The New Paper, 13 August 2009

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    12 1 the new paper 13 Aug 09 thu 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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      67 1 TEEN IN COURT Burglar stole kiss from sleeping girl PAGE 4 S’PORE 1 CHINA 1 Lions fans outnumber China’s but... PAGE 42 Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award ’09 Society of Publishers in Asia ROW OVER PRIMARY SCHOOLS SOFTBALL FINAL Parents question ages of winning school’s foreign players So big,
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      13 1 DON’T MISS YOUR FREE MOVIE PULLOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAPER thenewpaper
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      Lock icon Man, are they BIG
      821 2/3  -  Parents upset over difference in sizes of primary school softball players. But is it a case ofsour grapes? FOREIGNERS FEATURE IN MASSIVE 19-1 THRASHING Hoe Pei Shan –HoePeiShan,newsroomintern THEY thrashed their opponents 19-1 to claim their 14th straight softball title in the National Inter-schools B Division
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      Lock icon Foreign talent in schools raises eyebrows
      236 2/3  -  Hoe Pei Shan newsroom intern THE debate about foreign talent in schools resurfaced last week with MacPhersonPrimary’svictory. In June, Jurong Junior College (J JC) was criticised for filling all sevenplaces inits girls’ badminton team with students from China. Only two members of theboys’ team
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      Lock icon He stole phone, cash, ez-link cards–& a kiss
      784 4  -  Girl,14,shocked to find teen burglar kissing her as she sleeps REPORT: AMANDA YONG ayong@sph.com.sg THE teenage burglar stole more than he intended after breaking into a flat. Apart from stealing cash and other valuables, Teo Shou Ren, 17, also stole a kiss
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      Lock icon If only they had A GUIDE
      330 6/7  -  2S’poreansdrownat Tioman waterfall Bryna Sim THEY should not have attempted to climb to the top of the waterfall without a guide. They should not have spent the night by the waterfall. But they did. And it led to tragedy. SaidRompinpolice chiefDSP Johari Jahaya:“That wasnot
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      Lock icon ‘SHE’S A REAL ANGEL’
      482 6/7  -  She shaved her head for Hair For Hope in July REPORT: BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg SHE left the world as she had arrived with a clean-shaven head that reflected her angelic personality. She had put aside her vanity for a good cause for children with cancer when
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      39 4 Asia's scream queen Angelica Lee: Nomoip horror movies forme Hollywood's creepiest kids: K/lwIstte scariest^ them PLUS Your chance to win goodie bags of Jack Neo's new film WHERE GOT GHOST? Fi Ri fe IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAPER
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      250 6/7 AIRLINES SLASH BUSINESS CLASS FARES Sep 26 Open House@SIM www.sim.edu.sg/openhouse Ong Chong Hui Bachelor of Arts in Communication Gaining a global outlook. Developing her full potential. She's bringing out her best at SIM. 1 4 r k r i Ye ad y Chong Hui is prepared to seize new challenges
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      Lock icon Typhoon slows down Internet in S’pore
      212 8 Submarine cable system damaged IF you have been experiencing a slowdown in your Internet connection recently, especially when trying to access websites hosted in the United States and Taiwan, it maybe Typhoon Morakot’sfault. The typhoon, which triggered Taiwan’s worst flooding in 50 years, has
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      Lock icon S’pore has 10th H1N1 death, but cases may have peaked
      99 8 A CHINESE woman, 43, died yesterday at Changi General Hospital froman H1N1-relatedinfection. She had been diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis in 2004 and completed treatment. The cause of death has been certified as bronchopneumonia contributed by an H1N1 infection. But attendances
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      Lock icon Surge in fires caused by clutter
      110 8 CLUTTER-CAUSEDfires thoseinvolving discarded items placed at corridors, lift lobbies and void decks– areon therise. They surged by almost 25 per cent to 240 cases in the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year. Releasing the latest half-yearly figures, the
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      Lock icon Defamation suit against SPH dismissed
