The New Paper, 29 May 2011

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    14 1 The New Paper on sun day MAY 29 2011 80 CENTS MICA (P) 113/01/2011
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      64 1 *****1 *****9 facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838 (P) EPL: Our pick Your pick51 50 Secret lives of S'pore social TNP PHOTO ILLUSTRATION HIGH LIFE, HIGH RISK They go on overseas ‘working trips’ with clients to earn five-figure pay cheques and enjoy a jet-set lifestyle. But escorts also risk physical
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      20 1 CNN WRITER SAYS S'PORE IS BORING Irene Ang says: Rubbish! I’ll show you how to have a good time 25
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      1292 2/3  - 37.000 They prefer overseas jobs for anonymity and big pay cheques, but social escorts also risk physical abuse and sexual diseases S’poresocialescorton18-dayUStripwithclientearns... REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg SHE returned from an 18-day all expenses paid “working”triptotheUSjusttwoweeksago. Yesterday,shesetoffforanother“workingtrip”– a one-week trip to Saudi Arabia. When she is not jet-setting, the 26-year-old Chinese
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      Lock icon Flight attendants, cover girls command higher prices
      634 2/3  -  REPORT: CHAI HUNG YIN, MAUREEN KOH, MARIE LIM tnp@sph.com.sg RATES for social escort services vary greatly. The New Paper on Sunday spoke to 22 agencies offering such services here and found that rates range from $200 to $2,000 an hour for escort services
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      Lock icon Escorts flashed as status symbols at meetings
      162 4  -  REPORT:MAUREEN REPORT:MAUREEN KOH tnp@sph.com.sg SEXisnotalwaysonthemenu,claimedallpartiesinvolvedinthesocialescortindustry–fromtheagencyoperatorstotheescortsandtheirclients. MrErnestTing,whorunsMSPromotions,toldThe NewPaperonSunday:“Sometimes,it’sthesmaller playerswhotarnishtheimage. “Lowerratesequatelowerqualityescortsandsome evenoffergirlsfromothercountries.” Hedeclinedtonamewhichcountriesthegirlscame from,butitisbelievedthattheseincludeThailand, VietnamandChina. So,ifnotforsex,whywouldpeoplehiresocial escorts? IndulgentPleasures’owner,MadamPhilomena Leong,said:“Mostofourclientsarerespectable businessmenwhohavetoentertaintheirassociates visitingSingaporeforafewdays. “Ourescortscantakethemtoplacesofinterestsor attendeventsinarespectablesetting.” MrTingclaimedthattheclientshisescortshave entertainedincludedcorporatehonchosandeven foreigndiplomats. Someclientsmayalsohireescortsjustfor companionship. TakeforinstanceaHongKongassociateprofessor whowantedbeknownonlyasMrDamonC. Mr C, 46, has engaged the services of escorts four times since he started work
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      664 5  -  Sheearnsonly$400amonth as cleaner but runs kitty shelter with online donations REPORT:KENNETH KENNETH POON, CHAI HUNG YIN tnp@sph.com.sg FOR more than 30 years, she has been adopting stray kittens she finds on the streets. Aunty Zhang (not her real name) is 70 years old now and earns
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      Lock icon ‘More cooling measures would help’
      559 6  -  Yesterday, The New Paper described the problems associated with buying new flats. We now look at the situation with resale flats REPORTS: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg TEACHER Nandakumar Rao, 27, paid $448,000 for a five-room resale flat in Pasir Ris last April. The Cash-Over-Valuation (COV) then
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      Lock icon Some measures to overcome shortage, high resale prices
