The New Paper, 9 July 2009

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    • 67 1 S’pore siblings fight over dead mum’s flat Brother claims sister forced him out PAGE 2 Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award ’09 Society of Publishers in Asia 9 Jul 09 MISS S’PORE UNDER FIRE Netizens slam Rachel Kum over suggestive photos and say: Strip her of title Pageant organiser and
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  • News
    • 1083 2/3  -  REPORT: VIVIEN CHAN vivienc@sph.com.sg A STRANGE sight has greeted residents at Block 168 in Stirling Road for the past week a couple sleeping outside a ground-floor unit. Their belongings and furniture line the corridor outside the flat. The main gate is locked
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    • 279 4  -  INTERNATIONAL CHILD PORN RING REPORT: LIEW HANQING, HAN YONGMING tnp@sph.com.sg FIVE computers in Singapore were used to download obscene videos and images from a child pornography network involving about 9,000 people in more than 90 countries. Mr Horst Haug, a spokesman for the state
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    • 564 4  -  Netizens have been tracking him since 2006 and posted warnings in online forums REPORT: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT tnp@sph.com.sg HE IS being investigated by the police, butithasn’tstoppedhimfromcontinuing with his sordid online activities. Footprints of the online marketer, in his 30s and known better
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    • 173 4 Stansfield College Stansfield College is a specialist college offering only the University of London degrees and diplomas in Singapore since 1993. The Stansfield Advantage S Producing top students every year with over 51 First Class Honours S High number of LSE full scholarship and special prize winners S Large library
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  • Local News watch
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      62 6 HERITAGEART:Winnersofthefirstlocalartcompetition HERITAGEART:Winnersofthefirstlocalartcompetition organised by the Singapore Land Authority themed “State Properties: Our Heritage, A New Life” pose with their masterpieces from left, Yong Xin Hui, Muhammad Khairullah, Praveen s/o Ramesh and Wong Yu Ting Ashlyn. Some of the art pieces will be exhibited at Tampines Regional Library from
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    • 287 6 MARINA BAY SANDS RESORT THE opening of Singapore’s first casino has been put back several months due to shortages of labour and materials, the chairman of developer Las Vegas Sands said yesterday. Mr Sheldon Adelson, chief executive officer and chairman of parent company Las
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    • 117 6 AT LEAST 8,000 new flats are in the pipeline said National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan yesterday. Mr Mah said the Housing and Development Board (HDB) is moni- toring demand and will “calibrate its supply of new flats”to meetsome ofthat demand, butnot all. The
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    • 97 6 AFP SINGAPORE and Hong Kong are the two most trade-conducive economies, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said on Tuesday in a study that placed the United States in 16th place, its performance affect- ed by fears of crime and terrorism. The WEF said in its
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    • 107 6 CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) prices for all vehicles rose sharply at the latest tender which ended at 4pm yesterday. Open COE, which can be used for any vehicle type but ends up mainly for cars, shot up from $15,100 to $17,501 the highest since
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    • 976 8/9  -  MISS SINGAPORE UNIVERSE WINNER UNDER FIRE: REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg SUGGESTIVEpicturesofMissSingaporeUniverseRachelKumhavesurfacedontheInternetandsparkedcallsforherto bestrippedofhertitle. The photos posted on The Straits Times interactive website Stomp on Tuesday show her posing with a blown-up sex doll, a birthday cake with a phallic symbol and a friend dressedinaphallic-lookingcostume.
