The New Paper, 12 February 2012
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Title Section20 2012-02-12 1 the new paper on sunday Feb 12 2012 1_ A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 089/01/201220 words
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Advertisement244 2012-02-12 1 the new paper Feb 12 2012 Triple S sink M-Cup champions LIONSXII 3 N SEMBILAN 1 EXCLUSIVE: RSAF WOMEN PILOTS They fly attack choppers and fighter jets 11 51 80 MEN CALLED UP AFTER VICE RAID They include bankers, TNP PICTURE ILLUSTRATION: MOHD ISHAK lawyers, a school principal... SHE’S 23,244 words
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Article, Illustration536 2012-02-12 2 JONATHAN ROBERTS - JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg So we are barely into 2012 and it’s already the year of the scandal. To use the old adage, it doesn’t rain, but it pours and right now, it feels like we are in the midst of a deluge. That straight-laced image of Singapore is being536 words
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Advertisement63 2012-02-12 2 FEATURES 6 S’pore’s biggest vice round-up About 80 questioned over online vice ring 11 She’s a Fighting Falcon The Republic’s only female fighter pilot on why she’s called ‘Thorn’ 29 Hot shot She’s young, hot and owns a cocktail business REGULARS Snapshot 4 Two Wheels Good 14 Eats 24-26 Afford/Aspire63 words
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Advertisement29 2012-02-12 2 COLUMNS 18 Confessions Of a fast-food delivery man who loves dangerous riding 23 Biker Boy Whose fault is it when accidents happen? 32 Humour When students maid a mess29 words
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Advertisement34 2012-02-12 2 SPORTS 46 Capello’s resignation Did English FA lose their marbles over handling of situation? 50 LionsXII v Negeri Sembilan Sundram’s gamble pays off 58 Man United v Liverpool ‘Suarez a disgrace to Liverpool,’says Fergie34 words
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Miscellaneous12 2012-02-12 2 QUICK ON THE DRAW Why footballers shouldn’t drink TNP ILLUSTRATION: SIMON ANG12 words
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SNAPSHOT
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Article, Illustration125 2012-02-12 3 MOHD ISHAK SAMON - We may have a romantic notion of snow, but for the past two weeks Europe has been experiencing freezing chaos. Almost300 people have died because of the severe winter weather. These images capture the deadly beauty of this seasonal phenomenon. PICTURESPICTURES: REUTERS, AFP - 125 words
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Article, Illustration129 2012-02-12 3 We rate the past week’s news good and bad The crime rate has fallen 7 per cent from 2010, to a 20-year low. Singapore had a record 13.2 million visitors last year, and they spent an estimated $22.2 billion here, up 17 percent from 2010. The JP Morgan129 words
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Article, Illustration269 2012-02-12 4 / 5 POSB opened its first branch in a community club yesterday, continuing to expand its network across Singapore. Setting up of the branch cost about $100,000, said MrKoh Kar Siong, managing director and head of POSB. Located in the Zhenghua Community Club in Bukit Panjang,PICTURE: DBS - 269 words
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Article, Illustration106 2012-02-12 4 / 5 THE Dreamliner has landed. Boeing’s 787 aircraft, recognisable for its raked wing-tips, flew in to Changi Airport yesterday from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport, reported Channel NewsAsia. The aircraft is here for the Singapore Airshow, which runs from Feb 14 to Feb 19.106 words
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Article, Illustration43 2012-02-12 4 / 5 HAPPY HANDSHAKES: Workers’ Party Members of Parliament Yaw Shin Leong (in light blue) and Low Thia Khiang (in striped shirt) mingling with residents at the Hougang Lunar New Year Dinner, organised by the Hougang Constituency Committee yesterday. TNP PICTURE: GARY GOHTNP PICTURE: GARY GOH - 43 words
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541 2012-02-12 4 / 5 Bailout package for Greece AFP Thousands of protesters massed in Greece under heavy police watch yesterday. The protests came after the government approved unpopular austerity cuts to get vital rescue funds and avoid the “chaos” of a default. More than 3,500 people streamed to SyntagmaAFP - 541 words
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Article, Illustration124 2012-02-12 4 / 5 AFP A woman has admitted arranging for Chinese women to give birth in Hong Kong, reports said yesterday. It’s the first prosecution of its kind. Hong Kong has been struggling with an influx of women from China who go thereAFP - 124 words
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Article, Illustration116 2012-02-12 4 / 5 AFP A 20-YEAR-OLD Thai student whose father has been detained for 10 months under the country’s strict lese majeste laws began a hunger strike yesterday against the controversial legislation. Activist Somyot Prueaksakasemformer editor of now-defunct “Red suk, the former editor ofAFP - 116 words
