The New Paper, 17 January 2010

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    13 1 The New Paper on sunday 17 Jan 2010 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/2010
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      94 1 Our men, our fears Batam women open up on life as wives or mistresses of foreigners 2 END GAME THE That’s what Liverpool lack as they crumble again against Stoke with minutes left HOW MUCH MORE MISERY, RAFA? 52 PICTURE: I Ml llll 8 *****1"*****9 Penciltutor* CALL *****231 Registered with
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      Lock icon Village of WORRY
      871 2 / 3  -  Batam‘wives’sharemoney woesandworrythey’llbe abandonedbyforeign ‘hubbies’inoldage REPORTING FROM BATAM LEDIATI TAN KELVIN CHNG ledtan@sph.com.sg kchng@sph.com.sg IT’Slikeanyotherworking-classneighbourhoodinthecity.The streets are dusty and lined with litter. Paint is peelingfrommanyofthesingle-storeyterracehouses. Motorcyclessitidleunderthefewtrees. But this place known to the locals as Happy Garden also has an underbelly that is known to the residentsbutseldomtalkedabout. Many women
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      Lock icon Village of WAITING
      639 2 / 3 Batamwife(below)iswaiting... forherS’porehubbytoreturnto seehisdaughters,tostrike4-D, to leave her squalid house UNDER the shade of the zinc awning of a house, women and their children milled around a large greasy table. The women were tying green plastic strings to plastic bags the kind used for take-away drinks at hawker centres
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      Lock icon Village of SHAME
      536 4 / 5  -  S’poremenget evasivewhenasked about their marital statusinBatam, except for this Singaporean undertaker (right) who’slivingthe good life there REPORT: LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg WHEN the Indonesian woman answered the door, The New Paper on Sunday told her that we were looking for local women who are married to Singaporean men.
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      706 6 / 7  -  Nationalshuttler RonaldSusilo opensupabout his break-up with mystery girlfriend REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg LOVE still matters, says Ronald Susilo, even though he has just recovered from another heartbreak. The 30-year-old national shuttler revealed that he was under a lot of stress when a second romance “did not work out”
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      Lock icon Badminton academy next
      321 6 / 7 RONALD wants to focus on his career. He recently announced that he will quit the national team in March when his contract as a part-time coach with the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) ends. Itistimelyasthat’swhenhewillcompletehis full-time diploma course in management studies at SIM University. He also has plans
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      Lock icon Pregnancy, violence are just ‘job hazards’
      1029 8 / 9  -  Women who work here as illegal prostitutes have little protection REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg SHE crouched on the toilet seat, unsure of what to do next. Inherhands,thetestkitread“pregnant”. She checked it twice, the results were the same. But unlike most expectant mothers, there was
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      Lock icon Learn from me to save yourself
      602 10  -  Sharpriseinsexuallytransmittedinfectionsamong youths prompts jobless HIV man to share his story REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg HE WISHED someone had warned him that his wild lifestyle would ruin his life. He wished he had listened to warnings about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young people.
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      Lock icon More awareness, more cases detected
      176 10  -  Shree Ann Mathavan THE sharp rise in young people getting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be attributed to severalfactors, saidthe DSC Clinic’shead and senior consultant, Dr Tan Hiok Hee. Repeatedinfectionscouldbe one.“It isnot uncommon to treat people with risky sexual behaviour who often get re-infected or
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      Lock icon Distasteful? Demeaning? Don’t care
      436 12  -  Bar that offered free drinks to women withbiggerbreastsdrawscrowds REPORT:CRYSTAL CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg POLICY officer Sarina Gomez, 33, felt that it was distasteful for din-er-cum-bar OverEasy to give more free drinks to women with bigger breasts. Butthatdidn’tstopherfromattendingthe Fill My Cups event at the nightspot last night. After
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      596 13  -  For 10 weeks, non-profit groupSCAPEgiveslocal youngmusiciansaplaceto play for the public REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg FINALLY, a decent performing platform in the heart of town for young musicians. For local singer-songwriter Inch Chua, 21, who has been active in the music scene since she was 14,
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      Lock icon What’s inside toddler’s tummy: A twin? A cyst?
