The New Paper, 19 April 2009

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    21 1 The New Paper on sunday 19 Apr 09 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS 3|dJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS CENTS MICA (P) 194/11/2008
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      78 1 From grisly MURDER MANSION to grand Little Huang Na’s death moved S’pore. Today, her ex-veggie-seller mum lives in luxury with money from... 6 PICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS ARE OUR YOUNG BECOMING Spoilt sick? A third of S’pore scholars polled are unhappy. Ingrates or mismanaged? 14 Ms Show-off loves flaunting
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      34 2/3 People shaken out of complacency /NEXT PAGE Too much shrieking, too little explaining /PAGE 22 Hotline: 1800-7 33 44 55 Website: tnp.sg Email: tnp@sph.com.sg Fax: 6319 8266 Operations desk: 6319 5544 Circulation: 6388 3838
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    • News Fight Over Aware Leadership
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        Lock icon I DON’T CARE who’s in power
        628 2/3  -  Inthebitterfightbetweenthetwo factionsofAware’swomen,onegroup has so far remained on the sidelines: Theassociation’smalemembers.Do the men get it? Do they care? REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg THEY pay the same membership fee of $40 a year as the women, but they are called associate members. They have no voting
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        Lock icon WE CARE... but we’re open to new team
        753 2/3 MARS and Venus aren’t that far apart after all. Most of Aware’s male members and volunteers who spoke to the The New Paper on Sunday feel strongly about the group’s original mission. And that’s why they are leaning towards the old guard.
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        Lock icon Feuding camps shaping up for a showdown
        361 4  -  Both parties marshalling members for EOGM REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg WHEN and how will the war of words between the newcomers and the old guard in the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) end? In a showdown of numbers, it seems.
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        Lock icon Ex-Aware chief quits
        139 4 MS Constance Singam has resigned from the exco as advisor in her capacity as immediate past president. She sent an e-mail yesterday afternoon to some Aware members. Her reasons for resigning: She gave advice at the first two meetings of the exco, but was ignored. She was
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      Lock icon We didn’t spend the $126,000 carelessly
      836 6/7  -  Bereavement money used for girl’slastrites,saysmum.Only partofitspentonhouse 5 years after death of Huang Na (left), mother lives in huge mansion REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg LOOK at that house in China. Clearly, Madam Huang Shuying and her husband have done well for themselves in the five
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      Lock icon ‘Nonsense, I didn’t marry Taiwanese to get PR status’
      321 6/7 DID Madam Huang Shuying (below) marry a man in Taiwan? Yes, according to a report in Lianhe Wanbao yesterday. In early April, the newspaper had reported that Madam Huang was the proprietor of a shoe wholesale business in Taiwan. She claimed
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      Lock icon Many questions remain
      304 6/7 THE saga began on 10 Oct 2004, when a little China girl named Huang Na went missing, sparking a huge police manhunt. On 30 Oct, the suspect, Malaysian worker Took Leng How, gave himself up in Penang, where he had fled. The next day, Took led the
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      Lock icon Renovation in neighbour’s house, but hole in my wall
      743 8  -  Flat owner uses onlineforumtofind neighbour, who had yet to move in REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg HE HAD just finished painting his brand-new five-room flat in January. So Mr Robert Lee, 25, was shocked when he glanced behind his sofa and saw
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    • ‘I do it to get compliments’
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        Lock icon SPOTLIGHT: Sicktrend ofsex show-offs
        590 10  -  Teenputssexvideosonlinebut hides identity from friends, family REPORT:LIEW LIEW HANQING hanqing@sph.com.sg WHAT started as a tease has turned into a habit, almost an obsession. When she was just 16, she started strolling past her bedroom window stark naked every now and then. The reason: To provide “an
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        Lock icon Thrill or mental disorder?
