers are discussing the possibility of ousting Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the next few months. The discussion came after his Labour Party's by-election defeat on Friday, the third in as many months. Yesterday, several British newspapers quoted unnamed ministers as saying that
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        71 20 A PAINTER and decorator in the UK has been fined £30 ($81) for smoking in his own van because it is classed as his work place. The 58-year-old, who had finished work for the day, said: "The van is... not my place of work -1 decorate houses not vans."
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    Lock icon OUR Sunday My Mercs, My Rolex, My 50 boyfriends
    1108 21  -  MISS STORE WORLD 2008 FINALIST OPENS UP Ho Liae-Yi lionyi@spt.com.sg HER eyes gleam for a moment under her dark lashes and her voice hardens. Valentane Huang says she doesn't care what people think, and it's difficult not to believe her. While
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    Lock icon I joined beauty contest because...
    255 21 "IT'S kind of a shallow reason," said Valentane Huang when asked why she joined beauty pageants. It was you guessed it because of a boyfriend. This one used to boast about dating models, pageant winners, actresses and Valentane said she was the only one who
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    522 22  -  THE PANEL Yeoh Wee Teck weeteck@sph.com.sg THERE is yet another place you can go to for a meal on Sunday. Spring Ju Chun Yuan opened its doors on Sundays since the start of the month, due to overwhelming requests from their faithfuls. Because of
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    Lock icon HAPPY TO BE HOUSEhubby
    520 23 MAN to WATCH OUSE husband by day, footballer by night that's how Mustaqim Manzur, 26, describes himself. A typical day for the Singapore Armed Forces Football Gub (SAFFC) midfielder begins with ferrying his whole family around from his home in Choa Chu Kang. He sends his
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  • OUR SUNDAY
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      497 24 Manga fans get chance to exercise their creativity af The New Paper's Creative Lifestyle Series workshop SAILOR Moon and Astro Boy. These are two of the most famous characters to come out of Japan. So, what do they have in common? They are both examples of
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      Lock icon New mum, archer & star lookalikes...
      447 25  - New mum, archer star lookalikes... New Face 2008 finalists come from diverse backgrounds Yeoh Wee Teck and Kelvin Chan wectKk@sph.com.sg WE started out chasing after beauties at Suntec City nearly a month ago. Then we had the drama of rejected contestants at both our audition rounds held at the Swissotel
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      Lock icon FACES TO WATCH OUT FOR
      258 26 TNP Pictures: Kelvin Chng Make-up: M.A.C. Hair. Monsoon Hairhouse Styled by: Zan Chui Shoes and accessories: Aldo Clothes: Shatricia and Sara in Mu; Zee Hui, Constance, Tinah and Stephanie, in Little Match Girl; Madeline in Baylene; Geraldtne, Lydia Y and Revathhi in Southhaven; Taryn, Jennifer
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      Lock icon I never got the DRAFT
      821 27 Our newsroom intern fails to '•drift' or do the handbrake turn during first official event at F1 Pit Building CALL me uncoordinated, but I just could not get the drift (pun intended). My mission was to attempt a handbrake turn, also known as a "drift"
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      210 28 THE K1 Grand Finale brought to you by CS Racing and the Singapore Motor Sports Association is being held at the F1 Pit Building. The official National Day Parade event that began yesterday will be on from 10am to 5.45pm
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      Lock icon GLAMAZON in the fast lane
      597 29  -  Looming F1 deadline won't veer M'sian PR queen (far right) off course for first fashion Grand Prix parly Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo (Qsph.com.sg YOU'D have to be a Formula 1 Grand Prix racer to catch up with the irrepressible Datuk Nancy Yeoh from across
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      Lock icon Mistress of her cuisine and canvas
