The New Paper, 3 January 2009

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    17 1 the new paper 3 Jan 09 sat MWQ Singapore Press WMw Holdings 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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      44 1 Is he your villain of 2008? 3 Jan 09 sat thenewpaper PAGE 14 S’porean recalls horror of Bangkok club inferno I was buried under bodies He manages to escape, then learns that girlfriend is badly burnt PAGE 2 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008 FILE
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  • News Bangkok Club Inferno
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      Lock icon Not enough strength to escape, then...
      994 2/3  -  S’poreangrowsweakfromstruggling free from under mound of bodies REPORT: CHONG SHIN YEN, LEDIATI TAN tnp@sph.com.sg IN THE mayhem following the fire at a Bangkok nightclub, a Singaporean passed out. When he regained consciousness and opened his eyes, he realised he was buried under a pile
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      Lock icon Without hand of an angel, I’d be dead
      607 4 THE poster, partly burned and still stuck onthewall,wassadirony–itadvertised a performance for a band called Burn. Ironies, mistakes, heroism, depression and sheer,heartbreakingtragedy–amicrocosmof the world we live in were all part of the hellish Bangkok club fire. Heroes Briton Alex Wargacki, 29, met an
      TNP PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: KELVIN CHAN, SIMON ANG; PICTURE: AP  -  607 words
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      Lock icon Local clubs ready to nip problems in the bud
      503 6  -  Nightspotshavemanyexits, conductregularfiredrills REPORT: ELAINE YEO yelaine@sph.com.sg THE operators of major night spots in Singapore gave safety assurances to party-goers, in the wake of the Bangkok tragedy. St James Power Station Chief executive officer Dennis Foo told The New Paper: “Safety precautions
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY PEIXIN, TODAY YISHUN:
      34 8 YESTERDAYPEIXIN,TODAYYISHUN:PeixinPrimary School (inset) recently merged with Yishun Primary School. The merged school, is named Yishun Primary School (main picture) and functions at the former Peixin PrimarySchool’spremises. TNP PICTURES: SIMON KER
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      Lock icon GDP may shrink by 2 per cent this year
      171 8 2008 FOURTH QUARTER FIGURES WORSEN THEGovernmenthascutitsgrowthforecast,andsaystheeconomymayshrinkfurther. Thefiguresforthefourth quarteroflastyearwereworsethan expected,asmanufacturing contractedandtheservicessector slowedinthemidstoftheglobal economiccrisis. TheGovernmentnowexpects grossdomesticproduct(GDP)this yeartobebetweenadeclineof2 percentandgrowthof1percent, lowerthanthepreviousforecastof -1 per cent to +2 per cent made in November. “Wedoexpectthefirstquarter(thisyear)tobefar worsethan(lastyear’s)fourth-quarter,”saidCitigroup economist Kit Wei Zheng. The Singapore economy shrank for a third consecutive
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      Lock icon Private home prices drop for second straight quarter
      113 8 PRIVATE home prices sank 5.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year. It was the steepest drop in a decade and came as the deepening economic crisis continued to dampen home-buyer sentiment. Private home prices have now declined for two
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      Lock icon Labour movement plans to help workers through crisis
      103 8 THE labour movement will focus on three core priorities this year to help Singapore pull through the economic crisis. Labour chief Lim Swee Say said this in an e-mail to unionists. It will work proactively with companies and the Government to improve
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      Lock icon SingTel customers lose Internet access for an hour
      100 8 SINGTEL’S fixed-line broadband service went down for about an hour yesterday. Many users in homes and offices were affected. Customers reported that the Internet outage started at 12.25pm. A SingTel spokesman said at 4.15pm that the problem had been resolved. There was
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      Lock icon Mother and son killed in New Year’s Day crash
      617 10  -  TragedystrikesS’porefamilyon North-South highway REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg HE WAS driving on the right lane when a lorry on his left suddenly swerved and hit his car. The next thing he knew, Mr Ng Cheong Boon heard his daughters crying. “Then, when
      PICTURES: CHINA PRESS  -  617 words
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      Lock icon From CBD to JB mall in 90min by train
      683 12 / 13  -  The New Paper checks out which is the fastest and most efficient way to get across Causeway REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg COME Monday, you can get from Tanjong Pagar Railway station to Johor Baru (JB) for less than it costs you