      453 6 Tighten HDB subletting rules THE liberalisation of the HDB market in recent years contributed to the increased demand for resale flats. Subletting rules for entire flats had been gradually relaxed since 2003, allowing flat owners to make some supplementary income and provide
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      Lock icon Supercars not for novice drivers
      882 10 / 11  -  Owners should take advanced driving courses REPORT: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg IF HE had his way, the Singapore Motor Sports Association’sAutomobileSportvice-presidentWin-son Ow would ban all novice drivers here from driving powerful sports cars like Porsches and Lamborghinis. “Thesedriversdon’tknowtheirlimitsandthepower oftheircars,”hesaid. “When they step on the throttle too
      PICTURES: STOMP, LIANHE WANBAO, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS.  -  882 words
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      Lock icon Cycling for hours without traffic lights
      927 12 / 13  -  Light traffic, scenic routes attract more S’poreanstocycleacrossMalaysia REPORT: DIANE LOUYS, KWAN HUI XIAN tnp@sph.com.sg MORE Singaporeans are going the distance for cycling. To Malaysia, to be exact. Some are even helping organise cycling trips for other Singaporeans. Cycling enthusiast Mark Cheong, 27, observed: “Two
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      Lock icon More S'pore bike stores open in M'sia
      222 12 / 13  -  Joyce Lim CYCLISTS have limited space to ride in Singapore. Soit’s natural thatcyclistshere would wantto ride in Malaysia, which has more space and hills to climb, said Mr Victor Yew, 45, president of the Singapore Amateur Cycling Association. Mr Yew has noticed more
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      Lock icon Into the Lion's den
      509 16 / 17 The mask is detachable CONTROL THEroarfromTheLionKingisoneofsuccess.The worldwide hit musical now on at Marina Bay Sands has sold more than 150,000 tickets hereandlookssettobecomethemostsuccessfulshow evertopounceontheseshores. While tonnes of equipment are used to create the stage sets, it is the combination of actors, traditional puppetry and animatronics that make
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      Lock icon 'Our baby's sex is none of your business'
      584 18 Canada’s‘MostPoliticallyCorrectCouple’ wantstoraisechildtobe‘genderless’ ISITaboyoragirl?That’s a question everyone asks when there’s a babycomingintoafamily. But the parents of 4-month-old Storm in Toronto, Canada, are telling everyone else: It’s none of your business. Madam Kathy Witterick, 38, and her husband, Mr David Stocker, 39, will be
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      Lock icon M'sian NS trainee gives birth in camp
      265 18 SHE had enrolled in the National Service Training Programme at Cancun Park Camp in Kelantan, Malaysia, and had taken part in all the required activities. But no one had any idea that the 18-year-old teenager was heavily pregnant in the 12 days she
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      439 19 Chinese couple has been together for 30 years despite disabilities HE IS blind and she has lost both her legs. But nothing is going to stop this couple from Guangxi province, China, from walking the journey of life hand-in-hand. Xinhua reported that
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      Lock icon Call us sluts, we don't care
      398 20 Melbourne marchers don skimpy clothes, protest against‘myth’thatmodestdressingprotectswomen WE’LL wear what we like, even if you call us sluts. Thousands of chanting protesters, wearing fishnets and heels, hot pants and mini-skirts, stopped traffic in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, yesterday. They were there
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      Lock icon Hugging a schoolmate? Go straight to detention!
