The New Paper, 21 June 2009

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      Lock icon ‘Come express your naughty thoughts here’
      1107 2 / 3  -  Man sets up website with provocative pictures of girls below 13, outraged netizens try to expose him PREDATOR OF PRE-TEENS REPORT:SPECIAL SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT tnp@sph.com.sg THE name of the blog site itself rings alarm bells: SG SexyPreteens. The pictures are disturbing: Scantily-clad pre-teen girls pose
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      Lock icon ‘There are some really sick people out there’
      389 4 / 5  -  Motherwhoseyoungdaughter’spicturesgetpostedon lewdwebsitesaysphotosweretakenwithoutpermission PRE-TEEN PARENT REPORT: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT hanqing@sph.com.sg SHE hit the roof when she saw her young daughter’s pictures on the SG Sexy Preteens website, accompanied by sexually-suggestive captions written by the man who had set it up. The pictures, she said,
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      Lock icon Why has this man gotten away with this for so long?
      364 4 / 5  -  S MURALI muralis@sph.com.sg THIS man is a menace to society. If what he is doing is not illegal, it should be. He has crossed the line by asking primary school girls to send sexy pictures and videos of themselves
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    • Article
      Lock icon You can’t police Internet, so self-regulation a must
      228 4 / 5  -  REPORT: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT hanqing@sph.com.sg YOUNG netizens and their parents listen up: Online predators are around and will always be. So netizens, beware. Mr Aloysius Cheang, president of SIG2, the leading local IT security professionals body here, stressed the importance of public education
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    • News Father's Day plight
      • COMEBACK TO ME,SON
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          Lock icon Divorced man makes YouTube video for son who doesn’t want to see him
          670 6 / 7  -  REPORTS: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg HE’Sthefatherofa10-year-oldboy.But for Mr Andy Tan, 39, there will be no Fathers’ Day celebration today. All he has is a hope that he’ll catch a glimpseofhissonthroughthegrillegatesof the flat of his ex-wife, who has care
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          Lock icon The video is deceiving,says his ex-wife
          404 6 / 7 IT’Salladeception.Thatiswhat MrTan’sex-wifesays. She claims that he is just using a few photos to show the world what a great father he is, while he is nothing of the sort. She also accuses her Mr Tan of using her son to play games with her.
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      Lock icon BEACH, (having a) BALL, BABES
      668 8 / 9  -  987FM’sLife’sA Beach party draws 10,000 of all ages, including families REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg FORmanyyoungsters,thiswastheirfirstopportu-nitytotakepartinabeachparty.Ayouthfulcrowdof morethan10,000attended the 12-hour Life’s A Beach party at Sentosa’s Siloso Beachyesterday. ItwasnoZoukOut–butthatmaybenobadthing. Therewasnosignofanydrunkenantics,ofpartygoerssosloshedthey’repassedoutorvomiting. No alcohol was sold at any of the many booths at the event, which was organised by
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      Lock icon THEY WANT TO ENTER THE UNDERWORLD
      512 10 / 11  -  Paranormal group to explore&releaseDVDof hauntedplacesinIndonesia REPORT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg MOVING quietly in formation, the point man suddenly stops, and lifts up a fist. Contact has been made. Immediately, the team wearing black uniforms andbristlingwithequipment–squats,andclosesup. Commandos? Special forces? Terrorists? Nope–they’reghosthunters. Their“weapons”aren’tguns,butsensorsandcameras–fromspecialthermometerstoelectromagneticfield detectors. It was 10pm
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      Lock icon The tools of the trade
      256 10 / 11 IFyou’regoingghosthunting,don’tleavehome without: 1. Night-vision goggles (NVG): About four members on Spears Paranormal Investigators (SSPI) team will be equippedwithNVGs.Ifyoucan’tseeinfrontofyou, youcan’tseeghosts. 2. Electromagnetic field (EMF) meter: Ghosts are supposed to emit EMF. Electronic equipment like handphones do too, but there’sunlikelytobeworkingelectronicsinjunglesor ruins. 2a. Gauss meter: A more precise
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      Lock icon Thrill-seekers & law breakers?
