The New Paper, 23 May 2010

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    • 1022 2 / 3  -  New tattoo chain inks customers in outdoorstreetstalls,exposedto exhaustfumes.Rivaltattooartistssay it’sunhygienic,butthemanagersays: REPORT AND PICTURES: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg THE China tourist sits on a special-ly-made chair facing the road, absorbing the sights and sounds of Geylang. These include people walking by barely 1m in front
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    • 514 2 / 3 TO REGULATE or not to regulate? That’sbeen thequestion buggingthose in the tattoo industry. Some in the industry have been allowed to“run wild”,professional tattoo artists told The New Paper on Sunday. Reports on students getting tattoos without parental consent have surfaced. The New Paper reported last
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    • 999 4 / 5  -  Parentssayitgiveschildren competitiveedgeandhelps themlearnanotherculture NOT THEIR MOTHER TONGUE BUT... REPORTS:GAN GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg THIS Primary 5 pupil often gets surprised stares from other students in her Chinese class. Taxi drivers, hawker centre uncles and the school bookshop aunties are taken aback when she speaks fluent
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    • 462 4 / 5 HISMOTHER’SCHINESEBUT... NOMINATED MP Paulin Tay Straughan did not mince her words when she spoke to The New Paper on Sunday recently regarding the challenges faced by her younger son while learning Chinese. “Itwasaheart-wrenchingjourneyforhim,”saidthe 47-year-old associate professor, who teaches sociology at
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    • 475 6  -  Dedicated nurse at IMHamonghealthcare awardrecipients REPORTS: NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg THE patient ran out of the clinic and into the car park. He got into his car, slammed the door shut and turned the engine on. Madam Doris Koh, together with a few other
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    • 98 6 TOMORROW, 61 healthcare professionals will receive their Healthcare Humanity Awards from President S R Nathan, Patron of the Courage Fund, at the NTUC Centre Auditorium. Each award winner will get a silver medallion and $1,500. This year, the winners were chosen from 135 nominees.
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    • 329 6 THIS good doctor lives life in the medical fast lane. Dr Chiu Ming Terk, 49, is called in to give treatment to the most seriously injured those involved in serious road or workplace accidents and those who have fallen from significant heights.
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    • 671 8 / 9  -  Unicyclistsbraverocks,mudandscaryslopestoblazenaturetrails REPORT: GENEVE YEO genyeo@sph.com.sg MENTION unicycles and images of clowns and circus troupes come to mind. Buthere’sagroupwhoridestheunicycle off-road and roughs it out on rocks and mud. Unknown to most outside their circle, the group of three to 10 unicyclists here head to
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    • 461 8 / 9  -  REPORT:DANSON DANSON CHEONG dansonc@sph.com.sg IT WAS a chilling statement. “Before the end of this year, another dozen cyclists willdieontheroads.” Mr Benoit Valin, 32, at Merlion Park, organiser of thisyear’sRideofSilence,madethatgrimreminder. I was at the Merlion Park waterfront yesterday morning, joined by 450 other cyclists on
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    • 1117 10 / 11  -  Clan celebrates its 170th anniversarywithdragon danceatMerlionParktoday Stepaside,IpMan. MakewayforWongFeiHong’s... REPORT:GAN GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg YOU may have seen Ip Man’s “interlinking fists” in the Donnie Yen movie, Ip Man 2, now showing in cinemas. Butthe “shadowless kick”?Ah, that equally deadly quicksilver move belongs to another legendary gongfu exponent and
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    • 581 12  -  Recent incidents of school sports violencehavesomecoachessaying... REPORT:DANSON DANSON CHEONG dansonc@sph.com.sg WHENtherefereeblewthefinalwhis-tle on 12 May, there was a smile on rugbycoachAdrianChong’sface. It did not matter that his Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) team had lost to Raf-flesInstitution(RI)11-3. He had other things to celebrate the Schools National A Division rugby
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    • 185 12 APRIL20: StJoseph’s Institutionstudent Tan Ser Yung, 16, underwent emergency surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain after a Schools National Championships judo bout. The boy consulted the on-site medical team after his match, but fell unconscious shortly after. APRIL 12: Fifteen-year-old Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
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    • 447 15  -  ITE show choir performerssing– and cook for Esplanade crowd REPORT:CHERYL CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg YOU could say this is a choir which appeals to both your ears and your stomach. But it wasn’t just songs that this group of seven performers dished up at the Esplanade Concourse
