The New Paper, 28 February 2010
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Title Section19 2010-02-28 1/56 The New Paper on sunday 28 Feb 2010 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/201019 words
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News Chile Quake: Tsunami II?
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Article, Illustration898 2010-02-28 2 / 3 TEARS trauma in Chile, then... FEARS sirens across the Pacific Experts warn of waves as highas2mcrashinginto coastlinesofPacificRim nations, including Philippines,NewZealand SOURCE: REUTERS AFP TSUNAMI waves unleashed by a huge earthquake in Chile were moving across the entire Pacific Ocean yesterday, striking fear as the region braced for the possible impactSOURCE: REUTERS & AFP; TNP GRAPHICS: LEE HUP KHENG; PICTURE: AP - 898 words
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Article571 2010-02-28 2 / 3 SHAKEN survivors in Chile spoke of their horror after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country during the night. Mr Marco Vidal, a programme director for Grand Circle Travel travelling with a group of 34 Americans, was on the 19th floor of the Crown571 words
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Article, Illustration1242 2010-02-28 4 / 5 HOLIAN-YI - Chatlivewithastrangerinhislivingroomandclickhimawayifhe’s notsexycool?ReporterHoLian-yi(below)triesInternet’slatest sensationbutgetsnakedmenwhoarenotinterestedinsmalltalk REPORT:HOLIAN-YI HOLIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg WHEN the fresh-faced Norwegian boy popped up in my webchat window, and copy-pasted some Japanese in thetextbox,Ithought:“Finally!” Don’t be mistaken. I am nota pervert. I was checking out a new social networking site purely for professional purposes so that1,242 words
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250 2010-02-28 4 / 5 IS ChatRoulette just fun? Or could it be a new way for sex offenders to prey on young victims? Counsellors who spoke to The New Paper on Sunday said parents and children need to be aware of the dangers posed by sites like ChatRoulette. Mr250 words
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Article, Illustration608 2010-02-28 6 REPORT:TAYSHI’AN - Onlinerecruitmentads discriminateagainst locals, say netizens REPORT:TAYSHI’AN REPORT:TAYSHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg WHYareSingaporecompaniesopenlyshowinga preference for foreign talent when recruitingstaff? Thatiswhatsomenetizenswanttoknow. They were reacting to recent online ads by Singapore companies like Singapore Post (SingPost) and Popular Bookstore, asking for foreign staff in their call forapplicants. An online job adTNP FILE PICTURE - 608 words
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Article, Illustration317 2010-02-28 6 Filipino good English good worker? FILIPINO Rodel Sombilla (above), 30, followed his wife to Singapore two years ago when she found a job here via an online job portal. Within four weeks, he found a job of his own as a supervisor at an F&B outlet. While he credited hisTNP PICTURE: JONATHAN CHOO - 317 words
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Article, Illustration329 2010-02-28 7 TOTO HONGBAO DRAW RESULTS A MERE 50 cents on a QuickPick ordinary entry and one punter became an instant millionaire in Singapore Pools’ annual Toto Hongbao Draw on Friday. The unidentified punter was perhaps the luckiest of the five who shared the $10 million jackpot.329 words
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Article, Illustration586 2010-02-28 8 Nurul Asyikin Mohd Nasir - HisTCMshopin Geylang Serai gets good responsefromMalays Nurul Asyikin Mohd Nasir –NurulAsyikinMohdNasir, newsroomintern THINK Geylang Serai and one would think of chendol, satay and, maybe, rojak. Shops at this Malay hub also sell Muslim religious items, along with brightly-coloured baju kurung and jamu (Indonesian herbs). But oneTNP PICTURE: GARY GOH - 586 words
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Article, Illustration992 2010-02-28 10 / 11 Brazenabuseof pharmaceutical drugsinGeylang overlast3weeks REPORTS and PICTURES: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT tnp@sph.com.sg THE abuse of pharmaceutical drugs remain even after strict measures to curb Dormicum, Codeine and Subutex misuse. In the backlanes of Geylang and now at some Geylang coffee shops, addicts are buying their drug of992 words
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Article, Illustration311 2010-02-28 10 / 11 DISCOURAGING the abuse of pharmaceutical drugs is a difficult issue to tackle, said an ex-CNB officer, because someabusers aren’tafraid of thepenalties. Hetold The NewPaper on Sunday: “Illegalsellers know that if they are caught, they will not be hanged. Paying a fine and a short jail311 words
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Article, Illustration486 2010-02-28 12 / 13 Bending under the lion costume for hours is tough but these youths are not grumbling,for tradition’ssake REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg THISisonedanceroutinethatwillleavemost men struggling to catch their breathandgettheirfooting. Jumpingaround for20 minutes like acrobats, while half bent, can easily zap your energy. Imagine doing it 10TNP PICTURES: MOHD ISHAK - 486 words