      239 10 / 11 Thrill-seekers law breakers? SPEARS Paranormal Investigators (SSPI) is one of several groups studying paranormal activities that have sprouted in the last year. But more established groups are worried by the increasing number of such societies. Dr Kenny Fong, 39, the founder of pioneering group Singapore Paranormal Investigators, said many of
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    • News The New Paper Auction
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        Lock icon Your last chance to bid for HD TV
        137 12  -  Han Yongming newsroom intern HURRY, today is your last chance to bid for the prizes from Courts in Series 4 of The New Paper Auction. UpforgrabsareaPhilips47”HD LCD TV, Eureka L-shaped sofa, Edmonton seven-piece dining set, Acer Aspire mini notebook and Nikon Coolpix
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        Lock icon From tomorrow, bid for this bike
        335 12  -  Han Yongming newsroom intern IT may be a motorcycle with a small, 125cc engine. Yet, the Derbi Terra Adventure is a motorbike big in terms of looks and performance. So much so that it has attracted a following among those who crave a“bigpresence”inasmallpackage. And
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        Lock icon Bike’s main features
        205 12 The NewPaper’s Biker BoyZaihan Mohamed Yusof gives you the lowdown on the bike: Four-stroke, four-valve engine Possiblythe strongestin its class at 15hp, this engine can take the bike up to 130kmh. Suspension The 41mmforks work in tandem with its pre-load adjustable mono shock rear suspension to give
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      Lock icon No greenhorn on the dance floor
      380 14  -  Foursome draws crowd with sleek dance moves geek cool Han Su-Ying –HanSu-Ying,newsroomintern THIS foursome is making waves on YouTube with several of their performances being put up in the last week. These videos have been garnering a fair number of hits with their quirky
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      Lock icon Four pedigree dogs abandoned in park
      584 15  -  Is this the work of irresponsible dog breeders? REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg AREirresponsibledogbreedersabandoningpedi-greedogs?That’s what some animal welfare volunteers are alleging, but one dog breeder The New Paper on Sundayspoketodisputedthis. Threeweeksago,fourpedigreedogswerefoundata carparkinPasirRisPark. This prompted some, like Miss Elektra Xu, 24, to writetotheStraitsTimes’Forumpage. Miss Xu, an
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      Lock icon A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SUBMARINER
      967 16/17  -  Heshareshisbedwith acrewmateandcan’t laughtooloudlywhen watchingcomedies REPORT: TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg STAFF Sergeant Logesh Sockalingam, 30, awakes 100m below water, staring up at the wooden cupboard less than a metre above his head. He draws open the orange curtains next to his bed, revealing the
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      Lock icon Fake notes made with help from noodle machine
      490 18 Gangcaughtafterpoliceraidcondo THREE unemployed friends had a sure-fire answer to their money woes. Whenever they needed to shop at the local pasar malam (night market in Malay) or provision shop, the three Malaysians would just print how much they needed. With just a
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      Lock icon Like banks, loan sharks offering packages & benefits
      356 18 Like banks, loan sharks offering packages benefits THEY say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But banks in Malacca may not think kindly of the people who are imitating them. It seems loan sharks in the state are competing for clients in these hard times by using creative advertising.