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    • 392 19 Ford Models sued by another New York agency ONE of the world’s most famous modelling agencies, Ford Models, is being accused by a rival New York agency of stealing its best girls. Next Management has sued Ford Models for allegedly poaching three of its East European
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    • 357 19 She was paralysed after accident where her hair was caught in go-kart. Now, 10 years later... MS AMRITA Kaur was only 12 when her long flowing hair got caught in a go-kart she was driving. That accident, which happened more than 10 years
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    • 572 20/21 ActivistErinBrockovichwagesnewwar againstBPforGulfofMexicooilspill ERINBrockovich(below)is back– this timeto fight for the rights of those affected by the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. “Standup toBP and say, ‘You know what, I’mnot takingyour anymore’,” shetold an audience of more than 300 anxious individuals in Pensacola,
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    • 355 20/21 Forthreeweeks,these Koreanchildrenexperience monasterylifetolearn more about Buddhism SOME boys cry their hearts out, some hold on to their mums. Some grimace as the elders shear their locks off. One boy had to be held down by five senior monks while another tried to shave his head. Red-cheeked
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  • News Dr Goh Keng Swee Dies
    • 696 7  -  Jurong BirdPark curator recallsaccompanyinga camera-totingDrGoh around on weekends REPORT:HOLIAN-YI HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg DRGOHKengSweeusedtooftenwan-der the grounds of the Jurong BirdParkonweekendmornings. Withhis“old,antiquecamera”,theformer deputy prime minister would arrive alone and spend the next three to four hours snapping away. While Dr Goh is probably best rememberedfor transformingJurong
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    • 25 7 FUNERAL SERVICE The State Funeral Service will be held today at the Singapore Conference Hall from 2.30pm to 4pm, for family and invited guests only.
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  • News Be Yourself Day
    • 401 14  -  REPORT:YAW REPORT:YAW MINJIE yminjie@sph.com.sg WHAT do you get when you combine an effort to save the environment and The New Paper’s Be Yourself Day? At Zhangde Primary School, the students ditched their uniforms on Friday and expressed themselves by dressing up in green-themed costumes including plants,
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    • 83 14 DITCHthose uniforms. It’s time to celebrate your individuality. That’sthe spiritofThe New Paper’sBeYourself Day, aday when students can express their creativity by wearing what they feel represents them best. Participants can also donate to more than 30 charities under the President’sChallenge. The New Paper has been involved in the
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  • News India air crash
    • 723 16/17 PlanecrashinIndialeaves 158deadafterbotched landing on hilltop runway ITiscalledthetrickiestairportinIndia.Mangalore airport has a tabletop runway which means that it is located on a hilltop, which demandsaccuracywithnoroomforerrorwhilelanding. Speaking to New Delhi TV, Air Marshal Denzil Keelor said a structural flaw exists at the Mangalore airport.Thereisnotenoughsafeareaasabufferforthe pilotifhelosescontroloftheaircraft. Headded that the tabletop runway
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    • 323 16/17 The Mangalore airport has several danger spots that make it very difficult for planes to land safely, say experts ent air safety boards to prevent acci- dents, but the Directorate General of Civil Avia- tion doesn’t have any such mechanism in place till date. A
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    • 66 16/17 “TheMinistry ofForeign Affairs and ourmissions inIndia are monitoring the incident. Our missions are in close touch with Air India and the relevant authorities. As at 1330 hours (Singapore time) today (Saturday), there are no reports of Singaporeans having been affected by the incident. “Singaporeanscancall our24-hour
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    • 478 18 IN SEAT No 23 of the ill-fated flight was Mr Joel Pratap D’Souza. He had put on the safety belt and was looking forward to landing in Mangalore. As soon as the flight landed, he said the pilot lost control. Saidthe24-year-old:“Thepilotwastrying tobringtheplaneundercontrol.Hecouldn’t andtomyhorror,theplanefellapart.” He,
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  • News Snapshot
    • 103 22 RESIDENTS in Serangoon North will get a $7 million Neighbourhood Renewal Programme, if they vote in favour of it. The project will involve some 2,000 households living in 29 blocks along Serangoon North Avenue 1 and 2, reported Channel NewsAsia.