        700 10  -  REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg THERE are those who have no qualms about sauntering around completely naked in public. Others go a step further, engaging in intimate sexualacts in plainview. Andanecdotalevidence seemstosuggest that thereisa growingnumberofpeoplehere who don’tmind flashingtheir flesh, inpublic or online. Inthe pastfewweeks, there havebeen several
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      Lock icon They end up paying $500 for a packet of illegal cigs
      582 12 / 13  -  Lured by cheap buy,butburnt by hefty fines LUCKLESS BUYERS... REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg WITH hands clasped, some begged to be given a chance. Others, like one foreign worker caught for buying contraband cigarettes, surrendered to fate. Resigned to
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      Lock icon Nothing’s too risky
      271 12 / 13 RECKLESS SELLERS... THEY were so desperate to escape that they risked life and limb. At the first hint of an ambush by Custom officers, the illegal cigarette peddlers scattered in all directions, some leaping into deep canals, fleeing into forested areas or dashing across roads. The New
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      Lock icon 3 in 10 scholars polled say they’re unhappy
      732 14 / 15  -  Unreasonable employers or ungrateful scholars? Lack of dialogue and unrealistic expectations cited as reasons REPORT: TAY SHI’AN,NG TZE YONG tnp@sph.com.sg IFTHEYcanturnbacktheclock,threein10scholar-ship-holders said they would not have signed on thedottedline. This is one of the results from a random poll of 70 conductedbyTheNewPaperonSunday.
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      Lock icon How a scholar made his peace
      541 14 / 15  -  COMMENT NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg –NgTzeYongisanSPHoverseasscholarwhostudied at Brown University THE winters in Rhode Island in the United States, are not pretty. They are rainy, windy and freezing. I never liked them. But in Jan 2005, for the first time, I wished spring would never
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      Lock icon Scholars as foreign brides
      351 14 / 15  -  COMMENT TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg –TayShi’anisanSPHlocalscholarwhostudiedatthe National University of Singapore SIGNING up for a scholarship is like entering a marriage. Some scholarsgointo it likeforeign brides– they need the money, never mind doubts about the man. They are so eager (or desperate) for the better life that they
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      Lock icon Go eco with green flats
      415 16  -  Natura Loft is easy on the environment and good on the eyes REPORT: KELVIN CHAN chanymk@sph.com.sg IF YOU would like to do a little more for Mother Earth apart from recycling, you might want to consider an eco-friendly home the next time you move. Such
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      Lock icon Twins, friends or mum and daughter?
      878 18/19 One wanted to look like theother,andspent $22,000 on plastic surgerytodoso IF YOU thought the lady in pink was the mother, don’t kick yourself silly for being wrong. She’s the daughter, and the woman seated next to her is her mother. At first sight, they
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      Lock icon 20-year-old Madonna looks like daughter
      226 18/19 REMARKABLE resemblance. Thirty years ago, Madonna was, well, like her daughter Lourdes (right). The 12-year-old was born to Madonna and her trainer Carlos Leon, who became her lover after they met in Central Parkin New York. These black and white pictures of a picturesofa 20-year-oldMadonna
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      Lock icon Not buried after 5 months
      428 20 ‘Theyarenotworthy’,saylocalMuslimofficialsof PakistaniterroristsinvolvedinMumbaiattacks THE nine suspected Pakistani terrorists killed in the Mumbai attacks have not been buried even after five months. The reason: No one has claimed them and local Muslim officials are refusing to bury the meninMumbai’sMuslimgraveyards. The police say the 10 men gunned down
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      Lock icon I kissed Susan Boyle: neighbour
      214 20 BRITAIN’SGOT TALENT: SUSAN Boyle claims that she has never been kissed. But a neighbour of this 47-year-old singing sensation says that may be off the mark. Mr Brian Smith said he kissed her to comfort her as she struggled to come to terms with the
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        298 21 NUMBER OF RETRENCHED UNIONISED WORKERS ON THE RISE ABOUT 5,500 unionised workers have been retrenched so far this year, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) said yesterday. The number is among the highest in the last decade. In 1999, a total of 7,635 unionised
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        47 21 FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED: Developer Sim Lian Group openedbookingsforParcLumiereinSimei,thelatesthousing project developed under the Design, Build and Sell scheme (DBSS), yesterday morning, three days earlier than announced. This led to some angry exchanges (inset) between security officers and buyers who were caught unawares. PICTURES: LIANHE WANBAO
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        Lock icon M’sian PM: BN may not contest by-election
        86 21 MALAYSIA’SrulingBarisanNasional (BN) may not be fielding a candidate for the Penanti by-election in Penang, Prime Minister Najib Razak said. He added that too much time, energy and money have been spent on by-elections that were not really necessary, and that one should be
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        Lock icon Community engagement key to enhancing national unity
        89 21 EVEN though most people are concerned about jobs during the economic downturn, they should not be letting their guard down against the threat of terrorism. Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng sounded this reminder at the annual Community Engagement Programme (CEP) seminar yesterday.
