The New Paper, 27 February 2011

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    • 87 1 MAXIM MODEL FINED FOR BRIBERY OVER TRAFFIC OFFENCE Saved from jail due to her age, depression and.... The New Paper on WIGAN 0 MAN U 4 Hernandez double pulls Red Devils 4 points clear 54 8 80 CENTS MICA (P) 113/01/2011 Singaporean ‘kelong king’ nabbed in Finland DID ‘ENEMIES’ FEB
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  • News
    • 829 2 / 3  -  S’porean‘KelongKing’nabbedin Finland for immigration offences REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg SOMEBODYrattedonhim.SomeinsidersclosetoSingaporeanfugitiveWilsonRaj Perumal believe this was what led to his arrest inHelsinki,Finland,onThursdaymorning. The 45-year-old bookie and “kelong king”, who has beenaccused offixing footballmatches inseveralcountries, had been on the run from the law here since last July.(Seereportonfacingpage.)
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    • 694 2 / 3 IN THE middle of last year, Wilson Raj Perumal was just anothermanbeingprocessedinSingapore’sjustice system. On July 13,2010, he was supposed to appear in court for an appeal hearing against his sentence of five years’correctivetrainingforinjuringanauxiliarypolice officer. Instead he was a no-show. Fromthenon,WilsonRaj’sreputationasafootball
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    • 1115 4 / 5  -  Recently,aM’sian-bornhousehusband saidthatS’poremenaretoopampered tolookafterkidsfull-time.ButthisS’pore high-flier (right) proves him wrong REPORT: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg THIS couple believe that a maid can never be a substitute for parents. Especially when their offspring are twins conceived by in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. It was a
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    • 344 4 / 5 IF ONE party has to give up the job to look after the children, who should it be? Should it be dad or mum? The New Paper on Sunday spoke to five couples who said that they have no issue with the man
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    • 1076 6 / 7  -  Brunei’shealthministryconcernedoverDrSusanLim’s‘inflated’bills REPORT:NG REPORT:NG WANCHING wanching@sph.com.sg THE$26millionbillthatDrSusanLimchargedforher medical services to a woman member of Brunei’sroyalfamilywaseye-popping,tosaythe least. That was for five months of services provided from Jan15toJune16,2007. But it appears that multi-million-dollar sums had been charged by Dr Lim and paid by the Brunei
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    • 294 6 / 7 DR SUSANLim’s lawyers submittedto the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) her explanations in relation to the complaint against her on Feb 4,2008. Dr Lim asserted that she and the patient had agreed on an average fee of $100,000 to $200,000 a day.
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    • 336 6 / 7 PROFESSOR Lee Chuen Neng, a cardiothoracic surgeon and the head of the department of surgery at the National University Hospital, charged $945 for reviewing Dr Susan Lim’s patient and conducting a chest tap procedure. But Dr Lim charged her patient $78,600 for
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    • 872 8  -  Maxim model (right) pays $2,000 fine instead of appealing against bribery conviction in traffic offence REPORT:HEDY HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg WHEN student Evangeline Tay Su Ann, 22, was fined $2,000 on Feb 8 for paying someone to take the rap for her traffic offence, it raised
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    • 418 9  -  After TNP report on how Chinese national forged work credentials... REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg FORhiringafakemonk,aBud-dhistcentre here has been issued an advisory letter by the MinistryofManpower(MOM). Advisory letters, which are less serious than warning letters, highlight practices which are generally undesirableorimproper. MOMis investigatingiftwoothers working
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    • Article, Illustration
      668 10/11  -  Ladies’NightatKartrightSpeedway REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg LADIES’ night usually means free booze for the women. But at this party, there was no alcohol, no dancing–justplentyofadrenalinetogoaround. The first Ladies’ Night at Kartright Speedway on Upper Jurong Road on Friday night turned out to be a pretty wild, dirty and fun
