The New Paper, 30 May 2010

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    19 1 The New Paper on sunday May 30 2010 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS S|dJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P)
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      60 1 A nation of spoilt children? One teacher says: Some parents insist on feeding their kids through the school gate. They are 8 or 9 years old 4 BUY THIS PAPER THE SUNDAY TIMES FOR JUST $1.20 DASHED DREAMS BROKEN LIVES Lured by promise of easy money, Chinese women come here
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      Lock icon CONNED &SCORNED
      1211 2 / 3  -  Despised by many and awarethey’rebreaking law, they stay trapped in web of abuse Theyborrowmoneytoworkasloungehostesseshere, but get cheated by rogue agents and violent customers REPORTS: MAUREEN KOH, GAN LING KAI tnp@sph.com.sg SHE had big dreams when she left her family in Zhejiang province in China and came to Singapore.
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      Lock icon Activists: Help, not just punish them
      421 2 / 3  -  REPORT: GAN LING KAI ganlk@sph.com.sg WHEN we see someone in trouble, the right thing to do is to offer help. Yes, even to those working in sex-related industries– legalorotherwise. That is what social activists told The New Paper on Sunday as they recalled stories
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      Lock icon Are our kids SPOILT?
      1345 4 / 5  -  Parents, teachers experts respond toletterabout‘spoiltprincesses’ REPORT: VEENA BHARWANI, TAN KEE YUN tnp@sph.com.sg THIS Singaporean father readily admits that he pampers his only daughter. Mr Tay Tze Siong, 43, and his wife Amy, 39, buy lots of toys for six-year-old Yu Ning. The doting parents, who live
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      Lock icon He takes on BBC with YouTube video and wins
      883 6  -  TeenageS’porePR’s rebuttalofBBCreporton China leads to its apology REPORT: ZUBAIDAH NAZEER zubaidah@sph.com.sg HE MADE the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) say sorry. And he has been quoted by news agencies and sat in on closed-door dialogue sessions. But Samuel Ma Huaqing (right) is
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      Lock icon Sizing up the competition
      556 10  -  Lastyear’sNewFace finalistsseekoutfresh facesonOrchardRoad REPORT:KAY KAY TAN kaytan@sph.com.sg THEY were supposed to hunt for their successors. Instead, 10 finalists from The New Paper New Face 2009 became the hunted when they hit the streets yesterday. As part of this year’s The New Paper New Face talent-scouting team,
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      Lock icon DOGGED DETERMINATION
      530 11  -  Couple still searching for missing dogafteroneandahalfyears REPORT:NG REPORT:NG YANGHAN ngyh@sph.com.sg MOSTownerswouldhavegivenuphopeiftheirdoghadbeenmissingfor11/2years.NotMadamTeowHweeLing. The 37-year-old, who works in a bank, has been placing advertisements in various newspapers the mostrecentbeingintheclassifiedssectionlastSunday since her three-year-old female labrador, Ginger, wentmissing. Madam Teow had offered rewards of up to $5,000, which is believed to be
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      Lock icon Like muay thai,but... MORE BRUTAL
      945 12/13  -  AncientformofThaiboxing calledmuayboran showcasedinS’pore REPORT: ZUBAIDAH NAZEER zubaidah@sph.com.sg THESE fighters’ kicks look familiar, and so do their attire. Butthereis adifference– alethal one. Sermsak Narin, 21, and Sitichok Mayothra, 20, who are trained in muay thai, are showing off a no-holds-barred version of the Thai martial art,
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      Lock icon Buy S-League tickets, win World Cup tickets
      355 12/13  -  Yaw Min Jie WANT a free ticket to watch the World Cup in South Africa? All you need to do is catch an S-League game here, and you could be on your way to winning free World Cup tickets along with other cash
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      Lock icon Brothers on the football pitch
      477 14  -  12-year-oldplayercompetestogetherwith brother at Fifa Online 2 competition REPORT:LESTER LESTER HIO lesterh@sph.com.sg MOST soccer players are in their late teens or 20s. But 12-year-old Abdul Rashid is already dribbling and scoring like a pro in online soccer, that is. Rashid was one of the youngest players
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      Lock icon Fun for the family at L2P game fair
