The New Paper, 20 May 2010

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    26 1 The new paper May 20 2010 thurs A SINGAPORE CTTV% PRESS HOLDINGS S|dJ I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA (P) 117/01/2010 May 20 Best viewed in 3-D
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  • WORLD CUP 2010
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      Lock icon Capello: England's best manager
      490 2  -  GARY LIM: OUR WORLD CUP MAN npsports@sph.com.sg IF ENGLAND fail to win the World Cup this year, it won’t be for the lack of a good manager. In Fabio Capello, the Three Lions have their most successful manager in history. Not even Sir Alf Ramsey,theonly manager
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      Lock icon Fabio better than Ramsey
      445 2  -  ENGLAND MANAGERS: HOW THEY COMPARE GARY LIM IF statistics don’t lie, then England are going into this World Cup with the best man ever to take on the job. FabioCapello’s winrate of 73 per cent will take some beating. Sir Alf Ramsey (1963-74) is second in
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      Lock icon The kid has grown up
      708 39/42 Wire Services. HE IS 21 now, all grown up and ready to make his mark. So says Theo Walcott, who is determined to show the world that he is no longer the “baby-faced kid” who went to the last World Cup only to keep England’sbenchwarm.
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      Lock icon Pressure? Roon can handle it
      422 71 PA Sport. THE WEIGHT on Wayne Rooney’s shoulders must be enormous. England expects the Manchester United striker to lead the Three Lions’ assault ontheWorld Cup in South Africa. And rightly so. Rooney scored a season-best total of 34 goals for United and was named both
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      Lock icon 'England stand a good chance'
      149 71 PA Sport. BRAZIL and Spain may be the favourites to win the World Cup. But Alan Shearer is not discounting England’schances in SouthAfrica. “Any team that wins a major tournament needs luck, but if all our players are fit and playing well, England have a
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      Lock icon WORLD CUP 2010 22 DAYS TO GO
      82 71 ON SEP 22, 2008, the official mascot for the 2010 World Cup Finals was unveiled. Zakumi is a leopard with green hair, wearing colours which reflect those of the tournament hosts’ playing strip yellow and green. His name comes from ZA, the international
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      Lock icon ATOLL ORDER
      411 72/73 Sir Alex says England are World Cup outsiders because the punishing English Premier League takes a heavy toll on the players’bodies Wire Services. ENGLAND’s hopes of winning the World Cup are slim, saysSirAlexFerguson,be- cause most of the players are exhausted after a long and draining English Premier Leagueseason.
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      Lock icon Domenech frets over Gallas' fitness
      276 72/73 AFP. RAYMOND Domenech’s biggest concern with the France squad prior to the beginning of the World Cup was the fitness of cen-tre-back William Gallas. The 32-year-old Arsenal defender has been sidelined since aggravating a left calf injury on March 31 and was the first player
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      Lock icon Kaka: I'll be 100 per cent
      170 72/73 Wire Services. BRAZIL star Kaka will shine when the World Cup starts next month, he promises. The former AC Milan (right) will be going to Sao Paulo for tests on his fitness, after enduring a poor first season for Spanish giants Real Madrid. Kaka
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      34 3 Heartland boon for World Cupfans PAGE 14 SHREK GOES 3-D IN FiRST PAGE 23 Best viewed in 3-D May 20 Red Shirt leaders surrender, but... BANGKOK GOES UP IN FLAMES PAGE 20 PICTURE: AFP
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  • News
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      Lock icon Latest case: Mother jailed 10 months for hurting kids
      230 4/5 THE seven-year-girl had stolen tidbits from a shop. When her mother found out, she heated a kitchen knife with a lighter and pressedthe hot knife on the girl’sright forearm, burning it. That incident was in 2008. In March last year, the
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      Lock icon 'Why is this child suffering like this?'
