The New Paper, 26 December 2011

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    12 1 the new paper MONDAY DEC 26 2011 70 CENTS MICA (P) 114/01/2011
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      71 1 WIN WIN 200 M-League tickets and gift packs with our mastheads A pair of M-League tickets by challenging Godfrey Robert’s greatest XI Page 71 Page 70 MONDAY DEC 26 2011 twitter.com/thenewpaper facebook.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838 MOE TO REFRESH SEXUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMME? SAY NO Less graphic details on contraception after
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      58 1 thenewpaper115TM-LEAGUEKICK-OFFDAYS TO M-LEAGUE Christmas prayer Pope Benedict XVI prays for victims of: Bomb blasts in Nigerian churches Floods in Thailand Philippines Superficial glitter commercialism Christmas wishes Page 36 A chance to study Boy with tumour, 15 Page 11 Be a singer Boy with muscular dystrophy Page 10 $170,000 gifts Tom
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      Lock icon ABSTINENCE OVER CONTRACEPTION?
      1040 2 / 3  -  School sexuality education programme to be refreshed. Will the emphasis shift to... REPORT:BRYNA BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg CONTRACEPTIONmayhavetogivesomewaytoabstinence in a revised version of a Sexuality EducationProgramme(SEP)here. The New Paper understands that a draft of this revisedSEPforallschoolshasalreadybeendrawnup– and that the 30 or more Catholic schools here should findfewerissueswithit. The
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      Lock icon A hot topic
      269 2 / 3  -  SEXUALITY EDUCATION: Bryna Sim MAY2009 A sexuality education programme run by the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) is found to havebreached theMinistryof Education’s(MOE) guidelines. Aware’sinstructor guide includesmaterial thatis criticised for promoting homosexuality and implying approval of pre-marital sex. Parents complain that they have been
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      Lock icon Online journalists fair and accurate?
      730 6  -  Professor says citizen journalism website The Online Citizen is‘misleading’inreportingMPSengHanThong’scomments REPORT: ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg LIKE many others, Mr Shahril Mohamad was taken aback when he thought Member of Parliament (MP) Seng Han Thong had made a racist remark on national television. The 35-year-old technician said he
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      Lock icon HOW HAPPY ARE WE?
      76 6 How happy are Singaporeans? Over the coming weeks, we ask people what makes them happy and how happy they currently are Name: Mr Morgan Chan Age: 47 Occupation: Branch manager What makes me happy: “Somepeoplelike to focus on the bad, I focus on the happy. I
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      Lock icon Are the seats taken for a ride?
      659 7  -  Our tired, laden, 65-year-old reporter goes on the MRTtofindoutifS’poreansareacaringlot REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg IHAVEfailedtofindanuglySingaporean.Maybeit’stheseasonofgiving,butunlikeDiogenesthe Cynic, the Greek philosopher who searched in vainfor a good, kind man, I encountered many decent folkintownyesterday. Of course, I was togged differently from Diogenes he went
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      Lock icon T4 needed for expected rise in arrival numbers?
      240 8 Changiairport’s budgetterminal toclose? WILL Changi Airport’s Budget Terminal have to make way for Terminal 4? That is one of the potential locations for a new terminal, Channel NewsAsia quoted unnamed sources as saying. Another is on reclaimed land, along Changi Coast Road,
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      Lock icon Pasir Ris molest cases: 17-yr-old arrested
      101 8 POLICE have arrested a 17-year-old youth who is believed to be involved in several cases of outrage of modesty in Pasir Ris. In these cases, the youth approached the unsuspecting female victims from behind, lifted up their dresses or skirts, pulled down their panties
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      Lock icon Four suspects arrested for selling fake gold to elderly
      106 8 FOUR men were arrested in relation to a fake gold syndicate targeting elderly victims. A suspect phoned an elderly man and led him to believe he was a distant relative. The suspect claimed he had unearthed an urn containing gold pieces
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      90 8 A FIRE broke out yesterday morning at the void deck of Block 221, Choa Chu Kang Central, where a wedding was to be held. It is understood that the fire started from a leaking gas tank. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a call
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        878 10 / 11  -  Around this time every year, most people are caught up in the buying of presents as children plead forgadgets and gifts. But for some special kids, their wishes are less about material pleasures. The New Paper catches up with some ofthem. All I want for Christmas
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        770 10 / 11  -  REPORTS: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg WHILEmanykidshisagecan’twaittoget out of school, all Andy Khoo (above), 15, wants is the chance to carry on his studies. But the tumour in his brain is making it increasingly difficult for the Pioneer Secondary School student to do so. It has affected his
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        Lock icon All they want is...