      217 14 THE Licence2Play (L2P) Gaming and Electronics fair, at Singapore Expo Hall 6B, ends today. Despite the gaming hype over StarCraft II and The New Paper Cyber Challenge, it can be of interest to the non-gaming visitor too. Ms Serlie Kew, 26, a
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      Lock icon The Sewn Ship
      285 16 / 17 The Jewel of Muscat, a wooden ship stitched together with rope, with monsoon winds and stars as guides is a gift from the Sultan of Oman toSingapore.It’sretracingtheancientMaritime SilkRouteandisheadedourway–forgood ABOUT 190km from Penang, sails a true “jewel” from Oman. The 9th-century replica Omani sewn-plank ship or dhow symbolises
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      Lock icon THE BIRTH OF THE DHOW
      135 16 / 17 TEN years ago, a German shipwreck explorer wrote to Mr George Yeo who was then the Minister for Trade and Industry and suggested that Singapore acquire the treasure that was found on a shipwreck off the Sumatran coast. Mr Yeo agreed that not only should
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      Lock icon Kamal: 9th-century navigation technique
      68 16 / 17 Arabs used the kamal to measure latitude. It consisted of a string with nine knots at measured intervals, running through the centre of a horn or wood. One end of the string was held between the teeth. The Arabs also studied the sea, sky, currents and
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      101 16 / 17 Keel The backbone of the ship. Hundreds of holes are drilled 5 to 6cm apart along the upper edges of the keel to allow stitching. Stitching Planks are steamed and twisted into shape, then stitched together using coconut-fibre ropes. Keelson is added to strengthen the keel. Beams Beams are
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      Lock icon Woman killed, sister injured in NZ car crash
      586 18 / 19 ReportsayspairarrivedfromS’pore A TOURIST was killed in New Zealand on Tuesday afternoon when her car collided with another car. The woman, whose nationality is not known but who is believed to be from Malaysia or Singapore, was reportedly on the wrong side of
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      Lock icon Man's house wrecked by tour bus... AGAIN
      382 18 / 19 25 S’poreantourists on board unhurt inM’siancrash ON MAY 28 last year, an express bus crashed into his house. Exactly a year later, welder Yusri Abass must have had a feeling of deja vu when another bus crashed into his house. At 8am on
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      Lock icon S'porean shot twice in JB
      146 18 / 19 AN ARGUMENT between two men turned ugly yesterday morning. A Singaporean ended up being shot twice by another man near Jalan Abdullah Tahir, in Johor Baru, at about 2.35am. State police chief Deputy Commissioner Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff told The Star that witnesses informed the
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      Lock icon I want to give kids ‘WONDERFUL HOLIDAY’ before killing them
      634 20 UK killer mum writes in letter: SHEwasreadytodoanythingtokeepherenemies from taking away her kids evenifitmeantkillingthem. When Lianne Smith, 43, was accused of killingherchildrenRebecca, five,andDaniel, 11months, on May 18, attheir holidayhome in Lloret del Mar, Spain, people thought she hadactedoutofimpulse. But a letter
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      Lock icon He shoots, beheads, dismembers neighbour, then kills friend
      309 20 AP A STAGE actor shot, beheaded and dismembered his neighbour in a military base theatre and then killedthevictim’s friend afterusing the dead man’scell phone tolure hertohis apartment, police said on Friday. That same day, Daniel Wozniak, 26, was charged with two counts
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      Lock icon 'Horror' house up for sale again for $1.6m
      790 21 HouseinAmityvilleHorror movie seeks sixth ownersince1974 THE advertisement says the house has “an interestinghistory”. If you think murder and hauntings are interesting, that is. Those things apparently took place over 30 years ago at the five-bedroom house at 108 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, New
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      99 7 ©SINGAPORE E NATIONAL E OLYMPIC E COUNCIL E Friendship. Harmony. Excellence EVERY ATHLETE HAS AN OPPONENT HE FEARS THE MOST; HIMSELF. ROYTAY ASIAN GAMES GOLD MEDALIST, 2007 C y 0 1 I -M m r" k a JmH "V < k. .T s\ ,y*z n rx V Destroy Your Limits.