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      Lock icon She’s Australia’s mafia ‘godmother’
      705 19 Arrestedformurderafterpretendingto grieveatbrother-in-law’skilling ITWASatalethatcouldhavebeentakenstraightoutofatelevisiondramascript.A woman, grief-stricken by the violent death of her brother-in-law, wails at his passing, only to be arrested hourslaterandchargedwithhismurder. Butwait,theplotiseventhickerthanthat. The woman, Judy Moran, was arrested in Melbourneforthemurder. Sheistheso-calledlong-sufferingqueenoftheMel-bournemafia. Shehasbeenchargedoverthemurderofherbroth-er-in-law and fellow mobster Desmond “Tuppence” Moran,who survived anearlierattack whenagunman shotathiscar. Mr Moran, 61, was
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      Lock icon ‘I’m not Iran’s Michelle Obama’
      594 20/21 Outspokenwifeoflosingpresidential candidate campaigns for her husband SCULPTOR,grandmotherandnowiconofIranianprotesters,especiallythewomen.FormerheadofaTeheranuniversityZahraRahnavard (above), 64, is also the wife of losing presidential candidateMirHosseinMousavi. In a country where religious police still roam the streetsenforcingaconservativedresscodeandprohibiting women from expressing “Western vanity” like make-up,sheisanexception. Incontrast,currentpresidentMahmoudAhmadinejad’swifeisrarelyseenandhernameiskeptsecret. Yesterday,thefeistywomansaidinapostingonthe social networking site Facebook that the demonstrationwasstillscheduled,despitethegovernmentsaying thatsuchralliesshouldnottakeplaceandthatitdidnot ruleoutacrackdown,reportsTheNewYorkTimes.
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      Lock icon Seven other protests of historical significance
      480 20/21 NO ONE knows for now what the impact the protests in Iran will have. But several others have had an impact on history. Source: LifeScience website 1) The Storming of the Bastille, 1789 This one act was a catalyst in the 10-year French Revolution
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      Lock icon Mum accused of putting live video of abuse online
      337 20/21 SHE is alleged to have abused her children and streamed the act live on the Internet. Mother of four, Julie Carr, 30, was arrested by police in the US state of Maine after they received a tip from someone who saw
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      Lock icon He bolts after tests prove he isn’t lost son
      475 22 HE thought he was the missing child who was allegedly abducted in New York state 54 years ago. Michigan native John Robert Barnes, 54, thought he was the missing toddler Stephen Damman, who was believed to have been kidnapped outside a
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      Lock icon Aussies, Indians turn to cricket to heal tensions
      287 22 AFTER recent attacks on Indian students in Australia, both groups are taking an unusual route to heal the scars–cricket. On Thursday, Australian cricketer Brad Hodge joined Indian students and police officers in the Australian state of Victoria in a game of street
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    • News Snapshot
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        Lock icon Researcher did not attend concert
        317 23 S’porehas 23new casesof H1N1 THE German researcher who had flu symptoms did not attend the Lady Gaga concert last Sunday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). But the MOH spokesman did not reveal which concert the 56-year-old had attended. The authorities said earlier he returned
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        Lock icon BIG PICTURE
        48 23 OUT OF CONTROL: Chairs and cutlery flew as a car accidentally reversed into a coffee shop in Jurong West Street 52 on Friday. A 60-year-old man who was filling up lottery slips was knocked down. He was later discharged after a hospital check-up. PICTURE: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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        Lock icon S’pore will act if N Korean ship has weapons of mass destruction
        83 23 SINGAPORE will act if a North Korean ship that the United States is monitoring, if the vessel heads here with a cargo of weapons. “Singaporetakesseriouslythe proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery and related materials,”saidaspokesmanfromtheMinistryof
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        Lock icon French officials split over plan to ban the burqa
        76 23 THE French government is split over a suggestion that the full-length veil, or burqa, should be banned in France. Thegovernment’sofficial spokesman Luc Chatel said legislation might be introduced to ban full-length veils if it was proved that they were being“imposed”onMuslimwomenagainsttheirwill. But
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        Lock icon Call to upgrade Causeway rather than build third bridge
        108 23 THERE is growing opposition to the proposed third bridge between Malaysia and Singapore and there are calls in Johor for the Causeway to be improved instead, liberal news website Malaysiakini reported. Johor Baru MP Shahrir Abdul Samad said Johoreans generally have
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        Lock icon One more confirmed case of Malaria at Jurong Island
        111 23 ONE more case of malaria has been confirmed and added to the malaria cluster at Jurong Island. He is a 46-year-old foreign construction worker who works and stays at Jurong Island. He fell ill on 10 Jun and had no significant
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      Lock icon Travelling without throwing caution to the wind
      518 24 / 25  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg IDON’Tbelieveintemptingfate.So why then am I flying off to the UK, the country withthesixthhighestnumberofconfirmedInfluenzaA(H1N1)casesintheworld? There were at least 1,752 confirmed cases and one fatalitythere, accordingto ourMinistry of Healthwebsiteyesterday. Nothingtosniffat,byallaccounts. Yet, despite those scary numbers, my family and
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      Lock icon QUICK ON THE DRAW
      8 24 / 25 TNP ILLUSTRATION: SIMON ANG
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      Lock icon S’PORE HAPPINESS INDEX
      193 24 / 25 Werate the past week’snews goodandbad. Last week’s index: 70 This week’s index: 50 -10 First quarter labour market figures show more job losses and lower earnings. Retail sales fell nearly 12 per cent in April from the same month in 2008, the worst in a decade. Non-oil
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      Lock icon OVERHEARD IN THE STREETS
      26 24 / 25 “Soonour localdramaserials might getinteresting cameos.Partof their citizenship termsandconditions.” Awoman onhearing thatChina gongfustar Jet Lihas appliedforSingapore citizenship,followingthe footsteps of fellow star Gong Li.