      326 20 NO HANDSHAKES, high-fives or hugging in this school. Breakthis ruleand you’llbeplaced in detention. Governors at The Quest Academy, in Croydon,SouthLondon have imposeda“no contact”ruleas theysay it prevents fighting or bullying, reported the Daily Mail. Principal Andy Croft said the rules helped to combat bullying
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      Lock icon Deodorant ads raise a stink in India
      559 21 NO MORE racy ads. That’s what the Indian government has told an advertising regulatory body after a series of “overtly sexual” male deodorant commercials were aired on TV, reported AFP. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) announced the crackdown after it found
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      Lock icon Simon Cowell is SORRY
      527 22 Cheryl Cole ousted from X Factor AN APOLOGY or an admission of guilt from TV mogul Simon Cowell is rare. But the 51-year-old apparently confessedon Friday that he felt “guilty” after Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole was ousted from the American TV showX Factor. He was
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      Lock icon Glam affair for sizzling street snack
      561 14 / 15  -  Fide Multimedia CEO Frank Cintamani turns St James Beer Garden into glitzy alfresco dining area for charity REPORT:BRYAN BRYAN LIM bryanlim@sph.com.sg ITTOOKaroundthreehourstotransformthehawk-ercentreintoanoutdoorfinediningarea,andwhatatransformationitwas. Pristine, starched white tablecloths covered the wooden tabletops. Wine goblets and china were laid out. Waitersinbowtiescompletedthemetamorphosis. But you wouldn’t expect anything less
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      383 14 / 15 THE NEW PAPER Project Helping Hands tnp.sg/helpinghands Help us reach out to them THE Great CEO Charity Cookout aims to raise money for Project Helping Hands, a community project to help elderly people who are living alone. The New Paper has partnered Lions Befrienders Service Association and Ngee Ann Polytechnic
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      97 20 4 BSATS Turn to CATS Classified for what your family needs: Buy a $99 Eurostring violin to hone your children's budding musical talents. CLASS 72 For your family's well-being, engage pest controllers to get rid of unwelcome guests. CLASS 116 Hire a domestic helper trained in nursing to care for
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      15 21 HOORAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS? For some students, this month-long break will be no vacation •Jr
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      309 22 I =J W±\-4 LETS PLRV OIK 1 Powered by ieno\io F 27-29 May 2011 11am 9pm Suntec Singapore Hall 401 Visit us at Licence 2 Play where you get to pick a gift of your choice when you subscribe to Or Are maids happy working here? TNP poll reveals... CABBY
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      Lock icon Trade Minister: S'pore must keep up buzz in tourism sector
      143 23 SINGAPORE must continue to offer novel experiences for visitors and grow its calendar of world-class events to hold its own in the tourism sector. Speaking at the opening of Universal Studios Singapore theme park yesMinister for Trade and Lim terday
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      81 23 Wire services. NATO carried out fresh bombing raidsattheheartofTripoli’sregime yesterday, the military alliance said after G8 leaders intensified the pressure on Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi to go. Thealliancelaunchedafirstsalvoat1amlocal time (7am Singapore time) followed by another strike ninehourslateratColonelGaddafi’sBabAl-Aziziya compound, which Nato aircraft
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      Lock icon Typhoon approaching Japan may threaten nuclear plant
      145 23 AFP. JAPAN’S crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is not fully prepared to deal with violent storms, officials admitted yesterday, as the country braced itself for the arrival of Typhoon Songda. The storm system was sited about 30km south-west of Miyako-jima island, near Taiwan, as
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      Lock icon Hackers breach security systems of US defence contractors
      90 23 Reuters. HACKERS broke into the security networks of Lockheed Martin Corp and several other US military contractors. They breached security systems meanttokeepoutintrudersbycre- ating duplicates to “SecurID” electronic keys from a security division of EMC Corp, said a source. It was not clear
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      45 23 CHINDIAN BEAUTY: Povaneswari Shanmugam (centre), 19, won the Ford Models Supermodel Of The World Singapore 2011 last night. The student of Chinese-Indian parentage is pictured with second runner-up Sophie Estelle Willocq (far right) and first runner-up Petrina Ann Harriette. TNP PICTURE: YAP NING
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      339 23 SYRIA ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS IRAN is sending trainers and advisers to Syria to help crush anti-government demonstrations threatening to topple Iran’s most important ally in the region. The influx of Iranian manpower was adding to a steady stream of aid from Tehran, The Washington Post reported
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      Lock icon S'pore boring? It's not the city, it's you
      519 24  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT:EUGENEWEE EUGENE WEE eugenew@sph.com.sg YOU’VE probably heard this before from a fellow Singaporean–ourcountryisboring. No where to go. Nothing to do. ManypeopleIknowcan’twaittogoonleavesothey can get out of the country for a holiday. One of them is probably CNNGo writer Elaine Ee, who
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      119 24 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad +10 The annual rate of inflation fell to 4.5 per cent last month, and fuel prices dropped twice in two weeks. -10 Passenger traffic continued to rise atChangi Airport, but medical tourism has taken a hit, following the death of three seriously ill Saudi children at
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      Lock icon OVERHEARD ON THE STREETS
      18 24 “Icanseethingsin3-Dfor free at any time outside the cinema.” –Amanonwhyherefusestopayextrato watch 3-D movies. “It’stoohottobealive,” –Awomanontherecenthotweather.
