The New Paper, 25 April 2009

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1 68 The New Paper
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    20 1 the new paper 25 Apr 09 st a A SINGAPORE CT PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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      66 1 Double tragedy at Bt Batok Dad only son, 7, fall 24 floors to their death PAGE Tussle for Aware: Contrasts characters Madam Wary Mr Contrary New man keeps watch over what women say We were too trusting, admit previous leaders and... DR WHO? Old guard blasts new exco ‘mentor’s’ feminist
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      Lock icon Resident saw two figures plunging
      675 2  -  BUKIT BATOK DOUBLE TRAGEDY REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg HISwifewasexpectinghimtobuybiry-ani for lunch after he had fetched theirsonfromschool. Instead, the unexpected happened. Her husband, 35, and their only child, 7, fell to their deaths from the 24th floor of Block 287 inBukitBatokEastAvenue3at1.55pmyesterday. Witnesses said the boy, Faheem
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    • News Tussle For Aware
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        Lock icon It was like a cocktail party
        555 4  -  It was a press conference that was markedly different from the one at Raffles daybefore. Calm,cheerful, almostgleeful, theold guard of Awaremet the media yesterdayto giveouttheir versionofthe facts. CONTRASTSItcowadifftheodaCaaltheAwmeyegivvefacHEDAYNews COMMENT:NGTZE NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg YOU could feel the difference, the moment you stepped out of
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        Lock icon Her steely front cracked for an instant
        279 6 / 7  -  How could she let the takeover happen on her watch? Ex-Aware president Constance Singam spoke on trust, friendships and betrayal. MADAMWARY REPORTS: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg THEREwasalmostanauraabouther.Of the panel of veterans, Ms Constance Singam, six-time president and the outgoing president at the time
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        Lock icon Dr Thio who?
        421 6 / 7 She burst onto the Aware stage at the press conference of the new guard, claiming to have ‘mentored’most of them. But most of the old guard don’teven remember who she was DRNOBODY SHEgave herself the grandtitle of“Feminist Mentor”,claimingto have beeninvolvedwith Aware in its early days. Butatyesterday’s pressconference,few
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        490 6 / 7 MRCONTRARYTbosethneMcavotaolmbrofthMblinmantoaptiothloheHJg He sat impassively while the ladies smiled and joked. Just as the new guard had a mysterious figure, the new guard had a new character of its own. Who is he TWO press conferences, two mysterious characters, both dressed in black, sitting at far ends
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        Lock icon ‘Girls told how to say no to sex’
        720 8 / 9  -  Aware’s school sexuality programme told children it’sokay to be gay, say its new leaders. But what was really being taught in schools? Teachers and parents also give their views CONTROVERSYsstiilrtsTaat REPORT: LIEW HANQING hanqing@sph.com.sg ONE of his students was taunted, bulliedandcalleda“bapok”(effeminate) by
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        Lock icon ‘We can’t pretend it doesn’t exist’
        486 8 / 9  -  REPORT: VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg HOMOSEXUALITY. Taboo? Or should students be made aware? The issue has been a bone of contention between the old and new guard, with the latter citing its inclusion in a sex awareness course for students as unnacceptable. In particular, the
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      Lock icon BIG BABY:
      36 10 BIGBABY:Thislife-sizedmodelofa9m-long,two-month-old baby blue whale is on display until next Sunday at VivoCity. It is partofNationalGeographicChannel’sBigBlueMultimedia Exhibition.Thechannelhasalsolaunchedthe‘MeetTheExpert’ programme, in which local youths will hold interactive discussions with international conservation experts. TNP PICTURE: NG XI JIE
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      Lock icon 39% of those retrenched were foreigners
      258 10 MORE LAID OFF LAST YEAR REDUNDANCIES rose by 72 per cent for local workers last year. But among foreign workers, the rate of increase was more than twice as much, at 153 per cent. And seven in 10 Singaporeans retrenched in the third quarter
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      Lock icon Property prices fall