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      Lock icon 2008’S TOP VILLAINS
      583 14 / 15 Lastweek, wefeatured the heroesfrom ourpageswho made‘08 great.But while thereweremany heroes, therewerealso those whobehaved badly froma terroristescape artist to cheatsto ungracious Singaporeans. Today,TheNewPaper bringsyou thepeople you’dlove to hate in‘08. MAS SELAMAT KASTARI The terrorist broke out of the Internal Security Department’s (ISD) Whitley Road Detention Centre on 27
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      Lock icon Big spenders on stolen credit
      564 16  -  Two Filipinos arrested after stealing credit cards and spending more than $50,000 on jewellery REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg ON THE surface, they seemed like big-spending tourists that Singapore retailers would welcome with open arms. In their one-month stay, Filipinos Dante Baya Cervantes and Jannette Lorenzo
      PICTURES:COURTESY OF SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE  -  564 words
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      Lock icon No oath? No pink IC
      668 18/19  -  Man(left)losesS’porecitizenshipas he did not take oath of allegiance REPORT:ARUL ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg HIS mother blames herself for being forgetful. And the result of her forgetfulness is that her son now has no country to call his own. Mr Vadiveloo Rajamuthi was born in Malaysia, but
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      Lock icon WAYS YOU COULD LOSE YOUR CITIZENSHIP
      85 18/19 1 Those who hide past criminal records when applying for citizenship. 2 Someone who is considered to be a security threat. 3 Thosewhosebirth or citizenshipstatus was not registeredbytheir parents or guardians. to 4 A child born to a parent or parents who are foreigners
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      Lock icon Two reminders sent: ICA
      329 18/19 ON 12 Mar 2004, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee told Parliament that Singapore had 2,800 statelesspeopleat thattime 95 percent of whom had been given Singapore permanent residency. The Straits Times reported that between 1999 and 2004,730 stateless persons became Singapore citizens.
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      Lock icon Kuala Terengganu by-election crucial: Najib
      347 18/19 WINNING the Kuala Terengganu by-election is crucial for Umno. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak is believed to have said this at a meeting with top editors from both print and electronic media last week. He apparently told the editors the election will bekey toareversalin Umno’s
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      Lock icon CATCH OF THE DAY:
      51 20 CATCHOFTHEDAY:FourfishermeninPenangcaughta1-tonne whale shark at about 3am yesterday. Their 8m-long, 2.4m-wide catch was too big to bring on board their vessel, so they tied a rope to its tail and dragged it back to shore. The shark was dead by the time it hit land. PICTURE: CHINA
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      Lock icon Aussie researchers claim dengue breakthrough
      300 20 STUDY FUNDED BY BILL GATES AFP AUSTRALIAN researchers, funded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, claimed a breakthrough which could help in the fight against dengue fever by stopping the often deadly disease in its tracks. University of Queensland researchers said they have successfully infected the
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      Lock icon M’sia to bypass court and jail to speed up deporting illegals
      73 20 AFP MALAYSIA said yesterday it is fast-tracking the deportation of illegal migrants under a pilot project that will see offenders handed a fine and a one-waytickethome–bypassing court and jail. “Wehavegotmorethanonemillionillegalpeoplein thiscountry,soIdon’tthinkourprisonsarebig enough,”HomeMinisterSyedHamidAlbartoldapress conference. Under the scheme, offenders will have
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      Lock icon India’s second stimulus package in less than a month
      110 20 AFP INDIA eased foreign borrowing by domestic firms and permitted additional liquidity for the non-banking sector to boost flagging growthinAsia’sthird-largest economy. The second economic stimulus package in less than a month came as India forecast growth of 7 per cent for
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      Lock icon China’s manufacturing sector shrinks at record pace
      83 20 AFP CHINA’Smanufacturingsectoris close to a technical recession after output contracted at a record pace last month, a leading independent brokerage said yesterday. The CLSA China Purchasing Managers Index, which measures manufacturing activity, stood at 41.2 last month. Although it was up fromNovember’s40.9,outputstillcontracted. A
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    • News Gaza Crisis
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        Lock icon Why are you not doing anything about Gaza, Bush?