      101 8 THE High Court has thrown out a defamation lawsuit brought by a childcare centre against Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). Al-Amin Education company had sued SPH after a report in The Straits Times on May 23 last year highlighted the condition of toddler who contracted hand,
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        503 9 Homesick student finds Australian academic system right here in Singapore Th is series is brought to you by SMa SOM SHEdidwellenoughforherOLevelstogotoajunior college or polytechnic. ButtheformerSingaporeChineseGirls’Schoolstudent decided to enrol in the SMa School of Management (SMa-SOM)–afteraone-yeardetourtostudyinAustralia. Miss Jacqueline Quek, 19, is currently pursuing a
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      Lock icon Holding court at the Fort
      390 10/11  -  Fans come all dressed up like Lady Gaga LADYGAGAINS’PORE REPORTS: GERMAINE LIM gerlim@sph.com.sg FANS showed up in all colours and headgear just for Lady Gaga (left). The US pop star would have been pleased with herfans’effortstomakeasplashinherdebutSingapore concert at Fort Canning Park last night. Graphic designer
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      Lock icon Pleasing fans at airport
      462 10/11 CHANGE the world one sequin at a time, says US singer Lady Gaga. At least one Singapore fan is heeding her advice. Welcoming her 23-year-old idol at Changi Airport Terminal 2 yesterday at about 12.45pm was student Serene Teo, who had been waiting since 10am. The
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      370 12  -  REPORT:VIVIEN VIVIEN CHAN vivienc@sph.com.sg HE WAS spared the rod because his body will be spoiled from being HIV-pos-itive. Vikkinesparan Krishnan was diagnosed with HIV in May last year. But when he was sentenced three months later, he was slapped with a 51/2-year jail term and eight
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      244 10/11 n INTERNATIONAL HOTEL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE LUCERNE SWITZERLAND (with Manchester Metropolitan Univ. U.K) Switzerland India 4 Egypt Malaysia Brazil Mauritius Singapore (SIM Global Education) f <• i v W 3 STUDY IN SWITZERLAND Bachelor Masters Degree in Hotel, Tourism, Events Culinary Mgt A 'double-degree' Swiss British in 3 years •1-year MBA
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      22 12 DISTRICT 9 Our guide to alien territory ALL IN ENFANT TERRIBLE Who is Hollywood’s creepiest kid? IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAPER
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      Lock icon NOT NOORDIN: The remains of Islamic militant Ibrohim, an accomplice of Malaysian terror suspect Noordin Mohammed Top, is laid to rest at Pondok Ranggon cemetery in Jakarta after police announced that Noordin was still at large. Ibrohim was killed during a 17-hour siege by police anti-terror commandos on his hideout in Central Java on August 8. He had helped in the 17 Jul bombings on two luxury hotels in Jakarta.
      72 13 NOT NOORDIN: The remains of Islamic militant Ibrohim, an accomplice of Malaysian terror suspect Noordin Mohammed Top, is laid to rest at Pondok Ranggon cemetery in Jakarta after police announced that Noordin was still at large. Ibrohim was killed during a 17-hour siege by police anti-terror commandos on his hideout
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      240 13 TRIAL OF MYANMAR DEMOCRACY LEADER AFP MYANMAR pro-democra-cy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (right) and US national John Yettaw will both lodge appeals against the ruling junta’s decision to convict them, their lawyers said yesterday. Ms Suu Kyi’s house arrest was prolonged for another
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      115 13 AFP TAIWAN’S military began airlifting nearly 1,000 people found alive in a cluster of villages flattened by muddy landslides caused by Typhoon Morakot. The island-wide death toll of the typhoon rose to 103 yesterday with 61 others still missing following Taiwan’s worst flooding
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      116 13 Reuters KUWAIT, the world’s fourth largest oil exporter, said onTuesday it had foiled a plan by a six-member Al-Qaeda-linked network to bomb the US army camp of Arifjan, state security headquarters, and “impor- tant facilities”, but gave no further details
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      Lock icon Suited gang’s $94 million diamond heist in Britain
      105 13 AP TWO well-dressed thieves walked into a London Bond Street jewellery store last week and, after brandishing handguns at shop workers, made off with £40 million ($94 million) worth of gems in one of Brit- ain’sbiggestjewellery heists,police said. Security camera footage released
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      Lock icon Johor lists 15 hot spots for crime