      112 10 PRICES of HDB resale flats fell by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of this year, more than the 0.6 per cent that was earlier estimated. Resale transactions rose by 4.2 per cent, from 6,186 cases in the previous quarter to about 6,446 cases in the
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      Lock icon Record plunge in manufacturing output
      94 10 A RECORD fall in Singapore’s manufacturing sector last month dealt a blow to hopes that the economy is showing signs of recovery. Manufacturing output, which makes up about a quarter of gross domestic product, plunged 33.9 per cent last month compared to a year ago,
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      Lock icon Worker who fell from Tampines 1 mall dies
      105 10  -  Lediati Tan A 27-year-old contract worker who fell from the third storey of Tampines 1 shopping mall on Monday died early yesterday. The New Paper reported on Tuesday that the worker had suffered head injuries as a result of the fall and
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    • News Drama Behind S'pore's Double Organ Transplant
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        Lock icon Doc rushes donor heart in his car
        814 12 / 13  -  REPORT: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg HEHADjustharvestedaheartfromadonorandhadnotimetowaste.Instead of waiting for an ambulance, Dr Lim Chong Hee took the donor heart, which had been packed on ice and placed inside a plastic container, jumped into his trusty Saab 95 and drove back to SingaporeGeneralHospital(SGH),wheretherecipient waswaitinginanoperatingroom.
        TNP PICTURE: NG WAN CHING; TNP GRAPHICS: KELVIN CHAN, JONATHAN ROBERTS PICTURE: NATIONAL HEART HEART CENTRE SINGAPORE, SNIGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL  -  814 words
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        Lock icon I’m 57, son’s 6, that’s a lot of work
        259 12 / 13 THE pastor looked in very good shape for someone who had just undergone a double transplant operation. Sitting up, he peered at the roomful of reporters through his webcam. His bespectacled eyes looked very alert. Said Pastor Lau Chin Kwee, a
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      Lock icon Close to S’pore, but not the actresses?
      314 14 / 15  -  REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg WHEN it comes to international superstars and theirrelationshipwith Singapore, Jackie Chan’s affinity for the Lion City is one of the strongest you’dget. According to his local property agent Mr Simon Kwan,the actorfliesin to Singapore“a fewtimesa year”. Andno wonder
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      Lock icon S’pore ,you have... ‘NO SELF– RESPECT’
      681 14 / 15  -  TranscriptofJackieChan’sinfamous ‘freedom’speechputsS’poreinbadlight REPORT:LEDIATI LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg FIRST, a hate-mongering Facebook group called “Singapore sucks!”. Along with that report in The New Paper was a story on a touring Japanese cyclist who, after only three days, labelled Singaporeans the mostunfriendlyofthe124countrieshe’svisited on his world cycling tour.
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      Lock icon Budget beauty salons get pushy
      575 16  -  They lure customers with hefty discounts, then... REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg HAIR salons offering cut-price services are flooding the HDB heartland. Snip Avenue was one of the first, offering haircuts for just $2.80 and colouring for less than $20. Now more chains have jumped on
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      Lock icon From rental-free to higher fees
      653 18  -  Despite 2-year rental-free deal for set-top box, man has to pay higher subscription fees Pearly Tan –PearlyTan,newsroomintern WHEN Mr Low Liang Ngien renewed his cable TV contract with StarHub last August, he was told that the monthly rental fee of his digital set-top box would
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      Lock icon ‘Subscription plan changes rare’
      243 18  -  Pearly Tan –PearlyTan,newsroomintern SOcanStarHub makechanges toa customer’s plan during the contractual period? We asked StarHub this question,but the telco would only say that StarHub rarely makes changes toacustomer’s subscription plan during the contractual period. “If wedo,it isnormallyfor complianceor to keep up-to-date with the latest legislation and
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      Lock icon $500 a day to remove waste water
      722 20  -  Full water supply resumes at night market REPORT PICTURE: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg WATER is flowing again, 24 hours, for stallholders at this pasar malam. The night market’s operator, Mr Ivan Oh, 53, said he turned on the water supply last Saturday after several