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      948 8/9  -  Volunteers start operation before dawn when tide is low REPORT: AMANDA YONG ayong@sph.com.sg THESE tiny creatures populate the sandy shores of our little island. Hiding in rocky crevices, underneath sand and shells, they were probably the biggest victims of the recent oil slick that hit Singapore’scoastline.
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      175 8/9 Why is there only one petrol station in Punggol? Good benefits ...available inside Career Choice A job feature of CATS FASTADS in The New Paper every Thursday. WATS BUY IT-SELL IT* FIND IT MONTHLY LUCKY DRAW (Now till January 2011) $10,000 7 CapitaVoucher to be Won! Terms Conditions apply j
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      56 12/13 Exclusively for new subscribers to The New Paper Win a free trip for two to watch a World Cup semi-final Brought to you by: Simply subscribe to our 6-month home delivery package at just $100 (U.P $120.55) for a chance to kick your way to S Africa PLUS a chance
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      287 15 The New Paper Prize includes a pair of return air tickets, 2 tickets to a semi-final match 3N accommodation Make it your goal to kick a ball straight into South Africa on our giant map of the world, and you could really be there, in the thick of the World
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      37 18 / 19 THE FINAL CHAPTER -RIFIC 3-D FUN ft" JEANMARIETAN, SPH -THE NEW PAPER FIRST li /ttm t 1 V iffvj m 3 i ■V tr V. Shrek.com FOReveR AFTeR NOW SHOWING reQL®) 3D and Other Select 3D Cinemas
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      Lock icon Thai premier says early elections unlikely
      103 22 AFP THAILAND’S Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday that he was unlikely to hold early elections before the end of the year following a bloody conclusion to weeks of anti-government protests. anti-governmentprotests. Mr Abhisit had proposed November polls in a bid to end two
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      Lock icon Cheaper computers for elderly Singaporeans
      123 22 OLDER Singaporeans looking to buy a personal computer may soon get it at a special price, arranged by the Government. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is rally- ing the IT industry to sell cheaper PCs, software and related devices to those aged 50
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      Lock icon Young lawyers urged to guard against arrogance
      99 22 CHIEF Justice Chan Sek Keong and Law Society vice-president Wong Meng Meng advised young lawyers to shed their arrogance and embrace lifelong learning. Both men spoke at a ceremony for 248 new lawyers admitted to the Singapore Bar yesterday. Said Mr Wong: “If
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      Lock icon More beggars caught last year
      106 22 THE number of beggars rounded up in Singapore rose sharply last year, reported The Straits Times. In 2009, 109 beggars were picked up by officers from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS). Of these, 62 were locals and 47 were foreigners. Between
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      Lock icon Youth sports get $2.5m boost
      409 22 Satellite Centres for Youth Development THE Singapore Government is spending $2.5 million on new satellite centres for sports development, especially for sports featured in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in August. The YOG will be held over two weeks, but organisers hope it will
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      33 22 BARGAIN HUNTING: Thousands of shoppers packed SilomAvenue, Bangkok’smain business and entertainment belt, to take advantage of low prices yesterday. The Thai government announced the lifting of the overnight curfew. PICTURE: AP
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      Lock icon Have we become slaves to our kids?
      549 23  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg GUILTY as charged. That is, if I were to check against the list of things that Singaporean children seem to be unable to do. Pour water into a cup for drinking. Wash their own plate and cutlery.
