The New Paper, 22 February 2009

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  • News Tussle over Coma Bride
    • 431 2/3  -  STREETTALK COMMENT: REGGIE J tnp@sph.com.sg The writer is a former Singaporean marketing professional. THERE has been a lot of talk about nursing homes since Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan’ssuggestion thatsome ofoursenior citizens could look at getting care in Johor Baru. TheHealthMinistry’s directorof corporate communications wrote
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    • 996 2/3  -  Man says demand is his way of keeping Viet bride in Singapore REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg SHE was knocked down by a lorry just half an hour before her wedding on Christmas Eve and has been in a coma since. Unconscious
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  • News M'sian MP In Nude Scandal
    • 963 4  -  Lying on ground in human rights protest and openly believinginpre-maritalsexdidn’thurtElizabethWong’s political career... until now REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg AS Ms Elizabeth Wong packed her bags and fled from the intense media spotlight on Thursday, she might have asked herself–whyme? The sex life of the
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    • 487 4 HOW important was Ms Elizabeth Wong to the PKR, and what does it meannowthatshe’s determinedto quit her posts? Political analyst James Wong calledher a“rising star”, a prominent figure in the party with ties to the top of the leadership. She was assistant to PKR
      PICTURES: GUANG MING DAILY, CHINA PRESS  -  487 words
    • 363 5  -  Sex tape ex-Health Minister says: REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg WHEN Dr Chua Soi Lek heard about Ms Elizabeth Wong’s resignation, it was a case of deja vu. He had resigned as Health Minister after his sex romp with a young woman was filmed and
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    • 501 5  -  Pity for Elizabeth, contempt for Edison COMMENT: SETO NU-WEN seto@sph.com.sg ONE is a low-key Malaysian politician who became hot news after some semi-nude pictures of her were circulated on the Internet. Another is a Hong Kong celebrity who has
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  • News
    • 417 6  -  YOUTH ARRESTED FOR BUGIS BOMB HOAX REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg ANSMScirculatingsinceFridayhadthiswarning:Don’tgotoBugisinthenextfewdaysas“terror-istsmayplanbombaroundthatarea”. The SMS has been exposed as a hoax and police arresteda19-year-oldmaleyouthyesterdayafternoon. The police assured the public that there was no cause for alarm as investigations had revealed that the SMSwasindeedunsubstantiated. PolicespokesmanDSPWilliamGohsaidtheauthorities had received calls
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    • 687 8 / 9  -  Firm(above)helpedpaycarowner’smonthly instalments for his vehicle REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg CAN’T afford to pay the monthly instalments on your car loan? Renting out your car might seem an attractive option. But beware. An owner handed over his car to a car rental company in return
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    • 494 8 / 9 THOUGH it is illegal, some car rental companies seem to be willing to take in private cars for renting out. It is understood that while the rental agreement would state that the owners would be required to take out a comprehensive insurance coverage, most would
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    • 947 10 / 11  -  FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA OnstealthshipRSSSteadfast REPORT BY ANDRE YEO andrey@sph.com.sg IThadalltheingredientsofagrippingrealityshow.There was the anti-submarine specialist who had to leave his heavily-pregnant wife for a three-month-longdeployment. There was also the ship’s most powerful woman, whoisoften mistakenforateacher whenshe’soutof uniform. Andthechefwhodoublesasamedic. Oh, and there was the modern
      PICTURES BY KUA CHEE SIONG cskua@sph.com.sg  -  947 words
    • 434 12  -  Nail art artists sacrifice sleeptocomeupwith designs for contest REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg A RED Indian stands outside his tepee, his feathered headdress and painted face making him look especially stern. Nearby, a lion, elephant and water buffalo are frolicking. Butthisisn’tsomewildlifesafariorreservationpark. These are figurines, painstakingly sculpted