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      Lock icon SO MUCH TO DO!
      1060 25  -  ACNNGoarticlethatcallsS’poreboringiscalled ‘rubbish’byIreneAnginapoint-by-pointrebuttal S’poreboring? Butthere’s... REPORT: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is boring, wrote a writer on CNNGo.com. The freelance writer then compiled a list of the top 10 most boring things to do here. When showed the list, actress Irene Ang exclaimed “rubbish!” and came up with
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        492 27  -  Brothers have been in buisness for nearly 20 years REPORT: BRYAN LIM bryanlim@sph.com.sg IN 1992, Face of Man came on the scene as the first skincare centre for men. Since then twins Adam and Chris Chua cabin crew before becoming bosses have stayed in the business for
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        Lock icon 10-year-old U-Weekly gets new look
        144 27 U-WEEKLYhas anew look! The local hybrid entertainment, lifestyle and social news magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new look, newsier content and a handy compact size. It incorporates the popular food recipes, lifestyle and current affairs with its existing content of Asian and international
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        Lock icon GOOD GIRL, BAD GIRL
        731 30/31  -  TheDucatiDiavel’s cruiser-to-bruiser range allows a rider to limit or up his riding game ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF BIKER BOY zaihan@sph.com.sg THElatestDucati–theDiavel–isallabouthavingchoicesatthetouchofabutton.The 1,198cc, six-speed Diavel is supposed to be a cruiser all laid-back and low-slung. Yet, its performancesuggestsotherwise. Being high-tech, it employs the latest in fuel-map-ping modes, a
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        Lock icon Cuban fare for large appetites
        578 32  -  ASHLEY CHIA amchia@sph.com.sg I STUMBLED upon Neuva Cuba at Customs House, right in the centre of the central business district after a high tea with friends, at TheFullertonBayHotelnearby. Customs House, built in the late 60s to house the Singapore Customs Police, has been transformed to
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        Lock icon Keep kids happy during the hols
        423 33  -  REPORT:JENNIFER JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg KIDS will be spoilt for choice during the June school holidays this year. With a ton of activities lined up throughout the month-long break, parents will be scratching their heads as they decide which activities their children should sign up
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        Lock icon Parenting feels like someone beat me up
        387 33  -  JASON JOHNSON FATHER FIGURES jjohnson@sph.com.sg EARLIER this week my wife and I went to visit myeldestboy’sformteachertotalkaboutthe results of his recent mid-year Primary 2 exams. Imagine my surprise when the teacher punched me in the stomach, then gave me a sidewalk slam, crushing my
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        671 34  -  SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg THANK the stars the Cannes Film Festival is over. (It ended last Sunday.) For years, we were fixtures at the annual movie circus on the French Riviera and finally walked off into the
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          Lock icon Women ARE attracted to‘bad boys’ after all
          123 34 Oddnews that’sfor real Reuters Guys, want get the girl? Here’sa tip.Don’t smile. Look brooding or show some shame instead. Women find happy men less sexually attractive than those with expressions that show pride or hint that they have done wrong and know it,
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          Lock icon Man gets turned in by his phone
          85 34 AP A US man wanted for failing to pay fines accidentally helped officers find him whenhe repeatedly“pocketdialled” 911 while working in his backyard. Police say James Green, 29, was using a backpack leaf blower in Bangor, Maine when he kept dialling 911 without
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        Lock icon Is S'pore cool or boring? Don't feed the CNNGo trolls
