The New Paper, 9 August 2009

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    13 1 The New Paper on sunday 9 Aug 09 80 CENTS MICA (P) 194/11/2008
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      248 1 2 poly students hit by train Train driver saw them but... Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award '09 Society of Publishers in Asia EXCLUSIVE Scarred by 2nd degree burns to her face, Comeback Queen returns to win Miss M’sia-Universe ’09 MY RISE FROM FAME FLAMES TO 2 80 CENTS MICA
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      Lock icon TRIAL BY FIRE
      1082 2/3  -  Oneyearago,herfacewasdisfiguredaftera fire-eatingstuntatabeautypageantwent awry.Butsheovercomespaintorepresent Malaysia in Miss Universe contest REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph .com .sg SHE was a beauty who became a beast who returned not only a beauty, but a beauty queen. In her quest to be recognised for her looks and talent, Ms Joannabelle Ng Li
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    • S'pore's 44th Birthday
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        Lock icon CommUNITY is key to S’pore’s success
        530 4 Govt will build better amenitiesforcommunity butallmustworktogether to help nation pull through FROM racial riots of the ’60s and oil shocks of the ’70s, to the economic crises in the ’80s and ’90s, and terrorist threats of this decade, Singapore has prevailed. As long as
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        Lock icon Yes, we are Singapore
        633 10 / 11  -  He carries the red passport,says‘lah’but isangmoh–meet the new Singaporean REPORTS: VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg HE stands out among the crowd of heartlanders. The Caucasian with a strong Danish accent, Mr Carsten Ovesen, 62, would stick out like a sore thumb if he went to the local wet
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        455 10 / 11 SHE has a German name and speaks with a subtle German accent. But Mrs Amy Kiesgen, a 51 -year-old homemaker who lives in Munich, considers herself a true-blue Singaporean with “Chineseand someMalay blood”. She is among the thousands of overseas Singaporeans who remain
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      904 6 / 7  -  SomeS’poreanparentsare hiring bodyguards to protect childrenfrombulliesandstop themfromplayingtruant REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg WHENMrsLouiseLeefearedforherson’ssafe-ty, she did what a growing number of Singaporeparentsaredoing:Hireabodyguard. Enter the bodyguard-babysitter, whose task is to protect children from bullies or shield them from bad company. Private investigators say they have been getting inquiries
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      912 8 / 9  -  Some say stylo, others say oh, no! Local radio DJs American accents REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg IN THE early ‘90s, comedy group Kopi Kat Klan the guys behind the classic Singapore rap “Why U So Like Dat” recorded a skit about a DJ
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      289 8 / 9  -  SINGAPOREANDJs can’tbe separatedfrom their accents. But should they even have one in the first place? The New Paper spoke to local speech trainers to get their take on Singaporeans putting on accents. Mostagreedit was “unnecessary”,but not necessarily unpleasant if
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      706 12  -  GENTINGHIGHLANDSHOTELSTABBING REPORT: CELINE LIM cellsf@sph.com.sg THE memory of being stabbed in the back during a failed robbery still haunts her. Tears well up each time she recalls what happened on 30 Jul. Madam Teng Soon Moey, 56, was attacked outside her hotel room
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      597 13  -  2RepublicPolystudents killedafterbeinghitbytrain nearUpperBukitTimah REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg WHAT began as an uneventful and sleepy start to the day turned into a traumatic experience for a train driver. Guiding his empty train from Singapore to Johor Baru where it was to begin its
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      Lock icon Yes, that’s my grandpa buried under the pavement
      740 14  -  Mystery of park pavement grave solved REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg EARLIER this year, joggers at Mount Faber would gawk at Mr Henry Koh as he prayed and scattered joss paper in the middle of a paved walkway leading to Henderson Waves. His
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      652 15  -  Low-IQchildrencanbeeasypreyforsexabuse REPORT: BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg FIRST, he noticed the 14-year-old girl using the end of a broomstick to poke at her hamsters’ and rabbits’ private parts. Then, he saw her use sharp objects such as twigs, sticks, and even a screwdriver to cut
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      Lock icon Not much of a fright, but many a bite
      649 16  -  Jack Neo fans get bitten by antsduringcemeterytrekto promote his new movie REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg HE GLIDED out from the shadows, casting an eerie white light on the unsuspecting crowd. Screams erupted from the women as they hastenedtoclutchtheirboyfriends’arms. Jack Neo had
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      Lock icon Once wayward, now going forward
      818 17  -  Ex-gang leader a role modelfortroubledteens REPORTS:LIEWHANQING LIEW HANQING hanqing@sph.com.sg HEwasarebelliousgangmemberwhohaddoneeverythingfromstealingtopeddlingdrugs.But Mr Alex Lim, 23, now spends his time helpingwaywardyouthsgettheirlivesbackontrack. A volunteer with Youthworks, a support group for formerjuvenileoffenders,MrLimwasrecentlypresented the Youth Inspiration Award at this year’s Shine YouthFestival,whichendedlastmonth. The award recognises youths who have overcome difficultiesand
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      Lock icon DEAD OR ALIVE?