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        Lock icon Thai political activist recovering well
        101 21 THAI police yesterday questioned witnesses and combed the scene of an assassination attempt on a leading political activist, amid mounting speculation that state agencies were involved in the attack. Gunmen wielding AK-47 and M16 automatic weapons fired about 100 rounds at Mr Sondhi Limthongkul’s car
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        Lock icon NParkssees bumper crop of mangoes
        105 21 THE current dry spell might be the reason why NParks is seeing a bumper harvest of mangoes from roadside trees this year. Other flowering trees and shrubs have also been lush, but mango trees are fruiting particularly heavily this year, an NParks spokesman said. The
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    • News Exchange
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        Lock icon Aware: Too much shrieking, too little explaining
        512 22 / 23  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: TAN MAE LYNN maelynn@sph.com.sg I AM woman, hear my sisters shriek. Apologies to HelenReddy,whointhe’70s,sangtheinspirational andempoweringline:“Iamwoman,hearmeroar.” Sadly, what has been happening at the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) has been neither inspirational nor empowering. It has been loud,
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        Lock icon 5 things about legendary record producer and now convicted murderer Phil Spector
        115 22 / 23 1 Hepioneeredthe “Wallof Sound”, hissignature recordingtechnique which helpedearnhim 25 Top 40 hitsbetween1960 and 1965. 2 Heoncekept The Ramones lockedin thestudio for eight hoursand forcedthem at gunpointtoplay theopening chordsto asong over and over againuntil hewas satisfiedwiththe sound. 3 Beforehe
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        Lock icon OVERHEARD IN THE STREETS
        39 22 / 23 “Theymust havebeen commandotrainedin theUS.” Amanwondering howmosquitoes managed to bite him through his shirt. “Myluggagewill only contain blackand whiteoutfits.” Awoman packingfor aholiday in Bangkok to avoid getting mistaken for protestors, who wear yellow, red or blue.
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        97 22 / 23 On the election of the new committee in Aware: “Ifthis takeoveristofurther advance the rights of women consistent with the goals of Aware, it would have been highly beneficial... but this whole thing is a disappointment and a step backwards for tolerance, living together and respecting each other's
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        Lock icon S'PORE HAPPINESS INDEX
        165 22 / 23 Werate the past week’snews goodandbad -10 The economic forecast for the year has been revised downwards yet again, with GDP now expected to shrink by up to 9 per cent. +10 There will be more flights, cheaper ones and services to six new destinations in Malaysia from
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      101 9 Start it. Share it. Shew it. Kindness comes in many shapes and sizes, but it's in all of us! A small gesture like putting others before yourself is easy to do. Yet it makes someone else feel good and results in making you feel great. So bring it on and
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      36 12 / 13 #1 film in Singapore! RE-TOOLED. RE-BUILT. ...nail-biting thrills Genevieve Loh, TODAY 11 '3S Model New I Original Parts n. JCV? %0 www.fastandfuriousmovie.net ORIGINAL FILM ABMIM""®" PG Some violence "based on opening weekend figures from 9-12 April
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      125 16 He had 9 credit cards Gave supplementary cards to three men Spent on brands like Louis Vuitton Paid for stays in five-star hotels Get hooked on i Excitement! The excitement never lets up at the Singapore International Racing Festival! Participate in the Singapore Horseshoe Pitching Championship 2009 and win attractive
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      Lock icon NIP & TUCK.sg
      744 24 / 25  - NIP TUCK.sg REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg CONTOURING VANITY,thynameisman.Hey, we’re not talking about your typical metrosexual with the sleek hairstyle, sharp clothes, plucked eyebrows, and a rigorous beauty regime. We’retalkingaboutmenwhoactuallytake itastepfurther–bygoingundertheknife. Yes, according to four well-known plastic surgeons here, more Singapore men young and old alike are going for nip-and-tuck