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    • 114 22 AP. THAI police, criticised for their lenient treatment of leaders of protests that paralysed Bangkok for weeks, said yesterday they had tightened security and confiscated the men’s mobile phones. A military crackdown on Wednesday sparked a rampage by supporters who threw grenades and
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    • 96 22 AFP. CHINA is considering its first immigration law after a surge in the number of foreigners seeking to take advantage of the booming economy in the country, Xinhua news agency said yesterday. Preparations are underway for a first draft of
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    • 113 22 Reuters LEADERS from British Airways and the Unite union met yesterday to discuss ways to avoid the first of three five-day cabin crew strikes due to start tomorrow, industrial dispute mediator Acas said. Talks between BA chief executive Willie Walsh
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    • 405 22 S’POREENVOY ON FORMERROMANIAN DIPLOMATINS’PORE HIT-AND-RUN CASE THIS point was brought up several times during a press conference held by Singapore’s special envoy to Romania in Bucharest, Romania, on Friday. Mr Anil Kumar Nayar (right), Singapore’s Ambassador to the European Union, arrived with otherofficialsfromSingapore’s ney-General’sChambersonTues-day to help
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    • Article, Illustration
      32 22 OUT IN THE OPEN: Identity cards of Red Shirt anti-government protesters being displayed after they were recovered from a roadside sewage at Lumpini Park in downtown Bangkok yesterday. PICTURE: AP
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous

  • News Exchange
    • 545 23  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: MELVIN SINGH melvin@sph.com.sg YOU just have to love the growing maturity of Singaporeans. Whether the subject is religion, the casinos with their respective sideshows or the mother tongue debate, Singaporeans have flooded online and offline media with their views. Loads of constructive criticism
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    • 119 23 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad +10 There were record surges in first-quarter GDP and April exports. Also, double-digit growth in Changi airport passenger traffic and a slew of positive polls, including one that named Singapore astheworld’s most competitive economy. +10 Fuel became cheaper for motorists and COE prices remained relatively stable.
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    • 36 23 “LiverpoolshouldgetThaksin. At least, he can motivate the RedShirts.” –AmanonLiverpoolmanagerRafael Benitez’splantostayonatthelanguishing club “Thatwasareallysmartmove.” –Aman’ssnidecommentonMarinaBay Sands’decisiontosuetheorganisersof Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) conference. The IPBA is made up of top lawyers from all over the world
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    • 1115 24 / 25  -  S’pore-basedLebaneseandNTUdon speakupfornewlycrownedRimaFakih REPORT:TAN TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg BARELY a week into her reign as the newly crowned Miss USA, Rima Fakih seems to have become the Queen of Controversy. The 23-year-old raven-haired, tanned Leba-nese-American beauty has had darts of all shapes and sizes shot in
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    • Enjoy Family Matters
      • 679 26 / 27  -  Is dinnertime with the family a chore or non-existent? REPORT:JOANNE JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg HANDS up how many of you have dinner with your family at home every night? Not many will have the luxury to do so, especially in such a
        PICTURE ILLUSTRATION: ST FILE; PICTURE COURTESY OF MADAM LOO PEI FEN  -  679 words
      • 352 26 / 27 Twofriendswithacommoninterest–oneguy MyfriendandI likethe same guy.What are weto do?– Lovedrunk SYLVIA TOH: Let me get it straight first. Are you and your friend guys as well? Because no problem there then. Guys never let friendship get in the way of relationships. Butwithgirls,it’s trickier. Soeither youtwo agreeto have
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      • 301 26 / 27  -  JASON JOHNSON FATHER FIGURES jjohnson@sph.com.sg ASAchildinthe1970s,Igrewuplikeawildthing.Betweentheagesofsixand16,I did prettymuch whatever I wanted to do, which basically amountedtonotdoinganythingatall. Playing barefoot in gutters, riding bicycles over makeshift ramps, wrestling with friends it was like a sortofparadise. Wild sleepover parties. Taco chips for lunch. Cartoonsallday.Girlsonthebrain. Noresponsibility.Nohomework.Nochores. It