      552 18 Police: DNA test to be completednextweek After 16-hour gunfight, is terrorist responsible for Jakarta bombings... TAKING off their helmets, police officers shook hands with one another as bodies lay inside. After hours of hiding behind pillars, dodging bullets and firing countless rounds at the terrorists, it was
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      667 19 Theygluemarriedman’sgenitalstobody,butcallthemselvesvictimsofhislovedeceit SCORNEDWOMEN’SPRIVATEREVENGE: HUMILIATEDhim?Yes.Boundandthreatenedhim?Youbet.But we’re the real victims here, said fourwomenwholuredacheatinghusbandtoa hotelroominWisconsinintheUSbeforeglueinghispenistohisleg. NBC Chicago reported on Thursday that two of the four women who got some sticky revengeonacheatingmanwerenowspeaking out, saying they were the true victims and had nothing to do with the plot that involved the painfulpunishment. The philanderer
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      Lock icon Officials ‘surprised’ MJ declared fit
      616 20 OLD and wounded, yet he was cleared to dance like a youngster. The Mirror reported on Wednesday the surprising declaration of the doctor who certified Michael Jackson fit for his gruelling London gigs, just weeks before his fatal heart attack. Dr David Slavit’s examination results
      GRAPHICS: CEL GULAPA SOURCE: SURGERY.ABOUT.COM / DRUGS.COM / DAILYMED.COM  -  616 words
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      Lock icon She drove 3km on highway in the WRONG DIRECTION
      617 21 She had marijuana, vodka in system but hubbysaysitmusthave been medical problem TWO weeks after a woman crashed her van into another vehicle, killing herself and four children, no one knows why the tragedy happened. Yes, she had been drinking and had
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      Lock icon NZ kids played with rotting body for 11 days
      316 21 FOR 11 days they played with the mysterious object. The kids thought it was a cool find, possibly a dead crocodile. But adults who inspected it thought it strange the thing had hair and clothes. Now, some of the children are
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      Lock icon NEW FACE & THE UNIVERSE
      482 22 NEW FACE THE UNIVERSE There’smuchtoblogaboutunderthesuninthe BahamasasourMissSingaporeUniverse(left) meetsbeautiesfromallovertheworld EARLIER this week, the Bahamas saw more than their fair share of beauties as contestants for the Miss Universe 2009 pageant descended on the capital city of Nassau. In town for the finals of the pageant, which will be held on 23 Aug,
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      5 4 Meet the new S’poreans/ PAGE10
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      112 4 It's almost time to tell you if you're right. Be amongst the first to discover who we really are. i Visit http://themysterypasta.hafio.org after 10pm on 12 August 2009 for the revelation. But if you think you've already figured it out, we've a special prize for you. How does over $1000
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      515 5 44 I'm a Singaporean; my forefathers arrived here in the early days, back in the 1880s. Through the years, my family's fortunes have ebbed and flowed, just like the tides of our shores. I am a true son of the soil. My past, present and future lies here. My own
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      174 6 / 7 HOT STORY HOT PHO NE Call us. If story is published you get this Samsung GT-C3010 HOTLINE 1800 733 44 55 thenewpaper mm V. K m f *°2S! SIS®'! IM"! !wi 1 1 :s: «««bo» SSB»EO E»»! □bbddi cKin N N Il»» SES»« i e^L limr Mtt< c us, a
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      153 8 / 9 44 reasons to love Singapore A National Day Special SMIRNOFF THE SPIRIT OF CHAMPIONS PRESENTS SI ED wn OPENING BY PROGRESSIONS HOLLAND (EVE OF PUBLIC HOLIDAY) DOORS OPEN AT 9PM V ■..WITHE RIEL DEAL THIS NATIONAL DAY. TIPPED BY TIESTO AS "THE HOTTEST PRODUCER AROUND" AND BY DJ MAGAZINE AS
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      6 10 / 11 Foreign stars on our shores/ PAGE26
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      22 10 / 11 Forgot the words to the Pledge? You can find it on Page 24 Tweetus yourNDPphotos! Ifyou’reTweetingfromthisyear’sNationalDay Parade,wewantyourphotos! Justadd#tnpwhenyoutweetyourNDPphotos, andwemayjustusethemforMonday’seditionof thepaper. YoucanalsofollowTheNewPaperonTwitter– @thenewpaperorwww.twitter.com/thenewpaper