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    • 764 12  -  With e-books and more people buying books online... REPORT:CHAI CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg BOOKSTORE chains like Borders Singapore and Books Kinokuniya used to be her favourite hang-out places. Avid reader and book collector Madam Cheryl Teo, 35, used to spend about $50 to
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    • 685 13  -  Ad agencies show keen interest in new SPH competition that must involve at least 3 media platforms REPORT: ELYSA CHEN elysac@sph.com.sg WANTED: Contestants who can survive the cut-throat competition and bring home not just the bacon, but the coveted Golden Cleaver Award. Singapore
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    • A tale of two Libyan cities
      • 265 14 / 15 THE“voluptuous” Ukrainian nurse of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is about to return home to Kiev, her daughter said in an interview published yesterday. US diplomatic cables disclosed by WikiLeaks suggest that the Libyan leader is reliant on a small team of Ukrainian
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      • 519 14 / 15 Residents hide as government arms supporters INTRIPOLI,residentsknowjustonething–fear.The spectre of terror looms over them as Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi fightsalastditchbattletostayinpower. “Please, the United Nations, save Libya,” MrMohammed Shalgham,Libya’s ambassador to the United Nations, told the Security Councilinanemotionalspeech. “After Mr Shalgham’s speech yesterday, people shouted with joy,
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      • 544 14 / 15 People rejoice as protests chase government forces from city THE young men of Benghazi city pounded the military barracks with everything they couldfind–stonesandcrudebombsmadeof tincansstuffedwithgunpowder–anddrove bulldozers into its walls. All under a blaze of gunfire from troops inside that literally tore people in half. More than 100 were
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    • 454 16 / 17 Versaceshowscollectionfortomorrow’sOscars DONATELLA Versace’s Red Carpet gowns, destined for the Oscars, captivated guests at the Versace show in Milan on Friday, their feather trains floating down the catwalk in black and white. The Versace collection, unveiled ahead of today’s Oscar ceremony in the courtyard garden of
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    • 368 16 / 17 IT WAS a chance for a movie buff to meet Oscar and experience all things about the Academy Awards. The“MeettheOscars” exhibitionatNewYork’sGrand Central Station was opened by Hollywood star Whoopi Goldberg (right) on Wednesday. Visitors could view the actual 2011 Best Actor
      PICTURE: XINHUA; PICTURE: REUTERS  -  368 words
    • 408 18 M’sianmodelin‘enticement’caseremarries. New hubby says: ONEofMalaysia’ssexiestwomen.Topmodel,journalist,actress,popularTVhost.Daphne Iking has always been in the news in Malaysia–forboththerightandwrongreasons. Her marriage to businessman Ryan Chong in January2007hadMalaysiainthrall. So did the divorce proceedings when Mr Chong accused Mr Darren Choy Khin Ming of enticing Iking withtheintentionofhavingsexwithheratacondominium. There were also allegations
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    • 276 18 A MALAYSIAN businessman recently imported five Tibetanmastiffs–knownas“orientalsuperdogs”– for as much as RM4.6 million (S$1.9million). Mr Liu Yun-lian became interested in the breed after learning about the legendary stories of the dogs during the Eight-Nation Alliance battles against China in the 1900s.
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  • News Snapshot
    • 141 19 A MILLIONAIRE businessman from Singapore was forced to pay a staggering RM20.7 million (S$8.6 million) to secure the release of his family. The amount has been described as Malaysia’s largest ransom pay- ment in recent years, reported The Star. The
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    • 92 19 AFP. TAIWAN’S former vice-president AnnetteLuhasdeclaredherbidtorunin Taiwan’s2012presidentialelection. “Iamthemostexperiencedinrunning a country in Taiwan. I am the only vice-president who has served (the maximum) eight years,” she told Apple Daily on Friday. Ms Lu, 67, is expected to formally announce her candidacy
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    • 101 19 AFP. UNITED States President Barack Obama yesterday urged Republican and Democratic lawmakers to reach a compromise on pending budget deficit issues to avoid a political gridlock and a federal government shutdown. “For the sake of our people and our economy, we cannotallowgridlocktoprevail,”MrObamasaidinhis weekly radio address.