      741 4/5  -  As a woman is jailed for child abuse, another puts her child in hospital with wounds so severe a stranger loses his temper REPORTS:SHREEANNMATHAVAN SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg SHE heated the knife for a few minutes and then placed it on her son’s
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      Lock icon SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN
      133 4/5 1 2006: NurAsyura Mohamed Fauzi, better known as Nonoi, then two, died after being repeatedly dunked into a pail of water by her stepfather, Mohammed Ali Johari. He was found guilty of murder and hanged in December 2008. 2 2008: Three-year-old Muhammad Izzul Salihin Muhammad Farzid
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      Lock icon Schools and hospitals key to raising alarm in abuse cases
      322 4/5 TEACHERS and medical staff are often the first to spot cases of child abuse. Mr Benny Bong, 52, the president of The Society Against Family Violence, said schools and hospitals play a key role in raising the alarm. Hesaid:“Medical servicesand
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      Lock icon Child abuse on the rise
      240 4/5 CASES of child abuse have been rising over the last four years. Statistics from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), show the number of cases more than doubling. In 2006, there were 57 cases. Last year, it was 118. Lastyear’s figuresare provisional.
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      Lock icon High interest, low tactics?
      734 6  -  2 MPs raise concerns over aggressive tactics Licensed moneylenders REPORT: LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg LICENSED moneylenders give out small loans, right? Think again. In 2008, 173 licensed moneylenders granted $188.5 million in loans. Last year, when Singapore was in deep recession, 221 licensed moneylenders gave out $288.8
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      Lock icon FINALLY, IN THE PINK He gets his IC at age 66 years
      530 8/9  -  REPORT:CHAI CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg MOSTofustakeouridentitycard(IC)forgrant-ed.Not this 66-year-old Singaporean, who said it tookhimmorethan40yearsbeforehegothis. No wonder Mr Mohammad Ahmad (right) is celebrating. Withacontentedsmile,hetoldTheNewPaperashe proudly showed off his pink IC: “This is like a birthday presentforme.” He was born on
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      Lock icon Lost your IC?
      183 8/9 IF YOU have lost your identity card, you must apply for a replacement at the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) headquarters, next to the Lavender MRT station, immediately. The penalties for failing to do so are harsh. An ICA spokesman said the National Registration Identity Card (NRIC)
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      Lock icon He gets his IC at age 39 years
      379 8/9 LIKE Mr Mohammad Ahmad, Singaporean Misran Semen (left) claimed he lived like a foreigner in his own country for more than a decade. The 68-year-old did not have a pink identity card (IC) and his birth certificate was destroyed. He finally received
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      67 6 JOIN US IN TABLE FOR 4! Keen for good food and company? Every week, we will invite three readers to join our reporter Cheryl to review a new restaurant or taste a new menu from familiar eateries. Lunch or dinner is on weekdays and should last about two hours. Send
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      8 6 PAGE 10 Casinos collect $70m in entry levies
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      173 7 Come on board for an experience like no other. Imagine having the ultimate backstage pass to the Navy experience, combined with a great time for the whole family. That's the Navy Open House because you're not a spectator, you're a VIP. Visit the formidable Frigate, the gigantic Landing Ship Tank
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      47 8/9 JACK &RAI WITH EIC DJ ANDREW CHOW URBAN DRUM CREW STYLES FROM BEYOND HOSTED BY JUSTIN MISSON if" (i ir K» 3* i r 4 r > m r Angsana Green (Beside Carpal-) BYTHEBEACH IN CONJUNCTION WITH 100 PLUS PASSION RUN 2010 Organized by Ceylang Serai Community Club
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  • Local News watch
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      Lock icon Casinos collect $70m in entry levies
      224 10 PARLIAMENT THE two integrated resorts (IRs) have collected $70 million in casino entry levies since they opened, said Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan (right) in Parliament yesterday. But he did not provide a breakdown of how much was collected by
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      Lock icon 552 apply for HDB lease buyback scheme for elderly
      103 10 THE Housing Board has received 552 applications under its Lease Buyback Scheme since it was launched last year to help the elderly sell back their HDB flats to the Government for cash. Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman,who is parliamentary secretary for National
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      Lock icon Sota latest to join direct admission scheme
      108 10 THE School of the Arts (Sota) is the latest to join the direct school admission exercise to junior colleges. It will admit up to 10 students talented in visual and performing arts to the Year 5 cohort through thisyear’sexercise,saidThe StraitsTimes. Applications for direct