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      Lock icon Stallholders relieved
      168 20 STALLHOLDERS are happy that there is now a constant supply of water throughout the day. Madam Maimunah Ali, 48, who owns a stallselling nasi lemak, said thatitis “fair” that the water supply is turned on, and is “gladthatthe problemissolved”. Another stallholder who declined to be named said that
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      419 14 / 15 GOOSE MAY VANISH FROM DINNER PLATES THE IN STRAITS TIMES TODAY A CAREER with a DIFFERENCE ar The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) plays a key role in shaping Singapore into a global air hub. CAAS is also responsible for building and managing Singapore Changi Airport, internationally acclaimed as
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      Lock icon PHANTOM MENACE:
      47 22 AFP A Chinese auto company denied yesterday its new top-of-the-line car was a copy of the Rolls-Royce Phantom, but Rolls-Royce said it may still take legal action. The Geely GE comes with numerous Phantom’s signature features, including a badge that looks liketheRolls-RoyceFlyingLadymascot(inset).–AFP. PICTURES: AP, AFP
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      Lock icon Red shirts plan peaceful protest today
      270 22 EMERGENCY DECREE IN BANGKOK LIFTED Wire services THAI protesters who led riots in Bangkok last week called for a new rally this weekend, just hours after the prime minister lifted an emergency decree yesterday. Protest leader Somyod Preuksakasemsuk said the red shirts would hold
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      Lock icon WHO: Suspected swine flu in US, Mexico could be pandemic
      105 22 AFP WORLD health authorities yesterday rushed to tackle flu outbreaks in the United States and Mexico that have killed at least 60 people and have pandemic potential. Hundreds of people in Mexico have been infected and 60 have died from
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      Lock icon Human trafficking: Najib vows to probe US Senate report
      110 22 AP MALAYSIA’S prime minister Najib Razak vowed to investigate a report saying Myanmar refugees were handed over by Malaysian authorities to human traffickers. The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations said that the illegals deported from Malaysia were often forced to
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      Lock icon Most Philippine policemen can’t shoot straight: report
      98 22 AFP NINETY per cent of Philippine police cannot shoot straight or clean their guns properly, according to recent firearms proficiency tests. The country has about 125,000 policemen. National Police Commission Commissioner Luis Mario General told reporters that of the remaining 10 per cent,
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      Lock icon Housewives part of kidnap gang
      478 24 Other suspects include 70-year-old mastermind involvedinM’siaboy’s$400,000kidnapping FOR FOUR days, a 7-year-old boy was held hostage while his kidnappers negotiated a RM1 million ransom ($415,000) from his father. Though the ransom was paid, the kidnappers’ joy was short-lived as Malaysian police nabbed the 14 suspects and
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      Lock icon Dad kept her as sex slave, paid her
      266 24 SHE was not only raped since she was nine, but further humiliated when her father paid her up to RM2 ($0.80) each time he sexually assaulted her. The13-year-oldgirl’sdarksecretwasuncovered when she finally confessed to her teachers, reported New Straits Times. And it did
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      Lock icon 3 killed when crane falls on tour bus
      226 26 THREE China tourists were killed and three others injured after their tour bus in Taiwan was crushed by part of a crane that fell 37 storeys yesterday afternoon. The arm of the crane, which is more than 10m long, had fallen from
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      Lock icon Shot 34 times with nail gun
      269 26 Wire services THISstartlingX-rayphoto(right)hasbeen released by Sydney police showingamurderedChineseimmigrantwhowasrepeatedlyshotinthehead withanailgun. Inall,27-year-old“Anthony”LiuChen had been shot 34 times in the head and neck. Hisbodywasfound on1 Novlastyear by two children canoeing in the Georges RiverinSydney’ssouth. Thefloatingbodywaswrappedinplastic,wireandanelectricalcord. Said Detective Inspector Mark Newham: “Post-mortem examination results revealed Mr Liu was
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      Lock icon IS THAT YOU, SUSAN?