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    • 735 10  -  Want to remember your loved ones in death? Turn their remains into a diamond REPORT: NG TZE YONG tzeyong@sph.com.sg WHEN funeral director Victor Hoo shows you the diamonds, they are sparkling 1-car-at babies, but you’ll likely not want to touch them, thank you very much. Instead,you’llprobablyadmirethemfrom afar
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    • 596 11  -  Insurance firm: We follow industry standards REPORTS: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg AFTER his car was involved in a minor accident, Mr Alan Tan was surprised when his insurance company said it was raising his premium by 125 per cent. While Mr Tan claimed the
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    • 276 11 THE small print of most motor insurance policies usually states that the insurer has the right to settle a claim without the client’spermission,saidprivateaccident investigator Roger Gan. Usually, the insurer sends its own surveyor to assess the damage first. Mr Gan said that the insured party
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    • Article, Illustration
      401 12 ASK CHING Q: I returned to Singapore two days ago. On the flight back, there were a few people coughing and sneezing. Yet, they managed to get through immigration at the airport with no problems. What is the point of the screening system at the airport? A: At the
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    • 615 12  -  Oneofmenaccusedofprisonattacksaysvictim’s statementsandoraltestimonydon’tmatch REPORT: ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg HE TRIED to tear down the allegations by showing inconsistencies in the alleged victim’stestimony. In the High Court yesterday, Mohammed Zameen Abdul Manoff, 21, sought to show how the oral testimony of his former cellmate and friend, M, 22,
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    • 364 13  -  Tampines family declines AVA offer to take snake to zoo Audrey Tan Ruiping –AudreyTanRuiping,newsroomintern THE 3m-long python which terrified a family in their Tampines flat is now back in the wild where it belongs. After being caught on Monday, the reptile spent the night in
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    • 495 14 M’sianteensays captors wanted her to retract police report on rape SHE had been in hospital for just a day after being rescued from her rapist when she was kidnapped again. The 15-year-old girl, who was later released by her captors, claimed that they were
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    • 431 14 ANWAR’SSODOMYTRIAL THERE was talk of a massive rally outside the Kuala Lumpur High Court yesterday. But in the end, fewer than 100 Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) supporters dressed in black turned up yesterday as their leader, Mr Anwar Ibrahim, entered the courtroom to
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  • Global News watch
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      40 15 MUDSUIT:Hundredsofchildrenplayinagiantlakeofmudatthe annual Mud Day event on Tuesday in Michigan. The mud hole is made with approximately 181,000kg of topsoil and 76,000 litres of water. The event is sponsored by the Wayne County Parks and Recreation Department. PICTURE: AFP
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    • 295 15 UNREST IN XINJIANG AFP CHINESE President Hu Jintao has cut short an official visit to Italy for the Group of Eight (G-8) summit and is returning home following deadly rioting in the Xinjiang region, state mediareported yesterday. Mr Hu left for home early
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    • 108 15 Reuters INDONESIA’S voters handed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono a second five-year term yesterday, placing their faith in his firm but unassuming hand on the economic tiller and his promises of further reform. Officials results from the election will not be announced until later this
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    • 104 15 Wire services MALAYSIA said yesterday it will dump English as the language of instruction for maths and science in schools. Deputy Premier Muhyiddin Yassin said that from 2012, the subjects will be taught in Bahasa Malay- sia in national schools, or
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    • 123 15 AFP GOOGLE has plans for its own personal computer operating system, the company announced on its official blog, setting up another clash between the Internet search king and software giant Microsoft. The move is “our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be”,
