The New Paper, 16 May 2009

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    19 1 the new paper 16 May 09 st a A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS CENTS MICA (P)
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      Lock icon Sex monster looks for ‘easy targets’ in library
      1292 2/3  -  HISPREY: Boy,6,whogoes totoiletalone HIS SENTENCE: 12years’jail, 12canestrokes REPORT: AMANDA YONG ayong@sph.com.sg HEWASarrestedforperformingoralsexona6-year-oldboyinalibrarytoilet.After Chan Kok Weng (right), 29, was chargedfortheoffence,hewassentforapsychiatricassessment. Andthatwaswhenhemadeanexplosiveconfession he had been preying on young boys for about15years. Chan told Dr Stephen Phang, senior consultant psychiatrist at the Institute of Mental
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      Lock icon Magician, 68, molests 12-year-old apprentice
      495 4  -  REPORT: AMANDA YONG ayong@sph.com.sg THEYmetwhilehewasperformingataNationalDaycarnival.The 12-year-old was enchanted by SohSongSoon,68,afreelancemagician,and wantedtolearnmagictricksfromhim. They became so close that the boy addressedhimashisgodfather. Then, less than a year later, Soh began sexuallyabusingtheboyathisflat. And if wasn’t for a resident living in the opposite block, his vile acts might not have
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      26 2/3 Magician, 68, molests 12-year-old apprentice/ NEXT PAGE 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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      258 4 o A part of the V« <£ „.e g 'ft/ Register at Causeway Point (outside Burger King) Far East Plaza (near Subway) on Saturday, 16 May! F SINGAPORE Asian Youth Games2009 y TUB Torch Relay Igniting Sporting Passion in Asia's Youth The inaugural Charity Fun Run to raise funds to
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      Lock icon Temasek sells Bank of America stake
      233 6 CHANGING FOCUS TEMASEK Holdings sold its 3.8 per cent stake in Bank of America (BoA) at a loss that may total some US$4.6 billion ($6.7 billion). A Temasek spokesman said they have divested their shares in Bank of America but declined to comment on
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      Lock icon Retail sales up
      87 6 NEW figures from the retail front line show that consumers are regaining confidence and hitting the malls again. Retail sales excluding motor vehicles rose 3.3 per cent in March over February. It’s a stark improvement from February, when sales dropped 23.4 per cent from January, according to
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      Lock icon Home sales steady despite recession
      92 6 HOME sales held strong in April as developers sold some 1,207 units of new private homes, compared with 1,220 units in March. Developers also launched more units, taking advantage of the exist- ing momentum and the phenomenal bull rally in the stock market. Some 1,083
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      Lock icon No more whale sharks here?
      103 6 RESORTS World at Sentosa said that they may be scrapping its plans to have whale sharks at the world’slargestmarine park. These sharks were touted as the park’s star attraction when Resorts World won the Sentosa IR bid three years ago. But animal welfare groups such
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      Lock icon Gillman Heights enbloc off again?
      101 6 THE Gillman Heights enbloc saga continues despite given the green light by the Court of Appeal in February. The troubled $548 million sale was due for closure on Friday, but a last-minute hitch has stalled the deal. The sale, which has dragged on for two
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      49 6 JOININTHEFUN:Singapore’s first mass inline skating event, Ezyhealth City Skate 2009, will kick off after midnight on 25 Jul. Amateurs get to enjoy skating down Orchard Road at night while professionals can take part in the Ezyhealth Asianic Inline Cup 2009. TNP PICTURE: NG XI JIE
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      Lock icon His shirt was soaked in blood and he needed 10 stitches
      677 8  -  Retiree alleges man bashed him over parkingdispute,thenwenttohavebreakfast Geraldine Yeo GeraldineYeo,newsroom intern ALL he wanted was for the driver to shift his car. For that, he was punched so hard twice that he needed 10 stitches and possibly suffered a
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      Lock icon Give us our $ 17.7m No, you’re unjustly enriching yourselves
      765 10  - Give us our 17.7m No, you’re unjustly enriching yourselves 10strikeitrichwithAIAinvestmentpoliciesbut... REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg TEN investors thought they struck it rich when their $1.06 million in AIA’s investment-linked policies turned a huge profit in 2006. But when they wanted to cash out their paper profit of $17.7 million last August,
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      Lock icon Is this free plastic bottle safe for son?