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Article, Illustration120 2012-02-12 4 / 5 AFP US President Barack Obama announced a compromise to defuse a row over access to birth control which prompted Republican critics to claim he was waging a war on religion. In a concession, Mr Obama said his government would no longerAFP - 120 words
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Article, Illustration198 2012-02-12 4 / 5 999 The police hotline number passers-by in Woking, UK, called after spotting what they thought was a “gunman” on the loose. Police closed off the town centre, only to discover the guy was part of a student group making a zombie movie. 22 cents The “admission” fee aPICTURE: AFP - 198 words
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Article, Illustration61 2012-02-12 4 / 5 TEOH YI CHIE - ARTIST’S IMPRESSION TEOH YI CHIE teohyc@sph.com.sg In the Bras Basah.Bugis Street Art Project 2012, National Heritage Board has invited internationally renowned 3-D street artist Joe Hill to create two pieces of street art at Bugis Junction, to promote the area as an arts and cultural hub. Here’sSource: National Heritage Board - 61 words
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PEOPLE
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Article, Illustration729 2012-02-12 6 ANDRE YEO, JOYCELYN WONG, BENITA AW YEONG - About 80 men some high-powered executives called in by the CID to assist in investigations REPORT: ANDRE YEO, JOYCELYN WONG, BENITA AW YEONG tnp@sph.com.sg The women the online vice Syndicate Offered were not cheap. They went from $500 upwards but that was small change forTNP PICTURE ILLUSTRATION: GAVIN FOO - 729 words
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Article, Illustration727 2012-02-12 8 / 9 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT - Online sex syndicate found operating out of condo in Central Business District REPORT: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT tnp@sph.com.sg Even as one online sex syndicate is busted, others continue to operate brazenly. The New Paper on Sunday was alerted to a syndicate operating out of a high-end condominium727 words
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Article, Illustration416 2012-02-12 8 / 9 It has been a cat-and-mouse game with the vice syndicates. In 2002, the syndicates got their women to parade openly in places like Geylang and Joo Chiat. That year alone, 1,000 foreign women were arrested for soliciting. Police launched a series of raids and the syndicates movedTNP FILE PICTURE - 416 words
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Article, Illustration822 2012-02-12 11 HEDY KHOO - EXCLUSIVE S’pore’s first&only female fighter pilot started flying when she was in JC REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Emblazoned on this fighter pilot’s helmet is the word Thorn. The joke is intended. Captain Khoo Teh Lynn, 30, is Singapore’s first and only female fighter pilot. TheTNP PICTURE: HEDY KHOO - 822 words
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Article, Illustration690 2012-02-12 12 / 13 Hedy Khoo - Hedy Khoo She saw a documentary on SAF personnel during the2004tsunami relief operations in Indonesia and Thailand. That was when Captain Joyce Xie, 28, decided to switch her course of study. She was then an undergraduate studying molecular and cell biology. Now,PICTURE: MINDEF - 690 words
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Article, Illustration830 2012-02-12 12 / 13 Hedy Khoo - Hedy Khoo She was only 14 and her head was already in the clouds. During a social studies lesson, the teacher asked her class if anyone had thought of becoming a pilot. And Captain Lim Sing Hui raised her hand.TNP PICTURE: HEDY KHOO - 830 words
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Article, Illustration591 2012-02-12 14 HEDY KHOO - REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Grab amate and be knights on bikes on March 17 for the inaugural Cycle Quest 2012, organised by The New Paper. This scenic adventure on wheels begins at East Coast Park, but mystery shrouds the route. You’ll need to put on your thinkingTNP PICTURE: MOHD ISHAK - 591 words
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Article, Illustration541 2012-02-12 19 Artist who took Facebook stock as payment faces unwanted fame after Internet firm goes public Instant fame and money sit well on some. David Choe is definitely not one of them. The 35-year-old graffiti artist became an overnight celebrity when it was541 words
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Article, Illustration518 2012-02-12 20 A US father was so upset about his daughter’s Facebook postings that he shot her laptop nine times. And Manchester City defender Micah Richards was forced to shut down his Twitter account because of sickening racial abuse. The police were calledPICTURE: AP - 518 words