        449 12 / 13 IF ANYONE is familiar with the power of a wish, it would be the director of programme services at the Make-A-Wish Foundation Singapore. Ms Tho Pei Ling, 41, has been working for the past six years helping severely ill children get their wishes fufilled. Each year,
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        Lock icon My humble power to grant a wish
        365 12 / 13  -  COMMENT: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg IN 2009, Igot acall fromafriend asking ifIcould help to take some photos of a birthday party, for free. I was told that the birthday girl, who would be turning 15, grew up in a poor family and never had
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        816 14 / 15  -  AirAsia’stopexecin China is so popular... REPORTS: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ASIGN on Ms Kathleen Tan’s desk declares: “Being abitchis partof my charm.” The regional commercial head at AirAsia is quick to admit those words define her. Bitchiness isn’t necessarily a bad trait if you are trying to
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        508 14 / 15  -  REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg WOMEN likeMsKathleenTan who fillthe top posts oftheircompanies are rare, ifnumbers by a report to track gender diversity in SGX-listed boardrooms are anything to go by. Just 6.9 per cent of board members of companies listed on
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        Lock icon ‘Something wasn’t right’
        956 16 / 17  -  Diver who was underwater near Southern Thailand when 2004 tsunami hit said he knew... REPORT:ZAIHAN ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg TODAY is a special day for Singaporean Mervyn Yap. Each Boxing Day, he is reminded of the greatestgiftofall–life. It could have ended badly seven years ago, as it
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    • News Lookback 2011
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          Lock icon His online fame led him to jail
          280 18 / 19  -  WITH 2012 justa week away,we takealook back atthebiggest storiesthat appearedinTheNew Paperin 2011. Here are the ones that made an impact in January and February. REPORTS: LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg DUBBED Singapore’s Edison Chen, he gained online notoriety for filming his sexual exploits with various
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          Lock icon Plastic surgeon sued by family
          158 18 / 19 LAST November, a 17-year-old girl went to well-known plastic surgeon Martin Huang (left) to get a scar on her inner thigh removed. She alleged that before the operation, naked photographs were taken of her without her consent. Through her mother, she sued Dr Huang and
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          Lock icon Actor’s divorce goes public
          172 18 / 19 ACTOR and radio DJ Marcus Chin (left) is used to being in the media spotlight. But not like this. His 23-year marriage to Madam Murong Ying ended in a seven-month-long bitter maintenance dispute played out in the Family Court. Crucial details emerged in January. Madam Murong,
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          Lock icon Window jumper kills passer-by
          176 18 / 19 ITWASa freak accident– a woman trying to kill herself by jumping out of an HDB block landed on another woman, who was just passing by. Both died instantly. The two women lived four floors apart in the same block, but led lives that were worlds apart.
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          Lock icon S’porean gets lost in Alaskan wild
          181 18 / 19 HE QUIT his job and trekked to Alaska alone to find the bus made famous by the book and movie Into The Wild. But Mr Sin Mong Xing (left), 24, gotlost twice– in temperatures below minus 30 deg C. The Alaska State Troopers who
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          Lock icon Money did not buy everything
          316 18 / 19  -  REPORTS: TEH JEN LEE jenlee@sph.com.sg SHE was crowned Best Legs by defunct men’s magazine Maxim in 2007 and was a ‘Suitcase Girl’ in the second season of the gameshow Deal or No Deal. But it was a court conviction for perverting the course of justice
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          Lock icon Toddler abused by mum’s boyfriend
          177 18 / 19 THE tragic case of toddler Sri Alyaniz Nazri (left), who was fatally abused in 2009, was revisited when her mother’s boyfriend Mohd Azhar Ghapar, 30, pleaded guilty on Feb 21. Sri Alyaniz whowas only two years and four months old whenshe died– was left inhis