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    • 542 16 Cousin of dead man, wife and two children charged with murder HE WAS supposed to help his cousin build a garden wall outside his house in Ta Kwu Ling, Hong Kong. But when the man left, his cousin’s family of four were buried in
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    • 504 17 Belgian man met Scottish girl through online chatroom AMAN’S attempt to abduct a 12-year-old Scottish girl failed just as he was about to take her on a plane to Spain with him. He realised too late she had no passport, reported
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    • News Goodbye, Michael
      • 602 18/19 Jackson’sdaughterParis(left),11,fightsback tears to make surprise speech at memorial WHEN Michael Jackson mesmerised us on stage, it was with outlandish costumes and over-the-top performances. Yesterday, in a plain black dress and some simple words, his 11 -year-old daughter did the same. What she
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 13 15 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High31˚,Low24˚ Jakarta:Sunny High33˚,Low23˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorms High33,Low27˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High31˚,Low27˚
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      50 20 FROM READER MOHAMED NORIAN BIN NORDIN HANGING OUT: No mess and no smell in the car? No sweat. Our reader spotted a driver at Woodlands hanging a packet of food outside the car to avoid stinking it up. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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    • 100 20 On transparency of university admission criteria: “I’mall fortransparency.NUS shouldpublish the success cut-off and the percentage of places for discretionary admission. ..and ordinary admission. Such data will allow the public to scrutinise and debate university admissionpoliciesbasedon criticalfacts.” Baikinman “Ithink itisimportant thatwe notethat when the university quotes an admission
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    • 178 20 FROM READER TAN SHAO KEN DISHONEST PRACTICES AT ELECTRONICS SHOPS IREFER to the article, “Phone: $455, Bill? $1,116”(TheNewPaper,7Jul). There have been complaints about dishonest practices in electronics shops in certain shopping centres in the past. I think the Consumers Association of Singapore and the authorities
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    • 270 20 FROM READER ERLINDATAN WHY IS Michael Jackson worth so much? I mean, not financially, but as a person? Why did the whole world stand still on the day he died? ThedramasurroundingJohnFKennedy’s andPrincessDiana’sdeathswasnotevenclose to what unfolded on our TV screens for the last two weeks. Whydidn’ttheaccusationsabouthim
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    • 30 39 Wednesday,8 Jul2009 First Second Third 1540 4911 8283 Starters 5599 2781 9810 4760 3212 4596 8365 0154 6625 7706 Consolation 8869 8543 7190 7695 0081 7603 9390 7785 4795 2212
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      • 814 39 RACE1-1200m(SC) MS 12.45 EmiratesNewYorkStakes 1 IncredibleSon TAffandi* (14) 59 2 MondayNite AFeiruz* (10) 58 3 DoubleFianchetto RPlumb (4) 57 4 RiffsOfJoy BWoodworth (2) 57 5 SilverLining VDuric (13) 55.5 6 LuckyOcean DBeasley (9) 54 7 Cigarro JMoreira (5) 53.5 8 TriggerSynergy MKellady (8)
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      • 164 39 WILLIAMLOW’Sguidetoyesterday’s workouts by horses engaged at Kranji tomorrow: RACE 1: Kingpin? ?(M Ewe) 36.8. Gold Pool canter/pace work. Slow work: The Real Thing, Big Occasion, Premier Night. RACE 2: Sahoro? (B Vorster) 40.1. Slow work: Golden Jambhala, Snow Wine, Thrilla In Manila, Cayenne, Eternal Rose,
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      • 131 39 TRIAL 1 (official): 1 Collecthelimit (E Aslam) 2 Whale’s Crossing (I Andy) 3 Prince Pareto (A Kermond) 4 Happy Hour (T Rehaizat) 5 Seal D’Deal (J Moreira) 6 Cover Your Ears (M Kellady). Margins and time: Hd, hd,2, hd,13/4 (1min03.90). TRIAL 2 (test practice): 1 Perfect Performer (A
