The New Paper, 2 February 2011

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  • 12 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY FEB 2 2011 70 CENTS MICA (P) 114/01/2011
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    • 66 1 HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR No publication tomorrow. Back on Friday with special Hongbao edition MANAGER PUNCHES EX-WIFE IN POLICE STATION He’s jailed four weeks for attack after dispute over son PAGE 4 CARROLL: Newcastle forced me to leave PAGE 51 TORRES: I want to score against Reds PAGE 50 70
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  • News
    • 847 2/3  -  Finger-pointing from both motorists and cyclists heats up debate on road sharing REPORT: CLEMENT YAP cyap@sph.com.sg WHEN a cyclist dies on the road, fingers tend to point at the drivers. After all, they are in control of bigger vehicles. But some drivers are fighting back, claiming that
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    • 58 2/3 New blood donation centre opens at Woodlands (TNP, Jan 27). Bloodbank@Woodlands opens from noon to 8pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays, and from 9am to 2pm on Sundays. It is closed on Tuesdays and public holidays. Today, because of Chinese New Year,
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    • 409 2/3  -  STREET TALK COMMENT: DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg ROAD gangsters. That’showonecolleague described some cyclists he saw on the road. He was annoyed with how they wove in and out of traffic, hogged the middle lanes and often beat red lights recklessly. Yet whenever an accident happens, they are
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    • 863 4  -  Man punches ex-wife in police station REPORTS:CHONG CH0NG SHIN YEN chongsy@sph.com.sg HE WAS supposed to get access to his son that Sunday. But his ex-wife told him that their 14-year-old boy was running a fever and she did not want to hand him over.
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    • 240 4 IT’Snot uncommon fordivorced couples to hand over their children at a police station, lawyers said. Mr Peter Ong said this could be the case if one party had taken up a personal protection order against the other or if either party is susceptible
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    • Article, Illustration
      434 5  -  Angry woman overturns buckets of fishballs after spat with lorry driver REPORT:BJORN BJORN TEO WEN CHENG bjornteo@sph.com.sg WHATthefish,ballsallovertheplace.Adisputebetweenacoupleandalorrydriverresulted in buckets of fishballs strewn on the ground. The quarrel started when a lorry driver, Mr Wang Guo Li, 43, temporarily parked his vehicle at the drop-off lane outside Elias
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  • Local News watch
    • 236 6 PM’sChineseNew Yearmessage THEGovernment will“strive to mitigate the impact of rising prices”, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his Chinese New Year message yesterday. Mr Lee said that the “strong Singapore dollar has lowered the cost of imported goods in Singaporedollarterms”. He
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    • 116 6 THE“stigmaandmyths” surrounding HIV and mental illness were discussed by Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan on his blog yesterday. In the latest in a series of calls for “mindsetchange” in health care with a stress on people-centric care Mr Khaw said that prejudices exist
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    • 92 6 HERITAGE buildings Stamford House, Capitol Building and Capitol Theatre will be transformed by the second half of 2014. The $750 million project will restore the Capitol Theatre to its former glory and transform the Civic District into a vibrant mixed-use development comprising retail,
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    • 108 6 THE National Environment Agency (NEA) is stepping up efforts to keep littering to a minimum at the River Hongbao, Chinatown Lunar New Year countdown and Chingay events. It will provide an additional 270 rubbish bins and 120 cleaners. It also said
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    • 349 7  -  CNY decorations were recycled from other events REPORT:FOO REPORT:FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg STEPintoLoyangTuaPekKongTemple,andthe firstthing that catchesyour eye isthehugenumberoflanternsdecoratingitspremises. And some visitors have been wondering whythetemplewouldwastesomuchmoney onthem. But here’s the surprise the temple spent nexttonothingonitsdecorationsforChinese New Year as almost all of them are recycled fromotherevents.
