The New Paper, 1 January 2010

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1 56 The New Paper
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    12 1 the new paper 1 Jan 10 frithenewpaper 70 CENTS MICA (P) 099/11/2009
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      76 1 IDOL WORSHIP TURNS AWRY Favourite finalist Tabitha appeals to fans: Don’t threaten my rivals PAGE 23 Jan 10 frithenewpaper Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award ’09 Society of Publishers in Asia Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award ’09 Society of Publishers in Asia S’pore teen plays on despite pain from
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      9 1 We wish all our readers a Happy New Year
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      Lock icon Just 5 minutes on stage gave him STRENGTH TO FIGHT CANCER
      1045 2/3  -  Student endures to fulfil dream of performing solo in concert REPORT:HEDY HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg EGANSuphartaMercubuwonohasonlyone thing on his New Year’s to-do list: Live. LastSunday,herealisedhisdreamofplaying a solo piece on his flute before a packed audienceattheVictoriaConcertHall. Now,hewantsmerelytomakeittoschool whenitreopensonMonday. Unlikemostothers, Eganwillhavetotake itonedayatatimethisyear.Thereason:The
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      Lock icon NOT CHARGED doesn’t mean NOT GUILTY
      705 4  -  Policedecidenottochargemanfor allegedly beating and molesting daughter.Buthecan’tgetpersonal protection order against him dropped REPORTS: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg A POLICE report is lodged against you. But the police later clear you of all the allegations. Doesthat meanyou’reinnocent? Not quite, as one man discovered to his dismay. A
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      Lock icon ‘We want justice for closure’
      721 6/7  -  REPORT: ANDRE YEO andrey@sph.com.sg JUSTthreemonthsago,heronlychildwaskilledinaroadaccident.Although police investigations are still ongoing, Madam Magdalene Tan is unhappy the driver hasn’t visitedher. Allshewantsareanswers. So when she read about the double hit-and-run accident involving the Romanian embassy car, she felt compelledtowritetoTheNewPaper. She said she wanted to express her sympathy
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      Lock icon ‘Diplomat will be back in S’pore this month’
      160 6/7 THEcharged’affairesof theRomanian Embassy here has reportedly told a Romanian website he was not involved in the accident. He also said he would be returning to Singapore later this month. DrSilviuIonescu,49, reportedly told click.ro he had called embassy officials the morning after the
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      Lock icon S’pore’s GDP grows 3.5% in 4th quarter
      227 8 PM LEE: SINGAPORE achieved 3.5 per cent growth in the fourth quarter of 2009. This follows negative growth in the first and second quarters, and 0.6 per cent growth in the third quarter. But for the whole year, growth is at negative 2.1
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      Lock icon HDB dwellers to get $106m in utility rebates
      114 8 ABOUT 800,000 HDB households will receive $106 million worth of U-Save rebates this year, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday. The rebates are part of the GST Offset Package announced in 2007 to help Singaporeans cope with the GST increase. The first
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      Lock icon S’pore now part of eco-friendly shipping pact
      100 8 SINGAPORE has acceded to an international eco-friendly shipping convention. The International Convention on the Control of Harmful An-ti-Fouling Systems on Ships (AFS Convention), which will come into force for Singapore on 31 Mar, applies to Singapore-registered ships and those calling at the port
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      Lock icon Singapore shares close higher
      97 8 SINGAPORE shares closed 0.62 per cent higher yesterday in the final session of 2009. The blue-chip Straits Times Index (STI) climbed for the fourth straight day, gaining 17.86 points to 2,897.62, to cap the year on a high note. Compared with the final trading day of
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      Lock icon Two members reappointed to MAS board
      96 8 KEPPEL Corp senior advisor Lim Chee Onn and Allen and Gledhill managing partner Lucien Wong have been reappointed to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) board for two more years. The 10-member board is chaired by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, with Trade and
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      Lock icon END WITH A BANG: At House, a pub at Dempsey Road, revellers would have said goodbye to 2009 with a punch – literally. The club put up a punching bag for their Olympics-themedNewYear’s Eveparty. – VeenaBharwani
      38 8 END WITH A BANG: At House, a pub at Dempsey Road, revellers would have said goodbye to 2009 with a punch literally. The club put up a punching bag for their Olympics-themedNewYear’s Eveparty. VeenaBharwani TNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG
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      Lock icon New writing kits for new school year