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Article, Illustration612 2012-02-12 22 The person who uploaded videos of the fracas at a KFC outlet in Kuala Lumpur has come out and given her side of the incident. An online video of a KFC612 words
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Article, Illustration71 2012-02-12 29 She’s one of a new breed of bar owners mixing up bespoke cocktails for a clientele looking for that extra sip of class on their nights out NOTSHAKEN: Despite her age and relative inexperience, Miss Angelina Pradana, 23, owner of The Studio cocktail bar, locatedTNP PICTURE: KUA CHEE SIONG - 71 words
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722 2012-02-12 30 / 31 BENITA AW YEONG - REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg WHILE her friends searched for jobs In banks and major companies, she doubled her efforts into setting up her own cocktail bar. “It had always been my parents’ dream to open a food and beverage outlet of some722 words
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Article, Illustration620 2012-02-12 30 / 31 MISS Pradana’s business venture is one of many cocktail bars that have sprung up here in recent years. Instead of the regular lychee martinis and Shirley Temples, drinks at these cocktail bars with names such as toasted marshmallow flambé, tomyum martini and cucumber saketini stay strictly away fromTNP PICTURES: KELVIN CHNG - 620 words
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GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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Article, Illustration866 2012-02-12 16 / 17 MAUREEN KOH - MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg It used to exasperate me whenever my parents went to Bangkokand spent considerable time in the pharmacies there. Dad, who suffers from acute gout, would search for colchicine (an oral drug), while mum usually returned home with tubes and tubes ofTNP ILLUSTRATION: CELESTINOGULAPA - 866 words
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CONFESSIONS OF A FAST-FOOD DELIVERY MAN
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Article, Illustration895 2012-02-12 18 JOYCE LIM - JOYCE LIM Joycel@sph.com.sg Jordan loves riding motorbikes. And working as a delivery man with a fast food chain lets him have his adventures on the road. The 35-year-old, who would give only his first name, confesses to speeding. He also challenges his colleagues toTNP PICTURE ILLUSTRATION: GAVIN FOO - 895 words
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WHEELS
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Article, Illustration868 2012-02-12 23 ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF - Bikers can play bigger part in improving road safety BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg Every time accident figures are revealed, the “us” versus “them” debate comes alive in newspaper and online forums. While we tend to lay the blame on drivers, I think this868 words
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EATS
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Article, Illustration675 2012-02-12 24 HEDY KHOO - HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg This curry had me in tears. I wept, whimpered and sniffled my way through the shiok hot spiciness. I’m a self-crowned chilli queen who frequently laughs at my guests who burn their tongues on my curries, but I had my comeuppance trying outTNP PICTURES: HEDY KHOO - 675 words
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Article, Illustration532 2012-02-12 25 NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH, VALERIE KOH - THIS WEEK: NASI AYAM PENYET Compiled by NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH, VALERIE KOH Indonesian BBQ by Aneka S11 Food Court Stall 6 Block 504, Bishan Street 11, #01 -444 Opening hours: 10am to 9.30pm Chicken lovers will appreciate this no-frills rendition ofTNP PICTURES: VALERIE KOH, NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH - 532 words
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Article, Illustration688 2012-02-12 26 VANESSA FRIDA - FOOD FOR THOUGHT This Valentine’s Day, we give you some ideas for VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com.sg I The writer is a rising name on the culinary scene. She organises cooking classes and personalised chef tables for groups. Find her at www.facebook. com/CulinaryNess Valentine’s Day is around the corner. ThatPICTURES: ST FILE, PAVE, SINS CHOCS - 688 words
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Article, Illustration526 2012-02-12 27 Chai Hung Yin - Chai Hung Yin With Valentine’s Day just two days away, here are some ideas to express your love. ASPIRE 1. Seclusion at a private island A stay at the Frégate Island Private in Victoria Sey, Seychelles, will definitely make both of you feel like celebrities. This islandPICTURES: GAVIN FOO, SMALL LUXURY HOTELS OF THE WORLD, CHAN BROTHERS TRAVEL, THE SENTOSA, IKEDA SPA - 526 words