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      • 264 40 GOING:GOOD Race1 MaidenJuvenilePlate(Fillies) 1000M 1 ANOTHERSHADOW57(8-5) SRandolph (5) 1 9 SHASHA57(22-8) RHill (1) 2 7 ROSESFORLIZZY57(164-24) KGood (3) 3 6 OVERBRIDGET57(21-8) GLerena (7) 4 ?Trainer:DBosch.Margins:3.25,0.25,1.75.Time:58.01sec. EOB:$11.Forecast:$9. PlaceForecast:$20(Nos.1-7),$3(Nos.1-9),$25(Nos.7-9). Tierce:$151.Trio:$47.Quartet:$890.Coursescratchings:Gluwein,HiddenNest. Race2 MaidenPlate 1000M 10 KAHALSTREET58(101-24) AForbes (3) 1 4 GLENEAGLES58(12-5) ISturgeon (5) 2 7 ZACHARO58(262-53) JJordaan (10) 3
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      • 370 40 WILLIAM Low’s guide to yesterday’s workouts by horses engaged at Kranji on Sunday: RACE 1: Monday Nite? (A Feiruz) 37.8. Silver Lining? ?38.5. Cigarro (TR Barnabas) 39.6. Slow work: Double Fianchetto, Lucky Ocean, He’s Back, Maha Veeran, Toa Horseradish. RACE 2: El Grey? ?(J
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      • 604 40 RACE1-1600m(Turf) C5D2 6.30 1 Loyalty'sPartner ISaifudin (11) 57 2 TheRealThing JSaimee (12) 57 3 ThinkSmart JPowell (5) 56 4 TwelfthAvenue ELegrix (13) 56 5 BigOccasion DavidChong (14) 55 6 Bisa RStewart (4) 54 7 IncredibleHulk OChavez (9) 54 8 FairyKingDane BWoodworth (10) 53.5
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      • 495 41 Ryotalksabouteffectofgolf’soldestMajoronhisnation AFP JAPANESE teenage star and high school pupil Ryo Ishikawa said yesterday he felt the weight of history as he heads to “the birthplace of golf” for his British Open debut next week. The 17-year-old, who missed the cut at the US Masters in April
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      • 332 41 AFP ERNIE Els is hoping a return to some well-loved surroundings can provide the spark he needs to reignite a career that appears to be in in danger of slipping into irreversible decline. The South African’s poor form over the last year resulted in
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      • 276 41 Reuters PLAYERS at the US Women’s Open were tight-lipped when asked about a report that a group of top players had called for the resignation of Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens. Golfweek Magazine reported on Monday that up to
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      • 494 42  -  The true heroes of the Asian Youth Games were not the athletes, but the unsung volunteers Shannon Rezel –ShannonRezel,newsroomintern CALL it the Asian Volunteer Games. No disrespect, but that’s what you would have seen if you went down to any of the Asian Youth Games venues these
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      • 372 42  -  SHANNON REZEL THROUGH the sea of selfless Asian Youth Games (AYG) volunteers, two girls, Melissa Jaswal and Christel Goh, truly stood out. The Media and Communication students from Singapore Polytechnic signed up to be volunteers despite having their mid-year examinations to deal with. “Wesortof knew
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    • Sports Tennis
      • 916 43 Wire Services SHE LOOKS set to be even better than Thailand’sbest femaletennisplayer. Where Tamarine Tanasugarn fell Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, nicknamed Nok (bird in Thai),soaredto takethe Wimbledon girls’title. On Sunday, the 17-year-old from Chiang Mai beat top seed and French Open champion Kristina Mladenovic of France
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    • Sports Weekend Warriors
      • 483 44 / 45  -  Shannon Rezel newsroom intern SHE SHARES the same label as Victoria Beckham. But unlike most WAGs out there, Siti Sarah, 27, is nothing like Posh Spice. For the past year, Sarah has taken on the role of team manager for her fiance, Mohamed Jaizarul Jairani’s
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      • 219 44 / 45  -  MohamedJaizarul Jairani, 28, talks about Team Aetos, and his fianceeSarah’s managing the team SHANNON REZEL How did Team Aetos come about? MOHAMED JAIZARUL: Well, we formed the team last December. I got together some friends from Aetos Security and formed the team. How do you feel
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      • 44 44 / 45 BE IT football, basketball, or even beach volleyball, if you belong to a group of people who play sports together regularly, we want to hear from you. Email us your contact details and a short write-up about your activity to npsports@sph.com.sg
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      • 747 46 / 47 Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has renewed his association with the Reds after an absence of 18 years. We take a look at his achievements at the club KENNY DALGLISH TRIBUTE PA Sport 1977 10 Aug: Joins Liverpool from Celtic in a British record £440,000 1.03m) deal.