      509 10  -  Pilot Pen donates 100 stationery packs to S’poreChildren’s Society’sCareCentre Samuel Wee –SamuelWee,newsroomintern CARTOON monsters and giant robots come alive when 9-year-old Zhakir puts pen to paper. But because the budding artist comes from a low-income family, brand new pens are often hard to
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      665 11  -  This is the second in a series of stories featuring ordinary people, the impact of the last decade on them and their hopes for the next 10 years REPORT: TEH JEN LEE jenlee@sph.com.sg ATAGE36,hewasahigh-flier,earningasix-figureannualsalary.But Mr Tay Lai Hock, who was a marketing and sales
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    • News Looking back on 2009
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          Lock icon Edison hits town
          91 12/13  -  Germaine Lim What Happened: Controversial Hong Kong actor Edison Chen, who was embroiled in a sex scandal with several Hong Kong female celebrities, brought a media circus with him when he was here to appearata fast food chain’sproduct launch. Reporter’sThoughts “It wasmy first time workingalongsidethe Hong Kong
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          Lock icon The Aware saga breaks
          80 12/13  -  Benson Ang What happened: The Association of Women for Action and Research made headlines when a majority group of newcomers, many who attend the same church, was voted into its executive committeein March.The group’s oldguard protested. The newcomers later resigned at an extraordinary meeting (EGM) in
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          Lock icon Mas Selamat nabbed
          69 12/13  -  Chong Shin Yen What happened: Mas Selamat Kastari was caught in Malaysia on 1 Apr, 13 months after escaping from Whitley Road Detention Centre in Singapore. Hewas hiding ina rustickampung– Kampung Tawakal– inJohor Baru,whichThe New Paper visited in May. Reporter’sThoughts: “Thepunching bag hangingin the middle of the
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          Lock icon Cancer child gets new lease of life
          79 12/13  -  Shree Ann Mathavan What happened: Charmaine Lim, 4, was diagnosed with stage four cancer in February. Her story moved readers to raise about $500,000 to help pay for her treatment in New York, where she is recovering. Reporter’sThoughts: “Whatstruck memostabout thestorywas how quick
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          Lock icon Train tragedy kills youths
          161 12/13  -  It happened. We covered it. You read it. But what went through our reporters’headswhenthey wrote the stories? The New Paper takes a look at some of the more sensational stories of 2009 and offers a glimpse into the minds of our reporters as they covered the
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          77 12/13  -  Charlene Chua What Happened: The wedding of the year of celeb couple Fann Wong and Christopher Lee started withgames at7am atFann’s condominium and ended with Bollywood glam at the dinner banquet at the Shangri-La Hotel. Reporter’sThoughts: “Fannwas reallyshy, butChristopher was like a kid on Christmas morning. He
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          Lock icon Dad kills kids and himself
          95 12/13  -  Lediati Tan What happened: Ng Chee Kiang, 39, a restaurant manager, is believed to have killed his son, Xavier Ng Wei Yi, 5, and daughter, Cheryl Ng Shi Hui, 3, at their Ang Mo Kio flat before setting fire to it. He then fell from
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        218 14 They hog headlines the way Ris Low grabs leh-pard preenz. Who are the headliners of 2009? MANNY PACQUIAO The first boxer to win seven world titles in seven different weight divisions, Pacman is also in politics, acting, film-making and music recording SUSAN BOYLE The 48-year-old rough diamond is
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      53 11 Meet Feng Shui Expert Lillian Too LIVING WITH FENG SHUI IIIIIHTUD I III HOT °al E PRESS l Her latest book LIVING WITH GOOD FENG SHUI (She invites you into her home, and into her life, explaining how she uses teng shui to enhance every corner of her living working
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      232 15 EIGHT DIE IN TALEBAN BOMB ATTACK A SUICIDE bomber penetrated a foreign army base in Afghanistan and killed eight CIA employees on Wednesday, one of the US agency’s largest death tolls. Four Canadian soldiers and a journalist died in a separate attack. A “well-dressed” Afghan
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      106 15 AFP CHINA said it was “strongly dissatisfied” with a US decision to slap punitive duties on imported Chinese steel pipes. The ministry of commerce said it “strongly opposed” the decision by the International Trade Commission (ITC), but stopped short of
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka denies plans for Thaksin as economic adviser
      100 15 SRI LANKA yesterday denied a report that its government planned to appoint fugitive ex-Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic adviser, Bangkok’s The Nation reported. Thaksin’s brother-in-law Somchai Wongsawat claimed that Colombo will name Thaksin as an adviser to the government.