      472 14 Police to step up enforcement, aiming for 20% drop in crime IF you’re going to Johor, you might notice more police presence in various parts, including the malls in Johor Baru (JB) frequented by Singaporeans. Johor police will be putting more men in
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      Lock icon M’sian boy punched, slashed over 20 cents
      322 14 A SEVEN-YEAR old boy in Malaysia had his private parts allegedlyslashedand his facepunched allbecausehe refused to give 50 sen (20 cents) to his classmate. The incident began at 1 pm on Tuesday as Muhammad Amir Amri, a Year One student, was waiting for
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      Lock icon Waiting for Obama with a gun? Go ahead, say police
      640 15 THIS man, pictured with a gun slung on his trouser holster, has become an icon for the fierce ongoing debate over health care in America. In a defiant stance, Mr William Kostric held up a placard referring to blood spilled
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      Lock icon Police shoot dead 4 gang members after parang attack
      272 15 FOUR wanted gang members were shot dead by police in Selangor, Malaysia, after they charged at police with sickles and parangs. Police had been hunting the four, aged between 22 and 39, since a robbery in Shah Alam in June in
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      Lock icon IT’S RAINING KIDS & DOGS
      537 16 IT’S RAINING KIDS DOGS Ritual rooftop toss of babies upsets human rights activists by one, they are held by theirhands and legs, and dangled 15 me-tresaboveawatchingcrowd.Then they are tossed, almost casually, offthe roof of a local mosque, on to a blanketheldbydevoteesbelow.The reason why these toddlers are beingthrownwithsuchabandon?It is supposed to
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      Lock icon Pit bull survives owner’s rooftop toss
      108 16 KIDS&DOGSNE MAN wasarrested onMondayfortossing his dog offtheroof ofasix-storeyapartment building inBrooklyn, US.FabianHernandez,19, waschargedwith animalcruelty andfaces uptotwo yearsin prison,reportedthe New YorkTimes.Hispooch, a pitbull namedOreo becauseitsblack-and-whitecoatresembledthecookie miraculouslysurvivedthe plunge.The dog sufferedmultiplefracturesin hertwofrontlegs,severeligamentdamage,bruisedlungs, afractured rib,liver injuryand internalbleeding.A spokesmanfor theAmericanSociety for thePreventionofCrueltyto Animalssaidsurgeons A MAN wasarrested onMonday fortossing his dog
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      512 17 Candidate’suseofMerkel’sandhercleavageinelectionpostersdrawsflak AFP WITHsevenweekstogobeforeGer-many’s general election, billboards of Chancellor AngelaMerkel sporting a very revealing low-cut dress have pepped up a campaign that has so far struggledto grab publicattention. The election placards have been put up by Ms Vera Lengsfeld from Ms Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU)party.
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      13 13 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High31˚,Low24˚ Jakarta:Cloudy High33˚,Low24˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low27˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High30˚,Low27˚
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      33 18 On SCDF encouraging people to save next-of-kin contacts in their handphone under In-Case-of-Emergency (ICE) It’sa goodidea ofcontacting next-of-kin, especially during emergencies where victims may be too traumatised to speak. DennisLau, 26, assistantmanager
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      46 18 On law firms losing the right to hold property-deal money “Propertytransactioninvolved big sums of money. Why should the public entrust their money with a lawyer? Payment of monies transacted by banks is more appropriate and safe.” Nonok_Wangi “Whoevergave themthe righttohold themoniesinthe firstplace?” wudang10
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      354 18 FROM READER VICTOR KHOO The bigDJ debate I REFER to the report on DJs and accents, “To twang or not to twang” (The New Paper, 9 Aug) What makes a good broadcasting DJ on radio? Well, there are only four basic, but vital
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      1178 20 A special feature brought to you by Give a little, The President's Challenge celebrates 10 years of giving by Singaporeans this year. It aims to increase awareness about how the community can help the less fortunate, either through volunteering their time or donating money. It also wants to attract funds
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      431 21 Living their passion Instead of clock-watching at a desk-bound job, some people find true career fulfilment by going the extra mile to live their dreams Finding pleasure in craft ReservedSpace ReservedSpace It was love at first try for Ms Vickie Lee when she went for a Japanese clay craft lesson.