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Article, Illustration1015 2010-02-28 14 / 15 ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF - OurreporterrideswithJB’s newcrime-bustingunitondirt bikesandlivestotellthetale REPORTANDPICTURES:ZAIHANMOHAMEDYUSOF ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg THEY weave in and out of traffic at breakneck speed. If needed, they even ride their motorcycles against traffic and on pavements. And it would be perfectly fine with the police because they are the police. The Ninja1,015 words
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428 2010-02-28 14 / 15 SOME high-profile street crimes, like the deaths of two pregnant women last May, remain etched inpeople’s minds. Both had their handbags grabbed by snatch thieves on motorbikes. In the first case, Madam Jamilah Selamat, 31, a handicraft dealer from Johor Baru, fell428 words
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Article, Illustration557 2010-02-28 16 He takes a different route to fulfil childhood aspiration Th is series is brought to you by East Asia Institute of Management IN THE span of less than four months, Yeo Eng Joo, 23, has been a front desk officer, a telephone557 words
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Article, Illustration410 2010-02-28 17 Ex-ThaiPMThaksin’ssupportersatverdictannouncement ATTHEPueaThaipartyheadquartersonRamaIVRoad,Klong Toey,Bangkok,the moodonFriday wasupbeat,evenoptimistic. Thaksin Shinawatra’s supporters, numbering 300, andpartymembershadgatheredtherefortheverdict. Also gathered were 30 Puea Thai MPs, who sat in anxioussilence. The lengthy, monotonous reading of the court’s deliberations seem to have a twin effect: heightened expectationsandprolongedboredom. But when the judgesPICTURES: REUTERS, AFP - 410 words
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366 2010-02-28 17 SUPPORTERS of populist former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra denounced a court order to seizeUS$1.4 billion ($1.96b)of hisassets, and vowed yesterday to pursue a non-violent struggle forwhat theysaid wouldbe apeople’s democracy. But analysts and editorials widely speculated thatthe SupremeCourt’s decisionnot toseize all 76 billionbaht ($3.2billion) ofThaksin’s366 words
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Article, Illustration952 2010-02-28 18/19 REPORT:ARUL JOHN - From fighting off sexy women in pubs to spending a fortune tolookgood,footballers’wivesandgirlfriendswilldo anythingtokeeptheirman,saysUKinsider REPORT:ARUL REPORT:ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg LOUD,obnoxiousandcrass.That’s how the wives and girlfriends (Wags for short) of English Premier League players are oftenportrayed. But they’re really insecure and lonely people, freelancewriterandjournalist AlisonKervintold TheNew PaperonSunday.PICTURES: AP, AFP, GETTY IMAGES, RANDOM HOUSE - 952 words
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Article, Illustration200 2010-02-28 18/19 MS ALISON Kervin (left) has also written for The Sunday Times in the UK, Rugby World magazine, The Daily Mail and Observer Sports Monthly. She has written several books on sports personalities, and sits on numerous judging panels including the BBC Sports Personality200 words
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Article, Illustration525 2010-02-28 20 Hotelwasformer homeofgongfuicon THE rundown house at 41 Cumberland Road in Hong Kong’s quiet Kowloon Tong district might escape the notice of passers-by if it weren’tfora sign signallingthat itis a“love hotel”. Rooms are offered for rent by the hour, with a discountPICTURES: AFP - 525 words
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410 2010-02-28 20 HE MISSED his girlfriend so much that he was prepared to risk life and limb. Daniele Eberhardt, 33, scaled a 3m fence, dodged surveillance cameras and used a skeleton key made from a spoon to break into the low-security410 words
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513 2010-02-28 21 ISTigerWoodsnotonlybeingtreatedforhis sex addiction, but also for his addictiontoprescriptiondrugs? ANationalEnquirerreporthassuggested that the world’s No 1 golfer has returned to rehabbecausehe’sallegedlyadrugaddict. Therewasnoindependentverificationof thereport. It was also the Enquirer which broke the story when Woods crashed his car just513 words
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Article, Illustration401 2010-02-28 21 A CALIFORNIA company launched a TigerText iPhone application on Friday that lets people kill embarrassing SMSes after they have been sent out. X Sigma Partners founder Jeffrey Evans said the smartphone program was namedbeforefallen golf god TigerWoods’ public drubbing for philandering, which sawPICTURES: AP - 401 words
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News Snapshot