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          Lock icon Arrogant serial match-fixer caught
          176 18 / 19 FUGITIVE match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal, 46, was arrested when he tried to fly out of Finland’s international airport with a fake Singaporean passport, on Feb 24. He had been on the run since last July when he failed to attend an appeal hearing for injuring a
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      Lock icon THIS WAS SINGAPORE 2011
      818 20 / 21  -  Astheend oftheyear approaches,here’sa look backattheplaces that caughtthenation’s attention for good reasonsandbad.Textby SHAUN SOH andANNABELLE LIANG reasonsandbad.Textby SHAUN SOH, ANNABELLE LIANG WOODLANDS On May 16, the body of a 30-year-old Indonesian maid was found in a water tank atop Block 686B, Woodlands Drive 73. This sparked concerns
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      Lock icon Get to know your fellow M'sians better
      258 22 M’sianPM’s Christmas wish: SPEND this Christmas trying to understand fellow Malaysians better, and appreciate the diversity and strength they have brought to the country. This was the wish of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (right) in a Christmas message posted on his blog
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      Lock icon Huge wave floods Thai village, 100 people evacuated
      92 22 AFP. ABOUT 100 people in southern Thailand were evacuated yesterday and several tourists were stranded when a large wave flooded a coastal village, a local official said. The wave, 3m to 4m high, hit the GulfofThailandcoast,puttingsomeareasunder1mof water. It also damaged houses in
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      Lock icon Australia hit by cyclones, thunderstorms and hail
      98 22 AFP. WILD weather battered Australia yesterday, with a tropical cyclone closing in on the north as tornadoes and thunderstorms brought hail in the south. Tropical cyclone Grant intensi- fied to a category two storm off the Tiwi Islands north of Darwin, packing destructive
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      Lock icon Cricket legend Khan's rally draws 100,000 in Karachi
      110 22 AFP. MORE than 100,000 people rallied in support of Pakistani cricket legend and opposition politician Imran Khan in the city of Karachi yesterday, further cementing his status as a rising force in politics. The event was held outside Khan’s traditional support base
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      Lock icon World economy in danger if we don't act
      234 24 IMF chief’sgrim 2012outlook: Reuters. THE International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde (right) said the world economy was in danger and she urged Europeans to speak with one voice on a debt crisis that has rattled the global financial system. She
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      Lock icon UN slashes annual budget, vows more cuts
      106 24 AFP. THE 193 member countries of the United Nations (UN) agreed on Saturday to cut the global body’s budget for only the second time in the past 50 years following a long night of negotiations. An accord saw the budget for 2012-13 set
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      Lock icon Boy, 15, youngest to achieve climbing Grand Slam?
      105 24 AP. A US teenager became the youngest person to successfully climb to the summit of the seven tallest mountains on Earth’s seven continents, according to his mother and his website. Jordan Romero, 15, called his mother Leigh Ann Drake on Saturday to
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      Lock icon Hackers promise week-long attacks on major targets
      99 24 AP. HACKERS claimed yesterday that they stole 200 GB of e-mails and credit card data from the US security think tank Stratfor and they promised a week-long Christmas-inspired assault on a long list of targets. Members of the loose hacking movement known as
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      Lock icon US man jailed for sexually abusing small dog
      98 24 AFP. A CALIFORNIA man was sentenced this week to 10 years in jail for choking and sexually assaulting a chihuahua and he must now register as a sex offender, Sacramento prosecutors said on Saturday. Robert Edwards De Shields, 55, who is confined
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      Lock icon WHERE’S THE SNOW? The streets of Helsinki, Finland, are filled with shoppers, yet something is amiss – there’s no snow. The top picture shows a street in the Kallio district on Nov 24 this year, and the picture above shows the same streetayearagoonNov23.