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      Lock icon Companies in the US grow the fastest in four years
      100 15 COMPANIES in the US expanded this month at the fastest pace in almost four years, signalling the economic recovery is gaining speed heading into the new year. The Institute for Supply Manage- ment-Chicago Inc said its barometer rose to 60.
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      316 16  -  Ex-IndonesianPresidentAbdurrahmanWahid:1940–2009 COMMENT: MELVIN SINGH melvin@sph.com.sg YOUmayknowhimastheformerIndonesianpresident.Buttome,thelateMrAbdurrahmanWahid (above,right)wasateacherwhotooktimeouttoteach thisrookiejournalisttheintricaciesofIndonesian culture,andpolitics. Hewasafascinatingmanandmyfirsterrorasa reporter. Tenyearsago,Ihadwrittenthathisagethenwas69. Thatwashisagewhenhediedtwodaysagofrom complicationsresultingfromheartandkidneyfailure, anddiabetes. Iwasaskedtowritearticlestomakesenseofthe mayhemaftertheousterofthenpresidentSuhartoin 1998andhadtotrackdownexpertstotalkabout Indonesianpolitics. AjournalistcontactintheJakartaPostgaveme Mr Abdurrahman’shomenumber.Iwastoldhewasa communityleader,anelderifyouwill. Icalled,stutteringinhalf-bakedBahasaIndonesia andhelaughed,replyinginEnglish. HetaughtmeaboutJavanesecultureandlamented thatIndonesianshadmovedfrom“adat”(cultured)to “biadab”(unrulybehaviour)intheblinkofaneye. Heexplainedtheconceptof“kratonan”(royalty) andwhyhearguedhisfriend,MsMegawati Sukarnoputri,whosucceededhim,wouldn’tmakea goodpresident. EvenasMrBJHabibiewasoccupyingthehotseat– afterMrSuhartohadleft–itwasMrAbdurrahman Wahidwhowastryingtopullthestringsasthewayang kulit(shadowplay)puppetmaster. Hedidn’twantaBalkanisationofIndonesia. HesaidhishomeinSouthJakarta,ashortdrivefrom MsMegawati’shome,wasthesceneofsecretmeetings. IaskedwhatqualitiesMsMegawatibroughttothe table. Hisreply?Shemakesmeannasigoreng(friedrice). Thathewasanenigmaisanunderstatement.He liked Beethoven
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      500 16 MALAYSIAN blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin, who ran foul of the law and disappeared, has mocked the police about their inability to find him. Writing in his Malaysia Today website yesterday, he suggested that the mystery of his whereabouts was something too
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      Lock icon Confusion in Bali over New Year terror warning
      425 17 THERE was confusion surrounding a New Year’s Eve terror attack warning issued for Bali yesterday. The US Embassy quoted the island’s governor as sayingtherewasapossibilityofanattackonNewYear’s Eve. But the governor’s office denied making any such comment, reported Reuters. The embassy quoted Bali Governor I
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      407 17 Foiled US plane bombing BEFORE the Nigerian terrorist tried to blow up a US airline, a Somali man had tried to do the same thing. USofficials areinvestigatingthe man’sattempt to board a flight bound for Djibouti and Dubai in November last year, carrying chemicals, liquid
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      530 18/19 South Africa beefs up security against terrorattacksforJune’sWorldCup IN 160 days, the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa. From 11 Jun, when the host country faces Mexico, till 11 Jul, when the final takes place, fans will be filling up the 10 stadia across the country to
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      36 20 FROM READER KENNY ZHUANG ELECTRIFYING SHOT: This womandidn’t letawarning sign stop her from posing with Christmas decorations near Paragon Shopping Centre along Orchard Road. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      37 20 Electricity prices up again next quarter “Expensesare growingbut salariesare capped. Wonder if the next generation willhaveaneven harder roadahead.” alvlhx82 “Lowerincome get subsidiesand grants. Higher income can afford. Where can the middleincome find help?” Lala7571
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      344 20 FROMREADER LEE YING On elderly living alone IREFER to the report “I may also die alone” (The New Paper on Sunday, 13 Dec). The article highlights the dire situation of many old people who live alone in rented flats, especially the low-income ones.