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      Lock icon COE prices for cars mixed; big-car premiums slide
      113 10 COE premiums registered moderate changes across all categories in the latest tender yesterday. The premium for big cars continued to slide. It closed $3,400 lower at $34,600. In the open category, prices dipped just $2 to close at $39,000. But the premium
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      Lock icon ' My journey is the stuff of dramas'
      618 12/13  - My journey is the stuff of dramas' She was in Normal Technical stream but now is offered place at prestigious academy REPORT:DANSON DANSON CHEONG dansonc@sph.com.sg WHILE most people take four years to get through secondary school, Miss Debra Chua took six. She then slogged through another three years at a
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      Lock icon From panic mode to prize
      332 12/13  -  REPORT:BRYNA BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg PHONESrangnon-stop,aspeoplerushedaroundthe busy room. Some tapped away on their laptop. Others scanned databases for names and contactdetails. Therewasnotimetowaste:Itwasanemergency. Such was the scene in Republic Polytechnic’s (RP) CrisisManagementCentrelastyear. The school set it up to deal with the escalating number of cases among its
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      Lock icon Catch World Qup at CCs... for free
      637 14  -  REPORT:ARUL ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg THE World Cup is coming to the heartlands–freeandwithouthassle. Mr Zainudin Nordin, mayor of Central Singapore Community Development Council (CDC) yesterday pledged that a significant number of live telecasts will be screened free at 16 locations. Fifteen of the locations
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      238 11 He gets promoted after degree course University of Manchester course gives manager holistic understanding of management science FOR some people, education never stops, even when they are working. Mr Franklin Chiew, 37, embarked on a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Management course with the University of Manchester offered through SIM
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      51 12/13 Singapore Airlines International Cup Pick the Winner SMS Contest 1st Prize: $1000 cash a pair of Economy Class return air tickets to Munich on Singapore Airlines Winner: Koh Eng Kiat IC: SXXXX242J 2nd Prize: $800 Cash Winner: Michael Charn IC: SXXXX782Z 3rd Prize: $500 Cash Winner: Hoe Duen Fook IC:
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      121 14 Unlimited A-La-Carte Menu* (over 50 Cantonese-Sichuan dishes) Feast to your heart's content and pick your favourites from over 50 dishes comprising Appetizers, Seafood, Poultry, Meat, Soups, Vegetables and noodles. All diners can also enjoy one serving of: Double-boiled Sea Treasures with Superior Shark's Fin Broth (dinner) or Braised Shark's Fin
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      26 14 Look! Book! Buy! ...when a picture catches your eye in The New Paper starting from May 24 visit http://www.photobank.com.sg At the Gallop of the Dragons event
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  • You
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      60 15 FROM READER SAHRIL JAILANI SAFETY IN DANGER? This motorcycle spotted at Admiralty Link is fitted with a child seat meant for bicycles. Does the owner have a baby helmet too? Even if he does, this has to be illegal. E-mail pictures to tnpclick@sph.com.sg and tell us where and when
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    • Article
      Lock icon Why wasn't there any coverage on the Thomas and Uber Cups?
      165 15 FROM READER CHEW CHIN WEE TO THINK that once upon a time Singapore was so involved in badminton, especially the Thomas Cup, and now there is little heard about it. One of our aspirations is to be a top-notch
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      Lock icon Insurance policy covers workers even when they quit
      241 15 LEEHOWTECK SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL MANAGER GROUP HEALTH DEPARTMENT NTUC INCOME NTUCINCOME’SPORTABLEMEDICAL BENEFITS SCHEME (PMBS) I REFER to the article “Know your rules of thumb”(TheNewPaper,May10). The article noted that employees will lose their group health insurance upon leaving their jobs and recommended
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      Lock icon Punish bad bosses who delay paying salaries
      173 15 FROM READER ACE KINDRED CHEONG I WOULD like to urge the authorities to penalise and punish employers and clients who do not pay salaries promptly. I am sure that many people in Singapore have faced the problem of delayed payments, myself included. I
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      30 15 Do you think the Honda Fit is too small to be a taxi? “Yes.For tall people orthose carryingbig items,it’s more comfortable and practical to haila biggertaxi.” MichelleGoh, 25,financial consultant
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      59 15 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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  • Global News watch
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      Lock icon GO GREEN: Taiwanese singer Wu Bai attended a press conference at the Taipei International Flora Expo in Taipei yesterday wearing a suit made of recyclable clothes to promote the protection of the environment.