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      680 23 From Page 21 Sharing the joy of creation By Grace Chew Ms Vickie Lee teaches others how to make miniature clay figurines, pastries and flowers, which can be used on hair accessories, earrings and, occasionally, as wedding favours or display items. Some of them look so life-like that you could
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      30 37 Wednesday,12 Aug2009 First Second Third 9249 4957 6383 Starters 6861 0816 9313 9020 2632 8610 5331 2815 3380 8838 Consolation 0261 6165 6541 7216 8731 1202 9586 4967 7869 7385
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        256 37 GOING: GOOD Race1 MaidenPlate(F&M) 1200m 9 COMMINGLE60(365-67) TNcume (6) 1 2 MONIZ60(21-6) ILukhele (14) 2 4 NAJAH60(48-13) JNel (8) 3 12 LADYAMEERA60(10-7) PMatshokotsha (7) 4 ?Trainer:SLerena.Margins:1.75,shd,hd.Time:1min11.14sec. EOB:$42.Forecast:$368. PlaceForecast:$15(Nos.2-4),$77(Nos.2-9),$87(Nos.4-9). Tierce:$7318.Trio: $1086.Quartet:No winner ($5894jackpotcarriedforward tonext race).Coursescratching:KimberlyCruise,ModernRevelation. Race2 MaidenPlate(F&M) 1600m 12 LADYLECTURE55(119-20) PWhitmore (9) 1 11 GOFIRSTCLASS55(6-5) DHabib
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        230 37 APPRENTICE Aidil Feiruz has copped a six-day suspension for careless riding on Monday Nite and Race Ahead at last Friday’s Kranji meeting. For his handling of Monday Nite in Race 1, Feiruz, in the presence of his master, trainer Bruce Marsh, pleaded guilty to a
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        458 37 NST GOOD NATURE, the sole entry from the Perak Turf Club-based trainers for the RM500,000 ($205,760) Perak Derby, for Malaysian Group 1 horses over 2,400m on Sunday, was also the only candidate for the classic event to come out to work in Ipoh yesterday. Taken out
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        161 38 WILLIAMLOW’SGUIDETOKRANJITRACKWORK WORKOUTS by horses engaged tomorrow: RACE1: SuperRacer?(MEwe) 36.4. Slow work: Postman Tales, Apache Strike, Giro (J Saimee),You’re My Sunshine,Lim’s Glory. RACE 2: Slow work: Raptorules, What A Cat, Kick-In Turbo, Kitto Katsu. RACE 3: Miss Charlize ?(B Vorster) 41.7. Queen Narcissus (ANg) 39.3. Slow work:
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        627 38 RACE1-1100m C5D2 6.30 1 PostmanTales MEwe* (1) 59 2 Zinwonn DChee (9) 59 3 SuperRacer ODoleuze (11) 58 4 Strategy JMoreira (13) 57.5 5 SirRumble JPowell (5) 57 6 ApacheStrike TRBarnabas* (3) 56 7 GateCrasher KBSoo (4) 55.5 8 Giro JSaimee (12) 55.5 9 You'reMySunshine
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        425 39 US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AP WHENJackNicklausteedoffatthe1973PGAChampion-ship at Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland, he was 33, playing in his 48th Major as a professional, looking for hisfirstMajortitleoftheseason. He won, and his season always defined by the four most prestigioustournamentsinprofessionalgolf–wassalvaged. Tiger Woods will tee off
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        242 39 AFP TIGER Woods has not been fined for criticising an official’s decision to enforce slow play rules on him and Padraig Harrington in the last round of the Bridgestone Invitational. US media reports had claimed Woods would be fined for his comments last Sunday after Ireland’s
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        173 39 UNITED States-based Choo Tze Huang will anchor the Singapore team to the 49th Putra Cup in Chiang Rai starting next Tuesday. Choo (above), who is playing in the Queens Cup, starting today at the Santiburi Samui Country, Samui, in Thailand, is in good form after
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        134 39 BENEDICT HO caused an upset by beating national player Jerome Ng 1-up in the round one matchplay event at the 10th Singapore National Amateur Champuionship at Warren GCC yesterday. Benedict has set up a meeting with another national player, Lam Zhiqun, in today’s quar-ter-finals. Gregory Foo, the best
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        683 40 / 41  -  Shea John Driscoll newsroom intern THE STRIKER was once a lead singer. And his team-mates used to be percussionists. Meet Ulan FC a football team whose members have changed their roles completely. Starting out as a dikir barat group, these childhood buddies make it a point to
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        252 40 / 41  -  The New Paper spoke to fans of the two teams during the match SINGAPORE 1 CHINA 1 (China win 3-4 on penalties) Shea John Driscoll Driscoll,newsroom intern “Icame tosee whetherwe wereup to the National Day Challenge. “I’mdisappointed withthecrowd. The playersdidn’t have anyfightingspirit. Maybe it was because