      443 12  -  MUM CONFUSED BY GRADING OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS REPORTS: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg IT WAS free, but on hindsight, the gift was one that housewife Serene Tan, 39, would rather not have taken the trouble to collect. She was offered a free plastic water
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      Lock icon Don’t reuse single-use containers
      153 12 Source: AVA website Plastic packaging that has been used for storing non-food items (eg. detergent) should never be reused as food containers. They have not been tested safe for food storage and may contain non-food residue that can contaminate food. Takeaway plastic food containers are disposable
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      Lock icon Who pays for a freak accident?
      511 14  -  Owner of van damaged by a fallen tree needs an answer REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg YOUparkyourvaninanopen-airHDBcarpark.Athunderstorm hits,anduprootsthetreebeside yourvehicle. Thetreefalls,andsmashesintoyourbelovedNissan Urvan, which you depend on for your livelihood, becauseyouareabusdriver. Whopays?Who’sresponsibleforthedamage? Andwhocanyouturntoforhelp? That’s the situation Mr Bani Nazeer Mohamad has foundhimselfin. MrBani, 49, had parked
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      Lock icon Strong use of creative shapes leads to win
      444 16 / 17  -  The New Paper gets regional award for best print campaign REPORT:SHREEANN SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg THENewPaper,knownforitsvibrancyandcrea-tivity,hasdoneitagain.The newspaper, Singapore’s second most read English daily, won a commendation for its snappy writing and eye-popping visuals for a Carlsberg sponsoredUefaEuro2008series. The award, from the Pacific
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      Lock icon Wanted: Ads that reach across different media
      398 16 / 17  -  REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg CONCEIVING a good idea is hard labour. That is why Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has come up with a new category in its annual SPH Ink Awards–theIntegratedCampaigncategory–to celebrate the creative use of advertising across the SPH media platforms. Participants
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      Lock icon Actor gets dire threat from wary hubby
      539 18 / 19  -  TayPingHui’srelationshipadviceto married female friend misunderstood REPORT:CHARLENE CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg ANOMINOUSthreatandanaccusationthatheisathirdpartyinamarriage.That is what local actor Tay Ping Hui claimedhehadtofaceabouttwoweeksago. Indignant and shocked by what he said was a falseaccusation,the39-year-oldMediaCorpactor poureditoutonhispersonalblog. Ping Hui wrote in his blog on 2 May: “My first thoughtwasthiswassimplyridiculous.” He later
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      81 7 Are you ready for a rockin' time? Head down to the Rockin' Without Smokin' event! Join MediaCorp artistes Felicia Chin and Elvin Ng, Fire Fight and a host of other performers in these exciting activities: Guitar Hero competition 'Live It Up Without Lighting Up'exhibition Hip Hop Dance competition Rock concert
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      137 10 The New Paper AUCTION SERIES 2 (From 11 May 24 May) Cut collect TNP$ from page 1 of The New Paper, and bid for what you want shown here. Five pairs of tickets for each package to be won. Visit wwyv.tnp.sa for more information III Star Cruises 2N Malacca/Kuala Lumpur
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      666 16 / 17 Temasek sells off Bank of America stake THE IN STRAITS TIMES TODAY Catch the best TV programmes 'LIVE' on StarHub Mobile at just $1 Enjoy unlimited 24-hour access to 8 great channels with StarHub TV on Mobile 6 M 1 r '.H t lONltU .00TB..L To subscribe, SMS < LIVETV
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      111 18 / 19 VEGAS INTERIOR DESIGN est A G mai n a Che tional 12p m. P«t* i i ff' MS V Join Us As We Celebrate Our 13th Year Annivesary Relocation Opening of Our New Gallery At Wing Tai Industrial Centre On 16th -17th May 2009 ,11a.m. 8p.m. Bus No 53, 112,62
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      32 20 MOBILEART:CommutersofasubwaytraininMoscowcando more than just read their papers while travelling. The metro has opened a new exhibition of paintings in its cabins. The paintings are reproductionsofartworksthataredisplayedatStPetersburg’s state Russian Museum. PICTURE: AP