      35 16 GO GREEN Taiwanese singer Wu Bai attended a press conference at the Taipei International Flora Expo in Taipei yesterday wearing a suit made of recyclable clothes to promote the protection of the environment. PICTURE: XINHUA
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      Lock icon Euro hits four-year low as markets slump
      245 16 GERMAN TRADING CONTROLS AFP. EUROPEAN stock markets slumped yesterday and the euro hit another four-year dollar low in reaction to new German trading controls and persistent concern about the state of the eurozone economy, analysts said. In early morning deals, London’s benchmark FTSE
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      Lock icon M'sia plans to issue its first Islamic bonds in eight years
      118 16 AP. MALAYSIA announced yesterday that it plans to issue its first Islamic bonds, or sukuk, in eight years. The bond sale is likely to be bigger than its first US$600 million (S$841 million) issuance in 2002 and will be
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      Lock icon Toyota to recall 11,500 Lexus cars worldwide
      109 16 AFP. IN THE latest blow to its reputation, Toyota Motor Corp said yesterday that it would recall 11,500 Lexus vehicles worldwide because of a steering system defect. The Japanese auto giant said it had received 12 reports of electrical problems causing the steering
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      Lock icon Ten militants killed in Taleban attack on Nato base
      107 16 AFP. TALEBAN gunmen armed with rockets and grenades attacked the largest Nato base in Afghanistan at dawn yesterday, sparking battles that killed 10 militants and wounded seven soldiers. The assault on Bagram Airfield, 60km north of Kabul, came one day after
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      Lock icon 'Noah's Ark' gift to N Korea
      323 17 Animals to entice World Cup-bound North Koreans to train in Zimbabwe IT’Scalledthe “football payback”. Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe is said to have been behind a “Noah’s Ark” gift to his NorthKoreancounterpart, Kim Jong-Il. The animals were apparently in exchange for the World Cup-bound Koreans
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      Lock icon Bra-zen break-in by loan shark
      419 18 M’sianhousewife’sunderweardefacedand valuables stolen after husband defaults on loan LOAN sharks always make it a point to let the world know that you have borrowed from them. First come the phone calls. Then, it gets messy. Red paint is splashed all over your front door. In
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      Lock icon What affair?
      403 19 After four months of speculation, she comes outwiththe‘truth’ JohnTerry’s alleged lover(right) says: IT’Sallalie.Ididn’tsleepwithhim.It’sallafigmentofthemedia’simagination.Vanessa Perroncel, former fiancee of Manchester CitydefenderWayneBridge,nowsaysthatherrelationship with ex-Chelsea captain John Terry (right) was platonic. Then why did she take four long months to come outwiththisversionofevents? What about the falling-out of two close friends and the
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      Lock icon Mum nabbed for murder of two kids
      343 19 THE mother and her two children checked into a hotel at a popular Spanish resort on the Costa Brava on Saturday. On Tuesday afternoon, she approached the reception at the beachfront Hotel Miramar to ask for an ambulance. Police were called and they
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    • News Turmoil in Bangkok
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        Lock icon IT’S NOT OVER YET
        718 20/21 Red Shirt leaders surrender, but protesters go on rampage THE game was up for the Red Shirt leaders. The protesters, though, were in no mood to give up. Their anger culminated in looting and violence. By nightfall, fires were raging all over Bangkok. Even some landmark
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        Lock icon Stay or go? S'poreans there say...