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SECRET SHOPPER
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Article, Illustration642 2012-02-12 28 So you’ve landed the perfect date for Valentine’s day, which is just days away. But what would the five-course dinner, romantic stroll afterwards, and weekend staycation be without the right garb to match the occasion? For frocks which make a statement, multi-label Lula Rock might642 words
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Miscellaneous50 2012-02-12 28 DENZEL WASHINGTON RYAN ■|i NO ONE IS SAFE na llil-S-- 1 WWW.NOOMEISSAFE.COM WITH CHINESE SUBTITLES violence And Some Admission allowed for children aged 13 and below Intense Sequences but parental guidance Is advised. Suitable for persons aged 13 and above. NOW SHOWING f A m iL *9 Jp it V'50 words
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Article, Illustration870 2012-02-12 32 NEIL HUMPHREYS - NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg Students maid a mess When I was a student, I was a little bit naughty. In our hostel corridor at the University of Manchester, I organised cricket matches by using the fire extinguisher as a set of stumps. The fluorescent light tubes along the corridor servedTNP ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA - 870 words
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Article, Illustration634 2012-02-12 33 S M ONG - ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg It’s my first time. Please be gentle. I e-mailed the person I will be doing it with, fellow New Paper on Sunday columnist Neil Humphreys, for guidance. He wrote back: “Don’t worry about it. Do thisST FILE PICTURE - 634 words
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REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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Article101 2012-02-12 33 An undercover police officer in the UK ended up chasing himself for 20 minutes. The Daily Telegraph reported that the officer was patrolling an area prone to break-ins in a Sussex town. A CCTV operator alerted him to someone acting suspiciously in the area, directing the101 words
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Article125 2012-02-12 33 Wire services While Europe is experiencing more snow than it can handle, Canada’s winter has proven so mild and dry that the city of Winnipeg is importing artificial snow. The fake snow is being brought in for a popular snow-sculpting competition, part of the annualWire services - 125 words
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Article, Illustration479 2012-02-12 33 SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO - JUST PAIK CHOO SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg Desperately Seeking Louise Veronica Ciccone. There are those who can only envision a steaming cauldron of chok (congee) when you say Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the NFL479 words
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TV
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Article, Illustration512 2012-02-12 34 JASON JOHNSON - Alcatraz is a riddle wrapped inside an enigma stuffed into a mystery JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg I missed out on the whole Lost thing. So I’m really excited to get in on the ground floor of TV’s latest mind-bender, Alcatraz. When colleagues were talking about Lost, I’ve alwaysPICTURE: SINGTEL MIO TV - 512 words
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Article, Illustration310 2012-02-12 34 JJ - JJ DETECTIVE REBECCA MADSEN (SARAH JONES) Madsen’s partner died a few months back during a chase, and it turns out the guy they were chasing was one of those weird time-travelling Alcatraz guys. Even weirder, the guy was also her grandfather! Now she’s made it her310 words
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Article, Illustration141 2012-02-12 34 Season Of The Witch FOX Movies Premium (StarHub Ch 622), 9pm Two 14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks believe her powers could be the source of the Black Plague. Starring Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman. How Do You Know HBO (StarHub Ch 601),141 words
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RACING
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Article, Illustration2152 2012-02-12 35 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TODA Y’SKRANJI TURF MEETING RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 Daring Journey)))Resuming and have to seriously consider now in Class 5. Drawn well and will go close. 2 Money Bee)))Also dropping in grade. Recent form in harder company good enough to winTNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR - 2,152 words
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Article, Illustration102 2012-02-12 36 / 37 (Race 3 No. 7) UNANIMOUS BEST BET In one of those rare occasions, all four tipsters in The New Paper on Sunday panel have zeroed in on TOM as their best bet today. The Laurie Laxon-trained three-year-old left a deep impression in his last start on Jan 20 when102 words