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    • Enjoy Shopping
      • 390 28 / 29  -  aspirexupr-adn-mzym-nthea-r-heoheer-ndk-p-n- Everycosmopolitanwardrobe has a place for local designers DOLORES TAY doltay@sph.com.sg ILIKEmyinternationallabelsasmuchas I like my uni and foie gras I have tohavethematleastonceamonth. Butfriendsknowthatdeepdown,I’m acharkwayteow(extrachilliandcockles please!)andsambalfriedricegirl. While I can skip my favourite sea urchin and goose liver treats, I can’t live withoutthelocalfare,likeIcan’tdowithoutlocalbrands. Local fashion is
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      • 319 28 / 29  -  –AdditionalreportingbyYawMinJie –AdditionalreportingbyYawMinJie Daniel Yam Thisboutique whichspecialisesin women’s evening wearisoneofthe nation’smostpopular and recognised local brands. To view its latest collection, go to its flagship store at Wisma Atria (#01-34/35/36). Abyzz Expect unique and versatile pieces from designer DesmondYang’s latest collection whichfeatures atop that can be transformed into
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    • Enjoy Hed Chef
      • 409 30  - Sweet sour go together Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg IT’Sallsugarandspice,andeverythingtastesniceinthe first throes of passion with a new love interest. thingbitter.Notsurprisingifyouhavebeenbusypractisingscoringgoalsintonsilhockey. Stamina in the smooching sport is not an issue at thisstage.It’ssuchaversatilegametoo.Youcanplayit anywhere, indoors or outdoors. It’s like pure maple syrup, drizzle it over anything and it all tastes good. Trouble is, unlike
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      • 139 30 BRENDAN Fraser is fast becoming the go-to guy for family comedies. The star of Inkheart and Journey To The Center Of The Earth is back with ecological caperFurryVengeance and aheftier new look. Fraser piled on the pounds to star as an ambitious real estate developer
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    • Enjoy Humour
      • 452 31  -  Gaming, like seduction,involves begging HO LIAN-YI MIDDLE CRASS lianyi@sph.com.sg THESE coming June nights are going to be long and difficult for the poor and the principled. Thousands of football fans, unable or unwilling to pay the telcos the hugely overpriced World Cup fee,
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      • REALLY?
        • 93 31 Odd news that’sfor real YOU know how they say football is like a religion for some avid fans? It’sprobably truefor the fansof German football club FC St Pauli. Anexecutive boxatthe club’s Millerntor Stadium in Hamburg, Germany, has been decked out to look like a Gothic
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        • 89 31 A BRITISH university is offering a course on US TV series The Wire (below) as part of its sociology degree. The 10-week module will be offered to all final year students at the University of York, reported the Daily Telegraph. Titled The Wire
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      • 351 31  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg IDON’Thavemanyfriends. So most of the non-work related phone calls I get are either from telemarketers or my mother. Of the two, I prefer telemarketers because at least I can hang up on them. When
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 87 32 SEEING STARS BYKUAH SENG SENG Singapore’smostaccuratefake astrologer PISCES:We’renotsayingyou’reaglutton, but there has to be a reason why staff at every buffet you visit turn you away by name. ARIES: Sticks and stones may break your bones,butit’sthewordsthatreallyhurt whenthe“Hollywood”signcollapseson top of your tour bus. GEMINI:You’renottheonlyone.Many peoplecan’ttellbylookingifJustinBieber isachickoradude. CANCER:Thankstotheaccident,youwill bethego-toguyforzenmasterswhoseek toknowthesoundofone-handclapping. LEO:Yourwillbevotedbyyour graduatingclassasMostLikelyToBe World’sTopContributortoGlobal
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  • Page 33 Miscellaneous
    • 247 33 CHANNEL 5 10.30am Films And Stars Asia 11.00 Survivor: Heroes Vs Villains Reunion 1.45pm Movie:TheHitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy 4.00 American Idol 6.00 Kyle XY 7.00 The Making Of Shrek Forever After 7.15 Movie: Underdog 9.00 Crimewatch 2010 9.30 News 5 Tonight 10.00 Renovaid 10.30 Singapore Talking 11.00 EliStone Midnight
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    • 132 33 WATCH’EM PICTURE:WARNERBROS Pride And Glory (above) HBO (StarHubCh601), 9pm Members of a multi-generational family of New York City police officers find themselves tested when one of its members investigates a case that reveals a potentially explosive police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. Starring Colin Farrell, Edward Norton. Soul Men