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          436 42 / 43  -  COMMENT GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg IN THE end, just 12,820 spectators showed up for the Singapore-China friendly at the National Stadium last night. And among them was a big contingent of China supporters. It sure was a far cry from the 45,000 crowd that the Singapore-Liverpool game attracted
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          308 42 / 43  -  DAVID LEE THE LIONS experimented with a 4-3-3 formation in the first half and surprisingly opened the scoring, but it was the familiar 4-4-2 that saw them holding China to a creditable 1 -1 draw in the inaugural National Day Challengeat theNational Stadium last night. Playing
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          612 42 / 43  -  COMMENT NATIONALDAY CHALLENGE SINGAPORE 1 Noh Alam Shah (7th min) CHINA 1 Yang Hao (27) (China win 4-3 on penalties) LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg BE THE 12th man for the Lions. That was the plea made by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) ahead of last night’s
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        780 45  -  Whichtrophyismoredesirable? READER’SVIEWPOINT Koo Zheng Xuan Raffles Institution Junior College student NO ONE can deny the romance of the Champions League. Whetherit’sbecauseofthatemo-tion-evoking anthem or its elit-ist-sounding name, there is something intriguing about the Champions League. Given that a vast majority of Singaporeans are raised on English football,
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        756 44  -  Spotlight on Aston Villa GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg IT WAS February. A red-faced Martin O’Neill felt obliged to apologise to the 295 disgruntled Aston Villa away fans. Faced with the dilemma of choosing between possible Champions League qualification and Uefa Cup progress, he made a startling
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        810 46  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg 1. When will Manchester City implode? OHCOMEon,itcan’tpossiblywork. There’safrontlineofmercenaries,allwith previous records for whinging at the first sign of trouble. You’ve got dozens of attacking midfielders, very few defenders and an old guard of established players all wondering why they’re
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        426 48 Wire Services SOLIDasarock.That’s how champions Manchester United will beinthenewseason,accordingtoDarrenFletcher. With Cristiano Ronaldo now settled at Real Madrid and Carlos Tevez moving down the road to Manchester City,SirAlexFergusonhashadabitofadjustingtodothis summer. And, according to Fletcher, the outcome is an ortho-dox4-4-2formationthathebelieveswillbegoodenough toterroriseoppositionathomeandabroad. “We have always been tight at the back because
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        164 47 LIVETELECASTS EPL Saturday: CHELSEA v HULL CITY Ch 27 Preview Ch 01,7.40pm Bluesmanager Carlo Ancelotti’s(right) attempt to wrestle the Premiership title away from Red Devils begins on Saturday against Hull City. BLACKBURN v MAN CITY Ch 27 Preview Ch 01,9.55pm BOLTON v SUNDERLAND Ch 118,10pm PORTSMOUTH v FULHAM Ch
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        10 47 PGA C’SHIP 2009 Tomorrow: DAY 1 Ch 26, 2.15am
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        11 47 YONEX SUNRISE BWF WORLD C’HIPS2009 Tomorrow: QUARTER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS Ch 22,5.30pm
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        14 47 ATP1000 ROGERS MASTERS Today: 2ND ROUND Ch 22, 7am LAST 16 Ch 22,11pm
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        336 47 S-LEAGUE Tomorrow: ALBIREX v SENGKANG (Live on Ch 5, Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm) LOCAL EVENTS TABLE TENNIS What: National Table Tennis Championships When: Saturday till 23 Aug Where:Toa Payoh Table Tennis Training Hall SINGAPOREAN players will spar againstoneanotherin the men’s doubles,women’s doubles, mixed doubles,men’s singlesand women’s singles. ATHLETICS
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        720 2/3  -  MAUREEN KOH maureen@sph.com.sg Local director Jack Neo is not impressed with film critics. Especially not when they pan his works and give him, say, a one-star review rating. “Idon’t haveto sayanything muchreally, except thatmany criticshavebeen provenwrong,” hetold FiRST in an interview at the Raffles Town Club last
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        361 2/3 Critical reviews aside, Jack Neo wants to clarify one thing: He has not grown too big for his boots. Fourteenfilms Where Got Ghost?included and 11 years later, the home-grown film-maker knows only too clearly that the path to success is a rocky one. Hesaid:“We’ve walkeddown this