        277 34  -  SMONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg “ENGAGEthetrolls.” So urged my ex-The New Paper colleague Ng Tze Yong in a column in The Straits Times on Vesak Day. His advice totally goes against an old (by Internet standards)Internetadage:“Don’tfeedthetrolls.” So which advice should you
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      118 36 Today and next week, we feature pictures of your children enjoying sports. On June 12 and June 19, we will be publishing pictures of your children and their birthday celebrations. For the month of June, the best picture of the week will win a $100 voucher from adidas
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      242 35 Enjoy TV& Comics PICTURE:UIP UpInThe Air (above) HBO(StarHubCh601), 9pm Witha job thathashim travelling around thecountry firing people,a manleads an emptylife out ofa suitcase untilhis companyunexpectedlygrounds him. StarringGeorgeClooney, AnnaKendrick. WATCH’EM LettersToJuliet StarMovies(StarHubCh622),9pm WhenayoungAmericantravelstothecityofVeronawhere Shakespeare’sRomeoAndJulietisset,shejoinsagroupof volunteerswhorespondtolettersaddressedto“Juliet”seeking romanticadvice.StarringAmandaSeyfried,VanessaRedgrave. DILBERT SCOTTADAMS CHANNEL5 12.45pm Movie:K-19:The Widowmaker 3.45 AmericanIdol 5.45 TheMiddleman 6.45 JustFor LaughsGags 7.00 Movie:Fantastic
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      482 43 This series is brought to you by Kay Ess Enterprises Pte Ltd (Official Singapore distributor for adidas body care) How to play footbag TNP reporter DENIS EDWARD gets a leg up on his first try at playing the sport DARE to dazzle the crowd with your feet? Now,footbag– a sport
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      128 52 / 53 SPORTS FIXTURES f This match is played on neutral ground. For fixtures of all J League, K League and US Soccer League, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE(MARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) SPORTSBUZZ(POMO) J League Motor Racing S Hiroshima jKashima Antlers Monaco Race (final) Sun, 29/05/11
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      Lock icon OUT
      386 56  -  Knee injury sidelines Lions goalkeeper Hassan Sunny for six months SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg IT’Sconfirmed.National goalkeeper Hassan Sunny (above) will not be between the posts when Singapore take on either Malaysia or Taiwan in the second round of World Cup Qualifiersin July. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan on
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    • Racing
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        Lock icon Multiglory will be hard to overcome in Race 10
        1234 37  -  ITIPSANDCOMMENTSBYPHILLIP ITIPSANDCOMMENTSBYPHILLIP WOO,COURTESYOFTHEHONG WOO,COURTESYOFTHEHONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,200m) Lucky Together (6) gave way late for third as the second pick behind Bear Hero over 1,000m last month and will make the best of the extra 200m. He has definite
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        Lock icon TODAY'S HK (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
        952 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASSGRIFFINTURF 1200m TIME:12:30 Stakes:HK$750,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 FULLTANK SWOODS ZPURTON 129 9 2 TANGPALACE ASCRUZ MCHADWICK 129 3 3 FLYINGUNICORN ATMILLARD JLLOYD 120 1 4 GLORYHORSIE JSIZE ODOLEUZE 120 8 5 LUCKYSUPREME ATMILLARD DWHYTE 120 4
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY'S IPOH RESULTS
        608 38 / 39 Race1 C4(STRAIGHT)1100m 11 STARPROSPERITY56(108-32) JacksonLow (13) 13 10 1 (482) 14 ACEWONDER54.5c53.5(62-16) LouHo* (11) 14 12 2 (464) 0.75 3 INCOGNITO57(19-8) ISaifudin (15) 4 2 3 (539) 0.5 15 EXCELEBRATE54.5c52(193-35) MZairi (4) 3 4 4 (470) 0.5 XWinning stable: Gold Star. Trainer: R Lines. Time: 1min 03.1sec
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        Lock icon TAN THEAN LOON'S IPOH TIPS