      355 28 Reality TV singing sensation gets makeover SHE’Sahairyangelnomore.OutwentSusanBoyle’sunkempthairanddowdymatronlydresses. Sporting a new look, the Britain’s Got Talent sensation stepped out of her house in dyed hair, plucked eyebrows and crisp trousers, reported British newspapers. The volunteer church worker, who has taken the worldbystormwithhermovingrenditionofLesMiserables’IDreamedaDream,wasdubbedthe“hairyangel” for her unkempt appearance on
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      Lock icon HOW MUCH THEY’VE LOST IN DOWNTURN
      163 28 Don’tletmystocksgodownonme:FinancesofEltonandotherpopstarshit AP MUSIC stars have been badly hit by the recession, with the likes of Sir Elton John and Robbie Williams losing around a quarter of their personal wealth over the past year, it has been revealed. According to the Sunday Times Rich List,
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      13 22 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Partlycloudy High33˚,Low24˚ Jakarta:Rain High33˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorm High37˚,Low28˚ Manila:Thunderstorm High25˚,Low29˚
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      42 30 / 31 FROM READER RAUF TRAINING WHEELS? The sight of a motorcycle with a third wheel sticking out surprised our reader. It turned out later that the rider was transporting a unicycle. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon INTERNET HOT BITES
      48 30 / 31 IsSingapore’strainsystem comparable to those overseas? “Longwaiting times fortrainand bus and confusing taxi fares are among complaints here. When things go wrong, the operator is fined. Perhaps this fine could be translated intofree ridesfor commuters.” mercurean911 “Complaintsfrommost commuters boil down to the frequency during peakperiods.” corporal512
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      Lock icon Work together for smoother road ahead
      321 30 / 31 READERS RESPOND TO THE SAGA FROM READER RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO THE on-going row that has turned ugly between the old guard and the new exco is givingAware a very bad image. Shouting matches, microphone-snatching and emotional outbursts among the Aware members from the old
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      Lock icon Many transgender people aren’t gay
      278 30 / 31 FROM READER EMBRE KEW EN I AM responding to reports on the Aware Saga. The new executive committee of Aware gave instancesoftheagendaofthewomen’sgroup that had taken a lesbian and homosexual turn. In one of the instances they have cited, reaching out to transvestites, I would like
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      Lock icon The new team won, fair and square
      134 30 / 31 FROM READER R S GOPAL WHAT amazes me as a male reader is the free use by the old Aware team of incindinary, provocative and emotional words to prove a point. Termslike“stormtroopers”,“anti-gay”and “anti-lesbian”wereusedfreelybymembersofthe old team. But why? They lost control of an association
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      Lock icon Why are narrow-minded people taking on public roles?
      156 30 / 31 FROM READER MOSES TAN I HAVE been an avid follower of the news about Aware and applaud The New Paper for the article “Emotionsoverflowaswomenexchangebarbs”(24 Apr). DrThioSuMienwasquotedassaying:“Aware seems only interested in lesbianism and homosexuality,whichisaman’sproblem.” I was outraged by her statement and felt it
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      59 30 / 31 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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      743 30 / 31 TNP POST WOMAN .COM We’ve got a new Postwoman blog! Log on to tnppostwoman.com to find behind-the-scenes videos, photos and news about your favourite Asian and Hollywood celebs. thenewpaper 2nd-most read English paper daily (Nielsen Media Index ’08) Catch the best TV programmes 'LIVE' on StarHub Mobile at just $l/day
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      Lock icon 'Yes I'm a woman of many talents'
      865 32 / 33  -  Deejay Audrey Lim makes no apologies for overachieving REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg DEEJAY personality. Aspiring lawyer. Theatre performer. Art student. Former school debater and swimmer. Vocalist in a blues band. And add to that, she has the looks to boot. She’s slim,