      483 14/15  -  REPORTS: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg CANa1-year-oldgirlbepregnant?This was the gossip revolving around an abandoned girl in China last year, with neighbours evencallinghera“monster”. A series of tests by doctors showed that Kang Mengruwas“pregnant”withhertwinbrother. The girl was abandoned by her mother when she wasonly3daysold. ShewastakeninbyachildlesscoupleinLuoheCity
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      215 14/15 HE HAD unknowingly lived with his parasitic twin for 36 years. Mr SanjuBhagat’s stomach was once so swollen, he looked pregnant and could barely breathe. The farmer, who lived in Nagpur, India, told ABC News in 2006 that he had felt self-conscious his whole life
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      Lock icon What lies beneath
      411 16  -  Infographics journalists LEE HUP KHENG and FADZIL HAMZAH team up with reporter TEH JEN LEE to take a look at a recent archaeological dig near the Supreme Court TEH JEN LEE WHEN you walk past the site of the Singapore National Art Gallery, due to be opened
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      Lock icon Video of bullied M’sian teen spreads online
      516 17 She transfers to another school whileschoolmateisexpelled THE high school student was slapped, punched, kicked in the stomach and had to go down on her knees to plead for mercy. To add insult to injury, the attack in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, was posted on
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      Lock icon Attack by 10 men leaves one brother dead, another injured
      230 17 THE victim and his brother were walking when they were allegedly confronted by 10 men. Hulu Selangor’s police chief, Superintendent Norel Azmi Yahya Affandi, said both parties exchanged words before the two siblings were viciously attacked. It resulted in the
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      585 18 Haiti quake victim, 10, cradling baby sister: IT HAS been four days since the earthquake devastated Haiti. Thousands of people are still trapped under the rubble. But for those lucky enough to survive, the big question now is: what next? Ten-year-old Fender Lundi is among the
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      Lock icon She undergoes 10 procedures in a day
      394 19 This is just the start, says US reality TV star Heidi Montag TENplasticsurgeriesinoneday.The Hills star Heidi Montag, 23, has told People magazinethatsheis“obsessed”withplasticsurgery. TheHillsisarealityTVshowthatfollowsthelivesof severalyoungpeoplelivinginLosAngeles. MontagtoldPeoplethatshewentundertheknifeon 20 Nov for a second time, without her family’s knowledge, to have 10 plastic surgery procedures done (see
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      Lock icon Great-granny wants to be Jessica Rabbit
      219 19 A 57-year-old British great-grandmother is obsessed with Who Framed Roger Rabbit and especially with Roger's wife, Jessica. She was so obsessed that she spent U$16,000 ($22,250) to look like the toon siren. She had cheek implants, chin implants, and a breast lift. “I just
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      Lock icon Plus size no longer a minus in fashion?
      658 20/21 ISTHINout?Isplussizein?In the fashion industry, where trends change faster than you can bat an eyelid, the new buzz for the new year could be the plus-sizemodels. These models have already appeared on two high-fashion magazines Glamour in November last year and in V
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      Lock icon Israeli major-general: She got married to dodge military service
      487 20/21 BAR REFAELI NOT MODEL CITIZEN? BAR Refaeli is under fire for reportedly dodging the two years of military service required in her native Israel. According to Sky News, an Israel Defence Forces major-general claims Refaeli married a friend of the family
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        Lock icon My race? Call me S’porean
        353 23  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: KANE CUNICO kbcunico@sph.com.sg MYNAME’SKaneBenjaminCunico.I don’t consider myself Eurasian. My IC says I’mEurasian. I may consider myself Indian. But my IC reflects nothingofthatculture. IconsidermyselfSingaporean. A patriotic, mixed-heritage Singaporean. Born and bred,proudofthisLittleRedDot. So,doIcareaboutmyrace/races?No,honestly. IamsimplySingaporean. I care more about my nationality than a label that
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        Lock icon S’PORE HAPPINESS INDEX
        122 23 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad. +10 The number of hours put in by Singapore workers has dropped, though it’sstillthe highest among countries in an International Labour Organisation report. -10 The price of rice has gone up, after a poor harvest in Thailand. And petrol is once again around $2 a litre.