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      127 23 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad. +10 A landmark agreement with Malaysia will make it easier for people and goods to move between Singapore and Johor. +10 Fewer children are dying from diseases, a study of 187 countries found. It said Singapore has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world. -20
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      21 23 “Yay!AThursday that looks, thinks andactslikeFriday.” –Amancelebratingthelongweekend. “Ismelllike a hospice.” –Amanafterhewassquirted with a new cologne at the airport’sduty-freestore.
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      1023 24 / 25  -  MoreS’porean couples are renewingtheir weddingvows these days REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg THE latest trend to hit Hollywood doesn’t involve organic diets or plastic surgery. Over the past few weeks, couples like Heidi Klum and Seal, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, and Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have
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      229 24 / 25 HOLLYWOOD couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony plan to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary next month by renewing their wedding vows. The pop superstars wed in 2004 and renewed their vows once two years ago. Anthonytold UsWeekly magazine: “Werealised the bets in (Las) Vegas (on whether
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        587 26 / 27  -  Footballprogrammes are aplenty in June REPORT: JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg YOURkidcouldbethenextWayneRooney.Well,maybe.Four coaches from Manchester United will be in Singaporenextweektoteachchildrenagedsevento18 howtoplayfootballtheManchesterUnitedway. Called the Live, Train Play The United Way, this five-dayfootball campis jointly organisedby the Manchester United Soccer Schools (MUSS) and Geylang SeraiConstituencySportsClub. MrsTheresaMadlangbayanMcBeanchancedupon thefootballclinicwhilesurfingthePeople’sAssociation website
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          Lock icon My teacher sister behaves like a kid
          152 26 / 27 My sister is a primary school teacher but she behaves like a wild child at home. She bosses me around and likes to disturb me. Whenever I refuse to let her play with my iPod Touch, she will throw it onto the bed
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          Lock icon Help, I don't want to watch World Cup
          108 26 / 27 It’sWorld Cupseason andmywhole familyis excited about it. They are all making plans to catch the matcheslive on TV. ButI reallydon’tcare about the World Cup at all. How can I find some peace? No LegKicking SYLVIATOH:You can’t,there’s nota singlespoton earth that’sWorld CupFever-free. Well,Singapore
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          Lock icon Sick of being singled out
          197 26 / 27 Iam nearing my40s andI’msingle. Myrelatives and parents keep pressuring me to settle down. Should I wait for The One or should I listen to them? Romantic SYLVIATOH:Since youhave signedyourself “Romantic”, I shall have to pass you on to my two colleagues, Mills and Boon. S
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        Lock icon Remedial, tuition, supplements... and still not enough
        75 26 / 27  -  S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg OKAYpeople,Ineedsomehelponthis.Doanyofyouknowofakidwhojustgoestoschool,doesherhomework,takesnoextra lessonsofanykind,andistoppinghercohort? Ifyoudo,let’smarkthatkidasdivine,because ordinarymortalsarestrugglingtokeepup. Asyoucanprobablytell,Ihavejusthadanother parent-teachermeeting,whereIreceivedthelatest familyreportcard. Whatdiditsay?Well,let’sjustsaythatIwillnotbe throwinganypartiesanytimesoon. Yes,itwasthatdepressing.Fromthereportcard, itwasclearthatmywifeandIshouldbechargedin courtwithneglectingourdutiesasparents. Sowhatifwearesendingourdaughtertotwo differenttutors,justformothertongue? Sowhatifmywifegoesthroughherhomework withhereverynight,inadditiontogivingher supplementarywork? Sowhatifwespendextratimewithherbefore examseason,givingherassessmentpapersand reviewingthemwithher? Sowhatifourlittlekidspendsvirtuallyevery wakinghouronco-curricularactivities,tuition, remedialclasses,extralessons,homeworkandnotto forget,school? Allofthatisn’tenough. Getmoreassessmentbooksbytoptutors,the currentoneswe’reusingareobviouslynotworking. Startabacusclasses,orsomemathenrichment programmes–maybeitwillelectrifytheareasofthe brainthathelpinproblemsolving. Perhapsoneofuscanstopworkingandspendall ofourtimecoachingthekid. Trustmepeople,theseareoptionsweare seriouslyconsidering. Andthefunnythingis,thekidwearetalking aboutisreally,reallybright. Ifshehadbeeninprimaryschoolwithme,Iam sureshewouldhaveflownbymewithherlanguage