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      Lock icon Hunt is on for the next Audrey
      161 32 / 33 RADIO91.3’s The MarriedMenison the search for the next Audrey! The station is on the hunt for someoneto takeover Audrey’s place when she leaves in June. Selection of her suitable replacement will be conducted by The Married Men Pte Ltd, the company set up
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        Lock icon A home away from home
        862 34 / 35  -  Fashion Designer Ashley Isham creates Asian vibes in his London home MYFAVEspot REPORT: KELVIN CHAN chanymk@sph.com.sg HE WAS born in Singapore but has been based in London since 1995. And he currently lives in a six-bed-roomhousesetin“halfanacreofgrounds”in Highgate, a highly-exclusive village in North London,wherehecounts“celebritiessuchas GeorgeMichaelandStingasneighbours”. But
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        Lock icon Country-chic for the city
        199 34 / 35  -  buzz TREND Kay Tan –KayTan,newsroomintern COUNTRY style often conjures images of stone-tiled farmhouses chock-a-block full of timber, but the key to dressing your urban nest with rustic appeal lies in “de-pine”intervention. Inject the warmth of tongue and groove panelling with Ikea’s Faktum base cabinet with wire
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        Lock icon Jolly good shake for Beyonce
        220 36  -  Seto Nu-Wen Atotalof100female dancers dressed in black bodysuits and stilettos took Londoners by surprise earlier last week. In the middle of Picadilly Circus, they suddenly broke out in a synchronised mass dance to a Beyonce (above, left) tune. Traffic slowed to crawl as the dancers
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        Lock icon Will being edgy pay off?
        169 36  -  Seto Nu-Wen What’sthenoise: It’snottillearlyJunebutyou can be sure teenage girls (and their poor parents) are fully aware there is going to be a new Jonas Brothers album coming out soon. The fresh-faced trio’s fourth album, Lines, Vines And Trying Times, will hit shops in the US
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        327 37  -  New type offootpegs stops feet and butt from slipping off the bike ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg LOSEyourfootingonyourfootpegsandyoucouldsoonexperienceanewlevelofpain.Youcouldendupwithabruisedbumfromfalling offyourseatorabloodyshinwhenithitsthefootpeg. Theproblemexistsbecauseofthenatureofconventionalfootrests. They are retractable to absorb crashes, yet remain generallyfixedduringriding. During riding manoeuvres which require you to shiftyourbodyweighttotherearorfront,thetendency foryourfoottoslipoffisgreatwithstandardfootpegs. Your boots will lose some contact when you adjust
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        1094 47 GOING: GOOD Race1 MS(SC)1400m 4 OILBARON56(11-5) DBeasley (14) 13 7 1 (475) 13 JUMBOSTRIKE51c51.5(385-58) DinAzis (7) 4 2 2 (460) Shd 12 SAMURAIPOWER51.5c50.5(26-10) HKCheng* (3) 2 1 3 (462) 0.5 7 SUPERBINCREDIBLE54(35-11) JPowell (2) 14 12 4 (460) 1.5 1 MAGICKEY57(33-13) OChavez (12) 9
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        346 47  -  Shaw’sunbeatenstar makes it 7 out of 7by winning the Lion City Cup DANNY KHOO dkhoo@sph.com.sg SENSATIONALsprinterRock-et Man raced to his seventh straight victory by capturing theGroup1$500,000LionCityCup atKranjilastnight. And like his earlier wins, it was another stroll in the park for the PatrickShaw-trainedgalloper. Watched for the first
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        333 48 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Straight Money Flying Jumbo Venetian Holiday Golden Hawk Triple Smile Inter Police Triple Happy Gutsy Power Rolling High Lucky
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        648 48 GUIDE TO IPOH TRACKWORK NST FULL POWER, like his name suggests, looks ready to unleash his full power in the Restricted Maiden event for three-year-olds over the 1,100m straight in Race 5 tomorrow going on his winding-up workout in Ipoh yesterday. Taken out by a track