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      Lock icon Central bank chief to run for VP post
      217 20 INDONESIAN JULY ELECTIONS AFP INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday confirmed central bank governor Boediono as his running mate for July elections. The liberal ex-general’s choice of a Western-educated, mar-ket-friendly economist has been welcomed by business leaders. The move is a clear
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      Lock icon Smallest fall in US industrial production in 6 months
      123 20 AP US industrial production fell last month by the smallest amount in six months, fresh evidence that the pace oftheeconomy’sdeclineisslowing. Output by US factories, mines and utilities fell by 0.5 per cent last month, after declines of 1.7 per cent in
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      Lock icon HK economy in largest decline in a decade
      106 20 AP HONGKong’seconomyshrank7.8 per cent in the first quarter, its largest decline since the Asian financial crisis a decade ago, the government said. It now forecasts gross domestic product to shrink between 5.5 per cent and 6.5 per cent this year, compared with
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka says separatist war will be over by tomorrow
      94 20 AFP THE Sri Lankan government vowed yesterday to finish off the Tamil Tigers within 48 hours. It defied global calls for a truce and warnings of a “humanitariancatastrophe”inside the rebel-held zone. The signal that a final offensive against the separatist
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      Lock icon She scores 12 A1 s but gets 0 scholarship
      389 22 Many top students shocked over failed applications SHEhasastellaracademicrecord,andisamongthetopinhercohortinthemostrecentSijilPelajaranMalaysia(SPM)nationalexam. SPMisequivalenttoOlevels. But17-year-oldCaiBaoYuan,whoscored an impressive 12 A1s in the national exams, will not fulfil her dream of studying overseas on a Public Service Department (PSD) scholarship,SinChewDailyreported. Bao Yuan, who is from Pahang, wrote to
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      Lock icon 3,000 lost home after fire in camp
      352 22 WITHIN less than three hours, more than 3,000 people lost their homes. A fire broke out at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees commune of Kampung Muslim Batu Arang in Labuan on Thursday. The fire, which started at 11.30am, quickly spread through
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        Lock icon M'sia's first H1N1 case: Student back from US
        565 23 CasemakesM’sia36thcountryinworldtobeaffectedbyvirus MALAYSIA has reported its first confirmed case of Influenza A(H 1N1). Yesterday, The Star reported that the case was a 21-year-old student who returned from the US on Wednesday. Malaysian health minister Liow Tiong Lai said the case made Malaysia the
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        272 23 IN PHILIPPINES: SO WHAT if you were in the finals oflastseason’s American Idol? You still need to go through flu checks just like any other visitor to the Philippines. David Cook and David Archuleta had to face checks for the Influenza A(H1 N1) virus
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        Lock icon Matter of time before S’pore gets H1N1:MOH
        126 23 A SPOKESMAN at the Ministry of Health (MOH) here said yesterday it was a matter of time when Singapore will see an H1N1 virus case. The spokesman was responding to mediaqueriesabout Malaysia’sfirst case of the virus, and said Singaporeans should not be surprised
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      Lock icon The woman who put UK politicians to shame
      814 24 Writer who uncovered MP expense scandal nearly gave up journalism IT’S hard to believe, but the woman who exposed one of the UK’s biggest political scandals once thought she was“through with journalism”. Ms Heather Brooke, 38, is known for forcing British MPs
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      Lock icon M’sian gets $3m after hospital removes breast by mistake
      186 24 SHE was misdiagnosed with breast cancer four years ago, and the mistake cost her a breast. Now, a Malaysian court has awarded her RM7.5 million ($3 million) in compensation, Sin Chew Daily reported. Ms Sivarani, 54, a housewife from Ipoh, went
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      Lock icon Flip-flop Obama?