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    • 95 34 Show Look out for our new sections starting in June STAR TREKS Celebs like Fann Wong share with us their travel tales and holiday snaps. STAR BUCKS What do stars spend their moolah on? We get celebs like David Gan to open up their wallets. TABLE FOR 4 ENTOURAGE Join
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  • Page 35 Miscellaneous
    • 30 35 Saturday,May *****0 First Second Third 2050 5475 3563 Starters 1171 3767 5614 5630 5854 5864 6514 7652 7722 7902 Consolations 0435 1110 1511 2243 4752 5796 7701 7742 8652 8939
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  • sports
    • Sports Racing
      • 1198 35 GOING FORECAST: SOFT TO HEAVY RACE1 OB58 1.15 -1200m(LC) Stakes:RM55,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 71-60- BruneiTale 57 (58) ANawawi*c3 9 (5agTonyYeoh-AJRacingNo3) 2 *****3 GlobalNomad 56.5 (57) MDjulkiflic1 1 (7agEBreukelen-TANasir) 3 -00-40 BestFriend 56 (56) NCallow 6 (5agCecilRobert-GoldHill) 4 BintangHarapan 55.5 (55)
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      • 83 35 RACE1:7 FlyingKiss 5 D’MightyOne6 FortApache RACE 2:7 Tiger Son 4 Titikilla 10 Fabulous Gem RACE3:1 FLIRTINGPRINCE?2Consong 10 Always Audrey RACE 4:6 Oken Sakura 15 A Shin Returns 4 Shoryu Moon RACE 5:2 Four Aces 3 Onelastime 5 Release RACE 6:7 Hot Butterfly 2 Rocket Elite
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      • 434 36 LASTFRIDAY’SSINGAPORETURFCLUBSTIPENDIARYSTEWARDS’REPORTHIGHLIGHTS AFTER reviewing the films and prior to the “All Clear” being given in Race 3 last Friday, the stewards were of the opinion that WOJCINSKI was not denied a fair start and the horse was declared a runner. Wojcinski was impounded but the vet reported
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      • 504 36 GOING: HEAVY Race1 OB28(LC)1600m 2 GOODWINNER56.5(93-34) IAzhar (7) 9 7 1 (457) 5 SKYDRAGONBIRD55.5c54.5(157-44) JackieChuah (13) 12 12 2 (473) 0.5 7 THAT'SFAST55c54(55-19) BTai (2) 3 3 3 (470) 1.25 1 NINETYFIVESWORD57(14-5) NCallow (3) 6 4 4 (465) 1.25 ?Winningowner:MdmSPTan.Trainer:KCoetzee.Time:1min42.sec.Forecast:$325.Tierce:$5595.Malaysian W/P: RM59, RM17, RM54, RM11. P Forecast:
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      • 767 36 RACE 1 (Doomben) 1st 11 Marheta ($37-$15) 2nd 1 Femina Fashion ($20) 3rd 3 Dariana ($12) 4th 14 Spera. Forecast $50. Place forecast $34 (1-3), $50 (1-11), $9 (3-11). Tierce $1467. Trio $212. Quartet No winner ($246 jackpot carried forward to next race). Scratchings: Caiseal, Layadelago,
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      • 1044 37 TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE 1 (1,000m) Newcomer Romantic City (11) is out of a half-sister to a NZ Oaks (Gp 1) winner and had a comfortable trial win on grass. Can
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      • 945 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS4TURF 1000m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$625,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 GOODSMILE KLMAN KWLEUNG 132 9 2 HOHAPPY SWOODS CYHO 132 6 3 HEXAGON CFOWNES CKTONG 131 4 4 OURWISH TKNG WMLAI 129 2 5 WHISKYPOWER KWLUI MWLEUNG 129
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    • Sports Mad about Golf
      • Tale of two golfers
        • 320 38 AFP. HIGH school student Jordan Spieth, who skipped class to play in the Byron Nelson Championship yesterday (Singapore time), became the sixth-youngest player to make the cut at a US PGA Tour event. In advancing to the weekend, the 16-year-old did something Tiger Woods couldn’t manage
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        • 301 38 AP. TOO MANY of Vijay Singh’s shots in the first two rounds of the Byron Nelson Championshipwere off the beatenpath his 36-hole total of eight-over-par 148 was near the bottom of the 155 finishers. Vijay, 47, found only four fairways in his first round and 10
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      • 203 38 Reuters. AMERICAN Cameron Beckman tied a course-record at the Byron Nelson Championship yesterday (Singapore time) to earn a share of the lead with a 34-year-old PGA tour rookie who has battled injures his entire career. Beckman had to play 22 holes after his opening round was suspended
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      • 387 38 AP. MICHELLE Wie easily advanced to the round of 16 in the Sybase Match Play Championship, beating Park Hee Young 5 and 4. The eighth-seeded Wie (below) will face 57th-seeded Karine Icher this morning (Singapore time), with the winner advancing to the afternoon quarter-finals.