        113 38 / 39 RACE 1:1 Blue Storm 7 Woohu 8 Lean On Me 12 Hard To Say RACE2:5ROCKETEXPRESS)6TigerStar13Faberge1Alway’sD’Best RACE 3:9 Blaze Of Glory 4 Dusky Maiden 3 Break Through 10 Fast Again RACE 4:1 Eastern King6 SmillingMelang 11 Tienjin Warrior 3 Onelastime RACE 5:2 Always Audrey 13 Fashion
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        Lock icon TODAY'S IPOH RACE CARD
        1596 38 / 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C4 12.15 -1100m(STRAIGHT) Stakes:RM55,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****- BlueStorm 57 (49) ZZuriman*c3 17 (4agSCook-BlueGrass) 2 89 DesertSoul 57 (49) EGCruz 10 (3agMSukri-SpiritNature) 3 *****- EternalTraveller 57 (49) KMLai*c3 5 (5jpngRLines-RLines) 4 *****3 JeramJumbo 57 (49) LLTaic1
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY'S AUSTRALIA (C'FIELD/R'WICIt) RESULTS
        504 38 / 39 RACE 1 (Caulfield): 1st 1 Secret Flyer ($47-$10) 2nd 3 Morgan Dollar ($17) 3rd 5 Beyond Pardon ($8) 4th 13 Kenny Kid. Forecast $102. Place forecast $43 (1-3), $12 (1-5), $29 (3-5). Tierce $880. Trio $118. Quartet No winner ($304 jackpot carried forward to next race).
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        Lock icon Kalarena the one to beat in Race 6
        1717 40 / 41 ITIPSANDCOMMENTSCOURTESYOFTHE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Cranbourne (2,025m) 4 FER DE LANCE (R J Besanko) 5g By Golden Snake Come On The Waggon (27:2-2-2): In the money last four runs, including soft runaway 4 len win (57.5) Luvizpet, Groenenboom 2,100m Stony Creek
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        Lock icon TODAY'S AUSTRALIA (KALGOORLIE/CRANBOURNE) RACE CARD
        728 40 / 41 12:30Race1 CRANBOURNE 2025M 1 BIANTOMEMPHIS DALESMITH (1) 58.5 2 DAPOINT BRAWILLER (7) 58.5 3 KINGVOQUE PMERTENS (8) 58.5 4 FERDELANCE RNBOOTH (6) 58 5 REDWARATAH MSSWYNNE (9) 58 6 STREETECLIPSE CHRISSYMONS (3) 58 7 BORDEREXPRESS CPACE (13) 57 8 FILIPOSECONDO BHIGGINS (4) 57 9 KASANE
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY'S AUSTRALIA (DOOMBEN/BELMONT/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS
        951 40 / 41 RACE 1 (Doomben) 1st 4 Fontelina ($26-$9) 2nd 10 Lucky Morna ($9) 3rd 8 Cindarockinrella ($7) 4th 7 Saramenha. Forecast $38. Place forecast $10 (4-8), $16 (4-10), $8 (8-10). Tierce $117. Trio $26. Quartet $254. Quadro $9. Scratching: 5 Shanghai Bund. RACE 2 (Belmont) 1st 6
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    • Sports Mad about Golf
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        Lock icon McIlroy describes setting as ‘brutal’
        285 42 Wire Services. WORLD No. 6 Rory McIlroy was left baffled by the course set-up and described the pin positions as “brutal” after shooting a three-under 68 in the PGA Championship third round yesterday. The 22-year-old Briton was on one-over 214 at Wentworth’s West Course after
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        Lock icon History-making Isabelle
        206 42 Sheisfirstwomantoqualifyformen’sTour AP. CANADA’S Isabelle Beisiegel has become the first female golfer to earn a playing cardon amen’sprofessionalTour. The 32-year-old Montreal native (right) finished equal-ninth on Friday in the Canadian Professional Golf Tour’s Spring Qualifying School in British Columbia to take one of the last two non-exempt spots. Beisiegel
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        Lock icon 16 for junior camp in KL
        116 42 SIXTEEN promising players have been selected for the CIMB Junior Golf Development Programme Level 2 Camp in Kuala Lumpur. The event will be held from June 19 to July 1 at the Mines Resort course. The juniors, selected on their golf skills as well
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        Lock icon Mardan remains consistent
        241 42 A SUB-PAR round is what Singapore’s Mardan Mamat looking to on the final day of the Japan Golf Tour’s 120 million yen ($1.8m) in Chiba today. So far consistency has been the key in histhreerounds– two-under 70,72and 71 on the Chiba Country Club’s Umesato course. That has
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        Lock icon No cover up, says Swiss lab head