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      Lock icon Men around the world go under the knife
      433 24 / 25  -  Geraldine Yeo –GeraldineYeo,newsroomintern MEN around the world are becoming more vain. Check out the trends in these countries: South Korea The women are already doing it, so why not the men? Men do it to improve their job prospects or to look
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          Lock icon Beg, borrow or steal his jackets & jeans
          527 26 / 27  - Beg, borrow or steal his jackets jeans Wearingyourboyfriend’sclothes may be in, but do keep it girly YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg TO BE more of a trendy woman, you have to dress like your man. I’m not talking about the ’80s extreme look (think Eurythmics and power suits with mega shoulder
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        Lock icon One reason to linger a little longer in bed
        304 28  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg YOU don’t need to go to a fancy hotel for a Sunday champagne brunch. Notonlydoyouruntheriskofovereating until you burst at the seams, but you may find a big hole in your pocket the next morning. Theterm “Black Monday”wascoined by
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      Lock icon His big pocket pockets top prize
      400 29  -  Code JEANius final at Bugis Junction Kerri Teo –KerriTeo,newsroomintern THE imperfections of life led to the perfect design for this freelance designer. Ms Denise Chng, 24, designed a pair of cargo pants with ends made out of army socks. It also had a big
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      Lock icon Think out of the shoe box
      164 29  -  David Ho –DavidHo,newsroomintern ARE you a budding designer? Here’syour chance towin prizesand an opportunity to display your worth. For the launch of its new Spring/Summer 2009 FootwearCollection,Levi’shas organised the“Design aLevi’sShoe Box”contest. The contest is open to everyone. All you need to do is register
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        Lock icon ‘Rape? Heeheehee’ ‘Injustice? Heeheehee’
        478 30  -  It’snotso funnyhow people laugh at the strangest things DENISE CHONG LEFT-FIELD denise@sph.com.sg JEALOUS. I’mjealous. Jealous of other people laughing. They find joy in the strangest of things. I feelleftout. Recently, I felt left out during the play, The Winter’sTale, whichstarredEthan Hawke. The Shakespearean language may be
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          Lock icon Pipe down, we need some sleep
          130 30 Odd news that’sfor real A BRITISH woman has been slapped with a court order, banning her from making too much noise when having sex with her husband. Caroline Cartwright, 47, was found guilty after Sunderland magistrates listened to recordings of her loud lovemaking with
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          Lock icon No money? Then give some honey
          105 30 Two Malaysian cleaners who could not come up with any money during a robbery were instead forced to perform oral sex on the robber. The women, aged 68 and 43, were waiting for their factory van at a bus stop in Port Klang at
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        Lock icon I found a body & all I did was update my Facebook
        385 30  - I found a body all I did was update my Facebook S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg THIS happened at 2:30am Monday morning. Because of how late it was, there was no one else around. I was on my way home from work when I spotted someone lying face up
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        Lock icon Michelle Obama nails it in dating game
        354 32  -  DAVID TIAN tnp@sph.com.sg LASTweek,welookedattheimportanceofgettingyourmantoinvesttimeandenergyinyou,whichproportionallyincreaseshisattractiontoyou. That’sthesure-firewaynotonlytocatch,butalsoto keepaman. A great example of the principle of compliance in action is the courtship of Mr Barack and Mrs Michelle Obama,theUSPresidentandFirstLady. As recounted in Mr Obama’s book, The Audacity of Hope, Mrs Obama used incremental amounts of compliance
