The New Paper, 1 May 2009

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  • Title Section
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    20 1 the new paper 1 May 09 ri f A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS SJJj I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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  • News Swine Flu Watch
    • COUGH TEST
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        Lock icon S’poreans too polite to scold me
        634 2 / 3  -  Ourreporter coughs in train to see how people react Joanna Hor Peixin -JoannaHorPeixin,newsroomintern IT’Snotuncommontohearpeoplecough-ingontheMRT.But my coughing in a train yesterday eveninggotmeachidingfromonecommuter. Lookingmeintheeye,thecommuter,who wassitting oneseatawayfrom me,saidfirmly but politely: “Can you please use a tissue papertocoveryourmouthwhenyoucough?” Thecommuter,whogavehisnameonlyas Andy, 40, a civil servant, said he was “concernedandsurprised”thatIdidnottakeouta
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        Lock icon New Yorkers grow tense
        149 2 / 3 AP A COUGH in a subway car: It’s as familiar a sound in New York as the honking of horns in traffic. So Ms Michelle Henriques was startled on her morning commute to hear a man’s cough greeted by a gruff reply from a fellow passenger,
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      • Article
        Lock icon FLU UPDATES
        403 2 / 3 No confirmed cases here SINGAPORE has raised the swine flu pandemic alert from Yellow to Orange, and will quarantine people who have been to Mexico recently. There are no confirmed cases here, and 21 of the 22 people referred for medical assessment have been cleared. One is pending
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    • DELAY ATTACK
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        Lock icon Much can be done to buy S’pore time
        561 4 / 5  -  REPORT: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg THEworldisonestepclosertoapandem-ic.AndthatincludesSingapore.ButeverymonththatSingaporecande-lay the flu attack means time bought to enhanceprotectionforthosewholivehere. ThatwasthemessagefromHealthMinister Khaw Boon Wan at a press conference yesterday. Singapore can do much to delay the attack despite the World Health Organisation’s (WHO)raisingofthepandemicalertphasefor swinefluoutbreaksfromPhase4toPhase5. This indicates human-to-human spread
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        Lock icon Scientists:‘Current virus not as dangerous as previous strains’
        247 4 / 5 THEhybridstrainofinfluenza–initscurrent form–isnotshapinguptobeasfatalasthe strains that caused previous pandemics. This is the consensus of scientists studying the virus, even as the World Health Organisation raised its infectious disease alert level, reported the Los Angeles Times. In fact, the current outbreak of the H1N1 virus
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    • ORANGE ALERT
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        Lock icon What S’pore is doing
        207 4 / 5 Orange alert declared. Maystartimplementing “No visitor”rule atall hospitals. Restrict all inter-hospital movement of patients or health-care workers. Set up flu clinics at the 18 polyclinics for assessment and anti-viral treatment of flu-like patients. Encourage temperature taking at schools and all non-health-care workplaces, markets, places of mass
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      • Article
        Lock icon WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
        120 4 / 5 Those returning from other affected areas (such as states of New York, California, Kansas and Texas in the United States and the state of Nova Scotia in Canada) should stay at home for seven days upon return and check themselves for swine flu symptoms. Those who
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        Lock icon My son is not to blame
        439 4 / 5 ‘PATIENTZERO’ IN MEXICO A BLANK stare runs across Mrs Maria delCarmenHernandez’sfaceasshe recounts the ordeal of seeing her 5-year-old son sick with fierce flu symptoms. “Somepeoplearesayingmyboyisto blame for everyone else in the country getting sick,”shesaid.“Idon’tbelievethat.Idon’tknow whattothink.” Mrs Hernandez, 34, said she received conflicting accounts of
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  • Local News watch
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      Lock icon Fewer manufacturers expect business to dip
      231 6 LATEST SURVEY SHOWS... MANUFACTURING firms in Singapore are less pessimistic about their business prospects than they were three months ago. According to the Economic Development Board’s (EDB) latest Business Expectations Survey released yesterday, 40 per cent of companies foresaw worse business conditions over the
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      Lock icon Singapore commuters satisfied with public transport
      87 6 ABOUT nine in 10 people are satisfied with public transport in Singapore, said the latest survey by the Land T ransport Authority. Conducted last October, the survey polled more than 2,600 commuters. Overall, respondents gave public transport services a7.1ona10-pointscale,where1represents“not satisfied”and10represents“verysatisfied”. Eighty-eight per cent and
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      Lock icon Life insurance sales dip in first quarter
      111 6 SALES of life insurance products fell by 56 per cent in the first quarter of this year. Numbers from the Life Insurance Association showed that sales came in at $220 million. Single premium sales saw its sharp- est decline on record since 2002.