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        Lock icon GOLD RUSH
        356 28 / 29  -  MagnumGold?!islaunchedinS’pore–butwhere’sBeniciodelToro?! SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg THE world’s first handheld ice-cream was accidentally concocted in 1905 by an 11-year-oldAmericanboy. (He’d left a stir stick in flavoured soda out on the porch overnight and record low temperatures that San Francisco night froze it good enough to eat.) Unilever the
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        Lock icon Carrie-ing on at the Merc-Benz Center
        414 28 / 29  -  Sex&TheCity2 post-screeningparty REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg THE Bombshell, the Fashionista, the Player, the Socialite. Well, you have to have had cable. To have been impressed by four girls living and loving– and occasionally working– in New York City. The television series of
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        Lock icon Artificial intelligence
        476 30  -  aspire Cutting-edge cosmetics come from extensive scientific research ANGELINE NEO tnp@sph.com.sg JUST the other day, a friend of mine was excitedly spouting the virtues of going organic. She said she felt healthier, more energetic and alert. Never mind that her grocery bill had doubled and it was near
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        Lock icon Try a little tenderness
        360 31  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph. com. sg AS FAR as oral fixations go, I shall confess to mine red meat. The bloodier the beef, the better. But sometimes, it is necessary to kick the habit and try something new. Challenge yourself by confronting your innermost fears. I did,
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        Lock icon To everything, there's a season – durians, bak kua and GSS
        498 32  - To everything, there's a season durians, bak kua and GSS Who needed the 4 seasons when we had... marbles? SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg FJuASTEN your plastic, slip on your loafers,it’stheGSS. Just one letter away from the GST. (GSS is of course the Great Singapore Sale and
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          Lock icon Lying around like a headless chicken
          96 32 Oddnews that’sfor real AP ALASKA State Troopers are puzzled by a gruesome discovery in the city of North Pole– 26 headlesschickens carefully arranged at a coop. Police say the fly-infested carcasses were found on Monday and were arranged in a 4m-long line that ended
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          Lock icon Thanks officer, but I've found my stolen pick-up
          149 32 AP WHO needs the police when you can find your stolen vehicle yourself? When Mr Alex Hansen heard his pick-up starting up at 5am on Tuesday at his home in Longview, Washington, he realised that something was awry. The 27-year-old said he
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        Lock icon Drivinq a sperm whale can be hairv for a non-seaman
        346 32  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg IDROVEashiponce.AndI’mnottalkingabouta sampanora“relation-ship”. Itwasagianttankership–liketheonethatspilled 2,500 tonnes of crude oil into the sea after a collision near Singapore last week. It was like trying to drive a sperm whale. (Not that I’vedrivenaspermwhalebefore.) Okay,maybe“driving”isn’ttherightword,butthen I’mnoseamanandsemanticswasthelastthingonmy mind during
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      76 28 / 29 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. ENTOURAGE Join party animal Ivan
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      45 31 Look out for our new food page TABLE FOR 4 as we invite three readers for a food review every week Next week: Readers Angelin Koh, Bose Chan and Alvin Wong join us for a meal at Lucas at Klapsons Hotel The New Paper on
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      13 33 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for beauty haircare services! MATS
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      273 33 CHANNEL 5 10.30am What’sGoodFor You? 11.30 Ripley’sBelieve ItOrNot! Noon Films And Stars Asia 12.30pm Movie: Material Girls 2.30 Fashionista Diaries 3.30 American Idol 6.15 Kyle XY 7.15 Movie: War Of The Worlds 9.30 News 5 Tonight 10.00 Renovaid 10.30 Singapore Talking 11.00 Eli Stone Midnight It’sAlways Sunny InPhiladelphia CHANNEL 8