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        Lock icon Dear Dr Date,
        275 32 Using some of your tips,I’vehadsome good conversations with attractive women lately. ButI’mafraidto ask for their number and then find it doesn’tgo anywhere and the spark fizzles out. I know the words tosay,butI’mafraid I’lloffendherorruin things if I ask. How can I fix this? Sincerely, Benjamin Dear Benjamin, First
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        Lock icon Pri 1 changes: Great proposal but keep true to its spirit
        656 32  -  SANTOKH SINGH FATHER FIGURES santokh@sph.com.sg IT was with some joy that I read Education MinisterNgEngHen’sannouncementthat his ministry would accept the recommendations of the Primary Education Review and Implementation Committee. The education system of the future would do away with
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      22 24 / 25 AFFORD Dressing like your man will make you look good PAGE26 COLUMNS Whatwasso funnyat TheWinter’sTale? FATHERFIGURES It’stime toput ideals intopractice PAGE30 PAGE32
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      295 28 1 ©I Cosmic Qi-Gong And Science For Health Business Reg No: *****292X Ladies and Gentlemen... Today, many are living in the risk of unknown internal body blockages. Suffering from health problems and unexpected accidents happening among us in our lives. I, Consultant Master Lim Sifu truly believe respect all religious
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      204 31 BRAIN WORKOUT TAN KIN LIAN Thereare fivehouses with differentcolours in arow.Each occupantplays adifferent sport, drinksadifferent beverage andkeeps a differentpet. 1. The golf playerdrinks beer. 2. The doctorkeepsmaltese. 3. The accountantlivesleft ofthe yellow house. Howtoplay 1.Findthecluesthatindicatea fixedHouse(egGeorgelivesin firsthouse)andotherrelated clues(egbluehousenextto George’s).Fillthetablewiththe clues. 2.Findothercluesthatcanbe placedintable.Youmayhaveto figureoutafewrelatedclues together. 3.Onceyou’veworkedoutallthe cluesandputtheminthetable, you’llbeabletoanswerthe question. Answers/PAGE33 4.
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      27 32 Ask Dr Date Haveproblemsfinding love?Make adate withDr Date. He’llgo over the finerpoints of courtshipin hisweekly column in The New Paper on Sunday. E-mail your questions to tnp@sph.com.sg
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      278 33 WATCH’EM PICTURE:STAR MOVIES Awake(above) StarMovies (StarHubC h 58),9pm A wealthyfinancial genius sufferingfrom “anaestheticawareness” duringhis heart surgery overhearsthat hissurgery is part ofa sinister conspiracy.StarringJessica Alba,Hayden Christensen,Terrence Howard. CHANNEL5 Noon FootballAsiaShow 2009 12.30pm Footballer’sLives 1.00 UnitedStatesOfLeland 3.00 Forbes20 MostExpensive CelebrityWeddings 4.00 AmericanIdol VIII/LifeIs Wild 6.00 AreYouSmarter Than A 5thGrader? 7.00 TheSimpsons 7.30
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      30 35 Saturday,18 Apr2009 First Second Third 1809 6252 7934 Starters 5872 8318 0212 7810 7449 7862 9643 0898 1460 7948 Consolation 5821 1424 5219 2645 3616 7016 4469 9303 2718 7628
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S PENANG PRO-AM MEETING RESULTS
        403 35 GOING: GOOD Race2 MS1400m 3 CENTURYGREYHOUND53.5c51.5(7-5) KEirwan* (1) 1 1 1 (418) 4 WEALTHSECTOR51.5(39-14) BWoodworth (6) 4 4 2 (527) 0.75 1 BLAZINGBLAIR57c54(41-18) MZairi* (4) 3 3 3 (469) 6 2 BUOYANT57c56(129-30) SSalee (3) 5 5 4 (453) 2 ?Winningstable:Century.Trainer:KCTiang.Time:1min25.6sec. Forecast:$9.Tierce:$30.Quartet:$136.MalaysianW/P:RM7,RM5,RM12.EOB:$12.Trio:$10. NOTE::Allbetson5:KimEllywererefundedasthehorseranriderlessanddeclaredanon-starter. Race3 C*****m 12
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA (FLEMINGTON/RANDWICK/PERTH) RESULTS
        687 35 RACE 1 (FLEMINGTON) 1st 11 Black Caviar ($11-$10) 2nd 1 Kwassa Kwassa ($15) 3rd 2 Take The Rap ($5) 4th 3 Amaethon. EOB $17. Forecast $10. Place forecast $8 (1-2), $4 (1-11), $5 (2-11). Tierce $44. Trio $15. Quartet $251. RACE 2 (RANDWICK) 1st 6 Prima
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        Lock icon Golden double for Saifudin, Dr SH Tan
        217 35  -  TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg THEtrain-er-jockeypartnership of Dr Tan Swee Hock (right, top) and Saifudin Ismail (right) struck twice at the one-day profes-sional-amateur meeting in Penang yesterday. And both their winners, outsider Golden Mile in Race 3 and favourite Classic Gold in Race 6,