        574 22  -  Here are excerpts of Mr Nader’slettertoUS president George W Bush published in CommonDreams.org TwoprominentpeoplehavewrittenopenlettersovertheGazacrisis–onetoPresidentBush,theothertoMrObama Ralph Nader DEARGeorgeWBush,Where are you on the Gaza crisis wherethecivilianpopulationofGaza, itscivilservantsandpublicfacilitiesarebeing massacred and destroyed respectively by US-built F-16s and US-built helicopter gunships? The deliberate suspension of your
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        Lock icon Don't take lives to get what you want, obama
        289 22 THE US is too fond of taking lives to achieve its objectives. That was one of the points made by former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad in anopen letterto USpresident-elect BarackObama. The formerM’sianprime minister posted his 2009 wish list on his weblog
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      Lock icon I yam no longer copyright-protected in UK
      515 24 FROM this year on, anyone in Europe can use the Popeye the Sailor icons to create their own t-shirts or games or even create a new comic strip without seeking approval. The Times Of London reported that the copyright to this memorable cartoon
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      Lock icon Social networking site gaining from downturn
      397 24 BEING on social networking sites may just land you a handsome job. Both employees and employers are turningtowebsites suchas LinkedInto network and sniff out job opportunities, reported USA Today. LinkedIn’sCEO and founderReid Hoffman said this social networking site, which lets business professionals create online
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      Lock icon ‘We stole $14,000 sculpture to teach you lesson’
      446 26 LESSON IN HONESTY CALLitacriminallyaudaciouswayoftellingsome-one he owes investors US$50 billion ($73b) steal his US$10,000 copper sculpture from his gardenandreturnafewdayslaterwithawarning. That’s the crime a group of thieves known as “The Educators” committed in Palm Beach, Florida, against disgracedinvestmentguruBernieMadoff(right). And they hope the Wall Street
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      Lock icon Trust is this UK store’s policy
      425 26 FAITH IN HONESTY THERE were no security guards or surveillance cameras when this British shop owner decided to leave his hardware shop unattended for the Christmas weekend. Mr Tom Algie, 47, simply left a box for customers to put moneyin dubbed an honestybox atthe
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      15 20 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Scatteredthunderstorms High:30˚,Low23˚ Jakarta:Scattered thurderstorms High31˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Partlycloudy High30˚,Low20˚ Manila:Scattered thunderstorms High27˚,Low23˚
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      115 23 vV At SI, Ming has written, produced and directed a short film that was screened at Cannes. At the Polytechnic, Ming got the kind of hands-on education that prepared him to be a filmmaker at a younger age. He does more than tinker with his digicam. He creates work that
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      369 27 reerr as r r Livssi SINGAPORE PRISON SERVICE Uniformed Positions Position 1: Senior Prison Officer Senior Prison Officers lead a team of Prison Officers to ensure the security and functionality of the housing unit, and serve as a leader and role model to those around them. Position 2: Prison Officer
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      42 28 / 29 FROM READER ZIELAWATI OUT ON A LIMB: This foreign worker risked life and limb to climb this tree near the Esplanade just to get a real good look at the fireworks during the countdown on NewYear’sEve. E-mail your pictures to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon Shopper happy to help out elderly women
      233 28 / 29 FROM READER ROBERTA CICCONE Voucher aunties at Shop NSave outlets IAM writing about the report“ ‘Voucher aunties’ ask shoppers for supermarket stamps”(TheNewPaper,29Dec). I live in Serangoon and shop at the Shop N Save a few times a week. Yes, there are three women
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      Lock icon 3 HOT TOPICS YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT