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        Lock icon OVERHEARD IN THE STREETS
        20 23 “Hewasinthemosh pit yesterday. Today, he’sonMC.” –amanonhiscolleaguewhoattendedthe Green Day concert on Thursday “Lastmonth‘parum papumpum’,now ‘dongdongdong qiang’.” –amanonthefestivemusicatasupermarket
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      30 4 / 5 Get the latest in our SPORTS NOON EDITIONS THURSDAY EPL newpaperthe Man City v Man Utd WEDNESDAY Carling Cup semi-finals Liverpool v Spurs Arsenal v Bolton *No noon edition tomorrow
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      8 6 / 7 Yogurt makes a comeback but is it healthy?
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      174 6 / 7 Mrs Singapore) classic Mrs Singapore MRS CLASSIC MRS SINGAPORE SINGAPORE'S VERY OWN MARRIED WOMEN CONTEST IS NOW OPEN! Show the World your Great Looks, Personality, Inner Beauty and Charm! To qualify, you should be married between 22 44 years for Mrs Singapore Category 45 years and above for Classic Mrs
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      152 8 / 9 When you’re at the movies, we want you to send us photos of yourself with your instant reviews. Stand next to the poster of the movie you’ve watched, strike a pose and let your fingers do the rating. One to five fingers one for really poor and five if the
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      294 14/15 BLOCK! ■awui my paper mm i H i SOME SECRETS^ TAKE US TO THE EDGE. J ■yS, MEL GIBSON SNEAK PREVIEW MIISTO IBWIMIWUSWI Ml «[f! V RBI MUSI WMM "HIMlui "HMiftfil SillflM; .SMiii 1 *Ki!M5 JSJIHimtr amnsm mmim »m urn mm ™s»m hi hmim ja«ii»HHiiiM "inumiM«miiM -iiMiMi iqKtM IN THEATRES
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      97 14/15 M When you're at the movies, we want you to send us photos of yourself with your instant reviews. Stand next to the poster of the movie you've watched, strike a pose and let your fingers do the rating. One to five fingers one for really poor and five if
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      Lock icon HAPPENING PLACE
      715 24/25  -  ResortsWorldSentosaopensthisweek REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg LADIES and gentlemen, pick a colour please. Green, orange, purple, just make sure the stall is empty. The colourful toilets in Fiesta, the Latin American steakhouse, are unisex. A label reads “Happening”on the bottom ofthe toiletbowl. “Happening” just about describes Resorts
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      Lock icon Odd couple perfect for each other
      344 26  -  Meet one of the winning couples from the MCYS Facebook photo contest REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg SHE’Sslim,he’sabit–shallwesaychubby?Some of their friends call them “Beauty and the Beast”. ButMrDeBeersWong,28,andMs MeganKong,25, feeltheyareperfectforeachother. Anditseemsthatnetizensagree. Mr Wong and Ms Kong are one of the 10 dating couplesvoted as“BeautifullyImperfect” inaFacebook
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      Lock icon Bra-zen technology
      453 27  -  Brasthatchangeshapeandpreventyourcleavage from crinkling? TEH JEN LEE and CHNG CHOON HIONG give you the scoop TEH JEN LEE, CHNG CHOON HIONG WHENdoescleavagebecomeaturn-off?Whenitbecomesawrinkle,itseems.The anti-wrinkle bra, called La Decollette, is to be worn at night so that it prevents wrinkles from forming between a woman’s breasts.(Seegraphicatright.) This and many other types
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      Lock icon You don’t have to spend and spend to be on trend
      318 28  -  afford YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg FASHION is fleeting and that’s why I love it. You’ll never know when the next trend will hit you, which can cost you dearly. I shudder at the thought because my bank account is
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      Lock icon CHEAP AND CHIC
      281 28 1 Everything’scoming up roses this year. Flowers were the centrepiece of Diane von Furstenberg and DerekLam collections. You can wear flowers as a print on a dress, butIthink they’re most effective on a bag. Use thisTopshop bag ($63, top) as a clutchor shoulderbag. TNP PICTURES: GAVIN FOO
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        Lock icon Smother me with eggs
        283 29  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg THAT first feeling of falling in love may be all very nice. But once you get past the initial stage, things can get stickier than toffee when you begin to have a taste of being suffocated by your ardent new partner, who leaves
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        Lock icon Warren Beatty, a little help in finding the G-spot?