      44 24 WHERE’S THE SNOW? The streets of Helsinki, Finland, are filled with shoppers, yet something is amiss there’s no snow. The top picture shows a street in the Kallio district on Nov 24 this year, and the picture above shows the same streetayearagoonNov23. PICTURE: AFP
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        Lock icon ‘She made him drink urine’
        343 26 Mother claims woman kidnapped, tortured her son A HOUSEWIFE has told police in Georgetown, Penang that her son was kidnapped by a woman who physically abused him and forced him to eat faeces and drink urine. Ms A. Kasturi claimed her sev-en-year-old son, Dass Robert,
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        233 26 WHILE others were out celebrating Christmas yesterday, a Malaysian man was in low spirits. Estranged from his Filipina girlfriend, sales executive Yuen Hoong Kin is pining for his 14-year-old daughter, Grace. Ms Tara Yutiampo allegedly breached a court order granting Mr Yuen interim custody of Grace
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        506 28 MassmourningatNorthKoreanleader’sdeath YOU’VE seen the scenes of wailing North Koreans mourning the death of their former leader KimJong Ilon TV. Now observers say that some of the scenes may have been staged. A member of the small foreign community in Pyongyang has described surreal scenes of
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        Lock icon Japanese PM in China for talks on regional security
        212 28 CONCERNEDaboutAsia’sregionalsecurityafterthe deathofNorthKoreanstrongmanKimJongIl,Japan’s PrimeMinisterYoshihikoNodaarrivedinBeijing yesterday for talks with his Chinese counterparts. Following his arrival, Mr Noda was slated to hold talkswithChina’sPresidentHuJintaoandChinese Premier Wen Jiabao during the visit, his first since coming to power in September, a Japanese embassy spokesman said. Ties between
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        Lock icon He calls for aid amid war and floods
        491 30 POPE’SANNUALCHRISTMASDAYMESSAGE IN HIS Christmas message delivered yesterday in Vatican City, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the victims of famine, floods and conflict as a string of bomb attacks targeting churches in Nigeria killed dozens. (See report on right.) “Let us turn our
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        193 30 HIV SCARE IN BALI TATTOO PARLOURS IFYOU’REthinkingofgettingatattoowhileonholiday in Bali, you may be exposing yourself to the risk of HIV and other blood-borne diseases. That’saccordingtoareportissuedbyWestern Australia’sDepartmentofHealthissuedonFriday. Australian health authorities have said that a patient diagnosedwithHIVwaslikelytohavecaughtthevirus while having a tattoo done on the Indonesian resort island
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        Lock icon Attacks kill 28, group claims responsibility
        300 30 NIGERIA CHURCH BOMBINGS AT LEAST 28 people were killed in Nigeria yesterday as an Islamist group claimed responsibility for bomb attacks on churches during Christmas services. A purported spokesman for Islamist group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for a bombing of the church outside the
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        Lock icon Got milk?
        919 32/33  -  ThisM’sianmumhaslotsandlotsofit–she needs three ice boxes to store her breast milk REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg AdditionalreportingbyBenita AdditionalreportingbyBenita Aw Yeong BOTTLES of milk with dates and times on coloured stickers line the shelves of the refrigerator inthisMalaysianmother’shome. Not one. Not two. But three big ice boxes designed to keep the
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        389 34 TomCruise’sdaughtergetsS$170,000inpresents,includingahorse LITTLE Suri Cruise may be the envy of children worldwide when her Christmas wish for US$130,000 (S$170,000) worth of presents was fulfilled by her parents, celebrity Hollywood couple TomCruiseandKatieHolmes. US gossip magazine Us Weekly said that Suri’s Christmas list is chock full of
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        Lock icon Christians flee country after attacks
        487 36 / 37 IRAQ UNDER the watchful eye of heavily-armed soldiers, the crowd nervously shuffled into the Baghdad church yesterday as religious leaders called for peace in the wake of a wave of attacks which killed dozens. The commemoration came a week after US forces completed their withdrawal
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        Lock icon Troops home for Christmas
        569 36 / 37 US CHRISTMAS Eve marked a homecoming for US soldiers who had been the first to be sent to invade Iraq in 2003 and were also the last to leave last week. For US military specialist Chancy Cotton, four tours of duty and nine years of fighting
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        Lock icon Festive calm over London protesters