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    • 630 8 / 9  -  HairstylistDavidGan’s sister SMSes to tell him Segamathome flooded REPORT:KWOK KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg CELEBRITY hairstylist David Gan got an SMS on Monday that sent chills down his spine. The message, in Mandarin, from his sister in Segamat read: “Brother, the flooding in the house is veryserious.” Gan,
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    • 480 8 / 9 THE floods in five states in Malaysia claimed their fourth victim yesterday. The body of a man was found in a drain in Gemas Baru, Negeri Sembilan. He was identified as Mr Pareynthan of Kuala Lumpur. This was based on an identify card found in
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    • 877 10 / 11  -  Ngee Ann Polytechnic students showcase two devices to help wheelchair users move around more easily 2-in-1scooterandwheelchair REPORTS: LINETTE HENG linheng@sph.com.sg HIS 77-year-old grandmother has weak legs and has trouble walking even short distances. So Gerald Quek, 23, thinks his final-year project the TranScooter will come in handy.
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    • 236 10 / 11 SHEPHERD’Spie,ricedumpling,chicken briyani and ondeh ondeh are all local favourites known to be laden with calories and cholesterol. And not suitable for the elderly. So first-year students from Nanyang Polytechnic’s(NYP)foodscienceand nutrition course came up with healthier versions of the local delights. Theirversions,partoftheschool’s national education
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    • 565 12 / 13  -  MORE GOING FOR REUNION DINNER TAKEAWAYS REPORT:HEDY HEDY KH0O, FOOJIE YING tnp@sph.com.sg IT’S not just diners who are splurging on Chinese New Year reunion dinners at restaurants this year. Those opting to have their reunion dinners at home are also shelling out for expensive
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    • 461 12 / 13  -  REPORT:HEDY HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph .com .sg AS THE saying goes, all that glitters is gold. This Chinese New Year, gold is also lighting up dinner plates. A check with several restaurants showed that edible gold is appearing in all forms and in all kinds
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 49 7 Exclusives in the only English newspaper on Friday, Feb 4 LUCKIESTNEW SPOT IN S’PORE?WHERE?LUCKIESTISETHEWOMAN INE IS SHE THE IN S’PORE? PLUS YOUR LUCKYP CNY PAPER TO AFILIAL FAULT DISFIGUREDWITH ACIDS BY DAD, SHE FORGIVESTHIM IN TIME FOR CNY Watch out for your paper in a giant hongbao the newpaper
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    • 42 12 / 13 BeerWine Spirit Promotion 10 Nov 2010 4 Jan 2011 Congratulations to KohYongTee Sxxx6047E winner of the Regal Raptor Spyder 350 Mr David Ng (Director,S-lines Collections) and Ms Tan Siew Shuen (Marketing Manager, 7-Eleven) presenting the prize to wife of Mr KohYong Tee.
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    • 157 12 / 13 enjoy HED CHEF Let S’pore’s ‘Nigella Lawson’ Hedy Khoo turn up the heat in your kitchen The New Paper on HIT Singapore Turf Club wishes you a Happy &J Prosperous IN Lunar New Year operating hours <0 (Applicable to Betting Centres, Betting Outlets, Telebet Service Centre and the Singapore Racecourse)
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 266 15 DRINK DRIVING DIDN'T JUST STEAL HIS LIFE. IT ROBBED HIS ENTIRE LIFETIME. Dearly missed by a loving wife, children, and grandchildren that he will never have. Denied of a future of hopes and dreams that he will never realise. Taken away before his time by the folly of a drunk
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  • You
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      35 19 FROM READER ELRICACHOO CYCLE-THROUGH BANKING? This man was spotted withdrawing cash on his bike atan ATMinPeople’sPark FoodCentre. I E-mail pictures totnpclick@sph.com.sgandtell us whereandwhen they were taken. Please include your full name and contact number.