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1858 2012-02-12 36 / 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 D1 12.50 -1200m (SC) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****7 Daring Journey 57 (43) YY Oon* c4 5 (6ag C Brown-Lucky Rich No 3) 2 60-467 Money Bee1,858 words
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751 2012-02-12 36 / 37 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND (TE RAPA) AUSTRALIA (ASCOT/ROSEHILL) RESULTS RACE 1 (Te Rapa) 1st 2 Veyron ($26-$6) 2nd 1 Mufhasa ($5.10) 3rd 6 Fazzle ($18) 4th 5 Guiseppina. Forecast $10. Place forecast $2.50 (1 -2), $16 (1 -6), $37 (2-6). Tierce $706. Trio $48. Quartet No winner ($1306 jackpot carried forward751 words
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Article531 2012-02-12 36 / 37 1 Andrew Frost RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 1 6 Tien Chai 8 6 My New Man Daring Journey Tien Chai 8 My New Man 1 8 Carnival Star 1 Daring Journey My New Man Daring Journey 6 10 Tien Chai Tien Chai Bajardo 7531 words
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Article113 2012-02-12 38 RACE 1 1 I Am Who I Am 6 Strides Ahead 5 Rumours 2 Track Runner RACE 2 2 Undoubtedly Clever 9 Myth Opening 7 Stryker 5 Sentosa RACE 3 9 Brave Commander 2 Flapjack 7 Golden Ball 10 Thara RACE 4 2 HAPPY REALM)113 words
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Article612 2012-02-12 38 Race 1 MS 1100m 7 MIGHTY STORM 50 c 48.5 (127-35) SS Vanan* (4) 2 2 2 (460) 1.5 MS 1100m XWinning stable: DOC. Trainer: Tony Yeoh. Time: 1min 04.80sec (Going: good). Forecast: $87. Tierce: $1004. Quartet: No winner ($***** jackpot carried forward to next race). Malaysian612 words
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Article1251 2012-02-12 38 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 1.35 -1700m Stakes: RM35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 07--22 I Am Who I Am 57 (41) R Burnett c1 10 (4nzg R Lines-R Lines) 2 -***** Track Runner 57 (41) KM Lai*1,251 words
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674 2012-02-12 39 RACE 1 CLASS 5TURF 1800m CLASS 5TURF—1800m 5 TELECOM SUPREMO 132 (66-18) N CALLAN (7) 2 KC LEUNG (12) 1 1 BULLISH POWER 133 (123-32) M CHADWICK (6) 4 XTrainer: TW Leung. Margins: Nk, 0.75. Time: 1min 50.16sec (good). Forecast: $139. Place Forecast: $36674 words
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321 2012-02-12 39 Australia’s wonder mare BLACK CAVIAR romped to her 18th straight victory in front of 20,000 cheering fans at Caulfield yesterday. Ridden by regular jockey Luke Nolen, the Peter Moody-trained darling of the Australian turf beat Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed by 3 1 /4321 words
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Article, Illustration1158 2012-02-12 40 THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS GERALDTON RACE 1 (1,100m) (11) VIELLO: Reasonable effort first run back when 3rd of 14, beaten 61/2lengths Rubin Sky 1,200m Feb 2. 3rd of 11, beaten a length Bellestroem 1,100m trial Jan 22. Expect further improvement. (7) VAIN DIVA: Resuming after aTHE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS - 1,158 words
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198 2012-02-12 40 1:35 Race 1 GERALDTON 1100M GERALDTON 1100M 1 VEGflSKY SASHA STARLEY (12) 58 2 COPPER DUKE TIM BROWN (1) 58 3 BENEVOUS KEVIN BOHORUN 2:10 Race 2 GERALDTON 1400M 58 4 COUNT FANTASTIC MAKIMORITA (8) 58 5 ROGART PAUL KING (11) 58 6 SPECIAL KEN198 words
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Article, Illustration590 2012-02-12 41 GODFREY ROBERT - PHILIPPINE OPEN GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg “Pressure? What pressure?” That reaction was not borne of arrogance. But an expression of calm authority from a bat-tle-hardened veteran now into his 18th year as a professional. Mardan Mamat reacted coolly when asked if he felt somePICTURE COURTESY OF ASIAN TOUR - 590 words
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Article154 2012-02-12 41 WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN OPEN AP AMERICAN teenager Jessica Korda moved into position for a two-sport, father-daugh-ter Australian double, shooting an even-par 73 yesterday to take the third-round lead in the Women’s Australian Open at difficult Royal Melbourne. Korda, the 18-year-old daughter of 1998 Australian Open men’s singles tennisAP - 154 words
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Article186 2012-02-12 41 DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC AFP ENGLAND’S world No. 3 Lee Westwood shot a five-under 67 and surged to the top of a crowded leaderboard at the US$2.5 million ($3.2m) Dubai Desert Classic yesterday. Overnight joint-leaders Rory McIlroy and Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn struggled as conditions became slightly tougher onAFP - 186 words