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      • 378 49  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg TIREDofoneofyourplayers?Frustrated that no-one seems to want to come in andtakehimoffyourhands? YoucouldalwaystakealeafoutofAndrewMangan’sbook andputtogetheryourownglossysalesbrochure. Inspired by the infamous 32-page Michael Owen dossier whichwascraftedbyateamofagents,loadedwithboneheaded marketing-speak and distributed to every Premier League club, the editor of the excellent “Arseblog’’ constructed his
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      • 306 49 PA Sport A MALAYSIAN move to buy Newcastle could have a major impact on the development of football in the country. So said the nation’s Sports Minister, Ahmad Shabery Cheek, as interest in the club from the Far East hots up. He said: “We
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    • Sports Football
      • 222 48 AFP YOU may be in Japan, China or the MiddleEast,there’saCristianoRonaldo jersey tailored in your language. And in Spain, “Cristianomania’’ was adding to Real Madrid’s coffers by the minute. The club sold 15 Ronaldo jerseys per minute at its shop at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in the two hours
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      • 665 48 PA Sport ROBIN van Persie cannot wait for the new campaign to start. And he has vowed to do all he can to help Arsenal end their trophy drought. The Dutchman, 25, has ended speculation on his future by signing a new, long-term deal
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    • 83 50 MILAN striker Alexandre Pato married Brazilian actress Sthefany Brito last night in the Church of Sao Francisco de Paulo in Rio de Janeiro. Pato,known as“The Duck”, wedhis fianceeat ceremonyat the Copacabana Palace. Theeventwas celebrated on ACMilan’sofficial website andwas attended by Milan director general Ariedo Braida. “It’sofficial:Alexandre
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    • SPORTS ON TV
      • 14 51 LIVE TELECASTS COPA LIBERTADORES Today: ESTUDIANTES (ARG) v CRUZEIRO (BRA) Ch 27, 8.45am
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      • 20 51 BARCLAYS SCOTTISH OPEN Tonight: DAY 1 Ch 26,10.15pm JOHN DEERE CLASSIC Tomorrow: DAY1 Ch 26,3.15am USWOMEN’SOPEN Tomorrow: DAY1 Ch24,2am
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        27 51 DAVIS CUP Tomorrow: CROATIA v US– DAY 1 Ch 22,10pm Mardy Fish (right) has been called to replace Andy Roddick (injured hip) in the US team.
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      • 541 51 LOCAL EVENTS FENCING What: Fencing Singapore International 2009 When: Saturday till 14 Jul Where: Republic Polytechnic TOP FENCERS from overseas and Singapore will be taking part in individual and team competitions in foil, epee and sabre events. SAILING What: RSYC Regatta When: Sunday till 14 Jul Where: Republic
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    • 73 1 WE KNOW MOVIES 09 JULY 9 BEYONCE: Ready to trade Grammys for Oscars? p11 READER REVIEWS: Your take on Duplicity and Ice Age 3 LET ‘FRIEND’ BE YOUR GUIDE The 20th Century Boys 2 villain presents the best of manga-turned-movie p6 Sunshine Cleaning’s p2 Obsession temptress ALI LARTER AMY ADAMS
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      • 835 2/3 BY FRIEND’S DECREE I AM FRIEND. YOUR LEADER. YOU HAVE COME HERE TO MY SECRET COMPOUND IN ORDER TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE MYSTERIES OF MY WORLD. HOW VERY BRAVE OF YOU. AND HOW VERY FOOLISH. FOR NONE BUT THE GREATEST MINDS AMONG US
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      • 430 2/3 Based on the award-winning science fiction manga created by Naoki Urasawa, 20th Century Boys was once deemed unfilmable because of its complex story and scale. That is until director Yukihiko Tsutsumi came up with the idea of filming it as a trilogy, the first Japanese movie
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      • 659 8/9 Upbeat Amy Adams plays characters just as cheerful as she is Get used to seeing this pretty redhead. She’llbepoppinguponthebigscreenoften andwecouldn’tbeanyhappier. Amy Adams is one of those whose success came later in life. Since young, the 34-year-old had wanted to dance, and she did that for a while
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      • 353 8/9  -  AmyAdamsisn’ttheonlyonewhosecareerhasreceivedthe Disneymagictouch–andwe’renotjusttalkingabouttheZacs and Mi leys here. JOANNE SOH looks at those who have been given a career boost by the House of Mouse. JOANNE SOH TIM BURTON Who would have thought that the maestro of dark and quirky films was once an employee of the
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      • 637 11  -  Can Beyonce Knowles make the mo ve from singer to serious actress? JOANNE SOH rates her chances JOANNE SOH EVERY once in a while, a crooner decides he or she gets bored with the stage and decides to make the crossover to the silver screen.