        359 30  -  SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg TOMORROW is the American Golden Globes awards show where screen personalities are rewarded with trophies for their outstanding performances in 2009. Well I don’t know why there isn’t a Golden Orbs awards for
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        Lock icon My kids made sure I honoured commitments
        534 30  -  SANTOKH SINGH FATHER FIGURES santokh@sph.com.sg Santokh Singh will be with The Straits Times from tomorrow. YOU win some, you lose some but you must always come out of both a better person. That is a mantra I have been using with my kids
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      97 33 This week, we’re showcasing pictures of you having a good time at a New Year party. For two weeks from 24 Jan, we want to feature your favourite December holiday snapshots. Send your pictures to tnpforum@sph.com.sg Wishingyou all a Happy New Year and all the best. Rini Febrianty
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      94 26 SingTel offers lucky draw to prepaid card customers minimumtop-up of$10, orevery five-minutev019/001call toMalaysiawill entitleyou totake part in the draw. MembersofSingTel’s first community networkingservice hi!Club– also receiveone luckydraw chance. Theattractiveprizes includeaProton SagaMT andup to$2,888 cash. Thereare limited edition ChineseNew Yearprepaid cardsavailable from 9 Jan till28 Feb. Thehi!buddy plushtoys (boy andgirl) areavailable
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      65 26 Winticketsto EdgeofDarkness HE’S back! It’s beenawhile sincehislast movie Signs(2002),but actor-directorMel Gibsonisre-emerging fromhisown dark periodwithEdge OfDarkness. Heplaysahomicide detective who investigatesthe deathofhis activist daughterand uncovers not onlyher secret life,buta corporatecover-up and governmentcollusion thatattracts an agenttaskedwithcleaningup the evidence. Directedby Martin Campbell(Casino Royale,GoldenEye), thethriller also stars RayWinstone and DannyHuston. EdgeOfDarkness opens here on 28
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      69 27 FREELINE 6100 0000 HOTLINE 1900 911 1111 M 1900:*****16 1900:*****33 Callers must be 18 i above. Calls are charged at $0.99/min and 3G calls are charged at S1.99/min. Exercise precautions when meeting with friends from this service. Meeting in large groups is strongly advised. Deny Access/ Complaints/ Helpline: 6100 7224.