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        52 48 CONSISTENT without any winning luck so far. But this could well change this afternoon as the Simon Liewtrained Australian-bred, who found one to beat at his last two starts, has trained on and is drawn suitably for the straight course in gate
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        214 48 RACE 1: Super Fast, Popular, Baby Runner. RACE 2: Kim Dragon, Duty Free Spirit, Baby Says Good. RACE 3: Rolling High, Just Like Tiger, Run Baby Run, Indian Champ. RACE 4: Kipo, Wonderful Tycoon, Our Master, Eastern Sun, Success Winner. RACE 5: Triple Happy, Jug Full, Kingston City, Mahau,
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        1370 49 Going forecast: Good RACE1 C5 12.45 -1100m(STRAIGHT) Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****0 BigMarvel 57 (26) LLTai*c2 4 (4agSBTan-FKLee) 2 4040-0 SuperFast 57 (26) AKumarc1 9 (5agMCLam-Conqueror) 3 029-39 SeeMeFly 56.5 (25) AFiezanc1 7 (4nzgKHNg-TKLiew) 4 *****6 SpeedyHero 56.5 (25) SSanic1
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        243 50 FIRST it was betting from the comfort of your home. Now you can be anywhere from home and yet still enjoy the vital information you need to place your bets. All thanks to Mobile Tote. The latest service from the Singapore Turf Club will provide
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        940 50 11:42Race1 FLEMINGTON 1410M 1 BRIEFED MFLAHERTY (5) 58 2 ROYALDALTON NICHOLASHALLA (10) 57.5 3 EXTRAZERO BRAWILLER (11) 57 4 THEROCK DBRERETON (3) 57 5 STONEBLACK SWARNOLD (6) 56.5 6 COMMONAGECLOSE PMERTENS (2) 56 7 FEARLESSBABE DDUNN (7) 56 8 FLAWLESSGEM DMOOR (9) 55.5 9 SETFORFAME
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        1936 51 Tips forFlemington/Randwick courtesy of Australian Associated Press and Perth by Mat Nowland RACE 1 (1,410m) 4 THEROCK (GA Ryan) (2:0-0-1): Only run of first campaign was 51/2-len 4th (56kg) Cortina Gal 1000m Wyong 2yo Slipper 7 Dec; first up 61/4-len 3rd (55.5) Trim, Nina
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        533 52  -  He bounces back from double-par to be four off pace GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg ITWASallaboutgritandsteel.Aboutpluckingcouragefromthinmountainairtoover-cometheodds. About seeking motivation to hang in there after a good first roundof69. About erasing the nightmare of a bad hole and telling yourselfthatyouhavetheabilitytoclawback. For Mardan Mamat (left), it is also about the
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        243 52 AFP WORLD No. 1 Lorena Ochoa sits atop the leaderboard, shooting an eight-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of theLPGA’sCoronaChampionshiponThursday. “It’s very exciting to be in a position that I like,”saidMexico’sOchoa. “Hopefully, we can stay there the
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        545 53 Whileit’sgood to see new faces on the podium, the people behind the winners are really champions, says ALEXYOONG IT’S BEEN an exciting start to a season that heralded a new order. Brawn GP and Red Bull Racing have been dominant so far and it's refreshing to
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        584 54 In an interview provided by Red Bull, Toro Rosso rookie Sebastien Buemi talks about the advantage ofhaving his family behind him TORORossodriverSebastienBuemiknowswhat’simportantforhim.Throughoutapromotionalinterviewconducted in his Arabian house in Bahrain, he talks about what’s“importantforme”andinvariably,hementions hisfamily. “My family is very important for me. Since I started theyhavebeenbehindme,”hesaid. That,
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        165 54 WHEN not travelling, driving or training, which takes up most of his time, Sebastien Buemi enjoys spending time with his family in his home in Bahrain. Showing off a wide-screen television in the living room, Buemi said:“Thisistheplacewhereweall really enjoy spending time, watching TV and discussing the next
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        505 55  -  SARA ANN K HER BLOG npsports@sph.com.sg YOUCAN’Tplaywith someonewho doesn’t want to be in the game. That is my conclusion, and thank all of you for helping me figure that out. Sometimes, the truth hurts. But I’ve got to be a big girl and bite the bullet eh?