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        497 4 Countless rejections and on the verge of finding a new career path, Airi Taira aptly calls her break on 20th Century Boys 2 her last hope AIRI Taira is one happy girl. The 24-year-old was a struggling actress, attending audition after audition, only to be rejected most
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      • 446 10  -  Heroes star AliLarter relishes her role as a villain in Obsessed JOANNE SOH Two sexy women lunge at each other, claws unsheathed. Hell hath no fury like a woman, and especially two women, scorned. A full-on catfight between actress Ali Larter and R&B superstar Beyonce forms
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      • 119 6 WRITE IN WIN DVDS You’ve read our reviews and commentaries. Now we want yours. For this week’s movie of the week, 20th Century Boys 2, tell us whether this second part is a worthy follow up to the original? And are you waiting for part three later this year? Or
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      • 309 6 THIS WEEK’S WINNER Shriram Jayakumar JuliaRobertsepitomisestheterm“stunning”, by throwing aside the Pretty Woman persona, to play a more devilish, yet Erin Brockovich-like serious character. Have no fear that the queen of Hollywood has lost her zing and appeal. She clearly shows thatshe’sstillgotit,andit’snotgoing anywhere. Clive Owen complements her with his brooding
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        141 6 SehaYatim You have no idea how excited I was when I boughtticketsforIceAge3.Iwassothrilled that I decided to pay a premium price of $13 to watch it in 3D. But the wowing stops there. Let me begin with the plot, it is always about the lost faith in friendship
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      • 82 7 Are youreadyfor some giggles and jiggles? The ’80sTV showthatdevoted itselfto breast implants is getting on the big screen. Yes,we’retalkingaboutBaywatch, the showthat’sfamous for launchingPamela Anderson’sbosom, oops, wemeantcareer. Baywatch the movie will be directed by first-timerJeremy Garelick,the scribe behind the box-office hit, The Hangover. There’sno wordifBaywatch alumnus Anderson or David
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      • 140 7 Hong Kong film auteur John Woo (above) is breaking records. His last film, Red Cliff, was once the most expensive film from Asia. Its price tag was US$80 million 116.6 million). Woo has gone to break his own record. His upcoming epic, Fighting Tiger Heroes, will come
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      • 153 7 BILL Nighy is probably one of the most recognised British actors in Hollywood. He has battled werewolves, pirates, and Nazis. Now he can add battling wizards to his long resume. The Brit veteran (above) has just been cast as Rufus Scrimgeour, the Minister of Magic, in the
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        127 7 TWO years ago when we met Milla Jovovich (above) for Resident Evil: Extinction, the third and supposedly last in the Resident Evil zombie series, she let slip that she wished there could be another one. Perhaps Jovovich managed to persuade herfiancé, PaulWS Anderson the man behind theResidentEvil franchise
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      • 105 7 HOLLYWOOD’Sinfatuationwith toysnever seem to end. Besides the massive success of Transformers, there has been news of Monopoly, Battleship and Asteroids getting their live-action adaptation. Now DreamWorks is negotiating to buy movie rights to View-Master from Mattel. A View-Master is a device that allows people to see a
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      • 409 12  -  AMarsvsVenuslookattheweek’shottestmovie JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg JEANMARIE TAN jeanm@sph.com.sg The best way to approach 20th Century Boys 2 isasa weirddream you’llnever have any hope of truly understanding. This sequel to the already confusing first film is so convoluted and jam-packed with mysterious characters and bizarre incidents (multiple flashbacks to