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      Lock icon Supreme Court phone scam returns
      107 6 AT LEAST 90 people have received calls from conmen impersonating Supreme Court staff since last week. These scams first came to light in September 2007. A caller claiming to be a court employee told intended victims that they were involved in a case, and to
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      Lock icon New green index for cities
      94 6 SINGAPORE is helping to develop a grading system to measure how cities worldwide are conserving their plant and animal species. TheSingaporeIndexonCities’ Biodiversity will measure performance and assign scores based on three categories: biodiversity, the number of plant, animal and other species that exist in a
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      Lock icon It’s less stressful to be fired than to stay hired
      724 8/9  -  WHEN JOB CUTS LOOM, SOMETIMES... ByHan Han Yongming newsroom intern FIRST the financial crisis. Now, the swine flu. In such worrisome times, who has it worse? Those with jobs or those who have been retrenched? If you think that’s a
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      Lock icon Lay-off fears hit men harder
      380 8/9 DO men get more stressed than women about losing their jobs? Yes, going by what Dr Burchell found in his research. Men who think that they may get sacked, he said, get more stressed and depressed than women. And 18 out of the 20 people
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      Lock icon Thai girls go from cheeky to chaste
      418 10  -  Organisers tone down beer promotion event to avoid offending ‘conservative’ S’poreans REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg AGETAI show that promised to get wet and wild in heartland kopitiams fizzled out yesterday, when its Thai organisers ditched sleaze for good clean fun after getting
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      Lock icon They did it to ‘seek thrill’
      916 11  -  Holland Village nude couple fined $2,000 each REPORT: VIVIEN CHAN vivienc@sph.com.sg IT was summer in Sweden when the Singaporean student met the Swede at a Stockholm university. They started talking about whether it was okay to walk around nude in Singapore, and even joked
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      Lock icon PM: Few countries as secure as S’pore
      416 12  -  S’poretokeepbasic strategy to stay open, connected to the world REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg EVEN with the country in its worst recession with no end in sight, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is quietly confident about the future. “Few countries are in as
      PICTURE: WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE  -  416 words
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      383 13  -  THE NEW PAPER DOLLARS CAMPAIGN Jovita Chua JovitaChua,newsroom intern SALES assistant Madam Lee Li Tiang knew something was amiss when she opened the iecon Fair Mart Super Store Seng Kang at Compassvale Street 2, Block 297 at 6.20am yesterday. On the floor beside
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      311 14  -  TNP CYBER CHALLENGE 2009 Naveen Kanagalingam newsroom intern PREPARE yourselves, the time for battle has come again. That’s right, The New Paper Cyber Challenge is back. Gamers will be competing on virtual battlegrounds for more than $10,000 worth of cash and prizes. This year’s
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    • Article
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      229 14 Dawn of War 2 Developed by Relic Entertainment, Dawn of War 2 is is set in a distant future where mankind has to fight against other alien races. The objective is simple: Eliminate the opposition. But achieving it is another matter. Players will compete in teams
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    • News Aware Saga
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        Lock icon 1,300 sign online petition