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    • Sports Rugby
      • 587 39 AFP. JAPAN qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup when they thrashed Hong Kong 94-5 to secure top place in the Asian Five Nations tournament yesterday. It will be the seventh straight World Cup for Japan, who join hosts New Zealand, France, Tonga and Canada in PoolA ofnext
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    • Sports French Open
      • 536 40 / 41 AFP. TODAYisonlythestartoftheFrenchOpen.But tennis fans are already looking forward to the ultimate battle that lies attheendofthemen’sdraw. Theencounterthateveryoneiswaiting for is, of course, the clash between Roger FedererandRafaelNadal. AndFedererinsiststhathecan’twaitto confront a rejuvenated Nadal, who was written off as an injury-cursed, spent-forceearlierthisyear. World No. 1 Federer, the holder of
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      • 346 40 / 41 AFP. ROGER FEDERER World ranking: 1 Grand Slam singles titles: 16 Best French Open showing: Champion (2009) THE SWISS clinched a first French Open last year with a victory over Robin Soderling, the man who removed four-time winner Rafael Nadal in the fourth round. His claycourt form
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      • 401 40 / 41 AFP. SERENA WILLIAMS World ranking: 1 Grand Slam singles titles: 12 Best French Open showing: Champion (2002) THE YOUNGER of the Williams sisters was regal in winning the Australian Open in January her 12th Major title. Since then, the American has taken time off to rest her
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      • 660 40 / 41 AFP. SERENA Williams rates the French Open as physically the toughest of the four Grand Slam tournaments. But, despite an injury-hit year, she feels she is ready to win for a second time in Paris, eight years after her first victory. On the face of it,
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    • Sports EPL
      • 779 42 / 43  -  YOUR ENGLISH KAKI had been reporting on EPL matches at the Emirates Stadium. But this time,he’sthereon Arsenal’shallowed turf to play in a mediatournament. And after slipping into the boots of a footballer, he realises that the grass on the other side is not always greener... IAIN MACINTOSH
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      • AND THE AWARD GOES TO...
        • 85 44 / 45  -  It has been an eventful season with lots of thrills and spills. DAVID LEE delves into his EPL 2009/10 scrap book and picks out some of the more memorable moments DAVID LEE 1 JimmyBullard’sre-enactment ofPhil Brown’s on-pitchhalf-time dressing-downfrom last seasonat thesame spot inthe Cityof ManchesterStadium.
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        • 77 44 / 45 Move over, Marouane Fellaini. Wigan’sPaul Scharner is the undisputed heir for best hair, for having the word THANX dyed blue at the back of his head, to show his appreciation to the fans at the end of his five-season spell at the club. The
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        • 75 44 / 45 1 2 3 Portsmouthbecamethefirst EPLteam tobe deducted points,nine tobe exact,for entering administration.Thepenalty tookthe fightout of Pompeyasthey were relegated with fivegames togo. Incredibly,theyknocked outCoventry, Sunderland,Southampton,Birmingham and Tottenhamto playinthe FACup final,wherethey eventuallywere narrowlybeatenby league championsChelsea. Birmingham’sLiamRidgewell slid intothe cornerflag withatackle, andsucceeded in takingoutthe assistantrefereeafterthe
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        • 29 44 / 45 Sir AlexFerguson’s programme notes for the AC Milan game ran to 800 words,but didn’t includethe words“David Beckham”,on hisformer fledgling’sreturn to the Theatre of Dreams.
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        • 63 44 / 45 Wigan Athletic. At their best, they play like Arsenal, producing fluent football to beat Chelsea, Liverpool, and erm, Arsenal. At their worst, they play like Altrincham, getting stuffed for eight goals by Chelsea, and nine by Tottenham. Just what will they do next?
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        • 49 44 / 45 After news of the sensational love triangle broke, the world watched as Wayne Bridge snubbed John Terry’shandshake whenChelsea andMan Cityplayedinthe league. Curiously, Terry had earlier passed up the chance to shake hands withEverton’smatchday mascot on cancer awareness day agiantpair ofgonadsknown as Mr Testicles.
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        • 66 44 / 45 1 2 3 4 5 Robinho.At£32.5 million ($66.5m), theBrazilian baby has gottobethemost expensiveplayer signedto be loanedout. DimitarBerbatov. Justimagine howmany MichaelOwens £30.75mcould get you. Emmanuel Adebayor. For£25m, thiswas easily thebest pieceof businessconcluded lastseason, byArsenal. AlbertoAquilani. A sack of potatoeswouldhave donethejob. At£20m,the Italianwas quite an expensivepieceof
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        • 40 44 / 45 1 2 3 TheRyan Shawcrosshorror tacklethat snapped Aaron Ramsey’sleg. GaryNevilleandPaulScholes smooch.(Whichalso picks up theLadyGaga Award forBad Romance) RobertoMancini andDavid Moyesengagingin about of handbagsat Eastlands. TimHoward’scomment afterwards: “Anyonewho attemptstofight with a scarf roundhis neckknowsnothing aboutfighting”.