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        391 36 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Recycle Triumph The Hornet Thanks For Memory Bionic Boy Desert Leo Andrew’s Gold 2 Manuka 4 Superb
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        1879 36 RACE 1 (1,600m) 1 Luxury Fortune?Did race wide throughout at debut,sosome excuse forfadingbut stillprefer towatch. 2 Thriller?Finished best of an ordinary bunch last weekbutstill hardto have. 3 Myth Opening??Blinkers back on after getting too far back last week where he got home well
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        1112 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 IP 1.15 -1600m(SC) SweetCharityStakes Stakes:$65,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 0 LuxuryFortune 58 (53) RStewart 2 (4nzgSNigishi-EightEightOne) 2 07 Thriller 58 (52) BWoodworth 10 (4nzgDesmondKoh-Winner'sCourt) 3 67 MythOpening 58 (51) DBeasley 8 (4agSNigishi-EightEightOne) 4 *****
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        61 37 STICK with this promising three-year-old from the yard of leading trainer Laurie Laxon. The Chianti progeny sports blinkers this afternoon and should go one better from his neck second to Look At Me at his debut last month. Jockey John Powell (left) has elected
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        1109 38 RACE 1 (1,000m) Perfect Athlete (No. 6) is coming off a game win on dirt and is capable over this surface and trip. Hot Sun (3) prefers longer and will need luck from gate 9, but he has placed second in two
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        853 38 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS5 1000m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$485,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 SINGLEMALT ASCRUZ MCHADWICK 133 12 2 FLYINGKENNY TWLEUNG MWLEUNG 132 5 3 HOTSUN YSTSUI KCLEUNG 130 9 4 SPYKING BKNG PHLO 130 8 5 NOTQUITEPERFECT ALEE ZPURTON 129
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        482 39 AFP ENGLAND’S Richard Finch shot a storming 66 yesterday to lead Spain’s Gonzalo Fernan-dez-Castano by a stroke going into the final round of the Volvo China Open. Finch, who won the Irish and New Zealand Opens last year, rebounded from a bogey at the sixth with six
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        403 39 SOUTH Korean golf fans will witness a parade of champions when the Ballantine’s Championship tees off on Thursday. No fewer than 45 players who have won European Tour events will take part in the US$2.8 million ($4.2m) showpiece at Pinx Golf Club on the South Korean
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        678 40 / 41  -  LUKE NETTO npsports@sph.com.sg AFTER two races, current constructors Brawn GP’s dominance is starting to seemingly fade away. And after yesterday’s qualifying, it’s quite clear that the rest of the teams are starting to catch up. The most impressive of the lot, Red Bull, will be starting
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        285 40 / 41 AP THE GOOD news for Red Bull is that they have secured their first Formula One pole position. The bad news is that pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel has doubts over how long his carwill lastin today’s ChineseGrand Prix. Vettel clinched the second pole of
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        142 40 / 41 1. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Red Bull (1:36.184) 2. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault (1:36.381) 3. Mark Webber (Australia) Red Bull (1:36.466) 4. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Brawn GP (1:36.493) 5. Jenson Button (Britain) Brawn GP (1:36.532) 6. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota (1:36.835) 7. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams (1:37.397) 8. Kimi
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        508 40 / 41 Whoisusingwhattechnologyintoday’sChinaGP Wire Services KINETIC ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM (Kers) Drivers using the technology: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) THE TRICKY and often troublesome Kers power-boost technology has been jettisoned by both Renault and Ferrari for this race This leaves only the two McLaren cars