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    • 111 19 AP. RUSSIA has agreed to build ener-gy-starved Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant. Bangladesh’s Ministry of Science said on Friday that officials from the two countries signed an agreement in Dhaka late on Thursday for the US$1.5 billion (S$1.9 billion) plant. Russia will supply
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    • 313 19 DPMTeoand histeam on redrawn electoral boundaries: DEPUTY Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said he hopes that his Pasir Ris-Punggol residents will have a chance to vote in the next General Election. Mr Teo, who is also Minister for Defence, dismissed the opposition’s accusations that newly-redrawn
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    • Article, Illustration
      30 19 FLAME ON: A performer from Yunnan’sJinuo ethnic group puts on a fire-breathing display on Friday as part of efforts to boost tourism to the Chinese province. PICTURE: XINHUA
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  • News Exchange
    • 368 20  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT:JOANNE JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg HAVEwebecomeaddictedtoourgadgets?Itseemslikeit.An NTU study showed that three-quarters of 600polytechnicanduniversitystudentsareaddictedto theirmobilephonesandotherelectronicgadgets. As a result, these youths are suffering negative side effectssuchasachesinthehead,neckandthumbs,and theycan’tfocusontasksathand. It’sadisturbingtruth,butit’ssortofexpected. Just look around you at the MRT stations or shopping centres and you’ll find youths texting, playing
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    • 123 20 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad -10 The percentage of smokers in Singapore’s adult population has gone up from 12.6 to 14.3 in six years. +10 The Battlestar Galactica roller-coaster at Resorts World Sentosa’s Universal Studios is back in action after an 11-month suspension. -10 Inflation hit 5.5 per cent last month
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    • 52 20 “I’m going to drink their champagne until they go broke. –Mantellinghisfriendata Sunday champagne buffet “HowdoIteach people the ins and outs of English grammar in just a couple of days when their entire lifetime has been spent speaking like a marketbutcher?” –Languageworkshop speaker lamenting the standard of
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  • enjoy
    • Article, Illustration
      840 21  -  Fans do anything just for a chance to meet their idols REPORT: FOO JIE YING, JENNIFER DHANARAJ tnp@sph.com.sg HE HAS chased popular celebrities from the airport to their hotels. Sometimes, the 52-year-old even makes sure that his vehicle is parked right beside the stars’ vans whenhe’schasingstars. But Mr
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    • 255 22 FOOD, water and even a toilet break. These were things K-pop fan Cindy Yong, 20, gave up when Korean boy band SHINee came to Singapore last March for a showcase. After the event at IMM Building ended, the Republic Polytechnic student and her
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    • Article, Illustration
      713 23  -  Room filled with 2.5 tonnes of salt is believed to have healing properties REPORT: KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg Imagine sitting in a room covered with salt. Just relax and breathe in the salt flown in from the Red Sea coating the walls and covering the floor. These rooms
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    • Enjoy 2 Wheels Good
      • 671 24/25  -  DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg YOUR bike is ready the chain oiled and tyres pumped. Your body is fit after months of training. Allthat’sleftisthefinalweekbeforeyourbigrace at the OCBC Cycle Singapore 2011 next Sunday. But if you are thinking about wheeling out the door with your trusty steed to cram
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      • 480 24/25 FOOT pain is, literally, the Achilles heel of runners and cyclists. The pain can be so severe, it can bring an athlete at full gallop to a grinding stop. Ask any seasoned marathoner. Chances are, he or she has experienced some kind of pain
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    • Enjoy Family Matters
      • 610 26  -  National Art Council gets children to decide Kids Arts Village’sprogramme REPORT:JOANNE JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg WOULDyouleaveanimportantfesti-valinthehandsofchildren?Definitely, says the National Arts Council(NAC).Andthisyear,ithasentrusted the inaugural Kids Arts Village to eight childrenaged10to13. Part of this year’s Singapore Arts Festival line-up of activities, the Kids Arts Village
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      • 158 26 YOUNG Singaporean trio We Want Funk impressed the crowd and celebrity judges at the grand finals of the Gatsby Styling Dance Contest in Tokyo last week to win the subsidiary Styling Prize. The team was led by Singapore Polytechnic student Lim Cheng Kai, 18.
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      • 472 27  -  It’snotwhatyoupasson,it’showyoupassiton EUGENE WEE FATHER FIGURES eugenew@sph.com.sg ICONFESS.I can’t do simple repairs on rattan furniture. Ican’thempants. And I can’t hone a knife on a whetstone if mylifedependedonit. So in a apocalyptic zombie-ruled future whererattanistheonlybuildingmaterialleft, over-sizedpantstheonlyclothing,andbutter knives the only utensil readily available, I wouldbeprettydead,prettyfast.
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    • Enjoy Table For 4
      • 459 28  -  CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg IT’S a fairly common starchy staple in its countryoforigin–Italy. But Singaporeans are more familiar with pasta than polenta. So, it is refreshing to find polenta on the menu of Italian wine bar and restaurant Incontro. Polenta is yellow or white cornmeal that is often
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    • Enjoy Hed Chef
      • 365 29  -  Hedy Khoo hedykhoo@sph.com.sg BURGERS are fattening,, but not all are junk food. It’s what you put in a burger that counts, not the speed at which they come. Blow your calorie count in style. You won’t lock lips with random strangers, so why settle
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    • Enjoy Fly on the Wall
      • 335 30  -  GivenchypreviewatNationalMuseumofS’pore SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg IT WAS a call to meet your next prints charming so, of course, everyone showed up. That’s the pull of the FJB name Frank J Benjamin, the family that retails a luxury label empire that began in the 70s with Lanvin, a
        PICTURES: JIN-HA KIM  -  335 words
    • Enjoy Humour
      • 599 32  -  Genetic engineering can create a poop-free pet,if you’resick of cleaning up after it HO LIAN-YI MIDDLE CRASS tnp@sph.com.sg BACK in the old days, people didn’t have to worry about pets and their butts. When the first hunter-gatherers tamed the first dogs, toilet training
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      • REALLY?