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      71 28 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS BEST PICTURE* BEST SCREENPLAY BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL) (COMEDY/MUSICAL) loYe5r Baz Bamigboye Daily Mail News of the World Red The Daily Mirror Heat "Fantastically funny, Meryl Streep is hilarious" Charles Gant Heat MERYL STREEP (Mamma Mia! The Movie) STEVE MARTIN ALEC RALDWIN Written and Directed by Nancy Meyers
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      102 31 SEEING STARS BYKUAH SENGSENG Singapore’smostaccuratefakeastrologer ARIES:We’reclearintothefirstmonthof 2010.Sowe’reprettysureit’ssafetocome out of your Y2K bunker. TAURUS:Turnsoutthethingthat’sbeen eatingyouupfromtheinsidewasn’tguilt. All the doctors know is that it has 12 legs and two mouths. GEMINI: You will get a skull-and-crossbones tattoo on your right arm. But it will do little to up your street cred until you
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      106 32 My Street Think you know Singapore like the back of your hand? Try answering these questions related to our country in our My Street series. Check the answers in this space next Sunday. 1. When was the Johor-Singapore Causeway completed? 2. What bus services will take you to the National
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      250 32 WATCH’EM CHANNEL5 11.00 What’sGoodFor You? Noon FootballAsiaShow 2009 12.30pm Sports@SG 1.00 Movie:ShallWeDance? 3.00 SoYou Think YouCanDance 4.30 AmericanIdol IX 6.00 MyDadis Better Than YourDad 7.00 Movie:Miss Congeniality2: Armed Fabulous 9.30 News5Tonight 10.00 Meteor 11.00 BurnNotice Midnight MyName IsEarl 12.30am UglyBetty CHANNEL8 11.00am ProjectA 1.00pm BioskinDreams ComeTrue 1.30 SMRTChallenge 2009 2.30
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        Lock icon Dittatore should make amends
        2319 34 LARRYFOLEY’S COMMENTS FOR TODAY’SKRANJIRACES RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 Nadal???In terrific form and finally gets to jump from a respectable gate, so hard to beat. 2 Our Brightia???Shown more than enough in better company to suggest he won’t stay long in Class 5 and can win this.
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        Lock icon Sunday’s Tips
        408 34 Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Our Brightia Mission Royale Zac Power Mr Profumo Famous Than U New Rose Wood Cosmic Vanguard Tobias
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        Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE(LONG COURSE D/POLYTRACK)RACE CARD
        1164 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5D2 1.15 -1200m(Polytrack) Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 85-332 Nadal 59 (43) RFradd 4 (4agPShaw-Tmen) 2 *****6 OurBrightia 59 (43) TRBarnabas*c3 9 (5amHTakaoka-Sapporo) 3 077-63 PinkCheetah 59 (43) TAffandi*c3 6 (4amSBurridge-HYLeong) 4 -0-147 Redpacketday 58.5 (42)
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        Lock icon DITTATORE (Race 7No. 1)
        79 35 BEST BET HAS been distinctly unlucky not to boost his win tally of late. Opened his winning account last October but has found one better in his three subsequent starts, going down closer each time. Was shouted the winner last time out on New Year’s Day
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        Lock icon MUDLARKS
        15 35 RACE 5: Wind Chaser, Tobias, Zoid. RACE9:Master Magic,SuperbGeneral, PromiseMe Gold. RACE11:He’sBorn, Secrets, CelineStar,Lion CityHero.
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        Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        1227 36 RACE 1 On arrival on course, jockey O Placais advised that he was on prescribed medication. As Placais had not brought the medication to the races, the club's medical officer was unable to determine if the medication contained any prohibited substances,
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA(ROSEHILL/ASCOT/TOOWOOMBA)RESULTS
        742 37 RACE 1 (Rosehill) 1st 2 Gigas ($16-$5) 2nd 11 The Starlet ($20) 3rd 3 Sequinella ($25) 4th 9 Sacrista. Forecast $27. Place forecast $27 (2-3), $8 (2-11), $35 (3-11). Tierce $348. Trio $68. Quartet $1351. Scratchings: Miss Independent, Blood Angel and Moorings Capital. RACE 2 (Rosehill) 1st 7
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S HONG KONG(SHATIN)RESULTS