        176 20/21 SINGAPOREAN Benjamin Chiam (right), 18, who has been living in Bangkok since last August, will return as scheduled on May 25 and not earlier. He said: “The part of Bangkok where I am staying is quite peaceful. “I usually have dinner with friends at
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        Lock icon MFA: Stay indoors, don't travel in city
        238 20/21 We regret that the situation has come to such a pass and we are saddened that morelives werelostin today’sclashes. We urge all parties to exercise restraint and to make their best efforts to reach a political compromise soon, otherwise there will be more
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
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      13 16 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low25˚ Jakarta:Thunderstorms High35˚,Low26˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorms High34˚,Low28˚ Manila:MostlySunny High35˚,Low29˚
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      403 22 WATCH’EM Ian Wright: Out Of Bounds (far right) Discovery Travel Living (StarHub Ch 427), 9pm Host Ian Wright travels to isolated and distant places like the Siberian wastelands in this new travel series. Brick City Sundance Channel (SingTel mio TV Ch 51), 10pm This documentary follows the citizens of Newark,
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      28 23 WIN MOVIE PREMIUMS FROM SHREK FOREVER AFTER, THE GHOST WRITER ONCE A GANGSTER 2010 20 FiRST GIVES FOREV-D SHREK FOREVER AFTERTHE3-DEXPERIENTHE 3-D EXPERIENCEstviewedin3-D MAY Best viewed in 3-D
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  • WE KNOW MOVIES FIRST
    • FIRST FEATURE
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        90 24/25 When Shrek burst onto the scene in 2001, it turned fairy tales on their headsandbecame ahugebox officesuccess,making office success, making a whopping US$484 million (S$670m) worldwide. Two sequels and US$1.7 billion later, Shrek is still winning fans with its witty parodies of mainstream– or shall wesay“Disney-fied” children’s
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        267 24/25 THE REEL DEAL When Shrek was first introduced almost a decade ago, no one expected that an oversized, ugly green ogre could be such a kind, courageous and ultimately beloved creature. Evenhis name“Shrek”,derived fromthe Germanand Yiddish word“schreck”,means “fear, terror”. However, instead of terrorising people, Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers)
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        Lock icon Gingerbread Man aka Gingy
        171 24/25 THE REEL DEAL Created by the Muffin Man, Gingy (Conrad Vernon) is a tough, umm, little cookie. Utterly adorable with his colourful gumdrop buttons, Gingy is a fast runner– despitehaving both legsbroken by Lord Farquaad– and aloyalfriend who often helpsoutin Shrek’smissions. In the alternate Far Far
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        Lock icon Puss In Boots
        179 24/25 THE REEL DEAL First hired by Prince Charming in Shrek 2 to kill Shrek, the Spanish feline charmer skilled in fencing ends up on Team Shrek after the ogre spares his life. Puss usually fights head on, but is also prone to trickery. Who can forget his
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        Lock icon The Pied Piper
        140 24/25 THE REEL DEAL Disney’s1933 Silly Symphony short film The Pied Piper sees the mysterious piper freeing the children of German town Hamelin from servitude and taking them into a magical toyland. However,in Shrek ForeverAfter, he’sa silent bounty hunter hired by Rumpelstiltskin tosabotage Fiona’sogre revolution. The Piper’sweapon ofchoice?A
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        151 24/25 THE REEL DEAL He first made his appearance in Shrek The Thirdas oneofevil PrinceCharming’s(Rupert Everett) brigade. He’spromoted tomainvillain status in Shrek Forever After and now has his own entourage of witches and pet goose Fifi. The smooth-talking, devious redhead with a penchant for elaborate wigs holds a veiled grudge
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    • FIRST INTERVIEW
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        Lock icon DYING FOR HER DEBUT
        546 26  -  IT IS only her first film role, but it may also be thetoughestone she’ll ever play. JULIANA RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg For local TV actress Suhaillah Salam, itcouldn’thave gotmuch lowerthan, well, being lowered into a grave. In the new Malaysian horror film 2 Alam (Two Worlds), which has
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      Lock icon This week’s winners
      60 28 Tony Stark and his alter ego lord over all competition this week. Judging fromourreaders’responses, itisno surprise thatIron Man2 isoneof the top films in Singapore. Michael Tan (above) rated Iron Man 2 a five out of five, so did Sulaiman bin Said (top, right) and friends. It is
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    • FIRST BITES