        • 70 32 Odd news that’sfor real THEIndiangovernmentis considering proposalsto limitthenumber of guests allowedat weddings to reduce food wastage. Indianweddingsare known for their extravagance andawaveof new money inthecountry hasledto morelavish marriage celebrations,often involving multi-cuisinebuffets andhundreds,or eventhousands,of guests. “Weare looking intothe possibilityof reintroducingtheexecutive guestcontrol ordercreated in theearly 1960s,” an officialat theministry
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        • 80 32 PLANSfor astatue honouring RoboCop (below),the half-man,half-machine crimefighterof the1987 movie,are movingahead inthe city ofDetroit in Michiganin theUS. A groupof artistsandentrepreneurs haveraised morethan US$50,000 (S$63,800)via Facebook andanonline fund-raisingsite,according to Reuters. “Ithita sweetspot.It’sa funand funnyidea to buildastatueof RoboCop,” saidJeff Paffendorf,who helped leadthe projectinspired by awhimsical suggestion sentto
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      • 345 32  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg ABOUTtwoweeksago,BordersSingapore’sAustralian parent company, REDgroup Retail, was put into voluntaryadministration–meaningitisworkingwith an independent body to help pay its creditors. This led to some hand-wringing over the possibility that Borders might soon not exist within our borders anymore.
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    • Article, Illustration
      91 33 Today, we showcase your Valentine’sDayshots. On March 6 and March 13, we will feature your kids in their best-dressed outfit. This week, till March 6, the best photo of the week wins a $100 KidStyleCarter’svoucher.Sendyourpicturesand messages to tnpforum@sph.com.sg. Roses for mum delivered with love, hugs kisses from Dad
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • 47 27 GENERATION NEXT Dad, the bus is here, I really need my homework back. Wait, I’ve got this, just a few more minutes. I can solve it... You’re 15 minutes late, young lady. What’s your excuse now? You wouldn’t believe me if I told you. TNP ILLUSTRATION:KELVIN CHAN
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    • 93 28 My, what a big treat for you Hardwicke,who helmed thefirst Twilight movie in 2008. InRed RidingHood, a young woman(Amanda Seyfried)istorn betweentwomen (Shiloh Fernandez and MaxIrons)but soon discoversone ofthem maybe thewerewolf thathas been terrorisingthe village. The movie openshereon March10. We’regivingaway 80 pairsoftickets toa previewscreening ofthe movie on March8, courtesyofWarner Brothers. TurntoPage
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 347 31 WATCH’EM Life Channel 8,7pm This new Taiwanese series revolves around the lives and dreams of a group of hawkers in a Taiwanese night market and their struggles with bringing up their children. Starring Chen Mei Feng, Zhang Chen Guang. Labor Pains Star Movies (StarHub Ch 622), 9pm A young woman
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  • sports
    • Racing
      • 528 34 / 35 RACE 1 (Ascot) 1st 6 Valley Girl ($18-$10) 2nd 7 Demimonde ($40) 3rd 2 Lord Hatras (no 3rd dividend) 4th 4 Palmdale. Forecast $61. Tierce $186. Trio $27. Quartet $262. Quadro $25. Scratchings: Irma La Dane, Saxon Knight. RACE 2 (Ascot) 1st 7 Double Barrel ($50-$9) 2nd
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      • 1353 34 / 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 IP 12.50 -1600m(Turf) Stakes:$65,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 5324- SamuraiHornet 58 (53) JPowell 6 (4agCBrown-StormNo3) 2 -76-62 NoDoubts 58 (48) SCormack 13 (4nzgDDragon-NorthwestRacing) 3 238 Beauman 58 (45) OPlacais 11 (4nzgRBMarsh-TudorLodgeRacing) 4 4986 ChengduWarrior
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      • 156 34 / 35  -  Sandra’saprettygoodthing BRIAN MILLER ASKany trackwatcher.He’lltellyouitpaysto take note of trial winners. On that count and on the strength of SANDRA’s win in a 1,000mtrialonDec23,I’dsayshehasanoutstanding chance of taking the goodies in Race 4. In that seven-horse trial, Sandra got away cleanly but Saimee (right) elected
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      • 567 34 / 35 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Marc Tan Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon 2 No Doubts No Doubts No Doubts 1 2 Samurai Hornet 2 7 Boy Samurai Hornet Samurai Hornet No Doubts 1 2 Beauman 1 1 3 11 Samurai Hornet Boy Macho 7 6 6 Big Masterplan Macho