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    • 274 13 TRAFFIC on the Penang bridge heading towards the Malaysian mainland came to a standstill on Thursday morning after a 30-tonne crane overturned at the 3km mark at about 3am. The mishap reduced the two-lane pathway towards Butterworth to just one. Traffic was stopped for
      PICTURES: GUANG MING DAILY  -  274 words
    • 316 13 BUSINESS meetings have their fair share of arm-twisting involved. But brandishing a gun to persuade the opposite party at the negotiation table might be taking it too far. That’swhatallegedlyhappenedduringnegotiations between an independent power producer (IPP) and a Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) subsidiary on
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    • 971 14/15  -  REPORTING FROM EGYPT AND ISRAEL In the final story ofourseries, The New Paper onSundayvisits victims on both sides of the conflict in Gaza Ng Tze Yong Zaihan Mohd Yusof REPORTING FROM GAZA BORDER REPORT AND PICTURES: NG TZE YONG,ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF tnp@sph.com.sg
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    • 853 16 Billionaire Robert Allen Stanford in US$8b fraud charge EVEN as a kid, Robert Allen Stanford had an eye for making a quick buck. At 13, he made himself US$400 ($600) by offering to clear a piece of land for a property developer,
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    • 424 17 BRAND IT LIKE BECKHAM Wires services FOOTBALLER David Beckham and actors Sean Connery and Keanu Reeves have become the new faces of a sex drug. There’s a catch though none of them knows about it. That’s because their faces
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    • 260 17 POP STAR ALLEGEDLY BASHED BY BOYFRIEND AFP POP star Rihanna has spoken out at last after she was allegedly attacked by boyfriend Chris Brown. A statement released by her representatives says shewon’tcomment on “theincidentinvolving ChrisBrown”atthe request ofauthorities. However the statement says
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    • 888 18 / 19 Finest food and wine, so expertsbelieveowner’s intimate closeness with chimp confused it SHE fed the chimpanzee the finest food, and even wine. They took baths together and cuddled in the bed they shared. The chimp brushed her hair every night and pined for her when she
      PICTURES: AP  -  888 words
    • 355 18 / 19 ITseems craziness runs inTravis’ family. The chimp’smother, Suzy, was gunneddown in 2001 by a teenager after it and two other primates escaped from their ranch in Missouri and wreaked havoc, sources and experts told The New York Daily News. Suzy’sdeathcaptivated thetinytown ofFestusand led to a
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    • 46 13 Look out for our Wednesday Sports Noon Edition IH ■JL To give you the latest EPL Champions League action, we'll be publishing a noon edition on Wed Thurs for three weeks beginning 25 Feb There will be no Monday Sports Noon Edition v during this period
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  • News Exchange
    • 594 20 / 21  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: GENEVIEVE JIANG geneviev@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS have been getting some bad press for their treatment of foreign workers. Maid-beaters and unscrupulous bosses have made the headlines quite often. One of the latest cases is that of a pub owner, who, earlier this
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    • 127 20 / 21 1 Its nickname “Oscar”was given by actressBetteDavis, who namedit afterherfirst husband,bandleader HarmonOscar Nelson. Other reportssay itwas named by the Academy’sExecutiveSecretary MargaretHerrick,who joked that thestatue lookedlike herUncle Oscar. 2 The Oscarstatuette was modelled afterMexicanfilm directorEmilio Fernández,whoreluctantly posed nudefor CedricGibbons,the designerofthe statuette. 3 Inthe first10 years or
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    • 48 20 / 21 “Who sleepswith their glasseson?” Awoman commentingonMalaysian politician Elizabeth Wong's nude photographs circulating the Internet, which were taken while she was sleeping. “Irather shopthaninvest in stocks now. You lose money doing both, but at least I get something to show for one ofthem.” Awoman rationalisinghershoppingspree.