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    • Article
      Lock icon 5 things about Father’s Day
      120 24 / 25 1 Father’sDay, whichwas first celebratedon 19 Jun1910, wasthe idea ofAmerican SonoraSmartDodd.She cameup withitto honourher father,aveteran who had, as asingleparent, raised his six children. 2 UnlikeMother’s Day, which waswarmly received, Father’sDay was originally consideredabig joke and was madefunof by many newspapersfor being inane. 3 Notall countriescelebrate
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Yes, I am SINGLE
      927 26 / 27  -  But would you wearyoursinglehoodonabadge?A dating service in Australia hopestostartthattrend,butsomelocalssayit’saconceptthatwon’ttakeoffhere REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg YOU’RE at the gym doing your usual workout when a friendly woman with a beaming smile struts up to you. You notice that like yourself, she wears the same “singlesidentificationbadge”onhershirt. Instantly, both
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    • Enjoy Fly on the Wall
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        Lock icon Simply MAGIC
        487 28 / 29  -  Korean actresses, Japanese magicians andlocalpersonalitiesshowupat SonyEricssonhandphonelaunch REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg IN A community where Transformers and Skynet are spoken of as if they’re friends of ours, an invitation to meet W995 and C903 is certain not to raise an eyebrow. In fact, skirts yes, eyebrows, no,
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        Lock icon DADDY’S DAY CARE
        187 30 SHOW dad some TLC and a wholelot oflove thisFather’s Day by taking him shopping at these menswear stores with the bestFather’s Daypromotion in town. Who knows, you may just end up raiding his wardrobe for thisseason’shot, oversized shirt look! BANANA REPUBLIC Storewide 30 per cent discount. Prices
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        Lock icon Confessions of a wardrobe thief
        559 30  -  Raidyourman’scupboardandmakeafashionstatement,likeHollywoodstars REPORT: DOLORES TAY doltay@sph.com.sg RECENTLY, I’ve taken to stealing from my husband in a big way. But thankfully, this isonetheftthatIcan’tbejailedfor. You see, I have just discovered the joys of raidingmyman’swardrobe. I never thought I could possibly carry off that fashionable, oh-so-chic insouciant look with
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        Lock icon Stick to your old man on Father’s Day
        371 31  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg FORgirlswhoareattachedormarried,isit possible to love more than two men atthesametime? Yes,Idefinitelythinkso–preferablyifone ofthemisyourdad. That would be much less of a headache, I assureyou. Of course, whether daddy approves your choice of a partner or not is another story altogether. But today
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    • Enjoy Humour
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        Lock icon News sidetracks Father’s Day tales
        661 32  -  Tales of walkouts make for great reading SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg IT’S Father’s Day today and I did think to regale you with tales of the source of my sense of humour, such as it is (actually I got it from
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        Lock icon Last words to dad leave me feeling guilty
        322 32  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg ITHINKIkilledmyfather.SincetodayisFather’sDay,I figure this is a good time to mention this. About 16 years ago, my father was rushed to hospital after suffering a possible stroke. I thought he was going to die. But he recovered and
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        Lock icon Put on a happy face– and a youthful bounce
        491 33  -  DAVID TIAN tnp@sph.com.sg Learn more about dating expert Dr Date at his website: www.powerofbeingasian.com THE movements of your body and face reveal a lot about you. When it comes to attracting the other gender, it pays to appear youthful and cheerful.