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      65 12 JWest^N 7 CORPORATION WAREHOUSE SALE 70% UP TO OFF *1 NIKE S. ADIDAS 4. W« BALLS 1 from CLUB TEES REPLICA JERSEYS from $19 Available in Red, Blue, Black SHOE BAGS white. $10 Usual Price □IADORA x $129 CLASSICO BOOTS from SOCCER NIKE BAGS SOCKS from AT $29 $5 ft
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      57 16 You’ve read our reviews. Now we want yours... PLUS Your chance to win goodie bags of Jack Neo’s new film WHERE GOT GHOST? E-mail your review of UP or GI JOE to tnpshow@sph.com.sg by 5pm Monday 10 Aug. The best review will win new DVDs courtesy of Origin Entertainment. ONLY
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      291 23 SUICIDEBOMBERSTARGET INDONESIAN PRESIDENT’S HOUSE AFP AP A HOUSE belonging to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (right) was the intended target of two would-be suicide bombers who were killed yesterday outside Jakarta, the police chief said. National police chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri said an accomplice of the
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      42 23 STUNNING PERFORMANCE: A group of 33,996 people took part in an attempt to break the Guinness world record for the largest number of people practising Taiji in multiple locations, outside the National Olympic Stadium in Beijing, China, yesterday. PICTURE: AFP
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      112 23 TYPHOON Morakot slammed into Taiwan overnight, flooding villages, cutting power lines and leaving at least six people dead or missing, officials reported yesterday. Morakot hit Taiwan late Friday but had traversed the island and weakened to a tropical storm in the
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      114 23 A MAN was charged in court yesterday with the murder of his own father. Pastor Michael Ho was found dead in the master bedroom toilet of his flat in Block 110, McNair Road on Wednesday. The flat was also set on fire.
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      99 23 INDONESIA needs to do more to tackle the haze problem, said Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim yesterday. DrYaacob said he is“abit disappointed” with some of Indonesia’s responses to the recent haze. Jakarta’s Forestry Minister said recently that the Indonesian
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      106 23 AFP AT LEAST 12 people were killed and about 50 missing yesterday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in India’s northern Uttarakhand state, an official said. The landslide occurred in Pithor- agarh district, about 450km from state capital Dehradun. “Twelve bodies have
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      729 24 / 25  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: EUGENE WEE eugenew@sph.com.sg INamomentofhonesty,Ioncewalkedfiveminutesback to a retail shop to tell its staff that the credit cardtransactionforthe$65itemIboughtdidnotgo through,whichmeantIhadgotitforfree. IwishedIdidn’tdothat. You could call me dishonest, but I think I’d merely be returning a favour if I had walked off with the
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      41 24 / 25 “Ifsinkhow?” –Amanwonderingifthere are contingency plans for the floating platform at the NDP should it spring a leak “Ikeep banginginto people because they are looking up when they walk.” –Awomanonwhyshe avoids areas where fireworks displays can be seen
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      Lock icon 38 words you need to say at 8.22pm tonight
      52 24 / 25 We, the citizens of Singapore, pledge ourselves as one united people, regardless of race, language or religion, to build a democratic society, based on justice and equality, so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation. TNP ILLUSTRATION CHNG
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      90 24 / 25 1 It was written in 1966 by the late Mr S Rajaratnam, who was then gapore’sMinisterforForeignAffairs. 2 ThePledge’stheme of multi-racialand multi-religiousharmony wasinresponse tothe racialriots thatoccurred inSingaporein1960s. 3 Thefirsttime the Pledge wasrecited inschools was25 Aug1966 when about500,000 students from529 Government andaidedschools made thePledge.