      394 30 THE 25 paintings are a retro-walk back into Radin Mas halt a century ago. into the house and kampung where the artist was born and grew up alongside her seven jjp* siblings. *9®* Miss Aziza All "Don't try to guess my age is an
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      Lock icon WIN MOVIE TICKETS
      107 30 BE transported to a different world in the family-friendly adventure flick Joarney To The Center Of The Earth, starring Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson. In this new take on Jales Verne's classic tale, which opens in cinemes on 7 Aug, a geology professor together with his nephew
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      Lock icon WIN CONCERT TICKETS
      95 30 HAVEN'T bought your ticket for the year's hottest music extravaganza yet? Here's your chance to get your hands on one. We're giving away 12 nalrs of tickets to SingFest 08 worth $306 and $400, courtesy of Midas Promotions. Taking place at Fort Canning Part on 2 and
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      Lock icon Dear friend, I’m not old school
      654 31  -  Traditional values in parenting are timeless Santokh Singh santokh@sph.comjg IT was a cryptic message, from an old friend, that was relayed through a colleague. The school principal, who is in his late 50s, said that he read my comments and columns but found them
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      Lock icon Be happy with the capital ‘L’
      607 31  -  Siva Choy s va a spti.com. sg IF you were born and bred in Singapore, that would make you a Singaporean: but it you came trom the little Greek island ot Lesbos, would that make you a Lesbian? Funnily enough, the term lesbian does
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      163 32 CHANNELS *****am Jamie's Kitchen:Australia HMbL Olympic Golden Moments GP Story The Beijing Dream Sunday Afternoon Movie (TV I Premiere) Fat Albert I Fashion Police Journeyman Blowback Kyle XY II Gilmore Girls VII Sunday Prime Movie (TV I Premiere) Elektra I Crimewatch 2008 News 5 Tonight Incredible Tales V Pushing Daisies
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      41 32 TView Etaktra Channel 5, 7pm A woman warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire and tries to protect her two latest targets a single father and his young daughter from a group of supernatural hitmen. Starring Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic.
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      134 32 Rocky Balboa (right) Star Movies (StarHub Ch 58), 9pm Ex-boxing champ Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement to step into the ring for the last time and face reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon in a nationally televised exhibition bout. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Milo Ventimiglia. I Now Pronounce You Chuck And
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    244 33 Getting married? Had a baby? Or just having a crush? Maybe you want to thank someone? Whatever it is, we want to know. Send your pictures and messaaes t0... tnpforum@spn.com.sg SURPRISE, BABY!!! Happy Birthday to you baby. I guess you are smiling now! hehe.. love you so much,
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  • SUN RACING
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      1781 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 No. Last in m HORSE Wt Ratiq JMkty lurlar (AnA/oriain/sax tnlur-aaHlt' INHIIVl WV UfllllVI VWKIIUI J 1 3-37 2 -904 3 4 5 0 6 7 6 8 679 10 StSi Spirit Brilliaat KaifM CMIIiPatfi Oartag /UaMttaa JflflUuA
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      Lock icon BEST BET
      96 35 ALTHOUGH no horse has ever made a dean sweep of the Three-Year-Old Challenge series in the past eight runnings at Kranji, we are sticking our necks out for Btg Maverick (Race 9 No. 1). The O'Reilly gelding won the earlier two legs with such authority that it is
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      46 35 ■ACE 3: Rollin Rich. ■ACE 5: Golden Flame, Big Occasion, Welcome Change. ■ACE 7: Winning Expert ■ACE 8s Breckenridge, Lim's Zerperb, Future Baby, Zizou, Coup Leader. ■ACE 10: Eastern Sun, Good Lucky. ■ACE 11: Orion, Royal Suit, Hello Gilmon, Safety Outlet, Maxi Marine, Grand Street.
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      Lock icon I Tawt I Taw – what do you see?