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        Lock icon Dear Dr Date,
        198 33 I’veheardyousaythateye contact is really important in makingagirllikeyou.ButI’m not sure what kind of eye contact I should make. Yours, Genuine James Dear James, Great question. There are many varieties of eye contact,and Iunfortunately don’t have the space here to summarise them all. Search my website for more information.
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        Lock icon Sentosa beats Disneyland–but at what price?
        465 33  -  S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg DID you hear? Sentosa was just voted Asia’s best large attraction for the third straight year by an international body representing amusement parks and attractions. In the process, it beat competition from Hong Kong Disneyland, China’s Chimelong WaterParkandKorea’sLotteWorld. No
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      54 32 HE NEEDED A BEST MAN... HE GOT THE WORST. Boon Chan, SPH The Straits Times 1 -==5" L w: m X > am ft u i movie is super-awesome May Seah, MediaCorp Press Today PAUL RUDD JASON SEGEL (Knocked Up) (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) I LOVE YOU, MAN 1 NCI6 |Sexual
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      32 33 Ask Dr Date Have problems finding love? Make a date with DrDate.He’ll go over thefiner points ofcourtship in his weekly column in The New Paper on Sunday. E-mail your questions to tnp@sph.com.sg
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      356 34 BRAIN WORKOUT TAN KIN LIAN Thereare six houseswith different colours in a row.Each occupantplays adifferent sport,speaks adifferentlanguage, drivesadifferent car and keeps adifferentpet. Howtoplay 1.Findthecluesthat indicateafixedHouse (egGeorgelivesinfirst house)andotherrelated clues(egbluehousenext toGeorge’s).Fillthetable withtheclues. 2.Findothercluesthat canbeplacedintable. Youmayhavetofigure outafewrelatedclues together. 3.Onceyou’veworked outallthecluesandput theminthetable,you’ll beabletoanswerthe question. Answers/PAGE35 5. The malteseownerlives twoleft ofthe schnauzer owner. 6. The
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      298 35 WATCH’EM PICTURE:WARNERBROS 10,000 BC HBO (StarHub Ch 60), 9pm This prehistoric epic follows a young mammoth hunter’sjourneythrough uncharted territoryto secure the future of his tribe and save the girl he loves from kidnappers. Starring Steven Strait, Camilla Belle. The Conquistadors HISTORY (StarHub Ch 09), 8pm This new documentary series tells
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      58 35 KAKURO TIMOTHYEPARKER BRAINWORKOUTANSWER Question:WhospeaksChinese?Answer:Salesman HOUSE 1 HOUSE 2 HOUSE 3 HOUSE 4 HOUSE 5 HOUSE 6 Colour yellow grey purple green blue brown Person teacher doctor scientist engineer lawyer salesman Sport cricket golf rugby tennis hockey basketball Language Russian French Spanish Italian German Chinese Car Hyundai Honda Nissan Renault Rover
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    • Sports Racing
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        Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE A) RACE CARD
        1405 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 1.15 -1200m(LC) Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 000-0- ChinaGreat 57 (43) JSee*c4 3 (4amCharlesLeck-Elegance) 2 03-2-2 LuminousDragon 57 (43) MEwe*c2 8 (4nzgCharlesLeck-Ninetyseven) 3 -***** Transformers 57 (43) MKelladyc1 9 (4nzgSamChua-Transformers) 4 096-60 WelcomeBack
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        Lock icon Intercept can win again with blinkers
        2472 38 LARRYFOLEY’SCOMMENTSFORTODAY’SKRANJIRACES RACE 1 (1200m) 1 China Great?Hard toconsider. 2 Luminous Dragon??In good form without winning and, while usually a better option on the Poly, he should go OK here. 3 Transformers??Hard to be confident but this race does look suitable to get back into
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        Lock icon BEST BET ARIEM (Race 10 No. 3)
        75 39 THIS consistent Michael Freedman-trained four-year-old has yet to finish out of the first four in six starts, winning thrice and placed second twice. He was not disgraced in his biggest test last time out in the Group 1 Patrons’ Bowl won by Jolie’s
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA (RANDWICK/MOONEE VALLEY/SUNSHINE COAST) RESULTS