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      Lock icon S’PORE HAPPINESS INDEX
      268 24 / 25 Werate the past week’snews goodandbad. -10 Singapore’shard-hitelec-tronics sector was dealt another blow when hard disk maker Seagate announced that it will close down its Ang Mo Kio plant by the end of next year and lay off 2,000 workers. But Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said training
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      Lock icon STARS ON OUR SHORES
      294 26 / 27 FlittingbetweentheirhomecountriesandS’poreforworkjustdoesn’tcutit.That’s why celebs Jaymee Ong, Bobby Tonelli, Kunjung Whitaker and Dai Yang Tian have movedherepermanently,theytellGERMAINELIM(gerlim@sph.com.sg).Theyaren’t alone. China-born actor Jet Li and actress Gong Li have become Singapore citizens WHENinRome,doastheRomansdo.OrinJaymeeOng’scase,celebrateNation-alDayasaSingaporeanwould. It was Jaymee’s first National Day celebrations here in 2005, and her stepfather, mother andsisterwerevisitingfromAustralia. Jaymee’sChinesefatherandAustralianmotherareseparated.HerdadlivesinPerth,whileher mum
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      232 26 / 27 NOTHING makes Kunjung Whitaker happier than living in the heartlands. The finalistofMalayTV singing contestAnugerah– the finaleairson Suria at8.30pm onTuesday simply lovesliving inher HDBflatin Bishan. She hasbeen livingthere for21/2 years and has also hung a Singapore flag outside her unit. Kunjungsaid: “Ilike the typicalSingaporean life,like hanging my
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      247 26 / 27 AFTER spending just one year in Singapore, Shanghai-born Dai Yang Tian can already see himself raising a family here in future. He had been shuttling between Shanghai and Singapore for a year before moving here permanently last July. The MediaCorp hunk also recently applied for
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      266 26 / 27 THIS American-born actor is so used to Singapore culture that healmost addresseda waitress as“auntie”ata LasVegas cafe when he went back to his hometown recently. Born and bred in Las Vegas, Bobby said he does not miss the desert city one bit. When he visited his 70-year-old
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        898 28 / 29  -  afford YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg MAYBE it’s patriotism which is on a natural high today, as it’s National Day–butI’vealwaysbelievedinthe local fashion scene. From models to designers, I lament the lack of local faces come fashion festivals. I whine about it like a moose on
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      551 30  -  It’sthewayweclick, say inter-racial couple Hoe Pei Shan –HoePeiShan,newsroomintern SOMEwomendreamofknightsinshiningarmour,butnotMissJoanneOng.Forthis21-year-oldalreadyhasherownknightin the flesh her fiance, Mr Muhammad Zuhri Bashir Ahmad. Mr Zuhri, 23, is not buff “he has a 2-pec”, offered MissOng –andthis former band leaderof thenow-de-functgroupFirqahcarriesaguitar,notasword. But the auxiliary security officer was the one who pulledhisgirlfriendoutofhertroubledyouth,andfilled herworldwithlovewhentheymetin2005.