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Article329 2010-02-28 22 SMGOH CHOKTONG ATOPENING OF NEWCHURCH BUILDING INTER-faith harmony in Singapore is active, not passive, meaning religious groups make it a point to stay in touch, allowing them to clear up any misunderstandings that may arise, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday. He was speaking at the329 words
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Article, Illustration32 2010-02-28 22 BLAZE: Firefighters inspect a building after a blastinChina’sGuangdongprovinceonFriday. Nineteen people were killed and 50 injured in the explosion triggered by fireworks at a Chinese New Year family celebration. PICTURE: AFPPICTURE: AFP - 32 words
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Article, Illustration108 2010-02-28 22 AL-QAEDA-LINKED Muslim militants killed 11 people in southern Philippines yesterday, hours after two hostages they were holding walked free, the government said. Members of the Abu Sayyaf ex- tremist group and other gunmen raided the town of Maluso on Basilan island before dawn,108 words
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Article, Illustration99 2010-02-28 22 THREE hawker centres will be getting a facelift in March, said the National Environment Agency yesterday. Under the Hawker Centres Upgrading Programme, the hawker centres at Block 448 Clementi Ave 3, Block 120 Bukit Merah Lane 1 and Block 531A Upper Cross99 words
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Article, Illustration95 2010-02-28 22 TAIWAN’S ruling party suffered its third major electoral setback in two months yesterday, losing three of four by-elections despite President Ma Ying-jeou’s efforts to boost his sagging public support. The main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won legislative seats in Hsinchu, Taoyuan and Chiayi counties.95 words
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Article, Illustration102 2010-02-28 22 CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday he hoped 2010 would not be “an unpeaceful year” for trade and economic relations with the United States, during an online chat with Internet users shown live on the central government’s website and the official102 words
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Miscellaneous5 2010-02-28 22 Low25˚ 35˚ High Thunderstorms■ SINGAPOREWEATHER5 words
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Article, Illustration604 2010-02-28 23 DOLORES TAY - THE BUZZ COMMENT:DOLORES DOLORES TAY doltay@sph.com.sg FILICIDE the act of killing one’s son or daughter is a word that never fails to make me shudder. As a mother of two, the thought of such an unnatural deed is a shock to my moral bearings.ST FILE PICTURE - 604 words
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Article, Illustration148 2010-02-28 23 Weratethe pastweek’s news– good andbad. Last week’s index: 150 This week’s index: 140 +10 Measures proposed in the budget will lower property taxes for most owner-occupied homes, add to the Medisave accounts of seniors and help with the education of post-second-ary students. -10 With 40 per cent148 words
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Article25 2010-02-28 23 “Ifmencouldgive birth, they will die delivering.” –Amanonwhyhethinkswomenarethe stronger sex. “Money,money, moneycome.” –AwaitressfromChinawhenaskedwhat the wishes made during lo hei mean in English.25 words
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Miscellaneous22 2010-02-28 23 QUICK ON THE DRAW Marina Bay Sands to open in April... CRUISE SHIPS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA MARINA BAY SANDS TNP ILLUSTRATION:CEL GULAPA22 words
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Article, Illustration879 2010-02-28 24/25 Vinna Yip - S’pore’ssecond cosplaycafeopened amonthagoand ispackedevery weekend.Isthe concept taking off? Vinna Yip VinnaYip,newsroom intern THEY kneel before you, peer at you with big, round eyes, and spoon-feed you. For $1 a bite, you can get cutesy girls in tiny dresses to dish out your meal spoonful by spoonful, completewithTNP PICTURES: GAVIN FOO; TNP PICTURES: MOHD ISHAK - 879 words
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Article, Illustration641 2010-02-28 26 GAN LING KAI - AsBoyScoutsmovement markscentenary,celebs rememberfondmoments REPORT:GAN GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg SEE that toned body? Singer-actor Daren Tan, champion of Project Superstar Season 2, has scouting to thank for it, at least in part. He was just 9 years old when he became a cub scout at Bukit PanjangPICTURES: GAN LING KAI, COURTESY OF DAREN TAN AND MOSES LIM - 641 words
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Article, Illustration402 2010-02-28 27 Woo Sian Boon - 91.3FMcrewwork thecrowdwithlots of booty-shaking Woo Sian Boon –WooSianBoon,newsroom intern A PARTY with a theme like “Sexy,Naughty,Bitchy”isexpected to run wild. And run wild it did at 91.3FM’s monthly Must Drink Friday party on Friday, at the swanky Supperclub. It took no time at all for the crowd toTNP PICTURES: JONATHAN CHOO - 402 words