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      878 42 / 43  -  LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg IF YOU think that the harder you train, the faster you will run, think again. Many fitness junkies suffer from the “toomuch,too soon”syndrome. In a bid to improve their timings, they increase the intensity of their training to a level which their
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      157 42 / 43 Over-trainingorinadequatepreparationmay causeinjuries.Thesearesomeofthecommon ailments suffered by runners Chondromalacia (Runner's Knee) Pain around the kneecap Grinding sound when the knee is bent Swelling of the knee Pain intensifies after hill running Shinsplints Pain or tenderness along the shin which may extend to the knee Pain on palpation of
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      135 42 / 43 A GOOD warm-up is key to an injury-free and enjoyable run. Here are some stretching exercises you can follow. Quadriceps Stretch Flex one leg, gripping your ankle with your knee flexed. Pull your hip back into extension, while maintaining correct spinal alignment. Adductor/groin stretch Sit on the
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        978 44 PA Sport ALAN Shearer admits he has found himself thrust into a crash-course in management since taking over at Newcastle. The 38-year-old former Magpies and England striker worked under a series of hugely experienced men during his playing career. And he can call upon the expertise of the
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        943 45 PA Sport MANCHESTER City defender Micah Richards is determined to finish the season in style after the disappointment of tumbling out of the Uefa Cup late last week. City entertain bottom club West Brom today on the back of their 4-3 aggregate defeat by Hamburg in the quarter-final
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        987 46  -  WestBrom goalkeeper DEANKIELYis countingon Man City suffering aEurohangover DEAN KIELY West Brom travel to Manchester City today. You beat them at the Hawthorns in December. Can you repeat the feat? THE MAN City game was a bright spot for us in a difficult season. We
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        466 47  -  Our Sports Femme muses about the MidastouchthatChelseamanager Guus Hiddink seems to possess ALISON RATCLIFFE SPORTS FEMME npsports@sph.com.sg ROBIN van Persie sprouted something about a personality the other day. He was talking about his countryman Guus Hiddink and had a witty little anecdote for the press. Apparently he and the
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        681 48 PA Sport SIR ALEX Ferguson has urged Rafael Benitez to start doing something better with his spare time. The Manchester United boss has continued to react to Benitez’s repeated attacks, accusing the Spaniard of “arrogance” and treating old friend Sam Allardyce with contempt. “He has put
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        481 49 PA Sport DAVID Moyes believes Manchester United’s current form gives Everton hope of an FA Cup semi-final upset at Wembley today. Many may feel the Everton boss is clutching at straws against a side who are seemingly moving relentlessly towards a quintuple despite
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        313 49 PA Sport SIR ALEX Ferguson is not a fan of using Wembley as an FA Cup semi-final venue. The Manchester United manager has never lost at this stage of the competition and is hoping to maintain his 100 per cent record tonight when his team
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        1203 50  -  EXCLUSIVE STEVE BATES Special Correspondent Thewriteris theChief FootballwriterofEngland’s The People. NEMANJA Vidic cuts the kind of menacing figure you wouldn’t mess with but as a Serbian who has lived through war, the Manchester United star is happy his battles are only on a football field. Life’s
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        565 51  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg ISSIRAlexFerguson’ssuccessorclos-erthanwe think? The kneejerk reaction to his retirement would be to seek out the most glamorous name available, a big European figure with a Champions League medal or two, but if the Glazer family are looking for a