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    • 116 20 / 21 On Indonesian shuttler Riky Widianto refusing Singapore citizenship and going home: “Ican’t understand why Singaporeans are upset with either SB A or Riky on this issue... 17 is too young to decide on changing your nationality and SBA is right in wanting Riky to commit to representing
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    • 162 20 / 21 Werate the past week’snews goodandbad Last week’s index: 80 This week’s index: 70 -10 SIA is grounding 17 of its 102 aircraft and cutting 11 per cent of seat capacity over the coming financial year as demand for air travel drops worldwide. -20 Singapore exports fell a
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  • Page 20 / 21 Miscellaneous

  • News Snapshot
    • 113 22 Reuters AN AUSTRALIAN author jailed in Thailand for three years for insulting the royalty in a little-read novel returned home yesterday after he was freed under a royal pardon. In brief comments to waiting media, Mr Harry Nicolaides (above) said he
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    • 122 22 A SINGAPORE Pilgrims House will soon come up in Bodh Gaya, the most important of the four main pilgrim sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha. This was revealed by Foreign Minister George Yeo after he called
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    • 112 22 THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is planning to set up a new fund to help needy workers tide over the recession. Called U Care, it will be part of the S$20 million the unions hope to raise by May
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    • 238 22 CLINTON TAKES SOFTER LINE ON POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Reuters THEUSSecretaryofStateHillaryClin-ton said yesterday the US and China can help pull the world out of the economic crisis by working together, and made clear this took precedence over US concernsabouthumanrights in China. Making her first visit to
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    • Article, Illustration
      47 22 SHAME HIM: A 49-year-old thief who stole pineapples repeatedly from a market in Taiping, Perak, was caught yesterday morning. The hawkers refused his offer to pay. He was tied up and made to stand for three hours at themarket withasign saying ‘Pineapple thief’instead. PICTURE: CHINAPRESS
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous

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    • Article, Illustration
      579 23  -  Wherewouldyour holidaybeifyouwerea successful CEO? Be inspired by these down-to-earth bosses REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg CHIEF Executive Officers don’t always stay in five-star hotels and take only luxe vacations. In these cost-conscious times, perhaps some of us can take our cue from these two CEOs who shared with
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    • 245 24 A LONGING to return to the simple days of his childhood prompted this CEO to head to a farm in Isan, the north-east region of Thailand. Mr Kenny Yap, CEO and chairman of ornamental fish company Qian Hu Corporation,recalled:“Ihave been travellingto big citiessince Qian Hu started exporting
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    • 540 25  -  S’poreanshappytospendondogstoliveitupatTurf City compound which includes a bustling dog bakery REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg FORTUNEcookiesyouknow.4-Dcookies?The US Doggie Bakery in K9-Campus had customers positively barking for them biscuits shaped in numbers over the ChineseNewYearperiod. Said owner Ms Nelly Sim: “Our regulars boughtthebiscuitsfortheirdogsandhadthe
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    • Enjoy Fly on the Wall
      • 314 26  -  REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg WHAT a sarong kebaya can do for your career. Ever since she pinned on a kerosang for her pivotal role in that kerosang pivotal hit of hits television series Little Nyonya, MediaCorp actress Jeanette Aw has been guestingsini-sana(everywhere). A telco
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    • Enjoy Hed Chef
      • 268 27  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph. com. sg WHILEdreamsoflookingathothunksbywhitepristine Thai beaches still elude me, there is nothingtostopmefromatasteofThailand. Though there are no dishy men to rest my eyes on, there is always the heat of tom yum soup to turn to for comfort. Why settle for plain old chicken soup
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    • Enjoy Shopping
      • 490 28 / 29  -  ANGELINE NEO tnp@sph.com.sg AN ex-beau who was a doctor once told me I didn’t really have a job because I didn’t save lives. When I was an editor of a women’s magazine, an ex-colleague said quite brusquely that the fashion and beauty