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      • 2263 36 / 37 ANDREWFROSTCOMMENTSONTODAY’SKRANJIRACES RACE1 (1,600m) 1 Samurai Hornet)))Form since arriving has been solid with good runs over this distance, looks a leading chance. 2 No Doubts)))Form was only fair before huge run when 2nd behind Media Mogul over 1,600mlaststart.Onthateffortheshouldjustwin. 3 Beauman))Disappointing effort last start but form prior
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      • 567 36 / 37 RACE 1 (Caulfield) 1st 6 Folding Gear ($86-$20) 2nd 5 Elusive King ($10) 3rd 1 Almindoro ($5.10) 4th 2 Domesky. Forecast $99. Place forecast $7 (1-5), $13 (1-6), $27 (5-6). Tierce $559. Trio $97. Quartet No winner ($2164 jackpot carried forward to next race). Quadro $50. RACE
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      • 680 36 / 37 Race1 C5(STRAIGHT)1100m 6 BLUECENTRE55c52(41-13) IFadzlei* (8) 2 2 1 (463) 11 ORIENTALMAGIC52.5(233-47) MWepner (11) 4 4 2 (491) Nk 1 SUNJET57c56(16-5.10) JackieChuah (6) 3 3 3 (489) Shd 9 JOKERBLISS53.5c50.5(79-19) SSVanan* (10) 1 1 4 (441) 1.25 XWinning owner: Ka Yung. Trainer: LN Danis. Time: 1min 04.7sec
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      • 984 38 GOING FORECAST: SOFT TAN THEAN LOON’S IPOH TIPS RACE 1: 2 A Ha Obama 6 Courageous General 9 The Pilot 7 Enchanted River RACE2:7TENTENWIN)9CizenPrincess10Hot Hot Hot 1 Ba Ba Rich RACE 3:1 Essentially Cool 2 Speed Leopard 5 Adik 4 See Me Fly RACE 4: 2
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      • 130 38 THESE horses have won or placed on soft or heavy tracks: RACE 1: Kakaya, A Ha Obama, Bushrange, City Of Hope, Courageous General, Enchanted River, The Pilot. RACE 2: Ba Ba Rich. RACE 3: Speed Leopard, Rolling High, Son Of Summer, Come Near Me, Tien Ching, Mighty Ace, Flash
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      • 1186 39  -  ITIPSANDCOMMENTSBYPHILLIP ITIPSANDCOMMENTSBYPHILLIP WOO,COURTESYOFTHEHONGKONG WOO,COURTESYOFTHEHONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE 1(1,200m) TOMODACHI (4) has caught the eye in the past two of three starts with a pair of seconds behind Shibala and Supreme Knight over this course and distance following an equipment change and can
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      • 927 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS4TURF 1200m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$640,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 MRAWARD LHO THSO 133 13 2 GOFAYFAY ATMILLARD KCLEUNG 132 12 3 MYMEMORY CHYIP YTCHENG 130 11 4 TOMODACHI ALEE ZPURTON 128 14 5 TRAVELKING DCRUZ CYHO 128 1
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    • Sports Mad About Golf
      • 693 40  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg GOLF can be a cruel game. Just ask Christabel Goh. Teeing off from the back nine at 10.04am by virtue of being at the wrong end of the table, the 22-year-old (left) was still game, looking resplendent in her
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      • 356 40 AP. THE Match Play Championship enters its longest day and Martin Kaymer welcomes it. One day after he was forced to go 20 holes to get out of the second round, Kaymer had to rally on the back nine yesterday morning (Singapore time) against
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    • Sports Basketball
      • 559 41 AP. CARMELO Anthony scored 27 points but missed a key free-throw late in the game as the New York Knicks were beaten 115-109 by lowly Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA yesterday morning (Singapore time). Anthony, acquired earlier this week from Denver in a highly-anticipated trade,
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      • 287 41 SWIMMING Reuters. FIVE-TIME Olympic champion Ian Thorpe is delighted with the progress he has made just a few weeks after the Australian announced he was coming out of retirement to return to the pool. “I’m really happy with how I’ve been performing over the last
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    • Sports Cricket World Cup
      • 621 42 / 43  -  Like England, the hosts have to shoulder the burden of history GROUP B INDIA v ENGLAND (Today, 5pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 123) SK JOHN npsports@sph.com.sg FLUFF.FUMBLE.Calamitous.Englishsportswriters,knownfortheirac-id pens, let rip after their team almost becameanationalembarrassment. Surely,England’sperformanceagainstHollandepitomisedshambolism. They sweated, squirmed but somehow managedtopipthebraveDanes. Come to think