        351 15  -  CONCERN OVER SEXUALITY PROGRAMME IN SCHOOLS Pearly Tan –PearlyTan,newsroomintern PARENTSherearesigninganonlinepetitiontoexpresstheirconcernaboutthe“comprehen-sive sexuality” (CSE) programme conducted inschoolsbyAware. So far, about 1,300 people have joined in to call for schools to “exercise greater care in bringing in sexualityprogrammesinfuture”. While those who sign the petition can choose to remain anonymous,
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      • Article
        Lock icon Teachers told not to get involved in Aware
        415 15  -  Pearly Tan –PearlyTan,newsroomintern DOnotsay the words“old guard” and “newguard”. Do not go for the Aware Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), vote or take sides. Do not be involved in the Aware saga at all. This was what some school principals told their teachers
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      Lock icon Father held for girl’s death
      379 16 Relative calls police after finding buried remains 3 years after she died A FATHER had beaten his daughter to death and then buried her. And for three years, this secret remained in the grave till her brother revealed that he was taken along by his
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      Lock icon Seized:‘Sex sweets’ worth $420,000
      340 16 YOU may have heard of milk chocolate or bitter chocolate. Butifyouask for ‘coklatstim’in Malaysia,it does not look anything like a chocolate and comes with a promise of a different sort of pleasure, reported Harian Metro. And anti-narcotics officers are not amused. They have seized up to
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      270 7 V 4 K IT*/ This Mother's Day, take Mummy to Pizza Hut and rediscover the things money can't buy. Bond over our LoveBitez Pizza as you share meaningful moments and create lasting memories. Top it with dollops of affection the ingredient that's truly priceless. <JLces jgfcgBk m r wUiu s>.?
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      74 8/9 STREETOpinionTALKOpinionated commentary on trends 1'ciub IMMY GMY A T(M§T T® ©re l@iiK^ i UNIT Y IS STRENGT H. NTUC MEMBERS ENJOY Hi ©§idt]@ ©IF AsaGno pi IFocr (tLDgiLOiiD prn©@ $3®^j) 1 to 31 May 2009 20% surcharge applicable to non-members Participating Clubhouses: DXO Gto37®ep3 ...H fit SCARLET CITY a) Esplanade
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      179 12 Mother's UnCimitedA-L-Carte (8-10 May) Come celebrate Mother's Day with our Unlimited A-La-Carte' promotion and let mom be spoilt for choice. Each guest can also enjoy a serving of Double-boiled Shark's Fin with Whole Baby Abalone in Superior Clear Broth, Sauteed Fresh Scallops with Asparagus, Blanched Prawns in Chinese Wine and
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      188 12 POSSIBLY THE BEST AND ONLY HIGH-END JAPANESE ALA-CARTE BUFFET IN SINGAPORE LUNCH $6Q++ PER PAX DINNER. $68++ PER. PAX mum MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL m m IIIUIH. FREE JAPANESE ABALONE SASHIMI OR. n l U T l DESSERTS FOR. MOM SASHIMI SUSHI MAKI OYSTERS SHABU SHABU TEMPURA AGEMONO (DEEP FRIED DISHES)
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      264 13 The New Paper AUCTION SERIES 1 (From 27 April -10 May) Min. Bid: TNP$2,000 Toshiba 32” LCD TV Min. Bid: TNP$1,300 Canon Camcorder iDC-310 SMS Code: A2 Min. Bid: TNP$900 Shinco Portable DVD Player SMS Code: A4 SMS Code: A1 Min. Bid: TNP$1,200 Samsung 5.1 Home Theatre System SMS Code:
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      40 15 m r FROM PRODUCER MICHAEL BAY AND THE DIRECTOR OF TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE V 5E acB R1 DAY 1 1 1 L TH .V C MIMAS NOW f NEW LINE CINEMA A 3 WWW.FRIDAVTHE13THMOVIE.CPM PP.^T M18 VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL SCENES
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      13 19 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High31˚,Low24˚ Jakarta:Thunderstorms High34˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorms High33,Low26˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High28˚,Low26˚