      508 25 US president slammed for resuming trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees UNITED STATES president Barack Obama will restart military tribunals for a small number of Guantanamo detainees, reviving a Bush-era trial system he once assailed as flawed but with new legal protections for terror suspects, officials told AP. The
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      Lock icon Would you spend wedding night in Saddam's palace?
      545 26 Plans are afoot to makeSaddam’s palace a hotel DURING his lifetime, his home was synonymous with fear and dread. Now that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is dead, the new Iraqi administration plans a happier ending for his palace. According to Arabian
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      Lock icon Nothing to hide but their modesty
      408 27 NZ airline crew wear body paint in latest ad ITS latest advertisement claims it has nothing to hide. The Air New Zealand’s (ANZ) advertisement says: “At Air New Zealand our fares have nothing to hide, which is why the price you pay includes everything
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      13 20 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High31˚,Low24˚ Jakarta:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low27˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low27˚
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      55 28 FROM READER AUDREY HUANG DREAM RIDE: Our reader spotted this man sleeping on the floor of the MRT train when she boarded it at Woodlands. He slept all the way to the Bukit Batok MRT station before he woke up and alighted there. E-mail your pictures with your name
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      317 28 FROM READER JANE CHENG Protect rights of maids, but... IREFERtothe letterby SylviaLim, “Protectemployers’rightsbetter”(TheNew Paper, 13 May). I and those whom I know, completely agreewiththisstatement. I feel that not enough is being done to screen the maids entering the country or to ensure that new maids
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      39 28 Comments on NUS being placed No. 10 in a ranking of universities in Asia: “IthoughtNUSand NTU are supposedto be theHarvardand MITofthe Eastrespectively?” pappy “Singapore’sranking iscommendableand respectable...” gemini58 “No.10 isnotgoodenough. Better buckup. Otherwise,how to attractforeign talent?” Prokinetic
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      Lock icon Drivers being trained for new brakes, but old habits hard to break
      166 28 TAMMY TAN VICE-PRESIDENT CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS SBS TRANSIT WEREFERtotheletter,“Buscaptain shouldbrakemoregently”,by Mr Thomas Lim (The New Paper, 14 May). WeshareMrLim’sobservation that some bus captains do not apply the correct techniques in braking while driving the new buses. On such occasions,
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      114 28 EILEEN ANG HEAD (COMPETITION MARKET ACCESS) MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WEREFERtotheletter“Openup S’pore’spayTV-marketbyending monopoly”byMrMichaelAngYork Poon (The New Paper, 14 May). Late last year, the Media Development Authority (MDA) commissioned a study on competition issues in convergent media and telecom markets, aimed at developing
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      59 28 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 Spider boys spin web of CHARM
      699 29  -  FightingSpiders’ young cast steals show from older stars like Ezann Lee REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg THEY are newbies with barely any acting experience. But they have charmed television viewers since the debut of Channel 5 drama Fighting Spiders in mid-April. So much so that
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      Lock icon No personal questions for him
      238 30 ANOTHER newbie making waves in Fighting Spiders is American-born actor Bobby Tonelli. Butmorethan justbeing a newface,he’s also said to be dating his The Little Nyonya co-star Joanne Peh, according to a local magazine.But attempts to confirm this were blocked by his management, who insisted on
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        439 31  -  Twins May and Choy talk about their favourite space at home... and THAT wastepaper basket MY FAVE spot Kelvin Chan –KelvinChan,newsroomintern BEING identical twins, hosts and actresses May and Choy usually agree on whatever they buy. When they moved to Singapore about four years
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        Lock icon Go green with your furniture