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        Lock icon PUSS IN A SPIN-OFF
        116 29 Shrek Forever After may be the final chapter,but that’snotstopping DreamWorks from milking its most profitable animated franchise. Work has already begun for a Puss In Boots movie, with Antonio Banderas reprising his role as the ginger cat, alongside Salma Hayek, who will voice a new character
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        Lock icon ECLIPSE PEEK
        79 29 It’s onlyslightly more than amonthto gofor themovie event ofthe year tothe Twi-hards, that is. Yes,the“highly” anticipatedThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse is heading our way on July 1. Feast your eyes on this new still from the movie. Expect more romantic tension between Bella (Kristen Stewart), Edward (Robert Pattinson) and
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        Lock icon KILLER ZOE
        91 29 Hot off The Losers, where she played the sexy gun-toting Aisha, Zoe Saldana has scored another action role. The actress with the killer bod has agreed to star in Colombiana, an action thriller about awomanwho, afterwitnessingherparents’ murder, becomes a hired killer by day and a vigilante by night
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        Lock icon FINDING CAPTAIN NEMO
        101 29 Disney’sfamous 1954 movie, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, is making a return to the big screen. Two celebrated directors have been approached toadaptJules Verne’sclassic novel about Captain Nemo and his submarine,Nautilus–fortwoseparate films. At the Disney camp, David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) is in negotiations
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        99 34  -  JJ There’san almost Zen qualityto The Ghost Writer, which is rather rare these days. There’sverylittle action, thesets are tastefully spare, the dialogue tends towards terse. Only a master like director Roman Polanski could craft such an engrossing thriller out of such seemingly unthrilling elements. Ewan McGregor
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        68 34  -  JJ Backin 1977, directorRomanPolanski engagedin unlawfulsexual conduct witha 13-year-oldgirl and before thejudge could passasentence, Polanskifled the country. Latelastyear, he was takenin by Swiss policeatthe request ofUS authorities,who wanthim deportedback toCalifornia. Thisdocumentarypresents us withthe detailsofthe case,withinterviews withthe lawyers,police and the victimherself.Even thosenot familiar withPolanski’s
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        65 34  -  Tan Kee Yun HongKong actors EkinChengand Jordan Chanare atthe topof theirgame when they’refillingtheshoes ofswaggering knife-toting,gun-wielding gangleaders. Butdon’t thinkOnce A Gangsteris simplya chancefor the enigmatic (albeit ageing)pairto reprisetheir iconicparts in theclassic Young& Dangerous. It’s actually moreofa campyand charminglyover-the-topgoofball comedy. Chanplays agangster-turned-chef whileChengplaysa changedman who findsfaith and anewfound
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    • Sports Mad About Golf
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        Lock icon Capturing Wimbledon in poems
        314 59 TENNIS AP. IF ROGER Federer’s performancesat Wimbledon weren’talready the stuff of poetry, they certainly will be this year. The All England Club said on Tuesday that it had appointed a “Championships Poet” to write a poem per day to sum up the matches and atmosphere of
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        Lock icon Mardan has extra reason to maintain ranking
        414 59  -  GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg IMPROVE the position or, surely, maintain it. That is the key target Singapore’s No. 2 golfer Mardan Mamat (left) has set for himself for the current Asian Tour campaign. Currently lying 10th with total earnings of US$99,121.20, Mardan realises that
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        Lock icon Koh leads S'pore challenge
        217 59  -  GODFREY ROBERT SINGAPORE has entered a strong team for the 108th Malaysian Amateur Open Golf Championship teeing off today at the Damai Laut Golf Country Club in Lumut, Perak. Leading the local chanrge will be Koh Dengshan, the winner of the event in matchplay format in
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        Lock icon Wie practises in the rain
        169 59 AP. MICHELLE Wie splashed her way around the course on Tuesday, determined to get in a full practice round for the Sybase Match Play Championship. “I played 18 holes, so that’s good in the rain,” said Wie, seeded eighth in the 64-player event that begins
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    • Sports Schools Scene
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        Lock icon Meridian set to regain title