      133 28 / 29 1 SINGAPOREAN Teo Sze Siong, 38, is among the more than 60 people who were killed in a Bangkok nightclub fire. Two Singaporeans are missing, and at least three other Singaporeans are among more than 200 people injured, according to Bangkok police. 2 SMOKERS
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      Lock icon It’s more helpful to give actor practical advice
      181 28 / 29 FROM READER VICTOR YAP BOON HENG THIS refers to the Internet Hot Bites concerning actor Chew Chor Meng, who has been diagnosed with muscular atrophy (TNP, 27 Dec). I would like to add my humble opinion to those ofbobbyliu and **********. Basically,
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      32 28 / 29 If you could change one policy in 2009, what would it be? “Maybereduce ERPcharges during thistough time. Perhaps we could also look at having fewer ERP gantriesin theheartlands.” MsBrendaNg, 28,bank officer
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      Lock icon INTERNET HOT BITES
      127 28 / 29 Reaction to Bangkok nightclub fireonNewYear’sEve: “Insuch alocation where thereis an acute shortage of exits for the estimated 1,000partygoers, it is madness to go there unless you are prepared to stay close to the entrance/exit. Even if you know of an alternate exit, you will miss it in
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      59 28 / 29 YOUR VIEWS E-mail tnptalk@sph.com.sg or write to The New Paper, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Level 6, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 Forverification,we needthe writer’sfull name andcontact number (preferably a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have granted us the right to
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      34 28 / 29 Got a seasonal greeting or special message for someone close? Want to reach out to former colleagues, classmates? Send us your picture message: tnpforum@sph.com.sg thenewpaper 2nd-most read English paper daily (Nielsen Media Index ’08)
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      Lock icon She sings for your supper
      740 30 / 31  -  ’80sTalentimesemi-finalistgetsbusyinthe kitchen–notjustwithherhands,butvoicetoo REPORT:BENSON BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg FOODandmusicarethetwolovesofmanySinga-poreans,andshenowservesthemuptogether.Meet Ms Irene Jansen (above) Singapore’s first singingchef. It’s no gimmick, the 41-year-old told The New Paper.Shereallysingswhileshecooks. “Music and food go together. I’ve been doing both since I was a kid, when I was always put in the kitchen
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      Lock icon Mushroom and Chicken Baked Rice
      225 30 / 31 INGREDIENTS: 2 chicken thighs, with skin removed and sliced into strips 2 cups cooked rice 200g fresh button mushrooms, quartered 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese 2 tbsp grated mozzarella cheese 1 cup thickened cream 2 tbsp chicken
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      Lock icon The WILL to FEAR
      855 32 Switching between his personal and on-screen life is a weight to carry for Seven Pounds actor Will Smith Courtesy of Sony Pictures IN THE movie Seven Pounds, Hollywood star Will Smith plays Ben Thomas, an engineer who causes a horrible car accident that kills his wife
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        Lock icon Leo’s gal pal in hot swimwear ad
        178 33 We round up the Internet sites or videos that people are talking about What’sthenoise? Hot Israeli model Bar Refaeli is set to send temperatures soaring in her new swimwear ad (left). The 23-year-old stunner, best known for being Leonardo DiCaprio’s on-again, off-again girlfriend,
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        Lock icon HSM video spoof a hit
        210 33 What’sthenoise? Some High School Musical fans apparently have a lot of time on their hands. One avid fan has created a spoof video (right) of the upcoming High School Musical 4 featuring snippets from previous instalments of the franchise and two othersummermoviesfrom2008–BeverlyHillsChihuahua and College Road
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        Lock icon Another race team falls victim to economic crisis?