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      • 251 28 / 29  -  YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg I REALLY should be saving, but there are temptations everywhere. I blame the number of sales going on everywhere. Is everything on sale? It would seem that everywhere the eyes land, the sale sign is next to it. But I am
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      • 325 28 / 29 afford 1 A PAIR of jeans is a good investment because it can last you for ages. The trick is to hardly wash them and they should fade nicely. AtLevi’s, youget twopairsof jeans for $199.90. This is a great deal especially since a pair can cost
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    • 679 30 / 31 Where to go? What to bring? Start your vacation with a shopping trip to Suntec City Mall IT’Stimetostart making plansfor the March school holidays. Getting ready for a family trip is about more than just making bookings with a tour agency and putting together a bag full
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    • Enjoy Dr Date
      • 339 32  -  DAVID TIAN tnp@sph.com.sg ONEsalienttraitofastrongmanisthathemakesuphisownmind.Ofcourse,he takes other people’s opinions into consideration,butwhenitcomestomakinga decision,hetrustshisownjudgment. This is especially pertinent when it comes to listening to the opinions of your date, girlfriend,lover,partner,orspouse. But this also applies to the opinions of a man’smalefriends. Ihaveseenmomentsofweaknessinmen, and I have been as
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      • 321 32 I have been married to my husband for over five years, and we are still young and without children. He works during the day, and I look after the home. I feellikeit’sgettingharderto keep his attention and interest. We’vebeengoingondates once every two weeks to keep things fresh, but
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    • Enjoy Columns
      • 516 33  -  KANE CUNICO kbcunico@sph.com.sg EARLIER this month, I was annoyed by a rather peculiar incident as my dalmatian, Ella (right), was walking me on the leash for her daily poop time. As I made my way through the lobby of my apartment
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      • 444 33  -  FATHER FIGURES S MURALI muralis@sph.com.sg I REALLY feel sorry for kids these days. Somehow they are expected to do so much, so soon. As if school tests and examinations are not enough, external parties are now providing tests, in order to
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    • Enjoy Humour
      • 603 34  -  The face does not reflect character HUMOUR ME SIVA CHOY tnp@sph.com.sg “SEEyourface!”That was one insult I kept hearing for years when I was a kid, apart from the other standard insults like “Your Farder!”, “Your Marder!”and“Your GrandFarder!” (The reference to
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      • Really?
        • 101 34 Ananova A PET pig saved its own bacon by jumping into the bath after apparently setting its owner's house alight in Sweden. The Vietnamese pot bellied porker had knocked over a table lamp, setting fire to curtains and was trapped in the house
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        • 95 34 AP WHEN Utah hospital worker Yvonne Morris chased down a thief earlier this week, she used a techniqueright out ofaschoolboy’s prankbook awedgie. Ms Morris gave chase to the 21 -year-old thief after she saw the man going through the car of a co-worker. And when
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      • 323 34  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg TWO radio DJs, two break-ups. One with his second wife, the other with his 98th radio station. OnValentine’seve,GlennOngannouncedhis separation from Jaime Yeo, a former DJ herself, after divorcing another DJ, Kate Reyes,
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    • Enjoy Social
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    • 119 32 Ask Dr Date Have problems finding love? Make a date withDrDate.He’ll go over the finer points of courtship in his weekly column in The New Paper on Sunday. E-mail your questions to tnp@sph.com.sg Learn more about dating expert Dr Date at his website: www.powerofbeingasian.com. Chat Party Ifcrie'el li rn'eWWi^MQl IDcs
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  • Page 35 Miscellaneous
    • 301 35 THE ARGYLE SWEATER BY SCOTT HILBURN (g©my As if TwE o? cs\cKtTs THM FollowE\) E/\ C H 3OKE VLTRTHI'T ENOUGH CORKY'S NATORAL STMDS HVW SCURRYING. /O 4L3 <s <& X DILBERT BY §S@W /A\®/*\I o VIKE5! DONT BE FRIGHTENED BY MY GREEN CLOTHING. I'LL BE WORKING AT HONE TODAY, THUS