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    • 128 19  -  FROM READER ISHWAR MAHTANI THE issue of cyclists using pedestrian walkways has been raised before, but I wish to raise it again. Recently, I was nearly run over by a cyclist while on my jog along Tanjong Katong and Mountbatten roads. Aside from posing
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    • 347 19  -  Unkind passenger versus good Samaritans FROM READER KELVIN SEOW KOK CHUAN I WISH to highlight the behaviour and words of one driver’s companion who, in my opinion, is an unwelcome addition to society. The incident happened last week with the driver going towards Lakeview
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    • 419 19 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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    • 890 20/21  -  Mandopop queen FayeWong’sbackfrom five-year hiatus, but appears a little rusty REPORT:TAN TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg MANDOPOP’S cool, poised ice queen Faye Wong is back. But if media reports are to be believed, it seemsshe’salittleoutofwhack. The 41-year-old Beijing-born pop diva, once heralded in the 1990s for
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    • Show Rave
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        703 22  -  She’sthebestwhen it comes to playing up the hype REPORT: SETO NU-WEN seto@sph.com.sg POP music must surely be a genre that is sometimes more about the hype than the music. And no other artiste encapsulates that better than Lady Gaga. Just look at the publicity machinery surrounding the
        PICTURE: UNIVERSAL MUSIC  -  703 words
    • Show Night Out
      • 528 23  -  StJames Power Station carpark has a bar food stalls operating out of lorries, pushcarts REPORT: IVAN LIM pjlim@sph.com.sg NOW you can have Dom Perignon champagne with roti prata or Hokkien prawn noodles in an authentic hawker-stall set-up. Food Republic Beer Garden, which opened last Saturday at
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    • Show Entourage
      • 527 24  -  91.3FM’sMustDrinkFriday brings out the stage dancers in unsuspected partygoers Our resident Party Animal and company checkout the best parties, clubs and live entertainment IVAN LIM PARTY ANIMAL pjlim@sph.com.sg IT WAS 91.3FM’s Must Drink Friday at St James PowerStation’sMovidalastweekend. But for Adelina Eliza, Louissa Lavnea Thomas and
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 53 24 thenewpaper GET YOUR For a hop start in the Year of the Rabbit with the only newspaper on Feb 4... WOW GIANT HONGBAO IN A AN EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL CASH BONUS FROM POSB PLUS: A chance to win an Apple iPad and other surprise giveaways the new paper FRIDAY FEB 4
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 56 25 V) #5 lis m i i iH *V IS 5E?i *> *2 to dtiv SK \\\S LUNAR NEW YE 4/? (from 03 05 Feb 2011) at Convenience Stores 7-Eleven Cheers Petrol Stations Shell Esso SPC Caltex Supermarkets Cold Storage Giant Shop N Save Carrefour NTUC FairPrice* (*selected NTUC FairPrice outlets/stores
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 61 25 TV Show LunarNewYear’sEve Special2011 Channel8,10.30pm UsherintheYearoftheRabbitwiththislive countdownspecial.HostsincludeGuoLiang andMichelleChongwhileMediaCorpstars likeZoeTay,TayPingHuiandDaiYangTian arejoinedbythemaincastofthelocalmovie It’sAGreatGreatWorld. WATCH’EM PICTURES:AXN BEYOND,SINGTEL MIOTV HereComes Fortune (below) MeiAh Movies (SingTel mio TV Ch50), 10pm TheGod ofFortunedescends from heavento spreadsome loveand wealth tomankindin Shenyang, Shanghai and Beijing.StarringAlan Tam, MiriamYeung. PoliceWomenOf MaricopaCounty Foxcrime(StarHubCh503),11pm Thisnewrealityseriesfollowsfourwomen oftheMaricopaCountySheriff’sOfficein Arizonaintheirjobsandathomewiththeir families. BeingHuman(above) AXNBeyond(StarHubCh525),9pm ThisUSremakeoftheBritishsupernatural seriesrevolvesaroundthree20-something
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    • 229 25 CHANNEL 5 Noon House And Home 12.30pm Knock First 1.00 Dreamers 2.00 Whacked Out Sports 2.30 Wheel Of Fortune/Red Thread 3.30 Star Wars: The Clone Wars 4.00 Survivor 5.00 Ninja Warrior 5.30 Americas Funniest Home Videos 6.00 Video Zonkers/Wheel Of Fortune 7.00 The Two Of Us 8.00 BreakingTheMagician’s Code: Magic’sBiggestSecrets