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        366 31  -  Ourlabel-lovingfashionfraternitystillshops foraffordablebasicsatUniqlo’snewstore REPORT: YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg LIKE a little puzzle box, Ion Orchard keeps unveiling itself. Bit by bit, stores housed within this new Orchard Road landmark have started operation. Last week, Uniqlo finally opened its doors and threw a party to welcome fashion
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        562 32  -  SANTOKH SINGH FATHER FIGURES santokh@sph.com.sg IT IS probably one of the best coups the Ministries of Education and Defence have pulled off inviting all Primary 5 students to watch the rehearsals of the National Day Parade (NDP). For Mindef, the students form a key
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        259 32 The web is grea t for connecting withpeople andcomplaining about them too THE web is cluttered. There’s good stuff to be found, but with so many sites out there, how does one find these gems? Say goodbye to work productivity with this new weekly
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        362 33  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg TODAY, Singaporeans have good reason to wake upwithabigsmileonourfaces.Afterall,it’sour nation’s44thbirthday. Singapore has come a long way from being a humble fishing village to our cosmopolitan island-city with a myriad of cultures and traditions. It’s no mean feat to reach this age, given its birth
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        513 34  -  SIVA CHOY HUMOUR ME tnp@sph.com.sg IFyou’re a grandmother and you once studied in Kampong Hantu Primary School in the bad old days, would you join the Kampong Hantu Primary School OldBoys’Associationandrefertoyourself asoneofthe“OldBoys”ofKHPS? Or would you write a letter to the KHPSOBAandsuggesttothemthat“OldBoys” is a male
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        481 34  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg FOR the third time in The New Paper, I’m going to write about the one time I marched in the NDP as part of the navy contingent back in 2001. There were a lot
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      165 28 / 29 THIS SCOOTER COULD BE YOURS Missed your chance yesterday to collect the second piece of the jigsaw? Here’s another chance to catch a ride. Here’s what you need to do: 1. If you’ve collected the first half of this picture published last week, this is the required second half. 2.
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      60 30 Jeanmarie Tan, SPH, The New Paper The ninjas, swords and all the gadgets are so cool! I want to be Baroness! Seah Slew Hwa, 22, Student T* The action is non-stop! Ifs bam bam bam from the first scene. Daniel Chan, 29, Digital Business Consultant G.I. JOE is the new
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      281 35 BRAIN WORKOUT TAN KIN LIAN How to play 1. Find the clues that indicate a fixed House (eg George lives in first house) and other related clues (eg blue house next toGeorge’s).Fillthetable with the clues. 2. Find other clues that can be placed in table. You may have to figure
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      239 36 CHANNEL5 12.30pm StoriesOfLove:My BestFriend 1.30 JustFor Laughs 1.45 Movie:Runaway Bride 4.00 2009MTVMovie Awards 5.30 JustFor Variety 5.50 NationalDayVideo 5.55 NationalDayMessage 6.15 NationalDayParade (Live) 8.30 SingaporeIdol2009 9.30 News5Tonight 10.00 Movie:300A 12.15am Movie:BrothersGrimm CHANNEL8 1.00pm NationalDayMessage 1.15 FunInChina 2.15 FoodGalore 3.40 NationalDayVideo 3.45 Movie:SuperFans 5.45 SingaporeToday 6.15 NationalDayParade (Live) 8.30 Don’tForget The
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      67 36 KAKURO TIMOTHY E PARKER BRAIN WORKOUT ANSWER Question: Who speaks Korean? Answer: Edward HOUSE 1 HOUSE 2 HOUSE 3 HOUSE 4 HOUSE 5 HOUSE 6 Colour red white blue yellow green brown Person George Henry Charlie Daniel Bobby Edward Instrument bass trombone drum violin trumpet piano Language German Japanese Russian
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      84 47 E Premier Chelsea Manchester Utd Sun, 09/08/09 10.00pm E League Champ and German League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT SPORTSBUZZ@PARADIZ KRANJI E Premier Chelsea Manchester Utd Sun, 09/08/09 10.00pm p y© Always play with care. Iresponsibiyj Do not bet
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      Lock icon EXPECT SOME INTERESTING ANSWERS TONIGHT