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Article, Illustration262 2010-02-28 28 Danson Cheong - Danson Cheong –DansonCheong,newsroomintern CYCLINGenthusiastJoyceLeong,54,foundedthecycling club Joyriders four years ago with a groupoflike-mindedfriends. Fromonlyfourmembersatthestart,thegrouphas todaygrowntoabout770memberstodayandorganisesridesacrosstheislandalmosteveryday. Forherefforts,MsLeong,ahousewife,wasoneof57 people chosen out of 3,000 nominees to be a POSB EverydayChampionlastyear. TheEverydayChampioncampaignisaboutcelebratingyoureveryday Singaporeansportsmenandwomen who are dedicated to supporting others in their sportingpursuits. Ms Leong said: “It was reallyPICTURES: COURTESY OF POSB - 262 words
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Article, Illustration121 2010-02-28 28 THE SEARCH for this year’sPOSBEveryday Champion has begun. It will be launched today at the Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre by guest of honour Zainudin Nordin, the mayor for Central Singapore District. The public can take part in sports and other activities at the fair,121 words
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Article, Illustration374 2010-02-28 29 ANGELINE NEO - Springisallabouteasy glamour,whetherit’ssoft smoulderingeyes,bright lips or glowing skin aspire ANGELINE NEO tnp@sph.com.sg IAMfascinatedbythetransvestitesatOrchardTow-ers.Theyaretrulyafascinatingstudyofbeauty.Everythingisaspectacle– fromthecollagenlipsto the boob implants and now, you can even pad your hips with injected fat to give shapelier, womanly curves. Technologyreallyhascomealongway. In the right get-up, some of them look pretty near perfect. Save forPICTURES: M.A.C - 374 words
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Article, Illustration468 2010-02-28 30 JASON JOHNSON - JASON JOHNSON FATHER FIGURES jjohnson@sph.com.sg EVERY morning I walk my eldest son to primary school. I have to wake up at 7am, which is a trauma, but by that time my wife already has the kid washed, clothed and fed. She wakes up at468 words
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Article, Illustration349 2010-02-28 30 SMONG - SMONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg SOyoudidn’t winthe Toto $10 million Hongbaodraw. You know how I know you didn't win the $10 million? Because you’rehere readingthis column instead of out celebrating with hookers and booze. Notthat youcouldn’tread this column and celebrate with hookers and349 words
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Article, Illustration543 2010-02-28 30 HO LIAN-YI - HO LIAN-YI MIDDLE CRASS lianyi@sph.com.sg PERHAPS if I had to cross humid tracts of muddy jungle in an unwashed uniform and powder-bathed armpits, with gross green“camo cream” smudged on my pim-ple-prone face, I would not be so positive about In-Camp Training. But543 words
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Article, Illustration479 2010-02-28 31 HEDY KHOO - HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg HOW often do we take for granted the little details that make us happy? A familiar face can become invisible, blending into the landscape as we go under the grinding mortar of everyday routines. Then, whenthey’regone,wemissthem. Which is why we should take time to showTNP PICTURES: Kua Chee Siong, Hedy KHOO - 479 words
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Article, Illustration81 2010-02-28 34 This week, we’re showcasing your favourite Chinese New Year snapshots. For two weeks from 7 Mar, tell us how you spen tValentine’s Day. Send your pictures and messages to tnpforum@sph.com.sg To all my Chinese friends and teachers from Blk317 Chong Pang PCF, wishing them a happy roaring prosperous81 words
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Miscellaneous102 2010-02-28 32 SEEING STARS BYKUAH SENGSENG Singapore’smostaccuratefakeastrologer PISCES: Please check back with Pisces in two weeks for an extremely accurate detailed forecast of what happens to you next week. ARIES: Your plan to represent Singapore in curling for the 2014 Winter Olympics will hit a snag when you find out the sport102 words
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Miscellaneous110 2010-02-28 32 CANCER: No matter how many people you ask at the casino, no one will play Scissors, Paper, Stone with you for money. LEO: At your bachelor party, you will be sorely disappointed to find the DVD collection of The Golden Girls inside your novelty cake. In other news, a geriatric110 words
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Miscellaneous86 2010-02-28 32 SCORPIO: Sure, you were stabbed 37 times. But on the bright side, none of the stabs severed any major arteries. Okay, one did. But still. SAGITTARIUS: Your big mouth will get you into trouble this week when paramedics are unable to make a perfect seal around it to give you86 words
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Miscellaneous280 2010-02-28 33 My Street Think you know Singapore like the back of your hand? Try answering these questions relating to our country in our My Street series. Check the answers in this space next Sunday. 1. Which structure in the East, now demolished, was known as huaysia,or “firecity” inHokkien? 2. Lavender Street280 words