        315 34  -  Kawasaki set to pull out from MotoGP ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg BLAMEitontheglobaleconomiccrisis.Kawasaki, which fields riders John Hopkins and MarcoMelandri,aresettoleavepremiermotorcycleracingthisseason. Thisnews comesinthewake of Japanese manufacturers Honda pulling out of F1, Subaru and Suzuki quittingWorldRallyChampionship,allduetothepoor economicclimate. Motorcyclenews.com quoted Hopkins as saying that Kawasaki has
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        Lock icon Plug ’n’ play jam sessions
        375 35  -  Yes, you can be a rock star too, with help from Rock Band or Guitar Hero World Tour REPORT: BILLY TEO tnp@sph.com.sg THEstageissetforaconcertshowdown:RockBandorGuitarHeroWorldTour?Both games available for all major game consoles, like the Microsoft Xbox 360 are now vying to make the gift list of anyone
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        Lock icon ZOMBIE OSCARS
        484 36 Infographics journalist SIMON ANGpitched zombies from two recently released Xbox 360 game titles against each other to see who deserves to win. ON THE left, Zombies from “Left 4 Dead” a third-person shooter with four survivors trying to escape from a zombie-infested city. On the right, a surprise
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      248 37 CHANNEL 5 1.15pm Movie: To End All Wars 3.45 Ripley’sBelieve ItOrNot! 4.15 Sense of Home 5.15 The Unit 6.15 The Kids Are In Charge 7.15 National Security 9.00 Star Wars: The Clone Wars 9.30 News 5 Tonight 10.00 Movie: Underworld 12.30am How I Met Your Mother II CHANNEL 8 1.00pm
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        1035 46 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 1.15 -1100m Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****- EnjoyTheRide 57 (43) EAslamc2 7 (5agBDean-EnjoyTheRide) 2 --696- Cullenator 56.5 (42) MCahill 10 (4nzgLionelLee-ChristopherG) 3 017-06 Forward 56.5 (42) AFeiruz*c4 8 (6nzgRBMarsh-TudorLodgeRacing) 4 -0110- MagicEight 56.5 (42)
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        138 46 THIS ever-improving filly from the yard of five-time champion trainer Laurie Laxon looks hard to beat. She has the best form going into the race she was a last-start neck second to promising newcomer Test The Limit over today’s Polytrack surface and distance. Despite
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        365 47 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Rising Spirit Lucky Sun Oneninetyfive Act Like Me Orient Supreme Great Express BigMomoko Simpson Chevy 1 1 1
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        1593 47 LARRYFOLEY’SCOMMENTSFORTODAY’SKRANJIRACES RACE 1 (1,100m) 1 Enjoy The Ride???Looks better suited on the Polytrack and should be right in this finish. 2 Cullenator??Usually finishes close enough to keep in mind for minors. 3 Forward???Blinkers back on and that could be enoughto get him back intothe
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        132 48 THIS former Kranji-based galloper made a winning debut in Malaysia under his new trainer, newly-crowned champion Johnny Lim (right). The five-year-old Australian-bred mare showed bright early pace to beat a Class 4 lot over the Kuala Lumpur 1,400m on a yielding track on
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        969 48 GOING FORECAST: SOFT TO HEAVY RACE1 C5 1.30 -1000m(STRAIGHT) Stakes:RM30,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 08--08 BlueFlag 57 (35) YSLim*c4 8 (4amEBreukelen-EBreukelen) 2 *****7 Hishahito 57 (35) RBurnettc2 9 (5nzgMSukri-Hishahito) 3 -0099 Zaydah 56 (33) SSaleec1 10 (4mmMSukri-Millswynn) 4 *****0 HulkGeneral 55
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        95 48 TOP 10 JOCKEYS 1st 2nd 3rd IAzhar 61 41 30 BWoodworth 55 31 34 HSGill* 53 30 30 RBurnett 25 14 17 YAify 23 17 23 OChavez 22 22 20 JacksonLow* 21 26 14 LLTai* 21 20 24 HKLim 19 16 10 LouHo* 18 20 23 TOP
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        267 49 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan RACE1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 4 Hulk General 5 Knightrider 4 Triple Coin 4 Pony Express -Gold Zest 1 Tangesh 5 I Am The Boss 6 Success Ace
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        325 49 NST SPEEDY WIND, who is gunning for a hat-trick in the Class 4 event over 1,200m in Race 7 tomorrow, looked a picture of fitness when taken out for slow work in Ipoh yesterday. The four-year-old grey Austral-ian-bred only had light exercise by cantering
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        333 49 WILLIAMLOW’SGUIDETOKRANJITRACKWORK NEWCOMER Maribeau was the only runner from today’s card to make time at trackwork yesterday morning. Ridden by former jockey Martin Koh, the Charles Leck-trained Marju six-year-old went well over 600m in 39.2sec on a good track at Kranji. Owned by former champion trainer Ivan Allan under
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        327 50  -  GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg GREGORY Foo made a big leap into the national golf squad after finishing tops in the Development Squad last year. Gregory, 15, is the youngest player in the 10-member national squad named yesterday by the Singapore Golf Association (SGA). The Secondary Four student
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        79 50 MALAYSIAN star Danny Chia has confirmed his entry for the Accenture Champion of Champions at Laguna Masters next week. Chia, an Asian Tour veteran and one who has played in the British Open, is the latest player to accept the Singapore Golf Circuit’s invitation for the season-opener. Two