        637 39 RACE 1: 1st 1 Cleanup ($26-$11) 2nd 13 Verballed ($11) 3rd 4 Hemem ($17) 4th 3 Hawkeye Lass. EOB $12. Forecast $16. Place forecast $13 (1-4), $5 (1-13), $18 (4-13). Tierce $249. Trio $102. Quartet $1498. Scratchings: Gigas, Magic Model, Miss Chills, Mother’s Milk,
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        313 39 Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Gold Help Happy Everybody Keep Away Premier Night Xaar’s Honour Eleventh Avenue Big Maverick 11 Intercept 3 9 7
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        467 39 Going: Good (Race 1), yielding (2-8) Race1 WESTSPEED2YOPLATE 1600M 10 ROSEOFMAY53(52-10) JWHITING (8) 1 4 THEGREYBOSS55(91-15) BPARNHAM (2) 2 7 ARIAMAGIC53(341-62) JHILL (6) 3 9 COSMOPOLITANCITY53(31-9) SMCGRUDDY (10) 4 ?Trainer: L Luciani. Margins: 0.5, hd. Time: 1min 39.3sec. EOB: $131. Forecast: $119. Place Forecast: $110 (Nos.
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        216 39 LAST Tuesday, the Race Meeting Stewards acceded to a request from jockey O Chavez to withdraw his appeal against the decision of the Stipendiary Stewards and the penalty imposed on him over his handling of MANUKA in Race 5 on 29 May. His deposit
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        895 40  -  TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOD COURTESY OF THE HONG KONGJOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,800m) All For One (11), although a non-factor last start at Happy Valley, had been threatening to do damage with a pair of seconds and fourths in four earlier runs; strong claims
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        948 40 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS5TURF 1800m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$485,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 GRANDGENERAL BKNG KCLEUNG 133 10 2 SOPRETTYSOSMART KLMAN CKTONG 133 9 3 MYTHICSTEED CWCHANG MDUPLESSIS 129 2 4 VICTORYMASCOT CFOWNES AGRYDER 129 11 5 COVERBOY LHO THSO 128
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        439 41 AP SEBASTIAN Vettel captured pole position yesterday for the British Grand Prix, while Formula One championship leader Jenson Button will start from a season-worst sixth. In his revamped Red Bull car, Vettel set the fastest lap time in qualifying for the third time this year,
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        172 41 Reuters FORMULA One teams should be free to spend what they want in return for a long-term commitment to the sport, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone suggested yesterday. Eight of the 10 current teams, including Ferrari, have said they will start planning their own championship
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        758 42 / 43 AP THERE are two ways to describe Tiger Woods’ opening round in defence of his US Open title. Bad. And worse. Lee Trevino loved to say that what mattered in golf was not how, but how many. By that measure, Woods definitely had too many
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        471 42 / 43 WEIR’SNEARMISS CANADA’S Mike Weir came within one stroke of matching the best round ever in any of golf’sMajorchampionships. There have been four 63s in the 108 US Opens, the last by Vijay Singh in the second round at Olympia Fields in 2003. Weir made eight birdies and
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        456 42 / 43 AP DARKNESS had fallen on Bethpage Black, and Phil Mickelson was still raring to play more golf. A course that only Tiger Woods could tame when the US Open was held on the same course for the first time in 2002 was giving up birdies
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        160 42 / 43 THAILAND’S Thaworn Wiratchant shot an Omega China Tour record-equalling round of 63 to share the lead with South Korean teenager Eom Jae Woong after the third round of the inaugural Dongfeng Nissan Teana Open in Anji, China, yesterday. Thaworn shot 10 birdies in his round to equal
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        77 42 / 43 WHAT a week for 11-year-old golfer Enzo Tan. The promising talent (right) won the C division title by 11 strokes at the 2009 Singapore Island Country Club Junior Club Championship in midweek. He then added the icing on the cake yesterday when
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        374 42 / 43 WHEN you meet Georgina Chang, please refrain from asking her (right) these questions simply because she’s been asked a million times already.It’sgettingquiteirritating. GIRL TALK: TENNIS Who’syour favourite player? It has and will always be Roger Federer, both on and off court. Yes, I’m a Fedophile, like millions