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Miscellaneous48 2010-02-28 33 My Best Friend’sGirl Star Movies (StarHub Ch 58), 9pm An amoral scoundrel faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take the latter’sex-girlfriendouton a lousy date in order to make her realise how great her former beau is. Starring Dane Cook, Kate Hudson.48 words
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Miscellaneous117 2010-02-28 33 CHANNEL 5 Noon Little Great Givers 12.30pm HSBC Women’sChampions2010 3.30 America’sFunniest Home Videos XIX 4.00 Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Games (Daily Highlights) 6.00 My Dad is Better Than Your Dad 7.00 Just For Laughs Gags VIII 7.15 Movie: Happy Feet 9.30 News 5 Tonight 10.00 The Lost Room 11.00 Burn117 words
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Sports Racing
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Article102 2010-02-28 35 RACE1: 6 MySpecial2 I Wish1 IAgree RACE 2:4 Cool Of Fire 3 Very Fast 8 Perhaps RACE 3: 6 Concrescence 4 True Paradise 12 Zhen Dao RACE 4:8 Century Fortune 4 The Real Thing 3 Brandy Dry RACE5:1GOODJUDGEMENT?9Winchester Wonder 3 Fast Tune RACE 6: 4102 words
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Article1454 2010-02-28 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TO YIELDING RACE1 OB49 12.00 -1100m(STRAIGHT) Stakes:RM55,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****3 IAgree 57 (46) BWoodworth 2 (5agTonyYeoh-Partner) 2 -***** IWish 56 (44) KTChengc1 9 (4agKLChong-Milton) 3 *****6 OurWebster 56 (44) JacksonLowc1 15 (10agPSKumaran-GoldMedal) 4 87-900 DuskyMaiden 55.51,454 words
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711 2010-02-28 36 RACE 1 (Rosehill): 1st 4 Chance Bye ($6-$8) 2nd 6 Ambers Waltz ($10) 3rd 5 Zutara ($14) 4th 10 Divorces. Forecast $12. Place forecast $10 (4-5), $7 (4-6), $21 (5-6). Tierce $64. Trio $28. Quartet $234. Scratching: Georgette Silk. RACE 2 (Caulfield): 1st 4 Velocitea ($7-$5) 2nd 1711 words
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1038 2010-02-28 36 RACE 1 MELAKA, whilst behind the barriers, reared up, fell over backwards and dislodged her rider. The mare was examined by the veterinary surgeon and passed fit to race. MELAKA was slow to begin after jumping away awkwardly. Shortly after the1,038 words
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141 2010-02-28 37 IN the closest fight seen in years, championmareJolie’sShinju defeated Rocket Man by “a nose” for the Da Ma Cai 2009 Horse of the Year of Singapore at the Malayan Racing Association awards ceremony held in Ipoh last night. Waikato was a distant third.141 words
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Article547 2010-02-28 37 GOING: YIELDING Race1 OB49(STRAIGHT)1100m 7 SUNSHINEBEAUTY56c53.5(13-8) SMutaza* (7) 1 1 1 (482) 10 TENTHAVENUE55c54(164-43) KTCheng (10) 6 5 2 (468) 3 5 GRANDECHAMP56c54.5(27-9) SRuzaini* (9) 8 6 3 (465) 1 12 FANTASTICTORCH54(46-14) OChavez (15) 3 3 4 (549) 1.75 ?Winning owner: EW Yeoh. Trainer: Cecil Robert. Time:547 words
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Article, Illustration1081 2010-02-28 38 TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,800m) Lucky Money Star (8) is a headache to get right but is always at his best over this trip, including a second last December. Must have claims with in-form claimer taking1,081 words
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940 2010-02-28 38 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS5TURF 1800m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$485,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 DECENTFELLOW BKNG CKTONG 132 14 2 NAMJONGFIGHTERS YSTSUI KWLEUNG 132 6 3 SAMBUOYANT PO'SULLIVAN ZPURTON 132 12 4 GALAXEE JMOORE KCLEUNG 131 8 5 SABINA ALEE AGRYDER 131 5 6940 words
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Sports HSBC Women's Champions
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Article, Illustration600 2010-02-28 39 GODFREY ROBERT - COMMENT GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg THEHSBCWomen’sChampions’lea-derboard has seen a big re-shuffle overthepastthreedays. Andaswesaunterintothefinallapthis morning at Tanah Merah Country Club, anyof23playerscouldemergethewinner today. Five shots separate the nine players in 15thplaceandthejoint-leadersAiMiyaza-to and Juli Inkster, the latter twice the age oftheformer. But who would lift the trophy and bagTNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG - 600 words
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Article, Illustration438 2010-02-28 39 SARA ANN K - SARA ANN K HER BLOG npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a RazorTVpresenter. SHORT skirts. Cute shorts. Tight tops. No,I’mnottalkingaboutaseedybar. Not with those huge unmistakable interlockingC’sdanglingfromthoseears. I’mtalkingaboutgolf. It has definitely been a different game this timearoundattheHSBCWomen’sChampions. And with the new breed of Asian female golfer sexing up the Tanah438 words