        232 31  -  buzz TREND Kay Tan –KayTan,newsroomintern SAVE the Earth. Not by signing up on a website to hug a tree (you can do that too), but by getting eco-friendly furniture. But before hitting the shops, do your homework on some common eco-friendly furniture terms. It will
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      Lock icon Teen makes up to $5,000 a month from magic
      751 32  -  Heopensown company,juggles workandstudies REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg LIKE many boys his age, Gabriel Wong, 17, studies in a neighbourhood secondary school. But unknown to many of his peers, Gabriel is a businessman too. In 2007, Gabriel started his own company, Magicrazed,
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        581 33  -  Michelin tyres heat up fast remain stable despite hard braking ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg There will be no Biker Boy for the next two weeks. MICHELIN claims that you can “put your knee down, even at the first turn” when using its latest hypersport tyres,
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      28 29 BE AMAZED Learn how much teen earns from magic PAGE 32 TNP DESIGN: PRADIP KUMAR SIKDAR PICTURE: MAGICRAZED MAY CHOY: A peek into their favourite space PAGE 31
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        568 43 SIA CUP AND KRISFLYER COUNTDOWN: 1 DAY TO GO THE highly-touted Presvis wound up preparations for the $3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup (Race 9) tomorrow with a pleasing hit-out at Kranji yesterday. The Luca Cumani-trained stayer reeled off the final 600m of his workout
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        Lock icon WORKOUTS BY HORSES ENGAGED TODAY
        200 43 RACE 1: Slow work: Lion City Tycoon, Right Click, Triple Your Luck, Stilleto, Incredible Hulk. RACE 2: Slow work: Eternal Cheers, Star Dazzle (M Razali), Dark Energy (V Duric), Eighth Avenue, Intercept (J Saimee), Wonder (A Feiruz), Eternal Traveller, Ronpongi. RACE 3: Slow work: Euro
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        Lock icon All eyes on Rachel Alexandra in Preakness Stakes
        312 43 Reuters RACHEL ALEXANDRA has proven to be the top filly in America but the true test is today (Singapore time tomorrow) when she takes on a dozen of the top male three-year-olds in the Preakness Stakes at Baltimore in Maryland. The talented
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        356 44 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 Spec Prince Slow Waltz Marco Kid Powerful Ruler Elegant Spirit Demhillsofgold Dark Energy Anavila 10 Lycraa 3 7 7
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        Lock icon DUSTIN (Race 1 No. 2)
        84 44 BEST BET START the day on a winning note with this four-year-old gelding by Danasinga. He was beaten by good horses in Class 4 in his recent runs. Two runs back, he finished a six-length fifth behind stablemate Waipapa who clocked a smart 1min 22.7sec
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        1717 44 RACE 1 (1,400m) 1 Crown Horse???Beaten as odds-on favourite at his last start but that run good enough to keep on following. 2 Dustin???Dropsa classand hasto be respected. 3 Right Click???Going too well to ignore and nice gate and claim should help his chances.
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        Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE E) RACE CARD
        1249 45 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 1.15 -1400m(LC) MacauJockeyClubCup Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 5-0322 CrownHorse 57.5 (43) VDuric 11 (5nzgRBMarsh-BK) 2 *****7 Dustin 57.5 (43) RFradd 12 (4nzgLLaxon-OscarRacing) 3 *****2 RightClick 57.5 (43) SHLow*c3 3 (4nzgLionelLee-Kaily) 4 8-6323
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        1055 46/47 11:10Race1 CANTERBURY 1550M 1 FUTURE'SDREAM DMGANDERTON (3) 57 2 NIWOT RMQUINN (4) 56.5 3 TOGNI JPARR (7) 56.5 4 OURMAGIC GSCHOFIELD (8) 56 5 RAINGAME CMUNCE (5) 56 6 PRINCEBRAEMAN NATHANBERRY (1) 55.5 7 SIRJAMES PROBL (2) 55.5 8 D'ELCATRAZ PETERWELLS (6) 55 11:30Race2 FLEMINGTON
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        2138 46/47 RACE 1 (1,550m) 6 PRINCE BRAEMAN (PM Perry) (15:4-3-2): Ran on gamely when long hd 2nd (52kg) Emperator 1400m R’wick dead track 18 Apr; kept coming for 13/4-len 5th (54.5) I’ve Got Talent 1500m R’hill dead