        436 42 CYCLING:LANCEARMSTRONG’SPOSITIVETESTIN2001 AP. THE head of Switzerland’s anti-doping laboratory denied claims that Lance Armstrong tested positive for performance-en-hancing drugs at the 2001 Tour de Suisse and the results were covered up. Martial Saugy said on Friday that his Lausanne lab did find suspicious levels
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    • Sports Tennis
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        Lock icon Djokovic bags win No. 40
        667 44 Wire Services. A RELENTLESS Novak Djokovic shrugged off Juan Martin del Potro, while Andy Murray overcame a nasty ankle injury as the second and fourth seeds joined champion Rafa Nadal in the French Open fourth round yesterday. An impromptu night’s rest after Friday’s match was
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        Lock icon China charge into Sudirman Cup final
        418 44 BADMINTON AFP. CHINA’S relentless march towards a fourth Sudirman Cup on the bounce came a step closer yesterday as they swept into the final with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over South Korea. China’s coach Li Yongbo had warned the holders would get better as
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    • Sports Formula One
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        Lock icon Vettel on pole in Monaco
        407 45 Reuters. FORMULA One world champion Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix yesterday after a qualifying session overshadowed by a serious accident involving Mexican Sergio Perez. The pole was the 20th of Vettel’s F1 career, his fifth of the season, first in
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        Lock icon Japanese touch for Button at Monaco
        304 45 Reuters. JENSON Button is turning Japanese, at least in his helmet design, for today’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix. The 2009 Formula One world champion showed off a new helmet (right) at the McLaren team motorhome on Friday. It has the red rising sun on
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        Lock icon Miles of aisles and smiles
        113 45 MARATHON AS SOME 16,000 10km and 21 km runners thronged the Changi Exhibition Centre for the Sundown Marathon yesterday, engineer Roy Thian and his bank executive fiancee Amy Ng (right) and made their way to the start point for a different motive. The 30-year-olds, who
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    • Sports Football
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        896 46 / 47  -  Ourcolumnistpaystributetothisseason’s top performers in European football GLENN CONNLEY FC WEEKEND npsports@sph.com.sg ICatchGlennConnleyon thefootballchat show FC Daily every weeknight at 8pm on Football Channel (StarHub TV Channel 222). MANAGER OF THE YEAR JURGEN KLOPP (BORUSSIA DORTMUND) THE MOST memorable moment of the season for me was of
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    • Sports EPL
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        Lock icon BEST OF EPL 2010-2011
        448 48 / 49  -  What an unforgettable EPL season it has been. After the thrills and spills, The New Paper hands out... TEXT: DAVID LEE SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AWARD FOR BEST JIGGY BOLO ZENDEN Check out the Sunderland player’s version of the chicken dance during a 3-0
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        Lock icon 'Make me an offer'
        313 54 / 55 Hiddink closer to Chelsea return PA Sport. THE rebuilding at Stamford Bridge has started. Guus Hiddink is moving closer to a return as Chelsea manager after admitting he would consider any offer to go back to Stamford Bridge. Hiddink is guiding Turkey through their Euro 2012
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        Lock icon Ex-Chelsea star: Hiddink is best man for Blues job
        355 54 / 55 PA Sport. FORMER Chelsea striker Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink believes Guus Hiddink would be the obvious replacement for Carlo Ancelotti at Stamford Bridge. The Blues are again in the market for a new manager their fifth in the past three years after Ancelotti
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        Lock icon Neymar bound for Stamford Bridge?