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      124 33 WATCH’EM PICTURE:20TH CENTURYFOX Meet Dave (above) Star Movies (StarHub Ch 622), 9pm An alien spaceship in the shape of a human lands on Earth to look for minerals. Trouble arises when the alien ship falls in love with a woman and the aliens struggle to regain control of it. Starring
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      113 34 SEEING STARS BY KUAH SENG SENG Singapore’smostaccuratefake astrologer ARIES: You will get divorced, be made a bankrupt, and then get hit by a bus. But after that, things really start to go downhill. TAURUS: Your words will end up hurting dozens of people this week, proving once and for all
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        Lock icon TODAY'S SINGAPORE (SHORT COURSE C/POLYTRACK) TODAY’S SINGAPORE (SHORT COURSE C/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
        1425 36 TODAY’SSINGAPORE(SHORTCOURSEC/POLYTRACK) GOINGFORECAST:GOOD RACE1 MSD1 12.45 -1400m(Turf) Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****2 WingWarrior 57.5 (49) JMoreira 11 (3agLeslieKhoo-Empire) 2 693 HappyMore 57 (48) KBSoo 7 (4agHWTan-CheersRacing) 3 9560 KittoKatsu 55 (44) OPlacais 3
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        Lock icon LARRY FOLEY'S COMMENTS FOR TODAY'S KRANJI RACES
        2418 37 RACE 1 (1,400m) 1 Wing Warrior???Foot on the till and a big winning show. 2 Happy More???Backed up solid effort with a nicetrial and canfollow eachway. 3 Kitto Katsu??Should have appreciated first-up run and worth a look in skinny end of exotics. 4
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        116 37 BEST BET: GINGERBREAD MAN (Race 2No. 13) IT was certainly a top performance by GINGERBREAD MAN in his debut on May 16. The Patrick Shaw-trained two-year-old had to race wide after jumping from barrier 10 and yet finished a commendable second to Recycle World.
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        460 38 Tan Thean Loon Danny Khoo Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 12 RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Super Gold Lucky Sun Bukit Mas Solid Wood Day Of Empire Wing Warrior Magic Moxie
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        931 38 RACE 1 (Doomben) 1st 4 Prince Braeman ($29-$11) 2nd 11 Joint Chiefs ($40) 3rd 5 Fab Fevola ($8) 4th 2 Forestreno. Forecast $148. Place forecast $12 (4-5), $49 (4-11), $64 (5-11). Tierce $1568. Trio $200. Quartet No winner ($436 jackpot carried forward to next race). Scratchings:
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        1078 39  -  TIPSANDCOMMENTSBYPHILLIPWOO,COURTESYOF TIPSANDCOMMENTSBYPHILLIPWOO,COURTESYOF TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,200m) Admiration (4) was fourth behind London China Town in his 1,000m debut before scoring over this trip last start.
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        988 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 GRIFFINTURF 1200m TIME:12:25 Stakes:HK$750,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 EXCELLENTWIN DCRUZ BDOYLE 126 8 2 JUSTGOOD ALEE GCHEYNE 126 6 3 KHARU LHO HWLAI 126 2 4 ADMIRATION JMOORE DBEADMAN 124 12 5 CITYDRAGON JMOORE MDUPLESSIS 117 9
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        244 40 REIGNING Asian Tour No. 1 Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand has qualified for the US Open next month after earning an exemption through the World Rankings where he lies in 46th position. Thongchai, who has been in the top-50 in the world since February, will
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        257 40  -  TSANG WING HAN ASIAN Games hopefuls Gregory Foo and Johnson Poh will fly to Vietnam this week for the 3rd Vietnam Amateur Open. The competition, which will be teeing off at the Dalat Palace Golf Club from June 3 to 6, was selected by the
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        609 40 AP PHIL Mickelson had the world No. 1 title in his sights, but all he has now is an early flight home from Texas. Mickelson, along with fellow four-time All-American David Duval, failed to make the midway cut at the Colonial Invitational
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        374 41  -  LUKE NETTO npsports@sph.com.sg F1 Analyst IN THE first three races of the season, wunderkind Sebastian Vettel seemed untouchable, looking as if he would cruiseto hisfirstdrivers’ title thisyear. Now, who would have thought that the one person to be standing in his way is not Fernando Alonso or
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        316 41 AFP FERNANDO Alonso said he was surprised by the lack of pace in his Ferrari after a very disappointing qualifying session for today’s Turkish Grand Prix yesterday. The Spanish former two-time champion, who started from the pit lane at the Monaco Grand Prix two weeks ago, failed to