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        444 48 SINGAPORE-BASEDAustralian Scott Barr moved up the leaderboard to joint-seventh when he shot the day’s joint-lowest round of 68 at the GS Caltex Maekyung Openyesterday. Barr’sfour-un- der score put him in a tie with four others who included Singapore’s Lam Chih Bing (70), re- ported
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        Lock icon Caddie in the morning, player in the afternoon
        219 48 Reuters LANCE Ten Broeck had an unusual doubleheader day at the Texas Open on Thursday as he caddied for Jesper Parnevik in the morning and went out and shot 71, with borrowed clubs, in the afternoon. Former US Tour pro Ten Broeck,
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        189 48 Wire Services SWEDEN’SHelen Alfredssonfired aca-reer-best 10-under par 62 to seize a two-stroke lead after the first round of the US$2 million ($3m) LPGA Sybase Classic in New Jersey. Alfredsson holed out for an eagle from 68 yards on her second hole and finished the
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        231 48  -  GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg LEVINE Tan is bent on outdoing his brother Feldman, a national squad member. With that in mind, Levine, 14, has been honing his golf game with serious training and interesting playing tours. The Anglo-Chinese School International student, a member of the National
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        871 50 M W O £2- S£. C\j^ -1.5 r 5 TOTAL GOALS HT/FT EXACT SCORE 1X2 1/2 GARY Man Utd Arsenal 2,3 D-H 2-1 (8.00) ERIC Draw Arsenal ■41 D-D 1-1 (7.60) EASTHAM Man Utd Man Utd 3,4 H-H 3-1 (8.50) BRIAN Man Utd Man Utd 2,3 H-H
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        Lock icon Easy win for Liverpool
        1047 51  -  JAMES EASTHAM Special Correspondent WEST BROM v LIVERPOOL (West Brom 1 Liverpool 3) BY THE time this fixture at The Hawthorns kicks off, Liverpool’s minuscule title chances might have disappeared altogether, because Man United need only a point at home to Arsenal tonight to pick up
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        Lock icon BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE STATISTICS 2008/2009
        229 51 The Player With The Most IShots On Target Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) 112 IShots Off Target Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 55 IShots Without Scoring Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) 70 IShots Per Goal David Bentley (Tottenham) 61 lAssists D Berbatov (Man Utd), F Lampard (Chelsea).. 10 (Offsides Marlon
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          34 52 BRIAN MILLER STRIKE CARD HITS 704 GARY LIM STRIKE CARD HITS 690 JAMES EASTHAM STRIKE CARD HITS 671 ERIC DING STRIKE CARD HITS 668 DANIEL FINKELSTEIN STRIKE CARD HITS 660
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          359 52 LOWRISK Everton tobeat West Hamon the 1X2 TIM CAHILL will never earn popularity points among neutral fans for his some-times-robust play. But there is also be no doubt that he is quite possibly the best player David Moyes has signed in hisEvertonreign. The Australian midfielder has a record
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          Lock icon BRIAN MILLER
          348 52 LOWRISK Newcastle tobeat Fulham on the1X2 FINALLY. Yes, finally Alan Shearer has delivered. The question is, can he deliver some more? Especially now when Newcastleare in direstraits. The fans expect him to save the team. AndI reckonhe will. For one thing, that win on Tuesday morning would have
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          295 52 LOWRISK TakeNewcastle on the 1X2 VICTORYoverFulhamwillalmostcertainly guarantee Newcastle a place in the Premiershipnext season. Earlier in the week, Alan Shearer’s men were impressive as they defeated Middlesbrough in the Derby cum relegationclash. There is plenty of quality in this Newcastle team with the likes of Mark Viduka, Michael
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      2489 53 Manchester United Tier 1 V Tier 1 67% 61% Arsenal 67% -y' Game 37 Cycle 8 A draw will be enough for Man United to clinch title Manchester United Achieved 91% effectiveness at home this season 67% effective against Tier 1 teams at home Ranked 1 st
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        775 55  -  DEAN KIELY In his column, WestBrom goalkeeperDEANKIELY demands more commitment from his team-mates as they battle against EPLrelegation Icons You made some incredible reaction saves against Wigan last weekend. Is that a part of your game you haveto work on morenowit’s later on in your career? Not
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        Lock icon ABU v NBU ANYTHING BUT UNITED NOTHING BUT UNITED