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 548 26 MATS BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT w ii *> What a spread! Check out which eateries are ready to serve you during Chinese New Year. See Business As Usual Feature as* K. *s v% th ,vn sr* ra mr. w* > 7 m i. Give your feet a treat Pamper them
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    • 660 27 EATING PLACES STAVING OPEN DUPING CNY Written by James Ong Not all eateries shut their doors during the first and second days of the Chinese New Year. In this feature, we have lined up a selection of mouth- watering fare that includes Indian and Japanese cuisines. Take your pick and
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 302 28 WISHING YOU MUCH JOY, GOOD FORTUNE AND HARMONY IN THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT! IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL AT ALL OUR RESTAURANTS IN THE CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS! DINE-IN TAKEAWAY HOME DELIVERY CATERING FOR PARTIES. FUNCTIONS. WEDDINGS CORPORATE EVENTS THREE GREAT RESTAURANTS. FOUR LOCATIONS. THE SAME IMPECCABLE TASTE yJ. T
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    • 328 29 Japanese K^Stauranl "Megumi" in Japanese means "blessing", and we strive to deliver our promise to bless our patrons with all the good Japanese food. Serving a good range of Japanese Cuisine from Sashimi, Sushi, Udon, Ramen, to Fried Rice, Yaki Mono Nabe Mono Signature dishes include UFO Maki, Tofu Megumi-age,
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  • Racing
    • 1247 35  -  YESTERDAY’SKRANJIBARRIERTRIALS BRIAN MILLER npracing@sph.com.sg A TWO-YEAR-OLD from Michael Freedman’s yard blew them all away on a busy morning which saw eight trials being contested at Kranji. The galloper in question was CASH LUCK, who has yet to commence racing in Singapore. Yesterday, Cash Luck
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    • 311 36/37 WILLIAMLOW’SKRANJITRACKWORK SAMURAI HORNET showed that he is ready for a winning effort by producing an eye-catching gallop on the training track yesterday. Sent over the 600m, the four-year-old son of Foxhound ran the distance in 39.3sec, finishing with plenty in reserve. FromCliffBrown’syard,Samurai Hornet carried
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    • 642 36/37 RACE1-1400m(SC) C5D1 12.50 1 AllTheBest SCormack (8) 57 2 InnocentStar JPowell (7) 57 3 MoneyBee JSaimee (2) 57 4 RecycleStar JSee* (5) 57 5 SpiderKing DBeasley (12) 57 6 StairwayToHeaven VDuric (9) 56.5 7 ThreeKings RShafiq* (6) 56.5 8 ZambeziRush JMoreira (11) 56.5
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    • 231 36/37 TRIAL winner TOTALITY will get plenty of admirers in Sunday’sInglis MelbourneJuvenile Stakes,the first of seven Singapore Golden Horseshoe Series. Although his five rivals also showed good trial form, Totality looks a shade better, and will be ridden by champion jockey Joao Moreira.
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    • 460 36/37 FRIDAY’SWORKOUTS LAST-START winner BOMBAY SLING continued to impress and, on his workout yesterday, does look a good thing in Race 11 on Friday. Taken out by Joao Moreira, the four-year-old by Danzero turned on the speed to run the 600m in 37.4sec. Bombay
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    • 780 38 RACE1-1100m(Polytrack) C5 12.50 1 Den RShafiq* (12) 58.5 2 HighCentennial YFLeong (2) 58.5 3 IncredibleSon TRBarnabas* (15) 58.5 4 KobeTopGun VDuric (6) 58.5 5 Vanquish KBSoo (5) 58.5 6 ImperialKnight DBeasley (14) 58 7 KirinArising JSaimee (13) 58 8 Aeton ISaifudin (8) 57.5
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    • 550 38 KUALA LUMPUR TRACKWORK NST BETTER TIMES stepped up preparations for a comeback victory in the Spring Festival Harmony Stakes for Class 4 sprinters over 1,200m in Race 9 on Sunday with a smart workout in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Taken
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  • Sports Sailing
    • 405 39  -  Singapore Sailing Federation announces 15-member Olympic Pathway Taskforce LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg THE2016OlympicsinRiodeJaneiromaybesometime away, but preparations are already underwayattheSingaporeSailingFederation(SSF)for theshowpieceevent. Yesterday,theSSFannouncedits15-memberOlym-pic Pathway Taskforce (OPT), tasked with making improvements to the elite component of local sailing in ordertoachievesuccessatthe2016Olympics. The taskforce is largely made up of SSF committee members