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        310 55  -  HIS BLOG GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg HAVE you guys heard of the story about the referee who ordered a penalty to be retaken because an opposition player farted as the spot-kick was dispatched? Oh, and for that stinker of an incident, the Chorlton Villa player was also given
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      786 56 Match: 0301 WEST BROM v SUNDERLAND (2.40) (3.20) (2.50) (4.50) (1.14) -1.5 +1.5 D-D D-D D-D D-D H-H D-D 1-1 (6.50) 1-1 (6.50) 1-1 (6.50) 1-1 (6.50) 2-1 (8.00) 1-1 (6.50) Draw Draw Draw Draw West Brom Draw Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland 2,3 2,3 2,3
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        937 57  -  JAMES EASTHAM Special Correspondent EVERTON v MAN CITY (Everton 2 Man City 0) WHAT a week for Everton. Last Sunday they beat Manchester United on penalties to reach their first FA Cup final in 14 years and on Wednesday night they defied predictions of a
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        145 57 For 329 matches (as at 23 Apr) 1x2 H: Home D: Draw A: Away H D A Number of times GOAL -1.5/2.5 +1.5/2.5 147 88 94 TOTAL GOALS 80 249 36 62 71 77 46 26 7 2 2 Nil 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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        256 57 The Player With The Most Shots On Target Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) 100 Shots Off Target Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 49 Shots Without Scoring Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) 66 Shots Per Goal David Bentley (Tottenham) 61 Assists Stephen Ireland (Man City), Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd), Robin Van
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          34 58 GARY LIM STRIKE CARD HITS 631 BRIAN MILLER STRIKE CARD HITS 628 ERIC DING STRIKE CARD HITS 615 JAMES EASTHAM STRIKE CARD HITS 607 DANIEL FINKELSTEIN STRIKE CARD HITS 587
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          210 58 LOWRISK BlackburntobeatWiganonthe1x2 BLACKBURN have certainly seen better days,buttheyhavenotexperiencedmany ofthosedaysthisseason. With relegation still a real possibility they are three points above the drop zone Sam Allardyce has to somehow lift his troopsforthebattle. Thewordfromthegrapevinehasitthat the wily manager picks the matches he thinkshecanwin,andthengoesalloutto getit. You would suspect a home game againstWiganwouldbeoneofthem.
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          235 58 LOWRISK LiverpooltobeatHullonallfronts WHEN the Premier League got going in August last year, I remember Hull being thebuttofalljokes. We used to pun on the name. Hull’s goingtohell.WhattheHullishappening? It’sHullforthepunters. It went on and on and on. Hull this, Hullthat. Thencamethatgrandrunofwinsmidwaythroughtheseasonand,atonestage, Hull were rubbing shoulders with the big boys. Well, all
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          205 58 LOWRISK TakeLiverpoolonthe1x2 THIS is practically Liverpool’s last chance in their bid to win the Premiership and onlyavictoryoverHullwilldo. TheRedsarethreepointsbehindManchesterUnitedandneedtowiniftheyare to keep the title race alive with just five gamesremaining. Recent form will leave Liverpool playerssmiling as Hull are winless in theirlast five games while the Reds have won four
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        1252 59 Villa's eight-game slide to end at the Reebok? Last 6 Game Home Away Performance Bolton 200 Aston Villa Aston Villa Tier 4 1 00 050 y Tier 1 1 J 3 4 S 6 Ranked 12th for home form Taken 12 pts from last available 18 at home Home goalscoring
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        799 60 Manchester United 1 i 9 Pi W l i h K ft >8 17® 1 0 Tier 1 v Tier 2 i So I 1 r\^ 1 ;< 5%. Tottenham 87%] er 56% 1 I Game 34 Cycle 7 Redknapp to decide the title? Manchester United At home achieve 92%
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        710 61 Michael Turner believes Hull have what it takes to get a good result against Liverpool Manager Phil Brown criticised Hull players for a lack of commitment against Middlesbrough. Did that improve in the next game against Sunderland despite the defeat? DEFINITELY. We
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        405 61  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg How scaredwill SirAlex Ferguson look? AND WE thought Rafael Benitez would have learnt to zip it by now. But no, he told Madrid-based paper ABC that Fergie is scared of Liverpool. This latest outburst is not going to