        158 56  -  MANUNITEDcanwrapupthePremierLeaguetonight–theyneed just a point against Arsenal. The ABU v NBU Challenge goes to the Tiger Football Carnival at Singapore Flyer. Catch the forfeits while thegamegoeson.TheNBUcampisquiteconfidentthey’dbe champions by 10pm while the ABU camp remains hopeful of a miracle.Wealsointroduceafanwhosebackisashrinetohisclub. IVAN LIM IVANLIM,moderator, TheNewPaper
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        256 56 TIGER FOOTBALL CARNIVAL TIME: 4pm to 10pm Live mega-screening of the Manchester United v Arsenal match at 7.45pm. CATCH us as we take the ABU v NBU Challenge to the Tiger Football Carnival at the Singapore Flyer. There will be games booths, a Foosball Challenge and pre-match
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        Lock icon NOTHING BUT UNITED
        172 56 IT WILL be a narrow Manchester United win, with Ronaldo and Rooney scoring. Rio Ferdinand maybeout but I’mstill confident of a victory. Manchester United should end on a high at Old Trafford with a 2-1 win while the fools from Liverpool can go on dreaming.But hey,they’ll never
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        Lock icon This season I fell in love and lost
        609 57  -  SARA ANN K HER BLOG npsports@sph.com.sg SO THE game is up. The battle is almost over and reality has sunk in. We have done all we could possibly have done. We tried our best. But it looks like our best just isn’t
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        Lock icon Slugfest at the bottom
        382 57  -  HIS BLOG We take a light-hearted look at football with this weekly column. GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg I WAS at a friend’s place, looking at what he called an aquarium. If the number of sucker fish outnumber the other species (which in this case is one half-blind,
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        Lock icon We’ve done it the hard way
        1179 60 PA Sport PA Sport IT COULD have been so much easier for them. Michael Carrick believes Manchester United have been forced to rely on their survival instincts rather too often this season. Yet again, the Red Devils were forced to come from behind last
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        299 61 AP THE WORLD’S fastest man offered running tips to football’s World Player of the Year as Usain Bolt dropped in on a Manchester United training session yesterday. Bolt, the Olympic triple-gold medallist and United fan, took the opportunity to advise speedy winger Cristiano Ronaldo how to adjust
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        Lock icon Man United an inspiration to us
        474 61 Wire Services ARSENAL and Manchester United may be bitter rivals. And managers Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson may have fought countless battles against each other. But a healthy respect for the adversary has emerged. Wenger (above), perhaps uncharacteristically, admits that the Red Devils
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        2341 58/59  -  Guus Hiddink talks about managing Chelsea and being tempted to stay in thisexclusiveinterviewwithCNN’s Pedro Pinto, which aired recently Guus Hiddink Guus, you’re abusyman two jobs, working your miracles here at Chelsea. We have to start with that amazing Champions League quarter-final second leg against Liverpool where
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      526 62  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg IHAVEadream.IhaveadreamofRome,27May.IseeRioFerdinandliftingtheChampionsLeague trophy, I see Wayne Rooney throwing his shirt into the crowd, but most of all, I see Sir Alex Ferguson leaning into a camera crew and, above the roar of the crowd, giving them the scoop of their lives. “That’s
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        154 63 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: MAN UNITED v ARSENAL Ch 27, 7.45pm Willthe presenceof the world’sfastestman and Man United fan, Usain Bolt at Old Trafford inspire the Red Devils to their third straight Premiership title? NEWCASTLE vFULHAM Ch 21,10pm TOTTENHAM v MAN CITY Ch 27,10pm EVERTONv WEST HAM Ch 22,10pm
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        23 63 THE 3 IRISH OPEN Today: Day 3 Ch 26,9.15pm Tomorrow: Day 4 Ch 26,8.15pm VALERO TEXAS OPEN Tomorrow: DAY 3 Ch 26,3.15am
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        13 63 MADRID OPEN Tomorrow: SEMI-FINAL 2 Ch 22,2am Tomorrow: FINAL Ch 22, 10pm
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