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Article312 2012-02-12 41 AFP Charlie Wi maintained his lead at the halfway point of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am yesterday morning (Singapore time), shooting a sec-ond-round three-under 69, but Tiger Woods remains poised to strike. The 40-year-old South Korean began the day tied for the lead with two othersAFP - 312 words
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359 2012-02-12 42 TENNIS Reuters JOHN Isner shocked Roger Federer in four sets to secure a 2-0 lead for the United States away to Switzerland in Davis Cup World Group action on Friday. Big-serving Isner beat Federer 4-6, 6-3,7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to end hisReuters - 359 words
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Article, Illustration734 2012-02-12 42 Reuters NEW YORK KNICKS 92 LA LAKERS 85 “Linsanity” reigned at Madison Square Garden yesterday morning (Singapore time). Blossoming point guard Jeremy lin outduelled Kobe Bryant to lead the New York Knicks to a fourth consecutive win with a 92-85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Lin,Reuters; PICTURES: AP - 734 words
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Article124 2012-02-12 42 DILENJIT SINGH - SWIMMING DILENJIT SINGH FIVE months to go before the London Olympics, Tao Li has yet to meet the 100m butterfly Olympic ‘A’ qualifying time of58.70 seconds. She missed out on another chance to meet the mark at the New South Wales State Open Championships yesterday.124 words
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BOWLING
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Article, Illustration527 2012-02-12 43 LIM SAY HENG - Southpaw wins International Bowling Championship in Japan and bags $96,600 the single biggest prize purse won by a Singaporean bowler LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg Bowler Cherie Tan was out shopping with her younger sister Daphne in Fukuoka, Japan when The New Paper called yesterday evening. The 23-year-oldPICTURE COURTESY OF SINGAPORE BOWLING FEDERATION - 527 words
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Article, Illustration502 2012-02-12 43 LIM SAY HENG - BADMINTON LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg The Malayan Railway service between Singapore and Malaysia has reunited families and friends between the two countries for decades. And yesterday afternoon, the train operator was credited for another reunion, but with a twist. At the poolside cafe of the Singapore502 words
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Article176 2012-02-12 43 TABLE TENNIS They surprised even their high-performance manager with the ease in which they beat their Chinese opponents in the semi-finals of the Qatar Open women’s doubles competition. But there was no repeat of that for Li Jiawei and Sun Beibei in the final176 words
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Article, Illustration482 2012-02-12 44 DILENJIT SINGH - DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg Expect a Courts Young lions team with more bite in front of goal this season. That’s the verdict of the team’s new captain Hafiz Abu Sujad. He said: “I think we’re going to be a more attacking teamTNP PICTURE: CHOO CHWEE HUA - 482 words
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Article, Illustration306 2012-02-12 44 JETHRO WANG - KETTLEBELL JETHRO WANG SHE used to suffer from chronic back pains. But since she picked up kettlebell 18 months ago, Jennifer Tan has been feeling better. “It builds up your core!” said the 34-year-old nurse who works at the National University Hospital. “You can trainTNP PICTURE: JETHRO WANG - 306 words
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AFRICAN NATIONS CUP
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Article, Illustration709 2012-02-12 45 Ivory Coast banking on watertight defence and lethal attack to claim first title in 20 years AFP The 2012 African Nations Cup has enjoyed more than its fair share of upsets but Ivory Coast are praying tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) final with ZambiaAFP; PICTURE: AFP - 709 words
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387 2012-02-12 45 SERIE A Wire Services GIAN Piero Gasperini has broken his five-month silence over his ill-fated five-game spell as Inter Milan coach, accusing president Massimo Moratti of breaking promises. Gasperini spent less than three months in the job after being hired in the summer toWire Services - 387 words
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FOOTBALL
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Article, Illustration935 2012-02-12 46 / 47 GLENN CONNLEY - GLENN CONNLEY FC WEEKEND npsports@sph.com.sg As If the public execution of Fabio Capello wasn’t ugly enough, England’s football vultures were picking over the managerial corpse before it had even gone cold. Administrators, fans, media, even politicians… it seemed like half of Britain was queuing upPICTURE: AFP - 935 words