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Article, Illustration961 2010-02-28 40 LIM HAN MING - LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg SHEHASmoreLPGATourvictoriesthantheotherfivegolfersinthetopsixcombined.And she has won 13 out of 29 times she has led or co-led entering the final round in her 27-yearLPGATourcareer. Yet, American veteran Juli Inkster, who will turn 50 in June, played down her chances of winningtheHSBCWomen’sChampionstoday. TheLPGAHallofFamerandeight-timeSolhe-im Cup player continuedTNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG - 961 words
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Article, Illustration414 2010-02-28 41 It’satightleaderboard attheHSBCWomen’s Championsgoinginto thefinalroundtoday. VINNA YIP profiles the top contenders AIMIYAZATO (JAPAN,7-UNDER) AGE: 24 YEAR TURNED PRO: 2003 LPGA VICTORIES: 2 WORLD RANKING: 4 THE HOTTEST player on the LPGA Tour after winning the Honda PTT LPGA Thailand last week. Tied with Juli Inkster for the lead,TNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG - 414 words
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Article, Illustration141 2010-02-28 41 TSENG YA-NI (TAIWAN, 4-UNDER) AGE: 21 YEAR TURNED PRO: 2007 LPGA VICTORIES: 2 WORLD RANKING: 5 THE YOUNGEST player to win the LPGA Championship when she was just 19, don’t be surprised if Tseng (above) makes a late charge in the final round today. So far, she has141 words
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Article, Illustration733 2010-02-28 42 TIM MAITLAND,TJ JONES - That’stheartofcaddying,astoldtoSpecial Correspondent TIM MAITLAND bv TJ JONES, whocarriesthebagforHSBCWomen’s Champions joint-leader Juli Inkster TIM MAITLAND,TJ JONES Most golfers probably think of a Tour caddie as a guy who carries a golf bag and a yardage book. What do you actually do? JONES:You’vegottotakealotofthingsinto consideration theTNP PICTURE: KUA CHEE SIONG - 733 words
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Article, Illustration101 2010-02-28 42 LIM HAN MING - LIM HAN MING WORLD No. 2 Shin Ji Yai’s bagman Deane Herden has been named the HSBC Caddie of the Year. The 45-year-old Australian (left) is credited with helping Shin win three tournaments last season, including the HSBC Women’sChampions. The 21-year-old South KoreanPICTURE: GETTY IMAGES - 101 words
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Sports EPL Betting
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Article, Illustration988 2010-02-28 43 ALISON RATCLIFFE - ALISON RATCLIFFE SPORTS FEMME npsports@sph.com.sg Now take a look at the clubs that have finished seventh in recent seasons and would therefore qualify for the Champions League play-offs under the proposed new system and tell me if you think they ought to be in the ChampionsPICTURE: GETTY IMAGES - 988 words
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Sports Carling Cup Final
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ASTON VILLA V MAN UNITED
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Article, Illustration512 2010-02-28 44/45 PA Sport IF ASTON Villa beat Manchester United in the Carling Cup final tonight, it will be their first trophy in 14 years. And Martin O’Neill knows that victory will “do wonders” for the confidence of his young and fast-developing squad. The Villa manager has aPA Sport - 512 words
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Article, Illustration625 2010-02-28 44/45 PA Sport WHEN you have been involved in as many finals as Sir Alex Ferguson, there are some occasions when the semi-final has been a bigger game. Take 2004 for instance. The record books show Manchester United beat Millwall in the FA Cup Final, scoringPA Sport - 625 words
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Article, Illustration280 2010-02-28 44/45 PA Sport WAYNE Rooney is rapidly becoming irreplaceable at Manchester United. It is perhaps a true measure of his extraordinary talent that what prevented Rooney from reaching his present exalted status sooner was a willingness for hard work. If someone was needed to chase back towardsPA Sport - 280 words
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Article, Illustration436 2010-02-28 44/45 PA Sport JAMES Milner was supporting the opposition last time Aston Villa appeared in the League Cup Final 14 years ago. Milner was a devoted Leeds fans who made the trip to Wembley with his family in 1996, and saw the Whites beaten 3-0 byPA Sport; PICTURES: AFP, AP, REUTERS - 436 words
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Article82 2010-02-28 44/45 3RD ROUND Aston Villa beat Cardiff 1 -0 Man United beat Wolves 1 -0 4TH ROUND Aston Villa beat Sunderland 3-1 on penalties (full-time 0-0) Man United beat Barnsley 2-0 QUARTERFINAL Aston Villa beat Portsmouth 4-2 Man United beat Tottenham 2-0 SEMI-FINAL 1ST LEG Aston Villa beat82 words