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    • 211 35 SEEING STARS BY KUAH SENG SENG PISCES:Youwillgrowtallerby10cmafter a bungee jump operator mixes up the bungee cords with the non-stretchy ones. ARIES: When the power goes out at the mall, think for a few minutes before you call SCDFtotellthemyou’retrappedonthe escalator. TAURUS:Youknowit’stimeforadietwhen your acupuncturist refuses to work on you unless he can
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • 312 36 WAR’SSTARS:Julia RobertsandTom Hanks. WATCH’EM CharlieWilson’s War(above) HBO (StarHub Ch 60), 9pm A drama based on real-life Texas congressman Charlie Wilson and his covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching consequences. Starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts. Over
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  • sports
    • Sports Racing
      • 265 38 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 1 Western Conqueror Table Talk 2 Swift Arrow 6 Swift Arrow Western Conqueror Table Talk Western Conqueror Kokand Krown Swift Arrow 1 6 1 2 1 4 Arowana Classic Lead To Glory 2
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      • 1168 38 RACE 1 YARI COZZENE was difficult to settle in the early stages. Approaching the 1,000m, NAPOLI became unbalanced after being bumped by GENTLEMEN’SHONOUR. Shortly after passing the 1,000m, GENTLEMEN’S HONOUR was difficult to settle and got his head up on a couple
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      • 1070 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C4 1.15 -1100m(Home-based) PrideOfPhoenixHandicap Stakes:RM37,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****1 WesternConqueror 57 (57) BWoodworth 6 (5agMCLam-Conqueror) 2 --0051 TableTalk 54.5 (52) YSLim*c4 5 (8agKNoordin-PurpleRain) 3 *****6 WaiKor 53 (49) KEirwan*c2 2 (4agPRoslan-Leading) 4 *****2 KokandKrown 52.5 (48)
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      • 75 39 THIS six-year-old gelding by Gallo Di Ferro gets his chance to complete a double. He goes up by 2 1 2kg for his head win over Ace Arcadia last week but remains in the same class and should be able to overcome the
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      • 273 40 S’PORESTIPES’REPORT JOCKEY Din Azis (left) has been fined $1,000 for failing to declare presents received for winning on two occasions. An inquiry into a report from the Security Department on the matter was concluded last Wednesday. Azis pleaded guilty to a charge under Malayan Racing Association (MRA)
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      • 334 40 Going: Yielding (Races 1 &2); Good (Races 3-8) Race1 C*****m 2 PENANGWARRIOR57c56(23-6) RBurnett (7) 2 2 1 (474) 3 D'VINE56.5(12-5) LSofhan (6) 1 1 2 (433) 0.5 7 TIMELION55c54(108-27) HKLim (4) 4 4 3 (503) 8 6 KNIGHTGREG55.5c54.5(16-9) YAify (5) 3 3 4 (443) 0.5 ?Winningstable:YaoSheng.Trainer:KCTiang.Time:1min5.6sec. Forecast:$17.Tierce:$606.MalaysianW/P:RM17,RM5,RM5,RM23.
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      • 571 40 RACE 1 (Caulfield) 1st 2 Fravashi ($14-$10) 2nd 4 Nicconi ($5) 3rd 6 Heart Of Dreams ($25) 4th 9 Trustus. EOB $11. Forecast $10. Place forecast $3 (2-4), $25 (2-6), $19 (4-6). Tierce $157. Trio $54. Quartet No winner ($1402 jackpot carried forward to Race
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      • 1059 41 RACE 1 (1,600m) Tremendous Plus (No. 11) needs to prove himself following a recent Class 4 defeat, but his earlier Class 5 form was rock solid andthisfieldisn’ttough. Sichuan Hero (2) came to life earlier this month following a drop in grade and a
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      • 865 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS4 1600M TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$625,000(Qtt) NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 MISSION CHY CSoumillon 133 6 2 SICHUANHERO JS DWhyte 132 11 3 SPIRITOFLOPAN MeT GMosse 132 9 4 GALACTICTACTIC CHY CWWong(-3) 131 8 5 SUPERBABY PFY ZPurton 131
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    • Sports Mad about Golf
      • 714 42  -  STEVE NEWELL npsports@sph.com.sg Steve Newell is an experienced golf writer who has workedwith manyoftheworld’s leading players andteachers, and has writtenseveralbookson golf. He now works primarily for top golfer Ernie Els. MANY golfers in the 1970s, 1980s and even the 1990s floundered under the weight
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      • 431 42 AP SCOTT McCarron vaulted into a two-shot lead after the second round of the $6.3 million ($9.6m) Northern Trust Open while Phil Mickelson remained in the hunt for his first win of the season. The 43-year-old McCarron shot a three-under 68 as he tries to
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      • 380 43 Wire Services THE NAME Charlie Axel is significant to the Woods family. In explaining the choice of the name for his new-born son, Tiger Woods said that he and his Swedish wife Elin gave it much thought. “We thought it sounded good,” said Woods.