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Article, Illustration562 2012-02-12 46 / 47 PA Sport Harry Redknapp is under no illusions he would be immune from criticism if he does eventually succeed Fabio Capello as England boss. The Football Association hierarchy began their search for Capello’s permanent replacement on Friday, having vowed to take their timePA Sport; PICTURES: REUTERS, AP - 562 words
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Article, Illustration394 2012-02-12 46 / 47 PA Sport SIR Alex Ferguson has admitted trying to combine being manager of Scotland and Aberdeen cost the Scottish Premier League club the title in 1986. As assistant to Jock Stein, Ferguson (right) was the obvious choice to take overPA Sport - 394 words
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Article, Illustration706 2012-02-12 48 PAUL PARKER - But our columnist tells DILENJIT SINGH not to expect success from his successor at Euro 2012 either PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg I Paul Parker is a former England and Manchester United defender who won two EPL titles and earned 19 caps for his country. He is currentlyPICTURE: REUTERS - 706 words
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Article182 2012-02-12 48 PA Sport THE FOOTBALL Association has rejected claims it paid £1.5 million ($3m) in compensation to Fabio Capello. The Italian has been on a £6m-a-year contract since being appointed as Steve McClaren’s successor in December, 2005. As he still had five months remaining on thatPA Sport - 182 words
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379 2012-02-12 49 ALI KASIM - ALI KASIM WHO SAID local football is the poor cousin to the English Premier League? Sure, you would have been hard-pressed to find many Manchester United and Liverpool jerseys among the 7,056 fans at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. But, according379 words
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Article, Illustration621 2012-02-12 49 DAVID LEE - Our analyst R. SASIKUMAR tells DAVID LEESundram’s boys should build on the momentum for Tuesday’s game against Perak DAVID LEE Did you expect the LionsXII to beat the Malaysia Cup champions and Charity Shield winners Negeri Sembilan 3-1? SASIKUMAR: It was definitely unexpected because theTNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR - 621 words
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Article, Illustration580 2012-02-12 50 / 51 ALI KASIM - Sufian shines as LionsXII romp to superb win ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg LIONSXII 3 (Shahril Ishak, 31-pen, 60, Shahdan Sulaiman 50) NEGERISEMBILAN1 (Firdaus Azizul 90+4) Coach V Sundramoorthy didn’t have any excuses before last night’s match. For the first time this season, he had the luxury ofTNP PICTURES: BENJAMIN SEETOR - 580 words
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Article186 2012-02-12 50 / 51 DAVID LEE - DAVID LEE 30min PENALTY for LionsXII! Shahdan Sulaiman’s wicked curling cross bounces off the turf and onto the outstretched arm of Qhairul Anuar and referee Nagor Amir Noor Mohd points to the spot. 31 min GOAL! Shahril Ishak keeps his nerve to pass the ball186 words
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Article, Illustration864 2012-02-12 50 / 51 DAVID LEE - DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Pre-season, he had doubts over whether he should sign up for the LionsXII when he was approached by the team’s management. “They were assembling some of the best players in the S-League and I was worried my chances of playing would864 words
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Advertisement32 2012-02-12 50 / 51 CLASSIFIED Sign your child up for a football camp conducted by coaches from FC Barcelona! i To find out more, turn to PAGE C5 in CATS Classified in The Sunday Times now.32 words
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EPL
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Article, Illustration896 2012-02-12 52 Mancini backs his stars to keep United at bay AFP Roberto Mancini has rubbished suggestions his players are buckling under the strain of leading the Premier League. Manchester City have topped the table for most of the season, but they could not shake off neighboursAFP; PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 896 words
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Article, Illustration615 2012-02-12 53 EVERTON 2 (Pienaar 5, Stracqualursi 71) CHELSEA 0 STEVEN PIENAAR and Denis Stracqualursi scored as Everton piled the pressure on Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas. Pienaar celebrated his Goodison Park return by firing Everton into a fifth-minute lead on another dismal Premier League afternoon for Chelsea,615 words
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Article, Illustration248 2012-02-12 53 FULHAM 2 (Pogrebnyak 16, Sorensen 28 og) STOKE CITY 1 (Shawcross 78) PAVEL POGREBNYAK’S debut goal helped Fulham to victory. The Russian was quick to make his mark in west London, and Fulham doubled their advantage with an unfortunate own-goal by Stoke keeper Thomas Sorensen248 words