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      161 20 FROM READER TAYMENG HOW I BOARDED SBS Service 63 (SBS2673X) on 27 Dec along Jalan Eunos, Eunos Mansion. The bus captain was very rude when he was conducting checks on potential fare cheats. He shouted, glared at me and insisted that I go forward to
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      25 20 Are you disappointed that Singapore will not be hosting the 2013 SEA Games? “Nope.After all,we still have the Youth Olympic Games thisyear!” KwokShengda,27, teacher
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      59 20 YOUR VIEWS E-mail tnptalk@sph.com.sg or write to The New Paper, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Level 6, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 Forverification,we needthe writer’sfull name andcontact number (preferably a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have granted us the right to
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      Lock icon Where art thou, S'pore hunks?
      766 21  -  Are China-born hunks hotter than local heart-throbs? Viewers say what they think as the three male leads on Channel 8 drama Together battle it out REPORT: KWOK KAR PENG, CHARLENE CHUA karpengk@sph.com.sg and cchar@sph.com.sg DAI Yangtian, Zhang Zhenhuan andElvinNg. They are the triumvirate of young
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      Lock icon Please don’t ‘threaten’ my rivals
      764 23  -  IDOL FINALIST TABITHA TO FANS: REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg SO THE knives are out between Sylvia Ratonel and Sezairi Sezali fans and everyoneelseinbetween–nowthatthe new Singapore Idol has been crowned. But who was overlooked in all the brouhaha? It’s would-be champ Tabitha Nauser, who eventually
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        Lock icon Newyear, new destinations
        637 24/25 Nevermind H1N1, Mexico isontravellers’ list of hot spots FORECASTS for 2010 predict that more people will be travelling, but the numbers remain well below what they were before the recession. Still, for people who can afford to get away, interesting events will be drawing visitors to destinations
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        Lock icon Merry Perry soon to marry?
        163 26 Whowas where,anddoing what? Here’sa round-upof the latest celebrity sightings in the region and Hollywood WHO: Katy Perry, 25, and Russell Brand, 34 WHERE: India WHAT: The kooky pair have continued their public displays of affectionwitha visit tooneofthe world’s most romantic landmarks. US singer Perry recently
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        121 26 WHO:PeteDoherty, 30 WHERE: Gloucester, England WHAT: The troubled British singer fromthe bandBabyshambles– better known as supermodel Kate Moss’ex hasn’tcleaned up hisact. Moments after being spared jail on a charge relating to dangerous driving, he was re-arrested for suspected drug possession. He was led away by
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        Lock icon Richie snuggles up with rocker boyfriend at basketball game
        145 26 WHO: Nicole Richie, 28, and Joel Madden, 30 WHERE: Los Angeles WHAT: Reality star Richie and Good Charlotte frontman Madden left their two kids, Harlow and Sparrow, at home for some couple time– at anLA Lakers basketball game. The home team
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        110 26 WHO :Adrienne Bailon, 26, and Justin Long, 31 WHERE New York City WHAT: The two actors truly got into the spirit of giving this Christmas season. Bailon, the former Cheetah Girls actress-singer, visited sick patients and dished out Fisher Price toys at The Beth Israel
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  • THE NEW RACING SEASON IS SET TO TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY
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      489 27 HAS there ever been a racing season so keenly anticipated than 2010? The Singapore Turf Club continues to grow, both in stature and, with 300 more stables, an uphill track and a new racing centre, in size. New trainers, both local and international, make for interesting competition on
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE 2010 RACING FIXTURES
      569 28/29 90 RACE MEETINGS TO BE STAGED ON KRANJI RACECOURSE J A N Date Day Feature races Surface 1 3 8 15 17 22 23 Fri Sun Fri Fri Sun Fri Sat Fri Mixed Mixed Mixed Mixed Mixed Polytrack $150,000 Woodlands Classic Stakes (2,000m) $200,000 Group 3
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      704 30 Slew of quality races will be on offer, starting with Three Rings Trophy IT'S no wonder owners from around the globe choose Singapore to race their thoroughbreds. Apart from world-class facilities, trainers, jockeys and administration, the Singapore Turf Club (STC) offers a full year of racing with attractive