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        • 47 44 / 45 1 2 LEE BOWYER Whenaskedby Birmingham’s new HongKong bosses toestimateChina’s population,LeeBowyer cameup with 22million...just a mere1,316,000,000 peoplewide off themark CLARKCARLISLE TheBurnley defenderwas hailed as thebrainiest footballer afterwinning thenine-letteranagram gameshow Countdown,but almost immediately proceededtogive awaytwo brainless penaltiesinonegameto Portsmouth. Well,here’sanine-letter wordfor disastrouslydumb defending RELEGATED.
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        • 62 44 / 45 This fan effectively endedLiverpool’stitle hopes as early as October by hurling a beachball onto the pitch at the Stadium of Light. A shot by Sunderland’s Darren Bent, which was bound for the waiting palms of Pepe Reina, struck the beachball and deflected past the Reds
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        • 59 44 / 45 Who knew the troubled Paul Gascoigne had it in him to produce such poignant poetry off the pitch like he was on it? His touching ode to the late Sir Bobby Robson reads: “When I was 12 I met a man
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        • 27 44 / 45 1 2 3 “Kung FuPanda”– WestHam players’ monickerfor Mido. “Sock-sucker”– CarlosTevez’s term of affectionfor GaryNeville. “PhilOrange” following former HullCity bossPhilBrown’s perma-tan experiment.
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        • 56 44 / 45 1 2 3 Liverpool– “He’s gotahead likea beachball,”aimed atSunderland boss SteveBruce’s XXL-sizedhead. Liverpool– “We said his dayswere numbered,Now he plays hereevery week. Wecan’tpronounce his surname,So wecall himNicktheGreek. OoohKyrgiakos, theone andonly, heis a loon,”tothetune of Campione. Tottenham– “Oh, Benny,Benny/ Benny, Benny,Assou HyphenEkotto.” tothetune of
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      • 308 46 Wire Services. WEST Ham have made a bid to sign Thierry Henry in a move which would see the Frenchman become the highest-paid player in their history. The former Arsenal striker has been linked with a move away from Barcelona with reports indicating Major League Soccer side
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      • 450 46 PA Sport. ARSENAL have completed the signing of long-term target Marouane Chamakh. The 26-year-old joins on a free transfer at the end of his contract with Bordeaux, and manager Arsene Wenger has backed him to be “a great addition”tothe Arsenal squad. Chamakh has made no secret of
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      • 270 46 PA Sport BEN FOSTER has urged Manchester United’s supporters to quell their protests against the Glazer family’s ownership and instead show their backing for the club. Goalkeeper Foster this week secured a £6 million ($12.2m) move from United to Birmingham, and the 27-year-old’s remarks are
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    • Sports Championship Play-off
      • 724 47 CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF FINAL BLACKPOOL 3 (Adam 13, Taylor-Fletcher 40, Ormerod 45) CARDIFF 2 (Chopra 9, Ledley 37) PA Sport. BLACKPOOL clinched a lucrative place in the Premier League with a dramatic 3-2 win over Cardiff in the Championship play-off final at Wembley yesterday. Ian
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    • WORLD CUP 2010 19 DAYS TO GO
      • 701 48/49 Wire Services. ASIAN rivals Japan and South Korea will be more focused on the challenges ahead than each other when they meet in a World Cup warm-up tomorrow. While both teams will be looking for a confidence boost ahead of the World
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      • 507 48/49 AFP. SLOVENIA might not arrive at the World Cup with a rich array of household names, but anyone who doubts their credentials would be well advised to consult Russia coach Guus Hiddink. Russia were fully expected to secure a World Cup place after being drawn against Slovenia
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      • 383 48/49 PA Sport. YOUNG Ireland defender Shane Duffy has undergone life-saving surgery after suffering a freak accident in a training match early yesterday morning (Singapore time). The Everton teenager suffered a laceration to his liver after colliding with Irish amateur team goalkeeper Adrian
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      • 46 48/49 THIS summer’s World Cup in South Africa will be the 19th edition of the tournament. Since its inception, fans have been treated to 2,063 goals over the 708 matches that have been played across the previous 18 World Cups.