        418 37 GOING:GOOD RACE1 CLASS5AWT 1200m 2 SINGLEMALT132(29-5) MChadwick (12) 1 4 HIGHNOTE130(31-13) KCLeung (2) 2 3 SPLENDIDSAILS132(22-12) BPrebble (4) 3 7 KING'SCHOICE125(30-14) HWLai (1) 4 ?Trainer: AS Cruz. Margins: 0.5, 1.25. Time: 1min 9.6sec. Forecast: $32. Place Forecast: $15(Nos.2-3),$22(Nos.2-4),$9(Nos.3-4).Tierce:$348.Trio:$80.Quartet:$1279. RACE2 CLASS4AWT 1200m 3 PERFECTFIT130(13-5) MChadwick (3) 1 5
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        Lock icon Powell, Fradd suspended
        298 37 JOCKEYS John Powell (above, astride last Friday’s winner Any Takers) and Robbie Fradd have been suspended for careless riding. At the conclusion of an inquiry, Powell was found guilty to a charge of careless riding in that whilst riding LYCRAA in Race 3 at Kranji last Friday
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        Lock icon Falplay rated highly in Race 1 at Sunshine Coast
        811 38 TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Sunshine Coast (1,200m) 5 FALPLAY (SA Mackinnon) 3g (8:1-1-0): Scraped home when resuming nk win (56kg) Munbura Flyer, Tony’s Pride 1000m Sunshine Coast Mdn 20 Dec. Rates highly. 12 MAROON BELLS
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        Lock icon TODAY’S AUSTRALIA(SUNSHINE COAST/CRANBOURNE)RACE CARD
        786 38 12:05Race1 SUNSHINECOAST 1200M 1 CHILLABUNDY APATTILLO (13) 58 2 INABIND JLTAYLOR (10) 57.5 3 NERO'SFIRE THUXHAM (2) 57 4 MISSSTREETEM MSKASHTON (5) 56.5 5 FALPLAY CREITH (4) 56 6 MUNBURAFLYER MSMRADECKER (6) 56 7 IRISHGUARD BPENGELLY (9) 55.5 8 MONSIEURMARCEAU MSCPRIEST (3) 55.5 9 SANDWOOD LVCASSIDY
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        641 39  -  LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg FOR THE longest time, Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat have been the flagbearers for Singapore on the Asian Tour. Now add Quincy Quek to the list. The 23-year-old rising star finished joint-11th at the 2010 Asian Tour Qualifying School Final
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        335 39 AP RYAN Palmer closed with two birdies for a four-un-der 66 at the Sony Open on Friday, giving him a one-shot lead over some familiar company. The American stayed calm in an ocean breeze and surged into the lead at Waialae with a drive
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        631 40  -  The 2010 Australian Open starts tomorrow. We look back at the top five surprises of the tournament in the past decade ARUN RAJ npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. Shocker No. 5 UNSEEDED CHAMPION (Serena Williams, right) EVERYONE knew her name and she was already a seven-time Grand
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        605 41 Wire Services MARIA Sharapova never considered quitting when a serious shoulder injury forced her out of the game. And the Russian pin-up girl warned that the hunger to win is back again. Sharapova won the Australian Open in 2008 but was deprived of defending
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        618 42/43  -  Whilethenationalwaterpolomen’steamare kingsofSouth-eastAsia,whatare Singapore’slesser-knownnationalwomen’s water-poloteamupto?Wefindout... Tsang Wing Han newsroom intern THEY were once weekend warriors. Now, 10 years later, this group of female water polo enthusiasts have improved to become the national team. This is the story of the humble start of the nationalwomen’s waterpolo team. It
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        363 42/43  -  Busy two years ahead as they get ready to make theirmarkattheAsianGamesandSEAGames Tsang Wing Han newsroom intern FOR NOW, the national women’s water polo team is training four times a week, to prepare for November’s Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Training can increase to seven times
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        706 44  -  ALISON RATCLIFFE FOOTBALL FEMME npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. I PREFER to save my sympathy for worthwhile things, like fluffy abandoned kittens, or mistreated puppy dogs with big, brown eyes. Sympathising with Manchester United fans feels like a waste of my
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        443 44 GROUPB IVORY COAST 3 (Gervinho 23, Tiene 67, Drogba 90) GHANA1 (Gyan 90+3 pen) AFRICAN NATIONS CUP AFP IVORY Coast coach Vahid Halilhodzic hailed his players as “heroes” after their qualification for the African Nations Cup quarter-finals. The competition favourites stepped up a gear after their