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      • 129 42 / 43 Wire Services. INDIA opener Virender Sehwag (right) will play against England today despite suffering a bruised rib in the lead-up to the Group B match. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on- ly pace bowler Ashish Nehra was not fullyfit. “Ashish Nehra will bowl
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      • 470 42 / 43 AFP. SHAHIDI Afridi took four wickets and Mis-bah-ul-Haq (right) notched a second successive half-century as Pakistan upstaged Sri Lanka in a highly-charged World Cup Group A match by 11 runs in Colombo last night. Afridi, who became the 11th player to take 300 wickets in
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      • 215 42 / 43 Wire Services. BANGLADESH paceman Shafiul Islam, who buried a nightmare performance against India with a match-winning performance in Friday’s thrilling 27-run win over Ireland, has revealed he nearly missed the game through injury. Shafiul (right) conceded 69 runs in his seven overs against
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      • 204 42 / 43 Reuters. A CRICKET fan was killed and 30 others were injured in different road accidents in Dhaka as frenzied jubilation continued after Bangladesh beat Ireland in a World Cup Group B match, police said yesterday. The fans celebrated as if Bangladesh had won
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      • 295 42 / 43 TENNIS Wire Services. NOVAK Djokovic won his third consecutive title at the Dubai championships when he defeated top seed Roger Federer 6-3, 6-3 in just 71 minutes late last night. The Serbian (right) won with something to spare by outplaying the Swiss maestro in
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    • Sports S-League
      • 1047 44 / 45 Former FAS council member KSUPPIAH tells SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ that an overhaul of the system is needed if the S-League is to succeed FOOTBALL’SMRJURONGONLOCALSCENE: HEWASoneoftheeightmentaskedbytheFootballAssociationofSingapore(FAS) to form the S-League after Singapore pulled out of the Malaysia Cup in 1995. KSuppiah,whoisnowbasedinSurabaya, Indonesia,
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      • 425 44 / 45  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg JURONG FC will make a formal application to return to the S-League next year, but only if significant changes are made in the way the league is run, says its founder K Suppiah. Jurong pulled out of the S-League
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    • Sports Serie A
      • 436 46 Inter striker has fond memories of former club Sampdoria Wire Services. SAMPDORIA v INTER MILAN (Tomorrow, 3.40am, StarHub TV Ch 202) INTER Milan striker Giampaolo Pazzini has vowed to put emotions to one side when he returns to Genoa to face Sampdoria tomorrow
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      • 332 46 Reuters. GERMANY will gain a fourth place in the Champions League in 2012/13 at Italy’s expense, after climbing into third spot in the Uefa coefficient ranking. From 2012, four Bundesliga teams, instead of three, will be eligible for the Champions League while the
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    • Sports Football
      • 368 48  -  GEYLANG v SAFFC (Tonight, 7.30 pm, Bedok Stadium) DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg THEY have both scored in the first two S-League matches so far. But ahead of their match against Geylang United today, SAFFC coach Richard Bok has challenged his strikers Mislav Karoglan and Fazrul Nawaz
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      • 324 48  -  DILENJIT SINGH ONE OVER-AGED player stood out among the 160 11-to 12-year-olds honing their skills at the Junior Football Fiesta at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Itching from watching the kids in action, Football Association of Singapore president Zainudin Nordin couldn’t resist getting some
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    • 970 49  -  JOHN LEICESTER AP SPORTS COLUMNIST AP. THE INDIGNITIES and intrusions athletes accept as a price of competing at the highest levels of sport are considerable. From dawn to an hour before midnight, they must be prepared to open their doors to drug testers. They must
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    • Sports EPL
      • 906 50 Mancini hits out at the congested fixture list MAN CITY v FULHAM (Tonight, 11pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 103) PA Sport ROBERTO Mancini has urged England’s football authorities to start treating players with respect by organising a sensible fixture calendar. As a relative newcomer to these