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      • 299 43  -  GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg MORGAN Pressel looks forward to coming to Singapore again. Pressel, 20, who will be among the favourites for the HSBC Women’s Champions at Tanah Merah Country Club’s Garden course next month, said she was excited about coming back to Singapore. “IamexcitedaboutcomingbacktoSingapore.
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      • 288 43 ABIRDIEonthe16thandaneagleonthefinalholeputSingapore’sMardanMa-mat in a respectable position as the Johnnie Walker Classic enters its final round inPerthtoday. The two great efforts gave Mardan an even-par 72 to remain at seven under and in joint-23rd position, six shots behind joint-leaders John Bickerton and Ross McGowan,reportedasiantour.com. SaidMardan:“Iwasstrugglingabitonthe frontnineandmanagedtogetmyselfbackon thebackninewithabirdieon16andeagleon
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      • 112 43 TOP LOCAL amateur Quincy Quek justified his position by returning a four-under 68 on the final day to top the Singapore Golf Association’s 1st National Ranking Game this week. Quek, who had just returned from a tournament in the Philippines, totalled 210 over three rounds to
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    • 1303 44/45  -  WUNDERKINDS ARUN RAJ npsports@sph.com.sg MEET the Nnamchis. Chizzy Nnamchi is your average football loving dad who takes his penchant for the game to the next level. The 43-year-old Nigeria-born Singaporean said: “I cannot imagine not playing football and with my three boys you have to keep them
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      • 502 46  -  SPORTS FEMME ALISON RATCLIFFE npsports@sph.com.sg IFMANAGERSweredogs,SunderlandbossRickySbragiawould beaStBernard, a gentle jowly hound you’d be happytoleaveinchargeofthekids. AsfarasIcanmakeout,he’sthenicest managerintheworld. He’s always honest with his players and doesn’t boss them about. He has lunch with them in the canteen and listenstotheiropinions.Hekeepsaneyeon their body language in training, in case they’resad. And nasty
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      • 264 47  -  ThePowerTableisa Premiership code cracker. LIMHANMING introduces the people behind it and the PowerTable’s workings LIM HAN MING CHELSEA manager Guus Hiddink could help the Blues’ cause by employing a powerful device called the PowerTable And Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich should have a quick word with one of
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      • 250 47 ONE of the clubs which benefited from using the PowerTable is Reading, who won promotion to the Premiership in the 2005/2006 season. “Reading manager Steve Coppell (above) was one of those who attended the talk. He came up to me and said, ‘We finished seventh in the
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      • 244 47 IF THERE is a code in the Premier League, then PowerTable must be the code cracker. MarkReynoldssaid:“Yes,Ithinkthereis a code in the Premiership. Every team has its own code. Using the tier system, it is also possible to advise the managers on the playing styles of each team.