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        230 46 BOLTON v ARSENAL (Tonight, StarHub Ch 27,11.55pm) PA Sport ARSENAL still believe they can do it, although Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger knows he faces competition from four other clubs. The Gunners boss believes the overall standard of the top flight has risen and
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        220 46 PA Sport NO, SOL Campbell won’t make his Arsenal “debut”, despite relaunching his career with the Gunners until the end of the season. It is likely, however, that the defender (right) will feature in a busy month ahead which includes crucial games against Manchester United, Chelsea and
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        272 46 PA Sport OWEN Coyle will have his work cut out tonight. Playing against Arsenal is the toughest test any manager making his debut for a new club can get. While nervous, Bolton’s new manager Coyle, though, is relishing the challenge that lies ahead tonight
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        601 47  -  Chelsea ......................7 Sunderland..................2 Kick-off 3pm (UK time) Chelsea: Anelka (8,65), Malouda (17), A. Cole (22), Lampard (34,90), Ballack (52) Sunderland: Zenden (56), Bent (90) Chelsea:Cech, Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry (Alex 46), A Cole (Zhirkov 46), Ballack, Belletti, Lampard, J Cole, Anelka, Malouda. Subs not
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        376 48  -  BY PAUL LEWIS Special Correspondent OTTENHAMbossHarry Redknapp endured a frustrating 500th game as a Premier League manager after heroics from Boaz Myhill earned Hull a valuable point at White Hart Lane. Myhill pulled off a string of fine saves to deny Spurs, who equalled their club
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        244 48 PA Sport JAMES McCARTHYand CharlesN’Zogbiastruck second-half goals to seal a fantastic away win forWigan as both teams ended the game with 10 men. Wolves keeper Marcus Hahnemann saved a first-half injury-time penalty from Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega, butthemisswasn’tdecisive. Wolves defender Richard Stearman conceded the spotkick when
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        661 45 ASTON VILLA v WEST HAM (Tonight, StarHub TV Ch 27,9.30pm) PA Sport EMILEHeskeywastakenoffwithaslighthamstring problem during the first leg of Aston Villa’s Carling Cup semi-final winoverBlackburnonThursday. But Villa manager Martin O’Neill has shruggedofflingeringfearsoverthefitnessof his striker ahead of tonight’s Premier League clashathometoWestHam. “Emile came off again against
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        223 45 PA Sport WEST Ham manager Gianfranco Zola admitted he has had doubts over his ability to save the club from relegation. The rookie manager (right) has found the job at Upton Park much tougher than he expect- ed when he arrived to replace Alan Curbishley
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        120 49 “Weare annoyed that we gave a goal away and also didn’twin.Ihad a great chance to score another goal,soit’sjust really disappointing.” –LiverpoolforwardDirkKuyt MatthewEtheringtonswingsin StokeCity’s ninth corner towards Danny Higginbotham. Higginbotham then outjumps his marker to head the ball back towards the Liverpool goal. Robert Huth is unmarked
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        415 50  -  TheNewPaper’sfootballanalystTOHARIPAIJANtellsARUNRAJ whyLiverpooldidn’thaveachancefromthestart IN THE KNOW TOHARI PAIJAN FOOTBALL ANALYST npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. THEY had been humiliated by Reading in the FA Cup in midweek. To add more insult, three of Liverpool’smostcreativeplayersgotinjured. But you would still expect Reds manager Rafael Benitez to come
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        159 50 Daily Telegraph The Sun Daily Mail AT THIS rate, expect Rafael Benitez and Liverpool to demand all their games last only 89 minutes. Yet again, Liverpool threw away two points in the dying stages, handing Stoke City a point they scarcely warranted, and extending their own run
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        242 50 AS EXPECTED, Rafael Benitez sent out a team not to get beaten. I can understand his decision but I reckon there were more recognised defenders than midfielders or strikers. Nevertheless, it was a scrappy but gritty performance by Liverpool. We defended in numbers but lacked any creativity