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      32 21 FROM READER RIZAL ROAD HAZARD: A vehicle hauling a full container with a missing door speeds along West Coast Expressway. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      60 21 On service staff here not being able to speak proper English: These PRC workers have come here ostensibly to earn a higher income... And they are trying to assimilate. smartiepantspuff I believe a lot of China nationals don’tseem to botherto pick up English because they assume that
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      Lock icon Church has no agenda against gays
      341 21 FROM SENIOR PASTOR DEREK HONG CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR AWARE SAGA AS THE media reported on the Aware saga, it brought up the fact that several of the new exco are members of Church of Our Saviour. This has created the perception that the
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      Lock icon Everyone should be wary of credit card fraud
      73 21 FROMONG-ANGAI BOON DIRECTOR, THE ASSOCIATION OF BANKS IN SINGAPORE WE REFER to the letter from Mr Andrew Seow, “Prevent identity fraud Activate credit cards onlyonverification”(TheNewPaper,21Apr). We thank Mr Seow for his suggestion and agree that all parties should be vigilant against identity
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      37 21 Would more Singapore-Malaysia flights encourage you to travel more often to Malaysia? “No,itwon’t.I travel alotfor leisureto exotic countries such as Europe and Africa. I’mwilling tospend premiumona flightto theseplaces. I’mjustnot interested in Malaysia.” Darren Ee, 33,innovation consultant
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      59 21 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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      Lock icon PCK now lagi best in Malaysia
      865 22/23  -  Series returns to TV screensupnorth–with new cast members REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg HE WAS once best in Singapore, JB and, okay, okay, some say in Batam, too. But our beloved Ah Beng contractor has packed up his yellow boots and wife to check
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      279 22/23  -  REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg ACCORDING to Channel 5, there are plans to bring Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd (PCK) here. But will it take off? Currently, the full episodes, up to the fifth instalment, can be viewed on the ntv7 website (www.ntv7.com.my). Fresh episodes are uploaded
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      348 22/23  -  COMMENT: S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg PHUA Chu Kang is back? Waita minute,you say.Didn’t theshow end backin February 2007, after 10 years and eight seasons, with a grand finale episode where Gurmit cried? Yes, it did and yes, he did. I should know. I was the executiveproducer ofthat“final season”.
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      Lock icon Jaime Teo plans showbiz comeback
      742 24  -  Former beauty queen loves being married, but says she misses working life REPORT: JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg THERE’Sno businesslike show business. While former beauty queen Jaime Teo admits itsoundslike acliche,“it’s true”, sheinsists. The 32-year-old had been more than happy to be away from showbiz for two
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      515 25  -  More films made here thanbefore;they’re headed to Cannes fest REPORT: JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg THE movie business looks set to be a reces-sion-proof industry in Singapore. The number of Singapore-produced films have been steadily growing over the years. Mr Kenneth Tan, director of the Singapore Film Commission and the
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      Lock icon From pirate hood to Robin Hood
      470 26  -  Pirate Huan Siea gave donations, jobs with high salaries to locals REPORT:GAN GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg EVENaspiracyintheMalaccaStraitisinthenews,twoMalaysiansarerevisitingpiratesoftheold.Theresult? Twodocumentaries featuringnotoriousgangsterswhoruledthewatersofPerak. The two shows will be screened at The Arts House overthisweekend. They were directed by film-maker Khoo Eng Yow, 32, and researched by Lee Eng