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      • 166 47 MARK Reynolds and his staff also worked with Manchester City when Stuart Pearce was in charge from 2005 to 2007. Hesaid:“ManCityareprobablythe wealthiest club in the world right now. But they are still a Tier 2 club. They have a good stadium, an okay training ground and
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      • 526 48 AFP RAFAEL Benitez has warned Liverpool not to underestimate Manchester City tonight as his side starts a crucial period that will define their season. With Manchester United having entertained Blackburn this morning, the sec-ond-placed Reds could trail Sir Alex Ferguson’s men by eight points by
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      • 232 48 AFP MANCHESTER City manager Mark Hughes will be drawing on the performances of other battling draws at Anfield this season forinspiration in tonight’smatch. Hughes, whose team lost 2-0 at Portsmouth last weekend, has noted the success visiting teams have had at Liverpool this
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      • 294 48 PA Sport RAFAEL Benitez has refused to condemn Manchester City for their lavish spending. While City have been erratic all season, and have spent over £100 million ($219m) since the beginning of the season, the Spanish manager has instead focused on what talent that money
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      • 842 49 LIVERPOOL are unbeaten atAnfield this season while Manchester City are struggling with their away form having only won one away game. City failed toscore intheir lasttwo away games,but can theybreak downLiverpool’s organised defence? Liverpool L ective„ jjL Tier 1 v Tior 9 mm 1 i 1
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      • 583 49 Wire Services THERE are many players in Manchester City’s side with a point to prove tonight against Liverpool. For most, they will want to prove a point to manager Mark Hughes. City travel to Anfield tonight, but their away record in the league
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      • 1366 50 PA Sport DAVID Moyes has told Newcastle owner Mike Ashley he should follow the example of Everton if he wants to make the Magpies successful. Moyes heads to St James’ Park tonight with his side comfortably positioned in sixth in the Premier League and harbouring
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        637 52 ALL THEY need are a couple of t-shirts as goal posts, and a few rolled-up socks to make a ball. Just like that, the stage is set for them to play out their football dreams. This is how most Brazilian youngsters play their football. It’s called a “pelada”–a
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      • 467 54  -  BY SIMON SIMON WHITE Special Correspondent A NDREIARSHAVIN’S debutfailedtohelp Arsenalconjureupagoal astheyplayedoutanother frustratingdrawattheEmirates. TheRussiansawanearlylow shotflyjustwide,beforeMarton Fulopbeatawayhisangleddrive. Sunderlandbattledwelland wereworthashareofthespoilsas theGunnersagaincouldnot breakdownastubborndefence. Arshavin,thediminutive Russianplaymaker,linedupon therightsideofmidfieldand provedakeylinktotheattack. DREAM GunnersbossArseneWenger saidofArshavin:“Andreican integratewellourcombination game,hecanmoveverywell,he isverymobilesothatis somethingweworkonaswell. “Heisacleverpasseroftheball andthatissomethingyouneed ineverybigteamtoopenteams up.Butyouhavetogive everybodywhocomesintimeto adapt,toadjust.”Itwasalmosta dreamstartwhenArshavin picked up a stray pass from Andy
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      • 238 54 Stoke ..........................2 Portsmouth ................2 Stoke: Beattie 78 (pen), 80 Portsmouth: Kranjcar 75,Shawcross (OG) 90 PA Sport A CHAOTIC final 15 minutes saw Portsmouth snatch a draw against Stoke, after the hosts had scored two controversial goals. An incredibly poor game exploded into life when Niko Kranjcar
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      • 597 55  -  BY BILLY CLARKE Special Correspondent EVINDAVIESbaggedhis tenth goal of the season to give Bolton all three points against West Ham. Matt Taylor opened the scoring in the tenth minute with a splendid free-kick from 20 yards. Then one minute later Davies extended their lead,