      542 54  -  COMMUNITY SHIELD: IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg THE PREMIER League season starts today with the traditional curtain-raiser, the Community Shield, but Sir Alex Ferguson is in no mood for pleasantries. The Manchester United boss admitted to reporters this week that in the past he
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    • SPORTS ON TV
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        73 55 LIVE TELECASTS COMMUNITY SHIELD Tonight: CHELSEA v MANCHESTER UNITED Ch 24,9.55pm SirAlexFerguson saidyesterdaythathewould hand Wayne Rooney (right) a centre-forward role this season after backing him to replace Cristiano Ronaldo at the top of Manchester United'sgoalscoringcharts. DUTCH LEAGUE Tonight: FCTWENTEvPSV Ch116(GoalTV2),8.30pm 2010WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS Wednesday: AZERBAIJAN v GERMANY Ch 27,11.55pm
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        Lock icon GOLF
        25 55 W G C –B R IDG E S TONE INVITATIONAL Tomorrow: DAY 4 Ch 26,12am PGA CHAMPION SHIP 2009 Friday: DAY 1 Ch 26,2.15am
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        28 55 WTATOUR LOSANGELES Tomorrow: FINAL Ch 113 (Eurosport), 5am ATP 500 LEGG MASON TENNIS CLASSIC Tomorrow: FINAL Ch 22,3am ATP 1000 ROGERS MASTERS Tomorrow: 1ST ROUND Ch 22,11pm
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        Lock icon BADMINTON
        13 55 YON EX SUN RISE BMFWORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 Friday: QUARTER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS Ch 22,5.30pm
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        Lock icon WHAT’S ON /FIXTURES/RESULT
        502 55 LOCAL EVENTS RUNNING What: R-Cube Charity Race When: Tomorrow Where: Pasir Ris Park, Costa Lawn R-CUBE is a 3km charity race organised to raise funds and hope for MINDS (Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore). Top runners stand a chance to win an iPod, hampers, and
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    • Sports Racing
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        Lock icon TODAY’S IPOH RACE CARD
        1433 38 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 1.00 -1000m(Turf) Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 4-1-17 SunnyBravia 57 (43) JackieChuahc1 16 (5agEBreukelen-EBreukelen) 2 *****- KnightGreg 56.5 (42) YAifyc1 2 (6nzgJeromeTan-MdmSSYeo) 3 -***** SuccessForever 56.5 (42) SMarzuki 14 (7agKCoetzee-GoldenKnight) 4 *****0 BattleLord 56 (41) WKYanc1
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        Lock icon Sunday’s Tips
        305 39 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Golden Ace Asian Classic Star Of The Park Eastern Fighter D’Mighty Kingdom Eastern King Wave Runner Kim Cross Cheers 9 8
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        Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        1065 39 RACE 1 SHEN FU began awkwardly and lost ground. SPARKLING WATER was slow to begin. Near the 700m, DON'T ASK checked whilst racing to the inside of MONDAY NITE. An inquiry into this incident will be held. Shortly after passing the 200m, FANTASTIC SKY
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        Lock icon BEST BET GOLDEN ACE (Race 9 No. 1)
        74 39 THIS eight-time winner looks fit and fresh from a five-month spell. As such, he should be closely monitored in his comeback bid. Prior to heading for a rest, he ran a good second to Kingston City over 1,400m on a heavy track
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        Lock icon MUDLARKS
        116 39 RACE 1: Sunny Bravia, Knight Greg, Jeram River, China Town King RACE 3: Anak Gombang RACE 4: Lim’s Ocean, Kaka, Sunshine Beauty, Bushrange, Ready To Go, Show Off RACE 5: Welcome Change, D’Mighty Kingdom, On The Line, The Swordsman, Our Polly RACE 6: Dendrobium, Happysolucky, Star Of The Park,
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S IPOH RESULTS
        600 40 GOING: GOOD IPOHDOUBLE: Jockey Jackie Chuah scored on outsider Century Fortune in Race 3 and the strongly-fancied Rags To Riches in Race 7 at Ipoh yesterday. Race1 C5(STRAIGHT)1000m 8 WORLDTOP56c55(100-28) SSani (12) 9 9 1 (503) 15 KINGCZAR54.5c53.5(98-29) HKLim (2) 1 1 2 (536) 0.5 11 DIAMONDNACE55c54(42-13)
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA (FLEMINGTON /BELMONT /TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS
        921 40 RACE 1 (Flemington): 1st 4 Chartreux ($76-$51) 2nd 5 Manden ($22) 3rd 1 Stoneblack (no 3rd dividend) 4th 3 Encosta Belief. EOB $50. Forecast $73. Place forecast abandoned. Tierce $371. Trio $22. Quartet $947. Scratching: Candle. RACE 2 (Flemington): 1st 6 Eagle Falls ($9-$5)
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        Lock icon Tips and comments courtesy of Australian Associated Press.