        314 54 / 55 Wire Services. CHELSEA have made a fresh swoop for Brazil striker Neymar. The Blues missed out on the Santos star last summer, having a £19 million ($38.4m) bid rejected. But this time the Stamford Bridge side are confident of closing a £23m deal with the
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      • ON TV
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          Lock icon FOOTBALL
          26 54 / 55 *Alltelecastsliveunlessotherwisestated.Forthelatest,pleasecheck www.mio.singtel.com/miotv&www.starhub.com/tv *Programmetimes,providedbySingTel&StarHub,subjecttochange LIVE TELECASTS CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF FINAL Tomorrow: IREADINGv SWANSEA SingTel mio TV Ch 112,9.55pm ITALIAN CUP FINAL Tomorrow: IINTER MILANvPALERMO StarHubTVCh202 (SuperSports), 3am
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          Lock icon TENNIS
          19 54 / 55 FRENCH OPEN Today: IDAY 8 StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), StarHub TV Ch 255 (Sports HD), 5pm
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          17 54 / 55 MONACO GRAND PRIX Today: IMAINRACE SingTel mio TV Ch 115,7.45pm SingTel mio TV Ch 117,7.45pm
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          16 54 / 55 SUDIRMAN CUP WORLD MIXED TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Today: IFINAL StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus), 7.30pm
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          22 54 / 55 BMW CHAMPIONSHIP Today: IDAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 9.30pm BYRON NELSON C’SHIP Tomorrow: IDAY 4 StarHubTVCh213 (Golf Channel),3am
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          Lock icon S-LEAGUE
          22 54 / 55 Tomorrow: ITANJONG PAGARvTAMPINES ClementiStadium, 7.30pm Call 1900-*****13 after 10.15pm for the half-time and full-time results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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    • Sports EPL TEAM OF THE SEASON
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        Lock icon CREAM OF THE CROP
        675 50 / 51  -  Numerous rounds of intimidation and several heated discussions later, The New Paper finally decides on the Premiership Team of the Season. Enjoy GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg THISisamanager’sdream.Form a best 11 with ANY player from the 20 English Premier League teamswasthetask. Sounds like a perfect Sunday afternoon pastime
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        Lock icon WHO YOU PICKED
        351 50 / 51 READERS’BESTXI MOST POPULAR VOTES: 1. Vidic (85 percent) 2. Nani (85 per cent) 3. Kompany (65 per cent) 4.Tevez (65 percent) 5. Baines (55 percent) 6. Bale (55 per cent) LEFT-MIDFIELDER: GARETH BALE “Notonly did he excelin theChampions League, he had a solid season in the the
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    • Sports Football
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        Lock icon Fifa’s election crisis
        617 52 / 53 Reuters. FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his elec-tion-rival Mohamed Bin Hammam will appear today at an ethics hearing related to a possible case of bribery. Blatter, who has held the post since 1998 and is seeking a fourth term, is due to run against Hammam on Wednesday.
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        Lock icon Ugly scandal ruining beautiful game
        743 52 / 53  -  JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Columnist AP. WITH Manchester United playing Barcelona for the title of champions of Europe this morning (Singapore time), this should have been a week to drool over the beauty of football. It was an opportunity to, yet again, pay homage to
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        Lock icon Inter coach Leonardo ‘deserves glory’
        326 52 / 53 FINAL INTER MILAN v PALERMO (Tomorrow,3am, StarHubTV Ch202, SuperSports) ITALIAN CUP PA Sport. INTER Milan president Massimo Moratti believes coach Leonardo deserves to win the Italian Cup tomorrow morning (Singapore time). The Nerazzurri take on Palermo at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico looking to defend the title
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