        635 62  -  ‘A’DivisionFootball CHUA SIANG YEE npsports@sph.com.sg LAST MONDAY, St Andrew’s Junior College (SAJC) pulled off a shocker they knocked out defending champions Victoria Junior College (VJC) in the semi-finals of the ‘A’ Division football championship. In today’s final, they face an equally daunting task as their
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        Lock icon Hwa Chong girls rough it out
        627 63  -  Girls‘A’DivisionBasketball HWACHONG INSTITUTION 65 RAFFLES INSTITUTION 60 TSANG WING HAN npsports@sph.com.sg IT WAS so close yet so far for the Rafflesians in the neck and neck race for the Girls ‘A’ Division basketball title yesterday. The score was tied at 53-53 and the timer
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        Lock icon DOUBLE HAPPINESS FOR HWA CHONG
        450 65  -  ‘A’DIVISION BOYS’BASKETBALL FINAL HWA CHONG INSTITUTION 72 ANDERSON JC 46 TSANG WING HAN npsports@sph.com.sg HWA CHONG Institution (HCI) have clinched the double for the third straight seasoninthe‘A’Divisionbasketballtournament. Unlike their girls’ team which needed overtime to overcome Raffles Institution, the Hwa Chong boys’ team comfortably beat
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        Lock icon Narrow win for Home
        303 65  -  HOME 3 (Shi Jiayi 12, Shahril Ishak 38,82) BEIJINGGUO’AN2 (Tan Tiancheng 64,74) S-LEAGUE CHUA SIANG YEE npsports@sph.com.sg IN YESTERDAY’S Great Eastern Yeo’s S-League match, Home United edged past Beijing Guo’an 3-2 in a pulsating encounter. Goals from Shi Jia Yi and Sharil Ishak gave the Protectors
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    • Sports Football
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        Lock icon A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME
        414 66/67  -  Football! Football! premieres today at the Singapore Arts Festival with the aim of uniting theatre with the beautiful game GREGORY LOO npsports@sph.com.sg FOOTBALL.Somethinkit’sjustagame.To those of us who follow the sport andthestories it tells,itis much, much more than a mere pastime it is a culture in
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        Lock icon THE LOCAL CAST
        257 66/67 TERRY LEE, 24 On his character Wizard: “He’saknowledgable guyand is justpassionate about everything that is football. Essentially he eats, sleeps and drinksfootball.” On his favourite player: “RyanGiggs. Ithink thedirectornamed my character Wizard because of his Welsh Wizard tag. “He’ssuch agreat professional role modelfor aspiring footballers– to beplaying
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        Lock icon ABOUT FOOTBALL! FOOTBALL!
        54 66/67 WHEN: Today and tomorrow, 8pm WHERE: Victoria Theatre HOW MUCH: $50, $40, $30, $20 (Tickets available via Sistic) It is a fusion of dance and football, combining elements of yoga, ballet and drama. The production will feature football moves woven into the dance performance. PICTURE COURTESY OF
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        Lock icon Arsenal must keep Fabregas
        460 69  -  But if he leaves, the Gunners must not let their captain go cheaply COMMENT CHUA SIANG YEE npsports@sph.com.sg SINCECescFabregasestablishedhim-selfasafirst-teamregularatArsenal,Gunners fan have had to contend with endless rumours of Barcelona signinghim. This summer, it is unlikely to be any different,whatwiththeupcomingBarcelonapresidentialelectionsnextmonth. Overthepastweekthough,therumour mills have gone into overdrive, with
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        Lock icon Barca to respect Gunners’wishes
        240 69 Wire Services. TXIKI Begiristain has welcomed the news that Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas would like to return to the Nou Camp. But Barcelona’s sporting director accepts the Gunners will have the final say on whether the move comes to fruition. Fabregas last week revealed his wish
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        Lock icon Villa on his way to Nou Camp
        193 69 PA Sport. DAVID Villa will be unveiled as a Barcelona player tomorrow after completing a 40 million ($68.4m) euro transfer from Valencia. The Spain international (right) has long been linked with a move from Los Che after five seasons at the Mestalla and
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        Lock icon Wojcinski the one to look out for
        538 74  -  FOCUS ON KRANJINEWCOMERS WILFRED YEO wilfred@sph.com.sg WOJCINSKI looks the likeliest to succeed among the three raced newcomers making their Kranji debuts tomorrow. The four-year-old Australian bay by ExceedAnd Excelout of Cat’sCradle raced 11 times back home for a win, three seconds and two
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        Lock icon LAST TUESDAY'S BARRIER TRIALS: Keep an eye on Doraemon and Ghozi
        688 74  -  TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg DORAEMON, recommended as a horse to watch on his comeback, won his second barrier trial at Kranji on Tuesday. Ridden by Ng Kok Keong, the Desmond Koh-trained galloper won the second of five trials over