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        636 27 THESEplacesaren’t usually on the must-see list of most travellers. But for the crafty traveller, a little slice of heaven away from the regular tourist throngs awaits at these hidden gems LA Times Disneyland Resort/Walt Disney Studio Park, Paris Why people ignore it: EuroDisney, as it was
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      316 28 CHANNEL8 Noon FoodDetective 12.30pm DifferentCuts,Different Strokes 1.00 News8At One 1.30 DollarsAndCents 2.00 Livingthe GoldenAge2009 2.30 MadameWhite Snake 3.30 GoldenAge 4.30 TheUnforgettable Memory 5.30 LoveConcierge 6.30 SingaporeToday 7.00 FlamingButterfly 8.00 MyHouse Husband's Journal 8.30 Crimewatch 2009 9.00 MySchool Daze 10.00 News8At Ten 10.30 Frontline 11.00 Metamorphosis Midnight BookAndSword,GratitudeAnd Revenge Angel-A StarMovies(StarHubCh58),9pm
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      576 29 BEATS Some ideas about where to give your mother a memorable meal on Mother's Day. see Eating Out Feature] If IT'. > IJ fi V i v BUY IT-SELL IT• FIND IT Repair cars Like a house on fire Check out the hot sounds of the band Fireball at Gossip
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      777 31 Tickle 'O c Pampering mother's palate is one of the best ways to tell her: "I love you". Check out the following line-up of eateries arrayed with a selection of goodies that will surely whet mum's appetite. f The Vines Seafood Steak Restaurant j This restaurant's soft and cosy ambience
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      45 31 aria i xia T* jfWE ARE OPEN r> Mother's Day Promotion: m Pamper your mother with our ever popular Honey Chicken Briyani this Mother's Day! At Al-Baik Mariam Restaurant, we also serve a wide range of murtabak and pratas. m i Terms S conditions ap
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        Lock icon Rocket Man’s next big thing
        837 41  -  Singapore now has a genuine contender for the $1 million KrisFlyer InternationalSprintin Shaw’sspeeddemon APRIL REVIEW BRIAN MILLER npracing@sph.com.sg IHAVEajobforSingapore’sracingstew-ards.It’s not pleasant as it could mean having to look under the tail and at the rearend ofahorse. But that is not the point. Unpleasant or not,
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        344 41 TRIPLE LUCK wrapped up preparations for the RM1 million ($420,000) Silver Jubilee Sultan Perak Trophy for Three-Year-Olds and above over 1,600m in Race 7 on Sunday with a two-round workout in Ipoh yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the five-year-old
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        174 41 TRIAL 1 (official): 1 Be Brave (KB Soo) 2 Lucky Superstar (M Gallagher) 3 Nikolay (M Airy) 4 Jungle Prince (HK Cheng) 5 Dermawan 6 Silver Element (M Azrull) 7 Perfect Score (E Aslam). Margins and time: 11/4, hd,1/2, 11/2,5, 6(1min02.60sec). TRIAL 2 (official): 1 Another Sunday
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        Lock icon BEST BET ANY HUMOUR (Race 8 No. 1)
        108 42 THIS Michael Freedman-trained five-year-old is heading for better things. The Australian-bred was placed in his first two starts and then won his next two in cavalier fashion. Last time out, the Danwin gelding captured the Group 3 Chairman’s Trophy by leading all
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        384 42 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Any Humour Gutsy Boxer Daring Shani Elegant Spirit Mission Bay Dubai Gold Luminous Dragon Ariem Spec Prince 5 Rooy
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        Lock icon LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS FOR TODAY’S KRANJI RACES
        1864 42 RACE 1 (1,000m) 1 Chocolate Soldier??Outclassed in better company last time but has a big show back in this class although might find it tough from awkward gate. 2 Czarina?Hard to have. 3 Luminous Dragon???Resuming and trialledwellenough to suggesthe canplay a bigpartin thisfresh.