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    • 278 39  -  ASEANBASKETBALL LEAGUESEMI-FINALS– GAME 2 SINGAPORE SLINGERS 90 CHANG THAILAND SLAMMERS 76 I (1-1inbest-of-threeseries) BASKETBALL LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg HE MAY be the shortest player in the team, but point guardAlVergarastoodtallamonghisteammatesasthe Singapore Slingers beat the Chang Thailand Slammers 90-76 in the crucial second game of the
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  • Sports Copa del Rey
    • 454 40 SEMI-FINAL, SECOND LEG REAL MADRID v SEVILLA I (Reallead1-0fromfirstleg) AFP JOSE Mourinho can ease some of the pressure building up against him, should Real Madrid clinch their place in the Copa del Rey final by beating Sevilla tomorrow morning (Singapore time) in the semi-final second-leg match. Real
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    • 218 40 SERIEA Reuters PALERMO v JUVENTUS (Tomorrow, 3.40am, StarHub Ch 222) JUVENTUSrevampedtheirforward line on transfer-deadline day, loaning Alessandro Matri from Cagliari and sending misfit striker Amauri to Parma. The fallen Turin giants finished seventh in Serie A last term and are in the same position this season after
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    • 35 40 (1 euro=$1.80) SPAIN IGiovanidosSantos:Tottenham toRacing (loan) IRochina: BarcelonatoBlackburn (450,000euros) IXisco:Newcastleto Deportivo(loan) IPaulo daSilva:Sunderlandto Zaragoza(undisclosed) IJeffersonMontero: VillarrealtoLevante (loan) ITALY IAlessandroMatri:Cagliari toJuventus(loan) IAmauri:Juventus toParma (loan) INicolaLegrottaglie: JuventustoAC Milan (1meuros) IYutoNagatomo: Cesenato Inter(loan) IDavideSanton:Inter toCesena(loan)
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    • 415 40 DALLAS 102 WASHINGTON 92 NBA Reuters THE Dallas Mavericks kicked off the Super Bowl week party by sending the Washington Wizards to their 24th straight road defeat with a 102-92 win yesterday morning (Singapore time) in front of the cheering Pittsburgh Steelers. With the celebrities
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  • Page 40 Miscellaneous
    • 50 40 [PLAV® Always play with care. |responsibiyj Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg or call 6786 6688 Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE m POOLS RCB Reg No: 1
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  • Sports S-League
    • 427 41  -  DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg –Additionalreporting by Gregory Loo S-LEAGUEchairmenhavelonglobbied for it, and now they have got it a cash injection, anditisn’tjustaone-off. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) yesterday announced thatclubswillbe receivinganadditional 30 to 40 per cent funding boostforthecomingseason. Said FAS president and Mayor forCentralSingaporeDistrictZainudin Nordin (right):
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    • 373 41  -  GREGORY LOO IT WAS a disappointing season by their high standards and SAFFC coach Richard Bok knows what their biggest problem was last year. The Warriors let in more than 40 goals for the first time since 2005 as theywatchedEtoile’sFrenchlegion capturetheS-Leaguetitle. It’s hardly a surprise that
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    • 342 41  -  DILENJIT SINGH THE JAGUARS may be ready for a roaring return to the S-League but they are facing a race against time to meet player registration requirements. Tanjong Pagar currently have six full-time players on their books, with two foreign players Kim Jong Oh, 22,
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  • Sports EPL
    • 783 42 PA Sport TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp has revealed that his club missed out on signing Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam “by minutes”beforethetransferdeadline. Adam had looked to be nearing a switch to Liverpool on Monday in a frantic climax to the January window. Spurs boss Redknapp
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    • 467 43 ...but not Andy Carroll, says IAIN MACINTOSH as he runs the rule over the major signings of the window THE HITS MISSES Fernando Torres Chelsea (£50m/$102m) A FASCINATING transfer. £50m is the kind of fee you’d pay for the Torres of a couple of years
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  • Sports EPL Transfer D-Day