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        Lock icon Better Than Ever enjoying his rest
        443 75 STC THREE-YEAR-OLD sensation BETTER THAN EVER is enjoying a well-earned break up in the resting stables, following his dominant victory in the Group 1 Singapore Guineas over 1,600m last Friday. The Laurie Laxon-trained galloper made it nine straight wins when he spread-eagled the field
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        Lock icon TOMORROW'S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
        639 75 RACE1-1100m MS 6.30 1 Natalia TRBarnabas* (10) 59 2 Excelebrate MFirdaus* (1) 58.5 3 InTheHouse JSaimee (6) 55.5 4 It'sAllMine BTai (12) 54.5 5 RindaJade SJohn (2) 54.5 6 FortuneHunter BVorster (3) 52.5 7 Unbeatable OPlacais (7) 52.5 8 WinningDan SRuzaini* (8) 52.5 9 DareToWin
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        Lock icon Callow is one of three visiting riders for Ipoh
        129 76 NST AUSTRALIAN jockey Noel Callow (right) is among three visiting jockeys granted local permits by the Perak Turf Club for a two-day meeting starting in Ipoh on Saturday. The others are Aaaron Austin and Brazilian Jose De Souza. Callow, 35, the
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY'S HK (HAPPY VALLEY) RESULTS
        541 76 GOING: YIELDING RESULTS AS AT PRESS TIME. RACE1 CLASS4 1000m 1 PROSPEROUS132(12-8) BPREBBLE (1) 1 5 CLASSICNAVIGATOR129(29-10) WMLAI (6) 2 2 SHYBALDY131(32-12) HWLAI (3) 3 4 ENGINEERINGWONDER130(164-40) MWLEUNG (5) 4 ?Trainer:YSTsui.Margins:3.25,hd.Time:57.21sec. Forecast:$12.PlaceForecast:$8(Nos.1-2),$5(Nos.1-5),$8(Nos.2-5). Tierce:$35.Trio:$14.Quartet:$299. RACE2 CLASS5 1650m 10 ROMANCINGTAMAR119(31-12) WCMARWING (8) 1 2 AIPODERIMAGE132(21-10) HWLAI (7)
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        Lock icon Good Sight has a decent track record
        181 76 IPOH NEWCOMERS NST GOOD SIGHT, prepared by leading trainer Kevin Coetzee, is the only raced horse among the four newcomers entered for the Perak Turf’s Club two-day May meeting starting in Ipoh on Saturday. Racing as Musket Fire back home, the three-year-old bay
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        Lock icon IPOH TRACKWORK: Rich Man's World ready
        347 76 NST LAST-start winner Rich Man's World geared up for back-to-back wins in Saturday’s Banded 48-58 event over 1,200m with a stylish workout in Ipoh yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the four-year-old Australian gelding by El Moxie trotted one round on the sand
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    • ON TV
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        124 77 LIVE TELECASTS S-LEAGUE Tomorrow: BALESTIER v SAFFC StarHub TV Ch 222 201 and MediaCorp Ch 5,7.25pm COPA LIBERTADORES (QUARTER-FINALS) Today: SAO PAULO (BRA) v CRUZEIRO (BRA) StarHub TV Ch 222,8.45am Tomorrow: ESTUDIANTES (ARG) v INTERNACIONAL (BRA) StarHub TV Ch 222,6.40am UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE (CHI) v FLAMENGO (BRA) StarHub TV
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        Lock icon GOLF
        22 77 BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Today: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213,10.15pm HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213,3.15am
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        Lock icon RUGBY
        15 77 HSBC ASIAN FIVE NATIONS 2010 Saturday: JAPAN v HONG KONG StarHub TV Ch 201,2pm
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        23 77 MONSTER ENERGY GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE LE MANS Saturday: QUALIFYING PRACTICE StarHub TV Ch 202,7pm Sunday: MAIN RACE StarHub TV Ch 202,5pm
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        Lock icon BASKETBALL
        12 77 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Today: GAME 2 StarHub TV Ch 202,9am
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        Lock icon WHAT'S ON
        669 77 EVENTS /FIXTURES LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL What: RHB Singapore Cup When: May 24 to May 31 Where: Jalan Besar Stadium IN THE opening match, hosts Young Lions will be playing against Home United. TAEKWONDO What: 4th National Poomsae Taekwondo Championships When: Saturday and Sunday Where: Bedok Sports Hall FOR
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      Lock icon GERMANY HAVE A SECRET WEAPON
      265 78  -  GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg EXIT Michael Ballack. Enter Jonah Lomu. The Germany captain's World Cup swansong will not materialise after all, following an injury suffered in Chelsea's FA Cup final win over Portsmouth last Saturday. But, in Lomu, Germany are receiving help from the most unlikely
      PICTURES: REUTERS, AFP  -  265 words
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      31 76 Wednesday,May 19 2010 First Second Third 5506 0730 5677 Starters 2000 1252 9555 9878 7347 8201 6904 0501 4535 3594 Consolations 9503 0695 9330 8966 8156 3030 9109 9852 3457 2828
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