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        1119 43 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 1.15 -1000m(Polytrack) Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****9 ChocolateSoldier 59 (43) TAffandi*c3 8 (3agSBurridge-ElaineChen) 2 09-00 Czarina 59 (43) MAiry*c3 1 (3afDHill-LadyLuck) 3 -9-03- LuminousDragon 59 (43) MEwe*c2 6 (4nzgCharlesLeck-Ninetyseven) 4 0794-0 TripleA
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        Lock icon WILLIAM LOW’S KRANJI TRACKWORK
        87 43 THESE horses, engaged in Kranji today, looked in good order when brought out for work yesterday: RACE 3: Slow work: Old Faithful? (B Vorster). RACE 5: King Of Honour? barrier practice/38.6. Gallops by horses engaged tomorrow: RACE 2: First Blood? (J Powell) pace work. RACE5:DrLemon? ?40.8.
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        Lock icon Fat Choy Ichiban gets top billing in Race 10
        973 44 RACE 1 (1,200m) Dashing Victory (No. 7) has run well for second in two runs to date and looks ready to graduate. Royal Flush (4) was beaten at short odds in both runs to date, but stayed on well for a
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        993 44 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASSGRIFFINTURF 1200m TIME:12:25 Stakes:HK$750,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 BEGRATEFUL CWCHANG ZPURTON 127 5 2 CRIMSONLUCK PFYIU CKTONG 127 12 3 DEVONJOY KWLUI MDUPLESSIS 127 3 4 ROYALFLUSH ATMILLARD ODOLEUZE 127 9 5 SUPERPEPPER CHYIP BPREBBLE 127 11
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        Lock icon Split with Haney? No, says Tiger
        237 45 Reuters WORLD No. 1 Tiger Woods has downplayed rumours he may be ready to part company with coach Hank Haney. “That’s complete speculation,” Woods said on the eve of the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he will head a field that
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        477 45 AP ATIPofthehatandhandshakesforMasterschampionAngelCabrera.ApatonthebackforChadCampbell. And for Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, reflections of a Green Jacket that got away from them. Except for Kenny Perry, the leading characters from the Masters return to competition this weekattheQuailHollowChampionshipinCharlotte, their first time seeing their peers and the press since that
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        237 45 Reuters EUROPEAN Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie hinted on Wednesday that he will request a change in Europe’s qualification system for the biennial match with the US next year. Currently Europe opt for 10 qualifiers and two wild-cards, a system that has been in operation
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        278 46/47  -  Themajorityofreadersfeltthenominationforthe PFA award was poorly timed and akin to a lifetime achievementawardforRyanGiggs.OurLetterofthe Weekwinnereliminatestherestandselectshisbest LETTER OF THE WEEK Derrick Lim Derrick Lim,31, programme executive, Man United fan UNLIKE last season when Cristiano Ronaldo took the league by storm and swept all the awards, there isn’t really a player in
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          Lock icon Gerrard’s gong
          83 46/47 IT SEEMED like a repeat of the best supporting actress award that was given out earlier during the star awards. Similartothe“LittleNyonya”,fiveoutofthesixnominees, for the PFA award were from Manchester United. Although Liverpool slipped away from the top of the league during the turn of the year, Steven Gerrard’s form
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          Lock icon Easily Edwin
          81 46/47 MY PFA winner would have been Edwin van der Sar. He has been steady as a rock and broke a goalkeeping record this season. The Dutchman commands the defence well and is one of the major reasons why Man United are doing so well. His discipline on and
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          Lock icon Losing credibility?