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Article, Illustration952 2010-02-28 46 STEVE BATES - EXCLUSIVE STEVE BATES Special Correspondent SIR ALEX FERGUSON arrives at Wembley today insisting Michael Owen is a better footballer than he’s ever been. And the Manchester United chief reckons the one time goal-den boy can still be England’s World Cup super-sub in South Africa in June.PICTURE: REUTERS - 952 words
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Article256 2010-02-28 46 PA Sport SERIOUSLY, on the eve of a Cup final, would you think about dropping your most in-form striker? Yet, Sir Alex Ferguson is considering whether to leave Wayne Rooney out of his Carling Cup final starting line-up. Rooney has been in explosive form recently, andPA Sport - 256 words
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Article, Illustration825 2010-02-28 47 FRANK MALLEY - Englishplayerscould featureprominentlyin tonight’sCarlingCupfinal, butnonemoresothan red-hot Rooney FRANK MALLEY Chief Writer, PA Sport MARTIN O’Neill is the sort of football manager who polarises opinions. Some see him as a touchline ranter and raver with a dubious record in the transfer market, one who did his bestPICTURES: AFP - 825 words
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Article, Illustration372 2010-02-28 48 IAIN MACINTOSH - IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg AS LOGICAL as it is for Sir Alex Ferguson to want to rest his star striker Wayne Rooney, you’d think that there would be better times to choose than this. Rooney has scored 27 goals in all competitions this season, a total farPICTURES: AP, AFP - 372 words
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Article81 2010-02-28 48 IAIN MACINTOSH - IAIN MACINTOSH IT CERTAINLY wouldn’t be a surprise. Last year’s final went all the way to penalties and the final the year before, was decided by Jonathan Woodgate’s extra-time header. Martin O’Neill will be packing his defence tightly and, if Rooney is destined to watch this one from81 words
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Article, Illustration167 2010-02-28 48 IAIN MACINTOSH - IAIN MACINTOSH NO, ASTON Villa will almost certainly play the way they usually do with the main invention coming from James Milner, Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor, while Emile Heskey reprises his role as the blunt instrument of destruction. It will be down to Stiliyan Petrov to167 words
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Sports EPL
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Article, Illustration410 2010-02-28 49 PAUL BURBRIDGE - Burnley ........................1 Portsmouth ..................2 BY PAUL BURBRIDGE Special Correspondent RISIS-HITPortsmouthput their off-field woes behind them to win only their second away game in the English Premier League in 16 months. Pompey last week became the first top-flight club to go into administration, but the players rolled410 words
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Article, Illustration275 2010-02-28 49 ROUND-UP PA Sport JAMESMcFADDEN’Spenalty lifted Birmingham to the 40point mark in the English Premier League with a 1-0 win which piled on the relegation worries for Wigan. It means Wigan have gone seven League games without a win, but Birmingham can now lookPA Sport - 275 words
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Article, Illustration882 2010-02-28 50 / 51 LIM SAY HENG - ChelseafanDYLANKOHshareswithLIMSAYHENGhis disappointmentatChelsea’s2-4losstoManchesterCity IN THE GRANDSTAND LIM SAY HENG THEIR first home loss in the league this season and Chelsea conceded four goals. What went wrong? I WOULD say the two City goals either side of half-time. For the first, Jon Obi Mikel had the timeTNP PICTURE: KUA CHEE SIONG - 882 words
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Article, Illustration324 2010-02-28 52 / 53 IAIN MACINTOSH - CHELSEA2 (Lampard 42,90+1 pen) MAN CITY 4 (Tevez 45+1,76 pen, Bellamy 51,87) REPORTING FROM STAMFORD BRIDGE IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg ing against a Manchester City side that had barely crossed the halfway line. It had been a half of unimaginable tedium, of appalling passing, of sloth-like movement,PICTURES: GETTY IMAGES, AFP - 324 words
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Article, Illustration177 2010-02-28 52 / 53 IAIN MACINTOSH - IAIN MACINTOSH THERE are no winners in an undignified public bust-up like this. There is only a sliding scale of losers. Wayne Bridge sold his former friend a dummy in the much-anticipated pre-match line-up. He let his hand drift by Terry’s without contact to177 words
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Article215 2010-02-28 52 / 53 – IAINMACINTOSH - IAINMACINTOSH SHOCKER WHYDIDthe Chelseafans haveto besovile to WayneBridge? Heserved themwell without complaint asboth a firstchoice left-backand a sparsely-usedunderstudy.Hehas refusedto getinvolved inthe mud-slinging,actedwith greatdignityby pulling outof theEngland squad tosavedistractions and wasquite rightnot toshakethe handof theman whoimpregnated themother ofhis bestfriend. Leavethe poorman alone! CLUELESS CANSOMEONE pleasetie MicahRichardsto achairand repeatedly hit215 words