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      • 357 51 WEST HAM v LIVERPOOL (Tonight, 9.30pm, SingTel mioTVCh 102) AFP. DIRK Kuyt believes a Champions League spot is still a realistic aim for Liverpool this season. Kuyt (left) scored the winner against Sparta Prague on Friday (Singapore time) to help the Reds book a place
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      • 89 51 PA Sport FORMER Tottenham and Wolves defender Dean Richards has died at the age of 36 after succumbing to a long-term illness. Richards, who also played for Bradford and Southampton, was forced to retire from the game in March 2005 after suffering from dizzy spells and headaches while
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      • 451 52 Everton 2 Sunderland 0 Everton: Beckford 8, 39 JERMAINEBECKFORDstrucktwiceasSunderlandsufferedyetmoremiseryatEverton.TheformerLeedsstrikerfound thenetinthefirsthalftolift Evertonfurtherawayfromthe PremierLeaguerelegationzone andsendSunderlandhomefrom GoodisonParkempty-handed again. TheBlackCats,withouta Leaguewinatthegroundsince 1996,wentclosewhenTim Howardsavedwellfrom StephaneSessegnon,but Beckford’ssecondjustbeforethe intervalbluntedtheirthreat. SunderlandbossSteveBruce committedhimselftotheclub until2014bysigninganew contractontheeveofthisclash. Hesaid:“I’mdelightedtohave signed.It’samagnificentclub withwonderfulsupportand everythingisinplaceherefora manager.Wehavethemakingsof afantasticyoungteam. “It’sbeenagreatchallengeso farandonethatmybackroom teamandIhaverelished,sowe arelookingforwardto continuingwiththatoverthe nextfewyears.” KieranRichardson,playingin anadvancedrolefortheBlack Cats,spurnedagloriouschance toopenthescoringafterjust threeminutes. Heracedontoafineballfrom Sessegnonandwasalloweda
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      • 254 52  -  Aston Villa 4 Blackburn 1 Aston Villa: Young 49 (pen), 82, Hanley 62 (og), Downing 64 Blackburn: Kalinic 81 BY JOHN JOHN CURTIS Special Correspondent ASTONVILLA’Simpressive revival continued as inspired performances from two-goal Ashley Young and Stewart Downing enabled them to easily beat
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      • 304 53  -  Newcastle 1 Bolton 1 Newcastle: Nolan 13 Bolton: Sturridge 38 BY DAMIAN SPELLMAN Special Correspondent DANIELSTURRIDGE’Sfourthgoalinasmanygamesclinchedapoint forBoltonas10-manNewcastle weredeniedvictory. Thestriker,onloanfrom Chelsea,strucksevenminutes beforethebreaktocancelout formerWanderersmidfielder KevinNolan’s13th-minute opener. However,theMagpieshadto stageaconcertedrearguard actiontoclaimadrawafterRyan Taylorwasdismissedfora54th-minutetwo-footedtackleon JohanElmander. AndNewcastlebossAlan Pardewinsiststheyarenotyet safefromrelegation. “Itdependswhatyoucallthe finishingline–ourfinishingline isway,wayinthedistance,”he said.“That’swhatwearegoingto aimfor,andseewherewefall.” Pardewhadoriginallynamed anunchangedside,butwas forcedtomakealatechange beforekick-offwhenJoeyBarton wasinjuredinthewarm-upand wasreplacedbyTaylor. REACTION SAVE BoltonmanagerOwenCoyle madethreechangestotheside
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      • 273 53 Wolves ......................4 Blackpool ..................0 Wolves: Jarvis 2, O’Hara 55, Ebanks-Blake 78, 90 Kick-off 3pm (UK time) WOLVES lifted themselves out of the bottom three of the English Premier League for only the second time in five months with a comprehensive win over 10-man Blackpool. Matt
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      • 552 54 / 55  -  WIGAN 0 MAN UNITED 4 (Javier Hernandez 17,74, Wayne Rooney 84, Fabio da Silva 87) GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg THIS was a match Manchester United had to win. That, they did. The Red Devils claimed three precious points against Wigan at the DW
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      • 697 54 / 55 PA Sport. SIR Alex Ferguson has claimed the Premier League title is now a straight fight between Manchester United and Arsenal. United hold a sizeable lead over Manchester City, Tottenham and Chelsea, and with only 11 games of the season remaining, it would give any
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      • 332 54 / 55 PA Sport THE GLAZER family have confirmed their commitment to Manchester United and insisted they have no interest in selling the club. United’s controversial owners made a short statement to accompany the release on second-quarter financial results in response to growing speculation about a massive
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    • Sports Carling Cup Final