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        709 51 IN THE DUGOUT PA Sport LIVERPOOL striker Dirk Kuyt admitted a draw at Stoke felt like a defeat after Robert Huth heaped the pressure on under-fire manager Rafael Benitez. The Germany international stabbed home a last-minute equaliser to cancel outSotiriosKyrgiakos’57th-minuteopen-er, and Kuyt missed
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        291 52/53  -  STOKE1 (Robert Huth 90) LIVERPOOL 1 (Sotirios Kyrgiakos 57) COMMENT IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg OBJECTIVELY, a draw away at Stoke isn’t a bad result. Unfortunately for Rafael Benitez, there isn’t much room for objectivity on Merseyside anymore. Points are all that count now and
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        271 52/53  -  IAIN MACINTOSH DEFINITELY. If the Premier League is a playground then Stoke City are the genuinely hard-as-nails kid that even the school bully is afraid of. In contrast, Liverpool, these days, are the fat child who gets bullied for his lunch money. Stoke are methodical
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        189 52/53  -  IAIN MACINTOSH ABSOLUTELYnotand it’sentirelytheir ownfault. The least inspiring Brazilian in world football, Lucas Leiva, went to ground a split second before Danny Higginbotham clattered into him. Had he stayed on his feet and taken the contact, it would have been a stonewall penalty, but
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        206 52/53  -  IAINMACINTOSH DODGY KEEPER YOUCAN understandwhy Tony Puliswanted tosign DavidJamesthisweek. Thomas Sorensenresponded toFabio Aurelio’scorner by fallingoffhisline and attempting toslap theball away. Hesucceeded onlyin bouncing itinto a meleeof players,withSotirios Kyrgiakos gettingthe finaltouch tocrashthe ball homefromadistance of approximatelysix centimetres. CLUELESS UndersiegefromStokein the earlystages, Liverpool brokeoutand slipped the balltoFabio Aurelio. The secondleast
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        283 54  -  MAN UNITED 3 (Berbatov 64, Rooney 69, Diouf 90+1) BURNLEY0 DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT WHAT would the Red Devils be without Wayne Rooney? Manchester United would shudder at the thought of losing the brightest jewel in their crown. The British Bulldog proved to be the difference yet
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        302 54  -  DAVID LEE A TEXT message came in after United’s third goal: We bought the right Diouf! Not the serial spitter El Hadji Diouf, of course, but Mame Biram Diouf who, on the basis of his Old Trafford league debut, has what it takes to become a superstar striker
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        143 55 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: ASTON VILLA v WEST HAM StarHub TV Ch 27,9.30pm BLACKBURN vFULHAM StarHub TV Ch 118,11pm BOLTON v ARSENAL StarHubTVCh27, 11.55pm Owen Coyle (right) faces a baptism of fire in his first game as Bolton manager as the Trotters play host to in-form Arsenal. Thursday: ARSENAL
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        18 55 JOBURGOPEN Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 26,6.45pm SONY OPEN Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 26,8.15am
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        653 55 LOCAL EVENTS CANOEING What: Singapore Canoeing Marathon When: Today Where: Marina Reservoir MORE than 500 canoeing enthusiasts, including international participants, will be involved in this event. There will be at least 100 racing canoes and kayaks taking part. The marathon includes a portage segment where participants in the
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      451 56 Wire Services WHAT does a footballer do when his manager drops him from the team? Complain to the whole world, of course. Unhappy that he was left out of the squad which drew 1-1 with Stoke last night, even though Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Yossi Benayoun
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      265 56 Each Twitter post can contain a maximum of 140 characters. BABEL: Good rainy morning, Melwoodnow…Training..Later on the day travelling to Stoke... (A couple of hours later) BABEL: Hey people, I got some disappointing news, I m not travelling 2 Stoke.. The Boss left me out of the
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