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Article105 2010-02-28 52 / 53 IAIN MACINTOSH - IAIN MACINTOSH IT’SANOTHERtwistworthyof an M KnightShyamalan movie. I publicly wrote Arsenal out of the title race back at the start of this month when Chelsea dismantled them at Stamford Bridge. I still didn’t believe that they had a chance when Everton chipped in and allowed them105 words
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Article, Illustration442 2010-02-28 54 IN THE DUGOUT PA Sport MANCHESTER City striker Craig Bellamy took a swipe at John Terry after his side’s 4-2 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge yesterday. The build-up to the game had been dominated by the first on-field meeting between Terry andPA Sport; PICTURE: AFP - 442 words
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Article, Illustration333 2010-02-28 1/56 CHELSEA2 (Lampard 42,90+1 pen) MAN CITY 4 (Tevez 45+1,76 pen, Bellamy 51,87) PA Sport THE“WILLthey, won’t they”debateis over. Wayne Bridge and John Terry did not shake hands (pictures, left) at Stamford Bridge last night. The pair were the only two players not to greet each other during the traditionalPA Sport; PICTURES TAKEN FROM STARHUB - 333 words
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Sports The Complete EPL
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Article, Illustration105 2010-02-28 50 / 51 A CLEARANCE by Wayne Bridge is headed backwards by John Obi Mikel. Carlos Tevez does brilliantly to hold off both John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho before sending a scuffed shot towards Hilario. Somehow, the Portuguese goalkeeper lets the weak shot past him for Man City to equalise just beforeTNP ILLUSTRATIONS: KELVIN CHAN - 105 words
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Article, Illustration414 2010-02-28 50 / 51 LIM SAY HENG - IN THE KNOW LIM SAY HENG HILARIO has to take a huge chunk of the blame forChelsea’s 2-4loss to ManchesterCity. The Blues really missed Petr Cech between the sticks last night, as his replacement’s positioningwasbad duringCity’s firsttwogoals. Facing Tevez at the end of the414 words
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SPORTS ON TV
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Article, Illustration129 2010-02-28 55 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: TOTTENHAM v EVERTON StarHub TV Ch 27,8.55pm LIVERPOOL v BLACKBURN StarHub TV Ch 22,11pm SUNDERLAND vFULHAM StarHub TV Ch 118,11pm CARLING CUP FINAL Tonight: ASTON VILLA v MAN UNITED Ch 61 mioTV, 10.30pm ASTON Villa (right) are looking to win their first trophy in 14PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 129 words
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Article21 2010-02-28 55 HSBCWOMEN’S CHAMPIONS Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 26,12.45pm WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 26,5.15am21 words
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Article13 2010-02-28 55 RBS 6 NATIONS Tonight: ENGLAND v IRELAND StarHub TV Ch 22, midnight13 words
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Article30 2010-02-28 55 12th HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Tonight: SOUTH AFRICAv SPAIN StarHubTVCh122, 7pm AUSTRALIAvENGLAND StarHubTVCh122, 9pm INDIA v PAKISTAN StarHub TV Ch 122,11pm Tomorrow: NEWZEALAND vCANADA StarHubTVCh122, 7pm GERMANYvSOUTH KOREA StarHubTVCh122, 10.30pm30 words
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Article36 2010-02-28 55 VANCOUVER 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES Tomorrow: CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING StarHubTVCh23, 1.30am ICE HOCKEY StarHubTVCh23, 4.15am FIGURESKATING StarHubTVCh23, 10am CLOSING CEREMONY StarHubTVCh23, 9.30am Today: BOBSLEIGH StarHubTVCh23, 6.30am CURLING StarHubTVCh23, 7.30am FIGURESKATING StarHubTVCh23, 10am ICE HOCKEY StarHubTVCh23, 11am36 words
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Article544 2010-02-28 55 LOCAL EVENTS GOLF What:HSBC Women’sChampions When: Ends today Where: Tanah Merah Country Club, Garden Course VETERAN American Juli Inkster and Japanese star Ai Miyazato are joint-leaders after the third round yesterday. Both of them fired 69s, giving them a seven-under total of 209. Sittingtwo shotsback areJapan’s Momoko Ueda544 words
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Page 36 Miscellaneous
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Advertisement630 2010-02-28 52 / 53 MATCH OF THE WEEK WITH MELTDOWN ingagainst aManchester Cityside that had barelycrossedthe halfway line. It had been a half of unimaginable tedium, of appalling passing, of sloth-like movement,butChelseamanagerCarloAncelottiwouldnothave mindedintheslightest. Then, with the clock ticking down, Carlos Tevez suddenly found space and ran at John Terry, turning the former England captain630 words
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Advertisement18 2010-02-28 54 EPL ACTION WITH Craig Bellamy (far left, with Gareth Barry) netted a brace for Man City. PICTURE: AFP18 words
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