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        278 50  -  GODFREY ROBERT HE PLAYED in seven legs of the Asian Tour, one tournament on the Asean Tour and several events on the local calendar last year. M. Murugiah (left), No. 3 on the local Order of Merit behind Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat, plans to
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      343 51  -  HER BLOG Cheryl Ng PR consultant WHEN I was 13 years old, I dreamt of becoming a professional basketball player. My parents laughed, not too unkindly, and told me that this was not possible in Singapore so I should just focus on my studies and
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      750 51 SPANISH LA LIGA Reuters AFTER a decade of trying, tomorrow could be the day Villarreal finally claim three Primera Liga points from Real Madrid at the Spanish champions’ Santiago Bernabeu home, says midfielder Robert Pires. Villarreal have failed to beat Real away in nine attempts
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      444 52 Reuters DAVID Beckham is dominating the limelight in Dubai amid rumours that his return to LA Galaxy may not be as clear-cut as first thought. Milan’s training camp over the winter break has turned the spotlight on Beckham with the England midfielder photographed and followed closely by
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      447 52 Wire Services ADRIANO Galliani has seen and worked with many of the great players at AC Milan. Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Andriy Shevchenko and Kaka to name but a few. But none is rated as highly as Paolo Maldini, commanding club captain and, with his
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        380 53 AP OKAY, everybody knows Manchester City are flushed with money. But that does not mean they’re going to pay out of their noses for new players. Amid speculation that he has at least £100 million ($210m) to spend on new players in this month’s transfer window, Manchester
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        251 53 PA Sport ARSENAL chairman Peter Hill-Wood admits the club cannot afford to spend big during the January transfer window. The Gunners were expected to enjoy a New Year splurge as they look to add some experienced faces to their impressive crop of youngsters, with Andrei Arshavin
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        583 54/55 Wire Services CRISTIANO Ronaldo has declared that he wants to stay at Manchester United. And he has dismissed as “lies” comments made by Real Madrid director, Pedro Trapote, that there has been an agreement struck for him to join the Spanish club at the
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          173 54/55 MANCHESTER United have confirmed the the signings of Zoran Tosic and Adem Ljajic. Tosic (above), 21 and a Serbia international, will sign with immediate effect while an agreement is in place for 17-year-old Ljajic, who had a trial at United last year, to remain with
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          112 54/55 MANCHESTER United are ready to offer Leeds United two players plus cash for their teenage star Fabian Delph. The 19-year-old has shone for the League One side this season and Sir Alex Ferguson sees him as the ideal replacement for
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          191 54/55 UNSETTLED striker Jermain Defoe may have played his last game for Portsmouth, club manager Tony Adams said yesterday. The England international missed training yesterday calling in sick, heightening speculation that he will soon be moving on. Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie said on Thursday that Defoe
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          289 54/55 SHAY Given is considering his Newcastle future after reaching the “lowest point of his football career” during last weekend’s 5-1 drubbing at the hands of Liverpool, the player’slawyer has claimed. The future of the Magpies goalkeeper has come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks
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          152 54/55 BLACKBURN boss Sam Allardyce is looking to bring in some familiar faces this month. Allardyce is expected to be a busy man over the next few weeks as he attempts to piece together a side capable of pulling away from the Premier League dropzone. The former
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          116 54/55 MANCHESTER City have agreed an undisclosed fee with Chelsea for defender Wayne Bridge, City boss Mark Hughes has said. Chelsea earlier confirmed they had given the Eastlands club permission to speak to the England left-back over a possible move. Hughes revealed he was optimistic
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          Lock icon HULL JOIN CHASE FOR LIVERPOOL’S PENNANT
          131 54/55 Wire Services HULL have joined the chase for Liverpool’s out-of-favour winger Jermaine Pennant. In one of the most surprising developments of the January transfer window, Pennant (above) has been heavily linked with a move to Spanish champions Real Madrid. Yet with that transfer still
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        278 54/55 Wire Services VALENCIA have admitted that they would be prepared to part with Manchester CIty target David Villa should their valuation of the player be matched. The Spanish outfit is reluctant to offload its star striker, but accept that every player has his price.