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        315 42 / 43 TABLE TENNIS SINGAPORE are through to the women’s team final after defeating Germany 3-0 yesterday at the Liebherr World Team Championships in Moscow. Germany, surprise winners over Hong Kong in a thrilling quarter-final contest on Friday, gave their all against second seeded Singapore but there
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        458 42 / 43 Wire Services FRENCH men have matched their worst result at the French Open since the tournament allowed foreigners to enter in 1925, with only one player reaching the third round. The last time there was only one French player remaining in the tournament at this stage was
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        756 42 / 43  -  BRIAN MILLER npsports@sph.com.sg HUNTERS know it. They don’t mess around with an injured beast. Someone should have told Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Obviously, no one did and the poor Russian girl threw away a golden chance of progressing to the fourth round by dumping the best player in
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        767 44 / 45 They were not selected by Brazil coach Dunga for this World Cup, but they could haveeasilywalkedintoanyothercountry’sline-up.GREGORYLOOcomesup withtheSelecao’sBteamthatyouwon’tseeinSouthAfrica. LEFT-BACK: Marcelo AGE: 22 CLUB:RealMadrid HAILEDin somequarters asthesuccessorto Roberto Carlos, Marcelo was signed by Real Madrid in 2007 from Brazilian club Fluminese for a reported £4.69 million ($9.5m). While he
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        760 46 / 47  -  COMPILEDBY GREGORY LOO GOALKEEPER: Phan Van Santos AGE: 32 BORN IN: Rio de Janeiro REPRESENTS: Vietnam FABIOdosSantos adopted aVietnamese name when he became the first foreign footballer to receive Vietnam citizenship. He represented Vietnam at the 2008 Olympics, turning out against his country of birth. Playing
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        635 46 / 47 AP MOREknownfortheirskilfulstrik-ers, Brazil will try to win their sixthWorldCupbacked bygoalkeepers rated among the best in the world. Julio Cesar fresh from his Champions League title with Inter Milan will be Brazil’s starter when the tournament begins, and Tottenham’s Heurelho Gomes voted among the best goalkeepers
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        167 46 / 47 Reuters BRAZIL goalkeeper Julio Cesar is horrified by the ball that will be used at the World Cup, likening it to a cheap one bought from the supermarket. “It’s terrible, horrible,” said the Inter Milan player, widely considered to be the world’s top goalkeeper.“It’s like one
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        130 46 / 47 AP THE man in the yellow and green uniform raised his arms in jubilation, as if he had just scored a goal for his beloved South African national team. “We are now finished! We got our tickets! Everything is sorted out,” exulted Aden Lahood,
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        416 48 REP OF IRELAND 3 (Green 31, Keane 51,86-pen) ALGERIA0 Wire Services ROBBIE Keane struck twice in the second half as Republic of Ireland eased to a 3-0 win over Algeria in Dublin yesterday. Record scorer Keane netted his 42nd and 43rd international goals to put the
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        222 48 PA Sport SAMUELEto’ohashintedthathecouldleavethe Cameroon squad following criticism from Roger Milla. Former favourite Milla, who shone at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, has claimed Eto’o offers less for his country than he does for his club. Milla told AFP that Eto’o “brought lots to Barcelona and
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        483 49  -  CAMEROON1 (Eyong Enoh 82) SLOVAKIA 1 (Kamil Kopunek5) DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg ITISsafetosaythatthismatchwillnotgodowninmemorylaneasaclassic.The toothless Lions need to get their act together if they want to ensure they are not just in South Africa to make up the numbers for the World Cup which startsin12days’time. The Africans’ unimpressive build-up continued
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        365 49  -  DAVID LEE THE SLOVAKS were easily the most enterprising, if not entertaining, team in this match. Based on their performance, they will fancy themselves to advance from Group F with favourites Italy if they can beat New Zealand and Paraguay (who were beaten 2-1 by Ireland in midweek).