        279 36 / 37 UK FOR ONE day, anti-capitalist protesters and worshippersatLondon’sStPaul’sCathedralputaside their differences to celebrate Christmas. Spirits within the Occupy London camp were “perfect”,aprotestersaid,afteraHighCourtjudge hearing the case for their removal said on Friday that he would not reach a verdict until next year. WorshippersfilingoutofStPaul’safteraChristmas Eve carol service largely
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      17 24 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER I KL:Thunderstorms High33˚,Low23˚ I Jakarta:Thunderstorms High30˚,Low26˚ I Bangkok:Sunny High29˚,Low19˚ I Manila:Cloudy High28˚,Low24˚
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      219 29 Ready to Date Take the shyness out of dating Festive celebrations are lining up, and you wish you have the company of someone you have been holding a torch for. For the shy ones in love, check out these tips before asking him/her out: There’s this girl I fancy_ so
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      224 35 Ready to Date Work that Chat Conversation often makes or breaks a date. Check out these tips to help you give your date a great time. Maintain friendly eye contact and lean slightly forward to show your interest. Mirroring your date’s body language will help create a sense of understanding
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      Lock icon DUDE OF THE YEAR
      378 38 / 39  -  IanFang OnTheFringestarstripsto acceptawardaspromised And the winners are... 2011 wastheyear S’poreansvoted like never before, andthe Flame Awards was no exception. Here are the newly-minted winners set to join our annual hall of fame (and shame) Charlene Chua CURIOUS pedestrians near Tiong Bahru market got more than they
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      Lock icon BABE OF THE YEAR
      399 38 / 39  -  Rebecca Lim Kwok Kar Peng OUR latest Babe Of The Year Rebecca Lim chuckled self-consciously whenthe words “pretty”and “babe” were used on her. And when told she scored a landslide win over fellow actress nominees Chris Tong and Julie Tan, she looked bewildered. The 24-year-old star
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      359 38 / 39  -  MichelleChia&ShaunChen’sdivorce Kwok Kar Peng THE divorce of Michelle Chia and fellow MediaCorp actor Shaun Chen was voted the most shocking celebrity news of 2011, receiving 113 votes, by readers of The New Paper. MediaCorphottieDaiYangtian’s exclusion fromtheStar Awards’ Top 10 MostPopular Male Artistes was second with 30
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      360 40 / 41  -  Emma Yong Charlene Chua SHE cried when, while shopping the other day, a stranger approached her to say she had been praying for her recovery. Localtheatre actressEmmaYong’s battle with advanced stage stomach cancer has touched many since she opened up about it a few months ago. In June,
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      420 40 / 41  -  Rod Monteiro Tan Kee Yun VETERAN radio jock Rod Monteiro might have snagged many accolades in the past, but our Si Beh Suay Award takes the cake for being the priciest. “This costs $10,000,” the 44-year-old joked as he posed with his inflatable trophy. Monteiro, a
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      244 40 / 41  -  Fun Pack Song Tan Kee Yun AS ITturns out, itwasn’ta“who” that got Singaporeans most riled up in 2011 itwas asong. The two personalities nominated in Turn-off Of The Year lost out to a silly National Day Parade (NDP) ditty about Newater, biscuits and kopi-o found in
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      575 53 Race1 C*****m 4 SPEEDTRAIN56(15-6) IAzhar (10) 1 1 1 (487) 1 BETTERTIMES57(20-8) RBurnett (8) 5 5 2 (457) 3.5 5 NEEDFORSPEED55.5(268-54) JoseDeSouza (12) 7 4 3 (493) 1.75 9 CHINESESTREET53.5c52(25-9) JShankar (2) 3 2 4 (454) 0.5 XWinning stable: Golden Knight. Trainer: K Coetzee. Time: 1min 10.70sec
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      589 54 RACE 1 (Morphettville) 1st 1 Moving Money ($14-$7) 2nd 3 Doohan ($7) 3rd 5 Rock Culture ($6) 4th 6 Californian Devil. Forecast $11. Place forecast $5 (1 -3), $4 (1 -5), $6 (3-5). Tierce $44. Trio $1 0. Quartet $145. Quadro: $29. RACE 2 (Doomben)
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      584 54 Race1 C*****m 7 SHADOWWIND54(24-11) IAzhar (7) 2 2 1 (533) 2 KUALADIPANG56.5(57-13) TLukasek (6) 3 3 2 (457) Nk 6 SPEEDBATMAN54.5(65-19) JacksonLow (3) 6 7 3 (451) 1.75 8 TOUGHQUESTION53.5(88-24) SHLee (4) 8 8 4 (479) Ns XWinningstable:GoldenKnight.Trainer:KCoetzee.Time:1min11.50sec(Going:yielding). Forecast:$53.Tierce:$644.Quartet:Nowinner($4498jackpotcarriedforwardtonextrace).MalaysianW/P:RM34, RM15,RM18,RM18.PForecast:$19(7-2),$45(2-6),$12(7-6).Trio:$137.Quadro:$725. Coursescratching:5:MoxieMoxie Race2 C*****m 8 TWOEIGHTO54c52.5(9-5.1) KYazid*
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      468 54 RACE1 (Ascot) 1st 1 Stacks On ($13-$5.10) 2nd 5 Geiger Rio ($6) 3rd 3 Paratonnerre ($9) 4th 6 California Dude. Forecast $9. Place forecast $5 (1-5), $6 (1-3), $7 (3-5). Tierce $36. Trio $11. Quartet $121. Quadro: $21. Scratching: 8 In The Mood. RACE