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        386 4  -  The best thing about a Jack Neo movie to KWOK KAR PENG is his regular cast of Hokkien-spouting underdogs and comedic goons. Just who are the repeat faces from his cinematic entourage? KWOK KAR PENG HENRY THIA WHOwouldn’tlove a facelike that? So harmless, so blur, so
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        234 4 Apart from re-casting his regulars, Jack is also known for going on the prowl for new faces and turning them into breakthrough stars. These new additions definitely deserve to shine on the big screen again WANG LEI WHO knew the getai singer, nicknamed the
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        770 8/9  -  Demons, divas and damaged goods. With horror flick The Orphan opening today, JASON JOHNSON checks out which of these cinematic bad seeds is thebaddest of them all. Get ready to rumble, kids WithhorrorflickTheOrphanopeningtoday, JASONJOHNSONchecksoutwhichof ELI (LINA LEANDERSSON) LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008) Pretty Eli
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        332 11 Please keep your hands and feet inside your vehicle at all times. DO NOT FEED THE PRAWNS! A science fiction extravaganza about alien refugees on Earth, new movie District 9 is set to be thissummer’ssleeperhit. Located on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, District 9 was
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        446 5  -  Award-winning Malaysian actress Angelica Lee aims to be more than justAsia’sscreamqueen Tan Kee Yun NOW into her 10th year in the film industry, award-winning Malaysian actress Angelica Lee is ready to move away from the genre that first catapulted her to fame. The 33-year-old was in
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        95 5 HONGKong actor Michael Tse’ssupporting roleas “LaughingGor”in the HongKong drama seriesE.U. was so successful that a spin-off movie, Turning Point, was made with his character as the main protagonist. He was all smiles when promoting the film with co-star Fala Chen. No wonder, too. Especially since it opened in Hong
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        98 5 THE late filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad was honoured at the recent 22nd Malaysian Film Festival (MFF) with two wins, for Best Director and Best Screenplay. She won for her last film released there, Talentime, starring Adibah Noor as a music teacher who organises a talent show which turns into
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        74 5 FRESH off her box office hit Kambakkt Ishq, Bollywood actressKareenaKapooris sure she’llwincriticsover with her next film Kurbaan, a movie about international terrorism. “Thegirl’s roleis verystrongin Kurbaanand Ihave workedreally hard on myperformance.I’m expectinga lotfromthe film,” saidthe actress,who haswon praise before for Dev and Omkara. Kareena is paired with boyfriend
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        126 6 JAKEGyllenhaaldoesn’tcometomind when you think about action movies. He has, in fact, carved a career as a character actor. So it was a surprise when news of him being cast as the lead in Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time, surfacedlastyear. But from these early movie
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        84 6 YOUNGgirlsdon’tseemtohaveasenseof propriety these days. Barely a week ago, we read news about VanessaHudgens’secondnudephoto scandal. Now we have to deal with another one, this time revolving around Twilight star Ashley Greene. Nude photographs of the 22-year-old actress, who plays Alice Cullen in the popular vampire movie, have hit the
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        80 6 Don’tbefooledifyouchanceupona movietrailercalledNation’sPride. Itisn’tamovie. Rather,it’saspooffeaturette released by the marketing gurus behind QuentinTarantino’supcomingfilm Inglourious Basterds. This cool fake trailer is directed by Eli Roth, the man behind gory horror films such as Hostel and Cabin Fever (he also co-stars in Inglourious Basterds). InInglouriousBasterds,Nation’s Pride is the film that Adolf Hitler
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        122 6 ASFARascriticsgo,theydon’tcarry any weight in Hollywood. Despite criticism heaped upon this year’ssummerblockbusters,box-office figures have proven otherwise. GIJoe:TheRiseOfCobraisthe latest victim of critic-bashing, but that isn’tstoppingthedevelopmentofa sequel. According to the Los Angeles Times, plans are currently being made to turn GIJoeintoafranchise,muchlike Transformers. Another sequel in the pipeline is
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        246 7  -  Yuen Mun With all due respect to John Woo, I think that his potential as a film director would be better realised in Asian cinema. Even though Face/Off opened to critical and commercial success, his subsequent efforts, save for Mission: Impossible 2, have not impressed me at all.