        961 41 Tips and comments for Race 1 not available. RACE 2 (Wagga) 10 ZARIVZKI (DJ Heywood) 4g (4:0-1-1): Top effort 17 Jul when 33/4 len 2nd (58.0) 1200m Wagga heavy trk 17 Jul. Respect. 1 BRILLIANT PLAN (John McGregor) 5g (10:0-1-0): Racing well
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        Lock icon TODAY’S AUSTRALIA(WAGGA/KALGOORLIE)RACE CARD
        916 41 12:15Race1 MTFRANKLINMDNHCPMDN 1600M 1 ILOVETOBOUGGIE TIMPHILLIPS (11) 58 2 BAJANSPIRIT MTRAVERS (1) 57 3 COUNTRYSTYLEBOY NSOUQUET (13) 56.5 4 PATTERSONROAD AGAIN (3) 56 5 LORDOFTHESONG TLOVELOCK-WIGGINS (6) 55.5 6 MOORINGSRAIDER MSLWRAY (7) 55 7 OURPURPLEHEART JMACONACHIE (5) 55 8 MOXIELAD BRADCLARK (2) 54.5 9 BORDERMINSTREL KSWEENEY (10)
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    • Sports Mad About Golf
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        Lock icon Golf Digest S’pore Challenge 2009
        250 42 CAN YOU break 95 at Serapong? If the answer to the above question is yes, then you should take part in the Golf Digest Singapore Challenge 2009. One lucky Singaporean golfer will get a chance to break the score of 95 at a specially-arranged round
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        Lock icon From six strokes behind to champion
        487 42 Kulaczshootsrecord-equalling63tosnatchtitle HE STARTED the final round six strokes behind overnight leader Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand. By the end of the day, Rick Kulacz overturned the deficit and claimed his second Asian Tour title at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters yesterday, thanks to a sensational
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        Lock icon Harrington in no hurry
        450 42 AP PADRAIG Harrington broke par for the second straight day on Friday something he hasn’t done in four months to hold the lead at the Bridgestone Invitational. Without a victory since the US PGA Championship, the Irishman shot a one-under 69 that gave him a one-shot
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        Lock icon Great White Shark’s new course
        622 43 HE MAY not be hitting the fairways with the same bite as he did in his 1980s heyday, but the man sports commentators nicknamed The Great White Shark still has plenty of appetite for the game. Last month, Greg Norman appeared in the British Open,
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    • Sports Girl Power
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        Lock icon NEVER TOO LATE TO RUN
        653 44/45  -  JOYCE LIM npsports@sph.com.sg AGE IS just a number when it comes to running. Anna Thompson will tell you that it is never too late to pick up the sport. After all, the six-time Australian champion started running seriously only at the age of 20. Just
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        Lock icon HAPPY RUNNING
        375 44/45 ANNA Thompson started with running just 20 kilometres a week. She gradually progressed to running 140km a week. Today, Thompson runs six times a week, sometimes twice a day and hits the gym three times a week. She enjoys running along the trail at MacRitchie Reservoir and the
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    • Sports Football
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        Lock icon FANS UNITED IN SUPPORT
        404 46  -  Theydon’tagreeon the ticket pricing, but The New Paper readers will be still be at the National Stadium on Wednesday Shea John Driscoll Driscoll,newsroom intern DIVIDED on price, but united in their support. That’s what Singapore fans are, judging from their response to The New Paper’squestions. On
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      • Article
        Lock icon Boro in drab draw
        195 46 AFP RELEGATED Middlesbrough and defeated playoff finalists Sheffield United fought out a drab 0-0 draw on Friday as the new English Championship season endured a low-key start. Boro, playing outside the Premier League for the first time in 11 years, struggled to find any rhythm in
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        Lock icon TAYLOR: NEWCASTLE ARE A JOKE
        371 46 PA Sport NEWCASTLE defender Steven Taylor has hit out at the Magpies over their current predicament, labelling the club“ajoke”. The Magpies headed into their first game outside the top flight for 16 years at West Brom last night, with no full-time manager and uncertainty overthe