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      64 53 Saturday, Dec 24 2011 First Second Third 0325 4357 8269 Starters 8723 4385 7797 5989 5466 9518 3990 0168 6921 6771 Consolations 4788 4480 3775 5502 5375 2503 5991 8794 6235 2487 Sunday, Dec 25 2011 First Second Third 1095 4667 3266 Starters 2591 8057 8965 0612 3988 2391 6949
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      476 55 AP. FORMER Atalanta captain Cristiano Doni has reportedly admitted helping to fix Serie B matches involving his team last season. He said he agreed to go along with the scam because his team were not supposed to lose. Doni was among 16 people arrested
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      235 55 AFP. BARCELONA striker David Villa, who underwent surgery on a fractured left tibia last week, was released from hospital last Saturday. The 30-year-old will therefore be able to spend Christmas at home with his family, having suffered the injury during Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Qatari
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      143 55 AFP. CORINTHIANS striker Adriano has denied being involved in a shooting incident in the early hours of last Friday morning. Adriano (right), 29, has seen his career blighted by problems with his weight and alcohol and is back in Brazil trying to resurrect his form. However,
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      49 55 Ip Y(i) Always play with care. SINGAPORE responsibiyr Do not bet illegally. Towards Community No person under the age of 18 years shall be Purpose and Benefit allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg or call 6786 6688 RCB Reg No: *****0202G
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      992 56 / 57  -  HE MADE a list, he checked it twice, he foundoutwho’sbeen Steve Kean or Luis Suarez. Santa Claus came to town and he bore gifts for the EPL’stopseven sides. NEILHUMPHREYS had a peek at his Christmaslist. NEIL HUMPHREYS MONDAY MADNESS npsports@sph.com.sg 1) Manchester City THERE’Sbeenacoupleofnaughtyboysattheclub.Onehasdisappeared,refusestosettle his
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      437 56 / 57 BOLTON v NEWCASTLE (Today, Live on SingTel mio Ch 105,11 pm) PA Sport. NEWCASTLE striker Demba Ba will not set himself any targets other than having fun on the pitch. The 26-year-old Senegal international has been a revelation since his arrival on Tyneside, putting
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      369 56 / 57 STOKE v ASTON VILLA (Live,tomorrow, SingTelmio Ch102, 3.45am) PA Sport. STOKE boss Tony Pulis believes Aston Villa could be a big success under Alex McLeish, if he is given the time. McLeish is still to win over a significant proportion of Villa fans, having defected from
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      939 58 / 59 PA Sport. ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has urged his team to gain a stranglehold in the top four during a run of winter games which he admits could define the club’s season. The Gunners seemed destined for a poor campaign when they won just one of
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      585 58 / 59 PA Sport. ARSENE Wenger will spend the rest of the festive season mulling over whether to make an extraordinary bid to bring Thierry Henry back to Arsenal on loan. Henry (right) is regarded as one of the greatest players to have ever pulled on an
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      564 60 PA Sport. BLACKBURN boss Steve Kean is confident under-fire owners Venky’s will provide the money for much-needed defensive reinforcements in next month’s transfer window. Many people expected conversations between executives of the Indian company and their manager this week to centre around Kean’s position,
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      313 60 DIRK Kuyt is aiming to deliver the perfect Christmas present to Kopites today and help maintain Liverpool’s push for a top-four finish. The Reds host Blackburn Rovers in the traditional Boxing Day fixture and Kuyt (right) is determined to provide some festive cheer to supporters. “We
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      292 61  -  LIVERPOOL v BLACKBURN Tonight, Live on SingTel mio TV Ch 102,11 pm BY STAN OLIVER Special Corresponden t LIVERPOOLmanagerKennyDalglishissaddenedbythesituationhis formerclubBlackburnfind themselvesin,butwarnedhis sidetheycannotaffordto underestimatetoday’svisitors. Roversarebottomofthe PremierLeague,apositionfrom whichall but oneoftheteams whohavefoundthemselves thereatChristmashavefailed toescape. ManagerSteveKeanhasfaced fanscampaigningforhimtobe sackedwhileownersVenky’s,in chargeforjustoverayear,have alsobeentargetedbysupporters dismayedatwhattheyseeasthe demiseoftheclub. Itisallafarcryfromthedaysof theearlytomid-1990swhen Dalglishwaspersuadedtoreturn tofootballmanagement by then-owner Jack Walker,