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        422 50 / 51 PA Sport JOHN Terry insists England have learnt from past mistakes and are ready to challenge for global glory. The Three Lions head to South Africa this summer looking to bring an end to 44 years of international heartache. Not since 1966 have England
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        662 50 / 51 AFP SOME of England’s biggest stars may feel on trial today as Fabio Capello’s team play their final World Cup warm-up match against Japan just 48 hours before the squad is cut to the final 23 who will go to South Africa. The
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        241 50 / 51 AFP FORMER Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura is facing a battle to be fit for Japan’s World Cup warm-up match against England, reports said yesterday. The 31-year-old midfielder (above), who has been struggling with a left ankle problem, was below par in Japan’s recent 2-0 home
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        582 52 / 53 Considered by many to be the greatest player ever, Argentina coach Diego Maradona is also famous for his way with words. FIFA.com rounds up a selection of his most outspoken observations on life and football “Myfirstdreamis toplay in the World Cup, and my second istowinit.”
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        549 54 TOM HUDDLESTONE and Darren Bent will be given the opportunity to stake a claim for inclusion in England’s World Cup squad during their final warm-up match against Japan today. Bent (left) has made just two appearances for England since Fabio Capello took charge, but his prolific
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        49 54 THERE will be 12 venue cities for the next World Cup in Brazil in 2014. They are Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, home to the famous Maracana Stadium (left).
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        71 55 LIVE TELECASTS INT’LFRIENDLIES Today: JAPAN v ENGLAND StarHub TV Ch 222,8.10pm PARAGUAY v IVORY COAST StarHub TV Ch 222,10.55pm Wednesday: HOLLAND v GHANA StarHub TV Ch 202,2.30am PORTUGAL v CAMEROON StarHub TV Ch 222,2.25am S-LEAGUE Wednesday: ALBIREX v BALESTIER StarHub TV Ch 222 201,7.25pm Friday: SAFFC v GOMBAK StarHub
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        18 55 MADRID MASTERS Tonight: DAY 4 StarHubTVCh 213,8pm CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213,3.15am
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        17 55 FRENCH OPEN Today: DAY 8 StarHub TV Ch 203,5pm Tomorrow: DAY 9 StarHub TV Ch 203,5pm
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        21 55 TURKISH GP Today: PREVIEW StarHub TV Ch 273,7pm MAIN RACE StarHub TV Ch 273,7.45pm CHEQUERED FLAG StarHub TV Ch 273,9.45pm
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        12 55 LIEBHERR WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Today: FINAL StarHub TV Ch 202,1.30pm
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        36 55 RHB SINGAPORE CUP Tonight: TAMPINES v WOODLANDS (Tampines 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. Tomorrow: BEIJING vKITCHEE (HK) (Yishun Stadium, Kick-off 7.45pm)
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        461 55 EVENTS/RESULTS LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL What: RHB Singapore Cup Preliminary Round When: Till tomorrow Where: Various stadiums TAMPINES Rovers will face Woodlands Wellington at the Tampines Stadium tonight. For the rest of the fixtures, go to www.sleague.com. BOWLING What: 43rd Singapore International Open When: Till June 5 Where: Orchid
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      Lock icon MARADONA– MADMAN OR MASTERMIND?
      607 56 AP WITH Diego Maradona coaching the nation’sprideintheWorldCup,Argentines are bracing themselves for bombshells: a startling outburst, a scandal or even the unspeakable a third World Cup trophy. Maradona is apt to do anything. He has ridiculed Pope John Paul II and George W Bush, got away with
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