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      280 31 WATCH’EM IDreamed A Dream:The SusanBoyleStory (above) Channel5, 5.45pm Thisnew varietyspecialcoversBritain’s Got Talentstar Susan Boyle’s riseto fameand featuresinterviews withthe woman herself,her friends,celebrityfans andperformances ofher albumtracks like WildHorses, Cry MeA River andIDreamedA Dream. PICTURE:AP GaryCao–TheMakingOf ECity(StarHubCh56),7pm DiscoverMalaysiansingerGaryCao’splayfulnatureas heprovidesanexclusivebehind-the-sceneslookatthe productionofhisnewalbum<Supermarket>andmusic videosinthisnewvarietyspecial. CintaFitri3 Sensasi(StarHubCh40),9.30pm Inthethirdseasonofthepopularaward-winning sinetron,Mayainsistsongettingjusticeforthedeathof herhusbandevenifitmeanspursuingherownbrother. Meanwhile,MischaenjoystheriotinHutama’sfamily. CHANNEL5 11.30am Countdownto2010 (Encore) 12.45pm FarahFawcett:HerLife,Her
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        1122 42 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 MS 1.15 -1100m(Polytrack) Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 02 LuckySorcerer 59 (55) SRuzaini*c3 12 (4agSBurridge-LuckyUnicorn) 2 5 Miyagisan 58 (53) VDuric 9 (4nzgSGray-NorthwestRacing) 3 0-0 PresumedInnocent 57.5 (52) KBSoo 7 (4agJMeagher-WattleBrae) 4 *****2 Blitz 56.5 (50)
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        79 42 (Race 3 No. 1) GET off to a flying start in the new season with this consistent four-year-old son of Elusive City. His efforts so far have been most commendable and we expect him to keep up his good work. He was a shade unlucky last
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        48 42 RACE 3: Jazzmint Delight, Spec Prince. RACE 4: My Drumbeat. RACE 6: Moment Of Truth, Schmeichel, Music Master, Tom Tom Cat. RACE 8: Why Be, Capablanca, Dark General. RACE 9: Master Magic, Promise Me Gold, Coup Leader, Wind Chaser. RACE 10: First Avenue, Grand Street, Student Prince.
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        1858 43 LARRYFOLEY’SCOMMENTSFORTODAY’SKRANJIRACES RACE 1 (1,100m) 1 Lucky Sorcerer???Only got going late at his last startbutthatlookedgoodenoughtowinthisifhegetsany sortofrunfrom badgate. 2 Miyagisan?First up after debut in September 2008 and prefer to just watch with market best guide. 3 Presumed Innocent?Struggled at two runs thus far and hard to
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        373 44 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Shimona’s Magic So Solid Feline Groovy Eternal Honour My Drumbeat Any Takers All Elusive Blitz Noble Manor 1 3
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        404 44 Workouts for today YESTERDAY’S workouts by horses engaged today: RACE 1: Slow work: Lucky Sorcerer, Boss Man, Sir Alex. RACE 2: Slow work: Sinfour, Juwel, Benji’s Glory, My Show King, Silver Legend, Sky Storm. RACE 3: Slow work: All Elusive (A Feiruz), Jazzmint Delight, Bengawan,
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        479 44 IPOHTRACKWORK NST SPEEDY Slipa Vista wound up preparations for another success in the Da Ma Cai Stakes for horses banded 48 to 58 over 1,200m in Race 8 tomorrow with a one-round workout in Ipoh yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the three-year-old Australian-bred cantered
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        915 45  -  TIPSANDCOMMENTSBYPHILLIPWOO,COURTESY PHILLIP WOO TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,200m) Brave Heart (5), who ran a sound second in his debut over this trip last November, has more improvement to come. Elite Fortune (3)
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        738 46  -  ThehostofESPN’s Tiger World of Football, ANDYPENDERS, takes you around the world for a round-up of the best football action over the weekend ANDY PENDERS MANY of the top leagues in the world are having their winter break at the moment. Goodness only knows what we would do if
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        554 47  -  In her weekly Futbolita column, ASHIKIN HASHIM looks at the New Year and starry resolutions ASHIKIN HASHIM The writer is a freelancer. Moreof Ash’s stories viaalinkattnppostman.com. FELIZ Ano Nuevo! It’s the first day of the year, and exactly 160 days to the World Cup. Unless you received
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        469 48  -  JoeMorrison’sfavouritemomentin2009: JOE MORRISON npsports@sph.com. sg The writer is a Football Channel presenter. IT IS time to say goodbye to 2009 and time for me to take you through the highs and lows of my football year. For me, personally, it was a year of
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        484 48 SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE AFP KRIS Boyd broke Henrik Larsson’s Scottish Premier League scoring record with five goals in a 7-1 mauling of Dundee United yesterday morning but the striker says he is greedy for more. The Scottish striker who only