          87 46/47 RYAN Giggs has been a squad player this season, starting only 12 games. There seems to be a sort of campaign to get him the award citing his professionalism and longevity but these are not the key factors in choosing a Player of the Year. It should come
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          Lock icon Long time coming
          79 46/47 RYAN Giggs has won many medals and to say he won the PFA award on sentimental votes would be an understatement. Fellow professionals recognised him as the most decorated footballer of all time not to have received the PFA award. There was a need to address this
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          Lock icon Honour Giggs, reward Gerrard
          115 46/47 RYAN Giggs should be voted as “PFA Player of the Decade”instead. His tremendous role-model abilities have become a guiding light throughout the years for players in the United squad. But for now, he’s good enough only as a bit-part super-sub role at United for the remaining
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          95 46/47 WAYNE Rooney has shown great maturity in his game. He has learnt to have better vision and regularly supplies the ball to fellow team-mates even when he hasachancetoscore. Rooney has blossomed into a player who is very intelligent in his runs, accurate in his long and short passes,
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          Lock icon Trust voting system
          81 46/47 RYAN Giggs didn’t make a mockery out of the PFA award. He has been consistent throughout the season and has given his best. True, he did make a few slip-ups but every footballer (including someone like Nemanja Vidic who has been brilliant throughout) has a bad game
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          Lock icon Alonso above all
          89 46/47 XABI Alonso would have been my choice for PFA Player of the Year. He may come across as a surprising candidate to most people out there, but for a player who was almost forced out of a squad I reckon he has performed way above what most
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        Lock icon WHITMARSH SAVES McLAREN
        715 48  -  McLaren were handed a suspended three-race ban byF1’srulingbodyFIAon Wednesday for their part in ‘Liegate’.Followingthe stepping down of Ron Dennis, the dismissal of sporting director Dave Ryan and the public apology of Lewis Hamilton, new McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh’shonest approach probably saved McLaren from a harsher penalty, says
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        Lock icon When a 0-0 result was never an option
        565 49  -  Punters expected goals in Barca-Chelsea contest BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg A LOT of us looked at it. We even thought about it, long and hard. But, at the end of it, we brushed it aside and looked elsewhere. Mostly at a Barcelona win.
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        Lock icon When Saturday comes
        511 50 With their Champions League semi-final first-leg match against Arsenal out of the way, Manchester United must now switch their focus back on domestic challenges in the EPL Wire Services SIR ALEX Ferguson intends to ease Wes Brown back into first-team action in Manchester United’s Premier League clash
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        Lock icon Gunners ease up for Pompey clash
        184 50 Arsenal may restbig guns against Portsmouth Wire Services WITH the fourth Champions League spot all but sealed for Arsenal, Arsene Wenger can field a weakened side against Portsmouth in the Premiership tomorrow as the Frenchman looks to end the club’s four-year trophy drought. But
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        Lock icon ALL WRONG, GUNNERS
        394 51  -  TheNewPaper’s football analyst TOHARIPAIJAN points out where Arsenal went wrong TOHARI PAIJAN TheNewPaper’s football analyst SHANNON REZEL NEWSROOM INTERN INEFFECTIVE CESCFABREGAS SAMIR Nasri should have played off Emmanuel Adebayor instead of Cesc Fabregas. Fabregas’ attempts at attacking were made ineffective by Manchester United’s industrious midfield. He just
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        Lock icon We should have scored more
        532 52/53 MANCHESTERUNITED–POST-MATCHREACTIONS Wire Services DESPITE taking a big step towards qualifying for their second straight Champions League final, Sir Alex Ferguson is still disappointed. The Manchester United manager believes the defending European champions should have made more of their chances after John O'Shea scored the only
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        Lock icon Ronaldo: It’s all the referee’s fault
        436 52/53 PA Sport WHY, REFEREE, why? Cristiano Ronaldo has criticised the performance of referee Claus Bo Larsen who disallowed Ryan Giggs’ second-half goal for offside, a decision that could prove vital in next week’ssecondleg. The Portuguese winger was left frustrated yesterday as the Danish official
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        Lock icon Gunners are still in it
        450 52/53 ARSENAL–POST-MATCHREACTIONS Wire Services,arsenal.com THEY were outplayed, outfought and outfoxed. But Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is relieved that his men conceded only one goal against domineering Manchester United yesterday. To Wenger, it is a lifeline and one that the Gunners will exploit fully next week. This
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        Lock icon Silvestre: Man United will attack
        385 52/53 Wire Services MIKAEL Silvestre expects Manchester United to come out all guns blazing against Arsenal in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday. United are favourites to reach the final in Rome after John O’Shea netted the only goal in yesterday’s first
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        Lock icon Lucky, lucky Gunners
        682 54  -  EXCLUSIVE Former England and Newcastle striker Les Ferdinand believes Man United are close to making history GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg MANY thought it would be a close affair. Indeed, the scoreline suggested so, as Manchester United won the first leg of their Champions League semi-finals against Arsenal 1-0
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        Lock icon 1-0 NOT ENOUGH, MAN UNITED
        544 55  -  COMMENT GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg SO MANY goal-scoring chances, but only one goal. In a week’s time, Manchester United could be ruing their missed opportunities. Yesterday morning’s (Singapore time) 1-0 win over Arsenal was hardly the result the Red Devils were looking for, especially when one
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        Lock icon But it could’ve been 2-0
        191 55  -  GARY LIM ITWON’Tbefar from the truth to say Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia saved his team with some marvellous saves. But on the one other occasion when Almunia was beaten, the assistant referee got in the way. In the 78th minute, Ryan Giggs, newly crowned ProfessionalPlayers’
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        Lock icon WHERE’S THE MARKING?