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      • 503 50 TheformerbosssaystheThreeLionswon’twintheWorldCup unless the players convince themselves they can pull it off PA Sport. TERRY Venables has warned England they will not win the World Cup unless they head for South Africa convinced they can return with the trophy. Fabio Capello and his provisional 30-man squad
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      • 357 50 PA Sport. ENGLAND midfielder Gareth Barry remains optimistic he will be passed fit to play at the World Cup. The Manchester City player sustained damaged ankle ligaments on club duty against Tottenham on May 5 and the injury put his prospects of playing for his country
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      • 424 51 AFP. PETER Crouch’s international goalscoring record easily stands comparison with the best strikers of his or any other generation. But 20 goals in 37 international appearances have not been enough to stop the Tottenham striker from fretting over whether he will
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      • CAN ARGENTINA WIN THE WORLD CUP?
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          434 52/53  -  Their scintillating strike-force isevenbetterthanSpain’s DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg DIEGO Maradona may have made the transition from player to coach. But one thing has not changed. His philosophy is still attack, attack, attack. Six forwards were called up to Argentina’s 23-man World Cup squad, and boy, do they sound
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        • Article, Illustration
          308 52/53  -  The squad is imbalanced and suffers from a lack of depth DAVID LEE SELECTINGsix strikers mayhave been a no-brainer for Diego Maradona. But there are bound to be some controversial picks for a coach who has used over 80 players during his first year in chargeofArgentina’snationalteam. These
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        • 344 52/53  -  DAVID LEE I’M JUST happy I’m not suggesting this as an Argentine reporter. Following the late and crucial 1-0 win over Uruguay that finally secured Argentina a spot at the World Cup, Diego Maradona reacted: “Theycan****itandcarryon****ingit. “ThisisforallArgentines,minusthejournalists. I repeat, to all those that said anything againstme,keepeatingyourwords.”
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        • Article, Illustration
          195 52/53 Reuters SUCH is the focus on Lionel Messi in the countdown to the World Cup that even the slightest problem in training gets full-blown local media coverage. The world’s top player, tisingwithDiegoMaradona’sArgentina for the Finals in South Africa that kick off on June 11, fell and suffered a
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    • 149 54 AFP. ROBERT Karlsson paid US$11,000 ($15,400) for a private jet to get back to Wentworth and then fired a course-record 62 to take a share of the lead at the European PGA Championship yesterday. The 40-year-old Swede, three-over-par overnight after the second round, was convinced
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    • 257 54 Reuters. PORTUGALneedmorethanCristianoRon-aldo in top form if they are to succeed at the World Cup in South Africa next month,theRealMadridplayersaid. “Idon’tplayalone,andIcan’tperformmiracles,”RonaldosaidonFridayashearrivedatthe squad’s World Cup training camp, having elledbyhelicoptertothemountaincityofCovil-hainnorth-easternPortugalfromLisbon. “We have to be well collectively. To win the World Cup, the team has to have seven or
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    • ON TV
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        108 55 LIVE TELECASTS BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: CORINTHIANS v FLUMINENSE StarHub TV Ch 222,2.55am RHB SINGAPORE CUP Wednesday: SOUTH MELBOURNE v GOMBAK UNITED StarHub TV Ch 201,7.30pm Friday: PHNOM PENH CROWN v ETOILE StarHub TV Ch 201,7.30pm INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Tomorrow: JAPAN v SOUTH KOREA StarHub TV Ch 222,6.15pm Tuesday: ENGLAND v
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      • 22 55 BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213,9.45pm HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213,3.15am
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      • 19 55 FRENCH OPEN Today: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 203, 5pm Tomorrow: DAY 2 StarHub TV Ch 203, 5pm
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      • 15 55 MONSTER ENERGY GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE LE MANS Today: MAIN RACE StarHubTVCh 202, 5pm
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      • 13 55 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Tomorrow: ■GAME 3 StarHub TV Ch 202, 8.30am
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      • 47 55 RHB SINGAPORE CUP Tomorrow: YOUNG LIONS v HOME (Jalan Besar Stadium, Kick-off 7.45pm) Call 1900-*****13 after 10.15pm for the half-time and full-time results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. Tuesday: BALESTIER v GEYLANG (Toa Payoh Stadium, Kick-off 7.45pm) Wednesday: SOUTH MELBOURNE vGOMBAK (Jalan Besar, Kick-off 7.30pm)
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      • 481 55 EVENTS/RESULT LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL What: RHB Singapore Cup When: Tomorrow to May 31 Where: Various stadiums HOSTS Young Lions will be play Home United in the opening match tomorrow. For the rest of the fixtures, go to www.sleague.com. TAEKWONDO What: 4th National Poomsae Taekwondo Championships When: Today, 9am
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