      • 555 56 / 57 ARSENAL v BIRMINGHAM (Tonight, 11.55pm,SingTelmio TV Ch112) AFP. ARSENEWengeracceptsliftingtheCar-lingCupwouldfinallyenddoubtsoverthe latest Arsenal generation being abletodeliversilverwaretoEmiratesStadium but feels sustained success at the top of the Premier League is already a bigger achievement. Much has been made of the Gunners’ trophy drought, which stretches back to the
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      • Article, Illustration
        262 56 / 57  -  IVAN LIM pjlim@sph.com.sg IT’Sboldambition.Yet Arsenal could take the first big step towards winning the four competitions they’re in tonight following manager Arsene Wenger’s daring announcement that he believes the Gunners are capable of the feat. AfterbeatingBarcelonaattheEmiratesStadium,the Frenchman,whoseteamfacesBirminghamintheCarlingCupfinaltonight,said:“Wearehungryforsuccess. “Ipersonallybelievewegoforeverysinglecompetitiontotheend. “Wehavethehungerandthetalentandarecommitted.” Manchester United fan Royston Jalleh does not think that
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      • 129 56 / 57 CATCH the Carling Cup final for free at The New Paper Sports Bar at St James Power Station tonight. Admission is free. And TNP Sports Bar members will not only be entertained by the live match action, they will also enjoy perks such as one-for-one
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      • 332 56 / 57 PA Sport ALEX McLeish wants to satisfy his desire for success in football with Birmingham starting with tonight’s Carling Cup final with Arsenal at Wembley. McLeish (right) has won 19 trophies as a player and manager in Scotland but is eager to lift
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      • 405 56 / 57 Wire Services ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas has accepted that he will not be taking any part in tonight’sCarlingCupfinal. The Spaniard (right) had wanted to wait till kick-off before ruling himself out after hurting his hamstring against Stoke on Thursday.
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      • 766 58 / 59  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg ARSENAL v BIRMINGHAM (Tonight, 11.55pm, SingTel mioTV Ch 112) WITHOUT a trophy to show for in the last six years, Arsenal can end the barren spell tonight. A win over underdogs Birmingham will see the Gunners claim the first of four trophieswithintheirsight–theCarlingCup–as they
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      • ON TV
        • 95 58 / 59 *Alltelecastsliveunlessotherwisestated.Forthelatest,pleasecheck www.mio.singtel.com/miotv&www.starhub.com/tv *Programmetimes,providedbySingTel&StarHub,subjecttochange LIVE TELECASTS EPL Today: IWEST HAMv LIVERPOOL SingTel mio TV Ch 102, 9.30pm IMAN CITY vFULHAM SingTel mio TV Ch 103,11 pm Tuesday: ISTOKE vWEST BROM SingTel mio TV Ch 102,4am CARLING CUP FINAL Today: IARSENAL vBIRMINGHAM CITY SingTelmio TVCh112, 11.55pm AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUPSTAGE Tuesday:
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        • 32 58 / 59 HSBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS Today: IDAY 4 MediaCorp Ch 5,12.30 to 3.30pm StarHub TV Ch 201, (SuperSports), 12.30pm MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Today: IDAY 5 PART1 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 10pm
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        • 26 58 / 59 ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011 Today: IINDIA v ENGLAND SingTel mio TV Ch 123, 5pm Tomorrow: IHOLLANDv WEST INDIES SingTel mio TV Ch 123, 5pm
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        • 9 58 / 59 NBA Today: IBOSTONCELTICSv LA CLIPPERS StarHubTVCh202, (SuperSports), 11.30am
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        • 32 58 / 59 Today: IGEYLANG vSAFFC (Bedok Stadium, 7.30pm) Tomorrow: IBALESTIER vCOURTS YOUNGLIONS (Toa Pay oh Stadium, 7.30pm) Call 1900-*****13 after 10.15pm for the half-time and full-time results. Call cost 30 cents a minute.
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    • 468 60  -  Bowler Remy Ong bounces back from last place to win Masters gold at Commonwealth Championships DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg HE LOOKED down and out in last place among 12 bowlers after the first block of six games on Friday. But it was a totally different story yesterday
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    • 32 60 CARLING CUP FINAL: Young Gunner Jack Wilshere vows to win it for Cesc Fabregas. Page 59 S-LEAGUE: Former FAS Council member K Suppiah laments about the state of local football. Page 44
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