        673 56 O’SheasavedUnitedbeforetoo... Wire Services JOHN O’Shea, the man who’s often awayfromthelimelight,madethedifference for Manchester United with the only goal of the match against Arsenal atOldTrafford. O’Shea’s smartly-taken 17th-minute goal ensured United head to the Emirates stadium for a tense Champions League semi-final second leg with a goal in hand.
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        Lock icon Dominant United may rue missed chances
        495 57  -  COMMENT MANCHESTER UNITED 1 (JohnO’Shea 17) ARSENAL0 IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg ARSENAL should have been dead and buried already. Sir Alex Ferguson praised his players after they took the upper hand in the semi-final tie, but he will know that this could
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        205 57  -  –IAINMACINTOSH SAFE HANDS ARSENEWengerwill thankhis luckystarsthat Manuel Almunia returnedfrominjury in time for thisgame. The Spaniardisn’t usuallyknownfor hisheroics, but hemade astringofmatch-saving stops inthe first half thatstoppedthe gamefromslippingaway. ON FIRE A SUPERBperformanceby refereeClaus BoLarsen. Hedidn’tsuffer anynonsensefrom anyone,wasn’t fooledby any ofthediving, allowedthegame toflow and resistedthe temptationtochucka fewcards aboutin theearly stages.Anexample for
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      Lock icon Just a plain John
      627 58  -  CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (Semi-finals, 1st leg): MAN UNITED 1 (JohnO’Shea 17) ARSENAL0 FRANK MALLEY PA Sport THEREisnothingwrongwithaJackofalltrades.After all, Leonardo da Vinci was a musician, a writer, an architect, a man credited with designing the first helicopter and who in his spare time knocked up the Mona Lisa.
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        162 59 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tomorrow: MIDDLESBROUGH v MAN UTD Ch 27, 7.45pm Middlesbrough are now three points from safety. Can boss Gareth Southgate (right) save them from relegation? CHELSEA vFULHAM Ch 27,10pm PORTSMOUTH v ARSENAL Ch 22,10pm TOTTENHAM v WEST BROM Ch21,10pm Sunday: LIVERPOOL v NEWCASTLE Ch 27, 8.30pm SUNDERLAND
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        14 59 ROME MASTERS Today: Q-FINALS1 2 Ch 22, 7pm Tomorrow: SEMI-FINALS Ch 22, 7.30pm
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        400 59 WHAT'S ON BLURB FIXTURES LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL What: RHB Singapore Cup preliminary round Who: Geylang v SAFFC When: Today, 7.30pm Where: Bedok Stadium TENNIS What:STA OpenSingles and DoublesII When: Tomorrow till 10 May Where: Kallang Tennis Centre ROCK-WALL CLIMBING What:Reaching New Heightsin SMART AsthmaManagement– Rock-Wall Climbing Competition When: Tomorrow Where:
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