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        919 44 / 45 Knee injury puts paidtotopseed’s title defence AP IN A FARCICAL scene that threw another dollop of surrealism on five wacko tennis weeks in Europe, Rafael Nadal departed Wimbledon 2009 for good on Friday night, almost in the dark and almost alone. Outside the gates waited one enduring fan,
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        782 44 / 45 Reuters SAY IT quietly but Venus Williams is just one year short of her 30th birthday, a genuine golden oldie in an era where the top women players routinely peak quickly before fading into an early retirement. The American, like her younger
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        510 46 / 47  -  ERNEST LUIS gets the verdict of the man from hockey’sworldruling body, FIH, who has been shuttling between Johor Baru and Singapore for the past two weeks duringtheMen’sJunior World Cup ERNEST LUIS IT’S PROBABLY a good sign that it took till the second week of
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        866 46 / 47  -  ERNEST LUIS npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT THREE love affairs with hockey are allI’veever hadin my life. The first was a brief fling in primary school, when my class football team was forced to become a hockey team when no one volunteered. We reached the final
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        329 48 PA Sport ARSENAL have completed the signing of Belgium defender Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax Amsterdam. Vermaelen, 23, joined Ajax in 2004 and made over 100 appearances for the Dutch club, picking up valuable experience in the Champions League and the Uefa Cup
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        189 48 PA Sport VALENCIAhaveslappeda“notforsale”signonstarstrikerDavid Villa following months of speculation that the Spain international was on his way out of the club. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Chelsea had all been linked with Villa as financially-troubled Valencia seemed poised to cash in on their prize
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        196 48 PA Sport ROMAN Pavlyuchenko’s agent has declared that he is looking for a new club for the Tottenham striker. The Russia international (left) has only shown glimpses of his best form since his move to White Hart Lane last August. With Jermain Defoe and Robbie
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        142 48 CRISTIANO Ronaldo is set to complete his £80 million ($193m) move from Manchester United to Real Madrid after the dispute surrounding his image rights has apparently been resolved. According to a report in The Daily Mail, the Portuguese star has finally agreed personal terms
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        416 49 Wire Services CHELSEA captain John Terry has criticised the severity of the punishments handed out to Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa for their ChampionsLeaguesemi-final tirades. The pair were banned by Uefa for, respectively, four and three European matches with extra games suspended this week
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        203 49 PA Sport JAMIE Carragher is hoping Liverpool’s financial troubles will not see a summer exodus at Anfield. Recent reports of monetary problems at the Merseyside club have fuelled speculation that a number of top stars could be sold over the coming weeks. The Reds have
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        677 50  -  BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg SO FAR it has been good. Punters wagering on the Confederations Cup have been lining up like clockwork to collect their winnings. And their good fortune should continue tomorrow morning when Egypt take on the United States. Indeed, in betting
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      402 51 Buff on buoyant as world champions gear up for Brazil showdown CONFEDERATIONS CUP AP ITALY v BRAZIL STRUGGLINGItalymeetanupbeatBra-zilianteamtodayinadecisiveGroupBmatchthatcouldsendthelosershome fromtheConfederationsCup. Italyneedavictorybytwogoalstosecure a spot in the semi-finals without depending onthematchbetweentheUnitedStatesand Egypt, while a draw will be enough for the Brazilians. Italy are coming off a disappointing 1-0 losstoEgypt.Brazilappeartobehittingtheir strideafteraclassy3-0winovertheUS.