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      241 61  -  STOKE v ASTON VILLA Tomorrow, Live on SingTel mio TV Ch 102, 3.45am BY ANDY HUNTER Special Correspondent MANAGER Alex McLeish has revealed his determination to convince the Aston Villa fans who still doubt whether he is the right man for the job. McLeish
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      256 62  -  SUNDERLAND v EVERTON Tonight, Live on SingTel mioTVCh 106,11pm BY LUKE THORNHILL Special Correspondent EVERTON boss David Moyes is making survival in the English Premier League a priority. Moyes has been frustrated by yet another slow start to a campaign and is having to look down
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      392 62  -  BOLTON v NEWCASTLE Tonight, Live on SingTel mio TV Ch 105,11pm BY GAVIN PETERS Special Correspondent OWENCOYLEbelieveshissidearereadytopushonandclaimsixpointsat homeintheEnglishPremier Leagueoverthefestiveperiod followingtheirwinover Blackburn. TheTrottersbeatanunder-fire RoversatEwoodParkonTuesday toendtheirrunoffivestraight defeats,butonlyoneLeaguewin athomethisseasonisaworryfor Coyle. FirstupforBoltonis Newcastle,withAlanPardew’s sidelookingfortheirfirstwinin sevenLeaguegamestore-ignite theirseason,beforethe WanderershostWolvesonNew Year’sEve. Coyleisconfidenthissidecan turnaroundtheirhomeform andclimbupthetableashe believesthemarginswithinthe Leaguearesoslight. WRONG Wrong “Theothernightwehadto drawalineinthesandabout whatwentbefore,”saidCoyle. “Wehavetolooktokickonand
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      857 64  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg PERHAPS, by the end of Boxing Day, Andre Villas-Boas will wish that this game had been cancelled after all. Chelsea fought hard, in the face of a possible strike on the London Underground, to make sure that this could go
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      501 65 CHELSEA v FULHAM (Tonight, 9pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 102) AFP. CHELSEA goalkeeper Petr Cech has warned his teammates against complacency as they prepare to face a shellshocked Fulham side in a Boxing Day derby tonight. The Blues could not have picked a better time
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      656 66 WEST BROM v MAN CITY (Tonight, 11 pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 104) Wire Services. MANCHESTERCitymanagerRobertoMancini has warned his Premier League leaders that they cannot afford to offer unexpected gifts on their travels overthefestiveseason. City start their final game of 2011 at West Bromwich Albion tonight,two points
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      219 66 PA Sport. MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini believes Sergio Aguero can hit the 30-goal mark this season. Signed in the summer for a club-record £38 million ($77m), Aguero has taken no time to adjust to Premier League life. The Argentina star has
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      478 67  -  Lescott applauds gritty pal Barry ahead of vital clash with West Brom WEST BROM v MAN CITY Tonight, Live on SingTel mioTVCh 104,11pm BY PAUL JONES SpecialCorrespondent JOLEONLESCOTThashailedthecontributionofunsungheroGarethBarrytotheManchesterCitycausethis season. Inalargelyspectacular campaign,theaccoladeshave tendedtobespreadaround DavidSilva,SergioAguero,Mario Balotelli,YayaToureand, occasionally,keeperJoeHart. YetLescottisacutelyaware noneofthesuperstarswouldbe abletoperformwithoutthe tirelessworkoftheless identifiablemembersofthe Cityside. AndBarryisoneofthose.The formerAstonVillamanhasnever beenonetocourttheheadlines. However,hedidclaimman-of-the-matchaccoladesinlast weekend’swinoverArsenal beforeturninginanother
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      658 68 / 69  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg EVEN the flagbearer of obstinacy knew when it was time to take a step back. When Arsene Wenger recently declared defeat in his long-held policy of “buying young”, Arsenal fans heaved a huge sigh of relief. Echoing what many already knew,
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      488 68 / 69 Wire Services. MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has refused to write off a challenge from London at the top of the Premier League in 2012, despite the dominance of rival pace-setters Manchester City. A strong first half to
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      42 68 / 69 Go Lions! We’re looking for Have a cheer? the next Kallang Roar! Submit your cheers and songs in support of the LionsXII in the Malaysia Cup by Jan 30 and stand to win some great prizes! Head to tnp.sg for more details
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  • BACK IN M-LEAGUE & M'SIA CUP
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      Lock icon It’s the final countdown
      546 70 / 71  -  S MURALI SPORTS EDITOR muralis@sph.com.sg JUST15daystogo.Yes, the return to the M-League and MalaysiaCupisalmostuponus. Andfromtoday,TheNewPaperwillstarta special countdown to mark the momentous occasion. On Pages 74 and 75 in today’s paper you will learn about LionsXII winger Gabriel Quak,whose fatherused to queue for MalaysiaCupticketsinthe’70sand’80s. Quakisthefirstof29profilesyouwillread inTNPoverthenexttwoweeks,sothatweall cangetbetteracquaintedwithourLions. Already,theyhavebeentestedinafriendly