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        280 51 4 WILL the pitch hold out? A NUMBER of managers have commented on the state of Wembley’s playing surface and two frantic games in two days will certainly put it to the test. Arsene Wenger has noted that the pitch cuts up
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        Lock icon Cisse rises to give Black Cats the win
        516 52  -  Sunderland..................1 Hull ............................0 Kick-off 3pm (UK time) Sunderland: Cisse 45 Sunderland: Gordon, Bardsley, Davenport, Ferdinand, Collins, Edwards (Malbranque 78), Leadbitter, Tainio, Reid (Richardson 76), Cisse (Murphy 90), Jones. Subs not used: Fulop, Ben-Haim, Yorke, McShane. Booked: Cisse, Richardson. Hull: Myhill, Ricketts, Zayatte,
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        272 52  -  BY MARK MARK HILL Special Correspondent PA Sport BATTLING Portsmouth snatched a much-needed three points in dramatic fashion thanks to Kanu. Niko Kranjcar was stretchered off 15 minutes from time and substituteNadirBelhadj’sfirst touch, an inswinging corner, was touched over the line by Kanu.
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        376 53  -  BY DAVE BUCKLEY Special Correspondent IDDLESBROUGHoldboy Mark Schwarzer kept his former club at bay as their survival hopes were dealt a seriousblow. GarethSouthgate’smenenjoyed the better of the game, with Schwarzer pulling off a string of fine saves, although Andrew Johnson was denied by a post before the
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        257 53 LIAMLAWRENCE’Sgoal15 minutes from time virtually securedStoke’sPremier League future while increasing the pressure on Blackburn. The midfielder showed great composure to control James Beattie’sflickon,turninside Gael Givet and fire past goalkeeper Paul Robinson at the near post. ItliftedTonyPulis’sideto39 points, well clear of the drop zone with five games
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        571 54  -  ASTON VILLA 1 (Heskey 11) WEST HAM 1 (Tristan 85) GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg MUCH has been said about Aston Villa’s recent slump in form. But the one thing that has really hurt their Champions League hopes has been their performances in front of their own fans. The league
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        154 54 HEARTBREAK UNTILlatein the secondhalf, it seemedthatthere wasno way AstonVilla weregoing toend the game without threepoints. Butjust asithad beenthe caseonmany occasionsthis season, tragedy struckin thedying minutesof thegame. WestHam beganto turnonthe style asAstonVilla got tired, and earnedan excellentequaliser throughDiego Tristan. PUNTER’S RANT I KNOW what the Aston Villa backers must
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        151 55 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: TOTTENHAM v NEWCASTLE Ch 27 &Ch 304,8.30pm Newcastle manager Alan Shearer (right) will make a series of late decisions on his injured players for the game tonight. Will his decisions bring Newcastle away from the drop zone? MAN CITY v WEST BROM Ch 22,10pm Wednesday:
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        8 55 MONTE CARLO ROLEX MASTERS Tonight: FINAL Ch21,8pm
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        8 55 VERIZON HERITAGE Tomorrow: DAY 4 Ch 26,3am
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        17 55 CHINESE GRAND PRIX Today: PREVIEW Ch 24, 2pm RACE START Ch 24,3pm CHEQUERED FLAG Ch 24,4.45pm
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        359 55 WHAT'S ON BLURBS /RESULTS LOCAL EVENTS HORSE RACING What: Queen Elizabeth II Cup When: Today Where: Singapore Turf Club SINCE its successful launch in 1972, the Queen Elizabeth II Cup has become an annual event that symbolises prestige and honour for both the local and expatriate communities in Singapore. The
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      273 56 FOR LAUGHING during a memorial service, Liverpool have suspended their goalkeeper Charles Itandje for 14 days. On Wednesday last week, the Reds held a service to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster which claimed the lives of 96 supporters. Liverpool’s players joined thousands of fans
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