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        508 62 Wire Services LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is fast mastering the art of mind games. In his latest tirade at his main rival, Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson, the RedsbosssaidtheScotis“nervous’’because he can see that the Anfield outfit is better than his team. Although Benitez much
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          385 63  -  Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez reportedly said that the Reds are better than the Red Devils. Manchester United fan SHANNONREZEL and The New Paper reader and Liverpool supporter MATTHEW LEE give their views SHANNON REZEL MATTHEW LEE The writer is a newsroom intern. MANAGING MAESTRO THREEwords. Sir AlexFerguson. The
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          335 63 LIVERPOOL KOP THE ATMOSPHERE at the Kop is like no other. Before every match starts thefans will sing Liverpool’stheme song. The fans will also never give up cheering till the last second. During the Champions League final against AC Milan, Steven Gerrard said the cheeringof Liverpool’s famous12th man
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        538 64  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg A MISUNDERSTOOD genius or just a plain flop? Few players have the ability to divide opinion among the fans as Dimitar Berbatovdoes. On his day, the Manchester United player oozes the grace of a swan and guile of a cougar. Problem is, such
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        263 65  -  GARYLIMspeakstoManchesterUnited fans to find out what they think of enigmatic striker Dimitar Berbatov GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg DIMITAR Berbatov continues to polarise the opinions of Manchester United fans. For some, his meek effort during the FA Cup semi-final penalty shoot-out was the last straw. Man United eventually lost
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        141 65 HE’SBAD Raymond Ng, a 21 -year-old student,questions Berbatov’srecent poor performances: “Initially,hedid showsome flashesofbrilliance butit didn’t last long. “Fromwhat I’ve beenseeingof him, even Federico Macheda had more impact in his last few games.” Suffian Hakim, 22, is not impressed with his style: “Hejust lookslazy. I wouldn’t pay
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        109 65 HE’SBAD Julia Chia, 24, a regulatory assistant, expects more from Berbatov: “PerhapsManUnited havepaid toomuch forhim.” Homemaker Priscilla Vargis, 59, chooses not to mince her words in her assessment of the Bulgarian: “Idon’tthink whatMan United paidforhim isworth it.In fact,he’s not worth a single cent. “Heisa lazy player,and
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      343 66 Wire Services MANCHESTERUnit-edhavedoneenough to clinch thetitle. That’s what Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, a close friend of Red Devils boss SirAlexFerguson,feels. Redknapp’s in-form Spurs traveltoOldTraffordtoday. “United have it more or less sewn up now,” said Redknapp, whose team also travels to Anfield inthefinalgameoftheseasonon24 May. “I would be
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        144 67 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: WEST HAM v CHELSEA Ch 27,10pm HULL v LIVERPOOL Ch 22,10pm BOLTON v ASTON VILLA Ch21,10pm Aston Villa skipper Gareth Barry (right) has been in the form of his career this season. Can he rally his team to overcome Bolton tonight? Tomorrow: MAN UTDv TOTTENHAM
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        18 67 BALLANTINE’S CHAMPIONSHIP Today: DAY 3 Ch 24,1pm ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS Tomorrow: DAY 2 Ch 26,3am
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        15 67 ATP CHAMPIONS TOUR BARCELONA Tomorrow: SEMI-FINAL 1&2 Ch 22,4am 7am (Delayed) FINALS Ch 22,10pm
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        21 67 FIAF1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Today: QUALIFYING Ch 24, 6.50pm Tomorrow: PREVIEW Ch 24,7pm RACE DAY Ch 24,7.45pm CHEQUERED FLAG Ch 24,9.45pm
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        356 67 WHAT'S ON BLURB FIXTURES LOCAL EVENTS RACING What: TNP SUVival Challenge When: Today Where: Flag-off at Raffles Marina THE LARGEST-EVER contingent of sports utility vehicle (SUV) drivers heads to Kuantan to take part in a challenging two-day, one-night road trip. NETBALL What: Netball Super League Grand Final When: Today Where:
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