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE'S ALL – TIME MALAYSIA CUP BEST XI
      759 70 / 71  - SINGAPORE'S ALL TIME MALAYSIA CUP BEST XI GODFREYROBERT picks the best 11 Lions over 40 years GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg I ConsultingEditorGodfreyRobertistheauthorofthe MalaysiaCup(1990)andTheDreamLivesOn,abookon the National Stadium (2009). PICKINGanAll-TimeSingaporeXIfroma competition that is as old as the Malaysia Cup is an arduous, mind-bog-glingtask. NinetyyearsofSingapore’sparticipation– from the inaugural event in 1921 and with four
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      Lock icon LionsXII’s 1st-half team
      221 72 / 73  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ Goalkeeper IZWAN MAHBUD (Rating 6) COULD do little as he was exposed for all three goals. Right-back JUMA’ATJANTAN6 HAD a quiet game by his standards,and didn’tbomb up the flanks as often as he usually does. Centre-back BAIHAKKIKHAIZAN 6 RATTLED by the two early goals,
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      Lock icon Still work to be done
      501 72 / 73  -  But LionsXII confident they will be ready for Kelantan battle on Jan 10 FRIENDLY LIONSXII 2 (Isa Halim 30, Shahril Ishak 39) JOHOR FA 3 (MunirAmran 15, Fauzzi Kassim 18,41) SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg ITWASaresulttheywerenotexpecting.But the LionsXII team were upbeat even after they went down
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      Lock icon 'LionsXII among the favourites'
      278 72 / 73  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ THEY’VEgottheplayers,butthey’rejustnotclickingas a team yet. That was Johor FA coach K Sukumaran’s assessment of the LionsXII team, after his side’s 3-2 win on Saturday. “I think they are a good side, and they have many good players who can hold the ball and pass
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      Lock icon THE GOOD
      123 72 / 73 LINK-UP PLAY BOTHLionsXIIgoalswere aresultof goodplay around the penalty area, and both were started by skipper Shahril Ishak. The first saw him slide a through-pass for Agu Casmir, whose centre was turned in by Isa Halim. Some good play between Shahril and Fazli Ayob then saw Agu fire a
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      Lock icon THE BAD
      118 72 / 73  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ LAPSES IN CONCENTRATION JOHOR’Ssecond and thirdgoalscould, and should have been prevented. The entire LionsXIIteam werecaught ball-watching as a free-kick was lofted towards the penalty spot, allowing Fauzzi Kassimtonet hisside’s secondgoal. For the third, which proved to be the winner,Shaiful Esah’spass toSafuwan Baharudin was intercepted by
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      242 72 / 73  -  SAZALI ABDU AZIZ Goalkeeper HYRULNIZAMJUMA’AT6 HARDLY had a save to make in the second half as his side dominated possession. Right-back RAIHAN ABDUL RAHMAN 6 DEFENSIVELYdidn’tput afoot wrong, but perhaps could have helped his side a bit more going forward. Centre-back MADHU MOHANA 6 STRONG in the air,
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      Lock icon Gabriel’s wish? A place in the first XI
      1323 74 / 75  -  The clock is set. The football fever is brewing. Just 15 days to go, and Singapore make their long-awaited return to the M-League and Malaysia Cup since 1994. In our countdown, we will relive the glory days, keep you abreast of what’shappeningintheLionsXIIden,andprovideapeekintowhat
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    • ON TV
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        107 74 / 75 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: ICHELSEAvFULHAM SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 9pm ILIVERPOOLvBLACKBURN SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 11pm IMAN UNITEDv WIGAN SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium), 11pm IWEST BROMv MAN CITY SingTel mio TV Ch 104 (mio Stadium), 11pm IBOLTONv NEWCASTLE SingTel mio
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        45 74 / 75 Today: ILA LAKERSvCHICAGO BULLS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 6am ILA CLIPPERSvGOLDEN STATEWARRIORS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 11.30am Tomorrow: IMINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES v OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am Wednesday: INEWJERSEY NETS vATLANTAHAWKS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8.30am
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        33 74 / 75 MUDABALA WORLD TENNIS C’SHIPS Thursday: IQUARTER-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 7pm Friday: ISEMI-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 7pm Saturday: I3RD/4THPLACING &FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 7pm
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