      2230 36 I Tawt I Taw what do you see? LARRY FOLEY'S COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S KRANJI RACES RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 Simpson Not quite finishing off his races at the moment but doesnl look tar away from putting it all together and winning. 2 Northern Spirit Did improve but still a lair
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      1220 37 LAST FRIDAY'S SINGAPORE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT HIGHLIGHTS RACE 1 Near the 900 m, CIGARRO checked after racing up onto the heels of MONDAY NITE. SNARING TIGER, who was following, was inconvenienced. A veterinary exam on MONDAY NITE, who raced poorly, revealed
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TOP TIPS
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      Lock icon Yesterday’s Perth (Belmont) results Going: Soft
      590 37 3 Mi p Mm V (7) 1 1 Mi JILMCO 58 (28-9) W Pi1 ■a 4 2 5 on US 54 a 9 3 Tratoar F Maynard. Mvftor 0.5, 2,1.75. 11m: 2min 20.81 sec. HM: $11. hncat $8. Ptoca Hncmt $4 (Nos. 1-3), $23
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      Lock icon TODAY’S IPOH RACE CARD
      1995 38 GOING FORECAST: GOOD ■o. La* Irene N 1 *****- FUat 2 —1274 Mm 3 *****- NMk 4 -***** Meta 5 *****7 Dm 6 ****** BE 7 9--5- N*v ORSE Wl Ratine Jockey Banter (Aga/artgta/sax, traiaer §wmr) i Of UaM 57 (29) H lamka c2 I (4ag
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      111 38 RACE 1: Run Baby Run, Midnight Hunter, Indian Champ. RACE 2: See Spirit, Smart Decision, Power Of City, Senor Steve, Star Of The Park, Baby Says Good. RACE St Boleh Boleh, Enchanted River, Mi Bestz, No Kidding, See Me, Popular. RACE 4: China Town King. RACE Caterine, Tulsa, Eastern
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      77 39 HULK GENERAL (Race 1 No. 3) has been knocking on the door loudly. After two consecutive seconds at Kuala Lumpur last month, this Desert Prince four-year-old deserves to break through for his maiden win. He was not disgraced last time out when he ran his best race to
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S IPOH RACE RESULTS
      854 39 GOING: YIELDING (RACES 1-9); GOOD (RACE 10) Race 1 MS (LC) 1400m ill! LtfMM 51.5 (10-5) M 57 c 56 (22-$) M 54 c 53 (35-17).... W—MB 50 c 49 (179-41) y 3 r) 13 9 i) 5 3 1 (433) 12 2 460) 2.25 9
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  • Sunday SPORT
    • Mad about golf
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        Lock icon Great news for oldies
        659 40 Steve Newell, who has worked with many of the world's leading players and teachers, has written several golf books. Newell -inow works primarily for top golfer Ernie Els IN THIS business, or in any business for that matter, one receives a lot of industry-based research. Much
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        Lock icon DAD’S THE WAY
        1172 41  -  THESB SPORTING PARENTS DESERVE MEDALS Godfrey Robert npsports&sph.comjg THE father of a national age-group swimmer is coughing up $35,000 for accommodation, tickets and thrifty meals so that his son can watch the swimming events at next month's Olympic Games in Beijing. Anonymous he prefers to be. But
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        Lock icon Ben scores a pro first
        161 42 MALAYSIA'S Ben Leong claimed his first title as a professional yesterday when he triumphed in the Mercedes-Benz Masters Malaysia at Saujana Golf and Country Club, near Kuala Lumpur. The 22-year-old from Sabah fired a final-round level-par 72 to finish two strokes ahead of Filipinos Michael
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        132 42 AP. HELEN Alfredsson shot a course-record nine-under 63 on Friday to sit one shot behind leader Angela Park after the second round of the Evian Masters outside Paris. Park shot a 68 in her second straight bogey-free round, giving her a 10-under total of 134. The
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        743 43  -  Calling all sporty bosses! Do you have an active sporting lifestyle away from the office? Do you play one or more non-traditional sports? Or do you know of such a boss? Please email details to npsports@sph.com.sg Lim Say Heng npsports@sph.com.sg WAKEBOARDING, kickboxing and mountain
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        316 44 IF at first you don't succeed, then dust yourself off and try again, so goes a hit song by the late singer Aaliyah. That alsd happens to be Chang Lu-Lyn's philosophy when it comes to work and sports. "If at first you don't come up with
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        995 45 Every Sunday in the Singapore at Large series, The New Paper profiles the Singapore sports scene with a national or grassroots perspective.. Today, JOYCE UM checks out a new fight club which sees martial artists from different disciplines exchanging their skills THEY may come from different