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        Lock icon The mystery of Super Mario
        716 52  -  Group A SWEDEN 1 (OlaToivonen 89) ITALY 2 (Balotelli 23, Acquafresca 53) GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg ONE CHEEKY switch of direction was all it took to fool the entire defence. Then, without even looking up, Mario Balotelli sent a curler beyond the reach of the goalkeeper
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        190 52 Group A BELARUS0 SERBIA0 Wire Services IT WAS a result that threw Group A of the Euro Under-21 Championship wide open. Thanks to a gritty performance from Belarus in the draw against Serbia yesterday morning (Singapore time), all four teams in the group have a chance
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        Lock icon Italians spoil Swede party
        591 53  -  TheNewPaper’s footballanalystsingles outforGARYLIMthe Italianplayerswho impressedhimintheir game against Sweden TOHARI PAIJAN FOOTBALL ANALYST npsports@sph.com.sg THE TOWN of Helsingborg was gearing up for a big party. It was 19 June, Midsummer Eve, a day which the people in this part of the world regard as important as Christmas.
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      425 54  -  ASIAN YOUTH GAMES NAVEEN KANAGALINGAM npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a newsroom intern. IT’SHITthe AsianYouth Games. A footballer with the Philippines team has been diagnosed with having Influenza A (H1N1). He arrived in Singapore last Thursday and developed Influenza A symptoms the next day in the
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      337 54  -  SHANNON REZEL npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a newsroom intern. AS NEWS filtered through that a Filipino footballer had come down with the H1N1 flu, a North Korean player was yesterday abruptly accompanied out of the pitch at Victoria Junior College. It is learnt that Kim Kwang Jw, a
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        63 55 LIVE TELECASTS EURO UNDER-21 Tuesday: GERMANY v ENGLAND Ch 27,2.40am FINLAND v SPAIN Ch 22,2.40am Bojan Krkic (right) and his Spanish team-mates should triumph over Finland. Wednesday: BELARUS v ITALY Ch 27,2.40am SERBIA v SWEDEN Ch 22,2.40am J-LEAGUE Today: OITA TRINITA v KASHIMA ANTLERS Ch 27,3pm *Alltelecastliveunlessstatedotherwise. For latest,
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        25 55 US OPEN Tomorrow: FINAL ROUND Ch 23,1.30am TRAVELERSC’SHIP Friday: DAY 1 Ch 26,3.15am BMWINT’LOPEN Thursday: DAY 1 Ch26, 9.45pm Friday: DAY 2 Ch26, 9.45pam
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        16 55 WIMBLEDON LAWN TENNISC’SHIP Tomorrow Tuesday: 1ST ROUND Ch 24,7pm Wednesday Thursday: 2ND ROUND Ch 24,7pm
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        19 55 BRITISH GRAND PRIX Tonight: PREVIEW Ch 24, 7pm MAIN RACE Ch 24, 7.45pm CHEQUERED FLAG Ch 24, 9.45pm
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        598 55 LOCAL EVENTS ASIAN YOUTH GAMES (FOOTBALL PRELIMS) TODAY’SGAMES: Group A Taiwan v Iran (5pm, Meridian JC) Group B Myanmarv South Korea (3pm, Temasek Poly) Pakistan v China (5pm, Temasek Poly) Group C Malaysia v North Korea (5pm, Victoria JC) Group D Hong Kong v Saudi Arabia (5pm, Jurong
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      687 56 Tevez leaves Old Trafford; City and Chelsea keen on him PA Sport MANCHESTER City and Chelsea are leading the race for Carlos Tevez after he opted against signing a lucrative new deal at Manchester United because he “wasn’t the most wanted person” at Old Trafford,accordingtohisadvisorKiaJoorabchian. United chief executive
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