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      • 247 55 Middlesbrough..........0 Wigan ......................0 PA Sport A SERIOUS-looking injury to French midfielder Didier Digard added to the gloom settlingoverMiddlesbroughas GarethSouthgate’sstruggling sidecoudn’tbreakdown Wigan. Digard was stretchered off following lengthy treatment after a challenge from former Boro midfielder Lee Cattermole, which drew the wrath of players
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      • 507 56  -  LIM SAY HENG speaks with football analyst TOHARIPAIJAN, who is not impressed with Chelsea despite their win LIM SAY HENG HOWISGuus Hiddink’sChelsea different from Luiz FelipeScolari’steam? SCOLARI’S focus was more on patient build-ups and passing, playing at a relatively slow pace. That team tried to
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      • 594 57  -  COMMENT ASTONVILLA0 CHELSEA1 Nicolas Anelka (19) IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg GUUS Hiddink couldn’t have wished for a better introduction to English football than the crash course he received at Villa Park yesterday. Chelsea were triumphant, victors because of a moment of absolute class from
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      • 206 57 ELECTRIC EVERYtime I watch AstonVilla Ifeelsure that Ican savethisboxfor Ashley Young.Heis,without even thefaintest shadow ofa doubt,theanswer to England’s left-sidedeficiency. He’s gotpace, he’s gotskill,he works, he runs and hesupplies his strikerswith aseriesof pinpointcrosses.Ijust wishFabio Capellowas watching. SAFE HANDS BRADFriedel could do nothingabout Nicolas Anelka’smatch-winning goal,but heprevented Chelseafromadding anymore witha
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      • 839 51 PA Sport EVERTON manager David Moyes has warned against expecting too much from on-loan striker Jo despite his stunning start with the Toffees. The £18 million-rated ($39.5m) Brazilian, who moved from Manchester City in the January transfer window, scored twice on his debut in the 3-0
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    • 315 58 Is this the start of winning run for Hiddink’smen? NICOLAS Anelka hopes Chelsea’s 1-0 win at Aston Villa can kick-start a winning run under new manager Guus Hiddink. Anelka’s 21st goal of the season in Hiddink’s first game was all that separated the sides at Villa Park,
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        93 59 EPL Tonight: FULHAM v WEST BROM Ch 22, 9.30pm LIVERPOOL v MAN CITY Ch 27,11pm Liverpool striker Fernando Torres (right) has scored eight goals so far. Can he increase his goal tally tonight? Tomorrow: NEWCASTLE vEVERTON Ch 21, midnight Tuesday: HULL CITY v TOTTENHAM Ch 27,4am SERIEA Tonight: MILAN
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      • 9 59 JOHNNIE WALKER CLASSIC Today: DAY 4 Ch 26,11am
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      • 47 59 EPLRESULTS ASTON VILLA 0 CHELSEA 1 Anelka(19) ARSENAL 0 SUNDERLAND 0 MIDDLESBROUGH 0 WIGAN 0 BOLTON 2 Taylor (10), Davies (11) WEST HAM 1 Parker (66) STOKE CITY 2 Beattie (78 pen, 80) PORTSMOUTH 2 Kranjcar (75), Shawcross (90 og) LATE MATCH: MAN UTD v BLACKBURN
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      • 330 59 LOCAL EVENTS MOTORSPORT WHAT: Porsche World Roadshow WHEN: Today WHERE: Changi Exhibition Centre THRILL yourself with the full range of latest Porsche models at this full-day driving event. OVERSEAS EVENTS TENNIS WHAT: ATP Open 13, 2009 WHEN: Today WHERE: Marseille, France IT WILL be an all-French final
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    • 325 60 Here’sthelow-down on the high-speed, two-wheel action Singapore’sfirstevermasscyclingevent,theOCBC Cycle Singapore, kicks off today with a huge bang. Boasting over 5,000 participants, seven different races, and 60 international elite cyclists from Britain, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia, it looks set to be the first ever Tour
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    • 121 59 BLURBS/CONTEST CHANGESTO NOONEDITION THENEW Paperwill bemaking some changesto the sportsNoon Editions in thenext few monthsuntilthe endof thefootball season. Startingfor three weeks from tomorrow,the NoonEditions willbe publishedon Wednesdaysinstead of Mondays,totakeinthe Champions LeagueRoundof 16andmidweek EPLmatches. There willbe nochange tothe ThursdayNoon Editions. Thesports NoonEdition will then reverttothe normalMondays and Thursdaysforthe next threeweeks from16
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