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        383 49 Fans believe nothing out of the ordinary will come out of the Premier League and the Big Four will remain at the top after the dust settles THE BIG FOUR IN THE next five months, we might see the closest title race since the past few
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        464 50 / 51  -  PORTSMOUTH 1 (Belhadj 74) ARSENAL 4 (Eduardo 27, Nasri 42, Ramsey 69, Song 81) LIM SAY HENG npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT HE MAY not have the artistry of Cesc Fabregas, the speed of Theo Walcott or the guile of Samir Nasri. But Arsenal will
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        202 50 / 51  -  LIMSAY HENG MOST definitely, but the disparity in quality between the two teams made Captain Fab’sabsence anon-issue. While Arsenal steamrollered over Portsmouth in midfield, they noticeably lacked a cutting edge in the final third of the field, and in truth the scoreline flattered to deceive. Eduardo’s
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        154 50 / 51  -  LIMSAY HENG WITH THE performance they gave yesterday morning, it seems more likely than not that Pompey will be playing Championship football next season, if they survive their crippling debts. While the hosts played with a lot of heart, it was painfully obvious that the players lacked
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        156 50 / 51 AS A contest,thePremier League’s firstnot tofeature an Englishman in either starting line-up, this degenerated into a mismatch from the moment the hosts were first breached. Pompey offered huff and puff where Arsenal were incisive and inventive, the home side slipping into disarray in the face ofsuch quality.AlexSong’s
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          40 50 / 51 POOR Younes Kaboul. Portsmouth were arguably giving as good as it got early in the first half when Arsenal got a free-kick just outside the box. Eduardo’spoor shottookacruel deflection off Kaboulinto goal, and Avram Grant’steam neverreally recovered from that.
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          48 50 / 51 IT MAY be his jersey number, or maybe his fluorescent-yellow boots have something to do with it. But William Gallas must have fancied himself a striker with his frequent forays up front. Maybe he was just getting bored with the relative lack of challenge at the back.
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          27 50 / 51 AN ARSENAL win was almost a given, but not many would have expected a five-goal game without crocked Gunners captain Cesc Fabregas weaving his magic.
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          31 50 / 51 ALEXANDRE Song is my man. The Cameroonian put in a sterling performance as a box-to-box player and thoroughly deserved his goal to cap off a fine night.
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          77 50 / 51  -  LIMSAY HENG CROWD: 20,404 YELLOW CARDS: Aaron Mokoena, Richard Hughes (Portsmouth) PORTSMOUTH: Asmir Begovic, Tal Ben-Haim, Younes Kaboul, Hermann Hreidarsson, Steve Finnan, Aaron Mokoena (Anthony Vanden Borre, 58), Richard Hughes (Michael Brown, 90), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Nwankwo Kanu, 71), Nadir Belhadj, Hassan Yebda, Frederic Piquionne ARSENAL: Manuel Almunia, Thomas
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        276 50 / 51 HOME AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts Chelsea 20 9 1 0 27 6 5 2 3 18 10 45 ManUtd 20 8 1 1 24 8 6 0 4 21 10 43 Arsenal 19 8 0 1 28 7 5
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        372 52 / 53  -  MANCHESTER UNITED 5 (Wayne Rooney 28, Michael Carrick 32, Rafael 45, Dimitar Berbatov 50, Antonio Valencia 75) WIGAN0 DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT SOMUCHforacrisis.Withgoalscominginfromalldepart-ments, Manchester United actually managedtomatchtheir5-0awaywininSep-tember to smash a total of 10 goals past Wigan over two encounters, one more than Tottenham's9-1massacreinonesitting. Wayne
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        326 52 / 53  -  –DAVIDLEE THE DEFENDING champions have navigated themselves out of an injury crisis pretty well, ending the year with two easy wins after suffering a shock at Fulham. However, even Sir Alex Ferguson must admit these were only Hull City and Wigan, hardly the most formidable
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          50 52 / 53 HAD WIGAN not turned up, they probably would have lostby less– in awalkover. Buttheydid, and in all honesty, could have been hit for 10. Some ofUnited’s attackingmoves wereblinding stuff,but Wigan’sinaptitude also contributedtotheir downfalland if theLatics don’t recoverquickly from their recent malaise, it could lead to a freefall this year.