    • 436 44 / 45 THE BIG DECISION: What the clubs say CHELSEA: Wire Services WHILE the Reds are still shell-shocked over Fernando Torres’ move to Chelsea, the Blues are confident that the Spanish striker may finally help the club win the Champions League. Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck said: “This is a very significant
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    • 784 44 / 45  -  Liverpool should also beef up other positions, our analyst BARRYWHITBREAD tells TAN KIM HAN BARRY WHITBREAD ASK THE COACH npsports@sph.com.sg StokeIBar Stokecoac LiverpoolAcadem Stokewor H-Hore D-De H-Httill D-Hor 2-1 (7.50)ernational 1-1 (6.50)Cup,their 2-0 (6.50)nd went on 1-0 (6.00)estertyan 2,3dw 2,4e 2,3fre 1,2en I BarryWhitbreadwas Singapore’sformernational
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    • 638 44 / 45 LIVERPOOL: Wire Services SO WHAT if Liverpool have lost Fernando Torres? Reds manager Kenny Dalglish has insisted that Torres’ shock departure is merely part of a continued reinvention of the Merseyside club. The Scot believes that no one player will ever be bigger than
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    • 708 46 / 47  -  THEBIGISSUE: WasTorresrighttogo? GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg COMMENT FERNANDO TORRES knows the price of betrayal. Heshould. In the blue half of Merseyside, Wayne Rooney remains such a vilified figure that to this day, the England striker continues to be cursed and spat on by Everton fans who can’t get
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    • 815 46 / 47  -  EUGENE MOK emok@sph.com.sg I EugeneMok isaLiverpoolfan of 25yearsand anexecutive sub-editorwith TheNewPaper. COMMENT STABBED in the back. Oh Fernando, Fernando, that’s how Liverpool fans feel about you signing for Chelsea. As much as we want to remember you for the goals you scored and the joy you brought
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    • 596 48 / 49  -  THE BIG GAMBLE: Are Torres and Carroll worth the money? IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK YOU CAN question the wisdom of their spending, but you cannot question the resolve of Roman Abramovich and John W. Henry. They are men charged
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    • 916 48 / 49  -  The fragile Torres may not spend enough time on the pitch, while the hot-headed Carroll maybe distracted away from it SAW TEK MENG tekmeng@sph.com.sg COMMENT FERNANDO Torres to Chelsea for £50 million ($102m) and Andy Carroll to Liverpool for £35m. So who got the better deal?
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    • 813 50 / 51 THE BIG DEALS: Torres to Chelsea, Carroll to Liverpool PA Sport. FERNANDO Torres would have no qualms scoring against Liverpool if he makes his Chelsea debut in Sunday’s Premier League clash against the Reds at Stamford Bridge. By sheer coincidence, this weekend’s game could
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    • ON TV
      • 77 50 / 51 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tomorrow: IBIRMINGHAM vMAN CITY SingTel mio TV Ch 104,3.45am ILIVERPOOLvSTOKECITY SingTel mio TV Ch 102,4am IBLACKBURNvTOTTENHAM SingTel mio TV Ch 103,4am IFULHAMv NEWCASTLE SingTel mio TV Ch 105,4am IBOLTONv WOLVES SingTel mio TV Ch 106,4am IBLACKPOOLvWEST HAM SingTel mio TV Ch 107,4am SERIEA Tomorrow: IPALERMOvJUVENTUS StarHub
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      • 22 50 / 51 SATENNIS OPEN 2011 Friday: IQUARTER-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 8pm Saturday: ISEMI-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 8pm
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      • 36 50 / 51 NBA Tomorrow: ICHICAGOBULLS v LACLIPPERS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 11.30am Saturday: IDALLASMAVERICKSvBOSTON CELTICS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9am ASEAN LEAGUE Sunday: ICHANG THAI SLAMMERSvSINGAPORE SLINGERS SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 4pm
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    • 272 50 / 51 Wire Services HE NEVER wanted to quit Newcastle. Or so he said. Andy Carroll sensationally claimed he had been forced out of Newcastle after sealing his record-breaking £35 million ($72m) move to Liverpool. The England international agreed an £80,000-a-week deal at Anfield four timeshispreviouswagesatStJames’Park
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