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        178 7  -  Sarah Lyana I’vealwayslovedDisney-Pixar movies, but this one, not so much. It started off well, with the backstory of the protagonist Carl Fredricksen when he was a young boy and his childhood idol, adventurer Charles Muntz. The courtship between Carl and his future wife Ellen and the
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        260 7  -  Jedd Jong Yue Mango Tan GIJoe:The RiseOf Cobra isfirstand foremost a comic book or cartoon come to life. Its strongest point is that it accepts that fact and does not take itself too seriously at all. In fact, it revels in its relative silliness. However, it is painfully
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        558 10 Does art imitate life? Ifso,Jennifer Aniston’s much-speculated love life has been mirrored in her recent movies. She even joked about this uncanny coincidence at a recent awards ceremony where she drew personal parallels to her movies. “First,it wasThe Good Girl,which evolved into Rumor Has It, followed by Derailed.
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        416 12  -  AMarsvsVenuslookattheweek’shottestmovie HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg JEAN MARIE TAN jeanm@sph.com.sg When a socially-inept motel employee enters yourroomanddoesn’tleave,thenormal response is not to offer to let him touch your butt. But in this movie, it leads to... love? Obviously, the two star-crossed lovers in Managementaren’texactlywell-adjustedtypes. Basically,it’saromancebetweenasmall townboyandacitygirl,evenifMike’sbehaviour veers from lovelorn
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          99 12  -  Jason Johnson Socially-conscious but still kick-ass, District 9 is a throwback to the great sci-fi films of the ’80ssuchasTheTerminatorandRoboCop. Set in South Africa, the movie is about a groupofstrandedextraterrestrialrefugees– called“prawns”bythelocals–whoareheldin a sprawling, filthy camp by the authorities. A nerdy bureaucrat, Wikus Van De Merwe, becomes infected with a
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          80 12  -  Kwok Kar Peng There are no fantabulous twists and if you aren’ttoobusyplayingspot-the-Pokka-product, you can guess the ending half-way througheachofthethree“horror”stories. Thestorylinesaren’ttooclever.Ifthe protagonists have any common sense, they wouldn’tbeinthestickysituationsthey’rein. The last tale continues from Money No Enough2ayearafterMrsYang’sdeath,when she returns to haunt her three sons. It may not be a
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          100 12  -  Tan Kee Yun John (Peter Sarsgaard) and Kate (Vera Farmiga) decide to adopt 9-year-old Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) from their local orphanage. Esther is sweet and charming at first, but gradually, disturbing signs indicate she is clearlynotwhosheseemstobe. Unlike most horror films which feature two-dimensional caricatures, Kate and John are complex
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        85 12 Toys and talking dogs rule the cineplexes– andforgood reason. UP Pixar’s10th filmhas loadsof balloons, an affectionate kid and a hero in the form of an grumpy old man. Coupled with a great story and amazing visuals, Up is a mustwatch for both the young and old. GIJOE: THE
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        539 13  -  Punctuation marks: Why so popular? JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg The summer of2009 will surely be known as The Summer Of The Colon. Of course, we’re not talking about that gloopy tube in your digestive system that makes poop come out of your body. No, what
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        266 14  -  A Dahling of a story gets animated For one who has led such a colourful life, from an eventful childhood to an adventure-filled experience as a flyingace in WorldWorld II, it’s ratherstrange that Hollywood has yet to make a Roald Dahl biopic. Butwecanbe content thatDahl’s quirkyand entertainingchildren’sstoriesare
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          193 14 NEVER judge the book by its cover? Well, this idiomdoesn’tapplyhere. The trailer spells out what Ninja Assassin isallabout–gravity-defyingaction,bad-ass ninja moves, lots of flying stars and Rain with his abs of steel. From the trailer, we learn that an orphan isbeingraisedtobecomeoneoftheworld’s deadliestassassins.Buthe’slaterbetrayed by his clan, and the hunter quickly