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          61 52 / 53 FIVE goals, five different scorers. Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick, Rafael da Silva, Dimitar Berbatov and AntonioValenciahave allbeen Sir AlexFerguson’s signings over the last five and a half years, to varying degrees of success. But how apt that the quintet all scored to make it a very
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          41 52 / 53 THECHEEKofCharles N’Zogbia, topetulantly kick the ball away after he was correctly adjudged to have fouled Rafael da Silva in a tussle for the ball. Referee Lee Mason rightly threw him back into his pram by showing him a yellow.
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          84 52 / 53 MUCH of the plaudits will go to either British Bulldog Wayne Rooney for another spell-binding performance or Brazilian Hobbit Rafael da Silva for his marauding wing-back display. But for me, it was Antonio Valencia, on his return tohisoldhunting ground,who was Wigan’schief tormentor, providing two assists and
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          58 52 / 53 WITH United five goals to the good after 75 minutes, it must have been a squeaky bum last 15 minutes for punters who had some money riding on a probable AOS (Any Other Score) that never materialised. What if, just what if, United had found the net on
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          77 52 / 53  -  –DAVIDLEE Crowd: 74,560 Manchester United: Tomasz Kuszczak, Patrice Evra (Fabio da Silva 69), Nemanja Vidic (Anderson 68), Wes Brown, Rafael da Silva, Park Ji Sung, Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick, Antonio Valencia, Dimitar Berbatov (Danny Welback 68), Wayne Rooney Wigan: Chris Kirkland (Michael Pollitt 45), Titus Bramble, Emmerson Boyce,
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        209 52 / 53  -  –DAVIDLEE BUT THEY started so well. Sort of. They did beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Villa Park, trounce 10-man Chelsea 3-1, hold Man City to a 1-1 draw, and obliterate Burnley's proud home record with a 3-1 win. But they’ve also lost 10 out of 19
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        Lock icon You cannot write United off
        385 54  -  WeanalyseManUnited’s5-0thrashing ofWigan yesterday morning DAVID LEE I THINK Manchester United have coped very well with so many injured defenders, to be just two points off the pace. It shows that they still have some quality in terms of depth. This 5-0 win over Wigan also
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        123 55 LIVE TELECASTS FA CUP Tomorrow: BRISTOL CITY v CARDIFF CITY StarHub TV Ch 24,8.30pm MIDDLESBROUGH v MAN CITY StarHub TV Ch 24,11pm Sunday: READING v LIVERPOOL StarHub TV Ch 24,1.15am MAN UNITED v LEEDS UNITED StarHub TV Ch 24,9pm How will Leeds goalkeeper Casper Ankergren (right) fare against Wayne
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        406 55 LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL What: Singapore v Iran When: 6 Jan, 7.30pm Where: National Stadium SINGAPORE take on Iran in their penultimate Group E match in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match. With two games remaining, Iran remain at the top of the table with seven points and
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      108 56  -  ARUN RAJ HERE’Sapieceofgoodnewsto mark the dawn of your New Year. Former Singapore international Dollah Kassim is out of a coma and was discharged from hospital two days ago. The 60-year-old had slipped into a coma after suffering a heart attack on 5 Oct while playing for
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      436 56 Fergie Fury: Man United on a slide? Wire Services HE TURNED 68 yesterday, but Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is showing no signs of mellowing. The Red Devils chief has hit back at England boss Fabio Capello and Inter-Milan coach Jose Mourinho for saying United are in decline.
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