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        1200 56 MATCH 0404: CHELSEA v SOUTHEND BRIAN MILLER ERIC DING GARY LIM 1.06 7.70 18.00 CHELSEA DRAW SOUTHEND 2.10 1.60 1.06 7.70 18.00 HOME (-2 1/2) AWAY (+2 1/2) 22.00 7.90 5.80 4.30 4.30 5.00 7.00 13.00 25.00 25.00 0 GOAL 1 LIM HAN MING 1.06 7.70 18.00 2.10 1.60 22.00
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        Lock icon Big boys can be taken down
        538 58  -  BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg IT’S STILL early stages in this year’s FA Cup. And around the pubs, where punters’ opinions can vary depending on the number of beers downed, I’ve been hearing the usual“CupTalk”. The common one goes like this. “What’s so difficult? Preston against
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        458 58  -  FROM THE GROUND ERIC DING npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. FOR THE superstitious punters, getting off to a winning start in the first weekend of the New Year is important. According to many of them, collecting winnings from the bookmakers on the first weekend
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        Lock icon He’s dreaming of WEMBLEY
        668 59 Wire Services PEPE REINA is unlikely to be involved when Liverpool embark on their FA Cup trail at Preston North End tonight, but he is keen to be there at the end. Inkeepingwith RafaelBenitez’spolicy of giving his second-choice goalkeeper playing time in the early rounds of
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        202 59 Wire Services LIVERPOOL are leaving nothing to chance. Rafa Benitez is set to unleash star duo Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres on Preston tonight. Captain Gerrard (right) was among those most likely to be given the day off at Deepdale until he was charged
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        709 60  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg FOR ANY manager in the lower leagues, life is filled with challenges. But they don’t come much bigger than the one facing Southend United boss Steve Tilson tonight. He’ll be taking his side to Stamford Bridge for an FA Cup
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        363 61 Wire Services CHELSEA defender Ricardo Carvalho has warned his team-mates they must match Southend’s effort and work-rate if their quality is to shine through in tonight’s FA Cup third-round clash at Stamford Bridge. Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men open their campaign to win the cup against
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        492 61 PA Sport HULL forward Craig Fagan has no intention of seeking revenge against Newcastle’sDanny Guthrie tonight. Fagan (right) is set to make his first start since having his leg broken by Guthrie in a horror tackle in September when the sides meet in the FA
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      438 62 Wire Services WHERE else can you find a player like Carlos Tevez? Consider this: He scores goals. And very important ones at that. He never complains. Even when he is often left on the bench. He gives his all. Whenever he is called upon to get
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        120 63 FA CUP Today: HULL CITY v NEWCASTLE Ch 24,11pm MACCESFIELD TOWN v EVERTON Ch 23,11pm Everton have never played Maccesfield before in any competitive match. Will manager David Moyes (right) be able to lead his team to its first victory? Tomorrow: PRESTON v LIVERPOOL Ch 24,1.25am GILLINGHAM v ASTON
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        92 63 TENNIS From 19 Jan THEYEAR’SfirsttennisGrandSlamevent begins in Melbourne with the Australian Open. Can Spanish powerhouse Rafael Nadal defend his world No. 1 crown against Swiss maestro Roger Federerand defending championNovak“TheJoker”Djokovic?In thewomen’sdraw,MariaSharapova(right) will look to defend her title against the Williams sisters and world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic. GOLF
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