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        515 45 THE three core values of SMARS are respect for the past, challenge boundaries through research and being relevant to the present "But I am sure some martial arts schools might feel that die presence of SMARS will conflict with their principles," said Julian Tan,
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        700 46  -  EXCLUSIVE REPORTING FROM CAPE TOWN Steve Bates npsports@sph.com.sg A SPY or babysitter? Whichever way you look at it, Manchester United are keeping a close eye on Cristiano Ronaldo. Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that United have sent a "minder" to Los Angeles
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        285 46 MANCHESTER United are close to pulling the plug on signing Dimitar Berbatov with Tottenham Hotspur believed to be demanding a staggering £38 million (slo2m) for the unhappy striker. I understand United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is now looking closely at other targets, including
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        342 47 Reuters. BLACKBURN Rovers signed goalkeeper Paul Robinson from Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur for £3.5 million ($6.95 m) on Friday. The 28-year-old, who has 41 England caps but has fallen out of favour with club and country, becomes manager Paul Ince's first signing since he
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        209 47 AP. BLACKBURN has given Aston Villa permission to open discussions with former United States goalkeeper Brad Friedel over a possible transfer. The teams had already settled upon a transfer fee for the 37-year-old Friedel, who only extended his contract with Blackburn through to 2010 in February.
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        248 48  -  Ashikin Hashim npsports@sph.com.sg THERE'S something about Alexandre Pato that strikes you when you first meet him. And that's his infectious smile. Yesterday, after Brazil's training session held at the National Stadium, this reporter managed to score some time with one of her favourite players. "Hello, nice
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        456 49  -  THE 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS Ashikin Hashim npsports@sph.com.sg WATCH out Singapore. Alexandre Pato has vowed to score more than just a goal against the Singapore Selection team tomorrow. And that's just one of the targets that the 18-year-old striker has set for himself. "I want to score
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      167 50 they play Singapore tomorrow RUSaIuINHO: THEY say: "Always keep the ball on the ground." Well, that's unless you can play with the ball glued to your feet. Ronaldinho flicks the ball over the head of a defender, and does it again before a second defender could nick it
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        765 51  -  HOW THE BRAZIL DEAL WAS SEALED WORKING RELATIONSHIP SOUND ORGANISATION TIGHT SECURITY Lim Han Ming npsportsQsph.comsg HE had just undergone a knee operation the day before. But there was no time to lose. The Brazilian deal was on and the international promoters wanted to meet him
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        644 52  -  BRAZIL IN SINGAPORE THE 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS Gary Lim npsports@sph.com.sg HE was still a kid then, but he was showing enough promise all right. Someone asked him if he wanted to be the next Ronaldinho, who is one of his footballing idols. At the National Stadium
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        239 53 IT was a poignant scene. On Friday, Anderson invited 12-year-old Nishok to join him at the sidelines for a chat after training. The student had caught his attention when he sang a song to show his support for the Manchester United player. Yesterday,
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        236 53 AP. PORTSMOUTH had a dramatic start to its pre-season tour of Nigeria on Friday, when the pilot of its private plane was forced to abort a landing in Abuja only just above the runway. The airbus was about to land when it suddenly
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        103 53 MANCHESTER United will sign Argentine Carlos Tevez for a British transfer record fee of £32 million (sB6m), according to newspaper reports yesterday. The 24-year-old forward, who joined United on an initial two-year loan deal from West Ham United a year ago, is expected to sign a permanent
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