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        374 15  -  With her black wig and leather catsuits, Sienna Miller is almost unrecognisable in her latest role as the butt-kicking bad girlBaroness in GIJoe: The Rise Of Cobra. Stars glam up the red carpet... or not Jeanmarie Tan But the 28-year-old British actress/fashion designer appears to be changing
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        252 16  -  Miyazaki reclaims his place as one of best animators in showbiz Joanne Soh MOVIE EXTRAS In the west, there is John Lasseter of Pixar Animation Studios. Here in the east, there is Hayao Miyazaki, the man behind Studio Ghibli. Everythingthatbothmentouchturnstogold–box-office and home-video successes
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        144 16  -  Kane Cunico MOVIE EXTRAS There is no how in this film, there is no why. And asthefilm’s first of many tacky lines begins, “Thefirst ruleis thereare norules!” So devoid of basic movie rules is Dragonball: Evolution that it makes nosense atall.Even ifitdoesn’t matter to your 10-year-old. Based on
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        44 16  -  KC MOVIE EXTRAS: None Working on Hollywood films must have really bored director Wayne Wang. Now,he’sbackto Now,he’sbackto hismétier–intimatearthousefilmsthat tackleempathicallysocialissues. PrincessOfNebraskafollows24 hoursinthelifeofspoiltandfeisty Sasha,an18-year-oldexchange studentfromChinastudyingin Nebraska.Fourmonths’pregnantafter aflinginBeijing,shereturnstoschoolin America.Shewandersthestreetsof SanFranciscotoabortthechild. WithSasha’sjourney,themovie givesyouaglimpseofthe Chinese-Americancommunitythrough colourfulhand-heldshotsanddreamy viewsfromSasha’sphonecamera. Wang’sknackforgettingthebest outofhisactorsbringsnaturalismtothe screen,asitleadstotheshockinglyreal andsymbolicfinaleofSasha’sdecision attheabortionclinic. PairthiswithAThousandYearsOf GoodPrayers,Wang’sotherlookatthe Chinesediasporareleasedtogether withPrincess.–KC
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        122 16  -  Juliana June Rasul MOVIE EXTRAS: None After the 24-hour blanket news coverage on MJ's death, is a half-baked look-back on the man'scareerreallynecessary? Becausethat’swhatthisis–50 minutes of MJ retrospection that is nothing more than a rehash of everything we got from 24-hour news channels on the weekend he died.
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        44 16 Ifyou’reatrueblueGIJoecollector, youwouldn’twanttomissthis limited edition Baroness figure that was released by Hasbro exclusively at the San Diego Comic Con. Thefigure–sculptedinthe likeness of actress Sienna Miller fromStephenSommers’action blockbusterGIJoe:TheRiseOf Cobra–sportsatrenchcoat,body suit and authentic weapons based onthefilm’sdesigns. It’sbeautifullypackagedina faux-leather box with embossed foil.
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        56 16 Can’twaittillNew Moon hits the screens? Run out of Twilight memorabilia to collect? Then you'll definitely want this 18cmfigureof vampire heart-throb Edward. Though the articulation leaves much to be desired, the figure does come with a highly detailed replica of the Cullen family crest. Get
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        63 16 Composed by Nicholas Hooper, this soundtrack is somewhat gloomy. Lacking the tinkly magical-ness and no-holds-barred wonderment of the Potter scores by John Williams, The Half-Blood Prince glides along pretentiously, like a cranky eagle through a cloudy sky. Just look at the track titles: Living
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        71 16 Movie fans who depend on their computers for theirflick fix may want to check out this new 5.1 speaker system from Creative. It features a flared design around the drivers to help improve efficiency and imaging, while the inclusion of phase cap helps reduce distortion. Completing
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        73 16 This latest Blu-ray player from the company that helped Blu-ray win the HD format war may actually save your damaged discs. ItfeaturesSony’sPrecision Drive technology, which detects and corrects wobbling discs. This means warped or scratched Blu-ray discs have a higher chance of still being playable in this
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