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    • REVIEWS
      • 80 12 It’stime to take aquick hiatus from the summer blockbusters for some smartdramas...well, sort of. DUPLICITY We love Julia Roberts and we love Clive Owen. And that makes up for the one too many confusing plot twists in this Tony Gilroy-directed spy caper. ICEAGE:DAWN OF THEDINOSAURS Expectavisual feast– especially
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      • 59 12  -  Joanne Soh Singlemum Rose(Amy Adams) needs moneyto sendher precociousson toa privateschool, onethat doesn’t askparents tousedrugsto tame theiractive kids. Soshetakes up alucrative joboffer handlingforensic cleaning(orbiohazard removal),dragging herunderachieving sisterNorah (Emily Blunt)along. There isnothing gruesomeaboutthis film.Rather, it’s awonderful dramedy about familyand people copingin difficulttimes. Adamsagain proves why sheisOscar material.Blunt issimilarlycompelling. AlanArkin,asthe
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      • 54 12  -  JS The film’stitle refers tothe numberof peopleMartin McGartland(JimSturgess) savedwhen hewas an informantfor the Britishwhileservingasa volunteerin the ProvisionalIrish RepublicanArmy(IRA). The premise issimilartothat inInfernal Affairs/Departedand Donnie Brasco,soit’s nothingnew there. Thatsaid, Sturgess plays theconflicted McGartlandwithconviction and grit.Equally watchableisBen Kingsley,whohas a powerfulpresenceasMcGartland’s handler cumsurrogatefather. Butdowe reallycare about thepolitical conflictsbetweenthe RomanCatholicsand
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        54 12  -  JS ThisBeyonce-producedthriller seesher playingSharon, a stay-at-homemum whose husbandDerek (IdrisElba) isaninvestment bankerby dayand a henpeckedhusband by night. ThencomesLisa (Ali Larter),a beautiful tempwho getsinfatuatedwith Derek. ThinkFatal Attractionwith more attractivestars. Derekrejects Lisa, and shegoes Glenn-Closenuts. Beyoncetries toact, but let’sface it, singersdon’t alwaysmake goodactresses. Larter,though,isbetter asthe otherwoman. Thisfilm dragsand the finalgirl-on-girl smackdownismerelya chancefor
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        247 14  -  Get set for special effects galore Joanne Soh Much like Michael Bay, Roland Emmerich is a firm believer that size does matter, in terms of movies, of course. TakealookattheGermandirector’strack record: Independence Day, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow, and 10,000 BC. Subtletyisn’thisforteeither.Emmerichloves special effects and often eschews logic for over-the-top
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      • 578 14  -  JEANMARIE TAN jeanm@sph.com.sg AT32 years old,I’mlegally an adult. Butoflate,my tastes haven’t beenveering towards adult movies (non-porn division). Instead, I find myself amid noisy teens in the multiplexes, enjoying non-grown-up fluff like Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Hannah Montana: The Movie and other youth-targeted
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        277 15  -  Embrace your inner nerd Jason Johnson MOVIE: EXTRAS: People like to dump on Star Wars fanboys, butthe thingis,we’reallfanboys ofonesort or another. Are fans of Manchester United really any less goofy than fans of Star Wars? How about Michael Jackson fans? F1 fans? Twilight fans? Metallica fans? Even in a
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      • 120 15  -  JJ MOVIE: EXTRAS: Well, what more is there to say? The fact that the film won eight Oscars, including Best Picture, is probably sufficient endorsement. Ifyoudon’t want to see a movie that’s won eight Oscars, then nothing we can say is likely to change your mind. Anyway, Slumdog
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        129 15  -  JJ MOVIE: EXTRAS: Ambitious yet clumsily executed, Passengers contorts itself into all sorts of inelegant positions in order to set us up for a big twist ending that doesn’t deliver. Anne Hathaway stars as Claire, a young psychologist who is asked to work with a group of plane crash
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