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Article, Illustration242 2012-02-12 54 BOLTON 1 (M Davies 67) WIGAN 2 (Caldwell 43, McArthur 76) JAMES MCARTHUR boosted Wigan’s survival hopes with a dramatic late winner over fellow strugglers Bolton at the Reebok Stadium. McArthur followed up a drive by Victor Moses which struck home keeper Adam Bogdan and242 words
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Article, Illustration525 2012-02-12 54 BLACKBURN 3 (Yakubu 15, Nzonzi 23, Onuoho og 45) QPR 2 (Mackie 71, 90) BLACKBURN survived a second-half fightback from fellow strugglers QPR to secure three precious points at Ewood Park. Striker AyegbeniYakubu, back from suspension, opened the scoring in the 15th minute, Steven Nzonzi525 words
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Article, Illustration252 2012-02-12 54 SWANSEA 2 (Graham 23, 87 pen) NORWICH 3 (Holt 47, 63, Pilkington 51) CAPTAIN Grant Holt grabbed a second-half double as Norwich came from behind to claim a thrilling victory over Swansea. Swansea took the lead against the run of play in the 23rd minute.252 words
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Article, Illustration775 2012-02-12 55 IAIN MACINTOSH - IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg SUNDERLAND 1 (James McClean 70) ARSENAL2 (Aaron Ramsey 75, Thierry Henry 90) REPORTING FROM THE STADIUM OF LIGHT When Arsene Wenger needed a hero to safeguard his future, he had to look into the past to find one. Thierry Henry’s much mocked loanPICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 775 words
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247 2012-02-12 56 PA Sport THOUSANDS of copies of a Manchester United fanzine, which featured a “potentially offensive image”, were seized by police before last night’s match against Liverpool. The edition of Red Issue included a spoof poster of a Ku Klux Klan hood along with the wordsPA Sport - 247 words
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Article, Illustration416 2012-02-12 56 JETHRO WANG - JETHRO WANG jetwang@sph.com.sg Manchester United versus Liverpool matches are seldom dull affairs. That was certainly true last night, as the two arch-ri-vals served up another thriller at Old Trafford. There were only three goals scored but there were plenty of talking points, especially when Liverpool strikerTNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG - 416 words
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Article, Illustration540 2012-02-12 57 GARY LIM - The Reds should have taken the initiative against United GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg In a match that called for Liverpool to play the attacking game they flourish in, Kenny Dalglish took the easy way out. Instead of taking the game to Manchester United, the Reds set up stallPICTURE: AP - 540 words
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Article, Illustration737 2012-02-12 58 / 59 GARY LIM - Suarez and Evra nonsense mars Old Trafford thriller GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg MAN UNITED 2 (Wayne Rooney 47, 50) LIVERPOOL 1 (Luis Suarez 80) In a sport designed to let the feet do the talking, Luis Suarez instead chose to let his hand be the spark for a flurry ofPICTURES: ACTION IMAGES, AP; PICTURE: AP - 737 words
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Article376 2012-02-12 58 / 59 Wire Services Sir Alex Ferguson has branded Luis Suarez a “disgrace to Liverpool Football Club”. And the Manchester United manager claimed the Uruguayan should never play for the Reds again after his refusal to shake Patrice Evra’s hand before last night’s English Premier League clash atWire Services - 376 words
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ON TV
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Article126 2012-02-12 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: I WOLVES v WEST BROM SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 9.30pm I ASTON VILLA v MAN CITY SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 11.55pm LALIGA Tomorrow: I VALENCIA v SPORTING GIJON StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 12.55am I REAL MADRID v126 words
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Article23 2012-02-12 58 / 59 RBS 6 NATIONS Tonight: I WALES v SCOTLAND StarHub TV Ch 217 (Setanta Sports Channel) SingTel mio TV Ch 120 (Setanta), 10.50pm23 words
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Article28 2012-02-12 58 / 59 AVANTHA MASTERS Thursday: I DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 4pm NORTHERN TRUST OPEN Friday: I DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 4am28 words
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Article30 2012-02-12 58 / 59 NBA REGULAR SEASON Today: I INDIANA PACERS v DENVER NUGGETS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8am I MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES v NY KNICKS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9am30 words
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