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        Lock icon Raul, Ron score in Real victory
        280 47 AP TWO GOALS by Raul and another by Cristiano Ronaldo in the opening half-hour set up Real Madrid’s 5-1 victory over Toronto in a friendly on Friday. Karim Benzema, in the 65th minute, and Arjen Robben in the 86th also scored before a record
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        Lock icon Fowler scores, but ends up a loser
        228 47 AFP LIVERPOOL great Robbie Fowler scored on his Australian A-League debut but it wasn’t enough to prevent North Queensland Fury from losing their opening home game of the season yesterday. The former England international striker (right) equalised with his 60th-minute penalty but Fury
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        Lock icon Madrid to sign Ribery next year?
        180 47 AFP REAL Madrid have reached a deal with Franck Ribery’s agent to sign the Bayern Munich star in 2010, it was reported yesterday. Real missed out on Ribery this summer in the face of fierce opposition from Bayern, but according to Spanish daily AS,
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    • Sports EPL
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        Lock icon Why Man City won’t break stranglehold
        1044 48/49  -  Manager Hughes not ready for the big time COMMENT GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg MANCHESTER City buy big, sell big and attract big crowds to their soccer matches. In the light of what has been happening recently at English soccer’s blue half of Manchester the lavishing
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        Lock icon City’s spending won’t topple Top 4: Fergie
        299 48/49 PA Sport SIR Alex Ferguson believes that, for all the money Manchester City have spent on new players this summer, the top four are likely to remain unchanged. He feels his Manchester United side, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal will again be fighting it
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    • Sports Community Shield Betting
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        Lock icon PERFECT WARM-UP FOR PUNTERS
        854 50  -  TheNewPaper’swriterssaythatManUtdandChelseawillsharehonours BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg And Manchester United will want to show the world that there is, indeed, life after Cristiano Ronaldo. You ask, what about Carlos Tevez? I say there’sno lovelost. Actually, Didier Drogba’s contract extension is more significant and, so too, is
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    • Sports Community Shield
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        Lock icon No Ronaldo, no Tevez? NO PROBLEM
        504 51 AFP MANCHESTER United will use the Community Shield clash to prove that they can cope without Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez. That is Rio Ferdinand’s warning to Chelsea ahead of tonight’s clash at Wembley. While Man United boss Sir Alex gusonandChelsea’snewmanagerCarlo Ancelotti will not
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        Lock icon Ancelotti: No more wheeling and dealing
        403 51 Reuters CHELSEA will not be signing or selling any players in the remaining weeks of the transfer window. “We stay with these players,” Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti told a news conference ahead of his team’s Community Shield clash with Manchester United at Wembley tonight.
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        Lock icon LIFE AFTER HIDDINK
        597 52/53  -  DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg ANEW beginning awaits Chelsea with new manager Carlo Ancelotti at the helm for tonight’s Community Shield curtain-raiser for the new Premier League season starting this Saturday. The Italian will barely have time to warm his plush armchair at Stamford Bridge before being called upon
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        Lock icon COPING WITHOUT RONALDO
        626 52/53  -  DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg SIR ALEX Ferguson has already laid down his challenge for a team effort to stump up the goals Cristiano Ronaldo single-handedly mustered. It is indeed unlikely any one player will be able to notch 66 goals in 101 league games like Ronaldo did in
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